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__label__wiki	0.722461	0.722461	By Kevin Stark April 26, 2019 With Avengers: Infinity War leaving confused fans with many questions unanswered. The wait for the end began, and on April 25th, fans got exactly what they’ve been waiting for. Starting in 2008 with the first Iron Man film, the Infinity Saga began taking shape in the hearts of children and adults alike. The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) grew, incorporating the characters of Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Hawkeye, Black widow and Nick Fury. These characters made up the original cast of the 2012 Avengers who fought Loki in the Battle of New York– that was just the beginning. The MCU grew and developed more characters and made the audience truly care about every romance, bromance and rivalry. People truly became invested and desired to see the next great threat the Avengers would face. No one was prepared to watch their favorite characters fade into dust with a snap of Thanos’s fingers in Avengers: Infinity War. With half the universe turned into dust and no answers in sight, the only place to look is in the past, starting in 2008 with Iron Man. Unlike any movie series, the MCU in brought 22 movies in 11 years where every single one of them strengthened the ties they had around our hearts. 2008 was a long time ago, and these movies have been a part of a lot of people’s lives, not to mention adults who grew up with the comics. Each character has some pull on the audience’s heart, and no one is ready to say goodbye to any of them. Thanos, being first introduced in the Avengers in 2012, has been an overarching villain throughout the entire series and has finally brought the arc to fruition, leaving only one movie left to wrap up everything that was started so long ago. Marvel movies, including Avengers: Endgame, all have a commonality in that they are intentionally and tightly wound together. No movie has never truly made me sit on the edge of my seat in both suspense and awe, but Avengers: Endgame not only did just that– there wasn’t a single person in my row who’s back was touching their chair. The Russo Brothers outdid themselves with a beautiful ending to an amazing story. Leaving the theater after watching Avengers: Infinity War left everyone asking questions and wanting nothing more than for Avengers: Endgame to come out. Now that’s it is out, I can confidently say that the Russo Brothers gave the audience and the cast the conclusion that they deserve. On November 12th, 2018 Stan Lee, the creator of Marvel, passed away. Stan Lee brought these characters to life and is the reason that any of these characters we care so deeply about are around. Stan Lee said, “There is only one who is all powerful, and his greatest weapon is love.” Stan Lee brought a world to life and touched many hearts with both the world he created and the wise words he spread. Stan Lee started using the Latin word “Excelsior” when signing off of a column, meaning “ever upward,” becoming a very important phrase to Stan Lee and his fans. Stan Lee had a cameo in almost every Marvel movie, and Avengers: Endgame is the last cameo that Stan Lee will have in the MCU. It is a beautiful ending both to the cinematic universe he breathed life into and the incredible life he lived. (Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios) Avengers Avengers: Endgame Avengers: Infinity War end of saga Marvel Cinematic Universe Marvel Series Stan Lee By Kevin Stark Kevin Stark is a freshman Mass Communications major from Oklahoma City, this is his first year working for the Echo. He enjoys playing all sports and loves competition. Kevin’s goal for the future is to expand his skills in writing and photography to become a great photojournalist. Prev PostSNU’s Traditional Junior/Senior Banquet Next PostDr. Tim Eades Named New SNU Provost	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1734
__label__cc	0.532009	0.467991	EG&G the Company: 1947 Onwards The three colleagues and friends Harold Edgerton, Kenneth Germeshausen, and Herbert Grier became an incorporated partnership in 1947 at the request of the Atomic Energy Commission. Now known as EG&G, Inc., they designed and operated systems that timed and triggered nuclear bomb tests. Edgerton and his colleagues realized that to take still pictures of such a huge release of light, they would have to make exposures of shorter duration than had even been imagined. To solve this problem, they invented a camera they called the “rapatronic” (for rapid electronic). When light from the bomb hit the photocell in the camera, it triggered a mechanism that opened and then cut off the exposure in as little as two microseconds. By 1950, EG&G had perfected their ultra-high-speed techniques. They designed a camera shutter that had no moving mechanical parts, making possible photographs with an exposure time of from four- to ten-millionths of a second. Major H-bomb tests took place on Eniwetok Atoll in the South Pacific in 1952. Edgerton was there with his rapatronic camera, photographing the nuclear explosions from several miles away at the moment of detonation. It is important to note that all of his work is post-war: Doc did not photograph Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Edgerton published the first of his many articles in National Geographic magazine in 1947 entitled, “Hummingbirds in Action.” The article contained high-speed photographs that illustrated for the first time the wing movement and flight patterns of these tiny birds. During the 1940s and 1950s, Edgerton often transported his heavy strobes from MIT to Boston Garden events, where he used one of the early Kodak color films at the rodeo, 1947.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1735
__label__cc	0.525643	0.474357	John McCain is Shocked, Shocked to Discover Russian Meddling in U.S. Elections John Podesta Russian cyberwarfare Russian hacking Russian interference Viktor Chebrikov Yuri Andropov Doug Bandow, former Special Assistant to President Reagan For someone who has served in war, Sen. John McCain is easily shocked. He has joined the wailing and gnashing of teeth filling Washington over Russia’s alleged hacking of the Democrats. He and his war-happy colleague Sen. Lindsey Graham are pressing for an investigation by a newly constituted select congressional committee. McCain naturally blamed President Barack Obama. In this case, worries McCain, if the Russians are “able to harm the electoral process, they may destroy democracy.” Indeed, he continued, “This is the sign of a possible unraveling of the world order that was established after World War II, which has made one of the most peaceful periods in the history of the world.” For all of the sturm und drang generated by the alleged Russian hack, it appears to have been rather modest even if true. Some doubts remain that the Russians even were responsible. Nor was there any attack on the American electoral system. No voting machines were broken into. No votes were changed. Donald Trump won because a majority of Americans in critical states preferred him to his badly compromised opponent, whose failings have been on display publicly for a quarter century. Neither Moscow nor anyone else changed the outcome. Moreover, there is evidence that an attempt was made to hack Republican accounts as well. In any case, the cyber-raid was of a private party, in which no national secrets were compromised or business technologies stolen. Rather, the information obtained should have been public since it highlighted the sleaze surrounding the Clintons. The release actually benefited the American public. The principle lesson of the Democratic hack, as well as previous attacks on Sony Pictures and other private entities, is that cyber-security is everyone’s responsibility. There are more than a few malign actors on the loose who will take advantage of any opportunity to steal information for fun or profit. However, “the world order” is likely to survive. Ironically, Democrats were not always so squeamish about reliance on Moscow for political support. In 1983 California Sen. John Tunney, an intimate of Sen. Ted Kennedy, passed a message to KGB head Viktor Chebrikov, who summarized the matter in a memo to Communist Party General Secretary Yuri Andropov, which was discovered after the Soviet Union’s collapse. In sum, Kennedy hoped to bring Soviet political and military figures onto American television to explain how they were misunderstood peaceniks resisting crazy Ronald Reagan’s war-like policies. Sen. McCain, too, apparently is unaware of his manifold hypocrisies and inconsistencies. He, along with the Neoconservative cabal, never has been shy about insisting on Washington’s right to intervene in other nations’ political systems. Covert involvement goes back through the Cold War. Multiple aid programs for “democracy” have been created to back parties and factions seen as more pro-American. U.S. officials insisted on the Palestinian elections which brought Hamas to power. It is Neoconservative gospel that President Obama could and should have prevented Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s re-election in 2009. Numerous Americans, including McCain, backed a street revolution against the elected, Russia-friendly government in Ukraine. “The world order” may have hung in the balance for a time, but ultimately survived. In 2014 McCain demanded regime change in Libya. Less than two years before he and Graham had been supping with Moammar Khadafy in Tripoli discussing providing the latter with aid to combat al-Qaeda. Sen. McCain never seemed to find a war he didn’t want to fight—Balkans, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, Iran, North Korea, Georgia, Ukraine. In criticizing Russia’s war with Georgia, which the latter started, he declared in 2008: “in the 21st century nations don’t invade other nations.” Inconsiderate observers pointed out that the U.S., with McCain’s enthusiastic support, had invaded Iraq only five years before. Moreover, what Moscow did in Georgia looked a lot like what America did (admittedly in the 20th, not 21st, century) in Serbia: intervene in an existing separatist conflict, forcibly dismember an independent state, and create a new country. Without the sanction of international law. Few political leaders in Washington have been as reckless and clueless as John McCain. Personal heroism obviously does not translate into good judgment. If Russia was behind the Clinton hack, Americans owe Vladimir Putin a round of applause. The information released confirmed what some of us already believed about the Clintons and their followers. This purported cyber-attack affected the 2016 presidential election by giving Americans better information to use in deciding who to vote for. Submitted by email_registrat... on Sat, 01/14/2017 - 20:23. Is the situation not ironic? Dems accuse Trump camp for using foreign entities to hack the Dems and therefore kill H's chance of winning. Yet this information arises: Dems (and unhappy Repubs) hire a foreign operative to dig up dirt on Trump to .......kill his chances of winning. The only big difference is that no one is saying the emails from Podesta & Co. are fake...they're just fuming that they were hacked. Trump (if true) being exposed as having an affinity for "golden showers" isn't anything more than a sexual preference..am I right? Anyway, now that it's exposed (true or not), it makes the blackmail situation moot. Problem solved. I wonder if McCain was that Submitted by Arizona Don on Thu, 01/12/2017 - 09:14. I wonder if McCain was that shocked when he heard obama meddled in Israel’s election? So what is the difference? Furthermore, many nations meddled in the past election because considerable foreign money made its way into the clinton’s coffers. How else could they have spent 1.3 billion dollars in the campaign?	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1737
__label__wiki	0.80441	0.80441	Photo gallery June, 2014 In a videoconference linkup, Head of Rosneft Igor Sechin briefed Vladimir Putin on the start of operations at the Berkut stationary drilling platform in the Arkutun-Dagi field in the Sea of Okhotsk, as part of the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project. At the presentation of letters of credence by foreign ambassadors. Presentation by foreign ambassadors of their letters of credence. With Ambassador of Jamaica Margaret Anne Louise Jobson. At the presentation of letters of credence by foreign ambassadors. With Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov. Before the start of a ceremony presenting foreign ambassadors’ letters of credence. At a reception in honour of graduates of military academies. Before the reception in honour of graduates of military academies. Wreath-laying ceremony at the monument to Soviet soldiers who fell in the liberation of Austria from Nazism. At a meeting with Austrian business community leaders. With Federal President of Austria Heinz Fischer. Before the meeting with Austrian business community leaders. At the news conference following Russian-Austrian talks. With President of Austria Heinz Fischer. With President of Austria Heinz Fischer before the start of ceremony for signing Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Republic of Austria on mutual assistance following natural or industrial disasters and cooperation in preventing them. Official greeting ceremony. With President of Austria Heinz Fischer. Arrival in Vienna. Vladimir Putin laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall on the Day of Memory and Grief. With Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Meeting with journalists. Vladimir Putin laid flowers at the memorials to the hero cities and cities of military glory on the Day of Memory and Grief. Vladimir Putin laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall on the Day of Memory and Grief. With Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Sergei Ivanov (left) and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Vladimir Putin laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall on the Day of Memory and Grief. With students at Stavropol State Agrarian University. During a tour of agricultural equipment at Stavropol State Agrarian University. Vladimir Putin saw the barley harvest in progress while visiting the Rossiya Agricultural Production Cooperative. At a meeting on agriculture development. During a meeting with workers at Rossiya Agricultural Cooperative. Conversation with workers at Rossiya Agricultural Cooperative. Presenting Russian Federation National Awards. With winner of the Russian Federation National Award for outstanding achievements in humanitarian work Yevgeny Primakov. Presenting Russian Federation National Awards. At the meeting with participants in the Internet Entrepreneurship in Russia Forum. During the visit to the City of Startups exposition, featuring internet projects. At a meeting with students from Lomonosov Northern (Arctic) Federal University. Meeting with students from Lomonosov Northern (Arctic) Federal University. Visiting the Arkhangelsk Mining Company. Vladimir Putin met with Russian veterans of WWII. Celebrating the 70th anniversary of D-Day. Celebrating the 70th anniversary of D-Day. With Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel. Heads of delegations taking part in the celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of the allied forces’ D-Day landing in Normandy. Before the start of an official breakfast hosted by the French President to mark the 70th anniversary of the allied forces’ D-Day landing in Normandy. With President of France Francois Hollande. With Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron. With President of France Francois Hollande. Before the ceremony for presenting state decorations to the organisers and participants of the project to study the relic subglacial lake Vostok in the Antarctic. At the Russian Geographical Society headquarters in St Petersburg. Presenting national awards to organisers and participants in the project to study subglacial Lake Vostok in Antarctica. On the right: Director of the RAS Institute of Geography Academician Vladimir Kotlyakov. Presenting national awards to organisers and participants in the project to study subglacial Lake Vostok in Antarctica. Valery Lukin, deputy director of the Arctic and Antarctic Scientific Research Institute, is awarded the Order for Services to the Fatherland IV degree. Presenting national awards to organisers and participants in the project to study subglacial Lake Vostok in Antarctica. Nikolai Vasilyev, head of the well-drilling department of the National Mineral Resources University Gorny, is awarded the Order for Services to the Fatherland IV degree. Speech at a ceremony presenting national awards to organisers and participants in the project to study subglacial Lake Vostok in Antarctica. Visiting the Astrakhan State Opera and Ballet Theatre. At the sports festival for large families From a Sports-loving Family to Olympic Victory. At a ceremony presenting the Order of Parental Glory. At the Belaya Ladya national chess tournament for school teams. Photo with the President September, 2016	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1743
__label__cc	0.55202	0.44798	Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, President of Russia Vladimir Putin, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President of France Emmanuel Macron during a working dinner. With President of France Emmanuel Macron before the meeting of the leaders of Russia, Turkey, Germany and France. With Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel before the meeting of the leaders of Russia, Turkey, Germany and France. Before the meeting of the leaders of Russia, Turkey, Germany and France. From left: Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, Vladimir Putin, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President of France Emmanuel Macron. Meeting on flash flooding relief operations in Krasnodar Territory. Vladimir Putin visited the Museum of Nature and Man during his working trip to the Urals Federal District. Meeting with Italian business leaders. With Prime Minister of Italy Giuseppe Conte. With Assistant to the US President for National Security Affairs John Bolton. Plenary session of the All-Russia Non-Governmental Organisation of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses OPORA Russia’s Small Business as a National Project annual forum. Vladimir Putin tours the workshops of the Technograd recreational and educational complex at VDNKh. With President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Following talks Vladimir Putin and Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a Joint Statement. Ceremony launching the first nuclear power plant project in Uzbekistan. With President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Vladimir Putin held an informal meeting with members of the Valdai International Discussion Club after the plenary session. At the plenary session of the 15th anniversary meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club. Vladimir Putin and President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi took a ride on the Sochi Autodrom race track in the new Russian Aurus. With President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Informal meeting with President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. At the meeting with permanent members of the Security Council. Vladimir Putin visited President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko’s native town, an agricultural community Alexandria in Sokolowski District. With Tatyana Mitkova, NTV television anchor and Editor-in-Chief of News and Analytics Programmes. Meeting with NTV television company team. At the presentation of credentials. With Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana Frederick Hamley Case. At the presentation of credentials. With Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (left) and Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov. At a training session for volunteers of the 29th Winter Universiade to be held in Krasnoyarsk in 2019. With Russian fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov (right) and his father. With winners of 2017–2018 world championships and holders of gold badges of the Russian physical fitness and sports programme Ready for Labour and Defence (GTO). With Stavropol Territory residents. At the meeting with employees of the Rassvet agricultural company. With employees of the Rassvet agricultural company. Visit to the Rassvet agricultural company. Visit to the Rassvet agricultural company. With Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (left), Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev and founder of the Rassvet agricultural company Marat Galeyev. Arrival in Mineralnye Vody, Stavropol Territory. With President of India Ram Nath Kovind. Before the meeting with President of India Ram Nath Kovind. Russian-Indian talks in the expanded format. With Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi before the beginning of Russian-Indian talks. With Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller after the talks with Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria Sebastian Kurz. Talks with Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria Sebastian Kurz. Opening of the Imperial Capitals: St Petersburg – Vienna. Masterpieces of Museum Collections art exhibition. With Federal Chancellor of Austria Sebastian Kurz. With Federal Chancellor of Austria Sebastian Kurz. Visiting the State Hermitage. With Federal Chancellor of Austria Sebastian Kurz. Meeting with finalists of the 2018 Teacher of the Year contest. At the meeting with Government members. Meeting with Government members. With President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic. Photo with the President June, 2018	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1744
__label__cc	0.579374	0.420626	Netflix Stock is Close to Topping $200 for First Time Published on: 09 Oct, 2017 Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) has confirmed on Thursday with Business Insider that the online streaming site will be raising its U.S. subscription prices starting on October 5. Investors responded positively to the news. Shares of the video streaming service are up more than 10% since last week, and more than 60% year to date. The cheapest plan will not change from the $7.99 price. But other plans such as the standard, the most popular one, which allows HD and up to two streams, will go up from $9.99 to $10.99 per month. The highest plan, which supports 4K resolution and up to four streams will increase from $11.99 to $13.99. "People don't like price increases, we know that," CEO Reed Hastings said on an earnings call last year. The price increases will likely be necessary for Netflix as the company will be spending more and more on content for its viewers, to be exact, Netflix will come close to $7 billion in expenses for the next year, according to Ted Sarandos. Even with this price increase, Netflix still remains superior to cable television providers. In a report by UBS analysts, they found that an average pay-TV package costs over three times as much, per hour of viewing, as Netflix. The cost of traditional packages per-hour was around $0.42, while the cost of Netflix was about $0.10. Netflix shares surged on Thursday by over 4 percent, marking it the highest intraday record. Shares have been jumping significantly since the beginning of the week. Netflix shares closed at $177.01 on Monday and hit an all time high at $192.44 on Thursday morning. Shares have skyrocketed over 8 percent in this week alone. With the subscription price increase, Netflix can definitely expect higher revenue for the third quarter, which is also a great sign for investors and its shareholders. In the second quarter, Netflix generated $2.79 billion in revenue, and in the same earnings report. The company estimated that the revenue will jump to nearly $3 billion in the third quarter. The company also projected to increase net income by over double the amount in the second quarter. Netflix posted a net income of $66 million or a $0.15 EPS increase, but for the third quarter, the company projected net income of $143 million or $0.32 EPS increase. Starting on October 19, subscribers will be notified and given a 30 day notice about the increase. Marco Zhou Email: Marco@financialinsiders.com Amazon is Testing � A Look at Hain Celes Gap shares rise afte 18 Aug, 2017 987 Herbalife Shares Jum NetrflixNASDAQNFLXinvestorsstockmarketnewstechnologyentertainmenttradingvideostreamingWallStreet	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1747
__label__wiki	0.855699	0.855699	Home/EUROPE/Donbass: the world’s next frozen conflict EUROPEOPINIONPOLITICS Donbass: the world’s next frozen conflict Jason Patrick May 2, 2014 By Jason Patrick The Fight for Donetsk Interim Ukrainian president Oleksandr Turchynov resumed military operation to retake key cities in the Donetsk Province on 2 May. The operations have sputtered along since mid-April, halting abruptly at signs of Russian conventional military activity along the border and starting again following provocative actions by local pro-Russian separatists. Donetsk is a key province for both sides. For Ukraine, the loss of any territory means the compromise of the country’s sovereignty. The secession of Donetsk carries the additional economic loss of considerable natural resources and national infrastructure. For local residents, Donetsk’s one-time industrial strength was attributable to its Russian neighbor and the Soviet Union. Many blame the region’s economic decline on the Ukrainian government, as much of the decline occurred during the post-Soviet decades. Others view Donetsk as part of a larger unofficial entity, known as “Donbass”, which ties them to a region not found on political maps that stretches from Dnepropetrovsk to Rostov, Russia. If separatists succeed in keeping Kyiv out, but fall short of de jure independence (the former being as probable as the latter is improbable), the Donbass region may well join South Ossetia, Abkhazia, Transnistria, and Nagorno-Karabakh as the world’s next frozen conflict. Donetsk Province is divided into 17 districts with 28 towns and his home to some 5 million people. Its capital is the city of Donetsk. Other major cities in the province include Horlivka, Makeyevka, Slavyansk, and the seaport city of Mariupol on the Sea of Azov. The province has significant rail, road, and aviation infrastructure connecting it to other parts of Ukraine, Russia, and the Black Sea. Donetsk also holds 12 percent of Ukraine’s natural resources, the largest portion of any of the country’s other provinces. These resources include coal, limestone, mercury, and a host of other rocks and heavy metals, many of which have yet to be fully extracted. Donetsk has coal deposits estimated at 14.3 billion tons, which are exploited by over 100 mines and 33 processing mills. Donbass Militias Since early April, pro-Russia separatists have seized control of government buildings in 16 cities throughout the provinces of Donetsk and Luhansk. Separatists have proclaimed the regions as independent republics and have scheduled referenda to vote themselves out of Kyiv’s control and into Moscow’s orbit. The self-proclaimed “people’s mayor” in Donetsk, Vyacheslav Ponomarev has scheduled a referendum for 11 May for the creation of a “Donbass People’s Republic.” Multiple militias operate throughout the Donbass region falling under what the Russian press calls the “self-defense forces of Donbass”. In a recent interview, the head of the Slavyansk self-defense force, Igor Strelkov and “Donetsk People’s Republic” presidium member, Denis Pushyilin announced a merger between his forces and the political leadership of the so-called republic. In the same interview, Strelkov announced his intention to unite the disparate militias in the region under his command. Igor Strelkov is a shadowy figure accused by the Ukrainian SBU as a Russian intelligence officer working for Russia’s Main Intelligence Unit (GRU). SBU spokeswoman, Maryna Ostapenko has been quoted multiple times since late April claiming that Strelkov is actually a Russian citizen named Igor Vsevolodovich Girkin. Girkin, allegedly a Colonel in Russia’s GRU, is believed to have made multiple previous trips to Ukraine. According to Ukrainian press reports, he last entered on 26 February, just one day prior to the armed takeover of the Crimean parliament. The SBU accuses Strelkov of executing direct orders from Moscow to direct sabotage operations in Donetsk and Luhansk provinces. The SBU further claims to have phone recordings implicating him in the death of deputy Vladimir Rybak in late April. Although his direct ties to the GRU are unconfirmed, Strelkov has played a key role in a number of high-profile events since the resumption of Kyiv’s anti-terror operations. On 2 May, Strelkov’s forces shot down two Mi-24 helicopters and fired on a third conducting a rescue/recovery operation during an attempt to wrest Slavyansk from separatist units. In his 28 April interview, Strelkov acknowledged his forces’ participation in the 25 April attack on two other Ukrainian helicopters at the Kramatorsk airfield. On 24 April, Horlivka City Council member Vladimir Rybak was abducted while attempting to remove a Donetsk Republic flag from a local administration building. His body was later found outside of Slavyansk with signs of torture. The SBU released a recorded phone call allegedly between Strelkov and Horlivka “People’s Militia” commander, Igor Bezler in which the two discussed the kidnapping. In a separate transcript of Strelkov and Ponomarev discuss what to do with Rybak’s body. Strelkov’s forces are believed to be holding members of the OSCE’s monitoring team, detained on 26 April.Strelkov announced he would hold negotiations for their release only with the participation of the Russian Federation. The SBU accuses Strelkov of abducting and holding three of its Alpha Group counterterrorism officers. The three officers have appeared in videos released by Strelkov’s group bound and blindfolded in what appears to be the same office in which he conducted the 26 April interview with Denis Pushyilin. In addition to Strelkov, another possible Russian intelligence officer has emerged in Ukrainian media. The head of the Horlivka People’s Militia, Lieutenant Colonel Igor Bezler is believed to be an officer of the GRU. Conflicting reports, however, suggest that he may have left GRU service in 2012 before relocating to Horlivka, Ukraine. The detained SBU officers were allegedly on assignment to monitor and possibly detain Bezler, as he had taken control of the Horlivka police station. Donbass: The Next Frozen Conflict In some aspects, the prospect of a quasi-political entity under the name of Donbass bears resemblance to North and South Ossetia (in Russia and Georgia, respectively). Although “Donbass” is a region and not an ethnicity, it points to a strong connection that transcends national borders. With simultaneous calls for federalization, full independence, and annexation by Russia, it is unclear precisely what Ukrainian separatists truly want. If Kyiv’s anti-terror operations fail to regain control of Donetsk and Luhansk, the world may soon see unofficial cross-border ties with Russia’s Rostov region that would suggest a de facto existence of something along the lines of a Donbass. Unable to stand up to reclaim control of the area, Ukraine’s “Donbass” east may turn into the world’s next frozen conflict. 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Election meddling, fleecing of investors and sanction busting: The tale of Russian oligarch brothers, Alexai and Dmitry Ananyev and what the Justice Department should do Armenia misses another opportunity Humanitarian intervention and information warfare Jason Patrick Jason Patrick is an independent commentator on political and military affairs, and a frequent contributor to Foreign Policy News Turkey and Albania establish a dynamic agenda of bilateral relations The United States and Germany – leading together	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1752
__label__wiki	0.686325	0.686325	ried November 29, 1883. She is a daughter of James B. and Mary (Griffin) Miller. Her paternal grandfather was Samuel Miller, who was a miller by trade and lived in Pennsylvania but became one of the early settlers of Ohio and died in Brown county, that state. He married Lydia Baird, a sister of the famous missionary, Robert Baird. William Miller, the paternal grandfather of Mrs. Petty, was born in Kentucky, whence he removed to Brown county, Ohio, where he engaged in wagon manufacturing. Coming to Pike county, Illinois, he here turned his attention to farming. Here he died and he and his wife have been laid to rest in the Time cemetery in Hardin township. James B. Miller, father of Mrs. Petty, was born in Fayette county, Pennsylvania, April 25, 1817, and when seven years of age accompanied his parents on their removal to Brown county, Ohio. He afterward worked in the flour mill of his father, who was a miller both by name and by trade. He was thus employed for a number of years and in Ohio he was married. The family removed from Brown to Clermont county, Ohio, and afterward to Pike county, Illinois, where Mr. Miller engaged in farming in Hardin township up to the time of his death, which occurred February 11, 1873, his remains being interred in Time cemetery. His wife was born in Brown county, Ohio, December 30, 1817, and died on the homestead farm in Hardin township, March 3, 1893, her remains being interred by the side of her husband's grave. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Miller were born the following named: Samuel W., Sarah F., William F., Elizabeth C., Mrs. Lydia Petty, Anna, Robert B., James A., Lydia Ann, John N. and an infant daughter, who died at birth. Seven of these are now living, while of the deceased, Lydia A. was buried in Brown county, Ohio, John F. in Clermont county, Ohio, and Robert B. in Time cemetery in Hardin township. In the family of Mr. and Mrs. Petty are the following children: Robert E., born September 11, 1884; Archie Miller, September 28, 1885; Willard Duffield, born February 10, 1887; Ruth A., born December 8, 1888; Mary C., born February 4, 1891; Alvin J., May 27, 1894; and a daughter, who was born and died December 22, 1892. The son Alvin died March 22, 1895, and was buried in Green Pond cemetery as was also the daughter who died unnamed. Mr. Petty and his family reside upon an excellent farm on section 29, Montezuma township, where he has a valuable property, comprising two hundred acres. The farm is well equipped with all modern conveniences and in its neat and thrifty appearance indicates his careful supervision. His energy, discrimination and earnest labor have been the resultant factors in his success, making him a substantial and representative farmer of his community. H. COLVIN H. Colvin, conducting a hotel and also engaging in business as a merchant and confectioner, was born April 27, 1866, in Montezuma township, his parents being William and Nancy (Brookens) Colvin, in whose family were six children, the subject of this review being the youngest. His youth was passed upon the home farm, where he remained until fifteen years of age, when he began earning his own living as an employe of the Chicago & Alton Railroad Company. He continued in the service of that corporation in different capacities for about eighteen years, at the end of which time, in 1883, he resumed farming, which he carried on in Scott county, Illinois, for two years. On the expiration of that period he came to Pearl and worked for the Chicago & Alton Railroad Company on the rock crusher for about a year, after which he began business here on his own account. On the 3d of January, 1900, Mr. Colvin was married to Miss Phoebe J. Gauntt, a daughter of John T. and Abigail (Chaplin) Gauntt. In their family were eight children, Mrs. Colvin being the third in order of birth. In 1903 Mr. and Mrs. Colvin purchased the lunch counter business at Pearl from Harry Rule, and for over a year conducted the only lunch counter in the town, known as the Star Lunch Room. When he bought the business he paid one hundred and forty-seven dol-	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1755
__label__wiki	0.641524	0.641524	Journal "Functional Materials" Common contents Books (in Russian) Books in PDF Funct. Mater. 2018; 25 (2): 319-328. doi:https://doi.org/10.15407/fm25.02.319 Thermodynamic and adhesive parameters of nanolayers in the system metal-dielectric V. M. Yuzevych1, B. P. Koman2, R. M. Dzhala1 1 G. Karpenko Physicomechanical Institute National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 5, Naukova Str., 79060 Lviv, Ukraine 2 I.Franko Lviv National University, faculty of electronics and computer echnologies, Dragomanova Str., 50, 79005 Lviv, Ukraine, Evaluation technique of thermodynamic and adhesive parameters of interphase nanolayers in metal - insulator was developed by use of macroscopic methods of surface physics and thermodynamics methods of nonequilibrium processes. Typical parameters of interfacial interactions (interfacial energy, tension, density of electric charges, specific electrocapacity, electrical components of interfacial energy) for metals (Ag, Au, Cu, Fe) at Al2O3 interphase were calculated. It was found that increment of dielectric layer (Al2O3) surface tension which is accompanied with increasing of interfacial tensions and energies, electric component of the surface energy, specific surface charge of double electric layer and contact potential difference. The developed echnique can be used for evaluation of interfacial energy parameters of interaction between another physical nature composited pairs with aking into account the nature of the double electrical layer. dielectric, metal, double electric layer, energy of adhesive bonds, surface energy, hardness, electric capacity. Full text in PDF 1. V. Sozajev, Techn., Phys. Lett., 31, 27, 2005 2. E. Burello, A. P. 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The Electrical Double Layer and its Structure. Chapter I.1., Electroanalytical Methods Guide to Experiments and Applications, Ed F. Scholz. 2005. XII, p 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04757-6_1 13. Herring C, Surface Tension as a Motivation for Sintering, in Phys. Powder Metal., ed. W.E. Kingston, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1951, p. 143. 14. R. Shuttleworth, Proc. Phys. Soc., A, 63, 444 1950. https://doi.org/10.1088/0370-1298/63/5/302 15. R. C. Cammarata, Progr. Surf. Sci., 46, 1, 1994. https://doi.org/10.1016/0079-6816(94)90005-1 16. B. P. Koman, V.M. Yuzevich, J. Nano- Electron. Phys., 7, 04059, 2015. 17. Timoshenko S. P., Goodier J. N. Theory of Elasticity. New York-Toronto-London: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1951, 519 p. 18. L. Dorfmann. Modeling Nonlinear Electroelastic Materials / Mechanics and Electrodynamics of Magneto- and Electroelastic Materials. Editors: R. W. Ogden, D. J. Steigmann, Publisher: Springer, 527, 57, 2011. 19. P. Soprunjuk, V.M. Yuzevych. 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__label__wiki	0.657479	0.657479	Holding our breath for Ireland The Republic of Ireland will vote on Friday whether to allow marriage equality. Although it is polling fantastically well, the numbers have started to slip. Paradoxically, the high poll numbers are making Yes campaigners even more nervous. Irish voters have a history of abandoning proposed constitutional changes in the final days of the campaign. And the shadow of California’s Proposition 8 — when voters rejected marriage equality in the state in 2008 after a win seemed likely — looms large. “Look at how Prop 8 happened — Prop 8 was a slam dunk [for LGBT rights supporters] until the result came in and it turned out it wasn’t,” said Brian Sheehan, co-director of Yes Equality, the campaign group created to get out the Yes vote. The fact that pollsters comprehensively failed to predict the outcome of last week’s general election in the United Kingdom hasn’t boosted their confidence either. Particularly concerning is that our own marriage equality opponents including the masterminds who won Prop 8 are pouring money into this campaign. Supporters of a yes vote have accused opponents of a lack of transparency over finances and of accepting funding from rightwing Christian groups in the US. And while the Roman Catholic bishops are predictably opposed to equality, not all their priests agree: In at least a few cases, though, Irish Catholics may vote “yes” not in spite of their priests, but alongside them. Standún, O’Donovan and Dolan are among a group of priests who have bucked Church leadership to voice support for the amendment. Speaking to BuzzFeed, The Rev. Tony Flannery, founder of the reform-minded Irish Association of Catholic Priests, estimated that 25 percent of the country’s clergy would vote”yes.” Let's do this Ireland. Vote yes! Labels: international, ireland JCF said... "Prop 8 was a slam dunk [for LGBT rights supporters] until the result came in and it turned out it wasn’t" I don't believe this is true. Prop 8 was a "slam dunk" EARLY in the polls, but not in the last few weeks before the election. I really have faith in the Irish people, formed in Catholic (as opposed to Popoid) theology, to do the JUST thing.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1760
__label__wiki	0.558482	0.558482	In Worldwide Location: N. America Leidos Holdings, Inc. (Leidos) is a science and technology solutions company focused on delivering solutions primarily in the areas of national security, health and engineering. The Company is a holding company whose direct 100%-owned subsidiary is Leidos, Inc., which delivers science and technology solutions in the areas of national security, health and engineering to agencies of the United States Department of Defense (DoD), the intelligence community, the United States Department of Homeland Security, and other United States Government civil agencies, state and local government agencies, foreign governments and customers across a variety of commercial markets. The Company’s segments include Health and Engineering and National Security Solutions. On September 27, 2013, Leidos completed the separation of its technical services and enterprise information technology services business into an independent, publicly traded company named Science Applications International Corporation. Leidos Holdings Inc News about Leidos Holdings Inc Is Leidos Holdings, Inc.’s (NYSE:LDOS) Return On Capital Employed Any Good? Today we'll evaluate Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LDOS) to determine whether it could have potential as an investment... 4 Top Defense Stocks to Buy Now Which defense stocks are the best bets to take into battle? Powell Testimony Weighs on Stocks Lockheed Martin Wins $175M Deal to Support LRASM Systems Lockheed Martin's (LMT) LRASM is a precision-guided anti-ship missile that integrates an enhanced digital anti-jam GPS to detect and destroy specific targets among a group of ships at sea. Why Leidos (LDOS) Could Beat Earnings Estimates Again Leidos (LDOS) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1765
__label__wiki	0.693381	0.693381	Innovative Solutions from Engineered Biomaterials About Healionics STAR Biomaterials What is STAR STAR Benefits Andrew Marshall, PhD Dr. Marshall is co-inventor of Healionics’ novel STAR biomaterial, and has over 15 years of experience developing this technology and its applications for improving the performance of implantable medical devices. He has led Healionics’ effort to successfully secure more than $7M in competitive non-dilutive SBIR grant awards from NIH and DOD, including $6M to advance our STARgraft technology for maintaining patency of synthetic blood vessels. He holds 25 issued and pending patents. Dr. Marshall also serves on the Scientific Advisory Board for iSTAR Medical, Healionics’ Belgium-based ophthalmic device spinout. He designed the biointegrating porous biomaterial used in iSTAR’s glaucoma drainage devices, including MINIject, a novel micro-invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) device with exceptional early clinical results. Dr. Marshall has been recognized as one of 40 Under 40 influential leaders and innovators by Medical Devices & Diagnostics Industry magazine, and he was honored at the 2012 World Congress on Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine as the recipient of the Innovation/Commercialization Award. Dr. Marshall earned his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Washington and has a BSE in Biomechanical Engineering from Stanford University. © 2007-2019 Healionics. STARgraft is an investigational device not available for commercial sale.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1767
__label__wiki	0.872954	0.872954	News Pop Punk All Time Low Start New Album June 17, 2014 June 17, 2014 Geoff Burns 2013, album, alex gaskarth, all time low, band, don't panic, infectious magazine, news, pop rock, recording0 comment All Time Low have officially started recording their new album. Frontman Alex Gaskarth tweeted from his personal Twitter that the band is in the studio writing new songs. The album will be All Time Low’s sixth full length record, following the release of the band’s most recent Don’t Panic, which hit stores in 2013. Purchase a CD here. Buy concert tickets here. Check out Gaskarth’s tweet after the jump. Please follow and like us: All Time Low To Release Music Video Tomorrow May 13, 2014 Rosemary Anguiano all time low, don't panic, infectious magazine, music video, new video, The Irony Of Choking On A Lifesaver0 comment All Time Low are digging into the archives, and have decided to create a video for “The Irony Of Choking On A Lifesaver,” off their 2012 album Don’t Panic! The video is set to drop tomorrow, May 14. You can purchase a CD from the ATL discography here. View tour dates and buy concert tickets here. Please follow and like us: All Time Low Announce US Tour With Man Overboard, Handguns January 20, 2014 Lauren Ciuba a love like tour, alex gaskarth, all time low, concert tickets, don't panic, don't panic it's longer now, handguns, infectious magazine, jack barakat, man overboard, music, tour, tour dates, US tour0 comment All Time Low will head out on the A Love Like Tour with Man Overboard and Handguns this spring. The U.S. tour will kick off on Mar. 28 in Richmond, VA. You can buy concert tickets here and check out the full dates after the jump. The band’s latest record, Don’t Panic: It’s Longer Now!, a reissue of their fifth full-length album, was released on Sep. 30. You can purchase a CD here. Please follow and like us: STREAM: All Time Low ‘Don’t Panic: It’s Longer Now!’ September 27, 2013 September 27, 2013 Alexis Moffett a day to remember, all time low, concert tickets, don't panic, don't panic it's longer now, house party, house party tour, infectious magazine, music, new songs, pierce the veil, renditions, stream, the wonder years, tour dates, wonder years0 comment All Time Low are currently streaming their re- released album, Don’t Panic: It’s Longer Now! via YouTube. You can stream the album in its entirety after the jump. The album is set to be released on Sept. 30 and will feature four new songs and three renditions on top of the original Don’t Panic songs. You can purchase a CD here. You can catch the band on the House Party tour this fall with A Day To Remember, Pierce The Veil, and The Wonder Years. You can view tour dates and buy concert tickets… News Rock WATCH: All Time Low “Love Like War” Live At Riot Fest September 23, 2013 Alexis Moffett a day to remember, all time low, concert tickets, don't panic, fuentes, house party, infectious magazine, love like war, music, new songs, pierce the veil, riot fest, the house party tour, the wonder years, vic fuentes, wonder years0 comment Check out a video of All Time Low performing “Love Like War” with Vic Fuentes at Riot Fest after the jump. The band is gearing up for the re-issue of their 2012 album, Don’t Panic. The re-released album is titled Don’t Panic: It’s Longer Now because it will feature four brand new songs. The album is due out on Sept. 30th. You can pre-order it here. All Time Low is also currently on The House Party tour with A Day To Remember, The Wonder Years, and Pierce The Veil. You… All Time Low Announce Headlining Tour Dates July 29, 2013 Lauren Ciuba a day to remember, alex gaskarth, all time low, boise, concert tickets, don't panic, entertainment center, fillmore, headline tour, house party, house party tour, infectious magazine, jack barakat, knitting factory, music, silver spring, tour dates0 comment All Time Low have announced four new headlining tour dates this fall in addition to the House Party Tour with A Day To Remember. Their new record Don’t Panic is out now. You can purchase a CD here and buy concert tickets here. Check out the dates after the jump. Please follow and like us: All Time Low To Release New Music Soon July 5, 2013 Lauren Ciuba alex gaskarth, all time low, concert tickets, don't panic, infectious magazine, interview, jack barakat, music, new album, new music, new release0 comment All Time Low revealed in a recent interview that they will be releasing new music soon. Their latest album Don’t Panic was released in October of 2012. You can purchase an album here and buy concert tickets here. Check out the video after the jump. Please follow and like us: All Time Low Fall Asia Tour Dates July 2, 2013 July 2, 2013 Wendy Ambrozewicz a rocket to the moon, all time low, asia, asia tour, autumn, concert tickets, don't panic, hong kong, infectious magazine, jakarta, rocket to the moon, taipei, tour, tour dates0 comment All Time Low have announced several mid-August 2013 concert stops in Asia. Taipei, Hong Kong, Jakarta, and Manila are among the locations, with the Jakarta stop including a performance by A Rocket To The Moon. View All Time Low’s tour dates and buy concert tickets here. Their album Don’t Panic is out now and you can purchase a CD here. Please follow and like us: All Time Low, Lady Gaga, Michelle Branch Mashup June 27, 2013 June 27, 2013 Tony Nappa alejandro, all time low, concert tickets, don't panic, game, game of love, infectious magazine, lady gaga, love, mashup, michelle branch, music, stream, tour, tour dates, Weightless0 comment Check out the mashup of All Time Low’s “Weightless” with Lady Gaga’s “Alejandro” and Michelle Branch’s “Game Of Love” below. View All Time Low’s tour dates and buy concert tickets here. Their album Don’t Panic is out now and you can purchase a CD here. Please follow and like us: Features News Staff Pick: Best Albums of 2012 December 28, 2012 December 29, 2012 Angela Mastrogiacomo alex gaskarth, all time low, anberlin, atlas, between the buried and me, brilliance, Channel Orange, collide with the sky, colors, dirty work, don't panic, frank ocean, hatebreed, kevin barnes, long time, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Matt Hyde, memory, montreal, new release, Of Montreal, parallax, Paralytic Stalks, parkway drive, pierce the veil, slayer, songwriter, stephen christian, The Heist, The Parallax II: Future Sequence, unique sound, veil, vital, vote, Winston McCall0 comment	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1771
__label__wiki	0.582122	0.582122	Tag: Bruce Knauft Psychologists and anthropologists share a lot of common ground when it comes to the study of dreams. Dreaming clearly emerges out of the brain, mind, and personal life experiences of each individual. Yet dreaming also clearly reflects the individual’s cultural environment–the languages, customs, concepts, and practices of his or her broader community. To understand dreams, we have to find ways of understanding both of these dimensions of meaning. A new wave of anthropological research is expanding our knowledge of how dreams reflect and actively respond to cultural, social, political, and religious influences in people’s lives. Especially in times of collective change and crisis, dreams become a powerful source of insight into the dynamic interplay of psyche and culture. At a recent gathering of professional anthropologists with an expertise in psychology, dreams were the subject of a lively panel discussion. The Society for Psychological Anthropology (SPA) held its biennial conference in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico in early April, and the session titled “New Directions in the Anthropology of Dreaming” was convened by Jeannette Mageo and Robin Sheriff. I was the lone non-anthropologist on the panel, and even though I knew most of the presenters beforehand, I was not really up-to-date with current thinking in their field. What transpired at this panel makes me very excited for the future of anthropological dream research and its potential to contribute to bigger interdisciplinary conversations about the nature and function of dreaming. Bruce Knauft (Emory University) explored how the practices of dream yoga and deity-identification among practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism produce qualities of consciousness that Western psychologists have recently recognized as “lucid dreaming.” Knauft described the meditative practices, elaborate visualizations, and mantra recitations that Tibetan Buddhists use to achieve dreams of transcendent consciousness. Such dreams, he argued, can fundamentally alter people’s experiences of subjectivity and facilitate the realization of greater levels of self-awareness. Western psychologists are slowly realizing that cognitive processes like these are indeed possible in the sleeping state, in ways that religious traditions have been actively teaching, cultivating, and documenting for centuries. Roger Ivar Lohmann (Trent University) shared a conversation he had about dreams and religion with one of his informants from the Asabano people of Papua New Guinea. The Asabano live in small hamlets in the forest, where colonial missionaries have converted many of them to Christianity, although with numerous hold-over characteristics from their traditional spiritual beliefs and practices. The Asabano take their dreams very seriously and regard them as valuable evidence supporting their fundamental beliefs about death, heaven, and the spiritual conditions necessary for good hunting. Lohmann described how the reality of dreaming for the Asabano creates a “night residue” effect in their lives—their memories of dreaming directing influencing their waking behaviors and personal ontologies. Especially during times of cultural crisis (e.g. the imposition of colonial ideologies and governmental controls), such dreams creatively integrate new experiences with past memories and traditions to produce what Lohmann called an “autonomic culture updating process.” Matt Newsom (Washington State University) described his study of a collection of dreams from contemporary college students in Germany, with a focus on collective memories and identity formation in the shadow of World War II. Newsom gathered several hundred dreams from a school in Berlin and found that many of them revolved around struggles with resurgent German nationalism and violence towards immigrants and refugees. In this sample from people living in a predominantly liberal city, the students felt profoundly anxious about these cultural tensions, and they were trying to develop identities that were grounded in some other source of collective meaning and social connection. The question of “where do I belong?” seemed to be at the forefront of their dreaming minds, even though this concern was rarely discussed openly in their waking lives. Newsom said these findings supported the idea that dreams have value “for identifying unspoken social and historical anxieties present in a given society.” Jeannette Mageo (Washington State University), the co-convener of the session, focused on the importance of image-based metaphors in dreams, and what they can reveal about the mental models we use to make sense of our lives. These models derive from cultural sources, and they shape how we think, feel, and behave. We do not accept them passively, however. Cultural models can produce tensions in an individual’s life, and these tensions are revealed with special clarity and eloquence in dreams. Mageo’s work with contemporary American college students has revealed that problematic cultural models of gender make it painfully difficult for some young adults to develop a strong and authentic sense of identity. In their dreams these models of gender (e.g., “super-masculinity,” “Cinderella”) can be observed, and they can potentially be changed through the introduction of novel metaphors and spontaneous imagery that challenge or defy the models’ strictures. Robin Sheriff (University of Hampshire), the other co-convener, has been exploring dreams as a source of insight into the experiences of contemporary American college students with social media, celebrity culture, digitally-mediated realities, and emerging adult identities. In this presentation Sheriff described a subset of dreams from young women dealing with the theme of “stranger murder,” e.g., being randomly attacked by a serial killer. Sheriff explored the anxieties, tensions, and conflicts being expressed in these dreams, which relate in complex ways to the highly popular podcast genre of lurid stories about stranger murders. At one level, the dreams function as threat simulations in Revonsuo’s sense of the term, preparations in dreaming for a danger that might actually strike in waking. At another level, Sheriff showed how these dreams critique the cultural practices and social pathologies that give rise to those threats and dangers. Her larger claim was that dreaming offers a special window into the turbulent developmental dynamics of 21st century digitally-mediated subjectivity. Douglas Hollan (UCLA) was the panel’s designated respondent, and he acknowledged that in recent years, the field of anthropology has not paid enough attention to dreams. The present panel was thus an important step forward towards encouraging anthropologists to pay more attention to a truly cross-cultural phenomenon, one that is deeply rooted in the minds and cultural environments of all humans. Hollan noted the recurrent theme of dreaming as a powerful resource during crises and conflicts, with both personal and collective aspects of meaning. To the degree that these meanings are brought into conscious awareness and integrated with waking life identity, a kind of natural therapeutic process can emerge with potentially transformative effects for individuals and communities. All of the panel presentations gave evidence of this possibility, suggesting many new paths for inquiry, exploration, and research. Anyone interested in dreams will find the works of these scholars enormously helpful in understanding the cultural dimensions of dreaming. Based on the quality of this panel’s presentations and the mutual enthusiasm of the presenters, it seems likely the future will bring more discoveries and insights from this group and their colleagues. Note: this post first appeared in Psychology Today on April 19, 2019.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1776
__label__cc	0.531134	0.468866	What is A.I. About HUMAC Past \| Present \| Future HUMAC originated in an undergraduate independent study at Siena College. A student approached Prof. Medsker with a proposal to canvass the major players and projects in artificial intelligence research impacting our notions of being human. Since then, the organization has evolved into an effort not only to profile ongoing research, but also to bring together a disciplinary mix of professionals, students, scientists and engineers, and scholars from the humanities and social sciences, in discussion of issues they wouldn’t normally consider. In recent years, undergraduate involvement has increased. Various students, inspired by Prof. Medsker's freshman “research in science” seminar at George Washington University, have contributed to HUMAC by summarizing topics in A.I.; helping to organize the AAAI fall symposium series in November 2014 on “The Nature of Humans and Machines: A Multidisciplinary Discourse”; and, in January 2016, presenting a poster at the AAAS annual meeting. Of central importance to HUMAC is the question: How does A.I. impact our understanding of what it means to be human? The question stems in part from our parallel interest in legal and bioethical notions, such as murder, euthanasia, and disability. We want to understand to what extent live issues in human rights and personhood may be brought to bear on our understanding of machines exhibiting human-level or near-human level intelligence. However, we also believe that answering big questions requires tackling the smaller questions first. Hence, we hope to engage a diverse crowd of experts and students in discussion. Our hope is that by sharing perspectives, brainstorming together, and leveraging each others’ expertise, we are better prepared to make sense of the role that A.I. has to play, both in our changing world and in our individual lives.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1777
__label__wiki	0.955674	0.955674	Weaker Tropical Cyclone Ann Nears Northern Queensland A weaker Tropical Cyclone Ann neared northern Queensland on Monday. At 11:00 p.m. EDT on Monday the center of Tropical Cyclone Ann was located at latitude 14.4°S and longitude 148.4°E which put it about 230 miles (370 km) east-northeast of Cooktown, Australia. Ann was moving toward the west-northwest at 14 m.p.h. (22km/h). The maximum sustained wind speed was 45 m.p.h. (75 km/h) and there were wind gusts to 60 m.p.h. (95 km/h). The minimum surface pressure was 996 mb. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology issued a Tropical Cyclone Warning that extended from Lockhart River to Cooktown including Coen and Lizard Island. The circulation around Tropical Cyclone Ann weakened on Monday because of a drier, more stable environment and more vertical wind shear. Low level convergence pulled drier, more stable air closer to the center of Tropical Cyclone Ann. The drier, more stable air caused many of the stronger thunderstorms to weaken. Despite the drier, more stable environment stronger thunderstorms redeveloped south of the center of circulation late on Monday. Tropical Cyclone Ann was moving near the northwestern portion of an upper level ridge. The ridge produced easterly winds which caused moderate vertical wind shear. The wind shear also contributed to the weakening of storms in the northern half of the circulation. Tropical Cyclone Ann continued to have a distinct low level center of circulation despite the less favorable environment. However, the wind field exhibited a more asymmetric structure. The strongest winds were occurring in an area of thunderstorms south of the center of circulation. Winds to tropical storm force extended out about 100 miles (160 km) from the center in the southern half of the circulation. Winds to tropical storm force only extended out about 50 miles (80 km) from the center in the northern half of the circulation. Tropical Cyclone Ann will continue to move through a less favorable environment during the next 24 hours. Ann will move over water in the Coral Sea where the Sea Surface Temperature is near 27.5°C. It will continue to move through a region where there is drier, more stable air and the upper level ridge will continue to cause moderate vertical wind shear. The drier, more stable air and moderate vertical wind shear will prevent significant intensification. Tropical Cyclone Ann could maintain its intensity during the next 12 hours, but it may weaken when it approaches the coast of the Cape York Peninsula. Tropical Cyclone Ann will move north of a ridge which will steer Ann toward the west-northwest. On its anticipated track Tropical Cyclone Ann will make landfall on the Cape York Peninsula in northern Queensland in about 24 hours. Ann will bring some gusty winds, but the greatest risk will be locally heavy rain. This entry was posted in Australian Region, South Pacific, Tropical Cyclones and tagged 27P, Ann, Cape York Peninsula, Coen, Cooktown, Coral Sea, Queensland, SH27, Tropcial Cyclone Ann on May 14, 2019 by jay_hobgood. Tropical Cyclone Ann Strengthens Over Coral Sea Tropical Cyclone Ann strengthened over the Coral Sea on Sunday. At 11:00 p.m. EDT on Sunday the center of Tropical Cyclone Ann was located at latitude 15.4°S and longitude 153.6°E which put it about 565 miles (910 km) east of Cairns, Australia. Ann was moving toward the west-northwest at 15 m.p.h. (24 km/h). The maximum sustained wind speed was 60 m.p.h. (95 km/h) and there were wind gusts to 75 m.p.h. (120 km/h). The minimum surface pressure was 987 mb. The circulation around Tropical Cyclone Ann exhibited greater organization on Sunday. There were indications on satellite images that a cloud filled eye might be trying to form at the center of circulation. A broken ring of thunderstorms surrounded the eye and the strongest winds were occurring in that ring of storms. Several bands of showers and thunderstorms were revolving around the core of Tropical Cyclone Ann. Storms near the core were generating upper level divergence which was pumping mass away from the tropical cyclone. Winds to tropical storm force extended out about 100 miles (160 km) from the center of circulation. Tropical Cyclone Ann will be moving through an environment that contains factors favorable for intensification and a factor that will inhibit potential intensification. Ann will move over water where the Sea Surface Temperature is near 28°C. So, there will be sufficient energy in the upper ocean to support intensification. Tropical Cyclone Ann will move north of an upper level ridge. The ridge will produce easterly winds which will blow toward the top of the circulation. Those winds will cause some vertical wind shear, but the shear will not be strong enough to prevent intensification. Tropical Cyclone Ann is surrounded by drier more stable air and the drier air is the factor that will inhibit intensification. So far, the circulation around Ann has kept the drier air outside the tropical cyclone. If the drier air remains outside the circulation, then Tropical Cyclone Ann would have a chance to strengthen. However, if the drier air gets pulled into the circulation, then Ann will weaken. The higher probability is that Tropical Cyclone Ann could maintain its intensity or weaken slowly during the next day or two depending on what happens to the drier air. Tropical Cyclone Ann will move north of an area of high pressure, which will steer the tropical cyclone toward the west-northwest. On its anticipated track Ann will approach the Cape York Peninsula north of Coen in less than 48 hours. Tropical Cyclone Ann could bring gusty winds and locally heavy rain to northern Queensland. This entry was posted in Australian Region, South Pacific, Tropical Cyclones and tagged 27P, Ann, Australia, Cairns, Cape York Peninsula, Coen, Coral Sea, Queensland, SH27, Tropical Cyclone Ann on May 13, 2019 by jay_hobgood. Tropical Cyclone Ann Forms Over Coral Sea Tropical Cyclone Ann formed over the Coral Sea on Saturday. At 5:00 p.m. EDT on Saturday the center of Tropical Cyclone Ann was located at latitude 16.3°S and longitude 158.7°E which put it about 875 miles (1410 km) east of Cairns, Australia. Ann was moving toward the west at 5 m.p.h. (8 km/h). The maximum sustained wind speed was 40 m.p.h. (65 km/h) and there were wind gusts to 50 m.p.h. (80 km/h). The minimum surface pressure was 999 mb. A distinct low level center of circulation became more evident in satellite images of a low pressure system over the eastern Coral Sea on Saturday and the system was designated as Tropical Cyclone Ann. A rainband wrapped around the southern and western sides of the center of circulation. A microwave satellite image indicated that the band may have wrapped completely around the center in the middle levels of the circulation. Storms near the center of circulation began to generate upper level divergence which was pumping mass away from the tropical cyclone. The circulation around Tropical Cyclone Ann was relatively small. Winds to tropical storm force extended out about 85 miles (135 km) from the center of circulation in the southern half of Ann. Tropical Cyclone Ann will move through an environment somewhat favorable for intensification during the next day or two. Ann will move over water where the Sea Surface Temperature is near 28.5°C. It will move south of an upper level ridge. The ridge will produce easterly winds which will cause some vertical wind shear. The shear will inhibit intensification, but it is not likely to be strong enough to prevent intensification. Tropical Cyclone Ann is likely to intensify during the next 24 hours. The ridge will steer Tropical Cyclone Ann toward the west-northwest during the next two to three days. On its anticipated track Tropical Cyclone Ann will approach the Cape York Peninsula in northern Queensland in about 72 hours. Ann could bring gusty winds and locally heavy rain. Elsewhere around the tropics in the southern hemisphere, Tropical Cyclone Lili was weakening near the coast of East Timor. At 5:00 p.m. EDT on Saturday the center of Tropical Cyclone Lili was located at latitude 9.1°S and longitude 126.8°E which put it about 120 miles (195 km) east-northeast of Suai, East Timor. Lili was moving toward the west at 4 m.p.h. (6 km/h). The maximum sustained wind speed was 35 m.p.h. (55 km/h) and there were wind gusts to 45 m.p.h. (75 km/h). The minimum surface pressure was 1000 mb. This entry was posted in Australian Region, Indian Ocean, South Pacific, Tropical Cyclones and tagged 26S, 27S, Ann, Australia, Cairns, Cape York Peninsula, Coral Sea, East Timor, Lili, Queensland, SH26, SH27, Tropical Cyclone Ann, Tropical Cyclone Lili on May 11, 2019 by jay_hobgood. Tropical Cyclone Trevor Makes Landfall in the Northern Territory Tropical Cyclone Trevor made landfall on the coast of the Northern Territory of Australia southeast of Port McArthur early on Saturday. At 11:00 p.m. EDT on Friday the center of Tropical Cyclone Trevor was located at latitude 16.5°S and longitude 137.0°E which put it about 50 miles (80 km) east-southeast of Port McArthur, Northern Territory. Trevor was moving toward the southwest at 12 m.p.h. (19 km/h). The maximum sustained wind speed was 115 m.p.h. (185 km/h) and there were wind gusts to 145 m.p.h. (230 km/h). The minimum surface pressure was 949 mb. A Tropical Cyclone Warning was in effect from Port Roper, Northern Territory to Burketown, Queensland. Tropical Cyclone Trevor intensified into the equivalent of a major hurricane before it made landfall. The Hurricane Intensity Index (HII) for Trevor was 17.8. The Hurricane Size Index (HSI) was 16.8 and the Hurricane Wind Intensity Size Index (HWISI) was 34.6. Tropical Cyclone Trevor was capable of causing major damage when it made landfall. It could have generated a storm surge of up to 12 feet (4 meters at the coast). Tropical Cyclone Trevor will continue to move southwestward and it will gradually weaken as it moves farther inland. Trevor will also drop heavy rainfall while it moves inland. Flood Watches have been issued for parts of the eastern Northern Territory and western Queensland. Elsewhere, Tropical Cyclone Veronica was advancing slowly toward the coast of Western Australia. At 11:00 p.m. EDT on Friday the center of Tropical Cyclone Veronica was located at latitude 18.9°S and longitude 117.1°E. Veronica was moving toward the south at 6 m.p.h. (10 km/h). The maximum sustained wind speed was 90 m.p.h. (145 km/h) and there were wind gusts to 115 m.p.h. (185 km/h). The minimum surface pressure was 962 mb. A Tropical Cyclone Warning was in effect for the portion of the coast from Wallal to Mardie including Port Hedland and Karratha. The structure of Tropical Cyclone Veronica changed significantly on Friday. A large eye with a diameter of about 40 miles (65 km) developed at the center of circulation. A ring of strong thunderstorms surrounded the eye and the strongest winds were occurring in that ring of storms. Several bands of showers and thunderstorms were revolving around the core of Veronica. Winds to hurricane/typhoon force extended out about 45 miles (75 km) from the center of circulation. Winds to tropical storm force extended out about 150 miles (240 km) from the center. Tropical Cyclone Veronica is moving around the western end of a subtropical high pressure system. The high will steer Veronica toward the southeast during the next 24 hours. On its anticipated track Tropical Cyclone Veronica will make landfall on the coast of Western Australia west of Port Hedland in about 24 hours. Veronica will be the equivalent of a hurricane/typhoon when it makes landfall and it will be capable of causing serious damage. This entry was posted in Australian Region, Indian Ocean, South Pacific, Tropical Cyclones and tagged 20P, HWISI, Northern Territory, Port Hedland, Port McArthur, Queensland, SH20, Trevor, Tropical Cyclone Trevor, Tropical Cyclone Veronica, Veronica, Western Australia on March 23, 2019 by jay_hobgood. Tropical Cyclones Trevor and Veronica Bracket Australia Tropical Cyclones Trevor and Veronica bracketed Australia on Thursday night. Tropical Cyclone Veronica was stronger but Tropical Cyclone Trevor was the more immediate threat. At 11:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday the center of Tropical Cyclone Trevor was located at latitude 14.6°S and longitude 139.4°E which put it about 200 miles (320 km) east-northeast of Port McArthur, Australia. Trevor was moving toward the southwest at 8 m.p.h. (13 km/h). The maximum sustained wind speed was 85 m.p.h. (135 km/h) and there were wind gusts to 105 m.p.h. (170 km/h). The minimum surface pressure was 967 mb. A Tropical Cyclone Warning was in effect for the portion of the coast from Cape Shield, Northern Territory to Karumba, Queensland. Tropical Cyclone Trevor strengthened more quickly as more of the circulation moved over the Gulf of Carpentaria. A circular eye formed at the center of circulation. The eye was surrounded by a ring of strong thunderstorms and the strongest winds were occurring in that ring of storms. Storms near the core of Trevor generated upper level divergence which pumped mass away from the tropical cyclone. Bands of showers and thunderstorms were revolving around the core. Winds to hurricane/typhoon force extended out about 30 miles (50 km) from the center of circulation. Winds to tropical storm force extended out about 130 miles (210 km) from the center. Tropical Cyclone Trevor will move through an environment favorable for intensification for about another 24 hours. Trevor will move over water where the Sea Surface Temperature is near 31°C. It will move through a region where the upper level winds are weak and there will be little vertical wind shear. Tropical Cyclone Trevor will continue to intensify on Friday and it could strengthen into the equivalent of a major hurricane. Tropical Cyclone Trevor will move around the northwestern side of a subtropical ridge. The ridge will steer Trevor toward the southwest. On its anticipated track Tropical Cyclone Trevor will make landfall near Port McArthur in about 24 hours. Trevor could be a major hurricane at that time. It will bring strong winds, which could cause a significant storm surge at the coast. Tropical Cyclone Trevor will drop heavy rain when it moves inland and it could cause flooding in some locations. At 11:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday the center of Tropical Cyclone Veronica was located at latitude 17.8°S and longitude 116.7°E which put it about 200 miles (355 km) north-northwest of Port Hedland, Australia. Veronica was moving toward the southwest at 4 m.p.h. (6 km/h). The maximum sustained wind speed was 125 m.p.h. (200 km/h) and there were wind gusts to 155 m.p.h. (250 km/h). The minimum surface pressure was 941 mb. A Tropical Cyclone Warning was in effect for the portion of the coast from Pardoo to Mardie including Port Hedland and Karratha. Tropical Cyclone Veronica remains the equivalent of a major hurricane. A circular eye was surrounded by a ring of strong storms and the strongest winds were occurring in that ring of storms. Bands of showers and thunderstorms were revolving around the core of Veronica. Winds to hurricane/typhoon force extended out about 45 miles (75 km) from the center of circulation. Winds to tropical storm force extended out about 155 miles (250 km) from the center. Tropical Storm Veronica will remain in an area favorable for intensification for another 24 to 36 hours. Veronica will move over water where the Sea Surface Temperature is near 29°C. It will move through a region where the upper level winds are weak and there is little vertical wind shear. Tropical Cyclone Veronica could strengthen on Friday. Tropical Cyclone will move around the western end of a ridge of high pressure. Veronica will move toward the south-southeast after it rounds the end of the ridge. On its anticipated track Tropical Cyclone Veronica could make landfall on the coast of Western Australia between Karratha and Port Hedland in about 48 hours. Veronica is likely to be the equivalent of a major hurricane at that time. This entry was posted in Australian Region, Indian Ocean, South Pacific, Tropical Cyclones and tagged 20P, 21S, Gulf of Carpentaria, Karratha, Northern Territory, Port Hedland, Port McArthur, Queensland, SH20, SH21, Trevor, Tropical Cyclone Trevor, Tropical Cyclone Veronica, Veronica, Western Australia on March 22, 2019 by jay_hobgood. Tropical Cyclones Veronica and Trevor Threaten Australia Tropical Cyclones Veronica and Trevor posed threats to Australia on Wednesday night. Tropical Cyclone Veronica intensified very rapidly into the equivalent of a major hurricane on Wednesday off the coast of Western Australia. At 11:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday the center of Tropical Cyclone Veronica was located at latitude 16.5°S and longitude 117.6°E which put it about 275 miles (445 km) north-northwest of Port Hedland, Australia. Veronica was moving toward the south-southwest at 6 m.p.h. (10 km/h). The maximum sustained wind speed was 145 m.p.h. (230 km/h) and there were wind gusts to 175 m.p.h. (280 km/h). The minimum surface pressure was 929 mb. A Tropical Cyclone Watch was in effect for the portion of the coast from Pardoo to Mardie including Port Hedland and Karratha. Tropical Cyclone Veronica intensified very rapidly during the past 24 hours. Veronica strengthened from the equivalent of a tropical storm to the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Scale. A small pinhole eye was surrounded by a ring of strong thunderstorms and the strongest winds were occurring in that ring of storms. Bands of showers and thunderstorms were revolving around the core of the circulation. Storms near the core were generating strong upper level divergence which was pumping mass away from the tropical cyclone. Tropical Cyclone Veronica had a large circulation. Winds to hurricane/typhoon force extended out about 45 miles (75 km) from the center of circulation. Winds to tropical storm force extended out about 200 miles (320 km) from the center. The Hurricane Intensity Index (HII) for Tropical Cyclone Veronica was 29.8. The Hurricane Size Index (HSI) was 18.6 and the Hurricane Wind Intensity Size Index (HWISI) was 48.4. Tropical Cyclone Veronica will remain in an environment favorable for strong tropical cyclones for several more days. Veronica will move over water where the Sea Surface Temperature is near 30°C. It will move through a region where the upper level winds are weak and there will be little vertical wind shear. Tropical Cyclone Veronica could strengthen into the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane during the next 24 hours. If a rainband wraps around the existing eye and eyewall, then an eyewall replacement cycle could cause fluctuations in the intensity of Veronica. Tropical Cyclone Veronica will move around the western end of a subtropical ridge. The ridge will steer Veronica toward the south-southwest. Tropical Cyclone Veronica could move toward the south-southeast after it rounds the western end of the ridge. On its anticipated track Tropical Cyclone Veronica could approach the coast of Western Australia in about three days. Veronica could be the equivalent of a major hurricane at that time. Tropical Cyclone Trevor moved over the eastern Gulf of Carpentaria on Wednesday. At 11:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday the center of Tropical Cyclone Trevor was located at latitude 13.1°S and longitude 141.1°E which put it about 55 miles (90 km) southwest of Weipa, Australia. Trevor was moving toward the southwest at 2 m.p.h. (3 km/h). The maximum sustained wind speed was 50 m.p.h. (80 km/h) and there were wind gusts to 65 m.p.h. (105 km/h). The minium surface pressure was 988 mb. A Tropical Cyclone Watch was in effect for the coast from Nhulunbuy to Karumba. The circulation of Tropical Cyclone Trevor was gradually reorganizing as the center moved farther into the Gulf of Carpentaria. Trevor will move over water where the Sea Surface Temperature is near 31°C. It will move through a region where the upper level winds are weak and there will be little vertical wind shear. Tropical Cyclone Trevor will intensify during the next 48 hours and it could strengthen into the equivalent of a major hurricane. On its anticipated track Trevor is forecast to approach the southwest of the Gulf of Carpentaria near Port McArthur in about 48 hours. This entry was posted in Australian Region, Indian Ocean, South Pacific, Tropical Cyclones and tagged 20P, 21S, Gulf of Carpentaria, HWISI, Northern Territory, Port Hedland, Queensland, SH20, SH21, Trevor, Tropical Cyclone Trevor, Tropical Cyclone Veronica, Veronica, Weipa, Western Australia on March 21, 2019 by jay_hobgood. Tropical Cyclone Trevor Brings Wind and Rain to Northern Queensland Tropical Cyclone Trevor brought wind and rain to northern Queensland on Tuesday. At 11:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday the center of Tropical Cyclone Trevor was located at latitude 13.1°S and longitude 141.9°E which put it about 35 miles (55 km) south of Weipa, Australia. Trevor was moving toward the west at 6 m.p.h. (10 km/h). The maximum sustained wind speed was 75 m.p.h. (120 km/h) and there were wind gusts to 90 m.p.h. (145 km/h). The minimum surface pressure was 973 mb. A Tropical Cyclone Warning remained in effect for the west coast of the Cape York Peninsula from Cape York to Pormpuraaw. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology issued a Tropical Cyclone Watch for the east coast of the Northern Territory from Nhulunbuy to the border between the Northern Territory and Queensland. Tropical Cyclone Trevor made landfall on the east coast of the Cape York Peninsula near Lockhart River on Tuesday. Trevor was the equivalent of a major hurricane when it made landfall. Tropical Cyclone Trevor moved slowly westward across the peninsula to a position south of Weipa. Trevor brought strong gusty winds and dropped locally heavy rain over the Cape York Peninsula. Tropical Cyclone Trevor weakened steadily while it move over land. The eye filled with lower clouds and the number of strong thunderstorms around the core and in the rainbands decreased. However, the circulation remained intact. Tropical Cyclone Trevor retained a well defined low level circulation with a distinct tight center. The center of Tropical Cyclone Trevor will move over the eastern Gulf of Carpentaria in a few hours. Trevor will move through an environment very favorable for intensification during the next several days. It will move over water where the Sea Surface Temperature is near 31°C. Tropical Cyclone Trevor will move through a region where the upper level winds are weak and there will be little vertical wind shear. Trevor is likely to intensify when it moves back over water. It could intensify rapidly once an eye and an eyewall redevelop at the core of the circulation. Tropical Cyclone Trevor could strengthen into the equivalent of a major hurricane within 48 hours. Tropical Cyclone Trevor will move around the northwestern part of a subtropical ridge. The ridge will continue to steer Trevor toward the west for another day or so. After that time Tropical Cyclone Trevor will move more toward the west-southwest. On its anticipated track Trevor could reach the east coast of the Northern Territory in about 72 hours. It is likely to be the equivalent of a major hurricane at that time. Elsewhere, Tropical Cyclone Veronica developed quickly off the coast of Western Australia on Tuesday. At 11:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday the center of Tropical Cyclone Veronica was located at latitude 15.0°S and longitude 119.5°E which put it about 630 miles (1015 km) northeast of Learmonth, Australia. Veronica was moving toward the west-southwest at 7 m.p.h. (11 km/h). The maximum sustained wind speed was 45 m.p.h. (75 km/h) and there were wind gusts to 60 m.p.h. (95 km/h). The minimum surface pressure was 990 mb. Tropical Cyclone Veronica is also forecast to strengthen into the equivalent of a major hurricane and it could approach the coast of Western Australia in about four days. This entry was posted in Australian Region, Indian Ocean, South Pacific, Tropical Cyclones and tagged 20P, 21S, Cape York Peninsula, Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Territory, Queensland, SH20, SH21, Trevor, Tropical Cyclone Trevor, Tropical Cyclone Veronica, Veronica, Weipa, Western Australia on March 20, 2019 by jay_hobgood. Rapidly Intensifying Tropical Cyclone Trevor Nears Cape York Peninsula Rapidly intensifying Tropical Cyclone Trevor neared the Cape York Peninsula on Monday. At 5:00 p.m. EDT on Monday the center of Tropical Cyclone Trevor was located at latitude 13.0°S and longitude 144.3°E which put it about 80 miles (130 km) east of Lockhart River, Australia. Trevor was moving toward the west-southwest at 5 m.p.h. (8 km/h). The maximum sustained wind speed was 105 m.p.h. (170 km/h) and there were wind gusts to 125 m.p.h. (205 km/h). The minimum surface pressure was 955 mb. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology issued Tropical Cyclone Warnings for the portion of the east coast of the Cape York Peninsula from Orford Ness to Cape Flattery, from Mapoon to Pormpuraaw on the west coast of the peninsula and for inland locations between the two coasts. Tropical Cyclone Trevor rapidly intensified into the equivalent of a hurricane/typhoon on Monday. An eye with a diameter of 15 miles (24 km) developed at the center of circulation. The eye was surround by a ring of strong thunderstorms and the strongest winds were occurring in that ring of storms. Bands of showers and thunderstorms were revolving around the core of Tropical Cyclone Trevor. Storms near the core were generating strong upper level divergence which was pumping mass away from the tropical cyclone in all directions. The circulation around Tropical Cyclone Trevor was relatively small. Winds to hurricane/typhoon force extended out about 30 miles (50 km) from the center of circulation. Winds to tropical storm force extended out about 90 miles (145 km) from the center. The Hurricane Intensity Index (HII) for Tropical Cyclone Trevor was 17.8. The Hurricane Size Index (HSI) was 11.0 and the Hurricane Wind Intensity Size Index (HWISI) was 28.8. Tropical Cyclone Trevor will remain in an environment favorable for intensification for another 12 hours until it makes landfall. Trevor will move over water where the Sea Surface Temperature is near 30°C. It will move through a region where the upper level winds are weak and there will be little vertical wind shear. Tropical Cyclone Trevor could intensify into the equivalent of a major hurricane before it makes landfall. It will take Trevor about 24 hours to cross the Cape York Peninsula. Tropical Cyclone Trevor will weaken during that time. Trevor will emerge over the Gulf of Carpentaria in about 36 hours and it will strengthen again after it gets back over water. Tropical Cyclone Trevor will move around the northwestern portion of a subtropical ridge. The ridge will steer Trevor toward the west-southwest. On its anticipated track Tropical Cyclone Trevor will make landfall near or just to the south of Lockhart River in about 12 hours. Trevor is forecast to move westward across the Cape York Peninsula. it is likely to emerge over the Gulf of Carpentaria between Weipa and Aurukun in about 36 hours. Tropical Cyclone Trevor will be capable of causing major damage. It will bring strong winds and a storm surge to the area around Lockhart River. Trevor will drop locally heavy rain over parts of the Cape York Peninsula and flooding could occur in some locations. Tropical Cyclone Trevor could threaten the Northern Territory of Australia later this week. This entry was posted in Australian Region, South Pacific, Tropical Cyclones and tagged 20P, Cape York Peninsula, Coral Sea, HWISI, Northern Territory, Queensland, SH20, Trevor, Tropical Cyclone Trevor on March 18, 2019 by jay_hobgood. Tropical Cyclone Trevor Develops Over Coral Sea Tropical Cyclone Trevor developed over the Coral Sea on Sunday. At 5:00 p.m. EDT on Sunday the center of Tropical Cyclone Trevor was located at latitude 13.2°S and longitude 146.1°E which put it about 190 miles (305 km) east of Lockhart River, Australia. Trevor was moving toward the south-southwest at 10 m.p.h. (16 km/h). The maximum sustained wind speed was 40 m.p.h. (65 km/h) and there were wind gusts to 50 m.p.h. (80 km/h). The minimum surface pressure was 956 mb. The circulation around a low pressure system over the Coral Sea organized quickly on Sunday and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology designated the system as Tropical Cyclone Trevor. An inner rainband wrapped around the center of circulation and there were indications that an eye could be starting to form. Bands of showers and thunderstorms were developing in all parts of the Tropical Cyclone Trevor and the circulation was symmetrical. Storms near the center of Trevor were generating upper level divergence which was pumping mass away from the tropical cyclone in all directions. Tropical Cyclone Trevor will move through an environment favorable for intensification during the next 24 to 36 hours. Trevor will move over water where the Sea Surface Temperature is near 29°C. It will move through an area where the upper level winds are weak and there will be little vertical wind shear. Trevor will intensify during the next day or so and it could intensify rapidly. It is likely to strengthen into the equivalent of a hurricane/typhoon. Tropical Cyclone Trevor will move around the northwestern portion of a subtropical ridge. The ridge will steer Trevor toward the west-southwest. On its anticipated track Tropical Cyclone Trevor could reach the east coast of the Cape York peninsula in about 36 hours. Trevor could be the equivalent of a hurricane/typhoon by that time. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has issued a Tropical Cyclone Warning for the portion of the coast from Cape Grenville to Cape Flattery. Tropical Cyclone Watches are in effect for the portions of the coast from Cape York to Cape Grenville and from Cape Flattery to Cape Tribulation. This entry was posted in Australian Region, South Pacific, Tropical Cyclones and tagged 20P, Australia, Cape York, Coral Sea, Queensland, SH20, Trevor, Tropical Cyclone Trevor on March 17, 2019 by jay_hobgood. Tropical Cyclone Riley Strengthens to Equivalent of Hurricane/Typhoon Tropical Cyclone Riley strengthened into the equivalent of a hurricane/typhoon on Friday. At 4:00 p.m. EST on Friday the center of Tropical Cyclone Riley was located at latitude 17.2°S and longitude 116.9°E which put it about 415 miles (675 km) north-northeast of Learmonth, Australia. Riley was moving toward the west at 5 m.p.h. (8 km/h). The maximum sustained wind speed was 80 m.p.h. (130 km/h) and there were wind gusts to 100 m.p.h. (160 km/h). The minimum surface pressure was 976 mb. Tropical Cyclone Riley strengthened, but the distribution of thunderstorms was asymmetrical. The strongest winds were occurring in a band the curled around the northern half of the center of circulation. Storms in the band were generating upper level divergence which was pumping mass away from the tropical cyclone. Other bands of showers and thunderstorms were present in the western half of the circulation, but the bands in the eastern half of Tropical Cyclone Riley consisted primarily of showers and lower clouds. Winds to hurricane/typhoon force extended out about 35 miles (55 km) from the center of circulation and they were occurring mainly north of the center of Riley. Winds to tropical storm force extended out about 130 miles (215 km) from the center. Tropical Cyclone Riley was moving around the northwestern part of an upper level ridge. The ridge was producing easterly winds which were blowing toward the top of the circulation. Those winds appeared to converge with the upper level divergence on the east side of Riley to produce sinking motion in that part of the tropical cyclone. The sinking motion was bringing drier air to the lower levels and it appeared to suppressing convection in that region. Tropical Cyclone Riley may be close to its peak intensity. Riley is currently over water where the Sea Surface Temperature is near 28°C, but it will move over cooler water during the next few days. The upper level ridge will continue to produce easterly winds which will blow toward the top of the circulation. Those winds could strengthen which would cause more vertical wind shear. Riley could intensify during the next 24 hours, but it is more likely to gradually weaken during the next two or three days. The ridge will steer Tropical Cyclone Riley toward the west-southwest during the next few days. On its anticipated track Riley will remain north of the coast of Western Australia, However, watches and warnings are in effect for portions of the coast in case the Tropical Cyclone Riley moves more toward the south. A Tropical Cyclone Warning is in effect for the portion of the coast from Whim Creek to Onslow including Karratha and Dampier. A Tropical Cyclone Watch is in effect from Onslow to Exmouth. Elsewhere around Australia, a Tropical Low was dropping heavy rain over portions of northern Queensland. At 1:00 p.m. EST the center of the Tropical Low was located at latitude 13.8°S and longitude 141.3°E which put it about 80 miles (125 km) north-northwest of Pormpuraaw, Australia. It was moving toward the southeast at 6 m.p.h. (10 km/h). The maximum sustained wind speed was 35 m.p.h. (55 km/h) and there were wind gusts to 45 m.p.h. (75 km/h). The minimum surface pressure was 1002 mb. Locally heavy rain could cause floods in parts of northern Queensland. This entry was posted in Australian Region, Indian Ocean, Tropical Cyclones and tagged 11S, 95P, Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, SH11, Tropical Cyclone Riley, Tropical Low, Western Australia on January 25, 2019 by jay_hobgood.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1785
__label__cc	0.508782	0.491218	NS Vol.8 No.1 , January 2016 The Radioactivity of Nuclei & Solar Oscillations: New Experiments Author(s) Oleg Borisovich Khavroshkin, Vladislav Vladimirovich Tsyplakov Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth, RAS, Moscow, Russia. The experimental detection of the hidden periodicities in the activity of various radioactive sources which were observed by different instruments and which coincided with the period of the free oscillations of the Sun gave an impetus to the further research. The simultaneous recording of gamma rays from two radioactive sources revealed the elements of synchronism and the periods of solar oscillations as well as the phase delay for the different sources in the obtained time series. A neutrino detector has been designed and tested, the advanced schemes for neutrino detection are developed, and the impact of the neutrino source on the radioactive matter is explored. The search for the new principles for creating the emitters of neutrino beams is conducted. Radioactive Source, Periodicities of Radioactivity, Solar Oscillations and Neutrino, Abnormal Capture Cross Section, Neutrino Beams, Neutrino Detector Received 7 December 2015; accepted 26 January 2016; published 29 January 2016 This work continues one of the new trends in the experimental nuclear physics―the study of natural radioactivity as an object which is capable of changing its time characteristics and the informativity of this process [1] [2] which yielded the fundamentally new information. 1) The spectrum of the time variations in the activity of the sample from Cisbaikalian radioactive ore and other radioactive elements contains the peaks coinciding with the periods of the free oscillations of the Sun [2] -[5] . 2) The capture cross section of the heavy deformed radioactive nucleus before the decay increases by many orders of magnitude and can interact with the flow of the solar neutrino modulated by the free oscillations of the Sun. 3) The spectrum of the long-period oscillations of the Earth, exceeding the free oscillations, contains the peaks which coincide within an accuracy of 1%, ... , 3% with the peaks of the free oscillations of the Sun. The mechanism of excitation of these oscillations corresponds to the nature of the activity variations in the radioactive ore sample. 4) These effects are part of the mechanisms of interaction in the Earth-Sun system. In particular, they affect the seismicity. The analysis of the experimental works, both Russian and foreign, indicates that the most reliable results were obtained in [1] -[5] , since [6] -[19] do not even provide a working hypothesis about the role of neutrinos, solar neutrinos and solar oscillations. Therefore, the studies [1] -[5] have absolute novelty. However, it should be noted that for accepting these data as indisputable, similar experiments carried out with the different instruments by a different procedure in a different laboratory are required. To this end, the study on hidden periodicities in the radioactive components of γ-radiation of barium 133, radium 226, americium 241 and cesium-137 [20] was carried out. This study in the most reliable way confirms all the previous results obtained in this new research direction in [1] -[5] . This enables the generalizations to be made based on both the cited works and on the studies in the other thematically close research fields, particularly in geophysics. So, the basic experimental result is that the spectrum of time variations in the activity of the sample of Cisbaikalian radioactive ore contains about 50 significant peaks coinciding with the periods of free oscillations of the Sun, and, as a most reliable consequence, it confirms the neutrino model of the effect [2] [3] . Specifically, the capture cross section of a heavy deformed radioactive nuclei at the pre-decay time instant increases by many orders of magnitude and can interact with the flow of solar neutrino modulated by the free oscillations of the Sun. This model logically continues the entire class of the detectors which make use of the metastable state of the working (recording) material (the Wilson cloud chamber, bubble chamber, and spark chamber) and, by its high potential, is incomparable with the radiochemical and Cherenkov detectors. Currently, the obtained results make it quite real to create a neutrino telescope with high resolution which is able to solve astrophysical problems and explore the Sun and the Earth’s core. For example, many nuclear reactions occurring in the astrophysical objects are accompanied by neutrino emission. With a small section of neutrino absorption by the material (σ = 10 - 44 cm2), the neutrino fluxes are barely absorbed by the Sun and other stars. The flow from the Sun makes up ~2% of the total energy; however, in the case of supernova outburst, it is by many orders of magnitude higher. The spectrum of the long-period oscillations of the Earth exceeding the periods of the free oscillations of the Earth contains the peaks (more than 15) which, within an accuracy of 1% - 3%, coincide with the peaks of the free oscillations of the Sun. The excitation mechanism of these oscillations is similar to that driving the emergence of the variations in the activity of the radioactive ore sample [2] [3] . The revealed effects are part of the mechanisms of solar-terrestrial interaction; they affect seismic activity and enable one to search for a natural nuclear reactor in the inner core of the Earth. Regardless of the in situ physical conditions of the heavy unstable radioactive nuclei, their decay process is modulated by the varying flow of solar neutrinos. The activity level of heavy unstable radioactive nuclei as an open system is influenced by three parameters: the spin impact (spin speed), dynamic gravity (centrifugal force), and solar neutrino flux. Under certain relationships between these parameters, the elements of self-organization appear in the structure of the activity. Some of these parameters of the radioactive source can be determined by the experimental. According to Shestopalov, there is also a correlation between the neutrino fluxes and seismicity of the Earth. Shestopalov also hypothesized the possibility of neutrino formation during the periods of the strong deep earthquakes. To date, the studies covered the relationship between solar activity, Earth’s seismic activity, and neutrino fluxes registered in the chlorine-argon experiment during 1970-1994. These studies revealed a negative correlation between the solar activity and seismicity of the Earth and a positive correlation between the seismic activity of the Earth and variations in the neutrino flux. It is hypothesized that the neutrinos which were registered in the chlorine argon experiment do not exclusively have a solar origin but are partly terrestrial. The qualitative mechanism of neutrino formation during the strong deep earthquakes is suggested [21] . The studies have been carried out on exploring the existence of the large masses of uranium in the central zones and the cores of planets including the Earth as well as on the probable modes and the nuclear chain reactions in the Earth’s core [22] -[24] . The theoretical calculations and model experiments suggest that at the early stages of evolution of the Earth and other planets, the uranium and thorium oxides (or carbides), which are denser, high-melting, and marginally soluble, could settle down from the magma “ocean” onto the solid inner core of the planet. Billions years ago, the concentration of the fissile isotope 235U in natural uranium was sufficient to initiate the chain reactions in the developing active layer. In the case of low power, the self-sustaining chain reaction which began far in the past could be occasionally resumed up to the present time. A local or global explosion initiated by an asteroid impact could have occurred. The nuclear chain reactions could play and probably play important role in the evolution of the Earth and solar system overall [24] . We recapitulate the works [22] -[24] in such a detail because the results presented in the present paper (the strong interaction between solar neutrinos and radioactive elements in the laboratory conditions and in situ in the Earth) significantly strengthens the conclusions of the authors [22] -[24] whose scientific philosophy is used by the foreign scientists as a basis for constructing a new model of the formation of the Moon. The supernova explosions should now also be treated in a different way: about 40 years ago, the Czech scientists established a strong correlation between the outbursts and catastrophic earthquakes. The hypothesis of the Phaeton becomes now quite workable: if a planet had the geological structures with an extensive component of radioactive elements, the supernova explosion in the vicinity of the solar system, followed by a powerful stream of neutrinos, has led to the explosion of the planet. This is indirectly supported by the asteroids’ surfaces which have huge craters formed by the impacts of the other celestial bodies whereas in accordance with the simplest geomechanical relations these asteroids should be fragmented. The preservation of the asteroids can only be due to the fact that their craters appeared as early as at the time when they were still part of the planet. This is confirmed by another fact: at the antipodal points, the craters do not have the signs of spall phenomena whereas their existence is necessary according to the theory and practice of impact mechanics. Thus, the interaction between neutrinos and radioactive elements is of interest for the researchers from both the theoretical and applied standpoints, and this research is continued in a series of the experiments. 2. Estimating (Testing) the Sensitivity of the Neutrino Sensor (NS) A NS sensitivity test was carried out with the use of Cs137 isotope. Cesium-137 is a daughter product of β-de- cay of 137Xe nuclide (the half-life is 3.818 (13) [2] min): Cesium-137 undergoes beta decay 137 Cs55-137Ba56 + + νe (the half-life is 30.17 years) which produces a stable Barium isotope 137 Ba. In 94.4 [4] %, the decay occurs with intermediate formation of 137Ba―the nuclear isomer of barium-137 with a half-life of 2.55 min, which, in turn, passes into the ground state with the emission of gamma quantum with the energy of 661.7 keV (or a conversion electron with the energy of 661.7 keV minus the electron-binding energy). The total energy released by the beta decay of one cesium-137 nucleus is 1175.63 ± 0.17 keV. Thus, cesium is not only a source of beta radiation but also of neutrinos whose total energy is 514keV and which form a continuous spectrum. For testing the NS sensitivity, we used a specimen of Cs137 isotope with a mass of ~3 g. The specimen was placed in a lead container with a thickness > 1 cm in order to eliminate practically direct effects of all radiation types other than neutrinos. Then we counted the number of ND responses at a distance L = 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.5 and 1 m from the Cs137 neutrino source during 23 s. In order to increase the reliability of the results, 25 measurements were conducted at each distance from the source and their average and standard deviation σ were calculated. The results of testing are presented in Table 1. We note that starting from a distance of 0.3 m, we obtain the background level, i.e. the NS only detects neutrinos at the distances of 0.1 m and, probably, 0.2 m. Then, by interpolating the obtained values, we may assume that for the neutrino sources with a mass of 3 tons = 3 ´ 106 g, distance L is ~103 m = 1 km. These sources of neutrinos (or similar) may be All the beta emitting sources such as the operating nuclear reactors, radioactive waste repositories, uranium ore deposits, etc. can act as the neutrino sources of this (or similar) type. 3. New Principles of Neutrino Detection In 1955, R. Davis set up an experiment to detect neutrinos from a nuclear reactor. He used the method suggested in 1946 by B. Pontecorvo. The idea of this method is as follows. The 37Ar nuclei experience e-capture, i.e. one of the protons forming the 37Ar nucleus is transformed into a neutron. Table 1. Function σ from distance. The reverse reaction should have the same cross section. By measuring the amount of the formed radioactive nuclei 37Ar (T1/2 = 35.04 days), we can estimate the neutrino fluxes. The theory predicts the interaction cross section σtheor ~10−43 cm2, whereas the experiment demonstrates a different result σexp < 0.25 × 10−44 cm2. The neutrino detection in the gallium-germanium method is based on the reaction of neutrino interactions with gallium which produces germanium: This reaction has a low energy threshold: Epor = 0.23 MeV, thus, the neutrinos are recorded from the main reaction in which the neutrino emission is highest (77% νe). The gallium-germanium method is implemented in the laboratory located in Baksan beneath the Cheget mountain where there are several tons of gallium in which the neutrino reaction with gallium occurs. Neutrino detection can also be conducted by the lithium method and others. Table 2 illustrates the comparative efficiency of these methods in the detection of the different neutrino types. The highest detection efficiency of boron neutrinos is implemented in the chlorine-argon method (37C1); pp-neutrinos are most efficiently detected by the gallium-germanium method (71Ga), and pep-neutrinos, by the lithium method (7Li). All the detectors use a huge working body: for example, the chlorine-argon method uses a tank with a volume of 400 m filled with chlorine-containing substance (610 tons of C2Cl4) which is placed deep underground. The 37Ar atoms were dissolved in the total mass of the detector M = 21,030 atoms. The gaseous argon atoms produced in the reaction were passed through the detector which had a size of 5 cm3. Our task was to register ~60 atoms during 3 - 4 months―the time of the solar neutrino detection experiment. The implementation of the gallium-germanium method requires 60 tons of gallium. Previously it was hypothesized that the radioactive materials have much larger cross section of interaction with neutrinos [25] . How can it be proven? A well known fact is that neutrinos are the product of the weak interaction and it is likely that they should have the maximal cross section of interaction with neutrinos exactly in the beta-decay of radioactive materials. 137Cs is such a radioactive material. Cesium-137 is a daughter product of β-decay of the 137Xe nuclide (with a half-life of 3.818 (13) [2] min): 137Xe54 → 137Cs55 + + νe. Cesium-137 undergoes beta decay (the half-life is 30.17 years), which produces a stable barium isotope 137Ba:137Cs55 → 137Ba56 + + νe. The decay in 94.4%, occurs with the intermediate formation of the nuclear isomer of barium-137, 137Bam (a half-life is 2.55 min), which, in turn, passes into the ground state with the emission of a gamma-ray with an energy of 661.7 keV (or a conversion electron with an energy 661.7 keV minus the electron-binding energy). The total energy released in the beta decay of one nucleus of Cesium −137 is 1175.63 ± 0.17 [1] keV. Thus, we can detect the gamma radiation emitted by the decay of cesium. On the other hand, in the decay chain of uranium, the intermediate member-radium B-is formed. This member also undergoes beta decay with a half-life of 26.8 minutes and 1.024 MeV energy release. If a neutrino interacts with the beta-decay isotopes [2] Table 2. Efficiency of the methods for neutrino detection. [3] , then, when synchronously recording the variations in the intensity of radio activity of the cesium and uranium decay products, we should obtain a time shift in the registration of the neutrino outbursts. We carried out the described experiment. As a continuation of these studies, we conducted synchronous measurements of gamma variations of the 137Cs cesium isotope and Cisbaikalian uranium ore. The 137Cs itself is beta-active; however, the resulting barium 137Ba gives monochromatic gamma rays at energies of 137Cs → 661 keV. The uranium ore Ur placed in a closed metal container decays into the radioactive isotopes including radium, radon and its decay isotope products, which are in equilibrium. Synchronous recording of γ-variation cesium Cs137 and Ur ore was conducted by the SBM 19 Geiger type radiation detectors. Data recording was carried out by the digital microprocessor- controlled E-clerk device with a sampling frequency of 2 minutes and then transferred to a personal computer, i.e. we used the previous registration scheme [2] [3] . As a result, we obtained two synchronous realizations (time series) of the variations in γ radioactivity of cesium and ore with a duration of more than 13 days. Next, we averaged these time series over 4-min intervals and calculated the cross-correlation function (CCF) between them. Figure 1 shows a fragment of CCF between the time series of cesium (Cs137) and uranium ore (Ur). As the figure shows, the maximum in CCF has a lag of 28 minutes. Next, we calculated the moving correlation in a 1% window between the time series of variations in γ radioactive cesium 137Cs and γ radioactivity of uranium ore Ur with a 28-min lag and obtained the sliding correlation function (SCF) between them. This function is shown in Figure 2. The 1% window was selected in order to provide sufficient statistics for determining the significance of the coefficients of correlation. The total number of the independent values of CSF is above 4500 and, hence, a 1% window values contained more than 45 values (points), which is quite enough for the significant estimation of reliability (Figure 2). The analysis of CSF shows that within some intervals with a duration of a few hours (there are at least three such intervals), we obtain the correlation coefficients k > 0.6 - 0.7 with the significance P > 0.99. This means that with a probability P > 0.99 there is a correlation between these variations in γ radioactivity. However, this indicates that radioactivity of cesium and uranium ore is affected by the third agent. Table 3 shows the results of spectral analysis for the synchronous variations in γ radioactive cesium 137 (column 2) and Baikalian uranium ore (column 3) compared to the periods of the free oscillations of the Sun predicted by the theory (column 5). Column 4 indicates the spectral peaks of CCF between the cesium and uranium ore. Column 6 presents the modes and forms of the free oscillations of the Sun. In Table 3, the significant (P > 0.99) spectral peaks coinciding with the theoretical solar data up to three signs inclusive [3] are indicted in the boldface. Thus, we can conclude that the main agent affecting the gamma radioactivity of Cs137 and uranium ore is the Sun in the form of the neutrino variations arising in the fusion reactions which are modulated by the free oscillations of the Sun and registered by our detectors consisting of a conventional Geiger counters recording the gamma radiation from the nearby radioactive sources. In this case, our neutrino detector works as follows: 1) neutrinos are captured by the radioactive isotope and their gamma radiation increases; 2) an ordinary SBM 19 Geiger type counter or other counter records this increase of the radiation; 3) the difference between the normal radioactivity and the radioactivity when exposed to Figure 1. The fragment of the cross-correlation function. Figure 2. The sliding correlation function (CSF) between the variation of Cs137 and Ur ore. neutrino impact is the sought effect. The experiments with the neutrino influence on the isotopes were carried out and a positive effect was obtained (see above). For data transferring by the neutrino beam, the latter should have a sufficiently high modulation frequency. This possibility is provided by the Tevatron neutrino beam accelerator in the Fermi laboratory near Chicago. The record was achieved eight years ago: the modulation frequency of the neutrino beam was 26Gts. However, less expensive technologies and more mobile systems are required on this way. 4. New Principles of the Neutrino Beam Emitters The standard neutrino sources are the nuclear beta decay reactions. The neutrino beams obtained in the protons-muons-neutrinos accelerators are very cumbersome however suitable for producing very narrow beams (2 mm). Table 2 shows the relative efficiency of these methods in detecting different neutrino types. The highest detection efficiency of boron neutrinos is implemented in chlorine-argon method (37C1). The pp-neutrinos are most efficiently detected by the germanium gallium (71Ga) method, and the pep-neutrino, by the lithium method (7Li). Table 4 presents the beryllium isotopes whose irradiation by an electron beam ban produce a + 7Li neutrino beam according to the B. Pontecorvo reversibility principle. The neutrino beam obtained in this way will probably be less efficient than the beam produced in the classical way at the accelerator. However, this method does not require huge accelerators and is very compact. The entire installation for producing a neutrino beam is largely determined by the dimensions of rather small betatron. Except for the beryllium-lithium isotopes, neutrino beams can also be produced by the germanium-gallium method. Table 5 presents the germanium isotopes whose irradiation by an electron beam also yields a + 71Ga neutrino beam according to the principle of reversibility of Pontecorvo. Table 6 presents the other radionuclides. Thus, we considered the new schemes for the formation of the neutrino beams based on the new principles and materials. 5. Solar Neutrinos and Other Particles [27] [28] : The Search Experiments and the Monopole According to the Dirac version of quantum theory, interaction between the electric charge e and a magnetic charge g is possible if , where n is an integer. This means that the magnetic charge of a particle should be a multiple of the elementary magnetic charge , where e is the elementary electric charge. In this case, the existence of the magnetic charge (monopole) is only consistent with the standard quantum mechanics if the electrical charges of all the particles are quantized. A particle which possesses both the electric and magnetic charges is defined as a dyon. According to the Hooft-Polyakov model, the interaction with the magnetic monopole can initiate the decay of the nucleon predicted by some models of grand unification, that is, to act as a catalyst for this decay. The Dirac’s theory does not predict the mass of the magnetic monopole, a consensus in the assessment of the monopole mass is absent. Unsuccessful experiments on monopole detection Table 3. The results of spectral analysis of synchronous variations in the radioactive elements comparison with the periods of natural oscillations of the Sun [26] . p, g, f are the modes of the free oscillations of the Sun; 1 is the shape of the free oscillations. Table 4. Beryllium isotopes used for the creating the neutrino beam by the Pontecorvo method. Table 5. Germanium isotopes applicable for producing the neutrino beam by the Pontecorvo method. Table 6. Other radio nuclides with beta-decay. have been conducted during several decades. Different interaction models were assumed in these experiments. A heavy magnetic monopole should have a high penetrating power and create strong ionization along its path. Also the magnetic monopoles trapped in the magnetic ores of terrestrial and extraterrestrial origin as well as the tracks left by them in mica enclosed in the ancient terrestrial rocks were sought for. On the other hand, we note the experiments on the search for dark matter (Prof. George Fraser, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, October, 2014); and search for axions-the dark matter particles (University of Leicester). A team of the researchers believes that axions, the candidates for the dark matter particles, are generated in the core of the Sun and are indeed transformed into the X-ray radiation in the Earth’s magnetic field. In the opinion of some scientists, neutrinos can also be converted into monopoles under the passage of the powerful magnetic field. Scientists at the Purdue University have found that the decay rate of a radioactive sample has slightly changed 39 hours before the onset of a large solar flare. The similar changes were revealed in the decay rate before and after the solar flares as well as in the Earth’s rotation around the Sun, the rotation of the Sun, and solar activity variations. In this case, the annual fluctuations have a simple explanation: when the Earth is located farther from the Sun, it receives less solar neutrinos and the decay rate slows down to a certain extent. When the Earth approaches the Sun or when a solar flare occurs, the number of neutrinos grows and the decay accelerates. It is also suggested that the fluctuations in the decay rate can be caused by the other, unknown particles. Based on the studies [2] - [5] and the said, we consider yet another signal detection method which has been in fact used in the analysis of the neutrino flux from the Sun and was previously applied in the study of the gas-dust flows [29] . As is known, in astrophysics and astronomy, various fields and particles are studied by the corpuscular and wave methods. For example, the cosmic dust was initially investigated by the corpuscular method as the particles of the matter. These studies determined the chemical composition, particle size, etc. Next, a different approach was applied: dust (particles) was treated as an ensemble or a volume of gas or dust plasma. This approach precluded from considering the individual properties and composition of the particles but allowed identifying the cooperative, wave features of dust and gas flow, which were previously unknown, through the variations in the parameters of the testing process (in this case, seismic) [29] . This approach enabled the scientists to discover the modulation of gas and dust streams at the periods of the orbital and free rotation of celestial bodies. The similar method was applied in [2] [3] where the signal detection was based on the criterion other than the occurrence of the event of inelastic neutrino interaction with target material, which underlies the modern methods of registration. Instead, the signal in the cited works was detected by the appearance of typically hidden time periodicities in the level of the test process (usually the activity of the γ-source), which are initially only characteristic of the source of the neutrino flux. The similar approach resulted in the discovery of the effect of anomalously high cross section of neutrino capture by heavy radioactive nuclei and, simultaneously, the modulation effect of the solar neutrino flux by the spectrum of solar oscillations (the latter is quite obvious) [2] [3] . Since, according to the assumption of many experts, the oscillations of the central zone of the Sun is accompanied by the generation of the other elementary particles as well whose existence still requires experimental validation (detection), for example, monopole, the search for such particles was carried out by the modified experimental scheme [2] [3] , Figure 3. As previously, the experiments on monitoring and studying the probable elementary particles of solar origin were conducted by measuring the variations in the probable gamma radiation in the container 1 (Figure 3) which, in contrast to the previous measurement scheme, did not contain a radioactive source and is only permeable for the expected or existing particles (neutrinos, monopoles ). The measurements were conducted with the independent EClerk digital recorder with 1-min sampling of the detecting device (radiometer) and the subsequent data transferring on the computer by the scheme (Figure 3). Correspondingly, the sealed steel container with a volume of 0.5 l was only permeable for the background gamma-radiation and the expected particles (see above) whose interactions with the magnetic field were registered by the radiation detector (SBM19 Geiger type) (2), and the obtained value o was every minute recorded on the memory of the autonomous “EClerk” DVR (3). The data were then processed on the personal computer (4). The radiometer was placed into a sealed steel container 1 together with the magnets. This limited the effects of atmospheric pressure (the pressure variations barely affected the ore (we mean here the amount of radon as a decay product)) and the background radiation. The signals were recorded in the magnetic field in 2 configurations A, B (Figure 4). The container was penetrated by the background cosmic radiation, both known (the solar and cosmic neutrinos) and presumed (monopole, dark matter, etc.). Using this installation (Figure 3 and Figure 4), we recorded a number of the observations whose shapes resemble the time series of radioactivity [2] - [5] . The series was then subjected to spectral analysis, and the reliable values of the spectral peaks (P > 95) were compiled into Table 7. From the analysis of Table 7 it follows that the periods are generally consistent with the values of the tables Figure 3. The scheme of the search for the variations in the particles of solar origin. 1―Container; 2―Radiation detector; 3―Digital recorder; 4―Personal computer. Figure 4. The scheme of the container 1 (Figure 3) for searching and/or studying the elementary particles of solar origin. A, B: the setup configurations of the permanent powerful magnet blocks with a size of 12 × 8 × 1.5 cm with a strong magnetic field and H > 100 G or with 108 G with the domain structure of the magnets taken into account. A: 1, the horizontal top magnet, 2, the horizontal bottom magnet, 3-SBM-19 Radiometer; B: 4, vertical magnets; 3, radiometer. in [2] -[5] [20] , but their coincidence with the periods of solar oscillations is not as impressive as in [2] -[5] [20] . By examining the data (moving along the spectrum from the short to the long periods) one can see that there are groups with a good coincidence (~1% - 3%) and a worse coincidence (4% - 5%). The cause of this is unclear. One of the probable mechanisms is a stronger modulation of the oscillations by the amplified magnetic field. Generally, we should note the existence of the forms of interaction between the elementary solar particles (neutrinos, monopole, etc.) and the strong magnetic field, which is accompanied by the γ-radiation affecting the radiometer. In this case, this effect should also be observed in the megaworld. For example, the negative correlation between the solar activity (Wolf numbers) and neutrino fluxes as well as the correlation of seismic activity with the variations in the high-energy neutrino flow is revealed [30] -[32] . Indeed, under the strong solar activity, the magnetic fields become intensified and turbulized, which leads, according to the results of the experiment, to the absorption of elementary particles. With the anomalously high local density of the magnetic field (104 gauss), according to the experts, the “explosion of the magnetic field” (a solar flare) occurs, that is, the flow from the inner regions of the Sun (for the neutrinos 4 × 1014 sm2) reaches and interacts with the field concentration zone, which is accompanied by the release of significant energy (~1025 J for a flare). The results obtained by the high-altitude balloons telescope (Kiruna, Sweden, 2014) contradict the explosion of the magnetic field. Here, an unknown process takes place: the hottest points on the surface of the Sun are not dark but white; they are scattered across the surface and it is likely that a flare occurs at the time of their spontaneous integration. The connection between the magnetic storms on the Earth or on a regional scale and the local seismicity is equally interesting. 1) The sensitivity of the neutrino sensor is estimated (tested). 2) The principles of neutrino detection are analyzed. 3) The new principles of the neutrino beam emitters are suggested. 4) The pilot experimental setup for studying the interaction between the elementary particles of solar origin (neutrinos, monopole) and a powerful magnetic field is developed. 5) The interaction between the solar particle flux of (neutrinos, monopole, etc.) with the strong magnetic field is detected. This interaction is accompanied by the γ-radiation acting on the radiometer. 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__label__wiki	0.644286	0.644286	Husker Extra live chat: Chris Basnett, 2/22/17 Talk all things Husker hoops with Chris Basnett during his weekly live chat, this Wednesday. Guys, that's going to do it for this week. Thanks as always for the questions and comments, and we'll do this again next week. by Chris Basnett 2/22/2017 8:30:06 PM Hi guys, sorry I'm late. Was working on some stuff for tomorrow's paper. But I'm here now, so let's chat. So read an article where SE was asked if he wanted to stop speculation about Miles by endorsing him and Eichorst declined. Is that not a bad sign? by Red realist 2/22/2017 7:34:56 PM On the surface it certainly doesn't look good. But Eichorst has also had a long-standing policy of not commenting on coaches' statuses before the end of the season. So, I don't consider it a surprise that he didn't say anything, but it's not a good look. Chances of NU to make a smaller tourney, this year? by TO 2/22/2017 7:36:14 PM I think decent. It will be a matter of if the Huskers want to play in something like the CBI, CIT, etc. They've had opportunities to do so in the past and have declined, but with such a young roster, if they're healthy, more games and practice would seem to be a good thing. Any news on Roby's ankle? He looked pretty good jumping up & down at the end of the OSU game. by CW 2/22/2017 7:37:06 PM Tim Miles told us today that Roby practiced some yesterday, but it's still up on the air as to whether he'll play tomorrow. As we all know, Michigan State is as physical as anyone, and if you put Roby out there, you have to be sure he can hang in with that crew. I will spare you the Miles Qs for my first Q: Tomorrow, Neb wins? I think they have a legit chance. Also, SE would be a fool unless he has an ace in the hole. by Sam 2/22/2017 7:38:20 PM I like their chances a lot more than I did the first time they played Michigan State. Losing Eron Harris, I think, is a huge blow for that team. Not only did he score about 11 points a game, but he was a really good perimeter defender that they could stick on Tai Webster or Glynn Watson. And of course the Huskers have Ed Morrow back and an improved Jordy Tshimanga inside. And NU has had success up there in the past. I think it's close, and I'll say NU squeaks out another close one. Here’s a couple questions based on a “hypothetical” situation. Suppose a player loses a shoe while playing on the offensive end. As possession changes the player picks up the shoe and runs/slides to the defensive end with the shoe in his hand. Is he allowed to use the shoe as an extension of his hand while attempting to block an opponent’s shot? How about throwing the shoe at the ball to deflect an opponent’s shot? by Bruce 2/22/2017 7:40:26 PM I have been told that the shoe cannot be used as an extension of the body. Let's say, in your "hypothetical" situation, the player holding the shoe got caught on a pick and threw his shoe in the air to try and deflect a three-pointer. That would result in a technical foul. Bruce - Not sure on the first, but the 2nd is definitely no and would result in a technical foul. Read an article in the OWH that SE made the women's coaching hire so quick, that a couple coaches with better D-1 credentials weren't able to apply for it. by JC79 2/22/2017 7:46:31 PM in 3 weeks we will be saying nebraska was _____ at the end of the season and they are heading to______ a. Home b. NIT c.NCAA d. Another Tourney I think we'll be saying Nebraska was disappointed after their late-season run came up short of an NCAA, but happy to continue playing because they're heading to the NIT. Obviously nothing is off the table yet, including a run to the Big Dance. I think NU probably needs at least 17 wins to be considered and 18 wins to get there, which is certainly doable, but it's going to take some pretty heavy lifting. I'm really feeling a sweet little run coming. So proud of this team and there's just something about them. Good chemistry and an awesome Senior leader. Would love nothing more than sending Tai out with a run. Very deserving. Your thoughts? by Moose 2/22/2017 7:49:47 PM Just a really, really likeable bunch of guys, from Tai all the way down to the freshmen. They play really hard, they're fun to talk to and they stay out of trouble. Not much more you can ask for, other than a few more wins. There does seem to be something special about this group. You can tell they really like being around and playing for each other. March madness around the corner.. Zags contender or pretender for champ? I say contender, but I've also always liked the Zags more than other folks. The numbers say they're dominating their conference at a better rate than they ever have, and I really like Nigel Williams-Goss. They can play a lot of different ways, and beat some pretty good teams in the non-conference. It'll be interesting to watch, for sure. I've calculated, if we were to win out, and Northwestern looses out, we would be in fourth place I believe by Will Wilson 2/22/2017 7:54:21 PM That would put NU at 10-8 in the league while Northwestern would be 9-9. Minnesota, Michigan State and Michigan will probably all have something to say about that, but the Huskes would certainly have a shot. Your final 4 and one or two dark horses to make the 8? Final Four: Kansas, Gonzaga, Louisville, Villanova. (I know, really boring). Dark horses: Purdue, Florida, Cincinnati If I did my calculations correctly, they can finish anywhere between 4th & 13th in the conference. Fourth would take them winning out and Northwestern losing out (and a bunch of other stuff), but still possible. Assuming they go 2-2 or 3-1 the rest of the way, they avoid Wednesday's play in round. If they go 3-1 and play on Thursday they would have to make the championship game to get to 18 wins. Yep, it's going to take some doing. Priority No. 1 has to be winning as many of these final four games as possible and avoiding that play-in round. Five games in five days is just about impossible, I would think. Wouldn't hurt if they could avoid Purdue in the tourney as long as possible too. Even though NU won that game, I still think that's the toughest matchup for the Huskers of anyone in the league. Very good column today in the Omaha paper about Coach Miles and how he should get an extension. Barfknect agrees with Sipp that the Husker basketball roster looks good. And he blames Boehm the guy in the athletic department for not being very effective. by rickylee41 2/22/2017 7:59:20 PM I thought Lee made a lot of good points. I personally would like to see Miles get another year, because that roster does look really promising. If everyone stays, that's a group to get really excited about. But I don't think it's fair right now for me to assess the athletic department's decisions until after the season. I've been on the job for about four months compared to Lee's almost 40 years, so I'll hold off on that part of it until we see what happens. Chris, could you compare Miles and Sadlers coaching styles? Interesting question. I obviously wasn't covering the team when Doc was here, but they seem to have similar personalities. Looks to me Miles maybe likes to play with more tempo on offense, and his teams aren't afraid to score more points, though both guys would probably tell you it starts on the defensive end. Would it serve the Huskers better to win out in the reg season, but not get the 4 seed? Seems counterintuitive, but that way maybe grabbing the two W's to get to 18 would be easier on Thursday and Friday rather than Friday and Saturday. Obviously 3 in 3 is far easier than 4 in 4 days, but I'm just thinking about the at-large aspect of NCAA Tourney (getting ahead of myself, but let a man dream) by MattK 2/22/2017 8:06:14 PM I agree that it would be good to avoid Purdue, but would love another crack at Wisconsin or Northwestern with Morrow at 100% (or as close as he will be for the rest of the season). I think it all hinges on where Purdue finishes. The Boilermakers are going to be in the top 3 somewhere, and that's the one team I think Nebraska would have the most trouble with on a neutral court. You obviously want to see NU playing well coming in, which would mean winning more games, but it's all going to come down to matchups in Washington D.C. I imagine the Huskers would agree with you, CW. Wisconsin, even with Koenig healthy, doesn't scare me a ton. Northwestern has really hit a rough patch the last couple weeks. What better way for NU to make a run through the tournament then by going through two teams they feel they should have beaten this season. As bad as Nov and Dec was for this team, what changed, we were all very down on them (to put it mildly), they seem to have a swagger, very evident in the P. State game and OSU, what clicked? They are a fun team to watch now. It's kind of a cliche, but I really think this team has just stuck with it and not quit. The talent is there, but it took guys time to find their roles. And I think they've realized, especially after the way they started conference play, that they can play with anybody in the league. Confidence goes a long way, especially with young players, and this is a confident team right now that trusts each other. It's been fun to watch them grow up. Thanks Chris and Clint I tuning into this every week. Love me some Nebraska basketball. There is such a sense of optimism there's no way we can get rid of miles. Nebraska will play spoiler over the next four games for all the NCAA hopes for their next for opponents... gbr Appreciate that Sam, thank you. Going to be a really interesting next few weeks. We are talking heavy about an under .500 team and the feeling is hope!! How wonderful! Apologies...I haven't read through. Ok CB...I'll preface this by saying I know it's still a long shot. But I'm fairly convinced 18 wins gets this team into the "play-in" game of the NCAA Tourney. So that puts it either at 4-0 finish in the regular season and 2 wins in the conf tourney. Or, 3-1 finish and getting to the championship game of the conf tourney. So a 6-1 finish regardless. Now I know there's other variables of unexpected teams getting auto-bids, a couple past bad losses for NU, etc. But with the SOS, now fairly healthy at key positions and a 9-9 record or better? Your thoughts the same? by Trashman 2/22/2017 8:13:40 PM Pretty much the same thoughts, yeah. That's why Tim Miles scheduled like he did this season - so 18 or 19 wins would give NU a shot. And you're right -- the committee is going to look at NU getting healthy and playing well at the right time. Huskers still have to close the deal obviously, but going 6-1 in your last seven games in a power conference and having the No. 1 SOS in the country will go a long way, I think. Love the NCAA talk, but I think NIT is more realistic. What do you think it takes to get there? I know there is no rule about being at/above .500, but I think it would be hard to get in even with the #1 SOS without getting to .500. Yeah, no team below .500 has gotten in since the NCAA bought the rights to the NIT in 2005. So I think that's the bare minimum, even with a No. 1 SOS. Then you're probably looking at a minimum of 16 wins before NU can think NIT. Since Tim Miles has been HC at NU over the past 5 yrs., one Nebraska athlete has been on scholarship, Deverell Biggs. I certainly wish he could have added the two Nebraska big men, Justin Patton and Mike Daum. Thoughts? by Newport Red 2/22/2017 8:25:10 PM Love Daum's game, and love Patton's game. On the other side of the coin, both of those guys came from relatively nowhere to have really nice starts to their careers. Obviously fans would love to see the in-state guys end up at NU, but sometimes it doesn't work out that way. Even Scott Nagy, the former South Dakota State coach, wasn't sure Daum would ever play for the Jackrabbits when he first got to campus. To his credit, he put in the work and has gotten great results. Sometimes guys truly come out of nowhere. It just so happens there have been a couple from Nebraska to do it this season.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1792
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__label__wiki	0.615325	0.615325	Museum Making Plans For 2015 and Beyond "Christmas Morning" Now At The Museum Twas The Night At The Museum With Cora Lou Robinso... Museum Gala 2014 "Photographs and Memories" Colonel Charles Sherburne “Sherb” Sentell III to b... "Night At The Museum" with Butch Williams April 14... Standing Room Only Crowd At Dorcheat Historical Mu... 2014 Night At The Museum Our German Heritage March... Mardi Gras in Minden New Exhibit Is Up John Collins Is The 40th Speaker For "Night For Th... “The Way We Worked In Webster Parish” Now on Displ... 2014 Night At The Museum Speakers Kick Off The Yea... Lou Snook presents Thad Andress a commemorative plaque for his years of service to the museum. Dorcheat Historical Museum has come a long way since opening its doors in 2008. “The museum is changing all the time” stated Schelley Francis. This upcoming year the museum will continue to grow, work on expansion projects and new exhibits. Longtime president of the museum board; Mr. Thad Andress steps aside this year to welcome the new 2015 president Mrs. Louise Baird Snook to the helm of the organization. Andress brought with him the knowledge of importance of preserving family history and the diligence of seeing the job done. During Andress’s time with the museum great strides have been made. Foremost is that Webster Parish now has a museum that they can be proud of. For many, many years a museum was only a hope and a dream to just a handful of people. Under Andress nine years at the forefront of Dorcheat Historical Association, much money has been donated to get the Dorcheat Museum where it is today. “Without all the successful fundraising efforts plus all the time and effort that have been made by so many that are working and have worked behind the scenes of this organization we would not be open today!” commented Mrs. Francis. The museum has special events, gives free tours to groups, and is a great source for finding out local history. That is something that for many is a dream come true. But the dream doesn’t stop here. Last year the adjacent building was purchased with the goal of expanding at some point in the near future. Mrs. Snook…. like Andress has deep family roots in Minden, with her Treat and Brown family connections. So many people that reside in Webster Parish have very deep family roots. Having family history that dates back for so many generations is a big plus to any area and a great reason for the strong community involvement that Dorcheat Museum has seen. For many of these longtime Webster Parish families, that is where the importance of having a good museum steps in. When those older family members are gone, many are faced with what to do with items. The museum is a great place to donate family items and preserve the past for many future generations. Posted by Schelley Brown Francis at 1:10 PM Don't wait....get your Cora Lou print "Christmas Morning" (8x10) $20, your "Glimpse of Christmas Past" Book for $25, "Christmas Morning" Christmas Cards pack of 8 for $10. We are also doing a give away on Nov 25th, 2014....for a $5 donation get your name in the hopper for a chance to win a beautiful tree decorated with handmade ornaments made by Lyda Madden plus a gift basket with the Cora Lou cards, prints and book. Twas The Night At The Museum With Cora Lou Robinson A Glimpse of Christmas Past Christmas Memories from Friends and Families of Webster Parish is the title of our new project! And the theme for our October museum Event! Come hear one of Minden's beloved teachers and artist read excerpts from our new book that has been months in the making. I promise that you will have a wonderful evening of Christmas memories. A very special silent auction item will be up for auction that evening.... CHRISTMAS IN OCTOBER will be our theme for the night! We hope to have the books back by October and just in time for Christmas these will make a great gift for your family. It is a way to keep your family traditions alive for future generations. Call me if you have any questions or just need help. This project has been on my mind for years, especially since I began my job as director of the Dorcheat Historical Association Museum in 2007. My favorite Christmas tradition that I have been doing for several years now is to read the book "Christmas Gift" by author Ferrol Sams. This book takes me back in time and always makes me cry for the past. It has become my special gift, for those like minded people that love the way things once were. The act of recording our memories is so important for our future generations. All of us have a special Christmas memory, tucked away in the back of our mind. This book was created in hopes of bringing those memories out of just our thoughts, to be put down in print and shared. Christmases are special to every one of us, but as a child I felt like they were more special here in Minden, Louisiana and North Louisiana. My friend and folk artist, Cora Lou Brown Robinson grew up in Minden. Her artwork graces the cover of this new book. A few years ago, her idea to write down her memories for her children and grandchildren gave me the idea to do a collection of stories from people here in Webster Parish. This project began for me in February 2014, the memories began the day I was old enough to remember what Christmas was all about. I think you will see from all of these stories recorded in this book, that feeling is shared by many. We grew up in a time of feeling safe, of being sheltered from the harshness of the world outside our small town; we knew our neighbors and we cared about them. I hope you will enjoy this book as much as I have enjoyed collecting the stories. The cost of the book will be $25 dollars each and $5 shipping and handling if we need to mail you one. This book is over 250 pages long! Full of wonderful stories from people of our parish! Contact me at 318-377-3002 for when books will be available. You Are Invited To Help Make History Happen Monday, September 8, 2014, the Dorcheat Historical Museum will be hosting its sixth fundraising event since the 2008 opening of the parish museum. Last year the fundraiser was a huge success, and raised over $30,000 and was attended by over 150 guests. Becky Marvin, Janice Mourad, Cora Lou Robinson, Louise Snook, and Kay Elzen, board members and gala event organizers report that the 2014 fundraiser promises to be no exception, with the "Photographs and Memories" theme set for this year. Guest will be thrilled with the variety of silent auction items and the great variety of wonderful Louisiana cuisine. "We are so fortunate to have the support of so many people from far and wide. "We are pleased with our progress and we know we couldn't do any of it without so many generous friends and supporters of the museum." stated museum director; Schelley Francis. Folk artist, Cora Lou Robinson, is in the process of painting another new original painting for this event. Robinson's paintings have been a highlight at the past auctions bringing in over $8000 last year for the museum. Everyone is looking forward to seeing her new 2014 piece. Other artists have also contacted museum board members about donating original works; and museum members are thrilled with the response to help. The museum has had hundreds of visitors this past year from all over the country. It is a showplace for our area and has received quite a bit of notice from the Shreveport area on local TV stations, magazines and newspapers. People are now seeing museum commercials on TV, large billboards and ads in area publications. Our expansion project is in full swing. We raised the money to purchase the building in 2013! We have a new roof and front on our new building! Now our plans for our renovation and upgrading the building will take place. Many Minden residents will remember when the two buildings were connected as Major Office Supply with a door between the two sections. With the purchase of the building we will once again hope to have a doorway between the two museum areas at some point in time. When the Media/Theater room opened several years ago, it gave the museum an extra advantage of being able to offer the facility to others. We can now rent this part of the museum out for meetings, reunions and parties, plus we have the added benefit of the theater system for Power Point or video presentations." commented Schelley Francis. If you would like to attend or donate a service or item for the 2014 Gala event contact the Dorcheat Museum at 318-377-3002 or visit at 116 Pearl Street. To sign up for updates visit the website at www.museuminminden.blogspot.com you can also find us on Facebook. Posted by Schelley Brown Francis at 12:06 PM Colonel Charles Sherburne “Sherb” Sentell III to be the 43rd Museum Speaker May 19th, 2014 “Night At The Museum” A Night Of Family History The 43rd “Night at the Museum” will take place Monday May 19th, 2014. This event will feature Colonel Charles Sherburne “Sherb” Sentell III. Sentell’s family has roots that date back over 100 years in Webster Parish. Sentell was born in July 1966 in Minden, LA. He received his commission in Infantry through ROTC and graduated as the Distinguished Military Graduate from Davidson College in North Carolina where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science in 1989. Sentell graduated on the Commandant’s List from the Infantry Officer Basic Course and then completed Ranger School and the Pathfinder course at Fort Benning, GA. He served three years on active duty with the 82d Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, NC and was an Infantry Platoon Leader during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, where he earned his first Bronze Star Medal. Leaving active duty in 1992, he attended law school at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA. While in law school, he wrote an article that was published in the Louisiana Law Review and won the Flory Moot Trial oral argument competition. Sentell received his Juris Doctorate degree in 1995 graduating 5th in his class. In 1997 while serving as a law clerk for a Federal Judge, Sentell reentered the active Army Reserve by joining the 4013th Garrison Support Unit (GSU) in Bossier City, LA. He then attended the Transportation Officer Advanced Course at Fort Eustis, VA where he was the Distinguished Graduate of his class. Sentell was a Company Commander while serving with the 4013th GSU. In 1999, the Chief of Staff of the Army presented Sentell with the General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award at the Pentagon after he successfully took command of an active duty company at Ft. Polk, LA. Sentell then went to the 8th Battalion (TC), 95th DIV in Shreveport, LA where he served first as the Battalion S3 before assuming command as the Battalion Commander. After command, Sentell was selected to lead and mobilize another unit as commander of the 519th TC DET from Camp Pendleton, CA. Sentell earned his second Bronze Star during a one-year deployment to Iraq in 2004-2005 with the 519th TC DET as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Upon his return, he served as Executive Officer for the 2d Battalion, 379th REGT, 95th DIV in Arkadelphia, AR. He was then selected as the Brigade S3 Operations Officer for the 7th BDE, 95th DIV in Little Rock, AR. From April 2009 until July 2012, he was the Battalion Commander of the 2203rd Mobilization Support Battalion in Bossier City, LA. In 2013, Sentell received a Master’s Degree from the United States Army War College, where he was a resident student and member of the Army War College Eisenhower Program. He is currently assigned to United States Central Command at MacDill AFB, FL as a joint logistics planning officer. COL Sentell’s awards include the Bronze Star Medal (1 OLC), Meritorious Service Medal (3 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (1 OLC), Army Achievement Medal (2 OLC), CIB, Ranger Tab, EIB, Senior Parachutist Badge and numerous mobilization awards. He has completed the Command and General Staff College, the 90A logistician Support Operations Course, and is a graduate of the Advanced Joint Professional Military Education (AJPME) course. COL Sentell is employed as a Prosecutor for the State of Louisiana and maintains a private law practice with his father at the Sentell Law Firm, LLC. He stays actively involved in his community, is a past President of the Chamber of Commerce, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Minden Medical Center, the Minden Lion’s Club, and Citizens National Bank. Sentell has been inducted into the LSU Law School Hall of Fame. Don't miss your chance to hear about some of our area history. The museum events will be held in the Media/Learning room at the Dorcheat Historical Association Museum, 116 Pearl Street, Minden, La. Museum doors will open at 5:30 p.m., with first-come, first-serve seating. Program begins at 6:00 p.m., admission is free with potluck desserts and snacks welcome. For more information contact Schelley Brown Francis at 318-377-3002 or visit www.museuminminden.blogspot.com to sign up for the museum email blast. You can also find the museum on Facebook. To learn more about Webster Parish's rich history visit the Dorcheat Historical Association Museum located at 116 Pearl Street in Minden. Museum hours; closed on Monday, Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (closed from 1-2 for lunch), Saturday CLOSED. The museum admission is free. Also open for special tours and rental by appointment. Posted by Schelley Brown Francis at 8:14 AM "Night At The Museum" with Butch Williams April 14, 2014 “Night At The Museum” Like Father, Like Son Family and Education In Webster Parish with Mr. Butch Williams The 42nd “Night at the Museum” will take place Monday April 14th, 2014. This event will feature long time Minden resident Mr. Butch Williams. Butch Williams was born in 1947, to Wayne and Irene Williams in Haynesville, Louisiana. Wayne Williams had just returned from WWII and was serving as principal at Shongaloo High School, when Butch was born. In 1950 the family moved to Minden, where Wayne Williams continued his career moving throughout the Webster Parish School system, starting at East Side Elementary and ending up as Superintendent of Webster Parish Schools. “Like father, like son,” a phrase that could easily be used when describing the two Williams men in the Webster Parish education system. Butch Williams would start as Assistant Principle at Minden High School and also ended up as the superintendent of Webster Parish Schools. Wayne Williams spent 44 years in Webster Parish school system: He taught Social Studies and Coached football, basketball, baseball at Shongaloo High, became Principal of Shongaloo, Eastside Elementary, Minden High, Supervisor, ESEA, Title I, High School, and then became the parish school Superintendent. Butch Williams followed in his father’s footsteps, teaching Biology-Chemistry while coaching football, basketball, baseball at Minden High, at Sibley High he taught Biology-Chemistry, Adv. Phys.Sci. and coached track. He was Principal for 25 years at Sibley / Lakeside before moving on to Superintendent of Webster Parish School system. Williams will talk about his long time family involvement in the school system and the changes that have taken place in Washington and Baton Rouge that have completely altered educations as we recognize it. He will reflect of the 82 combined years between he and his father and their experiences in the area. He will also reflect on his family, wife Ki and the couple’s three sons. Ki and Butch Williams have six grandchildren now to keep them very busy now in their retirement years. Standing Room Only Crowd At Dorcheat Historical Museum Monday Night Standing Room Only Crowd At Dorcheat Historical Museum The 41st “Night at the Museum” was held to a packed house, Monday March 10th, 2014. Over 100 people turned out to hear four different speakers. Webster Parish Historian Mr. John Agan began the evening with a brief history of the German Town Colony and its importance to our area. Agan was followed by Susie Lester, Otto Krouse and LeVerne Kidd. These last three speakers are of German heritage with ties to the original colony settlers. They all spoke of their early childhood days and what it was like growing up in Minden. Much was learned about Minden’s German heritage and influences that are still here today. The 42nd speaker at the museum will be Mr. Butch Williams, on April 14th, 2014. Don't miss your chance to hear about some of Minden's earliest families. The museum events will be held in the Media/Learning room at the Dorcheat Historical Association Museum, 116 Pearl Street, Minden, La. Museum doors will open at 5:30 p.m., with first-come, first-serve seating. Program begins at 6:00 p.m., admission is free with potluck desserts and snacks welcome. Webster Parish Historian John Agan began the program for the evening Susie Lester told of her early childhood Otto Krouse a direct descendant of the Colony LeVerne Kidd tells of her early childhood and her German Heritage Over 100 people attended the event, many sharing Minden's German Heritage as direct descendants of the Colony 2014 Night At The Museum Our German Heritage March 10th, 2014 The 41st “Night at the Museum” will take place Monday March 10th, 2014. This event will feature several guest speakers, including Webster Parish Mr. John Agan, Mr. Otto Krouse, LeVerne Kidd and Susie Lester. We will learn much about Minden’s German heritage and influences that are still here today. Most Mindenites have grown up knowing that Minden has a sister city Minden, Germany and most are familiar with Germantown Colony. Many are not aware of what it was like to be of German decent in the United States during WWII. This subject will be the main feature of the talk. The Germantown Colony and Museum is an historical preservation project north of Minden. It was among three sites in Louisiana founded by former members of the Utopian Movement called the Harmony Society in the early 19th century. The original colonists came from Germany having first settled in Harmony, PA in 1803, then in New Harmony, IN in 1814, and finally in 1825 in Economy (now Ambridge, PA). About 250 former members of the Harmony Society, many of whom left Economy, Pennsylvania, during 1832, decided to leave because of disagreements over the society's customs. They followed a visionary named Bernhard Muller, who called himself "Count de Leon". The Count called upon all the heads of Europe to relinquish their crowns in a "new world to come." Some community members would eventfully follow Müller and his family down the Ohio River via flatboat. They later started up again at Grand Ecore, twelve miles north of Natchitoches, Louisiana. There Müller died and was interred in Natchitoches Parish. When the Count died, a congressman obtained passage of a bill donating a tract of land to the colonists and to Countess Leon, the Count's widow. The roots of the Germantown Colony were hence established. In 1835, the group, then led by Müller's widow, the Countess, settled seven miles northeast of Minden in what was then Claiborne Parish. For nearly four decades, the colony operated on a communal basis until it dispersed in 1871, when Webster Parish was created from Claiborne Parish. The Countess then moved to Hot Springs, AR., where she died in 1881. The colony and cemetery thereafter was maintained by members of the Krouse family, including Dr. Francis Otto Krouse. In 1954, then Governor Robert F. Kennon unveiled a still standing historical marker of the Germantown Colony. The sign is located at the intersections of Broadway, Elm, and East and West streets, across from the Webster Parish Library. Today the historic Germantown Cemetery holds the remains of many of the settlers. Tombstone information reveals that a number were born in Germany. In some cases, the cause of death is listed on the markers. In 1973, Krouse descendants, including Chester Phillip Krouse (1899–1981) and his sister, Ruby Florence Krouse (1906–2005), donated an acre of land to the Webster Parish Police Jury. Three of the original buildings, the Countess’ cabin, the kitchen-dining hall, and the Dr. Goentgen cottage, survive at the site. The buildings contain items used by the early settlers. Some of the original wallpaper remains in the large room of the Countess' cottage, paper which she had ordered from New Orleans to cover the rough walls. A refined woman, the Countess gave piano instruction to girls and young women in her cottage. The Germantown Museum did not open to the public until May 10, 1975, with then former Governor Kennon, a Webster Parish native and a descendant of Germantown colonists, in attendance for the observation. In 1979, the colony was placed on the list of the "Cultural Resources Worthy of Preservation" by the United States Department of the Interior. As Germantown, the village was listed in 1979 on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2008, the Louisiana State Legislature under Act 847 declared it appropriate for the state to operate the Germantown Colony and Museum. On July 1, 2009, the museum switched from parish to state control. The Germantown Colony Museum temporarily closed on June 3, 2013, for the construction of a new visitor’s center. The museum expects to reopen in 2014. The new visitor’s center will provide a climate-controlled area to display artifacts used by the settlers. The renovation also includes restrooms and new office space. Don't miss your chance to hear about some of Minden's earliest families. The museum events will be held in the Media/Learning room at the Dorcheat Historical Association Museum, 116 Pearl Street, Minden, La. Museum doors will open at 5:30 p.m., with first-come, first-serve seating. Program begins at 6:00 p.m., admission is free with potluck desserts and snacks welcome. Mural done by Brian Carlisle Exhibit with Carolyn Hale's Mardi Gras Dress Back of Picture with people identified Early Mardi Gras Court and Parade in Minden, LA. Picture taken right before the Mardi Gras Feb 13, 1923 Tragedy John Collins Is The 40th Speaker For "Night For The Museum" Night At The Museum Kicked Off The Year With It’s 40th Speaker Large Crowd On Hand For John Collins The Museum 40th Speaker The 40th speaker for “Night at the Museum” at the Dorcheat Historical Association Museum had a packed house, in spite of the extreme weather forecast on Monday February 10th, 2014. Museum director Schelley Francis commented, “I was worried about the night’s crowd a little because of the weather forecast. I felt sure folks would come out to hear John Collins under normal circumstances, I just wasn’t sure if the weather would cooperate for us. We also were hit last week with another issue that I was dealing with. The outside portions of three heating and air units were stolen and I could not heat the back section of the museum. This turned out to not really be an issue once people started coming in, as most were dressed warmly anyway.” Thad Andress excepts a $5,000 donation from businessman Mr. Jay Kumar The evening started with a special presentation from a local businessman and hotel owner. Mr. Jay Kumar presented a $5,000 check to Museum Board President Mr. Thad Andress to be used for a part of the renovation expense fund on the museum expansion project. “Jay Kumar’s check was a welcomed gift! We are excited with all of our donations big and small. It takes a little bit of everything to keep the museum going. We have had some large gifts given in the past and we are always thrilled when this happens. We know not everyone can help this way so that is where the tips jar, the cookbook sales, DVD sales, and donation box come in. Every little bit helps and every little bit is appreciated. We don’t want anyone to feel like they can’t help or be a part in some way.” stated Schelley Francis. John Collins points out why he is wearing a bow tie for the evening. Pointing to a picture of his grandfather A.J. Price Mr. John Collins spent the rest of the evening telling his stories from his early childhood days in Minden. Most everyone in Minden associates the Collins family with what is now A.J. Price, Incorporated. The company operates the local downtown “OLD WESTERN AUTO STORE” among two other locations in Minden and Benton. The downtown location was opened by John’s grandfather, A.J. Price in 1936. After A.J.’s retirement, his daughter; Mrs. Evelyn Price Collins was the owner/operator until her son; John became manager in 1970. John has worked at the Western Auto store for most of his life. He could be seen at the downtown store working after school, on weekends, holidays, and Saturdays since his teen years. John told several humorous stories of events that have taken place during his days spent at the store. This talk will be available on DVD for $10 at the museum soon. The next night for the museum will take place March 10th, 2014 with a night of our German Heritage history. Don't miss your chance to hear about some of Minden's early families. The museum events will be held in the Media/Learning room at the Dorcheat Historical Association Museum, 116 Pearl Street, Minden, La. Museum doors will open at 5:30 p.m., with first-come, first-serve seating. Program begins at 6:00 p.m., admission is free with potluck desserts and snacks welcome. For more information contact Schelley Brown Francis at 318-377-3002 or visit www.museuminminden.blogspot.com to sign up for the museum email blast. You can also find the museum on Facebook. To learn more about Webster Parish's rich history visit the Dorcheat Historical Association Museum located at 116 Pearl Street in Minden. Museum hours; closed on Monday, Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (closed from 1-2 for lunch), Saturday 10 a.m. - noon. The museum admission is free. Also open for special tours and rental by appointment. Great Crowd In Spite Of Weather Forecast! “The Way We Worked In Webster Parish” Now on Display “The Way We Worked In Webster Parish” Now On Display At The Dorcheat Historical Association Museum In conjunction with the traveling Smithsonian Exhibit located at City Art Works, the Dorcheat Historical Association Museum has a mural of Webster Parish called “The Way We Worked In Webster Parish”. This mural features pictures from Webster parish depicting different ways that area people have worked through the earlier eras of time, including early logging and train photographs. The exhibit also has a video presentation featuring the depression era work conditions to add to the display. The museum exhibit will be up from Tuesday, January 7th, 2014 until Tuesday, February 11th, 2014. On Monday, February 10th, 2014, in conjunction with the exhibit John Collins will be the first speaker for 2014 with a presentation on the oldest business on Main Street. The ways we work in Webster Parish have change greatly over the last 100 years! Gone are the days of the horse and buggy, mule teams, steam trains and Model T cars. Milking cows by hand on a dairy farm has long been replaced by automated milking machines that are computerized in fancy milking barns. The Dairy business like most other businesses has seen much progress. Some would say “We have lost the human touch!” No longer do you use a treadle sewing machine to make your clothes, or a wringer washing machine to squeeze out the daily wash. Today we have new-fangled, fancy, computerized, push-button home appliances. Even lawn mowing has change drastically. Gone are the days of the old push style human powered mowers, now replaced by the new Zero-Turn mowers (who would have ever thought you would pay two or three times the price for a lawn mower compared to what you paid for a car in the 1970s)? Even going to the grocery store is different, in just the last 20 years or so. Now we have barcodes and item scanners that ring up our purchase at the self-checkout line. I liked having someone bag and check my items at stores. The self-service gas station is now more common that a full-service station. In fact if you find a full-service station you have stumbled upon a step back in time. Oh for the “good ole’ days” when life was easier… but in same ways harder… because we had to work a little more just to get the job done. Maybe that made us appreciate the money we made or the product we produced from the fruits of our labor a little more….just a thought on the way we worked. Dorcheat Historical Association Museum is located at 116 Pearl Street in Minden. Hours are Tuesday-Friday 10-4 closed from 1-2 for lunch. For more information contact Schelley Francis at 318-377-3002. Or visit the museum website at www.museuminminden.blogspot.com also you can find us on Facebook. 2014 Night At The Museum Speakers Kick Off The Year With Mr. John Collins In conjunction with the Smithsonian “The Way We Worked” traveling exhibit that has been in Minden over the past month, the museum’s first 2014 “Night At The Museum Speaker” will talk about his deep rooted Webster parish family history and his work experience at the oldest continuously operating store in downtown Minden. Mr. John Collins spent his early childhood days in Minden. He is a 1966 Minden High Graduate and a 1970 LA Tech grad. John is married to the former Margaret Anderson of Delhi, Louisiana. John and Margaret have two adult sons; Andy and Alex. Most everyone in Minden associates the Collins family with what is now A.J. Price, Incorporated. John is owner and president of this company. The company operates the local downtown “OLD WESTERN AUTO STORE” among two other locations in Minden and Benton. But the one we will learn about is the OLD STORE. The downtown location was opened by John’s grandfather, A.J. Price in 1936. After A.J.’s retirement, his daughter; Mrs. Evelyn Price Collins was the owner/operator until her son; John became manager in 1970. John has worked at the Western Auto store for most of his life. He could be seen at the downtown store working after school, on weekends, holidays, and Saturdays since his teen years. Minden’s Western Auto has the distinction of being the oldest continually operating Western Auto in the U.S. Don't miss your chance to hear about some of Minden's early families. The museum events will be held in the Media/Learning room at the Dorcheat Historical Association Museum, 116 Pearl Street, Minden, La. Museum doors will open at 5:30 p.m., with first-come, first-serve seating. Program begins at 6:00 p.m., admission is free with potluck desserts and snacks welcome.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1802
__label__cc	0.627988	0.372012	FLUTE/PICCOLO TEACHERS - Music Lessons On Skype Skype address: skypemusicschool SOME OF OUR TEACHERS ARE NOT LISTED CONTACT US DIRECTLY! Flute Teachers Erin - Flute/Piccolo teacher Erin has a Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Flute Performance. She is available to teach all ages and abilities on flute and piccolo. For both instruments, she teaches classical, popular tunes, movie music, broadway tunes, and other music depending on the student's interests. Click for Information Mary - Flute teacher I have been a private flute teacher for 20 years. One of my music studios is a cyber studio ( SKYPE). I just began using SKYPE about 1 1/2 years and truly enjoy the freedom that is offered through this route of music instruction. I have an associate's and bachelor's degree in flute performance and composition. Letters of recommendations are available to interested students and/or their guardians. Jessica- Flute teacher Jessica has been a flute player for 25 years. Her music career has taken her from her native New Mexico and across the world to London, Glasgow, Paris, Buenos Aires and beyond. She is a truly international flutist, with two performance degrees in classical flute and a current Doctorate in tango and Latin American flute styles, plus an ongoing list of performances in venues across the world. Jessica is happy to teach players from all walks of life, all ages and from all backgrounds -- from absolute beginner through to postgraduate levels. She is passionate about teaching her students not only technique, but also helping them to find their own brand of expression, feel and style. Erich- Flute teacher Erich has performed music throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Central America and Australia as a flute soloist, chamber artist and music educator. Erich currently teaches woodwinds at the college level. Erich’s ever-evolving artistry is simply stated: He follows his own path. Erich encourages his students to pursue excellence while guiding them toward discovering their own unique voice. Music is a language and in order to develop musical fluency each lesson includes music listening, reading, speaking and writing. Erich currently performs and teaches alongside Maya, his silver Miyazawa flute. Erich also teaches clarinet, oboe, saxophone and bassoon. Alta- Flute teacher Alta Graham recently received her doctorate in music. She has taught voice, flute and Celtic Harp for many years, and finds teaching one of the most meaningful and satisfying aspects of music. She teaches both classical/operatic and folk styles. Jeremy- Flute teacher Jeremy attained his DipABRSM in flute perfomance. He also has 7 years experience of playing in a symphonic band. During his time in secondary school and junior college, he served as the student conductor of the school concert band for about one year each. Being a flute lover for many years, Jeremy's knowledge of the flute and its standard repertoire is vast. Apart from excelling in the flute, he also plays the piano and has attained the ABRSM Grade 8 Deborah- Flute teacher Deborah has been a flute teacher and player for many years. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Music Education and a Master of Music in Flute Performance. She is an active performer in a flute trio as well as maintaining and active studio. What she loves the most is seeing and hearing students express their love and excitement for music and the flute. She meets her students where they are and supports them in their study. Not everyone learns the same way and she believes it is her role to use different techniques and styles to help each child reach their goals. Rowland- Flute teacher Rowland enjoys an international career in many different fields of music. He regularly performs in many recognised new music ensembles, jazz bands, symphony orchestras, various non-Western groups, pop outfits and as a soloist. Many of Rowland’s solo flute performances have been broadcast on BBC Radio (UK). Rowland studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He also tutors there as well as at the University of Kent. He has also taught at several other universities and conservatoires in the UK. He has been teaching the flute for over thirty years in classical, jazz music and free improvisation for those who like to play for fun right the way through to fully fledged professionals. © Copyright 2017 The Larry Little Company All Rights Reserved Teachers/Instruments GUITAR TEACHERS Become An Online Teacher Teacher Online Training	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1803
__label__wiki	0.842187	0.842187	Newsroom / News Releases / Associated invests in Downtown Milwaukee Associated invests in Downtown Milwaukee Tuesday, April 08, 2014 \| News Topics, General Releases, General Release Associated reveals new Branch and Haymarket Square Park plans MILWAUKEE – April 8, 2014 – Associated Bank, part of Associated Banc-Corp (NASDAQ: ASBC), today announced plans for a new branch and community park located at 1301 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Milwaukee. The new location will break ground in early April and is anticipated to open in late summer 2014. The 3,000 square-foot location will offer customers an enhanced banking experience in a revitalized and spacious layout, reflecting the updated Associated brand style. The branch will offer 24/7 self-service banking solutions along with a digital demonstration zone allowing customers to sign up for online banking and interact with Associated Bank’s mobile applications. We’re thrilled that this new development will serve both our customers and the vibrant downtown community, said David Stein, executive vice president, head of retail banking, Associated Bank. “We’re honored to be a part of the rich history of Milwaukee and the bright future of Haymarket Square and the Park East corridor.” The new branch will be located in Milwaukee’s historic Haymarket neighborhood. The neighborhood was named for its public haymarket that was once located on the corner of Sixth Street and McKinley Avenue. In honor of the neighborhood’s history, Associated Bank has teamed up with the City of Milwaukee and NEWaukee to bring a public park to the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and McKinley Avenue. The park will be located to the south of the new branch and will feature public spaces and seasonal events coordinated by NEWaukee. Earlier this year, Associated and NEWaukee announced a year-long partnership to increase young professional community engagement and development in the City of Milwaukee and southeastern Wisconsin. Associated and NEWaukee continue to build on a strong relationship. Beginning in 2013, Associated partnered with NEWaukee to support a wide-range of events and community-centered priorities. “NEWaukee is both proud and honored to work closely with Associated in transforming the physical landscape of the city through the Haymarket Square for all to enjoy, said Jeremy Fojut, NEWaukee. “It is great to see the important emphasis on public space as the new anchor tenant for communities.”	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1806
__label__wiki	0.768365	0.768365	REPORT: What NBA executives think about Klay Thompson’s future with Warriors’ By admin on Saturday, November 3, 2018 All-Star shooting guard Klay Thompson will become an unrestricted free agent during the summer of 2019, but NBA executives would be shocked if the sharpshooter leaves the Golden State Warriors, according to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer. Thompson will make $18.99 million this season and has consistently said he wants to retire with the Warriors. Golden State has won back-to-back championships and three of the last four Finals. Thompson, 28, has career averages of 19.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists while shooting 45.8 percent from the field and 42.0 percent from the 3-point line in 545 games with the Warriors. The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to heavily pursue Klay Thompson once he hits the open market. Golden State general manager Bob Myers said over the summer that he’s confident the organization will be able to afford a roster and luxury tax bill that hits over $300 million in the 2019-20 season. The Warriors will open their new arena in San Francisco that season, which will surely bring in more revenue. Kevin Durant can become a free agent next summer as well, while Draymond Green’s contract is up in 2020. There are way more rumblings about KD leaving than Thompson. And if you’re Klay Thompson, why would you leave the Warriors? Life is good there. Thompson puts up good numbers and wins a lot of games while not having the focus on him every night. He is all about winning, and winning is what the Warriors are going to be doing as long as this core sticks together.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1807
__label__cc	0.61471	0.38529	Responding Effectively to Offenders with Mental Illness Minnesota Department of Corrections (Itasca Room) 1450 Energy Park Drive St. Paul, Minnesota 55108 East Entrance, Basement Level Workshop Objectives: Learn key data on mental illnesses in the criminal justice system. Get an overview of the major mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety disorders and borderline personality disorder. Gain knowledge of de-escalation and “mental health first aid” strategies that staff can use to work with offenders with behaviors that may be symptoms of mental illnesses. Discuss of discharge planning and other ways to connect offenders to mental health services and other resources in the community. Anna Meyer (Criminal Justice Project Director, National Alliance on Mental Illness of Minnesota) Anna leads NAMI Minnesota’s criminal justice work. NAMI Minnesota seeks to build collaboration between the mental health and criminal justice systems to prevent incarceration when appropriate, reduce recidivism and improve the lives of individuals living with mental illnesses and co-occurring disorders. Specific efforts include advocating for mental health courts, programs that divert people from the justice system into treatment, correctional officer training and jail discharge planning. Before coming to NAMI, Anna consulted for the California HealthCare Foundation and was health policy project manager for the Center for Governmental Studies in Los Angeles. Anna received a Master of Public Policy from the UCLA School of Public Affairs, where she studied health care, local economic development and program evaluation. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Registration is limited, sign-up today! Date: Friday, February 26th, 2010 Location: Minnesota Department of Corrections (Itasca Room) 1450 Energy Park Drive	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1808
__label__wiki	0.829524	0.829524	Apple says several billion dollars set aside for US taxes FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 file photo, a person stands near the Apple logo at the company's store in Grand Central Terminal, in New York. Apple will have to pay up to 13 billion euros ($14.5 billion) plus interest in back taxes to Ireland after the European Union found Tuesday aug. 30, 2016 that the U.S. technology giant had paid next to no tax at all across the bloc's 28 countries for over 11 years. The ruling is a dramatic escalation by the EU executive Commission in its battle to have multinationals pay their fair share in the region. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) European Union Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016. The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation a proposed telecommunications joint venture between Hutchison and VimpelCom in Italy. The approval is conditional on the divestment of sufficient assets that will allow a new operator to enter the market. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert) LONDON — Apple's chief executive says the company has put aside "several billion dollars" to pay tax liabilities in the United States as it repatriates some of its huge overseas earnings. Tim Cook told Irish state network RTE in an interview broadcast Thursday that the money, part of profits from 2014, should be brought back to the U.S. next year. He did not specify how much would be repatriated. Apple holds nearly $215 billion in cash and securities outside the U.S., much of that generated by its Irish subsidiaries. Cook has complained in the past that high U.S. taxes have discouraged the company from bringing those earnings home. This week, the European Union ordered the company based in Cupertino, California, to pay $14.5 billion in back taxes to Ireland plus billions more in interest. The tax dispute is part of an ongoing fight over whether America's largest global corporations pay adequate taxes throughout the world. Apple plans to fight the EU order, which Cook characterized as unfair. He told Irish television that the EU's findings are "maddening" and that the company had not received special treatment from Irish authorities. In Brussels, EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager vigorously defended the legality and arithmetic of the tax clawback order affecting Apple. "This is a decision based on the facts of the case," she told a news conference at EU headquarters. Vestager said figures used to calculate the amount of back taxes owed by Apple came from the company itself, as well as U.S. Senate hearings. AP Explains: Behind the trial to remove Brazil's... AP Explains: Factors behind the trial to decide whether to remove Brazilian President Dilma... Brazil's president proclaims innocence at... Brazil's suspended president proclaims her innocence at her impeachment trial, brands her VP a... Clinton could face mounting problem with health... Double-digit premium increases and exits by big-name insurers raise new questions about 'Obamacare'	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1810
__label__wiki	0.747379	0.747379	The problem with work - Kathi Weeks The introduction from Kathi Weeks' book 'The problem with work: feminism, Marxism, antiwork politics and postwork imaginaries'. Though women do not complain of the power of husbands, each complains of her own husband, or of the husbands of her friends. It is the same in all other cases of servitude, at least in the commencement of the emancipatory movement. The serfs did not at first complain of the power of their lords, but only of their tyranny. JOHN STUART MILL, THE SUBJECTION OF WOMEN One type of work, or one particular job, is contrasted with another type, experienced or imagined, within the present world of work; judgments are rarely made about the world of work as presently organized as against some other way of organizing it. C. WRIGHT MILLS, WHITE COLLAR Why do we work so long and so hard? The mystery here is not that we are required to work or that we are expected to devote so much time and energy to its pursuit, but rather that there is not more active resistance to this state of affairs. The problems with work today my focus will be on the United States have to do with both its quantity and its quality and are not limited to the travails of any one group. Those problems include the low wages in most sectors of the economy; the unemployment, underemployment, and precarious employment suffered by many workers; and the overwork that often characterizes even the most privileged forms of employment after all, even the best job is a problem when it monopolizes so much of life. To be sure, if we were only resigned to such conditions, there would be no puzzle. What is perplexing is less the acceptance of the present reality that one must work to live than the willingness to live for work. By the same token, it is easy to appreciate why work is held in such high esteem, but considerably less obvious why it seems to be valued more than other pastimes and practices. That these questions are rarely posed within the field of political theory is also surprising. The lack of interest in representing the daily grind of work routines in various forms of popular culture is perhaps understandable, 1 as is the tendency among cultural critics to focus on the animation and meaningfulness of commodities rather than the eclipse of laboring activity that Marx identifies as the source of their fetishization (Marx 1976, 164-65). The preference for a level of abstraction that tends not to register either the qualitative dimensions or the hierarchical relations of work can also account for its relative neglect in the field of mainstream economics. But the lack of attention to the lived experience and political textures of work within political theory would seem to be another matter. 2 Indeed, political theorists tend to be more interested in our lives as citizens and noncitizens, legal subjects and bearers of rights, consumers and spectators, religious devotees and family members, than in our daily lives as workers. 3 And yet, to take a simple example, the amount of time alone that the average citizen is expected to devote to work particularly when we include the time spent training, searching, and preparing for work, not to mention recovering from it would suggest that the experience warrants more consideration. Work is crucial not only to those whose lives are centered around it, but also, in a society that expects people to work for wages, to those who are expelled or excluded from work and marginalized in relation to it. Perhaps more significantly, places of employment and spaces of work would seem to be supremely relevant to the very bread and butter of political science: as sites of decision making, they are structured by relations of power and authority; as hierarchical organizations, they raise issues of consent and obedience; as spaces of exclusion, they pose questions about membership and obligation. Although impersonal forces may compel us into work, once we enter the workplace we inevitably find ourselves enmeshed in the direct and personal relations of rulers and ruled. Indeed, the work site is where we often experience the most immediate, unambiguous, and tangible relations of power that most of us will encounter on a daily basis. As a fully political rather than a simply economic phenomenon, work would thus seem to be an especially rich object of inquiry. There are at least two reasons for the inattention to work within political theory that bear mentioning. The first of these is what I will call the privatization of work. As the pair of epigraphs above suggest, we seem to have a hard time grasping the power relations of both work and family systematically; we often experience and imagine the employment relation like the marriage relation not as a social institution but as a unique relationship. Certainly this can be explained in part by the institution of private property that secures the privacy of the employment relation alongside the marriage relation. However, it should also be noted that this mode of privatizing work is not easily maintained: work has long occupied a somewhat vexed position in the private-public economy of liberalism. Thus, even though John Locke could establish the private character of work through both the natural right to property and its integration into the economy of the household, the state's role in defending property rights (and, since Locke's day, increasingly regulating and planning on property's behalf) threatens the status of work as a private relationship, exposing it, by the logic of Locke's scheme, to the purview of properly political power. 4 Work's place within the private public division becomes even more troubled with the advent of industrialization; as work becomes identified with waged work and separated from the household, it could more easily seem by comparison to that exemplary private sphere relatively public. But there are additional mechanisms that secure what I am calling work's privatization. One is its reification: the fact that at present one must work to "earn a living" is taken as part of the natural order rather than as a social convention. Consequently, as C. Wright Mills observes (in one of the epigraphs above), we tend to focus more on the problems with this or that job, or on their absence, than on work as a requirement, work as a system, work as a way of life. Like the serfs who, as John Stuart Mill claims in the other epigraph, "did not at first complain of the power of their lords, but only of their tyranny" (1988, 84), we are better at attending to the problems with this or that boss than to the system that grants them such power. The effective privatization of work is also a function of the way the labor market individualizes work never more so than today, with the enormous variety of tasks and schedules that characterize the contemporary employment relation. The workplace, like the household, is typically figured as a private space, the product of a series of individual contracts rather than a social structure, the province of human need and sphere of individual choice rather than a site for the exercise of political power. And because of this tethering of work to the figure of the individual, it is difficult to mount a critique of work that is not received as something wholly different: a criticism of workers. As a result of work's subordination to property rights, its reification, and its individualization, thinking about work as a social system even with its arguably more tenuous private status strangely becomes as difficult as it is for many to conceive marriage and the family in structural terms. The second reason for the marginalization of work within political theory's configuration of the political could be attributed to the decline of work-based activism in the United States. In the absence of a worker's party, and with the fickle and sometimes conflicting class alignments within and between the two major parties, electoral politics has rarely served as an adequate vehicle for work-centered activism. The power of union-based politics has also been curtailed by the sharp decline of union membership in the period since the Second World War. Many activists today seem to assume that, besides party-line voting and institutionalized collective bargaining, our best chance for exerting collective power lies in our purchasing power. Ethical buying and the consumer boycott as ways to effect corporate decision making thus rise to the forefront of the political-economic imaginary. Of course, the logic that informs these models of consumer politics is the same one that enables corporations to make the case that low prices for ever more worthy consumer goods is an adequate trade-off for low wages, outsourcing, union busting, and government make-work programs. To the extent that unionization and consumer organizing continue to represent not only two obviously important means, but often the only avenues for imagining a politics of work, we are left with few possibilities for marshalling antiwork activism and inventing postwork alternatives. What amounts in all these instances to a depoliticization of work is precisely what I want to think through and challenge in this contribution to the political theory of work. The brief chapter summaries at the end of this introduction will outline the book's specific points of focus and lines of argument. But first, I want to concentrate on presenting the project's major theoretical lineages and dominant conceptual frames, not to preview the analyses to come so much as to account for their inspiration and explain the kinds of claims and assumptions they presuppose. In terms of theoretical resources, although Max Weber, Jean Baudrillard, and Friedrich Nietzsche will each have a critical role to play at some point in the analysis, the project draws most heavily, albeit selectively, on the fields of feminist theory and Marxist theory, as this introductory discussion will illustrate. I should note, however, that it is not only political theory's disregard for the politics of work that poses obstacles for this endeavor; as we will see, both feminism's and Marxism's productivist tendencies their sometimes explicit, sometimes tacit pro-work suppositions and commitments present problems as well. There are, nonetheless, a number of exceptional cases or even whole subtraditions within each of these fields that have much to offer antiwork critiques and postwork imaginaries. But rather than organize this introductory discussion around a rehearsal of the project's more specific theoretical debts, I want to structure it instead in relation to a selection of its key concepts. The analysis begins with two concepts that orient the undertaking and give it direction: the work society and the work ethic. It then proceeds to a series of conceptual pairings including work and labor, work and class, and freedom and equality through which I hope to flesh out the text's central themes and further clarify my concerns and intentions. Let me start by articulating some of the reasons why I find the topic of work so theoretically interesting and politically pressing. The concept of the work society is my point of entry into that discussion. THE WORK SOCIETY The shift in perspective that I would like to see more political theorists pursue from state and government to political economy, from cultural products to the sites and relations of their production, from public spaces and marketplaces to workplaces is reminiscent of something Marx proposed in an oft-cited passage at the end of part two of the first volume of Capital. As a way to describe the buying and selling of that very "peculiar" commodity labor power, Marx presents the story of two free, self-interested individuals, each an owner of property and both equal under the law, who enter into an exchange of equivalents: one consents to give the use of his or her labor power for a limited period of time, and in return, the other agrees to pay the first a specific amount of money. But to see what happens after the employment contract is signed, the analysis must then move to a different location, the site where this special commodity will be "consumed" by putting the seller of it to work. "Let us therefore:” Marx proposes, in company with the owner of money and the owner of labour-power, “leave this noisy sphere, where everything takes place on the surface and in full view of everyone, and follow them into the hidden abode of production, on whose threshold there hangs the notice ‘No admittance except on business?’ Here we shall see, not only how capital produces, but how capital is itself produced” (1976, 279-80). By altering the focus of the study in this way, Marx promises, "the secret of profit-making" will be exposed (280). By changing the site of the analysis from a market-based exchange to wage-based production, the labor-process itself that is, the activity of labor and the social relations that shape, direct, and manage it will be revealed as the locus of capitalist valorization. So what are the benefits of this vantage point? What do we see when we shift our angle of vision from the market sphere of exchange to the privatized sphere of production? As the language about revealing secrets suggests, part of what Marx seeks to accomplish by descending into this "hidden abode" is to publicize the world of waged work, to expose it as neither natural precursor nor peripheral byproduct of capitalist production, but rather as its central mechanism (the wage) and lifeblood (work). With this shift in perspective, Marxian political economy recognizes waged labor as central to the capitalist mode of production and claims it as the standpoint from which capitalism's mysteries can be uncovered and its logics laid bare. This recognition of the significance of work remains, I argue, as relevant now as it was when Marx wrote, and it is this observation that my deployment of the category of the work society is intended, in part, to underscore. Waged work remains today the centerpiece of late capitalist economic systems; it is, of course, the way most people acquire access to the necessities of food, clothing, and shelter. It is not only the primary mechanism by which income is distributed, it is also the basic means by which status is allocated, and by which most people gain access to healthcare and retirement. After the family, waged work is often the most important, if not sole, source of sociality for millions. Raising children with attributes that will secure them forms of employment that can match if not surpass the class standing of their parents is the gold standard of parenting. In addition, "making people capable of working is;' as Nona Glazer notes, "the central goal of schooling, a criterion of successful medical and psychiatric treatment, and an ostensible goal of most welfare policies and unemployment compensation programs" (1993, 33). Helping to make people "work ready" and moving them into jobs are central objectives of social work (Macarov 1980, 12), a common rationale for the prison system, and an important inducement to perform military service. Indeed, enforcing work, as the other side of defending property rights, is a key function of the state (Seidman 1991, 315), and a particular preoccupation of the postwelfare, neoliberal state. But making public the foundational role of work is only part of what Marx achieves with this change in venue. In descending from the sphere of the market which he satirized as "a very Eden" of equal rights, individual freedom, and social harmony (1976, 280) into the privatized spaces of work, Marx seeks not only to publicize but also to politicize the world of work. That is to say, the focus on the consumption of labor seeks to expose the social role of work and, at the same time, to pose it as a political problem. Despite Marx's insistence that waged work for those without other options is a system of "forced labor" (1964, iii), it remains for the most part an abstract mode of domination. In general, it is not the police or the threat of violence that force us to work, but rather a social system that ensures that working is the only way that most of us can meet our basic needs. In this way, as Moishe Postone notes, the specific mechanism by which goods and services are distributed in a capitalist society appears to be grounded not in social convention and political power but in human need (1996, 161). The social role of waged work has been so naturalized as to seem necessary and inevitable, something that might be tinkered with but never escaped. Thus Marx seeks both to clarify the economic, social, and political functions of work under capitalism and to problematize the specific ways in which such world-building practices are corralled into industrial forms and capitalist relations of work. This effort to make work at once public and political is, then, one way to counter the forces that would naturalize, privatize, individualize, ontologize, and also, thereby, depoliticize it. Work is, thus, not just an economic practice. Indeed, that every individual is required to work, that most are expected to work for wages or be supported by someone who does, is a social convention and disciplinary apparatus rather than an economic necessity. That every individual must not only do some work but more often a lifetime of work, that individuals must not only work but become workers, is not necessary to the production of social wealth. The fact is that this wealth is collectively not individually produced, despite the persistence of an older economic imaginary that links individual production directly to consumption. 5 Indeed, as Postone observes, "on a deep, systemic level, production is not for the sake of consumption" (1996, 184). The relationship may appear direct and incontrovertible, but it is in fact highly mediated: the goal of neither party in the work relation is consumption; one seeks surplus value, and the other income. The normative expectation of waged work as an individual responsibility has more to do with the socially mediating role of work than its strictly productive function (150). Work is the primary means by which individuals are integrated not only into the economic system, but also into social, political, and familial modes of cooperation. That individuals should work is fundamental to the basic social contract; indeed, working is part of what is supposed to transform subjects into the independent individuals of the liberal imaginary, and for that reason, is treated as a basic obligation of citizenship. (The fact that the economy's health is dependent on a permanent margin of unemployment is only one of the more notorious problems with this convention.) Dreams of individual accomplishment and desires to contribute to the common good become firmly attached to waged work, where they can be hijacked to rather different ends: to produce neither individual riches nor social wealth, but privately appropriated surplus value. The category of the work society is meant to signify not only the centrality of work, but also its broad field of social relevance (see, for example, Beck 2000). GENDER AT WORK Another way to get at the extra-economic role of work that the concept of the work society is intended to evoke is through a further consideration of work's subjectification function, alluded to above. Work produces not just economic goods and services but also social and political subjects. In other words, the wage relation generates not just income and capital, but disciplined individuals, governable subjects, worthy citizens, and responsible family members. Indeed, given its centrality both to individuals' lives and to the social imaginary, work constitutes a particularly important site of interpellation into a range of subjectivities. It is, for example, a key site of becoming classed; the workplace is where, as Marx describes it, the seller of labor power who we are invited to follow into the hidden abode of production "becomes in actuality what previously he only was potentially, namely labour-power in action, a worker" (1976, 283). Class identities and relations are made and remade as some people are excluded from and others conscripted into work, by means of educational tracks and workplace training regimens, through the organization of labor processes and the interactions they structure, via the setting of wage levels, and in relation to judgments about occupational status. This process of subjectification is perhaps best understood in terms of a model not of passive construction but of active recruitment, often less a matter of command and obedience than one of inducement and attraction (West and Zimmerman 1991, 27-29). Along these lines, one can observe that some of the attractions of different forms of work are about joining a relatively advantaged class: becoming a member of the working class rather than the underclass, a middle-class rather than a working-class person, a salaried versus an hourly worker, a professional with a career as opposed to a working stiff and job holder. As a way to build on these logics a little further, let us turn to another dimension of this process of subject making and doing and consider work as a site of gendering. To say that work is organized by gender is to observe that it is a site where, at a minimum, we can find gender enforced, performed, and recreated. Workplaces are often structured in relation to gendered norms and expectations. Waged work and unwaged work alike continue to be structured by the productivity of gender-differentiated labor, including the gender division of both household roles and waged occupations. But the gendering of work is not just a matter of these institutionalized tendencies to distinguish various forms of men's work and women's work, but a consequence of the ways that workers are often expected to do gender at work. Gender is put to work when, for example, workers draw upon gendered codes and scripts as a way to negotiate relationships with bosses and co-workers, to personalize impersonal interactions, or to communicate courtesy, care, professionalism, or authority to clients, students, patients, or customers. And this is, of course, not limited to waged forms of work. As Sarah Fenstermaker Berk argues, unwaged domestic work too should be recognized for producing not just goods and services, but gender as well (1985, 201). As a result of these activities, work plays a significant role in both the production and reproduction of gendered identities and hierarchies: gender is re-created along with value. As in the example of class identities noted earlier, gender identities are coordinated with work identities in ways that can sometimes alienate workers from their job and other times bind them more tightly to it. Whether it is the women informatics workers whose pink-collar status and dress code is, Carla Freeman argues, at once a disciplinary mechanism and a source of individual expression (2000, 2), or the specific model of blue-collar masculinity that made industrial work attractive to the working-class boys of Paul Willis's famous study (1977, 150), this gendering of labor doing men's work or women's work, doing masculinity or femininity as part of doing the job can also be a source of pleasure in work and serve to promote workers' identification with and investments in the job. This can extend to unwaged forms of labor too; consider, for example, the ways in which conforming to a gender division of household labor might be for some people welcome confirmations of gender and sexual identities and relations. "What is produced and reproduced' in the case of one such example, is thus "not merely the activity and artifact of domestic life, but the material embodiment of wifely and husbandly roles and, derivatively, of womanly and manly conduct" (West and Zimmerman 1991, 30). Sometimes doing gender might be treated as part of doing the job; at other times doing the job is part of what it means to do gender. As Robin Leidner observes in her study of routinized interactive service work, the "degree to which workers accept the identity implied by a job is therefore determined in part by the degree to which they can interpret the job as expressing their gender in a satisfying way" (1993, 194). But there is more to this story. For an employee, it is not merely a matter of bringing one's gendered self to work but of becoming gendered in and through work. For an employer, it is not just a matter of hiring masculine and feminine workers and putting them to work, but of actively managing workers' gendered identities and relationships. Exploitable subjects are not just found; they are, as Michael Burawoy famously argues, made at the point of production (1979). Even at the level of specific workplaces, individual managers can to some degree fashion the exploitable subjects, including the specific kind of feminized or masculinized subjects they imagine that they have already hired (Salzinger 2003, 20-21). Of course, it is difficult to predict whether various jobs will be segregated by gender in this way, whether they will be considered suitable men's work or women's work, and which particular models of gender such workers will be expected to conform to. In the fast-food franchise that Leidner studied, cooking was understood by managers and workers alike as men's work when it could have just as easily been coded as a feminized activity. Though it is not always easy to foresee if jobs will become gendered or, if so, which jobs will be treated as more or less appropriate for which specific ideal of gendered comportment the occupational segregation that is part and parcel of the gender division of labor stands nonetheless as supposed empirical proof of the necessity of gender difference and hierarchy. Thus, as Leidner notes, "the considerable flexibility of notions of proper gender enactment does not undermine the appearance of inevitability and naturalness that continues to support the division of labor by gender" (1993, 196). In her study of gendered labor in the maquiladoras, Leslie Salzinger argues that it is precisely the combination of rigid gender categories with the malleability and variability of their enactments and meaning that explains the resilience of gender as a principle of human differentiation (2003, 25). In this sense, ironically, the tremendous plasticity of gender reinforces rather than undermines its naturalization. WORK VALUES The category of the work society refers not just to the socially mediating and subjectively constitutive roles of work but to the dominance of its values. Challenging the present organization of work requires not only that we confront its reification and depoliticization but also its normativity and moralization. Work is not just defended on grounds of economic necessity and social duty; it is widely understood as ari individual moral practice and collective ethical obligation. Traditional work values those that preach the moral value and dignity of waged work and privilege such work as an essential source of individual growth, self-fulfilment, social recognition, and status continue to be effective in encouraging and rationalizing the long hours US workers are supposed to dedicate to waged work and the identities they are expected to invest there. This normalizing and moralizing ethic of work should be very familiar to most of us; it is, after all, routinely espoused in managerial discourse, defended in the popular media, and enshrined in public policies. The ethic's productivist values are promoted on both the political Right and Left, from employers seeking the most able and tractable workers, and politicians intent on moving women from welfare to waged work, to parents and educators eager to prepare their children or students to embrace the values that might best ensure their future economic security and social achievement. Let me be clear: to call these traditional work values into question is not to claim that work is without value. It is not to deny the necessity of productive activity or to dismiss the likelihood that, as William Morris describes it, there might be for all living things "a pleasure in the exercise of their energies" (1999, 129). It is, rather, to insist that there are other ways to organize and distribute that activity and to remind us that it is also possible to be creative outside the boundaries of work. It is to suggest that there might be a variety of ways to experience the pleasure that we may now find in work, as well as other pleasures that we may wish to discover, cultivate, and enjoy. And it is to remind us that the willingness to live for and through work renders subjects supremely functional for capitalist purposes. But before the work society can be publicized and raised as a political problem, we need to understand the forces including the work ethic that promote our acceptance of and powerful identification with work and help to make it such a potent object of desire and privileged field of aspiration. Feminism has its own tendencies toward the mystification and moralization of work and has reproduced its own version of this famed ethic. Consider two of the dominant feminist remedies for the gender divisions and hierarchies of waged and unwaged work. One strategy, popular with at least some feminists of both the first and second waves, is to more or less accept the lesser value accorded to unwaged domestic labor and seek to secure women's equal access to waged work. Waged work would be women's ticket out of culturally mandated domesticity. While recognizing the importance of the ongoing struggle to secure equal employment opportunities for women, I want to argue that subjecting feminism's own idealization of waged work to critical scrutiny remains an important task as well. Confronting the present organization of waged labor and its values is especially urgent in the wake of the 1996 welfare reform debate and resulting legislation. Certainly the attack on poor women that was perpetrated in the name of the work ethic should inspire the reconsideration and reinvention of feminist perspectives on waged work its ever-shifting realities and its long-standing values. A second feminist strategy concentrates on efforts to revalue unwaged forms of household-based labor, from housework to caring work. Certainly making this socially necessary labor visible, valued, and equitably distributed remains a vital feminist project as well. The problem with both of these strategies one focused on gaining women's entry into all forms of waged work and the other committed to gaining social recognition of, and men's equal responsibility for, unwaged domestic work is their failure to challenge the dominant legitimating discourse of work. On the contrary, each approach tends to draw upon the language and sentiments of the traditional work ethic to win support for its claims about the essential dignity and special value of women's waged or unwaged labor. 6 How might feminism contest the marginalization and underestimation of unwaged forms of reproductive labor, without trading on the work ethic's mythologies of work? Feminists, I suggest, should focus on the demands not simply or exclusively for more work and better work, but also for less work; we should focus not only on revaluing feminized forms of unwaged labor but also challenge the sanctification of such work that can accompany or be enabled by these efforts. The question is, then, how to struggle against both labor's misrecognition and devaluation on the one hand, and its metaphysics and moralism on the other hand. The refusal of work, a concept drawn from the autonomous Marxist tradition, will help to focus the analysis on the question of work's meaning and value. In contrast to some other types of Marxism that confine their critique of capitalism to the exploitation and alienation of work without attending to its overvaluation, this tradition offers a more expansive model of critique that seeks to interrogate at once capitalist production and capitalist (as well as socialist) productivism. From the perspective of the refusal of work, the problem with work cannot be reduced to the extraction of surplus value or the degradation of skill, but extends to the ways that work dominates our lives. The struggle against work is a matter of securing not only better work, but also the time and money necessary to have a life outside work. Although there are a number of important analyses of the most exploited forms of waged and unwaged work performed by workers both in the United States and beyond its borders, the larger systems of labor and especially the values that help sustain them are often insufficiently theorized, leaving one to conclude that all of our work-related goals would be met and the dominant work values justified if only such work were to resemble more closely the employment conditions at the middle and upper reaches of the labor hierarchy. The theory and practice of the refusal of work insists that the problem is not just that work cannot live up to the ethic's idealized image, that it neither exhibits the virtues nor delivers the meaning that the ethic promises us in exchange for a lifetime of work, but perhaps also the ideal itself. WORK AND LABOR Earlier I noted the difference between thinking systematically about work and thinking about this or that job. As a way to further clarify my concerns and intentions, I turn here to another distinction the first of three additional conceptual pairs that I want to explore that between work and labor. Although the division that I want to register between these categories is not a terminological one, I want to begin the discussion with a brief clarification about my use of the first term. In this book, the label "work" will refer to productive cooperation organized around, but not necessarily confined to, the privileged model of waged labor. What counts as work, which forms of productive activity will be included and how each will be valued, are a matter of historical dispute. Certainly the questions of whether or not various forms of productive activity including some unwaged forms will be recognized as work and at what rate they will be compensated have long been at the forefront of class, race, and gender struggles in and beyond the United States. Which brings me to the relationship between work and labor: for the purposes of this project, I will use the terms interchangeably, thereby running roughshod over a distinction that is frequently, though inconsistently and variably, posed. For Hannah Arendt, to cite one notable theorist, the distinction between labor as the activity that reproduces biological life and work as the creation of an object world serves, among other things, to establish by way of comparison the singularity of a third category, action, as the definitively political activity of being in common (1958). Within the Marxist tradition, by contrast, it is perhaps more often labor or, specifically, living labor that figures as the more expansive category and valued practice. Conceived as a collective and creative human capacity harnessed by capital to the production of surplus value, living labor can yield both a critical standpoint from which the alienating and exploitative conditions of modern work can be critically interrogated and a utopian potential that can inform speculations about the revolutionary transformation of those conditions. By this account, the human capacity for labor may be hobbled by the organization of waged work, but as a collective creative potential, can also exceed them. As far as the classic Arendtian approach to the categories is concerned, the distance it places between both labor and work on the one hand, and the legitimate business of the political on the other hand, renders it less useful for my purposes. As for the example from the Marxist tradition, while I recognize the power of the distinction it poses, I find it ill-suited to a critique that takes aim at both the structures of work and its dominant values. The trouble with the category of living labor deployed in this way as an alternative to work is, as I see it, that it is haunted by the very same essentialized conception of work and inflated notion of its meaning that should be called into question. To the extent that it is imbued in this way with the productivist values I want to problematize, it can neither provide the critical leverage necessary to interrogate the dominant ethic of work nor generate an alternative mode of valuation a vision of the work society not perfected but overcome. 7 Consistent in this respect with Postone's antiproductivist Marxism, the ensuing analysis intends not to advance a “critique of capitalism from the standpoint of labor;” but to pursue a “critique of labor in capitalism” (1996, 5). My refusal to distinguish between work and labor is thus a wager of sorts: by blocking access to a vision of unalienated and unexploited work in the guise of living labor, one that could live up to the work ethic's ideals about labor's necessity and virtues and would be worthy of the extravagant praise the ethic bestows, I hope to concentrate and amplify the critique of work as well as to inspire what I hope will be a more radical imagination of postwork futures. In place of the opposition between labor and work, I will employ a number of other distinctions over the course of the argument to secure some critical insight into particular dimensions of work and to imagine other possibilities. These will include the distinction between work time and non-work time, between work and life, between time for what we are obligated to do and time for "what we will” or to mark differences at yet another level of abstraction between the category of antiwork used to signal the deconstructive moment of this critique of the work society, and the concept of postwork offered as a place holder for something yet to come. WORK AND CLASS Whereas the distinction between work and labor will be suspended for the purposes of this analysis, the relationship between work and class is a link I want to maintain, if only obliquely. Class is, of course, a central category of Marxist political economy, as Marx makes clear in what follows the passage from Capital cited above. Consider the first thing we see when we accompany the two owners of property in one case, money; in the other, labor power as they descend from the Eden of market exchange where they meet to trade equivalents into the hidden abode of production where one party is set to work. "When we leave this sphere of simple circulation or the exchange of commodities' Marx writes, "a certain change takes place, or so it appears, in the physiognomy of our dramatis personae. He who was previously the money owner now strides out in front as a capitalist; the possessor of labour power follows as his worker" (1976, 280). Where we had observed two equal individuals, each in possession of a commodity, who agree to make an exchange for the benefit of each, now we witness the inequality that separates the one who steps in front from the one who follows behind; with this shift of the locus of perception from the marketplace to the workplace, the existence of a social hierarchy based on class comes into sharp focus. Despite the centrality of class in traditional Marxist analysis, work remains my privileged object of study and preferred terrain of political struggle. So let me say something about the relationship between work and class and what might be at stake in different formulations of its terms. There are at least two ways to approach the relationship between the categories: one draws a rather sharp distinction between them, whereas the other finds overlapping concerns. I will start with the first. The difference between the concepts is perhaps most starkly posed when work understood as a process is compared to class conceived in terms of an outcome that is, as a category (whether explained by reference to ownership, wealth, income, occupation, or forms of belonging) designed to map patterns of economic inequality. To the extent that class is defined and measured in this way, as an outcome rather than an activity, then its utility for my purposes will be limited. I am, of course, not the first to raise such concerns about this approach to the category of class. For example, the potential shortcomings of the concept have long been debated within Marxist feminism. The original "woman question" was, after all, generated by the disjuncture between the categories of gender and class, and the question this posed for the relationship between feminism and class struggle. But the trouble with class for second-wave feminists was not just that it might be inadequate to broader, extra-economic fields of analysis; the problem was that to the extent that class was conceived as it typically was as a gender and race-blind category, its ability to register the contours of even narrowly economic hierarchies was limited as well. For some of the same reasons that I want to foreground the category of work over that of class, Iris Young once argued in favor of substituting the Marxist category of division of labor for class as a primary analytic of Marxist feminism. In this classic contribution to second-wave Marxist feminism, Young describes at least two advantages of this methodological shift. First, the division of labor has at once a broader reach than class and allows a more differentiated application. Not only can it be used to register multiple divisions of labor by class as well as by gender, race, and nation, but it can, as Young explains, also expose "specific cleavages and contradictions within a class" (1981, 51; emphasis added) not just along the lines of gender, race, and nation, but also, potentially, of occupation and income. Thus the category of the gender division of labor, for example, enables a focus on gendered patterns of work "without assuming that all women in general or all women in a particular society have a common and unified situation" Like the division of labor, the category of work seems to me at once more capacious and more finely tuned than the category of class. After all, work, including its absence, is both important to and differently experienced within and across lines of class, gender, race, and nation. In this sense, the politics of and against work has the potential to expand the terrain of class struggle to include actors well beyond that classic figure of traditional class politics, the industrial proletariat. Consider too the second advantage noted by Young: "The category of division of labor can not only refer to a set of phenomena broader than that of class, but also more concrete." Unlike class, by her account, the division of labor "refers specifically to the activity of labor itself, and the specific social and institutional relations of that activity' proceeding thus "at the more concrete level of particular relations of interaction and interdependence in a society" (51). By this measure, whereas class addresses the outcome of laboring activity, the division of labor points toward the activity itself. Here too there are similarities between Young's interest in the category of division of labor and my focus on work: after all, work, including the dearth of it, is the way that capitalist valorization bears most directly and most intensively on more and more people's lives. This politics of work could be conceived as a way to link the everyday and sometimes every-night experiences of work its spaces, relations and temporalities; its physical, affective, and cognitive practices; its pains and pleasures to the political problematic of their present modes and codes of organization and relations of rule. 8 Although the category of class remains analytically powerful, I would argue that its political utility is more negligible. The problem is that while the oppositional class category of the industrial period the "working class" may accurately describe most people's relation to waged labor even in a postindustrial economy, it is increasingly less likely to match their self descriptions. The category of the middle class has absorbed so many of our subjective investments that it is difficult to see how the working class can serve as a viable rallying point in the United States today. A politics of work, on the other hand, takes aim at an activity rather than an identity, and a central component of daily life rather than an outcome. Once again, the struggle over work in this respect has the potential to open a more expansive terrain than that of traditional class politics, insofar as the problem of work carries the potential to resonate, albeit in very different ways, across a number of income, occupational, and identity groups. The advantages of work over class extend beyond its breadth and tangibility. Crucial for Marx in his own privileging of labor as the point of entry into the materialist analysis of capitalist society rather than beginning, for example, with political inequality or poverty is the relationship between labor and agency that he assumes to be fundamental to anticapitalist politics. Thus in the German Ideology, Marx and Engels distinguish their materialist methodology not only from the idealism of the Young Hegelians but also from Feuerbach's "ahistorical" brand of materialism that may have recognized, to borrow another of Marx and Engels's formulations, "that circumstances make men" but not necessarily that "men make circumstances" (1970, 59). Materialism, as Marx and Engels understand it, is a matter not merely of the social construction of subjects but a matter of creative activity, of doing and making, the ontological trajectories of which are equally synchronic and diachronic. By focusing on laboring practices, or "living sensuous activity" (64), materialism as Marx and Engels conceive it is a matter not merely of the social construction of subjects but of creative activity, the capacity not only to make commodities but to remake a world. In this way, the focus on laboring practices, on the labor process and the relations of labor, can register the workers' power to act, in contrast, it seems to me, to their relative disempowerment that is registered in the economic outcomes the categories of class are often used to map and measure. 9 So by at least one way of reckoning, class and work belong to different fields of analysis, and my project pursues the critical study of work instead of class analysis and antiwork politics as a substitute for class struggle. But there is another way to approach class that does not produce such a sharp contrast with the category of work and that yields a different and, I think, more compelling approach to this territory The distinction between the two fields of analysis becomes rather less clear when class too is conceived in terms of a process rather than an outcome. Process notions of class disrupt the functionalism of static mappings of class formations by attending to the practices by and relations within which they are secured, re-created, and challenged. 10 If class is figured as a process of becoming classed, it may be that work including struggles over what counts as work could be conceived as a useful lens through which to approach class; in this way, the struggle against work could be a terrain of class politics. But let me add one caveat: rather than conceiving class groupings and relations as the ground of antiwork politics, as that which provides its fuel and organizational form, it might be better to think of them as what might emerge from these efforts. By this reading, class formation, or what the autonomist tradition calls class composition, is best conceived as an outcome of struggles rather than their cause. The particular composition of the working class that might emerge from this politics of work that is, the collectivities that might coalesce around its issues and the divisions that might develop in the interstices of antiwork struggles and in relation to postwork imaginaries remains an open question. To the extent that the concerns it raises carry the potential to cut across traditional class divisions, a politics against work might serve to deconstitute the field of working-class politics and reconstitute it in a different, perhaps more expansive, way. So in the end, I am not saying that we should stop thinking about class, but rather that focusing on work is one politically promising way of approaching class because it is so expansive, because it is such a significant part of everyday life, because it is something we do rather than a category to which we are assigned, and because for all these reasons it can be raised as a political issue. By this account, work is a point of entry into the field of class analysis through which we might be better able to make class processes more visible, legible, and broadly relevant and, in the process, perhaps provoke class formations yet to come. FREEDOM AND EQUALITY Whereas my analysis ignores the difference between work and labor and, in the end, defers the question of the precise relationship between work and class, it presumes the significance of another distinction, the one between freedom and equality. To get a sense of how this pair of concepts is conceived for the purposes of this project, let us return yet again to Marx's description of what we see when we descend with the owners of money and labor power from the realm of market exchange to the realm of production. To recall our earlier discussion of the passage, accompanying the change of venue is a visible change in the physiognomy of the dramatis personae: we see the money owner stride out in front as capitalist, while the possessor of labor power follows behind as worker. "The one' Marx continues, "smirks self-importantly and is intent on business; the other is timid and holds back, like someone who has brought his own hide to market and now has nothing else to expect but a hiding" (1976, 280; translation modified). Whereas we had, as noted above, witnessed the formal equivalence of contractors in the labor market, in the realm of work we discover hierarchy. As the conclusion of the passage suggests, however, it is not only inequality that is revealed, with the capitalist striding in front and the worker following behind, but subordination, with the former smirking and self-important and the latter timid and holding back. In other words, the critical analysis of work reveals not only exploitation but as the reference to the violence of a hiding serves to amplify domination. 11 The domination and subordination experienced at work is not merely incidental to processes of exploitation. Carole Pateman's analysis of the employment contract is illuminating on this point. By her account, the problem with the labor contract is not just a function of the coerced entry that is ensured by the absence of viable alternatives to waged labor, nor is it only a matter of the inequality that is produced as the result of the contract's terms. To translate this into a Marxist vocabulary, the problem can be reduced neither to forced labor nor to exploitation. Rather, we need to pay more attention to the relationship of dominance and submission that is authorized by the waged labor contract and that shapes labor's exercise. Exploitation is possible, Pateman notes, because "the employment contract creates the capitalist as master; he has the political right to determine how the labour of the worker will be used" (1988, 149). This relation of command and obedience, the right of the employer to direct his or her employees that is granted by the contract, is not so much a byproduct of exploitation as its very precondition. Marx too would seem to be quite clear that the problem with work cannot be reduced to the terms of its recompense, but rather extends into the very heart of the wage relation and the labor process it commands. That is why he insists on describing the program of raising wages as only "better payment for the slave" (1964, ii8). To focus narrowly on outcomes rather than processes, and on inequality and not also on unfreedom, is to impoverish the critique of capitalism. Marx muses about a comparably inadequate approach in "Critique of the Gotha Program": "It is as if, among slaves who have at last got behind the secret of slavery and broken out in rebellion, a slave still in thrall to obsolete notions were to inscribe on the programme of the rebellion: Slavery must be abolished because the feeding of slaves in the system of slavery cannot exceed a certain low maximum!" (1978, 535). I am thus interested in adding to the critique of the exploitative and alienating dimensions of work a focus on its political relations of power and authority, as relations of rulers and ruled. My inspiration for this, it should be noted, is not only these readings of Marx, but certain strands of 1970S feminism. A commitment to freedom in conjunction with or beyond equality was what distinguished the more radical sectors of the early second wave of US feminism from liberal feminists of the time. Refusing to honor the "do not enter" sign on the door leading to the so-called private terrains of the family, marriage, and sexuality a sign meant to ban political judgment of relations that were thought to be governed only by the exigencies of nature or prerogatives of individual choice the radical elements of the movement sought not women's assimilation into the status quo but a sweeping transformation of everyday life. 12 The goal was not, to use the vocabulary of the day, women's mere equality with men, but women's liberation. What precisely they were to be liberated from and to were, of course, matters of lively debate, but the language of liberation and the project of conceiving a state of freedom beyond equality did serve to open a broader horizon of feminist imagination and indicate new agendas for action. In addition to 1970s women's liberation, about which I will have more to say below, another resource for this project comes from recent work in political theory that affirms freedom as an important feminist goal. The work of Wendy Brown and Linda Zerilli is particularly valuable for its efforts to take up "the project of feminism in a freedom-centered frame" (Zerilli 2005, 95). Freedom is understood in these accounts beyond the liberal model of an individual possession, something that emanates from the sovereign will and guards its independence such that, to quote a familiar formulation, "over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign" (Mill 1986, i6). Instead, freedom is seen as a practice, not a possession, a process rather than a goal. Whether it is drawn from the simultaneously creative and destructive qualities of the will to power in Brown's Nietzschean analysis, or from the inaugural and disordering capacities of human action in Zerilli's Arendtian account, freedom emerges in these texts as a double-sided phenomenon. It is depicted, on the one hand, as an antidisciplinary practice that is, to use Brown's formulation, as "a permanent struggle against what will otherwise be done to and for us" (1995, 25). But there is more to it: freedom is also a creative practice, what Zerilli describes as a collective practice of world building and Brown characterizes in terms of a desire "to participate in shaping the conditions and terms of life' a longing "to generate futures together rather than navigate or survive them" (1995, 4). Freedom thus depends on collective action rather than individual will, and this is what makes it political. Though freedom is, by this account, a relational practice, it is not a zero-sum game in which the more one has, the less another can enjoy. Freedom considered as a matter of individual self-determination or self-sovereignty is reduced to a solipsistic phenomenon. Rather, as a world-building practice, freedom is a social and hence necessarily political endeavor. It is, as Marx might put it, a species being rather than an individual capacity; or, as Zerilli contends, drawing on an Arendtian formulation, freedom requires plurality (2005, 20). Thus Arendt provocatively declares: "If men wish to be free, it is precisely sovereignty they must renounce" (1961, 165). Freedom in this sense demands not the absence of power but its democratization. Although political theorists like Brown and Zerilhi are helpful in elaborating a notion of freedom that can serve as a central analytic and principle of political aspiration, political theory in general, as noted above, has not attended sufficiently to work. Work has been relatively neglected not only as a practice productive of hierarchies a scene of gendering, racialization, and becoming classed but as an arena in which to develop and pursue a freedom-centered politics. Yet at the same time, as Michael Denning reminds us, "the workplace remains the fundamental unfree association of civil society" (2004, 224). It is the site of many of the most palpable and persistent relations of domination and subordination that people confront, even if these are not conventionally perceived as potentially alterable enough to be regarded as properly political matters. If, as I maintain, a political theory of work should address the problem of freedom, a political theory of freedom should also focus on work. My interest, then, is in developing a feminist political theory of work that could pose work itselfits structures and its ethics, its practices and relations not only as a machine for the generation of inequalities, but as a political problem of freedom. 13 Linking the previous distinction between class and work to this conceptual pair might help to clarify my concerns in this respect. Rather than a politics of class focused primarily on issues of economic redistribution and economic justice particularly a politics that seeks to alter wage levels to redraw the map of class categories the politics of work I am interested in pursuing also investigates questions about the command and control over the spaces and times of life, and seeks the freedom to participate in shaping the terms of what collectively we can do and what together we might become. If what I am calling a "politics of class outcomes" lodges its central complaint against the inequalities of capitalist society, the politics of work that I would like to see elaborated would also levy a critique at its unfreedoms. 14 MARXIST FEMINISM REDUX Although I draw on a variety of sources, the version of 1970s feminism that has been of particular importance to this effort to theorize work in these terms is Anglo-American Marxist feminism. 15 As an attempt to map capitalist political economies and gender regimes from a simultaneously anticapitalist and feminist perspective, the tradition in its heyday was committed to investigating how various gendered laboring practices are both put to use by, and potentially disruptive of, capitalist and patriarchal social formations. 16 Three focuses of this literature are especially relevant to my interests here: publicizing work, politicizing it, and radically transforming it. However, the efforts in all three of these areas require some prodding and pushing if they are to be of use to this project in this moment. The category of the refusal of work introduced above will be used to do some of this prodding and pushing, serving as a tool with which to reconfigure each of these focuses by providing certain correctives and additions. The Marxist or, as some prefer to call it, socialist feminist tradition is an inspiration for this project first and foremost because of its focus on labor, both as a point of entry into the critical analysis of capitalist patriarchy and as a key site of political action. "Socialist feminism' as one analyst summarizes it, "means paying consistent attention to women in our capacity as workers, and in all our variety" (Froines 1992, 128). Perhaps its most significant contribution to the critical theory of work in the 1970s was the expansion of the category. Feminists insisted that the largely unwaged "reproductive" work that made waged "productive" work possible on a daily and generational basis was socially necessary labor, and that its relations were thus part and parcel of the capitalist mode of production. What had been coded as leisure was in fact work, and those supposedly spontaneous expressions of women's nature were indeed skillful practices. In their efforts to adapt Marxist concepts and methods to new concerns, these feminists usefully troubled the tradition's definition of work. Nancy Hartsock describes this by way of an addendum to Marx's story about the owner of money and the owner of labor power. To return to that passage one final time, if after descending with the capitalist and worker into the realm of waged work we were then to follow the worker home, into yet another hidden abode of production, we might observe another change in the dramatis personae: He who before followed behind as the worker, timid and holding back, with nothing to expect but a hiding, now strides in front, while a third person, not specifically present in Marx's account of the transactions between capitalist and worker (both of whom are male) follows timidly behind, carrying groceries, baby, and diapers. (Hartsock 1983, 234) By following the worker not only from marketplace to workplace, but also from the place of employment to the domestic space, we find evidence not only of class hierarchy, but of specifically gendered forms of exploitation and patterns of inequality. By descending into the even more hidden, even more fiercely privatized space of the household, we see men and women who may be formally equal under the law transformed through the gender division of labor into relatively privileged and penalized subjects. Thus, Marxist feminists in the 1970S explored the means by which gender hierarchies deliver unwaged women workers to the domestic mode of reproduction while also ensuring a cheaper and more flexible secondary or tertiary waged labor force. These feminists debated the exact value to capital of women's unwaged domestic labor and exposed the hyperexploitation of women wage earners around the globe. And they studied the interconnections among the family, the labor market, waged and unwaged labor processes, and the welfare state. As we will see, in fact, many of their insights into the conditions of women's labor under Fordism will prove to be more widely applicable to the forms of work typical of post-Fordist economies. By extending these efforts to publicize, politicize, and transform work into the field of domestic labor, feminists usefully complicated and upped the ante of all three projects. What might have at first appeared to be a simple addition to Marxist analyses has in fact required a vast rethinking of its concepts and models, its critical analyses and utopian visions. Whereas many of these texts are helpful for their emphasis on work, the tradition's productivist tendencies, which it shares with some other versions of Marxist theory, prove more troublesome. As we have already noted, feminism has managed to reproduce its own version of the work ethic, whether in the process of defending waged work as the alternative to feminine domesticity in both liberal feminism and traditional Marxism, or through efforts to gain recognition for modes of unwaged labor as socially necessary labor. Feminism, including much of 1970S Marxist feminism, has tended to focus more on the critique of work's organization and distribution than on questioning its values. The autonomous Marxist tradition is thus useful in this instance insofar as it simultaneously centers its analytical apparatus on work and disavows its traditional ethics. Central to that tradition is not only the analytical primacy accorded to the imposition of work as fundamental to the capitalist mode of production, but also the political priority of the refusal of worka priority recorded in the call not for a liberation of work but a liberation from work (see Virno and Hardt 1996, 263). The refusal of work is at once a model of resistance, both to the modes of work that are currently imposed on us and to their ethical defense, and a struggle for a different relationship to work born from the collective autonomy that a postwork ethics and more nonwork time could help us to secure. As a simultaneous way to insist on work's significance and to contest its valuation, the Marxist feminist literature on wages for houseworkwith roots in an Italian feminism that was, as one participant observed, "characterized, with more emphasis than in other countries, by the leitmotif of 'work/rejection of work" (Dalla Costa 1988, 24) will be of particular importance to my project in this respect. Thus work is not only a locus of unfreedom, it is also a site of resistance and contestation. 17 This brings me to the second element of the Marxist feminist literature that I have found instructive: the commitment to work's politicization. Marxist feminists focused not only on exploited workers but, to cite one of these authors, also on subjects that are "potentially revolutionary" (Eisenstein 1979, 8). Within this body of literature, one can find an attention both to structures of domination and to the possibilities for critical consciousness, subversive practices, and feminist standpoints that might be developed in their midst. This investment in constructing collective political subjects on the basis of, or in relation to, work practices, relations, and subjectivities remains for me an aspect of this literature with the most relevance to contemporary feminism. Harking back to the example of a Marxism that conceived the industrial proletariat as a revolutionary class less because it had nothing to lose but its chains than because it had the power to create a new world, many of these authors concentrate on the ways that feminized modes of labor marginalized by, but nonetheless fundamental to, capitalist valorization processes could provide points of critical leverage and sites of alternative possibility. This more capacious understanding of work also entailed a transformation of what might be recognized as a terrain of anticapitalist politics, pushing beyond orthodox Marxism's industrial model of productive cooperation that centered on the factory, in which the proletariat was once imagined as the singularly revolutionary subject, to a more expansive set of sites and subjects. The focal point of analysis for this expanded political terrain might best be described as the contradiction between capital accumulation and social reproduction. 18 Capital requires, for example, time both to "consume" labor power and to produce (or reproduce) it, and the time devoted to one is sometimes lost to the other. The competing requirements of creating surplus value and sustaining the lives and socialities upon which it depends form a potential fault line through capitalist political economies, one that might serve to generate critical thinking and political action. Under the conditions of Fordism, for example, this meant that capital was dependent on a family-based model of social reproduction, one that was in some respects functional to its purposes but was in other ways a potential hindrance to its hegemony. Thus we find in a body of management literature and practice that spans the Fordist and post-Fordist periods an expressed need to locate and preserve some kind of balance between work and familya relationship that many feminists, on the contrary, struggled to expose as a product of normative imposition rather than natural proclivity and a site of flagrant contradiction rather than mere imbalance. But just as Marxist feminism's critical study of work was limited, at least for the purposes of this project, by its productivist propensities, so too the focus on locating and cultivating revolutionary possibilities in relation to work was sometimes compromised by a susceptibility to functionalist logics. The temptation of functionalism is, of course, not peculiar to feminist theory. Indeed, its presence at some level reflects a methodological and political choice: whether to concentrate on how social systems persist over time, or to highlight the ways that they can and do change. Foucault explains it this way: because of the instability and unpredictability generated by the "agonism" of power relations on the one hand and the "intransitivity of freedom" on the other hand, there is always the option "to decipher the same events and the same transformations either from inside the history of struggle or from the standpoint of the power relationships" (1983, 223, 226) a pair of options between which his own work could be said to oscillate. This same methodological distinction marks a long-standing division within the Marxist tradition as well. Thus, for example, although they both offer systematic mappings of capitalist logics and social formations, Marx's Grundrisse approaches the analysis more from the point of view of crisis and conflict, whereas Capital tells the story from the perspective of capital's appropriative and recuperative capacities. To return to the case of 1970s Marxist feminism, the residues of functionalist logics show up in what is, I would argue, a limited understanding of social reproduction. In fact, there are at least two related problems with the analyses from a contemporary perspective. First, whereas these authors arguably succeeded in developing more-complete accounts of the relationship between production and reproduction typical of Fordist political economies than were available elsewhere at the time, these accounts are no longer adequate to the project of mapping post-Fordism. In the classic texts from this period, production and reproduction were associated according to the logic of a dual-systems model with two different spaces: the waged workplace was the site of productive labor, and the household was the site of unwaged, reproductive labor. Reproductive labor in these accounts usually included the forms of unwaged work through which individuals met their daily needs for food, shelter, and care and raised a new generation to take their place. 19 However, under the conditions of postindustrial, post-Fordist, and post-Taylorist production, the always vexing exercise of distinguishing between production and reproduction whether by sphere, task, or relationship to the wage becomes even more difficult. The dual-systems model, always problematic, is thereby rendered even more deficient. The second reason why the older models are no longer tenable brings us to the issue of their functionalism. Here is the problem: when reduced, as it tends to be in these analyses, to a familiar list of domestic labors, the category of social reproduction cannot pose the full measure of its conflict with the logics and processes of capital accumulation. The specific problems that this more limited notion of reproduction serves to highlight the invisibility, devaluation, and gendered division of specifically domestic labours could, for example, be responded to (but not, of course, remedied) through an expanded reliance on marketized versions of such services. As the refusal-of-work perspective suggests, the problem with the organization of social reproduction extends beyond the problems of this work's invisibility, devaluation, and gendering. Although I want to register that domestic labor is socially necessary and unequally distributed (insofar as gender, race, class, and nation often determines who will do more and less of it), I am also interested in moving beyond the claim that if it were to be fully recognized, adequately compensated, and equally divided, then the existing model of household-based reproduction would be rectified. A more expansive conception of social reproduction, coupled with the refusal of work, might be used to frame a more compelling problematic. What happens when social reproduction is understood as the production of the forms of social cooperation on which accumulation depends or, alternatively, as the rest of life beyond work that capital seeks continually to harness to its times, spaces, rhythms, purposes, and values? 'What I am in search of is a conception of social reproduction of what it is we might organize around that can pose the full measure of its antagonism with the exigencies of capital accumulation, a biopolitical model of social reproduction less readily transformed into new forms of work and thus less easily recuperated within the present terms of the work society. The third aspect of the Marxist feminist tradition that I want to acknowledge here is its commitment to thinking within a horizon of utopian potential, that is, in relation to the possibility of fundamental transformation (Feminist Review Collective 1986, 8). Work is not only a site of exploitation, domination, and antagonism, but also where we might find the power to create alternatives on the basis of subordinated knowledges, resistant subjectivities, and emergent models of organization. At least some of this literature focuses on both antiwork politics and postwork imaginaries. This model of utopian politics that can "make the creation of prefigurative forms an explicit part of our movement against capitalism" and challenge the "politics of deferment" that would postpone such innovations to some distant future after "the revolution" is something that I think feminist theory should embrace (Rowbotham, Segal, and Wainwright 1979, 147, 140). The problem with these visions of radical social change from a contemporary perspective is that they were most often conceived of as variations on a theme named socialism, even if some called for "a new kind of socialism" or a socialist revolution that would be equally feminist and antiracist. 20 Today, however, it seems unlikely that socialism can serve as a persuasive signifier of a postcapitalist alternative. There are at least three kinds of problems with the term. At one level, there is the problem of the name itself: it has been some time since the language of socialism could resonate in the United States as a legible and generative utopian vocabulary (even though it continues to serve occasionally as a viable dystopia for the Right). But it is not just a matter of the label; it is about the content of the vision, which has traditionally centered on the equal liability to work together with a more equitable distribution of its rewards. As a certainly more just version of a social form that is nonetheless centered on work, it gestures toward a vision of the work society perfected, rather than transformed. Beyond the obsolescence of the label and the commitment to work it affirms, there is a third problem with the legacy of socialism. Whereas the Marxist feminist or, more specifically in this instance, the socialist feminist tradition was willing to affirm the value of utopian speculation about a radically different future, the use of the label "socialism" often nonetheless seemed to assume that this future could be named and its basic contours predetermined. In this respect here I anticipate an argument that I will develop in chapter 5 socialist feminists would seem "to know too much too soon." There are advantages, I claim, to more partial visions of alternatives, fragments or glimpses of something different that do not presume to add up to a blueprint of an already named future with a preconceived content. I will use the label "postwork society" not to anticipate an alternative so much as to point toward a horizon of utopian possibility, as it seems preferable to hold the space of a different future open with the term "post" than to presume to be able to name it as "socialist?' In summary, my project can thus be said to begin with a historical tradition of Marxist feminism that often focused on the category of class, the ideal of equality, the problem of domestic labor, and the socialist struggle for more and better work, which I would like to redirect by way of the sometimes rather different commitments and imaginaries referenced by the categories of work, freedom, social reproduction, life, the refusal of work, and postwork. I will thus use work as a point of entry into the territory of class politics; freedom to supplement and redirect an anticapitalist political theory also committed to equality; the refusal of work to confront work's overvaluation; the field of social reproduction as part of a struggle to wrest more of life from the encroachments of work; and postwork utopianism to replace socialism as the horizon of revolutionary possibility and speculation. CHAPTER OVERVIEWS The questions raised and points of focus elaborated above are meant to set the stage for the specific arguments pursued in the remaining chapters. One way to approach the overall structure of the discussion that follows is to separate it into two parts: a first part, encompassing chapters 1 and 2, that concentrates on the diagnostic and deconstructive dimensions of the critical theory of work; and a second part, including chapters , 4, and 5, that focuses on the prescriptive and reconstructive aspects of the project. Whereas "refusal" is the animating category of the first part, "demand" anchors the analysis in the second part. The argument thus proceeds from the refusal of the present terms of the work society to demands for remedies and for the imagining of alternative futures. As noted above, the work ethic is at the center of the political theory of and against work that I want to begin to elaborate. A critique of work that seeks to challenge its dominance over our lives must take on the ethical discourse that gives work its meaning and defends its primacy. The first two chapters seek to develop a critical account of the work ethic and to explore some of the theoretical resources through which it might be interrogated. Chapter 1 concentrates on the nature and function of the work ethic in the United States. In what may be a fitting departure for a text so often indebted to Marxist resources, the analysis in chapter 1 draws on one of that tradition's most famous critiques, Max Weber's Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. Tracing the continuities and shifts in the work ethic over the course of its different incarnations first as a Protestant ethic, and later as an industrial and then a post industrial ethic the analysis seeks to map the recent history of the work ethic and to raise questions about its future. Today when neoliberal and post neoliberal regimes demand that almost everyone work for wages (never mind that there is not enough work to go around), when post industrial production employs workers' minds and hearts as well as their hands, and when post-Taylorist labor processes increasingly require the self management of subjectivity so that attitudes and affective orientations to work will themselves produce value, the dominant ethical discourse of work may be more indispensable than it has ever been, and the refusal of its prescriptions even more timely. The analysis thus attempts to account not only for the ethic's longevity and power, but also its points of instability and vulnerability. Chapter 2 explores some theoretical tools with which we might exploit some of these openings. Drawing on Jean Baudrillard's critique of productivism, the chapter explores the limitations of two familiar paradigms of Marxist theory, labeled here "socialist modernization" and "socialist humanism' and then concentrates on an explication of autonomist Marxism's theory and practice of the refusal of work. The critical review of the two earlier models presents an opportunity to confront the pro-work assumptions and values that remain stubbornly embedded within a number of theoretical frameworks, including some Marxist discourses, as well as instructive contrasts to the very different commitments animating the more recent example of autonomist Marxism. As a refusal not of creative or productive activity; but of the present configuration of the work society and its moralized conception of work, the refusal of work serves as a methodological center of gravity and ongoing inspiration for the models of analysis and speculation that occupy the subsequent chapters. The critical practice at the heart of the refusal of work, as I read it here, is at once deconstructive and reconstructive or, as the autonomists might describe it, a practice of separation and process of self-valorization an analysis that is committed at once to antiwork critique and postwork invention. In keeping with this dual focus of the refusal of work, chapter 3 marks a shift in the project from the critical charge I just described to the task of constructing possible alternatives, from the development of an antiwork critique to the incitement of a postwork political imaginary. More specifically, the argument shifts at this point from a focus on the refusal of work and its ethics to the demands for a guaranteed basic income (chapter 3) and for a thirty-hour work week (chapter 4). The category of the utopian demand (a category I explore in more detail in chapter 5) is one of the ways I want to conceive the relationship between antiwork analysis and postwork desire, imagination, and will as they figure in the practice of political claims making. Utopian demands, including demands for basic income and shorter hours, are more than simple policy proposals; they include as well the perspectives and modes of being that inform, emerge from, and inevitably exceed the texts and practices by which they are promoted. Assessments of their value thus need to be attentive to the possibilities and limits of both their structural and discursive effects. But first: why single out these demands? Certainly there are any number of demands for change worth exploring, proposals that could affect tangible improvements in the present conditions of work. 21 The demand for a living wage is an obvious example; across the United States, campaigns for living-wage reform have mobilized impressive levels of political activity and achieved significant victories. I focus on the demands for basic income and shorter hours for two reasons. First, like the demand for living wages and others, they represent important remedies for some of the problems with the existing system of wages and hours. A guaranteed and universal basic income would enhance the bargaining position of all workers vis-à-vis employers and enable some people to opt out of waged work without the stigma and precariousness of means-tested welfare programs. A thirty-hour full-time work week without a decrease in pay would help to address some of the problems of both the underemployed and the overworked. The second reason for focusing on these demands which I think distinguishes them from many other demands for economic reform, including the demand for a living wage is their capacity not only to improve the conditions of work but to challenge the terms of its dominance. These demands do not affirm our right to work so much as help us to secure some measure of freedom from it. 22 For the purposes of this project, I am interested in demands that would not only advance concrete reforms of work but would also raise broader questions about the place of work in our lives and spark the imagination of a life no longer so subordinate to it demands that would serve as vectors rather than terminal points. 23 Chapter 3 begins with a rereading of the 1970s movement for wages for housework, the most promising dimensions of which, I argue, have been poorly understood. This instance of Marxist feminist theory and practice is particularly relevant to this project because of its roots in the autonomist tradition and for its commitment to, and distinctive deployment of, the refusal of work. Building on some of this literature's unique analyses of the gendered political economy of work, its mode of struggle against the organization of domestic work, and its treatment of the feminist political practice of demanding, I go on to propose a rationale for a different demand: the demand for a guaranteed basic income. I argue that this demand can deliver on some of the potential of wages for housework while being more consistent with conditions in a post- Fordist political economy. Drawing on a framework gleaned from the wages for housework literature, the demand for basic income can do more than present a useful reform; it can serve both to open a critical perspective on the wage system and to provoke visions of a life not so dependent on the system's present terms and conditions. This particular understanding of what a demand is and what it can do guides the analysis in chapter 4 of another demand, this one for shorter hours. The chapter explores the demand for a six-hour day with no decrease in pay as at once a demand for change and a perspective and provocation, at once a useful reform and a conceptual frame that could generate critical thinking and public debate about the structures and ethics of work. In contrast both to those who defend a reduction of hours at work in order to expand family time, and to those who fail in their articulation of the demand to address the intimate relationship between work and family, the case for shorter hours developed here focuses on expanding our freedom not only from capitalist command but also from imposed norms of sexuality and traditional standards of proper household composition and roles. Taking aim at, rather than appropriating, normative discourses of the family, the demand for shorter hours is conceived here as a demand for, among other benefits, more time to imagine, experiment with, and participate in the relationships of intimacy and sociality that we choose. This account thus understands the movement for shorter hours in terms of securing the time and space to confront and forge alternatives to the present structures and ethics of both work and family. Whereas the demands for basic income and shorter hours usefully point in the direction of a critical politics against and beyond work, they could be easily dismissed as utopian. Chapter 5 investigates the case against utopia and, drawing on the work of Ernst Bloch and Friedrich Nietzsche, attempts a response. Rather than rehearse the arguments made in other chapters about why these demands are in fact realistic proposals, chapter 5 pursues another tack. Provisionally accepting the judgment that they are utopian, the discussion explores instead what a utopian demand is and what it might be able to do, arguing that only through a more complicated understanding of the utopian dimensions of these demands can we appreciate their efficacy. To establish the general credentials and specific possibilities and limitations of the demand as a utopian form, the analysis explores its relation to other, perhaps more familiar, utopian artifacts, including the traditional literary and philosophical utopia and the manifesto. The conception of the utopian demand that emerges from this account emphasizes not only its capacity to advance significant reforms, but also its potential as a critical perspective and force of provocation that can incite political desires for, imagination of, and mobilization toward different futures. The brief epilogue attempts to both reflect on the previous arguments and address some topics that they neglected. I begin with two points of clarification. First, my preference for politics over ethics as the terrain of antiwork struggle and postwork speculation raises a question about the relationship between politics and ethics that the analysis presumes. Also meriting discussion is a second relationship, between the project's radical aspirations to remake a life outside of work and its comparatively moderate demands. This seeming incongruence between ambitious ends and modest means warrants an elaboration of the relationship between reform and revolution that informs the project. In the final section, I take another step back from the material to consider one way to bring the two demands together as part of a broader political effort to defend life against work, the colloquial version of which could be described as ‘getting a life:’ The rubric of life against work is, I propose, both capacious and pointed enough to frame a potent antiwork politics and fuel a postwork imagination. In the epigraph above, C. Wright Mills laments the fact that we measure the satisfaction ofjobs only against the standard of other jobs: "One type of work, or one particular job, is contrasted with another type, experienced or imagined, within the present world of work." That is to say, "judgments are rarely made about the world of work as presently organized as against some other way of organizing it" (1951, 229). I want to make a case for the importance of a political theory of work and specifically, a political theory that seeks to pose work as a political problem of freedom. Beyond any particular claim or category beyond any of the specific arguments about the role of the work ethic in sustaining the structures and cultures of work, the legitimacy of basic income, the need for shorter hours, or the utility of utopian thought the project is meant to raise some basic questions about the organization and meaning of work. The assumptions at the heart of the work ethic, not only about the virtues of hard work and long hours but also about their inevitability, are too rarely examined, let alone contested. What kinds of conceptual frameworks and political discourses might serve to generate new ways of thinking about the nature, value, and meaning of work relative to other practices and in relation to the rest of life? How might we expose the fundamental structures and dominant values of work including its temporalities, socialities, hierarchies, and subjectivities as pressing political phenomena? If why we work, where we work, with whom we work, what we do at work, and how long we work are social arrangements and hence properly political decisions, how might more of this territory be reclaimed as viable terrains of debate and struggle? The problem with work is not just that it monopolizes so much time and energy, but that it also dominates the social and political imaginaries. What might we name the variety of times and spaces outside waged work, and what might we wish to do with and in them? How might we conceive the content and parameters of our obligations to one another outside the currency of work? The argument that follows, then, is one attempt to assess theoretically and imagine how to confront politically the present organization of work and the discourses that support it. 1. Indeed, as Michael Denning notes, it is by now "a commonplace to note our reluctance to represent work in our popular stories. A Martian who hijacked the stock of the average video store would reasonably conclude that humans spent far more of their time engaged in sex than in work" (2004, 91-92). 2. Whereas work was once a phenomenon worthy of scrutiny, "contemporary political theory," Russell Muirhead observes, "has had more to say about pluralism, toleration, virtue, equality of opportunity, and rights than it has about the character of work" (2004, 14). 3. In a review of sociological work on the intersection of work and identity, Robin Leidner concludes that despite the widespread interest in identity across the social sciences and the humanities, "relatively few contemporary theorists have put work at the center of their analyses of identity in late or post modernity" (2006, 424). 4. Workers could thus be represented by the figure of the servant, as in one famous passage from The Second Treatise on Civil Government, in which Locke insists that the labor that entitles an individual to private property includes "the turfs my servant has cut" (1986, 20). 5. Cultural representations of the world of work are not only relatively rare but are also often slow to change. Daniel Rodgers gives the example of the continuing use of a cartoon image of a blacksmith to represent workers in the context of an industrial economy in which very few such figures could be found (1978, 242). In the 1960s, James Boggs made a similar point about the problem of clinging to outdated economic imaginaries when he argued that to tell the post industrial unemployed "that they must work to earn their living is like telling a man in the big city that he should hunt big game for the meat on his table" (1963, 52). 6. Taken together, the two strategies risk replicating the traditional choice between either valuing work or valuing family, in relation to which various "work-family balance" programs remain the most-cited but, it seems to me, singularly inadequate solution to the conflicts generated by the two spheres' competing claims on our loyalties. 7. Harry Cleaver offers a similar argument against the labor-work distinction (2002). 8. The notion of "relations of rule" is adapted from Dorothy Smith's (far richer) category of "relations of ruling" (1987, 3). 9. Here, it should be noted, the concepts of living labor and work are rendered more compatible if living labor is conceived not as an interior essence or normative standard, but as a potential for specifically political agency. In this way, the concept serves not as a critical lens so much as "a source of the auto-valorization of subjects and groups, as the creation of social cooperation' as the potential to construct alternatives (Negri 1996, 171). See also Jason Read's similar approach to the category (2003, 90-91). 10. Different but compatible approaches to class as process include Joan Acker's revisiting of class from a feminist perspective (2000), Stanley Aronowitz's insistence on a class theory that places the emphasis on social time over social space (2003), and William Corlett's model of "class action" as a process of labor's self-determination (1998). 11. A relationship that might have been captured by a quantitative logic, measured by the distance between the one in front and the one behind, is revealed as something that must be grasped also in qualitative terms, as attitude, affect, feeling, and symbolic exchange. 12. Indeed, as one radical feminist famously declared, with a combination of daring and grandiosity not uncommon to 19705 feminism, "if there were another word more all-embracing than revolution we would use it" (Firestone 1970,3). 13. Here I obviously part company with more orthodox Arendtian let alone Nietzschean analyses that would exclude work from the proper business of the political. 14. To be sure, to affirm the value of this latter agenda focused on freedom is not to discount the ongoing importance of the former committed to equality. 15. I will generally use the label "Marxist feminism" to describe a wide variety of feminisms, including my own, despite the fact that I sometimes draw on sources more typically identified (and often even self-identified) as socialist feminist. The distinction between Marxist feminism and socialist feminism is not always clear. Often they are distinguished by period, with Marxist feminism preceding the development of socialist feminism, and the latter described as a synthesis of Marxism and radical feminism developed in the 1970s. The term "socialist" is also sometimes used as a way to designate a more expansive and inclusive project, one committed to political-economic analysis, but not necessarily to Marxism per se. I prefer the term "Marxist feminism" for two reasons: first, because my own work and many of its points of reference, including the domestic-labor and wages for housework literatures, are indebted to Marxist theoretical traditions; and second, because I am skeptical about the contemporary relevance of the term "socialist' a point I will expand upon below. 16. The late 1960s to the early 1980s marks the period of Marxist feminism's maximum influence within US feminist theory. Today the project lives on, often under other labels, and explores, among other things, how the present organization of both waged and unwaged work including current instances of the class, gender, race, and transnational divisions of labor are implicated in the construction and maintenance of class, gender, racial, and national differences and hierarchies. 17. Both Marxists and feminists, as Barbara Ehrenreich explained her understanding of the socialist feminist project in 1976, "seek to understand the world not in terms of static balances, symmetries, etc. (as in conventional social science)- but in terms of antagonisms" (1997, 66). 18. Perhaps the contemporary literature that most directly addresses social reproduction as a feminist analytic, in this case on the terrain of political economy, comes out of Canada. For some good examples, see Bakker and Gill (2003), Bezanson and Luxton (2006), and Luxton and Corman (2001). 19. "Social reproduction can thus be seen to include various kinds of work mental, manual, and emotional aimed at providing the historically and socially, as well as biologically, defined care necessary to maintain existing life and to reproduce the next generation" (Laslett and Brenner 1989, 383). 20. That is, in terms of "the new forms of organization and relations between people which we define as socialism" (Berkeley-Oakland Women's Union 1979,356), but also sometimes in the more expansive terms of what another group identified as socialist, feminist, and antiracist revolution (Combahee River Collective 1979, 366). 21. Although since it is less a demand for change than a demand for the enforcement of existing policies, it is important to note that even demanding the enforcement of the wage and hours laws already on the books would make an enormous difference, especially to the lives of low-wage workers. See Annette Bernhardt et al. (2009). 22. Another example is the demand for universal healthcare without any ties to employment, although that demand's critique of work per se might be less direct than the critiques posed by the demands for basic income and shorter hours. 23. The demand for less work, as Jonathan Cutler and Stanley Aronowitz explain it, is unusual in its capacity to position workers to make further demands: "No other bargaining demand simultaneously enhances bargaining position" (1998, 20). Joseph Kay Kathi Weeks If class is figured as a process of becoming classed, it may be that work including struggles over what counts as work could be conceived as a useful lens through which to approach class; in this way, the struggle against work could be a terrain of class politics. Would you recommend this book JK? I've only read the first few chapters so far. But it looks interesting. A synthesis of Marx, Weber and autonomist feminism. I'm not sure about the proposal for 'utopian demands', but I'll reserve judgement til I've finished it. So what did you think of it, Joseph? Spikymike I have commented briefly on the 'utopian demands' aspect of this on Kathi Week's other text published in the library as 'The future is now.....' see here: https://libcom.org/library/future-now-utopian-demands-temporalities-hope I'd need to dig out my notes. From memory, thought the first part was good, critiquing work ethic, making the case for work as a meaningful site of class and feminist struggle, making the case for anti-work communist politics. Then all the stuff on utopia, demands creating a movement, and advocacy of basic income kinda lost me. I need to think more about the basic income stuff. Prominent Keynesian types are starting to advocate it to save capitalism from an automation/effective demand type crisis, so it seems to me the extent it's viable at all is as a way to save capitalism from itself and we should probably be more critical. 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__label__cc	0.623808	0.376192	Herald of Truth Obituaries - August, 1874 Herald of Truth - Volume XI, Number 8 - August 1874 - Pages 137, 143 Our Dead. Fell asleep on the 19th of July, in Elkhart, Elkhart Co., Ind., of bowel complaint, GRACE ANNA, daughter of John F. and Salome FUNK, aged 1 month and 26 days. Her life is only another illustration of the truth of the words of the apostle, "What is your life? It is even a vapor that appeareth for a little time and then vanisheth away." Eight short weeks was all that God gave her to complete her earthly mission, but brief as her life was, and powerless as her condition for good or evil may have seemed, we feel sure that her life was not without an influence; her sufferings and tears, her smiles and joys, were all little silken cords that twined our affections the more around her heart, and taught us to love her. Then when the destroyer laid his hand upon her, and for three days she lingered between life and death, our hearts were filled with deepest apprehension, and when at last the angels came down and bore her spirit away, so gently that we perceived it not, and we laid her down into her cold still grave we felt there was indeed "an aching void, the world can never fill." But our little GRACE, plucked like an opening bud, from the garden of this sin-stained earth, is with the angels now; and our three little ones may sing together in the spirit world the songs of the redeemed, until we too shall be gathered at the river and meet them there where no sorrow shall cloud the heart and no tear bedim the eye. April 25th, in Washington co., Md., Bro. DANIEL SHANK, Sr. at the advanced age of 81 years, 1 month and 1 day. His remains were disposited in the family burying-ground on the farm on which he was born, lived, and died; there were present many sorrowing relatives and friends. Funeral services were conducted by _____ Rhodes, and _____ Overholtzer from Rev. 14:13. The aged brother leaves 8 children, 59 grand-children, and 31 great-grand-children living. [Disposited transcribed as written.] June 12th, near Masontown, Fayette co., Pa., Sister ELISABETH HIGH, wife of Jacob High, aged 49 years, 8 months and 2 days. She leaves a husband and a large family to mourn their loss. She was a faithful sister, and we believe she is now safe within the folds of Jesus. Discourse by the brethren, Bishop Snyder, and David Johnson, from 2 Cor. 5:1. (Note - this correction was published in the Sept.1874 edition, but inclued here fyi:"CORRECTION. - In the death notices in the August No. It reads Elizabeth, wife of Jacob High: it should be Joseph.") I can't explain the two spellings of Elizabeth/Elisabeth. ddk June 19th, in Bedminster, Bucks co., Pa., at the residence of Abner Landis, BARBARA MOYER, widow, aged 77 years, 5 months and 23 days. Buried at Deep Run burying-ground. Services by S. Godshalk, A. F. Moyer, and Isaac Moyer, from Isa. 3:10. "Say ye to the righteous that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings." June 20th, in Elkhart co., Ind., VIOLA, daughter of Asa and _____ McCLINTOCK, aged 16 days. Services by J. F. Funk and Christian Christophel. June 23rd, at Mt. Clinton Va., Bro HENRY SHOWALTER, aged 70 years, 5 months and 17 days. Buried at the Bank Meeting-house. June 25th, near Dale Enterprise, Va., Bro. BRENSON M. PARRET, aged 55 years, 7 months and 7 days. Interred at the Weaver Meeting-house. June 21st, in McLean co., Ill., Bro. DANIEL MILLER, aged 61 years. Services by Christian Zehr, and John Stahly. On the 23rd of June, at the residence of her son Abraham Moyer, near Franconia Meeting-house, in Montgomery co., Pa., of the infirmities of old age, BARBARA MOYER, widow of Rudolph Moyer dec'd and daughter of Martin Fretz, of Hilltown, dec'd, aged 86 years, 9 months and _____ days. On the 26th her remains were interred at the Franconia Meeting-house followed to the grave by a large concourse of friends and relatives. Bro. S. Godshalk preached at the house and Bro. Isaac Moyer at the Meeting-house. Text Phil. 1:23. About three months ago she broke her leg and since that time has been confined to her bed. She bore her affliction with Christian fortitude and meekness, looking forward to the rest which remaineth for the people of God. [During our recent visit to Pa., in the early part of April, we visited our aged aunt, only a few days after she had broken her limb. We found her as comfortable as could be expected under the circumstances, and entirely resigned to the will of our heavenly Father. Her limb was healed again, but her physical strength was too much exhausted to bear up under the suffering she endured. She was a faithful member of the church, and we mourn not as those who have no hope. - Editor] July 1st, Waterloo co., Ont., Sister CATHARINE BENDER, wife of John Bender, aged 50 years, 7 months and 6 days. Sermon by Bishops Ruby and Litwiller, from 2 Cor. 5; Jn. 5:25-30. July 4th, in Shelby co., MO., Sister CATHARINE, wife of Pre. Martin LAPP, aged 79 years, 11 months and 24 days. She fell in her room and her thigh was broken, from which she endured much pain, and inflammation followed. Services by Benjamin Hershey and Benj. Lapp, from Jn. 5:24-26. July 21st, in Elkhart co., Ind., _____LANDIS, wife of Christian Landis, aged 68 years. Transcribed by Ruth Schrock, Indiana \|\|\| UP \|\|\| Next --> \| <-- Previous \|	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1816
__label__wiki	0.851706	0.851706	EPA chief ‘liked’ a blatantly racist meme about the Obamas. He says he doesn’t remember. The head of the Environmental Protection Agency “liked” a racist post about the Obamas a few years ago and engaged with prominent far-right conspiracy theorists on social media, according to screen images published online Tuesday. Andrew Wheeler, who has been the agency’s acting administrator since Scott Pruitt resigned in July, “liked” a racist meme that showed President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama staring at a banana, sometime after it was published in January 2013, according to an image posted online by HuffPost. The Obamas have been prominent targets of those seeking to spread the racist trope, which has a deep historical connection to racism in the United States. In a statement provided by spokesman James Hewitt, Wheeler did not dispute that he had liked the post but said that he did not remember it. Other posts unearthed by Huffpost included incidences in which Wheeler retweeted prominent right-wing conspiracy theorists. “Over the years, I have been a prolific social media user and liked and inadvertently liked countless social media posts,” the statement said. “As for some of the other posts, I agreed with the content and was unaware of the sources.” The image was no longer publicly accessible Tuesday night on the Facebook page of the Italian meme group that posted it, Mia Mamma è Vergine (My Mother is a Virgin). The page had also posted other images comparing the Obamas to apes. HuffPost said it had been alerted to Wheeler’s social media activity by the Democratic PAC American Bridge 21st Century. The trope has a long connection to the world of racist thought in the United States and around the world. New York Times editorial writer Brent Staples, in a piece he wrote after Roseanne Barr employed it to attack Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett, called it “one of the oldest and most profoundly racist slanders in American history,” noting that it has been used to justify slavery and lynchings. “The toxically racist ape characterization has been pushed to the margins of the public square,” Staples wrote. “Nevertheless, a growing body of research shows that it has maintained a pernicious grip on the American imagination. It is especially problematic in the criminal justice system, where subhuman treatment of African-Americans remains strikingly visible.” Wheeler, a former coal lobbyist, was nominated by Trump to be the second in command at the agency in October 2017, to cheers from those in the fossil-fuel industry. He is now one of a long list of Trump appointees to draw scrutiny for making questionable or overtly racist statements before taking their current positions. Carl Higbie, who was appointed as chief of external affairs at the Corporation for National and Community Service, which runs AmeriCorps and other service programs, resigned in January after comments he made disparaging blacks, Muslims, gays, women, veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and immigrants in the country illegally surfaced in the news media. Before that, Jamie Johnson, a Trump appointee at the Department of Homeland Security, resigned after comments he made linking blacks to laziness and promiscuity. The White House did not return a request for comment about whether it planned to take any action about the disclosure. Greece bans obese tourists from riding on donkeys Trump has accepted Nikki Haley's resignation Scientists developed a medication that can alleviate or even completely eliminate the symptoms of celiac disease. It should be available as early as 2021.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1828
__label__cc	0.667603	0.332397	Sierra Arts Foundation Photograph courtesy of Josh Berry. Front view of the Riverside Artist Lofts in Reno, Nevada. After sitting vacant for thirteen years, the old Riverside Hotel re-opened as a collection of lofts intended for artist occupancy. The building now also features gallery space as well as a bar and restaurant. The local nonprofit Sierra Arts Foundation is the building's primary occupant. Side and front view of the Riverside Artist Lofts in Reno, Nevada. This structure is the third incarnation of the Riverside Hotel. It was designed by prominent local architect Frederick DeLongchamps and was built in 1927. Many features of the design—especially the size and layout of the hotel rooms—were conceived with Reno's booming divorce trade in mind. Sierra Arts Foundation (SAF) is the local nonprofit arts agency for Reno and the rest of Washoe County, and also serves other communities within a one-hundred-mile radius in northern Nevada. It was founded in 1971 and was run as an all-volunteer organization until 1977, when the first professional staff was hired. Sierra Arts' mission is "to develop and support local artists who are committed to our community, by providing funding, education for all ages, and by developing spaces and places for artists to display or perform their work—especially places that benefit from art 'beautification' and economic development and revitalization." Sierra Arts' education program places artists in Washoe County elementary schools for one-month residencies, to provide students with in-depth exposure to and experience with visual, performing, and literary arts. They host about twenty-five residencies each year, reaching 5,000 students. The Arts Alternatives program, begun in 1990, allows at-risk youth the same arts experiences, placing artists in juvenile detention facilities, an alternative high school, and schools for physically and emotionally disabled youth. SAF also sponsors SIETA, the Sierra Institute for Educating for the Arts, a summer professional development program for K-6 teachers illustrating how the arts are a gateway to cognitive development for children. The Elder Care Concert Series provides free musical performances by local artists to seniors in nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, and memory care units. A specialized Musician at the Bedside program provides individual performances for long-term patients in oncology, skilled nursing, and pediatric wards. Sierra Arts sees their role as an information resource as central to their mission and their service to the community. Sierra Arts Magazine, their monthly publication, includes a comprehensive monthly calendar of arts events in the region, articles on exhibits, performances, and workshops, and listings of other resources for artists and the general public. They also maintain registries of artists, arts organizations, and exhibit and performances spaces, a website, and a statewide electronic master arts calendar, arts4nevada (www.arts4nevada.org), in cooperation with the Nevada Arts Council and the City of Reno. The organization manages several galleries in the Reno-Sparks area. They have exhibitions in their own galleries, selected by a panel of SAF board members and local artists. SAF also manages galleries in the Northwest Reno Library, the South Valleys Library, and the University of Phoenix's Northern Nevada Campus. Each of these exhibition spaces has its own selection panel. SAF also works with local businesses to provide exhibition space for local artists. SAF's Endowment Fund Grants support local artists with unrestricted funding to pursue their work. The annual application process awards a total of $20,000-$28,000 to both professional and student artists in all disciplines. Sierra Arts also offers its services as a fiscal agent to fledgling arts organizations who are in the process of getting their nonprofit tax exempt status, and helps manage their grants until the organizations receive their 501(c)(3) approval. SAF's most ambitious project to date was the renovation of the historic Riverside Hotel into the Riverside Artist Lofts. The six-story brick hotel was designed by noted Nevada architect Frederick J. DeLongchamps and opened in 1927 on the banks of the Truckee River at Virginia Street. The hotel was a favorite residence of women seeking divorces under Nevada's liberal laws. The hotel eventually closed in 1987 and sat vacant for many years until Sierra Arts, in cooperation with Artspace, a Minneapolis-based organization that renovates historic buildings as artist live/work spaces, negotiated the purchase of the Riverside. With the help of the City of Reno Arts & Culture Commission, the building was renovated into thirty-five affordable apartments for artists on the second through sixth floors, and opened in late 2000. The ground floor is now used as offices and gallery space for Sierra Arts and also houses a bar, a restaurant, and a retail business. Sierra Arts has a small staff of full- and part-time employees, and a board of directors. They also have official liaisons with the cities of Reno and Sparks, Washoe County, and the county school district and library district. Northern Nevada›Washoe County›Reno Arts for All Nevada Sierra Arts Foundation. http://www.sierra-arts.org/. Frederic DeLongchamps Northern Nevada By Andrea Graham	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1830
__label__wiki	0.905738	0.905738	More DVD News: February 2012 This Just In: 'The Descendants' Set for March 13 (February 27) Nominated for five Academy Awards and winner for Best Adapted Screenplay, director Alexander Payne's "The Descendants" will arrive on DVD and Blu-ray March 13. Starring , the film is the sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic journey of Matt King (Clooney), an indifferent husband and father of two girls who is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future when his wife suffers a boating accident off of Waikiki. Read more here. Other recent announcements: "War Horse" and "We Bought a Zoo" on April 3, "Mission Impossible -- Ghost Protocol" and "Shame" on April 17, and "Contraband" on April 24. This Week's Releases (February 28) From the Big Screen: "Hugo" and "Johnny English Reborn." For more releases this week, see the "Weekly Guide to Home Video Releases." DVD Collectibles: (2/28) This week's highlight is "Vanya on 42nd Street" (1994), from The Criterion Collection. In the nineties, Andre Gregory mounted a series of spare, private performances of Anton Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" in a crumbling Manhattan playhouse. These treasures of pure theater would have been lost to time had they not been captured on film, with subtle cinematic brilliance, by Louis Malle. In "Vanya on 42nd Street," a stellar cast of actors -- including Wallace Shawn, Julianne Moore, Brooke Smith and George Gaynes -- embark on a full read-through of "Uncle Vanya" (adapted into English by David Mamet); the result is as memorable and emotional a screen version of Chekhov's masterpiece as one could ever hope to see. This film, which turned out to be Malle's last, is a tribute to the playwright's devastating work as well as to the creative process itself. New high-definition digital restoration, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition. From TV to Video: (2/28) "Law & Order: The Tenth Year" (1999-2000) is a five-disc set with 24 episodes, from Universal ... In "Midsomer Murders, Set 19" (2009), John Nettles stars as the unflappable DCI Tom Barnaby, with Jason Hughes as his earnest, efficient protege. Includes "The Made-to-Measure Murders", "The Sword of Guillaume," "Blood on the Saddle" and "The Silent Land." From Acorn Media ... "Mission: Impossible: The '89 TV Season" (1989) is a four-disc set with 16 episodes, $42.99 from CBS Home Entertainment/Paramount Home Entertainment ... "Top Gear 17" (2011) is a three-disc set with the complete six-episode, 17th U.K. season; from Warner. Buzzin' the 'B's: (2/28) In "Bounty Hunters (aka Bail Enforcers)" (2011), a group of down-on-their-luck bounty hunters hit the jackpot one night when they pick up an informant with $100,000 on his head. When the local mob boss offer them a million dollars in exchange for the informant, they refuse, and the Mafia unleashes a trio of assassins who use all their power to bring the bounty hunters down. Stars WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus, Boomer Phillips, Frank J. Zupancic, Joe Rafla, Andrea James Lui. From MPI Home Video ... When the boss of a ruling Hong Kong triad is arrested and executed in China for counterfeiting money, mayhem ensues as the mob's leading contenders circle the throne in "King of Triads" (2010 -- Hong Kong), starring Simon Yam and Kenneth Low. From Lionsgate ... "Answers to Nothing" (2011) is an ensemble melodrama of personal stories that intersect during the search for a missing girl in Los Angeles. Stars Dane Cook, Julie Benz, Zach Gilford, Elizabeth Mitchell, Barbara Hershey. From Lionsgate ... High school kids are pitted against a psychotic killer in a community where adults blindly refuse to see the ominous dangers right before their eyes in "Beneath the Darkness" (2011) Dennis Quaid plays Ely, the well-respected mortician of rustic Smithville Texas, where he was once a heralded high school football star. Among the kids, however, he is legendary for a more sinister reason -- rumors that his house is haunted. The truth is, this pillar of the community is actually a flesh-and-blood monster who buries his victims alive; a sociopath who befriends adults and police while openly flaunting his murderous intentions to the youths. From Image Entertainment. On the Indie Front: (2/28) "I Melt With You" (2011), starring Jeremy Piven, Rob Lowe, Christian McKay and Thomas Jane, centers on a foursome of men approaching middle age, burdened by the responsibilities of their respective jobs and families. To get away from their day-to-day lives, the group attends an annual weekend retreat, but it becomes increasingly clear this trip will be unlike the rest. Fueled by excess during three days of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, the men are forced to take a hard look at their lives and the choices they have made. From Magnolia Home Entertainment ... Four young people navigate the suburban wonderland of metro-Detroit looking for love and adventure on the last weekend of summer in "The Myth of the American Sleepover" (2010), starring Claire Sloma, Marlon Morton and Amanda Bauer. From IFC. Foreign: (2/28) Mixing breathtaking action sequences with sultry romance, "Mandrill" (2009 -- Chile) centers on Antonio (Marko Zaror), a man on a quest to avenge the murder of his parents. Working as a ruthless bounty hunter with the code name "Mandrill," Antonio's only weakness is women. When he's hired to capture a powerful Mafioso casino owner, he soon discovers that this is the man he has searched for all these years. But upon meeting Dominique, the casino owner's beautiful daughter, he begins an impossible romance that ends up being only obstacle to his revenge. From Magnolia Home Entertainment's Magnet Label. For the Family: (2/28) "The Angry Beavers: Season 3, Part 1" (2011) is a two-disc set with the first 13 episodes of Season 3, $19.93 from Shout! Factory ... "Justice League: Doom" (2011) finds Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Cyborg and Batman on their heels when a team of super villains discover and implement the Dark Knight's "contingency plans" for stopping any rogue Justice League member. The story is inspired by Mark Waid's much-heralded "JLA: Tower of Babel." Stars the voices of Nathan Fillion, Tim Daly and Michael Rosenbaum. Latest DC Universe Animated Original Movie. From Warner. Special Interest: (2/28) "Enemies of the People" (2009 -- U.K./Cambodia) is an award-winning investigative documentary that presents exclusive interviews, confessions, revelations, and chilling footage behind Cambodia's "killing fields" of the 1970s. Extras include six hours of bonus features (deleted scenes, extensive interviews, more) plus a 28-page booklet. From Old Street Films. New Fox/MGM MOD Classics (February 25) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment's manufacturing on demand program continues to expand with the newest selection of films as part of MGM's Limited Edition Collection. This month the studios will release 15 films available through major online retailers; including classics from 1951 to 1990 featuring performances by such Hollywood icons as Robert Mitchum, Frankie Avalon, Rock Hudson, Sid Haig, Brooke Shields and Kathy Bates, among many, many others. Films range from the rootin' tootin' Western "Southwest Passage" (1954) to "Savage Sisters" (1974) and "Number One with a Bullet" (1987). Read more. "J. Edgar," "Tower Heist," "Martha Marcy May Marlene" and "Puss in Boots." For more releases this week, see the "Weekly Guide to Home Video Releases." The highlight of the week is the release of "On the Bowery: The Lionel Rogosin Collection Volume 1," featuring three films by 1950s political filmmaker Lionel Rogosin. For songwriter Woody Guthrie, his guitar was a machine that "kills fascists." For Rogosin, the weapon of choice was a movie camera, and his first battle was waged on the streets of New York City. Exploring the underworld of the city's skid row, Rogosin developed his signature style. After months drinking with men he met on the Bowery, he worked with his buddies to write a screenplay that reflected their lives -- and then cast them as themselves. This technique of making films "from the inside" allowed Rogosin to film ordinary people caught up in universal problems. His films explored alcoholism, homelessness, racial discrimination, war, labor conflict, and poverty with great compassion and honesty. "On the Bowery" chronicles three days in the drinking life of Ray Salyer, a part-time railroad worker adrift on New York's skid row. When the film opened it 1956, it exploded on the screen. Now gloriously restored by the Cineteca di Bologna, "On the Bowery" is both an incredible document of a bygone era and a vivid and devastating portrait of addiction that resonates today just as it did when it was made. With an introduction by Martin Scorsese. Also included in the set: "Good Times, Wonderful Times," Rogosin's powerful anti-war film released during the height of Vietnam conflict, that juxtaposed footage of war atrocities from national archives with scenes of a London cocktail party; and "Out," never before released in the U.S., a documentary made by Rogosin for the United Nations that tells the plight of Hungarian refugees fleeing to Austria in the aftermath of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. From Milestone/Oscilloscope Laboratories. Read more here. Another top choice to add to your collection is The Criterion Collections release of "Anatomy of a Murder (1959), in which a virtuoso James Stewart plays a small-town Michigan lawyer who takes on a difficult case: That of a young Army lieutenant (Ben Gazzara) accused of murdering the local tavern owner who he believes raped his wife (Lee Remick). This gripping, envelope-pushing courtroom potboiler, the most popular film from Hollywood provocateur Otto Preminger, was groundbreaking for the frankness of its discussion of sex -- more than anything else, it is a striking depiction of the power of words. With its outstanding supporting cast -- including a young George C. Scott as a fiery prosecuting attorney and legendary real-life attorney Joseph N. Welch as the judge -- and influential jazz score by Duke Ellington, "Anatomy of a Murder" is a Hollywood landmark; it was nominated for seven Oscars, including best picture. In a new high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition ... Criterion will also release "World on a Wire (1973), a gloriously paranoid, boundlessly inventive take on the future from German wunderkind Rainer Werner Fassbinder. With dashes of Stanley Kubrick, Kurt Vonnegut and Philip K. Dick, as well as a flavor entirely his own, Fassbinder tells the noir-spiked tale of a reluctant action hero, Fred Stiller, a cybernetics engineer who uncovers a massive corporate conspiracy. At risk? (Virtual) reality as we know it. Originally made for German television, this recently rediscovered, three-and-a-half-hour labyrinth is a satiric and surreal look at the weird world of tomorrow from one of cinema's kinkiest geniuses. New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition. And don't forget the Blu-ray debut release of "Fort Apache" (1948), directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple, Pedro Armendariz, Ward Bond, George O'Brien and Victor McLaglen, from Warner ... "Unforgiven 20th Anniversary Blu-ray Book" (1992), directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, Gene Hackman, Richard Harris, Jaimz Woolvett, Saul Rubinek and Frances Fisher, packed in a Blu-ray Book that contains 54 pages of behind-the-scenes filmmaking insight, rare Eastwood observations, photos, trivia and more, from Warner ... and the U.S. DVD debut of "Track 29" (1988), director Nicolas Roeg's eccentric ride through truth and illusion. Linda Henry (Theresa Russell) is tormented by her disappointments and dreams. Unhappy with her barren marriage to surgeon Henry Henry (Christopher Lloyd), she craves something to awaken her lonely existence and becomes captivated with Martin (Gary Oldman), a hitchhiker who suddenly drops in on Linda claiming to be the child she gave up for adoption after a teenage pregnancy. They spend time together trying to forge a bond, but bizarre events and behaviors make Linda wonder about this oddity who has shown up at her doorstep. Is Martin real, or a figment of her imagination? Is he the son she gave up for adoption or a reflection of the desires she gave up so long ago? From Image Entertainment. "Borgia: Season One" (2011) is a three-disc set with 12 episodes, $39.98 from Lionsgate ... "Lawrence Welk Classic Episodes, Vol. 1-4" (1960) is a four-disc set of classic Lawrence Welk shows. Hosted by iconic musician, accordionist and band leader Lawrence Welk -- whose style came to be known as "champagne music" -- "The Lawrence Welk Show" first aired locally in Los Angeles from 1951-55, broadcast from the Aragon Ballroom in Venice Beach. (The show debuted nationally in July 1955, taping at the Hollywood Palladium for 23 of its 27 years on air). Joining him here are his "Champagne Lady" of 22 years, Norma Zimmer, polka musician Walter "Li'l Wally" Jagiello and many more. $34.98 from Film Chest ... "Matlock: The Seventh Season" (1992-93) is a three-disc set with 14 episodes, $54.99 from Paramount ... "Nurse Jackie: Season Three" (2011) is a single-disc with 12 episodes, $39.98 from Lionsgate ... "That Show With Joan Rivers, Vol. 1-3" (1968-69) is a three-disc set of Rivers' first talk show, which aired weekdays in syndication from 1968-69 on NBC. $24.98 from Film Chest ... "Underdog: Complete Collector's Edition" (1964-67) is a nine-disc set with more than 20 hours of content, including the show's three seasons comprised of 62 four-part episodes, the original shorts featuring the characters Go Go Gophers, Klondike Kat and Commander McBragg as well as all-new extras; $69.97 from Shout! Factory ... "Weeds: Season Seven" (2011) is a single-disc set with 13 episodes, $39.98 from Lionsgate. "The Mighty Macs" (2011), starring Carla Gugino, Marley Shelton, David Boreanaz, Phyllis Somerville and Ellen Burstyn, is the inspiring true story of the underdog women's basketball team at tiny Immaculate College that went on -- against all odds -- to win the national championship. From Sony ... In "Retreat" (2011), starring Cillian Murphy, Thandie Newton and Jamie Bell, three inhabitants of a remote island off the coast of Scotland are cut off from civilization when a deadly virus infects Europe. As they fight for survival, it becomes clear the virus is not the only thing they need to be concerned about. From Sony ... The stylish crime thriller "London Boulevard" (2010), starring Colin Farrell, Keira Knightley, David Thewlis, Anna Friel, Ben Chaplin and Ray Winstone, is the directorial debut of William Monahan, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of "The Departed." An ex-con trying to make a fresh start enters into a relationship with a reclusive actress, but the star-crossed lovers run afoul of one of London's most vicious crime bosses. From Sony ... In "The Son of No One" (2011), starring Channing Tatum, Tracey Morgan, Katie Holmes, Ray Liotta, Juliette Binoche, Al Pacino and Jake Cherry, a second-generation cop gets in over his head when he's assigned to re-open a double homicide cold case in his Queens neighborhood. From Anchor Bay ... In "The Space Between" (2010), starring Melissa Leo, Anthony Keyvan, Brad William Henke and AnnaSophia Robb, a world-weary flight attendant, Montine McLeod, and Omar Hassan, a prematurely wise 10-year-old Pakastani- American boy, connect with one another amidst the chaos of September 11, 2001. When Montine discovers the boy's direct personal link to the terrorist attacks, she instinctively embarks on an unsanctioned cross-country road trip to help Omar discover his uncertain future. From Inception Media Group ... In "Honey 2" (2011), talented dancer Maria Ramirez is recently released from juvenile detention and finds an outlet for her passion with a new dance crew. Stars Katerina Graham, Randy Wayne with moves from some of America's top dance crews, including Quest Crew, Beat Freaks, Strikers All-Stars, Super Cr3w and Fanny Pak. From Universal ... And here's a guilty pleasure cult film from the 1970s: "ZAAT (The Blood Waters of Dr. Z)" (1971), starring Marshall Grauer, Wade Popwell, Paul Galloway, Gerald Cruse, Sanna Ringhaver and Dave Dickerson. An obsessed scientist, Dr. Kurt Leopold -- who has been scorned by his peers -- is convinced he can transform humans into fish. In his isolated backwoods laboratory, he proves his hypothesis by turning himself into a horrible, vengeful creature that is part man, part walking catfish. Armed with his mutagenic chemical compound, ZAAT, the monster is bent on revenge, determined to turn the tables on humanity by making his fishy friends the dominant species on Earth. All that stands in his way are a small town sheriff, a dedicated young biologist and a couple of swinging agents from the Inter-Nations Phenomenon Investigations Team. Restored and remastered in HD. From Film Chest on the CULTRA and HD Cinema Classics labels. In "War of the Arrows " (2011 -- South Korea), the best archer in 17th century Korea is forced to go up against the Qing Dynasty in order to save his younger sister from Mongolian invaders. From Well Go USA. Based on the best-selling children's book by Janell Cannon, "Stellaluna" (2012) is the fun-filled animated feature that follows a spirited young fruit bat who finds friendship, love and acceptance in the most unexpected places. $12.95 from Scholastic. "I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac" (2011) is a documentary on the acclaimed comedian, who died in 2008. The film unearths early footage and never-before-seen performances courtesy of Bernie's friends and family, and includes better-known work, such as the Kings of Comedy Tour, "The Bernie Mac Show" and several of his feature films, as well as fascinating behind-the-scenes memories. From Image Entertainment. "The Rum Diary" and "Take Shelter." For more releases this week, see the "Weekly Guide to Home Video Releases." The highlight this week is Universal's restoration and release of "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1930), directed by Lewis Milestone and starring Louis Wolheim and Lew Ayres in the hard-hitting, timeless masterpiece that follows a group of idealistic young men as they naively join the German Army in WWI only to find their patriotism destroyed by the brash and bloody realities of combat while on assignment at the Western Front. The film, based on the stunning novel by Erich Maria Remarque, is packed in a collectible hardcover book, which also features rare movie memorabilia reproductions, studio newsletters, posters and photos. The Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack is also loaded with hours of bonus features including a rarely seen "silent" version of the film presented by the Library of Congress. Read more here. Also due this week is "Three Outlaw Samurai" (1964), the first film by the legendary Hideo Gosha ("Sword of the Beast"). An origin-story offshoot of a Japanese television series phenomenon of the same name, "Three Outlaw Samurai" is a classic in its own right. In it, a wandering, seen-it-all ronin (Tetsuro Tamba) becomes entangled in the dangerous business of two other samurai (Isamu Nagato and Mikijiro Hira), hired to execute a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of a corrupt magistrate. With remarkable storytelling economy and thrilling action scenes, this is an expertly mounted tale of revenge and loyalty. From The Criterion Collection on DVD and Blu-ray. "Doctor Who: The Doctor, The Widow and the "Beavis and Butt-Head: Volume Four" (1994) is a two-disc set with 12 episodes, $21.99 from Paramount ... Wardrobe" is the 2011 "Doctor Who Christmas Special," from BBC Home Entertainment ... Two other Doctor Who discs are available today from BBC: "Doctor Who: The Sensorites," with the First Doctor (William Hartnell), and "Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani Special Edition," with the Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison) ... "Family Matters: The Complete Second Season" (1990-91) is a three-disc set with 25 episodes, $29.98 from Warner ... "Ghost Hunters International Season 2: Part 1" (2011) is a three-disc set with 13 episode, $24.98 from Image Entertainment ... "Storage Wars: Volume 2" (2011) is a single-disc with 14 episodes, $19.95 from A&E. "Ocean Heaven" (2011) stars Jet Li -- in his first dramatic role -- as Wang, a maintenance man at an Ocean Park-style water theme park, who lives with his 20-year-old autistic son; when Wang discovers he has terminal cancer and only a matter of months left to live, he must help his son assimilate into normal society, or risk him being incarcerated in a hellish mental asylum. From Well Go USA ... "The Mortician" (2011), starring Edward Furlong, Method Man, Dash Mihok, Wendell Pierce and Blake Michael, is an urban thriller about an inner city mortician whose life is changed when a woman's body arrives at his table and stirs up memories of his past while dealing with a young boy hiding in the morgue, on the run from his father, who wants him dead. From Lionsgate ... On the Eve of D-Day, two Allied commandos sent to destroy a German gun installation uncover a secret occult lair where the Nazis are hiding a deadly she-demon, whom they plan to use to turn the tide of the war in "The Devil's Rock" (2011), starring Craig Hall, Matthew Sunderland and Gina Varela. From Entertainment One ... "Elite Squad: The Enemy Within" (2010) is an exciting thriller from Brazil, set in the sprawling slum that surrounds Rio de Janeiro that is one of the most dangerous places on earth. As the head of Rio's Special Police Operations Battalion (BOPE), Captain Nascimento has seen his share of intense situations. When a BOPE mission to stop a jail riot ends in the violent death of a gang leader, Nascimento finds himself accused of a massacre ... but the citizens of Rio, tired of the crime and drugs that plague their city, embrace him as a national hero. Brazil's official submission for Best Foreign Picture in the 2012 Academy Awards. "All Things Fall Apart" (2011), starring 50 Cent, Mario Van Peebles, Lynn Whitfield and Ray Liotta, and directed by Van Peebles, is a drama centered around a promising football running back during his senior year in college; from Image Entertainment ... "Swinging With the Finkels" (2011), starring Martin Freeman, Mandy Moore, Jonathan Silverman, Melissa George, Angus Deayton, Paul Chowdhry, Daisy Beaumont and Jerry Stiller, is a comedy about a suburban couple who decide to shake up their marriage by "swinging" with another couple. From Freestyle Digital Media ... When three married couples trying to spice up their marriages go on a retreat at a tranquil Malibu estate run by sexy psychologist, Dr. Jalen Masters, their vows are sorely tested in "The Marriage Chronicles" (2012), starring Vivica Fox, Jazsmin Lewis, Darrin Dewitt Henson, Mel Jackson, Terri J. Vaughn, Persia White and Clifton Powell. From Entertainment One. "Mozart's Sister" (2010 -- France), starring Marie Feret, David Moreau, Marc Barbe, Delphine Chuillot and Clovis Fouin, is a gorgeous, music-filled tale of the early life of Maria Anna "Nannerl" Mozart, Wolfgang's overshadowed older sister and a musical prodigy in her own right. An accomplished singer, harpsichordist and violinist, Maria Anna "Nannerl" Mozart (Marie Feret) is originally her family's featured performer. But Nannerl gives way to her five-years-younger brother Wolfgang (David Moreau) as the main attraction, as their strict but loving father Leopold (Marc Barbe) tours his talented offspring in front of the royal courts of pre-French Revolution Europe. It is as Nannerl approaches marriageable age that her father bows to social strictures and forbids her from violin playing or composing, while privately conceding her talent to his wife. Though she is restrained by the limitations imposed by her time and gender, Nannerl's friendship with the son and daughter of France's Louis XV offers her ways to challenge the established sexual and social order of the day. From Music Box Films. "Woody Allen: A Documentary" (2011): In 2010, iconic writer, director, actor, comedian, and musician Woody Allen allowed his life and creative process to be documented on-camera for the first time. With this unprecedented access, filmmaker Robert Weide followed the notoriously private film legend over a year and a half to create this ultimate film biography, which chronicles the trajectory and longevity of Allen's career from his teenage years furnishing jokes for comics and publicists, his work in the 1950s-60s as a TV scribe for Sid Caesar, stand-up comedian and frequent TV talk show guest, to a writer-director averaging one film each year for more than 40 years. A Two-disc set from Docurama. This Week's Releases (February 7) "Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 1" (Releasing Saturday, Feb. 11), "Anonymous" and "A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas." For more releases this week, see the "Weekly Guide to Home Video Releases." DVD Collectibles: (2/7) There's a fabulous mix of collectible DVDs and Blu-rays hitting the home video stores this week, headed up by the Diamond Edition Blu-ray debut of Disney's "Lady and the Tramp" (1955) in a wonderful frame-by-frame restoration with some new features and some old features from the film's 50th anniversary edition). New is "Second Screen: Inside Walt's Story Meetings": As the movie plays you will hear a re-enactment of Walt Disney and his top animators in their story meetings working on scenes from the film. Viewers can use their iPad to see sketches, rough animations, story notes and more as the film plays. For those who don't have a second screen device, there's an audio only commentary: "Inside Walt's Story Meetings." Also new are "Diane Disney Miller: Remembering Dad" in which Diane Disney Miller revisits the years around 1955 when Walt was possibly at his busiest, simultaneously working to complete both "Lady and the Tramp" and Disneyland in his apartment above the firehouse on Main Street at Disneyland; three deleted scenes: "Introduction of Boris" (a Russian dog after Lady's heart, "Waiting for Baby" and "Dog Show"; and a never recorded song: "I'm Free as the Breeze." Classic features include "Lady's Pedigree: The Making of Lady and the Tramp," "Finding Lady: The Art of the Storyboard," "Original 1943 Storyboard Version of the Film," "PuppyPedia: Going to the Dogs," "The Siamese Cat Song: Finding a Voice for the Cats," "Bella Notte" music video, trailers and excerpts from "Disneyland" TV shows. A three-disc Diamond Edition (Blu-ray/DVD + Digital Copy) will be available for $44.99 and a Diamond Edition two-disc Blu-ray/DVD combo will sell for $39.99. Next up is the Blu-ray debut of "La Jetee" (1963) and "Sans Soleil" (1983 the former one of the most influential, radical science-fiction films ever made, the latter a mind-bending free-form travelogue. A filmmaker, poet, novelist, photographer, editor, and now videographer and digital multimedia artist, Chris Marker has been challenging moviegoers, philosophers, and himself for years with his investigations of time, memory, and the rapid advancement of life on this planet. These two films -- a tale of time travel told in still images and a journey to Africa and Japan-- remain his best-loved and most widely seen. Restored high-definition digital transfers, approved by Marker, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks. From The Criterion Collection. Follow this with the DVD release of one of the hottest TV series around, "Downton Abbey Season 2" (2012), in a three-disc set (DVD, $44.99, Blu-ray $49.99). As the Great War rages across Europe, discord is sown even into the serene Yorkshire countryside. Simmering tensions behind the gates of Downton Abbey are beginning to come to a boil as the men and women of Downton do their part on both the front lines and the home front. What's more, the brutality and intensity of war seem to inflame more familiar passions -- love, loss, blackmail, and betrayal -- leaving family and staff alike to struggle in an ever-changing world, against a host of new demons. From PBS Distribution. Another highlight this week is "The Jazz Singer" (1959), a rare dramatic performance by Jerry Lewis, produced as a special for NBC's Lincoln-Mercury Startime TV series, and never rebroadcast or distributed in any home format since its original 1959 airing. Included are the transfer of a B&W kinescope of the broadcast and an extremely rare video recording, one of the earliest surviving examples of color television. Lewis stars as Joey Rabinowitz, the son of a Jewish Cantor who must defy his father in order to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz singer. On DVD. from Inception Media Group. Next there's "Ethos (2011). Hosted by twice Oscar nominated actor and activist Woody Harrelson, "Ethos" lifts the lid on a Pandora's Box of systemic issues that guarantee failure in every aspect of our lives, from the environment to our democracy and our own personal liberty. From conflicts of interest in politics to unregulated corporate power, to a military industrial complex that just about owns our government, the film explains how our country is controlled by some very wealthy families and not our chosen government; these families control the main pillars of our society which include politics, corporations, banks and the media. We cannot change our system until we know how it works and this film, with interviews from some of today's leading thinkers, will show you how to make meaningful and sustainable change. With interviews from influential thought-leaders including author and activist Noam Chomsky ("Manufacturing Dissent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media"), Chalmers Johnson ("Blowback: The Sorrows of Empire"), Oscar-winning documentarian Michael Moore and Howard Zinn ("A People's History of the United States"). From Cinema Libre Studio. And, finally, there's the Blu-ray debuts of "Love Story" (1970), starring Ryan O'Neal and Ali MacGraw; and "Dangerous Liaisons" (1988), starring Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Swoosie Kurtz, Keanu Reeves and Uma Thurman. From TV to Video: (2/7) "Ancient Aliens: Season Three" (2011) is a four-disc set with 16 episodes; This third installment of the otherworldly, hit History series delves even more deeply into the 75 million years of the most credible alien evidence found on Earth. $29.95 from A&E ... "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation -- Grave Danger" (2005) is a two-part Season Five finale directed by Quentin Tarantino; from CBS Home Entertainment/Paramount ... "Father Dowling Mysteries: The First Season" (1987-88) is a two-disc set with eight episodes; from Paramount ... BBC Home Entertainment's "The Hour" (2011) is set behind the scenes of the BBC newsroom just as a new investigative program is launched, profiling the personal lives and professional interplay between an aspiring but renegade journalist, a beautiful ambitious young producer with whom he is in love, and his handsome rival, the face and lead anchorman of this rising television news team. Two-disc set with 12 episodes ... "Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred" (2011), starring Lucas Cruikshank, Jake Weary and Siobhan Fallon, is a Nickelodeon movie that follows the titular hero on his quest to expose his new music teacher, Mr. Devlin, as an evil vampire; from Lionsgate ... In the BBC's "New Tricks, Season 6 " (2011), a team of semi-retired and somewhat curmudgeonly detectives investigate cold cases; from Acorn Media ... "Rocko's Modern Life: Season Two" (1994-95) is a two-disc set with 22 episodes, $19.93 from Shout! Factory ... Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson star in "The Song of Lunch" (2011), based on award-winning author Christopher Reid's narrative poem following the story of an unnamed book editor who is meeting his former love 15 years after their break-up for a nostalgic lunch at the Soho restaurant they used to frequent. From BBC Home Entertainment ... "The Sunset Limited" (2011) stars Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson in a drama based on Cormac McCarthy's play that mixes humor and pathos to examine the relationship between strangers brought together by desperate circumstances. Set in a New York tenement apartment, the story focuses on two very different men -- a deeply religious black ex-con (Jackson) who thwarts the suicide attempt of an asocial white college professor (Jones) who tried to throw himself in front of an oncoming subway train, The Sunset Limited. From HBO. Buzzin' the 'B's: (2/7) In "Yakuza Weapon" (2011 --Japan), starring Tak Sakaguchi, a hard-hitting maverick returns to Tokyo to discover his Yakuza father murdered, his family headquarters turned into a shady loan shop, and a powerful gang leader attempting to overthrow the entire criminal underworld. With rival gangs jacked up on "hyperdrug," he must becomes a one-man, butt-kicking army -- and things only get wilder when he loses an arm and a leg, only to have them replaced with more firepower than the entire Japanese military. From Well Go USA ... "Fireflies in the Garden," which sat on the shelf since 2008, was recently released theatrically and now to DVD; the slow-moving and over-wrought drama follows the lives of a family devastated by an accident that takes place on the day their matriarch is due to graduate from college -- decades after leaving to raise her children; stars Ryan Reynolds, Willem Dafoe, Emily Watson, Carrie-Anne Moss, Julia Roberts, Ioan Gruffudd and Hayden Panettiere; from Sony ... In "The Rebound," also held on the shelf (this one since 2009), a newly single mother with two kids moves from the suburbs to New York City, where she gets involved with a younger man; stars Catherine Zeta-Jones and Justin Bartha; from Fox ... In "Stormhouse" (2011), starring Grahame Fox, Martin Delaney and Katie Flynn, the military has captured and imprisoned a supernatural entity ... and now it wants to play; from Lionsgate. For the Family: (2/7) "Geek Charming" (2011) stars Sarah Hyland, Matt Prokop and Sasha Pieterse in a Disney Channel original movie about a high school film geek who makes a documentary on the school's most popular girl; from Disney ... "The Valentine's Collection ... Featuring One Zillion Valentines" (2012) features five stories about friendship from top children's authors. When Marvin shows Milton how to make valentines, they decide to make one for each person in their neighborhood in "One Zillion Valentines," an animated adaptation of Frank Modell's sweet book about random acts of kindness and generosity. The additional stories featured include "Goggles," Ezra Jack Keats' Caldecott Award-winner, "A Letter to Amy," "Will I Have A Friend" and "Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge." The DVD also includes Scholastic's read-along function. $14.95 from Scholastic. Special Interest: (2/7) In celebration of the 25th Anniversary of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera," Cameron Mackintosh produced a unique, spectacular staging of the musical on a scale which had never been seen before. Inspired by the original staging by Hal Prince and Gillian Lynne, this lavish, fully-staged production set in the sumptuous Victorian splendor of London's legendary Royal Albert Hall features a cast and orchestra of over 200, plus some very special guest appearances. "The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall" (2011) is the result of those efforts; from Universal ... "Project Nim" (2011), directed by James Marsh, is the remarkable story of a chimpanzee taken from its mother at birth and raised as a human child to tragic consequences. This is the story of Nim, the chimpanzee who became the focus of a landmark 1970s experiment to show that an ape could learn to communicate with language if raised and nurtured like a human child. But as Nim's natural instincts take over and the humans around him fail to protect him, Project Nim uncovers the unflinching and extraordinary journey of one animal thrust into human society. From Lionsgate. More News: January 2012 More News: December 2011 More News: November 2011 More News: October 2011 More News: September 2011 More News: August 2011 More News: July 2011 More News: June 2011 More News: May 2011 More News: April 2011 More News: March 2011 More News: February 2011 More News: January -- June 2010 More News: July -- December 2009 More News: July -- Dec. 2003 More News: Jan. -- June 2003 More News: 2002 \| Contents/Site Map \| Resources \| Calendar \| \| Reviews \| Links \| Privacy Statement \| E-mail: mail@onvideo.org © 1996 -- 2012 OnVideo. 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__label__cc	0.510297	0.489703	Etiqueta: Floridablanca Autor OverviewmurciaPublicado el 11/12/2017 11/12/2017 Deja un comentario para The Count of Floridablanca José Moñino Redondo, the Count of Floridablanca was a Spanish politician. He was born in Murcia, and he lived in the 18th century. In my opinion, he was a very important character in the Spanish history. He started his studies in Murcia, and then he moved to Orihuela to continue. In 1748 he obtained the title of lawyer, and his contacts with influential characters like the Duke of Alba facilitated his entry into the Council of Castilla. Portrait of King Charles III In reward for some of his services (such as acting against the instigators of the Esquilache mutiny in Cuenca), the King Carlos III named him Count of Floridablanca in 1773. He became part of “the generation of the politicians of Carlos III” who helped to modernize the Bourbon monarchy in various areas (social, economic, political), introducing a reformism inspired by The Enlightenment that at the time began to spread all over Europe. He has made some of the best contributions in Spanish History so far. In my opinion it is incredible that from being a lawyer he became such an important person working for the government of a country. LISA LAI LIN 4º A Publicado el 11/12/2017 11/12/2017 Categorías HISTORYEtiquetas Biography, Bourbon, Charles III, Floridablanca, SpainDeja un comentario para The Count of Floridablanca	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1835
__label__cc	0.735233	0.264767	Oshkosh Corporation to Announce Third Quarter Earnings July 28, 2016 OSHKOSH, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 14, 2016-- Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK), a leading manufacturer of specialty vehicles and vehicle bodies, will issue its third quarter fiscal 2016 financial results on Thursday, July 28, 2016. The results will be discussed during a webcast that day beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET. To access the webcast, investors should go to www.oshkoshcorporation.com at least 15 minutes prior to the event. Slides for the webcast will be available on the website the morning of July 28. About Oshkosh Corporation Oshkosh Corporation is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of specialty access equipment, commercial, fire & emergency and military vehicles and vehicle bodies. Oshkosh Corporation manufactures, distributes and services products under the brands of Oshkosh®, JLG®, Pierce®, McNeilus®, Jerr-Dan®, Frontline™, CON-E-CO®, London® and IMT®. Oshkosh products are valued worldwide in businesses where high quality, superior performance, rugged reliability and long-term value are paramount. For more information, visit www.oshkoshcorporation.com. ®, ™ All brand names referred to in this news release are trademarks of Oshkosh Corporation or its subsidiary companies. View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160714006225/en/ Source: Oshkosh Corporation Oshkosh Corporation Patrick Davidson John Daggett Vice President, Communications	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1836
__label__wiki	0.552033	0.552033	Home / Events / Beijing Kashgar Kashgar (Xinjiang) You will forget which country you’re in while walking the ancient alleyways of the old Silk Road trading post of Kashgar. The beautiful mosques, vibrant bazaars, fully-veiled women and the scent of lamb kebabs roasting on an open grill make it more similar to Bukhara than Beijing. For a chance to rub shoulders with the locals, be sure to check out the Kashgar Livestock Market held every Sunday. Many compare it to the Wall Street Stock Exchange of Central Asia, though here the term is “stock” as in “livestock.” Brace ourself! Shennongjia Shennongjia (Hubei) Shennongjia is the cream of Hubei’s magnificent crop. This forested region of soaring mountains and Yangtze River tributaries has a brilliance that just doesn’t let up – and that was just the bus ride in! It’s the perfect place to brush off the dust from the provincial capital (and mega city) of Wuhan, and over 400 have claimed to spot the yerén ( ??) – China’s very own Yeti. Kawa Karpo Kawa Karpo (Yunnan) The great mountain of Kawa Karpo – part of the Meili Xueshan range tumbling over both sides of the Tibet-Yunnan border – is by far one of China’s most tantalizing peaks. The summit soars to 6,740 m (22,113 ft) and supports China’s most ecologically diverse glacier (Mingyong Glacier), and this holy mountain traditionally hosts gatherings of Tibetan pilgrims each year. The Forbidden City (Beijing) Not just for emperors and sniveling eunuchs anymore, the Forbidden City was in its heyday a monstrous palace with a hamlet of servants and concubines. Today its beauty, regality and sheer size, along with its mythological history and unyielding architectural magnificence, continue to knock the socks off anyone who steps inside. Confucian Temple Confucian Temple (Shandong) Confucius, the man whose philosophy on social responsibility shaped nearly every aspect of Chinese society, passed away in 478 BCE, and the Duke of the State of Lu subsequently turned his three-bedroom home into a temple. Over the years it has evolved to become the second largest imperial complex in China, but if that’s not enough to impress, pop in for its astonishing dragon columns, thundering stone steles, classical architecture and perfectly preserved collection of original Confucian books, clothing and musical instruments. Yungang Grottoes Yungang Grottoes (Shanxi) The rocky landscape of northern Shanxi is home to some 51,000 exquisite 5th century Buddhist statues carved directly into the earth. It’s hard to believe that the superb level of craftsmanship and artistic talent was inspired by Greece and Persia, and it’s even harder to grasp that much of the coloring of these remarkable carvings still remains after 1,500 years. wudalianchi wudalianchi (Heilongjiang) The Lost World of the Northeast. The desolate magma fields sitting at the foot of 14 dormant volcanoes, the crystal blue lakes next to ice-filled caves and the sunken 300-year-old birch forest are just a few of the things that make this one of the most unique sights in the Middle Kingdom. Taroko Gorge & Tribes Taroko Gorge & Tribes (Taiwan) Taroko National Park on the outskirts of Hualien is easily the top attraction in all of Taiwan. Often referred to as the Marble Gorge due to its geological makeup, the attractions include monstrous waterfalls, natural hot springs, much of Taiwan’s flora and fauna and even a scattering of the island’s many ethnic minorities. In fact, Taroko means “beautiful and magnificent” in the Truku language, and you are sure to cross paths with many of the region’s most fascinating ethnic minority groups. Zhangjiajie (Hunan) When steamy subtropical forests give way to a cropping of 3,000 karst pinnacles and some of the most diverse flora and fauna in China, you know you’ve found something special. UNESCO knows it too, as do the 20 million annual tourists who visit this spectacular World Heritage Site in northern Hunan Province. The quartzite-sandstone formations are found nowhere else in the world, and you may find that the three days allowed on your entry pass are simply not enough. Huangguoshu Waterfall Huangguoshu Waterfall (Guizhou) Guizhou is renowned for its waterfalls, so it’s no surprise that the top natural attraction in the province is this thundering stampede of H20. Throngs of tourists zip down every year to meander through this vast collection of karst caves, minor falls and revitalizing pools that hover with rainbows from the mist. It’s also worth mentioning that Huangguoshu is one of the biggest waterfalls in Asia. Pingyao Ancient Town Pingyao Ancient Town (Shanxi) China’s best preserved ancient town could be a childhood daydream: tiled roofs creak among cobbled streets, rows of red lanterns illuminate gloomy alleyways and antique markets alight with locals moving slowly within the centuries-old city walls. It’s not often UNESCO puts an entire town on their World Heritage List. Mt Lushan Mt Lushan (Jiangxi) The UNESCO inscribed Mt Lushan National Park is an intoxicating symbol of China’s spiritual and creative past. It was on the heady slopes of Mt Lushan that the monk Hui Yuan founded the Pure Land Sect – China’s most widely practiced school of Buddhism – and a host of landscape poets and writers such as Tao Yuanming found their inspiration along its peaks. It’s impossible not to be inspired by the monumental cliffs, the splay of lakes and temples, and the European-style villas of Guling nestled in the center of the three peaks. Labrang Monastery Labrang Monastery (Gansu) It’s no secret that getting into Tibet is a pill that many travelers will never swallow. To get your Tibet fix, Gansu’s small town of Xiahe is a manageable part of the former Tibetan kingdom of Amdo, and Labrang Monastery is the pilgrimage focal point of a migration of Tibetan Buddhists who visit Gansu year-round. The monastery has an aura beyond its potent beauty, and it’s a place where the religiously devout gravitate to the prayer wheels and chant circles of this sacred holy site. Heaven Lake & Mt Changbai Heaven Lake & Mt Changbai (Jilin) Here you can catch the sparkling glory of the crystal clear Heaven Lake: a pristine 9.82 sq km (3.79 sq mi) body of water poured into a massive volcano caldera calmly flowing below the snow-capped Mt Changbai. North Korea shares the back half of the mountain and still purports it to be the birthplace of Kim Jong-il. Tiger Leaping Gorge (Yunnan) Carved out over the eons by an upper tributary of the Yangtze River, Tiger Leaping Gorge slices more than 15 km (9 mi) through the north of the province and provides one of the most exhilarating treks in China. Marked by an at-times-narrow hiking trail with a commanding view of the river basin, and flanked by arresting mountains on all sides (including magnificent Jade Dragon Snow Mountain), the gorge is one of the deepest in the world and among the best in the country. Leshan Big Buddha Leshan Big Buddha (Sichuan) The Big Buddha of Leshan is huge. In fact, it’s so huge that the 71 m- (233 ft)-tall structure is the largest stone Buddha in the world and by far the largest pre-modern statue in existence. Carved out of the red cliff that sits over the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi Rivers, the mighty sculpture was started by the monk Haitang, who hoped it would help calm the turbulent waters below that plagued passing ships. Mt Huangshan Mt Huangshan (Anhui) The ethereal slopes of Mt Huangshan, along with its spindly trees and granite precipices, spend nearly two-thirds of the year veiled in mist. Inspiring the reflections of some 20,000 poets throughout history and enough landscape paintings that an entire school was named after the mountain, Mt Huangshan’s peaks are about as mystical as it gets. Dim Sum (Guangdong & Hong Kong) Foodies take heart: you’re about to indulge in a time-honored classic that is praised as perhaps one of the greatest brunches mankind has ever created. Take a seat at a dim sum restaurant in Guangdong or Hong Kong (the birth place of this delicacy) and wait for the carts piled high with crunchy spring rolls, shrimp dumplings, stuffed pork buns, glutinous rice wrapped in leaves, sweet pastries, and many others, to pass by. Next, grab and grub like there’s no tomorrow, and wash it all down with a pot of pu’er tea. There is absolutely no other better way to start the day. Hot Pot (Sichuan & Chongqing) Spicy, rowdy, delicious... there’s a never-ending list of adjectives used to describe a hot pot feast, but none will even come close to describing your experience; you’ve got to try it yourself. Hot pot is one of China’s favorite meals, and after dipping your raw meats and veggies into a bubbling pot of liquid fire and taking a bite, you’ll see why since your taste buds will be jumping and screaming. Qinghai-Tibet Railway Qinghai-Tibet Railway (Qinghai & Tibet) It’s rare for a train to be featured on any top itinerary, but that’s because most of them cannot even come close to competing with the Qinghai-Tibet Railway. Stretching from Golmud, Qinghai to the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, the tracks pass over the Roof of the World at over 5,000 m (16,600 ft), giving it the title as the world’s highest railway line. In fact, the air is so thin that you will need a physical evaluation before boarding, and oxygen is pumped through the air-tight cabins. Apart from the adventure, the views of the vast Tibetan plateau and wild yaks grazing are as spiritual as they are pleasing. The Terracotta Warriors The Terracotta Warriors (Shaanxi) China’s first emperor, Qin Shihuang, made his iron fist known in numerous ways, not least with his commission of some 10,000 hand-made clay warriors built to guard his tomb and accommodate his conquest in the afterlife. In fact, the 1974 discovery by farmers digging a well outside of Xi’an was one of the most monumental archeological finds in history. The perfectly-crafted warriors each have their own distinct expression, lending credence to the country’s deep cultural history and the unimaginable expertise of its artisans over 2,000 years ago. Yalong & Sanya Bays Yalong & Sanya Bays (Hainan) Here it is, the self-proclaimed Hawaii of China. Yalong and Sanya, Hainan’s premier sun-soaked beach resorts, are perfect for those looking for a tropical, laidback vacation. With golden sand, coconut-filled trees, excellent surfing, glorious tropical island sunsets, jungle bike treks and bumping nightlife, it’s hard not to fall in love with Hainan. Yuanyang Rice Terraces Yuanyang Rice Terraces (Yunnan) For many people, the glistening terraces, sedate water buffalo and dazzling colors in the low-lying clouds are the definition of picturesque. They are wonderful all year round, but winter sees them filled to the brim with water, providing the most glistening and colorful image. There’s no question that the silver paddies and straw hat-wearing, goodnatured farmers of this stunning part of Yunnan paint a most dazzling portrait of an iconic and stirringly beautiful China; you don’t want to miss this one. Kaiping Watchtowers Kaiping Watchtowers (Guangdong) Kaiping’s Diaolou is a relatively recent addition to China’s plethora of stunning sights. Around 1,833 of the original 3,000 diaolou survive along the yellow grassy Guangdong countryside, and their fantastic designs bear clear influences from Roman, Baroque, Gothic and even Byzantine models. One of the nation’s most tragically unsung heroes, the Diaolou of Kaiping is a one-of-a-kind delight that any Guangdong-bound visitor should see. The Temple of Heaven The Temple of Heaven (Beijing) Set amongst a series of astonishing halls and altars (all designed to appease the heavens through sound, numerology, sacrifice and relentless beauty), the Temple of Heaven is one of Beijing’s dreamiest spots. Everything here is well above par, but save your breath for the awesome might of the blue domed Hall of Prayer for Good Harvest that casts watch over the northern cordon. Mt Wuyi Mt Wuyi (Fujian) There are a few better places than the tops of the lovely peaks of Wuyi. Don’t forget about the gurgling creeks, rivers and waterfalls singing all throughout the protected forests, nor the fact that Mt Wuyi’s relatively low profile means you can experience its powerful beauty in relative peace compared to some of the more roaring tourist mountains. Potala Palace (Tibet) Potala Palace, esteemed all over the world as the sacrosanct symbol of Lamaism, rises 13 stories in white and maroon bastions over a hillside of radiant white staircases. The preeminent landmark of Tibetan Buddhism, Potala Palace is one of the foremost holy places in the world, and the former seat of the Tibetan government is sure to leave you weak in the knees. It’s not easy by any means for foreigners to enter Tibet (you’ll need to join a tour group), but if you can Potala is an absolute must. Mogao Caves of Dunhuang Mogao Caves of Dunhuang (Gansu) An absolutely extraordinary cache of Buddhist artwork (perhaps the greatest in the world), the Mogao Caves are a series of 492 Buddhist temples dug into caves southeast of the Silk Road town of Dunhuang. The first caves are thought to have been dug around 366 CE as a place for Buddhist meditation and prayer, and at its zenith, 18 monasteries, about 1,500 monks and nuns, and droves of artists and calligraphers called the grottoes home. Today, the multitude of brilliant murals, frescoes, silken paintings and textiles on display here are some of China’s greatest treasures. Jiuzhaigou National Park Jiuzhaigou National Park (Sichuan) UNESCO sure knows how to pick’em, and once again, they have crowned one of China’s most spectacular spots with a World Heritage listing. It’s not just the enchanting azure lakes, gushing waterfalls, lush green forests or the backdrop of snowtopped mountains; it’s the fact that the well-tended trails and boardwalks, as well as eco-friendly camping trips, make Jiuzhaigou an unmissable symbol of China’s budding green movement. Peking Duck (Beijing) There are variations of it all over the world from New York to New Delhi, but the original recipe started in Beijing. The first origins of this dish appeared in the emperor’s kitchen during the Yuan Dynasty 800 years ago. It was so good that it was reserved only for the emperor himself, but over time the secret was slowly released to the masses and Peking Duck eventually rose to international fame. After you roll the succulent duck meat into a pancake and add a little sweet bean sauce, scallions, cucumbers and sometimes sugar into the mix, take a bite and enjoy a mouthful of history. The Silk Road (Xinjiang & Gansu) The Silk Road in China branches into several routes, but none are more time-locked than the ones that run through the sands of Xinjiang and Gansu Province. Numerous caravans from the Middle East, Europe and Central Asia traded goods and ideas across the Eurasian super-highway for thousands of years, and it was along the northern route through Kuqa, Turpan and Urumqi that Marco Polo carved out his great adventure. In Gansu, the Silk Road runs straight through the barren lands of the Hexi Corridor, passing through Great Wall outposts, forgotten temples and Muslim street markets. Mt Wudang & Taoism Mt Wudang & Taoism (Hubei) Mt Wudang is the fabled birthplace of Tai Chi Quan and a legendary Taoist base. Here, in between breathtaking hikes and magnificent views, you can witness experts practice some of the world’s oldest and most renowned martial arts. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is a must for any Taoist enthusiast or those just looking for an aesthetic retreat. Yangshuo & the Li River Yangshuo & the Li River (Guangxi) This area has stolen the hearts of countless painters and poets for centuries – the limestone karst peaks dipped in a coating of vibrant green forest and splashed with rice paddies and lolling water buffalo are simply indescribable. The best way to experience it all is to hop on a bamboo raft and let the river be your guide. West Lake (Zhejiang) This 1,300-year-old body of water floats a fleet of slow-moving dragon boats and is dotted with pagoda-capped islands, ancient gardens, willow lined boardwalks and mystical temples – turning West Lake into a top-tier portrait of classical China. Though the area has undergone heavy facelifts since its 8th century inception, this is still one of China’s elite destinations nestled in one of the country’s most liveable cities – Hangzhou. Pudong & the Bund Pudong & the Bund (Shanghai) Pudong is a glistening symbol of the country’s 21st century ambitions: financial dominance, sophistication and peerless feats. The second tallest building in the world (set to be completed in 2014), along with the needle-headed Oriental Pearl Tower and others, give Pudong one of the world’s most stunning skylines. Across the river, the Bund’s famous boardwalk is a red-hot tourist destination that gives the perfect vantage point to see glimmering Pudong to the east and the fanciful European neoclassical buildings to the west. Mt Huashan Mt Huashan (Shaanxi) The clouds that float through the splendid green valley around the iconic piercing peaks of Mt Huashan seem to come and go on a whim, lending a vision of the mountain’s past as a haven for hardy Taoist hermits and immortality seekers. The westernmost of China’s Five Great Mountains, it was here that Taoists and Buddhist ascetics cultivated their inner being for centuries, and today the spectacular views at the summits make holy Mt Huashan one of Shaanxi’s treasured gems. Mt Taishan Mt Taishan (Shandong) In 219 BCE, the triumphant Emperor Qin Shihuang stood here at one of the country’s holiest mountains and declared to the world a unified China for the first time ever. However, it wasn’t just Qin who made history on the slopes of the mountain that has been worshipped for over 3,000 years: 71 emperors and Mao Zedong have all left their marks, poetry and musings etched in stones and tablets along the road to the top. Lugu Lake (Sichuan & Yunnan) Straddling the Sichuan-Yunnan border and sprinkled with a concentration of Naxi, Yi and Tibetan minority villages, the remote mountain lake (2,690 m; 825 ft above sea level) kicks off its shoes and lays back as an easy-going rustic retreat in two of China’s most mellow provinces. Besides the enthralling beauty of the forests and hamlets that circle the lake, the drive up the lattice of switchbacks is enough to convince even the most seasoned traveler of its beauty. Zhouzhuang Ancient Town Zhouzhuang Ancient Town (Jiangsu) The second edition of China’s Venice, the 900-yearold town of Zhouzhuang may be 30 km (18.5 mi) south of Suzhou, but it certainly hasn’t been hiding under the tourist radar. In part because of its idyllic beauty and redolent paintings of Chen Yifei (the one who immortalized the town), Zhouzhuang offers its most appealing scenes in the early morning or at dusk, when the distant sun elucidates the town into various shades of deep orange, red, purple and blue. Yangtze River Cruise Yangtze River Cruise (Chongqing) In a country with so many jaw-dropping natural scenes, there are few places that have rendered the most prolific of orators speechless as the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. Seeing the mind-altering bluffs and pinnacles along Asia’s longest and most famous river is a sight to behold to say the least, and it’s worthy of your view from none other than a leisurely cruise down her powerful currents. The Chengde Mountain Resort The Chengde Mountain Resort (Hebei) Living in Beijing during the sweltering heat of summer inspired the Kangxi Emperor to construct a palace in the cool mountain countryside of Chengde, Hebei. Kangxi’s love of hunting is showcased by the enormous hunting grounds walled within the compound, creating one of the most spectacular and unique palaces ever created in China. The Great Wall (Beijing) It’s thousands of miles long, but the best parts are easily the walks surrounding the capital. Beijing’s Great Wall comes in a variety of styles, from immaculately (and recently) crafted to crumbling under a heap of overgrown brush. But no matter which side of this masterpiece you decide to visit, you’ll quickly see that the Great Wall is not only a symbol of China, but a testament to the ingenuity and diligence of humanity. Fenghuang Ancient Town Fenghuang Ancient Town (Hunan) We bet you’ve never seen so many riverside stilted homes basking in a palate of green forests, deep blue canals and fairy-tale orange sunsets all rolled up into one. If you can step away from the seductive Tuo River long enough, a cobweb of back alleys filled with enigmatic medicine and herb shops are ready to pull you into an ancient world; you’ll be hard-pressed to ever leave. Giant Panda Breeding Research Base Giant Panda Breeding Research Base (Sichuan) The most famous face of China may sit on the front of its RMB notes, but the close runner up makes its most prolific appearance right here in Chengdu’s Giant Panda Breeding Research Base. Far better than any zoo, the enclosures for the pandas are well maintained, the grounds are superbly pleasant and the animals look genuinely happy and well cared for. The name of the game here is romance; getting these apparently prude animals to mate is not an easy task, but March to May is the season of love, and visitors in August have a chance to see the cuddly newborns. Victoria Harbor & Star Ferry Victoria Harbor & Star Ferry (Hong Kong) The glint of Hong Kong’s steel skyline has one world-famous vantage point – Victoria Harbor. Nothing in this city of Cantonese dim sum and martial arts blockbusters screams “time-honored” like a relaxing cruise on the Star Ferry, renowned since the 1800s for transporting folks between Hong Kong and Kowloon. At HK$2, it’s without a doubt one of the cheapest cruises in the world. Hongcun Ancient Village Hongcun Ancient Village (Anhui) Ang Lee knew how special Hongcun was when he filmed scenes from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon around its bridges and lakes. UNESCO has taken note as well, and we assure you that this World Heritage listed village – a Song Dynasty construction of the Wang clan – will dazzle you as well. The place was built on the advice of a feng shui expert, and the bridges, cozy alleys, traditional halls and Ming-style residences deliver charm to every corner. Shaolin Temple & Kung Fu Shaolin Temple & Kung Fu (Henan) Most martial artists need little introduction to the Shaolin Temple – the birthplace of Chinese kung fu. Since the legendary founding circa 500 CE, the temple has produced thousands of elite fighting monks and some of the most intriguingly spiritual and holistic martial skills on the planet. While here, take lessons and learn the secrets of Shaolin. Suzhou Canals & Gardens Suzhou Canals & Gardens (Jiangsu) The ancient canal town of Suzhou has been named the Venice of the East, and with so many rivers, historic sites and ancient buildings, you’ll quickly see why. Suzhou is also renowned for some of the most impressive classical Chinese gardens in the world, many of which have existed for over 1,000 years. For this reason Suzhou has been inducted into UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Yunnan’s Ethnic Minorities Yunnan’s Ethnic Minorities (Yunnan) 34% of Yunnan Province belongs to a non-Han ethnic group: the major ethnicities represented here are Yi, Bai, Hani, Zhuang, Dai, Miao, Tibetan and many others. With so many different cultures, customs and festivities in one location, exploring this land (especially in the southern region of Xishuangbanna) makes for a eye-opening (and even lifechanging) experience. Hulunbuir Grasslands Hulunbuir Grasslands (Inner Mongolia) Find your “inner Mongolian” at the splendid Hulunbuir Grasslands, where legend says a beautiful girl named Hunlun and her daring man Beier defeated a band of ruthless ogres before casting their spirits into the grass and water that dazzle the area. Settle into a Mongolian ger (a traditional Mongolian yurt tent) for a homestay, do some horseback riding and eat home cooked meals; you may never want to leave. 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__label__wiki	0.690078	0.690078	“I oversaw the US nuclear power industry. Now I think it should be banned.” The Dangers of Climate Chaos No Longer Outweigh the Risks of Nuclear Reactor Accidents US Dept. of State Geographer. Data NOAA, US Navy, NGA, GEBCO. Image (c) 2012 Terrametrics Gregory Jaczko, Washington Post, May 17, 2019 Editor’s note: Mr. Jaczko’s use of the phrase “nuclear plant” has been replaced with the word “reactor” when applicable. Nuclear power was supposed to save the planet. The reactors that used this technology could produce enormous amounts of electricity without the pollution caused by burning coal, oil or natural gas, which would help slow the catastrophic changes humans have forced on the Earth’s climate. As a physicist who studied esoteric properties of subatomic particles, I admired the science and the technological innovation behind the industry. And by the time I started working on nuclear issues on Capitol Hill in 1999 as an aide to Democratic lawmakers, the risks from human-caused global warming seemed to outweigh the dangers of nuclear power, which hadn’t had an accident since Chernobyl, 13 years earlier. By 2005, my views had begun to shift. I’d spent almost four years working on nuclear policy and witnessed the influence of the industry on the political process. Now I was serving on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, where I saw that nuclear power was more complicated than I knew; it was a powerful business as well as an impressive feat of science. In 2009, President Barack Obama named me the agency’s chairman. Two years into my term, an earthquake and tsunami destroyed four nuclear reactors in Japan. I spent months reassuring the American public that nuclear energy, and the US nuclear industry in particular, was safe. But by then, I was starting to doubt those claims myself. Before the accident, it was easier to accept the industry’s potential risks, because nuclear power [reactors] had kept many coal and gas plants from spewing air pollutants and greenhouse gases into the air. Afterward, the falling cost of renewable power changed the calculus. Despite working in the industry for more than a decade, I now believe that nuclear power’s benefits are no longer enough to risk the welfare of people living near these [reactors]. I became so convinced years after departing office that I’ve now made alternative-energy development my new career, leaving nuclear power behind. The current and potential costs—personal and economic—are just too high. Nuclear reactors generate power through fission, the separation of one large atom into two or more smaller ones. This atomic engine yields none of the air pollutants produced by the combustion of carbon-based fuels. Over the decades since its inception in the 1950s, nuclear power has prevented hundreds of fossil-fuel plants from being built, meaning fewer people have suffered or died from diseases caused by their emissions. But fission reactors have a dark side too. If the energy they produce is not closely controlled, they can fail in catastrophic ways that kill people and render large tracts of land uninhabitable. Nuclear power is also the path to nuclear weapons, themselves an existential threat. As the certainty of climate change grew clearer, nuclear power presented a dilemma for environmentalists: Was the risk of accidents or further spread of nuclear weapons greater than the hazard of climate change? In the late 2000s, the arguments in support of nuclear power were gaining traction with Congress, academia and even some environmentalists, as the Chernobyl accident faded into the past and the effects of climate change became harder to ignore. No new [reactors] had been proposed in decades, because of the industry’s dismal record of construction oversight and cost controls, but now utilities were beginning to pitch new reactors—as many as 30 around the country. But the Fukushima Daiichi crisis reversed that momentum. A massive release of radiation from that reactor complex, as its four failed reactors, lasted for months. The world watched as hydrogen explosions sent huge chunks of concrete into the air—a reminder that radiation was streaming, unseen, from the reactor core. More than 100,000 people were evacuated from their homes and their communities. Most have not returned, because only select areas have been remediated, making the surrounding region seem like a giant chessboard with hazardous areas next to safer ones. The crisis hobbled the Japanese economy for years. The government estimated that the accident would cost at least $180 billion. Independent estimates suggest that the cost could be three times more. There were obvious ramifications for the entire industry. Could what happened in Japan happen elsewhere? This accident consumed my work at the NRC for the next six months. I assured the public of the safety of US reactors, because I did not have enough information or a legal basis at that point to say otherwise. But I also promised to thoroughly review the safety measures we had in place and to swiftly implement any necessary reforms the agency identified. Agency staffers soon produced a reasonable set of reactor improvements that would reduce the chance of a similar accident here. The staff found weaknesses in the programs for dealing with fires, earthquakes and flooding—the kinds of natural disasters that could trigger a catastrophe like Fukushima. Yet after the disaster, my fellow commissioners, as well as many in Congress and the nuclear industry, fretted that the proposed new US reactors might never be built, because Fukushima would focus too much attention on the potential downsides. Westinghouse and the new [reactor] owners worried that acknowledging the need for reforms would raise even more concern about the safety of reactors. The industry wanted the NRC to say that everything was fine and nothing needed to change. So my colleagues on the commission and supporters of the industry pushed to license the first of these projects without delay and stonewalled implementation of the safety reforms. My colleagues objected to making the staff report public. I ultimately prevailed, but then the lobbying intensified: The industry almost immediately started pushing back on the staff report. They lobbied the commission and enlisted allies in Congress to disapprove, water-down or defer many of the recommendations. Within a year of the accident at Fukushima—and over my objections—the NRC implemented just a few of the modest safety reforms that the agency’s employees had proposed, and then approved the first four new reactor licenses in decades, in Georgia and in South Carolina. But there was a problem. After Fukushima, people all over the world demanded a different approach to nuclear safety. Germany closed several older reactors and required the rest to shut down by 2022. Japan closed most of its reactors. Last year, even France, which gets about 80 percent of its electricity from nuclear power, proposed reducing that figure to 50 percent by 2035, because safety could not be guaranteed. Trying to make accidents unlikely wasn’t enough. And here in the United States, those four new reactors—the vanguards of the “nuclear renaissance”—still haven’t opened. The South Carolina companies building two of the reactors canceled the project in 2017, after spending $9 billion of their customers’ money without producing a single electron of power. The construction company behind the utilities, Westinghouse, went bankrupt, almost destroying its parent company, the global conglomerate Toshiba. The other two reactors licensed while I chaired the NRC are still under construction in Georgia and years behind schedule. Their cost has ballooned from $14 billion to $28 billion and continues to grow. History shows that the expense involved in nuclear power will never change. Past construction in the United States exhibited similar cost increases throughout the design, engineering and construction process. The technology and the safety needs are just too complex and demanding to translate into a facility that is simple to design and build. No matter your views on nuclear power in principle, no one can afford to pay this much for two [reactors]. New nuclear is simply off the table in the United States. After I left the NRC in 2012, I argued that we needed new ways to make accidents impossible. When a reactor incident occurs, the reactor should not release any harmful radiation outside the reactor itself. I was not yet antinuclear, just pro-public-safety. But nuclear proponents still see this as “antinuclear.” They knew, as I did, that most reactors operating today do not meet the “no off-site release” test. I think a reasonable standard for any source of electricity should be that it doesn’t contaminate your community for decades. Coal and natural gas do not create this kind of acute accident hazard, though they do present a different kind of danger. Large dams for hydroelectric power could require evacuation of nearby communities if they failed—but without the lasting contamination effect of radiation. And solar, wind and geothermal energy pose no safety threat at all. For years, my concerns about nuclear energy’s cost and safety were always tempered by a growing fear of climate catastrophe. But Fukushima provided a good test of just how important nuclear power was to slowing climate change. In the months after the accident, all nuclear reactors in Japan were shuttered indefinitely, eliminating production of almost all of the country’s carbon-free electricity and about 30 percent of its total electricity production. Naturally, carbon emissions rose, and future emissions-reduction targets were slashed. Would shutting down reactors all over the world lead to similar results? Eight years after Fukushima, that question has been answered. Fewer than 10 of Japan’s 50 reactors have resumed operations, yet the country’s carbon emissions have dropped below their levels before the accident. How? Japan has made significant gains in energy efficiency and solar power. It turns out that relying on nuclear energy is actually a bad strategy for combating climate change. One accident wiped out Japan’s carbon gains. Only a turn to renewables and conservation brought the country back on target. What about the United States? Nuclear accounts for about 19 percent of US electricity production and most of our carbon-free electricity. Could reactors be phased out here without increasing carbon emissions? If it were completely up to the free market, the answer would be yes, because nuclear is more expensive than almost any other source of electricity today. Renewables such as solar, wind and hydroelectric power generate electricity for less than the nuclear reactors under construction in Georgia, and in most places, they produce cheaper electricity than existing nuclear reactors that have paid off all their construction costs. In 2016, observing these trends, I launched a company devoted to building offshore wind turbines. My journey, from admiring nuclear power to fearing it, was complete. This tech is no longer a viable strategy for dealing with climate change, nor is it a competitive source of power. It is hazardous, expensive and unreliable, and abandoning it wouldn’t bring on climate doom. The real choice now is between saving the planet and saving the dying nuclear industry. I vote for the planet. —Jaczko served on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from 2005 to 2009, and as its chairman from 2009 to 2012. The author of Confessions of a Rogue Nuclear Regulator, he teaches at Georgetown University and Princeton University. Filed Under: Chernobyl, Fukushima, Newsletter Archives, Nuclear Power, Quarterly Newsletter, Radiation Exposure …Wish I’d Have Said That Writers sometimes hit home runs against nuclear power that bear repeating, like two recent letters to the editor that were simple, sharp, clear, and brief. Len Charlap of Princeton, New Jersey wrote in part: “I will support nuclear power the day after the Price-Anderson Nuclear Industries Indemnity Act is repealed. If insurance company actuaries consider nuclear power to be so dangerous that they cannot compute premiums that the industry can afford, then that industry is not economically viable. If the government (i.e., taxpayers) has to cover the industry with catastrophic insurance, then the government should own the reactors and provide nonprofit energy.” Roger Johnson of San Clemente, Calif. put it this way: “Will it take another Chernobyl or Fukushima, possibly in an American city, to quiet the disinformation coming from nuclear activists? What the world needs is energy that is both carbon-free and radiation-free. Those of us who live near a failed nuclear power [reactor] know the truth: Nuclear power is by far the most expensive, the most dangerous, the most unreliable, and the most environmentally unfriendly form of energy production.” —Letters, New York Times, April 10, 2019 Filed Under: Chernobyl, Fukushima, Newsletter Archives, Nuclear Power, Quarterly Newsletter February 13, 2019 by Nukewatch Leave a Comment Nuclear Power Can’t Survive, Much Less Slow Climate Disruption French protestors march against water-wasting reactors. The placard reads: “Nucleocrats, stop your shenanigans, we are scared!” Donald Trump: “America will never be a socialist country.” Too late. We already have socialism for the rich, with the nuclear power industry as a prime example. On a level playing field, nuclear power would go bust. Those owners get financial supports or subsidies that safe renewables like solar power, geothermal, and wind power don’t get. Two particularly large government handouts keep the reactor business afloat, and without them it would crash overnight. 1) In a free market, the US Price Anderson Act would be repealed. The act provides limited liability insurance to reactor operators in the event of a loss-of-coolant, or other radiation catastrophe. The nuclear industry would have to get insurance on the open market like all other industrial operations. This would break their bank, since major insurers would only sell such a policy at astronomical rates, if at all. 2) The US Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA) would also be repealed. NWPA is the government’s pledge to take custody of and assume liability for the industry’s radioactive waste. Without NWPA the industry would have to pay to contain, isolate and manage its waste for the 1-million-year danger period. The long-term cost would zero the industry’s portfolio in a quick “correction.” Jeremy Rifkin: “From a business perspective, it’s over” Even if the industry retained the above two subsidies, economists say the reactor business is finished. Jeremy Rifkin — the renowned economic and social theorist, author, political advisor to the European Union and heads-of-state, and author of 20 books — was asked his view of nuclear power at a Wermuth Asset Management global investors’ conference. Rifkin answered: “Frankly, I think … it’s over. Let me explain why from a business perspective. Nuclear power was pretty well dead-in-the-water in the 1980s, after Three Mile Island and Chernobyl. It had a come-back. The come-back was the industry saying: ‘We are part of the solution for climate change because we don’t emit CO2. It’s polluting, but there’s no CO2.’ “Here’s the issue: Nuclear power right now is six percent of energy of the world. There are only 400 nuclear power plants. These are old nuclear power plants. But our scientists tell us [that] to have a minimum impact on climate change — which is the whole rationale for bringing this technology back — nuclear would have to be 20 percent of the energy mix to have the minimum, minimum impact on climate change — not six percent of the mix. “That means we’d have to replace the existing 400 nuclear plants and build 1,600 additional plants. Three nuclear plants have to be built every 30 days for 40 years to get to 20 percent, and by that time climate change will have run its course for us. So I think, from a business point of view, I just don’t see that investment. I’d be surprised if we replace 100 of the 400 existing nuclear plants which would take us down to 1 or 2 percent of the energy [mix]. “Number 2: We still don’t know how to recycle the nuclear waste and we’re 70 years in. We have good engineers in the United States. We spent 18 years and $8 billion building an underground vault in Yucca Mountain to store the waste for 10,000 years, but we can’t use it. It’s already no good because there are cracks in the mountain. But any geologist could have told them we live on tectonic plates and you can’t keep underground vaults secure. “Number 3: We run into uranium deficits according to the IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency] between 2025 and 2035 with just the existing 400 plants. So that means the price goes up. “Number 4: We could do what the French generation of new plants is doing and recycle the uranium to plutonium. But then we have plutonium all over the world in an age of uncertainty and terrorism. “Finally, and this is the big one that people don’t realize: We don’t have the water. Over 40 percent of all the fresh water consumed in France each year goes to cooling the nuclear reactors. It’s almost 50 percent now. When it comes back [when reactor cooling water is returned to the lakes and rivers] it’s heated and it’s dehydrating our ecosystems, and threatening our agriculture. We don’t have the water, and this is true all over the world. We have saltwater nuclear plants but then you have to put them on coastal regions and you risk a Fukushima because of tsunamis…. “So it’s no accident Siemens [Corporation] is out [of reactor business], Germany is out, Italy is out, Japan is now out… I’d be surprised if nuclear has much of a life left. I don’t think it’s a good business deal.” Rifkin is not alone in his assessment. William Von Hoene, Senior Vice President of Exelon Corp., said last April 16 at the annual US Energy Association’s meeting, “I don’t think we’re building any more nuclear plants in the United States,” Platts reported. “I don’t think it’s ever going to happen,” Von Hoene said. “I’m not arguing for the construction of new nuclear plants. They are too expensive to construct.” Filed Under: Chernobyl, Fukushima, Nuclear Power, Radioactive Waste, Renewable Energy, Weekly Column August 30, 2018 by Nukewatch Leave a Comment The Tip of the Radiation Disaster Iceberg In 1959, a partial reactor meltdown struck the Sodium Reactor Experiment at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (pictured), in the Simi Hills 30 miles from Los Angeles, CA. The incident was successfully kept secret until 1979. According to the 1997 “Epidemiologic Study to Determine Possible Adverse Effects,” Santa Susana Field Lab workers showed higher than expected rates of some cancers. Dept. of Energy photo. The World Nuclear Association (WNA) says its goal is “to increase global support for nuclear energy” and it repeatedly claims on its website: “There have only been three major accidents across 16,000 cumulative reactor-years of operation in 32 countries.” The WNA and other nuclear power supporters acknowledge Three Mile Island in 1979 (US), Chernobyl in 1986 (USSR), and Fukushima in 2011 (Japan) as “major” disasters. But claiming that these radiation gushers were the worst ignores the frightening series of large-scale disasters that have been caused by uranium mining, reactors, nuclear weapons, and radioactive waste. Some of the world’s other major accidental radiation releases indicate that the Big Three are just the tip of the iceberg. CHALK RIVER (Ontario), Dec. 2, 1952: The first major commercial reactor disaster occurred at this Canadian reactor on the Ottawa River when it caused a loss-of-coolant, a hydrogen explosion and a meltdown, releasing 100,000 curies of radioactivity to the air. In comparison, the official government position is that Three Mile Island released about 15 curies, although radiation monitors failed or went off-scale. ROCKY FLATS (Colorado), Sept. 11, 1957: This Cold War factory produced plutonium triggers for nuclear weapons 16 miles from Denver. It caused 30 to 44 pounds of breathable plutonium-239 and plutonium-240 to catch fire in what would come to be known as the second largest industrial fire in US history. Filters used to trap the plutonium were destroyed and it escaped through chimneys, contaminating parts of Denver. Nothing was done to warn or protect downwind residents. WINDSCALE/SELLAFIELD (Britain), Oct. 7, 1957: The worst of many fires burned through one reactor igniting three tons of uranium and dispersed radionuclides over parts of England and northern Europe. The site was hastily renamed Sellafield. Another large radiation leak occurs in 1981 and leukemia rates soared to triple the national average. KYSHTYM/CHELYABINSK-65 (Russia), Sept. 29, 1957: A tank holding 70 to 80 metric tons of highly radioactive liquid waste exploded, contaminating an estimated 250,000 people, and permanently depopulating 30 towns which were leveled and removed from Russian maps. Covered up by Moscow (and the CIA) until 1989, Russia finally revealed that 20 million curies of long-lived isotopes like cesium were released, and the release was later declared a Level 6 disaster on the International Nuclear Event Scale. The long covered-up explosion contaminated up to 10,000 square miles making it the third- or 4th-most serious radiation accident ever recorded. SANTA SUSANA (Simi Valley, Calif.), July 12, 1959: The meltdown of the Sodium Reactor Experiment just outside Los Angeles caused “the third largest release of iodine-131 in the history of nuclear power,” according to Arjun Makhajani, President of the Institute for Energy & Environmental Research. Released radioactive materials were never authoritatively measured because “the monitors went clear off the scale,” according to an employee. The accident was kept secret for 20 years. CHURCH ROCK (New Mexico), July 16, 1979: Ninety-three million gallons of liquid uranium mine wastes and 1,000 tons of solid wastes spilled onto the Navajo Nation and into Little Puerco River, and nuclear officials called it “the worst incident of radiation contamination in the history of the United States.” The Little Puerco feeds the Little Colorado River, which drains to the Colorado River, which feeds Lake Mead—a source of drinking water for Los Angeles. TOMSK-7 (Russia), April 7, 1993: In “the worst radiation disaster since Chernobyl,” Russian and foreign experts said a tank of radioactive waste exploded at the Tomsk nuclear weapons complex and that wind blew its plume of radiation toward the Yenisei River and 11 Siberian villages, none of which were evacuated. MONJU (Japan), Dec. 8, 1995: This sodium-cooled “breeder reactor” caused a fire and a large leak of sodium coolant into the Pacific. Liquid sodium coolant catches fire on contact with air and explodes on contact with water. Costly efforts to engineer commercial models have failed. Japan’s Monju experiment was halted in 2018 after over 24 years of false starts, accidents and cover-ups. TOKAI-MURA (Japan), Sept. 30, 1999: A uranium “criticality” which is an uncontrolled nuclear chain reaction caused a “neutron burst” that killed three workers and dispersed neutron radiation throughout the densely populated urban area surrounding the factory. Not to be slighted, deliberate contamination has also been enormous: Five metric tons of plutonium was dispersed over the earth by nuclear bomb testing, and other nuclear weapons processes; Over 210 billion gallons of radioactive liquids were poured into the ground at the Hanford reactor complex in Washington State; and 16 billion gallons of liquid waste holding 70,000 curies of radioactivity were injected directly into Idaho’s Snake River Aquifer at the Idaho National Lab. —Sources: Nuclear Roulette: The Truth About the Most Dangerous Energy Source on Earth, by Gar Smith (Chelsea Green, 2012); Mad Science: The Nuclear Power Experiment, by Joseph Mangano (OR Books 2012); In Mortal Hands: A Cautionary History of the Nuclear Age, by Stephanie Cooke (Bloomsbury, 2009); Criticality Accident at Tokai-mura, by Jinzaburo Takagi (Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center, 2000); Nuclear Wastelands: A Global Guide to Nuclear Weapons Production & Its Health & Environmental Effects, by Arjun Makhijani, et al (MIT Press, 1995); The Nuclear Power Deception , by Arjun Makhijani & Scott Saleska (Apex Press, 1999); Nuclear Madness, Revised, by Helen Caldicot (Norton, 1995); Multiple Exposures: Chronicles of the Radiation Age, by Catherine Caufield (Harper & Row, 1989); Greenpeace Book of the Nuclear Age, by John May (Pantheon, 1989); Deadly Defense: Military Radioactive Landfills, edited by Dana Coyle, et al (Radioactive Waste Campaign 1988); and No Nukes, by Anna Gyorgy (South End Press, 1979). — John LaForge Filed Under: Chernobyl, Environment, Environmental Justice, Fukushima, Nuclear Power, Radioactive Waste, Uranium Mining, Weekly Column	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1841
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In 1912 the Lackawanna Railroad built a large terminal at the end of their line. The Erie and Lackawanna Railroads later merged, forming the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad, which operated both lines for many decades. They were next operated by Conrail for approximately one year, after which NJ Transit took over passenger operations and Conrail continued freight operations. Meanwhile, the 1912 terminal was closed in 1981 and converted into shops. This station was replaced by the Bay Street station. In 2002, the two railway lines were connected with the construction of the Montclair Connection. 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__label__wiki	0.584962	0.584962	Homeland Security: An interview with former Gov. Jim Gilmore Home » Opinion » Homeland Security: An interview with former Gov. Jim Gilmore Posted By Alex Talcott on Mar 16, 2015 \| 0 comments By ALEX TALCOTT Dover, New Hampshire’s McConnell Center is named for the late Air Force Captain Joseph C. McConnell, a local credited with shooting down 16 enemy aircraft during the Korean War before dying in a test flight. I met there with Cold War era Army intelligence veteran Jim Gilmore, who also served as Governor of Virginia (1998-2002) and is exploring a second run for the presidency. Forming committees or commissions is made light of as inactivity, a joke. You’re proud of your leadership of the “Gilmore Commission” [Congressional Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction, 1999-2003] and mentioned it before your governorship during your announcement of candidacy for president in the 2008 cycle. There was some efficacy to it, as compared to the Simpson-Bowles Commission, with – as of a few years ago you said – 146 of 164 recommendations adopted by the Congress to some extent. The Commission was highly professional. It wasn’t your typical Washington politicians’ commission. A lot of those commissions are intended to showboat. A lot of them are intended to promote the leadership in some way. And that takes away from the validity or the efficacy of the commission report because people are saying, “Well that’s just the chairman trying to get some press or something like that.” Our commission was a long commission. It was a total of five years. And what that means is that we had plenty of time to hear people, to bring in witnesses, to do investigations. The Rand Corporation was doing its studies. We met periodically. And we were careful. We had a long time. And you can see from the five reports the way we built one on top of the other. The first report assessed the threat, the second report demanded a national strategy, the third report actually began to develop the national strategy…and all this under the radar. Not even the congressional people that delegated it really cared all that much about it until the 9/11 attack. Some people speak of a pre-9/11 mindset, a 9/10 mindset. I look at the 1999 first report and the name of the panel—“Weapons of Mass Destruction”… “Domestic…Terrorism”… Frankly, the threats are on the page. You can see that our warning was—look, it may not be very easy for the enemy to get a nuclear weapon, but the chance of a conventional attack against this country is highly probable. It was considered highly probable. People are familiar with stories of the heroism of the NYPD and firefighters of New York, but less so with the first responders to the Pentagon. Can you tell the story of your and their actions on September 11th? The governor of Virginia has a big-picture responsibility to make sure that the whole state was protected. And that meant that we had to set up the emergency operation center immediately. Therefore you put the structures in place to look for the next attack. I directed that any gunplay in the state be reported immediately to Central Facility. We activated the National Guard. We warned people around the state. We began public communication in order to calm the people and have them understand that people were in charge and they’re working hard to protect them. The immediate attack – which was a surprise attack, right? – that’s why it succeeded. It was a surprise attack, just like the one in New York. …[I]t killed a lot of people. And there you had to do exactly what we foresaw in the Gilmore Commission report. The responders have to be the police, fire, rescue, emergency services. That’s what it has to be. That’s what it was at the Pentagon. It wasn’t the federal people that responded. It was the state people. It was local people. The police departments, the fire trucks. Essentially the fire trucks. My experience of course was that not only did I do the big picture things in Richmond, but I had to, I went to the Pentagon. I walked into the smoking hole after the fire was out. I saw what was going on. I visited people in the hospital and made sure everybody knew I was doing it, because we wanted to make sure that that people knew we cared about the people who were hurt. They told us the stories. One of the most vivid stories I remember was a burned woman who said that she was sitting at her desk and the blink of an eye the whole world changed. And she was suddenly consumed in smoke and fire and had to find a way to get out. And you know in a way that’s an allegory for the country. One blink of an eye… Time has clouded my sense of how quickly after September 11th we came to a privacy and security debate. CSPAN has aired several forums on the topic of privacy and security where you’ve participated [CPAC 2014 – “Privacy and NSA Wiretaps”; the Steamboat Institute’s Freedom Conference – “The Death of Privacy: Does It Matter if the Government Records Every Phone Call, E-Mail and Text Message That You Send?”]. The fourth Gilmore Commission report has that great Benjamin Franklin quote and your conclusion, “We firmly believe that it will not be necessary to ‘give up essential liberty’ to achieve a marked increase in our security.” What facts should people know, about the NSA and its programs, before opining on where to strike the value balance? I think it’s the duty of our elected officials to understand exactly what’s going on and then to apply appropriate standards. And to the extent that they weren’t, then that has to be corrected. I believe that we have to have proper oversight. We have to have proper rules and proper accountability. But we can’t give up in the ability to protect ourselves from the enemy. The enemy is trying to make us choose between privacy and liberty and national security. Now I have an acute sense as time has gone on, as we have watched the development of ISIS and the deterioration of other parts of the Middle East, and other places as well, that the danger to the United States is very serious. And I think we cannot give up our technological advantages. But that doesn’t mean that you set a standard that says the NSA can just know what everyone is doing. There have to be zones of privacy and a confidence that we have zones of privacy in this country. And I just think we have to be working every day to make those things harmonize. Do not be forced into a choice, one or the other. And just likewise, I think that anybody that says well we just can’t have the NSA doing anything—I think that’s wrong. And by the way, as you know, I’m on the record as saying that I think Edward Snowden was and is a traitor. I’ve heard you allude to the possibility that Edward Snowden had an above-top-secret security clearance. Any comments on the theory or practice of security clearances? Well I hold a security clearance myself. …We have the best system in place right now to try to preserve our secrets. We have the best possible system we can have. You have to understand the two principles of national security. One is only a certain number of people who are cleared can even have the right to have access, and even they don’t get it. The only thing they get is what they have a need to know. Related question: FISA courts, what facts do people need to know about what they are before they get an opinion about whether they like them or not? I think we are entitled to know in the clear what the conduct of the FISA courts is. If the FISA courts are issuing warrants inappropriately – without due process, without probable cause, just because they can go along easier behind closed doors without oversight – that would be wrong. I place a burden, especially on the Congress – the administration too – but the Congress, they have a duty of oversight that I think they’re not doing. And I think it’s because after the 9/11 attack I think there has been such a desire to tilt on the side of security that we’re not doing property oversight. I think liberties demand that our elected officials do proper oversight and explain to the American people that they are. And if they’re not doing it right, they ought not be reelected. A fellow Virginia governor, Thomas Jefferson, admitted the Louisiana Purchase was a “deed beyond the Constitution.” What do you think about executive power, and limits to it? I believe the Constitution. I think that the president can’t just simply do anything that he wants to do and then rely upon a political majority in the Senate to protect him through a filibuster. Imagine on this immigration issue – even though it’s a very thorny problem, and I don’t have all the answers on that – but imagine all the arguments that we’ve been going through for years and years and years on the immigration issue. How silly of us! Who knew that all we had to do was have the president just issue an executive order and it was all resolved? Well we know that’s not true. …[A]s [Virginia’s] Attorney General [1998-2002], you investigated church burnings. I’m very proud of that. As attorney general, we had a situation in this country where suddenly there was a rising up of the attacks on African-American churches…and the more it was let alone and nobody spoke with anybody about it, the more it happened, until copycats were going on and you suddenly began to see something like that going on all the time. I was the attorney general and I thought I could do something about it. I was from Virginia, and we have a very large African-American community in Virginia. I thought they were entitled to some public leadership. So I called all the attorneys general from across States, Republicans and Democrats, into a conference at Howard University in Washington. I asked Doug Wilder, the former governor…an African-American, to come into the conference, and we basically set down the rule and said anybody that does this is going to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. It was a strong public statement. And the church burnings stopped. As a prosecutor, supervising prosecutions of thousands of felony cases [Henrico County, Va., 1988-1994], anything that shouldn’t be a felony in retrospect? Things that should have been peeled back? Too broad a question. There may be some things that shouldn’t be felonies and I think that we’re entitled to a public discussion about that. But I believe in the criminal justice system of the United States. I don’t think there’s anything better. I don’t believe in lynch mobs. I don’t believe in the press deciding who’s innocent and who’s guilty. I believe that it’s proper to have a true trial where you go through an excruciating process – and believe me, you do – you have to have probable cause. The Constitution, the Bill of Rights actually applies here, in the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments. And I’ve litigated on both sides of the aisle, as defense and prosecution. The courts have got to adhere to the Constitution. And they do. They do. You have to have probable cause to get a warrant. You have to have a grand jury. Why? Grand juries don’t do anything, right? But if you didn’t have them, then you would not have that extra protection in there of citizens who would recognize a fraud or an abuse when they see it. And therefore the prosecutors don’t abuse. What are some worthwhile reforms that you have learned of through the Free Congress Foundation [Gilmore is president & CEO] when it comes to public safety? [The Foundation’s website references a Healthy Communities Initiative with core urban issues of transit, education, city services, public safety, and pension reform.] Our focus has been on the economy and national security. It’s my personal experience as defense counsel, prosecutor, and attorney general that gives me that experience. My belief is that the system is just, comes out right, and that there’s plenty of discretion in the system—on motions, on prosecutors, on clemency. There’s plenty on prosecutorial discretion: to either bring a case or not bring a case. All those kinds of things actually put checks and balances into the system. Other board service: the NRA board, life membership. What does that entail? The board’s there to provide guidance on the national organization. It’s an organization – I believe it’s an organization – that stands up for the Second Amendment. …I believe in the Second Amendment because it empowers people. It’s a statement that says that you can trust individual citizens to be responsible with firearms. And that’s an empowerment thing for people. It’s a sense of a reaffirmation of liberty of the people, and that’s what the Founding Fathers had in mind. And I think we should hold on to it and we should preserve it. If you’re a young person or adult who wants to self-educate a bit on foreign affairs and are the kind of person who doesn’t know ISIL from an iPhone, where should someone start? What should they be reading? They ought to be reading Hans Morgenthau, Politics Among Nations. They ought to be reading Henry Kissinger’s book, Diplomacy. They ought to read The Guns of August, the seminal work that explained the radical moment in history when we changed from one kind of a world to another. …They ought to read Foreign Affairs magazine, all the time. They ought to read it all the time. Foreign Policy’s good too, but Foreign Affairs is the seminal journal. … [R]ead the last paragraph of Guns of August. Last paragraph [of] the whole book. Go read it when you get a chance. Last paragraph. Postscript, the last paragraph of Barbara Tuchman’s Guns of August (1962): “After the Marne the war grew and spread until it drew in the nations of both hemispheres and entangled them in a pattern of world conflict no peace treaty could dissolve. The Battle of the Marne was one of the decisive battles of the world not because it determined that Germany would ultimately lose or the Allies ultimately win the war but because it determined that the war would go on. There was no looking back, Joffre told the soldiers on the eve. Afterward there was no turning back. The nations were caught in a trap made during the first thirty days out of battles that failed to be decisive, a trap from which there was, and has been, no exit.” Alex Talcott, J.D., is a Faculty Team Lead for Criminal Justice and Political Science at Southern New Hampshire University, where he also teaches business law. Author: Alex Talcott	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1847
__label__wiki	0.933822	0.933822	Sign Up For Night Flight Plus Follow Us On Spotify! Night Flight Store Night Flight Plus IFC Episode Guide NF Original The Larry Hankin Collection New Wave Theatre MenuNight Flight Plus IFC Episode Guide Night Flight Store Film Music NF Original -Interviews -The Larry Hankin Collection -New Wave Theatre Beyond Baroque: Night Flight contributor Pat Thomas talks with L.A. director Allison Anders A Night Flight Exclusive: “How to Be a New Wave Video Slut,” starring Ann Magnuson as “Fallopia” Night Flight’s Stuart S. Shapiro’s inspiring book “Identifi Yourself: A Journey in Fuck You Creative Courage” is a humorous and poetic journey Night Flight partners up with Severin Films for more cult, horror, mondo & exploitation films Attention “cord cutters” and streaming fanatics: Night Flight Plus has been just been updated! 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Night Flight’s Pat Prescott tells us: “Union City — a tale of murder and paranoia — stars Debbie Harry in her dramatic film debut as the wife of a neurotic businessman. The film is set in the claustrophobic urban environment of New Jersey, seen through the eyes of a new wave sensibility.” New York filmmaker Reichert based his screenplay on “The Corpse Next Door,” written by Cornell Woolrich, who authored numerous short stories and novels that were made into major motion pictures (his “It Had To Be Murder” was the source for Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window). The story — mirroring the paranoid narrative found in Edgar Allan Poe’s 1843 classic “The Tell-Tale Heart” — was first published in Detective Fiction Weekly on January 23, 1937. Reichert moved Woolrich’s story’s setting to March of 1953, placing it in the gritty industrial setting of Union City, NJ, across the Hudson River from Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen. Read more about Union City below. Hey! Do you have a Night Flight Plus subscription? We’re offering up original uncut air masters of Night Flight programming from the video vaults of the 1980s TV show, as well as provocative new selections from the world of music, documentaries, animation, cult films and more. Sign up today! Union City follows the tumultuous relationship between a mentally-unstable accountant, Harlan (Dennis Lipscomb), and his timid wife, Lillian, played by Deborah Harry in her first dramatic film role. Harlan is restless and miserable in both his job and his marriage to Lillian, who ends up finding love in the arms of Larry Longacre (Everett McGill), the caretaker of their apartment block, with whom she begins a sweet love affair. Things go a little haywire when Harlan begins to obsess over the fact that someone is stealing sips from a milk bottle delivered to his doorstep every morning. Lillian believes it’s their neighbor the Countess (Irina Maleeva) who is stealing the milk in order to feed her cats. Harlan sets a clever trap to nab the culprit, which leads to him killing the milk thief — a homeless war vet (Sam McMurray) — and he then spirals deeper into paranoia as he tries to hide the body in a folding Murphy Bed in a vacant apartment next door. Harlan continues exhibiting bizarre behavior, becoming increasingly paranoid that he will be identified as a killer, especially after the apartment is made available to rent. The rights to Woolrich’s story were purchased by producer Monty Montgomery, one of the producers on David Lynch’s original “Twin Peaks,” as well as the Lynch-directed film Wild at Heart. Montgomery — also one of the founding forces of the independent production company Propaganda Films — would only direct one feature himself, 1982’s The Loveless, an early vehicle for actor Willem Dafoe (actually, he co-directed it with Kathryn Bigelow, the script supervisor on Union City). Marcus Reichert, Dennis Lipscomb, and Everett McGill on the set of Union City (1980) Reichert began writing the screenplay in November of 1978, and production on the low-budget production ($500,000) began in March of 1979, filmed on 27th Street off Summit Avenue, and on 48th Street and Hudson Ave, in Union City, NJ. It was Reichert’s Director of Photography Edward Lachman — who worked with filmmakers like Jean-Luc Godard, Wim Wenders, and Werner Herzog — who actually meet Debbie Harry at a party. Harry told the cinematographer that she was looking to do more serious movie roles, but didn’t want to appear in a film focused or based on music, as she was trying to establish herself as a serious actress (she was regularly turning down parts in which she was asked to be a singer). Reichert loved that Harry was so unpretentious and interested in playing a role that didn’t focus on her stunning looks (she wears a brown wig, close to her own original hair color, in the film). Even though everyone at the time called her Debbie, Reichert didn’t want a “Debbie” in his film, which is why she was billed “Deborah Harry” (thereafter it became a regular thing to refer to the Blondie singer as Deborah). Reichert was primarily focused on creating an all-pervading neo-noirish sense of pent-up lust and sexual frustration, and oversaw the film’s visual look, in particular its use of vibrant color (virtually every interior set has one dominant primary: color, red, blue or green). Everett McGill, by the way, continued working with David Lynch on Dune (1984), and many fans will recognize him as “Big Ed” Hurley from “Twin Peaks” (1990-91) and the currently-airing Showtime series too (2017). Union City also featured a wonderful cast of actors adding cult appeal (Taylor Mead, CCH Pounder and rock singer Pat Benatar), and Blondie’s Chris Stein provided the soundtrack score. Reichert’s Union City ended up being selected for the Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival in May of 1980, where it was praised as one of the first “neo-noir” films, and even though it was mostly acclaimed by critics — Lawrence O’Toole, film critic for Time Magazine, called it “an unqualified masterpiece” — film distributors were disappointed that Debbie Harry didn’t look like the blonde bombshell from Blondie, whose “Heart of Glass” hit #1 in the U.S. midway through the film’s production. Union City did not open in theaters in the U.S. and Canada until September 1980, and then quickly disappeared. Today it is considered a neo-noir classic. It was the centerpiece of a neo-noir film festival in 1997 by the American Museum of the Moving Image, and is now in the Film Archive of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Watch Night Flight’s 1985 episode of “Take Off to Rock and Cult Films” — also featuring segments on Rude Boy, Breaking Glass, Smithereens, and Ladies & Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains — which is streaming on Night Flight Plus! 1980sBlondieChris SteinDavid LynchDebbie HarryEverett McGillFeaturedfilm noirMarcus Reichertneo-noirNew JerseyNight Flight PlusNight Flight: Take OffNYCTwin PeaksUnion City About Bryan Thomas Bryan Thomas has been a freelancing writer/critic for All Music Guide, and a contributor to Launch, Music Connection, Big Takeover and numerous other publications and entertainment websites, blogs and zines, most of them long gone. He's written more than sixty sets of liner notes. He’s also worked for over twenty years at mostly reissue record labels -- prior to that he worked in bookstores and record stores, going all the way back to the original vinyl daze. He lives in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles, CA. 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__label__wiki	0.702977	0.702977	WASHINGTON, DC - The largest march ever for women's and reproductive rights, took place April 25, 2004, as an estimated 1.1 million people marched down Pennsylvania Avenue and filled the Capitol Mall. Directly behind the banner at the leading edge of the contingency, Carole King marched alongside historic feminists including Gloria Steinem, Eleanor Smeal, Kate Michelman, Senator Barbara Boxer, Secretary Madeline Albright and others. King was later introduced from the Mall stage, leading four generations of marchers in an "I Feel the Earth Move" chant. "May this be the last time we have to march for choice," King commented. "May all the Supreme Court justices vote to uphold Roe v. Wade and other decisions that are so important to the well-being of all the good, decent, salt-of-the-earth, hard-working, caring people of the world."	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1850
__label__wiki	0.873766	0.873766	1917 conference: Days that shook the world On Saturday 14 October an educational event organised by the Revolutionary Communist Group and Rock Around the Blockade (RAtB) took place at Student Central, near Russell Square. The event was held to commemorate the immense revolutionary achievements of the past 100 years and to help support ongoing efforts around the world, with five speakers and rounds of discussion and debate. 'It's us and them' - Report from the KCTMO Annual General Meeting The Revolutionary Communist Group has been active in the streets of North Kensington ever since the Grenfell Tower fire occurred in June. We have been talking to local residents, relatives and survivors of the disaster, protesting against the Borough Council's shameful inaction and urging people to join their voices with ours in demanding real solutions for the survivors and justice for the dead. On 17 October we protested at the Annual General Meeting of the Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (KCTMO) to call out this organisation for its role in the great act of social murder that occurred in the property they managed. Days that Shook the World: 100 years since October 1917 ✪ Days that Shook the World: 100 years since the October revolution and the fight for socialism today ✪ Saturday 14 October at 11:00–17:30 Student Central (Formerly ULU) WC1E 7HY, London A day of discussion and debate on October 1917 in the former Russian empire and its impact on working class struggle around the world, as Cuba and Venezuela stand on the front line of revolutionary change in a world of capitalist crisis and war. Exposing Labour's corruption in east London Written by Hannah Caller On 18 May, the East London branch of the RCG joined the Focus E15 campaign at the Annual Council Meeting in east London to expose the corruption of Mayor Robin Wales and the Labour Council in Newham. As he congratulated two councillors for their 25 years of service, Robin Wales spoke of the beautiful entity that is Newham after 25 years of his reign as head of the council and then mayor, lifting it up from being an 'incompetent backwater' to a shining example for other councils. The reality is that there are more registered homeless people in Newham than anywhere else in the country, that 25% of people are living in overcrowded conditions and that Newham is one of the top boroughs in terms of forcing people to move out of the borough and out of London. The council is proud of increased satisfaction rates in council surveys, Robin Wales told the 300 people in attendence, claiming that it really is putting 'power into the hands of residents'. No mention of course was made of the Lobo loan scandal, £563m of debt from risky long-term loans, with debt repayment taking precedence over frontline services. No mention of the 46 Labour councillors in Newham who own or control almost 100 properties in the borough – including one who has 19 properties that bring in monthly rent of over £20,000. Exposing the Guardian's lies about Venezuela - 20/5/17 Created: Monday, 22 May 2017 11:37 On Saturday 20 May, a protest called by the RCG and Rock Around the Blockade (RATB) was held outside The Guardian’s offices in London to oppose The Guardian's media war against Venezuela and the Bolivarian revolutions. While positing itself as a 'voice for the left', The Guardian has actively fought against socialism for decades, perhaps nowhere more unashamedly than in Venezuela, consistently supporting US-backed attempts at destabilising the region, including the 2002 coup that attempted to depose President Chavez, forcing power out of the hands of the people and back to the ruling class. In the current wave of violent protests against the government by the reactionary, imperialist-backed opposition, the newspaper has consistently taken the side of the right-wing anti-government protests, and reported their lies and distortions. It recently called for the country’s democratically-elected socialist president Nicolas Maduro to be given ‘pariah status’. The Guardian has not interviewed any member of the Venezuelan government or its supporters, while deliberately failing to address or condemn any of the violent actions of its right-wing opponents, including attacks on hospitals, schools, and bakeries that serve the people, and which have led to a rising number of deaths - a majority of the victims being government supporters. The Guardian's role in the conflict is to provide an ideological framework for another right-wing takeover. Rolling picket of Oxford Street, London, to mark Palestine Land Day Created: Thursday, 06 April 2017 10:49 On the 1 April 2017, Victory to the Intifada and the Revolutionary Communist Group organised a rolling protest against businesses that trade with Israel. The demonstration was held to mark Palestinian Land Day and the goal was to highlight the support of Israel given by British corporations and banks such as Marks & Spencer's and HSBC. Protesters pushed for a boycott of both these companies and Israeli goods in general, as part of the global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign Despite a fascist march taking place in London on the same day the atmosphere on the picket was very lively with many different people speaking on our open microphone to point out different companies that had collaborated with the Israeli state. Stand Up To Racism Demo - London - 18th March 2017 Created: Saturday, 18 March 2017 18:36 On 18 March, the London branches of the Revolutionary Communist Group marched with thousands on the Stand Up To Racism demo marking UN Anti-Racism Day. Our contingent carried a banner reading 'Fight Britain's Racist Immigration Laws' and calling for an end to deportations by the racist British state. Highlighting both the Conservative and Labour Party's history on immigration and of waging wars abroad, our message was to know your enemy - not only the small contingent of Britain First thugs who stood with their butcher's aprons, but the police protecting them and the whole vicious systematic machinery of British imperialism and racism. We operated a lively open mic on the mic and at the rally afterwards, with many people taking the opportunity to lead a chant or to speak out against racism. One man spoke of the four years he had been imprisoned in immigration detention centres, and how this had revealed to him the reality of Britain's treatment of migrants. This redoubled our determination to continue fighting racism and imperialism on every day of the year - not just on UN Anti-Racism Day. Event report: Save the NHS March, London - 4 March 2017 Created: Tuesday, 07 March 2017 10:14 On Saturday 4 March 2017, London branches of the Revolutionary Communist Group (RCG) attended the People's Assembly March for the NHS, to protest against cuts and privatisation. The event was attended by thousands of people including many doctors, nurses and other NHS staff, who are directly affected by these brutal cuts everyday. We marched in the anti-racist block alongside the group Docs not Cops which fights against racist passport checks of migrants in the NHS. The RCG contingent focused on showing the link between healthcare services in Britain and Cuba, talking about how socialism allows a relatively poor nation like Cuba to have a health service that out-performs Britain and the US. The British ruling class is partially right when it says that Britain can no longer afford the NHS, as only through socialism can a truly sustainable and open health service for the working class be created. March to stop Trump’s Muslim ban and stop May supporting it – 4 February On 4 February, a strong RCG contingent joined the London protest to stop Donald Trump’s Muslim ban and oppose Trump’s upcoming state visit to Britain. The march was called by the Stop the War Coalition, Stand up to Racism and other organisations. The protest marched from the US embassy at Grosvenor square to Downing street, and attracted around 10,000 people. RCG supporters went to spread the message of anti-imperialism, anti-racism and how the issues that surround Trump and his rhetoric are very real and material issues that face many people in the UK as well as in the US. Slogans on RCG placards included: ‘Trump is the symptom, capitalism is the disease, socialism is the cure’, and ‘Fight Britain’s racist immigration controls’. RCG speakers and chants made clear that, whilst Trump is more explicit in his racism and sexism than other US governments, Obama led a violently anti-working class government, which deported huge numbers of migrants, tightened racist immigration controls, and dropped more than 26,000 bombs in 2016 alone. The British government, whether led by Conservative or Labour politicians, has also stepped up racist immigration laws. Imperialist countries rely on racist immigration controls, and these will increase as the crisis intensifies. Only a movement which fights for socialism can fight racist immigration controls. Holloway Prison Protest - 31 Dec 2016 Created: Wednesday, 11 January 2017 10:34 Members and supporters of the Revolutionary Communist Group joined Reclaim Holloway, Sisters Uncut, the Irish Republican Prisoners’ Support Group and others outside Holloway prison in north London on New Year’s Eve. A well-crafted visual display representing women and children carried messages and documented realities about women in prison. As each item was pegged on to the line protesters spoke about the realities of gender, race and class oppression behind women’s incarceration. One comrade spoke about her long-term relationship with the prison: Tenth demonstration in solidarity with the women of Yarl's Wood Created: Tuesday, 06 December 2016 10:54 On Saturday 3 December, the Revolutionary Communist Group supported a demonstration outside Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre in Bedfordshire, the tenth in a series called by Movement for Justice by Any Means Necessary. The demo was called in the wake of the Brexit vote to stand in solidarity with the 400+ women detained indefinitely at Yarl's Wood and to demand the closure of Yarl's Wood and all other detention centres. There were approximately 2,000 people in attendance who had come from all over the country. Protest against social cleansing architect Patrik Schumacher On Wednesday 30 November, the RCG were among the two dozen social housing activists who responded to the call by Class War to protest outside Zaha Hadid Architects practice in Clerkenwell against their anti-working class, neoliberal principal, Patrik Schumacher. In a recent presentation at the World Architecture Festival in Berlin Schumacher claimed that council house tenants in central London are ‘free-riding’ and should be shooed along to make way for his staff members or those that supposedly generate wealth. This is just one of the many poisonous ideas that seem to spew out of Schumacher’s mouth; he recently lavished praise on those who have second homes in London: ‘Even if they’re here only for a few weeks and throw some key parties, these are amazing multiplying events.’ It seems astonishing that one of the leading voices in contemporary architecture can be saying that someone staying for only a few weeks is more entitled to a second home than one of the thousands of Londoners that don’t even have a roof over their heads in the first place. 'Stand up to Lambeth' march – Labour councillors: resist or resign! Created: Sunday, 09 October 2016 15:38 On Saturday 8 October supporters of London RCG were among the 400 people who turned out in Brixton, southwest London, to support the first ‘Stand Up to Lambeth’ march. Despite attempts by some to deflect the blame from the local Labour council, the real anger against them for their attacks on public services and the social cleansing of working class people out of London’s most unequal borough could not be silenced. The council is demolishing housing estates and playgrounds, making people homeless, and destroying the lives of thousands across the borough. The march demanded the resignation of Lambeth Council leader Lib Peck and her cabinet colleagues, who were represented on the day by a four-headed effigy created by an RCG artist, which was ceremoniously covered with pink glitter outside the old Town Hall. Deliveroo workers win victory after strike The Revolutionary Communist Group in London has been supporting the striking Deliveroo workers, who staged pickets and protests between 10-16 August to highlight the company’s attempts to attack their wages and conditions. At present Deliveroo bikers and riders are paid £7 an hour, plus a £1 extra for each delivery; however the company is attempting to switch them onto a scheme whereby they are paid £3.75 per delivery. The sustained action against this attack has focussed media attention onto the so-called ‘gig economy’ and garnered a lot of much-needed support for the strikers. The drivers and their union, the IWGB, along with other supporters have been organising daily pickets of the Deliveroo head office, strikes, and 'ride-arounds' to put pressure on restaurants using Deliveroo. In the face of the sustained strike action and boycott, Deliveroo have now withdrawn the requirement for workers to sign a new contract, and over a one month 'trial' of the new system workers wages will be guaranteed. There is now a need to strengthen the organisation of the drivers ready for the end of the trial when renewed attacks on pay and conditions may be launched. Victory to the Deliveroo workers! Highlighting Newham's empty homes On Sunday 10 July, comrades from the Revolutionary Communist Group from all over London joined Focus E15 campaign on an exciting action to expose Newham's Labour council's housing situation. Congratulations to the Balcony 4 who successfully dropped banners from the disused, sold off and boarded-up police station in East Ham, London E6, opposite the town hall. This action took place on the second day of the Mayor’s Newham Show 2016, to let people know what is really happening in the Labour borough of Newham with Mayor Robin Wales at the helm. As the Mayor's Newham Show took place, this action unfolded. Black lives matter! Solidarity on the streets of south London Created: Monday, 11 July 2016 12:42 On Saturday 9 July, RCG comrades and supporters were amongst the thousands of protesters who joined a rally in Brixton’s Windrush Square in south London as part of a series of Black Lives Matter protests called over the weekend. There were other organisations there, such as London Black Revs, which originally called the protest, and Movement for Justice, but the majority of people were local individuals, spurred to come out onto the streets in opposition to the appalling police murders in the United States of Philando Castile in Minnesota and Alton Sterling in Louisiana. Free Tony Taylor Created: Wednesday, 06 July 2016 12:08 Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism! joined London Supporters of Tony Taylor in a picket of Theresa Villiers MP surgery on Saturday 2 July. As Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Villiers is responsible for the revoking of Tony Taylor’s license from an earlier conviction. Taylor, a Republican activist from Derry was seized while out shopping with his family and sent to Maghaberry Prison without questioning, charge or trial, having been denied legal representation. Following his release from Maghaberry in 2014, Tony Taylor was active in community and prison welfare issues and involved in rebuilding the Republican Network for Unity party in the Derry area. Fight for social housing! RCG takes to the streets and estates Created: Monday, 20 June 2016 20:21 Over the weekend of 18/19 June, the RCG and its supporters in London were active on numerous events in defence of social housing. In many ways what we experienced reflected the rift that is opening up in the housing movement between those stuck in a path of parliamentary pressure and safeguarding a relationship with the Labour Party, on the one hand, and new forces involved in struggle, many on working class housing estates across London whose immediate enemy is… that same Labour Party. The march called by the Axe the Housing Act movement was a straightforward and sterile affair, consisting of a few hundred activists who gathered at Hyde Park corner in Central London. Some people within the movement had called for the march to go to Savills estate agents, whose headquarters is is located near the start of the march. Savills is currently involved in the sell-off and valuation of thousands of council homes, and the estate agent of choice for Labour councils such as Lambeth and Southwark. Savills works with Labour mayor Sadiq Khan, Housing Minister Brandon Lewis and others involved in drawing up housing policy for London. But in the event the route of the march took it through empty streets to an equally empty Parliament Square. The RCG marched with a noisy, militant contingent from the Focus E15 campaign, which heckled the speaker from Southwark Labour council over its sell-off of nearly 8,000 council homes. Comrades from Focus E15 and the RCG spoke on the platform, exposing the role of Newham Labour council – and called on Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to take a principled stance opposing austerity rather than writing to Labour councils instructing them not to set no-cuts budgets. Challenging two of London’s worst councils at the Municipal Journal awards Created: Saturday, 18 June 2016 15:51 On 16 June, representatives from London’s Labour boroughs of Southwark and Newham were met by angry protesters as they rolled up at the Municipal Journal Awards Ceremony, a self-congratulatory spectacle hosted at the Hilton. In the context of mass austerity, budget cuts and social cleansing the money was found to wine and dine hundreds of council lackeys as they patted each other on the back for their so- called ‘public service’. Of particular note in this celebration of self-delusion were Southwark and Newham Labour councils, who were up for ‘best local council’ and ‘best trading standards and environmental health’. What an insult to the thousands of families living in squalid conditions in Newham and those who have been evicted and their homes destroyed in Southwark. Defend the rights of Travellers! Fight the Housing and Planning Act! On Saturday 21 May the Revolutionary Communist Group joined a protest, entitled ‘Dosta, Grinta, Enough!’ It was called to challenge the new housing and planning laws that both redefine Gypsy, Roma and Traveller identity and seek to deny the community a culturally appropriate home. A demonstration took place in Parliament Square, where protesters took over the roads, marching loudly with horses and wagons, banners and placards claiming the streets of Whitehall! ‘Travellers have human rights!’ was the message shouted at Westminster! Representatives from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities across Britain and Ireland then held a rally opposite the Houses of Parliament. Shut them Down! National day of action again detention and deportations On Saturday 7 May London and Birmingham RCG branches travelled to protests at Yarl’s Wood detention centre near Bedford, and Harmondsworth detention centre near Heathrow, London, as part of a national day of action against detention and deportation of asylum seekers. The day of action saw protests taking place at detention centres across the country, including the Verne detention centre in Dorset, which Bristol RCG comrades attended, and Dungavel in Scotland, supported by Scotland RCG. This follows a large mobilisation on 12 March of 2,000 people at Yarl’s Wood. Report: Peoples Assembly March for Health, Homes, Jobs & Education Created: Tuesday, 19 April 2016 09:01 On Saturday 16 April 2016, the Revolutionary Communist Group joined the the Peoples Assembly demonstration demanding both Prime Minister David Cameron’s resignation and an end to austerity in this country. Thousands gathered in Gower Street, to protest against the government’s increasing attacks on the working class, before marching to Trafalgar Square. The RCG contingent was strong, and very motivated despite the grey weather. Side by side with anarchist and antifascist comrades, the RCG led chants, blasted music and provided an open mic for discussion, debate, and speech. Inspiring and thought-provoking contributions were made by RCG members, supporters, and the general public alike. Interwoven with political rallying was rap and spoken word, raising the spirits of those marching. Housing petitions were passed around, and badges and copies of FRFI were sold throughout the day. Comrades were openly criticising the Labour party, whose local councillors have been implementing savage cuts across the country. For example, we asked will the Labour Party refuse to evict those affected by the housing bill if it goes through parliament? So far they’ve refused to comment on the issue, so why were so many on this march calling for a Labour vote? Our invitations to the Labour supporters to engage in debate on the open mic over the nature of their party were met with uncomfortable looks, and silence. Fight the racist Immigration Bill! – RCG-led protest at Lunar House, Croydon Created: Saturday, 09 April 2016 13:11 On Tuesday 5 April, a protest called by the Croydon branch of the Revolutionary Communist Group took place outside Lunar House in Croydon, the (Home Office) UK Visas & Immigration HQ, to raise awareness in opposition Britain’s latest racist Immigration Bill. The colourful and lively protest started at 10.30am, a busy time at the centre when migrants are effectively being told what to do with their lives, giving them a chance to get involved and have their voices heard. This is the building where deportations are processed, in many regards the epicentre of Britain’s racist immigration controls. Report: 'Refugees Welcome Here' march - London 19 March 2016 On Saturday 19 March, the London branches of the Revolutionary Communist Group joined the ‘Refugees Welcome Here’ march, which marked UN anti-racism day. The march was organised under the name Stand Up to Racism, a trade-union-funded umbrella campaign. Around four thousand people marched from Portland Place to Trafalgar square. At Piccadilly circus supporters encountered around 100 members of the fascist group, Britain First, with banners reading ‘Veterans before refugees’. Protected by police, they made little impact on the demonstration of colourful and vocal anti-racists. Marching for decent housing for all On Sunday 13 March, the RCG joined the national demonstration in central London against the Housing and Planning Bill. The Bill, currently going through Parliament, is the latest assault by successive governments on the very concept of social housing (see this article in FRFI 248). Under its provisions, Right-to-Buy will be extended to the tenants of housing associations, with massive discounts. These discounts will, in a double whammy, be funded by forcing local councils to sell off their highest value properties. The Bill will also introduce a ‘pay to stay’ rule for council housing, where households earning above £30,000 ((£40,000 in London) will be forced to pay anything up to full market rent. It will strip away security of tenure in council housing, and even the limited definition of ‘affordable’ housing will be transformed to mean homes for sale – the government’s vaunted ‘starter’ homes that ‘start’ at £450,000. In addition, the ‘Planning’ aspect of the Bill will force councils to identify and make available public land for private development. Stop Turkey's war on the Kurds demo - 6 March On Sunday 6 March branches of the Revolutionary Communist Group supported the 'Stop Turkey’s War on the Kurds' national demo, a march from the BBC headquarters to Trafalgar Square that aimed to 'break the silence' of the British state and media with regards to recent Turkish state atrocities committed against the Kurdish people. The estimated 10,000 people marching, made up predominantly of the Kurdish community residing in Britain, were anything but silent. The Kurds demanded freedom for their people and nation, and carried placards carrying the powerful slogan 'ISIS: made in Turkey'. Indeed, the most recent atrocities committed by the Turkish state came as a punitive reaction to the PKK’s brave defeats of ISIS on Turkish territory. Demands to unban the PKK – shamefully listed as a terrorist group by Britain – were also heard. What is it? Corbynomics What is it? Corbynomics – taking its name from the leader of the Labour Party - is the term being used to describe a range of proposed measures for dealing with Britain’s economic crisis and ending austerity. These include expanding state investment, promoting higher wages, regulating banks and other financial institutions and undertaking a programme of nationalisation. Its origins lie in the ‘alternative economic strategy’ put forward by the Labour left in the 1970s and 1980s. It also harks back to the New Deal and the Keynesianism of post-second world war reconstruction. This programme is a far cry from socialism but even within its own progressive reformist terms currently stands no chance of being implemented by any British government because the conditions for class consensus – social democracy – no longer exist. March against the Housing Bill, 30 Jan 2016 On 30 January 2016 London branches of the Revolutionary Communist Group joined the March Against the Housing Bill, which went from Kennington to Downing Street to protest the Housing and Planning Bill, the final straw that will break social housing’s back. The controversial bill will lead to the loss of between 80,000 and 200,000 council houses, a disaster for the working class. With the extension of Right to Buy, the building of ‘starter’ and ‘affordable’ rather than social homes, and market rent being imposed for social tenants with household incomes of more than £30,000 (£40,000 in London), Britain is plunging further into an ever-deepening housing crisis. London 'Stop Bombing Syria' march - 12/12/15 On Saturday 12 December, a contingent of Revolutionary Communist Group supporters attended the Stop The War Coalition's 'Stop bombing Syria' national demonstration in London. We came with the message 'Hands off Syria' and through the messages on our banners and our speeches and chants on the sound system, sought to emphasize the imperialist nature of this war and the central role played by British capitalism in promoting global conflicts. The Focus E15 table is innocent – release it now! Created: Monday, 07 December 2015 14:51 Newham council and police shut down Focus E15 street stall On Saturday 5 December, the Focus E15 campaign was holding its weekly street stall in Stratford when police and a council official confiscated the stall table, bundling it into a police van like a person being arrested. This is the reality of the ‘right to protest’ in 2015. As usual the campaign had been drawing attention to the housing crisis in Newham, a Labour borough in east London, home of the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics and the second poorest borough in England. Newham has the severest housing need in London and 25% of homes are overcrowded. Thousands of people and families are in temporary accommodation and those that are offered housing are being sent out of borough and out of London. Labour Mayor Robin Wales, who in 1995 talked about ‘making Newham the new Islington’, is pushing ahead with gentrification. Newham is keeping over 400 council homes empty on the Carpenters Estate while luxury apartments are going up everywhere.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1851
__label__wiki	0.805217	0.805217	Actor/writer Born - 16 July 1946, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Square-faced supporting actor with high forehead and light-brown hair who came to Britain in the early 1970s and played the stroppy General Motti in the first Star Wars film. Other acting credits followed before he made a second career as a screenwriter in the 1980s and 1990s. After a debut in Stardust (1974), LeParmentier made Rollerball (1975), Star Wars (1977), Valentino (1977), The Music Machine (1979), Silver Dream Racer (1980), Superman II (1980), Reds (1981), Octopussy (1983), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) and The Berlin Conspiracy (1992), his last. He was married to and divorced from actress Sarah Douglas, who appeared with him in The People That Time Forgot (1977).	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1852
__label__cc	0.503187	0.496813	Browse Tours Cuba Tour Includes Santeria Ceremonies in a “House of Saints” Cuba is poised on the brink of dramatic changes, and its heritage may soon be lost forever. So a just-announced tour of America’s once-forbidden Caribbean neighbor is a timely opportunity to witness and experience Cuba’s unique sights and sounds before they disappear. Sacred Earth Journeys is offering a “Discover the Heart and Soul of Cuba” tour led by writer and TV host Phil Cousineau April 1-11, 2017. The group program will explore cultural, historical and sacred sites, with opportunities for participants to appreciate the country’s gritty genuineness. There will be personal encounters with artists, writers, filmmakers, teachers, farmers and even baseball players, in a journey that covers the whole island, from Havana to Santiago de Cuba. Tour leader Phil Cousineau is a teacher and documentary filmmaker as well as a storyteller and the author of more than a dozen books including the international bestseller, The Art of Pilgrimage: The Seeker’s Guide to Making Travel Sacred . He delights in investigating sites that are off the typical tourist trails and reveal the true heart and soul of a place. The itinerary of this Cuba tour offers visitors a rare taste of times gone by, including the vibrant colors of ‘50s vintage “Yank Tank” American cars, the intoxicating mambo rhythms of the Buena Vista Social Club, and the 600-year-old colonial buildings of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The group will visit such attractions as the oldest Spanish fortress in the Americas, the home studio of the artist known as “the Cuban Picasso,” Ernest Hemingway’s “Lookout Farm” home, a fishing village, a dance troupe, the Che Guevara mausoleum and an ancient cave dwelling. Perhaps the most unusual element will be a special visit to an Afro-Cuban “house of saints” with a discussion about Santeria ceremonies and rituals, an important part of Cuban spiritual life. Other highlights include tours of a cigar factory, lush beaches, museums, and – with a little bit of luck – the opportunity to take in a game of Cuban baseball at beautiful Guillermon Moncada stadium. There will be a balance of quiet time for journaling, writing, and drawing at inspiring locations, as well as lively authentic dinners and live music at some of the best restaurants and hotspots, including La Guarida, the restaurant made famous by the 1996 movie Strawberries and Chocolate. “This is a rare opportunity to explore the heart and soul of Cuba before the island nation changes forever,” said Helen Tomei, President of Sacred Earth Journeys. “Cuba is like a land where time stood still, but its passionate, swashbuckling, revolutionary lifestyle is not to be missed.” Filed Under: Caribbean Tagged With: cuba tours, santeria ceremony 10 Must-See Sacred Spaces in Peru that are Not Machu Picchu What is a Pilgrimage? Crop Circle Tour of England © 2019 Cedar Cottage Media - Log in	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1853
__label__wiki	0.600546	0.600546	Detroit Pistons is a professional basketball team formed during the 1940s in Fort Wayne , Indiana and was named for the Zollner Machine Company. It is among the eight teams in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Detroit Pistons were formerly known as Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons during 1941-48 and Fort Wayne Pistons from 1948-57. In 1974, Zollner sold the team to Bill Davidson, and he remains the present owner of the team. The Pistons have a rich history when they scored a position in the Finals in 1955 and 1956, though they could not win the Championship. During the 1980s and early 1990s the Pistons were looked upon as one of the top teams in the league, reaching the NBA Finals from 1988 to 1990. They further won the championship titles in 1989 and 1990. In the early 1980s trade, the Detroit Pistons brought in guards Isiah Thomas, Kelly Tripucka, and Vinnie Johnson and center Bill Laimbeer. Chuck Daly was signed as the head coach in 1983 and under his guidance the team led to the playoffs in 1984. During 1988 and 1989 season the Pistons moved to The Palace of Auburn Hills and strengthened their team by including forward Mark Aguirre. Detroit had a streak defense and spiky shooting which helped them post 63 regular-season victories and advance to the 1989 NBA Finals, where they defeated the Lakers. The Pistons were again the champions in 1990 when they won over the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA Finals. During the 1990s the Pistons weakened as Detroit 's star roster began to stagger. In 1994, forward Grant Hill was included in the team and the team's performance started improving. Basketball season 2005 will be starting soon and there is a lot of buzz going on regarding Lakers, Heat, Pistons and Knicks. Get your basketball tickets today to see the action live. World Listing Directory Deeshik Fan's Links	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1855
__label__wiki	0.623254	0.623254	An email to 2UE’s Jason Morrison who mentioned a story about coffee addiction just after the 6:30 news. Apparently drinking more than six cups of coffee a day makes you a coffee addict. Morning Jason, Hey guess what I was doing when you were talking about coffee addicts…I was making a cup of coffee! Anyway, what is the definition of a “cup” in that story, as I use different sizes of cups during the day. For example, the cup I use at work is a travel mug and it holds roughly double what my cup at home does, so I count it as two cups. I usually have two or three them while I’m at work, which counts as four or six. And then there’s the cup of coffee I picked up on the way to work and the coffees that I had at home. Yep, I think I count as a coffee addict. Samuel Gordon-Stewart March 31st, 2011 at 06:53am Just when you thought Mark Latham had gone away… An email to 2GB and MTR’s Andrew Moore G’day Andrew On political points I find myself disagreeing with most things that Mark Latham has to say, but I think he’s nailed Julia Gillard’s lack of conviction and Labor’s gradual decline in to standing for nothing…a decline which his own leadership was partially responsible for I might add. That said though, Latham is an irrelevance, he just rambles a bit whenever he thinks we’ve forgotten about him, makes a few semi-valid points and spends the rest of his time mouthing off about anyone who might be headline-worth and an easy target, and frankly, seeing as I’m paying his pension as a taxpayer, I expect more of him than an occasional incoherent uttering. Perhaps what we need is a work-for-the-pension scheme for retired pollies…one where they go and drive the buses trains to keep them on-time and fill the pot-holes in the roads…you know, all the things that they failed to do while in office. March 30th, 2011 at 04:23am The NSW election in four words: Pride, trust, hope and despair The election is done and dusted, Barry O’Farrell is the new Premier of New South Wales as I think we all knew he would be. The only way that I can really sum this up is that this is a night for the Liberal/National coalition to be proud, proud of the fact that they have gained the trust of a massive majority of New South Wales voters, proud of the fact that they have gained the trust of people in electorates that they could never have imaged that they would ever win. This is also a night for the people of New South Wales to be proud, proud of the fact that they have given themselves the hope of something better than the endless soap opera of scandals and incompetence that they have endured for far too long. For Labor, this is a night of despair for more than one reason. Partially because they lost the election, but more so because they have tarnished their name and really lost their way, and have finally been told by the people of New South Wales that enough is enough. Despair because their bizarre back-room antics have cost them some of their best people. Kristina Keneally, despite her faults, believed in what she was doing and, I think, tried to get her way without pushing too hard and suffering the same fate as her predecessors, a public humiliation by the Labor Party henchmen. Kristina even seemed to believe that she had a chance of winning this election, or at least coming closer than she did…as delusional as that was, it was clear when she gave her concession speech that she is hurt, not just by the loss, but by the way her party’s actions have betrayed her. Kristina will stay on as the member for Heffron, but has made the very wise move to step down as leader of the Labor Party. This is in no way an indication of her abilities as leader…in fact I think that if she hadn’t been constrained by the party backroom, she could have been far more effective than she was…rather this is an indication that she is better than all of the ripping and shredding and destruction that is about to occur in the ranks of New South Wales Labor. Kristina will be able to work as an effective local member without having to deal with the daily scandals which will surely come out of Sussex Street for the next few years as the party regroups. Nathan Rees, the former Premier who was knifed by his party when he stood up to them for what he believed, is in a tight battle to retain the seat of Toongabbie. Nathan is apparently a good local member, and if he wins, I will be happy for him. If he loses, I’ll feel sorry for Nathan as it will really be his party which cost him the election, but I’ll be happy for his electorate who will have chosen their representative. Either way, Nathan, mate, run as an independent next time. Being associated with the party which betrayed you does you no favours. Closer to my home, some good news from this election for the people of Monaro with the ousting of Steve Whan, a local member who would often tell his constituents one thing and then do the opposite in parliament. John Barilaro, the National Party candidate, will be a much better local member than Steve Whan ever was, and I congratulate John on his victory. Overall, this is a night to be proud, both for the coalition, and for the people of New South Wales. Tonight is for celebration, and tomorrow is the start of four year of very hard work, as Barry O’Farrell and his team work to get New South Wales back on track. On a national scale, this election has important repercussions as Barry is not as sold on the idea of giving more power to the federal government as NSW Labor were, and this could place many of the Gillard government’s national/state government “partnership” ideas in some jeopardy. This, overall, is probably a good thing as these plans will ultimately give too much power to the federal government and remove power from the state governments which are, ultimately, supposed to be a bit closer to the people. Also, as this election was partially fought on the subject of the federal Labor party’s carbon tax and Barry’s fervent opposition to it, it is important for federal Labor to realise that New South Wales has loudly said “no” to the carbon tax, and many people in other states agree. I think what we will see from this is Julia Gillard clinging to power as hard as she can, because she knows that if she went to an election now, she would probably be defeated, even if narrowly. Congratulations to Barry O’Farrell and the Liberal/National coalition. Take tonight to celebrate. You have much of which to be proud. The work starts tomorrow, and with your continued hard work, you and the people of New South Wales will be much prouder by the time the next election comes around than you were as you went in to this election. Labor have a lot of hard work to do as well. They must sort themselves out and mount some form of credible opposition…I doubt it will be complete by the time of the next election, but hopefully they will be well on their way. Four years of hard work and lots of effort starts now. March 26th, 2011 at 10:50pm Election Forecast It’s pretty clear that Barry O’Farrell and the coalition will win the NSW election tonight, which is absolutely wonderful, however my prediction for the primary vote in the lower house is: Liberal/National coalition: 65% Labor: 15% Greens: 10% Independents: 5% Other parties: 5% I’m also going to predict that Pauline Hanson will get a seat in the NSW upper house. Fanatically following sporting teams An email to 2UE’s John Kerr Good morning John, Well I can tell you that I definitely fall in to the category of a fanatic when it comes to supporting the Bulldogs in both the AFL and NRL. As an example, during the AFL pre-season I had to be at work while the Bulldogs' games were on, so I recorded the radio coverage of the games on my iPhone (Rex Hunt was calling the games and I love listening to Rex call football) and avoided the scores all night which is a tad difficult where I work, and then after work set off on a drive to Goulburn and back so that I could listen to the games through the car radio. The Dogs won the first game and lost the second game, and didn't progress to the next round, but it was worth the effort. And it's not confined to me. In this household everyone is fanatical about their teams. In the AFL, Dad's a Carlton fan…well one week back in 2000 I won a competition on 2CA in Canberra where Daniel Gibson was working. Daniel, who is now a weatherman and newsreader for Prime Television, is an avid Bulldogs fan, and the Dogs were playing Carlton that weekend, so when Dad and I went to the radio station to pick up my prize (a vegemite t-shirt from memory), Daniel was wearing his Bulldogs jersey so he and I wound Dad up a bit, and the Dogs won that weekend. On the Monday, Daniel said to me that he could picture me and Dad sitting at opposite ends of the couch in our team scarves and beanies, one of us cheering and the other crying…that's pretty much what happened on that Sunday! Anyway, this Earth Hour nonsense tonight…finally it falls on a sensible night. Kristina Keneally's fans will be able to turn the lights off and go home at 8:30. I, on the other hand, will be turning the lights on for Human Achievement Hour at 8:30 as a protest against Earth Hour and its promotion of the flawed theory of man-made global warming. Have a wonderful day John, and thanks again for your note yesterday. Samuel’s Footy Tips: NRL Round 3 Eels V Souths Titans V Broncos Panthers V Sharks Tigers V Raiders Warriors V Dragons Bulldogs V Roosters Sea Eagles V Knights Cowboys V Storm Samuel’s Footy Tips: AFL Round 1 With the AFL starting tonight, here are my tips for the round. My NRL tips will follow tomorrow. Blues V Tigers Cats V Saints Magpies V Power Crows V Hawks Lions V Dockers Bombers V Bulldogs Demons V Swans Eagles V Kangaroos They’re trying on their old tricks now that they’re losing the argument An email to 2UE’s Jason Morrison who had Mark Dreyfus MP who is the Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency and Senator Barnaby Joyce of the Nationals on his show at the same time this morning to discuss yesterday’s anti-carbon tax rally. During the discussion, Mark declared that carbon dioxide is “pollution” despite it being plant food, but stopped short of calling Jason a “climate change denier” pr an “extremist” even though he branded most of the anti-carbon tax rally’s attendees as such. Good morning Jason, I love Mark dreyfus’ logic. Firstly, the cherry picked more sensational signs at the rally are representative if everyone at the rally, and they are therefore all insane. Secondly, if you don’t believe every word that Al Gore says, then you’re wrong and should not be allowed to have a view on the issue. It’s amazing how Mark and politicians on that side of the debate are so scared by a few thousand conservative protesters that they have to go back to pre-climategate “the science is settled” nonsense, while Barnaby and similar politicians want to debate the issue and, as yet, have not said a bad word about the people who were presenting pro-carbon tax petitions yesterday. The difference is stark. I would have loved to be at the protest yesterday but I couldn’t make it. My hat tips for all the people who did make it and represented the silent majority…perhaps Mark Dreyfus should look St the Ninemsn poll yesterday which was at least 90% against the carbon tax. The anti-carbon tax rally and how our politicians reacted It was wonderful to see thousands of people attending the anti-carbon tax rally outside Parliament House today. I’m just disappointed that I wasn’t able to make it there myself. If I had been at work, it’s possible that I might have been able to attend the end of the rally, however I was asleep thanks to some sedation from some medication. It’s a pity, because I’ve been looking forward to the rally for weeks. Anyway, I was very happy to see the footage on the television news. It was amusing to see Christine Milne from the Greens claiming that the protest was very much like the tea party protests which we saw in the US not that long ago, as if that was a bad thing. This amused me because, while Christine is right about the protest being very much like the tea party protests in that they were organised at the grass roots level by concerned citizens (not by 2GB’s Chris Smith as GetUp tried to claim, although like many of the tea party protests, interested media personalities provided some publicity). You would think that someone who is in favour of democracy would be in favour of people protesting…but apparently not. I can understand Christine’s reservations…I mean it’s quite unusual for protests outside Parliament House to be promoting a view which is contrary to her views. Most protests outside Parliament House are organised by left-wing groups for left-wing purposes, so it must be a shock to see those of us on the right gathering in large numbers to defy Christine’s wishes. I have no problem with Christine disliking the message of the protest, but it is wrong of her to try and paint the protest as being something which people should not attend. It was even stranger inside parliament, with Wayne Swan among others claiming that the protesters were lying about climate change. That’s a bit rich coming from someone who still believes the doctored graphs and figures provided by the IPCC…data which has been shown to be doctored in the Climategate emails and in many independent studies since. That to one side, one would think that, at the very least, the fact that with the exception of a brief El Nino last year, the planet hasn’t warmed for about the last decade and has in fact cooled slightly, and is cooling again right now, in vast contradiction to the IPCC’s climate model forecasts, would be enough justification for us to be at least a tad sceptical of the theory of man-made warming. But no, according to Wayne, we’re all liars or delusional or something along those lines. Wayne can hold a differing point of view, that’s fine and he is entitled to do so…but to claim that those of us who doubt that humans are responsible for “dangerous climate change” are delusional, when the scientific community’s debate on this topic is more active than it has been in a long time, is more than a tad deceptive. It was interesting to also see petitions supporting the carbon tax being handed to politicians inside Parliament House by groups such as the Youth Climate Coalition. Fair enough, that’s the good thing about our democracy, all of these voices get to be heard…but did you notice the difference between the politicians supporting the anti-carbon tax rally and the politicians opposing it? Yes, the big difference is that the politicians who addressed the rally (Tony Abbott and Barnaby Joyce in particular) reserved their criticism for the politicians who are supporting the carbon tax and didn’t have a bad word to say about the people presenting or signing the pro-carbon tax petition, whereas the politicians on the other side of the debate were directly attacking the people involved in the anti-carbon tax rally. It’s sad in some ways, but it’s also an important demonstration of what our politicians think of the democratic process. Christine Milne only supports the democratic process if it follows her agenda…otherwise it’s a bad thing that people have a voice according to her. Wayne Swan doesn’t like to talk about the issues, he just likes to smear the protesters. Julia Gillard runs away to a windfarm…not just to avoid the protesters, but to provide a very clear “I disagree with you all and hold you in such contempt that I’m going to ensure that I end up in your news story supporting something which you don’t” message to the protesters. Tony Abbott and Barnaby Joyce on the other hand are happy to support a protest and not say smearing things about the people on the other side of the debate. Pauline Hanson was even in the crowd at the rally…hopefully this helps her on Saturday and she gets a seat in the NSW Upper House. I do hope that this rally helps to prevent the carbon tax from every actually occurring, and it was wonderful to see so many thousands of people descend of parliament for a peaceful protest. I’m just saddened that I wasn’t able to be there myself. March 23rd, 2011 at 09:18pm Although I’ve been asleep pretty much all day which is probably a combination of the side effects of the accident on the weekend and the medication which I’m on as well. I’ll be back with you after midnight. I’m just not feeling up to writing much more than this at this very moment in time. March 22nd, 2011 at 08:30pm Due to a scheduled server migration by our service provider, we’ll be in maintenance mode for the next little while. During this time, no new posts, comments or user registrations will be possible so as to avoid losing any data in the migration process. I will probably be at work when the migration is completed and this would make it impossible for me to put things back to normal, so things might not be back to normal until tomorrow afternoon when I intend to post the results of my last two weeks of football tips and also this week’s musician of the week who is a great gentleman of the music industry who sadly passed away last week. See you on the other side. March 21st, 2011 at 07:50pm Horse Park Drive accidents this morning I know how quickly these things can spread, so I’m going to clarify this one now to avoid any possible unnecessary confusion, concern or alarm. Yes, there was a serious accident on Horse Park Drive in the early hours of this morning. No, it wasn’t mine. I did run off the road while avoiding a kangaroo on Horse Park Drive in the wee hours and my car has sustained some damage which is now the insurance company’s problem, however I was unharmed in the incident, thankfully. I expected the whole thing to end very badly, and given the location and exact events, it could have been much much worse, so I’m thankful and lucky. The short version is that, in the process of avoiding the kangaroo, my car slid off the other side of the road, turned 180 degrees and skidded backwards for quite some distance through the grass and bushes, somehow (thankfully) avoiding the larger bushes and trees. I feel very sorry for the people involved in an accident on the same road about an hour or two after me, as detailed by the Emergency Services Agency: 5:45am Saturday 19 March 2011 – Serious motor vehicle accident in Gungahlin ACT Ambulance Service and ACT Fire Brigade are on scene at a single vehicle accident on Horsepark Drive Gungahlin. Intensive care paramedics are treating a total of three patients including one trapped by confinement in the wreckage. Firefighters are currently working to free the person. 6:15am Saturday 19 March 2011 – Update – Serious motor vehicle accident in Gungahlin Firefighters have extricated a male from the wreckage following a two car collision not single vehicle as first thought. He is being treated for suspected chest and leg injuries. Two other females patients from the same car have been stablised on scene by intensive care paramedics with suspected abdominal injuries. All three patients will be transported to the Canberra Hospital in a serious condition. The occupant or occupants of the second vehicle left the scene before ambulance and fire brigade arrived. I would be interested to know where exactly on this road the accident occurred as mine occurred in the stretch of road which has been rather poorly resurfaced recently, creating a very loose and somewhat slippery surface…not good for avoiding animals on a road which is notorious for crazy wildlife. My thoughts and prayers are with the people involved in the serious crash. It is certainly not a good morning for that road. Pauline Hanson’s preferences One of your callers asked about Pauline Hansin’s distribution of preferences. Well the short answer is that they’re not going anywhere. The longer answer is that the NSW upper house preferences work differently to federal senate preferences in that candidates can not choose how an above the line vote’s preferences are distributed. In NSW, the above the line vote only goes directly to the candidate or party to whom the voter placed the number in the box. If your caller wishes to vote for Ms. Hanson, she can either do so above the line and have her vote go only to Ms. Hanson, or she can vote below the line and distribute her preferences to whomever she likes. Ms. Hanson will have no control over the flow of her preferences. By the way, you said last week that Tom Wards might be retiring and that you would check this with him this week. What did he say? Is he retiring? If he is, I know that he will be greatly missed from your show by many people. Regards, Samuel Gordon-Stewart Canberra Ryan Tandy Good evening Stuart, As a Bulldogs fan, the Ryan Tandy situation is very simple and quite painful for me. A player’s loyalty must be to their club at all times, and when a player bets on a game, they are splitting their loyalty between the club and their private profit which is entirely unacceptable, even if the bet is on their own team, as even a bet on their own team can affect their judgement on the field. Ryan is a valuable player, but given his refusal to answer a simple question which is directly relevant to his loyalty, he has to go and the management of the Bulldogs have my full support in this difficult decision. I hope that you have a good weekend. It has been a very busy week for me, so I apologise for not posting last week’s results. I’ll deal with them at the end of this round. 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__label__cc	0.583129	0.416871	21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari (4/10) Apparently everything is going to kill us. There are a handful of insights among the doom and gloom, but mostly this is a litany of sci-fi catastrophes. Catastrophes that will probably never happen because these sorts of predictions never do. Time exists and humans adapt. Besides, never trust an author who attributes just about every issue to living in a post Trump/Brexit world of uncertainty. Submitted by Robert Gomez on Mon, 2019-04-22 14:20 Wolfenstein 3D on MS-DOS (6/10) As with most of the great shareware titles of the 90s, I played the free episode of Wolfenstein 3D a gazillion times but never bothered to buy the complete package. Once again with thanks to GOG.com I have been able to finally complete in its entirety. This is the progenitor of first-person shooters and the basic game mechanics are still pretty solid. Its main problem is that of repetitiveness. There are only four kinds of enemies to fight. That isn't including the bosses at the end of every episode which all have a unique sprite and some even have an elaborate death sequence: But even those bosses all kinda fight in the same manner. Read more about Wolfenstein 3D... Submitted by Robert Gomez on Thu, 2019-04-11 13:35 Beneath a Steel Sky on MS-DOS (5/10) I think this is considered by many to be one of the best point and click adventure games of the early nineties. I can see why people remember it fondly. The cyberpunk setting is unique (if you don't count Neuromancer or just about every CD-ROM title from the same era), the production is impressive, and the game is massive for a point and click. At the time of this writing it is still offered as a free game on GOG.com. Unfortunately, I felt it to be a bit too oblique and meandering. Read more about Beneath a Steel Sky... Submitted by Robert Gomez on Sat, 2019-04-06 09:30 Liberalism by Ludwig von Mises (6/10) Short overview of the basics of classical liberalism with nary a reference to praxeology. Submitted by Robert Gomez on Fri, 2019-04-05 13:03 Serious Sam 2 on PC (6/10) The original Serious Sam became an unexpected hit when it received the approval of Old Man Murray. While other games were trying to be dark and mature, Serious Sam reveled in pure, goofy run-and-gun action. It was like Duke Nukem if it was made by a backwoods folk artist. This sequel is somewhat of a technological upgrade, but the art design still looks like the work of someone just learning how to use 3-D Studio Max, and that is the game's charm. The enemies range from run-of-the-mill space marines to exploding clowns to giant cigar smoking mechanical T-rexes. Read more about Serious Sam 2... The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword on Nintendo Wii (8/10) Well, this is a Zelda game. The formula has remained unchanged ever since The Ocarina of Time. The princess has been abducted and you must work your way through the various dungeons one-by-one, collecting a new power in every dungeon. Each game in the series introduces a new game-play element. In the case of Skyward Sword that is its (supposedly) precise motion controls. Skyward Sword requires the use of the Wii MotionPlus controller. While it's definitely an improvement over other games that have tried to use the standard WiiMote as a sword, you still end up just flailing your arms like an idiot. The key here is to realize that the game is forgiving enough to allow you actually to take your time and be precise for many of the bigger battles. Read more about The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword... Snake Eyes (7/10) The story is implausible and Nick Cage is as ridiculous as ever, but the stylish direction makes this an entertaining thriller. It opens with a ten minute long shot and keeps bouncing back to that same moment in the plot to show different perspectives. Once the baddies are established things quickly fall apart but by then I was invested in whatever little plot there was. Submitted by Robert Gomez on Wed, 2019-03-06 13:17 The Wood and the Graver: The Work of Fritz Eichenberg by Fritz Eichenberg (9/10) My copy was bought used and man-o-man does it smell musty. The odor is, at best, like a stack of old newspapers in the dampest bayou floodplain basement, or, at worst, the bouquet of the finest Trader Joe's wine. I'm not sure if the author's intent was make his readers recoil in disgust, but, if it was, mission accomplished. Okay, it's unfair for me to judge a book by the way it smells, and, as we all know, a book's scent is not set by the author. It's set by the publisher. Damn you Crown Publishers, Inc.! Read more about The Wood and the Graver: The Work of Fritz Eichenberg... Shirley Temple and the Screaming Specter by Kathryn Heisenfelt (5/10) This is a strange old book. It's a Nancy Drew style mystery but the main character is a teen-aged Shirley Temple. Characters in the book recognize her as the famous entertainer and then it's never mentioned again. There's one instance in the book where, in order to escape a desperate situation, she needs to utilize skills she had learned sitting in the make-up chair. This is just weird concept. The mystery itself is not that deep and Shirley isn't even the one who solves it. The whole plot about a haunted lake might have been the impetus of her investigation, but it's soon forgotten. Read more about Shirley Temple and the Screaming Specter... A History Of Wood Engraving by Albert Garrett (6/10) The title of this one is a bit deceptive. The book is actually a history of British wood engraving. It starts out at the very beginnings of art history by making the tenuous claim that European cave art was actually a form of engraving. There are some nods to Chinese works, then quite a bit about the woodcuts of the Albrecht Dürer and other formschneider print makers (again, not wood engraving!). Read more about A History Of Wood Engraving... Past Updates and Postings	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1864
__label__wiki	0.523089	0.523089	Meet the Woman Extraordinaire – Mallika Dutt December 14, 2014 shruti Mallika Dutt is an Indian-American human rights activist and the founder of Breakthrough. Tell us more about yourself and what you do? I am the President and CEO of a human rights organization called Breakthrough. We are focused on making violence and discrimination against women and girls unacceptable. We work through centers in India and the United States and address a whole range of issues including early marriage, sexual harassment, domestic violence unequal sex ratio, different forms that violence against women (VAW) take in the cultural contexts of both countries. Breakthrough’s strategy is to really combine media rights/art and technology along with community engagement and campaigns to try and get to the underlying norms that lead to VAW in the first place. For us, it’s really important to bring multiple constituencies together to understand that VAW is everybody’s issue and its everybody’s issues to solve as well. What was your inspiration behind starting Breakthrough? What were some of the challenges you faced and how did you overcome them? I was working at the Ford Foundation in India as the Humans Rights Program Officer and I was really struggling with a number of questions around how to be more effective in doing human rights works. Having worked in this field for years, I was beginning to feel that many of us were preaching to the choir all the time. You went to meetings and it was the same 500 people over and over again. So for me, the challenge became on how could we reach a larger constituency of people? I had already been working on issues of VAW for many years I started an organization called Sakhi for South Asian women in NYC, I had been a part of a global movement which was pushing for women’s right as humans rights through the UN world conferences, so I was very engaged with working on different forms of VAW at multiple levels. I was beginning to feel that we have to find a way in which we can broaden the agenda and make a broader group of people accountable for realizing women’s human rights. So I started to experiment with music as a way to engage a larger group of people. While at the Ford Foundation, I got permission to produce a music album called ‘Mann Ke Manjeere‘. I found this amazing group of people to work with – Prasoon Joshi, Shubha Mudgal and Shantanu Moitra. We put our heads together and really went through a creative process where we tried to find a way in which we could articulate what was happening to women but in a way that appealed to the hearts and minds of people and bring them into the conversation. When we launched ‘Mann Ke Manjeere‘ in partnership with Virgin at the end of 2000, we were very gratified as both the music video and the album did extremely well and became popular. The four of us, and Shoojit Sircar (who made the music video) and Mita Vashisht (who acted in the music video), started to do a lot of media engagement and conversations. We were doing workshops in schools, malls and bookstores. Music gave us an entry point to talk about #VAW with a much larger audience than I had ever had access to. When I was faced with that reality, I was faced with the decision of whether or not I would pursue the idea further. So I left the Ford foundation and devoted myself to building Breakthrough and the strategy of using media, arts and technology to do culture change moving forward. The challenges that I faced were the same that anyone faces when starting an organization. You have to establish credibility, raise resources, find staff, build infrastructure and do all of the work with limited resources. In short, all the challenges of a startup. The additional set of challenge we were faced with was, this idea of using media arts and technology to do culture change. It was a relatively new idea and was way before the advent of social media, Facebook or Twitter. In the traditional human rights arena, there was general focus on using policy advocacy and legal strategy to effect change. The world that was into media, arts and culture were not interested in working on VAW as an issue or human rights as a general issue. So straddling this world that I was trying to create ended up taking a fair amount of time and persuading people the value of it. People often asked “Can you show us the proof that this works?”. I didn’t have it! Yes,’Mann Ke Manjeere‘ was successful but did that actually result in change? There was no way in measuring the outcomes. I had to really persuade people to go along with this Breakthrough experiment. What motivated you to work specifically on the issue of VAW? Any personal incidences or stories that sparked an interest in this issue? VAW really affects every single one of us in some fashion or the other. Whether it is we having to watch our backs when walking on the street or when we are sitting on the bus with safety pins in our hands to make sure we are able to defend ourselves. I think, for most women anywhere in the world there are lots of ways it affects us, whether it is unequal inheritance or unequal pay in the office and certainly, I am no exception. Even within the family, my brother was going to join the family business and I was going to get married. So these kinds of ways in which our lives are determined by gender affect all of us. When I got to the US to study, I was 18 years old and I ended up in a women’s college called Mount Holyoke. It was a wonderful experience for me because it gave me the vocabulary and the language to really start articulating my feminism. I was born a feminist. If any one of us stopped to think for a second, gender based discrimination affects both men and women. VAW is the largest human rights pandemic on this planet. If you think about the social, political, economic and psychological costs to women, families, and societies of this human rights pandemic, its always amazing to me that we haven’t declared a global state of emergency. Issues like VAW stem from cultural norms that lead men and women to believe that it’s ok to treat women with disrespect. Changing deep-rooted norms (specially in the Indian context) is not only a slow process but sometimes an impossible one. The famous Bell Bajao campaign has done an excellent job at involving men to bring that change. Tell us more. One of the most significant things that has happened for us in this work, ironically enough is the Delhi gang rape of Jyoti. The fact that VAW even became an issue that got addressed on any agenda, only happened because the women’s movement has been fighting systematically around the world at great personal cost and personal safety to put these issues on the agenda. Even when policymaking acknowledges that these are important issues, there is very little political will to implement the kind of changes that are necessary to end gender inequality. Those changes require a challenge in power relationships between men and women. It’s not that VAW just happened by accident. There are underlying cause for that and there are people who benefit, just like there is a societal cost to that kind of violence. There is something about what happened to Jyoti that created a transformation and how people were willing to receive that information. I think her experience and her death ended up being a catalyst around how people received and addressed this issue globally. So I am finding after 30 years of being in this field, a readiness of people to engage, to listen and participate. Particularly on the part of men and other kinds of institutions who before were always shying away from wanting to address the issue of VAW. I also think there has been a slight shift. People always said – if you just educate all the girls and give them a job, we will miraculously put an end to VAW. I think, it is becoming clearer and clearer to everyone that while it is important for girls to have the right to education, livelihood and health, just providing that right without changing the underlying norms is not going to put an end to VAW. There was a real refusal to deal with what people saw as the darker side. Especially in the corporate world. It’s easier to say we want to support girls’ education than supports leadership programs for men to stop violating women. So that’s the big shift that I have seen. It’s still very nascent. There is also a huge backlash. When you do start challenging the status quo, it’s not like people sit and say ‘that’s great’. Women are experiencing backlash. So it’s a mixed bag! I probably have more hope that we can do something about this, than I have had in previous moments of my work. With the Bell Bajao campaign, we found a huge engagement on the part of men who said that it’s the first time [they’ve] ever been invited into this conversation as past of the solution. The campaign ended up becoming an episode in three soap operas in India, a question on Who Wants To Be a Millionaire‘, we reached 130 million people because the Ministry of Women & Child partnered with us and we won advertising agency awards. It all just really demonstrated to us that if you take a different tactic in terms of how you bring people to the table and how you invite people, they certainly can be engaged and involved in this work. It was an important way in shifting the discord. The campaign got adapted in different countries. Then, we took it global and made it the One million Men, One million-promises campaign. Men started writing in with very concrete promises with what they would and would not do. India has a new government now; women’s safety is a part of the development agenda. What according to you should be some immediate steps that the government can take to not only ensure women’s safety but also increase accountability? I think the first thing that the government needs to do is make it very clear to all law enforcement and the judiciary that there is zero tolerance around them not doing their jobs. They have to enforce the current laws that exists around women’s safety and that in terms of expectations around doing their job, it is non-negotiable. The second thing is telling every single minister that women’s safety is non negotiable and that if they do anything to compromise it at an individual level, there will be consequences and they will be held accountable for it. The time for political impunity for how they treat women is over, it’s done and gone. If the new government makes women’s safety an absolute priority in its good governance agenda and actually enforces that, it will be a huge step forward in getting us to where we need to be in terms of what’s happening to women in India. I must confess, I think all women have power. I am not a big fan of the word empowered. The way I see it is that all women have power and people put obstacles to our exercise of our power. My idea of powerful women are women who have found pathways to either remove or work around the obstacles that get put in our path by society and the status quo. One of the first people that I ever worked with, when I was in law school, was Indra Jaising. She recently retired, as the Additional Solicitor General of India, was a leading public interest lawyer in the country and really had a great impact on me in terms of a powerful women. She was a trailblazer in so many ways. She was one who did not allow the obstacles that were places in her path to prevent her from really pushing the envelope in a field that was completely male dominated and extremely patriarchal. There are so many women that I find of that ilk. Another inspiration of mine is Eleanor Roosevelt, a woman so responsible for the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. But really, I have always found inspiration around me. There are day to day women and girls who just do amazing things. If people would just get out of their way and stop with the entire BS. Women are powerful. Society, families and individuals spend a lot of time trying to undermining that power and really the task is to recognize that we all have power and what is the ecosystem that we need to create to exercise that power and thrive and contribute to a world where everyone’s human rights are respected. Message for our readers related to women’s personal safety and the issue of violence against women. I would simple say, recognize your power and make sure you align all of the resources,you need around you in order to exercise it. I’ve worked with battered women for the past 30 years. When you keep getting a message over and over again that you are stupid, dumb, a second class citizen and when that message is accompanied with not only violent words but also with violence against your person, then it undermines your sense of power and sense of self. That becomes one of the greatest barriers to women who have been abused. If you are in a situation where your sense of your self is being undermined by your husband or anyone around you, find a way to go back to the core of yourself. That is yours that has not been destroyed by your circumstances and the people around you. Once you connect with that core, look around you and see who can help you reclaim that for yourself. Sometimes we are so lost in the stories that other people are telling us about who we are that we lose the sense of connection that we have to our own integrity and our own sense of who we are. If we can find a pathway to our core and figure out what we need to live in the world in a way in which we deserve, we can all create these web of inter-connections that will allow us to live on this planet with dignity. Mallika Dutt is founder, president, and CEO of global human rights organization Breakthrough, whose mission is to end violence and discrimination against women and girls. Working out of centers in Indian and the U.S.,Breakthrough has reinvented the delivery of socio-cultural change through a mix of multimedia campaigns and community engagement. Meet the Woman Extraordinaire – Aparna Das Sadhukhan Meet the Woman Extraordinaire – Priyanka Chopra	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1872
__label__cc	0.535195	0.464805	Reconnecting through Technology The impact of an iPad training program at Wentworth Heights The weeks and months after Anna Lavery moved into The Village of Wentworth Heights weren’t easy for her or her husband, Harold. His daily visits often ended in sadness or frustration because, like many people living with Alzheimer’s disease, Anna would repeatedly ask to simply go home. Marie Henderson is one of the residents at Wentworth Heights who discovered a new love for technology after a six-week, iPad program. Earlier this year, things began to change for Harold and Anna, thanks in large part to a six-week iPad training program they participated in, courtesy of McMaster University. The concept was simple: student volunteers would spend six weeks offering basic training to seniors living at Wentworth Heights, helping them access new communications opportunities through technology. Loved ones who live far away would seem a little closer through Skype or Facetime, for example, or, as was the case with Harold and Anna, the quality of the time with loved ones face to face might receive a welcome boost. “It’s been a wonder for me because it takes a lot of pressure off me when I’m here,” Harold says. “I’ve been coming in every day since she came in here over a year ago, and sometimes it was difficult.” Now, he and his wife often spend time together during their visits surfing the web looking at images and video of Amsterdam Central Station, the beautiful transportation hub where Anna was brought up as the daughter of a Station Master. The iPad helps them visit a place of fond memory for Anna, and together their afternoon time together passes happily. “It’s just done wonders,” Harold says. He laughs as he says maybe it’s helped him more than it has his wife, but to see the love he holds for her and to know their time together is a much more positive experience today compared to months ago suggests they’ve both benefitted a great deal. He offers a nod to one of Anna’s neighbours, Marie Henderson, as he leaves the community centre to rejoin his wife in her room. “Marie knows all about it,” he says with a wink, pointing to the iPad in her hand. “She was part of the program and it’s done her a world of good.” Marie looks from the game she’s playing and smiles. “It’s good to keep the mind busy,” she says. She admits she never had any experience with computers and didn’t expect to enjoy using the iPad as much as she does. Now she’s in the community centre a couple times a day, hooked on playing the games, but she’s hoping to convince her brothers and sisters to get their own so they can spend time together face to face, even though they live so far apart. For Marie, the iPad has the power to connect her to family in Italy and California, she says, and for Harold and Anna, it connects them to each other in a way that seemed impossible not that long ago.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1873
__label__wiki	0.972477	0.972477	Villanova vies for 2nd title in 3 years vs. Michigan No. 1-seeded Villanova will attempt to capture its second national championship in three years when it battles Michigan on Monday night in San Antonio. The Wildcats (35-4), the top seed in the East, put on a shooting clinic in dispatching Kansas 95-79 in the national semifinal on Saturday night. They hit 18 shots from beyond the 3-point arc to set a Final Four record, breaking the previous mark of 13. Michigan (33-7), which has already set a single-season record for victories, will play in its seventh national championship game in program history. The Wolverines rallied from a 10-point deficit in the second half to upend NCAA darling Loyola-Chicago 69-57. Villanova was unexpectedly led by junior Eric Paschall, who shot an incredible 10 of 11 from the field and finished with 24 points. Only UCLA's Bill Walton had a better shooting night in a Final Four matchup, when he was 21 of 22 in 1973. The balanced Wildcats also received 18 points from Jalen Brunson along with 15 points and 13 rebounds from Omari Spellman. Villanova has won games in a variety of ways through the NCAA Tournament. Even when 3-pointers weren't dropping in the Elite Eight against Texas Tech (4 of 24), the Wildcats found other ways to win -- like hitting 29 of 35 free throws. Their defensive effort has been consistent through the entire season. "Obviously we're very talented offensively," Brunson said. "We have a lot of weapons offensively, but when it comes to us staying together on defense, that's what makes it special and we're going to keep getting better and keep getting better (Sunday) and be ready for Monday." Spellman, a freshman, is one of the best shooting big men in the country. If shots aren't falling, he'll look for other ways to win. "Just coming out, ready to compete and defend and rebounding and continue to do what we do," Spellman said. "We don't pride ourselves on shooting the ball well. We pride ourselves on defending and rebounding, and that's our true measure of success in playing Villanova basketball. So we're definitely going to look to come out and do that on Monday." Villanova won the national championship in 1985 and 2016, with a potential third title sitting one game away. Legendary coach Rollie Massimino guided the '85 team and he was in attendance in '16. He passed away about six months ago. "You don't even -- you can't say it's a dream come true because you don't even dream about it. You don't dream about getting two out of three years, you don't think about it. I don't," Villanova head coach Jay Wright said. "So it's hard to even comprehend it. "And not having Coach Mass this year, I personally miss him a great deal. And at times walking out before the game, in the hotel, I can hear when the crowd's going crazy and I know he walked in." Michigan will play Villanova for the fifth time ever and the second time in the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats defeated Michigan 59-55 in the second round of the '85 NCAA Tournament. Michigan will play in its first championship game since 2013, and a victory over Villanova would close its season with 15 consecutive wins. Moritz Wagner was scintillating against Loyola-Chicago with 24 points and 15 rebounds while shooting 10 of 16. Wagner became only the third player to post at least 20 points and 15 rebounds in a national semifinal game and the first since 1983. Wagner, a 6-foot-11 junior, was only the third player to score 20-plus points with 15-plus rebounds in a national semifinal game, joining Larry Bird in 1979 and Hakeem Olajuwon in 1983. "Wow. If you put it like that, that's probably cool," Wagner told reporters. "But to be honest, I kept looking possession by possession. ... And I honestly just tried to do my job." Michigan's unlikely season will continue after going 19-7 through the first 26 games as it tries to win its second career national championship. "This team's had no attention at all," Michigan head coach John Beilein said. "Until we went up to beat Michigan State we weren't nationally ranked. Now we're playing on Monday night."	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1876
__label__wiki	0.65086	0.65086	Escorts and sex in Satyricon October 17, 2011 \| About escorts Chances are, unless you majored in ancient literature or had a really nerdy English teacher in high school, you haven’t heard of the Satyricon of Petronius. But it’s a juicy little discovery. Considered one of the first novels ever written, the Satyricon was composed around the turn of the I century AD by Gaius Petronius Arbiter, an intriguing figure if there ever was one. Petronius lived in Rome during the reign of Nero, a time known for its sensual opulence and debauchery. During his reign Nero named Petronius elegantiae arbiter, “judge of elegance”, a title that is rather unclear but suggests that Petronius was responsible for Nero’s entertainment. In general Nero is somewhat responsible for much of the culture we now attribute with the ancient societies: he funded theatres and museums, encouraged athletic games and built himself a huge, ornate palace. However his reign is remembered even more for his exuberant nature, bloodthirsty dealings with opponents (he executed his mother, murdered his brother and ordered the sucide of his teacher) and brutal abuse of power (he allegedly started the fire that burnt much of Rome to a crisp, clearing land for his beloved palace and sporting arenas). No matter what was going on outside the palace walls, life inside was ridiculously extravagant, which is where and why Petronius acquired the seat in court he did. His position at the palace and Nero’s outlandish court encouraged his writing the Satyricon, a work primarily created for Nero’s entertainment. Today Petronius may have been seen as… well… a Charlie Sheen sort of character: he lived for pleasure, spoke in a bold and unabashed way that some found highly offensive and others found admirable and entertaining. He was considered a voluptuary, one who devoted their life completely to seeking out all things sexual and sensual. His job in the senate meant that day and night were one in the same to him — he arranged dinners and parties, baths and sporting games, and made sure all who celebrated in court saw the incredible wealth of Nero’s reign. This was all fodder for the subjects in the Satyricon. The Satyricon is a satirical story, meaning it presents the plot and characters in seriousness but is mocking them by telling the ridiculousness of their tale. It follows the main character Encolpius, his friend Ascyltos and their slave boy Giton. The original entirety of the Satyricon has been lost over the centuries, but the remaining stories can be pieced together in such a way that gives an incredible insight into ancient Roman culture, especially in regards to the lower classes, language and escort trade. Before the time that Petronius wrote his epic piece historians gather that the Roman women were rather prudish, having the law encouraging young marriage and procreation: an unmarried man over 25-years old was unable to enjoy the same rights as his married counterparts, and legal incentives were given for men who had three legitimate children before that age were given extra privileges. This both ensured that the population of Rome would increase and gave Roman woman a powerful position in regards to chastity and matriarchy. This view came as a result from a century of incredible sexuality that grew to the point that it so shocked and appalled the general population, creating strict laws on the dress and demeanor of women and the laws that promoted marriage. The event that brought Rome to the initial point of sexual brink was the festival of Floralia. This pagan event is in itself incredibly interesting. Where the truth of its history can’t be quite confirmed, historians speculate that the festival traces back to the goddess Flora. Now she is thought to be the goddess of flowers, with the day being celebrated by wrapping garlands of flowers around the body and dancing in the street. But when the festival started in ancient Rome, about 200BC, it was attributed to Flora as a prostitute: she had stored the incredible wealth she had accumulated through escorting, and set up a fund in which the people would celebrate her after her death. The festival was incredibly sexual, which prostitutes stripping themselves of clothing and dancing in the streets, luring men with their sexual heat. While Cato, the censor of the time, tried to outlaw the festival, the people would not allow it. As Cicero noted, “If there is anyone who holds the opinion that young men should be interdicted from intrigues with the women of the town, he is indeed austere!… When was this NOT done? When was it rebuked? When found fault with?” The lasciviousness of these festivals so grew, and spread the practice of prostitution, that laws were created to limit how women presented themselves publicly. These laws were sustained for almost two decades. We know the ancient Greeks had several levels of escorting, ranging from foreign-born slave prostitutes to the educated and refined hetaerae, who we would now call courtesans. And these women were largely responsible for the second spread of accepted sexuality in Rome. When Roman soldiers and politicians returned from war in Greece they had learned more lavish and less chaste practices that would soon again reshape the views on those things in their homeland. While away they had seen the art and culture of foreign lands, and the incredible sensuality and talent of the hetaera escorts there, many of whom they brought back with them to be their slaves and mistresses. The Roman matriarchs realized that they were at a large disadvantage when compared to the more corporeal and bodily experienced women their men lusted after, along with the fine paintings, music and dance their culture was being infused with in rapid paces. So they fell in stride with their male counterparts, embracing sexuality and their newly acquired fortunes with gusto. Sex became much less of a moral debate, so much so that it would later be noted by Sophronius Rufus: “long have I been searching the city through to find if there is ever a maid to say ‘No’; there is not one.” Such dramatic changes in culture are what brought about Nero’s reign and Petronius’ position in the senate and in palace life. And that culture is represented clearly in the Satyricon. The story of the bisexual trio is one of movement, sexual variety and drama. Through the different chapters that were recovered the men experience a wide variety of lasciviousness. In the opening passages, Encolpius is in Greece and finds Ascyltus and Giton, who confides that Ascyltus made sexual advances on him. Through a course of conflict and dispute in a market, they return to their lodgings and confronted by Quartilla, a woman who might have been a madam or an escort, or simply a highly sexed woman. The male trio is overpowered by Quartilla and her maids, who sexually torture them and then serve them dinner before they all partake in a great orgy. This is the opening invitation to the readers that the stories to follow will be dramatic and highly sexual. The next large section of plot, and the one which is most highly written and studied by historians, is a party thrown by Trimalchio. Trimalchio was born a Greek slave. Through his good deeds he was left a large sum of money from his master, which he then invested wisely and accumulated massive wealth. In this chapter he hosts a dinner attended by the trio and other wealthy, notable freedmen. Such parties were common at the time, and give great insight into a world where lowly born slaves arose in ranks and tried to meld with civilized society and the highly educated above them. But instead of proving that he is indeed an equal with those at his table, the lavish meal and entertainment carries a great deal of humor: Trimalchio is incontinent, running to the bathrooms at intervals. He boasts of his art collection, but often confuses fact and fiction and proves that he has neither real taste nor much intelligence. He becomes obsessed with the legacy he will leave after he dies, reads his will aloud to the group, and proceeds to hold a mock funeral for himself so that others may mourn him. Disgusted and bored, Encolpius and his friends manage to escape during a moment of chaos, and move on. Trimalchio was most likely based on Nero himself, who had a great deal of power but little class. While Petronius was in his counsel and highly regarded by the emperor, he was also aware of the questionable public opinion of his superior. Now, the Roman baths are well known now as a place where the elite would literally wash away their troubles and enjoy carnal delights. But what is less discussed is that they were also homes to female and male escorting and gave birth to the most ancient of brothels. Just as Giton is shared and fought over by Encolpius and Ascyltos, so most young Roman men of a certain prestige enjoyed the bed company of those even younger than them, the company of boys more so even than of female escorts. Such youngsters were often in attendance at the baths, where incredibly dim lighting hid all sorts of dirty deeds. Several characters in this next large section of the Satyricon make advances on Giton, who returns to the temporarily departed Encolpius, begging him to take him back. The baths were not the only places for wanton sex. During this period a wide variety of brothels sprung, offering both lowly and extravagant environments in which to get satisfied. “The regular brothels are described as having been exceedingly dirty, smelling of the gas generated by the flame of the smoking lamp, and of the odors which always haunt these ill ventilated dens”. The polar opposite were those that employed hairdressers, water boys and secretaries to regulate the activities of the employed women and men. Through Petronius we also see one of the first recorded examples of the relationship between the pimp or madam and the escort in so-called civilized society. These early bosses recorded the particulars of the “maids”: where they were from, their families and age. They then advised her in how to dress and gave her a working name. From there their relationship would grow to their mutual advantage, helping the maid formulate the best relationship with clients of a higher nature with a percentage paid to the organizer. One final story stands out amongst many others in the Satyricon, that of the widow of Epheus. In the pornographic tale, the widow is starving herself at the grave of her late husband out of love and loyalty to him. Nearby, a guard is set to watch the bodies of crucified criminals so that their families do not take the bodies for proper burial. While he was convincing the widow to eat and live, one of the bodies is stolen. The widow in turn gives the body of her husband to the guard to hang in its place, rather than he commit suicide or face crucifixion himself. The two then enjoy incredibly carnal and animalistic sex. In this story, Petronius once again points out the “degenerate tastes of human beings”, that the desires of the flesh are far stronger than the desires for respect, decency and loyalty. Such was the time in which he lived, and the morals by which he and his fellows stood. The many other known chapters contribute other enticing plot points for Encolpius, Giton and Ascyltus. They steal, trick, become cursed with and cured of impotence, and repeatedly exchange bedfellows of both genders. They have sex with a variety of men and women from various classes and levels of slavery. Historically, the novel gives those with a literary bent a variety as well: fluctuating between poetry and prose, it is the first recorded work that shows dialogue between characters, the simple, direct speak of those of the time and even a bit of humor. Unlike the heavily metaphorical speech we’re used to with that period, where the characters of plays or subjects of stories speak in monologue or directly to “the gods”, Petronius writes fluidly, giving an honest account of the lives and attitudes of the people of the age. It also shows the incredible variety of words that were association with the escort trade at the time: Pergulae balconies where harlots were shown Stabulae inns, but frequently houses of prostitution Casuaria roadhouse brothels Prostibula she who stands in front of her cell or stall Proseda she who sits in front of her cell or stall Scorta erratica clandestine strumpets who were streetwalkers Delicatae kept mistresses harlots of great beauty who wore no clothing Noctiluae nightwalkers Forariae country girls who frequented the roads The lists go on and on, both in general and very specific definitions. In subsequent millennia, F. Scott Fitzgerald, T. S. Eliot and Federico Fellini would all either base characters off of those in the Satyricon or create their adaptations literally from the text in their own work. Time has passed so much so that there’s not much to be judged about the society in which Petronius wrote, but there is much to learn. In the story we have an ancient order that was obsessed both with government and culture but also understanding of the role that sex plays in relationships and enjoyment. The Satyricon tracks the trends between men and women over time, detailing the power between those of different genders, sexual preferences and social / economic status. Both Petronius and Nero would commit suicide later in life as the government order changed over to the hands of their rivals. Such was not uncommon for the time, nor was a scourging of government anything to blink an eye at. But Petronius’ death in particular paints a full circle to the life he lived and the story he shared: Yet he did not fling away life with precipitate haste, but having made an incision in his veins and then, according to his humour, bound them up, he again opened them, while he conversed with his friends, not in a serious strain or on topics that might win for him the glory of courage. And he listened to them as they repeated, not thoughts on the immortality of the soul or on the theories of philosophers, but light poetry and playful verses… He then took to bed, so that death would come to him as sleep. http://community.middlebury.edu/~harris/LatinAuthors/Petronius.html http://frontpage.montclair.edu/alvaresj/Jeanstuff/NOTESPETRON.HTML http://www.sacred-texts.com/cla/petro/satyr/ http://www.munseys.com/diskone/pas6w.htm#5 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petronius http://www.ancient-rome.com/festivals.htm http://www.wattpad.com/9381-the-satyricon-volume-06-editor%27s-notes?p=8 How to ensure your escort is exactly who you want to meet 13 ways an escort can leave almost any customer pleased Use these 17 oral sex tips to send your escort to nirvana 20 tips for giving divine oral sex 13 things customers REALLY want from an escort	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1880
__label__wiki	0.53908	0.53908	David Erdman David Erdman is currently the chairperson of the Department of Graduate Architecture and Urban Design at Pratt Institute’s School of Architecture where he is overseeing the master of architecture, MS in Architecture and MS in urban design programs for 200 students. David was an assistant professor at the University of Hong Kong’s Department of Architecture from 2010-1016, teaching graduate studios, seminars and core courses within the M.Arch curriculum. He has also served in leadership positions as the department’s public programs coordinator and graduate thesis chair. Notable projects with the Hong Kong Housing Authority, the Hong Kong Environmental Protection Agency and the Taipei Mayoral Office in Taiwan were exhibited at various exhibitions internationally including the Venice Biennale and the American Academy in China. Between 1999-2008, David taught studios and design-based seminars at the UCLA Department of Architecture and Urban Design. Work by his students was recognized through a series of exhibitions and awards including the Venice Biennale and winners of the eVolo Skyscraper competition. David received his bachelor of science from The Ohio State University in 1993 and his master of architecture from Columbia University in 1998. In 2007 David co-founded davidclovers*, where over eight years he actively shaped the practice and designed projects including the Butterfly House, The Lunar House Projects, The Repulse Bay Complex and the Ruby Court tower renovation — currently under construction. The firm completed over 15 projects, located mostly in Asia and North America and ranging broadly in scale and type. Recognized for their ground-breaking design, experimental thinking and high-quality, innovative execution, they exhibited work at the Venice Biennale, the Beijing Biennale, the Hong Kong/Shenzhen Biennale, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Southern California Institute of Architecture and M+ in Hong Kong. The firm was listed among the top AD100 firms in Asia, and received various citations as winners and finalists including the A&D Trophy, and the Leaf Awards. Prior to davidclovers, he co-founded servo where David designed and oversaw projects from 1999-2006 including the Nike showroom, the Dark Places exhibition, Lobbi-ports and Thermocline. The design collaborative (comprised of four Columbia GSAPP graduates) rose to an esteemed position of international acclaim through their gallery-intervention-prototypes and exhibition designs. servo participated in exhibitions at the Centre Pompidiou; MoMA, New York; the Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum; and Storefront for Art and Architecture. Over this period David received a number of notable citations with servo, including the Design Vanguard Award and the Young Architects Award. In 2008-2009 he was awarded the prestigious Rome Prize by The American Academy in Rome and a number of works designed by David, with the two firms he co-founded, are in the permanent collections of leading arts institutions in North America, Asia and Europe including SFMOMA (San Francisco), the FRAC (Orleans, France) and M+ (Hong Kong). In addition to his newly appointed role as the Chairperson of Pratt’s Graduate Architecture and Urban Design Programs in Brooklyn New York, David is currently collaborating with engineering, landscape and architectural practices to develop live, research-based projects in Hong Kong, Cambodia and the Netherlands. Francisco Sanin Faculty Francisco Sanin Professor fesanin@syr.edu 308C Slocum 315-443-3601 David Vega-Barachowitz Faculty David Vega-Barachowitz P/T Instructor NYC Help boost our national ranking by completing the 2019 DesignIntelligence Survey News April 5 Help boost our national ranking by completing the 2019 DesignIntelligence Survey More Peter Zuspan Critic Fall 2014 Peter Zuspan Rachely Rotem Faculty Rachely Rotem P/T Instructor, NYC Katherine Hogan Critic Spring 2019, Spring 2017, Spring 2015 Katherine Hogan	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1882
__label__wiki	0.971434	0.971434	VASQUEZ, VALERY I thru VASQUEZ, VEDETTE Y VASQUEZ, VALERY I who was 26 (born ABT 1974) married 31 MAR 2000 in ELPASO COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named FRANCISCO VILLASANA who was 26 (born ABT 1974). 157155405 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VALERY I VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VALFRE married a bride named ISABEL SANCHEZ on 28 July 1997 on a license issued in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States of America. 157155406 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VALFRE VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VALIAN RUBEN who was 21 (born ABT 1975) married 14 DEC 1996 in HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a bride named LOPEZ MARIA L TRONCOSO who was 18 (born ABT 1978). 157155407 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VALIAN RUBEN VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VALISHA L who was 25 (born ABT 1974) married 16 AUG 1999 in TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named CHRISTOPHER D WOODHURST who was 24 (born ABT 1975). 157155408 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VALISHA L VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VAN who was 19 (born ABT 1973) married 10 SEP 1992 in BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a bride named NORMA A MARQUEZ who was 19 (born ABT 1973). 157155409 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VAN VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VAN who was 26 (born ABT 1973) married 4 FEB 1999 in BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a bride named ROSE M CUELLAR who was 29 (born ABT 1970). 157155410 VASQUEZ, VAN, born ABT 1973, and his bride NORMA A, born ABT 1973, married 11 SEP 1991, and they had no children under 18 when they got divorced in BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. on 12 OCT 1994. 157155411 VASQUEZ, VANASSA M who was 20 (born ABT 1984) married 13 DEC 2004 in HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named ALFREDO JR GONZALEZ who was 22 (born ABT 1982). 157155412 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VANASSA M VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VANESA L who was 16 (born ABT 1975) married 13 APR 1991 in WEBB COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named RAMON S JR HERNANDEZ who was 19 (born ABT 1972). 157155413 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VANESA L VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ VANESSA D, who was 32 (born about 1980) married 7 July 2012 on a license issued in BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named JOSE M HERNANDEZ JR who was 33 (born about 1979). 157155414 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VANESSA D VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ VANESSA E, who was 18 (born about 1994) married 26 September 2012 on a license issued in STARR COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named HECTOR M LOPEZ who was 24 (born about 1988). 157155415 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VANESSA E VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ VANESSA L, who was 30 (born about 1982) married 16 July 2012 on a license issued in HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named DAVID L IRICK who was 32 (born about 1980). 157155416 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VANESSA L VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ VANESSA M, who was 16 (born about 1996) married 17 October 2012 on a license issued in MOORE COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named ESCARCEGA CARLOS A PEREZ who was 18 (born about 1994). 157155417 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VANESSA M VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ VANESSA M, who was 23 (born about 1989) married 23 March 2012 on a license issued in FORT BEND COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named SANTOS LUIS L CHAPA who was 23 (born about 1989). 157155418 VASQUEZ VANESSA, who was 27 (born about 1985) married 14 April 2012 on a license issued in BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named ROGER MENCHACA JR who was 33 (born about 1979). 157155419 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VANESSA VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ VANESSA, who was 31 (born about 1981) married 20 October 2012 on a license issued in BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named JONATHAN E GARZA who was 29 (born about 1983). 157155420 VASQUEZ, VANESSA married a groom named DONALD N. DABREAU on 15 April 2003 on a license issued in Queens, New York City, New York, United States of America. 157155421 VASQUEZ, VANESSA married a groom named JAMES P. ANASTASIO on 13 July 2003 on a license issued in Queens, New York City, New York, United States of America. 157155422 VASQUEZ, VANESSA married a groom named KEVIN CHRISTOPHER HOURIHAN on 5 May 2000 on a license issued in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America. 157155423 VASQUEZ, VANESSA who was 16 (born ABT 1965) married 21 DEC 1981 in JIM WELLS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named RODOLFO TREVINO who was 17 (born ABT 1964). 157155424 VASQUEZ, VANESSA who was 16 (born ABT 1982) married 3 JAN 1998 in CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named MICHAEL J GUERRA who was 17 (born ABT 1981). 157155425 VASQUEZ, VANESSA who was 17 (born ABT 1987) married 9 FEB 2004 in HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named OCTAVIO A JUAREZ who was 18 (born ABT 1986). 157155426 VASQUEZ, VANESSA who was 18 (born ABT 1978) married 6 FEB 1996 in EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named CHRIS YTUARTE who was 22 (born ABT 1974). 157155427 VASQUEZ, VANESSA who was 19 (born ABT 1969) married 22 OCT 1988 in BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named KEVIN J ROA who was 20 (born ABT 1968). 157155428 VASQUEZ, VANESSA who was 19 (born ABT 1987) married 2 JUN 2006 in HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named JUAN A PEREZ who was 22 (born ABT 1984). 157155429 VASQUEZ, VANESSA who was 20 (born ABT 1980) married 17 JUN 2000 in BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named BENJAMIN BENAVIDES who was 20 (born ABT 1980). 157155430 VASQUEZ, VANESSA who was 21 (born ABT 1983) married 18 FEB 2004 in DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named IGNACIO P VARGAS who was 24 (born ABT 1980). 157155431 VASQUEZ, VANESSA who was 22 (born ABT 1980) married 6 SEP 2002 in GUADALUPE COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named JAMES H JR GIBSON who was 21 (born ABT 1981). 157155432 VASQUEZ, VANESSA who was 23 (born ABT 1981) married 13 MAR 2004 in CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named EZEQUIEL RODRIGUEZ who was 23 (born ABT 1981). 157155433 VASQUEZ, VANESSA who was 23 (born ABT 1981) married 9 JAN 2004 in EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named MANUEL DURAN who was 29 (born ABT 1975). 157155434 VASQUEZ, VANESSA who was 24 (born ABT 1980) married 2 NOV 2004 in HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named RAMIRO A SALINAS who was 28 (born ABT 1976). 157155435 VASQUEZ, VANESSA who was 28 (born ABT 1978) married 15 JUL 2006 in BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named JESUS VELEZ who was 30 (born ABT 1976). 157155436 VASQUEZ, VANESSA who was 30 (born ABT 1970) married 4 NOV 2000 in BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named JEFF GRANATO who was 33 (born ABT 1967). 157155437 VASQUEZ, VANESSA who was 36 (born ABT 1965) married 4 AUG 2001 in JIM WELLS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named RODOLFO TREJO who was 33 (born ABT 1968). 157155438 VASQUEZ, VANESSA who was 20, (born 1988 or 1989) married 29 May 2009 in HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named ANDREW L LOPEZ who was 20 (born 1988 or 1989). 157155439 VASQUEZ, VANESSA who was 21, (born 1987 or 1988) married 15 April 2009 in BAILEY COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named SOCORRO A MORALES who was 20 (born 1988 or 1989). 157155440 VASQUEZ, VANESSA who was 21, (born 1988 or 1989) married 05 February 2010 in CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named VICTOR JR DELEON who was 20 (born 1989 or 1990). 157155441 VASQUEZ, VANESSA who was 22, (born 1986 or 1987) married 21 March 2009 in CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named IBAN S CHAIRES who was 23 (born 1985 or 1986). 157155442 VASQUEZ, VANESSA who was 26 (born about 1985 ) married 6 May 2011 in CAMERON COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A., a groom named LEWIS T MILLOT. 157155443 VASQUEZ, VANESSA who was 31 (born about 1980 ) married 14 May 2011 in HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A., a groom named SUHAS P SARATHY. 157155444 VASQUEZ, VANESSA A married somebody named MIGUEL PAGAN on 7 August 2017 on a license issued in Bronx, New York City, New York, United States of America. 157155445 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VANESSA A VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VANESSA A who was 17 (born ABT 1979) married 26 MAR 1996 in HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named TOMAS JR SILVA who was 18 (born ABT 1978). 157155446 VASQUEZ, VANESSA A who was 18 (born ABT 1988) married 17 MAR 2006 in WICHITA COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named EMMANUEL GARCIA who was 20 (born ABT 1986). 157155447 VASQUEZ, VANESSA A who was 21 (born ABT 1983) married 30 DEC 2004 in WEBB COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named RAYMOND L MILLER who was 30 (born ABT 1974). 157155448 VASQUEZ, VANESSA A who was 23 (born ABT 1976) married 6 MAR 1999 in HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named JOSE L VILLAGRAN who was 27 (born ABT 1972). 157155449 VASQUEZ, VANESSA A who was 21, (born 1988 or 1989) married 29 January 2010 in BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named JOSE L VARGAS-NUNEZ who was 22 (born 1987 or 1988). 157155450 VASQUEZ, VANESSA A who was 29, (born 1980 or 1981) married 16 October 2010 in JIM WELLS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named JOSE C JR GARCIA who was 31 (born 1978 or 1979). 157155451 VASQUEZ, VANESSA A. was born 07 November 1978, received Social Security number 318-68-9983 (indicating Illinois) and, Death Master File says, died 26 June 2001 157155452 VASQUEZ, VANESSA ANTOANETT married a groom named JASON J. GARCIA on 21 May 1999 on a license issued in Queens, New York City, New York, United States of America. 157155453 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VANESSA ANTOANETT VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VANESSA C who was 18 (born ABT 1985) married 3 OCT 2003 in TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named JOZELL M GONZALEZ who was 16 (born ABT 1987). 157155454 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VANESSA C VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VANESSA C who was 27 (born ABT 1981) married 6 OCT 2008 in EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named MARCELLO D GRIECO who was 35 (born ABT 1973). 157155455 VASQUEZ, VANESSA D who was 23 (born ABT 1973) married 23 NOV 1996 in HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named RICHARD L FISCHER who was 26 (born ABT 1970). 157155456 VASQUEZ, VANESSA D who was 18, (born 1991 or 1992) married 22 March 2010 in HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named NAVOR ARCE who was 20 (born 1989 or 1990). 157155457 VASQUEZ, VANESSA D who was 27, (born 1981 or 1982) married 30 October 2009 in DENTON COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named RANDOLPH B BROYARD who was 34 (born 1974 or 1975). 157155458 VASQUEZ, VANESSA E married a groom named BARRY J. HUNT on 19 November 2007 on a license issued in Bronx, New York City, New York, United States of America. 157155459 VASQUEZ, VANESSA ELYSE married somebody named TARIK LUKE JOHNSTON on 16 May 2012 on a license issued in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States of America. 157155460 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VANESSA ELYSE VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VANESSA G who was 27, (born 1982 or 1983) married 21 August 2010 in BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named DAVID M CARREJO who was 23 (born 1986 or 1987). 157155461 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VANESSA G VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VANESSA I married a groom named LEONARDO NESCI on 18 September 2004 on a license issued in Queens, New York City, New York, United States of America. 157155462 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VANESSA I VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VANESSA I married somebody named ROBERT VAN JR DIXON on 21 November 2016 on a license issued in Queens, New York City, New York, United States of America. 157155463 VASQUEZ, VANESSA J who was 22, (born 1986 or 1987) married 21 May 2009 in WEBB COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named AARON DEGOLLADO who was 27 (born 1981 or 1982). 157155464 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VANESSA J VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VANESSA L who was 20 (born ABT 1972) married 28 FEB 1992 in HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named VICTOR M BEJARANO who was 22 (born ABT 1970). 157155465 VASQUEZ, VANESSA L who was 26 (born ABT 1979) married 7 JUL 2005 in LUBBOCK COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named JASON R HONESTO who was 25 (born ABT 1980). 157155466 VASQUEZ, VANESSA L who was 20, (born 1988 or 1989) married 09 March 2009 in WEBB COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named JULIO C RODRIGUEZ who was 20 (born 1988 or 1989). 157155467 VASQUEZ, VANESSA L who was 27 (born about 1984 ) married 9 April 2011 in NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A., a groom named LUKE J PRIGG. 157155468 VASQUEZ, VANESSA M who was 20 (born ABT 1978) married 17 JUL 1998 in BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named EJINIO III LUNA who was 24 (born ABT 1974). 157155469 VASQUEZ, VANESSA MARIE married a groom named RAFAEL JUAN TORRES in the year 1991 on license number 8831 issued in Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S.A. 157155470 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VANESSA MARIE VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VANESSA N who was 25, (born 1983 or 1984) married 03 October 2009 in EL PASO COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named JOSE A CANALES who was 25 (born 1983 or 1984). 157155471 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VANESSA N VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VANESSA N who was 25, (born 1983 or 1984) married 25 July 2009 in NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named JESUS A HERNANDEZ who was 27 (born 1981 or 1982). 157155472 VASQUEZ, VANESSA S who was 24 (born about 1987 ) married 11 April 2011 in UVALDE COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A., a groom named FREDDY SALDANA. 157155473 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VANESSA S VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VANESSA S who was 24, (born 1984 or 1985) married 28 January 2009 in WEBB COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named LEONARDO D HERNANDEZ who was 25 (born 1983 or 1984). 157155474 VASQUEZ, VANESSA V who was 28 (born ABT 1972) married 15 JAN 2000 in TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named DANIEL M CASTILLO who was 30 (born ABT 1970). 157155475 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VANESSA V VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VANESSA Y who was 20 (born ABT 1987) married 20 NOV 2007 in HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named JACOB D CONTRERASA who was 21 (born ABT 1986). 157155476 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VANESSA Y VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VANESSA Y who was 28 (born ABT 1973) married 6 JAN 2001 in HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named FREDY A AYALA who was 32 (born ABT 1969). 157155477 VASQUEZ, VANESSA Y who was 23 (born about 1988 ) married 14 February 2011 in BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A., a groom named DANIEL ALVAREZ. 157155478 VASQUEZ, VANGIE who was 16 (born ABT 1969) married 25 JUL 1985 in GUADALUPE COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named RODNEY A KING who was 26 (born ABT 1959). 157155479 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VANGIE VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VANGIE who was 21 (born ABT 1968) married 21 OCT 1989 in MEDINA COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named DELBERT HOOVER who was 23 (born ABT 1966). 157155480 VASQUEZ, VANOYE LAZARO who was 42 (born ABT 1948) married 8 AUG 1990 in HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a bride named MARIA M RODRIGUEZ who was 35 (born ABT 1955). 157155481 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VANOYE LAZARO VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VARELA SILVIA P who was 24 (born ABT 1964) married 18 NOV 1988 in HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named HUGO D GORDILLO who was 26 (born ABT 1962). 157155482 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VARELA SILVIA P VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VARGAS JANINA E who was 21 (born about 1990 ) married 20 June 2011 in COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A., a groom named CRUZ EMILIO HERNANDEZ. 157155483 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VARGAS JANINA E VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VASCILA (mother) , and ROSENDO FRAGOSO (ROSANDO FRGOSO), had a baby, RAYMUNDO (REMANDO) (blank) FRAGOSO (FRGOSO) born 4 Apr 1921 in GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, U.S.A.. 157155484 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VASCILA VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VASILIA (child of MARIA ALVAREZ (mother) who was born in AZ and JUAN VASQUEZ who was born in MEXICO) was born 14 Apr 1942 in GUADALUPE, AZ;; died 24 Jun 1942 in MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, U.S.A.. 157155485 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VASILIA VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ VASQUEZ ANGEL J, who was 34 (born about 1978) married 17 January 2012 on a licensed issued in HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a bride named LOPEZ CRISTINA R LOPEZ who was 29 (born about 1983). 157155486 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VASQUEZ ANGEL J VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VASQUEZ CENOBIO who was 33, (born 1976 or 1977) married 01 May 2010 in DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a bride named PEREZ VERONICA REYNA who was 29 (born 1980 or 1981). 157155487 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VASQUEZ CENOBIO VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VASQUEZ DANIA V who was 21 (born about 1990 ) married 6 March 2011 in WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A., a groom named MORA JUAN M LAZO. 157155488 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VASQUEZ DANIA V VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VASQUEZ GREGORIA who was 28 (born ABT 1949) married 30 NOV 1977 in HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named JAMES A EVANS who was 31 (born ABT 1946). 157155489 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VASQUEZ GREGORIA VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VASQUEZ IRIS O who was 22, (born 1986 or 1987) married 28 August 2009 in TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named GILBERTO I CARBAJAL who was 23 (born 1985 or 1986). 157155490 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VASQUEZ IRIS O VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VASQUEZ IRMA A who was 23 (born ABT 1963) married 18 APR 1986 in HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named CHARLES W RAY who was 40 (born ABT 1946). 157155491 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VASQUEZ IRMA A VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VASQUEZ JUAN J who was 31 (born about 1980) married 18 May 2011 in HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A., a bride named CASTRO ESTELA S SAQUIC who was 29 (born about 1982). 157155492 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VASQUEZ JUAN J VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VASQUEZ KARINA who was 27, (born 1982 or 1983) married 21 May 2010 in TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named NOE URBANO-CAYETANO who was 28 (born 1981 or 1982). 157155493 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VASQUEZ KARINA VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VASQUEZ PORFIRIO who was 25 (born ABT 1946) married 26 OCT 1971 in WEBB COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a bride named MANTE ROSARIO CHAVEZ who was 24 (born ABT 1947). 157155494 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VASQUEZ PORFIRIO VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VASQUEZ RAMIRO who was 25 in 2011 (born about 1986) married 8 August 2008 a bride named YESSICA who was 23 in 2011 (born about 1988) on 8 August 2008 and they had no children under 18 when they got a divorce 6 June 2011 in TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. 157155495 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VASQUEZ RAMIRO VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VASQUEZ REYNA I who was 30 (born ABT 1954) married 14 DEC 1984 in HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named MARCOS B SUAREZ who was 31 (born ABT 1953). 157155496 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VASQUEZ REYNA I VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VASQUEZ SANTOS I who was 24 (born ABT 1984) married 28 FEB 2008 in HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a bride named Y VASQUEZ BERTA R VASQUEZ who was 25 (born ABT 1983). 157155497 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VASQUEZ SANTOS I VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VAUDALIA who was 45 (born ABT 1938) married 28 OCT 1983 in ELLIS COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a groom named SANTIAGA GUZMAN who was 23 (born ABT 1960). 157155498 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VAUDALIA VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VAZQUEZ married a groom named SAMUEL BAEZ in the year 1988 on license number 5151 issued in Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S.A. 157155499 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VAZQUEZ VASQUEZ. VASQUEZ, VAZQUEZ JESUS M who was 21 (born ABT 1971) married 7 FEB 1992 in POTTER COUNTY, TEXAS, U.S.A. a bride named ESMERALDA LOMAS who was 30 (born ABT 1962). 157155500 Check the source file (free) and then check Archives for VAZQUEZ JESUS M VASQUEZ. 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__label__cc	0.581663	0.418337	“New ” gaming journalism and the C64 « Digital Writer’s Festival action Oscars Eve 2014 » 24 Feb 2014 \| games · tech · writing Been thinking about this on and off for a long time, but it’s really come to mind this morning as I listened and interacted with another Digital Writer’s Festival panel, this time on games journalism. I put in a few questions and I learned a lot, but it got me thinking again about for me my original gaming love, and computer love, and how it just doesn’t seem to get much credit anymore. The Commodore 64 was the dominant home computer from about 1983 until at least 1988, if not more like about 1990. I had one in active use from 1987 until 1993 and in that time I played thousands of games, learned the basics of programming and got involved in a wider world of demos and game play and magazines and various other things. Unlike computing today and the Internet, it was a largely singular experience (I had magazines to read, but not much two-way interaction), but it was a big thing for me. There was so much innovative gaming on the C64, and so many future gaming stars got their introduction to just playing but also creating games with a C64, but in latter days it seems like that has ben whitewashed in favour of an all-console history. Like consoles were all we used in those days. For a start, if consoles had been all we used, would modern game developers even have got started? To be sure, one of the biggest issues here is how Commodore went bankrupt — but its not the first time that happened, and all technology has an end-life, even if it shouldn’t stop being remembered. I’ve always thought computer games were the only medium that had no history, where every “best of” list features games no more than five old and where part of the problem with narrative forms never changing is precisely this lack of history. Hopefully games journalism is changing some of this, but I think the field needs to be open a bit wider. So I like the idea of a bit of a Commodore 64 history. It’s deeply personal, but it’s also worldly (how many were out there at the peek — at how many countries?) There’s businesses that rose, fell and rose again with the C64, and there’s a whole history of innovative gaming that often isn’t talked about enough. So that’s that. I have a lot of history with the old Commodore 64, and it’s a history and cultural context that is worth talking about.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1886
__label__wiki	0.561484	0.561484	Save the Dioramas! I grew up looking at great dioramas, the magical combinations of painting and taxidermy that rose to a high art in the early twentieth century. Perhaps their highest expression is in two halls that depict the habitats and wildlife of North America and Africa in my favorite museum in the world, The American Museum of Natural History in New York. Every lover of "naturalist" art should make at least one pilgrimage to see them, but meanwhile, Stephen Quinn has written an excellent book that shows most of them and explains their genesis: Windows on Nature. Yesterday a good friend, the artist and sculptor Tony Angell, forwarded an alarming letter from Quinn. Apparently another unique set of dioramas in Minnesota, featuring painting by such masters as Francis Lee Jacques, is under threat of destruction by the usual flock of visually and historically ignorant illiterates who think change and trendiness trumps beauty and history. His is a long letter, but dense with information-- let me snip a bit. "I'm writing to inform you all of some disturbing plans that I have just learned about for the James Ford Bell Museum in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Many of you may know that the Bell Museum possesses what are, arguably, the most magnificent collection of natural history dioramas done by the great wildlife and bird artist, Francis Lee Jaques. Also represented in this priceless diorama collection are the contributions of Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Robert Bruce Horsefall, Charles Abel Corwin, and pioneer diorama designer, famed Ornithologist and early conservation activist Frank Chapman. "Late in his career at AMNH, Jacques assisted in the design of the Bell Museum building to facilitate and assure its primary objective of optimum display for its dioramas and, through the 40s and into the 50s, designed, directed construction of, and painted the backgrounds for a series of dioramas that can be considered his best... Jacques was originally from Minnesota, grew up on its prairies, northwoods boundary waters, and hunted waterfowl on its, then, vast and wild wetlands... These scenes of thousands of Snow Geese over windswept marshes, Sandhill Cranes alighting on a spring prairie meadows, or majestic Moose in the northern lake country all evoke such a compelling illusion and sense of place and personal presence that one is struck by the ABSENCE of the cries of the birds or the chill of the north wind on one’s cheek when standing before them. "Sadly, I have learned last week that the Minnesota State Legislature has approved funds to build a new natural history museum on the University of Minnesota campus at Saint Paul and this new plan calls for gutting the interior of the Bell Museum in Minneapolis, an attempted removal of some of its unique collection of irreplaceable dioramas in order to “reinterpret” some in the new museum, and the possible storage or disposal of the rest. (Snip)"... to attempt to extract these great works from the alcove settings in which they were specifically designed and fabricated to be viewed in, is a folly and loss for the generations to come that will never see them under those intended conditions. Removed, "re-purposed", "re-interpreted", or "re-designed" to become "relevant" and "useful" to today's University of Minnesota, will inevitably mean that they will find themselves adapted as "open-air", "immersive", or "walkthrough" dioramas... they will become even more vulnerable to the whims of ambitious exhibit designers, short-sighted curators, and a nature-deprived public who, with a constant diet for the latest techno/interactive bombardment, cannot begin to understand their value historically, scientifically, or artistically as the remarkable replicas and record of a wilderness they can not comprehend, in this new setting." (Snip) "The James Ford Bell Museum is THE ONLY remaining building in NORTH AMERICA that was specifically designed, in its entirety, as a standing theater for natural history dioramas. It's very exterior structure; site plan and interior floor plan reflect this. It is superbly, and perfectly “fine-tuned” for this purpose. There are NO OTHER buildings like it in the US or Canada!!! As such, it is just as significant, both architecturally and artistically, as the Biological Museum of Gustaf Kolthoff and Bruno Liljefors in Stockholm, Sweden, and the grand Akeley Hall of African Mammals or the magnificent Hall of North American Mammals in New York.... They were all created by the great naturalists/artists/ scientists and educators of their time, requiring extensive and costly travel and expeditions, unique and groundbreaking fabrication techniques, and embraced a mission to present an illusion of nature so powerful and compelling that, it can be argued, they will NEVER be equaled again. (Snip) "We MUST all spread the news of this impending tragedy with a letter-writing campaign to the critical individuals involved... The threat to that building and those dioramas needs to be clearly known and it’s loss clearly recognized and understood by all who are making this decision. "... Also, notably, I have learned that the University, itself, does not view the dioramas favorably, but sees them as “archaic and old” and does not consider them a priority in the plans for their future museum, and would prefer not to address them at all. What is to prevent the University from, in the future, allocating funds away from the dioramas, sighting the VERY high costs for the proper removal, conservation, and reconstruction of these dioramas as not worth it?... In a relatively short time, they are likely to be considered diminished in value and therefore disposed of." Here is a site with more links and images. I will update this as soon as I have more contacts. Stay tuned... One afterthought: friends and scholars-- Jonathan Kingdon, John McLoughlin-- and writers and scientists I have never met-- Stephen J Gould, Ed Wilson, Richard Dawkins-- have all written in praise of the traditional museum that formed and nurtured them. Do ultramodern, interactive, "Game"- themed, info- free installations have any such potential? Without the Harvard and later, New York Museums, I don't know that I would have the interests I do today, or this blog. Posted by Steve Bodio at Sunday, June 22, 2014 Labels: Art, Modern Times Moro Rogers said... No, I prefer loud colors, lines of text that wiggle around and boards with round holes in them that you can stick your head through... That's a shame, and a dumb notion. The museum also has work by the great unknown Clarence Rosenkranz of Duluth, whom taught Jaques informally, and was the early inspiration for Bob Dylans interest in art. The AMNH has work of Rosenkranz's too, funded his trips to Africa and Asia. Jaques biography notes that after an early disappointment with the museum at the U of M, Jaques took consolation in duck hunting on Rice Lake home in Aitkin Mn I always find dioramas kind of creepy, in an uncanny valley kind of way http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley I don't know if it is the taxidermy or the color difference between the taxidermy animals and the painted ones. There is a magic set of Dioramas at the Norwich Castle Museum , UK, which were installed by the naturalist Ted Ellis, when he was curator.( I was privileged to be a committee member of the Ted Ellis Nature Trust for several years, and knew Ted well). These thrilling panoramas of the inhabitants of the unique Norfolk Broads are magnificent, and continue give inspiration to countess generations of potential nature lovers. Thanks for ruining my day? Well no, but thanks for bringing it to my attention. One annoyed architectural historian/historian will write a letter here...not that it will do any good! Anne C. Hall, Ph.D. A classic case of; if it ain't broke, don't fix it! I, too, have always loved these dioramas....L.B.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1887
__label__wiki	0.989067	0.989067	CEO Chad Gutstein on the big money the vertical brings in, the international appeal and why - despite the doubters - it has a future in linear. The industry has been saying it for years now — gaming, comic book, and hero and action culture are no longer “nerd” genres. The attendance of events like the San Diego Comic Con, the mainstream popularity of comic-based series like The Walking Dead and the box office success of films like Deadpool and the Resident Evil franchise are proof enough that’s true. The same goes for the power of e-sports, according to Chad Gutstein. The CEO of the multi-platform network Machinima told StreamDaily — and the crowd at the MIP Digital Fronts in Cannes — that e-sports is another genre that can’t be easily dismissed as an underground “niche,” or a mere subset of the gaming genre. While gaming content, such as “Let’s Play” videos, reviews, unboxing and parodies (such as Machinima’s Battlefield Friends series spoofing popular first-person shooter games) have long played a vital part in Machinima’s rise to popularity, e-sports are bringing in more viewers (and money) than ever, said Gutstein. E-sports focuses more on actual gameplay, such as live-streamed tournaments of highly strategic games like StarCraft, Dota and League of Legends, as well as analysis and recaps. Players become well-known (and well-paid), and some events attract big-name sponsors like Red Bull. Essentially, it’s no different than traditional sports — but the playing field is online. Projected revenues in the online e-sports industry are expected to rise to $1.92 billion by 2018 from $748 million in 2015, according to market research firm Newzoo. Newzoo also reports that there were an estimated 76 million occasional viewers and 58 million frequent viewers of e-sports content in 2012. By 2017, those numbers are projected to rise to 190 million and 145 million, respectively. “I really do believe that in a couple years, it’s going to be bigger than American football and basketball,” said Gutstein in an interview prior to MIP. In a nod to the vitality of e-sports to Machinima’s success, the network will launch a new daily franchise, Inside e-Sports, which will parallel its Inside Gaming franchise. The daily series will feature behind-the-scenes content, recaps of recent tournaments, industry trends and commentary. Talent involved in the projects and distribution strategies will be announced at a later date. E-sports have been around for a while, but Gutstein said the genre is just now gaining mainstream recognition. “It’s kind of like when the Grammy Awards come out and someone gets their Best New Artist award, but the Best New Artist has been around for 14 years and has four albums out already, and they’re not exactly ‘new.’ That’s what e-sports is. E-sports is the Best New Artist,” said Gutstein. Machinima will bring some of its action, gaming and e-sports content, such as the docu-series’ Chasing the Cup and Training Camp to the international markets, where Gutstein said the appetite for e-sports is even higher than in the U.S. (While e-sports tournaments are just breaking out of the underground in North America, high-profile professional tournaments for games such as StarCraft, have been around for nearly a decade in countries such as South Korea). “E-sports, they defy cultural characteristics. The way people play Call of Duty in the United States is the same way people play Call of Duty in Europe and Asia. You really have a global audience potential,” said Gutstein. And it’s not just a digital audience, he said. While some in the industry are doubtful that e-sports can ever find a home on traditional television, Gutstein said Machinima is already seeing that reality unfold with one of its own series. The third season of its original unscripted series, Chasing the Cup, which follows professional e-sports players preparing for a major tournament (the third season featured a Mortal Kombat tournament), recently aired on the CW’s VOD service, CW Seed. The finale for Chasing the Cup, however, was broadcast on the CW’s linear network on Monday, Feb. 15. The one-hour special pulled in 725,000 same-day viewers (and was most popular among men age 18-34), which Gutstein said is equivalent to what the CW would normally pull in for t he 8 p.m. time slot on a Monday night. Gutstein said the episode faced an uphill battle that night: it was the same night that the Grammy Awards were broadcast. “If you can pull in regular ranks against the Grammys, that says that the audience is out there and it’s dedicated. Will young, millennial men watch e-sports on television? The answer to me is very clear: yes, they will,” he said. The reason e-sports draws such loyal audiences? On top of the addictive nature of gaming itself, Gutstein said it’s a matter of accessibility. “The opportunities are even broader than they are in professional sports. All you have to do is long on and play.” Other programming announcements Gutstein made at MIP included the re-packaging of Battelfield Friends into 10, half-hour episodes for possible linear distribution, and a pilot for the new series Robocop. e-sports, Ghad Gutstein, Machinima, MIP Digital Fronts, MIP TV, MIP2016 Vice confirms Broadly, announces Live Nation channel Machinima revamps programming channels	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1892
__label__wiki	0.553899	0.553899	JIM ALLISON San Diego Chargers – 1964-1968 TT – When you came to the Chargers in 1965, what did you notice about Sid Gillman’s offense that was different than others that you had played in, maybe up at State with Coryell or other places that you had played? JA – Sid Gillman was an offensive genius. He could walk out and look at a hash mark and tell you that a wide receiver was either too close or too far from the sideline for the pattern he’s giving. He was just a genius of it. He broke it down to the very inches of what an athlete does. Just his approach to the game, offset it with a great running attack at the same time. He’s just a genius. TT – How did you see the offense change during your years with the Chargers? JA – The head coach has a definite way he wants to go at an offensive strategy and a couple variations dictate. For example, the personnel you have is going to dictate how you approach a certain team. If you have got strong runners that can catch, you are going to bring them into the pass pattern a little bit more. The opponent you play, based upon their strengths, you’re going to vary that, but Sid Gillman had I thought a neat attitude. Everybody copies it now and that’s that “we’re going to go play our game and let them defend us.” Instead of us going in and making all of these changes based upon, we just went at them. I was very fortunate to play with Hall of Famers Lance Alworth and Ron Mix and people like that. Lance just typifies the passing game. When you have got a Lance Alworth you have got a lot of depth you can go at for different things you want to do. TT – His passing offense was very advanced. How did his offense for backfield players work into that? JA – Well I came from San Diego State University under Don Coryell. Don Coryell at the time was not “Air Coryell.” I led the nation in rushing at San Diego State College. We also had Gary Garrison there. So when a team came to defend us, we had both. When I went to the pros, Sid Gillman was an advocate of utilizing everybody. In other words, not just running somebody out there that, I don’t think he liked the word decoy, although you have to have a decoy. Our backs, we went out in the flat, I mean we were looped over the center. That’s stuff I never really did at San Diego State that well. I was very surprised that I caught a lot of balls. TT – What did Gillman do that was really difficult for defenses? How did he challenge a defense? JA – What did he do that was tough for defenses…I think Sid Gillman, and you gotta remember coming from San Diego State, bringing me into the pass pattern, that was my first awareness off the real passing game. He seemed to teach the quarterbacks reading. If you got a blitz going on and you are man-to-man coverage it dictated a smart quarterback that read well versus when you are in some type of a zone and you had certain envelopes in which to hit these players in. He came at you. He dissected you. He just knew and I don’t know how Frank Gifford and the early guys did it, I was just a kid then. Sid Gillman went after you and he had a plan. It wasn’t just a call something in the huddle and hope it works. I mean he went after you with a plan of the passing game. He just loved it. TT – What were some of the innovations that Gillman brought to football that you had never seen before? JA – I don’t know that I’d never seen… Sid Gillman did what everybody else did. I just think he did it crisper and better, and that defines. You know, when you talk about… I think anybody that plays professional football is a great athlete and the next level you have is your Hall of Fame athletes. I think Sid Gillman, and that’s why he’s in the Hall of Fame is that, when you start counting coaches, any coach that coaches in the NFL is a great coach. And Sid Gillman was a great strategist. He went after you and another thing, he taught his players. If he wanted you to do something he walked out on the field and he walked you out there on the field. All of us had to stop what we were doing at the time, I mean offense and defense while he explained this move to a wide receiver or a running back. And then he moved people around and he showed you. He was a great teacher. And then once you understood the concept of what he was going after, either trying to suck a linebacker in there and hook the wide receiver behind. He just had a plan of going at it. He taught you well and we were well prepared when we went in for a ball game. We knew these guys, what size underwear they wore, we were really prepped for going in there. He expected a lot and he was very demanding. TT – When you say “we” did Gillman specifically deal with maybe just the backs or the quarterback or the receivers, or did he really look over everybody? JA – Sid worked more with the quarterbacks, but when it came to the passing game we were all part of it. I mean as a decoy, or someone to pull someone off or whatever. He worked with everybody. But in general our backfield coaches worked with us and then when we brought it all together on the field if it was skeleton…skeleton being just the backs…7-on-7 type of thing. When we did that, Sid was just so involved with all seven men. It wasn’t like he was, “this is the primary man and this is the quarterback and I want to see this.” He went to the other players and made sure. He’d come over there and if we’re just running a little five-yard out pass he came over. And if he didn’t like the angle of it or the tempo or the speed at which you’re running, even in practice, he would come over there and he would say, “You’ve got to pull this man out here.” He just taught you what you were doing and that was great. You know something Sid Gillman always did. Don Coryell never did it and maybe I’m getting out of your questioning here. Sid Gillman always had that when you ran to the sidelines he said, “don’t you ever go out of bounds mister. You duck it up and you go get your ass whooping. And it might mean the difference between third and one and third and four. Don’t you run out of bounds on me.” And that’s the one thing I see today these guys running out, it’s just, Sid Gillman would never tolerate that. He wouldn’t. It must be killing him right now to see wide receivers or running backs run out instead of ducking in and going up and getting that last two yards. I mean it really is important to him. That’s the kind of person you’re working with. TT – That’s interesting. I hadn’t heard that before about Gillman. What were the difficulties in playing for Gillman? He was a tough coach as well, wasn’t he? JA – Coach was a…I knew Coach Gillman as a player when I was younger. Then as we grew on and I did more things in the community and him and I were put back together I got to know a lot more about him that I wish I would have known when I was a player. If you want to take the time that when I was the player and he was the coach, he had his coldness. He had his coldness and you were his… with Sid you were… I don’t want to say as good as your last performance, but… Sid was very demanding and if you didn’t do that you were out. And that’s what it was. TT – How did the players view Gillman as a coach? Was he well respected? Did they understand that he was really part of something special in changing the game with the passing game? JA – Well you gotta understand on a pro football team you have cross section of players from all over the United States. They come from all different walks of life and backgrounds, all different universities, all different social structure and all different financial backgrounds. A lot of them came in and they felt threatened I think, at times because Sid was so… you play against the Lombardi’s and he was very demanding. A lot of people took that as a threat like, “I’m gonna lose my job.” You know that type of thing. I never felt that way. When he came up I felt that if he got on me for something that it was in my best interest and he wanted me to do it better. I would always look at it that way, but there were guys there that I don’t know if they got the picture. They’d just come in and I don’t think they wanted to really understand why… in a certain position the play is running away from you, “Why should he be on my rear? I’m not even in the play.” When really he was trying to show them, and I still believe today that regardless of the notoriety, 11 men work the ball down the field. If it’s a long pass the linemen did their jobs, I mean everybody did their jobs. The guys, some of them, just missed the point. TT – How did Sid make you a better football player? JA – Sid made me a better football player by just pushing me. He’d just walk up to me in practice, when I was a rookie, Earl Faison was just beating the hell out of me on some (plays) where the back would block the ends. And then actually Keith Lincoln, my roommate, pulled me over. I never had to pass block when I was at San Diego State I ran the ball and caught the ball, that’s about all I did. Sid came in and got on my case and made me feel small, from time to time, that I was just a rich kid from Los Angeles out here and I better get my stuff together. You take that to heart. I worked on it. Like I always said, he’s the man. I’ve always been one that if someone starts getting one me, I sit there and evaluate it real quick and if I’m not doing those things then I got a problem with that. 90 per cent of the time when Sid Gillman came over and climbed on my frame he was right, I just wasn’t doing that. I’m a 21-year old punk kid out of San Diego State and here’s the master coming over and he just did that. In most of the cases I was wrong and I went to work at solving it and doing it. It’s just his team, so you do it his way. TT – Tell me about the 1965 team. That was a pretty good Charger team. What made that team so successful? JA – You know, God we had camaraderie, we had brotherhood. It was a time when there was a black and white problem in the United States regarding sports. The year prior to that at the All-star, the Pro Bowl as you may call it, the AFC All-star Game or Pro Bowl had to be moved out of Kansas City or one of those cities where they would not allow black players in there. Sid started a deal where black and white players roomed together. He brought us together and I honestly believe that we were a group of guys and religion, color, your financial back ground, none of that mattered. We were just in there as 50 brothers with a job to do and that was go out and win the world’s championship. That was what we were after. Sid Gillman brought a lot of that to the team and I gotta believe, I still see it today. Do you realize that a pro football team picks up the personality and the attitude of its coach. If you have got some coach that… I love Mike Ditka. I mean I think that if some guy did that he’s got every right to get in his face. It’s an emotional game and you deal with an emotional people. You know, my wife has never understood me or for a while in this respect. I can get mad and five minutes later I’m not mad no more. She doesn’t understand that. Where she broods about something for a day or two, my analogy to that is I try to tell her, “honey, you know, let me tell you something. You go out for the first half of a ball game and Kansas City has you down 14 points. Now you go in the locker room. Now you better be a motivational person and I mean by that if somebody can’t come and stick their foot in your butt and start motivating you emotionally to go out and do something you didn’t do in the first half, then you’re not going to win any football games. So most professional athletes that I see, one of the common responses or qualities that they all possess is that they’re all motivational people and if a crisis comes up, they’re motivated people, they’re emotional people. Sid Gillman knew how to play on the emotions. He knew how to work the people, he knew how to talk to them. He did a lot for bringing that team and creating attitude with our emotions. And I think when you put that with the talent we had. We had great talent. When you put us down on paper to all the other teams, we had so much speed, we just got powerful…Ernie Ladd 6’9”, 320 pounds on the defensive line. You had all pro linemen. I mean we just had a great football team. You put all that together, and Sid Gillman driving the limousine. And I’ll say it that was a tough combination. TT – You came along right before the AFL and the NFL merged. How did players feel at that point about playing in the AFL as opposed to the NFL? JA – I was the last year of the double draft as I call it. The AFL I was drafted by the Chargers, the NFL I was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings. The NFL always referred to us as the other league, the juvenile league. I didn’t really look at it that way. I felt that you got a lot of good, quality players and in that we would be developing a lot of good, quality players. I almost signed with Minnesota, but I signed out here because I liked Coach Gillman, just his whole attitude. That’s what brought me to San Diego State was Don Coryell. You know you got a coach like a Don Coryell that to me, I came here because he wanted 150 percent on the field and he’d give you 150 percent off the field. I think Sid Gillman, for me, I don’t know about other players, he was a good guy with me. And he asked me to give 150 percent on the field and I did. I didn’t think there was any other way of playing. And if you didn’t do that, then you shouldn’t even be out there. TT – What was the feeling like after the two leagues merged? JA – Before the leagues merged we had preseason games against each other and there was a lot of hostility between… I was on the first year when we upset the Los Angeles Rams with the Fearsome Foursome. A lot of hostility between the leagues, the teams, you know, “I’m in the NFL and I’m better.” We had a job to do and that was go out and kick their butts and show them that they’re not any better. Then the parity started coming along and Joe Namath pretty much summed it up when he called the shot and went over and the AFL won the Super Bowl. And I think that was really something. But there was always that, if we played the Rams or the Lions or the Bears or somebody like that, we were always one notch up, a little more than playing Denver, Kansas City although we were up for those guys too. But the NFL just brought out that bristled-back hair you or whatever it was, but it was really tough. TT – What teams consistently gave the Chargers problems and why was that so? JA – Kansas City always gave us trouble. They used a 3-1 tackle-stack versus a 4-3 and other defenses like that. And that’s kind of a little tough and they had great personnel. They always gave us trouble. We always seemed to beat Denver, but Denver gave us a physical time. God, our injury, our sick bay looked, even after we won we’d look in there and say, “gee, did we win?” We always hated the Raiders. I go back as far as playing the Raiders at old Frank Youell Field up there in Oakland and then to the Oakland Coliseum. I mean we just hated them. It just, whatever. I think those three teams. Other than that Buffalo beat us my rookie year in ‘65. We made it to the AFC Championship game. We got beat by Jack Kemp’s Buffalo Bills that year and I thought we would do better against them. But that was only that one year. The next years after that we seemed to do good against Buffalo. I think Kansas City, Oakland and Denver were always real tough teams for us. TT – What did you feel that the Chargers needed to win, but never had? What was that one extra thing that could have given you championships? JA – I think it’s luck. I mean I don’t know. It just seemed like we were even with these teams, I mean as far as talent and being prepared, the whole thing. We were there with them. I think it is a lot of times when you’d kick a ball and it would just bounce the wrong way. The Raiders seemed to have a ton of luck. You’d punt a ball and one of our guys would come down to block it and it would bounce and come back and hit him and the Raiders would recover. Just little things like that and small things like that. But I don’t know that it is any one thing that… we had so much talent and so did the Raiders and the Chiefs. I don’t think there is any one thing. TT – Once Gene Klein bought the team from Barron Hilton, how did he either help or hurt Gillman in his quest to win games? JA – You know, I don’t know. Barron Hilton was a good owner. Gene Klein was an O.K. owner. I always think of the funny remark Ron Mix made. Both are Jewish. Ron Mix had signed his contract just that year before Gene Klein bought the team. Ron Mix had always said that he wished he’d have waited a year to sign his contract and do it with Gene Klein, because I guess both being Jewish or something they both would have understood each other. I don’t know. Gene Klein came in the first so many years, he and Sam Schulman they were both aggressive owners and wanted to… and they were in the entertainment world, I mean, that’s what they were. I think Barron Hilton was a little more of a personal owner type thing. Gene Klein kind of ran it like a construction company. TT – Is there anything else that I should think about or people should think about but they never quite see or never quite touch on? JA – Well, you say people. You know, I think it’s an awareness thing. You’re very astute and knowledgeable in things and so when things are said to you I think you can evaluate them and you really understand them well. I think there’s a lot of people out there, for example when football season starts and Sid Gillman was inducted into the Hall of Fame, then people sit there and go, “well what was his record?” I don’t know that always a record indicated the genius or the genuine quality of an act. That type of thing. I think Sid Gillman, he changed, I think there was so many young coaches that came out. He came out with Paul Brown and those people like that. I think there is so much that he brought just to the structure of coaching that he even changed coaching a little bit. I don’t know if you know, but one of Sid Gillman’s baby-sitters was Ara Parsegian. I gotta feel that Ara Parsegian, who was a great coach at Notre Dame, had to have some spin offs from Sid Gillman. I mean when I played with the Chargers, look at the great coaches that came out of there. We had Al Davis there. We had A.O. “Bum” Phillips, Chuck Noll, I’m trying to think of who else we had. Faulkner was there, but he was there before myself. But all of those guys, I mean Bum Phillips, I mean Chuck Noll, I mean, God you go through these guys. Players from Sid Gillman. Dan Henning of course, I mean I don’t know if it was his won-loss record that he really followed in Sid’s footsteps. I think there’s a lot of people who have copied or been influenced by Sid Gillman’s approach to preparing a team and teaching them. That kind of seems to be a problem. In coaching, somebody asked me once would I ever be interested in coaching. You have to look at it on levels and Sid Gillman never forgot that and that’s really important. That should be known and that’s that when you’re in Pop Warner, you teach. When you’re in high school, you teach. When you’re in college, you teach and then you’re a strategist. When you get into the pro’s, a lot of them are just strategists. With that personnel, what strategy are we going to use. Sid Gillman was all of that and he never forgot to be a teacher. When a man came out there, just don’t run down here, let’s work on moves. What is a move for a wide receiver? He’d work on us catching the ball. He taught. And I think a lot of coaches at that time feel, “ well if a guy hasn’t learned in his senior year in college, there’s no need in me teaching him. So I’m just going to teach him you run over there. You run through this hole.” And Coach Gillman he sat there and would go, “you know, if you just edge right here by the quarterback, it’s a shorter distance and you can hit the hole quicker.” There’s so many little things that he just brought to the table that a lot of other coaches didn’t bring to the table. That’s why Sid is hired by teams, the Eagles, throughout all the years, that’s why their hired. To sit there and study and evaluate the passing game. And that’s a heck of an honor for somebody to bring in. You know Sid, I don’t know about other coaches, but Sid has a complete movie and film room at his house in La Costa. There were rumors that when Sid and Esther went on their honeymoon, Sid had a projector and two rolls of film under his arm. Elroy “Crazy Legs” Hirsch told me that. I gotta believe it. On his honeymoon he took film and a projector with him. That’s just the type of guy you’re dealing with. You know what I mean? Sid took us everywhere. He took us to the Bear Mountain Inn at the West Point Academy back east. One thing the Chargers used to do that they don’t do today is that we would go back for a three-week eastern swing. We would go back and stay in Niagara Falls in Buffalo, New York on the Niagara Falls side and we would play the Buffalo Bills that week. Then we would stay all week long and we would prepare and then we’d go play the New York Jets. Then we would go back and stay in that same area and then we would break camp up and we would go down and play the New England Patriots at, it wasn’t Foxboro Stadium, but it was the baseball – Fenway Park. That was a trip in itself because it was flat and I almost drowned there in a big rainstorm they had there, because it’s flat. They have no run off. They had to have big cones in the side to show you where the markers where. Sid Gillman’s era we played Buffalo one year for the championship and we had a real fast team and they had a slow team. So it had snowed back there and there was a lot of sand on the field so we went out there and we sunk an inch and a half in this goo that was there. It was the first time that I had ever known that they were almost going to call the football game off. But we went ahead and played and won 17-16. There was all type of trickery and things like that during those times. Now it’s very technical. Your career it’s very political now, even. It wasn’t that way then. Just a bunch of good old boys, for the love of the game, playing football. That’s what it was. Players would call me up, “Jimmy, you got a ride to the airport?” Speedy Duncan was one of my best friends. Gary Garrison, we went to San Diego State and hung out all the time together. But I had so many good friends that I still see today when we have alumni day. We reunite with them. It’s kind of a special time you have in your life. Did you play pro sports? TT – No. College. JA – O.K., well you know that… Let me go back to your high school. There’s no friends like your high school friends. For some reason there’s just something about that time. If you take that relationship times 10, that’s your relationship with the pro football guys that I played with. As long as I live, those are times that, I still have videos of runs that I made that have been made into VCR type stuff. You know, the athletes when I was playing, in the off season, free of charge, we would go to the high schools and talk on character, drugs, alcohol abuse. We would talk about all those things. Now today you have to pay an athlete their scale to go talk to these kids. Things have really changed. TT – That wraps up my questions. Thank you very much. I really appreciate that. JA – No problem, Todd.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1898
__label__wiki	0.697806	0.697806	Rear-Drive R8 Targets Purists AUDI SPORT TOOK the wraps off a second car at Frankfurt: a new lightweight version of the R8 V10 that, instead of the quattro four-wheel drive system of the standard model, has a new rear-wheel drive set-up mirroring that of the company’s R8 LMS race car. The R8 V10 RWS (denoting rear-wheel standard drive) will be produced in a limited run of 999 examples in both coupe and convertible bodystyles. The UK order book for the new model will open during the fourth quarter of 2017, with deliveries due to get under way early next year. Audi Sport boss Stephan Winkelmann said: “The R8 V10 RWS is made for purists – a limited-edition model for customers with an appreciation for essential driving enjoyment. With a V10 and rear-wheel drive, it brings the driving concept of our R8 LMS racing car to the street.” Power for the rear-wheel-drive R8 comes from the same mid/rear-mounted naturally aspirated 5.2-litre V10 petrol engine used by the R8 V10 quattro. It produces 532bhp at 6800rpm and 398lb ft of torque at 6500rpm. The deletion of the propshaft and drive system within the front axle saves 50kg. That endows the coupe version of the new Audi Sport model with a kerb weight of 1590kg and a corresponding power-to-weight ratio of 335bhp per tonne. By comparison, the 1640kg R8 V10 quattro coupe has 324bhp per tonne. Despite the reduction in weight and a superior power-to-weight ratio, the R8 V10 RWS can’t quite match its four-wheel-drive sibling for standing-start acceleration. Its claimed 0-62mph time of 3.6sec is 0.2sec off that of the R8 V10 quattro in coupe guise. However, at a claimed 199mph, the new model matches the existing R8 for top speed. A series of subtle styling tweaks help to set the R8 V10 RWS apart from the R8 V10 quattro. These include a matt black grille insert and air vents at the front. The upper section of the car’s so-called ‘sideblade’ is also finished in high-gloss black, with the lower section in body colour – a treatment similar to that seen on the R8 LMS GT4. Buyers can also specify a visual package consisting of red stripes across the bonnet, roof and rear in the coupe. Inside, the rear-wheel-drive model comes with standard sport seats in leather and Alcantara. It also receives an emblem denoting its build number. Posted in: Audi	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1902
__label__wiki	0.780401	0.780401	Is Erdoğan Turkey’s Only Problem? By Halil Karaveli The outsize personality of President Erdoğan obscures the systemic dynamics that sustain his exercise of power. Erdoğan’s push for an executive presidency corresponds to the “logic” of Turkish state power. Erdoğan’s personal ambitions and raison d’état coincide to reinforce authoritarianism. Ultimately, democracy in Turkey is crippled because no major political force, representing the Turkish majority, challenges the dominant mentality that holds that the survival of the state requires the checking of ethnic and cultural diversity. BACKGROUND: It has become common to attribute the recent revival in Turkey of the tradition of authoritarianism – which has in fact dominated the state for most of the time since it was founded – solely to the personal ambitions and to the presumed character defects of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. “Presently, all of the problems that haunt Turkey emanate from the personality and goals of Erdoğan,” says Murat Belge, a Turkish liberal intellectual who was once a supporter of Erdoğan. Kadri Gürsel, a well-known Turkish journalist, argues that it is Erdoğan’s power hunger that is the obstacle to a political solution of the Kurdish issue: “Let alone a political solution, not even a secretly or openly negotiated cease-fire with Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is possible when someone’s priority is a “presidential system.” For how could a cease-fire with PKK be explained to the nationalist and conservative voters who will have to be courted in a coming referendum to amend the constitution?” Liberals used to think that the generals were the root cause of authoritarianism in Turkey. In fact, Erdoğan’s authoritarianism, like before him the tutelage of the military, fits into a larger historical pattern. While leaders change, and while differences of personalities set different epochs of Turkish politics outwardly apart from each other, the continuity of Turkish state tradition remains unbroken. Respect for the freedom of expression was never part of this tradition. Erdoğan was sentenced to prison for “inciting people to hatred” for reciting a nationalist-conservative poem in 1998. At the time, the American consul general in Istanbul visited Erdoğan to express solidarity with him, defending freedom of expression. This prompted a familiar, strong Turkish reaction: Then deputy Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit – who had represented a social democratic hope earlier in his career – accused the American envoy of violating the rules of diplomacy, stating that “this is not acceptable. This is an act that amounts to going against the state, the justice of the state and the independence of the judiciary. The consul has a duty to respect the laws and rules of the state where he or she is a guest. This is very inappropriate behavior.” Two decades later, Ecevit’s words were echoed in Erdoğan’s reaction to the presence of foreign diplomats at the trial of the editor in chief of the daily Cumhuriyet and one of its reporters: “what is your business at the trial? There is a diplomatic etiquette. You can do as you wish within the consulate, but outside of it you need permission for what you do,” Erdoğan said. Ecevit and Erdoğan may have been very different in political and personal outlook, but “going against the state” was just as unacceptable for both of them. The outsize personality of Erdoğan obscures the systemic dynamics that sustain, but also limit, his exercise of power. Erdoğan’s “absolutism” is at least partly a chimera. Etyen Mahçupyan, an AKP intellectual who for a short while served as chief advisor to Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu, argues that “Turkey is not what it appears to be when it is looked upon from the outside, and especially not when it is read with an exclusive focus on Erdoğan; it is not a place where the government holds all the reins.” Mahçupyan maintains that the AKP’s hold on state power is much weaker than one might presume: He observes that the dominant ideology of the state bureaucracy is nationalism, not in any way Islamism, and that it is subsequently the rightist Nationalist Action Party (MHP), not the AKP that enjoys the backing of the state bureaucracy. However correct that may be, Turkish nationalism and Islamism have long since been intertwined, and the MHP has on crucial occasions come to the AKP’s rescue. Yet what matters is precisely that the AKP is not powerful enough on its own, even though it has a solid parliamentary majority behind it. Put another way, the AKP is strong in society but weak in the state. Mahçupyan points to how the AKP has had to rely on others to survive: “When you come to power, you see that besides you, there are three major forces in the country: the PKK, the military and the Gülenists. If you antagonize all three at the same time, you will not survive. You must reach an entente with one of them. Thus, there is a period together with the Gülenists, and the solution process [with the PKK]. And then, as the fight with the Gülenists and the war against the PKK followed, there is a period when there is a forced entente with the military.” The continuity of the Turkish state tradition is on obvious display today in the southeast of the country, where the army is being deployed to root out the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). Since last year, several Kurdish cities have been destroyed, forcing several hundred thousand people to flee, and hundreds of civilians are estimated to have been killed by the security forces. Indeed, the destruction of the Kurdish cities is on a scale not seen since the 1930s, when Atatürk ordered the army and the air force to attack the eastern provinces of Ağrı and Dersim in 1931 and 1937-1938, respectively. IMPLICATIONS: Erdoğan’s critics claim that the war against the Kurdish rebels was restarted in 2015 because the Kurdish movement refused to lend support to the executive presidency that Erdoğan covets, and because the success of the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) in the general election in June 2015 deprived the AKP of its majority in parliament. They maintain that Erdoğan decided to break off the peace process and restart the war in order to secure his power. The logic is simple enough: attacking the PKK would pay off in electoral terms, winning over Turkish nationalists to the AKP. Indeed, the desired outcome did materialize as the AKP regained its electoral majority in the repeat election in November 2015. However, explaining the restart of the Kurdish war solely with Erdoğan’s personal power ambitions amounts to reductionism. Crucially, while these do play an important role – as they would do for any politician – they interplay with “raison d’état”. In fact, Erdoğan’s push for an executive presidency corresponds to the “logic” of Turkish state power. The idea itself has a long pedigree: Successive leaders of the Turkish right has favored it since the 1970s, from Alparslan Türkeş to Turgut Özal to Süleyman Demirel. The executive presidency holds a natural appeal to the Turkish right – to which the AKP belongs – which is authoritarian by tradition and inclined to favor the rule of a “strong man” that would embody a strong state that is endowed with the mission to preserve the “integrity of the nation.” From the 1960s onward, the conservative right in Turkey called for restricting political freedoms and liberties in order to check the rising left, which was seen as a “threat” to the nation. Subsequently, the Kurdish challenge became the focus of constitutional “engineering”. An executive presidency would circumscribe those forces that could potentially come to exercise too much influence in a parliamentary system. The present Turkish constitution, which was drafted by the military junta in 1982, sought to solve this “problem” by circumscribing parliamentarianism with a ten percent threshold, something that has no international equivalent – to make sure that Kurdish parties (primarily) were prevented from entering the parliament. The electoral success of the pro-Kurdish HDP in the general election in June 2015 was a major blow not only to Erdoğan’s personal ambitions. Above all, it was a potentially lethal blow to the founding political paradigm of the Turkish political system, because it threatened to upend the order that had prevailed since 1982. With over eighty deputies in the parliament, the Kurdish party was in a position to yield decisive influence over the formation of a coalition government, and its strong representation raised the specter that it could in time even become a coalition partner. Meanwhile, the PKK was in the process of wresting control over the southeast of the country from the state. The Turkish state and Erdoğan had pursued talks with PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan between 2013 and 2015, in the vain hope that they might lead to the retreat of the PKK from Turkey, maybe even to its disbanding. Instead, the PKK used the “peace process” to fortify its military and political positions in the Kurdish areas; the region was slipping out of state control, and the military was repeatedly asking for permission to move against the PKK. In August 2014, the chief of the general staff, Necdet Özel, reminded that the “the integrity of the nation” is the “red line” of the military, and that it would “act accordingly” if it were to be crossed. Erdoğan could no longer afford to continue the talks. He stood to lose more than the votes of Turkish nationalist voters. In March 2015, he declared that an agreement that had been reached between government representatives and Öcalan on a “roadmap” for continued negotiations that would eventually yield local autonomy for the Kurdish region, and which had been presented at the Dolmabahçe palace in Istanbul on February 28, 2015, was void. The opposition feared that Erdoğan had a grand bargain with the Kurds in mind: the Kurds would get self-rule, and Erdoğan would in return get his executive presidency, with the HDP supporting the constitutional amendment. Then, in March 2015, after Erdoğan started to distance himself from the “Dolmabahçe deal,” HDP co-chairman Selahattin Demirtaş publicly stated that “we are not going to make you executive president.” Indeed, what Erdoğan calls a “Turkish-style presidency” would in fact shore up the founding political paradigm that is threatened by the rise of the Kurds. As the ten percent threshold to parliament is no longer an effective gate-keeper, replacing parliamentarianism with presidential rule has arguably become a matter of state urgency. CONCLUSIONS: It is not only Erdoğan’s personal ambitions and raison d’état that coincide to reinforce Turkish authoritarianism. The war that boosts authoritarian rule is supported by the opposition as well. The main opposition party, the Republican People’s Party (CHP), rails against the government, not because Kurdish cities are laid to rubble, but because it waited too long with allowing the military to take action. Ultimately, authoritarianism in Turkey is sustained because no major political force, representing the Turks, challenges the dominant mentality that holds that the survival of the state requires that ethnic and cultural diversity is checked. Halil Karaveli is a Senior Fellow at the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program Joint Center, where he heads the Turkey Initiative and is Editor of the Turkey Analyst. Image attribution: news.yahoo.com, accessed on April 5, 2016 Read 14549 times Last modified on Wednesday, 24 August 2016 Unitary state principle Turkish armed forces Turkish military Kurdish Issue Turkey ethnic diversity Turkey cultural diversity Gürsel Ecevit Mahçupyan Dersim Türkeş Özal Demirel Ocalan Turkey Kurdish selfrule Dolmabahçe deal Democracy in Turkey The Deeper Dynamics of the Istanbul Rerun Turkey's Purchase and the Path to a Post-American Alliance Architecture More in this category: « A Political Comeback for the Turkish Military? EU-Turkey Readmission Deal: How All Sides Have Lost »	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1904
__label__cc	0.654992	0.345008	Your Brother in Arms: A Union Soldier's Odyssey Your Brother in Arms: A Union Soldier's Odyssey by Robert C. Plumb George P. McClelland, a member of the 155th Pennsylvania Infantry in the Civil War, witnessed some of the war’s most pivotal battles during his two and a half years of Union service. Death and destruction surrounded this young soldier, who endured the challenges of front line combat in the conflict Lincoln called “the fiery trial through which we pass.” Throughout his time at war, McClelland wrote to his family, keeping them abreast of his whereabouts and aware of the harrowing experiences he endured in battle. Never before published, McClelland’s letters offer fresh insights into camp life, battlefield conditions, perceptions of key leaders, and the mindset of a young man who faced the prospect of death nearly every day of his service. Through this book, the detailed experiences of one soldier—examined amidst the larger account of the war in the eastern theater—offer a fresh, personal perspective on one of our nation’s most brutal conflicts. Your Brother in Arms follows McClelland through his Civil War odyssey, from his enlistment in Pittsburgh in the summer of 1862 and his journey to Washington and march to Antietam, followed by his encounters in a succession of critical battles: Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Spotsylvania Court House, the North Anna River, Petersburg, and Five Forks, Virginia, where he was gravely injured. McClelland’s words, written from the battlefield and the infirmary, convey his connection to his siblings and his longing for home. But even more so, they reflect the social, cultural, and political currents of the war he was fighting. With extensive detail, Robert C. Plumb expounds on McClelland’s words by placing the events described in context and illuminating the collective forces at play in each account, adding a historical outlook to the raw voice of a young soldier. Beating the odds of Civil War treatment, McClelland recovered from his injury at Five Forks and was discharged as a brevet-major in 1865—a rank bestowed on leaders who show bravery in the face of enemy fire. He was a common soldier who performed uncommon service, and the forty-two documents he and his family left behind now give readers the opportunity to know the war from his perspective. More than a book of battlefield reports, Your Brother in Arms: A Union Soldier’s Odyssey is a volume that explores the wartime experience through a soldier’s eyes, making it an engaging and valuable read for those interested in American history, the Civil War, and military history. Robert Plumb interview on Virginia Time Travel Labels: American Civil War, Union soldier A Southern Spy in Northern Virginia August 24, 1814: Washington in Flames U.S. Prisons and Devil's Island The Confederate Woman: Soldier and Spy	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1910
__label__cc	0.514722	0.485278	Mitchells & Butlers PLC communications@mbplc.com Mitchells & Butlers is the owner and operator of a estate of managed pubs, bars and restaurants, along with two chains of budget hotels that are co-located with its pub-restaurants. Some 90% of the group’s properties are freehold or long leaseholds and 75% are in residential locations. The group operates a variety of brands under two core business divisions: Pubs and bars: Brands include Ember Inns, Hollywood Bowl, Arena, Flares, Edwards, Goose, Scream, O'Neill's, Sizzling Pub Co, Nicholson's, Pop World, Pub and Carvery, Reflex, and Metropolitan Professionals. Restaurants (including accommodation): Vintage Inns, Harvester, Toby Carvery, All Bar One, Innkeeper's Fayre, Browns, Alex (in Germany), Express by Holiday Inn, and Innkeeper's Lodge. Tim Clarke Non-executive chairman: Roger Carr Finance director: Karim Naffah Managing director, restaurants: Tony Hughes Managing director, pubs and bars: Mike Bramley Mitchells & Butlers is a relatively new company but it has a long pedigree. It is now a leading pub operator in the UK (owning 3% of the country's 60,000 pubs) and a significant player in the budget hotel sector. Since its demerger from Six Continents, Mitchells & Butlers has built also up its franchise operation for smaller pubs and bars from just 18 venues in 2003 to 115 by 2006. This business includes the O’Neill’s pubs at Heathrow and Stansted airports that are run by The Restaurant Group. “These strong results, with EPS up 15.6%, reflect our leadership position in the growing eating-out market and significant gains in our drinks market share. Our average weekly sales per managed pub are up by 7.6%, with a strong underlying margin performance. We are now serving almost 100 million meals a year. We are successfully converting the pubs purchased from Whitbread last year and are well on track to deliver the targets set out at the time of the acquisition. We remain confident in our future growth prospects.” Source: Interim results statement, May 2007 Number of outlets: More than 2,000 (around 3% of the pubs in the UK) Number of hotels: More than 100 (25 Express by Holiday Inns, 80-plus Innkeepers Lodges) Number of hotel bedrooms: In excess of 4,000 Number of franchised pubs: 115 Number of staff: More than 37,000 Average weekly sales per pub: £17,5000 (three times the national average) Pubs & Bars (1,147 managed outlets) Full-year turnover: £958m (2005: £957m) Full-year operating profit: £202m (2005: £177m) Half-year turnover: £515m (2006: £508m) Half-year operating profit: £92m (2006: £86m) Restaurants (805 managed outlets, including the lodges) Food accounts for 35% of sales while accommodation accounts for 6% Turnover £1.72b (2005: £1.63b) Pre-tax profit: £208m (2005: £189m) Turnover: £995m (2006: £887m) Pre-tax profit: £89m (2005: £93m) Financial year end: 30 September 2006 Half-year end: 14 April 2007 27 Fleet Street	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1911
__label__wiki	0.810325	0.810325	Caffe Nero Group PLC Caffè Nero is the owner and operator of a chain of upmarket, Italian-style cafés selling gourmet coffees and deli products. It is a leading and fast-growing player in the UK coffee bar market and is now seeking joint venture and franchise partners to expand overseas. Gerry Ford Chairman: Gerry Ford Financial director: Ben Price Managing director: Jonathan Hart Commercial Director: Paul Ettinger Retail director: Andy Wilson Caffè Nero is the third largest player in the £1b branded coffee bar market and in 2004 claimed an 8% slice of the pie. It is the second fastest growing brand after Starbucks and has increased its market share by 4.3% since December 2001. The company was also named as the 20th fastest-growing company in Europe by Business Week in October 2005. Caffè Nero’s Continental-style offer has differentiated it from the American style typified by Starbucks and Coffee Republic and it has been voted the consumers’ favourite brand for five years running in the annual report into the market by Allegra Strategies. Like many other coffee shop owners, it has been expanding its food offer to increase average spend, and food has become an increasingly important part of the sales mix as it has expanded into the provinces. In 2004, the group was selling 70,000 paninis and sandwiches a week. The company is expanding at a rate of four openings a month and is forecast to reach 400 or 500 branches within the next five years. It is also looking at branching out into branded products such as CDs, retail coffee packs and ice cream. Overseas expansion is also on the cards and will most likely take the form of a joint venture partner in northern Europe and a master franchisor in the Middle East. In February 2006, the group revealed that it was in talks with a number of potential partners and expected to sign a deal before May. "Our roll out continues apace and is ahead of schedule with 250 of this year's target 255 stores already trading. The Group has also reached the fortunate position of self-financing, where its UK roll-out can be financed by its own internal cashflow. EBITDA at the current rate is more than adequate to fund the capital expenditure for the anticipated 40-45 new sites in the UK per annum. Further afield, international expansion continues to be an area of interest and focus. We are still exploring which opportunities and markets are best suited for the Caffe Nero brand. Source: Chairman, interim results statement, 2 February 2006 Number of coffee bars: 262 (including eight sites on BAA land and concessions in Selfridges and House of Fraser stores) Number of employees: more than 1,000 Figures for the six months to 30 November 2005 Store profit increased by 45% to £10.9m (2004: £7.5m) Like-for-like sales grew by 4.5% The group opened 30 new stores, of which 24 were outside Greater London Turnover: £70.1m (2004: £50.5m) Pre-tax profits: £5.1m (2004: £1.7m) Pre-tax profit: £3.5m (2004: £717,000) Financial year end: 31 May 2005 Half year end: 30 November 2005	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1912
__label__wiki	0.673487	0.673487	Named director garners partners By Sunita Dharani January 20, 2009 With the start of a new year, the inauguration of a new president into the White House and the appointment of a new University president, it is only appropriate that even the Blaffer Gallery would select a director for the on-campus museum who would propel it in an unexplored direction. Claudia Schmuckli was officially appointed the new director of the Blaffer on Jan. 14 after nine months of consideration of qualified candidates from across the nation. John Antel, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, cites both the leadership shown by Schmuckli during her term as acting chief curator and the variety of exhibitions she organized during her involvement at the Blaffer as primary indicators of her passion for the museum – factors that weighed heavily on the decision to choose her. In her first semester as director of the Blaffer Gallery, Schmuckli has already partnered with the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts and the Buffalo Bayou Partnership in order to recognize the research conducted by the Center for Land Use Interpretation in Houston. The culmination of this collaboration will be a series of exhibitions and public events that reveal the place of the city of Houston in the natural gas sphere, whether through the Port of Houston Shipping Channel as a point of transporting refined oil or through remnants of the machinery used in the refining process. The CLUI’s research on the Texas oil industry has resulted in Texas Oil: Landscape of an Industry, the first major exhibition of its kind to be displayed in the state. On view from Jan. 17 through March 29, the exhibition will include a Brown Bag Gallery Tour in February and a weekend symposium, as well as an Artists Talk in March with the founder and director of CLUI, Matthew Coolidge. While Texas Oil is the primary product of the research of CLUI in Texas, additional programs have also been billed in order to place the oil industry of Houston in a contemporary vision. CLUI and Buffalo Bayou Partnership will also host ‘Downstream,’ a boat-tour from Houston’s downtown to the San Jacinto Monument. Land tours are a unique component of the work of CLUI, and the boat tour will include audience exposure to the industrial environment of the bayou. A drive-in film series, ‘Junkyard Drive-In,’ is part of a public art initiative by the Buffalo Bayou Partnership that presents oil industry-related films in order to educate the public on the industry that placed Houston on the map. Both projects are components of the Buffalo Bayou Partnership initiative Confluence, which focuses on public art and involvement with the bayou as the setting. Finally, a new commission from CLUI and SIMPARCH presents a floating platform and functional space that combines aspects of the architecture and ecology of the bayou. All events presented are exhibited in collaboration with the Blaffer Gallery, the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts and the Buffalo Bayou Partnership, with support from external organizations Baker Hughes Foundation and Marita and JB Fairbanks, as well as Alexander/Ryan Marine and Safety Company and PennWell MAPSearch. From this first set of gallery events, both the University and the city’s art community will be on the lookout for where director Schmuckli will take Blaffer.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1913
__label__wiki	0.941631	0.941631	SEGA Announces Global Pre-Registration for Hotly Anticipated Mobile RPG “Shin Megami Tensei Liberation Dx2” Published : Tuesday, July 3, 2018, 4:06 pm SEGA just announced pre-registration plans for the global launch of mobile role-playing game Shin Megami Tensei Liberation Dx2. Based on the Shin Megami Tensei series, which was originally developed by Atlus, this new mobile game developed by SEGA features demon summoning, negotiations, and fusions, along with 3D dungeon exploration. Already released in Japan, this will be the first time that an English version of the game is available globally to audiences on both Android and iOS devices. Starting today, global fans can pre-register for the Google Play release of Shin Megami Tensei Liberation Dx2, and can gain access to upcoming news around the launch this summer. In this all new episode of the Shin Megami Tensei series, players can take advantage of enemy weaknesses in combat through the press-turn combat system. Demons can be conversed with through negotiations, and demons can be strengthened by combining them through the fusion system: Features new elements such as evolvement, enhancement, and assisting other players in battle. Familiar series demons are reproduced with high quality, 3DCG models. “Aura Gate” 3D dungeons provide a challenge, and for PvP, there’s “Dx2 Duel” that lets players compete with others and test their strength. The game features a story of Devil Downloads, also known as Dx2, wherein a secret organization called the “Liberators” are fighting in conflict against the opposing faction of antagonists, known as “Acolytes.”	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1916
__label__wiki	0.572668	0.572668	QQ Music 2018 Year End Charts are released, K-pop's global influence continues to soar Published : Thursday, January 31, 2019, 12:17 pm CHENGDU, China, Jan. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- China's leading online music platform QQ Music released its 2018 Year End Charts on Jan 28th. iKon, a hip-hop band under YG Entertainment Inc, has become the most popular South Korean band in China. Its album Return released in January 2018 has become the most popular Korean album in China, and its title song "Love Scenario" has surpassed many Chinese songs and ranked No.1 on the TOP10 of QQ Music Annual Peak Songs. QQ Music 2018 Year End Charts is released, K-pop's global influence continues to soar Bigbang, YG's predecessor, is also on the list. FLOWER ROAD became the "Best selling Korean digital album in 2018" in China with 1.59 million sales, reaching 790 million won. In recent years, many South Korea artists such as the Winner, GOT7, BlackPink and so on have gained many fans in China. Chinese QQ Music played an important role in popularizing K-pop, and its Year End Charts represent the attention of the Chinese digital music platform to South Korean music and love of Chinese fans for Korean artists. It is hoped that K-pop will bring more surprises to fans in 2019. Photo - https://photos.prnasia.com/prnh/20190128/2358197-1	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1917
__label__cc	0.658042	0.341958	The extreme weather events that result from climate change can be devastating and often exacerbate the already severe climate in arid and semi-arid parts of the world. Climate change is stretching the livelihoods of households in such areas to the limit, particularly those who wholly depend on livestock and livestock products. In this context, the government and development partners are regularly required to deliver relief food, but this is not a sustainable solution, especially with Africa’s increasing population. In response to the unrelenting challenge presented by climate change, the Kenyan government has therefore developed the Ending Drought Emergencies (EDE) strategy. The EDE strategy builds on the national policy for the Sustainable Development of Northern Kenya and other Arid Lands. It commits the government to end the worst of the suffering that results from drought by 2022, through the use of two main strategies. The first is to strengthen the foundations for growth and development, and the second is to strengthen the institutional and financing framework for drought risk management (DRM). The DRM framework embraces a paradigm shift to incorporate mechanisms that ensure earlier response to climate risks; improve the scalability of existing services; use market-based approaches; and promote stronger complementarity of interventions across separate disciplines (such as drought risk reduction, climate change adaptation and social protection). On the same basis as the DRM framework, CTA conceptualised and aligned the Enhancing Market Response to Resilience in Livestock Value Chain in Eastern Africa (CLI-MARK) project, which embraces market systems to enhance resilience amongst pastoralist communities. The project recognises the importance of accessing weather information in good time to enable farmers to make informed decisions based on predicted weather patterns and embraces digital technology in order to drive the outreach and scalability of solutions. One of the agri-weather information service platforms developed under the CLI-MARK project, the myAnga app, “my weather” in Kiswahili, incorporates a web dashboard and weekly SMS subscription to provide timely advice on weather and forage conditions. The myAnga app has been developed by Amfratech, an ICT-telecommunications firm, and uses weather data from aWhere, a US-based near real-time agri-weather information service provider, which is funded by CTA for this project. The app is beginning to draw interest from pastoralists in Isiolo and Marsabit counties of Kenya and other stakeholders in drought management, including the Kenyan government and development partners. The myAnga mobile app is available in the Google Play store free of charge, and offers users both English and Swahili language options. The app provides daily weather observations from the past seven days, daily weather forecasts for the next seven days, the rainfall distribution over the past 30 days, expected moisture conditions and expected drought conditions. The mobile app is currently being piloted in Kenya and the actionable weather information provided focuses on the Marsabit and Isiolo counties. myAnga has a simplified front end design, with easy navigation between the different screens to give a friendly user experience. This is the first mobile app in the country that enables users to access county ward-based weather information and advice crafted by seasoned agri-meteorologists, which makes it a game-changer in offering simple, yet impactful weather information for the pastoralist population in Kenya. Through myAnga, pastoralists have access to accurate weather data that allows them to enhance their response to harsh weather conditions and climate variability. INFORMATION SERVICES,CLIMATE CHANGE,CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION,WEATHER,SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT,STAKEHOLDERS,RISK MANAGEMENT,WEATHER,DATA,HOUSEHOLDS, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS, KF1 PROJECT â€“ KILIFI COUNTY ICTs Boost Samoan Agriculture INFORMATION SERVICES,CLIMATE CHANGE,CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION,WEATHER,SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT,STAKEHOLDERS,RISK MANAGEMENT,WEATHER,DATA,HOUSEHOLDS, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1918
__label__cc	0.749946	0.250054	Undergraduate Degree Programs Available at UW-Whitewater Special Students Credit By Examination and Advanced Standing Advance Credit for Veterans Residency Regulations Minnesota-Wisconsin Reciprocity Agreement Multicultural Recruiting Special Academic Opportunities Degree and Graduation Information General Information - Undergraduate » Admission (Undergraduate) Typical Freshman Admission Students can apply for admission as new freshman applicants as early as September 1 of their senior year. Applicants should use the online application, available at https://apply.wisconsin.edu/. Completed applications must include the application, the application fee, official copies of a high school transcript, and (preferably) an ACT or SAT I exam score to receive consideration. Students who wish to appeal their admission decision should contact the Director of Admissions. High School Requirements University of Wisconsin-Whitewater enforces the following unit requirements for all new freshman applicants on behalf of the UW System Board of Regents: English 4 units which may include one unit of communication Mathematics 3 units including algebra, geometry, and advanced algebra, algebra II or their equivalents Natural Science 3 units preferably biology, chemistry, and physics Social Studies 3 units Electives 4 units from any of the required areas or from the fine arts, computer science, foreign language, accounting or other academic areas approved by UW-Whitewater UW-Whitewater completes a comprehensive application review for all students. A student’s prior academic preparation is the most important factor used in the decision, but a review of standardized exam scores, high school GPA, history of academic rigor, student activities and/or volunteerism, the personal statement on the application, letters of recommendation, and anything else a student provides as part of the application is seriously considered. It is our goal to discover whether we believe the student can be successful in the collegiate environment. Our process affords the admissions office the opportunity to learn as much as they can about a person before making a decision. We encourage students to tell us as much about themselves as possible. ACT/Testing Requirement The ACT is required for all incoming freshmen prior to enrollment at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. The exam is administered at a number of different times and locations. It is recommended that students take the exam during their junior year or early in their senior year. Applicants must request ACT to forward scores to UW-Whitewater. If the ACT requirement is not satisfied by the time of enrollment, registration may be denied and/or classes may be cancelled for that or subsequent terms. Questions regarding the ACT may be directed to the Testing Office (262-472-5613). The SAT Test I is also acceptable. Incoming freshman are also required to take the UW-System Regional, math placement test. Registration for placement tests begins February 1. Follow this link for registration information: http://testing.wisc.edu/centerpages/regionaltesting.html#. Freshman Orientation, Registration, and Academic Advising Incoming freshmen attend one of several summer registration/orientation programs. At that time, students meet with an advisor for assistance in selecting courses to be taken in their freshman year. Family members and guests are invited and encouraged to attend, as there will be a special program scheduled while students receive advising and register for classes. Also, there will be additional orientation activities during the first few days of the Fall term. These programs are designed to make the transition to college life as smooth as possible.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1920
__label__cc	0.530982	0.469018	Home Multimedia Hong Kong Life Capturing scenes from the city – the old fashioned way Capturing scenes from the city – the old fashioned way Reporters: Angel Liu, Stella Tsang, Yan Li Editor: Tracy Chan It has never been easier to capture scenes from the city with an array of digital devices. But even in the age of smartphones and numerous apps to shoot, edit and share still and moving images, there are some people who prefer to use non-digital means to record Hong Kong’s history and daily life. Ric Tse works in property management and is a freelance photographer in his spare time. Apart from taking conventional photographs of scenes and events, he prefers to recreate them, with Lego bricks, before taking pictures of them. Tse’s Legography series includes such iconic scenes as the annual Hong Kong marathon and June 4th candlelit vigil. The works, combining 3D tableaux and 2D photographs have been a hit. So far, he has created around 30 pieces, through which he hopes people can look at the city from the perspective of children. Tse held his first art exhibition at Picture This Gallery in November 2014. Apart from recreating three dimensional scenes, there are also artists observing and documenting the city through drawing and painting. Luis Simões, a Portuguese Illustrator, started his World Sketching Project in March 2012. He planned to visit five continents in five years, sketching the places he visits and the people he encounters. He has already travelled to 29 countries and made more than 1,000 sketches. “The idea started after I realised I don’t want to be too materialistic.” Says Simoes“I wanted to explore some countries, to explore my art and try to be more like an artist.” So he quit his job as a motion designer and lifted up his backpack. Simoes has spent ten months in Hong Kong, and likes the contrast between urban life and nature in the city. Scenes from the Umbrella Movement have given him plenty of subject matter to sketch. For local artist Gary Yeung, urban sketching is more reproducing reality in pretty watercolours. As a Hongkonger born and bred , Yeung has always been attached to the territory’s idyllic charms, a side of Hong Kong he finds gradually receding due to rapid development. By using his brush, Yeung becomes a historian, documenting the city’s long-standing buildings and communities. In 2012, Gary Yeung co-founded Urban Sketchers Hong Kong with a few other illustrators, and they started to meet regularly to recordcityscapes in different parts of Hong Kong. When the Occupy Movement got underway, Yeung felt the group was playing another role as well“Since Occupy Central started, as urban sketchers, my friends and I became aware of another role we’ve been playing in recent months. We have in fact been reporting. We’re not just sketching, but sketch reporting.” Yeung says, urban sketching is always about human life. “There are many shops in a street, but without humans, there’s no life… People are in action. And we are sketching actions.” Previous articleOld and alone in Hong Kong’s ghost villages Next articleViewing Hong Kong history through protest A New Page of Bookstores	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1921
__label__cc	0.671614	0.328386	Picking a camper van for a UK holiday Originally published at http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/news/general/800023662/picking-a-camper-van-for-a-uk-holiday/ There’s been a lot of talk about people taking a ‘staycation’ rather than going abroad for their holidays. Put off by the increased hassle of ever-tougher airport security checks, would-be holiday makers could be forgiven for not wanting to make a trip abroad. Besides which, there’s plenty to see in the UK, and while many might be familiar with the Costa Blanca or Costa del Sol, know nothing about the UK, and all it has to offer. After all, Chancellor George Osborne has made great play of his UK camper van holiday, so its popularity extends to the great and the good. It’s surprising more classic enthusiasts don’t consider a classic camper van for a great way of seeing more of this country. There’s the opportunity of getting to different places, not being tied to one hotel or self-catering location, and being able to pack more into a week. The classic camper movement might be dominated by Volkswagens, but there are many more models out there that are worth looking at – and possibly considerably cheaper too. While it’s not uncommon to see VW Type One ‘splitties’ busting the £20,000 mark and later Type Two ‘bay windows’ easily commanding £10,000 to £15,000, a Mark One or Mark Two Ford Transit won’t be anywhere near that, and Bedford CFs trail behind Transit prices. Then there are the more unusual – a 1970s Fiat 850T camper is small, but it’s highly rare and that bodywork can suffer from terminal rot – hence the reason so few have survived. Luckily VW models are very well supported which makes ownership easier, although not necessarily cheaper, but when it comes tod riving a Mk1 and Mk2 Transit probably drives better while the Bedford CF trumps the Ford when it comes to performance and car-like all-round capabilities. For one-upmanship in the classic camper stakes something American takes some beating, especially for fixtures, equipment and ‘furniture’, although fuel economy might not be quite so easy to stomach. But for ease of use, good spares support but a great practical quirkiness, the Citroen C15 Romahome is one of the best all-rounders, and it’s old enough to be considered classic. With a well-fitted camper body, the C15 is relatively pokey too, and no matter how hard it’s driven, won’t deliver less than 40 to the gallon. It’s as near to a car as driving a classic camper can be, and it’s not too expensive – yet – although increasing interest will soon put paid to those pleasingly affordable prices. ← The next club magazine is on its way The id Buzz →	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1923
__label__wiki	0.625948	0.625948	Carbon nanotube Previous (Carbon monoxide) Next (Carbonatite) Part of a series of articles on Fullerene chemistry Carbon allotropes Colloidal gold Iron nanoparticles Platinum nanoparticles Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are allotropes of carbon with molecular structures that are tubular in shape, having diameters on the order of a few nanometers (approximately 1/50,000th of the width of a human hair) and lengths that can be as much as several millimeters. They are members of the fullerene structural family, which includes the spherical buckyballs. The ends of a nanotube may be capped with a hemisphere having a buckyball structure. Nanotubes are categorized as single-walled (SWNTs) and multi-walled nanotubes (MWNTs). 2 Types of carbon nanotubes and related structures 2.1 Single-walled 2.2 Multi-walled 2.3 Fullerite 2.4 Torus 2.5 Nanobud 3.1 Structure and bonding 3.2 Strength 3.3 Kinetic 3.4 Electrical 3.5 Thermal 3.6 Defects 3.7 One-Dimensional Transport 4 Synthesis 4.1 Arc discharge 4.2 Laser ablation 4.3 Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) 4.4 Natural, incidental, and controlled flame environments 5 Toxicity 6 Potential and current applications 6.1 Structural 6.2 In electrical circuits 6.3 As a vessel for drug delivery 6.4 Solar cells 6.5 Ultracapacitors These cylindrical carbon molecules form the strongest and stiffest materials yet discovered on Earth. They have unique electrical properties and are efficient conductors of heat. Their novel properties make them potentially useful in many applications in materials science, nanotechnology, electronics, optics, and architecture. Their usage, however, may be limited by their potential toxicity. 3D model of three types of single-walled carbon nanotubes. This animation of a rotating carbon nanotube shows its 3D structure. A 2006 editorial written by Marc Monthioux and Vladimir Kuznetsov in the journal Carbon has described the interesting and often misstated origin of the carbon nanotube. Much of the academic and popular literature attributes the discovery of hollow, nanometer sized tubes composed of graphitic carbon to Sumio Iijima of NEC in 1991.[1] L. V. Radushkevich and V. M. Lukyanovich published clear images of 50-nanometer diameter tubes made of carbon in the Soviet Journal of Physical Chemistry in 1952.[2] This discovery was largely unnoticed, as the article was published in the Russian language, and Western scientists' access to Soviet press was limited during the Cold War. It is likely that carbon nanotubes were produced before this date, but the invention of the transmission electron microscope allowed the direct visualization of these structures. Carbon nanotubes have been produced and observed under a variety of conditions prior to 1991. A paper by Oberlin, Endo, and Koyama published in 1976 clearly showed hollow carbon fibers with nanometer-scale diameters using a vapor-growth technique.[3] Additionally, the authors show a TEM image of a nanotube consisting of a single wall of graphene. Later, Endo has referred to this image as a single-walled nanotube.[4] Furthermore, in 1979, John Abrahamson presented evidence of carbon nanotubes at the 14th Biennial Conference of Carbon at Penn State University. The conference paper described carbon nanotubes as carbon fibers that were produced on carbon anodes during arc discharge. A characterization of these fibers was given as well as hypotheses for their growth in a nitrogen atmosphere at low pressures.[5] In 1981, a group of Soviet scientists published the results of chemical and structural characterization of carbon nanoparticles produced by a thermocatalytical disproportionation of carbon monoxide. Using TEM images and XRD patterns, the authors suggested that their “carbon multi-layer tubular crystals” were formed by rolling graphene layers into cylinders. Additionally, they speculated that during rolling graphene layers into a cylinder, many different arrangements of graphene hexagonal nets are possible. They suggested two possibilities of such arrangements: circular arrangement (armchair nanotube) and a spiral, helical arrangement (chiral tube).[6] In 1987, Howard G. Tennent of Hyperion Catalysis was issued a U.S. patent for the production of "cylindrical discrete carbon fibrils" with a "constant diameter between about 3.5 and about 70 nanometers…, length 10² times the diameter, and an outer region of multiple essentially continuous layers of ordered carbon atoms and a distinct inner core…."[7] Iijima's discovery of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in the insoluble material of arc-burned graphite rods[8] and Mintmire, Dunlap, and White's independent prediction that if single-walled carbon nanotubes could be made, then they would exhibit remarkable conducting properties[9] helped create the initial buzz that is now associated with carbon nanotubes. Nanotube research accelerated greatly following the independent discoveries[10][11] by Bethune at IBM[12] and Iijima at NEC of single-walled carbon nanotubes and methods to specifically produce them by adding transition-metal catalysts to the carbon in an arc discharge. The arc discharge technique was well-known to produce the famed Buckminster fullerene on a preparative scale,[13] and these results appeared to extend the run of accidental discoveries relating to fullerenes. The original observation of fullerenes in mass spectrometry was not anticipated,[14] and the first mass-production technique by Krätschmer and Huffman was used for several years before realizing that it produced fullerenes.[13] The discovery of nanotubes remains a contentious issue, especially because several scientists involved in the research could be likely candidates for the Nobel Prize. Many believe that Iijima's report in 1991 is of particular importance because it brought carbon nanotubes into the awareness of the scientific community as a whole. See the reference for a review of the history of the discovery of carbon nanotubes.[1] Similar to the matter of nanotube discovery, the question what is the thinnest carbon nanotube is a matter of debate. The possible candidates can be given as follows: Nanotubes of diameter about 0.40 nm have been reported in 2000 literally on the same page of the journal Nature; however, they are not free standing, but enclosed in zeolite crystals[15] or are innermost shells of the multi-wall nanotubes.[16] Later, inner shells of MWNTs of only 0.3 nm in diameter have been reported.[17] The thinnest free-standing nanotube, by September 2003, has diameter of 0.43 nm.[18] Types of carbon nanotubes and related structures Single-walled armchair (n, n) the chiral vector is bent, while the translation vector stays straight graphene nanoribbon zigzag (n,0) chiral (n, m) n and m can be counted at the end of the tube The (n,m) nanotube naming scheme can be thought of as a vector (Ch) in an infinite graphene sheet that describes how to "roll up" the graphene sheet to make the nanotube. T denotes the tube axis, and a1 and a2 are the unit vectors of graphene in real space. Most single-walled nanotubes (SWNT) have a diameter of close to 1 nanometer, with a tube length that can be many thousands of times longer. The structure of a SWNT can be conceptualized by wrapping a one-atom-thick layer of graphite called graphene into a seamless cylinder. The way the graphene sheet is wrapped is represented by a pair of indices (n,m) called the chiral vector. The integers n and m denote the number of unit vectors along two directions in the honeycomb crystal lattice of graphene. If m=0, the nanotubes are called "zigzag." If n=m, the nanotubes are called "armchair." Otherwise, they are called "chiral." Single-walled nanotubes are a very important variety of carbon nanotube because they exhibit important electric properties that are not shared by the multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWNT) variants. Single-walled nanotubes are the most likely candidate for miniaturizing electronics beyond the micro electromechanical scale that is currently the basis of modern electronics. The most basic building block of these systems is the electric wire, and SWNTs can be excellent conductors.[19][20] One useful application of SWNTs is in the development of the first intramolecular field effect transistors (FETs). The production of the first intramolecular logic gate using SWNT FETs has recently become possible as well.[21] To create a logic gate you must have both a p-FET and an n-FET. Because SWNTs are p-FETs when exposed to oxygen and n-FETs when unexposed to oxygen, it is possible to protect half of a SWNT from oxygen exposure, while exposing the other half to oxygen. This results in a single SWNT that acts as a NOT logic gate with both p and n-type FETs within the same molecule. Single-walled nanotubes are still very expensive to produce, around $1500 per gram as of 2000, and the development of more affordable synthesis techniques is vital to the future of carbon nanotechnology. If cheaper means of synthesis cannot be discovered, it would make it financially impossible to apply this technology to commercial-scale applications.[22] Several suppliers offer as-produced arc discharge SWNTs for ~$50–100 per gram as of 2007.[23][24] Multi-walled Multi-walled nanotubes (MWNT) consist of multiple layers of graphite rolled in on themselves to form a tube shape. There are two models which can be used to describe the structures of multi-walled nanotubes. In the Russian Doll model, sheets of graphite are arranged in concentric cylinders, e.g. a (0,8) single-walled nanotube (SWNT) within a larger (0,10) single-walled nanotube. In the Parchment model, a single sheet of graphite is rolled in around itself, resembling a scroll of parchment or a rolled up newspaper. The interlayer distance in multi-walled nanotubes is close to the distance between graphene layers in graphite, approximately 3.3 Å (330 pm). The special place of double-walled carbon nanotubes (DWNT) must be emphasized here because they combine very similar morphology and properties as compared to SWNT, while improving significantly their resistance to chemicals. This is especially important when functionalization is required (this means grafting of chemical functions at the surface of the nanotubes) to add new properties to the CNT. In the case of SWNT, covalent functionalization will break some C=C double bonds, leaving "holes" in the structure on the nanotube and thus modifying both its mechanical and electrical properties. In the case of DWNT, only the outer wall is modified. DWNT synthesis on the gram-scale was first proposed in 2003[25] by the CCVD technique, from the selective reduction of oxides solid solutions in methane and hydrogen. Fullerite Fullerites are the solid-state manifestation of fullerenes and related compounds and materials. Being highly incompressible nanotube forms, polymerized single-walled nanotubes (P-SWNT) are a class of fullerites and are comparable to diamond in terms of hardness. However, due to the way that nanotubes intertwine, P-SWNTs don't have the corresponding crystal lattice that makes it possible to cut diamonds neatly. This same structure results in a less brittle material, as any impact that the structure sustains is spread out throughout the material. A nanotorus is a theoretically described carbon nanotube bent into a torus (doughnut shape). Nanotori have many unique properties, such as magnetic moments 1000 times larger than previously expected for certain specific radii.[26] Properties such as magnetic moment, thermal stability, etc. vary widely depending on radius of the torus and radius of the tube.[26][27] Nanobud A stable nanobud structure. Carbon nanobuds are a newly created material combining two previously discovered allotropes of carbon: carbon nanotubes and fullerenes. In this new material fullerene-like "buds" are covalently bonded to the outer sidewalls of the underlying carbon nanotube. This hybrid material has useful properties of both fullerenes and carbon nanotubes. In particular, they have been found to be exceptionally good field emitters. In composite materials, the attached fullerene molecules may function as molecular anchors preventing slipping of the nanotubes, thus improving the composite’s mechanical properties. Structure and bonding Carbon nanotubes can have a length-to-diameter ratio as large as 28,000,000:1.[28] This type of structure is unequaled by any other material. The bonding of atoms in a nanotube is described by applied quantum chemistry, specifically, orbital hybridization. The chemical bonding of nanotubes is composed entirely of sp2 bonds, similar to those of graphite. This bonding structure, which is stronger than the sp3 bonds found in diamonds, provides the molecules with their unique strength. Nanotubes naturally align themselves into "ropes" held together by Van der Waals forces. Under high pressure, nanotubes can merge together, trading some sp² bonds for sp³ bonds, giving the possibility of producing strong, unlimited-length wires through high-pressure nanotube linking. Carbon nanotubes are the strongest and stiffest materials yet discovered on Earth, in terms of tensile strength and elastic modulus respectively. Pioneering work led by Ray H. Baughman at the NanoTech Institute has shown that single- and multi-walled nanotubes can produce materials with toughness unmatched in the man-made and natural worlds.[29][30] The strength of carbon nanotubes results from the covalent sp² bonds formed between individual carbon atoms. In 2000, a multi-walled carbon nanotube was tested to have a tensile strength of 63 gigapascals (GPa). (This, for illustration, translates into the ability to endure weight of 6300 kg on a cable with cross-section of 1 mm2.) Since carbon nanotubes have a low density for a solid of 1.3-1.4 g•cm−3,[22] its specific strength of up to 48,000 kN•m•kg−1 is the best of known materials, compared to high-carbon steel's 154 kN•m•kg−1. Under excessive tensile strain, the tubes undergo plastic deformation, which means the deformation is permanent. This deformation begins at strains of approximately 5 percent and can increase the maximum strain the tube undergo before fracture by releasing strain energy. CNTs are not nearly as strong under compression. Because of their hollow structure and high aspect ratio, they tend to undergo buckling when placed under compressive, torsional or bending stress. Comparison of Mechanical Properties[31][32][33][34][35][36][37] Young's Modulus (TPa) Tensile Strength (GPa) Elongation at Break (%) SWNT ~1 (from 1 to 5) 13-53E 16 Armchair SWNT 0.94T 126.2T 23.1 Zigzag SWNT 0.94T 94.5T 15.6-17.5 Chiral SWNT 0.92 MWNT 0.8-0.9E 150 Stainless Steel ~0.2 ~0.65-1 15-50 Kevlar ~0.15 ~3.5 ~2 KevlarT 0.25 29.6 EExperimental observation TTheoretical prediction The above discussion referred to axial properties of the nanotube, whereas simple geometrical considerations suggest that carbon nanotubes should be much softer in the radial direction than along the tube axis. Indeed, TEM observation of radial elasticity suggested that even the van der Waals forces can deform two adjacent nanotubes[38]. Nanoindentation experiments, performed by several groups on multiwalled carbon nanotubes, [39][40] indicated Young's modulus of the order of several GPa confirming that CNTs are indeed rather soft in the radial direction. Multi-walled nanotubes, multiple concentric nanotubes precisely nested within one another, exhibit a striking telescoping property whereby an inner nanotube core may slide, almost without friction, within its outer nanotube shell thus creating an atomically perfect linear or rotational bearing. This is one of the first true examples of molecular nanotechnology, the precise positioning of atoms to create useful machines. Already this property has been utilized to create the world's smallest rotational motor[41]. Future applications such as a gigahertz mechanical oscillator are also envisaged. Because of the symmetry and unique electronic structure of graphene, the structure of a nanotube strongly affects its electrical properties. For a given (n,m) nanotube, if n = m, the nanotube is metallic; if n − m is a multiple of 3, then the nanotube is semiconducting with a very small band gap, otherwise the nanotube is a moderate semiconductor. Thus all armchair (n=m) nanotubes are metallic, and nanotubes (5,0), (6,4), (9,1), etc. are semiconducting. In theory, metallic nanotubes can carry an electrical current density of 4E9 A/cm2, which is more than 1,000 times greater than metals such as copper[42]. All nanotubes are expected to be very good thermal conductors along the tube, exhibiting a property known as "ballistic conduction," but good insulators laterally to the tube axis. It is predicted that carbon nanotubes will be able to transmit up to 6000 watts per meter per Kelvin at room temperature; compare this to copper, a metal well-known for its good thermal conductivity, which only transmits 385 watts per meter per Kelvin. The temperature stability of carbon nanotubes is estimated to be up to 2800 degrees Celsius in vacuum and about 750 degrees Celsius in air. As with any material, the existence of defects affects the material properties. Defects can occur in the form of atomic vacancies. High levels of such defects can lower the tensile strength by up to 85%. Another form of defect that may occur in carbon nanotubes is known as the Stone Wales defect, which creates a pentagon and heptagon pair by rearrangement of the bonds. Because of the very small structure of CNTs, the tensile strength of the tube is dependent on the weakest segment of it in a similar manner to a chain, where a defect in a single link diminishes the strength of the entire chain. The tube's electrical properties are also affected by the presence of defects. A common result is the lowered conductivity through the defective region of the tube. Some defect formation in armchair-type tubes (which can conduct electricity) can cause the region surrounding that defect to become semiconducting. Furthermore single monoatomic vacancies induce magnetic properties[43]. The tube's thermal properties are heavily affected by defects. Such defects lead to phonon scattering, which in turn increases the relaxation rate of the phonons. This reduces the mean free path, and reduces the thermal conductivity of nanotube structures. Phonon transport simulations indicate that substitutional defects such as nitrogen or boron will primarily lead to scattering of high frequency optical phonons. However, larger scale defects such as Stone Wales defects cause phonon scattering over a wide range of frequencies, leading to a greater reduction in thermal conductivity[44]. One-Dimensional Transport Due to their nanoscale dimensions, electron transport in carbon nanotubes will take place through quantum effects and will only propagate along the axis of the tube. Because of this special transport property, carbon nanotubes are frequently referred to as “one-dimensional” in scientific articles. Techniques have been developed to produce nanotubes in sizeable quantities, including arc discharge, laser ablation, high pressure carbon monoxide (HiPCO), and chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Most of these processes take place in vacuum or with process gases. CVD growth of CNTs can take place in vacuum or at atmospheric pressure. Large quantities of nanotubes can be synthesized by these methods; advances in catalysis and continuous growth processes are making CNTs more commercially viable. Arc discharge Nanotubes were observed in 1991 in the carbon soot of graphite electrodes during an arc discharge, by using a current of 100 amps, that was intended to produce fullerenes.[45] However the first macroscopic production of carbon nanotubes was made in 1992 by two researchers at NEC's Fundamental Research Laboratory.[46] The method used was the same as in 1991. During this process, the carbon contained in the negative electrode sublimates because of the high temperatures caused by the discharge. Because nanotubes were initially discovered using this technique, it has been the most widely used method of nanotube synthesis. The yield for this method is up to 30 percent by weight and it produces both single- and multi-walled nanotubes with lengths of up to 50 micrometers.[22] Laser ablation In the laser ablation process, a pulsed laser vaporizes a graphite target in a high temperature reactor while an inert gas is bled into the chamber. The nanotubes develop on the cooler surfaces of the reactor, as the vaporized carbon condenses. A water-cooled surface may be included in the system to collect the nanotubes. It was invented by Richard Smalley and co-workers at Rice University, who at the time of the discovery of carbon nanotubes, were blasting metals with the laser to produce various metal molecules. When they heard of the discovery they substituted the metals with graphite to create multi-walled carbon nanotubes.[47] Later that year the team used a composite of graphite and metal catalyst particles (the best yield was from a cobalt and nickel mixture) to synthesize single-walled carbon nanotubes.[48] This method has a yield of around 70 percent and produces primarily single-walled carbon nanotubes with a controllable diameter determined by the reaction temperature. However, it is more expensive than either arc discharge or chemical vapor deposition.[22] Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) Nanotubes being grown by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition The catalytic vapor phase deposition of carbon was first reported in 1959,[49] but it was not until 1993[50] that carbon nanotubes could be formed by this process. In 2007, researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) developed a process to grow 18 mm long aligned carbon nanotube arrays on a FirstNano ET3000 carbon nanotube growth system.[51] During CVD, a substrate is prepared with a layer of metal catalyst particles, most commonly nickel, cobalt[52], iron, or a combination [53]. The metal nanoparticles can also be produced by other ways, including reduction of oxides or oxides solid solutions. The diameters of the nanotubes that are to be grown are related to the size of the metal particles. This can be controlled by patterned (or masked) deposition of the metal, annealing, or by plasma etching of a metal layer. The substrate is heated to approximately 700°C. To initiate the growth of nanotubes, two gases are bled into the reactor: a process gas (such as ammonia, nitrogen, hydrogen, etc.) and a carbon-containing gas (such as acetylene, ethylene, ethanol, methane, etc.). Nanotubes grow at the sites of the metal catalyst; the carbon-containing gas is broken apart at the surface of the catalyst particle, and the carbon is transported to the edges of the particle, where it forms the nanotubes. This mechanism is still under discussion. The catalyst particles can stay at the tips of the growing nanotube during the growth process, or remain at the nanotube base, depending on the adhesion between the catalyst particle and the substrate. CVD is a common method for the commercial production of carbon nanotubes. For this purpose, the metal nanoparticles will be carefully mixed with a catalyst support (e.g., MgO, Al2O3, etc) to increase the specific surface area for higher yield of the catalytic reaction of the carbon feedstock with the metal particles. One issue in this synthesis route is the removal of the catalyst support via an acid treatment, which sometimes could destroy the original structure of the carbon nanotubes. However, alternative catalyst supports that are soluble in water have been shown to be effective for nanotube growth.[54] If a plasma is generated by the application of a strong electric field during the growth process (plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition*), then the nanotube growth will follow the direction of the electric field.[55] By properly adjusting the geometry of the reactor it is possible to synthesize vertically aligned carbon nanotubes[56] (i.e., perpendicular to the substrate), a morphology that has been of interest to researchers interested in the electron emission from nanotubes. Without the plasma, the resulting nanotubes are often randomly oriented. Under certain reaction conditions, even in the absence of a plasma, closely spaced nanotubes will maintain a vertical growth direction resulting in a dense array of tubes resembling a carpet or forest. Of the various means for nanotube synthesis, CVD shows the most promise for industrial scale deposition in terms of its price/unit ratio. There are additional advantages to the CVD synthesis of nanotubes. Unlike the above methods, CVD is capable of growing nanotubes directly on a desired substrate, whereas the nanotubes must be collected in the other growth techniques. The growth sites are controllable by careful deposition of the catalyst. Additionally, no other growth methods have been developed to produce vertically aligned nanotubes.[22] In 2007, a team from Meijo University has shown a high-efficiency CVD technique for growing carbon nanotubes from camphor.[57] A team of researchers at Rice University, until recently led by the late Dr. Richard Smalley, has concentrated upon finding methods to produce large, pure amounts of particular types of nanotubes. Their approach grows long fibers from many small seeds cut from a single nanotube; all of the resulting fibers were found to be of the same diameter as the original nanotube and are expected to be of the same type as the original nanotube. Further characterization of the resulting nanotubes and improvements in yield and length of grown tubes are needed.[58] CVD growth of multi-walled nanotubes is used by several companies to produce materials on the ton scale, including NanoLab[59], Bayer, Arkema, Nanocyl, Nanothinx,[60] Hyperion Catalysis, Mitsui, and Showa Denko. Natural, incidental, and controlled flame environments Fullerenes and carbon nanotubes are not necessarily products of high-tech laboratories; they are commonly formed in such mundane places as ordinary flames,[61] produced by burning methane,[62] ethylene,[63] and benzene,[64] and they have been found in soot from both indoor and outdoor air.[65] However, these naturally occurring varieties can be highly irregular in size and quality because the environment in which they are produced is often highly uncontrolled. Thus, although they can be used in some applications, they can lack in the high degree of uniformity necessary to meet many needs of both research and industry. Recent efforts have focused on producing more uniform carbon nanotubes in controlled flame environments.[66][67][68][69] Nano-C, Inc. of Westwood, Massachusetts, is producing flame synthesized single-walled carbon nanotubes. This method has promise for large scale, low cost nanotube synthesis, though it must compete with rapidly developing large scale CVD production. Determining the toxicity of carbon nanotubes has been one of the most pressing questions in Nanotechnology. Unfortunately such research has only just begun and the data are still fragmentary and subject to criticisms. Preliminary results highlight the difficulties in evaluating the toxicity of this heterogeneous material. Parameters such as structure, size distribution, surface area, surface chemistry, surface charge, and agglomeration state as well as purity of the samples, have considerable impact on the reactivity of carbon nanotubes. However, available data clearly show that, under some conditions, nanotubes can cross the membrane barriers and suggests that if raw materials reach the internal organs they can induce harmful effects as inflammatory and fibrotic reactions.[70] A study led by Alexandra Porter from the University of Cambridge shows that CNTs can enter human cells and once inside accumulate in the cytoplasm and cause cell death.[71] Results of rodent studies collectively show that regardless of the process by which CNTs were synthesized and the types and amounts of metals they contained, CNTs were capable of producing inflammation, epithelioid granulomas (microscopic nodules), fibrosis, and biochemical/toxicological changes in the lungs. Comparative toxicity studies in which mice were given equal weights of test materials showed that SWCNTs were more toxic than quartz, which is considered a serious occupational health hazard if it is chronically inhaled. As a control ultrafine carbon black was shown to produce minimal lung responses.[72] The needle-like fiber shape of CNTs, similar to asbestos fibers, raises fears that widespread use of carbon nanotubes may lead to mesothelioma, cancer of the lining of the lungs caused by exposure to asbestos. A recently published pilot study supports this prediction. Scientists exposed the mesothelial lining of the body cavity of mice, as a surrogate for the mesothelial lining of the chest cavity, to long multiwalled carbon nanotubes and observed asbestos-like, length-dependent, pathogenic behavior which included inflammation and formation of lesions known as granulomas. Authors of the study conclude that: "This is of considerable importance, because research and business communities continue to invest heavily in carbon nanotubes for a wide range of products under the assumption that they are no more hazardous than graphite. Our results suggest the need for further research and great caution before introducing such products into the market if long-term harm is to be avoided."[73] According to co-author, Dr. Andrew Maynard: "This study is exactly the kind of strategic, highly focused research needed to ensure the safe and responsible development of nanotechnology. It looks at a specific nanoscale material expected to have widespread commercial applications and asks specific questions about a specific health hazard. Even though scientists have been raising concerns about the safety of long, thin carbon nanotubes for over a decade, none of the research needs in the current U.S. federal nanotechnology environment, health and safety risk research strategy address this question."[74] Although further research is required, results presented today clearly demonstrate that, under certain conditions, especially those involving chronic exposure, carbon nanotubes can pose a serious risk to human health.[70][71][72][73] Potential and current applications The joining of two carbon nanotubes with different electrical properties to form a diode has been proposed. The strength and flexibility of carbon nanotubes makes them of potential use in controlling other nanoscale structures, which suggests they will have an important role in nanotechnology engineering. The highest tensile strength an individual multi-walled carbon nanotube has been tested to be is 63 GPa.[75] A 2006 study published in Nature determined that some carbon nanotubes are present in Damascus steel, possibly helping to account for the legendary strength of the swords made of it.[76][77] Bulk nanotubes are masses of unorganized fragments of nanotubes. These materials may never achieve tensile strength comparable to that of individual tubes, but such composites may nevertheless yield strengths sufficient for many applications. Bulk carbon nanotubes have already been used as composite fibers in polymers to improve the mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties of the bulk product. Recent research by James D. Iverson and Brad C. Edwards has revealed the possibility of cross-linking CNT molecules prior to incorporation in a polymer matrix to form a super high strength composite material. This CNT composite could have a tensile strength on the order of 20 million psi (138 GPa, for 106 MN•m•kg−1), potentially revolutionizing many aspects of engineering design where low weight and high strength is required. Because of the great mechanical properties of the carbon nanotubule, a variety of structures have been proposed ranging from everyday items like clothes and sports gear to combat jackets and space elevators.[78] Easton Bicycle Components has been in partnership with Zyvex, using CNT technology in a number of their components - including flat and riser handlebars, cranks, forks, seatposts, stems and aero bars. In electrical circuits Carbon nanotubes have many properties—from their unique dimensions to an unusual current conduction mechanism—that make them ideal components of electrical circuits. For example, they have shown to exhibit strong electron-phonon resonances, which indicate that under certain direct current (dc) bias and doping conditions their current and the average electron velocity, as well as the electron concentration on the tube oscillate at terahertz frequencies[79]. These resonances can be used to make terahertz sources or sensors. Nanotube based transistors have been made that operate at room temperature and that are capable of digital switching using a single electron.[80] One major obstacle to realization of nanotubes has been the lack of technology for mass production. However, in 2001 IBM researchers demonstrated how nanotube transistors can be grown in bulk, not very differently from silicon transistors. The process they used is called "constructive destruction" which includes the automatic destruction of defective nanotubes on the wafer.[81] This has since then been developed further and single-chip wafers with over ten billion correctly aligned nanotube junctions have been created. In addition it has been demonstrated that incorrectly aligned nanotubes can be removed automatically using standard photolithography equipment.[82] The first nanotube integrated memory circuit was made in 2004. One of the main challenges has been regulating the conductivity of nanotubes. Depending on subtle surface features a nanotube may act as a plain conductor or as a semiconductor. A fully automated method has however been developed to remove non-semiconductor tubes.[83] Most recently, collaborating American and Chinese researchers at Duke University and Peking University announced a new CVD recipe involving a combination of ethanol and methanol gases and quartz substrates resulting in horizontally aligned arrays of 95-98 percent semiconducting nanotubes. This is considered a large step towards the ultimate goal of producing perfectly aligned, 100 percent semiconducting carbon nanotubes for mass production of electronic devices.[84] An alternative way to make transistors out of carbon nanotubes has been to use random networks of them. By doing so one averages all of their electrical differences and one can produce devices in large scale at the wafer level.[85] This approach was first patented by Nanomix Inc.[86](date of original application in June 2002[87]). It was first published in the academic literature by the Naval Research Laboratory in 2003 through independent research work. This approach also enabled Nanomix to make the first transistor on a flexible and transparent substrate.[88][89] Nanotubes are usually grown on nanoparticles of magnetic metal (Fe, Co) that facilitates production of electronic (spintronic) devices. In particular control of current through a field-effect transistor by magnetic field has been demonstrated in such a single-tube nanostructure.[90] As a vessel for drug delivery The nanotube’s versatile structure allows it to be used for a variety of tasks in and around the body. Although often seen especially in cancer related incidents, the carbon nanotube is often used as a vessel for transporting drugs into the body. The nanotube allows for the drug dosage to hopefully be lowered by localizing its distribution, as well as significantly cut costs to pharmaceutical companies and their consumers. The nanotube commonly carries the drug one of two ways: the drug can be attached to the side or trailed behind, or the drug can actually be placed inside the nanotube. Both of these methods are effective for the delivery and distribution of drugs inside of the body. The solar cell developed at NJIT uses a carbon nanotubes complex, formed by carbon nanotubes and combines them with tiny carbon buckyballs (known as fullerenes) to form snake-like structures. Buckyballs trap electrons, although they can't make electrons flow. Add sunlight to excite the polymers, and the buckyballs will grab the electrons. Nanotubes, behaving like copper wires, will then be able to make the electrons or current flow[91] . MIT Laboratory for Elecromagnetic and Electronic Systems uses nanotubes to improve ultracapacitors. The activated charcoal used in conventional ultracapacitors has many small hollow spaces with a distribution of sizes, which create together a large surface to store electric charges. But as charge is quantized into elementary charges, i.e. electrons, and each of these needs a minimum space, a large fraction of the electrode surface is not available for storage because the hollow spaces are too small. With an electrode made out of nanotubes, the spaces are hoped to be tailored to size - few too large or too small - and consequently the capacity is hoped to be increased considerably. [92] Carbon nanotubes have also been implemented in nanoelectromechanical systems, including mechanical memory elements (NRAM being developed by Nantero Inc.) and nanoscale electric motors (see Nanomotor). Carbon nanotubes have also been proposed as a possible gene delivery vehicle and for use in combination with radiofrequency fields to destroy cancer cells.[93][94] In May 2005, Nanomix Inc has put on the market an electronic device - a Hydrogen sensor - that integrated carbon nanotubes on a silicon platform. Since then Nanomix has been patenting many such sensor applications such as in the field of carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, glucose, DNA detection etc. Eikos Inc of Franklin, Massachusetts and Unidym Inc. of Silicon Valley, California are developing transparent, electrically conductive films of carbon nanotubes to replace indium tin oxide (ITO). Carbon nanotube films are substantially more mechanically robust than ITO films, making them ideal for high reliability touch screens and flexible displays. Printable water-based inks of carbon nanotubes are desired to enable the production of these films to replace ITO.[95] Nanotube films show promise for use in displays for computers, cell phones, PDAs, and ATMs. A nanoradio, a radio receiver consisting of a single nanotube, was demonstrated in 2007. In 2008 it was shown that a sheet of nanotubes can operate as a loudspeaker if an alternating current is applied. The sound is not produced through vibration but thermoacoustically.[96] Carbon nanotubes are said to have the strength of diamond, and research is being made into weaving them into clothes to create stab-proof and bulletproof clothing. The nanotubes would effectively stop the bullet from penetrating the body but the force and velocity of the bullet would be likely to cause broken bones and internal bleeding.[97] A flywheel made of carbon nanotubes could be spun at extremely high velocity on a floating magnetic axis, and potentially store energy at a density approaching that of conventional fossil fuels. Since energy can be added to and removed from flywheels very efficiently in the form of electricity, this might offer a way of storing electricity, making the electrical grid more efficient and variable power suppliers (like wind turbines) more useful in meeting energy needs. 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__label__wiki	0.712492	0.712492	HOME • META SEARCH • TRANSLATE Starr County, Texas Information https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starr_County,_Texas Table of Contents ⇨ County in the United States The Starr County Courthouse in Rio Grande City Location within the U.S. state of Texas Texas's location within the U.S. James Harper Starr • Sheriff Rene "Orta" Fuentes 1,229 sq mi (3,183 km2) • ( 2010) Central: UTC−6/ −5 www.co.starr.tx.us Starr County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 60,968. [1] Its county seat is Rio Grande City. [2] The county was created in 1848. [3] It is named for James Harper Starr, who served as Secretary of the Treasury of the Republic of Texas. Starr County comprises the Rio Grande City, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the McAllen- Edinburg, TX Combined Statistical Area, which itself is part of the larger Rio Grande Valley region. It is northeast from the Mexican border. 2.1 Major highways 2.2 Adjacent counties and municipalities 2.3 National protected area 4.1 Law enforcement 4.2 Presidential elections 6.1 Cities 6.2 Census-designated places 6.3 Other unincorporated communities From 2000 to 2010 the population of Starr County increased from 53,597 to 60,968. [4] According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,229 square miles (3,180 km2), of which 1,223 square miles (3,170 km2) is land and 5.9 square miles (15 km2) (0.5%) is water. [5] U.S. Highway 83 Adjacent counties and municipalities Jim Hogg County (north) Brooks County (northeast) Hidalgo County (east) Zapata County (west) Camargo Municipality, Tamaulipas, Mexico (south) Guerrero, Tamaulipas, Mexico(southwest) Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas, Mexico (south) Mier Municipality, Tamaulipas, Mexico (southwest) Miguel Alemán Municipality, Tamaulipas, Mexico (southwest) National protected area Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge (part) U.S. Decennial Census [7] 1850–2010 [8] 2010–2014 [1] As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 60,968 people residing in the county. 0.4% were Non-Hispanic White, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% Black or African American, 3.0% of some other race and 0.5% of two or more races. 95.7% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race). According to the Census Bureau, Starr County had the highest percentage of Hispanic residents of any county in the United States. [9] As of the census [10] of 2000, there were 53,597 people, 14,410 households, and 12,666 families residing in the county. The population density was 44 people per square mile (17/km²). There were 17,589 housing units at an average density of 14 per square mile (6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 87.92% White, 0.15% Black or African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 9.91% from other races, and 1.46% from two or more races. There were 14,410 households out of which 54.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.50% were married couples living together, 17.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.10% were non-families. 11.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.69 and the average family size was 4.01. In the county, the population was spread out with 37.40% under the age of 18, 11.00% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 16.30% from 45 to 64, and 8.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.10 males. The median income for a household in the county was $16,504, and the median income for a family was $17,556. Males had a median income of $17,398 versus $13,533 for females. The per capita income for the county was $7,069, which is the third-lowest in the United States. About 47.40% of families and 50.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 59.40% of those under age 18 and 43.30% of those age 65 or over. As of 2009 the median household income was $22,418. [4] In the 1970s and into the 1980s, federal law enforcement officials concentrated their anti-drug smuggling efforts on Starr County. [11] On May 1, 2009, the former sheriff of Starr County, Reymundo Guerra, a Democrat, pleaded guilty in federal court to a narcotics conspiracy charge. [12] In April 2016, Starr County Justice of the Peace Salvador Zarate, Jr., faced up to twenty years imprisonment and a $10,000 fine on two counts of bribery for accepting a $500 bribe in exchange for reducing bond on two persons arrested on narcotics charges in an incident on Christmas Eve 2014. He was found not guilty of possession of a controlled substance. Zarate is expected to appeal any sentence rendered. [13] Starr County has long been a strongly Democratic county but suffers from low voter turnout with only approximately twenty percent of its 53,000 residents voting. No Republican has won the county for President since incumbent Benjamin Harrison in 1892 – as of 2017 Starr has the longest streak of voting for Democrats in the entire country. [14] In 1988 the county gave Michael Dukakis his highest percentage in the nation. [15] Starr County is one of only 17 counties in Texas that gave the majority of their votes to Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts, who received 7,199 votes (74 percent) while George W. Bush received 2,552 votes (26 percent). In 2008, Illinois Senator Barack H. Obama did still better than Kerry in Starr County, receiving 8,233 votes (84 percent). Arizona Republican Senator John McCain received 1,488 votes (15 percent). Presidential elections results [16] 2012 13.0% 1,547 86.3% 10,260 0.6% 76 1996 10.4% 756 86.9% 6,312 2.6% 192 1976 12.5% 664 87.3% 4,646 0.3% 15 1964 14.3% 678 85.5% 4,056 0.2% 8 1960 6.5% 280 93.5% 4,051 0.1% 2 1956 16.7% 547 83.3% 2,727 1948 8.2% 179 91.2% 1,996 0.6% 13 1944 4.9% 68 94.1% 1,312 1.1% 15 1940 5.4% 68 94.6% 1,200 1932 4.1% 32 95.9% 754 1920 17.6% 89 82.5% 418 1916 18.2% 115 81.8% 516 1912 27.2% 252 72.6% 674 0.2% 2 Residents of eastern Starr County are zoned to schools in the Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School District. Immaculate Conception School, located in Rio Grande City and founded in 1884, is the only Catholic school in Starr County and provides a faith-based pre-K through eighth-grade education to approximately 250 students each year. Residents of western Starr County are zoned to schools in the Roma Independent School District. Residents of northeastern Starr County are zoned to schools in the San Isidro Independent School District. South Texas College Founded in 1993, South Texas College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate and associate degrees. More than 29,000 students attend STC and a faculty and staff of more than 1,600 serve STC’s five campuses, including a full-service campus located in Rio Grande City in Starr County. The county holds one seat on the college's seven member Board of Directors. The seat is currently filled by Rose Benavidez. The college offers more than 100 degree and certificate program options, including associate degrees in a variety of art, science, technology, allied health and advanced manufacturing fields of study. The college also offers eight online associate degrees options. STC offers a Bachelor of Applied Technology (BAT) degree in Technology Management, as well as a Bachelor of Applied Technology in Computer and Information Technologies. The college is one of only three Texas community colleges accredited to offer a BAT degree and the only community college in Texas accredited to offer two bachelor's degrees. STC has instituted a variety of dual enrollment programs, including early college high schools, drop-out recovery programs and other unique initiatives with high schools throughout Hidalgo and Starr counties. The programs allow eligible students to take college courses while attending high school. Combined, more than 8,000 students are currently enrolled in these programs. The college has also developed two intensive academic programs for students interested in pursuing degrees in the medical and engineering fields. The Dual Enrollment Medical Science Academy and the Dual Enrollment Engineering Academy consist of concentrated two-year programs of study and internship opportunities for qualified students to pursue an Associate of Science degree during their junior and senior years in high school. The program provides opportunities for lifelong learners who want to upgrade their skills, change careers, renew licenses and certifications, or seek personal enrichment. As of 2011 Starr County has about 55 colonias. By 2011 many families were moving to the colonias. [4] Between the 2000 and 2010 census Starr County went through many changes. Four CDPs were deleted, one gained area, twelve lost area and ninety-two new CDPs were created. Only eleven remained unchanged. [17] Escobares La Grulla Rio Grande City (county seat) Census-designated places Airport Heights Alto Bonito Heights Amada Acres Anacua B and E Benjamin Perez Camargito Chaparrito Chapeno Delmita East Alto Bonito East Lopez El Brazil El Cenizo El Mesquite El Quiote El Rancho Vela El Socio Elias-Fela Solis Escobar I (former) Eugenio Saenz Falcon Village Falconaire Fernando Salinas Flor del Rio Fronton Ranchettes Garceno Garciasville Garza-Salinas II Guadalupe-Guerra Gutierrez H. Cuellar Estates Jardin de San Julian JF Villarreal La Carla La Chuparosa La Loma de Falcon La Minita La Paloma Ranchettes La Rosita Las Lomas Loma Linda East Loma Linda West Los Alvarez Los Arrieros Los Barreras Los Ebanos Manuel Garcia Manuel Garcia II Mi Ranchito Estate Miguel Barrera Moraida Narciso Pena North Escobares Old Escobares (former) Olivia Lopez de Gutierrez Olmito and Olmito Pablo Pena Rafael Pena Ramirez-Perez Ranchitos del Norte Regino Ramirez Rivera (former) Rivereno Roma Creek Salineño Salineño North Sammy Martinez Santel Tierra Dorada Victoria Vera West Alto Bonito Other unincorporated communities Texas portal National Register of Historic Places listings in Starr County, Texas Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Starr County ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on October 18, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2013. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07. ^ "Texas: Individual County Chronologies". Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2008. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015. ^ a b c Grinberg, Emmanuella. " Impoverished border town grows from shacks into community Archived 2012-11-10 at the Wayback Machine." CNN. July 8, 2011. Retrieved on July 9, 2011. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Archived from the original on May 29, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015. ^ "Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010" (PDF). Texas Almanac. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 26, 2015. Retrieved May 10, 2015. ^ Census Bureau data, cited in "Minorities now in the majority in nearly 10% of U.S. counties", Associated Press August 8, 2007, Lexington Herald-Leader p A8 ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2011-05-14. ^ Miller, Tom. On the Border: Portraits of America’s Southwestern Frontier, pp. 27-34. ^ "通博娱乐官网". www.poligazette.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-26. ^ Aaron Nelsen, "Star County JP faces jail for bribery", San Antonio Express-News, April 16, 2016, p. A7 ^ "Presidential election of 1892 - Map by counties". geoelections.free.fr. Archived from the original on 2006-03-07. ^ "David Leip's Presidential Atlas (1988 election statistics)". uselectionatlas.org. Archived from the original on 2008-11-26. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Archived from the original on 2018-03-23. ^ "Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Texas: 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-02-13. Starr County Government Starr County in Handbook of Texas Online at the University of Texas Starr County Profile from the Texas Association of Counties Places adjacent to Starr County, Texas Jim Hogg County Brooks County Zapata County Ciudad Miguel Alemán, Tamaulipas, Mexico; Ciudad Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico; and Guerrero, Tamaulipas, Mexico Ciudad Gustavo Díaz Ordaz, Tamaulipas, Mexico and Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico Municipalities and communities of Starr County, Texas, United States County seat: Rio Grande City Escobar I Old Escobares Counties of Texas Aransas Bexar Collingsworth Coryell Cottle Culberson Dallam Deaf Smith Dimmit Donley Ector Erath Foard Fort Bend Glasscock Goliad Hudspeth Jim Hogg Karnes Kimble Kleberg Lampasas McLennan Ochiltree Palo Pinto Parmer Runnels San Augustine San Saba Somervell Tarrant Upshur Van Zandt Wilbarger Willacy Austin (capital) Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks National Register of Historic Places Sites Seal of Texas Ark‑La‑Tex Blackland Prairies Brazos Valley Concho Valley Cross Timbers Deep East Texas Northeast Texas Osage Plains Permian Basin South Plains Texoma Trans-Pecos Austin– Round Rock Beaumont– Port Arthur Brownsville– Harlingen College Station– Bryan Dallas– Fort Worth– Arlington Houston– The Woodlands– Sugar Land Killeen– Temple McAllen– Edinburg– Mission San Antonio– New Braunfels Sherman– Denison See: List of counties in Texas STARR COUNTY TEXAS Latitude and Longitude: 26°34′N 98°44′W / 26.57°N 98.73°W / 26.57; -98.73 Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Starr_County,_Texas&oldid=905367749" 1848 establishments in Texas STARR COUNTY TEXAS Youtube \| Vimeo \| Bing \| POPULAR INDEXES Google \| Yahoo \| Bing Meta Search Engine \| Map \| Travel Reviews	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1929
__label__cc	0.731126	0.268874	Idle Construction Zone Mayhem Update Battling Calgary's traffic woes continues New Traffic Sign WebStamp March 20, 2019 Pathway to Everywhere As you drive down 4th Ave. SW crossing 2nd St. you can get a glimpse on your right of a large-scale indoor/outdoor sculpture extruding from a building’s glass façade. The acrylic panelled structure configured as figure eights resembling Mobius strips extend into the lobby of the Jamieson Place building “Pathways to Everywhere”. Composing the dominant forms of the work is a collection of pathways interposing each other with motorized revolving doors angling inward like a blade or drilling drill bit. Pathways to Everywhere shifts and loops between the upper and lower levels similar to miners working the geological strata. The steel and acrylic sculpture was commissioned to Dennis Oppenheim through The City of Calgary Public Art Program and installed in March of 2010. Dennis is an American conceptual artist, performance artist, earth artist, sculptor and photographer who focuses on using the surrounding environment in a metaphorical way as with all his permanent outdoor sculptures created in his later years. As with “Pathways to Everywhere”, Oppenheim retains the need to design according to the site-specific characteristic which has been important for him since the sixties. The deeply routed content from the site often penetrates the mystique of mining and establishing in the work itself a sandblasted brick pattern that increases in density as the work continues as seen from above the escalator toward the front facade. Staycations-Affordable & Stress Free It’s that time of year with spring in the air when people begin to dream about what to do for summer vacation. A Staycation would be an affordable alternative holiday enjoying leisure activity within driving distance of home if it is not be practical to venture to exotic and far-off places. Affordable Sustainable Living With today’s economy, it can be trying to live an affordable sustainable lifestyle. The biggest expense is usually housing costs. The expense with housing can become quite costly finding a place to live. An acrylic panelled structure configured as figure eights resembling Mobius strips extend into the lobby of the Jamieson Place building “Pathways to Everywhere”. http://www.gallerieswest.ca/news/calgary-s-inaugural-art-and-the-city-tour/ https://www.art-agenda.com/shows/permanent-installation-of-dennis-oppenheims-pathways-to-everywhere-in-calgary-canada/ https://www.calgarydowntown.com/imagedir/File/artwalk_web.pdf https://www.theartstory.org/artist-oppenheim-dennis-life-and-legacy.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Oppenheim https://www.citywalkingguide.com/newyorkcity/tribeca Marinus (René) Verschuren Founder of WebStamp René has been involved in the publishing and printing industry since the 1970s. He has published and distributed a successful 24-page weekly news advertiser with a circulation of 4400 copies. Also for the last 20 years, he has been a printer, plotter, scanner and 3D printer technician and installer. Since High School, he also has worked as a janitor, cabinet maker, building construction, landscaper/designer, computer operator producing microfiche, graphic artist, and webmaster, among many other professions. This qualifies him as a Jack-of-All-Trades with plenty of knowledge in many subjects. Shop at Local Merchants Online Join The M.A.D. Movement & Make A Difference Local Commerce Join the M.A.D. Movement to Save The Iconic Saddledome - Take the Survey - You Can Make A Difference by voicing your opinion © 2014-2018 WebStamp Theme >>> A Multimedia Publication Connecting Calgarians with their Communities Advertising with WebStamp 1243 - 38 Ave, NE Calgary, AB. T2E 6M2	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1930
__label__cc	0.739764	0.260236	› Featured › Medical › Neighborhood › News › Northwell Returns Doctors to St. Vincent Site Northwell Returns Doctors to St. Vincent Site Web admin November 8, 2018 Featured, Medical, Neighborhood, News By Joy Pape Northwell Opens CLOSED St. Vincent Door: Northwell opened a suite of medical offices to offer West Villagers walk-in access to specialists in the major medical disciplines. By chance, the new Northwell entrance is where the St. Vincent Emergency entrance once stood. In the center is President Michael Dowling and on the far left is Westview Publisher George Capsis, who was invited to pose with the collected dignitaries. Photo courtesy of Northwell Health. I’ll never forget the day I started work for Lenox Hill Hospital when I attended my first day of orientation in a lovely venue in Long Island. It had recently been merged with the North Shore Long Island Jewish (NSLIJ) Health System, now known as Northwell Health. It was the time of their entrance into Manhattan, and it was also shortly after the closing of St. Vincent’s Hospital. I was quite impressed that Michael Dowling, President and CEO, was present to welcome the new employees; this is not always a habit of Presidents and CEOs of such large health organizations. I knew that day he was a man with wisdom, passion, a care for health…a true visionary and a good businessman. After what I recall as a long and needed comprehensive orientation period on Long Island for health care providers, I was able to start my new job in Manhattan at Lenox Hill Hospital. During my first days there, I noticed a lot of buzz and excitement with the new influx of money from NSLIJ. Lenox Hill Hospital had not been doing well financially prior to this, but was then able to purchase the needed supplies, staff, and education so badly needed. I also remember there being a lot of doctors, nurses and others who had lost their jobs at St. Vincent’s who were now working at Lenox Hill Hospital. Although I am no longer working for the Northwell Health System, I commend what Northwell Health has done to help our community. We once again have what is considered state of the art medical care for our residents and community. I had the pleasure to interview Warren B. Licht, M.D., to learn more and share the information with Westview readers. Dr. Licht, what is your position at Northwell Health? I am the Vice President of Ambulatory Operations for the Western Region of the health system, and Director of Medical Affairs for Lenox Health Greenwich Village. In addition to this, and most importantly, I am a practicing primary care physician. This allows me to remain directly engaged in the core business of Northwell Health healthcare delivery. It allows me to experience first hand what patients feel is needed in the community. What services are Northwell Health providing our community at this time? As many of your readers already know, our flagship health center, Lenox Health Greenwich Village, opened in 2014, providing initially a full-service Emergency Department located on its ground level. Since then we have added a complete radiology center, ambulatory surgery center, orthopedic institute and spine care center. Surrounding Lenox Health Greenwich Village we have several Northwell Health Physician Partner practice sites: Northwell Health Physician Partners at Chelsea North with the specialties of Internal Medicine (primary care), Weight Management, Occupational Health, and Infectious Diseases Northwell Health Physician Partners Vein Surgery at Union Square Northwell Health Physician Partners at Chelsea South with the specialties of Endocrinology, Family Medicine (primary care), Internal Medicine (primary care), Dermatology and Neurology Northwell Health Physician Partners at Greenwich Village with the surgical specialties of Urology, General, Colorectal, Vascular, Thoracic Surgeries, and Otolaryngology (ENT) with Audiology services. The Medicine Specialties of Gastroenterology, Rheumatology, Cardiology, Pulmonology, including a full pulmonary function laboratory. The pediatric specialties of Allergy, Cardiology, and Neurology. Northwell Health Go Health Urgent Care Downtown locations include Chelsea and Greenwich Village. What new services are you planning to provide? With the opening of the practice site located on the property that was once the St. Vincent’s Hospital emergency department at 7 Seventh Avenue, Northwell Health Physician Partners at Greenwich Village adds the much needed medicine and surgery specialties that were missing since the closure of the St. Vincent’s O’Toole Ambulatory Center in 2010. What happens if someone needs an emergency procedure such as a surgery that entails inpatient care? Although this doesn’t happen often, that’s not a problem when it does. Those patients will be transported to a hospital that has the services to perform the necessary procedure(s) in an ambulance paid for by Northwell Health. No matter the traffic, they can usually get to the destination within the hour. Sometimes it may take longer to get to an operating room from an emergency department that is located in the same building due to many factors including intra-hospital transport. Do the patients get to choose what facility they want to go to or are they automatically sent to Lenox Hill in Manhattan? Yes, patients can choose their hospital if they have a physician associated with the accepting hospital that will accept them as a patient. If not, the patient will be directly admitted to Lenox Hill Hospital and a specialty physician will be assigned to them. Of note, when a patient needs to be admitted to a Hospital through an emergency department that is located in the same building there is no guarantee that a bed will be available in that Hospital. Patients often wait hours or days before an appropriate bed becomes available. If you are being transferred from our emergency center to Lenox Hill Hospital this is not the case. In addition, there is no competition for resources with a hospital when you are a patient in our emergency center, thus expediting care. What type of payment will be accepted? The Emergency Center at Lenox Heath Greenwich Village accepts all patients regardless of the ability to pay. Northwell Health Physician Partners’ sites and Northwell Go Health Urgent Cares accept almost all insurance plans offered to patients in the NYC metropolitan area and beyond, including Medicare and Medicaid. Do you envision a full-blown hospital being built here in our community? Will we have a hospital again? That’s what so many want and think they need. No. What we at Northwell Health are doing is replacing the necessary and most vital components of health care access lost, when we lost St. Vincent’s. Joy Pape is an internationally known board certified Family Nurse Practitioner, author, writer, and presenter. She believes every person is an individual and deserves personalized medical, integrative care and hope for a healthy and full life. She can be reached at 212.933.1756 or joypape@mac.com Bureaucracy Rewards Doctor’s Dedication With a Penny Movie Review: THE LOST VILLAGE The White Horse—A Pub with Food	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1932
__label__cc	0.741561	0.258439	Jun 13, 2019 12:05 PMPublication: The Southampton Press Body Discovered On Beach In Shinnecock Hills Deemed Not Suspicious By Town Police By Valerie Gordon A 42-year-old North Sea man, a native of Guatemala, was found dead on the beach in Shinnecock Hills last week, according to Southampton Town Police. Southampton Town Lieutenant James Kiernan said that there was no indication of foul play, and no signs of trauma or struggle, and the cause of death is still under investigation. Lt. Kiernan said that the man, Alberto Lopez-Ramirez, had visited two local businesses—Cabana Latina in Southampton and Dream in Hampton Bays—with a friend before being found by a woman walking on the beach at approximately 7:50 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12. The Suffolk County medical examiner’s office responded to the scene, and Town Police detectives are continuing to investigate. > UPDATE: Missing Anaconda Found In Breeder's Vehicle On Tuesday Evening Jul 17, 2019 11:31 AM > Person Struck, Killed By LIRR Train Near Southampton Station Early Sunday Morning Jul 17, 2019 10:14 AM > Despite County Data, Local Doctor Says Opioid Use Is Still An Epidemic On The East End Jul 16, 2019 2:57 PM	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1941
__label__wiki	0.93585	0.93585	María Quiñones-Sánchez: ‘I picked my enemies’ The City Council veteran reveals her strategy to defeat her nemesis state Rep. Angel Cruz. by gretaa By Greta Anderson María Quiñones-Sánchez, the 12-year Philadelphia City Council veteran, said women need to proudly share their stories in political spaces. “The talent has always been there,” Quiñones-Sánchez told AL DIA News. “...This is women feeling more comfortable and getting into those spaces and commanding their space.” “I am never good about telling my story,” she added. “Because I don't do it to take praise. I do it because that's why I got into this.” cover_1131_03.jpg The original disruptor Quiñones-Sánchez’s story lines the solutions she puts forward, and residents in her district know it well. Quiñones-Sánchez, 50, has spent more than a decade serving city council’s 7th District, representing El Barrio, parts of Kensington and Hunting Park, where she spent her childhood. She’s witnessed the effects of substance use disorder on her residents and on her father, who had a drinking problem, Quiñones-Sánchez said during Thursday’s AL DIA Talks. She’s city council’s first and only Latina member and a proud boricua, the product of working-class parents who traveled between la isla and the U.S., her father, as a temporary farm worker and her mother, a garment worker. With them in the back of her mind over her dozen years in council, she’s championed fair wages, advocating for minimum wage increases on both the city and state level. Quiñones-Sánchez may be well-established in her office, but assures she’s not part of the establishment of Democratic leaders in the city, defining herself as a “disruptor.” She does have the contentious record with Democratic ward leaders to prove it — not once, but four times — pushing through her own party’s resistance to reclaim her 7th District seat. .@MariaQSanchez took a hit at her opponent state Rep. Angel Cruz, who she said has not sponsored a passed bill in the PA GA in his 18 years as a representative. @ALDIANews @ALDIALive — Greta Anderson (@gretanderson) March 14, 2019 She thinks the party is “tone-deaf” to the progressive revolution seen across the country at-large, with young, nontraditional candidates willing to run grassroots campaigns and declining to cut deals with the powers that be. “People are going to come in at different times in the history of democracy and say, 'we're not going far enough' or 'we're not doing enough,'” Quiñones-Sánchez said. “And those voices get amplified, and that's the case here in Philadelphia. I don't play along. I don't play along and I'm not willing to compromise my values.” Quiñones-Sánchez has been weighed down by her opponents’ expectations to pay tribute to current leaders, who she said have threatened she’ll struggle to propel her political standing in the city if she doesn’t take a knee and try to unite the Latino community. As a woman surrounded by machismo, her confidence is interpreted as arrogance and her urgency as radicalism. “I picked my friends, and I definitely picked my enemies,” she said. “People who are hostile to my community, who want to take advantage of my community, are not my friends. I'm going to stand up for the constituents I represent, and if that means unifying those forces together against me, which is what you saw last time, and what you'll see this time again.” The Democratic primary election pitting Quiñones-Sánchez against her opponent state Rep. Angel Cruz on May 21 will be no different than any other council election for her. The district’s ward leaders voted last month to support Cruz, who represents part of the 7th District in his state senate position. The stories behind change While Quiñones-Sánchez said she struggles to share her story as often, or as loudly as she would like to, her past is heard in the background of her legislative efforts. Just this past week, Quiñones-Sánchez moved to protect the rights of 16,000 domestic workers in the city, who are mostly women of color like some of her own family members, she said, working in others’ homes in order to provide meals for their families. Their unregulated work is conducted unfairly, with no guarantee of Philadelphia’s $15 minimum wage, according to Quiñones-Sánchez’s sponsored resolution passed on Thursday to have City Council examine its labor standards. “This is not about being punitive to employers, this is about asking employers to treat workers with dignity,” she added. “That there be transparency, that there be a contract, that there be predictability around hours and pay.” She also sponsored a resolution on Thursday to fund third-party research on the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax, an additional 1.5 cent-charge on sugary drinks to assist the city’s pre-kindergarten programs, parks, and community centers. Quiñones-Sánchez has opposed the tax since Mayor Jim Kenney implemented it in 2017, citing her dislike for regressive taxation. “I've had many cups of wine with Jim Kenney,” Quiñones-Sánchez said. “He's a very nice guy, but I want to hold them accountable. He got elected to serve, and I got elected to defend my constituents. They should work synergistically and when they don't, I'm okay with it.” Quiñones-Sánchez said she’s heard negative feedback on the tax from the Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and residents in her district, who suggested the sugar tax has had unintended consequences on lower-income people and bodega owners, who are losing business to beverage distributors outside the city. “We do a disservice to the revenue discussion when it's like, ‘if you're against the soda tax, you're against children,’” Quiñones-Sánchez said. “No. I'm not going to let people use black and brown children as an excuse to do regressive taxes.” Before running for city council and while working for the Government of Puerto Rico, she pitched affordable housing as a solution for loitering farm workers to male colleagues in Central Pennsylvania. She knew the root issue because she had experienced it before, observing men with too much time, and no family to return home to in the U.S., like her father when he came mainland to work. Quiñones-Sánchez, a regional director for the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration at the time, said women can bring well-rounded, family-focused solutions to the forefront, because they have multifaceted perspectives on public issues. “It's that approach to problems that women bring to the table,” she added. “That's why women should feel very comfortable. I grew up with a mother who never told me I could not do anything. I can't even imagine a society where young women are told they can't, because that's not the one that I had in my household,” “She allowed me to be, you know, María.” Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sanchez State Rep. Angel Cruz City Council candidates Philadelphia City Council 7th District race More in Elections Is Joe Biden's charm gone? From The Apprentice to the Democratic Debate How Elizabeth Warren set the tone for the first Democratic debate Why is Florida so crucial for Republicans? Maria Quiñones-Sanchez declares victory over Angel Cruz in District 7 City Council Democratic primary About time Latino politics play out in the open and in plain English Angel Cruz speaks on Democratic primary election clash with Maria Quiñones-Sánchez Maria Quiñones-Sánchez and Angel Cruz face off in the Democratic primary election	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1942
__label__cc	0.58654	0.41346	ABC Attends White House Opportunity Zones Conference Wednesday, April 24, 2019 2:56 PM - stover@abc.org - ABC News, Regulations, GA - Tax Relief & Fiscal Policy - On April 17, ABC joined state, local, tribal and community leaders in attending the White House Opportunity Zones Conference. More than 170 people from across the nation attended. Opportunity Zones were established under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act to incentivize long-term investments in low-income communities across the country by offering capital gains tax relief to investors. According to the White House, Opportunity Zones are anticipated to spur $100 billion in private capital investment, which will foster economic revitalization and job creation and promote sustainable economic growth. More than 8,760 communities in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and five territories have been designated as Opportunity Zones. The conference kicked off with remarks from federal leaders including U.S. Department of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, whose agencies unveiled updated guidance to encourage investment and development in economically distressed areas. (For more information about challenges and opportunities for contractors, read Construction Executive magazine’s coverage, “How the Construction Industry Can Take Advantage of Opportunity Zones.”) During his remarks, President Donald Trump highlighted the tax cuts he signed into law and the growing economy. “Across the country, our tax cuts have kicked off a race to invest in Opportunity Zones beyond anything that anybody in this room even thought. In counties with heavy concentration of Opportunity Zones, wages have risen by now—it seems that we were talking about 8%, but it looks like it’s going to be a much higher number than that.” “Property sale prices in Opportunity Zones, if you have a home, have already skyrocketed by more than 20%. Secretary Mnuchin estimates that private businesses will invest $100 billion in Opportunity Zones, and that’s going to be in a fairly short period of time,” said Trump. The president also discussed the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council, which he recently established to provide further support to Opportunity Zones. The council is chaired by Secretary Carson and comprised of 16 federal agencies. In addition to remarks from federal leaders, attendees listened to a panel discussion with federal, state and community leaders and participated in breakout sessions. Additional information from federal agencies can be found here: • Opportunity Zones resources • IRS frequently asked questions on Opportunity Zones • White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council Implementation Plan • U.S. Department of Treasury proposed regulations • HUD request for information « ABC President and CEO Speaks on Boys and Girls Club of America Panel ABC’s Greater Houston Chapter Celebrates 50 Years of Success » ABC Roundup Of Regulations Impacting Merit Shop Contractors Spring 2014 Regulatory Alert ABC Branding and Imaging Campaigns The Latest on the Trump Administration: Jan. 20 – Feb. 1	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1945
__label__wiki	0.525298	0.525298	Indy 500… Insecurity The 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 is scheduled for May 29, 2016. Event organizers are anticipating a record breaking crowd approaching 350,000. The approximate capacity of the grandstands is 250,000 plus an additional 100,000 people on the infield. Just some perspective — roughly 1 out of every 1,000 Americans will be attending this centennial celebration. Surprisingly, unlike other sports venues, the Indy Motor Speedway does NOT release precise attendance figures. For the third straight year, the Indianapolis 500 has earned a Level 2 Special Event Assessment Rating from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This designation paves the way for federal funding. Emergency response personnel will be up 20% across the board (medics, firefighters, police, etc.). Helicopters, video surveillance, barricades, checkpoints, the works. Even the FBI plays an “unspecified role.” Aside from the roar of the crowd, the Indy 500 differs from other sporting events in one particular way. Ambient synthetic noise. A race in full swing can reach about 140 decibels, roughly the same deafening level as the deck of an aircraft carrier. The closest approximation is standing next to a Boeing 747 upon takeoff… for about 3 1/2 hours straight. It’s impossible to hear someone unless they’re screaming into your cupped ear. However, there’s still a way for people to communicate. And it’s staring everyone directly in their collective faces. CELL PHONES. In fact, crowd behavior at the Indy 500 has markedly changed since the turn of the century. If you take a cursory glance around the racetrack, you’ll find that fans are periodically looking down into their tiny mobile phone screens. Consider the dizzying spectacle of 33 vehicles traveling in excess of 200 MPH combined with the thunderous, perpetual din. Wireless communication becomes a realistic way to keep tabs on the actual race. It’s also an effective means for transmitting and receiving instantaneous information, particularly via facebook and twitter. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a wirelessly hyper-connective environment. Also keep in mind, fans have no direct visual connection with the bulk of the racetrack. They can only see a “fraction of the action.” These variables present an unusual dynamic: the ability to witness unusual behavior but the inability to comprehend unusual behavior. Here’s what I’m concerned about. If there was a coordinated wireless saturation of information encouraging people to abruptly vacate their seats, it could conceivably trigger a panic… potentially resulting in an “artificially generated stampede.” Think beyond bomb threats. Think in terms of convincing evacuation orders. Perhaps something like this… The United States Department of Homeland Security has issued an emergency evacuation order for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Remain calm. Exit the venue immediately. How might fans react to something like this? What about time-sensitive offers for free food or discounted merchandise. What about an unanticipated celebrity sighting or a famous retired race car driver signing autographs? What if you received an unexpected text from your Aunt Barbara in Detroit, expressing concern for your safety and well-being? If one witnessed a significant number of people hastily exiting their seats for no apparent reason… how might the average individual react? So here’s the million dollar question. Does DHS or Indy 500 security have a realistic contingency plan to effectively handle these scenarios? Is there some kind of top secret, multi-layered cyber-shield that protects fans from receiving targeted false information (direct and/or decentralized)? Remember, these are variables that test asymmetric warfare scenarios. Predictable dilemmas that mankind, for the most part, has yet to encounter. Label me a cynic, but if they have a game plan, I’d love to hear about it. Any rational person would conclude that solving a universal security disconnect like this one, would at the very least, require making people minimally aware of the problem itself. It’s called situational awareness. So here’s some additional food for thought. The Indy 500 is the most heavily attended 1-day sporting event on the planet earth. One that requires using oil and ethanol (high grade gasoline) as a means to maximize American entertainment. One that coincides with Memorial Day weekend. One that’s a tourist destination for civilians from all walks of life. One that’s viewed by hundreds of millions of sports enthusiasts around the world. One that routinely happens every year in the heartland of the United States. Now virtually every individual at the Indy 500 will forfeit their cell phone for about 2 seconds (when it’s placed in a small plastic tray as they proceed through a magnetometer). Then they will retrieve it for the duration. Has anyone explicitly told fans how their cell phones could conceivably be used to spark a panic… resulting in a stampede? That their cell phones could actually be used as weapons? Uhh, nope. The Department of Homeland Security has a traditionally simple, straightforward, public safety directive. It will be prominently displayed throughout the entire weekend. If you see something, say something So here’s something to contemplate. Society’s most challenging, vexing problems often have the simplest solutions. Whoaa! Wait a second! Ssshhh! Government and private industry aren’t allowed to talk about the modern, technological equivalent of shouting “fire” in a crowded theater. Granted, this one’s a bitch because it theoretically involves a tacit admission of how to feasibly kill scores of people without conventional weapons (the weaponizing of a human stampede). I raised these concerns on the official Indy 500 facebook page, and of course… was permanently blocked. Apparently, the “see something say something” dynamic does not apply to the intersection of social media and hypothetical acts of terrorism. Still, the least they could do is just tell people the TRUTH. An official emergency racetrack evacuation order would NEVER be delivered via your personal cell phone. That’s just not how it’s done. Hint: They utilize this thing called the public address. That’s how it has worked for well over a century. Now IMS and DHS are well aware of the fact that virtually everyone has a cell phone. This is merely the bare minimum amount of public safety information that either of them should provide. There’s a moral, and many would argue, legal obligation. Please note: I have no problem with cellular updates AFTER an evacuation has been satisfactorily achieved. This is strictly regarding the initial order (assuming an evacuation is deemed absolutely necessary). The element of danger is something that attracts people to the Indy 500. But what if the most treacherous aspect of this Sunday’s race… is an absurdly generic, scenario that has never been analyzed… let alone acknowledged or addressed? #indy500	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1946
__label__cc	0.571027	0.428973	Stop blaming my late husband, Arthur Sackler, for opioid crisis Create a hardcopy of this page Larger font size Published on Sunday, 14 April 2019 20:39 Written by Jillian Sackler We live in an age when assigning blame has become a national obsession, especially when it comes to the horrors of the opioid crisis. How did this happen? Who is responsible? Hearsay builds upon hearsay in the search for culprits, until guilt is assumed - without evidence. My late husband, Arthur Sackler, who died in 1987, has been found guilty by association - along with the rest of what is referred to by the blanket designation “the Sackler family” - because of some family members’ association with Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin. Yet like most families, the Sackler family is not a monolith. Neither Arthur nor his heirs had anything to do with the manufacture or marketing of OxyContin. Suggestions that his philanthropy is now somehow tainted are simply false. Purdue Pharma in its current form was founded by Arthur’s younger brothers, Mortimer and Raymond, four years after his death. None of the 1,600-plus lawsuits filed against Purdue Pharma, members of the Sackler family or others in the opioid business names Arthur or his heirs as defendants. Arthur died of a heart attack nearly 32 years ago at age 73, nearly a decade before OxyContin came to market. He was a psychiatrist, researcher and successful medical marketer in the nascent years of modern advertising. In 1960, he published one of the first newspapers for doctors, which eventually was distributed to 20 countries in eight languages. As a respected American medical expert, he was invited in 1976 to advise the Chinese Ministry of Health. In addition to his work in medicine, Arthur was an avid art collector and connoisseur. During the 1950s he started several personal foundations for the arts, sciences and humanities. During the 1960s he funded the first Asian art gallery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in an era when Asian art was underappreciated in the United States. In the 1980s, he donated 1,000 remarkable pieces of Asian art to the Smithsonian Institution and helped fund the construction of a museum to house them. He died a few months before the museum bearing his name opened on the Mall. It is incredible to me that last year, the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery of Art was the target of demonstrators protesting the opioid crisis. Other institutions that benefited from his philanthropy have also been targeted. Even critics who acknowledge that Arthur died long before the invention of OxyContin nevertheless maintain that he somehow shares responsibility for this scourge because he was a pioneer in medical marketing, and medical marketing has encouraged the spread of OxyContin. Arthur is not here to answer back, but I can tell you that blaming him for OxyContin’s marketing, or for any other wrongdoing by the pharmaceutical industry, is as ludicrous as blaming the inventor of the mimeograph for email spam. Fair-minded people who see the terrible consequences of the opioid crisis understandably seek justice and restitution. They demand that legal settlements fund treatment centers for all in need. For that, I am in wholehearted support. But make no mistake: Vilifying an innocent man is wrong. It does nothing to help the United States come to grips with the epidemic, nothing to advance solutions. It is profoundly hurtful to his family and to institutions such as the Smithsonian, which are now unjustly under pressure to distance themselves from his name and his gifts. Sackler is president and chief executive of the Dame Jillian and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler Foundation for the Arts, Sciences and Humanities. Posted in The Bristol Press, Editorials on Sunday, 14 April 2019 20:39. Updated: Sunday, 14 April 2019 20:42.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1951
__label__wiki	0.69542	0.69542	Watch Glen and Michelle Cox's Story Now! Fireproof Movie The Andersons: Forgiving the Prodigal Spouse Marriage 911: Dr. David Hawkins Read more Amazing Stories Marriage restoration Defining a Good Husband By Amy Reid CBN.com Michelle and Glen Cox had what Glen thought was a happy marriage. They had three beautiful children and Glen had a promising career in the restaurant business. Things were great, or so he thought. “In my mind a successful father and husband is just making money, bringing it home and putting you in a better life,” Glen said. To achieve that success, Glen Cox worked over 100 hours a week. He didn’t think about the effect it had on Michelle and their three children. “I was pretty lonely,” Michelle said. “I was pretty angry, pretty bitter. I remember arguments. When we did have time together, it would be about not spending time together and how overwhelmed I was and just that he wasn’t there.” As Glen’s thirst for success grew, things got even tougher on Michelle. The family moved six times in five years. Glen worked across the state and was always on the road. Meanwhile, Michelle raised the family alone. “It was to the point where I didn’t like being around him,” Michelle said. “I felt like we were roommates that lived together, that paid bills together, but all the responsibility was mine; the girls were mine. I was so lost, and I knew I couldn’t continue. I hit a wall one day and I was just like, enough. I can’t do this anymore.” Michelle took the kids and went to live with her parents. “I was kind of dumbfounded,” Glen said, “because I didn’t realize, you know, what do you want?! That’s my reaction. What do you want?! I put you in this big house; I didn’t want it. You know, that was the attitude I had. It wasn’t for me; it was for you. And you can kind of psyche yourself out to say, you know, I’m doing it for this.” The big house he had worked so hard for was empty and Glen found himself completely alone. “Inside of me, I knew something had to change. I knew I had to get a new foundation; not just about work,” Glen said. “I had to ask God for the first time and say, ‘Lord I’ve been wrong. Help me see the right way.’ I started realizing I had to get to church because I had to get connected. I had to put God first, and then get family online, and then let work come in somewhere after that.” Glen left his management job and took lower level positions. One of his new priorities was being there for his kids. “I started thinking about their lives and what was happening to them, and how it wasn’t fair for them to have to pay the consequences for my bad decisions,” Glen said. “So, I just took small steps. I got back to where the kids were. I tried to be a dad; got a job that didn’t own me, started attending church regularly, and then just prayed and had faith.” He also sent letters to Michelle. A couple of years went by with no response, but Glen wrote to Michelle often. “In the letters he would just tell me how much he loved me and tell me that he was sorry,” Michelle said. “He would tell me that he was a different person. He’d tell me about the faith that he’d gotten and that he was going to church.” Michelle found Glen’s claims hard to believe; she filed for divorce. Glen still had hope. He prayed constantly for his family. One day as he was praying, something changed. “We were one court date away from being divorced,” Michelle said, “and he sent me a letter and I read it. I remember sitting on the couch and just crying. I called him up and I was like, OK, let’s talk.” Michelle and Glen began spending time together. “I could see that in everything that Glen did, he was genuine,” Michelle said. “Just to see the changes in him, and who he was becoming and what his life was about were some of the things that made me go, you know, I’m going to go in that direction as well. I made the choice to let God into my life, accept him as my Savior, became baptized. And I’ll tell you what, God gave me a new heart. And all of a sudden, all my priorities and everything I thought was what I wanted, changed.” Today, Glen and Michelle have successful careers and a happy marriage. “The way we interact and the way we treat each other now is so different. It’s based on respect. It’s based on love. It’s based on God - in our decisions and what we do and how we go forward,” Michelle said. “If you’re trapped in something that’s taking you away from God and taking you away from your family, you’ve got to make a change. You’ve got to realize that nothing’s going to change unless you make a change,” Glen said. “Take the distractions away, all the stuff that pulls at you. You’ve got to turn the music down. You’ve got to take some quiet time. You’ve got to let God lead you and watch what He’ll deliver you to.”	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1954
__label__wiki	0.803	0.803	The first AIF convoy enters the Suez Canal, Egypt Serbian soldiers c1914. Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons. Serbian forces begin their retreat from Belgrade, which rapidly falls to the Austro-Hungarians. The Battle of Lowicz-Sanniki begins in Poland. The German Ninth Army, under the command of General August von Mackensen, and the Russian First Army led by General Alexander Litvinov, commence battle. Comments Off on 30 November 1914 HMAS Una, October 1914. Image courtesy Australian War Memorial. HMAS Una leaves Sydney for New Guinea with two aircraft and their pilots aboard, becoming the first Australian warship to carry aircraft. HMAS Una is the recommissioned German gunboat SMS Komet, captured near Rabaul in October by HMAS Nusa. The transported aircraft are not employed; German forces surrender before Una arrives in New Guinea. Nurse Florence Spalding embarks HMAT Kyarra A55 in Sydney Nurse Kath King embarks HMAT Kyarra A55 in Sydney Nurse Ursula Carter embarks HMAT Kyarra A55 in Sydney Nurse Constance Stone embarks HMAT Kyarra A55 in Sydney The New York Stock Exchange resumes bond trading after a hiatus of almost four months. With the outbreak of war large numbers of foreign investors had begun to sell their holdings, forcing the NYSE to cease trading on 31 July 1914. (It was not until the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington on September 11, 2001 that the exchange again ceased trading for an extended period of time. On this occasion trading was suspended for three days.) Fighting begins at Miranshah on the North-West Frontier of India. A raid by 2,000 tribesmen from Khost is defeated by the North Waziristan Militia. General Hindenberg 1914. Image courtesy Wikimedia. General Paul von Hindenburg is promoted to Field-Marshal, the highest rank in the German Army. Acknowledging his army’s success in the Warsaw campaign, von Hindenburg proclaims: “Over 60,000 prisoners, 150 guns and about 200 machine guns have fallen into our hands, but the enemy is not yet annihilated.” HMS Bulwark explodes off Sheerness, 26 November 1914. Image courtesy Imperial War Museum. HMS Bulwark is destroyed by an internal explosion off Sheerness in the Thames estuary while loading ammunition. There are only 14 survivors from the crew of 750; two would die later from their injuries. In terms of loss of life, this incident remains the second most catastrophic accidental explosion in UK history. It is exceeded only by the explosion of the Vanguard at Scapa Flow in 1917. Joseph McCullough enlists. Joseph is commemorated on the Centenary of WWI in Orange Honour Roll; he would be killed in action at Gallipoli on 3 May 1915. Joseph McCullough Joseph McCullough was born in Belfast in about 1889, the third son of William McCullough, a builder, and his wife Isabella. When WWI broke out Joseph was living in the family home in Hill Street in Orange, and working as a labourer. He enlisted in November 1914 and embarked from Sydney in February the following year. Joseph served as a private in the 13th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcements in Gallipoli. Private McCullough was officially reported missing in action on 2 June 1915; his mother was not advised of this until 16 August 1915, over two months later. A Court of Inquiry held in April 1916 revised his status to “Killed in action on 3 May 1915”. Joseph has no known grave. He is copmmemorated on Panel 38 of Memorial Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. Joseph was the 10th person from Orange to die in WWI; he died the same day as William Daniel McCarthy. The following tribute appeared on p. 6 of the Sydney Morning Herald on 1 June 1916. It was inserted by W and K McCullough. He once was dead, the very same Who made the worlds, a work of power, Who now upholds the mighty frame, And keeps it till the final hour. Comments Off on Joseph McCullough Sunday, November 23rd, 2014 Group portrait of the Netherlands Overseas Trust by Antoon van Welie. Image courtesy Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. The Netherlands Overseas Trust is formed The Portuguese Government announces the prospective co-operation of Portugal with Great Britain Saturday, November 22nd, 2014 The First Battle of Ypres ends. Over 5,000 British and 5,000 German soldiers are killed during the month-long battle. The War Office assumes control of British operations in East Africa British troops defeat Ottoman forces and capture Basra in Mesopotamia at the head of the Persian Gulf, safeguarding the supply of Persian oil Keuprikeui in Armenia is again taken by Russian forces. Russia had seized the town on 6 September, but lost it to Turkey on 14 November. Friday, November 21st, 2014 HMAT Kyarra sailing down the Brisbane River, November 1914. Image courtesy Australian War Memorial. The Australian Hospital Ship HMAT Kyarra A55 leaves Brisbane carrying a contingent of Queensland nurses of the Australian Army Nursing Service. The ship proceeds to Sydney, where more nurses embark.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1955
__label__wiki	0.977471	0.977471	‘Fortunate’ Roger Federer shows no signs of slowing after 100th title in Dubai ‘Fortunate’ Roger Federer shows no signs of slowing after 100th title in Dubai /node/1460766/sport After winning his 100th career title in Dubai at the weekend, Roger Federer has said he still has hopes of Updated 03 March 2019 Speaking in the aftermath of his landmark victory, the Swiss superstar called the achievement a “dream come true” The question on everybody’s lips now is whether or not he will overtake the great Jimmy Connor LONDON: After winning his 100th career title in Dubai at the weekend, Roger Federer has put his incredible longevity in tennis down to mental toughness, staying injury-free, a strong support network and a sprinkling of good fortune along the way. Speaking in the aftermath of his landmark victory, the Swiss superstar called the achievement a “dream come true” and said he was feeling a “deep satisfaction” with the result. “It was an immediate (satisfaction), because I know what it means. I like these type of numbers or records, to be quite honest. “A lot of people always emphasize the Grand Slams and all these things, but I play on the ATP Tour, this is where I’ve won so many of them and been around for so long,” he said. “I didn’t come expecting I was going to win, I hadn’t played since Australia. “I’m just happy on all fronts with how my game has progressed, how well I played in the finals, on top of it winning the eighth (in Dubai), winning the 100th, so many magical things going on,” he added. The question on everybody’s lips now is whether or not he will overtake the great Jimmy Connor’s haul of 109 titles, a feat that Federer has called “extraordinary.” “I know a lot of people always ask me: ‘Are you going to go for 109?’ but winning titles, to answer the question, is not easy. “Winning five matches in six days or five matches in five days, it takes a different type of fitness. “That’s why you have to be fit on many fronts — mentally, physically, also your game has to translate, you have to be able to beat different types of players. “Not just the grinders, not just the big servers, not just the attacking players, you have to be able to beat them all in successive days,” Federer said. The Swiss ace has been doing just that since he first burst on to the scene in 2001 by beating his idol Pete Sampras at Wimbledon. So how has he managed to maintain his position as one of the game’s greats for so long? “I think I needed to get really match tough to be able to be at 100 percent every single day, that was not easy for me, checking my emotions, that was not easy. “Eventually I figured that part out. Just trying to understand how to play against types of players, I think that was a secret for me. “Then saying injury-free, without being injury-free, you will never get to these amount of titles, I believe,” he said. “I couldn’t have done it without a team. My team has been phenomenal throughout. “I’ve been very fortunate, I’ve said that time and time again from my first coaches all the way through to today — I always had the right coaches always at the right time.” Having finally achieved the century landmark, and Federer seemingly in the twilight of his career, questions are inevitably being asked about the future, but the world No. 7 says he has no plans of quitting just yet. “I think every player has those weak five seconds where you think: ‘Really, how much more do I want to do?’ and it could be after losing an epic five-setter, it could be after playing a shocker, it could be sometimes after winning something, I think everybody goes through that. “I didn’t see myself playing anywhere else but Dubai this week and I’m happy to come here again next year, I’ve enjoyed too much success. “I like the tournament too much, so I will be here next year, I have a deal for next year.” Topics: tennis Dubai Dubai Duty Free Championships UAE Roger Federer Roger Federer wins in Dubai to claim 100th career title Roger Federer out for revenge against Stefanos Tsitsipas in Dubai final Algeria ready for ‘match of a lifetime’ — Guedioura /node/1527741/sport The Cup of Nations showpiece marks the climax not only of Algeria’s campaign on the field, but of their fans’ recent political campaign in the stands CAIRO: Algeria midfielder Adlene Guedioura says Friday’s Africa Cup of Nations final against Senegal represents the “match of a lifetime” as his country bids to capture the title for a second time. The Desert Foxes lifted their lone trophy on home soil in 1990 but coach Djamel Belmadi has reinvigorated a team that crashed out in the group stage two years ago and then flopped in World Cup qualifying. “I think it’s the match of a lifetime for a lot of players in the team and for Algeria,” said Guedioura, who at 33 is the oldest member of the squad. The Nottingham Forest journeyman has started five of six games in Egypt and insisted much of the credit for Algeria’s eye-catching performances must go to former national team midfielder Belmadi. “He really knows the players and what he wants. The good thing is he knows how to get through to the players and how to listen,” said the 48-time international. “If you don’t have a good cook you can’t have a good recipe. With that we realize we can be all together and it’s important to be a team. “It’s important for Algeria because we used to have good individuals and now we feel very strong as a team and we want to achieve as a team.” A Youcef Belaili goal earned Algeria a 1-0 victory over Senegal in the group stage, but Belmadi was quick to point out the statistics were heavily weighted in their opponents’ favor. “Of course we can lose this match. We have an opponent that is number one in the FIFA rankings for Africa. They were at the World Cup. We were eliminated in the first round in 2017,” said Belmadi. “If you get to the final, the aim is obviously to win it. The game in the group stage wasn’t decisive but now it is and that’s the difference.” He added: “The most important is to stay concentrated and determined yet calm at the same time.” Algeria will have the backing of an additional 4,800 fans for the final. Some of them will arrive in Cairo on military planes organized by Prime Minister Noureddine Bedoui. The Cup of Nations showpiece marks the climax not only of Algeria’s campaign on the field, but of their fans’ recent political campaign in the stands. In April, long-standing president Abdelaziz Bouteflika resigned after weekly Friday protests against his expected candidacy for elections, and football fans have been heavily involved in demonstrations. “We know what’s happening. The people we represent have been wonderful,” said Guedioura “It’s magnificent what is happening. We’re focused on football but we want to win the final for the people,” he added. Topics: Algeria Africa Cup of Nations 2019 Cairo Adlene Guedioura Madagascar’s dream over, Tunisia and Algeria into Africa Cup of Nations semis	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1957
__label__cc	0.665517	0.334483	Man arrested for lewd, lascivious behavior Home More News Man arrested for lewd, lascivious behavior Geuda Springs man arrested for lewd and lascivious behavior White accused of lewd acts May 31 in front of juvenile Arkansas City females A Geuda Springs man was arrested July 8 after allegedly committing lewd acts within view of two juvenile Arkansas City females on May 31 in Arkansas City. Edwin C. White Jr., 46, was arrested about 5:30 p.m. by the Arkansas City Police Department on suspicion of two counts of felony lewd and lascivious behavior to a child younger than 16 after a month-long investigation into the sex crimes. He was transported to and booked into the Cowley County Jail in Winfield in lieu of $4,000 bond through Cowley County District Court in Arkansas City. White since has posted bond and been released. The female victims, aged 10 and 12, reported May 31 that they had been followed by a car for several blocks as they walked to a local convenience store in Arkansas City. The vehicle was driven by a male in his 40s who was not known to either girl. When they reached the store, he pulled to the side of the road and began to engage in lewd acts in front of the two females. The children immediately reported the incident to law enforcement. The suspect, later identified as White, left the scene prior to the arrival of an officer, but the girls provided a description of the suspect. “The children were instrumental in providing many details as to what the suspect looked like, as well as the vehicle,” said Arkansas City Police Department Sgt. Eric Mata, who headed the investigation. “This, as well as the utilization of investigative resources, led to the apprehension of the suspect a month later.” Anyone with further information about this incident is asked to call Mata at (620) 441-4444. Those wishing to remain anonymous may contact Cowley County Crime Stoppers, which offers rewards of up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest. Call (620) 442-7777 in Ark City or (620) 221-7777 in Winfield, or visit www.tipsubmit.com to make an anonymous report. An anonymous tip also can be submitted by texting ACTIPS to 847411.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1958
__label__cc	0.708808	0.291192	Opinion, Politics Olympia Snowe steps off the campaign trail Kara Menini February 29, 2012, 20:06 February 29, 2012 Maine Republican Senator announces decision to not seek fourth term Olympia Snowe, Maine Republican Senetor, has decided to not seek a fourth term two weeks before the deadline to qualify. The newly opened seat has caused candidates on both sides to scramble to get on the primary ballot for July. According to reports, Snowe was said to be a shoe-in for another six year term, so her announcement came as a bit of a surprise. She hasn’t been secretive about her irritation “over what she viewed as excessive partisanship and gridlock in Washington,” the Huffington Post said, Olympia Snowe “questioned whether she could’ve been effective over a fourth six-year term as a moderate in chamber where increasingly strident conservative and liberal ideologies have left less room for a centrist like Snowe to maneuver in the middle.” Snowe was quoted as not believing the partisanship will change anytime soon. “Unfortunately, I do not realistically expect the partisanship of recent years in the Senate to change over the short term,” said Olympia Snowe. “So at this stage of my tenure in public service, I have concluded that I am not prepared to commit myself to an additional six years in the Senate, which is what a fourth term would entail. Previous ArticleDavy Jones dies at age 66Next ArticleUK Opera Singer Katherine Jenkins joins "Dancing with the Stars" Why We Should Channel Our Inner Serena Williams Mac Miller’s Death is Tragic—But It’s Not Ariana Grande’s Fault	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1961
__label__wiki	0.991869	0.991869	You are here: Home > News > Charlie's Chat > COVE NEW BOY RYAN RELISHING CHALLENGES AHEAD IN HIGHLAND LEAGUE COVE NEW BOY RYAN RELISHING CHALLENGES AHEAD IN HIGHLAND LEAGUE NEW Cove Rangers signing Ryan Ferguson says he's desperate for his first crack at playing in the Breedon Highland League. The 24-year-old midfielder, who has been taken in on loan from Montrose until January, trained with his new team-mates for the first time at Balmoral Stadium tonight (Wednesday). And Ryan admitted he's hoping to feature in Saturday's home league clash against Keith. "I just can't wait to get started now," said Ryan, who was in the Montrose side that knocked Cove out of the Irn Bru Cup, on penalties, at Balmoral earlier in the season. "I've played against Cove a few times, including this season, so know they have a really strong squad, with a lot of quality players. "I know I won't be walking into the team but I'm convinced it's the right club for me to be at and I'm determined to show I'm good enough to get a regular game. "The chance to play in the Highland League for the first time really excites me too, I'm sure it will be a lot of fun. "The away games in particular will be a bit of an adventure because I will be going to some places I've never been to before. "I'm well aware of how tough it's going to be, though. "I spoke to my good pal Gary Fraser, who plays for Formartine United (they were team-mates at Montrose for a couple of seasons), and he has marked my card. "I trust Gary's opinion and he said the standard is very high and that you face testing matches every week. "I've also spoken to a couple of other pals who played in the league previously. "It was good to get some idea of what to expect, it made me even more eager to accept the chance offered to me by Cove." Ryan is scheduled to return to Links Park in the New Year but hasn't ruled out remaining with Cove beyond that. The former Dundee United youth player admitted the opportunity to play for Cove boss John Sheran long term is the main attraction. John has made no secret of the fact Ryan is a player he has been keen on signing for some time. Ryan said: "It's up to me to impress while I'm on loan and then take things from there. "I would certainly be open to the idea of staying with Cove. "I've been very honest with the Montrose manager and said that I'm looking for regular game time. "It's also been nice to hear the Cove manager rates me. "He's a really nice guy and every player likes to know he's wanted. "I also know Cove are a very ambitious club, if they feel I can help them get to where they want to be I would be happy with that."	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1964
__label__cc	0.585291	0.414709	The following organisations have joined CIMU SEE: The key mission of the Albanian Media Institute (AMI), established in 1995, is to provide assistance to the media in Albania in order to upgrade their professional level. Among AMI’s priorities is the development and intensification of connections between Albanian journalists and other journalists from the region. AMI carries out its mission by implementing the following activities: Providing training courses (in the country as well as abroad) for Albanian journalists; Organizing round tables, seminars and debates on the freedom of speech, access to information, role of the media in democracy and other issues; Supporting initiatives and projects coming from Albanian media organizations; Initiating and conducting research on the Albanian media development; Monitoring the Albanian media; Supporting and initiating publications (books, journalism manuals and magazines); Engaging in initiatives regarding media legislation and policies and in public debates on their effect and implementation; Collaborating with regional and international partners on implementing joint projects. Web: http://www.institutemedia.org/ Established in 1994 as a non-profit NGO, Center for Independent Journalism (CIJ) works on the professionalization of media and advocates for transparency and accountability of the authorities. CIJ offers core courses and specialized training for journalists and students of journalism, it provides consultants for media organizations and sponsors debate clubs and symposia on current issues for journalists and public figures. CIJ organizes programs for the media in Bucharest and country-wide. CIJ is also involved in curricula development, media policy formulation and watchdogging. Its advocacy activities include focus on good governance, transparency and accountability of the authorities, stimulation of civic participation and countering hate speech. CIJ is a member of IFEX, global network defending and promoting free expression, and the Global Forum for Media Development . Web: www.cji.ro The Center for Independent Journalism (CIJ) is a foundation that promotes quality and ethical journalism and supports independent media in Hungary and Europe. Since its establishment in 1995, CIJ has focused its activities on raising professional skills and capacities of journalists and providing mentoring and direct assistance according to the journalists’ needs. CIJ regularly organizes workshops, roundtable discussions and conferences (on a non-profit basis) on key issues of importance to news media. CIJ has contributed to the strengthening of media self-regulation in Hungary. It has always put a special emphasis on diversity reporting (Roma, gender, migration). CIJ cooperates with Hungarian and international CSOs. It is a member of IFEX, global network defending and promoting free expression. Web: http://www.cij.hu/ Independent Journalism Center (IJC) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political private institution that provides assistance to journalists and media outlets in the Republic of Moldova. The IJC mission is to facilitate the development of an informed society by strengthening a free and viable press, including new media, by means of projects that provide education in journalism and public relations, advocacy media campaigns, research, media literacy, and non-profit journalistic products. One of the IJC leading projects is the Chisinau School of Advanced Journalism. Launched in 2006, this School provides a ten month postgraduate program in journalism for 20 persons coming from different academic backgrounds. Providing free-of-charge assistance to the journalism community in the form of counselling or representation in court was the basis for creating IJC and it continues to draw interest of media outlets. IJC’s diverse trainings led by experienced local and foreign trainers often bring together journalists from around the country. IJC expands the range of training topics to always meet the latest needs of media professionals. Development of advocacy campaigns and activities by the IJC and creation of multimedia products to support them are the main production services of IJC. IJC produces social messages, human interest stories and video reports. In addition to publishing news about media on its Media Azi web portal, IJC offers two regular publications: the biannual analytical magazine Mass Media in Moldova in digital format and the Mass Media Guide. In March 2016 IJC launched a new media literacy web portal, Mediacritica.md, aimed to fight cases of propaganda and manipulation in Moldovan media. IJC also conducts audience research and studies on the needs of the media and monitors print and broadcast media (during and after elections, as well as on particular topics). IJC was established in 1994 as a project of the Open World House and became an independent organization in 1998. Web: www.media-azi.md Established in 2003 as a non-profit NGO, Investigative Journalism Center (IJC) supports development of investigative reporting in Croatia and in other countries of the South East Europe. IJC has a pool of trainers/mentors, it organizes investigative reporting workshops and cooperates with similar organizations. IJC is the Croatian partner in the South East European Media Observatory project since 2013. Web: www.cin-ijc.com The vision of the IPS Communication Foundation / Independent Communication Foundation (BIA), founded in 1993, is that of free, critical and pluralistic media in Turkey that respect people’s differences and uphold their rights. The unique contribution of IPS to the realization of its vision with its expertise and strengths is to ensure that the voices of the ignored and silenced are increasingly heard in the public debate. IPS does this by providing unbiased, inclusive and actionable news reporting, as well as by experience and knowledge sharing. IPS focuses its work on three areas that it considers indivisible for the achievement of its objectives: The Editorial Desk of the website Bianet.org works towards becoming an example of independent news channel, acting as an open space for sharing and producing reliable and non-biased news on human rights. Freedom of Expression – IPS/BIA monitors and publishes news and reports on the developments regarding freedom of expression and press freedom, particularly violations and the struggle in this domain. IPS/BIA prepares quarterly monitoring reports that act as a database and lobbying material for the movement advocating freedom of expression rights locally (in the challenging and restrictive legal and de facto situation) and globally. Training and Capacity Building – IPS/BIA provides training programs and resource materials for the promotion of independent and rights-based journalism. Training is delivered to working journalists and fresh graduates of communication faculties. Also, IPS/BIA publishes books and other resources that provide information about rights-based journalism, available in the BIA online library . Web: www.bianet.org/english Kosovo Media Institute (KMI) is a not-for-profit and non-governmental organization, envisioned as a training and media advocacy center for the media sector in Kosovo. It was established at the request of Kosovo’s media outlets to be serving their needs. Instrumental in bringing about the KMI was OSCE which provided needed equipment and for a certain period supported KMI’s operational costs. KMI objectives are : To enhance professional skills of journalists in Kosovo* To enhance professional skills of media professionals in Kosovo* To support development of independent, free and pluralistic media in Kosovo* To develop strong relationship between journalists and media professionals in Kosovo* and those abroad, especially in the region of South East Europe To organize and implement PR and other activities for interested organizations thus increasing its revenues in order to become more self-sustained KMI offers: Pre-career journalism diploma course Mid-career journalism course Tailor-made courses Air time of local radio stations to media buyers Rental of training premises fully equipped with training and media related equipment Macedonian Institute for Media (Skopje, North Macedonia) Macedonian Institute for Media (MIM) is a non-governmental, non-political and non-profit organisation founded by the Danish School of Journalism, USAID/IREX ProMedia and the Macedonian Press Centre. The Institute has gradually grown into a massive media platform in North Macedonia whose professional network encompasses the bulk of the country’s media outlets. MIM enables free and easy access to media literature, up-to-date resources for professional development and education, media research and analyses. It also provides opportunities for collaborative production. The Institute is a founder of the School of Journalism and Public Relations, an educational institution accredited by the Ministry of Education and Science, offering graduate and postgraduate studies in journalism and communication. MIM’s mission is to encourage and continuously support the development of professional standards in journalism, media and public communication, aiming to support the improvement of the democratic processes in the Republic of North Macedonia. Web: http://mim.org.mk/en/ Media and Reform Center Niš (MIRC) was established in 2005 as a non-profit and non-partisan organization primarily focused on the City of Niš and the region of South Serbia. To achieve its vision – developed democratic society through active participation of citizens in decision-making processes – MIRC strengthens the capacities of journalists and media, provides support for the work and visibility of civil society organizations, and cooperates with local authorities and business sector. In its work MIRC stands for: freedom of speech and thoughts; promoting the rights of minorities; tolerance of different groups in society; promoting the values of open and democratic society; promotion of EU values in Serbia and the meaning of EU integration process. The main activities of MIRC are: planning and organizing various public events; conducting researches and analyzes of media environment and media content; TV production; professional training for media and civil society organizations. Web: http://mirc.rs/en/ Media Center is an NGO, based in Caglavica (Pristina), that provides media and communication related services with the aim to harmonize and advance social and economic relations in Kosovo* and democracy development. Established in 2008, Media Center enables its users to present their ideas and programs to national and international public in the form of public debates, press conferences and other forms of events (with simultaneous translation in English, Serbian and Albanian). Media Center is also developing educational activities with the aim to professionalize journalists and other media workers and help their advancement. Media Center has well-developed video production. One of its most popular products is TV talk show Slobodno srpski (Speak Serbian Freely), available at www.slobodnosrpski.com . Web: www.medijacentar.info Media Center was founded in 1994 by the Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia (NUNS) with the aim to bring together and protect independent print and electronic media outlets and promote freedom of speech. During the 1990s, Media Center established itself as a source of news that only the most courageous media outlets dared to report on. It grew into an institution that offers a wide range of media-related services, with a modern press center and state-of-the-art equipment. It remains the place where crucial issues are discussed openly and where the news begins. Media Center is always available to the media and to those who need to approach the media. Media Center has implemented activities targeting relevant social and human rights issues, especially media freedoms. Web: www.mc.rs Media Development Center (MDC) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization established in 1998 to promote independent media in Bulgaria and to foster capacity-building of the media. The latter has been done by encouraging good practice in journalism, stimulating professional ethics, and institutionalizing dialogue among the state administration, the media and the NGO sector. One of the aims of MDC has been to boost networking and cross-border cooperation of media professionals in the region of Southeast Europe. MDC has been developing and implementing media projects in Bulgaria and abroad. MDC’s main areas of activity are: education and training for media professionals and journalism students in Bulgaria; professional training for journalists and media managers from Southeast Europe; training courses in language skills for the media; support for the development of the free media market; research, consultancy and information services on media and for the media; publication of media-related books and training materials; media events; conferences, round-tables, discussions. Web: http://www.mediacenterbg.org/en/ Founded in 1995, Media Plan Institute (MPI) is active in three main areas: education, research and production. MPI is well known for its media content analysis, with the emphasis on media coverage of election campaigns. MPI specialized in the area of development and promotion of diversity and related human rights, with the emphasis on children and marginalized groups. MPI has an exceptionally well developed network of associates from the entire former Yugoslavia. Media Plan Institute is the founder of Media Initiatives in 2005, a non-profit organization for the development of media and promotion of independent journalism. The aim of Media Initiatives is raising public awareness on the importance of developing democracy and tolerant public dialog, respect for human rights and diversity. Media Initiatives organizes training programs, seminars and media conferences aimed at supporting development of modern professional and ethical media. It is also active in media production, research and publishing. Media Plan Institute http://www.mediaplan.ba/ Media Initiatives http://www.medijskeinicijative.ba/ Mediacentar Sarajevo is committed to improving the overall state of journalism, media professionalism and media freedoms in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Southeast Europe through educational, research, advocacy and web-based programs. Founded in 1995, Mediacentar has a long tradition of training journalists from B&H and the region on a range of relevant topics. It also has a significant record in media research. Mediacentar is the home to two important projects: Infobiro – the only searchable digital archive containing all key B&H print dailies and weeklies, and the web portal MC Online – the leading online resource for education of journalist and media professionals. Mediacentar also provides training and consultancy services in the field of communication and outreach. Web: www.media.ba Montenegro Media Institute was established in 2000 as a non-profit and non-political organisation dedicated to the improvement of professional and ethical standards in journalism. MMI has developed number of professional trainings and programs for journalists and media workers, including six months long MMI Journalism School as a pillar training program conducted according to the curriculum of the Danish School of Journalism. MMI has also developed media monitoring capacities and it has been implementing surveys on media landscape and media market, thus contributing to the transparency of the media sector in Montenegro. Through membership in SEENPM, Montenegro Media Institute has taken part in a number of regional projects in the field of professional communication, media research and education. Web: http://mminstitute.org/ Novi Sad School of Journalism (NSSJ), founded in 1996, is a civil society organization dedicated to the development and professionalization of the media scene in Serbia and the region. It respects the values of truth, knowledge and critical approaches in a multilingual, multicultural and multinational environment and fosters a moderate and tolerant dialogue. Project activities of the organization are focused on: increasing the professional capacities in the media sector; monitoring and analysis of media content; education of the various target groups about media literacy; advocacy that aims to contribute to the democratization and development of civil society and the promotion of European values. Web: http://www.novinarska-skola.org.rs/ Peace Institute – Institute for Contemporary Social and Political Studies (PI) is a non-profit research institution and civil society organisation established in 1991. It develops interdisciplinary research and combined academic research with advocacy in various fields of public policy. Its Media Program develops analysis of media policy and practices in Slovenia and facilitates public debates on media freedom and media development in Slovenia and the Western Balkans by introducing comparative regional and international perspective. It gathers dozens media researchers and journalists from Slovenia and the region in critical studies of the media transition. It supports media reforms by contributing to the development of media regulation and self-regulation, and monitoring of their implementation. Peace Institute was among founding members of the SEENPM, through which it led several regional research and advocacy projects aimed at critical assessment of media and politics, including the regional projects on media ownership (2003/2004) and on media integrity of the media (SEE Media Observatory, 2012-2016, implemented through regional partnership). Peace Institute has participated in EU media policy studies and has also been part of the initiatives for stronger policy engagement of the European Union in the protection of media freedom and pluralism in the EU member states. Web: http://www.mirovni-institut.si/ Platform for Independent Journalism (P24) is a timely initiative to support and promote editorial independence in the Turkish press at the time when the journalistic profession is under fierce commercial and political pressure. P24 is a not-for-profit, civil society organization which has as its founders several experienced members of the Turkish press. It was established with a broad mission to build the capacity of the Turkish media, create a public appetite for media independence, define and promote best journalistic practice, and more specifically to encourage the transition to web-based journalism. It does so using various strategies: leading by its own example (providing content; organizing projects to encourage investigative journalism with independent funding); by organizing training for young professionals; by providing assistance to news websites of proven integrity; by bringing issues of media integrity to public attention. In a nutshell, P24 attempts to prove the value of free and independent press to a society which has lost confidence in established media. Web: www.platform24.org	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1969
__label__wiki	0.83221	0.83221	Financial Aid & Scholarships » Privately Funded Scholarships Privately funded scholarships are provided by the gifts of our alumni and friends. Often, these scholarships or endowments are established to honor a family member, classmate, mentor, friend or faculty member. In some instances, the donor wishes to support a specific area of study or students from a particular region. For more information on how to contribute to any of these scholarships or how to start your own, contact University Development at development@astate.edu or visit our online give form and enter the name of the scholarship in the 'Other' field. Academic Area: Show all General Scholarships Agriculture Business Education Engineering & Computer Science Liberal Arts and Communications Nursing & Health Professions Science & Mathematics Honors Military Science Endowed 100 Years of Marketing Excellence Scholarship Because of their belief in the integrity of the marketing program, and because of their desire to help others who choose to pursue a degree in marketing, the Arkansas State University Department of Management and Marketing established this award A-State Scholarships The A-State Scholarship Fund is comprised of numerous alumni and friends of Arkansas State University. Aaron & Sandie Lubin Human Resource Scholarship Scholarship was established in 1998 by Aaron and Sandie Lubin to assist students in the human resources management field of study. For several years, Mr. Lubin had an office in Jonesboro and said he experienced the impact ASU had on the Jonesboro community, and grew very fond of ASU. Sandie Lubin grew up in Northeast Arkansas and is a 1974 alumna of the Nursing program at the university. Now living in Little Rock, Mr. and Mrs. Lubin want to continue their ties with the region and have generously chosen to support the university through this scholarship. Abner & Ruth Junkin Scholarship The Abner & Ruth Junkin scholarship was established with periodic contributions from the Junkins and matched by the Upjohn Company Corporate Matching Program. Accounting Scholarship This scholarship was established by the alumni of Arkansas State University's Accounting, Finance and Law Program. Because they have been successful as a result of the education they received while at Arkansas State University, because they believe in supporting the continued success of ASU's accounting program, and because they believe in making a difference in the lives of those who are striving to excel through the program, the Accounting Alumni chose to establish this award that is now being bestowed on you. Adams for Academic Excellence in Exercise Science Scholarship Because of their desire to help others who choose to pursue a degree in the exercise science program, Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Adams established this award Adams for Academic Excellence in Health Promotion Scholarship Because of their desire to help others who choose to pursue a degree in the health promotion program, Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Adams established this award. Addison Bradford Scholarship Addison M. Bradford was born in La Grange, Ark., and was raised in Forrest City. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the then-Arkansas State College in 1939, served in the U.S. Army during World War II, and graduated from Southern Methodist University's law school in 1948. He was senior partner in Bradford and Snyder, a Dallas, Texas law firm, and received national prominence in Life magazine and on the Art Linkletter television show during the early 1950s for a case he represented. Additionally, he was admitted to practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court. He was one of ASU's first Distinguished Alumni, having been elected in 1984. Following his death in 1988, a scholarship to benefit an outstanding Forrest City student bound for ASU was established by his wife, Grace Peggy Bradford. Adrian Headley Textbook Award Memorial Scholarship The Adrian Headley Memorial Textbook Scholarship was established by the Department of Journalism and Printing to benefit a journalism major with public relations emphasis in the College of Communications. Mr. Headley coordinated the public relations emphasis area of the journalism program at ASU, where he served as an assistant professor of journalism until his death in 1986. Aileen Matthews String Music Scholarship First awarded in 1996, the Aileen Matthews String Music Scholarship was established in honor of Aileen Matthews, a long-time teacher of string music in Jonesboro and Northeast Arkansas. Ms. Matthews attended the First District Agricultural and Mechanical College, now known as Arkansas State University. Ms. Matthews was well-known as a dedicated and talented individual. She was a member of the Nocturne Music Club is Jonesboro. Alfred Skoog Choral Alumni Scholarship Because of their belief in the integrity of the choral program, and because of their desire to help others who choose to pursue a degree in the fine arts program, the choral alumni established this award as a tribute to the late Alfred Skoog. Mr. Skoog was a longtime director of choral activities at Arkansas State University, teaching at ASU for 33 years. Mr. Skoog retired in 1996 and passed away in 1998. Alice Horn Bryant Scholarship The scholarship you are receiving was established by the Estate of Alice Horn Bryant. Mrs. Bryant received her B.S.E. in Social Science from Arkansas State University in 1938. She served as a psychologist in the Los Angeles, California area for many years. Alpha Tau Alpha Scholarship The Alpha Tau Alpha, a national professional fraternity for students majoring in agricultural education, established this scholarship to aid its qualified members during their student teaching semester. ATA began awarding this scholarship in 1997 through a fund that is the result of ATA fund raising efforts, and corporate and individual investments Alumni License Plate Scholarship The ASU Alumni Association License Plate Scholarship was established in 2003 by the ASU Alumni Association, through proceeds from the sale of ASU license plates in Arkansas. American Society of Farm Managers & Rural Appraisers Scholarship Established by the Arkansas Chapter of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. Amos B. Rougeau Agricultural Scholarship Amos B. Rougeau, Ed.D. Rougeau, who served 35 years and retired as professor of agricultural education, joined the faculty in 1957 and retired in 1992. He took particular pride in his efforts to secure scholarships for outstanding students Anderson Neal Jr. and Marietha Goodwin Neal Scholarship Anderson Neal Jr. established this scholarship to assist African American students majoring in STEM, Agriculture or Education. Angelo Humanities and Social Sciences Scholarship The Lou and Frank Angelo Scholarship was established by Mrs. Lou Angelo and her husband, the late Frank Angelo, in 1986 to aid deserving students who meet the scholarship requirements. Mr. Angelo was a 1939 graduate of what is now Arkansas State University. In his adult life, Mr. Angelo was instrumental in moving the home location of the 875th Engineering Battalion to the ASU campus, and in building the armory at its present location. He also started Angelo Manufacturing, one of the largest manufacturers of wooden pallets in the United States. Ann Slaughter Smith Scholarship Scholarship established by Lucinda McDaniel in honor of her mother, Ann Slaughter Smith. Anna Hettel Endowed Scholarship This scholarship was established by Catherine Cappiello Nowicki in honor of her mother Ann Hettell to assist students from Corning, Arkansas. Mrs. Hettell was pro education and thought it was important for people to pursue higher education. Anne R. Vogus Scholarship Clint Vogus, instructor in management, College of Business, has published "A Current View of Higher Education," in which he asserts that a young person's decision process regarding college is much more complicated in the current financial environment. His goal with the book is to help young people and their parents with higher education decisions and to help bring about change in the economics of education to make it more affordable. He will direct all royalties to the Anne R. Vogus Scholarship for A-State students. AOPI Excel Scholarship Scholarship was established in 1983 by alumnae members of the Sigma Omicron chapter of Alpha Omicron Pi on 'State Day. Arbyrd High School Class of 1948 Scholarship During their 40-year class reunion in 1988, members of the Arbyrd High School Class of 1948 began discussing a means of preserving their class identity while demonstrating strong support for present and future generations of students of Southland High School. The committee, which was headed by William R. Wright, class scholarship committee chairman, began raising funds for the scholarship. Within a year, they were able to raise enough funds to endow a scholarship Ark Ag Consultants Assn Scholarship Scholarship established by the Arkansas Agricultural Consultants Association. Ark State Fed of Farm Credit Stockholder Scholarship Established in August 2000 by the Arkansas State Federation of Farm Credit Stockholders. Arkansas Broadcasters Association Scholarship For more than 25 years, the Arkansas Broadcasters Association has awarded this scholarship to honor the memory of Ted Rand, who was owner-manager of KDRS in Paragould, Ark., and a former ABA president. Arkansas Farm Bureau - Marvin Vines Scholarship The Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation established this scholarship in 1988 to honor the memory of the late Marvin Vines, a veteran Arkansas farm broadcaster. Vines' career stretched more than 25 years over radio station KAAY in Little Rock, and other central Arkansas radio stations. Arkansas Flower and Garden Show Scholarship The Arkansas Flower and Garden Show has established this outstanding award to assist those students pursuing a career in the field of horticulture, landscape architecture or related fields. This organization is proud to assist in the education and promotion of the horticulture industry in the state of Arkansas. Arkansas Press Association Scholarship Student must be a resident of Arkansas, express an interest in newspaper work in Arkansas and be a sophomore, junior or senior with emphasis in news-editorial, advertising or photojournalism. Arkansas Seed Dealers Scholarship Because of their belief in the integrity of the agriculture program, and because of their desire to help others who choose to pursue a degree in the College of Agriculture, the Arkansas Seed Dealers Association established this award at Arkansas State University Arkansas State Plant Board Scholarship Scholarship was established by the Arkansas State Plant Board. Recipient will be required to visit the Arkansas State Plant Board and become aware of their numerous programs. The recipient will also be required to work on a research project within the College of Agriculture with the ultimate goal of having that information presented at an appropriate program. Art Departments Scholarship Because of their desire to help others who choose to pursue a degree in the College of Fine Arts, several individuals established this award. Arthur & Sally Rezny Lectureship Scholarship Phi Kappa Phi established this fund to honor Arthur and Sally Rezny. Arthur Monroe Shride Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established in 1987 by Dr. Robert Chester, a Fort Smith anesthesiologist, in memory of Arthur Monroe Shride. Mr. Shride was his teacher for 12 years at a one-room school in Randolph County (Elm Store School). Mr. Shride himself never graduated from college; however, he did take classes at Arkansas State each summer when he was not teaching school. Dr. Chester said Mr. Shride had a profound influence on his life and that is why he wanted the scholarship fund in his memory. Arthur R.(Kip) Moore Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established in 1990 by Mrs. Mary Sue Moore, her daughter, Mrs. Susan Armstrong and friends in loving memory of husband and father Arthur Ray "Kip" Moore of Monette, Ark. Mr. Moore was a retired lumber retailer in eastern Craighead County before his death. He was involved in many church and civic activities in Monette, and was a veteran of World War II. He was a known and sought-after speaker and master of ceremonies for events throughout Craighead County. At age 55, he entered Arkansas State University making him the oldest freshman at that time. Although he was not interested in obtaining his degree, he wanted to prove to himself and others that a person could learn at any age. Download application >> Aspen Transportation Scholarship Scholarship was established by Aspen Transportation, a local company in Jonesboro founded in 2002 by John Sawyer and Mickey Seeman. ASTATE Thompson Scholarship Arkansas State University received a $2.8 million endowment gift in 2002 from the estate of James L. Thompson. Thompson, who died in spring 2001, was a retired airline captain for Delta Air Lines living in Houston and a 1944 alumnus of what was then Arkansas State College. This gift funds several scholarships. ASU Alumni 1909 Society Scholarship The 1909 Society, which is a giving campaign exclusive to new graduates of Arkansas State University, was created in 2003 by the Student Government Association and was named after ASU�s founding year. Through this giving campaign, the SGA was able to endow the 1909 Society Scholarship. The first scholarship was awarded in 2010. ASU Museum Garden Club Scholarship Scholarship was established by the ASU Museum Garden Club members to assist students majoring in horticulture. ATO/Eta Gamma Memorial Scholarship Scholarship established in 2004 by the alumni of the Eta Gamma Chapter of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity. The donors' desire was to establish this endowment fund in memory of David Chittenden, Rick Finley, and Ken Carpenter, three members who represented their university and fraternity with pride and integrity. Barrett-Tuck Science Scholarship Dr. Rebecca Barrett-Tuck, a 1978 graduate of ASU's zoology program who is a Jonesboro neurosurgeon, and her husband Sam Tuck, a surgical technician, established this award in 1992 to assist promising students who are working toward a degree in one of the science fields taught at ASU. Barry Weyer Jr. Memorial Scholarship This scholarship was established in honor of Barry Weyer Jr. who was tragically killed in a car accident. Barry was a junior at A-state who worked for the Red Wolves football team as an equipment manager. Beck Foundation Scholarship Scholarship was established by Beck Foundation to enhance entrepreneurship in the College of Business and the College of Agriculture and Technology. Beck ROTC STEM Scholarship Buddy Gene Beck '59 graduated from ASU with a bachelor's degree in chemistry, later receiving a master's degree from the University of Southern California in systems management and a fellowship at Brookings Institute in Washington, D. C. Following public service, he launched a business career in advanced research and engineering. He was awarded three patents in computational engineering and advanced sensors, founding a number of companies involved in energy, defense and medical technology. Benjamin & Sydney B Hall Memorial Scholarship The A. Benjamin and Sydney B. Hall Memorial Scholarship was first awarded in 1991 by the couple's son, the late Rick Hall of DeSoto, Texas, in memory of his parents. Rick Hall was a 1967 Arkansas State College alum who was an active member of Kappa Alpha fraternity while at ASC. Best Diversified Products Scholarship Best Diversified Products established the scholarship endowment to benefit children and grandchildren of the company's employees. Qualifications for receiving the scholarship include: first preference given to children and grandchildren of employees of Best Diversified Products, Inc., as verified by the donor, award available to a freshman level student of any academic major Beth Smith ASU Alumni Association Endowment Scholarship This scholarship was established by friends and colleagues of Beth Smith for her years of dedicated service as Executive Director of the A-State Alumni Association. Beth served tirelessly as she directed the Alumni Association and molded it into a stable and consistent organization under her leadership. Bill and Alice Nix Petting Zoo Volunteer Scholarship In the Spring of 2008, the children of Bill and Alice Nix surprised them by establishing an endowment for the petting zoo, which was named the Bill and Alice Nix Petting Zoo in their honor. For this reason, Bill and Alice established the scholarship you are receiving to help students who volunteer their time with the petting zoo. Bill Bell Jazz Scholarship Bill Bell was an alumnus of ASU. He founded The Tribe, the top jazz band at ASU which played at many dances and concerts on and off campus. He completed his BME and taught band in Mississippi. He also formed the Hot Cotton Traditional Jazz Band which performed at festivals throughout the USA and abroad. Bill Edmondson Memorial Scholarship The Lawrence County Farm Bureau established this scholarship in 2009 as a tribute to Bill Edmondson who served as an agency manager for Lawrence County Farm Bureau in Walnut Ridge for 38 years. Bill Penix Jr Memorial Scholarship The Bill Penix Jr. Memorial Scholarship was established through the generosity of his parents, Bill and Marian Penix of Jonesboro, in 1991, to honor their son's dedication to public mental health nursing. After his graduation from Jonesboro High School, Bill Jr. served with a medical combat group in Vietnam in 1970-71. Following that service in the military, he earned a nursing degree through the ASU College of Nursing and Health Professions. BKD Accounting Scholarship Because of their belief in the integrity of the accounting program and because of their desire to help others who choose to pursue a degree in accounting, BKD, LLP, which is one of the 10 largest CPA firms in the U.S., established this award. Bob and Frances Puryear Physical Therapy Scholarship Bob and Frances (Berkshire) Puryear and their families were long-time residents of Jonesboro, and were active in several charity, civic, and business activities. The Bob and Frances Puryear Physical Therapy Scholarship was established in honor and in memory of Bob and Frances Puryear by their three surviving children, families and friends. Bobbie Timmerman PBL/FBLA Endowed Scholarship The College of Business established this scholarship in honor of Bobbie Timmerman who is an educator who taught at Nettleton Publics Schools and served as their FBLA advisor Bonnie Thrasher Memorial Scholarship The Bonnie Thrasher Memorial Scholarship was created in memory of a beloved faculty member who devoted her life to her students and advised The Herald for more than 20 years. It is for undergraduate full-time students who have at least 30 hours completed. They must be a Journalism major who shows promise and demonstrates need. Preference is given to students who have worked for The Herald. Recipients who are in good standing can reapply each year. Download the application >> Boyd L Booth Memorial Scholarship Mr. Booth was a Caraway native and 1942 Arkansas State College graduate. Recipients should be a graduate of Riverside High School and a resident of the Caraway area. Brackett-Krennerich Assoc. for Theatre Scholarship The scholarship you are receiving was established in 2002 by Jerry Brackett and George Krennerich, partners in the Jonesboro architectural firm of Brackett and Krennerich. They were the designers of Fowler Center, and have a firm belief that students can benefit from an education that includes the arts. They established this scholarship to assist deserving students in furthering their theatre education Bradbury Free Enterprise Scholars Program This scholarship was established by the Bradbury Family Foundation of Little Rock to assist outstanding students based on merit. To be eligible for selection as a Bradbury Scholar, students must have declared themselves candidates for the Certificate of Free Enterprise program and completed two of the five core courses for the certificate. Although the program is based in the College of Business, eligibility extends to all A-State students regardless of major. Brigadier General Keith Klemmer Scholarship Brigadier General Keith Klemmer established this scholarship to assist student majoring in the College of Agriculture and Technology. General Klemmer is a 1987 graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture. Buddy and Charlotte Beck STEM Scholarship Buddy Gene Beck '59 graduated from ASU with a bachelor's degree in chemistry, later receiving a master's degree from the University of Southern California in systems management and a fellowship at Brookings Institute in Washington, D. C. Following public service, he launched a business career in advanced research and engineering. He was awarded three patents in computational engineering and advanced sensors, founding a number of companies involved in energy, defense and medical technology. The resulting firm was named by Business Week in 1993 as the nation's fastest-growing small private technology company, which was later acquired by Thermo Electron Corporation, a Fortune 500 company. In 2000, he founded Trans Digital Technologies, a leader in advanced technology identity solutions that produces U. S. passports and smartcards. It was acquired by Viisage Technologies, a NASDAQ firm that produces secure identity solutions and credentials where he is vice-chairman of the board. He sits on the boards of six other companies, as well as a number of national security boards and non-profit organizations. He was recently appointed to the board of the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute and the Army Science Board to provide counsel to the Secretary of the Army in scientific and technology matters. He and his wife Charlotte are active members of the ASU Alumni Association. They have two children, Deborah Beck Corbatto and Michael Beck, and reside in Fairfax Station, Va. Burrow Halsey Real Estate Development Scholarship Established by the Burrow/Halsey Real Estate Group to provide assistance to those students at ASU with an emphasis in real estate as their major. C. Calvin Smith Scholarship The Dr. Calvin C. Smith Scholarship was established by the Department of History in May 2002 in honor of Dr. Smith's 32 years of service to Arkansas State University. The purpose of the scholarship is reward outstanding academic achievement of an African-American student in the field of social science education or history. Carl R Reng Memorial Scholarship First awarded in 1989, the scholarship was established by alumni, friends, family and faculty in memory of Dr. Carl R. Reng, Arkansas State University's longest-serving president. Dr. Reng was instrumental in the shaping of the modern campus of ASU. He was the driving force in the successful campaign to gain university status in 1967. Dr. Reng served Arkansas State from 1951 until 1975. Carla Brooks Spears Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established in 1988 by the children of the late Carla Brooks Spears in memory of their mother. Center for Supply Chain Management Scholarship Because of their belief in the integrity of the marketing program, and because of their desire to help others who choose to pursue a degree in the marketing program, several individuals established this award. Chad and Pam Niell Marketing Scholarship Chad and Pam Niell are owners of Tiger Correctional Service located in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Tiger Correctional Services provides federal, state and county correctional facilities with inmate food service, inmate commissary, inmate banking and accounting software and jail management software. Almost 200 correctional facilities rely on Tiger daily for vital services. Chad is a 1991 graduate of A-State's College of Business with a degree in Marketing. Chad and Pam are longtime supporters of A-State. Chad Lewis Photojournalism Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established in 2001 in memory of Chad Lewis, a 1999 graduate of A-State, who had a major in sports management and minor in journalism/photojournalism. Chad died during surgery in 2000. He lived his life to the fullest, playing Ultimate Frisbee, photographer, writer, outdoor enthusiast and had close and generous relationships with his family and friends. Several of his fellow graduates and close friends, along with those in the department, have held fund raising events which include Ultimate Frisbee tournaments to raise the funds for this scholarship. Chancellor's Cabinet Scholarship The Chancellor's Cabinet is dedicated to advancing the mission of Arkansas State University by: Providing counsel to the Chancellor and university administration on directions, programs, services and activities that will strengthen and enhance the university; Communicating university goals and aspirations to various constituencies on and off campus as ambassadors of the Chancellor and the ASU administration, faculty and staff. Charles Hobson in Business Memorial Scholarship Mr. Charles Hobson was a 1954 graduate from Arkansas State University where he received a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences and he was a member of the ASU ROTC. Upon his death, his estate established this scholarship in his memory. Charles Rasberry Radio/TV Scholarship Scholarship established in 1989 honoring Mr. Charles Rasberry in recognition of his years of dedication and service to the Department of Radio-Television at Arkansas State University. Mr. Rasberry was head of the radio-television program at ASU for nearly 27 years. During those years he expressed a concern that only one broadcasting scholarship was available to incoming ASU freshmen. Upon his retirement, a group of ASU alumni supporting the idea of a scholarship in honor of Rasberry met and launched the campaign which resulted in this endowed scholarship. Charles Wright Scholarship Memorial scholarship established in honor of Mr. Charles Wright. Chi Omega Omicron Zeta Chapter Personnel Officer Housing Scholarship Established by Omicron Zeta Chaper of Chi Omega at Arkansas State university to assist the housing manager. Chi Omega Omicron Zeta Chapter President Housing Scholarship Established by Omicron Zeta Chapter of Chi Omega at Arkansas State university to assist the chapter president. Cindy French Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established by family and friends of Cindy French who died suddenly in January 2005. Cindy graduated from A-State in 1979 with a degree in Business Administration. Banking was the only career she ever had. She began at the Bank of Newport in Jackson County and then worked for Citizens Bank in Jonesboro for more than 13 years. She then went on to become a national bank examiner with the Office of Comptroller of the Currency, a federal government position. Citizens Bank Senior Citizens Club Scholarship Scholarship was established by the Citizens Bank Seniors Club. City Water & Light Employee Scholarship Employees of Jonesboro City Water and Light established this scholarship in 1993 to benefit employees' children in their pursuit of higher education at Arkansas State University. Claudia Dunn Mitts Scholarship Through a testamentary gift, the late Claudia Dunn Mitts provided a scholarship endowment at Arkansas State University's Jonesboro campus in memory of Mrs. Mitts, her husband Ollie Edward Mitts, her parents Walter Frederick Dunn and Dollie Keton Dunn, and her brother Ross Dunn. Mrs. Mitts was a graduate of Swifton High School and attended Arkansas State University (then College) at Jonesboro and Draughons School of Business in Little Rock. Mrs. Mitts retired as a Certified Senior Engineering Technician from the Little Rock District of the Corps of Engineers. Among her many accomplishments, she was the first woman to serve as an officer of the Arkansas Post Society of American Military Engineers. Cleat Stanfill Scholarship Scholarship was established by an endowment from the Caruthersville, Missouri, community in honor of Cleat Stanfill, a 1958 A-State grad, one of the first graduates of what was then the radio journalism program. Cleat was `the radio guy' for Southeast Missouri and a beloved resident of the community. Much of his career was spent broadcasting from KCRV, the town's AM radio station. The radio station eventually sold, and Stanfill became public relations manager for the Southeast Missouri Workforce Investment Board. Once he became ill, the mayor and residents of the community wanted to do something for him to let him know just how important he has been to the community. With the help of a local casino and country singer Chely Wright (Stanfill's son Preston plays drums for her), a benefit concert was put together featuring Wright, Joe Don Rooney of Racal Flats and Jeff Bates. Clopton Clinic MBA Scholarship In 2006, the physicians and staff of Clopton Clinic, formerly Internal Medicine Associates, of Jonesboro decided to establish a scholarship in the Master of Business Administration program in the A-State College of Business. Clopton Clinic Nursing Scholarship In 1996, the physicians and staff of Clopton Clinic, formerly Internal Medicine Associates, of Jonesboro decided to make a special gift during the 1995 Holiday season. They established a nursing scholarship at Arkansas State University to assist deserving students and have continued that gift each year. College of Business Scholarship Established by the College of Business to help supplement students majoring in Business. College of Engineering Scholarship Because of their belief in the integrity of the engineering programs, and because of their desire to help others who choose to pursue a degree in the College of Engineering, several corporations and individuals established this award. ConAgra Foods Employee Dependent Scholarship This scholarship is for dependents of ConAgra employees. Cooper-Huitt Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established in 1977 by alumni, students, faculty and friends to honor the memory of Durward Cooper, associate professor of history, and Dr. Homer C. Huitt, professor of social science. Mr. Cooper was on the faculty from 1946 until 1972 and served for a time as acting chairman of the social sciences department. He died June 28, 1976. Dr. Huitt was on the faculty from 1936 until 1962 and was chairman of the social sciences department. He died September 19, 1967. Corinne Sternheimer Greenfield Lecture Scholarship The Corinne Sternheimer Greenfield Lecture Series was established at A-State through an endowment from Drs. Rosalee and Raymond Weiss of Teaneck, N. J., in memory of Rosalee Weiss's mother. Craighead Co Ext Homemakers Council Memorial Scholarship Members of the Craighead County Extension Homemakers Council provided a gift to Arkansas State University to support a general scholarship for EHC members, their children, grandchildren or great-grandchildren. Crane for Widows and Children Scholarship The Crane Fund provided scholarships to students who are orphans or widows. Crop Production Services Annual Scholarship Crop Production Services established this scholarship to assist students seeking a career in agriculture. Crop Production Services Scholarship Cucial J. Roberts Scholarship Scholarship was established by Don Roberts in memory of his brother, Cucial Julian Roberts. Dr. Don Roberts retired from A-State where he served on the faculty for many years in the College of Business. MOA is on file signed and dated on April 8, 2002, by Don Roberts. Qualifications for receiving the scholarship include: First preference shall be given to graduates of Maynard High School, second preference shall be given to students from Randolph County in Arkansas, and financial need shall be a consideration in making the award. Daniel Hoyt HRM Scholarship The scholarship you are receiving was established in 2000 by the Northeast Arkansas Chapter of society for Human Resource Management to honor the career and leadership of Dr. Dan Hoyt, emeritus professor of Management and Coordinator of the College of Business Internship Program. Dr. Hoyt was a mentor, adviser and friend to many. His service to Arkansas State University began in 1965 and continued until his retirement in 2000. Danny Lee Scott Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established in the late 1970s in memory of Danny Scott of Sedgwick, who was one of the first students to major in agricultural engineering at Arkansas State University. Scott died as a result of a motor vehicle accident in Montana in 1976. The first scholarship was awarded in 1979. Dr. Mildred Vance, who is a sister to Scott's mother and a professor at A-State, along with other family and friends, raised the scholarship fund to endowment status. Darryl & Donald Hiers Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established at Arkansas State University in 1986 by Darryl Hiers in memory of his brother, Donald G. Hiers who became disabled in 1966 after being struck by an automobile while crossing the street. Darryl Hiers established the scholarship to help disabled students, especially those majoring in the sciences. David and Jo Ann Aubel Scholarship David and Jo Ann Aubel are long-time supporters of Arkansas State University and both are A-State graduates. David graduated in 1967 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Jo Ann graduated in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science Education degree in Physical Education. The Aubels have been successful in their professional careers and because of this they wanted to give back and help others become successful as they pursue their livelihoods. David Puryear Memorial Scholarship The David E. Puryear Scholarship was established by the family and friends in memory of David, a Jonesboro resident who was an avid fan of A-State athletics, especially football. Dean Robert Moore Leader Scholarship Scholarship was established by the A-State Alumni Association in memory of the former A-State Dean of Students, Robert Moore. Moore, who retired in 1983 from the university after 34 years of service, died in 1991. Robert Moore served as dean of students from 1949 until his retirement in 1983, the longest tenure in the country by a dean of students at one institution. Debate Team Scholarships Students in lead positions on the Debate Team are awarded scholarships on a semester-by-semester basis. Debbie Pilgrim Marketing Excellence Scholarship Because of their belief in the integrity of the marketing program, and because of their desire to help others who choose to pursue a degree in the marketing program, several individuals established this award in honor of Debbie Pilgrim. Debbye Turner Alumni Scholarship Scholarship was established in 1989 by the A-State Alumni Association in honor of Debbye Turner, Miss America 1990. Dr. Turner attended Arkansas State University from 1983 to 1986, working on her pre-professional degree in veterinary medicine. She competed in the Miss Arkansas Pageant three times, first as Miss ASU in 1985, then as Miss White River in 1987 and Miss Northeast Arkansas in 1988. She won first runner-up in those last two state pageants. She completed her degree at the University of Missouri's School of Veterinary Medicine at Columbia; while there she was named Miss Missouri and went on to successfully compete in the Miss America program. Dr. Turner's parents were also A-State alums. Her father, Lt. Col. Frederick Turner, was one of the first African American graduates at Arkansas State, receiving both his bachelor's and master's degrees here. Later he became the first African American instructor at A-State, teaching in the ROTC program. The Strong-Turner Alumni Chapter is named in honor of Lt. Col. Turner. Her mother, the late Gussie Turner, also received bachelor's and master's degrees at the university, and was much beloved by students on the A-State campus. Delaplaine Scholarship Scholarship was established in 1994 by graduates, patrons and friends of Delaplaine High School. Denso Engineering Endowed Scholarship Denso Manufacturing in Osceola, Arkansas established this scholarship to assist students majoring in engineering. DENSO Manufacturing Arkansas (DMAR) produces HVAC assemblies and Engine Cooling Modules (ECM) for its North American customers. With 224,000 square feet of manufacturing space, the facility employs more than 470 people. Dick Clay 'That's Sports' Memorial Scholarship This scholarship was established by family and friends of Dick Clay who attained his Bachelor's Degree in 1968 and his Masters Degree in 1969 in Education. Dick was the Sports Director of KAIT from 1970-1988. His nickname was "Dickie-Bird." He closed every sports cast by saying "I'm Dick Clay and that's sports." Disability Services Scholarship The A-State Disability Services Scholarship was established for students with a disability, with preference given to students with a learning disability. Don and Geraldine Caldwell Scholarship Rachelle Caldwell Keller made a commitment to funding a $25K endowment designated for the accounting and law department. Don and Myra Wright Educational Leadership Scholarship Don Wright was a longtime educator at Arkansas State University who passed away in 2009. His wife Myra Wright established this scholarship in December of 2010 for students in the Educational Leadership Program. Donald R and Virginia Minx Memorial Scholarship Donald R. Minx was assistant professor of music at Arkansas State University, and taught from 1954 until his untimely death on March 4, 1982. He was chairman of the Music Department and director of the Marching Indian Band for 24 years. His leadership of the music program sparked a period of growth and national attention through marching band appearances around the country, including the 1961 Presidential Inaugural Parade, which helped provide support to Arkansas State in its successful quest for university status. Donald W Stone Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established in 2002 by Simmons First National Corporation, Simmons First Bank of Jonesboro, and family and friends to honor the memory of Mr. Donald Stone. Stone was a highly respected member of the Jonesboro community. He contributed greatly and provided influence to many service organizations. His career was in the banking field, holding the most prominent position with Simmons Bank of Jonesboro. Dr & Mrs Thomas Adams Excellence in Sports Administration Scholarship Because of their desire to help others who choose to pursue a degree in the sports management program, Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Adams established this award. Your qualifications exemplify those that Dr. and Mrs. Thomas saw as necessary to award this scholarship. Dr & Mrs Thomas Adams II Excellence in Sports Administration Scholarship Dr Al Langlois Scholarship Scholarship was established in 2006 by the family and presented as a gift to him on Father's Day. They wanted to honor their father for his 33 years of service to A-State College of Agriculture Dr Olen Nail Agri Memorial Scholarship This scholarship was established by the A-State Agriculture Department in memory of Dr. Olen P. Nail who died on April 4, 1988. Dr. Nail served as Chairman of the Agriculture department and as Dean of the College of Agriculture at Arkansas State from 1953-1975. Dr Randy C Ham Memorial Scholarship $con.description Dr Robert L Hoskins Memorial Scholarship This scholarship was established by the friends and family of Dr. Robert L. Hoskins, who died in July, 1994. Dr. Hoskins was the much-loved and highly respected founding dean of the College of Communications at Arkansas State University, a position he held for 16 years. After being named dean of Communications at ASU, he helped establish the university’s first masters degree program and coordinated its successful effort to gain national accreditation. Dr. Hoskins became vice president for Academic Affairs at ASU in 1989, where he coordinated a 10-year accreditation review in 1993 by the Commission on Higher Education. At the time of his untimely death, he was still serving as interim President of Arkansas State University. Dr Stan McPike Lambda Chi Alpha Scholarship Scholarship was established through gifts from current and past members of the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity to honor Stan McPike and his years of service as Chapter Advisor. Dr Stan McPike/Lambda Chi Alpha Scholarship Dr Warren & Lu Nedrow Trustees Scholarship Scholarship was established by the estate of Mrs. Lu L. Nedrow of Jonesboro, Ark., and was named in memory of Mrs. Nedrow and her husband, Dr. W.W. Nedrow, arguably one of the 'power couples' in the history of Arkansas State. Mrs. Nedrow was a retired teacher and director of Food Services at Arkansas State University for 33 years. She was the founder of the Epsilon Zeta Chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta at ASU. Dr. Nedrow joined the Arkansas State College faculty in 1936 as chair of the Department of Biology; he later served as dean of the Science Department, and then dean of the Graduate School. He was the founder of the Arkansas State chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, and served as its adviser for many years. Dr. Albert L. Mink Scholarship The scholarship you are receiving was established in memory of Dr. Mink after his sudden death. During his lifelong career at ASU, he served as a faculty member and Dean of the College of Engineering, currently serving in that capacity at the time of his death. Numerous students have expressed gratitude for Dr. Mink's assistance and encouragement through contributions to this scholarship in his memory. Dr. Angie and Fred Schmidt Nursing Scholarship This scholarship was established by Mr. and Mrs. James Vaughn in appreciation of Dr. Schmidt's unselfish and compassionate care given to them. Dr. Schmidt voluntarily visited Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn without being asked and assisted them with any needs they had during that time. Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn are grateful to know Dr. Schmidt and what she represents. This scholarship was established to show gratitude to Dr. Schmidt and her family and in hopes that others will be able to demonstrate the love and compassion Dr. Schmidt has displayed. Dr. B.C. McGough Dean's Scholarship Dr. B. C. McGough was the first dean of the College of Business, which was housed at that time in historic Wilson Hall. He knew the importance of scholarship assistance to upper-level students who have proven their ability and potential but need financial assistance to finish a bachelor's degree. Dr. Bob McGough Scholarship Dr. C. William Roe MBA Leadership Scholarship This scholarship was established by friends, family and colleagues of Dr. C. William Roe to honor him for his years of service as Director of the Graduate Business Programs at Arkansas State University. Dr. Roe has served as Associate Dean Director of Graduate Business Programs since 2000. He has been published numerous times and the online MBA Program at A-State is the only program to be ranked in the top 15 overall in the U.S News and World Report Rankings, and in the top 10 most affordable programs. Dr. Roe received his Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate degrees at Mississippi State University. Dr. Charles Kenner History Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established by friends and family of Dr. Charles Kenner. Dr. Kenner was the author of two books on western history as well as numerous articles, papers, and reviews. He taught at Arkansas State University for 30 years, arriving the year before ASU became a university in 1966. He was an active member of First United Methodist Church in Jonesboro, AR, and for years he diligently volunteered weekly at the Helping neighbors Food Pantry here in Jonesboro. Dr. Coy Mac Boyd Scholarship Annually funded scholarship established with an initial gift of $1000, letter dated 1/3/03 and signed by Dana Stroud, ASU and Dr. Coy Mac Boyd, Donor. Dr. Earnest Lee Saunders Memorial Scholarship First awarded in 2000, the Dr. Earnest Lee Saunders Memorial Scholarship was established in 1993. Dr. Saunders was a Jonesboro radiologist and graduate of Arkansas State University and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He was a member of the Craighead-Poinsett Medical Society, was active in Boy Scouting, the Jonesboro YMCA and the American Songwriters Club. Friends and family of Dr. Saunders established this scholarship, following his untimely death in an automobile accident, to assist students majoring in chemistry Dr. Glenn D. Cooper Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established in memory of Dr. Glenn D. Cooper, a 1940 Arkansas State College alumnus, by his loving wife Rose, and by his employer, General Electric Corporation. Dr. Cooper was a researcher for GE and had previously been an academician, having taught at New Mexico State University. He was the author of more than 75 patents and 75 published technical papers, and was a recognized expert in all areas of Noryl resin chemistry. MOA is on file signed and dated on December 19, 1995, by Rose Cooper. Qualifications for receiving the scholarship include: full-time student; majoring in chemistry; at least 30 hours of credit; minimum 3.0 overall GPA; preference will be given to applicants in need of financial support. Scholarship is endowed; last gift received in 1998. Dr. Harry Jordan Athletic Training Scholarship Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Adams established this award in memory of Dr. Harry Jordan, Jr. who served as a physician in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Dr. Jordan died on January 11, 1992. Dr. Jake Darby Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established in memory of Dr. Jake Darby by his family and friends to benefit students in the Health, Physical Education and Sports Sciences at Arkansas State University. As a student at ASU, Dr. Darby was a three-year letterman in football, and earned his bachelor's and master's degree. After receiving his doctorate in 1971, he taught in the Health and Physical Education Department until his untimely death in 1998. Dr. James F Golden Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established in 1987 by the family of Dr. James F. Golden, associate professor of Education at Arkansas State University, in recognition of his many years of service to the field of counseling. Before his death, Dr. Golden was a member of the Arkansas School Counselors Association, and received special recognition for his many contributions to the field of counseling. Dr. Jasper H. Hayles Agri Scholarship Dr. Jasper Hayles was a professor in the College of Agriculture and Technology from 1967-1988. The College of Agriculture and Technology established the scholarship in his honor. Dr. Jim Washam Endowed Scholarship This scholarship was established by Interim Dean of the College of Business Dr. Kathy Loyd, to honor Dr. Jim Washam for his years of leadership and instruction in the College of Business. Dr. John C. Faris Scholarship Scholarship was established by an anonymous donor in 1986 in honor and memory of Dr. John C. Faris of Jonesboro. Dr. Faris, who practiced medicine for nearly 50 years, entered private practice in Jonesboro in 1939. During his career, he served 10 years as college physician at Arkansas State University, and designed the Wilson Student Health Center on campus. Dr. John C. Osoinach Poetry Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established in 1996 by Mrs. Margaret Osoinach in memory of her husband, Dr. John C. Osoinach, Professor of Sociology from 1963 to 1977. Mrs. Osoinach was a long-time friend and benefactor of ASU. Dr. John C. Osoinach Sociology Memorial Scholarship Dr. John E. Knight Baseball Scholarship Scholarship was established by family and friends after Dr. Knight's death in 2002. They wanted to honor his memory and his love of baseball. Dr. Knight played baseball as a child, and when his son Cody was old enough to play, he was right there to help. He was an active volunteer with the Jonesboro Baseball League for more than 15 years. Dr. Kenneth Beadles Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established by friends, family, and colleagues of Dr. Kenneth Beadles. Dr. Kenneth Beadles came to Arkansas State University as an assistant professor of Biology in 1965. In 1968 he became Chairman of the Department of Biological Sciences and held that position for 16 years. In 1984, he moved to the position of Dean of the Graduate School and Director of Organized Research until his retirement in 1993. He played a key role in the establishment of the School of Nursing and the Doctor of Education degree in Educational Leadership, the university's first doctoral program. Dr. Laddie Logan College of Business Memorial Scholarship This scholarship was made possible by the estate of Dr. Laddie Logan who passed away December 7, 2013. Dr. Laddie Logan was a 1957 Agri-Business Graduate from then-Arkansas State College. He went on to receive his Master of Business Administration from Arkansas State University in 1979, and later his Ph.D., from the University of Memphis. While a student at Arkansas State, he was a member of Sigma Pi social fraternity and Beta Gamma Sigma honor society. Upon graduation, he received an ROTC commission into the U.S. Army; 20 years later he retired from the Army with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Dr. Laddie Logan Marketing & Management Memorial Scholarship Dr. Larry A. Olson Non-Traditional Biology Student Scholarship Scholarship was established by the Arkansas State University Department of Biological Sciences. The award is intended for a non-traditional student. Dr. Larry Hinck Medical Scholarship Scholarship was established in 2005 by two physicians, Shane Speights (Dr. Hinck's son-in-law) and Amanda Hall, a physician currently serving in the Navy. Both, Shane and Amanda, are Osteopathic physicians who did their undergraduate work at A-State - they wanted to establish this scholarship to honor Dr. Hinck and continue to encourage and support students choosing to enter into Osteopathic medicine. Dr. Larry Hinck Medical Scholarship Endowment This scholarship was established to assist students who are pre-med majors. Dr. Lonnie Talbert Scholarship This scholarship was established upon Dr. Talbert's retirement in 1998 from the College of Business at Arkansas State University. Many friends, faculty and his family have provided generous support to this endowment. Dr. Talbert served 32 years in the College of Business, both as a professor and Dean of the College. Because of a strong commitment to his responsibilities; an example of high values, integrity and leadership was provided to many business students Dr. Lynita Cooksey First-Year Experience Book Scholarship Because of their desire to help others who choose to pursue a degree with Arkansas State University, the First-Year Experience Advisor Committee established this award in honor of Dr. Lynita Cooksey who serves as the Dean of University College. The focus of the First Year Studies program is to help first-year students make a successful transition to college. Dr. Patricia Robertson Endowed Scholarship This scholarship was established by Interim Dean of the College of Business Dr. Kathy Loyd, to honor Dr. Patricia Robertson for her years of leadership and instruction in the College of Business. Dr. Ruby N. Isom Scholarship Scholarship was established in 1999 by Ms. Herta Weber of El Cajon, California, a long-time friend and protege of Dr. Isom as a tribute to Dr. Ruby N. Isom, a native of Harrisburg, Ark. Dr. Isom was the daughter of Winnie Isom, who worked as a waitress in the town. The family was extremely poor, but Ruby enlisted in the U.S. Army and attended Arkansas State College on the G.I. Bill. Dr. Thomas Miles O'Connor Jazz Performance Scholarship The Dr. Thomas Miles O'Connor Award for Jazz Performance was created by the Department of Music and College of Fine Arts, friends, and family of Dr. O'Connor in honor of his service to Arkansas State University. The award recognizes excellence in student performance and celebrates Dr. O'Connor's lifelong love of jazz music and his contributions to jazz education and jazz performance. Dr. Willie Young Memorial Scholarship St. Bernards Medical Group established this scholarship in memory of Dr. Willie Young. He also served on the boards of St. Bernard’s Healthcare Associated Regional Providers (SHARP), Inc., the St. Bernard’s Development Foundation, Outpatient Surgery Center of Jonesboro and served as president of HMG [Healthcare Medical Group), an organization he was instrumental in establishing a group of independent physicians that believed in providing the highest quality of care to every patient in NEA. He was an original bank board member of The First Bank of Arkansas. He also served on Liberty Bank of Arkansas’s bank Board of Directors, and served as the chairman of the trust committee for Liberty Bank. He was passionate about helping people and giving back to the community and was a champion of health care access for all. A longtime Rotarian and member of the Rotary Club of Jonesboro, he was instrumental in the development of the Rotary's very successful Sports Show, the club’s primary fund-raising event held every February at the Arkansas State University Convocation Center. Dr.'s Ball, Woloszyn, and Moseley Scholarship This scholarship was established in 2003 with funding provided by the physicians of Arkansas Orthopedics. Their desire is to provide assistance to those students in the College of Nursing and Health Professions who are pursuing a career in the medical profession. Drs. Randy & Carol Ham Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established by Dr. and Mrs. Carol Ham, friends and associates in memory of their son, friend and colleague, Dr. Randy Carol Ham, who died on September 7, 1992. Dr. Ham received his bachelor's, master's and specialist's degrees at Arkansas State University, and a doctorate from the University of Mississippi. At the time of his death, Dr. Ham was in his third year as principal of Harrisburg High School. E.J. and Betty Hillhouse Scholarship Ms. Betty Hillhouse established the E.J. and Betty Hillhouse Scholarship in memory of her late husband to assist students from South Pemiscot High School in Steele Missouri. Ed Way Scholarship The Ed Way Business Scholarship was established by long-time Jonesboro Businessman and Banker Wallace Fowler. Ed Way has been an integral part of the many banking endeavors that Mr. Fowler has developed and grown over the years. Mr. Fowler created this scholarship to honor Mr. Way for his years of service in the banking arena where he has assisted Mr. Fowler in developing several banking institutions in Northeast Arkansas. Edgar and Vera Kirk Scholarship Misty and Farel Byrd of Collierville, Tenn., established a scholarship endowment in memory of Mrs. Byrd-s late aunt and uncle, Vera and Edgar Kirk, whose work as educators is known throughout Jonesboro and Northeast Arkansas. Edward L and Gilberta Westbrooke Memorial Scholarship The Jonesboro Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution established the scholarship in 1996, in memory of the late Edward L. and Gilberta W. Westbrooke. Mrs. Westbrooke was a very active member and officer of the Jonesboro Chapter of NSDAR. Edward M. Regenold Scholarship A scholarship endowment in honor of business leader Edward M. Regenold was established in 2000 by Crain Company of Jonesboro, which operates as Craighead Rice Milling Company. Three generations of the family owned corporation and its employees sought to recognize Mr. Regenold's dedication and his 29 years of service as president of Crain Company from 1964-1983. Mr. Regenold, who resided in Armorel, Ark., until his death on Feb.10, 2002, had been an Arkansas business leader since the 1930s. Elizabeth A Thomas Health Sciences Scholarship Scholarship was established in 2001 by Mr. Troy Thomas, who was previously a faculty member of the College of Nursing and Health Professions at A-State. He desired to honor his wife, Elizabeth Thomas, who is a dedicated wife, mother and student. Ella Lea Wells Fairley Scholarship Scholarship was established by family and friends in memory of Ella Lea Wells Fairley. Ella was a graduate of Arkansas State University and a member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. She was a teacher at West Junior High School in West Memphis. Emily Sloan Abernathy Kluge Memorial Scholarship Because of her belief in the integrity of the nursing program, and because of her desire to help others who choose to pursue a degree in the College of Nursing and Health Professions, Emily Sloan Abernathy Kluge established this award. Eoff Family Partnership Scholarship Cathy Eoff established this scholarship for students majoring in he College of Education. Eugene and Cora Smith Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established as a tribute to the late Eugene B. Smith, who for many years served as a Jonesboro banker and former managing editor of the Jonesboro Sun. Mr. Smith was the founder of the Jonesboro Jaycees/Jonesboro Sun annual Goodfellows campaign to aid needy families during the Christmas season. Additionally, Mr. Smith was named a member of the Hall of Honor of the Jonesboro Jaycees. His wife, Mrs. Cora Belle Cook Smith, was a civic and community leader in her own right. Mrs. Smith was also a charter member of what became the United Way of Greater Jonesboro, and was the first woman to serve on its board of directors. Eunitha Steele Hout Commitment to Education Scholarship Children, grandchildren and other friends and relatives established this scholarship in recognition of the outstanding career of Eunitha Steele Hout of Monette, Ark., who was a dedicated leader of pioneering education in Craighead County. Mrs. Hout began her career in teaching during the 1930s, before a college degree was required. She furthered her own education while continuing to teach, and later served as principal at Monette Elementary School. Faculty Women's Club Ruby Reng Memorial Scholarship The Faculty Women's Club of Arkansas State University endowed the scholarship in honor and memory of the late Ruby I. Reng, whose husband was A-State's longest serving president. Mrs. Reng was very active in the club. Fairy Gillespie History Scholarship Family and friends established the Fairy Conlee Gilllespie Memorial History Scholarship in loving memory of Mrs. Gillespie, who died in 1987. A true lover of the study of history, Mrs. Gillespie graduated with a bachelor's and a master's degree from Arkansas State University, and was actively involved in the cultural and intellectual life of A-State. A teacher and homemaker, Mrs. Gillespie was a past president of the Jonesboro chapter of the American Association of University Women, a member of Phi Alpha Theta, and was co-founder of the Jonesboro Poetry Club. FFA Scholarship Scholarship established by the Arkansas State University Collegiate Chapter of the Future Farmers of America. Florence and Maurice Rubenstein Scholarship Florence Rubenstein Memorial Scholarship and Maurice Rubenstein Memorial Scholarship - they are paid out of the endowment account. The scholarships were established by the family of the late Maurice and Florence Rubenstein of Jonesboro. Maurice was a well-known businessman and beloved civic and community leader in the last half of the 20th century. Floyd Johnson Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established by members of the Arkansas State Rodeo Boosters in memory of Floyd Johnson. Floyd was one of the founding members of the Arkansas State University Rodeo Boosters. He believed that high school rodeo athletes were the future leaders of tomorrow and that these student athletes deserved an opportunity to receive the financial support necessary for a college education as they represent their university on a national level through the Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. Foust Family Endowed Scholarship This scholarship was established by Leon and Dyanne Foust so they can assist students majoring in the fields of Agriculture, Business and Choral Performance. Franklin Mathiew Martin II Special Education Scholarship In 2010 the Martin family established an annual scholarship for a sports medicine student who is assigned to work with the A-State Red Wolves football team. The Martin family provides mobile X-Ray equipment for athletics & after working with Head Athletic Trainer Ron Carroll for several years they saw a need to designate scholarships for athletic training students. Fred Pasmore Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established in 1988 by Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Pasmore of Jonesboro in memory of Mr. Pasmore's father, Dr. D. Fred Pasmore. Dr. Pasmore and his wife, Howard Wooldridge Pasmore, were appointed by Arkansas State College President V.C. Kays to the A-State faculty in 1930. Fred Stull Fellowship For Graduate Study Scholarship Scholarship was established by Dr. Friedrich Stoll in memory of his father, Fred Stull, who enjoyed a successful business career in Jonesboro and Northeast Arkansas. Mr. Stull's lifetime reputation was based on integrity, fairness and reliability, and dedication to the satisfaction of his customers. Freer Social Work for Social Justice Scholarship Rosemary Freer established this scholarship in honor of her husband Dr. Richard Freer to assist students pursuing a career in social work. G. Robert Blanchard Scholarship Mr. Blanchard graduated from Arkansas State University in 1951 and his family grew up in Northeast Arkansas. He wrote Dr. Smith, President ASU on 6/20/1987 stating he wanted to establish a permanent scholarship in agriculture. Galloway Graduate Award Scholarship Established in honor of John A. Galloway who served the University from 1948 until his retirement in 1984. Dr. Galloway was a founder of the graduate program in History and Social Science and is best remembered for his role as graduate advisor. Gearhead Outfitters Scholarship Ted and Amanda Herget established Gearhead Outfitters as one of the premier outdoor retail stores in the southeast United States and the number one outdoor store in Arkansas. The Hergets wanted to give back to Arkansas State and establish a scholarship in the College of Business to encourage others to pursue their careers in small, locally owned businesses. Gena and Neil Griffin Business Scholarship Arkansas State University alumnus Neil Griffin of Kerrville, Texas, made a historic $10 million gift to his alma mater. In recognition of the largest individual gift to an academic program, the university requested from the ASU Board of Trustees approval to rename the business college as the Neil Griffin College of Business. The $10 million gift will endow a range of scholarships, professorships and enhancement funds for the operations of the college. In addition, Griffin has made provisions for a follow-on estate gift that will provide significant future enhancements. Among the individual areas established through the Griffin gift are three chairs or professorships: the H. B. Foster Bowdon Chair of Accounting, the Neil Griffin Dean of Business and the Neil Griffin Professor of Entrepreneurship. The endowment creates new Griffin Scholarships for students in the college, the Griffin Student Investment Fund for use by students in the university’s wealth management programs, and the Gena Griffin International Travel Fund, in recognition of Griffin’s wife. Finally, to ensure the ability to maintain a high level of excellence within the college, a Griffin Excellence Fund will provide discretionary funds for the new Griffin Dean of Business. Gene and Irene Martz COE Scholarship The scholarship you are receiving was established by Mrs. Irene Martz. Mrs. Martz, an Arkansas State alumna, has influenced the lives of generations of faculty, staff and students on the Jonesboro campus. In 2005, she retired from Arkansas State after serving as a staff member for more than 48 years. Gene and Irene Martz Scholarship This scholarship was established by Mrs. Irene Martz. Mrs. Martz, an Arkansas State alumna, has influenced the lives of generations of faculty, staff and students on the Jonesboro campus. In 2005, she retired from Arkansas State after serving as a staff member for more than 48 years. General Academics Scholarship General account set up for individuals who give to a scholarship, but do not designate the gift to a specific scholarship. General Agricultural Scholarship Scholarships provided by the College of Agriculture and Technology. General Cable Endowed Engineering Scholarship This scholarship was established by General Cable to assist students seeking a career in engineering. General Lynn Hooper Scholarship Born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, General Hooper graduated for Arkansas State University is 1962 with a BS in Business Administration and a commission in the Field Artillery. He is one of America's most decorated Vietnam Era soldiers, with four Distinguished Flying Crosses, two Bronze Stars, numerous Air Medals, and two awards of our nation's third highest decoration for valor: The Silver Star. George A. Berger Memorial Scholarship Family and friends established this endowment fund with an initial gift of $11,680 in memory of Dr. George Berger. He served as dean of the Agriculture and Engineering Department at Arkansas State University from 1974-80. A licensed plant breeder and plant geneticist, he founded Eagle Seed Company in Weiner, AR, which conducted soybean breeding research and licensed several commercial varieties of soybean seed. He was an officer in the National Guard and the Army Reserve and earned a bachelor's degree from Arkansas State University. George and Helen Pratte Memorial Scholarship Dr. John Pratte, the Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics, established this scholarship to honor his parents George and Helen Pratte. This scholarship honors the commitment of George and Helen Pratte to education in general and to educational achievement in the Mississippi River Delta Region in particular. The descendants of immigrants that moved to the Delta as far back as 1765, George and Helen were both born in Ste. Genevieve County in Missouri in the 1920’s. They married in 1949 and moved to the delta region of Louisiana where they raised nine children. Although neither of them had college degrees (Helen would later go back to college and earn a bachelors and masters degree), they instilled in their children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren a love of knowledge and an expectation of earning a college degree. They made great sacrifices to insure this, such as moving the family to a small college town so that their children could afford to attend the university much more cheaply. It is hoped that this scholarship will enable other students in the Delta to go on to earn their degrees and give back to the region. It is structured such that preference will be given to needy female students from the region currently defined by the Delta Regional Authority who are seeking to major in under-represented STEM fields. George Herndon Graduate Scholarship The George Herndon Graduate Scholarship In Communication Disorders was initially established in 2002 with a gift from The Regional Association for Communicative Disorders, a local professional association. Dr. Herndon, who came to ASU in 1968, was charged with starting an undergraduate training program in Speech Pathology. Not only did he build the program, but by the time he retired in 1985, he had established graduate training programs that have continued to flourish even after his retirement (Dr. Herndon is known as the 'founding father' of the program at ASU). Gladys Hudgins HPER Scholarship The Gladys McPike Hudgins Scholarship was established in 1992 in honor of Mrs. Hudgins, an Arkansas State University faculty member of 32 years. Mrs. Hudgins received her bachelors degree in physical education, along with a math certification, from the then Arkansas State College in 1949. She received her masters degree in physical education from the University of Arkansas in 1957. After teaching in the Swifton and Walnut Ridge school systems, Mrs. Hudgins joined ASU as a member of what is now the Health, Physical Education and Sports Sciences Department. Golightly Foundation Agricultural FRS Scholarship Scholarship was set up to benefit incoming freshman agricultural majors at ASU. Donations received from the Golightly Foundation, Ernest Williams III, President. The Golightly Foundation set up this scholarship in memory of Annie Louise Golightly and Wilma Golightly Person who originally made donations to establish a scholarship as a memorial to their brother, Robert Hugh Golightly, Jr. Golightly Upper Level Agri Scholarship Scholarship was set up to benefit upper level agricultural majors at ASU. Donations received from the Golightly Foundation, Ernest Williams III, President. The Golightly Foundation set up this scholarship in memory of Annie Louise Golightly and Wilma Golightly Person who originally made donations to establish a scholarship as a memorial to their brother, Robert Hugh Golightly, Jr. Graphic Arts Club Outstanding Member Scholarship Scholarship is awarded annually during spring semester. Greenway Agricultural Systems Technology Scholarship Greenway Equipment established this scholarship for incoming freshman or current students with less than 46 hours who are majoring in Agricultural Studies with an emphasis in Agricultural Systems Technology in the College of Agriculture and Technology. Greenway Crop Consulting & Agronomic Services Minor Scholarship Greenway Equipment has established this scholarship for students majoring in the College of Agriculture and Technology with a minor in Crop Consulting and Agronomic Services. Guido Hassin for Science Maj Scholarship Scholarship was provided by a gift to Arkansas State University designated in the will of Dr. Guido Hassin of Minnesota, who died in May 1990. Dr. Hassin earned his bachelor's degree in Physics at the then Arkansas State College in 1967. He later went on to earn a doctorate at the University of Minnesota, and for many years worked for SPARTA, Inc. in Minnesota. Gussie Turner Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established by family and friends in memory of Gussie Turner. Gussie died on August 28, 1994. Her last job held was as an academic counselor at Arkansas State University. Gussie's daughter is Debbye Turner, ASU Alum-1990 Miss America-Correspondent for CBS's The Early Show. Hale Arnold Memorial Scholarship In 1979, Alan Arnold of Jonesboro, J. Barry Arnold of Milton, Fl. and the late Doris Arnold established the Hale Arnold Memorial Scholarship in loving memory of their late father and husband. Their wish was to help students further their education in the medical field. Harold Keith Adams Memorial Scholarship This scholarship was established on December 31, 2005 by the Adams family in memory of Harold Keith Adams who died in February 2005. Harold was a graduate of Tucker High School in Tucker, Ga., and attended Arkansas Northeastern College in Blytheville. He received a BS degree in agriculture from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. He was associated with his family's cotton gin and land company in Leachville and was a U.S. Navy veteran serving from 1979 until 1988. Harrisburg Rotary Club Scholarship This scholarship was established in 1984 in honor of the Harrisburg Rotary Club. It is the clubs desire to help others who choose to pursue a degree at Arkansas State University. Harry and Mary Belk Scholarship The late Harry Belk started out as a Lawrence County sharecropper in the early 1900s. In 1924, he married his childhood sweetheart, Mary Bassett. The Belks were devoted to their community, serving many community organizations and charities. Mr. Belk arranged for this scholarship before his death in order that deserving Lawrence County students might continue their educations and go on to serve Lawrence County in the spirit in which the Belks conducted their service. Hazel Deutsch Honors Scholarship Scholarship was established by Mrs. Hazel Deutsch in 1984 to recognize outstanding performance in the Honors Program at Arkansas State University. Hearst Foundation for Minorities Scholarship The William Randolph Hearst Foundation established an endowment at ASU in the mid-1980's to provide scholarships for minority students. The endowment has grown, thanks to two additional grants from the Heart Foundation. Helen and Bill Roehrig Memorial Scholarship Same as below. Helen and Bill Roehrig Memorial Scholarship in Physical Therapy This scholarship was established by Dr. Susan Roehrig-Quick and her husband Clif Quick in honor of Dr. Roehrig's parents, Helen and Bill Roehrig. Herbert G. and Mary A. Cole Annual Scholarship The Herbert G. and Mary A. Cole Scholarship was established by their daughter, Judy L. Cole, in their memory.� Her parents- farmers and natives of Bono, AR- went to great lengths to make sure she received a college education, even though she was a self-described �average� student. � Herbert G. and Mary A. Cole Scholarship The Herbert G. and Mary A. Cole Scholarship was established by their daughter, Judy L. Cole, in their memory. Her parents- farmers and natives of Bono, AR- went to great lengths to make sure she received a college education, even though she was a self-described "average" student. Judy hopes to help those that don't always have the highest GPA coming out of high school to realize the importance of getting a college degree. Herbert H. McAdams Scholarship Scholarship was established by the Herbert H. McAdams II Foundation. Mr. McAdams, who died in 2001, was a long-time Arkansas banker, first in Jonesboro and later in Little Rock. Hester M. Waddill Scholarship Scholarship was established by the family of Hester M. Waddill, who taught for more than 38 years in the public schools of Poinsett and Jackson counties in Arkansas. Hill Family Prospective Minority Ed Scholarship Scholarship was established by Dr. Howard Hill, who completed his master of science in education at ASU in 1968, majoring in secondary school administration. At the time Dr. Hill established the scholarship, he was director of chapter programs for Phi Delta Kappa, the professional fraternity in education. Hispanic Community Services, Inc. Scholarship The scholarship you are receiving was established in May 2003 by Joseph Sullivan, Jr., of Jonesboro, AR, the owner and president of Sullivan Steel. The intent of the scholarship is to assist students of Hispanic heritage, such as yourself, in pursuit of a business degree at Arkansas State University. Hoeper Family Honors Scholarship Scholarship was established by Mrs. Mary Alice Hoeper of Woodruff, Wisconsin, along with her sons, one of whom teaches at Arkansas State University. Dr. Jeffrey Hoeper is a professor of English and Philosophy, and formerly directed the Honors Program at Arkansas State. The family has a desire to assist outstanding out-of-state students who choose to come to ASU and participate in the Honors Program. Honorable Marion and Carolyn Berry Public Service Scholarship Marion and Carolyn Berry created this scholarship to assist students seeking careers in public service. Marion Berry is a former member of the United States House of Representatives representing Arkansas’ First District. He held the office from 1997 through 2011. Marion and his wife Carolyn currently reside in Gillett, Arkansas. Hoops for Scholars Scholarship The Hoops for Scholars Scholarship began during the Arkansas State University basketball season of 1993. During a game against Western Kentucky University, ASU fans, friends and alums pledged $2 for each field goal the Indians scored. Monies collected were placed in an endowment to fund academic scholarships at Arkansas State. Horn Memorial Scholarship Your scholarship was established with an endowment gift to Arkansas State University from the Horns' four children, who attended A-State. Their son, the late John Horn of Bartlesville, Okla., received his B.S. in Agriculture in 1938; their daughter, the late Oreida Horn Anderson of Moline, Ill. received her B.S. in chemistry in 1942; their daughter, the late Alice Horn Bryant received her B.S. in social science in 1938; and their son, the late Virgene Horn attended ASU in the mid-1940's Howard Christie Pierce in Math Scholarship Scholarship was established in 2001 by Mrs. Ella Pierce in memory of her husband, Howard Christie Pierce. Mr. Pierce taught mathematics and physical science at Jonesboro High School for nearly 30 years. He held a masters degree in educational administration from ASU. Mrs. Pierce also taught in the Jonesboro Public School System for nearly 30 years. She holds a bachelor's degree in elementary education and a master's degree in special education, both from ASU. Howard W. Pasmore Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established in 1988 by Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Pasmore of Jonesboro in memory of Mr. Pasmore's mother, Howard Wooldridge Pasmore. Miss Howard Wooldridge joined the faculty of what was then Arkansas State College in 1927. She left after a year to teach at Murray State University in Murray, Ky., and in 1929 married Dr. D. Fred Pasmore. In 1930, Arkansas State President, V.C. Kays, appointed the couple to the ASU faculty, where Mrs. Pasmore established the first four-year credit program in art, and vigorously promoted the importance of art in the public schools. She taught at Arkansas State until her death in 1961. Howl Yes Grant - Senior Scholarship The 1909 Society, which is a giving campaign exclusive to new graduates of Arkansas State University, was created in 2003 by the Student Government Association and was named after A-State's founding year. Through this giving campaign, the SGA was able to endow the 1909 Society Scholarship. Hoyt International Business Scholarship Scholarship was established in honor of Dr. Hoyt. Dr. Hoyt, professor emeritus of management at Arkansas State University for 25 years, passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2007, at his home in Palm Bay, Fla. During his tenure at ASU he served as the first director of the Transportation Management Program and helped to secure a $1.5 million endowment for that program. He was also the first director of the College of Business Internship Program and had more than 1,200 student interns worldwide during his career. Huckaby Family Scholarship Since the inception of the Arkansas State University Rugby Club no other person, or group of individuals, has been more committed to the growth and well-being of the organization than the Huckaby family. Beginning with the Honorable Kurt Huckaby, the founder of the A-State Rugby Club, each and every member has made sacrifices and commitments to the club that have not only kept it alive, but allowed it to thrive over the course of its existence. Hummelstein & McCracken Scholarship Scholarship was established by the Charles Preston Winters Foundation, a private foundation of West Point, Mississippi, to honor Marilyn McCracken Hummelstein and William Andrew 'Andy' McCracken, the children of Katherine Winters McCracken of Jonesboro, AR, and the grandchildren of Charles Preston Winters, founder of the Charles Preston Winters Foundation. Hunt Mello Textbook Scholarship Dr. Shane Hunt, the Dean of the College of Business, and Dr. John Mello, an Associate Professor of Marketing in the College of Business created this scholarship to assist students with their education. Dr. Hunt and Dr. Mello co-authored a textbook titled "Marketing" is used in universities across the nation. Royalties from their book were used to endow this scholarship. J McAlister Cache River Valley Seed Scholarship The scholarship you are receiving was established in 2004 by Randy Woodard and Cache River Valley Seed, LLC in honor of Randy's father-in-law, Joe McAlister, who founded the company in 1961. The family-owned agriculture business, which was first known as McAlister Seed Service, was established by J.E. McAlister and L.E. McAlister. In 1972, J.E. McAlister became sole owner of the business and changed the name to Cache River Valley Development Corp. His son-in-law Randy Woodard joined the firm in 1973 as a partner and together they continued to grow the company. In 1997, the company name was changed to Cache River Valley Seed, LLC. J. D. Rogers Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established in 1984 by Mrs. Ruth Rogers of Pine Bluff, Ark., in memory of her husband, the late J.D. Rogers. Mr. Rogers was a longtime resident of Pine Bluff and an employee of the Pine Bluff Arsenal. Their son Doug is a graduate of the ASU broadcasting program and was employed by the Radio-TV department for several years J.T. & R.C. Wright Annual Scholarship Scholarship was established in December 2004 by Mr. William R. Wright who died the following month. Mr. Wright's trust will provide three awards annually in memory of his family members. He was very generous in his meaningful contributions to ASU and its students, desiring that deserving students be given assistance to achieve higher education goals. Jake West Memorial Scholarship Jake West was a bright, up and coming theater major at Arkansas State University who died as the result of a car crash in 2005 while on his way to the final dress rehearsal for the play "The Elves and the Shoemaker". Jake was a Jonesboro native who graduated from Nettleton High School participated in numerous plays while in high school and in college. This scholarship was established by friends and family of Jake and is designated for students majoring in Theatre at Arkansas State University. James and Carole Stevens Engineering Scholarship This scholarship was established in 2009 by James "Jim" and Carole Stevens. Mr. Stevens attended Arkansas State University and played baseball for ASU in 1954 James Blankenship Scholarship In 2001, Mr. James Blankenship died, leaving his estate to Arkansas State University. The proceeds from the selling of his estate created the James Blankenship Scholarship. James Crain Balton Memorial Scholarship The Scholarship was established by Mr. and Mrs. Doug Henson. James E. Gambill Memorial Scholarship The scholarship you are receiving was established by Mrs. Jeanette Gambill in memory of her husband, James Gambill. He was Vocational-Agriculture instructor in the Brookland school system until his retirement. This scholarship to students pursuing a career in the field of agriculture will continue his legacy. James E. Gambill Scholarship Scholarship set up in memory of James E. Gambill by his wife, Jeanette. James G Osborn in Accounting Scholarship Scholarship was established in 1992 by an anonymous donor. James H Ringgold Scholarship Scholarship was established in 2001 by Mr. James H. Ringgold with the first recipient to be selected in 2006. The endowment was created to provide undergraduate scholarships for the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at ASU. Mr. Ringgold is a native of Jacksonville, Ark. He completed two years at Arkansas Tech, then transferred to ASU and graduated in 1959 with a degree in mathematics. During his undergraduate years he was a member of Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society and Scabbard & Blade. He retired from Bell Helicopter where he was employed as an Engineering Specialist. James Key Memorial Scholarship The Dr. James A. Key Memorial English Scholarship was established to honor Dr. Key, who taught in the Department of English, Philosophy and Languages from 1966 until 1976. James L. Thompson Estate Scholarship Arkansas State University received a $2.8 million endowment gift in 2002 from the estate of James L. Thompson. Thompson, who died in spring 2001, was a retired airline captain for Delta Air Lines living in Houston and a 1944 alumnus of what was then Arkansas State College. James R. McDaniel Scholarship Dr. Mike McDaniel established this scholarship in honor of his father James R. McDaniel to assist students majoring in Communications Disorders with an interest in Audiology. James W. Callaway/AT&T Scholarship The James W. Callaway/AT&T Scholarship Endowment in Business provides needed scholarships to minority/underserved students majoring in accounting, law, marketing, management, economics, finance, computer information technology or business administration. The endowment was created with a gift of $162,500 to the ASU Foundation in October 2007. Jim Callaway is a 1968 alumnus of the College of Business. He is Senior Executive Vice President-Executive Operations for AT&T. He also serves on the ASU Foundation's Board of Directors. James W. Lundberg Scholarship The James W. Lundberg Philanthropic Trust was created by a friend and business partner of Mr. Lundberg's after his death. Jim Lundberg was a veteran who came to Arkansas State in the late 1950s. Lundberg was a campus leader and member of the Veterans' Club, which he and others disbanded to establish a colony of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. Janna Lambert History Scholarship Scholarship was established in 1989 in memory of Janna Sue Lambert (1936-1989), a long-time friend of the Department of History, and wife of Dr. C. Roger Lambert, former department chair. She was especially active in the Faculty Women's Association, the League of Women Voters, and the Presbyterian Church. Janna Lambert Keyboard Scholarship First awarded in 1992, the Janna Lambert Memorial Keyboard Scholarship was created in memory of Mrs. Janna Lambert (1937-1989) by her husband, Professor Roger Lambert, and many other friends and family in memory of her generous and gracious support of Arkansas State University for more than two decades, and in recognition of her love for the piano. Jay Palmer Beard & Veda Pruett Beard Scholarship Scholarship was established by Jay Palmer Beard's nephew, Bill Pruett of Greers Ferry, Ark. The Beards founded the Northeast Arkansas radio station KBTM and KBTM-FM. Mrs. Beard was the second woman to receive authority from the Federal Communications Commission to assume the management and ownership of a radio station while her husband served in World War II. Jerry Bowen ROTC Scholarship Out of devotion to their alma mater and a desire to assist aspiring Army officers at Arkansas State University, Jerry and Connie Bowen established a scholarship endowment for military science students at A-State. Jerry was a leader in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program and received a Regular Army commission along with his degree in agriculture education and designation as a Distinguished Military Graduate. After a five-year assignment as chief of the Army Protocol Office in the Pentagon, he retired from the Army in 1989 and the couple settled in Jonesboro. Jill Wright Annual Scholarship Jim and Wanda Lee Vaughn Endowed Scholarship Jim and Wanda Lee Vaughn Gap Scholarship Jim Sloan Memorial Scholarship Established in 1997 by friends, business associates and family members as a tribute to the late Jim Sloan, a Jonesboro farmer and businessman. Joe B Hilliard Scholarship The scholarship you are receiving was established in 1992 by the Wilson family of Mississippi County as a tribute to Joe B. Hilliard, who has been associated with the Lee Wilson & Company family business and has provided outstanding service to the community, the state and the region for more than 50 years. John and Irene Neeley Music Scholarship Mr. John H. Neeley established this scholarship shortly before his death in 1989. After his death, the scholarship was named in memory of Mr. Neeley and his wife, who died in 1980. Mr. Neeley was a farmer and large-acreage landowner in Poinsett County. From 1932 to 1962, Mr. Neeley operated a J.I. Case Equipment dealership in Waldenburg, AR, with his father W.K. Neeley. He was a Mason and an Elk, was a member of the Board of Directors of Jonesboro Grain Drying for more than 25 years. Mrs. Neeley was very active in her husband's farming operation, and served 17 years as a bookkeeper with the Stuck Lumber Company. John and Irene Neeley Plant Science Scholarship John Neeley established this scholarship shortly before his death. Mr. Neeley was a farmer and large-acreage landowner in Poinsett County. From 1932 to 1962, Mr. Neeley operated a J.I. Case Equipment dealership in Waldenburg, AR, with his father W.K. Neeley. He was a Mason and an Elk, was a member of the Board of Directors of Jonesboro Grain Drying for more than 25 years, and received awards for his conservation efforts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Soil Conservation Service, now known as the Natural Resources Conservation Service. John Baine Endowed Scholarship John Baine is an A-State graduate from El Dorado, Arkansas who earned a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and a Master's degree in Public Administration. John established this scholarship to assist students attending A-State from Union County Arkansas. John Cramer Scholarship The scholarship was established by friends and family members in memory of John Cramer who served as a professor in the Department of Radio-Television at Arkansas State University. John Horn ROTC Scholarship Scholarship was established by Mr. John Horn of Bartlesville, Okla., an Arkansas State University alumnus who participated in the ROTC program and later served in World War II. John T. Clements III Memorial Scholarship Arkansas State University received gifts from the late Mrs. Dorothy Clements, and from Dr. William Clements, his wife Dr. Frances Malpezzi and their daughter Evelyn to establish the John T. Clements III Memorial Scholarship for students with cerebral palsy or another disability. Dr. Clements and Dr. Malpezzi are long-time ASU faculty members. John T. Clements III was born in Beeville, Texas, with cerebral palsy, a condition produced by loss of oxygen to part of the brain shortly before, during or after birth. Instead of yielding to pressures to institutionalize him, his parents, who were public school teachers, kept him at home, where he developed intellectually and socially. John Tipton Management Scholarship Scholarship was established in 1993 by colleagues, friends and family of Dr. Tipton in honor of his service as a faculty member in the Department of Management. Dr. Tipton was a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy and served in the Vietnam War. He received the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star retiring as a colonel in the Army. Jon Linder/Douglas Seitz Scholarship Scholarship was established by Stephen and Mary Seitz and named in memory of family members. Stephen graduated from ASU in 1992 with his MBA. Mary graduated from ASU in 1997 with an MA in Communicative Disorders. Through their generosity, assistance is provided to single parents in their academic endeavors at ASU. Jones & Company Ltd. Scholarship This scholarship was established during the 1980s by the partners in the Jones and Company accounting firm in Jonesboro, AR. Because they believe in supporting the continued success of ASU's accounting program, and because they believe in making a difference in the lives of those who are striving to excel through the program, Jones and Company chose to establish this award that is now being bestowed to you. Jonesboro Chamber of Commerce Agri Scholarship The Jonesboro Chamber of Commerce established this endowment fund with a gift of twenty-five hundred dollars and to make additional and/or periodic gifts to the Foundation until a minimum balance of ten-thousand dollars is reached. The scholarship will be administered in consultation with the Agriculture Committee of the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce or its designee. Jonesboro Univ. Heights Lions Club Scholarship Scholarship was established by the Jonesboro University Heights Lions Club, in reflecting its main service objective, to assist visually or hearing-impaired students in realizing an education at Arkansas State University. Joseph Wellborn Scholarship The scholarship you are receiving was established by the Accounting Club, colleagues, friends and former students in honor of Dr. Joe Wellborn, who taught accounting at Arkansas State University from 1968 to 1972. He contributed wit, interest and knowledge, both to his students and to the accounting program. In 1972, Dr. Wellborn was in an automobile accident that permanently disabled him. The scholarship honors Dr. Wellborn for his dedication to teaching. Juanita Provance King Memorial Scholarship The members of the Malden, MO, High School graduating class of 1952 and surviving children established this scholarship in Juanita King's memory during their 50th class reunion year. The class desired to give back to Malden by assisting a deserving student pursuing an education at Arkansas State University. Mrs. King began teaching in the Malden School system in 1945 and attended college during summers, graduating from Arkansas State College in 1957 earning her BSE. Mrs. King was the mother of seven and taught mathematics to seventh and eighth grade students in Malden Junior High School for 28 years. She taught for 33 years retiring in 1972. Judd Hill FFA Scholarship Designated to assist students in the College of Agriculture and Technology participating in the FFA. Judge Ann Lucas Pugh Endowed Scholarship Judge Ann Lucas Pugh noted the need for caring, concerned and knowledgeable high school guidance counselors who know the importance of scholarships for financially challenged students, both to get them into college and to keep them there.� Because she sincerely believed in helping others in need just as she was helped along the way, she has established a full-tuition endowed scholarship in her estate plan.� Julia Lansford Vocal Scholarship The scholarship you are receiving was established by family and friends in honor of Mrs. Julia Lansford who retired from Arkansas State University in 2007. Mrs. Lansford, who served as an associate professor in music, began her career with Arkansas State University in 1964. She received a BME from Arkansas State College and a MM in vocal performance from North Texas State University with post-graduate studies in Freiburg, Germany. Junior Auxiliary of Jonesboro Scholarship Scholarship was established in 2008 with an initial gift of $58,000. Justin M Humphreys Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established in 2004 by Dr. T.J. and Mary Ann Humphreys in memory of their youngest son, Justin M. Humphreys. Justin died on July 23, 2004, while on active duty with the 216th MP Company of the Arkansas National Guard. Justin was an avid outdoorsman, and attended ASU his freshman year hoping to major in wildlife management. Dr. T. J. Humphreys is a 1977 graduate of ASU; his wife, Mary Ann, is a 1976 graduate Katherine E Franzen Scholarship Tom W. Franzen established the scholarship on July 24, 1992, in honor of his grandmother, Katherine E. Franzen, a well known, lifelong resident of Stuttgart. She was an astute farmer and business woman whose generosity was far reaching. The scholarship was established to help future Arkansas County students further their education in the agricultural field. Kathleen and Ray Hall Sr Scholarship Scholarship was established in memory of Dr. Hall at the time of his death in 1997. Dr. Hall made numerous contributions on all levels to the field of education including laying the foundation for vocational schools in the state of Arkansas. He began service in 1951 at what was then Arkansas State College and assisted in the establishment of the nursing school at ASU. Upon his retirement from ASU he served as director of Foundation and Development at St. Bernards. Kathlyn and Earl Yarbrough Scholarship Scholarship was established by Ann Marie Karaki in honor of her grandparents, Kathlyn and Earl Yarbrough. Kathlyn worked for years in the ASU College of Business. Kathy White-Loyd Endowed Scholarship Kathy White-Loyd established this scholarship to assist non-traditional female students majoring in the College of Business. Kathy earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Education along with an MBA from A-State. Keith Crass in Accountancy Memorial Scholarship Keith Crass graduated from Arkansas State University and began a career in public accounting, ultimately forming Crass & Smith, P.A. with his friend and partner Dennis Smith. Kelsey Hall/Brown Lacy Excellence in Agri Memorial Scholarship This endowment was established to honor the memory of Kelsey Hall who died in 2007 and Brown Lacy who died in 2009. Numerous family and friends contributed through memorial gifts to the success of this endowment. Both men were highly respected in the Jonesboro community and the agriculture business. They were responsible for large farming operations in Craighead County. This award to a student majoring in Agriculture Business provides and continues Mr. Hall and Mr. Lacy's life promoting progress in agriculture. Kenneth R Lane Radio/TV Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established by colleagues, friends and former students of Ken Lane, an instructor in the Department of Radio-Television for many years, who died in 1994. Kern Graphic Art Scholarship Scholarship was established in honor of Robert W. Kern of Jonesboro, emeritus director of printing and a faculty member in Arkansas State University's Department of Journalism and Printing from 1956 until 1993. Kiwanis Club of Jonesboro Scholarship The Kiwanis Club of Jonesboro established this scholarship account with an initial gift of $90,000 from proceeds of their annual Pancake Breakfast held each March. KJNB Broadcasting Scholarship For students pursuing a career in broadcast television with at least 30 hours of credits with a minimum of 2.5 GPA who demonstrates need. Student must submit a portfolio with application. Current recipients are eligible to receive the award again but they must reapply each year. Kris Taylor Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established by the Northeast Arkansas Society of Radiologic Technologists in memory of Kris Taylor of Paragould, Ark. Mrs. Taylor was a radiologic technologist student at Arkansas State University and an employee of the outpatient department at Arkansas Methodist Hospital in Paragould. She died tragically in 1990 in an automobile accident while on her way to classes at Arkansas State. L E Brinkley for Student Development Scholarship The L.E. Brinkley Endowment for Student Development will be used to fund agribusiness student activities such as educational field trips and travel to state and national quiz bowl competitions. L H Sternheimer Family Communication Disorders Scholarship Scholarship was first awarded in 1999. Leopold Henry Sternheimer and his wife Rosa Levine Sternheimer were business and social leaders in Jonesboro in the early days of the 20th century. They raised three children who graduated from Jonesboro High School. The Sternheimer's granddaughter, Dr. Rosalee Greenfield Weiss, and her husband, Dr. Raymond Weiss, of Teaneck, N.J., have provided an endowment at Arkansas State University in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Sternheimer and their children. L H Sternheimer Family Music Scholarship The scholarship you are receiving was first awarded in 1999. Leopold Henry Sternheimer and his wife Rosa Levin Sternheimer were business and social leaders in Jonesboro in the early days of the 20th century. They raised three children who graduated from Jonesboro High School. The Sternheimer's granddaughter, Dr. Rosalee Greenfield Weiss, and her husband Dr. Raymond Weiss, of Teaneck, NJ, have provided and endowment at Arkansas State University in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Sternheimer and their children. L W Tex Plunkett Scholarship Leland W. Tex Plunkett taught at Arkansas State from 1936 until 1974, when he was declared emeritus professor of journalism. In his 38 years on campus, he saw the journalism department he founded become a division and lead to the formation of a College of Communications, composed of the Divisions of Journalism and Printing, and Radio-Television. For years Tex, the winner of the first R.E. Lee Wilson Award for outstanding service to the institution, taught in the English department and sponsored the Herald in addition to other duties. Laudies and Polly Brantley Family Endowed Scholarship Laudies and Polly Brantley established this scholarship to assist students attending A-State. Laudies Brantley is a 1969 graduate with a degree in Agriculture. Lee R. Krigbaum for Non Traditional Students Scholarship Mr. Krigbaum was the child of a rural Arkansas farm family and he served in the Navy during WWII. Once out of the Navy, he was able to attend college thanks to the GI bill. Mr. Krigbaum was an alumnus of the 1949 class of what was known then as Arkansas State College. The scholarship was established by Lauren, daughter of Mr. Lee Krigbaum. She states "ASU has always been a part of my life. When it came time to choose a university after high school, ASU was it for me; I wanted to following in my father's footsteps. Leet Family Scholarship Scholarship was established in 2002 by Dr. Robert Leet-Corday to honor his family, who have a long history in Poinsett County, and benefit the nursing profession for generations to come. Dr. Corday's establishment of this scholarship is because of the strong educational foundation he received while attending classes at ASU. He was drawn to support the College of Nursing and Health Professions at ASU because of the need across the country for nursing professionals. Dr. Leet-Corday passed away on May 16, 2007. Leonard and Mary Lou McDaniel College of Business Scholarship Leonard and Mary Lou McDaniel established this scholarship to assist students pursuing a degree in the College of Business. Leonard served as registrar and Mary Lou was the assistant dean of students for Arkansas State for many years. License to HOWL - Currently Enrolled Scholarship The scholarship that has been awarded to you is the result of a gift to Arkansas State University from the A-State Alumni Association. The A-State Alumni Association License Plate Scholarship Endowment was established in 2003 by the A-State Alumni Association, through proceeds from the sale of A-State license plates in Arkansas. Members of the Alumni Association are people who attended or graduated from Arkansas State, or who want to establish a relationship with the university through joining the association. License to HOWL - Incoming Freshmen Scholarship Lillian Barton Education Memorial Scholarship Lillian Barton served the teaching profession for more than 50 years during her lifetime as a public school teacher, school administrator and teacher educator. She served Arkansas State University for 21 years, retiring in 1972. After her death in 1979, her family and friends established this scholarship through Kappa Delta Pi to encourage future leaders, in the spirit of Miss Barton, to follow the example she set in the teaching profession. Lily Peter Keyboard Scholarship Miss Lilly Peter, a plantation owner in Marvell, Ark., was recognized statewide as a supporter of the arts. In 1969, Miss Lilly arranged for the Philadelphia Orchestra to come to Arkansas and perform concerts in recognition of the Arkansas Territorial Sesquicentennial. The proceeds from those concerts was divided between the University of Arkansas and Arkansas State University. With this gift, Miss Lilly personally donated an additional $1,178.16 to ASU to bring the total to $10,000, and the scholarship was established. After Miss Lilly's death, the scholarship was renamed in her memory. Linual Cameron Memorial Scholarship The Strong-Turner Alumni Chapter at ASU endowed a scholarship to honor the memory of Mr. Cameron. For 24 years, Linual Cameron was ASU's vice president of finance and was a strong supporter of African-American students at ASU, especially those students who exhibited leadership potential and academic achievement. Lloyd & June Goff Memorial Scholarship The children of the late Lloyd L. and June C. Goff knew that their parents placed special emphasis on education throughout their life's work and community activities. With that in mind, they endowed this scholarship following their parents' deaths in 1990. Throughout their lives, education was of paramount importance to the Goffs. Lloyd K. Meharg Memorial Scholarship This scholarship was established by friends and family in memory of the late Lloyd Keith Meharg. Lloyd was an alumnus of the ASU printing program and taught printing in the Jonesboro Area Vo-Tech School. Lorena J Rockie Smith Scholarship Scholarship was established in 2002 to honor the memory of Mrs. Lorena `Rockie' Smith by her husband, A.B. Smith and her daughter, Llana Smith. Scholarship is to assist in performances that promote the artistic and cultural quality of the community. Lori Fenner Agriculture Alumni Scholarship This scholarship was established by friends and colleagues of Lori Fenner to honor her years of service as an instructor in the College of Agriculture and Technology. Lott Sanders Accountancy Scholarship James and Sharon Sanders established this scholarship to assist non-traditional students majoring in accountancy. Both of the Sanders received their undergraduate and CPA license as non-traditional students and currently operate their own CPA firm in West Plains, Mo. Mr. Sanders has served on the ASU Foundation Board and the ASU Alumni Association Board. Lou and Frank Angelo Scholarship Louis Joseph and Elise Marie Schaaf Memorial Scholarship This scholarship was established to honor Louis' parents whose belief in education was paramount in their family lives. If it were not for Mr. Schaaf's education at A-State he would not be successful today. Mr. Schaaf is a CPA involved with health care consulting. Loys and Riley Wright Annual Scholarship LTC Barney G. Smith Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established by the family and friends of Lt. Colonel Barney G. Smith, who upon his untimely death, was a professor of military science at ASU and was near completion of his Master of Business Administration degree at ASU. He was a 1974 graduate of ASU and served as a professor of military science at the university since January of 2000 LTC Grossman/Military Sci II Scholarship This award was established in honor of Lieutenant Colonel David Grossman who served as the Professor of Military Science and Chair of the Department of Military Science at ASU from 1994 to 1998. He then served as adjunct faculty of the Department of Psychology and Counseling until 1999. LunBeck Leadership Scholarship Scholarship was established by Dwayne and Jo LunBeck in honor of their daughter Shelley JoAnne LunBeck Tustison, who attended ASU-Jonesboro from the years 2000 to 2004, serving as Student Government Association President in her final year and receiving the Wilson Award, Arkansas State University's highest honor presented to a student. Mable Symons Woodside Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established by John A. and Donna R. Woodside of Lufkin, Texas, in memory of Mr. Woodside's mother Mable Symons Woodside. Mrs. Woodside taught from 1910 to 1914 as one of the first faculty members at the First District State Agricultural and Mechanical School, the institution that evolved into Arkansas State University. Her son, John, graduated from Arkansas State University in 1936 with a bachelor of science in chemistry. Major General Elder Granger M.D. Scholarship Major General Elder Granger, M.D., a native of West Memphis, is a 1976 graduate of Arkansas State University. While at ASU, he received the B.S. cum laude, majoring in Zoology with a Military Science minor. He attended Harvard University's Health Career Summer Program in 1974-75, and graduated from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 1980 with an M.D. Mamie Davis for Non-Traditional Students Scholarship This scholarship was established by the estate of Mamie Davis in her honor. Mamie was a long time educator in Missouri and in Arkansas. She spent a total of 43 years teaching children. Born September 7, 1929, in Danville, Ark. Mrs. Mamie Ruth Davis was married to Reverend Gordon Rudolph Davis. Mrs. Davis graduated from East Prairie High School in East Prairie Missouri, attended Southeast Missouri State College in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and was a graduate of Arkansas State College (University) in Jonesboro. She taught school in the State of Missouri for 20 years and in Paragould, Arkansas Public Schools (Baldwin Elementary) for 23 years. She was a member and past president of Alpha Delta Kappa Teachers Sorority, a member of Missouri Early Childhood Education Association, member and past secretary of Greene County Teachers Association, member of Arkansas Retired Teachers Association, member of Missouri Retired Teachers Association and past member of the Arkansas State Board of Education. Mrs. Davis devoted her life to teaching and helping others. She passed away March 7, 2013 at the age of 83. Marie Deacon Landon Scholarship Dorine Deacon established this scholarship in the honor of her daughter, Marie, who experienced a debilitating disease. With the help of professionals, she is able to live at home with her family. Mrs. Deacon wanted to provide scholarship support for someone who will work to exhibit that same kindness, energy, and expertise that she witnessed in the rehab of her daughter. Mark Eugene Crow Memorial Scholarship The Mark Eugene Crow Memorial Scholarship was created by his family in loving memory of a bright light that was extinguished too soon. It is our hope that recipients of this award will use it in the same spirit of service and leadership that Mark Crow exhibited, and that each recipient will fulfill a portion of Mark’s unrealized promise in his or her own special way. Applicants should have at least 30 hours of credits and be in good academic standing with at least a 2.75 grade point average. Applicants should have a strong interest in community service and/or service to others. Markel Owens Memorial Scholarship This scholarship was established to honor Markel Owens who was tragically killed trying to protect his parents. Markel wore number 94 and played defensive tackle for the A-State Red Wolves. Marlin D Jackson Scholarship Friends and family initiated the scholarship bearing in name of Marlin D. Jackson in 1987 as a tribute to the former state banking commissioner, banker and educator. The scholarship became a memorial scholarship after Mr. Jackson's death in 1998. Marlin Jackson was a 1958 honor graduate of the then-Arkansas State College with a bachelor's degree in agriculture. Martha Ivener Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established in 2000 by family and friends of Martha Ivener upon her untimely death. Mrs. Ivener was highly respected as a faculty member in the Department of Social Work at ASU. Martin Sprocket & Gear Endowed Scholarship Martin Sprocket and Gear in Paragould, Arkansas established this scholarship to assist students majoring in Engineering at A-State. Mary Anna Chop Music Scholarship The scholarship that you are receiving was established in 2003 to provide music scholarships to students at Arkansas State University. This scholarship was made possible by the late Mary Anna Chop of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Mary E G Jones Memorial Scholarship Mary Elizabeth Greenwood Jones was recruited by V.C. Kays as one of the first students of the regional training school that evolved into what is now Arkansas State University. After obtaining a teaching license, she taught many years at Hickory Ridge and Fisher, Ark. She later earned a degree from the institution where she studied 27 years earlier, which by then was known as Arkansas State College. Her son, the late Bill E. Jones, with his family in 1989 established the scholarship in memory of Mrs. Jones as a permanent tribute to her accomplishments. Mary L. Swan Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established by Dr. Kenneth Swan in loving memory of his wife, Mary L. Swan. Mary was a 1963 graduate of Arkansas State College. She was an elementary school reading teacher for most of her career. Her desire was to assist students majoring in Elementary or Secondary Education as ASU. Mary Lou McDaniel Student Personnel Services Endowment The scholarship was established by Leonard McDaniel in memory of his wife Mary Lou McDaniel. Mary Lou retired from her beloved Arkansas State University as Emeritus Assistant Dean of Students and also a member of the ASU Faculty Women�s Club. Mary Lou Wood Business Scholarship Scholarship was established in 1995 by Dr. Robert Ferralasco and Dr. Dan Hoyt, both of whom were professors in the College of Business at Arkansas State University, to honor their colleague, Dr. Mary Lou Wood, on the occasion of her retirement after a 30-year tenure at ASU. Dr. Wood began her career at Arkansas State College at the age of 17 as a secretary to Dean Robert Moore, dean of students. She earned her Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Business Education at Arkansas State and began teaching, first as a grad assistant in 1964, and then as an instructor in 1965. Mary Rogers Brown Memorial Scholarship Mary Rogers Brown was a 1915 Aggie graduate and taught home economics on campus from 1917 - 1920. She returned to ASU in 1936 as head of the home economics department and dean of women. She retired in 1965 and moved to California. Following her death on December 25, 1981, an endowed scholarship fund was established in her memory by Roger and Bonnie Brown, along with contributions from other family members and friends. Roger and Bonnie are still actively involved in the scholarship. Mary Sue Moore Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established in 2003 by Susan Moore Armstrong of Jonesboro to honor the memory of her mother, Mary Sue Fisher Moore, who died on June 26, 2002 at the age of 88. Mrs. Moore was a graduate of Arkansas State, having earned a Bachelor's degree in English. Additionally, she earned a Master's degree in Library Science from the George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. She was retired from Jonesboro High School as a librarian Mary Williams and Josephine Wright Richmond Scholarship Ms. Deryle Richmond of College Station, Texas, established the Mary Williams and Josephine Wright Richmond Scholarship Fund in honor of her great-aunt and grandmother. It was her wish to honor these ladies by assisting a deserving woman who is pursuing an education at Arkansas State University. Maude Campbell Cast in International Business Memorial Scholarship This scholarship was established by Clint Relyea in honor of his mother Maude Campbell Cast. Clint was a professor in the College of Business for many years. Maurice and Florence Rubenstein Scholarship Maurice Ward Rehab Scholarship Carol Ward established this scholarship to assist students who are majoring in OT, PT, Speech or Athletic Training in the College of Nursing and Health Professions. Maxine and Jesse B. Gregg Scholarship Mrs. Maxine Gregg established this scholarship in 1988 to help deserving students. The scholarship is named for Mrs. Gregg, who died in 2004, and her late husband, Jesse B. Gregg, who died in 1974. Mrs. Gregg was a longtime support of Arkansas State University through gifts to the athletic program as well as the ASU museum. The family owned Gregg Funeral Home which was founded in 1877. Maxwell Brooks Dyslexia Endowment Scholarship This scholarship was established by an anonymous donor family who has two children with dyslexia. They saw a great need for support and accountability for students once they began college. The scholarship was created to encourage students to seek support and utilize resources offered and then encourage and support other dyslexics to do the same. Dyslexics have so many gifts and once the can overcome the hurdle of figuring out the best ways that they learn, they can do anything. McFarland Academic Freedom Scholarship Scholarship was established by Dr. C.K. McFarland, who served Arkansas State University from 1971 to 1982 as chair of the Department of History and from 1982 to 1997 as Professor of History and Management (Industrial Relations), and his wife, Dr. Linda McFarland (deceased August 26, 2003), who served as a temporary faculty member in the Department of History. Meeker/Grear Scholarship Scholarship was established in 1993 by Robert and Wilma Meeker Grear of Bono, Ark., in memory of their parents, the late John H. and Maude Meeker of Bono and Clarence F. and Louise Grear of Jonesboro, Ill. The Grears said they established the scholarship because their parents taught them the value of an education and they wished to invest in the youth of today. Melvyn Wetherspoon Memorial Scholarship The scholarship you are receiving was established after the death of Mr. Melvyn Wetherspoon by many friends and family members. His career as an educator and supporter to the church and community is honored through this award. This scholarship offers a Newport High School graduate the opportunity to achieve their personal higher education goals that Mr. Wetherspoon aspired to and provided encouragement to his students. Michael E. Medlock College of Business Scholarship Scholarship was established in 2000 by Insurance Network to provide assistance to students majoring in banking, finance or insurance. Mike Medlock, president of Insurance Network, graduated from ASU in 1973 with a degree in Business Management. Michael James Crittenden Memorial Scholarship Dr. Ken Savage established this scholarship to assist students majoring in Plant and Soil Science. Dr. Savage graduated from Arkansas State College in 1964 with a Bachelor’s Degree Agriculture and went on to receive his Masters and Doctorate degrees from Clemson University. The scholarship is named in honor of Michael James Crittenden who was a longtime employee of Dr. Savage. Michael Johnnedes Memorial Scholarship Dr. Johnnedes was an associate professor of science who taught at the then Arkansas State College from 1954 until his death April 12, 1965. He provided for scholarships through his will by creating a benevolent trust for the benefit of physics students. Michael L. Smith Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established in memory of Michael Lynn Smith, a 17-year Poinsett County Farm Bureau Insurance agent by the members of the Poinsett County Farm Bureau. Mildred Watson Scholarship This scholarship was endowed in 1987 through the will of the late Mildred R. Watson of Jonesboro and was awarded for the first time in 1990. MOAA Generals Porter and Wood Scholarship Because of their belief in the integrity of the ROTC program, the Military Officers Association of America - Northeast Arkansas Chapter established this award. Moot Court Scholarship The scholarship you are receiving is funded by members of the ASU Moot Court Advisory Board, and is awarded to the ASU Moot Court team member who shows the most dedication to summer preparation for the upcoming season. Morrisoenfield Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established by the family of the late Morris Schoenfield of Jonesboro, a well-known businessman and beloved civic and community leader in the mid-20th century. Morse Family Scholarship Jake and June Morse chose to establish the Morse Family Scholarship to help non-traditional students studying in any discipline at ASU, not only because they knew firsthand the challenges a non-traditional student faces, but because they saw the need for more support of non-traditional students at ASU through scholarships. Both, Jake and June Morse are graduates of ASU, along with their three daughters, Margie, Marcia and Melissa. Mossie J. Richmond-Afak Haydar Scholarship Scholarship was established in 1997 by the faculty of International Programs in honor of Dr. Afak Haydar, retired faculty member, and in memory of Dr. Mossie Richmond, faculty member and one-time interim president of ASU. Both men worked jointly in establishing the International Program on the ASU campus. Mr. and Mrs. W W Holmes Memorial Scholarship Mrs. Jerre Spurlock and Mr. Mabe Spurlock of Jonesboro, Ark., along with Mrs. Spurlock's sister, the late Mrs. Willagene Moore, provided a gift to endow a scholarship in the ASU College of Agriculture in memory of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Holmes. The Holmes' were well-known residents of Jonesboro and Bay, Ark., where they farmed and operated a cotton gin and grain elevator. Myra Tillman Art Memorial Scholarship First awarded in 1984, the scholarship was established by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tillman of Jonesboro in memory of their daughter, Myra, who was one of the students tragically killed in a school bus accident outside Grubbs, Ark., in 1983. The bus was carrying students and teachers of the Area Vo-Tech School at Jonesboro High to a competition in Little Rock. Myra was a participant in the vo-tech school and had a deep interest in art Nancy A. Haigler Scholarship Michael Heflin established this scholarship to honor his Nancy Haigler who was a long-time professor of Accounting at A-State. Because of Ms. Haigler, Michael attained his accounting degree in 1976. Nancy C. Everitt Entrepreneurship Scholarship Scholarship established by Nancy Everitt of Franklin, Tenn. Nancy is a 1987 graduate of ASU's College of Communications Radio-Television Department. She is president/CEO of HEOPS Inc., a strategic services and outsourcing company that addresses the billing and reimbursement aspects of health care. Everitt was recognized in 2002 for her leadership potential by the American Academy of Medical Administrators. At the age of 34, she assisted in the spinoff of LifePoint Hospitals from HCA Healthcare Inc. Shortly thereafter, she left LifePoint to start HEOPS. Nancy Eubanks Bacot Scholarship Mrs. Bacot was an Instructor in the Department of Teacher Education at Arkansas State University from 1972 until 2013. She earned her undergraduate and advanced degrees from the University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi. Nancy was active in many professional organizations. For more than 30 years, she served as faculty sponsor for the ASU student organization of the Association for Childhood Education International. National Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors Scholarship The scholarship you are receiving was established in 1995 by Mrs. Margaret Osoinach, in loving memory of her husband, who was a professor of Sociology at Arkansas State University. Dr. Osoinach was born in Washington, D.C., and joined the faculty of the then-Arkansas State College in 1963 Natl Assn Ins/Fin Advisors Scholarship In 2000, the former named Jonesboro Life Underwriters Group established this scholarship. The now named, National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors/Northeast AR Chapter, provides support to the scholarship through various events. The organization's purpose is to assist upper level non-traditional students in the College of Business with assistance in their pursuit of higher education achievements. NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital Scholarship Scholarship was established by NEA Medical Center of Jonesboro, formerly Regional Medical Center, and Methodist Hospital, in honor of the doctors on staff at the hospital. NEA Medical Center Scholarship Scholarship was established by NEA Medical Center of Jonesboro, formerly Regional Medical Center, and Methodist Hospital, in honor of the doctors on staff at the hospital NEA Society of CPAs Scholarship Because of their belief in the integrity of the accounting program, and because of their desire to help others who choose to pursue a degree in the accounting program, the Northeast Arkansas Society of Certified Public Accountants established this award. Neeley General Agriculture Scholarship Nolan Ruth and Karen Dacus Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established by the estate of Ruth Dacus in 2003. Olympus Construction Inc Scholarship In November 2001, Olympus Construction, Inc. began funding toward establishing a scholarship endowment at Arkansas State University. This scholarship provides additional resources to the College of Engineering's Scholarship program. Olympus' generosity will benefit those selected recipients who are outstanding students majoring in the field of engineering. Orien & Eda Garner Horn Memorial Scholarship This scholarship was established with an endowment gift to Arkansas State University from the Horns’ four children, who attended A-State. Their son, the late John Horn of Bartlesville, Okla., received his B.S. in Agriculture in 1938; their daughter, the late Oreida Horn Anderson of Moline, Ill. received her B.S. in chemistry in 1942; their daughter, the late Alice Horn Bryant received her B.S. in social science in 1938; and their son, the late Virgene Horn attended ASU in the mid-1940’s. Orthany Dekker Business Memorial Scholarship Mrs. Dekker served as a cashier at ASU from 1949 until her retirement in 1973. Her son, Dr. Paden Neeley, established the scholarship in 1993 in memory of her. Paul Allbright ROTC Scholarship Capt. Paul H. Allbright was a 1940 graduate of what is now Arkansas State University. While at ASU he was named to Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, and also received a ROTC commission. After earning his degree in physics, he worked as a nuclear physicist in Oak Ridge, Tenn. He was a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor and a World War II veteran. Capt. Allbright died in 1982. In 1988, his wife established this scholarship to honor the memory of her husband and his respect for the Department of Military Science at Arkansas State. Peggy Stroud Panhellenic Scholarship Dean Peggy Stroud was employed at Arkansas State University from 1954 until 1984 and was associate dean of students. Penry Scholarship Established by Dr. Jason Penry in the honor of his mother, Rhonda Penry. The scholarship was created to assist mothers who began their coursework but had to take a break and have decided to return and finish their Bachelor�s Degree at A-State. Perry G Stevens Public Service Scholarship In celebration of his 70th birthday, the Perry G. Stevens Public Service Scholarship was established by his children to honor an exemplary public service career that has inspired others to follow in his path. Mr. Stevens was born and raised at Calico Rock, Ark., and graduated from Arkansas State University in 1953. After an outstanding 30 year career in the military, he retired with the rank of Colonel in 1983. Phillip Forrester Memorial Scholarship Mrs. Mary Steed Forrester and her family established the Phillip Forrester Memorial Scholarship at Arkansas State University in memory of her husband, a 1964 graduate of the College of Agriculture. His career included farming and banking interest in Mississippi and Poinsett counties, as well as extensive civic involvement, including vigorous support for ASU and its Indian athletic programs. Philosophy Scholarship First awarded in 1990, the Philosophy Scholarship was established by the Department of English, Philosophy and Languages to assist outstanding students who are majoring or minoring in philosophy. Physical Plant Scholarship First awarded in 1998, the Physical Plant Scholarship began building toward endowment in 1994, when employees of the Arkansas State University Physical Plant launched an annual benefit fish fry. Children and grandchildren of Physical Plant employees are eligible to apply. The event has become a spring tradition on the Jonesboro campus. Pi Kappa Alpha Scholarship Scholarship established by alumni of the Delta Theta Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha. Pickering Firm Inc Endowed Scholarship for Civil Engineering Established to assist students seeking a career in engineering. Poinsett County Farm Bureau Scholarship The Poinsett County Farm Bureau established this scholarship in 1989 to assist an outstanding graduate of a Poinsett County high school who plans to major in agriculture or an agriculture-related field at Arkansas State University. Political Science Scholarship Scholarship was established by the ASU Department of Political Science. Pope Family - Education Scholarship Randall and Jeanette Pope established this scholarship to assist students in their pursuit of a career in Early Childhood Education. Pope Family Scholarship Randall and Jeanette Pope established this scholarship to assist students in their pursuit of a career in Agriculture. Price & Sara Gardner Pre-Law Endowment Scholarship Price and Sara Gardner established this scholarship to assist students who are on the pre-law track and aspire to attend law school after graduating from A-State. ProAg Services Scholarship ProAg Services, LLC in Newport, Arkansas established this scholarship to assist students majoring in Agricultural Business in the College of Agriculture and Technology who are minoring is Crop Consulting and Agronomic Services. Pulaski County Scholarship First awarded in 1997, the scholarship was provided by ASU alumni and business leaders in Pulaski County, Arkansas and is designated to attract outstanding graduates from the central Arkansas area to pursue a university education at Arkansas State University. R A Nelson Mathematics Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. R.A. Nelson of Blytheville, Ark., established this scholarship in 1986 to assist in the education of an outstanding student beginning studies in mathematics, computer science or physics. Mr. Nelson is a member of the 1935 graduating class of Arkansas State College R. W. & Anna M. Butler Scholarship Scholarship was endowed by family in memory of long-time Harrisburg business leader R.W. Butler and his wife, educator Anna Margaret Butler. R. W. Butler grew up in a community near Hope, Ark., the oldest of nine children in a farm family. He dropped out of school in the 10th grade, but later returned to his studies. He hitchhiked to college from his home, and put himself through school, working as a local firefighter and earning a football scholarship. According to his daughter, Patricia Butler Eaton, the struggle he went through had lots to do with him having a desire to help others. Regions Bank Scholarship Because of their belief in the integrity of Arkansas State University, and because of their desire to help others from the Delta Region to pursue a degree with ASU, Regions Bank established this award in 2005. Your qualifications exemplify those Regions wished to honor through this scholarship. Regions Financial Corporation Scholarship Ricelandolars Scholarship Scholarship established by Riceland Foods, Inc. student must be a member or dependent of a Riceland Foods, Inc. member family; student must have a composite ACT of 26; full-time student in any undergraduate area of study; student should display good citizenship through participation in various campus activities and community service. Rick Duschl KA Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established by friends and members of the Kappa Alpha Order Delta Eta Chapter of Arkansas State University in the memory of Rick Duschl. Ricky Marshall Scholarship Rick Marshall graduated Arkansas State University in 1993 from the College of Business with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Information Systems. Mr. Marshall created this scholarship to help alleviate the cost for those that need assistance in furthering their education. Ringgold Family Scholarship Because of his desire to help others James Ringgold established another endowment for the College of Science and Mathematics. Ritter Communications Scholarship The scholarship you are receiving was established through the College of Business annual golf tournament. Proceeds from the event are used to establish a scholarship named in honor of one of the participating companies. Robert & Gloria Ferralasco Business Scholarship Scholarship was established in honor of Dr. Robert Ferralasco, who retired in 1989 after 37 years of service in the Arkansas State University College of Business. His last position was chair of the Department of Computer Information Systems and Administrative Services. The award was subsequently renamed to also honor his wife, the late Gloria Ferralasco, who was a retired teacher from the Jonesboro Public School System. Robert C and Toni Y Davidson Scholarship Robert Davidson established this scholarship in honor of his parents. Mr. Davidson's father was in the insurance business and his mother was an active artist working in paintings and sculptures. Robert Rocca Scholarship Tenaris is a sponsor of the Roberto Rocca Education Program, which provides scholarships and Fellowships to outstanding students of engineering and the applied sciences in selected countries where Tenaris and the program's co-sponsors operate. Roberto Rocca Scholarships are granted to undergraduate students for study at domestic universities and fellowships are granted to help fund studies towards the Ph. D. degrees at any university outside the student's home country. Robin H Hagaman Scholarship Scholarship was established in 1991 by Robin H. Hagaman, a retired hospital management executive, to assist Arkansas County students in their pursuit of an education at Arkansas State University. Mr. Hagaman graduated from Arkansas State College in 1958 with a bachelor's degree in accounting, and went on to earn a master's degree in business administration with an emphasis in hospital administration from George Washington University in 1964. Ron Miller ROTC Annual Scholarship Major Ron M. Miller established this scholarship to assist ROTC students at A-State. He is a 1959 graduate of Arkansas State University with a BSE degree. He retired as a Major with over 20 years of service, which began in 1960. His military awards include two Distinguished Flying Crosses, two Meritorious Service Medals, 21 Air Medals, two Bronze Stars, three Army Commendations, Paratrooper, Master Army Aviator, Korean Government Medal, Vietnamese Government Service Medal and Medal of Honor 1st Class, was a technical consultant for the movie "Green Berets," starring John Wayne, is an Associate Producer for the POW Documentary, "Beyond Courage: Surviving Vietnam as a POW," and received President George H.W. Bush's "Thousand Points of Light Award." Major Miller has also written a book titled Vietnam Special Flight, Inc. which was published in 2010 Roy and Pat Ockert Herald Editor Scholarship Roy and Pat Ockert are both former editors of the Arkansas State University's newspaper, The Herald. The Ockerts established this scholarship to help with the editor's college expenses. The Ockerts worked together as co-editors for the Herald as A-State students in 1966-67. The Ockerts recognize the responsibility that a person takes upon themselves when they take on the editor role for the Herald. Roy Barnhill Memorial Scholarship Roy Barnhill is remembered by many Arkansas State University radio-television alumni from his job as the chief engineer of KASU and ASU television for almost 20 years, beginning in the late 1960s. When Barnhill died in June, his family thought a most fitting tribute would be to establish a scholarship in his name within the Department of Radio-Television at ASU. Roy H Jolly Rotary Scholarship Scholarship was endowed in 1992 by the Jonesboro Rotary in honor of Jonesboro businessman and civic leader Roy H. Jolly for his many years and many contributions to the betterment of the Jonesboro community. Mr. Jolly, a member of the Jonesboro Rotary Club from 1955 until his death in 1993, had perfect attendance at Rotary. He served as the organization's president in 1962-63, chaired all four divisions of the club, and served as a district governor of Rotary's more than 30 clubs in Northeast Arkansas in 1978-79. Ruel Nester Scholarship This scholarship was first established as the Arkansas Crop Protection Association Scholarship. The scholarship name was later changed to the Ruel Nester Scholarship in honor of Mr. Nester who served as an Arkansas Extension Soybean Specialist. Ruff - Miller Scholarship The scholarship was established by co-workers and friends to honor Bob Ruff at the time of his retirement as Printing Supervisor at Arkansas State University. Mr. Ruff was employed in the Department of Printing at ASU for forty years. Russell & Melda Strickland BIC HS Scholarship This scholarship was established with a gift of $1.9 million from the estate of Russell and Melda Strickland. The Stricklands were a visible presence on the Arkansas State campus for years and this scholarship will go to benefit students from Buffalo Island Central. Ruth Steinsiek Excellence in Education Scholarship Scholarship was established by family and friends in memory of Ruth Steinsiek. Ruth was a long-time resident of Jonesboro. She received her bachelors degree in primary education from Jonesboro Baptist College, and her masters degree in education from then Arkansas State College in 1956. Ryan Family Scholarship This scholarship was established by Connie Ryan to assist students in their pursuit of their Certificate in Addiction Studies. S. S. Lipscomb Memorial Scholarship Samuel Scott Lipscomb was born in Virginia and served in World War I. He moved to Arkansas around 1915 living in both Marmaduke and Paragould where he worked in agriculture. He later opened the Ford Automobile Agency and Tractor Agency until the late 1950's. Upon his death the Lipscomb-Kirsch Charitable and Educational Foundation, which he created, established this scholarship. Sam Morgan in Mathematics Scholarship The Sam Morgan Scholarship was established by Mary Ruth Scholes in the memory of her brother Sam Morgan. Sam Morgan was born in Guy, Arkansas and served in the United States Army. He graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in 1953 with a degree in Education and later received his Masters Degree in Education Administration from Northwestern University. He taught elementary, junior, and senior high classes. He retired in 1986 from Seaholm High School in Birmingham, Michigan where one of his most challenging students was Tim "The Tool Man" Allen. After retirement Sam moved to Jonesboro where he enjoyed playing golf. Sammy V Wood Continuing Education Scholarship The scholarship you are receiving was established by Mr. David and Dr. Ashley Renck and Mrs. Sammie V. Wood to honor their father and husband, Mr. Sammie V. Wood who died January 30, 2012. Mr. Wood graduated with a B.S.A. in Agricultural Business from Arkansas State in 1966. Savu Lifeline to Art Scholarship Established by Drs. Calin and Mihaela Savu. In 2005 the Savu's, who are both art enthusiasts, hosted the first "Lifeline to Art", which has now become a yearly event. All proceeds raised from the event help fund art supplies and this scholarship. Scott Hale Memorial Scholarship The Scott Hale Memorial Scholarship memorializes Scott Hale, a dear friend to many people in the Jonesboro, Arkansas community, a leader at Arkansas State University, and a faithful member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. Scott was born on December 3, 1970 and passed away on November 29, 1995 after a courageous battle with stomach cancer. Members of the Scott Hale Memorial Scholarship committee have found you worthy to receive this special scholarship. Thank you for your commitment to enjoying life, your good character and your deep love for Sigma Chi. Through this scholarship, we can all keep the memory and brilliant character of Scott alive forever. Sellmeyer Scholarship Shane and Jenifer Women’s Business Leadership Scholarship Shane and Jenifer Hunt established this scholarship to female students majoring in the College of Business and working as an intern in the Women’s Business Leadership Center. Shane teaches Marketing and Management at A-State and also served as Dean of the College of Business. Shannon Wright & Lynette Thetford Scholarship Scholarship was endowed in 1998 in memory of ASU alumna Shannon Williams Wright and in honor of ASU alumna Lynette Sullins Thetford. The two teachers at Westside Middle School displayed true bravery, Mrs. Wright giving her life, during the Westside Middle School tragedy of March 24, 1998. The scholarship was made possible by gifts from Mrs. Jill Jernigan of J. Christopher Toys in Jonesboro, her husband, Mr. Richard Jernigan of Doric of Northeast Arkansas and through the efforts of Pressly Partnership Productions, parent company of Triple FM Radio Group, FOX 104.9, Z-100 and MIX 106.7 radio stations Sharon L. Davis Family Women's Leadership Endowment Scholarship Sharon Davis established this scholarship to assist young women who are members of the Women�s Business Leadership Center. Ms. Davis is a 1976 graduate of A-State and a member of the �Founders Circle� which is a group of women who established the Women�s Business Leadership Center in 2016. Shirl D Strauser Accounting Scholarship This scholarship was established in honor of Dr. Strauser's retirement after his years of service as a member of the accounting faculty at Arkansas State University. Many alumni who were former students of Dr. Strauser have contributed to this scholarship. Also, faculty and friends of Dr. Strauser have provided gifts to this endowment that assists students who are majoring in the field of accounting. Sibylla and Kenneth Peters Alpha Delta Scholarship Three local chapters of Alpha Delta Kappa, an international honor sorority for women educators, established a major scholarship endowment fund to honor the memory of long-timed educator Sibylla Barton Peters and her husband, Kenneth Peters. Members of Alpha Beta, Alpha Phi and Nu chapters of Alpha Delta Kappa created the endowment to provide support for outstanding students in the teacher education program at Arkansas State. Mrs. Peters was instrumental in chartering Arkansas Nu chapter in 1956 and served as its first president. Mr. Peters was a charter member of the men's division of Alpha Delta Kappa, organized in 1961, and served as national president in 1971. Sibylla and Kenneth Peters Alpha Delta Undergraduate Scholarship Sigma Theta Tau, Eta Theta Scholarship Scholarship was established in 2005 by members of the Eta Theta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International. Simmons Family Scholarship Jeff and Lisa Simmons established the Simmons Family Scholarship in order to provide assistance for students majoring in choral studies and accounting. The Simmons' are longtime supporters of Arkansas State University. Sister Patricia Findley Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established in memory of Sister Patricia Lee Findley of Holy Angels Convent in Jonesboro. Sister Patricia was a nursing supervisor at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center before joining the faculty of Arkansas State University, where she taught for 12 years and attained the academic rank of assistant professor. Sluder Family Scholarship David and Beverly Sluder established this scholarship to assist students who are pursuing a degree in the College of Business. Society of Manufacturing Engineers Scholarship Scholarship was established in 1991 by the Northeast Arkansas Chapter of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers to assist students who are majoring in engineering or manufacturing technology, and who are members of the campus or senior chapter of SME. Southland Racing - H A Latourette Scholarship Scholarship was established in 1993 by Southland Racing Corporation of West Memphis, Ark., in honor of Harry H. and Anna Mae Latourette of Jonesboro. The gift was made in recognition of Mr. Latourette's longtime service to the corporation as a board member and as chairman. Upon his retirement in 1990, Mr. Latourette was named chairman emeritus of the organization Southworth Products Scholarship Southworth Products established this endowment to assist students majoring in Engineering. Southworth Products Corp is the world's largest manufacturer of ergonomic materials handling equipment for vertical lifting and work positioning, designed to improve worker productivity while reducing the potential for worker injuries. Whether you're lifting and positioning work, handling pallets, working with parts in containers or transporting loads, Southworth has a lift table, pallet positioner, pallet lifter, container tilter, portable lift table or stacker to make the job faster, safer, and, easier. Spades Family Endowed Scholarship Dr.’s Joe and Billy Spades established this scholarship for students who are in the pre-dental program looking to attend dental school after their graduation from A-State. The Spades brothers graduated from A-State and then went on to dental school at the University of Tennessee in Memphis and have separate dental practices in Jonesboro. Dr.�s Joe and Billy Spades established this scholarship for students who are in the pre-dental program looking to attend dental school after their graduation from A-State. The Spades brothers graduated from A-State and then went on to dental school at the University of Tennessee in Memphis and have separate dental practices in Jonesboro. Speech Communications Scholarship Because of their belief in the integrity of the Speech Communications program the Arkansas State University Department of Communication Disorders established this award. Staffmark Scholarship Staplcotn Congressional Internship Scholarship Staple Cotton Cooperative (Staplcotn) established this scholarship to provide students in the college of Agriculture and Technology (CoAT) the opportunity to participate in an internship in the Washington D.C. office of Congressman Rick Crawford. State Farm Insurance Scholarship Because of their belief in the integrity of Arkansas State University and because of their desire to help others who choose to pursue a degree with ASU, State Farm Insurance established this award in 2007. Your qualifications exemplify those qualities the NEA Society of CPA's wished to honor through this scholarship Stella H Alsey & Howard M Alsey Scholarship Both Howard and Stella Alsey were ASU alumni and had careers as educators. Mr. Alsey was professor of economics in the ASU College of Business from 1967 until his retirement in 1977. Mrs. Alsey taught English and French at Lafe (Ark.) High School Step Up Reach Back Scholarship Established to assist women who participate in the Women's Business Leadership Program. Steve and Sharon Bryant Pre-Med Scholarship Steve and Sharon Bryant established to assist students who are pre-med majors. Stevens-Fryer Scholarship Mrs. Thyda Lee Stevens Fryer established the Stevens-Fryer Scholarship Endowment as a tribute to the memory of her first husband, the late Mr. Otis Paul Stevens, and her second husband, the late Mr. Orby Lucian Fryer. Mrs. Fryer was born and reared near Bono, Ark., and is the daughter of the late John and Maude Meeker, a Craighead County pioneer family. Mrs. Fryer has two sons, Jerry O. Stevens and Rex Dale Stevens, both graduates of ASU. Susan Tolliver Nursing Scholarship The late Gwendolyn Howell Tolliver, who died in 1994, provided through her will a gift to establish a scholarship endowment fund in memory of her daughter, Susan Tolliver, who was a paraplegic. A resident of Jonesboro for most of her life, Mrs. Tolliver was retired from her career as a registered nurse. She was active in community activities, including the Area Agency on Aging with its Meals on Wheels Program. Swaty Strings Scholarship This scholarship was established by Dr. Ann Swaty and her husband, Albert Swaty. The scholarship was initially called the Swaty Strings Scholarship. Mr. Swaty died on July 17, 2006, and Dr. Swaty asked that the name be changed to the Ann and Albert Swaty String Scholarship. Mr. Swaty served for 33 years as a rice specialist in Lonoke and Craighead counties. He also worked extensively with 4-H Clubs in Phillips County. Mr. Swaty shared an interest with his wife Ann, who served as an Assistant Professor in ASU's Department of Music for many years, in promoting the advancement of the ASU Orchestra, especially the Strings Scholarship Program Television Broadcasters of AR Inc Scholarship Scholarship established in 2004 by the Television Broadcasters of Arkansas. Textbook Brokers Scholarship The Textbook Brokers Scholarship was established by Bobby Lorimer and Rocky Wilson for the purpose of assisting students in the College of Business. Textbook Brokers are longtime supporters of A-State and the College of Business. The Da Capo Scholarship Chris Vanlandingham was born and raised in Benton, AR. He was a Trustee's Scholar at ASU and graduated with a BME with Honor's in 1996. He taught music education in northeast Arkansas for three years before beginning his second career as a financial advisor. The English B.A. Book Award Scholarship Established by Dr. Jeffrey Hoeper (Mary Alice Hoeper & Son Fund), a former professor of Arkansas State University (English Department). Theatre Arts Scholarship The ASU Department of Theatre created this scholarship with the help of theatre alumni so that students could further their education in the fine arts. Theatre Guild Endowment Scholarship This scholarship was established by the Department of Theatre Arts to assist students who are Theatre Majors and participate in the various department productions. Thompson Minority - Enrolled Scholarship Thompson Minority - Freshman Scholarship Tim O. Brown Pi Kappa Alpha Scholarship This scholarship was established to assist members of the Delta Theta Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity in achieving their academic goals. The scholarship is named in honor of Tim O. Brown who has devoted most of his free time over the past 40 years to mold the Delta Theta Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha into one of the top perennial Pike chapters in the nation. Brown, a 1979 graduate in business administration, is president and CEO of Brown's Graduation Supply Co., a Herff Jones Company. In this role he has served as an unofficial goodwill ambassador for Arkansas State while regularly visiting high school students throughout Arkansas. While a student at A-State, Brown joined Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, with which he has remained closely involved throughout the past four decades. Called a cornerstone for the fraternity's alumni activities, he has organized alumni tailgating events, annual golf tournaments, and many other activities that promote connectivity between Pike alumni and the A-State community. Tokusen USA Scholarship Tokusen U.S.A., Inc., of Conway, Ark., a major producer of wire and wire-related products for the automobile tire industry, established an endowment fund benefitting ASU's College of Engineering in 2000. Tom & Harriette Adams Excellence in Health Scholarship Because of their desire to help others who choose to pursue a degree in the health promotion program, Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Adams established this award. Your qualifications exemplify those that Dr. and Mrs. Thomas saw as necessary to award this scholarship. Tom and Shirley Manning Scholarship Tom and Shirley Manning felt the need to give back to the university so he established this scholarship. Tom graduated with his Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education in 1954. Tom Loberg Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established in 2005 in memory of Tom Loberg by the Rigmor and Tom Loberg Foundation and Hytrol Conveyor Company. Mr. Loberg founded Hytrol Conveyor and moved the company to Jonesboro in 1962. He was instrumental in the growth of the community and continued prosperity of many individuals in the area. Troutt Brothers Memorial Scholarship Scholarship was established by John Troutt Jr., publisher and editor of The Jonesboro Sun, and his sons, Bob and Ed (both ASU journalism graduates), to benefit outstanding journalism students at ASU. The award is named in memory of Fred Troutt and John Troutt Sr., the brothers who devoted their working lives to operating the newspaper. Their father, W.O. Troutt, acquired an interest in the weekly Craighead County Sun in 1901, then expanded it to daily publication two years later. The Troutt family held full ownership of the newspaper from 1909 to 2000. Udell Smith Scholarship Established in 1985, the scholarship is sponsored by Chapter 535 of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. The late Udell Smith, who was a retired inspector for the U.S. Postal Service and a longtime leader in NARFE, was instrumental in helping establish this scholarship fund. The chapter renamed the award in his memory after his death in 1992. University Rotary Club Jim Lyons Scholarship The Jonesboro University Rotary Club established the scholarship you are receiving in memory of businessman, Jim Lyons, who was a charter member of the University Rotary Club. Upward Bound Women In Engineering Scholarship Endowment This scholarship was established in 2004 by Captain Lauri Harris who is a 1996 graduate of Arkansas State University. It was her desire to help others who pursue an engineering degree at Arkansas State University while participating in the Upward Bound Programs. Vance - Early & Middle Education Scholarship Scholarship was established by the Department of Teacher Education at ASU in 2004 in honor of Dr. Mildred Vance. Dr. Vance retired in 2002 after 54 years of teaching in the College of Education. She has made extensive contributions to the early childhood education field. Her colleagues in the department, friends and relatives desired to honor her with this scholarship to assist students entering the teaching profession that Dr. Vance served and was devoted to. Virgene Horn Memorial Scholarship The Virgene Horn Memorial International Scholarship was established in 1991 by Virgene’s sister Alice Horn Bryant. The Horn family played an instrumental role in the shaping of Arkansas State University. Orien and Eda Horn both worked, taught, and lived on the campus of Arkansas State University. The Horns had four children, all of which attended school at A-State. There are four scholarships named after the Horn family. The John Horn ROTC Scholarship, The Virgene Horn International Scholarship, the Alice Horn Bryant Scholarship, and the Orien and Eda Horn Bryant Scholarship. W. H. “Dude” and Peggy Provost Memorial Scholarship This scholarship was established by Brett and Kimberly Provost in memory of Brett’s parents to assist students majoring in the College of Agriculture and Technology. Brett and Kimberly are both A-State alums. W. J. Beard Memorial Scholarship W.J. Beard was a Paragould business leader who in 1903 started Beard's Temple of Music, which was in business for more than 50 years. This scholarship was the result of a gift by W.J. Beard's son, the late Jay P. Beard, who was the founder of Northeast Arkansas radio station KBTM, to honor the memory of his father. W. V. Armstrong Memorial Scholarship W.V. Vete Armstrong was a 1939 graduate of Arkansas State College who served as St. Francis County School supervisor from 1933 until his retirement in 1972. He was a life member of the Arkansas Education Association and a member of the National Education Association. His family established the scholarship after his death in 1984 in loving memory of Mr. Armstrong, and in recognition of his lifelong interest in Arkansas State University and his desire to help his fellow man. Wal-Mart Competitive Edge Scholarship Arkansas State University was selected as a 1994 recipient of the Wal-Mart Competitive Edge Scholarship, a $20,000 four-year scholarship developed by the Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. as a commitment to the growth and strength of technology-intensive industries that affect America's success in the global marketplace. Wallace Fowler Scholarship The Wallace Fowler Scholarship was established in 1990 by the Board of Directors of the Mercantile Bank of Jonesboro, as well as other friends and business associates, to honor Mr. Fowler for his many years as a business leader who brought progress and development to Jonesboro and Northeast Arkansas. Warr Family Scholarship Scholarship was established by the Charles Preston Winters Foundation to honor and revere Mr. and Mrs. C.V. Warr for their pioneering spirits in the early days of Arkansas State University, beginning in 1910 when Mr. Warr was employed as farm manager and business manager and Mrs. Warr was employed as Matron of Halls and managed the campus dining room, and for their leadership during more than 30 years of Arkansas State University's history. The Warr's raised their daughter, Margaret Warr Winters Wall, on the campus of Arkansas State. She was a 1932 four-year graduate of what was then Arkansas State College. She, too, worked for the improvement of the institution, serving as secretary to President V.C. Kays. Mrs. Wall passed away in December 1999. Katherine Winters McCracken, the daughter of Margaret Warr and Charles Preston Winters, is a trustee of the Charles Preston Winters Foundation of West Point, Miss., and it is through her interest in ASU that this scholarship comes to benefit deserving students. Whitehead-Kimball Communication Journalism Scholarship Scholarship was established through the generosity of the late Ray Kimball, publisher of the DeQueen Daily Citizen, and the late Bill Whitehead Sr., who was publisher of the Fordyce News-Advocate. Willard & Lynne Litwiller Scholarship William and Harriet Mildred Smith Scholarship As a tribute to his late wife, William V. Smith of Brookland, Ark., established the Harriet Mildred Smith Memorial Scholarship Endowment at Arkansas State University. The endowment supports scholarship awards to students seeking their bachelor of science in nursing degree through the College of Nursing and Health Professions. A native of Craighead County, Mr. Smith and his wife lived for many years in New York, where Mr. Smith worked as a plumber and steam fitter and Mrs. Smith worked as a registered nurse. William R. Stuck Scholarship The William R. Stuck Scholarship was established in 1986 by the board of directors of United Federal Savings and Loan in memory of the firm‰Û¢ÌÛ_s founder, the late William R. Stuck. Mr. Stuck was associated with the firm for most of his adult life and was chairman at the time of his death. He also served on ASU's Board of Trustees before the institution obtained university status. William R. Wright Trust Scholarship Established in December 2004 by Mr. William R. Wright who died the following month. Mr. Wright's trust provides three awards annually in memory of his family members ' Jill Wright Annual Scholarship, J.T. & R.C. Wright Annual Scholarship and Loys and Riley Wright Annual Scholarship. William V Pruett Family Scholarship Wilson Fellows Annual Award Scholarship Scholarship was established by the Wilson Fellows Chapter of the ASU Alumni Association. The purpose of the fund is to assist deserving men and women who are winners of the Wilson Award at Arkansas State University. The funds will be used by the Wilson Award winner to pursue a graduate or professional degree from the college or university of their choice. Wisdom-Wilson in Nursing Scholarship Scholarship was established in 1983 by Dr. F.M. Wilson, Mr. Forrest Wisdom, and the late Dr. Durwood Wisdom to benefit students in the Department of Nursing and Health Professions in loving memory of their mothers, Mrs. Linnie Wisdom and Mrs. Maude Wilson. Dr. F.M. Wilson and Dr. Durwood Wisdom for many years had family practices in Jonesboro. Dr. Wilson retired in 1997 as staff doctor at the Wilson Student Health Center on the ASU campus. Women's Business Leadership Endowed Scholarship This scholarship was established to assist female students who have participated in the Women's Business Leadership Center. Ziegenhorn Scholarship Because of the important role Arkansas State has played in the lives of her family members, and to leave a lasting legacy in memory of her late husband, Ralph Ziegenhorn, Mrs. Lela Ziegenhorn established the Ziegenhorn Scholarship Endowment at ASU. Scholarships from the endowment are directed to graduates of Weiner (Ark.) High School and may be used for any undergraduate field of study. The late Mr. Ziegenhorn, who was a farmer, businessman and lay minister, was very active in the Fisher and Weiner communities The Privately Funded Scholarship application is released in December of each year. Engineering & Computer Science Liberal Arts & Communication Nursing & Health Professions Contact Scholarships scholarships@astate.edu	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1970
__label__cc	0.731514	0.268486	"Norilsk Nickel" Experts promise metal deficit in 2015 Specialists of «Norilsk Nickel» confident in the future of nickel deficit in the next year, and what was reported in the press release, highlights the results of the first half. Analysts «Norilsk Nickel» believe that the increased volumes produced in China rough ferronickel and yet rather low demand for the metal from the developed countries in the past year to a great extent influenced by the fall in value to the level of 13.5 thousand. USD. This figure is the lowest since 2009. However, the most significant factor that had a negative impact on the global nickel market was the Indonesian ban, adopted in January of this year and banning the export of raw nickel materials with the percentage of nickel content lower than 4%. As a result, the volume of imports of Indonesian ore to China in May 2014 came to naught, a further step was a gradual decrease in inventories of products in Chinese ports. As a result, the May price of nickel reached the mark of 21 thousand. USD per ton, and, despite the relatively high level of supply in the first 6 months of this year, the price of nickel increased gradually in the run-up to the deficit expected in the second half. Another factor contributing to the rise in prices, was the statement of the Indonesian government regarding the impossibility of easing the embargo on nickel, even after the July presidential election. As a result, the price of nickel stood at the level exceeding 18 thousand. USD per tonne, well above initial forecasts. The average value of the metal in January-June 2014 amounted to 16.523 thousand USD per ton -. The same figures were observed in the same period last year. If the Indonesian ban and continue to operate on, the specialists of «Norilsk Nickel» confident in the future growth of the metal value. The company also expects to reduce production of crude ferronickel in China by at least 50 000 tonnes in the current year, and in 2015 this figure threatens to rise to the level of 150 000 tonnes. However, to some extent, the situation can be stabilized through the implementation of new projects in Madagascar, Oceania, Latin America and Indonesia, however, the successful development depends on technological possibilities. In this case there is no doubt that an increase in supply does not block the growing volumes of consumption, so that a significant deficit of nickel is expected in 2015. MMK sells iron ore Kulmyakovsky site Specialists of "Rusal" noted an increase in aluminum consumption Heat-resistant pipe, Precision pipe, 10X17H13M2T wire, Copper bus, 03h17n14m3 circle	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1971
__label__wiki	0.63327	0.63327	Back How to have sex in a wheelchair: a spinal cord patient’s guide How to have sex in a wheelchair: a spinal cord patient’s guide The changes that come with a spinal cord injury can be difficult and frustrating to deal with. You might feel alone and isolated in what you’re experiencing, as well as restricted by your new capabilities. It’s not surprising then that thinking about sex again is something that many spinal cord injury patients find difficult; or perhaps even something they feel is no longer a possibility. While changes differ between different people with different injury levels, having sex with a loved partner is something at the core of meaningful human relationships, and there’s no reason why you still can’t enjoy and feel fulfilled by them just because you’re in a wheelchair. We spoke to Ginette, an SCI patient who uses an intermittent catheter and is living with cauda equina at L5S1, and transverse myelitis C1C7, about her experience rediscovering sex after her injury. Starting to think about sex again For Ginette, just thinking about sex was something that happened a good two years after her first diagnosis. “Because I was catheterising,” she said, “I felt different, which then made me think, would my husband see me differently? And that was quite a big thing to get over for me”. Having trouble accepting her new catheterisation routine was an alienating experience; and something that held her back from opening up to others. “It was me that wasn’t accepting the catheterising, whereas everyone else had kind of accepted [that] that’s a thing that I do. But they weren’t the ones physically having to do it or see it, they were just, “Oh well, it’s just like taking a tablet””, she said. It wasn’t until she said to her husband: “Look this is making me feel really different, and really unattractive to be honest”, that he proposed a solution:“Let me watch you catheterise, then”, he said. That was when Ginette felt he could relate to how she was feeling. When made to feel isolated by her catheterisation routine, Ginette simply reminds herself: “You are making a bigger deal of this than you need to. Actually all you are going is what everybody in the world does, which is wee, but the only thing is I’m weeing through a tube...And then you start thinking, well why should I talk about it? We don’t all talk as humans about weeing. And I’m just weeing, just through a different method”. Being open about and sharing your experiences — your fears, worries, wants — is a way to reconnect with those that love you and remember that actually, you’re still a normal person. It’s an essential first step in even considering the possibility of having sex again after your injury. Opening up however is often easier said than done. Ginette’s husband was not involved in the process when she was taught to selfcatheterise, but she feels that having him there would have helped her be able to open up and think about sex sooner. “I think if we’d have both done it [learned how to catheterise] together it wouldn’t have been such a secretive thing,” she says, “There is a complete lack of knowledge out there...it becomes a very, very secretive subject.” During her rehabilitation process, Ginette was never spoken to once about the possibility she could have sex again, or any risk or health complications that might bring on. She then turned to her own research for answers, finding help in a Facebook group with others living with cauda equina. After posting her question on there, she began to receive answers from others that had been in the same situation. In practice, she found, research and communication are key when actually learning how to have sex again with mind to your new capabilities: especially where it comes to being physical. Overcoming physical barriers “It’s all different positions,” Ginette explains. “You don’t want to be held up by your husband because you can’t support yourself. You can’t hold your own weight, so it was like, well we need to do a bit of research”. Sex after SCI, like everything else, needs to be changed to accommodate new needs, which can take away some of the spontaneity often associated with sex and sexual excitement. The most important thing in when rediscovering sex, says Ginette, is making sure the process isn’t turned into a chore. Learning more about possibilities and options helped Ginette to feel again that sex is something natural and normal. Be honest with your partner: if you can’t feel anything, tell them. Sex is more about emotion and intimacy between two people than it is about physicality. It may not be like it was before your injury, but it is still something the two of you share that can be defined however you please. Ginette has no sensation from her belly button down to her knees, which means she has no sensation when having sex. However, she says, “It’s still intimate time together and I still think that’s really important...it’s what normal people do”. What should I do with my catheter? Intermittent catheter users are typically told they will need to catheterise every four hours, or 4-6 times a day. Ginette is told she needs to catheterise every 3 hours, but she treats this as more of a guideline, particularly where it comes to sexual activity. “That’s where I didn’t want it to become so militarised,” she says. “If my husband says, “Do you fancy going to bed for a bit?” It’s not as if I say, “Oh no, I’ve got to catheterise in half an hour!” “I do try and stick to [the guidelines], but when it [the possibility of sexual activity] crops up I don’t want to completely kill the situation!” Just like anyone’s toilet routine, urinating with a catheter is just something that slots into your day and forms part of your regular routine. Some healthcare professionals, as well as many intermittent catheter users will recommend catheterising prior to having sex, to prevent any accidents happening. The bladder and sexual reflexes are very close together, so sometimes during sexual activity the bladder reflex can also be triggered. However, Ginette has never experienced any accidents of this sort. Just like with any kind of sexual activity — catheter, SCI, or otherwise — cleanliness and hygiene is incredibly important in preventing infection. If you are catheterising before sex, ensure you have washed your hands well with soap and water, and that your urinary opening is also clean. Is there someone I can speak to for more information? There are plenty of support and resources available for SCI patients who would like advice and guidance on how they can again resume sexual activities. Contact one of our Bard nurses or advisors with your questions, or search through our site for any other information that might help. It is also a good idea to approach your therapists, doctors, or specialists on the topic: their job is to help you lead as happy and healthy a life as possible, and will share their expertise with you when you ask them. If you need any more information relating to sex and SCI, then just head to our Learn section. Or get in touch for a chat with one of our expert Bard nurses.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1972
__label__cc	0.630415	0.369585	About CZ Life&Work Tourism Business Culture News Life&Work Czech and Slovak Museum in Cedar Rapids forms bridge between the past with the future The National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, prides itself on bringing Czech and Slovak expats more in touch with their roots, as well as inspiring all people to connect with Czech and Slovak history and culture. The museum’s President and CEO Cecilia Rokusek visited Radio Prague’s studio to talk about its mission, current projects and outlooks for the future. I first asked her to say a few words about the museum’s history. “The National Czech and Slovak Museum for the United States was established by a group of visionaries in 1974 who wanted to preserve and celebrate the Czech and Slovak culture that was established in the US. This early group of visionaries built a very small museum in an old building and in 1995 a brand new structure was built and it was dedicated by President Havel, President Clinton and President Kovač – all three of them came to Cedar Rapids and dedicated the museum. Then in 2008 the museum was almost completely destroyed by a flood. It took four years to rebuild and they literally moved the entire structure across the street to higher ground and almost doubled the size of the museum, so as a result of the flood we are bigger and stronger.” How close-knit is the Czech and Slovak community in Cedar Rapids? “Well, if we look at the historical development of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, about 100 years ago some 28 percent of the population was of Czech ancestry. More Czechs settled in that area than Slovaks, because if we look at the migration of Czechs and Slovaks to America we’ll see that most of the Czechs came to the middle heartland of America – Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Oklahoma -and the highest number of Czechs currently are in Texas. Whereas the Slovaks –some settled in Chicago, some settled in Cleveland, we have a large population there, and others settled in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. So in the heartland we have a bigger imprint of Czechs but there is also a Slovak influence because of course at one time we were Czechoslovakia.” Do you have annual events to bring them together? We have a large permanent exhibit that is a celebration of the Czech and Slovak story of immigration. “The museum has events throughout the year because we are now an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institute which is a significant distinction for us and we really have a lot of events – if you look at the calendar, we have three to four events a week. And we celebrate both the Czech and Slovak culture. So, for example, now we have a large permanent exhibit that is a celebration of the Czech and Slovak story of immigration and our history and culture. Then we have three smaller galleries that rotate –one of them is a celebration of Slovak lullabies, so we have infants dressed in native folk wear from Slovakia. They are ten days old these infants, and it is beautiful. In another gallery we have an exhibit of Czech calligraphy, by some artists of Czech descent, and in another room we have the 1989 exhibit which is a 6-months exhibit about the Velvet Revolution, where non-violent aggression really made an impact in the world. “We also have a lot of education programs. One of our biggest priorities for the future is to focus on education for all ages about what Czechs and Slovaks contributed to America so we can not only celebrate and preserve the past, but create a future where people know that.” What I meant was do you have events outside the museum, in the open air, to boost the feeling of togetherness? “Absolutely, we just celebrated Houby Days. That was a three-day outdoor celebration of dancing, talking about mushrooms and Czech and Slovak food; then we will have an outdoor summer festival in July, we also have a music festival coming up and then in the fall we have a huge outdoor festival that is a combination of an Octoberfest and a food festival; se serve Czech and Slovak food and plenty of beer.” Most of you are second, third, fourth generation Czechs –how important is it for you to stay in touch with your roots? “Speaking as a fourth-generation Czechoslovak, it is extremely important. Two things have contributed to that in the US. One is that people are into discovering their ancestry -DNA tests and so on – and many people are finding out that they have Czechoslovak heritage and didn’t even realize it. And the other thing is that there is more of an awareness now to your own individual family history, people are looking into genealogy more now, they are more interested to know where their great-grand-parents came from and it’s an interesting phenomenon right now that we are finding a lot of what I call first-generation Czechs and Slovaks that come to America. They are less likely to be so involved in this cultural renewal like the second, third, fourth and even fifth generation Czechs where they will say my great-great-great-grandparents were of Czech descent or Slovak descent.” When you organize exhibitions what are the main topics that you know will draw people? Is it Czech culture, literature, the years of the First Republic? Many people are finding out that they have Czechoslovak heritage and didn’t even realize it. “I think it is a combination of many things. At the museum we plan our programs two to three years ahead, so we try to look at significant dates in history, like with the 1918 anniversary last year, but cultural preservation is always there and I think that question is an important one right now because for ethnic museums like ours, or cultural museums, we have to find a balance in cherishing and preserving the history but also bringing it into context of what’s relevant today and finding ways to teach what Czech and Slovak culture brings to other people and other nationalities. We are certainly looking at music. Antonín Dvořák spent a great deal of time in Spillville, Iowa, which is not far from us, and so we are looking at the influence of that region on his music, also from his meeting some of the African-American population. Your question opens up a whole door in that we are not just about culture, cultural preservation or history, but we are about relevance and preserving what the Czechs and Slovaks have done and also looking to the future –what Czechs and Slovaks are doing now to contribute to Czech society.” You have a permanent exhibition called Faces of Freedom. What is that about? “Faces of Freedom talks about the immigrant story. It talks about the journey to America. It talks about the journey on the ship. We have a model ship there where people can actually experience what it was like to travel over in cramped quarters. We cover the whole immigration story, because there were phases of immigration, for instance my great-great-grand parents immigrated in the 1800s and then we had immigrants in the early 1900s and we had immigrants after WWII and we have current immigrants….So Faces of Freedom really traces the immigrant story to America which is past and current as well.” This year we are marking 30 years since the Velvet Revolution and the fall of communism. How are you marking the anniversary? “We have a special exhibit called Revolution 1989. We have artefacts, films, pictures, posters and memorabilia that people have contributed or loaned to us. We have programs for students, we have programs for adults where we talk about freedom, democracy and gentle aggression and how people –through dialogue and working together - can overthrow something that at one time may have seemed impossible. And I think the most poignant example is that we worked with two high schools to build a Berlin Wall. The students actually designed it with architects and in November we will take it down. And students are painting on the wall just like they did back then – and talking about what one side of the wall had on it and what the other side didn’t have on it. We are trying to take the lessons learnt in 1989 and apply them to contemporary times.” Do you remember the heady days of the Velvet Revolution? How did you experience them in the US? “As a person working in academics at the time – I’m a professor in academics – I remember very clearly my parents and grandparent telling me “Všechno bude dobrý teď v Čechách” – everything will be OK in the Czech lands now. My parents and grandparents had never been here before – they only came after that. For them it was like a door opened and I remember telling them – we are going to go to the Czech Republic now.” And you did? “We did. We came in 1991.” I hope we will be stronger and even bigger and continue to teach all generations the lessons of those times in history that Czechs and Slovaks made a huge impact. “It was amazing. We rented a car in Germany and we crossed the border and my dad couldn’t wait to talk to the guards in Czech. He was so excited. And we got to Prague and all we could do was just look. We were so mesmerized by the beauty. We stayed with relatives outside of Prague and we would take the metro into town each day. In 1991 things were still developing into the society we know today here…and we have been back every year, several times, since.” How did Czechs and Slovaks in Cedar Rapids experience the break-up of Czechoslovakia in 1993? “That is a question I get asked a lot. And my experience is that the Czechs and Slovaks love each other, they all seem like brothers and sisters and they all refer to the days of Czechoslovakia. Of course they have national pride in being Czech or Slovak but they see each other as real friends and colleagues. They see each other as separate now, but still being together in spirit. They saw the lessons of the former Yugoslavia where the break-up did not go so easily, whilst here it did. And the National Czech and Slovak Museum in Cedar Rapids is a place where they come together, and I really see them coming together for all events. If we have a Czech event the Slovaks come and vice-versa. And we try to balance our programming so that people do learn about Czechs and Slovaks and if there are some differences in the nationalities –which there are - then about those as well.” Do you keep abreast of developments in the Czech Republic today? Do you follow what is going on? “Absolutely, all the time. I have an outstanding staff and they keep track of it and I myself do as well, of course.” Do you feel that the Czech Republic has used well the opportunities that presented themselves after 1989? “Absolutely. I think we are a sterling example of it, up to the current times. The Czechs have a very strong history in the Havel philosophy, they continue to permeate that in their actions and I think you see that still.” What are your hopes for the museum and library into the long-term future? Fifty years from now will there still be a need for it, will there still be a community interested? “Absolutely. I think that if I look at the National Czech and Slovak Museum now, our greatest potential is the future. Museums have changed a great deal and the museum challenge for the future is this: we have to make sure that our footprints –the Czech and Slovak footprints – are never forgotten and that we continue to monitor them even into the current times. We have a lot to learn from the past and I think the future will open up new doors and new opportunities. "Museums today are education institutions and certainly we want to work with the National Museum here in Prague and the National Museum in Bratislava in making sure that the Czech and Slovak legacy is not forgotten. It is too easy for Americans – and possibly other cultures, but I know Americans the best – to forget. So in the next 50 years I hope we will be stronger and even bigger and continue to teach all generations the lessons of those times in history that Czechs and Slovaks made a huge impact. And will continue to make an impact I am sure. So I hope that we will have even more space and that we will be even bigger in the future. You know, the success of our museum is certainly dependent upon Czechs and Slovaks, but it is also dependent upon other cultures who come to visit us.” Author: Český rozhlas Radio Praha Ostrava district officials, Food Not... 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__label__cc	0.740799	0.259201	Always you will be a Winner - Thursday's Dose - 31st May 2018 “I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus” - (Philippians 3:14). Coach Bear Bryant is known as a football legend. But more than anything else, he is remembered as a winner. At the end of his 38-season career, he held six national championships and more victories than any other coach in college football history. In a tribute to Coach Bryant in the February 19, 1983, issue of National Review, Victor Gold wrote, “Like all authentic Southern legends, he was of the soil.” Bryant once said, “If I hadn’t found football, I would have ended up behind a mule just like my daddy. But I will tell you one thing: I would have plowed the straightest furrow in Arkansas.” Somebody asked Bryant if he considered himself an innovator or a trendsetter. “No,” Bryant replied, “I’m nothing but a winner.” As a victor in a battle takes away the spoils of victory from his enemy, when Jesus died on the cross, He took away the privileges of Satan. “Having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross” (Colossians 2:15). Because of the cross, the barrier of sin that once separated you from God has been removed. The gulf of sin has been bridged. The death that characterizes your fate has been taken away, and through Christ you have been made alive. Wherever you are spiritually today, you can be a winner. Satan has no power over you. When Christ died on the cross and rose again, He was saying to you, “Be a winner.” Prayer: Our Loving Heavenly Father, Thank You for defeating Satan and making a way for me to experience Your eternal life. Break the chains with which Satan tries to bind me. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully, In Jesus Loving Name I Pray, Amen." Have a Blessed Thursday and God Bless you.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1977
__label__wiki	0.700179	0.700179	Gyllene Tider Malmö plays a summer game with Gyllene Tider MALMÖ – Smaller crowd at Malmö stadium, about 1/3 of Ullevi, but the band was just as good as in Gothenburg – if not better. They seemed more relaxed, talking to and joking around with the audience a bit more. Micke Syd even messed up the first line of “Min tjej och jag” because he just couldn’t help himself and burst out laughing right at the beginning of the song and Per greeted the international fans in English once again. As the previous night at Ullevi, the show started with “Det blir aldrig som man tänkt sej.” “Dags att tänka på refrängen” was skipped and “Vera” is still reported missing, but we got Susanne instead. Even if the latest GT album has quite a few great up-tempo songs which could easily have been turned into rocking live songs, it’s plain to see that the most powerful reaction received from the public is during the older songs from the ‘80s, which justifies the set list packed full with golden gems. This time around I got a seat somewhere at the back of the stadium since the tickets for the field area were already sold-out as the Ticnet agent clearly showed me on his monitor back in mid-May. However, there were still some empty seats left up in the stands even during the concert. The sides of the arena were closed to the public and the running track served as a big avenue for people to move between the field and the concert facilities. There was also an elevated ramp for the disabled and the parents with children in prams, very thoughtful. Even though I was a bit far from the stage, I had a nice panoramic view over the stadium. The crowd in the field area got going from the very first song and went on like this until the end of the show. It was so much fun to see people well into their age doing all kinds of funny dances in the crowd and along the running tracks, on their way to get another beer. The Swedes surely like their GT and where to show it better and shamelessly than at a GT concert. During “Tuffa tider” the field crowd got in full swing and towards the end of the main set list (“Puls,” “Ljudet av ett annat hjärta,” “Ska vi älska, så ska vi älska till Buddy Holly,” “Leva livet” and “Tylö Sun”) they were unstoppable. Up in the stands however, people were rather reserved, singing and clapping hands while seated. It was only at the end of the first encore that they got to stand up and join the big summer party. “Gå & fiska!” did it for them, so maybe there was some sense in kicking off the tour in Halmstad precisely with this song. Some of the people sitting around me went down to the field area to get some more fun and dance more freely. “Sommartider” made each and every one sing along and clap their hands. When the show ended and all the GT friends were really supposed to get home, the crowd rushed to the exits and the actual concert-goers flooded the alleys and the big park nearby in which many picnickers had spread out their blankets before the concert for a more audio-wise GT experience. The tour is now moving from the west coast into the heart of Sweden. Make sure to check it out in person or on the regular GT and Rox Internet pages. And let’s hope that despite the title of the latest GT album, there will be yet another reunion, preferably in less than 9 years from now. This article was written for an earlier version of The Daily Roxette. Technical errors may occur. ★ The author: Corina Lesu Internal reference code for TDR's Good Reporters: [tdr 293] TDR:Exclusive, TDR:Gyllene Tider, TDR:Live, vintage. ★ Read more about...	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1978
__label__wiki	0.519739	0.519739	Robert Mark Kamen Biography ((?)-) Born in state of NY; married, wife's name Lorna; children: Alessandra, Jessica, Victoria. Addresses: Office: Kamen Estate Wines, P.O. Box 1404, Sonoma, CA 95476.; Agent: Andy Patman, Paradigm, 260 North Crescent Dr., North Bldg., Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Writer, producer, winemaker Coproducer, The Punisher, New World, 1989 Creator and executive producer, Black Sash, The WB, 2003 Taps, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981 Split Image (also known as Captured and L'envoutement), Orion, 1982 The Karate Kid, Columbia, 1984 The Karate Kid, Part II (also based on story by Kamen), Columbia,1986 The Karate Kid, Part III (also based on characters created by Kamen), Columbia, 1989 The Punisher, New World, 1989 (As Robert Kamen) Gladiator (also based on story by Kamen), Columbia, 1992 The Power of One (also known as La puissance de l'ange), Warner Bros., 1992 Lethal Weapon 3, Warner Bros., 1992 A Walk in the Clouds (also known as Caminando por las nubesand Un paseo por las nubes), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995 The Fifth Element (also known as Le cinquieme element), Columbia, 1997 Kiss of the Dragon (also known as KOD: Kiss of the Dragon and La baiser mortel du dragon), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001 The Transporter (also known as Le transporteur), TwentiethCentury-Fox, 2002 The Transporter 2, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2005 Bandidas, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2005 Unleashed, Rogue Pictures, 2005 Television Pilots Black Sash, The WB, 2003 The movie The Next Karate Kid, released by Columbia in 1994, was based on characters created by Kamen. Kamen Estate Wines, http://www.kamenwines.com, May 25, 2005	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1990
__label__cc	0.73338	0.26662	Home » Activities » Movies Reviews » Phineas and Ferb: The Fast and the Phineas Contest Phineas and Ferb: The Fast and the Phineas Contest BURBANK, California, May 20, 2008 – Nothing is impossible in the wacky, wonderful world of Phineas and Ferb: The Fast and the Phineas coming to Disney DVD on July 29 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. In this hilarious animated series created by Dan Povenmire (“Family Guy”) and Jeff “Swampy” Marsh (“The Simpsons”), you will laugh along with two of Disney Channel’s fastest rising stars, Phineas and Ferb, in some of their most outrageous and inspired animated adventures, that includes an exclusive, never-before-seen two-part bonus episode and awesome new set-top games! Every over-the-top episode is jam-packed with the pair’s trademark crazy schemes, hare-brained ideas and amazing escapades – set to unforgettably goofy original songs. With 104 days of summer, Phineas and Ferb are determined to make the most of each and and every day – like souping up the car and entering it into the biggest race of the year, inventing a time machine or directing a smash hit movie! Now, the only limit to their world is their own wild imaginations. With their unwilling older sister Candace and their pet platypus (a.k.a. secret “Agent P”) on board, they embark on a series of astonishing exploits—and always make it home in time for dinner. See America’s favorite stepbrothers make the seemingly impossible…totally possible! In addition to an all new, two-part adventure, Phineas and Ferb: The Fast and the Phineas is packed with bonus features including: Phineas and Ferb’s Homemade Tree Shade Arcade (Set-Top Games) –“MOM!!! Phineas and Ferb made a Homemade Tree Shade Arcade!!!” Oh yes they did! What else for two mad cool adventurers to do with a humdrum summer day? With a little elbow grease and a lot of ingenuity, they’ve converted their backyard into an awesome arcade, complete with four custom-designed games, and everyone is invited to join the wacky fun!! And don’t forget to watch out for Perry—he’s undercover! Original Pitch by Dan Povenmire –Go behind the scenes in this unique opportunity to witness the creator of Phineas and Ferb (and voice of Dr. Doofenshmirtz) Dan Povenmire during his original pitch for the show, which (he swears it’s true) is loosely based on his own childhood. GREATDAD CONTEST 1: To win a free copy for yourself, simply: Post a funny question about the movie using the community form below. Send us the URL of your question to irwin (at) greatdad (dot) com. Update: This contest is closed. See the winner’s page. Who, in your opinion, is the best celebrity dad and why? Let us know using the comment form below to win a free copy of this movie. In the case of multiple entries, we’ll draw three winners from the best responses on August 16, 2008. Read the rules and regulations.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line1991
__label__cc	0.585317	0.414683	Professor Carlson: Historian, comedian and astronomer By Joseph Meyere • Published September 1, 2010 • Filed under Campus • 0 Comments When most people think of a history teacher they probably remember Professor Binns from the Harry Potter books, a professor so dull he didn’t even realize he had died but continued teaching anyway as a ghost and succeeded in putting Harry and his friends to sleep. Professor Carlson, a history teacher here at SLCC, is the exact opposite of fictional Binns. Carlson definitely has a sense of humor. “I think you need to convey in this article just how good looking I am,” he said. Carlson specializes in European history, and wrote his thesis on Hitler and Stalin as military commanders. Carlson has a special interest in German military history and is currently trying to teach a course on Nazi Germany. This semester he will be teaching two American history 1700 classes and a world history 1500 class, the latter of which he’s never taught before. “There’s a lot of stuff like pre-Colombian history and Asian history I have to go back and look at. I’ve got my work cut out for me in the next few weeks,” said Carlson. Carlson not only teaches history but is also an improv comic with Laughing Stock, and is currently directing the HMS Pinafore. Both performances can be seen at The Off Broadway Theatre in downtown Salt Lake City. Carlson has been working in local theatre since he was 19, having appeared in nearly 50 performances at the Hale and The Grand Theatre, among others. “When I was actually a student here at SLCC several years ago, I kind of didn’t know what I wanted to do, and I kinda had this attitude of I better figure out or I’m wasting my time,” he said. “There were only two things I could really see myself studying. One was theatre and the other was history. And I thought, you know I like theatre a lot but I really love history. And I don’t really want a career in theatre, that’s a hobby, so I ended up studying history, finished up here then went up to the U and finished my bachelors, then I jumped right into a master’s program.” As well as working at The Off Broadway and SLCC, Carlson also works at the Clark Planetarium at the Gateway mall. Carlson works in the light shows and astronomy presentations, showing yet another area of expertise. “In about ’04, as I was just starting at the U, I needed another part time job and I had a friend who worked at the planetarium who said they were hiring. So I just applied and got a job there. I’m fortunate. They’re both jobs I really enjoy,” he said. Carlson’s HMS Pinafore can be seen at The Off Broadway Theatre at 272 Main Street Monday, Friday, and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and his improv group Laughing Stock every Friday and Saturday night at 10 p.m. No related articles.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line2002
__label__wiki	0.930685	0.930685	New Zealand government announces historic ban on all new offshore oil and gas exploration New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on April 12 that her government would not grant any new permits for offshore oil and gas exploration. The 22 existing permits would not be affected by the decision and any discoveries from firms holding these licenses could still lead to mining permits of up to 40 years, according to an emailed government statement. “This is a responsible step which provides certainty for businesses and communities that rely on fossil fuels,” Ardern said. “We’re striking the right balance for New Zealand - we’re protecting existing industry, and protecting future generations from climate change.” Ardern’s centre-left Labour-led government, which came to power in October after almost a decade of centre-right National Party rule, has a support arrangement with the environmentally-focused Green Party. Ardern had campaigned during the election to focus on preventing climate change and vowed that her government would move the country toward having no net carbon emissions by 2050. New Zealand usually holds an annual tender process to award oil and gas exploration permits, largely in the energy-rich northeastern region of Taranaki. But interest has waned in recent years due to lower global oil prices. Only one permit was granted in 2017, compared with 10 in 2013. Environmental group Greenpeace said that by ending new oil and gas exploration, the New Zealand Government has effectively put the fourth-largest exclusive economic zone (EEZ) on the planet — covering more than 4 million square kilometres — off limits for any new fossil fuel exploitation. Greenpeace New Zealand Executive Director Dr Russel Norman said: “This sends a powerful message: We are ending the age of oil.”	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line2005
__label__wiki	0.535843	0.535843	Joshua Knobe (Part 2) by Michael Schapira This is the second part of our interview with Joshua Knobe, who currently holds the position of Associate Professor in the Program in Cognitive Science and the Department of Philosophy at Yale University. Knobe was interviewed by three doctoral students, Michael Schapira, Jon Lawhead, and Tim Ignaffo.You can read part one of their discussion here. Ignaffo: You have an effect named after you: the Knobe effect. How did this come about? Knobe: When I was an undergraduate, I was interested in questions about how people determine whether someone did something intentionally or unintentionally. We just thought of it as a question of psychology, and didn’t realize that this had some sort of implication for philosophy. So we did a bunch of studies about how people decide on whether something is intentional or unintentional, and then we sent them to a psychology journal and they published them. But meanwhile, I was reading a bunch of work in philosophy, especially the work of Friedrich Nietzsche. He had these ideas that our whole way of understanding the world is colored by our moral views, so our whole perspective on the way the world works is in some way reflected in our values. As stupid as this might seem, I never connected these ideas from Nietzsche to these experiments we were doing and publishing in psychology journals. We had the idea that maybe people are injecting these moral notions into questions about how to understand whether we behave intentionally or not, so we ran a study in which we randomly selected people and gave them one of two cases that differed just in their moral status, so they’d be the same in all other respects. In one case, participants were given a story where they supposed that the vice president of a company goes to the Chairmen of the Board and says, “Okay, we’ve got this new policy. It’s going make huge amounts of money for our company, but it’s also going to harm the environment.” The Chairman of the Board says, “I don’t care at all about the environment. All I care about is making as much money as possible.” So they implement the policy, and it does harm the environment. We asked the participants, “did the Chairman of the Board harm the environment intentionally?” The other case was exactly the same, but we just changed the word “harm” to “help.” The VP goes to the Chairman of the Board and says, “I’ve got this new policy, it’s going to make huge amounts of money, and it’s going to help the environment.” The chairman of the board responds, “Look, I know it’s going to help the environment, but I don’t care about that. All I care about is making as much money as we possibly can, so let’s implement the policy.” So they implement the policy and, sure enough, it helps the environment. The only thing that is essentially different is the moral status of the act. In the first case, people say the Chairman of the Board acted intentionally, and in the second case, they said he acted unintentionally. It seems as though our moral judgments are somehow affecting our understanding of the way these issues are understood. Ignaffo: I was actually wondering about your use of questionnaires in studies like these. Have you found that there are certain parks, or times of day, or even states of weather when you find it’s easier to get people to participate in these questionnaires? Did these things ever factor into your studies? When I was a graduate student, I spent many hours just wandering through these public parks in Manhattan trying to get people to answer questionnaires. In general, I found that in ones that were more downtown, people were happier to do these studies than the ones that were more uptown. In one particular case, we ended up doing a study in which you encouraged people to enter a certain moral framework: we were telling people a story about someone from the Arab world that had a very anti-American attitude, and you could answer the questions we were asking in different ways. Depending on your own psychology, you could either try to really enter the mindset of this person from the Arab world, or you could just answer from your own moral perspective. After we gathered all the data, we did an analysis where we looked at the difference between people from Central Park and Washington Square Park, and there actually was a statistically significant difference. People in Washington Square Park were more likely to give the answer where you were abandoning your own moral perspective. So maybe location does really make a difference. There have been a number of studies that show different effects of mood in how people respond to questions. For example, one question we’ve been very interested in is the question of whether people think it’s possible to truly to be free or to be morally responsible if the world is completely determined. One theory that’s been developed is that people’s answers depend on how they think about the question. You can think about the question in a kind of abstract, theoretical, or reflective way, or in a more emotional, engaged way. One study looked at that very theory just by altering the font in which the question was written. So if you give the question in a really easy to read font, like Arial, people just breeze right through and give an intuitive answer. If you give it in a difficult to read font, then people stop and think. People are more likely to say that you can’t be morally responsible in a deterministic universe if the questions are written in a difficult font. Schapira: It seems like you are very open to experimenting with different methods and even the form of how you present your ideas. For example, in the book you edited with Shuan Nichols, you two wrote a manifesto for Experimental Philosophy. How did you arrive at the need, or the desire, to write a manifesto? And was it a playful gesture? Well, the Pixies might have played a central role here. Clearly, there is something a little bit preposterous in this kind of work, writing a manifesto. But I think there is a general sense that we don’t want to keep doing the same thing, but always sort of change and do different things. Shortly after writing that, I started collaborating with someone doing linguistics — very formal work, filled with Greek letters. I hope we continue to constantly change in that way. I feel like a secret to not settling into something is that there are always young people who are trying to push you in different ways. Hopefully our students will be able to stop us from becoming calcified and ossified in our approaches, and force us to go into different directions. Lawhead: All three of us have taught philosophy at the pre-collegiate level. It seems important for kids to be exposed to philosophical questions in a way that makes it obvious that these questions are driven by considerations that are eminently practical. Maybe your multidisciplinary background gives you some unique insights on how philosophy might be presented to people who haven’t been inculcated into the priesthood of “dead white guys.” Do you have any thoughts about how this looks at the pre-collegiate level? The obvious way to answer that question would be to say that I could not, from the armchair. But rather, we should try a bunch of different approaches and see which ones actually work. So I feel like you’d be the one who’s actually done that. You’ve tried a bunch of different approaches, so you have some empirical data now. What seems to have worked? Lawhead: That’s a good question. The first response I would give would be to say that kids are naturally curious. Part of the problem that I’ve seen is that a lot of pre-college instruction, especially, and college, to some extent, is structured so that kids come out of high school having lost a lot of that curiosity. This is one of the reasons that I was attracted to the Brooklyn Free School, and enjoyed that setup. Philosophy at its best encourages the kind of curious thinking that is very much endemic to children, and doesn’t seem to be endemic to a lot of adults, so the thing that seems to me to work the best to encourage children to think philosophically is to let it come organically. To present interesting problems that are really obviously relevant. It takes very little motivation to see why a question like, “How is your cultural upbringing relevant to your decision about what is morally right or wrong?” is important. On the other hand, with something like “the problem of universals,” it takes much more motivation for someone to see why it’s a problem that ought to be tackled. But then I’m tempted to say something like, “Well, that just speaks to the fact that we should give these kids these sorts of questions in other classes, and philosophy ought not to be its own discipline. Philosophical thinking should be injected in all of these other classes that kids are exposed to. So rather than have pre-collegiate philosophy classes, get teachers in physics, chemistry, math, and all these other disciplines to encourage that kind of philosophical thinking.” But that comes with its own challenges too. Ignaffo: Coming back to some of the studies that have been done in Experimental Philosophy, could you describe how you looked at our views of moral culpability? We were curious about the age-old question of free will. For thousands of years, philosophers have been wondering, “If something is completely determined, or is completely caused by prior events, then can we still be held morally responsible for it?” There have been people who have thought that the answer is clearly no, that we can’t be held morally responsible. Others have thought the clear answer is yes: even if the world was completely determinate, it doesn’t matter at all. You can still be held responsible for your actions all the same. We thought that there are good reasons that might be in our minds, pulling us in different directions. There is something in our minds pulling us towards the view that the answer is “no,” and there is something else pulling us to the view that the answer is “yes.” In particular, we thought that maybe the more you think about it as this abstract, theoretical, philosophical question, the more you will answer no. And the more you engage the question emotionally, the more you will answer yes. We tried to randomly assign people to different conditions that would hopefully demonstrate these different modes of thought. In one condition, we described this completely deterministic universe, Universe A, and then asked the abstract question, “Can anyone in Universe A be held responsible for anything that they do?” And people almost always answered, “No, absolutely not.” In the other condition we described this totally deterministic universe, Universe A, and the participants were told to imagine this one guy in that universe, Bill. Bill falls in love with his secretary, so he decides to leave his wife and his family. He sets up a secret device in his basement and burns them all to death. Is that one guy in universe A morally responsible for what he did? And there, people overwhelmingly said, “Yes, he is.” So participants are seeing on the one hand that no one can be held morally responsible for anything they do in this universe, but on the other hand that this one concrete guy, Bill, is morally responsible. This seems to suggest that depending on how you are thinking about the question — which part of the mind that you are using — you can offer radically different responses. Lawhead: Have you ever pointed this out to people who were participating in the experiment? Have you ever given them both versions of it at different times and said, “Look, there’s a tension in your answers,” and explored how they explained that or resolved that within themselves? Yeah, there have been a bunch of different studies trying to use this method. So one thing we did with this free will question was tell people, “We just did this experiment: some people, we gave this question and they overwhelmingly said yes. Some people, we gave this question and they overwhelmingly say no. What do you think about this? It can’t be both because they contradict each other, so what’s the right answer?” And here, the results were just 50/50. There was also a study using the question that I raised earlier, about the Chairman of the Board who helps or hurts the environment. Two philosophers gave people both versions, in one order or the other, to see what they’d do when they gave them both. What they found was that there was a massive gender difference in how people responded. Women showed a desire to be consistent, and as a result showed a massive order effect: if you give them the harm version first, they say it’s intentional, and if you give them the help version first, it’s unintentional — if you give them the help version first, they will say its unintentional, and [then] with the harm version they will say it’s unintentional, too. Men are far less consistent: they just say, “If I contradict myself, I contradict myself. I contain multitudes.” Schapira: How interested are you in how your data gets interpreted? For example, someone may point to this study and say, “Look, this proves what I’ve been saying about gender differences.” In philosophy, there is a long tradition of what some people call “view xers.” View xers are people who have some kind of view, view x, and then associate themselves with that view. “I’m the guy who has view x.” When some new evidence comes along that supports whatever that view is they say, “Look, that proves that I was right. View x is correct.” So you could imagine certain philosophers developing their own views y and z and saying, “I’m the man with view y.” I’d hope that we wouldn’t be like that. One thing that’s been really notable about people within Experimental Philosophy is that they don’t develop some theory that they very much associate with and tenaciously hold no matter how the evidence turns out. Instead, there has been this surprising willingness for people to change their minds in light of new data. Lawhead: Does that seem to have been working out so far? So far it seems to have held. Maybe it’s some kind of thing that has to deal with selective group membership. There might be this sense of community that says, “We are people who don’t do that.” Some of the recent work we’ve done is on pornography. One view that people have sometimes had about these questions is that people intuitively can think of things as physical objects or as psychological. I can view someone as a genuine human being, with a mind and emotions and beliefs. Or I can look at something, like this cup, as a mere physical object. Some people thought maybe insofar as you see someone in a pornographic image, you start to think of them more like a physical object, and less like a genuine human being. But we thought that the idea that there is something like this capacity to see someone as a mind, and therefore think of him or her psychologically, is a mistake from the beginning. Instead, we found that there were two different psychological processes. A process whereby you think of someone as having states like beliefs, desires, plans, intentions, and then separately a process whereby you think of them as having emotions, sensations, feelings, and so forth. And these things seem to be independent. You can think of some objects as having one or the other or neither or both. So we conducted a series of studies looking at what happens to your perception of someone when you see that person in a pornographic image. What we found is that in keeping with these traditional theories you decrease your tendency to think of that person as having intentions and goals and so forth, but you actually increase your tendency to think of them as having emotions and sensations. So if people are seeing you too much as a machine and someone who has no emotions, just this driving force to resolve questions in the philosophy of education, all you have to do is take off your clothes. Schapira: Where do these questions come from? Do they come from your students, or are they sort of picked out of the ether? One of the things that has been central in Experimental Philosophy has been the influence of young people. If you look at a lot of areas of academic research, they are driven by very senior figures — but Experimental Philosophy is not like that at all. With this work on pornography that I was just talking about, the entire project was completely driven start to finish by someone who, at that point, was a graduate student. Many of the other projects we do have a similar trajectory. Every week I have a meeting — sort of an Experimental Philosophy lab meeting — mostly filled with graduate students in psychology, but also philosophy students and undergraduates, and we just try to think about ideas. All the presentations are from students. It seems like a great percentage of the new insights are coming from these very young people — many of them undergraduates. Schapira: How formal are they? Are they on campus, in a department? Are there couches or are they around a table? I have to admit that we are meeting on campus, but it would be cooler if they were in the forest. Ignaffo: How pedagogical do you see Experimental Philosophy as being? What would be your mission statement? There are many things where people think that the only way to know about them is to go out and study them. Like, if you think about how the planets move, everyone will think that we just have to go out and study that. But when people think about their own intuitions, sort of ordinary folk psychology, they think, “Well, I don’t need to study that. There are no empirical mysteries to studying that, because I’m just an ordinary person.” I feel like one of the main lessons of our research is that people are just drastically mistaken about how their own intuitions work — if you were to just ask me, “How do you decide whether someone does something on purpose?” I would have had a certain view, but my view may have been completely wrong on how I, myself, was doing these things. Lawhead: Has anybody in this discipline been called upon to integrate this into policy decisions? There are people who are not experimental philosophers who have drawn on Experimental Philosophy. But experimental philosophers themselves seem to have this stance of uncertainty; there is this culture in the field to resist saying that, “The answer is, the U.S. government should do this!” There is, rather, an ethos of saying, “This is a difficult question, we don’t really know how this works, and we’re studying the phenomenon.” When I talk with people outside of experimental philosophy, sometimes our level of uncertainty is seen as preposterous. At one point, a journalist was interviewing me about the events in the Gulf with BP, and he asked, “In light of your research, what does that show about what the policy should be?” And of course there is the temptation to say, “The answer is X!” But I said, “I don’t really know very much about politics.” To my great embarrassment, he then published that in his article. It said, “We asked Associate Professor Knobe, of Cognitive Science at Yale University, and he said ‘I don’t know very much about politics.’” I hope that, despite the continuing embarrassment that we suffer from not saying that we know the answers to those questions, we can continue acting like that.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line2006
__label__wiki	0.833546	0.833546	#067 Luc Besson: Leon: The Professional vs. Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard By BWB Podcast August 06, 2017 Download MP3 In today's episode Nate and Austin compare Luc Besson's best and worst rated films, Leon: The Professional (1994) and Arthur and the Revenge of the Maltazard (2009), respectively. Nate hates Malt Lizards, Austin thinks Natalie Portman peaked in Phantom Menace, and they both are HITMEN for GARY OLD-MAN. Check back next Sunday at 7pm PST where we will compare Kathrn Bigelow's The Hurt Locker (2008) and Blue Steel (1990), her best and worst rated films. Also check out this behind the scenes footage from the making of Leon: The Professional: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMF7e98gPJc Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard Notes PLOT: Arthur answers a distress call from Princess Selenia, who is menaced by the nefarious Maltazard. Ratings: IMDb 5.6 \| RT 14% C / 32% A Writer(s): Patrice Garcia (characters and universe), Luc Besson (screenplay) (dialogues), Luc Besson & Celine Garcia (characters) Cinematographer: Thierry Arbogast (The Fifth Element, Lucy, La Femme Nikita) Notable actors: Freddie Highmore, Selena Gomez, Logan Miller, Omar Sy, Mia Farrow, Fergie, Jimmy Fallon, Snoop Dogg, Will.i.am, Cem Yilmaz, Robert Stanton, Penny Balfour, Lou Reed Budget: $90 million Arthur and the Great Adventure is actually a UK only release, an edit of the second and third films, Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard and Arthur and The War of The Two Worlds Leon: The Professional Notes PLOT: Mathilda, a 12-year-old girl, is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. Léon and Mathilda form an unusual relationship, as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin's trade. Writer(s): Luc Besson (written by) Notable actors: Jean Reno, Gary Oldman, Natalie Portman, Danny Aiello, Peter Appel, Willi One Blood, Don Creech, Michael Badalucco, Ellen Greene, Elizabeth Regen During the scene when Stansfield 'interrogates' Mathilda's father, he smells the father, and gets extremely physically close to him. According to Michael Badalucco, he had no idea that Gary Oldman was going to smell him, nor that he was going to get as close as he did. Badalucco says that in the film, his look of discomfort during the scene is completely genuine, as he felt decidedly intimidated by Oldman, and the physical proximity between the two made him very nervous. According to Jean Reno, he decided to play Léon as if he were a little mentally slow and emotionally repressed. He felt that this would make audiences relax and realize that he wasn't someone who would take advantage of a vulnerable young girl. Reno claims that for Léon, the possibility of a physical relationship with Mathilda is not even conceivable, and as such, during the scenes when such a relationship is discussed, Reno very much allowed Mathilda to be emotionally in control of the scenes. The scene in which Stansfield talks about his appreciation of Ludwig van Beethoven to Mathilda's father was completely improvised. The scene was filmed several times, with Gary Oldman giving a different improvised story on each take. This is Natalie Portman's motion picture debut. She was 11 when she was cast. Keith A. Glascoe, who played the enormous Benny, or 3rd Stansfield Man, later became a member of the New York Fire Department, Ladder Company 21 in Hells Kitchen. Courageously he died in the collapse of the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2001. In a 2014 Playboy interview, Gary Oldman said his screaming of the now iconic line 'Bring me everyone!' was improvised to make director Luc Besson laugh "in previous takes, I'd just gone, "Bring me everyone," in a regular voice. But then I cued the sound guy to slip off his headphones, and I shouted as loud as I could." The yelled take is the one used in the film. When the film was first tested in LA, the version that was screened incuded a short scene where Mathilda asks Léon to be her lover. However, the audience became extremely uncomfortable and began to laugh nervously, completely destroying the tone of the film. The film received terrible test scores at the screening, and as such, producer Patrice Ledoux and writer/director Luc Besson decided to cut the scene for theatrical release. Intro music: Calm The Fuck Down - Broke For Free / CC BY 3.0	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line2009
__label__wiki	0.949183	0.949183	Dolphin dies after being impaled in the head off southwest Florida Dolphin with head wound. Credit: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission FWC officials say this is the dolphin seen alive in March 2007. (Photo credit: FWC) Dolphin with head wound. Photo credit: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission By FOX 13 News staff CAPTIVA ISLAND, Fla. (FOX 13) - Authorities are investigating the death of a dolphin that had been impaled in the head off the coast of southwest Florida. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Law Enforcement said the bottlenose dolphin had been found dead along Upper Captiva Island in Lee County at the end of May. NOAA said a necropsy revealed the dolphin had been impaled with a spear-like object while it was still alive. "There was a wound penetrating from above and in front of the right eye, extending almost 6 inches toward the top and back of the head," officials said in a press release. "The wound ended inside the head at the top of the skull and had evidence of hemorrhaging, indicating wounds consistent with being impaled prior to death." The adult male dolphin was previously known to biologists in the area, and had last been seen swimming around fishing boats and with "begging dolphins." "The puncture wound indicates this dolphin might have been in a begging posture when he was stabbed," NOAA said. Anyone with information about the incident is urged to call NOAA's Enforcement Hotline at 1-800-853-1964. Tips may be left anonymously, the agency said. Combined rewards of up to $38,000 are being offered for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for killing the dolphin. Harassing, harming, killing or feeding wild dolphins is prohibited under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972. NOAA said violations are punishable by up to $100,000 in fines and up to one year in jail. Since 2002, NOAA said at least 26 dolphins have been found with evidence of being shot by guns or arrows, or impaled with objects. Police say five young men and possibly children, between the ages of 10 to their early 30s, were involved in a dispute when several rounds were fired into a vehicle. Police believe the shooting was targeted. The 11-year-old, who has been identified as Karon Brown, was inside the vehicle during the shooting.	cc/2019-30/en_head_0024.json.gz/line2010
__label__wiki	0.513825	0.513825	Evaluation of the analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity of fixed dose combination: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in experimental animals Amit Lahoti, Bhupinder S Kalra, Uma Tekur Department of Pharmacology, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India Date of Submission 24-Nov-2010 Date of Decision 01-Mar-2011 Date of Acceptance 16-Mar-2011 Background: In India, a number of fixed dose drug combinations of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID's) are available, often as over-the-counter products. These combinations are being prescribed too. Evidence for efficacy of NSIAD fixed dose combination is lacking. Objectives: The current study was undertaken to assess the analgesic and anti-inflammatory efficacy of these combinations over their individual components. Materials and Methods: The study used three NSAIDs viz; paracetamol, ibuprofen and diclofenac sodium, alone or in combination with paracetamol. Animals were divided into six groups with six animals in each group. Analgesic activity was tested by writhing test and paw edema model was used to assess the anti-inflammatory activity. The test drugs were administered orally 30 min prior to injecting 0.6% solution of glacial acetic acid intraperitoneally for writhing test. For paw edema test, after 30 min of drugs administration, animals were injected with 0.1 ml of 1% carrageenan in subplanter region for inducing inflammation. Paw volume was again measured at baseline and after 3 h of subplanter injection of 1% carrageenan. Results: The analgesic and the anti-inflammatory activity of paracetamol and ibuprofen combination were significantly greater than the individual agents when used alone. However, no significant difference in the analgesic or anti-inflammatory activity was found between diclofenac sodium and its combination with paracetamol. It was observed that diclofenac sodium was the most efficacious of the analgesics tested. Combining paracetamol with diclofenac did not show superior analgesic activity compared to diclofenac alone (P = 0.18). Conclusion: Combining paracetamol with ibuprofen enhances analgesic/anti-inflammatory activity over their individual component but potentiation of analgesic activity of diclofenac was not seen when paracetamol was added to it. Keywords: Analgesics, anti-inflammatory, fixed dose combination rat paw edema, Non-steriodal anti-infl ammatory drugs, writhing Lahoti A, Kalra BS, Tekur U. Evaluation of the analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity of fixed dose combination: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in experimental animals. Indian J Dent Res 2014;25:551-4 Lahoti A, Kalra BS, Tekur U. Evaluation of the analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity of fixed dose combination: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in experimental animals. Indian J Dent Res [serial online] 2014 [cited 2019 Jul 19];25:551-4. Available from: http://www.ijdr.in/text.asp?2014/25/5/551/147071 Non-steriodal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are among the most commonly prescribed drugs world over. NSAIDs are commonly used for treatment of mild to moderate pain and inflammation. They are prescribed for acute and chronic conditions like fever, headache, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, etc., The treatment with NSAIDs can range from one day to a few months or even years depending upon disease condition. The NSAIDs exhibit their analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory activity by inhibiting the cyclo-oxygenase (COX) enzymes, which are responsible for the production of prostaglandins. Paracetamol, ibuprofen and diclofenac sodium are some of the most frequently used NSAIDs in clinical practice. In India, a number of fixed dose drug combinations of NSAIDs are available, and are used often as over-the-counter (OTC) products. Fixed dose combination (FDC) of NSAIDs like paracetamol with diclofenac, ibuprofen with paracetamol, etc., are widely prescribed for treating fever, pain or inflammation. These combinations are being extensively marketed by pharmaceutical industry claiming higher efficacy compared to either of the drug used alone. However, there is inadequate documented evidence comparing the efficacy of these FDCs over the individual components. Clinical trials in the past have compared the efficacy of paracetamol and NSAIDs given alone and in combination, for as varied a condition like dental pain or for the relief of postoperative pain. In a qualitative review, comparing analgesic effect of paracetamol, NSAIDs or their combinations in postoperative pain management, it was observed that the combination of NSAID and paracetamol had superior analgesic efficacy compared to paracetamol administered alone. [1] A double-blind study in children undergoing tonsillectomy provided evidence to support that, for perioperative analgesia a combination of ibuprofen with paracetamol was more effective than paracetamol alone. [2] Romsing et al., in a meta-analysis, reported the superiority of the combination of paracetamol with NSAIDs as compared to paracetamol alone, when used as an analgesic. In this report, diclofenac sodium was one of the NSAIDs, among the various NSAIDs studied. However, they also reported that the analgesic activity of the combination of paracetamol and NSAIDs was not superior when compared to NSAIDs alone. [3] Contrary to this finding, Hiller et al., observed that for postoperative analgesia for tonsillectomy, the combination of diclofenac and paracetamol was only marginally better than paracetamol or diclofenac when used alone. [4] Thus, the literary search indicates contradictory reports of analgesic activity of NSAIDs when used in combination with paracetamol. FDCs are advocated if the combination provides an increase in efficacy, decrease in adverse effects or a decrease in dose of the individual drugs. The present study is designed to study the anti-inflammatory and anti-nociceptive activity of three most commonly used NSAIDs viz., paracetamol, ibuprofen and diclofenac sodium used alone or with the latter two in combination with paracetamol in animal models of pain and inflammation. This study was approved by Institutional Animal Ethical Committee for experiments on small animals, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi. Wistar rats weighing 150-200 g and albino mice of 20-25 g body weight of either sex were procured from central animal house and were housed in air-conditioned environment. A gap of 1 week was kept for acclimatization of animals. They were provided with normal rat food pellet diet with water ad libitum. Animals were divided into six groups with six animals in each group. All the animals received drugs through oral route. Drugs and carrageenan were dissolved in 0.5%CMC. For evaluation of analgesic activity, "Writhing Test", was used in swiss-breed albino mice. For evaluation of anti-inflammatory activity, wistar albino rats were used for the "Modified Randall-Selitto Test". Animals in group 1 served as control and received normal saline. Animals in group 2 were administered diclofenac sodium alone in the dose of 10 mg/kg in mice and 15 mg/kg in rats. Group 3 received Ibuprofen at the dose of 7.5 mg/kg in mice and 30 mg/kg in rats. In group 4, rats were pretreated with paracetamol at the dose of 100 mg/kg in mice and 300 mg/kg in rats. Group 5 received combination of diclofenac and paracetamol in the dose as in group 2 and 4. Group 6 was administered a combination of ibuprofen and paracetamol. Ibuprofen in the dose mentioned for group 3 and 4 as above. Anti-inflammatory activity: Paw edema model (Modified Randall-Selitto Test) After overnight fasting, on the morning of experiment, rats were weighed and baseline paw volume was measured with the aid of plethysmometer. To ensure uniformity, lateral malleolus of left hind limb was marked in all animals so that same length of paw is dipped in fluid each time. This was followed by oral administration of drugs. After 30 min of drugs administration, animals were injected with 0.1 ml of 1% carrageenan in subplanter region for inducing inflammation. [5] Paw volume was again measured after 3 h of subplanter injection of 1% carrageenan. The paw volume and percent decrease in paw edema was compared between control group and drug-treated groups. Analgesic activity: Writhing test Albino mice weighing 20-25 g were fasted overnight. The test drugs were administered orally 30 min prior to injecting 0.6% solution of glacial acetic acid intraperitoneally. Writhing movements were observed. These are characterized by specific abdominal contractions and are accompanied by elongation of the body with concave arching of the back and/or twisting or turning of the hip together with the hind paw and/or side rolling of the body and circling. [5] The number of writhes observed over a 10-min period were recorded and percent inhibition of writhing was also calculated and compared among control and drug-treated groups. All results were expressed as Mean ± Standard Deviation (SD). Statistical significance was determined by One-way ANOVA with post hoc test (Bonferroni) was employed. P <0.05 was considered as significant. Analgesic activity: Writhing Writhing was observed in all control animals with 0.1% glacial acetic acid. The average number of writhes in control group was 38.3 ± 5.4. Pretreatment of rats with NSAIDs in all the groups showed statistically significant inhibition of writhes as compared to control [Table 1]. Decrease in mean count of writhes in diclofenac pretreated animals was maximum among single drug groups (38.3 ± 5.4 to 0.8 ± 1.3, P < 0.05). Pretreatment of animals with ibuprofen and paracetamol combination significantly decreased writhing in comparison to control animals (38.3 ± 5.4 to 12.5 ± 3.4, P < 0.05). Decrease in number of writhes were also significant as compared to ibuprofen and paracetamol-alone groups. In the group administered with combination of paracetamol and diclofenac, significant decrease in writhing was observed as compared to control and paracetamol alone group. Mean decrease in number of writhes with combination of paracetamol and diclofenac was not found to be statistically significant as compared to diclofenac alone group (P = 0.18). Table 1: Effect of NSAIDs on acetic acid induced writhing response in mice (n=6) Anti-inflammatory activity: Paw edema Marked edema was produced in rats with sub planter injection of 0.1 ml of 1% carrageenan. Mean paw edema in the control rats was 708.2 ± 108.4 cu.mm [Table 2]. Pretreatment of rats with diclofenac alone showed significant decrease in paw edema as compared to control (708.2 ± 108.4 to 88.6 ± 108.5, P < 0.05). The groups pretreated with ibuprofen and paracetamol alone also showed significant decrease in edema as compared to control but maximum reduction in paw edema was observed with diclofenac [Table 2]. Pretreatment of rats with combination of ibuprofen and paracetamol, significantly inhibited paw edema as compared to control (708.2 ± 108.4 to 155.0 ± 100.0, P < 0.05). Decrease in mean paw edema was also significant in rats pretreated with this combination as compared to NSAID alone (ibuprofen, paracetamol) groups. In the group administered with combination of paracetamol and diclofenac, significant decrease in mean paw edema was observed as compared to control and paracetamol alone group. Mean paw edema reduction with combination of paracetamol and diclofenac was not found to be statistically significant as compared to diclofenac alone group (P = 0.18). Table 2: Effect of NSAIDs on carrageenan induced paw edema in rats (n=6) It is a well-documented fact that FDCs should be advocated if each component is necessary for the desired effect and if the advantages outweigh the added risks of using two or more drugs. [6] Also, FDCs are more likely to be useful when the incidence of adverse reactions is not increased or remains leveled to that of its individual component. FDC of NSAIDs are being aggressively promoted by pharmaceutical industry which leads to excessive prescribing. [7] There is, however, inadequate experimental or clinical evidence regarding the enhanced efficacy of these FDCs of NSAIDs. Very few clinical studies have demonstrated that the combination of NSAIDs increases analgesic activity. [3],[8],[9],[10] There is paucity of data comparing the different FDC preparations available for NSAIDs. Hence in the present study, three most commonly prescribed NSAIDs, i.e. diclofenac sodium, ibuprofen and paracetamol were selected to compare the analgesic effect and the anti-inflammatory activity when administered alone or in combination, in experimental animals. [11] In the present study, it was observed that diclofenac had the maximum analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity compared to paracetamol and ibuprofen. However, the addition of paracetamol to diclofenac did not increase either the analgesic effect or the anti-inflammatory activity. These findings are similar to those reported in human studies earlier. [3],[4] In the current study, the paracetamol and diclofenac combination, however, showed a significant decrease in both the analgesic and the anti-inflammatory activity when compared to paracetamol administered alone. The analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity of ibuprofen was found to be greater than that of paracetamol. Consequently the combination of the two drugs was found to be superior to either of the drugs administered alone. A study conducted on 60 women undergoing elective abdominal gynecological surgery has shown that the combination of paracetamol and diclofenac sodium when administered before the operation, reduced the cumulative dose of morphine required during the intraoperative period. [12] This was attributed indirectly to a better analgesic effect of the combination of paracetamol and diclofenac sodium. This study, however, did not compare the analgesic effect of diclofenac or paracetamol with each other. . A study by Kalra et al, reported that fixed dose combinations does not possess additional analgesic activity over their individual components. 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__label__cc	0.507714	0.492286	Home India News #Sec377: The Closet in Your Living Room #Sec377: The Closet in Your Living Room India’s Supreme Court may have passed a historic judgement on Section 377, but the onus is on the civil society in India to lead the charge, just as it did in Australia Krishna Neelamraju I know some gay people in the Indian community. I am using the term ‘gay’ generically of course. I also know a few lesbians, and have routinely met trans people in India – called kojja in Telugu or hijra in Hindi. Some of my gay friends are now married to straight women, so I’m assuming they are bisexual. I know these people from my social circle, and from work. Some, I look up to as role models. Of course there are some gay people I don’t like, but their sexual orientation has nothing to do with it. What the hell are you on about, you ask. The Indian Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the archaic S. 377 is a massive victory for the LGBTQ community. This epic battle for equality can now move from the court rooms into the living rooms. And the living rooms need to get ready to help this change. As Indian origin people in Australia, we live in a society that acknowledges its sexual diversity, and recently voted for equal civil rights. Australian living rooms do not treat the topic as taboo. Just the other day, I saw a TV spot touting the first same-sex marriage on the Neighbours show. My son was next to me, so I got my answers ready. No questions were asked, though. It was just another family wedding the way he saw it. Indian living rooms too are not far from that day when sexual diversity ceases to be a taboo. Changing the TV channel is not going to help, because India just crossed a tipping point. I know there is a long distance to go before that change. However, the first step is to be able to TALK about sexual diversity. It amuses me to see how some people dance around the topic. During the same sex marriage vote in Australia, the Indo-Aussie social media saw both outrage and passionate support, much like the rest of the country. What caught my attention the most was how some people referred to those of LGBTQ persuasion. ‘The Yes people’ is what they called them, probably feeling too awkward even to say the word ‘gay’. This is a direct reflection of the social attitudes in India as well. A majority of the Indian society views its LGBTQ members with a mixture of ignorance and prejudice. The terms ‘gay’ or ‘lesbian’ are actively avoided. The word ‘kojja’ is as much an insult as an identity. A lot of tweets yesterday used ‘Karan Johar’ as a proxy for LGBTQ! PICTURE CREDIT: The Hindu S 377 itself is now the preferred euphemism even for people supporting equal rights. If even uttering the words ‘gay’ or ‘lesbian’ is still such an issue, acknowledging that some of our friends and family identify that way is going to take time. Studies show that LGBTQ are not a miniscule fringe in India. The Supreme Court cited a 7% figure in its judgement. A corporate study estimated that 5-10% of the Indian work force identifies as non-heterosexual. Given the numbers, chances are very high that every single Indian knows at least one LGBTQ person. Acknowledging that fact instead of avoiding it, is the first step in achieving equality. The next and more difficult task would be to accept people different from us as equals. When the Delhi High Court first decriminalised non-hetero sex in 2009, I was in a 2-day corporate training program in Mumbai. I connected with the well-read trainer who was a globalised progressive hailing from South Bombay. He was also from a religious minority. If he didn’t qualify for an ‘intellectual elite’, I don’t know who can. He also brought a minority perspective to the table. When I got the news during the lunch time, I excitedly shared it with him wrongly presuming where he stood on the topic. His face immediately morphed into absolute scorn. “I don’t know what these people want,” he said derisively, walking away. If even that gentleman had difficulty accepting that sexual minorities deserved equal rights, I can imagine what the larger population must be thinking. This change is not going to come overnight. Politicians are not going to take the lead on this. While the Indian Government deserves partial credit for playing weak defence, it also warned the Supreme Court against opening the doors to civil rights. The onus then falls on the civil society to lead the charge, just as it eventually did in Australia. In order to do that, it’s important to open up to LGBTQ topics in daily conversations (and get them using the terminology!) It is important for people to acknowledge and accept that their own brothers and sisters, their own children could identify as non-heterosexual. 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__label__cc	0.589015	0.410985	Wilhelm Bacher, Ph.D. Professor, Jewish Theological Seminary, Budapest, Hungary. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 … Next › Last » ABAYE – Babylonian amora; born about the close of the third century; died 339 (see Academies in Babylonia). His father, Kaylil, was the brother of Rabbah bar Naḥmani, a teacher at the Academy of Pumbedita. Abaye's real name was Naḥmani,... ABBA – As a Prænomen: A word signifying "father," used as a masculine name as early as the time of the Tannaites (see Peah, ii. 6; Yeb. 15a; see following article). The name was particularly common among the Amoraim of Palestine and... ABBA – 1. A brother of Rabban Gamaliel, probably Gamaliel II.; perhaps identical with Abba, a contemporary of Johanan ben Zakkai, mentioned in Peah, ii. 6. Besides Gamaliel's daughter, Abba had at the same time another wife; and when... ABBA BAR ABBA – A Babylonian amora of the second and third centuries, distinguished for piety, benevolence, and learning. 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He was a pupil of Joseph Caro (1488-1575), with whom in later years he maintained a learned correspondence.... ABRAHAM BEN MORDECAI HA-LEVI – An Egyptian rabbi of the end of the seventeenth century. In 1691 he edited at Venice his father's responsa, "Darke No'am," adding a treatise of his own on circumcision, which, however, met with a great deal of opposition from... ABRAHAM BEN MUSA (Moses) – Moroccan rabbi and cabalist of the first half of the seventeenth century, who studied the Cabala with Abraham Azulai. He wrote commentaries upon several treatises of the Talmud. His commentary on Nazir has been printed in the... ACADEMIES IN BABYLONIA – The Jews of Babylonia, no doubt, shared in the changes and movements that Ezra and his successors, who came from Babylonia, introduced into Palestine. But for the four centuries covering the period from Ezra to Hillel there are... 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__label__cc	0.675598	0.324402	PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ This trip, we set our sights on the Ritz Carlton Golf & Spa, Rose Hall, Montego Bay, Jamaica for several reasons, not the least of which was that it was one of the better rates for a luxury hotel in the Caribbean during high season. We also wanted something that included golf and spa. Although we had been to Jamaica several times in the distant past, our travels then took us to Ocho Rios and Kingston. We have wanted to visit other parts of Jamaica like Montego Bay and Negril, and this was our opportunity to do so. The Ritz Carlton met and exceeded our qualifications for the test. When we started looking for flights, I was reminded of a pet peeve. Wouldn’t you think that flights to warm sunny destinations would arrive early and leave late, giving you a day more to enjoy the escape? It was disappointing to find too many flights arriving late and leaving early, thus “robbing you” of a day, just for travel. So we were delighted to find a non-stop Air Jamaica flight from New York’s JFK that left at 6:00 am, arrived at by 9:45 am and returned at 7:00 pm. Perfect! But, it’s Air Jamaica, not Jet Blue and we’re fussy about airlines. The first time we flew Air Jamaica, many years ago, we weren’t impressed. Our afternoon flight out of Kennedy had been so delayed that we didn’t get there until after 10:00 pm! But who knows, maybe they’ve changed? Time to check the website, http://airjamaica.com. Ooo, pretty funky looking. Not the sophistication we were hoping for, but not to “judge a book by its cover,” we investigate further. We check out the fleet first. Nice. Seven new Airbus A-320s, one A-321, and one A-319. What about the on time record? A Google search for “Air Jamaica on time record” revealed an article entitled “Air J boasts 89% on-time record.” This is looking good! Here’s a short bit of the article: AIR JAMAICA is now boasting a new on time record that has put it ahead of its major competitors. The airline says attention to detail, phenomenal teamwork, daily briefings, re-organisation of a number of departments and effective planning and process have brought the turnaround for the national carrier, infamous for delayed flights. The new 89.43 per cent on time performance sees the carrier outclassing major competitors such as American, United and Continental airlines. It is outranked, however, by Jet Blue at 92 per cent. Air Jamaica has made a 360-degree turn from the years when it held the reputation of being one of the worst carriers, because of its tardiness … But a funny thing happened on the way to Air Jamaica . . . Caribbean Airlines. Evidentially, they are merging. When we made our flight reservations on the 6:00 am flight, we noticed that the ticket said “Operated by Caribbean Airlines.” We figured that Caribbean Airlines was handling the tickets but Air Jamaica was flying. When we called to inquire, and subsequently triple-checked, we were given three different answers: 1) it was an Air Jamaica flight, ticketed by Caribbean Airlines 2) it was a Caribbean Airlines flight ticketed by Air Jamaica, and 3) it was an Air Jamaica flight crew including pilots flying a Caribbean Airline plane. The later answer turned out to be correct and we would be flying an old Boeing 737 instead of a new Airbus. We didn’t mind the Boeing, it was that we didn’t know anything about Caribbean Airlines and we were not happy that Air Jamaica was not upfront about this “sleight of hand.” However, we still liked the schedule and as travel writers, we felt an obligation to report with a first-hand experience on this new development. As it turns out, we had a good experience with Caribbean Airlines. When we entered the aircraft, there was a cozy feeling about it. The lighting was a more subdued yellowish white, instead of the stark white florescent quality of the newer planes. The staff was friendly and crisply dressed, the free sandwich snack was tasty and the flight, which was smooth left on time and arrived only five minutes behind schedule. We had left the worn-torn blizzard-hit New York at 6:00 am and were on the ground in sunny Montego Bay Jamaica at 9:50 am. Travel Tip: The Ritz-Carlton has a fancy lounge at the Montego Bay airport, where you can check-in right there instead of waiting until you get to the hotel, get some complimentary bottled water, and arrange for transportation to the hotel. We love fancy, but this lounge was so fancy that it was incongruous to the rest of the airport’s atmosphere. It’s as if someone had shoved Prince Charles’ den into Beachcomber Bill’s Hideaway. Nonetheless, it was a welcomed respite after the flight. Travel Tip: If you are going to stay at the Ritz, don’t make airport transfer arrangements through them. Let Gary D Travel make these arrangements for you and we can negotiate a rate of $25 per person round-trip instead of $20 per person each way. You will be traveling directly to the Ritz by private van instead of the big Jamaica Tours bus which would include everyone going to different hotels. Cheaper and classier – you can’t beat that! The trip from the airport to the Ritz is only a ten to fifteen-minute drive, another advantage to staying at the Ritz. Travel Tip: Let the hotel know that you will be arriving on an early flight and leaving on a late flight and request an early check-in and a late check-out time. Be advised that this can only be a request that the hotel will try to honor, but can’t guarantee. Because of our flight times, we had requested an early check-in and late check-out in advance. By the time you we actually arrived at the hotel, it was around 11:00. (Don’t forget time spent at the airport to go through immigration, get your luggage, and then go through customs). The entrance to the Ritz was impressive, especially since they were still decorated for Christmas. So, the intimacy test has begun. Private balcony – a no-brainer. The thing about a large hotel is that you can sometimes find more space for yourself. Of course you have to be reasonable – you are going to have more privacy during low-occupancy vs. high- occupancy periods. But with the Ritz, not only is the hotel large, but the property is huge - a 5000 acre plantation! Poolside is the least private area, but, you can get a cabana for two with privacy curtains. The only problem is that there is only one and it’s elevated like a throne -- a bit too pretentious to be private. Also, there are loud speakers all around the pool and Reggie music plays constantly – and the same music every day like clockwork. For those who would like to relax and perhaps catch a snooze to the sound of the ocean and accompanying breezes, this was impossible. We can’t understand why you would want to drowned out the sound of the ocean, especially when individuals who would like to hear music are equipped with iPods and ear buds and can listen to any music they wish without imposing it on others. The beach area for swimming is only for Ritz guests, so in that respect it is private, but you won’t be able to get “lost” there as a couple. Again, if occupancy is low, you can find a spot that is off to the side, but the beach area relative to the size of the property is small. Travel Tip: If you are planning to swim at the beach, you may want to consider bringing some water shoes, which will protect you somewhat from the rocky surface as you enter and wade in the water. There is, however, a non-swimming beach area set on the other side of the property that it quite private. You can set up two chaise lounges there and be quite alone. You just can’t swim Near that same area, the Ritz offers “Dinner Under the Stars,” a very special and romantic private dinner for two by the ocean. Although we weren’t able to experience this first-hand, we did inspect the area during off-hours and it was a fabulous setting for an intimate and memorable evening. The brochure below explains all the details and the price: After your late dinner, you may want to digest your meal with a cozy walk through the dimly light pathways of the property, then grab a couple of tropical drinks at the elegant Cohoba Lounge. You can take some drinks to the lovely billiards room which is open 24 hours. If you go late enough, you will have the room all to yourselves for an intimate game of pool. The Ritz has a beautiful Spa, and of course couples can get his & hers massages or other spa treatments. You can find a complete menu at: http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/RoseHallJamaica/Spa/Default.htm If you are going to book a massage, make sure to book one with Suzette, who is the best masseuse we have ever experienced. Puttin’ on the Ritz . . .Golf Course If you are into golf, we believe you will be amazed by the White Witch Golf Course. http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/RoseHallJamaica/Golf/Default.htm and http://www.whitewitchgolf.com. White Witch, which is just a 10-minute free shuttle ride from the Ritz, boasts being the “best golf course in the Caribbean.” Not having played every golf course in the Caribbean, we can’t vouch for that, but we can tell you that it is the best golf course we have played so far in the Caribbean. This course is total eye-candy. The pictures on the internet don’t even begin to do it justice. It is a challenging course, but a complimentary caddy for two comes with the green fee (although a $20 tip per person is expected) and far from expecting to be intimidated by having a caddy, we are now going to be spoiled by not having one all the time. These caddies really know their stuff and help you navigate every hole with expertise. The phrase, “listen to your caddy” cannot be overstated. Guests at the Ritz get a reduced green free, but we would advise taking the even more reduced $109 twilight fee that starts at 1:30 pm. It’s a wonderful time to play – cooler and less crowded. Don’t forget to head back to the White Witch for dinner, the best of the Ritz restaurants, in our opinion. If you are on the all-inclusive plan, there is an additional charge of $25 per person and it is well-worth it. Get a table for two on the outer side, overlooking the golf course. There are two other golf courses, also within a short distance of the Ritz – the Cinnamon Hill Golf Course http://www.rosehall.com/golf_cinnamonhill.html and the Half Moon Golf Course http://www.halfmoonbaygolf.com/ . We played the Cinnamon course, which we found a lot flatter and less challenging, but pleasant, with some beautiful and famous holes (the James Bond movie, Live and Let Die filmed on the 15th hole). It is definitely worth a round of play. The green fees were the same as White Witch. We didn’t get to play the Half Moon golf course, which is the flattest of the three, but we will do so on our next trip and report on it. We mentioned earlier that we chose Air Jamaica because of its early arrival and late departure, but due to snow in New York, or so we thought, our 7:10 pm flight didn’t leave until 11:55. You should always check your flight before leaving your hotel, which we did, so we were able to stay at the hotel, keep track of what was an ever-increasing delay and leave for the airport at the appropriate time. We found out in the afternoon that our flight wouldn’t leave until after 11:00 pm, so we headed to the White Witch for another round of golf. The delay gave us another day to play and the hotel was able to give us an extension of our check-out time. Upon arrival in New York at 3:30 in the morning the next day, the immigration officer volunteered that the couple of inches of snow had nothing to do with the delay and that Air Jamaica has a 100% late arrival time in New York. Again, this could be an advantage, but do consider it when booking. If you want to insure a better chance of arriving home on time, consider JetBlue out of Montego Bay. Come to think of it, we were never told the reason for the delay, nor was an apology offered. Be aware that Jamaican’s have a whole different mind-set when it comes to time. Everything there is more laid back and nothing is rushed. It is just their way – probably a healthier way to live, and you will enjoy yourself more if you are prepared for this ahead of time. “Yah Mon,” “No problem, Mon” and Irie Mon” (meaning “everything is good,” “good morning,” “how are you today,” “I love you,” “take it easy,” “see you later,” “yes,” “may be,” “ok,” and so many things you would not believe) are the building block phrases of the Jamaican way of life. Just saying them is like biofeedback. Embracing them will enhance the pleasure of your trip. Good times as the Ritz-Carlton? Yah, Mon! Gary de Sesa & Kita de Sesa are travel agents and owners of Gary D Travel. Contact us at 516-300-9924 or List of Blog Posts Sandals Emerald Bay: When It "Reigns!" 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