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Hong Kong MTR Map and Details

Hong Kong is a city on the move, and any city on the move depends on it’s public transit. Hong Kong’s MTR corporation runs the trains and subways, which is generically referred to as “the MTR”. The system is a subway system (underground), a classic train (ground level) system, and also in some area an elevated system. The trains run to almost every area of Hong Kong, or at least get you close enough to your destination to take a taxi, bus, or even walk.

Let’s start off with the hong kong MTR map (this is the official map from the MTR for 2015):

hong kong mtr map

The map isn’t to scale or anything, but it at least gives you an idea of the size of the system. You can see the Hong Kong Airport Express line that runs from Asia World Expo to Hong Kong station, colored blue-green. That is likely to be your first experience with the MTR system, and likely a very positive one. The ride from the airport to Hong Kong station takes about 23 minutes, this is the fastest train line, the orange line from Tung Chung to Hong Kong takes about 40 minutes to cover the same basic journey. The trip from Hung Hom to Lo Wu (the Chinese border crossing) takes about 45 to 50 minutes.

The full list of the lines include the Airport Express (blue-green), the Island Line (blue), the Tsuen Wan Line (red), The Kwun Tong line (green), The Tseung Kwn O line (Dark purple), the West Rail Line (Light Purple), the East Rail Line (light blue), the Man On Shan line (brown), The Tung Chung line (orange), and finally the Disney Land Resort Line (pink). The system is constantly in expansion and getting improvements, with the extension to Kennedy Town station recently added on the Island Line, and other extensions currently under construction.

The MTR train system works on a fare by distance system. Basically, the further you go, the more you pay. Payment is by using your Octopus card, single journey tickets, tourist day passes, and similar. The Airport Express has pre-paid return tickets. There are also fare concessions including certain discounts for doing the same trip more than once a day, including free return to the airport if you travel in the same day. This is particularly useful if you have a long layover between flights and want to get some fast tourist time in Hong Kong. The MTR system is a “beep in, beep out” system (except for the Airport Express), which means you been your Octopus card to enter your departure station, and you beep it again to exit, and your fare is calculated as a result. You can exchange freely from one line to another at the interchange stations without having to beep out. There is one exception station, which is the Tsim Sha Tsui and East Tsim Sha Tsui stations, where you have to beep out of one, and into the other. This is not generally recommended as it makes your journey more expensive. It is better to change at other stations.

The MTR also operates a number of light rail / surface trams in the New Territories around the Tuen Mun and Tin Shui Wai areas. Riding these is considered a separate journey.

The MTR subway and trains are such the common way to travel that many businesses will state their location relative to a station and even a particular exit. This is actually a key way to get where you are going in Hong Kong, and during your visit you will find the MTR a great way to not only get around, but to enjoy Hong Kong like a local!

Taking the Airport Express to Hong Kong

So, let’s say you have decided to take the airport express to your hotel. A good, safe choice, as the airport express will certainly get your closer to your hotel, and the free shuttle bus service is really helpful if your hotel is one of the ones on this list.

If you haven’t don’t it already, now would be a good time to do the Things To Do Before Leaving Hong Kong Airport, because a bit of cash in hand is good, and the Octopus card will be used to pay for your Airport Express. Please note there are sometimes specials on the Airport Express (recent example was Hong Kong to the Aiport for $160 for two people… which is a bit lower than the price when you use the Octopus card). But remember, in the end, the airport express is $100HK per person from airport to Hong Kong (central) station, or under $13US… any discount would be about $2-$3 US is you can get it.

The airport express station is centrally located in the airport. Once you have picked up your Octopus card at the MTR ticket counter:

mtr octopus card booth hong kong airport

you will see signs for the airport express train. There are three access points to the train platform, one behind the ticket booths as shown in the picture near the A and B sides, and there is also one in the middle. Pro tip if you have baggage is to use the access closest to your exit gate, because it has a ramp up and not stairs! Just look for these passages:

airport express sign

or closer up:

airport express passageway hong kong airport

or finally signs like this:

hong kong airport express trains to city

The airport express from the airport is one of the rare train stations that you do not have to “beep in” to get to the platform. Generally Hong Kong subways and trains are “beep in – beep out” systems that track your travel from start to finish and deduct from your Octopus card that way. However, from the airport you can just walk right onto the platform. So let’s go and get to the platform and wait for the train. Your wait won’t be long, the trains leave every 10 minutes or so. Here is one other nice Pro Tip to remember in Hong Kong: Above the doors for the train, you will see a route map, like this:

airport express map

It shows each station on the journey. The ones that are still colored are the ones remaining on this trip. Notice which way the stations are, because that is the direction that the train will travel when you get on – so you can sit on the train facing the right way! This system applies for all MTR subway trains in Hong Kong, so you can be sure you are heading the right way, and you know which way the train will run.

When the train arrives, the doors will open and inside each door area is place for your baggage. Put your bags here, it really is safe, and just take your carry on with you. Take your seat and get comfortable, your journey to Hong Kong proper is about to start. There are three stations on the route, and you choose your exit based on where you are going. Most people will not get off at Tsing Ye (this is for the New Territories generally). For most travelers, it will be a question of Kowloon Side or Hong Kong side. If your hotel is on Hong Kong Island (such as Wan Chai, Central, Cuaseway Bay, North Point, Tin Hau, Happy Valley, or similar) then you will want to take the train to the Hong Kong stop. If your Hotel is in Kowloon, Jordan, Kowloon East, or similar, then you will want to get off at Kowloon station.

Hong Kong Airport To Your Hotel

hong kong airport signOkay, keeping up with my previous post about arriving at the Hong Kong Airport (terminal 1), let’s keep the show on the road and deal with the next part of your journey, getting from arrivals to your comfy, wonderful hotel (or the hole in the wall you have chosen, depending on your desires). The good news as you can see is that the aiport is absolutely filled with clear and distinct signs, and they are all bilingual English and Chinese, so no problems here for most people (if you are reading my blog, you are probably okay). The pictograms are also nice and clear and easy to follow.

Hong Kong Airport is laid out in a pretty organized way, and the ground transportation is pretty much all in one area. As you come out of Gate A or B (see my previous Hong Kong Airport Arrival post for more in that part), the ground transportation options are generally right ahead of you. How you decide to do things will depend on your budget and size of group.

If you are coming in with an organized tour group, generally your tour leader should meet you right here in front of the gates, and you don’t have to go any further. Keep your eyes open for the person holding the right sign for your group, and you are on your way. The same thing with most pre-arranged travel by limo or shuttle bus. If their service includes meet and greet, they will do it right about here, and they will guide you from that point.

If you are like the rest of us and having to figure your way from the airport to the hotel yourself, then it’s time to examine your choices on how to get where you are going. It’s also time get yourself some Hong Kong supplies so that the rest of your trip goes well.

There are three general ways to get to your hotel: train, taxi, or bus. Hong Kong has amazing public and common transit systems, and each of these options has a plus and a minus. Let’s have a look at each one:

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Conventional Theories of Consciousness

It has commonly been proposed that mind and consciousness are products of neuronal activity and arise from brain activity. Conceptually, this is similar to how light arises from a light bulb, but isn't the same as the underlying processes taking place within the light bulb. A number of different theories have been proposed to account for this phenomenon, which portray consciousness as an emergent property of brain cell activity in the brain. Specifically it has been proposed that consciousness, may arise

  • where brain cells connect together
  • through a synchronous activity of brain cell networks in the brain and
  • as a novel property of computational complexity among brain cells.

It is further argued that brain cells and their chemical connections are the fundamental units of information in the brain, and that conscious experience emerges when a critical level of complexity is reached in the networks of brain cells. Evidence to support these theories have come from the observation that specific changes in function such as personality or memory are associated with specific brain injury, such that people with specific head injuries or brain tumors may lose certain aspects of their consciousness. In addition, special scanning devices such as MRI and PET scanning have also shown a correlation between activity of brain cells and different mental states. These have shown that when someone has a specific thought, groups of brain cells may become active, as measured through their use of oxygen or glucose. Although, these provide evidence for the role of brain cell networks as an intermediary for the manifestation of thoughts, they do not necessarily imply that those cells also produce the thoughts.

Many have argued that these theories cannot fully explain the observed features of consciousness. Their limitations can be divided into four broad categories and involve a lack of mechanisms to account for the occurrence of:

In general the evidence to back up the theory that mind and consciousness may arise from the brain has come from the clinical observation that specific changes in function such as personality or memory are associated with specific areas of damage to the brain, such as those that occur after head injury or a stroke. This finding has been further supported by the results of studies using functional MRI and PET scanning, in which, as described above, specific areas of the brain have been shown to become active in response to a thought or feeling. However, although these studies provide evidence for the role of networks of brain cells as an intermediary for the manifestation of thoughts, they do not necessarily imply that those cells also produce the thoughts (maybe add about correlation). In fact today due to a number of significant limitations, many scientists have argued that brain-based theories alone cannot fully explain the observed features of 'the self'. These limitations can be summarized into four broad categories:

1. The nature of subjective experience

The most obvious limitation of such theories is that they do not provide a plausible mechanism that may account for the development of 'the self' from brain cell activity. The theories simply propose potential intermediary pathways that may be mediating consciousness but do not answer the fundamental question of how subjective experiences may arise from the activity of brain cells. This is a point that has been summarized very well by the well known University of Oxford neuroscientist Professor Susan Greenfield. Even though she supports a brain based theory, in one of her articles she nevertheless concludes: '.just how the bump and grind of the neurones and the shrinking and expanding of assemblies actually translate into subjective experience - is, of course, another story completely.'

2. The binding of spatially distributed brain activities into unitary objects such as consciousness

How do brain activities that are distributed within multiple areas of the brain bind into a unitary sense, such as occurs with vision, or the development of a coherent sense of self? In other words, how do we go from multiple inputs from millions of brain cells to a single picture or a single sensation of the self?

3. Transition from pre-conscious processes to consciousness itself

The theories proposed do not account for how an event that is pre-conscious (in other words chemical or electrical events that are going on in our body but we are not 'conscious' of) becomes conscious, other than to say that it 'somehow' occurs at a critical point.

4. Free will

A fundamental part of our lives involves the notion of free will. We are judged in society based upon our intentions and actions and the brain-based views expressed above cannot account for this. If correct, they would mean that our lives would be completely determined by our genes and environment and hence there would be no place for personal accountability. Can you imagine the situation that would arise if everyone claimed that everything they did was due to the action of their genes in combination with their environment? No one could really be held accountable any more! Thankfully, society still runs with the notion of free will and personal accountability.

These and other limitations with the conventional views have led some scientists to seek alternative explanations for consciousness.

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More straps....

Starting out the new year with more straps. I have these straps in-coming. Can't wait to get them.

From Heroic18, the Italian Aged Cocoa with copper stitching with Submarine IV buckle. I think this one will go well with the PAM00390 as it (PAM00390) has the 'submariner' on the case back.

The buckle.

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The other strap I have in-coming is from Ted Su. It is the popular dive strap and with the large buckle. This one will go on to the PAM00243I. A 'butch' strap for a 'butch' watch.

Photograph: Ted Su

I will report more when these straps arrive.

  1. Can you give me a strap recommendation for a Defakto Eins (Steel: I love the watch but feel that it could be even better with a new strap.

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    As with buying watches, buy what sings to you.

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City's like Maastricht and Aachen reachable within 20 minutes. Only a 15 minute drive to the Maastricht Exhibition and Congress Centre MECC or Maastricht Aachen Airport.

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A career handbook for the thirtysomething-plus woman who finds herself dissatisfied with life offers inspirational and savvy advice on how to change careers and find fulfillment in a new job, detailing the qTen Commandments of Changing Careersq and furnishing helpful tips on mentoring, self-promotion, skill building, developing a personal marketing plan, and more. Original.Oversaw several tactical teams and the integration of all activities, leading up to the Games, and on-site at the Nissan Pavilion in ... Infiniti Womena#39;s Foruma Created the Forum to get qualified women into Infiniti dealerships. ... Infiniti Owner EventsaManaged launch events for introduction of the 108 IF I DONa#39;T DO IT NOW .

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A Very Goth Council Thanksgiving

A Very Goth Council Thanksgiving

The great feast is almost upon us, America, and as usual we're looking forward to a lot of home cooking and a carbohydrate overdose induced coma in the papasan chair while old Bela Lugosi flicks play on the TV... or maybe it's Texas Tech football. It's getting hard to tell the difference between the various dead people sometimes.

Though this whole shebang started because some nutty bird thought that getting everyone to gather around the family dinner table would end the Civil War, it has become a grand tradition, particularly the looking back over the past year to see what you should be grateful for. For us, we've seen some of the best goth performances in years, got a shout out on the Rachel Maddow show, was used as ammunition against DC Editor Jim Lee, and just in general has a good time. Sure, lots of bad stuff happened as well, but it's Thanksgiving, not O'fuckmeday.

We decided to check in with all the friends we've made this year on the Gothic Council and ask them what they were thankful for. Joining us this week is Sarah Fanning of the blog Night's Plutonian Shore, author of Starblood Carmilla Voiez, DJ Martin Oldgoth, author of the Encyclopedia Gothica Liisa Ladouceur, co-creator of the Age of Decay festival Alethea Carr, Jvstin Whitney of the band Chvrch of Melkarth, stylist Carol Simmons, doll maker Ugly Shyla, Regen Robinson of the Space Radio podcast, fashion designer Batty, living historian Morrighanne Burns, and hearse enthusiast Desiree Stark.

Sarah Fanning: I'm still thinking. 2011 has been such a shitty year for me.

Carmilla Voiez: Like Sarah, 2011 has been my worst year so far, but I am thankful for my friends. My crazy, freakish friends. Friends I wouldn't have had, I suspect, if I'd tried to be normal.

Sarah Fanning: Ok... like Carmilla, I am thankful for my friends. I'm also thankful that being goth is being able to really be me, to fully express who I am through my aesthetic and life style. As for what happened in goth this year, well I'm thankful that the Council was created.

Martin Oldgoth: This year has been a good one for me, I do a lot of work with the Whitby Goth Weekend and the feedback from this years two festivals has been very positive, with people commenting on how they felt like "the old days." Musically there have been some fantastic new bands coming through from both the goth and post punk/dark indie scenes along with new festivals and clubs playing a higher percentage of "proper" goth. All in all I reckon it's been a good one.

Morrighan Burns: I'm thankful for Siouxsie Sioux, she'll always be my heroine and was the style icon that I copied when I first started wearing black and lace 25 years ago. I'm also thankful for the art, clothing, fiction and architecture that inspired the movement and that I can share with my spooky daughter who will probably grow up to be as straight as I am out there.

Liisa Ladouceur
Liisa Ladouceur

Liisa Ladouceur: It's not Thanksgiving in Canada! We've already had ours. But the thankfulness is certainly lingering for me this year, with the publication of my first book I have much to be grateful for. My goth points seem to be at an all-time high as well. In the greater gothdom, I am grateful for the return of Peter Murphy -- the new album is worth a listen and his current live show is a winner. I am grateful he still sounds great and is no longer performing in sandals.

Alethea Carr: There is a deep, wide vein of gratitude to the goth subculture running in me. Finding it was like being beamed up to the Mother Ship or being transported to my native land, so anything I can do to support it is a way of expressing thanks. This year, in particular, I feel tremendously grateful to be involved in the Age of Decay festival. Experiencing the enthusiasm of bands who are on the bill and goths who are eager to attend just blows me away with the vitality and camaraderie of the goth community. The subculture is a fantastic place to be: invigorating, comfortable, and a family, all at once. I love it more than I can say.

I saw Peter Murphy live last night, and it struck me anew how very, very fortunate we are to all have each other. He gets a large part of the credit for the beginning of this wonderful dark family, and looking out at the crowd as he sang -- I am not ashamed to admit it -- moved me to tears. Definitely giving thanks.

Peter Murphy
Peter Murphy
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Jvstin Whitney: This year sucked and you're all bad friends. I guess I'm thankful That Batty left Houston, and Carol got married so she won't have as much time to destroy the scene.

Carol Simmons: First and foremost I am due a name change here on ye olde Gothic Council, and for that I am truly grateful. I am thankful for finding some one to love that is so excepting of all things spooky. I am also thankful for the wide acceptance that goth has seen over the last couple of years. As much as it annoys my inner uber-goth to see things I cherish part of pop culture, it has made it a lot easier for me to get my hands on it.

I am really thankful that they finally made the last Twilight movie, and we won't have to suffer through anymore of that sparkly fangtard shit.

Gothtopia: In that vein, we're thankful we don't have to look up the spelling of your last name anymore... though now we're stuck with Ladouceur so it's not much improvement.

Desiree Stark and her hearse
Desiree Stark and her hearse

Ugly Shyla: I'm thankful that I have had the backbone since I was 15 to now 31 years old to be able to stick to my guns, not be a sell out to society and continue to be hopefully a part of keeping the subculture in general alive and fighting.

Regen Robinson: I have been thankful this year for all the great album releases which continually remind me why I love this sub-culture so much. This has been a pretty tough year start to finish so I think I am most thankful about being goth because it gave me a very appropriate outlet for my 2011 angst. And Carol? I agree about the Twilight ridiculousness. My next podcast "Team Razor" rips it apart just in time for the movie premier. I think this is only part 1 though. It will never end!

Batty: I'm thankful that I discovered someone just as spooky as me to share a home with and who doesn't discourage all my gothiness (thanks Toby!) I am also thankful that I discovered the awesome band The Drowning Season and the band Angels of Liberty who are some of the bands helping to bring back goth rock with a vengeance.

Desiree Stark: I am thankful the source of the grinding noise on my daily driver has been identified and should be fixed by the end of the week. I prefer my hearse to deliver a more conceptual kind of ominousness and death anxiety, not literally because you can hear the drive shaft falling off.

In the broader picture, I haven't heard one drunken rant this year about how said artiste is planning to "save the scene" with their personal music/movie/poem/douchery. This is probably because I haven't gone out much, but still. I consider that a good portent.

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Prepping for a busy lunch at C&D.
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The Taste of Nostalgia at C&D Burger Shoppe

Everything about C&D Burger Shoppe has that pleasant glow of a hazy, nostalgic time somewhere in between the late 1970s and early 1980s. Even the slideshow accompanying this week's cafe review of the little burger joint in South Houston looks as if it could have been shot on Kodachrome.

And although I quite like the petite cheeseburgers and overflowing Frito pies at C&D on their own merits, I'd be lying to myself if I didn't admit that nostalgic charm of the place didn't contribute -- in a rather significant way, too -- to my appreciation of the restaurant.

Would I love it quite as much if it didn't serve grape Kool-aid and extra-thick chocolate milkshakes? Would I love it if it didn't have veteran employees who've been flipping burgers there longer than I've been driving? Would I love it if it didn't have mementos that could have come straight from my own childhood decorating the walls? Perhaps not.

But that's the taste of nostalgia, an intangible feeling that can be every bit as vital to a restaurant as its food or service.

C&D takes call-ahead orders, but you can also get your to-go food from the drive-thru.
C&D takes call-ahead orders, but you can also get your to-go food from the drive-thru.

For many years, I dutifully went to Sam's Deli Diner for my traditional Texas burgers (thin patty, lots of mustard) out of a deep sense of nostalgia. Growing up, I'd scrounge together change and ride my bike to Sam's for a scoop of Blue Bell butter pecan and a cone of seasoned fries. As an adult, cheerful childhood memories muted my tastebuds as Sam's gradually grew worse over the years. I finally had to admit one day -- after it moved to a new location across the Katy Freeway -- that Sam's was no longer the great burger joint of my memories, and set out to find a new place to make memories.

But that's a difficult thing to admit, and one that subconsciously clouds our tastes and better judgment. To admit that a nostalgic favorite has gone downhill is like cutting a favorite cousin out of the family reunion after his fifth parole violation.

If you're lucky, you find places like C&D that fill that gap and play on those sympathetic feelings of nostalgia -- even if you didn't grow up there.

It reminds me of an old New York Times review of Primavera from 1991, in which Patricia Brooks wrote: "In many ways Primavera's decor is more ambitious than its menu, which is mostly of a homey nature, suggesting the kind of old-fashioned, neighborhood Italian restaurant in almost everyone's memory."

C&D is the same: a burger shop that exists in the collective subconscious, inspiring one of my dining companions to remark that he felt as if he'd just stepped out of Dazed and Confused upon leaving the joint one night.

Restaurants have played off "manufactured" nostalgia for years, of course, as seen in local favorites like 59 Diner and chain restaurants like the 1950s-themed McDonald's in South Carolina. And as new eras and decades become trendy again -- we can thank Mad Men for bringing back the 1960s -- you can see the manufactured nostalgia creep into newer restaurants, following suit. Consider the mid-century modern charm of benjy's in Rice Village, or the swank '60s vibe of Up in Highland Village.

Frito pie: tastes like childhood.
Frito pie: tastes like childhood.

Of course, the most important thing that nostalgia serves to do is convince us that food and drinks back in "the good old days" were somehow inherently better, playing off of our distorted memories of "simpler" times.

As historian Christopher Lasch once wrote: "A society that has made 'nostalgia' a marketable commodity on the cultural exchange quickly repudiates the suggestion that life in the past was in any important way better than life today."

And life may not have been better in the 1980s, but that doesn't mean I don't like revisiting an era of my own innocence with a burger and shake at C&D.

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Fringe 2012

A wonderful festival: 160 plus performances in ten delightful days.  It’s hard to know which to see.  I’ll be averaging at least two shows a day.  Check here for reviews and keep checking back.  I will indicate at the top of the article which shows I’ve reviewed.  Note also that my HWTS colleague, Janet Preus, is also seeing and reviewing Fringe shows, and posting in a separate article.

Fifth batch: casual encounters, Theatre Garage warning, posted, 11/10.

Fourth batch: DEAD WRONG, THREADS, posted 8/7.

Second batch: NEVER MIND, THE DUST, posted 8/5.

casual encounters

Georgia Hallman as blowsy and flamboyant Moira and Nora Montañez as reserved, fussy (and very funny) Polly exquisitely animate casual encounters.  Moira and Polly have connected via a Craiglist ad and have met at an empty warehouse space – to fight.  “I really want to hit someone.”  The show evokes two women reacting to the emptiness of their lives through something vivid: the sound of skin striking skin.  Their initially sedate and giggly face slapping quickly escalates into real punching.  And then…  Well, I won’t go into what happens except to say that the performers make combat choreographer Carl Schoenborn earn his lavish salary.   Hallman and Montañez are quick to retreat into comedy (e.g, a kotex used to staunch a nosebleed) and this may remove some edge, but on the other hand it makes casual encounters a hoot to watch – and then some.  Together, Hallman, Montañez and director Seth Patterson created this delightful show.

I am completely enamored of Ms. Montañez.  There, I said it, and I don’t care who knows it.  I have watched her quiet energy and intelligence enliven shows at Mu, Mixed Blood, Park Square, etc, etc.  According to her bio, Ms. M moves to Chicago next month.  Sigh.  What this means, though, is that you have one (1) more chance to see her: Sa Aug 11 at 10:00 PM.  Don’t miss casual encounters.  I may go again.

Parking is a major challenge, the theater isn’t close to any other Fringe space and if you come 30 seconds late they won’t let you in.  Avoid this venue.

Dead Wrong (written and performed by Katherine Glover, with direction by Nancy Donoval) is an exquisitely wrought piece of solo theater on a troubling and difficult subject: the pitfalls of witness identification.  We need witness IDs – don’t we?  How else can we put these monsters in prison?  But if they are as iffy as Dead Wrong suggests, we are regularly locking up innocent men.  There are no easy answers, but Dead Wrong explores the subject forthrightly and unblinkingly.

Our narrator, Megan Shepard, has been violently raped, several times knocked unconscious, stripped naked, left for dead.  Aided by the subtle manipulations of a (presumably) well-meaning cop, Megan identifies an innocent man as her attacker.  He is imprisoned.  He lives in Megan’s nightmares.  Later, Megan realizes that she has made a horrible mistake and takes step to rectify it.  Beyond this I’m not going to reveal anything; Dead Wrong‘s plot is simple – and compelling.  See it.

Glover performs with a pitch perfect combination of simplicity, earnestness, awkwardness and barely controlled teeth-clenching anger.  What particularly thrills is Megan’s courage: we never doubt that, although the process may take years, she will be OK.  Lovely.

Patrick’s Cabaret: T 8/7 10:00; Sa 8/11 7:00.

One person shows work well when there is a strong and vivid story and when the performer sustains a deep emotional connection to it.  These qualities animate Dead Wrong and are firmly in evidence in Threads, written and performed by Tonya Jone MillerThreads details the experiences of Miller’s mother, Donna, who finds herself, almost by accident, teaching English in Saigon – in 1967, at the horrifying height of the conflict.  Miller’s canvas is huge; the play ranges all over the continental U.S. (as Donna follows her husband to various military bases), to Hawaii, to Viet Nam.  The play details the war experiences of Donna’s brother (and his early death, caused by Agent Orange-induced leukemia), Donna’s adopting of an impoverished Vietnamese family, having a child with Vietnamese father.  There is a bravura sequence as Donna, 8 plus months pregnant, struggles to catch a taxiing airplane.  With such a sprawling plot, inevitably, things get diffuse and a tad confusing.  Still, Miller’s energy, her soft-spoken passion, and her obvious delight in the story carries the performance.

This show satisfies, definitely, but I do hope Miller is working on an expanded version, with added characters.  Viet Nam lives in the American imagination and we haven’t yet finished exploring it.  Threads is a worthy addition to the literature and I have a sense that it hasn’t yet found its “perfect” form.

Rarig Arena: W 8/8 10:00; Th 8/9 7:00; Sa 8/11 10:00

Max Wojtanowicz and Sheena Janson have been best pals for 17 years: do you have any idea how long this is in Actor Years?  That these two have sustained their friendship in a business in which relationships normally last as long as the run of a play is remarkable and it is the subject of Fruit Fly: The Musical, a simple and tremendously entertaining Fringe offering.  It also helps that Wojtanowicz and Janson fairly burst with acting prowess, musical chops and pure charm.  Not a lot happens in Fruit Fly – Wojtanowicz comes out to his friend, threatens vaguely to get “another hag” – but the two performers work with capricious abandon.  “I love you,” they repeat, and we feel the truth of this.

Michael Gruber has composed some lovely music, performed by drummer Jay Corkran and keyboardist Jason Hansen (I assume; the program is a little hazy on this).  The excellent Nikki Swoboda directs and keeps things nicely focused – a job of work with these two performers.

Fruit Fly: The Musical performs in the Rarig Arena, a small venue.  Arrive early, stand in line, get your tickets.  This one will sell out.

Rarig Arena: M 8/6 10:00; Th 8/9 5:30: F 8/10 7:00; Sa 8/11 4:00

I gotta start drinking more.  Sara Stevenson Scrimshaw and her band of gifted (and almost all female) collaborators have discovered something wonderful about the heedless tipsiness that comes from over-indulgence in alcohol.  In the engaging Happy Hour – six unpretentious, good-natured, beautifully wrought dance pieces – they celebrate the joys (mostly) and pitfalls (occasionally) of drinking.

Scrimshaw sets the tone in her marvelous solo piece “Whiskey”; her work is spirited and delightful.  The highpoint of the show is surely choreographer Christine Maginnis‘s frenetic and giddy “Vodka,” in which four fiery dancers (Maginnis, Stephanie Fellner, Heidi Kalweit, Stephanie Narlock) perform with building energy.  Scrimshaw teams up with lovely choreographer/dancer Danielle Robinson-Prater in the terrific tango “Argentinean Malbec.”  Then there’s Gina Louise‘s hallucinogenic strip tease, in “Absinthe.”  The performance ends with Jeffrey Petersen‘s rich “Champagne” (featuring, unfortunately, too many dancers to mention).  All in all, this is one of the most enjoyable Fringe performances I’ve seen.

I doubt whether the powers-that-be at the Southern will let you bring a cocktail into the theater.  A shame.  Plan B: drink a tasty beer at the Town Hall Tap or at the Republic before you see Happy Hour.

The Southern: W 8/8 5:30; Th 8/9 8:30; F 8/10 10:00; Sa 8/11 1:00

That the play is watchable at all is due largely to the detailed and rich performance of Joel Partyka as the clown Jerry.  Partyka combines fussiness with great theatrical generosity and imagination; he energizes every scene he’s in and, luckily, he’s in every one.  Other good performances are in evidence as well: Annie Disch as the cheerfully sluttish Petunia; Aaron Ruder as the hard-drinking Whamo, Ryan Thorsen as the horn squawking and heroin-injecting (?) Sticky.  They keep Behind The Big Top moving and provide real interest.

But the play, by Travis DePaul Berg, left me cold.  It is occasionally non-sensensical: why does Sticky suddenly whack himself into a drooling heroin trance?  Or off-putting: that Petunia seduces her fellow clown knowing she is likely to be caught by her jealous fiancé gave me the creeps.  But the biggest flaw is one of omission: Berg fails to really explore the potentially powerful circus/clown metaphor.  We’re left with good actors wearing weird makeup with nowhere to go.

The Southern: M 8/6 8:30; W 8/8 10:00; Sa 8/11 8:30; Su 8/12 7:00

Looking for an antidote to the hyped up, gee-ain’t-we-clever blather afflicting so much of the Fringe?  Check out Never Mind, a sweet, understated and emotionally stirring adaptation (by Helena Webb) of Pamela Carter Joern‘s The Plain Sense Of Things.  The BairsKaren, Evalyn and Mary (I love writing this) – and the delightfully watchable Amanda Schnabel play the principals in this portrait of hardscrabble life on the World War 2 homefront: hardluck Mary (twice-widowed, a son fighting the Japanese), her daughters and Mary’s slightly unstable (dealing daily with her abusive husband) neighbor and co-worker (at a munitions plant) Irene.  Not a lot happens, but these women form an unlikely and affecting alliance.  Yes, all right, there is some klutziness to the staging (too many lengthy blackouts).  I mention this because, being a hard-hearted reviewer, I have to wax critical whenever possible.  It’s a minor complaint.  Never Mind is truly lovely stuff.

The Playwrights Center: Su 8/5, 7:00; T 8/7, 7:00; F 8/10, 10:00; Su 8/12 4:00

I enjoyed this piece tremendously, but I must begin with an apology: I’m a Theater Guy, not a Dance Dude.  I won’t be able to offer an analysis such as you might expect from the Star Tribune’s excellent Caroline Palmer.  This aside, I can tell you that The Dust is a compelling exploration, using fragmented music, snatches of poetry, weird sound effects, and, of course, dance of (to quote from the Fringe Website) “myth, belief [and]… mortality.”  The four skilled dancers execute Erin Rehberg‘s intelligent choreography with what I would describe as calm passion.  Their work is fast-paced, yet serene and confident.  Lovely.

Dance works well in the Fringe: the combination of abstract narrative and the intense physical presence of the dancers (you hear their labored breathing, see the sweat beading their foreheads) makes for a perfect 50 minute performance.  Ms. Rehberg is the artistic director of Chicago’s Core Project, the producing entity of The Dust.  There was no program, so I am unable to name the dancers; they were all terrific.  Recommended.

Patrick’s Cabaret: Su 8/5 10:00; W 8/8, 7:00; Su 8/12, 7:00

An affecting and charming one person show.  Show creator/performer Les Kurkendaal‘s beloved mother is slipping into dementia and is no longer, it seems, able to recognize Les.  Is her deterioration irrevocable?  The indefatigable Kurkendaal (he’s appearing in a grand total of three Fringe shows) tells her a series of stories designed to spark some recognition.  The stories are terrific – defining “abortion” for 7 yo Les, the dog named F**k, coming out to her.  After all this, Mom…  Well, see the show.

Kurkendaal’s tells us all this with a pleasant, breezy, up-energy demeanor that belies the frightening seriousness of what he’s dealing with; after all this woman is in serious danger of becoming a permanent ward of the state of Texas.  This contrast gives the show depth.  Less satisfying is that the stories are never told to us as though we are Mom; rather, we hear about the subject matter, and as a result the stories are less effective than they might have been.  A small complaint.  What emerges is a loving portrait of a complex woman – and she has given her son the strength and creativity to create her vividly.  Lovely.

Patrick’s Cabaret: T 8/7 8:30; W 8/8 8:30; F 8/10 5:30; Sa 8/11 1:00

A close look at the lurid and (to me, anyway) unexamined T. Eugene Thompson murder case of 1963.  Two first rate actors, Catherine Johnson Justice and Steve Sweere, take the stage and effectively portray the principals: the hapless victim Carol; the sluttish girlfriend Jackie; Mastrian, the hired killer (who “sub-contracts” the dirty work to the ineffably incompetent Dick W.C Anderson); and finally, “Cotton” Thompson, successful attorney, convicted murderer.  Justice and Sweere are terrific.  Their presence is both understated and vivid.  They handle the multiple casting with aplomb.  Justice’s halting and confused rendering of Carol’s dying moments is particularly lovely.

I was less taken with the play (by James Vcukek), with its relentless past-tenseness, its just-the-facts-ma’am drabness.  The play doesn’t deal very effectively with the times – it doesn’t ask why this crime so dominated Minnesota life in 1963.  And it short-shrifts Cotton’s effective defense: I’m a prominent man, a church-goer, a district attorney.  Surely, you don’t believe I’m responsible for this horror.

Still, the story is excellent and the actors terrific.  This could be worth a look.

Rarig Arena: F 8/3 5:30; Sa 8/4 5:30; F 8/10 8:30; Sa 8/11 5:30

You will encounter the best thing about this show as you enter the cavernous Whiting Proscenium: the band, playing raunchy and nasty, toe-tapping jazz.  The sax player (Robert Russel) in particular needs to be chained up (I considered passing the hat).  The musicians play with gusto and genuine feeling; the music carries the day and is perfect for the show’s (endless) strip-tease.

The cast sings pretty well, too, in a brassy, belty, over-the-top, what-the-hell way.  The songs are tasty: Cole Porter, Pat Boone, Stephen Sondheim and some effective originals.

But the play (Amy Buchanan and Ashleigh Swenson are the credited writers)?  Yikes.  To say that it’s garbled, poorly paced, a Carol Burnett slash soap opera slash deliberately under-rehearsed mish-mash would be to give it more credit than it deserves.

Rarig Proscenium: Su 8/5 2:30; W 8/8 5:30; Th 8/9 7:00; Sa 8/11 4:00

3 comments for “Fringe 2012

  1. August 12, 2012 at 11:09 am

    Blair = Bair. Fixed.

  2. KP
    August 11, 2012 at 3:14 pm

    Glad to read you enjoyed “Never Mind” as much as I did.
    P.S. Note that it’s Karen, Evalyn, and Mary Bair (not Blair)

  3. Dolores
    August 7, 2012 at 8:33 am

    I went to see All’s Fair this past Saturday and it was so touching and well done that it brought tears to my eyes. Great performances and a wonderful story written by a newcomer! Congratulations!!

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Jesus, Sexuality and the Good News of the Gospel

Given the current climate and conversation on same-sex attraction and the gospel the elders at Hughson are excited to take part in an all-day conference on Saturday April 14th with Sam Allberry at West Highland Baptist Church from 9am – 4pm.

Sam is a same-sex attracted Anglican pastor who speaks on behalf of Ravi Zacharias ministries and The Gospel Coalition. Registration is now open! Early Bird tickets are $40 per person until March 20 and $50 after. On-line ticket price includes lunch if you register by April 6th.   You can sign up through Eventbrite

Sam Allberry is a pastor and writer based in Maidenhead, UK and a global speaker for Ravi Zacharias International Ministries and The Gospel Coalition.  He is the author of a number of books on Christian belief, including: Why Bother With Church?, James For You, and the bestselling Is God Anti-Gay?

Sam studied theology at Wycliffe Hall in Oxford. He worked at St Ebbe’s Church in Oxford where he oversaw the ministry to university students and then at St Mary’s Church in Maidenhead where he has been based since 2008. He is an ordained minister in the Church of England and was recently elected to serve on its governing body, the General Synod.

Sam speaks widely on issues of sexuality and identity and continues to minister as a Bible teacher and pastor. He is currently working on projects concerning singleness and the Christian understanding of the body. In his spare time Sam enjoys hiking, American history, and slowly perfecting his recipe for Thai green curry.

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A close look at the way runs are scored

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Facts About Run Production

A team’s most precious asset is its allotment of 27 outs. Every at-bat that does not result in an out is a small victory.

Earl Weaver, Hall of Fame manager

efore a discussion about how to score runs can even begin, we need to identify the ways in which runs are produced. After that groundwork is established, the conversation can proceed to assessing personnel, establishing goals, and training players toward those goals. Therefore, our first objective is to take a closer look at how runs are scored. Fortunately, baseball has a wealth of statistical data that we can refer to as we determine how to score runs.

The Most Important Number in Baseball

One of the unique and endearing aspects of baseball is that, unlike many other popular sports, it does not operate on a clock. When the first pitch of the game is thrown, no one—not players, coaches, umpires, or fans—knows when the contest will end. The single determining factor that affects each half inning of play is the ability of the defense to record three outs. An inning may be as short as three pitches, or it may take an hour, if that is how long it takes the defense to record those three outs.

The most important number in baseball is three. The team on offense can score an unlimited number of runs, right up until the defense records those three outs. Those outs are precious, so our primary objective on offense is to do whatever we can to avoid giving up outs, thereby prolonging the inning and giving ourselves more opportunities to score runs.

Because those three outs are valuable, our offensive system replaces terms like sacrifice bunts with the term kill bunts. Avoid the mind-set that your team is willing to concede one of its 27 precious outs to gain 90 feet (27.4 m) of ground. For example, our focus is on placing the bunt in a spot that creates pressure on the defense so that they will have trouble recording the out.

Definition of Offense

The definition of offense is to score as many runs as possible before the other team records three outs. Earl Weaver said that any time a batter reaches base he has won a small victory. Players have many different ways to reach base, to advance runners without giving up outs, and, sometimes, to advance runners with productive outs.

Coaches and players need to understand that there is more to offense than hitting. In some games your team will just not hit well. Whether facing the opponent’s staff ace, hitting against the wind blowing in, dealing with a wet field, or playing in a big ballpark, the goal of scoring runs may be daunting because hitting the ball will be more challenging than normal. For this reason every team needs to have a backup plan, which is simply having the ability to score runs when you are not hitting.

An effective backup plan means that a team does anything possible to advance runners around the bases without the benefit of a hit.Some of the hallmarks of an offensive mind-set that includes having a backup plan are earning a base on balls by exercising good strike-zone discipline, stealing a base, taking an extra base on a ball that is put in play, and reading balls in the dirt. Bat-control skills like performing the slash, executing a hit-and-run, and cashing in on limited RBI opportunities by putting the ball in play rather than striking out are also important features of an effective backup plan.

When teams reflect on a game and question why they lost, it is easy to say, “We didn’t hit.” That often tells only part of the offensive story. Often overlooked in the postgame analysis are the missed opportunities in the form of unproductive outs, bad baserunning, and poor strike-zone discipline. Teams need to train for those days when they are not going to hit. Although nothing is guaranteed, teams that are trained and equipped with an array of offensive skills beyond hitting have a greater chance of scoring a lot of runs. To have an effective offense, a team needs to have a flexible game plan that puts the team in the best possible position, day after day, game after game, to score as many runs as possible. Flexibility means having a game plan and also having a backup plan. As the saying goes, “Plans are everything, and the plan means nothing.”

Establish a Run Goal

From 1999 through 2002, the average major-league team scored just under five runs per game. That average varies depending on the level of play, from youth ball to high school and college. Having a point of reference is important, however, and that number—five—plays a key role in establishing goals for runs in a game.

Although five runs is the major-league average, a high-scoring offense will seek to score more than the average number of runs, to be better than average. Each program, at all the various levels of competition, must determine what that aggressive run goal should be. For our college programs at Embry-Riddle, the goal was seven runs, and the results spoke volumes. Over a 13-year period from 1994 through 2006 (see table 1.1), achieving that goal of seven runs per game resulted in a winning percentage of 94%. On the flip side, failure to score seven runs in a game resulted in a winning percentage of just over 50%.

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Donut Holes and Fountains– Find the connection.

(By: Charlie Bucket) | (Music by: Ratatat!)

I grew up inside of a shoe. I know this may sound like the premise for a fairytale– but rest assured. This particular shoe had electricity, running water, a cockroach problem, and most importantly a walk up window from which we served donuts and coffee to hungry patrons.

“My little donut-boy, it’s time to wake up.” My mother would whisper into my ear early every morning. She would hand me my toothbrush and say “Smile, I hear today is your lucky day.”

The methodical churning of butter, sugar, flour and sometimes the stray cockroach—it wasn’t exactly what I would consider a lucky day nor was it much of a memorable childhood at that. But it wasn’t that bad, I can think of worse things– like working at Starbucks.

It was an accident really, this idea, “The Donut Hole.” I was in love with a girl. I assure you, it was really quite tragic. She was red haired, blue eyed, and was always yelling on about something. She would come in singing opera, and leave singing The Star Spangled Banner. But while she was in my store, she always sang the same song.

She came to buy a jelly donut—cherry, every morning. I would give her the one I made last– the freshest one. And she sang:

“I am the daughter of a watch maker and my mother is a whore
I can set your time-piece right, I can set men’s souls afire. I can dance and keep my time; I can make any man… mine.
I can build you a fine clock, and spit and cuss and fuss, but I’ll never be on time– not for you, and not for us.
I am the daughter of a watch maker and my mother is a whore,
You can catch me in the evening, and I’ll kiss you all night long. But when the sun starts shining, your watch and I… are gone.”

She was way too young to be singing about any of that, I was certainly too young to be hearing it– but she was a wonder. From the minute she walked in my heart would race, when she sang her song my mind would throb, and when she left my soul would cry. For as much as I didn’t understand of her I knew that I could love her. And I wanted to show her.

I used the finest flour, the sweetest sugar, and the richest butter. I mixed until my hands were sore– and then I mixed some more. With precision I rolled the dough into a loop small enough to fit her dainty hands, and stuck it in the fryer. I added diamonds of glaze, and precious stones made of sprinkles. It was perfect.

When she arrived I got on my hands and knees on the dirty kitchen floor, while the cockroaches scattered, I looked her in the eyes, and bumbled out my marriage proposal:

“I don’t know your name, but I know your song. But let me keep the time for you and let me find your mom a job. Singing girl, spend the mornings with me by the fryer, and I’ll spend the evening in your arms.”

To which she put her hands on her hips and said resolutely, “Hell no!”

“Why!??!??” I pleaded– and she said, “Donut boy, my darling, I could never marry you. Because you stink of donut grease, and your smile is too thin.”

So I told her she smelled bad too (which was a lie, she smelled like lavender soap.) To which she smiled and broke into her stupid song, about her whoreish mother and her stupid dad– who probably crafts a watch that can only keep track of 15 hours in a day.
As she walked out smug and with her usual jelly donut I yelled to her: “Never again will a ring be made from the finest dough, my love is far too sacred!” She turned to me, rolled her eyes, and walked off.

With the batter that had been filled with love I sculpted little balls of sugary hate. I threw them into the fryer and watched them sizzle and pop– never again would a girl break my heart.

And then, while I watched the pastry chunks of my heart bubble and boil… A stuffy business man with nice shoes and a smile that probably sold used cars at one point in time or another– he wanted half a donut. “You’re a stingy idiot!” I said. But he insisted, and demanded, and argued. So I gave him some donut balls. And the rest…

Is cake!

But that girl… with eyes like the sea and hair like the sun– I’ll never forget her, and her stupid song.

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Several big game creators are reeling under the pressure created by the success of the popular mobile phone game Pokemon Go and have not yet come up with anything that can give the augmented reality application a tough competition.

Executives of top gaming companies including Angry Birds creator admitted that Pokemon Go would be a tough act to follow.They also said that the gamers should not expect any new release from them soon as it will not be worth it.

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Meanwhile, for many game creators, Pokemon Go has shown paths which they can explore in future to come up with something better.

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However, there are a few others who argue that Pokemon Go does not define the future of gaming.

According to the news agency, Wilhelm Taht, executive vice president of games at Angry Birds-creator Rovio Entertainment Ltd, said: "It's not easy to get people off of their couches. There have been a lot of tries in this area before."

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From the developers of highly successful Indian National Anthem app on Google Market, here comes another Indian App packed with hilarious one liners about being Indian. Some are serious too !! This app is a must to laugh around with your friends. Just shake your phone or swipe your fingers or use our soft arrow button to generate funny and mostly truthful one liners about being Indian. Hamara Bhaart Mahaan, Hamaare Bhaaratiya Log Mahaan.

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Review: The Brainwashing of My Dad (e.g. The Perfect Documentary for July 4th)
I backed The Brainwashing of My Dad when it was a Kickstarter project for pretty much the same reason that the filmmaker decided to make the film at all: A family member's personality had radically changed, and we couldn't understand why. And in many ways, this is exactly the documentary you should be watching on the 4th of July.

In both cases, the family member changed from a moderate or liberal and kind point of view to one that spouted venom and anger from a very conservative point of view. It was almost as if their whole personality changed, mystifying and hurting those around them.

The Brainwashing of My Dad uses the very personal story of Jen Senko's father as a touchstone to explore and understand a very radical change in the media in the United States. Spoilers: It's been deliberately and concertedly changed by right-wing political groups. Not only have they changed how the media - including the news - is presented, not only have they changed the way we think about the media and the news (and not for the better), but they've done so in a way that is self-reinforcing.

This kind of effect is seen elsewhere (and I'm getting more technical than the film does, which is a good thing) in politics, surveys, and even the world of advertisement. Once someone has made their mind up about something, it becomes extremely difficult to change their mind. Our minds have a very bad habit of immediately dismissing or discarding information that challenges our pre-decided notions.

Questioning your own decisions and thoughts is something that requires both deliberate self-awareness and a willingness to let go of one's own ego. The current media culture- and particularly on the political right - reassures people that they're correct, tells them they don't have to question themselves, and even pre-dismisses any other form of media for you.

Whether we like it or not, our brains tend to go with the option that requires the least amount of effort, unless we deliberately and mindfully examine our own actions.

The Brainwashing of My Dad is a great overview of not only the concerted right-wing media takeover, but a personal story demonstrating the tragedy of losing a loved one to Rush Limbaugh. You can find the video at


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Obama’s Loan Modification Program: Can it actually lower your credit score?

The simple answer to whether or not Obama’s Loan Modification Program can lower your score is yes. In many cases, taking advantage of this government assistant program has actually lowered people’s credit score.

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The Obama administration set aside $75 million for a program called “Making Home Affordable.” The consumers who take advantage of the loan modification program are often trying to save their credit as well as save their home and avoid a foreclosure. For those who have been making payments on time but are now trying to avoid default, the result of seeking this loan modification assistance can be around a 100 point downfall in their credit scores.
Lower credit scores can make it even harder for already financially strapped families to get loans. Credit scores are also sometimes part of the job screening process and some argue that lowering credit scores can hurt the unemployed. Many who need to take advantage of the loan modification program found themselves knocking on this door after becoming unemployed. The lower credit scores for those asking for help seems to be part of a vicious downward cycle.
The “Making Home Affordable” loan program offers a three month trial period for homeowner’s to make a reduce payment on time. During this trial phase often mortgage companies are notifying the three credit bureaus, Equifax, TransUnion and Experian and this is when their credit scores are taking the dive. If you are ruled as ineligible to participate in the program it can hurt your credit score even more.
There are arguments on both sides for why or why not this lower credit score should be a result and whether or not this is fair.
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Housing counselors like Eileen Anderson, question,
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The credit rating industry defends the practice of the reporting enrollment and adjusting credit scores. According to Norm Magnuson, spokesman for the Consumer Data Industry Association, says,
“The consumer is going into the program because they’re in a financial bind. Other lenders would need to be aware of that.”
One of the big issues though seems to be that people aren’t aware that enrolling in the program can lower their credit score. Housing counselor, Kathy Conley says,
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Late or missing payments and a foreclosure can bring a credit score down even further, often as much as 150 points. A foreclosure or a deed in lieu can create credit chaos for years. While many consumers try a deed in lieu (turning the property back over to the lender) to avoid foreclosure, credit agencies see it the same way. Experts say your best bet is to negotiate with the note holder to report the balance as paid in full but all loan holders aren’t going to agree to this.
It is important to keep in mind that if you’ve already had missing or late payments or would incur them then the credit score would be taking a dive anyway.
So far about 170,000 homeowners have completed the “Making Home Affordable” program and hundreds of thousands are still in the process.

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Apart from experiencing the international academic environment at the Master's Level, simple immersion in the lively city of the Chilean capitol, Santiago, makes the two years abroad quite delightful. Populated by almost 6 million habitants, Santiago is by far one of the safest cities in all of Latin America, allowing international students to travel the entire country by bus or by plane in complete safety.

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