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Haley’s ‘Historic’ Human Rights Debate Left a Small Impression
By Dulcie Leimbach* | Reproduced courtesy of PassBlue
NEW YORK (IDN | Passblue) - Nikki Haley, the United States ambassador to the United Nations, presided over what she was determined to sell as “an historic meeting exclusively on human rights” in the UN Security Council. But her brief speech in the April 18 meeting fell far short of introducing innovations to confront violations of human rights or prevent them in such places as Syria, Burundi and Myanmar.
“If this Council fails to take human rights violations and abuses seriously, they can escalate into real threats to international peace and security,” Haley began. “The Security Council cannot continue to be silent when we see widespread violations of human rights.
“Why would we tell ourselves that we will only deal with questions of peace and security, without addressing the factors that bring about the threats in the first place?”
The debate, ponderously titled “Maintenance of international peace and security: human rights and prevention of armed conflict,” gave an “opportunity to reflect on the way the Security Council directly addresses human rights issues in its work,” according to a concept note from the US mission to the UN.
The afternoon meeting among the Council’s 15 permanent and elected members turned political in no time. Ukraine referred to a “human-rights phobia” in the UN and blasted away at Russia’s annexation of Crimea; Uruguay said it was the responsibility of governments to protect its citizens’ human rights as well as people “in transit.” A low-level Russian diplomat rejected the whole notion of the Council concentrating on human rights in its forum.
Yet what shone through the two-hour meeting was not Haley’s remarks but the consistent messages of other Council members, who commended the UN Human Rights Council and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights as indispensable partners with the Security Council. France, for example, said it was very “attached” to the Human Rights Council. Britain was effusive.
“Two institutions of the United Nations are particularly vital to delivering this joined up approach to human rights,” said Matthew Rycroft, the British ambassador to the UN. “First, the High Commissioner for Human Rights and his Office provide invaluable support to UN peace operations.” Second, he added, is the Human Rights Council.
Rights experts had hinted that Haley’s session on human rights was an attempt to undermine the UN Human Rights Council, which is based in Geneva. She has pointed to the Council as “corrupt” and said she planned to visit it in June to whip it into shape.
António Guterres, the UN secretary-general, reinforced the primary role of the UN human-rights monitoring bodies. He said that “close cooperation between the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and all relevant United Nations bodies, including the Security Council, enhances general awareness of potential crisis situations, and our collective ability to address them.”
Guterres described the Security Council’s own “decisive action” on human rights, citing the establishment of the international criminal tribunals for Rwanda, the former Yugoslavia and elsewhere as well as the Council’s referral of atrocity cases to the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
As a matter of course, human-rights abuses are raised often by Council members as an early warning — or “prevention” — method.
As if stuck on a sales pitch, the US emphasized in the weeks before the meeting that it was holding the first exclusive session in the Council on human rights. But that is debatable, say some rights experts, since the topic has been written specifically into 15 peacekeeping mission mandates, sanctions, investigations, resolutions, special-envoy responsibilities and other matters relevant to the Council.
Even Haley acknowledged these tools of the Council, admitting their relevance and value.
Haley’s office fudged how well the Council accepted the purpose of the debate, saying that “through negotiations the United States convinced all 15 Council members to agree to put the meeting on the POW” – program of work. But the meeting was technically positioned under the international peace and security umbrella and not listed as an agenda item, a threshold that some council members refused to cross.
The US concept note for the meeting posed five questions to Council members to consider when they came to the session, as if they were being asked to write a high-school essay. The first question read, “What types of measures should the Security Council take to respond to serious human rights violations and abuses?” (The US did not appear to answer that.)
Kenneth Roth, the executive director of Human Rights Watch, tweeted in the lead-up to the meeting, is the “human rights discussion serious?” He added: “Are particular countries named? Do they include allies?”
In the Council’s early decades, human rights rarely crept into its deliberations because of Article 2, paragraph 7 of the UN Charter, which said, “Nothing contained in the present Charter shall authorize the United Nations to intervene in matters which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of any state. . . . ”
Sensitive political realities kept the topic from going too deep when it did arise, according to “The Procedure of the UN Security Council,” a reference book by Loraine Sievers and Sam Daws. When a Council member wanted to raise a human-rights issue in a certain country — not unusual throughout the Cold War — ambassadors needed to show that the abuses could ripple outside the country.
Famously, the topic of Myanmar (Burma) was brought up in 2006 when the US representative and other Council members voiced concerns over the deteriorating situation in that country. They noted that Myanmar’s outflow of refugees and illegal drugs as well as contagious diseases could destabilize the region, the Sievers-Daws book said. But China objected to putting Myanmar on the Council’s agenda, denying its problems presented an international threat.
Nevertheless, the Council has not avoided taking on high-profile rights-abuse cases. The rise in abuses in Burundi last year prompted the Council to call on the government to cooperate with UN human-rights monitors — or else. And a UN commission of inquiry on North Korea declared the regime responsible for crimes against humanity, with the Council elevating the matter to its regular agenda.
In Burundi, the UN’s top human-rights official, Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, said on April 18 that he was alarmed by what appeared to be a “widespread pattern” of rallies in Burundi in which members of a pro-government youth militia chant a call to “impregnate” or kill opponents. Burundi has been seized on and off by violence since its president, Pierre Nkurunziza, won a disputed third term in 2015.
*Dulcie Leimbach is a fellow of the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies at the Graduate Center of CUNY. She is the founder of PassBlue, for which she edits and writes. Previously, she was an editor for the Coalition for the UN Convention Against Corruption; from 2008 to 2011, she was the publications director of the United Nations Association of the USA, where she edited its flagship magazine, The InterDependent. Before UNA, Leimbach was an editor at The New York Times for more than 20 years, editing and writing for most sections of the paper, including the Magazine, Book Review and Op-Ed. This article was published in Passblue on April 18, 2017. [IDN-INPS – 19 April 2017]
Photo: Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the UN, with Liu Jieyi, China’s ambassador, before the April 18 Security Council meeting focused solely on human rights. Rick Bajornas/UN Photo
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Finali Mondiali: they’re off!
Maranello, 12 November 2014
Ferrari’s cars and equipment en route to Abu Dhabi
The 74 Challenge cars, 17 F1 single-seaters and 19 XX Programme models that will take centre stage at the 2014 Finali Mondiali, Ferrari’s annual end-of-season celebration at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi between December 3rd and 6th, are now en route to their destination. They will be converging on Abu Dhabi not only from Italy but also from Istanbul, Sepang, Austin and Hong Kong, and are making the journey there by sea, air and overland.
In addition to the cars involved in the four days of racing and exhibitions, 82 containers of various equipment and gear required for the event have also been sent out to Abu Dhabi by Ferrari. Added to these will be two from Shell (petrol) and seven containing Pirelli tyres and other equipment, plus four of spares and three for the TV production side of the event.
The Scuderia Ferrari at the Finali Mondiali
Kimi and the F12berlinetta
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Both Vantage GTEs fell out of race-winning contention in an incredibly competitive class despite demonstrating front-running pace.
Aston Martin Racing's new Vantage GTE demonstrated front-running pace and mechanical reliability in one of endurance racing's toughest environments - the famous Sebring Raceway.
The Aston Martin Vantage GTE was really strong all weekend and the team did a great job from testing And while the Vantage GTE was denied the opportunity to deliver on its ultimate potential through misfortune, it withstood the notorious bumps of the converted former WWII airfield in Florida and was in the lead fight by the middle of the race.
It then went on to produce another FIA World Endurance Championship double-points finish in the inaugural 1000 Miles of Sebring in the U.S.A.
Both Vantage GTEs looked strong through practice, indeed Alex Lynn set the fastest time in Wednesday's practice and was second fastest in qualifying on Thursday in the #97 car he shares with Maxime Martin.
That car and the #95 machine driven by Danish duo Nicki Thiim and Marco Sorensen and returning three-time Le Mans class winner Darren Turner then put in a sterling performance in the first half of the eight-hour race, having started out of position following an incident-packed qualifying session.
A minor problem in the second half of the race with the lit-number panel, as darkness fell, on the #97 car was followed by a competitor spinning the #95 car off the track, dropping both cars out of race-winning contention in an incredibly competitive GTE Pro class.
The team's misfortune was then compounded by the reigning GTE Am world champions Paul Dalla Lana, Pedro Lamy and Mathias Lauda suffering a puncture on their V8 Vantage GTE while challenging for the lead of the class - this after having led for long periods of the race.
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Leonard Bernstein. (Copyright: Ruth Orkin Photo Archive. Used by permission, courtesy of Mary Engel. All rights reserved.)
Collection: Poems and Letters
Leonard Bernstein — American-born conductor, composer, educator, performer, and humanitarian — wrote poetry? That’s right. Lenny loved language: reading, writing, puzzles, poetry, letters, and more. Explore our curation of Bernstein’s poems, letters, and other examples of Bernstein’s best use of words.
Where Truth and Beauty Meet: Leonard Bernstein on Practicing Peace, Treasuring Truth, Implementing Love (Audio exclusive)
"Where truth with beauty meets," Leonard Bernstein wrote as he neared his 70th birthday, is home to that over-used, four-letter word -- "I cringe to say it" -- called, love.
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Kretschmer, Ernst
German psychiatrist, neurologist, psychopathologist and theorist of constitutional psychology.
Ernst Kretschmer (1888-1964) was born in Wüstenrot near Heilbronn, Kingdom of Württemberg, as the son of a country parson. He attended Cannstatt Gymnasium, one of the oldest Latin schools in Württemberg. Enrolled at Tübingen University in 1906, he initially read philosophy, history, literature and art history but changed to medicine at the universities of Munich and Hamburg one year later. He completed his residency in Tübingen as an assistant to Robert Gaupp, who also supervised Kretschmer’s 1914 doctoral thesis, Wahnbildung und manisch-depressiver Symptomkomplex (Development of Delusion and Manic-Depressive Symptom Complex). During WWI, he worked at the neurological department of a reserve military hospital in Bad Mergentheim. His treatment of traumatised soldiers included the use of suggestion, electricity and darkroom isolation. In 1917, he voiced the controversial opinion that his patients’ symptoms were often induced by their own desires and intentions (cf. Müller 2007: 389; Fischer-Homberger 1971).
Kretschmer married his wife, Marie Luise Elisabeth Pregizer, on 4 October 1915 The couple had four children. Their sons, Ernst Wolfgang Kretschmer (born 1918) and Manfred Richard Martin Kretschmer (born 1927), also became psychiatrists. In 1918, Kretschmer obtained the formal qualification for professorship (habilitation), again supervised by Robert Gaupp, and was subsequently appointed associate professor at Tübingen University. His 1920 book Medizinische Psychologie (Medical Psychology) has been reprinted many times. In 1926, he was appointed full professor of psychiatry and neurology at Marburg University and became the director of the university’s psychiatric clinic. In the same year, he was a founding member of the Allgemeine Ärztliche Gesellschaft für Psychotherapie (AÄGP; General Medical Society for Psychotherapy). He advocated the [psycho]therapeutic treatment of psychosis and introduced “graduated active hypnosis” as a form of autogenic training (cf. Stetter 1994). He continued his professional activities after the Nazis’ rise to power. In 1940, Kretschmer was the first to describe what he called “appalic syndrome”, the wakeful unconscious state that is now referred to as persistent vegetative state. During WWII, he served as a medical staff officer advising the command of his local military district (Günter 2008: 7). He acted as the dean of Marburg University’s medical school from 1943 to 1946, but then returned to the University of Tübingen as a full professor and director of the psychiatric clinic. He reorganised the clinic, worked as an expert consultant and founded the journal Zeitschrift für Psychotherapie und medizinische Psychologie in 1951. He also established a research unit for constitutional psychology and work psychology where he worked until his retirement. He became emeritus in 1959 and handed over the clinic to his successor Walter Schulte. Ernst Kretschmer died in Tübingen from cancer in 1964.
Proponent of the “Tübingen school”
Kretschmer and his mentor Robert Gaupp are considered the main proponents of the so-called “Tübingen school of psychiatry”, which adopted personality theories and advocated a psychogenic approach. Kretschmer believed in the psychophysical unity of human beings and in a continuum between health and illness. Building on Gaupp’s research on delusion [or: paranoia], his 1918 habilitation treatise Der sensitive Beziehungswahn (The Sensitive Delusion of Reference) described a “sensitive”, emotionally responsive type of paranoid personality with a more favourable prognosis than Kraepelin had assumed in his classic definition of paranoia (1904: 595 f.). According to a multi-dimensional etiology, “character, experience and milieu” are crucial factors: “delusions of reference arise from the cumulative effects of typical experiences or life situations on typical character dispositions and constitutional labilities, often supported by typical social constellations” (Kretschmer 1918: 148; our translation). The concept was rejected by some (e.g., Kraepelin) and appreciated by others (e.g., Jaspers; cf. Priwitzer 2007; Richartz & Wormstall 1996).
Kretschmer’s most influential work was Körperbau und Charakter (Physique and Character), published in 1921, in the first part of which he developed a classification system associating different body types with certain personality traits and even psychopathological predispositions. The typology was based on features such as physical build, glandular functions and body hair. Drawing on Kraepelin’s nosological dichotomy between “dementia praecox” and “manic-depressive psychosis”, Kretschmer associated his four main body types (thin, stocky, muscular, misshapen) with two allegedly “primary” mental constitutions: schizothymic and cyclothymic. According to this typology, “asthenic” or “leptosomic” (thin) persons were more predisposed towards schizophrenia, “athletic” persons towards epilepsy and “pyknic” (stocky) persons towards bipolar disorder. The second part of the book analyses examples of extraordinarily gifted individuals. From today’s perspective, Kretschmer’s constitutional approach was a construction of abstract types based on medical and normative attributes that fails to acknowledge the role of the social environment in the development of personality. However, this typology was widely used until it was empirically disproved by the psychometrist Detlev von Zerssen in 1966 (cf. Petermann 2013).
During the Nazi era
Kretschmer’s conduct during the Nazi era can best be described as ambivalent. On the one hand, he was considered a “liberal” and, in 1934 and 1936, barred from the professorial positions for which he had applied. In April 1933, he resigned as chairman of the AÄGP for political reasons (Lockot 1985: 74 ff.). During his time as dean of Marburg University’s medical school, he had repeated conflicts with the “Gauleitung” (the Nazi party’s district administration). He firmly rejected the idea of a “pure Nordic race” and prepared opposing expert opinions on applications for forced sterilisation (Matz 2002: 20 ff.). He advocated a narrow concept of schizophrenia and his Marburg clinic rarely called for a patient’s sterilisation (Ebner 2010: 106; Person 2005: 234 f.). In April 1934, the clinic was even subjected to an inquiry for handling the indications for sterilisation “too cautiously” (Nagel & Sieg 2000: 241 f.). Kretschmer was long said to have interceded on behalf of the resistance fighter Werner Krauss, thus saving him from execution – but according to Müller (2001: 278 ff.), Kretschmer’s contribution merely consisted in providing a medical certificate. He did, however, produce false diagnoses that protected the theologian Karl-Bernhard Ritter from the Gestapo (Müller 2007: 394).
On the other hand, Kretschmer was among the 900 signatories of the Vow of Allegiance of the Professors of German Universities and High Schools to Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist State. In Erblehre und Rassenhygiene im völkischen Staat (Genetics and Racial Hygiene in the Völkisch State), published by Ernst Rüdin in 1934, he called for the eugenic betterment of the population through marriage counselling and the “rigorous eradication” of “hereditarily diseased individuals”, particularly of “antisocial imbeciles”. He reconfirmed this position in the preface to the 1942 edition of Geniale Menschen (The Psychology of Men of Genius): “What is essentially degenerate can simply be excluded from hereditary transmission, if not by nature herself, then by us. This is by and large the objective of our modern legislative measures for racial hygiene” (S. XVI; our translation). Klee (2005: 339) points out that Kretschmer, albeit never a member of the Nazi party, was a supporting member of the SS. He served as a judge on several Genetic Health Courts, visited the Bernburg euthanasia centre in 1940 and attended advisory board meetings of the “Action T4” (Nazi euthanasia programme). In 1944, as a medical staff officer, he applied methods such as “waking suggestion”, which had been tested in WWI and proved ethically problematic (Müller 2007: 394 f.).
Kretschmer became a leading figure of scientific psychiatry in post-war Germany but did not participate in the emerging debates on anthropological and social psychiatry. He also neither engaged in critical scrutiny of his own eugenic positions nor did he critically reflect on the issue of Nazi patient killings when the subject surfaced in public debate. In his autobiography Gestalten und Gedanken (Characters and Thoughts), he expressed his gratitude to those who had “protected” him and described his conduct during the Nazi years as “holding out until the end” (1963: 216).
1943: Josef Schneider Prize, awarded by the University of Würzburg
1956: Kraepelin Medal, awarded by the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry
1958: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Commander’s Cross).
Ebner, S. (2010): Schizophrene Patienten in der Marburger Universitätspsychiatrie während des Zweiten Weltkrieges. Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der gesamten Humanmedizin dem Fachbereich Medizin der Philipps-Universität Marburg.
Fischer-Homberger, E. (1971): Der Begriff des freien Willens in der Geschichte der traumatischen Neurose. In: Clio Medica 6, pp. 121-137.
Günther, K. (2008): Diagnose “Psychopath” – Die Behandlung von Soldaten und Zivilisten in der Marburger Universitäts-Nervenklinik 1939-1945. Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der gesamten Humanmedizin dem Fachbereich Medizin der Philipps-Universität Marburg.
Klee, E. (2005): Das Personenlexikon zum Dritten Reich. Wer war was vor und nach 1945. 2nd edition. Frankfurt on the Main: Fischer.
Kraepelin, E. (1904): Psychiatrie. Ein Lehrbuch für Studierende und Ärzte. Vol. 2. Klinische Psychiatrie. 7th edition. Leipzig: Barth.
Kretschmer, E. (1914): Wahnbildung und manisch-depressiver Symptomkomplex. Berlin: De Gruyter.
Kretschmer, E. (1918): Der sensitive Beziehungswahn. Heidelberg, Berlin: Springer.
Kretschmer, E. (1917): Hysterische Erkrankung und hysterische Gewöhnung. In: Zeitschrift für die gesamte Neurologie und Psychiatrie 37, (1), S. 64-91.
Kretschmer, E. (1920): Medizinische Psychologie. Leipzig: Thieme.
Kretschmer, E. (1921) Körperbau und Charakter. Untersuchungen zum Konstitutionsproblem und zur Lehre von den Temperamenten. Heidelberg, Berlin: Springer.
Kretschmer, E. (1929): Geniale Menschen. Dritte Auflage. Heidelberg, Berlin: Springer 1942.
Kretschmer, E. (1934): Konstitutionslehre und Rassenhygiene. In: E. Rüdin (ed.): Erblehre und Rassenhygiene im völkischen Staat. Tatsachen und Richtlinien. Munich: J. F. Lehmanns, pp. 184-193.
Kretschmer, E. (1963): Gedanken und Gestalten. Stuttgart: Thieme.
Kretschmer, E. (1974): Psychiatrische Schriften 1914-1962. Edited by Wolfgang Kretschmer. Heidelberg, Berlin, New York: Springer
Lockot, R. (1985): Erinnern und Durcharbeiten. Zur Geschichte der Psychoanalyse und Psychotherapie im Nationalsozialismus. Frankfurt on the Main: Fischer.
Matz, B. (2000): Die Konstitutionstypologie von Ernst Kretschmer. Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte von Psychiatrie und Psychologie des Zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts. Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung des Grades Doctor rerum medicarum des Fachbereichs Humanmedizin der Freien Universität Berlin.
Müller, R. (2001): Wege zum Ruhm. Militärpsychiatrie im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Das Beispiel Marburg. Cologne: PapyRossa.
Müller, R. (2007): “Viele haben, mehr als ich, in Not und Tod gelitten”. Die Rolle Ernst Kretschmers bei der Kontinuitätssicherung der Psychiatrie. In: S. Oehler-Klein, V. Roelcke (eds.): Vergangenheitspolitik in der universitären Medizin nach 1945. Stuttgart: Steiner, pp. 387-405.
Nagel, A. C., U. Sieg (eds.) (2000): Die Philipps-Universität Marburg im Nationalsozialismus: Dokumente zu ihrer Geschichte. Stuttgart: Steiner.
Person, J. (2005): Der pathographische Blick. Physiognomik, Atavismustheorien und Kulturkritik 1870-1930. Würzburg: Königshausen + Neumann.
Petermann, F. (2013): Interview. Prof. Dr. med. Detlev von Zerssen. In: Zeitschrift für Psychiatrie, Psychologie und Psychotherapie 61, (3), pp.197-201.
Priwitzer, M. (2007): Ernst Kretschmer und das Wahnproblem. Stuttgart: Steiner.
Richartz, E., Wormstall, H. (1996): Der sensitive Beziehungswahn – nur noch von historischer Bedeutung? In: Der Nervenarzt 67, (7), pp. 595-598.
Spoerri, T. (1958): Zum 70. Geburtstag von Ernst Kretschmer. In: Psychiatria et Neurologia 136, (4/5), pp. 193-194.
Stetter F. (1994) Gestufte Aktivhypnose, autogenes Training und zweigleisige Psychotherapie. Historischer Hintergrund und aktuelle Bedeutung der Therapieansätze von Ernst Kretschmer. In: Fundamenta psychiatrica 8, pp. 14-20.
Zerssen, D. von (1966): Körperbau, Psychose und Persönlichkeit. In: Der Nervenarzt 37, (2), pp. 52-59.
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Dana Carroll: Don’t be too cautious (Part 2)
By Roger Pellegrini May 8, 2017 January 9, 2018
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See Part 1 to read about Dr. Carroll’s experience starting his own lab. In the second half of our two-part interview, we spoke with Dr. Carroll about developing the zinc-finger nuclease technology and his views on the gene-editing field.
Q: How did your scientific path lead you to zinc-finger nucleases (ZFN)? Tell us a bit about what it was like to develop that technology.
Well, ZFNs came sort of late in my career. We began working on ZFNs a little over 20 years ago, but I was already a full professor and department chair by the time we started working on them. My path to working on ZFNs led pretty logically through my work in genetic recombination and DNA repair. By the late 1980s and into the early 1990s, we understood that genetic recombination was a process that cells use to repair double strand breaks in DNA. Looking at it from the other side, double strand breaks stimulate recombination.
ZFN interacting with DNA
So we began working in my lab in the early 1990s on other methods that might make damage in DNA to stimulate recombination. We were primed, when we saw a paper by Chandrasegaran in 1996 describing the ZFNs to appreciate the potential impact of those nucleases. It was sort of a fantasy at that point, but I initiated a collaboration with Chandra to test the idea that we could make targeted breaks. And it turns out that that’s true, but we had to figure out how to do it. The most important step was when we finally expressed a pair of ZFNs in Drosophila and made new mutations in the target gene – and actually saw those mutant phenotypes in living flies. That was the most important moment for me in the development of the ZFN technology.
The most important step was when we finally expressed a pair of ZFNs in Drosophila and made new mutations in the target gene – and actually saw those mutant phenotypes in living flies.
I’ll say that one of the biggest challenges in developing the technology was getting money to do the research. Even after we had some early results, I applied to the NIH for support, and the first two times I received funding, I got a non-fundable score from the study sections and had to appeal; thankfully, the council took pity on me and decided to support the work. But there’s another piece of advice I would give to junior faculty: you shouldn’t give up on your ideas if you’re really convinced that they’re good. If you fail to get funding the first time around, keep at it.
You shouldn’t give up on your ideas if you’re really convinced that they’re good.
Q: Where do your scientific interests lie today, and what is your lab working on now?
I’m still very interested in some of the fundamental aspects of how genome editing technology works. We’re working with CRISPR, have worked with TALENS, still are working with ZFNs a little bit. The question we’re addressing now is the extent to which chromatin structure limits the accessibility of targets for the programmable nucleases.
Q: How has mentorship shaped your career path – both being a mentee and mentoring others?
I would say that the mentoring I’ve received and most of what I’ve given has been by way of example. As I was being trained in research, I had several different PIs that I worked with, and PIs in labs nearby. Nobody ever sat me down and said you should do things this way or that way. It was mostly just watching how people dealt with things.
Particularly when I was department chair, I did a certain amount of advising people on how to proceed with their careers, but a lot of it again was by setting examples and by trying to run interference. I think one of the things I did pretty well was to run interference for the faculty members in my department by taking care of issues that involved dealing with the administration or other external factors, thereby allowing them to get a running start on their scientific careers.
Q: Do you have any tips for balancing an exciting scientific career and life outside of the lab?
Dr. Carroll hiking with two of his grandchildren
I’d say I’ve managed to maintain some interests outside of the lab. I love the outdoors; I’ve played a variety of sports; I’ve raised a family. Some of the things that I’ve done outside the lab I think have helped me to maintain perspective in the lab. The two things that I cite are playing sports and playing music, because they require you to focus completely on the thing that you’re doing at the time. When I’m playing squash, I’m only thinking about placing the squash ball and how to keep it away from my opponent. If I’m playing music, I’m really just focused on trying to produce the notes called for on the page in a pleasing fashion. Everything that’s gone on earlier in the day has left my brain, and when I come back to my issues at work, I’m not tied up in the same knots I was in. I think having interests – particularly intense interests – outside the lab helps your career.
I think having interests – particularly intense interests – outside the lab helps your career.
Q: What are some of the key challenges that the gene editing/genome engineering field will face in the near future?
On the technical side, I think one of the biggest challenges is enhancing the frequency of homologous repair in a very broad sense. Some cells are pretty good at homologous repair, but other cell types are just terrible at it. If there were a general way to enhance homologous repair that’s applicable to many different cell types, it would be a huge boon. The other technical limitation that I see is delivery of the genome editing components. In the medical arena, delivering the genome editing components to human beings can be a very severe challenge. Other methods of delivery are going to be very useful as they’re developed.
Q: What are you most excited about in the genome editing field?
I’m excited by how much people are excited about it – how much it’s been adopted in academic labs and the private sector.
It’s amazing to see the applications to which this relatively recent development has been put.
There are agricultural products that have hooves on the ground on farms and roots in the ground in fields. It’s amazing to see the applications to which this relatively recent development has been put.
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Mariah Carey suffers dress malfunction
By dailydish@sfgate.com (Daily Dish) on February 28, 2013 at 3:00 PM
(Photo by Prince Williams/Getty Images)
Superstar Mariah Carey suffered an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction while performing at a concert in Atlanta last weekend after her strapless dress slipped down to reveal part of her nipple.
The “Hero” hit maker made a special appearance at the Fox Theater to celebrate the 20th anniversary of producer and longtime pal Jermaine Dupri’s So So Def Recordings on Saturday night and helped to wheel out a huge cake onstage to mark the label’s milestone.
However, her moment in the spotlight has been overshadowed by a minor nip-slip – photographers snapped the areola of Carey’s left breast peeking out of the top of her form-fitting cream mini dress.
The singer was oblivious to the fashion flub at the gig, which featured performances from Jay-Z, Usher, Ludacris, Bow Wow and Kris Kross, and smiled and waved to fans in the audience as she presented the cake to Dupri.
Jermaine Dupri, Young Jeezy and Jay-Z attend the So So Def anniversary party hosted by Jay Z at Compound on February 23, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/Getty Images)
Jermaine Dupri and Jay-Z attend the So So Def anniversary party hosted by Jay Z at Compound on February 23, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/Getty Images)
Jermaine Dupri attends the So So Def anniversary party hosted by Jay Z at Compound on February 23, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/Getty Images)
Mariah Carey and Jermaine Dupri on stage at the So So Def 20th anniversary concert at the Fox Theater on February 23, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/Getty Images)
Mariah Carey and Jermaine Dupri attend the So So Def 20th anniversary concert at the Fox Theater on February 23, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/Getty Images)
Jermaine Dupri and Jay-Z perform at the So So Def 20th anniversary concert at the Fox Theater on February 23, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/Getty Images)
Usher and Jermaine Dupri perform at the So So Def 20th anniversary concert at the Fox Theater on February 23, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/Getty Images)
Monica and Jermaine Dupri perform at the So So Def 20th anniversary concert at the Fox Theater on February 23, 2013 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/Getty Images)
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UPT Class 77-08
In 1975, the chief of staff of the Air Force announced the establishment of a test program for female pilots and navigators. Although women had already proven their ability to fly military aircraft, such as the WASP had in World War II, this test program would establish a precedent for the future of Air Force female pilots. The candidates were all Air Force officers from various career fields, including a nurse, engineer, and maintenance officer.
On August 26, 1976, Capt. Connie Engel, Capt. Kathy LaSauce, Capt. Mary Donahue, Capt. Susan Rogers, Capt. Christine Schott, 1st Lt. Sandra Scott, 1st Lt. Victoria Crawford, 2nd Lt. Mary Livingston, 2nd Lt. Carol Scherer, and 2nd Lt. Kathleen Rambo began the T-41 flight screening program at Hondo Municipal Airport in San Antonio, Texas.
On September 26, 1976, they proceeded to Williams Air Force Base and together with their 35 male classmates began a 48-week pilot training course. Each candidate accumulated 210 hours in the Cessna T-37 and the Northrop T-38, and 790 hours in academic, flying, and officer training.
Connie Engel was the first woman to solo in the T-41 and T-37, and she was the first woman to lead a two-ship formation. Christine Schott was the first woman to solo in the T-38.
These women not only passed the course, but also excelled. On September 2, 1977, all 10 women earned their silver wings. Connie, who was the class leader, received the Air Training Command Commander’s Cup for overall leadership and flying ability. Additionally she was awarded the Officer Training Award. Mary Donahue received the Academic Award, missing only one question out of 395 asked during formal examinations.
These women went on to fly in support of many combat missions including Grenada, Panama, Desert Storm, Desert Shield, and African conflicts. They also accumulated a few more “firsts.”
Connie Engel became the first female T-38 instructor and flew T-38 chase for the space shuttle program.
Kathy LaSauce was the first female pilot to command a C-141.
Mary Donahue became the first female pilot assigned to the Air Force Academy, where she taught senior cadets to fly the T-41 trainer and was an instructor in the department of mathematical science.
When the Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon, was bombed, Susan Rogers evacuated many victims of the attack in her C-141. She passed away in 1992 following a long struggle with cancer. When Women Military Aviators created their first scholarship, they named it in her honor.
Christine Schott was the first to qualify as a C-9 aircraft commander. She also commanded the first all-female aircrew in the C-9.
Sandra Scott became the first female tanker commander to perform alert duty for Strategic Air Command.
The test program opened a door, which these women pushed through for others to follow. The results were increased opportunities for rank advancement, command opportunities, and ultimately, piloting the entire inventory of Air Force aircraft, test pilot programs, and spacecraft.
Brigadier General Linda K. McTague
Jeana Yeager
Elizabeth "Elsie" MacGill
Fran Bera
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The SA Incubator
Introducing: Aatish Bhatia
STAFFBy Khalil A. Cassimally on July 3, 2012
This is a series of Q&As with young and up-and-coming science, health and environmental writers and reporters. They have recently hatched in the Incubators (science writing programs at schools of journalism), have even more recently fledged (graduated), and are now making their mark as wonderful new voices explaining science to the public.
Today we introduce you to Aatish Bhatia (Blog, Twitter).
Aatish is a full time graduate student working on population genetics and bioinformatics. During his undergrad years though, he was a physics student. Combining his passion for physics and his new-found love for biology, Aatish writes his highly-acclaimed blog, Empirical Zeal, where he explores the science he finds fascinating and exciting. He has won the 3QuarksDaily Science Prize and will be featured in Open Lab, a print anthology of the best online science writing, to be published by Scientific American Books.
I’m really glad that Aatish has accepted to answer a few questions about his relatively young science blogging life for The SA Incubator.
Hello and welcome to The SA Incubator. First off, how and why did you get into science writing?
Thanks for having me here.
Science and writing have always been quite closely related for me. My dad's a journalist and mom's a writer, so I grew up around stacks of books. To a large extent, my interest in science grew from reading popular science.
The gateway book for me was Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman. That's not really a book about science as much as an autobiography of a infamously eccentric and brilliant physicist. But it made my eighth-grade self realize that interesting people actually chose science as a career. That opened the door to a lot of other popular science authors. It became a bit of an obsession, but to a large extent, these books guided my career interests. Feynman’s books were my hook into physics. In a similar way, when I came across Richard Dawkins' The Selfish Gene, and David Attenborough’s documentaries, I began to realize that evolution is utterly fascinating.
So it's not surprising that I jumped on to science blogs. Sean Carroll, Carl Zimmer and Ed Yong really brought out the potential of the medium. Through these blogs I could follow science as it was being done. To an info-junkie, this was like crack-cocaine.
Until about a year ago, I was always on the consuming end of science writing. But I began to realize that there are plenty of stories that I find exciting, that I wanted to share outside of my circle of friends. So that's where the blog began.
How important a role do you think young science bloggers and communicators, such as yourself, have in today’s society?
I think there's something really valuable in having your mind blown every once in a while. This, to me, is the most valuable aspect of science communication. The Carl Sagan / Neil deGrasse Tyson / David Attenborough effect is now trickling down through hundreds of channels.
In my writing, I try to emulate the 'wow factor' that, as a student, I sought out from books. And there are plenty of blogs out there that high-school me would have loved to read. So in this sense, I think science blogs can be inspiring, and that's valuable.
Another important role of research blogging is that it can bring the educated public closer to the action. Taxpayers are ultimately making decisions on whether to fund science, and there's never been more free information available as to why this is valuable. Take Ed Yong's blog. He takes very technical research papers and digests them in a manner that is accessible to perhaps a thousand-fold more people. The reachable audience for scientific research has grown massively, and that's a great thing.
Let’s talk about your blog. Your blog posts have a knack of combining biology with physics, an area that has a notorious reputation of being hard to cover for a more mainstream audience. How do you go about explaining physics when you blog?
Often when I don't understand something in physics, there's another way to look at it that makes more sense. I think this applies to science writing as well—it helps to have the right picture in mind. Quantum physics is a subject that has a reputation for being abstract and incomprehensible. There's a book by Feynman called
QED in which he builds a cartoon picture of subatomic particles that is accurate and easy to visualize. And based on this cartoon picture, he goes on to explain some rather subtle and beautiful experiments in quantum mechanics. It's my favorite example of how much mileage you can get out of a good picture. And so whenever I write about science, I try to have something concrete that a reader can grab onto and follow along.
“Crayola-fication of the World: How we gave colors names, and it messed with our brains,” (Part 1, Part 2) your latest series, deals with the role language plays in colour perception. How did you tackle this topic? Give us an insight in your planning, research and writing process here.
Sometimes I write on subjects that I don’t know much about (these articles are often the most fun to write), so the first task is to do my homework. That means looking up the primary research papers, and if I don't understand something (usually the case), then following references to dig up more background information.
In the case of the 'Crayola-fication' series, I started off wanting to write about something else. My advisor sent me an interesting BBC article about a group of physicists who ran a computer simulation that helped explain how our color words changed over time. I looked up the study, and wrestled for a while with how I would write about this. Eventually I realized that I was more surprised by the background in this field - some classic studies that showed that there’s a universal order to how cultures name colors. And there was related work that showed that language can affect how we perceive color differences.
Once I narrowed down the papers I wanted to write about, the narrative structure sort of fell into place. As I was researching the piece, Radiolab happened to come out with an episode on color that nicely complemented the article, so the timing seemed right.
In the final stage, I generally spend an embarrassingly long time tinkering, making tiny edits of word choices and phrasing. (I think I’ve inherited this disease from my parents.) With all my posts, I actually read it aloud before I hit publish. Any sentence that I couldn’t pull off in a conversation is suspect, and this helps me write in my own voice.
I’m curious to know how your academic community/peers view your blogging endeavours. Scientists are sometimes put off from blogging because it is frowned upon by their peers. How has it been for you?
I was concerned about this at first. Fortunately, my experience has been quite the opposite. My advisor and peers have been very supportive of my writing, as has the chair of the physics department. When my post on color won the 3QuarksDaily Science Prize, my advisor responded with a very nice congratulatory email. I don't think I could ask for much more in this regard.
A number of scientists view the science blogosphere as a closed chamber—a community which is talking to itself. What are your views on this and how important do you think it is to communicate science to the “general” audience?
Some science blogs have a technically inclined audience. Others go for a more general readership. I try to sit in the latter camp, although I enjoy both kinds of blogs. One prerequisite to having a general audience is that your writing has to be non-technical and devoid of all jargon. But that's not enough. You still need to get on the radar of people who would find you interesting, but aren't necessarily seeking you out. In that sense it's a bit like dating.
An outlet that does this exceptionally well is the podcast Radiolab. They have something like two million listeners, and they often go into some pretty detailed science on the show. The science is fascinating, but a lot of their popularity has to do with the gorgeous packaging, and compelling narrative.
It’s hard for science blogs to break out of their bubble, but it's very rewarding when it happens. I was very pleased that my recent post on color attracted readers from across the spectrum, particularly a lot of visual artists. This was possible through twitter and facebook, and it got me thinking about how to package an article to attract more readers from outside the sciences.
You also have a keen interest in India’s education sector. What are your views about this important sector in India and how big a contributor to scientific research do you anticipate India to be in the next few years?
India's going through a particularly acute educational crisis, where more than half of fifth graders in rural schools can't read or add numbers at a second grade level. There's a severe shortage of very basic infrastructure in these schools. (I've written about this
here.) In 2009, the government passed the Right to Education Act, that aims to guarantee education to all children. It’s been strongly criticized, and there aren’t enough schools and teachers for everyone. The country is in the early stages of a fairly massive educational experiment, and it remains to be seen how things will improve.
As for science, any Indian student vaguely interested in science was typically pushed (or more rarely, nudged) into becoming a doctor or an engineer, and rarely to pursue a career as a scientist. Part of that is due to lack of funding opportunities and role models, which I think is changing now. But we also need a more inspiring and up-to-date science syllabus, that focuses more on analytical thinking than memorization, and is better connected with current topics in research.
What are your plans for the future? You’ve written about colour perception, how it feels like for a sperm... what’s next? Also, are you thinking about writing for other avenues beyond your blog?
It's firefly season across North America, so I was thinking about doing an article about fireflies. I've always found them quite cool. And there's a lot of science behind the scenes. There's the physics and chemistry of bioluminescence, and the forces of sexual selection at play. What I find most surprising is that the blinking lights have a fixed pattern, a sort of secret handshake between males and females of the same species. And there are even clever carnivorous fireflies, who imitate the female blinking pattern and gobble up any male that comes by. It’s neat to imagine that all this wild stuff is happening behind some pretty lights.
I'm also thinking of incorporating more of my teaching into the blog. I'm teaching a class in robotics, and another one the physics of sustainability, so I'd like to blog about these subjects as well.
Sounds terrific! All the best and thank you!
Thanks again for having me on here.
Previously in this series:
Kristina Ashley Bjoran
Emily Eggleston
Erin Podolak
Rachel Nuwer
Hannah Krakauer
Rose Eveleth
Nadia Drake
Kelly Izlar
Jack Scanlan
Francie Diep
Maggie Pingolt
Jessica Gross
Abby McBride
Natalie Wolchover
Jordan Gaines
Audrey Quinn
Douglas Main
Smitha Mundasad
Mary Beth Griggs
Shara Yurkiewicz
Casey Rentz
Akshat Rathi
Kathleen Raven
Penny Sarchet
Amy Shira Teitel
Victoria Charlton
Noby Leong and Tristan O’Brien
Taylor Kubota
Benjamin Plackett
Daisy Yuhas
Miriam Kramer
Kate Yandell
Justine E. Hausheer
Khalil A. Cassimally
Khalil A. Cassimally is the Community Coordinator of The Conversation UK. He's also a science blogger. As part of his BSc (Hons.), he studied in Malaysia and Melbourne where he completed a full-time research year in developmental neuroscience. Currently, he's back in his native tropical island of Mauritius where he enjoys the sun and the ocean. Regardless of where he is on the globe though, he remains a happy geek.
Khalil’s Picks (22 November 2013)
Khalil’s Picks (8 November 2013)
Introducing: Justine E. Hausheer
By Bora Zivkovic on July 2, 2012
Introducing: Ashley Tucker
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Newest Hardee’s Restaurant Opens in Appomattox, Va.
Posted on September 16, 2014 (November 30, 2018) by Rick Rountree
– Opening Celebration Includes Free Thickburgers and Breakfast for Early Birds –
APPOMATTOX, VA. (Sept. 15, 2014) – The grand opening celebration for the new Hardee’s® of Appomattox will feature the opportunity this Saturday for early risers to win free Thickburgers® for a year.
On Saturday, Sept. 20th, the Hardee’s at 7551 Richmond Highway, in partnership with radio station WYYD 107.9, will reward the first 107 people in line at opening at 5 a.m. with free Thickburgers for a year (coupons for one a week). Guests will also receive free breakfast at the event (a Made From ScratchTM Sausage Biscuit and coffee). A line of guests is expected to form the night before to be one of the first 107 guests to win the free food.
The radio station will have a live remote beginning at 6 a.m. to celebrate the new opening and later, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., will offer prizes on site, including coupon books good for free food for the rest of the year (1 weekly coupon for each remaining week of 2014). The Hardee’s team will also be distributing the coupon booklet in the Appomattox area.
The new Hardee’s officially opened on Monday, Sept. 15th, and employs 55 to 60 people, according to Hardee’s franchise operator Boddie-Noell Enterprises. The company already operates 52 other Hardee’s locations throughout the greater Roanoke/Lynchburg region.
In addition to a menu that is built around the famous Made From Scratch Biscuits, charbroiled 100% Black Angus Beef Thickburgers, and Hand-Breaded Chicken TendersTM, the new Hardee’s location will also feature the chain’s fresh-baked buns for the full selection of 1/3-pound and larger Thickburgers.
Seating up to 69 guests, the new restaurant has a distinctive look, featuring the latest “retro” Hardee’s restaurant design and includes a flatscreen TV. The restaurant also features drive-thru service.
“We’re really excited to bring this newest Hardee’s location to the Appomattox and surrounding communities,” said Mike Boddie, president of Boddie-Noell’s Restaurant Division. “As a family owned company, we look forward to being involved in the community and to supporting the growth of the area.”
Operating hours for the new Hardee’s will be 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Mondays through Thursdays, 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sundays.
This newest location will be the 334th Hardee’s operated by Boddie-Noell, which has been a Hardee’s franchise operator for more than 50 years and is the largest Hardee’s franchisee in the United States. Boddie-Noell owns and operates all 174 Hardee’s locations in Virginia.
Boddie-Noell is proud to have been a Hardee’s franchise operator for more than 50 years. Family owned, Boddie-Noell is the largest Hardee’s franchisee in the United States with 334 restaurant locations in four states. The company is based in Rocky Mount, N.C. For more information, visit www.bneinc.com.
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The Brexit Bill? Go to arbitration.
Written by Briefings For Brexit
Mrs May mocked Donald Trump for suggesting that we ‘sue the EU’. But recourse to law – in this case international arbitration – is the proper and civilized manner of resolving disputes between states.
Boris Johnson has suggested refusing to pay the £39bn Brexit Bill. The EU has responded by saying that this will represent a sovereign default: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/06/09/emmanuel-macron-warns-boris-johnson-uk-economy-plunged-turmoil/.
The problem for the EU is that it is far from clear that anything is legally owed. A member state’s duty to pay money to the EU arises under EU law. Under Article 50, subject to any withdrawal agreement, EU law ceases to apply when a member state leaves. No withdrawal agreement, no legal obligation to pay. This was the conclusion of a House of Lords select committee.
The House of Lords select committee correctly said that moral obligations were a different matter. This is true. The UK ought to contribute to accrued and contingent liabilities. Pensions, for example, are deferred pay. So the UK should contribute to EU pensions for work done whilst we were a member state.
However, it should be said that the EU has spent the entire negotiation process relying on technical (and probably bogus) interpretations of Article 50 to its own advantage. It has closed down the scope of Article 50 so as to exclude discussions of the future, which those complaining now about “a Blind Brexit” point out should be the heart and soul of exit discussions. The EU, despite saying that it was legally prohibited to even discuss the future, until the UK left, discovered that Article 50 nevertheless permitted it to demand indefinite power over Northern Ireland. It also declared that the UK was legally prohibited to negotiate trade deals until it stopped being a member state, preventing us from preparing for exit, even though agreements coming into force after the UK departed could not possibly conflict with the EU’s common commercial policy. And so on.
So, the UK standing on strict legality is not something the EU can credibly complain about.
That said, there is one simply response that Boris Johnson should give. The EU should agree to arbitrate the UK’s legal liabilities.
We are happy to pay what we owe – morally as well as legally. But Theresa May’s Withdrawal Agreement was never ratified. The debt was never legally accepted. The EU’s Brexit Bill demand remains what it always was: a demand, provisionally accepted by the UK in the hope that the EU would move on to agreeing an acceptable future relationship. In present circumstances, the EU has no moral case for rejecting arbitration. It is a normal means for determining legal disputes. There is nothing immoral in questioning an invoice. Companies dispute liabilities amongst themselves all the time without regarding each other as immoral. The revenue authorities of every civilised country respect a taxpayer’s right to disagree with their assessments and go to law to resolve.
What is the EU afraid of? The answer is that, contrary to Theresa May’s protestations, the EU got everything it wanted except for the removal costs. M. Barnier even boasted about this, as the Guardian reported: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2017/jul/20/where-are-we-up-to-in-these-brexit-talks. The Guardian gave that boast three “crying-with-laughter” emojis, they found it so amusing.
The EU thus has much to lose in arbitration if pushed back to the UK paying only accrued and contingent liabilities. The EU’s demand was that UK had to pay budget contributions until the end of the Budget cycle, even though the UK would have left the EU’s tax base. Under the current Brexit bill, the UK would have to pay for the EU implementing any plans made whilst the UK was a member, even if the EU were perfectly free to change its plans or re-prioritise its expenditure.
This would not matter if it were confident of winning. Instead, as we published earlier this year, the EU has been keen to invent sophisticated legal arguments to declare that no court or tribunal could rule on the Brexit Bill: https://briefingsforbrexit.com/a-new-divorce-bill-danger-why-the-eu-rejects-legal-process/. So it appears that the EU is not even confident that its own court will rule in its favour.
It is to be hoped that Boris Johnson, and all pro-Brexit politicians, press a demand for arbitration — indeed, press it as relentlessly as the EU and Remainers have played back Johnson’s own “cake and eat it” joke.
Press the point until the transparency of the EU’s position is clear to everyone. It can hardly tell the international community that the UK is not paying its debts, when the EU is refusing to do the normal thing the international community does to determine if a debt even exists.
The Strange Case of Rory Stewart: Stalking Horse? Trojan Horse? Or both?
The EU is a doomed empire
Briefings For Brexit
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Greek and Roman Architecture (Room 77)
Please note: This gallery is available by appointment. Please contact the Department of Greece and Rome .
560 BC – AD 300
The British Museum has an especially important collection of architecture and architectural sculpture from ancient Greek buildings.
Fragments of buildings on display in Room 77 include the earlier and later temples of Artemis at Ephesos, the Propylaea (gateway), Erechtheum and Nike temple from the Acropolis of Athens, the temple of Apollo at Bassae, the Mausoleum at Halikarnassos and the temple of Athena Polias at Priene. The Roman architecture on display in the room includes examples of the Corinthian and Composite orders in particular.
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Joe Moser-Buchenwald Flyboy
Chapter 5 The Train
Chapter 5: The Train
“Raus! Raus!”
It was eight or nine in the morning. I had woken earlier from an uneasy, flea-bitten sleep in the most notorious prison in all of France: Fresnes. I could hear sounds of cell doors being unlocked and prisoners talking over the shouts of the German guards. Since I was only in Fresnes one night, I couldn’t know how unusual this was. Many others had been in this depressing and frightful place for a long time, and they knew better than I that the sound of cell doors opening would usually lead to the sound of the firing squad outside. For me, however, it was a welcome sound. Perhaps food, perhaps exercise.
As I heard the sound of the cell doors opening closer and closer I also noticed a distant rumbling. Thunder? It looked too light outside through my small window high up on the wall. Could it be shelling? The continual rolling sound made it clear. The Allies were close enough so the distant sound of artillery could be heard. It cheered me, but for the French resistant fighters who made up the bulk of the inmates, that too was a frightening sound. They were all but certain that as the Allies closed in, their days would be numbered. The Germans certainly would not just walk away and let the Allies open the prison doors.
“Raus!” They shouted. “Get out! Get out!” and now the shouting and clanging was just outside my door.
Now what? I thought. What new horrors might this day unveil? Maybe it will bring good news. Hopefully, get out of this hell hole of a cell and get to a POW camp. Get with my fellow flyers, get some Red Cross packages, and start to be treated like captured combatant rather than a common criminal. I had no idea at the time just what was going on in this horrible place and in the stirred city outside. Hitler had replaced the top commander of Gross Paris, or greater Paris, with General Dietrich von Choltitz, a hardened battle commander who had commanded the German army during the siege of Sebastapol. Before heading to Paris to take up his new command, von Choltitz met with the Führer who made it clear that von Choltitz was to fight in the streets of Paris to the last man, and if defeated, to leave the city a wasteland. The new commander was well known for his unerring loyalty to the Nazi cause and Hitler had every reason to believe that von Choltitz would make sure that not a brick of the most beautiful city in the world would be left in one piece.
Both sides in the conflict were aware of what happened in Warsaw, Poland as the Russian armies advanced. The people rose up against the hated occupiers and a bloodbath ensued leaving hundreds of thousands dead and a city largely ruined. The same fate was awaiting Paris, particularly if the Resistance were to lead a wholesale uprising of the population—many of whom were eagerly waiting for the signal “Aux Barricades!”
It was now August 15—two days after I bailed out—and this was the day the officials and citizens of Paris began openly defying their German occupiers. The Metro workers, Gendarmerie (military police) and police all went on strike. The strike was actually ordered by the Communist wing of the Resistance which was in a life and death battle with the French Resistant fighters loyal to General de Gaulle, the leader of Free France. The first sign of general uprising was followed by a general strike of the entire city on August 18 with open battles between armed resistance fighters and the occupiers. Behind the scenes, both sides of the Resistance were fighting to take control and Eisenhower, who had decided to avoid Paris, was forced to march on the city with French General LeClerc in the lead. On August 25, the Allies entered Paris and the next day the famous Champs-Elysees boulevard was the scene of the first victory parade.
At the time, I had no idea that I was an eyewitness—with a very limited view—of some of the most gripping and dramatic moments of the war. I just wanted out of the hateful place. The Germans were intent that the 3500 prisoners held in Fresnes would not be liberated. So as the Allies approached, and the unrest in the streets started turning into open battles, the executions intensified. And now, just a day after I arrived, they were evacuating most of the prison, starting with the order “Raus!”
I heard the jangle of keys outside my door and it was flung open. I could see prisoners outside and I quickly joined the crowd in the long, dark corridor. Almost immediately I saw a familiar face and an incredibly welcome one.
“Captain Larson!” I shouted.
“Lieutenant!” He called with as much surprise and delight as I felt. Now I’m not the huggy kind, but we embraced and to this day I can still recall the feeling of joy, comfort and relief in seeing not just a familiar face, but the face of a leader whom I deeply respected. Suddenly, the world felt a different place despite the circumstances. For some reason, with Captain Larson there was hope and hope is one of those few things that are needed in even the most desperate circumstances.
“What are you doing here?” we both asked each other at exactly the same moment. I wanted desperately to find out what had happened to him. We hadn’t heard a word from him since he had been shot down in June—just a few weeks earlier. He was our squadron leader and things hadn’t been the same without him. He was a genuine hero to us and a real veteran having fought in the air war in North Africa in ’42, shooting down several enemy planes. He was the only one in our unit to have been shot down twice. In North Africa he had eluded capture and returned to fly again and lead us with his courage and skill. We hoped that he had escaped twice but now I knew this time he had not been so lucky. Unfortunately, there was practically no time to talk. The Germans were in a hurry and they were herding the prisoners down the crowded corridor toward the main entrance. We were pushed and jostled until we once again emerged into the big courtyard in front of the heavy entrance doors.
As my eyes adjusted to the light and scanned the gathering crowd, I could see most of the prisoners were French men with some women mixed in. I could also see I was not the only American. In fact, I would soon find there were 168 Allied flyers in the courtyard along with almost 2500 French men and women. In Fresnes there had been 803 French women to be exact, and 400 of them along with 2104 men—including us– had been selected for the ride out. Fresnes was primarily where the Germans held captured French resistance fighters before they were sent on trains to concentration camps deep in Germany. Most never returned. In fact, of the more than 2300 French men and women who stood in the August morning sunshine that day, only about 300 returned to France.
The 168 Allied flyers were there because almost all of us had been captured while in the hands of the French resistance. I was in that group too, even though it could hardly be said I was in the Resistance’s hands. Altogether we would find out that there were 48 Royal Air Force (British) flyers, 82 Americans, 26 from the Royal Canadian Air Force, two from New Zealand, nine from Australia and one from Jamaica. Almost all of them had been betrayed by one man and his red-headed girl friend who had successfully infiltrated five major resistance cells. Those betrayed included my good friends Art Kinnis and Jim Hastin. I was one of the few who had not been betrayed but had been caught with those trying to help me escape. So, we were all in the same boat. In German eyes, we were not just captured combatants, but a part of the resistance effort that had caused them so much trouble, death, inconvenience and frustration. Being caught up in the web of betrayed French resistance was the real source of our troubles—the result of which would soon become painfully clear. To the Germans, the Resistance fighters were terrorists, not enemy combatants. And because we were caught with them, we too were considered terrorists, actually given the official designation “terrorfliegers” or terrorist flyers.
While 2500 of us had been released from our cells and were getting organized for the trip out, there were over 500 prisoners left in their cells. There is little doubt that the reason these were left is because the Gestapo intended to execute them at Fresnes before the Allies arrived. Indeed, that is what the prisoners themselves expected. Instead, according to the book Is Paris Burning, they survived and were liberated through the extraordinary efforts of the Swedish Consul officer Raoul Nordling with invaluable assistance from a German counter-intelligence officer Emil “Bobby” Bender.
While we were focused on trying to find our flying buddies, the Germans were trying to get us organized for the journey ahead. I had no idea where we were going, and neither did Captain Larson I found out. We assumed again it was to POW camp and that would be none too soon as far as I was concerned. I didn’t like the looks of these Gestapo guards one bit. We should be in the hands of the Luftwaffe. An assortment of trucks and buses appeared outside the big archway leading to the street and the outside world and soon we were boarding these, all jumbled together without any order and closely guarded by well-armed Gestapo officers.
Personally, I don’t remember the ride, but I do remember marching to the train station. I recall it being about a two to three hour march in the hot sun closely guarded all the time. But it finally gave us the opportunity to start meeting our fellow prisoners and learning how we all ended up in this particular desperate situation. If one had to be in these conditions, it was at least made inestimably better by being in the company of fellows bound by training, experience and values. Misery, indeed, loves company.
It was hot and the August sun was now beating down on us mercilessly from overhead—it was early afternoon and the air was heavy with humidity. We arrived at the Pantin freight yard, northeast of a main train station, Gare l’Est. Pantin is adjacent to the Paris stockyards and I would soon find out that this was no coincidence. When we got to the train station I could see we were in a large freight yard. I saw two tracks and there in front of us was a long train—not of passenger cars, but cattle cars. I looked at them for a moment. This was to be our transportation? How long would it take to get to POW camp? This could not be pleasant. I would soon find out that unpleasant would not describe it.
Art Kinnis recalls that before boarding we were given food. He says one loaf of bread, a box of knackerbread and a tin of horse meat. This, he was told, was for 6 prisoners and would last the two to seven days of the journey. Jim Hastin also recalls getting food. I do not, but I do remember being very, very hungry.
In the freight yard, our guards worked to get some semblance of order. Now for the first time our group of airmen was more or less brought together. We would be loaded into cars as a group—two cars for the lot of us with a few Frenchmen mixed in with us. The French resistance fighters had been separated into groups of men and women and the women had been the first to be taken to the rail yard. Then the loading began. The cars were marked 40/8. That meant they were intended to carry up to 40 men or 8 cattle. Forty men would have been a fairly tight fit. The 95 they put into our car was more than inhuman. If I felt uneasy about the looks of these cattle cars, I became almost panicky as they began pushing me into a car already overloaded with fellow prisoners.
I found myself near the middle of the car. At least I was in the company of fellow airmen including many Americans. But instantly it was unbearably hot and when the big doors were pushed closed and bolted down with a metallic clank, the air quickly disappeared, filled instead with the odor of 90 men, complete strangers to each other, who were now nose to nose, arm to arm, leg to leg. It was immediately obvious that I was not the only one who had not bathed in days. In fact, I guess that because of my very short stay in Fresnes compared to most of the others and the fact that only three days ago I got up for a shower in my own rustic base that I was probably one of the cleanest on that train—and that wasn’t saying much. The only ventilation was provided by openings about a foot high and three feet wide near the top and at each end of the car. Barbed wire was stretched across these small openings to discourage anyone from thinking they might fit through. Two five gallon buckets had been pushed into the car with us. One had water and it was to be our water supply. The other was empty, and it would be our toilet. It would only be a few minutes before the incredible stench of 95 hot, unwashed bodies was blended with the even greater stench of the urine and excrement that quickly accumulated and then overflowed from that bucket. The problem of simply squeezing through that press of dirty men to get to the bucket was enough of a problem; then to find it overflowing and sloshing about against the men unfortunate enough to have to stand near it was, well, sickening.
I heard the train engine roar louder and started hearing the distinctive sound of the train cars being jerked as the slack in the couplings was taken up one by one, a loud bang accompanying each violent start. Our car was in the front third of the train. Suddenly, there was a sharp jerk as our car was caught up in the acceleration, bodies pushed against each other even tighter, curses, shoves, apologies, and pushing against each other for balance. Our journey began. We had no idea how long this extreme misery would last. We only had the very reasonable expectation that whatever would come next would be better than this. Reasonable, and wrong.
There was little opportunity to move around and the bodies were so close that normal conversation felt awkward. But it wasn’t long before I heard a strong voice and saw that it belonged to someone standing near me. A big, blond man with a big, engaging smile and obvious charisma. It didn’t take long before I heard he was from Victoria, B.C., a navigator for the Royal Air Force, shot down in a Lancaster bomber right near where I was shot down, only many weeks earlier. It was Art Kinnis, and a friendship that lasts to this day was started.
Then I picked up on another conversation. This was coming from the front of the car. I struggled to move to get a little closer. I thought I heard the name of a familiar town. I got close enough to see who was talking. Another good-sized guy—of course, being all of five feet six inches in height, most of the guys seemed pretty big to me. He had light brown hair, and seemed a very pleasant fellow.
“Did I hear you say you were from Anacortes?” I said.
“Yeah,” he answered. “Anacortes, Washington. Way up by the islands, not far from Canada.”
“Yeah, I know where it is,” I said. “I’m from Ferndale.”
“Ferndale, Washington?” he said with a laugh. “That’s practically in my back yard.”
“Yep,” I said. “My name is Joe. Joe Moser.”
“I’m Jim Hastin,” he said, and so I met my closest buddy during the horrible experiences ahead and someone who became one of my closest friends years later, in the 1980s, when we met again at a POW meeting in Seattle. Jim was simply one of the best friends any guy could have.
“How’d you get here?” I asked. It was the standard question now. We all had stories to tell and wanted to hear each other’s as well.
“I shot myself down,” he said with a wry smile. “Flying a P-51 I blew up a train that had a little more ammunition on it than I figured. The fireball lit my engine on fire and I bailed.”
By this time we were sitting down on our haunches. It was the only way we could get any rest from the endless standing, but only a few could do it at a time. After awhile, we even gave up this strategy and we all ended up just falling down on each other, two and three deep.
“Well, I ran into a little anti-aircraft fire. Lost my left engine on my P-38.”
“You got two engines on those planes. You couldn’t get back?”
“Fire,” I said. “It got too hot and I had to bail just a few miles from our lines.”
“Where was that?” he asked.
“North of Houdan,” I said. “Bailed out near Marchefroy.”
“You got to be kidding me,” he said. “I came out close to Anet. That’s only about three miles from there.”
It wasn’t too much before we found out that Art also came from the same neck of the woods as we did, but that he also had crashed in the same area as Jim and I did. In fact, Art’s crash site was almost exactly the same as mine near a farm called Les Gatins des Oulins. We shared a home territory, we shared similar ends to our careers as airmen and now we were sharing the same fate—not just of captured enemies, but of evaders, of being a part of the hated French Resistance, of being designated not just enemy flyers by Hitler and his thugs, but of being “terrorfliegers,” terrorists deserving not of Geneva Convention protection, but of concentration camp and execution. We didn’t know it at the time—ignorance is bliss sometimes, but we did know that the misery we were now enduring we would do together. And there was some small comfort in that.
We would have taken comfort in something else if we had known it was happening. We had not been abandoned when leaving Paris. The resistance fighters in Paris were very well aware of our departure as our train carried many of the Resistance leaders and family members of those still in the city and actively engaged in undermining the occupiers. In fact, on the train was the leader of the Resistance fighters in Paris, Pierre Lefaucheux, who had been arrested on June 7. His wife, on hearing that Fresnes had been emptied of prisoners, jumped on her bicycle and followed the train outside the city. She followed it for miles and miles. Remarkably, this incredible woman later successfully got her husband released from Buchenwald. The Resistance was not about to let all their fighters, leaders and family members disappear without a fight. Once it was determined which rail line the prisoner’s train was on, the order went out to stop the train and rescue the passengers.
While we were waiting in the sweltering heat of the loaded cars still standing in the Pantin freight yard, a teen-age boy was frantically pedaling his bicycle to the village of Nanteuil-Saacy. He carried an oral order to the leader of the Resistance in this village. “Cut the rail line from Paris to Nancy—at any cost.” And this message was sent by coded radio to London: “Germans ordered organized evacuation detainees Paris prisons particularly Fresnes by rail via Metz Nancy. Fear general massacre during trip. Take all measures possible sabotage transport.”
The effort was underway to rescue us—but we had no idea at the time. And such a rescue could be as dangerous to those they intend to rescue as to the attackers and guards.
ken young said,
See; Book. “Is Paris Burning?”
Abwehr Agent. Emil “Bobby” Bender.
Pages:50-52,70,87,88,98. Nordling missionto SHAEF,191-92
A major Paris surrender player
Optocoupler : said,
it is quite sad that most train stations these days are horrendously overloaded _
About How to Order the Book
About Joe Moser
About the ghostwriter
Chapter 10: Filth and Worse
Chapter 11: Rescue
Chapter 12: A POW At Last
Chapter 13 A Fighter Among Fighters
Chapter 14: A Rookie No More
Chapter 15 Death March
Chapter 17: Coming Home
Chapter 1: Flight Leader (DR1)
Chapter 2, Draft 2
Chapter 2: Come On!
Chapter 3: Marchefroy (Draft 1)
Chapter 4 (DR1) Fresnes Prison
Chapter 6: Cattle Car to Hell
Chapter 7 Farm Boy to Fighter
Chapter 8: Buchenwald
Chapter 9: Air Raid
Rest in Peace, Joe Moser
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World Premiere of the Documentary featuring Joe Moser set for July 16
Joe Interviewed by KING5 enroute to Buchenwald
Joe Moser Traveling to Buchenwald to Celebrate Liberation and film documentary
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Buffalo man gets 30 years for running underage prostitution ring
By Phil Fairbanks|Published Mon, Oct 26, 2015
Kenneth Graham plied his trade in the suburbs.
It was there, in the hotels and motels that dot Amherst and Cheektowaga, that Graham’s victims, some of them underage, rendezvoused with men for sex.
And it was there, the girls later told a jury, that Graham would sometimes resort to threats and violence to keep them working as prostitutes.
Graham, 27, of Buffalo, was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison.
“This was brutal modern-day slavery,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross. “These victims have a life sentence.”
Convicted by a jury of three sex-trafficking charges, one for each of the victims who testified against him, Graham was facing a maximum of life in prison when he appeared Monday before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara.
More than two years have passed since Arcara oversaw a trial featuring the emotional and often-graphic testimony of Graham’s three victims. Graham also took the stand and countered with an outright denial.
In the end, a jury found him guilty of running a sex-trafficking operation out of a handful of suburban hotels and motels from 2010 until his arrest by Homeland Security agents in August 2012.
“These women were beaten,” Ross said of the three victims. “They were brutalized. They were traumatized.”
During Graham’s trial, the three victims testified that Graham recruited them and then used threats and violence to keep them working long after they wanted out of the business.
He countered by suggesting the young woman and two girls were involved in prostitution long before he entered their lives, a fact two of the victims acknowledged during the trial.
“He didn’t take a farm girl from Iowa and force her into a life of prostitution,” said defense attorney Robert N. Convissar.
Convissar argued strenuously for a sentence of less than life in prison and, with Graham next to him, suggested his client’s crimes did not warrant the same sentence often given to murderers.
“I never forced them to do anything,” Graham said of the two girls and young woman he victimized.
Graham’s trial provided a glimpse into the world of human trafficking and what experts say is a trend toward more domestic incidents of women and children forced into prostitution.
At one point, one of the victims testified about Graham driving her to and from her Buffalo high school and later, after she turned 17, taking her to get a learner’s permit.
Prosecutors also produced records indicating Graham rented the victims’ hotel rooms and paid for their online sex ads.
email: pfairbanks@buffnews.com
Phil Fairbanks – Phil Fairbanks covers federal courts and criminal justice issues and occasionally veers off into the world of refugees, human traffickers and streets gangs.
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Services: IMDb.com Services: Data Issues & Policy Discussions
Information on TV or radio commercials an actor has worked on.
When looking up an actor or actresses work it would be interesting to see what commercials they have appeared in or have done the voice work for.
Their agent must have that info, don't they?
R. Smith
bluesmanSF, Champion
Yes. Their agent probably has it, but that doesn't mean they've submitted it to IMDb. It would be, if on IMDb, in their "Other Works" section.
Donald Sutherland's page, use Quick Links to get Other Works, gets:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000661/ot...
Television and radio commercial along with stage work are included in an actors' other works. For instance, Melanie Paxson has done a lot of television commercials. My favorite is the Yoplait bear sheriff commercial. Her other works page is http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0601609/ot... .
Commercial on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQe1-W...
Reminder to self: submit update to other works for Melanie Paxson.
Thanks for the direction to "Other Works".
My wife and I often see an actor and wonder if we've seen him/her before in a commercial.
Merci Dan and bluesman!
vous êtes les bienvenus
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June 8, 2018 / 11:01 AM / a year ago
UPDATE 9-U.S., EU take small step on trade, but no breakthrough at G7 summit
* U.S. and EU to set up dialogue on trade issues
* Expectations for major breakthrough on trade low
* Trump says Russia should be attending G7 meetings
By Jean-Baptiste Vey and Roberta Rampton
LA MALBAIE, Quebec, June 8 (Reuters) - The United States and European Union will establish a dialogue on trade within the next two weeks, a French official said on Friday, signaling a modest step forward for bitterly divided allies at a Group of Seven summit in Canada.
U.S. trading partners have been furious over President Donald Trump’s decision last week to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada, the European Union and Mexico as part of his “America First” agenda. Some countries have retaliated with their own levies on U.S. imports.
“The principle of a dialogue was agreed this afternoon,” the French official told reporters. “Everyone agreed, including President Trump.”
While G7 leaders confronted Trump with a slew of data on imports and exports in a bid to sway his thinking, Trump countered his own numbers and held his position that the United States was at a disadvantage on international trade, an official who followed the talks said.
But Trump struck a more affable tone after a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, saying the French leader was helping work out trade issues.
“Something’s going to happen. I think it will be very positive,” Trump said, without giving details.
Macron said it was possible to advance the trade issues that have split the U.S. and its allies.
“I think, on trade, there is ... a way to progress all together,” he told reporters after his meeting with Trump. “I saw the willingness on all the sides to find agreements and have a win-win approach for our people, our workers, and our middle classes.”
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday floated an idea to set up a way to resolve trade disputes between the United States and its allies. An official described Merkel’s suggestion as a “shared assessment and dialogue” mechanism, but gave no further details. It was unclear if the technical talks were part of her initiative.
The proposal was supported by other leaders present, the official said. European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker offered to visit Washington for an assessment of EU-US trade to help resolve the dispute, an official said.
Expectations for a major breakthrough on trade at the summit, however, remain low, with U.S. allies focused on avoiding rupturing the G7, which in its 42-year history has tended to seek consensus on major issues.
“It’s highly unlikely there will be a final communique,” a G7 official said on condition of anonymity.
Merkel said it was not clear whether the group would issue a final directive, adding that failure to do so would be an honest reflection of the lack of agreement among Canada, the United States, Japan, Britain, Italy, France and Germany. The EU is also attending the summit.
Trump had set a combative tone before leaving Washington on Friday, saying he was “going to deal with the unfair trade practices” of other G7 members.
But he was more affable after meeting Macron and Trudeau, swapping jokes with the latter before the media though neither budged on their trade positions. “We’ve had really a very good relationship, very special,” the U.S. president said of Macron, a day after the two leaders had exchanged terse messages on Twitter. “We have little tests every once in a while when it comes to trade.”
Merkel and Trump also had a brief conversation at the summit but no bilateral meeting.
Trump’s “America First” message to allies has hardened since he brought hardline national security adviser John Bolton on to his team.
Trump plans to leave the summit four hours earlier than originally planned to fly to Singapore to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the White House said.
G7 chiefs have largely praised Trump for his efforts to stabilize the Korean peninsula, but they are unhappy he pulled out of an international agreement to limit Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
INVESTORS NERVOUS
Canada and the EU have denounced the U.S. tariffs and Ottawa has proposed levies on a range of U.S. goods next month while the EU has pledged its own retaliatory measures.
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday warned both Trump and the EU of the dangers of entering a tit-for-tat trade war over tariffs, urging both sides to instead focus on China’s excess steel production.
Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said her country “will not change its mind when it comes to the illegal” application of tariffs.
The spat has financial markets worried about tit-for-tit escalation. Investors are also concerned about the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement, which Trump has threatened to terminate. Canada and Mexico, the other members of the 1994 pact, have been frustrated by the slow pace of talks to renegotiate NAFTA. A Canadian official said Trump and Trudeau discussed accelerating NAFTA talks.
RUSSIA’S SHADOW
Relations with Russia also became an issue at the summit after Trump on Friday said the country should be allowed to again attend meetings with the G7, an idea that did not gain much traction at the meeting and was not formally raised.
Russia was suspended from group in 2014 because of its annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. Trump said Russia should be readmitted, but even Moscow seemed to reject that suggestion.
Merkel said EU countries at the summit agreed that the conditions to readmit Russia had not been met.
Trump’s presidency has been clouded by a federal investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, and possible collusion by his campaign. Both Moscow and Trump have denied the allegations.
Reporting by Jan Strupczewski and Andreas Rinke; additional reporting by Susan Heavey and Doina Chiacu in Washington and Jean-Baptiste Vey, Giselda Vagnoni, William James, Roberta Rampton, Jan Strupczewski, Will James, Andrea Hopkins and David Ljunggren in La Malbaie, Quebec; Writing by Paul Simao and Amran Abocar; Editing by Grant McCool and Clive McKeef
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Spirit of giving at Christmas
Teresa with Cabrini concierge Sal
Teresa Liu has volunteered at Cabrini for about three years, but this year she found a new way to donate to Cabrini, one that will make the work of other volunteers and staff easier and improve the comfort of patients.
Just in time for Christmas, Teresa donated the money for us to buy four brand new wheelchairs to Cabrini reception, to make transporting frail or unwell patients around the hospital easier for everyone involved.
Teresa’s work volunteering at Cabrini isn’t the first time she’s been involved with volunteering, before she moved to Australia four years ago.
“I was the head of Shenzhen Volunteer Association (China) and I had about 230,000 volunteers,” she explains.
“My job was mainly policy, regulation and legislation and lots of big fundraising. When I studied in the UK I was a volunteer for Warwickshire Association of Youth Clubs. I always had an interest in knowing how volunteerism works in different countries.”
When Teresa walks around the hospital, staff and other volunteers call out with a greeting and a wave and the feeling of warmth is very mutual.
“I’m very busy, but there’s such a warm feeling here, everyone is lovely. I think the healthcare industry in general is more welcoming,” Teresa says.
Teresa decided to start volunteering in a hospital because that’s where she had grown up.
“Because my mum was a doctor, I grew up in hospitals! She was busy all the time. My food was mainly from the hospital cafeteria,” she laughs.
She also loves how multicultural the healthcare sector is, compared to other industries.
“As someone with a migrant background, of course I don’t want to be trying to fit myself into something very narrow,” she explains.
During volunteer feedback sessions over her time at Cabrini, Teresa was often made aware that there was a real need for new wheelchairs.
“A small thing but it will make a difference,” she says. “A little bit of change is good.”
Cabrini Foundation would like to extend its warmest thanks to Teresa Liu for her generous donation of two wheelchairs but also for her time as a volunteer.
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The University of Liverpool is a public university based in the city of Liverpool, England. Founded as a college in 1881, it gained its royal charter in 1903 with the ability to award degrees and is also known to be one of the six original “red brick” civic universities. It comprises three faculties organised into 35 departments and schools. It is a founding member of the Russell Group, the N8 Group for research collaboration and the university management school is AACSB accredited.
Ten Nobel Prize winners are amongst its alumni and past faculty and the university offers more than 230 first degree courses across 103 subjects. Its alumni include the CEOs of GlobalFoundries, ARM Holdings, Tesco, Motorola and The Coca-Cola Company. It was the world’s first university to establish departments in oceanography, civic design, architecture, and biochemistry at the Johnston Laboratories.
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Homepage > About the OSUCCC – James > Publications > ImpactCancer > 2017 > Fall > New Leadership to Take Drug Development Institute to the Next Level
New Leadership to Take Drug Development Institute to the Next Level
The Drug Development Institute (DDI) at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC – James) has a new leader. Jeffrey Patrick, PharmD, took over as director effective Feb. 13, 2017, bringing nearly two decades of experience in the pharmaceutical industry to make an impact at Ohio State.
Created by the OSUCCC – James with the help of seven Ohio State colleges and the university’s Technology Commercialization Office, the DDI helps accelerate cancer drug development through strategic partnerships within the global pharmaceutical and research/development industries. DDI has catalogued 30 novel anticancer agents developed at Ohio State and is working to advance the most promising agents toward phase I human testing by seeking investigational new drug applications by 2020.
Nearly six months after taking the helm of the DDI, Patrick cites being involved at the forefront of cancer treatment exploration as the most exciting part of the job — including working with basic and clinical scientists and the internationally renowned experts at the OSUCCC – James who serve as advisers.
The DDI in turn benefits from Patrick’s deep experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Most recently he served as chief science officer at New Haven Pharmaceuticals in Connecticut, where he led development and implementation of scientific strategy for company products as well as design and implementation of preclinical and clinical trials. His previous experience includes stints as global vice president of professional affairs at Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Inc., director of medical science liaisons at Dyax Corp., field director for medical sciences at Myogen/Gilead Science and more.
Prior to pursuing a career in research and development, Patrick was an ambulatory care clinical pharmacist at the University of Tennessee Medical Center and a clinical assistant professor of pharmacy at the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy, where he earned his doctorate in pharmacy. He also completed the Wharton School of Business Pharmaceutical Executive Program.
Michael A. Caligiuri, MD, director of the OSUCCC and CEO of The James, looks forward to the momentum Patrick’s leadership will create. “Over the past five years, we have quietly built a pipeline for advancing early stage research to ensure the most promising new cancer therapy approaches do not languish in university laboratories. Dr. Patrick brings deep knowledge and experience from the pharmaceutical industry that will help take our cancer program’s drug development efforts to the next level and ultimately create new therapeutics for cancer patients.”
There is no time like the present to advance this work, says Patrick. “We know, now more than ever, that there truly is no routine cancer. This is due to increasing awareness of the numerous abnormalities in the genetics of the cells in all of the different types of cancers compared to genes of normal cells. With this detailed knowledge, researchers can try to target those cancer cell abnormalities in a way that eliminates them from the body.”
A multidisciplinary search committee and interview teams representing faculty and staff from the colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, and Arts and Sciences, as well as the Technology Commercialization Office and the OSUCCC – James, selected Patrick for the job. His enthusiasm is evident. “Between the experience of working with a great team and a tremendously rewarding environment comprising innovators and experts, I have enjoyed leading the DDI in my first months here.”
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Job Seekers, Welcome to Patient Experience Career Center
Duke Addiction Psychiatry
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Duke University School of Medicine invites applications from board-certified Addiction Psychiatrists to support several clinical programs, including inpatient and outpatient Consult Liaison services, general outpatient clinics, and the development of integrated programs. We are seeking individuals who are interested in working with a growing team of clinicians, researchers, and educators with the goal of enhancing the range and scope of clinical services. The attending Psychiatrist will be responsible for direct clinical care and teaching and mentoring medical students, and general psychiatry residents. This full-time position is a faculty appointment with rank commensurate with the applicant’s experience. We are seeking both early career applicants and those interested in a senior leadership opportunity.
Primary Activities: This clinical faculty position will include participating in individual- and team-based clinical activities focused on the treatment of substance use disorders on an outpatient basis. This includes medication assisted treatment using buprenorphine and naltrexone and management of co-occurring disorders. Clinical responsibilities will include participation in medical and interdisciplinary evaluations and intervention with adults. The position also will involve supervision of medical students and general psychiatry residents, as well as the provision of in-service trainings. Scholarly activities are encouraged and supported. The position offers opportunities for program development and clinical research.
Duke University offers a rich intellectual and scientific environment facilitated by several institutes, including the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences and the Duke Clinical Research Institute, which are designed to promote interdisciplinary research. According to U.S. News & World Report, Duke University Hospital was ranked #1 in North Carolina, and #1 in the Raleigh-Durham region for the 16th consecutive year. As the Southeast’s preeminent health care provider, Duke University Health System attracted more than 66,000 inpatient stays and more than 2 million outpatient visits in FY16. Duke Health encompasses one of the largest biomedical research enterprises in the country, with more than $650 million annually in sponsored research expenditures.
Instituted in 2012, the Addiction Division of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is the academic home to over 25 faculty engaged in research, education/training and patient care. In FY 2016, the division attracted over $6 million in NIH funding to conduct translational research at the molecular through community levels. The division offers a broad range of collaborative research opportunities and a professional development and mentoring program for early career investigators.
Duke employees are part of a premier organization dedicated to excellence in education, research, and patient care. Duke's overall benefit plan has long been recognized and valued because of its comprehensiveness and competitiveness in the market. In addition to a robust array of traditional benefits such as health care, dental care and retirement, Duke also offers a wide range of family-friendly and cultural benefits to attract, support and reward the skilled employees that help Duke remain a premier education, research and health care institution. Duke is located in Durham, NC (http://www.durham-nc.com/ ), a creative, innovative community that is a nexus for learning, research, and industry. Durham was listed as one of the best places to visit by Travel and Leisure Magazine in 2015 because of the numerous cultural, culinary, and outdoor activities offered in the area. Durham is part of the larger Research Triangle area that includes the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University, numerous biotechnology, government, and other enterprises.
Qualifications: MD/DO degree. Candidates must be eligible for licensure in the state of North Carolina and be board-certified in Addiction Psychiatry through the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology or board-certified in Addiction Medicine through the American Board of Addiction Medicine. It is desirable for the candidate to have waiver to prescribe office based buprenorphine and experience in medication assisted treatment. Experience and interest in leading program development is preferred.
Interested candidates should apply with CV and letter of interest via the LINK below:
https://pdc.dukehealth.org/careers/duke-addiction-psychiatrist
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Turning the Page
by Will Bjarnar
At a smaller Division I school like Marist College, it’s not difficult to put a name to the face of the many athletes competing for the school. After walking around campus for four years with their bright red backpacks and constant Marist Athletics apparel, these athletes have established themselves as just that — athletes. As they round the corner to graduation, the question remains: who are they outside of their sport?
The following story is a part of Center Field’s 19 for ‘19: Stories of the Senior Class series.
*Editor’s Note: The following story contains content that some might find disturbing.
A barista in the Starbucks across the street from Marist College just made a mocha Frappuccino by accident. She announces so, notifying the café’s tenants of its availability to them; “no charge,” she says. A majority of those she’s speaking to have their headphones in, having dedicated every last bit of their attention to a textbook or laptop, existing in a world where this Frappuccino does not. Casey Page, however, looks up, raises her hand, and shouts, “I’ll take it!” I chuckle, as she skips over to the counter, gleefully thanking Breanna for the free drink. “What? I mean, I’m not going to say no.”
I’ve bumped into her here by chance. Our interview was a few weeks back, but Casey is no stranger. She doesn’t act like one at least. We’ve had one class together, a snooze-worthy history course two years removed from our schedules. You’d think our relationship would be purely that of an interviewer and an interviewee, but she conducts herself like an old friend.
Casey is a bubbly, personable senior at Marist studying graphic design and photography who doubles as an outfielder for Marist’s softball team. In between sips of her free mocha Frappe, she tucks her laptop into a vibrant, rainbow laptop case. Also in her bag are keys on a pink, poofy keychain. Everything about her is effervescent.
As she packs up to leave the Starbucks, Frappe in hand, she stops by my table where I happen to be writing a profile about her. “Have you ever wanted to pull a fire alarm?” she asks with a smile. “It’s like when people tell you ‘don’t press the red button.’ Then you’re like, ‘well now I have to.’”
She has been playing softball since she was 4-years-old, but her involvement somehow started far earlier. “This is a funny story,” she says. “My dad was a teacher in Tampa, Fla., and he coached high school softball. So, literally the day after I was born, they had their championship game, and my mom dragged my little newborn self over to the field, and there I was breathing in dirt.”
Growing up, she played basketball, she swam, and she even ran track, but softball was around from the start. “And, it pays for college, so, it’s nice!”
In 31 games this season, Casey boasts career-best numbers in batting average (.373), slugging percentage (.400), on-base percentage (.440), and fielding percentage (1.000). Her coach, Joe Ausanio, tells me, “When we’re successful, she’s usually playing really well for us.” Currently, Marist is 33-20 and 16-4 in MAAC play. Ausanio has a feeling that their success could be directly attributed to Casey, who he calls the team’s “catalyst.”
During her search, other schools emerged on Casey’s list ahead of Marist. Originally from Kennesaw, Ga., the schools on her radar were in much closer proximity to home and warm weather. “I was originally looking at South Carolina,” she said. “I could’ve walked on there… but my dad had gone there, so I wanted something new. And then I committed to East Carolina, which is in North Carolina.” She was relatively set on becoming a Pirate until the coach disappeared from the program. Casey pulled out of the commitment, and developed a new strategy as she looked for schools. “I was like, ‘Oh, what colors are cute?’ I was so annoying.”
But something opened up. “I guess you could say it that way,” she says. “Marist kind of came out of the blue.” Kallen Leeseberg, a current senior and pitcher for the Red Foxes, first committed to Marist. Both from Georgia, Page and Leeseberg had played together prior to being teammates at Marist. When Leeseberg committed, she told Ausanio about Casey, attempting to gage interest. “He was like, ‘I don’t need anyone else, but thank you. I’m just going to come watch you play,’” Casey remembers.
Sure enough, Ausanio comes to their tournament, and Casey catches fire. “I’m a slapper,” she says. Unaware of the softball terminology, I laugh, my brow crinkling. “I literally just bunt and run.” Understood. “I’ll hit a ball to shortstop and just try to run it out. But I ended hitting, like, two or three triples [or doubles] in the games, and had two diving catches.” A smile creeps onto her face as she recalls a storybook, cinematic-type success story. When I ask where that derived, she slaps her knee, chuckles, and says, “Totally the Lord.”
In comparison to a place like Poughkeepsie, N.Y., the South is an alternative utopia. Things move a little slower down there. In chatting with my Tennessean grandmother last week, I learned that, on that day, she and my grandfather had eaten breakfast, watched some of Fox News’ midday programming, and attempted to entice their dog Daisy into taking a bath. She had rolled in poop earlier that day. “Sounds about right,” Casey says.
The people are different, too, not just the vibe. That was something that she had to cope with when she made the transition up North. “Southern people are way different than Northern people,” she said. “Like, down South, people get married now. I have tons of friends that are engaged, married, children, all at my age of 21-22. Like, holy crap! Well, that’s not me.” She describes the typical breakfast, one that actually includes a meal, unlike the fast paced, rushed lifestyle of the North. “It’s slower paced, it’s ‘yes ma’am, no ma’am.’ It’s grits, it’s pancakes, it’s breakfast!”
In particular, though, one glaring difference shone through: faith. The Biblical root in the South is developed and engrained in their culture, and for Casey, it’s something that she lives by. “Gosh, I could talk about faith all day,” she told me, beaming per usual. She was raised in a Christian household by her parents, Colleen and Phillip. “I’m from the non-denominational Baptist category, so I’m not Catholic. We don’t do anything like Confirmation… but we are baptized and we believe that Jesus died on the cross for our sins, and we believe that he’s real.”
She grew up in the Church, believing that her life held a far greater purpose than simply existing or playing softball. Her purpose, as she explains, derives from “the hope of Jesus…that’s what keeps me going in life.” She incorporated that purpose and that hope into her senior thesis project, a photo book titled, “Behind Closed Doors.” The book, one that is remarkably in the midst of the publishing process, deals with mental health, specifically the various emotions associated with mental health concerns.
“It dealt with myself, specifically, dealing with depression, anxiety… I’m showing it through self-portraits,” she says. The pictures themselves are revealing, showcasing the emotions that you or I may experience on a daily basis through intimate, discerning photographs. One depicts a female stripped down to her undergarments, covered in insults (“slut” stands out). The photo, one of 18 portraits, is called “Deceived.”
“It has a very faith based twist on it,” she says. “I believe in a domino effect. If one person opens up about something, then everyone else follows about it, but it takes that one person [to start it]. So for me, telling my own story on something that people ostracize [was important]. People don’t talk about it.
“We’ve had a very high increase in suicide rates. It’s actually surpassing automobile deaths now. Which is kind of scary. But I could have been part of that number.” She begins to bare the wounds inflicted amidst her past struggles, those that first began during her freshman year of high school “but didn’t really increase until freshman year of college.”
Casey struggled, falling into a severe depressive state that, at times, became self-destructive to the point of breaking. It started with her transition from the South to North, then neared its peak when she was faced with the busy lifestyle of a college athlete, and as she began to stray from her faith, things really heightened.
“I am very big into spiritual warfare.” She explains that spiritual warfare includes the things you cannot see, but are still directly affecting you. She points to me, and this explanation becomes interactive. “So, if we’re in a fight, I’m not mad at you. I’m mad at the things I cannot see that are making you have those feelings towards me. There’s always something you can’t see under what you can see.”
This spiritual warfare put Casey against Casey. Self-deprecation became a vice. “In high school and middle school, I just didn’t really have many friends,” she said. “I’m a very outgoing person but I was just so stuck in some rut, I just felt like everyone hated me, and I was worthless and I was disgusting. And I hated it.
“I felt like no one cared about me… like they would never have known that I was going to be gone.”
It’s hard to imagine Casey as someone stuck in a rut. Being aerated isn’t a mere emotion for her, it’s more in her nature. She’s the type of girl who will gladly take a free mocha Frappuccino when everyone else is too nervous to look “fat” or “greedy.” She’s the type of girl to remember that pale-faced kid who spoke twice in their shared history course two years prior to the day they’re sitting down to chat, greeting him with a smile and pure glee. But the transition — as it can be — was injurious, causing detrimental pain to her body and her mind. She’d continue on a track that kept a steady diet of self-deprecation, but would add more vices, those that are perhaps more typical, to the regimen.
“Going from there, I tried everything,” she said. “I always grew up being the good girl, and I just was like, ‘I’m exhausted… of trying to be this person of faith. I’m tired, and I’m done.’” She began drinking, partying, and interacting with guys on both a flirtatious and sexual level. “I was trying to fill a void. Nothing worked.
“I was also just being like, ‘I grew up in a Christian household, I’ve never seen anything else, so let me explore if this is really something real.’ I trailed off of that. I tried everything to fill a void, and everything left me empty, and worthless,” she said. “When I woke up, I’d feel worse. But I just kept doing it.”
These pains would multiply and manifest themselves inside her. They would evolve, too; she describes these nightmares in which voices would do whatever they could to drag her down, saying things like “you’re not good enough.” In a far worse vein, they’d tell Casey to “‘go and find that rope in the basement,’ ‘go find that gun that your dad keeps in the closet.’ It was words. I can still hear them to this day. People think I’m crazy, but it was loud. It was deafening.”
By junior year, the realizations began to hit. Casey would still deal with vices on occasion, as the pain of depression and anxiety never wholly subsides, but she was able to realize that with Jesus, things were just better. “I was like, ‘Casey, you felt better with Jesus in you. You felt more whole.’”
Before such a revelation, she reached a point where looking at a rope was a message. She would feel someone telling her to “put it on a ceiling,” a feeling that she aptly describes as “horrible.” She tells me that it wasn’t until she “held a rope and was about to become a statistic that [she] heard a voice.” It told her that she was loved, and that her purpose was far from served. “People say, ‘yeah right, Casey,’ but I wouldn’t be sharing this story if it wasn’t something that truly happened.”
When she finally stepped away from the treacherous lifestyle that she upheld for two years, she lost friends. They no longer had anything to say to Casey, anything to gain from her company. “I mean, I still go out,” she explains, citing her appreciation for all the fun that Mahoney’s can offer. “But I won’t be getting plastered anymore. It does nothing for me. It does nothing.”
Softball made an impact. Softball gave Casey something, a desire long sought after. “If you’re someone who’s not playing a sport, you have to find that group,” she says. “I have a select few people on this team that have helped me tremendously to get through the things that I have gone through.” Ausanio, expanding on his previous points, said, “Her energy is almost infectious… She’s just a bright, fun to be around, great personality.”
Nothing provided her with more feeling than her rediscovered faith. Without Jesus in her life, nothing felt real. “He brought me to Marist to impact people,” she says, smiling after just saying His name. “I feel as if… spiritually, it’s not very developed here, and that’s how most colleges are. You can look at statistics. People are not very spiritual or religious at college just because they don’t really have to be. There are so many different things occurring around them that make it easy not to be. So I think coming here and being a light to people who need it has given me a purpose.”
Casey genuinely hopes that her story, one that was both near-crippling and invaluable, can actually make some people consider searching for something far greater than the vices that paralyzed her. “Like I said, to me, everything else feels empty. And I feel like a lot of people keep chasing after these things that are not promising, and they’re trying to fill something that only the Lord can fill. I think that’s my main purpose in being here at Marist.”
Beyond Marist, Casey has plans to pursue a career in academia; she’s slated to become an art teacher at Cass High School in Bartow County, Ga., as well as an assistant coach for their softball team. Cass, a public school, won’t necessarily be a place where Casey can openly utilize religion in lessons. She does, however, hope that she won’t have to. “I would love to have people see Jesus through me without me actually having to tell them that I love Jesus.”
At one of this season’s games that I caught, Casey Page emerges from the depths of the dugout wearing a blue wig. I cannot stress the vibrancy of this fluorescent hairpiece. “That’s our rally wig, man!” Of course it is. Traditionally, the rally headwear of baseball and softball is a cap, turned inside out, and put on backwards. But nothing about Casey is traditional. I think she’d agree that that’s for the better. “I don’t care how ridiculous I look, I’m gonna wear that proudly.”
The delight Casey elicits as she dons this wig makes a time where she resided in a funk seem distant. The perils of depression and anxiety are unwavering, but they’re far more manageable now. Vices have evolved into coping mechanisms coming in the form of faith and photography. Her impact, she feels, is palpable.
“This is my story. This is my testimony,” she says. “I heard the Lord say ‘you are going to do amazing things.’ And I feel like I’ve impacted people here at Marist that I wouldn’t have impacted if I wasn’t here on Earth.”
At one point during our conversation, Casey’s voice skips, almost as though she’s trying to find the words. She looks up at the ceiling of the conference room, and exhales. Then, she smiles. She then says, “I just feel like there’s so many things to come, and I think that is where faith comes in for me… Because I moved away from it to test God, and he ended up being like, ‘how’d you like that?’ I’m still here. I’m still real.”
If you or someone you know is struggling with thoughts of suicide, reach out to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
The cover of Casey’s soon to be published photography book “Behind Closed Doors.”
Edited by Center Field Editorial Team.
Header image by Kristin Flanigan.
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Dr. Carl Jung
Jung saw the human psyche as “by nature spiritual”, and made spirituality the focus of his explorations. Jung is one of the best known contemporary contributors to dream analysis and symbolization. His work has been influential in psychiatry and in the study of spirituality, literature and related fields. His advice to a patient suffering from alcoholism led to the formation of Alcoholics Anonymous, which has helped millions of people suffering from alcohol dependence.
Born Karl Gustav II Jung in Switzerland, on 26 July 1875, Carl Jung was the son of a poor rural pastor in the Swiss Reformed Church, while his mother came from a wealthy and established Swiss family. An eccentric and depressed woman, Emilie Jung spent much of the time in her own separate bedroom, enthralled by the spirits that she said visited her at night.
A number of childhood memories had made a lifelong impression on him. As a boy, he carved a tiny mannequin into the end of the wooden ruler from his pencil case and placed it inside the case. Periodically he would come back to the mannequin, often bringing tiny sheets of paper with messages inscribed on them in his own secret language. This ceremonial act, Jung later reflected, brought him a feeling of inner peace and security. In later years he discovered that similarities existed in this memory and the totems of native peoples like the collection of soul-stones near Arlesheim, or the Tjurungas of Australia. This, he concluded, was an unconscious ritual that he did not question or understand at the time, but which was practiced in a strikingly similar way in faraway locations that he as a young boy had no way of consciously knowing about. His findings on psychological archetypes and the collective unconscious were inspired in part by these experiences.
At the age of 12, Jung was pushed to the ground so hard by another classmate that he lost consciousness. Jung started fainting anytime he was supposed to go to school or do homework. His parents and doctors became convinced that the boy might have epilepsy. After Jung overheard his father confessing his concerns that his son would never be able to work and support himself, Jung developed a renewed focus on academics.
Jung later described himself was an introverted and solitary child, saying that he was most happy when he was left alone to his thoughts.
As Jung grew older, his keen interest in a large variety of sciences, and the history of religion made the choice of a career quite difficult. Jung decided to study medicine, but also developed an interest in spiritual phenomena while in school. It was this fascination with medicine and spirituality that led him into the field of psychiatry, which he viewed as a combination of his two interests.
In 1902, he completed his doctoral dissertation, titled “On the Psychology and Pathology of So-Called Occult Phenomena” and graduated from University of Basel with a medical degree. In 1903, Jung married a woman who came from a wealthy family in Switzerland. They had five children and lived on the Lake of Zurich. The marriage lasted until her death in 1955, but he had somewhat open relationships with other women.
Jung & Sigmund Freud
Early in his career, Jung worked with psychiatric patients at the University of Zürich asylum. When Jung read Sigmund Freud’s (1856–1939) “Interpretation of Dreams”, he found his own ideas and observations to be basically confirmed and furthered. In 1906 (at 36), he wrote “Studies in Word Association” and sent a copy to Sigmund Freud in Vienna. The event served as the beginning of a friendship between the two men.
When the two finally met in person in 1907, they talked, he remembered, for thirteen hours, virtually without stopping. Six months later, the then 50-year-old Freud sent a collection of his latest published essays to Jung in Zurich, which marked the beginning of an intense correspondence and collaboration that lasted six years and ended in May 1913.
Divergence with Freud
Jung and Freud influenced each other during the intellectually formative years of Jung’s life. Freud called Jung “his adopted eldest son, his crown prince and successor”. Sigmund Freud had a major impact on Jung’s later theories and helped him develop a fascination for the unconscious mind. However, Jung wanted to further understanding of the human mind through dreams, myth, art and philosophy.
In 1912 Jung published ” Psychology of the Unconscious” resulting in a theoretical divergence between him and Freud. Jung de-emphasized the importance of sexual development and focused on the collective unconscious: the part of our unconscious that contain memories and ideas inherited from our ancestors. While he did think that libido was an important source for personal growth, he, unlike Freud, believed that libido alone was not responsible for the formation of the core personality.
The Unconscious
Jung believed the human psyche exists in three parts: the ego (the conscious mind), the personal unconscious and the collective unconscious. For Jung the unconscious not only is a disturbing factor causing psychic illnesses but also is basically the source of man’s creativeness and the roots of a person’s consciousness. With such ideas Jung came increasingly into conflict with Freud, who regarded Jung’s ideas as unscientific. Jung accused Freud of narrow-mindedness; Freud and his followers disapproved of Jung for his emphasis of the spiritual aspects of the psyche.
Consequently a break in their friendship was to follow, each stating that the other was unable to admit he could possibly be wrong. After this falling-out, Jung went through a pivotal and difficult psychological transformation, which was exacerbated by news of the First World War.
Jung became more organized about his theoretical approach, broke from psychodynamic theories and formed his own theory called Analytical Psychology. Parting with Freud was certainly not easy. Freud closed ranks among his other followers. Jung’s colleagues in the psychoanalytic community turned against him, as did many of his former friends.
The concept of synchronicity was first described in this terminology by Jung in the 1920s. He gave a full statement of it only in 1951 in an lecture and in 1952, published a paper “Synchronicity — An Acausal Connecting Principle”, in a volume with a related study by the physicist (and Nobel laureate) Wolfgang Pauli.
Jung stated that Synchronicity is the experience of two or more events that are apparently causally unrelated or unlikely to occur together by chance, yet are experienced as occurring together in a meaningful manner.
It was a principle that Jung felt gave conclusive evidence for his concepts of archetypes and the collective unconscious in that it was descriptive of a governing dynamic that underlies the whole of human experience and history — social, emotional, psychological, and spiritual. Concurrent events that first appear to be coincidental but later turn out to be causally related are termed incoincident.
Following discussions with both Albert Einstein and Wolfgan Pauli, Jung was transfixed by the idea that life was not a series of random events but rather an expression of a deeper order, which he and Pauli referred to as Unus Mundus, “One world,” the concept of an underlying unified reality from which everything emerges and returns to.
This deeper order led to the insights that this expansion of awareness was more than just an intellectual exercise, but also having elements of a spiritual awakening. From the religious perspective, synchronicity shares similar characteristics of an “intervention of grace”. Jung also believed that in a person’s life, synchronicity served a role similar to that of dreams, with the purpose of shifting a person’s egocentric conscious thinking to greater wholeness and abundance.
In order to study archetypal patterns and processes, Jung visited so-called primitive tribes. He lived among the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico and Arizona in 1924 and 1925 and among the inhabitants of Mt. Elgon in Kenya during 1925 and 1926. He later visited Egypt and India. To Jung, the religious symbols and phenomenology (a system of beliefs developed by studying peoples understanding and awareness of themselves) of Buddhism and Hinduism and the teachings of Zen Buddhism and Confucianism all expressed differentiated experiences on the way to man’s inner world, a world which was badly neglected by Western civilization.
Jung also searched for traditions in Western culture, which made up for its one-sided outgoing development toward reason and technology. He found these traditions in Gnosticism (belief that personal freedom comes through spiritual knowledge and understanding), Christian mysticism (the belief that instinct and spiritual feeling are the ways to find God), and, above all, occultism (knowledge or use of supernatural powers).
Some of his major works are deep and clear psychological interpretations of alchemical (the ability and power to make common things special) writings, showing their living significance for understanding dreams and the hidden theme of neurotic and mental disorders.
Jung devoted himself to exploring his own subconscious. In 1913, at the age of thirty-eight, Jung experienced a horrible “confrontation with the unconscious”. He saw visions and heard voices. He worried at times that he was “menaced by a psychosis” or was “doing a schizophrenia.” He decided that it was valuable experience, and in private, he induced hallucinations, or, in his words, “active imaginations”. He recorded everything he felt in small journals. Jung began to transcribe his notes into a large, red leather-bound book (what he called the “Red Book”) on which he worked intermittently for sixteen years.
During the period in which he worked on this book Jung developed his principal theories of archetypes, collective unconscious, and the process of individuation. Two-thirds of the pages bear Jung’s illuminations of the text. In 2009, the Red Book was finally published, allowing readers an unparalleled look into the mind of one of psychology’s most fascinating figures. “To the superficial observer,” Jung wrote in the epilogue he penned in 1959, “it will appear like madness.”
Jung lived for his explorations, his writings, and his psychological practice, which he had to give up in 1944 due to a severe heart attack.
He was beset by heart and circulatory troubles and died on 6 June 1961 in Switzerland after a short illness.
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2015 Global Thought Lecture with Kevin Rudd - CU Global Thought
2015 Global Thought Lecture with Kevin Rudd
UCGT
September 17, 2015 · 11:15AM-12:15PM
Rotunda, Low Memorial Library
Hon. Kevin Rudd, President of the Asia Society Policy Institute, Prime Minister of Australia (2007-2010, 2013), Foreign Minister of Australia (2010-2012)
Welcome: Dr. Vishakha N. Desai, Special Advisor for Global Affairs to President Lee C. Bollinger, Professor of Practice at SIPA, and Member of the Committee on Global Thought, Columbia University
Respondent: Steven Cohen, Executive Director of The Earth Institute, Professor in the Practice of Public Affairs, Columbia University
This World Leaders Forum and Global Thought Lecture features an address by The Honorable Kevin Rudd, President of the Asia Society Policy Institute; Former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Australia, titled The Rise of China and its Impact on the Global Order. The discussion will be followed by a question and answer session with the audience." />
2015 Global Thought Lecture & World Leaders Forum
The Honorable Kevin Rudd
The Rise of China and its Impact on the Global Order
Welcome: Dr. Vishakha N. Desai, Special Advisor for Global Affairs to President Lee C. Bollinger, Senior Research Scholar at SIPA, and Member of the Committee on Global Thought, Columbia University
This World Leaders Forum and Global Thought Lecture featured an address by The Honorable Kevin Rudd, President of the Asia Society Policy Institute; Former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Australia, titled The Rise of China and its Impact on the Global Order. The discussion was followed by a question and answer session with the audience.
Special Workshop for Undergraduate Students
The Undergraduate Committee on Global Thought presented a workshop with Dr. Vishakha N. Desai on Wednesday, September 16, at 5:00 pm. The workshop was only open to students of Columbia College, School of General Studies, Barnard College & SEAS. Click on the “UCGT” tab above for more information.
Special thanks extended to University Programs and Events and the Office of the President of Columbia University.
President Lee Bollinger of Columbia University
Steven Cohen responds
On the stage
Vishakha N. Desai speaks with Kevin Rudd
Vishakha N. Desai and Kevin Rudd
Co-chair of UCGT, Jeff Niu asks a question
Faculty of the CGT
Co-Chairs of the UCGT, Diana Lai and Jeff Niu
The Honorable Kevin Rudd served as Australia’s 26th Prime Minister (2007-2010, 2013) and as Foreign Minister (2010- 2012). He led Australia’s response during the Global Financial Crisis, reviewed by the IMF as the most effective stimulus strategy of all member states. Australia was the only major developed economy not to go into recession. Mr. Rudd helped found the G20 to drive the global response to the crisis, and which in 2009 helped prevent the crisis from spiraling into depression.
As Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Mr. Rudd was active in global and regional foreign policy leadership. He was a driving force in expanding the East Asia Summit to include both the US and Russia in 2010, and initiated the concept of transforming the EAS into a wider Asia Pacific Community. On climate change, Mr. Rudd ratified the Kyoto Protocol in 2007 and legislated in 2008 for a 20% mandatory renewable energy target for Australia. He represented Australia at the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Change Summit which produced the Copenhagen Accord, for the first time committing states to not allow temperature increases beyond two degrees. He was appointed a member of the UN Secretary General's High Level Panel on Global Sustainability and is a co-author of the of the report "Resilient People, Resilient Planet" for the 2012 Rio+20 Conference. Mr. Rudd drove Australia’s successful bid for its non-permanent seat on the United Nation’s Security Council for 2012-14. His government also saw the near doubling of Australia's foreign aid budget to approximately $5 Billion, making Australia then one of the top ten aid donors in the world. He also appointed Australia's first ever Ambassador for Women and Girls to support the critical role of women in development and reduce physical and sexual violence against women.
Domestically, Mr. Rudd delivered Australia's formal national apology to Indigenous Australians. In education, his government introduced Australia's first ever nation-wide school curriculum, undertook the biggest-ever capital investment program in Australian schools with the building of thousands of new state of the art libraries across the country, as well as introducing the first-ever mandatory national assessment system of literacy and numeracy standards. In health, Mr. Rudd in 2010 negotiated with the Australian states a National Health and Hospitals Reform Agreement, the biggest reform and investment in the health system since the introduction of medicare 30 years before. His government established a national network of leading-edge cancer-care centers across Australia, before introducing the world's first ever plain-packaging regime for all tobacco products. To improve the rate of organ and tissue donation, he established Australia's first National Organ and Tissue Transplant Authority. In 2010, his government introduced Australia's first ever paid parental leave scheme and implemented the biggest increase in, and reform of, the age pension, since federation. He also founded the National Broadband Network to deliver high-speed broadband for every household, business, school, hospital and GP in the country.
Mr. Rudd joined the Asia Society Policy Institute as its inaugural President in January 2015. ASPI is a "think-do tank" dedicated to using second track diplomacy to assist governments and businesses in resolving policy challenges within Asia, and between Asia and the West. He is also Chair of the Independent Commission on Multilateralism where he is leading a review of the UN system over the 2015-16 period. Mr. Rudd is a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School where in 2014 he completed a major policy paper on "Alternative Futures for US-China Relations." He is a Distinguished Fellow at Chatham House in London, a Distinguished Statesman with the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, and a Distinguished Fellow at the Paulson Institute in Chicago. Mr. Rudd is a member of the Comprehensive Test Ban Organization's Group of Eminent Persons. He is proficient in Mandarin Chinese and serves as a Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing, and co-Chairs the World Economic Forum’s China Council.
Mr. Rudd in his private capacity has established the Australian National Apology Foundation to continue to promote reconciliation and closing the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. He has also established the Asia Pacific Community Foundation to promote the cause of regional economic, security and environmental collaboration across the region.
Vishakha N. Desai is Special Advisor for Global Affairs to the President of Columbia University and Professor of Professional Practice at the School of International and Public Affairs. She also serves as Senior Advisor for Global Programs to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. From 2004 through 2012, Dr. Desai served as President and CEO of the Asia Society, a global organization dedicated to strengthening partnerships between Asia and the U.S. Under her leadership the society expanded the scope and scale of its activities with the opening of new offices in India and Korea, a new center of U.S.-China Relations, internationally recognized education programs, and inauguration of two new architecturally distinguished facilities in Hong Kong and Houston.
In 2012, in recognition of Dr. Desai’s leadership in the museum field, President Barack Obama appointed her to serve on the National Museum and Library Services Board. An internationally renowned scholar of Asian art, she has published and lectured extensively on the intersection of traditional and contemporary arts and policy in diverse countries of Asia. Dr. Desai is an Advisory Trustee of the Brookings Institution, and a Trustee of the Bertelsmann Foundation, AFS Intercultural Programs. She serves as a member of the International Advisory Committee for the Auroville Foundation, India, as well as on the Corporate Board of Mahindra & Mahindra, one of India’s largest global corporations.
Dr. Desai holds a B.A. in Political Science from Bombay University and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Asian Art History from the University of Michigan, in addition to honorary degrees from Williams College, MA 2014, Centre College, 2008; Pace University, 2008; The College of Staten Island, NY 2006; and Susquehanna University, PA, 1996.
Steven Cohen is the Executive Director of Columbia University’s Earth Institute and a Professor in the Practice of Public Affairs at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. He is also Director of the Master of Public Administration Program in Environmental Science and Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, Director of the Masters of Science in Sustainability Management at Columbia University’s School of Continuing Education, and the Director of the Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management. From 2002 to 2006, he directed education programs at the Earth Institute. From 1998 to 2001, Cohen was Vice Dean of Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. From 1985 to 1998, he was the Director of Columbia's Graduate Program in Public Policy and Administration. From 1987-1998, Cohen was Associate Dean for Faculty and Curriculum at SIPA.
He is a graduate of James Madison High School in Brooklyn (1970), Franklin College of Indiana (1974) and the State University of New York at Buffalo (M.A., 1977; Ph.D., 1979). In 1976-77, Cohen was a Ford Foundation Fellow in Urban Environmental Policy; in 1978-79, he was a Rockefeller Foundation Fellow in Public and Environmental Policy and Implementation.
Dr. Cohen served as a policy analyst in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from 1977 through 1978 and 1980-81, and as consultant to the agency from 1981 through 1991, from 1994 to 1996 and from 2005 to 2010. From 1979-1980 he was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at West Virginia University and from1981-1987 he was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Columbia University. From 1990-94, Cohen served on the Board of the Pew Faculty Fellowship in International Affairs; he has also served on the Executive Committee and Committee on Accreditation and Peer Review of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. From 2001 to 2004, he served on the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Advisory Council on Environmental Policy and Technology. He presently serves on the Board of Directors of Homes for the Homeless, and the Board of Directors of Willdan Energy Solutions.
Cohen is the author of Understanding Environmental Policy (2nd Edition) (2014), Sustainability Management (2011),Understanding Environmental Policy (2006) and The Effective Public Manager (1988), as well the co-author of Sustainability Policy: Hastening the Transition to a Cleaner Economy (2015), The Responsible Contract Manager (2008), Strategic Planning in Environmental Regulation (2005), The Effective Public Manager 3rd and 4th editions(2002, 2008), Tools for Innovators: Creative Strategies for Managing Public Sector Organizations (1998), The New Effective Public Manager (1995), Total Quality Management in Government (1993), Environmental Regulation Through Strategic Planning (1991), and numerous articles on public management innovation, public ethics, sustainability management, politics and environmental management. He also writes a blog for The Huffington Post.
Dr. Cohen has taught courses in public management, policy analysis, environmental policy, management innovation, and sustainability management. In 1982 Cohen developed, and until 2001, directed Columbia's Workshops in Applied Public Management and Applied Policy Analysis; bringing practical professional education into the center of Columbia's Public Administration curriculum. He has conducted professional training seminars in total quality management, strategic planning, project management and management innovation.
Cohen was born in Orange, New Jersey, raised in Brooklyn, New York and now resides in New York City. He and his wife, Donna Fishman, have two wonderful daughters, Gabriella and Ariel.
Undergraduate Committee on Global Thought Workshop
"A Workshop with Dr. Vishakha N. Desai"
September 16, 2015 · 5PM-6PM
Kent Hall Room 403, EALAC Lounge
The Undergraduate Committee on Global Thought presented a workshop with Dr. Vishakha N. Desai, Special Advisor for Global Affairs to the President of Columbia University, Professor of Professional Practice at the School of International and Public Affairs, and Member of the Committee on Global Thought.
Registration was required and has closed.
Read more about the Undergraduate Committee on Global Thought.
Thu, Sep 17th 11:15am – 12:15pm
The Rotunda, Low Memorial Library
Hon. Kevin Rudd
The Committee on Global Thought
World Leaders Forum
worldleaders@columbia.edu
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Gluck – Centers in Istanbul and Amman to Host Global Think-Ins
Centers in Istanbul and Amman to Host Global Think-Ins
Columbia Global Centers
Columbia University’s Committee on Global Thought is going on the road again this month, taking its Global Think-Ins to Istanbul and Amman to extend the conversation about the national and international political tensions in public memory.
The Think-In series is part of the committee’s project The Politics of Memory in Global Context, now in its fifth year led by historian Carol Gluck, Columbia’s George Sansom Professor of History and professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures. The events in Istanbul and Amman follow the first international Think-In the committee held in Paris in January at Columbia Global Centers | Europe, “Remembering Across Time: Psychological Studies of the Two World Wars in Transgenerational Memory.”
The project is a Franco-American collaboration in cooperation with the Global Policy Initiative. Historian Denis Peschanski, of the French National Center for Scientific Research and the University of Paris I, is the director in France.
Click here for the full article.
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Mitt Younts
Mitt Younts is a respected entrepreneur, businessman and seasoned M&A intermediary. He has negotiated and closed transactions with an aggregate value of over $500 million. As Managing Director of Chapman Associates, Mitt focuses on logistics, transportation, manufacturing and media.
While growing up in a family media business, he was in management and ownership for over thirty-five years, bringing an intimate understanding of the operating issues facing business owners. He worked for ten years as Associate Broker with the Chapman Associate media group based in Atlanta, Georgia and established and managed the firm’s first Washington, D.C. based office.
Following his tenure with Chapman, he served for twelve years as Managing Director of Media Services Group, a nationwide media brokerage firm he helped establish in 1990 and later started his private firm, EnVest Media.
Mitt oversees Chapman’s Washington, D.C. Metro, Maryland office and represents a wide variety of clients in the Mid-Atlantic region.
He holds a BA from Washington & Lee University and an MA in Mass Communications and Business from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He resides in Richmond with his wife and Basset Hound. He has two grown children both of whom are UGA Grads and Georgia Dawgs.
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E-Mail: myounts@chapman-usa.com
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Conservative (Tory) candidate Jacob Rees-Mogg canvasses support in a housing estate in Groban, Leven, part of the Labour-held constituency of Central Fife during the 1997 UK General Election campaign. The son of acclaimed journalist and writer William Rees-Mogg, at the age of 28, this was his first attempt to win a seat at Westminster however he was soundly beaten by the eventual winner Henry McLeish MP. Jacob Rees-Mogg was elected as Member of Parliament for North East Somerset in 2010.
Copyright: Photograph © Colin McPherson, 1997 Tel. +44 7831 838717 Email: mail@colinmcpherson.co.uk
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West Virginia Big 12 Oklahoma
Knapper leads WVU over Oklahoma 79-71
By JOHN LOWE - Feb. 02, 2019 03:20 PM EST
West Virginia head coach Bob Huggins yells at a referee during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday against Oklahoma, Feb. 2, 2019, in Morgantown, W.Va. (AP Photo/Raymond Thompson)
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — On a day where a groundhog predicted an early spring, West Virginia basketball fans got the opposite, a little sun shine.
While Punxsutawney Phil didn't see his shadow on a cloudy day in Pennsylvania, Brandon Knapper came off the bench to score a career-high 25 points to lead West Virginia over Oklahoma 79-71 on Saturday.
"I think we've all been waiting on it," WVU coach Bob Huggins said. "His problem has been ball security. He's thrown the ball everywhere. He did a good job today under some tough circumstances."
Derek Culver scored 13 points and pulled 14 rebounds in his first start for the Mountaineers (10-12, 2-7 Big 12 Conference). Wesley Harris added 13 points as well. Knapper had six of the eight free throws for the Mountaineers in the final 33 seconds. Culver had the other two as he and Knapper combined for West Virginia's final 16 points for its second win in 10 games in 2019.
Walk-on Trey Doomes made two free throws to cap an 8-0 run as West Virginia capped a back-and-forth first half with a 33-26 lead.
The Mountaineers kept a two-possession cushion for most of the second half, until a flurry of West Virginia fouls led to repeated trips to the line for the Sooners to close the gap.
Oklahoma (15-7, 3-6) went more than 6½ minutes without scoring from the field but hit 13 free throws to cut the Mountaineer lead down to as little as one with six minutes to play.
Knapper had 10 points and Culver 6 in the last 3½ minutes.
"Knapper has been going through some ups-and-downs, but I kind of expected that," Esa Ahmad said. "He was big down the stretch tonight".
Ahmad had added 12 points and 13 rebounds for the Mountaineers, his first double-double of the season.
Brady Manek led the Sooners with 18 points, Aaron Calixte added 17 and Kristian Doolittle pulled 12 rebounds.
"Tough battle," Oklahoma head coach Lon Kruger. "Obviously, it's pretty clear that boards were the biggest difference. They had their way with us inside."
Oklahoma: Sooners leading scorer Christian James has struggled from the field over the last two games, going a combined 3 of 19 from the field against Baylor and West Virginia. He was just 1 of 10 from the field, missing all four of his 3-pointers, but was 8 of 8 from the foul line.
West Virginia: Esa Ahmad has scored in double figures for his third-straight game. The Mountaineers pounded the boards for a 46-30 advantage, which helped lead to a 27-9 advantage in second-chance points.
HISTORIC DAY
Players from West Virginia's 1958-59 Final Four team were back in Morgantown to celebrate their 60th anniversary.
Among those in attendance were Willie Akers, Jay Jacobs, Howie Schertzinger and former NBA great Jerry West.
Kruger talked with West before the game.
"It was great," Kruger said. "A lot of people grew up watching him play at the highest of levels and handle everything he's done in his career with great class. He's terrific."
TOUGH STAT
Christian James has struggled from the field in the Sooners' last two games, with 18 points total against Baylor and West Virginia, but 11 of those coming from the foul line.
"Hes's not making shots as he did earlier in the year," Kruger said. "I think a lot of it is confidence. Seeing one or two go down would help him."
James is a microcosm of what Oklahoma has struggled with these past two games, shooting 34 percent from the field.
Oklahoma hosts No. 20 Iowa State on Monday.
West Virginia hits the road to take on No. 16 Texas Tech on Monday.
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January 4, 2009 Johanna Bloomsbury USA 3 comments
Freddie & Me
A Coming-of-Age (Bohemian) Rhapsody
This autobiography is about how Mike Dawson loved the music of Freddie Mercury and moved from the United Kingdom to the United States as a child. As such, I expected Freddie & Me to address in some fashion these topics:
Why Queen’s music was so appealing to him
How the near-death revelation of Mercury’s homosexuality and his having AIDS affected him
The culture clash between England and the U.S.
I think those are basic questions most people would have when told a book was about those subjects. Unfortunately, none of them are addressed in any significant fashion. I wanted to known why Queen mattered so much to Dawson, so much so that he tracks what happens in his life by what he was listening to, but instead of insight, I got anecdotes. Some are funny — Dawson tries to sing “Bohemian Rhapsody” at a talent contest when he’s 10, only to be ushered off the stage early — but many are overly familiar, especially to anyone who’s read any other comic autobiographies about male geek artists. I feel like one of the people he writes about, who don’t understand his love for the music, because he never explains it to me.
I was left with the questions no autobiographical cartoonist wants to hear: what’s so special about your life? why should I bother reading about it? The most significant section of the book, in my opinion, is a between-chapters reflection on what memory is, what determines how we remember things, and how we change memories into stories. That was new and unusual. The rest, not so much.
The artwork is well-done and easy-to-read, populated with appealing blobby caricatures. The book is a rambling wander, although an impressive achievement at over 300 pages.
This interview at the Comics Reporter reveals more about the author’s goals. (A complimentary copy for this review was provided by the publisher.)
Mike Chary
After Harvey pekar, an interesting life is no longer a requirement for an autobiographical comic book.
Steven Grant
Harvey’s original material was observational; his subject matter wasn’t so much his own life as where the lives of others intersected with it, and his great skill was in presenting it simply but in an interesting way, and letting us know via his technique why we should think it was interesting. (It also helped that he kept most of his pieces no longer than four pages. That’s not overtaxing the reader’s good will.) His longform pieces focused on his own life have been considerably less interesting.
I reviewed Freddie & Me a few months ago and had pretty much the same reaction as Joanna. The core idea was pretty much, “LOOK AT ME!” I never got the slightest idea from the book that Freddy Mercury and the music of Queen had any more real effect on Dawson’s life than, say, Elton John’s music had on me, aside from being contemporaneous with his youth and giving his relatively ordinary life a marketing hook.
And it was something of a relief to see Johanna asking those same questions.
– Grant
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"You shall make two cherubim of gold, make them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat. "Make one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends. "The cherubim shall have their wings spread upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings and facing one another; the faces of the cherubim are to be turned toward the mercy seat.read more. Bible Scripture Verse Art
Solomon made all the furniture which was in the house of the LORD: the golden altar and the golden table on which was the bread of the Presence; and the lampstands, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers and the lamps and the tongs, of gold; and the cups and the snuffers and the bowls and the spoons and the firepans, of pure gold; and the hinges both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, that is, of the nave, of gold. Share Your Faith Products Canvas Art
He also made two pillars for the front of the house, thirty-five cubits high, and the capital on the top of each was five cubits. He made chains in the inner sanctuary and placed them on the tops of the pillars; and he made one hundred pomegranates and placed them on the chains. He erected the pillars in front of the temple, one on the right and the other on the left, and named the one on the right Jachin and the one on the left Boaz. Share Your Faith Products Canvas Art
What does the Bible say about creativity? The very first verse of Scripture actually describes a creative act as "God created the heavens and the earth." Additionally, from Genesis, the Bible says, "God created man in his own image." This could be interpreted as we are creators just as God created us. We create relationships, art, homes, cities, nations and many more things including inventions even yet to be known! The creative spirit is certainly favored by God and our fellow man. Learn more from the collection of Bible verses about creativity below! Share Your Faith Products Canvas Art
The house that I am to build will be great, for our God is greater than all gods. But who is able to build him a house, since heaven, even highest heaven, cannot contain him? Who am I to build a house for him, except as a place to make offerings before him? So now send me a man skilled to work in gold, silver, bronze, and iron, and in purple, crimson, and blue fabrics, trained also in engraving, to be with the skilled workers who are with me in Judah and Jerusalem, whom David my father provided. Christian Art and Gifts
“You saw, O king, and behold, a great image. This image, mighty and of exceeding brightness, stood before you, and its appearance was frightening. The head of this image was of fine gold, its chest and arms of silver, its middle and thighs of bronze, its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay. As you looked, a stone was cut out by no human hand, and it struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces. Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver, and the gold, all together were broken in pieces, and became like the chaff of the summer threshing floors; and the wind carried them away, so that not a trace of them could be found. But the stone that struck the image became a great mountain and filled the whole earth.
For the entrance of the inner sanctuary he made doors of olive wood, the lintel and five-sided doorposts. So he made two doors of olive wood, and he carved on them carvings of cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold on the cherubim and on the palm trees. So also he made for the entrance of the nave four-sided doorposts of olive woodread more.
2 Chronicles 2:14 - The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father [was] a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father. Share Your Faith Products Canvas Art
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: “Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will let you hear my words.” So I went down to the potter's house, and there he was working at his wheel. And the vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter's hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to do. Then the word of the Lord came to me: ...
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Hanley N. Abramson Ph.D.
hanley@wayne.edu
Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences
B.S. in Pharmacy, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 1962
M.S. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1963
Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1966
Positions and Employment
Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Wayne State University, College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, 1978-present
Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Wayne State University, College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, 1973-78; Awarded tenure effective July 1, 1973
Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Wayne State University, College of Pharmacy, 1967-73
National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, 1966-67
Administrative Experience at Wayne State University
Interim Deputy Dean of Pharmacy, January 2000-June 2002
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, September 1996-December, 1999
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, September 1995 to December 1995. On administrative leave, January-August 1996
Associate Provost, September 1991-September, 1995
Interim Director, Institute of Chemical Toxicology, August 1986 to January 1988
Interim Dean, College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, May 1987-July 1988
Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, April 1987-June 1993
Acting Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, August 1986-April 1987
Michigan Pharmacists Association
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
Wayne State University Pharmacy Alumni Association
Christian Pharmacists Fellowship International
Synthesis and biochemical pharmacology of natural products and their analogs
J.H. Burckhalter and Hanley N. Abramson, "Total Synthesis of 8,13-Diazasteroids," Chemical Communications, 1966, 805.
Hanley N. Abramson, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Michigan , 1966, "Total Synthesis of 8,13-Diazasteroids", Dissertation Abstracts,28, 4957 (1968).
J.H. Burckhalter, Hanley N. Abramson, John G. MacConnell, Ronald J. Thill, Arthur J. Olson, Jonathan C. Hanson, and C.E. Nordman, "Synthesis and X-Ray Structure of the 8,13-Diazasteroid System," Chemical Communications, 1968,1274-1275.
Hanley N. Abramson and Jung-Sook K. Cho, "Inhibition of Sodium- and Potassium-Dependent Adenosine Triphosphatase by Cardenolide Alkylating Agents," Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 14, 509-511 (1971).
Hanley N. Abramson and Chung Su Kim, "Hydrocarbon and Steroidal Constituents of Gymnocladus dioica," Phytochemistry, 12, 951-952 (1973).
Thomas Tobin and Hanley Abramson, "Irreversible Inhibition of 3H-Ouabain Binding to Na + + K + - ATPase by Digoxigenin-3,-12-Dibromacetate, an Alkylating Derivative of Digoxigenin," European Journal of Pharmacology, 32, 243-250 (1975).
Henry C. Wormser and Hanley N. Abramson, "Synthesis of dl-4- x -(4-Carboxybutyl)-5-carbethoxy-cis hexahydropyrrolo[3,4-d]-imidazol-2-one:N-Carbethoxyazabiotin," Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 64, 1514-1517 (1975).
Henry C. Wormser and Hanley N. Abramson, "Synthesis of dl-4 x -(2-Carboxyethyl)-cis-hexahydropyrrolo[3,4-d]imidazol-2- one: Bisnorazabiotin," Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 64, 1882- 1884 (1975).
Hanley N. Abramson, Chian L. Huang, Thomas F. Wu, and Thomas Tobin, "Thiocardenolides I. Synthesis and Biological Actions of 3 b -thiocyanato-14 b -hydroxy-5 b -card-20(22)-enolide," Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 65, 765-768 (1976).
Henry C. Wormser and Hanley N. Abramson, "Air Oxidation of Tetrasubstituted 3-Pyrrolines to Their Corresponding Pyrroles in the Solid State ," Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 13, 113-116 (1976).
Hanley N. Abramson, Chian L. Huang, Chiu-Chung Ho, Lawrence L. Walny, and You-Meei Hsu, "Thiocardenolides II. Synthesis and Pharmacological Evaluation of 3 b -Thioacetyl-14 b -hydroxy-5 b -card-20(22)-enolide,"Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 66, 602-603 (1977).
Henry C. Wormser and Hanley N. Abramson, "The Total Synthesis ofdl-3a,4.6a-cis-4-(4-Carboxybutyl)-hexahydropyrrolo[3,4-d]imidazol-2-one Hydrochloride (dl-Azabiotin Hydrochloride)", Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 66, 1208-1210 (1977).
Milton D. Glick, Henry C. Wormser, and Hanley N. Abramson, " Crystal and Molecular Structure of (dl)-Azabiotin Hydrochloride, The Nitrogen Analog of Biotin," Acta Crystallographica, B33, 1095-1101 (1977).
C.L. Huang, H.N. Abramson, and Y.M. Wang, "The Effect of Digitoxigenin Thioacetate on the Heart," IRCS Medical Science: Library Compendia, 5, 20 (1977).
Hanley N. Abramson and Henry C. Wormser, "Synthesis of Nectriapyrone," Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry, 18, 363-366 (1981).
David L. Vesely, Henry C. Wormser, and Hanley N. Abramson, "Biotin Analogs Activate Guanylate Cyclase," Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 60, 109 (1984).
J.W. Banning, J.P. Nachtman, E.T. Roginski, J.D. Wu, H.N. Abramson, and H.C. Wormser, "Comparison of DNA Binding and Cardiac Superoxide Production by Anthraquinonyl Glucosaminosides and Daunomycin," The Pharmacologist, 26, 148 (1984).
J.P. Nachtman, E.T. Roginski, J.W. Banning, H.N. Abramson, and H.C. Wormser, "DNA Binding and Cardiac Superoxide Production Studies of Pyridoanthraquinones," Toxicologist, 4, 53 (1984).
J.P. Nachtman, E.T. Roginski, J.W. Banning, H.C. Wormser, H.N. Abramson, and T.H. Corbett, "DNA Binding, Cardiac Superoxide Production and Cytotoxicity of Daunomycin Analogs," Research Communications in Chemical Pathology and Pharmacology, 47, 73-83 (1985).
H.N. Abramson, J.W. Banning, J.P. Nachtman, E.T. Roginski, M. Sardessai, H.C. Wormser, J.D. Wu, Z. Nagia, R.R. Schroeder, and M.M.Bernardo, "Synthesis of Anthraquinonyl Glucosaminosides and Studies on the Influence of Aglycone Hydroxyl Substitution on Superoxide Generation, DNA Binding, and Antimicrobial Properties," Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 29, 1709-1714 (1986).
J.W. Banning, H.N. Abramson, H.C. Wormser, J.D. Wu, and T.H. Corbett, "Relative Cardiotoxicity and Cytotoxicity of Anthraquinonyl Glucosaminosides," Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology, 19 , 207-212 (1987).
M.T. Furlong, H.N. Abramson, N.A. Akamike, and H.C. Wormser, "Approach to Aminated Anthracyclines via an Intramolecular Marschalk Reaction," Synthetic Communications, 20, 2691-2697 (1990).
M. Sardessai and H.N. Abramson, "The Bromination of 2,5-Dimethoxybenzaldehyde: Structural Proof of the 6-Bromo Isomer via Synthesis of 3,6-Dimethoxybenzocyclobutene," Organic Preparations and Procedures International, 23 , 419-424 (1991).
H.C. Wormser, M.S. Sardessai, and H.N. Abramson, "A Facile Method for Preparing Substituted 1-Aminoanthraquinones," Synthetic Communications, 23, 3211-3222 (1993).
M.S. Sardessai, H.N. Abramson, and H.C. Wormser, "Synthesis of Aminated Naphthacenetriones: Precursors to Aminated Anthracyclines," Synthetic Communications, 23, 3223-3229 (1993).
H.N. Abramson, "The Lipogenesis Pathway as a Cancer Target," Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 54, 5615-5638 (2011). Impact Factor: 5.207
H. N. Abramson, “Kinase Inhibitors as Potential Agents in the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma”, Oncotarget. 7 (49), 81926-81968 (2016). Impact Factor: 6.359
H.N. Abramson, "The Multiple Myeloma Drug Pipeline:2018. A Review of Small Molecules and their Therapeutic Targets". Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma, and Leukemia. 18 (9). 611-627 (2018).. Impact Factor: 2.308 (2017/2018)
H.N. Abramson, "Monoclonal Antibodies for the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma: an Update." International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 19. 3924 (31 pages) (2018). Impact Factor 3.687 (2017).
Hanley N. Abramson and Henry Wormser, "Migraine, " The Michigan Pharmacist, Jan. 1972, p. 14.
Hanley Abramson and Henry Wormser, "Glaucoma," The Michigan Pharmacist , May 1972, p. 13.
Hanley Abramson and Henry Wormser, "Psoriasis," The Michigan Pharmacist , May 1972, p. 14.
Henry Wormser and Hanley Abramson, "Bronchial Asthma - Part I", The Michigan Pharmacist , August 1972, p. 20.
Henry Wormser and Hanley Abramson, "Bronchial Asthma - Part II", The Michigan Pharmacist , Nov.1972, p. 23.
Hanley N. Abramson and Henry Wormser, "Drugs and Pregnancy - Part I," The Michigan Pharmacist , Jan. 1973, p. 12.
Hanley Abramson and Henry Wormser, "Drugs and Pregnancy - Part II," The Michigan Pharmacist , Mar. 1973, p. 10.
Hanley Abramson and Henry Wormser, "Drugs and Pregnancy - Part III," The Michigan Pharmacist , May 1973, p. 10.
Hanley Abramson, "Ethical Concerns in Drug Research," in "The Scientist and Ethical Decisions," Charles Hatfield, ed., Inter-Varsity Press, Downers Grove , Ill. , 1973, pp. 49-56.
Henry C. Wormser and Hanley N. Abramson, "Atherosclerosis and Antilipemic Agents," The Apothecary, April 1974, p.26-28.
Henry C. Wormser and Hanley Abramson, "A Review of Digitalis Therapy," U.S. Pharmacist , 2, October 1977, p. 50-59.
Henry C. Wormser and Hanley N. Abramson, "Drugs for Pinworm Infestation," U.S. Pharmacist, 2 , October 1977, p. 44-53.
H.N. Abramson, H.C. Wormser, and M. Taylor-Wehr, "Therapeutic Uses of Oral Zinc," U.S. Pharmacist, 4 , April 1979, p.61-66.
Hanley N. Abramson, Book Review of "Contemporary Organic Chemistry" by Andrew L. Ternay, American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 45, 93 (1981).
Hanley N. Abramson, Book Review of "Contemporary Heterocyclic Chemistry" by George R. Newkome and William W. Paudler, American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 47, 191 (1983).
Hanley N. Abramson, Book Review of "Solvents and Solvent Effects in Organic Chemistry, Second Edition", by ChristianReichardt, American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 53, 210 (1989).
Hanley N. Abramson, Book Review of "Chirality and Biological Activity" by B. Holmstedt, H. Frank, and B. Testa, American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 54, 495-496 (1990).
Hanley N. Abramson, "The Pharm.D. Entry-Level Degree Issue: A Faculty Member's View," Journal Michigan Pharmacist , 29, 85-86 (1991).
Hanley N. Abramson, "Basic Techniques in Recombinant DNA Technology," Pharmacy Practice News, March, 1992, p. 8, 17-18.
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Journalist imprisoned
June 11, 2004 12:00 PM ET
New York, June 11, 2004—The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) strongly protests the ongoing imprisonment of Hafnaoui Ghoul, an Algerian journalist and human rights activist who has been jailed since May 24 on defamation charges.
Ghoul, who writes for the Algerian dailies El-Youm and Djazair News, was detained on May 24 by the police and charged with defaming the local governor, Mohamed Adou, according to local news sources and human rights activists. (Ghoul also runs a regional office of the Algerian League for Human Rights in Djelfa, which is 186 miles, or 300 kilometers, south of the capital, Algiers.) Ghoul was arrested because of an article he wrote for Djazair News and an interview he gave to the French-language daily Le Soir D'Algerie. In the article, the journalist accused local officials, including Adou, of misusing public funds, and in the interview, he blamed Djelfa officials for the death of several premature babies at the local public hospital in early May.
On May 26, a Djelfa court convicted Ghoul of the charges based on the Djazair News article and sentenced him to a six-month prison sentence. Normally, Ghoul would have been released pending appeal. But in a move described as unusual by journalists and human rights activists, authorities continued to detain Ghoul because of other pending defamation cases against him.
On Wednesday, June 9, Ghoul was convicted in another case in a Djelfa court, which sentenced him to two months in prison for the interview he had given to Le Soir D'Algerie. Local officials, including Adou, have filed more than a dozen additional cases against Ghoul, according to local journalists and human rights activists.
Defamation remains a criminal offense in Algeria, where authorities routinely try journalists and other critics under tough penal laws. Amendments to Algeria's press law made in June 2001 stipulate that journalists can be imprisoned for up to one year and fined if they are found guilty of defaming the president or a public official.
Algerian authorities have recently stepped up judicial harassment of journalists who have reported on corruption and other official misdeeds by questioning journalists and filing defamation suits against them, according to local journalists.
"The imprisonment of Hafnaoui Ghoul is a direct attack on the most basic principles of press freedom," said CPJ Deputy Director Joel Simon. "Hafnaoui Ghoul should be released immediately, and the judicial harassment of journalists should stop."
Short URL: https://cpj.org/x/e0d
Algeria expels AFP bureau chief Aymeric Vincenot after accreditation expires
April 16, 2019 1:10 PM ET
New York, April 16, 2019 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the expulsion of Aymeric Vincenot, the Agence France-Presse bureau chief in Algiers, and called on the Algerian government to facilitate press accreditation for foreign journalists....
Tunisian Reuters and TRT journalists detained, expelled during Algeria protests
April 4, 2019 12:35 PM ET
New York, April 4, 2019 -- The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the detention and expulsion of two Tunisian journalists from Algeria and called on Algerian authorities to allow the foreign press to freely cover demonstrations in the country....
Algerian journalist jailed pending trial for 'espionage'
July 7, 2017 4:09 PM ET
New York, July 7, 2017--Algerian authorities should immediately release independent journalist and fixer Said Chitour and should drop all charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today....
Algerian journalist faces treason charges
February 27, 2017 5:18 PM ET
Washington, D.C., February 27, 2017--Algerian authorities should immediately drop all criminal charges against Marzoug Touati, an editor of the news website Al-Hogra, and release him without condition or delay, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Algerian security forces arrested Touati from his home in the coastal city of...
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Diasporic Literature : Chang-rae Lee and Eavan Boland in Conversation
May 1, 2019 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Levinthal Hall, Stanford Humanities Center
Admission is free and open to the public; registration is suggested.
For more information or to register, visit http://tinyurl.com/diasporicliterature
Stanford English professors and acclaimed writers Chang-rae Lee and Eavan Boland will discuss their own diasporic experiences and how they influence their thinking and writing in an event sponsored by the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation.
Chang-rae Lee, who emigrated from Korea to the United States when he was three, is the author of the novels Native Speaker, A Gesture Life, Aloft, The Surrendered (winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize and a Pulitzer Prize Finalist), and On Such A Full Sea, (which was a Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award). His sixth novel will be published in 2019. He is currently the Ward W. and Priscilla B. Woods Professor of English at Stanford University. Lee’s numerous awards and citations include the Dos Passos Prize in Literature, the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award, the American Book Award, the Anisfield-Wolf Literary Award, the Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Award, and the NAIBA Book Award for Fiction. He has written stories and articles for The New Yorker, The New York Times, Granta, Conde Nast Traveler, Food & Wine, and many other publications. He was named by The New Yorker as one of the 20 Writers for the 21st Century.
Eavan Boland, a native of Dublin, Ireland, moved with her family to London when she was six, where she first faced anti-Irish sentiment. Boland’s poetry collections include A Poet’s Dublin, A Woman Without a Country, New Collected Poems, An Origin Like Water: Collected Poems 1967-1987, and In Her Own Image. She is also the author of the essay collection A Journey with Two Maps: Becoming a Woman Poet, which won the 2012 PEN Award; Object Lessons: The Life of the Woman and the Poet in Our Time, a volume of prose; and After Every War, an anthology of German women poets. With Mark Strand, she co-edited The Making of a Poem: A Norton Anthology of Poetic Forms. Boland’s awards include a Lannan Foundation Award in Poetry, an American Ireland Fund Literary Award, a Jacob’s Award for her involvement in The Arts Programme broadcast on RTÉ Radio, and an honorary degree from Trinity. Boland is the Melvin and Bill Lane Professor of English at Stanford University.
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Co-sponsored by the Stanford Creative Writing Program, Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation, Asian American Students' Association, and the Taiwanese Cultural Society
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Saturday Scoreboard: Men’s Ice Hockey Dominates in Opener
November 16, 2014 By SH 1 Comment
Men’s Basketball: The Bowdoin College men’s basketball team advanced to the championship of the Rick Martin/Holiday Inn Express tournament with a 77-57 win over Elms College on Saturday at Westfield State University.
Women’s Basketball: The Bowdoin College women’s basketball team lost a hard-fought contest in its season-opener against Roger Williams Saturday, 58-57, at the Pepsi Mariner Challenge hosted by Maine Maritime. The Hawks will face the host Maine Maritime Academy Sunday at 2:00 p.m. in the tournament championship game, after the Mariners defeated the University of Maine at Fort Kent 63-57 in game one. Bowdoin will play Maine Fort Kent at 12:00 p.m. in the consolation game.
Cross Country: The Bowdoin College cross country teams raced to strong finishes at the New England Division III regional on Saturday hosted by Williams College. The men’s team placed seventh overall and have an outside shot at NCAA qualification. The women’s team, seeded 16th headed into the race, improved to a 14th place finish overall.
Field Hockey: The Bowdoin field hockey team advanced to Sunday’s quarterfinal with a 4-0 win over visiting Mount Holyoke in the opening game of Saturday’s NCAA regional action. The Polar Bears are making their 11th NCAA appearance in 12 seasons, with an overall 25-7 mark in tournament play, and improve to 17-2 this year.
Men’s Ice Hockey: The Bowdoin men’s ice hockey team started the season with a commanding 6-0 win against visiting Middlebury on Saturday evening. John McGinnis paced the Polar Bears (1-0-0, 1-0-0 NESCAC) with two goals and as many assists. Matt Sullivan also had a pair of goals and one helper.
Women’s Rugby: In easily its tightest match of the season, the Bowdoin College women’s rugby team defeated Rutgers 29-23 to advance to the finals of the Northeast Regional of the ACRA/USA Rugby Division II Tournament Saturday at Dartmouth. The Polar Bears, who trailed at halftime, remain unbeaten at 10-0 and will play Marist on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. for a trip to the national semifinals in Florida in December.
Men’s Soccer: Bowdoin College junior Hunter Miller scored a golden goal on a terrific individual effort in the 96th minute as the Polar Bears advanced past the College at Brockport, 3-2, in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Tournament Saturday evening at Brandeis University. With the win, Bowdoin (10-6-3) advances to the second round of the tournament to face host Brandeis Sunday at 5:00 p.m. for the right to move on to the round of sixteen.
Women’s Soccer: The Bowdoin College women’s soccer team saw its season come to an end in a 3-0 defeat to Roger Williams in the First Round of the NCAA Division III Championship Saturday at MIT. The Polar Bears conclude a fantastic season with a 12-5-0 record and their third consecutive NCAA Division III Championship appearance.
Men’s Squash: Franklin & Marshall 9, Bowdoin 0
Women’s Squash: Franklin & Marshall 8, Bowdoin 1
Women’s Volleyball: The Bowdoin College women’s volleyball team survived a thrilling five-set match to claim a 3-2 victory over MIT in the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament on Saturday evening at Williams College. The Polar Bears (23-8) advance to the “Sweet Sixteen” for the second time in the last three seasons thanks to twenty-seven kills from Christy Jewett, two shy of the school’s single-season record. Bowdoin will play the winner of Williams-Babson in the NCAA Regional Final on Sunday at 4:00 p.m.
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Take the Quiz: What Do You Know About America (And Other Countries)?
November 16, 2014 By SH Leave a Comment
Is the murder rate rising in your country? Think you know what proportion of the population are immigrants or how many people voted in the last election? Test your knowledge and accuracy against countries across the world in the Ipsos MORI Perils of Perception Quiz.
Filed Under: Bowdoin, Business & Finance, Education, Environment, Health, History, Law, Government & Politics
Friday Scoreboard: Volleyball Sweeps Regis in NCAA Tournament First Round
The Bowdoin College women’s volleyball team returned to the NCAA Tournament with a flourish on Friday afternoon, sweeping Regis 3-0 in a First Round match hosted by Williams College. The Polar Bears (22-8) advance to the second round of the tournament for the third time in the last four seasons with the 25-11, 25-11, 25-17 victory. Regis ends its season with a record of 24-9. Bowdoin will play their Second Round match Saturday against MIT at 2:30 p.m.
A Big Day For Bowdoin Sports
Nearly 300 Bowdoin athletes will be in action Saturday as the fall postseason meets the first weekend of winter sports. More than a dozen teams will be competing throughout the day and evening. A full rundown—including the three contests that will be webcast live on the Northeast Sports Network—appear below. Check the Bowdoin Athletics website later for scores and a recap of each game.
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1807 : Joseph McKeen, the first president of the College, dies.
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May 9, 2015 by alexlynch695
The Warning Track: Week Five
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The Warning Track is a blog that covers all things Major League Baseball on a weekly basis, from discussing why some teams are getting hot, who’s in line for awards at season’s end and who is getting ready to make the leap to contender status, as well as off-the-field issues like first-time Commissioner Rob Manfred, which players could be headed to new homes, and A-Rod’s latest lie.
If you have anything MLB-related that you would like to see discussed in the upcoming edition of The Warning Track, or have any comments at all, you may suggest/comment/rant/agree/disagree/tell me I know nothing about baseball at any time on Twitter @RealDavidLynch.
With this year’s contenders, for both the postseason and individual awards at the end of the season, starting to becoming clear, it’s a good time to look back and see how off The Warning Track was with its preseason predictions, as far as the five-week old season is concerned.
American League Most Valuable Player
Who I said: Mike Trout, with Miguel Cabrera and Jose Abreu on deck
Trout and Cabrera are in the top ten in homers (seven and six, respectively), with Abreu close on their heels with five. Their among the leaders of their respective teams in most offensive categories, and have certainly performed as expected.
But two key things: The Angels and White Sox are playing sub-.500 ball, so Trout and Abreu are susceptible, just susceptible, to getting knocked out of the conversation in the early going. Cabrera’s Tigers are 19-12 in the early going, but players like Jose Iglesias, Yoenis Cespedes and J.D. Martinez are contributing just as much on a team that has averaged four and a half runs a game.
And, secondly, other players have simply been more incredible as of early May, dominating the opposition consistently and unabashedly.
As such, we have a couple new contenders, including one who would be named MVP of both leagues should the season end today.
1. Nelson Cruz, Seattle Mariners (12-17)
MLB-leading 14 home runs and .748 slugging percentage, AL-leading 1.130 OPS, third in AL in hits (39)
Hey, I said Trout and Abreu were susceptible to getting knocked out of the early MVP discussion due to their teams losing more games than they’ve won. Nelson Cruz’s Mariners are currently hanging out in the basement of the AL West, but no player in baseball has been more intimidating than Cruz through five weeks. If it wasn’t for Cruz (and probably King Felix), Seattle might not even be at five wins. He leads the team in average, home runs, RBI, runs, OBP, SLG, OPS, hits and walks.
Dating back to April 11, @ncboomstick23 is batting .380 with 19 R, 3 2B, 1 3B, 14 HR, 26 RBI, 8 B and 1 SB. pic.twitter.com/1uVOzsYusc
— #VoteMariners (@Mariners) May 9, 2015
As of now, there is one Seattle Mariner with his eye on October, and it’s Nelson Cruz.
2. Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees (19-12)
Top five in AL in home runs (10), RBI (23), walks (19), fifth in AL in SLG (.584)
3. Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels (14-16)
Top ten in AL in home runs (7), runs (24), stolen bases (7), SLG (.570), OPS (.959), walks (16)
National League Most Valuable Player
Who I said: Giancarlo Stanton, followed by Jason Heyward and Kris Bryant
Jason Heyward has been eclipsed by another Cardinal, and Kris Bryant isn’t even the top contender for NL Rookie of the Year (yet). But Stanton has surely been tearing up the league, right?
Well, yes. After a slow first couple weeks, he’s turned it on to lead the majors in RBI (29) and lingering at the top of other major offensive categories.
But the National League has had its own Nelson Cruz, another veteran slugger who makes even the most potent National League pitcher drip sweat when he comes to the plate.
Here are my updated NL MVP standings.
1. Adrian Gonzalez, Los Angeles Dodgers (19-10)
MLB-leading 1.166 OPS, NL-leading .727 slugging percentage, top five in NL in home runs (9), batting average (.373), RBI (25), runs (23), OBP (.439), hits (41), doubles (12)
A-Gone came out swinging right out of the gate, becoming the first player in major league history to hit five homers in his team’s first three games, and refused to cool down. He’s led his team to a hot start, along with youngster Joc Pederson, and has wholeheartedly hoisted the Dodgers on his shoulders in the absence of Yasiel Puig.
GONZO! Congrats to #Dodgers‘ slugger Adrian Gonzalez on being named NL Player of the Month! pic.twitter.com/rDQfCjUiZc — FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) May 4, 2015
2. Matt Carpenter, St. Louis Cardinals (22-7)
MLB-leading 14 doubles, top five in NL runs (23), SLG (.620), top ten in NL in RBI (20), average (.333), hits (36), OPS (1.024)
3. Joc Pederson, Los Angeles Dodgers (19-10)
Top five in NL in home runs (9), SLG (.632), OPS (1.057) , walks (24), top ten in NL in RBI (19), runs (21), OBP (.425)
American League Cy Young
Who I said: Felix Hernandez, followed by Chris Sale and Corey Kluber
In a league inhabited by very few consistently powerful aces, my preseason pick, the King, has had another astounding start to the season, with a 1.73 ERA and sterling 5-0 record, a bright spot on an underperforming Mariners squad. But someone on an overperforming American League club has taken the reigns in the early going of what has been a very tight race for best pitcher in a batter-friendly league.
As far as the other guys, Chris Sale is serving a five-game suspension, and reigning AL Cy Young winner Corey Kluber has given up at least four earned runs in four of seven starts. Sooooo……
Updated AL Cy Young standings
Dallas Keuchel, Houston Astros (19-11)
MLB-leading .80 ERA, 0.76 WHIP, fifth-in-MLB 45.0 innings pitched, AL-leading .139 batting average against
The Astros are leading their division one week into May. Woah.
For the first time in over a decade, they are proving to be a fundamentally complete team. Woah.
And they have a player leading an awards race. WOAH!!!!!
Woah, indeed.
Keuchel has been incredible so far for an Astros squad that is third in team ERA in the AL at 3.40. He’s given up only four earned runs in six starts this season, and in all but one he went at least seven innings. He’s the pitcher Houston needs and the one it deserves right now.
Heck, their fans have been deserving for ten years.
2. Felix Hernandez, Seattle Mariners (12-17)
AL-leading five wins, top ten in AL in ERA (1.73), strikeouts (44), WHIP (.084), innings pitched (41.2), one complete game along with four other AL pitchers
3. Chris Archers, Tampa Bay Rays (16-14)
AL-leading 50 strikeouts, top ten in AL in ERA (2.59), WHIP (1.01), batting average against (.185)
National League Cy Young
Who I said: Max Scherzer beating out Clayton Kershaw and Adam Wainwright
Scherzer has performed okay, Clayton Kershaw hasn’t at all, and the baseball world was rocked when Wainwright went down for the season two weeks ago. That’ll cause some changes.
Updated NL Cy Young standings
1. Zack Greinke, Los Angeles Dodgers (19-10)
Tied-for-MLB-lead five wins, NL-leading 0.84 WHIP, ERA (1.56), top ten in NL in batting average (.174), innings pitched (40.1)
Clayton Kershaw hasn’t been himself this season. He is 1-2 with a 3.72 ERA through six starts, numbers he has no right to own. He’s gone at least seven innings his last two times on the mound, after failing to do so the previous four starts, but he has yet to not allow a run in a game.
In the meantime, Greinke has made up for it with, filling his role as co-ace admirably for a team that might that’ll make a huge jump once Kershaw is his old self once again.
Oh he’s raking at the plate, too, and he wants the world to know.
.@YasielPuig may have retired from bat flipping, but his teachings live on in Zack Greinke: http://t.co/aSQSl8PYHQ pic.twitter.com/WdM8QEXIG5
— Cut4 (@Cut4) May 6, 2015
2. Gerrit Cole, Pittsburgh Pirates (13-16)
Top ten in NL in ERA (2.27), wins (4), strikeouts (39)
3. Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals (16-15)
Top ten in NL in ERA (2.11), strikeouts (49), WHIP (0.94), batting average (.216), innings pitched (42.2)
An Ovation With An Asterisk
When Alex Rodriguez hit his 661st career home run on Thursday, passing Willie Mays to solely occupy fourth place on the all-time career list, there was excitement among those in the Yankees fandom who had forgiven A-Rod, accepted A-Rod, and now cheered on A-Rod.
But outside New York, there seemed to be little ovation to be had. As for me, I got an alert on my phone form my favorite sports app, followed quickly by a brief twitter takeover by various sports media bringing attention to the historic moment, and then nothing.
With a sigh, I went back to my day.
It’s unusual, and a little bit frightening, to think about what could have been, would have been, should have been. It’s no secret that the Yankees organization was planning a huge marketing campaign to be centered around A-Rod’s journey to 660.
We’re talking a big, season-long campaign. Creative slogans. Countless billboards in the Big Apple. Nike-endorsed commercials. Merchandise upon merchandise upon merchandise. A-Rod everywhere, the prodigy, the champion, the modern day Babe Ruth, just as it was meant to be.
A-Rod hit his 661st HR last night, passing Mays. Where might he land among baseball’s greats? http://t.co/YVf33kB4H9 pic.twitter.com/UYVwAc5Y5u
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 8, 2015
And now, we’re left wondering whether it would have ever even been considered if A-Rod hadn’t used PEDs. Would he even have gotten close?
There would have been grandeur, lights, fireworks, spectacle. Every baseball fan form Yankee Stadium to AT&T Stadium in San Fran, whether they loved him or loathed him, would have at least given him a tip of the cap for what he accomplished.
I’ll give him a golf clap. 661 is still an astounding number, and hitting a baseball in general is still one of the toughest, if not the toughest, tasks in sports. But a golf clap is all I’m willing to do before contemplating how magnificent the event could have been, would have been…perhaps may never have been.
His name would have been written in the history books of baseball in sharpie with a flourish and an exclamation point, as someone who, in the Golden Age of Pitching, would have dominated the competition.
Instead, a miniscule “Alex Rodriguez: 661 and counting” is inscribed rather feebly into the margins between Willie Mays Babe Ruth. With pencil and an enormous asterisk, etched in such a way that perhaps the name might be someday be erased or otherwise wiped away, with no one noticing.
Rodriguez sits at 2,963 hits, setting up another uncomfortable celebration for the near future as he looks to become the 29th player in history to garner 3,000 hits.
In 2009, ten of major league baseball’s 30 managers belonged to a minority.
At the start of last season, that number was whittled down to five.
Now, only two major league managers – Lloyd McClendon of the Mariners, an African American, and Fredi Gonzalez, a Latino, in Atlanta – are not white.
Those interesting facts once you consider that the same figures aren’t reflected on the diamond. According to a 2014 report by Dr. Richard Lapchick, director of The Institute of Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES), 60.9 percent of players on 2014 Opening Day rosters were white, compared to 93.4 percent of managers.
Manager trends over the last five seasons concerning race.
The game is more diverse than ever, with major league clubs looking more and more at big-time prospects from Cuba, Japan and other countries who could make an impact on their squads.
So why isn’t that commonplace when it comes to the ultimate leader of the clubhouse?
Major League Baseball is also seemingly concerned about the trend, issuing a memo to its 30 clubs reminding them of a protocol that was installed in the Bud Selig era. The rule calls for teams to at least consider those of minority descent when looking to fill the roles of general manager, assistant general manager, field manager, director of player development and director of scouting positions.”
It’s a good move on their part, because how would it look to have a game that is becoming more global being represented by 30 managers who are all white?
It’s as big as issue as is the dropping levels of black players on the field. According to the TIDES study, only 8.2 percent of players were black, a sharp decrease from 13 percent at the start of the millennium.
It isn’t necessarily a new problem when it comes to managers, either. In every years 1991, at least 76 percent (about 23) of major league baseball’s managers where white. The one outlier came in 2002, when there were eight black and two Latino managers in the league.
While the problem is an enduring one, the trends are disturbing, seeing as baseball is on track to have all-white managers sooner rather than later.
There are obviously facts we don’t know. Perhaps there aren’t people of ethnic descent interviewing for the position. Maybe teams are only relaying information about job openings to a certain group of people, though that is unlikely.
But it’s something to keep an eye on – and major league baseball is, rightfully so – in a game that is becoming more globalized.
The TIDES report at the start of 2014, when there were five minority managers in the bigs, gave major league baseball an A when it came to hiring practices. It would be interesting to see what grade the league would get a little over a year later.
Other baseball thoughts from the week
HE HIT A DINGER!!!
Bryce Harper, on the cusp of the MVP conversation.
More injuries to elite platers: Strasburg and his shoulder ankle, Price and his hammy, Cobb and his elbow.
BoSox fire their pitching coach after starting the season with team ERA of 4.95, worst in the majors save for the Rockies. Time to panic for the club that many thought would contend for the Series?
David Lynch likes to talk about and write about movies, sports, and important happenings around the world. He can be reached at alex.695@hotmail.com or on Twitter @RealDavidLynch. He is a student at the University of New Mexico.
April 11, 2015 April 11, 2015 by alexlynch695
The Warning Track: Opening Week
19 innings, adrian gonzalez, alex rodriguez, baseball, boston red sox, cole hamels, dodgers, george springer, home run, houston astros, major league baseball, marathon, mlb, new york yankees, pace of play, pace of play rules, willie mays
The Longball Takes Center Stage
It’s a common philosophy with sports, however tough it is to follow at time, not to overreact to anything….especially at the end of Opening Week in baseball, with 155-plus games still to be played.
But it would be unwise not to at least take a look at how the homerun ball dominated the first week of the 2015 season.
Exhibit A: Adrian Gonzalez, who after homering three times in one game earlier in the week, is being affectionately dubbed A-Gone by the baseball world. Gonzalez became the first player to hit five home runs in his team’s first three games of a season, and in the process has early MVP stamped all over him (yes, it’s week 1, but this is what I meant by overreacting).
MLB leaders in homers: 1. (three-way tie) Boston Red Sox; Colorado Rockies; Adrian Gonzalez, each with 5.
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) April 9, 2015
A-Gone hasn’t hit forty home runs since a career year in 2009, but if he keeps it up he’ll smash that personal record, as well as help break a bigger one that I predicted will happen this year.
Gonzalez isn’t the only one who put on a power display this week. In an Opening Day that was dominated by pitching, the Boston Red Sox unveiled their revamped lineup in style, hitting five moonshots in an 8-0 victory over the Phillies.
Just as impressive? Four of them were hit off of Cole Hamels, who is trying to impress other teams as he will almost surely be wearing a different uniform by the trade deadline this summer.
I’ve got to admit…I thought Boston came into this season a little overrated. When you acquire the big-name talent they did in the offseason – Pablo Sandoval, who pretty much becomes Babe Ruth in October, as well as ex-Dodger Hanley Ramirez – people are either going to label you as automatic postseason contenders…or see the club as one that may have trouble developing a homogeneous identity.
I belong to the latter. I just got the sense that this team would have a tough time gelling together, spending too much of the season trying to form a clubhouse dynamic that once they did it would be too late.
Then again, when you have the pure power that the BoSox showed off on Monday, that doesn’t matter as much. Homers score runs, and scoring runs wins games.
Another home run display to note, although just a single longball…A-Rod’s first since September of 2013.
.@AROD blasts home run No. 655. http://t.co/QkljqtnlRq #PinstripePride pic.twitter.com/nshNXgVqCf
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) April 10, 2015
Although that alone will add drama to the hit, the real story – now that we know supposedly-steroid-free-Alex-Rodriguez can still hit ‘em far and hit ‘em deep – is what happens if he when he hits five more and passes Willie Mays for fourth all time on the career homer list.
When he does, the Yankees, per the contract they gave him in 2007, are obligated to pay him a $6 million bonus…something they said in the offseason they will no longer do.
It’s a shame, really, to see what once was a journey toward making epic major league history become a cheating-fueled soap opera of undeserved greatness.
As polarizing as A-Rod and his legacy has become – to this writer especially – the Yankees should do their due diligence once he gets to that mark, and you know he will. Aside from the fact that the Yankees already popped up to shallow left by putting the bonus in a signed contract…his home runs will be helping the Yanks win games, and they should thank him as they are contractually obligated to do so.
He’s still Alex Rodriguez, which means he puts the Jeter-less Yankees on an entirely other tier, maybe not in terms of competition but in recognition. Paying his bonus is the least they can do to compensate for his services.
Home runs provided plenty of storylines and drama in Opening Week. In what has become the Golden Age of Pitching, let’s hope it stays that way.
On the Cusp of Going to Infinity and Beyond in Houston
The Houston Astros, perennial cellar dwellers for the better part of the last decade, are making their way to the stairs.
Slowly. But ever so surely.
Much like the position the Cubs occupied in recent years, Houston is full-on retooling, rearming, and reenergizing their fanbase with a team that should only be a year or two away from playing .500 baseball.
Their youngsters, high picks resulting from last-place regular season finishes, are the Kris Bryants and Jose Fernandez’s of tomorrow. Players like George Springer and Dallas Keuchel are on the cusp of breaking into their own and leading this team.
The Astros, like the Cubs were a couple years back, are on the brink of relevance. And general manager Jeff Luhnow knows it, which is why he manufactured one of the busiest offseasons the Astros have had in recent memory, however much it was shaded by the offseason lusting spending of other teams (looking at you, San Diego, Boston).
Beyond acquiring new manager A.J. Hinch, Luhnow went out and nabbed All-Star relief pitcher Pat Neshek as well as Jed Lowrie and basher Evan Gattis.
And don’t forget about star Jose Altuve, who led the league in hits in 2014 with an astounding 225. When a guy puts in this kind of effort, opposing pitchers know he’s never going to be an easy out.
The Astros have a healthy dose of young – very young – guys and experienced players. They’re 2-2 on the young season (as of the time I am writing this) and were already very nearly held hitless in a 5-1 loss to the Indians on Thursday. Needless to say, it was the kind of game that we’ve come to expect from Houston’s club.
At a time when the National League is experiencing a wealth of young talent, Springer hopes to make the same kind of impact in the American League
But they’ve also had victories that have showcased their potential, like a 5-1 score going in their favor against the lowly Rangers on Friday, in which Lowrie and newcomer Colby Rasmus both homered and Collin McHugh gave a sterling first start of the season after delighting fans with a 7-0 record and 1.77 ERA in ten starts as a rookie last season.
But if Houston is going to entice their fans with any kind of major jump this season, it’s going to have to be on George Springer, their budding face of the franchise who hit 20 home runs and drove in 51 in 78 games in 2014, his rookie season. With Major League Baseball abuzz over the arrivals of Joc Pederson, Jorge Soler and soon-to-be-big league superstar Kris Bryant, the baseball world isn’t paying too much attention to Springer.
They’ll regret that.
So keep your heads high, Astros fans. The torment is almost over.
I See Your Pace-of-Play Rules and Raise You A Marathon
How ironic is it that soon after major pace-of-play rules meant to shorten game length are introduced to regular season baseball, we get an epic 19-inning battle as part of the fiercest rivalry in American sports?
The Red Sox and Yankees battled for the length of two baseball games, and then added another inning for good measure before Boston finally pulled out a 6-5 victory 6 hours and 49 minutes after first pitch. It came close to being the first 20-inning game since 2013, and only the fifth this millennia.
Oh and the game set some records for two already historic franchises.
The game time of 6:49 was the longest in Red Sox history and second-longest in Yankees history.
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 11, 2015
Take that, pace of play rules. Even you can’t take away one of the most unique aspects of baseball – it ain’t over till it’s over.
Truthfully, we should thank the Red Sox and Yankees for giving us a game like this at a time when Commissioner Rob Manfred is working so hard to quicken the game to supposedly appeal to a younger crowd of sports fans.
The means are worth experimenting but in my opinion that motivation driving the initiative is going to hurt the sport.
Just let ‘em play. True baseball fans won’t leave the game as the clock ticks closer and closer until morning just because it goes on for a little longer. When are extra innings not tense? Every base hit has added drama, every defensive play more weight, every inning a chance for walk-off victory for the home crowd.
If baseball fans can’t see the fun in that, whether young or old, then they probably don’t appreciate the game like some people would say it’s meant to be experienced – as naturally as possible.
Sometimes the nature of baseball takes a game twice as long as it is meant to go, and by the baseball gods….let ‘em play. And allow what makes the sport so special to be on display for the true baseball fan, the kind who doesn’t care if it takes nine innings or 19 to decide an outcome.
So thank you, Red Sox and Yankees. For giving us a nailbiter. For giving spectators two games for the price of one. For reminding us why we love your sport.
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Too Young or Just Right??
Posted: November 16, 2010 in Willow Smith
Tags: hip hop, music, music videos, musical artists, talent, youth
This video was uploaded to youtube.com on October 15.. just a few short weeks ago and has reached 16,550,000+ views already.. and that just on her Vevo account, doesn’t include other people’s accounts. I’ve heard many people say that she shouldn’t be in the industry at such a young age (10).. but I beg to differ. That’s really hypocritical considering kids start modeling and acting when they’re like babies. Is it wrong because her song is popular in the club? If that’s the justification behind saying she shouldn’t be a recording artist then that’s a load of crap.
Willow Smith, just like her brother, comes from very talented parents, so why not follow in their footsteps, whatever the age? Starting young is the way to go nowadays. A lot of people are trying to break into the entertainment industry but are failing, partly because of lack of talent but age is a very big factor, it seems. This young artist, just got signed to Jay-Z’s label RocNation and I, personally, hope that her career is very promising down the road. This song go hard!
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Celebrate 4/20 With the Yip Yops: The Popular Local Band Looks Back at Two Turbulent Years—and Looks Forward to Playing at Coachella
In the summer of 2015, I visited music producer Ronnie King’s studio, “Chateau Relaxo,” in Thermal as the Yip Yops recorded a new album.
At the time, the Yip Yops seemed ready to take the mainstream-music world by storm. The young band had just signed with talent-management company Hood and Associates, which was helping the band create that aforementioned album.
Shortly after that August 2015 article came out, the band’s name was changed to IIIZ. However, after a performance at the 111 Music Festival under that name in the fall, the band announced it had left Hood and Associates and was returning to its original name. Nonetheless, Hood and Associates released the album under the IIIZ name. (Today, the Yip Yops disavow that album.)
However, talent wins out—and the Yip Yops are as popular as ever, as shown by the band’s addition to the Coachella lineup. In between Saturday Coachella performances, the band will play at The Hood Bar and Pizza with the Flusters on Thursday, April 20.
I caught up with frontman Ison Van Winkle and drummer Ross Murakami in Palm Desert to discuss what happened with Hood and Associates.
“Basically, we were a younger, less-experienced band,” Van Winkle said. “We were promised the world, and we believed it. We thought it would be an interesting journey. It just ended up being the worst-case scenario. They wanted to push us in a direction that we didn’t have any desire to go in, and in the moment, we were trying to be open, collaborative and cooperative. … We grew a lot in that process, and looking back on it, we’re a much stronger band and stronger friends. In that situation … we knew we had an out, and we decided to exercise it and void the contract. It was bullshit what they did, and they were completely out of line.”
Murakami said they were saved by a good lawyer.
“The whole thing was a learning experience,” he said. “Now we’re moving forward. In a way, we were prepared for the worst-case scenario. Our lawyer wrote up the contract in a pretty smart way. We didn’t like them, and we didn’t want to be a part of that anymore. Now we’re free.”
Van Winkle said other local publications have incorrectly written about the band’s status, adding that one publication—which he would not name—incorrectly reported that the band members don’t have the rights to their own music.
“We’ve been completely free with no ties whatsoever for the past year,” Van Winkle said. “I think there’s a big misconception, because there have been other articles and such, where people ask if we own the music, and, ‘How can they play these songs live?’ We own the songs, and we have owned the songs this entire time. The way that it was all set up was that we licensed them to use the recordings from Ronnie King’s studio—that’s it. They still have that right, and they can do with (the recordings) what they want. We don’t really care for those recordings, anyway. That’s it, and that’s where the line is drawn. We own all the music; we own all the rights to play it live; and we feel that needs to be pretty clear.”
Van Winkle said Hood and Associates was very controlling during the recording process of that album released under the IIIZ name.
“We don’t think that Ronnie King was able to produce to his full potential because of the label we were working with,” Van Winkle said. “It was a controlled environment, and he would tell us his frustrations as we would tell him ours. Our insight into working with Ronnie King on those sessions is not the Ronnie King most people work with. It was a very controlling, very grueling process.”
The Yip Yops have started to record again.
“We wanted to do some recording and remind ourselves of what we set out to accomplish,” Van Winkle said. “We wanted to do it ourselves and not with anyone else. We’re going to control what it sounds like, and looking back at those recordings, everyone in our band feels they are eons better than what we did with the label. … It was a good reboot to everything. Since then, we’ve never stopped.”
The Yip Yops played with the Flusters on April 20 last year at The Hood Bar and Pizza, and also played at the Flusters’ EP release party last September. That second show was sold out, and The Hood Bar and Pizza’s security team had to turn away people long before 10 p.m., when the Yip Yops took the stage.
“The Flusters are always an amazing band to be working with,” Murakami said. “We’ve had a lot of meetings and calls, and it’s always been so fun to be working on something with the Flusters.”
Van Winkle said the Yip Yops have a lot in common with the Flusters; for example, the bands have similar goals.
“Both of our bands have a similar vision for the potential both of us have—just the drive and desire to keep progressing and keep getting out there,” Van Winkle said. “Both bands realize that this is our home, and it always will be, but to do what we feel the music has a potential to do, you have to get out and expand. Neither one of us wants to just play The Hood every weekend; we want more than that, and there’s more there. It’s good to have that, because we can push each other and reach that goal.”
Van Winkle said the Yip Yops have no regrets about where they’ve been during the past two years. He also explained where the band is at in the recording process.
“The main question we always get asked is, ‘Where can we hear your music?’ or, ‘When are you going to come out with some music?’” he said. “We know there’s a demand and an interest for it, at least locally, and from our point of view, we want to fulfill that desire, but we want to make sure we’re putting our best foot forward. We want to make sure what we put out can last longer than we can. With that, it’s taken us a little longer.”
The Yip Yops will perform with The Flusters and Quay at 8 p.m., Thursday, April 20, at The Hood Bar and Pizza, 74360 Highway 111, in Palm Desert. Admission is $8. For more information on the Yip Yops, visit www.yipyops.com.
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The Blueskye Report, January 2017: Vanessa Williams, Steven Tyler, Kathy Griffin—and Tons More!
It’s time to wind down after the busy holiday season—and January is filled with some great shows to help you do just that.
The McCallum Theatre has some fine post-holiday events. At 8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 14, Broadway and Hollywood icon Vanessa Williams will be appearing. Williams had the No. 1 single in 1992, “Save the Best for Last,” and went on to create other hits, such as “Love Is,” “Colors of the Wind” and “Where Do We Go From Here?” She’s also had a successful film career. Tickets are $57 to $97. At 8 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 18, another actor/singer will be performing: Rick Springfield. Springfield is best remembered for his run on General Hospital, and for his hit tune “Jessie’s Girl.” Springfield has fought alcoholism and depression, but has found sobriety and a healthy mindset within the last few years. Tickets are $37 to $87. At 8 p.m., Friday, Jan. 27, author Garrison Keillor will be returning to the McCallum to share stories about his life growing up in the Midwest. Tickets are $47 to $97. McCallum Theatre, 73000 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert; 760-340-2787; www.mccallumtheatre.com.
Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa has a big show booked: At 8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 21, Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler (right) will be performing with The Loving Mary Band. It’s been said that Aerosmith might be bowing out of the game soon, and Tyler seems to enjoy performing solo, so it might just happen. Tickets are $165 to $215. The Show at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa, 32250 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage; 888-999-1995; www.hotwatercasino.com.
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino is hosting some great comedy and music that’ll help you snap out of those holiday blues. At 8 p.m., Friday, Jan. 13, Emmy and Grammy Award winner Kathy Griffin will be appearing. The comedienne, actress and best-selling humor writer is guaranteed to make you laugh. Tickets are $39 to $69. At 8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 14, it’ll be a double Motown bill when The Temptations and the Four Tops stop by. While the groups are only touring with one original member each, the show should still be a good time. Tickets are $39 to $59. At 8 p.m., Friday, Jan. 20, Terry Fator will be bringing his comedy-based puppet show to Fantasy Springs. Fator can be hilarious; one of my favorite puppets is an Elvis impersonator. In my own opinion, he’s funnier than Jeff Dunham. Tickets are $39 to $79. Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, 84245 Indio Springs Parkway, Indio; 760-342-5000; www.fantasyspringsresort.com.
Spotlight 29 has an event in January you won’t want to miss. At 8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 21, jazz guitarist George Benson will be performing. While Benson is classified as a jazz guitarist, his music also includes funk and soul. He’s won 10 Grammy Awards throughout his career. Tickets are $55 to $75. Spotlight 29 Casino, 46200 Harrison Place, Coachella; 760-775-5566; www.spotlight29.com.
Pappy and Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace has some fun shows on the docket. At 8 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 5, Los Angeles psychedelic-pop band Haunted Summer (below) will be returning—with local favorite The Flusters on the bill as well. Haunted Summer did some recording at Rancho de la Luna in 2015; hopefully we’ll see a new album soon. Admission is free. At 8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 28, Los Angeles-based Americana band Moonsville Collective will be stopping by. Moonsville Collective has shared the stage with Old Crow Medicine Show, The White Buffalo, Wanda Jackson and Donavon Frankenreiter. Tickets are $10. Pappy and Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace, 53688 Pioneertown Road, Pioneertown; 760-365-5956; www.pappyandharriets.com.
The Date Shed has a couple of events about which you should take note. At 8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 7, there will be a performance from Pato Banton. Banton, a London-based Reggae singer and DJ, has worked with Ranking Roger, UB40 and the Mad Professor. This should be a great show for reggae-lovers. Tickets are $15 to $20. At 8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 21, West Covina-based rapper Mr. Capone-E will take the stage. He’s known for his collaboration in 2006 with Twista on the song “Don’t Get It Twisted.” Tickets are $25. The Date Shed, 50725 Monroe St., Indio; 760-775-6699; www.dateshedmusic.com.
The Purple Room has a busy schedule of events. At 8 p.m., Friday, Jan. 6, check out The Buddy Holly Review. As a big fan of Buddy Holly myself, I’m excited about this one. It’s been said that this tribute band does not disappoint. Tickets are $25 to $30. At 8 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 14, Charles Herrera will be performing a show titled “There’s Always Room for Cello,” which will include guest Keisha D—as well as some of the best string musicians in the Coachella Valley! Tickets are $25 to $30. Michael Holmes’ Purple Room, 1900 E. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs; 760-322-4422; www.purpleroompalmsprings.com.
The local folks behind New W8ve Entertainment are kicking off a new night at The Beer Hunter. Symara Stone and Hannah Mills will perform on the patio at the first #W8vyWednesdays, starting at 4 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 11. Admission is free. The Beer Hunter, 78483 Highway 111, La Quinta; 760-564-7442; www.laquintabeerhunter.com.
Traveling Tunes: The 111 Music Festival Returns to SunLine for a Second Year
When the Coachella Valley Art Scene announced the first 111 Music Festival last year, the idea of putting local bands and DJs on SunLine buses seemed pretty crazy. But the festival was a success—and the 111 Music Festival will return for a second year on Sunday, Nov. 1.
The festival will take place on the 19-mile long Route 111 Line from Palm Springs to Indio—and back again. Bands playing the festival include The Flusters, Alchemy, Brightener, CIVX, IIIz (formerly the Yip Yops), Machin’ and others. The fare will be $3 for the whole festival; a one way ride will cost $1.
Coachella Valley Art Scene founder and director Sarah Scheideman and marketing director Ian Cush recently explained how they came up from the concept. (Full disclosure: I also do work for the Coachella Valley Art Scene.)
“It actually came from Portland,” Scheideman said. “I went up there (to Oregon), and I saw a much smaller version of it, and I thought it was a cool idea. I thought about doing it down here in the Coachella Valley. It was like, ‘They do it, so why can’t we do it?’”
Cush explained the differences between Portland’s festival and the 111 Music Festival.
“Their festival is tiny,” Cush said. “They have carolers and things. Sarah mentioned she had a good time with it, and that it was fun and cool. I worked with SunLine before, doing their training and tutorial and training video. I said, ‘Let’s do something like that, but really put it on the bus.’ The one thing that comes down to this festival is that this place is open to ideas, too.”
Cush said there was no resistance to the idea when it was pitched to SunLine.
“The logistics of it is where there was a lot of worry,” Cush said. “I think we came in strong with the idea, and we were both passionate about the idea. I called them on the phone, and within two minutes, I had the CEO on the line. They were like, ‘Yes, we want to do something like this!’ Once they met us and realized we’re not completely crazy, it was more like, ‘How is this going to work?’ We still probably freaked them out every day.”
The festival results in no changes to the normal SunLine schedule.
“We didn’t want to change anything that they were already doing; we just wanted to add to it,” Scheideman said.
The response to the 111 Music Festival last year was quite positive.
“Ridership was good, but we could have had more riders,” Cush said. “I think there was a little worry the first time of, ‘Is every bus going to be full?’ It’s such a small venue. You put 30 people on there, and it’s packed. We had a worry and said, ‘Let’s not go too crazy.’ So many people talked about it that the idea now is clear. Everyone was excited about doing it, too.”
Playing on the bus isn’t hard for some bands, although others obviously cannot play on a bus. When I was discussing the idea with Dan Dillinger of Bridger, he remarked, “You think we could fit Katie (Cathcart’s) drum set on a bus?”
Cush said organizers talk to participating bands in advance about what they can and can’t bring.
“The nice thing about bands is they are road guerillas,” he said. “(Some) brought the full arsenal. We did have some inverters go down on the bus, and they just had to play acoustic. They also had some swinging mics, because things move on a bus. That’s what makes it cool, though: It’s live, and it’s a crazy event; everyone is in there together. You’re going over bumps, and you’re mobbing. It’s like road trippin’ with the family.”
Local musician Alfa Cologne said his performance last year offered him some welcome exposure.
“It was very interesting. It gave me a new crowd to play music to: people who were just riding a bus, and also people who came to see me play on the bus,” he said. “It was a little wobbly; the mic was swinging, and felt like a Disney ride at times. But it was a very fun experience.”
There will be some changes to this year’s festival. Scheideman said an event in downtown Cathedral City has been added.
“This year, instead of having people get on the bus and not have any direction, we’re going to be directing traffic toward the Cathedral City City Hall lawn, where we’re going to have a stage, and headlining bands performing on the stage,” she said. “You can ride the bus with the bands to here, and they’ll perform on the stage, too.”
Cush said almost every city on the Route 111 Line has been supportive of the festival.
“Next year, the line will go all the way into Coachella. Coachella has been a donor; they see it coming, and they want to be a part of it,” he said. “They donated last year, and they donated this year. Every city on the route donated to this festival. It’s a true public festival, and it’s for the people. The whole point is we’re connecting everyone: Everyone is getting on the bus together and enjoying this experience. Cathedral City stepped up and said that they wanted to be more involved, and they let us have the lawn to produce something.”
Cush said he hopes next year’s fest has even more stages.
“I hope next year, we do the same thing we’re doing in Cathedral City at city hall in Coachella, Indio and Palm Desert. Why can’t we do the entire valley?” he said. “I also hope businesses along 111 will do something for it. They don’t need our permission, and they can get involved. If the stop comes by your business, offer something.”
The 111 Music Festival takes place from 3 to 10 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 1. For more information, visit 111musicfestival.com.
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NEW VOICES: Kentucky Human Rights Commission Recommends Death Penalty Abolition
On October 17, the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights, a state agency that enforces civil rights, unanimously passed a resolution in favor of ending the death penalty. The Commission urged the Kentucky General Assembly to repeal the death penalty and Governor Steven Beshear to sign any such legislation that is brought before him. The resolution underscored the unfairness of capital punishment: “[S]tatistics confirm that the imposition of the death penalty is disproportionately imposed on minorities and the poor.” Moreover, the resolution pointed to the high error rate in Kentucky capital cases: “Since 1976, when Kentucky reinstated the death penalty, 50 of the 78 people sentenced to death have had their death sentence or conviction overturned, due to misconduct or serious errors that occurred during their trial. This represents an unacceptable error rate of more than 60 percent.” The resolution will be given to each legislator and to the governor.
(“Human Rights Commission passes resolution to abolish death penalty in Kentucky,” Courier-Journal, October 18, 2012). See Recent Legislative Activity for other states’ actions on the death penalty. See also New Voices.
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Whole map of Ukraine should...
Whole map of Ukraine should be covered with amalgamated hromadas, - Volodymyr Groysman
The whole map of Ukraine in 2020 should be covered with amalgamated hromadas - with new opportunities and management system. And this will be striking leap forward in the development of the whole country, stated the Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman. He stressed that within the framework of the decentralisation reform the process of voluntary amalgamation of hromadas is in the finish stage. Almost 70% of Ukrainians are seizing opportunities and advantages of the reform.
"The task for 2020 is to wind up the process of amalgamation, so that all hromadas will be sufficient. If we were looking at the map, we could see hromadas in which we put into practice effective management system and financial resources. Then the situation will become better. It will be a crucial breakhtough. I look at it from a professional point of view", Volodymyr Groysman said.
The Head of Government recalled that he had been championing the idea of the reform long before its introduction. Moreover, at that time, the main argument in favor of change was the falsity of the governance and local government model that was in place at that time. That is why it has become a cause of decline in all spheres of life from the health system to the road industry.
"We have changed the situation in terms of opportunities. And now from year to year the situation will improve", Volodymyr Groysman underscored.
On 23 January, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in the framework of strengthening local self-government capabilities initiates launch of a new stage of decentralisation reform which envisages consolidation of already achieved successes and formation of sustainable hromadas, changes in the territorial structure, clear delimitation of the powers and functions of control of different state authorities, as well as active development of local democracy, when citizens can always express their opinions on various issues, but not only during the election period. The goal of the new stage is to introduce and consolidate the changes by 2020 in order to hold local elections already on a new legislative and territorial basis. At present in Ukraine, 876 capable hromadas are created, local budgets grew significantly -to almost UAH 234 billion. The area of 1.5 million hectares of agricultural land has been transferred to the hromadas’ ownership.
The new stage envisages establishment of 100 capable areas and 1600-1800 capable hromadas, to consolidate the fiscal sustainability of local governance, to shape an effective governance system, to streamline the system of public control, and to avoid overlapping in functions.
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Documents concerning the program, administration, and development of the YWCA of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with further form and topical designations on the microfilm. The administration and development of the association is documented in basic standards reports, constitutions, and bylaws. Documents concerning the history and administration of the association are followed by three studies. Rhetta Arter's 1970 report of her study of the association and its program assesses community need and current programming and makes recommendation for future development. This is followed by evaluations of a project for low-income homemakers in the Columbia Center YWCA and the Spring Garden Project at the Mid-City branch. Visitation reports include program descriptions, reports of challenges and successes, and discussion of personnel and management need. Additional materials include program materials and general correspondence and reports concerning association program, building, program desegregation, branch programs, and operations.
reports, correspondence, bylaws (administrative records), administrative records, constitutions, memorandums, newsletters, pamphlets
Documents concerning the program, administration, and development of the YWCA of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with further form and topical designations on the microfilm. The administration and development of the association is documented in basic standards reports, constitutions, and bylaws including its affiliation as a consolidated YWCA consolidating Pittsburgh and Wilkinsburg. Visitation reports include program descriptions, reports of challenges and successes, and discussion of personnel and management need. Additional materials include program materials, newsletters, and general correspondence and reports concerning association program, building, and operations.
Documents concerning the program, administration, and development of YWCA of the U.S.A. associations in Shiawassee County and Western Wayne County, Michigan in addition to visitation reports for the registered Y-Teen club in Stambaugh and inquiry into new organization in Traverse City. Documents are arranged alphabetically by city or town with further form and topical designations on the microfilm under Shiawassee and Western Wayne counties. The administration and development of the affiliated associations is documented in basic standards reports, constitutions, and bylaws. Western Wayne County's administrative documents include record of its change of name from the Dearborn Area YWCA. Visitation reports include program descriptions, reports of challenges and successes, and discussion of personnel and management need. Additional materials include program materials, annual reports, general correspondence, and reports concerning association program and operations.
reports, correspondence, bylaws (administrative records), administrative records, constitutions, memorandums, newsletters
Documents concerning the history, affiliation, program and activities of the YWCA of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and its international institute. The administrative and organizational history of the association can be traced through its constitutions, bylaws, fact sheets and historical notes. In addition, correspondence and questionnaires concerning association buildings and finance document the administrative and operational aspects of those parts of the association. Studies, conducted by outside organizations or the association, provide context to the community of work and the needs of the members. These studies include a survey of social welfare organizations in Milwaukee, including an additional report devoted to services for African American community members, and two community and association studies from the YWCA of Milwaukee. Correspondence concerning race relations in the association and the community include discussion of race relations with African Americans as well as Native Americans. Additional materials include correspondence and reports concerning relationships with the YMCA, lists of staff and volunteer leaders, visitation reports from field secretary's, advisory correspondence with regional and national leaders and several issues of the association's newsletter, "The Interpreter." The International Institute of the YWCA of Milwaukee serves the foreign born community members and their families. Correspondence and reports assess and describe the institute's program to meet the unique needs of the immigrant and their community.
reports, notes, correspondence, bylaws (administrative records), administrative records, questionnaires, lists (document genre), constitutions, newsletters
Conventions, cancelled
Documents concerning preparations for the cancelled Seventeenth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. The theme as discussed in the bulletins is "The Times Demand." This theme looks at the changing role of women and girls, the changing job environment, and the changing international situation and how YWCA women can respond to these changes. In addition, the convention was to address changes to the constitution as investigated by the Constitution Committee.
bulletins, broadsides (notices), newsletters, constitutions, bylaws (administrative records), correspondence
National Student Christian Federation
Documents concerning the National Student Christian Federation and its relationship to the councils of the National Student YWCA and National Student YMCA. The councils of the National Student YMCA and National Student YWCA are part of complex national associations with existing partnerships established in areas of overlapping purpose and work. In considering their relationship with the National Student Christian Federation they keep in mind their separate and joint established purpose and aims and their existing cooperative and governing relationship. Minutes, reports and statements of policy document the ongoing discussions about the relationship between the three organizations. Study materials on the relationship include documents concerning the role of religion on campus, the role of the church, program and purpose, the World Student Christian Federation and the job of the study committee. Additional materials concerning the National Student Christian Federation include newsletters, miscellaneous correspondence and an information packet on the merger of the United States Christian Council, Student Volunteer Movement and Interseminary Committee to form the National Student Christian Federation.
notes, reports, correspondence, minutes (administrative records), constitutions, bylaws (administrative records), newsletters, pamphlets
Documents concerning the administration and history of the Ohio and Western Pennsylvania District YWCA and its Girl Reserve program. The Ohio and Western Pennsylvania District YWCA serves communities in the area that are otherwise unable to maintain independently affiliated associations. The purpose, functions and structure of the association is established in its constitutions and bylaws. The development of the organization is tracked through its administrative records such as association fact sheets and historical notes. The Girl Reserve program of the association serves the younger members of the community. "The Treasure Chest" is a newsletter of the Girl Reserve program that shares local and international news, program ideas and program updates. Also included are leadership handbooks and guides for Girl Reserve Leaders of the association.
constitutions, lists (document genre), reports, notes, correspondence, administrative records, questionnaires, handbooks, newsletters
Documents concerning the United Student Christian Council (USCC) relationship to the National Council of Churches and small college proposals. The USCC unites autonomous student Christian organizations under common purpose in order to strengthen the student Christian movement in the United States as a whole. The sometimes complicated relationship between the USCC, the National Student YWCA and the National Council of the Churches is debated and defined in statements, correspondence and proposals. During these discussions of organization and structure, the National Student YWCA takes interest in a proposal for the USCC to become a department of the National Council of Churches and releases information to its members eventually issuing a statement of the position of the National Student YWCA. An example of the cooperative function of the USCC can be seen in proposals for work on small campuses. These proposals attempt to address how to organize and support work on campuses that are too small to support multiple Christian organizations. In 1958 a proposal is made to combine the USCC, Interseminary Committee and Student Volunteer Movement for Christian Missions, Inc. into the National Student Christian Federation. This proposal is included in a packet of documents that include drafted constitutions, background information on the separate organizations and a structural overview of the proposed organization. Additional documents concerning the work of the USCC include student Christian worker manuals, minutes of committee meetings, further correspondence concerning proposed restructuring and memorandums concerning finance and support.
reports, minutes (administrative records), notes, proposals, correspondence, memorandums, organizational charts, constitutions, bylaws (administrative records), newsletters, manuals (instructional materials), minutes (administrative records)
Documents concerning student Christian work on college campuses including governing documents of the United Campus Christian Fellowship, an overview of student Christian movements and a report of the study "Changing Values in College." This study, sponsored by the Edward w. Hazen Foundation, examines the affect general social science education has on the values and attitudes of American college students. The United Campus Christian Fellowship unites several student Christian movements to develop the religious life of individuals and contribute to campus life. Its purpose, organizational structure and functions are outlined in a document containing its statement of commitment, covenant, aims, basis and articles of operation and its assembly report provides a brief overview of the national issues addressed in 1960. In addition, an overview of the development of student Christian movements in the United States is presented in a newsletter from the Bureau of Research and Survey of the National Council of the Churches.
reports, constitutions, newsletters
Documents concerning the history, affiliation and program of the YWCA of Wausau, Wisconsin. The administrative and organizational history of the association can be traced through its constitutions, bylaws, fact sheets and historical notes. Visitation reports describe and assess the program, activities and overall performance of the association include some operational and leadership aspects. Additional materials include a program for a new building dedication, correspondence concerning association finance, lists of staff and volunteer leadership, two studies of the association and its community of work, correspondence concerning relationships with the YMCA and advisory correspondence with regional and national leaders.
reports, notes, correspondence, bylaws (administrative records), administrative records, questionnaires, lists (document genre), constitutions, pamphlets, programs (documents), newsletters
Documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A. Industrial Department program and administration covering the southern industrial situation, secretary job analysis and staff meetings. Southern situation materials concern conditions faced by Southern industrial workers, particularly those in the textile industry. Included in these documents are reports on working conditions, discussion of progress made and methods used, an address by Sherwood Anderson at an industrial institute, correspondence planning meetings and events, and reports from field visits to various regions. In addition, there can be found materials regarding labor organizations, textile industry strikes (including a strike in Danville, Virginia), and employer relations. Secretaries job description materials describe in detail the role, duties, functions, and requirements for the position of Industrial secretary. The detailed handbook includes how the industrial secretary fits into the YWCA organization as well as lists of job duties and descriptions of what work with industrial girls may involve. Minutes and meeting notes make up the materials for the Staff meetings subject file. Meetings may discuss industrial council business, plan for future events, report on industrial work progress, assign duties, and address other industrial matters.
bulletins, reports, handbooks, essays, constitutions, application forms, pamphlets, correspondence, newsletters, minutes (administrative records)
Documents concerning leadership, administration, affiliation, facilities, services, finance and membership of the YWCA of Des Moines, Iowa. Originally organized in 1895, the YWCA of Des Moines has a long history of work with women and girls. This history is outlined in a timeline of association milestones that include explanations of the event or experts from a YWCA secretary's report. In order to continue improving the association's services and ensure that the needs of the community are being met, studies of the community, association structure and leadership and services are conducted and results are compiled into reports. These reports contain narrative analysis in addition to the presentation of the data collected and supporting documents such as correspondence, minutes and secretary's reports. Following the first standards study report is a series of newsletters titled "Tip Off." These newsletters of the Business and Professional Department of the YWCA of Des Moines share news and updates as well as articles that interest the professional women members of the YWCA of Des Moines. It's not clear if these newsletters are a part of the preceding study or if they were just filmed in the middle of the studies.
administrative records, correspondence, constitutions, bylaws (administrative records), reports, notes, questionnaires, lists (document genre), newsletters
War Work, World War II
Documents concerning the Japanese American Citizens League and Japanese American Committee for Democracy. The Japanese American Citizens League advocates for the inclusion of Japanese Americans as important contributors to the United States and fair treatment and opportunities for Japanese Americans. Included are presentations to the New York Conference on Japanese American Resettlement, the National Social Welfare Assembly and the Tolan Congressional Committee on National Defense Migration, meeting minutes, correspondence and statements regarding their purpose and goals. The Japanese AMerican Committee for Democracy unites Japanese American citizens and residents "for the defense of American democracy," works to create understanding between Japanese Americans and the greater American communities and "promote the economic, social, and cultural status of" the community of Japanese Americans. Newsletters, reports and correspondence concern the treatment of Japanese Americans, news updates, social and economic problems faced by Japanese Americans and activities of the committee.
constitutions, outlines (documents), organizational charts, bulletins, pamphlets, correspondence, reports, minutes (administrative records), newsletters
Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. associations and studies of potential areas for development in Iowa. Prior to developing new associations, the YWCA of the U.S.A. studies the current services for women in an area, the community interest, community need and potential leadership. Girl Reserve studies in Knoxville, Lake City and Marion assess the current Girl Reserve Clubs while a Community study of Malvern responds to inquiries as part of a larger Iowa study. Documents for Keokuk and Marshalltown concern their cooperation with the local YMCA's, their affiliation and association history, leadership, management, services and programs. Visitation reports describe and assess the association's program, leadership, activities, facilities and services.
administrative records, correspondence, constitutions, bylaws (administrative records), reports, notes, clippings (information artifacts), newsletters, lists (document genre)
Documents concerning the affiliation, leadership, buildings, finance and leadership of the YWCA of Detroit, Michigan. The association's history and governance is documented in fact sheets, constitutions, bylaws and administrative records. Pamphlets and newsletters announce the dedications of new buildings describing their purpose, facilities and intended uses. In addition a residence survey collects information concerning the residence services offered by the association. Other documents include correspondence and reports concerning association finance and lists of volunteer and professional leadership.
administrative records, constitutions, bylaws (administrative records), correspondence, notes, questionnaires, lists (document genre), reports, pamphlets, newsletters
Documents concerning the affiliation, leadership, services and management of YWCA of the U.S.A. association in Mason City and Muscatine, Iowa and a Girl Reserve study of Mount Vernon, Iowa. Additional documents for the YWCA of Mason City include a study of the foreign community, a completed residence survey and visitation reports describing and assessing the association's leadership and services.
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Representative Christopher H. Smith (1953 - )In Congress 1981 - Present |
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New Jersey 4 House: 97th-116th (1981-Present)
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Legislation Sponsored or Cosponsored by Christopher H. Smith
116 (2019-2020) 107 (2001-2002) Introduced Cosponsored Legislation
1. H.R.3453 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow for contributions to the Alzheimer's Research and Caregiving Trust Fund, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (Introduced 06/24/2019) Cosponsors: (4) Committees: House - Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Education and Labor Latest Action: House - 06/24/2019 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the... (All Actions) Tracker:
2. H.R.3208 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion for Disasters Act Sponsor: Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] (Introduced 06/11/2019) Cosponsors: (4) Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and Labor Latest Action: House - 06/12/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. (All Actions) Tracker:
3. H.R.3195 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Land and Water Conservation Fund Permanent Funding Act Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2] (Introduced 06/11/2019) Cosponsors: (132) Committees: House - Natural Resources Latest Action: House - 06/19/2019 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 13. (All Actions) Tracker:
4. H.R.3190 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] (Introduced 06/11/2019) Cosponsors: (41) Committees: House - Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, Judiciary, Financial Services, Ways and Means Latest Action: House - 06/20/2019 Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules. (All Actions) Tracker:
5. H.R.3131 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) South Asian Heart Health Awareness and Research Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (Introduced 06/05/2019) Cosponsors: (17) Committees: House - Energy and Commerce Latest Action: House - 06/05/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions) Tracker:
6. H.R.3115 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Living Shorelines Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] (Introduced 06/05/2019) Cosponsors: (15) Committees: House - Natural Resources Latest Action: House - 06/05/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (All Actions) Tracker:
7. H.R.3113 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) To require the United States Postal Service to sell the Alzheimer's semipostal stamp for 6 additional years. Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (Introduced 06/05/2019) Cosponsors: (47) Committees: House - Oversight and Reform, Energy and Commerce Latest Action: House - 06/05/2019 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee... (All Actions) Tracker:
8. H.R.3100 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Challenges & Prizes for Climate Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (Introduced 06/05/2019) Cosponsors: (11) Committees: House - Science, Space, and Technology Latest Action: House - 06/05/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. (All Actions) Tracker:
9. H.R.2946 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Allied Nations Travel Modernization Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] (Introduced 05/23/2019) Cosponsors: (1) Committees: House - Judiciary Latest Action: House - 06/26/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (All Actions) Tracker:
10. H.R.2913 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Eastern Mediterranean Security and Energy Partnership Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (Introduced 05/22/2019) Cosponsors: (32) Committees: House - Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Oversight and Reform, Ways and Means, Judiciary Latest Action: House - 06/26/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions) Tracker:
11. H.R.2770 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Huntington's Disease Parity Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (Introduced 05/15/2019) Cosponsors: (69) Committees: House - Ways and Means Latest Action: House - 05/15/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions) Tracker:
12. H.R.2731 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (Introduced 05/14/2019) Cosponsors: (9) Committees: House - Judiciary Latest Action: House - 06/26/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (All Actions) Tracker:
13. H.R.2689 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Breast Cancer Research Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (Introduced 05/14/2019) Cosponsors: (63) Committees: House - Oversight and Reform, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services Latest Action: House - 05/14/2019 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the... (All Actions) Tracker:
14. H.R.2523 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Anti-Congestion Tax Act Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (Introduced 05/03/2019) Cosponsors: (1) Committees: House - Ways and Means, Transportation and Infrastructure Latest Action: House - 05/06/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (All Actions) Tracker:
15. H.R.2478 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Federal Retirement Fairness Act Sponsor: Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (Introduced 05/02/2019) Cosponsors: (29) Committees: House - Oversight and Reform Latest Action: House - 05/02/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (All Actions) Tracker:
16. H.R.2476 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Securing American Nonprofit Organizations Against Terrorism Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (Introduced 05/02/2019) Cosponsors: (104) Committees: House - Homeland Security | Senate - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 116-92 Latest Action: Senate - 06/11/2019 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
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17. H.R.2429 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) ALJ Competitive Service Restoration Act Sponsor: Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] (Introduced 05/01/2019) Cosponsors: (10) Committees: House - Oversight and Reform Latest Action: House - 05/01/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (All Actions) Tracker:
18. H.R.2382 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) USPS Fairness Act Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (Introduced 04/29/2019) Cosponsors: (167) Committees: House - Oversight and Reform Latest Action: House - 04/29/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (All Actions) Tracker:
19. H.R.2283 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) CHANGE Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Sanchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (Introduced 04/10/2019) Cosponsors: (15) Committees: House - Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means Latest Action: House - 04/10/2019 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee... (All Actions) Tracker:
20. H.R.2235 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) HELLPP Act Sponsor: Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (Introduced 04/10/2019) Cosponsors: (60) Committees: House - Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means Latest Action: House - 04/10/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions) Tracker:
21. H.R.2207 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (Introduced 04/10/2019) Cosponsors: (239) Committees: House - Ways and Means Latest Action: House - 04/10/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions) Tracker:
22. H.R.2177 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Faith in Health Savings Accounts Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (Introduced 04/09/2019) Cosponsors: (23) Committees: House - Ways and Means Latest Action: House - 04/09/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions) Tracker:
23. H.R.2150 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (Introduced 04/09/2019) Cosponsors: (90) Committees: House - Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce Latest Action: House - 04/09/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions) Tracker:
24. H.R.2015 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) TRACED Act Sponsor: Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (Introduced 04/01/2019) Cosponsors: (50) Committees: House - Energy and Commerce Latest Action: House - 04/01/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions) Tracker:
25. H.R.2014 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Conscience Protection Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (Introduced 04/01/2019) Cosponsors: (85) Committees: House - Energy and Commerce Latest Action: House - 04/01/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions) Tracker:
26. H.R.2002 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Taiwan Assurance Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (Introduced 04/01/2019) Cosponsors: (24) Committees: House - Foreign Affairs | Senate - Foreign Relations Latest Action: Senate - 05/08/2019 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) Tracker:
27. H.R.1955 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Understanding Appropriate Alzheimer's Care Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (Introduced 03/28/2019) Cosponsors: (2) Committees: House - Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce Latest Action: House - 03/28/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions) Tracker:
28. H.R.1952 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] (Introduced 03/28/2019) Cosponsors: (6) Committees: House - Foreign Affairs | Senate - Foreign Relations Latest Action: Senate - 05/21/2019 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (All Actions) Tracker:
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29. H.R.1903 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Younger Onset Alzheimer's Act Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (Introduced 03/27/2019) Cosponsors: (130) Committees: House - Education and Labor Latest Action: House - 03/27/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (All Actions) Tracker:
30. H.R.1873 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Improving HOPE for Alzheimer's Sponsor: Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (Introduced 03/26/2019) Cosponsors: (72) Committees: House - Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce Latest Action: House - 03/26/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions) Tracker:
31. H.R.1865 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (Introduced 03/25/2019) Cosponsors: (225) Committees: House - Financial Services Latest Action: House - 03/25/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions) Tracker:
32. H.R.1849 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Transportation Funding Fairness Act Sponsor: Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (Introduced 03/21/2019) Cosponsors: (11) Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure Latest Action: House - 03/22/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. (All Actions) Tracker:
33. H.R.1837 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) United States-Israel Cooperation Enhancement and Regional Security Act Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (Introduced 03/21/2019) Cosponsors: (268) Committees: House - Foreign Affairs, Armed Services, Science, Space, and Technology, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Judiciary, Homeland Security, Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: House - 05/03/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker:
34. H.R.1819 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act Sponsor: Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (Introduced 03/18/2019) Cosponsors: (5) Committees: House - Foreign Affairs Latest Action: House - 03/18/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
35. H.R.1767 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act Sponsor: Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-6] (Introduced 03/14/2019) Cosponsors: (62) Committees: House - Energy and Commerce Latest Action: House - 06/04/2019 Subcommittee Hearings Held. (All Actions) Tracker:
36. H.R.1748 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Safe Freight Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (Introduced 03/13/2019) Cosponsors: (85) Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure Latest Action: House - 03/14/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. (All Actions) Tracker:
37. H.R.1741 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Violence Against Women Extension Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (Introduced 03/13/2019) Cosponsors: (67) Committees: House - Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, Financial Services Latest Action: House - 05/03/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions) Tracker:
38. H.R.1739 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) USA Workforce Tax Credit Act Sponsor: Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (Introduced 03/13/2019) Cosponsors: (20) Committees: House - Ways and Means Latest Action: House - 03/13/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions) Tracker:
39. H.R.1622 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) KITTEN Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] (Introduced 03/07/2019) Cosponsors: (67) Committees: House - Agriculture Latest Action: House - 04/03/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. (All Actions) Tracker:
40. H.R.1606 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] (Introduced 03/07/2019) Cosponsors: (13) Committees: House - Natural Resources Latest Action: House - 03/28/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. (All Actions) Tracker:
41. H.R.1570 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (Introduced 03/06/2019) Cosponsors: (278) Committees: House - Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means Latest Action: 03/08/2019 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (All Actions) Tracker:
42. H.R.1531 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] (Introduced 03/05/2019) Cosponsors: (13) Committees: House - Judiciary Latest Action: House - 04/08/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions) Tracker:
43. H.R.1407 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (Introduced 02/27/2019) Cosponsors: (168) Committees: House - Ways and Means Latest Action: House - 02/27/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (All Actions) Tracker:
44. H.R.1327 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) To extend authorization for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 through fiscal year 2092, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (Introduced 02/25/2019) Cosponsors: (332) Committees: House - Judiciary Latest Action: Senate - 07/15/2019 Received in the Senate. (All Actions) Tracker:
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45. H.R.1309 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (Introduced 02/19/2019) Cosponsors: (194) Committees: House - Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means Latest Action: House - 06/11/2019 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 18. (All Actions) Tracker:
46. H.R.1195 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Law Enforcement Officers Equity Act Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] (Introduced 02/13/2019) Cosponsors: (37) Committees: House - Oversight and Reform Latest Action: House - 02/13/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (All Actions) Tracker:
47. H.R.1154 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act Sponsor: Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] (Introduced 02/13/2019) Cosponsors: (131) Committees: House - Education and Labor Latest Action: House - 02/13/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (All Actions) Tracker:
48. H.R.1149 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Atlantic Coastal Economies Protection Act Sponsor: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [D-NJ-2] (Introduced 02/11/2019) Cosponsors: (42) Committees: House - Natural Resources Latest Action: House - 04/02/2019 Subcommittee Hearings Held. (All Actions) Tracker:
49. H.R.1142 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) SALT Act Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (Introduced 02/11/2019) Cosponsors: (46) Committees: House - Ways and Means Latest Action: House - 02/11/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions) Tracker:
50. H.R.1139 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Transit Worker and Pedestrian Protection Act Sponsor: Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] (Introduced 02/11/2019) Cosponsors: (151) Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure Latest Action: House - 02/12/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. (All Actions) Tracker:
51. H.R.1108 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (Introduced 02/08/2019) Cosponsors: (236) Committees: House - Transportation and Infrastructure, Ways and Means Latest Action: House - 03/27/2019 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. (All Actions) Tracker:
52. H.R.1096 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Promoting Internet Freedom and Innovation Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Rodgers, Cathy McMorris [R-WA-5] (Introduced 02/07/2019) Cosponsors: (28) Committees: House - Energy and Commerce Latest Action: House - 02/07/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions) Tracker:
53. H.R.1044 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] (Introduced 02/07/2019) Cosponsors: (311) Committees: House - Judiciary | Senate - Judiciary Latest Action: Senate - 07/11/2019 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) Tracker:
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54. H.R.1007 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (Introduced 02/06/2019) Cosponsors: (38) Committees: House - Ways and Means, Education and Labor Latest Action: House - 02/06/2019 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee... (All Actions) Tracker:
55. H.R.1002 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) WOOF! Act Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (Introduced 02/06/2019) Cosponsors: (82) Committees: House - Agriculture Latest Action: House - 03/01/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. (All Actions) Tracker:
56. H.R.962 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Sponsor: Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (Introduced 02/05/2019) Cosponsors: (189) Committees: House - Judiciary Latest Action: House - 03/22/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions) Tracker:
57. H.R.956 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Saving Children Act Sponsor: Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (Introduced 02/04/2019) Cosponsors: (42) Committees: House - Judiciary Latest Action: House - 03/22/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions) Tracker:
58. H.R.935 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Miners Pension Protection Act Sponsor: Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (Introduced 01/31/2019) Cosponsors: (67) Committees: House - Natural Resources, Ways and Means Latest Action: House - 02/15/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. (All Actions) Tracker:
59. H.R.906 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Merrill's Marauders Congressional Gold Medal Act Sponsor: Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2] (Introduced 01/30/2019) Cosponsors: (19) Committees: House - Financial Services, House Administration Latest Action: House - 01/30/2019 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee... (All Actions) Tracker:
60. H.R.897 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (Introduced 01/30/2019) Cosponsors: (62) Committees: House - Ways and Means Latest Action: House - 01/30/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support. (All Actions) Tracker:
61. H.R.888 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Women's Public Health and Safety Act Sponsor: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] (Introduced 01/30/2019) Cosponsors: (26) Committees: House - Energy and Commerce Latest Action: House - 01/30/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions) Tracker:
62. H.R.835 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (Introduced 01/29/2019) Cosponsors: (25) Committees: House - Judiciary, Energy and Commerce Latest Action: House - 03/25/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions) Tracker:
63. H.R.824 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Fairness for Federal Contractors Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (Introduced 01/28/2019) Cosponsors: (96) Committees: House - Appropriations, Oversight and Reform Latest Action: House - 01/28/2019 Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee... (All Actions) Tracker:
64. H.R.748 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (Introduced 01/24/2019) Cosponsors: (361) Committees: House - Ways and Means Latest Action: House - 05/21/2019 Motion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Mr. Courtney. (All Actions) Tracker:
66. H.R.689 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (Introduced 01/18/2019) Cosponsors: (26) Committees: House - Agriculture Latest Action: House - 02/08/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. (All Actions) Tracker:
67. H.R.611 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] (Introduced 01/16/2019) Cosponsors: (41) Committees: House - Judiciary Latest Action: House - 03/04/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions) Tracker:
69. H.R.555 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Disability Integration Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] (Introduced 01/15/2019) Cosponsors: (232) Committees: House - Energy and Commerce, Judiciary Latest Action: House - 02/25/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. (All Actions) Tracker:
70. H.R.554 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Saudi Educational Transparency and Reform Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (Introduced 01/15/2019) Cosponsors: (15) Committees: House - Foreign Affairs Latest Action: House - 03/14/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East, North Africa and International Terrorism. (All Actions) Tracker:
71. H.R.553 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Military Surviving Spouses Equity Act Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (Introduced 01/15/2019) Cosponsors: (365) Committees: House - Armed Services Latest Action: House - 07/12/2019 Assigned to the Consensus Calendar, Calendar No. 1. (All Actions) Tracker:
72. H.R.550 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-3] (Introduced 01/15/2019) Cosponsors: (296) Committees: House - Financial Services Latest Action: House - 06/25/2019 Motion to place bill on Consensus Calendar filed by Mr. Garamendi. (All Actions) Tracker:
73. H.R.500 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] (Introduced 01/11/2019) Cosponsors: (307) Committees: House - Financial Services Latest Action: House - 01/11/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions) Tracker:
74. H.R.397 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act Sponsor: Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (Introduced 01/09/2019) Cosponsors: (198) Committees: House - Education and Labor, Ways and Means, Appropriations Latest Action: House - 06/11/2019 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 18. (All Actions) Tracker:
75. H.R.371 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Pay Our Protectors Act Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (Introduced 01/09/2019) Cosponsors: (9) Committees: House - Appropriations Latest Action: House - 01/09/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. (All Actions) Tracker:
76. H.R.369 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (Introduced 01/09/2019) Cosponsors: (119) Committees: House - Energy and Commerce Latest Action: House - 01/25/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions) Tracker:
77. H.R.341 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) COAST Anti-Drilling Act Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] (Introduced 01/08/2019) Cosponsors: (63) Committees: House - Natural Resources Latest Action: House - 02/05/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. (All Actions) Tracker:
78. H.R.303 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Retired Pay Restoration Act Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] (Introduced 01/08/2019) Cosponsors: (89) Committees: House - Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: House - 02/01/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
79. H.R.299 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] (Introduced 01/08/2019) Cosponsors: (333) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs Committee Reports: H. Rept. 116-58 Latest Action: 06/25/2019 Became Public Law No: 116-23. (All Actions) Tracker:
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80. H.R.250 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Legal Workforce Act Sponsor: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42] (Introduced 01/04/2019) Cosponsors: (24) Committees: House - Judiciary, Ways and Means, Education and Labor Latest Action: House - 01/04/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (All Actions) Tracker:
81. H.R.230 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Ban Toxic Pesticides Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (Introduced 01/03/2019) Cosponsors: (109) Committees: House - Agriculture, Energy and Commerce Latest Action: House - 02/07/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. (All Actions) Tracker:
82. H.R.203 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] (Introduced 01/03/2019) Cosponsors: (18) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: House - 02/01/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
83. H.R.188 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) SALT Deductibility Act Sponsor: Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] (Introduced 01/03/2019) Cosponsors: (15) Committees: House - Ways and Means Latest Action: House - 01/03/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions) Tracker:
84. H.R.141 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Social Security Fairness Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (Introduced 01/03/2019) Cosponsors: (191) Committees: House - Ways and Means Latest Action: House - 01/31/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (All Actions) Tracker:
85. H.R.67 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act Sponsor: Rep. Beyer, Donald S., Jr. [D-VA-8] (Introduced 01/03/2019) Cosponsors: (94) Committees: House - Oversight and Reform Latest Action: House - 01/03/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (All Actions) Tracker:
86. H.R.64 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Patients First Act of 2019 Sponsor: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] (Introduced 01/03/2019) Cosponsors: (12) Committees: House - Energy and Commerce Latest Action: House - 01/25/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions) Tracker:
88. H.R.7 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Paycheck Fairness Act Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (Introduced 01/30/2019) Cosponsors: (239) Committees: House - Education and Labor Committee Reports: H. Rept. 116-18 Latest Action: Senate - 04/03/2019 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 53. (All Actions) Tracker:
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89. H.Con.Res.20 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act. Sponsor: Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (Introduced 02/19/2019) Cosponsors: (183) Committees: House - Judiciary Latest Action: House - 03/22/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. (All Actions) Tracker:
90. H.Con.Res.4 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Calling for credible, transparent, and peaceful elections in Nigeria, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (Introduced 01/16/2019) Cosponsors: (13) Committees: House - Foreign Affairs Latest Action: House - 03/14/2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations. (All Actions) Tracker:
91. H.Res.441 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) A resolution condemning the attack on the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in July 1994 and expressing the concern of the United States regarding the continuing, 25-year-long delay in the resolution of this case and encouraging accountability for the attack. Sponsor: Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (Introduced 06/13/2019) Cosponsors: (28) Committees: House - Foreign Affairs Latest Action: House - 06/20/2019 Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules. (All Actions) Tracker:
92. H.Res.434 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Expressing the appreciation of the House of Representatives for Robert E. Wallace, retiring Executive Director of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Washington Office. Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] (Introduced 06/10/2019) Cosponsors: (1) Committees: House - Veterans' Affairs Latest Action: House - 06/10/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
93. H.Res.427 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Recognizing World Oceans Day and the necessity to protect, conserve, maintain, and rebuild our oceans and its resources. Sponsor: Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (Introduced 06/05/2019) Cosponsors: (20) Committees: House - Natural Resources, Science, Space, and Technology Latest Action: House - 06/05/2019 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the... (All Actions) Tracker:
94. H.Res.412 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Supporting the designation of May as "National Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease and Conditions Awareness Month". Sponsor: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (Introduced 05/30/2019) Cosponsors: (3) Committees: House - Oversight and Reform Latest Action: House - 05/30/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (All Actions) Tracker:
95. H.Res.393 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Remembering the victims of the violent suppression of democracy protests in Tiananmen Square and elsewhere in China on June 3 and 4, 1989, and calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to respect the universally recognized human rights of all people living in China and around the world. Sponsor: Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (Introduced 05/21/2019) Cosponsors: (37) Committees: House - Foreign Affairs Latest Action: House - 06/04/2019 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) Tracker:
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96. H.Res.372 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Expressing concern for the United States-Turkey alliance. Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] (Introduced 05/10/2019) Cosponsors: (21) Committees: House - Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Oversight and Reform, Ways and Means, Judiciary Latest Action: House - 06/10/2019 On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (All Actions) Tracker:
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97. H.Res.358 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Calling on the Government of Cameroon and armed groups to respect the human rights of all Cameroonian citizens, to end all violence, and to pursue a broad-based dialogue without preconditions to resolve the conflict in the Northwest and Southwest regions. Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (Introduced 05/07/2019) Cosponsors: (49) Committees: House - Foreign Affairs Latest Action: House - 06/26/2019 Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules. (All Actions) Tracker:
98. H.Res.354 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment, providing for women's suffrage, to the Constitution of the United States. Sponsor: Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (Introduced 05/03/2019) Cosponsors: (169) Committees: House - Judiciary Latest Action: House - 05/21/2019 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. (All Actions) Tracker:
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99. H.Res.334 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Recognizing May 2, 2019, as the 31st anniversary of the National Day of Prayer established under the Act entitled "An Act to provide for setting aside the first Thursday in May as the date on which the National Day of Prayer is celebrated", approved May 5, 1988, which was signed by President Ronald Reagan on May 5, 1988. Sponsor: Rep. Loudermilk, Barry [R-GA-11] (Introduced 04/30/2019) Cosponsors: (36) Committees: House - Oversight and Reform Latest Action: House - 04/30/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (All Actions) Tracker:
100. H.Res.296 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Affirming the United States record on the Armenian Genocide. Sponsor: Rep. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-28] (Introduced 04/08/2019) Cosponsors: (106) Committees: House - Foreign Affairs Latest Action: House - 04/08/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions) Tracker:
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Senate Concurrent Resolutions (H.Con.Res. or S.Con.Res.) Amendments (H.Amdt. or S.Amdt.) Roll call votes on amendments in Senate
1. S.Amdt.902 to S.Amdt.901 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Purpose: To rescind $4,586,000,000 from foreign assistance and exchange programs. Amends Bill: H.R.3401 Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (Submitted 06/26/2019) (Proposed 06/26/2019) Latest Action: 06/26/19 Motion to table amendment SA 902 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 77 - 15. Record Vote Number: 183. (All Actions)
2. S.Amdt.901 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Purpose: In the nature of a substitute. Amends Bill: H.R.3401 Sponsor: Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] (Submitted 06/26/2019) (Proposed 06/26/2019) Latest Action: 06/26/19 Amendment SA 901, under the order of 06/26/19, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 84 - 8. Record Vote Number: 184. (All Actions)
3. S.Amdt.883 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Purpose: To prohibit unauthorized military operations in or against Iran. Amends Bill: S.1790 Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] (Submitted 06/25/2019) (Proposed 06/27/2019) Latest Action: 06/28/19 Amendment SA 883, under the order of 06/27/19, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 40. Record Vote Number: 189. (All Actions)
4. S.Amdt.861 to S.Amdt.764 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Purpose: To provide that funds authorized by the Act are available for the defense of the Armed Forces and United States citizens against attack by foreign hostile forces. Amends Bill: S.1790 Sponsor: Sen. Romney, Mitt [R-UT] (Submitted 06/24/2019) (Proposed 06/24/2019) Latest Action: 06/27/19 Amendment SA 861 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 90 - 4. Record Vote Number: 187. (All Actions)
5. S.Amdt.764 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Purpose: In the nature of a substitute. Amends Bill: S.1790 Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] (Submitted 06/19/2019) (Proposed 06/24/2019) Latest Action: 06/27/19 Amendment SA 764 as modified and amended agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (All Actions)
6. S.Amdt.201 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Purpose: In the nature of a substitute. Amends Bill: H.R.268 Sponsor: Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] (Submitted 03/26/2019) (Proposed 03/28/2019) Latest Action: 04/01/19 Motion by Senator McConnell to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on amendment SA 201 (Record Vote No. 55) entered in Senate. (All Actions)
7. S.Amdt.194 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Purpose: To provide an exception for supporting efforts to defend against ballistic missile, cruise missile, and unmanned aerial vehicle threats to civilian population centers in coalition countries, including locations where citizens and nationals of the United States reside. Amends Bill: S.J.Res.7 Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] (Submitted 03/13/2019) (Proposed 03/13/2019) Latest Action: 03/13/19 Motion to table amendment SA 194 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 48. Record Vote Number: 47. (All Actions)
8. S.Amdt.187 to S.Amdt.112 (which amends S.Amdt.111) — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Purpose: To limit the extension or establishment of national monuments in the State of Utah. Amends Bill: S.47 Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (Submitted 02/11/2019) (Proposed 02/11/2019) Latest Action: 02/11/19 Motion to table amendment SA 187 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 60 - 33. Record Vote Number: 20. (All Actions)
9. S.Amdt.162 to S.Amdt.111 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Purpose: To modify the authorization period of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Amends Bill: S.47 Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (Submitted 02/07/2019) (Proposed 02/07/2019) Latest Action: 02/07/19 Motion to table amendment SA 162 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 68 - 30. Record Vote Number: 19. (All Actions)
10. S.Amdt.158 to S.Amdt.111 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Purpose: To modify the provision relating to the Land and Water Conservation Fund to impose certain requirements on the Federal acquisition of land and to require an allocation of funds for the deferred maintenance backlog. Amends Bill: S.47 Sponsor: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (Submitted 02/07/2019) (Proposed 02/07/2019) Latest Action: 02/07/19 Motion to table amendment SA 158 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 66 - 33. Record Vote Number: 18. (All Actions)
11. S.Amdt.65 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Purpose: To express the sense of the Senate that the United States faces continuing threats from terrorist groups operating in Syria and Afghanistan and that the precipitous withdrawal of United States forces from either country could put at risk hard-won gains and United States national security. Amends Bill: S.1 Sponsor: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] (Submitted 01/29/2019) (Proposed 01/29/2019) Latest Action: 02/04/19 Amendment SA 65, as amended, agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 70 - 26. Record Vote Number: 14. (All Actions)
12. S.Amdt.6 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Purpose: Of a perfecting nature. Amends Bill: H.R.268 Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (Submitted 01/22/2019) (Proposed 01/22/2019) Latest Action: 03/28/19 Proposed amendment SA 6 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S2064) (All Actions)
13. S.Amdt.5 — 116th Congress (2019-2020) Purpose: Of a perfecting nature. Amends Bill: H.R.268 Sponsor: Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] (Submitted 01/22/2019) (Proposed 01/22/2019) Latest Action: 03/28/19 Proposed amendment SA 5 withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S2064) (All Actions)
14. S.Amdt.4109 to S.Amdt.4108 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To require the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to notify each victim of the offense for which the prisoner is imprisoned the date on which the prisoner will be released. Amends Bill: S.756 Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (Submitted 12/13/2018) (Proposed 12/13/2018) Latest Action: 12/18/18 Amendment SA 4109 (Division III) not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 37 - 62. Record Vote Number: 270. (All Actions)
15. S.Amdt.4108 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To provide for programs to help reduce the risk that prisoners will recidivate upon release from prison, and for other purposes. Amends Bill: S.756 Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (Submitted 12/13/2018) (Proposed 12/13/2018) Latest Action: 12/18/18 Amendment SA 4108 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 87 - 12. Record Vote Number: 271. (All Actions)
16. S.Amdt.4098 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To clarify that the requirement to remove United States Armed Forces does not apply to forces engaged in operations to support efforts to disrupt Houthi attacks against locations outside of Yemen, such as ballistic missile attacks, unmanned aerial vehicle attacks, maritime attacks against United States or international vessels, or terrorist attacks against civilian targets. Amends Bill: S.J.Res.54 Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (Submitted 12/12/2018) (Proposed 12/13/2018) Latest Action: 12/13/18 Amendment SA 4098 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 54. Record Vote Number: 265. (All Actions)
17. S.Amdt.4096 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To provide that nothing in the joint resolution shall be construed to influence or disrupt any military operations and cooperation with Israel. Amends Bill: S.J.Res.54 Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (Submitted 12/12/2018) (Proposed 12/13/2018) Latest Action: 12/13/18 Amendment SA 4096 as modified agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 99 - 0. Record Vote Number: 264. (All Actions)
18. S.Amdt.4080 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To clarify that this resolution prohibits United States Armed Forces from refueling non-United States aircraft conducting missions as part of the ongoing civil war in Yemen. Amends Bill: S.J.Res.54 Sponsor: Sen. Young, Todd C. [R-IN] (Submitted 12/12/2018) (Proposed 12/12/2018) Latest Action: 12/13/18 Amendment SA 4080 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58 - 41. Record Vote Number: 263. (All Actions)
19. S.Amdt.4054 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: In the nature of a substitute. Amends Bill: S.140 Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (Submitted 10/11/2018) (Proposed 10/11/2018) Latest Action: 11/15/18 Notwithstanding the adoption of the motion to concur in the House amendment to S. 140 with further amendment (SA 4054 as modified), amendment SA 4054 is further modified by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
20. S.Amdt.4011 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To limit application of the gag clause to self-insured group health plans. Amends Bill: S.2554 Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (Submitted 09/06/2018) (Proposed 09/17/2018) Latest Action: 09/17/18 Amendment SA 4011 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 11 - 89. Record Vote Number: 208. (All Actions)
21. S.Amdt.3967 to S.Amdt.3695 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To prohibit Federal funds being made available to a prohibited entity. Amends Bill: H.R.6157 Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (Submitted 08/22/2018) (Proposed 08/23/2018) Latest Action: 08/23/18 Amendment SA 3967, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45 - 48. Record Vote Number: 191. (All Actions)
22. S.Amdt.3773 to S.Amdt.3695 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To require a Comptroller General of the United States report on the implementation of the Military Health System Genesis electronic health record. Amends Bill: H.R.6157 Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] (Submitted 08/20/2018) (Proposed 08/20/2018) Latest Action: 08/21/18 Amendment SA 3773 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 95 - 0. Record Vote Number: 188. (All Actions)
23. S.Amdt.3706 to S.Amdt.3695 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To appropriate an additional $10,000,000 for Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide for POW/MIA identification within the Defense Personnel Accounting Agency, and to provide an offset. Amends Bill: H.R.6157 Sponsor: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (Submitted 08/16/2018) (Proposed 08/16/2018) Latest Action: 08/20/18 Amendment SA 3706 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 85 - 0. Record Vote Number: 187. (All Actions)
24. S.Amdt.3705 to S.Amdt.3695 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To provide funding for the Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018. Amends Bill: H.R.6157 Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] (Submitted 08/16/2018) (Proposed 08/16/2018) Latest Action: 08/20/18 Amendment SA 3705 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 85 - 0. Record Vote Number: 186. (All Actions)
25. S.Amdt.3703 to S.Amdt.3695 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To increase funding for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Amends Bill: H.R.6157 Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (Submitted 08/16/2018) (Proposed 08/20/2018) Latest Action: 08/21/18 Amendment SA 3703 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 95 - 0. Record Vote Number: 189. (All Actions)
26. S.Amdt.3695 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: In the nature of a substitute. Amends Bill: H.R.6157 Sponsor: Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] (Submitted 08/15/2018) (Proposed 08/16/2018) Latest Action: 08/23/18 Amendment SA 3695, as amended, agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5906) (All Actions)
27. S.Amdt.3553 to S.Amdt.3399 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To make an amount available for the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence of the Department of the Treasury to investigate the illicit trade of synthetic opioids originating from the People's Republic of China. Amends Bill: H.R.6147 Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] (Submitted 07/25/2018) (Proposed 07/25/2018) Latest Action: 07/25/18 Amendment SA 3553 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 99 - 0. Record Vote Number: 170. (All Actions)
28. S.Amdt.3543 to S.Amdt.3399 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To reduce the amounts appropriated to comply with the spending limits under the Budget Control Act of 2011. Amends Bill: H.R.6147 Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (Submitted 07/25/2018) (Proposed 07/25/2018) Latest Action: 07/25/18 Amendment SA 3543 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 25 - 74. Record Vote Number: 171. (All Actions)
29. S.Amdt.3524 to S.Amdt.3399 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To appropriate funds to carry out programs relating to the innovation, process improvement, and marketing of dairy products. Amends Bill: H.R.6147 Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (Submitted 07/24/2018) (Proposed 08/01/2018) Latest Action: 08/01/18 Amendment SA 3524, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 83 - 15. Record Vote Number: 178. (All Actions)
30. S.Amdt.3522 to S.Amdt.3399 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To prohibit the use of funds to enforce standards of identity with respect to certain food. Amends Bill: H.R.6147 Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (Submitted 07/24/2018) (Proposed 08/01/2018) Latest Action: 08/01/18 Amendment SA 3522, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 14 - 84. Record Vote Number: 177. (All Actions)
31. S.Amdt.3464 to S.Amdt.3399 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To provide for election security grants. Amends Bill: H.R.6147 Sponsor: Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] (Submitted 07/24/2018) (Proposed 08/01/2018) Latest Action: 08/01/18 Amendment SA 3464, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 176. (All Actions)
32. S.Amdt.3433 to S.Amdt.3399 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To prohibit the use of funds to revoke certain exceptions. Amends Bill: H.R.6147 Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (Submitted 07/24/2018) (Proposed 07/25/2018) Latest Action: 07/25/18 Amendment SA 3433 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 98 - 0. Record Vote Number: 168. (All Actions)
33. S.Amdt.3430 to S.Amdt.3399 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To provide amounts for inspection of foreign seafood manufacturers and field examinations of imported seafood. Amends Bill: H.R.6147 Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (Submitted 07/24/2018) (Proposed 07/24/2018) Latest Action: 07/24/18 Amendment SA 3430 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 87 - 11. Record Vote Number: 167. (All Actions)
34. S.Amdt.3422 to S.Amdt.3399 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To require the Inspector General to update an audit report concerning on-time performance of Amtrak. Amends Bill: H.R.6147 Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (Submitted 07/24/2018) (Proposed 07/24/2018) Latest Action: 07/24/18 Amendment SA 3422 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 99 - 0. Record Vote Number: 165. (All Actions)
35. S.Amdt.3414 to S.Amdt.3399 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To express the sense of Congress relating to the importance of long-distance passenger rail routes. Amends Bill: H.R.6147 Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] (Submitted 07/24/2018) (Proposed 07/25/2018) Latest Action: 07/25/18 Amendment SA 3414 as modified agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 95 - 4. Record Vote Number: 169. (All Actions)
36. S.Amdt.3407 to S.Amdt.3399 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To provide for a report on facilities of the Department of the Interior damaged by certain volcanic eruptions. Amends Bill: H.R.6147 Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (Submitted 07/23/2018) (Proposed 07/24/2018) Latest Action: 07/24/18 Amendment SA 3407 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 97 - 1. Record Vote Number: 166. (All Actions)
37. S.Amdt.3405 to S.Amdt.3399 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To increase the amount available for a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance matching grants program for tax return preparation assistance. Amends Bill: H.R.6147 Sponsor: Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] (Submitted 07/23/2018) (Proposed 07/24/2018) Latest Action: 07/24/18 Amendment SA 3405 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 98 - 1. Record Vote Number: 164. (All Actions)
38. S.Amdt.3402 to S.Amdt.3399 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To prohibit the use of funds to carry out the District of Columbia's health insurance individual mandate. Amends Bill: H.R.6147 Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (Submitted 07/23/2018) (Proposed 08/01/2018) Latest Action: 08/01/18 Motion to table amendment SA 3402 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 44. Record Vote Number: 179. (All Actions)
39. S.Amdt.3383 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To provide for certain work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents and to require State agencies to operate a work activation program for eligible participants in the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Amends Bill: H.R.2 Sponsor: Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (Submitted 06/28/2018) (Proposed 06/28/2018) Latest Action: 06/28/18 Motion to table amendment SA 3383 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 68 - 30. Record Vote Number: 141. (All Actions)
40. S.Amdt.3074 to S.Amdt.3224 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To prohibit certain practices relating to certain commodity promotion programs and require greater transparency by those programs. Amends Bill: H.R.2 Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (Submitted 06/25/2018) (Proposed 06/28/2018) Latest Action: 06/28/18 Amendment SA 3074, not having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, was not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 38 - 57. Record Vote Number: 142. (All Actions)
41. S.Amdt.3021 to S.Amdt.2911 (which amends S.Amdt.2910) — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To terminate a rule relating to the definition of "waters of the United States". Amends Bill: H.R.5895 Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (Submitted 06/20/2018) (Proposed 06/21/2018) Latest Action: 06/21/18 Motion to table amendment SA 3021, as modified, agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 62 - 34. Record Vote Number: 138. (All Actions)
42. S.Amdt.2985 to S.Amdt.2910 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To set aside funds for cooperative agreements and laboratory support to accelerate the domestic production of Molybdenum-99. Amends Bill: H.R.5895 Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (Submitted 06/19/2018) (Proposed 06/19/2018) Latest Action: 06/20/18 Amendment SA 2985 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 95 - 2. Record Vote Number: 133. (All Actions)
43. S.Amdt.2983 to S.Amdt.2910 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To increase employment for members of the Armed Forces in emerging industries. Amends Bill: H.R.5895 Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (Submitted 06/19/2018) (Proposed 06/21/2018) Latest Action: 06/21/18 Amendment SA 2983 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 96 - 0. Record Vote Number: 137. (All Actions)
44. S.Amdt.2971 to S.Amdt.2910 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To prevent the denial of access to records and documents by various inspectors general. Amends Bill: H.R.5895 Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] (Submitted 06/19/2018) (Proposed 06/20/2018) Latest Action: 06/20/18 Amendment SA 2971 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 96 - 0. Record Vote Number: 136. (All Actions)
45. S.Amdt.2943 to S.Amdt.2910 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To increase funds for a nuclear demonstration program. Amends Bill: H.R.5895 Sponsor: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (Submitted 06/19/2018) (Proposed 06/19/2018) Latest Action: 06/20/18 Amendment SA 2943 as modified agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 87 - 9. Record Vote Number: 132. (All Actions)
46. S.Amdt.2926 to S.Amdt.2910 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study on the effectiveness of the Veterans Crisis Line. Amends Bill: H.R.5895 Sponsor: Sen. Young, Todd C. [R-IN] (Submitted 06/19/2018) (Proposed 06/20/2018) Latest Action: 06/20/18 Amendment SA 2926 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 96 - 0. Record Vote Number: 135. (All Actions)
47. S.Amdt.2920 to S.Amdt.2910 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To direct the Secretary of the Army to submit a report on the status of returning to non-Federal project sponsors excess non-Federal funds. Amends Bill: H.R.5895 Sponsor: Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] (Submitted 06/19/2018) (Proposed 06/19/2018) Latest Action: 06/26/18 Notwithstanding the passage of H.R. 5895 and the adoption of amendment SA 2910 to H.R. 5895, the instruction line for amendment SA 2920 is modified by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
48. S.Amdt.2914 to S.Amdt.2910 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To express the sense of the Senate regarding the need for funding for innovative scientific research. Amends Bill: H.R.5895 Sponsor: Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] (Submitted 06/18/2018) (Proposed 06/19/2018) Latest Action: 06/19/18 Amendment SA 2914 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 93 - 3. Record Vote Number: 130. (All Actions)
49. S.Amdt.2885 to S.Amdt.2276 (which amends S.Amdt.2282) — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To improve the amendment. Amends Bill: H.R.5515 Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (Submitted 06/13/2018) (Proposed 06/14/2018) Latest Action: 06/14/18 Amendment SA 2885 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 97 - 0. Record Vote Number: 125. (All Actions)
50. S.Amdt.2842 to S.Amdt.2366 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To require the authorization of appropriation of amounts for the development of new or modified nuclear weapons. Amends Bill: H.R.5515 Sponsor: Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (Submitted 06/12/2018) (Proposed 06/12/2018) Latest Action: 06/14/18 SA 2842 fell when SA 2366 ruled non-germane by the chair. (All Actions)
51. S.Amdt.2700 to S.Amdt.2282 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To require congressional review of certain regulations issued by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. Amends Bill: H.R.5515 Sponsor: Sen. Toomey, Pat [R-PA] (Submitted 06/11/2018) (Proposed 06/11/2018) Latest Action: 06/14/18 Amendment SA 2700 ruled non-germane by the chair. (All Actions)
52. S.Amdt.2366 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To clarify that an authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, or any similar authority does not authorize the detention without charge or trial of a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States. Amends Bill: H.R.5515 Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (Submitted 06/06/2018) (Proposed 06/11/2018) Latest Action: 06/14/18 Amendment SA 2366 ruled non-germane by the chair. (All Actions)
53. S.Amdt.2282 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: In the nature of a substitute. Amends Bill: H.R.5515 Sponsor: Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] (Submitted 06/06/2018) (Proposed 06/11/2018) Latest Action: 06/18/18 Motion to waive section 4106(b)(1) of H. Con. Res. 71, 115th Congress, with respect to amendment SA 2282, as modified, as amended, agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 81 - 14. Record Vote Number: 127. (All Actions)
54. S.Amdt.2213 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To provide additional funding to the Department of Justice to combat the online facilitation of sex trafficking. Amends Bill: H.R.1865 Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (Submitted 03/19/2018) (Proposed 03/21/2018) Latest Action: 03/21/18 Amendment SA 2213 ruled out of order by the chair. (All Actions)
55. S.Amdt.2151 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: In the nature of a substitute. Amends Bill: S.2155 Sponsor: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (Submitted 03/07/2018) (Proposed 03/07/2018) Latest Action: 03/14/18 Amendment SA 2151 as modified agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 67 - 31. Record Vote Number: 51. (All Actions)
56. S.Amdt.1959 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: In the nature of a substitute. Amends Bill: H.R.2579 Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (Submitted 02/14/2018) (Proposed 02/14/2018) Latest Action: 02/15/18 Cloture on amendment SA 1959 not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 39 - 60. Record Vote Number: 36. (CR S1148) (All Actions)
57. S.Amdt.1958 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: Of a perfecting nature. Amends Bill: H.R.2579 Sponsor: Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (Submitted 02/14/2018) (Proposed 02/14/2018) Latest Action: 02/15/18 Cloture on amendment SA 1958 as modified not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 35. (CR S1147-1148) (All Actions)
58. S.Amdt.1955 to S.Amdt.1958 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To provide relief from removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States before reaching the age of 18, improve border security, foster United States engagement in Central America, and for other purposes. Amends Bill: H.R.2579 Sponsor: Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (Submitted 02/13/2018) (Proposed 02/14/2018) Latest Action: 02/15/18 Cloture on amendment SA 1955 not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 33. (CR S1146) (All Actions)
59. S.Amdt.1948 to S.Amdt.1959 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To ensure that State and local law enforcement may cooperate with Federal officials to protect our communities from violent criminals and suspected terrorists who are illegally present in the United States. Amends Bill: H.R.2579 Sponsor: Sen. Toomey, Pat [R-PA] (Submitted 02/13/2018) (Proposed 02/14/2018) Latest Action: 02/15/18 Cloture on amendment SA 1948 not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 45. Record Vote Number: 34. (CR S1146-1147) (All Actions)
60. S.Amdt.1930 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: In the nature of a substitute. Amends Bill: H.R.1892 Sponsor: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] (Submitted 02/07/2018) (Proposed 02/07/2018) Latest Action: 02/09/18 Amendment SA 1930 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 71 - 28. Record Vote Number: 31. (All Actions)
61. S.Amdt.1917 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: Of a perfecting nature. Amends Bill: H.R.195 Sponsor: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] (Submitted 01/20/2018) (Proposed 01/20/2018) Latest Action: 01/22/18 Amendment SA 1917 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 81 - 18. Record Vote Number: 17. (All Actions)
62. S.Amdt.1863 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: In the nature of a substitute. Amends Bill: H.R.1 Sponsor: Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] (Submitted 12/20/2017) (Proposed 12/20/2017) Latest Action: 12/20/17 Amendment SA 1863 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 48. Record Vote Number: 323. (All Actions)
63. S.Amdt.1856 to S.Amdt.1618 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: Of a perfecting nature. Amends Bill: H.R.1 Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (Submitted 12/01/2017) (Proposed 12/02/2017) Latest Action: 12/02/17 Amendment SA 1856 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 48. Record Vote Number: 302. (All Actions)
64. S.Amdt.1854 to S.Amdt.1618 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the Child Tax Credit, and for other purposes. Amends Bill: H.R.1 Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] (Submitted 12/01/2017) (Proposed 12/01/2017) Latest Action: 12/01/17 Amendment SA 1854 ruled out of order by the chair. (All Actions)
65. S.Amdt.1852 to S.Amdt.1618 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To allow limited 529 account funds to be used for elementary and secondary education, including homeschool. Amends Bill: H.R.1 Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (Submitted 12/01/2017) (Proposed 12/01/2017) Latest Action: 12/02/17 Amendment SA 1852 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 50. Record Vote Number: 298. (All Actions)
66. S.Amdt.1850 to S.Amdt.1618 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To increase the refundability of the child tax credit, and for other purposes. Amends Bill: H.R.1 Sponsor: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] (Submitted 12/01/2017) (Proposed 12/01/2017) Latest Action: 12/01/17 Amendment SA 1850 ruled out of order by the chair. (All Actions)
67. S.Amdt.1846 to S.Amdt.1618 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To provide middle class tax relief. Amends Bill: H.R.1 Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (Submitted 12/01/2017) (Proposed 12/01/2017) Latest Action: 12/02/17 Amendment SA 1846 ruled out of order by the chair. (All Actions)
68. S.Amdt.1720 to S.Amdt.1618 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To create a point of order against legislation that cuts Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid benefits. Amends Bill: H.R.1 Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (Submitted 11/30/2017) (Proposed 12/01/2017) Latest Action: 12/01/17 Amendment SA 1720 ruled out of order by the chair. (All Actions)
69. S.Amdt.1717 to S.Amdt.1618 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To strike title II. Amends Bill: H.R.1 Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (Submitted 11/30/2017) (Proposed 12/02/2017) Latest Action: 12/02/17 Amendment SA 1717 ruled out of order by the chair. (All Actions)
70. S.Amdt.1561 to S.Amdt.1116 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To provide other enforcement provisions related to the House of Representatives. Amends Bill: H.Con.Res.71 Sponsor: Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] (Submitted 10/19/2017) (Proposed 10/19/2017) Latest Action: 10/19/17 Amendment SA 1561 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 48. Record Vote Number: 244. (All Actions)
71. S.Amdt.1553 to S.Amdt.1116 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to the provision of full, permanent, and mandatory funding for the payment in lieu of taxes program. Amends Bill: H.Con.Res.71 Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] (Submitted 10/19/2017) (Proposed 10/19/2017) Latest Action: 10/19/17 Amendment SA 1553 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 58 - 41. Record Vote Number: 239. (All Actions)
72. S.Amdt.1430 to S.Amdt.1116 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To expand the deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to the repeal of provisions of title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Amends Bill: H.Con.Res.71 Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (Submitted 10/19/2017) (Proposed 10/19/2017) Latest Action: 10/19/17 Amendment SA 1430 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 32 - 67. Record Vote Number: 237. (All Actions)
73. S.Amdt.1429 to S.Amdt.1116 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To establish a spending-neutral reserve fund relating to prohibiting Federal regulation of entirely intrastate species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Amends Bill: H.Con.Res.71 Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (Submitted 10/19/2017) (Proposed 10/19/2017) Latest Action: 10/19/17 Amendment SA 1429 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 51. Record Vote Number: 242. (All Actions)
74. S.Amdt.1428 to S.Amdt.1116 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To modify a deficit neutral reserve fund relating to public land and the environment to address making payments under the payments in lieu of taxes program equivalent to the property tax revenue that would be due to a State or local government if the State or local government owned the land. Amends Bill: H.Con.Res.71 Sponsor: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (Submitted 10/19/2017) (Proposed 10/19/2017) Latest Action: 10/19/17 Amendment SA 1428 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 50. Record Vote Number: 240. (All Actions)
75. S.Amdt.1404 to S.Amdt.1116 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To ensure that all Americans receive a tax cut, keeping more of their hard earned money, and enjoy the benefit of tax reform. Amends Bill: H.Con.Res.71 Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (Submitted 10/19/2017) (Proposed 10/19/2017) Latest Action: 10/19/17 Amendment SA 1404 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 7 - 93. Record Vote Number: 241. (All Actions)
76. S.Amdt.1393 to S.Amdt.1116 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To help provide tax relief to middle-class Americans by reducing deductibility, for Federal tax purposes, of federal deductions, such as the state and local tax deduction which disproportionally favors high-income individuals. Amends Bill: H.Con.Res.71 Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (Submitted 10/18/2017) (Proposed 10/19/2017) Latest Action: 10/19/17 Amendment SA 1393 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 226. (All Actions)
77. S.Amdt.1378 to S.Amdt.1116 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to providing tax benefits to patriot employers that invest in American jobs and provide fair pay and benefits to workers. Amends Bill: H.Con.Res.71 Sponsor: Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] (Submitted 10/18/2017) (Proposed 10/19/2017) Latest Action: 10/19/17 Amendment SA 1378 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 51. Record Vote Number: 232. (All Actions)
78. S.Amdt.1375 to S.Amdt.1116 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To create a point of order against legislation that includes deficit-financed tax cuts. Amends Bill: H.Con.Res.71 Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] (Submitted 10/18/2017) (Proposed 10/19/2017) Latest Action: 10/19/17 Amendment SA 1375 ruled out of order by the chair. (All Actions)
79. S.Amdt.1302 to S.Amdt.1116 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To strike the reconciliation instructions relating to tax reform. Amends Bill: H.Con.Res.71 Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (Submitted 10/18/2017) (Proposed 10/19/2017) Latest Action: 10/19/17 Amendment SA 1302 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 52. Record Vote Number: 225. (All Actions)
80. S.Amdt.1301 to S.Amdt.1116 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To strike the reconciliation instructions for the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate to prevent oil and gas development within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Amends Bill: H.Con.Res.71 Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (Submitted 10/18/2017) (Proposed 10/19/2017) Latest Action: 10/19/17 Amendment SA 1301 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 52. Record Vote Number: 243. (All Actions)
81. S.Amdt.1298 to S.Amdt.1116 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To reduce discretionary spending by $43,000,000,000. Amends Bill: H.Con.Res.71 Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (Submitted 10/18/2017) (Proposed 10/19/2017) Latest Action: 10/19/17 Amendment SA 1298 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 5 - 95. Record Vote Number: 236. (All Actions)
82. S.Amdt.1296 to S.Amdt.1116 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To modify reconciliation instructions to reduce the deficit. Amends Bill: H.Con.Res.71 Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (Submitted 10/18/2017) (Proposed 10/19/2017) Latest Action: 10/19/17 Amendment SA 1296 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 4 - 94. Record Vote Number: 233. (All Actions)
83. S.Amdt.1277 to S.Amdt.1116 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To provide for reconciliation instructions to the relevant committees for the purpose of repealing and replacing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Amends Bill: H.Con.Res.71 Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (Submitted 10/18/2017) (Proposed 10/19/2017) Latest Action: 10/19/17 Amendment SA 1277 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 33 - 66. Record Vote Number: 238. (All Actions)
84. S.Amdt.1249 to S.Amdt.1116 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To modify section 4111 to reinstate and strengthen a prohibition on voting on legislation without a Congressional Budget Office score. Amends Bill: H.Con.Res.71 Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (Submitted 10/18/2017) (Proposed 10/19/2017) Latest Action: 10/19/17 Amendment SA 1249 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 - 51. Record Vote Number: 235. (All Actions)
85. S.Amdt.1228 to S.Amdt.1116 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To create a point of order against legislation that would increase taxes on taxpayers whose annual income is below $250,000. Amends Bill: H.Con.Res.71 Sponsor: Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] (Submitted 10/18/2017) (Proposed 10/19/2017) Latest Action: 10/19/17 Amendment SA 1228 ruled out of order by the chair. (All Actions)
86. S.Amdt.1178 to S.Amdt.1116 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To make the American tax system simpler and fairer. Amends Bill: H.Con.Res.71 Sponsor: Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] (Submitted 10/18/2017) (Proposed 10/19/2017) Latest Action: 10/19/17 Amendment SA 1178 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 98 - 0. Record Vote Number: 229. (All Actions)
87. S.Amdt.1150 to S.Amdt.1116 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To provide additional resources to restore the $473,000,000,000 in cuts to Medicare paid for by closing special interest tax loopholes. Amends Bill: H.Con.Res.71 Sponsor: Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] (Submitted 10/18/2017) (Proposed 10/18/2017) Latest Action: 10/18/17 Amendment SA 1150 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 51. Record Vote Number: 222. (All Actions)
88. S.Amdt.1146 to S.Amdt.1116 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To provide tax relief to American families with children to provide them with more money in their paychecks to make ends meet. Amends Bill: H.Con.Res.71 Sponsor: Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] (Submitted 10/17/2017) (Proposed 10/18/2017) Latest Action: 10/18/17 Amendment SA 1146 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 98 - 0. Record Vote Number: 223. (All Actions)
89. S.Amdt.1144 to S.Amdt.1116 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to protecting Medicare and Medicaid. Amends Bill: H.Con.Res.71 Sponsor: Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] (Submitted 10/17/2017) (Proposed 10/18/2017) Latest Action: 10/18/17 Amendment SA 1144 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 89 - 9. Record Vote Number: 220. (All Actions)
90. S.Amdt.1141 to S.Amdt.1116 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To create a point of order against legislation that would raise taxes on middle class families by double-taxing income already taxed at the state or local level. Amends Bill: H.Con.Res.71 Sponsor: Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (Submitted 10/17/2017) (Proposed 10/19/2017) Latest Action: 10/19/17 Amendment SA 1141 ruled out of order by the chair. (All Actions)
91. S.Amdt.1139 to S.Amdt.1116 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To prohibit reconciliation legislation that would increase the deficit or reduce a surplus. Amends Bill: H.Con.Res.71 Sponsor: Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (Submitted 10/17/2017) (Proposed 10/19/2017) Latest Action: 10/19/17 Amendment SA 1139 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 51. Record Vote Number: 230. (All Actions)
92. S.Amdt.1138 to S.Amdt.1116 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To strike the Senate pay-as-you-go exemption for tax cut reconciliation legislation and the exception to rules preventing any legislation from increasing the deficit over the short-term. Amends Bill: H.Con.Res.71 Sponsor: Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (Submitted 10/17/2017) (Proposed 10/19/2017) Latest Action: 10/19/17 Amendment SA 1138 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 51. Record Vote Number: 228. (All Actions)
93. S.Amdt.1120 to S.Amdt.1116 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To ensure that there are no tax cuts for the top 1 percent of Americans. Amends Bill: H.Con.Res.71 Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (Submitted 10/17/2017) (Proposed 10/18/2017) Latest Action: 10/18/17 Amendment SA 1120 ruled out of order by the chair. (All Actions)
94. S.Amdt.1119 to S.Amdt.1116 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To provide additional resources to restore the $1,000,000,000,000 in cuts to Medicaid paid for by reducing the tax breaks for the wealthy. Amends Bill: H.Con.Res.71 Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (Submitted 10/17/2017) (Proposed 10/18/2017) Latest Action: 10/18/17 Amendment SA 1119 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 47 - 51. Record Vote Number: 221. (All Actions)
95. S.Amdt.1003 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: In the nature of a substitute. Amends Bill: H.R.2810 Sponsor: Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] (Submitted 09/13/2017) (Proposed 09/13/2017) Latest Action: 09/18/17 Amendment SA 1003 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. (All Actions)
96. S.Amdt.871 to S.Amdt.1003 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force and the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002. Amends Bill: H.R.2810 Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (Submitted 09/11/2017) (Proposed 09/13/2017) Latest Action: 09/13/17 Motion to table amendment SA 871 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 61 - 36. Record Vote Number: 195. (All Actions)
97. S.Amdt.808 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: In the nature of a substitute. Amends Bill: H.R.601 Sponsor: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] (Submitted 09/06/2017) (Proposed 09/06/2017) Latest Action: 09/07/17 Amendment SA 808 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 80 - 17. Record Vote Number: 192. (All Actions)
98. S.Amdt.667 to S.Amdt.267 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: Of a perfecting nature. Amends Bill: H.R.1628 Sponsor: Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] (Submitted 07/27/2017) (Proposed 07/27/2017) Latest Action: 07/28/17 Amendment SA 667 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 51. Record Vote Number: 179. (All Actions)
99. S.Amdt.502 to S.Amdt.267 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To strike the sunset of the repeal of the tax on employee health insurance premiums and health plan benefits. Amends Bill: H.R.1628 Sponsor: Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] (Submitted 07/27/2017) (Proposed 07/27/2017) Latest Action: 07/27/17 Amendment SA 502 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 48. Record Vote Number: 177. (All Actions)
100. S.Amdt.389 to S.Amdt.267 — 115th Congress (2017-2018) Purpose: To provide for premium assistance for low-income individuals. Amends Bill: H.R.1628 Sponsor: Sen. Strange, Luther [R-AL] (Submitted 07/26/2017) (Proposed 07/27/2017) Latest Action: 07/27/17 Amendment SA 389 ruled out of order by the chair. (All Actions)
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2-Layer Altered Monotype
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This data set is designed for testing the performance of optical character recognition algorithms on text in scanned historical map images. Thirty maps from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were chosen from the David Rumsey Map Collection (http://davidrumsey.com). Most maps are of individual states, though some are regional and one is of the entire U.S.; most feature little handwritten text. The original MrSid files are converted into uncompressed TIFF images for a manual annotation, stored in XML format. The authors gratefully acknowledge the David Rumsey Map Collection as the source of the map images, which come with the following notice: Images copyright © 2000 by Cartography Associates. Images may be reproduced or transmitted, but not for commercial use. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons [Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported] license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0). By downloading any images from this site, you agree to the terms of that license.
This data set is designed for testing the performance of optical character recognition (OCR) algorithms on text in scanned historical map images. Thirty maps from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries (1866–1927) were chosen from nine atlases in the David Rumsey Map Collection. Most maps are of individual states, though some are regional and one is of the entire U.S.; most are manually typeset, with occasional handwritten text. Each place name and many other textual items are annotated with the baseline, bounds, character heights, and ground truth text transcriptions. Several maps also feature USGS GNIS Feature ID tags for labeled items. Java code for processing is provided with the text-based XML annotations, alongside the original, compressed MrSID images and uncompressed TIFF images. We gratefully acknowledge the David Rumsey Map Collection as the source of the map images, which come with the following notice: "Images copyright 2000 by Cartography Associates. Images may be reproduced or transmitted, but not for commercial use. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons [Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported] license. By downloading any images from this site, you agree to the terms of that license." The remaining (textual and data) material is hereby licensed CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 International; the code incorporated is GPL v3.0 (the license is incorporated in the tar file).
A New Story : Unifying Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland U.K.'s Competing Narratives
Can Derry not only to successfully “rewrite” its past, but redirect its economic and social future?
Accepting Plurality as an All-Encompassing Religion
Explores how the Hong Kongese blended ancestor worship into Christianity making the two compatible for individuals.
Access to Living Donor Kidney Transplantation in Nepal
Disparities in access to care are greatly amplified in a developing country like Nepal due to social factors such as gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic background.
Against reason: Anti/Enlightenment prints by Callot, Hogarth, Piranesi, and Goya : April 3-August 2, 2015, Faulconer Gallery,
"Published on the occasion of the exhibition, "Against reason: anti/enlightenment prints by Callot, Hogarth, Piranesi, and Goya. 3 April-2 August 2015"--Title page verso."
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Minor League Overview: Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas
San Diego Padres Minor Leagues
Credit: Chihuahuas
Credit: El Paso Chihuahuas
It was a solid season for the El Paso Chihuahuas in 2018. Thanks to a balance of youthful prospects like Francisco Mejia and Luis Urias and veterans like Allen Craig, the team soared to an 82-57 record and first place in the Pacific Southern Division of the Pacific Coast League.
While they gave it their all, the Chihuahuas barely missed the championship, falling in the semi-finals to the Memphis Redbirds three games to two.
From that team, many have either moved on from the team or graduated to the big leagues. Here is a complete overview of the team.
2018 Season: 82-57 Lost semi-finals, three games to two against the Fresno Grizzlies
Ballpark: Southwest University Park. Capacity: 9,500
Been with San Diego since 2014
Edwin Rodriguez (Manager)
Bronswell Patrick (Pitching Coach)
Morgan Burkhart (Hitting Coach)
Lance Burkhart (Fielding Coach)
Dan Turner and Dan Leja (Athletic Trainers)
A.J Russel (Strength Trainer)
Rodriguez will be in his first year of managing with El Paso as he is replacing Rod Barajas. Barajas was promoted to Bench Coach after the departure of Mark McGwire in October. Rodriguez has previous minor league managing experience in the Marlins, Cleveland Indians and Tampa Bay Devil Rays organizations
Top 30 prospects:
Luis Urias (No. 3)
Logan Allen (No. 9)
Josh Naylor (No. 11)
Cal Quantrill (No. 12)
Austin Allen (No. 20)
Leading the El Paso rotation is Allen and Quantrill, who both grappled with each other for the fifth spot in the Major League rotation, but falling short of the goal at the end of Spring Training. Now, the duo will look to refine their craft in hopes of making the 25-man roster by the end of the season. Allen has plenty of pedigree, as he was named the Double-A Texas League Pitcher of the Year in 2018. The 21-year-old lefty made a brief cameo in Triple-A last season, going 4-0 in 27.2 innings with a 1.63 ERA with 26 strikeouts.
Quantrill, on the other hand, struggled at the Double-A level before getting an aggressive, albeit surprising, promotion to El Paso. He performed better than what many imagined, pitching to a 3.48 ERA in 31 innings. What benefited him the most was tempering the number of home runs given up, surrendering four homers in the hitter-friendly PCL as opposed to 12 home runs in the Texas League. If the two can rebound from Spring Training ERA’s of 12.54 and 4.38 respectively and get back to what made them successful in 2018, these two could surface in The Show by September.
Credit; El Paso Herald
Rounding out the rotation will most likely be some form of Luis Perdomo, Dillon Overton, and/or Dietrich Enns. Bryan Mitchell could also be in line for starts should he not get cut or if the Padres miss out on trading him to another team. Perdomo struggled mightily in Spring, allowing 11 runs and three home runs in just 7.2 innings of work. Even after switching to the bullpen, Perdomo got knocked around and, with the demotion, his number of chances to stick with the team may be running out.
Previously with the Mariners, Overton came over to the Padres in June of the 2017 season. He spent a majority of his time with the Chihuahuas, starting 13 games and collecting an impressive 2.90 ERA across 80.2 innings. His last start in the Majors was a spot start for San Diego in 2017. Enns came to the Padres system as a free agent after spending his 2018 with the Minnesota Twins, bouncing around Triple-A and Double-A, pitching 129 innings of 4.60 ERA across both platforms.
The bullpen has lost Trey Wingenter to the Majors, but are left in good hands with players like Eric Yardley and TJ Weir. Brad Wieck will also be on the roster, a good sign of progression for him as he recovers from surgery for testicular cancer. Even Jerry Keel can act as a capable long man/starter for the Chihuahuas out of their bullpen.
The Chihuahuas lost some offensive firepower, but effectively reloaded thanks to some cuts from the Spring Training squad. Gone is Craig, but Aderlin Rodriguez had a memorable Spring training by clubbing four home runs in 26 at-bats, including a grand slam. With Baltimore’s Double-A facility, Rodriguez smacked 23 home runs to go along with a .286 batting average. Naylor and Allen will also be joining the club after a season at Double-A on their quest to climb the minor league ladder. The two clubbed 17 and 22 home runs respectively.
Unfortunately for the two, they are the victims of a position blockade at the Major League level. Eric Hosmer is the long-term man at first base, while Mejia is already splitting time with Austin Hedges at the backstop. Unless the designated hitter is announced for the National League, these two talented thumpers are serving the role of trade bait unless something occurs in the Majors prompting a call-up.
Put Ty France in the same category as Naylor and Allen. The former Aztec was set to fight for the third base spot until the Padres spent $300 million for the services of Manny Machado. Now, he will call El Paso his home as he did in the second half of 2018. France held his own there as well, collecting a .287/.382/.532 batting line in 25 games to go along with eight home runs.
The biggest surprise here is not the presence of Naylor or France, but the No.3 prospect in San Diego’s farm system, Luis Urias. It was expected that Fernando Tatis Jr would be in Triple-A for San Diego to acquire an extra year of service time, but with Urias’ struggles in the Spring, team officials deemed Tatis major league ready and ticketed Urias to El Paso for more seasoning. Many had an issue with the new kick Urias has employed, so he will have time to get consistent at-bats in the minors to fix what problems he had in Spring Training.
This team is just as loaded as they were in 2018, perhaps even better. The presence of Quantrill and Allen in the rotation and hitters like Rodriguez, Naylor, and France in the lineup make El Paso an easy favorite to win the Pacific Southern League and make a run for the championship belt. Expect to see some of their players in a San Diego jersey sometime this season.
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I am currently attending Grossmont College and have been a big fan of San Diego Sports for years. I currently have media credentials with the San Diego Sockers and am a proud member of the KUSI Prep Pigskin Report. My future goal is to work as a reporter for a professional sports team. I look forward to contributing to this site and hope to write some great stories.
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Nigel Parry
Palestine on the brink of civil war?
Nigel Parry 15 December 2006
Palestinians are reeling from a century of systematic destruction of their way of life at every possible level. Instead of pouring gasoline on the fire, as the US-Israel-Fatah coalition has been doing, and instead of debating the price of petrol, as the international community has busied itself with throughout the entire history of this conflict, we need to recognize that events are fast reaching the straw breaking the camel’s back moment. Few seem to grasp that ‘business as usual’ in the Middle East can only be destined to lead to more suffering, death, and loss of hope, and that the time to act was yesterday. Read more about Palestine on the brink of civil war?
Mobile street projections in New York City
Nigel Parry 24 August 2006
Following a successful August 12th projection action on landmarks and in public areas of New York City, a multimedia projection team consisting of Emily Jacir, Bassem Nassar and Prerana Reddy reassembled on August 24th to create a mobile projection vehicle and take a series of Public Service Announcements (PSAs) and multimedia pieces to the streets. Equipment and guidance were provided by the Graffiti Reseach Lab. Photo documentation by Nigel Parry. Read more about Mobile street projections in New York City
Beirut street projections in New York City
On Saturday, August 12th, members of the NY-based activist collective Action Wednesday, organized a series of projections in outdoor public spaces around Manhattan. The videos were aimed at giving out information and raising awareness about Israel’s war against Lebanon. Three locations were chosen for projections: Washington Square Park, Union Square, and the Bowery. Five videos were used: the Electronic Lebanon PSA, “From Beirut to…those who love us”, “Beirut 1982/2006”, footage from a recent demonstration in Washington DC, and a montage of images and factoids. Equipment and guidance was provided by the Graffiti Reseach Lab. Photos by EI’s Nigel Parry. Read more about Beirut street projections in New York City
Behind the media's Gazan blind spot
Nigel Parry 9 August 2006
As the Israeli war on Lebanon continues to dominate world headlines, Israel’s nearly one-sided war against Gaza seems to be taking place in a relative media blind spot. United Nations humanitarian agencies estimated on August 3rd that 1,050 Israeli artillery shells were fired into Gaza in the preceding week and “…since 28 June, 175 Palestinians have been killed, including approximately 40 children and eight women, and over 620 injured in the Gaza Strip… Palestinians have fired on average between 8-9 homemade rockets per day towards Israel (319 in total) and the Israeli military has fired on average 200-250 artillery shells per day into the Gaza Strip and conducted at least 220 aerial bombings.” Read more about Behind the media's Gazan blind spot
Mohammad Az Zanoun and the Spirit of Nonviolent Resistance
Nigel Parry 8 July 2006
The Electronic Intifada’s coverage of “Operation Summer Rain” — the code name for Israel’s massive destruction of Gaza’s civilian infrastructure — continues. EI is currently being updated several times daily from around the world. During the Gaza invasion, we are using all of our site’s five multimedia panels to point to the special BY TOPIC section of Key Events, “Israel invades Gaza (27 June 2006)”, and to showcase some of the incredible photographs from on the ground put out by the Ma’an News Agency. EI was saddened to learn this morning of the serious injury of 20-year-old Ma’an photographer Mohammad Az Zanoun in Gaza. Read more about Mohammad Az Zanoun and the Spirit of Nonviolent Resistance
Israel invades Gaza
Nigel Parry 27 June 2006
At 11:51PM (Palestine time) on June 27th, Israel launched a large scale military assault on Gaza, as Israeli fighter planes carried out three airstrikes on Gazan bridges. Further strikes against Gazan power plants took place at 1:42AM, sending most of Gaza into darkness. At 2:24AM, Israeli forces began moving into Gaza to take control of the open areas east of Rafah. According to Israeli PM Ehud Olmert the aim of the invasion was “not to mete out punishment but rather to apply pressure so that the abducted soldier will be freed. We want to create a new equation — freeing the abducted soldier in return for lessening the pressure on the Palestinians.” Read more about Israel invades Gaza
Lee Kaplan's distortions
Reading Lee Kaplan’s various articles, in a variety of publications over the last several months, on the supposed links between organizations that work for Palestinian freedom, my primary reaction is how severely and routinely they are riddled with basic factual errors. He clearly knows next to nothing about what he is writing about. Where there is not error, there is speculation that bases its trajectory on error… One obvious reason that has given rise to all of this is that Kaplan has never once picked up the phone to ask myself or anyone else at EI the usual questions that journalists are supposed to ask before they put pen to paper. Read more about Lee Kaplan's distortions
Does Israel have a policy of killing Palestinian civilians?
After the 9 June 2006 Israeli shelling of the beach in Gaza that killed eight Palestinians, including seven members of the same family, and injured 32 civilians, including 13 children, the Israeli government initially expressed it’s “deep regret” at the incident. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert promised an investigation, stating that “there has never been - and there isn’t now - a policy of attacking civilians,” a blatant but reassuring lie for those of us who want to believe that these things aren’t so. EI’s Nigel Parry looks at the patterns. Read more about Does Israel have a policy of killing Palestinian civilians?
Black Eyed Peas: Celebrating South African freedom while normalizing Israeli apartheid
Maureen Clare Murphy and Nigel Parry 12 June 2006
We are writing you regarding the Black Eyed Peas’ concert in Tel Aviv June 3rd during which you put on a spectacular performance to an effusive Israeli crowd. During the concert, Ms. Ferguson declared that Israel is “one of the most fun places on the planet.” Mr. Adams described the Peas’ time in Israel as “the best five days of our lives.” However, for your Palestinian fans living in the West Bank in Gaza, who are not allowed to travel to Tel Aviv to attend hip-hop shows, life under the thumb of Israeli occupation is anything but fun. Read more about Black Eyed Peas: Celebrating South African freedom while normalizing Israeli apartheid
Photostory: Made in Palestine Exhibit opens to packed crowds in New York
Nigel Parry 17 March 2006
Made in Palestine is the first museum quality exhibition devoted to the contemporary art of Palestine to be held in the United States. It is a survey of work spanning three generations of Palestinian artists who live in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, parts of Israel, Syria, Jordan, and the United States. The exhibition opened in New York on March 14th, and held its gala opening on March 16th. EI’s Nigel Parry, also working on publicity for the exhibit, contributed this photostory from the opening. Read more about Photostory: Made in Palestine Exhibit opens to packed crowds in New York
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Girls volleyball: Final home game of season brings memories back to senior class
Bhargava Matta
“You are a player we look up to be.” ”
This line was said in the midst of the celebrations on senior night, a sentiment shared by all the members of the team.
Before the players took to the court, they stood silently in the gym listening to emotional speeches to seniors from team members. This was a night to remember for seniors, their final game with the MVHS team. But they still had an important game to play, and when the speeches were over they took up their positions on the court. MVHS showed its strengths during the pre-game warm up with multiple players delivering spikes, spurring excitement in the gym.
The sound of the buzzer silenced the fans as MVHS got together in a huddle to encourage each other once more before the game began. The match started with Palo Alto HS holding a strong lead, but the momentum quickly shifted when senior Ellie Cary delivered multiple kills for MVHS. Nearing the end of the first set, the game was extremely close And the second set was similar; MVHS kept up with PAHS even after a first set loss.
Unfortunately, MVHS lost by a few points by the end of each set. PAHS took the third set from MVHS, with MVHS ultimately losing the game 0-3 with set scores of 27-29, 21-25, 14-25.
Even though MVHS fell in straight sets against the league’s top-seeded team, they never lost the drive and excitement from senior night. Team members like seniors Ellie Cary, Amanda Hua and Selena Liu delivered strong performances as their seasons and their high school careers came to a close.
Senior Ellie Cary, who played hard during the game, and felt that it was a great experience to be with the volleyball team. Cary’s memorable moments from her volleyball career include a victory against Los Gatos High School this season. “I would have to say that Los Gatos game was memorable because we beat them for the first time in 17 years,” Cary said. “Which is as long as Anderson has been coaching so it was a good experience to be a part of.”
One of senior Amanda Hua’s most memorable moments from her high school career was when she and Cary injured people in the bleachers whenever they hit the ball too hard. “[Senior night was] very sad, but I also feel very excited at the same time. I would say it’s nostalgic,” Hua said.
For senior Selena Liu, the night felt very nostalgic. She remembers her first senior night as a sophomore and explained that it feels different to be the one finally experiencing senior night as a senior. “It was like I had never seen it before [and] it’s weird finally to be the one to experience it,” Liu said. “There are a lot of memorable things, but the most memorable is when you win the close games or when you play really well as a team.”
Senior Tori Chen found it hard to believe that it was her last year, but she was happy to be together with the team. “This being our last year is sad,” Chen said. “But it was also good to be with the team for one last game.”
“It’s kind of sad, but it also feels so real because we’re now seniors. It solidifies the fact that we’re leaving next year and that we’re leaving this team. It’s sad and exciting,” Whall said. “Every time we spend time as a team it’s very memorable.”
Anderson says that the fact that MVHS took the top seed in the league 27 to 29 made it a good game for him. PAHS won, but he says that the great energy and close sets made him happy overall. “We did a couple different things this year. We got some healthy players back and so we had some good energy. That’s the first place team in league, and the fact that we took them 27 v 29 that’s a good match.” Anderson said. ”I think we can get a little faster and I think we can get a little more comfortable because we ran a new offense tonight and I was happy with how we did that. I think there are still a few weaknesses we can improve on.”
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ANDREAS SCHLEICHER (TBC)
Andreas Schleicher (born July 7, 1964 in Hamburg ) is a German statistician and educational researcher . He is with the OECD Director of the Directorate of Education; Previously, he headed the Department of Indicators and Analysis in this directorate. He is known to a wider public as the International Coordinator of the Program for International Student Assessment
Schleicher’s elementary school teacher classified him in 1974 as “unsuitable for high school”. His father, a professor of education, made sure that the 10-year-old could attend a secondary school and sent him to the Waldorf School in Hamburg-Wandsbek. There, Schleicher graduated from high school with a grade point average of 1.0.
In his last year of school, he took part in 1984 with a speech recognition software to Jugend forscht and received a special prize for it. Schleicher described these experiences as formative.
He studied physics with a focus on methods in Hamburg and completed a postgraduate course in mathematics at Deakin University , he with the 1992 Master of Science graduated. There he also worked on the TIMSS study .
File: Republica 2013 – Andreas Schleicher.webm
Lecture by Andreas Schleicher at re: publica 2013: “21st Century Skills”
From 1993 to 1994 he worked for the International Association for Educational Achievement at the Institute for Educational Research in the Netherlands. In 1994, he joined the OECD Center for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) in Paris as a project manager . From 1995 he conceived the PISA studies there. In 1997, he became deputy head of the Department of Education Statistics and Indicators ( Indicators and Analysis Division , Directorate for Education ). In 2001, he introduced the first PISA study, which received much attention in Germany. Since 2002 he has been responsible for the PISAProgram and is involved in numerous other educational projects. Schleicher also coordinated the PIAAC study published in 2013 in this capacity .
Schleicher is married and has three children. His wife Maria Teresa Siniscalco is also an educational researcher; she was inter alia, technical director of PISA 2003 in Italy.
Plenary Session: The Future of Knowledge, Education and Learning
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West needs fulfill obligations on Afghan refugees: Iran
An Iranian deputy foreign minister said Iran has been generously welcoming Afghan immigrants for 40 years, but Western countries, who are the many causes of the tragedies of the Afghan people, must also fulfill their obligations in this regard.
In his interview with the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) on Friday, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi expressed surprise at some of the comments and misconceptions about his remarks on cyberspace and said that the issue of refugee and migration is an international debate and management and related costs of it is also an international responsibility.”
He added, “That the Iranian people, based on their human and Islamic beliefs, have generously been hosting the refugees, whether Afghan or other nationalities, in the last 40 years, and will continue to host is one argument and it is a different argument that other countries and international organizations, especially the Western countries, which are also responsible for many of the tragedies of the Afghan people, must also carry out their duties and responsibilities.”
The senior Iranian official emphasized that European governments should contribute to the reception of immigrants, either in the form of paying the costs or by accepting some of them in their own countries.
'This is a serious demand of the Islamic Republic, and the Foreign Ministry has been pursuing it for many years through the UNHCR, the European authorities and the Afghan government, and will continue to pursue it seriously,' he said.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister also said that obviously, in the present circumstances when the cruel and illegal sanctions of the US government imposed on Iran without any international justification and that the US government is trying to curtail the financial resources of the Islamic Republic, the demand of the Iranian nation is getting new dimensions.
The Deputy FM, emphasizing that the Islamic Republic of Iran is fully acquainted with and adhering to its Islamic, human and international responsibilities, said that the issue of the expulsion or return of refugees is not at all on the agenda of the government of Iran but to consider new options vis-a-vis them, is a separate matter.
Speaking in a TV interview on Wednesday night, Araghchi noted “More than three million Afghans are now in Iran, more than two million job opportunities have been occupied by good Afghan brothers in Iran, and they are taking out three to five billion euros from our country.”
He stated, “About 468,000 Afghan students are educating in Iran free schools, and each student costs € 600 per year to us. There are more than 3,000 Afghan students in Iran, but these trainings cost around 15,000 euros and they receive health care. We are pleased to welcome them, but it costs us.'
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Star Trek Lives! (book)
From Fanlore
Title: Star Trek Lives!
Commentator: Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Sondra Marshak, Joan Winston
Date(s): 1975
Medium: print
Fandom: Star Trek
Click here for related articles on Fanlore.
1 The Book's Origins
2 Some Author Comments
3 Contents of the Book
4 The Fiction Discussed in the Book
5 Discussions of Sex
6 Its Debut Caused a Problem with the STW
7 A 1975 Review in "Publisher's Weekly"
8 Fan Reactions and Reviews
Star Trek Lives! (subtitled "Personal Notes and Anecdotes") is a 276-page book by Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Sondra Marshak and Joan Winston, documenting Star Trek's popularity and the rise of Star Trek fandom--the letter writing campaign, the early conventions, fan activities like cosplay, filk, zines and fanfiction--up until 1975.
another cover
Shortly before the book was published, Sharon Ferraro, a major Trek BNF talked this book up to other fans:
TREK FANDOM IMMORTALIZED -- Bantam Books. Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Sondra Marshak and Joan Winston have sold their joint chronicle of ST fandom to Bantam books where it is scheduled for an April release.(But the way book publishers work, count on at least May or June!) The group has been working on the book for a long time -- at least three years and it ought to be a well researched effort. [1]
Originally, the middle part of the book was to have included full-length fanfic. That material became Star Trek: The New Voyages #1. [2]
According to the program book for the 1974 Star Trek Lives! con, the title of this book was to be "Star Trek Fan Phenomenon." An excerpt was read at that con, see Star Trek Lives!.
For a similar book, see The World of Star Trek.
The Book's Origins
The original inspiration and information for this book came from a number of sources: one was a newspaper article (mentioned below), a chain letter (mentioned below), and the Strekfan Roster Questionnaire.
From a March 2003 interview with Jacqueline Lichtenberg: (reposted August 2004):
Star Trek Lives! was originally conceived as a newspaper article. When I found myself (already a professional sf author) writing and gleefully letting fanzines publish for free my ST fanfic, I knew I had a news story here. Before Trek, sf fanzines on paper did not publish fiction. Only articles and letters but never real fiction.[3] Star Trek fans changed not only the world, but fandom too. And the existence of fanfic was news. I knew that because I grew up in a news family. So I decided I'd write a little newspaper article for our local paper. So I needed to know the basics -- who what when where and how many -- that's the formula for a news article. So I started a chain letter asking people who published fanzines to tell me all the fanzines they were reading and how many subscribers they had. It got bigger and bigger... So eventually, I put out a questionnaire to all the names and addresses of readers, writers, editors, and publishers of fanzines -- trying to find out why they like Star Trek.
In the midst of this the first ST con happened in nyc. So I took my idea to Gene Roddenberry and he said sure make it a book, and when you sell it call me and I'll do an intro. That took a few years, and how we sold that book to Bantam (it ended up with a 2 publisher auction) is a long story -- but once sold, I called him and he did the introduction. [4] [5]
From a 2016 interview with Lichtenberg:
I set out to write a short article [about fannish interest in Star Trek] and tried to peddle it to my local newspaper and put out a few letters. There were more zines and subscribers and readers and contributors than I thought, and the number kept growing as I tried to count them. There were people I actually didn't know personally. Wow. That's news!
So I put out a questionnaire and asked all the zine publishers to publish it. That's how fandom worked before Twitter and Facebook. That's when I realized that this was a book, not a newspaper article. To get all the zines, I put out a round-robin letter and asked each zine publisher to sign it with name and address and to pass it on to another zine publisher. Eventually, there were hundreds of zine publishers on my list when it got back to me. Trying to be sure that everyone knew everyone, I published the Directory of Fanzines. But I still needed the same information for a nonfiction book. In the end I got back enough questionnaires to fill a thirty gallon garbage can, where I stored them for years until I had to throw them away.
It took five years to write that book. It took taking on two coauthors to get the job done. Once I had the contract, I went sort of white-faced as I realized the sheer volume of incoming mail, all wanting that Directory of Fanzines. So at a Trek con in New York, I called a meeting in my room and appointed one of the volunteers to head a Star Trek Welcommittee to introduce people to each other the way that the National Fantasy Fan Federation Welcommittee had welcomed me to science-fiction fandom when I was in seventh grade. I put a POB number in the back of Star Trek Lives! as the direct contact to the Star Trek Welcommittee, and the hundreds of volunteers answering thousands of pieces of mail kept the Directory of Fanzines current for decades. The Welcommittee grew as Star Trek Lives! went through eight printings and attracted new people into what was the prototype organized structure. [6]
Some Author Comments
Jacqueline Lichtenberg responded to a negative review of "Star Trek Lives" in 1975:
In general, I agree rather wholeheartedly with Carol [the fan]. Star Trek Lives! is NOT the book I started out to write. Furthermore, by the time the project had been written and rewritten and redrafted and retyped and re-everythinged, seven times... we could no longer find a title to encompass what we were saying. So, the title, 'Star Trek Lives', was chosen by Bantam, as was the subtitle... How can I explain why the book I started out to write didn't get into print? I can't. I can only tell you that we have four years or more worth of rejections [most ending with 'It just ain't commercial.'] As we corrected and re-corrected our aim to what the publishers though was commercial, we quickly realized they were not entirely correct about what would be commercial, but that we had to do it their way or not at all, at least until we could prove our contentions about what the fans want most to read... [Someday] we will able to have the book I think Carol wants. So I hope everyone who agrees with Carol will write me exactly what they think should be in such a book, and what the 'tone' of the book should be... so the next book WILL be the 'fandom book'. [7]
From 1976, in an interview: Jacqueline Lichtenberg commented:
Q. (Randy) How well has Star Trek Lives! done in terms of sales and critical response (referring in part to Sharon Ferraro's sharp criticisms)?
A. On STL!, I believe I answered Sharon's attitude toward the book when I answered Carol Lynn's review in Halkan Council. Basically, it is that STL! suffers from a bias of my own (and Sondra's, I believe too). Carol Lynn mentioned having seen a first chapter draft for the book in which I discussed FANDOM IS A WAY OF LIFE as opposed to FANDOM IS JUST A GODDAMNED HOBBY - the two major attitudes in s-f fandom which also appear the major dichotomy in ST fandom. There was a reason for that discussion, and it was to point out to the reader that I am a FIAWOL person.
Sharon and Carol and many other fans who have been every thing from shocked to disgusted from STL! are basically Hobby people. (Not all Hobby people react this way, not all WOL people react the other way.; My feeling is that David Gerrold spoke up very well and very eloquently for the Hobby people[8] and it was time for the Way Of Life people to have their say in print. STL! is only half as long as David's two books, so that hardly seems unfair.
STL! does not set out to criticize ST, to tell what's wrong with it. We say quite plainly that we recognize that ST has many faults, shortcomings, etc., but that we feel it would be a loss of proportion to emphasize the faults that ST shares in common with all other tv shows and ignore the virtues it has which no other tv show has. So we focused on ST's virtues to the exclusion of almost all else, trying to pin down and define that element which makes ST unique.
My personal opinion is that it would be impossible to write a book of criticism of ST. Every single thing you pick on to call 'rotten' will be called ST's only redeeming feature' by some substantial segment of the viewership. This was the major discovery from my questionnaires and gave rise to the concept of the Tailored Effect. Everybody sees their very own ST and every one else's ST is totally invisible to them.
That is why some people not many really, but enough to be worth counting — seem to feel that STL! doesn't say anything true about ST. However, by my best estimate, I believe we have spoken truly for about 80 to 85% of all ST viewers, at least in some part. Everything we have said is true for SOMEBODY.
The book has garnered some very, very favorable reviews in newspapers around the country, and we have many, many heartwarming letters of ecstatic praise for the book from those who had these things in their heart but were unable to verbalize them. Some even say that they feel STL! is as or more important to them that the show itself, which is just an example of what I mean by ecstatic praise. [9]
From 1978 comments by Lichtenberg:
[Roddenberry knew what he was doing]. That was the major discovery of STAR TREK LIVES. It changed the shape of the whole book. STAR TREK LIVES was very badly received within fandom, because people expected something they didn't get. They expected a history of fandom. There's no commercial market for that. What they wanted was ego-boo. Hell, they got that with Joannie's book. You know the flap copy of HOUSE OF ZEOR hard cover said that I was working on three Star Trek books. Number 1 was STAR TREK LIVES; Number 2, NEW VOYAGES #1, which was supposed to be the middle section of STAR TREK LIVES. If you notice, STAR TREK LIVES is a bit heavy philosophically. If you read the first, I think, five chapters of STAR TREK LIVES and then read NEW VOYAGES #1 and then read the second five chapters you'll get the effect of the first book that we wanted to publish, a much lighter and more realistic, in-depth treatment with the stories. Picture an outsider, reading the stories and then reading the reason for the stories. You see, without those concrete examples of the stories you're talking about it all gets rather theoretical and hard to grasp, difficult to read. But with those stories as examples of the things we are talking about, philosophically it begins to make better sense. So Number 2 was NEW VOYAGES #1, an anthology, a 50,000 word anthology, a 65,000 word anthology of Star Trek fan fiction.[10] Number 3 is Joannie Winston's book on the conventions, which delves into the psychology of operative fandom.... [Roddenberry] was trying to prove what I have dedicated my life to proving: that science fiction has a much wider mass appeal than anyone ever suspected before; and he did that by using tailored effects rather than formula. It's very clearly described in STAR TREK LIVES, and I think the proof of the pudding is in the eating - Gene Roddenberry assigned STAR TREK LIVES as required reading to the people who were to produce and direct the Star Trek movie. Roddenberry, himself, really feels that we have expressed something.
Maybe not word for word or concept for concept, but we have expressed something in the total thrust of the book: an optimism that is not expressed in any of the other books about Star Trek. ...and that is very true to the essence of Star Trek. And it's difficult.
I agree that STAR TREK LIVES is not perfect. The things that we were trying to say are things that had never been said before. We're talking about concepts and ideas and techniques which had never existed before, never been used before, never been defined before, never been taught before. Something unique. A unique happening because Star Trek itself is unique. [11]
In 2006: Jacqueline Lichtenberg commented:
Star Trek Lives exposed the content of Star Trek fanfiction which explained exactly why people really loved that show so much they wouldn't let it die. That exposure ignited a fire by bringing together many more creative people -- people in what Spockanalia dubbed 'Spock Shock' -- and what we today call Alien Romance -- that stunning realization of the pure sexiness of a non-human. Today, TV Guide has admitted it in print, various books of criticism have admitted it in print, at least one TV Producer who worked on Star Trek, Ronald D. Moore, has admitted it, -- it's the RELATIONSHIPS driving the plot that make the action interesting. At the time we wrote Star Trek Lives that was a patently absurd notion when applied to science fiction. Today it's accepted. [12][13]
Contents of the Book
The book attempts to explain Star Trek's appeal by naming and explaining a number of 'Effects":
The Discovery Effect: Discovering the show's existence, and the existence of others who enjoy it as you do.
The Tailored Effect: Many aspects of the show's characters, environments and situations were supposedly "tailored" to appeal to different audiences, in contrast to most television shows which simply seek not to offend.
The Spock Charisma Effect: Spock is said to have a number of sub-effects on viewers. He is a sexy ("The Sex Effect"), ethical ("The Admiration Effect"), appealing ("The Psychological Visibility Effect") character. He shows us that the future, while daunting, is not as intimidating as it might be and that we'll find ways to cope ("The Future Shock Effect"). And while he is different ("The Half-Breed Effect"), he is not as lonely and isolated as he might appear, because of his friendship ("The Friend Effect") with Kirk.
The Optimism Effect: A kind of anti-nihilism. The idea that the future will not involve mindless 1984 lockstep or nuclear disaster, but that we will "find the wisdom not to destroy ourselves". There's a good deal of Ayn Rand in this chapter.
The Goal Effect: Reinforcing the validity of ideals and goals that we set for ourselves rather than accepting the voices of cynical adults who put a damper on altruistic dreams. There's a good deal of Ayn Rand in this chapter as well.
Its most famous chapter is Chapter 9: "Do-It-Yourself Star Trek--The Fan Fiction". This chapter celebrating fan fiction had the possibly unintentional effect of introducing fanfic to the mass market audience of the paperback. Many people have said that this was their first introduction to the idea of Star Trek fan fiction. The blurb for this chapter on the table of contents asks questions and explores ideas still discussed in fandom today, to wit:
Why fan fiction?...Why so many female writers of Star Trek fiction?...Pervasive themes of Star Trek fiction--with extensive quotes...Star Trek as school for writers.
The Connection to Star Trek Lives! by Jacqueline Lichtenberg.
The Star Trek Connection, Archived version by Jacqueline Lichtenberg.
The Fiction Discussed in the Book
The Daneswoman by Margaret Basta
Spock Enslaved! by Diane Steiner
"The Misfit", a story by Sharon Emily in Showcase #1, entire text online at SimeGen ~ Showcase
Judith Brownlee's "To Seek Thee Out" and "From Whatever Distant Hill" (about Captain T'Pelle), in Eridani Triad #1 and #2
Laura Basta's Federation and Empire series
Ruth Berman's "It Seemed the Logical Thing" and "A Rose for Miranda"; the former in T-Negative #9, the latter in Eridani Triad #3 and And Starry Skies
Encounter by Catherine Blakey in Grup #1
Jennifer Guttridge's "Tower of Terror" and "The Winged Dreamers," both in Tricorder Readings
"Ni Var" by Claire Gabriel (originally appeared in Quartet, a heavily edited version published in Star Trek: The New Voyages, original story "The Thousandth Man", entire text online at SimeGen~Quartet Plus Two]
"The Crossing Lords" (about the Arretians from "Return to Tomorrow") by Carolyn Meredith, in Tholian Web #6 and Changeling #1
Alternate Universe Four series edited by Shirley Maiewski, Anna Mary Hall & Virginia Tilley
Kraith series by Jacqueline Lichtenberg
"Joy in the Morning", a satire about Kirk's first sexual experiences by Claudine-Marie De Sisi, from Grup #2
"The Price of a Handful of Snowflakes" by M.L. "Steve" Barnes, from Impulse #5 and later, ...A Handful of Snowflakes and Other Trek Tales
A Lament for the Unsung Dead by Jane Peyton, from Spockanalia #3
Dorothy Jones Heydt and Astrid Anderson's "Dorothy and Myfanwy" stories in T-Negative
Doris Beetem's trilogy of plays about Surak from Eridani Triad #1
Discussions of Sex
Slash is not mentioned in Star Trek Lives. In 1974 what we now think of as slash had just begun to be published in fanzines, with Diane Marchant's extremely vague "A Fragment Out of Time" appearing in Grup #1. The authors discuss Grup, including another story out of that same issue, so they must have seen Marchant's story and decided to ignore it, perhaps thinking of it as an anomaly. They do say that most fanzine editors would not print the material that appears in Grup.
When Joan visits the Star Trek set during the filming of "Turnabout Intruder" there are many moments of burlesque humor around Shatner's portrayal of a female character. He showed up for a medical exam with falsies on, and Kelley played along, finally saying "Captain, you're pregnant!" At one point Shatner is supposed to say "Spock. Spock, give it up! Return to the Enterprise family. All charges will be dropped and the madness that temporarily overcame all of us on Camus Two will fade and be forgotten." Instead, Shatner said "Spock, it's always been you, you know it's always been you. Say you love me too." These things are not usually cited as canon rationales for slash, but the set crew's name for this episode was "Captain Kirk, Space Queen."
The book includes plenty of discussion of heterosexual stories and themes. However, no explicit scenes are quoted. If the book were mistaken for pornography or "Sexual Revolution" literature, it might not have been accepted by some newsstands, bookstores and libraries, or placed in the adults-only section, depriving children and teens of an opportunity to read it.
There is, however, a very strong focus on sex in the fanfiction chapter, with M.L. "Steve" Barnes providing salty comments, talking about her "Dirty Old Broad" attitude and writing Star Trek porn. Her article "The Vulcan Love Myth" (Eridani Triad 3) is quoted at length. This article explicitly defines the experience of pon farr as rape, dismissing the idea that the telepathic matrimonial bond could make a difference, and failing to distinguish between rape and ravishment of a willing partner. Barnes concludes that women who are fascinated by pon farr feel a "secret and deeply buried thrill" at the notion of rape. This could raise questions for children and teens, especially girls, reading the book in the 70s and today.
Its Debut Caused a Problem with the STW
The Star Trek Welcommittee, always strapped for cash anyway, found itself in a financial bind when the book printed an old address and neglected to include the fannish imperative, the self-addressed, stamped envelope:
Star Trek Lives lists an 8-month-old price and address for our STW Directory, and neglects to say that we need a "self-addressed-STAMPED-envelope" in order to reply to questions. Our Houston address had been absolutely bombed with over 600 letters in just the first week of the book's sale, and that is 600 directory orders, and letters with questions that Houston is not equipped to handle. Filling directory orders coming in and, paying less than it costs us to print the directory, not to mention forwarding all those orders to the DDC in New Rochelle, NY, to be filled... is costing us a bundle in Postage -- a bundle that we do not have and cannot afford. PLEASE! EVERYONE! Visit every bookstore you know of that is carryingStar Trek Lives! with an armful of STW flyers, and beg them to let you stuff flyers in the books, put a pile of flyers on the counter near them, or post them prominently near the books. Please help us! Flyers can be obtained from any STW person, or the publisher of APOTA. [14]
A 1975 Review in "Publisher's Weekly"
If you didn't know that this v.ilentine to STAR TREK (although that in itself should be a tip-off.) was written by adults, you'd swear the authors were three ga-ga kids going through a phase. It's a very tripped out book. The authors titter about sex, talk about the TV series as if it encompasses the sum of human knowledge; they analyze the scripts, interview thestars, publicize the fan clubcult, theconventions, the conmitees, the newsletters. True believers, the authors explain it this
way; it's not very often that something comes along that transports people "totally into a fictional world, to which they become more devoted than most people are to reality." Basically an insignificant, silly book, but one can't help wondering what all that misdirected energy really represents. [15]
Fan Reactions and Reviews
[It] is an incredible mixture of overblown philosophy, pretentiousness, hero-worship, and just plain 'whoopee-gosh-wow.'... For 202 pages (I'm excluding Joan Winston's delightful chapter on the first New York Con and the last chapter), the authors babble on and on and on unendingly about the joys and wonders and depths and complexities of Star Trek. I know that we all feel this same fascination or we wouldn't even be in fandom. But to display this obsession in such blind adoration, in such painfully explored detail in a professional publication is offensive. [16] I have no objection to sex, to participating in it or writing about it. But when three people sit down to write about fandom... and end up giving thousands and thousands of readers a warped view of what we are and where our interests lie, that I can and do object to. [17]
If "The Making of STAR TREK" is the Old Testament ("On the third day, Roddenberry created Spock."), and The World of STAR TREK" is the New Testament ("The Gospel According to David Gerrold"), then "STAR TREK Lives!" aptly serves as the first professional hymn book of Fandom.
Its three very talented writers -- Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Sondra Marshak, and Joan Winston (all of whom no avid fanzine reader should need any introductions to) — have taken on the task of delving deeply into the nature of ST Fandom, and the results are well worth the effort.
This is not some treatise on "Look how great Fandom is!", but a serious, intellectual examination of what has made and continues to make STAR TREK so appealing to its fans, and what it is that makes the fans who they are and what they are.
The style of the book is conversational, open, and 'friendly', with the trio talking to the reader, instead of at him. Also, "STAR TREK Lives!" is written for everybody, providing food for thought for all trufans, and presenting a good, solid case to antagonistic outsiders who stare at Fandom with a skeptical eye, but who are open-minded enough to read this book as they ask, "What's Fandom all about?".
This reviewer's favorite chapters are the ones that belong solely to Joan Winston. "I Never Should Have Answered The Telephone" serves as an excellent 'memory book' of those almost-innocent days of the very first STAR TREK Con[18], both behind the curtains and in front of them. In another chapter, she gives a fan's-eye-view of the last days on the Paramount sets, as "Turnabout Intruder" was being filmed. Joan tells it all a lot better than your fellow Trekker who pops up with "Hey, I heard a story about the time...". We get it all: the personal impressions, the personality sketches of the cast and crew members as people, the bloopers that never made The Reel, the ironic sadness and mirth of the last party…
The only two negative things I have to say about this book both deal with the quantity of each individual chapter: there's too much of it. Each one was about five to seven pages longer than my patience could stand. The examinations into STAR TREK's appeal, fanzines, the great friendships that have come out of Fandom, etc. are not just covered, they're smothered in canvas bags and beaten to death. And I'm not saying that Joan goes overboard in expressing her 'love' for William Shatner, but I suspect that on the night of each full moon, she locks herself in her apartment, lights incense candles, dons green priestess robes, and sacrifices one Trekkie and a plate of chopped liver[19] to a graven image of Captain Kirk (or at least a poster of him)!
But do not let any of this deter you from picking up and reading this very well-written and very entertaining book. It definitely belongs on the bookshelf of every Trekker and Trekkie, for it makes up a large, healthy chunk of the STAR TREK saga, telling where we've been, where we are now, and where we hope to be going. [20]
Oh golly, Star Trek. Hey, neat, terrific Leonard Nimoy!! Hey oh wow Gene Roddenberry!!! Golly gee whiz gosh oh! Now that I've discussed the general tone of the book, I can get down to specifics. Rarely have I run across a collection of drivel expounded with such pretentious enthusiasm and at such length... I think 9/10s of it could have been cut without losing sight of the purported theme, that is, to quote the title, 'personal notes and anecdotes.'... I'm also not at all sure that the discussion of Star Trek's literary merit and the long, involved explanations of such jargon as 'The Optimism Effect,' etc... But what happened to the book on fandom? If the book had been titled 'Star Trek: A Critical Analysis of a Phenomenon' I could have accepted all the involved analysis, all the quotes... and the officious tone that the authors adopted with many fewer qualms. But a in a book that had been touted in ST circles for well over two years as a 'Star Trek fandom book,' I can't consider such discourses as valid... My interests lean toward the anthropological and I would much rather have seen an analysis of the fans of Star Trek rather than of the show itself. The show is available in reruns to anyone who wants to watch it, but an insider's view of fandom is rare and invaluable. I feel cheated by Star Trek Lives. I want the FAN book that was promised to me in Jacqueline's living room back in July 1972 when I read the first draft of the first chapter. [21]
The subject of Star Trek Lives! is the response of the fans to the series. The discussion of this response includes much which is of interest only to the hard-core Star Tre fan (the process of organizing a convention, amateur fiction about the show's characters, etc.); but what is of greater importance is the analysis of the various "Tailored Effects" which contribute to the program's unique appeal. Each of these effects, according to the authors, excites a strong degree of interest within a particular group of viewers, providing in combination an enthusiastic audience large enough to support a television show. The "Tailored Effect" technique is the opposite of the usual approach to television programming, which seeks not to generate enthusiasm but merely to avoid hostility. The result is that while Star Trek did not have an overwhelmingly large audience, it had an audience whose enthusiasm has outlived the show. [22]
... Today [June 26th], I finally managed to track down a copy of STLives. According to the woman at the bookstore, they are unable to keep it in stock. I bought the only copy they had left. I haven't read it all yet, but I did finish the chapter on Trekfic called, 'Do-It-Yourself Star Trek.' I'm sure that as long as there is that much GOOD material being written -- literally for love -- that it will continue to grow. [23]
Have you read ST Lives! yet? I think it's on a level that's going to be too much for most Trekfen. Too much philosophy. Also, J. Lichtenberg & co. made too much reference to Ayn Rand's philosophy. Problem here is that ST presents, or tried to present, a liberal viewpoint, while A. Rand is a dyed in the woods [sic] conservative. At many points, the book is overly wordy. The best chapters were the ones J. Winston did on the '72 N.Y. Con and her week on the ST set. Most of chapter 9, on fan fiction was pretty good, but the Goal Effect, the Tailor Effect, and so on was a lot of bull... [24]
Overall, I thought ST Lives! was tremendous. However... the authors spent a great deal of time talking about the Kirk/Spock [the "/" does not refer to slash at this point in time] relationship. They were usually 100% right. But, once they said that the bond between Kirk and Spock was stronger than the one between Spock and McCoy. No Way! In 'Miri,' "The Empath,' and 'For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky' there is (and perhaps this IS projection) and something very special in the way the way Spock touches McCoy... And don't forget the Kirk/McCoy [again, the "/" does not mean slash] bit, too. [25]
. . . these women have their libidinal thermostats turned up pretty high... [Fans’] stories . . . are sexually charged up. . . .the return of the runaway boys on the biggest damn raft you can imagine. . . . ‘Star Trek’ also hooks the women by the sexual tension beneath that buddy-buddiness... Spock becomes a parody of the unreachable woman. He’s practically an extraterrestrial Garbo. [26]
In the past, there have been three non-fiction books written about the phenomenon known as Star Trek.[27] Now, a fourth has entered the scene. Written by two fan writers, well-known in Star Trek fan circles, Jacqueline Lichtenberg and Sondra Marshak and one of the original committee members for the first New York Star Trek Convention, Joan Winston. STAR TREK LIVES! is an analysis of the show and its impact on its legions of fans.
"Why has Star Trek so successful that it lives on many years after its cancellation and "'certain death"? According to the authors, it is primarily due to the make-up of the show. They delve into what they have identified as five, special, tailored effects, which worked together to strike many people in different ways, so that there was no such thing as limited appeal.
The authors have constructed a well-thought-out thesis and detailing these effects takes up five interesting chapters, "The Discovery Effect" centers on the electrifying effects as fans discover Star Trek and each other. "The Tailored Effect" dissects the various elements of the show which were each aimed at capturing a different segment of the audience. "The Spock Charisma Effect" obviously discussed the Vulcan First Officer and goes into the reasons why he is such a popular character, as well as the great appeal his relationship with Kirk has for fans. Then there is "The Optimism Effect" and the impact of the show's philosophy which said, 'There will be a tomorrow and it will be better than today because man will learn and strive to make tomorrow better". Finally, the authors discuss "The Goal Effect" and the officiousness of infusing goals within a show and trying, with the viewers to surpass these goals.
Do these tailored effects really work? You bet they do. Jacqueline Lichtenberg began to unconsciously use such a system when she set about writing her Kraith stories; a Star Trek fanzine series set in an alternate universe. Granted, it is on a much smaller scale than a TV show, but it worked all the same, by getting the readers so emotionally involved in the series that they argued, debated and wrote, and finally began inciting their own stories within the Kraith context. A sub-species of Star Trek fan literature? Granted. The point is, the multi-effects-concept works. Now, if there were only some way to teach the system, perhaps we'd get a lot better viewing on TV, and not just in science fiction programs. The authors draw the same conclusions.
One thing particularly stressed is the fact that no one thing in Star Trek has the deciding factor, and no one person was the sole hero. Everything and every character was "orchestrated" as Leonard Nimoy put it, with enough "open texture" to allow each viewer the opportunity to read into the episode and the character what he felt. Ergo, more involvement. That's the key word in explaining why Star Trek worked - because the fans were allowed to become involved. Joan Winston became involved, right up to her eyebrows when she helped to head that first Star Trek convention in New York. She got involved and she loved it. One chapter deals with the biography of that con, Then, there's a chapter in which Joan reminisces about the week she spent on the Star Trek set - the final week of production.
The authors also deal with the stars and the creators of the show, what they are doing now and what they hope to do in the future. Throughout the book are scattered excerpts from interviews with Gene Roddenberry, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner and other members of the cast and crew. Their opinions and feelings make interesting readings and give an in-depth, inside view of the show.
Finally there is a chapter on the fans themselves and Fandom. This is the book Jacqueline Lichtenberg really wanted to write - a book on and about Star Trek fandom. I was a bit disappointed when it didn't materialise. Though I enjoyed the previous eight chapters of the book, being firmly plugged into fandom, that is what I wanted to read about. Though this is not commented on in STAR TREK LIVES!, I have since learned from Jacqueline that the reason the book was not on fandom was because Bantam didn't think there's be any interest. Judging from the amount of letters Jacqueline has been receiving, I think the fans are going to change Bantam' s collective mind - and on the eve of the new Star Trek movie and possibly a resurgence of the show itself in mini-series form.
In conclusion, I have to say that one reason for Star Trek's popularity was its cancellation. The third season was so bad - and the whys and wherefores of that are dealt with in the book - that had it gone on for a fourth [season] and possibly worse season without Gene Roddenberry's guidance, the badly disappointed fans would have dropped it faster than the proverbial hot potato. Instead, they took up where the show left off and because of their interests, a number of books have emerged, including a soon-to-be-released book by Leonard Nimoy called I AM NOT SPOCK, and a series of books by Sondra Marshak which will be anthologies of fan fiction. Yes, even that barrier is breaking, though for now Star Trek fiction will have to be published through Sondra Marshak. But eventually, that will change.
Star Trek fans are optimistic by nature, as STAR TREK LIVES! points out, and we've got a lot to look forward to. Gene Roddenberry's dream isn't dead; it's just taking a nap. Yes, indeed. STAR TREK LIVES! [28]
Thanks heaven for Bjo's sane reaction to STAR TREK LIVES! I wondered if was the only person who didn't enjoy a lot of it. Certainly some of the book was informative. But I think the authors gave a foolish impression of Star Trek fans by announcing a whole book on the Spock Mystique and at least books of ST fan fiction. Most readers are going to think all the stories will be by teenage girls who imagine themselves in bed with Spock. [29]
And it came to pass that the Triumvirate known as Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Sondra Marshak, and Joan Winston didst attempt to convince Trekkers that that in which they believeth, existeth also... and made right silicon nodules of it!
Sorry, but not even Sam Cogley could successfully defend this as a Star Trek book. It can be counted as an attempt at a microscopic study of Spock and Kirk, bu tit is not S.T.
This article cannot be called a review as such -- a 'review" is of something living. This should be called a post mortem. There is no-one quite as cruel as an S.T. fan when it comes to judging S.T. books.
Nevertheless, this book had its good points. It includes quotes from the actors, Gene Roddenberry and others -- in fact, the best part of the book was chapter 7, entitled "Beauty May Be Only Skin Deep, But Chopped Chicken Liver Can Get You Anywhere OR Six Glorious Days on The Star Trek Set." This chapter is good for the primary reason that most of it is made up of quotes and descriptions of what actually occurred. It reads marvellously the first time -- but if you re-read then you see what would been left out if it hadn't been for the descriptions of the not-exactly-orthodox occurrences on the set. I would amounted to very little.
Anyone wanting an entire chapter (35 pages) solely burbling about the 'Spock Charisma' should wade through this book. However, a word of warning before you shell out 60p for the privilege -- one of the most ardent Spockites I know agreed that the poor Vulcan had been reduced to a number of slides and studied under an electron-microscope. It is a long, drawn-out, boring, and in many cases, inconsistent examination.
Put it this way: in the contents page we find the chapter number, together with the sub-divisions within that chapter. This is how the list ran for chapter 4:
The Spock Charisma Effect The most startling Tailored Effect of all... Spock's Charisma, and Kirk's... Spock's Psychological Visibility Effect, Sex Effect, Admiration Effect, Spock Premise Effect[30]Future Shock Effect, Half Breed Effect, Kirk/Spock Relationship Effect... Leonard Nimoy's Exclusive Analysis... Gene Roddenberry's.
They took 35 pages to say "Spock is Attractive," which we all know anyway!
Poor James T. Kirk doesn't escape unscathed either, but for him the indignity of being dissected was scattered throughout the book rather than lumped together in one simple screaming mass.
In my opinion -- which I do not ask you to share, but simply consider when you form your own views -- this is not a S.T. book; writers have taken Spock and Kirk away from the Enterprise, away from everything to which they relate, and put them through a series of tests of their own design.
The third principle character, McCoy, has co-star status in the series -- but not in this book -- his is almost totally ignored. He had something like five pages in the entire book! They didn't even go into the brilliant Spock/McCoy relationship for more than half a paragraph!
Uhura, Scott, Sulu, all had something like 3 pages each. Checkov [sic] only had 2 pages -- and Gene Roddenberry little more. However, they went into the Kraith series (written, surprise, surprise, by two of the authors) for as long as the above 5 characters all together, and also "mentioned" that the Kraith series is to be published...
Star Trek Lives? Yes, but in spite of, not because of this book. However, I have no doubt that this will be a big seller -- as will all S.T. books -- there is a hungry public to sell to. It will be bought to add to collections -- and from loyalty. [31]
One it the newest menbers of a growing group of STAR TREK books is STAR TREK LIVES by Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Sondra Marshak and Joan Winston, published this June by Bantam Books. It is a unique book about a unique phenomenon: the only television show in the history of the medium which has become a legend with millions of people worldwide dedicated to its rebirth and millions touched and changed by its ideals and its reality. The authors have undertaken a vast job, dealing with and explaining a subset with as many ramifications as there are fans. In nearly every respect, they have written a superior book. Perhaps the sign of quality in a STAR TREK non-fiction book or article is to explain an aspect of the aeries in a new way, to help the fans better understand what they have always accepted a truth. STAR TREK LIVES does that excellently. Although the book has its tangents, such as the excellently, hysterically funny chapters by Joan Winston about the cons and her visit to the STAR TREK set which would fare batter in a separate book. (Joan Winston is currently writing that book). STAR TREK LIVES basically deals with the philosophy of STAR TREK, a ... pardon the expression...fascinating subject.
[snipped]
As one person can never fully be understood by another, STAR TREK can never fully be understood by any of us. It is too real, too alive, always unstereotypical and changing. There is always another facet, or "texture," as Leonard Nimoy calls it, to the series. And as long as there is, hopefully there will be other books exploring this. For as Lichtenberg, Marshak, and Winston, and the rest of us know, STAR TREK really does live! [32]
Some time in the late 1970s, I went with my family to the airport to wait for my aunt to arrive. It was going to be a long wait and I went for a browse in the airport shop. There, I saw a book called Star Trek Lives! which had been written by some women who’d been heavily involved in Star Trek fandom, right back when it first started in the 1960s. I’d sort of known other people liked the series and had a vague memory of a campaign to keep it on the air, but that was all. After reading the book, I went off to find fellow fans and the local club and fanzines. . . Hey, I’d never dreamed that people wrote fan fiction to keep themselves going when there was no Star Trek to watch, or to answer questions for themselves and others – like, what happened in the Mirror Universe after Kirk and his friends went home? What kind of people are Vulcans in a universe where everyone is violent and nasty? What kind of society do the Klingons have? Star Trek Lives let me know that this sort of thing was going on, and what kind of activities fans got up to. For many years, I wrote fan fiction, went to conventions and hung out with fellow Trek fans, some of whom are still my friends. [33]
The first time I realized that there were Star Trek fans who were unaware of fanzine history was during a conversation in an autograph line at a 1982 Star Trek convention in St. Louis. While waiting, I casually mentioned Star Trek Lives! to the fans nearby. 'What's Star Trek Lives?' asked one of the fans. What's Star Trek Lives? The first mass-marketed paperback book (published 1975) to describe Star Trek fanzines.[34] For thousands upon thousands of fans, this was when they became aware that such activity existed, and that they could join in. Almost overnight, Star Trek fanzine readers grew from a small intimate group of individuals who knew each other by reputation, at least, into a large, diversified network of enthusiasts. [35]
Who would ever think buying a paperback book would be a life-altering experience? But that's exactly what happened in 1975 when I found the book "Star Trek Lives". This book, by Jacqueline Lichtenberg, Sondra Marshak, and Joan Winston, was an examination of "Star Trek" fandom. When I read the chapters about Trek conventions, I sighed in envy, convinced that I'd never be able to go to one of those wonderful events. Never say never!
This book included a chapter on fan fiction — what a revelation! You mean there were people other than me who fantasized Star Trek stories? And actually wrote them down? I had to read these stories - now! The authors helpfully provided the address for the Star Trek Welcommittee, an organization dedicated to introducing new fans to Star Trek fandom.
I sent them a SASE (self addressed stamped envelope—does anyone still use these???) and pretty soon I received a 12 page newsletter listing various fanzines, fan clubs, and newsletters. I immediately ordered several fanzines, and within two weeks of my first order, a zine arrived, along with a lovely personal note from its editor welcoming me to fandom. [36]
↑ comments by Sharon Ferraro in Menagerie #9 (March 1975)
↑ from An Interview with Jacqueline Lichtenberg (1978)
↑ True. They were devoted primarily to criticism and discussion. SF writers didn't give their work away; they were out to earn money selling their work to prozines like Amazing Stories, Astounding Science Fiction, etc. See Science fiction fanzines on Wikipedia.
↑ StarTrekFans.Net from a chat with Jacqueline Lichtenberg, 8 March 2003, accessed 9 May 2012
↑ August 2004 repost: STARTREKFANS.NET -> Jacqueline Lichtenberg Chat Transcript,
↑ from "The Fifty Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History" by Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman, published in 2016 by St. Martin's Press
↑ The comments she responds to are in The Halkan Council #9, Lichtenberg's response is in The Halkan Council' #10.
↑ in his books The World of Star Trek and The Trouble with Tribbles
↑ from Sehlat's Roar Interview with Jacqueline Lichtenberg
↑ Note that this suggests Jacqueline Lichtenberg worked with Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath on the editing of New Voyages.
↑ Star Trek, WorldCon, & Alien Romance, dated August 15, 2006
↑ Not quite true. Relationships between characters had been used as a fundamental force for driving an SF plot for decades, notably by C.L. Moore and Henry Kuttner, Judith Merril, L. Sprague deCamp, Zenna Henderson and Ray Bradbury.
↑ from A Piece of the Action #29
↑ "Publisher's Weekly" (May 26, 1975)
↑ The writer is also horrified by the chapter on fan fiction, complaining that all the stories emphasized sex. Not all of them did, but the analysis led off with The Daneswoman, next up was Spock Enslaved!, followed by a detailed analysis of the then-controversial idea that women enjoyed sex and might even pursue it, in a "devious" sort of way... not to mention Ms. Barnes' antediluvian comment about women secretly being "thrilled" by the idea of rape.
↑ from The Halkan Council #12 (November 1975)
↑ Again, actually it wasn't; the very first was the 1969 New Jersey Star Trek Con, with 300 attendees, organized by Devra Langsam and Sherna Burley of Spockanalia.
↑ Winston talks in the book at some length about how she earned the good graces of both Shatner and Nimoy by offering them homemade chopped chicken liver.
↑ by Winston Howlett in Probe #5 (August 1975)
↑ from The Halkan Council #9 (August 1975)
↑ Reviw of Star Trek Lives! by Gary McGrath in Erg (an Objectivist-Libertarian weekly published at MIT) in 1975
↑ from “Big Brother is Trekking You" by James Wolcott (Village Voice, 2/2/76, online here) Makes a pretty strong case for Star Trek as a fantasy of male power, attracting women fans who strive to connect with or tap into it. WebCite here.
↑ Stephen Whitfield, The Making of Star Trek(1968), David Gerrold, The Trouble with Tribbles and The World of Star Trek (both 1973).
↑ by Rebecca Ross from Southern Star #2, February 1976
↑ Written by a fan in response to a letter by Bjo Trimble in Stardate #7 (1976)
↑ This didn't refer to "The Premise" of Kirk and Spock having sex, but to Myrna Culbreath's essay "The Spock Premise" (The Fire Bringer January 1974); Spock portrays the common but perhaps mistaken notion that reason and emotion are incompatible. The authors examine this notion as a flaw in both Vulcan culture and Spock himself, the show's creators and American society in general assuming it is so. Because Spock portrays the conflict between logic and emotion, he draws attention to the belief and calls it into question.
↑ from C. Owens in "City" #2 (1976)
↑ from Star Trek Prospers #12
↑ Sue Bursztynski Blogspot, posted 1.9.2010, accessed 9.19.2011
↑ As a matter of fact, it wasn't. David Gerrold's The World of Star Trek (Ballantine, 1973), with its detailed descriptions of fan fiction and the typical fan writer, including the names of a couple of dozen zines (and the words "No, I do not know where you can get any of these"), preceded it by almost two years.
↑ Joan Verba says this book is what made her write Boldly Writing: from from the Boldly Writing introduction (1996)
↑ by Kathy Resch from The Celebration Zine
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Uncharted Waters: The Future of UK Foreign Policy
Once the UK departs from the EU, the government will embark on its pursuit of ‘Global Britain’. Whilst the impact upon the UK’s foreign policy will be profound, countless questions about how it will prioritise its roles and responsibilities in the world remain unanswered.
The government defined its Global Britain vision as ‘reinvesting in the UK’s relationships, championing the rules-based international order and demonstrating that the UK is open, outward-looking and confident on the world stage’. However, it faces a very different environment from when the UK entered the EEC in 1973. New populist and nationalist movements, technological threats, international security challenges and humanitarian crises have undermined the established multilateral system significantly, with the foreign policy community struggling to adapt.
Even as Brexit changes perceptions of the UK’s reliability as a partner, the country still holds considerable diplomatic influence and soft power across major global issues such as humanitarian and international development, trade, climate change and security. The impact of the invaluable work undertaken by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and other government departments and agencies should not be underestimated – and it also must not be squandered.
To be a trusted partner and advance its own interests, the UK will need to address several strategic and reputational challenges in the coming months. Its allies need to know what the UK wants and how it is getting there, so they can work together effectively.
In FleishmanHillard Fishburn’s ‘Uncharted Waters: The Future of UK Foreign Policy’ series, our International Affairs team will examine the tough questions being asked of the UK’s future approach to trade, development, humanitarian issues and diplomacy. Together they give us the roadmap to advise governments, companies and NGOs on how to engage with the UK and achieve their own agenda.
The series begins with a look at how the UK can rebuild its reputation, you can read it here.
Michael Hartt, Head of International Affairs
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February 17, 2018 by doctorfloyd
It’s literally two sentences:
“Any firearm with a detachable magazine of any capacity, external feed mechanism of any capacity, or internal magazine greater than 10 rounds capacity, shall be considered a Class III weapon under the National Firearms Act (NFA). In addition, any and all external or aftermarket mechanisms designed to increase the rate of fire of an otherwise-legal firearm are comprehensively banned.”
First, this proposal bans no guns, which should mollify those who view firearms bans as unconstitutional, bad policy, incentives for black marketing, or simply unfair to law-abiding gun owners. By banning nothing, this proposal acknowledges and recognizes the need to protect rights guaranteed by the US Constitution. Rather, this proposal makes it possible for law-abiding citizens to exercise their rights to the fullest, while blocking those who might constitute a danger. It bans nothing; it does require owners to meet higher standards of accountability, making it at least a proposal not inconsistent with conservative values, and worthy of serious consideration across ideological lines.
Second, this proposal sidesteps technical arguments about what constitutes an “assault weapon”. There is such a definition (see above video), but there are so many variations and gradations that trying to establish a definition that satisfies everyone is often impossible.* Therefore, this proposal identifies the one design feature that allows users to kill large numbers of people very quickly, reload instantly, and continue killing: the large ammunition capacity and rapid reload capability afforded by detachable, high-capacity magazines, which serves no other purpose beyond facilitating the mass killing of human beings. Period. There is one environment, and one only, in which one may require this capability: a battlefield. This also prevents the kind of travesty that occurred with the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban, when gun companies simply changed stocks and removed bayonet lugs to turn banned AK-47s into legal, so-called “sporters”, which were still every bit as lethal as the original weapons. While some detachable-magazine weapons carry less than ten rounds, the ability of the aftermarket to create higher-capacity replacement magazines is prodigious, making the classification of all firearms built with detachable magazines as Class III weapons essential.
Third, there is a burgeoning market in aftermarket items designed to increase the rate of fire of traditional semiautos, enabling them to fire at rates comparable to fully-automatic machineguns. These make previous controls on fully-auto weapons obsolete; this obsolescence, along with the fact that almost any semiauto can be made to fire this way, demands the classification of these weapons with other weapons that fire at those rates. Whether that type of sustained rapid-fire capability is the product of internal or external mechanicals is of purely academic interest. If it can fire like a machinegun, it should be regulated like a machinegun. And practically any semi-auto can be made to fire that way-for more examples than you can count, go to YouTube and type in “bump firing.” Go ahead. I’ll wait.
Did you see that? Who knew?
Fourth, this proposal does not require amending the Constitution, and may not even require the passage of new laws: it is possible that the changes to the NFA necessary to implement this law could be done administratively, bypassing the torturous and unlikely-to-be-successful legislative process. In any case, the NFA has been the law of the land for more than 80 years, and is unlikely to be overturned.
Note: this proposal does not ban ANY guns. Rights are respected. The overwhelming percentage of firearms would remain legal and available; this proposal applies only to weapons which have been specifically engineered to kill people in large numbers, and even then, requires only that prospective owners meet the standards that have applied to owners of fully-automatic weapons since 1934. As most, if not all, legal semi-autos can be made to fire in a manner indistinguishable from full-auto (so-called “bump firing”), they should be regulated in the same common-sense Constitutionally-approved manner that other full-auto weapons are (and have been) in the US for more than 80 years. We know it can work; there is precedent. Before the NFA, the Thompson submachine gun made the Twenties Roar; after the NFA, crimes involving legally-owned full-automatic weapons dropped away to almost nothing, and have remained there ever since.
Pass it. Pass it now.
*Generally speaking, an “assault rifle” embodies four design characteristics: a straight-line stock with a pistol grip (for recoil control during rapid fire); a detachable high-capacity magazine; a cartridge that splits the difference in power between a full-powered rifle, and the pistol bullets used in submachine guns; and selectable semi-auto/ full-automatic capability (Semi-auto fires one bullet with each pull of the trigger; full-auto is the sustained rapid fire associated with machine guns.). While only the first three are included on most “assault rifles” sold to the civilian market, a wide variety of simple, inexpensive add-ons (such as so-called “bump stocks”, triggers that fire multiple rounds, and trigger springs and cranks), or even simply adjusting the way the gun is held, can enable the gun to fire in a manner indistinguishable from full-automatic, making the lack of select-fire less of a difference than it seems at first. Likewise, weapons that embody all these characteristics except the bullet, such as civilian-market Uzis, are included, as they lack only the ability to reliably kill at long battlefield ranges. Hence the use of the term assault “weapon” instead of assault “rifle.”
Posted in Analysis, Crime, Gun Control, guns, Justice, Law Enforcement, Politics | Tagged AK-47, AR-15, Assault rifles, Assault weapons, Class iii weapons, Gun control, guns, machineguns, massacre | Leave a comment
Remembering Hiroshima
(Disclaimer: this post solely represents the opinion of the author.)
On August 6, 1945, a B-29 Superfortress named Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, the climax of the gruesome struggle in the Pacific between the US and Japan. Approximately 90,000 people were killed immediately, and another 50,000 died within two years. Added to that was the toll paid by the survivors, and their descendents: radiation sickness, cancer, leukemia, mutation, genetic damage, and birth defects decades later add an incalculable amount of human suffering to the toll. Three days later, this Boschian tragedy was re-enacted, at Nagasaki.
It’s almost cliche, now, to dutifully go through the debate: the Japanese started the war, Pearl Harbor, Bataan, Manila, execution of prisoners, refused to surrender. The Bomb not only saved a million(?) Americans, but actually saved Japanese lives as well, by obviating the need for an invasion of Japan.
And so forth. For every one, there is a riposte, every charge, a justification. These justifications-and that’s what they are-are necessary, because they help obscure what the nuclear attack on Hiroshima was:
A massacre. A slaughter of the innocents. I don’t know what else you can call hitting an undefended city, containing few if any targets of military value, with a nuclear weapon.
You can call it justifiable if you want-I’ve given you the basic outline of the usual main points. Many do. But remember what you are doing: you are justifying the massacre of civilians, on a previously-unimagined scale. If massacres are justifiable, then where does it stop? It doesn’t, until it reaches its logical conclusion: justifiable genocide, as promoted in the Times of Israel last year.
Hitler and Stalin both thought massacres were justifiable, as seen in places like Babi Yar, Katyn Forest, the gulag archipelago, and the German concentration and extermination camp system. “Bomber” Harris was a big fan, as seen at Cologne, Hamburg, Dresden, and a hundred other incinerated cities. So was Curtis LeMay, whose firebombing campaign against Japan-hitting a major Japanese city every other day-made Harris look like a bush-leaguer. And of course, the Japanese officers who ordered the rape of Nanking, created IJA Unit 731, and killed hundreds of thousands in China, Korea, the Philippines, and Okinawa thought they were justified too. And Truman, who promised Japan “a rain of ruin from the air, the like of which has never been seen on the Earth”, went to his grave justifying his decision.
Nobody escapes the truth. Either these acts are universally wrong, or they are not. And if the massacre on a vast scale is justified, then why not genocide? After a while, they start to become indistinguishable from one another. If it is morally acceptable to nuke a city, then what is forbidden? And why? Is there still something worse, where we can draw a line and say “We won’t do that”?
So, amidst the jingoistic chest-pounding and nationalistic roars on one side, and the solemn memorial of the dead divorced from the acts of the leadership who brought this horror upon them on the other, remember Hiroshima, sacrificed on the altar of the justifiable massacre as an offering to the gods of vengeance. A vast, boiling, multi-colored monument to the failure of human beings to rise above their base, brutal, bloodthirsty programming. Remember the dead, the hibakusha, and the downwinders. And remember, even after all this time-it could still be you, your kids, your family.
We are all downwinders now.
Posted in Analysis, Culture, History, In the News, International, Military, National Security, Philosophy, Politics, Technology, Terrorism, War | Tagged A-Bomb, Atomic Bomb, atrocity, Fat Man, genocide, Hiroshima, history, just war, Little Boy, massacre, Nagasaki, nuclear war, strategic bombing, total war, Truman, WWII | Leave a comment
February 22, 2013 by alethiam
Sequester countdown: 7 Days!
So, the sequester hits in a week if Congress is unable to resolve their issues. In the meantime, the sequester would mean we ALL lose. Way to bring unity back to the country, Congress!
Also, it’s been over two months since the massacre at Sandy Hook. Has anything meaningful been done or is it mostly name calling, shaming mental illness, etc?
To distract you from this bleakness, I present, in absolutely no particular order:
Hunker down for those solar storms!
“It has grown to over six Earth diameters across, but its full extent is hard to judge since the spot lies on a sphere, not a flat disk,” wrote NASA spokeswoman Karen Fox, of the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., in an image description.
Ironic hipsterism? Just poor decision making? There is no excuse. Shame on you, Whole Foods. How did no one catch that this was racist?
*Sigh* Did we forget that not everyone has disposable income to purchase books? Apparently this author did:
“The libraries are doing nothing for the book industry. They give nothing back, whereas bookshops are selling the book, and the author and the publisher get paid, which is as it should be. What other entertainment do we expect to get for free?”
This goes for you, dear reader, too:
“The dark secret is there is no such thing as a secure unclassified network,” said James A. Lewis, a cybersecurity expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, which has been hacked in the past. “Law firms, think tanks, newspapers — if there’s something of interest, you should assume you’ve been penetrated.
Own your views. Don’t do this. It’s just sad that Mrs. Bush doesn’t feel comfortable being an activist for something she’s previously stated she supports. I am not hating on her; the ad company should have asked her permission first. I just find this…sad.
Wait – – – – WHAT?
Sue Swayze, the legislative director of Indiana Right to Life, told local radio station WBAA that that goal of the bill is to protect women’s safety and hold abortion clinics to higher health standards. She said she does not understand why it would be a problem to mandate transvaginal ultrasounds.
“I got pregnant vaginally,” she said. “Something else could come in my vagina for a medical test that wouldn’t be that intrusive to me. So I find that argument a little ridiculous.”
Consent and coercion are not the same thing. This is, apparently, something Ms. Swayze doesn’t understand. So, if you’re a woman and have ever consented to something (tampon, penis, whatever) inside you, you can’t object to anything else entering your vagina again.
On a lighter note, whoops! I can’t stop laughing.
Are there benefits to being a “token?” Good read here.
Why do some people (including your representatives) still think jokes about rape are funny?
Rape jokes = not funny.
Moving on . . .
As our friend WK summed up, “Men can take it better.“
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Obama launches historic campaign
Filed under: Latest — Tags: Add new tag, African-American, Al Gore, America, barack obama, candidate, celebrity, Democratic Party, Denver, Denver's Invesco stadium, family, Former Vice-President Al Gore, John Legend, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King III, Mr Gore, Mr McCain, Mr Obama, Mr Obama's candidacy, national convention in Denver, Obama, Obama launches historic campaign, Ohio, ordinary voters, political, political truce, President, run for president, Sheryl Crow, singers, state of Ohio, Stevie Wonder, swing state of Ohio, Tucker Bounds, TV, TV advert, US, US election, US party, voters, world — expressyoureself @ 9:53 am
Barack Obama has accepted the Democratic Party’s historic nomination to run for president of the US in front of a crowd of some 75,000 people.
In an address at the party’s national convention in Denver, he promised he would do his best to keep alive the American dream of opportunity for all.
“America, we are better than these last eight years,” he told cheering crowds. “We are a better country than this.”
Mr Obama is the first African-American to be nominated by a major US party.
In his speech at Denver’s Invesco stadium, Mr Obama promised to reverse the economic downturn afflicting the US and restore the nation’s standing in the world.
I will restore our moral standing, so that America is once again that last best hope for all who are called to the cause of freedom
“We are here because we love this country too much to let the next four years look just like the last eight years,” he said.
He also attacked the record of the Bush administration and his Republican rival for the presidency, John McCain.
“This moment – this election – is our chance to keep, in the 21st Century, the American promise alive.”
Mr Obama criticized Mr McCain as out of touch with the concerns of ordinary Americans and said he had failed to help them on issues such as the economy, health care and education.
He also stressed that he would call for the withdrawal of troops from Iraq, whereas Mr McCain stood “alone in his stubborn refusal to end a misguided war”, he said.
“I will restore our moral standing, so that America is once again that last best hope for all who are called to the cause of freedom, who long for lives of peace, who yearn for a better future,” he said.
Tens of thousands of people gathered to hear Mr Obama’s speech
He rejected criticism by the McCain campaign that he is a “celebrity”, pointing to his family’s past financial hardships, and said his rival should stop questioning his patriotism.
In a final rallying call, Mr Obama recalled the message of Martin Luther King, who – 45 years ago to the day – gave his “I have a dream” speech in his historic march on Washington.
“America, we cannot turn back,” he said. “We cannot walk alone. At this moment, in this election, we must pledge once more to walk into the future.”
Joined on stage by his family and running-mate, Joe Biden, Mr Obama was given a standing ovation by the crowds.
‘Not ready’
Earlier in the day, Mr McCain ran a TV advert in which he congratulated Mr Obama on the historic nature – and date – of his nomination, saying it was “truly a good day for America”.
The political truce was short-lived, however, with a spokesman for the McCain campaign issuing a statement following Mr Obama’s address that dismissed his words as “misleading”.
If you like the Bush-Cheney approach, John McCain’s your man. If you want change, then vote for Barack Obama and Joe Biden
Former Vice-President Al Gore
“Tonight, Americans witnessed a misleading speech that was so fundamentally at odds with the meagre record of Barack Obama,” spokesman Tucker Bounds said.
“The fact remains, Barack Obama is still not ready to be president.”
The BBC’s Justin Webb in Denver says that this needed to be a serious speech by Mr Obama and it was.
One feature was that Mr Obama made frequent reference to the future, our correspondent says. The Obama camp knows that Americans are worried about Mr McCain’s age and ever so subtly they are making an allusion to it.
Martin Luther King’s eldest son, Martin Luther King III, had earlier told the convention that his father’s dream lived on in Mr Obama’s candidacy.
“He is in the hopes and dreams, the competence and courage, the rightness and readiness of Barack Obama.”
Former Vice-President Al Gore also called on the Democrats to “seize this opportunity for change” and elect Mr Obama.
Linking Mr McCain firmly to the policies of President George W Bush, Mr Gore said it was vital that Americans changed course if they wanted to tackle a “self-inflicted economic crisis”, protect the rights of every American and halt global warming.
Mr Gore added that the US was “facing a planetary emergency” and that the ties of Mr McCain and the Republicans to big oil firms meant they would not act to end the country’s reliance on fossil fuels.
‘Open convention’
Mr Gore’s address, warmly received by the crowd, followed performances from singers Stevie Wonder, Sheryl Crow and John Legend.
The Obama campaign took the unusual move of holding the closing night speeches in the sports stadium to allow ordinary voters, as well as party delegates, to attend.
His supporters and those sympathetic to him are breathing a sigh of relief
BBC North America editor Justin Webb, on the Obama nomination
Mr Obama’s much-anticipated appearance was the highlight of the party’s carefully choreographed four-day event.
Questions remain as to whether Mr Obama can cement his standing within his own party, and reach out to those parts of the electorate that are yet to be convinced by him, the BBC’s Matthew Price in Denver notes.
He was resoundingly endorsed by ex-President Bill Clinton on Wednesday, which may help consolidate his standing.
Earlier that same day, in a moment of high drama, his defeated rival Hillary Clinton cut short a roll-call vote to endorse Mr Obama’s candidacy by acclamation, in a powerful gesture of unity.
The presidential election on 4 November will pit Mr Obama against Mr McCain, who will be nominated next week at his party’s convention in St Paul, Minnesota.
Republican officials say Mr McCain has chosen his running-mate, but the person’s identity has not yet been announced.
Mr McCain is due to hold a 10,000-strong rally in the swing state of Ohio on Friday, at which it was expected he would present his vice-presidential candidate.
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Filling the city's holes in the Ground: Victoria Towers (1996)
From time to time, I'm going to look at the sites in central Sydney that were abandoned during the recession of 1990-91 when the property market in Sydney collapsed. This led to the cancellation of a number of developments. It would take some sites up to fifteen years to be developed.
One of those holes in the ground in the early 1990's was the site of the Sydney Catholic Club at 199 Castlereagh Street in the city. The original Catholic Club building had been demolished in 1989.
Source: Skelsey, M. 1993. "$100m tower to boost city living." The Daily Telegraph, November 6: 14.
In September 1993, property developer Leda Holdings was given approval by Sydney City Council to construct a 39 level apartment tower, rising to 120 metres above street level. The building would contain 252 apartments plus a rebuilt Sydney Catholic Club (now known as the Castlereagh Club). It was one of the first high rise apartment towers approved in the 1990's for central Sydney and would set a precedent for future high rise residential tower development. Residents also had access to the latest trends in residential facilities for its time including a gym, pool and 24-hour concierge service.
As the above article from The Daily Telegraph mentions from November 1993, Leda wanted to "cash in" on the trend towards high rise living, particularly as Sydney's CBD lacked apartments despite high demand from business executives and overseas investors. At the time, only 6000 people were reported to be residing in central Sydney. Meanwhile, Sydney City Council wanted to entice people to live in the city to help it become more lively and dynamic but, also to fill in those empty holes in the ground. It was a win-win for all. Apartments went on sale in early 1994 with construction underway not so long afterwards. The tower was completed in 1996. Below is an advertisement advertising apartments for sale in mid-1994. Apartments were on sale from $219 000.
Source: Leda Holdings Limited. 1994. "Victoria Tower (Advertisement)." The Sydney Morning Herald, June 12: 129.
Last week, yours truly went into the city and managed to take two photos of the building.
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Mother Box
The Mother Box guarded by the Amazons in the Justice League movie.
Justice League (2017) directed by Zack Snyder and written by Joss Whedon and Chris Terrio may not have enjoyed great commercial success. However, it is notable for introducing important DC Comics characters, expanding the DC Extended Universe into the multiversal world of the New Gods. A central element of the story, revolves around the Mother Box. In DC Comics continuity, this sophisticated artifact is created by the New Gods, a race of metaphysical beings born from the First World at the beginning, Urgrund, forming with New Genesis and Apokolips, a Fourth World. This fictional technology is possessed by the New Gods and enables them to bridge time and space for multiple applications. The Mother Box, is essentially, a sentient super-computer that grants its New God user fantastic abilities such as levitation and flight, teleportation, and matter and energy manipulations.
In the film, the boxes are presented as a perpetual energy source, called by Cyborg’s father, Silas Stone, a Change Engine. Upon an invasion of Earth by Apokoliptian Steppenwolf during mythological times, the three Mother Boxes are entrusted to the Amazons, the Atlanteans, and the tribes of man and guarded in secure strongholds. The premise of the movie, then, reposes on the return of Steppenwolf upon the Death of Superman in Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, a casualty of the battle against Doomsday alongside Batman and Wonder Woman; he sees the demise of the Kryptonian as the fall of darkness upon the Earth and an opportunity to conquer.
Justice League, is in fact, a movie of two directors. Upon the death of his daughter — by suicide — Zach Snyder stepped down from the movie project duties to stay with family. From that moment, Joss Whedon took over and directed the movie. The movie appears to showcase the lightheartedness and the humor that is characteristic of Whedon’s work, particularly on Marvel’s The Avengers. Snyder mentioned that, he had always intended for the film to be brighter and more hopeful than Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. The movie does appear so. At the same time, it seems to lack the spectacle and the grand action characteristic of previous Snyder work, which seem to reveal, perhaps, the conflict that the director was experiencing over the critical reception with his two previous outings at Warner Bros. in the DC Extended Universe. Was Snyder’s vision, perhaps, darker than the film seems to portray as reflected in Batman v. Superman?
Justice League Tunnel Battle
Justice League is distinctive for its association of the events of mythology with science fiction. In this respect, it relates the invasion of Earth by Apokolips to the Olympian gods, and even to alien allies. Wonder Woman, in her history lesson, speaks of an Age of Heroes, where men and women of great power blessed by the Olympian gods walked the Earth. It is, perhaps, this Age of Heroes, that is the substance of Justice League — here, the newly formed Justice League succeeds the place of the old Greek pantheon and of its associated heroes. It is a meta-fictional transposition of mythology to science fiction; it figures, then, as the placement of science fiction as functioning in a similar role to the mythology of yesteryear. The film, then, succeeds in this aspect: in reflecting its heroes, as the successors of mythology, an Olympic passing of the torch so to speak, where man, no longer animated simply by the belief in God, reflects a superhuman power of evolution — this, then, is the reality: the gods for having abandoned humanity, have allowed man to evolve with the powers of science and technology.
In this regard, the Mother Box, an alien transposition, figures as that power of evolution, the inauguration of a new age, where through advanced science, man lays claim even to the power of life over death — the Resurrection of Superman!
There are interesting themes addressed in Justice League, from alien invasion, to advanced technology, from mythology to a new age of heroes, and to the more simple power of friendship and the reality of war. What separates the film from other comic book movies, is its adherence to a certain comedy — though the movie is serious, it is also comedic and figures as a chance for the DC Extended Universe to extend its reach and follow, in a sense, a formulaic route threaded before long by Marvel with great success. Critical reviews show, however, that, despite its optimism and light-hearted nature, such a treatment may not be entirely fitting for a team of gods among men. The consensus is that Justice League does not fully develop its main villain — Steppenwolf, and its action sequences are lacking — the result, is a story that appears thin and formulaic, despite its brighter tone.
In comic book lore, the Mother Box figures as a representation of the New Gods, an advanced race of techno-gods entrenched in a deadly battle between good and evil, that is, between New Genesis and Apokolips. It is certain, that, the boxes are in themselves, evocative of a power that transcends humanity and seems to unveil the potential for progress that is inherent to human civilization. The applications of an advanced Artificial Intelligence, to the problems of civilization are wondrous. The question is whether, as many artistic works are raised, man will become enslaved by the power of the super-computer, or whether his wisdom will benefit humanity. The computer, is a wondrous machine that greatly enhances quality of life; however, it appears to foretell the times of a society that is completely socialized, that is, interpreted by the rhythm of the machine — the mechanization of life! Hence, there are dangers looming in the horizon of humanity, and as human knowledge increases, it is important to question our ability to put progress at the service of man, and not merely, to serve utilitarian interest or the temptation to nihilism; for science, despite its eminent benefit, can prove a power of destruction as much as it is a force of civilization.
Is the comic book here to stay, or, perhaps has it run its course? Only time will tell. It can be safely assumed that, its adaptation to the big screen is surely costly though, at the same time, its power to inspire minds is almost without equal. Mythological beings, alien gods, advanced technology, perpetual energy sources, planetary engineering, and superhuman feats — science fiction has succeeded in creating worlds that defy explanation, revealing that, man at this juncture in the 21st century, is attempting to evolve truly.
Justice League marks an important step in the extension of the DC Extended Universe. Despite its shortcomings, it betrays Warner Bros. desire to truly do its characters justice and present them in the best possible light, in respect with their comic book mythology and with a manifest desire to appeal to general audiences. Personally, I favor a more serious approach to the DC mythology, one that establishes their place as modern mythology in contrast to the Marvel universe; indeed, DC superheroes function best, when they are regarded as archetypes, representations of the Olympian gods, but also of greater ideas, virtues and values. They can steer history towards a greater future, for they help humanity realize its potential by believing in the power of the gods and the example of heroism.
In the “Introduction” to All Star Superman, Mark Waid concludes with the following remarks:
“Gods achieve their power by encouraging us to believe in them.
Superman achieves his power by believing in us.”
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Montreal's Formula E race cancelled, official announcement this afternoon
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C'mon, don't we pay people in government to make these types of events work? Hasn't it been proven over and over they generate a ton of income for the area. It sounds embarrassing that the reason this didn't happen was due to poor book keeping
By , CBC News · Dec 18, 2017
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante will announce this afternoon that the city is cancelling the controversial Formula E race, sources tell Radio-Canada.
Unpaid bills from Montreal it's electric, the non-profit that organized the race, and the deficit last August's race incurred motivated the decision to cancel next year's edition, sources say.
During the election campaign, Plante said that she would hold the race at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve or cancel it altogether, if possible.
The event was projected to cost taxpayers $24 million over six years, and Radio-Canada has reported that the race organizers used nearly all of their $10-million line of credit, which Montreal is responsible for.
It is also expected that the financial results of the race will be made public today, according to Radio-Canada.
Financial results may be weak since figures show only 25,000 tickets were sold and 20,000 were given away to boost attendance numbers.
Plante and Formula E
Formula E was the initiative of former mayor Denis Coderre, who said the race would help promote sustainable energy initiatives in Montreal.
The race was slated to be held again in 2018 and 2019.
It drew massive criticism for using public funds to host the event, something other cities don't do.
In the fall, Plante criticized the race for its financial impact on the city.
"What were the economic benefits? Was it worth it for the citizens who felt trapped and the businesses that lost money?" Plante said.
Many also criticized the location of the race, held on the east side of downtown Montreal and forced the closure or reconfiguration of a number of city streets.
If the race is cancelled, the city will have to pay millions in penalties to break the three-year commitment between Montréal it's electric and Formula E.
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From the Editors of E Magazine July 20, 2004
Nova Scotia’s Solar Sewage Solution
One of Bear River, Nova Scotia’s biggest tourist attractions is its sewage treatment plant. Pleasing to the eye and almost completely odorless, the 80,000-gallon facility is located right in the heart of the small town’s tourist district. Every year, close to 2,000 people visit the plant.
Bear River became the home of Canada’s first solar aquatic system (and the first fully operational system in North America) in 1995. A solar aquatic system (SAS) is different from a conventional treatment system because it uses the processes of nature to help purify waste.
Before it built the SAS, the community of Bear River was pumping raw sewage directly into the river. Situated in a small valley, the town had little available land to build a larger, traditional treatment plant, so SAS was the most cost-effective option. "The operating cost is about the same as other systems," reports Nelson Porteus, public works coordinator for Annapolis County.
The SAS concept is simple. First, solids are removed and composted. Then, sewage passes through several rows of clear plastic solar tanks housed in a large greenhouse. The $400,000 Bear River facility (whose cost was shared by the federal and provincial government) is 2,400 square feet with 12 solar tanks serving 60 families. Each tank contains plants, bacteria, algae, snails and other aquatic life forms. As sewage flows from one tank to the next, the organisms in the tanks consume and absorb organic materials.
Next, the sewage is filtered through an artificial pond that resembles a wetland. The pond is divided into three sections, each containing different organisms that work together to digest the waste. Any leftover solids are collected and composted. The effluent is disinfected by exposure to high levels of ultraviolet light. Finally, pure enough to drink, it is discharged into Bear River.
There are advantages to SAS: It is low-energy, low- waste and more attractive than conventional treatment facilities. But Porteus warns against overestimating the benefits of the technology. "It doesn’t run energy-free," he says. "Its effectiveness isn’t all it could be when compared to conventional systems, and it requires heat in the wintertime." Despite these minor problems, Bear River seems happy with its plant. "The community is comfortable with this greenhouse approach," says L.M. Emms, municipal services director of Annapolis County.
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Home » All Poets » Wilfred Owen
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Wilfred Edward Salter Owen (18 March 1893 – 4 November 1918) was an English poet and soldier. He was one of the leading poets of the First World War. His war poetry on the horrors of trenches and gas warfare was heavily influenced by his mentor Siegfried Sassoon, and stood in stark contrast both to the public perception of war at the time and to the confidently patriotic verse written by earlier war poets such as Rupert Brooke. Among his best-known works – most of which were published posthumously – are "Dulce et Decorum est", "Insensibility", "Anthem for Doomed Youth", "Futility", "Spring Offensive" and "Strange Meeting".
- Early life
Owen was born on 18 March 1893 at Plas Wilmot, a house in Weston Lane, near Oswestry in Shropshire. He was the eldest of Thomas and (Harriett) Susan Owen (née Shaw)'s four children; his siblings were Mary Millard, (William) Harold, and Colin Shaw Owen. When Wilfred was born, his parents lived in a comfortable house owned by his grandfather, Edward Shaw.
After Edward's death in January 1897, and the house's sale in March, the family lodged in the back streets of Birkenhead. There Thomas Owen temporarily worked in the town employed by a railway company. Thomas transferred to Shrewsbury in April 1897 where the family lived with Thomas' parents in Canon Street.
Thomas Owen transferred back to Birkenhead, again in 1898 when he became stationmaster at Woodside station. The family lived with him at three successive homes in the Tranmere district, They then moved back to Shrewsbury in 1907. Wilfred Owen was educated at the Birkenhead Institute and at Shrewsbury Technical School (later known as the Wakeman School).
Owen discovered his poetic vocation in about 1904 during a holiday spent in Cheshire. He was raised as an Anglican of the evangelical type, and in his youth was a devout believer, in part due to his strong relationship with his mother, which lasted throughout his life. His early influences included the Bible and the "big six" of romantic poetry, particularly John Keats.
Owen's last two years of formal education saw him as a pupil-teacher at the Wyle Cop school in Shrewsbury. In 1911 he passed the matriculation exam for the University of London, but not with the first-class honours needed for a scholarship, which in his family's circumstances was the only way he could have afforded to attend.
In return for free lodging, and some tuition for the entrance exam (this has been questioned[citation needed]) Owen worked as lay assistant to the Vicar of Dunsden near Reading, living in the vicarage from September 1911 to February 1913. During this time he attended classes at University College, Reading (now the University of Reading), in botany and later, at the urging of the head of the English Department, took free lessons in Old English. His time spent at Dunsden parish led him to disillusionment with the Church, both in its ceremony and its failure to provide aid for those in need.
From 1913 he worked as a private tutor teaching English and French at the Berlitz School of Languages in Bordeaux, France, and later with a family. There he met the older French poet Laurent Tailhade, with whom he later corresponded in French. When war broke out, Owen did not rush to enlist – and even considered the French army – but eventually returned to England.
- War service
On 21 October 1915, he enlisted in the Artists Rifles Officers' Training Corps. For the next seven months, he trained at Hare Hall Camp in Essex. On 4 June 1916, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant (on probation) in the Manchester Regiment. Initially Owen held his troops in contempt for their loutish behaviour, and in a letter to his mother described his company as "expressionless lumps". However, his imaginative existence was to be changed dramatically by a number of traumatic experiences. He fell into a shell hole and suffered concussion; he was blown up by a trench mortar and spent several days unconscious on an embankment lying amongst the remains of one of his fellow officers. Soon afterward, Owen was diagnosed as suffering from neurasthenia or shell shock and sent to Craiglockhart War Hospital in Edinburgh for treatment. It was while recuperating at Craiglockhart that he met fellow poet Siegfried Sassoon, an encounter that was to transform Owen's life.
Whilst at Craiglockhart he made friends in Edinburgh's artistic and literary circles, and did some teaching at the Tynecastle High School, in a poor area of the city. In November he was discharged from Craiglockhart, judged fit for light regimental duties. He spent a contented and fruitful winter in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, and in March 1918 was posted to the Northern Command Depot at Ripon. While in Ripon he composed or revised a number of poems, including "Futility" and "Strange Meeting". His 25th birthday was spent quietly at Ripon Cathedral, which is dedicated to his namesake, St. Wilfrid of Hexham.
Owen returned in July 1918, to active service in France, although he might have stayed on home-duty indefinitely. His decision to return was probably the result of Sassoon's being sent back to England, after being shot in the head in an apparent "friendly fire" incident, and put on sick-leave for the remaining duration of the war. Owen saw it as his duty to add his voice to that of Sassoon, that the horrific realities of the war might continue to be told. Sassoon was violently opposed to the idea of Owen returning to the trenches, threatening to "stab [him] in the leg" if he tried it. Aware of his attitude, Owen did not inform him of his action until he was once again in France.
At the very end of August 1918, Owen returned to the front line – perhaps imitating Sassoon's example. On 1 October 1918 Owen led units of the Second Manchesters to storm a number of enemy strong points near the village of Joncourt. For his courage and leadership in the Joncourt action, he was awarded the Military Cross, an award he had always sought in order to justify himself as a war poet, but the award was not gazetted until 15 February 1919. The citation followed on 30 July 1919:
2nd Lt, Wilfred Edward Salter Owen, 5th Bn. Manch. R., T.F., attd. 2nd Bn.
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in the attack on the Fonsomme Line on October 1st/2nd, 1918. On the company commander becoming a casualty, he assumed command and showed fine leadership and resisted a heavy counter-attack. He personally manipulated a captured enemy machine gun from an isolated position and inflicted considerable losses on the enemy. Throughout he behaved most gallantly.
- Death
Owen was killed in action on 4 November 1918 during the crossing of the Sambre–Oise Canal, exactly one week (almost to the hour) before the signing of the Armistice which ended the war, and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant the day after his death. His mother received the telegram informing her of his death on Armistice Day, as the church bells in Shrewsbury were ringing out in celebration. Owen is buried at Ors Communal Cemetery, Ors, in northern France. The inscription on his gravestone, chosen by his mother Susan, is based on a quote from his poetry: "SHALL LIFE RENEW THESE BODIES? OF A TRUTH ALL DEATH WILL HE ANNUL" W.O..
- Poetry
Owen is regarded by many as the greatest poet of the First World War, known for his verse about the horrors of trench and gas warfare. He had been writing poetry for some years before the war, himself dating his poetic beginnings to a stay at Broxton by the Hill when he was ten years old. The Romantic poets Keats and Shelley influenced much of his early writing and poetry. His great friend, the poet Siegfried Sassoon, later had a profound effect on his poetic voice, and Owen's most famous poems ("Dulce et Decorum est" and "Anthem for Doomed Youth") show direct results of Sassoon's influence. Manuscript copies of the poems survive, annotated in Sassoon's handwriting. Owen's poetry would eventually be more widely acclaimed than that of his mentor. While his use of pararhyme with heavy reliance on assonance was innovative, he was not the only poet at the time to use these particular techniques. He was, however, one of the first to experiment with it extensively.
His poetry itself underwent significant changes in 1917. As a part of his therapy at Craiglockhart, Owen's doctor, Arthur Brock, encouraged Owen to translate his experiences, specifically the experiences he relived in his dreams, into poetry. Sassoon, who was becoming influenced by Freudian psychoanalysis, aided him here, showing Owen through example what poetry could do. Sassoon's use of satire influenced Owen, who tried his hand at writing "in Sassoon's style". Further, the content of Owen's verse was undeniably changed by his work with Sassoon. Sassoon's emphasis on realism and "writing from experience" was contrary to Owen's hitherto romantic-influenced style, as seen in his earlier sonnets. Owen was to take both Sassoon's gritty realism and his own romantic notions and create a poetic synthesis that was both potent and sympathetic, as summarised by his famous phrase "the pity of war". In this way, Owen's poetry is quite distinctive, and he is, by many, considered a greater poet than Sassoon. Nonetheless, Sassoon contributed to Owen's popularity by his strong promotion of his poetry, both before and after Owen's death, and his editing was instrumental in the making of Owen as a poet.
Owen's poems had the benefit of strong patronage, and it was a combination of Sassoon's influence, support from Edith Sitwell, and the preparation of a new and fuller edition of the poems in 1931 by Edmund Blunden that ensured his popularity, coupled with a revival of interest in his poetry in the 1960s which plucked him out of a relatively exclusive readership into the public eye. Though he had plans for a volume of verse, for which he had written a "Preface", he never saw his own work published apart from those poems he included in The Hydra, the magazine he edited at Craiglockhart War Hospital, and "Miners", which was published in The Nation.
There were many other influences on Owen's poetry, including his mother. His letters to her provide an insight into Owen's life at the front, and the development of his philosophy regarding the war. Graphic details of the horror Owen witnessed were never spared. Owen's experiences with religion also heavily influenced his poetry, notably in poems such as "Anthem for Doomed Youth", in which the ceremony of a funeral is re-enacted not in a church, but on the battlefield itself, and "At a Calvary near the Ancre", which comments on the Crucifixion of Christ. Owen's experiences in war led him further to challenge his religious beliefs, claiming in his poem "Exposure" that "love of God seems dying".
Only five of Owen's poems were published before his death, one in fragmentary form. His best known poems include "Anthem for Doomed Youth", "Futility", "Dulce Et Decorum Est", "The Parable of the Old Men and the Young" and "Strange Meeting". However, most of them were published posthumously: Poems (1920),The Poems of Wilfred Owen (1931),The Collected Poems of Wilfred Owen (1963),The Complete Poems and Fragments (1983); fundamental in this last collection is the poem Soldier's Dream, that deals with Owen's conception of war.
Owen's full unexpurgated opus is in the academic two-volume work The Complete Poems and Fragments (1994) by Jon Stallworthy. Many of his poems have never been published in popular form.
In 1975 Mrs. Harold Owen, Wilfred's sister-in-law, donated all of the manuscripts, photographs and letters which her late husband had owned to the University of Oxford's English Faculty Library. As well as the personal artifacts, this also includes all of Owen's personal library and an almost complete set of The Hydra – the magazine of Craiglockhart War Hospital. These can be accessed by any member of the public on application in advance to the English Faculty librarian.
The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin holds a large collection of Owen's family correspondence.
An important turning point in Owen scholarship occurred in 1987 when the New Statesman published a stinging polemic 'The Truth Untold' by Jonathan Cutbill, the literary executor of Edward Carpenter, which attacked the academic suppression of Owen as a poet of homosexual experience. Amongst the points it made was that the poem "Shadwell Stair", previously alleged to be mysterious, was a straightforward elegy to homosexual soliciting in an area of the London docks once renowned for it.
- Relationship with Sassoon
Owen held Siegfried Sassoon in an esteem not far from hero-worship, remarking to his mother that he was "not worthy to light [Sassoon's] pipe". The relationship clearly had a profound impact on Owen, who wrote in his first letter to Sassoon after leaving Craiglockhart "You have fixed my life – however short". Sassoon wrote that he took "an instinctive liking to him", and recalled their time together "with affection". On the evening of 3 November 1917 they parted, Owen having been discharged from Craiglockhart. He was stationed on home-duty in Scarborough for several months, during which time he associated with members of the artistic circle into which Sassoon had introduced him, which included Robbie Ross and Robert Graves. He also met H. G. Wells and Arnold Bennett, and it was during this period he developed the stylistic voice for which he is now recognised. Many of his early poems were penned while stationed at the Clarence Garden Hotel, now the Clifton Hotel in Scarborough's North Bay. A blue tourist plaque on the hotel marks its association with Owen.
Robert Graves and Sacheverell Sitwell (who also personally knew him) stated that Owen was homosexual, and homoeroticism is a central element in much of Owen's poetry. Through Sassoon, Owen was introduced to a sophisticated homosexual literary circle which included Oscar Wilde's friend Robbie Ross, writer and poet Osbert Sitwell, and Scottish writer C. K. Scott Moncrieff, the translator of Marcel Proust. This contact broadened Owen's outlook, and increased his confidence in incorporating homoerotic elements into his work. Historians have debated whether Owen had an affair with Scott Moncrieff in May 1918; he had dedicated various works to a "Mr W.O.", but Owen never responded.
Throughout Owen's lifetime and for decades after, homosexual activity between men was a punishable offence in British law, and the account of Owen's sexual development has been somewhat obscured because his brother Harold removed what he considered discreditable passages in Owen's letters and diaries after the death of their mother. Andrew Motion wrote of Owen's relationship with Sassoon: "On the one hand, Sassoon's wealth, posh connections and aristocratic manner appealed to the snob in Owen: on the other, Sassoon's homosexuality admitted Owen to a style of living and thinking that he found naturally sympathetic." Sassoon, by his own account, was not actively homosexual at this time.
Sassoon and Owen kept in touch through correspondence, and after Sassoon was shot in the head in July 1918 and sent back to England to recover, they met in August and spent what Sassoon described as "the whole of a hot cloudless afternoon together." They never saw each other again. About three weeks later, Owen wrote to bid Sassoon farewell, as he was on the way back to France, and they continued to communicate. After the Armistice, Sassoon waited in vain for word from Owen, only to be told of his death several months later. The loss grieved Sassoon greatly, and he was never "able to accept that disappearance philosophically."
- Memory
There are memorials to Owen at Gailly, Ors, Oswestry, Birkenhead (Central Library) and Shrewsbury.
On 11 November 1985, Owen was one of the 16 Great War poets commemorated on a slate stone unveiled in Westminster Abbey's Poet's Corner. The inscription on the stone is taken from Owen's "Preface" to his poems: "My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the pity." There is also a small museum dedicated to Owen and Sassoon at the Craiglockhart War Hospital, now a Napier University building.
The forester's house in Ors where Owen spent his last night, Maison forestière de l'Ermitage, has been transformed by Turner Prize nominee Simon Patterson into an art installation and permanent memorial to Owen and his poetry, which opened to the public on 1 October 2011.
Susan Owen's letter to Rabindranath Tagore marked, Shrewsbury, 1 August 1920, reads: "I have been trying to find courage to write to you ever since I heard that you were in London – but the desire to tell you something is finding its way into this letter today. The letter may never reach you, for I do not know how to address it, tho’ I feel sure your name upon the envelope will be sufficient. It is nearly two years ago, that my dear eldest son went out to the War for the last time and the day he said goodbye to me – we were looking together across the sun-glorified sea – looking towards France, with breaking hearts – when he, my poet son, said those wonderful words of yours – beginning at ‘When I go from hence, let this be my parting word’ – and when his pocket book came back to me – I found these words written in his dear writing – with your name beneath."
- Wilfred Owen Association
To commemorate Wilfred’s life and poetry, The Wilfred Owen Association was formed in 1989. Since its formation the Association has established permanent public memorials in Shrewsbury and Oswestry. In addition to readings, talks, visits and performances, it promotes and encourages exhibitions, conferences, awareness and appreciation of Owen's poetry. Peter Owen, Wilfred Owen’s nephew, was President of the Association until his death in July 2018. Dr Rowan Williams (Archbishop of Canterbury 2002–2012), Sir Daniel Day-Lewis and Grey Ruthven, 2nd Earl of Gowrie are Patrons. The Association presents a biennial Poetry Award to honour a poet for a sustained body of work that includes memorable war poems; previous recipients include Sir Andrew Motion (Poet Laureate 1999-2009), Dannie Abse, Christopher Logue, Gillian Clarke and Seamus Heaney. Owen Sheers was awarded the prize in September 2018. In November 2015, actor Jason Isaacs unveiled a tribute to Owen at the former Craiglockhart War Hospital in Edinburgh where Owen was treated for shell shock during WWI.
- Depictions in popular culture
+ In print and film
Stephen MacDonald's play Not About Heroes (first performed in 1982) takes as its subject matter the friendship between Owen and Sassoon, and begins with their meeting at Craiglockhart during World War I.
Pat Barker's historical novel Regeneration (1991) also describes the meeting and relationship between Sassoon and Owen, acknowledging that, from Sassoon's perspective, the meeting had a profoundly significant effect on Owen. Owen's treatment with his own doctor, Arthur Brock, is also touched upon briefly. Owen's death is described in the third book of Barker's Regeneration trilogy, The Ghost Road (1995). In the 1997 film Regeneration, Stuart Bunce played Owen.
Owen is the subject of the BBC docudrama Wilfred Owen: A Remembrance Tale (2007), in which he is played by Samuel Barnett.
Owen was mentioned as a source of inspiration for one of the correspondents in the epistolary novel, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2008), by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows.
Harry Turtledove's multi-novel Southern Victory Series has the title of its third volume, Walk in Hell, taken from a line in "Mental Cases". This part of the series is set during an alternate history version of World War I which sees Canada invaded and occupied by United States troops. Owen is acknowledged on the title page as the source of the quote.
A film named The Burying Party was released in August 2018, which depicts Owen's final year from Craiglockhart Hospital to the Battle of the Sambre. Matthew Staite stars as Owen and Joyce Branagh as his mother Susan.
The seventh episode of The Magnus Archives, a horror anthology podcast distributed by Rusty Quill, centers around Owen's experiences in the war. Told by a fictional comrade named Staff Sgt. Clarence Berry, it details Owen's near-death experience on the battlefield and subsequent meeting with a supernatural being he calls "The Piper" who appears only to soldiers whose deaths are imminent, accompanied by the distant sound of pipes.
+ In music
His poetry has been reworked into various formats. For example, Benjamin Britten incorporated eight of Owen's poems into his War Requiem, along with words from the Latin Mass for the Dead (Missa pro Defunctis). The Requiem was commissioned for the reconsecration of Coventry Cathedral and first performed there on 30 May 1962. Derek Jarman adapted it for the screen in 1988, with the 1963 recording as the soundtrack.
The Ravishing Beauties recorded Owen's poem "Futility" in an April 1982 John Peel session.
Also in 1982, 10,000 Maniacs recorded a song titled "Anthem for Doomed Youth", loosely based on the poem, in Fredonia, New York. The recording appeared on their first EP release Human Conflict Number Five and later on the compilation Hope Chest. Also appearing on the Hope Chest album was the song "The Latin One", a reference to the title of Owen's poem "Dulce et Decorum Est" on which the song is based.
Additionally in 1982, singer Virginia Astley set the poem "Futility" to music she had composed.
In 1992, Anathema released The Crestfallen EP, with the song "They Die" quoting lines from Owen's poem "The End", which also formed the epitaph on his grave in Ors.
Wirral musician Dean Johnson created the musical Bullets and Daffodils, based on music set to Owen's poetry, in 2010.
In 2015, the British indie rock band, The Libertines, released an album entitled Anthems For Doomed Youth; this featured the track "Anthem for Doomed Youth", named after Owen's poem.
His poetry is sampled multiple times on the 2000 Jedi Mind Tricks album Violent by Design. Producer Stoupe the Enemy of Mankind has been widely acclaimed for his sampling on the album, and inclusion of Owen's poetry.
List of Wilfred Owen poems, browse and enjoy all 82 poems by Wilfred Owen.
Dulce Et Decorum Est
Wilfred Owen 0 Children, Dream, Fire, Friend, Green, Light, Lost, Sea, Sick, War
Anthem For Doomed Youth
Wilfred Owen 0 Anger, Flower, Girl, Sad
Wilfred Owen 0 Dark, Fear, Football, Girl, Home, Life, Light, Lost, Purple, Running, Sick, Sleep, Smart, Smile, Thanks, Tree, Woman, Women
Wilfred Owen 0 Autumn, Home, Spring, Summer, War, Winter, World
Wilfred Owen 0 Believe, Children, Dark, Dream, God, Home, House, Memory, Night, Rain, Red, Silence, Smile, Snow, Spring, Sun, War, Wind
Wilfred Owen 0 Death, God, Hair, Happy, Heart, Hope, Life, Rain, Sleep, Star, Time, Wind, Work
The Next War
Wilfred Owen 0 Courage, Death, Dream, Green, Power, Soldier, War
Wilfred Owen 0 Home, Sleep, Snow, Star, Sun
Mental Cases
Wilfred Owen 0 Brother, Hair, Laughter, Memory, Murder, Night, Pain, Sleep, Smile, War, Wind
Arms And The Boy
Wilfred Owen 0 Death, God, Grief
I Know The Music
Wilfred Owen 0 Autumn, Music, October, Snow
A New Heaven
Wilfred Owen 0 Death, Girl, Heaven, Home, Light, Magic, Moon
Wilfred Owen 0 Beautiful, Beauty, Flower, Home, Hope, Horse, Mirror, Rose, Sea, Sun, Swimming, Woman, Women, Work
Elegy In April And September
Wilfred Owen 0 April, Hope, Rose, Running, Sea, September, Star, Water, Winter Elegy
Wilfred Owen 0 Kiss, Love, Mother, Smile
Apologia Pro Poemate Meo
Wilfred Owen 0 Beauty, Courage, Dark, Death, Fear, God, Happy, Heaven, Joy, Light, Murder, Music, Passion, Peace, Power, Song, War, Wind, World
Wilfred Owen 0 Death, God, Heart, Kiss, Lost, Love, Red, Wind
Cramped In That Funnelled Hole
Wilfred Owen 0 Death
As Bronze May Be Much Beautified
Wilfred Owen 0 Dark, Sea, Sorrow, War, Woman, Women
Wilfred Owen 0 Children, Dark, Death, Dream, Fire, Peace, Remember, Sleep, Summer, War, Work
Strange Meeting
Wilfred Owen 0 Beauty, Courage, Dark, Death, Fear, Friend, Hair, Hope, Hunting, Running, Sleep, Smile, Spring, Truth, War, World
[i Saw His Round Mouth’s Crimson]
Wilfred Owen 0 Farewell, Heaven, Sky, Star, Sun
The Parable Of The Old Man And The Young
Wilfred Owen 0 Angel, Father, Fire, Heaven, Pride, Rose, Son, Together
Soldier’s Dream
Wilfred Owen 0 Dream, God, Power, Smile, Soldier
The Send-Off
Wilfred Owen 0 Flower, Sorry, Woman, Women
At A Calvary Near The Ancre
Wilfred Owen 0 Hate, Life, Lost, Love, People, Pride, Soldier, War
With An Identity Disc
Wilfred Owen 0 Death, Dream, Friend, God, Heart, Identity, Kiss, Life, London, Night, Thanks, Time
An Imperial Elegy
Wilfred Owen 0 Night Elegy
The Sentry
Wilfred Owen 0 Dream, Light, Rain, Remember, Rose
Wilfred Owen 0 God, Red, Wind, World
But I Was Looking At The Permanent Stars
Wilfred Owen 0 Anger, River, Sad, Sleep, Star
The Young Soldier
Wilfred Owen 0 Death, Heaven, Laughter, Life, Murder, Smile, Soldier
Insensibility
Wilfred Owen 0 Flower, Happy, Home, Lost, Red, Running, Sad, Sea, Soldier, Star
Wilfred Owen 0 Fear, Girl, Kiss, Mother, Pink, War
Wild With All Regrets
Wilfred Owen 0 Brother, Change, Death, Friend, Hate, Hunting, Money, Prejudice, Spring, Sun, Wind
Wilfred Owen 0 Dream, Flower, Light, Music, Rose, Time, Water
Spring Offensive
Wilfred Owen 0 Friend, Green, Running, Sky, Sleep, Smile, Spring, Summer, Sun, Together, Tree, World
Schoolmistress
Wilfred Owen 0 Soldier, Teacher
Wilfred Owen 0 Death, Green, Moon, Rose, Sad
A Terre
Wilfred Owen 0 Death, Flower, Friend, Grief, Hate, Home, Hunting, Money, Nature, Night, Poetry, Prejudice, Soldier, Son, Spring, Sun, War, Wind, Work
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Kilroy was here
This article is about the graffiti. For other uses, see Kilroy was here (disambiguation).
Engraving of Kilroy on the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.
"Kilroy was here" graffiti by Bikini Atoll, film shot in 1946
Kilroy was here is an American expression that became popular during World War II, typically seen in graffiti. Its origin is debated, but the phrase and the distinctive accompanying doodle became associated with GIs in the 1940s: a bald-headed man (sometimes depicted as having a few hairs) with a prominent nose peeking over a wall with his fingers clutching the wall.
"Kilroy" was the American equivalent of the Australian Foo was here which originated during World War I. "Mr Chad" or just "Chad" was the version that became popular in the United Kingdom. The character of Chad may have been derived from a British cartoonist in 1938, possibly pre-dating "Kilroy was here". According to Dave Wilton, "Some time during the war, Chad and Kilroy met, and in the spirit of Allied unity merged, with the British drawing appearing over the American phrase."[1] Other names for the character include Smoe, Clem, Flywheel, Private Snoops, Overby, The Jeep, and Sapo.
According to Charles Panati, "The outrageousness of the graffiti was not so much what it said, but where it turned up."[2] It is not known if there was an actual person named Kilroy who inspired the graffiti, although there have been claims over the years.
Origin and use of the phraseEdit
A depiction of Kilroy on a piece of the Berlin Wall in the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
The phrase may have originated through United States servicemen who would draw the doodle and the text "Kilroy was here" on the walls and other places where they were stationed, encamped, or visited. An ad in Life magazine noted that WWII-era servicemen were fond of claiming that "whatever beach-head they stormed, they always found notices chalked up ahead of them, that 'Kilroy was here'".[3] Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable notes that it was particularly associated with the Air Transport Command, at least when observed in the United Kingdom.[4] At some point, the graffiti (Chad) and slogan (Kilroy was here) must have merged.[5]
Many sources claim origin as early as 1939.[2][6][7] An early example of the phrase may date from 1937, before World War II. The US History Channel broadcast Fort Knox: Secrets Revealed in 2007 included a shot of a chalked "KILROY WAS HERE" dated 13 May 1937. Fort Knox's vault was loaded in 1937 and inaccessible until the 1970s, when an audit was carried out and the footage was shot.[8] However, historian Paul Urbahns was involved in the production of the program, and he says that the footage was a reconstruction.[9]
According to one story, German intelligence found the phrase on captured American equipment. This led Adolf Hitler to believe that Kilroy could be the name or codename of a high-level Allied spy. At the time of the Potsdam Conference in 1945, it was rumored that Stalin found "Kilroy was here" written in the VIP bathroom, prompting him to ask his aides who Kilroy was.[1][10] War photographer Robert Capa noted a use of the phrase at Bastogne in December 1944: "On the black, charred walls of an abandoned barn, scrawled in white chalk, was the legend of McAuliffe's GIs: KILROY WAS STUCK HERE."[11]
Foo was hereEdit
Main article: Foo was here
Digger History, the Unofficial history of the Australian & New Zealand Armed Services, says of Foo that "He was chalked on the side of railway carriages, appeared in probably every camp that the 1st AIF World War I served in and generally made his presence felt". If this is the case, then "Foo was here" predates the American version of World War II, "Kilroy was here", by about 25 years.[12]. "Foo" was thought of as a gremlin by the Royal Australian Air Force, [13] It has been claimed that Foo came from the acronym for Forward Observation Officer.
Real KilroysEdit
The Oxford English Dictionary says simply that Kilroy was "the name of a mythical person".[5] One theory identifies James J. Kilroy (1902–1962) as the man behind the signature,[14] an American shipyard inspector.[5] The New York Times indicated J. J. Kilroy as the origin in 1946, based on the results of a contest conducted by the American Transit Association[7][15] to establish the origin of the phenomenon.[16] The article noted that Kilroy had marked the ships as they were being built as a way to be sure that he had inspected a compartment, and the phrase would be found chalked in places that nobody could have reached for graffiti, such as inside sealed hull spaces.[15] Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable notes this as a possible origin, but suggests that "the phrase grew by accident."[4]
The Lowell Sun reported in November 1945 that Sgt. Francis J. Kilroy Jr. from Everett, Massachusetts, wrote "Kilroy will be here next week" on a barracks bulletin board at a Boca Raton, Florida, airbase while ill with flu, and the phrase was picked up by other airmen and quickly spread abroad.[8] The Associated Press similarly reported Sgt. Kilroy's account of being hospitalized early in World War II, and his friend Sgt. James Maloney wrote the phrase on a bulletin board. Maloney continued to write the shortened phrase when he was shipped out a month later, according to the AP account, and other airmen soon picked it up. Francis Kilroy only wrote the phrase a couple of times.[5][17]
ChadEdit
Omega is one suggested origin for Chad
Kilroy/Chad as an RLC circuit arranged to create a band-stop filter
The figure was initially known in the United Kingdom as "Mr Chad" and would appear with the slogan "Wot, no sugar" or a similar phrase bemoaning shortages and rationing.[1][18] He often appeared with a single curling hair that resembled a question mark and with crosses in his eyes.[19] The phrase "Wot, no —?" pre-dates "Chad" and was widely used separately from the doodle.[8] Chad was used by the RAF and civilians; he was known in the Army as Private Snoops, and in the Navy he was called The Watcher.[20] Chad might have first been drawn by British cartoonist George Edward Chatterton in 1938. Chatterton was nicknamed "Chat", which may then have become "Chad".[1] Life Magazine wrote in 1946 that the RAF and Army were competing to claim him as their own invention, but they agreed that he had first appeared around 1944.[19] The character resembles Alice the Goon, a character in Popeye who first appeared in 1933,[21] and another name for Chad was "The Goon".[19]
A spokesman for the Royal Air Force Museum London suggested in 1977 that Chad was probably an adaptation of the Greek letter Omega, used as the symbol for electrical resistance; his creator was probably an electrician in a ground crew.[22] Life suggested that Chad originated with REME, and noted that a symbol for alternating current resembles Chad (a sine wave through a straight line), that the plus and minus signs in his eyes represent polarity, and that his fingers are symbols of electrical resistors.[19] The character is usually drawn in Australia with pluses and minuses as eyes and the nose and eyes resemble a distorted sine wave.[21] The Guardian suggested in 2000 that "Mr. Chad" was based on a diagram representing an electrical circuit. One correspondent said that a man named Dickie Lyle was at RAF Yatesbury in 1941, and he drew a version of the diagram as a face when the instructor had left the room and wrote "Wot, no leave?" beneath it.[23] This idea was repeated in a submission to the BBC in 2005 which included a story of a 1941 radar lecturer in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, who drew the circuit diagram with the words "WOT! No electrons?"[18] The RAF Cranwell Apprentices Association says that the image came from a diagram of how to approximate a square wave using sine waves, also at RAF Yatesbury and with an instructor named Chadwick. This version was initially called Domie or Doomie,[24] and Life noted that Doomie was used by the RAF.[19] REME claimed that the name came from their training school, nicknamed "Chad's Temple"; the RAF claimed that it arose from Chadwick House at a Lancashire radio school; and the Desert Rats claimed that it came from an officer in El Alamein.[19]
It is unclear how Chad gained widespread popularity or became conflated with Kilroy. It was, however, widely in use by the late part of the war and in the immediate post-war years, with slogans ranging from the simple "What, no bread?" or "Wot, no char?" to the plaintive; one sighting was on the side of a British 1st Airborne Division glider in Operation Market Garden with the complaint "Wot, no engines?" The Los Angeles Times reported in 1946 that Chad was "the No. 1 doodle", noting his appearance on a wall in the Houses of Parliament after the 1945 Labour election victory, with "Wot, no Tories?"[25] Trains in Austria in 1946 featured Mr. Chad along with the phrase "Wot—no Fuehrer?"[26]
As rationing became less common, so did the joke. The cartoon is occasionally sighted today as "Kilroy was here",[8] but "Chad" and his complaints have long fallen from popular use, although they continue to be seen occasionally on walls and in references in popular culture.
SmoeEdit
"Smoe" redirects here. For the fictional name, see Joe Shmoe.
Writing about the Kilroy phenomenon in 1946, The Milwaukee Journal describes the doodle as the European counterpart to "Kilroy was here", under the name Smoe. It also says that Smoe was called Clem in the African theater.[27] It noted that next to "Kilroy was here" was often added "And so was Smoe". While Kilroy enjoyed a resurgence of interest after the war due to radio shows and comic writers, the name Smoe had already disappeared by the end of 1946.[28] A B-24 airman writing in 1998 also noted the distinction between the character of Smoe and Kilroy (who he says was never pictured), and suggested that Smoe stood for "Sad men of Europe".[29] Correspondents to Life magazine in 1962 also insisted that Clem, Mr. Chad or Luke the Spook was the name of the figure, and that Kilroy was unpictured. The editor suggested that the names were all synonymous early in the war, then later separated into separate characters.[30]
Other namesEdit
Similar drawings appear in many countries. Herbie (Canada), Overby (Los Angeles, late 1960s),[31] Flywheel, Private Snoops, The Jeep, and Clem (Canada) are alternative names.[1][2][32] An advertisement in Billboard in November 1946 for plastic "Kilroys" also used the names Clem, Heffinger, Luke the Spook, Some, and Stinkie.[33] "Luke the Spook" was the name of a B-29 bomber, and its nose-art resembles the doodle and is said to have been created at the Boeing factory in Seattle.[34] In Chile, the graphic is known as a "sapo"[32] (slang for nosy).
In Poland, Kilroy is replaced with "Józef Tkaczuk", "Robert Motherwell", or "M. Pulina".[32] In Russia, the phrase "Vasya was here" (Russian: Здесь был Вася) is a notorious piece of graffiti.[35]
In popular cultureEdit
Kilroy has been seen in numerous television series and films and in computer and video games.[36] Peter Viereck wrote in 1948 that "God is like Kilroy. He, too, Sees it all."[32] Isaac Asimov's short story "The Message" (1955) depicts a time-travelling George Kilroy from the 30th century as the writer of the graffiti.[32] Thomas Pynchon's novel V. (1963) includes the proposal that the Kilroy doodle originated from a band-pass filter diagram.[37]
Ken Young wrote a parody of "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" which was transmitted to Apollo 8 on December 25, 1968. It featured the lines "When what to his wondering eyes should appear, but a Burma Shave sign saying, 'Kilroy was here'."[38] Kilroy was also featured on New Zealand stamp #1422 issued on March 19, 1997.[39]
In the 1970 film Kelly's Heros, in the last but one scene, Captain Maitland enters the bank and finds a Kilroy drawn on the wall with the words "Up Yours, Baby". Presumably it was painted by one of Kelly's crew on the wall. Use of the word "baby" implies that it may have been Oddball.
In the 1975 M*A*S*H episode "The Bus," Hawkeye Pierce (Alan Alda) writes "Kilroy" in a dust-encrusted bus window as B.J. Hunnicutt (Mike Farrell) peers out from behind the window, his hands and nose resting on its top edge.[40]
In 1983 the American rock group Styx released their album Kilroy Was Here with the song "Mr. Roboto" revealing who Kilroy was. Dennis DeYoung, the lead vocalist of Styx, had the nickname of Kilroy. In subsequent interviews he stated that the song was about himself.
^ a b c d e Shackle, Eric (7 August 2005). "Mr Chad And Kilroy Live Again". Open Writing. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
^ a b c "What's the origin of "Kilroy was here"?". The Straight Dope. 4 August 2000.
^ Inc, Time (17 May 1948). LIFE. p. 120.
^ a b Brewer's: Cassell, 1956. p. 523
^ a b c d Quinion, Michael. "Kilroy was here". World Wide Words. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
^ Sickels, Robert (2004). "Leisure Activities". The 1940s. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 113. ISBN 9780313312991.
^ a b Brown, Jerold E. (2001). "Kilroy". Historical dictionary of the U.S. Army. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 264. ISBN 0-313-29322-8.
^ a b c d Martin, Gary. "Kilroy was here". Phrases.org.uk. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
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^ Capa, Robert (1947). Slightly Out of Focus. Henry Holt and Co.
^ http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-help/faq6.htm#foo
^ Patridge, Eric; Beale, Paul (1986). A dictionary of catch phrases: British and American, from the sixteenth century to the present day. Routledge. p. 136. ISBN 0-415-05916-X.
^ James J. Kilroy at Find a Grave
^ a b "Transit Association Ships a Street Car To Shelter Family of 'Kilroy Was Here'", The New York Times, 24 December 1946.
^ "Kilroy Was Here". In Transit. Amalgamated Transit Union. 54-55: 14. 1946.
^ Associated Press (14 November 1945). ""Kilroy" Mystery is Finally Solved". The Lewiston Daily Sun.
^ a b "WW2 People's War – Mr. CHAD". BBC. 24 January 2005. Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
^ a b c d e f Reeve, Elizabeth (18 March 1946). "Wot! Chad's Here". Life Magazine. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
^ Partridge, Eric; Beale, Paul (2002). A dictionary of slang and unconventional English: colloquialisms and catch phrases, fossilised jokes and puns, general nicknames, vulgarisms and such Americanisms as have been naturalised (8 ed.). Routledge. p. 194. ISBN 0-415-29189-5.
^ a b Zakia, Richard D. (2002). Perception and imaging. Focal Press. p. 245. ISBN 0-240-80466-X.
^ "Changing Patterns in World Graffiti". Ludington Daily News. 16 March 1977. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
^ McKie (Smallweed), David (25 November 2000). "Dimpled and pregnant". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
^ "Wot no respect?". RAF Related Legends. RAF Cranwell Apprentices Association. 9 December 2009. Archived from the original on 18 August 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
^ Plimer, Denis (1 December 1946). "No. 1 Doodle". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
^ "Mr. Chad travels". Schenectady Gazette. 12 October 1946. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
^ "There Are Places Nobody Ever Was Before, but Look, Kilroy Was There". The Milwaukee Journal. 28 November 1946. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
^ "Once Honorably Discharged, Kilroy is Here, but No Smoe". The Milwaukee Journal. 9 December 1946. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
^ Stewart, John Laurence (1998). The forbidden diary: a B-24 navigator remembers. McGraw-Hill. p. 45. ISBN 0-07-158187-1.
^ "Letters to the Editor: Miscellany". Life Magazine. 16 November 1962. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
^ Nelson, Harry (11 September 1966). "Wall writers turn away from big-nosed favorite of World War II: Kilroy Was Here, but Oger and Overby Take Over". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
^ a b c d e Dziatkiewicz, Łukasz (4 November 2009). "Kilroy tu był". Polityka (in Polish). Retrieved 13 June 2010.
^ Chas. Demee MFG. Co. (9 November 1946). "At last Kilroy is here (advert)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
^ "American notes & queries: a journal for the curious". 5–6. 1945.
^ Palveleva, Lily (24 March 2008). Ключевое слово: "граффити". Радио Свобода (in Russian). Retrieved 30 August 2010.
^ "r/WWII - Bringing back an old WW2 meme". reddit.
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^ Go, Flight! The Unsung Heroes of Mission Control. p. 133.
^ Melvin, Morris (January 2007). "Kilroy Was Here--On Stamps". U.S. Stamp News. 13 (1): 30. ISSN 1082-9423.
^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0638426/trivia
Kilroy, James J. of Halifax, Massachusetts (12 January 1947). "Who Is 'Kilroy'?". The New York Times Magazine: 30. CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
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Queen Sofía of Spain
"Sofía of Spain" redirects here. For her granddaughter, see Infanta Sofía of Spain.
Sophia of Greece and Denmark (Greek: Σοφία, Spanish: Sofía; born 2 November 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who served as Queen of Spain during the reign of her husband, King Juan Carlos I, from 1975 to 2014. Queen Sofía is the first child of King Paul of Greece and Frederica of Hanover. As her family was forced into exile during the Second World War, she spent part of her childhood in South Africa, returning to Greece in 1946. She completed her secondary education in a boarding school in Germany before returning to Greece where she specialised in childcare, music and archaeology. She married Juan Carlos, son of the Spanish pretender Infante Juan, on 14 May 1962 with whom she has had three children: Elena, Cristina, and Felipe.
Sophia of Greece and Denmark
The Queen in 2009
Queen consort of Spain
22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014
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She became queen upon her husband's accession in 1975.[1] On 19 June 2014, Juan Carlos abdicated in favour of their son Felipe VI.[2]
Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark was born on 2 November 1938, in Psychiko, Athens, Greece, the eldest child of King Paul and his wife, Queen Frederica. Sofia is a member of the Greek branch of the Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg dynasty. Her brother is the deposed King Constantine II and her sister is Princess Irene.
Princess Sophia spent some of her childhood in Egypt where she took her early education in El Nasr Girls' College (EGC) in Alexandria. She lived in South Africa during her family's exile from Greece during World War II, where her sister Irene was born. They returned to Greece in 1946. She finished her education at the prestigious Schloss Salem boarding school in Southern Germany, and then studied childcare, music and archeology in Athens. She also studied at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, now, though not then, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.[citation needed] She was a reserve member, alongside her brother Constantine, of Greece's gold medal-winning sailing team in the 1960 Summer Olympics.[3]
Marriage and familyEdit
Sofía met her paternal third cousin the then Infante Juan Carlos of Spain on a cruise in the Greek Islands in 1954; they met again at the wedding of the Duke of Kent, her paternal second cousin, at York Minster in June 1961.[4]
The couple married on 14 May 1962, at the Catholic Cathedral of Saint Dionysius in Athens. The bride's gown was made by Jean Dessès and she was attended by her sister Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark, the groom's sister Infanta Pilar of Spain, and Sofía's future sister-in-law Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark (later Queen of Greece), along with Princess Irene of the Netherlands, Princess Alexandra of Kent, Princess Benedikte of Denmark, Princess Anne of Orléans and Princess Tatiana Radziwill.[5]
Sofia converted from Greek Orthodoxy to Roman Catholicism to become more palatable to Catholic Spain, and thus relinquished her rights to the Greek throne. Along with this, the usual Latinisation of her Greek name (Σοφία) was changed from Sophia to the Spanish variant, Sofía.]
Sofía in 2009 with her daughter-in-law, Letizia
In 1969, Infante Juan Carlos, who was never Prince of Asturias (the traditional title of the Spanish heir apparent), was given the official title of "Prince of Spain" by the Spanish state. Juan Carlos acceded to the throne in 1975, upon the death of Francisco Franco.
The couple have three children: Elena (born 20 December 1963 in Our Lady of Larto Clinic in Madrid); Cristina (born 13 June 1965 in Our Lady Lorto Clinic in Madrid); and Felipe (born 30 January 1968 in Our Lady of Larto Clinic in Madrid). Their four grandsons and four granddaughters are Felipe and Victoria de Marichalar y de Borbón, Juan, Pablo, Miguel and Irene Urdangarín y de Borbón, and Leonor, Princess of Asturias and Sofía, all of whom are in the line of succession to the Spanish throne.
Sofia is also a great-granddaughter of the last German emperor, Wilhelm II and second cousin of Charles, Prince of Wales
ActivitiesEdit
Queen Sofía departing the United States in 1986
Besides accompanying her husband on official visits and occasions, Queen Sofía also has solo engagements. She is executive president of the Queen Sofía Foundation, which in 1993, sent funds for relief in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is honorary president of the Royal Board on Education and Care of Handicapped Persons of Spain, as well as the Spanish Foundation for Aid for Drug Addicts.
She takes special interest in programs against drug addiction, travelling to conferences in both Spain and abroad. The Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía is named after her, as is Reina Sofía Airport in Tenerife.
The Queen is an Honorary Member of the San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts and of the Spanish Royal Academy of History. She has received honorary doctorates from the Universities of Rosario (Bogotá), Valladolid, Cambridge, Oxford, Georgetown, Evora, St. Mary's University (Texas), and New York.
A keen supporter of sport, the Queen also attended the final match of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles where she watched Spanish tennis champion Rafael Nadal win for a second time, as well as the 2010 FIFA World Cup where the Spanish team was crowned as world champion.
Queen Sofía has been honorary president of the Spanish Unicef Committee since 1971.[6] She has been working closely with Dr. Muhammed Yunus on his Grameen Bank (or "Village Bank"), which offers microcredits to women across the world. Queen Sofía has travelled to Bangladesh, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador and Mexico to support the activities of the organization led by Yunus. Queen Sofía has also been a strong supporter of Somaly Mam's efforts and of the NGO she founded—Agir pour les Femmes en Situation Précaire (AFESIP)—in combatting child prostitution and slavery in Cambodia. In 1998, Mam was awarded the prestigious Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation in her presence.
In July 2012, the Queen visited the Philippines for a fourth time. She inspected several development projects around the former Spanish colony that her country's government is funding via the Agencia Española de Cooperacion Internacional para el Desarollo (AECID). She visited the National Library, National Museum and the University of Santo Tomas, which had the oldest extant university charter in Asia and housed the world's largest collection of suyat scripts. She also met with Spanish nationals residing in the Philippines, and attended a reception at the Spanish Embassy. She also attended a state dinner in her honour at Malacañan Palace hosted by President Benigno Aquino III,[7][8] and thanked the president for promoting the Spanish language in the Philippine educational system.[9]
Queen Sofia in St. Petersburg with President Dmitriy Medvedev of Russia, 2011
Abolition of the Greek monarchyEdit
The then-Princess Sofía was in Greece on a private visit to her brother, King Constantine II, when the 1967 Greek military coup took place. Since then, he has been stripped of his title, citizenship and property in Greece. Except for a brief stay for the funeral of her mother in 1981, Queen Sofía did not visit Greece in the form of the Hellenic Republic until 1998. She and her husband paid an official visit as guests of the then–President Constantinos Stephanopoulos after 17 years.
OpinionsEdit
She has expressed opinions on policy including her criticism of the military intervention in Afghanistan, where Spanish troops were taking part at the time, her defence of religious education in schools, and her conviction that gender violence publicity will encourage new cases to occur.[10] Her opinions were subjected to lively criticism by LGBT associations and Spanish intellectuals.[11] Also responding were Spanish republican political parties like IU and ERC. The governing PSOE decided to keep silent, while the conservative opposition PP also did so, after initial criticism of the Queen from one of its representatives.[12]
A biography published in May 2012 claims that the Queen is a vegetarian who dislikes bullfighting.[13]
In the mediaEdit
In April 2018, the video of a tense interaction between Sofía and her daughter-in-law Letizia following the Easter Mass at Palma Cathedral made headlines.[14] The rumours of a conflict between the two dates back to 2008.[14] Letizia who was reportedly "dismayed" with the rumors, was spotted a few days later with Sofía arriving at La Moraleja Hospital to visit King Juan Carlos. The amicable interactions between the two put an end to the rumours.[15]
Notable published worksEdit
En Decelia: fragmentos cerámicos de Decelia y miscelánea arqueológica. Athens, (1959–1960). Edited in Spanish in Spain, 2013.[16][17] ISBN 9788494103308
Social conservatismEdit
On the occasion of her 70th birthday, she made a number of conservative ideological statements on issues then being debated in Spanish society. These statements were published by the Opus Dei journalist Pilar Urbano, and included Queen Sofía's rejection of same-sex marriage, rejection of Gay Pride celebrations, her opposition to abortion, and her defence of religious education in schools. Her opinions produced great unrest among progressive sectors of Spanish society, and prompted criticism of her for getting involved in partisan opinions against her constitutional mandate.[18]
AncestryEdit
Ancestors of Queen Sofía of Spain
16. Christian IX, King of Denmark (= 26)
8. George I, King of the Hellenes
17. Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel (= 27)
4. Constantine I, King of the Hellenes
18. Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich of Russia
9. Grand Duchess Olga Constantinovna of Russia
19. Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg
2. Paul, King of the Hellenes
20. William I, German Emperor
10. Frederick III, German Emperor (= 28)
21. Princess Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
5. Princess Sophia of Prussia
22. Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
11. Victoria, Princess Royal (= 29)
23. Victoria of the United Kingdom
1. Sophia of Greece and Denmark
24. George V of Hanover
12. Ernest Augustus, Crown Prince of Hanover
25. Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg
6. Ernest Augustus, Duke of Brunswick
13. Princess Thyra of Denmark
3. Princess Frederica of Hanover
14. Wilhelm II, German Emperor
7. Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia
30. Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein
15. Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
31. Princess Adelheid of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Titles and honoursEdit
Royal Monogram
Main article: List of titles and honours of Queen Sofía of Spain
2 November 1938 – 14 May 1962: Her Royal Highness Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark
14 May 1962 – 21 July 1969: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Asturias
21 July 1969 – 22 November 1975: Her Royal Highness The Princess of Spain
22 November 1975 – 19 June 2014: Her Majesty The Queen of Spain
19 June 2014 – present: Her Majesty Queen Sofía of Spain
Sofía was appointed to the Grand Cross of The Royal and Distinguished Order of Charles III on 10 May 1962[19] and to The Royal Order of Queen Maria Luisa on 14 May 1962.[20] The Queen of Spain was appointed to the Collar of the Royal and Distinguished Order of Charles III as dame on 31 October 1983.[21] Since then, Queen Sofía has received different appointments and decorations by more than 40 foreign states.
^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XV. "Spanien". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1997, pp. 20, 100-101. (German). ISBN 978-3-79800-814-4
^ "Spain will have two kings and two queens". Retrieved 14 June 2014.
^ "Royal Participants at the Olympics". TopEndSports.com. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
^ Flantzer, Susan (24 August 2014). "Queen Sofia of Spain". Unofficial Royalty. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
^ "Wedding Wednesday: Queen Sofía's gown". Order of Splendor. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
^ "Queen Sofía: " "I feel the same as always. Everything is going to carry on as it is"". El Pais. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
^ [1] Archived 6 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Albay gives Spanish queen warm welcome". Inquirer Global Nation. 5 July 2012.
^ Legaspi, Amita O. (3 July 2012). "PNoy and Spain's Queen Sofia welcome return of Spanish language in PHL schools". GMA News Online. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
^ "No nos queman a nosotros. Son trozos de papel. Ya se apagarán". El País. 30 October 2008.
^ "Malestar en el colectivo homosexual por las palabras de la Reina". El País. 30 October 2008.
^ "PP y PSOE ordenan guardar silencio sobre las declaraciones de la Reina". El País. 31 October 2008.
^ Alexander, Harriet (20 May 2012). "Queen Sofia of Spain: Europe's lonely royal consort". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
^ a b Strange, Hannah (4 April 2018). "Queens' clash at church goes viral to expose tensions in Spanish royal family". The Daily Telegraph.
^ Pearl, Diana (9 April 2018). "Queen Letizia and Queen Sofia Reunite After Their Tense Exchange on Easter Was Caught on Camera". People. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
^ Logintegral Archived 3 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
^ "En Decelia: fragmentos cerámicos de Decelia y miscelánea arqueológica".
^ País, Ediciones El (30 October 2008). ""No nos queman a nosotros. Son trozos de papel. Ya se apagarán"".
^ ‹See Tfd›(in Spanish) Decree 1192/1962, 1 June. HRH Princess Sofia Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III. BOE (Spanish Official Gazette), 62/06/01.
^ "REAL ORDEN DE DAMAS NOBLES DE LA REINA MARÍA LUISA". www.blasoneshispanos.com.
^ ‹See Tfd›(in Spanish) Royal Decree 2747/1983, 31 October. HM Queen Sofia Collar of the Order of Charles III. BOE (Spanish Official Gazette), 83/11/02.
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The Rifles
For other uses, see The Rifles (band) and The Rifles (novel).
The Rifles is an infantry regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of five Regular and three Reserve battalions, plus a number of companies in other Army Reserve battalions. Each battalion of The Rifles was formerly an individual battalion of one of the two large regiments of the Light Division (with the exception of the 1st Battalion, which is an amalgamation of two individual regiments). Since formation the regiment has been involved in combat operations, first in the later stages of the Iraq War and in the War in Afghanistan.
Cap and Back badges of The Rifles
1st Battalion—Light Infantry
2nd Battalion—Light Infantry
3rd Battalion—Light Protected Mobility Infantry
4th Battalion—Specialised Infantry Battalion
5th Battalion—Armoured Infantry
6th Battalion—Army Reserve
7th Battalion—Armoured Infantry Reserve
8th Battalion - Army Reserve
Eight battalions
Garrison/HQ
RHQ—Winchester
1st Battalion—Beachley
2nd Battalion—Lisburn
3rd Battalion—Edinburgh
4th Battalion—Aldershot
5th Battalion—Bulford
6th Battalion—Exeter
7th Battalion—Reading
8th Battalion---Bishop Auckland
Motto(s)
"Celer et Audax" (Latin)
"Swift and Bold"
Rifle Green
Quick: Mechanised Infantry
Double Past: Keel Row/Road to the Isles
Slow: Old Salamanca
Colonel Commandant
General Sir Nick Carter CBE[1]
Tactical Recognition Flash
Croix de Guerre
From Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry
The Rifles was created as a result of the Future Army Structure. Under the original announcement, the Light Division would have remained essentially unchanged, with the exception of the Light Infantry gaining a new battalion through the amalgamation of two other regiments, and both gaining a reserve battalion from within the Territorial Army (TA) as it was then called. However, on 24 November 2005, the Ministry of Defence announced that the four regiments would amalgamate into a single five-battalion regiment. The regular battalions of The Rifles was formed on 1 February 2007 by the amalgamation of the four Light Infantry and Rifle Regiments of the Light Division as follows:[2]
1st Battalion The Rifles (formed from the 1st Battalion, Devonshire and Dorset Regiment, and the 1st Battalion Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment)
2nd Battalion The Rifles (formed from the 1st Battalion, Royal Green Jackets)
3rd Battalion The Rifles (formed from the 2nd Battalion, Light Infantry)
4th Battalion The Rifles (formed from the 2nd Battalion, Royal Green Jackets)
5th Battalion The Rifles (formed from the 1st Battalion, Light Infantry)
6th Battalion (TA) The Rifles (formed from the Rifle Volunteers)
7th Battalion (TA) The Rifles (formed from the Royal Rifle Volunteers minus the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Company but with the surviving two Companies (F and G) of 4th (V) and 5th (V) Battalions of the Royal Green Jackets within The London Regiment)
The Rifles was formed to serve as the county regiment of the following counties:[3][4]
The 2nd Battalion, the 3rd Battalion and the 4th Battalion were all deployed in Basra in Iraq during some of the worst fighting of the Iraq War including the withdrawal from Basra Palace in September 2007.[5]
The 1st Battalion undertook a tour in Afghanistan between October 2008 and April 2009 mentoring the Afghan National Army in Helmand Province.[5] The 5th Battalion was one of the last British Army units to leave Iraq in May 2009.[5] The 4th Battalion provided reinforcement cover for the elections in Afghanistan and took part in Operation Panther's Claw in Summer 2009.[5] At the same time the 2nd Battalion was deployed to Sangin and was relieved in due course by the 3rd Battalion.[5] The 2nd and 5th battalions of the Rifles returned for a six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan serving in the Nahri Saraj District in October 2011.[6] In March 2018 the 2nd Battalion returned home after a six-month operational deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Shader.[7]
OrganisationEdit
The regiment has five regular and three reserve battalions, each configured for a specific infantry role:
1st Battalion, an amalgamation of the 1st Battalion, Devonshire and Dorset Regiment and the 1st Battalion, Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment. Initially configured in the light role as part of 3 Commando Brigade, it moved to 160th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Wales under Army 2020. Personnel were based at Beachley Barracks, Chepstow.[8][9]
2nd Battalion, a redesignation of the 1st Battalion, Royal Green Jackets. Initially configured in the light role as part of 19 Light Brigade, it moved to 38th (Irish) Brigade under Army 2020. Personnel are based at Thiepval Barracks, Lisburn.[8]
3rd Battalion, a redesignation of the 2nd Battalion, The Light Infantry. Initially configured in the light role as part of 52nd Infantry Brigade, it moved to 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland under Army 2020. Personnel are based at Dreghorn Barracks, Edinburgh.[10]
4th Battalion, a redesignation of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Green Jackets. Initially configured in the mechanised role as part of 1 Mechanised Brigade, it remains with that brigade which is now designated 1st Armoured Infantry Brigade. Personnel are based at New Normandy Barracks in Aldershot Garrison.[11] The battalion will convert to a Specialised Infantry battalion, to provide an increased contribution to countering terrorism and building stability overseas.[12]
5th Battalion - redesignation of the 1st Battalion, The Light Infantry. configured in the armoured role as part of 20th Armoured Brigade, it will remain as a Warrior battalion under Army 2020. Personnel are based at Bulford Camp.[13]
6th Battalion - redesignation of the Rifle Volunteers. It comes under 160th Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Wales and is paired with 1 RIFLES. Personnel are based at Wyvern Barracks in Exeter with sub-units at Gloucester, Taunton, Dorchester, Shrewsbury, Hereford and Truro.[10]
7th Battalion - redesignation of the Royal Rifle Volunteers, minus the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment company, plus the Royal Green Jacket companies of the London Regiment (the descendants of the 4th (V) Battalion the Royal Green Jackets). It comes under 20th Armoured Brigade and is paired with 5 RIFLES. Personnel are based in Kensington, with sub-units at Reading, Abingdon, Mile End, West Ham, High Wycombe, Swindon, Bulford and Aylesbury.[10]
8th Battalion - on 15 December 2016 the Defence Secretary announced that a new reserve battalion of the Rifles would be formed. The new battalion will be under operational control of 38th Infantry Brigade. It was officially formed on 1 November 2017. The battalion primarily covers the areas of County Durham, Yorkshire, Shropshire and Birmingham, with Headquarters located in Bishop Auckland, County Durham. It incorporated E Company 6 RIFLES in Shrewsbury, D (RIFLES) Company 5RRF in Durham, and Y (RIFLES) Platoon 5RRF in Doncaster, which has been expanded to company strength.[12][14][15]
ColonelsEdit
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh (ex-Colonel-in-Chief, RGBWLI) is the Colonel-in-Chief of the Regiment, whilst each battalion has its own Royal Colonel:[16]
1st Battalion, The Rifles HRH The Duke of Kent (ex-Colonel-in-Chief, DDLI)
2nd Battalion, The Rifles HRH The Earl of Wessex
3rd Battalion, The Rifles HRH Princess Alexandra, The Hon Lady Ogilvy (ex-Colonel-in-Chief, LI)
4th Battalion, The Rifles HRH The Duchess of Cornwall
5th Battalion, The Rifles HRH The Countess of Wessex
6th Battalion, The Rifles HRH The Duke of Gloucester
7th Battalion, The Rifles HRH The Duchess of Gloucester
8th Battalion, The Rifles To be announced
The Band and BuglesEdit
The Waterloo Band of The Rifles in London
The regular element of The Rifles maintains a single regular regimental band, the Band and Bugles of The Rifles. This was formed by renaming the Band and Bugles of the Light Division, which in itself was an amalgamation of four separate bands:[17]
The Corunna Band of the Light Infantry
The Salamanca Band of the Light Infantry
The Peninsula Band of the Royal Green Jackets
The Normandy Band of the Royal Green Jackets
In addition, the two Army Reserve Battalions maintain their own bands:
The Salamanca Band of the Rifles - 6th Battalion (formerly the Band of the Rifle Volunteers)
The Waterloo Band of the Rifles - 7th Battalion (formerly the Band of the Royal Rifle Volunteers)
The Sounding RetreatEdit
The Sounding Retreat is form of the Beating Retreat ceremony of the Household Division. The main difference between this ceremony and the regular Beating Retreat is that this is performed by the bugle bands of The Rifles, as well as the former of the bands of the Britain's Light Division. This traditional ceremony (which represents the sounding of Sunset or Retreat in the British Army) has been done on 31 May and 1 June on Horse Guards Parade as recently as 1993 and 2016. Besides the Bugle Band of the Rifles, the Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas also takes part in the ceremony.[18]
Golden threadsEdit
As a rifle regiment, a private soldier in The Rifles is known as a Rifleman and Serjeant is spelt in the archaic fashion; the regiment wears a Rifle green beret. A number of golden threads i.e. distinctive honours have been brought into the new regiment from each of its founder regiments:[19]
Croix de Guerre - the French Croix de Guerre ribbon awarded to the Devonshire Regiment in the First World War, and subsequently worn by the Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry, and also awarded to the King's Shropshire Light Infantry in 1918, is worn on both sleeves of No. 1 and No. 2 dress.
Back Badge - the badge worn on the back of headdress reads Egypt. This was awarded as an honour to the 28th Foot and subsequently worn by the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry. It is worn on the forage cap and side hat; and on the shako of the regimental band and bugles.
Bugle Horn - the bugle horn badge of the Light Infantry, now surmounted by St. Edward's Crown, is the regiment's cap badge.
Maltese Cross - the Maltese Cross of the Royal Green Jackets is worn as a buckle on the cross belt, and will contain the regiment's representative battle honours; currently one space is kept free for future honours. In accordance with the tradition of rifle regiments, the regiment does not carry colours.
Black Buttons - the traditional black buttons of a rifle regiment are worn on all forms of dress with the exception of combat dress.
Double past - the march played when the regiment moves at double time is an amalgam of Keel Row, the double past of the Light Infantry, and The Road to the Isles, the double past of the Royal Green Jackets.
Battle honoursEdit
The following battle honours are a representation of the total honours awarded to the regiments which formed The Rifles. These are inscribed on the regiment's belt badge:[20]
Gibraltar, Copenhagen, Plassey, Dettingen, Minden, Quebec, Martinique, Marabout, Peninsula, Waterloo, Afghanistan, Jellalabad, Ferozeshah, Delhi, Lucknow, New Zealand, Pekin, South Africa, Inkerman
Great War: Nonne Boschen, Ypres, Somme, Vittorio Veneto, Megiddo
Second World War: Calais, First Battle of El Alamein, Second Battle of El Alamein, Kohima, Pegasus Bridge, Normandy, Italy 1943–45, Anzio
Imjin, Korea, Iraq 2003
Order of precedenceEdit
Royal Gurkha Rifles Infantry Order of Precedence Succeeded by
Special Air Service
LineageEdit
1881 Childers Reforms[21]
1921 Name changes
1957 Defence White Paper
1990 Options for Change
2003 Delivering Security in a Changing World
11th (North Devon) Regiment of Foot The Devonshire Regiment The Devonshire and Dorset Regiment The Rifles
39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot The Dorsetshire Regiment
54th (West Norfolk) Regiment of Foot
13th (1st Somersetshire) (Prince Albert's Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot Prince Albert's Light Infantry (Somersetshire Regiment) The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's) The Somerset and Cornwall Light Infantry The Light Infantry
32nd (Cornwall Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
46th (South Devonshire) Regiment of Foot
51st (2nd Yorkshire, West Riding, King's Own Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot The King's Own Light Infantry (South Yorkshire Regiment) King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
105th (Madras Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot
53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot The King's Light Infantry (Shropshire Regiment) The King's Shropshire Light Infantry
85th (Bucks Volunteers) (King's Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot
68th (Durham) (Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot The Durham Light Infantry
106th (Bombay Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot
28th (North Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot The Gloucestershire Regiment The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment
61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment of Foot
49th (Hertfordshire) (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Regiment of Foot Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Berkshire Regiment) The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire)
66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot
62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot The Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment) The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's)
99th (Duke of Edinburgh's) Regiment of Foot
43rd (Monmouthshire Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot The Oxfordshire Light Infantry
renamed in 1908:
The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1st Green Jackets (43rd and 52nd) The Royal Green Jackets
52nd (Oxfordshire) (Light Infantry) Regiment of Foot
60th (King's Royal Rifle Corps) Regiment of Foot The King's Royal Rifle Corps 2nd Green Jackets, The King's Royal Rifle Corps
Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) The Prince Consort's Own (Rifle Brigade) 3rd Green Jackets, The Rifle Brigade
^ "NEW COLONEL COMMANDANT FOR THE RIFLES". The Regimental Association of the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
^ "History of the Light Infantry". Retrieved 26 April 2014.
^ "6 RIFLES". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
^ a b c d e "The Rifles forged in battle - An overview of the first three years". Care for Casualties. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
^ "20th Armoured Brigade takes command of Task Force Helmand". Ministry of Defence. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
^ "Photos: Royal Reception as 2 Rifles Battalion return home from Iraq". Belfast Telegraph. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
^ a b "Army basing announcement" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
^ "1 RIFLES". Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
^ a b c "Transforming the British Army: An Update" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. p. 9. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
^ "Transforming the British Army: An Update" (PDF). Ministry of Defence. p. 7. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
^ a b "Strategic Defence and Security Review - Army:Written statement - HCWS367 - UK Parliament". Parliament.uk. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
^ "Riflemen train for post-Afghanistan deployments". Ministry of Defence. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
^ "Regiments to change bases in major Army restructure". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
^ "Information on the Army 2020 refine exercise" (PDF). Gov.uk. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
^ "The Rifles Regimental Who's Who 2007". British Armed Forces. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
^ "The Band and Bugles of The Rifles". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
^ "The Duke of Edinburgh takes the salute at Sounding Retreat | The Royal Family". Royal.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
^ "Golden Threads". Shropshire Regimental Museum. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
^ "The Rifles Dress Guidance" (PDF). Rifles Regimental Badges. The Rifles. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
^ a b The London Gazette, Page 3300-3301 (1 July 1881). "Childers Reform" (24992). Government of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
Ben Barry A Cold War: Front-line Operations in Bosnia 1995 - 1996 ISBN 1-86227-449-5. An account of the end of the Bosnian Civil War by the CO of the 2nd Battalion the Light Infantry
Les Howard Winter Warriors - Across Bosnia with the PBI ISBN 1-84624-077-8. A TA Royal Green Jacket on operations with the 2nd Bn the Light Infantry
Swift and Bold: A Portrait of the Royal Green Jackets 1966-2007 ISBN 1-903942-69-1.
Steven McLaughlin Squaddie: A Soldier's Story ISBN 1-84596-242-7. A Royal Green Jacket's account of modern-day basic training, battalion life & culture, and operational tours in Iraq and Northern Ireland.
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Crome, John (1768-1821)William Cosmo Monkhouse 1888
CROME, JOHN (1768–1821), landscape-painter, called ‘Old Crome’ to distinguish him from his son, John Berney (or more properly Barney) Crome [q. v.], son of a poor journeyman weaver, was born at Norwich 22 Dec. 1768, in a low public-house in the parish of St. George's, Tombland. He could hardly be said to have enjoyed the common instruction of the most ordinary schools. At the age of twelve he began life as errand-boy to Dr. Rigby, a physician in Norwich, the father of the present Lady Eastlake. The pranks he played and the punishment he received for them while with the good-natured doctor were often laughingly recounted by him in after life; but the employment was uncongenial, and in 1783 he apprenticed himself for seven years to Francis Whisler, a house, coach, and sign painter, and after his term was up worked as journeyman for Whisler, and is said to have been the first to introduce into Norwich the art of ‘graining’ or painting surfaces in imitation of polished wood. Among the signs he is known to have painted were ‘The Two Brewers,’ ‘The Guardian Angel,’ and ‘The Sawyers.’ The first and last of these (if not all three) are still in existence. His taste for landscape art showed itself during this period, and he formed an intimate friendship with another lad of similar tastes. This was Robert Ladbrooke, who also afterwards became celebrated as a landscape-painter, but who at this time was apprenticed to a printer. Crome and Ladbrooke took a garret together, employed their leisure in sketching in the fields and lanes about Norwich, and occasionally bought a print for the purpose of copying it. Their first art patrons were Smith & Jaggers, printsellers, of Norwich. Ladbrooke painted portraits at five shillings a head, and Crome painted landscapes for which he sometimes got as much as thirty shillings. This partnership lasted about two years, and then and after Crome is said to have had a very hard struggle, and to have been put to strange shifts to gain a livelihood. His efforts, however, attracted the attention of Mr. Thomas Harvey of Catton, Norfolk, who introduced him to good society as a teacher of drawing. Mr. Harvey, besides being something of an artist himself, possessed a small collection of Flemish and Dutch pictures, to which he allowed Crome access, thus, as has been well said, ‘affording him an opportunity of studying the works of a group of masters who had arrived at the highest excellence under almost exactly the same conditions of climate and scenery as those in which he himself was placed.’ Mr. Harvey had also some Gainsboroughs, including the famous ‘Cottage Door,’ which Crome copied. He found other friends in Mr. John Gurney of Earlham, Mr. Dawson Turner [q. v.], and Sir William Beechey, R.A. [q. v.] The last named, who had himself begun life as a house-painter in Norwich, gave him instruction in painting, and wrote: ‘Crome, when I knew him, must have been about twenty years old, and was a very awkward, uninformed country lad, but extremely shrewd in all his remarks upon art, though he wanted words and terms to express his meaning.’ According to Mrs. Opie, her husband the artist also assisted Crome in his painting, but not before 1798.
Crome and Ladbrooke married sisters of the name of Barney, and though the exact date of Crome's marriage is not known, it is certain that it was an early one, and that he supported his increasing family mainly by giving lessons in drawing. This family consisted of at least two daughters and six sons, the eldest of whom, baptised John Barney, after his father and mother, was born in 1794. One of these children died in infancy, more than one of his sons besides John followed the profession of an artist, as did his daughter Emily, but none of them attained much reputation except John. His drawing lessons brought him for a long period better remuneration than landscape-painting, and were useful in introducing him to good families in the neighbourhood. ‘As a teacher,’ says Dawson Turner in the memoir prefixed to the edition of Crome's etchings in 1838, ‘he was eminently successful. He seldom failed to inspire into his pupils a portion of his own enthusiasm.’ He used to teach in the open air, although he generally painted his pictures in his studio. Once a brother-painter met him out in the fields surrounded by a number of young people, and remarked, ‘Why, I thought I had left you in the city engaged in your school.’ ‘I am in my school,’ replied Crome, ‘and teaching my scholars from the only true examples. Do you think,’ pointing to a lovely distant view, ‘that either you and I can do better than that?’
Thus he lived from year to year, teaching, painting, and studying always, content in the main with his local scenery and his local reputation, which increased year by year till his death. He paid an occasional visit to London, where he was always welcome in the studio and at the dinner-table of Sir William Beechey; assisted by his friends the Gurneys and others, he made excursions in the lake counties and Wales and to the south coast, and in 1814 paid a visit to Paris viâ Belgium; but, as a rule, Norwich and its neighbourhood were sufficient for his art and himself. He soon gathered around him a knot of artists, amateurs, and pupils, and helped to lay the foundation of what is known as the Norwich school, a small pleiad of artists of whom the greatest were ‘Old’ Crome and John Sell Cotman [q. v.], but it included other admirable painters, like Vincent and Stark, Crome's pupils, Stannard, Thirtle, and the Ladbrookes. The rise and fall of this school forms a unique, brilliant, but short-lived phenomenon in the history of English art. It was unique because provincial, and its nearest parallel was, perhaps, the greater school of water-colour landscape which had its beginnings much about the same time in that band of earnest students, Turner, Girtin, Hunt, Edridge, Prout, Varley, and others, who met together under the roof of Dr. Monro, in the Adelphi, London, or at Bushey. It was in February 1803 that the first meeting of the Norwich Society took place, in a dingy building in a dingy locality called the Hole in the Wall in St. Andrew's, Norwich. Its full title was ‘The Norwich Society for the purpose of an enquiry into the rise, progress, and present state of Painting, Architecture, and Sculpture, with a view to point out the best methods of study, and to attain to greater perfection in these arts.’ It has been called ‘a small joint-stock association, both of accomplishments and worldly goods.’ Each member had to afford proofs of eligibility, was elected by ballot, and had to subscribe his proportion of the value of the general stock, his right in which was forfeited by disregard of the laws and regulations. The society met once a fortnight at 7 P.M., and studied books on art, drawings, engravings, &c. for an hour and a half, after which there was a discussion on a previously arranged subject. Each member in rotation provided bread and cheese for supper and read a paper on art. The first president of the society was W. C. Leeds, and their first exhibition was held in 1805 at the large room in Sir Benjamin Wrench's court. This court, which was on the site of the present Corn Hall, occupied a quadrangle in the parish of St. Andrew, which was wholly demolished about 1828. The exhibition comprised 223 works in oil and water colour, sculpture and engraving, over twenty of which were by Crome. The exhibitions were annual till Crome's death in 1821, and continued with some interruption till 1833. In 1816 a secession, headed by Crome's old friend Ladbrooke, took place, and a rival exhibition was held for three years (1816–18) at Theatre (or Assembly Rooms) Plain. The old society seems to have been in full vigour in 1829, when they had rooms in New Exchange Street. They held a dinner that year, in imitation of the Royal Academy; made grave speeches in which reference was made to the assistance to the funds given by the corporation of Norwich. From the account of the proceedings it would appear that they looked forward to the establishment of a regular academy at Norwich, and had no thought of that extinction so soon to follow.
In 1806 Crome first exhibited at the Royal Academy, and he continued to send pictures there occasionally till 1818. Thirteen works at the Royal Academy, all of which were landscapes with one exception, ‘A Blacksmith's Shop,’ and five at the British Institution constituted his entire contribution to the picture exhibitions in London, but his ‘Poringland’ was exhibited at the British Institution in 1824, three years after his death. To the Norwich exhibitions he contributed annually from 1805 to 1820, sending never less than ten and once as many as thirty-one pictures, and exhibiting 288 in all. Four of his pictures were included in the exhibition of 1821, which opened after his death. In 1808 he became president of the Norwich Society, R. Ladbrooke being then vice-president, but after this, except the secession of Ladbrooke and others from the society in 1816, there is no other important event to chronicle in his life, which appears to have been attended by a gradual increase of prosperity, though his income is not supposed to have risen at any time beyond about 800l. a year. Although his reputation was so high in his locality, it did not extend far, and though he painted and sold a great number of pictures, he seldom or never obtained more than 50l. even for a highly finished work. His income, however, sufficed to bring up his family in a comfortable if not luxurious fashion. From 1801 to his death he lived in a good-sized house in Gildengate Street, St. George's, Colegate. He kept two horses, which were indeed necessary for his journeys to his pupils, some of whom lived far from Norwich. He would drive from Norwich to Yarmouth in one day. He collected a large number of pictures and a valuable library of books. He was a favourite of all, and welcome not only in small, but great houses; his manners were winning, his conversation interesting and lively with jest and reminiscence. Good-tempered and jovial, he loved his joke and his glass, and of an evening would frequent the parlour of a favourite inn in the Market Place, where he was something of an oracle, and it is said that, especially at the last, he was sometimes more convivial than was prudent.
He was in his fifty-third year and in the fulness of his power as an artist when he was seized with an attack of inflammation, which carried him off after an illness of seven days. On the morning of the day he was taken ill he stretched a canvas six feet long for what he intended to be his masterpiece, a picture of a water frolic on Wroxham Broad, for which he had already made the sketch. His last recorded speeches were worthy of himself and his art. On the day of his death he charged his eldest son, who was sitting by his bed, never to forget the dignity of art. ‘John, my boy,’ said he, ‘paint, but paint for fame; and if your subject is only a pigsty, dignify it!’ and his last words were, ‘Hobbema, my dear Hobbema, how I have loved you!’ He died at his house in Gildengate Street, Norwich, 22 April 1821, and was buried in St. George's Church. In the report of his funeral in the ‘Norwich Mercury’ it is recorded that ‘the last respect was paid to his memory by a numerous attendance of artists and other gentlemen. Mr. Sharp and Mr. Vincent came from town on purpose, and Mr. Stark was also present. An immense concourse of people bore grateful testimony to the estimation in which his character was generally held.’
An exhibition of his paintings was held in Norwich in the autumnal session of 1821, when 111 of his works were gathered together, including those remaining unsold in his studio.
The art of Old Crome, though based in method upon that of the Dutch masters, and approaching in feeling sometimes to them and sometimes to Wilson, was inspired mainly by Nature and affection for the locality in which he passed his days. It was thus purely personal and national, like that of Gainsborough and that of Constable, not daring to express highly poetical emotion or to produce splendid visions of ideal beauty, like that of Turner, but thoroughly manly and unaffected, and penetrated with feeling for the beauty of what may be called the landscape of daily life. This he felt deeply and expressed with unusual success. The singleness of his aim and his constant study of nature gave freshness and vitality to all he did, and prevented ordinary and often-repeated subjects from becoming commonplace or monotonous. The life of the painter passed into his works. The low banks of the Wensum and the Yare, with their ricketty boat-houses, the leafy lanes about Norwich, the familiar Mousehold Heath, the tan-sailed barges sailing through the flats, the jetty and shore at Yarmouth sparkling in the sun, were painted by him as all men saw them, but as no one but himself could paint them. He found rather than composed his pictures, but the artistic instinct was so strong within him that his selection of subjects was always happy, and, even when most simple, attended by a success which no effort of creative imagination could excel. An instance of such fortunate finding, accompanied by wonderful sympathy of treatment, is the ‘Mousehold Heath’ in the National Gallery (Trafalgar Square), where a simple slope rising bare against a sky warm with illuminated clouds suffices, with a few weeds for foreground, to make a noble and poetical picture, full of the solemnity of solitude and the calm of the dying day. He painted it, he said, for ‘air and space.’ As a specimen of his sometimes rich and gem-like colouring the ‘View of Chapel Fields, Norwich,’ with its avenue of trees shot through with the slanting rays of the sun, could scarcely be surpassed. Always original, because always painting what he saw as he saw it, he was yet, perhaps, most so in his trees, which he studied with a particularity exceeding that of any artist before him, giving to each kind not only its general form and air, but its bark, its leafage, and its habit of growth. His oaks are especially fine, drawn with a comprehensive knowledge of their structure, and as if with an intimate acquaintance with every branch. It has been said that ‘an oak as represented by Crome is a poem vibrating with life,’ and that ‘Mr. Steward's “Oak at Poringland” and Mr. Holmes's “Willow” are two among the noblest pictures of trees that the world possesses, for, with all the knowledge and all the definition, there is no precedence given to detail over large pictorial effect.’ Another picture by Crome, although an early one, deserves notice from its size and beauty. This is the ‘Carrow Abbey,’ exhibited in 1805, and now in the possession of Mr. J. J. Colman, M.P.
An exhaustive examination of Crome's art is impossible here. Enough has been said to show that he was one of the most genuine and original, as he was undoubtedly one of the most enthusiastic of English artists, and that his name deserves to be remembered with those of Gainsborough and Constable as one of the men of genius who founded the English school of landscape. It was not till 1878 that the London public had an opportunity of doing justice to the merit of Crome and the rest of the Norwich school. Of fifty-six examples of the school shown that year, twenty-seven were by ‘Old Crome,’ and among them were two fine pictures from sketches taken during his one visit to the continent. The ‘Fishmarket on the Beach, Boulogne, 1814’ (painted 1820), and ‘Boulevard des Italiens, Paris, 1814’ (both now in the possession of the trustees of the late Hudson Gurney), showed that, English as Crome was to the core, his palette took a livelier tone, in sympathy with the climate and character of the French. Both these pictures were etched with great skill and feeling by the late Edwin Edwards. Fine examples of ‘Old Crome’ now fetch large prices. A ‘View of Cromer’ was sold at Christie's in 1867 for 1,020 guineas, and in 1875, at the sale of Mr. Mendel's pictures, an upright landscape, a road scene, brought nearly 1,600l.
Although all Crome's artistic triumphs are in oil colours, he drew skilfully but rarely in water colour. There are three or four poor examples of his water colours in the South Kensington Museum, and one or two sketches in monochrome. Of his oil paintings the National Gallery and the South Kensington Museum contain several good specimens besides those already mentioned, and the Fitzwilliam Museum at Cambridge contains a fine ‘Clump of Trees, Hautbois Common.’ Many of his finest pictures are still owned by families in Norwich and its neighbourhood.
Crome must be regarded as one of the earliest painter-etchers of the English school. The art had, indeed, been practised for topographical views and as an adjunct to engraving and aquatint, but very few if any English artists before Crome used the needle for their own pleasure and to make studies from nature of a purely picturesque kind. His hard-ground etchings are large in arrangement of masses of light, and very minute in execution. No etcher has so faithfully recorded the detail of branch and leaf, but in doing this he sacrificed gradation of tone and with it atmospheric effect. His soft-ground etchings are slighter but more effective. They were essentially private plates these of Crome, and though he issued a prospectus in 1812 for their publication and got a respectable body of subscribers, he could not be persuaded to publish them. It was not till 1834, or thirteen years after his death, that thirty-one of them were published at Norwich in a volume called ‘Norfolk Picturesque Scenery,’ by his widow, his son J. B. Crome, Mr. B. Steel, and Mr. Freeman. A few copies, now very rare, were worked off on large folio before letters. Four years later (1838) there was a new issue of seventeen of these plates, called ‘Etchings in Norfolk,’ with a memoir of the artist by Dawson Turner, and a portrait engraved by Sevier after a picture by D. B. Murphy, which, with another by W. Sharpe, and a bust by F. Mazzotti, were exhibited at the Norwich Society in 1821. About 1850 the thirty-one plates were again published, by Mr. Charles Musket, and about twenty years afterwards another issue appeared with an additional soft-ground plate which had not been published before. This was called ‘Thirty-two original Etchings, Views of Norfolk, by Old Crome, with portrait.’ Some of the plates for the later issues were rebitten by Ninham, and others touched with the graver by W. C. Edwards. The later states of the plates are of little artistic value. There is a fine collection of Crome's etchings in the British Museum.
[Norfolk Picturesque Scenery, 1834; ibid. 1838, with Memoir by Dawson Turner; Wodderspoon's John Crome and his Works; 2nd ed. printed for private circulation by R. N. Bacon, at the Norwich Mercury Office, 1876; Life by Mrs. Charles Heaton, added to Cunningham's Lives of British Painters, 1880; Cunningham's Cabinet Library of Pictures; Chesneau's La Peinture Anglaise; Redgraves' Century of Painters; Wedmore's Studies in English Art; English Illustrated Magazine, December 1883; Magazine of Art, April 1882; Graphic, 13 Aug. 1881; Seguier's Dict. of the Works of Painters; Redgrave's Dict. of Artists (1878); Bryan's Dict. of Painters (Graves); Graves's Dict. of Artists; manuscript notes by the late Mr. Edwin Edwards, and information supplied by Mr. J. Reeve of Norwich.]
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IDDESLEIGH, EARL OF—IDEA
A quarrel had arisen about the division of a herd of cattle which the four had stolen. Idas claimed the whole of the booty as the victor in a contest of eating, and drove the cattle off to Messene. The Dioscuri overtook him and lay in wait in a hollow oak. But Lynceus, whose keenness of sight was proverbial, saw Castor through the trunk and warned his brother, who thereupon slew the mortal Castor; finally, Pollux slew Lynceus, and Idas was struck by lightning (Apollodorus iii. 11; Pindar, Nem., x. 60; Pausanias iv. 3. 1). According to others, the Dioscuri had carried off the daughters of Leucippus, who had been betrothed to the Apharetidae (Ovid, Fasti, v. 699; Theocritus xxii. 137). The scene of the combat is placed near the grave of Aphareus at Messene, at Aphidna in Attica, or in Laconia; and there are other variations of detail in the accounts (see also Hyginus, Fab. 80). Idas and Lynceus were originally gods of light, probably the sun and moon, the herd of cattle (for the possession of which they strove with the Dioscuri) representing the heavenly bodies. The annihilation of the Apharetidae in the legend indicates the subordinate position held by the Messenians after the loss of their independence and subjugation by Sparta, the Dioscuri being distinctly Spartan, as the Apharetidae were Messenian heroes. The grave of Idas and Lynceus was shown at Sparta, according to Pausanias (iii. 13. 1), whose own opinion, however, is that they were buried in Messenia. On the chest of Cypselus, Marpessa is represented as following Idas from the temple of Apollo (by whom, according to some, she had been carried off), and there was a painting by Polygnotus of the rape of the Leucippidae in the temple of the Dioscuri at Athens.
In the article Greek Art, fig. 66 (Pl. iv.) represents Idas and the Dioscuri driving off cattle.
IDDESLEIGH, STAFFORD HENRY NORTHCOTE, 1st Earl of (1818-1887), British statesman, was born in London, on the 27th of October 1818. His ancestors had long been settled in Devonshire, their pedigree, according to Burke, being traceable to the beginning of the 12th century. After a successful career at Balliol College, Oxford, he became in 1843 private secretary to Mr Gladstone at the board of trade. He was afterwards legal secretary to the board; and after acting as one of the secretaries to the Great Exhibition of 1851, co-operated with Sir Charles Trevelyan in framing the report which revolutionized the conditions of appointment to the Civil Service. He succeeded his grandfather, Sir Stafford Henry Northcote, as 8th baronet in 1851. He entered Parliament in 1855 as Conservative M.P. for Dudley, and was elected for Stamford in 1858, a seat which he exchanged in 1866 for North Devon. Steadily supporting his party, he became president of the board of trade in 1866, secretary of state for India in 1867, and chancellor of the exchequer in 1874. In the interval between these last two appointments he had been one of the commissioners for the settlement of the "Alabama" difficulty with the United States, and on Mr Disraeli's elevation to the House of Lords in 1876 he became leader of the Conservative party in the Commons. As a finance minister he was largely dominated by the lines of policy laid down by Mr Gladstone; but he distinguished himself by his dealings with the Debt, especially his introduction of the New Sinking Fund (1876), by which he fixed the annual charge for the Debt in such a way as to provide for a regular series of payments off the capital. His temper as leader was, however, too gentle to satisfy the more ardent spirits among his own followers, and party cabals (in which Lord Randolph Churchill—who had made a dead set at the "old gang," and especially Sir Stafford Northcote—took a leading part) led to Sir Stafford's transfer to the Lords in 1885, when Lord Salisbury became prime minister. Taking the titles of earl of Iddesleigh and Viscount St Cyres, he was included in the cabinet as first lord of the treasury. In Lord Salisbury's 1886 ministry he became secretary of state for foreign affairs, but the arrangement was not a comfortable one, and his resignation had just been decided upon when on the 12th of January 1887 he died very suddenly at Lord Salisbury's official residence in Downing Street. Lord Iddesleigh was elected lord rector of Edinburgh University in 1883, in which capacity he addressed the students on the subject of "Desultory Reading." He had little leisure for letters, but amongst his works were Twenty Years of Financial Policy (1862), a valuable study of Gladstonian finance, and Lectures and Essays (1887), His Life by Andrew Lang appeared in 1890. Lord Iddesleigh married in 1843 Cecilia Frances Farrer (d. 1910) (sister of Thomas, 1st Lord Farrer), by whom he had seven sons and three daughters.
He was succeeded as 2nd earl by his eldest son, Walter Stafford Northcote (1845-), who for some years was his father's private secretary. He was chairman of the Inland Revenue Board from 1877 to 1892; and is also known as a novelist. His eldest son Stafford Henry Northcote, Viscount St Cyres (1869-), was educated at Eton and Merton College Oxford. After taking a 1st class in History, he was elected a senior student of Christ Church, where he resided for a while as tutor and lecturer. His interest in the development of religious thought led him to devote himself specially to the history of the Roman Catholic Church in the 17th century, the first-fruits of which was his François de Fénelon (London, 1901); eight years later he published his Pascal (ib. 1909).
The second son of the 1st earl of Iddesleigh, Stafford Henry Northcote, 1st Baron Northcote (b. 1846), was educated at Eton and at Merton College, Oxford. He became a clerk in the foreign office In 1868, acted as private secretary to Lord Salisbury, and was attached to the embassy at Constantinople from 1876 to 1877. From 1877 to 1880 he was secretary to the chancellor of the exchequer, was financial secretary to the war office from 1885 to 1886, surveyor-general of ordnance, 1886 to 1887, and charity commissioner, 1891 to 1892. In 1887 he was created a baronet. In 1880 he was elected M.P. for Exeter as a Conservative, and retained the seat until 1899, when he was appointed governor of Bombay (1899-1903), being created a peer in 1900. Lord Northcote was appointed governor-general of the Commonwealth of Australia in 1903, and held this post till 1908. He married in 1873 Alice, adopted daughter of the 1st Lord Mount Stephen.
IDEA (Gr. ιδεα, connected with ιδειν, to see; cf. Lat. species from specere, to look at), a term used both popularly and in philosophical terminology with the general sense of "mental picture." To have no idea how a thing happened is to be without a mental picture of an occurrence. In this general sense it is synonymous with concept (q.v.) in its popular usage. In philosophy the term "idea" is common to all languages and periods, but there is scarcely any term which has been used with so many different shades of meaning. Plato used it in the sphere of metaphysics for the eternally existing reality, the archetype, of which the objects of sense are more or less imperfect copies. Chairs may be of different forms, sizes, colours and so forth, but "laid up in the mind of God" there is the one permanent idea or type, of which the many physical chairs are derived with various degrees of imperfection. From this doctrine it follows that these ideas are the sole reality (see further Idealism); in opposition to it are the empirical thinkers of all time who find reality in particular physical objects (see Hylozoism, Empiricism, &c.). In striking contrast to Plato's use is that of John Locke, who defines "idea" as "whatever is the object of understanding when a man thinks" (Essay on the Human Understanding (I), vi. 8). Here the term is applied not to the mental process, but to anything whether physical or intellectual which is the object of it. Hume differs from Locke by limiting "idea" to the more or less vague mental reconstructions of perceptions, the perceptual process being described as an "impression." Wundt widens the term to include "conscious representation of some object or process of the external world." In so doing he includes not only ideas of memory and imagination, but also perceptual processes, whereas other psychologists confine the term to the first two groups. G. F. Stout and J. M. Baldwin, in the Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, i. 498, define "idea" as "the reproduction with a more or less adequate image, of an object not actually present to the senses." They point out that an idea
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80304"An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" — "Introduction and plan of the work"Adam Smith
The annual labour of every nation is the fund which originally supplies it with all the necessaries and conveniencies of life which it annually consumes, and which consist always either in the immediate produce of that labour, or in what is purchased with that produce from other nations.
According, therefore, as this produce, or what is purchased with it, bears a greater or smaller proportion to the number of those who are to consume it, the nation will be better or worse supplied with all the necessaries and conveniencies for which it has occasion.
But this proportion must in every nation be regulated by two different circumstances: first, by the skill, dexterity, and judgment with which its labour is generally applied; and, secondly, by the proportion between the number of those who are employed in useful labour, and that of those who are not so employed. Whatever be the soil, climate, or extent of territory of any particular nation, the abundance or scantiness of its annual supply must, in that particular situation, depend upon those two circumstances.
The abundance or scantiness of this supply, too, seems to depend more upon the former of those two circumstances than upon the latter. Among the savage nations of hunters and fishers, every individual who is able to work is more or less employed in useful labour, and endeavours to provide, as well as he can, the necessaries and conveniencies of life, for himself, and such of his family or tribe as are either too old, or too young, or too infirm, to go a-hunting and fishing. Such nations, however, are so miserably poor, that, from mere want, they are frequently reduced, or at least think themselves reduced, to the necessity sometimes of directly destroying, and sometimes of abandoning their infants, their old people, and those afflicted with lingering diseases, to perish with hunger, or to be devoured by wild beasts. Among civilized and thriving nations, on the contrary, though a great number of people do not labour at all, many of whom consume the produce of ten times, frequently of a hundred times, more labour than the greater part of those who work; yet the produce of the whole labour of the society is so great, that all are often abundantly supplied; and a workman, even of the lowest and poorest order, if he is frugal and industrious, may enjoy a greater share of the necessaries and conveniencies of life than it is possible for any savage to acquire.
The causes of this improvement in the productive powers of labour, and the order according to which its produce is naturally distributed among the different ranks and conditions of men in the society, make the subject of the first book of this Inquiry.
Whatever be the actual state of the skill, dexterity, and judgment, with which labour is applied in any nation, the abundance or scantiness of its annual supply must depend, during the continuance of that state, upon the proportion between the number of those who are annually employed in useful labour, and that of those who are not so employed. The number of useful and productive labourers, it will hereafter appear, is everywhere in proportion to the quantity of capital stock which is employed in setting them to work, and to the particular way in which it is so employed. The second book, therefore, treats of the nature of capital stock, of the manner in which it is gradually accumulated, and of the different quantities of labour which it puts into motion, according to the different ways in which it is employed.
Nations tolerably well advanced as to skill, dexterity, and judgment, in the application of labour, have followed very different plans in the general conduct or direction of it; and those plans have not all been equally favourable to the greatness of its produce. The policy of some nations has given extraordinary encouragement to the industry of the country; that of others to the industry of towns. Scarce any nation has dealt equally and impartially with every sort of industry. Since the down-fall of the Roman empire, the policy of Europe has been more favourable to arts, manufactures, and commerce, the industry of towns, than to agriculture, the Industry of the country. The circumstances which seem to have introduced and established this policy are explained in the third book.
Though those different plans were, perhaps, first introduced by the private interests and prejudices of particular orders of men, without any regard to, or foresight of, their consequences upon the general welfare of the society; yet they have given occasion to very different theories of political economy; of which some magnify the importance of that industry which is carried on in towns, others of that which is carried on in the country. Those theories have had a considerable influence, not only upon the opinions of men of learning, but upon the public conduct of princes and sovereign states. I have endeavoured, in the fourth book, to explain as fully and distinctly as I can those different theories, and the principal effects which they have produced in different ages and nations.
To explain in what has consisted the revenue of the great body of the people, or what has been the nature of those funds, which, in different ages and nations, have supplied their annual consumption, is the object of these four first books. The fifth and last book treats of the revenue of the sovereign, or commonwealth. In this book I have endeavoured to shew, first, what are the necessary expenses of the sovereign, or commonwealth; which of those expenses ought to be defrayed by the general contribution of the whole society, and which of them, by that of some particular part only, or of some particular members of it: secondly, what are the different methods in which the whole society may be made to contribute towards defraying the expenses incumbent on the whole society, and what are the principal advantages and inconveniencies of each of those methods; and, thirdly and lastly, what are the reasons and causes which have induced almost all modern governments to mortgage some part of this revenue, or to contract debts; and what have been the effects of those debts upon the real wealth, the annual produce of the land and labour of the society.
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A Tale of Two Flags
June 27, 2015 July 3, 2015 Eric Wojciechowski
I’m told there was a shooting, a lot of shooting. This happened in the South of the United States. A lot of black men and women died as a result. I’m told it was motivated by this belief that dark skinned people are inferior. The assault was allegedly committed because if action wasn’t taken, black people could take over the world. The aggressor felt he had no choice and it was time to take it to the real world.
On December 20, 1860, South Carolina seceded from the Union and started the Confederate States of America. Other southern states followed and launched the American Civil War. More American causalities resulted from that war than all the wars the United States ever engaged in combined. And in the end, slavery was over and all the states that once seceded, came back.
I’m probably the only person who thinks the Civil War wasn’t necessary to achieve this. The Second Industrial Revolution that exploded in and around that period would have taken care of the problem as one tractor and other machines would have shown a much better option than housing, feeding and caring for slaves. But, hindsight is twenty/twenty. We’ll never know.
Anyhow, after the Civil War, some of the southern states that flew a new flag, kept it. Sure they put the United States flag above it, but in one form or another, the Confederate Flag was either flown in whole or some of its design sewn into the current state one. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida and Georgia all have part of the Confederate Flag within their current state flags. And Mississippi has the Confederate Flag in its entirety, sewn into its current flag. South Carolina, the first to secede way back when, has a state flag with nothing confederate about it. However, South Carolina also flies the Confederate Flag whole right on capital grounds. Up until recently.
On June 17,2015, motivated by hate and false conspiracy theories and a whole bunch of other bunk, twenty-one-year old Dylan Roof entered the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. He sat with the people there, all black, who were holding a Bible study group. He stayed for about an hour, engaging in the discussion of scripture. Then, from survivor accounts, Roof stood up, pulled a pistol, started talking about how black people were raping or something and started shooting. In total, he killed nine people then fled. He’s since been arrested and will surely go on trial for this crime, rightly so.
Later, pictures surfaced showing Roof holding guns, burning the United States Flag and yet, holding the Confederate Flag rather proudly. Combined with his words and actions on June 17, it’s an open and shut case why he did it. And this has resulted in some calls to consider removing the Confederate Flag from the South Carolina Capital, if not everywhere else.
Okay, so, let’s sum up. The Confederate Flag was first used by states that seceded from the Union and the primary reason for secession was in defense of their desire to continue to enslave black people. The enslavement was necessary, so they claimed, because it was part of their economic model. And this was true. Yet they couldn’t see it was good economics for everyone but the slave. Or didn’t care. Years after the war, over one-hundred-years after the war, the flag to many of, at least, my peers, took on the meaning of “rebel”. The racist elements were somewhat ignored and it took on a new life, some states keeping it as part of history too. And yes, some people who flew it, drew it or used it did so like Dylan Roof. Because they believed in the same crap.
The actions of Dylan Roof seem to have reminded everyone what that flag was originally designed for, the racist elements have resurfaced and a debate about removing the Confederate Flag has begun. The governor of South Carolina called for the removal of the one flying over the capital. Other states with it in or around their flags are discussing it. People within and outside of those states are drawing up sides. Even retailers are removing it. Amazon, Wal-Mart, Sears and E-bay have all stopped selling it. Apple is removing games on Itunes that display the flag. And the United States National Park Service has stopped selling them. It’s hard to keep up how fast it’s disappearing. Is this a good thing?
I’ve always wanted to go to Egypt. I’ve always wanted to visit Rome. I’ve always wanted to see the Vatican and Mecca. And closer to home, I’d love to tour the ruins of the Aztecs. My only regret in life has been not to have done more traveling in my youth, prior to starting a family. But it is what it is. I’m not above playing catch up in retirement.
Surely if I get to Egypt, which is my first choice for exotic adventure since I was nineteen-years-old, I’d see statues of Thutmose III on display. I’d see the bust of Djoser and inscriptions about Userkare, Amenemhat I and Piye. I’d see as much as possible. I’d see several depictions of Pharaohs holding the crook and flail as well as the remains of pyramids built for egos. All of this would be on display, encouraged to see and take home replica souvenirs. And yet, consider that Thutmose III was a conqueror. Djoser started the ego pyramid thingy. Userkare and Amenemhat I appear to have earned their time on the throne through usurpation. And Piye ruled Nubia before deciding he wanted Egypt too and took it militarily.
If I get to Rome, I’ll see the remains of that once great city too. And I’ll be encouraged to take home souvenirs of emperors long dead, some of which ruled with iron fists and little mercy. The Vatican and Mecca have their own soiled history of conquests and the Aztecs used to rip out the hearts of living people and offer the bloody pumps to the sun, committing this act thousands of times per year. Don’t forget your souvenirs.
The good news is that every place I’d love to visit no longer has ruling, conquering Pharaohs or emperors, squashing people under them who have less power. None have human sacrifice. None call for holy crusades or conversions by the sword, aggressions against people seen to be less worthy of life if they do not. It’s all history, and treated rightly so.
This is what I think about the Confederate Flag. Take it down from capital buildings. Remove any remains sewn into current flags too. It’s history. And it’s a sore spot we never want to go back to or present as “active”. But by all means, let it fly over Confederate historical landmarks and monuments. And let the monuments stand too. It’s history. Don’t destroy history. I feel like Indiana Jones about all this, “That belongs in a museum.” I say this addressing state governments. Feel free as a private person with your private property to fly whatever you want.
Surely each state will have to decide for itself. I’d like them to make the right decision. It’s history, put it with the other history. And feel free to sell souvenirs.
And a few days after the take down the Confederate Flag controversy, another flag was being pushed up the pole. One with pretty colors. The Supreme Court voted five to four in favor of legalizing gay and lesbian marriage across all fifty states. And the crowd went wild.
Two camps sprang up: Those in favor (most of the country) and those not. The “nots” have two divisions within it, crossing lines often: Some object on religious grounds. Others object on the fact that the Supreme Court overstepped it’s role, granted itself too much power. I’m happy to say that personally, I only know one person using the religion card. The other dissenters fall into the other camp which means we can talk about it. And although I can respect those who want to maintain integrity in how laws are made, I’m okay in this case with the way gay and lesbian marriage was fashioned.
Justice Scalia argued against the equality in marriage because it wasn’t the Supreme Court’s job but the day before, had no problem telling Congress Obamacare was garbage. He’s consistent when he wants to be. It appears Justice Scalia is willing to change job roles when it fits him.
There’s this hero of mine, Thomas Jefferson. And yet, a fallible politician. Twice he ignored the Constitution but the outcome is to our benefit. These twice violations were the Louisiana Purchase and sending the newly formed navy to combat the Barbary Pirates from North Africa. He was asked on what Constitutional grounds he made the Louisiana Purchase and kind of said it was for the good of future generations whether they knew it or not. And after years of the United States paying tributes and ransoms to the Barbary Pirates, when he took his turn as president, he ceased payments and launched the navy to stop the aggression, not bothering to notify Congress until the fleet was too far away to be called back.
And finally, on January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln through executive order, not bothering to seek approval from Congress, released the Emancipation Proclamation that freed the slaves of states that seceded from the Union. That, too, turned out to be the right choice. Even if some states still dig that Confederate Flag.
As long as we require government, decisions will be messy, boundaries will be overstepped. I risk extreme criticism with this next sentence. I’m okay with it if it always falls on the side of more freedom. Yes, admittedly this is a slippery slope. But let’s also be realists. How often does it happen? And how often are the results so tragic that a war is going to break out? I’ll say it once more, I’m okay with it if it always falls on the side of more freedom. And because of this, the Supreme Court made the right decision favoring gay and lesbian marriage in all fifty states.
The final thing to note is that fellow Libertarians have been complaining that letting gays and lesbians marry isn’t the point. The point is that government should not be defining social contracts between consenting adults. I agree. But government is involved in social contracts, giving out benefits and licensing for married people. So as long as this is happening, government must recognize same sex marriages too. If you want to change all this and get government out of marriages, file a petition. Get the ball moving. Or just join the Libertarian Party where all freedoms all the time are being pursued. We even got souvenirs.
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Published by Eric Wojciechowski
Eric Wojciechowski has a degree in psychology from Oakland University and writes essays and articles on religion, pseudoscience, and woo-woo. Also writes on politics at FreedomCocktail. Published work can be found at American Atheists magazine, Skeptic magazine, Skeptical Inquirer and Free Inquiry. His 1997 article in Skeptic magazine examining claims of Zecharia Sitchin was chosen for inclusion in The Skeptic Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience. He currently has two published novels: THREE CONDOMS FOR SARAH CHASING DISCLOSURE View all posts by Eric Wojciechowski
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A refugee is seeking a new home: Ilse Hellmann’s appeal, 10 June 1939.
Posted by Christine in History of Child Guidance, WW2
000 jewish refugees into Australia, Anita Muhl, Child Development, Government policy concerning jewish refugees in Australia, refugees, Stanley Bruce argues for the admission of 15, State and Federal Government issues
I would be very grateful to you if you would be kind enough to give me some idea of the possible chances for me to find work..either in connection with a children’s clinic, or in a child welfare centre, training college, nusery school etc (Ilse Hermann to Christine Heinig, 10 June 1939).
On 10 June 1939 the Viennese child psychologist Ilse Hellmann wrote to an American colleague Christine Heinig, appealing for help to emigrate to Australia. Eighteen months earlier Heinig had taken up the post Principal of the Melbourne Kindergarten Training College. Hellmann, aged 30, an Austrian Jew from Vienna was working in London as the co-director at Charlotte Buhler’s Parents’Institute of Psychology for Subnormal Children in Rowland Gardens, in Kensington.
Hellmann was on her own. Buhler had first fled Austria for London after the Anchluss in March 1938. She subsquently immigrated to the United States after her husband, imprisoned in Oslo for his anti Nazi stand, was released in October 1938. Nor could she return to Austria. After Kristallnacht on 11 November 1938 the Nazis had decreed that Jews could to leave Germany for any country for which they had an entry visa. But Britain closed its borders to European Jewish males. Women and children were accepted provided the women took up employment in service. Hellmann was one of the luckier ones. Already working in London it was, for her, a matter of finding another place to go should she not be able to remain.
At the time she wrote to Heinig Members of Hellmann`s family were immigrating to Australia. Records from the National Archives of Australia show that Ernst Richard Hellmann together with his wife, Anne Marie and daughter Christine Ilse, had been issued with a passport from the German Embassy in London and were awaiting an entry visa for Australia. Ernst Richard Hellmann had found sponsorship from a grazier Douglas Caird Campbell in Gunnedah, New South Wales. He would be working on 4000 acres property.
Hellmann’s letter was passed on to fellow American, psychiatrist Dr Anita Muhl who had arrived in Melbourne for a two year consultancy in child and adult psychology less than nine months before. Sponsored by philanthropist Una Cato, Muhl had had to find her way into local medical, psychiatric and psychology circles, building trust well enough for her expertise to be sought. She fowarded Hellmann`s letter to a State government body, the Victorian Council for Mental Hygiene writing,
I think the only thing I can do is ask certain members of the Council…to say what you think her chances are of finding work here… You will see that her letter is dated 10th June 1939, but Miss Heinig tells me that the outbreak of war has only made Miss Hellmann more anxious to come to Australia.
The reply, dated 6 November 1939, was kindly if not entirely encouraging. There was room and need for the sort of person you are mentioning. Indeed we have another fine Viennese here at present, Mrs Lacerta Finton who has spendid training and experience.*
If there was any suggestion or reply to Hellmann this has not been found.
At the moment Anita Muhl received Hellmann’s letter the Australian government was organizing its response to the refugee crisis. Of the Dominions New Zealand did not accept any refugees; Canada and South Africa both accepted a limited number. In Australia after the former Prime Minister, Stanley Bruce, then High Commissioner in London, recommended that Australia take 30,000 refugees. The government halved the number advising the High Commissioner on 1st December 1939 that Australia would accept 15,000. We do not know whether Hellman’s request reached the Department of Interior.
In the end Hellmann did not immigrate to Australia. She commenced training as a psychoanalyst in 1942, became an associate member of the British Pychoanalytical Society in 1945 and a full member in 1952. From 1955 she was a leading figure in the Anna Freudian Group. Her letter to her colleague in Australia reflects the desperation of the thousands if not millions of dispossessed people seeking sancturary from the terrors of Nazism.
*Maria Lacerta Finton, also Austrian, had arrived in Melbourne on the 25th September 1939. She subsequently worked as a nurse at the Royal Women’s Hospital and, from 1958 to 1968 at the Victoria’s Social Welfare Department.
Letter from Ilse Hellmann to Christine Heinig, 10 June 1939;Reply from Director, Victorian Council for Mental Hygiene, 6 November 1939; Dr Anita Muhl, Correspondence, 1939-1941, Box 1766/2, State Library of Victoria, Australia.
Louise London (2000), Whitehall and the Jews, Oxford, Oxford University Press.
Hellmann, Ernst Richard, NAA: A12508/21/1849, National Archives of Australia, http://www.naa.gov.au
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A Digital Newsletter from the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities • September 5, 2017
Public Policy for the People
Take Your Legislator to Work Day is Back!
Council Member Spotlight: Viviana Fernandez
Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Gather to SOAR at Self-Employment Seminars
I have struggled writing this piece since the events of Charlottesville, Virginia. The rise of neo Nazis and white supremacists should have little to do with the work of the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD). However, it has a lot to do with who I am and the values that I have always brought to the work that we do here. Learning early in life that members of my family perished in Nazi Germany’s Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps built the foundation for me to fight hatred whenever possible. I learned later that not only had Jews died in concentration camps, but also people with disabilities, gays and lesbians and others considered “undesirables.” Guess we have been thrown in the same mix once again.
When I first started to write this column, it was to celebrate the role of the disability community in defeating efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and decimate Medicaid. Many will agree that without efforts from ADAPT and other organized efforts like those in Georgia, terrible things might have happened. As I have said to many: “You can’t cut billions from Medicaid and not have it hurt people with disabilities.” At some point, the states will have less money and must decide to cut services, increase waiting lists, and/or return to placing people in institutions or nursing homes. None of those options are good for people with disabilities. Thanks to a broad coalition of individuals, families and allies we got our point across. While US Senators Johnny Isakson and David Perdue voted for the Republican proposal, they know where the disability community stands.
The hardest part of my struggle on both issues is that I have spoken with people over the past few months who I thought would have been our allies. But some were Jews supporting Nazis marching in Virginia or some were families of people with disabilities willing to see huge cuts to Medicaid and the repeal of the ACA. I have even heard that we should fight for people with disabilities to have healthcare, but not “those other people” – which is usually code for poor working minority or immigrants. At first I was stunned. How could it be? Aren’t we all on the same page? Is this the most divisive time ever?
I still don’t have the answer to these questions. For some it may be a belief that the current system is so broken that trying something else might be the solution.
To me, taking healthcare and long-term care services and supports away from people is the exact opposite of everything that I hold to be important and everything that GCDD has been working for the last 25 years. We believe that all people have value and should have access to the necessary supports to live interdependent, economically self-sufficient, included and integrated, and self-determined lives. That is the America I was raised to love and that is the America I raised my children to love.
We hope you enjoy this e-newsletter, and share your thoughts, story ideas and calendar submissions with us at .
Eric E. Jacobson, Executive Director, GCDD
by GCDD Public Policy Director Dawn Alford
Public Policy for the People provides public policy updates as it pertains to people with disabilities here in Georgia.
This summer, there was a huge focus on federal healthcare issues, especially the fight to protect Medicaid and to save the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Continue reading to learn what happened with the healthcare law and what might lay ahead:
The US House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act (AHCA) on May 4, 2017. This bill contained massive Medicaid cuts, to the tune of over $800 billion. In June and July, the US Senate proposed various healthcare bills also containing devastating cuts to Medicaid; but struggled to find a version of a bill that could get the required 51 votes to pass. Eventually, the US Senate failed to pass a “Skinny Repeal,” with three Republican senators breaking rank and voting “NO” on the bill. Had it passed, the “Skinny Repeal” would have enabled the US House and Senate to enter Conference Committee to work out their differences and implement some version of cuts to Medicaid. Thankfully, this didn’t happen and Congress entered the August recess without passing a healthcare bill.
During August, Georgia Reps. Buddy Carter (District 1), David Scott (District 13) and Doug Collins (District 9), as well as Senator Johnny Isakson engaged with constituents at town hall meetings during the recess. GCDD attended Senator Isakson’s town hall and was happily afforded the opportunity to ask a question. Specifically, in Senator Isakson’s previous telephone town hall, he pledged to never knowingly vote to cut funding that supports individuals with developmental disabilities. However, he voted in favor of the healthcare bills in the Senate that would have led to massive Medicaid cuts. To see Senator Isakson’s full answer, please go here for the first half, and here for the second half. However, important to note, at this in person town hall meeting at Kennesaw State University, he did NOT commit to opposing Medicaid cuts. To watch the entire town hall, click here.
As Congress returns from recess, GCDD will continue to be vigilant in keeping a watch on discussions around healthcare and Medicaid. The debate over healthcare in our country is far from over. In addition to a healthcare bill, Congress has a few ways they might cut Medicaid, such as in a federal Fiscal Year 2018 budget resolution. Other vehicles for Medicaid cuts could come through tax legislation, in a market stabilization package or in the re-authorization for Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). CHIP is the federal government’s health insurance program for uninsured children under age 19 who qualify. In Georgia, it is called PeachCare for Kids and covers over 200,000 children.
Also still active is the US Senate’s Graham-Cassidy healthcare proposal that contains harmful provisions that both restructure and cut Medicaid and marketplace financial assistance.
So where does that leave us? What’s next and what should we be doing to ensure Georgians with disabilities are protected from dangerous cuts to Medicaid and healthcare? We must continue to educate Georgia’s US Representatives and Senators as well as Governor Nathan Deal on the importance of Medicaid, home and community based waivers (funded by Medicaid), and healthcare for the disability community. Continue to tell your story of why Medicaid is so important to you.
The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) will continue to work hard to make sure you are aware of the issues and know how you can get involved to make a difference.
For more information, visit https://gcdd.org/public-policy-intro.html
The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities is excited to announce that Take Your Legislator to Work Day (TYLTWD) is back!
TYLTWD is an opportunity for employees with disabilities to invite their legislator(s) to visit them at work. We believe that visiting an employee at work is the best way to show legislators that people with disabilities want to work and are as capable as anyone at working real, competitive jobs for real wages in integrated settings.
All workers with disabilities working in competitive, integrated employment in their community, at or above minimum wage, are encouraged to apply.
The deadline to register is September 25, 2017.
To register, visit https://gcdd.org/public-policy/take-your-legislator-to-work-day-2017.html (This link is no longer active.)
The timing couldn’t have worked out better for Viviana Fernandez when she was recommended to the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) as a parent advocate and advisory member.
Fernandez had recently completed 10 years on the board of National Down Syndrome Congress when she received her appointment letter from Governor Nathan Deal in January. Her 15-year-old son, Cameron, is diagnosed with Down syndrome, and after all her years advocating on a national level, joining GCDD has enlightened her to see how important it is to be involved at the local level.
“One of my goals is to be able to reach more of the Hispanic community here in Georgia and get them more involved,” Fernandez explained on utilizing her time on the Council. “I feel like the community is not as involved as it should be when it comes to disability issues. Once you feel like you can make a difference, then you’re more likely to get involved.”
With the Council’s help, Fernandez got a better understanding of vocational rehabilitation (VR) services for her son. While finishing up the ninth grade, her son has already been saying that he wants a job – that he wants to work and be a part of his community. Because of the collaboration with the Council, her son finished job training through a local VR service over the summer.
Even though her son is a purple belt in Taekwondo, plays music with other teens with disabilities on the weekend and has a girlfriend, he is still going through a period where he is trying to figure out what it means to have Down syndrome.
“He’s beginning to see how the world interacts with people with Down syndrome and disabilities and he’s been able to express some thoughts that really touched me – how he understands and views how people view him,” she said.
She believes that although you become a parent advocate once your child is born, their quality of life is benefited by continual advocacy. She has experienced this firsthand when she advocated for her son’s inclusion in his elementary school. After two years of fighting for her son’s right to not be moved to a different school, his classroom became inclusive. She added, “That’s the difference you can make. When you help your child first, you can then help so many others.”
Fernandez worked at CNN Español for 15 years as a journalist while also advocating for people with disabilities. She lives in Johns Creek and started her appointment as an advisory member with GCDD in 2017.
Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Gather to SOAR at Self-Employment Seminar
Many entrepreneurs go into business due to downsizing, familial connections or for financial independence. Understanding how all levels of business work can lead to success in self-employment.
“The businesses that grow and stay are the ones that get technical assistance, support, training, networking and who understand the financial opportunities of business,” said Elizabeth Wilson, executive director of the Georgia Micro Enterprises Network (GMEN), a nonprofit association that supports and funds viable micro-businesses in Georgia.
Wilson was one of many presenters at the SOAR: A Pathway to Self-Employment seminar in August 2017 at the All About Developmental Disabilities (AADD) Family Support Center in Decatur, Georgia.
The seminar was co-hosted by Synergies Work, Inc., a nonprofit that provides people with disabilities the supports to become financially independent as entrepreneurs and the Georgia Microboards Association (GMA), a nonprofit organization that provides technical assistance to people with disabilities and their families.
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR), behavioral health and community service professionals, individuals with disabilities and their families attended the one-day seminar to learn how to successfully be self-employed.
“We are coordinating and collaborating with organizations to see how we can bring in the financial resources for people to take the next jump forward in starting a business,” said Aarti Sahgal, founder of Synergies Work.
Ryan Johnson, executive director of GMA, elaborated on how determining goals can help in deciding where that jump forward will lead. “It’s important that your goals represent what you want. We start at the biggest goal that we can, then we break that down into small manageable pieces that we can do and actually make progress to making those goals a reality,” he said.
Managing benefits is one of those pieces that is vitally important. Sally Atwell and Curtis Rodgers, both of whom work in the Benefits Navigator Work Incentive Planning and Assistance (WIPA) Program at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, discussed how to make the best financial decisions possible and reach your maximum economic potential while understanding how work can affect Social Security benefits.
The discussion highlighted the importance of how Social Security views income called net earnings through self-employment (NESE) and how that income affects eligibility for benefits. “The most important thing I can tell you about being self-employed is record keeping,” said Rodgers. “The need for accurate accounting when it comes to social security and the IRS is crucial.”
Atwell agreed, “Record keeping, reporting and tax returns – those are the keys if self-employment is your goal.”
Good record keeping and building credit – being money smart – work hand in hand to determine how successful a business can be. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Community Affairs Specialist Elaine Hunter explained the value of being credit and money smart personally and in business. Hunter covered topics related to banking, budgeting, credit scores, debt, interest and borrowing wisely.
To give a “real-life” exercise of how to start a business, Wilson broke participants into groups; gave them budgets, timelines and resources; while giving them 15 minutes to come up with a viable business idea.
“Make the best use of your money by prioritizing it,” Hunter explained. “Ask yourself ‘what are the essential things I need?’ ‘What are the higher priorities?’”
While accurate finances are key to building a strong business, so is building a robust network. Ashish Thakur, executive director of the Atlanta CEO Council, a relationship-driven nonprofit dedicated to helping executive leaders build trusted and long-lasting relationships, explained the importance of building a human network.
Thakur stressed the four pillars of that network: family, friends, mentors and prospects. “Those people on that list are going to help you in your business one way or another. Grow that list, but grow it carefully and thoughtfully.” He added that one of the most important things you can do to build connections is to follow up, and that the currency of networking is generosity, not greed.
For more information on Synergies Works, visit www.synergieswork.org
For more information on Money Smart: Financial Education Program, visit www.fdic.gov/moneysmart
For more information on the Benefits Navigator WIPA Program provided by the Shepherd Center, visit www.benefitsnavigator.org
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Defense budget plan tops $401 billion
By Dawn S. Onley
The Defense Department today will unveil a $401.7 billion fiscal 2005 budget proposal that calls for investing heavily in integrated intelligence systems and places a strong emphasis on science, technology, readiness and training.
President Bush's Defense proposal represents a 7 percent increase over this year's funding. Defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Bush's proposal will aid the military in its transformation goals.
'This budget builds upon past work to provide for a ready force made up of the talents and skills needed in our new national security environment,' Rumsfeld said in a statement.
The budget includes $68.9 billion for new weapons systems R&D, up from the $64 billion this year. It also earmarks $74.9 billion for weapons and other equipment, including $1.2 billion for unmanned aerial vehicles and $710 million for joint unmanned combat air systems.
The budget does not include money for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Other funding in the budget proposal includes:
$3.2 billion for the Army's Future Combat System program to link 18 advanced warfighting ground and air vehicles and sensors. The request would push funding up from $1.7 billion this year.
$4.5 billion for the Joint Strike Fighter, a high-tech combat aircraft being developed by Lockheed Martin Corp. This year, the JSF program will receive $4.3 billion.
$10.2 billion for the missile defense program, a 13 percent increase over the $9 billion appropriated this year.
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Home News & Politics Editorials and Opinions Two Weeks In a Nutshell…Or a Bombshell
Two Weeks In a Nutshell…Or a Bombshell
When the world teems with upheaval, oddities get overlooked. The revolution in Cairo has been an uprising to unnerve every man in the Middle East holding the title of king, ruler, president [for life], or prime minister. Still, even amidst the revolution, I noticed a few other things that puzzled me, ticked me off, or seemed worthy of comment So here ‘goes:
I read Sally Jenkins’ column about the wretched excess of the Super Bowl in Dallas and didn’t feel so alone any more, just even more appalled. $900 for a parking spot? $20 for a margarita made in Dallas? This must be a Texan version of hard times, by way of Marie Antoinette.
There was a perfectly terrific football game buried in a horrible half-time show and an all-day television extravaganza, which included Fox News roughneck Bill O’Reilly interviewing President Obama. I guess I haven’t been watching: when did this get to be a tradition?
There was way too much pontificating going on in the commercials, the commentary, and all the mouths churning a mile a minute. More than a football game? Really? This was America? Really?
Would it be too much to ask for pop star Christina Aguilera to remember the lyrics to the Star Spangle Banner? Sure you love your country, yadda yadda yadda. But if you can remember to add a pelvic bump to every song lyric you ever sang, you can surely do the Spangled.
On the other hand, there were the Black Eyed Peas and a few thousand radioactive extras, reminding us again of the mystery of Fergie, who, unlike Christina, did remember her lyrics. But on the other hand, she can’t sing. How much did this little party cost?
I don’t care about the commercials, or the little Darth Vader kid, and so on. Commercials are the times in my life when I go to the bathroom, even if I don’t have to.
Speaking of Dallas, as in “only in Dallas”: A Dallas city councilman who had heard Michael Vick, the renewed, re-invented, redeemed MVP of the NFL, speak to a group of youngsters, was so moved that he offered Vick the key to the city. One cowboy fan apparently complained that you shouldn’t be giving a key to the city to an Eagle.
I could care less about that. Just one thing, you strange people of Dallas: if you want to give Michael Vick the key to the city that’s fine. Just don’t give him the key to the kennel.
Speaking of football, we have a little freedom of the press issue becoming very pressing in our own fair city. Dan Snyder, the owner of the Washington Redskins, got all bent out of shape about a City Paper cover story which basically, but factually, ridiculed the owner of the Skins, a team which he’s managed to mess up so thoroughly that naming all the coaches and free agents of the Snyder era could become a difficult trivia question.
Snyder is so mad that he’s threatening to sue the paper, asking for an apology and demanding that the writer be fired. Whoa, Nellie. He’s made wild accusations of anti-Semitism, picking on his wife, and so on. No doubt the details have been on the local talk shows, so we won’t go into them.
We have just one thing to say: Are you kidding me?
Snyder’s attorney basically has suggested that since the victimized Snyder has such deep pockets he can practically bankrupt the City Paper, which is not the Washington Post.
I’ve got an idea. There must be some lawyer with time on his hands in this city of lawyers who can take this case on pro bono. The publicity value alone would be priceless. And the case is bound to be a slam-dunk. Nobody has yet won a libel suit for suggesting that an idiot is, well, an idiot.
And if you don’t like this, Mr. Snyder, sue me. Please.
Moving on to Cairo: I have no advice to offer Mr. Obama. I think he’s done the best that can be done in a painfully tricky diplomatic situation, while probably biting his tongue so that he won’t blurt out “don’t let the door hit your butt on the way out!” to Mr. Mubarak.
So far, most of his political foes in this country have kept quiet, realizing that it is the President’s job to conduct foreign policy, not the Tea Party.
Everyone except, of course, for Sarah Palin, who shoots and knits at the same time. She said that she was not happy with Obama’s handling of the crisis, and said that it was one of those 3 a.m. calls that went straight to the answering machine. Other than that, she said a few words—freedom, liberty, Bristol—and offered no suggestions on what to do, since she cannot see Cairo from her back yard.
Speaking of Palin, she is apparently, according to some reports, attempting to trademark her name. A similar effort was conducted by her daughter Bristol. Ah, the eternal conflict between self-interest and self-interest.
Every time I start writing about Palin, I can’t stop. Time to go to rehab.
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Women's Golf - Archives 2018-19
Women's Golf Places Six on Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
Women's Golf 06/18/2019
Six members of the Holy Cross women's golf team have earned spots on the 2019 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, as announced by the conference office. The Crusaders' six selections were the second most in the league.
Holy Cross Concludes Season at Patriot League Championship
Junior Maddy Belden finished in 31st place as an individual, as the Holy Cross women's golf team placed sixth in the Patriot League Championship at the Independence Golf Club. Belden totaled 273 strokes over three rounds to finish at 57-over par.
Sacred Heart Invitational Results
Women's Golf Comes in Sixth at Sacred Heart Invitational
Sophomore Emily Rodricks finished in a tie for 25th place as an individual, as the Holy Cross women's golf team placed sixth in the Sacred Heart Invitational at the Great River Golf Club. Rodricks totaled 181 strokes over two rounds to finish at 37-over par.
Crusaders Finish 15th at LadyCat Invitational
Sophomore Lauren Schonewolf finished in a tie for 71st place as an individual, as the Holy Cross women's golf team placed 15th in the LadyCat Invitational at the LPGA International. Schonewolf totaled 255 strokes over three rounds to finish at 39-over par.
Holy Cross Places 13th at Lonnie Barton Invitational
Sophomore Emily Rodricks finished in 59th place as an individual, as the Holy Cross women's golf team placed 13th in the Lonnie Barton Invitational at the LPGA International. Rodricks totaled 175 strokes over two rounds to finish at 31-over par.
Women's Golf Announces 2019 Spring Schedule
Holy Cross head women's golf coach Tim Bibaud has announced the 2019 spring schedule for the Crusaders. Holy Cross will compete in four different events this spring.
Women's Golf Places 10th at Lehigh Invitational
Junior Jackie Gonzalez finished in a tie for 25th place as an individual, as the Holy Cross women's golf team placed 10th in the Lehigh Invitational at the Saucon Valley Country Club. Gonzalez totaled 166 strokes over two rounds to finish at 22-over par.
Gonzalez Earns Medalist Honors, Crusaders Fall to Wellesley
Junior Jackie Gonzalez earned medalist honors with a four-over par round of 75, but the Holy Cross women's golf team was defeated by Wellesley in a dual match at the Juniper Hill Golf Course. The Crusaders totaled 340 strokes on the day, while the Blue finished with a total of 317 strokes.
Holy Cross Places Ninth at Williams Fall Classic
Junior Jackie Gonzalez finished in a tie for fourth place as an individual, as the Holy Cross women's golf team placed ninth in the Williams Fall Classic at the Taconic Golf Club. Gonzalez totaled 153 strokes over two rounds to finish at 11-over par, including a 73 in Sunday's final round.
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Manhattan Beach: A Novel (Paperback)
By Jennifer Egan
“Jennifer Egan's Manhattan Beach captures a time and place on the verge of momentous change. Set in Brooklyn in the 1940s, the novel tells the story of Anna Kerrigan, a young woman who has dropped out of Brooklyn College to contribute what she can to the American war effort. Unsatisfied with her job of inspecting and measuring machine parts, she attempts to enter the male-only world of deep-sea diving. Manhattan Beach is rich and atmospheric, highlighting a period when gangs controlled the waterfront, jazz streamed from the doors of nightclubs, and the future for everyone was far from certain.”
— Mark LaFramboise, Politics & Prose Books and Coffee Shop, Washington, DC
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NEW YORK’S “ONE BOOK, ONE NEW YORK” PICK
Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction
The daring and magnificent novel from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author.
Named One of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, Esquire, Vogue, The Washington Post, The Guardian, USA TODAY, Time • A New York Times Notable Book
Anna Kerrigan, nearly twelve years old, accompanies her father to visit Dexter Styles, a man who, she gleans, is crucial to the survival of her father and her family. She is mesmerized by the sea beyond the house and by some charged mystery between the two men.
Years later, her father has disappeared and the country is at war. Anna works at the Brooklyn Naval Yard, where women are allowed to hold jobs that once belonged to men, now soldiers abroad. She becomes the first female diver, the most dangerous and exclusive of occupations, repairing the ships that will help America win the war. One evening at a nightclub, she meets Dexter Styles again, and begins to understand the complexity of her father’s life, the reasons he might have vanished.
“A magnificent achievement, at once a suspenseful noir intrigue and a transporting work of lyrical beauty and emotional heft” (The Boston Globe), “Egan’s first foray into historical fiction makes you forget you’re reading historical fiction at all” (Elle). Manhattan Beach takes us into a world populated by gangsters, sailors, divers, bankers, and union men in a dazzling, propulsive exploration of a transformative moment in the lives and identities of women and men, of America and the world.
Jennifer Egan is the author of five previous books of fiction: A Visit from the Goon Squad, which won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award; The Keep; the story collection Emerald City; Look at Me, a National Book Award Finalist; and The Invisible Circus. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, Granta, McSweeney's, and The New York Times Magazine.
"A bounteous miracle that makes you feel that past time, and our time, differently; everything becomes freshly energized, infused with humanity, vital, sad, and full of importance. To see the world through Egan’s eyes is to be moved, through language, to new adoration of the world. I don’t know a better writer working today. There is a generosity in her prose that is vastly enlivening to its reader and brings about that beautiful effect fiction sometimes causes: more, and better-grounded, fondness for reality, just as it is."
"Manhattan Beach is so rich in detail and atmosphere; such an exploration of underworlds of all kinds, filled with lessons on lifelines and buoyancy and how to bear life’s weight by diving deep into it. Jennifer Egan has masterfully conjured an era we are on the cusp of losing. Her novel is an absorbing story, beautifully written. Its strands of subtle intrigue and quiet heroism make you reluctant to leave each page while eager to get to the next."
"A novel that deserves to join the canon of New York stories."
—Amor Towles, New York Times Book Review
“Manhattan Beach is ambitiously and deliciously plot-driven.”
—NPR's Fresh Air
“…dares to satisfy us in a way that stories of an earlier age used to.”
“An unusually well written, well researched, emotionally satisfying page-turner . . . Manhattan Beach is the kind of book you can immerse yourself in happily.”
—Heller McAlpin, San Francisco Chronicle
“Jennifer Egan . . . continues a string of wildly various and imaginative novels with Manhattan Beach… The thrill of her novels is in the dive to places unknown.”
—Alexandra Wolfe, Wall Street Journal
“Rich, brilliant, capacious . . . Egan has every gift a writer can possess . . . . Moving, mournful, and often profound.”
“Egan’s most remarkable accomplishment yet. . . . At once a suspenseful novel of noir intrigue, a gorgeously wrought and richly allusive literary tapestry, and a transporting work of lyrical beauty and emotional heft, Manhattan Beach is a magnificent achievement.”
—Priscilla Gilman, The Boston Globe
“[Egan has a] talent for dazzling, specific descriptions that animate each chapter, and dialogue that rings true to her memorable characters and their era.”
—Eileen Weiner, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“What Jennifer Egan gives us in Manhattan Beach . . . is good, old-fashioned writing—or old-fashioned good writing, which is something else again.”
—Ellen Akins, Minneapolis Star-Tribune
“A story of Dickensian ambition that benefits mightily from [Egan’s] meticulous attention to detail and her rich, evocative language.”
“Manhattan Beach is… beautifully written throughout… But for an author who won literature’s highest accolade for a book based on its uniqueness, it’s perhaps even more impressive that she can also write a fantastic novel that is, at least on the surface, as classic as they come.”
“Pulitzer Prize winner Jennifer Egan makes her maiden deep dive into historical fiction with the vivid Manhattan Beach.”
“[Egan’s] prose moves in a way that feels effortless, a sure sign that it’s anything but. . . . It’s the best sort of historical fiction, transporting the reader to another place without ever loosing bonds of the familiar. Egan’s characters are vivid, their authenticity a kind of wonder, their losses and joys achingly true. . . . Egan sets the knot, and we are all in thrall.”
"Highly atmospheric... immediate... expertly written"
“The novel’s crooked politicians, organized-crime bosses, and shady cops make it read like a fast-paced, hard-boiled drama.”
“Exquisitely wrought.”
“This truly fine novel, so rich in period and emotional atmosphere and so cunningly plotted, is a joy — one of the standouts of the year.”
“A richly imagined portrait of a bygone era.”
“Genuinely affecting and handsomely constructed. It moves for all the right reasons.”
—The Independent UK
“A work of remarkable cinematic scope. . . . This is a novel that will pull you in and under and carry you away on its rip tides. . . . Its resonances continue to wash over the reader long after the novel ends.”
—The Guardian UK
“Intricately patterned and visionary . . . .Manhattan Beach . . . plunges into the past to discover what lies beneath the surface of our own world.”
“Reading Manhattan Beach feels restorative . . . deeply imagined . . . [and] very, very welcome.”
“Excellent . . . .Manhattan Beach is a fleet, sinuous epic, abounding with evocative details and felicitous metaphors . . . . [it] magnificently captures the country on the brink of triumph and triumphalism.”
"Ambitious, compassionate, engrossing.”
—Francine Prose, The New York Review of Books
“Egan’s first foray into historical fiction makes you forget you’re reading historical fiction at all.”
“Egan’s prose is transparent and elegant. . . .But the chief joy of reading Manhattan Beach lies in diving under the surface pleasures of the plot (which are plentiful — it’s immersive and compelling), and sinking slowly to its dark and unknowable depths. There are deep truths there.”
— Vox
“Manhattan Beach is an enthralling work of historical fiction that weaves together beautiful imagery, an immersive story, and compelling characters into a single story of family secrets and unconditional love.”
—My San Antonio
“It’s an astutely executed piece of historical literature that’s also unafraid to indulge in the thrills of its rich plot.”
—Minneapolis City Pages
“Jennifer Egan does everything right as a novelist, with vivid characters and surprising enough plot twists… but she pushes all her work some notches higher with her evocation of what it feels like to be the first woman to experience the previously forbidden world of undersea divers.”
“Manhattan Beach” is an old-fashioned page-turner that more than delivers on the foreboding promise of its 'Treasure Island'-like opening set piece. The book is a Whitmanesque mosaic that truly does 'embrace multitudes.'”
—Brooklyn Daily Eagle
“Tremendously assured and rich, moving from depictions of violence and crime to deep tenderness. The book’s emotional power once again demonstrates Egan’s extraordinary gifts.”
“After stretching the boundaries of fiction in myriad ways...Egan does perhaps the only thing left that could surprise: she writes a thoroughly traditional novel. Realistically detailed, poetically charged, and utterly satisfying: apparently there’s nothing Egan can’t do.”
—Kirkus (starred review)
“Egan’s propulsive, surprising, ravishing, and revelatory saga, a covertly profound page-turner that will transport and transform every reader, casts us all as divers in the deep, searching for answers, hope, and ascension.”
“This large, ambitious novel shows Egan at the top of her game. Anna is a true feminist heroine, and her grit and tenacity will make readers root for her.”
—Library Journal (starred review)
Fiction / Historical
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A New Government of National Concentration
Posted on January 11, 2016 by Gordon C. Stewart
Adolf Hitler rose to power by playing to the fears, anxieties, and anger of the German people. His strategy was to play the strongman who would fix it, make Germany great again. A nation that had regarded itself as exceptional had lost its way, humiliated by defeat in World War I. Hitler focused that anger at the weakness of the post-World War I Weimar Republic whose inept Chancellor and Reichstag (i.e. Congress) he blamed for the nation’s drift. He blames Marxist thinking and Communists. He declares Christianity to be the religion of the German state. By narrowing and scapegoating, he focuses the people’s fears and anxieties on visible targets. It was only a matter of time before Jews, homosexuals, and gypsies joined the ranks of those to be eliminated in a purified Aryan state.
Notice how quietly, how slowly this speech begins. He waits for the crowd to be quiet before he continues to speak. He is taming them. Mesmerizing them. Training them for Fascism. And when he has brought them to heel, he unleashes a tirade that taps into the people’s volcanic desire for a return to national exceptionalism.
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana, The Life of Reason, 1905.
Gordon C. Stewart, Chaska, MN, Jan. 11, 2016.
This entry was posted in America, Life, Politics, xenophobia and tagged Adolf Hitler, exceptionalism, Government of National Concentration by Gordon C. Stewart. Bookmark the permalink.
4 thoughts on “A New Government of National Concentration”
CA (Carolyn) on June 14, 2017 at 12:15 am said:
The slope has become much, much more slippery, the angle of decline much steeper, and we are much closer to the bottom now. It has become truly frightening.
Gordon C. Stewart on June 14, 2017 at 7:01 am said:
Carolyn, for a break of humor- very dark, but humor nonetheless – I sometimes go back to Charlie Chaplain’s portrayal of Hitler. How we got here is the first big question, as it was in Germany. Finding an answer to the second question (how do get out of this?) depends in large measure on a careful examination of the first. The answer to one and two has to do with “convictions” that still lie hidden in our consciousness.
spearman3004 on January 12, 2016 at 7:45 am said:
Thanks for this brave post, Gordon. It stimulates me to reflect on it in this way.
“Repeating history” should be more difficult considering the time frames are so short. By this I mean that only one 75 lifetime has passed since the rise of Hitler. Only two 75 lifetimes have passed since the Civil War. Yet our historical memories seem to disappear too rapidly. We tend to think in terms of 20 yr generations which fools us into thinking historical time is slower than it really is. There are only 25, consecutive, 75 year lifetimes since Christ. I only started to think about this as I approach my 69th year. It is as though history finally comes into focus as a contrived process that allows us to think we are somehow better than those who preceded us. Better in terms of being more sophisticated, insightful, etc. This seems to be an illusion. So to see the rise of fascism now in the US is partly due to our inability to maintain perspective on the human condition as technology seduces us further into the belief we are approaching utopia. We hear so often from the liberal press that to compare present developments to Nazi Germany is to cheapen or trivialize the holocaust. I don’t think so. I think it more likely that to be critical of the recognition of the slippery slope we are on is a part of the arrogance of our bourgeois worldview. We are beyond the dangers of the quicksands of the past goes the meme. As we demonise the Islamic world we are setting up the opportunity to globalize a new holocaust since Islam occupies actual geographic places that can be nuked. We don’t need to build concentration camps do we? We don’t have to round up Muslims, although we will do that too. We have ready made targets across the ME to act as the new definition of a holocaust to rid us of the new impediments to the whims of Wall Street’s needs for expanding its power. It is so easy to lose track of time.
Gordon C. Stewart on January 12, 2016 at 6:26 pm said:
Gary, There are no other “likes” or comments on this post. Time and memory are fickle and cyclical. I edited the original which featured only the video for obvious reasons. I wanted readers to pay attention to the strategy that could play itself out here in the U.S. The way it could happen is a three way race.L Democrat, Republican, and Third Party Trump. The anger in America is focused on office-holders, politicians, Washington insiders. In the worst scenario, the two major parties nominate an insiders (say Clinton and Rubio) and Trump would draw enough support from the disaffected in both parties and non-traditional voters to win the White House as the outsider who represents them.
Life begins on the other side of despair
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Time to Bust Out the Scare Quotes
By Grist staff on Jan 24, 2006
Feds indict 11 people for alleged eco-crime conspiracy
On Friday, 11 alleged “eco-terrorists” were indicted on a total of 65 counts in connection with a five-year string of arsons and vandalism. The indictments were announced at a press conference attended by Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez, FBI Director Robert Mueller, ATF Director Carl J. Truscott, U.S. Attorney Karin Immergut, a marching band, and a squadron of F16 fighter jets (OK, we made up the last two). Labeling the crimes part of a “vast eco-terrorism conspiracy” centered in Eugene, Ore., federal prosecutors described nine years of investigating two groups, the Earth Liberation Front and the Animal Liberation Front. The 17 incidents described in the indictments — including arson at Colorado’s Vail ski resort, a lumber-company office in Oregon, and a horticultural center in Seattle — damaged or destroyed about $23 million in property, but caused no deaths. Still, the FBI says that stopping “eco-terrorism” remains its top domestic terror priority.
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Haute Weekend Happenings in Boston 11/6/15
by Kellie Speed
Looking to get out on the town this weekend? Boston has plenty of events to offer. Here’s a look at some of the weekend’s hautest happenings:
Photo Credit: Matt Light Foundation
Tonight, The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America’s New England Chapter will host a Fete of Food & Wine at the Four Seasons Hotel. From food tastings to wine pairings, the evening celebrates the 46th year since the founding of the New England Chapter. This year’s honorees include former New England Patriot, Matt Light (also the event’s live auctioneer), who played in the NFL for 10 years without medication while battling Crohn’s and who will be recognized as Man of the Year at the event; and Adam Cheifetz, MD, Director of the Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, who will be honored as Humanitarian of the Year for his tireless work and dedication with Crohn’s and Colitis patients. All of the proceeds will support strategic research initiatives, educational programs, and support groups to improve the quality of life of children and adults affected by these diseases. The event gets started at 6:30 p.m.
Photo Credit: Barmakian Jewelers
Everyone knows that diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but Barmakian Jewelers knows that pink diamonds are a girl’s lifelong friend. That’s why they are showcasing these iconic pieces today at their Boston location. The exquisite diamonds, which are from Argyle Pink Diamonds, the source of more than 90 percent of the world’s pink diamond supply, include a display of a 1.45ct oval Fancy Intense Pink diamond, a Vivid Pink pear-shaped Argyle pink diamond and a diamond flower ring featuring a 0.48ct Purplish Red diamond. Barmakian Jewelers of Boston is one of five U.S. jewelers recently appointed under trademark license to sell the iconic Australian Argyle Pink Diamonds. The diamonds will also be held at Barmakian’s Framingham location tomorrow with the final showcase on Sunday at their Nashua, NH property.
Photo Credit: W Boston
For an unforgettable night out on the town, head over tonight to the W Boston for a black-tie soiree to celebrate the worldwide release date of Spectre, the 24th James Bond film. Only 120 guests will gain access to the swanky scene that includes cocktails, martinis, passed hors d’oeuvres, casino games, and an after party at Bijou Nightclub. Proceeds from tickets sales will benefit Suit Up, an organization dedicated to guiding the career aspirations of young men in Massachusetts. Male guests are asked to bring a gently used suit to donate to the charity.
Photo Credit: Room to Grow
Room to Grow celebrates its 10th anniversary gala tonight at the Sheraton Boston Hotel. The fundraiser, which will raise money to help nearly 400 babies in Boston being raised in poverty, includes a cocktail reception, dinner, entertainment featuring R&B music of 2014 Boston Music Award winner Louie Bello and a silent auction complete with sports, travel and dining experiences.
Photo Credit: Cam Neely Foundation for Cancer Care
One of Boston’s favorite events (and longest running comedy benefit in the country) is happening this weekend with the 21st annual Comics Come Home show being held at Boston’s TD Garden Saturday night. Each year, the show is hosted by comedian Denis Leary, who will share the stage this year with Louis CK, Lenny Clarke, Chris Distefano, Jimmy Fallon, Christine Hurley, Ray Romano and Steven Wright. Proceeds from the event benefit The Cam Neely Foundation for Cancer Care, which was established by Boston Bruins legend Cam Neely after the passing of his parents, Marlene and Michael Neely, from cancer. Since its inception, Comics Come Home has raised nearly $8 million to support cancer patients and their families. This year, the funds raised will help complete a pledge to Tufts Medical Center of $1.5 million to build the Marlene Neely Endoscopy Suite in memory of Cam’s mother who lost her battle with colon cancer.
Photo Credit: Harpoon Brewery
On Sunday, it’s time to be thankful and give back. You can do just that at the Harpoon Helps Grateful Harvest Dinner, a Harpoon-style Thanksgiving dinner being held at Harpoon’s Boston Beer Hall to raise funds for the Greater Boston Food Bank. Two sessions are being held (one at 4 p.m. and a second at 7:30 p.m.) and includes dinner, a commemorative glass and three Harpoon beers.
Bombay Sapphire's LUCKYRICE Rolls Into Town With Food Fest
By Hadley Henriette
Zoe Kravitz Performs at Barcardi's Untameable Artist Performance
By Morgan Thomas
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Picture Book Biographies of Notable Women
March 13, 2015 / dhermeli / Biography, Children, Picture Books / No Comments
It’s Women’s History Month: a great time to showcase some of my favorite picture book biographies about notable women. That might sound like a niche genre, but there is actually a wealth of really wonderful books in this category. Plus, non-fiction written in picture book form packs a visual, emotional punch, making these books a wonderful way to teach our young ones– and ourselves– about the women who have shaped our world today.
I’m featuring a few of my absolute favorites, but there are so many great titles to explore. Take a look at your library’s section of children’s biographies, or peruse this expansive list on Goodreads.
Heart On Fire by Ann Malaspina
Susan B. Anthony was one of the most instrumental members of the women’s suffrage movement.
Josephine by Patricia Hruby Powell
Josephine Baker was the first black woman to become an internationally-famous entertainer; she is also noted for her contributions to the civil rights movement.
Who Says Women Can’t Be Doctors? by Tanya Lee Stone
Elizabeth Blackwell was the first American female doctor.
Nobody Owns the Sky by Reeve Lindbergh
Bessie Coleman was the first African-American female pilot. She was also the first African-American ever to hold an international pilot’s license.
Life in the Ocean by Claire A. Nivola
Sylvia Earle was one of the first female marine biologists, and she was the first female chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The Watcher by Jeanette Winter
Jane Goodall is the pioneering expert on primates, best known for her decades of work studying chimpanzees in Tanzania.
Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales
Frida Kahlo was a pioneering Mexican artist, famous for her painted self-portraits.
Brave Girl by Michelle Markel
Clara Lemlich led the shirtwaist makers’ strike of 1909, also called “the uprising of 20,000”– a pivotal point in the history of labor unions.
Here Come the Girl Scouts by Shana Corey
Juliette ‘Daisy’ Gordon Low was the founder of Girl Scouts of the USA.
Mama Miti by Donna Jo Napoli
Wangari Muta Maathai was the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. She is best known for her environmental activism in Kenya, her home country.
Wilma Unlimited by Kathleen Krull
Wilma Rudolph was the first woman to win three gold medals in track and field in a single Olympic Games. She overcame crippling polio, contracted at a young age, to later become the fastest woman in the world.
Red Bird Sings by Gina Capaldi
Zitkala-Ša was a Sioux musician and activist. Her teaching and writing bridged the gap between Native and white Americans.
Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx/La Juez que Crecio en el Bronx by Jonah Winter
Sonia Sotomayor was the first Hispanic person ever to be appointed to the United States Supreme Court.
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford
Harriet Tubman was an abolitionist, most famous for her work as a conductor on the Underground Railroad transporting 70 other slaves to freedom in the north.
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Webcomic Wednesday: KJ Kolkas “The Cardinal”
August 17, 2016 ~ john
K.J. Kolka has been doing his series “The Cardinal” for twenty years.
The first round of his Cardinal stories started in 1990, with a comic strip that was very reminiscent of classic comic strips like Dick Tracy, Annie, and other newspaper adventure strips. His other major influence in crafting the stories was the Marvel stories from the ’60′s. Anyone who reads The Cardinal will not be surprised to find that Kolka is a big fan of the classic Ant-Man and Avengers and other Marvel series from that era. The final inspiration for Kolka was his faith. Kolka’s Christianity played a huge part in developing the storylines and characters for The Cardinal.
That chapter of The Cardinal closed in 2006, when Kolka decided to change the focus and style of The Cardinal, tweaking it for a more modern audience. In November, 2007, The Cardinal reappeared, this time online on the Comics Sherpa website. Every week since then, Kolka has presented a new strip every Sunday. Both the storytelling and the artwork are more “modern” looking, but Kolka’s faith is still very present in his new series.
The Cardinal series can be found here. If you want to read from the beginning of that series, click here. The new The Cardinal series is self-contained, as Kolka planned for it to be a relaunch or a reboot of the character. It’s a fun series, and the current storyarc is one of Kolka’s best stories ever.
K.J. Kolka is a dedicated and talented comic creator, who has been working on a single character for two decades, and that’s why we’re proud to focus on him in our Spotlight.
K.J. Kolka’s The Cardinal
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Can Circadian Clocks Help Us Adapt to Climate Change?
Science, Science & Medicine
You asked; Dr. Steve Kay, the dean of USC Dornsife and one of the foremost experts in understanding how plants and animals process the natural cycle of night and day, answered.
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Now, drum roll (or alarm clock) please:
On plants and animals, from Lily Layman and Jaycey Chavez: Do animals have the same circadian rhythm as plants, and if so, does this mean animals could go through the “genetic switch” and adapt better to climate change? Along those same lines, do peoples’ circadian rhythms react similarly to circadian rhythms found in plants in the sense they can be changed by temperature?
There are many similarities between animal and plant clocks—they can both be reset by light and temperature, they regulate a wide range of processes, and the clocks persist in constant conditions. Although clocks can help animals and plants to optimally adapt to the diurnal cycles generated by the rotation of the Earth, climate change is occurring very quickly, so it is not clear if having a clock allows an organism to adapt better. However, understanding how clocks are linked to temperature-regulated processes may help us find strategies for the breeding or design of crop plants that can give sufficient yields under the more stressful conditions that are likely to be produced by climate change.
On the diversity of circadian rhythms, from Morgan K., Parker P., and Charlotte Rice: How long does it take for someone to build up a circadian rhythm and do circadian rhythms work the same way in everyone? For example, some people work night shifts at work, which means their circadian rhythm is opposite of most of ours. How long would it take for them to go back to “normal”? Ultimately, what’s the best way to change your circadian rhythm?
Babies are thought to develop circadian control of sleep wake cycles around 4-6 months of age. Certainly all the key properties of a circadian clock do work the same for everyone, except some people who may be carrying mutations in circadian rhythm genes. If you work night shifts, your clock can be quite disturbed, and this is thought to underlie the higher risk for chronic diseases seen in night shift workers such as breast cancer and cardiometabolic diseases. Our clock, which regulates the sleep wake cycle, can usually be “bumped” to the new light dark cycle a person experiences in 2-3 days. The best way to change your circadian rhythm is to expose yourself to bright light at dawn or dusk in your new time zone.
On teenagers and early waking times, from Libby Underwood and Garret Husslage: How can high school students use your expertise on circadian rhythms to be able to wake up easily in the morning? Many people say that teenagers need more sleep and should start school later—is that more of a mental positive to wake up at a later time or can you adjust the circadian rhythm to positively impact waking up at an earlier time?
As adolescents go through puberty, their clocks shift later, which is why so many teenagers show a preference to go to bed later and wake up later. This doesn’t necessarily mean that teenagers need more sleep; they are just shifted later than their parents. Past puberty, our clocks slowly drift earlier and earlier as we age. Some chronobiologists have argued for later start time in schools, but this is going to be very expensive to implement on large scale. I suggest avoiding screens in the middle to late evening before you go to sleep. A recent study shows that the blue light from tablet devices can cause significant sleep disruption.
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As the 21st dean of the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences since 2012, Dr. Steve Kay oversees USC’s largest, oldest and most academically diverse school. He also holds the Anna H. Bing Dean’s Chair in addition to faculty appointments in molecular and computational biology at USC Dornsife as well as in neurology, physiology and biophysics and the Zilkha Neurogenetics Institute at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Dr. Kay, who is a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), is one of the world’s top experts on genes and circadian rhythms. Having published more than 200 papers, he was named by Thomson Reuters as one of “The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds” in 2014 and has been cited in Science magazine’s “Breakthroughs of the Year” three times since 1997.
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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) "with Honors"
At age 16 Justin began working with police detectives, assisting with narcotics stings and searches. At age 19 Justin began performing retail loss prevention work, quickly promoting to a supervisory role and trainer. Later that year Justin entered the police academy, and two weeks after turning 21 years old, was hired by the Sierra College Police Department. Justin worked in a full time capacity for SCPD for 2 years, and part time for an additional 6 1/2 years. At age 24, Justin was accepted a contract for the Dept of Homeland Security. Justin became a supervisor for armed contracted security officers at Folsom Dam, the Army Corps of Engineers, and CA DOJ. At age 25, Justin joined Paladin Protection Specialists, Inc. After 6 months of employment Justin was promoted to the highest supervisory position the firm offered. At age 26, Justin joined the CA Dept of Corrections as an Officer stationed at the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad, CA. At age 28, after budget layoff from CDCR, Justin became a sworn Park Ranger for the Solano County Parks Department, a small agency with few employment opportunities. At age 29, Justin was assigned as the Incident Commander for all disasters, both domestic, foreign, natural, or terrorist in nature within the County's open space land. At age 31, Solano County also experienced budget woes and reduced Justin's employment status to Part Time, although Justin remained as the Incident Commander for disasters. Justin returned to Paladin Protection Specialists, Inc and became the firms Operations and Hiring Manager, supervising 200 armed and unarmed Officers, and supervising security operations at the Raley Field Rivercats stadium. At age 35, Justin accepted an opportunity to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement as a Detention Officer, where he is currently employed. At age 36, Justin was promoted to Sergeant at ICE. At age 37, Justin was promoted to Lieutenant at ICE.
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Film: Tokyo Drifter (1966, dir. Seijun Suzuki)
Tuesday, April 11 2017 5:15 PM — 8:30 PM
Tokyo Drifter stands with Branded to Kill as one of the best-known and most acclaimed films of Seijun Suzuki, one of Japan's most talented maverick directors. A colorful riot of an action drama, Tokyo Drifter, like many of Suzuki's films, transforms a standard gangster film plot into a vehicle for his own loopy brand of filmmaking, featuring gorgeous cinematography, unconventional storytelling techniques, and a dark sense of humor. This particular example centers on Tetsu, a yakuza member who, when his gang is disbanded, remains loyal to his boss and attempts to go straight. This is no easy task, however, as the yakuza are determined to get him back into the life -- or kill him if he refuses. The pressure soon forces Tetsu to go on the road, becoming the "Tokyo drifter" of the title, but even this is not enough to prevent his past from violently catching up with him. The film's choreographed action and vibrant color palette make the frequent action sequences, including one of the most raucous barroom brawls ever put on film, seem almost like musical numbers, resulting in a spectacularly entertaining and truly original take on the gangster drama. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi
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Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know on Ancient Chinese Culture
Ancient Chinese culture has a unique place among the different cultures of the world. Historical evidences have shown the spread of Chinese culture and traditions to neighboring countries such as Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. Let us have a glimpse into the culture of ancient China.
Ningthoujam Sandhyarani
Ancient Chinese culture has made many significant contributions to the field of science through the inventions of paper, compass, gunpowder, and printing.
Ancient Chinese civilization is one of the most advanced civilizations the world has ever known. Geographically, ancient China was a formidable land. It lacked easy access to land and sea routes, a reason why it could withstand numerous hostile invasions. This made ancient China a prosperous, and a highly independent society. The Chinese civilization has contributed to the world in more ways than one. The inventions that they made, their art and architecture, their overall culture, and most importantly, their wisdom have been influencing and inspiring the world till date.
Evolution of Culture
The Chinese civilization can be traced back to the Neolithic age. It evolved on the banks of both, the Yellow river and the Yangtze river valleys. Over a period of time, many dynasties flourished in China. Following is a list of a few notable ones.
Xia Dynasty 2100 - 1600 B.C.
Shang Dynasty 1700 - 1046 B.C.
Zhou Dynasty 1046 - 256 B.C.
Qin Dynasty 221 - 206 B.C.
Han Dynasty 202 B.C. - 220 A.D.
Sui Dynasty 589 - 618 A.D.
Tang Dynasty 618 - 907 A.D.
Yuan Dynasty 1271 - 1368 A.D
Ming Dynasty 1368 - 1644 A.D.
Qing Dynasty 1644 - 1911 A.D.
Though historical records inform us about the existence of the Xia dynasty, the documented history of China can be found from the period of the Shang dynasty. During the Zhou period, the kingdom fabricated into six separate states, which went to war with each other. Qin Shi Huang of Qin dynasty defeated Zhou dynasty, and brought the warlords of the six fighting states together to build the very first Chinese empire. The successive dynasties laid down a strong foundation for bureaucratic systems and management. This enabled the future Emperors to exercise control over unified China.
• The Chinese traditional arts represent the country's rich heritage. Since the Neolithic period, arts have been prevalent in the country.
• In ancient times, artifacts made of jade, and pottery formed the crux of Chinese arts.
• Bronze was introduced only during the Shang dynasty.
• Chinese porcelain (a form of ceramic ware which is famous worldwide) was used during the Imperial era.
• With the advent of this era, performing arts like theater and dance were introduced in China.
• The rule of Yuan dynasty brought in a remarkable phase of Chinese culture, marked by great paintings of Zhao Mengfu, and the beginning of Chinese opera.
• Many musical instruments were also played in the ancient period.
• Many Chinese art forms were influenced by Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism.
• Motifs and designs of birds, flowers, butterflies, dragons, phoenixes, etc. in arts, depicted the inherent liking for nature among the Chinese people.
• Under the rule of the Zhou dynasty, it was said that a student needed to master the Six Arts (liù yì in Chinese) for his all-round development, which included rites, music, archery, chariot racing, calligraphy, and mathematics.
• Apart from these, pottery, painting, sculpture, folk arts, paper craft, martial arts, and metal arts were amongst the diverse art forms that were practiced in ancient China.
• Ancient Chinese architecture is a magnificent and a splendid aspect of Chinese culture.
• The Grand Canal, which was formed by connecting different river systems during the Sui dynasty, is a man-made wonder.
• Even the Great Wall of China that was completed during reign of the Ming dynasty is an architectural wonder of the world.
• The Imperial Mausoleum (built by thousands of architects) is another fine example that showcases the grandeur of royal life, and labors of the common Chinese people in the ancient times.
• Many beautiful imperial gardens were built during the Tang period.
• The ancient Chinese architecture was influenced by Taoism, which stressed on balance or symmetry. The houses in this period had long pillars and curved roofs.
• With the introduction of Buddhism, the artistic sensibilities shifted from Taoism and Chinese folk religion to Buddhism. Big pagoda-style houses came up as a result of transition.
• Later on, a variety of styles and structures were fused in the pagoda architecture.
• The Forbidden City, a stunningly beautiful imperial palace, was built during the Ming period.
• Emperors from different ruling dynasties built varied styles of imperial and summer palaces. These palaces, built on the sides of hills and mountains, boast of rich architectural excellence that prevailed in ancient China.
• Since the number nine was regarded lucky, the structures were designed in such a way that they had nine sections, and the size of each section was in multiples of nine.
• Dragon and phoenix were very important mythical beings in Chinese mythology. The palace and temple walls were embellished with dragon and phoenix motifs, believed to be a representation of the emperors themselves.
• In China, millet and rice were harvested around the fourth and fifth millennium B.C. Rice has been the staple food in ancient China since 5000 B.C. Wine, made out of rice, was also very popular.
• The kind of food that the people of ancient China consumed, depended on their geographical location.
• The northern people prepared foods with flavor of garlic and vinegar along with oil, whereas the southern Chinese dishes were more spicy, and cooked with chili and peppers.
• The Chinese also ate fish, chicken, pork, and meat. Their diet included noodles, soybean, and vegetables such as cabbage, peas, beans, bamboo shoots, etc.
• It is interesting to note that the shortage of sources of fuel prompted people to cut food into fine pieces for quick cooking.
• The essence of Chinese food was its color, aroma, and flavor along with the nutritional value.
• The Chinese also believed in the medicinal importance of food. This formed the very basis of traditional Chinese medicine.
• One of the most popular beverages in ancient China was tea. Its invention is credited to the Zhou dynasty, according to Erya, an ancient Chinese dictionary.
• The Chinese people had certain rules for eating. Food was consumed while being seated in a particular order. For example, men were seated first, followed by women, and finally, children.
• Traditional Chinese festivals like the Chinese New Year and the Dragon Boat Festival have been celebrated since the ancient times.
• The Chinese New Year begins on the first day of the first month, according to the lunisolar Chinese calendar. Legend has it that the festival started with a fight against Nian (a mythical beast).
• The ancient Chinese had a belief that Nian will not attack them, if food was offered to it. Since then, they started keeping food outside their house entrances on the first day of the festival.
• People prayed to the God of wealth with the hope that He will bring good fortune to the family.
• The Dragon Boat Festival was celebrated with zeal, even during the ancient times.
• Some sources mention that the festival was celebrated in order to honor the death of Qu Yuan (340 B.C. to 278 B.C.), the royal poet of the ancient state of Chu.
• During the Warring States Period (that resulted in the unification of China under the Qin dynasty in 221 B.C.), the king of Chu decided to ally with the powerful state of Qin.
• Qu Yuan opposed this alliance, following which he was banished by his state, and charged for treachery. Owing to this, he drowned himself in the Miluo river on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.
• The local villagers who admired him, fed the fish in the river with rice, so that it would spare his body. The villagers also paddled out on boats to retrieve his corpse. This marked the beginning of the Dragon Boat Festival.
• Traditional Chinese festivals were celebrated with the aim of spreading good wishes and happiness.
• The traditional Ghost Festival was celebrated on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month. It marked the end of the Ghost Month celebrations.
• Offerings of food were made and ghost money was burned, in order to please the visiting ghosts, ancestors, and spirits.
• In ancient China, people also celebrated the Lantern Festival, Double Ninth Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and so on.
Funeral Beliefs and Customs
• Ancient Chinese people believed in the concept of reincarnation. Jade was believed to have the powers to bestow immortality and protection.
• Many royalties were buried with an entire robe made of small jade tiles, attached together with threads of gold or silver.
• Rich people and noblemen were buried with a jade disk or a jade mask on their bodies.
• The size and design of the tombs demonstrated the social ranking or political status of the deceased person. Chinese emperors and affluent people were buried in more elaborate tombs.
• Small spirit utensils or figurines (Mingqi) were also placed in the tomb. Items of daily use like food, beverages, lamps, weapons, musical instruments, clothing, jewelry, silk textiles, trinkets, bronze vessels, lacquers, jades, ceramic and terracotta replicas of buildings, chariots, servants, farm animals, military figurines, food items and utensils, etc. were also kept in the tomb. This was done to look after the requirements of the dead in their afterlives.
• A great example of this funerary art form is the terracotta army, buried with Emperor Qin Shi Huang for protecting him in his afterlife.
• A dangerous looking beast or a human sculpture was placed outside a tomb as a 'tomb guardian'.
• The practice of sacrificing humans during burial came to an end during the Qin dynasty. However, animals like horses and dogs were buried along with their masters, even during the Han dynasty.
• A strong class system was prevalent during the ancient times. The four social hierarchies were shi, the gentry scholars; nong, the peasants; gong, artisans and craftsmen; and shang, merchants and traders.
• Men from affluent families often took up places in the court, as warriors.
• They also worked as scholars, who used their intellectual prowess for guiding the emperor on strategic matters.
• Many people worked as peasants, and had to toil very hard on farmlands to scrape a living.
• Many artisans worked as painters, calligraphers, musicians, poets, etc. Men were also involved as architects in building tombs, palaces, buildings, etc. Many were involved in building the Grand Canal and the Great Wall of China.
• The merchants acted as traders, bankers, shopkeepers, moneylenders, etc., and indulged in the exchange of goods and services.
• Other vocations pursued during the ancient era by men included working as priests, domestic servants, fishermen, hunters, laborers, soldiers, guards, court eunuchs, etc.
• Women were expected to stay at home and run the household. They looked after cooking, cleaning, sewing, weaving, and undertaking other laborious chores around the house. They were also supposed to take care of children.
• However, some peasant women had to go and work in the farms, alongside looking after their homes, in order to earn a sufficient living.
Attire and Hairstyles
• The apparels of the ancient Chinese people differed according to their social ranks. The rich and the royal classes wore silk clothing, while the working classes wore clothes made of ramie or hemp.
• The Mongol emperor Kublai Khan gave impetus to cotton clothing.
• The three traditional Chinese clothing were pien-fu (a two piece ceremonial costume), changshan (a long dress), and shen-i (a long robe with loose sleeves).
• Both men and women wore long tunics with belts or sashes.
• They wore padded clothes with pants throughout winter.
• From the Sui dynasty onwards, only the emperor was allowed to wear yellow color. The poor people were only allowed to wear blue or black colored clothing.
• The color code for clothes during mourning was white, and during celebration or happiness, a red attire was preferred.
• Embroidered designs were a unique feature of traditional Chinese clothing. People used ornamental shells and stone beads for embroidering the garments.
• Both men and women sported long hair as they believed that their hair was a gift from their parents. Therefore, cutting of hair was not considered auspicious.
• Men wore various head gears to cover their heads, a tradition which was enthusiastically followed under the rule of different dynasties.
• Women braided their hair and pinned them up. They also decorated it with various hair clasps, crowns, combs, and hairpins.
• Married women wore different hairstyles than the unmarried ones.
• People wore jewelry made of jade, turquoise, coral, gold, silver, and even blue kingfisher feathers.
• Intricate designs of dragons and phoenixes were incorporated in the jewelry.
• Both men and women wore jewelry. Men donned special badges to mark their ranks or social status, while women wore jewelry to look beautiful.
• Men sported ornate knobs on their hats, representing their civil or military positions.
• Necklaces and bracelets were common forms of jewelry for both men and women.
• Small earrings were worn. Men wore one earring, whereas the women wore a pair of them.
Shoes and Foot Binding
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• Men chose to wear black leather shoes on formal occasions, and beautiful silk and leather ones on special occasions.
• Many Chinese men who couldn't afford silk and leather, wore cotton shoes.
• Women in ancient China were subjected to an inhuman practice of binding their feet to make them look smaller.
• Tiny feet known as Lotus Feet were a symbol of sensuality and beauty. Having tiny feet was a must for girls of elite classes, in order to find wealthy husbands.
• Later on, even the working class families started following this tradition in pursuit of a wealthy match.
• Bones of the toes were broken, bend, and bound for years.
• Silk wrappings were used to cover the feet. The feet were then placed in beautifully embroidered Lotus shoes.
• However, this practice disfigured the feet of the women, and often resulted in bacterial infections.
• In ancient China, board games and movement games were common, both of which originated from war training.
• Generals were given training in board games, whereas movement games or martial arts were taught for the purpose of fighting and self-defense.
• In those times, the most popular board game was Go, which is said to have originated around 2000 B.C.
• It was believed that the Yellow Emperor had invented martial arts for the first time, in about 2600 B.C. (much before the Shang dynasty).
• By around 550 B.C., Sun Tzu wrote 'Art of War', describing the techniques of martial arts. It was around the same time that the Taoists started practicing Tai Chi.
• During the time of the Han dynasty (around 50 A.D.), Pan Ku wrote a book about Kung Fu. The theory behind Kung Fu fighting styles was rooted in ancient Chinese philosophy.
• There were two categories under Kung Fu - internal and external. The former involved training the spirit (shen) and mind (xin), whereas in external Kung Fu, one needed to exercise muscles, tendons, and bones.
• It was practiced as a unique combination of art, exercise, self-defense, and self-discipline.
• Many men followed the Confucian principles and teachings which asserted that women were subservient to men.
• The birth of a girl child was not treated with happiness as fathers had to give away heavy dowry during their marriages.
• Women had no voice or right in choosing their husbands.
• If their husbands died, women were not allowed to remarry, even if they were of a tender age. Even if a woman dared to remarry, she was sentenced to death.
• The primary duty of a woman was to bear male heirs, and look after the domestic household.
• She had no right to stop her husband from taking other wives and concubines (as it was legal then) unless she belonged to a rich family with a considerable social standing.
• The inhuman practice of foot binding was rampant.
• Women were not sent to schools for education. Some women learned to read from their brothers, and taught their children.
• Women even developed the secret Nushu language of communication, which was privy to women only.
• However, some notable changes occurred in the status of women during the Han and Tang dynasties. Empress Wu Zetian is one of the notable empresses of China who brought about considerable change to the situation of women, by trying to bestow them with equal status as that of the men.
Language, Script, and Literature
• The Chinese language is one of the oldest written languages in the world. It has a logographic script, where each individual grapheme represents a word.
• The language of communication for many years during the pre-modern period was the classical Chinese language.
• One of the earliest references of written script can be traced to the Oracle bones belonging to the Shang dynasty). Oracle bones were used for divinations. The questions to be asked were carved on the bones with a sharp tool in the Oracle bone script. The diviner would then heat the bone, which would cause it to crack. He then interpreted the cracks and wrote the inferences on a shell or a bone.
• During the Zhou dynasty, cinnabar ink and brush began to be used, which led to writing, calligraphy, and drawing on silk.
• Later on, paper and printing were also invented, developed, and widely used. The writers, poets, philosophers, and scholars garnered a special respect in the imperial court.
• Literary works like Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian, Analects by Confucius, Tao Te Ching by Laozi, Water Margin by Shi Nai'an, Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong, Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en, Dream of the Red Chamber by Cao Xueqin, Book of Songs by Qu Yuan, Lessons for women by Ban Zhao and Eighteen Verses Sung to a Barbarian Whistle by poetess Cai Wenji have made notable contributions to Chinese literature.
• The Chinese scholars set up government educational establishments for training the children.
• Five national schools to teach the Six Arts to the children of the noble men were set up during the Shang and the Zhou dynasties.
• Around the Spring and Autumn period as well as the Warring States period, education gained popularity, even among the common people.
• Confucius encouraged private teaching for all ages and hierarchies by starting his own schools. He delineated his own philosophy and principles to the students. After this effort, many private schools came into existence.
• Both the private and government schools trained students for taking the imperial exams for gaining various jobs in the royal court.
• Elders and family members imparted 'family education' which stressed on morals, social responsibilities, and attainment of wisdom.
• As compared to men, very few women were educated. Their reading was mostly limited to books that instructed them about moral behavior and their duties towards men.
The customs and traditions of the ancient Chinese people differed greatly from one region to the other. Till today, the principles and teachings of Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and Legalism continue to influence the lives of many people worldwide. Be it history, mythology, cuisine, literature or music, the ancient Chinese culture still represents its uniqueness over other cultures of the world.
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Hudson Valley Air Quality Gets Poor Grades in Latest Data
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The American Lung Association released the latest data from air quality monitors set up in the Hudson Valley, and it's not good news.
The State of the Air report is an annual review of data collected about pollutants in the air that could affect your health and quality of life. Many people assume that the Hudson Valley has cleaner air than New York City and the surrounding area. While that's correct, it doesn't mean that our air is all that healthy.
In fact, the Hudson Valley has some of the worst air quality grades in New York, aside from New York City and Westchester. Orange County got a "C" rating for High Ozone Days, while Dutchess County got a disappointing grade of "D."
Dutchess County saw eight days where the ozone level was at an orange alert. Orange County had five days where the levels were high enough to trigger the alert. New York City and Westchester received "F" grades, with ozone alert days well into the double digits. Albany County, which is just north of the Hudson Valley, received a "B" rating for ozone. Data was not collected for Ulster and Sullivan Counties.
What this means is that the Hudson Valley is at risk for more potential health problems such as asthma,. developmental harm in children, reproductive issues, cardiovascular harm and premature death.
You can read all of the findings in the American Lung Association's latest State of the Air Report.
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New beginnings and returning home at the Dutch seminaries
Everywhere the summer holidays are over, and that means that the seminaries are staring their new academic years as well. Notable among them is the Ariëns Institute of the Archdiocese of Utrecht, which opens its doors for the first time. After several years outside the archdiocese, the seminarians have returned to the city of Utrecht to live in the newly refurbished house and to study at the University of Tilburg in Utrecht or the Fontys University of Applied Sciences. Yesterday Cardinal Wim Eijk opened and blessed the house, which is home to six seminarians. A further two are studying parttime at Bovendonk seminary in the Diocese of Breda, one is spending a pastoral year in a parish, and four Colombian members of the Misioneros de Cristo Maestro live nearby, in their own communal house. The cardinal blessed that house a day earlier.
^The seminarians for the Archdiocese of Utrecht, posing in front of the seminary house with their families and Cardinal Eijk and auxiliary bishop Hoogenboom and Woorts.
At the aforementioned Bovendonk, 21 students for the priesthood or the diaconate (re)started their studies and formation. They come from the Dutch dioceses of Breda, Rotterdam and Utrecht, as well as the Belgian (Arch)dioceses of Breda, Rotterdam and Utrecht, as well as the Belgian (Arch)dioceses of Antwerp and Mechelen-Brussels. Two seminarians from the Diocese of Groningen-Leeuwarden also live, not at Bovendonk, but in the Diocese of Breda, studying at the University of Tilburg.
The eight men preparing at Bovendonk for service as permanent deacons.
The Vronesteyn centre in the Diocese of Rotterdam coordinates the formation of seminarians for that diocese. It has six men studying in the Dioceses of Haarlem-Amsterdam and Breda, as well as Eichstätt in Germany.
The seminaries of the Tiltenberg (Haarlem-Amsterdam), Rolduc (Roermond) and the St. John’s Centre (‘s Hertogenbosch) have not (yet) made statements about their numbers of seminarians this year.
Photo credit: [1] Ariënsinstituut, [2] R. Mangold
Posted on September 1, 2014 Categories Catholic Church in the NetherlandsTags archdiocese of mechlin-brussels, archdiocese of utrecht, ariëns institute, bishop herman woorts, bishop theodorus hoogenboom, bovendonk, diocese of antwerp, diocese of breda, diocese of eichstätt, diocese of groningen-leeuwarden, diocese of haarlem-amsterdam, diocese of rotterdam, fontys, misioneros de cristo maestro, rolduc, seminary, st. john's centre, tiltenberg, university of tilburg, wim cardinal eijk1 Comment on New beginnings and returning home at the Dutch seminaries
In Utrecht, the seminary returns
Breaking and unexpected news today as the Archdiocese of Utrecht announces that, after a four-year hiatus, it will once more be housing its own seminary within the borders of the archdiocese. In 2010, the Ariënskonvikt in the city of Utrecht closed its doors as part of a wider financial reform started by Archbishop Wim Eijk (at the time, he called it one of the hardest decisions he had to make as bishop). The seminarians of the archdiocese moved to the seminary of the Diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam, and in Utrecht the former vice rector of the seminary Fr. Patrick Kuipers, continued to manage the affairs of seminarians and conducting projects related to vocations and formation.
Now, the seminarians are to come home to Utrecht, back to the old house they vacated four years ago, which now lies next door to the Faculty of Catholic Theology, which moved to the inner city a few years ago. Seminarians will receive their academic formation there. Fr. Kuipers will be the rector of the newly established institution.
There are several reasons for the return to Utrecht, of which the improved financial situation of the archdiocese if the most important. There is also a slow increase in seminarians, which, together with the limited space available, means that the new seminary is only open to seminarians from the archdiocese. In the past, Utrecht was also home to seminarians from the Diocese of Groningen-Leeuwarden. Another reason to return to Utrecht was the peripheral location of the Tiltenberg, the seminary of Haarlem-Amsterdam, as seen from the archdiocese. The seminarians would be travelling long distances from there to the parishes in which they learned the trade, so to speak.
The Archdiocese of Utrecht currently has eight seminarians, who will all be housed in Utrecht,. These will be joined by four religious of congregation of the Misioneros de Cristo Maestro who will form their own community. Before he came to Utrecht, Cardinal Eijk established contacts with this congregation with an eye on establishing a community in the Diocese of Groningen-Leeuwarden, where he was bishop at the time.
Hopeful news.
Posted on April 3, 2014 Categories Catholic Church in the NetherlandsTags archdiocese of utrecht, ariëns institute, ariënskonvikt, diocese of groningen-leeuwarden, diocese of haarlem-amsterdam, faculty of catholic theology, father patrick kuipers, finances, misioneros de cristo maestro, seminary, tiltenberg, wim cardinal eijkLeave a comment on In Utrecht, the seminary returns
The General Report for the Ad Limina – The portfolios
Continuing with our translation of the general report that the Dutch bishops will be handing to Pope Francis in the first week of December, we arrive at the second part, in which the various portfolios within the Bishops’ Conference are described, as well as some developments within the fields they cover.
It would seem that each portfolio holder has written a short text. These are sadly not written for easy reading. They are dry texts intended to convey information, and their length prevents the inclusion of much detail.
Below, I will briefly list the main points in each text.
Vocations and Education to Church Ministry (Wim Cardinal Eijk): Mentions the intended merger between the three Catholic theological faculties in the country. The Faculty of Catholic Theology (logo pictured) of the University of Tilburg, but located in Utrecht, was the result. Two faculties participated, while the third lost the right to dispense ecclesiastical grades. No mention is made of the seminaries.
Liturgy, Church Music, Bible and Christian Art (Bishop Jan Liesen): This department tries to emphasise the fullness of liturgical life through letters and liturgical books. There is special attention for new translations of the Roman Missal and the Bible as used in the liturgy.
Catechesis (Bishop Rob Mutsaerts): There are projects about First Communion and Confirmation, a series of six catechetical magazines on topics like birth, suffering, forgiveness and education, a catechesis method for children and teenagers. New goals are new forms of evangelisation and catechesis and more investing in the volunteer force.
Education (Bishop Jan Hendriks): Government policy and secularisation put pressure on Catholic education. Ways are sought to improve relations between Church and schools and increase religious knowledge of teachers.
Youth (Bishop Rob Mutsaerts): Pastoral care is mostly presented in national events (Catholic Youth Day, diocesan events). The number of youth groups is slowly decreasing, but young Catholics are increasingly present on the Internet and in social media.
Communication and Media (Bishop Frans Wiertz): Little interest from secular media in Church and faith, except for the sexual abuse crisis and the election of Pope Francis. Fewer financial means to invest in communication. There seem to be new chances in new media (seriously? Seem to be?)
Pastoral care in Justice and Health Care (Bishop Everard de Jong): Pastoral care in prisons takes place in close cooperation with the state. Most hospitals and nursing homes are secularised, making providing pastoral care more difficult. It is being ‘professionalised’ and thus becoming more secular. There are very few priests available in this area, and the challenge is to strengthen the bonds between caregivers and dioceses, and dioceses and institutions.
Church and Society (Bishop Gerard de Korte): The bishop meets twice annually with representatives from various areas of society, including political parties and unions. The bishop tries to spread Catholic social thought via the media.
Ecumenism and Contacts with the Eastern Rites (Bishop Hans van den Hende): There are direct ecumenical contacts with the Protestant Church, the Old Catholic Church, the Oriental and Orthodox Churches, the Evangelical Alliance and the Pentecostal churches. Expressions of ecumenism include a joint declaration on Baptism and a nationwide Week of Prayer for Unity.
Interreligious Dialogue (Bishop Jan van Burgsteden): Cooperation exists with Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists. Deus Caritas Est and the Vatican II documents are basis for further contacts.
Mission and Development (Bishop Jos Punt): There is solidarity and creativity in the parishes, often aimed at local projects. These can be integrated in national actions. There is also a decline in financial contributions to missionary projects. (At left: Bishop Punt on a missionary visit to Ethiopia)
Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) (Bishop Theodorus Hoogenboom): The bishop participates in the two meetings per year of the COMECE, and subsequently reports to the bishops’ conference about it. Several COMECE projects are put into practice in the Netherlands.
Marriage and Family (Bishop Antoon Hurkmans): Good marriage preparation and family amenities are promoted for the new parishes. Numerous movements assist the Church in these goals.
Medical Ethics (Wim Cardinal Eijk): The cardinal lectures on this topic in the Netherlands and abroad, and also teaches the subject at the seminary of the Diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam, and writes articles for various publications. He also maintains political contacts to emphasise the topic, and has published a handbook on medical ethics (pictured), which is currently being translated into English and Italian.
Relations with Judaism (Bishop Herman Woorts): Several meetings between Jewish and Christian communities take place, in relation to the remembrance of the Holocaust and several Jewish feasts. All dioceses should have their own working group for relations with Judaism.
Movements and New Communities (Bishop Jan van Burgsteden): These are fourteen movements and communities recognised by the Pontifical Council for the Laity.
Religious and Secular Institutes (Bishop Jan van Burgsteden): Three to four meetings per year have led to mutual dialogue and confidence and has brought bishops and religious closer together.
Church and the Elderly (Bishop Gerard de Korte): Two elements are important: representation and comfort on the one hand, and questions of life and death, the younger generations and hope on the other. This is achieved through celebrations and speaking engagements.
Church and Women (Bishop Gerard de Korte): Consisting mainly of contacts with the Union of Dutch Catholic Women, in two meetings per year.
Pilgrimages (Bishop Herman Woorts): The bishop takes part in the annual meeting of the three official pilgrimage organisations. Important now is the creation of a new pilgrims’ book related to the publication of an interrim Missal, probably sometime in 2014. The bishop takes part in various pilgrimages and celebrations.
Pastoral Care for Workers in Carnivals, Circuses and Shipping (Bishop Antoon Hurkmans): There is a well-ordered nationwide parish for shipping workers, with its own parish priest and group of volunteers. There is an annual meeting with the bishop.
Beatifications and Canonisations (Bishop Frans Wiertz): There have been four canonisations and three beatifications in the Dutch Church province since 1998. There are three Blesseds awaiting canonisation. There are 13 further cases, of which three have reached the stage of Venerable. Three cases have had their file sent to Rome, and two files have been handed over to dioceses abroad. Three or four more candidates are being considered to have their processes started.
The reports are very factual and while the describe intentions, plans and wishes, there is no indication of how these are to be realised, nor how effective any projects are.
Striking – and disappointing – is the conclusion from Bishop Wiertz as holder of the communications portfolio that “here seem to be new chances in new media”. These chances have been there for years, and many Catholics in the world are exploiting them. There is a world to be won on the Internet for the Church in the Netherlands, a world that is barely being explored at this time.
Posted on November 29, 2013 Categories Catholic Church in the NetherlandsTags abuse, ad limina, art, baptism, beatification, bible, bishop antoon hurkmans, bishop everard de jong, bishop frans wiertz, bishop gerard de korte, bishop hans van den hende, bishop herman woorts, bishop jan hendriks, bishop jan liesen, bishop jan van burgsteden, bishop jos punt, bishop rob mutsaerts, bishop theodorus hoogenboom, bishops, books, buddhism, canonisation, catechesis, catholic youth day, commission of the bishops' conference of the european community, communication, communion, confirmation, deus caritas est, ecumenism, education, ethics, evangelical alliance, faculty of catholic theology, family, finances, healthcare, hinduism, internet, islam, judaism, liturgy, marriage, media, missal, mission, music, old catholic church, orthodox church, pentecostals, pilgrimage, politics, pontifical council for the laity, pope francis, protestantse kerk nederland, religious life, secularisation, social media, social teachings, tiltenberg, vaticanum ii, vocation, week of prayer for christian unity, wim cardinal eijk1 Comment on The General Report for the Ad Limina – The portfolios
A first fruit – Dutch bishop to offer Mass in the Extraordinary Form
More than seven years after the publication of Summorum Pontificum, which ‘freed up’ the use of the traditional form of the Mass, the so-called Extraordinary Form, as it was used for centuries before the liturgy changes of the Second Vatican Council, a milestone is reached for the Catholics in the Netherlands: for the first time a Dutch bishop will offer Mass in this form.
The date is next Sunday, 20 January, and the bishop in question is the retired auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam, Msgr. Jan van Burgsteden.
The FSSP-run church of St. Agnes in Amsterdam will be the location and shares the news on her website. This church is no stranger to EF Masses offered by bishops or higher clergy, as she has hosted Bishop Kozon of Copenhagen and Cardinal Burke in the past. Like the former, Bishop van Burgsteden will administer the Sacrament of Confirmation to ten faithful before the Mass.
According to the website linked above, the bishop is delighted to offer Mass in the form which was standard when he was ordained to the priesthood in 1964.
The Diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam is perhaps the most welcoming Dutch diocese for the Extraordinary Form of the Mass. The diocesan seminary offers training or seminarians and priests, and both the ordinary, Bishop Jos Punt, and the current auxiliary, Bishop Jan Hendriks, attended the Mass offered by Cardinal Burke in choir. Most recently, Bishop Punt announced that the church of St. Agnes will be the home of a personal parish run by the FSSP, which regularises church and priests in the diocese and gives the Extraordinary Form a solid place within the liturgical landscape of the Church in the Netherlands.
Posted on January 15, 2013 January 16, 2013 Categories Catholic Church in the NetherlandsTags bishop czeslaw kozon, bishop jan hendriks, bishop jan van burgsteden, bishop jos punt, confirmation, diocese of haarlem-amsterdam, extraordinary form, mass, priestly fraternity of saint peter, raymond cardinal burke, st. agnes church, summorum pontificum, tiltenberg, vaticanum ii4 Comments on A first fruit – Dutch bishop to offer Mass in the Extraordinary Form
The Year of Faith in the Netherlands
Ever since the announcement of the Year of Faith, which starts in October, the Dutch dioceses and bishops have been planning and organising a number of events to mark the occasion. Here follows a short list, sorted by date, of events and announcements concerning the Year of Faith:
3 July: The Diocese of Breda publishes a special diocesan magazine about the Second Vatican Council, including an informative poster (front page at right).
4 July: The Diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam will offer several courses in the vein of the Year of Faith throughout 2012 and 2013. Courses include ‘What is faith?’, ‘the Second Vatican Council’, ‘Christian art’, ‘Theology of spirituality’ and and an impulse day on the missionary Church.
5 July: The Dioceses of Rotterdam and Breda announce a joint magazine on the new evangelisation. Publication will be in the summer in Breda and around Christmas in Rotterdam.
18 July: The Diocese of ‘s Hertogenbosch present its two-year course ‘Growing in faith’ in the light of the Year of Faith, as a means to rediscover the joy of the faith.
19 July: The Archdiocese of Utrecht sends the informative poster about the Second Vatican Council, that was created by the Diocese of Breda, to all her priests, deacons and pastoral workers. In his accompanying letter, Cardinal Eijk writes, “I hope that you, also in your own parish, will be willing to give form to the Year of Faith in a suitable way.”
September, October, November: The diocesan magazine of Haarlem-Amsterdam will devote issues to the Year of Faith.
11 October: The Diocese of Breda opens the Year of Faith with a pontifical High Mass offered by Bishop Liesen. The Diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam will do likewise at the Shrine of Our Lady of Need in Heiloo. Clergy and pastoral workers are afterwards invited to attend a lecture on faith in postmodern times.
12 October: The Dutch Bishops’ Conference organises a symposium on the Second Vatican Council, focussing on the four Apostolic Constitutions, in Utrecht. Clergy and pastoral workers throughout the country are invited. Preceding the symposium is a pontifical High Mass, and a Vespers celebration will close the day.
14 October: The Year of Faith will be opened in the Diocese of Roermond with a pontifical High Mass.
12 April: A study day on the Second Vatican Council will be held at the Tiltenberg in the Diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam. Auxiliary Bishop Jan Hendriks will contribute.
While this list is far from complete (much may be added in the coming months), one thing is striking: much is aimed at priests, deacons and pastoral workers. Events for lay faithful, while present, are much less in evidence. This may point at two things: firstly, that clergy and pastoral workers are expected to communicate the content to the faithful in the pews, and secondly, that it is the clergy and the pastoral workers who need the Year of Faith just as much, if not more, as we lay faithful do.
And although many more events may (and should) be organised for and by Joe Faithful, this last option may not be that far-fetched…
Posted on July 19, 2012 Categories Catholic Church in the NetherlandsTags art, bishop jan hendriks, bishop jan liesen, bishops, christmas, diocese of 's hertogenbosch, diocese of breda, diocese of haarlem-amsterdam, diocese of roermond, diocese of rotterdam, mass, our lady of need, priests, theology, tiltenberg, vaticanum ii, vespers, wim cardinal eijk, year of faithLeave a comment on The Year of Faith in the Netherlands
A new bishop in virtual and real life
Virtually simultaneous with yesterday’s consecration of Bishop Jan Hendriks, the new bishop expanded his new media presence. Already quite active on Facebook – which also saw his first words as bishop appear soon after: “The day of my consecration to bishop was a beautiful day on which I look back with much gratitude. Thank you, everyone, for your heartfelt words and prayers!” – Bishop Hendriks launched his own website, Arsacal.nl, named for his titular see. Here, the reader will find news about the bishop and the diocese, homilies, reflections and articles from the bishop’s desk, biographical information and general information about various Catholic topics. An excellent initiative, and unique in the Church in the Netherlands. Hopefully it will lead others to follow this example.
One news item from the aforementioned website are the remarks of the newly consecrated at the end of the Mass. Naturally, English readers may peruse it here.
An official photo gallery may be seen here, while Facebook has a few hundred photos more, from the accounts of the diocese, the Tiltenberg seminary and several private persons.
Photo credit: Tiltenberg
Posted on December 11, 2011 Categories Catholic Church in the Netherlands, social mediaTags arsacal.nl, bishop jan hendriks, consecration, facebook, mass, photos, tiltenberg, translation1 Comment on A new bishop in virtual and real life
Celebrating five years at St. Agnes
Five years ago (well, five years and a few months), the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter was given the church of St. Agnes to use as their home base in Amsterdam. The society, more commonly known by its abbreviation FSSP, is a worldwide group of priests who, according to their website, work towards “the formation and sanctification of priests in the cadre of the traditional liturgy of the Roman rite … and the pastoral deployment of the priests in the service of the Church”. In Amsterdam they do so with two permanent priests and under the pastoral care of the bishop of Haarlem-Amsterdam, Msgr. Jos Punt.
To mark the fifth anniversary of the Tridentine Mass being offered at St. Agnes, today’s Mass will feature two musical ensembles. Bishop Jos Punt will be the first Dutch ordinary to attend a Mass in the extraordinary form. Since he doesn’t celebrate the Mass in this form, he will attend in choir dress and give the homily. The Apostolic Nuncio, Msgr. Bacqué, is also said to attend. For him it will be the second visit to St. Agnes, after having presided in August of last year.
Cardinal Burke
The main celebrant of the Mass will be quite high-profile. Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke, the Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Roman Rota, or chief of the canon law courts and legal system of the Holy See. Cardinal Burke has offered Mass in the extraordinary form at several important occasions, and is a great supporter of it. He will be couple his visit to the Netherlands with tomorrow’s visit to the Tiltenberg seminary, where he will be laying and blessing the first stone of a new wing and attending the ‘dies natalis’. There he will speak about the importance of Eucharistic adoration in the education and life of priests. Among others, the nuncio and the metropolitan Archbishop Wim Eijk, will be in attendance there.
It’s a pretty big day, which was originally planned to take place in September. Other commitments of the cardinal took precedence then, so the Mass and celebration was moved to today. I will be heading down to Amsterdam today, and a report will of course be forthcoming here.
“My greatest joy is to teach the faith and celebrate the Sacraments for the flock which God has entrusted to my pastoral care. Having been called by Christ to the priesthood, I am ever more humbled by the reality of the priestly life and ministry. At the same time, I am filled with confidence, because the ministry belongs to Christ Whom I, through no merit of mine, have the privilege to serve.”
[Quotation taken from the website of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, where Cardinal Burke was archbishop from 2004 to 2008]
Posted on November 6, 2011 Categories Catholic Church in the NetherlandsTags adoration, archbishop françois bacqué, archbishop wim eijk, bishop jos punt, diocese of haarlem-amsterdam, extraordinary form, homily, liturgy, mass, priestly fraternity of saint peter, priests, raymond cardinal burke, roman rota, st. agnes church, tiltenberg2 Comments on Celebrating five years at St. Agnes
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North of Capricorn
Books | Feelings of neglect continue to shape sentiment in Australia’s northern reaches
The multicultural north: pearl divers aboard a lugger owned by Victor Kepert (centre) at Broome, Western Australia, c. 1914. Australian Inland Mission Collection/National Library of Australia
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Northern Dreams: The Politics of Northern Development in Australia
By Lyndon Megarrity | Australian Scholarly Publishing | $44 | 230 pages
The Gulf Country: The Story of People and Place in Outback Queensland
By Richard J. Martin | Allen & Unwin | $29.99 | 208 pages
Introducing his timely book, Lyndon Megarrity observes that the tropical north has all too frequently been the object of political fantasy, especially among southerners who have seen it as a place of danger as well as of promise. Our governments continue to talk about the importance of northern development. Plans keep faltering in the face of local realities. Inflated expectations give way to deep disappointment. People from the south continue to move north, but many return after a short sojourn. The northern towns are experiencing a rapid demographic turnover.
One of the book’s themes is that southern governments, whether state or national, are a long way away, and politicians and bureaucrats often know very little about the vast region they have nominal responsibility for. The sharp electoral swings against the Labor Party in northern Queensland seats certainly drew national attention to the region, confirming the widespread conviction that provincial Queensland is both distinctive and different.
Megarrity highlights the strong sense of regional identity in the Kimberley, the Top End and particularly North Queensland, which has hosted movements urging for a separate state since the nineteenth century. Even when the passion for separation subsides, there remains a continuing sense of being ignored and neglected.
Climate has always played a part in northerners’ sense of difference, and understandably so. The monsoonal swing from wet to dry and back again is not at all like the weather people experience in the temperate south. And in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries there was real uncertainty about the ability of white people to live and thrive north of the Tropic of Capricorn. Megarrity deftly deals with these abiding concerns.
And then there is politics. The recent election results will confirm in many minds that provincial Queensland is inimitably conservative. This was the view cemented in southern awareness by the long, idiosyncratic twenty-year reign of Joh Bjelke-Petersen between 1968 and 1987. But that twenty-year period obscures the longer-term electoral power of the Labor Party, which had governed without a break from 1915 to 1957 — only faltering when it split and the conservative Democratic Labor Party was born — and for twenty-five of the past thirty years. Megarrity astutely assesses the shifting political scene, and his observations of local politics, which he well understands, are particularly useful.
Townsville is of special interest at the moment because the electorate in which it sits, Herbert, was one of the seats won back from Labor by the Coalition. But the city’s political history is not what might be expected. It was at the centre of what was known as the “red north,” a reflection of its radical left-wing history rather than the colour of the locals’ sun-burnished necks. Fred Patterson, a local lawyer, won a neighbouring state seat in the 1940s as a communist and held it for two terms. Right up until the 1960s the powerful union movement was dominated by a group of capable communists who commanded a majority on the local Trades and Labour Council.
Both Megarrity and Richard Martin, in The Gulf Country, deal with the multifaceted question of race. In direct and indirect ways since the earliest years of colonial government, this has been the means by which the north has significantly influenced national politics. Settlement had begun and had taken root in the temperate south, and for many years the north was seen as a challenge for the other Australian colonies, which nominally exercised sovereignty there. The same challenge fell to the new federal government when it assumed control of South Australia’s Northern Territory. Of equal concern was the fact that the north reached far into the tropics, and into the neighbourhood of both Melanesian and Southeast Asian communities that demographically dwarfed Australia. An early enthusiasm for trade with the region gave way to a fear of invasion in the late nineteenth century.
But that was just the beginning. For generations white Australia fantasised ineffectually about peopling the north. Some doubted the capacity of white women to flourish in the tropics, and worried that men were already preponderant there. But when lonely men cohabited with non-European partners of whatever provenance, an equal anxiety arose about their “half-caste” offspring and the decline of the white race. And while everyone agreed that the north desperately needed people, those who did arrive were often undesirable.
Federation itself reflected these fears. The Pacific islanders were deported and even Italians who had moved into the cane fields were treated with hostility. But of even greater concern were the large populations of Chinese in North Queensland and the Territory, and the Japanese attracted to pearl diving in Broome and on Thursday Island. At the time of Federation, North Australia was a multiracial society and arguably a successful one.
Richard Martin’s book is the more sharply focused of the two, concentrating on the Gulf country in and around Burketown. It is, he explains, one of the most remote parts of the continent and one of the least known, “a place where Australia’s frontier past still feels alive.” Frontier violence and racial conflict take up much of his story, enlivened by valuable oral history collected over the years Martin spent in the region. An interesting chapter deals with Chinese families who have lived in the country since the nineteenth century and have in many cases married into the Aboriginal community.
Two important ideas emerge from Martin’s book. The first is that historical racial tension obscures the shared experiences and common identification with place — what he calls the overlapping senses of connection and belonging — that black and white residents have in common. As he says, the story he tells is “in many ways a shared story about the specificity, density and complexity of home in postcolonial Australia.” His second observation is that right now, across the north, Aboriginal communities are living on traditional land held under native title. It is their future that will determine how the north fares. Mining, with its fly-in fly-out workers, will be of far less importance. •
Henry Reynolds is an Honorary Research Professor at the University of Tasmania.
Topics: books | history | Northern Territory | Queensland | Western Australia
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Television | Do even the best interviews go far enough?
Collegiality and humour: Barrie Cassidy introduces his final Insiders.
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COMMONWEALTH – »Everyone Around Me« out now
by NorthWar 01/18/2019 14:30 062
Acclaimed Orange County based alternative rock band COMMONWEALTHhas released their much-anticipated debut album, »Everyone Around Me«, today with SharpTone Records. Fans can now purchase/stream the record at the link below.
PURCHASE/STREAM »EVERYONE AROUND ME«: http://fanlink.to/CommonWealth
WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR ‘FEAR’: https://youtu.be/LnhaMVLpp7E
Founded in 2016, COMMONWEALTH creates subtle, ethereal post-rock infused with alternative musicianship, melancholic, whimsical lyricism and poignant vocal delivery. Energetic enough to remain catchy and engaging while somber and sobering enough to speak through to the listener’s soul, COMMONWEALTH are a unique band built on a platform of authentic passion, appealing to fans of atmospheric post-hardcore, pop-punk and alt-rock all with one sprawling, all-encompassing dynamic.
While the band are young and have a few songs to their name, they’ve gained vast experience and a solid foundation from a dedicated work ethic, which has led to them playing alongside SET SIGHTS and MODERN COLOR in support of 2016’s critically acclaimed single, ‘Father(s)’. A harrowing and personal track detailing strained family dynamics and loss alike, the song served as an initial introduction to the band’s incredible potential. This became more evident with the release of ‘Vinyl’ in 2017.
COMMONWEALTH recently joined SharpTone Records’ roster and with their newly released full-length record are on a trajectory for breakout success in 2019. »Everyone Around Me« contains two previously released songs and several other tremendous, touching and talented cuts like the single ‘Fear’ that incorporate elements of everything from post-rock to post-hardcore—creating soothing and immersive music that truly adds to the common good.
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Volume 107, May 2003
https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:20030422
J. Phys. IV France 107 (2003) 801
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:20030422
Electrochemical metal speciation using self-assembled monolayers
D. Mandler, R. Gal-Oz, D. Burshtain and I. Turyan
Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, Israel
The application of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) as a means of achieving speciation in heavy metal electrochemical determination is demonstrated. SAMs are monomolecular organic layers that can be chemically attached onto different electrode materials and used for the selective extraction of heavy metals. The selectivity is achieved by assembling monolayers that have pendant ligands, which interact selectively with the analytes in the solution. For example, the formation of a monolayer comprising a pyridine group was used to selectively extract Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions, whereas the selective determination of Fe(II) was accomplished using a covalently bound terpyridine monolayer. Yet, determining the heterogeneous binding constants of the metallic species by the SAMs is of significant importance and allows studying quantitatively the interactions between the monolayer and the metal ions. We have developed a few methods for determining the binding constants of heavy metal ions by SAMs of which two of them are briefly discussed here.
Theoretical evaluation of a fiber-optic SPR biosensor based on a gold layer treated with thiol acid
Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys. 82, 31201 (2018)
Controlled immobilization of peptide nanotube-templated metallic wires on Au surfaces
Electrochemical behavior of self-assembled monolayers based on functionalized oligothiophenes
J. Chim. Phys. Vol. 95, N°6, 1998, p. 1339-1342
Effects of contact atomic structure on the electron transport of pyridine-substituted dithienylethene optical molecular switch
A review of molecular phase separation in binary self-assembled monolayers of thiols on gold surfaces
EPL, 119 (2017) 66001
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Wesley Snipes; A Cautionary Tale of Financial Naivety
Best known for his roles in Blade, Demolition Man, and U.S. Marshals the American actor and film producer Wesley Snipes is also famous for his one of a kind run in with the Internal Revenue Services (IRS). Snipes was a well-known figure, and as a high earner it may be hard to fathom why he intentionally evaded his taxes. Through...
Allen Iverson – A Broke Multimillionaire
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Kim Basinger’s Bankruptcy and Recovery
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Michael Jackson is one of the most popular entertainers in the world, a music legend we all know of - the best selling music artist of all time who at the peak of his career was a multi-billionaire. He was an American singer, dancer, and songwriter dubbed as the King of Pop. Even after his passing his popularity hasn't faded,...
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Tag: The Answer
“The Answer” The Media Didn’t Want
Basketball, Media, Sports
First things first: Check out Allen Iverson: The Answer Documentary (Full)
After Michael Jordan retired, Allen Iverson was the next NBA superstar to revolutionized the NBA (Sorry Kobe but Allen qualifies a little more for this category and here’s a video to go along with my claim Allen Iverson vs Michael Jordan: Who Impacted NBA Players More?). Iverson finished what the “Fab Five” started back in the early 90’s with college basketball: solidify the hip hop culture in the league. Everywhere you looked, Iverson’s influence was magnified. Kids in the neighborhood parks wore cornrows, oversized t-shirts, baggy shorts or jeans, and had Allen Iverson branded Reebok’s on their feet playing ball. Everyone tried to imitate his signature crossover that’s known worldwide. Before the NBA changed their dress code, Iverson would show up to games with baggy jeans, a throwback NBA jersey, a durag, and a headband. He would dress just like anybody you would see in the inner city. I didn’t get new shoes too often growing up, but I did own a pair of Iverson’s.
A.I. never backed down to anybody or anything no matter how big or tough the opponent or obstacle. He has played through every injury you could possibly play through and has probably hit the floor more than anybody else to ever play the game (including floppers now and days). People, including LeBron James, have called him “pound for pound” the greatest player of all-time. What separated Iverson from the rest and made him so special was his heart and his determination. He grew up in an unhealthy environment, something I can relate to. An area that’s filled negative energy, hatred, limited resources, and crime, Iverson barely made it out. Even though the was the star quarterback (also played running back, defensive back, and kick returner) for his high school as well as a basketball prodigy, trouble did follow. Him and some of his friends were arrested for fight that broke out in a bowling alley. Iverson, allegedly, threw a chair in hit a young lady in the back of her head. He claimed he had already left the altercation when it first happened. Even though he was 17, he was tired as an adult and spent 4 months in prison. He was facing double-digit years, but the case was dismissed. Iverson was allowed to finish his senior year at an alternative high school (no sports). Fortunately, Georgetown University’s coach John Thompson offered him a full scholarship to play basketball. Iverson won Big East Rookie of the Year and took the Hoyas to the elite 8 in his sophomore season. He’s has the all time leading scoring average for Georgetown at 22.9 points per game.
Allen Iverson was selected by the Philadelphia 76’ers as the number one overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft Class. Iverson exploded in the scene, winning rookie of the year in arguably the deepest draft class of all time (Bryant, Nash, Allen, Marbury, Camby). He averaged 23.5 ppg, 7.5 apg, and 2.1 spg. The 76’ers only won 22 games that season, but they continued to grow along with Iverson. Iverson made his first playoff appearance as the 6th seed in the 1998-99 shortened season again Orlando. They were put out in the second round by Indiana. His most prominent season came in 2000-01 where his team was the best in the conference, he won the league MVP, scoring title (31.1 ppg), steals title (2.5 spg), and went to the NBA Finals.
Allen Iverson had one the most prolific NBA Finals performances in game 1 of the 2001 NBA Finals. He dropped 48 points in an overtime victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. It was the only loss the Lakers suffered that post season. He also displayed the infamous step-over on Tyronn Lue. If you need a refresher or just want to enjoy the highlights of game on, here it is below:
Allen Iverson 48 pts 2001 GM1 NBA Finals
Allen Iverson’s performances matched his heart and courage. He defied the odds and made everybody a believer. Iverson also stayed true to himself, even in front of the media. He always spoke what was on his mind and never backed down to anybody discouraging him. Do you remember how Iverson was portrayed for his practice rant? The NBA never liked the way he represented the league. He wasn’t as charismatic as Magic Johnson, wasn’t as clean as Michael, and was on the other side of the world compared to Larry Bird. The NBA was known for keeping their brand “clean”, but Iverson was far from that image with his tattoos and demeanor… and the NBA was stuck with him for the majority of his career.
Allen Iverson was basically “blackballed” out the league by the media and the NBA executives. Granted they made a lot of money off of Iverson’s image to the public eye. From 2000 to about 2007, other athletes, entertainers, and fans would wear baggy clothes, tall t-shirts, jerseys, and anything that attached itself to the NBA. They were waiting for the day that Iverson would slip up to bury him. After being traded to the Denver Nuggets in 2006, his label of being the “poster child” for the NBA started to deteriorate. Eventually, he would bounce around from team to team (Detroit, back to Philly, Memphis). In 2010, Allen Iverson signed with Beşiktaş, a team in the Turkish Basketball League. He only played 10 games, but he was beloved in Turkey. No teams in the NBA wanted to sign Iverson because he was “cancerous”, “not a team player”, “wouldn’t come off the bench”, or “wasn’t coachable”. Those were the images that the media created of Iverson. We all know that Iverson had some issues off the court, and he did say at one point that he said he shouldn’t come off the bench. Eventually, he retracted that statement and matured. Iverson was willing to do whatever it takes to win a championship, and no NBA was going to give him an opportunity. How you could you say that a 11-time all-star, who won a league MVP, 4 scoring titles, 3-time steals leader, and played courageous his whole career can’t be an asset to a team making a run for an NBA title?
A few days ago, the NBA announced that Allen Iverson would be eligible for the Hall Of Fame in 2016. In many people’s eyes, he is a no question first ballot hall of famer. His numbers and legacy speak for itself. The only thing that worries me is the members of the media will feel the same way… the ones that has the power to vote him in. The same people that pushed him out the league are the same ones who has the power to neglect him from something he should achieve with no problem. This could be the final obstacle to torment Iverson if they choose to do so. A.I. deserves this honor as a first ballot hall of famer with Larry Brown introducing him. I’m proud to have grown up in an era that showcased a player that never backed down from a challenge… and stayed true to himself. The media may remember him as someone who is all about Iverson. I’ll always remember him for someone who knocked down every obstacle that was in his way… to every problem… there was “The Answer”.
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AIFF rebukes I-League clubs' joint statement, rubbishes claims of vindictive action
Written by: AIFF-The All India Football Federation
The apex body has been swift to issue a strogly-worded reply as the war of words between the two sides intensifies.
he AIFF reacting to the joint statement of Hero I-League clubs feel that it is very premature and unnecessary to pre-judge any action of the AIFF, and be commenting on the AIFF Executive Committee meeting on July 3, 2019 in advance.
The AIFF as a custodian of Indian Football has always endeavoured to balance to the interest of all stakeholders, and the Hero I-League, and its clubs. To say that the future of Hero I-League, and the clubs will not be taken into consideration for any future decisions of the AIFF would be unfair.
As a matter of fact, a decision regarding the Hero Indian Super League becoming a league were also discussed with AFC, and FIFA before it was given recognition, and even for any future decisions AFC and FIFA will be duly consulted. In fact, during the last AFC AGM in Paris, the AIFF asked the AFC General Secretary Dato Windsor John to visit India specifically for Hero I-League issues.
Furthermore, while the decision of the AIFF Executive Committee cannot be per-judged, it must also be borne in mind that AIFF has already spoken to its commercial partners FSDL about the concerns of the Hero I-League clubs.
It is surprising that the clubs have accused the AIFF President about not giving them any audience for their grievances. In fact, the only time they sought an audience was before the commencement of Hero Super Cup, where they were duly informed that the AIFF President will meet them any day between April 10-14, 2019, as the President had prior commitments for the FIFA Council Election on April 6 in Kuala Lumpur, as well as the Lok Sabha general elections.
Despite the assurance, the clubs did not meet the President, and rather pre-maturely pulled out of the Hero Super Cup, causing huge financial losses and negativity for a tournament for they had confirmed their participation. It must be mentioned that post pulling out of the Hero Super Cup no appointment has been sought by the Clubs till date.
Also Read: Report: AIFF set to accord top status to ISL
AIFF Executive Committee asks AFC to 'positively consider' ISL's elevation as India's top league
As a custodian of Indian Football, the AIFF and the President are always happy to engage with all stakeholders including I-league Clubs for the betterment of Indian Football.
Needless to say some club owners have taken to a vicious and malicious social media campaign against the AIFF and its President. We would like to caution the clubs to refrain from unnecessary accusations, and advice them to engage meaningfully for the betterment of Indian Football.
Published: Mon Jun 24, 2019 09:15 PM IST
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Lorraine Warren, Ghost-Hunting Inspiration For ‘The Conjuring’ Series, Dies at 92
Lorraine and Ed Warren may be the most famous paranormal investigators in American history, and their adventures into the worlds of ghosts, demons, hauntings, and spirits, have inspired some of the most popular horror movies ever, most notably The Conjuring series, and its spinoff, Annabelle. Ed Warren passed away in 2006; sadly, Lorraine died yesterday. She was 92 years old.
Her grandson left this tribute on his Facebook page:
Last night my grandmother, Lorraine Warren, quietly and peacefully left us to join her beloved Ed. She was happy and laughing until the very end. She was my angel and my hero, and she will be deeply missed. Please join us in celebrating her life and honoring her beautiful soul. Remember to treasure those you love while you can. Thank you and God bless you all.”
Lorraine Warren was born in 1927; by the 1960s, she and Ed were well-known ghost hunters. Their first interactions with the doll known as Annabelle came in 1968. In 1971, they investigated the house that eventually became the inspiration for the first Conjuring movie, where Lorraine was played by Vera Farmiga. (Ed was portrayed by Patrick Wilson.) They also investigated the house at the center of The Amityville Horror, although they weren’t included in the movie versions of that story.
Additional cases of the Warrens inspired The Conjuring 2 and provided the material that will supposedly become The Conjuring 3. (In a curious bit of timing, the latest Conjuring spinoff, The Curse of La Llorona, opens in theaters today.) Whether you believe in ghosts or not, there is no disputing the fact that the Warren’s long career helped perpetuate belief in the supernatural — and led to some of the scariest movies ever made.
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The Cowboy and “The Cowboy”
Posted by: Kit Parker Films on: January 16, 2015
“I was born to ride…”
In 1953 Robert L. Lippert commissioned a feature film to be directed by noted film editor, Elmo Williams (Academy Award winner for “High Noon”), who is still alive at 102. It was to star Lloyd Bridges, Lee J. Cobb, Marie Windsor and Luther Adler. Lippert, always interested in getting talent to work cheap, got three of the stars at a bargain rate because they were HUAC-tainted, and needed work.
Production commenced in Deming, New Mexico, and local real-deal cowboys were retained as wranglers. Among them, L.B. “Beau” Johnson, Robert Johnson, Ross May and Darrell Hawkins.
Both Williams and his wife, Lorraine, were fascinated by the cowboys who worked on the picture, and she envisioned a full-length documentary about cowboy life featuring the same cowboys who worked in “The Tall Texan.” The estimated budget was around $50,000 (under $500,000 in 2014 dollars), low because there was no need to pay for stars, sets or sync sound. The meager budget, even by Lippert standards, may account for why the penurious producer sprung for filming in color.
Both movies turned out very well, and made money. “The Cowboy” was particularly successful in the Southwest. Later, when it was released in 16mm, it became a perennial favorite at Indian reservations.
In 2004 I purchased the Lippert film library, and envisioned a DVD release of “The Cowboy” with the usual special features VCI Entertainment and I specialize in. But, what special features could I come up with?
Later on I got a phone call from Bridget Kelly who worked with filmmakers in New Mexico, asking if the movie could be shown to an audience in Deming. Of course I said yes, and inquired if she knew what became of the cowboys. She replied that four of them were coming to the screening!
A commentary track featuring the actual cowboys looking at the movie a half-century later…yessss!
It was arranged to get them together for a recording session. My wife, Donna, and I went to Deming and awaited the cowboys. The first one, Beau Johnson, arrived with his wife in an old car that didn’t look as if it had been through a car wash in 15 years; papers all over the dash, license plate hanging on for dear life. There he was, complete with faded Wrangler’s, old boots, sweat-stained hat, and a big silver buckle, speaking authentic “cowboy,” of course. Was he ever a warm and wonderful character. His passion was race horses, and he owned them…why bother with a new car when you own championship horses? Next came Beau’s brother, Robert, Ross May and finally Darrell Hawkins, great guys all. Hawkins even gave me a lesson on trick roping.
I had prepared for the recording session with lots of notes and questions to toss out to keep the guys talking throughout, hoping they’d make comments about what was occurring on the screen without much prompting from me. We rolled tape and Ross May, who had retired as a school teacher, took the lead as moderator…he was a natural…knew just how to keep everyone going as if he’d done it a thousand times. Tossed my notes in the garbage…didn’t need ‘em.
The result was great…a group of engaging old-timers reminiscing, often humorously, and with cowboy jargon, about an era that has, for all intents and purposes, long since passed.
Donna and I recently got a call out of the blue from Beau Johnson. Hadn’t spoken with him for many years although I had thought about him. He had been in the hospital, and I guess had survived a couple of brushes with death. His brother, Robert, is fine, but Ross and Hawkins are gone. Beau, still his jovial self, told us how much our friendship meant to him, which was totally unexpected, and touched us very much. He said he even kept a ribbon from a bottle of wine Donna gave him. Beau had another reason to call…a favor…asked if we’d call Elmo Williams and wish him a happy 103rd birthday. (It isn’t until next year, but we’ll be sure to call).
When we signed off, Beau told me he was born to ride a horse, and I told him “The Cowboy” commentary was the most fun I’ve ever had producing a special feature.
Additional DVD bonus features:
“The Making of The Cowboy” by Elmo Williams
Video booklet
“Ghost Towns of the Old West – the Deserts” narrated by Rip Torn
Top: Beau and Robert Johnson from “The Cowboy”
DVD cover: Beau Johnson
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Laugh a lot at 'Spamalot'
Charlie Krebs has a keen sense of humor and a booming laugh, and when the Lakeland College associate professor of theatre and speech thinks something's funny, it's pretty obvious.
If you take an evening stroll past Lakeland's Bradley Theatre these days, you might just hear the unmistakable sound of Krebs cracking up. With rehearsals for Lakeland's spring musical, Monty Python's "Spamalot," in full swing, laughter is definitely in the air.
"This play is enormously funny," says Krebs with a big smile. "There have been nights when I was working on the script at home, and I started laughing so hard I couldn't stop. It's especially funny if you're a fan of 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail,' but even if you're not, Spamalot is still very, very funny."
Lakeland Theatre's production of "Spamalot" debuts on Thursday, March 27, at 7:30 p.m. with additional shows scheduled for 7:30 p.m. March 27-29 and at 2 p.m. March 30. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and $5 for non-Lakeland students. They can be purchased in advance using the form below, by contacting Deb Fale at or 920-565-1536.
"Spamalot" is a musical parody of the monster 1975 comedy, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." "Spamalot," which debuted on Broadway in 2005 and won three Tony awards, is about King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
"So many people know and love Monty Python, and 'Spamalot' has had a really good run (on Broadway)," says Krebs. "It's funny and irreverent, just a great show.
"'Spamalot' has never been performed in Wisconsin, outside of Milwaukee and Appleton," says Krebs, adding, "When I found out the rights were available, I almost passed out I was so excited."
By opening night, Lakeland's student-actors will have rehearsed for nine weeks, a couple more than usual.
"I think it's a really fun show," says Lakeland actress Katherine Zielsdorf, a sophomore from Kenosha. "It's got a lot of good British humor, and I think it's something the audience is really going to enjoy."
Most of Lakeland's plays over the past few years, including "Fiddler on the Roof," "Soli Deo Gloria" and "Equus," have been on the dramatic and serious side, Krebs says.
"And there's nothing wrong with that, but it's time to have some fun," Krebs says. "And that's exactly what this play is – enormously fun. We laugh together during rehearsal all the time."
Adds Zielsdorf: "It's more fun for me to do comedy. When you're doing a serious play, you're not getting a lot of audience reaction, so it's more fun to do a comedy so you can get reaction from the audience and up your performance a little more."
Fellow student actor Nathan Miller, a freshman from Marinette, agrees.
"I think the audience will love it," he says. "We're having a bunch of fun and that's going to show. It's funny … (people in the audience) will laugh their heads off."
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Petri to speak at Lakeland's U.S. Constitution Day lecture
U.S. Rep. Tom Petri will deliver Lakeland College’s annual U.S. Constitution Day lecture on Monday, Sept. 16. Petri will give a talked entitled “The Constitution at 226: A Living, Breathing Document.”
The lecture will begin at 11:15 a.m. at Lakeland’s Bradley Theater. Admission is free and open to the public.
Petri will use historical contexts, debates and present-day issues to discuss how trends have affected the Constitution, and the way the document has been interpreted over the past two decades. He will also offer insight on how he personally uses the Constitution to guide him in his decisions in Congress.
“I’m very excited to be a part of Lakeland’s Constitution Day celebration,” Petri said. “The Constitution is truly a remarkable document that has gone through many interpretations and changes through the years. I look forward to discussing some of these issues with the students, faculty and visitors.”
In 2004, a federal law designated Sept. 17, the anniversary of the signing of the Constitution, as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day in the U.S.
Petri represents Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District and is serving his 18th term in the U.S. House of Representatives. First elected in April 1979, Petri has been returned to office every two years since. He is a current member of both the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Committee on Education and the Workforce (formerly Education and Labor). As a member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, he is a member of the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Petri is no stranger to Lakeland. In 2002, he delivered the commencement address and was awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree. Petri also visited the college in 2010 as a part of a greater area tour he organized for Japanese Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki, who spoke about the value of Lakeland’s Japan campus.
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1962 Virginia Uncodified Acts
Chapter 4 (S 135)
An Act to create a commission to study State and local revenues and expenditures and related matters and the need, if any, for additional revenues; to prescribe the commission's powers and duties, and to appropriate funds
An Act relating to the borrowing of funds by the rector and visitors of the University of Virginia to erect apartments for married students and to prescribe the conditions in connection therewith
Chapter 18 (H 46)
An Act to authorize the town of Big Stone Gap to vacate a certain street of said town and to sell or lease said vacated land and to prescribe the terms and conditions thereof
Chapter 26 (H 114)
An Act to validate all proceedings in the creation of all sanitary districts in the State of Virginia, and all proceedings in connection with bond issues of such sanitary districts
Chapter 36 (S 52)
An Act to authorize the Board of Visitors of the Medical College of Virginia to convey, with certain covenants, a certain parcel of land with improvements thereon to the RIchmond Eye Hospital, Incorporated
An Act to authorize the State Board of Education, subject to the consent of the Governor, to lease certain property held for the benefit of Virginia State College
An Act to authorize the State Board of Education, subject to the approval of the Governor, to sell and convey certain real estate owned by Virginia State College, and to provide for the application of the proceeds of such sale
An Act to authorize the Board of Visitors of the Medical College of Virginia to grant to the Belle Bryan Day Nursery an easement to insure access to the nursery in the event of closure of a certain street in the City of Richmond
Chapter 67 (S 146)
An Act relating to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit District and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission, so as to include certain areas within the compact, and to redefine the same
An Act to prohibit hunting with a rifle of a caliber larger than twenty-two/one-hundredths in the county of Lancaster, to provide how such prohibition may become effective in such county, and to provide a penalty for violations
An Act to provide for the creation of a bird sanctuary within the corporate limits of the town of Culpeper
An Act to authorize the Board of Visitors of Virginia Polytechnic Institute to sell and convey certain real estate, with the approval of the Governor, and to provide for disposition of the proceeds of such sale
Chapter 107 (H 232)
An Act to prohibit the possession, sale, offering for sale or liberation of live nutria in Virginia, and to provide a penalty for violations
An Act to limit acceptance of promissory notes in payment for food sold at retail; and to prescribe penalties
An Act relating to limits placed upon school taxes and provided for allocation of certain revenues
An Act relating to fishing on Sunday in certain counties
An Act prohibiting deer hunting within one hundred yards of primary and secondary highways in Stafford County
An Act to provide that the governing bodies of counties may prohibit the hunting of deer within certain distances of primary and secondary highways and providing a penalty
An Act relating to the season when squirrels may be taken in certain counties
An Act relating to excise taxes on certain tobacco products, to-wit, little cigars, cheroots, stogies, cigars, and cigarettes
An Act to authorize the Governor and the Attorney General to convey certain beach lands, abutting on the Atlantic Ocean in Seaboard Magisterial District, Princess Anne County, Virginia, to the United States of America
An Act to authorize the Governor and Attorney General to execute in the name of the Commonwealth, a deed conveying unto Pine Harbor Corporation certain formerly submerged lands in Linkhorn Bay, Princess Anne County, Virginia
An Act to authorize the school boards of counties to borrow from the Literary Fund for the purpose of constructing school facilities to serve a portion of the county; and to authorize the levy of taxes on property in the magisterial districts served by such facilities for the purpose of repaying the loan
An Act to authorize the State Board of Welfare and Institutions to sell and convey certain real property, in exchange for other real property, with the approval of the Governor, in order to straighten a boundary line between land of the State Farm in Goochland County, and land owned by C.F. Richmond
An Act to authorize the Governor on behalf of the State to convey certain property to the city of Norfolk
An Act relating to the Chesapeake Bay Ferry Revenue Bond Act, relating to the police powers of the Commission, the jurisdiction and trial of certain cases and the disposition of fines collected therefrom
An Act to permit certain cities, having a law library for the use of their courts, to assess certain costs in civil actions filed in their courts of record, and providing that such costs so collected be held for the use and maintenance of such law library
Chapter 252 (S 230)
An Act to authorize the Governor and Attorney General to execute a deed conveying to Scott County American Legion Post No. 65, Inc., or to such corporation or legally qualified individuals entitled to receive same, certain real estate in Scott County, Virginia
An Act to prohibit the institution of annexation proceedings, by cities and towns, and consolidation of counties, cities, and towns, from the effective date of this act until ninety days after the adjournment of the regular session of the General Assembly of Virginia of 1964; and to provide for a study and recommendations by the Virginia Advisory Legislative Council concerning the laws relating to annexation and consolidation
An Act to authorize the State Board of Welfare and Institutions to grant an easement to Steuart Investment Company over certain property and to prescribe the conditions thereof
An Act creating a Commission to study and report upon matters relating to the State Highway Department and to appropriate certain funds
An Act to authorize the organization in Virginia of professional associations for the purpose of rendering certain professional services; to provide for the execution, acknowledgment and filing for record of articles of association and amendments thereto
Chapter 293 (S 21)
An Act to permit certain cities to assess certain costs in certain civil actions filed in their courts, and providing that such costs so collected shall be held for the establishment, use and maintenance of public law libraries
An Act to authorize the State Library Board to erect three markers designating the line of Benedict Arnold's defenses in the City of Portsmouth
An Act to require the State Library Board to have prepared and to erect a historical marker near the plantation of Colonel George Eskridge in Westmoreland County; and to make an appropriation
An Act to require the State Library Board to have prepared and erected an historical marker commemorating the Leedstown Resolutions
An Act to authorize the Council of the City of Alexandria and the County Board of Arlington County to negotiate a specific mutual boundary line dividing such city from such county; and to repeal certain acts
An Act to authorize counties, cities and towns to acquire and preserve places and things of historical interest
Chapter 342 (SB 183)
An Act to establish a wildlife sanctuary in the County of Princess Anne; to prohibit the shooting or discharging of weapons therein, and to provide penalties therefor, and to provide posting thereof, under certain conditions
An Act to direct the State Library Board to erect certain highway markers in Prince George and Sussex counties designating the route of the "Beefsteak Raid"
An Act to create a commission to complete a study and report on the boundary line between Alleghany County, Virginia, and Monroe County, West Virginia; and to appropriate funds for the use of the Commission
An Act to authorize the Governor and Attorney General to execute, in the name of the Commonwealth, a deed conveying to the trustees of Glen Allen Post No. 244 of the American Legion, Department of Virginia, certain real estate in Henrico County, Virginia
An Act to provide for the entry of the Commonwealth of Virginia into the Southern Interstate Nuclear Compact
An Act to appropriate certain sums of money in aid of Confederate Memorial Associations and organizations of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in Virginia, to be used in caring for Confederate cemeteries and graves of Confederate soldiers and sailors
An Act to make it unlawful to enter into certain agreements for payment of charges by carriers or shippers to or for the benefit of a labor organization, to make it unlawful to pay or receive such charges, and to provide a penalty for violations
An Act to provide for the compensation of councilmen in cities with a population between seventy thousand and seventy-five thousand inhabitants
An Act relating to the condemnation of certain property for needed uses for the seat of government
An Act to authorize attorneys recognized to practice before the U.S. Patent Office in patent or trademark cases to practice patent or trademark law in Virginia
An Act to authorize the creation of the Alexandria Port Commission
An Act to establish a Commission to commission a bust of George Wythe, to provide for the powers and duties of the Commission so established, and to provide for the placement of the bust
Chapter 416 (H 67)
An Act to appropriate funds for rehabilitation of the public oyster grounds
An Act to authorize certain counties to require special stamps to hunt bear and deer
An Act to provide for the development of educational television facilities; and to this end to define terms, establish the advisory council on educational television
An Act to provide for a study by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia of the need for a medical school in the Tidewater area, and to appropriate funds
An Act to appropriate certain funds and to direct a study of the present and future teacher supply
An Act to appropriate, subject to certain conditions, funds to the Virginia Civil War Commission for a monument to Sgt. Richard Kirkland, C.S.A., "The Angel of Marye's Heights"
An Act to authorize the performance by physicians and surgeons of certain operations upon the reproductive organs of certain persons
An Act to appropriate funds for the salaries of certain judges
An Act to provide when lack of privity shall not be a defense in action upon a warranty or for negligence
An Act to authorize certain counties to have a police department, and to provide how such police department may be administered and maintained
An Act to create the Alexandria Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission
An Act relating to a retirement and pension system for personnel of police departments in certain counties
An Act relating to general registrars in certain counties and their powers, duties and compensation
An Act relating to authorization of the governing bodies of certain counties to create departments of license inspection
An Act providing for establishment of a special police force in certain counties
An Act to impose a license tax upon certain businesses
An Act to appropriate funds for the repair of a monument to the memory of James Pleasants
An Act to authorize the State Treasurer to make refund to counties of payments of dog license receipts made to the State Treasurer, and to prescribe the condition of entitlement to such refund
An Act to provide that certain cities which open a lake or other body of water, constituting part of its water supply, shall not be liable in damages for injury to property or persons resulting therefrom
An Act to authorize the Board of Visitors of Virginia Polytechnic Institute to convey certain property to Blacksburg-Virginia Polytechnic Institute Sanitation Authority; to authorize such board to grant certain easements; and to appropriate the proceeds from any such transfer
An Act relating to squirrel season in certain counties and providing penalties for violations, so as to change the application thereof
An Act to authorize the State Library Board to erect four historical markers
An Act to define the term "freeholder" with respect to certain elections; and to provide for freeholder to vote on issue of bonded indebtedness
An Act to permit the taking of certain fish in Grayson County by the use of trotlines or laylines, and to prescribe what bait may be used
An Act to appropriate fifteen hundred dollars to a Commission to prepare a bust of George Wythe
An Act relating to the power of the Hampton Roads Sanitation District Commission to exercise the right of eminent domain
An Act to confer upon the State Highway Commissioner the power of eminent domain for the purpose of acquiring certain lands to provide access roads to points of scenic beauty or public interest from the Blue Ridge Parkway
An Act to change a certain agreement made by the Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries and the Commission of Fisheries
An Act authorizing the appointment of a public defender in certain counties; to prescribe the powers and duties of such public defender; and to provide compensation therefor
An Act relating to authority of certain counties to control use of public property owned or controlled by such counties for certain purposes without approval of the governing body of such counties and to provide penalties for violations
An Act to authorize the Governor and the Attorney General to convey an easement over certain real estate to R.E. Holland
Chapter 604 (HB 725)
An Act the authorize The College of William and Mary in Virginia, the University of Virginia and Virginia Polytechnic Institute to enter into a joint agreement and to contract with NASA for the operation and management of a space radiation effects laboratory in the area of Hampton Roads, Virginia
An Act relating to the membership of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission from the consolidated city of Newport News
An Act to create and constitute a political subdivision known as Tidewater Airport Commission
An Act to authorize the State Library Board to erect a certain historical marker and to appropriate funds therefor
An Act to authorize the State Hospital Board with the consent of the Governor to exchange certain real estate for other real estate now federally owned
An Act to provide for the creation and regulation of horizontal property regimes
An Act to authorize the Virginia Institute of Marine Science to acquire certain land by purchase or condemnation and to prescribe procedures in connection therewith
An Act to limit the authority of the State Corporation Commission in issuing certificates of incorporation in certain instances and repealing the charter or articles of incorporation of The American Nazi Party
An Act to regulate the practice of barbering; establishing a Board of Barber Examiners
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Numsa signs Eskom wage deal after months of talks
08:10 30/08/2018 Fin24
After months of negotiations the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has signed a wage agreement with power utility Eskom.
In a statement on Thursday morning, Numsa General Secretary Irvin Jim said the three-year agreement includes a 7.5% increase for year one, and a 7% increase for years two and three, as well as a once-off cash payment of R10 000 after tax for all employees. Housing allowances will increase by CPI for each year of the wage agreement.
The union represents about 10 000 workers at the power utility. The two other recognised unions at Eskom, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) and Solidarity, have also signed the agreement.
"We thank our members for demonstrating militant discipline in the face of extreme provocation by the employer," said Jim in a statement. "We started at 0% and thanks to your efforts, we have secured an increase. We are also grateful to the negotiating team which worked tirelessly to resolve the impasse."
Eskom Group Executive for Human Resources, Elsie Pule said in a statement the end of the wage talks means the power utility could again "focus on the Eskom of the future and building a sustainable business to power the nation and grow the economy."
From 0% to 7.5%
Earlier this year the cash-strapped state-owned enterprise offered its employees a 0% increase, saying it did not have money to increase wages. This led to months of on-and-off talks between unions and management, as well as strikes, pickets and the threat of a long-term shut down. Numsa had demanded a 15% wage hike as its opening position.
According to Eskom, the sporadic load shedding implemented in mid-June was the direct result of industrial action by striking workers. Thava Govender, its group executive for generation, told a Parliamentary oversight committee earlier in the week that industrial action over the past year was the worst he had experienced in his 28 years at the power utility, describing it as “unprecedented”.
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The misery of a jobless country
12:42 14/08/2018 Schalk Louw
The recently released latest unemployment figures shocked many, mainly because of the extent to which the situation has worsened. Unemployment figures for the second quarter of 2018 increased to 27.2% from the previous quarter’s 26.7%.
Let’s dig a little deeper to put this in context:
Obviously, we are a developing country. South Africa is, effectively, much like a young child that still needs to grow into his shoes. We know this won’t happen overnight, but an increase to 27.2% from an already high unemployment rate of 22.6% a decade ago means that somewhere someone is making huge mistakes.
According to Stats SA the current total number of unemployed people in South Africa amounts to roughly 6.08m. To give you some perspective – if we add together all the individuals who currently have jobs in the Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Free State, North West, Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces, you would find 6.13m people who have jobs. That means there is almost the same amount of people without jobs in SA as there are people with jobs in those six provinces.
In 1962, well-known economist Arthur Okun found that a one percentage point increase in the US unemployment rate had a negative effect of approximately two percentage points on GDP. He developed a tool called the Misery Index, in which he basically added the US’s unemployment rate to its inflation rate, which in theory should point out the level of misery the country was experiencing. The higher the figure, the more miserable the country.
Why would we measure misery?
1. It goes without saying that if one country has a higher unemployment rate than another, the former would be more miserable than the latter.
2. Inflation indicates how sharply prices rise on the goods that we as consumers buy and use. I doubt I have to explain exactly why I feel miserable when I have to pay more than three times more today for electricity than 10 years ago.
How is South Africa doing?
How “happy” are we as South Africans according to Okun’s Misery Index? In short, we are very miserable. According to a Bloomberg survey at the beginning of 2018, South Africa is the fourth-most miserable country in the world as at the end of 2017.
One can understand why the experts were upset when, according to consensus, it was said that things won’t be getting any better, and that further weakening was expected towards the end of 2018, which may even leave SA in second-worst place.
Lagging behind countries like Argentina, Brazil, Greece and even the war-torn Ukraine is disappointing. As a country, we have the people, the intellect, the resources and amazing support from the rest of the world to reach great heights. It is just so disappointing not to see any form of improvement over the last five years.
Where to now?
The solution to our misery is a two-way street: as an investor, it’s either left or right. If South Africa doesn’t improve its rating on this index, it may mean that investors, both locally and abroad, would be better off finding salvation in other countries. If we want to improve these dire prospects, our “management” (government) has to make two very important changes: urgently create jobs, and pursue economic growth at least three or four times higher than current figures.
The upside to this is that we know what the problems are. It’s just a matter of fixing them. As a country, we love to compete with the best of the best in rugby, cricket and soccer, to name but a few sports. The time has come for us to become just as competitive on an economic level.
Schalk Louw is a portfolio manager at PSG Wealth.
This article originally appeared in the 16 August edition of finweek. Buy and download the magazine here or subscribe to our newsletter here.
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The Maine Genealogical Society (MGS) has an extremely active publishing program. A membership newsletter is published quarterly, as is The Maine Genealogist, our scholarly journal. Both are sent to members as soon as available. In addition, the Society has a published a collection of more than 80 Special Publications over the last several years. We are very proud of our publications program and believe them to be a significant contribution to the study of Maine genealogy and history. More information on our major series can be found below.
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Listing of all Maine Genealogical Society Publications published from 1985 through July 2018: MGS Special Publications List.
The Maine Genealogist is the quarterly scholarly journal of the MGS, with a particular focus on well-documented family studies or instructional articles emphasizing problem-solving and research techniques. It is published in February, May, August, and November each year.
For more information about The Maine Genealogist, including submission guidelines, click here.
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The goal of the Maine Families in 1790 series is to document all of the families living in Maine at the time of the 1790 census. The intent is to establish these families through accurate and well-documented summaries, providing a basis for further research.
To date, eleven volumes have been published and these document nearly 2,900 families living in Maine in 1790. Not only has Maine Families in 1790 become one of the first sources to consult for Maine genealogical research, it has also allowed researchers to get in touch with the other persons working on the same families since the names of all submitters are published. Maine Families in 1790 is a project in which ALL Maine genealogists are encouraged are participate and share information.
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Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14; Psalms 128:1-2, 3, 4-5; Colossians 3:12-21; Matthew 2:13-15, 19-23
Prepared by:
Fr. Jack Sullivan, MM
Maryknoll Father Jack Sullivan reflections on the Holy Family and the need to recognize holy families today.
"But they did not understand what he said to them. He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them; and his mother kept all these things in her heart. And Jesus advanced in wisdom and age and favor before God and man."
A "God is with us" feast
The Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph was moved in 1969 from the Sunday after the Epiphany to the Sunday between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day to make this Feast a greater part of the Christmas celebration. This is a “God with us” feast where we remember that Jesus was a member of a human family. The Gospel writers tell us very little of the daily life of this family. Could that be because their lives were so normal for the time…Jesus, like us in all things but sin, Mary, his mother, and Joseph, her husband?
Historians and anthropologists tell is much about the lives of the Jewish people of 2000 years ago. They lived in small villages of a few dozen clans, farmed and/or grazed sheep on the land around them, with artisans, like Joseph, helping them to build and repair their one-room homes, usually of stone. There were no “nuclear families.” All were members of one large family, a clan of relatives by blood or marriage who offered security and support to one another. Each family had its own home where they slept, ate, and shared their intimate lives together.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph were such a family during their years together. We know so little but we have conjured up delightful stories about this family which make it seem different from ours. The basic relationships, however, of husband and wife, parents and children, were the same then as they are now. This is why we celebrate this feast, this family, because we experience or have experienced the same relationships. With the love and care of Mary and Joseph, Jesus was able to “advance in wisdom and age and favor before God and man.”
Thankful for our families
Most of us in the United States no longer live with or near extended family members, like Jesus, Mary and Joseph did. We are reminded, however, to be thankful for our parents, friends, and relatives who helped or are helping us to come to maturity; helping our children to advance in wisdom, age, and God’s favor. This feast reminds us to be in contact with our neighbors, especially those who are living alone. This feast also reminds most of us that we are the children of immigrants whose sometimes desperate journeys from poverty and oppression brought them to our country. We are reminded of a time when we welcomed to our country the tired, the poor yearning to be free.
Recognizing holy families
This Feast of the Holy Family reminds us, at this Christmas Season, of the special members of other families who are without the security and support of a wider circle of relatives and friends. We remember the migrant families at our southern border seeking asylum and livelihood in our country. Most of us have not experienced the terror, anguish and pain that is driving them from their homes; perhaps our ancestors did so when they arrived in our country legally or illegally so many decades ago. These also are holy families and their presence at our borders and in our midst is challenging us to help our lawmakers fix our broken immigration laws and our policies as soon as possible to respond to them with the same care and justice as we would to the Holy Family of Mary and Joseph when they were immigrants fleeing into Egypt from those trying to kill their Son.
As we celebrate Christmas, let us remember and welcome them with our actions to improve the immigration laws of our country. Let us understand what these asylum seekers and immigrants are saying to us and who is saying: “Whatever you did to the least of these brothers and sisters or mine, you did to me.” Matthew 25:40
Image: La Sagrada Familia Icon by Kelly Latimore.
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The Web in Numbers: Twitter's Phenomenal Growth Suddenly Stops
It's time for our monthly number-crunching, and the month of May definitely brought some surprising results. While YouTube is attracting an ever increasing audience, and Facebook is still growing fast, Twitter's growth has suddenly stopped, at least according to the numbers from Compete.
We've been covering the steep, steep curve of Twitter's increasing visitors for the last couple of months, and it was obvious that it could not go on forever. However, seeing Twitter's growth flatline with only a 1.47% increase (up to 19,728,619 monthly visitors) is surprising, especially since Twitter-mania has all but stopped. Monthly visits to Twitter, however, have increased by a healthy 6.99%, up to 134,536,240. Of course, Compete's numbers are not guaranteed to be fully accurate, but they are confirmed by the numbers from Quantcast, for example. It will be interesting to see how Twitter performs in the following months.
Twitter does, however, have some nice numbers to show; according to Nielsen Online, total minutes spent on Twitter rose by a staggering 3712% from April 08 to April 09. In the same period, total
minutes spent on Facebook increased 699% year-over-year, growing from 1.7 billion
minutes in April 2008 to 13.9 billion in April 2009.
YouTube is also doing well. Although Compete shows a minor decline in YouTube's unique visitors, comScore's analysis shows that YouTube contributed heavily to the huge increase in video viewing in the US.
U.S. Internet users viewed 16.8 billion online videos during April, a 16 percent increase over March; on YouTube alone, 6.8 billion videos were viewed, which is a 15 percent increase compared to March. Looking at audience, comScore estimates that Google's video properties have had 107.9 million video viewers during April.
Finally, Facebook has continued its tremendous growth; according to Compete, it grew from 104 million to 113 million monthly uniques; an 8.54% increase. Visits grew from 1.63 billion to 1.74 billion, solidifying Facebook's position as the number 3 site on the Internet. Once the biggest social network around, MySpace, has recovered some growth, with a lukewarm 0.46% increase in overall visits and a 2.39% increase in unique visitors (the number of total minutes spent on the site fell dramatically by a 31% year-over-year). One of the reasons for Facebook's continuous growth is its international success; there's still a lot of room for growth internationally, and we can expect Facebook to continue growing even when it saturates the US market.
See also: The Web in Numbers: The Rise of Social Media
Image courtesy of iStockphoto, Dalaj; DNY59
Topics: Facebook, MySpace, opinion, Social Media, social networking, Twitter, web, web 2.0, web in numbers, YouTube
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Junior Flute Choir, directed by: Carolyn Oh. She received her flute performance degrees from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University (BM), Indiana University (MM) and the Catholic University of America (DMA). Her principal teachers include Vanita Hall Jones, Thomas Robertello and Jacques Zoon, with additional training with Julius Baker, former principal flutist of the New York Philharmonic. She has also interned in the Performance Plus program of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. As soloist, she has toured the U.S., England and South Africa with the New England Symphonic Ensemble. She has also appeared as soloist with the Washington Symphony Orchestra, Montgomery College Orchestra and the Southeastern Music Center Orchestra. As an orchestral musician, she has played principal flute at Carnegie Hall under the baton of John Rutter, as well as with the Washington Summer Opera Orchestra and the Washington Korean Symphony Orchestra, among others. She has also performed with the Chamber Orchestra of America and the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra.
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Mohamed Salah yet to reach Sergio Aguero’s level, says Pep Guardiola
Metro Sport ReporterSunday 7 Oct 2018 11:42 am
Mohamed Salah finished third in the FIFA’s annual best men’s player award (Getty Images)
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah cannot yet be compared to his striker Sergio Aguero.
Salah has not yet rediscovered the form this season which saw him score 44 goals in all competitions for Liverpool last season, earning him a host of individual awards and a Ballon d’Or nomination.
Whereas Aguero became the highest-scoring overseas player in Premier League history with his strike against Cardiff, moving into the top 10 of the all-time standings.
Guardiola praised the quality of the Egyptian but claimed he would need to prove himself for a number of years before being held to the same standard as Aguero.
‘He (Salah) is younger and it was his first year back in England since his time at Chelsea, so we will see in the future,’ said Guardiola.
‘But a guy who has the quality to score 50 goals in a season always has that quality. But football is all about ups and downs.
Sergio Aguero is yet to score a goal at Anfield in his career (Getty Images)
‘Salah remains an excellent player and will score goals in the future. When you are in there scenting goals sometimes this happens.
‘Sergio has scored a lot of goals but there were periods when he didn’t score goals.
‘How many years has Sergio scored all those goals, eight or nine years? For Salah it was the first one so we will see in seven or eight years.’
The two favourites to win the Premier League this season meet at Anfield on Sunday in their first clash since last season’s Champions League quarter-final.
Both sides are still unbeaten so far this term and sit joint at the top of the table with 19 points after seven games.
Champions LeagueChelsea FCLiverpool FCManchester City FCMohamed SalahSergio Aguero
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