“TO BE ALIVE is to be vulnerable,” wrote Madeleine L’Engle, and few American cities exemplify this as poetically as Los Angeles — or Shaky Town, as the city is dubbed in Lou Mathews’s new novel by that name — a place erected on fault lines, where the very ground beneath you is subject to unpredictable furies. But natural disasters aren’t the only source of vulnerability for the characters in Mathews’s novel. This is 1980s East L.A., a place rife with gang conflicts, cultural clashes, and religious malfeasance, a barrio where even the street signs point to trouble (Salsipuedes Street, translated from Spanish, means Get out if you can!). The novel is made up of a series of interlocking stories — a peripheral character in one story may become the focus of the next — as… Source link

AUGUST 24, 2021 “TO BE ALIVE is to be vulnerable,” wrote Madeleine L’Engle, and few American cities exemplify this as poetically as Los Angeles — or Shaky Town, as the city is dubbed in Lou Mathews’s new novel by that name — a place erected on fault lines, where the very ground beneath you is subject to unpredictable furies. But natural disasters aren’t the only source of vulnerability for the characters in Mathews’s novel. This is 1980s East L.A., a place rife with gang conflicts, cultural clashes, and religious malfeasance, a barrio where even the street signs point to trouble (Salsipuedes Street, translated from Spanish, means Get out if you can!). The novel is made up of a series of interlocking stories — a peripheral character in one story may become… Source link

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 22 August 2021 at 8:37 am Photos by Tom Rivers ALBION – The Who Dats performed the final concert Thursday for Albion’s summer concert series by the Erie Canal.  The band includes lead singer Lonnie Froman, John Borello on guitar (in back), Alona Kuhns on guitar (in back in white shorts), Ed Hilfiker on guitar and Alex DeSmit on drums. Last year’s concert series was cancelled due to Covid-19 restrictions. This year the concert series was reduced to four events that tended to draw 100 to 150 people. Other bands that performed included Jonesie and the Cruisers, Cold Fusion Arts and The Trellis Cooper Band. The Village of Albion organized the concerts, which included funding from the Genesee-Orleans Regional Arts Council. Lonnie… Source link

===================================================== While Westporters frantically prepared for Hurricane Henri yesterday — stocking up on water and batteries, pumping gas and creating huge traffic messes from the Post Road to (inexplicably) Cross Highway and Easton Road — a rainbow appeared over Compo Beach. (Photo/Allen Bemus) Hopefully it was a good omen. Henri — downgraded now to a tropical storm, but still dangerous — veered sharply eastward. It now appears headed for landfall in Rhode Island. Our fingers are crossed for our many Ocean State friends. Heavy rains could still head our way. Winds might not be as high as originally thought. But they may be. And storm surges — especially around high tide at noon, during a full moon — could be dangerous. We’re not… Source link

Supergiant struck gold when they released the beautifully designed and intensely addictive Hades on September 17, 2020. The action roguelike was a Game of the Year nominee and has won the hearts of over a million players. While there are plenty of new players stepping into the Underworld with Zagreus, a lot of fans have completed the story and are looking for a bigger challenge. RELATED: Things Hades Could Improve For A Sequel This won’t be a problem thanks to Hades’ unique “Heat” mechanic, which allows players to up the difficulty as they please to each run. As the runs get harder though, players will need the best kits to beat the endless shades and tough bosses. Many builds are viable, and roguelikes thrive off… Source link

Special to the Journal Albert J. “Al” Terminiello Jr., a lifelong resident of Revere, has announced his candidacy for the Ward 3 seat on the Revere City Council. Al is a 1971 graduate of Revere High School and a 1973 graduate of the New England Institute of Mortuary Science.  Community Service Al is the co-chair and co-founder of the Revere Veterans Committee. During his leadership over the last 15 years, the Veterans Committee has raised thousands of dollars for scholarships for Revere High School students and supported the Rossetti-Cowan Senior Center and the RHS JROTC program. Al is particularly proud of the Veterans Committee’s $9,000 donation for the replacement of the flag poles at the Beachmont Veterans Memorial School. Al is a 32-degree Master Mason, a Shriner, a… Source link

Special to the Journal Albert J. “Al” Terminiello Jr., a lifelong resident of Revere, has announced his candidacy for the Ward 3 seat on the Revere City Council. Al is a 1971 graduate of Revere High School and a 1973 graduate of the New England Institute of Mortuary Science.  Community Service Al is the co-chair and co-founder of the Revere Veterans Committee. During his leadership over the last 15 years, the Veterans Committee has raised thousands of dollars for scholarships for Revere High School students and supported the Rossetti-Cowan Senior Center and the RHS JROTC program. Al is particularly proud of the Veterans Committee’s $9,000 donation for the replacement of the flag poles at the Beachmont Veterans Memorial School. Al is a 32-degree Master Mason, a Shriner, a… Source link

Please enable JavaScript to use Whatzup.com You have an ad or content blocker enabled. Ad and content blockers hide calendar listings and other content on our website. Please whitelist our website so you don’t miss out on any content. Drifting North Michael Poorman and Michael MinickThrough the end of AugustCastle Gallery Fine Art1202 W. Wayne St., Fort Wayne · (260) 426-6568 Courtesy photo August 18, 2021 The vibrant abstract works of Michael Poorman and Michael Minick are featured in the Summer Magic Show at Castle Gallery Fine Art in Fort Wayne, now through the end of August.  Poorman is a Fort Wayne artist and photographer who has been a part of the local art scene for more than 50 years.  He began drawing and… Source link

It’s hard to believe it now, but just four short years ago articles on quantum computing were a bit of a dud when it came to catching the attention of mainstream news consumers. Oh what a difference a few years can make. You can’t open the science section on Google or Apple News nowadays without seeing a near-equal split between space and quantum physics stories. The world’s fallen in love with speculative science again thanks to quantum computing and artificial intelligence, and I couldn’t be happier. I believe quantum computing has the ability to impact our species in a way that nothing short of the emergence of a physical God or the arrival of an advanced alien benefactor can. I’m not the only person who feels this way. Many experts believe exploiting quantum mechanics will Source link

Perhaps the most controversial aspect of the original IBM PC is how Microsoft ended up with the contract for the operating system. This would eventually make Microsoft’s MS-DOS the standard and set the stage for Microsoft to become the world’s leading PC software company. As usual, there are lots of conflicting reports about the details that made this happen. But it mostly seems to be a case of Bill Gates and his company seeing the right opportunity at the right time and then executing well on the concept. In the early PC market, Microsoft had established itself as the largest producer of computer programming languages, notably with an interpreted version of the BASIC language that had become the default standard on just about every major PC to date. Meanwhile, Digital Research Inc…. Source link