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CAPAC recognize Korean American Day
in CAPAC · Korean
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 11, 2013) — Members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) released the following statements recognizing January 13th as Korean American Day and celebrating the 110th anniversary of the arrival of the first Korean immigrants to the United States:
Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27), CAPAC Chair: “This Sunday, as we recognize Korean American Day, we will be marking the 110th Anniversary of the first Korean immigrants’ arrival to the United States. Since then, Korean Americans have contributed significantly to every facet of our society—they are our neighbors, our colleagues, our servicemen and women, and leaders in business, faith, and civic life. The success of the Korean American community reflects the hard work, opportunity, and multiculturalism that have long defined the driving spirit of our nation.”
Senator Mazie K. Hirono (HI): “On January 13, 1903, more than 100 Korean men, women and children arrived in Honolulu aboard the S.S. Gaelic, marking the first wave of Korean immigration to the United States and its territories. Today, we celebrate Korean American Day on January 13 to recognize the tremendous contributions Korean Americans have made to our country – from business to entertainment, medicine to elected office – since those first families took the risk in search of greater opportunities. Hawaii, and our country as a whole, is a better place because of the contributions our Korean American brothers and sisters have made.”
Congressman Xavier Becerra (CA-34), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus: “On Korean American Day we celebrate a community whose heritage, talent and spirit have helped America grow and prosper. For more than a century after the arrival of the first Korean immigrants, Korean Americans have made significant economic, cultural, and civic contributions all across the nation, in all walks of life. I am proud to represent such a strong and vibrant Korean American community here in Los Angeles – one that will continue to enrich our diversity and play an important role in America’s success.”
Congressman Mike Honda (CA-17), CAPAC Chair Emeritus: “As we commemorate Korean American Day, I am proud to celebrate and acknowledge the indelible contributions and accomplishments of the Korean American community to the fabric and story of America. One hundred and ten years ago, on January 13, 102 men, women and children traveled from the Korean Peninsula, aboard the S.S. Gaelic, and landed in Hawaii – marking the first entry of Korean immigrants on U.S. shores. Since their arrival, the Korean American community has enriched our nation’s society, culture, economy and arts – becoming the first Asian American to win an Olympic gold medal for the U.S. and male diver to win back-to-back diving gold medals; to serving with distinction in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War I, II and the Korean Conflict, as well in high level posts in our current Administration and judicial seats; while making invaluable strides in entrepreneurship and medicine; and bridging the ties between U.S. and South Korea. I feel a particular sense of family and affection to Korean Americans, and to Korea, where I recently traveled in the past week. And I am especially honored to represent California’s 17th District, where I know Korean Americans have played a critical role in our community and diversity. Today, alongside the nearly two million Korean Americans across our nation, I am honored to celebrate their continued journey.”
Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo: “I am proud to represent a strong Korean American community on Guam that has made many contributions to our local businesses and government. Korean Americans remain integral to our economy and enrich cultural exchanges throughout our country. On this day, we celebrate the invaluable contributions they have made since the arrivals of the first Korean immigrants in 1903.”
Congressman Eni Faleomavaega (AS): “Together with the Korean American community, we celebrate Korean American Day and the 110th anniversary of the first Korean immigrants to the United States. From the first wave of Korean immigrants who arrived in 1903 in Hawai’i, then a U.S. territory, the Korean American community has grown to over 1.7 million people.
“Despite the obstacles faced at a time when Korean immigration was impeded by the Oriental Exclusion Act of 1924, Korean Americans have contributed immeasurably to American society and culture, establishing productive communities throughout our nation. Korean Americans also serve in our armed forces, in public office, and in various positions of authority in our government. Today I especially honor their sacrifice and patriotism as they have made America their home.”
Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13): “As the Representative of California’s 13th District, one of the most culturally rich and diverse in the nation, I am pleased to observe Korean American Day. Korean Americans have long contributed to our nation in every field of endeavor and walk of life and I am pleased to recognize the many invaluable contributions that enrich our culture, boost our economy and strengthen our district, the State of California and our nation.”
Congresswoman Grace Meng (NY-6): “I am proud to join with the Korean American community in celebrating Korean American Day. 110 years ago, the first Korean immigrants to the United States arrived in Hawaii seeking the American dream. Today, Korean Americans represent a vibrant community that has enriched our country’s values, traditions, culture and history. I am honored to represent a strong and vibrant Korean American community in New York, and I salute all of the tremendous contributions that Korean Americans have made to our nation.”
Congressman Joseph Crowley (NY-14): “Korean Americans are an essential part of our neighborhoods, communities, businesses and houses of worship in New York and across America. The Korean American community has made so many positive contributions to our nation, and our society and culture are richer because of it. I’m proud to join my fellow Americans in celebrating this important day.”
Congressman Charles B. Rangel (NY-13): “Since the pioneers have arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii, on January 13, 1903, Koreans have played and continue to serve a vital role in shaping communities throughout our great Nation. Whether in military, education, science, business, sports or the arts, Korean Americans have excelled and shown that the American Dream is alive. I am truly proud of the Korean American community with their strong families and successful businesses, active civic associations, churches, and charities that add to the greatness of our country. Congratulations on your remarkable achievements. I look forward to continuing the friendship I hold so dear. As a Korean War Veteran, Korea and the Korean people will always have a place in my heart.”
Congresswoman Linda T. Sanchez (CA-38): “Korean Americans have played an integral role in enriching our cultural fabric by the contributions they have made to our country. Their values and entrepreneurial spirit have helped grow our country and strengthened our communities. I am proud to represent a large and vibrant Korean American population in my district. I encourage all Americans to join me in recognizing the accomplishments and history of Korean Americans.”
Congressman Adam Schiff (CA-28): “This Sunday is Korean American Day. It is the diversity of our nation that makes us great, fascinating, vibrant and always rejuvenating, and I am pleased to join my constituents and many throughout the nation as we celebrate the culture and recognize the contributions of the Korean American community.”
Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09): “Today, on Korean American Day, I join all Americans in celebrating the culture and achievements of the Korean American community. Korean Americans are an important and inspirational group in our nation. With awe-inspiring art, delicious cuisine, and advancements in philosophy, science, and technology, Korean Americans have enriched the country with a unique perspective and much needed cultural diversity. Korean Americans are leaders in the community as business owners, members of our Armed Services, community organizers, and life saving professionals proving that they are essential to the success and well being of our nation.”
Congressman Chris Van Hollen (MD-08): “Korean American Day is a time to celebrate the shared sacrifices and contributions of not just Americans of Korean descent, but all Americans. We are one nation comprised of many, and we are made stronger because of our diversity in support of common values. On this day, we come together to recognize the important role the Korean American community has played in the rich cultural heritage of our country.”
The Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) is comprised of Members of Congress of Asian and Pacific Islander descent and Members who have a strong dedication to promoting the well-being of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. Currently chaired by Congresswoman Judy Chu, CAPAC has been addressing the needs of the AAPI community in all areas of American life since it was founded in 1994.
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Dating is a fairly recent phenomenon. What most people in Western societies would call dating did not come into existence until the middle of the 20th Century. In the United States, there are generally no laws which specifically set age limits on dating. Rather, pertinent laws mainly focus on two issues indirectly related to dating: curfew and unlawful sexual contact. In the latter instance, an individual can get into trouble with the law even if both parties consent.
Age Limit Laws on Dating
All states which place the age of consent younger than 16 years of age have provisions that differentiate between an adult sexual partner and a minor sexual partner. It is not legal anywhere in the U.
Some states consider the age difference between a teen and her sexual partner, both in determining whether a law has been broken and in determining how severe the charges should be. Limits governing sexual contact between two minors vary from allowing two to four years' difference.
Some states, including Michigan and Georgia, set a definite age of consent.
In these states, it is a crime for anyone to have sexual contact with someone under the age of consent. Although it rarely happens, two teens who are both under the age of consent could technically both be charged for having consensual sex in these states, even if they are the same age.
Even if the dating or intimate relationship your teen wants to get involved with is legal, you should consider the risks inherent in allowing your teen to date someone who is more than a year or two older or younger that he or she is.
The mental, emotional and physical differences between a year-old and a year-old are much more significant than they are between two adults of similar age differences.
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Bill Albert of the Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy claims that research has repeatedly shown that teens who date someone older are more likely to engage in sexual behavior and to become pregnant. Studies have also shown that teens who date older people are more likely to be the victims of violence within their dating relationships 1.
The law may also intervene when young people become romantically involved, even if no explicit sexual activity takes place. Marco Weiss, a 17 year old German boy, became romantically involved with a 13 year old British girl while they were both on vacation in Turkey.
The young couple engaged in kissing and similar activity, but not actual intercourse. When the girl's parents learned about the incident, they filed a complaint with Turkish police, who arrested the boy. According to Marco Weiss, the girl told him that she was 15, which was the age of consent in Turkey.
However, each state has its own laws that define the age of consent, or the time when a person is old enough "to willingly engage in a sexual act." Be aware of the legal age of consent in your state. All states set the age of consent from 14 to 18; in more than half of the states, the age is When your teen wants to date someone significantly older or younger, dating becomes especially complicated. You and your teen need to be aware of your state's laws and consider the risks inherent in teens dating outside of their age group accessory-source.com importantly, you need to be able to come up with enforceable rules and limits that work for your family. Colorado has dating laws and rules for minors about sexual accessory-source.com laws deal with the age of consent in accessory-source.coming them can lead to a criminal charge for statutory accessory-source.coming on the circumstances, this can be a Class 4 accessory-source.com these cases, consent is Author: Jordan T.
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North Carolina recognizes 18 as the "age of majority," or the age at which state residents are legally considered adults, as do most other states. But state laws also govern a minor's eligibility to become emancipated, give consent to medical treatment, and other legal matters. Nov 18, � If underage dating involves sexual intercourse, state statutory rape laws apply. If you are charged with having sex with a person who is younger than the statutory age of consent and are found guilty, you may face legal consequences such as jail time. Statutory Rape Laws. Statutory rape is sexual intercourse with a person who is younger than. It is illegal for anyone to have sex with someone under the age of Texas-The age of consent is The minimum age is 14 with an age differential of 3 years; thus, those who are at least 14 years of age can legally have sex with those less than 3 years older. If you need a quick guide for each state, a chart is provided below.
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Try Match. Curfew Laws Curfew laws are intended to prevent young people from being outside the home without parental or other adult supervision under most circumstances during the late evening and early morning hours. Most statutory rape laws exist to punish an adult who takes sexual advantage of a minor, not to punish two people close in age who have consensual sex.
This means an adult who is only a couple of years older than the minor may not be charged with statutory rape or be punished as harshly as a much older adult. These close-in-age exemption laws, sometimes known as Romeo and Juliet laws, may reduce the severity of the offense from a felony to a misdemeanor; reduce the penalty to a fine, probation or community service ; and eliminate the requirement that the convicted adult register as a sex offender.
Punishment depends on state law. For example, in New Jersey, the age of consent is 16, but individuals who are 13 or older may legally engage in sexual activity if their partner is less than four years older than they are.
Dating laws and age
In California, it's a misdemeanor to have sex with someone younger than 18 if the offender is less than three years older, while someone more than three years older could be charged with a felony.
Even for states with a single age of consent, there may be exceptions.
Dating is a fairly recent phenomenon. What most people in Western societies would call dating did not come into existence until the middle of the 20th Century. In the United States, there are generally no laws which specifically set age limits on dating. Rather, pertinent laws mainly focus on two issues indirectly. A person's age can be a major dating issue. If both people are 18 or older, then there is nothing to be concerned about because 18 generally is considered to be the age of an adult, legally speaking. Several laws can affect relationships when age is a factor, and these laws often are established by states or. Laws & Policy; Age of Consent. Age and experience create a power imbalance that makes it impossible for the younger person to freely give consent. In Pennsylvania: Children less than 13 years old cannot grant consent to sexual activity.
In New Jersey, for example, the general age of consent is However, a young adult between the age of 16 and 18 cannot give consent to engaging in sexual intercourse with someone who has supervisory or disciplinary power over the young person.
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Original source: Kaiser Family Foundation
The name of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, and is short for “Coronavirus Disease 2019.” (Source: WHO)
An estimate of the risk of mortality from a contagious disease. The CFR is calculated by dividing the number of deaths caused by a disease by the number of cases of that disease in a given time period. The CFR is time and location-dependent, and many different factors can influence the CFR, such as speed of diagnosis of cases, health system capacity, age and other demographic characteristics, among others. For COVID-19, estimates of the CFR have varied; in China, CFR estimates by province have ranged from <1% to 5.8%. Sources: CDC/Lipsitch et. al./WHO
A person who may be at risk of a contagious disease because of their proximity or exposure to a known case. Exact definition of close contact differs by disease; for COVID-19, the CDC defines a close contact as anyone who has been within 6 feet of a person infected with the virus for a prolonged period of time, or has had direct contact with the infected person’s secretions. (Source: CDC)
Community transmission/spread
Infections identified in a given geographic area without a history of travel elsewhere and no connection to a known case.
The process of identifying, assessing, and managing people who have been exposed to a contagious disease to prevent onward transmission. (Source: WHO)
A measure preventing anyone from leaving a defined geographic area, such as a community, region, or country infected by a disease to stop the spread of the disease.
A family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases, such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). The novel coronavirus recently discovered has been named SARS-CoV-2 and it causes COVID-19. (Source: WHO)
Individuals remain in their vehicles, and medical staff in protective gear come to administer the swab test and the swabs are sent to a laboratory for testing.
Droplet transmission/spread
A mode of transmission for a contagious disease that involves relatively large, short-range (less than 6 feet) respiratory droplets produced by sneezing, coughing, or talking. (Source: CDC)
Elective surgeries
Procedures that are considered non-urgent and non-essential. During periods of community transmission, CDC is recommending postponing elective procedures, surgeries, and non-urgent outpatient visits. (Source: CDC)
An increase, often sudden, in the number of cases of a disease above what is normally expected in that population in that area. (Source: CDC)
Essential activities
Tasks essential to main health and safety, such as obtaining medicine or seeing a doctor;
Getting necessary services or supplies for themselves or their family or household members, such as getting food and supplies, pet food, and getting supplies necessary for staying at home;
Engaging in outdoor activity, such as walking, hiking or running provided that you maintain at least six feet of social distancing;
Performing work providing essential services at an Essential Business or Essential Government function;
Caring for a family member in another household;
Caring for elderly, minors, dependents, person with disabilities, or other vulnerable persons
Essential businesses: (Source: https://sfmayor.org/article/san-francisco-issues-new-public-health-order-requiring-residents-stay-home-except-essential):
Healthcare operations, including home health workers;
Essential Infrastructure, including construction of housing and operation of public transportation and utilities;
Grocery stores, farmers’ markets, food banks, convenience stores;
Businesses that provide necessities of life for economically disadvantaged individuals and shelter facilities;
Pharmacies, health care supply stores, and health care facilities;
Gas stations and auto repair facilities;
Garbage collection;
Hardware stores, lumbers, electricians, and other service providers necessary to maintain the safety, sanitation, and essential operation of residences and other essential businesses;
Educational institutions, for the purposes of facilitating distance learning;
Laundromats, dry cleaners, and laundry service providers;
Businesses that ship or deliver groceries, food, and good directly to residences;
Childcare facilities providing services that enable essential employees to go to work;
Roles required for any Essential Business to “maintain basic operations,” which include security, payroll, and similar activities
(Source: https://sfmayor.org/article/san-francisco-issues-new-public-health-order-requiring-residents-stay-home-except-essential)
Essential government functions
All services needed to ensure the continuing operation of the government agencies and provide for the health, safety and welfare of the public. (Source: https://sfmayor.org/article/san-francisco-issues-new-public-health-order-requiring-residents-stay-home-except-essential)
Slowing a virus’ spread to reduce the peak number of cases and related demands on hospitals and infrastructure (Source: CDC)
An inanimate object that can be the vehicle for transmission of an infectious agent (e.g., bedding, towels, or surgical instruments). There is evidence that coronavirus spreads via fomites although, this is a less common route of transmission. (Sources: CDC)
Persons with COVID-19 who have symptoms or laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 who have been directed to stay at home until they are recovered. (Source: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/disposition-in-home-patients.html)
Separating sick people with a contagious disease from those who are not sick. (Source: CDC)
N95 respirator (face mask)
Personal protective equipment that is used to protect the wearer from airborne particles and from liquid contaminating the face (Source: https://www.thoracic.org/patients/patient-resources/resources/disposable-respirators.pdf)
Negative-pressure rooms
Rooms specifically designed for patients with contagious diseases that contain any circulating air in the room and prevent it from being released into any other part of the hospital.
An epidemic that has spread over several countries/continents, usually affecting a large number of people. (Source: CDC)
Separating and restricting the movement of people exposed (or potentially exposed) to a contagious disease. (Source: CDC)
R0 / reproductive rate
An epidemiologic metric used to describe the contagiousness or transmissibility of infectious agents, which is usually estimated with complex mathematical models developed using various sets of assumptions. It is an estimate of the average number of new cases of a disease that each case generates, at a given point in time. R0 estimates for the virus that causes COVID-19 are around 2 to 3, which is slightly higher than that for seasonal influenza (R0 ~1.2-1.3), but far lower than more contagious diseases such as measles (R0 ~12 - 18). (Source: Delamater et. al./Guerra et. al./Biggerstaff et. al.)
The name of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 disease. (Source: WHO)
Staying home and away from other people as much as possible after exposure.
All residents must remain at their place of residence, except to conduct essential activities, essential businesses, and essential government functions. (Source: https://sfmayor.org/article/san-francisco-issues-new-public-health-order-requiring-residents-stay-home-except-essential)
Measures taken to reduce person-to-person contact in a given community, with a goal to stop or slow down the spread of a contagious disease. Measures can include working from home, closing offices and schools, canceling events, and avoiding public transportation. (Source: CIDRAP)
A device that delivers air into the lungs through a tube that is placed into the mouth or nose and down into the windpipe. (Source: https://www.thoracic.org/patients/patient-resources/resources/mechanical-ventilation.pdf)
Viral shedding
The period of time after the virus has replicated in the host and is being emitted.
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AAISS
AL-HUDA ARABIC AND ISLAMIC SECONDARY SCHOOL, ZING
Education is the key to unlock the Golden door of Freedom.
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Al-Huda Arabic and Islamic Secondary School Zing is an Islamic Community owned Institution that can trace its roots since 1998 from an Islamiyya School called, Nurul Islam that operated in the evening under the care of Alh. Isa Jibrin (Isa Rahama) at Alh. Kasimu Ibrahim Bakoshi’s Residence at Unguwar Yelwa Zing. Following the increase in the number of students and the brilliant performance of the management and staff of the school, the Taraba State Primary Education Board took over the school after certain conditions were spelt out clearly to the understanding of parties’ involved such as teaching Arabic and Islamic Studies subjects alongside with the conventional western education subjects. The pioneering Head Master of the School was Mal. Adamu Abdullahi.
In the year 2004, under the leadership of Mal. Yakubu D.B Adams as the Headmaster, the school moved to its permanent site at Unguwan Lafiya behind NEPA Office Zing. The site of the school is owned by the Muslim community of Zing. The Muslim Community constructed two blocks of three classes and an office under the P.T.A Chairmanship of Mal. Mijinyawa Isma’ilu.
In 2009 Al-Huda Arabic and Islamic Secondary School Zing came into existence as a result of series of consultations by the Muslims Community and the Kpanti of Zing in person of Late Engr. Abbas Ibrahim Sambo, the grand patron of the school, over the educational pursuits of our teeming youth who completed their primary and islamiyya schools with pure Arabic and Islamic Studies background. The difficulty faced by such persons prompted the establishment of the Secondary School so as to ease the hardship of having travel distance in order to further their education. The school was established with two different sections; The Higher Islamic and the Secondary School (Conventional) Sections. The Pioneering administrators of the school were as follows: Bello Abubakar (Principal), Dr. Tahir Harun (Vice Principal Admin), Mahmud Bello (Vice Principal Academy) and Ladan Hassan (Examination Officer). The School started with fifteen dynamic, sincere and passionate individuals as members of staff who agreed to voluntarily assist their community in terms of the Education of their youth. Lessons commenced on the 1st February, 2009. The School operates in the afternoon because the Primary Section operates in the morning. The total number of students was Thirty One (31) for higher Islamic Section and Twelve (12) for the secondary school (Conventional) section. The students came with zeal to learn more about Islam, Arabic language and western education.
On 5th May, 2011 the school became registered with the State Ministry of Education and was given a center authorizing its JSS3 Students to register and write their Junior Secondary Certificate Examination (JSCE). Al-Huda Arabic and Islamic Secondary School has grown into a well-recognized educational system within a short span of time and have reputable, experienced and Professional Teachers in all subjects who are holders of various educational qualifications ranging from Phd, Masters degree, First degree and NCE.
On the 21st September, 2014 an idea of having Diploma Programme from the Institute of Education, ABU Zaria came to the good people of the Muslim Ummah in Zing from the Management of Institute of Arabic and Islamic Education Jalingo campus, particularly Mal. Sani Usman Chindo. The idea was accepted and with immediate effect a committee was set up to look into the possibility of the smooth take up of the programme. Bello Abubakar, Mahmud Bello, Muhammad Ya’u, Ladan Hassan were selected as the Coordinator, Assistant Coordinator, Academic Secretary, and Director Finance of the Programme and it was agreed that could start with one course, which is Diploma in Islamic Studies Education.
The programme came at a time that many of our graduates from Al-Huda Arabic and Islamic Secondary School were roaming the street and religious instructors in the public primary schools that could not afford to further their education now can do it with ease. Al-Huda Institute had its first Facilitators (Lecturers) who are committed and dedicated to providing students with the highest possible quality education thus; Dr. Tahir Harun, Mahmud Bello, Mustapha Abubakar, Adamu Musa, Umar Muhammad Kwalle, Yusha’u Abubakar and Abubakar Audu Usman, They rigorously made personal sacrifices for the sake of their religion and students.
On the 11th August, 2015, a circular from ABU Zaria came banning the operation of satellite campuses thereby encouraging the affiliation of such campuses to become fully independent and full time operating campuses. With this development, the management of the Institute sat up consulting all members of stakeholders involved on the possibilities of securing the consent of Institute of Education, ABU Zaria to accreditate and include AL-HUDA INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION among the list of her affiliated Institutions into a full time Diploma awarding institution so as to enable our youths acquire Diploma Certificate at home.
Part of our request was the affiliation of two additional courses making three courses to be offered in the institute. The courses are:
i. Diploma in English Language Education
ii. Diploma in Integrated Science Education
iii. Diploma in Islamic Education
On the 08th August, 2018, a circular came in response to our request indicating the coming of the committee of inspectors into the Al-Huda Institute for the inspection and assessment (Pre-affiliation visit). Now the institute is proud to have the following members of Academy and Non-Academic Staff:
i. Four Admin Staff
ii. Fifteen Facilitators (Lecturers)
iii. Three Non-Academic Staff
The mission of the Al-Huda Arabic and Islamic Secondary School, Zing is “to serve as a world renowned centre of learning through excellence in teaching, research and scholarly artistic activities and service to the community, state, nation and the world”.
Al-Huda Arabic and Islamic Secondary School, Zing seeks to become a world-renowned centre of learning where students are prepared with the knowledge, skills and disposition they need in order to serve their community, state nation and the world through excellence in teaching, research and service.
Mal. Bello Abubakar
(Field of Study)
Dr. Tahir Harun
V.P Admin
Mal. Mahmud Bello
V.P Academy
Unguwan Lafiya, Zing
info@al-huda.sch.ng
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For Equality, Education and Excellence in Journalism
The Washington Press Club Foundation is an organization of journalists from the nation's print and broadcast media working as a group to promote the ideals of equality and excellence that inspired that small band of its founders, the Women's National Press Club.
Established in 1919, when female reporters weren't allowed to become members of the National Press Club or the Gridiron Club, the Women�s National Press Club formed an organization to ensure that women established an equal place in the newsroom .
Today, the Foundation continues the work of these pioneers by sponsoring programs and events to educate both students and the general public on the role of a free press, awarding scholarships and internships to support equality and diversity in the newsroom and continuing to develop historical materials on American journalism, primarily through our award winning oral history project, Women in Journalism. Other projects have made important contributions to the profession of journalism.
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Will Brexit be stopped?
Bible prophecy gives us the answer
Here in the UK the terms of Brexit dominates the headlines on a daily basis. Still bitter from the marginal vote to leave the EU some who voted to 'remain' appear to be seeking to put as many roadblocks in the way as possible. Petitions are being signed, demonstrations attended and books are being written as Pro-EU activists desperately seek to stop the juggernaut which is Brexit. In this week's Bible in the News we consider the likelihood of Brexit being scuppered in the light of Bible prophecy.
Currently, the British government and the EU are in negotiations to untangle Britain from the EU. Much work has to be done to detach the UK from laws and obligations that have been entered into as part of the close relationship between the two parties.
This is how the BBC reported the situation this week:
“As it stands, the UK will leave the EU in March 2019 whether it agrees a deal on the terms of withdrawal or not. Prime Minister Theresa May has said she believes the two sides will reach a deal but the UK must prepare for all eventualities. The so-called divorce bill, the amount the UK will pay to settle its liabilities when it leaves the EU, remains a major sticking point in negotiations.
Hopes that negotiations would move on to Britain's future relationship with the EU this month were dashed after EU chiefs said more work was needed first on the divorce talks. Mr De Rynck [an adviser to EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier] said "sufficient progress is not far away" but the UK must set out how it believes the divorce bill should be calculated to end the deadlock over money.
"In terms of the guidelines for the future relationship as well as the possible transition, all of that can come very quickly," he said.”
Also this week the UK Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, was again in the headlines telling the EU to “get on with Brexit”. Also on the BBC this week the BBC ran a headline “Brexit: Theresa May says 'important progress' made at EU summit.” So the politicians are forging ahead with the Brexit paperwork but many are also at work attempting to put a stop to it.
Democracy and the EU
Former deputy Prime minister
Nick Clegg's new book
The notion that the people have spoken in the EU referendum - and that therefore, under the rules of democracy, Brexit should continue with all the authority of democracy - is one which is constantly under challenge in some parts of British politics. The main sticking point is the question of what Brexit looks like and what deal Britain might do in regards to the terms of Brexit. A few “remainers” want to sink the Brexit ship and stay moored to the EU.
Former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg is one such “Remainer”. He has written a book entitled “How To Stop Brexit (And Make Britain Great Again)” published on the 12th of October. The leader of the Green Party, Caroline Lucas, published an article in the Guardian this week entitled “We must stop this tragic farce – Brexit can be reversed”. The Liberal Democrats are pushing for another final vote by the British public to agree, or not, the terms of the Brexit negotiations in an attempt to reverse the leave outcome from the last one.
There is a track record in relation to the EU of democratic decisions being overturned by sheer persistence.
For example, in 1992 Denmark voted against adopting the EU’s 'Maastricht Treaty'. With a few tweaks though the treaty was amended and another vote was held in 1993 and was carried. In 2001, in a referendum to approve the EU ‘Treaty of Nice’ the Irish voted 53% against. A few tweaks to the wording of the treaty took place and the vote was again put to the Irish people in 2002 along with a major educational campaign around the vote. Ireland then voted 62.9% in favour. Again in 2008 Ireland voted against adopting the 'Lisbon Treaty'. A few tweaks and another education campaign and in 2009 the EU got the vote it was after and the Irish voted in favour.
This tactic of making a few tweaks and then having another vote until the answer comes out in favour of the EU then, in human terms, is a very real possibility to Brexit.
As a side point, it might be worth observing that any vote in a sovereign nation which has gone in favour of the EU has ever been rerun!
A recent headline in the Gainsborough
Standard. Link
Earlier this month, one MP, Sir Edward Leigh, had written the following in a local paper in Gainsborough to ease the worries of his constituency and make things clear on Brexit:
“I cannot emphasise enough that there is no going back on Brexit. We will be leaving the European Union completely and there is no question about that. I have been one of the heartiest advocates of properly getting out of the EU and holding the Government to account while this process is ongoing. A number of constituents have written to me under the misapprehension that transitional agreements somehow mean we won’t be leaving the European Union or that somehow they will be used to sneakily create a situation whereby we leave in name only. I can reassure voters that this is not the case… I must emphasise to constituents that there is zero chance of our staying in the European Union. Transitional agreements will exist to help us to leave the EU – not to frustrate our leaving. No-one has been clearer on this matter than the Prime Minister – leave means leave."
There is then this division in UK politics at the moment. On the one hand, the people have spoken to leave and politecians are working to fulfil that desire. On the other, some politicians do not want this to happen and are seeking to reverse the vote causing, in turn, other politicians to defend democracy and the will of the people.
"Will Brexit be reversed?" is a question on the minds of those engaged in politics. By looking at the implications of Bible prophecy we can confidently say that this is very unlikely and that Brexit will happen.
Protestant Spirit
The majority of those currently in power seems to be reluctantly accepting the vote of the people - even if they voted to remain. The basis on which the system works is democracy - and the people voted out. To remain in power the politicians, therefore, are, on the whole, following this route set out by the people they are supposed to represent.
Brexit can be traced back to
Henry 8th and the Protestant split
from the Roman Catholic Church
Unlike Ireland with it’s Catholic Heritage and leanings to Europe, Britain's heritage is Protestant. In the backbone of the country is a spirit of independence from the continent and a reliance of Britain as a separate entity. This spirit stems back to the days of Henry the 8th and the Reformation when England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church to forge its own way in the world.
These ancient political and religious undertones, are not obviously in the public's consciousness - but certainly they seem to be there in an almost unconscious way - and, no doubt will contribute to Brexit continuing to the conclusion which will see the British power outside of the EU.
It is interesting to read an article published by the Guardian on the 27th of October entitled “How the Reformation sowed the seeds of Brexit”. In it, the author, Martin Kettle, states:
"the deeper legacy of the English Reformation was the tradition of English exceptionalism, which dressed itself afresh in Britishness after the acts of union. In this tradition, England (or Britain) was different, separate, better, blessed and free from the rules that constrained others. It defined itself against Rome and ultramontane ideas of every kind. And that legacy has certainly not disappeared. Indeed, just when so many of the habits and manifestations of English Protestantism have continued to slip gently towards an ecumenical multicultural oblivion, Henry VIII’s legacy has summoned itself for one final and contrarian outburst of the exceptionalist tradition. It has dumped us with Brexit.”
Recent Guardian article on how the
Reformation has influenced Brexit
In this God’s hand can be seen. He has been at work, unbeknown to the people involved down through time to use the British power for His requirements. Britain and it’s protestant spirit was heavily involved in spreading God’s word in English across the globe through the British Empire. This, in turn, led to Britain aiding the establishment of the nation of Israel, supported by Protestants who had grown up with Bible in hand and an understanding and sympathy of God’s people, the Jews. It also led to the true gospel being rediscovered in the 1800’s and defined in the book “Elpis Israel” in 1848 by John Thomas who began the radical Christadelphian movement. None of these things would have happened without the Protestant spirit of Britain.
But there is more in relation to God’s purpose with Britain.
Britain the Tarshish of the Bible
Christadelphian booklet on the
'Destiny of Britain Foretold in the Bible'
Written before the EU referendum.
Purchase from Amazon.
The connection with Britain and the Biblical nation of Tarshish has been well documented in recent years (for information on this see this Bible Talk, given just after the Brexit vote and a booklet on the subject can be purchased on Amazon.
5. At the time of Ezekiel (600BC) it was a source of silver, iron, tin and lead & traded with the ancient Phoenicians of Tyre.Ezekiel 27:12
We would suggest that the only power to fit these characteristics is the British power. No other power fits these ‘Tarshish clues’.
It is reasonable therefore to identify Britain as the Biblical nation called “Tarshish”. This being the case the prophecies of the “Latter days” are interesting to note.
The nations of the EU in Ezekiel 38
In Ezekiel 38 we read of the state of the nations just before Jesus Christ returns to the earth. This gives us clues as to how we might expect the nations will be behaving. As we’ve already mentioned, Tarshish is there in verse 13 and is trading in the area of the Gulf with those Southern Arab states called by their ancient family names of “Sheba and Dedan”. Set apart from these trading powers, is described between verses 1-6, another block of nations who unite to invade Israel. Within this set of nations are grouped peoples who make up the EU, namely Magog and Gomer.
The Jewish historian Josephus, writing around 93AD, records that “Magog founded those that from him were named Magogites, but who are by the Greeks called Scythians.” (Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews, Book 1:6:1, c. 94 AD). The Greek historian Herodotus gives a detailed outline of the land of Scythia (Herodotus, Histories, Book 4:46-47, c. 400 BC). He lists eight rivers which went through it, all of which are in Eastern Europe stretching from the river “Ister” (the modern-day river ‘Danube’ which originates in Germany) to the river “Tanais” (the modern-day river ‘Don’ in Russia).
From these historical accounts, we learn that the “Magog” of Ezekiel 38 is the territory of most of Eastern Europe inclusive of modern day Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Ukraine and even parts of Western Russia.
Another name we come across in relation to the northern alliance in the prophecy of
Ezekiel 38, is “Gomer” in verse 6. It is Josephus who again states: “Gomer founded those whom the Greeks now call Galatians, but were then called Gomerites.” (Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews, Book 1:6:1, c. 94 AD). Interestingly “Gallia” remains a name of France in modern Greek.
The Greek historian Diodorus Siculus tells us that another name for “Galatia” was “Gaul” (Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica, Book 5:24, c. 50 BC). The area of Gaul was eventually conquered by the Romans and then, in turn fell to the “Franks” in AD486.
The area of Gaul then became known as “France”. From this we can understand
the “Gomer” in Ezekiel 38 to be describing Western Europe and in particular France.
According to the Bible then, we would expect these territories of the EU to unite at the time just before the return of Christ. We would not expect the British “Tarshish” power to be amongst them but instead forging its own global relationships based on trade in the Gulf.
For the Bible student then it is significant that since the Brexit vote EU leaders have called for even further integration of Europe. This is what we’d expect. The EU powers getting to the point where they have an army and can collectively invade Israel with other allies as described in the prophecies.
Back in June this year, Reuters ran an article entitled “Germany and France to lead post-Brexit EU in further integration”. The report stated: “More EU integration is a “foregone conclusion”, and France and Germany will take the lead on post-Brexit reforms starting this year, the European Union’s second-in-command said, adding that he hoped the east-west split in the bloc would heal.”
In August 2017 the Express newspaper, famed for its Euroskeptisim, ran an article entitled “Revealed: Plans for EU army, navy and air force deployable without national MPs' approval”. The article stated: “EURO MPs have drawn up terrifying plans for a complete EU army, navy and air force which could be deployed by Brussels without consulting member state parliaments. In a dossier compiled by the liberal ALDE grouping, which is headed by Brexit negotiator Guy Verhofstadt, MEPs call for “EU integrated military forces” to intervene on behalf of the bloc across the globe. They say Brussels needs “autonomous” military capabilities which would have their own budget, be under the direct command of eurocrats and wear the EU ensign into battle. The document, which has no official weight and is likely to be rejected by member states, will nonetheless unnerve some politicians who fear the bloc is creeping towards ever greater militarisation.”
Last month, The French president, Emmanuel Macron, set out his vision for Europe. The Guardian news story was entitled “Macron lays out vision for 'profound' changes in post-Brexit EU”. It went on to say: “French president proposes deeper political integration… The speech was received warmly by the European commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker. “A very European speech from my friend Emmanuel Macron,” he tweeted. “What we need now is a roadmap to advance the union at 27. We have to openly discuss all ideas and decide before May 2019,” Juncker said, referring to a summit he wants Romania to host on 30 March 2019, the day after Britain leaves the EU. In early December, the commission will publish proposals for a eurozone finance minister and other reforms. EU leaders will discuss the ideas at a summit later that month.”
Christ is coming
So we watch and wait as we see the great powers of the day falling into place as God has determined they would and revealed according to His holy word. With the prophecies set out and the destiny of the nations foretold we have a good idea as to the direction they will move in and it would certainly appear “Brexit means Brexit”. From this understanding of Bible prophecy we conclude that ultimately the eurosceptics will not have their way and Britain’s destiny lies outside of the EU.
Indeed, despite what man thinks the “most high God rules in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.” Daniel 5:21 and “there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.” Romans 13:1.
Soon the Lord Jesus Christ will return to raise the dead, conduct the judgement, gather his saints to himself, and then manifest the glory of God on the earth. He will save his people, the Jews and establish and restore again the Kingdom to Israel and sit on the throne of his father David. He will fulfil his promise to his disciples that they will “sit on twelve thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel” (Luke 22:30) and in that day the prophecy of Isaiah 2 will be fulfilled:
“that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.” Isaiah 2:2-4
Let us be encouraged then by the signs of the times. Watch with us here in the Bible in the News as God’s purpose unfolds until our Lord returns. This has been Matt Davies. Join us again next week God willing. .
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From my interview archive: the biographers of Nick Drake
I came to the Nick Drake party earlier than some, but later than many: much later, certainly, than Patrick Humphries, Trevor Dann, and Peter Hogan, all of whom I invited on The Marketplace of Ideas to talk about Drake and his music for the 40th anniversary of his debut album Five Leaves Left. All three interviewees had written books about Drake’s three albums, once almost forgotten but now long since rediscovered, and the short life during which he recorded them.
Five Leaves Left‘s 50th anniversary passed last July (somehow I’d previously been under the impression that the album had come out in September), and in the past ten years the body of Nick Drake-related literature — along the Byronic legend of the man himself — has expanded further still. More books have come out, of course, but so have more radio and television documentaries, as many of which as possible I rounded up for my Open Culture post on the semicentennial of Drake’s debut. Drake’s fans exhibit a stronger fascination than ever, and his music also somehow sounds less dated than ever.
The startling timelessness of Drake’s records, especially Five Leaves Left, has fomented a great deal of speculation among musicians and recording engineers alike. “I’ve never been attracted to hypersensitives or depressives,” Robert Christgau wrote recently about the lack of attention he’s paid to Drake over the past 50 years, and when I first heard Five Leaves Left back in high school — a time when nothing could have exceeded my contempt for acoustic guitar-strumming melancholy — I might have been expected to dislike it too, but the crispness of his sound, as well as the complexity of his idiosyncratic guitar tunings, appealed to the audiophile and obscurantist within me. (My favorite band, then as now: Steely Dan.)
“What ‘timeless’ means to me is that is sounds like it was made yesterday,” Dann said to me in our interview, especially when compared to other records from 1969. “You’re talking about the era of records like ‘Get Back’ by the Beatles, you’re talking about Led Zeppelin I. Those records, when you hear then now, they’re great records, great performances, but the recording of them is somehow mushy and old.” The same might even be said of a more directly comparable if slightly newer album like Colin Blunstone’s One Year, which I also keep on high rotation. But “you put Five Leaves Left on now — bang. It sounds like he’s in the room with you. I think that is one of the great attributes those records have, this sound so shiny and new and modern whilst at the same time touching some very deep and subconscious themes.”
The great thing now about Drake’s music now is, of course, that “he died all those years ago, so we’ll never know him. So (a), he never gets old — he’ll always be that beautiful man making that beautiful music — and (b), he never says the wrong thing in an interview. He is exactly who he is, and he always is able to be discovered by a new generation and owned by them.” And so the party continues.
Download Patrick Humphries, Trevor Dann, and Peter Hogan on The Marketplace of Ideas [iTunes link] (9/3/09)
Read the transcript at 3 Quarks Daily
This was written by Colin Marshall. Posted on Tuesday, September 3, 2019, at 8:54 pm. Filed under From My Interview Archive. Bookmark the permalink. Follow comments here with the RSS feed. Comments are closed, but you can leave a trackback.
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AWOL: U.S. Policy in Central Asia
By Stephen Blank (the 30/10/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The U.S. has decided to give up the base at Manas, presumably because that base is not worth retaining once it leaves Afghanistan next year, and will relocate the base to Romania. Washington is instead moving most of its logistics through Pakistan, with a corresponding decline in the use of the Northern Distribution Network. Once U.S. forces leave Afghanistan there will be no military presence in Central Asia to speak of. Second, the TAPI gas pipeline from Turkmenistan through Afghanistan and Pakistan, nominally the centerpiece of America’s New Silk Road initiative, languishes for lack of any financing.
BACKGROUND: The concurrence of these trends is not a coincidence; they reflect the fact that the U.S. has essentially abandoned the task of formulating, let alone executing, a coherent Central Asian policy. The U.S. New Silk Road initiative remains merely a bureaucratic contrivance that the State Department, which strongly opposed the concept of the Northern Distribution Network, put together when it lost that battle. It took 40 existing projects and repackaged them in a standard bureaucratic maneuver. But funding and vision that could use America’s convening power to help form various consortia of investors for these or projects remain absent. When the Senate Foreign Relations Committee under then Senator Kerry published a study of the Silk Road, no comment was heard from the State Department or the Administration.
In contrast to both Russia and China, no senior U.S. policymaker has during President Obama's second term even mentioned Central Asia, let alone traveled there to engage local governments on issues of mutual concern. This absence of high-level activity speaks volumes about the importance assigned to Central Asia and the Caucasus. Indeed, according to U.S. analysts, Uzbekistan’s President Islam Karimov, who had steadily sought to collaborate with the U.S., reportedly laughs whenever somebody brings up the topic of the U.S. New Silk Road. But we can be sure he is not laughing about China’s “Silk Road Economic Belt”, in which he eagerly seeks participation and, perhaps more importantly, he signed a strategic partnership agreement with China. Similarly nobody in the U.S. government, apart from Secretary of State Clinton in 2011-12, has said a word about Putin’s Eurasian Union that will diminish the economic independence and/or growth potential of Central Asian states.
While we do, from time to time, proclaim that these governments are anti-democratic or engage in such behavior, we have otherwise made it clear that we are not very interested in their affairs. Since we will not engage them on issues of consequence to them, they will return the favor. It must be emphasized in this context that the problem is not merely a lack of funding though that certainly will constrain policy towards Central Asia, as it already has in Afghanistan.
Rather, the real problem is that there is no vision, no concept, nor any leadership coming out of the executive branch to imply that U.S. involvement in Central Asia or the Caucasus are important U.S. interests. Such involvement should not primarily constitute a military presence or policy, quite the opposite. However, if nobody will make the case for a U.S. presence or the region’s importance, Congress in its present composition will hardly rush to fill that breach.
IMPLICATIONS: There is little doubt that governments in the Caucasus and Central Asia would welcome a sustained U.S. engagement even if there are serious issues where we disagree, not least over democracy. But we could at least take their concerns seriously. Given the lack of any evidence of such concern it is hardly surprising that other actors with objectives inimical to our interests are filling that vacuum while partners like India are losing in this competition. Indeed, it is not commonly realized that it was the sustained U.S. involvement here plus our effort to tie Central Asia more closely to India that made it possible and desirable for India to expand its presence in Afghanistan and Central Asia. As the U.S. leaves, that presence becomes vulnerable to terrorists, Pakistani obstruction (both of which are often part of Pakistani policy), or to the superior economic and other forms of Chinese power. Thus, as one recent account puts it, China is implementing its version of a Marshall Plan for Central Asia and genuinely building the Silk Road but tying it to Chinese dominance and the creation of a Renminbi bloc and what could well be considered as an overall China “co-Prosperity Sphere” (see the 10/16/2013 issue of the CACI Analyst).
For its part, Russia is stepping up its political and military involvement in the area, building more military bases in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, and seeking to expand the missions of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and its capacity to perform those missions. At the same time it is bringing enormous pressure to bear upon Central Asian states to join the Eurasian Union despite Kazakhstan’s growing misgivings and the fact that it may actually have a negative impact upon Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, let alone Ukraine. Russia also continues to expand its political operations in these countries, e.g. making Tajikistan give it a base in return for supporting President Rahmonov in his re-election campaign.
These manifestations of Russian and Chinese policy, along with China’s visible ability to freeze India out of competition for major investment and energy opportunities in Central Asia, represent the fulfillment of the old axiom that nature abhors a vacuum. These states, pursuing objectives that are not only anti-American but in many cases also aim at the diminution of Central Asian states’ independence, sovereignty, and in China’s case, even territorial integrity, are filling the vacuum we are leaving behind.
Yet nobody in policymaking positions in Washington seems to notice or care. This neglect can only have malign consequences. Indeed, in Central Asia as in many other venues, there can be no such thing as benign neglect given the real threats to security that abound in Central Asia and other regions. The U.S. withdrawal, retreat, or simply renunciation of interest in Central Asia and other areas will almost certainly lead to heightened international rivalries among U.S. competitors like Russia and China for influence and the creation of regional spheres of influence and will also probably lead to more conflicts within or even between or among these states.
We are already seeing the consequences of this U.S. renunciation of interest throughout Central Asia. For example, in the recent Indo-Russian summit, India agreed to discuss with Russia the creation of a pipeline route from Russia to India. The scale of such an endeavor is mind-boggling and the fact that India even agreed to consider it reflects its growing anxiety about its energy supply and increasingly clear apprehension concerning the TAPI pipeline.
A similar perception emerged out of this summit with regard to both sides’ shared views about Afghanistan. As the U.S. and NATO leave, India inevitably becomes more exposed to threats in Afghanistan. Therefore it must look to Russia for cooperation against Pakistan and terrorists like the Taliban. Formally touched off in September, China’s Silk Road initiative represents another such reaction to the U.S. withdrawal, which Beijing sees as an opportunity as well as a threat from Islamic insurgencies. Moscow’s recent initiatives can be similarly categorized.
CONCLUSIONS: Unfortunately these initiatives return Central Asia to the era when the great powers saw it as an object of their designs rather than as an area of fully sovereign states able and willing to be subjects of world politics in their own right. Clearly neither China, which has abridged the territorial sovereignty and integrity of many of these states, nor Russia whose contempt for their sovereignty is a matter of record, can be counted on to preserve the real gains of 1991 and after. Moreover, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are already highly vulnerable states while the prospects for internal stability in the other three states are doubtful as they will inevitably experience succession struggles.
These vulnerabilities are amplified by the potential threat from Afghanistan either though direct support for Islamic insurgency and terror or by the example of such forces “liberating” Afghanistan and thus threatening their neighbors. In addition, Indo-Pakistani enmity has spilled over to Afghanistan and into the diplomacy of Central Asia. Therefore it is worth asking exactly what U.S. interest is served by this precipitous disregard for Central Asia, especially as it is clear that events and trends in the region have potentially serious repercussions for the U.S. itself.
AUTHOR’S BIO: Stephen Blank is a Senior Fellow with the American Foreign Policy Council.
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Baker — A Real Defense of Marriage
by C-K Editor • November 30, 2012 • Faculty Commentary, Faculty Workshops/ Conferences, Featured Posts, Scholarship • 0 Comments
This past October, Professor Katharine Baker participated in an online symposium that discussed Georgetown scholar Robin West’s book Normative Jurisprudence: An Introduction. In the book, West argues that current “normative legal scholarship – scholarship that is aimed at criticism and reform – is now lacking a foundation in jurisprudential thought,” and she suggests a return to “the traditional understanding of the purpose of legal scholarship.”
In the entry below, originally posted for the symposium on the Concurring Opinions blog, Professor Baker looks at the same-sex marriage case Perry v. Schwarzenegger (argued in the Supreme Court of the United States as Hollingsworth v. Perry) in light of West’s discussion of natural law. Click here to access the full archive for the symposium.
By Katharine Baker
Turning first to the “what’s so great about relationship” question, Judge Vaughn Walker, in his opinion striking down Proposition 8 in Perry v. Schwarzenegger—the federal case challenging California’s Proposition 8 (which dismantled the California Supreme Court’s determination that same-sex couples had the right to marry in California)—laboriously analyzed the subject of marriage. One might think this a positive development, but the opinion reads strangely like an antitrust epistle. Judge Walker develops 80 findings of fact, including, most oddly, a finding of fact about what marriage is.
Judicial findings of fact on what marriage is strike me as akin to findings of fact on what race is or what love is. Ask yourself, if you were a judge, would you feel comfortable defining race or love as a matter of fact? Race and love are not legal statuses, so perhaps they are in a different category than marriage. But Walker did not and could not rely on marriage’s legal meaning, because the legal definition of marriage was precisely what was contested. He needed to articulate what marriage was apart from law.
Walker found, as fact, that “Marriage is the state recognition and approval of a couples’ choice to live with each other, to remain committed to one another and to form a household based on their own feelings about one another and to join in an economic partnership and support one another and any dependents.” (Finding of Fact #34). As a legal matter, none of that is true. There is no legal requirement that spouses live with each other or stay committed (whatever that means) or share their property (unless they divorce).
What Walker is finding, as fact, is the collective social understanding, the non-legal meaning of what marriage is. He is doing what the natural law scholars do when they write about marriage—explaining its existence and its virtues outside of, and at times in spite of, its legal definition. Judge Walker needed to do what West says we law professors should be doing much more of, but he had to do it mostly without us.
Walker’s one cite for Finding of Fact #34 (quoted in total above) is to historian Nancy Cott’s affidavit, filed on behalf of the plaintiffs. Taking nothing away from Nancy Cott, for whom I have tremendous respect and with whom I am quite sure I agree, one can see why the other side in this case could feel a bit outraged. Why does Nancy Cott get to define the meaning of marriage? The defendant’s witness, David Blankenhorn, who suggested that the meaning of marriage necessarily included a man/woman relationship, was dismissed as less credible than Cott because his work was not peer reviewed or as intellectually rigorous. (Opinion at 948-49).
The Harvard historian gets to define the non-legal aspects of marriage because she is more equipped to do so than the person without the academic pedigree, despite the fact that his understanding of marriage as gendered was shared not only by the majority of people in the country, but by the 52% of the people who voted for Proposition 8. Don’t we need a few more opinions, a bit more theory, some moral discourse on this subject before we say anything at all? Should the meaning of marriage really be reduced to a showdown between Nancy Cott and David Blankenhorn?
The 9th Circuit decided the appeal in Perry on grounds completely different than those that formed the basis of Walker’s opinion. They found that Proposition 8 violated the anti-animus principle found inRomer v. Evans. What if Perry had not been a case challenging Proposition 8, but had been what plaintiffs’ counsel apparently wanted it to be, a straight claim that there is a federal constitutional right to same-sex marriage? Then the 9th Circuit would not have been free to do its neat, limited, highly-unlikely-to-be-precedential Romer analysis. It would have had to accept Walker’s odd articulation of facts or what . . . find them clearly erroneous? I don’t know many people who disagree with Finding of Fact #34. Indeed, I doubt David Blankenhorn disagrees with Finding of Fact #34. It is just laughably incomplete.
To be fair, Judge Walker had a very hard job. It is extremely difficult to talk about a right to marriage without a definition of marriage and the legal definition won’t do. Equality doctrine does not necessarily help avoid the definitional problem, because if marriage is an inherently gendered institution, as Blankenhorn, the law, much history and a good deal of contemporary reality suggest, then it is not clear that same sex couples would have an equality right to it.
As I have argued elsewhere (The Stories of Marriage, 12 Journal of Law & Family Studies 1 (2010)), while legally mandated marital gender roles died decades ago, marriage is still a deeply gendered institution—it facilitates, produces and reinforces gender roles. Many peer-reviewed academics have documented that fact. Marriage is, in sociologist Sarah Berk’s phrase, “a gender factory.” Most heterosexual couples’ daily lives conform much more closely to traditional gender roles once they get married (and especially once they have children). Walker needed an understanding of marriage as not what the law said it was (male/female) and not as it appears to operate in most heterosexual people’s lives—as an institution that fosters gender performance—but as an ideal apart from law and fact.
The plaintiffs provided some sense of that ideal with Nancy Cott’s affidavit, but they provided little else. In part, that may have been bad lawyering, but it also may reflect the paucity of contemporary scholarship on why and how the law should support marriage as an institution. How can there be (or why should there be) such a thing as genderless marriage when marriage always has been and still is usually so gendered?
Some of us have tried to provide an explication and defense of legal marriage, including an explanation of why it should include same-sex couples, but it is far easier to find the blistering critiques of the institution. If Judge Walker, or the plaintiffs’ counsel, could have easily accessed a rich normative defense of what marriage is and why it is good and why the state should support it for couples of any gender—if we, as legal scholars, had done what West implores us to do in Part I of her book—then the 9th Circuit might not have had to do its neat little Romer move. And maybe there would be a federal Circuit Court of Appeals endorsing same-sex marriage.
Tags: Katharine K. Baker
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Evergreens will grow in place of thorn bushes, firs will grow in place of nettles; they will be a monument to the Lord, 1 a permanent reminder that will remain. 2
Instead of the thornbush will grow the pine tree, and instead of briers the myrtle will grow. This will be for the LORD’s renown, for an everlasting sign, which will not be destroyed."
"Instead of the thorn bush the cypress will come up, And instead of the nettle the myrtle will come up, And it will be a memorial to the LORD, For an everlasting sign which will not be cut off."
Where once there were thorns, cypress trees will grow. Where briers grew, myrtles will sprout up. This miracle will bring great honor to the LORD’s name; it will be an everlasting sign of his power and love.
No more thistles, but giant sequoias, no more thornbushes, but stately pines--Monuments to me, to GOD, living and lasting evidence of GOD."
In place of the thorn will come up the fir-tree, and in place of the blackberry the myrtle: and it will be to the Lord for a name, for an eternal sign which will not be cut off.
Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress; instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle; and it shall be to the LORD for a memorial, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.
Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress tree, And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree; And it shall be to the LORD for a name, For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off."
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1 tn Heb “to the Lord for a name.” For שֵׁם (shem) used in the sense of “monument,” see also 56:5, where it stands parallel to יָד (yad).
2 tn Or, more literally, “a permanent sign that will not be cut off.”
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who invented bacon and eggs
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326. ( Log Out / It was described as a "Roman dish" at a time when many Italians were eating eggs and bacon supplied by troops from the United States. Bacon in the New World. Benedict had a wild night of partying and decided on breakfast at the Waldorf Hotel. A cafe has invented/perfected vegan bacon and eggs. Close. Lower the oven temp to 200 degrees celsius and place the buns in the oven for 20 minutes. In Canada, the back bacon is not smoked or pre-cooked. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. I guess I should tell NPR, but who is going to care? Bacon and eggs may refer to: A full breakfast; Eggs-and-bacon, also known as "Bird's foot trefoil", a variety of Lotus flower; Egg and bacon, a nickname for the colours (gold and scarlet) of the Marylebone Cricket Club This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Bacon and eggs. He created his own breakfast by requesting poached eggs, bacon, buttered toast, and a pitcher (!) /ɛgz ən ˈbeɪkən/ (say egz uhn baykuhn) noun → bacon and eggs Which came first, the pig or the egg? the inventor of bacon and eggs Martin informs me that Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! The combination of a poached egg, ham or bacon, and a toasted English muffin that is covered in Hollandaise sauce is like heaven on a plate. Re: Edward Bernays-The man who invented Bacon&Eggs Post by Adama » July 22nd, 2015, 9:31 pm They aren't entirely wrong when they say humans are a blank slate at birth. Share on Facebook. A: According to a story on NPR, bacon and eggs were introduced to Edward Bernays by none other than Sigmund Freud. It can be found here, under Panel Round Two. Pork curing methods spread throughout the Roman Empire, and Anglo-Saxon peasants cooked with bacon fat.Until well into the 16th century, the Middle English term bacon or bacoun referred to all pork in general. ... Californians invented the fruit smoothie. The term bacon comes from various Germanic and French dialects. Roxanne was asked which intellectual came up with bacon and eggs. Posted by 2 years ago. By. If creativity has struck you and you want to prepare your own version of eggs Benedict, don’t stray too far from the essential components of a bread base, meat, eggs, and hollandaise sauce. Egg rolls were an element of Cantonese cuisine from ancient times. Roger Bacon was an English philosopher, scientist and Franciscan friar. Then key here is that, after turning off the flame and seasoned your bacon, throw in the spaghetti pasta, mix quickly the eggs and serve immediately to make sure the dough stays warm, while the eggs dont scramble. Bacon and eggs as American apple pie? Other Makers are out there who are eager to help you through the process. and were also being raised in Europe by 1500 B.C. Are apple’s, pigs and chickens native to the USA? published in 1843, it was documented that during this time in the Arab world, Bedouins often utilized locusts mixed with butter for breakfast, spreading the mixture on unleavened bread. Hey there! The loin is the part that they make pork chops out of, so they just remove the bones. Later on, the 14th century Italian book "Libro della cucina" references scrambled eggs: "There is so much known about fried, roasted, and scrambled eggs that it is not necessary to speak about them." Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. A New York delicacy consisting of a roll, semi-scrambled egg, american cheese, and bacon. Spending some time and actual effort to create a Q: In America, bacon and eggs is a part of the hearty breakfast of champions, as American as apple pie right? Share on Facebook. https://www.englishbreakfastsociety.com/full-english-breakfast.html sorry us brits were eating it b4 us was discovered. It was invented by the Chinese around 500 B.C. I won't ruin it for you - you have to find out for yourself. In 1954, it was included in Elizabeth David's Italian Food, an English-language cookbook published in Great Britain. After some prototyping and research at her local library, she cracked a solution and her product was born. He brought 13 pigs to the shores of the New World in … Debate rears its head again … After some prototyping and research at her local library, she cracked a solution and her product was born. Marc Zorn - October 12, 2014. Bacon in Ancient and Medieval Times . I’m sorry, but the Freudian invention of bacon and eggs isn’t correct. Some substitute the Canadian bacon for ham, bacon, or steak while others use alternatives to the English muffins. The cream is recommended in many recipes because, when added in small amounts, it helps to prevent the egg from scrambling and adds a creamy texture to the sauce. The magnifying glass was invented in 1250 by Roger Bacon. did people eat bacon and eggs during world war 2 and why are they so good together how often do you eat bacon and eggs? When Bernays reached America many years later, he landed a PR job, one of the first of its kind, for a bacon company. William Ellis wrote in 1750 that bacon was very popular among the French and English. Because of their high fat and calorie content, they carried people through the rough winters by acting as insulating agents in the body. By. Or maybe Eggs Benedict had a more virtuous creator. The restaurant’s staff refined the dish and a classic was born. With best bacon and eggs melbourne CBD a Attempt to car - if You from the sizeable Offered of The company use to pull - seems a very much great Idea to be. In Scotland, the full breakfast, as with others, contains eggs, back bacon, link sausage, buttered toast, baked beans, and tea or coffee. Look up bacon and eggs in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. History is sexy. Posted by culture_vulture at 7:24 AM. Marc Zorn - October 12, 2014. A type of porridge is most commonly eaten. of hollandaise sauce. Does the UK have these? He has a recipe called Eggs a' la Benedick (Eufa a' la Benedick) in his cookbook called The Epicurean published in 1894.:Eggs à la Benedick - Cut some muffins in halves crosswise, toast them without allowing to brown, then place a round of cooked ham an eighth of an inch thick and of the same diameter as the muffins one each half. An eagle on a par 5. Thank you! Later on, the 14th century Italian book "Libro della cucina" references scrambled eggs: "There is so much known about fried, roasted, and scrambled eggs that it is not necessary to speak about them." Ranhofer came up with Eggs Benedict. Bede argued that even the word Easter derived from a pagan fertility goddess named “Eostre” in English and Germanic cultures. An eagle on a par 5. Well, thanks to science, you’ll never need to ponder this philosophical question again, as a Melbourne cafe Matcha Mylkbar have invented vegan bacon and eggs that act, look, and taste so much like the real thing, it feels like an … Either that or they were were devised in New York City, circa 1930. Archived. It’s said that chef Charles Ranhofer came up with the combination in the 1860s when Mrs. LeGrand Benedict, one of his regular diners, grew tired of the menu and wanted something new. I've been to Canada alot, and holidayed in NZ, I don't remember seeing them. It is primarily served with an Arizona Ice Tea. who invented hard boiled eggs. You learn something new every day; what did you learn today? The deviled egg became popular at picnics and parties in the United States after WWII. He based this approach on the actual opinion of some physicians, but, of course, he was also working for Beech-Nut, a company whose main product at the time was bacon. There are so many delicious, fun ways to combine these key ingredients: Stovetop classics like Spinach- Bacon’s history dates back thousands of years to 1500 B.C. By running experiments on mice, of […]. And here’s me thinking they are from England and long before the USA was born. He ordered two poached eggs, bacon, buttered toast and a pitcher of hollandaise sauce, a rich, egg-based sauce flavored with butter, lemon and vinegar. The combination of a poached egg, ham or bacon, and a toasted English muffin that is covered in Hollandaise sauce is like heaven on a plate. Bede argued that even the word Easter derived from a pagan fertility goddess named “Eostre” in English and Germanic cultures. For many people, the combination of bacon and eggs forms the basis for the archetypal hot breakfast. The ad man and McDonald's franchisee's love of eggs … no politics . It was invented by the Chinese around 500 B.C. Traditionally, the various cuisines of Africa use a combination of locally available fruits, cereal grains and vegetables, as well as milk and meat products. All bacon was thick and it couldn't be fried like todays. Will be used in accordance with our user agreement and privacy policy. Roxanne was asked which intellectual came up with bacon and eggs. The first one's on me. In particular the meat was well liked in northern England. A lot of the recipes spiced it up with salt, … Before the bacon press there virtually was no flat bacon like we have today. The guanciale is briefly fried in a pan in its own fat. Finally, the dish is topped with Hollandaise sauce. Combine the grated cheese and bacon and cover the tops of the buns. Most were dried and salted. It starts at about 2:15. Are cheese and bacon rolls an underrated Australian "thing"? Posted by culture_vulture at 7:24 AM. The warm, gooey goodness of eggs Benedict is fantastic at any time of day. It consists of two poached eggs atop slices of ham or Canadian bacon, each served on one half of a sliced, toasted English muffin. The pasta is cooked in moderately salted boiling water. As well as the Scotch egg, we have pies a-plenty, made with rich, crumbly pastry and freshly cooked fillings. ( Log Out / Bernays got a doctor to agree that a protein-rich, heavy breakfast of bacon and eggs was healthier than a light breakfast, and then sent that statement to around 5,000 doctors for their signatures. This bacon is from the loin of the pig as opposed to most bacon which is from the belly. Or…it was created at the Waldorf Hotel 2676. really enjoy reading your blog posts. In this video, though, Edward L. Bernays (known as the "Father of Public Relations") explains how he orchestrated a massive change in American public opinion to make bacon and eggs the All-American Breakfast. Don't Tell Me! Eggs have long been a popular breakfast food, perhaps because fresh eggs were often available early in the day, but their partnership with bacon is a 20th century invention.In the 1920s, Americans ate very light breakfasts, so public relations pioneer Edward Bernays persuaded doctors to … Which one Progress are at the Taking of best bacon and eggs melbourne CBD Usual? Eggs Benedict is a common American breakfast or brunch dish, consisting of two halves of an English muffin, each topped with Canadian bacon, a poached egg, and hollandaise sauce.It was popularized in … Egg McMuffin Creator Invented Breakfast-on-the-Go The creator of the Egg McMuffin, Herb Peterson, died Tuesday. Aw, this was a very nice post. Supposedly during thier hikes together, Freud told his nephew the value of a hearty meal. who invented hard boiled eggs. called Peameal bacon. The URI to TrackBack this entry is: https://historyissexy.wordpress.com/2009/07/12/bacon-and-eggs/trackback/, […] on Earth did scientists scrounge up some kind of proof that we’re born to eat stuff like this when we wake up? No comments: Post a Comment. Pies & Scotch Eggs. All rights reserved.Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 1/1/20) and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement (updated 1/1/20).Bon Appétit may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our affiliate partnerships with retailers.Your California Privacy RightsThe material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. MJ's "history" + historical footage = haunting/interesting. 1924 Oscar Mayer introduces pre-packaged, pre-sliced bacon to America. Whisk the egg and milk together and brush the tops of the buns. manage to get anything done. He created his own breakfast by requesting poached eggs, bacon, buttered toast, and a pitcher (!) It all began when the Daily Telegraph proudly highlighted the ‘patriotic breakfast’ enjoyed by the UK’s crack team of negotiators before going in to try to secure a half-decent future trading relationship with the EU. "It was invented during the years of the Carboneria," some say; "no, it was the American GIs who inspired it." Who Invented Eggs Benedict. Others mixed the meat with bean pottage. Especially in the United States. Theories about who invented carbonara, and when, abounded, but nothing appeared certain. mentioned bacon this week. Are cheese and bacon rolls an underrated Australian "thing"? It was invented at Delmonico’s Restaurant. It starts at about 2:15. There are actually some different stories that exist about … There is rather much detail about the meal, so it is definitely bacon and eggs they are talking about. In general, eggs Benedict features an English muffin, split open, with each side topped with a slice of Canadian bacon, a poached egg, and hollandaise sauce. It is not a "bacon, egg, and cheese" it is one word. Newer Post Older Post Home. Juices vary with orange juice being the most popular, but also can be apple, cranberry, or pineapple. Throw we our view of it, what other People to the Product to say have. Either with a hankering, or some arcane knowledge of egg-based hangover cures, he ordered, more or less, the components of Eggs Benedict: two poached eggs, buttered toast, bacon, and some hollandaise sauce on the side. In the 1920s and '30s, Sigmund Freud's nephew Edward Bernays used his uncle's ideas -- sometimes to Freud's consternation -- to help create the new field of public relations. Submit interesting and specific facts … It can be found here, under Panel Round Two. Everyone buys a sixer of white rolls topped with melted cheese and ham bits for Sunday morning brekky right? Other Makers are out there who are eager to help you through the process. https://www.marthastewart.com/1120983/16-perfect-bacon-and-egg-pairings
The first known printed mention of ‘devil’ as a culinary term appeared in Great Britain in 1786, in reference to dishes including hot ingredients or those that were highly seasoned and broiled or fried. an American tradition was born. Hong Kong. The warm, gooey goodness of eggs Benedict is fantastic at any time of day. Blog at WordPress.com.RSS 2.0Comments RSS 2.0, Fat-laden breakfasts are good for you « Later On, https://www.englishbreakfastsociety.com/full-english-breakfast.html, Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mocking Bird” turns 50, Joan of Arc: One Very Rebellious Teenager…. top notch article… but what can I say… I put things off a whole lot and never A: According to a story on NPR, bacon and eggs were introduced to Edward Bernays by none other than Sigmund Freud. The Ancient Romans are documented as the earliest people to scramble eggs. When, how and whom was responsible for our fried-filled breakfast? Or maybe Eggs Benedict had a more virtuous creator. .’ , not whom! Well has anyone stopped to think of their origin? Both countries argue they invented the dish – a crisp meringue with whipped cream and berries piled on top – in honor of Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova, who toured the places in the 1920s. The ancient Romans actually began the deviled egg tradition, though it has changed much over the centuries. Benedict had a wild night of partying and decided on breakfast at the Waldorf Hotel. in which the Chinese were curing pork bellies with salt, creating an early form of bacon, although pigs were domesticated in China in 4900 B.C. . A full breakfast is a substantial cooked breakfast meal, often served in the United Kingdom and Ireland, that typically includes bacon, sausages, eggs, black pudding, baked beans, tomatoes and mushrooms, toast, and a beverage such as coffee or tea.It appears in different regional variants and is referred to by different names depending on the area. All bacon was thick and it couldn't be fried like todays. no politics. Or maybe it was 1917. Today is National Voter Registration Day! And yes: apparently he invented carbonara, guys. 24.3m members in the todayilearned community. These directions create almost the same as the modern dish, which often substitutes Canadian bacon for ham. Bernays's influence on the modern food world doesn't stop at breakfast, though: one of his most successful PR campaigns helped the United Fruit Company (better known today as Chiquita Brands International) organize a coup to overthrow the government of Guatemala, creating a better business environment for their banana fields. My proof: In book 2 of Don Quixote, written in the early 1600s, a meal of bacon and eggs is prepared as a special treat for someone. no politics.
The first known printed mention of ‘devil’ as a culinary term appeared in Great Britain in 1786, in reference to dishes including hot ingredients or those that were highly seasoned and broiled or fried. Speculation exists that the Romans and Greeks learned bacon production and curing through conquests in the Middle East. While Ranhofer published the recipe in 1894, the food could easily have come into being much earlier than that. ( Log Out / However, there are references to eggs prepared in similar ways going all the way back to ancient Rome. Who lays claim to this culinary delight? The origins of carbonara are debated (Su-Lin/flickr) Change ). Beech-Nut’s profits rose sharply thanks to Bernays and his team of medical professionals. Or so the majority of we Italians thought. His recipe, which he dubbed Eggs a la Benedict, was published in his cookbook in 1894. In some parts of the continent, the traditional diet features milk, curd and whey products. It’s said that chef Charles Ranhofer came up with the combination in the 1860s when Mrs. LeGrand Benedict, one of his regular diners, grew tired of the menu and wanted something new. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Beer summits started long, long ago... in far away lands. The earliest record traces back to the popular Delmonico’s Restaurant in Lower Manhattan. For many people, the combination of bacon and eggs forms the basis for the archetypal hot breakfast. Supposedly during thier hikes together, Freud told his nephew the value of a hearty meal. He opened his company in Wiltshire, still considered the bacon capital of the world. There are breeds of pigs particularly raised for bacon, notably the Yorkshire and Tamworth. He's a fascinating guy to read up on, if you haven't recently. Eggs Benedict is one of the most popular breakfast meals. He then polled physicians about the benefits of a hearty breakfast and … Today is National Voter Registration Day! In the 1770's an an Englishman called John Harris (the forefather of large scale industrial bacon manufacturing) opened his company in the English town of Caine in Wiltshire, at that time many pigs were imported from Ireland and driven in droves from Bristol on the west coast of England. Bacon was referred to as pickled pork. So sit down, relax. Well has anyone stopped to think of their origin? Another fun fact: Bernays was Sigmund Freud's nephew, so that should give you some idea of how he got so good at manipulating minds on a mass scale. Are cheese and bacon rolls an underrated Australian "thing"? In this video, though, Edward L. Bernays (known as the "Father of Public Relations") explains how he orchestrated a massive change in American public … Apple’s were introduced into England by the Normans. This is my first comment here so I just wanted to give a quick shout out and say I It has been a staple of breakfast diners for more than 100 years, but its origins are murky. No. mentioned bacon this week. Before the bacon press there virtually was no flat bacon like we have today. Lemuel's innovation attracted the attention of Oscar of the Waldorf, as the maitre d'hotel there was widely known. Since Fortnum’s invented the Scotch egg in the days of horse-drawn travel, we have been thinking up new ready-to-eat foods for every meal, movable or otherwise. The Ancient Romans were also the first group to make omelettes. Preparation. You can get this from the corner store or bodega. who invented eating thiese together? Tweet on Twitter. Can you recommend any other blogs/websites/forums that deal 2676. Peter also explains how they were "invented". Then he built the dish that bears his name. Good grief, ‘who was responsible. John Harris, an Englishman, is credited as the forefather of large scale industrial bacon manufacturing. Salted pork belly first appeared on dining tables thousands of years ago in China. I probably put you to sleep with that bit of extreme trivia, but maybe you’d want to know. of hollandaise sauce. Apparently it was Renato Gualandi, a chef from Bologna who, history teaches us now, invented carbonara. Food Innovation Group: Bon Appétit and Epicurious© 2020 Condé Nast. It is fascinating and we know far too little about it. It is almost always the lean, boneless pork loin of the animal. ( Log Out / Ranhofer came up with Eggs Benedict. Who Invented Eggs Benedict. He then polled physicians about the benefits of a hearty breakfast and voila! Before the 1920s, the typical American breakfast was pretty bare-bones: some orange juice, maybe a roll, and a cup of coffee. Unfortunately, there is no way of ever knowing who was the actual inventor of scrambled eggs. Bacon and Eggs were invented to meet the food shortage needs of the depression era. Everyone buys a sixer of white rolls topped with melted cheese and ham bits for Sunday morning brekky right? Others were set in the chimney breast to give it a smoked flavor. When I heard this story I was astonished, as I had never heard of him, even though he was – I have now learnt – one of the most influential chefs and restaurant owners of post-war Italy. When Bernays reached America many years later, he landed a PR job, one of the first of its kind, for a bacon company. Tweet on Twitter. Having the recipe published in a verifiable source gives the most persuasive evidence for the dish arriving on the American dining scene in 1894. He has a recipe called Eggs a' la Benedick (Eufa a' la Benedick) in his cookbook called The Epicurean published in 1894.:Eggs à la Benedick - Cut some muffins in halves crosswise, toast them without allowing to brown, then place a round of cooked ham an eighth of an inch thick and of the same diameter as the muffins one each half. Queen Isabella sent eight pigs to Cuba with Christopher Columbus, but the National Pork Board credits Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto as the "father of the American Pork Industry." The restaurant’s staff refined the dish and a classic was born. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. 0. 0. Sydney. This ‘study’ of doctors encouraging the American public to eat a heavier breakfast – namely ‘Bacon and Eggs’ – was published in major newspapers and magazines of the time to great success. In the book The Bible cyclopædia (et al.) It derives from the French bako, Old High German bakko, and Old Teutonic backe, all of which refer to the back. Posted on 3 noviembre, 2020 at 22:45 by / 0. The most important thing to know about eggs Benedict is that they have nothing to do with the famed traitor Benedict Arnold. Watch the Inventor of PR Explain How Bacon and Eggs Became an All-American Breakfast Edward L. Bernays changed the way we eat back in the first half of … Which came first, the pig or the egg? Since people could neither afford to eat big meals or buy coats, high fat meals like these were very essential to the diet. David Frost enjoyed a delicious patriotic breakfast of sausages, baked beans, bacon and eggs before leading a team of 100 […] The 10 Most Popular Recipes of November 2020, Turmeric and Coconut-Braised Cabbage With Chickpeas, Watch the Inventor of PR Explain How Bacon and Eggs Became an All-American Breakfast, orchestrated a massive change in American public opinion to make bacon and eggs the All-American Breakfast. with the same subjects? Peter also explains how they were "invented". Both countries argue they invented the dish – a crisp meringue with whipped cream and berries piled on top – in honor of Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova, who toured the places in the 1920s. I won't ruin it for you - you have to find out for yourself. Egg McMuffin Creator Invented Breakfast-on-the-Go The creator of the Egg McMuffin, Herb Peterson, died Tuesday. Bacon or "bacoun" was a Middle English term used to refer to all pork in general. The English also ate bacon scallops with eggs. Below are some of the contending theories of its creation. Eggs Benedict is said to have been first prepared for a hungry and hungover Wall Street broker. Posted on 3 noviembre, 2020 at 22:45 by / 0. By Nathan Jolly Jun 06, 2018.
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Keynote Address: Rhiannon Giddens
Award Winning Musician, Singer-songwriter,
Historian, Playwright, and Podcaster
Rhiannon Giddens is a GRAMMY winning founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, GRAMMY nominated Songs of Our Native Daughters, and a class of 2017 MacArthur Fellowship Genius Grant recipient. Recently Rhiannon has composed the music for the Nashville Ballet’s Lucy Negro Redux and has been commissioned by the Spoleto Festival to create a new opera based on the autobiography of Omar Ibn Said, a Muslim-African man who was enslaved in 1807.
Rhiannon’s most recent solo album there is no Other is a collaboration with Francesco Turrisi on Nonesuch Records, blending Arabic, European, and African American musical influences. Songs of Our Native Daughters is a collaboration on Smithsonian Records featuring Amythyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla, and Allison Russell, that addresses issues of slavery, misogyny, and racism.
“Rhiannon’s album Freedom Highway, included songs she wrote based on slave narratives. That album from 2017 also included a song called “Better Get It Right The First Time,” which sadly couldn’t be more timely, (written) in response to police shootings of young black men who weren’t committing crimes.”—NPR interview with Terry Gross
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Risk for storage
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Client is an owner/operator of a vehicle recovery and tow business. He never tows on a hook. All carriages are on a flat deck truck or trailer. The vehicle is winched on to the flat-deck or trailer for the purpose of loading and unloading.
His carriers' liability policy will cover goods for carriage including loading and unloading subject to the limitations in the Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017.
Example: The insured recovers a vehicle from the roadside at 22:00 on a Saturday. The insured stores the recovered vehicle in a secure yard before continuing the carriage on to the agreed consignee's requested destination at the next available opportunity.
Is the stored vehicle still under a contract of carriage whilst stored and therefore subject to the contracts and commercial law act limitations or is the stored vehicle a bailee©s liability risk?
Reply: Crossley Gates
If the contract of carriage requires the client to deliver the car to a named consignee, the limitations in the act continue to apply until delivery to that consignee. If, during the carriage, the car is stored for a period of time, this doesn't alter the position.
Technically, the carrier is still a bailee and faces potential bailee's liability, it’s just when this involves the carriage of goods and the act applies, the limitations in that act override the common-law of bailment.
Pauline Davies, of Fee Langstone, adds: According to the only couple of cases on the point, it is fact-specific in every case as to whether time in storage will cause the contract of carriage to be suspended (in which case the ordinary rules of bailment or contract terms governing storage will apply), or whether the storage should be treated as an incidental part of the transit (in which case the act will continue to apply).
The answer is not dependent on whether or not there is a named consignee - in fact, in both the cases mentioned above there was a named consignee but the carrier, on the facts, was still held to be a bailee.
On the facts provided, the time delay was very short and apparently occurred because the pick-up was late at night, presumably making it impractical or impossible to complete the transit straight away. That being so, it seems clear that storage was merely incidental to the transit and therefore the act will apply.
It would be different if the car was collected by your client, and the consignee requested that it be held indefinitely or for some lengthy period of time. In those circumstances the contract of carriage would be considered as having been suspended and your client would be treated as holding the vehicle as a bailee only. The contract of carriage would then re-commence when the vehicle eventually started on its way again.
There is no hard and fast rule that can be applied to situations like this. The test is that "it is an assessment of the totality of the factual position. It involves asking the simple question, on a fair reading of the facts, was what occurred part of the transit".
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Electric Artists Do Good Before Evil (EP)
A couple of songs from what will be at least a four-song EP. These two were the simplest to complete, hence up first. Distributed on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, etc., but also downloadable from here.
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In the beginning, and so on…
This site has been home to art, then voice acting, and now music, apocrypha and whatever else.
A few words about the music. I think it fair to judge that songwriting no longer truly exists, rather we at best just find fresh ways to arrange musical sound that was previously discovered or conceived. As much as I admire even the most innovative of compositions, when I listen there is virtually nothing that I haven’t heard before.
This is in no way dismissive, just a recognition of reality, as true for my efforts as those of anyone else.
The concept with the new songs was to approach their inception with as little premeditation as possible and to try to carry that freedom through to the end result. It’s difficult when the language of songwriting and how music is commonly consumed and appreciated is so firmly entrenched – a pre-chorus harmonic lift is there for a reason, as is a percussion roll announcing “and now this”, etc., etc….
So, I improvised with my guitars and synths for hundreds of hours searching for those moments when I would stumble open something interesting, something that I would not have thought of normally and found compelling – a few seconds of a very fleeting magic. Those ephemeral passages became the base and building blocks of the music, analogous to creating a sculpture with found objects.
I could go on, and sometimes do until my victim’s eyes glaze over, but hopefully I’ve conveyed the general idea.
These pieces date from around 2005. There are plenty more, but I consider this small selection the most successful or intriguing out of a random-to-resolved process, that – like the music here – initially relied on happy accidents while playing with technology. The images are entirely computer-generated.
Please click to view in relative high-res.
All-Seeing
Hanging on a few walls. I initially encountered great difficulty in printing these artworks, but ultimately connected to the right process and a specific plastic paper.
Element Field
The illusion of depth on a macro level.
Totemic and a little disturbing.
To The Power Of Three
This one was early days and never printed well despite every effort. So in the ether it remains. I like to think something numinous is happening.
The pop instrumental Monkeyhowl anthem, released 2010. A video for the chorus can be found at monkeyhowl.com. Mp3 downloadable.
Taken from the novelty song “Barbarian” at monkeyhowl.com. You never know when they might come in handy. Mp3s downloadable.
Barbarian One
Barbarian Two
Barbarian Three
Barbarian Four
Please click to view.
In The Burrow
From my second show.
My 80s illustration style.
Voiceovers are usually straight up – explain this, sell that. But here are a couple of more exotic examples.
I played the 500-year-old villain Rughal in “The 99”, the original comic of which was praised by Obama for providing positive role models for Islamic teens around the world. Well, certainly not my character.
The 99 Rughal
“Science Of The Soul” won a Wilbur Award in the U.S. The feature’s premise is that there is scientific evidence proving the existence of the human soul.
I’ll keep it short. I’m Canadian and British, born in Canada.
I graduated from the Ontario College Of Art in 1984. I went on to be a professional (i.e. starving) musician in the alt-rock band K. High points included the single “Sliding In / A Thousand Years”, which charted top 10 on college radio stations in Canada and the U.S., and the music TV video hit “Voice In The Bush.” I also had a couple of art shows and a few magazine illustrations published during this period.
After travelling in 1991, I ended up in Hong Kong and fell into journalism, chiefly music and TV criticism for the South China Sunday Morning Post. In 1993, I moved to London, freelancing for The Independent on Sunday, The Wire, Q, Time Out, The Sunday Telegraph and other publications. A lot of ground was covered, of note spending time with and writing about Stockhausen and his sons.
All of which led to seven years as the London correspondent of Variety. I could unpack many things from that very full-on era, but a highlight was being the paper’s point man for James Bond. In addition, I had a side career in voiceovers in Britain.
I chose not to pursue journalism further when I returned to Canada by 2003, instead favouring creative endeavours and whatever presented itself. I’m still a voice actor, represented by Ta-Da! Voiceworks. I can be reached at xyz@erichboehm.com.
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Australia: Guy Sebastian will fly to Vienna!
by Sanjay (Sergio) Jiandani March 4, 2015 11:55 pm 3,168 views
SBS, the Australian national broadcaster has announced today that Guy Sebastian will represent Australia at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna.
Guy Sebastian has been selected by SBS via an internal selection to represent Australia at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest 2015. The Australian Eurovision entry will be revealed in the coming days.
Australia in Eurovision 2015- Internal Selection for Wien.
In the wake of the anticipation on what mechanisn will the Aussies down under will select their Eurovision entry for Vienna, ESCToday decided to shed more light on the matter and contacted the Australian broadcaster.
SBS has confirmed to ESCToday that it will be selecting its Eurovision entry and act via an internal selection. The announcement is expected to be made in the coming weeks. Competing countries have a deadline until 16 March to select their Eurovision acts and songs for Vienna.
SBS will be collaborating once again with its production partner Blink TV Australia, both of them will be resposible to deliberate the 2015 Australian Eurovision entry. Australia has been broadcasting Eurovision since 30 years.
Blink TV Australia, led by award winning writer and director Paul Clarke, have been producing Eurovision with Julia Zemiro and Sam Pang for SBS since 2009 and their strong partnership with SBS has successfully made Eurovision a must watch television event for Australian audiences.
Australia will air and vote in all 3 Eurovision Song Contest shows. SBS One will air the grand final live on 24 May Sunday morning and will rebroadcast the show on Sunday evening. The Aussies will be able to vote in the event for the very first time along with a pre-elected jury. Julia Zamiro and Sam Pang will once again be responsible to introduce the Aussie audience to the contest and commentate during the shows.
Eurovision is an opportunity for SBS to continue to lead the way in multi-platform event viewing, with extensive coverage across television, online and radio as well as live social media integration into the broadcast. Last year the #SBSEurovision hashtag averaged over 1000 tweets per minute.
SBS Chief Content Officer Helen Kellie says:
Eurovision is a pillar of our annual content strategy. It epitomises SBS’s celebration of diversity and point of difference in our content offering, creating inspired, compelling and engaging event television that unites the nation and gets people talking. This next step in the evolution of Eurovision in Australia allows SBS to build on its world class reputation as an industry leader in delivering multi-platform broadcasting led by our eurovisionaries Julia Zemiro and Sam Pang.
Our production partners Blink TV Australia will once again work with us in delivering an exceptional entertainment experience for Australian audiences, who will no doubt follow the competition even more closely now that we are competing. This exciting news is the first in a series of announcements which SBS will unveil in the coming months, including the big question everyone will be asking: which Australian artist will be representing us on stage in Vienna?
The Story so far….
Yesterday the EBU (European Broadcasting Union) has revealed that Australia will compete at the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, hence will be the 40th country in the competition.
Yes! a total of 40 countries will join the Eurovision party in Vienna next May. In an unprecedented move the EBU and host broadcaster ORF have invited Australia to compete in the 60th Eurovision Song Contest and thus will be #BuildingBridges from Europe to Oceania!
27 countries in the Final
The 60th Eurovision Song Contest taking place this year in Vienna, will be historical since one more country will join the contest. After the successful performance during the interval act in Copenhagen, Australia gained their ticket to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna. The Oceanian country will qualify directly to the Grand Final in 23 May, making the total number of participating countries 27!
It’s a daring and at the same time incredibly exciting move. It is our way of saying; let’s celebrate this party together! states Jon Ola Sand, the Executive Supervisor of the Contest.
While Michael Ebeid, Managing Director says: We are very excited to have secured this historic opportunity for Australia to be represented on the world’s biggest stage at the 60th anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest and are honoured that the European Broadcasting Union has supported us to achieve this ambition. SBS has been broadcasting Eurovision for over 30 years and we have seen how Australians’ love of the song contest has grown during those years.
Director General Dr. Alexander Wrabetz from the host broadcaster ORF states- The song contest has developed in its history to become the biggest TV entertainment event in the world. With the participation of Australia, together with our partners at the EBU and SBS, we have succeeded to lift it to a new global level and to build another bridge for the 60th anniversary. A bridge that spans the globe, starting from the heart of Europe.
Following the long tradition of attending the Eurovision Song Contest in Australia, the EBU decided to grant access to this major event to the public broadcaster despite last year’s teasing by the organizing committee.
According to the rules, SBS, the broadcaster will have to submit their entry by 16 March. The song can be selected by any format the broadcaster decides. The reason Australia participates directly to the Final is mainly because the organizers wanted to avoid reducing the chances of semi-finalists to participate in the Final, as Australia’s participation is honorably given. In case the country wins the contest, then SBS will co-host the show in European capital along with an EBU Member Broadcaster.
How will Australia vote? Can we vote for Australia?
The EBU, SBS and Digame are working on a way to allow the Australian audience to cast their votes during the three shows. More news will follow up soon! Despite the time difference – it’s early Sunday morning in Australia while Europe watches the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday evening – the EBU’s international voting partner Digame is exploring possibilities to allow the Australian public to vote in both Semi-Finals and in the Grand Final. Viewers in all other 39 participating countries also have the possibility to vote for the Australian contestant. As usual, no one can vote for his or her own country.
Can Australia and countries from other continents compete in Eurovision?
Australia’s Eurovision Song Contest participation is a one-off initiative. But throughout its 60 years of development, new elements have been introduced to keep the Eurovision Song Contest exciting, surprising and relevant to the spirit of time. Who knows what the future will bring, as excitement about this European tradition spreads to other countries around the world?
Australia in Eurovision
Last year, Australia was given the chance to perform for the first time on the Eurovision stage, when Jessica Mauboy sang during the inteval act of the second semi-final.
Stay tuned to ESCToday.com for the latest news on Australia and the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest.
Ausria 2015
Blink TV
Blink TV Australia
Watch now: Artist announcement and press conference in Australia!
Australia: Who is Guy Sebastian?
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Wildlife Habitats | Friends of Clark County in SW Washington
“I will argue that every scrap of biological diversity is priceless, to be learned and cherished, and never to be surrendered without a struggle.”
– Edward O. Wilson, Biologist
Cherishing and Protecting our Wildlife Habitats
Understanding the range of habitats that species depend on for their survival, Friends of Clark County believes we need to protect and restore those areas to ensure biological diversity in SW Washington.
The bounty of the Pacific Northwest seemed endless to early European explorers and settlers and tragically they treated it that way – wetlands were drained, spawning streams were blocked, forests denuded, waterways carried away noxious waste and wildlife was harvested in some cases to extinction. Not a pretty picture.
Early intervention came initially with the Federal Migratory Bird Act of 1918 to curb the killing of birds for feathers used in women’s hats in that era. Awakening to the reality that disregard of the environment was taking a heavy toll, land mark laws were adopted – Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act along with state laws and the work of many non-profit organizations have done a lot to shore up protection of species and their habitat.
Wildlife habitat conservation and restoration is very important to the work of Friends of Clark County. We understand the range of habitats that species depend on for their survival. Removal of invasive species is an important part of habitat protection and assuring there is connectivity and corridors so that populations are not isolated. Fragmentation of habitat due to development is a major threat to successfully protecting our environment. To ensure biological diversity in SW Washington, we believe wildlife habitats must be preserved and restored for future generations.
In Clark County we are fortunate to have large tracts of forest, major streams, rivers, lakes and wetlands and efforts underway to restore oak woodlands. We also have two significant wildlife refuges. These are resources to enjoy, cherish and protect:
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge https://www.fws.gov/refuge/ridgefield/
Steigerwald National Wildlife Refuge https://www.fws.gov/refuge/steigerwald_lake/.
GMA Goal (9) Open Space and Recreation. Retain open space, enhance recreational opportunities, conserve fish and wildlife habitat, increase access to natural resource lands and water, and develop parks and recreation facilities.
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Bespoke Luxury
A Community Hub
Restored Elegance
SW6 1EX
Located in the heart of Fulham, Lamington Group are leading the reinvigoration of the former Town Hall which will feature 90 bespoke hotel rooms and form the centre of a luxury leisure and co-working destination.
The hotel is designed to push the boundaries of artistic rebellion and juxtapose with the Grade II listed building’s historic façade, with each room individually curated to appeal to the diverse range of guests.
The restored former civic centre will include events and co-working spaces, as well as restaurants & bars for all the neighbourhood to enjoy, recreating the buzz, activity and vibrancy of the Town Hall as it was during its heyday
The restored former civic centre will include events and co-working spaces, as well as restaurants & bars for all the neighbourhood to enjoy, recreating the buzz, activity and vibrancy of the Town Hall as it was during its heyday.
The careful restoration and layered interior design will bring visitors on a journey of discovery, celebrating the building’s history and stories as it looks to the future. The building will breathe new life and have a new soul, as it returns to its former glory.
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Home / International / Iran and Syria Sign MOU on Electricity Infrastructure Development
Iran and Syria Sign MOU on Electricity Infrastructure Development
TEHERAN - Based on the latest data from the International Energy Agency's monitoring group OECD, for more than six years of war, Syria's infrastructure suffered severe damage. Hence the Iranian government and the Syrian government have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to repair the damaged electricity infrastructure of Syria due to war.
The memorandum of understanding is aimed at building a power plant in the coastal province of Latakia with a capacity of 540 Megawatts and the restoration of the main control center of Syria's power grid in the capital city of Damascus. Due to war, power plants in Syria fell by more than half from 2010 to 2014.
"The Syrian government is working non-stop to restore the power system," said Syrian Electricity Minister Mohammad Zuhair Kharboutli as reported Republika.co.id from Aljazirah today (13/9).
The agreement also includes the rehabilitation of a 90 Megawatt power plant in Dier Az Zor province. A contract was also signed to supply power to the city of Aleppo where the eastern part of the opposition was seized by the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in December last year.
"We will stand next to the Syrian people to rebuild this country. We will bring light to the homes of the Syrian people," said Iranian Energy Minister Sattar Mahmoudi.
Mahmoudi explains the cooperation is worth hundreds of millions of dollars if it is completed, and Tehran also wants to expand cooperation to build water and sewage facilities in Syria.
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Fearless Sex
Newly revised and substantially rewritten as an ebook for 2019, Fearless Sex reveals why desire is more than what you feel on the way to the bedroom — it’s the very spark that ignites your life. Fearless Sex is every woman’s guide to inspired erotic fulfillment and creative self-expression!
Here’s what people have said about Fearless Sex:
“Clearly one of the wisest, most responsible and intelligent self-help books I’ve ever read.”
“A breath of fresh air . . . Reading the book was an eye-opener.”
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“An excellent no nonsense book filled with candid information that is empowering to all women.”
Now at Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk
The Psychology of Joss Whedon
Joss Whedon—creator of the wildly popular Buffy the Vampire Slayer, its spin-off Angel, the short-lived series Firefly, and the feature film it inspired, Serenity—takes a seat on the couch in this in-depth examination of the psychological gravity that has captivated his deeply devoted fan base. Whedon fans will enjoy a discussion of issues that are both funny and profound, from the significance of Angel’s mommy issues and the best way to conduct government experiments on vampires to what could drive a man to become a cannibalistic Reaver and the psychological impact of being one girl in all the world chosen to fight the forces of darkness. Click here to read the introduction.
BUY THE PSYCHOLOGY OF JOSS WHEDON
Finding Serenity
“Goddesses and Whores: The Archetypal Domain of Inara Serra”
In this eclectic anthology of essays, former cast member Jewel Staite, “Kaylee,” philosopher Lyle Zynda, sex therapist Joy Davidson, and noted science fiction and fantasy authors Mercedes Lackey, David Gerrold, and Lawrence Watt-Evans contribute to a clever and insightful analysis of the short-lived cult hit Firefly. From What went wrong with the pilot? to What’s right about Reavers? and how the correspondence between the show’s creator Joss Whedon and the network executives might have actually played out, the writers interrogate the show’s complexity and speculate about what might have been if the show Firefly had not been cancelled.
Five Seasons of Angel
“There’s My Boy”
Vampire Lust, Heroism,
and Redemption
The constellation of characters and themes created in Angel, the popular Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-off, are explored in this collection of essays. A vampire author, a sex expert, a TV critic, a science fiction novelist, and Buffy writer Nancy Holder provide essays examining the different issues relating to the series, including Angelus as the prototypical high school bully, Angel as victim, Wesley’s many transformations, how Spike fits into Angel, the takeover of Wolfram & Hart, and Lindsey’s moral center.
What Would Sipowicz Do?
“Fearless Femmes
or Wanton Women?:
The Trouble with Mainstream
Moralism in NYPD Blue”
Taking an entertaining, intelligent look at the culturally influential 11-year television run of NYPD Blue, this examination includes a collection of essays on topics ranging from the series’ portrayal of race relations in New York City to Sipowicz’s famously thorny demeanor. A media critic, two police psychologists, and addiction, interrogation, and sex experts contribute essays that take an accessible, intelligent look at a show that has redefined the police drama genre. From insightful analysis of the show’s evolution to lighthearted jabs at its quirks, this is a work that will deepen any fan’s Blue experience.
Desire is more than what you feel on the way to the bedroom — it’s the very spark that ignites your life. Fearless Sex is your guide to excelling in the art of pleasure and the skill of making important relationships work.
“An excellent no nonsense book filled with candid information that is empowering to women.”
Dr. Joy is working on a revised, updated edition for Kindle and iBooks. Stay tuned…
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The domain name LFBS.COM is for sale
Price US$26000
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Compilation of the Communications Act of 1934 and related provisions of law : including Communications Act of 1934, Communications Satellite Act of 1962, selected provisions from the United States Code
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America’s Had Its Fun – Now It Suffers – NH Results
February 10, 2016 Uncategorizedmtc9393
I’m told the nuns at St. Elizabeth hospitals with a malicious smile used to tell the young women who came into the maternity section of that hospital “you’ve had your fun – now suffer.” I cannot vouch for them saying that because I was never in that position or condition. What verified that it may have happened was the discovery of the way the nuns in Ireland treated the young unmarried pregnant women who fell into their clutches.
New Hampshire, and to a lesser extent Iowa, has provided America with its fun. We are supposed to believe that the competition for the nomination for president of our two major parties is up for grabs. That the people are crying for change, which they are, and that something new will come about, which it won’t.
I have predicted since early on that the field has been set and that the nominees of the two parties – it is a strange type democracy when only two parties decide who will be president – a far cry from the days of Lincoln when the people had a chance to choose among four parties. History has taught us that those two parties are controlled by insiders who are numbered in the hundreds, if that many, and decide who the American people can choose. The exceptions to this were Barack Obama who was an outsider but he had great support – was it in the 90% — among the black voters which greatly pushed back against those in the back offices who pull the strings and vice-Presidents who took over after the president fell..
Am I calling out for Michael Bloomberg to join the race so that we will have a third choice? That would be nice for the people, especially those of Massachusetts. He did after all grow up in Medford. He’d make a great president – perhaps it is time we had a president whose parents were Jewish and we can wait a little longer for a woman president who is honest and trustworthy and whose career has not been anything but playing with the insiders. Bloomberg would have a hard row to hoe because the country does not like independent candidates – look at what happened to the Rough Rider – but then again Teddy was running against an incumbent. Better the devil you know than the Devil himself.
Now that Iowa and New Hampshire are behind us we can settle back and watch the magic of the insiders push their candidates to the fore. It is more clear than ever that the two nominees will be Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush – the people with the money behind them who during their campaigns will promise us with their fingers crossed behind their backs campaign reform, changes in the tax code, and to fight for the middle class.
You know the ultimate winner of the campaign will be the Clintons since Bush is so uninspiring even though 12 Medal of Honor winners and 37 former generals support him. Hillary is going to have Bill step up his act; Jeb is calling on support from his own former president supporter, his brother who is coming back to help him. God save us.
By the way the Clintons are at least consistent – they pass their traits on to their offspring. I guess it proves the apple does not fall far from the tree. I don’t suppose you heard what daughter Chelsea recently told an audience. Now I’m sure you are not going to have any trouble believing this especially if you know any six year olders and how much they know about life and religion. She told a New Hampshire audience as she ginned up support for her parents: ‘I was raised in a Methodist church and I left the Baptist church before my dad did, because I didn’t know why they were talking to me about abortion when I was 6 in Sunday school — that’s a true story.’
That’s what I mean when I say we had our fun. Now we’re facing a country that will be again led by a person who the George Will remarked was “not the worst president we ever had, just the worst person who was ever president” and the Washington Post said was “It’s the Clinton administration in miniature. They do something wrong and force the country to stoop to their level to make them get it right.”
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sean higgins says:
Matt- I’m with your analysis with one but- if the economy takes a beating so won’t Hillary.
Hillary will be Democratic nominee – she has too many super delegates to be defeated. Who is it that can defeat her? The present crop of Republicans leave me without hope. As for the economy, the stock market is being hurt a bit but other aspects seem to be running well – I don’t see it having a great effect on the race. When Scalia died I wondered how many Americans had heard of him as compared to Peyton Manning.
Bush got 2% of the vote in Iowa. He got 11% in N H. He is polling at 10% in S. Carolina. It is difficult to see him amassing enough delegates to be a factor. It may be Trump vs Cruz. If Iowa is reflective of the GOP nationally Cruz will get it. If NH is it will be Trump. Super Tuesday March 1 will probably tell the story. Alabama, Arkansas Georgia, Oklahoma,Tennessee and Texas vote among others. That map may give Cruz what he needs. Time will tell. A multi ballot convention may be in store. If Bernie or Hillary are the nominee the Dems are in trouble. But both could beat Trump. He appears to be a coarse vulgar person of little substance just mouthing slogans. Clinton is the Holy Ghost of Wall Street. She is completely beholden to Goldman Sacks and it’s interests. She didn’t get $600 G for nothing. What happens if Bernie gets more votes than Clinton? Can the Dems steal it from him as they did in Iowa?
Bush will come on strong and end up with the nomination. Have I ever been wrong? I don’t understand why you don’t see this – Trump, Cruz, Rubio, and the others will all crash and burn. They may all survive until the convention with no one having more than 25% of the delegates but as a history major you must know what will happen when the insiders get a chance to control things.
Bernie has no chance. The delegate count for the Democrat convention at the present time favors Hillary 394 to 42. Clinton has commitments from 355 superdelegates to Sanders’s 14. All Hillary has to do is win a few here and there and it is hers – since the Democrats have no winner take all primaries it is just about impossible mathematically for Bernie to overcome his lack of votes. https://newrepublic.com/article/129707/superdelegates-really-stop-bernie-sanders You don’t think for one instance the Clintons didn’t wrap up the nomination before the voting even began, do you.
Sure the Clintons are crooks and totally beholden to Goldmen Sacks but they also as Bernie says are the “most powerful political machine in America.” Bernie, like all past socialists, lives in a dream world.
After studying Organized Crime in an urban setting, I have come to realize that city politicians and State/Federal are no different than the individuals who operate in the streets. I have no respect for any politician. It may sound unfair, but the white collar crime and elimination of the middle class has left me disgusted. Hillary Clinton doesn’t give a shit about anything but her own self interests and her bank account. I would vote for Trump strictly to spite the GOP and DEMS. Billy Clinton back in the White House??? doing god knows what with god knows who?? No Thanks.
When Bill gets back in the White House which he will the first call he will make will be to his buddy Jeffrey Epstein and ask him to send over some of the girls. You are right about politicians — if not corrupt when they start they quickly fall to the lure of money.
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Fighting for Election Transparency — With Science
Portrait of an E-Voting Skeptic
Most of us are convinced that we, as individuals, cannot make a dent in the scheme of things. Given all of the injustices in the world, it can seem near impossible to create any sort of meaningful change. It’s hardly surprising that we become hopeless or indifferent, or, at best, resign ourselves to the push-button comfort of online “slacktivism.”
But there are people who are different. People who not only believe they can make the world a better place, but also have the resolve to turn their convictions into actions. WhoWhatWhy will try to find these individuals and bring their stories to our readers.
Here is one such story:
For most of the week, Beth Clarkson is a professional statistician. She tweaks statistical models and delves into the mysteries of composite materials. But at home on the weekend, she puts on her second hat — trying to keep American elections honest.
Clarkson is fond of saying, “Data has a story to tell,” and she likes nothing better than digging out that story. But she had never applied her skills to politics — until a few years ago..
She avoided anything to do with politics, she wrote on her blog, “because I am so bad at storing and accessing that sort of information in my head.” But that hands-off attitude changed when she began to suspect a threat to our electoral system.
Her conversion to vote fraud activism began more or less by accident.
An Amazing Discovery
To enliven the statistics classes she used to teach at Wichita State University, Clarkson started discussing real-life data from the 2000 election. You remember that one: it was a cliffhanger, and ended with the Supreme Court anointing George W. Bush as president.
Over the next decade, Clarkson’s expert eye meticulously analyzed election after election, and to her surprise, found some interesting voting patterns. Clarkson found statistical anomalies that kept appearing here and there, but she thought that they could have simply been just that: anomalies or outliers.
This Chart illustrates the breakdown of the Republican vote by voting machine type in a cumulative sum model for 2014 Wisconsin Governor’s race. Photo credit: Beth Clarkson / Stats Life
At the time, she was an instructor in WSU’s math department while also working on her Ph.D. in statistics. In 2006, she became chief statistician of WSU’s National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) where she completed her degree and now produces reports for regulatory agencies such as the Federal Aviation Administration and other businesses.
Then something happened in 2012 that shook her world. One day, Clarkson came across a statistics paper on the internet titled “Republican Primary Election 2012 Results: Amazing Statistical Anomalies.”
The authors of the paper found that in elections all over the country where electronic voting machines were used, a strange pattern kept appearing: the larger the number of registered voters in the voting precinct, the larger the Republican vote. Since precinct size should have no effect on the vote distribution, the authors concluded that the data “indicates overwhelming evidence of election manipulation.”
Clarkson said she was astonished. She proceeded to reproduce the results of the study — she called it essentially a peer-review — and began to seriously question the trustworthiness of our electoral system.
Doing Something About It
The paper galvanized her to take action. First, she went to the local elections office to inquire about the voting machines in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
“While [the election officials] were very nice and very open about what they were doing, I was pretty much appalled at their lack of quality assurance, in terms of how the machines were accurately recording people’s votes and reporting the summaries of those votes,” she said. (Clarkson is a certified quality engineer.)
This motivated Clarkson in 2013 to sue for access to election records in her precinct so she could verify the accuracy of the vote.
“I was pro se, meaning I was representing myself, and it was pretty easily defeated,” she said. The judge claimed that if people were allowed access to the vote, they could tie a particular voter to a particular ballot. Clarkson responded: “not really very reasonable, but it is plausible, I guess.”
Far from being discouraged, she stepped up her efforts. Clarkson started a blog, wrote an article spelling out her voting analysis, and, most recently, sued election officials again. This time she amended her proposal to include safeguards for voter privacy, but unsurprisingly she has faced more pushback. Officials remain steadfast in their opposition.
The Elections Commissioner of Sedgwick County, Tabitha Lehman, claims that Clarkson doesn’t need the documents in question — paper records created by the electronic voting machines and known as Real Time Audit Logs (or RTALs) — to check the election results, and besides, the audit process would be too burdensome.
Clarkson contends RTALs are in fact the only way to conduct a reliable recount and that the burden of the request should fall on her, not Lehman or her staff. Lehman did not respond to requests for comment.
Lehman, as well as Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, have also argued that they cannot honor Clarkson’s request because the law forbids it. Clarkson thinks this argument amounts to a Catch-22: “Basically they’re saying they can’t open the records because it’s forbidden by law without a judge’s order. It’s true, but that’s why I’m suing. It’s not a reason for them to say no,” she said.
Who Gets to Look at the Records and When? If Ever
Clarkson said it makes little sense that the records, which are there to ensure election integrity, are safeguarded so tightly.
“If I’m not allowed to, as an academic researcher, look at this and publish the results, who is ever going to look at this?” she said. “You’re not allowed to look at them during a recount. When can you look at them? What are they there for?”
Despite her growing frustration, Clarkson says there is no reason to assume the stonewalling officials are “in the know” — that is, parties to some kind of fraud. They may be simply bureaucrats defending their turf.
Clarkson is encouraged by the outpouring of support on the Internet prompted by her blog, She says some correspondents have taken it upon themselves to contribute to and advance her election analysis.
Media coverage has also been positive (though she admits that she sometimes feels uncomfortable in the spotlight). She has been interviewed multiple times on the radio, there have been editorials supporting her efforts, and she even scored a television spot on Thom Hartmann’s cable TV program,The Big Picture.
Eventually, the attention drew the interest of an attorney, who offered his services to Clarkson pro bono. To help defray some of her legal expenses in preparation for her March trial date, she founded the Show Me The Votes Foundation and set up a gofundme site.
The Fight Yields Results
Whatever the outcome of the current lawsuit, Clarkson has already had an impact on the national conversation about voting integrity. Secretary of State Kobach, who has faced criticism for his opposition to opening up Sedgwick County voting records, has proposed legislation that would mandate post-election audits starting in 2017 — a move directly in response to the lawsuit.
Clarkson is optimistic that her case will prevail in court. But even if that happens, she expects that the county will appeal, in order to delay handing over the data for as long as possible. If so, she intends to keep up the pressure for full disclosure.
“I feel like it’s just too important to drop. When we don’t have everybody represented in our voting process then the people who win those elections are not necessarily representative of the average of what the country wants,” she said.
Clarkson sees her crusade as a simple matter of good citizenship.
“We all want to make the world a better place, right? That’s kind of a universal desire,” she said. “It’s not necessarily that people want to spend all of the time, effort, and energy in activism of whatever nature, but we all like to think that our presence makes a difference and that the world is better for us having been here.”
tadzio says:
The 1860 four-way presidential contest was a one off. It ended in disaster, a horrendous bloodletting. The United States is the only country so badly governed that it took massive carnage to end slavery. Everyone else did it more sanely.
The other 40% president came out of the 1912 GOP split. Wilson gave us WWI which he so settled that an even bloodier WWII was assured to happen. So much for multiparty elections that lead to minority presidents both of whom copiously spilt blood.
The inadvertent result of a two party system is that the winner represents c. 50% or more of the general opinion of the nation. A multiparty general election for the executive does not produce stability. Foreign and civil wars grow out of >30 % executives such as the red Allende in Chile.
Parliamentary governments can easily withstand the divisiveness of many political parties. The coalitions required in most cases produce the needed consensus to govern without recourse to violence. This is not true of independently elected executives.
Tadzio:
How could you forget Bill Clinton who barely got 43% of the vote in 1992. Or Richard Nixon who in 1968 received a little over 43%.
There were others under the 50% mark. I can’t buy your thesis that the president with only a plurality of votes will lead us to war. If it wasn’t Lincoln’s fault for the Civil War. There was no way to avoid that if we wanted one nation. In 1940 FDR got 54% of the votes; Truman just about 50%; LBJ 61% — all led us into wars which seems to contradict your position.
Wa-llahi! What about Bernie?
All those bright kids you watched fronting for OWS are out there, organizing for Sanders. Bernie can beat Clinton. He can also beat Trump. He can’t beat Kasich. Go Trump. Keep up the good work, trumpeters.
Jeb doesn’t have the look of a guy who wants to be president, and, Cruz’s appeal doesn’t extend any further than the Bible-belt. Kasich, an urban republican moderate, can attract independent and conservative Democratic voters. Trump can’t get the cross-overs, Kasich can.
Kasich has no following in the party. Look for a brokered convention with an insider grabbing the flag. A long shot would be Romney. Jeb’s look is that of a person who does not want to campaign for president — he feel entitled to the job. But the fix is in, it has been for a long time, the next president if Hillary Clinton and Bill.
Trump is dominant.
Every Republican candidate who finished first and second in Iowa and New Hampshire has won the presidential nomination. Having done so, Trump is now in a class with Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bob Dole, George W. Bush, and Mitt Romney. John McCain was a partial exception in 2000, having basically skipped Iowa and then won in New Hampshire. And it doesn’t matter where the first and second place finishes occurred. Reagan was second in Iowa in 1980, then won New Hampshire. Dole won Iowa in 1996 and settled for second to Pat Buchanan in New Hampshire.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/article/2001015/
Good background information but there has never been a guy like Trump running before – he will come into the convention with about 30 to 35% of the delegates. The insiders will decide who will get the nod and it won’t be the duck.
Bloomberg or Trump will run without party. Ensuring a Clinton win. The nuns were prescient.
Maybe, maybe not. But it doesn’t matter – there is no way short of indictment the job doesn’t go to Hillary and there will be no indictment as along as a Democrat is AG.
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During the 1940s, electricity had yet to arrive in much of the rural areas of our country, despite the fact that several years earlier, Franklin D. Roosevelt had persuaded Congress to create the Rural Electrification Administration (REA). The REA provided loan money to public utilities, electric cooperatives and government-owned agencies to run lines and take electricity to rural areas.
Responding to this need, South Carolina Governor Olin D. Johnston and the SC General Assembly created the State Rural Electrification Authority which built lines in selected rural areas of South Carolina and provided power to people in other parts of the state who wanted to form electric cooperatives.
On June 20, 1940, at a meeting in Batesburg, SC, eleven men incorporated Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative. Then, on October 14 of that same year, the REA granted Mid-Carolina its first loan to furnish electricity to 945 members and finance the construction of power lines.
The co-op's main objective in its early days was to provide electricity where there was none. Lack of supplies and manual labor made progress slow during the war years, but work moved ahead nevertheless.
In the early 1950's, Mid-Carolina joined with other cooperatives in the state to form Central Electric Power Cooperative (CEPC). Today, all of South Carolina's 20 cooperatives are served wholesale power by CEPC through a joint agreement with Santee-Cooper. (For a detailed history of Santee Cooper, click here.)
By 1958, MCEC was serving 4,500 members over 1,000 miles of line and, by 1980, that number had grown to 22,173 members on 2,283 miles of line.
During 2014, our membership reached nearly 45,000 on over 4,000 miles of line. Electric cooperatives now provide power to over 1.4 million members across South Carolina, constituting the largest distribution system in the state.
Today, we're leveraging the power of human connections to improve the total quality of life enjoyed by every member we serve. We're involved in economic development, education, community outreach and so much more ... all of which are our ways of keeping the power flowing. Click here to download a brochure with more details about your cooperative.
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Top 10 highest paid sports persons
Posted by admin on August 12th, 2011 | Comments off
These are the personalities that have entertained us with their skills and performance. We enjoy their best performances and at times criticized their bad performances. But nevertheless these people have earned a special place in our hearts and so are the advertisers who are ready to spend a moon on them.
Today we have compiled the list of top 10 highly paid sportsmen in the world. We will be moving in the ascending order i.e. from the lowest to the highest one.
10. Lionel Messi: This heartthrob player from Argentina is believed as the best footballer in the world. He is the third highest paid person in the field of soccer. Messi earns about $32.3 million annually. Half of his earnings come from Barcelona football club and rest comes from his endorsement deals with giants like Pepsi, Konami, Adidas, etc. Messi had a disastrous World Cup last year but he came back strong and scored 53 goals, won his fifth La Liga title and third Champions League.
9. Michael Schumacher: This F1 legend came back from the retirement to revive the fortunes of the motor sporting world. He earlier used to drive with Ferrari but now he races for Mercedes and his annual earnings are reported to be around $34 million annually. So far he hasn’t been able to revive his position back in the motorsports world but we can expect a glorious comeback from him.
8. Alex Rodriguez: Unlike the most personalities in the basketball world. Rodriguez remains the most paid personality in the history of NBA. He is not an MVP calibre player anymore but he is a great agent that can crack the deals for endorsements and sponsorship for you. He makes $35 million from his dealings annually.
7. Cristiano Ronaldo: This high profile soccer player lives in Portugal and plays for Real Madrid football club. He has been finishing second behind the Lionel Messi for the past two years but this is something he can boast. A major chunk of his earnings come from deal with Nike. By judging the popularity of him in the social media arena, he is the most popular athlete in the world. Ronaldo earns about $38 million annually.
6. David Beckham: Despite being away from his soccer fans and away from the global fans, David Beckham manages to make around $40 million annually. A large chunk comes from his appearance in the LA Galaxy Club and rest comes from his endorsement deals.
5. Phil Mickelson: He is the number two highly paid golf person after Tiger Woods. The four time major winner manages to earn $46 million annually.
4. Roger Federer: He’s no longer the best in the world of tennis but this doesn’t stop him from being the highest paid person in the world of tennis. This 16 time grand slam winner earns around $47 million annually. Most of his earnings come from deals with Rolex, Nike, Wilson and others. He also owns other businesses in Switzerland.
3. LeBron James: He is the America’s most hated basketball player. He plays for Miami Heat basketball team and boasts of most popular jersey in the world. He earns about $15 million from the basketball court and rest he earns from his stake in Liverpool FC and bestselling shoe in the world. His total earnings are about $48 million.
2. Kobe Bryant: It was rough year for him, getting swept by Dallas Mavericks in NBA playoffs. He earns about $53 million annually but he is has the highest salaried person in NBA (24 million).
1. Tiger Woods: He has not won a single tournament since the last two years and he has been involved a number of sex scandals, but all these factors doesn’t had any effect on his earnings. He remains to be the highest paid sportsperson in the world. His earnings stand at $75 million. Although he has lost about $22 million his cancelled deals with Accenture, Gatorade and AT&T.
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City News In 250 words: 30 June 2011
The Festival begins, Smoking Cabbie, Thai deal and Old new houses
MANCHESTER International Festival has begun. Eighteen days of culture, fun and celebration happening throughout the city. From Damen Albarn's Dr Dee, to Snoop Dogg, the MIF has got some eye-popping extravaganzas. Events are taking place in Manchester Art Gallery, Albert Square and even the tunnel on Great Bridgewater Street. Confidential will be covering the event with articles and with reviews.
MOHAMMED Yousaf has been fined after being caught smoking in a public place. He was spotted by City Council officers on the 8 January smoking in his taxi. He was fined at the scene, £50, which would have been reduced to £30 if he paid within 15 days but the fine remained unpaid until he was taken to court to be charged a total of £546.88.
THE CITY is to get a Thailand partnership. The Thai Sport Authority and Manchester City Council have announced a partnership which will result in 50 Thai Olympians and Paralympians coming to Manchester to prepare for the 2012 Olympics. The Sport Authority selected Manchester because of the city’s top-class sporting facilities including the Athletics Arena at Eastlands.
NEW research on homes built across Salford over 30 years ago has revealed that an innovative construction design, developed by the University of Salford in the mid-1970s, could provide a blueprint for the 2016 carbon zero standard. Today the ordinary-looking terraced dwellings remain 40% more energy-efficient than those compliant with the 2010 building regulations, and will still be 25% more efficient when the proposed 2013 regulations take effect.
Fact of the day: In this week in 1882 Joseph Aloysius Hansom died. Architect of the Church of the Holy Name, Manchester, he also designed the Hansom cab.
For more Manchester daily facts check out @revealmcr
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Sammy Blue
In the tradition of the true southern Blues masters, we proudly present SAMMY BLUE, “The Crown Prince of the Blues” (a title given to him by the late great Muddy Waters).
A native of Decatur, Georgia, Sammy’s search for the music in his heart has led him through clubs, concert halls, festivals across the United States and abroad. While jamming with most of the great touring Blues bands and as an opening act for legendary artists Taj Mahal, Muddy Waters, Jerry Garcia, Albert Collins, Buddy Guy, Lightin’ Hopkins, The Wailers, Robert Cray, Koko Taylor, Delbert McClinton and many others – he found his music. The direct influence of these legendary artists, along with his natural interest in traditional black music, accounts for his mastery of East Coast-, Delta-, Texas- and Chicago-style Blues – and the blending of these into his own musical style. He effortlessly transitions from authentic solo Blues performances to legendary high energy dynamic band presentations throughout his career.
Sammy Blue also acted as musical technical advisor and appeared in NBC’s critically acclaimed TV series “I’ll Fly Away”, for which we wrote and performed the song ‘Delta Shuffle’ for the pilot. Mr. Blue also appeared in Larimar/Paramount’s TV production of “Mama’s Flora’s Family”. His original compositions can be found in the documentary “Blues Stories” and the movie “Mending Hearts”. He also co-starred in the stage play “Spunk” as Blues guitar man. He was in the Clint Eastwood/Warner Brothers movie “Trouble With The Curve” with Justin Timberlake. In the movie, Sammy performed his original song ‘Everything’ & Mo” from his latest Hottrax Records release “A Blues Odyssey” (2012). His latest activity is the lead role of Bluesman I.B. King in the producer/director’s Toby Huber’s independent Blues film “We Are Kings”, starring Sammy Blue, Rita Graham, Bianca Ryan, Boogie Long and Pryce Watkins.
Taj Mahal said: Sammy Blue of Atlanta is one of the best kept secrets in roots music. And for good reasons! Sammy Blue is a truly unique talent and exceptional live entertainer. He has molded his craft into a virtual performance that exemplifies the very heart and soul of African American Blues, Soul and Funk music. This blesses him with a versatility, humor, style and authenticity that amaze audiences worldwide.
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I watched 41 films for the first time in 2020, but only seven of them were actually new releases. I saw three in cinemas before they closed under lockdown rules in March, and I saw another five new releases on Netflix and Disney Plus. So this isn't going to be a long post at all.
Even though we only went to the cinema three times, Cathy and I did get to meet a film star.
The eight films were (in order):
1917 was a very well-made first world war film where the central conceit was that it was filmed as if it was a continuous shot. Although there were a few 'fade to black' moments. I thought it started really well, with the panning shots down trenches, but a bit like the central protagonists who got sent to deliver a message, it got lost a little bit along the way. It captured that sense of danger, especially in the quiet bits not knowing when or if a shot or bomb would come out of nowhere. I would say it was worth watching, but I wouldn't want to watch it again.
JoJo Rabbit was a second world war film that tried to be three films in one - a film about the Nazification of children by the Hitler Youth, a film about Germans resisting the Nazi regime, and a film about Jews in hiding from the Gestapo. The second theme was the one least served by the script. There were some very clever touches throughout the film, which focused mainly on the little boy, JoJo, and his imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler.
I was uncomfortable seeing the Hitler Youth sections played for laughs, but that's probably just as well. It was very black humour, particularly the lines delivered by the ever-excellent Sam Rockwell. As it became apparent that the regime was willing to use children dressed in paper uniforms as cannon fodder to slow down the advancing Allied armies, the real dark heart of Nazism was exposed, and if it had been played entirely straight, then it would have been unrelentingly grim.
Changing the tone slightly, the film I saw most recently in a cinema was A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood. This starred Tom Hanks, as the real-life Mister Rogers whose show 'Mister Rogers' Neighbourhood' was a hugely popular children's TV show for decades in America. I have never watched that show so can't really compare Hanks' portrayal to the real person. During the film, Rogers is interviewed by a hatchet-job reporter who sets out to find the real Fred Rogers behind the TV persona, only to find that Fred is the genuinely nice guy he portrays on TV.
It's a schmaltzy film. Probably the schmaltziest film I've seen in a long time, with a family reconciliation theme in the life of the hardbitten reporter that was saccharine. There was a bit of the 'uncanny valley' about Hanks' portrayal as well. So overall it wasn't a film I'd bother watching again.
Onward was Pixar's film most affected by the pandemic, with it's release date bumped and then pulled completely in favour of release on Disney Plus. It's set in a fairy-tale style world that has modernised and magic has died out, although there are still creatures like unicorns (which knock over garbage bins to root through the trash) and fairies (who are a biker gang). The main story is about a young troll who discovers his late father was a magician and has created a spell that could bring his dad back from the dead for a short period of time. The spell goes wrong and only half his dad appears, so he and his brother go on a quest to finish the spell.
It had its moments, and lots of funny gags. The scene at the Manticore's Tavern was probably my favourite. But I felt it was trying too hard to make an emotional impact and unfortunately it couldn't land its punches.
Enola Holmes was released on Netflix. It stars Millie Bobby Brown, who played Seven in Stranger Things, as Enola, the younger sister of Sherlock Holmes. She has the same sleuthing mind and puts it to use when her mother disappears. There is a sub-plot involving the suffragette movement but the main story involved Enola getting mixed up with a young aristocrat who is on the run because his life is in danger.
I liked the film. Millie Bobby Brown carried it well, with lots of breaking the fourth wall. There was a scene filmed at the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, and having been there and seen the sheds full of train carriages that are used in various period dramas, I found it quite amusing to try and see how many different coaches they used. This was based on the first book in a young adult fiction series, and I would be very keen to watch sequels.
Mulan was a live-action remake of the classic Disney cartoon, released on Disney Plus in lieu of a cinema release. I have two main issues with the film. Firstly, if you are going to remove the best character from a film, in this case Mushu the dragon, for the sake of 'realism' why replace that character with another supernatural character who was a bit crap? Secondly, if you are going to recreate an iconic scene, like Mulan triggering an avalanche with a fire rocket, why change the mechanism of that scene, and make it crap?
Disney keep remaking their classic cartoons as live action movies, and I've been disappointed with them. (Cinderella is perhaps the exceptions because the original cartoon is a really boring film anyway.) If Disney are going to keep doing remakes, they could at least be making Muppet versions of these films, which would be a lot more entertaining.
On Christmas Day I watched Soul, which was released on Disney Plus. Ostensibly it's a film about death and making sure you actually live your life before you die. The main protagonist, voiced by Jamie Foxx, is a music teacher with dreams of playing in a real band, who gets his shot only to die in an accident. As a disembodied soul he tries to make his way back to Earth, only to wind up in a therapy cat that has been brought in to comfort his comatose body in the hospital.
There are other stories around that, with some telling points about people losing sight of their lives by focusing too much on one thing, or being afraid to actually live at all. The animation is absolutely gorgeous at times. There are several jokes with the usual selection of clever gags that will probably go over the heads of kids who watch it. And overall there is that bold theme of actually experiencing life while it is being lived and finding joy in that. Pixar often take these deep themes and present them in a new way, and they are probably the film studio making the most philosophically challenging mainstream movies at the moment.
The final film I watched this year was The Midnight Sky, which starred and was directed by George Clooney, and released on Netflix. George was the sole survivor of a catastrophe on Earth, and spent the film trying to warn a returning spaceship crew that the planet was a radioactive mess. It was two hours long, but felt longer, was pretty bleak throughout and didn't have much of a resolution. The few action sequences had predictable conclusions. By now, if there's a spacewalk and everyone is really happy at how successful its been, there is bound to be a disaster. And there was.
So, of those eight films, I think three were worth recommending. They would be JoJo Rabbit, Enola Holmes and Soul. Whereas Mulan and The Midnight Sky are ones to avoid.
Labels: 2020, cartoon, Disney Plus, Enola Holmes, films, Hitler, JoJo Rabbit, Netflix, Pixar, railway, schmaltz, Soul (film), war film
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Tagged BD Wong, Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, Colin Trevorrow, Irrfan Khan, Jake Johnson, Judy Greer, Jurassic World, Nick Robinson, Ty Simpkins, Vincent D'Onofrio
Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Pratt, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, Vincent D’Onofrio, BD Wong, Jake Johnson, Irrfan Khan, Judy Greer
The original 1993 Steven Spielberg film, Jurassic Park, is a classic that has scared audiences for two decades. No sequel could ever top that film, but holy moly, the fourth film in the franchise comes closer to replicating that mix of awe, wonder, and fright that neither The Lost World nor Jurassic Park III could accomplish before. Twenty-two years have passed and John Hammond’s idea of having a dinosaur amusement park has become a fully realized attraction. Isla Nublar is thriving with hordes of tourists hoping to get their hands on a dinosaur. The park is full of a variety of dinosaur species, attractions, and even a petting zoo. Brothers Gray (Simpkins) and Zach (Robinson) go to Jurassic World as part of their Christmas break to visit their Aunt Claire (Howard) who is the operations manager of the park.
Claire has become a workaholic due to the pressures she faces from her superiors who are always looking at finding new ways of drawing a bigger crowd and bringing more people into the park. According to them, the people want bigger, louder, and scarier dinosaurs. Claire and her team, including chief geneticist Dr. Wu (Wong), have enhanced their work with gene splicing and have created a hybrid dinosaur that is one part T-Rex and one part mystery. Its classified information as to where those genes have come from. A busy day at the park turns to hell when the hybrid gets loose. Claire turns to velociraptor trainer Owen Grady (Pratt) to help stop the monster from destroying the park and eating too many visitors.
There is a natural tendency to go into Jurassic World with some hesitation, as most people will think of it as a reboot that will naturally pale in comparison to the first film. At the same time, we go in with huge expectations because we want it to be great. We want a welcome return to that scary dino park that scared the living daylights out of us when we were kids. I may be dating myself with that comment. How often do we see franchises attempt a big comeback but end up like a cheap copycat that has somehow negated everything that came before it? Good thing that doesn’t happen here.
Steven Spielberg returns as one of the film’s producers, but has passed along the directing duties to Colin Trevorrow (Safety Not Guaranteed). Like I mentioned previously, Trevorrow and his team of screenwriters have returned to Isla Nublar to see what has happened on that island since that tragic day. This idea of going back there allows an opportunity to reference the first film and adhere to what was originally brought to the table, but continue to push it forward. I don’t personally consider it a reboot, as it’s not trying to retell that same story. It’s a brand new story, while still feeling cohesive to that original vision. It doesn’t have that awkward feeling as if Trevorrow is trying too hard to be the next Spielberg or that he’s trying to outperform him. There were many moments and specific choices that felt very reminiscent of the first film. Jake Johnson (“New Girl”) plays a computer tech that feels like a cross between the Samuel L. Jackson and Wayne Knight characters from the first film right down to the messy desk. Instead of being locked into jeeps, Gray and Zach are locked into mobile gyrospheres that provide for one of the best action sequences of the movie and reminds us of that scene in the first film when the T-Rex attacks the kids who are stuck in the jeep. Composer Michael Giacchino (Up, Tomorrowland) creates a new score while adding in those classic John Williams themes from before. He and Trevorrow knew they had to incorporate them into this film. There’s a beautiful moment where we hear one of Williams’ themes and the new amusement park is unveiled for the first time for the audience. It’s a wondrous feast that opens your eyes wide and puts a big grin on your face. There are other gems along the way that will also win you over, but I’m not going to spoil them here.
Little time is spent diving into exposition as it assumes we’ve all watched Jurassic Park hundreds of times. We get introduced to our characters’ roles in the park, and that’s about it. This doesn’t give a lot for the actors to work with in terms of shaping them outside of standard archetypes. Considering the fact that the second film didn’t have a plot, I was not as bothered here by the lack of character depth. Chris Pratt’s character is the tough macho guy who is tasked with saving the day. We’re used to Pratt’s comedic side on “Parks and Recreation”, and he even injected that humor and charm into Guardians of the Galaxy. You won’t find any of that here as he plays it straight-faced the entire movie. Howard is the hard-working business type who is married to her cell phone, which doesn’t bode well for someone who is supposed to be taking care of her nephews. She has an assistant that can take care of that. In a movie like this, you can assume that there will be some sexual tension between the two of them. At times the dialogue between them constitutes some serious eye rolls. The lack of a strong plot and deep characters will divide moviegoers depending on what they want out of the movie.
Let’s face it; most people want to see the action. We want to see the humans realize that they are outnumbered and outsmarted by the dinosaurs, which all happens with the escape of the hybrid. Spielberg taught us that you can’t rush into it and show all of your cards at the beginning. We are treated to some other dinosaurs early on with some tense moments, but Trevorrow builds suspense when it comes to unveiling the hybrid. When that moment comes when we see the beast and hear that giant roar, it is absolutely thrilling. If you can see it in a theater with a trusty sound system, the theater will shake your insides. The rest of the film is a terrifying ride and your heart may skip a beat here or there. Trevorrow puts his audience right in the middle of the chase. The camera dutifully keeps up with the pace of the action without it feeling too rushed or chaotic. I do miss the use of animatronics and models when it comes to the dinosaur effects, but I was massively impressed with the way the CGI was used. There’s a scene with flying pterodactyls that makes the monkeys in The Wizard of Oz seem tame. I would caution parents to think twice about taking little kids to the movie. Jurassic World is far scarier than its predecessor. It’s far different watching it in a huge movie theater with surround sound versus watching it on a television at home.
Jurassic World is by far the best of the sequels. It feels modern yet in tune with the past. Yes, I would have liked to have seen a cameo by Laura Dern or Jeff Goldblum but I understand the choice of wanting it keep it in the present. BD Wong is the only returning actor from the first film. Pratt and Howard are also joined by Vincent D’Onofrio (“Law & Order”) playing another scuzzbucket role, and Judy Greer who is her usual delightful self even with her limited screen time as the boys’ mom. I walked out of the theater wanting to go back in and watch it all over again, and I’ve had that new simple piano version of the Jurassic Park theme stuck in my head since then.
Is It Worth Your Trip to the Movies? A true summer blockbuster that should be taken in on the biggest screen with Dolby ATMOS sound.
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George Bernard Show
George Bernard Show serves as an inspiration for several musicals. The current paper examines the synopsis of the musical My Fair Lady that is based on Shaw’s Pygmalion. The play deals with Elisa Doolittle who takes lessons from a famous professor Henry Higgins in order to learn to behave like a lady. Frederick Loewe is the one who created music for this musical, and lyrics were developed by Alan J. Lerner.
The play begins with the presentation of a rainy British night. Eliza runs into Freddy. In the beginning, she is very angry as her bunches of violets are spilled in the mud. However, later, she is able to sell it to one old gentleman. She feels very nervous when a man replies to her in her impolite style with a specific accent. He tells her that he studies phonetics and can teach her to speak as a lady within the next six months. Next day, Eliza comes to Higgins’ home and tells him that she wants to take lessons in order to get the desired job. Eliza’s father is satisfied that his daughter will have the opportunity to take lessons from Higgins and tries to use this situation to generate additional income.
Higgins proposes Eliza to visit his mother’s box as her first public tryout. Her task was to concentrate on two subjects: the weather and other people’s health. The first impression is positive, but later, Eliza shocks others with her inappropriate manners and corresponding slang. Her final test refers to her appearance as a lady at the Embassy Ball. All people at this event admire Eliza’s manners and style. A phonetician Zoltan Karpathy tries to understand her origin through her speech. Higgins approves Zoltan’s desire to dance with Eliza in order to specify this issue.
After the event, Zoltan concludes that Eliza is of a royal blood due to her well-developed manners, style, and speech. Higgins expresses his pleasure as the experiment has completed successfully, but Eliza feels abandoned. Later, Higgins insults her, and she leaves him. Freddy waits outside and tells her that he loves her. However, Eliza unfavorably replies to him that he should show his love rather than merely telling about his feelings. She does not want to spend her time with him at the moment.
Eliza’s father is very happy as he has received a large bequest and has become a middle-class man. Moreover, he is going to marry the woman he has been living for a long time. Eliza sees no support in this environment and decides to leave with Freddy. Higgins experiences several small problems the next morning. He cannot find his files and receives tea instead of coffee. Higgins wonders the reasons of her behavior and suggests that men are much more intelligent than women. In particular, he believes that he is superior to almost all other people, especially women. Then, he sees that Eliza is having tea with her mother.
Eliza tells Higgins that he has treated her inadequately. She has become a lady only because Pickering treated her in this way. She says that she does not need Higgins anymore and wants to marry Freddy. Higgins proposes Eliza to stay with him, but she refuses and leaves him. Higgins realizes that he experiences strong feelings towards her. He does not call it love and claims that he will not accept her if she comes back to him. He takes the recording he made during the first morning Eliza came to him. When the phonograph turns off, he hears Eliza’s real voice. It means that Eliza has returned to him. The situation moves towards the potential reconciliation, and Higgins asks her about his slippers. This is the final episode of the play. Thus, there is no explicit ending in the play, but the fact of reconciliation is implicitly assumed.
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Cutting Glass For Stained Glass Leadlights The Right Way
Posted by freemexy on December 25, 2018 at 1:04am
Tungsten rings are both ornamental and functional.carbide rings Contrary to the agreement, Soviet troops remained in Iran following the January 1946 expiration of the wartime treaty providing for the presence of Soviet, American, and British troops in Iran during the war. When Adolf Hitler's forces attacked Poland on 1st September 1939, Britain declared war on Germany two days later.
If you're seriously into stained glass, I'd suggest you buy a couple of blocks which will keep you going for some time cutting it up the way I've suggested. mens tungsten bands Despite its assistance to the Allies, Liberia was reluctant to end its official neutrality and declare war on Germany.
While Prince Louis II's sympathies were strongly pro-French, he tried to keep Monaco neutral during World War II, and in doing so supported the Vichy France government of his old army colleague, Philippe Pétain. You may be fascinated to own a pair of tungsten rings for your wedding.
Tungsten rings also come in various shades,womens tungsten carbide rings from a more reflective glossy metal, to brushed smoky gray, to even a gleaming black. As the Soviet Union withdrew troops from the east to focus on the German Operation Barbarossa, Mongolian forces became more strategically important.
The Admiralty had drafted four options for the French admiral: (1) to put to sea and join forces with the Royal Navy; (2) to sail with reduced crews to British ports, where the vessels would be impounded and their complements repatriated; (3) to sail with reduced crews to the base at Dakar, where the ships would be immobilized; or (4) to scuttle his ships within six hours.
It was not until 23rd February 1945 that Turkey declared war on Germany and Japan in order to secure a seat in the United Nations. Black and gold plated rings can fade and slightly scratch over time, happening even quicker with those that work with their hands.
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Sandpiper Increases Investment in Artis REIT to 10%
December 2, 2020 By NewsWire Tagged With: TSX:AX.UN
VANCOUVER, BC, Dec. 2, 2020 /CNW/ – Sandpiper Group (“Sandpiper”) announced today that on December 2, 2020, it acquired, through Sandpiper Real Estate Fund 4 Limited Partnership (the “Fund“), an aggregate of 100,000 units (“Units”) of Artis Real Estate Investment Trust (“Artis” or the “REIT”) (TSX: AX.UN) in the open market through the facilities of the Toronto Stock Exchange at an average price of $11.10 per Unit or $1,110,000 in the aggregate (the “Acquisition”).
As a result of the Acquisition, Sandpiper owns and exercises control and direction over an aggregate of 13,612,584 Units, representing approximately 10.07% of the 135,221,252 Units issued and outstanding as reported in Artis’ Monthly Cash Distribution Announcement dated November 16, 2020. Prior to the Acquisition, Sandpiper owned and exercised control and direction over 13,512,584 Units, representing approximately 9.99% of the issued and outstanding Units.
The Units were acquired for investment purposes. Sandpiper believes that the Units of Artis are undervalued and represent an attractive investment opportunity.
“Our increase in our ownership in Artis further confirms our long term commitment in this investment,” said Samir Manji, CEO of Sandpiper. “We believe Artis has significant near term and longer term potential with an attractive, undervalued asset base. We look forward to working with the trustees and management at Artis to identify avenues and opportunities that will maximize value for all unitholders.”
Sandpiper and its affiliates may, from time to time, depending on market and other conditions, increase or decrease its beneficial ownership, control or direction over the securities of Artis through market transactions, private agreements, or otherwise.
Artis’s head office is located at Suite 600 â 220 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 0A5
Sandpiper’s head office is located at Suite 1670, 200 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3L6.
An early warning report will be filed by Sandpiper in accordance with applicable securities laws. For further information and to obtain a copy of the early warning report filed by Sandpiper, please contact Alyssa Barry, Vice President, Capital Markets and Communications, Sandpiper at (604) 558-4885.
ABOUT SANDPIPER GROUP
Sandpiper is a Vancouver-based private equity firm focused on investing in real estate through direct property investments and public securities. For more information about Sandpiper, visit www.sandpipergroup.ca.
SOURCE Sandpiper Group
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