A recently published study, conducted with students and staff members of Pennsylvania State University (Penn State), found that people tend to overestimate the time it takes to walk or cycle to their destination. The issue is that the perceived travel time is often pointed out as one of the barriers to choosing these types of active transport!
As reported by the NY Times, students and staff members of Penn State were asked to complete a questionnaire about their commuting patterns, fitness levels, barriers to active transport mode, as well as demographics and place of residency information. The researchers used Google Maps to ask respondents to record their home address and their destination at the university and to calculate the actual travel time between those points.
It was observed that 90% of the faculty and staff members overestimated the active transport travel time adding at least 10min to the actual time. The study pointed out that respondents who frequently walked or cycled were more accurate in comparison to Google Map’s estimates. Not surprisingly, only a few of the faculty and staff members walked or cycled to work.
Additionally, those living closer to the campus were also better in assessing travel times. Other factors influencing the overestimation of active travel time included having a parking permit and the lack of experience in cycling.
This study indicates that people need to familiarise themselves with the time and effort needed to walk or cycle from point A to point B to reduce the barriers to active transport modes. Additionally, it points out that organisations interested in promoting active transport modes should consider demystifying the time it takes to walk or cycle from staff’s home to work by publishing time estimates or promoting walk or cycle to work days.


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"When we had the opportunity to open up, I said, 'Let's go for it. Let's take it to my hometown,'" said local Wingstop owner Deanna Lewis.
In 2006 Lewis and her husband Clint opened the first of two Wingstop franchises on Gosford Road in Bakersfield. Last Christmas, they added a location on Oswell.
Now, the couple will open a location at the soon-to-open Outlets at Tejon. The big shopping center is slated to open in early August near the Interstate 5 and Highway 99 interchange.
Barry Zoeller, spokesman for Tejon Ranch, said Wednesday that local businesses will play a role in the success of the outlets. Zoeller said that the vast number of visitors to the outlet will give great exposure to local businesses, including Dewar's, Don Pericos, Juicy Burger and Tony's Pizza.

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We created the tourism specialist think tank JTB Tourism Research & Consulting Co.'s website. First, we developed the platform using WordPress and then create the e-commerce site and content marketing pages with a focus on SEO. In addition to being the webmaster for the site, we have also created the English language version of the site too.
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U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield, (KY-01), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power, was flanked by Rep. Bill Johnson (R-OH), Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA), Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), and a group of coal miners today as he participated in a press conference calling for the passage of the Stop the War on Coal Act. The press conference highlighted the need to put a hold on EPA regulations that are having a devastating effect on the coal industry. Jobs have been lost, and more will be lost, if someone does not stop the EPA and President Obama's assault on coal.
"I was pleased to join the majority in the House in passing H.R. 3409, the "Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act," Rep. Whitfield said. "The EPA's outright assault on coal is having a destructive effect on our economy, and we will likely see more and more coal-fired power plants closed and more mining operations shut down due to EPA's outrageous expansion of regulations. At a time of high unemployment rates, President Obama and his EPA should be working with coal states to create and retain jobs, rather than thwarting economic growth and causing miners to lose their jobs. Implementing this legislation will preserve jobs, and help our struggling economy."
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This evening we attended a dinner dance to support the astronomy club at the RV park where we are staying. There were about 200 people in attendance. Not only is there an astronomy club here, but there is a small astronomy dome on the premises. We dined with some folks from Saskatchewan, northern Ontario, Colorado, and Arizona. They were friendly and fun dinner companions. The Canadians talked about the great stargazing they have at home including fabulous view of the Northern Lights. I don't think any of them feel the need to join the astronomy club here. Music was provided by a quartet; drummer, two lead guitars, and one bass. We only stayed for a few numbers, but long enough to determine what song would get the dance floor filled. Post your guess under comments. (Hint: it was not the Macarena or Electric Slide.)
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Just wanted to share a few of our anniversary pictures with you! Considering we dropped the ball last year and never got any taken I knew I didn't want to let time slip away again! When our first anniversary came around I decided I wanted to keep a scrapbook of our anniversary and significant events:) Sooo Johnny agreed to participate in a yearly anniversary photo-shoot with me! This means so much to me because I know he is NOT a fan of getting pictures taken at all. I on the other hand am obsessed with pictures in general. I look forward to flipping through our little scrapbook in 20 years and remembering that time in our lives:)
Here is the link to our first anniversary
A few wedding pics here
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Happy November! It's hard to believe October has come and gone already!
Halloween was very low key this year, we watched scary movies, had homemade pizza, Halloween candy and festive beer:) Super healthy I know. Sometimes you just have to go all out! Burli was a little skeleton this year and per usual he..well..hated it. I however LOVED it! I hope everyone had a safe Halloween!
Hello! My name is Tia (my friends call me T). A few things you should know about me: I'm a nurse, runner, wanna be cook, thrift finds lover and insanely in love newlywed. O yeah and I have an awesome cat named Burlington. I've decided to blog about my journey to the "balance" of my life, if the thing called balance is even obtainable (we shall see).
Between staying in touch with my old life and evolving into my new life I am enjoyning every moment, almost :) My goal is to make each day a productive or creative day, whether I knit a hat, go for a run, read a good book, cook a yummy meal, find a pretty thrift treasure, create a new healthy snack the list goes on! I'm looking forward to my journey, I hope you enjoy following me!


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Cathy challenged us to include a bird on our project for the Ways To Use It Challenge. I die cut a bird and a tree limb from copper card stock and adhered these to my stenciled background. My sentiment was stamped in DOX Peacock Feathers and clear embossed on that panel. To create a design on the narrow panel, the cardstock was stamped using Versamark and a couple of rubber bands placed around a clear stamping block. I copper embossed the design.
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Caption: Best-selling author Sam Kean stops by Reactions this week to debunk the myth of the megalodon, the 50-foot super shark that, despite what 'Shark Week' may lead you to believe, is long-extinct. Kean's book, "The Disappearing Spoon," is getting the Reactions treatment in a 10-episode video series. The series is a collaboration with the newly launched American Association of Chemistry Teachers.
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• Auto123 gets in a first drive of the 2024 BMW X2.
Cascais, Portugal - The first-generation X2 SUV arrived in 2019. When the X1 model was renewed in 2022, the X2 was simply left out. BMW is bringing it back to the catalog for 2024, and for the occasion its high-slung wagon styling gives way to a more conventional shape. That brings it into line with the X4 and X6 models just in a more compact form, but it’s a move we find a little regrettable on BMW's part.
See also: Next-Generation 2024 BMW X2 Unveiled
To appeal to families who always want more space, even in smaller sizes, BMW delivers a new X2 with more generous proportions. The result is a more spacious and practical vehicle.
The overall silhouette is more aggressive, its sound is more aggressive, its profile is leaner. The station-wagon styling of the first model gives way to that of a coupe with a tapering roofline, and is bookended by a strongly sculpted front end and an imposing stern that can optionally be adorned with four tailpipes and a tailgate-mounted rear spoiler.
For the first time on this model, 21-inch wheels are even available as an option to accentuate the sporty look.
The final result is quite successful, but it all looks mighty similar to other X models ending with an even number.
BMW's conceptualization of the interior is inspired by the iX2, its electric little brother (not coming to Canada), which features the latest technological innovations.
A slim dashboard and elegant horizontal console give the X2 an upscale look. There are four interior trim choices to liven up the cabin, including an aluminum mesh option available exclusively on models with the M Sport package. The elements of the previous model have all been replaced by a high-quality digital display.
Passengers enjoy more space in the X2 than ever before. The larger dimensions provide extra shoulder and elbow room, even with the receding roofline at the rear, as well as an extra inch of knee room for rear passengers. The second-row seats fold to a 40/20/40 format and can accommodate up to 1,470 litres of cargo space when folded.
Remote start and heated front seats and steering wheel are optional.
Technology and safety
Every X2 comes with a curved dashboard. The left, 10.25-inch part of the display is the instrument cluster, showing speed and other driving information, while to its right a 10.7-inch screen accesses the multimedia controls. The system changes configuration depending on the drive mode selected.
There's also wireless support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. A wireless charger for smartphones is included as standard on the M35i xDrive and is available as an optional equipment package for the xDrive28i variant.
A melodious Harman-Kardon audio system is available in the Premium equipment package, adding more bass out of the back of the interior. A basic set of driver assistance features, including automated emergency braking, is included as standard, and BMW offers additional technologies at extra cost. Key safety features include:
- Automated emergency braking with pedestrian detection
- Lane Departure Warning as standard
- Optional adaptive cruise control
Versions of the 2024 BMW X2 in Canada
Two models are being offered at Canadian dealerships. First there's the X2 xDrive28i version, and then the X2 M35i xDrive. Both models come with all-wheel drive and a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.
While the available space and overall styling is the same for both models, you have the option of customizing your X2 with unique colours like Tampa Bay Green Frosted, which will relieve you of $6,000. There's also the $5,500 Premium Package, the $2,500 M Sport Pro Package and the $2,500 Advanced Driving Package.
Powertrains of the 2024 BMW X2
Both models are powered by a 2.0L 4-cylinder turbo engine. In the case of the X2 xDrive28i, it produces 241 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque. This is a significant increase over the 228-hp turbocharged 4-cylinder of the previous X2. This model will take 6.5 seconds to break the 100 km/h barrier.
The X2 M35i xDrive version increases power to 312 hp (10 more than before) while retaining the same torque. This extra oomph reduces the 0-100 km time to 5.4 seconds.
You also get a more athletic model overall, with more powerful Brembo brakes and a tighter sports suspension.
Both models run on slightly wider tires than the previous model, reinforcing the more aggressive look. Both models also come with all-season tires, but by switching to high-performance summer tires, the M35i xDrive increases its top speed to 250 km/h.
Driving the 2024 BMW X2
BMW proves that it's possible to take a sportier approach in a larger SUV.
It's worth noting that the only model on hand at our first test drive in Portugal was the M35i xDrive version. From the very first minutes behind the wheel, you forget you're behind the wheel of an SUV. The 21-inch Pirelli P Zero tires and performance package give wings to this model, which takes the sharpest curves without a second thought.
Steering is precise and quick, and the weight difference between the two models is insignificant - the X2 28i is 1725 kg and our test X2 35i is 1742 kg. Suspension is firm but comfortable.
Switch to Sport mode and you've got the definition of stiff. You'll need a road free of imperfections to appreciate active driving.
Although the exterior has changed, the driving experience is just as enjoyable as the old X2.
Pricing of the 2024 BMW X2
The xDrive28i model starts at $48,800 before taxes, transport and preparation costs, and of course without options. The M35i xDrive model starts at $59,400. In addition to the standard equipment, our test model offered the following options:
- - Tampa Bay Green Frosted: $6,000
- - Premium Package: $5,500
- - M Sport Pro Package: $2,500
- - Advanced Driving Package: $2,500
These options bring the cost of our test X2 to $75,900. Then there's taxes, shipping and preparation costs, and all the rest.
The final word
BMW has resolved a difficult automotive equation, bringing together a more practical, more generous model without compromising its extroverted personality as a fun-to-drive model. It's a pity, however, that the visual presentation is so family-oriented and doesn't reflect the full potential of this SUV. Sometimes, a little more daring is needed to achieve exaltation. The X2 will arrive in dealerships in March 2024.
Questions we’re asking about the 2024 X2
Why did BMW think it a great idea to design a coupe that is in every way similar to the X4? What drives manufacturers to produce series of clones? The old X2, with its smart wagon look that didn’t take itself too seriously, was much more pleasing to the eye than this square thing that looks like any other square things. The designers of these vehicles will have to explain their reasoning to me one of these days…
- Nimble powertrains
- More generous cargo space
- Cutting-edge technology
- Limited rear legroom
- Complex infotainment
- Still a ton of options
- The new X2 is uglier than the old one
Competitors of the 2024 BMW X2
- - Acura RDX
- - Audi Q3
- - Infiniti QX55
- - Lexus NX
- - Mercedes-Benz GLA


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GREENBELT, Maryland — Israeli binary options fraudster Lee Elbaz was sentenced to 22 years in prison by a court here on Thursday.
US District Judge Theodore Chuang told Elbaz, 38, that her actions cost vulnerable investors their life savings, homes and even their marriages. “This was a very significant crime with significant harm to victims,” the judge said.
The judge further ordered Elbaz to pay $28 million in restitution to her victims. The government has 90 days to find more victims, which may raise the restitution amount.
Elbaz, who has been in jail since her conviction in August, was brought to the court in an orange jumpsuit. She sobbed intermittently throughout the hearing, and grasped the arm of one of her attorneys as the judge announced the sentence.
Defense attorney Barry Pollack said his client would appeal her conviction and sentence, which he called “much harsher than it needed to be.”
Elbaz was found guilty by a Maryland jury on August 7 on three counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a vast scheme to defraud investors all over the world out of more than $140 million.
Elbaz was the CEO of Yukom Communications Ltd., one of more than a hundred binary options companies that operated in Israel between the years 2008-2018.
She is one of 21 indicted defendants who worked for Yukom, which operated the websites BigOption and BinaryBook, and was the first to be tried. Elbaz was arrested by the FBI on September 14, 2017, as she got off a plane at JFK airport in New York. She was indicted by a US federal grand jury in March 2018 for participating in a scheme to “defraud investors in the United States and across the world.”
Five former employees of Yukom Communications Ltd. and Numaris Communication Ltd. in Israel — Lissa Mel, Shira Uzan, Liora Welles, Austin Smith and Yair Hadar — signed plea deals with the US government. All but Mel testified at the Elbaz trial on behalf of the prosecution, saying that Elbaz instructed them to lie to investors in order to get them to deposit as much money as possible, and to do everything possible to prevent them from withdrawing their funds.
Fifteen additional defendants were indicted in November.
Ronen Roytman, the head of Numaris Communication, entered a non-prosecution agreement with the US government.
Yukom employees pretended to be from other countries, lied about their professional qualifications and adopted “stage names.” Elbaz used the alias “Lena Green” while interacting with investors, according to prosecutors.
Yukom employees also falsely guaranteed profits, lied about their historical rates of return, and didn’t tell investors that they only made money if their customers lost money, prosecutors said.
An email instructed BinaryBook sales representatives to target retirees, Social Security recipients, pension holders and veterans as clients, according to court filings accompanying guilty pleas by former employees.
Justice Department prosecutor Henry Van Dyck said most of the victims lost everything they invested. “Nobody was looking out for these investors,” he said. “They were rooting against them.”
He said that videos from inside Yukom showed that employees enjoyed their work, and that Elbaz fostered a work environment where it was fun to defraud investors.
“There was a mentality at this company that the defendant fostered, with gongs and bells, to say this is exciting, it’s a good thing to defraud investors. That culture that permeated company is no doubt one of the reasons why this fraud grew from a few hundred thousand dollars and a few employees to hundreds of employees and millions and millions of dollars in losses to investors,” he said.
During the hearing, Judge Chuang read off a long list of victims who had lost their life’s savings as a result of Elbaz’s actions.
“Among such victims was Larry Burton, who lost over $200,000 including $70,000 from his retirement account. He also borrowed 30,000 for his investment and afterwards had to refinance his home. There’s James Freeman, age 67, who lost $304,000, his entire life savings. Terry Pocket lost $247,000 including $94,000 from his 401k fund. He also said he lost his life’s savings and had to borrow money to pay for his mortgage. Mr. Hanow lost $175,000 including large sums from his IRA and retirement funds and had to take a job as a truck driver to help pay off his losses.”
The judge continued to enumerate victims, including a man who “lost so much money he tried to commit suicide.”
The judge said that Elbaz and others specifically targeted vulnerable people, including the elderly, and tried to get people addicted to trading like in a casino. He said that Elbaz would suggest that clients use their retirement funds for investments.
Elbaz’s lawyer tried to persuade the judge that she was “middle management” and that her bosses Yossi Herzog and Kobi Cohen were the heads of the conspiracy. Herzog and Cohen, who have both been indicted, are still at large.
“Yes, there was harm done here,” defense attorney Pollack said. “But not all of that harm can be laid at Ms. Elbaz’s doorstep.”
Pollack had asked for a sentence of five years in prison for his client. Prosecutors recommended a prison sentence of nearly 34 years, the top of the sentencing guideline range for Elbaz’s case.
Binary options fraud flourished in Israel for about a decade before the entire industry was outlawed via Knesset legislation in October 2017, largely as a result of investigative reporting by The Times of Israel that began with a March 2016 article entitled “The wolves of Tel Aviv.” At its height, hundreds of companies in Israel were engaged in the widely fraudulent industry, employing thousands of Israelis, allegedly fleecing billions out of victims worldwide.
Many of the fraudulent operatives have since moved their operations abroad, or switched to other scams, though Israeli law-enforcement authorities have proved unwilling or unable to prosecute more than a handful of alleged offenders. By contrast, the US government is ratcheting up efforts to bring Israeli offenders to justice.
Nimrod Assif, an Israeli lawyer who has sued several binary options companies on behalf of victims, said in response to Elbaz’s sentencing, “I estimate that hundreds, if not thousands, of Israelis were engaged in pretty much the same conduct for which Elbaz was convicted and sentenced. Their fate is different only because they did not target Americans, or haven’t been caught. If Israeli law enforcement authorities had done their job, we wouldn’t have come to this sad day.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Victor matrix 50402. Sertaneja / Trio Ortega
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|Canção (Title descriptor)||Santos et al.|
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|Alencar Horta (songwriter)|
|Vicente de Lima (songwriter)|
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|Mercedes Ortega (vocalist)|
|Maria Ortega (vocalist)|
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- Category: Vocal
- Marketing Genre: Portuguese (Brazil)
- Language: Portuguese
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Poll: Should workers in Florida Retirement System be required to contribute 5 percent of their pay?
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Joss Stone says she doesn't care if what she wears is in fashion or not, as she launches her West Fall 2010 Vintage America shoe collection.
Joss Stone doesn't care if she's fashionable.
The 'Fell In Love With A Boy' singer - who is currently launching her Nine West Fall 2010 Vintage America shoe collection worldwide - thinks being comfortable is more important than following trends.
She said: "Whether or not something is in or out of fashion, I don't care. Wear whatever feels good to you at the time."
The 5ft 10in star - who is famed for performing barefoot - admits that although she has a weakness for high heels, her height means she rarely wears them.
She said: "I love heels, but I usually wear flip-flops because I'm kind of tall. You can't look sexy if you look like you are going to fall over."
Speaking previously about the range, which she designed with Nine West Creative Director Fred Allard, Joss said: "I am excited to collaborate with Fred and to couple my artistic visions with his fabulous design sensibility. My style is constantly evolving and is shaped by my love of art and endless imagination. Each of my tattoos holds a very special meaning for me. I love that the collection will incorporate some of my unique tattoo designs to give the line an even more personal connection."


A long-delayed road project between Oman and Saudi Arabia through the world’s largest sand desert is in the final phase of construction, officials said on Tuesday.
The new road starts from Ibri, a town in south-west Oman, and ends in Al Ahsa in east Saudi Arabia, saving 16 hours of travel time compared with the existing road.
The 720-kilometre motorway was originally scheduled for completion in 2014, but was delayed because of technical issues.
Salim Al Naimi, Undersecretary for Oman’s Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, said the project could be completed by the end of 2021.
“Finally, we are going to complete the road project after many years since the start of the construction,” Mr Al Naimi told Oman TV.
“There were many technical problems because the road is being built in a very remote desert. Hopefully, it will be completed by the end of this year or the beginning of next year.”
He did not say how much it would cost, but industry experts close to the project said the project will come in at about $475 million to complete.
“The initial cost to complete the project was estimated at about $350 million but because of technical problems, the final price is now expected to be about $475 million,” the industry expert told The National.
It passes straight through the Rub Al Khali desert, known as the Empty Quarter, which spreads over Oman, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. The section of the road in Oman is about 160km long while about 580km is in Saudi Arabia.
When completed, the new road will save more than 16 hours in the travel time between the two towns at each end of the route. The existing 1,600km road linking the two nations also cuts through the desert, but via a much longer route. It was built more than 40 years ago.
Seyyid Faisal bin Turki, Oman’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia, said on Oman TV that the new road will boost commercial activities between the two countries.
“The road, when completed, will increase foreign trade between Oman and Saudi Arabia. It will also speed up exports between the two countries in the shortest period of time and that will contribute to cost-saving because of the shorter route,” he said.
Oman exports fish to the Saudi market while Saudi Arabia provides dairy produce, vegetables and petrochemicals to Oman.
Earlier this year, Oman and Saudi Arabia held a series of talks to boost trade relations. Oman’s minister of commerce, industry and investment promotion revealed that an Omani-Saudi Business Council is in the works.
Omani businessmen say they are looking forward to the completion of the new road boosting trade.
“It takes a long time to export anything to Saudi Arabia with the existing road. The new road will cut travel time by more than half. We have to drive for nearly 18 hours to reach Saudi Arabia. I calculate that the new road will take only six hours,” said Khamis Al Shibli, 44, an Omani fish exporter from the town of Ibri in Oman.
Other Omanis said the road will also benefit tourists and pilgrims.
“Omanis who are living in the south-west of the country will find it easy to use the new road to visit Saudi Arabia for tourism purposes and the Makkah pilgrimage. It will be quicker and a cheaper mode of transport, too,” said Hamed Al Abri, 34, a resident of Ibri.


I knew the day would come soon enough. While not having the national reach of Blockbuster or Hollywood Video, Family Video has been a Midwest mainstay for the past 40 years, and a regular stop during weekly errands throughout my adult life. The news they’re closing their remaining locations hit me especially hard last week.Continue reading “A Farewell to Family Video”
What made How I Met Your Mother an interesting entrant into the sitcom field is that it had a binding narrative arc that ran the course of its 9 seasons. there were payoffs for long game joke set-ups, references to previous episodes that weren’t casual lip-service, and a rich mythos set up by creator/writers Carter Bays and Craig Thomas that’s usually reserved for serial dramas.
And we all went along for the ride. We were there for every inside joke. Every hook up. Every break up. Every make up. Every suit up. Fans of the show stuck dutifully by its side through 9 seasons in hopes of meeting the mother and getting a satisfying end to the longest story ever told.
Which we did…. kinda. Let me back up a little.
The primary conceit of the 9th season was that it all took place during one weekend, the wedding weekend of Barney and Robin. The narrow focus of the show’s final season raised some eyebrows when it was announced, but I commented that Bays and Thomas knew what they were doing, and we should trust that they’ll not lead us astray. And I was digging the final season. It was an odd route to go, but I trusted them to land the show in a satisfactory way.
But holy shit did they blow that the hell up.
Because of the final season’s structure, we were taken on a journey through Barney & Robin’s relationship, and how they handled their cold feet and dealt with their feelings and we came to accept that they truly did love each other, and we also had to deal with both Ted and Robin letting each other go after both being such a huge part of each other’s lives.
We were also given very little face time with the mother. We don’t even find out her name is Tracy until the final episode. Looking back, it does nicely set-up the final reveal that the mother has been long dead while Ted’s telling his kids the story, and that Robin and Barney have since divorced. Since his relationship with Robin was a big focus of the whole story, it became his way of asking permission to date again. To date Robin.
My initial reaction to the finale was just two words: “Fucking Bullshit.” And I stand by that. During the first 8 seasons, we’re on this journey with Ted as he tries to find “the one.” That’s the story we’re emotionally involved with. We came close with Victoria and Stella and even Robin herself. They dropped subtle, and not-so-subtle, clues throughout the show’s run as to who she is and when they’ll meet. That’s what we were on board with.
In the final season, we’re emotionally involved with Barney and Robin, and all the little interactions with Tracy. How she came to meet everybody before she met Ted, then the pay off of them meeting in the final episode. We were now connected with Tracy. We loved her. We were emotionally invested in these stories and we wanted to see them played out.
By killing off Tracy and sending Ted right back to Robin, they completely invalidate everything we went through by hitting the reset button. Killing off the mother before we really get a chance to see them together… I mean REALLY see them together, means that our attachment to her was pointless. Ending the Barney & Robin relationship as casually as they did, just shrugging it off with “Oh, P.S. divorce” means the 4 season attachment we’ve had with them has been pointless. All the corners Barney turned to be with Robin… pointless.
Ultimately, my problem with the finale isn’t Tracy’s death, Robin & Barney’s divorce, and Ted & Robin getting back together. That ending makes quite a bit of sense. My anger, my disappointment, my dissatisfaction stems from how gloriously mishandled it all was.
Had the arc of the 9th season been condensed into the first few episodes of the season, starting off with the wedding right away, maybe meeting Tracy by episode 3 or 4, that would have been perfect. We could have lost all that Daphne road-trip bullshit. The point of the Blauman episode still could have been made. And then they could have spent the remaining 20 episodes on cultivating the relationship with Tracy. See them date and fall in love and go through all the things they go through. That way we as an audience can form that bond with Tracy that Ted does. They could have also spent more time on the Barney & Robin split, so that could have packed a more emotional punch for us as the audience.
But as it stands… it feels too hollow. We spent so much time on Barney & Robin’s wedding weekend, and then everything else was just rushed through and skimmed over. The important stuff was rushed through and skimmed over.
And that’s where they failed. Not in the story they told, but in how they told it. I’ll still love How I Met Your Mother… but that finale was just terrible. Again, not for what happened, but how they told us what happened.
And this is all coming from a guy who liked the Lost finale.
Cameron Crowe and Amy Heckerling joined forces in the early 80s to bring forth one of the most earnest looks at teen life ever put to screen in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, based on Crowe’s book of the same name. Hughes gave us high school through rose-tinted glasses, and throughout the 90s and into the new millennium, we are, with few exceptions, get over-exaggerated idealistic characterizations, tinting those glasses even rosier. Jocks with hearts of gold, geeks getting the girl, plain Jane taking down the popular cliques. Crazy sex-pacts, raging parties and perfect proms.
But not Fast Times. Ultimately it isn’t really about anything. No unifying narrative goal ties the film together. Everybody doesn’t meet in the end for a big hug. We get the opportunity to follow a group of people for a whole year at high school as they deal with douchebag friends, teen pregnancies, overbearing teachers, shitty jobs and everything else the teen years decide to throw at us.
It was daring in its approach to teenage sex, by presenting it and accepting it as a given. It explored the consequences of those actions, but never demonized the actions, which makes it outstanding in its genre. No film geared towards the contemporary youth broached the topic of abortion with such sincerity. There was no redemption for Damone, the guy who skipped out on his responsibilities to Stacey Hamilton after he got her pregnant, and was ultimately a scumbag to his only friend Mark.
As a 22-year-old, Cameron Crowe went undercover as a high school student to write his story. He knew he’d never get an honest answer by just asking questions, so he lived and existed among them, listened to their conversations, went to their get-togethers. And that’s how we got some of the more interesting characters put together that weave a rich tapestry of high school experiences. And if it weren’t for the talented young cast that included Sean Penn, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, Brian Backer, Jennifer Jason Leigh, with early appearances from Anthony Edwards, Forest Whitaker, Nicolas Cage and Eric Stoltz, the would not have endured through the years.
The John Hughes flicks are great, but if you want a great 80s teen flick, the best of the era… you’ve found it in Fast Times At Ridgemont High.
Now, I’m an atheist. I don’t get holidays. Sure there are plenty of secular holidays for me to observe throughout the year like Independence Day, New Years, Thanksgiving (there’s dispute on that, but I view it as secular). But I don’t have a Christmas or Easter, a Hanukkah or Yom Kippur, a Ramadan or even a Lycaea. So I thought, what could I, an atheist movie nerd, observe as a holiday?
I put together a tentative list. The rules were quite simple: 1) the day/date had to be significant in the film. 2) The film had to be significant to me.
May the 4th is NOT included, as it’s based on a play on words, not an actual date. As much as I would like to include Star Wars…. it just doesn’t fit. Also, the anti-Empire nature of May the 4th clashes with the pro-Empire nature of Rex Manning Day.
March 24th – Breakfast Club Day
March 24th becomes a day of reflection. You come to the realisation, that despite your differences with the people around you, you’re all fighting the same battles internally, and you actually grow closer because of the differences. It’s a day for the promotion of peace, both personal peace and world peace.
Traditional meals: A Captain Crunch & Pixie Stix sandwich for breakfast; a bag of chips, chocolate cookies, three sandwiches, milk, a banana and an apple for lunch; Sushi for dinner; Vodka whenever
Traditional celebrations: Dancing around a library to a killer 80s soundtrack; Hashing things out, emotionally; Venturing out to get marijuana.
April 14th/15th – Askew
Askew is a 2 day affair of philosophical contemplations. You can discuss a wide range of topics, from the minutia of pop culture to expounding on your relationships with other people.
Traditional meals: Chocolate covered pretzels; Coke; Gatorade; lasagna; at least one meal must be eaten in a mall food court; Skip breakfast to play Sega.
Traditional celebrations: Skipping breakfast to play Sega; Crash a wake; Play hockey on a roof; go to the mall; watch a Dating Game rip-off; Going out on a schooner. Or a sailboat.
Traditional decorations: Magic Eye; poorly made signs written in shoe polish.
May 6th – Rex Manning Day
It’s a day commemorating the heroes who boldly took a stance against the man and said “DAMN THE MAN! SAVE THE EMPIRE!” Remember those who sacrificed their watches, their life savings, their art to stand up to corporate music stores.
Traditional meal: A shoplifter deep-fried in a vat of hot oil; special brownies.
Traditional celebrations: Taking off to Atlantic City (or Vegas, depending on what side of the Mississippi you’re on) to put everything one roll of the dice; AC/DC party session; late night block parties.
Traditional Songs: Say No More, Mon Amour by Rex Manning; I Don’t Want To Live Today by Ape Hangers; Crazy Life by Toad the Wet Sprocket; Til I Hear It From You by Gin Blossoms; If You Want Blood, You’ve Got It by AC/DC
May 28th – Dazed & Confused Day
This holiday marks seasonal change. It’s a time of change, moving from one era of our lives into another. We celebrate our accomplishments, and look forward to new challenges.
Traditional meals: Smoked or liquid lunch; Fried bacon; Top-Notch burgers (or similar drive-in burgers)
Traditional celebrations: Taking in a baseball game; Hazing rituals; Whack-a-mailbox; Pool/billiards; Party at the Moon Tower; Aerosmith concert.
June 5th – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
A day of jubilation, relaxation and celebrating all that life has to offer. Take a day for yourself and your friends and family. The motto of the day is “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
Traditional Meals: Ballpark hotdogs; Snooty french meals
Traditional celebrations: A parade featuring a city-wide dance/sing-along; Baseball game; Going to the top of a skyscraper; driving a fancy, expensive car
November 5th – 12th – Enchantment Under The Sea Week
A week-long event of true reflection of where we came from. As people. Both individually and collectively. A journey through our own personal histories and how everything that happens make us who we are today. And how thankful we are to be who and where we are, knowing that even the slightest changes could cause a chain reaction that would unravel the very fabric of the space-time continuum and destroy the entire universe!
Traditional meals: Delicious diner food; Milk. Chocolate;
Traditional celebrations: Skateboarding through the town square; Zip-lining from the clock tower to the street below; A formal dance at the end of the week.
December 24th/25th – Nakatomi
Beginning at sundown on the 24th, lasting through sunrise on the 25th, Nakatomi is a day of remembrance and reverence for those who would fight to keep us safe.
Traditional meals: Watered down champagne; Twinkies; Swiss cheese; Nestle Crunch Bar
Traditional celebrations: Crawling through an air-duct; Walking around barefoot; Bungee jumping off a building; driving around in a limo
Traditional greeting: “A yippie-ki-yay motherfucker to you!”
So that’s it. The new holidays for all you movie nerds out there. This list isn’t comprehensive, there are plenty I missed and should be added. If you want to see a movie holiday added, let me know! (No Groundhog Day. That holiday already exists).
Mark your calendars!
So here’s the essay, it took me a few days, because, well, it’s long. I’m not an essayist, so it probably sucks. But what do I care. Enjoy.
How easy would it be for me to come onto my blog and do a “Top 10 Simpsons Moments” or something like that. Sure I could slap together that list and would probably look a shitload like the one at MSN.com, which resembles the one at aol.com, which seemed to copy the one in last weeks issue of EW, and so forth, and so forth. I think for the most part we can all agree who the best celebrity cameo was (Johnny Cash in The Mysterious Trip of Our Homer), or what the best episode was (Marge vs. The Monorail seems to be a consensus, but I prefer She of Little Faith) or what season was better (season 7) or whatever, there are probably a hundred things we can debate upon concerning the the stellar 18 year run of the show. But that’s not something I want to do.
Cause quite frankly, I just don’t want to.
I would, however, like to offer up a few of my own thoughts, observations and reflections on America’s family. These aren’t nearly as profound or even well thought out as what can be found in the books “Philosophy and The Simpsons” and “The Gospel and The Simpsons”, hell, I’m performing literary improvisation with this essay. But a fan’s perspective is the essence of what makes a good show. It’s necessary. So… here goes.
I actually didn’t get into The Simpsons till about 1999, maybe 2000. My parents let me watch Die Hard when I was 6, Clerks when I was 11, and listen to George Carlin since I was 5, but Bart Simpson was gonna be the bad influence on my life, go fuckin’ figure. So once I hit 13 or 14, I said “Fuck it, I’m watching it.”And my whole perspective on comedy, on television, on cartoons, on pop culture, on life, it all changed.
I think the first episode I ever saw was Bart Sells His Soul. It sticks out in my mind to this day because it was so wickedly funny, yet at the same time, earnestly heartfelt and poignant. Because my dad had raised me on classic rock (which to this day, I thank him for, cause that’s just good music), I got the “Ina-Gadda-da-Vida” reference, which is part of the hilarious opening sequence. Candles in the air like lighters. Because of Rev. Lovejoy, I refer to it as “rock and/or roll”, to this day. Just pure gold. And then Bart sells his soul to Milhouse, in an effort to prove that souls don’t exist. Cut to later in the episode, Bart psychosomatically begins to believe in the existence of souls and embarks on a journey of Homerian (Greek playwright, not his father) proportions to reclaim his soul. And it got heavy, Bart broke down and cried and prayed for his soul. There was a touching brother/sister moment when Lisa bought Bart’s soul back for him. And that’s when I perked up and took notice. It was “alright, this is a fuckin’ show I have to watch.
Until I saw this, and pretty much until this show came along in 1989, animated television shows were goofy parables, geared primarily towards kids. They had a simple lesson, or in the case of the Loony Tunes, it was just five minutes of zaniness. Not to say they were bad, but it wasn’t until The Simpsons came along that mainstream audiences got an animated show geared towards adults.
I’m taking a lot of historical perspective on this, I know, but to properly get my thoughts on the show out, I have to give context.
In 1989, The Simpsons were the antithesis of the “family comedy” that was dominating the TV ratings in the late 80’s. Growing Pains, The Cosby Show and Full House were moralistic, simplistic and carefree. All problems were solved by a good talk and a big hug. It was an idealistic view of the American family. But American families weren’t perfect. Enter the Fox network. Granted Married, With Children came first, but it really was The Simpsons that changed the family sitcom at that time. And despite many knock-offs and homages since, it’s still the gold standard for the functionally dysfunctional family.
Homer was the anti-Cliff Huxtable. He’s not this successful man, who’s all knowing and is lovey-dovey with his family. He’s a common man, blue-collar, kinda dumb, but loves his family and is doing his best for them. When Lisa goes missing after taking the bus downtown to the museum, Homer goes on a frantic search for her, even praying to Superman for help. That’s love. And he reflects a certain carefree attitude of Americans. This isn’t an insult toward Americans but there is one Homer quote that sums up his character perfectly. I can’t remember the episode, or even the particular situation he was in, but Homer proclaims “This is everybody’s fault but my own.” Hasn’t everyone felt like that at some point? I sure as shit have.
Marge was a great suburban wife. She was all about the image of the family. Even though they barely have faith, they still go to church every weekend, because Marge wants the community to think they’re good people. On many occasions, she wonders aloud “What will the neighbors think?” In Scenes from a Class Struggle in Springfield she bought a Chanel dress at an outlet mall, and when she was accepted by high society, she went crazy altering the dress, just so she could fit in with the upper-crust crowd. Eventually she saw the error of her ways, but that showed her true character.
Bart and Lisa are both representatives of rebellious youth. Bart is a rebellious troublemaker, always causing grief for Homer, Principal Skinner, Moe or just about anyone he comes across. In the first episode ever, he says point blank to Santa (Homer in disguise) “I’m Bart Simpson, who the hell are you?” It came full circle back to Bart in the recent four hundredth episode in another perfect pop culture reference, with his phone call getting crossed with a secret agent’s call, who promptly said “I’m Jack Bauer, who the hell are you?”
Lisa is the more passive rebel. She goes against the grain of society, much to the chagrin of everyone around her, only finding support in the various celebrities that wander through, but never from her family. The often mis-understood genius, yet still naïve as to the ways of the world. She makes the mistake of many a young rebel by jumping head first into a cause or belief, yet rarely checking the water below.
I don’t want to get into Maggie, cause quite frankly, I don’t understand babies. Let’s just say she’s the weird kid who never talks and leave it at that.
And that’s what has cemented it’s place in pop culture history. By changing the rules of television. Cartoons weren’t just for kids anymore. Sitcoms weren’t for washed up stand-up comics. It was this brand new entity, this force to be reckoned with, and Matt Groening proclaimed he was here to stay.
Saturday Night Live aside, no other show has been such a pop culture landmark, while simultaneously skewering it at every turn. And it’s a lot of the little jokes that make the satire work. When Lenny and Carl refer to Richard Gere as the “world’s most famous Buddhist”. When Homer realizes he’s not “cool” anymore, he rattles off bands that weren’t really all that cool to begin with. But the most significant mark of the greatness of The Simpsons, is three particular episodes. Brush With Greatness, She of Little Faith and Homer’s Barbershop Quartet. What these three all have in common is that they all featured former Beatles.
In 1976, Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels famously went on the air and offered John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, the Beatles, $3000 to reunite on his show. It never happened, and four years later, Lennon was dead and it never could happen. But, I firmly believe that had Lennon not died, The Simpsons could have reunited the Beatles. Three episodes, just a few years apart, all featured a Beatle, as themselves, in small roles. But Matt Groening could have written an episode for the four of them. And they would have done it.
I’d be hard pressed to find someone who would disagree with that sentiment. And that right there, that power Groening has, to have been able to reunite the Beatles, that’s huge. No one else has that much influence in pop culture. Not Michaels, not anymore. None of the power players in film and television have wield that kind of sword.
And it’s not like Groening has desired that power, and it’s not like he uses it. He just makes his show.
This essay has gone on a lot longer than I originally intended, so I’m going to wrap it up. And this is what’s gonna get me, the closing. I always have trouble with closings. From essays, to short stories, to voice mail messages, I never know how to end it.
The Simpsons are not just a part of television history, or pop culture history. But really, it’s a part of American history. It’s such a landmark show, and so ingrained in our collective psyches, that, much like the aforementioned Saturday Night Live, it is really hard to imagine a time when it wasn’t on the air. Even for people who are old enough to remember when it wasn’t on the air. Groening doesn’t show signs of stopping, and I for one, hope he goes as long as he’s got the steam to do it. The show will end when it ends. No sooner. No later.
Good night, and good luck, I guess.


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Vacant Lots is the duo of Jared Artaud and Brian MacFadyen and Endless Night is the band’s follow up to their 2014 debut Departure. On the new LP the NYC/Burlington, VT-based band continues to channel the pair’s dual power through their minimal means maximum effect aesthetic. Endless Night is a bridge of two worlds with one foot firmly placed in hard-hitting rock and roll, and the other in the realm of electronic dance. Poetic, but with a streetwise swagger.
Endless Night was born through travels around the world with intensive writing sessions in Brooklyn, California and New Jersey. These came in-between supporting Suicide in New York City at Webster Hall, and extensive European tours throughout 2015 and 2016. Initial recording sessions commenced with Ted Young in Brooklyn, but the final mixing and production was done when Artaud and MacFadyen were given a set of keys to the studio and left to their own devices.
Through a detached yet accessibly channeled dark-pop vision, and electrifying primitive punk spirit, The Vacant Lots cut through the dark. This ethos is one they especially understand after working with their hero, friend and punk ally, Suicide’s Alan Vega. A few weeks before his sudden death in 2016, Jared visited Alan’s Manhattan apartment to play the finished album, since Alan was going to write lyrics and record vocals for the album’s “Suicide Note.” After he passed away, the band received permission to go through Vega’s vault to find a vocal track for the song. After selecting an unreleased Vega track, they played it with the instrumental version of “Suicide Note” and realized it was a perfect fit.

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In an election campaign that has brought us Captain GetUp, stupidity is always likely to be well to the fore. But while big-ticket items like Advance Australia’s bafflingly offensive superhero get all the attention, there’s plenty of idiocy on the bubble at the fringes too. In fact, all in all, this might turn out to be the stupidest election Australia has ever had, and that’s saying something.
Competing with Captain GetUp in the stupidity stakes this week was the actual “captain” of GetUp, Paul Oosting. As national director of GetUp — a position that might inspire us to give him a fun nickname if only we could think of one — Oosting embarrassed himself by defending an instruction manual for GetUp volunteers that advised telling voters that Treasurer Josh Frydenberg was “part of the coup that removed Malcolm Turnbull”.
When it was pointed out to Oosting that there was no evidence Frydenberg played any part in the coup, the valiantly outmatched activist chief tried Logic 101, pointing out that we couldn’t “rule out” Frydenberg playing a part in Turnbull’s demise. He also referred to the Treasurer as first the deputy prime minister, and then the finance minister.
Oosting’s siblings in stupidity this week were ex-Olympic rower David Cameron and his wife, Sydney barrister Bridie Nolan, who have entangled themselves in a web of their own spinning due to intense confusion over whether they support Zali Steggall’s campaign for Warringah, or vehemently oppose it. Steggall happens to be Cameron’s ex-wife, and there may have been shadows of the past lurking when he attacked the former skiing champ on Twitter, calling her tweet about the Christchurch shootings “opportunistic” because of the political hashtags attached.
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Nolan joined the tag team when she also threw a jab Steggall’s way, tweeting, “You are showing you do not have what it takes. Withdraw now before you embarrass your family further”. This is fairly harsh tweetage, and if we didn’t know better we might have said Nolan was motivated to some extent by bitterness.
Luckily that can’t have been the case, because when The Daily Telegraph this week unearthed Cameron and Nolan’s broadsides, the couple made it clear that Zali Steggall could have no more loyal supporters than them. Well, they made it clear eventually, anyway. Before that Nolan pretty much doubled down, telling the Tele that Steggall was “personally opportunistic” and that she was “appalled” by the disgraceful antics of her hubby’s ex.
It was only after the paper ran the story of the couple’s animosity for Steggall — in typical tabloid style, based on nothing more than their own on-the-record public statements — that they slammed their engines into full-speed reverse, with Cameron tweeting, “Today’s article in The Daily Telegraph does not reflect how my wife and I feel. It is a story about tweets made a month ago in disgust and does not reflect our support for Zali’s campaign.”
Perfectly understandable: after all, who among us would not be appalled by some of the foolish things we did way back in the dim distant days of March? For her part, Nolan claimed that she “tried to convince the Telegraph to leave this alone”, so it’s a mystery why they ran with the story. As a rule, News Corp outlets are pretty conscientious about abiding by their subjects’ wishes, and you’d have thought that Nolan telling them there was no story would’ve been the end of it.
Still, on they ploughed and the result was severe embarrassment for the rowing/law power couple, who are at pains to emphasise that OF COURSE they support Zali Steggall’s campaign fully and without reservation, and if they’ve ever said any different it’s not their fault, but that of scurrilous media muckrakers. It’s hard to tell what’s stupider: writing the original tweets, talking to the Tele, or thinking anyone would buy an abrupt about-face. But what is certain is that Zali Steggall — who chose not to comment on the whole affair — has come out looking like the smartest person involved in the story by far.
Obviously, any reflection on the stupidest corners of an election campaign would be incomplete without a trip to Queensland, and specifically to the inner workings of Katter’s Australian Party. The party is standing a candidate whose closet contains one of the more unexpected skeletons of 2019: seven years ago he was banned from playing rugby for the Townsville Brolgas when caught importing human growth hormone through Australia Post. Makes a refreshing change from section 44…
Brendan Bunyan says he now views the incident as a learning experience, which you’d have thought would’ve disqualified him from preselection: learning is generally frowned upon in Katter’s Party. It seems wildly unlikely that a man with a history of hormone-importation could possibly win over honest Australian voters, but as it happens Bunyan is running against George Christensen, so it’s not like high standards are an obstacle for him. Keep your eye on the seat of Dawson. Something tells me things are going to get a lot stupider before this election is over.


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Travis Scotts is one of the most awesome rappers the world has ever known and we are here to explore his career and most importantly, Travis Scott’s Net Worth.
Travis Scott’s Career
Travis Scott is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer who has made a name for himself in the music industry. He was born Jacques Berman Webster II on April 30, 1992, in Houston, Texas. Scott began his career in music in 2008, producing and releasing his own mixtapes. He gained recognition for his unique style and was signed to Epic Records in 2012.
Scott’s debut studio album, “Rodeo,” was released in 2015 and was a commercial success. The album debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His subsequent albums, “Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight” (2016) and “Astroworld” (2018), also received critical acclaim and commercial success.
In addition to his music career, Scott has also collaborated with various fashion brands, including Nike, Jordan, and McDonald’s. He has also launched his own merchandise line, Cactus Jack.
Scott’s success can be attributed to his unique sound and style, as well as his ability to collaborate with other artists and brands. He has worked with numerous artists, including Drake, Rihanna, and Kanye West, and has produced music for films such as “The Fate of the Furious” and “Tenet.”
Travis Scott Net Worth in 2023
Travis Scott is a highly successful rapper, songwriter, and producer. As of September 2023, Travis Scott’s net worth is estimated to be around $60 million, according to Wealthy Gorilla.
Scott has been making money through various sources, including music sales, tours, merchandise, and endorsements. He has released multiple albums and singles that have been commercially successful and topped the charts. His album “Astroworld” was a huge hit and earned him several awards and nominations. He has also collaborated with other artists, including Drake, Kanye West, and Rihanna, among others.
In addition to music, Travis Scott has also made money through his partnerships with various brands. He has collaborated with companies like Nike, McDonald’s, and Fortnite, among others. Scott’s collaboration with McDonald’s was particularly successful, and it helped him earn a significant amount of money.
Travis Scott’s Net Worth Before Relationship with Kylie Jenner
Before his relationship with Kylie Jenner, Travis Scott had already achieved significant success in the music industry. According to Celebrity Net Worth, as of September 2023, Travis Scott’s net worth is approximately $50 million. However, it is important to note that his net worth was not solely due to his relationship with Jenner.
Travis Scott’s rise to fame began with his mixtapes, which gained him a following in the underground rap scene. He then signed with Epic Records and released his debut studio album, “Rodeo”, in 2015, which peaked at number three on the US Billboard 200 chart. His subsequent albums, “Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight” and “Astroworld”, were both commercial and critical successes, with “Astroworld” debuting at number one on the Billboard 200 chart.


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The Importance of Knowing Who You Are
Article #2 in this running series.
“Just be yourself on stage.”
Sounds easy, right? The truth is it’s anything but easy.
Every time you go on stage, you’re playing the role of some person. In theatre, it’s through a character. In cabaret, the person is you. Defining who you are on stage—the aspect(s) of yourself that are conveyed through your performance—is probably the most critical element in creating a great cabaret act.
You As A Character
When I asked Tony and multi-award-winning theatre artist André De Shields—also the 2018 recipient of the Bob Harrington Lifetime Achievement Award—what it’s like to play himself in cabaret, he states: “There are times, when not bound by the context of character making, I perform wearing the mask of André de Shields. It is then that I am my least compromised self, committed to authenticity, integrity, and trustworthiness. It is the most transparent I can ever be, considering that my essential ambition is self-preservation.”
And why is there always a mask? His response reveals more of André and his take on the world: “Because I have no other choice but to self-identify as a Black man living in the United Plantations of America.”
Whether or not you are aware of it, on the cabaret stage you are always creating a character and conveying information about that character, with every song you choose, the style and tempo in which you sing each song, and what you say before and/or after to lead your audience into and out of the moment. All define you as a character. And so, understanding that character can only make it easier to play the part.
Knowing who you are is self-awareness, and self-awareness is an enormous benefit. What is not a benefit is self-consciousness. That’s when you’re only concerned about how you look, how you sound, and how the audience is perceiving you. The audience can feel this over-focus on yourself and the resulting awkwardness and discomfort, and it can make them feel uncomfortable, too.
Ways to Discover
So, if you’re at a loss as to who you are on stage, how do you figure it out? Try this: Imagine that your ideal audience member has just left the ideal performance of your ideal cabaret act. How would they describe you? I don’t mean evaluative terms, like “fabulous” or even “talented.” What I mean is, how would they describe the person you are onstage? Are you down to earth and homey, or fiercely dramatic? Are you strong and dynamic or soft and vulnerable? Do you fill the room with your energy or create small moments that draw us into your world? Or are you wildly idiosyncratic, changing with each moment and each song?
What are the philosophies and perspectives about life and the world that you bring to your song choices and your arrangements and interpretations? Are you a joyful, faithful optimist or a dismally dark cynic? Do you take it all very seriously or find the silliness in everything? Is the form and style of each moment especially important to you, or is it just about the substance? These questions are even a bit simplistic, but I wanted to give you an idea of the kinds of things you want to think about, talk about with your creative team and allies, and even write down.
If you enjoy actor prep and character breakdowns, take a character bio or character profile question sheet (I’ve created one for you; it’s attached at the end of this article), or you can find all kinds of templates for these online and in some acting manuals as well. Answer all the questions using yourself as the character. You may even learn some interesting—and even surprising—things about yourself. But the objective is to know your character, so you can throw yourself in deeply and focus on communicating the ideas and emotions of your material.
This is not to be confused with thinking that minor details and laundry lists about your life are automatically of interest to an audience. Just like with a play, or any great writing—fiction or non-fiction—details are of interest if (and only if) they create a compelling picture, tell an interesting story, and/or they illuminate some aspect of the world. You are creating the character in order to be imaginative and creative, and to increase your depth of understanding of the layers to be mined onstage.
Audience Is Your Acting Partner
When you’re acting in a scene, your focus is your acting partner; their focus is on you. What brings greater comfort on stage is the understanding that you may be the character and the focus of the audience, but, for you, the focus is the audience. You are there for them, to give to them, to share with them. Just like when you’re in a play or a musical, you do the work to understand the character, the music, text, and your subtext, so they are there for you as you focus on your acting partner and your objective.
Of course, the greatest comfort comes when you know what you are doing so well, and are so engaged in the doing and the sharing of it, that you just are. Which is why it’s important to create a show that engages you. The better you understand yourself and what engages you, the more likely you are to create a show that keeps you focused and emotionally alive and that is compelling for the audience.
Singer and composer Michele Brourman’s response to my question about being herself on stage, is lyrical, because that’s how she thinks and is used to phrasing her ideas.
“For me, cabaret is personal theatre
Songs that sing through your body—
That hold depth and meaning for you in this moment.
Something you want to convey, transmit, share with the people
who’ve come to commune with you in that room.”
Michele, who won this year’s Bistro Award in the category of Singer-Songwriter-Musical Director, is so comfortable and warm on stage exactly because she knows what holds depth and meaning for her, and what she wants to convey and share with an audience. Ed. Note: Watch her performance at this year’s Bistro Awards: https://bistroaward.com/the-2020-honoree-roll-call-michele-brourman/
Practice, Practice, Practice
And then you need to practice. Practice being you? Yes! Go to a lesson, a workshop, a piano bar, or a friend’s living room, and tell the story and/or sing the song that you feel is authentically you. Note where you get stuck, where you question yourself, where you get timid, and where you want to run and hide. Think about how you would prefer to be in those moments, and practice it—over and over again. And by that, I don’t mean you should steel yourself and just push through. That actually makes you less present in the moment and less real. Go deeper into how you feel about the text of the song, the melody, the accompaniment, the sub-text, and how much you want to share all of that with your audience. That is where comfort is gained.
Make the Most of Each Moment
In a show with few performances and many variables, there are likely to be mishaps: everything from a forgotten lyric, a loud drink order, a missed light cue, to a wrong note from you or your accompanist. The reason you can trust yourself and go with the moment is because once you start, there is nothing more to be done about anything else but what you’re doing right now. The best you can be in this moment is if you stay true to your intention: to be who you know yourself to be, to go as deeply as you can, and to stay open and fill the room with all you are, through the words and music.
That is how you define yourself on a cabaret stage, and that definition will continue to evolve as you evolve, as a person and as an artist.
Here’s a set of sample questions that you can start asking yourself:
*How you feel about your name, age, gender, and physical presence
*Where born and where live now and how that has shaped you
*Heritage and religion and connection to them in the past and now
*Parents and siblings, relationship in the past and relationship now
*Education, Occupation, Passions, Pastimes
*Introvert/Extrovert / Optimist/Pessimist / Silly/Serious / Self-centered/Empathetic
*What makes you laugh? What makes you angry? What makes you cry?
*What are your best and worst memories from each phase of your life?
*Who have been your greatest teachers (whether or not actually teachers)?
*How have your gender identity and sexual identity evolved?
*What have you been most satisfied and dissatisfied with in your life?
About the Author
Shellen Lubin is a veteran of both the cabaret and theatre worlds as a director, songwriter, performer, and voice and acting teacher/coach; she has directed the Bistro Awards for the last eight years. She is currently director/dramaturg in development with projects by Lanie Robertson, Stuart Warmflash, Amy Oestreicher, and more. Proud member of SDC and most unions and guilds in the theatre industry; Co-President, League of Professional Theatre Women; Past President, Women in the Arts & Media Coalition; Chair of the National Theatre Conference's Women Playwrights Initiative. She writes a weekly think piece read by thousands called "Monday Morning Quote." www.shellenlubin.com, www.mondaymorningquotes.com, @shlubin


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Tony Concep is an illustrator, graphic designer, and visual artist based in Los Angeles. He has worked with brands such as Nike, Adidas, and Beats By Dre. Concep’s distinctly colorful designs have appeared in Vice, Complex, and Frank 151. For WAT-AAH!’s Taking Back the Streets exhibition, massive reproductions of his works titled “Love that Seduces” and “Will Never Allow” cover Wallplay’s Art Billboards on Orchard Street and Delancey Street respectively.
Billboard installation photo by Elliot Goldstein. All other photos sourced from #wallplay on instagram.


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Manisay Visouvath knows a lot about Thai food.
She was born in the Southeast Asian country and came to Canada with her parents in 1980.
When she returns to her homeland, she likes to find new inspirations and culinary delights to share with her customers at Thaifoon.
Founded in September, 2005 by Eddy Phimphrachanh, Thaifoon is a popular fixture on Dundas St., now owned and operated by Visouva and husband Raphael.
“My husband and I are the owners, but Eddy is still very much involved in giving us advice and professional input regarding menu, promotions etc.,” said Visouvath.
When it comes to summer, Visouvath knows a little about heat. In Thailand, temperatures range from an average annual high of 38 C (100 F) to a low of 19 C (66 F).
So, when selecting the perfect summer lunch, Visouvath knows how to find relief.
“My favourite hot weather lunch would be sitting at an outdoor patio having a large salad of mixed greens and fruit, preferably, topped with grilled shrimp. That would be ideal, along with a tall glass of Caesar,” she said.
Q: Where do you find inspiration for your menu?
Travelling to Thailand, eating street food with only the freshest ingredients is a huge inspiration, Working alongside my oldest sister who is Thaifoon’s main chef, together we always keep the menu fresh. This summer we are tweaking current favourites like Pad Thai to more of a street style Pad Thai, curry’s and Pad Gra Paw (Basil). Inspiration also comes from simply growing up watching mom in the kitchen.
Q: Do you use locally grown ingredients?
We use seasonal home grown herbs right from mom’s garden like kaffir lime leaves, coriander, mint as well as ingredients from local Asian markets. Other dry ingredients are imported from Thailand.
Q: What influences selection of ingredients?
Some influences are what is currently in season. We like to give current classics a twist by adding what is fresh in our local markets staying true to the current recipe.
Q: How should ingredients play off each other?
Definitely a mixture of spicy, sweet and salty but also rich coconut flavours mix with fresh herbs like kaffir, lime leaves and lemongrass.
Q: What drink (alcoholic or non-alcoholic) would you pair with this dish?
Our premium imported Singha beer, a pale lager, pairs nicely with any of our dishes. It cuts through the pungent spicy flavours of Thai cuisine and lightly cleanses the palette.
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Thaifoon Restaurant’s Street Style Pineapple Pad Thai
Pad Thai sauce
1 tbsp tamarind paste
1 tbsp sugar
Fish sauce season to taste
Rice noodles 250 g
Chicken 1/2 breast
Bean sprouts, handful
2 Shallots (chopped)
2 Chili peppers (chopped)
Pineapple as preferred
Chopped peanuts (optional)
Slice of lime (optional)
Pre-soak noodles in warm water for 30 minutes.
For Pad Thai sauce, mix tamarind, sugar and fish sauce until well blended.
In large wok, heat oil.
Add egg, shallots and chilli peppers.
Add chicken and cook until half done.
Add noodles, cook until soft.
Add pad Thai sauce, then bean sprouts and pineapple.
Top with green onion and coriander.
Add peanuts and lime if desired.


Mandeville, LA – Exclusive Transcript – Before Obamacare, there was $222 trillion worth of unfunded liabilities on the books for the federal leviathan. The money does not exist on the face of the planet to discharge those responsibilities. That, by the bye, is in excess of what is actually funded and paid for, yet no one is talking about that. Check out today’s transcript for the rest…
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Mike: I’ve spent a lot of time talking about the government shutdown but not talking about the partisan bickering and the naked partisanship that is at play here, and also asking the question of what seriously is going to be the end result of all this. If you want to shut the government down because legislative acts have gone out of control, it’s not just Obamacare that’s out of control. The Affordable Care Act is the tip of the proverbial iceberg. Before Obamacare, there was $222 trillion worth of unfunded liabilities on the books for the federal leviathan. The money does not exist on the face of the planet to discharge those responsibilities. That, by the bye, is in excess of what is actually funded and paid for, yet no one is talking about that. You can’t find that discussion with the proverbial search warrant and one of those fancy schmancy high-beam, powerful halogen lights you see in all the creepy movies where people have to go into caverns and whatnot to go track down what it is they’re looking for. Keep that in perspective.
RealClearPolicy.com, this is a blog post from 1 December 2012. I asked the question earlier about military spending and about how 800,000 civilian employees of the Department of Defense, that that number has to be incorrect. That does not include military personnel. Why isn’t that being discussed in the hallowed halls of Congress? It’s because decepticons don’t want to deal with that. The military industrial complex is a sacred cow to some. Really, one that big and large is sacred? Listen to this. If you want to talk about real problems, here’s a real problem to discuss, “Economist Laurence Kotlikoff: U.S. $222 Trillion in Debt.”
On Tuesday, the Republicans Chris Cox and Bill Archer argued in the Wall Street Journal that a more accurate accounting of the government’s liabilities would show that the national debt was closer to $87 trillion than to the stated $16 trillion.
Some commentators, including the Atlantic‘s Derek Thompson, took issue with Cox and Archer’s analysis, arguing that the only way to assess debt is the way it’s currently done — by summing up the number of government bonds outstanding.
I asked Boston University economist Laurence Kotlikoff, an expert on the national debt, to weigh in on the conversation.
RealClearPolicy: Cox and Archer argue that the U.S.’s underlying debt is much higher than the officially stated debt of $16 trillion. They argue that if you add up the unfunded obligations the government has — to Social Security, Medicare, federal workers’ pensions, and so on — the real debt is about $87 trillion. Can that be right?
Kotlikoff: That’s wrong. It’s $222 trillion.
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An editorial on B.C.'s plans to scrap cursive writing from the school curriculum
Black Press chairman David Black talks about why he wants to build a refinery in Kitimat, and why oil bitumen cannot be exported to Asia.
Earth Hour is a mistake, Mother Nature is the biggest oil spiller, and Vancouver's been an oil port for exactly 100 years
“Today’s BC Liberals” may have taken a little inspiration during last year’s election campaign from former prime minister Kim Campbell
The dream of home ownership that may have seemed attainable to some with record low interests rates has faded because of high house prices

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NEWPORT, R.I. – A flight instructor and a Newport bed and breakfast owner have been identified as the victims who perished in a fiery plane crash in Newport.
State Police Maj. Steven O’Donnell says 63-year-old flight instructor Charles Thompson and 43-year-old Pamela Lancaster, owner of the Dragonfly Inn in Newport, were identified by dental records.
Both were from Newport.
Lancaster’s husband, Keith Ulich, was earning his pilot’s license and was the sole survivor of the Thursday crash. He’s in critical condition at Rhode Island Hospital. The cause of the crash is still being investigated.


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Dr. Taddeo gives an entertaining and interesting lecture on the Regency elite, how they do business, act, dress and party all in an atmosphere of pleasure. She brings in many points of current literature we are familiar with such as Bridgerton, Jane Austen adaptations, and Georgette Heyer. This is definitely for people who have found the Regency era interesting but may not know the actual history of the period.


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