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Neal Adelman’s award-winning “I, Custer” full of surprises
LAS CRUCES - Neal Adelman’s lyrical, poetic, “I, Custer” script brings to mind Greek odysseys and the evocative rhythms of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “Song of Hiawatha.” And that’s quite a feat considering the play’s thoroughly modern, gender-bending millennial perspectives, and the often scatological, racist and sexist commentary from its controversial protagonist.
But there’s more. The audience breaks into enthusiastic laughter several times during Custer’s end-of-life monologue, replete with graphic and heart-wrenching descriptions of the battlefield deaths of comrades, two brothers, a horse and even a beloved dog. The fabled "Custer’s Last Stand” is not traditional comedic fodder, to be sure. But there is very little that is traditional about Adelman’s portrait of George Armstrong Custer. The play is full of surprises, from Marissa Bond’s entrance — when “I, Custer” walks onstage, strips off armaments and buckskins to reveal red long johns and squats to defecate in the tall plains grass of a final battlefield — to shocking final act revelations.
Whatever your feelings about Custer’s life and deeds, this play demands another look at the “boy general,” last in his West Point class, who rose from his humble son-of-a-blacksmith beginnings to marry Libbie, the beautiful daughter of a prominent judge, and achieve military fame and infamy.
There are some great lines along the way: “We’ll be famous before breakfast,” Custer predicts, and shares a poignant commentary on a beloved military career: “I chose war because it is easy. All you have to do is win.”
The characteristics of an insecure, grandiose, arrogant and bellicose figure, fighting alcoholism and a complex collection of demons, evolve in lyrical waves that seep into the audience’s consciousness. Dichotomies are conveyed with the help of subtle repetitions that accompany references to Custer’s racist epithets, always followed by “what they call them.” Custer’s spouse is repeatedly referred to as “my beautiful and loving wife,” even when there is disparagement of everything from Libbie’s nagging to her needlework skills. “Charge!” becomes a kind of empowering, ebullient and finally desperate mantra.
Adelman packs an engrossing emotional smorgasbord into the 90-minute monologue, skillfully delivered by Bond, a bold and creative pick for the one-person show. The reasons behind that casting choice build as the play progresses, sometimes with the subtlety of Bob Diven’s minimalist set and Ann Marie Elder’s sound design. (The most affecting sound effects are not battle cries, military marches or the cries of suffering victims of carnage or military marches, but the haunting, barely discernible murmurs of the wind blowing through the tall grass at the site of the Battle of Little Bighorn.)
In the end, a provocative thesis is hammered home again and again by Custer’s wife, but such is the nature of Libbie’s shocking last charge that audiences will likely find themselves pondering Custer’s true nature, and thinking about the play, for a long time.
Tony Award-winning playwright and Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Mark Medoff, who selects and directs a student play each year at Las Cruces Community Theatre, chose Adelman’s work for the 2016 Mark Medoff Directorial Project Award.
“I, Custer” runs through March 20, with Friday and Saturday performances at 8 p.m.; Sunday performances at 2 p.m. at LCCT. For tickets, at $12, $11 for students, seniors and military, and $10 for children 6 and under and groups of 10 or more, visit lcctnm.org or call 575-523-1200.
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If you go
What: “I, Custer” by Neal Adelman
When: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through March 20
Where: Las Cruces Community Theatre, 313 N. Main St.
How much: $10 to $12
Info: lcctnm.org, 575-523-1200.


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Napco Could Make A Haul With This Alarm Gizmo
In April, as Napco Security Systems (NSSC ) stock started to drop -- along with the rest of the market -- from a split-adjusted 11 a share, many bailed out. But not Neal Goldman of Goldman Capital Management. By May 14, the stock had tumbled to 6.84. So Goldman upped his stake, to 4.9%. "Despite the stock's fall, sales and earnings are getting better," says Goldman.
Napco, mentioned in this column on Dec. 9, 2002, when it was at 4.40, makes electronic locks, fire and burglar alarms, and security cards for building access. A giant win for Napco, according to Goldman, is a recent pact with ADT Security Services, a unit of Tyco International (TYC ) and the largest U.S. installer of security systems, to custom-make a simple-to-use lock system for ADT. Dubbed the Safewatch EZ system, it lets a homeowner arm or disarm the alarm with the turn of a key -- with no code. ADT installs 600,000 security systems a year, and Napco CEO Richard Soloway says that in two years, EZ will be installed in 50% of that volume. Goldman figures Napco should earn 42 cents a share on sales of $60 million in fiscal 2004 ending June 30, and 80 cents on $75 million in fiscal 2005, up from 14 cents on $57 million in 2003. He sees the stock at 20 in a year.
Note: Unless otherwise noted, neither the sources cited in Inside Wall Street nor their firms hold positions in the stocks under discussion. Similarly, they have no investment banking or other financial relationships with them.
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Jett’s out now, it’s resonating, and we’re thrilled. It’s the latest videogame from Superbrothers A/V and Pine Scented, it was co-created for years by two full-time people and composer scntfc, then bolstered by an all-star Jett Squad of contributors. It took a village to get Jett done, and we’re all immensely proud of our efforts together.
Jett is my second video game as director, writer, art director, and music coordinator, among other roles. Unlike Sword & Sworcery, Jett is grandiose, with depth and breadth, intricate, and byzantine.
So, I had a pretty heavy workload for a while there. However, an advantage of being at the intersection of those roles is the opportunity to try to craft something very distinct, in keeping with the Superbrothers A/V approach.
The Superbrothers A/V approach goes roughly like this:
- You start with a vision, and a vibe.
- You marry the picture to the sound, get them to stew together.
- You get it to move right and feel right.
- You present a world with intriguing narrative concepts, with credible naturalistically-proportioned intelligent characters with heart and soul, who have interesting concerns.
- You choose your moments, intimate or epic, a few here and there, and you get those exactly right.
- Nested within all this, you figure out a design that supports that vision, and that vibe.
Foundational to creating a distinctive vibe, and powering Superbrothers A/V’s approach, is audio. Sound and music, and how they fit. Getting the spirit of the music and sound right is essential, as music ends up being foregrounded in our videogames, often becoming almost the primary text.
For Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP we collaborated with Toronto composer, maestro Jim Guthrie, whose immediately appealing and memorable score accounted for so much of sworcery’s magic.
As an album it found its way into headphones and speakers around the world, and resonated.
This time out, for Jett, we were so fortunate to have on deck the brilliant Seattle-based composer scntfc since day one, with whom we collaborated for years.
C Andrew Rohrmann, known in the biz as scntfc, has since composed beloved scores to several video games, most notably Oxenfree. However, scntfc’s first videogame contribution was to Sword & Sworcery back in 2010.
On Sword & Sworcery we had the idea for a “number station transmission” and we were put in touch with scntfc, who cooked up some relevant audio in his laboratory, audio that ended up in Sworcery’s “moon grotto” as well as at Sworcery’s memorable fi

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A Roslin business owner has been chosen to represent successful UK start-ups by the Government-backed Start Up Loans Company with the launch of its Ambassador Programme.
Sara Roberts, founder of healthy snack vending machine business, Healthy Nibbles, was one of six start-up owners at a launch event in the Houses of Parliament on June 8.
Based at the Midlothian Innovation Centre, Sara said: “Support from the Start Up Loans Company has been vital in enabling Healthy Nibbles continue to grow and remain at the forefront of the latest vending technology.
“Through my role as ambassador, I’ll be working to encourage start-up business owners to bear in mind that there are a range of funding options out there to support them at every stage of their growth journey, even if they’re already set up.”
Tim Sawyer, CEO of Start Up Loans Company, added: “The launch of our Ambassador Programme is an opportunity to pay tribute to the entrepreneurial individuals who have taken the steps to launch their own businesses.
“Starting out on your own is no mean feat, but businesses like Healthy Nibbles are proof that it can be done. What budding business owners in Scotland need to remember is there are multiple support networks out there to make it a far less daunting experience, and provide the guidance and support necessary to help you make your start-up goals a reality.”
Stocking more than 250 branded products, Healthy Nibbles caters for a range of dietary requirements and preferences including paleo, vegan and gluten free, only stocking food and drink which contain wholesome ingredients with no chemical additives. The business offers the latest innovation in vending technology with completely cash free vending machines, designed in response to the growing popularity of cashless payments.
Sara started Healthy Nibbles in 2014 with the support of a £20,000 Government-backed Start Up Loan. The healthy vending firm recently saw a successful second year of trading, with profits predicted to more than treble from £40,000 to £150,000 in the next two years.


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Trust and surrender…
January 19, 2017
During a meeting last night with a fellow woman entrepreneur/lady boss, we shared stories of those moments of fear when opportunity knocks on the door…the chance to rise above, get to the next level…and there’s a small part of you that may think you’re not capable or worthy…and that tiny voice inside can seem so loud at times, no?
I’ve been guilty of those moments here and there…I’m stubborn to my own bullshit. But what motivates me are those chances when my heart is racing, my mind racing faster, and to challenge the big “V” word once again: Vulnerability.
One of my goals this year is to do more things that scare me, (in the good kind of way)…to be more open in work, life, love…to say yes more when I know in my gut it’s to help me grow. I can practice bravery much more in several aspects of my life…it’s a matter of making that choice. When opportunity knocks…go with it. Trust and surrender.
What motivates you in moments of vulnerability?

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For those wondering … the Apple Watch typeface definitely has some similarities to our Colfax, but it isn't Colfax.
Here’s a backstory for the new Facebook wordmark, including some earlier designs. In Eric’s own words: prcss.co/6a
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Ambrose Hayes rides on a barge during a climate rally in Sydney.
Australian school student Ambrose Hayes, 15, should be at home studying but instead he is in court trying to protect his future from climate change.
Hayes is one of eight students who have launched a class action to stop the environment minister approving an expansion of a coal mine arguing it will endanger their futures.
The students argue the Environment Minister Susan Ley has a duty of care to protect them from climate change and the expansion of Whitehaven Coal’s Vickery coal mine in New South Wales state will contribute to climate change and endanger their future.
Less than two years ago, Hayes was at school frustrated by what he perceived as inaction to lower carbon emissions. Now, he is a leading climate activist in Australia.
“I shouldn’t have to be doing this. I should be a ‘normal kid’ going to school and not having to worry about this. But the government has left us no choice. The last generations have left us not choice. We need to stand up,” Hayes told Reuters.
Climate change has been a divisive topic in Australia, one of the world’s largest per capita carbon emitters. The country’s conservative government has won successive elections on a platform of supporting Australia’s dominant fossil fuel sectors.
But massive bushfires earlier this year, which experts said were stoked by a drought exacerbated by climate change, have elevated climate change as an issue for many, especially with fires expected in a few months when Australia’s summer returns.
“More bushfires. More extreme events that we’ve been experiencing last year. It’ll be a lot worse in the strength and the power,” said Hayes.
About 300,000 Australian school children and climate activist last year took to the streets demanding urgent action to lower carbon emissions, protests criticised by several senior Australian government ministers.
Teenage climate campaigner Greta Thunberg said the "war on nature must end" and called on Donald Trump to listen to science after she sailed into New York on a zero-emissions yacht Wednesday.
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg said Monday that she would cross the Atlantic on a racing sailboat to attend a UN climate summit in New York in September.
Instead of taking to the world's streets to demand climate action on Friday as planned before the coronavirus pandemic, young activists from about 20 countries took to Youtube to share ideas on how to fight global warming.
Elon Musk on Monday showcased the Tesla humanoid robot called 'Optimus' who greeted his followers with a 'Namaste', while performing a couple of Yoga postures comfortably.
The humanitarian and relief aid, which were carried on board of 28 aircraft in implementation of the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, benefitted as many as 6,386 families.
Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Aamer Farooq on Monday ruled that Imran Khan be shifted to Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail from the Attock district jail, where he is currently incarcerated in the cipher case.


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Is entrepreneurship research out of context? Dilemmas with (non) contextualised views of entrepreneurship.
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WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – When Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett explained why he was not filing charges in the case surrounding Cedric Lofton’s death, he also mentioned the constraints with Kansas’ broad “stand your ground” law. That law and the cases that have applied to it were the bases for Bennett’s decision, announced Tuesday.
The Kansas legislature passed the current “stand your ground” in 2010, laying out when use-of-force is allowed for self defense and that there is no duty to retreat when feeling under threat. Bennett said there has been frustration for some in the Kansas legal community when it comes to the extent of this law, but it’s not likely the legislature will change it.
“Over the last several years, we have had a litany of cases which has shown any attorney, any prosecutor in the state, that we have one o the most robust ‘stand your ground’ laws,” Bennett said.
HE said after Lofton punched one of the staff members at the Sedgwick County Juvenile Intake and Assessment Center (JIAC), the state’s “stand your ground” law and self-defense immunity applies.
“The workers were acting in self defense under Kanas law,” Bennett said. “They’re at work, they’re authorized to do this and case law has made it clear.”
The DA said he questioned during the 35 minutes Lofton was in the cell, face down in the prone position with restraints, “did it go from lawful to unlawful?”
“The only way I can overcome that presumption that they can’t be charged is if I can show, one, they honestly didn’t believe the use of force was necessary in the circumstances. There’s no way I can prove that. They honestly thought what they were doing was the right thing,” Bennett said. “And then, whether a reasonable person would not believe the use of force was necessary.”
Eyewitness News also spoke with defense attorney Charley O’Hara. He has no connection with the Lofton case, but said he has some questions after reading Bennett’s report. Among them is a clear explanation for why staff at JIAC thought Lofton needed to be restrained and on the floor for 35 minutes.
“You’ve got somebody restrained. Well, how are you restraining them? Is that reasonable? I understand they can defend themselves but once he’s handcuffed and shackled, I don’t know that there’s a whole lot [Lofton] could have done,” O’Hara said.
He said the “stand your ground” law is something he commonly uses. He said the key word is “reasonable.”
“If someone comes up and slaps you you don’t have a right to shoot them in the head with a gun. You have to reasonably respond to what happened,”
O’Hara added that prosecutors have a responsibility to not file a case if they can’t prove probable cause. But he said in a case like this…
“Community has a lot of questions and I assume a lot of the community would like [those] answered by a judge or jury.”
O’Hara said civil action is an option. Bennett said since he became Sedgwick County’s DA in 2013, there have been 33 civilian cases where a suspect in someone’s death was not charged because of self-defense immunity. Those include three cases Bennett said he filed but were then thrown out by a judge because of the state’s ‘stand your ground’ law. There were also 13 officer-involved fatality cases that fell under self-defense immunity.”
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The rest of Australia might not care too much about the Western Australian state election this Saturday, but the state and its leaders don’t much care for the rest of Australia, either.
As the election campaign draws to a close both leaders have continued a WA tradition of bagging the “eastern states” in a campaign that has become a contest over who will best “stand up” to Canberra.
In one corner the incumbent, Liberal Premier Colin Barnett. With the air of a parochial town mayor he has sought to cast himself as WA’s chief protector, resisting federal government “meddling” in health policy, education and disability reform, and loudly protesting against the mining tax, carbon tax and the current model of GST distribution.
In the other is Labor leader Mark McGowan. Liberal TV advertisements warn that McGowan is beholden to Canberra and won’t fight for WA. Political analyst and Edith Cowan University Professor Harry Phillips says the Liberal Party’s campaign has forced McGowan into similarly strong anti-Canberra rhetoric. “McGowan has had to adopt the same sort of view on the GST and the MRRT [Mineral Resource Rent Tax, known as the mining tax], although not quite as strong,” he said. McGowan has also joined Barnett in voicing opposition to the carbon tax. At his request federal cabinet ministers have not campaigned in WA, and any unavoidable commitment they’ve had in the State has been kept discreet.
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The visceral reaction of Western Australians to federal policies cannot be attributed solely to the unpopularity of the Gillard government. WA has always held an angsty suspicion that nobody understands its special needs as the biggest, most sparsely populated and most isolated state. The popular, if erroneous boast of Perth as the world’s most isolated capital city exposes the Western Australian frontier mentality that still exists despite advances in communication and cheap air travel.
WA joined the federation reluctantly at the last minute and isn’t included in the preamble to the constitution. It is also only state to have held a referendum on secession, to which the public voted a resounding “yes” in 1933. Today, support for secession is not confined to the old or crazy, but is the popular fodder of dinner parties and business lunches. In 2011 Norman Moore, then a senior minister in Barnett’s government and leader in the upper house, suggested WA should consider seceding over the mining tax, carbon tax and GST. At a business lunch in Perth the same year, Andrew Forrest recalled federal Treasurer Wayne Swan suggesting facetiously that WA secede if it didn’t like the mining tax, prompting a spontaneous round of applause from the room.
The central thesis of the secessionist movement is WA is being ripped off. Even though the state was for most of its history a recipient of federal aid, the current GST distribution model’s returns to WA whips Western Australians into a frenzy. Although the federal government plays no role in determining the distribution of the GST, Barnett has conflated the state’s declining share of the GST with the unpopular federal government, saying he was “vehemently opposed to the Labor Party in Canberra reducing our share of the GST to 55 cents in the dollar and potentially down to 35 cents in the dollar”.
The reason for that low share is of course, the flood of wealth brought about by the mining boom. Mining has changed Western Australia, and its effects have been felt by every resident, whether directly employed in the industry or not. Major urban renewal projects — three currently under construction- –are changing the footprint of Perth CBD, revived by a proliferation of restaurants, bars, and designer stores that service the enriched middle class. Everyone knows someone working in the mines. When the mining tax was announced, WA reacted fiercely.
Ground zero of the anti-mining tax campaign was in WA. Workers in the heavily unionised mining industry were unmoved by arguments about rapacious mining companies earning untaxed billions, or Kevin Rudd’s foreign ownership lever. They chanted “axe the tax” in unison with their billionaire employers because they saw any threat to the mining industry as a threat to their personal wealth.
Speaking at the WA Liberal’s election campaign launch, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott played to this sentiment. “All of us owe a debt to you. Every Australian owes a debt to Western Australia, and in an important sense, West Australians are the best Australians,” said an obsequious Abbott.
It seems likely that both Abbott and Barnett will win, with betting agencies and the polls suggesting large victories. Even if that plays out, it remains to be seen if those victories can appease WA’s resentment towards Canberra. The federal Coalition has not been supportive of suggestions the GST distribution formula should change, and analysts say WA’s share of the GST could be reduced to 33 cents in the dollar.
No matter how appreciative future prime minister Abbott might be of West Australians, that could be enough to keep whispers of “secession” alive.


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Almost every print shop has easy access to these standard options. Since popular materials are regularly used and ordered in bulk, they are generally cheaper than other options. Not only are they easy to order, but they are typically hiccup-free to print on for makers.
T-shirt printing companies by far prefer cotton. Cotton is affordable, durable, and easy to use as a printing canvas. You can also look for combed and organic cotton options that are slightly more expensive but softer and less wrinkly.
If you’re working with custom prints or dye sublimation, polyester is likely the go-to for t-shirt materials. It is a synthetic fiber that is easy to print, easy to wash, easy to dry, and easy to wear with little to no wrinkling. Polyester makes it easy to pick up a shirt off the laundry chair and throw it on without worrying about it looking crumpled as you head out the door.
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Blends take just a little more time and effort to create and, as a result, are more expensive to order. Even bulk orders run a little higher than a standard cotton order. Printing is still approachable, but the fabric is more apt to wrinkle due to the increased softness of the blend.
Softer than regular cotton and not as slinky as polyester, poly-cotton brings you the best of both worlds. While plain cotton t-shirts can shrink over time or become wrinkled, polycotton keeps them soft and shaped to size thanks to added elasticity.
Made famous by several boutique retailers in recent years, the tri-blend t-shirt is on everyone’s list for design printing. Tri-blend combines cotton, rayon, and polyester to bring you the most comfortable shirt you’re likely ever to own. Tri-blend is typically more costly than alternative materials.
A few t-shirt materials are more sustainable than the classic printing options, such as hemp, viscose, bamboo, and recycled materials. While the materials are more eco-friendly, they have not yet made it to mainstream production and might cost you more. However, the good outweighs the cost if you consider the impact on the planet.


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Co-Codamol, a combination of codeine and paracetamol, is a widely used medication for the management of moderate to severe pain. While it can be effective in providing relief, there are significant considerations regarding its long-term use and potential effects on pain management strategies. One of the primary concerns with the long-term use of Co-Codamol is the risk of developing tolerance and dependence. Codeine, an opioid component of Co-Codamol, can lead to tolerance, meaning that higher doses are required over time to achieve the same level of pain relief. This tolerance can result in patients escalating their dosage, which increases the risk of adverse effects and dependence. Dependence on Co-Codamol can lead to withdrawal symptoms upon cessation, further complicating pain management efforts. Moreover, prolonged use of Co-Codamol poses risks of adverse effects, particularly related to its opioid component.
Opioids, including codeine, can cause side effects such as constipation, nausea, drowsiness, and respiratory depression. These side effects can significantly impact patients’ quality of life and may require additional medications to manage effectively. Furthermore, the risk of respiratory depression is particularly concerning, as it can be life-threatening, especially in individuals with pre-existing respiratory conditions. Another consideration is the potential for abuse and addiction associated with co codamol 8/500mg shqip dose. Due to its opioid component, Co-Codamol has a potential for misuse, especially in individuals with a history of substance abuse or addiction. Misuse of Co-Codamol can lead to serious health consequences, including overdose and death. Healthcare providers must carefully monitor patients prescribed Co-Codamol for signs of misuse or addiction and provide appropriate interventions and support as needed.
Additionally, the long-term use of Co-Codamol may not always be the most effective approach to pain management. While opioids can provide significant pain relief, they may not address the underlying causes of pain and can sometimes mask symptoms rather than treating the root cause. Furthermore, there is growing recognition of the limitations of opioids in managing chronic pain, with increasing emphasis on multimodal approaches that incorporate non-opioid medications, physical therapy, behavioral interventions, alternative modalities and cocodamol for sale. In light of these considerations, healthcare providers must carefully weigh the risks and benefits of Co-Codamol when considering its long-term use for pain management. Patient education regarding the potential risks of Co-Codamol, including tolerance, dependence, adverse effects, and the risk of abuse, is essential. Additionally, regular monitoring and reevaluation of pain management strategies are crucial to ensure that patients receive safe and effective care. Ultimately, the goal of pain management should be to improve patients’ quality of life while minimizing the risks associated with medication use, including Co-Codamol.

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The Complete Source book of Methods and Media
Arcturus Publishing Limited
A useful source book for both new and established artists.
A graduate of the Slade School of Fine Art, Emma Pearce has had an interest in the mechanics of artists' materials since first painting. On graduation, she taught methods and materials at a number of leading art colleges colleges for nine years, including the Slade, UCL; the Ruskin School of Drawing, Oxford; and the Tate Gallery, Millbank, while also writing for Artists' Newsletter and The Artists' and Illustrators magazines on her subject. 1992 saw the publication of her handbook, Artists' Materials: Which, Why and How. She also joined Winsor & Newton that year as a technical advisor. Maintaining product ranges, developing new colors and products, answering technical inquiries, contributing to lecture programs, writing Winsor & Newton literature and articles for the art press, acting consultant on art books, working on the Internet, maintaining the museum and archive, giving factory tours, and helping conservation projects are just some of the areas that constantly expand her working knowledge of artists' materials and techniques.

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Happy childhood memories or information overload?
How can we help our children remember the good, simple things?
Of course, I have a million memories of my childhood -- standing in the sunshine outside the hairdressers holding my mum’s hand, the day my sister’s guinea pig died, the day my dad fell down a seaside cliff path while giving me a piggy back, and some tougher ones involving family arguments.
My eldest is now five and my youngest three. Although I sincerely hope they won’t remember the trauma of their first experience of a car wash (the less said about that the better), I wonder what events and influences in their short lives will have already made a significant enough impression to stay with them forever.
It is natural for every parent to want to impress upon their children those fabulous moments in our lives when everything seems to go right -- the perfect picnic on a beautiful, lazy summer’s day, a magical walk through the woods, snowy Christmas Eves, first visit from the tooth fairy or the best birthday party ever.
But will they really retain the memories we hope they will, or and this really worries me, in the digital era our children are growing up in, will their first memory be of a Disney movie in 3D?
Will it be of their favourite episode of Thomas the Tank Engine which they have watched over and over again? Will their earliest memory be watching Scooby Doo on a Saturday morning or beating their dad on the Wii Mario Kart? Are our children’s memory banks now so cluttered with images from such modern influences that the simple, quieter, more meaningful moments in their lives will be pushed to one side?
A head full of football?
And if we do want to impress a particularly positive experience upon our children, is there a clever technique to do this? I know of parents who talk with their child about their day at bedtime and ask them to think about the thing they enjoyed the most. This helps the child to make sense of their day and reinforce their positive memories of it. I like that idea and really try to do this – honestly. But, you know, sometimes, well, I just don’t.
My eldest remembers things by having a football stadium in his head (bear with me). Each of the seats and all of the pitch has a place to store a memory. It works so well for him that I’m encouraging him to put special memories into his stadium too. These include the time he got his first medal and the La Rochelle aquarium he loved so much on a recent holiday. I live in hope that his football stadium is packed to the rafters with wonderful, special, meaningful memories by the time he reaches my age.
What do you think? Do you do anything specific to help form positive memories and does the issue of ‘information overload’ worry you too?
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TUSCALOOSA | Jamie Hernandez died July 20, 2004 at his residence. Arrangements will be announced later by Heritage Chapel Funeral Home.
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The WWE Network will finally launch in the UK at 8pm tonight (November 3). It’s thought that Sky were behind the delays as they just signed up to 2018 to show WWE programming on the sky network. WWE Network On Apple TV
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“Directly from WWE, WWE Network will be available for FREE starting Monday, November 3 through the end of the month, including Survivor Series, on Web, iPhone, iPad and Android devices.”
“Go to WWE.com on Monday, Nov. 3 at 8.00 pm GMT to sign up.”
“WWE Network will be available to you on other platforms, including Xbox One and Xbox 360, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Roku streaming devices, and select Smart TVs on Tuesday, November 18 in time for Survivor Series so you can watch on your big screen TV.
“Beginning in December, WWE Network will be available for US $9.99 (£6.25) per month with no commitment.
“Thank you for your patience in awaiting the WWE Network launch.”
However way you look at it £6.25 a month is an amazing deal especially since Survivor Series, or any other PPV normally costs upwards of £14. What also hasn’t been released is just what PayPer Views are going to remain and what’s going to be heading via the WWE network at a premium offering.
It seems that at the final hour the launch was pulled. If anyone thinks this wasn’t down to the Sky monopoly here in the UK, well you have to be on something.
The WWE Network in the UK has been postponed indefinitely even Vince Mcmahon has offered a video apology, not long after releasing a video pushing the availability of the service.
So for those in the UK wanting to watch Survivor Series for free, it’s not going to happen just yet. Best bet is to keep an eye on the SkySport.com website Right now you can order SummerSlam for 14.95. Hard to see Sky letting go of that revenue to the WWE Network.
— Vince McMahon (@VinceMcMahon) October 30, 2014


NHL Game Summary - Atlanta at NY Rangers
(Thursday, November 12th)
Final Score: Atlanta 5, NY Rangers 3
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Ilya Kovalchuk made a successful return to the lineup with a goal and two assists and Johan Hedberg turned in a strong 33- save performance, as Atlanta defeated the New York Rangers, 5-3, at Madison Square Garden.
Rich Peverley also logged a goal and two assists while rookie and fourth overall pick in this year's draft Evander Kane posted a goal and an assist for the Thrashers, who saw the return of Kovalchuk after a nearly three-week absence due to a broken bone in his right foot.
"We've (conditioning coach) been working pretty hard so conditioning wasn't a problem," Kovalchuk said upon his return to the ice. "I decided if I'm going to feel good tonight and I can play 100 percent (then) I'll go."
Colby Armstrong got Atlanta's first goal and Maxim Afinogenov put on the finishing touches with an empty-net tally as the Thrashers won for the fourth time in six games.
"I thought we played an overall good game. When we had our chances we buried them," Peverley said. "We need to play a good overall game to win and I thought we did that. Instead of sitting back and playing on our heels we need to get in their zone, create some chances and not sit back."
Marian Gaborik scored his 13th goal of the year and added and assist for the Rangers, who have lost eight of their last 11 games. Brian Boyle and rookie Artem Anisimov also scored while fellow first-year Blueshirt, defenseman Michael Del Zotto, notched two assists.
Henrik Lundqvist, returning from a two-game absence because of a right leg injury, was beaten four times on 26 shots.
The Thrashers made it a 2-1 affair four minutes into the second. Kovalchuk's power-play blast from the left point found its way to Peverley, whose shot deflected in off Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi's face.
But New York evened the score with a power-play goal on Gaborik's quick release off a pass from Del Zotto just outside the right circle with 4:32 left in the period.
However, a little over two minutes later Slava Kozlov wound up with the puck in the right corner off a successful Thrashers forecheck and passed back to Kovalchuk, who unleashed a wicked wrist shot from above the left circle that found the top right corner of the net.
Atlanta wasted little time in taking a two-goal edge, capitalizing on a failed clearing attempt by Lundqvist to score just 25 ticks later. Peverley pinned himself along the right boards and immediately swung a pass down low to Kane, who popped the water bottle from in close for a 4-2 lead after 40 minutes.
Boyle got one back for New York, scoring off a rebound of Ales Kotalik's slap shot from the right point 6:18 into the third. That's as close as the Rangers would get, though, as Hedberg stood tall with 17 third-period saves and Afinogenov scored an empty-netter.
Atlanta gained an early lead just 19 seconds in as Kane rushed up the left wing and set up Armstrong in front for a tip past Lundqvist.
"I could feel I hadn't played in a while and then to start the game with a goal right away it was tough," Lundqvist said. "I battled, the whole night was a big battle. I tried to stay in there and play my game. I could feel I made a couple of technical mistakes. It's something I'll have to work on."
New York tied it up less than four minutes later as Gaborik sliced down the right wing and dropped a pass in front of the net where Anisimov tipped it through Hedberg's legs.
The Rangers played their first game since centerman Brandon Dubinsky broke his right hand in Saturday's loss to Calgary. Dubinsky, who has three goals and seven assists this year, is expected to miss the next four-to-six weeks...Kovalchuk has 10 goals and three assists in nine games this season and has scored at least 41 goals in each of the past five seasons...New York's Donald Brashear skated in his 1,000th NHL game...Peverley leads the team with 20 points (8 G, 12 A)...New York had taken its last two tests at MSG and next hits the road to play Ottawa Saturday...Atlanta has taken eight of 12 overall in the series and next returns home for five straight beginning with Friday's tilt against the Kings...Kane scored his fourth goal of the season and has eight points in 15 games...Anisimov also potted his fourth of the year and has eight points in 19 games.
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The linearization of the film of the laser imagesetter refers to: according to the different characteristics of various types of film and developing chemicals, the dot curve on the RIP is adjusted so as to faithfully reflect the dot size of the original. Printing requires faithful restoration of the original, which requires accurate restoration of the dots. Due to different factors such as sensitivity, density, tolerance, reflection degree with various chemical solutions, development time, temperature and other factors, the degree of dot reduction of various films is also different, so the dot curve needs to be adjusted. When doing film linearization, you need to pay attention to the following issues:
1. First, check whether the photosensitive wavelength of the film used is consistent with the light source of the laser imagesetter.
2. Before making the film linearization, make sure that the state of the film developing machine is normal, that is, the fixing liquid is fixed, the concentration of the liquid is correct, the fixing time and temperature are fixed, and the film can only be linearized in the next case.
3. Before doing film linearization, it is necessary to check whether the solid density of the image is suitable for printing. Generally speaking, the solid density of coated paper is higher than 4.0, and the density of newspaper printing is higher than 3.4. Therefore, first adjust the light value of the imagesetter to achieve the required density.
4. When adjusting the density value, it is not that the higher the density, the better. If the density is too high, the linear deviation will be too far. Taking the screen 3050 imagesetter as an example, the Konica film density is generally adjusted to be between 4.0-4.2. After higher than 4.2, the area where the dot should be 50% will rise to more than 60%. Then use linearization to adjust the effect. not good. When the density is appropriate, the actual value at 50% -56% should be about 50% -56%.
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6. Linearization of the film must be done again when changing the drug solution or replacing the film.
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Here is Solange outside of CBS studios for a taping of David Letterman. We got to give her some props for trying to ‘step out of the box’, but what the fu*k is on her tights for real??
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Every so often, a film comes along that proves that concept and style are as important as — if not more important than — visually stunning, big budget special effects. “The Vast of Night” is that kind of film.
This slow-burning science fiction yarn is the opposite of a summer blockbuster. Clearly made on a shoestring budget, viewers are hooked by a clever retro prologue that acts as a framing device for the film: “You are entering a realm between clandestine and forgotten.” If that sounds familiar, it should: It’s an overt reference to “The Twilight Zone.” The short opening monologue is even delivered by someone impersonating Rod Serling, creator and presenter of “The Twilight Zone,” which originally ran from 1959 to 1964.
“The Twilight Zone” made an indelible imprint on American culture. The show’s surreal, Kafkaesque standalone tales often conveyed a moral and provided Serling with a vehicle to comment on society and the human condition. Though it was only one of several classic sci-fi anthology television series of the era, its impact lingered even after Serling’s untimely death in 1975 at age 50. His show spawned books, comic books and franchise revivals that continue to this day.
It's no surprise that Andrew Patterson, the director of “The Vast of Night,” turned to Serling for inspiration.
“You know, ‘The Twilight Zone’ callbacks were a way to tell the audience that we know what we're doing here,” Patterson said in the production notes for the film. “I wanted to signal that we are telling a familiar story. One you’ve probably seen before. But we’re going to be as inventive and fresh and clever as the story will permit and hopefully tell the story in a different way.”
And that’s precisely what he did.
In filming “The Vast of Night,” Patterson made some unconventional choices. There are several protracted one-shot takes, including one in which the camera moves across the town in the middle of the night. There are scenes that focus entirely on dialogue. The viewer is occasionally pulled out of the action through a vintage 1950s-era television. At one point, Patterson even experiments with a blank screen — for more than four minutes — to focus viewers’ attention on the dialogue.
The setting is a small town in 1950s New Mexico. “The Vast of Night” revolves around Fay (Sierra McCormick), a young switchboard operator, and Everett (Jake Horowitz), the nighttime disc jockey at the local radio station. While most of the townsfolk are gathered in the school gymnasium — which, if I am not mistaken, is a vintage Quonset hut — for a basketball game, Fay and Everett become involved in a curious mystery involving a strange audio frequency, alarming telephone calls and reports of something in the sky. McCormick and Horowitz are joined by a cast of Texas and Oklahoma locals, including Gail Cronauer, who portrays an elderly woman with a dark secret; and Bruce Davis, whose voice is heard during a spellbinding phone call scene.
Written by James Montague and Craig W. Sanger, “The Vast of Night” owes as much to old radio shows as it does to “The Twilight Zone.” Because it’s a low-budget venture, the story relies heavily on dialogue and characterization. The banter amounts to fantastically rambling exchanges filled with era-appropriate vernacular. It is relentless, fascinating and convincing.
The youthful leads played by McCormick and Horowitz appear to move and speak at warp speed. In contrast, Davis, playing the aging unnamed veteran who calls in to the radio station, is much more deliberate as he reveals his extraordinary tale involving secret military operations that hint at flying saucers and alien visitation.
Cue Fox Mulder and Dana Scully: The truth is out there, right?
“The Vast of Night” taps into that undercurrent of paranoia and suspicion that flourished in the Cold War years, whether the “others” were Soviet spies infiltrating the local social clubs or extraterrestrials crashing interstellar vehicles into remote areas of the American landscape. While Fay is quick to jump to conclusions, Everett gradually moves from healthy skepticism to shock and awe. Others are more consumed by the UFO hysteria to the point of panic or obsession.
For me, the storytelling evokes memories of reading about several well-known incidents, including the Hill Abduction — the 1961 alleged alien abduction of Barney and Betty Hill in New Hampshire, as recounted in the 1966 bestseller “The Interrupted Journey” — and the 1973 Pascagoula Abduction. Growing up in the 1970s, UFO lore was inescapable. I was fascinated by comic books such as Gold Key’s “UFO: Flying Saucers,” and television shows like Jack Webb’s “Project U.F.O.” Fact or fiction, phenomenon or urban legend, the enigma was both mesmerizing and terrifying.
Though it’s ultimately more style than substance, Patterson’s “The Vast of Night” resonates with a keen sense of storytelling charisma. His film shows the allure of the unknown and our preoccupation with wanting to unravel inexplicable mysteries. Excellent writing and solid performances provide all that is needed to make the audience sense both the impulse behind the characters’ curiosity and the scope of the implied peril.
The only thing that I find a bit sad about “The Vast of Night” is that it highlights the fact that we may be losing our ability to visualize great storytelling internally. Thanks to cinema, television and the internet, more and more we crave visual aids to fill in the gaps for us. I wonder what Rod Serling would have thought about a society populated by people lacking the basic tools of imagination.
“The Vast of Night” was released May 29 theatrically in the United States by Amazon Studios in select drive-in theaters and on Prime Video.
Lee Clark Zumpe is entertainment editor at Tampa Bay Newspapers and an author of short fiction appearing in select anthologies and magazines.

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This blog was established in March 2007, but I last wrote in it on the 10th of February, 2009, to announce the launch of Glencoe Mountaineer. At the time I was in the middle of my first complete winter climbing season in the Scottish Highlands, and although it didn’t turn out to be a very good winter–a massive thaw hit only a week or so after the launch of the blog–it laid the foundations for future adventures.
2009 was a year of remarkable things, but I was so busy savouring every golden moment the mountains gave me that I found very little time to write fiction.That began to change in 2010. My brother James gradually took on more of the responsibility of looking after Glencoe Mountaineer; today he runs it entirely and the blog enjoys massive popularity during the winter months. The longer I lived in Glencoe, the more my perspective was warped by the close proximity of the mountains I loved. The remarkable became ordinary, and I think for a while I completely forgot what it was like to be someone who dreamed about the hills because they were a world apart. The time came when I knew I had to leave in order to rekindle that sense of wonder and reverence.Meanwhile, I staggered through the first draft of my long-suffering novel, The Only Genuine Jones, never quite able to find the time or inclination to really throw myself into it with the heart it deserved.The magic returned when I moved away, and once again I was able to see the mountains in the way I used to see them: symbols of adventure and story, no longer just the irregular lumps of geography where I climbed to have something to do on my days off.That brings us up to date. I’m now based in Lincolnshire, trying hard to get The Only Genuine Jones published and conducting research for my second work of historical fiction (at present under the working title 1848). I intend to use this blog as a platform for writing about the process of writing itself, and hopefully if I manage to publish OGJ it will transform into an author website! In this blog I hope to write about what I’m reading, my progress with both OGJ and 1848, books, history, and mountaineering in general, and probably a fair bit about the technology I’m using to write!
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Nerina Pallot reads this blog.
I know because of two things about her latest record, Year of the Wolf. The first is that it didn’t take four years to see the light of day: release a dignified two years after The Graduate, it is also – and here is the second thing – a marked and welcome improvement on that somewhat thinner LP. Year of the Wolf, written recorded whilst Pallot was pregnant with her son, Wolfgang, has more tunes, lusher production (thanks no doubt to Bernard Butler being at the faders), and a finer turn of phrase. This clear response to my own private wishlist is rather welcome – and not just, I suspect, to me.
Year of the Wolf also sees Pallot return to Polydor, the label which unceremoniously dropped her following the release of her debut album in 2001. She writes about that return in the Guardian. She doesn’t say so, but there must be something sweet about all this for Pallot, a self-made singer-songwriter whose break-through sophomore effort Fires was strong enough to break avert what had seemed like a career death. Her career has probably been helped by writing for the right people – Kylie Minogue, Diane Vickers – but, of course, it is the strength of her pop songwriting which has achieved that sort of canny networking. Moreover, she retains a quirk all her own in her solo material: there is always the odd creak or curl in a Pallot song which tips the wink that it is not merely a finely turned tune. Pallot songs also have character.
Thus the shuffly chug on ‘Put Your Hands Up’, a feel-good anthem which includes seeing stars, saying you won’t stop and boats setting sail in the lyrics. Likewise ‘Turn Me On Again’, a post break-up reunion song which, in its rueful self-knowledge, short-circuits any charge of X-Factor hedonism and acts as a sort of sequel to one of Dear Frustrated Superstar‘s best songs, ‘Jump’. Indeed, Year of the Wolf seems to cast a nod to the past whilst also looking forward: ‘I Do Not Want What I Do Not Have’ is not just the title of a song on this latest collection, but a lyric from the debut record’s ‘Bread’. Even ‘This Will Be Our Year’ shares a title with a song by Semisonic, whom Pallot supported on tour in 2001.
Pallot’s light touch and expressive voice offer a wry, under-rated sort of pop music. Year of the Wolf sees her again at her best, and consequently my only request for the next album would be fewer hats. We’ll see what we get in another two years, but this is more than enough for now. Much obliged, Nerina.


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And my love affair with OwlCrate lives on.
OwlCrate is a monthly YA book crate delivered right to your front door, complete with one YA title and bookish goods to bring your reading experience to life.
OwlCrate almost always gets it just right.
This month was no exception:
- The Geeky Cauldron compass pendant necklace
- Octopus notepad from Boygirlparty
- Hand printed tea towel from Kitch Studios
Believe it or not, but this is my first tea towel. I just don’t know a lot of normal humans who own tea towels, I shall see if I find it to be a necessary accessory for my house. I’ve been getting on just fine without one thus far in my adventure through life, but you never know when I might need a towel for… my tea lol.
- Washi tape made exclusively by Simply Gilded
If you own a Bujo journal, which most people do, this would’ve been the perfect crate for you because this tape is beautiful–purple and gold–for your “inner mermaid.”
- Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller
And, of course, every featured title comes with a signed bookplate and a note from the author to OwlCrate subscribers. We also got a temporary tattoo–won’t that be a fun thing when I decide to read this book.
Also, I have to report that the reviews on this book aren’t that great.
OH. It’s a debut!!! I love debuts.
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As we wrote about in our last blog post, June is the month of love! In Roman mythology June comes from the Goddess Juno and is the Goddess of love, marriage and fertility. So today's blog post is PERFECT as Aliza + Matt's little fur-baby is named Juno!
Aliza came to me about a year and half before her wedding and I fell in love with her immediately! Sitting in that coffee shop on a super cold January day, we just clicked. She will say it is because she is a Capricorn and I am a Virgo and earth gals always unite! Whatever it was, we are still friends to this day and have even started working together as vendors on some of my weddings (Aliza is a super dope makeup artist)! Check out her work here!
Okay so enough about my love story with Aliza and onto her love story with Matt. They met at the Stamford Mall when they were both on a break from work - Matt a SUPER genius at The Apple Store and Aliza a SUPER creative at the MAC store. Aliza told me that moment was it. She knew but she had to chase Matt a bit due to his shyness and it worked! This Sunday, June 14, 2015 will mark Aliza + Matt's one year anniversary! So cheers to you Aliza + Matt! Thank you for being my clients, my friends, my therapists and my martini partners! All my love and many more to come! xo
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The Texas Speaker of the House and the Chairman of the House Republican Caucus could receive immunity from their chamber’s General Investigating Committee if forced to testify before upcoming hearings on the matter. The immunity stems from a Texas law if a person speaking before a committee is forced to provide self-incriminating testimony and speaks truthfully about the matter.
Quorum Report’s Scott Braddock raised the issue of immunity Wednesday night after the Texas House General Investigating Committee Chairman Morgan Meyer (R-Dallas) announced the body would meet next week to look into allegations of misconduct made by Michael Quinn Sullivan against House Speaker Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton) and Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock).
In a blog post on Texas Scorecard, Michael Quinn Sullivan accused Speaker Bonnen and House Republican Caucus Chairman Burrows of offering an official government action (the issuance of House Floor press credentials) in exchange for political expenditures against a list of ten Republican state legislators, Breitbart Texas reported. The political meeting allegedly took place in the Speaker’s official office.
“Some in the Capitol community were scratching their heads today about the quick scheduling of a Texas House General Investigating Committee after Vice Chair Nicole Collier, D-Fort Worth, requested a full probe into the June meeting between Speaker Dennis Bonnen and Empower Texans spokesman Michael Quinn Sullivan,” Braddock wrote in an email to subscribers.
“Some observers wondered aloud why the committee is meeting so quickly after only one request from a member of the minority party,” Braddock continued. “Also, why would one of the speaker’s lieutenants agree to investigate the presiding officer now, particularly when an audio recording of the Bonnen/Sullivan meeting has not been made public while Sullivan invites only Republican officeholders and conservative activists to hear it?”
A possible answer, Braddock asserted, is a provision in Texas Government Code, Sec. 301.025 which states:
(a) A witness called by either house or by a legislative committee does not have a privilege to refuse to testify to a fact or produce a document on the ground that the testimony or document may tend to disgrace the person or otherwise make the person infamous.
(b) The legislature may require a person to testify or produce a document concerning a matter under inquiry before either house or a legislative committee even if the person claims that the testimony or document may incriminate him.
(c) If a person testifies or produces a document while claiming that the testimony or document may incriminate him, the person may not be indicted or prosecuted for any transaction, matter, or thing about which the person truthfully testified or produced evidence.
The Texas Association of District and County Attorneys concurred with Braddock’s assessment of the statute, tweeting that members of the legislatures “can immunize each other from criminal prosecution. Because of course they can.”
Correct. In other words: #txlege members can immunize each other from criminal prosecution. Because of course they can.
(Although in fairness, that kind of full transactional immunity hasn’t been invoked in recent history, as far as we can recall.) https://t.co/NYoOefcDul
— TDCAA (@TDCAA) August 8, 2019
Breitbart Texas reached out via email to Chairman Meyer, Vice-Chair Collier, and committee members Matt Krause, Candy Noble, and Leo Pacheco about whether the body intends to compel Bonnen and Burrows to testify, and if such testimony would extend immunity from prosecution under the cited statute. A response from the committee leadership and members was not immediately available.
UPDATE: A spokesperson for Rep. Pacheco responded to Breitbart Texas and said that due to the meeting coming up on Monday, “It would not be prudent for Representative Pacheco to comment at this time.”
Editor’s note: Michael Quinn Sullivan was a former writer for Breitbart Texas.


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