Sorry for the ranty thread-title, but this is just baffling. I've been a Spotify subscriber for years, and one of the most impressive aspects of their service is how quickly it learned what I like / don't like, and how often their "Discover Weekly" algorithmic playlist suggests amazing songs which I've never heard before but instantly love.
I bought a used Apple HomePod (here on r/AppleSwap) a few months ago, and I started an Apple Music account to get a feel for what life in the 'iTunes ecosystem' feels like. I'm just baffled by Apple Music - despite having access to thousands of starred songs in my iTunes Match account, it still seems to just be suggesting a never-ending stream of "Top 40" pop songs and random hip-hop / dance tracks, none of which are really things I'm into. Given the staggeringly vast library of music Apple Music taps into, their utter failure to get even remotely close to suggesting new music I'll like makes me think that there's either a massive fundamental flaw in the service, or that I'm just doing it wrong somehow.
Anyone else experience the same thing? Am I missing some simple thing here, or is this really what Apple Music is?
Who: Hyun Jong Song (went by Cindy Song) (DOB: 02/25/1980)
Date: November 1, 2001.
Where: State College, PA
On Halloween, 2001, Cindy attended a party at the Player's Nite Club, left around 2:00 am and stopped by a friend's home. Another friend drove her home and dropped her off around 4:00 am. Her friends reported her missing 3 days later after not hearing anything from her. She has not been heard from since.
Her backpack, cellphone, and part of her Halloween costume were found in her apartment, but her keys, purse, credit cards, and driver's license were not located. There were no indications of a struggle or foul play at her apartment. Her parents flew from South Korea after her disappearance and cleaned her apartment shortly after the initial search by the police, potentially destroying any evidence that remained. Her friends all stated that she was not suffering from any mental or personal problems, and all her friends and individuals she was in contact with the night of her disappearance are not considered suspects by the police. While she had been in a breakup about a month prior to her disappearance, her friends stated that she took it well, had started therapy, and was taking medication.
A few days after she was reported missing, a tip came in from a woman in Philadelphia who claimed she saw a woman matching Cindy's appearance inside a vehicle with an unknown man, and Cindy was crying out for help. The witness claims that another man interrupted her and told her to leave. The police state that the witnesses' story has changed several times and they have been unable to verify her statements, but have a sketch of the man the woman claims was inside the vehicle with Cindy.
In 2003, a man named Paul Weakley, who was facing felony burglary charges, claimed that Hugo Selenski (a previous accomplice) and Michael Kerkowski, both career criminals, abducted a woman who matched Cindy's description. Weakley claims that they kept her in Hugo's house in Hunlock Creek, PA (about 120 miles away from where Cindy's residence), and Hugo eventually killed Michael after he found out Michael kept the bunny ears from Cindy's costume. Investigators dug up 12 bodies from Hugo's property, including the bodies of Michael and Michael's girlfriend, but none of the remains belonged to Cindy. It was discovered that Hugo moved onto this property a few months after Cindy went missing, which could explain the lack of body.
It was later discovered that Paul had been ex
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Here is my blog post on Cindy Song, which you can read below.
Hyun Jong Song, who went by Cindy Song, was born and raised in South Korea. When she was 15 years old, she moved to the states to live with her aunt and uncle in Springfield, Virginia. After graduating high school, she went on to attend Pennsylvania State University.
In 2001, Cindy was 21 years old. She was a senior at Penn State, majoring in art, and was set to graduate in a few months. She was living in an off-campus apartment in State College and working two part-time restaurant jobs.
On Halloween night in 2001, Cindy Song attended a costume party at Player’s Nite Club. She was with her two friends, Stacy Paik and Lisa Kim. Cindy was dressed up as a bunny. She had on bunny ears, a pink t-shirt with a bunny logo on it, a white tennis skirt with a tail attached, sheer stockings, brown suede knee-high boots, and a red hooded parka.
“She had bunny ears and a tail that she had bought. It was a very cute outfit. It wasn’t like a sexy outfit. It was a very cute outfit. That was her thing, she was very cute. She liked to look cute,” a friend of Cindy’s said.
The three partied into the early morning hours of November 1. After the club closed at 2 am, they drove through downtown and stopped at a friend’s apartment. There they played video games for the next couple hours. At 4 am Cindy was dropped off at her apartment by Stacy. Stacy didn’t stay long enough to make sure Cindy made it into her apartment safely.
That’s the last time Cindy was seen.
Cindy’s roommate, who had just got back from visiting her family in Philadelphia, returned home later that day. The apartment was locked and nothing looked out of the ordinary, but Cindy wasn’t there.
Her friends began to become more and more concerned about not hearing from Cindy. They reported her missing on November 4, 2001, which was three days after anyone had any contact with her.
Two days later, the investigators searched her apartment.
It’s believed that she did enter her apartment, but left shortly after. Since she locked the door after herself, it seemed she had left voluntarily. The fake eyelashes that she was wearing that night were on the bathroom counter, and her backpack and phone were found. The only thing that seemed to be
... keep reading on reddit ➡In the USA, since 1935, there has been a federal law that prohibits any company in the private sector (and as of 2014, also the federal sector and federal contractors) from discriminating or terminating an employee for sharing their salary with others.
Keep in mind, there are certain positions that are specifically excluded from this law:
- Workers in religious schools (they must follow the school's rules)
- Agricultural Laborers
- Airline employees
- Supervisors (who aren't classed as "employees" for this purpose)
- Independent Contractors
While it may not be specifically stated in the law, positions in Human Resources or financial positions may also be prohibited from speaking about pay in certain instances, since they often handle money.
Keep in mind, that while an employer can not stop you from talking about your salary in general, they are within their right to ask you not to do it on company time.
Also, keep in mind that while you are within your right to talk about salaries, you should be careful who you tell.
Telling someone who has worked at your place of employment longer, that you make a lot more than them can have a potential impact on how they see you in a work environment. However, this can also give them a reference and bargaining chip during a yearly review.
I have bipolar disorder. I haven’t had an episode in three years. The past three years I’ve been on a dose of an atypical antipsychotic called Latuda. For the first time in my life I’ve been stable. Two months ago I switched jobs. New insurance. Just went to check prices for picking up my meds and it’s over $1000/month on this new plan. Fact: this med is covered by Medicaid. So if I have an episode and get fired from my job…I’ll be eligible for coverage. But in exactly five days I will run out of medication and will not be able to afford the next month’s prescription. Not the months after that. I’m quite disgusted that in America, great country that it claims to be, my stability in life is dependent on an insurance company, that I can get no info about formulary coverage until I’m an actual member, deciding if I get to continue treatment my doctor and I have found therapeutically beneficial. #bipolarawareness #bipolarlife
Any help would be appreciated.
Somebody post this every day until /u/markhoppus reads it and confirms or denies. There is no evidence at the moment!
I think there may have been someone on the sub saying they were at the show, and either confirmed it or said “I don’t remember” or something, idk. I could be totally making that up. But point being, Mark can confirm once and for all.
If by chance anyone here was at the show and can just confirm right now, go ahead.
If you're wondering why much of the world outside China is doing what they're doing, Singapore's PM stated it on national TV.
Straight from the Prime Minster's Office
"If the numbers keep growing, at somepoint we will have to reconsider our strategy. If the virus is widespread, it is futile to try to trace every contact. If we still hospitalize and isolate every suspect case, our hospitals will be overwhelmed. At that point, provided the fatality rate stays low like flu, we should shift our approach. Encourage those who only have mild symptoms to see their family GP, and rest at home instead of going to the hospital. And let hospitals and healthcare workeres focus on the most vulnerable patients, the elderly, young children, and those with medical complications. We're not at that point yet, It might or may not happen, but we are thinking ahead, and anticipating the next few steps. And I am sharing these possibilities with you, so that we are all mentally prepared for what may come"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNw1pyksKHo
Unfortunately that's how it is / will be, if you believe your country's healthcare system couldn't handle it, the only realistic way forward is to tell people it's just the flu, let it burn, and hope it goes away by April
I don't speak Korean and have very little information to go on. However, I would really appreciate some help figuring out this song.
Around 2001, I knew someone who would constantly listen to the same Kpop song, but I never bothered to ask its name. Now the tune has been stuck in my head for over a decade.
I will try to give as much information as I can:
- I would definitely describe it as a pop song.
- I don't remember any prominent instrumental solos. All the instrumentals sounded electronic.
- The song was song by a group with both male and female vocalists. It sounded like there may have been several female vocalists, but only one male vocalist. I don't think there were a lot of vocalists. It wasn't like they had a full choir.
- The tempo was upbeat. However, I wouldn't describe it as sounding happy, sugary or sad. I would say it often sounded aggressive without sounding angry. It was often fast paced and never slow paced.
- The main vocals I remember (again, I don't speak Korean) were the chorus, which just sounded like "Ura ura ei" or possibly "Ura ura hey", then there were some other lyrics followed by a descending refrain of "Na na na na" by the female vocalists. I remember the chorus taking a large part of the song, but that could be because it is a only part I really remember.
- At one point between the chorus, a male vocalist has some solo fast-paced lyrics that almost sound spoken, but it isn't quite rap. It also has an almost death-metal style gravel to it. Really hard to describe. These vocals only lasted a few seconds.
- I don't know if the song was released in 2001, but I believe it was probably released somewhere around that time. It seemed fairly modern.
- I believe the song may have been semi-popular in Korea around that time. It may have made its way into a Korean rhythm game.
- I briefly saw a few seconds of a pre-tapped live musical performance of the song. The performance was set on dark stage with a somewhat dark atmosphere. There were female vocalists and several male dancers wearing strange, somewhat scary masks.
I know that isn't much to go on, but I would appreciate any suggestions. Keep mind that these memories are somewhat vague. So I might be off about something. I am fairly certain about the "Ura ura" and "na na na na" parts of the chorus though. Thanks.
"Come what April", doesnt have the same ring.
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I think most of us have had enough Lee Greenwood.
In 2001, 21-year old Hyun Jong “Cindy” Song was attending her final year at Penn State University and living in an off-campus apartment in State College. Cindy originally hailed from South Korea and had been living in the United States for the past six years. On Halloween night, Cindy and two of her friends went out to party at the Player’s Nite Club and she dressed as a Playboy bunny for her Halloween costume. After the club closed at 2:00 AM on November 1, Cindy and her friends spent the next two hours travelling through downtown and hanging out at a friend’s apartment. One of Cindy’s friends, Stacy Paik, drove her back to her apartment complex at 4:00 AM and watched her walk toward her apartment, though she could not confirm Cindy actually went inside. Cindy’s roommate, who had taken an extended absence to visit family in Philadelphia, returned to the apartment later that day. She found the front door locked and there were no signs of forced entry or struggle, but Cindy was not there.
Cindy would not be seen for two days, so she was reported missing. When police checked her apartment, they discovered that her backpack and cellular phone were there, and the false eyelashes she had worn as part of her costume were on the counter. However, some of Cindy’s other items, including her keys and purse, were missing, and the rest of her bunny costume could not be found. It was theorized that Cindy had entered the apartment after she was dropped off, but decided to leave again to travel to a nearby 24-hour supermarket she often frequented before she was abducted. The only reported eyewitness sighting of Cindy took place in the Chinatown district of Philadelphia, as a woman walked past a car containing an Asian woman who was crying and yelling out for a help. A man suddenly appeared and told the witness to get lost. She believed the Asian woman was Cindy, but the police were skeptical since the witness wound up changing her story several times.
In June 2003, a career criminal named Paul Weakley was facing a felony burglary charge and decided to share a shocking story with police. Weakley claimed that one of his associates, Hugo Selenski, and an accomplice named Michael Kerkowski had abducted Cindy Song while she walking down the street. They took Cindy to Kerkowski’s house in Hunlock Creek, kept her inside a walk-in safe to have their way with her until she died, and then buried her somewhere. Since May 2002, Kerkowski had been a wanted fugitive after he was con
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