#is getting better all the time from the exposure and i started thinking about lang acq more generally

[yo9urt]

boys when they remember adult bilingualism and 2nd+ language acquisition

[kimyoonmiauthor]

Trigger Warnings in Queries/Books

Before I start I have a lot of WTF triggers and some “normal” ones. This is because I have c-PTSD and a lot of trauma, like the Caspian sea large and shallow--starting at 9 months old. Last time I posted the list, it took over an hour for me to type it all up. So, I’m not bringing this discussion as a for/against argument. What I’m doing is asking a question from a scientific basis. I *get* probably more than you know why this is contentious. I’m adding this mostly for personal thought. I also ask you don’t go attacking the other side because I linked them up. This is mostly *my* own musings and questioning inviting your own musings and questioning. I’m aiming for an adult, not a internet shouting conversation and questioning morality with it. OMG, I might not be using the conflict narrative model. ;)

Prior to about 2010, there was no call for trigger warnings on books. Historically, music and so on was mostly brought on by conservatives in order to censor material mostly because they didn’t want to parent their children, IMO, but that’s a whole other debate. This dates mostly from the 1980′s -1990′s. So warnings were added to music and such by the Christian right.

There was a call for them, that rose with the diversity movement, but I think independently of them. People *with* trauma, also don’t all agree on it. (I’m pretty sure of the person who asked for the first trigger warnings for books, but I seriously don’t want to send people after them for this, even by accident. Harassment is not pretty folks. Needless to say, they personally don’t have trauma, but did work with trauma victims.) So agents in the two camps (again, don’t be assholes): Pro:

https://twitter.com/allielevick/status/1290410772233887745?lang=en Against: https://jetreidliterary.blogspot.com/2021/08/trigger-warnings-in-queries.html And then the Therapists.... I asked my therapist about this prior to knowing I would be triggered for some things returning to uni. My therapist said that exposure--any exposure was good. Thinking about this particular conversation, and being a social sciences geek (of the level that threatens and frightens people), I decided to look it up... The therapists, said trigger warnings on the material could actually make the trigger *worse* not better. In less jargon: The anticipation of being triggered makes the trigger worse. https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/what-if-trigger-warnings-dont-work

So I could be making someone else’s mental health worse by disclosing it to them prior. Then don’t include that content?

As Janet Reid said that sometimes people absolutely need those books to process trauma. I’ve heard people that read Bridge to Terabithia who lost a childhood friend and it was the *only* book that could comfort them. Sometimes stories have that power to resonate, despite it. Wandavision, for example, had a ton of resonance because of a collective trauma everyone felt at the time. There weren’t trigger warnings before the series, but it still managed to have the desired impact. (And yes, I was triggered a lot during that series and you should know I don’t use those words lightly. But I still loved it.) Grave of the Fireflies--absolutely devastated me. Not personally triggering for the main triggers. But it’s hella important as a story to look at human nature itself. Did you know the twist was going to happen at the start? No. That’s why it knocked you back hard. Some authors/writers absolutely use their writing to process trauma as well or ask society to *do* better about trauma and how it is handled. Sometimes those explorations from own voices are absolutely needed over everyone else victim blaming and writing over what it’s actually like to have trauma. We will need those ownvoices.

I say this as someone adopted--we need own voices about adoption trauma out there because literally without our voices, they‘ve made our stories a trip through candy land. And I think we need that balance in literature, so that we aren’t sugar coating the awful things that shouldn’t be sugar coated.

My personal thoughts/conclusions

I’m in the “I want to do no harm” camp. BUT, there is no easy way to do no harm here. Psychologists flat out say don’t do it--it’ll make it worse. But some people want to have the ability to manage panic attacks.

I do not query agents where breaking that line is posted on their requests.

I do write about trauma, because, as I said, I’ve pretty much known only trauma my entire life. I don’t know much other kinds of conflict. If you keep demanding that you want conflict from me, I’m going to spit out trauma. If you stop asking the industry for conflict narratives, I’ll spit out Slice of life interstitial and no trauma. (I still, as a person whose gone through a ton of trauma including compounding trauma, don’t think conflict makes life interesting. I find it controlling.) But I’m repeatedly told over and over that the US market hates slice of life. It’s “boring” *eyeroll* which is why a massive amount of the SOL is imported from Asia, particularly Japan, and people, meaning publishers, are ignoring it as “not legit.” But clearly, there is an untapped market there. After all, I’d argue that When Harry met Sally, called one of the best Rom coms of all time, such that it ages well, is slice of life.

I’m torn on this one. Maybe the middle ground is that agents/editors who want that warning post they would like the trigger warnings posted with the query. They don’t have to say which ones. Writers *do* want to please agents and if agents communicated better about expectations, writers will meet it. And as writers, if we aren’t sure, put a will disclose upon request?

But that New Yorker article (which I did cross reference, but that’s the most clear one) still lingers in my mind. What if I’m making someone else’s life worse?

[thealmightyemprex]

Superman Orgin Evolution -Last Son of Krypton from Superman The Animated Series

Welcome to my look at the various depictions of Supermans first adventures on the big and small screen .

Well now we are looking at Superman the Animated Series and its 3 part opener .With any long running franchise or character we all have diffrent entry points ,and my first exposure to Superman was this cartoon show .A very early memory I have is playing with a Superman coloring book while watching the episode "Action Figures" where Superman fights Metallo .I have seen the entire show since ,so yeah very familiar with this one .

Plot : Due to the deception of the AI Brainiac getting in the way of his plans to save Krypton ,Jor El sends his son Ksl El to Earth ,where he is raised as Clark by the kindly couple the Kents,and grows up to be Superman ,who takes on a group of weapon smugglers

The Beats

Krypton:I like that this Krypton feels human .Oh yes the technology is advanced and it is an alien plenet ,but the conflict is easy to understand :Jor El is a young scientist seen as pretentious while the council have grown arrogant, complient and over reliant on their AI Brainiac ,who is lying to them .We get some great vocal performances by Finola Hughes as Lara and the always great Tony Jay as her father ,but the stand out is Christopher Mcdonald as Jor El....Who is without a doubt my favorite Jor El .Part of that is cause Christopher Mcdonald is a great actor ,normally associated with villains ,so its fun to see him as a good guy .My main reason for declaring him my favorite....Jor El is just a guy ,he's just a normal dude who happens to be smart,opposed to the nearly god like protrayals of Jor El in other media .Also the shared final kiss between Jor El and Lara is heartbreaking .Also for a TV show for kids , I think it was bold for the entire first episode to take place with characters who die at the end of said episode

Smallville:I legit dont have much to say about Smallville .Ma and Pa are played very well by Shelley Fabares and Mike Farrell ,who are married in real life ,play a very kindly Ma and Pa .Clarks first love Lana Lang is here and shes good (Shes also in Superman the Movie and I didnt mention her....Whoops ).Basically we see Teen Clark come to turns with his powers and find out about his alien heritage ,and its well done(Also the joke about Pa thinking it was a Russian baby was funny )

Superman:So...I have a bias with this Superman.Tim Daly's take on Superman is the one I grew up with ,but I will try not to let nostalgia blind me. I will start with something I dont like....I dont like how Clark Kent is handled ,he isnt that distinct from Superman ....Yeah thats all the negatives ,cause Daly's Superman is great , very kindly but with a sense of authority .I also that Daly's voice is deep enough without sounding exaggerated , it sound natural.

Lois Lane : What makes her work is Dana Dalaney's voice,which is the definitive Lois voice in my head when I read superman comics .Writing is good too ,very tough,has the rivelry with Kent but also a respect and while it isnt a romance yet,the beginings of an infatuation with the Man of Steel . Very solid Lois

Perry White:I've never been a fan of the Perry in this show .He's fine but in the line up of Perry's he doesnt stand out

Jimmy Olsen :Not much screen time,he gets better later ,DAvid Kaufman does a decent job ,but in the pilot hes just there .

Villains/Lex Luthor: Hey we got THREE villains to talk about ,and I simply adore that three recurring antagonists are wonderfully set up in this pilot

Villain 1.John Coburn is a mercenary hired by Lex Luthor . He seems like a generic thug ,just a suave criminal ,but what we actually have is an ingenious set up for a recurring bad guy as in later episodes Coburn is transformed into the vengeful Kryptonian fuled cyborg Metallo .I wont gor into his later appearences but what makes him stand out is a wonderful performance by the ever intimidating Malcolm McDowell

Villain 2. Brainiac .Now Brainiac is Supermans number 2 foe in the comics,but is notorius for having a backstory that is ....Well a hot mess .This show wisely gives him a new one,andit might be my favorite : He is a Kryptonian AI who has stored all of Kryptons knowledge and abandoned the planet when it was destroyed .Good villain for Jor El to face and Corey Burtons monotone is wonderfully creepy

Villain 3.The man himself Lex Luthor .This is going to sound weird.Clancy Brown IS my favorite Lex......But not in this show ....Let me explain . Clancy Brown starts strong as Lex ,he has a nice menacing deep voice,the Telly Savallas inspired design ,and I love the scene where Superman gives him the silent treatment.....But I am not a fan of the writing of him in this show ,he is just kind of a generic evil rich dude.....That said,I have seen the other DCAU shows....And holy crap ,ESPECIALLY in Justice League Unlimited,Lex might have the best character arc I have ever seen for a villain .So yeah ,we are just looking at the pilot ,hes a decent villain here.....But there are great things in his future

The Threat:The Lexor suit ,which might be my favorite first threat for Superman ,Superman vs a mech suit is pretty cool

As an Orgin its good ,and probabbly my second favorite

General Thoughts: Not much .Action is great,voice acting is good. I guess I will talk about the Bruce Timm art style,cause I have noticed a few people dont like it ,not everyone likes the boxxy look of everyone.I've never been bothered by it , but I am fairly indifferent ,I think some characters look better then others .As a pilot I think its a great intro to a good show

@angelixgutz @ariel-seagull-wings @metropolitan-mutant-of-ark

[trashypoeticthoughts]

eton edicius ekaf a

IMPORTANT NOTE: this is NOT a suicide letter. this is just a collection of all my pent-up frustrations in life.

First of all, I wanna make it clear to everyone of you that this isn’t your fault. I want to make sure that you all understand that this is all about my failures. All about me failing as a human. I never really wanted any of this to happen, but here it goes.

When I was a child, people had very high expectations of me. I did not understand where did that come from and why was it me that should experience it. Di ko hiningi na maging isang matalinong bata. Napakahirap na lahat ng mata nakatingin sayo at sa bawat gagawin mo. Bawal ka makipag-laro sa ibang bata hanggang magtakip-silim, oo mababaw na bagay pero malaking bagay iyon para sa akin. Bata pa lang ako, lagi na nila ipinipilit sa akin na iba ako. Iba dapat ako. Iba dapat maging kilos ko sa nakasanayan. Maybe I misunderstood what they meant. Siguro di nga talaga ako marunong umintindi. Pinipilit ko naman maging iba. Pinipilit ko naman gawin yung mga bagay na hindi nila gagawin. Pinipilit ko na hindi ako matulad sa iba. Lumaki ako na laging nilalayuan ng mga kaklase ko dahil siguro sa mga bagay na yun. Na pinili ko maging iba dahil iyon ang gusto ng mga magulang ko. Ako yung bata na sobrang iyakin hanggang sa pagtungtong ko ng high school. Ako yung bata na pala-sumbong. Ako yung bata na kain ng kain. Ako yung bata na sobrang mapili sa pagkain. Ako yung bata na puro aral at kung maglalaro man, mag-isa palagi. Hindi ako marunong maki-hati noon. Hindi ako marunong na maging isang bata. They always told me that I think too much. What would I do? I guess I should’ve broken rules when I was a kid. I was too obedient. It didn’t help na lumaki ako sa isang Christian family na ang bukambibig sa akin kapag sumusuway ako o di kaya ay di nakikinig ay “children obey your parents in the Lord for this is right.” Ako naman itong sunod ng sunod. Hindi man mali, pero pakiramdam ko, bawal ako magkamali. Every mistake, mishap, misfortune, lack of effort, disobedience, and what they think is wrong is always a disappointment. I woke up every single day of my life fearing that my parents would be disappointed. Ultimo na kahit sa pagpasok sa school iiyakan ko kapag alam ko na malalate na ako. I always feared disappointing my parents.

Pagkabata ko na puno ng takot dahil sa di ko malamang dahilan. Marahil natatakot ako sa magiging reaksyon nila mama atpapa kapag nalaman nila na inaasar ako. Marahil ayaw ko na sugurin nila ang mga kalaro ko. Marahil ayoko na saluhin nila ako. Gusto ko na matutong ipaglaban ang sarili ko pero hindi, hindi ko natutunan iyon. Nasanay ako na sa bawat pang-aasar at pambubuyo sa akin, malalaman nila at pagagalitan ang mga nang-asar sa akin. Hindi ko naman gusto iyon. Lalo lang napapalayo ang loob ng mga kalaro ko sa akin. Natatakot sila sa inyo. Hindi ko alam kung kanino ako kakampi, sa mga kalaro ko ba na nangaasar sa akin o sa mga magulang ko na handa ako ipagtanggol kahit kanino. Isa akong bata na laging nag-iisip sa bawat igagalaw ko para walang masaktan o malungkot sa mga gagawin ko. Natuto ako na maging masaya mag-isa. Maglaro na lamang sa loob ng bahay dahil hindi pwede lumabas sabi ng aking lola. Ayoko siya na malungkot o mabigo sa akin. Kahit na gustong-gusto ko lumabas, hindi ko ginawa. Natuto ako na maging masaya sa sarili kong paraan. Sa mga kotse na palagi kong pinaglalaruan, hanggang sa mga gadget na aking kinahuhumalingan. Sa bawat pagpasok nila mama sa bahay pagkauwi galing sa iskwelahan at bawat bagay na bitbit ni papa na ninanais kong buksan. I learned to be excited with every new item I will see inside the house. Every plastic bag, every paper bag, every carton. I always hoped to see another toy in those packages. Another toy that will try to fill in the emptiness inside that heart that I do not know what would fill.

I entered high school expecting that I was ready. I never intended to let anyone know in my school that I was a son of 2 teachers inside the school. I never wanted any exposure. I just wanted to be treated like an ordinary student. A student that would get mediocre grades, but no. Almost every teacher inside that school knew me and my parents. My parents expected me to be an achiever. An all out geek. A nerd. An all work no play guy. My parents wanted me to be consistently on the honor roll. The pressure was mounting. I got into a petty fight with my classmate about a puppy love and I’ll always remember what my dad told me back when I was a kid, “ka-lalaki mong tao, iyakin ka. Tumigil ka na diyan sa pag-iyak mo” That one tore through my heart. In this fight, I tried hard to keep myself from crying. But I still broke down. I feared that my father would tell me na “Wag ka nga umiyak, ka-lalaki mong tao, iniiyakan mo yan, ang laki-laki mo na!” Then it happened. He told me “Babae lang yan, iniiyakan mo, ang dami dami mo pang makikilala na babae diyan, high school ka na umiiyak ka pa din!” Ever since that day, I always had a hard time finding myself a good cry. I guess it’s a plus that I don’t cry anymore.

I find myself in a tight situation in my junior high school days. I had to choose between being a normal teenager or should I pursue what my parents wanted, to become an achiever. They asked me one time when I wasn’t on the honor roll saying, “Kulang pa ba yung binibigay namin sayo? Nagkulang ba kami sa mga paalala? Binibigay naman namin lahat ng kailangan mo? Kaya mo pa ba? Para alam namin kung mag-eexpect pa kami.” That put me under a lot of pressure. Growing up they saw that I was an achiever. I saw myself as a guy with no friends. Having friends during this time of my life, is one of those things that I needed. I never really wanted to become an achiever. Everytime I became included into the honor roll, I felt so far from my classmates. Back then they would say “Si Karl na yan sure na.” That did not go with well with me. I felt like the nerd they ridiculed me. I tried playing my parents’ favorite sport, basketball, thinking it would may somehow make them feel proud at least even if I wasn’t on the honor roll, but again, no. They wanted me to excel in basketball, to be as good or better than my dad’s players. They said that they just wanted me to play properly but I think that they wanted more than that. I just wanted to play basketball like literal play, not compete. I know that I haven’t made them proud and made so many mistakes with my life like falling in love with my so called “bespren” and that mamde me realize that not everyone deserves the effort but if I gave them the effort, it was probably worth it.

I thought that doing these things, trying to be a normal kid, treating everyone as friends, easing the academic pressure, would make me more likeable to my classmates but hell no. I was still that weird guy. I still didn’t fit. I cannot fit. They won’t let me fit. A few sides here and there go well but the other sides don’t. I do not have an identity. I was lost. I didn’t know what to do. Self-pitying at night didn’t help either. I was losing myself to the unknown.

In junior high school, I met an unlikely match. I met the most annoying person I’ve ever met. My unlikely love. Justine. We weren’t off to a great start, heck we didn’t even have a start. Sobrang labo talaga na ma-inlove kami noon sa isa’t isa. I never even imagined being with this girl na lagi akong sinisigawan kapag maingay ako. That’s what we both thought. She became my partner nung JS Prom and although hindi talaga siya yung gusto kong partner, I just went with it for fun. I never knew na yung magiging partner ko pala sa prom, magiging girlfriend ko soon. Last prom namin sa school when I asked her to dance with me again. She said na di pa siya sure kung makakasama siya sa ball but I said that doesn’t matter, I just want to dance with her. That’s when it started, I guess. I took her hand and pulled her to practice our dance. It’s like catching lightning, the chances of finding someone like you. That resonated with me after the dance. To find someone that found the best in me when I myself couldn’t find my worth. She made me realize I could be better. She made me realize that waiting is worth it.

Senior high school comes and boy it made me feel so human. I met so many people, much of them don’t even know me before. I felt so free. I felt so unburdened by things that were bothering me before. I made friends! I met my best friend! How good life was back those years. Although a lot of good things can be said, a lot of bad things went through too. For example, I broke my promise with Justine that I’ll wait for her in exchange of another love I had. I broke up with this love I exchanged for within 9 months. I lost people. I lost myself, yet again. I never knew that this season of my life, the season where I felt so free, would break me so hard that until now I haven’t recovered. I have lost myself far enough that mirages would appear and I would think that I found myself. No, it was false hope. One thing to say, I enjoyed my time in San Francisco High School very much. I never felt so constrained. I never felt watched over. I felt I was free to make choices, there is very little pressure.

Here I am in college, going in while I am the worst version of myself. The mental strain of being alone during the commute, watching people pass me by, observing how I crumble under extreme pressure, meaningless sleepless nights, not having anyone to vent to freely, trying hard but still failing, changing habits but it won’t linger, pressuring myself to get better, always putting too much expectations on myself, making myself feel bad every single day, I’m sure it would really crack me down. I never really understood myself. I fell victim to complacency. I was pretty confident that I can manage yet I failed miserably. I took responsibilities I can’t even handle. I can’t even manage my time. I filled my life by serving others while failing to take care of myself. I was so self-less, it was stupid. You might say that you could have done better, and I agree, you could have done better than I do. That’s how I feel everyday. Backseat living, always following orders, doing things how others want. I never really did my own thing. I owned up mistakes by others, said sorry for things that aren’t my fault because that’s how I felt my whole life has been. A complete disappointment. I’m sorry for that.

To my Heavenly Father, I’m sorry for everything, including this letter. I think life is just too much for me. I am not strong like others are. I am not very dependent on You like others are. I always tried to be better, strived to become more closer to You but I looked and picked up every rock on the way. Now things are heavier than it is supposed to be. I am sorry for not being man enough to admit my own faults and mistakes. I am sorry for not taking care of the flock You have entrusted me. I am sorry for always being so pretentious that even in prayers, I put others first and forget about myself. I am sorry for blaming this disappointing life to You and giving You more burdens. I really hope and pray that You’ll forgive me after all these things. I am really greatful for all that You’ve done for me. 21 years of existence that You’ve given me. From my very wonderful parents who only want the best for me, to my leaders who have seen the best and worst of me and still educates me to this day, to Justine, my love who’s always been supportive of me, to Ann, my best friend that has always made a way to understand me, to my college friends that have been with me during my worst and still stayed, to my SHS friends that are still around, to the flock You entrusted me with, to my churchmates that have lives so encouraging, to everyone that has been part of my life and made me who I am today, people that taught me lessons and showed me a part of themselves, thank You for them, Lord. I’ve always wanted to live with Lord, I hope that You’d still forgive me. I love You, Lord.

To my parents, I am sorry that I did not turn out to be the child you wanted me to become. I am sorry for all those moments that I have disrespected your authority and your wisdom. I am sorry that I can’t show my real self to you. I am sorry that I’ve always hid behind the walls knowing that you’ll never like what was inside. I am sorry for being a disappointment, that I can’t be the person you always told me to become. I am sorry for being so selfish with my requests and wishes. I am sorry that I can’t put you first when you need help. I am sorry that I’ve grown tired of you so quick. I am sorry for all the stresses that I’ve brought you and all the pain I’ve caused you. I am sorry that all your investments in me are not paying off. I am sorry that I’ve always questioned your ways. I am sorry that I wasn’t appreciative of the things you did for me. I am sorry for always comparing the time you gave me versus the time you spent on work. I know that you only want the best for me and you’re doing everything you can to help me achieve my dreams. I am always grateful to have the both of you as my parents. I will always love you both.

To my leaders, I am sorry that I have gone so far away from the path that you have led me to. I am sorry for being such a disappointment after all those promising things I have shown. Sorry for all the times you have told me what I should have done but did not heed your advice. I am very sorry that I couldn’t open these things up to you. I am sorry that all your efforts have gone to waste in me. I am sorry for letting you see this side of me. I am very thankful that I’ve met the both of you, that God has put you into my life and guided me in my Spiritual journey. I am thankful for all the times that you went out of your way to meet me and talk to me. I am very thankful for all the times you’ve been there for me, even with those little things. I really love the both of you.

To Justine, I am sorry for my unfaithfulness to you. I am sorry that I can’t keep my promises to you. I am sorry that I share with you the honor of being my first girlfriend. I am sorry for being this disappointing. I am sorry that you did not see the best of me. I am sorry for being so annoying and being a burden to you. I am sorry for bringing you stress that you should not experience. I am sorry that I cannot give you the best that I have. I never expected that we’d fall in love but I am really grateful to have you. I wouldn’t be here without you. I really like to thank you for being so understanding of me and always being so supportive. Thank you for being my fan at times when I doubt myself. I really appreciate what you made me learn about life. I would have never grown this patient and understanding without you. I will always be happy and proud of you and your achievements. I love you so much.

To Ann, I am sorry that I haven’t been the best of a best friend you need. I am sorry that I have always pushed my agenda on you. I am sorry for being so restrictive with you. I am so sorry for always saying that it was because I love you so much I do these things. I am sorry for all the times that you need me and I wasn’t there. I am sorry for the times that we would have misunderstanding because I am so stubborn with my ideas. I would like to apologize for everything that I’ve burdened you with. I would have never gotten this far without you. I appreciate all the advices you have given me and all the things that you told me. I am really happy that I met you and we became the best of friends. Always remember that I will always be proud to say that you’re my best friend. I love you.

To all my friends, I never would have thought that I would have you. I appreciate all the memories we’ve made. I will always cherish those moments with you. I am sorry that you had to deal with me and my drama. I also apologize for everything that I have not done for you. I am sorry that I can’t mention you one by one but please remember that I love you all and I am very grateful to have you in my life.

To all the people I’ve known, met, and interacted with, I am sorry that you had to deal with me at some point in your life. I am very sorry that I am so undescribably annoying that sometimes, even my mere presence has irritated you so much. I never meant to make you mad and I always regret making you feel mad. I am thankful that you contributed to making the person I am right now.

I feel so tired now that I have written this very senseless letter but I hope that you’ll all be able to forgive me. I am sorry that you had to deal with me and my shenanigans. If I was given another chance, I’ll do my best to make the right choices.

Farewells were never meant to be happy. It’ll always be painful to say goodbye and leave. I don’t want to do this but I think this is the only way. See you again.

[jaipropst301-blog]

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[mahalzevran]

Nandito Lang Ako

for @januanders

Summary: The growing friendship between Anders and Surana

Words: 1.9k

Tags: friendship, surana & anders

Rating: General Audiences

A/N: Nandito lang ako - I’m always just here

AO3 link

Rhian’s stomach growled. She was used to going to sleep hungry, especially when Master Cousland had been in a particularly bad mood that day. In fact, she’d gone to sleep even hungrier than this before. But at least she had her mom or dad to comfort her those times. Now she was all alone in a cold cell.

“Surana, right?” Rhian looked up to see who had said that. It was a boy in the cell next to hers. He looked a few years older than her. “I heard one of the guards call you that. I’m Anders.”

“Hi,” she replied. Just then her stomach growled again.

“Hungry? Here, one sec.” Anders started fumbling with his robes. A few seconds later he pulled out a roll of bread and held it out to Rhian through the bars separating them. She looked at it hesitantly. “Take it. You need it more than I do.”

“Thank you,” Rhian said, reaching over and grabbing the roll. The roll was cold and a little hard, but she wasn’t really in the position to be picky. She broke off a piece and started eating.

“They really shouldn’t send kids down here overnight without dinner as a punishment. Well, they shouldn’t have that as a punishment for anyone in general, but especially not for kids like you.”

“I’m not a kid. I’m 7,” Rhian replied with her mouth full.

Anders smiled at her. “So,” he said as she finished up the roll, “what are you here for?”

“I didn’t mean to! It was an accident! They all had these mean faces and were yelling at me!” Rhian could feel tears forming in her eyes.

“Hey,” Anders said in a soothing voice, trying to calm her down. He wished the bars weren’t there, so he could comfort her properly. He hated seeing kids cry. “I know you didn’t. I’m not mad. I was just wondering.”

Rhian wiped her eyes using her sleeve. “I missed going outside. I just wanted to look out the window but it was really high so I climbed up the bookcase. Then one of the Templars got mad and started yelling at me and I got scared. Then more and more came. I closed my eyes and wished they would all go away. When I opened them, they were all frozen.”

“Nice!” Anders said holding his hand up. The gesture made Rhian giggle. She went over and gave him a high five. Suddenly, she felt slightly better. It was like being near Anders made you feel safer. As if he had some kind of healing aura around him.

“Hey,” Anders said, “next time you get in trouble, you can tell them I did it. I’m older, I can take whatever punishment they give me.” Rhian smiled at him and nodded.

They spent the rest of the night huddled together, the cell bars being the only thing separating them.

—

“It’s not fair!” Anders was on the verge of tears.

Rhian didn’t know what to do. It was usually Anders who did the comforting. She patted him gently on the back.

“I’m going to miss him too,” Rhian said trying to be consoling.

“You don’t understand, Surana,” Anders said, his voice shaking. “It’s because of me. Of us. They noticed us getting close and they didn’t like it. Karl told me that they had a spot lined up for him. To help teach the younger apprentices. Why would they just suddenly transfer him?”

Rhian stayed quiet. Anders was right. It wasn’t fair. But when was the Circle ever fair?

—

Rhian’s heart dropped. That was the last set of cells and there was still no sign of him. She had kept an eye out while they were fighting the abominations and checked again once everything had calmed down. She hadn’t seen him with the other survivors when they first arrived. The dungeons were her last hope.

“Are you sure you didn’t see him?” Rhian asked Wynne.

“Yes. If he was hiding somewhere else, then he would’ve either ended up with the others or we would’ve come across him already. If he was down here, then he would be here. There’s only one way to leave and the abominations couldn’t have made their way down here.”

“So you mean..?”

“It’s the only answer, dear.”

“No! Maybe we missed him? We should check again. He’s probably hiding somewhere and we didn’t see.”

Rhian started to walk towards the exit when she felt a hand stop her. Zevran’s. “Rhi...I’m sorry.”

She could feel her heart pounding in her ears. Karl was gone and Jowan was stuck in the Redcliffe dungeons. Eadric was safe at least. But the thought of Anders possibly being...she couldn’t handle that. He was the first person to actually show her some kindness in the Circle. He helped make everything more bearable. The air suddenly felt thick. Rhian could feel tears welling up in her eyes. Zevran pulled her into his arms. She hoped tears didn’t stain leather.

—

Mhairi kicked the door open, revealing a tall lanky man shooting fire at a darkspawn. A few bodies were scattered on the floor, Templars from the look of their armor. Once he realized that there were people behind him, he turned around.

“Uh...I didn’t do it.”

Rhian’s heart leaped. She couldn’t believe her eyes. Before she knew it, she was bounding towards him. As she pulled him into a big hug, she was surrounded by a familiar comforting feeling.

“Hey, I can recognize this elf girl anywhere. Surana!” Anders returned her hug. Suddenly, he frowned. “Are you crying?”

“I thought you were dead.”

“No? I’d think I’d remember being dead.”

“But the Circle? How did you survive?”

“You mean the thing with Uldred? Great story actually-”

“Sorry to interrupt this reunion,” Alistair said, “but there’s darkspawn that needs killing.”

Rhian gave Anders one last squeeze before getting ready to move on to the next room. She couldn’t wait to catch up. She had so much to tell him.

—

A feeling of...anguish? Where was it coming from? Rhian closed her eyes and tried to focus on it. Anders. Something was wrong.

“Zev.”

Zevran yelped at Rhian’s sudden appearance, almost dropping what was in his hand. “Please do not do that. I am not used to your being a spirit yet.” Rhian apologized. Zevran took a moment to collect himself. “What is it?”

“It’s Anders. Something’s not right.”

“How do you know?”

“I can...feel it? In the Fade. I have to go to him. Will you be alright here with Alistair?” Zevran nodded and Rhian hugged him goodbye.

She didn’t know how long she’d been wandering around. It had been over a year since she defeated the Archdemon and somehow survived, but she still wasn’t used to the way time passed in the Fade. Or how to navigate it. All she had to go on was wherever the sense of anguish was coming from. Suddenly she found the source. She didn’t know how, just that her gut was telling her it was here. She crossed over the veil and the first thing that hit her was a horrible smell. She looked around and realized she was in a sewer. Then she saw a room not too far away. It looked like a clinic of some sort. As she walked in, she noticed a familiar blonde head.

“Anders?”

“Rhian? How are you here?” He had been crying.

“I sensed you. In the Fade.” Rhian walked over to where he was sitting and put an arm around him. “What’s wrong?”

“It’s Karl. He’s dead.”

Rhian’s jaw dropped. “What? How?”

“They made him tranquil. Having Justice with me must’ve reconnected him to the Fade somehow. But it was only temporary. He asked me to...I didn’t have a choice…”

Rhian pulled him into a hug. “It’s okay.”

“No, no it’s not. It’s my fault. I should’ve gotten there sooner.”

“You couldn’t have known. The Circle’s the one to blame. You of all people should know that.”

Anders hugged Rhian tighter and let out a sob. She could feel tears forming in her eyes. She wasn’t as close to Karl as she was with Anders during her time in the Circle, but he was nice to her and helped her out when he could. And she knew how much he meant to Anders.

“I’m here for you. I’ll stay here tonight if you want.”

“I’d like that.”

—

Rhian was in position, one hand hovering over the hilt of her spellweaver should she need to whip it out. Zevran had heard a noise while they were eating and it was starting to come closer. Suddenly, four figures emerged. Alistair moved to strike them with his sword.

“Wait!” Rhian cried right before Alistair landed a hit. “Anders?”

“Surprise?”

“What are you doing here?”

“Escaping from Kirkwall,” said an elf. He was taller than average and had glowing tattoos. Rhian didn’t know what to make of him.

“That’s Fenris. And this is Alden and Kaia Hawke,” said Anders. “And these are the guys I was telling you about. My friends from my warden days.”

Rhian recognized their names from when Zevran had told her about how the Champion of Kirkwall and her friends helped him get rid of Nuncio. She also recalled two new warden recruits from a few years ago having the name Hawke. Bethany and...Copper? Possibly related. There seemed to be a family resemblance. She shook their hands, and when she got to Alden, he made sure to let her know that he was Fenris’ boyfriend.

“Now that we’re all introduced, do you have anything to eat?” said Kaia. “I’m starving.”

Alistair went to check and fortunately, they had just enough leftovers. As everyone sat down to eat, Anders told Rhian what happened. He talked about the rising tension in Kirkwall between the Templars and the mages, especially after the viscount died. How the Knight-Commander started descending into madness from exposure to red lyrium. How she had started tightening her grip on the mages and that the grand cleric did nothing to keep the peace. And when Anders found out that she had called for the Right of Annulment, he decided that enough was enough and blew up the Chantry to send a message. This led to a final showdown where he and his friends helped the mages fight against the Kirkwall Templars. After it was over, the four of them decided to flee from Kirkwall in case the Divine sent forces after them.

As Anders finished talking, Rhian could feel her anger building up. She slammed her bowl down on her lap. “No. I’m tired of this. You’re always on the run, Anders. No more. You’re back in.”

Anders gave her a questioning look.

“I’m reinstating you into the Grey Wardens. Effective immediately.”

“You mean-?”

“Yes. I’m invoking the Right of Conscription. You’re not an apostate or a fugitive anymore.”

“Can you do that? Reinstate me?”

“Why not? I’m still the Fereldan Warden-Commander last I checked. And I don’t think they’re really in a position to deny me. I’m the Hero of Ferelden, Ender of the Fifth Blight.”

Anders’ eyes started to tear up. He pulled Rhian into a big hug, thanking her repeatedly. She leaned into his hug. Anders meant a lot to her and she was going to do everything in her power to keep him safe. It was her way of repaying Anders for being there for her all those years in the Circle. No harm would ever come to him ever again.

[digi-tal-communities]

The role of social media in eating disorders

Today while scrolling through Instagram, I came across an alarming statistic:

38% OF 4-YEAR-OLD GIRLS ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THEIR BODIES.

This statistic came from the Pretty Foundation – a Melbourne based foundation whose mission is “to empower women and girls with the perspective, skills and support to develop and nurture a positive body image for themselves and others” (Pretty Foundation 2018).

As the Pretty Foundation explains, body dissatisfaction can often lead to disordered eating.

90% OF GIRLS AGED 12-17 ARE ON A DIET OF SOME TYPE.

With social media being almost inescapable in society today, it got me thinking about the role of social media in both the formation and recovery of eating disorders.

When I was 13, I was diagnosed with an eating disorder. This was in early 2012 when social media was only starting to grow – it was not nearly as ubiquitous as it is now six years later.  As I scroll through Instagram, part of me is grateful that, at the height of my eating disorder, it did not yet exist. Given that the majority of my feed is flooded with hyper-filtered images of fashion, beauty, lifestyle and fitness influencers, I think it would have only enhanced my struggles. However, in saying that, another part of me wishes that social media was more prominent back then. As we have discussed often throughout this unit, social media enables connectivity, communication and sharing between people far and wide. During my battle with an eating disorder, there was no one within my immediate environment who truly understood what I was going through. This was incredibly frustrating and isolating and undoubtedly hindered my recovery. Social media would have been a fantastic platform for me to connect and interact with girls who were also battling or recovering from eating disorders and made what was an extremely dark time in my life more hopeful.

THE NEGATIVE SIDE OF SOCIAL MEDIA

It is widely believed that the manicured, curated content of social media can trigger or exacerbate mental illnesses (McCosker 2016). This includes eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia, binge eating and orthorexia. According to Greta Gleissner (2017) - the founder of Eating Disorder Recovery Specialists – social media has a strong influence on a person’s body image and relationship with food. Social media promotes self-comparison to highly filtered content posted by ‘influencers’ and ‘real-life’ celebrities (Gleissner 2017). This can lead to individuals feeling inadequate about their body and in turn disordered eating behaviours so they can to the ideal body standards promoted by social media (Gleissner 2017).

Here are just a few of many similar posts that have appeared on my Instagram feed in the last few weeks. I can’t say that looking at these images didn’t make me feel bad about my own body, and I highly doubt I was the only one. I am well aware of all the work that goes into producing these sort of images and felt still felt this way - I would hate to think what kind of effect the constant exposure to these sort of images would have on young girls that aren’t as aware. 

THE POSITIVE SIDE OF SOCIAL MEDIA

As much as social media is talked about as having a negative impact on mental illness, it has also been shown that when used appropriately, it can be a positive tool for people dealing with mental illnesses. As McCosker (2016) explains, social media has been adopted by many individuals suffering from serious illnesses – whether they be physical or mental – to document and share their experience and connect with others going through the same thing. “When someone has an eating disorder, they often think, 'I'm the only one who has this”, but social media can change this way of thinking (Risher 2017). “Online, they can find people who understand the struggles they're going through and realise they aren't alone” (Risher 2017).  ). Social media empowers those suffering to open up about their eating disorder and provides them with hope, reassurance and encouragement through connecting with other sufferers and reading about their experiences (Risher 2017). This sharing can be extremely helpful to sufferers in their recovery. A great example of this is Korey Baruta - a Melbourne-based university student - who uses her Instagram profile @storyofkorey to document her recovery from anorexia nervosa, anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD). Not only has it clearly been a fantastic outlet for Korey, but by sharing her experience online she has given hope to her followers who share the same struggles that things can and will get better. 

https://www.instagram.com/koreybaruta/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4808228/Korey-Baruta-20-opens-battle-anorexia.html

Social media undoubtedly has an impact on the development and recovery of eating disorders - both negative and positive. Hopefully, as more awareness is raised towards the negative side of social media and the profound influence it can have on body dissatisfaction and disordered eating, the positive side of social media can become more prominent. 

REFERENCES

Gleissner, G 2017, ‘Social Media and its Effect on Eating Disorders’, Huffington Post, 5 October, viewed 16 May 2018, <https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/social-media-and-its-effect-on-eating-disorders_us_591343bce4b0e3bb894d5caa>.

McCosker, A 2016, ‘Digital Mental Health and Visibility: Tagging Depression', in Digital Media: Transformations in Human Communication, Peter Lang.

Pretty Foundation 2018, Our Story, Pretty Foundation, viewed 16 May 2018, <https://prettyfoundation.org/our-story/>.

Risher, B 2017, ‘Social Media Is Helping Women Recover From Eating Disorders’, Self, 2 March, viewed 16 May 2018, <https://www.self.com/story/social-media-helping-women-eating-disorder-recovery>.

[bongrollan]

Our Story

You arrived in a box.  It was a small one, an ordinary brown box that the grocery stores supply when you buy items too heavy for bags - a testament to how unprepared i was to pick you up and bring you to our home. 

A day earlier, your breeder just informed me that i could pick you up already.  And just an hour before that, i was there looking at your crate where you and your siblings were all bunched up.

“Choose one” Rene, your breeder said.

I tried hiding a tinge of disappointment.  I always thought huskies were gray.  You and your siblings bore a shade i wasnt familiar with - copper or red. 

“I don’t know. Choose na lang for me.” 

“This one.  He is the most lively one.”  

And so it was that fate, working through Rene, chose you out of 6-8 similar looking puppies to come home to Fairview.  

In many ways, the box and the unpreparedness of it all, echoed the unexpected impact you would have in our house.  Pets weren’t big in the Rollan household. 

Before you, there was only one dog, my brother’s shih tzu, Kimchi, who occasionally visited and dazzled us with his magic tricks.  But there were no pets who lived at home.  

So you can imagine the mixed bag of emotions that came with me bringing you home.  A pet in a house that viewed dogs as bantay (guard dogs).  And that i insisted you share the room with me and my mom, because at the time, i shared a room with her, was met with many a raised eyebrow.

There were no instruction manuals that came with you.  No guides.  I didn’t have dog friends yet (furparents) and so for the early days it was trial and error - not a perfect parent recipe to raise a young pup.  The days and nights were a constant trying to sift fact from folklore as Pinoys had so many passed down on how dogs should be raised.  

Yaya and I stayed out late for hours on end to wait for you to poop.  (This we got right). I didn’t know about crate training and how it can be used to house-train you.  So we did it by sheer effort. And had to wake up in the early morning hours to rush you out until you eventually learned to keep it in till morning

I walked you every morning during those early days.  Before you, i never ventured out of the house.  I was taught that the streets weren’t safe, that tambays (people drinking in the streets) would bother you, etc, or the occasional stray dog could harm you.  I also didn’t know about parvo, distemper, and all the other diseases that you - not yet fully vaccinated- could contract.  So i guess we both had to venture out and try to keep each other safe.

You kept the stray dogs that barked at us at bay. They barked but you silently stood ground until they backed off.

A turning point for us was when we both started taking classes at Betterdog, and then eventually at Pup Culture too.  I learned to be a better parent and you learned to behave. To this day, several dogs later, you were the most behaved.  You could read the people at home.  You knew when they liked you and when they were scared.  And you wanted everyone to like you.

I didnt know about the stages of puppy development - most especially the three months where a pup needs to socialize and feel safe about the world. Exposure was key as it would set you up for life.  And without knowing that, we stumbled through that too.  I mistakenly hugged you when you shivered at the independence day fireworks display and that reinforced your fear of loud noises - a fear you brought with you until years later your love for the family and being part of it was much stronger than new year’s fireworks and so you ventured out to be with the family anyway.  

A bad encounter with a water bowl, where an older dog snapped at you for drinking his water, made you possessive of your things - a trait that made people fear you and one that we had to manage throughout your life.  People became scared of you - as you would snap at them.  Some were bitten and that made you even more a wolf in their eyes.  But even with that horrific image and perception, your loving nature still found a way to endear yourself to others.

You loved your car rides and your walks- just like your brothers who came after you.  But your joy was different and in many ways mirrored my own.  You were happy for the company not the walk.  It didn’t matter whether it was a trip to bgc, or the beach or even to the dirty park nearby.  The destination wasnt important to you. It was the people you were with.  

And yes i didnt get that wrong.  You wanted people’s affection and approval where other dogs wanted the company of other dogs.  When we walked with our friends, you always stopped to check if they were still with us.  And you refused to go home and part ways with them.  

You showed your love in simple ways.  A howl to greet people - which to be fair either was seen as endearing or terrifying, the latter i don’t understand why, a slight lean on their legs as you sit beside them. You didn’t just sit for people.  Other dogs would sit in front of you. You would move to the side of the person’s leg and sit beside him/her as if inviting them to touch you - go ahead, i can be yours for 30 seconds while you pet me. And how could i forget the kisses.  You loved to sneak kisses to strangers as they pet you.  A sudden lunge and then you would gently smack their lips with your nose.  And you somehow knew which people were ok to kiss and which weren’t- that obviously you didn’t learn from me.

I would like to think that despite all of my shortcomings and mistakes that we did ok.  I would like to hope that for the brief moments you were happy.  I know you changed me in ways i cannot describe.  You touched me, yaya (who became your most avid supporter) and mommy (who was deathly scared of you at first) and i believe we did the same to you too.  

I always joked that you had to be gwapo to be a Rollan furkid.  You set the bar pretty high. You were the most handsome husky i had seen. Biases aside, this isnt an opinion of a parent with blinders - like when your mom says you are handsome.  Everyone you met affirmed the same thing. You had a face so perfect.  And your hazel eyes, mind you blue eyes were all the rage at the time for huskies, were perfect and full of expression and life.Maybe your looks were genetic- although to be fair, we bumped into your littermate and he was a far cry from you. 

Or maybe it was also an outward manifestation of the love you always wanted to share and that i hope we also shared with you.

We had several adventures during our time.  But now i feel guilty that it wasn’t enough.  I would like to blame covid for stopping our weekly excursions, but it seems an empty excuse bec, i’m sure we would’ve or should’ve found a way.  I feel guilty that my attention was split when we got your brothers and sisters. That wasn’t fair to you and maybe it stung when you saw them being more accepted bec they didn’t have your phobias... But for all their approachableness, they lacked your soul.  Maybe that’s harsh or maybe too early as some of them are still young and with time could probably develop the same rapport.  But you were the one that was attuned to the family and to people.

Its funny how when you see the sum of all the things we’ve done and learned - obedience, failed attempts at agility and flyball, nosework, etc... we never excelled at any of those. I suspect they were never important to you. You were never ball crazy like the others, never really hungry to run and jump.   You did them because i wanted us to do them - because for those brief moments we were of one mind.  I wish i relished in that more than in the feeling that we failed time and time again. For those countless hours of training and the brief seconds before you pee to get us eliminated, we had each other

I told my friends when they asked who was my favorite-  you know Winter is the crowd favorite.  The celebrity crush people want to take pictures with and get close to.  Haru is the mysterious talented savant that you would admire.   But Watson has the heart and soul you would wish from a friend.  The pal who after all the lights and sounds have faded would just be content to sit beside you in the darkness. No words need be said.  But both of you would be contented just there beside each other.

Watson was and is my heart dog. I don’t know when we would get our chance to sit beside each other again and just watch time pass by.  Or when we would play fetch, or scent work, or walk or swim.  Thank you for touching our lives

Last september 10, you once more came in a box.  Only this time, this was to be the last time.  I took you for your last car ride to the crematory.  They could’ve picked you up from the house, but i wanted to bring you. One last time.  

I love you my Watson.  Run free and i hope we see each other again.

[charlottebowerproject4]

Documentary Photography Research-Part 1

-All research from the photo book.

René-Jaques

René-Jaques was from Cambodia and she started off photographed French  landscapes, architecture, industrial objects, sports and art. After WW2 he made numerous documentary works about French towns and the French countryside. There isn't any specific techniques that he used to et this photo but he looked closely for impersonal spaces and Madame Rayda’s  apparently attracted him because of this. In the photo there is a woman, supposedly Madame Rayda standing in the window leaning on the rails looking distracted by something. Jaques was ‘conditioned to take photos and illustrate Francis Cerco’s text’. the seven of the photo was discovered in an old fashioned area in the north east of Paris, published in 1938. The photograph a woman at Madame Rayda and he rest is left to interpretation and that is the way he wanted popped to see it. For instance when I look at it I presume that she is Madame Rayda but that may not be true, although the woman is descried as ‘the watchful Madame Rayda’. the photo makes me feel intrigued ass to what is happening and why. Also at some point I should translate the sign and see what type of place it is. But what. love about this photo is that the photographer wants you to feel intrigued about it which is what I find so interesting.

Dorothea Lange

Dorothea Lange was originally from New Jersey in the us but died in San Fransisco, California. She was a Documentary Photographer who took portraits of farmers during the Great Depression. Lange has said that she ‘doesn't remember how she explained the presence of her camera to the woman” and to achieve this photo she made five exposures working closer and closer in the same direction’. The photograph is Called ‘Migrant Mother’ and this is because the photo is of a mother and her three children. Lange wanted to document ‘a camp filled with field workers whose livelihoods were devastated by the failure of the pea crops’. This was where she came across a woman called Florence Owen Thompson who is the woman in. the photo portraying the migrant mother. The photo was taken in 1963 during The Great Depression in Nipomo, California. When I look at the image I can see fear from the children as they hide their faces from whatever sights they are seeing as they nuzzle up to their mother. Their mother communicates curiosity and to me it seems like she has a lot on her mind, this is shown by the facial expressions and the body language of the mother and children. When I asked someone else what they thought the photo communicated they said that ‘they are obviously in very poor conditions and the woman is worried as to what is about to happen’. Then I asked someone else what they thought and they said that ‘she is thinking, how am I going to protect my children? how am I going to feed them? and where am I going to sleep tonight?” I think these are all really good points and when I showed the the image I gave them very little context. the photo makes me feel quite emotional, especially when thinking about what they were going through. And it makes you see how privileged we are to have a roof over our heads and food at our tables these days compared to the people I. the photo who are scavenging for food scraps and eating birds and frozen veg with no crops. I think that when Lange took the photo she would have never of thought that her photo could have this much of an effect a person especially this many years later.

Helen Levitt

Helen Levitt was an American photographer who favoured street photography in and around New York City. The photograph was taken in New York in 1940. This photo and the others in the series were taken in black and white film. In the photo a mirror has been broken by a group of young boys and two members of the group are picking up the pieces. Meanwhile the rest of the world around them are minding their own business and caring on with their day. this is the fourteenth photo in a set of sixty-eight street photographs published in 1981. The image is communicating the theme of responsibility as two of the boys are being responsible and cleaning up the shattered mirror pieces that are on the ground but it also shows that because of this they are experiencing the world for the first time. Strangely the photos makes me feel amused because the boys are so oblivious as to what is going on around them and the rest of the people are completely careless as to what the group of children are doing and just carrying on with their lives not giving a care in the world.

Yousuf Karsh

Yousuf Karsh was and American, Canadian photographer known for taking portraits. When taking the photo the photographer wanted to achieve and provide contrast to portraits of Hitler. Churchill wanted to present himself as a resolute chairman or manager, the head of a civilian enterprise. The photograph was taken in Ottawa in December 1941, just after Churchill’s speech to the Canadian parliament promising Britain would fight on. he didn't want to be communicated as being associated with violent gesturing which is contrast to Hitler again. The photo makes me feel quite amused because Karsh was irritated with Churchill’s cigar so he made him get rid of it for the photo and I just found this quite funny. It makes the image even better though because it shows that Churchill doesn't need an object to make him powerful, he just needs trust form people.

Mitsuaki Iwago

Mitsuaki Iwago is a Japanese wildlife photographer and filmmaker. His work has been apart of many books and some documentary, Iwago is a very accomplished photographer because of this. This photos taken on the American plains and taken for his book ‘natural order of the American plain’ published in 1987. In the photo there is a pride of lionesses reign on a hyena for passing their part of the territory as they share the territory and the long steal their food so they are left with nothing, however hyenas can be very cunning and preserving. A sense of power is communicated, the power hat thew lions harness of the hyena. And the blood can show the pain that the creature is in and it makes me feel compassion for the hyena because it makes me feel sad that the animal has to go through that pain just b eclipse it wants to hunt for food.

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Marvel’s Loki TV Series and MCU Timeline Explained

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This article contains Marvel Cinematic Universe spoilers.

It’s been well over two years since the events of Avengers: Endgame, and you’d be forgiven for forgetting exactly what went down during the climax of the Infinity Saga and some of the entries that led to it. There were plenty of Easter eggs and nods to other parts of the MCU in both Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame – some of them edging on “blink and you’ll miss it” territory as Marvel Studios sought to wrap up a decade and change of storytelling.

Ahead of Loki’s release on Disney+ we’ve been revisiting the God of Mischief’s journey to the small screen and pondering all the reasons that this new TV version of Loki will be different to the one we now know and love, despite our better judgement.

In many ways this is a tale of two Lokis: the one we’ve already seen evolve – albeit gradually – throughout the Thor trilogy and the Avengers films, and the one we’re about to see reckon with a new fate in Loki thanks to an accidental temporal intervention.

First, let’s take stock of all the ways both of these Lokis are the same.

Prime Loki

When we first met Loki (the excessively charismatic Tom Hiddleston) in Kenneth Branagh’s 2011 franchise-starter Thor, he was a sly and manipulative prince but still loyal to the realm of Asgard. As he prepared to witness his brother Thor (Chris Hemsworth) become king and take over from their father Odin (Anthony Hopkins), Loki decided to throw a spanner in the works by arranging a visit from the Frost Giants – a race beaten by Odin and left in ruins in the realm of Jotunheim long ago – in the middle of Thor’s coronation.

Though Loki initially sabotaged Thor’s big day as a lark, he unwittingly started a chain of events that would lead to a devastating personal discovery: that he himself was a Frost Giant, rescued as a baby from the Jotunheim battlefield by Odin in the hope that he would forge peace between the two realms one day.

Loki, who always felt like Odin’s least favored son, was overwhelmed by the trauma of what he retrospectively viewed as a life filled with lies and betrayal, so when Thor was banished to Earth for kickstarting yet another battle with the Frost Giants Loki saw an opportunity to take the throne of Asgard as Odin fell into a deep sleep.

It didn’t go as well as he hoped. For a while he was able to rule Asgard, but when the Warriors Three and Sif travelled to Earth against Loki’s wishes to retrieve Thor, things fell apart. Loki intervened and attacked Thor and the gang to prevent them from destabilizing his newfound power, but Thor stopped him and returned to Asgard. The two brothers fought and Odin woke from his slumber.

Odin’s obvious dismay at his son’s actions left Loki bereft. He let himself fall from the broken Bifrost Bridge into a wormhole in space rather than make amends for what he’d done or accept any punishment that might be forthcoming.

Thor assumed Loki died that day, but Loki was very much alive. On the other side of that wormhole was Sanctuary, an asteroid field inhabited by a violent race called the Chitauri. Also installed on Sanctuary was The Other, Thanos’ personal servant, who gave Loki both a powerful Scepter that contained the Mind Stone and command over the Chitauri army to invade Earth. In exchange, Loki was to snatch the Tesseract – a cosmic cube housing the Space Stone – and bring it back to Thanos.

Fearing Thanos’ retribution and feeling he had no choice but to comply, Loki travelled to Earth in 2012’s The Avengers via the wormhole-opening Tesseract and took the cube from SHIELD, eventually opening a larger wormhole over New York and beginning the Chitauri invasion.

Ultimately beaten by the Avengers in the Battle of New York, Loki was set to be brought back to Asgard as a prisoner along with the Tesseract and condemned to a cell in the dungeons.

This brings us to a fork in Loki’s road and the MCU timeline itself.

Dead Loki: Infinity War Timeline

Post Avengers, Loki languished in the Asgardian Dungeons until his mother Frigga (Rene Russo) was killed by the Dark Elves in Thor: The Dark World. Released by Thor, the duo attempted to defeat the Dark Elves’ leader. Naturally, Loki faked his own death during the fight, hopped back to Asgard, and ousted Odin. He then ruled over Asgard for years in Odin’s guise.

Thor eventually discovered Loki’s deception upon his return to Asgard following the events of Avengers: Age of Ultron. The two embarked on a journey to Earth to find the real Odin, who revealed they had an older sister called Hela (Cate Blanchett) who would try to lead Asgard into war against the Nine Realms. Odin suddenly popped his clogs, leaving a confused Thor and Loki to face Hela.

They were no match for her, and both ended up stranded on the artificial trash planet Sakaar in Thor: Ragnarok until Loki reluctantly joined forces with Thor, Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), and Hulk/Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) to try and take Hela out of the equation. They were able to do this by summoning the fire demon Surtur, beginning the all-cleansing process of Ragnarök. This course of action came at a terrible price: the complete destruction of Asgard, during which Loki once again stole the Tesseract while no one was looking.

As promised in The Avengers, Thanos came looking for the Tesseract during Infinity War after Loki failed to deliver it to him. The surviving Asgardians were attacked by Thanos aboard their escape ship the Statesman and half of them were killed. A showdown with Thanos left Hulk unconscious and Thor trapped by the Black Order. In a moment of unexpected redemption Loki tried to deceive Thanos by offering up the Tesseract, and made a failed attempt on the Mad Titan’s life. Thanos killed Loki for his insolence by snapping his neck.

Variant Loki: TV Series Timeline

With Loki dead, half the universe snapped out of existence, and Asgard reduced to a tiny population on Earth, Thor fell into a deep depression during Avengers: Endgame. But there was a glimmer of hope on the horizon when the team put together a plan to go back in time and retrieve the Infinity Stones, reversing Thanos’ snap.

This “time heist” placed Tony Stark, Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), Bruce Banner, and Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) back at The Avengers’ Battle of New York in 2012, and their plan to grab the stones went smoothly at first. Steve acquired the Mind Stone in the form of Loki’s Scepter and Bruce convinced The Ancient One (Tilda Swinton) to hand over the Time Stone, while Tony and Scott hit Stark Tower to lift the Tesseract.

Unfortunately, Tony forgot that he made the Hulk take the stairs instead of the elevator when the Avengers originally accompanied an imprisoned Loki down to the lobby. As Hulk smashed through the lobby door he sent Tony and the Tesseract flying. Loki saw an opportunity and didn’t hesitate: he picked up the Tesseract and jumped through a wormhole.

This is the version of Loki we join as the character’s Marvel spinoff series gets underway. Not the Loki who saw the fall of Asgard and perhaps got to make amends for some of his previous crimes by supporting Thor in the aftermath, but the Loki who just led a deadly invasion of Earth.

“With Loki taking the Tesseract, fans will see exactly what that action means and what a bigger ripple he’s made in time doing that,” Loki director Kate Herron explained. “It causes him to be more reflective about his actions and why he’s done what he’s done.”

Responsible for many human deaths – including Agent Phil Coulson on a SHIELD helicarrier before the Battle of New York had even begun – this Loki is still full of rage following the exposure of Odin’s lies about his origin.

He is, by all accounts, a total butthole.

Thanks to marketing materials for the upcoming series we already know that following his Battle of New York escape Loki will be apprehended by the Time Variance Authority – a bureaucratic organization which monitors the state of the MCU’s timeline. It’s unclear if the show will fully redeem the God of Mischief from a post-Battle of New York state of trauma and vindictiveness, but the show has apparently found a different way to do so than we’ve already witnessed, which is a good thing – as charming as Tom Hiddleston absolutely is, we need to see Loki nudged further away from 2012-era villain territory for all this to work long term.

Loki writer Michael Waldron has described the show as a “struggle with identity, who you are” and “who you want to be” so it’s definitely a possibility that Loki will become a better version of himself than we’ve ever seen before.

“Loki is a character that’s always reckoning with his own identity, and the TVA, by virtue of what they do, is uniquely suited to hold up a mirror to Loki and make him really confront who he is and who he was supposed to be,” Waldron explained.

The TVA will recruit the God of Mischief to help clean up the temporal mess he made when he grabbed the Tesseract and skedaddled – it seems The Ancient One was quite right when she said that any major disruption to the flow of time would create branch timelines where things have gone badly wrong. Could Loki really become a valued TVA asset, righting wrongs and setting things straight? Maybe, but as we know, Loki is gonna Loki, and he probably won’t enjoy being told what to do by anyone.

“I love this idea [of] Loki’s chaotic energy somehow being something we need,” Hiddleston told EW. “Even though, for all sorts of reasons, you don’t know whether you can trust him. You don’t know whether he’s going to betray you. You don’t why he’s doing what he’s doing. If he’s shapeshifting so often, does he even know who he is? And is he even interested in understanding who he is? Underneath all those masks, underneath the charm and the wit, which is kind of a defense anyway, does Loki have an authentic self? Is he introspective enough or brave enough to find out? I think all of those ideas are all in the series — ideas about identity, ideas about self-knowledge, self-acceptance, and the difficulty of it.”

Hiddleston added “[That] was very exciting because in the other films, there was always something about Loki that was very controlled. He seemed to know exactly what the cards in his hand were and how he was going to play them. And Loki versus the TVA is Loki out of control immediately, and in an environment in which he’s completely behind the pace, out of his comfort zone, destabilized, and acting out.”

Perhaps if Loki actually met Loki he’d have a fresh perspective on whether anger and spite are worth clinging on to?

Lokis All the Way Down

Even as the show intends to explore Loki’s struggle with his own identity, it seems set to introduce other Lokis from different timelines and realities, which leaves the storytelling door very much open. Not just in terms of new angles on previous MCU tales and major cameos, but to inspiration from the pages of Marvel Comics as well.

“Part of the fun of the multiverse and playing with time is seeing other versions of characters, and other versions of the titular character in particular,” confirmed Marvel head honcho Kevin Feige.

The comics are certainly ripe with possibilities. There’s Kid Loki – a vessel for the trickster reborn after he manipulated Hela into taking his name out of the Book of Hel. Then there’s Old Loki – a real bastard who makes the current Loki seem like a Care Bear in comparison. Loki even found himself inside a body intended for Lady Sif at one stage, becoming Lady Loki (later incorporated into Loki’s fairly casual gender fluidity).

Loki: Agent of Asgard

Interestingly, Waldron has also said that the show will explore whether Loki could ever make a friend, which is the focus of Al Ewing’s 2014 Agent of Asgard run. In these comics, Loki meets a woman called Verity Willis who can see through any lie, making her the perfect person for Loki to have an open and honest friendship with.

It was around this time that the Loki of Marvel Comics also had an epiphany: that a lie is just a story and a story can be rewritten. This allowed him to turn over a new leaf, redefining his character from the God of Lies to the God of Stories. Thinking back to Hiddleston’s first official comment when Loki was announced, this could be just one way that Marvel has approached further seasons of the show and Loki’s continuing journey through time and space.

“Loki,” Hiddleston wrote. “More stories to tell. More mischief to make. More to come.”

Marvel’s Loki will be streaming on Disney+ from June 9.

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Wohoo! hi guys its been a long while! hope y’all are safe and protecting yourselves against COVID-19. let’s sanitize more and wash our hands frequently to avoid contracting the disease but above all lets STAY AT HOME. Anyways, since schools have been closed down because of the pandemic, my school moved to we having online classes to prevent us being idle while the whole word takes a major turn. The questions are below. I took my time to research and watch series of videos to help me come at my answers and conclusions. I hope they are useful to you too. 

  1.     Write in your own words a brief history of photography and the major proponents of the practice.

2.     Will you regard photography as an art or science?

3.     How is photography relevant to human history?

 1.        

·         Photography was born from the camera obscura  invented in the 1830’s but in some 200 years ago the camera developed from a box that took blurry pictures until around 11th century when obscura was invented by Iraqi scientists. Photography captured a slice of life, it told something about the person or whatever that was captured. Examples are the picture of Monna Lisa, the night watch and so on. At first, photography was either used an aid in the work of a painter or followed the same principles painted followed. According to Ken Whitmire, photography was inherited from painters a 100 or 200 years ago.

·         The camera obscura manuscripts and principles on how it works was invented in 1021 by Ibn al-Haythan, known as Alhazen. The camera obscura is a dark closed box with a hole at one side of it. It is stated that around 1553, that Giovanni Battista Della Porta was the first to use the camera obscura or wrote an essay on how to use it.

·         Shortly before 1800 (exact date not known), Thomas Wedgewood, one of the first people who tried to use the concept and make it permanent. He used silver nitrate on paper and white leather but achieved better results with white leather.

Thomas was the son of the famous Josiah Wedgewood, the potter, and he wasn’t all that successful into making the image into light. He would get the image but it would get destroyed because it was not fixed like how it is done in the darkroom.

·         The first permanent and oldest surviving photograph, was taken by a French inventor Joseph Nicephore Niepce, it records a view from the “Window at Le Gras”. The exposure lasted for eight hours. Niepce came up with the idea of using petroleum derivative called “Bitumen of Judea” to record his camera’s projection. In the next few years he partnered with Louis Daguerre and they started working together till Niepce died. The first ever picture to have a human in it was Boulevard du Temple by Louis Daguerre, taken in 1838. The first known picture with a 10 minute exposure of a man having his shoes polished.

·         Finally, after decades of improvements, cameras began to earnest with Eastman’s Kodak’s cameras. In 1888 he sold his first commercial camera. It took only black and white shots.

·         In 1939, Sir John Herschel came up with a way of making the first glass negative. The same year he coined the term photography, derived from the Greek word “fos” meaning light and ‘grafo” meaning write.

·         Colour photography was explored throughout the 19th century but wasn’t really viable till the middle of the 20th century. Several methods were patented by Louis Ducos du Hauron and Charles Cros. The first colour photo, an image of a tartan ribbon was taken by James Clerk Maxwell, a famous Scottish physicist.

·         In 1939, WWII helped shape photography. The Wehrmacht recruited photographers for its propaganda campaigns. As a propaganda tool, the camera became a weapon in the hands of soldiers.

·         In 1948 Polaroid introduced an instant image development invented by Edwin H. Land. It is a type of camera which uses self-developing film to create a chemically developed print shortly after taking the picture.

·         In 1991, first professional camera was announced by Kodak professional DCS.

·         In 2000 the first camera phone was invented by Sharp Corporation.

2.

The technicality of producing an image is science but the composition and generating a beautiful image is art. Even though the science of photography is the following of series of steps when editing and making adjustments and the organized body of knowledge and principles, I think photography is an art because art is an expression of feelings brought into words, pictures (photography) or acting. Or art is something that is created with imagination and skill and that is beautiful or that expresses important ideas or feelings. This definition shows that photography possesses everything to be an ideal medium for creative expression, thus, art.

Photography is an art because it is a continuation of the art of drawing or painting. Photography is just like painting in the sense that although it does take accurate pictures of reality it allows for some modification. Photography captures a slice or a moment of life in every photograph that is taken and all of this symbolizes art. How certain people did certain things and other iconic photographs. Pictures of people like Monna Lisa, the snake river etc. all show art.  

As any visual art form, photography allows for an expression of emotions. It exploits vulnerabilities of the human visual perception and can make us experience emotions that move us and compel us to do things we otherwise would not even think of. It is Jessica Lange’s series of photos showing inhumane conditions on American factories that made the lawmakers enact Child Labor Law, it is Carleton Watkin’s landscapes that were the reason for Abraham Lincoln signing the first federal government act to preserve a part of nature for the common good now known as Yosemite National Park.

Photography requires perfection through practical knowledge, creativity and personal skills. Practical knowledge is knowledge that is acquired by day-to-day-hands-on experiences. Practical knowledge is gained by doing things. If you want to be a good manager for example, one needs several years of experience, same applies to photography. One needs to practice to become a pro at photography. Speaking of creativity, it is the use of imagination or original ideas to create something, thus, what a photographer plans on bringing out with his photo, that is the message he or she wants to convey to whoever his audience is, the theme, the story, the poses etc. The science part of photography or the body of knowledge and principles and series of steps don’t guarantee one creative. Theoretical knowledge, which is gained for example by reading manuals is not sufficient since every art requires practical knowledge.

Photography is an art because of the fact that it does take an artist’s eye to find a great subject for digital photography. The photographer conveys messages (photos) through aesthetics; a set of principles concerned with nature and appreciation of beauty. It deals with questions of beauty and artistic taste. Questions like;

·         How long did it take me to plan this photo shoot?

·         How does this photograph make me feel?

·         What’s the lighting like in this particular photograph? Is it artificial or natural? Controlled or spontaneous? A photographer answers these questions by means of art and not by a series of steps or the acquisition of knowledge by reading a manual or experimentation and observation. Managing the job requires certain skills which are personal possessions.

The above listed and elaborated points are the reasons why I strongly think photography is an art.  

3.

Photography is relevant to human history in a sense that it is part of our legacy. Photography freezes moments of our lives which pass unremarkably and which seem to have little importance to us at that time. The significance however, may be for others who search for the person we once were or the places we once knew. They can be small pieces of jigsaw that completes the larger picture of our lives.

Furthermore, photography is relevant to human history because it aids in communication. People all over the world can’t read and write and the few that can comprehend more than 250 words per minute. As a result, photography has taken a leading role in communication and is very inevitable.

Photographs play a vital role in human history by connecting us to our past. They remind us of people we’ve known and still do, the places we’ve been to, the feelings we’ve felt; love, pain, hatred, fear etc. and they tell our stories too.

Photographs can be a vital memory clue. They help us know who we are; the type of fashion or fashion sense during the old days, the kind of vehicles or other technology depicted. They also tell where we’re from, where we’re headed, the people we came from, our ancestors etc.

Another relevance of photography to human history is information. Some photographs contain very vital information about very important things and places or people. Photographs disseminate information about humanity and the society. The vital information was mostly recorded at the back or the reverse side of those old or ancient photographs and they mostly contained symbols, marker’s marks etc. an example is the carte de visite photograph from 1883. The scan of the back reveals information about the image.

Photography is relevant to human history because it keeps history alive. Most of us weren’t alive or born when certain photographs were taken but through these same photographs we’ve been able to learn about the history of particular people that were captured, particular iconic photos, why they were captured and a whole lot. For example, I wasn’t around the first permanent photograph ever (Boulevard du Temple by Louis Daguerre, taken in 1838) was taken but thanks to photography keeping history alive, I’ve been able to learn about it and see the actual picture and the photographer who captured it even though I wasn’t around to witness it. Photographs make us see and believe history.

Photography helps us understand human history and culture and this is also another reason why photography is relevant to human history. It is much more than a simple record or a snapshot. It speaks to the best and most generous part of our human nature.

Everything we do and everywhere we go is recorded because they matter. Some moments and experiences cannot be forgotten and so we keep them through photographs.

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Puritan Backroom in New Hampshire Linked to Norovirus Death

New Years’ Eve brought was a night of epic parties, promises, resolutions, and time spent with those we care for. But this New Year’s Eve also brought with it a closure to a mystery death in New Hampshire. This Norovirus-related death has been linked to an event health at the Puritan Backroom Restaurant in New Hampshire. According to the health department’s press release about this Puritan Backroom Norovirus Death:

“The New Hampshire Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) has determined that norovirus was a contributing cause of death in the person who passed away after attending an event at the Puritan Backroom in Manchester, New Hampshire, on November 24, 2019. The OCME completed its final report today after conducting an autopsy last month. The person who died is an adult from Hillsborough county. No additional details about this person will be released by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) due to federal and state privacy laws.

“We express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of the person who passed away,” said Chief of the DHHS Bureau of Infectious Disease Control, Beth Daly.”

The Outbreak and Investigation into this Puritan Backroom Norovirus Death

According to the media, the deceased was one of 18 people who became ill with norovirus after eating at the restaurant’s function hall the Sunday before Thanksgiving.

The cause of the outbreak has not yet been released. However, news reports commented that the restaurant had not underwent its mandatory twice-a-year health inspection since January, 2019. “The restaurant was four months overdue when the norovirus outbreak occurred. In the January inspection, the restaurant was given a disturbingly low rating of 84, in part because of unsafe food handling by staff.”

During the investigation, the hea;th department commented:

“In order to prevent any potential additional people from becoming ill, the Manchester Health Department conducted an immediate inspection of the facility as soon as we learned of the illness on November 27th. Based on the inspection and our investigation into the illnesses, we determined there was no specific ongoing norovirus risk to the public from this establishment,” Daly said.”

There was no public disclosure of the outbreak, and the one media report 10 days later failed to disclose the name of the restaurant. Also, as previously mentioned, “No additional details about this person will be released by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) due to federal and state privacy laws.”

What is Norovirus?

Norovirus is a highly contagious virus that affects the stomach and intestines causing acute gastroenteritis (food poisoning).  Norovirus is commonly known as the “stomach flu” because the symptoms appear similar to the flu with additional stomach symptoms.  Sometimes it is called “the cruise ship virus” as it is commonly spread on cruises.

What are the Symptoms of Norovirus?

Common symptoms of Norovirus include:

diarrhea,

vomiting,

nausea, and

stomach pain.

Others may experience headache, fever, and body aches.  These symptoms often start between 12 to 48 hours after exposure.  Most people experience symptoms resolving within 1 to 3 days from onset.

Your biggest worry though when it comes to Norovirus is dehydration.  That can be very serious in the very young, the very old, and those with other illnesses.  Symptoms of dehydration to look out for include dry mouth and throat, decrease in urination, and feeling dizzy when standing up.  Children don’t really have a way to communicate how they are feeling.  To identify dehydration in children, you may have to pay attention to a few behaviors, such as crying without tears or only a few tears, unusual sleepiness or fussiness.

How do People Get Sick with Norovirus?

Norovirus is spread through fecal-oral contact.  That means something that makes its way into your mouth has come in contact with infected feces.  That can happen by:

Consuming food or drinks prepared by someone infected with Norovirus who has not washed their hands after using the restroom or has come in contact with an infected surface and has not washed their hands prior to preparing or serving food.

Touching surfaces or objects that have been contaminated with Norovirus and then putting your fingers into your mouth.

Sharing food or eating utensils with someone who is infected with Norovirus who has not washed their hands after using the restroom.

Those who are infected may be contagious even before they feel sick and can continue to be contagious after symptoms resolve.  In fact, the virus can stay infectious in stool for 2 weeks or more after symptoms are gone.  A person is most infectious when they are sick with Norovirus illness and presenting symptoms and during the first few days after symptoms stop.

How Common is Norovirus?

Each year Norovirus accounts for somewhere between 19 to 21 million cases of acute gastroenteritis.  Gastroenteritis is described as inflammation of the stomach and/or intestines.  That’s a lot of tummy aches.  More seriously, norovirus is responsible for somewhere between 56,000 to 71,000 hospitalizations and between 570-800 deaths each year, with deaths generally affecting the very young and the very old.  Of all the types of gastroenteritis, 16% can be linked back to Norovirus and 12% of acute gastroenteritis cases requiring outpatient care can be linked back to Norovirus.

When looking at pediatric cases, Norovirus is the leading cause of severe acute gastroenteritis among American children under the age of 5 years old.  This corresponds to 1 million pediatric medical visits each year.  1 in 278 children are hospitalized for Norovirus before they reach 5 years old.  1 in 14 children will visit an emergency room due to Norovirus before they reach 5 years old.  Another 1 in 6 will need outpatient medical care for Norovirus before they reach 5 years old.  That’s a lot for little tummies to deal with!

What is the Biggest Concern about Norovirus and Food?

Foods that are most at risk are those that are considered ready-to-eat that are not cooked or handled with bare hands before serving.  Any food served raw or handled after being cooked may become contaminated with Norovirus on its way to the unknowing restaurant patron.

How Can I Keep Myself Safe from Norovirus?

A Norovirus outbreak can occur at a restaurant when food service workers do not practice proper food hygiene. According to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, 70% of reported Norovirus outbreaks are as a result of infected food workers contaminating food.

Therefore, it is important that all the restaurant facilities teach their employees appropriate food hygiene practices that involves not touching ready to eat foods before served, follow hand washing practices during preparation and handling of foods and staying home when sick.

As for the patron, it is a good idea to check the inspection reports by your local health department. And (as always) it is a good idea to wash your hands prior to eating and preparing or serving food.  When consuming food at a restaurant, you could eat foods that have been cooked to minimize risk.  Also, when caring for someone who is ill, be sure to wash hands and clean up thoroughly and frequently.

Report Foodborne Illness

While prevention is always better than dealing with foodborne illness, it is important to do our part to report when we think we may be sick from food.  This has nothing to do with trying to get a restaurant or a particular brand in trouble.   Chances are, they would want to know because no one wants to be responsible for making others sick.  Reporting your illness could save others from becoming sick or help those who have become sick seek faster treatment.

By: Candess Zona-Mendola, Editor (Non-Lawyer)

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Tuesday, 29th of november 2005

When I left home this morning, I saw that someone had repainted the pavement's white lane markings. The newly lettered STOPs covered the old and faded characters like freshly fallen snow.

The icy new lines sat slightly off-center the old ones, and the two STOPs blended into double-vision. I felt as though I had astigmatism when I looked at them. The painters hadn't traced the old edge-lines very well either. I could see traces of the old and over-trodden markings beneath the newly painted lines.

They should do better work when they try to renovate the area. Even so, the repainted lane markings made me feel as though the roads had renewed their vigor.

I walked to the train station and thought about roads. Roads and the ground that they pattern form much of our perception of a town. We need them to comprehend something as simple as a row of houses along a street.

An unpleasantly warm wind slipped across my face.

I noticed the blurred STOP letters on the ground and then I noticed other lines and figures that I usually ignore. Though it sounds odd, the lettered STOPs made it impossible to stop seeing new things!

I observed the pavement while I walked, and the act felt natural. I had paid enough attention to notice two species of STOPs on the road: one written in kanji, and the other written in hiragana. Had someone placed the hiragana STOPs for younger school children who might rush into traffic? And, if that's so, had someone placed the kanji STOPs in traffic lanes for kanji-literate drivers?

No... I decided against my explanation. I saw hiragana STOPs for drivers too. What standard does the city use to determine where hiragana and kanji STOPs go?

I continued walking with my head bent toward the ground. I saw so many painted figures such as squares, plusses, and perpendicular Ts. I noticed numbers and letters on speed limit signs... I saw Emergency Parking signs in front of the hospital. I even noticed the commonplace median markings, stop lines, and crosswalks.

I gave the pavement's surface more and more attention. I saw grounded dashes, marks, numbers, and letters fill the pavement. All countries paint this kind of national graffiti on their roads.

I hadn't realized so before, but different types of roads serve as navigation media that carry a lot of information. The asphalt symbols define a sort of program to describe the way everything should move... people, bicycles, motorbikes, and cars.

I didn't see a single naked road during my walk to the station. Well… I didn't see anything in the alley where I take my shortcut. No cars travel there.

We'll see our roads painted with more and more symbols in the future. We'll walk around looking at the numbers and road signs on the ground.

We should look at the ground more often while walking. Our postures will worsen, but perhaps we'll discover something from our new perspective. Our tears will drop straight down our faces though, so we'll need to take care when we cry.

I ate an Agedori Lunch at the restaurant Hana Goyomi. Gucci ordered Ishiyaki Kaisen.

I met with Mr. Muraoka at the bookstore. He recommended that I pick up The Day Yukio Mishima Died (Vol. 2). I got Joseph Finder's new novel, Paranoia, instead.

People are holding many festivals in honor of the thirty-fifth anniversary of Yukio Mishima's death. The movie Spring Snow has become a big hit recently too; Mishima wrote the film's source material. Maybe I'll read Mishima's books again after I've taken a long break from them.

My father ardently admired Mishima's writing. I remember his shock when he learned that Mishima had committed harakiri.

I stopped by Shin-chan's work booth after I had returned to KojiPro. I found him with a Mishima biography.

Shin-chan, Murashu, Rettsu, and I received our flight suits for OOOO Training from Phantom. Murashu tried his on first. He posed flamboyantly when I took out my camera.

We had arranged to get identical flight suits. We bought them used from a military base. We don't need brand-new materials this time because we plan to incorporate them into our self-made camouflage outfits.

Each suit's color differs from the others', but they all were once identically green. The colors of the Nomex fibers blush when over-exposed to the sun. The tincture of the new colors depends upon the circumstances and length of exposure to ultraviolet rays.

Each suit outwardly bears the record of its military career.

Microsoft has recently released the Xbox 360 in the United States. I played a bit of Project Gotham Racing 3 and drove a white Lotus Esprit through London. I felt like Roger Moore as 007.

I parked the car on the side of the road and then manipulated the camera to view the onlookers behind the wire frame. The people aren't in 2D - they're in 3D! It's a next-generation system, so that's really expected.

I played the U.S. version, and I found that the options include Japanese and even Korean subtitles. Incredible... does this mean that the system is region-free? If that's true, then I can play foreign games too. I definitely want to play King Kong, but I should watch the movie before I play the game.

I gave an interview in the early evening with Mr. Hamamura for Famitsu's December 22 issue. Mr. Hamamura's interviews always turn into pleasant conversations.

Enjoyable interviews don't happen very often. No matter how many interviews I give, I always feel apprehensive. I especially become more cautious whenever I interview with newspapers or general interest magazines. Some of the nastier interviewers schedule an appointment just to bring up their ideas about the immorality of video games. Other wily interviewers try to talk me into a corner. I actually get a stomachache after enough of those.

Mr. Hamamura is totally different. We have both worked in the industry for a long time, and he has a lot of experience in games. Mr. Hamamura loves games, and he shares my concern for the future of the gaming industry.

I actually started to enjoy today's conversation so much that I forgot it was work! I dropped my guard and I accidentally mentioned our new PSP project.

I'll apologize to Okamura before they publish that issue of Famitsu.

I went shopping in Ginza later in the evening. I hadn't been there in a while. Ginza's department store closes early at night, so I only had an hour. I had to shop so quickly that I didn't have a lot of time to deliberate.

I automatically rush out of a department store whenever they play Auld Lang Syne. They only use the chime to announce that they will close soon. They don't mean to throw me out, but I rush out anyway. I wasn't able to buy a lot, but at least I had the chance to shop.

I saw a huge Christmas tree in front of the Chanel boutique. It would light up only in fixed intervals, probably to save energy. All the nearby girls started to photograph the tree with their cell phones when it lit up. They treated the occasion like a red carpet affair for a film star.

I pulled out my camera, too, for HIDEOBLOG. I was the only man there-but at least I had the best camera.

I wonder... who will they show their pictures to? Will the girls send them to their peers or boyfriends by cell phone email? I don't think that many women take photographs to preserve their subjects' beauty. I think they take them to show other people.

Of course, I took my photograph to include in HIDEOBLOG. Widespread cell phone usage has really changed the purpose for photography.

I passed in front of the lottery ticket seller with the reputation for selling the most winning tickets. Unfortunately they had already closed for the day.

I was surprised to see guards standing around the front of the booth. I suppose they had received a lot of daytime business.

It was the legendary booth where they sell the most winning tickets in Japan. The booth's front sign proclaimed in large letters: "Our billionaires were born here! Three hundred people have won 42.1 billion yen during the whole Heisei Era! Fourteen people won 2.6 billion yen in Heisei-16 alone!"

The booth gave me a strangely strong feeling that I could win. I would have bought some tickets had the booth stayed open. I stepped closer and noticed that its windows had been assigned numbers from 1 through 7, with the exceptions of 4 and 6.

I can understand why they omitted 4 - it’s an unlucky number. I wonder why they left out 6 though. What's wrong with 6?

I mused quietly to myself about these things, and Kenichiro called the Chance Center to ask about it.

They had seven numbered windows in the beginning. "Vox Populi, Vox Dei" had mentioned on November 28 that people would wait in line at Window-1 for three and a half hours. The window gained a reputation for selling many winning tickets. News of Window-1's fortune spread, and its business increased.

After a while, Window-1 couldn't handle its number of clients. They wanted to create a second Window-1 to resolve this. They would renumber the windows 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 – but then 7 would have disappeared. They couldn't just do away with lucky number seven. They decided to discard the number 6, so that's why the booth appears as it does today.

Even lottery shops outwardly wear their histories.

I would have bought lottery tickets from Window-3. I haven't aggrandized the number 3 like the hero did in Stealth. It's just an attractive looking number, and I've always liked it because of that. Number three is also another lucky number.

At the HMV in Ginza, I listened to the album With Love & Squalor by the band We Are Scientists. I decided to go ahead and buy it. It's the New York based trio's first album.

Their style sounds a lot like British rock, and their sound coheres with the in-vogue Post-New-Wave movement. The Bravery and The Rapture came from New York too. Perhaps British rock fans should pay attention to New York.

I ate a late dinner at Toridori in Ginza San-cho-me. "San" means three, so there's another number three! It took me a little while to realize that I had been there before.

I settled for a couple of glasses of draft beer since I wasn't in top physical shape today.

I left Ginza on the Hibiya subway line. It was already late, so I just descended at the transfer station and passed Roppongi Station. I didn't go back to the office.

I only bought a ticket for the trip between Ginza and Roppongi since I already have a commuter pass. I wouldn't have been able to pass through the automatic ticket gate outside the transfer station without that ticket. The alarm would have activated if I had only inserted my Roppongi pass. They use these measures to prevent people from cheating on their fares.

I have always taken the gate with an actual stationed employee to solve that problem. I could simply show him both my commuter pass and my ticket. I went to the last gate on the row and presented both to the employee.

"Oh, right," he said casually. "Put both of them into the automatic gate's slots, please. Then you can pass with no problem!"

"Really? I haven't heard of this before."

I half doubted what he said, but I inserted both into the machine as he had advised. It's the same method used when boarding the Shinkansen bullet train. They require us to insert both the regular ticket and the special express pass at the same time.

The gate opened just like he said it would.

"Wow!"

That was convenient. How long have they used this? Was I the only one who didn't know about it? Or had they recently revamped the automated gates?

I later considered it rationally, and I realized that it shouldn't be too difficult. From both technological and financial perspectives, machines ought have the ability to accept a ticket and a pass pretty easily, one laid atop the other. What have they been doing all this time?

It's such a trivial matter, but I can't stop thinking about it.

I suddenly remembered when I first passed through an automatic ticket gate. I had boarded the Hankyu Line in the Kansai region. That was over thirty years ago.

Not many people know this, but Kansai used automatic ticket gates long before Tokyo. They installed the mechanized gates one day without any warning. I was a boy in elementary school, and I felt as though the door to the future had opened.

"Now, wait just a second...."

Thirty years have passed. The ticket-reading technology and its speed have surely improved since then. It can now recognize the doubled-up SUICA Pass.

But can we really call that progress? We've only modified our machines to read two passes at once after thirty years. Nothing about the ticket gates has really changed, unless we count the advertisements stuck on them. Other technologies advance quickly, but ticket gate technology has moved as slowly as a turtle. Even the game consoles have advanced rapidly within only ten years.

What will the next-generation ticket gate look like? The idea seems kind of strange.

I'm sure that the very concept of ticket gates will disappear in the future. We'll soon enter into the age of digitized personal identification. We won't need to carry anything with us. We'll shop with digitized personal IDs, and we'll even use them to pay for transportation and food. The fees will automatically withdraw. A time will come when personal IDs will handle all of our living needs-food, clothing, and even shelter.

It will be convenient, but I still can't shake the suffocation that comes when I think about it. We may even see a society so controlled that we'll need personal IDs just to breathe fresh air. We will exchange that freedom for 21st century security.

I wrote HIDEOBLOG after midnight with the television running in the background. I saw Mr. Tokoro's commercial several times: "The End-of-the-Year Jumbo Lottery: Three Hundred Million Yen!"

The absent Window-6 haunts me.

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Debate essay

When we were first given the debate task, the ‘family as a subject’ side appealed to me more than the ‘re-appropriation’ side. This was because I am more interested in portraiture photography and I already knew of several photographers that could fit under this category. We had a choice of focusing on ‘adulation’ or ‘exploitation’ for this theme. I decided to choose ‘exploitation’ as I thought this would be more challenging because I would have to explain how their photographs of family and loved ones could be exploitative. As a group, we then decided on our main argument for our debate. We agreed first of all that an image was exploitative if the photographer was taking advantage of their subject and was profiting from photographing them. We also decided it was exploitative if the subject they were photographing was unable to give consent, eg. disabled people, children/young people etc. After looking into a few photographers, we thought that they all had good intent when taking the images and their aim was to show the subjects with adulation. Based on this, we then chose our main argument to be that, even with good intent the photographer can still create exploitative images. After choosing our main argument for our debate, it gave us a starting point to create our presentation and to find photographers that were along a similar theme.

We initially had a group meeting where we began to put our presentation together. We decided to have a main argument at the beginning so, on the first slide, to back up our argument, we proclaimed: ‘Looking at the photographers that we have researched, images of ‘the family’ are exploitative due to the processes being inappropriate and how the images have been executed.’ Although some photographers argue that they shoot the subjects in the photographs with adulation, due to them not having bad intentions, the exploitation for the image is still applicable.’ This statement being at the beginning helped us with our argument as it was clear and helped reinforce our points. We also used a quote on the beginning slide, ‘Photography is, by its nature, exploitative. It's whether you use this process with a sense of responsibility or not.’ (Martin Parr). This quote backed up our statement and helped reinforce our argument further. We also mentioned it at the end of the debate to keep the presentation consistent. After the first meeting, we all went off to so our own individual research for our debate.

Upon choosing the theme ‘exploitation’, I came up with a few photographers to initially research. This included: Sally Mann, Christopher Anderson, Corinne Day and Dorothea Lange. After briefly looking into all of these photographers, I decided that Dorothea lange and ‘Migrant Mother’ matched the subject ‘exploitation’ the best. I used the book ‘Critical introduction to photography’ and a website to aid my research and guide my argument. During my research, I found several quotes from the book that back up the ‘Migrant Mother’ image as being exploitative; The mother in the photo is just used as a subject. Lange admitted she wasn’t interested in ‘her name or her history’ (Clarke 1997: 153 Photography: a critical introduction) and Florence Thompson told United press that she never made a penny out of the image and that it had done her no good. (Rosler 1989). These quotes back up my argument well and prove that the image by Dorothea Lange was exploitative. It is verifying that she took advantage of the mother’s situation by photographing her for personal gain and for the project Lange was working while employed by the FSA. This project involved photographing migrant farm workers. Lange took 6 exposures for the shoot, but ended up selecting one image which could have been because it represented the idea of the project the best. It became one of the most iconic images of the depression. The lack of presence of the father/husband in the photograph suggests that she is on her own with no help or protection. Her blank expression communicates that things won’t be improving for a while although it still shows a small glimmer of hope.

Moving forward, we began to put more of our presentation together. After we had a miscommunication about the meeting day and time, me and Maria focused on putting together the ‘what makes an image exploitative’ slide, the opening argument slide and the conclusion slide. We used quotes throughout to back everything up. By sitting down together and making the presentation, it helped us come up with more points and arguments as we were able to communicate with one another about our ideas that we had. This communication aided me in my research as it helped me to understand the things I needed to help back up my argument. After this meeting, I went off and researched the ‘Migrant Mother’ image more and found things out that back up our argument further.

After I looked deeper into this image, I came across a quote from the mother’s youngest child: “When I look at that photo of mother, it saddens me. That’s not how I like to remember her.” (Norma Rydlewski) This is showing that the image has had a negative impact on her family as the image didn’t show the ‘truth’ of the subject. The image is not a true reflection of the mother as the photographer didn’t know anything about her, nor did she attempt to find out anything about her. This backs up the previous quote about Lange not being interested in the mother’s ‘name or her history’. I also later found out that the mother received no benefit from the image and only got to comment on it publicly 50 years later after she was tracked down. This confirms that Lange did not care about what happened to the mother after the photograph was taken. It also verifies that she only took the image for personal gain as the mother received nothing.

For our presentation, we came up with a conclusion to round up and finish our argument. Although, in the debate, we didn’t get a chance to get through most of the points we came up with. The statement that we wrote in the conclusion said: ‘Although most photographers who focus on family as a subject believe that they are taking the images with good intent or with adulation when focusing on close family members, we have found that in the cases we have looked at, they have exploited the subjects of the images whether that be children shown nude or just in general for personal gain.’ We felt that this summed up our argument and finished off the presentation well. It helped our presentation stay consistent as we stayed with the same strong argument throughout. By having this at the end of our presentation, it allowed us to end strongly as everything that was said before was rounded up with the statement.

In the debate, I think that we could have done better with time management. During our presentation, we only managed to get through the beginning few slides and Juda’s research before our time ran out. Despite this, we were given more time and were able to get our main, important points across that backed up our argument although we didn’t get the chance to say everything we wanted. To change this, I think that there could have been better communication and preparation throughout the group and maybe we should have met up more than we did to ensure we knew what we were doing.  However, I am sure that our slides still had good research and we were able to back up our points and argue them well against the other team.

The other group also had a problem with time during their presentation but they still had strong points backing up their argument which was ‘adulation’. They had researched their photographers well and backed up everything they were saying. After both of our presentations were over, we allowed questions from the rest of the people in the class. The questions were strong and sparked quite a strong debate. When asked questions, we used our research to back up our answers. When the class was then asked which side argued better,  they chose the ‘exploitation’ side. I think this was because of our research and the quotes that we used to back up our argument.

In conclusion, after doing this debate task, I think that my teamwork skills have greatly improved and I am able to speak better in front of groups of people. I am sure my skills have gotten better as I have become more involved in the process and I am constantly getting my ideas across well. I think that the research that I did for this task was strong as I chose someone who fitted with the theme well. I also backed up the argument that we had collectively decided on as I used a variety of quotes. If I were to do this again, I would like to get across more of my points during the debate and I would work on effective time management for our group as this was our biggest flaw.

Bibliography:

Alex Q. Arbuckle, 1936 Migrant Mother (Online)

https://mashable.com/2016/06/12/migrant-mother/?europe=true 

(Accessed on 23/02/19)

Liz Wells, Published- 1996 ‘Case study: Migrant Mother’

Critical introduction to photography

Publisher- Routledge 

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A lot more vulnerable and sculptural than other models we experimented with, these bits could attract people who like middle of the-century contemporary style or who would like an extremely modern kitchen table environment.

$60 from Kennel and Barrel ($60 each location)

Why it’s terrific: This establish is sleeker and much more vulnerable than our other picks, plus it has some severe “wow factor” featuring a thinner manages and embellished fork heads and table spoon bowls. It was, without a doubt, our most polarizing set, mostly because of its strange appears together with its light-weight (it was the least heavy arranged we tried). Although it found myself having the most votes during the leading a couple of choices of our workers testers and professionals (in both the aesthetic and feel groups), we just about didn’t think of it in in the beginning. In primary chats, its spindly grips and large table spoon bowls appeared too embellished. (And a number of our testers-as well as me-concurred). When we observed how well-known it absolutely was, and just how people actually manage to like these skinny manages on other packages at the same time, we provided it. It’s surely eye-catching and definitely doesn’t appear like any other thing. It is very lighting and thin, which some testers get pleasure from. The fork and table spoon heads are uncommon but powerful.

Weaknesses however not dealbreakers: It is very eye-catching and never for everyone’s preference. If you like more heft, select a more substantial fixed including Aston, Pomfret, or Dune.

What specialists explained: Publisher Michael Cannell stated it checked like “a two-nicely toned instrument for enjoying although looking at Mad Adult men. A scaled-downwards, the middle of-century current verve. A pleasingly light-weight baton for consuming-flatware for properly regarded as cooking.” Graphical designer Nikki Chung known as takes care of “delicate, heated, and fabulous. Adore the form of the knife top of your head and also the round container in the spoons. The skillfullness is magnificent!” Eddie Ross beloved the proportions with the tines and bowls in comparison to the takes care of. “The outlines and combination of components are quite streamlined. I enjoy just how the addresses actually feel from the fretting hand.”

Arranged features: 8/10 steel, Acetal polymer (resin) deals with. Accessible by means of Kennel and Barrel as person all 5-piece settings or maybe a 20-piece set up. The set up is completed from the Portuguese corporation Cutipol (and on the market in the identify Goa in other colours and metal finishes by means of their website).

Structural

Alessi/Jasper Morrison Knifeforkspoon

The Industrialist

The innovative silhouette and improve of Knifeforkspoon makes establishing additional abnormal and stringently minimalist than others we experimented with. But it is continue to really cozy to maintain and take in with.

$48* from The amazon website ($60 for every placing)

*In the course of creating, the purchase price was $60.

Why it’s terrific: The looking glass-polished accomplish and squared-out of manages and place dishes give this set up a far more vigorously modern-day sensing than our other folks. It features a Pan Am or TWA type of “the flatware of the future” silhouette. Basically we invalidated lots of packages with complex spoons as well as other strange functions, this one was clean-lined plus much more cozy from the mouth. As much as pounds, it is actually perfect close to the midst of our selects overall, with comfy if a bit very thin addresses (for my massive hands). It’s created by Brit Jasper Morrison, renowned for his minimal method of kind, and made by Alessi, an Italian structure provider popular for housewares and kitchen area items. (Some of their additional well-known solutions range from the Michael Graves green tea kettle plus a Philippe Starck citrus fruit juice machine.)

Faults yet not dealbreakers: The match improve demonstrates fingerprints greater than a a lot less-shiny set up. (Most of our collections are out-sparkling or matte, but we needed a really refined method since it’s quite current.)

What testers mentioned: A single staffer identified as it “clean, minimal, vulnerable, very sharp, nimble, and stylish.” Yet another called it “clean, symmetrical, and stark. Looks a breeze to care for.” We had been shocked how the soups table spoon was pleasant within the oral cavity, in particular when just one utilizes it “end first” instead of “side very first.”

Fixed specs: 18/10 stainless-steel. Readily available by means of Amazon online as a your five-part setting or by particular element via Alessi’s website.

Reasonably priced

IKEA Fornuft

The Take

This is by far the very best low-priced arranged we’ve discovered. However it is a little bit compact, it is solidly created and contains a nice, present day style and design. It’s a terrific choice for outfitting a home quickly and cheaply.

$8 from IKEA ($2 per environment)

Why it’s good: We checked out loads of very inexpensive models at places like Target, nonetheless they remaining us with that “you expend almost absolutely nothing, you obtain pretty much nothing” feeling. Portions have been often awesome lean-often quickly bendable-along with no bodyweight or graphic position. By comparison, this very (Extremely) low-priced option from IKEA has a lot far more model than other units on the beyond-inexpensive group. The models recall plastic-type picnic ware (within a pleasant, well known way) and also have a awesome conclude and coloration. They are thicker than you can expect to have (which we suspected could be under a feather) but were the 2nd-lightest placed in our 11 finalists. Really the only less heavy set up may be the Aero. In case you charm substantial categories hardly ever and do not use over a couple place controls day to day, these are generally excellent to possess around for trips as well as other situations when your visitor listing swells. Also fantastic if you are just getting into your first flat, off of-grounds house at higher education, or perhaps cannot have the concept of shelling out a ton of money on flatware. They’re the state flatware in the Wirecutter workplaces.

Defects however, not dealbreakers: These are generally pretty light-weight in comparison to several of the higher priced sets we attempted, and evaluated area-by-aspect with a few of these, the IKEA establish does appearance just a little cheap. Nevertheless it feels and appearance much better than many of the other very inexpensive models we tried using, such as the Cambridge Jubilee.

Establish specifications: 20-piece establish available at Ikea.

Medium-century contemporary

David Mellor Chelsea

The Splurge

Despite the fact that it’s pricey, this set from among the list of world’s most famous the middle of-century contemporary flatware manufacturers has the very best stability and dimensions from any we tried as well as being probably a wise investment which may be passed downwards ages.

$96 from Heath Ceramics ($96 for each setting)

Why it is great: You could possibly call this “artisanal flatware.” It is from your well-known workshop of David Mellor, a English fashionable as their cutlery, forks, and spoons so seized the whole world during the 1950s that he or she was called “The Ruler of Cutlery.” This particular establish is created by his kid, Colin, who now runs the operations. It echoes his father’s the middle of-century sensibility, with shapes which have a good pounds and therefore are sleek yet still secure from the fretting hand and effective to enjoy with. In your view, it provides the ideal equilibrium of set we attempted. As well as the dimensions are great. Items feel happy one by one so when held alongside one another (salad fork and knife, fork and knife). Everything is extremely relaxed in the mouth.

We examined Mellor’s Timeless set up and discovered it amazingly lightweight because of its visual appearance. Still fantastic-appearing, really well-balanced, and comfortable to work with. But it sounded like it essential a little bit more heft. The flatware is constructed out of beginning to end inside the company’s possess manufacturer close to Sheffield, England, a facility of cutlery production for years and years. Now, that is a scarcity unless you expend an incredible volume. Hardly any other that is set in our collection has rather the pedigree.

Problems yet not dealbreakers: It is our most valuable fixed we tried using, but we think it is worth it for heirloom high quality.

What testers explained: Yet another best scorer in the “touch” examination as well as a perennial most loved on style and design blog sites. Eddie Ross stated, “ Enjoy the shape, fashion, palm, and pounds. Can’t put it off to buy this for my everyday use. Blade slice the cake very well. My all-all around beloved.”

Fixed features: 18/10 stainless. Accessible via Heath Ceramics as particular 5-bit configurations.

Runner-up: mid-century modern day on the cheap

Also wonderful

Muji Cutlery

Middle of the-century Modern day for Less

For mid-century style within a strict budget, we like this set from Muji. Just like David Mellor established, it features a a little unconventional but smooth design, even though it also believes lighter and not quite as considerable.

Order from MUJI for roughly $28 in each setting up

Why it is terrific: If you enjoy a balance in between luxurious and sensual-a set such as David Mellor Chelsea-but never want to spend limited for it, this establish from Muji is a good preference and also a thirdly in the value. This can be a touch uncommon, that has a smooth accomplish and (slightly bit) tweaked shapes. It can also be offered via the part, so it’s easy to obtain exactly the things you need.

Weaknesses although not dealbreakers: Some testers didn’t similar to the experience of the curved soups spoon. Muji provides only unique bits of flatware on the net.

What testers explained: Artwork developer Nikki Chung said, “The pounds is ideal. The brushed complete gives a warmth towards the steel-it can feel very good to carry. Tines seem very well deemed, as well as the curve of the manages is placed perfectly around my hands.” A staffer opined: “Spartan, utilitarian, useful, minimal-repairs and maintenance, throw away. Lightweight but robust, stream-lined, pleasant, simple, healthy and balanced.” For the middle of the-bodyweight fixed (it comes down in ideal concerning the median), it can feel considerable.

Set specs: Muji provides two flatware models, one titled 18/8 and one that doesn’t take a title (or that does not indicate the class of steel it’s produced from). We evaluated the second. Pieces can be bought one by one (not in environments or units).

Rare metal

Almoco Flatware (precious metal)

The Precious jewelry Partner

Whilst its colors helps make this the most modern collections we used, its muted rare metal end and thoroughly clean facial lines provide a more modern fashion than ornate gold packages. It is one of the only versions we identified that might be befitting for day-to-day use.

$53 from DWR ($53 in each setting up)

Why it’s terrific: Yellow gold flatware is really a “trendy” grouping, but folks-as well as our staff and industry experts-love it, and we all want to include it below. Everything we searched for was really a arranged that might be even more functional, bits which may sense standard for each day use in lieu of for only a particular function. Numerous yellow gold pieces may be also flashy, extremely elaborate, or maybe a little bit tacky, therefore we like how this one is not one of the over. The very soft gold finish off will make this set up a smaller amount choosy than shinier versions, as well as traditional grips remove it of the “baroque” type. It gotten the best vote matter for visual appearance and had been a top rated finisher inside the contact examination too. The finish is delicate and nice during the palm, the shape in the deals with at ease. It really is a center pounds and perfectly well-balanced.

Imperfections however, not dealbreakers: Some testers did not such as huge soups table spoon coupled with the very tiny teaspoon. This is one of the soup spoons just where it is more effective (and many more effective) to lean the soups into your mouth, rather than fit the full bowl in. We identified both enjoyable and did not imagination this.

What testers mentioned: One staffer recognized, “Even although it is yellow gold, I would use it daily. I adore how big the broth spoon is. The items search just about huge – having said that i like how spectacular that could be!” An additional explained, “The flat gold bullion end is appealing and I feel as though it may well look nice together with a dinner table environment.” We found it well well balanced as well as secure in the oral cavity.

Set features: Precious metal-coated stainless (blade is 420 and forks and spoons are form 304) and it is also available in copper, black, or silver coatings. On the market via Layout Within Reach to be a 5 various-part setting. The established is manufactured by Almoco Flatware, a different Portuguese business.

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Ramblings: Lightning Trends, Domi Scores, a Potential Eichel Replacement? (Feb 13)

  We’ve seen some regression from Andrei Vasilevskiy and the Lightning over the past month or so, with a 0.917 save percentage since the start of January. That’s roughly league average, but not the world-beating level we got used to. It’s worth pointing out that the Lightning have had a road-heavy schedule here in the second half, playing 13 of the last 18 on the road.

Strangely, Vasilevskiy’s home/road splits tilt heavily towards better play on the road, but that hasn’t really been the case over the last month.

The good news, Tampa Bay has an eight-game home stand in early March, just in time for head-to-head playoffs.

Alex Killorn officially has it going. He had that big five-point game a couple of weeks back but has since strung together a four-game scoring streak. He is taking advantage of time with Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point at even strength. Killorn also sees time as the bumper on their top power play unit, but that unit has cooled off to 18.4% in the second half. There could be some more meat on the bone if that unit goes back to microwave efficiency.

Also hot: Yanni Gourde with goals in seven of the last nine games. Take advantage while he sees top-six usage.

Not hot: Vladislav Namestnikov, who has been dropped to the third line and has just one point in the last seven games.

I was concerned about Mikhail Sergachev’s limited usage all year, and it really seems to have caught up. He hasn’t scored a goal since December 16. He has just six assists in his last 22 games, and even suffered from some healthy scratchings. Seems like you could gain some benefit from looking elsewhere.

Low-owned defensemen who could offer more value (ownership based on Yahoo leagues):

Cam Fowler 54%

Colin Miller 54%

Jared Spurgeon 51%

Jeff Petry 32%

Alex Edler 25%

Ryan Pulock 6%

Vince Dunn 1%

Of that group, I like Spurgeon and Fowler the most, but all these guys except Pulock offer top PP unit use on their respective teams.

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Jake Gardiner has rung it up to 15 points in the last 12 games, a crazy hot streak for a defenseman. My hypothesis that the Leafs can only have one defenseman going at a time still holds. Morgan Rielly has two points in five games since returning from injury.

Can they get both going? It would take a hot streak something similar to what the Lightning had early in the season with three lines and two power-play units clicking like crazy. The Leafs had something similar going last season, so it cannot be ruled out. And that was with Nikita Zaitsev seeing regular power play time. Rielly offers way more upside here.

Fun bit of trivia: last night was the first time that Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and William Nylander combined for all three points on a goal. It makes sense, as they never play all three together, not even on the power play.

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Fire wagon hockey in Edmonton as the Panthers won 7-5 thanks to a third period hat-trick from Vincent Trocheck. Trocheck’s 21 goals put him four back of a career high, which he’ll surely eclipse. He is a strong bet to get to 30. He’s been awesome (I call him the new Kesler) for a couple of years, but he hasn’t been able to get consistent top unit PP time. He’s getting it now (in his magical fourth year) and has emerged with a career high 16 PP points already.

James Reimer returned doing just enough for a win. Don’t get too excited as Roberto Luongo is rumoured to be nearing a return of his own. Luongo is clearly the guy you want to run with.

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Another Hurculean effort from Connor McDavid:

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  Can you imagine if the refs actually called all the penalties that McDavid draws? You’re right, the Oilers would still lose because their PP stinks.

Milan Lucic has now gone eight straight games without a point. No McDavid exposure for Lucic = no fantasy value.

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The bottom has fallen out in Chicago, where the Blackhawks are losers of six straight games. On the plus side, Corey Crawford was back skating yesterday, and could presumably return soon. Too little, too late? Likely. And considering it’s a vertigo issue, I don’t think we can be too comfortable with a timeline yet. You know he’ll push to make some kind of return this year. On the other hand, now could be the opportune time for a one-year tank job. If the Blackhawks could land a top-three pick that would likely be enough to rejuvenate their core for a couple more runs.

Remember, the underlying numbers for this team aren’t that bad. They’re trapped in the league’s most competitive division with AHL level goaltending for half the year, and their big off-season acquisition, Brandon Saad, has been mired in a season-long shooting slump.

On the plus side, rookie Alex DeBrincat scored his 20th goal of the season. He has cooled off after a blistering month of November but is still plugging away at a 50-point pace. What’s really intriguing is the shot-volume spike he has experienced this month with 26 SOG in six games. That doesn’t seem sustainable, however it portends to a future a consistent 200+ SOG producer.  

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37 saves on 38 shots for Antti Raanta who continues to trend upward in the second half. I’m telling you folks, he’s a useful option as a third goalie.

Max Domi scored just his fourth goal of the season. I remain in on him as a rebound candidate for next season. I am now batting around the theory that at least some of his struggles are related to a move to center. Domi started out the year well with 10 points in the first 14 games, playing on the wing opposite Clayton Keller but then disappeared. Around Christmas the Coyotes shifted him to center. His most regular linemates have been guys like Zac Rinaldo and Tobias Rieder. Not exactly ideal circumstances.

Hopefully we don’t have another Galchenyuk situation where a team can’t decide if a top youngster is a centerman or a winger. And hopefully we don’t go through the same dance with Keller in a couple of years. They do seem committed to Domi at center. His struggles came before this shift, but I don’t think it has helped him get back on track either.

Until Domi (or Dylan Strome) is ready, the top line center duties continue to go to Derek Stepan who has a four-game scoring streak going.

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As Cliffy mentioned yesterday, there is no replacing Jack Eichel in your league. If indeed he misses on the short end of his expect 4-6 -week absence, then he’ll be back mid-way through your fantasy playoffs. With nothing to play for it’s hard to see him being rushed back into action, but I’d bet on him playing at least a few games. I know he missed eight weeks with a similar injury, but this one may not be as severe. We often see these guys try to get back before the end of the season to prove they are healthy before the off-season, plus he may still have interest in suiting up for the World Championship.

Other fallout here is that I’ve already seen Eichel owners in keeper leagues throw in the towel on their season. Doesn’t mean that they’ll give you Eichel, but suddenly their veterans might be available. It’s worth investigating.

One player to look into with Eichel out: Ryan O’Reilly. The do-it-all centerman is already averaging 20:20 per game (15th in the league among forwards) but skated an incredible 26:48 in Sunday’s loss. There were a ton of power plays in that game, which accounts for most of the boost, but we should expect O’Reilly to play ludicrous minutes over the next month or so.

There’s already a blueprint for what O’Reilly might look like with Eichel out. In the two months that Eichel missed last season O’Reilly averaged 22 minutes and 3.5 SOG per game. He scored only nine points in 15 games, but that isn’t too far off his usual rate. Plus, randomness can happen in any sample, for instance, the two shorthanded assists he had on Sunday.

If O’Reilly can replicate the shot rate he put up without Eichel last season (he had five SOG on Sunday), then he can offer roughly 75% of what Eichel was. He remains available in about half of all Yahoo leagues.

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Cory Schneider has officially been placed on injured reserve. He is out for this week but should start skating next week. Still, this is over a month now that he has been up and down with a groin issue. It’s an injury that plagued him last season too. I am weary of 30-year-old goalies with hip/groin issues. Big reason he was a stayaway for me.

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Also of concern for groin issues: Mike Smith who will miss at least tonight’s game with an injury. Look for more updates later today. David Rittich could be in for a short run of usefulness.

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Check out my latest fantasy hockey stock market piece.

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