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Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the United States Constitution, sometimes referred to as the War Powers Clause, vests in the Congress the power to declare war, in the following wording:
[The Congress shall have Power...] To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
A number of wars have been declared under the United States Constitution, although there is some controversy as to the exact number, as the Constitution does not specify the form of such a declaration.
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History and usage
Five wars have been declared by Congress under their constitutional power to do so: the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, the Spanish–American War, World War I, and World War II.[1]
In a message to Congress on May 11, 1846, President James K. Polk announced that Texas was about to become a state. Consequentially, Mexico then threatened to invade Texas, upon which the President amassed troops in the area of Corpus Christi. Texas then became a state, and US troops moved into an area in which the new international boundary was disputed. Mexican troops moved into the same area, and the two forces clashed. The President then stated "after reiterated menaces, Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon the American soil. She has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced and that the two nations are now at war."[2] Some in Congress wondered if this were so, including Abraham Lincoln. He wrote in a letter to his law partner:
"Let me first state what I understand to be your position. It is, that if it shall become necessary, to repel invasion, the President may, without violation of the Constitution, cross the line and invade the territory of another country; and that whether such necessity exists in any given case, the President is to be the sole judge. ... But Allow the President to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you allow him to do so, whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such purpose—and allow him to make war at pleasure. … If, to-day, he should choose to say he thinks it necessary to invade Canada, to prevent the British from invading us, how could you stop him? You may say to him, 'I see no probability of the British invading us' but he will say to you 'be silent; I see it, if you don't.'
"The provision of the Constitution giving the war-making power to Congress, was dictated, as I understand it, by the following reasons. Kings had always been involving and impoverishing their people in wars, pretending generally, if not always, that the good of the people was the object. This our Convention understood to be the most oppressive of all Kingly oppressions; and they resolved to so frame the Constitution that no one man should hold the power of bringing this oppression upon us. But your view destroys the whole matter, and places our President where kings have always stood."[3][4]
Then-congress member Lincoln moved for a Resolution issuing the President interrogatories (questions) so that Congress could determine for itself the exact "spot" of the conflict and whether the Congress believed it to be inside the United States.[5]
Regardless, Congress did, by roll-call vote, declare war. House Roll Call Vote, Senate Roll Call Vote, Published Declaration of War, 1, Published Declaration of War, 2
If it was true that the war was ongoing, because the President had to repel a sudden attack, this was contemplated by the framers of the Constitution, in Philadelphia, during August of the summer of 1787, when the wording of the proposed Constitution was being finalized, the draft read that Congress could "make war." This was changed to "declare war" specifically in order to allow the President to defend the country from sudden attacks. "Mr. Madison and Mr. Gerry moved to insert "declare," striking out "make" war; leaving to the Executive the power to repel sudden attacks."[6] The President taking decisive action to defend the country does not relieve Congress of its responsibility, and Congress is obligated to vote on whether to declare and continue the war.
American Presidents often have not sought formal declarations of war, instead maintaining that they have the Constitutional authority, as commander in chief (Article Two, Section Two) to use the military for "police actions". According to historian Thomas Woods, "Ever since the Korean War, Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution — which refers to the president as the 'Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States' — has been interpreted to mean that the president may act with an essentially free hand in foreign affairs, or at the very least that he may send men into battle without consulting Congress."[7]
The Korean War was the first modern example of the U.S. being taken to war without a formal declaration,[8] and this has been repeated in every armed conflict since. Beginning with the Vietnam War, however, Congress has given other various forms of authorization to do so. Some debate continues as to the appropriateness of these, as well as the tendency of the Executive Branch to engage in the origination of such a push, its marketing, and even propagandizing or related activities to generate such support.
Thus in light of the speculation concerning the Gulf of Tonkin Incident and the possible abuse of the authorization that followed, in 1973 Congress passed the War Powers Resolution, which requires the President to obtain either a declaration of war or a resolution authorizing the use of force from Congress within 60 days of initiating hostilities with a full disclosure of facts in the process. Its constitutionality has never been settled, and some Presidents have criticized it as an unconstitutional encroachment upon the President. In 2007, University of Virginia professor Larry J. Sabato proposed a Constitutional amendment in his book A More Perfect Constitution that would settle the issue by spelling out the exact powers of each branch in the Constitution itself. One counter-argument is that the Constitution is a "living document" which has survived for over 200 years because not everything is "spelled out." In the area of the War Powers Clause, the flexibility provided by the requirement for a Congressional statute permitting war (a declaration of war) and Constitutional interpretation could be sufficient. The President could defend the country, but not—by himself—use the military offensively. This would not require a Constitutional amendment or a statute like the War Powers Resolution; it has been with us since 1787.
Some legal scholars maintain that offensive, non-police military actions, while a Quorum can still be convened (see Continuity of Government), taken without a formal Congressional declaration of war is unconstitutional since no amendment with two-thirds majority of states has changed the original intent to make the War Powers Resolution legally binding. However, the Supreme Court has never ruled directly on the matter and to date no counter-resolutions have come to a vote. In the absence of a determination by the US Supreme Court, the Separation of Powers produces a stalemate on this issue.
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^ "Congressional Power to Declare War". The people's Guide to the United States Constitution. The people's Guide to the United States Constitution. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
^ WETA last visited 1/22/2011
^ Abraham Lincoln: a Documentary Portrait Through His Speeches and Writings. Don E. Fehrenbacher, editor., Stanford University Press, Stanford. CA (1996)
^ Lincoln on Democracy, Mario M. Cuomo and Harold Holzer (Fordham University Press, 2004) pp. 36–37.
^ http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=mal&fileName=mal1/000/0007000/malpage.db&recNum=0 last visited 1/21/2011
^ 2 Farrand Records 317
^ Woods, Thomas (2005-07-07) Presidential War Powers, LewRockwell.com
^ "The Constitution & War: Congress Declares & President Wages". PonderPost. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
^ Fisher, Louis (April 10, 2008). "“War Powers for the 21st Century: The Constitutional Perspective”- Statement presented in appearance before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs" (PDF). Library of Congress. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
^ Max Rerrand, The Records of the Federal Convention of 1787 (rev. ed. 1937) at 318-219
Fisher, Louis (2004) Presidential War Power, 2d Rev. Edition. University Press of Kansas
Hendrickson, Ryan C. The Clinton Wars: Congress, the Constitution and War Powers. Vanderbilt University Press, 2002
Lawson, Gary, "Delegation and Original Meaning" (October 2, 2001). Virginia Law Review, Vol. 88, April 2002
Madison, James. Federalist No. 45, The Federalist Papers
Woods, Thomas. Presidential War Powers, LewRockwell.com
Yoo, John C., "War and the Constitutional Text" . University of Chicago Law Review, Vol. 69, No. 4, Fall 2002
2 Records of the Federal Convention of 1787, at 318-19 (Max Farrand ed. 1937).
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PHOTO: JASON A BLEECHER, JASONBLEECHER.COM
You don’t have to own a fleet of vehicles to realize it’s worth your while to plan routes efficiently, track fuel costs, and maximize marketing opportunities. Even pest management professionals (PMPs) who own just one vehicle can get the most out of their investments. “When you drive your vehicles all day long around the city, they become rolling billboards. It’s super important they stand out,” says Darren Gooch, owner of Zoellner Exterminating, Catoosa, Okla.
The company’s three full-size trucks and two Jeeps feature eye-catching designs that promote its services — and incorporate its phone number and website. “When I enter a parking lot in one of my vehicles, I look for a place to put my ‘billboard’ so it gets the most views,” he says. “Where I park my vehicles is a big deal to me.”
A PMP for 32 years, Darren started Zoellner Exterminating seven years ago with good friend Philip Zoellner. Darren and his wife, Dee, who serves as office manager, added graphics to the company’s vehicles at the onset. They know the strategy leads to additional business, because prospective customers who call are asked how they heard about the company. Often, the reply is, “I saw your Jeep.”
With nine company vehicles, Jeff King, president of The Pest Rangers in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., says people tell him all of the time “We see you everywhere!” The company’s name, phone number and web address are prominently displayed on each vehicle. The company mascot, an ant, is featured on the back — depicted as being behind bars in what looks like a paddy wagon.
Dee and Darren Gooch, owners of Zoellner Exterminating, Catoosa, Okla. PHOTO: JASON A BLEECHER, JASONBLEECHER.COM
Zoellner’s vehicle branding began when a friend who owned a sign business and created vinyl wraps wanted to help the Gooches get their business off to a good start. “We had just started our business; we had no customers,” Darren recalls. “My friend wrapped our first vehicle for us at no cost because he wanted to bless us with a gift to help us out.”
As the business grew, so did the branding creativity. Zoellner’s industrial steampunk design sets it apart from the competition.“We design the wraps with artists who know what we like and what stands out to us,” Darren says.
Dee notes that they quickly learned that wraps often last about three to five years, although it can be up to seven years in some cases. The products and processes have improved since their first vehicle was wrapped, she adds. Her advice for PMPs who want to explore vehicle wraps is to get about five quotes for the job because costs can vary widely. In addition, partial wraps are less expensive than wrapping entire vehicles. Only two-thirds of Zoellner Exterminating’s vehicles are wrapped.
Because vehicle wraps involve design elements, you must work with an artist who can create the look you want. Different artists will give you different ideas, Dee says. “I want the artist to give me their personal input,” she explains. “I want to come up with an idea, but then I want [the artist] to advance that idea and make me go, ‘Oh wow, that’s better than I thought.’”
Decals are another way to add flair to a company vehicle. Tucson-Ariz.-based Truly Nolen is known for its iconic vehicles. With one of the largest fleets in the pest management industry, Truly Nolen’s vehicles range from Volkswagen Beetles to stretch limousines. But wraps are not used because of the damage the harsh Arizona sun can cause. Instead, decals adorn the bright yellow vehicles, which are painted a custom color per company specifications.
The company’s distinct “mouse cars” have been on the road since 1961, says Mike Vialpando, Truly Nolen’s brand marketing strategist. He, too, considers them rolling billboards.
“It’s a good investment. If you would buy space on a billboard, you would spend $3,000 to $5,000 a month,” he says. “Our vehicles are strong marketing tools that stay consistent,” Vialpando adds. “You can see them in the neighborhoods when we service homes. They build interest, and that is the best way for a company to sell itself.”
Turning to technology
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With 993 vehicles in its fleet, Truly Nolen relies on routing with GPS technology that is integrated with its customer relationship management software. “That’s a lot of vehicles to keep track of,” says George Lawlor, the company’s director of IT. “Keeping the fleet in shape is as important as anything else.”
To meet the company’s needs, Lawlor oversees a development team that adds custom elements not included in the software. Routing and GPS programs have been a game changer for Truly Nolen because, for example, you might have a hunch that routes are more efficient and windshield time was reduced — but once you see that data, you “get” it, he explains. “It’s not only good for the customer, it’s good for the company,” he says.
Determining the efficiency of the routes is important, Lawlor says, because it shows whether Truly Nolen is servicing its customers as best it can and is taking care of its employees. “We don’t want technicians driving all over town,” he says. “We need to get them from where they start their day, to all their stops, and then back home efficiently.” Companies can use the technology as they grow, too. Routes for new territories can be easily planned and efficiencies maintained.
Atlanta, Ga.-based Inspect-All Services has 45 vehicles in its fleet. Vice President Joe Sheffield says routing software helps the company reduce fuel consumption because it reviews and monitors expenses. It also tracks vehicle history. For instance, the smaller, lighter vehicles the company uses have helped reduce fuel costs. Inspect-All technicians also lighten their loads by no longer carrying unnecessary chemicals and equipment, Sheffield says.
In addition, Inspect-All’s technicians use a standard gas card fleet system that tracks and monitors fuel costs and tendencies. The company does its part to encourage savings by rewarding good behavior. “We suggest our technicians use specific gas apps on their smartphones to track the cheapest prices in the area,” he says. “We also have a contest for the technician who finds the lowest price per gallon of gas for the quarter.”
Fuel receipts are required for each fill-up, and technicians are required to take a smartphone photo of the receipt and email it to the office for review. “When you know prices are $2.10 per gallon average, and a technician turns in a receipt for gas at $2.25 per gallon, we give a courtesy call reminding them that gas prices are important and we want to get the best prices possible at each fill up,” Sheffield says. “They will respect what you inspect.”
Each Inspect-All vehicle’s miles per gallon are monitored. Every Friday, all drivers are required to enter their mileage into the company’s fleet management app. Technicians with The Pest Rangers know there’s a fleet fuel card in every vehicle. They can go to any gas station, enter their employee ID number and their mileage. Every Monday, King receives a report that shows where they bought fuel, how many miles per gallon they are getting, and other data to help manage fuel costs.
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King is adamant every vehicle gets an oil change and tire rotation every 5,000 miles. As a result, some trucks can go 40,000 to 45,000 miles on their tires. “You cannot go to Mrs. Jones’ house and leak oil in her driveway. That’s bad for the company’s image, and that’s the only thing she will remember,” King says. “She won’t remember you helped her out, but every time she walks out on her driveway, she will see that oil stain and remember your company vehicle did it.”
For PMPs who do not use software to track their vehicle-related expenses, King advises diligently investigating their options. When looking at software, think bigger than where your company currently is and instead, consider where you want it to go. “It’s very stressful when you have a prospect on the line and you really want to service them, but you can’t because you know your software won’t be able to handle it,” he says.
Source: PCO Bookkeepers’ “2019 State of the Pest Control Industry and Operating Cost Study” PHOTO: ISTOCK.COM/TANAPHONG
GPS and routing tools help extend the life of vehicles because technicians are not driving an extra 50 miles several times a day, he points out, adding, “Add that up and that’s a lot of wear and tear, and expense. We’re able to reduce that by making sure we’re driving the most efficient routes we can.”
Monitoring drivers
Driving habits can conserve or waste fuel; however, GPS devices in each vehicle allow you to better manage them. For instance, seat belt use, hard braking, speeding and idling times are monitored, and corrective actions are taken when needed. Training technicians to drive defensively, not aggressively, helps too.
Truly Nolen’s GPS technology component keeps driver behavior in check with an audible warning designed to improve safety. “For the type of driving technicians might do without thinking — hard braking, accelerating, cornering — a noise goes off to remind them to relax,” Lawlor says.
Zoellner technicians are trained to keep in mind that “when they’re driving, our company name and phone number is on the vehicle,” Darren says. “So don’t ride people’s bumpers, or cut people off or speed.”
Dee notes that their GPS systems help track fuel costs for each vehicle. She also uses GPS to see drive times. When it appears technicians are spending too much time getting to service calls, she will work on scheduling and routing improvements. “Part of the cost of doing business is buying fuel,” Darren says. “It’s not something we have much control over, other than making sure we schedule jobs appropriately so we’re not driving back and forth across the city.”
Fighting fuel costs
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For Truly Nolen, efficient routing practices help reduce the likelihood of getting burned by fuel costs. “Remember, there was a time not that long ago, when fuel climbed to $3 per gallon,” Lawlor says. “We were almost losing any profit we made because fuel was so expensive.”
For Zoellner Exterminating, fuel costs currently are low, and that’s having a positive impact on the company’s bottom line. “We’re spending half of the money to fill our tanks compared to what we were spending just last year,” Darren says.
With the exception of the Jeeps and a Dodge Charger used primarily as a backup service vehicle, Zoellner Exterminating uses full-size trucks. Two are four-wheel-drive, which comes in handy when servicing Tulsa’s rural areas. For instance, dirt driveways on hills can be a challenge to access in rain, snow and ice. Four-wheel drive is what it takes to reach some customers. “A car would be more fuel-efficient; however, all of our technicians are cross-trained and have multiple pieces of equipment in their vehicles that are not typically convenient for a car,” Darren says.
King says he looks at fuel as a cost of doing business for The Pest Rangers. “Last year, gas was really high and we absorbed the cost,” King says. “Now this year, it’s a little low.” He revamped the company’s service agreements last year, adding a line where he could add a fuel surcharge to the bill, just in case prices spike like they did 10 years ago.
Starting from home
To help conserve fuel, many companies allow their PMPs to take their work vehicles home. The practice has long been debated, not only because of the potential liability, but because of how the IRS interprets it as a fringe benefit to the employee. Still, the advertising and convenience aspects are something to keep in mind.
For Inspect-All Services, which has only one corporate office and a large service radius around Atlanta, technicians drive them home at night. “We hire service people who live in the areas they will service,” Sheffield explains. “Our technicians drive their vehicles to and from home.”
King says that although some of The Pest Rangers technicians come to the office to pick up their vehicles, most drive them home after each workday. “The routes are centered on where they live,” he adds. “If a technician leaves from his house, his first stop is within a half-hour.”
Truly Nolen technicians also take their vehicles home. The distinct vehicles serve as eye-catching marketing tools. “Their own neighborhood or the neighborhoods they traverse are where we want to be anyway,” Lawlor says. “They’re a partner of ours in the company, and where they choose to live probably is an area we want to service.”
PHOTO: INSPECT-ALL SERVICES
Data don’t lie
GPS vehicle tracking also helps retain customers who complain that technicians didn’t perform jobs properly, or failed to show up for the service calls at all. Dee says she had a customer complain that the technician was on the job for only 10 minutes so he didn’t do a good job. But she had proof otherwise after checking GPS.
King says sometimes, customers say they were home all day, but claim the technician never showed up. “The GPS shows the vehicle was in front of the house for 10 minutes, and we know the tech knocked twice and called the office to ask what to do because the customer didn’t answer,” King says. “It’s helped in those situations, too.”
Companies that consider their vehicles “rolling billboards” typically have strict policies on how to keep them looking good.
For Inspect-All Services, quality assurance visits are conducted twice a month. They include vehicle inspections, which are part of an employee’s review process.
King says cleanliness is important, so technicians are authorized to go to any car wash. They each have a fleet fuel card and an American Express card. “I don’t care if the truck is muddy the day after the tech got a car wash, he gets it cleaned again,” King says. “Appearance is everything.”
from Pest Management Professional https://www.mypmp.net/2019/02/22/use-your-vehicles-to-help-drive-revenue/
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Survey: 27% of UK Residents Want to See Crypto in More Real-World Applications
27% of surveyed United Kingdom citizens hope to see cryptocurrencies in “real-world applications,» according to recent research by U.K.-based crypto exchange CEX.io, technology news outlet BTCManager reported on June 27.
CEX.io provided BTCManager the results of its recent survey focused on the level of adoption, application, and expectations of digital currencies in the U.K. The report — which was prepared in collaboration with London-based research firm qriously — highlights answers from 1,013 respondents.
Per the survey, 32% of respondents said that they would like the technology to be better integrated with «everyday technology» like payments apps and mobile storage, while 27% revealed they want to see crypto in “real-world applications such as credit card payments or sending money abroad.
When asked why they own crypto, 21% of respondents said that purchased some driven by curiosity, 18% reportedly liked trading, and 21% were waiting for prices to surge. 43% of those surveyed owned Bitcoin (BTC), which made the coin dominant among the 13% who said that they owned any cryptocurrency.
28% of those who did not hold any digital currency said they would purchase crypto if they had better understanding of it, 12% would if they knew how to store it securely, 11% would own crypto if they could buy real-world goods with it, and 7% would if it were easier to buy.
A survey by Moscow-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab introduced on June 17th revealed that 19% of people globally purchased cryptocurrency.
According to the report, 81% of global population have never purchased cryptocurrencies, while only 10% of respondents said they “fully understand how cryptocurrencies work.”
In May, Dubai-based financial consultancy firm deVere Group released a survey revealing that 68% of global high-net-worth individuals have already invested or are planning to invest in crypto by the end of 2022.
До этого Bitcoin ATMs Surpass 5,000 Worldwide as BTC Reaches New Highs
Далее Overstock’s tZero Launches Mobile Crypto App Touted as Hack-Resistant
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USNA PUBLICATIONS
USNA PUBLICATIONS Inc.
This company was organized in support of the project “USNA: The United States of North America”.
The concept began as a screenplay by David Longworth a poet, performer and writer, and Allen Stanleigh, another screenplay writer and film craft teacher, then adapted to novel format by Harry Kalensky, writer, actor and bass player. These three Vancouverites made up a team called the Reel Write Brothers. Dave Casey a freelance illustrator and designer living in Brooklyn U.S.A. did the artwork.
Subsequent to the first novel a trilogy, called USNA II, was developed. Francine Delgado, also of Vancouver and a senior designer at Nerd Corps Entertainment was added to the team as an illustrator.
The setting for this futuristic story occurs in an amalgamated Canada and U.S.A. united as the result of economic pressures and political intrigue. The union is led to discontent and rebellion.
The adventures in the first novel are organized as a road narrative. Carol Wheeler a high ranking official and her teenage son Carter begin a journey from Toronto to her sister in Calgary after the unanswered (to her) death of her older son Daniel. Along the way, her car is apparently hijacked by a rebel fugitive Jean Claude Boisvert. Over time she learns more about the rebels (that her older son was one), their cause and that they are really trying to protect her from the USNA establishment. Her initial scepticism about the validity of their cause provides the vehicle by which the authors can voice presumably their own opinions about the natures of Canada and the U.S. She meets the prominent rebel Emmet O’Brien and becomes aware of the arch villain Conrad who leads the USNA security forces against the rebels. There is a series of adventures along the road until in Calgary the climax of the story occurs.
BOOK GRAPHIC:
Front & Back: Illus., Dave Casey. USNA: The United States of North America. USNA Publications Inc., 2012.
Novel:
USNA: The United States of North America. Co-writ., David Longworth, Harry Kalensky & Allen Stanleigh. Illus., Dave Casey. USNA Publications Inc., 2012.
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Joshua Seward of Boston, Massachusetts. A fine wall timepiece or banjo clock.
This outstanding example is in wonderful original condition. The case is constructed in mahogany and appears to retain it’s original finish that has been lovingly maintained. A turned wooden finial in the form of an acorn surmounts the case. This finial retains its original gilding. The half rounded mahogany frames are fitted with glass panels or tablets. These are paint decorated from the back and are in outstanding condition. The lower tablet is titled, “A Calm.” The scene depicts a large body of water, possible after a storm. The water is mirror flat. Several boats are depicted amongst various items of debris. The sky is colored in shades of pink. This is a very interesting subject matter. The border and coloring is somewhat traditional for the form. The side arms and bezel are cast in brass. The bezel is fitted with glass and is hinged on the right. It opens to access the painted iron dial.
This dial is signed in script by the Maker, “Seward.” This signature is in excellent original condition and can be clearly viewed from across the room. The time ring is marked out in Roman numerals. Behind the dial, is a brass weight driven movement.
This movement is designed to run eight days on a full wind and is powered by the original cast iron weight. It is key wound. The gearing in the time train is nicely formed. The escapement is a recoil format. The pendulum features a brass faced bob.
This clock measures approximately 33 inches long and was made circa 1835.
For more information regarding Joshua Seward and wall timepieces, please read Paul J. Foley’s book, “Willard’s Patent Time Pieces.”
About Joshua Seward of Boston, Massachusetts.
Joshua Seward was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on May 5, 1809 and died in Woburn, Massachusetts on July 21, 1885. Current research suggests that he was most likely an apprentice of John Sawin. Sawin was a prolific Boston clockmaker. In 1832, Seward formed a partnership with Alva Skinner under the firm name Skinner & Seward. In May of 1833, Seward advertised working alone. He was then located at 63 Congress Street. By 1836, it appears he gave up clockmaking to operate the livery stable at the Boylston Estate on School Street in Boston. In 1840 through 1842, he lived in Charlestown.
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Motorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois. After having lost $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009, the company was divided into two independent public companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4, 2011. Motorola Solutions is generally considered to be the direct successor to Motorola, Inc., as the reorganization was structured with Motorola Mobility being spun off.
Motorola designed and sold wireless network infrastructure equipment such as cellular transmission base stations and signal amplifiers. Motorola's home and broadcast network products included set-top boxes, digital video recorders, and network equipment used to enable video broadcasting, computer telephony, and high-definition television. Its business and government customers consisted mainly of wireless voice and broadband systems (used to build private networks), and, public safety communications systems like Astro and Dimetra. These businesses (except for set-top boxes and cable modems) are now part of Motorola Solutions.
Motorola's wireless telephone handset division was a pioneer in cellular telephones. Also known as the Personal Communication Sector (PCS) prior to 2004, it pioneered the "flip phone" with the MicroTAC – and, the "clam phone" with the StarTAC – in the mid-1990s. It had staged an enormously successful resurgence by the mid-2000s with the RAZR; but, lost significant market share in the second half of that decade. Lately, it has focused on smartphones using Google's open-source Android mobile operating system. The first phone to use the newest version of Google's open source OS, Android 2.0, was released on November 2, 2009 as the Motorola Droid (the GSM version launched a month later, in Europe, as the Motorola Milestone). The handset division, (along with cable set-top boxes and cable modems) has since then been spun off into the independent Motorola Mobility. On May 22, 2012, Google CEO Larry Page announced that Google closed on its deal to acquire Motorola Mobility.
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Top rock songs of 2014
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TV On The Radio Happy Idiot Happy Idiot. 2014 Top Rock Songs of 2014 Pink Floyd - Louder Than Words Foo Fighters - Something From Nothing U2 - The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone) Tove Lo - Habits (Stay High) Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - U Get Me High Coldplay - A Sky Full of Stars Bastille - Pompeii Fitz and the Tantrums - The Walker Slipknot - The Devil and I Bob Seger - Hey Gypsy 2014 Top Pop Hits Ariana Grande had the most top tens in 2014, with four, while Pharrell Willams's single "Happy" became the longest-running number one song in the U. Posted on January 27, 2014 by. Last year, we rounded up the worst rock songs to ever hit No. Sting’s ‘My Songs’ Tour consists of a rollicking, dynamic show featuring his most beloved songs spanning the 18-time Grammy Award winner’s prolific career with The Police and as a solo artist. A song is an artist's elevator pitch, and in keeping with that, [Children in Need 2014] written by Avicii (as Tim Bergling), Aloe Blacc & Mike Einziger Halfway through 2014, there’s already an embarrassment of riches in the realm of music — from blockbuster pop singles to epic indie ballads, ace songs from artists both new and established Nicki Minaj used a sample of Sir Mix-a-Lot’s “Baby Got Back” – probably the most lauded song about booty in rap history – to craft a hit that dominated radio in 2014. 2014 Top Rock Songs of 2014 Pink Floyd - Louder Than Words Foo Fighters - Something From Nothing U2 - The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone) Tove Lo - Habits (Stay High) Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - U Get Me High Coldplay - A Sky Full of Stars Bastille - Pompeii Fitz and the Tantrums - The Walker Slipknot - The Devil and I Bob Seger - Hey Gypsy 2014 Top Pop Hits 2014 Every November Q104. Download this most-excellent playlist and get swole with the best workout songs of 2014! I took the overall popularity of each of these songs that made both the Pop Top 30 and the Rock Top 30 and combined them. It was one of the first country-rock songs that inspired bands like The Eagles. KISS Covers by Damn Wicked September 25, 2014; Rock Cover Songs by Damn Wicked September 8, 2014. The chart list of the best selling metal songs of 2019on iTunes is updated daily. Here are the 50 best tracks of the year. My list was selected to reflect the incredible variety of musical genres in which train songs have been written. What is it about duet songs that make them so appealing The Full List: See All Of NPR Music's Favorite Songs Of 2014 This year, we couldn't control ourselves. Would be more fair to credit the original artists!! Like Like MxPx-"The Darkest Places" <p> One of the most beloved pop-punk bands," The Darkest Places" is a sing-along punk rock jam for the kids who grew up on pop-punk before the 2000 trend. this year was eligible. February 1, "Shepherd of Fire", Avenged Hot Rock Songs is a record chart published by Billboard magazine. Here are the top 100 pregame pump-up songs of all-time: Like peanut butter and jelly go together on a sandwich, rock and rap go together on a pump-up song. The Eeries Cool Kid Cool Kid. To download to the top rock songs 2019 from iTunes you must have Apple's iTunes player installed on your system. iTunes Top 100 Rock Songs. Annual ranking of the most popular rock songs, based on radio airplay audience impressions as measured by Nielsen Music, sales data as compiled by Nielsen Music and streaming activity data from Top 50 Rock Songs of 2014. 3's Top 1043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time. , spending ten consecutive weeks in the countdown; and OneRepublic's "Counting Stars" and Meghan Trainor's "All About That Bass" became the longest top-ten singles of the year, spending twenty-five consecutive weeks in the tier. 16 Eminem feat. “Experimental” overlooks how comely these songs are, and while “lo-fi” fits, the production prowess is astounding. Un Jour Au Mauvais – Calogero ( 2014) One of the year's most ridiculously catchy songs. The only thing these songs have in common is that they were all released in 2014. From the first weekly rock chart anywhere, find the top rock songs for 2004 or find another year from 1980 to 2014. We don't upload Motown Medley From The History Of Rock And Soul, We just retail information from other sources & hyperlink to them. 38 Enrique Iglesias feat. Open your ears, and enjoy the company of two voices, very often singing as one, and always singing brilliantly. The Full List: See All Of NPR Music's Favorite Songs Of 2014 This year, we couldn't control ourselves. The most popular ‘love’ song is Love Hurts by Incubus. For this list, we're taking into account fan response, songwriting The following is a list of the top 15 most played Classic Rock Songs: So who defines the parameters of this seemingly genre-free category? It’s actually you – the listener. 12) AC/DC - BACK IN BLACK Emerging from an event so catastrophic that it would have destroyed lesser bands, AC/DC's highest placing song in this poll is the greatest tribute they could have paid to their former singer, Bon Scott - celebratory, wild and a killer riff that never gets old Merging the hypnotic guitar power of their early albums with the down-and-dirty roots-rock of their more recent efforts, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s “Beat the Devil’s Tattoo” is a slinky, slithering song with blood on its hands. These are the Best Rock Songs for Weddings to get people on the dance floor. 50 of The Best Acoustic Guitar Songs of all Time. The top 100 rock songs downloaded from the iTunes store. 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US Removes HIV as Bar to Visas
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HIV testing is no longer mandatory for visa application at the US Embassy, effective as of tomorrow January 4, 2009.
The requirement, which had been in effect since 1987, has been repealed. The US Embassy Consular Section in Addis Abeba is to contact visa applicants it turned down in the last year because they were HIV positive. It is going to call them to reapply for visas, according to a statement the US Embassy sent to Fortune on Thursday, December 31, 2009.
This came as a result of the decision by the US Department of Health and Human Services and the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that HIV testing will no longer be included in the medical exam required for US visa applicants.
"It is an initiative that the US Government has been working toward for more than a year," Alyson Grunder, public affairs officer at the US Embassy in Addis Abeba told Fortune.
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"There is now more accurate information available about the transmission of HIV and [it has been determined] that the immigrants with HIV do not pose any risk to public health," the statement reads. "HIV is preventable and is not spread through casual contact."
Therefore, the Department of Health and Human Services and CDC published the new ruling on November 2, 2009.
"I am so glad they came to realise this now, even though late," exclaimed Tadesse Aynalem, president of the Dawn of Hope Ethiopia Association. "I am so thankful to the US Government."
Dawn of Hope Ethiopia Association is one of the first few organisations set up to protect people with HIV from stigma and discrimination. Tadesse said that visa denial was a typical discrimination people with HIV had to endure.
Tedros Adhanom (PhD), minister of Health, shares Tadesse's view that the decision came late. He believes that this is a good start which could be an example for the 50 other countries with travel restrictions.
The change means that HIV status would not prevent a person from entering the US. Diversity Visa (DV) applicants and other immigrants who are HIV positive will, like any other applicant, be asked to prove that they do not need financial or medical assistance from the US Government.
"We think that people with HIV will not be asked for insurance or any other guarantee to get a visa," the President of Dawn of Hope said.
The US Embassy was not able to provide the statistics on the number of applicants who were refused a visa due to their HIV status because of the visa privacy laws.
"We used to lobby through our website that people with HIV should not be denied the right to be treated like other people," Negash Teklu, executive director of the Consortium for the Integration of Population, Health and Environment, said. "We used to appeal through our website for this change to come, and this is a success for us."
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DJ's Spotlight: An Interview with Bourbon House
Hello everyone DJ Dizzy here & this time around I've had the pleasure of talking to an indie band by the name of Bourbon House who had a lot to say about how they got started. I've also had the pleasure of checking out a few of their videos on You Tube so feel free to have a look & enjoy the interview!
t's a different story for both of us. In 1997, Jason was recruited into a party cover band after spending years in his dorm room teaching himself how to play guitar. He's been in several bands and wrote several originals in all of them. Lacey was a closet singer for most of her life and only started in a band when she met Jason. I guess you can say he pulled the voice out of her.
We have so many influences it's hard to point to only a few. You can definitely hear some Jimmy Page influence in Jason's writing style, but he really looked up to all of the guitar heroes and tried to learn something from them. He doesn't try to emulate anyone in particular . His style is groovy and little funky and little hard rock and a little bluesy, and it's his own. Lacey is inspired by powerhouse singers and singing along to Janis Joplin, Chris Cornell, Ann Wilson, and anyone else with genuine soul in their voices made her the vocalist she is today. She definitely picked up some tricks along the way, but her style is also her own.
We do this for a living. We hear people say music is life all the time, and it really is for us. We play as a duo almost every weekend with covers and originals and then we also play with our full original band. We're living the dream!
The easiest advice to give to aspiring musicians and also the most important is to keep at it. It seems obvious, but a lot of bands don't do it. We don't make excuses for ourselves and we don't look at setbacks as failures. Every year is better than the last. Every gig, even with our little acoustic duo, brings something good. You also need to set goals and work hard at it. Stay sober. Work with good people (your bandmates, your engineer, your producer, your agents and promoters) and realize when a musical relationship isn't beneficial to your career. If you want it to be a profession, make it one. Simply, just do it. And don't be afraid to seek out help and make new connections.
We're releasing an album this summer! That's pretty exciting for us because we already have an EP out and we've only starting writing just over a year ago. We have gigs around the Central Wisconsin area, but nothing big and exciting yet. However, we are planning a fall of 2018 tour and we will announce those dates on our social platforms and our website.
Here are our links:
Website: www.bourbonhouserocks.com
Facebook: www.Facebook.com/bourbonhouserocks
Twitter handle: @bourbonhouseduo
Instagram: bourbon.house
You can also follow and stream us on Spotify, iHeart Radio, Bandcamp, Soundcloud, iTunes, Amazon, YouTube, and basically anywhere else music is distributed.
So here's to you all for your success & I wish you nothing but good luck in the future. So until then be radically righteous & I'll catch you on the flipside!
Posted by Dizzy Storms at 11:50 AM No comments:
Thoughts of a DJ:The History of Rock n roll
Hey there one & all DJ Dizzy here & we're talking about how rock got started. Now for some that don't really know rock got started in the 1950s with such pioneers such as Chuck Berry & Little Richard to name a few as you'll see in parts 1 & 2 of these videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzylKK8huQc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tF2tSGvzxJwock
Rock n roll became a huge part of American culture way back when & at the time it was the music your parents rebelled against but soon would evolve into multiple genres such as soft, hard, metal, & punk then soon would then take on a newer form that of spoken word which would soon become rap & hip hop which came from rough neighborhoods & inner cities.
Gospel was also influenced by rock n roll which includes heavy instruments such as electric guitars as well as screams & shouts.(Though I don't really recommend doing that when singing.) But soon rock would continue to impact the American culture even up to the present. Some of its roots have been re imagined as pop & today more bands are more clean cut however there are still bands such as punk, hard, metal , & blues that still uphold their rock roots.
There was also jazz that incorporated soft rock undertones in some of their workings as well as classical which also includes some electric instruments in some of their music as well. A perfect example of that of the Tram Siberian Orchestra
Trans Siberian Orchestra- Sparks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D0t111WKFY
While today rock n roll has clearly expanded its still a staple all around the world such as different parts of Europe & more & continues to be a huge influence on the next generation of performers such as many rap, rock R&B artists & more. To this very day it still continues to be a huge influence by way of the blues & it continues to be an impact on not just American culture but so many cultures all around the world.
DJ's Spotlight an interview with Swirl the band
Hey there everyone DJ Dizzy here & I've had the pleasure of meeting up with a band by the name of Swirl & asked them some questions regarding their career feel free to take a look at some of their following links & enjoy.
How'd you get started in music?
I started out playing the violin actually! My father was very big on classical music so it was always on in the car during long drives to fishing spots in Alaska where Brian “Bam Bam” Jones (my brother and Swirl drummer) grew up. I was introduced to rock n roll through the music of KISS. Once I heard that band I knew what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.
Who are your main inspirations or influences?
Well clearly Ace and Paul for starters, but I really fell in love with the 80s Sunset Strip guitar sound and so my main influences are Jake E Lee (Ozzy/ Badlands), Warren DeMartini (RATT), George Lynch (Dokken/ Lynch Mob) and Carlos Cavazo (Quiet Riot).
How would you say music has impacted your life?
The impact is nearly immeasurable! I have traveled the United States and even been to Japan just by playing guitar in Swirl. I have been blessed to make life long friends both in and out of the music business. It is the last thing I think about before I go to sleep and the very first thing I think about when I wake up every day! Nothing has moved me spiritually, emotionally nor challenged me mentally nearly as much. I can honestly say that the rest of the members of Swirl (bassist Shane Carlson and singer Alfred Ramirez) feel very much the same way.
What advice would you offer aspiring performers?
I don`t know that I am qualified to “give advice” because in the overall scheme of things in this industry what have I really accomplished? Perception is everything. You may say that I have “made it”, but that is very much up for debate in my eyes. I am fond of saying I am a lot more “rock” than “star”, however, I am willing to share my knowledge and the stories of my mistakes. If something I say helps someone else achieve their goals I am happy to do my part.
Any new gigs or works in the future?
Swirl is doing a series of live dates in Southern California before we start “The Lift Tour 2018”. We know we will be on tour in the United States and Canada this summer. So far we already have a tour offer for the UK set up for the fall and are in discussions with several other countries where Swirl is gaining fans through either the release of “The Lift” in 2018 or the ‘Ditch Day’ movie (2017) which features 3 songs from our ‘SWIRL’ EP. The movie alone is out in Germany, Brazil, Korea, France, the UK and USA.
SWIRL "Rise Up" Video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_RhbgL5Cv0&t=11s
“The Lift” has reached #1 in the Midwest (North America), #4 Banks Radio (Australia) and #13 in Scotland for starters so we expect to spend the majority of the rest of 2018 through 2019 on the road. We will continue to record and release new music during that time as well.
"The Lift" Lyric video- https://youtu.be/xaBMGg0ACYo
Too keep up on all things Swirl please follow us on social media.
SWIRL website- http://www.swirltheband.com/
SWIRL Twitter- https://twitter.com/Swirltheband
SWIRL Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/swirltheband
SWIRL Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/swirltheband/
SWIRL YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/swirlgtr
SO here's to all of you & I wish you nothing but luck. So until then be radically righteous & I'll catch you on the flipside!
Posted by Dizzy Storms at 9:43 AM No comments:
DJ's Spotlight: Kittenhead LA
Hey there everyone DJ Dizzy here & I'm shining the spotlight on a band by the name of Kitten head LA who are a punk rock band who hail from California.
Kittenhead was started in May 2012 and is based in California.
After a summer of song writing, Kittenhead played its first live shows in September 2012 in the Pacific Northwest, with a headlining slot at the Comet in Seattle. Since then, the band has played all of the major cities on the West Coast, with fans requesting to return to flowing from every show.
Kittenhead has played several West Coast Roller Derbies including the Sugartown Roller Derby, Viva Roller Derby and San Diego Derby Dolls halftime shows, where high energy was an understatement.
In the Fall of 2012 Kittenhead recorded their 1st EP “Derby Girl” which garnered much acclaim and radio play for the title track. “Derby Girl” is currently the skate out music for Roller Derby Leagues around the world from the UK to Australia and across North and South America.
As a follow up to their successful EP, Kittenhead recorded “We’re Here” a full length CD with Paul Roessler of Kitten Robot Studios. The 1st single “Tinman” is a social statement about the violence in our society and has been played on college radio from New Zealand to the US. It was the Featured song of the month in January of 2015 at the University of Limerick Ireland as well as the CD being featured at the University of Turku, Finland in December of 2014. Currently the single “#9” is being played on The World Famous KROQ, by Rodney on the Roq, Mayor of the Sunset Strip and tastemaker par excellent.
Highly entertaining live shows led to Kittenhead receiving rave reviews from TheLosAngelesBeat.com, Reno Tonight Magazine, as well as airplay on various Internet radio stations across the country, including Stench Radio, GFsix, and BostonRockRadio, just to name a few. The band has played benefit shows for cancer survivors, college scholarships, and animal rights organizations. Kittenhead is committed creating a better society and loves to give their time and energy to such causes that support that end.
Their music can be found on their channel via youtube
https://www.youtube.com/user/KittenheadLA
So I recommend that you all check them out & I hope you enjoy their music, So here's to you Kittenhead LA & I wish you all nothing but luck in the future. So until then be radically righteous & I'll catch you on the flipside!
DJ's Spotlight: An Interview with Jayhan
Hello everyone DJ Dizzy here I had the chance to sit down with indie musician Jayhan.
1. How'd you get started in music?
Well, that's a tough one... So bear with me as I explain the process of getting step by step involved in music production.
I honestly believe that for me, the earliest music-related memory that I have of my childhood is when my family and I had gone to a church event. I think I was about 8 years old. I don't really remember what we were celebrating, but I remember being up on stage with my parents, and I was suddenly handed a mic and was asked to sing something. For some reason, I thought it was a great idea to sing a Japanese song... about ramen from a commercial I had seen on TV. I didn't even know the lyrics - I think I made up some of them as I sang to the crowd - but I focused a lot on the melody instead of the words. There was something magical about that moment; the combination of the reverb in my voice, holding a mic and being up on that stage, being able to see all these heads until the far end of the room, witnessing the "oohs" and "ahhs" in people's face as they looked at me in wonder... I felt not only empowered, but also sensed that I loved singing and seeing people react to my voice.
I didn't know it back then, but that was the starting point of my passion as a vocalist. Because since then, whenever there was an opportunity to sing in front of people, I took it.
I participated in choirs throughout my school years and as my passion for music grew, I took up flute lessons at the age of nine. Something about the tune and its mystifying sound attracted me to it. And so, I honed my skills as a flutist while learning some basic music theory for the next 15 years to come.
At the age of 13, I discovered that I had the possibility of taking singing lessons, and so I did for five years until I had to stop due to financial reasons (I had to stop flute lessons years later, too). I think I was quite torn about stopping, but I didn't have a choice. That and the fact that I wasn't in a band or a choir or even an ensemble anymore made it difficult for me to find opportunities to just.. let it out, you know?
And while searching for an outlet, I came across YouTube. I started singing lead vocals to karaoke tracks with a small, low-quality condenser microphone (the most recommended type of mic for any studio recording) and sometimes adding some flute in the background. People liked the covers I was making, so I kept doing that for a good couple of years. After a while, I began to arrange my own tracks through a music production software that not only allowed audio recordings, but also MIDI recordings with virtual instruments. I looked up chords to songs and got creating. I even started writing songs based off of the things I grew up with and the things I love: SWAT Kats, Voltron, Trollhunters and more!
And as I started getting really creative, bit by bit, I built a home recording studio throughout the years and then included the filming production in my career as a music video producer on YouTube.
So as you can see, it may have begun as the 8-year-old me being so inspired after performing for the first time on stage, but it takes years, even a lifetime just "to get started". The cool thing is that I discovered through YouTube that I could sing as much as I want, play flute and write songs as much as I want, and that there was nothing that could stop me.
2. Who are your biggest influences & inspirations?
Here's something I'm a bit ashamed to admit: I wasn't as music savvy as the other kids in class, who turned on the radio and listened to whatever pop music was playing at the station, or who listened to the albums their parents once owned. I may occasionally buy a music album at the store or learn some oldies during a music lesson at school, but for me, I grew up on the opening and ending themes of cartoons, anime and tv series, and I would listen on repeat to the soundtracks of the video games I played. The biggest influence, in this case, came from the Sonic games: I still remember the awe I felt when watching the opening sequence to Sonic Adventure, and the epicness that was the final boss battle against that space lizard in Sonic Adventure 2, with the intense rock and orchestral music playing in the background. Sonic games have been, for better or worse, the biggest influence in terms of music, composition and songwriting.
But I will say that while there may have been many vocalists who have inspired me, from Celine Dion to Amy Lee from Evanescence, from Stan Bush to Chester Bennington from Linkin Park, even Michael Jackson at some point, the people who know me will tell you immediately that Johnny Gioeli from Crush 40 was and still is my vocal idol. Throughout my years as a musician, singer and songwriter, I developped a fondness of rock vocals because they exhibited that power and energy that I love hearing and seeing in rock music. Johnny is, in my opinion, one of the best rock vocalists out there, not only because of his insane vocal skills, but because he has this incredible stage presence: he interacts with the crowd, with the musicians... He's having fun while being so invested in his passion! THAT is what I aim to be, a performer who engages with her audience, but who never loses sight of her love for music!
3. Any advice to any up & coming performers?
My biggest advice? Be original and creative! In my experience as a singer, songwriter and music producer, I discovered that people reached out to me when I created something out of the ordinary: for example, I had created a mash-up between the Nostalgia Critic theme and the Gravity Falls theme, which was one of the reasons why Doug Walker, Nostalgia Critic himself, hired me later on as Nostalgia-ween composer.
Next advice? Whether you are a singer, a guitarist or a DJ... Discipline yourself and get yourself out there if you plan on taking your passion further. Practice your instruments and write, arrange and remix music every day, explore your skills, look up tutorials on YouTube if you have doubts! The internet has made it easier for anyone to become a producer and to upload their works for everyone to see and hear.
Join online music groups – musicians with common interests – and get collaborating!
If you have the chance to perform live in front of an audience, even in a place as small as a bathroom, do it!
Choirs, bands, ensembles? Join them! With everything you do, you get experience, you become more familiar with the many aspects in the world of music making.
You get BETTER.
And once you launch yourself in your own music production – a project you wish to pursue – you’ll learn that everything you’ve learned, the skills you’ve acquired and the areas you’ve improved – the whole experience will be your asset in the future.
4. Any new stuff or gigs in the works?
I'm glad you asked! I'm happy to announce that I'm releasing my next album, "Dedication, Vol. 2" pretty soon, which will include covers and original songs alike (just like my first album, "Dedication, Vol. 1, which is available on Google Play, iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and more)!
I also plan on creating more music video covers regularly, since they have been quite on demand and I've recently acquired a new set of lights. That will make the video production side of things all the more exciting!
So with that I wish you nothing but the best Jayhan in your music so until then be radically righteous & I'll catch you on the flipside!
DJ's Spotlight: An interview with Discpiles of Babylon
Hey there guys DJ Dizzy Storms here & I just recently did an interview with an upcoming band called the Disciples of Babylon who took the time to answer some questions though it took a little time
Chris Toeller (drums): Both of my parents are musicians, so I grew up surrounded by music making it inevitable that I would also get bitten by the music ‘bug’ at some point, so to speak. My Mom plays the oboe, and my Dad is also a drummer. Both have been playing professionally most of their lives.
Ramon Blanco (guitar): At 8 years old, I studied classical guitar and quit after 6 months, I wanted to play soccer and l came back to guitar when I was 13 years old I just wanted to play rock and roll on my father's nylon stringed guitar.
Gui Bodi (bass): I tried piano when I was really young, like 6 or 7 years long, but I couldn't keep up with the practice routine, all I wanted to do was play soccer. Later on, when I was 15 years old, I started listening to AC/DC, Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin, and that was it for me, I knew then that that's what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. A little while after that I picked up the bass, and the rest is history!
Eric Knight (vocals): I started doing talent shows and plays when I was very young and just got hooked from there. My parents played a lot of music around the house. I was exposed to various musical genres. My father was a rhythm guitar player for several bands growing up and my mom has a fantastic voice only she’s deftly shy. So I pretty much grew up consumed by music.
Who are your inspirations?
Chris Toeller (drums): There are too many people for me to name that have in some way inspired me musically, but some of the bands that I grew up listening to include Taking Back Sunday, Underoath, Thrice, The Starting Line, and The Used. I would say that the drummers for all of those groups have played a role in my development as a drummer.
Ramon Blanco (guitar): My bandmates they inspire me every day.
Gui Bodi (bass): I draw inspiration from many different people, places and things, particularly what has an impact on me, directly or not, good or bad. Most recently, gun violence is something that's been on my mind a lot, I fear for the safety of kids at school and feel the need to talk about it, especially now that I have a nephew and soon he will be going to school. I see music, in this particular case, as a very powerful vehicle of information and education.
Regarding people, Paul McCartney (The Beatles) is my forever inspiration, but I've been hooked up on Joe Dart (Bassist for Vulfpeck), Myles Kennedy (Vocalist/Guitarist for Alter Bridge), Mike Inez (Bassist for Alice In Chains) and Mike Kerr (Bassist/Singer for Royal Blood).
Eric Knight (vocals): I think I’m influenced by everything around me and music is a huge part of that. Musically speaking there are just too many to mention.
Chris Toeller (drums): I think that music is one of the few things that can almost instantaneously give me a sense of purpose or even give life meaning when I’m feeling like it doesn’t have any. It has a very profound healing effect. It has kept me going through my entire life and has allowed me to persevere through times when I’ve felt like giving up.
Ramon Blanco (guitar): Music is my life, without music I would be very sad.
Gui Bodi (bass): Well, it impacted me so much that it became my life! I gave up on previous careers to dedicate myself to music exclusively, and I'm happy to report no regrets so far!
Eric Knight (vocals): Music is my religion, music is life! That pretty much sums up music for me in a nutshell.
What advice can you offer any up & coming bands or performers?
Chris Toeller (drums): Just keep working on doing what you do better. Don’t try to conform to someone else’s idea of what you should be doing because it won’t have the same level of integrity. Eventually, people will come to recognize the honesty in what it is you’re doing and appreciate it.
Gui Bodi (bass): Don’t play/work for free!!! (Unless you choose to do so)
Sometimes we musicians find ourselves in a relationship with bands and artists that won’t benefit our careers nor take us anywhere (but it will give you a lot of exposure! Yeah, right...), and for some reason we allow other people to dictate what we should be doing regarding the direction we want to go, either because you’re friends with everybody in the band or because you simply like the music you play a lot. I’m not saying those things are bad, like I said before, if you choose to play with your friends and just have a good time it’s great, but do it because you chose to do so. If at any point that’s not enough for you, have the strength to move on and pursue your dreams and goals, and believe me, those usually include getting paid for your art and your hard work like every other profession.
Eric Knight (vocals): It’s a job like any other job. You have to go out everyday and grind it out and hustle! It will not be handed to you, you must work incredibly hard to get noticed and even then there aren’t any guarantees. Just get out there and do it!
Any new stuff lined up?
Chris Toeller (drums): Right now, we have two new music videos in the works for a couple of the tracks off of our latest record, “The Rise and Fall of Babylon.” Aside from that, we’ve already begun write some new material for future releases.
Gui Bodi (bass): We have a few tour dates lined up and a couple of music videos in the making, stay tuned on our social media and/or our website, you can find our most recent news about shows and projects there!
Eric Knight (vocals): Lots of surprises, stay tuned!
Disciples of Babylon is a hard rock band that I highly recommend so I just want to wish them nothing but good luck & thank them for the interview. So until then be radically righteous & I'll catch you on the flipside!
Dizzy Storms
I'm a half blind hard rocking DJ in training whose always looking for a thrill & defying description but other than that I'm just out to learn new things & have some fun
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40 Day Regulatory Deadline to Deny Liability Insurance Coverage Is Poorly Enforced
2 Practice Pointer
3 Regulatory Duty to Accept or Deny Coverage Within 40 Days
4 Failure to Deny Coverage Usually Waives Defenses[3]
5 Duty to Investigate Before Denying a Claim
6 A Liability Insurer Must Fulfill Its Duty to Defend Immediately
7 A Liability Insurer Has a Duty to Promptly Explain Its Coverage Denial
8 Estoppel, Waiver, and Forfeiture
9 Inconsistent Judicial Enforcement
When a policyholder tells a liability insurance company that an injured plaintiff claims damages, technically the policyholder makes two claims: 1) a third party claim by the injured plaintiff for damages; and 2) a first party claim by the policyholder for defense and indemnification for the plaintiff’s claim. California law variously requires that an insurer deny a claim “immediately,” “promptly,” and within 40 days. However, some courts have permitted insurers to deny coverage up to two years after accepting the defense and on the eve of trial. As a result, many litigants are confused about California law regarding when a liability insurer must reserve its rights.
Nothing in the cases that allow a liability insurer to assert a late reservation rights suggests that the courts were aware of insurance regulations requiring an “immediate” reservation of rights nor did these courts discuss whether the insurer had fulfilled its duty to investigate a claim promptly.
Practice Pointer
Policyholders seeking to secure insurance coverage should promptly reject a liability insurer’s late assertion of a reservation of rights as untimely, inadequate, and unlawful, and not acquiesce meekly to whatever position the insurer takes. The discrepancy between the statutory and regulatory requirement that reservations of rights be asserted promptly and poor judicial enforcement may be the result of poor lawyering. Counsel representing policyholders should cite the legislative requirements to courts when seeking to limit the scope of a reservation of rights. One recent case found that a “cut and paste” reservation of rights was ineffective because it failed to adequately advise its policyholder of the basis upon which coverage might be denied.[1]
Regulatory Duty to Accept or Deny Coverage Within 40 Days
California insurance regulations provide that “every insurer shall immediately, but in no event more than forty (40) calendar days later, accept or deny the claim, in whole or in part. [It] shall do so in writing and shall provide to the claimant [plaintiff or policyholder] a statement listing all bases for such rejection or denial and the factual and legal bases for each reason given for such rejection or denial which is then within the insurer’s knowledge [and] provide an explanation of the application of the provision, condition or exclusion to the claim [being denied].”[2]
Failure to Deny Coverage Usually Waives Defenses[3]
“[I]f a liability insurer, with knowledge of a ground of noncoverage assumes and conducts the defense without [a] reservation of rights, it is thereafter precluded from setting up such ground of noncoverage. [T]he insurer’s unconditional defense constitutes a waiver and an estoppel.”[4] This rule emphasizes two elements: (1) knowledge of grounds to deny coverage; and (2) defending without a reservation. A purpose of a reservation of rights is to empower the policyholder to takes steps to protect herself from the insurer.[5] Late notice of a reservation of rights undermines this purpose.
Duty to Investigate Before Denying a Claim
A liability insurer has a duty to investigate a claim before denying it.[6] “Application of the waiver rule to disputes over whether coverage exists is designed as an incentive to compel an insurance company to fulfill its duty to thoroughly investigate a claim before denying coverage.”[7] An insurer that fails to conduct a timely and thorough investigation may be charged with the knowledge it would have discovered had it investigated properly. “Every person who has actual notice of circumstances sufficient to put a prudent man upon inquiry as to a particular fact, has constructive notice of the fact itself in all cases in which, by prosecuting such inquiry, he might have learned such fact”[8] “If a ground for asserting lack of coverage under an insurance policy could have been discovered by the insurer through reasonable investigation, that ground is waived if the insurer fails to state it at the time a request for coverage is tendered by the insured; consequently, the insurer may not belatedly raise that ground if the reason upon which the insurer initially denied coverage is found to have no merit or if the insurer did not deny coverage at the outset.”[9]
A Liability Insurer Must Fulfill Its Duty to Defend Immediately
A liability insurer must defend “immediately.” “To defend meaningfully, the insurer must defend immediately. To defend immediately, it must defend.”[10]
A Liability Insurer Has a Duty to Promptly Explain Its Coverage Denial
An insurance statute prohibits and insurer from knowingly failing to acknowledge and act reasonably promptly upon communications, failing to adopt and implement reasonable standards for the prompt investigation of claims arising, failing to affirm or deny coverage within a reasonable time, not attempting to effectuate prompt, fair, and equitable settlements, failing to inform of the coverage under which payment has been made, failing to settle claims promptly, and failing to provide promptly a reasonable explanation in relation to the facts or applicable law, for the denial of a claim.[11]
Estoppel, Waiver, and Forfeiture
A liability insurer may lose the rights otherwise available to it by one of three separate legal standards: (1) when the insurer voluntarily relinquishes a known right (waiver); (2) when the policyholder detrimentally relies on a reasonable belief that the insurer would provide coverage (estoppel); and (3) when the courts prohibit an insurer from asserting a right as a matter of public policy (forfeiture).[12] Reported California opinions have limited an insurer’s reservation of rights on the basis of waiver and estoppel, but none have enforced a forfeiture.
Waiver and estoppel must be plead.[13] “Waiver refers to the act, or the consequences of the act, of one side. Waiver is the intentional relinquishment of a known right after full knowledge of the facts and depends upon the intention of one party only. Waiver does not require any act or conduct by the other party. Thus, [t]he pivotal issue in a claim of waiver is the intention of the party who allegedly relinquished the known legal right. [E]stoppel is applicable where the conduct of one side has induced the other to take such a position that it would be injured if the first should be permitted to repudiate its acts.”[14]
Waiver rarely creates a viable basis to defeat a reservation of rights. “In virtually every case discussing the waiver issue, the courts have found that there was no waiver if the insurer made a reservation of rights at any time, even if years after the defense was undertaken.”[15] “[T]he courts have repeatedly held that an insurer does not waive or relinquish any coverage defenses it fails to assert at the time of its acceptance of a tender of defense, even when it does not make any express and full reservation of rights for a substantial period of time after the defense has been accepted.”[16]
Inconsistent Judicial Enforcement
Notwithstanding that an insurer must defend “immediately”, must deny a claim within 40 days, and explain its denial “promptly”, several courts have allowed insurers to assert a reservation of rights after significant delays. In one case, the court found no waiver of the insurer’s right to deny coverage after a delay of 2 years before first asserting a reservation of rights.[17] In another case, the court found that an insurer did not waive coverage defense despite a nine-month delay in sending a reservation of rights letter after acceptance of defense.[18] In yet another, the court found that an insurer did not waive coverage defenses despite a fifteen-month delay in reserving its rights.[19] However, in one case, the court found that the insurer was estopped to deny coverage after a delay of 2 1/2 years, which was only three weeks before the trial. This court identified detriment to the policyholder because it had a right to independent counsel, who had no time to prepare for trial.[20]
[1] In Harleysville Group Insurance v. Heritage Communities, Inc. Opinion No. 27698 (S.C. Jan. 11, 2017), the court stated: “It is axiomatic that an insured must be provided sufficient information to understand the reasons the insurer believes the policy may not provide coverage. [G]eneric denials of coverage coupled with furnishing the insured with a verbatim recitation of all or most of the policy provisions (through a cut-and-paste method) is not sufficient. Although a reservation of rights may protect an insurers interests, it also is intended to benefit the policyholder by alerting the policyholder to the potential that coverage may be inapplicable for a loss; that conflicts may exist as between the policyholder and the insurer; and, that the policyholder should take steps necessary to protect its potentially uninsured interests. A reservation of rights letter must give fair notice to the insured that the insurer intends to assert defenses to coverage or to pursue a declaratory relief action at a later date. Thus, [t]he general rule precluding an insurer from raising new grounds contesting coverage in a subsequent action is justified in this context.” (citations, quotation marks, and ellipses omitted.)
[2] Code of Regs. § 2695.7(b) (ellipses omitted).
[3] See Insurer Silence May Concede Full Coverage, and Estoppel, Waiver, and Forfeiture.
[4] Miller v. Elite Ins. Co. (1980) 100 Cal.App.3d 739, 754 (ellipses omitted).
[5] “Through reservation, the insurer gives the insured an opportunity to take any steps that it may deem reasonable or necessary in response.” (Buss, supra, 16 Cal.4th at 61 fn.27 (ellipsis omitted).)
[6] See Duty to Investigate.
[7] Alta Cal. Regional Center v. Fremont Indemnity Co. (1994) 25 Cal.App.4th 455, 459 (Alta).
[8] Civ. Code § 19.
[9] Alta, supra, 25 Cal.App.4th at 459.
[10] Buss v. Superior Court (1997) 16 Cal.4th 35, 48 (Buss); Montrose Chemical Corp. v. Superior Court (1993) 6 Cal.4th 287, 295.
[11] Ins. Code § 790.03(h)(2-5,9,12,13).
[12] See, Estoppel, Waiver, and Forfeiture.
[13] The policyholder “cannot escape the consequences of failing to plead the affirmative defenses of waiver and estoppel. We conclude, therefore, that [the insurer] is not estopped from denying coverage.” (Insurance Co. of the West v. Haralambos Beverage Co. (1987) 195 Cal. App. 3d 1308, 1322 (ellipsis omitted).)
[14] Old Republic Ins. Co. v. FSR Brokerage (2000) 80 Cal. App. 4th 666, 678 (citations and quotation marks omitted).
[15] Garamendi v. Golden Eagle Ins. Co. (2003) 113 Cal App 4th 861, 889 (ellipses omitted.)
[16] Ringler Assocs. Inc. v. Maryland Cas. Co. (2000) 80 Cal.App.4th 1165, 1189 (Ringler).
[17] In Ringler, other insurers provided a defense and contributed to settle the claims. Maryland Casualty also agreed to defend and soon “commenced investigation of the claims, but when the adjuster sought specifics of the claims, the policyholder’s counsel “told the claims adjuster to ‘stop talking with’ the plaintiffs’ attorney about the nature and extent of the allegations in the case.” The court found that Maryland Casualty’s assertion of non-coverage was valid, and that when the insurer asserted late reservations of rights, “[n]either [the policyholder] nor its counsel objected to or contested this reservation of rights at that time.” (Id. at 1174.)
[18] In American Motorists Ins. Co. v. Allied-Sysco Food Services, Inc. (1993) 19 Cal.App.4th 1342, 1350 an insurer promptly agreed to defend under a reservation of rights under certain primary policies, but did not specifically reserve its rights under excess policies. The court rejected the policyholder’ “argument that [the insurer’s] failure to send a reservation-of- rights letter regarding the excess policies suggests it believed it owed [the policyholder] coverage . . . [The insurer’s] silence on this matter cannot be held against it”
[19] In National Union Fire Ins. Co. v. Siliconix, Inc. (N.D.Cal.1989) 726 F.Supp. 264, 270, the insurer indicated that it “was ‘investigating this claim under a reservation of rights’ and that it had some “coverage questions” about two months after accepting the defense, but it consented to an paid for the policyholder’s defense through independent counsel. However, the insurer did not “fully reserve” its right for 15 months. Despite the delay, the court found no intentional relinquishment of a known right to support waiver and no prejudice to policyholder, whose independent counsel knew of the coverage questions from a early date.
[20] Stonewall Ins. Co. v. City of Palos Verdes Estates (1996) 46 Cal.App.4th 1810, 1839.
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Home » Charity » Norwich businesses come together to raise £2,000 for charity
Norwich businesses come together to raise £2,000 for charity
3rd July, 2019
Local businesses in Norwich have raised over £2,000 for children’s charity Action for Children in a quiz held by recruiting experts, Hays.
The quiz was held at Norwich City Football Club on Thursday 20th June and saw 30 teams from local businesses attending. The winning team was property firm Targetfollow Group Ltd., with last year’s winners, veterinary service providers CVS Group plc., placing runners up. Other businesses that attended include R G Carter, Polar Manufacturing, Lotus Cars, Cornwall Insight, Price Bailey and Bernard Matthews.
A particular highlight of the night was the raffle, where participants had the chance to win prizes such as breakfast for two at The Ivy, clothing, sports and bungee jumping vouchers, a wine hamper, and a table for two at the Champions Gallery at Newmarket Racecourse. These prizes, among others, were donated by local businesses.
The funds raised through the event will be donated to Hays’ charity partner, Action for Children, and will go directly to an employability programme for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds struggling to get their foot on the work ladder. Hays have successfully raised over £220,000 for the charity over the two years of their partnership.
Helen Busfield, Recruitment Consultant at Hays in Norwich, who organised the event, said: “The night was a great success and we’re very proud to have raised such considerable funds for our partner charity, Action for Children. We would like to thank those who attended or donated a raffle prize, contributing to our fundraising efforts and making it an enjoyable evening for everyone involved. We look forward to hosting another event next year!”
Ermelinda Ceci, Senior Corporate Development Executive at Action for Children said: “A huge thank you to all of the businesses who supported last week’s quiz to raise vital funds for Action for Children. Our employability programmes that have been funded by Hays during our two-year partnership help some of the most disadvantaged young people in the UK to secure and maintain training and employment, transforming their future life chances. We hope everyone had a fantastic evening.”
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Home News Musanze: A tale of a city that epitomises Rwanda’s story
Musanze has fast become one of Rwanda’s most vibrant cities. Here, the ethos is, make money and enjoy life to the fullest!
This tourism city is abuzz with business activity. Arguably Rwanda’s second largest city, musanze operates twenty-four hours a day with people trying to make the most of its strategic location.
Located in the shadow of the imposing volcanic mountains, Muhabura and Sabyinyo, Musanze is an integral part of a region that’s breathtaking in so many aspects. The area is home to most of the last mountain gorillas on earth. The city is teeming with tourists, both local and international, as well as people en route to or from neighbouring countries.
Tourist spending helps make Musanze one of the wealthiest cities in the country. But Musanze also has a rich farming tradition making it one of the country’s breadbaskets. The soils here are particularly conducive for Irish potatoes and the district produces thousands of tonnes of potatoes.
Farmers in Musanze also grow sorghum and pyrethrum on a large scale. The district supplies foodstuff to Kigali and other parts of the country, while it also exports to mainly neighbouring DR Congo.
Over the last fifteen years or so, Musanze has not only been a magnet for tourists from around the world but investors as well. Hotels, nightspots and spas have sprung up at a very high rate, everyone keen to cash in on the growing numbers of holidaymakers. The corporate world too has not been left behind, with banks, telecom firms and insurance companies all setting up a footprint.
In many ways, Musanze epitomises Rwanda’s story.
You bump into tourists in almost every corner of this town. Silvia Streischer and Tonchi Cindric are from Stuttgart in Germany. They are having coffee at Hotel Muhabura. “I just love Rwanda,” says Cindric, who adds that he’s been coming here for the past ten years. “I love the nice weather of Ruhengeri (Musanze) and I love going to see the lakes up the hills, and I love that I do all this in the knowledge that I am completely safe”.
The 2017 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report ranked Rwanda ninth in the world in people’s safety and security.
To appreciate what this means one only needs to look back a little over 20 years ago when Musanze, or Rwanda for that matter, was one of the most dangerous places in the world. The country lost more than a million people in a state-orchestrated genocide in 1994 and it took several years to pacify the country, particularly Musanze (then Ruhengeri) and other northwestern parts of the country. The insurgency that followed the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi was caused by remnants of the defeated government forces and extremist militia groups that were bent on exterminating the Tutsi and overthrowing the RPF government that brought an end to the Genocide.
The insurgency was defeated in late 90s, paving the way for reconstruction, healing and development efforts, thereby giving the people of Rwanda a chance to turn a new page.
‘Friendly people’
Unlike Cindric, this was Silvia’s first time in Rwanda. ‘I was struck by how friendly people here are,” she says. “There is hospitality everywhere you turn, tidiness, clean roads.”
Ugandan tourists Sheila Nakibirige and Esther Sambuka are in the company of a Rwandan friend enjoying a late lunch at another spot. “We only came to see friends and relax and have a holiday here and I can tell you we will be back,” Nakibirige tells us, before her friend chips in: “There is just so much to enjoy here and it is the perfect place to come to.”
Alex Murera, the Director General of Goico.
Gorilla trekking tops the to-do list for most foreign tourists here. Tour operators work hand in hand with government agencies like Rwanda Development Board (RDB) to transport tourists to their destinations in Volcanoes National Park. The park is 125 square kilometers of pristine beauty and it’s rare for its lush vegetation, and its chief inhabitant – the silverback and his family (there are several gorilla families in the park).
A fully-grown male gorilla is about three times the size of an average man, but despite their intimidating size and appearance, they are calm, humbling creatures. For many a tourist gorilla trekking is the most memorable wildlife experience anyone can have.
Driving into town, one easily notices the change that’s going on. Even if you were last here only six months ago, you are amazed at how fast new buildings have sprung up and the new paved roads.
One building that will catch your attention is Goico (Gorilla Investment Company), an imposing complex in the heart of this densely populated urban setting. Goica sits on the site that used to host the district’s largest market. Today, it is a gleaming arcade, complete with shops, food courts, banks, telecom service centres and the like.
One of the investors behind this venture, Alex Murera, said Musanze’s first shopping arcade cost Rwf8 billion.
It was President Kagame that first floated the idea, said Murera, who now serves as the director-general of Goica.
It was during a meeting here, he recalled, that the President said ‘why don’t you come together, pool resources and build something bigger that will also be more profitable?’.
“At first, we were only 20 businessmen and women but soon we convinced others to come onboard and raised enough capital to convince our bank to provide the loan we needed (70 per cent of the total capital of Rwf8 billion),” he says from his office on the second floor of the complex.
Today, this modern shopping centre employs well over 3000 people.
Both residents and tourists hail the security organs over the peace and security that Musanze enjoys.
How has this come about? Superintendent of Police Aphrodis Gashumba, the District Police Commander of Musanze, attributes this to good collaboration between the security organs and the people.
“Policing involves cooperation with all the stakeholders; the local government, right from the grassroots leaders, community policing committees, youth volunteers (mostly under Community Policing Organization) and other players,” said Supt. Gashumba.
With all the stakeholders playing their part, we are able to combat crime effectively, he says.
“Of course, we still have a few problems, especially with domestic violence, kanyanga (illegally distilled and dangerous local gin), cannabis,” he says. “But even these crimes are kept at a minimum level.”
He added: “Other than that, anyone in Musanze, residents, visitors or tourists can all be guaranteed of security wherever they will be. Src:RNP
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Bottled and Sold
Our costly obsession with bottled water.
Jason ZaskySep 07, 2010
Every second of every day in the United States, a thousand people buy—and throw away—a plastic bottle of water. Major corporations like Nestlé, Coca-Cola, and PepsiCo have convinced us to pay a steep price for a commodity—and often the same water—we can get straight from the tap. Our collective attraction to bottled water comes with hidden costs too, many related to producing, transporting, and disposing of the plastic containers that hold that “Arctic” or “Glacier” water, which may very well come from New Jersey, Tennessee, or Texas.
In “Bottled & Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession With Bottled Water” (Island Press), Peter H. Gleick—President of the Pacific Institute and a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship for his work on water issues—explores the choices we make about water, and how these choices affect our future. In the following Failure Interview, Gleick—who gets his water from the tap, by the way—explains why so many people have turned to bottled water, and relates the consequences of bottling and selling our most basic necessity.
Is bottled water better or safer than tap water?
I think the assumption people make is that bottled water is better, because we pay a lot more for it than we pay for tap water. But I think that assumption is false. Our tap water, in general, is perfectly safe. Bottled water, in general, is perfectly safe. But in the course of writing “Bottled and Sold,” it became clear to me that tap water is better monitored and better regulated than bottled water, and that we don’t really know what’s in our bottled water. It’s not monitored well and it’s not reported to the public as transparently as tap water quality is. I think we should have better monitoring of both bottled water and tap water, but I don’t think we should assume that bottled water is better.
How much more expensive is bottled water than tap water?
Of course, every bottle is priced a little differently, but a rule of thumb is that it is one- to two- thousand times more expensive.
So why are so many people drinking it?
There are four reasons. One is that people are increasingly afraid of their tap water. Second, people sometimes don’t like the taste of their tap water. Third, water fountains are disappearing and it is increasingly convenient to find bottled water. Finally, we’ve been bombarded by very successful and aggressive advertising campaigns that convince us that bottled water will make us healthier, sexier, thinner, or more stylish.
If your tap water tastes lousy, what’s the best way to address the problem?
There are two issues. Some people think their tap water tastes bad, but it actually doesn’t. Blind taste test after blind taste test suggests that we can’t actually tell the difference between bottled water and tap water. On the other hand, sometimes tap water does taste bad. The long term answer is that our water agencies ought to provide good-tasting tap water. We have the technology to do that, and we ought to put in place systems to fix the taste. When people don’t like the taste of their tap water, it’s typically because there are too many minerals—too many salts. It’s easy to take some of that stuff out of tap water. That’s what some of the home filters do. I don’t think the home filters are a great idea, but if your tap water tastes bad the short-term solution might be a filter.
Why don’t you like home filters?
They are expensive and typically designed to filter things out—like lead—that aren’t’ usually found in our tap water. Another problem is that you have to replace them, or over time they can actually produce worse quality water than what comes out of the tap.
What information can one glean from the label on a bottle of water?
There are serious problems with bottled water labeling. We don’t get the kind of information that consumers deserve. If it says “spring water” then it is required by federal law to come from a spring or a groundwater aquifer that feeds a spring. If it doesn’t say “spring water,” consumers ought to assume that what they are getting is reprocessed tap water.
But there are other problems with labeling. I give some great examples in the book: “Arctic Spring” water that comes from Florida; or “Yosemite” brand water that comes from Los Angeles; “Everest” water that comes from [Corpus Christi] Texas. And not only is there a lot of misleading information on bottled water labels, there is a lot of important information that ought to be on labels but isn’t: the mineral content; where to get a water quality report; and where to complain about a problem.
Who regulates bottled water in the United States?
If it’s sold across state lines, it’s regulated by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) as a food product. Our tap water is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency as a public good. But if water is bottled and sold entirely within a single state, the FDA doesn’t have regulatory authority, and it’s often not regulated by anybody. Many states have no bottled water regulations at all.
What are some of the hidden costs of the bottled water industry?
In addition to the purely economic costs of buying bottled water at very high prices, there are costs that society and the environment have to endure. One of those is the vast number of plastic bottles that are made at a huge energy cost, and then thrown away. On average Americans buy and throw away 30 billion plastic bottles a year. About thirty percent of those get recycled. The rest end up in our landfills, our rivers, or along the sides of our roads. That’s a big environmental and social cost to all of us.
There’s also a cost to taking water from our rivers and streams and groundwater aquifers and bottling it. In some places with big bottling plants, we’ve seen local groundwater levels drop and wells dry up and streams disappear and wetlands suffer.
What’s your greatest concern about the proliferation of bottled water?
I worry that as we become more and more dependent on bottled water that we won’t do what it takes to maintain a high quality tap water system. We have a great tap water system in this country. I argue that it ought to be better and can be better. A good tap water system is one of the things that made this country great.
Does the Safe Water Drinking Act need to be updated?
Absolutely. One of the things that protects the quality of our tap water system is the Safe Water Drinking Act (SWDA), a federal law passed many decades ago that regulates the quality of our tap water system. It needs to be updated. There are things in our tap water that we could remove that we didn’t know were in our tap water or didn’t used to be in our tap water. The SWDA should require state-of-the-art technology for cleaning up our tap water and for fixing the taste. They are easy fixes, but they require Congress to bring the SWDA into the twenty-first century.
Do you have a favorite bottled water contamination story?
For the book I filed Freedom of Information Act requests to try and get information on incidences of contaminated bottled water. It turns out there have been lots of them, over a hundred examples that I was able to find of recalls of bottled water with contaminants such as mold, bacteria, and glass particles. Perhaps my favorite example is a bottler from Texas who reported crickets in their water, [albeit] many months after the water was sold.
Why isn’t water as big an issue in the public consciousness as climate change?
We take water for granted. We turn on our taps and there it is. But in developing countries that don’t have a good tap water system, water is a top priority for them. We’ve had good quality water for so many decades at an incredibly cheap price. We shouldn’t take tap water for granted and we should make sure our tap water system is as good as it can be and should be.
Could we improve our municipal water system for less than we spend on bottled water?
Absolutely. I argue quite strongly in the book that fixing our tap water system to make sure that it’s the best quality and produces good tasting water is far cheaper than relying on bottled water. The answer to our problems with our tap water system isn’t bottled water. A huge amount of money is spent on bottled water, which is ironic because people complain about the cost of their water bills. But we pay far less for water than we pay for electricity, cable TV, Internet or telephones. And it’s a far more important service.
Do you think we’ll ever see a backlash against bottled water?
I think we’re [already] seeing a backlash. As more and more people read about the problems with it and the true costs of bottled water they are beginning to move away from it. The public is becoming more aware of the issues, and that gives me hope for the future.
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Tuesday Evening Season - 3rd March, 2015
Wednesday, 4 March 2015 , ora 9.46
A constant presence on Tuesday Evening Season, the pianist Sânziana Mircea returned once more on the stage of the Small Hall at the Romanian Athenaeum. Sânziana Mircea is a musician who fills the entire room with her charisma, a pianist beloved by her audience, which is always expecting her eagerly to perform her recitals which are equally difficult and interesting. On the occasion of each recital, Sânziana Mircea proves herself to be mature and having a well-established way of thinking, as well as a strong self-countenance during the programmes, which are carefully planned to the smallest details. On 3rd March, the overcrowded hall whereSânziana Mircea performed was surrounded by a romantic aura, through the works that she included in her recital belonging to Beethoven, Chopin, Rachmaninoff and Alberto Ginastera; a musical selection about which the young pianist stated :
'It is a very romantic programme, although Beethoven is not considered as such in the musical world, but to me this Sonata Op. 2 No. 3 in C major feels like an opera, I can simply see the characters going on stage, and I really had fun tonight when I performed it. Next I performed Chopin's two opuses which are quite different, but tied together by the same dreamy atmosphere. In the end I wanted an opus to struggle with a little, which is why I chose Rachmaninoff's Sonata No. 2. It is a challenge, a work which seems to me like a mirror broken into thousands of pieces, in which certain parts of the theme are reflected, but never entirely… It is a perpetual search of the whole picture. By closing the night with Rachmaninoff I was unable to leave the Russian culture, so I dedicated the first encore to the memory of the pianist Aldo Ciccolini who passed away, and who said that if he were to choose a single song from all the piano works, his choice would be Pictures at an Exhibition. That is why I chose for my encore The Old Castle, and then I went back to Rachmaninoff Musical Moment No. 6, Op. 16…'
Sânziana Mircea's enjoyment while playing gets across the footlights and the audience can see beyond her talent, her sensitivity, her warm tone and her excelent technique that she is really excited about being with those who love her:
'It is a great joy for me to be here every year, I expect this night almost as if it were my birthday and I always meet a lot of friends… It is wonderful…'
On 3rd March, Sânziana Mircea held another recital at the Small Hall of the Romanian Athenaeum. With her every move, she proves that she has an outstanding talent, she shows that she has reached her artistic maturity, and she reassures us that she is capable of having a great pianistic career.
Translated by Ioana Săbău and Elena Daniela Radu
MTTLC, University of Bucharest
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EU Just Voted To Create Its Own Army, Britain May Be Forced To Pay For It ? In Spite Of Brexit
http://endtimeinfo.com/2016/11/eu-just-voted-to-create-its-own-army-britain-may-be-forced-to-pay-for-it-in-spite-of-brexit/
Via Activist Post
Members of the European Parliament, or MEPs, have passed a controversial resolution, calling on all member states to contribute funds for the establishment of a European Defense Union. In a press release issued on the 22nd of November, the European Union (EU) passed a resolution calling on all MEPs to contribute 2% of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to the formation of said military force.
The resolution comes in the wake of Brexit, the U.K?s decision to pull out of the EU. Brexit, a referendum to withdraw from the EU was passed June 23rd, 2016, with 52 percent of voters deciding to pull out and 48 percent voting to stay in. The UK?s intention to withdraw from the EU has apparently created a military power vacuum, leaving the EU weaker militarily.
Tuesday?s resolution marks the first time in the history of the EU that the collective of MEPs has decided to create its own military force, defense budget, and proposed training site. In short, the EU is creating its own fighting force which pledges to work in unison across international borders.
According to the press release, the EU listed a number of reasons for creating an EU military. ?Terrorism, hybrid threats and cyber- and energy insecurity leave EU countries no choice but to step up their security and defense [sic] cooperation efforts, thus paving the way to a European Defense [sic] Union,? it reads. The type of terrorism alluded to in the statement must surely be Islam-inspired jihad attacks, which have been wreaking havoc in many parts of the EU, including France, Germany, Turkey, Belgium.
The resolution, which passed Tuesday, suggests MEPs devote 2% of each country?s GDP for the ?establishing (of) multinational forces and (an) EU headquarters to plan and command crisis management operations, and enabling the EU to act where NATO is unwilling to do so.? The significance of the statement cannot be overlooked. Each of the EU countries already has a military, police forces, and intelligence services, but they?ve just announced they?re joining forces to create one, potentially, more powerful defense (and offense) force, all under the direction of one central command.
The resolution may also serve as a knee-jerk response to statements President-Elect Donald Trump made during the presidential campaign which suggested he was in favor of pulling out of NATO. Of the 28 member states in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), created in 1949, only 3 countries, the U.S., Britain, and Greece, actually spend the pledged 2% of their GDP on defense. Trump told the Washington Post in March, it?s time to change that arrangement. ?We certainly can?t afford to do this anymore,? ?NATO is costing us a fortune, and yes, we?re protecting Europe with NATO, but we?re spending a lot of money,? he said. As a result, the EU may be taking the billionaire businessman, now future president of the U.S., at his word, and taking their security measures a bit more seriously than they were pre-Trump.
The press release continues, ?MEPs want the Union to respond faster and more robustly to real threats, which, they say, demand that Europe?s armed forces work together better.? Implied Translation: cross-border military forces, with quick-strike capability.
Going further, the statement reads, ?MEPs call on member states to pursue joint purchases of defense [sic] resources, and to pool or share non-lethal material such as transport vehicles or aircraft.? While it may start with ?non-lethal? implementations, if the EU?s new joint military force progresses, it could mean that the EU will, in essence, become the world?s next superpower, equipped with the very same nuclear weapons many of its members now possess. France, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Belgium and the Netherlands already possess such weapons. Could this new EU central command also wield the power to launch such weapons if attacked? Such questions are still unanswered.
The resolution also calls for ?An EU headquarters? to ?be set up to plan and command crisis management operations.? Modeling their new defense union after NATO, the resolution says, ?EU member states should aim to spend 2% of GDP on defense [sic] and should establish multinational forces within the Permanent Structured Cooperation and make these forces available to the common security and defense [sic] policy.?
Alluding once again to the possibility the United States, under Trump?s leadership, may pull out of NATO, the resolution calls on closer cooperation with NATO but insists, ?the EU should also be prepared to act autonomously in cases where NATO is not willing to take the lead.?
Strictly interpreting the resolution?s press release may lead some to believe the Union is in the birth pangs of creating its own unified military force. This may or may not be the case. While each MEP is still sovereign and a part of the overall EU, the resolution to militarize the EU could lead to diminishing sovereignty, much like members of the UK felt just before passing Brexit. It must also be noted, the measure was not agreed upon by all MEPs. Of those MEPs who voted, 369 voted for the resolution, 255 against it, and 70 abstained from voting, which may lead some to conclude the EU is not as united as it must be in order to create its own military. The move may lead other member states to follow Britain?s lead and begin to pull out of the EU.
It must also be noted, the measure was not agreed upon by all MEPs. Of those MEPs who voted, 369 voted for the resolution, 255 against it, and 70 abstained from voting, which may lead some to conclude the EU is not as united as it must be in order to create its own military. The move may lead other member states to follow Britain?s lead and begin to pull out.
According to reports, the U.K. may not yet be off the hook for funding the EU?s new military. As RT reported, ?If the UK proves incapable of untangling itself from the plan it could be required to shell out up to ?420 million per year.?
Also worth noting is the fact the EU?s new army calls for a defense minister and for EU army troops to train in Iraq. The press release reads the EU army will be, ?launching a training operation in Iraq to support member states involved in the coalition against Daesh.? Who would that person be, how much power would he or she possess, and why would the EU Army be deployed first to Iraq. These questions and more have many scratching their heads.
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By Jos Truitt • @jostruitt • 8 years ago
Despicable racism
I saw Despicable Me this weekend. I thought the movie was mostly fun and entertaining, though it felt like it was written by a focus group. Going in I was expecting the miscellaneous eastern European accent that tells us the main character, Gru, is a villain. What I wasn’t expecting was a moment of anti-Asian cartoon racism that I found quite frankly surprising in a contemporary movie.
Gru needs a shrink ray to complete his plan to steal the moon. So he steals a shrink ray from a topic secret research facility, presumably belonging to another villain. Throughout the scene where Gru steals the shrink ray my jaw was on the floor – the henchmen in the top secret facility are Asian cartoon stereotypes straight out of U.S. World War 2 propaganda. They have monkey-like features, with mouths that split their entire faces, small pig noses, and beady slanted eyes. They are wearing nondescript uniforms that are also evocative of World War 2.
Gru’s minions in the film are little yellow creatures, and I have to wonder if this is why “yellow terror” imagery was used. The possibility these characters were included as a racist pun makes the scene feel even more disturbing.
I haven’t been able to find an image from this scene in the film, but the soldiers depicted do not look radically different from the World War 2 propaganda poster at right. In the movie the characters aren’t smiling so we don’t see large teeth, and their features are even more monkey-like. Their inspiration is undeniable: these are clearly based on racist wartime cartoons.
U.S. World War 2 propaganda used racist images of Japanese and German soldiers to unite Americans in hatred of them. Comics and animation were perfect tools, since cartoons depend on stereotypes to communicate with the least amount of visual information necessary. This propaganda contributed to a war time culture that allowed the internment of Japanese Americans and the bombing of Japanese civilians. For many Asian Americans the racist stereotype of the “gook” has followed them their whole lives. A film like Despicable Me casually using this imagery reintroduces it to a whole new generation.
I said I was surprised to be confronted with these images in a contemporary kids movie, but I shouldn’t have been. The recent release of The Last Airbender and last summer’s Transformers 2 are reminders that Hollywood racism is still alive and well in kids films.
No doubt the Asian stereotypes in Despicable Me were included by animators who know their history and are fans of World War 2 era cartoons. Which makes sense, as it was a golden age for American cartooning that still greatly informs work being produced today. But artistic nostalgia will never excuse the use of stereotypes that have caused real hurt to real people.
I haven’t seen anything else written about this moment in Despicable Me – it’s brief, so some people may have overlooked it. But I hope parents are aware of the history and meaning of these images, and I hope they use this moment in the film as a teaching opportunity, so kids aren’t just exposed to racist images with no explanation of their meaning. Young viewers may not know the images they are being exposed to are racist, but an unchallenged build up of images, words, and stories like this is how racist ideas are able to take hold in a person’s mind. There’s a long, sad history of racism in children’s cartoons and I don’t want to see these images passed on casually to yet another generation.
ETA: When I wrote this post I assumed the anti-semitic stereotypes on display in Gru and his mother had already been addressed by someone somewhere. However, I haven’t found such an article. Suffice it to say, there’s a lot wrong with this movie!
Jos Truitt
Jos Truitt is Executive Director of Development at Feministing. She joined the team in July 2009, became an Editor in August 2011, and Executive Director in September 2013. She writes about a range of topics including transgender issues, abortion access, and media representation. Jos first got involved with organizing when she led a walk out against the Iraq war at her high school, the Boston Arts Academy. She was introduced to the reproductive justice movement while at Hampshire College, where she organized the Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program’s annual reproductive justice conference. She has worked on the National Abortion Federation’s hotline, was a Field Organizer at Choice USA, and has volunteered as a Pro-Choice Clinic Escort. Jos has written for publications including The Guardian, Bilerico, RH Reality Check, Metro Weekly, and the Columbia Journalism Review. She has spoken and trained at numerous national conferences and college campuses about trans issues, reproductive justice, blogging, feminism, and grassroots organizing. Jos completed her MFA in Printmaking at the San Francisco Art Institute in Spring 2013. In her "spare time" she likes to bake and work on projects about mermaids.
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Walking down the hallway at school, an administrator stopped me in my tracks. I felt her eyes glare from the top of my head, past my torso and down my legs. She told me that my shorts were too short and that she didn’t want to see me wearing them ever again. I felt embarrassed and shaken, and for the rest of the day, I wondered if her impression of me had changed simply because of the shorts I was wearing.
My experience isn’t unique. Thousands of girls have similar stories of being pulled out of class or stopped by an administrator because of what we look like. The plain truth is that Black girls are disciplined because of dress ...
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By Reina Gattuso • @reinagattuso • 11 months ago
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Case in point: the recent scandal over Omarosa breaking ranks at the White House and spilling the beans in her book. According to Omarosa, there is a tape (which she may or may not have heard? I don’t know, man) of Trump saying the n-word. Speculation about the tape is ...
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Ginkgo biloba 'Marieken'
Ginkgo biloba 'Mariken' or 'Marieken', which spelling is correct? I've seen labels from Europe where both spellings are employed. One was from Holland and the other from Germany, but I forget which came from which country. I know a Marieke of Dutch origin, and she says that the ie would be correct, and that's what we have used over the years. It doesn't matter really, because we're talking about the same plant.
Mareike Van Nymwegen
But maybe I'll change to 'Mariken' and be more cooperative with what most other nurseries use. The origin of the plant was as a witch's broom mutation on a Ginkgo in Kronenburger Park in Nijmegen, Netherlands. In 1998 nurseryman Piet Vergeldt (who has been mentioned in Flora Wonder Blog many times) gave it the name of Mariken Van Nieumegen, after a famous female from medieval literature. I'm not certain how he went from Nijmegen to Nieumegen though. The female in question spends seven years with the devil, and then she is miraculously released. The earliest known version of the story was printed in Antwerp in 1515, and although the exact origins of the story are not known, it became wide-spread quickly. To add further confusion to the spelling, Eugen d'Albert put the story to opera in 1923, and named it Mareike Van Nymwegen. I don't know the story or the opera any more than that, or why the devil released the girl, but maybe she was just too much for him to handle. I've met women like that.
Cupressus cashmeriana
Cupressus cashmeriana is a beautiful species of "Cypress," although its origin is absolutely not in Kashmir. The species features long pendulous sprays of soft gray-blue foliage and rich brown exfoliating bark. Cashmeriana was originally thought to be from Kashmir because it is found around sacred places there. Natural stands have recently been discovered in Bhutan where it occurs exclusively, or in mixed evergreen broad-leaf forests at low elevation. Sadly the species will not take Oregon's cold winters, so I no longer grow it; but when I sold my last tree I felt some remorse. To propagate cashmeriana, we would use Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd' as rootstock, and the root and top were perfectly compatible, or they "copulated perfectly," as the Europeans say. One could also graft onto other Cupressus species of course, but I found it odd that the use of Thuja occidentalis 'Pyramidalis' did not lead to a successful graft union., What difference does it make, I wondered, why one occidentalis cultivar would be perfect, and the other not. It also seems odd that the species was discovered (or rediscovered) only in recent times, since five trees in Bhutan's Yangri Chu Gorge measure between 242-311 feet (74-95 meters) tall, making cashmeriana one of the tallest coniferous species on earth. What else is hiding in there?
2,475,576,000 ticks (if we're lucky)
Employee Seth did the above feet-to-meter conversion for me, and accomplished the task in just one second via google. The meter has been officially defined as the length of the path travelled by light in a vacuum during a time interval of 1/299,792,458ths of a second. Seth is fast, but not that fast. Speaking of numbers, the number of seconds that the average American has to live is 2,475,576,000, which is also the approximate number of times an American's heart will beat. But more if you are one who gets excited easily.
Aquilegia longiflora
Ilex aquifolium 'Britebush'
Ilex aquifolium 'Night Glow'
Back to plants, the name Aquilegia is derived from Aquila, the Latin word for "eagle," because their spur-like appendages can appear like the outstretched talons of an eagle. The common name "Columbine" is from Latin columba which refers to "doves," as the inverted flower looks like five doves nestled together. I have read that Ilex aquifolium received its specific name for the barbed tip of the leaf which resembles the beak of the Aquila, or eagle, and has nothing to do with "water." But I've also read that "aquifolium" is from Latin acus, or "needle."
Mahonia aquifolium
Cornus nuttallii 'Colrigo'
We also have Mahonia aquifolium, which is a genus of American and Asian shrubs in the Berberidaceae family. Mahonia is named for Bernard McMahon (1775-1816), an Irish-American horticulturalist who dealt with some of the plant collections from the Lewis and Clark expedition. McMahon was considered to be Thomas Jefferson's gardening mentor, and his classic work, The American Gardener's Calendar was Jefferson's horticultural "Bible." In 1818 the botanist Thomas Nuttall honored McMahon by naming the West Coast shrub for him. Nuttall was himself honored with the name for Cornus nuttallii, our "Western or Pacific Dogwood." The flower of this "dogwood" is the official flower of Canada's British Columbia, while the flower of relative Cornus florida is the state flower of Virginia, Missouri and North Carolina. In the Victorian era, the flowers of dogwoods were presented to women by interested suitors to indicate interest; but if not accepted it meant "Buzz off, buddy." God...gawd, women can be so cruel.
I sweated and froze while I trudged on ignominiously. That is my summation of my experience working in a Dutchman's nursery in Oregon in the early 1980's, when at the same time I was starting my own business. I learned quite a lot about what not to do with my company, so the experience was priceless, actually. The Dutchman's son was a total knucklehead, and he was fond of the saying, "If you're not Dutch, you're not much." If he had to write down that statement, he would use your instead of you're. With a head the size of a schoolbus, there was actually very little inside. But times were good and so he prospered...but now times are not good.
Masayoshi Yano
Peter Gregory
Reuben Hatch
Nelis Kools
Talon with Mr. & Mrs. Van Hoey Smith
Steve Hootman
...I continue, although I'm no more smart than the Dutchman's son. We were simply dumb in different ways. Besides, his late father was elected (hoisted or foisted?) into the Oregon Association of Nurserymen's Hall of Fame. I would never be considered for that award, for which I am very grateful. Believe me: if elected, I will not serve. I do observe my own Plantsman's Hall of Fame, however, and you won't find any of my inductees included in the OAN's hollow...er hallowed enshrinement. My Hall of Famers don't carry the OAN's signature bruised back, which results from patting each other on the back so many times.
Picea glauca 'Albertiana Conica'
I've searched in vain for the article I read years ago about the origin of Picea glauca 'Albertiana Conica', the very common "Alberta Spruce." I thought it was in Songberg's The Reunion of Trees, an excellent account about the introduction and dissemination of plant species from the wild into our gardens. The particular focus of the book is to highlight how Harvard's Arnold Arboretum was most instrumental in the process. Or maybe I read it in Arnoldia, the official publication of the Arnold Arboretum. In any case, it detailed the adventure in 1904 of two Arnold Arboretum botanists, J.G. Jack and Alfred Rehder, who were waiting for a train in the northern Rockies near Lake Laggan, Alberta. The train was delayed, so they decided to botanize the area. Four individual spruce plants were noticed that were dwarf, compact pyramids. One or all of the trees, presumed to be seedlings from a witch's broom, were taken back to the Arnold, propagated, and hence a popular garden plant came into existence. One must wonder, then, if all Alberta Spruce today are derived from one particular clone, or from all four. How convenient it was in the old days, when you could dig up plants and transport them into the USA without any paperwork or government bureaucrat getting involved. The government exists now primarily to indulge itself, rather than to serve the public.
John Mitsch
Picea glauca 'Blue Wonder'
Picea glauca 'Sander's Blue'
Concerning Alberta Spruce, at the beginning of my career I discovered that John Mitsch of the famous Mitsch Nursery was growing a blue form. I didn't understand why he was unenthusiastic about it, because I supposed that it should be worth millions. He explained the reversion problem, and also that the ones that were most vibrantly blue would soon perish. I bought starts anyway – I think it was Picea glauca var. conica 'Sander's Blue' that I started with, and I was going to show John Mitsch a thing or two. Eventually I discovered the problems for myself, and of course old Mitsch was correct. I've tried others too, for example 'Arneson's Blue', 'Blue Wonder' and 'Alberta Blue', but all of them eventually died of excessive blueness or reverted. Monrovia Nursery – or I should say Lowe's Box Store – claims that 'Alberta Blue' "does not revert back to green." Ok, go for it Box Store, maybe I just don't know how to garden correctly.
Calocedrus decurrens
Calocedrus decurrens 'Berrima Gold'
Calocedrus decurrens 'Variegata'
I like the Calocedrus genus, the "Incense Cedars," and we grow two species, decurrens and macrolepis. Calocedrus comes from the Greek word callos, meaning "beautiful" or "nice," because of its resinous characteristic, and kedros, Latin for "Cedrus." Trees are usually tall and narrow and some specimens can live up to 1,000 years. The foliage gives off a pleasant odor when crushed, and the wood is the preference for cedar chests and pencils. It is soft with a straight grain, and it can be whittled down easily, a plus for pencils. One of my most favorite of heroes, Henry David Thoreau, had parents who ran a pencil-making factory in Massachusetts, and Henry made a significant improvement in pencil design. He also invented raisin bread: what a guy.
Calocedrus macrolepis
Calocedrus decurrens is a West Coast native, extending all the way down to Mexico, but my favorite place to see the species is on the little side road into the origin of the Metolius river in central Oregon. Calocedrus macrolepis is the Asian version of Calocedrus, but unfortunately it is hardy to only zone 8, and I've never planted one outside. Last winter we successfully grafted some onto decurrens, and in a year or two I will plant one of these into the garden. Macrolepis has larger sprays of foliage than decurrens, and they are a beautiful silver blue on the undersides.
Cathaya argyrophylla
I walked past my oldest Cathaya argyrophylla and noticed a fresh batch of small cones, silver-green in color, and clustered into groups of three or more. The old pollen flowers from spring are withered and brown. Cathay is the English version of Catai, another name for China. This evergreen conifer was discovered in 1955, but it was held onto tightly by the Chinese. There were even reports that four men were executed for trying to smuggle Cathaya out of the country. Whether true or not, it served notice to Chinese plant smugglers I suppose. I received seed from an unnamed source in the 1990's, and that was the beginning of my oldest specimen. We have attempted to propagate by rooted cuttings in winter, but the success rate is very low. Cathaya is very beautiful for its soft green needle color with silvery undersides (argyrophylla = "silvery leaves" in Latin), and is hardy to at least USDA zone 7, possibly 6. Cathaya is its own conifer, different from all others; with perhaps Pseudotsuga being its closest relative.
Sell the Land?
How can you sell the sky? The land? The idea is strange to us. If we do not own the freshness of the air and the sparkle of the water, how can you buy them? Every part of this earth is sacred to my people. Every shining pine needle, every sandy shore, every mist in the dark woods, every meadow, every humming insect. All are holy in the memory and experience of my people.
Chief Seattle 1854
Larry October 18, 2013 at 2:11 PM
Just installed a nice Mariken this past spring... Sure hope it colors as well as the one you've shone in your posts. L
Dave J. October 21, 2013 at 10:07 AM
I agree with your disdain of the OAN. I could start a rant, but I don't want to bore you.
The point I want to make is that OAN is a group of people who attempt to manipulate legislation in an effort to squeeze the blood out of a population ripe for exploitation. In this case, the undocumented worker. These are fine, family oriented people with a sound work ethic. They suffer minimum wage, few or no benefits, back breaking work and harsh and/or unsafe working conditions. All because it is better than conditions where they come from. And all the while, at least in good times, owners pile up the cash.
Entrepreneurs deserve rewards for their efforts; but at what cost to their employees?
It is an industry which begs to be unionized.
Sorry, I started to rant again.
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Devotional booklet, with covers, 1 register, 2 arches across and 6 painted panels (frise d'arcatures; plaquette) (Folio 2r)
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Folio 5v
Inside of the front cover
Folio 6v and inside of the back cover
Folio 2v-3r
Religious. Passion.
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Parchment (spine);ivory
Depth: 2 mm (inner leaves)
Front cover: saint Laurence holding a gridiron; unidentified bishop saint with mitre and crozier; tonsured monk kneeling in donor position.
Pointed trefoils in the spandrels.
Painted scenes inside:
Inside front cover: Last Supper with saint John the Evangelist leaning on Christ's breast; Christ feeding Judas across the table.
f. 1r: Betrayal (Taking of Christ; Kiss of Judas); Christ restores Malchus' ear, cut by saint Peter; soldier.
f. 1v: Christ before Pilate; soldier.
f. 2r: Christ before Herod; crown and sceptre.
f. 2v: Flagellation; whips.
f. 3r: Pilate washing his hands.
f. 3v: Carrying of the Cross.
f. 4r: Crucifixion with the Virgin and saint John the Evangelist.
f. 4v: Resurrection with two soldiers asleep.
f. 5r: Holy Face of Christ (Sancta Facies); Alpha and Omega.
f. 5v: Instruments of the Passion: Christ with one of his tormentors; the hand that struck him.
f. 6r: Instruments of the Passion: crown of thorns; Christ's wound; Stephaton's bucket of vinegar; staff with sponge (that was offered to Christ to drink on the cross).
f. 6v: Instruments of the Passion: three nails; pincers (for removing the nails); cloth (with which Christ was blindfolded); thirty pieces of silver (payment of Judas); three bloody footprints (from Christ's journey to Golgotha).
Inside back cover: Instruments of the Passion; stick; whip; ladder; Christ's garment; three dice (with which the soldiers gambled for Christ's seamless garment); spear; Christ's tomb seen from above.
Back cover: Coronation of the Virgin; two angels swinging censers; tonsured monk kneeling in donor position.
Koechlin Number: 0526
Koechlin 1924: France, end of the 1st third of the 14th century.
Longhurst 1929: France, 1st half of the 14th century.
von Philippowich 1961: France, c. 1340.
Williamson 1986: Germany (Lower Rhine or Westphalia), c. 1330-1350.
Lalou 1989: 14th century.
Amsterdam 1994: Germany (Lower Rhine or Westphalia), c. 1330-1350.
Detroit 1997: Germany (Lower Rhine or Westphalia), c. 1330-40.
Williamson and Davies 2014: Germany (probably Cologne), c. 1330-1340.
Polychromy - Gilding
Extensive gilding and polychromy: gold, green, red, black, brown, flesh colour.
The painting and gilding on the carved panels appears to be largely original, though it may have been refreshed in places.
The reverse of the outer tablets is recessed to receive the wax, with a raised border. Inner tablets are recessed on both sides.
Object Condition
Three holes at the top of every second leaf: may have been used for silk hanging covering and protecting the scenes.
Long vertical crack at the top of the second inner leaf.
'It may be that the paintings inside the booklet were not part of the original commission. The gap between the production of the booklet and its painting need not have been great' (see Davies and Williamson 2014, p. 354).
In the possession of John Webb (b. 1799, d. 1880), London; on loan to the museum from 1867: purchased from him by the Museum in 1872.
List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington, Acquired During the Year 1872, Arranged According to the Dates of Acquisition (London, c. 1872), p. 11.
R. Koechlin, Les Ivoires gothiques français (Paris, 1924), I, pp. 194, 198, 207, 210, II, no. 526, III, pl. XCIV.
M. Longhurst, Catalogue of Carvings in Ivory, Victoria and Albert Museum, 2 vols (London, 1927 and 1929), II (1929), pp. 24-25, fig. 3, pl. XIX.
R. Berliner, 'Arma Christi', in Münchner Jahrbuch der bildenden Kunst, 3rd series, 6 (1955), p. 51, figs. 6-7.
K. Martin, 'Zur oberrheinischen Malerei im beginnenden 14. Jahrhundert', in Eberhard Hanfstaengl zum 75. Geburtstag', ed. by E. Ruhmer (Munich, 1961), pp. 11, 17, fig. 6.
E. von Philippowich, Elfenbein (Brunswick, 1961), pp. 71-72, fig. 56a.
H. Wentzel, 'Ein Elfenbeinbüchlein zur Passionandacht', in Wallraf-Richartz-Jahrbuch XXIV (1962), pp. 193-212.
O. Beigbeder, Ivory (New York, 1965), p. 59, figs 52-53.
R. Büll, Vom Wachs. Hoechster Beiträge zur kenntnis der Wachse, Band I, Beitrag 9, (Frankfurt, 1968), pp. 852-853.
G. Schiller, Iconography of Christian Art, 2 vols (London, 1972), II, p. 192, fig. 654.
W. Wixom, 'Twelve Additions of the Medieval Treasury', in Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 59 (April 1972), pp. 96-99, figs. 25-26.
Les Fastes du Gothique: le siècle de Charles V, ed. by F. Baron, exhibition catalogue, Paris, Grand Palais, 1981, p. 195.
The Medieval Treasury: the Art of the Middle Ages in the Victoria and Albert Museum, ed. by P. Williamson (London, 1986), pp. 212-213, pl. 21.
J. Hamburger, 'The Use of Images in the Pastoral Care of Nuns: The Case of Heinrich Suso and the Dominicans', in Art Bulletin 71, no. 1 (1989), p. 30, figs. 4-5
E. Lalou, 'Les tablettes de cire médiévales', in Bibliothèque de l'École des Chartes 147 (1989), pp. 123-140 (no. 17, pp. 129, 130 and 140).
Avori bizantini e medievali nel museo nazionale di Ravenna, ed. by L. Martini and C. Rizzardi (Ravenna, 1990), p. 92.
H. van Os, The Art of Devotion in the Late Middle Ages in Europe, 1300-1500, exhibition catalogue, Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, 1994, pp. 114-115, 182, no. and pl. 35.
J. Oliver, 'The Walters Homilary and Westphalian Manuscripts', in Journal of the Walkers Art Gallery, LIV (1996), p. 74, fig. 10.
J. Hamburger, '"Frequentant Memoriam Visionis Faciei Meae" : Image and Imitation in the Devotions to the Veronica Attributed to Gertrude of Helfta', in The Holy Face and the Paradox of Representation: Papers from a Colloquium at the Bibliotheca Hertziana, Rome and the Villa Spelman, Florence, 1996, ed. by H. Kessler and G. Wolf (Bologna, 1998), p. 239, fig. 7.
Images in Ivory. Precious Objects of the Gothic Age, ed. by Peter Barnet, exhibition catalogue, Detroit, The Detroit Institute of Arts, and Baltimore, The Walters Art Gallery, 1997, no. 40, pp. 193-197.
J. Hamburger, The Visual and the Visionary: Art and Female Spirituality in Late Medieval Germany (New York, 1998), pp. 209, 340, figs. 4.3, 4.4, 7.24.
A. Sturgis, The Image of Christ, exhibition catalogue, London, National Gallery, 2000, cat. no. 61.
J. Tripps, ‘Bilder und private Devotion’, in Bildersturm. Wahnsinn oder Gottes Wille?, ed. by C. Dupeux, et al., exhibition catalogue, Bern, Bernisches Historisches Museum and Strasburg, Musée de l'Œuvre Notre-Dame, 2000, pp. 40-41.
B. Bousmanne, 'A propos d'un carnet à écrire en ivoire du 14e siècle conservé à la Bibliothèque Royale de Belgique', in Als Ich can. Liber Amicorum in Memory of Prof. Dr. Maurits Smeyers (Paris-Leuven-Dudley, MA, 2002), pp. 165-202 (pp. 181-82, 188-89).
Gotik 3: Geschichte der bildenden Kunst in Deutschland, ed. by B. Klein (Munich, 2007), no. 154, pp. 415-416.
Medieval and Renaissance Art. People and Possessions, ed. by G. Davies and K. Kennedy (London, 2009), p. 209, fig. 164.
C. Hourihane, Insights and Interpretations. Studies in Celebration of the Eighty-Fifth Anniversary of the Index of Christian Art, (Princeton, New Jersey, 2009), p. 300, fig. 146.
D. Gaborit-Chopin, ‘Gothic Ivories: realities and prospects’, in Gothic Art and Thought in the Later Medieval period. Essays in Honour of Willibald Sauerlander, ed. by C. Hourihane (Princeton, 2011), p. 162.
P. Williamson and G. Davies, Medieval Ivory Carvings 1200-1550 (London, 2014), no. 121.
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Palace Museum begins building branch in northwestern Beijing
Updated: Oct 11, 2018 By Wang Kaihao China Daily Print
After years of preparation, construction of a branch of the Palace Museum formally kicked off on Oct 10 in Beijing's northwestern outskirts.
The branch, covering 62 hectares in the north of Haidian district, will serve as satellite institution of the complex that was China's imperial palace from 1420 to 1911, also known as the Forbidden City.
The branch will include 35,000 square meters of exhibition space, a conservation center for cultural relics of 20,000 sqm and a warehouse of 23,000 sqm, according to Shan Jixiang, director of the Palace Museum.
Plans call for it to fully open in June 2022, but the conservation center may be ready for visits by the public in 2020, when 600th birthday of the Forbidden City falls, Shan said.
"Having such an institution will improve our service and expand our room to display our collections," he said. The lack of sufficient exhibition space has been a lingering problem for the museum, which houses about 1.86 million cultural relics.
The need to provide a safe and secure environment for artifacts exhibited in the ancient buildings has meant that only 2 percent of the museum's treasures can be simultaneously displayed to the public.
"Our collections of large items, like the huge number of tapestries and sedan chairs, particularly need exhibition spaces," Shan said. "It's currently impossible to display them in the Forbidden City, but the new museum will offer good conditions to put them on display."
The director said the new museum will also become a hub for studying the horticulture of the imperial age. Plants grown there will be taken to the Forbidden City in downtown Beijing for display.
"Sometimes, it's difficult to breed some plants downtown because of the urban heat," he said. "It's better to do so in the outskirts."
The new complex will be also used to preserve and pass along expertise in the renovation of ancient architecture and traditional craftsmanship. Skilled craftsmen who are inheritors of intangible cultural heritage will join in renovation of cultural relics to revive old techniques.
There are many reasons for the location for the new museum. "This choice is to respect history," Shan said.
"During imperial years, when the royal family needed more space for palaces or resorts, they tended to choose a new area in northwestern Beijing, as in the case of the Summer Palace."
The new site also holds the remains of an old porcelain kiln. The kiln, which was used for items for the royalty, will become another attraction.
The new building's design was chosen from five final entries, based on the judgment of scholars and public input, Shan said. The museum administration opposed any "maverick" plan from overseas studios and invited domestic talent to submit proposals.
The architectural plan selected is from a team led by Zhang Yu with the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design.
Red and yellow — two colors that were often used by royalty in the Forbidden City — are featured in the new complex. The eco-friendly and energy-saving construction also is designed to match the surrounding natural environment.
Support infrastructure such as subway access also is planned. Shan said he expects the museum branch to receive 3 million annual visits.
Wang Ning, deputy mayor, said the museum "can be a hub for cross-border cultural communication and thus help our goal of making Beijing a global city."
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Robert Redford outside Alice Tully Hall on his way to receiving the Charlie Chaplin Award from the Film Society at Lincoln Center - April 27, 2015.
Redford Mirren to be Honored at Gotham Awards
They already announced that Todd Haynes is going to receive the Director Tribute and now the IFP has announced who will receive the Actor, Actress, and Industry Tributes at this year's Gotham Awards. The Gothams mark the beginning of awards season and celebrate the best in independent film.
This year, IFP is celebrating the work of actor Robert Redford, actress Helen Mirren, and producer Steve Golin.
Robert Redford got his start acting in New York on stage, but made his mark on film. His credentials are lengthy and include films such as Barefoot in the Park, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, The Way We Were, Three Days of the Condor, All The President's Men, Out of Africa, The Natural, Downhill Racer, and The Candidate. He can currently be seen on screen along with Nick Nolte in A Walk in the Woods. That will be followed by Truth, the Dan Rather scandal pic, which is initially being released October 16 in LA and New York. Redford was honored this past April with the Charlie Chaplin Award by the Film Society at Lincoln Center (pictured above).
Helen Mirren's career also started in theatre and this past spring, she made a splash on stage in the city playing Queen Elizabeth II in The Audience. In film, she is known for her work in The Long Good Friday, Excalibur, The Mosquito Coast, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, Gosford Park, The Madness of King George, and The Queen. She will be seen on screen in Bleecker Street's Trumbo, which is scheduled to release November 6.
Steve Golin has been producing since the heyday of MTV in the 80's. His credits include Wild At Heart, Babel, Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Truth or Dare, and Winter's Bone. His upcoming releases include The Revenant, Triple 9, and The Meddler.
The nominations for the competitive Gotham Awards will be announced on October 22. The awards ceremony takes place November 30. More information is available at http://gotham.ifp.org.
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Bacons Castle, Surry County, Virginia
Date added: August 29, 2016 Categories: Virginia House Mansion
The fine old brick mansion in the lower part of the County, known as "Bacon's Castle", was built by Arthur Allen, ancestor of the Claremont Aliens, in 1655, It was referred to as "Allen's Brick House".
During Bacon's Rebellion, Major William Bookings, Lieutenant Robert Burgess and Captain Arthur Long, followers of Bacon, seized this house of Allen's and made a fort of it. It was thereafter known as "Bacon's Castle", "Castle" meaning fort.
On the 29th of December, 1676, a fight occurred here between Bacon's followers and men from the British ship "Young Prince" lying in the James River. Captain Robert Morris of the "Young Prince" claims to have carried the fort.
In the County records we find depositions made in 1677, which tell of the seizure of Allen's house and the behavior of the "Rebel Crew" while there.
At the time of the War between the States, "Bacon's Castle" was owned by Colonel John H. Hankins. His son, James D. Hankins, was captain of the Surry Light Artillery, C, S. A. (Reference: Old Surry, by A. W. Bohannan, 1927).
Historic Shrines of Virginia - W. E. Carson:
Bacon's Castle was built by Arthur Allen, who came to Virginia from England in 1648.
The house was built about 1660. Arthur Allen died in 1670, leaving the plantation to his son and heir, Major Arthur Allen.
During Bacon's Rebellion in 1676 the house was seized and fortified and used as a stronghold by a party of Bacon's adherents, commanded by William Roomings and was held for nearly four months.
Major Allen was in sympathy with the royal cause, and for this reason the rebels seized his home, and we find in the records of Surry County, July 3, 1677, that Major Arthur Allen sued Mr. Robert Burgess, "for that during the late most horrid Rebellion he with others did seize and keep garrison in the pit's house neare fower months.
Upon the death of Major Allen in 1710 it passed to his son, Arthur, who died in 1?25, leaving an only son, James, upon whose death it was inherited by his sister, Katherine, wife of Benjamin Cocke.
Historic Virginia Homes and Churches; Robert A. Lancaster, Jr. - 1915:
Major Allen died in 1710, and the estate passed to his son Arthur, who died in 1725s leaving an only son and heir, James, upon whose death it was inherited by his sister3 Katherine, wife of Benjamin Cocke.
In 1802 Allen Cocke left Bacon's Castle to his sister, Mrs. Bradley. After passing through the hands of several other owners it was bought by Mr. William A. Warren, of Surry, who gave it to the present owner, his son, Mr. Charles Walker Warren, as a wedding gift. This seems most fitting, for the bride was Miss Pegram, daughter of Mr. Blair Pegram, of Surry, and is related to the Aliens, Cockes and other former owners of the old "Castle",
Location: North of Route 617, ½ mile Northeast of Route 10
City: Surry
County: Surry
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Paris Nights My Year at the Moulin Rouge
Cliff Simon | Culver City, California
Leaving Johannesburg, South Africa for the City of Lights, Cliff Simon rises through the ranks from swing dancer to principal in the review, “Formidable” on the stage of the iconic Parisian cabaret, the Moulin Rouge. We follow him through his rigorous paces and out onto the streets of Pigalle, up to the butte of Sacre Coeur, and into private members-only clubs. After a year he returns to South Africa, and earns a starring role as the suave entrepreneur Mitch Mitchell in the television drama, “Egoli: Place of Gold.” After eight years he returns to Paris and thanks the City of Lights for the best year of his life.
About Cliff Simon (Los Angeles, California Author)
Cliff Simon was born in Johannesburg, South Africa and is an Air Force veteran and International athlete. At a very young age, Cliff competed in Olympic trials and qualified for the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. He was offered swim scholarships to Houston University and Southern Methodist University in Texas, but returned to South Africa were he entered the Air Force. He continued his swimming and achieved the highest athletic award given in the Air Force, the Victor Ludorum.
As an actor living in Los Angeles since 2000, he realized his dream of becoming a USA citizen. He's taught windsurfing and water-skiing and performed all over the world in stage productions as a dancer/acrobat as a principle performer at the world famous Moulin Rouge Theater in Paris in 1989 which is the subject of his book, Paris Nights: My Year at the Moulin Rouge.
Cliff worked as a model actor in series like Egoli - Place of Gold, Nash Bridges, Stargate SG1 and the movie, Continuum. His latest film 'Project Eden Vol 1'(Best Vision Award at the Boston Film Festival) has a USA theatrical release in Jan 2018 and he is getting ready to shoot Vol 2 in 2018. When Cliff is not working you will find him racing dolphins on his kite board or surfing a wave off the beaches of Malibu.
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TSRC Study Earns Transport Policy Prize
by Apaar Bansal | Jun 4, 2019 |
ITS Berkeley June 4, 2019 Congratulations to Transportation Sustainability Research Center Co-Director and Civil and Environmental Engineering professor Susan Shaheen, Professor Emeritus of City and Regional Planning Robert Cervero, and former graduate students Lisa Rayle (Data Science at Facebook), Danielle Dai (City of Oakland Mobility Programs Manager), and Nelson Chan (Interaction Designer at Internet Brands/WebMD) on earning the Transport Policy Prize from the World Conference on Transportation Research (WCTR). The Transport Policy Prize for the most influential Paper is in recognition of the most influential paper published in the Transport Policy Journal during the last three years preceding the conference, and is only awarded every three years. It is chosen by a Sub-Committee of WCTRS comprised of all the editors of Transport Policy and the Chair of the WCTRS Prize Committee. The Editor in Chief serves as chairperson for the Sub-Committee. The journal article from article in Transport Policy (published in 2016), “Just a Better Taxi? A Survey-Based Comparison of Taxis, Transit, and Ridesourcing Services in San Francisco” presents…. Read the full article here: TSRC Study Earns Transport Policy...
Understanding Impacts of Incentives on One-Way Electric Vehicle Carsharing: A Case Study of Car2go in San Diego
by Apaar Bansal | Apr 23, 2019 |
Susan Shaheen April 23, 2019 With carsharing, individuals gain the benefits of private-vehicle use without the costs and responsibilities of ownership. One-way (or point-to-point) carsharing is a form of carsharing that enables members to pick up a vehicle at one location and drop it off at another. Typically, the carsharing operator provides gasoline, parking, and maintenance. Generally, participants pay a fee each time they use a vehicle. A few popular free-floating carsharing services include: Car2go and DriveNow, recently joined forces to become SHARE NOW – a new joint venture between Daimler AG and BMW Group that consists of a connected ecosystem of five mobility solutions: one-way carsharing, transportation network companies (TNCs, also known as ridesourcing and ridehailing), multimodal trip planning, parking, and charging. The service includes more than 20,000 carsharing vehicles worldwide (including 3,200 electric vehicles) in 30 cities and 13 countries. Under this new joint venture, ReachNow, which operates carsharing and TNC services in Seattle and Portland, also joined forces with moovel to become REACH NOW, the multimodal unit of the joint venture. Ten percent of ReachNow’s fleet is electric with 720,000 electric vehicle (EV) miles driven in less than two years. Twenty-five percent of members have driven electric, which have saved more than 200+ tons of carbon dioxide (CO2). Zipcar Flex – a free floating carsharing service comprised of approximately 300 EVs in London, UK. EVO carsharing operates a free-floating carsharing program in Vancouver, Canada using hybrid vehicles. These are just a few examples of the numerous carsharing programs operating across the globe…. Read the full article here:...
The Transformation of Transportation
Mile Marker Summer 2018 Study Looks at How We’ll Get From Here to There as Caltrans Plans for Future. New technology, evolving economic and societal directions, and a changing climate are creating a seismic shift in the way California moves people and goods — and that makes transportation planning particularly challenging. A new study commissioned by Caltrans suggests that the field of transportation is in the midst of a transformation not experienced since the invention of the automobile. There are many intriguing possibilities and trends emerging, according to the Future of Mobility White Paper, which is intended to inform Caltrans planners who will lay the groundwork for California’s transportation network into 2050. “The rapid changes in the transportation industry will dramatically alter California’s transportation system and affect the way Caltrans operates,” said Chris Schmidt, Caltrans’ Division Chief of Transportation Planning. “The Department will have to develop and implement realistic policies while taking into account rapidly changing technological advancements, many of which continue to evolve and new ones emerge.” The revolution in moving people and goods has already arrived. In just the last five years, ride-sourcing companies such as Uber and Lyft, car-sharing services like Getaround and car2go, and bike-sharing businesses such as Spin and Ford GoBike have expanded market share. Autonomous vehicles are a reality, drones and self-driving trucks could shake up the goods-moving industry, and technologies considered unthinkable a decade ago — such as hyperloop and air taxis — are no longer just science fiction imagination. Not only are modes of transportation changing, but major advancements have been made in vehicle safety technology. The refinement of on-board cameras,...
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SPEAKERS, PANELLISTS & CHAIRS
Karen Stevens
Karen Stevens was appointed Insurance & Savings Ombudsman in May 1998. In November 2015, the Scheme changed part of its name to better reflect the membership base and is now known as the Insurance & Financial Services Ombudsman (“IFSO”) Scheme.
She graduated with BA and LLB degrees from Victoria University and was admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in 1987. Karen practised as a lawyer in the area of civil litigation and alternative dispute resolution, before coming to complaints resolution work. Since her appointment, Karen has qualified as an Associate of The Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand, a Member of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) and a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Management. In 2009, she also completed a Master of Laws degree from La Trobe University in Melbourne, majoring in conflict resolution.
Karen is a founding Member of the INFO Network and is the current Committee Chair. She is also a founding Member of the Australian and New Zealand Ombudsman Association (“ANZOA”) and is on its Executive Committee. Karen speaks nationally and internationally about complaints resolution in the financial sector, particularly in respect of insurance, and is very involved in providing training to financial service providers to help them prevent complaints from arising.
Maeve Dineen
Maeve Dineen is a strategic communications consultant and works with a number of Ireland’s most respected publicly listed companies. She holds an Agricultural Science degree from UCD and a Masters in Communications from Queens University/DCU. She recently attended Harvard University, Boston to complete its prestigious ‘Women on Boards’ executive programme. A former journalist, Maeve has spent a significant part of her career in the media and was Business Editor of the Irish Independent newspaper from 2008-2014. Maeve is the Chairperson of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman in Ireland since 2017.
Dr. Pete Lunn
Pete Lunn is a behavioural economist and head of the Behavioural Research Unit (BRU) at the ESRI in Dublin. Pete has postgraduate qualifications in both Economics and Psychology. His primary research interest is economic decision-making. Pete devised and built the BRU, which undertakes behavioural research for multiple government departments and state agencies in Ireland. The BRU also works internationally with the European Commission and the OECD. The unit specialises in laboratory and field experiments designed to test how people’s decisions are influenced by the presentation of information and the surrounding environment. A published author and former BBC journalist, Pete has a strong interest not only in undertaking research for policy but also in the public communication of science and evidence. His work includes a regular radio slot on behavioural science for NewsTalk 106-108, a book for general readers on behavioural economics, and a recent OECD report entitled “Regulatory Policy and Behavioural Economics”.
Margaret Murphy
Following the death of her son as a result of medical error, Margaret Murphy has been actively involved as a patient safety advocate. Margaret is the External Lead Advisor with the World Health Organisation Patients for Patient Safety Network (a network of 500 patient safety champions from 52 countries with 19 collaborating organisations).
The focus of her work relates to seeing adverse events as having the potential to be catalysts for change as well as being opportunities for learning, identifying areas for improvement and preventing recurrence of error.
She promotes this viewpoint at local, national and international levels as an invited presenter to conferences, hospital staffs and students. Her area of particular interest is education as a vehicle to achieve sustainable culture change.
She is viewed as a resource for including the patient perspective in a variety of initiatives and a range of fora, such as policy-making, standard-setting, professional regulation, education, research collaboration, conference speaker, team member critical incident reviews.
Additionally, she was designated International Society for Quality in Healthcare Expert 2012 and was invited by Professor the Lord Darzi of Denham to join an advisory group to scope, research and develop a paper on the subject of patient empowerment and make recommendations to senior policy makers for presentation at the Global Health Policy Summit, Doha.
Dr. Pete Jones
Dr Pete Jones is a Chartered Psychologist and a Chartered Scientist who specialises in research and consultancy around our unconscious biases and how we can better manage them at work.
He has extensive experience of training senior leaders and other key decision makers in mitigating bias.
He has delivered bias training and consultancy in many public and private sector organisations for the past 13 years.
He is the author of Implicitly®, believed to be the first commercial psychometric test to measure our hidden biases.
Alan Smeaton
Alan Smeaton is Professor of Computing at Dublin City University where he has previously been Head of School and Executive Dean of Faculty, and is also a Founding Director of the Insight Centre for Data Analytics at DCU.
He is a Ministerial Government appointment member of the Board of the Irish Research Council. He is also a member of the COST Scientific Committee which oversees the disbursement of COST’s budget of €300m during the lifetime of Horizon 2020.
Alan is an elected member of the Royal Irish Academy, the highest academic distinction that can be awarded in Ireland. Within the Academy he is chair of the Engineering and Computer Sciences Committee. In 2016 he was awarded the Academy’s Gold Medal for Engineering Sciences, an award given once every 3 years for his “world-leading research reputation in the field of multimedia information retrieval”.
In 2017 he was elevated to Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) for his “outstanding contributions to multimedia indexing and retrieval”.
John Ryan
John Ryan has been CEO at Great Place to Work in Ireland since January 2011. Previously, John was self-employed as a management consultant, providing services to indigenous organisations as well as foreign multinationals in the areas of Strategic Decision Making, Communications and Positive Behaviour Building.
A former broadcast journalist, John is a graduate of Business from Dublin City University having a specialisation in Marketing. He also holds a qualification from the University of Maynooth.
John loves golf and football (Arsenal fan). He also has a passion for current affairs and was Mayor of his local town. John was recently Cathaoirleach (Chairman) of Wicklow County Council.
Rónán Ó Domhnaill
Rónán Ó Domhnaill was appointed Coimisinéir Teanga, Irish Language Commissioner for Ireland in March 2014. He was appointed by the President of Ireland following his nomination by the Government. Both Houses of the Oireachtas (Irish Parliament), (Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann) unanimously accepted that nomination.
Rónán is chairman of the Irish Ombudsman’s Forum, a board member of the Ombudsman Association and chair of the International Association of Language Commissioners.
He has recently completed a dissertation on the independence of Ombudsmen in Ireland.
Previous to his appointment Rónán spent 16 years as a journalist with the national broadcaster in Ireland, RTÉ and with the Irish language television station TG4. He was appointed as Political Correspondent with Nuacht RTÉ/TG4 in 2006. His role as a journalist placed much emphasis on reporting and analysing political stories relating to language rights and legislation regarding the Irish language.
The Language Commissioner reports directly to the Houses of the Oireachtas (Parliament). Rónán is often before Oireachtas committees to speak about language rights and the need to protect and strengthen those rights.
Donal Galligan
Donal was appointed Director of the (British & Irish) Ombudsman Association in February 2016, after joining the Association on an interim basis in June 2014. Donal has extensive experience of external relations having worked in various Private Office and policy roles in the UK. He helped set up the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority whilst at the UK Department of Trade and Industry and ran the Board Secretariat at the South East England Development Agency. In 2008 he joined the UK Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO), where he spent 5 years. At PHSO he set up and headed the Policy Team, where he led on international relations, influenced government policy and secured legislative changes. Donal also sits on the steering group of the UK Administrative Justice Council and is a member of the British Standards Institute’s Consumer and Public Interest Strategic Advisory Committee.
Margaret Bouchier
Margaret Bouchier, is an independent Mediator and Director of Advanced Working Solutions Limited, and Partner in Erwin Bouchier Professional Solutions. She is a leading employment mediator, facilitator, trainer and investigator.
In addition to her mediation qualifications – M.MII, CertEM, MSSc – Margaret has continued to develop in related areas including Restorative Justice, Conflict Coaching and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) System design, to better support organisations and parties to constructively manage workplace issues and to promote collaborative workplace development.
Since 2004, Working Solutions has been a trusted provider of effective interventions to complex and sensitive employment situations, nationally and internationally. Her client organisations include public sector and semi-state bodies, private sector organisations (financial services/information technology/service industries/construction sector) and voluntary organisations.
Margaret is an experienced trainer having devised and delivered a broad range of training programmes through Working Solutions and Erwin Bouchier Professional Solutions including: Accredited Employment Mediator Training; Conflict Skills for Managers; Negotiation Training; Dignity at Work Training; and Teambuilding.
Since 2006, Margaret has been actively involved in the development of mediation in Ireland and internationally through her roles in the Mediators’ Institute of Ireland, the Elder Mediation International Network (EMIN) and, more recently, the Kennedy Institute Workplace Mediation Research Group (KIWMRG). In May 2016, Margaret was awarded the EMIN Sherren Leadership Award for her contribution to the development of ethics in Elder Mediation.
Douglas Melville
Douglas Melville is currently the Principal Ombudsman and Chief Executive of the Channel Islands Financial Ombudsman (CIFO). He is responsible for the two independent statutory bodies which commenced operation in 2015 that resolve disputes arising from the provision of retail financial services in and from the major international financial centres of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark (collectively known as the Channel Islands). Until May 2015, he served as the Ombudsman and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI). In 1996, while Director of Commercial and Regulatory Policy for the Canadian Bankers Association, Mr Melville established the Canadian Banking Ombudsman and served as its first Board Secretary.
Mr Melville qualified as a lawyer (barrister and solicitor) in Canada in 1993 and became an Ombudsman in 2006. Before that, he held senior industry roles in the banking, investment and insurance sectors. He has also served as a board member for various financial industry bodies and not-for-profit organisations involved in public policy, health care, international development, poverty alleviation, and financial literacy.
He currently serves as a Commissioner of the Jersey Overseas Aid Commission appointed by the States of Jersey, Jersey’s legislative assembly. Mr. Melville holds undergraduate degrees in Economic Geography and Political Science (BA) and Law (JD), and master’s degrees in Business Administration (MBA) and Law (LLM). In 2012, he received the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.
Gráinne McEvoy
Gráinne McEvoy is Director of Consumer Protection with the Central Bank of Ireland. Prior to this appointment, she was Head of Securities and Markets Supervision Division and Deputy Head of the Financial Institutions and Funds Authorisation Division at the Central Bank. She was also acting Director of Securities and Markets Supervision for a period in 2017, having joined the Central Bank in 1997.
David Thomas is Chairman of the Channel Islands Financial Ombudsman Service.
He is also a member of the Regulatory Board of the worldwide Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He was previously: a lawyer in private practice and a member of the Council of the Law Society (England and Wales); Banking Ombudsman (UK); principal ombudsman with the Financial Ombudsman Service (UK); and director of the Legal Ombudsman (England and Wales).
He has advised on financial consumer protection in more than 20 countries.
Deirdre Curran
Deirdre Curran, PhD, is a lecturer and researcher at the National University of Ireland Galway. Her main areas of expertise lie in employment relations, employment law, and the management of workplace conflict.
Deirdre is a founder member and leader of the Kennedy Institute Workplace Mediation Research Group. The Group, which is comprised of a unique combination of academics and practitioners, believes that mediation practice should be informed by a solid foundation of empirical research. Our research projects address ‘live’ questions about the workings and effectiveness of mediation as a dispute resolution process. For example, Deirdre is currently co-leading a comparative study of public provisions for workplace mediation in Ireland and New Zealand.
Deirdre is a reviewer for academic journals including Negotiation and Conflict Management Research and Journal of Mediation and Applied Conflict Analysis. Deirdre is also on the editorial board for a series of books being produced by a joint publishing venture between the US Association of Conflict Resolution (ACR) and Rowman & Littlefield.
Deirdre is the programme director of the MSc in Human Resources at NUIG. She also currently acts as the university co-ordinator for the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD).
Caroline Wayman
The Financial Ombudsman service is an informal alternative to the courts that is free for consumers to use and provides an independent view on the financial service problems people bring to it. The ombudsman service has around 3,500 staff and handles close to half a million cases and over 1.4 million enquiries every year.
Caroline was appointed chief ombudsman and chief executive of the service in July 2014. She is an experienced member of the strategic leadership team, having first been appointed to the executive in 2011 as principal ombudsman and legal director.
In her 15 years at the ombudsman, Caroline has helped lead the organisation through substantial change, as the demand for its help has reached unprecedented levels.
As principal ombudsman, Caroline led a panel of over 200 ombudsmen and was responsible for both the consistency of the panel’s decision-making and their professional leadership. And as legal director, Caroline led the ombudsman’s in-house legal team, advising the executive and the board on all legal issues. Before that, Caroline led the teams that handled a quarter of a million mortgage endowment complaints; before she went on to lead the ombudsman’s response to the PPI judicial review. Caroline was instrumental in formulating the ombudsman’s approach to the ensuing PPI cases which have reached the ombudsman service at levels never seen before. To date, close to 1.5 million people have asked the ombudsman for help with their PPI dispute.
Caroline was called to the bar and spent her early career working in the insurance industry before joining the Insurance Ombudsman Bureau in 1999. Her work away from the ombudsman service includes her role on the board of the Claims Management Regulator, which she joined in 2014.
Piruz Sargsyan
Mrs. Sargsyan is a lawyer. She graduated from Yerevan State University – Faculty of Law. Maintained a candidate (Ph.D.) thesis and earned a degree in Candidate of Law. In the period of 1995-2008, she worked in the Central Bank of Armenia – first as specialist and at a later point, as the head of the Legal Department. Then, she was appointed as a General Legal Counsel at the Central Bank of Armenia. During this period, she was in charge of major legal reforms carried out in financial system. She has drafted number of laws in the field, such as the Law on Banks and Banking Regulation, Bankruptcy of Banks, etc.. She delivered lectures at a number of educational institutions, including French University of Armenia, State Academy of Management of Armenia, etc.
Mrs. Sargsyan has played a vital role in the establishment and development of the Financial System Mediator’s Office. She was the first Mediator appointed by The Board of Trustees on December 22, 2008, and later she was twice reappointed in the same position both in 2013 and 2017. Piruz Sargsyan has many times been invited as an international expert to share her expertise and to consult governments and regulatory agencies on development of ADR systems in financial markets in the former Soviet Republics and in other countries around the world.
James founded Resolver after having a poor experience while trying to get a broken boiler fixed and discovering that there wasn’t a single place where consumers like him could get all the support they needed (from their rights to knowing what to do – and when). Since then, the Resolver team has helped millions of consumers get their problems sorted, allowing consumers to resolve issues with over 31,000 businesses across 100 sectors. Based in the UK the service has resolved £750 million of issues in 3 years for free. Prior to Resolver, James was the Head of Innovation for Kingfisher Plc where he worked on a number of new projects. James also now writes weekly columns for a number of national and regional newspapers, and is frequently called upon to provide guidance and commentary on consumer issues for both regulators and the Government and we are helping consumers, businesses, ombudsman and regulators to achieve better outcomes for everyone.
Isolde Goggin
Isolde Goggin is the Chairperson of the CCPC. She also oversees the Organisation Development Unit. She was previously the Chairperson of the Irish Competition Authority, from October 2011 until October 2014. She took up her present responsibilities on 31 October 2014 upon the amalgamation of the Authority with the National Consumer Agency.
Isolde was appointed Member of the Competition Authority in July 2010 and was responsible for the Advocacy Division. From 2004 to 2006, she was Chairperson of Ireland’s Commission for Communications Regulation, and Commissioner from 2002 to 2004. Before joining ComReg, Isolde was Director of the Regulated Markets Division at the Competition Authority. She began her career in 1980 with Eircom (then Telecom Éireann) as an engineer, and later moved into business management and then regulation, working with Eircom, DG Information Society of the European Commission and Ericsson.
Isolde holds a First Class Honours engineering degree, a Masters in Business Administration, and a Postgraduate Diploma in European Competition Law, and is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers of Ireland.
Eamon Rafter
Eamon Rafter is Learning Co-ordinator at Glencree where he has worked since 2005. He is a programme manager and dialogue facilitator using a mediative approach in a wide range of different contexts. He is also a peace educator with responsibility for learning and training programmes with schools, youth, universities, adult and community groups. He has worked on peacebuilding programmes in Ireland north and south, Israel & Palestine, South Africa, Afghanistan and in several European countries. His role also involves documenting and sharing the learning of the organization and in this capacity he has compiled and edited the Glencree publication ‘Deepening Reconciliation’.
Ms Elaine Cassidy (Masters Public Policy, UCD; LLB Law, DIT; BA International Marketing and Languages, DCU) worked in the multinational IT sector for 15 years in an international management role, before joining the Public Service in 2008, as Head of Equal Status and Head of Mediation at the Equality Tribunal.
Following this, Ms Cassidy joined the Dept of Enterprise, Jobs and Employment to oversee the enactment and commencement of the Companies Act 2014, the largest piece of legislation in the Irish State. Ms Cassidy is currently Deputy Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman at the FSPO, a statutory quasi-judicial body, which is part of the consumer protection framework in Ireland.
Ms Cassidy completed the Law Society FE1 Exams and is a qualified Adjudicator, a certified Mediator and a member of the Mediators Institute of Ireland.
MaryRose McGovern
MaryRose McGovern is a graduate of Law from Trinity College Dublin, with a record of academic achievement in Administrative Law and Commercial Law. After being admitted to the Law Society of Ireland as a Solicitor, MaryRose worked for many years in private practice as a Litigation Partner with the firm of Dockrell Farrell. Her specialty areas were Insurance and Commercial Litigation.
MaryRose joined Ireland’s Ombudsman for Credit Institutions in 2001 and following the establishment of the Financial Services Ombudsman’s Bureau, in 2005, MaryRose was appointed Head of Investigation. In the context of the establishment of the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman in January 2018, MaryRose has recently been appointed Director of Investigation, Adjudication and Legal Services.
MaryRose has a special interest in the promotion of the Irish language, and in facilitating Irish language speakers in accessing public services.
Diarmuid Byrne
Diarmuid Byrne is Director of Dispute Resolution with the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO). In this role, he leads the delivery of the FSPO informal dispute resolution/mediation service.
Diarmuid worked with the Financial Services Ombudsman (FSO) Service since its inception in 2005, where he was Head of Administration with responsibility for Administration, HR, IT and Finance.
Prior to that Diarmuid worked for Ireland’s Insurance Ombudsman.
Kevin De Barra
Kevin De Barra joined the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman in January 2018 as Director of Corporate and Communication Services. Previous to this appointment, he was Head of Corporate Services with the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) where he also served as Secretary to the Commission.
Kevin holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master of Business Studies Degree from NUI, Galway, as well as various qualifications in the areas of Translation Studies, and Language Planning, including an MA in Applied Linguistics from Dublin Institute of Technology. Most recently, he was awarded a Certificate in Human Rights Law by the Law Society of Ireland, and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Governance at University College Dublin.
Tara McDermott
Tara McDermott joined the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman in December 2017. She is Director of Customer Operations & Information Management. Tara is responsible for leading the strategic development of the quality customer service, journey and experience and the quality and efficiency of the internal and external services provided by the FSPO.
Before this appointment, she was Customer Service Operations Manager at the Office of Government Procurement.
Tara holds a Bachelor of Theology and Arts from the Pontifical University, St. Patrick’s College Maynooth, a Graduate Diploma in Ethics from Dublin City University, and various qualifications in the areas of Supervisory Management, and Procurement.
Ger Deering
Ger Deering was appointed Financial Services Ombudsman in 2015 and Pensions Ombudsman in 2016. Both offices were merged on the 1st of January 2018 when Ger became the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman.
Ger has led a significant change programme since his appointment that has resulted in many more complaints against financial service providers being resolved through mediation.
Prior to his appointment as Ombudsman Ger established and led a number of public bodies and has considerable experience in protecting consumer and employment rights.
Ger was the first National Commissioner for Taxi Regulation and he was the founding Director of the National Employment Rights Authority (NERA). He played a key role in leading the Workplace Relations Reform Programme which established the two-tier workplace relations system that replaced the former complex and inefficient system involving five separate bodies.
He also worked in Local Government, Community Development, the Civil Service and the private sector.
Jennifer Preiss
Jennifer Preiss is the Deputy Ombudsman of the Ombudsman for Long-term Insurance. She worked in the insurance industry from 1984 to 1998. During this period she worked in the legal department, dealing with employee benefits, individual life insurance and corporate legal matters. In 1998 she joined the Ombudsman for Life Assurance and in 2001 she was appointed Deputy Ombudsman. Jennifer was a member of the Long-Term Insurance Advisory Committee and was a member of the Committee of the International Network of Financial Services Ombudsman Schemes (INFO) of which she was the chairperson in 2013. Jennifer has a B.A. LLB. Degree and Post Graduate Diploma in Tax Law.
Marian Quinn
Marian Quinn is Chief Executive Officer of the Childhood Development Initiative (CDI) in Tallaght where she has led the design, delivery and replication of a suite of interventions for children and families. She has worked in the Health Service Executive, the Department of Justice and in the area of youth services. She was also member of the Children’s Hospital Group Board for four years and is currently a member of the Board of the Airfield Trust. She holds a Masters in Adult Education, a BSc in Youth and Community Work and she is a qualified Life and Business Coach.
Sarah Bradley
Sarah Bradley is the Ombudsman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI). Prior to this, Ms. Bradley was Chair and CEO of the Nova Scotia Securities Commission. She is former Vice Chair of the Canadian Securities Administrators, and has been a member of the North American Association of Securities Regulators and a representative on the Canadian Joint Forum of Financial Regulators. Ms. Bradley is a lawyer by profession. She spent several years as an Associate Professor at the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University. She received her Honours Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Toronto, her Bachelor of Laws degree from Queen’s University and her Master of Laws degree from Harvard Law School. She was called to the bar in Ontario, Nova Scotia and New York and practiced law in Toronto and Halifax.
Martin Gordon
Martin Gordon has been a Dispute Resolution Officer in the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman for the past 18 months. Martin is an accredited Mediator, Barrister and Legislative Drafter. Martin is a member of the Board of Directors of Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind and also a member of its governance sub-committee and chairs the client sub-committee. While practicing at the Bar Martin sat on the Internal Relations Committee of the Bar Council of Ireland. Martin is a Law graduate of NUI Galway, and holds a Masters of Law in Alternative Dispute Resolution and Employment Law from Trinity College Dublin in addition to his legal qualifications from the Honourable Society of the Kings Inns.
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The Saluting Buzzard Award
In 2013 a total of 12 nominations were received for 6 nominees for the Saluting Buzzard Award. This award is presented to an individual for outstanding services to the Spicewood Community. The winner of the 2013 award was Robert Woods of the Helping Hands Crisis Ministry of Spicewood - a faith based and all volunteer organization serving those in need who live in the general area of Spicewood.
Robert is the founder of the Helping Hands Crisis Ministry of Spicewood which began operations in 2006. Robert has worked tirelessly to help his Spicewood neighbors during times of crisis in their lives.
In 2012 the Ministry provided food and personal hygiene products to over 200 families along with $80,000+ financial assistance (rent, utilities, auto repair, auto fuel, medical expenses, home repair etc.) to over 300 people in need. The Ministry manages 2 housing units to provide temporary shelter for those who are or are about to be homeless. Eight families were provided temporary housing until they were able to secure permanent housing of their own.
Barbara Tweed (right), Saluting Buzzard Award Committee Chair, presenting the award to Robert Woods (left) at the Spicewood Buzzard Bump Fest on May 18, 2013
Presentation of check for $1,000 to Helping Hands Crisis Ministry, the award that goes with the Saluting Buzzard.
(From left to right - Stacy Veasey, Robert Woods, Paul Kronbergs, Connie Lawson Bains, Julie Weiss, David Almond, Liz Almond)
In 2012 we presented our first Saluting Buzzard Award. The award honors a Spicewood resident who has put in above average efforts in assisting the local community.
In 2012 the award was presented to Dean and Patsy Lester of the Spicewood Volunteer Fire Department and Karen Lacy of the Spicewood Community Center for the tremendous efforts during 2010-2011 in helping families affected by the wildfires in Spicewood.
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Sonic’s Cinema Debut
Julia Desimone
For many years, it’s been known that movie adaptations of video games will always be bad, or at least much worse than the source material. Take for instance the movie Ratchet and Clank, a movie based off of the video game series of the same name. The series holds a special place in many people’s hearts. However, the 2016 movie has an astonishing 21% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Recently, the newest establishment on the list of “Movies that shouldn’t exist but do because live-action animated films give studios money” is the Sonic the Hedgehog movie. When the film was teased back in late last year, fans of the series and others alike unanimously agreed that no matter what happens, the movie would be awful. On April 30th, 2019, the Paramount Pictures YouTube channel uploaded the official “Sonic the Hedgehog” movie trailer, which immediately faced the backlash most expected. Not even a week after it was uploaded, the trailer has accumulated over 26 million views, with 585,000 dislikes.
The main issue that people have with the trailer is the design of Sonic. Compared to his original look, he has more human-like features, including his legs, which were first teased last year. When asked about her initial opinion of the trailer, Sophomore Katherine Dembowski explained, “You don’t wanna know…”, and unsurprisingly said, “…my first reaction was how disappointed I was in humanity for coming this far.”. Many fans expected the source material to be treated with care since it means so much to many people, but that was unfortunately not the case. Even the series’ main villain Doctor Eggman doesn’t have his iconic and comedic body shape most were expecting. Instead, he has a slim figure and tall in stature.
On May 2nd, the director of the movie took to Twitter to tell fans to “expect changes”. When asked about how they could make specific changes to Sonic’s design, junior Anjaleigha Ham says “Make him look like Sonic! In the trailer, he has 2 separate eyes, but in the games, he has connecting eyes. He also has Nikes”. One positive of the trailer is that if he pulls it off, Jim Carrey could definitely be a good Doctor Eggman based on his roles in past movies. Ultimately, this movie has been met with a great amount of criticism due to the realistic take on Sonic’s appearance which although the other qualities of his character remained the same like his abilities and chill persona. The fateful date of November 8th will truly determine what’s in store for this movie.
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German-Japanese Symposium
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The 2018 SeleCa Symposium – a key event in the nine-year collaboration in catalyst research between Osaka University and RWTH.
As part of the joint research activities of the International Research Training Group Selectivity in Chemo- and Biocatalysis (SeleCa), a collaborative venture between RWTH and Osaka University, about 100 delegates came together at RWTH Aachen University to discuss fundamental aspects of chemical and biological catalytic processes. The meeting represents a highlight in the nine-year collaboration of the Japanese and German scientists.
Rapidly changing global conditions and the imminent depletion of the fossil feedstock require substantially improved catalysts for selective transformation to ensure the sustainable production of chemicals. The International Research Training Group aims at understanding and developing efficient and selective catalytic processes. As part of the German-Japanese collaborative venture, 19 research groups from both universities and two associated groups from Forschungszentrum Jülich are concerned with the selective synthesis of highly functionalized molecules.
Jun Okuda
In his welcome address, RWTH Rector Ulrich Rüdiger emphasized the significance of the research program for the internationalization of the University. The General Consul of Japan, Masato Iso, and Professor Katsuyoshi Kondoh from Osaka University both highlighted the importance of the transnational research collaboration for the long-term cooperation and intercultural exchange between both countries: the transition to the use of renewable natural resources cannot be solved at the national level.
Guest speakers included Nobel Prize laureate and RWTH honorary doctor Richard R. Schrock from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Manfred T. Reetz from the Max Planck Institut für Kohlenforschung, both of whom have provided scientific support to the research training program. While Schrock reported on efficient syntheses of highly functionalized molecules using olefin metathesis, Reetz provided an overview of the progress made in the directed evolution of enzymes for selective transformations.
The topic of selected evolution, which has recently gained attention due to the award of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Frances Arnold, is one of the key topics in the SeleCa, focusing on biohybrid catalysts. The research activities of the group in the fields of molecular catalysis as well as enzyme and biotechnology have led to more than 40 doctoral dissertations and more than 200 publications in international scientific journals.
Spokespersons for the DFG-funded International Research Training Group are Professor Jun Okuda, Chair of Organometallic Chemistry at RWTH Aachen University, and Professor Kazushi Mashima, Osaka University.
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If you are interested in becoming an associate partner in ITELab, please read the Charter for Associate Partners here.
1. Association for Teacher Education in Europe (ATEE)
2. Beta-School, Israel
3. Bundesministerium für Bildung - BMB - The Federal Ministry of Education, Austria
4. CMI ConsulTraining, France
5. Directorate-General for Education (DGE) of the Portuguese Ministry of Education, Portugal
6. D-Teach, Belgium
7. Educational Authority, Hungary
8. Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary
9. Erzincan Provincial Directorate of National Education, Turkey
10. European University Association (EUA), Belgium
11. Ikastolen Elkartea - The Federation of Basque Schools, Spain
12. Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences / Teacher Education College, Finland
13. Manchester Metropolitan University, the United Kingdom
14. Mary Immaculate College, Ireland
15. Ministry of Education and Science, Bulgaria
16. Mondragon Unibertsitatea, Spain
17. Newman University, the United Kingdom
18. Northumbria University, the United Kingdom
19. NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities Portugal
20. Paul-Valéry University, France
21. School of Education - Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal
22. School of Education of Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco, Portugal
23. School of Education of Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, Portugal
24. School of Education and Social Sciences of Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre, Portugal
25. SCoTENS (the Standing Conference on Teacher Education North and South), Ireland
26. TELLConsult, the Netherlands
27. The Directorate of Digital Technology for Education (DNE) - The Ministry of Education, France
28. The Ministry of Education and Science, Lithuania
29. The Ministry of National Education (MoNE), Directorate General for Innovation and Educational Technologies (YEĞİTEK), Turkey
30. The Norwegian Centre for ICT in Education (NCIE), Norway
31. The Transformation Society, France
32. Triseum, United States of America
33. University of Aegean, Greece
34. University of Évora, Portugal
35. University of Iceland, Iceland
36. University of Malta, Malta
37. Vernier Europe Ltd , Ireland
38. Wriggle Learning, Ireland
ATEE - The Association for Teacher Education in Europe
The Association for Teacher Education in Europe (ATEE) is a membership-based international not for profit association, which aims to enhance the quality of Teacher Education in Europe through active dialogue and international exchange of research and practice in initial and in-service teacher education. The ATEE are constituted by about 300 individual members and 38 institutional members from 30 countries around the world. They work both within and outside higher education. The Association brings its members together in 19 different Research and Development Communities, and at its three annual conferences (Annual, Winter and Spring conferences). The R&D Communities are the heart of the association, teacher educators from all over Europe and beyond meet, exchange and co-operate. The RDCs are open to members and non-members.
Beta School, Israel
Beta School was founded in Petah Tikva in 2015, thanks to a partnership between Microsoft and local and national educational authorities in Israel. Beta School is a teaching laboratory for teachers and students that offers interactive workshops showcasing the use of technologies to support disruptive pedagogy for learning in the twenty-first century. Beta School aims to promote innovation in education. Beta-School bases its pedagogy on disruptive trends in education, with an emphasis on learning by doing in a three-step process: inspire, empower, and create. It uses Microsoft technologies to implement this process, or techno-pedagogical approach, to inspire the desire to learn, to empower learning through research, and finally to create something that embodies newfound knowledge. We believe that as a part of ITELab we would inspire ITE on implementing Beta School's theory and practice of education for today's digital world in the region.
Bundesministerium für Bildung - BMB - The Federal Ministry of Education, Austria
The Federal Ministry of Education is responsible for the Austrian school system. The responsibilities in the area of education cover the entire school system, from primary school to the completion of secondary school education, as well as university colleges of teacher education. Adult education and lifelong learning also fall within their sphere of responsibility. BMB focuses not only on the general education system but also on technical and vocational education including schools for engineering, arts, business, tourism, agriculture etc. The Federal Ministry of Education cooperates with organisations focusing on education at European and international level. Activities of BMB are also related to teaching material, teacher controlling and school law, political education and educational research and quality development. Within the Ministry, the department "IT-Didactics and Digital Media" is in charge of implementing information and communication technologies in education. The Department organises many conferences regularly in different provinces on national level for teachers of all levels of educations and is also responsible for the Federal centre eEducation Austria it represents a network of 500 schools (primary, secondary) with focus on school development and digital competences and a network of support (elearning, IT-didactics) at regional level for schools. The BMB is interested in providing various opportunities for teachers to continually develop competencies and reflect their teaching practices, especially regarding digital skills and the use of digital media in teaching. The aim is to build a bridge between ITE and CTE and to connect training with school principals' and local school administrators' responsibility for staff development.
Interactive Multimedia Communication - CMI ConsulTraining
CMI is the French acronym for Interactive Multimedia Communication, i.e. all tools and solutions that allows to communicate both sound, image and data, often referred to as videoconferencing, telepresence or web collaboration. The objective of that structure is to provide for counselling, training and speaker services about visual collaboration, with a strong emphasis on usages, in different markets but with very high implication on Education over the last two decades. Jean-François Raffestin, CMI expert, has a long background in education: initially for adult training, where he was instructor, then education department manager, then director of a worldwide education center. Over the past ten years, he was involved in university level acting first as an advisor for deployment of more than 50 videoconferencing room in a French university, to finally train teachers on how to best use the solution just installed. He is also member of the steering committee of his local college, and videoconferencing expert for European Schoolnet.
Direção-Geral da Educação – Ministry of Education (ME), Portugal
DGE – Ministry of Education (ME) is the Directorate-General for Education of the Portuguese Ministry of Education. The DGE is responsible for ensuring the implementation of policies on educational and didactic component of pre-school education, primary and secondary education and extra-curricular education, providing technical support for the formulation and monitoring and evaluating its implementation, as well as coordination of tests and examinations planning. DGE's Team for Educational Technology and Resources is in charge of designing, developing and evaluating initiatives and projects related to the use of digital tools and resources in education. It fosters the implementation of new methodologies in the classroom supported by technology, for all students and teachers, and is a partner in several European projects. Joining as an Associate Partner of the ITELab Project we aim to have the opportunity to contribute to the development and piloting of course modules for training student teachers on the pedagogical use of ICT both face-to-face and via a MOOC for student teachers. We aim also at contributing with information on national and regional frameworks for integrating ICT in initial teacher education, including challenges in training future teachers.
D-Teach, Belgium
D-Teach stands for Distance Teaching and offers personalized online learning via virtual classes and experienced teachers. All you need is a webcam, a device and the Internet. D-Teach is a bridge organization between Belgium and abroad and enables rapid integration into the local or foreign life for families who move. D-Teach is currently the only organization that offers complete online distance education in Belgium. We work with teachers, pedagogues, speech therapists, psychologists, language trainers. Our customers are expats and impats from young children to adults. D-Teach focuses on 3 steps for people on the move: 1. Before departure: help with language courses for learning foreign languages; 2. During stay abroad: help to keep in touch with the Dutch language and Flemish Belgian culture; 3. Return to country: help with tutoring for diverse courses and tailored lessons.
Educational Authority (Oktatási Hivatal), Hungary
Educational Authority is a background institution of the Ministry of Human Capacities, and it provides services for public and higher education. It is responsible among others for the organization of student admission processes, baccalaureate exams, national measurements and student competitions. The Authority maintains national databases about schools, students and teachers. The institution is also responsible for the accreditation and registration of in-service teacher training courses. The Authority operates the Sulinet website, which provides digital content, news and community functions for public education. The national coordination of eTwinning in Hungary is managed by the National Support Service (NSS), which is operated by Educational Authority.
Development of digital competencies is crucial in teacher training, and it is also important that prospective teachers should start their career with the methodological preparedness and knowledge appropriate to the 21st century. It would be a great benefit for teacher students to get acquainted with opportunities similar to eTwinning during their training. Educational Authority is mindful of competence development both in higher and public education. That is why we would like to join the ITELab project so that its results can be utilized in Hungary and we would like to contribute to the development process itself.
Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary
Eötvös Loránd University is the most popular institution of state higher education in Hungary, which has been operating since 1635. It has 8 faculties, and offers 38 Bachelor's degree programmes, 96 Master's and 118 doctoral programmes in 16 doctoral schools. The university has 25 000 students, and 2000 international students from 80 different countries, and 219 combined teacher training programs. The Faculty of Education and Psychology has developed and managed educational projects nationally and has a significant role in the teacher training in co-operation with the departments and methodological sections of other faculties.
Erzincan Provincial Directorate of National Education, Turkey
Erzincan Provincial Directorate of National Education, Turkey is the umbrella organization of 278 institutions including primary and secondery school level as well as high schools and adult education centres. Within the body of the Directorate, 40.771 students receive education and 3.386 teachers work. The Directorate is one of the 83 local representors of Ministry of Education and is the umbrella organisation ruling all the formal and informal training and educational processes in Erzincan. The Directorate works in coordination with schools to achieve the targets of the European Union (EU) in the field of education. For this reason, our Directorate has carried out the EU projects, has been accredited as Eurodesk Info Point and is eligible to appoint eTwinning and Erasmus+ City Ambassadors who assist teachers in the city to carry out projects, inform the teachers about the aims of the EU in the field of education and disseminate the project results which are successfully performed.
European University Association (EUA)
The European University Association (EUA) represents more than 800 universities and national rectors' conferences in 48 European countries. EUA plays a crucial role in the Bologna Process and in influencing EU policies on higher education, research and innovation. Through continuous interaction with a range of other European and international organisations, EUA ensures that the independent voice of European universities is heard.
Ikastolen Elkartea (The Federation of Basque Schools), Basque
Ikastolen Elkartea is a leading European cooperative organisation, which for more than 25 years has been developing ICT curricula, innovative learning materials, classroom implementation and teacher training in order to promote an ICT-integrated approach. It has been regularly awarded prizes by both national and international bodies. It offers pedagogical and administrative services for 110 ikastolas in the Basque Country (ES-FR) - schools created ‘by people, for people'. It is committed to the transmission of the Basque language and its culture, but at the same time is open to universal culture. It promotes an integrated multilingual and cultural model based on competences. Its schools are educational communities managed on a cooperative basis, offering Basque-medium education from ages 0 to 18. They are co-owned by parents and teachers and are partly financed by the government. Our interest in the project consists of keeping in touch with innovative and experienced professionals in the field of curriculum design and teacher training to develop ICT competences for teachers and learners.
JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Finland
JAMK University of Applied Sciences / Teacher Education College is an international higher education institution with expertise in 8 different fields of study. Located in the city of Jyväskylä, Finland, JAMK has more than 8000 students from over 70 countries. JAMK's educational expertise is based on advanced pedagogical thinking and innovative approaches to teaching and learning, all of which are continuously developed by engaging in versatile international networks and intensive cooperation with the world of work. Solutions and services are provided in the areas of pedagogical training, management and leadership, electronic and mobile learning environments, health care, business competence and assessment in education.
Manchester Metropolitan University, the United Kingdom
The Faculty of Education's considerable experience in training teachers and education professionals means we have a regional, national and international reputation for success. Established over 100 year ago, we are one of the largest providers of Initial Teacher Education in the UK with around 1000 undergraduate and postgraduate trainee teachers studying full time with us at any one time. A number of routes are provided through BA and PGCE Programmes and over 20 subject specialisms are offered and delivered by our specialist staff. We have a strong interest in research with the world-leading Education and Social Research Institute being an internationally recognised centre of excellence for applied research and evaluation. Participation in ITELab will enable the faculty to continue its work in developing and promoting the use of technology in teaching across all subject areas.
Mary Immaculate College, Ireland
Mary Immaculate College, founded in 1898, is an Irish third level Catholic College of Education and the Liberal Arts. The College community promotes excellence in teaching, learning and research at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It seeks to foster the intellectual, spiritual, personal and professional development of students within a supportive and challenging environment that guarantees the intellectual freedom of staff and students. Through involvement with ITELab, we seek to engage in shared learning experiences with other European stakeholders to explore various models of ICT integration across Initial Teacher Education (ITE), to reflect on our current pedagogical uses of technology, and to assist in the design and development of educational resources/competencies for use in ITE.
Ministry of Education and Science, Bulgaria
Regional Department of Education is a Delegated body of Public authority, representing the Ministry of Education and Science in Sofia-city. The Department is responsible for 580 educational institutions, 19 000 school professionals, over 130 000 learners and their parents in the Sofia-city region. The Department implements and develops national educational policies; governs educational institutions; constantly improves the quality of education considering the European Union standards; conducts national and regional competitions, exams and provides courses in all educational subjects related also to Information and Communication Technology. The Department facilitates exchange of best practices across the school network and has the responsibility to monitor, organize and manage school teacher qualification courses and personal teacher qualifications to improve teachers´ professional competences and skills. Through implementing control over the regional education institutions, inspection of the learning/teaching process, ensuring the improvement of teacher professional development, providing qualification courses and metrological help in all subjects, academic and professional fields, the educational process level is the highest among the other regions in Bulgaria.
Mondragon Unibertsitatea, Spain
Mondragon Unibertsitatea is a young university formed by the association of three educational cooperatives. One of the main characteristics of the university is the close and permanent relationship with the working world and the commitment to the society. In that line, the Faculty of Humanities and Education has a strong relationship with all the school networks within the Basque Country and also with companies and organisations within the field of education, communication and cooperative values. We also collaborate closely with the regional and national administration in the Basque Autonomous Community and other international and national Higher Education Institutions. One of the trademarks of the Faculty has always been innovation. In fact, we have a strong research background in the field of technology usage in education. Considering the importance of networking, we believe that participating in ITELab will bring us new and innovative perspectives to keep on developing ourselves and to improve our Teacher Education programs and research lines.
Northumbria University, the United Kingdom
Northumbria University has a long tradition of initial teacher education. Our vision is to ‘create excellent 21st Century educators who can lead and inspire children and young people to reach their full potential.' With over 800 undergraduate and postgraduate students, and working in close partnership with hundreds of schools across the north east of England and beyond, Northumbria has embraced the English ‘school-led' initial teacher education policy, creating dynamic and innovative partnerships with schools to deliver high quality programmes, making innovative use of technology to engage both students and schools. ITELAB provides a wonderful opportunity to further enhance the learning experiences of our students, through the use of technology and pan European collaboration.
NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities
The NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities (FCSH) is nowadays the largest and most diverse Portuguese institution carrying out research in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities and forms part of the Universidade NOVA de Lisboa.
In terms of research and international cooperation, FCSH ensures international teaching and research networks.
CETAPS (Centre for English, Translation, and Anglo-Portuguese Studies) is a dynamic research centre promoting research and activities with high national and international reach.
The Centre's goals and strategies involve:
to participate in international networks for collaboration and exchange, extend the range of our research and give international visibility to research outputs;
to invest in knowledge and technology transfer by further developing and updating CETAPS's Digital Lab, its databases and software, organising open online massive courses and training researchers to develop projects in the Digital Humanities.
TEALS – Teacher Education and Applied Language Studies – is a research area working within teacher education (covering primary/basic, secondary and tertiary education in Portugal) and provides "add-on value" to CETAPS in terms of research in the field of social and human sciences. We cover four different research strands: a)Intercultural studies in Language Teaching; b)CLIL; c)Languages, curriculum and teacher education; d)Translationality.
Paul-Valéry University, France
Paul-Valéry University is situated in Montpellier, in the south of France. It is one of the most ancient universities in Europe. In 1970, the University of Montpellier was subdivided into three different Universities.The Faculty of Arts and Humanities became Paul-Valéry 3, as a tribute to the great writer who studied in Montpellier. Today it has 20.000 students and 1600 people work there. It encourages innovation in the pedagogical field with IDEFI, a special project aimed at helping students to overcome their difficulties and different cultural background. It offers online degrees and it is a reference point in this field in France.
School of Education and Social Sciences of Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre (IPP), Portugal
The Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre is organised in four Schools: School of Education and Social Sciences (SESS), School of Health, School of Agrarian Studies and School of Technology and Business Studies. SESS offers Professional Higher Technical Courses, undergraduate and postgraduate degrees on teacher training, journalism and communication, social work and tourism. SESS participates in several national and international Research and Development (R&D) programs and projects. SESS has also coordinated in-service teacher training in several areas with the Portuguese Ministry of Education. Joining as an Associate Partner of the ITELab Project, we aim to reflect on our current pedagogical uses of technology, to have the opportunity to learn about the pedagogical use of ICT and to contribute to the development and piloting of course modules for training student teachers.
School of Education of Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal (IPS), Portugal
The Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal (IPS), Portugal, is a public institution of higher education located in the Greater Lisbon Metropolitan Area, region of Setúbal. IPS was created in 1979 and started its activity in 1981. Nowadays, IPS comprises five Higher Education Schools, around 6.000 students, 400 FTE academic staff, most part of them holding a PhD. IPS develops its work in several scientific areas, such as technology, management, health, education, sports, communication, media, ICT, among others. IPS runs his Students' Welfare Services, include a Residence, at a walking distance from the Setúbal campus, sports facilities, as well as medical and psychological assistance, besides a structured programme for promoting academic success. IPS has two campuses: the Setúbal campus, where four Schools are located - Setúbal School of Technology, School of Education, School of Business and Administration, School of Health - and the Barreiro campus, where the Barreiro School of Technology is located. There are a number of well-equipped laboratories, documentation centers, audio-visual equipment, and computer facilities available to students and teachers. Besides short cycle professional degrees (CTeSP) and post-graduation diplomas, IPS offers a wide range of 1st cycle (licenciatura) and 2nd cycle (mestre) Bologna degrees, in the areas of its five Schools.
SCoTENS (the Standing Conference on Teacher Education North and South), Ireland
SCoTENS is a network of 37 colleges of education, university education departments, teaching councils, curriculum councils, education trade unions and education centres on the island of Ireland with a responsibility for and interest in teacher education. SCoTENS was established in 2003 to create a safe space for teacher educators – North and South– to come together and discuss issues of common interest, and explore ways of co-operating closely together. A part of the broader peace dynamic that was gathering momentum on the island of Ireland at the time, it has always been rooted in the deepest commitment to quality teaching and learning for all. We believe that SCoTENS is the only network of its kind operating across a contested border in the world. SCoTENS is involved in supporting a wide range of research, conference and exchange projects including a very successful annual conference, a cross-border research seed funding programme, and a North/South student teacher exchange project.
TELLConsult, the Netherlands
TELLConsult is independent consultancy firm with its objective to contribute to quality promotion of Technology Enhanced Lifelong Learning with a special focus on Technology Enhanced Language Learning. TELLConsult values the ITELab associate partner status as the project's aims match well with its mission and expertise of staff. The main activities are organised by two departments: PROJECTS and TRAINING. The PROJECT's department coordinates the definition, development and evaluation of innovative (EU) projects related to Information and Communication Technology in Language Education such as Computer and Mobile Assisted Language Learning (CALL and MALL), Educational Telecollaboration, Tablet and touch screen training and research, e-tools for Content Integrated Language Learning (CLIL) and 3D Virtual Worlds for language learning. In collaboration with (inter)national partners and experts TELLConsult TRAINING coordinates the organisation of courses for the professional development of teachers and teacher In addition to participation in various special interest groups and networks TELLConsult is national representative of The European Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (EUROCALL) member and formal member of a number of professional organisations including The International language association (ICC) and The EUROVERSITY Association.
The Directorate of Digital Technology for Education (DNE), France
The Directorate of Digital Technology for Education (DNE) which embodies the French Ministry of Education's digital strategy to «bring schools into the digital age», implements and deploys a public digital education service. Among other numerous missions, it is in charge of establishing a policy of initial and continuous training of teachers «to» and «through» digital technology to help them integrate digital applications in lesson plans and teaching practices, find the educational resources adapted to their new needs and acquire digital literacy. A particular emphasis has been made on ICT in Initial Teacher Education and In Service Teacher Education, to train teachers with the Higher Schools for Teachers = ESP– Ecole Supérieure du Professorat launched in 2013. The ITELab project falls in line with the innovation process in which France has engaged. That is why, (being a member of the European Schoolnet consortium) the Ministry of Education has agreed to participate in this project coordinated by European Schoolnet.
Ministry of Education and Science, Lithuania
The Ministry of Education and Science is an institution of the Lithuanian executive power that formulates and implements the national policy on education and research and higher education studies. The functions of the Ministry of Education and Science are defined in the Law on Education (2011). Among other functions and responsibilities, the Ministry participates in shaping, implementation and ensuring of the state education policy; bears responsibility for education quality; co-ordinates activities of education departments of municipal administrations in the implementation of the state education policy; sets qualification requirements for teachers and school leaders; coordinates accreditation of general education curricula; maintains contacts with international institutions and international organisations; promotes national and international co-operation among schools; encourages and supports activities of Lithuanians residing abroad in the areas of education and studies; approves regulations of initial and in-service teacher education.
The Ministry of National Education (MoNE), Directorate General for Innovation and Educational Technologies (YEGITEK), Turkey
The Ministry of National Education (MoNE), Directorate General for Innovation and Educational Technologies (YEGITEK) is a public foundation under the Ministry of National Education in Turkey. The Directorate supports the effective usage of educational technologies in teaching and learning appropriate to formal education curriculum programmes. It evaluates new educational technologies and developments for their use in schools across Turkey. We carry out projects on the usage of Educational Technologies in education. The Directorate organizes and develops teacher in-service training activities for the usage of Educational Technologies in education. It also prepares and publishes ICT-based audio-visual educational materials for all levels of the formal education curriculum programmes.
YEGITEK continues its services to Turkish education as the ‘FATIH project and Educational Informatics Network (EBA) portal executer'. The project aims to provide tablets to teachers and students as well as interactive whiteboards in the classrooms. YEGITEK is also taking part in the EUN innovative ICT based learning and STEM education projects such as eTwinning, Scientix and TeachUP.
The Transformation Society, France
The Transformation Society works with society leaders worldwide (education, business, NGO's and policy makers) to bring essential understanding of issues that affect the evolution of an organization in complex digital environments. We are involved with the development of Information 4.0, the informational component of the fourth industrial revolution, marrying connected objects with artificial intelligence. We believe that children growing up in a world of autonomous machines need the type of preparation envisioned by the ITELab project, and bring our expertise to bear on giving a humanist approach to new technologies. We provide strategies for action-research, training, and active guidance to get beyond the boundaries of a specific problem in a given field, and open connections to build a wider view. We have specific expertise in dealing with complexity and accelerating technological change, as well as experience in managing information, designing and piloting training, and transforming organizations.
Triseum, the USA
Triseum, LLC, connects students to curriculum through the power of play. The company's award-winning serious games mirror the imagination, interactivity, suspense and sophistication of commercial entertainment games while maintaining strict learning efficacy supported by research. Students are empowered to learn through fun, engaging and immersive 3D adventures, and faculty is able to measure progress and assess outcomes. Triseum pushes the boundaries of education games with meticulously handcrafted, fully tested and evaluated serious games that deliver the ultimate teaching and learning experience. Its team is dedicated to creating products that profoundly impact instructors and students.
University of the Aegean, Greece
University of the Aegean (UAegean) was founded in 1984 and in 2016 was classified as the top-rated university in Greece, evaluated by the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQA). Department of Primary Education has participated in numerous EU and National funded research and development programs in disciplines like ICT in Education, Teachers Professional Development, Education for Sustainable etc. The Department promotes the innovative use of new technologies in education via inter-disciplinary collaborations with national and international public and private educational institutions. Media Pedagogy Research Group, a sub-division of the Laboratory of Psychology, Educational Research and Media in Education focuses on research areas such as Media Pedagogy and Didactics, ODL, e-Learning, MOOCs, AR, Learning Design and TPD.
Our research group is interested in piloting new approaches of integrating ICT in ITE based on project's outcomes. Moreover, as a teachers' preparation academic institution, we would like to provide feedback about the current status in Greece concerning ICT integration in teachers' preparation programs and be part of an international dialogue about the future of ICT in Education.
University of Évora, Portugal
The University of Évora (UE) is organised in 4 Schools: Arts, Sciences and Technology, Social Sciences and Nursing and offers 34 undergraduate and 66 postgraduate degrees. Research and Development (R&D) covers several scientific areas through a network of 14 Research Units, all of them submitted to international evaluation, under the coordination of the Institute for Research and Advanced Studies. UE is one of the leading higher institutions in Portugal working in the educational technology and e-learning fields as well as in the teacher education (initial and continuous teacher training), evaluation and supervision, educational politics and curricular issues. The Education Department and the Research Centre on Education and Psychology are actively involved in several projects in partnerships with local, national and international collaboration initiatives.
The University of Iceland aims to be one of the world's leading universities and apply approved standards to all quality assurance of its operations. The university holds itself and its lecturers, management and other staff to high standards. High demands are also made of students; this ensures that a degree from the University of Iceland is considered to be of high quality and is trusted all over the world. In 2006, the University of Iceland set itself the ambitious long-term goal to become one of the 100 leading universities in the world. In order to achieve that goal, the university intends to focus on outstanding research, teaching and support services. The university now works purposefully towards implementing this strategy, and has already enjoyed great success. The university set up a classroom of the 21st Century based on the Future Classroom Lab. The university applies rigorous internal quality assurance measures to all its operations. External assessment regularly shows that the university is fully in line with international standards. I think that participating in your project would be of benefit for all parties as we are aiming at the same target.
Vernier, Ireland
When it comes to scientific data collection, Vernier has perfected the development and production of affordable, easy-to-use data-acquisition products (probe ware) for science classrooms and labs around the world. Whether you are looking for cutting-edge technology to enliven and support your labs in biology, chemistry, physics, or engineering, there is a Vernier solution appropriate for every grade level. And because we understand the needs of teachers – a high percentage of our staff are former teachers themselves – we offer unparalleled support for the life of your products. Our products are affordable, they are easy to use, and they offer the complete solution that teachers need. And that is because we understand teachers; even our employees who have never taught keep the demands of the classroom on the top of their minds.
Wriggle Learning
Wriggle Learning is an Irish company focused on supporting schools and higher education institutions in the utilisation of digital technologies for teaching and learning. Our partnerships with Apple (Apple Solution Expert in Education), Microsoft (Microsoft Gold Partner for Education) and HP (Education Partner) allows us to offer the latest classroom technology, which we combine with our team of expert educators to ensure the implementation of technology for teaching and learning is effective and achievable.
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Eddie Cochran
Author Topic: Eddie Cochran (Read 1788 times)
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Apr 17, 1960:
Eddie Cochran dies, and Gene Vincent is injured, in a UK car accident
Eddie Cochran, the man behind "Summertime Blues" and "C'mon Everybody," was killed on this day in 1960 when the taxi carrying him from a show in Bristol, England, crashed en route to the airport in London, where he was to catch a flight back home to the United States. A raw and exciting rocker with a cocky, rebellious image, Eddie Cochran was very different from the polished and packaged idols being heavily marketed to American teenagers in the years between the rise of Elvis Presley and the arrival of the Beatles. And while he may have faded from popular memory in the years since his tragic and early death, his biggest hits have not.
Cochran was on a triumphant concert tour of Britain in the spring of 1960—a tour that had been extended 10 weeks beyond its scheduled run due to intense demand for tickets. In America, a tamer brand of pop was in fashion, exemplified by the likes of Frankie Avalon, Paul Anka and Bobby Darin. In England, however, harder-edged rhythm-and-blues artists and rock-and-rollers like Eddie Cochran and his tour-mate Gene Vincent (of "Be Bop a Lula" fame) were far more popular. Theirs was the kind of music that the future members of the British Invasion were listening to in the late 50s and early 60s. It was "Be Bop A Lula," in fact, that John Lennon was playing at the 1967 garden party where he first met Paul McCartney, and it was Cochran's "Twenty Flight Rock" that Paul taught John to play that same afternoon, shortly after being invited to join Lennon's Quarrymen. At least one Beatle, George Harrison, saw Eddie Cochran in Liverpool during his final tour, and both his guitar-playing and his stage persona made a strong impression. "He was standing at the microphone and as he started to talk he put his two hands through his hair, pushing it back," Harrison later recalled. "And a girl, one lone voice, screamed out, 'Oh, Eddie!' and he coolly murmured into the mike, 'Hi honey.' I thought, 'Yes! That's it—rock and roll!"
Gene Vincent was traveling alongside Eddie Cochran in the cab to London after what would prove to be Cochran's final performance. Tour manager Patrick Thompkins and Eddie's fiancée, songwriter Sharon Seeley (she wrote Ricky Nelson's #1 hit "Poor Little Fool") were also in the Ford Consul that was later estimated to have been traveling in excess of 60 mph through a dark and winding section of the two-lane A4 in the village of Chippenham. Gene Vincent would break a leg and walk with a limp for the rest of his life, but beyond that, the only serious injuries among the passengers were Eddie Cochran's. Having been thrown from the vehicle when it smashed into a light post, Cochran sustained a serious head injury. He died at hospital in Bath in the early hours of April 17, 1960.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/eddie-cochran-dies-and-gene-vincent-is-injured-in-a-uk-car-accident
Re: Eddie Cochran
Summertime Blues- Eddie Cochran
I was too young then to have heard of Eddie Cochran, but by The Who (from the Album "Live at Leeds") I played "Summertime Blues" a lot, too.
Who - Summertime Blues (live,1969) 0815007
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I always thought that is was pretty amazing, considering it was the 1950s, how hard Eddie Cochran (and also the late, great Link Wray) rocked. And I was an absolute Who fanatic who thought that Pete Townsend was a rock and roll genius.
I never could decide on my favorite version of this song - The Who's take or that of Blue Cheer - Blue Cheer - Summertime Blues .
P.S. Perhaps someone can help teach this technologically challenged old guy on the process to insert a video like Johnnie F. did in the OP.
Al, for a You Tube video, click on and save its URL and then paste it into your draft post. Easier than a three chord rock tune!
Quote from: Al on December 31, 2013, 09:06:52 AM
Like Saf said! Very simple: just copy the link to the YOUTUBE video either with the Windows command "copy video url" or highlight and copy it from your browser's address line and paste it into your post:
Blue Cheer - Summertime Blues
As described there in our Support desk, where lotsa questions like this have already been asked and answered.
For other video hosts I would have to install a mod first. Nobody has requested that, yet.
As to Blue Cheers's performance on Beat-Club, it wasn't so easy to watch that program, if you didn't have your own telly. Parents hated it! It was on Saturday afternoons and we had to gather at friends' houses with tolerant parents.
We were all fans of Uschi Nerke, the moderator:
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2018.9.21 Now Playing
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Action / 135 / Korean / Sept. 19
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The Nun (15)
Horror / 96 / English / Sept. 19
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Tasha Tudor: A Still Water Story
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This documentary looks into the private and nature-oriented life of late Tasha Tudor, one of America’s most beloved children’s author-illustrators whose works include “Pumpkin Moonshine,” “A Tale for Easter” and “Snow Before Christmas.” Her natural lifestyle and life philosophy - finding happiness through nature - is highlighted in this film through her routines and her interactions with family members.
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Action, thriller / 108 / English / Sept. 12
Directed and co-written by Shane Black, this is the fourth installment of the “Predator” film series, following the first “Predator,” released in 1987.
The latest in this franchise begins with a young boy named Rory (Jacob Tremblay) from the suburbs, who accidentally triggers an alert that brings a group of violent aliens back to Earth from the dark side of the galaxy. This reintroduces the lethal hunters who have been genetically upgraded from other alien species - they have evolved by taking the most dangerous DNA from their prey. With the human race in jeopardy, the only people who serve as the human race’s line of defense are a group of former soldiers and a science teacher.
Searching (12)
Thriller / 101 / English / Aug. 29
David Kim (John Cho) is the single father of 16-year-old Margot (Michelle La). One night, his daughter goes missing. Worried about her safety, David follows Margot’s online footprint on her laptop and realizes that he knew very little about her.
After the lead detective on the case fails to find a single lead on Margot’s whereabouts, David becomes suspicious of the people around him and decides to take things into his own hands.
The film, directed by Aneesh Chaganty, tells the story of a father’s search using computer screens and smartphones.
On Your Wedding Day (12)
Romance / 110 / Korean / Aug. 22
Directed by Lee Seok-geun, this romantic comedy is a classic boy-meets-girl story, depicting the 10-year love story of two people from their teenage years to adulthood.
In the summer of 2005, Wu-yeon (Kim Young-kwang), a high school senior, falls in love with transfer student Seung-hee (Park Bo-young). Believing that Seung-hee is the one, Wu-yeon constantly follows her around.
Just as they announce that they are officially dating, Seung-hee suddenly transfers to a different school, leaving Wu-yeon devastated.
A year later, Wu-yeon finds a job working part-time at a fried chicken joint and finds out that Seung-hee has enrolled at Hankuk University. Determined to meet her again, Wu-yeon decides to study hard and manages to enroll at the same university.
On the first day of school, Wu-yeon lingers around campus, hoping to bump into Seung-hee, but unfortunately she is already in a relationship with a handsome senior.
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Vernita Lee
Vermita Lee (left) with Oprah Winfrey (right) Photo courtesy George Burns/Harpo Inc. via AP
By The Associated Press Tuesday, November 27, 2018 12:30 p.m. CST
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Oprah Winfrey's mother, Vernita Lee, has died at the age of 83.
A Winfrey spokeswoman on Monday issued a statement saying Lee died at her Milwaukee home on Nov. 22. The spokeswoman says private funeral services were held. No other details were provided.
Lee was a teenager when she gave birth to Winfrey in Mississippi in 1954. They moved to Milwaukee when Winfrey was 6-years-old.
Lee was featured getting a makeover on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in 1990.
Lee is also survived by another daughter, Patricia Amanda, and four grandchildren. She was predeceased by a son, Jeffrey, and by a daughter, Patricia.
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Sean is among the first students to be awarded the Vocational Education Scholarship under the Hong Kong Jockey Club Scholarships, and he is now pursuing a degree in aerospace engineering at Swansea University in the United Kingdom. He says the Scholarship has given him the opportunity to follow his dream. He greatly treasures the opportunity to study abroad and feels a responsibility to make the most of it.
Sean says that although he was never a top student in the past, his persistence and undeterred mind have taken him a long way. “A professor told the class that most people would be able to score over 70 in the first term, but in the second term, over 50 would already be a satisfactory score. However, my target is to maintain a score over 70 even in the second term. I have not slipped so far.”
In the second year, Sean has had to choose a specialist stream. With a strong passion for aerospace technology, he is unfazed by the difficulty of the course. “I chose Rocket and Space Technology. It is the most demanding discipline of the three and requires a broad spectrum of knowledge. I chose it because it would allow me to learn about aerospace technology and the design of rocket engines. That’s where my passion lies,” he explains.
Sean has not in the past been used to thinking out of the box, and has found it more challenging and time-consuming when there is no model answer to assignments. Sometimes, it means working all night with his classmates until sunrise. However, he has not found it a burden. Instead, he sees it as an unforgettable experience. Although Sean has only just begun his long journey to becoming an aerospace engineer, his perseverance will surely provide the launch pad to his dreams.
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Finding The Balance For Retirement Draw-Downs
Victor and Jane Muratti, a computer analyst and schoolteacher married for more than 30 years, are nearing retirement. Over the years, they have accumulated a mosaic of investments, including stocks, corporate and municipal bonds, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), annuities, real estate, and master limited partnerships (MLPs). Some of these investments are in taxable accounts while others are in tax-deferred retirement plans and traditional and Roth IRAs.
Once they retire, the Murattis will begin drawing income from these various accounts, and after they reach age 70½, they'll have to start taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) from their retirement plans and IRAs. But they don't have a clue about the best way to create their retirement "paychecks."
It's a common situation and the circumstances will vary for every person or couple. However, one typical objective is to minimize federal income tax from investment transactions, while preserving as much wealth as you can for a lengthy retirement.
One way to do that is by paying attention to tax brackets. Income taxes are based on a graduated seven-bracket system, with different tax rates for each bracket. The more of your income that falls into lower brackets—and so is taxed at lower rates—the better. And to the extent that you can control how much income you receive, you could try to take just enough to fill up your current bracket without moving into the next, higher one. You can use this tax bracket management strategy throughout retirement.
But to benefit, you'll need to learn the basics for three different types of accounts you're likely to tap during retirement.
1. Taxable accounts: This category includes all of the investments you hold outside of retirement plans. You may have stocks, bonds, mutual funds and ETFs, as well as interest-bearing savings accounts and certificates of deposit (CDs). If you sell any of these at a gain, your profit will generally be taxed at the favorable rate for long-term capital gains—that is, gains on investments you've held for a year or more. The tax rate for long-term gains is 15%, or 20% if your income puts you in the top tax bracket for ordinary income. Most dividend income from stocks is also taxed at 15% or 20%. But interest from bonds and other investments is likely to be taxed at the higher rates for ordinary income.
2. Tax-deferred accounts: Within tax-deferred accounts such as 401(k) plans and traditional IRAs, capital gains and income from dividends and interest all can accumulate without being taxed. But once you start taking money out of these accounts during retirement, all or most of your withdrawals will be taxed as ordinary income. And when RMDs come along, some of the money must come out every year.
One kind of tax-deferred investment—annuities—may help you minimize taxes by postponing payouts until your income is lower during retirement. Deferred compensation from your company could offer similar tax benefits.
3. Tax-free accounts: Of course, no taxes are better than low taxes, and a Roth IRA may give you retirement income that isn't taxed at all. With a Roth IRA that you've had for at least five years, withdrawals after age 59½ are completely tax-free. Meanwhile, although interest income from most bonds is taxed at ordinary income rates, income from municipal bonds or municipal bond funds can be tax-exempt. These bonds could be a valuable part of your retirement portfolio.
When considering which account to draw from and in what order, a common strategy is to take RMDs first—because you must make those withdrawals—then tap your taxable accounts next, leaving assets in tax-deferred accounts to grow without being eroded by taxes for as long as possible. Finally, make tax-free withdrawals from your Roth IRA, which offers the additional advantage of not requiring distributions during your lifetime.
In addition, to the extent you can, you might practice tax bracket management, capping your taxable income at a level that will let you avoid moving into a higher bracket. So that even if you can't avoid taxes entirely during retirement, you may be able to keep them under control.
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Lindylooz Muze
"I always read Linda’s blog with a mixture of interest and trepidation!’ - Nick Clegg "Linda Jack, the eminense grise of so many Lib Dem party conferences is an excellent blogger. Her posts benefit from being close to the action but not too close; she lives and breathes politics and it shows" - Politics.co.uk
Valentines............Yellow Roses...........and fanciable MPs
I suppose the problem with Valentine's day without a "significant other" is that it's a bit like Christmas when you've stopped believing in Santa..........All around you are men and women of all shapes, sizes, demeanours, people you would never in your wildest dreams put in the same room as a red rose, protectively carrying their (increasingly) enormous and elaborate bouquets, scurrying purposefully to their darlings. One feels a little like a child, face pressed up against the window, watching the party without an invitation..........oh heavens, shall I go hang myself now?!
But, who am I complain? I did get a Valentine's text from someone who will never be my Valentine, and Martin. Martin is the most wonderful and adorable human being you will ever meet in your life...only one slight problem (for us girlies)....pardon the cliche, but he is gay. Yep, wasn't it ever thus?????????! Anyway, dear Martin made everyone's day, he arrived in the afternoon with a huge bunch of yellow roses which he presented to all us single women who were unlikely to get so much as a dandelion on this day of days. One young woman, who Martin suspected had a partner, tried to get a rose "I thought you had a boyfriend?" says M, "Yes" says A, "Well you can b***er off then!" says M! A goes and looks up the meaning of a yellow rose and informs us all it means jealousy.........but also friendship.....so that's OK then. And of course, now there is only one problem, the presence of a yellow rose on our desks............yeah.....
One person I didn't get a Valentine message from was our esteemed Speaker, Cllr Andrew McConnell. That's Cllr Andrew McConnell, renowned Toryboy and erstwhile dirty stop out! (sorry had to get that in).
So it was comforting to hear that one of our most fanciable MPs Lynne Featherstone also received no Valentines........and I am left wondering if their is something promising in the fact that proportionally we had 20% of the vote even if we only have less than 10% of the MPs and .000001% of the media coverage..........so, punching above our weight here methinks???
Now, having declined an invitation from Yas to go to a luvvy do in Hoxton, I returned home to find that my darling son had cooked...........for his girlfriend. But that was excuse enough to crack open the Moet Martin gave me for Christmas and tuck into the chocolate truffles.
PS: Sorry about the black (not my colour as I discovered on Saturday) but can anyone tell me why I can't change my font colour to brown anymore????!!!!
Posted by Linda Jack at 21:42
Well gorgeous Linda...thanks for the compliments... I have to say that if any female was to turn me to the dark side it would be little young you - you cheeky little minx. Darth Vader and his dark forces have nothing on you and your ability to make me ponder the possible wonders of a Valentine's date with a female.
Never mind your gay Tory Boy following - stick with me "luv". (I know you like that term of affection - esp when given by men who obviously have a lot to learn about equality...but that's a whole other story and a blog in itself.) I even get the right colour rose for you my little fellow lib demer.
Anyway, fellow lib dem (SINGLE) straight blokes....what's stopping you sending our Linda a nice (yellow) rose. What a catcherooney! Plus she can be quiet now and again - it happened on a Tuesday last April, I remember it well - I think she had toothache or something.
Plus what a roller coaster ride you'd have with Linda: trapped body parts, broken high heels, missed trains, planes and automobiles, near drowning, broken arms, grazed chins, lost clothing...The list goes on. How can you not want to date a winner like that? your life would never be dull ever again!
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Linda Jack
Prospective candidate Lib Dem Party President. Served as Lib Dem Councillor in Bedford and former member of Federal Policy, Conference and International Relations Committees. Former PPC for Luton North and Mid Beds and Bedfordshire PCC Candidate PEPC for Eastern Region. Sit on Education Young People and Families and Home Affairs Justice and Equalities Parliamentary Policy Committees. Former Analyst in Special Intelligence HMF. Background in Teaching and Youth Work and as active trade unionist. Ran the Youth Club at Luton Youth House, the youth programme in Queen's Park Bedford and across the county as a senior Youth Service manager. As Branch Secretary for Beds CC Unison represented members across the county. Worked for Money Advice Service (formerly FSA) currently setting up consultancy. Trustee for Re:generate and YMCA George Williams College; former trustee of youth counselling service Open Door and Elijah Trust.
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Mark Parker
Mark Parker (born 21 October 1955) is the Chief Executive Officer of Nike, Inc., he was named the third CEO of the company in 2006.
Parker was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, the son of Elizabeth and Bruce Parker. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Political Science at Penn State University in 1977. He is married to Kathy Parker and has three children, Jennifer, Megan, and Matthew. He ran on the Penn State track and cross country teams.
Career at Nike
Parker joined Nike in 1979 as a footwear designer based in its R&D facility in Exeter, New Hampshire. He became Division Vice President in charge of development in 1987, Corporate Vice President in 1989, General Manager in 1993, and Vice President of Global Footwear in 1998. Prior to becoming vice president of Nike, he served as co-president (with Charlie Denson) of the Nike brand beginning in March 2001. He still participates in shoe design, most notably on the Nike HTM project, creating limited edition footwear alongside Nike designer Tinker Hatfield and creative consultant Hiroshi Fujiwara. He has committed to ensuring that Nike remain environmentally conscious. After 10 years of work, Parker and his team launched the first “Green Shoe” that adheres to the principles of sustainability. He is also responsible for other brands in Nike’s portfolio, including Converse Inc. and Hurley International.
While CEO of Nike in 2012, Mark G. Parker earned a total compensation of $15,425,608, which included a base salary of $1,609,615, a cash bonus of $594,190, stocks granted of $3,500,087, options granted of $4,199,250, and non-equity incentive plan compensation listed at $5,522,466. After being promoted to chairman in 2016, Mark Parker’s compensation tripled to over $47.6 million – $33.5 million of which came from stock rewards.
In 2015, Mark Parker was named Fortune‘s Businessperson of the year.
It was announced in June 2015 that Mark Parker is replacing Phil Knight as company chairman of Nike in 2016.
In 2016, he ranked 14th in the New York Times‘ list of highest paid CEOs with an annual paycheck of 47.6 million.
In 2017, Parker took a 71% pay cut due to a year of pool sales at Nike and the layoff of 1,000 employees. Subsequently, he will earn $13.9 million this year from stock and options.
Parker is an avid arts supporter with an extensive ongoing collection of modern, low brow and underground contemporary art, along with many other one-of-a-kind collectibles. Notable artists from Parker’s collection include Andy Warhol, Adonna Khare, Mark Ryden, Todd Schorr, Tim Biskup, Eric White, Sebastian Kruger, Charles Krafft, Glennray Tutor, Robert Crumb, Chris Mars, Sarina Brewer, and Michael Leavitt. Other notable items include rare movie ephemera such as original props and models from Mars Attacks! (1996), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), Back to the Future (1985), and Batman (1989).
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The best chili recipes are loaded with flavor and require nothing more than a slice of crusty bread as a side to sop up the hearty soup. Perfect for tailgating, easy Sunday suppers, and quick weeknight meals, these top-rated chili recipes are delicious and, as a bonus, make plenty so that you can portion out lunches for the week. Nothing warms the body and soul like a hearty bowl of chili. Read the recipe reviews and you'll see why these delicious chili recipes are must-make meals. Grab a spoon and enjoy a bowl tonight.
Many people choose to forgo food from animal sources to varying degrees (e.g. flexitarianism, pescetarianism, vegetarianism, veganism) for health reasons, issues surrounding morality, or to reduce their personal impact on the environment, although some of the public assumptions about which diets have lower impacts are known to be incorrect.[3] Raw foodism is another contemporary trend. These diets may require multivitamin supplements to meet ordinary nutritional needs.
Also, the natural sugar in fruit does affect your carbohydrate intake — especially if you eat a lot of fruit. This may temporarily raise your blood sugar or certain blood fats. However, this effect is lessened if you are losing weight. If you have diabetes or any other health conditions or concerns, work with your doctor to adjust the Mayo Clinic Diet for your situation. For example, people with diabetes should aim for more vegetables than fruits, if possible. It's a good idea to snack on vegetables, rather than snacking only on fruit.
While some Christians consider the use of wine from the grape as essential for the validity of the sacrament, many Protestants also allow (or require) pasteurized grape juice as a substitute. Wine was used in Eucharistic rites by all Protestant groups until an alternative arose in the late 19th century. Methodist dentist and prohibitionist Thomas Bramwell Welch applied new pasteurization techniques to stop the natural fermentation process of grape juice. Some Christians who were part of the growing temperance movement pressed for a switch from wine to grape juice, and the substitution spread quickly over much of the United States, as well as to other countries to a lesser degree.[112] There remains an ongoing debate between some American Protestant denominations as to whether wine can and should be used for the Eucharist or allowed as an ordinary drink, with Catholics and some mainline Protestants allowing wine drinking in moderation, and some conservative Protestant groups opposing consumption of alcohol altogether.[citation needed]
Prison food is the term for meals served to prisoners while incarcerated in correctional institutions. While some prisons prepare their own food, many use staff from on-site catering companies. Many prisons today support the requirements of specific religions, as well as vegetarianism.[54] It is said that prison food of many developed countries is adequate to maintain health and dieting.[55][unreliable source?]
Unlike food processors, food retailing is a two-tier market in which a small number of very large companies control a large proportion of supermarkets. The supermarket giants wield great purchasing power over farmers and processors, and strong influence over consumers. Nevertheless, less than 10% of consumer spending on food goes to farmers, with larger percentages going to advertising, transportation, and intermediate corporations.[118]
Research has shown that grilling, barbecuing and smoking meat and fish increases levels of carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). In Europe, grilled meat and smoked fish generally only contribute a small proportion of dietary PAH intake since they are a minor component of diet – most intake comes from cereals, oils and fats.[36] However, in the US, grilled/barbecued meat is the second highest contributor of the mean daily intake of a known PAH carcinogen benzo[a]pyrene at 21% after ‘bread, cereal and grain’ at 29%.[36]
The application of scientific knowledge to cooking and gastronomy has become known as molecular gastronomy. This is a subdiscipline of food science. Important contributions have been made by scientists, chefs and authors such as Herve This (chemist), Nicholas Kurti (physicist), Peter Barham (physicist), Harold McGee (author), Shirley Corriher (biochemist, author), Heston Blumenthal (chef), Ferran Adria (chef), Robert Wolke (chemist, author) and Pierre Gagnaire (chef).[44]
Some people have allergies or sensitivities to foods which are not problematic to most people. This occurs when a person's immune system mistakes a certain food protein for a harmful foreign agent and attacks it. About 2% of adults and 8% of children have a food allergy.[140] The amount of the food substance required to provoke a reaction in a particularly susceptible individual can be quite small. In some instances, traces of food in the air, too minute to be perceived through smell, have been known to provoke lethal reactions in extremely sensitive individuals. Common food allergens are gluten, corn, shellfish (mollusks), peanuts, and soy.[140] Allergens frequently produce symptoms such as diarrhea, rashes, bloating, vomiting, and regurgitation. The digestive complaints usually develop within half an hour of ingesting the allergen.[140]
This principle involves eating low-energy-dense foods and can help you lose weight by feeling full on fewer calories. Healthy choices in each of the other food groups in moderate amounts make up the rest of the pyramid — including whole-grain carbohydrates, lean sources of protein such as legumes, fish and low-fat dairy, and heart-healthy unsaturated fats.
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Generally regarded as the most pleasant taste, sweetness is almost always caused by a type of simple sugar such as glucose or fructose, or disaccharides such as sucrose, a molecule combining glucose and fructose.[73] Complex carbohydrates are long chains and thus do not have the sweet taste. Artificial sweeteners such as sucralose are used to mimic the sugar molecule, creating the sensation of sweet, without the calories. Other types of sugar include raw sugar, which is known for its amber color, as it is unprocessed. As sugar is vital for energy and survival, the taste of sugar is pleasant.
Food is any substance[1] consumed to provide nutritional support for an organism. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals. The substance is ingested by an organism and assimilated by the organism's cells to provide energy, maintain life, or stimulate growth.
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Hazards Of Cigarette Smoking Extend Way Beyond The Lungs
Cigarettes, Smoking, Lungs,
Cigarette smoking presents far more health hazards than you probably realize.
Sure, just about everybody knows that smoking causes lung cancer and respiratory and heart problems. But its adverse effects don’t stop there. Far from it.
“Some people are very health conscious even though they smoke and know a lot about the various problems associated with smoking,” said John Spangler, professor of family and community medicine at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and a recognized expert in tobacco use and smoking cessation. “But other people aren’t as informed, so, overall, the less publicized, more unusual effects of smoking are not well known.”
The harsh reality is that cigarette smoking inflicts damage throughout the body. The list of conditions that smoking can cause, contribute to, increase the risk of or worsen runs from high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and stroke to gum disease, arthritis and erectile dysfunction.
Cigarette smoke does such diverse harm because it contains somewhere between 4,000 and 9,000 different chemicals, hundreds of which are toxic, including around 70 known to be carcinogenic.
“When you smoke, these various chemicals get into the bloodstream, are carried to all parts of the body and go right to the most susceptible cells,” Spangler said. “That’s why there’s such a wide array of negative effects from cigarettes.”
One of the main culprits is carbon monoxide, the gas produced by the incomplete burning of any material containing carbon. It reduces the ability of red blood cells to carry essential oxygen to tissues in the brain, heart and other parts of the body, which can result in problems ranging from shortness of breath to heart failure.
Most of the other malevolent agents are the chemicals found in tar, the resinous matter generated by burning tobacco that builds up in the lungs. The effects of these chemicals include inflaming the linings of blood vessels and other soft tissues, reducing the body’s ability to fight infections, slowing the healing process and causing the release of free radicals, unstable molecules that react with other molecules and produce different disorders, including cancer, in different types of cells throughout the body. There are also cancer-specific compounds in tar that directly damage cell DNA and generate tumors in the lungs and other organs, such as the pancreas, kidneys and liver.
Perhaps surprisingly, tobacco’s best known component – nicotine – is not among its most lethal.
“Nicotine doesn’t cause the cancer or the emphysema,” Spangler said. “It causes the addiction.”
The nicotine in cigarette smoke activates the brain circuits that regulate feelings of pleasure in the same way as other drugs, such as heroin. Nicotine levels peak within 10 seconds of inhalation but dissipate quickly, as do the associated feelings of reward, which causes the smoker to continue smoking to maintain the drug’s pleasurable effects and prevent withdrawal.
“Nicotine isn’t totally harmless,” Spangler said. “It increases your blood pressure a little bit, for example, but its side effects are relatively minor and it’s generally regarded safe enough that the FDA allows it to be sold over the counter as a smoking-cessation aid.”
Research has shown that all cigarettes pose the same high level of health risks, including those marketed as “low-yield,” “natural” or “additive-free.” Other modes of smoking tobacco – cigars, pipes, hookahs –also present serious health hazards.
“Even if you don’t inhale the chemicals get into your body through your mouth, plus the second-hand smoke through your nose,” Spangler said. “And water pipes are not safer at all. The water cools the smoke so it doesn’t feel as irritating, but that’s all it does. The vast majority of the harmful chemicals are still in there. And there’s an incredible amount of second-hand smoke exposure with hookahs.”
What about e-cigarettes? They and other electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) produce vapor, not smoke, through the heating of nicotine-infused liquid, sometimes with flavoring added.
“The liquid in e-cigarettes is generally regarded as safe,” Spangler said. “There are long-term health concerns, and we don’t yet know what those may be, but we do believe that in the short term using e-cigarettes is safer than continued cigarette smoking.”
However, he noted, the contents of the liquid, flavorings and heating elements in ENDS have not been closely regulated, and examples of all three have been found to contain hazardous elements. And the batteries of some electronic cigarettes have exploded, causing severe burns.
Quitting smoking is clearly the best way to avoid health risks. And it can have almost immediate benefits. The risk of heart attack, for example, begins to decrease within 48 hours of stopping to smoke.
“It’s never too late to quit,” Spangler said.
But that doesn’t have to mean going cold turkey.
“The easier way to quit smoking is to have your brain’s pleasure center kept relatively ‘happy’ with nicotine from a patch, gum or lozenge while you work on the habit aspects of smoking,” he said. “Changing behavior takes a lot of work, so you don’t want to be fighting the addiction, too. The nicotine medications double or even triple the success rate.”
Family members and friends can contribute, too.
“Smokers who are really trying to quit need help,” Spangler said. “It’s hard. They’ve probably been smoking their entire adult lives, and they have to learn how to be non-smokers. Positive support is very important.
“A smoker trying to quit needs a cheerleader, not a drill sergeant.”
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Santo Spirito ospedale (Rome)
The hospital of the holy spirit was founded somewhere between 1198 and 1201 by the Roman pontiff Innocent III (1160-1216). It is located in Sassia (Saxony), near Vatican city and at the river Tiber. It's the oldest hospital of the city and it still operates. The hospital was led by Guy de Montepellier, founder of the Order of the Holy Spirit, hence it's name.1 The building has gone through various renovations, of which the most notable was during the late fifteenth century under pope Sixtus IV.2 It was enlarged and some buildings were added.
The hospital and adjoining buildings contain various fresco's and inscriptions.
History and context of the hospital
http://www.asl-rme.it/index.php?p=servizi&&os=223
A forerunner of the hospital supposedly existed since 727, when the Saxon king built a shelter for the pilgrims in the city, but it wasn't until the late twelfth century when it became a real hospital.3 Hospitals in these times were generally built out of charity. There was a evangelical revival going on and pope Innocent III was active reasserting papal power. These establishments were usually religious places and subject to church law. They were often located close to water banks, as was the Santo Spirito hospital, to provide for water and to dump waste.4
In 1198 he issued a breve to protect the hospital Order of the Holy Spirit and saw to it that a Holy Spirit hospital was built in Montpellier, France. In a later breve of that year, two dwellings of the French hospital in Rome are mentioned. Innocent his intention was to institutionalize charitable works, which might have been the motivation behind the founding of this hospital. The exact founding date must lie somewhere between the 25th of november 1198 and november 1201. The hospital was bound to the papacy permanently.5 The hospital didn't only take care of pilgrims, but also of women in labor, the sick, orphaned and abandoned children. One interesting thing about this hospital was that it was one of the first places to have a 'foundling wheel', which is a baby hatch where parents could leave their unwanted babies while staying anonymous. This had to put an end to parents killing or dumping their babies.6
http://ciaotutti.nl/tag/ospedale-santo-spirito/
Pope Sixtus IV (1414-1484) became pope in 1471 and commenced the reconstruction of the hospital shortly thereafter.7 It was completed in 1478. Baccio Pontelli was commissioned by the pontiff to organize the renovation. Sixtus had worked together with him on many earlier occasions and so became known as the first Renaissance pope. One of the major changes was the Corsa Sistina, a 120 meter long wing of the building that extends into the Borgo Santo Spirito. It's renaissance design is still visible today.
The dome of the Corsia Sistina. http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Roma_S_spirito_in_S_%284%29.JPG
Santo Spirito hospital http://www.avoroma.it/dove-operiamo/ospedale-santo-spirito-in-sassia/
Art and fresco's
This is one of the many beautiful fresco's in the Santo Spirito. It is located in the Corsia Sistina. It depicts Pope Sixtus IV blessing Charlotte of Cyprus.8
Image source: http://shop.alinari.it/en/product-details-45588
Header image: http://www.arte.it/opera/santo-spirito-in-saxia-387.
1. Eunice D. Howe, The hospital of Santo Spirito and pope Sixtus IV (New York 1978) 7.
2. http://rometour.org/hospital-ospedale-santo-spirito-saxia-sassia-rome.html (this source contains some mistakes in names and years).
3. http://www.romaviva.com/vaticano-castel-santangelo/santo_spirito_eng.htm (also not faultless).
4. Daniel Le Blévec, 'Hospital, hospice' in: André Vauchez ed., Encyclopedia of the middle ages (Oxford 2001).
5. Eunice D. Howe, The hospital of Santo Spirito and pope Sixtus IV (New York 1978) 6-13.
6. http://ciaotutti.nl/tag/ospedale-santo-spirito/
8. Ibidem, 407.
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By Dick Davis In Forthcoming and Poetry Tagged In Books by Dick Davis, Fatemeh Ekhtesari, Feminism, Rabe’eh, and Women.
The Mirror of My Heart: A Thousand Years of Persian Poetry By Women
To be Published on September 10, 2019
Dimensions 5½” x 8½”
ISBN No 978-1-949445-05-3
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I gaze into the mirror of my heart,
And though it’s me who looks, it’s you I see.
So speaks one of the many distinctive voices in this new anthology of verse by women poets writing in Persian, most of whom have never been translated into English before; this is especially true of the pre-modern poets, such as the unnamed author of the lines above, known simply as the “daughter of Salar” or “the woman from Esfahan.”
One of the very first Persian poets was a woman (Rabe’eh, who lived over a thousand years ago) and there have been women poets writing in Persian in virtually every generation since that time until the present. Before the twentieth century they tended to come from society’s social extremes. Many were princesses, a good number were hired entertainers of one kind or another, and they were active in many different countries – Iran of course, but also India, Afghanistan, and areas of central Asia that are now Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan. Not surprisingly, a lot of their poetry sounds like that of their male counterparts, but a lot doesn’t; there are distinctively bawdy and flirtatious poems by medieval women poets, poems from virtually every era in which the poet complains about her husband (sometimes light-heartedly, sometimes with poignant seriousness), touching poems on the death of a child, and many epigrams centered on little details that bring a life from hundreds of years ago vividly before our eyes.
In the nineteenth century we begin to see political poems, often very angry ones, by women demanding both the independence of Middle-Eastern countries from Western governments and women’s emancipation.Perhaps the most personal and intensely emotional poems are those of the last hundred years, in which we see local sensibilities rooted in a millennium of literary and social tradition responding to, and embracing or rejecting, the myriad multi-cultural strands that make up the modern world.
The Mirror of My Heart is a unique and captivating collection introduced and translated by Dick Davis, an acclaimed scholar and translator of Persian literature as well as a gifted poet in his own right. In his introduction he provides fascinating background detail on Persian poetry written by women through the ages, including common themes and motifs and a brief overview of Iranian history showing how women poets have been affected by the changing dynasties. From Rabe’eh in the tenth century to Fatemeh Ekhtesari in the twenty-first, each of the eighty-three poets in this volume is introduced in a short biographical note, while explanatory notes give further insight into the poems themselves.
Dick Davis brings a unique array of gifts to the challenges of translating Hafez and his contemporaries. In his own right, he is a poet of great technical accomplishment and emotional depth. He is also the foremost English-speaking scholar of medieval Persian poetry now working in the West. Numerous honors testify to his talents. In the U.K., he received the Royal Society of Literature’s Heinemann Award for his second book of poems, Seeing the World, in 1981; his Selected Poems was chosen by both the Sunday Times and the Daily Telegraph as a Book of the Year in 1989; and his collection Belonging was selected as the Poetry Book of the Year by The Economist in 2003. In the U.S., A Kind of Love—the American edition of his Selected Poems—received the Ingram Merrill prize for “excellence in poetry” in 1993. He has received awards for his scholarship from the Arts Council of Great Britain, The British Institute of Persian Studies, and the Guggenheim Foundation, and he is the recipient of grants for his translations from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts. Twice, in 2000 and 2001, he received the Translation Award of the International Society for Iranian Studies, and in 2001 he received an Encyclopedia Iranica award for “services to Persian poetry.” His translation of Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh: the Persian Book of Kings was chosen as one of the “ten best books of 2006” by the Washington Post.
Davis read English at Cambridge, lived in Iran for eight years (he met and married his Iranian wife Afkham Darbandi there), then completed a PhD in Medieval Persian Literature at the University of Manchester. He has resided for extended periods in both Greece and Italy (his translations include works from Italian), and has taught at both the University of California and at Ohio State University, where he was for nine years Professor of Persian and Chair of the Department of Near Eastern Languages, retiring from that position in 2012. In all, he has published more than twenty books and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
Among the qualities that distinguish his poetry and scholarship are exacting technical expertise and wide cultural sympathy—an ability to enter into distant cultural milieus both intellectually and emotionally. In choosing his volume of poems Belonging as a “Book of the Year” for 2006, The Economist praised it as “a profound and beautiful collection” that gave evidence of “a commitment to an ideal of civilized life shared by many cultures.” the Times Literary Supplement has called him “our finest translator of Persian poetry.” In 2009 Mage published a book of Dick Davis’s own poems about Iran: At Home and Far From Home: Poems on Iran and Persian Culture. His book about the Shahnameh, Epic and Sedition was published by Mage in paperback in 2006. His books of translations are: Borrowed Ware: Medieval Persian Epigrams (1998), The Shahnameh (2004); The Legend of Seyavash (2004); Rostam: Tales of Love and War from Persia’s Book of Kings (2007); Vis and Ramin (2008); Faces of Love: Hafez and the Poets of Shiraz (2012).
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The Ghost and Betty Hill
The late Betty Hill will always be remembered for her part, along with her husband, Barney, in the first publicised alien abduction case in 1961. It has overshadowed her lifetime of social work, but without it, no-one would have recorded her other unusual experiences, which really deserve to be remembered.
For a start, she had a tendency to have precognitive dreams, or scenes which would flash in front of her eyes as she was going to sleep. Once, as she was ready to fall asleep, a shadow came out in front of her, and she hit it. "Oh, my God," she thought, "a kid on a bicycle!", and for the next few days she was constantly watching for children on bicycles while she was driving. Instead, she hit a deer.
As a teenager, she dreamt she saw her best friend, Louise killed. There was broken glass and teeth all over the road. She warned Louise to be careful. Shortly afterwards, Louise's parents decided to get her out of the house while they arranged a surprise 16th birthday party. They send her to buy a quart of milk at the local store. On the way, she was hit by a truck and killed.
Then, as a senior, Betty was dating a boy named Freddy from another high school, and they were planning to attend each other's graduation exercises. But when she had a vivid dream of his being killed at a certain spot, she told him to stay away from it. "OK," he scoffed, "if I get killed, you go to my graduation with Rusty." Would you believe it? He was on the exact spot when a driver ran a red light, side-swiped Freddy's car, and killed him. She did go to the graduation with Rusty.
Apparently, the power ran in the family, for her maternal grandmother was said to be able to tell the future. Betty's father was an atheist, and didn't believe in any of that rubbish, but he did take her mother to a spiritualist meeting on their second date - presumably as a lark. Her mother only went out with him because she had nothing better to do, and was most annoyed when they were told at the meeting that they would marry and have five children. But they did marry - for over fifty years - and had five children.
You will remember from an earlier post, that the official explanation for such experiences is a combination of coincidence and selective memory. So you may wish to ask a statistician how far coincidence can be stretched before it breaks.
Betty also frequently got involved with an entity which shared her sister's home for at least thirty years. It was never seen, but because it was not attached to any one person, but even changed houses, responded to requests, and wept, I judge it was not a poltergeist. It appears to have been that rarest of psychic entities: an independent and intelligent ghost. Most other ghosts tend to get caught up in monotonous, repetitive behaviour. The story is so detailed, perhaps it is best to quote the actual words.
A good twenty years before Betty's UFO contact she recalls that her sister Janet repeatedly corrected her three children, then aged 2, 5, and 7, for mischief they denied doing. When they were older, they said that they had been punished for things they didn't do. But, at the time they could not figure out how these things were always happening. Silly things such as: who spilled the contents of the wastebasket all over the kitchen floor?
Finally Glenn, the middle child, whom Hannah the child ghost was particularly fond of, went away to service, and Hannah moved into his room. But, when Glenn came home, Hannah would have a fit. Night after night she would awaken him and throw his clothes across the room. If his clothes were hanging in the closet, they'd all fall off the hangers and be left in the middle of the closet with a bang, or they would tumble down just as if someone took them and swept them off the rod. Also, things would fall off the edge of the dresser. Betty saw some of these things happen herself.
"Sometimes you could hear Hannah sobbing. She would call, 'Mommy, Mommy.' One day my sister Janet answered the door and it was the assistant scoutmaster dropping by to see her husband Donald. (Janet's brother-in-law was always active with the Scouts.) Donald wasn't home, but while the scoutmaster was talking to Janet, Hannah started sobbing and crying, 'Mommy.' The man stopped and asked, 'Is that your grandson?' Janet said, 'No' and the he said, 'You're taking care of some neighbour's child?' Janet still said, 'No'. Then he said, 'Well, where is the child crying?' And Janet said, 'Oh I never told you, but that's our spirit Hannah.' And he took off!
"We realized something was going on, but we didn't know what. My sister went to a psychic, who said we had the ghost of a small child living in the house. He told us the story of Hannah - how she had lived with her parents somewhere in the vicinity about a hundred years ago and how there had been a fire in which both her parents burned to death. Hannah was rescued, and neighbours took her in and adopted her. The psychic said that Janet was living in Hannah's adopted parents' home. Janet said, 'No, that couldn't be,' because she and her husband built the house themselves and there was no former house there. The psychic insisted that there had been a house there, but Janet disagreed because the land had been in their family since 1840. The psychic still insisted and said that the people adopted Hannah, and that one day while she was riding horseback, when she was about 5 or 6 years old, Hannah fell off, was injured and died.
"A few years later when Janet was digging a trench on the side of the house she found old cellar walls. That got her interested again and she checked through old records, deeds, and such, and found out that what the psychic said was true. She even discovered where Hannah was buried."
Betty continued: "One day Hannah got so obnoxious that Janet said, 'Look, Hannah, I've had it with you. You go over to Sheila's.' Sheila, who didn't know of this, of course, was working at the kitchen sink at the time. All of a sudden the knobs on the front of the stove came off and fell on the floor, right in front of her eyes. Sheila got on the phone, dialled Janet, and said, 'Will you come over and get Hannah, or shall I bring her back?' Sheila is married to our nephew.
"In my mother's house Hannah is always knocking on the door. To the best of my knowledge, Hannah is never in two places at the same time. For example, when she was cutting up with me, there was no monkey business at my sisters'. Once when Janet and I went to Ohio to visit my niece, we wondered what Hannah was going to do. About two days after we got to Ohio Janet was sitting on the bed, when all of a sudden, she felt Hannah grab her hand and she said, 'Hannah is here!' We'd say, 'Come on, Hannah,' and when we were leaving my niece said, 'I hate to see you leave, but be sure to take Hannah with you.'
"My niece's [now ex-husband] was getting a Ph.D., in psychology at the University of Cincinnati. Of course, anyone getting a Ph.D. in psychology knows there are no such things as ghosts. When they came to New Hampshire one summer for a couple of weeks, Tom (the husband) slept in Glenn's room, which Hannah objected to. At five in the morning Hannah would wake him up. We found Tom sitting in the front yard, and he wouldn't go back to the house. He said that Hannah kept him awake all night by rattling things in the closet and that he also heard a child crying. It suddenly dawned on him that it wasn't the grandson Danny, but, 'Oh, my God, it's Hannah. I'm not sleeping in any house with any ghosts.'
"Once, when Barney was alive, I gave Janet a rest by offering to take Hannah back to Portsmouth with me for two days. It was eerie. Hannah would walk in the room, cough, and you'd see the rocking chair rock but nobody was in it. This episode happened after the sighting.
"The rocking chair business also happened at Janet's, mother's, and Sheila's house. Once, the first day of school, when the children left the house, and when Hannah was presumably with Janet, the mothers of the neighbourhood got together at Janet's for coffee. They were sitting around the table when all of a sudden the storm door opened out, the house door opened in, the cat walked in, and the doors shut. Everyone just sat and looked without saying a word. Nobody mentioned it to Janet until two weeks later. They couldn't figure it out. Finally, somebody said, 'that was the strangest thing.' Janet said, 'Relax it happens all the time.'"
"The latest happening was on the 28th wedding anniversary of Janet and her husband. Since they were separating, Janet had to go out and get a job. Janet had been on the new job two days when all of a sudden the file racks were moving by themselves. Everybody (in the office) was saying, 'What's going on? Look at those racks, they never moved before.' When Janet got home that night, she said to Hannah: 'Let me tell you, you stay home, or you can go to Grandmother's, or Sheila's, but you're not going to where I work.' But since some things have happened when Janet has been working, she has to keep reminding Hannah. In the meantime, Janet's husband moved out. I guess Hannah was too much for him. He refused to admit Hannah's existence for a long time, and would say, 'Don't talk about your imaginations and all.' One night Hannah really did a job on Janet's husband Donald. His big feather pillow somehow got all torn apart, and when Donald went upstairs, he found the whole room strewn with feathers. Donald yelled, 'I'm going to get an exorcist! I'll get rid of you, you dirty (rascal).' Then the venetian blinds started shaking.
"Plants tip over, doors rattle, they open and shut."
Recently (letter of March 28, 1976) Betty wrote, "My sister was with a psychic development teacher who taped the session ... It is a most unusual tale, which includes a child's voice calling 'Mommy,' several times. This happened when they were talking about Hannah. Also during the taping the batteries (new ones) failed to function and difficulties still developed when it was plugged into the electrical outlet. The tape might be defective although a new one, but this would not explain the batteries. My sister told me that she always has trouble with batteries if she was upset or tense."
It must have been really interesting living in that household. I wonder if Hannah is still there and, if so, whether the current occupants are so tolerant.
Reference: 'Talks with Betty Hill: 2 - The Things That Happened Around Her' by Berthold Eric Schwarz M. D. : Flying Saucer Review 23 (3) [Oct. 1977], pp 11 - 14, 31 (Note that back issues can be obtained from their website, with separate windows for UK and non-UK residents.)
Labels: ESP, ghost
Terry the Censor 26 February 2012 at 15:05
> the first publicised alien abduction case in 1962
Malcolm Smith 26 February 2012 at 21:15
Correction made. It's good to see that somebody is reading this.
In the book; "Captured!: The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience" there are stories that Betty's niece, Kathleen Marden, recounts of items materializing and of noises/strange happenings and such i.e. "spectral visitations" that were, in the book, attributed to alien visitations and goings-on. Lon Strickler states that some people are "vessels" and a "beacon" of sorts. I believe Betty and members of her family may of been this type of attraction and maybe why the aliens chose to abduct her. Dunno... Odd.
Of all the abduction stories out there the one that I definetely believe is the story by Betty & Barney Hill. One thing that makes their story so unique and I don't think anyone on this planet could have thought about this prior to their experience--was the map that Betty memorized and even asked the alien about. The map was essentially a road
map of well traveled routes the aliens used. The map incident went a few years before a lady scientist submitted the map to a computer & discovered that the routes Betty had seen were from the alien's home to trade routes moving toward earth which then was an accurate representation of the map she saw.
Terry the Censor 5 March 2012 at 18:57
> I believe Betty and members of her family may of been this type of attraction and maybe why the aliens chose to abduct her.
Betty always held that her abduction was a matter of opportunity. When she tried to communicate with or draw down craft, she failed. She was never visited again.
> a lady scientist submitted the map to a computer
Where does is say Marjorie Fish used a computer?
> an accurate representation of the map she saw
The Fish map is no longer corroboration. The star coordinations she used to make her model have been improved upon; some of the stars have drastically different coordinates than previously thought.
Brett Holman had a write up in the November 2008 issue of Fortean Times.
http://airminded.org/2008/11/05/goodbye-zeta-reticuli/
Kevin Randle: This means that we can no longer say, with any degree of certainty, with any degree of confidence, that the Zeta Reticuli system is the home of any alien race. Until this research is redone, we can no longer say that we know where some of the aliens originate. The evidence just is no longer there.
http://kevinrandle.blogspot.com/2011/04/betty-hill-star-map-revisited-again.html
People have put this to Stanton Friedman and he has refused to acknowledge a problem.
After a three-year silence, Friedman gives a non-repesponse to Martin Shough:
http://ufoupdateslist.com/2011/jan/m14-002.shtml
Robert Sheaffer: Friedman agreed 100% that the Hipparchos data is an order of magnitude more accurate. But of course Stanton wanted to have his cake, and eat it too. He agreed that the Fish map has problems, but he still claimed we have identified "the base": Zeta 1 and Zeta 2 Reticuli, even though the data that identification was based on is now known to be inaccurate.
http://badufos.blogspot.com/2011/08/skeptic-does-mufon-symposium-part-5-of.html
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The Standard Telephones and Cables strike, 1973
The Standard Telephones and Cables strike in 1973 was one of a wave of strikes by black and asian workers confronting both the racism of their white colleagues and management, and sabotage from their own trade unions in the 1970s. It was preceded by the Mansfield Hosiery strike in 1972, and followed by the Imperial Typewriters strike in 1974.
Originally published as Racism, Discrimination and the Unions in Spare Rib issue 17, 1973. Geoffrey Sheridan was a member of the International Marxist Group who worked as a journalist for mainstream outlets at the time.
There was a rumor circulating on the picket line at Standard Telephones and Cables that a shop steward in the Electricians’ Union had threatened Asian workers that if they joined the West Indians who were on strike, they would be reported to the police and deported.
Perhaps the rumour wasn’t true, but the strikers were quite prepared to believe it. there was, after all, only one white worker at STC’s North London factory who had come out in support of the West Indian machine setter the members of the Electricians’ Union were refusing to train.
Witnessing the events at the gates of STC would have rapidly dispelled any doubts that racialism divides the working class, shatters elementary trade union solidarity and that white workers - men and women - are deeply imbued with the ideology by which the ruling class justified Britain’s imperialist ravages and now effectively isolates an increasingly more insecure and legally deportable labour force.
‘Throughout this part of the British Dominions,’ Earl Grey wrote of colonial Africa in the 19th century, ‘the coloured people are generally looked upon by the whites as an inferior race, whose interests ought to be systematically disregarded when they come into competition with their own, and who ought to be governed mainly with a view to the advantage of the superio race… the Kaffir population should be made to furnish as large and cheap a supply of labour as possible.’
Now the ‘Kaffirs’ are being imported to help prop up the decaying metropolis, and the trade unions, for the most part, turn a nearly blind eye to their super-exploitation. Officially, of course, they are opposed to racialism, as dozens of resolutions passed at annual conferences attest. In reality, they do next to nothing to confront it, or to take the practical steps necessary to recruit and involve the immigrant workers rooted in industrial backwaters.
‘It would be foolish to claim that there are no instances of prejudice to be found,’ Vic Feather acknowledged when he was the TUC’s assistant general secretary in 1986. ‘The trade union movement is concerned with a man or a woman as a worker,’ Feather went on to assert in his 1970 Westminster Trinity lecture. ‘The colour of a man’s skin has no relevance whatever to his work.’ To nail down the hypocrisy and futility of these noble-sentiments (self-evident to women trade unionists), the strike as STC serves as a useful hammer.
So far the management was concerned, it was an inter-union dispute. It’s hands were clean. STC is part of the Internation Telephone and Telegraph corporation, and ITT is pledged to complete equality of opportunity (not to mention attempting to sabotage national elections when it suits its multinational interests).
STC’s managing director, Ken Cornfield, had noted that at ITT’s head office in New York: ‘’At least a third of the secretaries are colored. They are not only bright and intelligent, but pretty and smart…’
It just so happens that half the 3,000 manual laborers at STC in North London are black, and although many of them have worked there for over 10 years, not one has been made a supervisor. Promotion of any kind - from the lower grade jobs to which the vast majority of West Indians and Asians are confined, to the skilled work which is virtually a white preserve - has involved organization and struggle on the part of the black workers themselves.
But it did not begin to happen until a younger generation in the late ‘60s refused to turn the other cheek. For West Indians like Basil Spence, who worked at STC as a machine operator for 13 years until he finally quit in 1969, it was nothing but a long period of ‘frustration and discontent’.
‘I had the desire and ability,’ he says, ‘but there wasn’t the opportunity to go forward. I made several attempts to seek promotion to various types of work but in all cases I was turned down. There wasn’t the ghost of a chance for a black man to rise up above semi-skilled work. I know so many who have tried and failed.’ Lewis now runs a successful record business, and is - bizarrely - a Conservative councillor in Haringey.
It was three years ago that the predominantly black machine operators in the press hop at STC decided to elect their own shop stewards, and the white machine setters - who earn £10 a week more, and have the benefit of lighter, skilled work - promptly left the AUEW to join the Electrician’s Union (EPTU). Transfers were speeded up when a white AUEW steward had his credentials removed for recommending the promotion of a white operator, instead of a black worker who had been on the job for 10 years, and when the management chose the former, there followed numerous stoppages and glo-slows until the first black was selected as a trainee setter, in 1971.
Roderick Adams, a young Jamaican, was the second to be selected, after five months’ vigorous negotiation, and last winter he started his 12-months training on the night-shift, where all the setters had joined the EPT. In July, after the AUEW setters on the day-shift had agreed to train a third black worker, the EPTU stewards immediately informed Adams that his training was at an end, and the management sent him home.
It was an open alliance between a racist management and racist white workers. ‘You are the niggers in the woodpile,’ the personnel manager subtly put it to the West Indian stewards, and the AUEW had little option but to make the strike for Adams’s reinstatement official. Two hundred West Indians came out, together with the white AUEW convener of shop stewards, Ted Corbett. It was the first strike at the plant for over 30 years.
‘I told the personnel manager,’ says Corbett, ‘that the woodpile he referred to was likely to become the funeral pyre of this factory if they don’t get the situation under control.’ But the management’s idea of control was a docile and divided labour force, and in the end they won. Adams went back, but he was forced to continue his training on the day shift. No doubt the EPTU celebrated.
The Asian workers might have been won over if the strike had taken up the issue of the Immigration Act, and explained that by fighting racism on the picket lines, the Asians would have been fighting for a stronger union - which would help defend them against racist laws.
As it was, the Asian workers at STC told Corbett that they wanted to join the strike but were afraid to do so. Instead, they became the largest contributors to the strike fund.
But most blame must be laid squarely at the door of the AUEW itself. The officials made it clear from the start that they didn’t approve of the confrontation. The union’s district office told a Red Weekl reporter: ‘We are trying to cool this strike down. You buggers are trying to hot it up!’ Strike pay had a habit of not arriving on time, or simply not arriving at all.
The struggle, however, is far from over. Immediately before the return to work, a day long discussion was held between the strikers and the members of the members of the black and revolutionary organizations who had supported them. One result is that a black caucus has been formed inside the factory, and regular discussion meetings are now being held, with outside speakers.
Half the black workers at STC are women, and a number joined the 200 or so who initially came out on strike. Although the strike committee agreed that pay and conditions for the black women were even worse than those of the men, they had little information on what the women’s situation actually was. They work in different sections from the men, and there was scarcely any communication between them. The newly-formed caucus operating within the AUEW aims to break down these barriers.
Mike Harman
Nov 28 2017 13:19
Geoffrey Sheridan
black liberation in Britain
I told the personnel manager that the woodpile he referred to was likely to become the funeral pyre of this factory if they don’t get the situation under control.
Ted Corbett
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A Busy Few Weeks For Hillary
End of Year Review: Arab Spring, Part 1
By Michelle in Awareness Building, General Information
A lot has happened in the Middle East and North Africa in the last year, and if you’re anything like me you’ve had a difficult time trying to keep up with all the protests, names, elections, et cetera. So I’m doing a 3-part series on the Arab Spring. The first 2 posts will cover some of the major events (note: this is hardly a comprehensive list of everything that has happened—there has been so much unrest, so much violence, and so much general confusion that it would probably take 3 posts just to fully cover one country! So this is just an overview of the major events in the countries that have been the most popular in the media—Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Syria) and the 3rd will synthesize the information and draw some conclusions. I hope you enjoy!
December 17th, 2010—A peddler named Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself on fire after being slapped and insulted by a police officer, and that single act is believed to be the spark that lit the revolutionary fire in Tunisia. Demonstrations spread across the Sidi Bouzid province, quickly followed by an internet campaign that attracted interest across the country from all groups fed up with corruption, unemployment, and rising food prices.
January 14th, 2011—Tunisian president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali is forced out, and flees to Saudi Arabia with his family. The Prime Minister, Mohamed Ghannouchi, takes over as interim President, a move that did not impress the protesters, who argued that Ghannouchi was a member of Ben Ali’s corrupt elite and so was not really a change. Protests and violence continue.
February 27th, 2011–Ghannouchi is forced out and replaced by Beji Caid-Essebsi. Essebsi remains interim Prime Minister.
October 23rd, 2011—Elections are held to choose representatives for the new Constituent Assembly, which will draw up a new constitution and appoint a transitional government until the next elections are held.
November 14th, 2011—Results are announced. An Islamist party, the once-banned Ennahda Party, won 89 out of 217 seats—triple that of the next biggest winner, the Congress for the Republic, which won 29 seats. The rest were divided among smaller parties.
November 22nd, 2011—the first Constituent Assembly meeting was held, and the three main parties split the country’s top three jobs—prime minister, president, and assembly chairman—between themselves. Demonstrators show up with banners to remind the Assembly and new government that they are being watched, and that they must remain true to the revolutionary demands of dignity and freedom.
December 5th, 2011—The Assembly announces that it will elect Tunisia’s next president tomorrow.
What’s Ahead—Even if the Assembly can agree on a new president and on a new constitution, it won’t be smooth sailing for Tunisia. It’s been close to a year since the protests began, and the country is far from settled. The country faces numerous challenges; the government instability is just the tip of the iceberg. Tunisia faces high unemployment, economic turmoil, and myriad other issues.
January 25th, 2011—Taking inspiration from Tunisia, the first protests take place in Tahrir Square—among other places—to protest Mubarak’s regime. Online organizing, primarily on Facebook, took place the week before, sparking the “Facebook Revolution” moniker.
January 26th, 2011—Protests continue, despite violent police crackdowns and the much-publicized shutting down of Twitter.
February 1st, 2011—After a week of protests, Egyptian President Hosini Mubarak announces that he will step down following elections to be held in September after a direct intervention by President Obama. Protesters are not satisfied, and continue to demonstrate angrily.
February 10th, 2011—After 17 days of protests, Mubarak resigns, ending his 30 year regime. Much celebration follows, though protesters return to the streets the next day.
February 13th, 2011—The military, which took control after Mubarak’s resignation, announces that it will suspend the constitution and dissolve parliament, redraft the constitution, and hold elections in 6 months.
March 19th, 2011—Egyptians vote on a constitutional referendum—the first one in the country’s history—and the referendum is overwhelmingly approved.
November 28th, 2011—Over 9 months after the military took control of Egypt, the country holds parliamentary elections—the first in 80 years. Turnout is extraordinarily high, especially considering that the elections followed 10 days of protests. The Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice party won 37%, the largest share of the vote.
December 7th, 2011—the military council swore in a new Cabinet and gave the prime minister greater powers after it became clear that Islamist groups are headed for control of the first parliament. The military said that it will remain the ultimate authority in Egypt until a president is elected next year (the November 28th elections were just the first of many—the final parliament, cabinet, and President won’t be selected until early January).
What’s Ahead—like Tunisia, Egypt has a rough road ahead of it. Mubarak may be gone, but the country’s troubles are far from over. The people know it, too: protests have continued throughout the year, and likely will continue next year. The final make-up of the government is still up in the air, though it seems like the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist groups will win a large share of seats and positions, which worries many observers.
Africa, Arab Spring, Egypt, Global Issues, Government, Human Rights, Middle East, Poverty, Protests, Revolutions
Michelle Bovée studied at James Madison University in Virginia, where she graduated with a BA in Political Science with a focus on international and comparative politics. She is currently attending the London School of Economics to get her Masters in International Relations. Michelle has been a Program and Research Intern with the SISGI Group since summer 2011, and is now a featured writer. She will post every fourth Monday on international economic development, the political and economic ramifications of the Arab Spring, and sustainable tourism.
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Long Beach residents voice concerns over chlorine levels in water
Friday, July 12, 2019 3:09 PM EDT
LONG BEACH -
Residents in Long Beach are voicing their concerns over chlorine that has been used to treat the city's drinking water after E. coli was found in the system last month.
The Long Beach Department of Public Works says it had to increase the amount of chlorine to flush out the water system.
Some residents say they believe that the chlorine is affecting their health.
"My tongue has been tingling for over a week now, so I have no feeling in my tongue," says resident Anne Marie Klosky.
Since the boil water order was lifted, Long Beach officials say they've been working closely with both the state and Nassau health departments -- which say that the water is safe.
Other Long Beach residents say they haven't realized that there is more chlorine in the water.
The state Department of Health told News 12 that the public should have confidence that the chlorine level is not expected to cause health effects.
Long Beach officials say they'll likely go back to normal levels of chlorine in the system after next week's round of samples.
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Rev. 3:1,2....Spiritually Sick Theologians Produce Evangelical Church of Sardis
Be watchful and strengthen the things that remain, which are ready to die. For I find not thy works full before my God." Rev. 3:2
In his commentary, Matthew Henry notes that hypocrisy, and lamentable decay in religion, are sins charged upon Sardis. Outwardly things appeared well to men,
"... but there was only the form of godliness, not the power; a name to live, not a principle of life. There was great deadness in their souls, and in their services; numbers were wholly hypocrites, others were in a disordered and lifeless state..." The works of Sardis were hollow and empty because their inward affections were not, "suitable to outward acts and expressions; when the spirit is wanting, the form cannot long remain. In seeking a revival in our own souls, or the souls of others, it is needful to compare what we profess with the manner in which we go on, that we may be humbled and quickened to hold fast that which remains."
Those who are in dead worship do not love truth, thus are without the Divine Revelations of faith. By dead worship is meant believing one has purchased a ticket to heaven simply by hearing messages, talking about God, benefiting from church programs, and maybe doing some good works but yet have no desire to know the truths of faith.
That such worship reigns throughout America's church at this day is known and the subject of much contempt.
Walter Kirn, literary editor for GQ magazine, made known his contempt in a withering critique of the humanistic contemporary Evangelical church and how it has spent millions of dollars to in essence accommodate itself to America's morally degraded pop-culture.
Kirn writes,
"Today I will leave behind the fallen world of secular American pop culture and enter the self-contained parallel universe of American Christian pop culture, within which I've vowed to dwell, exclusively for seven days....." (The Marketing of Evil, David Kupelian, p. 229)
Pop Christians have built themselves a new Ark said Kirn, but this one was built to save the chosen from the Great Media Flood. Like the old Ark it has two of everything,
"You say you're a Pearl Jam fan? Check out Third Day. They sound just like them---same soaring guttering vocals, same driven musicianship, same crappy clothes, just a slightly different message: Repent!.....Your kids enjoy Batman, you say? Try Bibleman. Same mask, same cape, just a slightly different (message)....That's the convincing message of the Ark: If a person is going to waste his life cranking the stereo, clicking the remote, reading paperback pulp and chasing fad diets, he may as well save his soul while he's at it. Holy living no longer requires self-denial. On the Ark, every mass diversion has been cloned...and it's possible to live inside the spirit, without unplugging oneself from the modern life, twenty-four hours a day." (ibid, p. 229)
Kirn sees youth evangelism as just "lame mimicry" of our fallen culture and concludes that what makes the contemporary Evangelical church,
"... so thin, so weak and cumulatively so demoralizing...has nothing to do with faith. The problem is lack of faith. Ark culture is a bad Xerox of the mainstream, not a truly distinctive or separate achievement. Without the courage to lead, it numbly follows, picking up the major media's scraps and gluing them back together with a cross on top." (p. 23)
Contemporary Evangelicals vainly believe that they can lead the unsaved to Christ by accommodating the church to our degraded pop-culture. Lost in the shuffle are Paul's admonitions:
".....what fellowship has righteousness with unrighteousness? And what communion has light with darkness? And what concord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has he that believes with an infidel? And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For you are the temple of the living God: as God has said, I will dwell with them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be separate, says the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, and will be a Father unto you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty." (2 Cor. 6:14-18)
Paul Smith, author of "New Evangelicalism: The New World Order" notes that behind the contemporary pop-culture evangelical church are humanist seminaries that train men and women to take a traditional church,
"...and mold it into a postmodern accommodating mindset that will reach a postmodern culture." (p. 128)
In other words, contemporary seminaries are actually training men and women to transform traditional churches into the church of Sardis. The Purpose Driven model is one of the most popular of this genre,
"The Warren message remains uniform and prefabricated to the point where Saddleback Church reports that thousands of pastors weekly download Warren's canned Purpose Driven sermons...to preach and promise their church growth hopes." (p. 128)
It is unbelievers who ultimately developed the contemporary postmodern theology that thousands of evangelical pastors have uncritically bought into, said Smith. Postmodernism is a humanist philosophy that rejects the God of Revelation, heaven, hell, truth and moral absolutes and insists that everything about our culture and church must therefore be shaped around and controlled by consensus of felt-needs, appetites and emotions unfettered by morality.
In the profoundly insightful article, "Oh God, Poor God---The State of Contemporary Theology," William J. Abraham observes that the contemporary or modern theology issuing within the whole body of the church from Roman and Eastern Orthodox to Protestant/Evangelical,
"...begins with the rejection of the classical Christian tradition as this is generally known in Western culture." A modern theologian is "one informed by the canons of rationality developed in the European Enlightenment." (from Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers, Christopher A. Hall, p. 19)
Enlightenment rationality is the elevation of man's mind over the mind of God, thus it inevitably leads to rejection of Divine Revelation beginning with the Genesis account of creation ex nihilo, belief in miracles, immutable truth, moral absolutes, original sin and man's need of a savior. The unfortunate result is that the contemporary theologian is no longer shaped,
"...in any profound way by the institutions of Christianity but...cut loose and alone in a sea of individualism and autonomy." (ibid, p. 20)
In effect, contemporary theologians have endorsed atheist values,
"...as more Christian than those of the traditional believer and...seek to join the secular person in his or her quest for authenticity, community, peace, and justice." (ibid)
Consumed by hubris and love of the world, the humanistic contemporary evangelical church no longer serves its true purpose: Acts 20:28,32; Matthew 28:19-20; 2 Tim. 4:2; John 21:15-17, I Peter 5:2;; Mark 16:15; 2 Cor. 5:20;Eph. 4:12; Col. 1:28; Col. 1:28; Eph. 4:13-15; Acts 20:27; Matt. 28:20; 2 Tim. 3:16; Eph. 4:12.
Given that it resembles Sardis its collapse follows the deterioration of the mainline Protestant church, which long ago accommodated itself to Enlightenment rationality, evolutionary thinking, the canons of naturalistic science and a synthesis of heresies.
Like mainline Protestants before them, contemporary evangelical theologians have been tempted by their own hubris and fail to acknowledge the limitations of the human mind. Thus Abraham calls for repentance and cultivation of the virtue of humility, and adds that contemporary theologians need to be reminded,
"...a true and truly Christian theology will surely be deeply rooted in revelation and tradition, in worship and prayer in the Christian community, in compassion and service in the world, in fear and trembling before the wonder of the Christian gospel, and in humble dependence on the grace and agency of the Holy Spirit. Yet precisely these notes are the ones missing from the prevailing canons of theological discourse." (Abraham, p. 20)
To the angel of the church in Sardis write:
"These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God." Rev. 3:1-2)
Wake up! Be watchful, and strengthen and nourish the things that remain....the reverence, true belief, love of truth, humility and traditions that still live and linger among you.
@Linda Kimball
Written by Linda Kimball On April 16, 2013 In Apologetics Tagged Modernism, rock music, Liberalism
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Peak District Art - Crich Tramway Village ‘longlisted’ in Family Friendly Museum Award
Staff and volunteers at Crich Tramway Village in Derbyshire are celebrating after being longlisted in the prestigious Guardian Family Friendly Museum Award. More than 100 museums were nominated for this, the biggest museum award in Britain and the only one judged by families. It is run by Kids in Museums, a visitor-led charity working with museums to make them family-friendly. “Thrilled to bits”, was the reaction from Cara Marchant, Marketing Manager at Crich. “It is a real honour to be chosen as one of the top 20...
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Peak District Art - Crich Tramway Village - Crich, nr Matlock
Crich Tramway Village Crich Tramway Village is no ordinary day out. The village setting of lovingly restored buildings is not only the perfect home for the nations collection of vintage trams but gives visitors the opportunity to experience the nostalgia of a time now past. Don’t be fooled however by the relaxed and friendly atmosphere as there’s a lot to see and do. Trams run to and fro all day long carrying visitors down the cobbled street and out into the surrounding...
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Crich - The National Tramway Village
The large and sprawling village of Crich sits high in the rolling Derbyshire hills five miles south-east of Matlock, where the White Peak extends a thin finger of carboniferous limestone into the gritstone country east of the wooded Derwent Valley. This ancient settlement has long been a `gateway to the Peak District’, and sits strategically placed on the route of an old ridgeway which runs north from the Trent Basin and on up into Yorkshire.
The familiar landmark of Crich Stand rises from the highest point of the limestone outcrop known as Crich Cliff, whose massive white face looks westward and can be seen by travellers as far away as the A6 between Cromford and Ambergate. The lighthouse-like monument is itself visible from five counties, and on a clear day Lincoln Cathedral can be seen from it’s base.
Modern roads converge on the village from every direction, providing evidence of it’s importance as a regional centre of industry and commerce, which it has been at varying times thoughout it’s two thousand year history. This reached a peak during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries when Crich was caught up in the Industrial Revolution and railways and knitting machines were added to the lead-mining, quarrying, smelting, lime burning and farming which had previously occupied the increasingly growing population.
By 1851 lead mining had declined and the census for that year shows only 23 lead miners in the village, although the Wakebridge, Old End and Jingler mines were worked until the 1950’s. Employment in 1851 was focussed mainly on quarrying and frame-knitting, with 85 quarry workers and 5 lime-burners in the parish, along with 270 people working mainly at home engaged as stockingers.
Limestone extraction was under way from two quarries by 1734 and was carted away by packhorse trains until the Butterley Company built a narrow-guage railway from Crich to the lime kilns beside the Cromford Canal at Bull Bridge over a mile away in 1792. The wagons ran downhill by gravity and were hauled back up by teams of horses until steam traction was introduced in 1860.
George Stephenson built the second mineral railway in 1841, linking Church Quarry and Cliff Quarry with his lime kilns beside the canal at Ambergate. The Butterley Company’s line closed in 1932, whilst Stephenson’s original line latterly used deisel locomotives before eventually closing in 1957.
These days Crich’s economy is mainly fuelled by tourism - and the village seems to have developed a bit of an identity crisis!
For almost forty years the National Tramway Museum - now the Crich Tramway Village -has been the main attraction for tourists but now it has a rival. The former Crich Fish & Chip Shop is now called the `Cardale Chippie’ and the village is known to millions of television viewers as `Cardale’, the original location for Central T.V.’s `Peak Practice’ series.Even the old established Allsop’s bakery just off the Market Place now doubles as a Café and photographs of the cast from the hit show decorate it’s walls. Yet Crich remains attractive, as it has always been.
The name of the village suggests Celtic origins, for Crich is an ancient Celtic word for `a hill’. Early settlers would have been attracted by this strategic location which afforded commanding views over the important fertile river valleys of the Derwent and the Amber, and by the plentiful supply of water from the numerous springs at this geological divide of limestone and gritstone.
It is likely that the Romans mined lead here, for they were certainly in the vicinity as evidenced by the pottery and hoards of Roman coins found in the parish. The Saxons were here too and fragments of their stonework, along with that of the later Norman masons survives in the fabric of the mainly 14th century parish church, whose short spire rises from a Perpendicular tower on the northern hillside overlooking the village.
Crich was once an important market-town which held a weekly Friday market and had sheep and cattle fairs in April and October in the old market place up near the church.As the village expanded alongside the road to Bull Bridge and Fritchley, so the village centre, along with the Market Place, was relocated further down the hill beyond the four-way junction with the splendid gritstone market cross in the middle, and now surrounds the four stone drinking troughs which mark the centre of the present village square which is dominated by the large pedimented gritstone Baptist Chapel of 1877.
Civic pride and enterprise flourishes today in Crich’s Market Place with a range of shops and businesses that larger towns would be proud of. A typical example is Crich Pottery owned and run by Diana and David Worthy who manufacture a unique range of superb award-winning stoneware which is exported all over the world.
Like all Derbyshire villages Crich is best explored on foot, and there is so much here of interest and fascination to the visitor. Crich Stand must be the most conspicuous war memorial in the land rising 63 feet from it’s base to reach a height of 1,018 feet above sea-level.
The magnificent panorama from the viewing platform, reached by a spiral stone staircase, is breathtaking and well worth the 10p admission fee.
This memorial to the 11,409 men of the Sherwood Foresters Regiment who fell in the Great War was opened on August 6th 1923 by General Sir Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien, and an annual memorial service takes place at the Stand on the first Sunday in July. Local tradition tells of an original wooden tower here surmounted by a beacon, which was one of dozens on high ground throughout the country used to signal the approach of the Spanish Armada and other events of national importance.
The first stone tower was built in 1788 by Francis Hurt of Alderwasley, but was dismantled in 1849 after being struck by lightning. It’s successor suffered a similar fate and was dismantled after surviving a landslip caused by quarrying that buried two lead mines and demolished a number of buildings in 1882.The current tower was designed by Lieut-Col. A.W.Brewill and was built using the stones from the original construction.
Down below in Crich Quarry is the Crich Tramway Village, visited by many thousands of tourists between April & October each year. The first passengers were carried in a tram hauled by a mare named Bonny hired from a local farmer in 1963 on the original track-bed laid by George Stephenson over a century earlier.
Nowadays there are more than 50 trams from all over the world at the museum and visitors can ride in open-topped splendour along a spectacular rural route high in the hills above the Derwent Valley to Wakebridge and back, before sampling the delights of the Tramway Village with it’s Edwardian façade of shops and cafes. Truly a unique experience – as is any excursion to this ancient and wonderful village set high in the Derbyshire hills.
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The long goodbye?
There were two programs on British TV last night, both looking at the various facets of Scottish Independence.
Shock horror!
Passions are aroused by the ‘yes or no’ question and some people are being nasty on social media.
No shock but possibly horrible:
Some people who are entitled to vote are being swayed by economic considerations but nobody actually knows the true cost of independance nor if it will benefit Scottish industry.
Dispatches, a Channel Four program, looked at allegations of ‘people’ being intimidated by social media and ‘The Government’. The presenter tried desperately hard to present a balanced view but unfortunately what the program boiled down to is this:
If somebody publicly endorses a ‘no’ vote then people are rude to them on social media platforms.
If somebody publicly endorses a ‘yes’ vote then people are rude to them on social media platforms.
I should just clarify that ‘yes’ means yes to independence and ‘no’ means stay within the United Kingdom. Being rude encompasses name calling and making, apparently, death threats although this was only anecdotal.
The program then went on to consider the question of businesses in Scotland being pressured to either endorse a ‘yes’ vote or keep quiet. Strangely, this appeared to be a one-way process. The UK government in Westminster didn’t appear to have issued any ‘veiled warnings’ whilst the Government in Edinburgh appeared to be engaged in an active campaign of intimidation. This campaign appeared to be aimed at some academics, industry leaders and the leader of the Scottish Fishing Federation who dared question some of the figures being bandied around.
A fair number of people interviewed noted that the SNP was likely to remain in power no matter what the outcome of the referendum and expressed both concern and the conviction that those who raised their heads above the parapet and came out in favour of remaining within the union were likely to be victimised in some manner, post referendum.
To balance this, the program noted that some of the ‘yes’ campaigners were being funded by those outside of Scotland and that the Westminster Government had encouraged British diplomats abroad to put the message across that the UK would be better off as a whole, if Scotland voted ‘no’ to independence. Hardly surprising really and frankly didn’t appear to me to be much of a veiled threat. In the ‘dirty tricks’ match, the SNP/yes campaign won hands down, in my opinion.
Follow the money:
Then there was a BBC program, presented by Robert Peston, their economics editor and frankly was far more balanced and in a way, more  disturbing for it.
To sum up the figures, nobody actually knows if Scots will be better off as independent or as remaining inside the Union but there were a couple of indicators that really ought to give pause for thought in the voting booth. It also ought to be said at this point that although some people interviewed said they would be swayed more by economic arguments, i.e. if they thought they would be better off voting ‘yes’ then they would do so, most had a healthy scepticism about politicians and their grip on economic reality.
The SNP puts great store in establishing an ‘oil fund’ and points to the success of such funds already in existence, to name but two the one established in Shetland in the 1970s and in Norway, in the 1990s. This is all fine and dandy but two points emerged during the course of the program, although they weren’t shouted from the rooftops. The first point is that the fund in Shetland was established right at the start of the ‘oil boom’ and has been in existence for some forty-odd years. A similar point could be made about the Norwegian fund, which apparently owns around 2.5% of all publicly quoted companies in Europe. The second point that was made but not laboured is that both Norway and Shetland have comparatively small populations, so a lot of money–we are talking billions of dollars here–goes a long way. In both cases the money is directly filtered back to the population in terms of infrastructure, care of the elderly and provision for public services. There have been no massive ‘hand-outs’ in terms of tax rebates and the like.
Peston then looked at how an ‘oil fund’ would fare if it were established after a ‘yes’ vote. The point was made that either the fund’s capital must remain untouched and the income from the fund be used for various projects or capital be used for immediate needs. It is a case of either or– spending a bit of capital then hoping to live off the income from the remainder is not a viable option. Why not? Because the consensus of industry (oil industry) opinion is that whilst there are many decades of production left, the yield is actually declining and will continue to do so. Perhaps not dramatically, but there will be no new ‘boom’.
So what about business?
This was interesting but depressing, if you are planning on voting ‘yes’. One entrepreneur who has made his money in establishing care homes has done well for himself, was very bullish about independence. Everybody else interviewed varied between cautiously pessimistic and downright pessimistic. The head of a ‘Life Science’ company in Dundee opined that much of the research for funding came from other parts of the UK and an independent Scotland could not hope to replicate the funding. A computer games company ceo was more optimistic but did say that whilst it was good, business was not exactly booming. Then Peston looked at heavy manufacturing industry and this was a tale of woe. Manufacturing flourished in Scotland during the years of the nationalised industries in the UK but with privatisation came disinvestment and business failures. Partially due to the sources of raw materials needed being geographically distant from the manufacturing plants, with all the problems and costs that that incurs but what Peston didn’t say–but I personally remember–was trades unions actions. The upshot of this part of the program was that the one remaining ‘heavy industry’ in Scotland, BAE shipbuilding, would most likely relocate because historically the Royal Navy, for political reasons, has had ships build by UK companies, in the UK. If Scotland is not in the UK, then the inference was jobs/orders would be lost. Not immediately, but they would be lost. This would leave no heavy industry in Scotland and involve 3000 job losses.
On the plus side, there was talk of a re-emergence of the entrepreneurial spirit in Scottish business. However, even the most enthusiastic advocate of this felt compelled to say that there was a long way to go. He wouldn’t be drawn on how he would personally vote in the referendum but it was reasonably clear what he thought. As he said, a vote should be based on how the Scots see themselves, their cultural identity,rather than on economics.
The final section of the program looked at the cost of independence. Not the actual cost of setting up new government departments but rather how an independent Scotland would finance itself. In the opinion of a person who works for ‘the biggest bond-issuing company in the world’ (based in London, where else?) opined that a Scottish Government would have to pay a premium of between 0.5 an 1% to borrow. As he said, it might not sound much but when you look at the actual figures involved and the amount that would have to be raised to fund planned infrastructure projects, the numbers are somewhat daunting.
Then Peston looked at currency. This is also an area where there is a lot of name calling, but what it boils down to is the UK government would insist on certain economic policies if an independent Scotland wished to remain in some sort of Sterling Zone. Hardly independent then, as Peston said. What was unsaid was what sort of political pressure a UK Government would be subjected to by citizens of the UK when it came to saying yes or no to Scotland being in a Sterling Zone. I personally seriously doubt that voters in  England, Wales and  Northern Ireland would be happy about letting Scotland remain in the Sterling Zone, particularly as at some point they might be called upon to ‘bail out’ Scotland if their government gets it wrong. In the event of a ‘yes’ vote, public opinion would almost inevitably be, ‘if they want to be independent than they can have their own currency and leave ours alone.’
Pensions weren’t really spoken about, except to say that Scotland would have to fund them and at present, on average, £1200 per year per head more is spent on social services  in Scotland than in the rest of the UK. If this spending is to be maintained then the money would have to be found from somewhere, and it wasn’t immediately obvious where. The SNP think increased oil revenues will provide but that is by no means certain.
The final conclusion?
The most neutral conclusion, neutral in terms of political opinion, was that there wasn’t a great deal of difference between the economies of the UK and Scotland at the moment and that was likely to be the case  in twenty years time, with the caveat that an independent Scotland would be more likely to experience economic woes than the remaining parts of the UK.
The best summing up came from a Scottish entrepreneur. It’s a real gamble.
Are you feeling lucky, Jimmy?
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HEATHER MAC DONALD: THE DEPRAVED - A GLIMPSE AT BLACK AMERICA'S MELTDOWN
EYE ON THE NEWS
A Window Into a Depraved Culture
The Chicago torture video provides a close-up look at gang-centered criminal mayhem.
Anti-police activists and the mainstream media are incensed at the suggestion that the Black Lives Matter movement could have influenced the behavior of the four individuals in Chicago who tortured a disabled white man for hours last week while yelling “Fuck white people” and “Fuck Donald Trump.” In one sense, the activists and media are right: The influences were broader than that. They include the reign of racial victimology, inner-city gang culture, and black anti-white animus.
We live in Ta-Nehesi Coates’s America, characterized by the assumption that blacks are the eternal targets of lethal white oppression. Coates’s central thesis in Between the World and Me, his acclaimed phantasmagoria of racial victimology, is that America continuously aspires to the “shackling” and “destruction” of “black bodies.”
Chicago’s four torturers certainly have not read Between the World and Me. But the book’s worldview echoes throughout our society, including in the inner city. Michelle Alexander’s equally publicized book, The New Jim Crow, argues that the U.S. seeks to reimpose de facto segregation on blacks via the criminal justice system. Alexander has been a staple on black media, among many other outlets. President Obama has insisted, even up to his last days in office, that blacks are the victims of a racist criminal-justice system. The press routinely disseminates phony statistics that purport to demonstrate a police war on blacks. These ideas matter.
Black Lives Matter ideology is just a more in-your-face manifestation of the Coatesian conceit that blacks are living in a system determined to destroy them. The Chicago Black Lives Matter chapter embraces the motto “Stop killing us,” aimed at the Chicago Police Department. It chants: “CPD, KKK: How many children did you kill today?” (The answer is: Virtually none. Last year, over 3,400 people in Chicago were shot, overwhelmingly black. Victims included 24 children 12 years of age or younger. The Chicago cops shot 25 people, virtually all armed and dangerous, or .6 percent of the total.) The Chicago Black Lives Matter chapter disseminates inflammatory lies about the Chicago police, such as that BLM activist Ja’Mal Green was beaten for 30 hours following an arrest for battery against an officer and trying to disarm an officer. Increasing the size of the Chicago Police department, per the Chicago BLM, will simply result in “more killings by police, more police torture and violence.”
These anti-law enforcement claims reinforce existing anti-white animus in the inner city. The notion that the dominant or exclusive racism in America today is white anti-black racism is absurd. Though many urban residents harbor no racial animosity, the recurrent “Fuck Whitey” and “Kill the cops” themes in rap music are not accidental. (Sample: “Kill the White people; we gonna make them hurt; kill the White people; but buy my record first,” by Apache, adopting without obvious irony lines from an Eddie Murphy parody; “The White man is the devil… Drive-by shooting on this White genetic mutant,” by Menace Clan.) I have been warned by residents of one East Harlem housing project not to go to a neighboring project because “they really hate whites there.”
Even if there weren’t already a strain of racial hostility in inner-city culture, the constant establishment refrain that whites oppress blacks at every opportunity would create it. Every highly publicized cop assassination in the last two years has triggered gloating on social media. Ja’Mal Green told the New York Times that the assassination of five Dallas police officers was “not a setback at all” for Black Lives Matter. The Dallas gunman had said he wanted to kill white people and white cops. Though Green insisted that he was not encouraging violence, he said that the assassination showed “the people of this country that black people are getting to a boiling point. We are tired of watching police kill our brothers and sisters. We are tired of being tired.” At some point, there “comes a time when black people will snap,” he said. While one is grateful for Green’s avowal not to be encouraging violence, such sentiments come close to rationalizing it.
The establishment typically looks the other way at manifestations of black anti-white animus. Racism in rap music is usually ignored. The Associated Press excluded any reference to the race of the victim and assailants in its initial report on the Chicago torture episode, as John Hinderaker observed at Powerline, and merely noted that police were investigating a “beating” captured on social media. The AP’s follow-up report acknowledged that someone in the video appeared to use profanities about “white people” and that the victim “appeared to be white,” while “others shown in the video appeared to be black.”
Radley Balko rushed to tweet out that the Chicago kidnapping is not a trend because since 2001, 80–85 percent of white murder victims were killed by whites. True, but the percentage of blacks killed by blacks is higher. From 1980 to 2008, 93 percent of black victims were killed by blacks. White-on-black homicides are much rarer than black-on-white homicides. The vast bulk of interracial violence is committed by blacks. In 2012, blacks committed 560,600 acts of violence against whites, and whites committed 99,403 acts of violence against blacks, according to data from the National Crime Victimization Survey provided to the author:
Distribution of violent victimizations, by race/Hispanic origin of victim and perceived race/Hispanic origin of offender, 2012–2013
Blacks, in other words, committed 85% of the interracial crimes between blacks and whites, even though they are 13 percent of the population. This data accords with the last published report on interracial crime from the Bureau of Justice Statistics; the Bureau stopped publishing its table on interracial crime after 2008, the first year of the Obama presidency.
Some portion of those black-on-white crimes may be driven by the same racial hostility that gives rise to urban flash mobs and the knockout game. As Dead Prez rapped: “We gonna order take out and when we see the driver/We gonna stick the 25 up in his face . . . White boy in the wrong place at the right time.” Even if the higher rate of black-on-white violence is simply a product of blacks’ higher rate of violence generally, that violent crime rate is another fact suppressed by the mainstream media whenever possible. In response to the Chicago torture video, Callum Borchers of the Washington Post sneered at conservatives’ supposed delusions, such as that “Chicago is a war zone.” This idea struck Borchers as so preposterous that he repeated it later in his column: “Oh, and by the way, Chicago (the part inhabited mostly by black people, anyway) is a super-dangerous place, just like Trump said.”
One wonders how quickly Collum would move his family out of the allegedly pacific South and West Sides of Chicago if he actually had to live there. The following is a partial sampling of crime headlines from Chicago papers over the last few weeks, in reverse chronological order:
FAMILY SINGALONG ENDS AS BULLETS FLY THROUGH CAR WINDOW ON PULASKI ROAD
SHOOTINGS KILL 4 PEOPLE, WOUND 24 SINCE SATURDAY, POLICE SAY [referring to the 24-hour period from December 31, 2016 to January 1, 2017]
TWO BOYS, 16, KILLED IN SHOOTING THAT ALSO WOUNDED 65-YEAR-OLD WOMAN
A VIOLENT CHRISTMAS IN A VIOLENT YEAR FOR CHICAGO: 11 KILLED, 50 WOUNDED
BROTHERS KILLED, 5 OTHER PEOPLE WOUNDED IN CHRISTMAS SHOOTING
3 KILLED, 17 WOUNDED IN CITY SHOOTINGS
4 DEAD IN FERNWOOD ATTACK, 15 OTHERS WOUNDED IN SHOOTINGS
3 WOUNDED IN PARTY BUS SHOOTING NEAR LAKE SHORE DRIVE
WOMAN RAPED BY ARMED MEN AFTER ROBBERY IN HUMBOLDT PARK
MAN WHO ATTACKED, ROBBED 94-YEAR-OLD GARFIELD RIDGE WOMAN SOUGHT BY POLICE
47 SHOOTINGS SO FAR ON EXPRESSWAYS IN CHICAGO, 10 ABOVE ALL OF LAST YEAR
BOY, 16, SHOT ON HIS WAY TO SCHOOL — BUT WENT TO CLASS ANYWAY
INBOUND EISENHOWER SHUT DOWN AFTER SHOOTOUT BETWEEN CARS
MEN CHARGED WITH ROBBING WOMEN WALKING ALONE IN LAKEVIEW, POLICE SAY
SHOOTINGS KILL 9, WOUND 66 OVER THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY, POLICE SAY
Or maybe Borchers is only interested in the white areas of Chicago, which are not yet a “war zone.”
Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King, responding to the Chicago torture, rejected the idea of speaking out “on crimes committed by black folk because nobody in this country is held more responsible for the crimes they commit, and even the crimes they don’t commit, than black folk in America. . . . American prisons are full of black folk who are being held responsible for every mistake they’ve ever made.” Try telling that to Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson. Johnson regularly bemoans the fact that convicted gun felons in Chicago have little to fear from the criminal-justice system, because they are so quickly back on the streets following a shooting. The Illinois Black Caucus has blocked stiffer penalties for gun crime.
The victims of a November 2016 robbery spree in Chicago may also disagree with King that the criminal-justice system is vindictive against black criminals. Isaiah Scaife had already been convicted of theft, attempted theft, criminal trespass, and possession of a stolen motor vehicle before he turned 18, according to DNAInfo. He continued to commit gun crimes as a young adult. At age 19, after a conviction for aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, Scaife was already out on parole. That’s when he began his five-day crime spree on November 18, robbing a Subway store’s customers after sticking his gun in a baby’s face and trying to manhandle his way behind the restaurant’s counter. A few minutes later, he robbed a man leaving a Citgo gas station, beating the victim unconscious with his gun before shooting him in the face. The next day, Scaife returned to the same Subway, where he robbed and choked a man while a juvenile accomplice pointed a gun at the victim. A few days later, Scaife pulled a gun on a man at another gas station and stole his possessions and car. At his arraignment, he yelled at the court deputies: “I’m going to spit on your ass.”
Scaife is hardly unique. A huge percentage of violent crime is committed by people with serious criminal histories who are free to continue terrorizing the innocent. And, pace King, if you commit a drug crime, you’ll get more leniency in a large urban jurisdiction than in a rural county, where sentences for white drug dealers dwarf those of inner-city traffickers, according to the New York Times.
At least one of the Facebook torture assailants belonged to the gang culture that produces Chicago’s violent crime. Tesfaye Cooper posted a video on his YouTube channel in October in which he points a rifle at the camera and says: “I’ll put a bullet in your ass,” reports DNAInfo Chicago. Cooper’s Facebook page glorifies him posing with guns and paying homage to local murderers. His raps threaten to kill people who disrespect him and his crew.
The violence in the Chicago torture video does not arise in a vacuum. Most residents of inner-city areas are hardworking bourgeois citizens longing to live in safety and in racial harmony. But the video opens a window into a culture that America would prefer to turn its eyes away from—and which it has helped create.
Heather Mac Donald is the Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, a contributing editor of City Journal, and the author of the New York Times bestseller The War on Cops.
http://city-journal.org/html/window-depraved-culture-14929.html
"Blacks, in other words, committed
85% of the interracial crimes
between blacks and whites, even
though they are 13 percent of the
population."
Black Lives Matter ideology is just a more in-your-face manifestation of the Coatesian conceit that blacks are living in a system determined to destroy them. The Chicago Black Lives Matter chapter embraces the motto “Stop killing us,” aimed at the Chicago Police Department. It chants: “CPD, KKK: How many children did you kill today?” (The answer is: Virtually none. Last year, over
3,400 people in Chicago were shot,
overwhelmingly black. Victims
included 24 children 12 years of age or
younger. The Chicago cops shot 25
people, virtually all armed and
dangerous, or .6 percent of the total.)
The Chicago Black Lives Matter chapter disseminates inflammatory lies about the Chicago police, such as that BLM activist Ja’Mal Green was beaten for 30 hours following an arrest for battery against an officer and trying to disarm an officer. Increasing the size of the Chicago Police department, per the Chicago BLM, will simply result in “more killings by police, more police torture and violence.”
Blacks, in other words, committed
This data accords with the last published report on interracial crime from the Bureau of Justice Statistics; the Bureau stopped publishing its table on interracial crime after 2008, the first year of the Obama presidency.
Ten Minnesota football players who were accused of gang rape of student and suspended will NOT face criminal charges due to 'lack of evidence'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4077694/University-Minnesota-football-players-won-t-face-charges-sexual-assault-investigation-prosecutors-say-behavior-deplorable.html
Ten football players were suspended by the school in connection with an alleged sexual assault near campus in the early morning hours of September 2
In the alleged incident, one woman was said to have been the victim of a sexual assault by 10 to 20 members of the football team
Minnesota prosecutor said there wasn't enough evidence to pursue a criminal case, although he called the players' behavior 'deplorable'
The school conducted its own investigation and saw fit to indefinitely suspend 10 players involved, prompting the team to threaten a boycott of a bowl game
Report revealed that the woman recalled a group of members of the team 'lining up like they were waiting for a turn on her'
One team member also told investigators he heard the woman saying 'I don't want to' and 'this is too many people' and that she was in pain
By ANNETA KONSTANTINIDES FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
Ten suspended University of
Minnesota football players will
not face criminal charges in
connection with an alleged
sexual assault of a 22-year-old
female student.
The woman claimed she had been assaulted by 10 to 20 men on the team who 'lined up like they were waiting for a turn on her' after their season-opening victory against Oregon State on September 2.
But Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman has declined for the second time to charge any of the players, despite calling their behavior 'deplorable'.
Freeman previously decided not to prosecute the players in November, until the school's own investigation revealed troubling details about the alleged assault.
After reviewing that report, Freeman stood by his November decision, saying the school's investigation didn't add sufficient evidence to warrant criminal charges.
University of Minnesota football players Antonio Shenault, Kobe McCrary and Mark Williams were among those suspended for the alleged sexual assault of a 22-year-old female student
Ray Buford, Carlton Djam, KiAnte Hardin and Dior Johnson were also suspended, although none of the 10 players will face criminal charges, it was revealed on Friday
Football players Tamarion Johnson (left), Seth Green (center) and Antoine Winfield Jr. (right) were also idefinitely suspended from all team activities
'That report shined a light on what can only be described as deplorable behavior,' Freeman said in a statement.
'Reviewing the full report and comparing it to the criminal investigation file shows no new significant evidence that would enable prosecutors to bring charges against any individuals that could be sustained under our much higher standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt,' he added.
The university said in a statement that it respects Freeman's decision, but noted their own suspensions of the players stem from different standards and policies than the criminal process Freeman worked through.
UM indefinitely suspended the 10 players after completing its own investigation.
Kiante Hardin, Ray Buford, Dior Johnson and Tamarion Johnson were suspended in September.
Carlton Djam, Seth Green, Kobe McCrary, Antonio Shenault, Mark Williams and Antoine Winfield Jr were suspended in December after the school's Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action issued its report on the assault.
A redacted copy of the 82-page report was published by local TV station KSTP and revealed the woman's horrifying recollection of the night.
The victim, who reported the alleged attack the morning after it happened, told police she was at the game that night before attending multiple parties.
At the last party she attended, the woman recalled meeting two members of the team, one of whom was a recruit.
One of the men lived in the same complex the party was being held and invited her back to the apartment with the recruit.
The woman recalled feeling 'uncomfortable' after with the situation after she entered the apartment and went to the bathroom.
One of the men told her she was taking too long and when she came outside he stood between her and the apartment's front door in a manner that made her feel 'unable to leave', according to the Pioneer Press.
The two men then began to take off their clothes and the woman felt 'overpowered', 'confused' and 'trapped'.
She told the school she felt she had no way out of the situation, which she said quickly escalated.
Prosecutor Mike Freeman declined to charge any of the players, despite calling their behavior 'deplorable' (pictured is the team celebrating after winning the Holiday Bowl Tuesday)
The Gophers had initially announced they planned to boycott the Holiday Bowl following their teammates' suspension, but ended it two days later following immense backlash
At one point the victim recalled seeing a 'line of people, like they were waiting for their turn' on her.
One of the players revealed he had received a FaceTime call from one of the men involved in the threesome who claimed the woman in his room was 'down with it', meaning she was 'willing to have sex with others', the report reads.
While most of the players involved claimed their sexual interactions with the woman had been consensual, one teammate told investigators that 'she didn't seem to like it'.
He recalled players gathering outside the bedroom door and that men were talking about who would go 'next'.
The player revealed someone said the group was 'training her', meaning multiple men were lining up to have sex with her.
He told investigators that at one point he peeked into the bedroom and heard the woman say 'I don't want to' and 'this is too many people' and that she was in pain.
The player said he had told the teammate who first initiated the threesome that things seemed to be getting out of hand, but they only replied: 'No man, she straight'.
But the player's recollection matches that of the woman, who said she remembered 'yelling for them to stop sending people in the room because she couldn't handle it', the report reads.
The victim also told investigators that sh wrapped herself in a blanket that was on the bed at one point to try and 'shield herself from people in the room'.
She also recalled two of the men 'trying to force their penises into her mouth' while another 'had vaginal sex with her', it continues.
The victim said she believed she was 'being held down' during some moments and that she remembered 'trying to push people off her by pushing on their stomachs and being unsuccessful'.
Their boycott, which the team announced two weeks ago (pictured), was supported by Head Coach Tracy Claeys
She also recalled men grabbing her hair and forcing her head toward their genitals.
The woman told investigators she 'focused on the ceiling' to try and get through the ordeal, telling them she often felt 'confused' and 'dazed'.
An hour to an hour and a half passed by before the last man finished.
The victim said the man looked down at the ground, which was littered with condoms, and said 'Oh my god'.
She said the man asked her in the hallway of the apartment if she was okay and she replied, 'I don't know'.
He then asked her if she planned to tell anyone what happened.
The woman said she immediately began to cry when she left the apartment.
'She realized she had no idea what had happened to her, expect that men had had sex with her, she had been violated and she felt physical pain,' the report reads.
The report concluded that the victim’s account of that night was more credible than the players it interviewed, and said some players tried to impede the university’s investigation into the incident by deleting text messages and video footage.
Several players face permanent expulsion from the university, while others could be suspended for a year.
Two days after the suspension was announced, the football team revealed they planned to boycott all remaining events including the Holiday Bowl.
Their boycott, which lasted just two days after it faced immense backlash, was supported by Head Coach Tracy Claeys.
More than 3,000 people have signed a petition calling for Claeys, who has two years remaining on his contract, to be fired.
Athletic director Mark Coyle, who made the decision regarding the suspensions, has said he plans to meet with the football coach in the near future.
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More than 3,000 people have signed a petition calling for Claeys, who has two years remaining on his contract, to be fired
BLACK LIVES WHO HOME INVADE.
5,000 HOME INVASIONS BY BLACK
GANGS.
An army of law enforcement officers led by Torrance police arrested 13 reputed South Los Angeles gang members Friday in a massive pre-dawn operation to break up an organized ring believed responsible for some 5,000 residential burglaries in five Southern California counties.
http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2016/09/5000-black-gang-home-invasions-in.html
BLACK LIVES MATTER….. JUST NOT TO BLACKS!!!
http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2016/10/the-ford-foundation-hands-black-lives.html
The $100 million gift is an acknowledgment by a powerful section of the ruling class that the aims of the Black Lives Matter movement are aligned with those of Wall Street and the US government.
STAGGERING BLACK VIOLENCE IN
AMERICA WHERE JOBS STILL GO TO
http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2016/09/black-violence-in-america-as-barack.html
Violence in the Halls, Disorder in the Malls
The holiday hooliganism traces back to the Obama administration’s destructive efforts to undermine school discipline.
Judging by video evidence, the participants in the violent mall brawls over the Christmas weekend were overwhelmingly black teens, though white teens were also involved. The media have assiduously ignored this fact, of course, as they have for previous violent flash mob episodes. That disproportion has significance for the next administration’s school-discipline policies, however. If Donald Trump wants to make schools safe again, he must rescind the Obama administration’s diktats regarding classroom discipline, which are based on a fantasy version of reality that is having serious real-world consequences.
The Obama Justice and Education Departments have strong-armed schools across the country to all but eliminate the suspension and expulsion of insubordinate students. The reason? Because black students are disciplined at higher rates than whites. According to Washington bureaucrats, such disproportionate suspensions can mean only one thing: teachers and administrators are racist. The Obama administration rejects the proposition that black students are more likely to assault teachers or fight with other students in class. The so-called “school to prison” pipeline is a function of bias, not of behavior, they say.
This week’s mall violence, which injured several police and security officers, is just the latest piece of evidence for how counterfactual that credo is. A routine complaint in police-community meetings in minority areas is that large groups of teens are fighting on corners. Residents of the South Bronx’s 41st Precinct complained repeatedly to the precinct commander in a June 2015 meeting about such street disorder. “There’s too much fighting,” one woman said. “There was more than 100 kids the other day; they beat on a girl about 14 years old.” In April 2016, a 17-year-old girl in Coney Island, Brooklyn, Ta’Jae Warner, tried to protect her brother from a group of girls gathered outside her apartment building who were threatening to kill him; one of the group knocked her unconscious. She died four days later. At a meeting in the 23rd Precinct in East Harlem in 2015, residents asked why the police hadn’t stopped a recent stampede of youth down Third Avenue. In April 2012, a group of teens stomped a gang rival to death in a Bronx housing project.
The idea that such street behavior does not have a classroom counterpart is ludicrous. Black males between the ages of 14 and 17 commit homicide at ten times the rate of white and Hispanic males of the same age. The lack of socialization that produces such a vast disparity in murder rates, as well as less lethal street violence, inevitably will show up in classroom behavior. Teens who react to a perceived insult on social media by trying to shoot the offender are not likely to restrain themselves in the classroom if they feel “disrespected” by a teacher or fellow students. Interviews with teachers confirm the proposition that children from communities with high rates of family breakdown bring vast amounts of disruptive anger to school, especially girls. It is no surprise that several of the Christmas riots began with fights between girls. School officials in urban areas across the country set up security corridors manned by police officers at school dismissal times to avoid gang shootings. And yet, the Obama administration would have us believe that in the classroom, black students are no more likely to disrupt order than white students. Equally preposterous is the claim that teachers and administrators are bigots. There is no more liberal a profession than teaching; education schools are one long indoctrination in white-privilege theory. And yet when these social-justice warriors get in the classroom, according to the Obama civil rights lawyers, they start wielding invidious double standards in discipline.
The best solution to such alleged teacher racism, according to the Obama Justice and Education Departments, is to pressure teachers to keep unruly students in the classroom rather than removing them. This movement goes by the name of “restorative justice;” its result has been anarchy, adding a school-to-hospital pipeline to the school-to-prison pipeline. The St. Paul school district has been in the restorative-justice vanguard. Assaults on teachers tripled in 2015, reports Katherine Kersten of the Center for the American Experiment; one teacher sustained a traumatic brain injury, while another required staples in her head. Melees of 40 to 50 people (resembling the mall violence) are common, according to Kersten; roving packs of students attack isolated individuals. One high school issued emergency whistles to teachers. (Kersten has a full-length feature story on the St. Paul schools in City Journal’s upcoming issue.)
Over the last year, a Seattle school district in the throes of “restorative justice” experienced an alleged gang rape and several student deaths. Criminal charges, including murder, were filed against a group of students not yet out of middle school, reports the Seattle Times. Teachers’ unions in Fresno, Des Moines, New York City, and Indianapolis have all lodged complaints about the anti-discipline philosophy, according to Education Week. The Fresno teachers signed a petition pointing out that students are returned to class after cursing at teachers and physically assaulting them, without suffering any consequences. Fresno’s teachers have been injured trying to stop fights; some are retiring because teaching where severely disruptive students cannot be dislodged has become impossible. In Des Moines, students now hit and scream at each other and their teachers, reports the Des Moines Register.
Undeterred by such news, the Obama administration has rolled out reams of material for combatting supposed teacher racism. Since 2014 alone, it has produced a School Climate and Discipline Guidance Package, a Rethink Discipline Public Awareness Campaign, a Resource Guide for Superintendent Action, a National Resource Center for School Justice Partnerships, a template for “School Climate Surveys,” and a “Quick Guide on Making School Climate Improvements.” The DOJ is “investing” $1 million (read: showering money on left-wing consultants) for the Pyramid Equity Project, which is supposed to establish national models for addressing issues of implicit bias in early learning programs.
Naturally, federal litigation has followed. Just this month, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division imposed a consent decree on the Watson Chapel, Arkansas, School District, after suing it for racially discriminatory school-discipline practices. Those practices “prevent students of color from reaching their full potential,” according to Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta. A federal court will continue to have jurisdiction over the school until the DOJ declares it in absolute compliance with the decree, a process anticipated to take three years.
Given this threat of lawsuits, it’s no wonder that district superintendents dismiss the rising violence and announce that restorative justice is “working.” It’s certainly “worked” to reduce expulsions and suspensions—in Seattle, by a whopping 77 percent from 2013 to 2016. Never mind that students aren’t learning and teachers are at risk.
The Trump administration must tear up every guidance and mandate in the Justice and Education Departments that penalize school districts for disproportionate rates of school discipline. Absent clear proof of teacher or administrator racism, Washington should let schools correct student behavioral problems as they see fit. Students in classrooms where disruption is common are far less likely to learn; that is the civil rights problem that should get activists’ attention. Taxpayer dollars should not be funding specious federal crusades against phantom discrimination; school districts might have more resources if their local taxpayers were not also being hit by federal levies, which are redistributed around the country in the delusional pursuit of “social justice.” Until the two-parent family is reconstructed, classrooms remain the only hope for socializing children and for preventing the teen violence that broke out across the country this Christmas. Schools can only accomplish that civilizing mission, however, if they are allowed to insist on strict rules, respect for authority, and consequences for misconduct.
AMERICA UNRAVELS:
The Road to Revolution or Civil War II
http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2016/12/a-nation-unravels-panic-at-americas.html
“Behind this year’s surge is a toxic mix of cuts
to social services, unemployment,
….. JUST NOT TO BLACKS!!!
STAGGERING BLACK VIOLENCE IN AMERICA WHERE JOBS STILL GO TO ILLEGALS
BLACK LIVES WHO HOME
INVADE.
5,000 HOME INVASIONS BY
BLACK GANGS.
AMERICA: LAND OF FREE COP MURDERS ON INNOCENT PEOPLE
Of the 25 people shot to death by the police in the past week, beginning with Tyre King, at least half were white, according to the grisly tally kept by killed by police.net.
http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2016/09/cop-crimes-in-america-murrieta.html
Of the 702 people shot to death by police this year, according to a database maintained by the Washington Post, 163 were black men, about 23 percent of the total. Whites made up roughly half the victims, while Hispanics, Native Americans, Asians, black women and people of mixed race made up the balance.
AMERICA’S YOUTH STARVE
FOR EIGHT YEARS BARACK OBAMA AND HIS HAREM OF CORRUPT DEM POLS HAVE SABOTAGED OUR BORDERS TO EASE TENS OF MILLIONS OF ILLEGALS INTO OUR JOBS, WELFARE OFFICES AND VOTING BOOTHS.
What is left for Legals is only the tax bills for La Raza's looting!
http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2016/09/starvation-assault-on-americas-youth.html
The new reports show that in addition to “traditional” coping strategies of skipping meals and eating cheap food, these teens and pre-teens are increasingly forced into shoplifting, stealing, selling drugs, joining a gang, or selling their bodies for money in a struggle to eat properly.
AMERICA’S YOUTH STARVE…… ILLEGALS SUCK IN BILLIONS IN WELFARE… they also get our jobs!
THE GIG JOB
In America, No Legal Need Apply
http://millennialxfreepress.blogspot.com/2016/10/millennial-america-no-jobs.html
"Possibly most affected by this shift in
the economy is the Millennial generation, those
aged 18-30. The report notes that more than half
of those under age 25 participate in independent
work, not just in the United States but
throughout the European Union as well."
AMERICA: NO LEGAL NEED
REPORT: The assault to finish off the
American middle-class is NOT over
http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2016/12/report-illegals-taking-middle-and-high.html
“The report noted that many illegals don't have jobs or have difficulty in landing good jobs because of local laws.”
“However, it identified several states that have begun easing employment laws so that illegals can get a job.”
TRUMPERNOMICS:
"The collection of billionaires, bankers, CEOs, generals and social arch-reactionaries that will comprise his cabinet and White House inner circle is pledged to remove all constraints on the ability of the rich to plunder American society for their own personal gain and profit."
AMERICA: One paycheck and two illegals away from homelessness.
http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2016/12/america-one-paycheck-and-two-illegals.html
"The economists found that the pre-tax share of
national income received by the bottom half of the
US population has been cut nearly in half since
1980, from 20 percent to 12 percent, while the
income share of
the top one percent has nearly doubled, from 12 percent
to 20 percent."
Police: Chicago Torture Victim’s Parents Received Taunting Messages
Twitter / @Chicago_Police
by BREITBART NEWS5 Jan 20174,844
CHICAGO (AP) — Four black people were charged with hate crimes Thursday in connection with a video broadcast live on Facebook that showed a mentally disabled white man being beaten and taunted, threatened with a knife and forced to drink from a toilet.
The assault went on for hours, until Chicago police found the disoriented victim walking along a street, authorities said.
The suspects, who were jailed, can be heard on the video using profanities against white people and President-elect Donald Trump.
Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said investigators initially concluded that the 18-year-old man was singled out because he has “special needs,” not because he was white. But authorities later said the charges resulted from both the suspects’ use of racial slurs and their references to the victim’s disability.
It’s also possible that the suspects were trying to extort something from the victim’s family, police said. The man’s parents reported their son missing Monday and told authorities they later received text messages from people who claimed to be holding him captive.
The victim was a classmate of one of the attackers and initially went with that person voluntarily, police said.
“He’s traumatized by the incident, and it’s very tough to communicate with him at this point,” police Cmdr. Kevin Duffin said.
Excerpts of the video posted by Chicago media outlets show the victim with his mouth taped shut and slumped in a corner of a room. At least two assailants are seen cutting off his sweatshirt, and others taunt him off camera. The video shows a wound on the top of the man’s head. One person pushes the man’s head with his or her foot.
A red band also appears to be around the victim’s hands. He was tied up for four to five hours, authorities said.
The victim does not appear to make any attempt to defend himself or to escape his attackers. He is a suburban Chicago resident described by Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson as having “mental health challenges.”
“There was never a question whether or not this incident qualified as being investigated as a hate crime,” Johnson said. But “we need to base the investigation on facts and not emotion.”
The case heightened political tensions on social media, with some conservatives suggesting it was linked to the Black Lives Matter movement. Police said there was no indication of any connection.
The incident began Dec. 31, when the victim and one of the suspects, 18-year-old Jordan Hill, met at a suburban McDonald’s to begin what both the victim and his parents believed would be a sleepover, police said.
Instead, Hill drove the victim around in a stolen van for a couple of days, ending up at a home in Chicago, where two of the other suspects lived, detective Cmdr. Kevin Duffin said.
The victim told police what began as playful fighting escalated, and he was bound, beaten and taunted with racial slurs and disparaging comments about his mental capacity.
A downstairs neighbor who heard noises threatened to call police. When two of the suspects left and kicked down the neighbor’s door, the victim escaped. A police officer later spotted the obviously disoriented man wandering down a street.
The man was bloodied and wearing a tank top that was inside-out and backward. He had on jean shorts and sandals, despite freezing weather, officer Michael Donnelly said.
Most hate crimes are connected to the victim’s race, but hate-crime charges can be sought in Illinois if a victim’s mental disability sparked an attack, though it is rare.
In addition to hate crimes, the four were charged with kidnapping, aggravated battery and aggravated unlawful restraint. Three were also charged with burglary. It was unclear whether any of the suspects had attorneys. They were to appear in court Friday.
Family members of the victim spoke briefly to reporters Thursday at a suburban hotel but declined to comment on the allegations or the investigation.
Neal Strom, who is acting as a family spokesman, told The Associated Press that the victim has had “profound emotional and physical disabilities throughout his life.” He did not elaborate.
The grandmother of a young woman associated with the video said the granddaughter she raised from infancy is “not this person.”
“I’m so upset, my head is about to bust open,” said Priscilla Covington of Chicago. “I don’t know if someone influenced her … She had her ups and down. (She) was a good person. I’m so confused.”
In Washington, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said the beating demonstrated “a level of depravity that is an outrage to a lot of Americans.” He said he had not yet spoken to President Barack Obama about the attack in the president’s hometown.
Cook County prosecutors identified the suspects as Brittany Covington and Tesfaye Cooper, both of Chicago, and Hill, of suburban Carpentersville. All are 18. A fourth suspect was identified as 24-year-old Tanishia Covington, also of Chicago.
The video emerged at a time when police dealings with Chicago’s black community are being closely watched. Less than a year ago, the nation’s third-largest police force was sharply criticized by a task force for using excessive force and honoring a code of silence.
The department has also been the subject of a long civil-rights investigation by the Justice Department, which is expected to report its findings soon.
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PARTY HARDY! - GLOBALIST DEMOCRATS FOR WIDER OPEN BORDERS FLOCK TO PUERTO RICO AS THE BORDERS WITH NARCOMEX BURN!
YOU CAN'T SEPARATE THE DEMOCRAT PARTY FROM THEIR BANKSTERS AND WALL STREET!
"About 30 Democratic members of Congress spent the weekend at a winter retreat in Puerto Rico with more than 100 lobbyists and corporate executives, undeterred as the ongoing partial shutdown—now in its 23rd day—broke records for being the longest in U.S. history."
Dozens of Democrats Flock to Puerto Rico for ‘Hamilton’ Broadway Show Amid Shutdown
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2019/01/12/dozens-of-democrats-flock-to-puerto-rico-for-hamilton-broadway-show-amid-shutdown/
AP Photo/Carlos Giusti
12 Jan 2019 3,269
Dozens of Congressional Democrats flocked to Puerto Rico on Friday to watch the opening weekend of Hamilton amid the ongoing government shutdown, in a trip that organizers hope will allow them to lobby for additional federal funding to the impoverished island.
According to Luis Miranda, a Democratic consultant and the father of Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, the trip will provide an opportunity for members of Congress, including Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, to see the need for further investment to Puerto Rico, with the island recovering from the impact of the 2017 hurricane that devastated large swathes of its infrastructure.
“They’ll get to experience firsthand the needs of the island, so that they go back and sort of fight (President) Trump and the Republicans,” he said in an interview with CBS News.
Pence, Other Trump Officials To Get Raises Amid Shutdown: Report
Documents published by The Wall Street Journal‘s Andrew Scurria show hotel rooms at the island’s Concha hotel will cost a hefty $289 a night, while tickets to the show range from $200 to $350.
However, funds raised from the show will go toward the Miranda family’s Flamboyan Arts Fund, which claims to be an “initiative dedicated to preserving, amplifying, and sustaining the arts in Puerto Rico by supporting all facets of the arts community including music, theater, visual arts, dance, literature, and youth arts education.”
Andrew Scurria@AndrewScurria
While the government shutdown drags on, dozens of Congressional Democrats are staying at $289/night hotel in Puerto Rico this weekend and watching $350/ticket showings of Hamilton. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/more-than-30-members-of-congress-will-visit-puerto-rico-during-hamiltons-opening-week/ …
12:45 PM - Jan 11, 2019
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“Most of those dollars go to fund the arts through the Flamboyan Arts Fund. So we have around 2,000 tickets that we are selling for $5,000 and the bulk of that — 4,700 bucks — goes as a philanthropic gift,” Luis Miranda explained. “Nobody is making a penny here. All the investors, everyone has agreed that everything stays in the island — in the arts funds.”
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s production of Hamilton has long been used as a tool for promoting progressive causes. In the run-up to the 2016 presidential election, the director even welcomed then-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton to his show, introducing her as the “the forty-fifth president of the United States” and imploring people not to vote for Donald Trump.
Meanwhile, shortly after Trump’s victory, the Hamilton cast even ended their performance by lecturing Vice President-elect Mike Pence, declaring that “diverse America” felt “alarmed and anxious” about the incoming Trump administration.
Follow Ben Kew on Facebook, Twitter at @ben_kew, or email him at bkew@breitbart.com.
HEAR THAT SUCKING SOUND? IT'S MEXICO SUCKING THE BLOOD OUT OF AMERICA BY THE HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS YEARLY!
"Fox’s Tucker Carlson noted Thursday that Obrador has previously proposed ranting AMNESTY TO MEXICAN DRUG CARTELS. “America is now Mexico’s social safety net, and that’s a very good deal for the Mexican ruling class,” Carlson added."
"The man likely to be the next president of Mexico just called for mass migration to the US" RICK MORAN
“And soon, very soon — after the victory of our movement — we will defend all the migrants in the American continent and all the migrants in the world,” Obrador said, adding that immigrants “must leave their towns and find a life in the United States.” RICK MORAN
FACTS ON THE “REAL LATINO AMERICA” OF MEXICAN OCCUPIED LOS ANGELES:
(FIGURES ARE HIGHLY DATED
This is another "fact" spun from the 2004 op-ed by Heather Mac Donald, whose article refers to a single Los Angeles gang and the conjecture of an unnamed federal prosecutor.)
1. "40% of all workers in L.A. County are working for cash and not paying taxes. . . . This is because they are predominantly illegal immigrants working without a green card."
2. "95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens . . . "
3. "75% of people on the most wanted list in Los Angeles are illegal aliens."
4. "Over 2/3 of all births in Los Angeles County are to illegal alien Mexicans on Medi-Cal, whose births were paid for by taxpayers."
5. "Nearly 35% of all inmates in California detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally."
6. Over 300,000 illegal aliens in Los Angeles County are living in garages.
7. "The FBI reports half of all gang members in Los Angeles are most likely illegal aliens from south of the border."
8. "Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties are illegal."
immigrants.
9. 21 radio stations in L. A. are Spanish speaking.
10. In L. A. County 5.1 million people speak English, 3.9 million speak Spanish.
“In his state of the union address to the Mexican nation, Calderon established his imperialistic imperatives: "I have said that Mexico does not stop at its border, that wherever there is a Mexican, there is Mexico. And, for this reason, the government action on behalf of our countrymen is guided by principles, for the defense and protection of their rights."
"We have got to eliminate the gringo, and what I mean by that is if the worst comes to the worst, we have got to kill him." --- La Raza early founders, Professor Jose Angel Gutierrez.
"In his first state of the union speech since becoming president of Mexico, Felipe Calderon criticized the U.S. government and its efforts to shut down illegal immigration. During the speech Calderon proclaimed that “Mexico does not end at its borders” and that “where there is a Mexican, there is a Mexico.” Tune in for a full report on Calderon’s vigorous fight to protect Mexican interests in the United States—even when they’re built on illegal immigration. CNN LOU DOBBS
MEXICO’S SUPREMACY IN AMERICA
Mexican Police Halt Human Smugglers’ Attempts to Cut Border Fence in California
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/01/11/mexican-police-halt-human-smugglers-attempts-to-cut-border-fence-in-california/
AP/Gregory Bull
11 Jan 2019 33
Two human smuggling attempts were thwarted by Border Patrol and Mexican police after they observed groups of migrants attempting to cross into the United States from Baja California by cutting holes in a border fence.
Border Patrol Agents observed groups of migrants attempting to cut through fenced barriers separating Calexico and Tecate, California, earlier this week, according to local reporting.
The first incident occurred on January 9 when Border Patrol Agents assigned to the Calexico area notified Mexican authorities about four individuals believed to be human smugglers attempting to cut an opening in the border fence at Avenida Cristóbal Colón and Calle Bravo. After the arrival of the Mexicali municipal police, the four jumped into a Toyota Scion and fled back toward inland Mexico.
U.S Border Patrol Reports 300% Increase Of Border Violence, Illegal Immigrants Assaulting Agents
The municipal police were eventually able to stop the vehicle and arrested José Luis “N” aka “El Mirinda,” 24; Juan Eduardo “N,” 25; Angel “N,” 42; and Daniel Enrique “N,” 25, a resident of Calexico, California.
Two were observed allegedly trying to climb the fence before police arrived and later threw rocks at Border Patrol agents. During a search of the vehicle, police found three cutting tools, rope, and pieces of razor wire that had been cut away from the fence.
The state attorney general’s office declined to file criminal charges even though they were reportedly observed trying to damage the fence and resisted capture.
In the second illegal border crossing attempt, a total of 14 migrants were arrested by Tecate, Baja California, police after Border Patrol Agents alerted Mexican authorities at 11 pm Wednesday, according to a local report. Police responded to the area and arrested the 14 as they were reportedly cutting a hole in the dividing fence.
The 14 migrants were transferred to a holding camp in the El Descanso neighborhood. Breitbart law enforcement sources indicate that many who arrived with the Central American migrant caravan are growing impatient to file asylum claims in the United States and are resorting to illegal border crossing attempts.
Robert Arce is a retired Phoenix Police detective with extensive experience working Mexican organized crime and street gangs. Arce has worked in the Balkans, Iraq, Haiti, and recently completed a three-year assignment in Monterrey, Mexico, working out of the Consulate for the United States Department of State, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Program, where he was the Regional Program Manager for Northeast Mexico (Coahuila, Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, Durango, San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas.) You can follow him on Twitter. He can be reached at robertrarce@gmail.com
Central Americans Riot in Mexican Immigration Detention Center
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/01/10/central-americans-riot-in-mexican-immigration-detention-center/
Moises Castillo, AP
10 Jan 2019116
A group of Central American migrants being held in a Mexican immigration detention center in Mexicali began rioting Wednesday afternoon, requiring the deployment of police and troops.
A group of 23 migrants pending deportation, primarily back to Honduras, began a riot on Wednesday by burning a mattress and causing damage to bathrooms, according to local reporting. Responding municipal fire personnel were unable to enter the facility because they were met with resistance by the migrants who began throwing objects and liquids while shouting they were members of “Los Maras.” The label is commonly used to identify the violent transnational criminal gang, the MS-13.
Due to the violent behavior, state cops and elements of the Mexican Army were deployed. The center was eventually brought under control when riot police forcefully entered with stun grenades, according to confidential law enforcement sources.
Another Central American Migrant Caravan Is Forming, But It’s Reportedly Not Heading For Us
Many of the Central Americans were dealing with drug addiction problems according to Ranulfo Figueroa, head of the regional office of the Mexican immigration agency. Breitbart sources said the migrants were protesting their forthcoming deportations. It is unknown if they were part of the original migrant caravan that began to arrive in the region in mid-November. Migrants in this center were taken into custody in Mexicali after not qualifying to stay in a shelter due to drug use or other criminal factors.
Breitbart News reports extensively on the estimated 7,000 to 9,000-plus migrant caravan, which began in Honduras on October 12, 2018, and traveled through Guatemala to the United States border with Mexico. On November 14, nearly 400 migrants in eight buses were filmed traveling through the northern border state of Sonora, escorted by Mexican federal and state police. Approximately a day later, another 900 Central Americans in 22 buses passed through Sonora. Many in the migrant caravan stayed in Mexicali after the shelters of Tijuana were filled to capacity. Secondary camps were set up for those waiting to make an asylum request with U.S. Department of State. Mexicali is approximately 110 miles east of Tijuana.
BORDER AGENT RESCUES DROWNING MIGRANT INVADERS…. Mexico ships them back over the border to register Democrat and collect their anchor baby welfare!
https://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2018/12/pelosis-open-borders-border-patrol.html
"The newly elected president, Andrés López-Obrador, was gleeful during the election when he told his compadres they should all move to America, illegally. His encouragement along with his pro-poverty policies will set the stage for another tsunami of illegal immigration." COLIN FLAHERTY
"They will destroy America from within. The leftist billionaires who orchestrate these plans are wealthy. Those tasked with representing us in Congress will never be exposed to the cost of the invasion. They have nothing but contempt for us who must endure the consequences of our communities being intruded upon by gangs, drug dealers and human traffickers. These people have no intention of becoming Americans; like the Democrats who welcome them, they have contempt for us." PATRICIA McCARTHY
The immigration debate has been raging for years. Advocates for open borders can be found on both sides of the political aisle and in a wide variety of special interest groups who have come to see the immigration system that delivers an unlimited supply of cheap and exploitable labor, an unlimited supply of foreign tourists, and unlimited supply of foreign students and, for the lawyers, an unlimited supply of clients. MICHAEL CUTLER
VICENTE FOX OF NARCOMEX SAYS “MUCK AMERICA!!! YOU BELONG TO US!
https://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2018/12/la-raza-fascist-vicente-fox-who.html
BUT DOES FOX BELONG TO THE LA RAZA HEROIN CARTELS?
"Also, Rubin did not mention the moral responsibility of the child’s father who brought her through the desert in an apparent effort to use the catch-and-release Flores loophole to get past border guards. The loophole was created by Judge Dolly Gee who has ordered border officials to release migrants after 20 days if they bring a child with them."
WHAT DOES MEXICO DO WITH THEIR ILLEGALS???
THEY DEPORT THEM ON THE SPOT!!!
https://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2018/11/as-mexico-invades-and-loots-america.html
1.) in the country legally;
2.) have the means to sustain themselves economically;
3.) not destined to be burdens on society;
4.) of economic and social benefit to society;
5.) of good character and have no criminal records; and
6.) contributors to the general well-being of the nation.
7.) immigration authorities have a record of each foreign visitor;
8.) foreign visitors do not violate their visa status;
9.) foreign visitors are banned from interfering in the country’s internal politics;
10.) foreign visitors who enter under false pretenses are imprisoned or deported;
11.) foreign visitors violating the terms of their entry are imprisoned or deported;
12.) those who aid in illegal immigration will be sent to prison.
THE CONSPIRACY TO SABOTAGE HOMELAND SECURITY
The Democrat Party’s secret agenda for wider open borders, more welfare for invading illegals, more jobs and free anything they illegally vote for…. All to destroy the two-party system and build the GLOBALISTS’ DEMOCRAT PARTY FOR WIDER OPEN BORDERS TO KEEP WAGES DEPRESSED.
https://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2018/11/frontpage-hidden-agenda-of-pueblo-sin.html
Demonstrably and irrefutably the Democrat Party became the party whose principle objective is to thoroughly transform the nature of the American electorate by means of open borders and the mass, unchecked importation of illiterate third world peasants who will vote in overwhelming numbers for Democrats and their La Raza welfare state. FRONTPAGE MAG
THE NARCOMEX INVASION OF AMERICA…. By invitation of the Democrat Party
HOW MANY HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS WILL WE LET MEXICO SUCK OUT OF OUR OPEN BORDERS?
https://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2018/11/trump-seeks-deal-with-narcomex-as.html
There are many reasons why, for the first time, the government of Mexico would agree to work cooperatively with the United States over an extremely serious immigration-related issue. It is likely, of course that President Trump was not just posturing when he said he would cut off aid to Mexico and other countries who permit the United States to be invaded by illegal aliens.
Under Guzman’s leadership, the Sinaloa Cartel became the largest drug trafficking organization in the world with influence in every major U.S. city.
The allegations against Pena Nieto are not new. In 2016, Breitbart News reported on an investigation by Mexican journalists which revealed how Juarez Cartel operators funneled money into the 2012 presidential campaign. The investigation was carried out by Mexican award-winning journalist Carmen Aristegui and her team….The subsequent scandal became known as “Monexgate” for the cash cards that were given out during Peña Nieto’s campaign. The allegations against Pena Nieto went largely unreported by U.S. news outlets.
MEXICO DECLARES WAR ON THE UNITED STATES
THE INVASION:
https://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2018/10/narcomex-orchestrates-foreign-invasion.html
“The radicals seek nothing less than secession from the United States whether to form their own sovereign state or to reunify with Mexico. Those who desire reunification with Mexico are irredentists who seek to reclaim Mexico's "lost" territories in the American Southwest.” Maria Hsia Chang Professor of Political Science, University of Nevada Reno
"Mexican president candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador called for mass immigration to the United States, declaring it a "human right". We will defend all the (Mexican) invaders in the American," Obrador said, adding that immigrants "must leave their towns and find a life, job, welfare, and free medical in the United States."
COST to AMERICANS of the LA RAZA MEXICAN OCCUPATION in CALIFORNIA ALONE: $2,370 per legal.
All that “cheap” labor is staggeringly expensive!
"Most Californians, who have seen their taxes increase while public services deteriorate, already know the impact that mass illegal immigration is having on their communities, but even they may be shocked when they learn just how much of a drain illegal immigration has become." FAIR President Dan Stein.
THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S WAR ON AMERICA’S LEGAL WORKERS, BORDERS AND LAWS as they build the LA RAZA welfare state on our backs.
One in every eleven persons born in Mexico has gone to the U.S. The National Review reported that in 2014 $1.87 billion was spent on incarcerating illegal immigrant criminals….Now add hundreds of billions for welfare and remittances! MICHAEL BARGO, Jr…… for the AMERICAN THINKER.COM
"Chairman of the DNC Keith Ellison was even spotted wearing a shirt stating, "I don't believe in borders" written in Spanish.
According to a new CBS news poll, 63 percent of Americans in competitive congressional districts think those crossing illegally should be immediately deported or arrested. This is undoubtedly contrary to the views expressed by the Democratic Party.
Their endgame is open borders, which has become evident over the last eight years. Don't for one second let them convince you otherwise." Evan Berryhill Twitter @EvBerryhill.
http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2018/07/assault-on-american-worker-college-grad.html
Mexican Presidents Deny
They Took Bribes from El
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2018/11/14/mexican-presidents-deny-they-took-bribes-from-el-chapo/
14 Nov 201898
Two former Mexican presidents publicly denied taking bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel. The statements came after the legal defense for Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera made contrary claims this week.
The drug lord is facing several money laundering and drug trafficking charges at a federal trial in New York. In his opening statement, defense attorney Jeffrey Lichtman spoke of bribes “including the very top, the current president of Mexico and the former.”
Soon after the statements became public, Mexico’s government issued a statement denying the allegations. Eduardo Sanchez, the spokesman for current Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said the statements were false and “defamatory.”
El gobierno de @EPN persiguió, capturó y extraditó al criminal Joaquín Guzmán Loera. Las afirmaciones atribuidas a su abogado son completamente falsas y difamatorias
— Eduardo Sánchez H. (@ESanchezHdz) November 13, 2018
Former Mexican President Felipe Calderon took to social media to personally deny the allegations, claiming that neither El Chapo or the Sinaloa Cartel paid him bribes.
Son absolutamente falsas y temerarias las afirmaciones que se dice realizó el abogado de Joaquín “el Chapo” Guzmán. Ni él, ni el cártel de Sinaloa ni ningún otro realizó pagos a mi persona.
— Felipe Calderón (@FelipeCalderon) November 13, 2018
The allegations against Pena Nieto are not new. In 2016, Breitbart News reported on an investigation by Mexican journalists which revealed how Juarez Cartel operators funneled money into the 2012 presidential campaign. The investigation was carried out by Mexican award-winning journalist Carmen Aristegui and her team. The subsequent scandal became known as “Monexgate” for the cash cards that were given out during Peña Nieto’s campaign. The allegations against Pena Nieto went largely unreported by U.S. news outlets.
Ildefonso Ortiz is an award-winning journalist with Breitbart Texas. He co-founded the Cartel Chronicles project with Brandon Darby and Stephen K. Bannon. You can follow him on Twitter and on Facebook. He can be contacted at Iortiz@breitbart.com.
Brandon Darby is the managing director and editor-in-chief of Breitbart Texas. He co-founded the Cartel Chronicles project with Ildefonso Ortiz and Stephen K. Bannon. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook. He can be contacted at bdarby@breitbart.com.
Should We Invade Mexico?
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2018/07/05/should-we-invade-mexico-n2497140?utm_campaign=rightrailsticky2
The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not represent the views of Townhall.com.
One fact a lot of Americans forget is that our country is located right up against a socialist failed state that is promising to descend even further into chaos – not California, the other one. And the Mexicans, having reached the bottom of the hole they have dug for themselves, just chose to keep digging by electing a new leftist presidente who wants to surrender to the cartels and who thinks that Mexicans have some sort of hitherto unknown “human right” to sneak into the United States and demographically reconquer it. There’s a Spanish phrase that describes his ideology, and one of the words is toro.
Mexico is already a failed state, crippled by a poisoned, stratified culture and a corrupt government that have somehow managed to turn a nation so blessed with resources and hardworking people into such a basket case that millions of its citizens see their best option as putting themselves in the hands of gangsters to cross a burning desert to get cut-rate jobs in el Norte. It is a country dominated by bloody drug/human trafficking cartels that like to circulate videos of their members carving up living people. They hang mutilated corpses from overpasses and hijack busloads of citizens to rape and slaughter for fun. Whole police agencies are owned by the cartels. Political candidates live in fear of murder. The people are scared. And this chaos will inevitably grow and spread north.
The gangs are already here, importing the meth and fentanyl that are slaughtering tens of thousands of Americans a year after coming across the border the Democrats refuse to defend. Let’s not even think about the other foreigners, like Islamic terrorists, who might exploit this vulnerability. “Abolish ICE,” the liberals screech, yet what they really mean is “Erase that line on the map.” But that line is all that is keeping the bloodshed in Mexico at bay for now. You can stand on US soil, look south, and see places where the rates of killing dwarf those of the Middle Eastern killing fields you see on TV.
The chaos in Mexico will spill over the theoretical border. It is just a matter of time. Normal Americans know it. As my book upcoming book Militant Normals explains, the establishment willfully ignoring their legitimate concerns about border security is a big part of why Normals are getting militant. The Democrats, and the GOP donor class stooges, have a vested interest in ignoring the issue, and they will insure that both the political class and the hack media will continue to play ostrich. Already there are Americans, on American soil, living near the border who cannot venture outside at night on their own property for fear of being murdered because of foreigners invading out territory. This is intolerable for any sovereign country. Yet there is a huge liberal constituency, abetted by GOPe fellow travelers, not merely willing to tolerate the invasion but who actively want to increase the flow.
When the 125-million-man criminal conspiracy that is Mexico falls apart completely, as it will, we are going to have to deal with the consequences. Watch the flood of illegals become a tsunami, a real refugee crisis instead of today’s fake one. Watch the criminal gangs and pathologies of the Third World socialist culture they bring along turn our country into Mexico II: Gringo Boogaloo. And importing a huge mass of foreigners, loyal to a foreign country and potentially susceptible to the reconquista de Aztlan rhetoric of leftists, both among them and among our treacherous liberal elite, would create a cauldron for brewing up violent civil upheaval right here at home.
So, what do we do? We defend ourselves, obviously. But how?
Should we be reactive? Should we continue the fake defense of our border we’re pretending to conduct today? Or should we seriously defend ourselves by building a wall and truly guarding it, and by deporting all illegals we catch inside. But would that even be enough when Mexico collapses?
It’s time to ask: Should we be proactive?
Should we invade Mexico? Should we send our military across the Rio Grande to secure the unstable territory, annihilate the criminal infestation that suppurates there, and impose something resembling order? One thing is certain. The border charade we tolerate today can’t be an option – it’s an open door to the fallout from the failing state next door.
Militarily, there are three obvious courses of action (I had input on this by several people familiar with the issue; none of this reflects any actual operational planning that I or anyone I spoke to is aware of).
One is the Buffer Zone option. We move in and secure a zone perhaps 50-100 miles inside the country, aggressively targeting and annihilating criminal gangs – we know where these bastards are – and thereby seal off the threat until Mexico is secure again and then return the territory once we are assured America is safe.
This is doable, but it would take a huge chunk of our military forces (we would need to call up most of our reserves). The conventional Mexican forces that fought would last for about un momento before being vaporized, but it would spark at a minimum a low-intensity insurgency by cartel hardliners and, at worst, a large one by Mexican patriots, probably using guns left over from when the Obama cartel was shipping them south. Regardless, it would be expensive. There is the “You break it, you buy it” rule. We would end up administering a long strip of territory full of people living, largely, in what Americans consider abject poverty. They would become our problem. Moreover, there is the giving back part – millions of Mexicans might find they like being nieces and nephews of Tio Sam.
The second is Operation Mexican Freedom, a much more ambitious campaign that would recognize what liberals already think – that Mexico and America are one country. Our forces would conquer the nation by driving all the way south, perhaps with an amphibious landing at Veracruz for old times sake and because the Marines would insist, then seal the Mexican-Guatemalan border. We would annex the whole country, making it a colony like Puerto Rico (A dozen new senators from Old Mexico? Nogracias). We would kill every terrorist drug gang member and take or torch everything they own, while simultaneously deporting every illegal from the US-Canada border to the Mexican-Guatemalan border.
Of course, that would take up pretty much our entire military and certainly spark some sort of endless guerilla conflict. We would be stuck in another bloody, expensive fight to make a Third World country cease sucking despite itself. It would make the Iraq War seem cheap. But, on the plus side, Bill Kristol and his bombs away pals would probably be excited.
Oh, in both cases the Europeans would be outraged, which is a powerful argument for these options.
Still, no. Invading Mexico is a bad idea. It would convert the problems of Mexico, created and perpetuated by Mexicans, into our problems. We tried that in the Middle East. It doesn’t work. Making Mexico better for Mexicans is not worth the life of one First Infantry Division grenadier.
But the consequences in America are our problem, and we must solve it. That brings us to the third option – Forward Defense. Think Syria in Sinaloa. We secure the border, with a wall of concrete and a wall of troops, perhaps imposing a no-fly/no-sail zone (excepting our surveillance and attack aircraft), and then conduct operations inside Mexico using special operations forces combined with airpower to target and eliminate the cartels. We would also identify friendly local Mexican police and military officials and support their counter-cartel operations outside of our relationship with the central government – they would be the face of the fight. We would channel Hernán Cortés and, in essence, we would allow friendly Mexican allies, with our substantial direct and indirect support, to create our buffer zone for us.
This avoids the problem of buying Mexico’s problems and making them ours. It’s somewhat deniable; everyone could save face by denying the Yankees have intervened. But the cartels would not just sit there and take it. They would target Americans and probably do so inside the United States. Yet that’s going to happen anyway eventually. This course of action risks the lowest number of US casualties, but perhaps the highest number of Mexican losses.
So no, we should not invade Mexico. There are no good military options, and none are necessary or wise today, but we may eventually have to choose between bad options. Mexico is failing more and more every day. We are not yet at the point of a military solution, but anyone who says that day can never come is lying to himself and to you. We need a wall, but more than that, we need the commitment to American security and sovereignty that a wall would physically represent. The issue is very clear, and we need to be very, very clear about it when we are campaigning in November. Border security. Period.
Are we going to prioritize the interests of liberals who want to replace our militant Normal voters with pliable foreigners and establishment stooges who want to please rich donors by importing countless cheap foreign laborers, or are we going to prioritize the economic security and the physical safety of American citizens by securing our border no matter what it takes?
Come on, open borders mafia, let’s have that discussion. Bueno suerte with that at the ballot box.
One new Mexican president. Dozens of new reasons to build the wall.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/07/one_new_mexican_president_dozens_of_new_reasons_to_build_the_wall.html
By Colin Flaherty
In Mexico, it is often impolite to tell someone "No." If you want to spare someone's feelings, many people say "Maybe."
Everyone knows that means "No."
Mexico stopped worrying about American feelings long ago. Among the fashionable public officials and academics, scorn has been the ruling emotion for decades. We see that more recently in the last week's elections.
Pretending otherwise is just too much work in Mexico today. The new president declares he is a socialist, but he will be hard pressed to show how his new socialist policies are at all different from the old socialist policies that govern so many parts of Mexican life. That's what we said about Venezuela, come to think of it.
Those who predict that their "Fill in Blank" Latin American country has finally bottomed out and is now turning around are often, even invariably, wrong.
But at least admitting they are socialists has the added benefit of sticking a finger in the eye of their terrible neighbors to the north – who everyone knows ruined Mexico by stealing a good chunk of the country in 1848.
Anyone who reads the daily papers in Mexico is reminded of that 157-year-old treaty every day: for most of the country, the national slogan and curse remains "Mexico, so far from God, so close to the United States." We can even hear it today from Mexican nationals and their descendants in the U.S. who glorify La Raza at the expense of their adopted country.
Oh, and by the way, Americans are still waiting for any kind of public display of support for those who died on 9-11. Mexicans largely ignored it, when they were not supporting it behind closed doors at their local universities.
The truly troubling pronouncements out of Mexico City are even easier to find. The newly elected president, Andrés López-Obrador, was gleeful during the election when he told his compadres they should all move to America, illegally. His encouragement along with his pro-poverty policies will set the stage for another tsunami of illegal immigration.
Then members of López-Obrador's Cabinet-in-waiting started talking about the war on drug cartels, and why should Mexico do America's dirty work?
The first statement does not need much interpretation, other than the obvious but often ignored: the new president of Mexico is encouraging his countrymen to invade the United States. Not with guns and soldiers, but with campesinos and huaraches.
It's a bitter and hostile act that we should treat as such.
The new talk about amnesty for drug-dealers is even crazier. This is just an admission of what anyone who cares to already knows: Mexico is run by a collection of drug cartels and other violent outlaws. This collection of criminals has killed thousands of public officials, policemen, and reporters – all in the name of preserving a criminal status quo that no one even feels like pretending does not exist anymore. They even write songs glorifying them.
They get what they want when they want it.
That is why we cannot build the Coulter-Trump Border Wall fast enough, tall enough, and proudly enough.
In addition to writing scintillating bestsellers about black violence in America, good ol' Colin Flaherty also covered Mexico for several newspapers and radio stations in San Diego, back in the day.
AZTLAN: THE RISE OF THE MEXICAN FASCIST WELFARE STATE in LOS ANGELES
"According to Unión del Barrio’s (UdB) official historical
introduction page, the organization is a “revolutionary nationalist
formation” with members placed all over the country, especially in
Southwestern U.S. cities such as San Diego, Los Angeles, Phoenix,
and El Paso. UdB sees its members as “Mexicana and Mexicano
freedom fighters” whose “ultimate objective” is “the national
liberation and revolutionary reunification of México and the
unification of our peoples [sic] struggles across Nuestra América."
http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2018/03/illegal-lizbeth-mateo-u-of-santa-clara.html
"La Voz de Aztlan has produced a video in honor of the millions of babies that have been born as US citizens to Mexican undocumented parents. These babies are destined to transform America. The nativist CNN reporter Lou Dobbs estimates that there are over 200,000 (dated) "Anchor Babies" born every year whereas George Putnam, a radio reporter, says the figure is closer to 300,000 (dated) .
La Voz de Aztlan believes that the number is approximately 500,000 (dated) "Anchor Babies" born every year."
INTERNET RESEARCH: Professor Predicts 'Hispanic Homeland' 1. http://www.aztlan.net/homeland.htm
Professor Predicts 'Hispanic Homeland' ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A University of New Mexico Chicano Studies professor predicts a new, sovereign Hispanic nation within the century, taking in the Southwest and several northern states of Mexico. Charles Truxillo suggests the “Republica del Norte,” the Republic of the North, is “an inevitability.” He envisions it encompassing all of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and southern Colorado
“The following is a partial list of politicians that are La Raza members working for open borders, amnesty (illegal Mexicans are not interested in citizenship) and no wall. The ultimate goal of Mexico is to continue successfully using the United States as their welfare system, cut a deal whereby the illegals can hop the border, give birth, pillage, make their pesos and then return home.” DAVIDSIROTA.com
"After six years of the corrupt and brutal rule of the PRI (Institutional Revolutionary Party) administration of President Enrique Peña Nieto, Mexico is mired in pandemic violence, unprecedented social inequality and staggering levels of unemployment as well as deepening poverty for the majority of the population."
The elections in Mexico and the political tasks of the working class
The national elections taking place in Mexico on Sunday pose vital issues before the Mexican and international working class.
After six years of the corrupt and brutal rule of the PRI (Institutional Revolutionary Party) administration of President Enrique Peña Nieto, Mexico is mired in pandemic violence, unprecedented social inequality and staggering levels of unemployment as well as deepening poverty for the majority of the population.
The ruling PRI, which held undisputed power from 1929 to 2000, is so hated that it chose as its candidate a “technocrat”, José Antonio Meade, who is not even a member of the party. He is running third in the polls, and there is distinct possibility that the party will face a nationwide route on the local, state and federal levels.
The candidate of the right-wing PAN (National Action Party), with which the PRI has alternated power since the dawn of the new millennium, Ricardo Anaya, is widely viewed as a representative of the corrupt system of bribes and kickbacks that he oversaw as the former head of the president of the Mexican Chamber of Deputies.
With the massive popular repudiation of these two traditional ruling parties, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the former mayor of Mexico City and now three-time presidential candidate, running as leader of the MORENA (Movimiento de Regeneración Nacional) party, is projected by virtually every poll to win the July 1 election by an historically unprecedented margin.
The coming to power of López Obrador will yield not a way out of the current crisis, but its sharp intensification and new dangers for the Mexican working class. Sooner rather than later, a MORENA-led administration will betray the mass aspirations for an end to the social hardship and suffering that López Obrador has cynically exploited.
There are no doubt substantial popular illusions in López Obrador, or AMLO as he is popularly known. A 64-year-old professional politician, he began his career in the PRI, leaving it for the PRD (Democratic Revolutionary Party) and twice running as its presidential candidate. He went on to found MORENA after the PRD turned sharply to the right, signing on to Peña Nieto’s 2012 “Pact for Mexico”, which opened up Mexico’s labor market, its education system, and the energy, financial, and telecommunication sectors to privatization schemes and so-called free-market “reforms.”
The closing of AMLO’s campaign Wednesday night, staged before a crowd that packed the Azteca stadium in southern Mexico City, provided an illustration of the sharp contradiction between the popular illusions in López Obrador and the reality of his class position and political program.
While vowing that the ruling parties of the past would lose the election, he promised that there “will not be reprisals.” This means that the crimes of the past six years, including the disappearance and presumed murder of the 43 Ayotzinapa teaching students, along with countless other massacres by state security forces, not to mention the wholesale corruption which AMLO has made the centerpiece of his campaign, will go unpunished.
He promised that “we will seek unity to the extent that we can.” Indeed, right-wing former PRI and PAN officials are already being integrated into AMLO’s prospective cabinet, guaranteeing continuity of the anti-working class policies carried out by both parties over the course of decades.
He signaled his readiness to enter a dialogue and reach agreements with Donald Trump, who after Peña Nieto is the most hated man in Mexico for his undisguised anti-Mexican racism, persecution of immigrants and demands that Mexico pay up to $15 billion to build a wall on its border. AMLO said that he would propose to Trump the creation of “something like the old Alliance for Progress,” the aid program inaugurated under US President Kennedy in 1961 with the aim of tying Latin America closer to US imperialism and forestalling left-nationalist revolutions like the one in Cuba.
As López Obrador has emerged as the all but certain victor in the July 1 election, he has moved steadily to the right, even as Mexico’s ruling oligarchy, which formerly denounced him as a demagogue bent on turning Mexico into a new Cuba or Venezuela, has moved to accept him.
Indeed, billionaire Carlos Slim, the richest man in Mexico and formally the richest man in the world, warned recently that if AMLO failed to be elected president, the country would face economic instability.
In an appearance before the heads of Mexico’s major banks in March, the MORENA candidate vowed that the “property regime” in Mexico would be respected, with no plans for “expropriations or nationalizations.” He swore his fealty to the “market economy” and promised that his policies would not “affect the banking sector at all.”
Similarly, his aides and advisors have walked back AMLO’s previous denunciations of the drive to privatize Mexico’s previously state-controlled energy sector and open it up to exploitation by international energy conglomerates, promising that all such contracts will be respected.
The markets have already factored in the victory of López Obrador, and by all accounts see no threat to the interests of Mexican and world capitalism.
“This stability is perhaps surprising,” said the director general of the Mexican stock exchange, José Oriol Bosch. “There are always those who look for the negative, but what is being demonstrated in the markets is that the country is prepared for this process.”
After his meetings with executives of major international banks such as Citigroup Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. in recent months, Wall Street is similarly bullish on an AMLO victory.
It cannot be excluded, given the deep crisis and bitter divisions within the Mexican ruling class, that the 2018 election will be determined not by the popular vote, but by electoral fraud. Such was the case in 1988, when the election was stolen from Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas in order to install the PRI candidate Carlos Salinas.
This has been the most violent election year in Mexican history, with over 120 politicians murdered since campaigning began. These killings take place in the context of a continuing wave of violence, claiming 8,000 lives in the same period, in a country where at least 35,000 people are classified as disappeared.
The passing of a Domestic Security Law last year has given the president the authority to impose what amounts to martial law, deploying the army to the streets. An attempt to impose a president under such conditions, however, could quickly plunge volatile Mexico into violent social upheaval.
The international working class has undergone bitter experiences with bourgeois parties like MORENA, resting on affluent layers of the middle class and employing vaguely left phrases, while promising “hope” and “change.” Just across Mexico’s northern border, American workers made such an experience with Democrat Barack Obama, hailed by the pseudo-left as a “transformational president,” who, once in power, imposed policies that expanded war, accelerated the transfer of wealth from the bottom to the top and increased mass deportations to record levels.
Then there was the election of Syriza in Greece. Hailed by petty-bourgeois left parties throughout the world, it came to power in 2015 on the basis of promises to end EU-imposed austerity measures, only to capitulate within months, trampling underfoot a referendum rejecting austerity by a landslide and imposing the cuts demanded by the international banks.
There is a striking similarity between the campaigns waged by Syriza and MORENA. Syriza formed a coalition after the 2015 election with the Independent Greeks, a right-wing nationalist party that advocates anti-immigrant policies and support for the Greek Orthodox Church, while engaging in open anti-Semitism.
AMLO’s Morena is running in Sunday’s election as part of a coalition that includes the Social Encounter Party (PES), a right-wing party comprised mostly of Evangelical Christians that campaigns against gay rights, same-sex marriage and abortion.
This remarkable symmetry is by no means coincidental. In both cases, the alliance of these supposed “left” bourgeois candidates with parties of the extreme right represents an unmistakable signal to the ruling establishment that they can be entrusted to defend the interests of both national and foreign capital, including through the support of the most right-wing policies.
MORENA and AMLO represent the interests of capitalism. It is notable that López Obrador has not embraced or welcomed the explosive struggles of the Mexican workers and oppressed, from the gasolinazo protests against the hiking of energy costs to the strikes of teachers and the ongoing struggles of victims of state violence.
While promising the cheapest form of populism, a struggle against corruption—while guaranteeing impunity for the corrupt—and minimal increases in social assistance programs for the poor, it can be certain that a López Obrador administration will respond to pressure from the working class not with concessions, but with ferocious attacks in defense of the interests of the financial elite that has embraced AMLO.
The acute crisis in Mexico and the lack of an independent political alternative for the working class underscores the urgency of building a new revolutionary leadership, a section of the International Committee of the Fourth International, fighting to unite the struggles of the Mexican working class with those of workers in the United States and throughout the Americas to put an end to capitalism.
Bill Van Auken
How to Humanely Reduce Unlawful Immigration and Shut Down Open-Borders Democrats
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/06/how_to_humanely_reduce_unlawful_immigration_and_shut_down_openborders_democrats.html
By Gene Schwimmer
Today's lesson on morality and human rights comes from the probable (according to polls) next president of our crime-infested and corrupt neighbor to the south (emphases added):
Mexican presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) called for mass immigration to the United States[,] ...declaring it a "human right" for all North Americans.
"[W]e will defend all the migrants in the American continent and all the migrants in the world," Obrador said, adding that immigrants "must leave their towns and find a life in the United States."
Apparently, the U.S. must welcome an unlimited number of these unwanted, by their own president, Mexicans, because the U.S. is morally obligated to serve as Mexico's social-dysfunction safety valve and ATM.
Did you know that "chutzpah" is the same in Hebrew and Spanish? On the other hand, everyone knows that Obrador can count on a large cohort of Democrats, who share his view:
The reaction among immigration advocates has gone from outrage about family separations to consternation about family detention, because their ultimate goal is to let the migrants come into the United States and stay.
Lest anyone misunderstand, when Democrats say "the," they mean "all." Today, it's "family separations"; tomorrow, who knows? But whatever the Dems'démagogie du jour, most Americans want illegal immigration greatly reduced and, ideally, eliminated. The latter, most likely, is a pipe dream. But not only can the former be done. It can be done using methods already tried and proven.
First, yes, we need a wall. If the tooth-and-nail opposition of our open-border Democratic friends is insufficient evidence that a wall would work, consider, as President Trump has, Israel's wall. Israel had an illegal alien problem, too – or she did, until she built a wall, as a February 2017 Senate report confirmed:
The number of illegal crossers on the Israel-Egypt border dropped after the construction of the fence, from more than 16,000 in 2011 to less than 20 in 2016 – a 99 percent decrease.
One can argue, as some do, that other Israeli measures contributed to the decrease. But there can be no doubt that the wall was the primary, and a major, factor.
So a wall – and ending chain migration, and ending the visa lottery, and mandatory E‑Verify – will greatly reduce unlawful immigration. But there is one more thing government can do.
Allow the writer, whose father immigrated to America as a refugee, in 1948, to elucidate:
When the writer's dad got off the boat, he did not simply disembark in Manhattan, casually stroll streets paved with gold and buy the Brooklyn Bridge. First, he had to stop here:
In the first half of the 19th century, most immigrants arriving in New York City landed at docks on the east side of the tip of Manhattan, around South Street. On August 1, 1855, Castle Clinton became the Emigrant Landing Depot[.] ... [W]hen the U.S. government assumed control of immigration processing, [it moved] the center to the larger, more isolated Ellis Island facility on January 2, 1892 ... because immigrants were known to carry diseases, which led to epidemics of cholera and smallpox.
The key word in the above quote is "isolated," as in no physical route for unlawful aliens on to the mainland.
Then, the dangers were cholera and smallpox. Today, the dangers are MS-13 violence, lack of education and marketable skills, and the threat of someday becoming citizens and voting for Democrats. In both cases, the problem was a threat to the population from foreign immigration. And in both cases, the solution was to isolate new arrivals until they could be properly vetted and admitted into the mainland U.S. lawfully.
The writer lives in New York City, and last time he checked, Ellis Island was still there, repurposed as a museum. So how about making so-called catch-and-release unnecessary by returning Ellis Island to its original use and supplementing or replacing the current buildings with one or more new, modern dormitories, where illegals seized at the border could be housed comfortably, for as long as required, and with no need to separate families?
On the other hand, Ellis Island is on the opposite side of the country from the Mexican border, where the main problem is. Alcatraz Island is not. What about the Virgin Islands, Guam, or any number of U.S. island possessions, where the climate is both comfortable and similar to that of Mexico and Central America? The specific location is less important than that there be no physical access to the mainland, nor would the housing need to be overly expensive – Quonset huts if space allows, or easily convertible, and stackable, cargo containers.
Or even tents, as the Navy is already planning:
The U.S. Navy drafting plans to house up to 25,000 immigrants on its bases and other facilities, at an estimated cost of about $233 million over six months, as the Trump administration seeks to ease a mounting crisis on the Mexican border[.] ...
[T]he draft document ... also says that a Navy base in California could house up to a further 47,000 people.
Problem solved...almost. It's a good plan, but with one major flaw: perhaps the writer is mistaken, but it seems that all of the proposed military bases are on the mainland U.S. Again, the locations should be isolated, with no physical connection to the mainland. There is also the issue of cost and not just the $233 million for six months (so $466 billion per year); one company has a $162-million contract "to fly immigrant children to shelters across the United States."
There is a better, and possibly cheaper, solution. It's staring the Navy right in the face.
Surely, most readers know that the Navy maintains a reserve, or "mothball," fleet of decommissioned ships anchored in various parts of the country, including California.
Your typical aircraft carrier houses about 6,000 sailors. But think of all that extra space on the (unused) flight deck. Aircraft carriers also have kitchens specifically designed to feed thousands of people.
America is not suffering from a shortage of decommissioned ships. Why pay hundreds of millions of dollars to fly apprehended illegals to multiple locations around the continental U.S. when the Navy can move the ships to the immigrants, anchoring as close to the problem as possible but far enough from shore to keep illegals from accessing the mainland? Other mothballed ships could ferry large numbers of illegals to and from the offshore ships far more cheaply than flying them all over the country.
Additional ships could even return rejected aliens to their home countries – preferably, as Eisenhower did, on the side of the home country farthest from the U.S.
Should any liberal open-borders Democrat complain, just casually mention, preferably publicly, that American sailors lived on those same ships, for much longer, and make popcorn while Democrats explain why what was good enough for American sailors is not good enough for foreigners, who have done nothing for America and who have no legal right even to be here.
Let all potential trespassers know that should they manage to violate our border, the only part of America they will ever see is the part of America they can see from the deck of a ship before being transported on a slow boat back to their home countries, and unlawful immigration will drop. Like a rock.
Gene Schwimmer is a New York- and New Jersey-licensed real estate broker and author of The Christian State.
LA RAZA IMPERIALISM
WE ARE PAYING FOR OUR OWN INVASION! THE MEXICAN OCCUPATION AND WELFARE STATE NOT ONLY COST US OUR JOBS, BUT ALSO
“Currently, the U.S. admits more than 1.5 million legal and illegal immigrants every year, with more than 70 percent coming to the country through the process known as “chain migration” whereby newly naturalized citizens can bring an unlimited number of foreign relatives to the U.S. In the next 20 years, the current U.S. legal immigration system is on track to import roughly 15 million new foreign-born voters. Between seven and eight million of those foreign-born voters will arrive in the U.S. through chain migration.” JOHN BINDER
The disintegration of California, a Mexican satellite welfare state of poverty, crime and high taxes
http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2013/04/paul-krugman-look-at-california-under.html
Mexico: Lopez-Obrador's bizarre statement
By Silvio Canto, Jr.
Down in Mexico, the voters are getting ready to cast a ballot in the next two weeks. In other words, the rhetoric is getting a little crazy.
Andrés Manuel López-Obrador's latest rant is about as crazy as it gets:
This is what AMLO said:
Mexican presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) called for mass immigration to the United States during a speech Tuesday declaring it a "human right" for all North Americans. "And soon, very soon – after the victory of our movement – we will defend all the migrants in the American continent and all the migrants in the world," Obrador said, adding that immigrants "must leave their towns and find a life in the United States."
He then declared it as "a human right we will defend," eluniversal.com reports. While the election is not until July 1, Obrador is by far the frontrunner.
Now, let's analyze what he said.
First, how would any of this help Mexico? My serious Mexican friends tell me they'd rather find prosperity and jobs in their country. Telling people to go north is another way of saying that AMLO's policies will not help Mexico keep Mexicans. Believe it or not, most Mexicans would rather stay home, or at least that's what they tell me.
Second, is AMLO proposing to change Mexico's rigid immigration laws? Is he going to open Mexico's southern border and allow people in? How does AMLO define a "migrant"?
Third, does he believe that the U.S. is just going to sit back and watch Mexicans cross the border?
The bad news is that AMLO's remarks are irresponsible and not helpful. The good news is that he may be getting desperate, sensing that Mr. Anaya is gaining on him.
PS: You can listen to my show (Canto Talk) and follow me on Twitter.
Image credit: Sotocesaretti via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Billionaire Mexicans tell their poor to JUMP U.S. OPEN BORDERS and LOOT THE STUPID GRINGO… and loot they do!
Billions of dollars are sucked out of America from Mexico’s looting!
http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2017/08/narcomex-biggest-exports-to-us-are.html
1) Mexico ended legal immigration 100 years ago, except for Spanish blood.
2) Mexico is the 17th richest nation but pays the 220th lowest minimum wage to force their subjects to invade the USA. The expands territory for Mexicans, spreads the Spanish language, and culture and genotypes, while earning 17% of Mexico's gross GDP as Foreign Remittance Income.
DEATH OF THE AMERICAN MIDDLE-CLASS AND THE STAGGERING COST OF MEXICO’S WELFARE STATE AND CRIME TIDAL WAVE ON AMERICAN BACKS.
http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2017/09/paul-bedard-staggering-cost-of-mexicos.html
The man likely to be the next president of Mexico just called for mass migration to the US
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/06/the_man_likely_to_be_the_next_president_of_mexico_just_called_for_mass_migration_to_the_us.html
I don't think this fellow and Donald Trump are going to get along very well, do you?
Daily Caller:
Mexican presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) called for mass immigration to the United States during a speech Tuesday declaring it a “human right” for all North Americans.
“And soon, very soon — after the victory of our movement — we will defend all the migrants in the American continent and all the migrants in the world,” Obrador said, adding that immigrants “must leave their towns and find a life in the United States.”
He then declared it as “a human right we will defend,” eluniversal.com reports.
While the election is not until July 1, Obrador is by far the frontrunner.
Obrador in April delivered speech criticizing Trump and promising that Mexico will not become a “piñata” for any foreign government, Global News reports.
The former mayor of Mexico City, Obrador holds progressive populist views. The 64-year-old ran unsuccessfully for president twice before, according to DW.
Fox’s Tucker Carlson noted Thursday that Obrador has previously proposed granting amnesty to Mexican drug cartels. “America is now Mexico’s social safety net, and that’s a very good deal for the Mexican ruling class,” Carlson added.
To be sure, AMLO is only saying out loud what every other Mexican president believed in his heart; that America is Mexico's "social safety net" and that it's up to the US taxpayer to take care of Mexico's unemployable, destitute millions.
Unsaid by AMLO is the implication of a mass migration of Mexicans to the US. The not-so-secret dream of every Mexican government that illegals flooding into America will eventually allow for a "return" of California and much of the American southwest to Mexico.
What makes this socialist different, however, is his novel argument that entering the US illegally is actually a "human right." That's an opinion we could have a lot of fun with. One would assume if it was a "human right" to illegally enter the US, that it would then be a human right to enter Mexico - or any other country, for that matter.
Of course, AMLO is just pushing leftist buttons by proclaiming this brand spanking new human right. He can't be serious, can he? It hardly matters. Trump will, I'm sure, have something to say about a mass migration of Mexicans to the US and if this socialist nutjob actually believes he can encourage that kind of invasion and not suffer any consequences, he doesn't know our president.
CUT LA RAZA’S WELFARE AND FIND THE FUNDS TO BUILD THE WALL AGAINST THE LA RAZA HEROIN CARTELS! http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2018/03/monica-showalter-cut-billions-in.html
MEXICO’S BIGGEST EXPORT TO AMERICA… POVERTY, CRIMINALS, ANCHOR BABY BREEDERS FOR WELFARE and HEROIN
“Mexico prefers to export its poor, not uplift them.”
“The following is a partial list of politicians that are La Raza members working for open borders, amnesty (illegal Mexicans are not interested in citizenship) and no wall. The ultimate goal of Mexico is to continue successfully using the United States as their welfare system, cut a deal whereby the illegals can hop the border, give birth, pillage, make their pesos and then return home.” DAVID SIROTA.com
THE INVADING CRIMINALS:
A county by county chart:
http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2015/05/someday-is-here-today-democrat.html
According to the nonpartisan Center for Immigration Studies, the deportations occurred between October 2008 and February 2015. The three counties with the most deportations during this period were Los Angeles County, Calif.; Maricopa County, Ariz.; and Harris County, Texas.
OBAMA’S INVASION OF ILLEGALS IS WORKING!
They’re already signed up to vote LA RAZA SUPREMACY DEM!
http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2014/09/tens-of-thousands-of-invading-illegals.html
“According to Immigration and Customers Enforcement data first obtained by the Associated Press this week, about 70 percent of the 40,000 migrant family members arrested at the border since May did not follow up their arrest with a necessary visit to an immigration office.”
AMERICA: YOU’RE BETTER OFF BEING AN ILLEGAL!!!
http://mexicanoccupation.blogspot.com/2018/06/in-america-it-is-better-to-be-illegal.html
This annual income for an impoverished American family is $10,000 less than the more than $34,500 in federal funds which are spent on each unaccompanied minor border crosser.
A study by Tom Wong of the University of California at San Diego discovered that more than 25 percent of DACA-enrolled illegal aliens in the program have anchor babies. That totals about 200,000 anchor babies who are the children of DACA-enrolled illegal aliens. This does not include the anchor babies of DACA-qualified illegal aliens. JOHN BINDER
Mexico’s Immigration Law: Let’s Try It Here at Home
jwaller | Monday May 8, 2006 12:00 AM
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Mexico has a radical idea for a rational immigration policy that most Americans would love. However, Mexican officials haven’t been sharing that idea with us as they press for our Congress to adopt the McCain-Kennedy immigration reform bill.
That’s too bad, because Mexico, which annually deports more illegal aliensthan the United States does, has much to teach us about how it handles the immigration issue. Under Mexican law, it is a felony to be an illegal alien in Mexico.
At a time when the Supreme Court and many politicians seek to bring American law in line with foreign legal norms, it’s noteworthy that nobody has argued that the U.S. look at how Mexico deals with immigration and what it might teach us about how best to solve
our illegal immigration problem. Mexico has a single, streamlined law that ensures that foreign visitors and immigrants are:
§ in the country legally;
§ have the means to sustain themselves economically;
§ not destined to be burdens on society;
§ of economic and social benefit to society;
§ of good character and have no criminal records; and
§ contributors to the general well-being of the nation.
§ immigration authorities have a record of each foreign visitor;
§ foreign visitors do not violate their visa status;
§ foreign visitors are banned from interfering in the country’s internal politics;
§ foreign visitors who enter under false pretenses are imprisoned or deported;
§ foreign visitors violating the terms of their entry are imprisoned or deported;
§ those who aid in illegal immigration will be sent to prison.
Who could disagree with such a law? It makes perfect sense. The Mexican constitution strictly defines the rights of citizens — and the denial of many fundamental rights to non-citizens, illegal and illegal. Under the constitution, the Ley General de Población, or
General Law on Population, spells out specifically the country’s immigration policy.
It is an interesting law — and one that should cause us all to ask, Why is our great southern neighbor pushing us to water down our own immigration laws and policies, when its own immigration restrictions are the toughest on the continent? If a felony is a
crime punishable by more than one year in prison, then Mexican law makes it a felony to be an illegal alien in Mexico.
If the United States adopted such statutes, Mexico no doubt would denounce it as a manifestation of American racism and bigotry.
We looked at the immigration provisions of the Mexican constitution. [1] Now let’s look at Mexico’s main immigration law.
Mexico welcomes only foreigners who will be useful to Mexican society:
§ Foreigners are admitted into Mexico “according to their possibilities of contributing to national progress.” (Article 32)
§ Immigration officials must “ensure” that “immigrants will be useful elements for the country and that they have the necessary funds for their sustenance” and for their dependents. (Article 34)
§ Foreigners may be barred from the country if their presence upsets “the equilibrium of the national demographics,” when foreigners are deemed detrimental to “economic or national interests,” when they do not behave like good citizens in their own country, when they have broken Mexican laws, and when “they are not found to be physically or mentally healthy.” (Article 37)
§ The Secretary of Governance may “suspend or prohibit the admission of foreigners when he determines it to be in the national interest.” (Article 38)
Mexican authorities must keep track of every single person in the country:
§ Federal, local and municipal police must cooperate with federal immigration authorities upon request, i.e., to assist in the arrests of illegal immigrants. (Article 73)
§ A National Population Registry keeps track of “every single individual who comprises the population of the country,” and verifies each individual’s identity. (Articles 85 and 86)
§ A national Catalog of Foreigners tracks foreign tourists and immigrants (Article 87), and assigns each individual with a unique tracking number (Article 91).
Foreigners with fake papers, or who enter the country under false pretenses, may be imprisoned:
§ Foreigners with fake immigration papers may be fined or imprisoned. (Article 116)
§ Foreigners who sign government documents “with a signature that is false or different from that which he normally uses” are subject to fine and imprisonment. (Article 116)
Foreigners who fail to obey the rules will be fined, deported, and/or imprisoned as felons:
§ Foreigners who fail to obey a deportation order are to be punished. (Article 117)
§ Foreigners who are deported from Mexico and attempt to re-enter the country without authorization can be imprisoned for up to 10 years. (Article 118)
§ Foreigners who violate the terms of their visa may be sentenced to up to six years in prison (Articles 119, 120 and 121). Foreigners who misrepresent the terms of their visa while in Mexico — such as working with out a permit — can also be imprisoned.
Under Mexican law, illegal immigration is a felony. The General Law on Population says,
§ “A penalty of up to two years in prison and a fine of three hundred to five thousand pesos will be imposed on the foreigner who enters the country illegally.” (Article 123)
§ Foreigners with legal immigration problems may be deported from Mexico instead of being imprisoned. (Article 125)
§ Foreigners who “attempt against national sovereignty or security” will be deported. (Article 126)
Mexicans who help illegal aliens enter the country are themselves considered criminals under the law:
§ A Mexican who marries a foreigner with the sole objective of helping the foreigner live in the country is subject to up to five years in prison. (Article 127)
§ Shipping and airline companies that bring undocumented foreigners into Mexico will be fined. (Article 132)
All of the above runs contrary to what Mexican leaders are demanding of the United States. The stark contrast between Mexico’s immigration practices versus its American
immigration preachings is telling. It gives a clear picture of the Mexican government’s agenda: to have a one-way immigration relationship with the United States.
Let’s call Mexico’s bluff on its unwarranted interference in U.S. immigration policy. Let’s propose, just to make a point, that the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) member nations standardize their immigration laws by using Mexico’s own law as a model.
This article was first posted at CenterforSecurityPolicy.org.
1. “Mexico’s Glass House,” Center for Security Policy Occasional Paper, April 3, 2006.
Where To Go When Your Local Emergency Room Goes Bankrupt?"
THE QUESTION SHOULD BE WHERE DO ILLEGALS GO FOR “FREE” MEDICAL.
During the past ten years 84 California hospitals have declared bankruptcy and closed their Emergency Rooms forever. Financially crippled by legislative and judicial mandates to treat illegal aliens have bankrupted hospitals! In 2010, in Los Angeles County alone, over 2 million illegal aliens recorded visits to county emergency rooms for both routine and emergency care. Per official figures, the cost is $1,000 dollars for every taxpayer in Los Angeles County.
http://justcommonsense-lostinamerica.blogspot.com/2011/03/where-to-go-when-your-local-emergency.html
THE REASON WHY OBAMA NOMINATED SOTOMAYER WAS BECAUSE, LIKE OBAMA SHE PANDERS TO BIG BUSINESS, AND HIS A LA RAZA PART MEMBER. SOTOMAYER VOTED NO AGAINST STATES RIGHTS TO IMPOSE E-VERIFY!
No Latino was nominated that time. But when President Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor to the high court three years ago, Fantauzzi said, Mexican American groups strongly supported her.
Latino analysts dubious of Rubio's potential benefit for Romney
Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, who has been mentioned as Mitt Romney's potential running mate, is unlikely to do much to boost the GOP presidential candidate's Latino support, experts and polls say.
Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida introduces GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney at an April campaign event in Aston, Pa. “The idea that Marco Rubio would galvanize a large segment of the Hispanic vote purely because he’s Hispanic is a fallacy,” a national Puerto Rican group leader says. (Jae C. Hong, Associated Press / May 20, 2012)
By Hector Becerra, Los Angeles Times (HECTOR BECERRA IS A LA RAZA SUPREMACIST)
Handsome, youthful, Cuban American and Republican, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has been mentioned repeatedly as a potential running mate for Mitt Romney — in part because of hopes that the presence of the first Latino on a major national ticket would draw that key voting group Romney's way.
But outside of his enormously important home state, the prospect for that sort of boost seems less than likely.
Some voters would probably be attracted by the idea of a Latino, any Latino, being that close to the White House. (Others, particularly Democrats and left-leaning independents, might never consider a vote for the GOP ticket.)
One complication is internal rivalries amid the diverse group of 22 million potential voters that, for demographic purposes, is treated as one unified electoral bloc.
"Mexicans and Central Americans historically have a reason for being Democrats, and Cubans have good reasons for being Republicans," said Jesus Hernandez Cuellar, a Cuban American editor of an online magazine. "I don't think the great electoral mass, the Mexican Americans, will change their point of view on the election just because of Marco Rubio."
Rubio and Romney are scheduled to speak Wednesday at a meeting in Washington of the Latino Coalition, a nonprofit small-business organization. The Florida senator has said in the past that he would decline being the vice presidential nominee if the position were offered. That hasn't stopped speculation about him, or to a lesser extent, another Latino politician being Romney's running mate.
But experts and several polls have suggested a Latino on the Republican ticket would yield a limited payoff with the broader Latino community.
Despite sharing a language, and often having similar stories of how they or their forebears arrived on American shores, the Latino population is far from monolithic, and subject to the same jealousies, rivalries and prejudices as other groups.
Cuban Americans face resentment from some other Latinos because of the perception that America has given immigrants from the Communist island nation a leg up, Cuellar said.
"There's some resentment, and it's not just because of the embargo [on Cuba] or political votes," he said. "Cubans who come to the United States can almost immediately, one year and a day, apply for legal residency. That's created some divisions."
But the divisions don't stop with the Cubans. Jokes and stereotypes fly freely among many Latino subgroups, sometimes masking more barbed feelings over things like relative skin color and perceptions of social class, or the way different Latinos talk.
Karen Anzoategui, an Argentine American actress and performance artist in Los Angeles, has heard them all. How do Argentines commit suicide? They climb to the top of their ego and jump. Mostly she laughs along, but things can get a little heavier whenever she puts on the jersey of her beloved Argentina for a big soccer match against Mexico.
"I grew up with Mexicans surrounding me, but there's a lot of tension when I wear that jersey. Neighbors stare at me," said Anzoategui, who grew up in the Los Angeles County city of Huntington Park. "But I feel like Guatemalans and Salvadorans like Argentina because the Mexicans think they're better than them, and when we play Mexico, we always beat them."
Raul Claros, an L.A. community activist of Salvadoran and Costa Rican descent, said he'd had more than one debate with Mexicans over the relative merits of each group's colorful catalog of profanities.
"If you get a group of Salvadorans together, a lot of times they'll use words that sound belligerent amongst themselves, but they'll offend no one," he said with a laugh. "But you bring in one non-Salvadoran, and they have to exit the room."
Matt Barreto, a political science professor at the University of Washington, said there is more that unifies Latinos than divides them.
There are interesting differences between Puerto Ricans and Dominicans in New York, Barreto said, "but politically, when it comes to the general election, they vote together nine times out of 10."
In a tight presidential race, Latinos could play a significant role because of their growing population in a number of competitive states.
"The states which are competitive are changing: the Mountain West, the Southwest and the South, for example," Barreto said. "These track with demographic changes where the Latino vote is growing."
In 2004, more than 40% of Latinos voted for President George W. Bush, a very high percentage for a Republican presidential candidate. Significantly though, Bush was seen as relatively liberal on illegal immigration and friendly toward Latinos, particularly those of Mexican descent, compared with many Republican leaders, including Romney. Bush also has a sister-in-law of Mexican descent.
Romney has been polling at more than 25% among Latinos, said Mark Hugo Lopez, associate director of the Pew Hispanic Center.
Polling by Latino Decisions, an opinion research group Barreto co-founded, shows that a similar proportion of Latino voters view the GOP as hostile. And he said polls on Rubio showed no major support among Latinos outside of Florida.
Claros, the Salvadoran-Costa Rican, said many Central Americans feel overlooked in places where people of Mexican descent dominate. But despite rivalries and occasional resentments, he said he feels more of a kinship with Mexican Americans than he would with Cuban Americans, Puerto Ricans or other groups.
"They're East Coast Latinos. We're West Coast Latinos," Claros said. "If you're Central American, there's a disconnect with Cubans because you're not exposed to a lot of Cuban families or Cuban culture."
Rafael Fantauzzi, president of the National Puerto Rican Coalition in Washington, said he recalled when President Clinton considered nominating a Puerto Rican to the Supreme Court. Some Mexican Americans opposed it, thinking the nominee should be from the largest Latino group, he said.
"The first Latino on the bench is a Puerto Rican from New York, and it never would have happened without our Mexican American brothers and sisters pushing the White House for that," said Ruben Diaz Jr., the Bronx borough president and a former New York state legislator.
Fantauzzi said some Latinos think Puerto Ricans don't care about issues like illegal immigration, being citizens by birth. That's not really true, he said, though for many Latinos, including Mexican Americans, the live-wire issue of illegal immigration isn't the top priority this election.
Still, Fantauzzi said choosing someone on a presidential ticket with a Spanish surname isn't necessarily a winning formula to get the Latino vote, he said.
"The idea that Marco Rubio would galvanize a large segment of the Hispanic vote purely because he's Hispanic is a fallacy," Fantauzzi said. "It's an insult to our intelligence that we would not really look at the value of a candidate and just look at his culture."
MEXICANS ARE THE MOST VIOLENT AND RACIST OF WESTERN CULTURES!
“A recent Pew poll indicated that a very large percentage of Americans of Mexican descent regard themselves as Mexicans. Not Mexican-Americans, not American-Mexicans. Just Mexicans.”
Just over half, 54 percent, say it is important that they change to assimilate into society, yet about two-thirds, 66 percent, say Latinos should maintain their distinct culture.
THE REAL LATINO AMERICA:
“Analysts said the operation appeared designed to allay skepticism among Mexico's political leaders about the U.S. government's commitment to Mexico's crackdown on cartels. The drug-related violence has taken about 15,000 lives since President Felipe Calderón entered office in 2006. Mexican authorities have arrested 80,000 drug suspects, and Washington has responded with $1.4 billion in aid under the Merida initiative, but some in Mexico have grown frustrated with the U.S. market's continuing demand for illegal drugs."
1. $11 Billion to $22 billion is spent on welfare to illegal aliens each year by state governments.
Verify at: http://www.fairus.org/site/PageServer?pagename=iic_immigrationissuecenters7fd8
2. $2.2 Billion dollars a year is spent on food assistance programs such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens.
Verify at: http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html
3. $2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal aliens..
4. $12 Billion dollars a year is spent on primary and secondary school education for children here illegally and they cannot speak a word of English!
Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.0.html
5. $17 Billion dollars a year is spent for education for the American-born children of illegal aliens, known as anchor babies.
Verify at http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
6. $3 Million Dollars a DAY is spent to incarcerate illegal aliens.
Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html
7. 30% percent of all Federal Prison inmates are illegal aliens.
Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt..01.html
8. $90 Billion Dollars a year is spent on illegal aliens for Welfare & social services by the American taxpayers.
Verify at: http://premium.cnn.com/TRANSCIPTS/0610/29/ldt.01.html
9. $200 Billion dollars a year in suppressed American wages are caused by the illegal aliens.
10. The illegal aliens in the United States have a crime rate that's two and a half times that of white non-illegal aliens. In particular, their children, are going to make a huge additional crime problem in the US .
11. During the year of 2005 there were 4 to 10 MILLION illegal aliens that crossed our Southern Border also, as many as 19,500 illegal aliens from Terrorist Countries. Millions of pounds of drugs, cocaine, meth, heroin and marijuana, crossed into the U. S from the Southern border.
Verify at: Homeland Security Report:
http://www.house.gov/sites/members/tx10_mccaul/pdf/Investigaions-Border-Report.pdf
12. The National policy Institute, estimated that the total cost of mass deportation would be between $206 and $230 billion or an average cost of between $41 and $46 billion annually over a five year period.'
Verify at: http://www.nationalpolicyinstitute.org/pdf/deportation.pdf
13. In 2006 illegal aliens sent home $45 BILLION in remittances to their countries of origin.
Verify at: http://www.rense.com/general75/niht.htm
14. 'The Dark Side of Illegal Immigration: Nearly One million sex crimes Committed by Illegal Immigrants In The United States .'
Verify at: http://www.drdsk.com/articles.html#Illegals
This is another "fact" spun from the 2004 op-ed by Heather Mac Donald, whose article refers to a single Los Angeles gang and the conjecture of an unnamed federal prosecutor.
Illegal immigrants drain the tax dollars
Congressional study shows illegal immigrants sap tax dollars
The Business Journal of Phoenix - by Ty Young Phoenix Business Journal
A study by the U.S. Congressional Budget Office released Tuesday backs up the view that undocumented immigrants sap more tax dollars than they provide, especially in education, health care and law enforcement.
The study pulled together reports from the past five years, using data from sources including the Pew Hispanic Center, the Rand Corp., the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and various universities. The Congressional study also incorporated facts from states, including Arizona, but its authors acknowledged there was no aggregate estimate that could be applied to the entire country.
The report says that in 1990, 90 percent of undocumented immigrants primarily were in six states: California, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New York and Texas.
By 2004, undocumented immigrants had increased tenfold in other states, most notably Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee, according to statistics from the Pew Hispanic Center.
The report estimates there are 12 million undocumented immigrants nationwide. Of those, 60 percent are uninsured and 50 percent of the children are uninsured. Again using 2004 statistics from the Pew Hispanic Center the average income of undocumented immigrants was $27,400 while Americans earned $47,800. The difference puts undocumented immigrants in a lower tax bracket, thus reducing the amount of federal and state income taxes generated.
The study also showed that while undocumented workers represented just 5 percent of state and federal service costs, their tax revenue did not offset the amount spent by government. The authors of the study stated that, "the general consensus is that unauthorized immigrants impose a net cost on state and local budgets. However, no agreement exists as to the size of, or even the best way of measuring, that cost at a national level."
In education, which the study notes is the largest single expenditure in state and local budgets, multiple states reported 20 to 40 percent higher costs educating non-English speaking students, many of whom come from the homes of undocumented immigrant parents. Using New Mexico statistics from 2004 as a model, education spending on undocumented immigrants comprised $67 million of the state's $3 billion education budget.
The study estimates there are 53.3 million school-age children in the U.S., 2 million of whom are undocumented immigrants and another 3 million who are legal citizens, but whose parents are not.
Undocumented immigrants are more likely to access emergency rooms and urgent care facilities because most do not have health care, the study said. In Arizona and other border areas, states paid nearly $190 million in health care costs for undocumented immigrants in 2000, the study reported. The amount, which the study says likely has risen since then, represented one-quarter of all uncompensated health care costs in those states that year.
While the report found that undocumented immigrants are less likely to be incarcerated than American natives, it said states still bear a large cost for the legal process. Based on a report from the U.S./Mexico Border Counties Coalition from 2001, counties from the four states that border Mexico spent more than $108 million on law enforcement activities involving undocumented immigrants. San Diego County in California spent nearly half of that, with more than $50 million going into law enforcement activities involving undocumented immigrants.
THE MEXICAN FASCIST POLITICAL PARTY OF LA RAZA… “THE (MEXICAN) RACE”
LA RAZA OPERATES FOR THE EVER EXPANSION OF THE MEXICAN WELFARE STATE, OPEN BORDERS, GRINGOS PAY FOR BIRTHING, WELFARE, AND MAKE UP FOR THE ENORMOUS MEXICAN “TAX FREE” UNDERGROUND ECONOMY, WHICH IN LOS ANGELES ALONE, IS MORE THAN $2 BILLION PER YEAR.
THIS IS LA RAZA:
(LA RAZA 'THE RACE' NOW CALLS ITSELF UNIDOSus AND IS FUNDED BY WALL STREET AND THE DEMOCRAT PARTY, AS WELL AS MOST ALL BILLIONAIRES FOR OPEN BORDERS TO KEEP WAGES DEPRESSED.
The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) is not only one of the wealthiest and most politically powerful militant organizations in the country, it is also notoriously racist and subversive. The group's name, "La Raza," means "The Race," by which they are referring to ethnic Mexicans, or more broadly to "hispanics" or "latinos." And it is quite clear from their decades of vitriolic rhetoric — both spoken and written — that the La Raza activists are trying to engender not only race consciousness amongst hispanic U.S. citizens and Mexican migrants, but also racial militancy and animosity toward "Gringo America."
The NCLR grew out of the La Raza Unida (The Race United) Party and the Southwest Council of La Raza in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The key leaders were Marxist-Leninist followers of Fidel Castro and Che Guevarra.
In 1970, the California Senate Fact-Finding Subcommittee on Un-American Activities said this about La Raza Unida: "Its president is Maclovio Barraza. Mr. Barraza has been identified by the Subversive Activities Control Board as a member of the Communist Party, and presides over the Council which recently received a grant of $1,300,000 from the Ford Foundation."
Maclovio Barraza was the NCLR Board of Directors' founding Chairperson, and the NCLR continues to honor this hardcore Marxist by awarding the Moclavio Barraza Award to its top activist each year.
One of the early founders of La Raza was Professor Jose Angel Gutierrez, whose violent, extremist rhetoric has caused NCLR some public relations problems. Back in 1969, Gutierrez said: "We have got to eliminate the gringo, and what I mean by that is if the worst comes to the worst, we have got to kill him." He has continued to promote the same hateful "reconquista" ideology ever since. But that didn't stop NCLR from bestowing on him their "Hero Award" in 1994.
The radical student group MEChA (Moviemento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan), with which NCLR has been closely allied for several decades, is even more explicitly and militantly, having adopted the slogan, "Por La Raza Todo, Fuera de La Raza Nada," which translated means: "For the Race, Everything; Outside the Race, Nothing."
MEChA's founding documents and literature are replete with appeals to "La Raza de Bronce" (The Bronze Race) and condemnation of the "brutal gringo." MEChA, as its name suggests, is also a leading promoter of the radical "reconquista" (reconquest) movement, a plan of to take over the states of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Texas — a region they refer to as "Aztlan" — which they claim was stolen from the "Aztecan" peoples. NCLR provides major financial support to MEChA and many of NCLR's leaders were MEChA leaders in their college days.
NCLR: Agents for the Government of Mexico?
Especially troubling is NCLR's leading role in the Fundacion Solidaridad Mexicano Americana (Foundation for Mexican-American Solidarity, FSMA), an organization founded and funded by the government of Mexico and directed by the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Public Education. Both of these ministries have been engaged in efforts aimed at demanding full political rights for illegal aliens in the U.S. and indoctrinating America's Hispanic population in radical, racist La Raza ideology.
Top members of La Raza, MALDEF, the National Immigration Forum and other leading immigration activist organizations also serve on the Council of the FSMA. As such, they are acting as agents for a foreign power that is actively seeking to influence our national, state, and local laws and policies, in ways that are inimical to the interests of our nation and our citizens. NCLR and these other participating groups should be investigated by Congress to determine if they are breaking any laws, especially since these organizations and/or their affiliates not only enjoy tax-exempt status, but even receive millions of dollars from federal and state government agencies.*
New Stealth Federal Funding Bill for La Raza
Which brings us to an extraordinary matter of some urgency. Several weeks before the White House and its Senate allies (MEXIFORNIA SENATORS FEINSTEIN AND BOXER ARE BOTH LA RAZA DEMS! THEY PUSH FOR OPEN BORDERS, AMNESTY, NO E-VERIFY AND NO ID FOR ILLEGALS TO VOTE), announced their big "breakthrough" legislation (S.1348), radicals in the House quietly introduced legislation to pump $5 million directly into La Raza next year — and $10 million per year for "each fiscal year thereafter."
(YOU MAY BE SERIOUS JOLTED BY THE KNOWLEDGE THAT NEARLY ONE-QUARTER OF CONGRESS IS THE HISPANIC CONGRESSIONAL CAUCUS --- LA RAZA SUPREMACIST! MEXIFORNIA ALONE SENDS FOUR LA RAZA PARTY MEMBERS TO WASHINGTON. THESE ARE THE HIGHLY RACIST REPS. XAVIER BECERRA, JOE BACA, AND THE INFAMOUS LA RAZA SISTERS, LINDA AND LORETTA SANCHEZ. FORMER LA RAZA CONGRESSWOMAN HILDA SOLIS WAS SELECTED BY OBAMA AS SEC. OF (NOW ILLEGAL) LABOR, TO EASE MORE ILLEGALS INTO OUR JOBS AND THEREBY KEEP WAGES DEPRESSED FOR OBAMA’S WALL ST. DONORS, AND TO BUY THE LA RAZA ILLEGALS’ VOTES!)
H. R. 1999, entitled the Hope Fund Act of 2007, should truthfully be labeled the "Perpetual Funding of La Raza Radicals Act."
It is being sponsored by Rep. Ruben Hinojosa (D-Tex.) and Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.).
Since the bill [4] is rather short, we include the entire text below:
To authorize appropriations for assistance for the National Council of La Raza and the Raza Development Fund.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself and Mr. RENZI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Hope Fund Act of 2007'.
SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR NATIONAL COUNCIL OF LA RAZA AND RAZA DEVELOPMENT FUND.
(a) Use- The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall, to the extent amounts are made available pursuant to subsection (b), make a grant to the National Council of La Raza for the purpose of providing technical and financial assistance to local non-profit organizations to undertake community development and affordable housing projects and programs serving low- and moderate-income households, particularly through organizations located in neighborhoods with substantial populations of income-disadvantaged households of Hispanic origin. Assistance provided by the Secretary under this section may be used by the National Council of La Raza or the Raza Development Fund to--
(1) provide technical and financial assistance for site acquisition and development, construction financing, and short- and long-term financing for housing, community facilities, and economic development;
(2) leverage capital from private entities, including private financial institutions, insurance companies, and private philanthropic organizations;
(3) provide technical assistance, training, support, and advice to develop the management, financial, and administrative capabilities of housing development organizations serving low-income households, including Hispanic households; and
(4) conduct such other activities as may be determined by the Secretary and the National Council of La Raza.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations- There is authorized to be appropriated for grants under this section--
(1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and
(2) $10,000,000 for each fiscal year thereafter.
Although S.1348, the immigration bill, is far more important and will have a much larger and more dramatically harmful impact than H.R. 1999, nevertheless, the La Raza funding bill is such blatant pork-barrel pandering to an extremist, racist lobbying group, that it sends an unmistakable message about what the "stakeholders" behind the Kennedy-Bush amnesty are really after: more money, more power, more revolution — and the complete destruction of our borders and security.
With millions more tax dollars in their political war chest, they would become even more brazen in their demands. They know that this is a volatile issue that could rouse the wrath of American voters. Which is why none of the sponsors of the legislation have mentioned H.R. 1999 on their House web sites, and why the NCLR has also kept mum about this planned political payoff.
But their dirty secret is out. If it is sufficiently exposed, it can stir enough opposition not only to stop H.R. 1999, but also to defeat S.1348 or any other amnesty "compromise" that comes out of the White House-Congress immigration wheeling and dealing.
In California, League of United Latin American Citizens has adopted a resolution to declare "California Del Norte" a sanctuary zone for immigrants. The declaration urges the Mexican government to invoke its rights under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo "to seek third-nation neutral arbitration of ....disputes concerning immigration laws and their enforcement." We’ll have the story. Last year, Prince William County, Virginia passed an initiative to allow local police to check the immigration status of anyone in police custody. The county recently held its first immigration training session for local police officers. We’ll have a look inside the training. Mexican President Felipe Calderon is in New York today on the first leg his five-day tour across America to meddle in immigration issues in the United States. This is his first visit to the U.S. since he became President in 2006, but he will not meet with President Bush or any of the presidential candidates, who he has accused of spewing anti-immigrant rhetoric. Join us for that report.
In his first state of the union speech since becoming president of Mexico, Felipe Calderon criticized the U.S. government and its efforts to shut down illegal immigration. During the speech Calderon proclaimed that “Mexico does not end at its borders” and that “where there is a Mexican, there is a Mexico.” Tune in for a full report on Calderon’s vigorous fight to protect Mexican interests in the United States—even when they’re built on illegal immigration.
MEXICO’S BIGGEST EXPORT BESIDES DRUGS, IS POVERTY, CRIMINALS AND PREGNANT WOMEN!
LA RAZA – “THE (MEXICAN) RACE”….
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF LA RAZA
1126 16th Street, N.W.
Get on La Raza’s email list to find out what this fascist party is doing to expand the Mexican occupation. NCLR.org
FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE MEXICAN WELFARE STATE, AND MEXICAN SUPREMACY
LA RAZA is the virulently racist political party for ILLEGALS (only Mexicans) and the corporations that benefit from illegals, and the employers of illegals. IT IS ILLEGAL TO HIRE AN ILLEGAL.
LA RAZA IS THE MEXICAN FASCIST PARTY of AMERICA and has contempt for AMERICANS, AMERICAN FREEDOM of SPEECH (DOES NOT EXIST IN NARCOmex), AMERICAN LANGUAGE , AMERICAN BORDERS, AMERICAN FLAG. It was La Raza that handed out hundreds of thousands of Mexican flags for the 2006 march by illegals demanding surrender of our borders and amnesty.
LA RAZA does like the AMERICAN WELFARE SYSTEM. The welfare system in the country is so good that Mexico has dumped 38 million of their poor, illiterate , criminal and frequently pregnant over our border.
EXAMPLES OF LA RAZA SUPREMACY
FROM JUDICIAL WATCH:
THERE IS NOTHING MORE RACIST THAN A MEXICAN! THEY ARE THE MOST RACIST IN THE HEMISPHERE. LA RAZA “THE RACE”
School Board Member Chastised Over “Anchor Babies”
Last Updated: Fri, 04/09/2010 - 11:20am
An elected official in southern California has been asked to resign for referring to the American-born children of illegal immigrants as “anchor babies,” a derogatory and dehumanizing term, according to the Latino rights advocates calling for the ouster.
The Fontana Unified School District member, Kathy Binks, used the term during a recent board meeting, igniting fury among the area’s immigration advocates who quickly accused the veteran trustee of denigrating the offspring of illegal aliens. Binks has served in the public school district, located about 50 miles east of Los Angeles, for more than two decades and is known as a dedicated child advocate.
(LA RAZA PARTY BARBARA CHAVEZ - HERE’S REALITY TO CHAVEZ’S RACISM:
HOPING THE BORDER PREGNANT MEANS “FREE” BIRTHING AND THEN 18 YEARS OF WELFARE. WHILE THESE WOMAN BIRTH “LEGALS” BY LAW, THE CHILD WILL BE RAISED MEXICAN, AND TO HAVE THE RACIST CONTEMPT FOR AMERICANS, LOATHE ENGLISH, LITERACY, AND BE GANG MEMBERS. LOS ANGELES COUNTY ALONE PUTS OUT $600 MILLION PER YEAR IN WELFARE TO LA RAZA!!! )
During a recent meeting a fellow school board member (Barbara Chavez), who is a renowned Latino rights advocate, complained that the district somehow treats the children of illegal aliens like immigrants even though they’re American citizens by birth. Chavez said it irritates her because the children are American and “this is their world, this is their country.”
Here is where the “highly offensive” comment from Binks comes in. Acknowledging Chavez’s remarks, Binks said: “Oh, I know that, they’re anchor babies.” Accusing Binks of being racially insensitive, the area’s influential immigration advocates have posted the exchange on YouTube and called for her resignation.
APPALLED AND AGHAST??? WHERE ARE THESE LA RAZA MEXICANS WHEN MEXICAN GANGS ARE MURDERING PEOPLE?
The president of the local chapter of a national group dedicated to combating discrimination against Mexicans (League of United Latin American Citizens or LULAC) said he was “appalled” and “aghast” that such comments are still being used, pointing out that “we’re all sort of anchor babies no matter what country we came from.”
Binks has apologized but refuses to end her lengthy career in education over a phrase that is widely accepted to identify kids born in this country to those who live in it illegally. She has, however, agreed to work with a community program that promotes tolerance and compassion.
Anchor Baby Power
La Voz de Aztlan has produced a video in honor of the millions of babies that have been born as US citizens to Mexican undocumented parents. These babies are destined to transform America. The nativist CNN reporter Lou Dobbs estimates that there are over 200,000 "Anchor Babies" born every year whereas George Putnam, a radio reporter, says the figure is closer to 300,000. La Voz de Aztlan believes that the number is approximately 500,000 "Anchor Babies" born every year.
The video below depicts the many faces of the "Anchor Baby Generation". The video includes a fascinating segment showing a group of elementary school children in Santa Ana, California confronting the Minutemen vigilantes. The video ends with a now famous statement by Professor Jose Angel Gutierrez of the University of Texas at Austin.
http://www.aztlan.net/anchor_baby_power.htm
VIVA LA RECONQUISTA!
Mexican Militants Tell white to "GET OUT"
http://creoleneworleans.typepad.com/creole_folks/2010/07/latino-amnesty-supporters-tell-whites-to-go-back-to-europe.html
WHY ISN’T MEDIA SPLASHING THIS ALL OVER THE NATION? Perhaps because Americans think their government would protect them from an invasion. OUR GOVERNMENT IS PARTNERED WITH LA RAZA AND ITS AGENDA OF OPEN BORDERS, NO WALL, ENDLESS DREAM ACTS WELFARE, NO I.D. TO VOTE, NO E-VERIFY, AND SANCTUARY CITIES ALL OVER THE NATION WHERE LAWS DON’T APPLY TO LA RAZA!
"This is country belongs to Mexico" is said by the Mexican Militant. This is a common teaching that the U.S. is really AZTLAN, belonging to Mexicans, which is taught to Mexican kids in Arizona and California through a LA Raza educational program funded by American Tax Payers via President Obama, when he gave LA RAZA $800,000.00 in March of 2009!
from the May 28, 2009 edition - http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0528/p09s01-coop.html
What will America stand for in 2050?
The US should think long and hard about the high number of Latino immigrants.
By Lawrence Harrison
PALO ALTO, CALIF.
President Obama has encouraged Americans to start laying a new foundation for the country – on a number of fronts. He has stressed that we'll need to have the courage to make some hard choices. One of those hard choices is how to handle immigration. The US must get serious about the tide of legal and illegal immigrants, above all from Latin America.
It's not just a short-run issue of immigrants competing with citizens for jobs as unemployment approaches 10 percent or the number of uninsured straining the quality of healthcare. Heavy immigration from Latin America threatens our cohesiveness as a nation.
The political realities of the rapidly growing Latino population are such that Mr. Obama may be the last president who can avert the permanent, vast underclass implied by the current Census Bureau projection for 2050.
Mexico: Where Is Your Shame?
At a demonstration Wednesday in Mexico City against Arizona's law.
Immigration: Mexico's government gloated triumphantly after a federal judge's injunction blocked Arizona's immigration law. But it's no victory for Mexico. In fact, Mexico's leaders ought to be mortified.
As radical immigration activists crowed with glee and the Obama administration claimed victory, Mexico's government joined the applause.
Calling Judge Susan Bolton's injunction Wednesday "a step in the right direction," Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa declared: "The government of Mexico would like to express its recognition for the determination demonstrated by the federal government of the United States and the actions of the civil organizations that organized lawsuits against the SB 1070 law."
In reality, it ought to be ashamed. Supposedly framed as an issue of federal power pre-empting state power, it's hardly Mexico's business. But Mexico made a big show of saying its interest was in protecting its nationals from the dreadful racism of Arizona that its own citizens, curiously enough, keep fleeing to.
Espinosa said her government was busy collecting data on civil rights violations and her department had issued an all-out travel warning to Mexican nationals about Arizona.
That's where Mexico's hypocrisy is just too much.
First, Mexico encourages illegal immigration to the U.S. Oh, it says it doesn't, but it prints comic book guides for would-be illegal immigrants and provides ID cards for illegals once they get here. In Arizona alone, Mexico keeps five consulates busy.
That's not out of love for its own citizens, but because Mexicans send cash back to Mexico that helps finance the government.
Instead of selling its wasteful state-owned oil company or getting rid of red tape to create jobs in Mexico, Mexico spends the hard currency from remittances. It fails to look at why its citizens leave.
According to the Heritage Foundation-Wall Street Journal 2010 Index of Economic Freedom, Mexico's big problem is — no shock — government corruption, where it ranks below the world average.
That's where Mexico's cartels come in.
Mexico's encouragement of illegal immigration undercuts its valiant war against its smuggling cartels. The cartels' prowess and firepower have made them the only ones who can smuggle effectively across the border. U.S. law enforcers say they now control human-smuggling on our southern border.
Feed them immigrants and they grow more cash-rich — and right now, immigrant smuggling is about a third of the cartels' income.
Mass graves and car bombings are signs of criminal organizations getting bigger, and more powerful. Juarez, which has lost 5,000 people this year, bleeds because cartels fight over not just who gets the drug routes, but who gets the illegal-immigrant smuggling routes, too.
Aside from the cartel mayhem in Mexico, the bodies are piling up in the Arizona desert and U.S. Border Patrol rescues of abandoned illegals left to die have risen.
It's not the desert's fault, and it's certainly not Uncle Sam's fault, as activists claim. No, it's the fact that Mexicans are encouraged to emigrate. Criminal cartels don't fear abandoning their human cargo in the desert, as long as Mexico does nothing and blames Uncle Sam.
Hearing Mexico's government now cheer the Arizona ruling, which will only encourage more illegal immigration, gives the country's regime a pretty inhuman face.
If Mexico had any decency, it would do all it could to discourage illegal immigration and keep a respectful silence about Arizona. (MEXICO IS FULLY AWARE THAT OBAMA HAS SUED ARIZONA ON BEHALF OF HIS LA RAZA PARTY BASE!)
It needs U.S. support for its war on cartels. Instead of insulting American citizens, Mexico should confront directly the reasons why its people are so desperate to leave, and do all in its power to destroy the cartels that are slowly killing the nation. That includes defunding the murderous gangs by halting illegal immigration.
The Capitol in Washington on Dec. 17, 2018. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times)
Democratic Lawmakers Head to Puerto Rico for Weekend Trip as Shutdown Continues
https://www.theepochtimes.com/30-democrats-head-to-puerto-rico-for-weekend-trip-as-shutdown-continues_2765094.html?ref=brief_News&utm_source=Epoch+Times+Newsletters&utm_campaig
BY BOWEN XIAO
About 30 Democratic members of Congress spent the weekend at a winter retreat in Puerto Rico with more than 100 lobbyists and corporate executives, undeterred as the ongoing partial shutdown—now in its 23rd day—broke records for being the longest in U.S. history.
The lawmakers were attending a Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Bold PAC winter retreat, where they also planned to see a performance of the Broadway show “Hamilton” and take part in parties, including one with the show’s cast.
The Democrats also planned to meet with officials in San Juan to learn more about the recovery efforts in wake of Hurricane Maria. The trip was still filled with free time for the members, who brought along their families, according to a memo obtained by the Washington Examiner.
The weekend getaway comes amid the partial government shutdown that has left about 800,000 federal workers with no pay.
A construction crew works (L) as new sections of the U.S.-Mexico border barrier are installed replacing smaller fences on Jan. 11, 2019 as seen from Tijuana, Mexico. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
“This year’s winter retreat promises to be our most widely attended yet with over 220 guests, including 39 members of Congress and CHC Bold PAC supporters expected to attend and participate!” the planning memo said.
The event reportedly took place at a seaside resort where members dress code was “resort casual” and rooms cost about $429 per night.
The members paid to see “Hamilton” with their own money, the memo noted. Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of the “Hamilton” show, performed in Puerto Rico to raise money for artists and cultural groups struggling in the wake of Hurricane Maria. The show will stay there for two weeks, according to The Associated Press.
In total, some 109 lobbyists and corporate executives are named in the memo, amounting to a rate of about 3.6 lobbyists for each member. Some of the names include major firms such as R.J. Reynolds, Facebook, Comcast, Amazon, PhRMA, Microsoft, Intel, Verizon, and unions such as the National Education Association.
Bold PAC didn’t respond to an emailed request for a list of Democratic lawmakers who were attending.
The Washington Examiner obtained a list containing several names of the congressional attendees, including Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). But a representative in her office told the Examiner that Pelosi didn’t make the trip with the PAC.
The planned party with the cast is sponsored by Latino Victory, a Democratic political action committee. Democrats are expected to return from the trip on Jan. 14.
Bold PAC Chair Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-Calif.) said in a statement that the Democrats made the trip to hear “from Commonwealth and local elected officials about the ongoing recovery efforts—we will be closely monitoring the situation in Washington.”
Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in 2017.
Meanwhile, on Twitter, President Donald Trump called on Democrats to work on ending the shutdown.
“The damage done to our Country from a badly broken Border – Drugs, Crime and so much that is bad – is far greater than a Shutdown, which the Dems can easily fix as soon as they come back to Washington!” he wrote on Jan. 13.
The damage done to our Country from a badly broken Border - Drugs, Crime and so much that is bad - is far greater than a Shutdown, which the Dems can easily fix as soon as they come back to Washington!
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Council & Committees
E-appeal
E-registration
TV and radio broadcasting
Frequency management
High technologies
TASIM
National computer
AzDataCom
National Certification Services Center
Digital TV broadcasting
Development of Financial Services
Dilmanc
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North-South Corridor
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2. Activity areas of the Ministry
3. Duties of the Ministry
4. Rights of the Ministry
5. Organization of the Ministry’s activity
The Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan (hereinafter referred to as “the Ministry”) is a central executive body implementing state policy and regulation in the areas of (hereinafter referred to as “relevant area”) transport (except for the cases determined by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan), including maritime transport and civil aviation, communications (telecommunication, post), high technologies (information technologies, microelectronics, nano, bio and other innovative science-intensive technologies)
In its activity, the Ministry is guided by the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan, international treaties to which Azerbaijan is a signatory, laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan, decrees and orders of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, decisions and resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and these Regulations.
When carrying out its duties and exercising its rights set forth in these Regulations, the Ministry interacts with central and local executive bodies, local self-government authorities, international and non-governmental organizations, as well as other legal entities and individuals.
The Ministry has at its disposal state-owned property, an independent balance sheet, banking and treasury accounts, seal with the State Emblem of the Republic of Azerbaijan and its own name engraved on it in Azerbaijani and English languages, respective stamps and letterheads
Costs related to the maintenance and activities, as well as material and technical support of the Ministry are financed through the state budget of the Republic of Azerbaijan and other sources provided for by law.
The Ministry is located in Baku city.
The Ministry carries out activities in the following areas:
participates in the formation of a unified state policy in the relevant area and ensures the implementation of this policy;
carries out state regulation, state control and coordination in the relevant area;
carries out international cooperation in the relevant area;
takes measures to attract investments in the relevant area;
together with relevant government agencies provides the development, implementation and management of international and local investment projects in the relevant area;
grants licenses and permits for the implementation of entrepreneurial activity in the relevant area in the cases and manner provided for by law, exercises control over compliance with license and permit conditions;
makes proposals for the development and increase the competitiveness of all transport corridors passing through the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
exercises control over civil aviation safety, aviation safety and environmental protection by aircraft;
organizes marine safety system;
ensures efficient use of telecommunications, including wireless technologies, broadband Internet, post, radio and TV broadcasting and radio frequencies;
participates in the creation and expansion of transit information highways and nodes and regional information services;
together with relevant government bodies, develops and implements scientific-technical and innovation policies for high technologies;
with relevant government bodies implements measures to strengthen the potential of high technologies sector, toencourage the development of competitive high technologies, knowledge-intensive, low-cost products and services and innovative businesses;
with relevant government agencies carries out work todevelop and use of nuclear technologies for peaceful purposes;
participates in policy-making and implementation in the areas of information security, prevention ofglobal cyber attacks, protection ofnational electronic information resources;
in cooperation with relevant state bodies, takes joint measures for the construction, operation and security of telecommunications networks for special purposes of public authorities;
with relevant government agencies participates in the e-government development issues;
provides the development of e-signature infrastructure and its wide use;
develops and implements measures for the development of the information society;
exercises control over the efficient use of state property in the relevant area and ensures the protection of the state interests;
implements policy-making activities in the relevant area;
implements measures for the development of the relevant area.
The Ministry fulfils the following duties in accordance with the directions of activity specified in these Regulations:
with relevant government agencies to identify priorities for the development of the industry, to ensure the preparation and implementation of state programs and development concepts;
submit proposals on the improvement of state regulation mechanisms in the relevant area;
taking into account the advanced international practice, to ensure the proper application of scientific and technological achievements in the relevant area, to coordinate innovative activities for research, development, use, improvement of high technologies, with other relevant government agencies to take necessary measures in this field;
to co-ordinate the activities of state bodies, individual entrepreneurs and legal entities related to the relevant fields of activity;
to represent interests of the state in the cases and in the manner prescribed by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in enterprises operating in the relevant area with a state share in the charter capital;
to develop public-private partnership in the relevant area;
except for the cases determined by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, to participate in the formation of a tariff policy on the issues related to the activities of the relevant field, make proposals on tariffs regulated by the state in this area, to implement the agreed international tariff policy in the relevant area, to approve international traffic tariffs and charges in accordance with the applicable international regulations, as well as to monitor the tariffs applicable to services that are not regulated by the state in the relevant area, to give recommendations to the relevant authorities about it;
to implement appropriate measures for the protection of state secrets and confidentiality in the relevant area, as well as implement security measures in accordance with the activity areas;
to carry out the function of the state customer in the relevant field in the cases and in the manner prescribed by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
to carry out customer functions in the construction funded by the state in cases and manner specified in the Town Planning and Construction Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
to make proposals for the construction of facilities of state importance in the relevant area;
to participate in the work of committees on privatization of state-owned enterprises that are under its subordinate;
except for the cases determined by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, to coordinate the interaction of means of transport in transport junctions and to take measures for the development of mixed transportation;
to issue permits directly or through an organization within its structure and monitor compliance with permit conditions envisaged in Articles 5-8, 31, 32 (except for the cases where permission slips for the vehicles of foreign states are given at the state border checkpoints), 33, 35, 36, 38-41, 34 and 37 (except for the cases determined by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan) of the Annex 3 to the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On Licenses and Permits” -“List of Permits for Entrepreneurial Activity” as well as cases approved by Decree No.292 of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated September 12, 2005 the “List of central executive authorities issuing special permits for circulation of items may belong to certain parties of civil circulation and circulation which is allowed only on the basis of special permission (with limited civil circulation)” and in the cases determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan, to grant a special license and exercise control over the compliance with permit conditions for goods (work, facilities, results of intellectual property) subject to export control;
to exercise control over the compulsory insurance of passengers of air, water and railway transport in accordance with the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on “Compulsory insurance” on compulsory private insurance for transport accidents;
to make proposals to the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the procedure, program and duration of special preparation for taxi drivers;
to approve guidelines for technical service stations (sites) providing repair and maintenance services for vehicles;
to cooperate with the International Civil Aviation Organization and other international organizations in the field of civil aviation, to participate in their work, as well as to interact with aviation administrations of foreign countries, to monitor compliance with national rules, norms and procedures, international standards and recommended practices in the field of civil aviation, as well as inform on the existing differences between the normative legal acts in the field of civil aviation and the International Civil Aviation Organization’s Standards and Recommended Practice;
to form the aviation market on a competitive basis;
to implement a unified state policy to ensure the airworthiness of civilian aircraft;
to make proposals to the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan on opening (closing) of civil airports, aerodromes, heliports for international flights;
to issue permissions to aircraft to carry dangerous goods over the airspace of the country;
to define requirements for air navigation, telecommunication, information and meteorological services for aircraft operations in the airspace and airports of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
to define requirements for the recognition of certificates, approvals and other similar documents issued by competent authorities of foreign states in respect of civil aircraft, aeronautical airports and civil aviation entities;
to approve technical requirements, rules and instructions for the safety and exploitation of other vehicles in the territory of restricted area of civil aircraft and airports for all civil aviation entities regardless of their legal organizational status or form of ownership;
to approve requirements for the health status of individual categories of aviation specialists as well as their professional training level and examination;
to ensure the control of the port and the flag control in relation to ships sailing under the State Flag of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
to organize a maritime navigation safety system and to control over the compliance with the rules in maritime navigation in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
to approve technical requirements and rules for the maintenance and operation of ships;
to submit to the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan draft rules for awarding naval ranks;
to approve requirements for the construction, operation, repair and re-equipment of facilities, vessels, marine equipment and other structures;
to give opinion on the construction of sea transport facilities, including ports and cargo terminals;
to approve normative legal acts in the field of maritime safety, human life and health at sea, marine environment;
to implement the activities for the organization and management of high technologies parks;
to implement measures with relevant government agencies to ensure information security and data protection;
to grant special permit (license) for provision of telecommunications services, creation and maintenance of biometric technologies, formation of information resources of personal data and creation of information systems and provide services to them, grant license to cellular (mobile) communication services (indicating technological standard), to monitor compliance with the requirements and conditions of the license;
to define the form and terms of the license agreement in cases and in the manner provided for by law, to conclude a license agreement;
to exercise control over compliance with the license conditions specified in the license for carrying out activities by a license holder provided for in Article 6 of Annex No.1 to the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On Licenses and Permits” (except for cases arising from state security), in case of non-compliance the license conditions by license holder to send a valid evidence to the authority issuing licenses for suspension and cancellation of the license;
with relevant government agencies to provide control over the formation of service markets for communications and high technologies certain services, to analyze services markets, to determine specific requirements for the activities of dominating operators and service providers;
with relevant government agencies to determine the quality of services, including Internet services for communications and high technologies , as well as exercise control over the quality of services of business entities functioning in the relevant area regardless of their ownership and legal organizational form;
to determine the rules for the connection to the public telecommunications network and use it, to define policy for the development of the network, its improvement, cost-effective and reliable usage;
to participate in the regulation of the use of radio frequency resources of the Republic of Azerbaijan and their protection;
to exercise control over the mutual accounts for international load (traffic) and mail exchange with telecommunications operators and postal operators of foreign countries in accordance with the International Telecommunication Regulations (ITRs), the acts of the Universal Postal Union;
to define the terms of interconnection among operators, regulate the activities in this field, take measures to resolve the disputes;
to define the rules for allocation and utilization of number resources of Azerbaijani segment (country code) for single telecommunications network and international telecommunications network of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in accordance with these rules to control the implementation of Number Portability between operators;
to regulate registration and use of country code top-level domain names in accordance with international standards with the participation of relevant bodies;
to conduct registration of mobile devices;
to define the rules for use of radio frequencies, radio electronic facilities and devices in this field, control their implementation and conduct monitoring of electromagnetic field of telecommunications devices;
to define the classification, organization, quality, term, and other requirements of universal telecommunications services and to take necessary measures for oversight services;
to make recommendations in order to coordinate the activities of operators, service providers, other legal entities operating in the field of communication and high technologies and individuals engaged in entrepreneurial activities;
to carry out certification of telecommunications equipment and facilities;
to take necessary measures to control the activities in the field of postal and financial services;
to define rules for the development of state postage stamps, approval of nominal value and copies, their printing, putting in circulation and withdrawing from circulation and exercise control over this field;
to define postcodes for postal facilities in Azerbaijan Republic and standards for control-transition periods and monitor the quality of postal services;
to approve general rules for providing universal postal services and define quality standards;
to ensure stable operation of telecommunications networks in emergency situations, toward this end to develop plans for collection of material resources and to participate in their implementation;
to develop and implement necessary measures for providing the population in all settlements of the country with quality and reliable telecommunications and broadband internet services;
to take necessary measures for the development of postal service and postal financial services;
to organize radio and television broadcasting, as well as digital television broadcasting in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan with the concerned authorities;
to develop and implement necessary measures with other relevant government agencies in order to expand country’s transit information corridor, to coordinate the activities of local and foreign operators in this field, to attract investments, to ensure international support ;
to take necessary measures in order to increase the capacity of alternative and sustainable connection to the global information and telecommunications network;
to expand the network of regional data centers and to implement the organization of information services;
to develop and implement necessary measures for the expansion of research in the field of high technologies with concerned authorities, to improve the efficiency and application of the results in relevant areas;
with relevant government agencies to develop and implement necessary measures for the expansion of scientific and technical research on nuclear technologies, increase the efficiency and application of the results in relevant areas;
to expand the use of high technologies in the areas of production with relevant government agencies, develop proposals for the development and manufacture of high-tech and knowledge-intensive products and take measures for their implementation;
to finance projects on stimulation of activities in the field of information and communication technologies, application of innovations in this field, as well as applied research projects through the State Fund for Development of Information Technologies under the Ministry;
to analyze the state of cyber security in the country on an ongoing basis, coordinate the activities of information infrastructure entities in the field of cyber security, provide information to the public, private and other organizations on current and potential electronic threats when using electronic means, render them technical and methodical assistance, with national internet operators and relevant government agencies to take preventive measures to prevent global cyber attacks in the common internet traffic incoming in the country;
to develop and implement necessary measures with relevant government agencies to prevent external intrusion into the country’s airspace;
with other relevant government agencies to verify the compliance of collection, processing and protection of personal data in the information systems included in the state register with the requirements of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On Personal Data”, as well as with the declared objectives of information systems of information and methods of their use;
with relevant government agencies to carry out audit of the security of information systems and networks in order to detect and prevent electronic threats;
to organize protection of facilities in the field of telecommunications and high technologies and participate in the elimination of emergency situations;
to establish special telecommunication networks of state bodies, to take measures with relevant state bodies on technical support and security of such networks;
to provide the development, management, and operation of e-government portal;
with relevant government agencies to take necessary measures for the development of e-government;
to organize exchange of information between information systems and resources of government agencies and provision of e-services through e-government portal;
to ensure the development of electronic signature infrastructure, implementation of its management and supervision in this field, to maintain records of certification services centers;
to take measures for the implementation of the project e-government, as well as create information systems and resources, submit proposals on identification of technical requirements and standards for their integration;
to keep state register of state information resources and information systems of personal data;
to coordinate activities on the utilization of information systems of the state bodies, the establishment of infrastructure and formation of standards through the establishment of “government cloud”;
to make proposals on single principles and standards for the establishment of information systems of state bodies;
to make proposals on the quality standards for public services;
to maintain records of operators and providers of internet telecommunication services;
to take measures provided for by law on the placement of prohibited information in the Internet information resources;
to restrict access to the Internet information resources in cases and manner prescribed by law;
to establish rules for control over the content of the information, compilation of the list and its application on the “List of information resources containing information, dissemination of which is prohibited” and organization of interaction between host and Internet providers;
to make proposals for the coordination and integration of information systems, resources and registers for the development of “electronic government” and improvement of electronic services;
to inform the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan twice a year on the measures taken for making government services available online and their integration into the “Electronic government” portal;
to create electronic management systems and information systems in the relevant area;
based on the information of the operator of sports betting games in the Republic of Azerbaijan, to ensure that necessary measures are taken to prevent the activities of the internet portals and sites of both domestic and foreign virtual vendors of sports betting games operating without a contract with the operator of sports betting games;
to ensure that the relevant seller is restricted in the territory of the country, if he does not allow buyers (customers) and authorized state bodies to become familiar with the information envisaged in Article 5.3 of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On Electronic Commerce”;
to develop and implement necessary measures in order to eliminate the digital divide in the use of information technologies among different groups of population, between urban and rural settlements;
to develop and implement necessary measures with concerned authorities relating to the development of knowledge-based economy, as well as new forms of socio-economic activities (e-commerce, telemedicine, telework etc.)
to develop and implement necessary measures with concerned authorities on the development of national internet resources;
to detect and prevent the services organized but not complying with the existing rules and standards in the relevant area and take measures with appropriate authorities;
to prevent monopoly activity and unfair competition of economic entities in the relevant area, form a healthy competition environment and take joint measures with relevant public authorities for the protection of consumers’ rights;
with relevant government agencies, to improve investment climate in the relevant area, to make proposals for investment incentives and take measures to attract local and foreign investment;
to study the demand for highly qualified personnel in the relevant field, to provide staff training, to take measures to train specialists for their additional training;
to participate in the development of state standards and classifications in the relevant area;
to take measures for taking into consideration the recommendations of international organizations in its activities in the relevant area;
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to ensure the implementation of international treaties to which Azerbaijan is signatory;
to ensure the organization and provision of electronic services specified by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
to ensure the implementation of human rights and freedom and prevent their violation;
to ensure the efficient use of the budgetary funds, loans, grants and other financial resources allocated to the relevant area;
to coordinate the work of agencies within the structure of the Ministry and subordinate agencies of the ministry and exercise control over their activities;
to analyze the activities and financial condition of agencies included in the ministry’s structure and subordinate bodies that are not included in the ministry’s structure, submit proposals on how to improve the efficiency of their activities and take measures, to develop projections of socio-economic development, including estimates of revenues and expenditure and exercise control over their implementation;
to inform the population on its activities, creation of its website, placing of public information on its site as defined by the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on public information disclosure and ensure the updating of the information on a regular basis;
to ensure the participation of the public in its activities and cooperation with private sector and institutions of civil society;
to develop and implement necessary measures for the improvement of labour safety and working conditions in the field of activity;
to ensure social and cultural welfare conditions of workers in relevant area ;
to implement measures to improve the structure and activity of the Ministry;
to consider the applications and complaints related to the activity of the Ministry, respond to them in a timely manner and take other measures;
to perform other functions defined by the acts of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The Ministry is entitled with the following rights for fulfilling its duties and functions;
to implement the rights arising from rulemaking activities in relevant area;
to take the initiative in the relevant area to support the international treaties of the Republic of Azerbaijan ;
to make request to state and local self-governing bodies, individuals and legal entities about necessary information (documents) in relevant area and receive such information (documents) from them;
to give an opinion on relevant field, make analysis, generalization, conduct monitoring and research, prepare training and analytical materials, as well as make recommendations and submit proposals, prioritize ways to address shortcomings;
to attract independent experts and specialists, consulting firms, academic institutions to its activities on a contract basis within the funds considered for this purpose, to set up working groups and committees on publicbasis;
to participate in international events, including forums, conferences, exhibitions and other events and organize such events in the country and abroad;
to study relevant experience of foreign countries, establish and implement cooperation with relevant authorities and other bodies of foreign states, international organizations, foreign legal entities and other persons, negotiate and participate in negotiations, prepare drafts of international treaties or participate in their preparation;
to submit the proposals in the manner prescribed by law on establishment, expansion, closure and improvement of bus terminals (bus stations), railways, air and sea ports to ensure the efficiency of international and local transportation;
to enhance the application of relevant information technologies, to create, to regulate, to evaluate and integrate information systems in accordance with the activities of public and private organizations in order to ensure efficient management of the transport sector ;
to make proposals for the approval of samples of clothing in civil aviation, insignia and wearing uniforms;
to make proposals for the improvement of mutual relations between types of transport, as well as freight forwarders, operators, forwarders, agency and other organizations at the transport junctions;
to request information from public authorities operating in the field of transport on their activities in accordance with the established order and to take appropriate measures within their authority;
to define directions of scientific research, experimental design, project and engineering-research works financed from the state budget;
to take measures to assess and improve the quality of transport services provided throughout the country by taking into account international experience;
to provide support to innovative initiatives in high technologies (eg, startups), hold competitions, propaganda events, workshops and trainings;
to require the elimination of infringements of the provisions of the law “On Personal Data” of the Republic of Azerbaijan from the state bodies, legal entities and individuals engaged in collection, processing and protection of personal data, bring to justice those who have violated the law, to take actions against them with other relevant government authorities;
to recommend employees of telecommunication and high technologies, as well as those working in subordinated transport authorities for state prizes and other honorary titles, to take measures to encourage them; to set up periodical press releases, to release special bulletins, journals and other publications;
to exercise other rights defined by the acts of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
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The structure of the Ministry, the total number of employees of the Ministry’s Central Office and agencies that are included in the structure of the ministry is determined by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The total number of subordinate institutions (legal entities, organizations, etc.) that are not included in the structure of the Ministry is approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The Minister of Transport, Communications and High Technologies (hereinafter - the Minister) is appointed and dismissed by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and bears personal responsibility for the fulfillment of duties and implementation of the functions entrusted to the Ministry.
The Minister has first deputy minister and two deputies appointed and dismissed by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The Deputy Ministers act in accordance with the allocation of the functions made by the Minister and bear personal responsibilities for the fulfillment of the functions entrusted to them.
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conducts segregation of duties between deputy ministers, defines their and ministry’s other officials’ authorities on staff, personnel, financial, economic and other issues, and ensures their interaction;
adopts normative legal acts on approval of regulations of the structural branches of the Ministry, bodies that are included in the structure (except for structures whose regulations are approved by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan) and Scientific and Technical Council as a decision and issues that are not related to the authorities of the Ministry’s Board as shown in the paragraph 5.11 of these Regulations;
approves the regulations of the structural units of the Ministry, submits for approval the regulations of subordinate bodies that are not included in the structure of the ministry;
Within the defined structure, wages fund and number of employees, approves the estimate of costs, structure, staff list and allocated budgetary funds of its bodies and the bodies that are not included in the structure of the ministry’s office;
appoints and dismisses the employees of the central office of the Ministry, heads, their deputies and other senior officials of its structures and subordinate bodies (with the exception of bodies whose heads are appointed and dismissed by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan), takes encouragement and disciplinary punishment measures for them in a manner defined by legislation;
approves non-normative legal acts as orders and organizes their implementation and normative legal acts approved by the Ministry, examines and takes control over them;
annuls the decisions adopted by officials of the Ministry that contradict legislation;
represents the ministry in relation to government agencies, enterprises, institutions and organizations, legal entities and individuals of Azerbaijan Republic and foreign countries, as well as international organizations, conducts negotiations, signs relevant international documents within the powers granted to him;
makes proposals on issues related to the Ministry for the formation of state budget and extra-budgetary funds for respective year;
ensures the expenditure of the funds allocated from the state budget for its intended purpose;
approves the chairman of the Appeals Board, as well as other members of the Appeals Board, the head and composition of the Secretariat on the basis of the submission (proposal) of the chairman of the Appeals Board;
awards public service senior advisor and lower special ranks to civil servants of the Ministry;
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The Minister can assign temporary performance of part of his duties to the first deputy minister or one of his deputies;
The Ministry creates a board consisting of the Minister (chairman of the Board), first deputy minister, deputy ministers, head of the relevant executive authority of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic and other senior officials of the Ministry. Experts and scientists can also be included in the composition of the Board of the Ministry.
The number of members and composition of the board of the Ministry is approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
In its meetings, the Ministry’s Board discusses issues related to the activity of the Ministry and takes relevant decisions.
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certain normative legal acts whose adoption assigned to the Ministry by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
single (joint) normative legal acts regulating the activity of a number of government agencies;
normative legal acts to be agreed with relevant state agencies;
normative legal acts provided for in 5.5.3 subparagraph of these Regulations and put forward for discussion at the Board on the initiative of the Minister;
in accordance with subparagraph 5.11.1 - 5.11.5 of these Regulations, cancellation of normative legal acts adopted by the Board of the Ministry or normative legal acts on making changes there.
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In the event of disagreement between the members of the Ministry’s Board, the Minister shall implement his decision informing the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan about this. The Board members can send their personal views to the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Representatives of other executive bodies, organizations, as well as non-governmental organizations can be invited to the meetings of the Board of the Ministry.
With the aim of studying and implementing scientific-technical achievements and advanced experience in the relevant area, scientific-technical council, Internet development council and other public councils operating on public basis can be set up at the Ministry.
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RACE OF MASS SHOOTERS INFLUENCES HOW THE MEDIA COVER THEIR CRIMES, NEW STUDY SHOWS
Laura Frizzell, The Ohio State University; Sadé L. Lindsay, The Ohio State University, and Scott Duxbury, The Ohio State University
Leer en español.
On Jan. 24, 2014, police found Josh Boren, a 34-year-old man and former police officer, dead in his home next to the bodies of his wife and their three children. The shots were fired execution-style on Boren’s kneeling victims, before he turned the gun on himself.
On Aug. 8, 2015, 48-year-old David Ray Conley shot and killed his son, former girlfriend and six other children and adults at his former girlfriend’s home. Like Boren, Conley executed the victims at point-blank range.
Both men had histories of domestic violence and criminal behavior. Yet despite the obvious similarities in these two cases and perpetrators, the media, in each case, took a different approach.
When describing Boren, the media focused on his good character and excellent parenting, going as far to call Boren a big “teddy bear” despite a prolonged history of domestic violence. They attributed his crime to “snapping” under the significant stress of his wife’s recent divorce filing.
In Conley’s case, media reports made little attempt to include any redeeming aspects of his personality. Instead, they focused exclusively on Conley’s history of domestic violence and prior drug possession charges. If you were to read articles about Conley, you would likely infer his crime stemmed from his inherently dangerous and controlling personality.
What might explain the differences in media coverage? Could it have something to do with the shooter’s race?
Boren, it turns out, was white; Conley was black.
In a recent study, we explored whether the race of mass shooters influences how the media depict their crime, their motivations and their lives.
We found that the discrepancies in the media coverage of Boren’s and Conley’s crimes were indicative of a broader phenomenon.
Explaining the crime, portraying the criminal
For the study, we randomly selected 433 online and print news articles covering 219 mass shootings from 2013 to 2015. While definitions of a mass shooting can vary, we adhered to the one most commonly used in empirical research: an event in which four or more people are shot, excluding the shooter.
Next, we created a unique data set based on information provided in the articles. We coded each article for a variety of variables associated with the crime and the shooter, including setting of the shooting, number and gender of victims killed and injured and age of the shooter.
After analyzing the data, we found that the shooter’s race could strongly predict whether the media framed him as mentally ill. (Less than 1 percent of the crimes had a female perpetrator.)
In all, about 33 percent of the articles in our study describing the crimes of a white shooter made a mention of mental illness. On the other hand, 26 percent of articles describing a Latino shooter and only two percent of articles describing a black shooter mentioned mental illness.
In fact – holding all aspects of the crime equal – white shooters were nearly 95 percent more likely to have their crimes attributed to mental illness than black shooters. Latino shooters were 92 percent more likely than black shooters to have mental illness mentioned as a factor.
An empathy gap
Furthermore, those articles that did describe a white shooter as mentally ill would often suggest that the shooter had been a generally good person who was a victim of society. The shooting, in other words, was out of character.
For example, in one case, a shooter in a rural trailer park set up a rifle in some bushes and began firing at the family trailer, with his wife, father-in-law and two young children inside. When the police arrived, he turned the rifle on them, hitting two officers before they gunned him down.
Yet subsequent news coverage noted his generally quiet demeanor and his willingness to help family and friends. The man who committed these crimes, one article noted, “wasn’t the same person who loved back-porch cookouts.”
However, such narratives – even within articles that mentioned mental illness – were less common when the shooter was black or Latino.
The graph below includes all news articles in our sample that framed a shooting as stemming from mental illness.
The chart shows the proportion of thematic narratives by race within the mental illness subsample.
Nearly 80 percent of articles that described white shooters as mentally ill also described them as a victim of society and circumstance – a tough childhood, a failed relationship or financial struggles.
However only one article that described a black shooter as mentally ill did the same. Furthermore, no article in our sample offered testimony to black shooters’ good character, suggested that the shooter was from a good environment or that the shooting was out of character. Across the board, roughly the same pattern played out with perpetrators who were Latino.
Media coverage actively shapes how we perceive reality.
It seems as if media outlets tend to cast the violent acts of white criminals as unfortunate anomalies of circumstance and illness. For black shooters (and, to a lesser extent, Latino shooters) media outlets render their crimes with a brush of inherent criminality.
This isn’t to say that crimes shouldn’t be fully examined and that personal hardships and society don’t play a role. But if the circumstances of one group’s crimes are being explained in an empathetic way, and another group’s crimes aren’t given the same level of care and attention, we wonder whether this can insidiously influence how we perceive huge swaths of the population – criminal or not.
Laura Frizzell, PhD Student in Sociology, The Ohio State University; Sadé L. Lindsay, PhD Student in Sociology, The Ohio State University, and Scott Duxbury, PhD Student in Sociology, The Ohio State University
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Home News Online First Residents circulate petition to deal with transportation issues
Residents circulate petition to deal with transportation issues
Jake Boudrot
McEachern Road is now the only access point for the communities of Port Royal, St. Mary’s and Janvrin’s Island on Isle Madame.
JANVRIN’S ISLAND: Residents in this part of Isle Madame were disappointed to learn there is no more money this year to conduct improvements to their roads and bridges.
On June 17, the Janvrin’s Island Community Center hosted a public meeting with Cape Breton-Richmond MLA Alana Paon, attended by about 35 people.
Center treasurer Gloria Hill told The Reporter it was “an open subject meeting” but most of the questions were about transportation issues.
One issue identified was that part of the Port Royal Road was not included in this year’s paving tender.
“That was supposed to be paved as well because the road is in very bad condition,” Hill stated. “That road actually had a different survey number and that survey number didn’t get included in the tender, and therefore, it wasn’t tendered which was an oversight.”
Hill said many people asked about the status of the Port Royal Bridge which has been temporarily closed since late last year. One person asked about the possibility of opening the bridge to pedestrians, since McEachern Road is unsafe for those travelling on foot.
Hill said the lack of safety on McEachern Road is a major concern among residents.
“One of the people at the meeting said that one of the floats that was taking the paver down, they actually couldn’t make one of the turns on McEachern Road, without stopping, backing up and doing it on the second try,” Hill noted
Photo by Jake Boudrot Pictured is the Port Royal Bridge which has been closed for more than a year.
In a press release issued after the meeting, Paon said, “the public is not feeling safe” when it comes to local roads, bridges or road shoulders. She also acknowledged the importance of the Port Royal Bridge to local traffic and the walking public.
Paon said she meets with regional supervisors at the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (DTIR) quarterly. She said she uses information provided to her office by constituents and from her own observations.
At her most recent meeting with DTIR officials, Paon addressed the dramatic coastal erosion leading to Janvrin’s Island. She emphasized the need for a coastal erosion plan across the constituency.
After more questions about McEachern Road, Hill said they were told by the MLA that this and other problems, such as the “Haul-Over Hill” bank erosion can only be dealt with next year because this year’s transportation budget has been exhausted.
“All she knew was that the budget was expended for this year and everything they’re working on is for the next budget,” Hill said. “It sounded like the bridge budget was absorbed by the Lennox Passage Bridge which went over budget to repair some unexpected problems. When they started ripping it apart, they found more problems than they thought, so extra budget went into that. So it didn’t sound like there was any bridge budget left, but it sounded like the road budget was expended as well.”
The bank atop the “Haul-Over Hill” in Janvrin’s Island is rapidly eroding.
Brian Taylor with Communications Nova Scotia told The Reporter that the $300 million in capital funding for the province “is not divided up by constituency,” but is based on infrastructure needs.
“Work continues on the rehabilitation of Lennox Passage Bridge and it is anticipated to be complete late summer/early fall.” Taylor said. “This is a capital project and would not impact road maintenance or other construction in the area.”
Residents who attended the community meeting are currently circulating a petition to have DTIR do more work in the area and Paon added she plans to introduce it in the fall sitting of the Legislative Assembly.
Upon turning into McEachern Road, motorists are greeted by a road filled with potholes and a greatly diminished road shoulder.
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A St. FX graduate and native of Arichat, Jake Boudrot has been the editor of The Reporter since 2001. He currently lives on Isle Madame.
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Mr. Smithers enters a storage cupboard in the power plant and accidentally leaves the door open. Homer, seeing this as an opportunity to steal supplies, tells everyone to come and help themselves and every employee steals something. However, Homer then sees Mr. Burns approaching and hurries away from the plant, leaving his fellow employees to get all of the blame. Homer is thought to be the only one who did not steal anything and gets a day off, which he spends going fishing with Bart. The next night, Homer wets the bed while asleep. When he wets the bed again the following night, he thinks that karma may be the reason, so he apologizes to all of his fellow employees with a free barbecue for everyone. That night, Homer wets the bed again and gets angry over a wasted act of kindness. He buys a bedwetting alarm that will warn him when he is about to urinate in his sleep. This machine, however, wakes up the entire family and he must explain his predicament to them. Homer then starts wearing Confidence Man Adult Diapers which are a turn-off to Marge, and she goes for a walk. She bumps into Professor Frink, who reveals that he has invented a machine that can be used to enter other people's dreams. They plug in Homer while he is asleep and the family enters his dream in which he is skiing down a snowy mountain. There, they meet Death who is dragging a coffin that reads "Marriage". After falling off a cliff while pursuing Death, they use the dream machine to enter Bart's dream. In this dream, the family is drawn in their original style from The Tracey Ullman Show (which ironically, aired on Fox's television stations in 1987, after News Corporation's acquisition of the Metromedia stations in 1986), with Homer using his original Walter Matthau-style voice. Family therapist B.F. Sherwood tells them to open the coffin. When it is opened, the room starts to fill with fish, so the family use the machine to go to the next dream, which is Lisa's, but when they find that they are on an Elizabethan stage show, they immediately change dreams again, going back into Homer's.
Homer's newest dream depicts a city made of his greatest desires. After exploring the dream, Homer decides he wants to stay in it forever. At this point, Chief Wiggum, Eddie and Lou have entered the Simpsons' home to try to get the dream machine from Professor Frink. In the resulting fight, the dream machine falls to the floor, which causes a disturbance in the dream, in which a large bottle of Duff Beer falls over and floods the city. The Simpsons are nearly crushed by two large gears, but they are rescued by Death, who is revealed to be Mona Simpson, Homer's late mother. Mona then takes the family to a movie theater where they view a childhood memory of Homer's. He and Grampa went on a fishing trip and the boat capsized. They then returned to their holiday home several hours late and without any fish. A couple of weeks following the incident, Mona left Grampa and Homer. This left Homer guilty as he thought that the failed fishing trip caused his mother to leave. However, Mona reassures him that it was not because of this and shows another memory of her being relieved that Homer, her greatest treasure, was safe because of Grampa, and Homer finally feels comfort. Now knowing the reason behind Homer's bed-wetting, the family leaves the dream before it collapses on itself. Back at the Simpson home, Chief Wiggum finally manages to get the device from Frink and detaches it just as everyone wakes up. Homer is relieved to find he has not wet himself. That night, Homer spins a top, with Marge telling him that if it keeps spinning, they are still in a dream. It does so they decide to strip naked and go for a bike ride. However, as soon as they leave, the top falls on its side and it starts to hail. A truck then hits Homer. Behind the end credits, David Byrne and Glenn Close sing a version of "Dream Operator" from the David Byrne movie "True Stories".
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Vivaldi/Bach – Concerto in D Major for Trumpet & Piano
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A popular and recent addition to the piccolo trumpet repertoire, the origins of this work date to the early eighteenth century, when Vivaldi composed the Concerto in D Major for violin and string accompaniment. First published in L’estro Armonico in 1711, Bach’s intabulation of this concerto for harpsichord (BWV 972) was completed two years later, during his tenure as organist to the Duke of Saxe-Weimar. It was during this period that Bach became better acquainted with the writing of Italian masters such as Marcello and Torelli, and he indulged his zest for this music by absorbing many of its qualities into his own transcriptions. Whilst Vivaldi’s structure in this concerto remains, Bach’s inventive harmonic configuration and florid embellishments imbue the work with a true baroque feel.
Piccolo Trumpet in A
Piccolo Trumpet in B-flat
Bach, J.S., Vivaldi, Antonio
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Morgan, Huw
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BWV 972, RV 230
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Persuasive Posters
The ad campaigns that shaped a young nation
Selling Canada: Three Propaganda Campaigns That Shaped the Nation
Daniel Francis
Stanton Atkins and Dosil
“Immigration work has to be carried on in the same manner as the sale of any commodity; just as soon as you stop advertising … the movement is going to stop.”
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Vancouver’s 1914 immigration standoff left many lessons unlearned
Hard Bargain
A bold business case for the U.S. acquisition of Canada
“Not a Lawless People”
Re-implementing the silenced legal tradition of the Cree Nation.
Finding Our Reflection
From Harold Innis and George Grant to Ursula Franklin, Canadian thinkers have pondered the technologies that help hold the country together
Or so declared Canada’s bullish minister of the interior Clifford Sifton in 1899. According to Daniel Francis, in his most recent book, Selling Canada: Three Propaganda Campaigns That Shaped the Nation, the advertising by, for and about Canada never did stop, not once, although his book examines specifically the period between 1880 and the 1930s, as exemplified in three campaigns: the population of Canada’s Northwest, meaning everything west of Ontario (“The Last Best West … Homes for Millions”), the Great War (“There’s a Man You Know Who Ought to Go, GIVE US HIS NAME”) and tourism (“See Canada … Apply Within.”)
Text and beautifully reproduced images are given almost equal weight in Selling Canada, which is apt, as it was through posters and pamphlets that Canada made its pitch for whatever it wanted at the time; in almost every campaign, what Canada mostly wanted were bodies, in vast quantities. In 1896, there were only 17,000 immigrants to Canada; by 1914 there were 400,000. (Francis notes without comment that in 2007, 235,000 came.) And 45,000 Canadian bodies were Canada’s contribution to the Great War. These first two campaigns draw Francis’s strongest commentary and writing; tourists seem a relatively easy mark after farmers and soldiers.
To draw immigrants to “The Promised Land” posters and pamphlets were printed in at least twelve languages in Sifton’s years and beyond (he resigned abruptly in 1905, perhaps to dodge a scandal). They flooded northern Europe and the British Isles. One commentator noted that London was “plastered from end to end with flaring posters” depicting fat cattle and cowboys in picturesque costumes. Bandwagons raced around the English countryside, laden with pamphlets and agricultural products, decorated with stuffed foxes and owls. An enormous stuffed buffalo was sent to the Royal Agricultural Fair in London in 1913 (the animal having previously been an exhibit at the Banff Zoo, until it died; the mixed messages perhaps best left untangled). For the Chicago World Fair in 1893, Canada had made a 10,000 kilogram “mammoth” cheese. One poster—“40,000 men needed in WESTERN CANADA TO harvest 400,000,000 bushels of grain”—depicts the Canadian-American border as two high cliffs bisected by a river that joins Duluth, Winnipeg, Calgary and Edmonton. (A couple of red Bailey bridges are sketched in to show how easy it is to cross over.) On one side of the cliff beside a wheelbarrow stands a hapless American, clad in overalls. Beckoning him (outstretched arm and pointing fingers are a motif in both immigration and war propaganda) across the great divide is a man wearing a North West Mounted Police costume, complete with red cummerbund, standing beside a live chicken and a cornucopia draped in a Union Jack.
The campaign, of course, belied a complex truth about the lives of immigrants. The land was free, but often isolated. Men who came to farm their own land had to become labourers in order to buy food, equipment, seed. Francis reproduces a scrap of a letter from a Ukrainian immigrant, which is translated thus: “I have to starve because I cannot write English or speak … I don’t understand Canadian law. I know only that I worked whole summer for nothing.” One double-page spread conveys the extremes: on the left, a small black and white photograph of a Ukrainian woman delivering milk in the snow with a horse and buggy; on the right, glorious full-colour posters depicting a lean young man in shiny riding boots, white shirt and a stetson, perched on a harvester, and a cute young gal—“Canada’s Call to Women”—making apple pie beside an open window.
There was another truth obscured by the campaign, for the most part. Canada trumpeted religious freedom for immigrants, and got them to come to Canada by negotiating special deals, notably for Mennonites, Hutterites and Doukhobors, arrangements that allowed them to create communal farming settlements without requiring that they swear allegiance to the Crown. But the real limits of tolerance in Canada were specifically racial. Sifton and his successors only wanted white, northern European immigrants, and really only farmers; clerks and shopkeepers were bluntly told not to come to Canada in 1899. Italians, Blacks, Jews and Asians were not welcome. A 1911 order-in-council (later rescinded) decreed that the “Negro race” was “unsuitable to the climate and requirements of Canada” and Canada’s superintendent of immigration, William Scott, wrote that he hoped that “the fertile lands of the West will be left to be cultivated by the white race only.” For Chinese, of course, Canada created a head tax, $50 in 1885, later raised to $500. As early as 1905, the overarching WASP mentality prevailed; there were coded concerns about making immigrants into “good Canadian citizens.” Mongrelizing was the term used. Everyone knew what it meant.
The First World War presented a new set of propaganda challenges, but many of the same messages and techniques were used to encourage recruitment of young men (it would all be over by Christmas) and sacrifice by everyone “at home.” By 1917, the war was costing Canadians a million dollars a day, resulting in the very first income tax (created as a temporary measure). Canadians were exhorted to buy bonds; in one strikingly offensive poster, a Cree man stands in front of these words: “Pale Face, My skin is dark but my heart is white. For I also give to Canadian Patriotic Fund.” Canadians were asked to ration food, live modestly; some posters targeted the indifferent affluent with slogans like “Kultur vs. Humanity”; others were more blunt—“Patriotic Canadians WILL NOT HOARD FOOD.”
But the recruitment issue was more complicated. It began in euphoria, which subsided as the war became bloody and protracted. Citizens were encouraged to out pacifists, especially able-bodied white young men, who were admonished to join up before they were hunted down by the “green eye monster, conscription.” Women patrolled the streets of Toronto with feather dusters drenched in talcum powder, which they shook onto the shoulders of what were known as “slackers.” When conscription became inevitable, it sharply divided French- and English-speaking Canada and resulted in a bitter election campaign in 1917. And it divided urban and rural Canada.
The war effort was also an opportunity for a government to test the possibilities of censorship, in the name of patriotism. Canada’s chief press censor, appointed in 1915, had extraordinary powers over “everything Canadians listened to, saw, read and talked about, right down to the songs they sang and the pictures they looked at.” He censored everything—British temperance pamphlets (because the idea of British drunkenness might affect Canadian morale), films showing wounded soldiers (because Canadian women might get hysterical), numerous left-wing organizations and even 14 Hearst newspapers (because the United States was not yet in the war, they contained articles critical of the United Kingdom).
Francis acknowledges the enormous significance of the war in Canadian history, the coming of age it represented, what one writer has even called our “war of independence.”
But maturity as a nation had its costs—“it was a disturbed, agitated society that emerged from the war.” Against the big beating patriotic heart was poised a profound sense of loss, as expressed by war artist Frederick Varley, in a letter to his wife: “You in Canada … cannot realize at all what war is like … You must see … the turned-up graves, see the dead on the field, freakishly mutilated—headless, legless, stomachless, a perfect body and a passive face and a broken empty skull … Until you’ve lived this … you cannot know.”
Throughout the book, Francis toys with the idea of Canadians as malleable, gullible, manipulated. One could argue that if Canadians were manipulated, as immigrants, as a country at war, and then as tourists or host to tourists, it was as much by legislation and politics as it was by beautiful posters and pamphlets. The best propaganda is not subtle.
And certainly in the 21st century, we know a fake lake when we see one.
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Florence Welch To Be on the Snow White and the Huntsman Soundtrack
"Snow White and the Huntsman" doesn't hit theaters until June 1, but we already have information about the film's soundtrack — and just who will be involved in it.
Namely, Florence and the Machine, who will channel all their ethereal, otherworldly magic into a brand-new song — called "Breath of Life" — for the "Huntsman" soundtrack. We've yet to hear "Breath," but thanks to the good folks at Universal, we know it's one of many songs featured on the soundtrack and comes backed by a full orchestra and choir.
At press time, there's still no info on who else will join Florence Welch on the soundtrack or when it will be released, but Flo definitely seems like a natural fit for the film, which stars Kristen Stewart as the titular heroine, Charlize Theron as the Evil Queen and Chris Hemsworth as the other titular character, the Huntsman. Judging by an early trailer for the film, this most certainly isn't your mom's adaptation of Snow White. Instead, it gets plenty dark and features Snow in full battle mode, armor and all.
Late last year, Stewart praised the film and said she was having such a good time filming "Huntsman" that she was already open to making sequels. In particular, she loved punching Hemsworth in the kisser.
"It made such a sound, it was in a scene," Stewart recalled of the big moment. "Girls, if you've ever wondered if it works, it works. It literally spun him right around. I was supposed to miss him by this much. I basically knocked him right out of his close-up. It'll definitely be in the movie."
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A Beginners Guide To Fabrications
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What is Metal Fabrication? Fabrication, the action that transforms an object into another object. Unfortunately the word fabrication has been changed in some meanings. Rather than transforming an object to another it sometimes is used as fabrication of the truths in which they changed the truth of something to false. Nowadays even if people use the word fabrication into a different meaning. Most people whenever they hear the word fabrication has the most popular meaning for it come to their minds. That popular meaning is called metal fabrication. There was a study once that thought we discovered metal first than learning how to read and write. It said that we used these metals for arrowheads and tools that helped us shape and develop our civilization. Since then metal bending has come a long way and it continues to be used in a wide variety of ways from metal forming, welding, laser cutting, and much more. It has come a long way and is very important and we already are using it form other materials rather than just simple objects like swords and axes, nowadays we use metal for assault rifles,grenades,tanks,airplanes,buildings,cars etc. There are so many things that metals are used in and it has made its mark as one of the most important things we need for building. Metal fabrication through the course of history.
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There are a lot of people that know metals were used a lot before our time and it was used quite a lot before. One could possibly imagine an arrow that was made by a primitive person before that was tipped with a metal arrow head on its tip and was used to attaching it to a string bow and shooting it at the enemy or at an animal that they were either hunting or fighting with.
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What is fabrication services and why is it important? Before, metal parts were used because they had significant value to people before. They were able to make it into tools and pots and weapons that were very beneficial for them. It also helped them discover more things because of the products that metals were able to produce. Right now, things are not that different from before we made a variety of ways that we can use metals for and have actually made more types of metals ranging from stainless steel, iron, aluminum, copper, etc. These metals are used in plenty of ways ranging from the construction of buildings such as skyscrapers to infrastructure projects like bridges and canals. it can also be used as weapons for the military. The military needs raw materials like metals for their weapons and vehicles which can be very important for them. Metal fabrication has been used in every field in the world of business from electronics to the weapons industry. It is widely known for its use.
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According to the Complaint, Express Scripts is the largest independent pharmacy benefit management (“PBM”) company in the U.S.
On March 8, 2018, Express Scripts and Cigna issued a joint press release announcing they had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) dated March 8, 2018. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, following a series of mergers, Express Scripts and Cigna will be combined under a new holding company, New Cigna, which will be renamed “Cigna Corporation” immediately after the mergers. Express Scripts stockholders will receive 0.2434 of a share of New Cigna common stock and $48.75 in cash for each Express Scripts common share held. The Proposed Transaction is valued at approximately $54 billion, excluding debt.
On May 16, 2018, New Cigna filed a Form S-4 Registration Statement containing a proxy statement of Express Scripts (the “Registration Statement”) with the SEC in connection with the Proposed Transaction. The Complaint alleges that the Registration Statement, which recommends that Express Scripts stockholders vote in favor of the Proposed Transaction, omits or misrepresents material information concerning, among other things: (i) Express Scripts’ and Cigna’s financial projections, relied upon by Express Scripts’ financial advisors, Centerview Partners LLC (“Centerview”) and Lazard Frères & Co. LLC (“Lazard”), in their financial analyses; (ii) the valuation analyses prepared by Centerview and Lazard in connection with the rendering of their fairness opinions; (iii) the sale process leading to the Proposed Transaction; and (iv) Lazard’s potential conflicts of interest. The Complaint alleges that the failure to adequately disclose such material information constitutes a violation of Sections 14(a) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act, as Express Scripts stockholders need such information to make a fully-informed voting or appraisal decision in connection with the Proposed Transaction.
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Defendant: Express Scripts Holding Company
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Resumption of international cricket in Pakistan delayed
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The resumption of international cricket in Pakistan has been delayed by at least six more weeks due to the tussle between the Sindh Sports Minister, Dr Syed Mohammad Ali Shah, and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) which has led to the postponement of the two Twenty20 games between a World XI and a Pakistan team, which were due to be staged in Karachi on May 25 and 26.
It looks like that Chaudhary Zaka Ashraf, Chairman PCB, and his cronies are not eager to for the revival of international cricket in the country and the policies of Ijaz Butt are being followed.
There was a faint hope that Zaka Ashraf might prove different than his predecessor but the manner in which he handled the request of Dr Shah has convinced everyone that he has no plans to boost the Pakistan cricket which has been at the rock bottom since the ‘rule’ of Ijaz Butt.
“We had received a letter from the PCB in which it was suggested to consider postponing the visit for period to be mutually worked out. Now the matches are most likely to be staged on July 14 and 15 upon the return of Pakistan’s team from the tour of Sri Lanka. The final decision in this regard, however, will be taken in a meeting between Dr Shah and Zaka Ashraf,” a handout issued from the office of the Sindh Sports Minister on May 16 said.
“All the contracted players of World XI, alongwith manager Alvin Kallicharran, were ready to come over to Pakistan. The air tickets had been arranged and they would have reached Karachi on May 24. Since the Pakistan team was not available, it was not considered worthwhile to field a second XI to face World XI. The broadcasters also desired the national team, not a second XI, for marketing purposes,” it added.
Dr Shah, who had vowed to hold both the Twenty20 matches later this month despite the lukewarm response from the PCB, was not available for comment, having proceeded abroad for treatment. He is expected to return in a week.
Having extended invitation to President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani to be the guest of honour in first and second matches respectively, Dr Shah, a former member of the PCB Governing Council, had seemed confident of getting the permission to hold the two night games at Karachi’s National Stadium besides the national team.
Dr Shah’s Asghar Ali Shah Foundation, with the support of the Government of Sindh, had roped in quite a few international cricketers for what basically were charity matches to raise funds for the flood-hit victims.
Sanath Jayasuriya, the former Sri Lankan all-rounder, was due to lead the World XI which also featured Andrea Nel, Justin Kemp, Loots Bossman, Charl Langeveldt and Paul Adams (South Africa), Jerome Taylor, Adam Sanford and Jermaine Lawson (West Indies) and Owais Shah (England).
Dr Shah had announced in a media briefing just the other week that all the 12 contracted players were paid signing fee of 10 percent while the balance amount was to be disbursed in two installments upon their arrival in Pakistan.
Although it has not been confirmed officially yet but there are indications that the contracted players were briefed about the possibilities of the postponement of the two matches for a few months and they would be obliged to fulfill their commitment at a later stage.
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Goldwater Institute demands punishing striking teachers
By Cecilia Chan
While many schoolboards, including Tempe Union and Kyrene, stood in solidarity with striking teachers last spring, the Goldwater Institute wants the state Board of Education to virtually make sure that won’t happen again.
The conservative think tank sent a policy memo with the recommendations to the Arizona State Board of Education just days after its members tabled an item to discuss and possibly discipline teachers who walked off their jobs this spring for better pay.
The institute not only wants the board to still consider disciplinary measures – including dismissal – against teachers who walked out. It also asked the board to adopt regulations that would require local school districts to make a more aggressive effort to keep schools open.
Arizona was one of 10 states in 2017 where teachers got paid the least, according to Education Week, and that fact helped fuel the walkout.
But the Goldwater Institute said districts should not be aiding teachers in what it terms illegal walkouts over pay or any other issue.
“It’s the school board’s responsibility to show leadership and prevent these illegal school closures from happening,” said Goldwater Vice President of Litigation Timothy Sandefur, who penned the June 28 memo.
Sandefur said the board has not responded to his memo. State board staff and board President Lucas Narducci did not return calls and emails asking for comment.
Most board members in Kyrene and Tempe Union did not respond to an emailed request for comment.
Kyrene Superintendent Jan Vesely went on record a month ago against any move to punish teachers for the six-day walkout, contending they did nothing wrong.
But Tempe Union board member Sandy Lowe wondered if the Goldwater Institute’s recommendations are redundant.
“After scanning a summary of the recommendations made by the Goldwater Institute to the State Board of Education, I believe districts already have the option to implement some of these suggestions in order to keep as many schools open as possible during a walkout such as we experienced,” Lowe said.
“It came down to providing a safe learning environment when a school was not fully staffed. Tempe Union did everything possible to minimize the impact on students and be supportive of our teachers during this time period,” she continued, adding:
Educators have faced the realities of overcrowded classrooms, increased job responsibilities, increased stress especially in the areas of safety and identifying students who may be experiencing crisis in their lives, etc., with basically stagnant salaries. Dedication and love for their students made it very difficult for teachers to walk out, but (it) was done to bring attention to the realities of public education.”
Lowe also said that when it came to the institute’s punitive recommendations, “I would need more time to understand the full impact on public education, especially in term of fairness, effectiveness and overall impact on our students.”
That sentiment was echoed by school board members elsewhere in the East Valley.
“As far as policy is concerned, it has to be researched by attorneys if we can have a policy like that,” said Sheila Rogers, president of the Gilbert Unified School District Governing Board. “Everybody wants a quick fix. This is a much more complex issue.”
But Rogers and a Chandler school board member also criticized the institute’s call for punitive measures in connection with last spring’s walkout. Gov. Doug Ducey already has gone on record against punishing teachers who walked off the job.
Goldwater contends the six-day Red for Ed shutdown of Arizona schools was illegal because it violated students’ state constitutional right to an education and that teachers had no right to violate their contractual obligation.
The strike commenced April 26 and ended with teachers returning to work on May 3 after the governor inked a budget plan that called for a 20 percent pay hike for teachers by 2020.
Goldwater is urging the education board to consider amendments that would allow school districts to more easily hire substitutes in the event of a strike.
It also asked the state board to make clear that teachers and superintendents who do strike would face disciplinary action up to and including having their certificates revoked.
Districts would have to prove they made an all-out attempt to find emergency substitutes, according to Goldwater, which faulted some districts for facilitating and encouraging the recent strike.
Goldwater wants the state education board to require school districts to:
*Adopt policies allowing for the sharing of teachers within districts in order to keep as many schools open as possible during a strike.
*Adopt a policy that prohibits locking out teachers who want to work during a strike
*Report striking teachers and superintendents to the state education board for investigation of unprofessional conduct.
*Close campuses on a school-by-school basis, which would prevent districts from barring employees from working during a strike or from closing entirely when only some of the schools within that district are unable to open.
Goldwater also is asking the board to consider backing amendments to state law that would prevent school districts from closing campuses without first holding an open meeting to take input from parents.
And Goldwater wants the board to ask the county attorney or state attorney general to investigate the weeklong strike for things such as “unlawful use of property and illegal political activity.”
Governing board member Bob Rice of the Chandler Unified School District didn’t look favorably on the memo.
“Generally I am not in favor of those punitive types of things,” he said. “In any case if you treat people well, then there is generally not a problem. I am not interested in being punitive with our teachers.”
He also questioned the need for Goldwater’s policy suggestions.
“I don’t know the last time we had a strike like that,” Rice said. “Tucson had a strike in the ’70s – a teachers strike – so it doesn’t happen very often.
“That’s why changing a bunch of policies for something that happens every 40 years is not an effective way to govern.”
Goldwater’s memo also didn’t sit well with Gilbert Unified board President Rogers, who said implementing the recommendations would be a logistical nightmare.
“First of all, there’s no way on earth we can staff the schools” in the event of a strike, said the retired long-time educator. “There’s not enough subs to begin with.”
Arizona has a teacher shortage with nearly 2,000 vacancies reported in the 2017-18 school year.
Rogers also challenged Goldwater’s push to investigate striking teachers for possible wrongdoing when there are cases of a more egregious nature that are harmful to children.
Rogers served on the Professional Practices Advisory Committee, which recommends to the state Education Board disciplinary actions on a teacher accused of immoral or unprofessional conduct.
“Honestly, when I was on the committee for 15 years we met two days a month – full days – on disciplinary actions against teachers who did things really wrong,” she said, adding:
“I can give you 15 examples, from drugs to inappropriate texting to all kinds of things, and we use to be a year to a year and a half behind because of the need to investigate.”
Having had that experience, she asked how Goldwater’s proposal could be carried out logistically.
“Tell me how it will work in Arizona,” Rogers said. “I don’t know how they can do it. That’s my opinion.”
Sandefur countered Rogers’ assertion the recommendations would be hard to implement.
“It certainly won’t happen without the political will to take the steps necessary to make sure Arizona schools are not illegally closed,” he said.
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Popeyes has a place where you can get fountain drinks.
Sam Hosmer
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Take I-92 to Highway 1, like you’re going to Half Moon Bay, but turn left instead of right at the intersection. Follow it for a while. Somehow, without leaving the county, every trace of urbania will slip unobtrusively into the horizon, subsumed by sweeping vistas and lush green fabrics, and the right side of the road will graduate from a forest into a cliffside, and the only thing separating you and your car from the ocean will be common sense and force of will and small roadside capital improvements budgets.
Do that, but do it at 6:30 in the morning. Put on some music for early morning drives to nowhere. Wake up early. Bring coffee and a bagel. Follow Highway 1 until you get to Pescadero Road. Drag a friend along for the ride. At 7:11 a.m. — but of course your mileage will vary — the sun will poke over the eastern hills, and it will refract over the Pacific Ocean (you’re parked at the beach across the street from the intersection mind you), and you and your bagel and your friend will agree that it is one of the most gorgeous things you’ve ever seen.
Assuming the road isn’t waterlogged, although this tends to happen, you can then follow Pescadero Road for a few miles until you get into “town” — a gas station, a bakery, two churches, a few art studios, a boutique coffee place, and a big old fashioned tavern. Keep following the road and you’ll drive past an old-timey cemetery, although that stretch gets boring fast and soon you’ll be tasked with the challenge of completing an Austin Powers-style three or four or five-point turn to get back into Town.
Another idea. Head back to Pescadero Road (as if you’re returning from the cemetery) but instead of turning right to get back to Highway 1, turn left. Follow the road for a couple of minutes and then bear right, then take the first left. What you’re seeing on your left is Pescadero Middle/High School, an enterprising little institution of exactly one hundred students as of 2011, which was originally planned to have three wings but was only built with one because it turns out sparsely populated rural communities don’t produce that many pupils, or at least not enough to fill the hallways of an institution of middle-and-secondary learning.
I’ve spent a few hours just wandering around this place. There’s a big polygonal sphere adjacent to the gym called the “Thunderdome” which has two tiny always-covered windows and only one door in or out. SFGate tells me that it’s a “weight lifting and wrestling facility.” Sounds to me like the sort of thing John Carpenter would use for character development. Or maybe — wasn’t there something like this in Idiocracy? Perhaps it’s how they keep their student body so small.
Behind the gym, there are two tennis courts. It’s clear that nature and time have had their fun, but it seems like it would be perfectly functional for a quick game of doubles, and next to them on the fence separating it from the school field is a plate of metal. Further inspection reveals it was once a set of rules and regulations restricting court use (like “only use white-soled shoes” and “don’t have fights”) — it’s written in the sort of New Frontier cursive that suggests it was put up in the 60s sometime. A lot of happy Pescadero High kids have seen that sign.
Another thing I’ll do sometimes: go to Popeyes. I’m a fan of Popeyes. I didn’t think I was — in fact, it was one of the few family traditions which I remained obstinate towards — but as I grew older and divested myself of my pretentious random tweenage dislikes-of-things-my-parents-like I decided that it’s some of the best fast food in the world.
Problem is, there aren’t that many Popeyes near us here at Carlmont. If you’re possessed by the insatiable and implacable need for fine fried Louisiana gourmet right effing now it turns out your best bet is to take 280 to Woodside Road (or El Camino if you’re a fan of blighted areas that should be high-density housing) in Redwood City. It’s a drive; probably about 25 minutes on a day with average traffic, and the Woodside Road-280 interchange is a bit nuts.
I make the pilgrimage about once a week. It’s worth it. Not just for the chicken, although there is certainly merit to that as well, but for the ambiance.
I’m serious. This place is fantastic. I derive genuine enjoyment from ordering takeout here. It’s an incredibly diverse place — all walks of life can appreciate Popeyes. Families of every shape, color, and creed. Businessmen in from downtown dressed to the nines. Government workers. People whose best is ahead of them. People whose best is behind them. Kids. Geezers. It’s like an unspoken congregation of our drastically diffuse Bay Area culture. I once ran into somebody I worked with at the county there and he gave me a writing assignment for a local magazine. We self-segregate in many ways, but Popeyes is not one of them.
Last time I was there I broke the door handle. A guy who barely spoke English helped me tape it back on and then gave detailed instructions in Spanish to the folks behind the counter describing the variety of allen wrench they needed to fix it and what they should do in the meantime.
Also: Aaron Sorkin (or some other amphetamine-fueled screenwriter) wrote this Popeyes. The banter behind the counter is smooth and witty. Seriously. Whoever scripted this place was on high doses of stimulants. These folks are genuinely funny. And it seems that they genuinely enjoy working there and enjoy each other’s company, and, what’s more, they fill my order and have yet to make a mistake doing it.
There’s a big TV on the wall. Last time I went they were playing an episode of Dr. Phil in which the esteemed non-physician interviewed a guy who couldn’t stop hijacking Walmart intercoms. Everyone in the place was digging it out of its own effacing absurdity. Dr. Phil takes himself so damn seriously.
Being bored is totally voluntary and there is beauty in everything around us. Seeing as most of us seniors have found ourselves burdened by less stress than we have previously, go do a spontaneous outing. It’s a bad platitude, but there really is subtle beauty in even the most banal things. And I can take a bit of comfort in knowing that the uncertainty of our lives in this day and age can at least somewhat be counteracted by the stability of little cultural trivia that won’t go anywhere anytime soon. I can always take a trip to Popeye’s and it will always be that, and at least into the foreseeable future Pescadero High School will exist and a Highway 1 sunrise will always be breathtakingly gorgeous, even if we fight over other subterranean minutiae till we pass out.
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Sam is a senior at Carlmont High School and will continue his journey at Columbia University next year. He is an active member of the local political community and volunteers for the Belmont Historical Society in his free time.
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Cilla Black and The Beatles take stage at Thornton Little Theatre
Published: Friday, 08 March 2019
Taking place on Saturday 16 March at 8pm “You’re My World” is a celebration of Cilla Black and The Beatles.
The first half of the show is set in the early days of the now world-famous Cavern Club in Liverpool. The Beatles made their first appearance at the club in 1961 and during the next two years made a further 292 appearances. In the decade that followed, a wide variety of popular acts appeared at the club, including future star Priscilla White, whom worked as the hat-check girl.
The Fab Four invite “Swinging Cilla” from the cloakroom to the stage. Cilla’s impromptu performances with many other Merseybeat groups at The Cavern and The Iron Door Club impressed the audiences and The Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein.
Cilla became a guest singer with Rory Storm and The Hurricanes, Kingsize Taylor and The Dominoes, and later with The Big Three. When singing with The Hurricanes, Cilla used to share vocals with their then drummer Ringo Starr on the song “Boys”.
It is believed that after seeing Cilla perform at the Blue Angel Club, Epstein contracted Cilla Black (the music paper “Mersey Beat” misprinted her surname as Black, a name she favoured and happily kept), and Cilla became Epstein’s only female client on 6th September 1963.
The second half of the show and it’s Saturday night – welcome to the London Palladium! The small, sweaty clubs of Liverpool are now a distant memory. The leather gear is out and posh tailored suits are in. The Fabs are world famous, appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show on American television.
Cilla’s hair is now styled by Vidal Sassoon and her dresses are designed by Mary Quant.
The song “Anyone Who Had a Heart” was suggested to Cilla by Epstein. It was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, and was a huge hit for Dionne Warwick. Cilla’s knockout rendition was recorded in January 1964 and went on to become her first number 1, and is still to his day the biggest selling single of all time by a British female recording artist.
The perfect follow-up “You’re My World” went to become Cilla’s second number 1 single. Furthermore, it broke Cilla into the tough US market, gaining her world-wide recognition.
This fun-packed show celebrates the forefront of the Brit-pop music scene of the 1960s, recreating the atmosphere of the original Cavern Club and then moving on to the glamour of performing to royalty at the London Palladium. Sing along and clap your hands to all of Cilla’s and The Beatles hits of the 1960s, including Love of The Loved, I Want to Hold Your Hand, Anyone Who Had a Heart, All My Loving, It’s for You, Help, Alfie, She Loves You, Step Inside Love, Twist and Shout, You’re My World-Plus many more!
Tickets: Concession £13.00, Full Price £16.00, Under 18 £10.00 and can be booked by calling our box office on 01253 887693 or click here
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Serving as a quiet suburban community of the Greater Cleveland Area, Brecksville is teeming with activity, natural beauty, and desirable residential neighborhoods. The city is known for its spectacular wooded bluffs and ravines, including the renowned Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
Brecksville real estate is characterized by natural beauty, as many neighborhoods are located next to the Brecksville Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks and the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. From historic homes along tree-shaded streets, to contemporary developments of single-family homes, to condominium complexes throughout the community, there are plenty of options for housing in Brecksville. Homes in Brecksville offer a mix of sizes, styles, and price ranges, with Colonial and Western Reserve styles predominating.
Brecksville is a charming city in Northeast Ohio adorned with natural beauty and breathtaking vistas. The city enjoys a proximity to major metropolitan cities, such as Cleveland and Akron, which are approximately 15 and 25 miles away, respectively. However, Brecksville maintains a secluded and quiet suburban environment. To retain the nature preserve setting, residents have rejected the big box store and shopping mall concepts, instead embracing locally owned boutiques and shops, which are concentrated in the city’s historic downtown setting. Arts and cultural venues in Brecksville include the Brecksville Little Theater, the Brecksville Center for the Arts, and the Brecksville Theater on the Square.
Brecksville is defined by its scenic wooded bluffs and ravines, which are the result of the confluence of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau and the Great Lakes Basin. Brecksville Reservation totals 2,500 acres of land, making it the largest of the 18 Cleveland Metroparks reservations. The most well-known natural area in Brecksville is the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, one of the most visited National Parks in the country. Health care plays an important role in the community of Brecksville, home to the $48 million, 63,200-square foot MetroHealth Brecksville Health & Surgery Center and a branch of Akron Children’s Hospital.
Brecksville is served by the Brecksville-Broadview Heights City School District, including Hilton Elementary School, Highland Drive Elementary School, Chippewa Elementary School, Central Elementary School, Brecksville-Broadview Heights Middle School, and Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School. Additionally, there are a number of private school options in Brecksville and surrounding communities. Brecksville is home to a branch of Stautzenberger College. Additionally, residents may access the colleges and universities in nearby Cleveland, including Case Western Reserve University, the Cleveland Institute of Art, and Cleveland State University.
A primary community of the Western Reserve, Brecksville was founded in 1811. It was named after Colonel John Breck, who had purchased the surrounding area alongside several partners in 1807. Breck never lived in Brecksville, but his three sons did, and members of the Breck family continued to live in the area until 1934, when the Colonel’s great-grandson died. It wasn’t until 1921 that Brecksville was incorporated as a village, and it became a city in 1961 with a population exceeding 5,000.
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Speaker speaks
Speaker Boyd -Knights and Opposition Leader Lennox Linton clash over amendment to Order Paper
Opposition leader Lennox Linton , left, and Speaker Alix Boyd-Knights
It was expected and therefore was no surprise that Alix Boyd-Knights would become the Speaker of the House of Assembly for the fourth consecutive five- year term.
When the House voted to elect a speaker on Friday morning, Boyd-Knights received all votes from the government side of the House of Assembly (21) and Judith Pestaina, the opposition United Workers Party's (UWP) nominee for the post, all the votes of the opposition (10).
As expected members of parliament on government's side of the House congratulated Boyd-Knights as well as many of the opposition members. When it was Lennox Linton's turn to congratulate the newly elected Speaker, the Opposition Leader said he only rose to remind the House of the expectations of Dominicans as articulated by the late Rosie Douglas.
"You have to be fair, you have to be objective and you have to allow all opinions to contend at the level which the truth prevails," Linton said.
Joshua Francis, the parliamentary representative for Roseau South said: "You have persevered, you are very strong –minded," he said. "Madame Speaker, you know what you have and the people of Dominica very well know what you have and what you don't have."
The House of Assembly appointed Senator Edward Registe to the post of Deputy Speaker unopposed since the UWP did not name a nominee.
"I have always seen the Prime Minister as a visionary," said Senator Registe, who is also the Secretary of the ruling Dominica Labour Party. "I am happy to share that vision for the country."
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said Registe "has laboured in the vineyard of the Labour Party for a long time; he is one of my trusted political advisers and I'm very happy to have him."
During the meeting of the House of Assembly senators and parliamentary representatives took their oath of allegiance to the Parliament. And President of Dominica, His Excellency Charles Savarin delivered an address to Parliament.
As many persons anticipated there would have been a clash between Linton and Speaker Knights when the parliamentarians were called on to adopt the Order Paper.
When that item came up Linton asked the Speaker for an amendment to reflect the questions and motions that the opposition had presented to the Clerk of the House but were not part of the Order Paper.
Speaker Boyd-Knights was prepared with an answer because earlier this week the UWP had organised a press conference, broadcast live, to outline its concern.
"I wish to advise the member that at the first sitting of the House after an election no such motion and questions are placed on the Order Paper," the Speaker said. "That has been from time immemorial –that is for the life of the Parliament."
Boyd-Knights added: "This is because questions and motions come from members and there is a standing order which says that you are not a member till you have taken the oath of allegiance. So, therefore, no question can be entertained from a stranger which is what you are until you become a member."
The Government side of the House of Assembly applauded the Speaker.
Linton persisted saying that he became a member of the President of Dominica issued the writ.
Boyd-Knights was not amused.
"I would wish the member to explain what he does not understand about being a member," she said.
Linton said the rules as it applies to members of the House of Assembly apparently only applies to members of the opposition because the government had various items on the Order Paper.
"You have misunderstood that there is a difference between a government and a member. The government is not a member and the government never subscribes to an oath," she said. "I am saying to the member that at the time the questions were submitted by him he was not a member and that is why the convention has ruled that we do not put any questions or motion from any member until such time they take their oath. Can we now proceed?"
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Principal Red Grapes
Aglianico, cultivated since very ancient times in southern Italy, arrived, according to the now-common belief, on the Campania coast in the 8th century BC and then spread quite quickly throughout the neighbouring regions, thanks to its many attractive qualities. The term Aglianico makes its first appearance in print in 1520, in documents attesting to the ownership by Conte di Conversano, a comune in the province of Bari, of vineyards planted to this grape.
The Aglianico cluster is medium-small, cylindrical or conical, winged or not, and medium compact. The berry is medium-small in size, and of a consistent bluish-black. Its thick skin protects Aglianico from mould and makes possible a late harvest, necessary since it is a slow-ripening variety, generally reaching ripeness from the latter half of October to November. In Puglia, it is grown primarily along the border with Basilicata, and is one of the main varieties in the Castel del Monte DOP. The wine possesses outstanding cellarability.
Category: Principal Red Grapes
ALEATICO
Among Italy’s oldest grape varieties, Aleatico too was in all likelihood spread by the Greeks throughout the Italian peninsula, predominantly in Puglia and Lazio. Some studies of its DNA have demonstrated that it exhibits a relationship with Moscatello Nero. Aleatico ripens fairly early and is quite drought-tolerant; its clusters are medium in size, vertically long and winged, slightly loose or medium compact. The berry is likewise medium size, bluish, with a rather thick skin and abundant bloom. Aleatico is primarily utilised for the production of wines that are sweet and strongly-aromatic, much like red-grape Muscats, and their appearance is deep and dark, due to the high amount of malvin in the skin. The grape is not widely planted--just a few hundred hectares--, but the vineyards are distributed throughout Puglia. The Aleatico di Puglia DOP is another example of the special relationship of Aleatico with Puglia; established as far back as 1973, it covers the entire Region.
Bombino Nero is native to Puglia and cultivated only in this Region. Although its origin is uncertain, its presence in this area certainly predates the 1875 Bollettino Ampelografico (Ampelographic Bulletin). Its name could derive from its cluster, since the compact, double-winged shape reminded observers in the past of a child (bambino) with its arms outstretched; another possibility, however, is the term “buonvino” (good wine), since it produces consistent crops and gives a heavy yield in must.
Bombino Nero develops a bluish berry with a thin skin; not only is it late-ripening, but the ripeness is never complete in the interior of the cluster, where some berries may even lack pigment. As a result, the variety delivers a high acidity and low levels of sugars, which makes it ideal for the production of rosés. It is widely planted in northern Puglia, and since 2011 is the primary variety in the Castel del Monte-Bombino Nero DOCG.
MALVASIA NERA (of Brindisi / Lecce)
This native Puglia grape belongs to the vast range of Malvasia cultivars, whose members are often quite different from each other. They inherited their name from Monemvasia, the ancient Greek port in the Peloponnese, and that too seems to be the origin of this grape. It was long believed that Malvasia Nera of Lecce and Malvasia Nera of Brindisi were two distinct native varieties, but recent ampelographic studies and molecular research have determined that they are in fact identical.
Nonetheless, not a few observers today maintain that the very different behaviour in the vineyard of the two grapes leads to the supposition that they originated from two biotypes so different from each other as to seem two distinct varieties. The fairly productive Malvasia Nera (of Brindisi-Lecce) exhibits medium-sized clusters and bluish, thin-skinned berries. Its must does not taste like the traditional Muscat-like traits in many Malvasias, being rather neutral. In many of the Salento denominations, among them the Salice Salentino DOP and the Brindisi DOP, it has always been cultivated alongside, and hence fermented with, Negroamaro.
Of unknown origin, Montepulciano has been present in Puglia certainly as far back as the late18th century, when it was widespread primarily in the northern reaches of the province of Foggia. Several contemporary sources, in fact, in describing agricultural production in the Kingdom of Naples, explicitly cite Montepulciano as being cultivated in what is today the province of Foggia.
The variety’s ampelographic traits include a medium-short, semi-compact cluster that is conical or cylindrical-conical and often winged; the purplish-black berry is medium-small with a very thick skin. Montepulciano is fairly late-ripening, with good resistance to mould and frost, and excellent suitability to the climate along the Adriatic coast. It appears as a primary variety in several denominations; in the San Severo and Castel del Monte DOPs, for example, Montepulciano has historically been co-planted in the same vineyards with Nero di Troia, and in the Brindisi and Copertino DOPs it is used with Negroamaro in blends.
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Ken Rossignol has long been a student of Titanic history after reading Walter Lord’s book, A Night To Remember, which Rossignol believes remains the very best narrative of the story of the Titanic.
For more information about any of our speakers please contact me with an email on this form:
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As a journalist, Rossignol decided to tell the story of the Titanic from the original news stories of the day. He says the idea came to him when he realized that he had been scanning the famous front pages of the days after the ship went down and was doing what he had always done, that of only reading the headlines. “Who would have thought it necessary to read the stories one hundred years later,” laughed Rossignol. To his great chagrin, he realized upon magnifying the old newspapers that the first telling of the story of the survivors was the best and most detailed he had ever read. “Of course there were inaccuracies and many blaring incorrect headlines, but I believed that delving into those stories and providing for my reader, how they got the stories wrong, was it a case of intentional fabrication, and sensationalism, as can take place even today, or were there just cases of honest mistakes? As it turns out, there were both, some were careless and some were amazingly brazen. One headline said “All Are Saved”, another story claimed that ‘the Titanic would have to be towed back to England, as there was no shipyard in America big enough to work on her’.”
Rossignol’s book Titanic 1912 was completed in time for the one-hundredth anniversary of the sinking of the ship and relates the story of the Titanic through those news stories.The original facts and details of the Titanic disaster from the newspapers of the world bring forward the story in a vivid and striking way!
Available in eBook, paperback and Audible
Join the news stories in action as the first reports told of the RMS Titanic being towed to Halifax and all the passengers saved in erroneous first reports.
Learn how the survivors were saved and about the heroes of the night who sacrificed their own lives so that others may live. The story of the heroes and the wonderful new wireless device that was so critical in saving lives as well as startling new details of a fire on board the Titanic which had been burning since the ship left port in Southampton. These details and others were on the front pages of great newspapers beginning hours after the ship sank. The U.S. Senate convened a hearing three days following the plunge to the ocean floor by the greatest ship ever built to that day. Why did Capt. Smith ignore warnings of ice fields ahead? Why were there only enough lifeboats for one-third of the passengers? Was the ship speeding? See the best photos and graphics that survive from the original coverage in this great book AND in the paperback version now available on Amazon. This book by a 21st century reporter looking back at the most significant disaster to that day in the 20th century will help you separate the facts from the fiction. Also now available in audiobook at Amazon, Audible and iTunes.
Titanic 1912 trailer
Workmen at the Harlan & Wolff shipyard stand underneath the stern of the Titanic prior to its launching.
Introduction to Titanic Poetry, Music & Stories now in audio book, paperback and Kindle editions
Many great accounts of the fateful night of April 14th and 15th of 1912 have been told about the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Over the past one hundred and one years, the stories of the people and the disaster have been explained in art, movies, books, music and verse.
This book begins with an original poem I have written to commemorate the ship’s first, last and only voyage and the heroics demonstrated by some of those souls on board, some who survived and others who did not.
Other wonderful and historic poems from the years immediately following the disaster are included here along with musical tributes, some of which can be linked to hear historic renditions on ebooks and computers.
Rossignol and author Bruce Caplan have co-edited and authored two books together. Titanic & Lusitania: Survivor Stories relates the stories of the people on both ships and explains the lead-in to WWI.
Some of the poems are famous, while others were penned by unknown poets.
Newspapers of the day found that they received unsolicited poems by the hundreds on a daily basis – so many that the editor of the New York Times penned an editorial declaring many to be unworthy. The editorial concluded with a harsh admonition to its readers that simply because one had pen and paper didn’t anoint them with the talent of a poet. Newspapers of today tend to be considerably friendlier to their declining readerships.
What all those who wrote the poems of the Titanic shared in common was the desire of those authors to express shock, despair and sorrow in all the depths of human emotion. In addition, the very best attributes of character, heroics and courage were described in verse and song as exhibited or even imagined to have been displayed by the valiant on board the Titanic.
Included here are two original poems penned by me along with my favorite story about the hero dog of the Titanic, Rigel, which I tell to visitors at the Titanic Museums in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and Branson, Missouri, where I hope to see you when you visit. – Ken Rossignol
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Meet Dadi
February 11, 2013 Comment
Dadi is also a founding member of Peace and Love Proclaimers (PLP). He serves as the Head of Departments and is involved in many of PLP’s community service projects, such as, Mentor a Child. Dadi has played an instrumental role in launching Walk to Remember since its inception and, in 2010, lead Walk to Remember activities in Kenya. He is a leader among his peers who is highly respected for his work-ethic and integrity. Dadi works in Business Development for AXIS, the leading IT firm in Kigali, and is currently assisting in the coordination of Walk to Remember activities in Rwanda and throughout East Africa.
1) Why do you participate as an organizer for W2R? What drives you?
Reasons for being one of the organizers of Walk to Remember are many, some of them being personal and others, social reasons. Walk to Remember intends to promote unity and reconciliation and having seen what divisionism and hatred can do a country I must do everything I can to have a united society so that it never happens again.
2) What makes you proud to be Rwandan?
Hummm, well…a lot of things, the culture, the values, the 1000 hills, and the leadership of the country
3) What do you wish people knew about Rwanda?
Well, I just wish they knew Rwanda the way it is now. I wish people would just update their views on Rwanda.
4) What is your vision for Rwanda and the entire continent in ten years?
The vision I have for Rwanda in the next ten years is a united people and a stable country, economically and socially. For the continent, I’d love to see Africa stable politically and self-sustainable in terms of production.
5) How do you bring about change in your community?
I think the best way to bring change in a society is by being the change yourself. I always try to do the right thing so that I can bring change.
6) What do you think is the leading cause of war or genocide in one word?
Hatred (and evil)
7) If you were asked to describe yourself with one word, what would it be?
8) What do you want to be remembered for?
Someone who had a good impact on people’s lives.
9) Favorite Rwandan delicacy?
Ikivuguto (milk)
10) Your definition of success?
Accomplishing good acts
Bonus: What song makes you want to bust a move? “Back it up and Dump it” by Cali Swag District, but I don’t “bust a move”, I retired 😛
Thanks, Dadi!!
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Franciscans and American Indians in Pan- Borderlands Perspective:
Adaptation, Negotiation, and Resistance
Jeffrey M. Burns and Timothy J. Johnson
Hardcover ISBN 13: 9780883820704 - Pub Date: 5/7/2018 Details: 352 pages, 6.125x9.25 Subject(s): History - American Ethnic | History - American
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Founded in 1565, St. Augustine was the multicultural, and often embattled, outpost of the Spanish empire. St. Augustine’s economic, political, and religious power was reflected in other towns and villages that stretched across the continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans. Scholars frequently refer to this broad swath of territories as the “Spanish Borderlands.” Of those who accompanied the Spanish to these lands, it was members of the Franciscan Order who, as missionaries, had the most direct contact and interaction with the diverse populations of American Indians.
As the 450th anniversary of the founding of St. Augustine drew near, scholars from the Americas and Europe gathered on Mar 13-15, 2014, for the conference, “Franciscan Florida in Pan-Borderlands Perspective: Adaptation, Negotiation, and Resistance” at Flagler College in St. Augustine. The expressed intent of the gathering was, as David Hurst Thomas writes in the Introduction, to “address issues of acculturation, political and economic relations, religious conversions, and the nature of multiethnic relationships across the Spanish Borderlands.”
The result is a rich collection of essays from anthropologists, archaeologists, linguists, historians, and theologians. Diverse contributions of the Navajo, Hopi, and California tribal members in attendance was a reminder of the complexity of the thematic and an on-going challenge to continue research into new, and yet unexplored territories.
Timothy J. Johnson is the Craig and Audrey Thorn Distinguished Professor of Religion at Flagler College in Saint Augustine, Florida.
Jeffrey M. Burns is the Director of the Academy of American Franciscan History at the Franciscan School of Theology in Oceanside, California.
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Jets goalie Limburg gets taste of NAHL
Kam Limburg was singing the blues two weekends ago, but in a good way.
After all, getting a call-up to the Springfield Jr. Blues of the North American Hockey League is a feather in Limburg’s goalie helmet, but not only did the Metro Jets’ rookie get the call-up, he played the last 31:46 of the Jr. Blues game Jan. 18 against the Topeka RoadRunners, a 6-1 loss for Springfield.
Never the less, the experience Limburg went through in his week of practice with the Jr. Blues and his game action is something he can build on the rest of this season in Waterford.
“I went to Springfield’s main camp over the summer and did well and they have been checking in on me periodically throughout the season,” said Limburg, an 18-year-old product of Howell, Mich. “A couple days before I went there, one of the goalies was reported to be injured and they needed a goalie to fill in while he was out, so they decided to give me the call.”
On Jan. 18, Limburg came on in relief of stating netminder Stefanos Lekkas and stopped 15 of 19 shots.
“The players and staff were very welcoming to me when I arrived,” Limburg said. “I got in the locker room and most of the guys came up to me and introduced themselves and tried to include in as much as they could. When I got the nod on Saturday night, to be honest, I was a little nervous. Springfield had a pretty big crowd that night and as I was skating to the net I received a lot chirps from the Topeka bench. That being said, once I made the first save I felt very comfortable out there. I thought I ended up playing well for my first appearance.”
Immediately, Limburg noticed the big jump from the North American 3 Hockey League to the NAHL.
“I think the biggest change between the NA3 and the NA, as a goalie, was the speed,” Limburg said. “The players were faster, the passes were faster and crisper and the release on the shots was quicker. The Springfield coaches said that they like what they saw from me over the week I was there and that they think I am progressing well this season.”
In Waterford, Limburg has battled for playing time all season with veteran Trevor Kalinowski and fellow rookie Davide Mantovani and has posted a 5-9-0 record with a 3.56 goals-against average and a .881 save percentage.
“I think the experience I had in Springfield was great and I definitely gained some confidence from it,” said Limburg. “It helped me realize that I have more time on the ice than I previously thought. Trevor and Davide have been playing well lately, so I think it will continue to be good competition between the three of us in practice and when it comes to game time.”
And even as the Jets have had to shuffle their lineup lately with a number of NAHL call-ups, head coach Justin Quenneville calls that situation a good problem to have.
“I believe that there is a healthy balance to developing players, promoting them and winning hockey games,” Quenneville said. “I don’t buy when coaches use that as a crutch to say that they ‘lost’ a player. Our job as coaches is to challenge our players and develop them. When players are ready, they should be playing at a higher level because they deserve so and coaches should never hold them back, plain and simple.
“I think we’re a hard-working team that plays an in-your-face style. We want to give ourselves a chance to win every night and to do that, we have to be hard to play against and make good decisions with the puck. Naturally, as a coach, I’d love to have more skill, but we have players that are getting rewarded right now for their effort on and off the ice.”
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Neighborhood Allies continues to build bench strength and expand our expertise in Neighborhood Planning and Community Organizing: Welcome to the Team, Demi Kolke and Glenn Grayson Jr.!
May 3, 2019 9:26 am 2 Comments
Neighborhood Allies is honored to announce the addition of two new team members. Please join us in welcoming Demi Kolke, our new Senior Program Manager of Corridor Revitalization and Glenn Grayson, Jr., our new Senior Program Manager for Neighborhood Development!
After an extensive search involving an unparalleled talent pool, Demi and Glenn quickly rose to the top. Both equally impressive, they offer unique talent sets that strengthens our internal capacity to further execute on our Neighborhood Level Strategies.
Demi Kolke
Demi joins our team as the Senior Program Manager of Corridor Revitalization. In her role, Demi will work alongside community-based organizations and partners to implement strategies that enhance neighborhood business districts through small business support, marketing and events, create a long-term strategic approach to achieving equitable economic growth results in our neighborhoods of focus, assist communities in securing funding for neighborhood economic development initiatives, and more. Demi’s first major project will involve the implementation of our neighborhood level strategies on the ground in Homewood, focusing specifically on deploying resources and capital to the N. Homewood Avenue Business Corridor and supporting the N. Homewood Avenue Transformation Initiative. This work is supported by a recent two-year $500,000 grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation. Overall, Demi is charged with executing visible and impactful projects that revitalize businesses and commercial corridors in our target neighborhoods.
Prior to joining the Neighborhood Allies team, Demi served as the Senior Planner/Neighborhood Planner for the City of Pittsburgh’s Department of City Planning, as well as the Project Manager for the Homewood Comprehensive Community Plan. In this role, she facilitated connections between developers and neighborhood groups, ensuring that communities were involved in zoning and development matters, specifically on the East End of the City. Before her role at the City, Demi served as the Community Development Manager and Neighborhood Partnership Program (NPP) Manager for Operation Better Block, Inc., a non-profit based in Homewood. After developing and leading the effort to complete the first community-wide land use plan in decades, Demi wrote and then managed the $2.7 million grant for implementing the resident-driven cluster plan for Homewood with a focus on identifying, securing and coordinating development activities. She also co-authored a community development “how-to manual” that has created the foundation for OBB’s data-driven services.
Demi graduated with a B.S. in Psychology from North Dakota State University and a Master’s of Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh.
Glenn Grayson, Jr.
Glenn joins our team as Senior Program Manager for Neighborhood Development. In his role, he will support our efforts to advance policies and build strong community partnerships through a focused lens of equitable development, as well as support the planning, research analysis, data management, advocacy, organizing and evaluation efforts to advance the policy and program agenda of the All-In Pittsburgh Equitable Development Collaborative. His position also includes seeking solutions to accelerate and scale the efforts of community-based organizations and multi-sector collaborations to raise, leverage and absorb capital towards equitable neighborhood development initiatives, and more. Overall, Glenn’s role will support internal strategies around community participation and equitable development.
Prior to joining the Neighborhood Allies team, Glenn was the Lead Community Organizer for One Pennsylvania. Glenn brings over 10 years of community development and engagement experience to Neighborhood Allies, along with a personal passion and an unwavering commitment to improve the communities that we serve. He is also a civic leader in his community, where he serves as the community representative on the Lower Hill Executive Committee, the Board Chairman of the Jeron X. Grayson Foundation, a Community Advocate on the PWSA Low Income Assistance Advisory Committee, and a member of the US Water Alliance Water Equity Task Force. Last but not least, Glenn also served on Neighborhood Allies’ first iteration of the Grassroots Grantmaking Committee in 2015. Glenn’s deep roots within the Hill District, his credibility and connections to our neighborhoods and his positive perspective to problem solving will aid us mightily as we work to uplift our communities.
Glenn graduated with a B.S. in Business Administration and a Concentration in Marketing from Winston-Salem State University.
We are so excited to be adding the unique talents and skills of both Demi and Glenn to our team! Stay up to date with their work on our website and social media pages as they strive towards creating and maintaining healthy neighborhoods across Pittsburgh!
My name is Marlene Williams and I am a new Neighborhood Advocate for Uptown. This team sounds awesome. Is there a way for us to connect in the future for Community and Engagement, please let me know.
JoAnne Norris
Congratulations to both Glen and Demi ! I would love the opportunity to discuss a position with Neighborhood Allies. I am passionate about serving the community in any progressive capacity. A recent graduate of Carlow University, I earned a BA in Sociology, I know I would make an excellent contribution to your organization. Please allow me the opportunity to meet with you at your convenience. Thank-you in advance
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See also: [[Meridians]], [[Chakra's]], [[Qi Gong]], [[Traditional Chinese Medicine]], [[Kung Fu]], [[psi]]
See also: [[Meridians]], [[Chakra]], [[Qi Gong]], [[Traditional Chinese Medicine]], [[Kung Fu]], [[psi]]
Ki (気) is the Japanese (Romaji) version of Qi (or Ch'i); a term most oftenly used in our context to define the internal energy of man, animal, and nearly everything. From hereon, Ki also refers to Qi and Chi, since they are essentially the same, just different spellings of the same principle.
Although there are still some differences in the actual interpretation of what Ki actually is, practicioners have agreed on a few things. Since most traditional practicioners focus on it's use and application in the human body, this entry will relate to that point of view. Ki is the energy that flows inside everyone. A person's Ki was there when they were born, and it will be there when they die. Without Ki, it is said, there would be nothing; not even darkness.
The word Ki can be translated as "energy," but can also refer to air, flavor, senses, intuition, emotions, or willpower. In some modern usages, Ki is even used in an entirely physical sense to refer exclusively to the usage of leverage and body or joint positioning. Other uses blur the lines between Ki as a physical leverage or positioning and Ki as a metaphysical energy, allowing a synergy between the physical and the metaphysical energies being used.
We know that the concept originated from China, but there is very little known about the actual origins of the concept of Ki. One of the earliest and best documented references to Ki is in the well-known treatise on TCM, the Nèijing: Medical Canon of the Yellow Emperor - attributed to the Yellow Emperor Huang Di and written somewhere between 2700 and 2500 B.C. (although many historians do believe that the actual text was compiled much later). Ki itself, however, has been mentioned since the very first 'written' records of Chinese society, detailing breathing exercises.
In etymology; the (older) Kanji for Ki comes from a metaphor, namely 'steam rising from boiling water' - this in term referring to the transformation of boiling water; first it's completely still, but slowly a vapor arises from the water, only to eventually turn into a powerful force that bubbles from the water, to the top and into the atmosphere. The usage of the word Ki is quite widespread; a lot of things are indicated with Ki. "I have Ki for you", for instance, means that you really like the person. And of course, it is also a common term in martial arts; an example that is almost too easy would be Aikido, an art that relies heavily on the coordination and training of one's Ki.
See also: Meridians, Chakra, Qi Gong, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kung Fu, psi
The Way of Healing, Master Lam Kam Chuen, Gaia Books, London, 1999 (2nd print, 2002)
Aikido and the Dynamic Circle, A. Westbrook/O. Ratti, Charles E. Tuttle comp., Japan (47th print, 1998)
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Five veteran air personalities at NY1 are taking their employer to court. The suit filed this week in Manhattan federal court alleges the women, who range in age from 40 to 61, saw their careers marginalized since Charter Communications took over in 2006.
Roma Torre is a charter member of NY1 since its debut in 1992. The suit claims she lost four hours per day to a younger woman or man.
Kristen Shaughnessy (left) is at the cable news channel for 25 years, anchoring since 1995 but taken off the main rotation of shows. Typical she’s a fill-in for perennial morning show Pat Kiernan, or anchoring on the weekends. That is usually in reverse–getting experience to start out as a back-up or on weekends, but not with years in the business, let alone at the same station.
Vivian Lee is with NY1 since 2008. The former WNBC reporter claims she was dropped from an anchor position this year.
Jeanine Ramirez is at the station for 23 years as a reporter. However, after complaining about discrimination, the suit alleges she was yanked from morning show fill-in duty.
Amanda Farinacci, the Staten Island reporter.
The civil suit claims the talent collectively has logged more than 100 years at NY1.
A spokesperson for Charter says in a statement, “NY1 is a respectful and fair workplace and we’re committed to providing a work environment in which all our employees are valued and empowered.”
Kiernan touched on the lawsuit during his In the Papers segment, although he declined to the specific bombshell allegations.
What the face of NY1 did tell viewers was: “I want to be even-handed with this, so I’m not going to summarize their allegations, nor am I going to summarize the company’s response. I wanted you to be aware of the story so you can have a look at it yourself.”
This entry was posted in Legal, News, TV and tagged Amanda Farinacci, Jeanine Ramirez, Kristen Shaughnessy, NY1, Pat Kiernan, Roma Torre, Vivian Lee on June 20, 2019 by JerryBarmash.
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Why do outdoor businesses locate in Sheffield?
Businesses are lining up to support Sheffield’s growing reputation as The Outdoor City with the message: “It pays to be outdoors.”
In 2014 an independent study, carried out by the Sport Industry Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam University, found that outdoor recreation in Sheffield generates more than £53m in economic output a year.
There are more than 1500 full time equivalent (FTE) jobs created because of outdoor businesses in Sheffield and an additional 2647 outdoor volunteers in the city; equivalent to 700 extra FTE's.
Sheffield’s own Buffalo Systems is one of The Outdoor City’s original outdoor brands. Known throughout the world for inventing the innovating Pertex material (technology that draws moisture away from a person’s skin rather than trapping it underneath an external waterproof layer), they literally revolutionised the outdoor kit available in the marketplace today.
Set up in the 70’s by Mountaineer Hamish Hamilton, the business has maintained its original purpose of providing specialist clothing to outdoor types. Located, just off Abbeydale Road, a stone’s throw from the Peak District, they are a proud Sheffield company who cite the outdoor adventure on their doorsteps as the inspiration and motivation for their clothing and sleeping bag lines.
Joint owner Sue Mansell said: “As a team we are all inspired by the outdoors. Amongst us you’ll find keen mountain bikers, walkers, water-sport enthusiasts, cyclists, runners and mountaineers. We live and breathe the outdoor lifestyle and the products we design and manufacture here in Sheffield are based on an-in-depth understanding of what people, who, like us, take to the outdoors whatever the elements, need. I couldn’t think of a better UK city for a business like ours.”
Buffalo Systems design, manufacture and distribute to retailers from their base in Sheffield. Their specialist kit is sold through 60 independent retailers UK-wide as well as two larger chains; Cotswold and Scottish based Tiso.
Buffalo Systems employ 26 people in Sheffield, in a range of highly skilled technical, creative, manufacturing and sales roles. An authentic ‘Made in Sheffield’ brand, they have strong ties with Sheffield College and have made a commitment to keep the specialist skills they use within the business alive by working with apprentices in the city.
Sheffield launched as The Outdoor City at the European Outdoor Summit last year and this year published the final Outdoor Economic Strategy behind the brand. This is used to support and promote the people, places, businesses and events that help grow participation in outdoor activities for improved health and well-being, conserve Sheffield’s green open spaces, drive the outdoor economy and attract and retain talent and trade to the city.
Deputy Leader of Sheffield City Council and Cabinet Member for Business and Economy, Cllr Leigh Bramall said: “The outdoor industry in Sheffield generates £53million a year, and the sector provides employment for 1597 people. Buffalo Systems is a great example of an outdoor business that started in Sheffield and has been successful here because of our unique outdoor lifestyle. It is our proximity between big city life and outdoor adventure that enables Sheffield to attract the talented people that work in this sector and the consumers that drive demand for these products.”
Creative Sheffield, Sheffield City Council’s economic development arm, support and promote business growth within the city. Through Business Sheffield work with inward investors, indigenous start-ups, SME’s and the city’s biggest employers to help them re-locate, expand, reach new markets and create jobs. To learn more call 0800 043 5522
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Chatwin
August 14, 1996 | Articles |
An essay on The Anatomy of Restlessness, by Bruce Chatwin
Published in The Harvard Advocate, Fall 1996
FEW WRITERS HAVE CAPTURED READERS’ imaginations as consistently, and effortlessly, as Bruce Chatwin. From the time he first appeared with In Patagonia in 1977, to his final offering while alive, Utz, in 1988, everything Chatwin did, it seemed, was touched by the charmed hand of literary success. His first book, a lyrical and epical re-invention of the travel novel, was praised by critics and readers for its originality and beauty. His next, The Viceroy of Ouidah, an intended travel book turned novel, was unanimously hailed as “dazzling” and a “masterpiece.” Two books later, his magnum opus, The Songlines, achieved the improbable status of a literary bestseller. Equally improbably, two of his highly stylized and literary books were turned into full-scale movies.
Behind it all was the enigmatic and strikingly handsome man whose photo &emdash; always the same one, it seemed: with the piercing, knowing eyes, the tousled, fair hair, the lines on the forehead &emdash; adorned book jackets, promotional packages, and magazine articles. The photo tells the story of a life that is impossible to disentangle from the prose: Purposeful, erudite, aesthetically pleasing, enigmatic. In life, as in death, Chatwin has become one of those writers whose personas loom larger than their works. It is hard to read In Patagonia without imagining the youthful, clear-eyed Englishman who, much like the gangsters and outlaws he describes in the book, announced his departure from the world of men with only an abrupt telegram to his employers at The Sunday Times: “HAVE GONE TO PATAGONIA.” It is harder still to read The Songlines without picturing the “white nomad,” as Nicholas Murray calls him, whose lifelong quest is distilled in the notebook entries that make up the middle section of the book. Wherever the reader turns, it seems, there is first the man, and then, decipherable only as if seen through the palimpsest of Chatwin’s remarkable life, the text.
OR WAS IT THE OTHER WAY AROUND? Chatwin was a notoriously enigmatic figure, one who cultivated his public persona in his prose as assiduously as he did the refined prose itself. The result, at times, is a sense of vacancy. Where there should be a man, there is a character. Where there should be a life, there is a life-mission&emdash;intellectualized, theorized, written about. But who was Chatwin? Who was the man beneath the almost superhuman longings to escape the structures (strictures, as he saw them) of civilization, to undo that catastrophic mistake of humanity, settlement. Chatwin, it often seems, was little more than his writing. In a somewhat bitter article in Esquire, David Plante, an author and friend of Chatwin’s, writes that “Bruce almost seemed to lack a self at times, no matter how impressive he was, because he became a reflection of so many personalities.” Even his death, at the age of 48, was shrouded in legend-building mystery. Chatwin claimed that he had contracted a rare Chinese fungus of the bone-marrow, known only to have afflicted&emdash;and killed&emdash;ten Chinese and one killer-whale. The more popular explanation was AIDS; another rumor had his illness as malaria.
TAKEN TOGETHER, Chatwin’s books are like a distillation of his “various personalities” into one overarching Myth of Chatwin. The Myth says that Chatwin is impulsive and detached from the world of men. He awoke one morning, “half blind” from looking at too much art, and quit his job as the youngest-ever director at Sotheby’s; later, he “congratulat[ed] [him]self on [his] escape from the ‘mania of owning things.’” He saw a map of Patagonia and left, stopping only to cable news of his departure to this “country of black fogs and whirlwinds at the end of the habited earth.” This second story, in particular, has become central to the Myth of Chatwin. It tells of an ordinary man, living an ordinary life, whose eyes were finally opened to the folly of that all-too-human existence; once opened, there was no returning to the common life. Everything Chatwin did, even the way he died, had to be extraordinary, different.
As with most stories, there is a bit of truth, and a bit of embellishment, to the Myth of Chatwin. It appears that Chatwin did take off from the Times rather abruptly, but no one working there at the time can remember a telegram. He may have had few possessions, but his attitude to objects seems to have been less anti-materialist than highly selective. “Bruce was both mad and a snob about objects,” said his close friend, the painter Howard Hodgkin. While Chatwin embraced unpeopled and distant lands, he was a fixture on the London literary cocktail circuit. As the posthumous What Am I Doing Here suggests, Chatwin was not above a little name-dropping: The essay titles read something like a list of Chatwin’s famous acquaintances.
LIKE HIS MYTHICAL SELF, Chatwin’s books tread a fine line between fact and fiction. In Patagonia was resented by many of the people it portrayed for Chatwin’s distortions and exaggerations. At Chatwin’s insistence, The Songlines, a unique combination of anthropology, science, memoir, history, and travel novel, was marketed as fiction, but it too was accused of misrepresentation; one woman, incensed over her portrayal as a greedy art trader, considered suing. Even his overt works of fiction had some basis in reality. The Viceroy of Ouidah began as the biography of a slaver, but ended as a thoroughly fictionalized bit of historical imagination. Likewise, many residents of the Welsh border country in which On the Black Hill is set recognized themselves in the novel. Chatwin himself acknowledged that he had “always written very close to the line” between fact and fiction. He added that he didn’t know where that line was. In his introduction to What am I doing here, Chatwin has this to say about his stories: “The word ‘story’ is intended to alert the reader to the fact that, however closely the narrative may fit the facts, the fictional process has been at work.”
THE PHOTO IS BIGGER THAN EVER on Chatwin’s latest book, Anatomy of Restlessness. Like the photo, the title is meant to stand for Chatwin, so that image and quest replace the man. The book is clearly a marketing gimmick, a fact that belies the ascetic connotations of its title. The book is, to say the least, a disappointment. It is Chatwin’s second posthumous collection. By now, his publishers are scraping the bottom of the barrel to come up with “previously neglected or unpublished pieces,” as the editors put it in a foreword. They present Anatomy of Restlessness as “a ‘sourcebook’ of material offering invaluable insight into the author’s life and work.”
The seventeen pieces are divided into five sections. There are essays, stories, reviews, and art criticism. Many of the pieces are re-published from magazines or newspapers. Some of the anecdotes and encounters can be found, in a slightly different form, in the notebook entries of The Songlines. The stories are generally undeveloped, with the possible exception of the bizarre “The Estate of Maximilian Tod,” about the death&emdash;or rather murder, as the narrator reveals to us in a kitschy Roald Dahl-type ending&emdash;of a Harvard glaciologist.
Perhaps the only essay worthy of Chatwin is the first one, “I always wanted to go to Patagonia,” an autobiographical sketch republished from the New York Times Book Review. Over fifteen densely-packed episodes, Chatwin retraces “the making of a writer,” as the essay is subtitled. The essay also affords a rare insight into Chatwin’s middle-class English background, which he spent his life trying to escape in his travels.
CHATWIN WAS, OF COURSE, much more than a traveler. Above all, he was a writer. Sometimes he wrote about worlds he had seen; and sometimes, often with the same stroke of the pen, he wrote about the worlds he imagined. But real or imagined, one is tempted to say, all that counts is Chatwin’s writing; all his embellishments, his white lies, even his outright fabrications &emdash; all forgiven for the beauty of his prose.
And of beauty there is plenty. Chatwin’s clean, fastidious prose gives the impression of a world stripped of all surplus. Various words have been used to describe his writing, among them “economic”, “laconic”, “Camp”, “elliptical”, and “heartless.” This last one is presumably a reference to the detached, emotionless quality of his writing. It is true only if beauty fails to stir your heart.
Chatwin’s writing is so devoid of flourish that it seems at times to depict a different reality altogether. He had a miniaturist’s eye for the banal, for the small, seemingly irrelevant, detail that gets lost in the overall picture. Put together, these details add up to more than the overall picture which they comprise. The result is a most aestheticized and poeticized world. Chatwin’s stripped-down narratives contain more of life’s poignant beauty than does life itself. The opening pages of The Songlines show Chatwin’s remarkable ability to build mood and scene from detail:
In Alice Springs &emdash; a grid of scorching streets where men in long white socks were forever getting in and out of Land Cruisers &emdash; I met a Russian who was mapping the sacred sites of the aboriginals.
His name was Arkady Volchok. He was an Australian citizen. He was thirty-three years old.
His father, Ivan Volchok, was a Cossack from a village near Rostov-on-Don, who, in 1942, was arrested and sent with a trainload of other Ostarbeiter to work in a German factory. One night, somewhere in the Ukraine, he jumped from the cattle-car into a field of sunflowers. Soldiers in grey uniforms hunted him up and down the long lines of sunflowers, but he gave them the slip. Somewhere else, lost between the murdering armies, he met a girl from Kiev and married her. Together they drifted to a forgetful Adelaide suburb, where he rigged up a vodka still and fathered three sturdy sons.
The youngest of these was Arkady.
Nothing in Arkady’s temperament predisposed him to live in the hugger-mugger of Anglo-Saxon suburbia or take a conventional job. He had a flattish face and a gentle smile, and he moved through the bright Australian spaces with the ease of his footloose forbears.
His hair was thick and straight, the colour of straw. His lips had cracked in the heat. He did not have the draw-in lips of so many white Australians in the Outback; nor did he swallow his words. He rolled his r’s in a very Russian way. Only when you came up close did you realise how big his bones were.
He had married, he told me, and had a daughter of six. Yet, preferring solitude to domestic chaos, he no longer lived with his wife. He had few possessions apart from a harpsichord and a shelf of books.
Unfortunately, this latest collection has few samples of such prose; the sole exception is the first piece, and an occasional run in some of the stories. The first piece is also interesting because it confirms what any reader of Chatwin’s would have already suspected: that his writing is more in the lineage of his fellow-authors across the Atlantic than those at home. An aunt, he tells us, informed him that Americans wrote “better, cleaner English than the English themselves.” The first time he heard the name Ernest Hemingway was when the same aunt exclaimed: “What a wonderful word ‘arse’ is!” From such experiences, Chatwin writes, he developed a taste &emdash; and a flair &emdash; for “yankee plain style.”
SO ONE IS TEMPTED, for the sake of such style, to ask why a writer of Chatwin’s talent should be beholden to the world of facts at all. The answer, inconvenient as it may seem in the case of such a singular voice, is that even beautiful words can be placed in context, and even such genre-defying works as The Songlines can be placed in a tradition. Chatwin rejected the notion that he was a travel writer, refusing to be pigeonholed as one more Englishman abroad in the empire. He very consciously reworked the genre, exorcising such staples as the brave, noble European, the simple (often humorous) native, and the mandatory encounter with distant barbarism. He said he wrote On the Black Hill, in which the two main characters hardly venture out of their rooms, to counter those who called him a travel writer. But, On the Black Hill’s Welsh country setting notwithstanding, Chatwin was well aware that he was seen as the inheritor of a long tradition of British writing about the exotic other. In the public mind &emdash; and indeed in his own, for he counted these figures among his inspirations &emdash; Chatwin was the literary descendant of such authors as Joseph Conrad, Graham Greene, Malcolm Lowry, and Robert Byron.
And he must have been aware, too, of the political and social baggage carried by the tradition of which he had become the standard-bearer. British travel writing has been notoriously linked, by Edward Said in Orientalism among others, to the colonial project, and so too have many fictionalized travel works, such as Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. Chatwin would no doubt have bristled at the suggestion that his own problematic relationship to reality bore a parallel to those earlier, more egregious, rewritings of the world. According to Salman Rushdie, who traveled with him while he was researching The Songlines, Chatwin’s “politics could be, to put it politely, a little innocent.” At times, the innocence borders on an insensitivity that justifies the parallel. The Viceroy of Ouidah, which has been called Chatwin’s Heart of Darkness, is a macabre aestheticization of the slave trade in the African kingdom of Dahomey (now Benin). Likewise, Chatwin’s insistent romanticization of nomadic life, his repeated use of Buddhist, Hindu and Islamic proverbs to make his case for the wandering life &emdash; all these suggest a reason to read Chatwin’s fictions with caution. Beautiful, yes. But a troublesome beauty.
CHATWIN’S ONTOLOGICAL LIBERTIES COINCIDE with a more general breakdown of boundaries in the world. In a recent interview, Pico Iyer&emdash;himself a travel writer whose work treads a fine line between fiction and non-fiction&emdash;pointed out that the literary classification system is giving away at much the same time as national and cultural borders are disappearing. “Post-national” writing, he suggests, is notable for its “ventriloquism”: Writers who claim several&emdash;or no single&emdash;country as home, tend to speak in many voices at once. He points to authors such as Salman Rushdie, Caryl Phillips, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Bharati Mukherjee, whose works bear the unmistakable stamp of their creators’ rootlessness. The point, I think, is that writers who are not grounded in a single locality manage in their works to bring several cultural realities into dialogue. In the process, they form novel combinations; new realities, as it were, whose sums are greater than their parts.
In Chatwin’s case, the dialogue is less between several localities than between place and placelessness. There is a constant tension in his work between his middle-class English background (with all its connotations, literary and otherwise) and a rejection of that background. Unlike some other uprooted writers (V.S. Naipaul and T.S. Eliot, for instance), Chatwin seeks no replacement for the home he rejects; he appears to be on a single-minded quest for homelessness. When he goes to Australia, Chatwin brings with him his very British romanticization of life in the outback. But he also brings his nomadic appreciation for the “Walkabout.” And it is precisely this second perspective that allows him to formulate his stunning&emdash;and stunningly beautiful&emdash;hypothesis about the songlines: That all of Australia, perhaps even the world, can be seen as one interconnected map of songs; that the world, quite literally, was sung into existence by our ancestors.
THERE IS A PROFOUND SENSE IN WHICH CHATWIN’S dialogue between place and placelessness is writing from a deeper condition of today’s world. The shrinking planet is no mere cliché; nor are the emerging forms of hybrid culture that are neither of here, nor of there. Globalization calls into question virtually every foundation of the travel writing genre. Gone, now, is the dark interior into which the intrepid adventurer-writer ventures. Gone, too, are the long and difficult journeys that only the most fortified of men&emdash;always men&emdash;can endure. Airplanes fly over mountains, and satellites broadcast through storms. To get to Magadan, Siberia in this post-Cold War era, one has only to catch a flight from Anchorage, Alaska. To get to Ulan Bator, one needs only $1500 (and the stomach to brave Air China). Barring Antartica, those parts of the world that remain inaccessible&emdash;North Korea, Iraq, Tibet, East Berlin, until recently&emdash;are so not because of geography, but because of politics. “Lonely places,” as Iyer calls them in Falling off the Map, are far away only because they fence themselves off.
In such a world, the very notion of travel may become something of an anachronism. CNN and video conferences dispense with the need to actually “go there.” Global homogenization gradually effaces the charm of the exotic: Skyscrapers dot the skyline in Kuala Lumpur; Bangalore is famous for its software manufacturers. The primary role of travel writing, speaking across cultures, is now redundant. The west and the rest are so hopelessly entangled that they can hardly tell each other apart. Two summers ago, on the steps of an ancient fort in India, I came across a hookah-puffing beggar proudly displaying his picture on the cover of an Insight travel guide: the exotic packaged, then exported as a slick western product back to the exotic, where it is used by the exoticized to make money off western tourists. A touching encounter in The Songlines (repeated in one of the stories in the new book) appears increasingly unlikely in such a world of instant cultural exchanges. The encounter has a Moor asking Chatwin if India is a village. “No,” replies Chatwin. “It’s one of the greatest countries in the world.” “Tiens!” replies the Moor. “I always thought it was a village.”
CHATWIN IS SOMETIMES CREDITED with resurrecting the travel novel, and it is not difficult, given today’s hyper-post-everything world, to see why this would have been no mean task. Chatwin’s strategy was simple: He reinvented the genre. Of course others have done much the same, notably the Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuscinski, whose reportages of war and revolution resemble nothing so much as poetic evocations of the chaotic politics that now characterize&emdash;and divide&emdash;the world. But few modern-day travel writers have gained such widespread admiration (or readership) as Chatwin.
Ironically, given his abhorrence of things, Chatwin’s traveler goes from explorer to collector; from a brave mapper of alien customs and traditions, to an inspired gatherer of ordinary people’s stories. Since the world has been charted, what remains is detail, those quirks that maps don’t pick up. Inevitably, Chatwin does indulge in is fair share of cultural generalizations, but these seem almost an afterthought when set beside the tiny, precise, usually bizarre, traits that mark out single individuals. So deep does this tendency towards meticulous collection run that it permeates even to the structure of Chatwin’s two most famous travel books. In Patagonia is a collection of ninety-seven vignettes, some of which are only a paragraph long, and none of which extend over more than three pages. About half of The Songlines consists of Chatwin’s aphoristic diary entries. Though Chatwin would have been horrified to hear this, his travel writing is like aestheticized tourism: The collection of beautiful souvenirs.
ONE READS CHATWIN, AS DAVID RIEFF has so rightly observed, “with fascination, but finally with growing moral discomfort.” No reader in her right mind could doubt the sheer poetry of Chatwin’s project, but there is much to doubt in his vision of the world.
Chatwin’s world is a simple place indeed, where the good and the beautiful wander, and the bad and the ugly stay at home. Just as The Songlines is an attempt to set the nomadic life to song, so too does Chatwin’s entire project appear to be an aestheticization of the migratory impulse. In the notebook entries of The Songlines, travel is the cure for every affliction. “Solvitur ambulando,” he writes. “‘It is solved by walking.’”
This is a brutally reductionistic vision of the world. It reduces, for instance, “the whole of the Bible [to a] fantastic drama, a great dilemma [between] whether it is right to settle or whether it is right to move.” “God,” writes Chatwin, “is on the side of the Nomads.” Once the choice between staying at home or going on the road assumes biblical significance, it is, of course, easy to moralize. But such examples reveal the lack of subtlety that characterizes Chatwin’s theorizing, and they also reveal a tendency to read the world in his image. Chatwin saw his life’s mission as travel; so, it seems, did he see the driving force of humankind as the urge to migrate. The result, in the form of psycho-sociological explanations, is frankly embarrassing, as when he suggests, in the new book, that “there is a case for supposing that all the transcendental religions are stratagems for peoples whose lives were wrecked by settlement”; or when he reduces all of evolutionary biology to the nomadic impulse:
The argument [of a book he had long been planning to write, but never did], roughly, was as follows: In becoming human, man had acquired, together with his straight legs and striding walk, a migratory ‘drive’ or instinct to walk long distances through the seasons; that this ‘drive’ was inseparable from his central nervous system; and that, when warped in conditions of settlement, it found outlets in violence, greed, status-seeking or a mania for the new.
I USED TO THINK I ENVIED THE LIFE Chatwin had lived. On days when the world was heavy and difficult, I imagined a life free from the stifling demands of location. Familiarity breeds contempt; freedom is never to know, nor to be known by, place.
Now I know I only envied the life I thought he lived. Chatwin’s was not, as I supposed, an existence of perambulatory serenity, but, as it now seems to me, an all-too-common tale of unsatiated desire and escapism. One can perhaps accept that the “mania for things” is a less than ideal condition, but Chatwin’s own relentless urge to wander and collect is simply another version of the same drive for more more more. He argues that the art collection is a “desperate stratagem against a failure, a personal ritual to cure loneliness,” but acknowledges that travel&emdash;even his own travel&emdash;is a form of escapism. Everyone, in other words, needs a crutch. The desire for money, the urge to collect objects, the unceasing search for new places &emdash; all manifestations of the same disease. Nomadism may seem most poetic, but what matters is being good, not beautiful. Plenty of men and women live good lives in the world Chatwin so hated. For many of them, home represents the culmination of a life’s mission. The living room is where they feel most comfortable, happiest. And, indeed, why shouldn’t they?
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Singapore Memorial for Indian National Army (INA)
Subhash Chandra Bose, perhaps the most charismatic leader of India, was one of the leaders, who lead India during freedom struggle against the British. He had paid a brief visit to Singapore in July 1945 to lay the foundation stone of an unusual monument. This monument was to be a memorial dedicated to the unknown soldier of the Indian National Army, fighting the British in the jungles of Manipur, Assam and Burma.
Subhash Chandra Bose at foundation laying ceremony of the monument
While paying homage to the martyrs of the INA, Subhash Chandra Bose had said, “The future generations of Indians who will be born, not as slaves but as free men, because of your colossal sacrifice, will bless your names and proudly proclaim to the world that you, their forbears, fought and suffered reverses in the battle of Manipur, Assam and Burma. But through temporary failure you paved the way to ultimate success and glory.”
A sketch of the original memorial built in 1945
The idea of 'Indian National Army' was first mooted by an Indian Prisoner of war, Captain Mohan Singh, in 1942 with the aim of mobilizing Indians in Singapore to support India's independence struggle. The Japanese thought it to be a good idea as it would have enabled them to exploit the anti British sentiments of the Indian community in Singapore in their favour. Japanese started openly courting the Indian community with broadcast messages that Japanese invasion of Singapore was actually an act of liberation. However distrust developed soon between Indian community in Singapore and the Japanese and the movement was disbanded in 1943.
Subhash Chandra Bose however saw the importance of this movement and sought active cooperation of the Japanese, who also believed in the movement's potential to satisfy Japanese goals, and agreed. Subhash Chandra Bose was, though a eminent leader and a former president of the Indian national congress, a born revolutionary and with his fiery speeches, managed to get a large support for the Indian national Army. The army after training, started their advance towards India from Burma and had even reached Imphal town on Indian soil. They were however beaten back by the British soldiers afterwords. The INA later collapsed and Subhash Chandra Bose disappeared from the political scene mysteriously. The Singapore memorial was built before the collapse, in memory of the soldiers, who had died in fighting in northeast India. The monument was completed in a short span of days and had following Urdu words inscribed upon it, which were the motto of the INA: Unity (Etihaad), Faith (Etmad) and Sacrifice (Kurbani).
The destroyed memorial after British reoccupation of Singapore
However, when British took back Singapore within two months of the completion of the memorial and Japanese surrendered to the British forces on 15 august 1945. After British takeover of Singapore, Lord Mountbatten, Head of Southeast Asia Command, ordered the INA Memorial to be destroyed.,
Both faces of the heritage marker built by Singapore Government in 1995
Singapore Government, realizing the heritage importance of this INA memorial, have erected in 1995, a solemn and befitting commemorative plaque, at the site of the INA memorial located in the Esplanade Park, Singapore. This plaque stands at a very short distance from the British war memorial, which also honours the Indian soldiers, who died fighting on the British side along with the British soldiers.
British war memorial in Esplanade Park
This commemorative plaque describes history of INA on one side and has words 'Indian National Army' written boldly on the other side. Recently there were some objections from some persons regarding having this INA plaque in Esplanade park.. Singapore National heritage board has since clarified that
“ It is not a 'memorial' dedicated to the INA but a World War II marker erected by the National Heritage Board (NHB) in 1995 in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the end of the war. It is thus a historical marker denoting the site of the original INA memorial demolished by the British in 1945 on their return to Singapore, two months after it was erected. Although several million Indian troops fought World War II as part of the Allied forces, there was a small number in the form of the INA who saw it, at that point in time, as their mission to free India from colonial rule. The INA marker is one of 14 World War II markers that attempt to be brief but vital points of reference for Singaporeans, providing a holistic picture of the war and its impact on Singapore. Coupled with the NHB's other heritage trails and markers installed around the island, Singaporeans, especially the younger generations, can discover more about our nation's shared history and heritage.”
Whatever may be the clarifications of the NHB, for thousands of Indian visitors to this monument like me, the memorial nevertheless reminds us of the great contributions made by Subhash Chandra Bose and his Indian national Army towards Indian freedom struggle.
Labels: British war memorial, Esplanade park, INA monument in Singapore, Indian National Army, Japanese occupation, Singapore, Subhash Chandra Bose
SHASHIKANT B Y May 4, 2015 at 7:31 PM
Singapore Memorial for Indian National Army (INA), Worth reading again and to understand the backlash of 1945.
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Thomas September 25, 2016 at 1:23 PM
Good to see and read of Subash Chandra Bose and the INA and it's contribution for the freedom of India.
maganlal gadhia June 22, 2017 at 1:53 PM
May 2017, I was fortunate to visit the Memorial. Jai Hind...
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About Alfred Hubay
List of Episodes
Alfred Hubay's Met Memories
An Oral history of Over 20 Years at the Metropolitan Opera
Episode 50: 1961-1962
March 12, 2014 Alfred Hubay
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The 1961-1962 season was Alfred Hubay’s first season as House Manager for the Metropolitan Opera. Among the highlights of that season are the debut and brief Met career of Galina Vishnevskaya, the debuts of tenors George Shirley, Sandor Konya and John Alexander, Anna Moffo singing all three heroines in Les contes d’Hoffmann, the return of Ferruccio Tagliavini in L’elisir d’amore with Anna Moffo, the replacing of a replacement by the one he replaced during a performance of Die Walküre, the debut of Gerda Lammers as Elektra with Frances Yeend as Chrysothemis and a description of the position of House Manager. (Part 2 of 2).
(Recorded 6 April 2012)
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In 50 • 1961-62
01 • 1943-44 (1)
09 • 1946 -47 (1)
33• 1956-57 (1)
64 • Gala '66 (1)
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Williamson Sweeps AP, USBWA Player of the Year Awards
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Duke’s Zion Williamson swept a pair of national awards Friday, being named both Associated Press and United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) National Player of the Year.
The announcements were made at joint press conferences Friday evening at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, home to the 2019 Final Four, with Williamson and his family in attendance.
By claiming the AP Player of the Year in a landslide, garnering 59 of the 64 votes, Williamson becomes only the third freshman to receive the honor in its 58-year history. The others were Kentucky’s Anthony Davis in 2012 and Texas’ Kevin Durant in 2007.
Williamson is the seventh Duke player to receive the AP honor – the most in history – two more than UCLA. Ohio State has had four winners, while North Carolina and Virginia each have three. Previous winners from Duke were Art Heyman (1963), Christian Laettner (1992), Elton Brand (1999), Shane Battier (2001), Jason Williams (2002) and J.J. Redick (2006).
Taking home the Oscar Robertson Trophy as the USBWA Player of the Year, Williamson is the eighth Blue Devil to have his name etched on the trophy and first since Redick in 2006. The trophy’s namesake, “The Big O,” was on hand Friday, and will formally present Williamson the trophy on Monday, April 15 at the College Basketball Awards Dinner at the Missouri Athletic Club in St. Louis.
The 6-7 forward from Spartanburg, S.C., was the nation's only player to average at least 20 points and shoot at least 65 percent from the field this season. He was selected to the first team of the USBWA's All-America Team, and also won the USBWA's Wayman Tisdale Award as the National Freshman Player of the Year.
Public tickets for the dinner are on sale at collegebasketballawards.eventbrite.com. Tickets are $150 per person and include dinner, drinks and parking in the MAC garage. Sponsorship opportunities are available by contacting Jim Wilson at the MAC at 314-539-4488.
Williamson led Duke to the final AP No. 1 ranking, the program’s 21st ACC Championship and 22nd Elite Eight appearance. The Blue Devils finish 32-6, with Williamson and classmate RJ Barrett each leading the ACC at 22.6 points per game, becoming the first freshman teammates in NCAA history to each average 20 points in a season.
Williamson is a finalist for two National Player of the Year Awards still to be announced – the Citizen Naismith Trophy and the John R. Wooden Award. The Naismith Trophy winner is announced Sunday night in Minneapolis, and the Wooden is handed out next Friday in Los Angeles, where Barrett is also a finalist.
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Stories Page 2
Travelling Display
The Women in STEM initiative by Ingenium is driven to engage, advance and retain the interest of young women in the STEM fields. Women have always made important contributions to STEM fields throughout history, yet gender inequity persists, especially at the highest levels of academia and industry. Our mission is to contribute to international efforts to achieve gender equity in STEM by celebrating achievements and advocates, and shedding light on persistent, often implicit, gender biases. There are multiple structural and cultural barriers that contribute to this, the causes complex. We recognize this and have developed multiple long-term and sustainable strategies to engage young women in STEM.
This will be done through a multi-pronged approach designed to address the underrepresentation of women in STEM and to contribute to efforts to achieve gender equity in these four fields. The initiatives include a Fellowship opportunity in Gender, Science and Technology with the University of Ottawa, a travelling display that will relay more in-depth stories such as the ones featured in our posters, and specialised programming and events.
All of this is being developed with the support of an Advisory Council composed of individuals from across Canada and abroad who offer advice and insight on the proposed plans and components of the initiative and provides suggestions on possible partners and linkages with outside organizations and individuals.
This is a collaborative effort between the three Ingenium museums: Canada Agriculture and Food, Canada Aviation and Space, and Canada Science and Technology and our partners to support the engagement, advancement and furtherance of women in STEM.
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Investor George Soros shows his support for debt relief in Ukraine
November 5, 2016 Support for Ukraineadmin
There has been a recent uprising in Ukraine which has had undesirable effects in the country on nytimes.com. History was made some time back when citizens took on the streets. The citizens face the police with live ammunition but triumphed as their voices and pleas were heard. The protests show that the power of the people lie in the people themselves. It translates on the elements that impact one’s behavior. For the Ukrainian’s citizens, democracy is more important than an individual’s well-being. George Soros too highly seconds this. He believes that for any democracy to prevail, there should be unity in the nation and the European Union should join hands in supporting the unity. The EU however seems divided at the moment as it trying to put a line between creditor and debtor countries.
Mr. Soros has been passionate about the situation in Ukraine. He has written a couple of articles that explain the situation in Ukraine and tries to find its solutions. The division in the whole of Europe is a clever trick for Russia especially with the current negotiations involving Ukraine. According to Soros, the progress that Ukraine has gone to make a new nation could fall back if Europe doesn’t intervene. Ukraine definitely benefits Europe highly. A fall in Ukraine means a fall in the EU.
Read more: Save the New Ukraine
As a great supporter of change and the new Ukraine, Mr. George Soros has had decades of experience with other countries that face similar challenges. He is therefore proud to announce a strategy he calls the winning strategy. The strategy has circulated among international organizations and European authorities. In the strategy, George advocates that the sanctions imposed by the U.S. and the EU to Russia are just not enough.
George Soros pinpoints that the path to success for Ukraine is going to be on financial assistance provided by multiple international bodies. Such a financial assistance is going to bring in a better budgetary support for the country. He advocates for other incentives on people from various companies and private sectors that would like to invest in Ukraine. Apart from the massive social reforms, he states that large scale investment is going to attract several foreign investors to the Ukrainian economy.
The European Union has managed to provide to Ukraine financial aid. However, George Soros that claims that all the amount received by Ukraine is going towards expanding it economically and implementing new reforms that will make the country stronger. George Soros has had a full investment in this way and has proven to be worthwhile.
Mr. Soros has always been in favor of nations and creditors that offer debt relief and help to Ukraine. In his article for the New York Review Books, he states that the current Ukraine’s debt situation is likely to drag on such as the debt situation experienced in Latin American countries with the 1980s. The most recent debt situation is that of Greece. Mr. Soros is an investor himself and understands why bondholders may never opt for a debt relief for Ukraine. However, he asks that investors to be sympathetic towards the country’s current situation as opting for a default will result to a demise in the economy.
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New Ashcroft poll shows SNP would be third biggest party in England
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By Avril Folle, our Westminster Correspondent
A new poll by Lord Ashcroft has suggested that the Scottish Nationalist Party would become the third biggest party in England if they were to contest English constituencies.
The poll asked over one thousand voters in England how they would vote if each of the parties contesting the general election were standing in their own constituency, and included Sinn Fein, the Ulster Unionists and the SNP.
The Nationalists came third on 24%, after Labour on 28% and the Conservatives on 32%. UKIP were fourth on 9% and the Liberal Democrats trailed in sixth place on 3% behind the Greens on 4%.
Pulling the results through Electoral Calculus suggests that the SNP would pick up 57 seats if they stood candidates in England, making then the third largest party in that country. If polls in Scotland are correct, this could net the SNP over 100 seats in total, ensuring that they held the balance of power in the Westminster parliament.
A spokesperson for First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: "While this is very flattering and shows the appetite for our progressive policies in England, we have no plans to contest English seats. We prefer to build a progressive alliance with like-minded parties and individuals from across the United Kingdom."
We asked Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy if he thought the SNP should be fielding candidates in English seats, and he replied: "Everyone knows that it's the largest party that gets to form the government. That's what has happened in every UK General Election since 1924, after all.
"Let me explain by analogy. Last year, for 100 days in a row, I had Irn-Bru for breakfast every morning – except for one day when I had eggs. Everyone knows that means I must continue to have Irn-Bru for breakfast every day for the rest of my life, even after it leads to diabetes."
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When Galaxies Collide!
Close Call with Near Earth Asteroid
January 7, 2002 -- Here's a bit of earth-shaking news for those of you who assume that NASA and the world's astronomers are able to alert us well in advance of an asteroid collision...
Near-Earth asteroid 2001 YB5 raced past Earth today only two times farther away than the Moon. This asteroid is roughly 300 meters across and, according to a BBC World News reporter, could have taken out the entire U.K. if it had impacted there. This object wasn't even discovered until December 27th by the Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking survey!
Asteroid 2001 YB5 orbits the sun at a frequency of approximately 1,000 days.
More Meteorites Found in Michigan's Great Fires Region
In 1895 a forty-four pound meteorite was found in Reed City, Michigan by farmer Ernest Ruppert. --From "Mystic Michigan" by Mark Jager 1996.
Reed City is located in Osceola county and is on a direct line between the Great Lakes Great Fires Meteorite and Peshtigo, Wisconsin. Obviously this rather large meteorite was part of the cluster which touched off the 1871 & 1881 fires.
Decades later, residents of Rose City, Michigan witnessed meteorites falling near their town accompanied by explosions. Two objects were recovered during this 1921 event, one weighing 13 pounds & the other 7 pounds. Since Rose City is so close to the pattern described in this site, it is probable that these meteorites were still part of the cluster of orbiting meteorites resulting from the Biela collision.
Gigantic Terrestrial Impact Craters in Michigan
At the bottom of Lake Huron lies a meteor crater 30 miles in diameter and between a mile and a half to one mile deep. Discovered by Canadian scientists during a geological survey, this is the largest crater ever found in the United States.
A second crater measuring five miles in diameter is buried south of Calvin Center, Michigan. Covered over with forests & farms, this crater lies a few hundred feet beneath the surface.
Updates on Lake Huron Impact Crater!
Deadly Asteroid Cloud Expected Around 2003
According to a 1997 article in Shock Media, the S.E.T.I. team is tracking a massive cloud of asteroids which is headed directly into our solar system. The team's John Hawkins expects the first debris to become visible to the naked eye around 2003 -- with impact of the first stellar bodies shortly after that. "... The shocking element of this cloud is that within its center, there are chunks the size of moon's." He adds, "The cloud is moving incredibly fast, much faster that we first anticipated, when we first made this horrible discovery..."
Editor: In response to your requests for more information on this, we contact the editors of Shock Media. They have been unable to obtain any further comments or data about this subject.
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Original Walt Disney Production Drawing Featuring Snow White
Studio: Disney
Medium: Production Drawing
Film: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Characters: Snow White
Edition: One of a kind
Unframed Size: 12" x 10"
Original Walt Disney production drawing from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs featuring Snow White.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the first full-length animated feature in motion picture history. It was also the first animated film produced in full color and the first Walt Disney Animated Classic. Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is based on the German fairy tale "Snow White" by the Grimm Brothers.
This beautiful animated film is an icon in the industry and an American classic. Walt Disney auditioned dozens of actresses for the voice of Snow White before picking the young singer Adriana Caselotti for the role. For other roles he chose well-known radio and screen personalities including Lucille LaVerne as the Evil Queen and Billy Gilbert and Pinto Colvig (who also voiced Goofy) as dwarfs.
Snow White's classic artistry, bright colors, loveable characters, and enchanting songs were an immediate hit with audiences; the film grossed $8.5 million worldwide during its first release. The appeal of Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs remains over 75 years later: in 2008 American Film Institute named it the greatest animation film of all time.
Animation art, production cels, and production drawings from Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs are important works of art and rare pieces of animation film making history.
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From the Archives: Jean Fautrier Paints a Picture, in 1955
By The Editors of ARTnews Posted 03/30/18 1:05 pm
Jean Fautrier, photographed by André Ostier in 1954.
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With a Jean Fautrier retrospective currently on view at the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, we turn back to ARTnews’s December 1955 issue, which featured a profile of the French painter. Part of the magazine’s “Paints a Picture” series, this entry, written by the French critic Michel Tapié de Céleyran, traces Fautrier’s production process, which notably subverted the notion that painters created original works. (Fautrier, a leading figure in the Tachisme movement, often created what he called “multiple originals.”) Tapié’s essay follows below. —Alex Greenberger
“Fautrier Paints a Picture”
By Michel Tapié de Céleyran
Fautrier is particularly cognizant of the unfolding cycle in the evolution of a painting. He graduated at a very early age for the Royal Academy in London, trained in all possible varieties of trompe l’oeil without having been taken in by them. From 1926 to 1931, he went through a prolonged phase during which he explored the most profoundly tragic expressionis possible in the medium of paint. These pictorial means he always kept under control, never allowing them to handicap the explosive intensity of his content. He was able to express himself through traditional still-life themes: flowers, objects, animals ready for cooking and other familiar subjects which became in his hands strange vehicles for imagination. It was during this period that he encountered André Malraux, who persuaded him to work on illustrations for the work of Dante. Of these only the first lithographic stones exist—large, informal color masses that showed, thirty years ago, a distinctly new approach. After a long interval of complete, self-imposed withdrawal, he reappeared with the documentary evidence of inhumanity in his Hostages of a complex war. This is a series of remarkable paintings, in which the sense of tragedy lies at the limits of the infinitely subtle, elaborated with a clarity born of long experimentation with the possibilities of vision. The public, which with the exception of a few passionate devotees was in 1945 still quite unprepared, proved so unreceptive that from that time on until 1953 Fautrier painted nothing else new. During this interval, however, he concentrated first upon the unusual “replicas” and then on the disconcerting “multiple originals,” intended for an age in which ideas evolve faster than do human powers of human perception. But I shall return later to these two series; for with them Fautrier has proposed an art of the future.
Knowledgable of illusionary effects, of magic tricks of the paint medium, of the limits of their powers and the effectiveness of their subtlety; knowledge of the thousand different combinations in which such effects can be arranged—either in the work of other artists or in the course of his own researches while producing his “multiple originals”—such is the technical equipment at Fautrier’s disposal. If one considers the little painting reproduced here, whose subject is Fruit, the motif of some thirty works of his present period—he made approximately the same number of versions of Hostages or Women, the themes which preoccupied him around 1945—it too might excite almost the same comment as one of his “multiple originals.” No matter how subtle, how disconcerting may be the overtones of these works, in which the mysterious and the rational exist side by side, with Fautrier we are always in the domain of method pushed with cold calculation almost to the absurd—using that term with all due respect, for it is one which surely admits of no mediocrity.
He has elected to use technical procedures which are outwardly the most difficult: he manipulates the ineffable without anarchy, and by the intensity of his content makes it the bearer of a message which is quite at the opposite pole of all the customary methods of academic “blot-painting.”
Jean Fautrier, Les trois têtes (The Three Heads), 1954, oil on masking paper on canvas.
©2017 ADAGP, PARIS/COURTESY GALERIE APPLICAT-PRAZAN, PARIS/PRIVATE COLLECTION
Fautrier begins by preparing the canvas itself in this way: Very carefully he glues together several thicknesses of pure rag paper; by the time the work has been completed, these have become as completely incorporated with the painting material as the fossil is with the rock that enshrouds it. Extremely thick white pigment is applied forcefully with a knife. The oil is absorbed by the rag paper leaving the pigment in very thick high relief. I once saw Fautrier destroy several works which he had decided not to put into circulation after all (he remarked with a certain cynicism, “I have already done too many like that”); and I know how much strength he had to exert in order to tear up those glued surfaces turned almost as hard as stone.
Now with a light glaze of oil and turpentine he draws for the first time the stroke which delineates his motif: hostage, transcendent human figure or, as in this case, some fruit defined with unusually generalized vision, something like that which certain modern logisticians have taught us to explore for the wonderful enrichment of the realm of perception.
This initial indication of Fautrier’s disappears at once, however, under another thick impasto of white applied with various implements such as knives, trowels or spoons. Yet it remains there, and will never cease to direct the work and the artist who elaborates it. When the thick surface, violently agitated at will, is to his liking, he quickly seizes a spatula or a thing brush, as the case may be, in order to draw his subject over again. He does this not as one might deal in the abstract with a fully developed concept, but in the closest tangible relation with an object which the magic of creation has brought into being and imposed above all others. This in turn disappears once again—perhaps many times—in the course of the artist’s manipulations: onto the surface of the thick white bed he drops, from some height, chalky pastel dust in rose or pale blue, or in darker shades spaced farther apart. Sometimes he even superimposes other strokes drawn in the extremely thinned-out glazes. These signs do not necessarily coincide with the one incised in the impasto, but are introduced with a richness of opposing forces that has more in common with building procedures than it has with the contrapuntal relationships of a somewhat outmoded classical norm. The interplay in the passage from one surface to another becomes increasingly complex as Fautrier applies additional layers of pigment—always taking into account the imperatives of the initial guiding stroke, as essential in the depths as for the realization of the object, which in the last analysis will suggest no more to us than a pictorial achievement.
The success of these procedures can be multiplied as often as desired through this system of “multiple originals,” as Fautrier likes to explain. Fautrier is so skilled in carrying out his procedures each time in exactly the same way that, for the photographs here reproduced, he first preferred to complete his work without recorded evidence. Then, having decided that this interpretation of fruit was completely successful, he went through each of the successive phases for the photographer separately and in reverse! This is a somewhat astounding feat in an era when pragmatic anarchy has led to a new order at the opposite pole from any procedure that is susceptible of precise definition.
Jean Fautrier, L’encrier (de Jean Paulhan) [The Inkwell (of Jean Paulhan)], 1948, oil on masking paper on canvas.
©2017 ADAGP, PARIS/ERIC EMO/PARISIENNE DE PHOTOGRAPHIE/MUSÉE D’ART MODERNE DE LA VILLE DE PARIS, GIFT OF RENÉ DE MONTAIGU, 1990
But for me this is the lesson of Fautrier. His works reflect a technique which outwardly appears to be as strongly motivated by chance as those of the majority of pioneers of that “other” art, whose tenet is to live passionately. But this extreme freedom is closely linked to a knowledge of the craft of painting carried out as meticulously as if it were one of the traditional techniques which had long been matured and practiced, brought to maturity and put into practice. Faturier is, historically speaking, the first European to have embarked on another kind of artistic venture. He has not only mastered a technique which is fraught with perils but well suited to the expression of the ineffable (the very essence of the present goals of painting). But by painting into circulation what he has called “multiple originals,” he has also stated and resolved a problem essential for the genesis of the work of art.
I have already spoken of the “replicas.” About 1946, Fautrier realized with a certain bitterness how few laymen grasped the essence of his art and decided to paint no more. But with his knowledge of techniques—not alone those of both traditional and modern painting, but also of the mechanical and craftsmanlike possibilities of typographic, photographic and lithographic imposition, and an awareness of the opportunities afforded by switching the order of their successive operations—he organized the mass production of reproductions of works of art, with unusual accuracy. The works were rendered as if they were real objects, reproduced on canvases stretched upon frames, with all the textures, thicknesses and variations that exist between the mat and the varnished surface. Artists themselves were so deceived that they did not know whether they were confronted with the work of their own hands, or a replica.
One day, Fautrier amused himself by reproducing one of his own works, probably as a joke, so that his friends would be unable to say which was the original and which was the “replica.” But it is a dangerous game, a joke that raises the whole question of what constitutes a work of art and the notion of other possibilities compatible with it. It may offer such a wealth of possibilities that launching it upon an uninformed public might upset the work applecart (and, first of all, that sentiment quite extrinsic to art itself which has to do with ownership). Or it might set off a general reaction of revulsion on the part of artists and collectors alike—both feeling frustrated, or in any event threatened, in their general habits.
Fautrier takes this point of view: Why confine oneself simply to the act of making a replica of a painting when, with full knowledge of technical processes and possibilities afforded by combining them, it would be possible to work out a group of operations which when brought together yield a new work, the authentic outcome of all this conceptual series? Such a work would be created with as much freedom and immediacy as a unique original would be, but with the added advantage that as many duplicates could be put into circulation as one might desire (thus obviously overthrowing both the usual practices of the art market while fantastically enlarging the number of potential collectors). And what possibilities for experimentation would be offered the artists! On a canvas, if the background or the prime coat of paint has turned out successfully, how carefully one must proceed with each step thereafter, in order to preserve intact this initial success! But with the multiple original, there are no such limitations. If a stroke requires improvement, or a certain thickness presents an obstacle, no matter: one has at one’s disposal the same perfect first ground, as often as one may wish; and so on for the next step.
Ordinarily, both art lovers and artists should have been satisfied; paradoxically, they have up to now generally manifested mistrust and hostility. It is true that it took several decades before the important contribution of Dada, for instance, was recognized, and for a long time it was regarded as inconsequential.
So Fautrier goes his way, the pioneer of an art oriented toward the future. But for André Malraux, he is the great painter of our day; and according to Jean Paulhan, he has initiated “the painting of the obscure and the irrational.” It is amazing that with such power the artist elaborated from start to finish a most rigorous method.
Confronted with the work of this noted recluse, I offer two key-phrases to be pondered. The first is a saying of Paul Gauguin: “One must not seek what encompasses one’s eyes, but what lies at the mysterious center of thought.” The other, a very recent one, is a statement of the philosopher Stéphane Lupasco: “He who controls Contradiction controls the World.” The contradictory magic of Fautrier’s message has an invocational force carried to a power which only the spirt can attain.
Translation by Helen M. Franc.
From the Archives: A Look at Chicago's Budding Art Scene, in 1955, by Museum Pioneer Peter Selz
From the Archives: Bridget Riley on Perception and Op Art, in 1965
From the Archives: A Personal Remembrance of Picasso, in 1942
'Everything She Takes Becomes Hers': A Look Back at Faith Ringgold's 'Compelling, Singular Vision'
Recent Retrospectives
Then and Now: Lee Krasner's Land of Her Own Invention
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Jerwin Ancajas breaks down and stops Jamie Conlan
It's hard to deny that the Super Flyweight division is one of, if not the, best division in the sport right now, with 4 really good world champions. Today one of those was in action, with the IBF champion Jerwin Ancajas (28-1-1, 19) travelling to Belfast to face off with the gutsy and brave Jamie Conlan (19-1, 11).
The Filipino world champion was successful as he made his 3rd defense of the title, and did so in impressive fashion, whilst fighting well within himself to defeat the Irishman.
The opening round was mostly quiet, though Conlan was dropped from what appeared to be a delayed reaction to a temple shot, despite the commentary claiming it was an leg injury to Conlan. The shot came whilst Conlan was trying to box with Ancajas, which seemed the wrong tactic, and was one that seemed to frustrate Ancajas more than come close to really testing him.
In round 2 things went from bad to worse for Conlan, who was badly cut over the left eye. For Conlan to be cut was no surprise, but it really was a bad cut and seemed to spur Ancajas to up his pressure, becoming more methodical as he began to break down Conlan. The Irish man's toughness was really being tested, and in round 3 a body shot saw real cracks began as he winced and backed up, opening the door to an assault from Ancajas that sent Conlan down again.
Conlan was really struggling, and looking beaten up, as we entered round 4, though he showed the fighting spirit that has made him such a fan favourite as he looked to fight back. Sadly the more he threw the more opening Ancajas began to find, and a huge assault from Ancajas left us wondering how the challenger was still in their fighting. Despite the attempt to fight he was dropped again at the very end of the round, and took what seemed like a long count as the bell rang.
Ancajas looked like he had hurt Conlan again but was called for a low blow in round 5, and then another attack later in the round sent the challenger down, but a legitimate looking body shot was again called low, resulting in a 1-point deduction for Ancajas. At the time it seemed like the referee was trying to help Conlan, with neither shot looking like much of a low blow but more boderline shots. It was however not helping the challenger, and instead extended his punishment, which continued in to round 6.
Thankfully the punishment was finally stopped when Conlan his the canvas early into round 6. The shot that sent him down looked like a shot just behind the ear, a borderline illegal shot, but it was clear that the referee had finally seen enough and had willingly saved the Irishman from his own toughness and bravery.
For Conlan the loss will sting, but it was clear that he wasn't in the same league as Ancajas, who never looked like he was out of third gear. The loss will harm his stock a little bit, but the reality is that he's so fan friendly that he will always be popular,and a bout against Rex Tso is about as good as the sport can give us. As for Ancajas his name has been linked to that of WBO champion Naoya Inoue, and recent reports from Japan suggest that Inoue Vs Ancajas could take place in February on “Superfly 2”, in what would be an amazing match up and help continue to build interest and attention for the division.
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Museum will celebrate Día de los Muertos (Hispanic Day of the Dead), Nov. 1
JONESBORO – Arkansas State University Museum will hold its annual celebration of Día de los Muertos, the Hispanic Day of the Dead, on Friday, Nov. 1, from 5–7 p.m. ASU Museum is located at 320 University Loop.
Día de los Muertos, which is free and open to the public, will be held in the Museum’s atrium and main gallery. Visitors in costume will receive 10 percent off purchases in the ASU Museum Gift Shop.
Family friendly activities will include face painting, assembling skeleton floor puzzles, making paper flowers and sombreros , trick-or-treating through the Museum's Old Town Arkansas, and playing a fun (not scary!) skeleton game.
A live shadow-puppet performance featuring “The Dead Family Diaz,” written by P. J. Bracegirdle, will begin at 6 p.m.
Guests of all ages will enjoy traditional Día de los Muertos decorations, refreshments and live music. Members of the Hispanic community will build an altar in the Museum to commemorate deceased ancestors with traditional flowers, candles, and treats.
Refreshments will be traditional Día de los Muertos fare, including pan de muerto (bread of the dead), horchata (a delicious rice milk beverage), mango punch, and hibiscus tea, as well as bite-sized tamales from Hispanic Community Services, Inc. of Jonesboro (http://www.jhcsi.org/).
Strolling troubadour Ricardo Puello will perform Mexican and Latin-American favorites on guitar.
In conjunction with the Día de los Muertos celebration, ASU Museum will host “El Caballo: The Horse in Mexican Folk Art.” This exhibit opens Wednesday, Oct. 23, and will remain on view until Nov. 27. Each work in the exhibition focuses on the horse and related subjects, which have long attracted the attention of Mexican folk artists.
“El Caballo” is generously funded by ExhibitsUSA and Mid-America Arts Alliance.
The public is invited to join the ASU Museum staff and visitors from varied backgrounds for an evening of fun and festivities, according to Jill Kary, curator of education. For more details interested individuals may contact Kary, jkary@astate.edu or (870) 972-2074.
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Over the past decades, John W. Brister has tried many dozens cases involving traumatic personal injuries caused by the use of unreasonably dangerous industrial equipment and machinery, consumer products and household appliances. Many of these cases have been prosecuted on appeal, are frequently cited by other lawyers and courts, and have become leading legal precedent in Massachusetts products liability law. Such cases include Marques v. Bellofram Corporation, 28 Mass. App. Ct. 277, 550 N.E.2d 145 (1990); Barbosa v. Hopper Feed, Inc., 404 Mass. 610, 537 N.E.2d 99 (1989); Colter v. Barber-Greene Company, 403 Mass. 50, 25 N.E.2d 1305 (1988); Dayton v. Peck, Stow and Wilcox Co. (PEXTO), 739 F.2d 690 (1st Cir. 1984). The firm has also litigated products liability cases involving toxic substances at the trial level and on appeal.
In addition, the firm has represented persons harmed either by defective and dangerous conditions on premises or by a defendant's failure to assure that adequate security precautions were undertaken on its property. Reported cases include: Bateman v. Consolidated Rail Corp., 45 Mass. App. Ct. 916, 698 N.E.2d 1277 (1998) (assault by attendant); Foley v. Boston Housing Authority, 407 Mass. 640, 555 N.E.2d 234 (1990), (negligent security precautions and failure to warn claims) Gage v. Westfield, 26 Mass. App. Ct. 681, 532 N.E.2d 62 (1988), (wrongful deaths arising out of collision with train) and Doherty v. Town of Belmont, 396 Mass. 271, 485 N.E.2d 183 (1985) (recovery for personal injuries under the Massachusetts Tort Claims Act).
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Tag: R&B
John Oates – BCI #12
John Oates in BCI #12 coming down the cyber pike soon at bluescenters.com
Author Ric StewartPosted on 08/01/2018 04/18/2019 Tags Arkansas, Blues, Folk, Hall and Oates, I Can't Go for That, R&B, Rhythm Guitar, soul, The Blues Center
Deacon John and the Ivories
Lady Marmalade by Deacon John and the Ivories
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Author Ric StewartPosted on 06/11/2018 08/08/2018 Tags Allen Toussaint, Deacon John, Ivories, Lady Marmalade, New Orleans, R&B, SeaSaint
Walter “Wolfman” Washington: Blues from New Orleans
Ahead of his India debut, the American bluesman looks back on his eventful career.
Walter “Wolfman” Washington is a musician of unparalleled versatility. The American blues vocalist-guitarist’s roots might be in the blues—he’s been performing it for over half a century—but in the past three decades, he has also whipped up some wholesome funk and R&B. It can be heard best on his 1997 record, Blue Moon Risin’.
It is but only natural for Washington to glide between different styles of music effortlessly—he grew up in New Orleans within a family that breathed music. “It was all around me. My whole family was involved in music, including two of my uncles, [the veteran guitarists] Guitar Slim [Eddie Jones] and Lightnin’ Slim [Otis Verries Hicks].”
Next month, Washington will perform for the first time in India, at the Mahindra Blues Festival. “We want to share some of our special brand of New Orleans music with the people,” says the 74-year-old, who started his career as a teenager, playing with pop and R&B singer Lee Dorsey’s group.
Read the full story at: http://rollingstoneindia.com/walter-wolfman-washington-blues-from-new-orleans/
Author Ric StewartPosted on 03/02/2018 Tags Blue Moon Risin, Blues, Blues from New Orleans, Mahindra Blues Festival, New Orleans Music, R&B, Steal Away, The Roadmasters, Walter "Wolfman" Washington
Today marks the launch of The Blues Center on Instagram
Follow and share! @thebluescenter
https://www.instagram.com/thebluescenter/
Author Ric StewartPosted on 01/30/2018 03/02/2018 Tags Blues, Follow, Instagram, New Orleans, New Orleans Music, R&B, Share, The Blues Center
The Eddie Hinton Story – Will a troubled Southern R&B genius finally get his due?
He should have been a superstar along the lines of Eric Clapton. Or John Mayer. Someone like that. As gifted as he was as a soul singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer, Hinton should have been rich and famous instead of a tragic cult hero who died broke and broken, known mostly only to hardcore Southern R&B obsessives, a man whose best recordings aren’t even in print right now.
But that’s how the hand of fate works sometimes.
After moving to Muscle Shoals, Hinton played guitar on Staple Singers, Boz Scaggs, Waylon Jennings, Mavis Staples, Toots Hibbert and Jimmy Cliff records. His playing is featured prominently on the Aretha Franklin LP “This Girl’s in Love with You.” And “3614 Jackson Highway,” the underrated covers album Cher made at Muscle Shoals Sound, bearing that Sheffield studio’s now famous address.
Read the full story at: http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2018/01/eddie_hinton.html
Author Ric StewartPosted on 12/24/2017 03/02/2018 Tags Alabama Music Hall of Fame, Allman Brothers, Aretha Franklin, Duane Allman, Eddie Hinton, Elvis Presley, Otis Redding, R&B, Ray Charles, Southern R&B
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22 Jun 2006, Comments Off on “Anything that’s over 60 kilos I don’t talk to”
“Anything that’s over 60 kilos I don’t talk to”
The Girlchild is fourteen and in year 9. She’s just taken part in the new Bodythink program, which
is a collaboration between the State Government, the Butterfly Foundation — which supports sufferers of eating disorders — and beauty brand Dove.
(Ironic, much?! The Girlchild was onto that immediately.)
The scheme comes after the Government’s parliamentary inquiry last year into body image recommended the development of a national media code of conduct.
…Footscray City College students, among the first to take part in BodyThink, said it was a good way to build confidence. “People think there’s only one shape — that’s too skinny,” year 9 student Kristie Westlow said.
I don’t object to these programs, although sponsorship by cosmetics companies doesn’t do much for their credibility. It’s all good that they address the media and “support sufferers”. But I think there’s too much of a push for those who might be on the receiving end of toxic messages about body image. And although the media play a big part in the problem, there’s something missing. To quote a woman with an eating disorder:
“It was a time of huge change and transition, from school to university,” she said.
“This was compounded by a ranking system that the older guys had at the college where they rated the younger females in the top 10. I was never on the top 10 and at that stage it had a profound impact on the way that I saw myself.”
And of course we were treated recently to the opinions of Letterio Silvestri, drink spiker, sexual opportunist and waste of space extraordinaire:
Letterio Silvestri thought Dianne Brimble had “f—ed up his holiday” by dying in his cabin. He was a man of pride who did not talk to “anything that’s over 60 kilos”.
I don’t think we can blame Vogue magazine for that one.
How incredibly depressing. Of course I’ve crossed swords with MRAs/RWDBs galore, but I don’t talk much to the peaked-cap-and-commodore set, except in a professional setting, where they keep their pussy-hatred in check. I suppose we have the example of various footballers over the years, so my surprise was misplaced. How many men and boys out there are still being taught to think that way (the men in both examples are younger than I am)? Do people who run programs like Bodythink care? It seems to me they’re concerned with “treating” the “victims” rather than attacking the problem at its source. As Twisty would say, they need to do a bit of patriarchy blamin’.
Let’s take some of the focus from how women and girls respond to the female-body-hatred in our society, and pay some attention to the boys. Who is teaching them attitudes like these? Why do they still think it’s normal to abuse women and girls to the point where they need psychiatric treatment? Fixing the problem of anorexia and other eating disorders in our society isn’t just the responsibility of schoolgirls. Let’s put some of the responsibility on the men.
(Illustration from Art Frahm, whose “art” explored the mysterious effect of celery on underpant elastic – as elucidated by James Lileks.)
Gender, feminism,public nuisances
city college students, footscray city college, girlchild, support sufferers, transition from school, vogue magazine
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旅美科技协会北卡分会讲座：Leadership and Team Building for Entrepreneurs
讲座人: Micheal Chen, Founder & President of New Mind Education
讲座人简介：
Michael Chen is the Founder and Managing Director of New Mind Education, which has the mission to inspire and cultivate global talent. Through carefully tailored curriculum and programs, New Mind enables international students to make smooth and complete transition into the new academic environments, and become engaged learners and global citizens. New Mind is the official partner of multiple leading NC universities, such as North Carolina State University, UNC Chapel Hill, Meredith College, and University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Previously, Chen was Chief Operating Officer at Lulu.com, the world leading online publishing platform. Prior to joining Lulu, Chen was VP of Global Market Development, and VP of Corporate Marketing at Red Hat, where he led the corporate brand, global communications, customer experience management, online strategy and community affairs. Additionally, he was previously the General Manager of Red Hat Greater China, and a key member of Red Hat's Asia-Pacific management team where he contributed significantly to Red Hat's global marketing and sales strategy.
Chen holds an MBA from The University at North Carolina, a Masters degree in Computer Networking Engineering from North Carolina State University, and a Bachelors degree from Nanjing University. He also participated Think Tank for Global Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education.
In the community, Chen serves as a Strategic Advisory Board Member for the Computer Science Department at NC State University. He also served at the Governor’s China Advisory Board of the state of North Carolina.
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Tisha b'Av and the God who Suffers
Geschrieben von Richard Reinhardt
Kategorie: Jüdische Feste und heilige Zeiten
This coming Saturday night begins the fast of Tisha b'av on which we mourn the destruction of both the first and second Temples. According to the midrash, the messiah was born on Tisha b’av, when the first Temple, the Temple of Solomon, was destroyed. Something happened when the Temple was destroyed that kicked off the final redemption.
G-d suffered as He’d never suffered before. He lost His House, His place in the world, and saw His People go off into exile. This hurt G-d because He thirsts for man’s love, because He so much wants to dwell within the hearts of His people, and they rejected Him. G-d and the Jewish People went into exile together (G-d's love is unconditional), sharing now not only G-d’s Glory, but also G-d’s humiliation. Wherever they went, He went, for G-d said, “If they cannot lift themselves to be close to Me in my Majesty, let them at least be close to Me in My Humiliation.” The destruction of the Temple added a new dimension to the religious life of the Jewish People. It introduced a motif that would ultimately provide the foundation for a new covenant, a new revelation and a new relationship between G-d and man, for it revealed that G-d suffers on account of our sins and that He suffers with us in our sinfulness. Tisha b’av revealed the possibility of being close to G-d, not only by imitating Him, by being saintly and holy, but also by sharing the suffering and humiliation which our own sins cause Him.
In that sense, Tisha b’av might be seen as the beginning of Christianity. It would be several hundred years, just about 40 years before the destruction of the Second Temple, before G-d would assume the body of a man and reveal Himself to all mankind as the G-d who suffers on account of our sins. The Christian era, in which G-d would become known as the G-d Who Suffers, began with the destruction of the Second Temple and yet another round of terrible exile and suffering for both G-d and His People. Through Christian faith, all mankind participates in that pain and, in that way, participates the covenantal relationship between G-d and Israel.
I think that it is very appropriate for the Catholic Jew to join the Jewish people in the mourning on Tisha B’av. Mourning for the destruction of the Temple, of what Jesus himself called, “My Father’s House,” they are mourning the loss of G-d’s Presence in the world (which we see all around us) and join their pain to His on this day on which G-d suffered so much for love of His People.
On Tisha b’av, the Messiah was born because the destruction of the Temple is a figure of the Cross.
Why the Catholic Jew Rejoices on Passover
Christus, die 'Herrlichkeit Israels'
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Founder of CCAA, Collector
Uli Sigg, born 1946, grew up in Switzerland. He completed his studies with a Ph.D. in law. He then worked as journalist and editor for various Swiss newspapers and magazines. From 1977 to 1990 he joined the Schindler Group where he held positions as Area Manager for Asia Pacific and later Member of the Group Executive Committee and Shareholders Board. He established in 1980 the first Joint Venture between China and the West and remained its Vice Chairman for ten years. He then served on the boards of a number of global companies till 1995 the Swiss federal government appointed him for four years ambassador to PR China, North Korea and Mongolia. Upon his return to Switzerland he again assumed the chairmanship or board membership of several multinational companies.
Presently he also serves asmember of the Advisory Board of China Development Bank and other Chinese entities. He spent altogether many years in China, following the opening up of China and its contemporary art scene from day one. As collector of formerly Western contemporary art he has formed the most substantial collection of contemporary Chinese art in the world. In 2012 he donated 1463 works and sold 47 works to M+Museum in Hong kong. He also established 1997 the Chinese Contemporary Art Award, an art award for Chinese contemporary artists and for art critics. He is a member of the International Council of New York MOMA and member of the executive committee of the International Advisory Council of Tate Gallery, London.
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Author: Michael Knights
Institution: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
Abstract: Encouraging signs have emerged that the collapse of federal government control in Iraq may have slowed and that Baghdad is beginning the transition to counteroffensive operations to regain ground. Massive mobilization of largely Shiite volunteers has given Baghdad an untrained but motivated "reserve army" that can be used to swamp cross-sectarian areas around the Iraqi capital. All available formed military units have been pulled out of reserve and brought toward Baghdad to defend the capital. In this effort, all Department of Border Enforcement units have been relocated from the country's borders, and Iraqi army and Federal Police units have been redeployed from southern Iraq. Isolated federal government units are scattered across northern Iraq, in some cases hanging on against Sunni militants with the support of adjacent Kurdish forces.
Topic: Foreign Policy, Terrorism, Armed Struggle, Sectarianism, Law Enforcement, Sectarian violence
Political Geography: United States, Iraq, Middle East
2. Fighting al-Qaeda: The Role of Yemen's President Saleh
Author: Simon Henderson
Abstract: Yemen's reemergence in the headlines as a crucial player in the fight against al-Qaeda raises questions about Washington's next steps. What sort of relationship will the Obama administration have with President Ali Abdullah Saleh, the longtime leader of what could be the world's next failed state? Saleh spoke with President Barack Obama by telephone on December 17, 2009, and later met in Sana with General David Petreaus, the head of U.S. Central Command, on January 2. But the lessons of Saleh's relationship with the Bush administration suggest that close ties can be matched by sharp policy differences.
Topic: Terrorism
Political Geography: United States, Washington, Middle East, Yemen, Arabia
3. Beirut Spring: The Hariri Tribunal Goes Hunting for Hizballah
Author: David Schenker
Abstract: Last week in Beirut, the United Nations Special Tribunal charged with investigating and prosecuting the killers of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri brought six members of Hizballah in for questioning. The tribunal's decision to interview Hizballah in connection with the 2005 murder appears to confirm a 2009 report in Der Speigel -- corroborated more recently by Le Monde -- implicating the Shiite militia in the conspiracy. A shift in the short-term focus of the investigation from Syria to Hizballah will have a profound impact on domestic politics in Lebanon, and potentially on U.S.-Lebanese relations.
Topic: International Relations, International Law, Terrorism, United Nations
Political Geography: United States, Lebanon
4. Too Little, Too Late? Nuclear Security and the Middle East
Author: Simon Henderson, George Perkovich, Gregory Schulte
Abstract: A year ago in Prague, President Obama warned that nuclear terrorism poses "the most immediate and extreme threat to global security." Accordingly, he vowed to lead an international effort to "secure all vulnerable nuclear materials around the world in four years." The Nuclear Security Summit is intended to advance that goal
Topic: Arms Control and Proliferation, Nuclear Weapons, Terrorism, International Security
Political Geography: United States, Washington, Vienna
5. What is the Purpose of the U.S. Foreign Terrorist Organizations List?
Author: Patrick Clawson
Abstract: The United States maintains a range of "terrorist lists," of which the Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO) list is one of the better known. But in two recent court cases, the U.S. government has offered arguments that raise questions about the purpose of the list.
Topic: Foreign Policy, Terrorism
Political Geography: United States
6. The New British Government, the 'Special Relationship,' and the Middle East
Abstract: On May 6, Britain went to the polls to elect a new government, producing no clear result but forcing the resignation of Labor Party leader Gordon Brown. Within hours of taking over as prime minister, Conservative Party leader David Cameron had created a new body, a British national security council, whose first meeting focused on "discuss[ing] the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and review[ing] the terrorist threat to the UK." Apart from Britain's economic problems, these issues and Middle East policy in general will likely dominate the new government's agenda -- and its relations with Washington.
Topic: Foreign Policy, Politics, Terrorism, International Security, Bilateral Relations
Political Geography: Pakistan, Afghanistan, United States, United Kingdom, Washington, Middle East
7. U.S. Policy on Hizballah: The Question of Engagement
Author: Ash Jain
Abstract: Four years ago this week, Israel launched a military campaign in Lebanon in retaliation for a brazen Hizballah attack on its soldiers. The goal, according to an Israeli official, was "to put Hizballah out of business." But neither war nor subsequent U.S. diplomatic efforts aimed at weakening the group have succeeded, and some in the Obama administration now appear to view direct engagement as an option worth exploring. Reaching out to Hizballah, however, at a time when it is politically and military emboldened, would be an exercise in futility that could prove counterproductive.
Topic: International Relations, Diplomacy, Terrorism, War
Political Geography: United States, Israel, Lebanon
8. Yemen's Forever War: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Author: Christopher Boucek
Abstract: Although al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is not the biggest problem -- or even the biggest security challenge -- facing the Yemeni government, the United States and much of the international community still place it above other issues. Successful counterterrorism is directly linked to state stability. If Yemen becomes a failed state within the next few decades, U.S. counterterrorism objectives would be decisively undermined. The challenge for U.S. policy is finding a way to bolster the struggle against AQAP without exacerbating other aspects of Yemen's overlapping security, economic, and political crises.
Topic: Security, Terrorism
Political Geography: United States, Middle East, Yemen, Arab Countries
9. No Expansion vs. Freeze: Obama's Dilemma over Israeli Settlements
Author: David Makovsky
Abstract: Two and a half months after U.S. president Barack Obama and Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu first hit an impasse over the settlement issue, the dispute has not only continued, it has also grown more complex. Saudi Arabia has now rebuffed requests from Special Envoy for Middle East Peace George Mitchell to pursue confidence-building measures toward Israel, even in return for a moratorium on settlement construction. Although the Obama administration has not yet leveled any public criticism against Riyadh, it continues to be critical of Israeli settlements. To move diplomacy forward, Washington will have to engage in some creative policymaking.
Topic: Conflict Resolution, Peace Studies, Terrorism, Treaties and Agreements, Political Power Sharing
Political Geography: United States, Washington, Middle East, Israel, Saudi Arabia
10. In Their Own Words: PKK Leaders on Peace, Dialogue, and the United States
Author: Soner Cagaptay, Ata Akiner
Abstract: Intent on resolving its ongoing Kurdish problem, Turkey launched a peace initiative last spring that includes measures to disarm the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), a group listed by the State Department as a foreign terrorist organization. But does the PKK want peace? The following statements by top PKK leaders provide insight into the group's intentions, the prospects for peace, and the implications for the United States.
Topic: Communism, Peace Studies, Terrorism, Armed Struggle, Counterinsurgency
Political Geography: United States, Turkey
11. Contending with the PKK's Narco-Terrorism
Author: Matthew Levitt, Benjamin Freedman
Abstract: On December 8, the United Nations Security Council will host its first-ever thematic debate on drug trafficking as a threat to international security. This focus is notable. U.S. officials are increasingly concerned with the evolving threat of drug trafficking, especially as terrorist organizations stake a bigger claim in this illegal arena. In fact, on November 18, FBI director Robert Mueller met with senior Turkish officials to address U.S.-Turkish efforts targeting the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), also known as Kongra-Gel. A press release from the U.S. embassy in Ankara following the meeting stressed that U.S. officials "strongly support Turkey's efforts against the PKK terrorist organization" and highlighted the two countries' long history of working together in the fight against terrorism and transnational organized crime.
Topic: Ethnic Conflict, Terrorism, Narcotics Trafficking
Political Geography: United States, Turkey, Middle East, Asia
12. PolicyWatch #1398: Pakistan after Musharraf: Growing U.S. Challenges
Abstract: Today's resignation of Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf creates a power vacuum in the most crucial country in the fight against al-Qaeda and Islamic extremism. For the foreseeable future, political power in Pakistan will not be in the hands of lackluster prime minister Yousef Raza Gilani, but in those of the ruling coalition rivals -- Benazir Bhutto's widower Asif Ali Zardari and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Future political contests will likely emphasize Musharraf's perceived closeness to Washington, an issue that united domestic opinion against him. This growing political reality, in addition to Islamabad's unwillingness to confront Islamic militants, further complicates U.S. policy toward Pakistan.
Topic: Government, Islam, Terrorism
Political Geography: Pakistan, United States, Asia
13. PolicyWatch #1371: Highlighting al-Qaeda's Bankrupt Ideology
Author: Michael Jacobson, Matthew Levitt
Abstract: According to recent U.S. government reports and senior U.S. counterterrorism officials, contesting al-Qaeda's message is no less important than capturing or killing the group's operatives. And as the administration prioritizes its agenda for the last eight months in office, recognizing the need for a refocused communication plan to highlight the bankruptcy of al-Qaeda's ideology is a critical -- albeit overdue -- part of a reengineered counterterrorism strategy.
Topic: Defense Policy, Terrorism, War
14. PolicyWatch #1366: A Roadmap for the Foreign Terrorist Organizations List
Abstract: Although the Foreign Terrorist Organizations list has a set of criteria for designating groups, there is little clarity in practice about the process for revocation. Even after organizations have renounced terrorism for many years, their designations persist without a clear explanation, and are based on the assumption that historical violence indicates future potential.
Topic: Government, Terrorism
15. PolicyWatch #1347: Beyond Rhetoric: Hizballah Threats after the Mughniyeh Assassination
Abstract: In response to the February 12 assassination of chief of operations Imad Mughniyeh, Hizballah has ratcheted up its threats, warnings, and saber rattling. In turn, Israel has locked down its foreign missions, put its military on heightened alert, and deployed Patriot missiles near Haifa. And in Washington, the FBI issued a bulletin to its field offices warning of possible attacks on U.S. soil.
Topic: Terrorism, War
Political Geography: United States, Washington, Middle East, Israel, Lebanon
16. PolicyWatch #1346: A Mutual Enemy: U.S.-Turkish-Iraqi Cooperation against the PKK
Author: Abdulkadir Onay, Soner Cagaptay
Abstract: On February 21, Turkish ground forces crossed the Iraqi border in an attempt to dismantle Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) terrorist camps, following weeks of periodic aerial bombardment that began in mid-December. The incursion was partly the product of a November 5 agreement between Turkey and the United States to share intelligence in fighting the PKK, a group that the U.S. State Department has designated a foreign terrorist organization. On February 22, the White House backed the operation: "The United States agrees with Turkey that the PKK is a terrorist organization, and . . . an enemy of Turkey, Iraq, and the United States."
Political Geography: United States, Iraq, Turkey, Middle East, Kurdistan
17. PolicyWatch #1341: Pakistani Elections and the Middle East
Abstract: After a six-week delay following the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, Pakistanis will go to the polls on February 18 to elect a new National Assembly. Pakistan and Afghanistan are "where many of our most important interests intersect," as Director of National Intelligence J. Michael McConnell told the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on February 5. Accordingly, the election results could affect the position of a key U.S. ally in the war on terror -- the increasingly unpopular President Pervez Musharraf.
Topic: Government, Politics, Terrorism
Political Geography: Pakistan, Afghanistan, United States, Middle East, Asia
18. PolicyWatch #1326: Prosecuting Terrorism beyond 'Material Support'
Author: Matthew Levitt
Abstract: On January 11, 2008, a Boston federal court convicted Emadeddin Muntasser, Samir Almonla, and Muhammad Mubayid of conspiring to defraud and conceal information from the U.S. government. Prosecutors proved the defendants fraudulently used the charity they ran -- Care International -- "to solicit and obtain tax deductible donations for the purpose of supporting and promoting the mujahedin (Muslim holy warriors) and jihad (violent armed conflict)." The defendants concealed from U.S. authorities the fact that Care was an outgrowth of and successor to the al-Kifah Refugee Center, and engaged in non-charitable activities such as the solicitation and expenditure of funds to support violent jihad.
19. PolicyWatch #1404: U.S. Embassy Bombing in Yemen: Counterterrorism Challenges in Weak States
Abstract: Last week, al-Qaeda affiliates attempted to storm the U.S. embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, leaving seventeen dead, including one American woman. The attack highlights the ongoing problem of terrorism in Yemen, where the United States has struggled to achieve an adequate level of counterterrorism cooperation. The challenge for U.S. policymakers is to achieve greater leverage over the Yemeni government, strengthen that government's capacity to counter terrorism, and simultaneously support much-needed political and economic reforms in the country.
Political Geography: United States, Middle East, Yemen
20. PolicyWatch #1415: UN Resolution 1701: A View from the United States
Author: Michael Singh
Abstract: This PolicyWatch is the third in a three-part series examining the situation in Lebanon two years after the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701. This series coincides with the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Marine barracks bombing in Lebanon on October 23, 1983, an attack that continues to inform U.S. policymaking in Lebanon and throughout the Middle East.
Topic: Terrorism, United Nations
Political Geography: United States, Middle East, Israel, Lebanon
21. PolicyWatch #1418: New FBI Powers: A Necessary Step for Counterterrorism
Author: Michael Rolince
Abstract: On October 3, the Department of Justice published the revised Attorney General Guidelines (AGG), which govern all Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) activities, including those involving international terrorism. The AGG comes into effect on December 1, 2008, and will consolidate procedures controlling the FBI's various investigative programs. Although members of Congress, civil rights groups, and the media have criticized the AGG, the revision is a necessary and important step for the FBI's counterterrorism investigations as well as all of the Bureau's investigative programs. Justice Department and FBI officials, however, will have to exert strong leadership to ensure the appropriate and effective implementation of the guidelines.
22. PolicyWatch #1419: Kirkuk: The Land the Surge Forgot
Abstract: Although recognized as a political flashpoint, the Iraqi province of Kirkuk is suffering from a largely overlooked security crisis that has improved little since the beginning of the 2007 U.S. military "surge." The decline in reported insurgent attacks in Kirkuk has been relatively small, dropping from a monthly average of 169 violent incidents in 2007 to 122 in 2008. This 28 percent decline compares with 91 percent in Baghdad during the same period, and the per capita number of attacks in Kirkuk city is actually twice that of Baghdad. Considering these statistics, providing security support for the political process in the tense months and years to come has become a critical priority.
23. PolicyWatch #1435: Rebuilding U.S.-Libyan Relations Twenty Years after Lockerbie
Author: Simon Henderson, Dana Moss
Abstract: Nearly twenty years ago, on December 21, 1988, PanAm Flight 103 from London to New York exploded in midair over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing all 259 people on board. Last weekend, according to an unconfirmed report in the International Herald Tribune, Musa Kusa, the Libyan intelligence chief widely believed to have planned the terror attack, visited Washington for talks with intelligence and military officials. The same week saw a telephone conversation between President Bush and Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi, a meeting at the State Department between Qadhafi's eldest son Saif al-Islam and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and the Senate confirmation of the first American ambassador to Libya in thirty-six years. This new chapter offers areas of cooperation, but the United States must proceed with caution.
Topic: Diplomacy, Islam, Terrorism
Political Geography: Africa, United States, Libya, London
24. PolicyWatch #1316: Special Forum Report: Libel, Terrorism, and the Assault on Academic Freedom
Author: Judith Miller, Ruth Wedgwood
Abstract: On November 15, 2007, The Washington Institute held a Policy Forum with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Judith Miller and Ruth Wedgwood, the Edward B. Burling professor of international law and diplomacy and director of the International Law and Organizations Program at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. The following is a rapporteur's summary of their remarks.
Topic: Civil Society, Government, Terrorism
25. PolicyWatch #1311: Holy Land Mistrial: Judging a Designated Terrorist Entity
Abstract: Recently, the Palestinian Authority (PA) shut down several Islamic charity committees in the West Bank, stating that Hamas was using them as a means to transfer funds to the group's activists there. Meanwhile, on October 22, the U.S. federal trial of the Dallas-based Holy Land Foundation (HLF) and several of its officers -- accused of financing Hamas (a U.S.-designated terrorist group) by funding some of these same charities -- ended in mistrial.
Political Geography: United States, Middle East
26. PolicyWatch #1304: How to Handle Terrorist Suspects: No Easy Answer
Author: Michael Jacobson
Abstract: On October 22, a U.S. government case against the Holy Land Foundation (HLF) and five of its officials -- accused of financing Hamas -- ended in a mistrial when jurors deadlocked on nearly all of the 197 counts. A week later, Spanish judges acquitted a number of defendants charged with involvement in the 2004 Madrid train attacks. These are only the latest examples of the difficulties Western countries have faced in prosecuting terrorist suspects since September 11. Efforts to handle terrorism suspects outside of the criminal justice system have also encountered significant obstacles, making clear that there are no easy answers for how to treat suspected terrorists.
27. PolicyWatch #1297: Iran Sanctions: Can They Be Effective?
Abstract: Today, the State and Treasury Departments announced a new package of sweeping unilateral sanctions targeting multiple entities in Iran, including three banks, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its Qods Force, the Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics, several IRGC-affiliated companies, and eight individuals. Can such sanctions be effective in halting Iran's nuclear program? If they are used as part of a comprehensive strategy to create diplomatic leverage, absolutely. Absent this leverage, however, policymakers will eventually be left with the unenviable task of deciding between using military force and tolerating a nuclear Iran.
Political Geography: United States, Iran, Middle East
28. PolicyWatch #1295: Transforming U.S. Efforts to Fight Transnational Terrorist Networks
Abstract: The FBI recently announced that it is engaged in a comprehensive realignment of its counterterrorism division -- the largest such reorganization since the September 11 attacks. Although the proposed reorganization is unlikely to achieve the desired fundamental transformation, it should improve the bureau's ability to combat the increasingly complex threat posed by transnational terrorist networks.
29. PolicyWatch #1280: Grading U.S. Performance against Terrorism Financing
Abstract: In December 2005, the 9-11 Commission's Public Discourse Project issued its final report card on the U.S. government's progress in the war on terror. Overall, the grades were dismal except for the "A-minus" awarded to the efforts against terrorism financing. Nearly two years later, and six years after the September 11 attacks, these efforts remain one of the few areas of government success, though serious challenges have emerged.
30. PolicyWatch #1277: Better Late than Never: Keeping USAID Funds out of Terrorist Hands
Abstract: Foreign aid is an important and effective tool for buttressing allies, alleviating poverty and suffering, supporting key foreign policy objectives, and promoting the image and ideals of the United States abroad. Indeed, as its own website attests, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) "plays a vital role in promoting U.S. national security, foreign policy, and the War on Terrorism." Toward these goals -- and considering that several agency-approved aid recipients have been linked to terrorist groups in recent years -- USAID's proposed new partner-vetting system (PVS) is a welcome and overdue development.
Topic: Foreign Policy, Development, Humanitarian Aid, Terrorism, War
31. PolicyWatch #1275: Iraqi Kurds and the Turkish-Iraqi Memorandum against the PKK
Author: Soner Cagaptay, H. Akin Unver
Abstract: On August 7, Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki and Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Ankara against the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Although the PKK, based in northern Iraq, is on the U.S. State Department's list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations, lack of action against the group by Washington and Baghdad is poisoning Turkey's relations with both. Moreover, because the group operates from an area of Iraq controlled by the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), the PKK issue affects Turkey's ties with Iraqi Kurds as well. Does the MOU represent a breakthrough on any of these fronts?
Topic: Regional Cooperation, Terrorism, War
32. PolicyWatch #1274: The Smarter Way to Target Iran
Author: Patrick Clawson, Michael Jacobson
Abstract: A terrorist designation for the Revolutionary Guards would mark the culmination of the administration's recent campaign to highlight the IRGC's dangerous activities. Speaking in Dubai in March 2007, U.S. undersecretary of the treasury Stuart Levey warned, "When corporations do business with IRGC companies, they are doing business with organizations that are providing direct support to terrorism." In a July 2007 speech, Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson focused on the Revolutionary Guards, arguing, "The IRGC is so deeply entrenched in Iran's economy and commercial enterprises, it is increasingly likely that if you are doing business with Iran, you are somehow doing business with the IRGC."
33. PolicyWatch #1270: Undercutting a Culture of Militancy: Designating Hamas Charities
Abstract: Yesterday, the U.S. Treasury Department designated as a terrorist organization one of the largest Hamas charities in Gaza, the al-Salah Society, along with its director, Ahmed al-Kurd, a well-known Hamas activist. The organization was outlawed by Israel in 2002 and temporarily shut down by Palestinian security services in 2003. The new U.S. designation criminalizes American donations to al-Salah and officially informs banks and donors of the organization's ties to and activities on behalf of Hamas.
Political Geography: United States, Palestine, Gaza
34. PolicyWatch #1267: Dangerous Partners: Targeting the Iran-Hizballah Alliance
Author: Jake Lipton, Matthew Levitt
Abstract: July 18 marked the thirteenth anniversary of Argentina's deadliest terrorist attack: a 1994 car bombing carried out by Hizballah at Iran's behest. The attack targeted the Asociacion Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA), a Jewish community organization, killing 85 and wounding more than 200. Last week also saw the release of a new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) warning of an increased likelihood that Hizballah could attack U.S. soil if it, or Iran, feels directly threatened by the United States. Washington continues to take action against the organization, but given Hizballah's impressive fundraising capabilities and Iranian support -- both highlighted recently by Argentinean officials involved in the long-running AMIA case -- the task is challenging.
Topic: Intelligence, Terrorism
Political Geography: United States, Iran, Middle East, Israel, Argentina, South America
35. PolicyWatch #1263: The Changing and Expanding al-Qaeda Threat
Abstract: On July 17, Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell released declassified key judgments from a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on "The Terrorist Threat to the U.S. Homeland." According to the NIE -- which represents the intelligence community's collective view on a given issue -- al-Qaeda still has both the capability and intent to conduct an attack inside the United States and will increase its efforts to place operatives in the country. Terrorists coming from Europe pose a particularly serious risk. Yet, in addition to remaining a major threat to the United States, al-Qaeda has made clear through recent statements and actions that it poses a serious threat to many U.S. allies as well -- and that its definition of success is no longer limited to an attack on U.S. soil.
36. PolicyWatch #1260: British Counterterrorism Efforts: Implications for the United States
Abstract: British police have been praised for their speedy and effective efforts in thwarting terrorist attacks this month in London and Glasgow, as well as for the arrest and subsequent prosecution of four men who attempted to bomb the London transport network on July 21, 2005. Today, those bombers were each sentenced to a minimum of forty years in prison. (Two alleged accomplices, on whose guilt the jury could not agree, face a retrial.) But details of the cases and official comments suggest that Britain's vulnerabilities to al-Qaeda-style terrorism remain acute and could lead to tension with the United States.
Political Geography: Britain, United States, United Kingdom, Europe, London
37. A Resurgent al-Qaeda and U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy
Author: Michael Jacobsen
Abstract: Media headlines following the April 30 release of the State Department's annual report on global terrorism developments, Country Reports on Terrorism 2006, focused on the theme of increased terrorism. But the335-page document, along with its accompanying statistical assessment produced by the National Counter terrorism Center (NCTC), also contained important insights into the U.S. administration's evolving strategy to counter the terrorist threat.
Topic: International Relations, Terrorism
38. Follow the Money: Challenges and Opportunities in the Campaign to Combat Terrorism Financing
Abstract: The U.S. government's much-discussed but little-understood effort to combat terrorism financing faces both challenges and opportunities. Terrorist groups continue to evolve, proactively working to evade existing sanctions and minimize the impact of future ones. Meanwhile, interagency efforts are being called upon to meet some of the most pressing national security threats through targeted financial measures.
Topic: Development, Economics, International Cooperation, Terrorism
39. Fighting Terrorism: A Chance to Improve Bilateral U.S.-Turkish Ties
Author: Selahattin Ibas
Abstract: The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, led all countries to assess the threat of terrorism and generate new perspectives on countering it. This is necessarily a global effort. Even when terrorist activity is executed in a single country, the preparatory training, planning, directing, financing, and logistical support are conducted in several.
Topic: International Relations, Security, Foreign Policy, Terrorism
40. The West at War: Transatlantic Cooperation in the Fight against Terrorism (Part II)
Abstract: The West at War focuses on both U.S. and European counterterrorism efforts from the September 11 attacks until June 2005, specifically the role of law enforcement and prosecutors in the United States and Europe. The 9-11 Commission's examination of the counterterrorism policies of Britain and especially Germany made clear that Europe did not posses the adequate tools to counter the terrorist threat prior to the September 11 attacks. Al-Qaeda's Hamburg cell produced the leaders of the September 11 hijacking teams. Prior to the September 11 attacks, German authorities were constrained by domestic factors that inhibited their ability to investigate terrorist organizations. While Europe's approach to terrorism suffered from many problems, there are also were some potential lessons for the United States. In particular, the experience of Britain's domestic intelligence agency MI-5 may have possible implications for strengthening the counterterrorism capabilities of U.S. authorities.
Topic: Development, International Cooperation, Terrorism
Political Geography: United States, Europe, Germany
41. The West at War: Transatlantic Cooperation in the Fight against Terrorism (Part I)
Author: Jeremy Shapiro, Telmo Baltazar
Abstract: In the past ten years, the European Union's (EU) counterterrorism capabilities have changed dramatically. Two of the most evident changes have been the emergence of an increasingly unified European approach to terrorism and the virtual elimination of internal border controls on the Continent. As the EU begins to act decisively in the fight against terror, trans-Atlantic cooperation has become vital for mutual security.
42. Hamas and Israel: From Isolation to Confrontation
Author: David Makovsky, Dennis Ross, Moshe Yaalon
Abstract: On July 10, 2006, Lt. Gen. (ret.) Moshe Yaalon, David Makovsky and Dennis Ross addressed The Washington Institute's Special Policy Forum. General Yaalon, a distinguished military fellow at the Institute, is the former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) chief of staff. Mr. Makovsky, senior fellow and director of The Washington Institute's Project on the Middle East Peace Process, is author of the Institute monograph Engagement through Disengagement: Gaza and the Potential for Israeli-Palestinian Peacemaking. Ambassador Ross, the Institute's counselor and Ziegler distinguished fellow, is a former U.S. Middle East peace envoy and author of The Missing Peace: The Inside Story of the Fight for Middle East Peace. The following is a rapporteur's summary of their remarks.
Topic: International Relations, Government, Terrorism
Political Geography: United States, Washington, Middle East, Israel, Palestine, Gaza
43. Funding Alternatives to Hamas
Author: Ben Fishman
Abstract: On April 7, the State Department announced its plan for restructuring aid to the Palestinians in response to the formation of a government led by Hamas, which has refused Quartet demands to recognize Israel, cease violence and terror, and accept past diplomatic agreements. In order to target assistance toward the Palestinian people rather than the Hamas leadership, the United States will now provide the vast majority of its aid (some $203 million) for humanitarian needs, including food, health, and education programs primarily administered by United Nations agencies such as the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), and the UN World Food Program. An additional $42 million is allocated for "securing and expanding democracy," in an effort that "protects and promotes moderation and democratic alternatives to Hamas." Assisting the development of such a peaceful and democratic alternative -- as distinct from an immediate overthrow of Hamas -- will require the United States to support programs driven internally by Palestinians that can foster a broad-based political movement. Bolstering a centralized Fatah-like organization run by elites will only lead to further corruption and the continued alienation of the Palestinian public.
Topic: International Relations, Corruption, Government, Terrorism
Political Geography: United States, Middle East, Palestine
44. Bad Riddance: The Dangers of Deportation as a Counterterror Policy
Author: Emily Hunt
Abstract: Sami al-Arians plea agreement, unsealed last week in Tampa, Florida, has been almost universally billed as a domestic counterterrorism victory. Al-Arian pleaded guilty to providing financial and material support to Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a U.S. specially designated terrorist group, and agreed to be deported. He is one of a small but important number of U.S. deportees (out of approximately 200,000 annually) who have connections to international terrorism.Many in the United States will say good riddance to people like al-Arian, a sentiment shared by a substantial portion of Europeans whose governments are increasing their own efforts to send terrorist suspects back to their countries of origin. Since the July 7 London transit bombings, Britain has signed deportation agreements with Jordan, Libya, and Lebanon, and is negotiating a similar one with Algeria. Spain, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands have all recently introduced or passed legislation that will facilitate deportation on national security grounds, while the French for their part wonder why other Western democracies have been so slow to catch on. France has been deporting terrorist suspects and other extremists for more than a decade, including more than a dozen radical imams in 2005 alone. American and European deportation policies differ in key areas. U.S. policy is aimed at lawbreakers generally, whereas Europe, because of its more ingrained challenge of domestic radicalism, targets extremist imams and other purveyors of jihadist ideology who can have a pervasive radicalizing effect on a community. Nevertheless, the same rationale underpins deportation on both sides of the Atlantic, and enthusiasm for the policy seems almost universal. Sending problem immigrants back to their native countries allows Western governments to deal with extremists outside the framework of domestic legal codes that remain woefully ill-equipped to address the threat of terrorism. Deportation minimizes the need to adopt draconian measures such as indefinite detention. It is counterterrorism on the cheap, and has become the policy of first choice for domestic law enforcement agencies that lack the personnel and resources to conduct adequate surveillance on all potential terrorists. But although deportation of terrorist suspects may be the most appealing of several bad policy options, it is by no means a perfect solution. Deportation is designed to displace the threat, but it may ultimately create a host of other challenges for the West in Muslim countries and ultimately on its own territory.
Political Geography: Britain, United States, America, Europe, Middle East, France, Libya, London, Palestine, Germany, Algeria, Spain, Lebanon, Italy, Jordan, Netherlands
45. Saudi Arabia's Debate on Women Driving Masks a Deeper Divide
Abstract: During the last several months, the question of whether women in Saudi Arabia should be allowed to drive has become a lively topic of debate within the kingdom. Support for the issue has come from the newly enthroned King Abdullah; the most prominent opponent is the long-serving interior minister, Prince Nayef. The men are viewed as political rivals frequently at odds over a range of policies. Increasingly, women driving seems a metaphor for the series of security, economic, and educational challenges facing the kingdom—and therefore a tempting policy opportunity for the United States.
Topic: International Relations, Gender Issues, Government, Islam, Terrorism
Political Geography: United States, Arabia, Saudi Arabia
46. The Countdown for Bashar al-Asad and Lebanon
Author: Robert Rabil
Abstract: On September 25, 2005, Lebanese journalist May Chidiac nearly lost her life in yet another car bomb attack on prominent Lebanese figures who are critical of Syria. Led by German prosecutor Detlev Mehlis, the international commission charged with investigating the murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri is expected to issue a report on its findings to the UN Security Council on October 21. Many Lebanese fear that during the countdown to the report, which reportedly may implicate senior Syrian officials in Hariri's assassination, Syria and its allies in Lebanon might try to destabilize the country in an act of retribution against the Lebanese opposition and the "ungrateful" country.
Topic: Security, Terrorism, United Nations
Political Geography: United States, Middle East, Lebanon, Syria
47. Al-Qaeda's North African Franchise: The GSPC Regional Threat
Abstract: On September 29, Algerians will vote on President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's proposed Charter for Peace and National Reconciliation, a policy that would provide amnesty for most of the one-thousand Islamic terrorists the government believes are still hiding in Algeria and neighboring countries. Between three hundred and five hundred of the terrorists still at large belong to the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC). This cadre of Afghanistan-trained, al-Qaeda-linked militants was behind the September 24 ambush of a police patrol east of Algiers that killed eight people. These holdouts have shown no interest in a government amnesty, despite the Algerian population's clearly waning interest in Islamist-inspired political violence.
Topic: Security, Peace Studies, Terrorism
Political Geography: Afghanistan, United States, Iraq, North Africa
48. After the London Bombings: Meeting the Challenge of Young Muslims and Extremism
Abstract: Although the U.S. and British governments have offered gestures of mutual diplomatic support and apparent political agreement in the aftermath of the July 7 terrorist bombings in London, such efforts mask the wide differences between their approaches to the increasing threat of al-Qaeda terrorism. On July 15, President George W. Bush, speaking in North Carolina about the bombings, stated, “The killers . . . did not care about their religion. . . . These people will not be stopped by negotiations. . . . There is only one course of action. We will take the fight to the enemy, and we will stay in this fight until this enemy is defeated.” The next day, Prime Minister Tony Blair, stated, “The greatest danger is that we fail to face up to the nature of the threat we are dealing with. . . . [N]o sane person would negotiate. . . . It cannot be beaten except by confronting it, symptoms and causes, head-on. Without compromise and without delusion.” The similarity in language was probably intentional. Yet, Washington's apparent preference for military force contrasts with Blair's categorization of Britain's strategy: “In the end, it is the power of argument, debate, true religious faith, and true legitimate politics that will defeat this threat.”
Topic: Government, Religion, Terrorism
Political Geography: Britain, United States, United Kingdom, Washington, London
49. The Gleneagles G8 Summit: Middle Eastern Issues on the Agenda
Abstract: Beginning on July 6, British prime minister Tony Blair will host the G8 summit in Gleneagles, a hotel and golf course in Scotland. Africa and climate change are the two main topics on the agenda, but counterterrorism, proliferation, and political reform in the Middle East are scheduled to be discussed as well. The annual G8 summit has become the sole forum in which the leaders of the seven top industrialized countries (Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States) and Russia meet to discuss and decide on courses of action. Diplomatic grandstanding and expected antiglobalization demonstrations aside, the summit is an opportunity to set the international political and bureaucratic agenda for months ahead.
Topic: International Relations, Government, Oil, Terrorism
Political Geography: Britain, Africa, Russia, United States, Japan, United Kingdom, Middle East, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Scotland
50. Challenges in Iraq: Learning from Yemen?
Author: Jonathan Schanzer
Abstract: The Yemeni media recently reported that thousands of Iraqis who fled Saddam Husayn's brutal regime and have lived in Yemen for more than a decade are now thinking about returning home. Many of these individuals are encouraged by signs of new infrastructure and a recovering economy in Iraq. If and when they return, they will see a number of stark similarities between their old homeland and Yemen, including primordial federalism, a "triangle" of terrorism, and questions of Sunni-Shi'i relations. Although Yemen is certainly not a model to which Iraq should aspire, San'a does have experience in dealing with challenges similar to those currently facing Iraq. Yemen's handling of these challenges provides reasons for cautious optimism about Iraq's future.
Topic: Conflict Resolution, Terrorism
Political Geography: United States, Iraq, Middle East, Yemen, Arabia
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George Strait to Reissue 72-Song Boxed Set, “Strait Out of the Box: Part 1”
George Strait will reissue his 72-song boxed set, Strait Out of the Box: Part 1, on Sept. 13, available exclusively at Walmart. Originally released in 1995, Strait Out of the Box covers George’s recordings from 1976 to 1995 and features 31 No. 1 singles, including “You Look So Good in Love,” “All My Ex’s Live…… MORE
Tim McGraw Authors New Fitness Book, “Grit & Grace”
Tim McGraw is showing no signs of writer’s block. After collaborating with Jon Meacham to pen Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest and the Music That Made a Nation, Tim has authored a new fitness book, Grit & Grace: Train the Mind, Train the Body, Own Your Life. According to the press release, the new lifestyle…… MORE
Watch Vince Gill & Joe Diffie Induct Luke Combs Into the Grand Ole Opry
After John Conlee, Chris Janson and Craig Morgan surprised Luke Combs with an invitation to join the Grand Ole Opry on June 11, Luke was officially inducted into the esteemed organization on July 16 by musical heroes Vince Gill and Joe Diffie. During his set, Luke performed No. 1 hits “When It Rains It Pours”…… MORE
Alabama, Steve Wariner, Don Everly & More to Be Inducted Into the Musicians Hall of Fame
The Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum announced the addition of more than a dozen inductees in its Class of 2019, including: Alabama (Jeff Cook, Teddy Gentry, Randy Owen) Steve Wariner Don Everly Felix Cavaliere The Surfaris (Bob Berryhill, Pat Connolly, Jim Fuller and Ron Wilson) The Original Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (David Briggs, Jerry…… MORE
Dan + Shay Appreciating “Everything We Get to Do” During Whirlwind Year of Awards & Touring
In the last seven months, Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney of Dan + Shay have won a Grammy Award, Billboard Music Award and three ACM Awards (Dan scored two additional ACM Awards for writing/producing). They also notched a four-week No. 1 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart with “Speechless,” which marked their 5th career No.…… MORE
Loretta Lynn & George Strait to Be Honored at Nashville Songwriter Awards [Performers Include Reba, Dierks, Sam Hunt & More]
The 2nd annual Nashville Songwriter Awards—taking place on Sept. 17 at the Ryman Auditorium—will feature star-studded performances from Reba McEntire, Sam Hunt, Dierks Bentley, Chris Janson, Lee Brice, David Lee Murphy, Michael Ray, Dean Dillon and more. Country legend Loretta Lynn will receive the Kris Kristofferson Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her contributions to…… MORE
Jordan Davis and Wife Are Expecting First Child
Jordan Davis and wife Kristen announced they are expecting their first child. “Very blessed to announce that me and my amazing wife are expecting our first child…Baby Davis will be here soon,” said Jordan via Twitter. Jordan and Kristen were married in March 2017. Jordan, who is currently on tour with Old Dominion, has scored…… MORE
Not only will Brooks & Dunn be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame this fall, but the best-selling country duo of all time will also be featured in a new exhibit at the CMHOF. Opening on Aug. 9, Brooks & Dunn: Kings of Neon will highlight Kix and Ronnie’s early careers as solo…… MORE
Billy Currington to Release New Single, “Details,” on Aug. 5
Billy Currington will return to country radio on Aug. 5 with the release of his new single, “Details.” Penned by Mark Trussell, Nicolle Galyon and Stephen Lee Olsen, “Details” will most likely be featured on Billy’s upcoming seventh studio album, although no official announcement has been made. The new single follows Billy’s most recent single,…… MORE
Miranda Lambert Shares the Story Behind Her New Single, “It All Comes Out In the Wash”
Miranda Lambert will drop her first single in more than 15 months with the release of “It All Comes Out in the Wash” on July 18. The new tune, which was co-penned by Miranda, Lori McKenna, Liz Rose and Hillary Lindsey, is expected to serve as the lead single from Miranda’s upcoming seventh studio album.…… MORE
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Oct. 19, 2018 | 12:12 AM
Halep withdraws from WTA Finals
Halep has enjoyed a stellar season.
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on October 19, 2018, on page 13.
Brenda Schultz McCarthy
World No. 1 Simona Halep pulled out of next week's WTA Finals due to a lower back injury Thursday, handing first alternate Kiki Bertens a spot at the season-ending eight-woman event in Singapore for the first time.
Halep has enjoyed a stellar season, which saw her reach the Australian Open final before winning her maiden Grand Slam title at the French Open.
Despite withdrawing from Singapore, Halep is guaranteed to end 2018 as world No. 1 for the second year in a row.
In her absence, Bertens, who finished ninth in the Race to Singapore standings, will be making her WTA Finals debut in the last version of the tournament in Singapore after a five-year run in Southeast Asia.
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Danville Events - The Village Theatre
The Village Theatre
Historically the center of Danville life since 1873, the building that houses The Village Theatre at 233 Front St. continues to serve as the heart of the community through performing arts, visual arts, and special events. The structure has gone through numerous iterations, starting as a one-story farmers’ hall, transforming into a two-story community center, and serving as a movie theater and a church. Despite its historic roots, the building was slated for demolition, but saved to become a popular performing arts center.
Today The Village Theatre’s stage comes alive year-round with plays performed by the Role Players Ensemble, improv by the Trapped in a Rumor Improv Comedy group, and a long-running cabaret show called Victoria’s Reel Blondes. The Danville Childrens Musical Theatre introduces children to the stage through participation in plays and musicals. For the wee ones, there’s the Preschool Performance Series, featuring fun and educational shows.
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The UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies (UKCTAS) is the leading international centre of tobacco and alcohol research and policy excellence with an extensive research programme. It is a network of thirteen universities (twelve in the UK and one in New Zealand) funded by the UK Clinical Research Collaboration, which builds upon the work of its predecessor, the UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies (UKCTCS).
The UKCTAS aims to deliver an international research and policy development portfolio, and build capacity in tobacco and alcohol research. Their work includes developing strategies for behaviour change in tobacco and alcohol use, assessing risks, identifying measures to reduce harm, monitoring the tobacco and alcohol industries, and developing effective public policies to improve public health and wellbeing.
The UKCTAS seeks to facilitate policy development by informing policy makers of the latest scientific research on tobacco and alcohol use, and thus contributing to the nation's public health.
The UKCTAS does not accept any funding, hospitality or gifts from the tobacco or alcohol industry or associated entities.
For a number of years DWG has worked with the UKCTAS (and its predecessor), sitting on both smoking and alcohol study consumer panels, attending the UK National Smoking Cessation Conference (UKNSCC) in 2013 & 2014, representing the organisation at the 2013 NICE Press Conference for the release of landmark harm-reduction guidelines, and at the the World's first E-Cigarette Summit at The Royal Society in 2013. In 2014 DWG Pictures was principal photographer for the 5th annual Public Health Research Centres of Excellence conference 2014.
Please note: DWG is not affiliated to any tobacco, e-cigarette, pharmaceutical or public health body or organisation.
For further information on the work of DWG with the UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies (UKCTAS) and Tobacco Harm Reduction please contact DWG directly.
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