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Donald Trump, Creativity Guru?

by Alf Rehn

The Donald is easy to hate. He can be a buffoon, a bore, a bellicose and belligerent vulgarian, and many find him massively offensive. This is particularly true among people who see themselves as progressive thinkers, who are intrigued by the next big thing, and who profess a love of innovation. Among the creative class, the very mention of Trump is more likely to elicit guffaws than admiration. To many the very notion that he could be studied for insights into creativity might seem like a distasteful joke. And yet I maintain we can.

Both as a media figure and as whatever kind of political character he is turning into, the Donald is known for outlandish displays and statements that seem to come directly from an unconstrained id. For Trump, there is no building that doesn’t look better with his name in flashing lights, no display of wealth that is too garish, no statement that cannot be improved by making it even more extreme. In a way, his actions are like that of a child, one who hasn’t yet developed the many filters we adults possess. Certain actions that he revels in, seem forever cut off for most of us. We find boasting distasteful, extreme statements boorish, and outlandish behavior unthinkable. Not so for Trump. He gleefully indulges in all his ideas, no matter how unhinged or uncivil. This is also his greatest lesson to us.

For nothing says that creativity should be civil. Creativity is an energy, and in itself it is neither good nor bad. It can be used for both, and although we’re culturally programmed to enjoy new ideas more if they do not challenge our social mores, this cannot be a metric for creativity. We like what we recognize, and that which goes against our cultural programming we often find distasteful, even revulsive. You know, like the Donald.

So in a very real way, you can learn creativity from Trump U, but only if you find him a nasty and boorish persona. If you agree with what he is saying/spewing, there’s little new to be found here. Then you are merely nodding along to things you’ve always thought, if presented with an extra helping of theatrics and venom. If he makes your skin crawl, on the other hand… If this is the case, he can serve as an excellent yardstick for where your own sticking points are.

Do you dislike his boasting and braggadocio? You may be limiting your own ideas because you do not want to be seen as a braggard.

Do you deplore his lack of taste and refinement, his gaudy ostentatiousness? You may be limiting your own capacity for creativity by sticking to only those things that live up to your aesthetics and your own sense of decorum.

Do you hate the way in which the Donald reduces complex issues into punchlines? You may want to revisit the way in which you get bogged down in the minutiae of your ideas, rather than thinking of ways of running with them.

Finally, do you get angry about the way in which Trump always adopts the most extreme position possible? You might look at whether you are putting a straitjacket on your own thinking, adopting only moderate positions because extreme ones seem so… so… well, Trumpish.

Do not misunderstand me. I have yet to find a single political policy where I would agree with Donald Trump. Granted, this is mostly because he hasn’t formulated any, instead going for freeform ideation and slogans he makes up on the spot, but still. As so many others, I too find him comical, bizarre, and possibly deranged. But this does not mean one cannot learn from him.

In the field of creativity, the greatest risk lies in accepting a pre-packaged definition of the same. Too often we line up praising the same quotes from Coelho, the same TED-talks, the same pablum. The Donald might not make much sense, but his sound and fury can be studied and used to inquire into our preconceived notions of what ideas are, and how we often are our own worst enemies.

For whatever else we can say about Trump, he isn’t shy about his ideas. His ideas are never forced to deal with the crippling doubt that kills so many ideas in us others. Nor, for that matter, does his ideas seem to be hindered by consideration, logic, or facts — and there is something glorious about this.

No, I do not say that one should become an obnoxious bully in the process, but maybe more of us could do with a little of that ol’ Trump self-confidence. Who knows what wonderful things could be created if that unrestrained flow of ideas was bolstered by a heart and a brain?

Alf Rehn is a writer, a professor of management, a ginthusiast, a keynote speaker, a fan of Ethel Merman and a strategic advisor, although not necessarily in that order. He can be stalked at or on Twitter at @alfrehn

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Book Review: ‘H is for Hawk’ by Helen Macdonald

Before reading this book I knew very little of the life of TH White, acclaimed author of The Sword in the Stone (1938) and schoolmaster at Stowe for many years. He is a central character in Helen Macdonald’s story, for he was a trainer of hawks, and published The Goshawk, with a mixed reception, in 1951. Macdonald read this psychologically complex work at the age of just eight, as part of her childhood obsession with all things hawk, an obsession that she never really overcame.

H is for Hawk, first published by  Jonathan Cape in 2014, is a lesson in dealing with grief, the complexities that come with it and the tangible pain that is generated both during and afterwards. We learn that Macdonald has lost her father, a talented photographer and journalist, and she retreats from the world. At the same time her world appears to retreat from her. She is on the cusp of losing her academic job as well as her home in Cambridge. Her grief also makes it difficult to gain traction in her relationships, and she worries that she is pushing people away. She becomes anxious and is prescribed anti-depressants. She attempts to fill the gap in her life with Mabel, a young Goshawk, who she buys for £800 on a Scottish quayside.

This beautifully constructed book is just as much about Mabel and her animality as it is about Macdonald and her reflection on humanity. Mabel’s non-human identity is paramount to the story and yet Macdonald is able to construct some form of relationship with her. It is not the usual relationship that you might have with a dog or a cat or indeed with a badger or a pied wagtail. Hawks are creatures that lie on the periphery between the domestic and the wild. To experience the relationship between a hawk and their trainer is to experience the fringes of humanity and animality. It is an escape from modernity, a push back to the past, and yet hawking remains an entirely timeless activity that is both romantic and distinctly earthy and painful.

The book tells the story of Macdonald’s training of Mabel, her frustrations and anxiety drawn through their shared experiences and the complex relationship that is constructed between them. We are introduced to the language of raptor training and the bloody, gutty reality of hawking as an activity; the blood, the death, the bating and beating wings.

Alongside Macdonald’s experience with Mabel we learn about White and his hawk, known as Gos. White was respected and adored by his students and yet in reality he was a sadist and fantasised about spanking adolescent boys, although he never acted on his thoughts. However, we are told about his monstrous battles of domination with Gos, as he tries to subdue her in training. The relationship between White and the reader is difficult to cultivate and reflect upon. Despite being occasionally severely troubled by his rhetoric and behaviour, it remains impossible not to recognise his loneliness and isolation. This is certainly felt by Macdonald, and it troubles her. She finds it impossible not to draw similarities between White’s life and her own.

There is a huge amount of emotion within the pages and the narrative is composed with the feeling of a thriller, all consuming and emotionally draining. Indeed, it is never entirely clear what will happen next, for Macdonald, Mabel, White or Gos.

On several occasions I found myself with a deep lump in my throat, wanting to hold out my hands to Macdonald and reassure her that her future will be brighter. It’s a reminder of how helpless we feel when someone we know is troubled or depressed. We want to reach out and help them, but we often don’t know how to. We have all experienced dark times, some worse than others, but no matter how prepared we may feel for when they come, when we descend into them the struggle is always palpable; the darkness all consuming. When it is someone other than ourselves experiencing it, somehow it feels worse, more difficult to overcome. We are an observer in their grief, a seemingly impossible position to manage.

As sombre as this book is, I was surprised and relieved for it to finish with a flurry of optimism, as Macdonald leaves Mabel in the safety of a hawk expert based in Suffolk for her spring moult.

H is for Hawk is highly deserving of all of the accolades and praise that it has amounted since its publication in 2014. Macdonald is a literary genius who has that rare ability to connect with readers on a human level, whilst reminding us of the importance of the wild and of animality in the world. This book goes beyond a simple appeal for good nature writing. It is an exploration of self, grief, humanity and animality and is all in all an exceptional and very special book.

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  1. I couldn’t agree more! I read H is for Hawk a couple of years ago, and really wanted to move on from Macdonald’s book to reading some of T.H.White’s, but, as the way of things, I never got round to it. Thank you for providing the prompt to get hold of The Sword in the Stone and The Goshawk – and then, perhaps I’ll re-read H is for Hawk. I think it’s the sort of book that will just grow richer with each reading.

    • Glad to have encouraged you to investigate White further! I have the same inclination – to get hold of and read The Goshawk – but as I’ve already moved on to another book (for the record, Ocean of Life by Callum Roberts), and have a pile to get through after this one White might have to wait a little while. I’d be really interested to hear your thoughts on both The Sword in the Stone and The Goshawk in the light of Macdonald’s work, once you’ve read them both. Happy reading.

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TrustToken, the San Francisco-based startup behind trueUSD (TUSD), a cryptocurrency pegged to the U.S. dollar, has just completed a $20 million strategic funding round. Investors include Andreessen Horowitz’s Crypto Fund, BlockTower Capital, Danhua Capital and GGV Capital.

The funding signals that heavyweight venture capital firms believe in TrustToken’s potential. It also may indicate that stablecoins, cryptocurrencies designed to have price stability, will become a big battleground in the crypto space.

Most stablecoins get their price stability by being pegged to the dollar although the backers of some of these coins intend to transition to a basket of currencies or an index (like the consumer price index) in the future, according to CoinJournal.

As TrustToken works on tokenizing other assets, its executives say they hope to make it easier for everyone to gain easy access to a variety of currencies and commodities.

TrustToken launched trueUSD in March, and the coin now has a market cap close to $50 million, according to CoinMarketCap. The company says it holds fiat money as collateral for its coins in escrow accounts that are accessible to third-party fiduciary partners. The coins are available for trading on global exchanges such as Binance, Bittrex and Upbit.

Linking Cryptocoins to a Slew of Assets

But the company has broader plans because its asset tokenization platform can be used to create cryptocurrencies linked to other traditional assets including gold, silver, oil and rental properties.

The raise will support the development of the TrustToken asset tokenization platform and expansion of its legal, partnership, product and engineering departments,” TrustToken CEO Danny An tells ThirtyK.

The capital will also go toward hiring, with TrustToken’s highest priority being front-end and full-stack web developers and security engineers.

We’re excited about firms such as Andreessen Horowitz, BlockTower Capital, Danhua Capital and GGV Capital participating in this strategic round because of the combined expertise and network they provide as we grow our industry partnerships,” An says. They will also help extend the adoption of our first product, trueUSD.”

The Big Daddy of Stablecoins

The incumbent dollar-pegged stablecoin is tether (USDT), which is sold on the Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex. There are $2.62 billion worth of tethers in circulation, according to CoinMarketCap, and Tether, the company, claims each of its coins is backed by one dollar. But as Mashable notes, the company hasn’t been publicly audited, fueling speculation that not all of its coins are backed by hard currency. Tether and Bitfinex received lots of attention last week after a university researcher with a track record of sniffing out financial fraud published a paper saying issuance of tether was linked to the propping up of bitcoin prices during the No. 1 cryptocurrency’s mammoth rally last year.

Other companies are jumping into the stablecoin fray. Last month, Circle, a cryptocurrency startup that operates a wallet and payments service and acquired the Poloniex exchange, said it would launch a stablecoin tied to the value of the dollar.

As TrustToken works on tokenizing other assets, its executives say they hope to make it easier for everyone to gain easy access to a variety of currencies and commodities.

There is an economic pressure towards tokenization because assets are more valuable if they are liquid,” An says. TrustToken allows for more of the world to participate in financial exchange. The decentralized and immutable ledgers of blockchains are more trustworthy, while also reducing the barriers to participation.”

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Solstice Greetings

Today is the day of the Southern Solstice which means that I’m enjoying the shortest day of the year. After this point, it will start getting lighter, although it’s probably still going to get colder as it moves into January. To counter all of this, I’m getting together with some friends and we’re going to talk, play games and eat something delicious. Just the thing to keep all that darkness at bay.

Happy Solstice, everyone!

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  1. 1 Timothy Mills December 29, 2008 at 7:24 pm

    Happy (belated) Solstice! May you have six months of ever-longer days, and all the warm company you need.

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Project Organization: Counter/Desk organizers

I’d been hearing my co-workers at school talk about these organizers for the bathroom that are made of plates, saucers, and candlesticks.  Since it’s Christmas vacation and they had really good deals at GoodWill (and I needed an organizer for my counter)… I made one too.   I started with this:

I had some burnished copper spray paint on sale from Hobby Lobby, so I painted the candle holder.  Nothing against the silver, I just wanted the metals in my bathroom to be bronze and copper.  Anyway, a little hot glue and several trial and errors later (“center the saucer on the candle holder” is not as easy or quick as it sounds… at least not the way I was doing it) this is what I had:

Factoring in the spray paint, this stand was $6.

The great thing with these types of organizers is that they can really take many different looks.  I made another one for my classroom.  It isn’t as sleek as the one for my bathroom, but there’s something about it that feels whimsical.  Or Charmingly Haphazard.  Hopefully this will help keep the surface of my desk clutter-free throughout the day. And I won’t lose my scotch tape as often.  Or end up with 30+ paperclips on my desk.  Or discarded broken crayons. This one didn’t involve any paint at all.  Grand total was $4.50.

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A Bathroom Discussion That Lead To A Booming Business

The bathroom, the one place in a house that you typically have to yourself.

The bathroom, the one place in a house that you typically have to yourself. Some may say it’s a place of refuge or a place to gather your thoughts before starting your day. In fact, it’s like that for most people. It’s a place where you’re not supposed to be bothered. Who knew that a bathroom would be a place for a genius idea.

The reason I say this is because a few months back I found out about a guy named Lincoln Walters. Now he may seem like an ordinary guy but what’s extraordinary about him is how he came up with his business idea.

He told me that one morning when he was in the restroom, his wife broke that unspoken bathroom code and abruptly barged in. She had asked him if she could borrow his razor because hers was dull and she was nicking her legs. Now even though Lincoln deeply loves his wife, he was stuck in a dilemma of wanting to please her but also protecting one of the few things that he doesn’t share in his marriage; his razor. His answer to her question was a simple no.

That’s how his business Happy Legs Club was born.

Walters saw a need for a subscription service similar to Dollar Shave Club except tailored toward women. He began searching for the perfect product manufacturer and sourced dozens of razors from around the world. As the samples came his wife and her friends tried them all out and gave their feedback on what worked, what didn’t, and what they were looking for in the Holy Grail of razor blades.

Eventually he found the perfect fit. A razor blade delicate enough to not harm women’s skin, but still high quality enough to leave their legs silky smooth. From there he set up a relationship with his manufacturer to secure an order but not immediately pull the trigger, rather have the order on standby. Then Walters and his team tested the demand by launching a website, making a short video explaining the problem and sharing how Happy Legs Club is the solution.

They sold out extremely quick and were blown away by just how eager women wanted a service like this and more importantly a razor that is always sharp. Lincoln positioned the website to say they were on back order which allowed time to order the razors, package them, and send them out to their new members, all within a 30 day window.

As any new start-up grows they have made improvements and iterations to the website, the experience, and the overall quality of the brand.

Honing in on the importance of empowering women and creating a female oriented brand, Happy Legs Club mails their product in colorful sleeves with quirky and fun quotations on the sides. For most people, female and male, shaving is a hassle; a task that needs to be done but not enjoyed. Happy Legs Club hopes to change this image of the activity as much as they can. Incorporating humor, bright colors, and branding lighten the mood of this otherwise monotonous motion.

As Happy Legs Club is quickly gaining traction in the health, beauty, and well-being space they are exploring options for other essential and optional products for their members. Lincoln’s thoughts on starting a business, “The keys to me for a successful business is have an idea that solves an everyday problem, find the right people to can help, communicate well, and don’t bet the house on it until you’ve proven the market and the model.”

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Brothers and sisters. Tonight I give you my mercy. Tonight I unite myself to all of my brothers and sisters. Look into the chambers of my Sacred Heart. What do you see? A heart that is pierced open for you. Your name is carved in my heart. My blood poured out for mankind. Yes, but it also poured out for you personally. Do you not understand that I love you each in a special way. So important to me are you. You are loved and don’t realize to what extent this love is. Not trickled from my heart but poured out. My mercy is infinite. My love is infinite. I am patient. I am mercy I am love. I am the resurrection. Your salvation. Pick up your cross and follow me. How? By trusting that I will provide the graces necessary for you to follow. The path to my heart is straight. It is the devil that puts obstacles in your path. The obstacles look so enticing. They seem to be a relief from your suffering. Yet when you taste of it’s fruit it is bitter with remorse. Instead hold fast. Offer everything to me. Stay close to my heart and you will stay straight on the road before you. My brothers and sisters I cannot stress enough the importance of giving your “yes”. I have said I will continue to ask for your “yes” every moment. You are uniting yourself to the will of the Father. The plan of salvation. You are saying “yes” to my merciful heart. Heaven is yours. Freely given to you. All you have to do is say “yes” and set forth on the road. My love will sustain any difficulties you encounter. All you need to do is trust in my forgiveness. Trust in my mercy. Trust in my love. Say. “Jesus I trust in you.” Repeat that to yourself until it is ingrained into your heart. My brothers and sisters I am blessing you tonight. My peace I give to you.

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How to kick start your least privilege strategy as we begin 2019

January 15th, 2019

As we open 2019, we are expecting the issue of least privilege cybersecurity to become a priority for companies across the spectrum. One of the big reasons, of course, is that 80 percent of breaches today involve the compromise of IT and business user credentials including usernames and passwords.  To combat the exploitation of compromised…

Least Privilege Uncovered

November 20th, 2018

Organizations around the world are challenged by an ever-growing cyber threat landscape and are experiencing serious cyber fatigue. Their employees are dealing with constant information overload about cyber attacks, ransomware, identity theft and phishing scams. Employees are exposed to risky behavior For years, employees across all departments in most organizations have habitually practiced risky behavior,…

5 Spooky Privilege Security Mistakes that Will Haunt Your Organization

October 30th, 2018

It’s a dark and stormy night. Suddenly your system locks up. Then you get a message, demanding online payment to release your sensitive data back to you. Unfortunately, this isn’t a Halloween prank. Ransomware is on the rise and organizations of all types are falling victim. Your risk of cyber-attack exponentially increases if you’ve made…

Everything you need to know about NIST 800-53

June 19th, 2018

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (simply referred to as NIST) sets the security standards, guidelines and recommended security controls for the Federal Information Systems and Organizations.  This extensive database of publications includes the FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards), SP (NIST Special Publications), NISTIR (NIST Internal Reports) and the ITL Bulletin (NIST Information Technology…

Seven reports you can share with auditors and execs to demonstrate proactive privilege management

May 8th, 2018

All major compliance bodies recommend or require a least privilege policy to protect sensitive data. Removing local administrative access on user workstations is a fundamental strategy for endpoint security to protect against both internal and external threats. Auditors will see that you have implemented a proactive security strategy to prevent malicious activity and accidental data…

Microsoft’s Frankenstein Approach to Endpoint Protection

March 27th, 2018

With Windows 10 Microsoft has embedded and enhanced a number of free tools it claims give IT and security teams the opportunity to close security gaps exposed in previous versions of Windows. One of the critical goals Microsoft aims to address is the principle of least privilege. Under a least privilege policy, administrative credentials are…

How to Protect Your Desktop Team When Moving to Least Privilege

March 6th, 2018

When companies yank local administrative privileges from business users without considering the downstream impact, their least privilege programs are doomed to fail. Suddenly unable to download applications, run programs, install printers or make other system changes, users will be confused and frustrated. Those frustrations are going to land squarely on the plate of the desktop support team.   Imagine a desktop…

Top 10 Keys to Successful Least Privilege Adoption Via Application Control

February 15th, 2018

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Why is least privilege the place to start for endpoint security?

January 23rd, 2018

Because it will save you time and money.   Your end user’s computers are increasingly exploited as an attack vector used to attain accounts with local administrator rights on Windows or root access on Mac OS. There are a lot of solutions that promise malware detection and prevention. And you can buy more and more software to try to prevent these…

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Wednesday, 15 June 2016

It’s Too Late

I don’t mean that I’ve already voted so it’s too late to try and persuade me either way, though that’s true.

I mean it’s too late: the damage is already done.

Whatever the outcome on 24th June, this pointless, gratuitous referendum has already achieved what will be its one enduring effect – to unleash primeval instincts of stupid, unreasoning prejudice, xenophobia and deluded imperialism that have always been latent in this country, and give them a cause, a voice and a platform.  In doing so, it has diminished us – all of us – in a way that will take us decades to recover from, if we ever do.

All those who out of pure, misguided self-interest called for and imposed the referendum, so surrendering in advance to those forces, have earned their historic legacy.  Let them sink in its mire and be ashamed.

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Why Are Your Maintenance Fees So High?

Are you seeing a steep increase in your annual timeshare maintenance fees?  Steve and Lainey realized just how much they were paying when they tried to trade their fixed week for a different one.  They weren’t able to make the trade, so they went online to rent.  Fortunately, they found the same unit as their own, in the week they wanted.   Ironically, though, the cost to rent the unit was much cheaper than the maintenance fees they were paying for their own unit.  “That totally burned me,” Steve said.  “I made up my mind right then to get rid of my timeshare.”

Maintenance fees at resorts across the country are skyrocketing.  Contracts that started at a reasonable $400 a year have doubled—in some cases, tripled.  Why so much?  The reasons go far beyond inflation.

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Timeshare Maintenance Fees Stressing You Out?

One big factor is because other owners default on their payments.  This can happen when, say, the original buyer “gifts” their property to a friend or family member who doesn’t fully understand the obligations of ownership.  The new owners think they’re getting a free vacation property and are taken by surprise when maintenance fees come due.  They either can’t afford to pay them, or simply refuse to do so.  That leaves the remaining owners to pick up the difference—and the defaulting ones to deal with ruined credit and potential litigation, since maintenance agreements are legally binding contracts.

Another factor for rising fees are unscrupulous companies that take timeshares from owners, then deed the properties wholesale into fake holding companies designed to go bankrupt.

These companies leave unsuspecting owners thinking they have responsibly divested when in fact they have brought hardship on all of the remaining owners.

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Radio Show 282 Thursday November 15, 2018 9-11pm Eastern US Time on WBKM.ORG   Leave a comment

Wren Kitz

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Tonight’s local music radio show on WBKM.ORG will run from 9-11pm Thursday November 11. You can stream it from the website or here: WBKM It will go as follows.

Song before: Bel Air – The Church

From our small city to the great big world, these are the Sounds Of Burlington. Last week I played the last song on MSP3 Counterattack, so now it’s time to begin playing a new album all the way through, song after song, week after week. Let’s begin with an album that will be released Saturday night at Light Club Lamp Shop.

1.) The Basement Song – Milton Busker And The Grim Work
2.) One Of A Kind – Adam Rabin
3.) See – Abby Sherman
4.) Presence – Satori Bob

Satori used to play around town many years ago, and Robert Gagnon from the band, plays around town all the time. Cool song from Abby. Something about that reminded me of Presence so I had to play them back to back. Cool new song from Adam. Great song from a great album from Milton. OK, get yourself in a relaxed state and let’s get ready to head over to Robot Dog Studio

5.) Sky Of Words->Jam->Georgie
cool conversation
6.) White Wall->Jam->Shrouds

I want to thank Wren Kitz and the band for that amazing performance. Wow. Thanks to Ryan Cohen for making everything sound so great and making this whole thing possible. Thanks to Sam Mark for helping out and for Phoebe Zorn and Chrusty Barnacles for the video work. OK, are you ready to head back to a normal place, or do you want to keep floating for a while. I hope it’s the latter.

7.) Mary’s Line Into This View – Ouzkxqlzn
8.) Dolphins In Disguise – Dolphin Trainer
9.) Listen To The Birds – Rob Voland
10.) Falter – Julia Caesar
11.) Take Your Gold Away – Lendway

I miss Lendway. Great song from Julia. I thought it would be fun to highlight the solo projects from Rob, Ross, and Lauren Costello. OK, a long time ago in Burlington, there was a band called the Halogens. Here’s a brand new song.

12.) Leave Me Low – Jason Halogen
13.) Guitsophrenic – 8084
14.) Pick Up Your Clothes – The New Siberians
15.) Time To Get Out – Aaron Flinn
16.) Song About The Ocean – Dino Bravo VT

Great song from Dino. They will be at Finnegan’s on Saturday. I was listening to the Siberians song and it reminded me of Out so I had to play them back to back. 8084 have a show on Saturday at ArtsRiot called Love Not Hate. I’m sure they would love your positive vibes if you stop in. Cool new song from Jason. OK, next week is Thanksgiving and I will be off. I’ll see you the week after.

17.) Sayonara – Black Rabbit

Songs after
Faith Healer – Fish
An Inch An Hour – The Tragically Hip
My Stars – Alice Cooper
Travelin’ Band – Def Leppard with Bryan May
The Final Fight – Hawkwind
Black Blade – Blue Oyster Cult
Mission To Mars – Ace Frehley
The Surprising – Deep Purple
I’m Falling – Children in Paradise
Icon Of Ego – Arc Iris
Mimi On The Beach – jane siberry
Firth Of Fifth – Genesis
Perpetual Change – Yes
Is This Where You Live – The Church
Heavy – Clever Girls
Time To Get Out Deep Purple
regular awesome programming

Ouzkxqlzn, Wren Kitz, Rob Voland, The Drunk Monkeys at Radio Bean and Plastique Mammals at Light Club Lamp Shop October 29, 2018   Leave a comment

Ouzkxqlzn pic by Tim Lewis

I had a great time seeing music Monday night at Radio Bean. I got out of work at 7:30 and rushed downtown. I got in and settled and Ouzkxqlzn began to play. She lit into a cool drone and added a little voice and guitar and cello and recorded conversations and sounds she has found in the world. The mix was dizzying and she let recordings of people speaking guide the show. Themes such as explorations of performance art and societies ability to look the other way and let rapists be found not responsible cut into the listener’s soul. She played a story of a woman who had been raped then carried a mattress with her everywhere until the boy could be held accountable, but it did not sound like that ever happened. This was woven around Yoko Ono’s cutting show where she sat on stage and members of the audience came up to cut a piece of her clothing off. One voice from the drone wondered how anyone could let someone do that. Another voice from the drone confronted Senator Jeff Flake in an elevator, that seemed like it had some effect but eventually fell on deaf ears. The piece ended on a discussion of suffering and performance art. It’s always an amazing time when Lauren Costello plays.

Up next Wren Kitz took the stage. Joined by Lauren on cello, Rob Voland on drums and a cool bass player, Wren lit into the set with an off-kilter pop song about the unexplained. They rocked it out for a while then fell into a cool musical flow. They let that go for a bit and it solidified into a pop song about being the master of the world. They stopped and chatted for a bit then dove back into the music. They played a long cool piece about being unaware then wrapped it up. I love Wren’s sense of where to take music and loved every moment of the show.

Wren Kitz pic by Tim Lewis

Up next Rob Voland moved into the front man role and Wren moved to the drums. A different bass player joined them. The set up was longer than ideal but they sounded pretty cool when they got into it. Some of the high frequencies were a bit hard to handle, at the extreme volume, but the songs were cool and the playing was great. They opened with a song that had a Wren rock vibe then fell deep in exhaustion. They played a drone with a western vibe, but with more screeches. They closed with a long slow heavy jam that got more and more intense until Rob was shredding heavily as it crashed to a conclusion. I’m not sure if it was a little too much or perfect, but it certainly was something.

Rob Voland pic by Tim Lewis

After the chaos of Voland’s set I popped over to Light Club Lamp Shop and settled into the soothing flow of Plastique Mammals. They are a keys/bass drums duo who play liquid instrumentals. They create fun loops to get a full sound then just let the music flow in happy ways. I only caught a couple of their songs, and they put me in a happy mellow place.

Plastique Mammals pic by Tim Lewis

There was noise coming from the Bean as Mammals wrapped up their set. I headed back to the Bean and rocked out to The Drunk Monkeys. They are from Boston and play straight up rock. The first song I caught was a slow bluesy jam with a ripping sax. I think it was called Sundays and rocked out at the end. They had a rocking Dead sound on Elementary #9 then had us stand to fall. The next song was louder and had a crazy rock jam at the end that made me happy. They sang a song about shadows in the moonlight then sang about a trap door. They wrapped the set with a sultry ballad called Atlantis that became a sultry jam at the end. They were a lot of fun.

After their set I headed out quickly and took the short walk home.

The Drunk Monkeys pic by Tim Lewis

Ouzkxqlzn at the Fringe Festival at the Off Center For Performing Arts October 13, 2018   Leave a comment

I had a fun night at the theater last night. Our community is blessed with lots of great actors and playwrights and I seldom take advantage of all that is on offer. I thought a short walk over to the Off Center for the Dramatic Arts might be fun. The night was hosted by Phinn Sonin who was amusing as always. Seth Jarvis did a nice piece on being a dad. Haley Rice and MacArthur Stine! were brilliant doing an old time comedy radio show hour. David Schein performed John O’Keefe’s The Man In The Moon in a powerful and unsettling way.

Ouzkxqlzn took the stage and wove a magical spell. She played guitar and cello and looped those instruments into a drone. Recordings of our world were mixed in and we were transported to a lovely place. Voices were mixed in which related Yoko Ono’s cutting show with women protesting the Kananaugh nomination. It was completely magical, as always.

Next, Peter Burns told a bunch of stories with an orange theme. The night was wrapped by Nathan Hartswick and Daniel Trigg acting out a story of a king, his sons, and lion taming, all done in Old English.

The whole night was fun.

Posted October 31, 2018 by tmusicfan in Rock Shows

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Radio Show 277 Thursday October 11, 2018 9-11pm Eastern US Time on WBKM.ORG   Leave a comment

Swale 016

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Tonight’s local music radio show on WBKM.ORG will run from 9-11pm Thursday October 11. You can stream it from the website or here: WBKM It will go as follows.

Song before: It’s Raining Again – Supertramp

From our small city to the great big world, these are the Sounds Of Burlington. Last week I caught part of a set from a woman from New York. One of her songs reminded me of a local song. Let’s begin tonight with those two songs.

1.) It’s A Delight – Serena Jost
2.) This Machine – Invisible Homes
3.) Parasite – Miku Daza
4.) Golden Goose – Cave Bees

Classic from the Bees. New classic from Miku. Delight reminded me a lot of Machine. OK, here is the next song on MSP3 Counter Attack.

5.) Retrosexual – ROUGH FRANCIS
6.) Girl In My Bed – Preece
7.) Last Night – Carraway
8.) Jurassic Bark – Doom Service

Doom will be at Big Heavy World on Saturday. I thought the Preece and Carraway songs would be fun together, musically and thematically. Great rocker from Francis. OK, let’s take a fun twist.

9.) Abstraction – Binger
10.) Come Outside – The Red Telephone
11.) Star – The New Siberians
12.) Crazy – Clever Girls

Great song from the Girls. They will rock Foam Brewers on Friday. I’m definitely going to be there. Classic from the Siberians. It’s been so warm for the past couple of days, I had to play Come Outside. Stunning song from Binger. This next band is playing Friday at Half Lounge, and I’m definitely going to be there.

13.) Mystery Train – The Parts
14.) I guess I’ve Had Enough Too – Eastern Mountain Time
15.) Luminous – Michael Chorney and Hollar General
16.) When She Sleeps – Peg Tassey MUSIC

Such a lovely song from Peg. Michael is amazing and helps a lot of other musicians make great music too. Sean Hood from EMT will be at Radio Bean next Wednesday. Great song from the Parts. OK, this next artist will be at Club Metronome on Friday, and I’m definitely going to be there.

17.) Veil – Ivamae
18.) You Are Unobtrusive To The Point Of Invisibility – Ouzkxqlzn
19.) Forget It When I Said It – Wren Kitz
20.) Eucarina É Guerrero – Mal Maïz

Great song from Maiz Vargas Sandoval and the band. Great song from Wren’s new Lovebird album. Ouzkxqlzn will be at The Monkey House on Monday. She also plays Saturday at the fringe festival happening in the Old North End of Burlington Thursday through Sunday. Great song from Ivamae. Here’s a gorgeous song.

21.) Baby, Let My Money Keep You Warm – Milton Busker and the Grim Work.
22.) Pauline – David Rosane & The Zookeepers
23.) Blue Water – Radio Underground
24.) All Down Tonight – SWALE

Swale are playing Friday at the Methodist Church in Winooski and I will definitely be there. So, I guess that’s a work order for one me and three clones? Cool song from the new RU album Dark and Getting Darker. Another cool song from The Book Of Zoo. Milton is so great. OK, this song just got released.

25.) I Don’t Exist – Why Nona
26.) Climbing Slowly – Bent Muffbanger
27.) Bell Jar – When Particles Collide
28.) The Space Between – The Nancy Druids

Great rocker from the Druids. Huge rocking song from Particles. Bent is from the Lyndon area and has been making music for a while. Cool song from Nona. Well, I hope you enjoyed checking out the music of our town. Let’s do it again next week, shall we? Ta ta. Farewell. See You…..

29.) Sayonara – Black Rabbit

Songs after
Credo – Fish
So Hard Done By – The Tragically Hip
Homesick – Jakals
Images – Saga
Oh You! You’re You! – Ruckzuck
Neon Skyline – Hawkwind
Still I’m Sad – Rainbow
The Mystic And The Muse – Renaissance
Saturation Brain – Arc Iris
Falter – Julia Caesar
Heavy – Clever Girls
Get Me Outta Here = Deep Purple
regular awesome programming

Andriana Chobot at Red Square, Clever Girls and Rough Francis at Speaking Volumes, and Ouzkxqlzn at Art Hop September 7, 2018   Leave a comment

Andriana Chobot

I had a great time seeing music last Friday at the South End Art Hop, ArtsRiot, and Red Square. Every year, artists have a weekend to show how amazing they are and fill the South End of Burlington with art. There are tons of galleries with paintings, sculpture, and other creative endeavors. There are lots of bands playing around and it’s always a good time. This year, I looked and did not see much music listed. The one show that caught my eye was Clever Girls at 8 with Rough Francis to follow.

I had a relaxing day off and was focused on the show, when I looked at 7 Days and saw a cool show listed at 4pm. I was a little slow out the door and walked into Red Square about 4:15. Andriana Chobot was onstage singing and playing keys and Cody Sargent played drums. He added a nice rhythm to the songs and his cymbal work was lovely. Andriana has a gorgeous powerful voice and plays keys in a way that keeps my heart rising. She sang about manifest destiny and dropped in a cover of Regina Spektor’s Ode To Divorce. My Old House had some nice keyboard flourishes and Another Day was magical. She sang about Galaxy Eyes and Coffee then said all she wanted is a bit of your heartbeat. She sang about how winter is coming then took a short set break. They returned with a song about The Cure then continued with a playful song about see saws. Dig Him rocked, Cascade soared then we took a ride into the wilds of Vermont. She sang a Carole King inspired song about changing my mind then dropped a cool cover of Ain’t No Sunshine. Neon had an appropriately dark glow and Not I melted my heart. They kept driving on then closed the set with Alone In The Night. Wow, I had not made it to Art Hop yet and had already heard 19 great songs.

The Ramparts

I left quickly and walked south. I caught a couple of songs by a band in a parking lot that may have been The Ramparts. They sounded cool but said there was music happening at the Green Door, and that is always one of the best Art Hop shows. I ran into Charlie Messing and we headed to a nearby gallery filled with rooms and lovely works of art. We ran into Frank DeAngelis and I was dazzled by his work. We then headed over to the space up behind ArtsRiot but no one was on. Danny LeFrancois said The Parts would be playing later but the timing conflicted with my primary objective. Oh well. Charlie wandered off and I remembered a building on the corner of Pine and Howard that seemed to have a lot of galleries. I walked up stairs and through doors and each one had more and more fantastic paintings. I followed hallways and found cool little rooms, I followed corridors and found more rooms full of art. I took one turn and found a room where music was about to be played. It was close to 8 but I had to hang and check some of it out. A dark video began and Ouzkxqlzn began to play. I grabbed a seat in awe as she worked the wrench over the guitar. I love the sounds she finds and weaves into a spell. About 10 of 8 I ripped myself away and went in search of Clever Girls. They were setting up and Diane Jean said they would go on around 8:30. I raced back to the building and back through the maze and somehow found the show room again then settled in for the end of Lauren’s set. I hung out as Adrienne Cooper Smith spoke about the mixture of the video she made and the sound of the music. A band got up to play and I think they did their own improvisation to the same video. I’m guessing Adrienne did the same at some point on her electric banjo. I’ve just got to figure out how to be in two, or more, places at once.

I listened to the bands cool sound for a bit then headed back to Speaking Volumes and ran into Peg Tassey. We chatted a bit with Dan Davine, then Clever Girls began to play. They opened with a hard hitting blues rock jam then dropped it into Catch And Release. Dumb Smile was pretty intense for a slower song then Diane screamed out the 1 2 3 4 opening to Loose Tooth. They sang about tilting your head back and waiting for this to pass, playing hide and seek, and rocked Junior nice and hard. Loom was heavy and powerful and Hannah Wants To See You soared. The closed with a blistering version of Heavy and we were in a happy place.

Clever Girls

I ducked out to see what was happening at ArtsRiot. Barbacoa were onstage, so I grabbed a drink and went to the front. They played a surf rock instrumental western then dropped a cool Paint It Black. They played a song with lyrics about how you are my dreamy girl then rocked out Love Takes It’s Toll On Me. They surfed through Venus In Spurs and my internal alarm went off and I headed back to SV.

I ran into Charlie again and chatted with a bit then the next band were about to hit. I almost made it past the merch table clean, but caught the edge of the cloth and sent a couple of things flying. I turned to help but Nicole Hackney was already on it. Sorry about that. Thanks for cleaning up my klutziness. I found a spot near Matthew Kloss and ROUGH FRANCIS began to play. They opened hard with I-90 East and followed with a song about coming together called Ruffians. They sang about werewolves on MSP2, then lit into Big Box Law Enforcement. A short way in, the power blew out leaving nothing but Urian Hackney‘s drums. Bobby Hackney Jr. had a fun chat with the crowd and quickly, the power came back. They launched back into Box and the power blew again on the first note. It quickly came back, and with an amazing boldness of spirit, they launched into it again. The power stayed on and the show continued. Julian Hackney played some ripping guitar leads, Paul rocked his guitar and danced hard, while Dan stood back and used his bass to anchor the songs. They rocked us with Geese and Pandas then went back to the first album for Home Invasion. They slowed things down with the anti-fascist Walk On By, then rocked out Retrosexual. They kept the fury going with Methmouth then let it fall into a jam. A guy from the audience stepped up a bit and began dancing, maybe break dancing, and delighted the crowd and the band. The jam amped up and they ripped through Earthquake then rocked out Procession 1. They lit into the familiar notes of Comm To Space as we rocked out “in the midnight hour”. They brought it to its thunderous conclusion, and as they were about to ramp up into the ending section, the power blew again. Undaunted, when it quickly returned they quickly ripped out the ending and called it a night. They are always great.

I headed out quickly in search of one more band, but it was after 10 and everything was shutting down. I let the exhaustion of the day wash over me, then took the lovely walk home.

Rough Francis

Radio Show 273 Thursday September 13, 2018 9-11pm Eastern US Time on WBKM.ORG   Leave a comment

Swale 016

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Tonight’s local music radio show on WBKM.ORG will run from 9-11pm US Eastern time Thursday September 13. You can stream it from the website, or here: WBKM It will go as follows.

Song before: Piano Music – Porcupine Tree

From our small city to the great big world, these are the Sounds Of Burlington. I’ve been enjoying the new album Hardly Electronic from this opening band, so let’s begin with some piano music.

1.) In The Key Of Me – The Essex Green
2.) When The Nights Get Long – Carraway
3.) Cascade – Andriana Chobot
4.) Adventure Safari – The Mountain Carol

It was so cool when Carol came in for a session of Live From Robot Dog Studio and instead of playing the electronic keys, Bruce played Ryan Cohen‘s sweet sounding piano. Great song from Andriana. I caught a couple of sets of her music last Friday at Red Square. She was as amazing as always. Great song and huge build from Carraway and super cool song form Essex. OK, the big event in town this weekend is Grace Potter’s Grand Point North festival. Be sure to get there early. Here are some of the great bands who are opening the show.

5.) Falter – Julia Caesar
6.) Soul No. 5 – Caroline Rose
7.) The Violent Stain Of My Bleeding Heart – Seth Yacovone Band
8.) Flaca Daza – Miku Daza
9.) Loose Tooth – Clever Girls

All of those bands are going to rock GPN hard. Caroline has gotten big but spent a lot of time in town. I’m so excited for both days and will be there early. I saw Clever Girls play a brilliant show last weekend at Art Hop. This next band came on after and played a blistering show. Last week, I played the last song on The Uncanny Doom Service, so let’s begin playing MSP3 Counter Attack, song after song, week after week, until it’s wrapped up.

10.) Big Box Law Enforcement – ROUGH FRANCIS
11.) Still Life Scene – Envy
12.) Whirlpool Rider – The High Breaks
13.) Mighty Have Fallen – Barbacoa

They played a brilliant show at Robot Dog Studio last week and that song really caught me. Cool new song from the Breaks. Classic from Envy. Great song from Francis who use the new album to stare racism in the face and offer peace and love as a counter attack. This song has been running through my head lately, so hopefully it will get stuck in your too.

14.) Automatic Sweetheart – Hammydown
15.) On My Way – Hover
16.) Veratrum – Piqued
17.) Fool That I Am – Eastern Mountain Time

Cool song from a band who have lots of shows scheduled all around Vermont. I wanted to revisit the song from Piqued, since it’s so cool. I hope they stop by town soon. Classic from the ’90’s from Hover. Great song from Hammy. OK, this next artist has put out a few cool albums but when he plays with his band he sounds just a little different. Here’s a song form his upcoming album.

18.) Gravity – Milton Busker & The Grim Work
19.) Loser – SWALE
20.) Underheard – Ivamae
21.) Silent River – Steady Betty

Betty’s songs always put me in a happy place. I hope it does the same for you. Great song from Ivamae. When I think of happy songs with depressing lyrics, I think of Swale. I think Milton is proving himself just as able. OK, last night I finally caught up with this singer in a movie theater at The Double E. This song digs into the pros and cons of life in America in a visceral way. The song after is the story of a kid asking mom why she would bring a child into this world. I think you’ll like the answer.

22.) Which America – Jason Baker
23.) Love – Hana Zara
24.) The Divine Feminine – Ouzkxqlzn
25.) Super Powers – The Dead Shakers

I love that song from the Shakers. I caught Lauren Costello playing at Art Hop, and despite calling her band an unpronounceable name, she is completely amazing. Hana asks mom why she was brought into the world. Mom says to fill you with love and to send you into the world to spread it. Great, if somewhat harsh, song form Jason. OK, he finished this year’s library tour, but has begun to book next years. What a cool way to support Vermont’s libraries.

27.) This City – David Rosane & The Zookeepers
28.) Give It Up To The Night – Bad Smell
29.) Infinity Pools – The Smittens
30.) Ghosts – Troy Millette Music
31.) Rainy Alley – Totally Submerged

Wishing the best for the people in the Carolina’s. Cool song from Submerged. Great song from Troy. I’m loving the new Smittens album City Rock Dove and expect to keep diving deeper. Super cool song from Smell and great song from David. Well, I hope you enjoyed checking out the music of our town. Let’s do it again next week, shall we?

Songs after
Internal Exile/Market Square Heroes – Fish
Daredevil – The Tragically Hip
Sea Of Red – Judas Priest
Time For Bedlam – Deep Purple
Who Are These Gods? – Dam Kat
A Saucerful Of Secrets – Pink Floyd
Watcher Of The Skies – Genesis
ME 262 (live) – Blue Oyster Cult
Heavy – Clever Girls
Tantalized – The Church
King Of the Mountain – Kate Bush
Get Me Outta Here – Deep Purple
regular awesome programming.

Ouzkxqlzn and Mica & The One Night Club Band at Radio Bean August 5, 2018   Leave a comment

Ouzkxqlzn/Lauren Costello pic by Tim Lewis

I had a great time seeing music Wednesday at Radio Bean. I got out of work at 5:30 and had plenty of time to settle and eat dinner before taking the lovely walk downtown. I got in and chatted with Frank DeAngelis for a bit, then Ouzkxqlzn began to weave her magical spell. She began with a droning sound and used a wrench on the guitar stings to evoke a quiet shriek. She looped in a quiet voice and notes from her cello then moved to the floor to work the many sound inputs into a lovely flow. She added some ambient guitar as a voice came through and spoke of how there’s no way they can reunite the children who were separated from their parents at the border. She moved to the guitar and it sounded like a more normal song structure might appear then moved to the cello to add in more loops to the ever evolving flow. She sang quietly and heavenly for a few moments then something coalesced into what sounded like a radio show. Music with a hint of happy days appeared as she added flourishes with the guitar then a voice spoke about being asymmetrical like a mouse and an owl. She moved to cello as a woman’s voice told a story of being beaten and seeing stars like in Donald Duck. I’m here, I’m not here a voice spoke as Lauren Costello gently played guitar. The feeling like it was a radio show returned as a slowed down version of Happiness Is A Warm gun floated to the top of the drone. She picked up a pebble and rubbed it against the ribbed ceramic bowl to add another texture to the flow. She threw pebbles into the bowl like she was throwing dice then moved back to the wrench on the guitar for more of the Beatles as they needed their fix as they were going down. The flow continued as she moved to the cello and played sweetly to end the show. She is always stunning.

Ouzkxqlzn/Lauren Costello pic by Tim Lewis

I had plenty of time, so I hung out to check out whomever was coming on next. They said they were called Mica and The One Night Club Band and were from Argentina. They had a nice relaxed Latin jazz vibe. Mica has a sweet voice and lots of stage presence. Most of the lyrics were in Spanish but I enjoyed the sound. They sang songs of love and being happy and were just lovely. They had the small but mighty audience clap along to a couple of songs, and I quickly realized that when they did this, the bass player was about to move the song into a cool unexpected direction. They sang a song about how if you kiss me, I’ll give you the moon and closed with one about being in the moment and being happy. It rocked a little extra hard and I joyfully followed their advice. I’m so glad I stuck around.

I left shortly after the final notes rang out and took the lovely walk home.

Mica and the One Night Club Band pic by Tim Lewis

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A Lump Isn’t the Only Symptom of Breast Cancer. Here Are 7 More Symptoms You Need to Know.

In between annual visits to the OB/GYN – or in some cases every three years – we women tend to do breast self-exams when we remember, and we tend to keep it simple. We lift, push, and check for lumps to make sure nothing is amiss.

If something feels too off, it freaks us out, and rightfully so. Breast cancer is nothing to fool around with, and the sooner it’s caught, the better chance we have of receiving some level of treatment. But what about those signs and symptoms that have nothing to do with a lump?

Although mammograms help to capture abnormalities, breast cancer can affect any woman at any age. And every woman’s symptoms will not present the same, so it’s important to pay attention to any warning signs you notice on your own.

Listed here are some things to watch out for when it comes to breast health, whether you have a noticeable lump or not. As always, confirm your suspicions by following up with your doctor.

  1. Nipple Discharge

    Have you noticed a breast discharge that is clear or tinged with blood? If you have a nipple discharge that only affects one breast and occurs without you applying pressure or squeezing it, it’s possible that cancer is present.

  2. Breast Discoloration

    Redness or dark pigmentation on your breast could indicate the presence of a tumor, or inflammatory breast cancer. IBC is a rare form of breast cancer but can cause the tissue to turn red, purple, or another dark color.

    It may or may not be accompanied by a rash. However, discoloration may also be from an infection. Visit a medical professional to be sure.

  3. Breast Dimpling

    Small dimples in the skin can be a sign of breast cancer. Tumors can cause the tissue to pucker, but women will not necessarily have more than one dimple. If you do notice one or more, check with your doctor right away.

  4. Swelling

    The breast may not be the only part of the body that’s swollen. Abnormal swelling near the armpit or collarbone could be a sign of breast cancer. Some breast tissue extends into those areas, but it may also indicate that the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes.

  5. Sunken Nipples

    A sudden change in the shape of your nipples, like them becoming inverted, should set off an alarm. Growths in the breast can affect the surrounding tissue, causing the nipples to become misshapen or to turn inwards.

  6. Cracked or Scaly Nipples

    If you’re experiencing irritation like itchiness, flakiness, scaly skin, or cracked areas on the nipple, it might be connected to breast cancer. In many cases, this is due to hormonal changes or something in your environment, but get checked if you have concerns.

  7. Heat/Warmth

    Does your breast feel warm to the touch? While it may be something minor, tumors can cause the temperature to rise in the tissues.

Routine breast cancer screenings typically don’t begin until a woman reaches age 40, so it is important to practice self-exams at any age. Report any odd appearances or symptoms to your doctor to find out if you have a benign breast condition, infection, or cancer.

Do you know someone who was diagnosed with breast cancer with symptoms other than a lump? What signs did they have? Do you conduct self-checks?

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An Open Letter to Our Neighbors

Dear Neighbors across-the-complex-and-up-one-floor,

Thank you for acting as my alarm clock at varying intervals throughout the night. I was clearly rested enough to function for a whole day after only a couple hours of sleep and I appreciate that you made me aware of this. Listening to your domestic disturbance was just like listening to my favorite morning radio show and the endearing words you were using to describe your friends brought a little tear to my eye. When I peeked out my window, I saw you guys in a loving embrace outside the door. I’m not sure that everyone was comfortable with being hugged because of the struggle that ensued.

I do, however, have one question for you; what did the cat do to you? Why were you so intent on punting it off of the balcony? I mean, I understand… wait… no I don’t.

Just a little word of advice before I go: Next time you decide to get wasted, remember that you’re wasted. People who are drunk out of their minds shouldn’t be driving and they definitely shouldn’t be taking what others say seriously.

Next time you assholes decide to wake me up at 3 in the morning with death threats to your friends and your pets, I’m going to call the police. If this time was any indication, you’ll be outside long enough for the entire Bloomington Police Department to respond.

Yours truly,

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On Sunday, at least 50 flights scheduled between 6 am to 9 am were delayed due to foggy weather in Bengaluru, leaving passengers stranded for hours. This morning, all flights at the Delhi airport were delayed due to bad weather and poor visibility, reports source. Twenty flights arriving and departing were late in Bengaluru airport due to extreme fog.
Flights were also late in Bhopal. Not only flights but many trains were also late in north India due to thick fog and cold wave. Almost thirteen trains headed to Delhi were late.
The official Twitter handle of the Indira Gandhi International Airport says that  “Fog Alert – Low Visibility Procedures have been implemented at Delhi Airport… Passengers are requested to contact the airline concerned for the updated flight info.” It was reported that at least up to 50 meters of visibility is required for an aircraft to land. The visibility dropped to zero meters at Palam area between 6:30 am and 7:30 am.
Airlines such as Vistara and Indigo suggested their advisors to ask the passengers to check their flight status before heading to the airport.

On Friday, 42 flights were delayed and eight were delayed at the Bengaluru airport and operations were also suspended for an hour because of poor visibility.

Jet Airways said that a few of their flights at Delhi, Bengaluru, and Bhopal have been affected due to fog. Vistara also said flight delays are expected in Bengaluru and Delhi.
Fifty flights and thirteen trains delayed in Delhi | tnbclive.in
7.1 degrees was recorded as the minimum temperature in Delhi. The Met department said that it will stay foggy throughout the day.
A Singapore-Bengaluru IndiGo flight and a Goa-Bengaluru Air India flight were also diverted to Chennai due to fog at Kempegowda International Airport.

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