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__label__wiki	0.791417	0.791417	In keeping with guidance from Belgian authorities, ABMC's Cemeteries in Belgium are partially open at the moment. The Visitor Buildings remain closed and no guided tour is offered at this time. Henri Chapelle American Cemetery Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery Browse Burials at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery At the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial in Belgium, covering 57 acres, rest 7,992 of our military dead, most of whom lost their lives during the advance of the U.S. armed forces into Germany. Their headstones are arranged in gentle arcs sweeping across a broad green lawn that slopes gently downhill. A highway passes through the cemetery. West of the highway is an overlook that affords an excellent view of the rolling Belgian countryside, once a battlefield. To the east is the long colonnade that, with the chapel and map room, forms the memorial overlooking the burial area. The chapel is simple, but richly ornamented. In the map room are two maps of military operations, carved in black granite, with inscriptions recalling the achievements of our forces. On the rectangular piers of the colonnade are inscribed the names of 450 missing. Rosettes mark the names of those since recovered and identified. The seals of the states and territories are also carved on these piers. The cemetery possesses great military historic significance as it holds fallen Americans of two major efforts, one covering the U.S. First Army's drive in September 1944 through northern France, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg into Germany, and the second covering the Battle of the Bulge. It was from the temporary cemetery at Henri-Chapelle that the first shipments of remains of American war dead were returned to the United States for permanent burial. The repatriation program began on July 27, 1947 at a special ceremony at the cemetery when the disinterment began. The first shipment of 5,600 American war dead from Henri-Chapelle left Antwerp, Belgium the first week of October 1947. An impressive ceremony was held, with over 30,000 Belgian citizens attending, along with representatives of the Belgium government and senior Americans. Dedicated: Burials: Missing in Action: Browse photos, videos, interactive websites and apps dedicated to memorializing those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces overseas. Their service, achievements, and sacrifice are illuminated — dive in to learn more. VIEW ALL IMAGES AND VIDEOS The cemetery is open daily to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., except December 25 and January 1. It is open on host country holidays. During operating hours, a staff member is on duty in the visitor building to answer questions and escort relatives. 159, rue du Mémorial Américain GPS Coordinates: 50° 41' 48" N , 5° 53' 56" E Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery lies two miles northwest of the village of Henri-Chapelle, Belgium, which is four and a half miles northwest of the Welkenraedt exit (seven miles from the German border) on the Aachen-Antwerp autoroute. Welkenraedt, the nearest train station to the cemetery, may be reached by train from Paris (Gare du Nord), Brussels and Aachen, Germany. Travel via Car Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery lies two miles northwest of the village of Henri-Chapelle, Belgium, which is four and a half miles northwest of the Welkenraedt exit (seven miles from the German border) on the Aachen-Antwerp autoroute. Travel via Train Welkenraedt, the nearest train station to the cemetery, may be reached by train from Paris (Gare du Nord), Brussels and Aachen, Germany. Travel via Airplane Brussels is about 80 miles from the cemetery. ABMC Sites commémoratifs ABMC Commemorative Sites Booklet Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery Visitor Booklet Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery Brochure Infographic: ABMC Sites in the World Download this infographic to see where ABMC sites are located throughout the world. World War II Veteran Visits Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery A WWII veterans visits Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery to honor his fallen comrades. This video is courtesy of American Forces Network Europe. Visit an ABMC Site during Memorial Day Weekend 2013 During Memorial Day weekend ABMC sites will pay tribute to the more than 218,000 individuals commemorated at these overseas cemeteries. New Interactive Timeline and Map Allows You to Explore the History of World War II Experience the history of World War II through a new interactive timeline. View maps, watch videos, see photos and read about the events that shaped the war.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line0
__label__cc	0.604464	0.395536	Sony Xperia Z5 Compact Promotional Image Leaked, Rumored to Sport Fingerprint Scanner By Team AndroidAdvices Sony came up with devices like Xperia Z3+, Xperia Z4, and Xperia Z4V in 2015, and it has been in the news for a while now with its next flagship of devices Xperia Z5 and Z5 Compact. The latest leaked image of Z5 compact has officially confirmed the existence of the smartphone. While we are not sure if it is 100% original, but the design seems to be in line with earlier leaked images. The promo shot features the back of the device that is rather plain with lens and LED placement. From the image we can see the round shaped power button from the previous versions will be replaced by an elaborate oval shaped button. On the right side, we can also see the volume rocker and camera shutter buttons placed along with the power button. Sony is also debuting the fingerprint sensor in its flagship lineup, but there is no clear indication about the placement of it. From the displayed screen of the Z5 Compact, we guess the fingerprint sensor will be placed on the power button which will be on right side. It is also clear that there won’t be any incorporation of USB-C and looks like Xperia Z5 Compact will still come with micro-USB. The rumored specifications of Z5 Compact are, it could feature a 4.7-inch HD (1280 x 720) display offering a pixel density of 312ppi. It comes powered by Snapdragon 810 octa-core processor and Adreno 430 GPU coupled with 3GB RAM. The rear camera will be of 20.7 MP latest Sony’s ExmorRS sensor and a 8MP front camera. Apart from the above-mentioned specifications, there is no information about the pricing or any other details of the upcoming flagship from Sony. Since none of this information is officially confirmed, we need to wait until Sony announces Z5 and Z5 Compact smartphone at IFA 2015 that will happen next month in Berlin. While there is nothing much to talk about Xperia Z5 series, Sony recently released its Sony Xperia M5 this month that features a 5.5-inch HD 1080p display. It comes powered by Mediatek MT6795 processor with 3GB RAM and a higher 21.5 MP rear camera. The company hasn’t revealed the pricing of the Xperia M5. SONY Xperia Z5 Compact, With 2-Day battery life, 4G-LTE & more – Details {IFA 2015}	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line1
__label__cc	0.649455	0.350545	No new cars or power plants? Still locked into 1.3° of climate change Written by Daniel From ARS Technica There are a lot of ideas on how to limit emissions of CO2 in order to avoid the worst impacts of climate change and ocean acidification. But most of those focus on future infrastructure and equipment; in the meantime, we have a large portfolio of power plants and vehicles that will continue to emit for as long as we use them, and we're unlikely to stop doing so. Just how significant are the carbon emissions that we've committed to? A study that will be released by Science today indicates that we're not in terrible shape yet, as we haven't built the hardware that could cause the most significant shifts in the climate. The new analysis focuses on what it terms "committed emissions" by taking known values like a car's typical emissions per year of driving, and totaling those for the projected lifespan of the vehicle. The database the authors use for this has separate figures for passenger and industrial vehicles, and provides numbers for things like coal-fired power plants and the like. For land use changes, it relies on values in the IPCC report. It also has figures for fossil fuel use by industrial equipment and the like, but these are simply based on total energy consumption, as this hardware is too varied to project accurately. There are a couple of additional limitations to the work. For example, they leave out the impact that building infrastructure, like a highway system or electric grid, has on emissions. In addition, they recognize that any effort to actually stop building further fossil fueled hardware is likely to extend the lifespan of the stuff that already exists. For these reasons, the authors caution that their "scenarios are not realistic." Nevertheless, they suggest that the results could be valuable, as they will provide some guidance about when certain steps would have to be taken to meet targets for future emissions. Should the growth of fossil fuel use continue, they'd also provide a hint of when we might have to get serious about alternate approaches, like geoengineering and carbon capture and storage. [More...] [Comments...]	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line2
__label__wiki	0.71415	0.71415	Beastmaker - Windows of Evil (2018) If you thought Trevor William Church's output with the heavy metal throwback Haunt has become prolific, you haven't experienced his purely doom metal outlet Beastmaker, which has released over a dozen EPs and several full-length efforts in the last half-decade. To his credit, while I've always gotten the impression that slowing down the level of productivity might result in more memorable recordings, nothing has ever felt lazy or mediocre. Most of the Beastmaker EPs, simply titled with the number of their chronological release, have been digital releases with a limited cassette run, but lately the band has taken to putting out compilations, generally merging two of these short format efforts into an album length, and Windows of Evil represents the first two such numbered EPs from 2018. Not necessarily their formative material, since the full-lengths Lusus Naturae and Inside the Skull predate this, as well as a few other recordings, but certainly a preview of what this EP series was about. The style here is Sabbath-driven, chunky traditional power trio doom metal with the guitars bold and up front, and a strong emphasis on lead placement and building up a cool chorus. Not cool as in you're going to remember it 20 years later, but certainly a payoff to the verses leading up to it all. The songs are quite taut for the genre, generally no more than 3-3/12 minutes long, and for that reason they tend to lose a little of their potential power and structure. Not that I'm expecting ten minutes or more per track, but here you're only getting a few requisite riffs, usually just one to set up the chorus, and Beastmaker is good enough to earn more of our attention. Granted, that might have been the point of the constant barrage of 2018 EPs, to go with brevity and consistency, but it does give the music a bit of a 'doom assembly line' vibe to it which makes it little better than competent and passable. In their defense, the riffs on exhibit here do show enough variation that they don't end up sounding too samey apart from some of Church's vocal payloads. I guess you could sort of imagine this as a St. Vitus or Pentagram with a more contemporary production, a real love letter to the niche without ever eclipsing its influences. Church has a decent voice, clearly inspired by the usual suspects like Ozzy but with far less of an interesting range or distinctive personality. He's good enough at what he does, but never reaches for the sky, and that's alright, because by and large Windows of Evil is a fun listen if you're the type that enjoys this traditional 70s-based doom metal template. The bass sounds voluminous, the drums are decent, the lyrics are one of the strongest components, samples are well used, and it's quite clear that Church and friends are inspired by all manner of cool horror films from classic black & white/Gothic horror flicks to eerie Italian giallos. In fact, the music does just as much of a service to those as it does to its inherent style. Again, this is restrained, almost like a pop mentality approach but within the doom metal parameters, but Beastmaker knows how to entertain you by reaching deep into your nostalgia and pulling out a few old ghosts, and the material off these two EPs is streamlined together into a consistent-sounding album. https://www.facebook.com/Beastmaker Labels: 2018, beastmaker, california, doom metal, USA, win Exhumed - Horror (2019) Much like its simplified, stripped down title, Horror sees a stripped down version of Exhumed which is reaching back to its earlier turn-of-the-century roots as a proper post-Carcass death grind. In fact, it almost one-ups their debut Gore Metal in how it so rapidly executes the stylistic decision. That's not to say that all of the band's recordings in the interim lacked these aesthetics, in fact they were always present to an extent, but the band had focused on a lot of thrashier, even more melodic elements, and frankly it often ended up with some pretty great songwriting. Now, to be fair, this is no record of absolutes, there are some mid-paced thrash breakouts, and the same entertaining and frantic lead guitars they have been spewing forth the last decade or so, but it's certainly one of their fastest if not the single fastest album of their career. For death & grind diehards who probably dropped the band after Slaughtercult, or staunch fanatics for earlier Carcass, Napalm Death and Repulsion, this is probably a godse....goresend?! They're getting all of that primal energy, short tracks that almost all fall between the 1-2 minute duration, the mix of snarls and gory guttural vocals that the band has always championed in the Carcass tradition, and if they're also gore/horror fans, a very sweet retro artstyle on the cover which is nearly as cool looking as the last album Death Revenge. The chainsaw guitars and buzzing bass lines come fast and furious, the drumming is intense, and the core of the group's sound is all present. The energy is palpable, Exhumed show no signs whatsoever of slowing down or experimenting beyond what is expected of them, and the lyrical topics are a pretty stock selection of paeans to horror tropes like slashers and zombie flicks. Horror checks off almost all the boxes that it should, but if I'm being honest, as much of a fan of this band as I've become through the years, I found this one solid, but also lacking...not in kills, but in thrills beyond a few select riffs and leads. To me, lot of grind music falls into the trap of constructing a string of average, derivative punk, thrash or death metal guitar riffs and accelerating them to the degree that their momentum alone can seem to obfuscate the fact that they're quite dull when dissected. The better albums of the genre are the ones that rise to this challenge and manage to offer a new spin, a new sound into the pummeling velocity. Take bands like Antigama, or some of the recent Napalm Death albums, as examples of how this can be kept fresh and alive; but for every one of those, there are scores of others which simply exist like an echo chamber of aggression. Granted, you could say this same thing about any other metal sub-genre, sure, but with grind and deathgrind it always stood out more, since the music was just so spastic and frenzied that I felt I should be more engaged. A lot of the tunes go in one ear and out the other, with the only reaction being 'that was fast' or 'that was angry'. A very temporal visceral response. Horror suffers from this to an extent, but it maintains just enough of Exhumed's charm, production standards and competence over its 15 tracks that 26 minutes that it gets a pass. But there's simply no way I'd break this out over Death Revenge, Necrocacy, Anatomy is Destiny, or their first two, Gore Metal and Slaughtercult, which already gave me what I'd want out of this one, only with better songs. Fulci - Tropical Sun (2019) When you're taking on the mantle of one of the grand masters of Italian horror, and you yourselves ARE an Italian band, I think that shoots the expectations for your music through the roof. Thankfully, while they can hardly be deemed a unique voice among the death metal hordes, Fulci delivers on most fronts an entertaining sophomore effort which taps back into the birth-throes of the brutal death metal genre, when it was more about ugly, knuckle-dragging primitive aggression than technical flash and inhuman instrumental exercises. Not to say that Tropical Sun ignores all the little quirks of its medium that have arrived since the mid 90s, but this is definitely not some New Standard Elite or contemporary Unique Leader style of release, it sounds like it's directly influenced by earlier Cannibal Corpse and Suffocation with a couple add-ons like the occasional deeper pig-squeal variant on the vocals. If it's not obvious, this album is based on the 1979 film Zombi 2, and the excellent cover artwork via Chris 'Misanthropic Art' Kiesling perfectly captures that feel, an island vibe with the old school rotters lurching about. Steady wins the race, steady feeds your face. I remember being freaked out by the film for any of its flaws, and really appreciated the atmosphere its setting created since it just felt so different than the Romero zombie flicks I was accustomed to. These days we've had stuff like the Dead Island video game franchise to honor it, and I'm positive it's been lauded by a number of other death metal or goregrind bands in the past, but to have it as a central theme is really cool and earns the record some extra flesh-stripes. The theme is really only present through the lyrics, samples and synth pieces like the intro "Voodoo Gore Ritual", but it dresses up the brutality just enough to create a more fulfilling type of experience than your average, insanely illustrated BDM effort, and the overall package just stands out. Musically, this is pummeling, groove-reliant death metal which is almost wholly pit-ready, with a lot of evil little trill riffs and zipping leads redolent of the Cannibal Corpse era I hinted at above, the first four records with possibly a bit more Corpsegrinder to some of the vocal patterns than Barnes. Though the riff construction largely feels as if you've heard it before, they manage to string enough catchy chops together that you feel like your back in the early days of the style. Chugging, bludgeoning, and lumbering forward at a generally casual pace, with an occasional death/thrash or OSDM outbreak that reminds me again of that aforementioned act in their younger years. You'll get some sparse surprises like the eerie clean guitars they toss onto "Splatter Fatality", or a bleak yet melodic guitar harmony in something like "Legion of the Resurrected" which had me thinking of vintage Bolt Thrower, or some un-intrusive synths, but on the whole the style between the tracks doesn't deviate all that much from its crushing, confident formula. Production here is quite clean, but still packs a lot of punch because of the guitar tone. The beats are programmed to be effective and workmanlike, but they don't try to bite off more than they can chew and just do their job. The bass has a good volume and adds a little chunkiness to the rich saturation on the rhythm guitars, while the vocals are all broad, burly and well mixed whether they're switching or matching up the growls and snarls or the borderline toilet bowl gutturals they use sparsely. None of the tracks ever wear out their welcomes, and although they don't really experiment that much, there's just enough variety provided as they trade off between more melodic chords and chugging. It's a fun album, it'll take you right back, the lyrics are solid, the packaging awesome. As I'm pretty sure these guys' debut was at least partly devoted to Lucio Fulci's "Gates of Hell" movies like City of the Living Dead, I actually hope these guys will continue the trend going forward. Can you imagine a cool death metal record based solely on The New York Ripper? The Cat in the Brain? Don't Torture a Duckling? Hell, they wouldn't even have to stick with Fulci, numerous other cult directors could be visited. https://www.facebook.com/fulciband Labels: 2019, brutal death metal, death metal, fulci, Italy	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line4
__label__cc	0.538582	0.461418	Network of Deception by: Spencer E. Moses He's committed to his country. She's committed to her God. The problem is, someone is committed to their utter destruction. Eric Stone is used to being in control. Years ago, he left the CIA to start his own spy agency, one that wouldn't find itself at the mercy of political gridlock and internal power plays. He's assembled a diverse and talented team of patriots who are ready for anything the world can throw at them--except maybe the shadowy Simone Koole. Israeli Simone Koole joined Mossad years ago to serve her people and her God. A passionate follower of Adonai, she's hired Stone's agency to help her wage a high-stakes cyber war against Israel's enemies. And she's definitely calling the shots--which most certainly isn't Eric Stone's preferred relationship with a client. With tensions high and time running out, can Simone and Eric work together to defeat their common enemy? Or will the harsh realities of duty destroy the tentative relationship that's forming between them? Network of Deception is a globe-trotting glimpse into the secret world of international espionage that will leave you breathless. Spencer E. Moses is a prolific author and a member of the Writer's Guild of New York City. Former senior vice president of Feed the Children, he is an archbishop in The Communion of Evangelical Episcopal churches and lives in Colorado. © Karen Moore Studio Spencer E. Moses Continue reading about Spencer E. Moses	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line5
__label__wiki	0.576469	0.576469	Federico Fernandez BIRTHDAY February 21, 1989 BORN PLACE Argentina Federico Fernandez Bio EDIT/Suggest of Federico Fernandez Who is Federico Fernandez An Argentine footballer playing currently for Swansea City as an defender in the field. He is an energetic player with strong right foot and lots of stamina and physical power which helps him to maintain peace and durability in the game Early Life (Childhood) He was born at Tres Algarrobos, Argentina.It is believed that he received his early education form Hocking College which is a technical college located in Nelsonville, Ohio, United States. He weights about 81 kg and wears number 33 on his back in the field. According to salary statics he earns about 400,000 EUR.He is very good at aerial duels because of this good height. His current marital status is "married", yet we do not have any information on his spouse and rest of his family. He has been able to maintain some privacy about his personal life. NETWORTH And ACHIEVEMENT He made his international career since 2011 and has made about 30 international caps, scoring 3 goals.During his play time his club became the first runner up in FIFA World Cup 2014. Height of Federico Fernandez Height in Inch Height in Meter Height in CentiMeter 6 Feet 3 Inch height inArgentina 6 Feet 3 Inch height ofPlayer 6 Feet 3 Inch height ofMale People Born On 1989 People Born On December 21 More on Player Related Bio One of the bodybuilder and enthusiastic mixed martial artist from America who is now associated with Ultimate Fighting Championship in the welterweight division. Matt Brown Biography Gained a huge recognition after playing as a right fielder in the Major League Baseball under the club Washington Nationals. Harper was selected by the Nationals with the first overall pick in the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft. Bryce Harper Biography Álvaro Daniel Pereira Barragán, is an Uruguayan football player who plays for a Brazilian club São Paulo as a left back as well as national team of Uruguay. He mostly plays as left midfielder. Alvaro Pereira Biography Vicente del Bosque He is among those players who have taken their profession to the next level, as he is a former footballer himself who currently is the manager of the Spanish national football team. Vicente del Bosque Biography	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line12
__label__wiki	0.707421	0.707421	Country Caravan There was a wealth of inspiring music this year, but it can't all make it onto the list. I'm sure they're endlessly disappointed at not making it on Country Caravan's annual wrap-up, so I wanted to assure The Walkmen, Love is All, The Gutter Twins, Of Montreal, Frightened Rabbit, Health, Women, Deerhoof, Destroyer, Marnie Stern, Crystal Castles, Portishead and Vivian Girls that it's nothing personal. I should also mention that Bob Dylan's fabulous Tell-Tale Signs: The Bootleg Series, Volume 8, is not a new album of all unreleased material, so I felt it should be ineligible. It's 30 incredible Dylan songs, however, so you should really check it out. Another disclaimer: I got a bit confused with my numbering, so I ended up writing blurbs for 26 albums this year, not 25. I couldn't bear to remove any album from the list, so I give you The Top 26 Albums of 2008 26) Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Real Emotional Trash A grower, Malkmus' fourth album since the Pavement break-up sees him embracing classic rock while still adhering to the frenetic song structure he's so well known for. Some of the instrumental bits can drag, but the sound here is solid and contains some real standout tracks. "We Can't Help You" is the album's catchiest song, recalling the upbeat melodies of Terror Twilight's "Spit on a Stranger" or Face The Truth's "Post-Paint Boy." Below is the video for "Gardenia." 25) Calexico - Carried To Dust The prolific Calexico returns with Carried To Dust, a moody and subtle collection of gothic alt-country songs. I used to listen to Feast Of Wire over and over when trying to write a dark, western screenplay (I never wrote it). While Carried To Dust isn't as exciting as Feast Of Wire, it captures the Calexico sound and is probably a great starting-off point for the uninitiated. The first two tracks are the best. Below, the video for "Two Silver Trees" 24) Okkervil River - The Stand-Ins The Stand-Ins is the thematic sequel to last year's The Stage Names. Will Sheff sings these pop songs as if beaten and chained, with such spare bleakness that you're wondering why his writing is so pleasant-sounding. There are eight songs in between three "Stand-Ins" interludes, but the songs are immediate and chilling. "Pop Lie" is the album's tightest rock song and probably its most memorable. The first single is "Lost Coastlines" 23) Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours I don't even want to talk about the rest of the album. "Feel The Love" is one of the most addictive songs of the year. 22) Deerhunter - Microcastle/Weird Era Cont. Deerhunter follow up Cryptograms with a more structured and superior album. Microcastle has that ambient, mythical sound the hip kids can't get enough of today, but the melodies and vocals are what elevate Deerhunter. The second disc, Weird Era Cont., is nearly as good as Microcastle and well worth repeated listens. Here's the video for "Agorophobia". 21) Hercules and Love Affair - Hercules and Love Affair It would still be a great listen even if the album were just the work of DJ Andy Butler, but having Antony and the Johnsons' Antony Hegarty sing on a big chunk of it doesn't hurt one bit. The video for second single "Blind" displays the best of Antony's involvement while keeping the electronic dance beats front and center. 20) Blitzen Trapper - Furr There's certainly no "Country Caravan" on the latest Blitzen Trapper album, but Furr builds on Wild Mountain Nation in the best way, offering a handful of Basement Tapes-era-Dylan and a pastiche of other Americana songs. Furr is certainly more accessible than the frenzied Wild Mountain Nation and has some great crowd-pleasers that should sway even the most stringent of mainstream music advocates at your next cocktail party. Here they are performing opening track "Sleepytime in the Western World" at a St. Louis record store. 19) The Ruby Suns - Sea Lion African-influenced folk pop and it's not Animal Collective! A bright bunch of songs that kind of make you want to dance around on the beach. I bought Sea Lion around the same time as Fleet Foxes, which kind of overshadowed them for a time. The Ruby Suns make great music in their own right and can really brighten your mood. Below, the video for "Oh, Mojave" that I also saw saw in a commercial a few days ago. Can't remember which one. 18) Sigur Ros - Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust The album's title means "With Buzzing in Our Ears We Play Endlessly" and the onomonapoeiac "buzzing" accurately reflects Sigur Ros' continuing venture into more condensed songwriting and away from the ambient sound euphoria that introduced them stateside with Ágætis byrjun. "Við Spilum Endalaust" is another contender for pop song of the year. In the chorus, Jonsi Birgisson sings in the intentionally gibberish-sounding "Hopelandic," but it always sounds to me like he's saying "Is this here, or is it all gone?" and since the "Hopelandic" aesthetic is to interpret the sounds to your liking, I'm sticking with it. 17) Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Lie Down In The Light With Lie Down In The Light, Will Oldham has released probably his most acclaimed album since I See A Darkness. While I prefer Ease Down The Road myself, Lie Down provides Oldham a great chance to create more sexually suggestive lyrics with "love" as a pretense. He's one of the greatest living songwriters and I could easily listen to this album over and over and find new surprises in the lyrics each time. Here's 'ol Beardie's video for "Easy Does It". 16) Brian Wilson - That Lucky Old Sun Brian Wilson's love letter to southern California really sounds like an album written by a 24-year-old from another time in a fantasy Happy Days-esque world. The songs are catchy, full of life, and you can really picture yourself driving up Pacific Coast Highway listening to it. Now that he finally got Smile off his chest, Wilson is focusing on the bright and sunny pop he's embraced so well over his 40+ year career. His voice remains one of the cleanest and most untouched products of the 1960s. 15) Kanye West - 808s and Heartbreak It really is hard to feel bad for Kanye West. I know he has problems like all the rest of us, but he's the biggest rapper in the world and he didn't even come from the projects. He's had two straight masterpieces, which (sort-of) earned him the right to knock off a quick, vocally-manipulated batch of R&B tunes. Luckily for us, they're enthusiastic, moody and fun, and you can still dance to it. Most one-off rap artist pet projects will be in the dollar bin within a week (Hello Re-Up Gang), but Kanye offers a fresh approach to experimental hip-hop. Here's an intense performance of "Love Lockdown" on David Letterman (it gets better after the first minute). 14) High Places - High Places Spankin' new Brooklyn-duo High Places learn from Animal Collective as well. Mary Pearson's light and airy vocals are backed up by tribal percussion on one of the year's most interesting and provocative debuts. Though Pearson's vocals headline most printed commentaries on High Places, it's Rob Barber's instrumental verve that gives this band its texture. I've previously featured a segment from Pitchfork Live's coverage on Country Caravan, but here's another taste. 13) Beck - Modern Guilt Like all new Beck albums, you need to forget about what's come before and appreciate what you're given. It's never going to be Odelay again, but high expectations always seem to make new Beck albums underwhelming to the majority of music critics. Modern Guilt, however, has so much to appreciate that multiple listens are very rewarding to the loyal listener. I had the privilege of seeing Beck perform at a very small show at El Cid in Silverlake, and it was one of the best shows I've ever seen. I also predict that many tracks on Modern Guilt will be heard in commercials for years to come. Here's "Gamma Ray" behind some footage of 2008's Coronado Speed Festival. 12) Beach House - Devotion Beach House is another musical duo with a female lead singer. Devotion is their breakthrough album, a collection of beautiful, heartwarming songs that I swear would have broken through on traditional radio had it had consistent playtime. "Heart of Chambers" is the album's centerpiece. I imagine everyone sings along when they play it in concert. 11) Black Mountain - In The Future One of the biggest snubs from Best of 2008 lists this year is Black Mountain's sophomore album In The Future. Deftly blending a psychedelic stoner sensibility with modern alternative, Black Mountain turn in one of 2008's most engaging and intense rock albums. The music video for "Angels" on YouTube is one of the better user-edited videos I've seen, with footage taken directly from Wim Wenders' Wings of Desire. I've played this song at least once a week all year. 10) Fuck Buttons - Street Horrrsing Fuck Buttons are actually quite clean, their music uncharacteristically approachable, despite the lack of lyrics and the occasional warped wail. A British electronic-drone duo, Fuck Buttons debut LP Street Horrrsing opens with the nearly 10-minute "Sweet Love for Planet Earth," a track whose subdued first minutes build to a melodic cacophony that sets the tone for the next 45. A startling debut and one of this year's indie-electro darlings. 9) Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer Spencer Krug and Dan Boeckner are two of today's most inventive pop songwriters, and on their second album as Wolf Parade, the duo take another step forward from the crowd-pleasing immediacy of Apologies to the Queen Mary, and produce an album that rewards multiple listens, as there's just too much to hear at once. Dan Boeckner's opening track "Soldier's Grin" is the most memorable at first, but the textures behind "California Dreamers" and "Kissing the Beehive" really show themselves the third or fourth time around. Wolf Parade also gave me the second best show I saw all year, with 90 minutes of rock that even had the eye-rolling hipsters dancing in place. "Kissing the Beehive" is one of several songs this year to mention me by name, though, amazing, they may be referring to Jonathan Carroll, who wrote a book of the same name. Here is the lyric: "Jonathan, Jonathan, waterfalls are running thin you know. Here's a holy grail for you to hold." The 11-minute song, with vocals by both Krug and Boeckner, if you've got the time: 8) Department of Eagles - In Ear Park I feel a bit sheepish putting Department of Eagles so high on the list, since it's the slightly less popular project of Grizzly Bear's Daniel Rossen, and I'm probably the only list-maker who hasn't heard anything from the latter band's acclaimed canon. I can say, however, that In Ear Park is an immensely fulfilling album, with a couple of stand-out tracks that make you want to figure out how the hell to put a song on repeat on an iPod. I couldn't just choose one song, so I grabbed three from Seeqpod. 7) TV on the Radio - Dear Science This was the TV on the Radio album I had been waiting for. Though I loved Return to Cookie Mountain, it seemed a bit labored, without the energy I knew this band was capable of. Dear Science puts the fun back in Fundamentally Liberal Free Jazz Post-Punk. Rolling Stone's album of the year is filled with infectious dance pop and pounding African beats. Tunde Adebimpe is having quite a year. He's the lead singer of TV on the Radio and starred as Rachel's fiance in the Jonathan Demme film Rachel Getting Married. Listen to some of it on Seeqpod. 6) M83 - Saturdays=Youth This is the album I would have wanted if I were a teenager in 1986. Too bad for all those people, but M83 hadn't yet produced this masterpiece. This entire album could be the soundtrack for a John Hughes movie, and unlike those songs, I'm not sure I could really get tired of hearing "Kim & Jessie" or "We Own The Sky." Saturdays=Youth was previously featured on Country Caravan, but here's the video once again for "Kim & Jessie." 5) Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes and Sun Giant EP I've put Fleet Foxes' self-titled debut and Sun Giant EP together, because if you listen to all the songs on shuffle you likely won't know which came from where. This is okay, since Fleet Foxes' 15 recorded songs are all a dreamy bit of folky Americana, and took this year by storm, earning Pitchfork's Best Album of 2008 honors. That distinction brings with it quite a bit of success in the indie realm, as Arcade Fire, Interpol and Panda Bear know so well. It also brings with it the inevitable backlash attached to anything that was once hip that became lame by how hip it is. I still think it's cool. I can promise you that I still will once you start liking it as well. "Ragged Wood" uses my name in a non-me-centric way as well. Download a full Fleet Foxes concert from NPR or watch them perform "English House" from the Sun Giant EP on Conan O'Brien. 4) Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend is the brainchild of Ezra Koenig, who formerly wrote comedy songs and appeared in the goofy rap group L'Homme Run. Vampire Weekend's debut album reflects this childlike whimsy. The album is so enjoyable that after a few listens you'll stop thinking about it as a guilty pleasure. Your friends may not be convinced that it should be taken seriously, but don't let that get you down. Chances are they're not taking themselves so seriously either. The video for "Oxford Comma" is a playful parody of Wes Anderson-style filmmaking. 3) No Age - Nouns This is where the decision-making got hard. How could No Age's explosive, furiously noisy Nouns fall to #3? The best rock album of the year, No Age blows through about 30 minutes of guitar driven intensity that it's probably dangerous to drive to. As dynamic as last year's Weirdo Rippers, the Los Angeles-based group is classified as experimental noise rock, but it builds upon traditional structures and gets to the point quickly. Absurdly rich, Nouns paints the modern sonic landscape with a gut-punch, bang-the-drum approach. They get a bit messy in the video for "Eraser." 2) Sun Kil Moon - April April was likely a disappointment to everyone who picked it up expecting Ghosts of the Great Highway. That album had the alt-country crowd on its knees with inviting melodies and a Tex-Mex, slightly Latin acoustic-guitar flare. April is much less immediate, but is arguably more gratifying than its predecessor. The 70-minute album has some of the best songs of Mark Kozelek's career. The slow ballads "Lost Verses" and "The Light" sound like warm spring evenings, and would be almost comforting if it weren't for the overwhelming loneliness contained in their lyrics. Will Oldham guests on the seductive "Like The River". 1) Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III I tried to enjoy another album more in 2008, but what can I say? As Weezy says on opening track "3 Peat," "Me! You watch me!" We certainly do. Lil Wayne is bold on this album. It is all undeniably and unabashedly "him." On Tha Carter III, Wayne discusses the usual suspects in modern hip-hop: Cocaine, lascivious women, money, rapping, and why he is the best at it. There's a certain ceremonial didacticism on Tha Carter III, where Weezy is the omniscient professional and you are the lowly pupil. Take "Dr. Carter," where a nurse reads off a list of vocal ailments to the doctor, who prescribes, through verse, everything you need to get that swagger back. But, as you know, noone on the corner got swagger like he do. Even "Let The Beat Build," the album's most memorable non-single, is in itself a lesson. The repeated line: "Now, that's how you let the beat build, bitch." Yes, he says bitch often. And nigger. Just deal with it. His outspoken misogyny is shocking, even by modern rap standards. I'm not a woman, but if I was, I still think I'd have a hard time resisting Tha Carter III's tractor beam. It is the best album I heard all year, and I urge you to listen to it below. Or, if you just want a quick video, watch "Mrs. Officer." Thanks for reading! (or, for most of you, thanks for scrolling to the bottom). See you in 2009! Posted by Jonathan at 4:58 PM No comments: Labels: best of list, music Ongoing Vertical Discrimination My friends-- I'm writing today to bring up a great injustice that even in the 21st century still pervades our daily lives and brings shame to our diverse nation. Hateful acts are still being perpetuated on a significant portion of our population. They're not going away and their cause is a just one. To stand in solidarity with these oppressed people, I have a major announcement to make here on Country Caravan. I, Jonathan Harris, am short. The discriminatory history against those of us with limited height is shameful and wrong. Though you may not immediately recognize the restrictions placed upon us, let me tell you a brief story that exemplifies our plight. A few weeks ago I thought I could make some extra income by donating a resource of which I have no shortage. Sperm banks pay up to $100 a donation and allow you to give up to three times a week (there are donation limits due to some strict campaign finance reforms). You can imagine my disappointment when I came upon the following restrictions from the California Cryobank: You're reading that correctly. Not only must you be young, straight, a legal American, intelligent or a macho asshole, but you must be at least 5'9". California Cryobank, I thought you were better than this. Also, that sentence isn't even grammatically correct. "Must be at least 5'9" or taller" is repetitive. It could be "Must be at least 5'9" or "Must be 5'9" or taller" but using both "at least" and "or taller" is highly unnecessary. You don't need to rub it in. But, it's not all the Cryobank's fault. The lonely and childless women who attend this facility have also made a stand. Where are the cries for short man sperm? You are complicit in this injustice by continually seeking offspring that will be taller than the average man. Do you think you can effectively weed us out of society? I assure you, we are not going away. We will not be stranded like Napoleon on this metaphorical Elba indefinitely into the future. Our sperm is just as good as the tall folk. In fact, the more intelligent among us are likely to have even better sperm than your standard paramedic or firefighter. Here is scientific proof from the UK Institute of Psychiatry, suggesting that men with more intelligence have higher quality, more mobile sperm: The study, which appears in the journal Intelligence, appears to support the idea that genes underlying intelligence may have other biological effects too. Therefore, if tiny mutations impair intelligence, they might also harm other characteristics, such as sperm quality. Average sized and tall folk of the world, be aware: We're here, down here, get used to it. My diminutive brothers and I will no longer stand for the hate and discrimination thrust upon us. At 5'6"....ok, dammit....5'5 1/2", I have just as much right to have my sperm surgically implanted into a foreign uterus. We have progressed much as a nation, but there is more work still to be done. Help us reach the cookie jar. Join with us. Posted by Jonathan at 8:14 AM 2 comments: Labels: discrimination, jonathan humiliation Bookmark My Blog	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line16
__label__cc	0.738855	0.261145	R. Cel. Américo Batista, 237 - Ipiranga - Ribeirão Preto demolidorasantosedegasperi@gmail.com Demolicão best medium format digital camera for beginners Publicado por em 4 de dezembro de 2020 Demolidos That said, it includes many significant releases since 2017 and will be updated constantly as new models get tested. Video is hardly a core requirement of medium format cameras, but the GFX 50S does a pretty decent job of serving up attractive 1080 footage. Learn more. I was drawn to the amount … They can produce interesting images, but you won’t get the medium format image quality it sounds like you want. Beyond full-frame, you move into the territory of medium format photography. Medium Format on a Budget: A Review of a Capable and Inexpensive Medium Format Camera My New Go-To Strategy for Reducing Noise 90% of Landscape Photography in Only 20 minutes Additionally, this list doesn’t cover every camera available on the market–only the ones that have passed through the IE labs. With a lower pixel density, each pixel captures more light, which is one of the defining attributes of cleaner, high quality digital images. Filter (1) Medium Format Digital Camera. Disadvantages to Shooting Medium Format Camera Size. Note: The dynamic range values listed for each camera … For mirrorless cameras, it is 61MP on the Sony A7R IV. All; Auction; Buy it now; Sort: Best Match. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Picking a medium format digital camera cannot be easy given the many options and a similar set of features available in a very saturated market. Many can run up to over $40,000 for the camera body alone. There’s also 120, a medium format film that is wider, harder to find, and more expensive (the same is true for cameras compatible with this type). Manufacturers realized this and in 2010 they started to release the new digital cameras with a large digital sensor, which is similar to the film format. I’d avoid Diana/Holga/Lomo cameras. But with so many cameras to choose from, how do you know which is right for you? My first medium format film camera was a Mamiya 645 AFD, an autofocus film camera that shoots a 6×4.5 frame commonly found in the digital medium format world. If you are using a medium/large format camera, a crop sensor, or 110-type film, the focal length numbers are going to produce different field of view degrees. Best Medium Format Digital Camera: Our Picks for 2020 1. For example, on medium format, you will need a 75mm to 100mm lens to produce a similar image to that of 50mm lens on 35mm film. Best mirrorless camera 2020: The 16 best cameras for every budget We may earn a commission if you click a deal and buy an item. With digital medium format cameras, the PhaseOne XF IQ4 offers a whopping 151MP with a price tag to match. Their 645z is a shining example of a fantastic medium format camera that’s much more affordable than most of the competition. You need a bigger format! While “mirrorless” cameras were around long before the SLR camera, in the form of large format cameras and rangefinders, the digital mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera is a relative newcomer on the block. Digital Camera World is supported by its audience. There are many brands and models of medium format cameras on the market these days, making it difficult to know where to begin if you’re looking to make your foray into this fascinating type of photography. x 4.5 cm. film negative and was introduced in Japan in February 1999. It depends on what you want to use it for, your other experience, and budget. I recently began to get interested in photography again and have been pining for a medium format camera for a long, long time. Opting for a used camera in excellent condition can be a great way of acquiring a high-quality, high-performance machine at a very attractive price. Home; Buying Guides; The best medium format camera in 2020: big sensor cameras for experts and pros. And if you get into 67 cameras, they can get very heavy! There’s no relying on autofocus or any fancy features. But from budding first-time cinematographers through to mid-sized professional productions, needs and budgets vary considerably: what may qualify as the best camera for cinematography at one one end of the spectrum may not satisfy needs at the other. The most common 645 systems were manufactured by Bronica and Mamiya and looked much like an oversized SLR. Today's best medium format cameras are smaller, better, more portable and more powerful than ever. THINGS I FORGOT - Max shutter speed is 1/1000 sec, ISO range 6-6400, weight is 1.3KG! With a large format camera, thanks to the bellows, you can tilt the lens downwards, while keeping the back of the camera upright. Medium format sensors are larger than those found in all other digital cameras. 10 Best Medium Format Digital Cameras. This level of resolution rivals that of the top medium format cameras and makes the perfect match for large format printing. Most often used in fashion and advertising, medium format cameras used to be out of reach for most photographers. You need something with depth and charisma! The image stabilization here is the best Panasonic has to offer, and among the best in class. The 6K and 4K photo modes allow users to pull either 18 or 8 megapixels still from a recorded video at 30 or 60 fps, respectively. Pentax has spent decades making high-quality cameras, and they only recently got into the medium format digital camera market. Note that this is not a complete list, nor does it include medium format cameras. Medium Format Digital Camera; Skip to page navigation. I am not a beginner to photography but having never worked with a medium format, I was hoping to get some feedback about what my best options might be. The sensors in these cameras now usually feature the new and improved versions of the CMOS (complementary … Price + postage: lowest first; Price + postage: highest first; Lowest price; Highest price; Time: ending soonest; Time: newly listed; Distance: nearest first; View: Gallery view. Users have tended to be portrait, fashion, landscape and product photographers. The Fuji GX617 takes medium format film. This tilts the plane of focus downwards. The rolling shutter is fairly pronounced, but it's more than usable, again thanks to Fujifilm's attractive color rendering. The GFX 50R is the cheapest medium format digital camera to date, and not that much more expensive than a top mirrorless full-frame camera. The cameras listed here are among the best, and provide the most number of stops of dynamic range currently available. Digital medium format cameras are the route that photographers take when a larger resolution is required. The largest sensor on a typical DSLR is 50MP on the Canon EOS 5DSR. Here’s a list of five excellent medium format film cameras for shooters new to the vast frontier of medium format. Minolta Autocord. The digital revolution has transformed filmmaking, bringing powerful video technology to a wider range of users than ever before. Shares. For the budget minded or those the worried about weight, the entry level would be the 645 camera. Yet, this technology is rapidly maturing to the point where many professionals, as well as traditional SLR manufacturers, are making the switch to digital mirrorless. The extraordinary GFX 100 may have stolen all the headlines, but the GFX 50R is still the camera that makes medium format affordable, and current prices put it on more or less the same level as high-end full frame cameras – amazing. List view. I started shooting medium format film a few years ago after being exposed to photographers like Platon and Dan Winters (who shoots a lot of large format, but also some medium format). 1-48 of 110 results. These cameras were widely used in film photography but never really mass produced for digital. Suddenly you’re down from 36 shots on a roll to as little as 10 shots on a 6×7 set-up. Shout out to Darryl for the film I ruined! For example, on a 35mm or medium format camera the plane of focus is parallel to the camera back. Fujifilm may not have full-frame cameras like many of its rivals, but it's managed to build on its successful X-series cameras with some impressive medium format … The medium format cameras themselves can come in a range of different systems. PROS … It’s cool. Even as a base system, you will find 645 cameras share a lot of features with … The Fujifilm GFX100 is, bar none, the best medium format camera on the market today, thanks to an advanced autofocus system and in-body stabilization. We've compiled a list of the Best Medium Format Camera For Beginners of 2019 to/NOT buy, including Top (Highest) Rated Medium Format Camera For Beginners Reviews on Amazon.com, eBay, Walmart, Best Buy, Reddit, Consumer Reports... You will know What is the best Medium Format Camera For Beginners on the market, What is the Best Affordable, Best Inexpensive, Best Cheap … Medium format can be a difficult progression for a lot of film shooters. It is admired for the sensitivity gamut of ISO 100-25,600, a Four Thirds-format Live MOS sensor, and the sufficient 16MP resolution. We’ve got you covered. By Rod Lawton 07 September 2020. Highly regarded as one of the best medium format cameras available on the market, the Contax 645 is an absolutely incredible piece of equipment. Number of Shots per Roll . The Contax 645 offers a 6 cm. Pentax 645z. If you are looking for something small and light, 35mm may be a better fit for you. The Best Medium Format Cameras for Beginners. That’s why it’s better to choose one of the first two formats. I have past experience with 35mm and 4x5, but was never able to try medium format. … Medium Format Cameras. Since its introduction it has been widely regarded as the king of medium format cameras for shooting portraits and wedding photos. Best Match. You need to shoot medium format. Here is a list of our favourite medium format cameras to help you get started. However, such cameras rarely interest beginners because of their complexity, price, and low working speed. 4x5 and larger are suitable for large format cameras. In the film days, medium format referred to anything larger than 35mm and smaller than 4 … Medium-format cameras can offer wider dynamic range than their smaller format counterparts. This best camera for portraits can take 8.6 fps, which is just a dab more than the 8.5 fps featured by its forerunner. Medium format film cameras. At the end of 2016, Fujifilm came out with one of the first mirrorless medium-format cameras … If you're using an … Plus medium format cameras are gorgeous and built to last. Medium format film cameras are much larger and bulkier than 35mm cameras. Some of the best medium format cameras of today are manufactured by Fujifilm, Leica, and of course, Hasselblad. Most of the times when professionals understand that they lack the quality that full-frame cameras can offer, they choose medium format cameras. To give you a heads-up on some of the best deals out there we’ve carefully selected 10 cameras—five digital and five analog—that will give you a substantial bang for your buck and also fit seamlessly into your present system. However, if you are planning on purchasing a medium format camera, we have put together a list of cameras that both beginners and professional medium format photographers can consider. A roll of 35mm has 24-36 shots on it. So without further ado, here is a list of nine great medium format film cameras that you need to have: {Minolta Autocord by Lordcolus} 1. Eventually, medium format digital cameras evolved to have much smaller and more lightweight bodies that look just like any other DSLR or mirrorless camera. 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__label__cc	0.725737	0.274263	Home→Uncategorized→stinging nettle numbness stinging nettle numbness Oh, pfft on the doctor. It has deeply toothed leaves and fine hairs that release histamines and formic acid when touched; these substances are similar to the compounds released by bees or fire ants, according to Purdue University. That said, there are a number of things you can do to ease the discomfort. Eczema Tingling or numbness is an abnormal sensation that can occur anywhere in your body including hands, feet, neck, thighs, legs and more. That’s why, if it doesn’t appear on your property naturally, you might want to try growing nettle. May Reduce Inflammation. Don’t rub too hard though as you’ll exacerbate the sensation. This works as aloe vera is an anti-inflammatory and should provide some cooling effect too providing immediate relief. contents. 4. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Stinging Nettle. Does stinging nettles give you pins and needles? She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Connecticut. They get their name from the fact that they are able to deliver a nasty sting, leaving behind a painful and itchy rash. These irritants include histamine and acetylcholine. Exposure to stinging nettle toxins can cause swelling, redness, a stinging or tingling sensation, numbness, and itching. Otherwise, people in western U.S. states are urged to leave the native plant unharmed as much as possible. Eradicate stinging nettle only in high-use areas where it can compromise your physical health or ability to grow food or cash crops, recommends a University of California Integrated Pest Management Online website article. If there is concern about upset stomach and other side effects, take it with food. Douglas has worked as a staff reporter for the Lakeville Journal newspaper group. In some cases you may notice that you have a few tiny hairs where you were stung by the nettles. All rights reserved. It can also be categorized as a noxious weed. Home remedies can also include vinegar, baking soda, soap or other alkaline substances to try and neutralise acids. Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) grows throughout much of the United States and is hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 2 through 9. Stinging Nettle Capsules and Tablets. The stinging hairs, called trichomes, are hollow like hypodermic needles with protective tips. The fine hairs, or trichomes, on the stems and leaves of stinging nettle contain a number of chemicals that are released when the plant contacts the skin. ... and numbness. When your fingers or other body parts touch stinging nettle's leaves or stems, the histamine and acetylcholine in the nettle hairs cause your body to release its own histamine as a defense measure. Different looking than what you may have seen up north, but just as painful. DISCLAIMER: By printing, downloading, or using you agree to our full terms. It is a broad term that generally ranges from the harmless numbness when your limbs are too cold in winters to the harmful medical conditions that require an immediate medical attention. As it doesn’t get under the skin, it’s unusual for there to be any serious effects. Plant taxonomy: Stinging nettle is a member of the genus, Urtica, a broadleaf, perennial plant. Most of the stinging nettle I found that weekend was hiding in shady areas, close to riparian zones. After the hair's tip breaks away and stays in skin, its needlelike system reacts and injects irritants into the skin. numbness; Bell’s palsy. The plant is an annual that comes out about this time to plague gardeners. Inflammation is your body’s way of healing itself and fighting infections. Smaller, younger leaves are more heart-shaped. Stinging nettle is a tall perennial broadleaf weed that often grows in colonies. If you want to remove it, wear protective clothing, grasp the plant near its base and pull it out of the ground from that position in order to remove the entire root system. Review the full terms at the following URL: We use cookies to give you the best online experience in accordance with our cookie policy. Bell’s palsy is a type of cranial neuropathy that results from the inflammation of a nerve in the face. Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. It has only just started spreading upwards the last few days. It causes temporary paralysis to one side of the face. The feelings often linger for most of the day, although they settle into a numbness or tingling after several hours. The root and above ground parts are used as medicine. Each hair includes a breakaway structure at its tip that activates when touched. The first step here is to clean mud or dirt away from the area using cold water or a damp cloth. They get their name from the fact that they are able to deliver a nasty sting, leaving behind a painful and itchy rash. Foragers gather the plant in early spring while it is still under 1 foot in height; stinging nettle ultimately reaches 3 to 20 feet in height and grows in large clumps. It comes by both the "stinging" part of its common name and the "urtica," which means "burn," part of its botanical name honestly. Caused by eating wrong type of food. Stinging nettle is used for diabetes and osteoarthritis. January 2017. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. Stinging nettle has delicate, whitish-green sprays of tiny flowers that form arching spikes. The other is a nutritional powerhouse with tons of uses. The Stinging Nettle Made My Finger Go Numb. Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica L.) grows wild in forests, fields and near woodlands in many parts of the U.S. Stinging Nettle, or Urtica dioica, is a flowering perennial plant that is native to many areas of the world, including North America, Europe, and Asia. People have become sick or have died after blundering into a patch of tree nettle. Consult physician as soon as you see such signs after coming in contact with nettle related […] ... As mentioned, a sting from a nettle is no serious problem and will clear up on its own. © Copyright 2020 Hearst Communications, Inc. Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in Wild (and Not So Wild) Places; Steve Brill. Sorry if I state the obvious, but could it have been a stinging nettle? Stinging nettle rash presents as raised bumps or hives that are often light in color and up to a centimeter in diameter. Most animals, particularly those with short hair or areas of exposed skin, will also be affected by stinging nettle toxins in the same manner as humans. You can also use analgesics such as Paracetamol. This often catches us out thanks to the ability of nettles to blend seamlessly into the background among other fauna. Overview Information Stinging nettle is a plant. It’s found in gardens, waste areas, near where animals live, and around moist areas such as creeks. The first true leaves have margins that are coarsely round-toothed on short stalks. As a defense strategy, these hairs act like tiny needles to inject chemicals into invading pests and predators – or your legs as you walk by. The stinging nettle plant is in abundance in many regions of North America. Take great caution when handling these nutritious plants – my thumb went numb for almost 18 hours after the initial sting! Stinging nettle capsules and tablets can be taken orally. That said though, you may still be wondering what precisely is going on when you get stung, and it can be useful to know how to treat the stings if you want to get rid of the discomfort more quickly and help put any stung children at ease too. It often grows in patches and may reach 3 feet high or taller. It’s irritating at best and that irritation will normally go away on its own after a couple of hours (and subside much before that) without treatment. This plant is covered in small stinging nettle hair cells that break easily on contact, injecting secretions that cause numbness, pain, and itching to humans and animals. Learn how your comment data is processed. There are several possible causes of facial numbness, also known as hypesthesia. When you weed or gather stinging nettle, the two most obvious methods of avoiding the numbness associated with touching the wild plant is to wear protective clothing and to learn to recognize the plant before touching it. When a forest is disturbed by fire the first plants that grow in the burnt, broken underbrush are nettles. What Makes Stinging Nettle Sting? As mentioned, a sting from a nettle is no serious problem and will clear up on its own. Stinging nettle can lower blood pressure, which means it could heighten the effect of blood pressure medications. Hoeing the affected ground once or twice only causes the root system to break up, allowing stinging nettle to multiply. These chemicals include histamine which is what irritates the skin and brings up the rash, acetylcholine which is what causes the burning feeling and serotonin which can also trigger pain. Whether you grasp a stinging nettle on purpose or without thinking, knowing how to avoid the stinging and numbness that result is crucial when working where the plant may be present. Do not confuse these plants with dead nettle (Lamium maculatum), a harmless perennial plant used in shade gardens. Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) grows throughout much of the United States and is hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 2 through 9. Stinging nettle root appears to have different pharmacological effects than the leaves. Previously, she served as a communication specialist in the nonprofit field. Long trousers are a must! This plant is stinging nettle. Be Careful! Stinging nettle grows in meadows, on roadsides and along streams, and it has been reported in all U.S. states except Arkansas and Hawaii. Nettle is known for its medicinal properties, but chemicals like histamine, acetylcholine and serotonin residing in this leaf can irritate your skin leading to nettle allergy. There is inconclusive evidence on whether stinging nettle capsules or tablets for allergy relief are better ingested on an empty stomach or not. In New Zealand there are 3 species: the native ongaonga (giant tree nettle), and 2 introduced varieties. The telltale sign of a stinging nettle is the obvious “sting” from the micro hairs on their stem. The cotyledons (seed leaves) are round to oval, and hairless except for a few stinging hairs and sparse, short, nonstinging hairs. Stinging nettle herb is a very effective anti-inflammatory agent. Stinging nettles, technically termed Urtica dioica, are something that many of us feared as children when playing outside. Stinging nettle herb is such a magical herb that also reduce the chances of communicable diseases and increase your immunity. Most of these causes can be traced to a problem in or affecting the trigeminal nerve. This roughly corresponds to arthritic and rheumatic conditions with pain, stiffness and numbness of the bones, joints and muscles. In many cases, however, tingling in the hands, feet, or both can be severe, episodic, or chronic. Because the plant loses its prickly qualities with heat, stinging nettle is a welcome springtime spinachlike food for foragers and also is used to make what some people consider a therapeutic tea. As with most stings, nettles sting by transmitting chemicals that irritate the skin. If, for example, you grasp stinging nettle with your hand, you can expect immediate feelings of intense itching and burning in your fingers and palm. Brushing against stinging nettle can cause a mild to moderate rash, d… Now just avoid itching and wait for the pain to go away! The stinging nettle is a plant found practically all over the world. Stinging nettle has two sides: On one hand, it stings you, leaving your skin hurting and numb. Put on thick gloves, thick socks, a long-sleeved shirt and long plant before pulling or clipping stinging nettle and/or when preparing it for consumption. The sting is quite painful and the area around it may go numb for a short period. Stinging nettle's ability to defend itself comes from the nearly invisible hairs on its leaves and stems. 0. filmbuffy Posts: 77. It also can accompany other symptoms. When examined closely, the plant's fine hairs are apparent on the upper surface of its leaves and on its stems. As long as your hand hasn't blown up, the li'l needle is probably still lodged. Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica), if you have never experienced it, is an upright perennial that is covered with tiny, stinging hairs. Stinging nettle is a common weed. Luckily, getting stung by a nettle is nothing to worry about. Urtica dioica, often known as common nettle, stinging nettle (although not all plants of this species sting) or nettle leaf, or just a nettle or stinger, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Urticaceae.Originally native to Europe, much of temperate Asia and western North Africa, it is now found worldwide, including New Zealand and North America. Stinging nettle herb also helps with arthritis, joint disease, liver, kidney,Also helps to cure stomach inflammation. From here you’ll then want to treat the pain which you can do using aloe vera. Stinging nettle is exactly why gardening with gloves is important. This is especially good to know if you should have fallen onto a number of stinging nettles in which case it can be quite unpleasant. Stinging nettle is a great example of a plant that is a weed in some contexts, a beneficial in others. Ellen Douglas has written on food, gardening, education and the arts since 1992. Stinging nettles, technically termed Urtica dioica, are something that many of us feared as children when playing outside. Redness, swelling, itching, inflammation and numbness can be accompanied by this allergic reaction. Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) is found throughout Eurasia, North America, and northern Africa, and has been introduced to parts of South America. It can often reach a height of up to seven feet. If you spot these you can try washing them off, or using tape to remove them. Touching the wild plant without gloves can lead to burning, itching, welts and numbness. Stinging pain going up ankle For the last month, I have been experiencing a ‘stinging nettle pain’ above my left ankle going slightly up the side of my leg for about 1″. Some of these causes will result in temporary numbness or face tingling, some will cause a perm… The physical structure and chemical compounds of stinging nettle combine to deliver a defensive one-two punch to anyone who grasps or even brushes against the plant. University of California Integrated Pest Management Online: Burning and Stinging Nettles Management Guidelines, U.S. Department of Agriculture: Plants Profile for Urtica Dioica (Stinging Nettle). The plant is considered an herbaceous perennial, meaning that it has herbal properties and grows back in the same areas year after year. ... As a result, symptoms can include redness, itching, swelling, numbness, and pain. … The skin surrounding the hives may be red. Despite all this, it is ironically recognized for its medicinal properties for many centuries. Interactions And Warnings: Stinging nettle contains vitamin K and so could interfere with the anticoagulant drug, warfarin (Coumadin). have fine hairs on the leaves and stems that contain irritating chemicals, which are released when the plant comes in contact with the skin. Furthermore stinging nettle leaves are plants that are Cold in nature. True to its name, stinging nettle imparts a painful sting through tiny hairs on the underside of its leaves and on its stems. Ongaonga or tree nettle is covered in needle-like stinging hairs that give off a poison when brushed against. Stinging nettles (Urtica spp.) How to Swallow Large Tablets and Capsules, https://www.healthguidance.org/Terms-of-Service. First of all then, let’s take a look at what nettle stings actually are and at what causes them. This means that stinging nettle leaves typically help people who have too much "heat" in their body. The leaves and young stems of this herbaceous plant are fitted with stinging hairs tipped with formic acid and other irritants. The plant is multistemmed with coarsely toothed leaves that are alternate, rather than exactly opposite each other, on the stems and either oval or lance-shaped. Stinging nettles also shed large quantities of Stinging Nettle There are approximately 12 primary causes of facial numbness plus the catch-all idiopathic cause where the face can become numb but the cause or causes remain unknown. Stinging nettle is a prolific perennial plant that has hairs called trichomes lining its leaves and stems. Even this time of year I see tiny plants growing from the roots. 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__label__wiki	0.711576	0.711576	Nadra Assaf With over 30 years of experience in Higher Education and professional productions, Nadra Assaf is the associate chair of Communication Arts Department at the Lebanese American University and founder of Al-Sarab Dance (1991). With an M.F.A. from Sarah Lawrence College, and an EdD from Leicester University she created dance opportunities such as IDDFL, throughout Lebanon and the region. Some of her productions/publications include: Audience/performer re-action: an investigation into audience/performer reciprocity via a touring site-specific performance in Lebanon (2020) Public Conflict, Private Scars (2019), Sawtee (2019, 2017), Embodying Feminism in the 21st Century: Perspectives from the East and the West (2017), This. Is. How? It. Happened! (2016), Not Without My Body: The Struggle of Dancers and Choreographers in the Middle East (2015), and I Matter”: An Interactive Exploration of Audience-Performer Connections (2012). Jimmy Bechara Jimmy Bechara has 30 years of dance experience, from a student to a teacher and researcher. He directed his pedagogy and research to the human body perception and behavior in and through dance. Jimmy is a performer, choreographer, and teacher coordinator of Al-Sarab Dance School and Professor at the Lebanese American University. Born and raised in Lebanon, Jimmy’s path took him to Jacksonville University Florida, where he graduated with an MFA in dance. His research interests revolve around: human perception in dance. Some of his work and/or performances are as follows: Mining the Gap ((2019), This. Is. How? It. Happened! (2016), and I Matter: An Interactive Exploration of Audience-Performer Connections (2012), “he’s in her shoes (2012). Bernard Brown Bernard Brown is a choreographer, performer, educator, scholar and activist. Intersecting race, gender, and sexuality, Brown’s choreography has been presented across the US including LA, San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas, Minneapolis, Phoenix and NYC. He has choreographed Scott Joplin's opera, "Treemonisha" for Skylark Opera, and created original dance works for Sacramento State University, El Camino College, Lula Washington Dance Theatre School, Pasadena Dance Theatre School, and South Chicago Dance Theatre. Performance career highlights include: Lula Washington Dance Theatre, David Rousseve/REALITY, Kamasi Washington, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Louis Johnson Dance Theater Ensemble, TU Dance, Shapiro & Smith Dance, Doug Elkins Dance Company, Donald McKayle, Rennie Harris, Vincent Patterson, Rudy Perez, Nike, among others. Brown is an Assistant Professor of Dance at CSU, Sacramento. Brown was published in the inaugural edition of The Dancer-Citizen, with a forthcoming publication in The Activist History Review. His scholarship on queerness, blackness, post-modern dance and arts activism has been presented at conferences across the US. His work on eviction rights, “Champion,” was presented at the launch of the Institute on Inequality and Democracy at UCLA Luskin. His activism has been documented by the NY and LA Times. He is also recipient of the Westfield Emerging Artist Award, and the Lester Horton Award. He is Executive Artistic Director and primary choreographic voice of Bernard Brown/bbmoves, social justice dance theatre company. He trained at Idyllwild Arts Academy, The Ailey School and Dance Theater of Harlem. He earned his MFA from UCLA and his BFA from Purchase College. The LA Times has called him "...the incomparable Bernard Brown…” Headshot photo credit: Joe Pugliese Clémence Debaig Clemence Debaig is a designer, dancer and computational artist, based in London. Her work is situated at the intersection of dance and technology. She creates work for galleries, the stage, and more unconventional sites, in the form of interactive installations, audio-visual experiences and performances. Her recent work focuses on exploring notions of control, harassment and apathy, questioning how human behaviours are changed when using technology as a proxy to interact with each other. She likes to explore how digital technology can enable audience participation during performances. In light of the recent events, she wants to shift her practice to researching the fine line between remote collaboration and control, and how it can lead to a sense of togetherness. In 2019, she presented her work in several group exhibitions and festivals, including Anamorphic Waves at Ugly Duck, Kallida festival in Somerset and the London Ultra at the Oxo Tower. Clemence has an MSc in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design (2009) from the University of Technology of Compiègne (France). She is currently doing an MA in Computational Arts at Goldsmiths University in London. In parallel to her academic studies, she trained as a dancer, focusing particularly on contemporary and dance theatre techniques. Sonia Destri Sonia Destri Lie is the artistic director and choreographer of Companhia Urbana de Dança. Receiving her degrees in both psychology and ballet has rendered her a unique perspective on human expression and human form. Destri travelled throughout Brazil and Europe after completing her studies, working in dance, theatre, film, and musicals. It was then when she was discovered hip-hop and b-boying dance. She has defined her unique refreshing interpretation of these styles by infusing them with the rich cultural influences of Brazil and the favelas from within. Her works creatively embrace elements of hip-hop, b-boying, contemporary dance, and also Brazilian social dances. Destri's choreography has been cited as a significant contribution to the field of dance, generating an entirely new genre that coincidentally returns a greater appreciation for existing dance styles and the significance of sociocultural influences. Media and contemporaries' reviews of her performances are nothing short of spectacular. She received the Best Script Award by the Ford Foundation, the Staging Award 2011 by the State of Rio de Janeiro for the show Eu Danço, the FADA Award by the City Hall of Rio de Janeiro (2012, 2013 and 2014), and the Best Choreography Award by Conseil International de la Danse (CID Unesco). http://companhiaurbanadedanca.com.br/ Sarah Fadel After receiving her MFA in Choreography from the University of Roehampton – London (2017), Sarah Fadel went back to Lebanon and became an assistant professor at the Lebanese American University. In addition, she joined the committee of the International Dance Day Festival in Lebanon (IDDFL). She utilised her experience from the Dance Studies courses in the University Paris VIII (2013) and her BA in Translation (2011) to fuel her research focus: “Translation principles as tools for movement generation”. Sarah is the assistant artistic director of Al Sarab Dance Company, and a teacher at Al Sarab Dance School. She has been part of Al Sarab Dance company since 2007 and has performed and choreographed in several company productions locally and internationally. She has also collaborated/performed with local and international artists. Some of her works/collaborations: Zekra (2017), This. Is. How? It. Happened! (2016), Thawrath – Metel in Stereo (2016), … Not Really (2015). Charles Macdonald Charles Macdonald, originally from Michigan, is a graduate of Julliard Dance Program. He has performed with Detroit’s Harbinger Dance Company and with NYC’s Sandra Cameron Dance. Charles is a former NYC public school teacher, and currently teaches and performs with Dances for a Variable Population. Melissa Melpignano Melissa Melpignano is an Italian dance scholar and practitioner. She works as a Lecturer and Interim Dance Director in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Texas at El Paso. She obtained a Ph.D. in Culture & Performance in the Department of World Arts & Cultures/Dance at UCLA. Her research examines the stakes of dancing and choreographing in contexts characterized by states of emergency and conflict, looking at how performance practices contribute to theorizations of livability, solidarity, and collective responsibility. Her next book project deals with these issues while tracing the formation of dance epistemes in Israel/Palestine. She is currently finalizing a manuscript on the theorization of presence in eighteenth and nineteenth-century Italian ballet literature, reading text as dance in relation to coloniality and gender. Her writings appear in Dance Research Journal, and The Body, The Dance, and The Text, and in the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Dance and Jewishness from a Contemporary Perspective and 50 Contemporary Choreographers (third edition). Melissa is also a performer, dance maker, and dramaturg, and is currently involved in interdisciplinary projects that research water supply and decolonial and anticolonial practices on the U.S.-Mexico border. JoAnna Mendl Shaw JoAnna Mendl Shaw has been choreographing performance works for stage, rural and urban landscapes since the 1980’s. Artistic Director of The Equus Projects, Shaw tours throughout the States and Europe creating site-specific performance works that often bring dancers and horses into shared landscapes. The Equus Projects has created commissioned works in 18 States including the multi-year, Pullman Project, an immersive community based work in the historic Pullman District in south Chicago. Shaw has taught on faculty at NYU/Tisch, The Juilliard School, Ailey BFA Program, Marymount, Princeton, Mount Holyoke and Montclair State. The recipient of two NEA Choreographic Fellowships and multiple NEA grants for Interdisciplinary Performance, Shaw’s work has also been funded by the Rockefeller, Harkness, Jerome Robbins, O’Donnell-Greene and Oppenheimer Foundations and the National Performance Network. Celeste Miller Celeste Miller is a choreographer, solo performer, educator and community arts animator. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance at Grinnell College, a position that allows her to combine her passion for teaching with her investigation of dance as a performing art, political act and a method for the embodiment of ideas and beliefs. Dubbed “dance whisperer” by Balance Dance Company, she has devoted her life to finding ways that every body can access a way to experience the world, and express ideas through participatory dance-making. Fellowships and awards for her work include the National Performance Network Creation Fund, National Endowment for the Arts Choreography Fellowship, Atlanta Mayor’s Fellowship in the Arts, and the Maryland Arts Council. Miller directed the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival Choreographer’s Lab: Dance and Community Engagement from 1993-2010. She is the co-founder of the Pillow’s “Curriculum in Motion” methodology - artist/educator and classroom teacher collaborations to teach academic subjects using dance as the tool for learning. A chapter on this methodology was published by Cambria Press in "Hybrid Lives of Teaching Artists in Dance and Theatre Arts" in 2014. Currently, through Jacob’s Pillow and a National Endowment for the Arts Creativity Connects grant, Miller and community partners in the field of medical education are applying the principles of “Curriculum in Motion” to examine ways in which dance-based improvisation and embodiment practices can uniquely support the health and morale of practitioners, nurture creative problem-solving, and promote a conscientious medical practice. Dr. Candice Salyers Candice Salyers is a dancer and multi-disciplinary artist whose work integrates text, poetic images, and movement to create both intimate and large-scale installations and performances. Her dance work has been shown in landscapes and stages in the US, UK, Estonia, Ireland, Bulgaria, Morocco, and the Czech Republic and has been commissioned and supported by residencies across the US, including at Acadia National Park, as well as in Spain, Armenia, Canada, and Hungary. She was one of 10 US artists selected to participate in an international exchange between National Dance Project (US) and Culture Ireland (IE). Her PhD. work explored intersections of dance performance, feminist theories, and environmental philosophy, and she also holds an MFA and MDiv. Her recent solo performance project explores different physical and conceptual perspectives on female sainthood and includes dances created for both landscape and stage spaces. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor of Dance at The University of Southern Mississippi. Candice was awarded a 2016 Choreographic Fellowship from the Massachusetts Cultural Council for her choreographic and performance work and a 2017 Postdoctoral Fellowship from the American Association of University Women for her writing. She was recently one of the first dancers invited to speak at the Society for European Philosophy, and her publications include contributions to Tanz, Bewegung, und Spiritualitat, and the Journal of Performance and Mindfulness. Students from The University of Southern Mississippi: Linnea Blakemore is a junior Dance major and Psychology minor. Ayanna Coleman is a junior Performance & Choreography major. Casey Collier is a senior Performance & Choreography major. Kaylee Holley is a junior Dance Education major. Tarrah Mills is a senior Performance & Choreography major. Maggie Pope is a junior Dance Education major. Dallas Robinson is a sophomore Dance Education major. Rodarius Washington is a sophomore Performance & Choreography major. Dr. Rachel Sweeney Dr. Rachel Sweeney is a practicing movement artist with a background informed by Butoh and its sister form, Body Weather. She is a dance researcher, writer and performer with an interest in phenomenological writings within contemporary performance praxis. She is Senior Lecturer and Subject Leader in Dance at Liverpool Hope University, and has worked internationally as a Research Fellow at the Australian National University and as Guest Lecturer for the School of Visual and Performing Arts in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Her teaching specialisms include intercultural theatre training and site based performance composition. She has published widely on contemporary cross cultural training practice and movement and ecology based practices and her independent performance work has been funded by the Arts Council of Ireland and the Arts and Humanities Research Council. She is a member of the experimental heritage group Karum Creevagh and currently is developing archaeological, ecological and artistic trans disciplinary projects in Ireland. Amelia Youssef Amelia Youssef has been involved in the world of dance for the past 20 years, and an active participant for the past 10. She has enjoyed being a committee member of IDDFL for the past five years. With an MA in Archaeology, from University College London, England, and an MA in the English Language, from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, she has always been interested in the arts. She is currently a senior instructor in the English department, at the Lebanese American University.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line28
__label__wiki	0.785824	0.785824	Celtic chieftain Vercingetorix (c. 75 BC-c. 46 BC) battled valiantly to keep the Roman army from overrunning the territory of Gaul, asâ¦, Iceni Queen Boudicca (died 61) ruled over a small tribe of Celts who challenged the colonization plans of the Roman Empire in England. Only the Aduatuci tribe now withstands Romeâs might. Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. There ensues a battle in which Caesarâs legions rout the army of Ariovistus. Intended to do more than document events, the commentaries are the product of someone who understood the importance of propaganda to increase his power and to achieve his autocratic ambitions. Wiseman, T. P., ed. It is perhaps no wonder that just two years later his Roman troops were ready to follow him to the bitterest of encountersâcivil war. There he receives the surrender of the Trinobantes and other tribes and attacks the stronghold of Cassivellaunus. Â© 2019Â Encyclopedia.com \| All rights reserved. constitution when he had himself declared dictator for the purpose of rewriting the constitution. had a special interest in word forms. In eighteenth-century France, the value of the Commentaries as a military handbook was not lost on Napoleon Bonaparte, who wanted the work to be part of the education of every general and wrote his own Summary of the Wars of Caesar (Precis des Guerres de Cesar, 1836). Each successive generation could augment the auctoritas earned by their ancestors and increase their own dignitas through the position, status, and wealth of their family. Commentaries on individual books of the Gallic War are available, and sev- eral new commentaries are appearing on the selections from the Gallic War that were chosen for the Advanced Placement Exam in Latin (introduced in spring 2013), but nothing that presents multiple books in â¦ Eventually the Romans launch a counterattack, their cavalry pursuing and beheading the Treveri leader, Indutiomarus. And since I must now accept my fate, I place myself at your disposal. He also showed himself to be a rising star in the Roman law courts. Leaving his lieutenant Titus Labienus in winter quarters among the Sequani, Caesar returns to Nearer Gaul to conduct the administrative duties of a governor. Other details dealing with the battle itself are equally important. In the territory of the Eburones, Caesar sets up camp, appointing Cicero to guard the baggage. In the account and through the account, Caesar emerges as a model of Roman virtue par excellence. After he fails to relieve the town of Avaricum (todayâs Bourges), it falls to Caesar, whose troops have besieged it. Trans. In the years that followed Mariusâs victory, the inhabitants of Farther Gaul were heavily taxed and closely monitored. Cross-references to this page (11): Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges, SYNTAX OF THE VERB. London: HarperCollins, 1995. In his youth he composed the poem Praises of Hercules, a tragedy called Oedipus, and a collection of sayings (apophthegms). The Commentaries on the Gallic War had a wide-spread impact on later ancient biographers and historians. And, as an aid to his readers, he provides expository information for those who are unfamiliar with the far-off lands and people encountered during his forays. 1.25 circumvenere: we follow Seel and others in reading circumvenire Trans. "De Bello Gallico" and Other Commentaries Contents: The war in Gaul -- The civil war. According to his contemporary, the famous orator Cicero, Caesar spoke and wrote on a daily basis. They now intended for their works to be publicly disseminated. The leading rebel, Vercingetorix, submits nobly to Caesar. The translation is based on W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn (1869). Caesarâs fearless style of generalship, marked by his famed celeritas (speed) was as impressive as his oratory. After 18 days of maneuvers and raids, his point made, Caesar withdraws to Gaul. Pompey was granted special authority to deal with the crisis. Censor Two censors were elected every five years from among the ex-consuls. In honor of his achievements, the Senate grants Caesar 20 days of public thanksgiving. Bohn. The Gallic War (58-51 B.C.) Ciceroâs band, foraging away from the camp, is caught off guard. Rather the Commentaries on the Gallic War should be regarded as a key to understanding the sophisticated linguistic, rhetorical, and historical processes of one of ancient Romeâs most dynamic politicians and foremost thinkers. A. Wiseman and P. Wiseman. Caesar orders the construction of new ships to facilitate a full-scale invasion of Britain. in Gaul, Germany, and Britain. Nonetheless, there are traces of a tradition hostile to the content of Caesarâs Commentaries. World Literature and Its Times: Profiles of Notable Literary Works and the Historic Events That Influenced Them. Caesar also recovers the loyalty of the Aedui and of the Arverni, stations Roman officials and troops throughout Gaul, and personally winters at Bibracte. Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges, CONSTRUCTION OF CASES. Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War Literally Translated Default Title - $8.00 USD Regular price $8.00 Quantity Add to Cart Translated by Edward Brooks, Jr. David McKay, 1895. Vercingetorix was given over to Caesar. His nobility is apparent from the beginning of book seven to the moment that he surrenders willingly to the decision of his own people and to Caesar. London: Routledge, 1996. Six years later, after being displayed in Caesarâs triumph, he was executed. This series of annual war commentaries is referred to by various names but is commonly called De bello Gallico in Latin, or The Gallic Wars in English. It was customary for Romans to celebrate the resgestae (âthings doneâ) of their ancestors in speeches of praise at funerals and in funerary inscriptions. They also oversaw markets and weights and measures as well as public festivals and games. Commentarii de Bello Gallico (English: Commentaries on the Gallic War) is Julius Caesar's firsthand account of the Gallic Wars, written as a third-person narrative. For they are unadorned, direct and graceful, stripped of every oratorical ornament as though divested of clothingâ (Cicero, Brutus, chapter 292). They were joined on their march by another tribe known as the Tigurini. The Gallic War: Commentaries on the Gallic War with an Eighth Commentary. The cursus honorum, or âladder of offices,â was the means by which a Roman official, or magistrate, advanced politically. When it came to his political affiliations, Caesar was a member of the Populares, a demagoguâ¦ After amassing fresh troops to counter the threat of war, Caesar finds him-self occupied in the North, again in Menapian territory. In 109 bce the Romans sent out a new army under the consul M. lunius Silanus to de-fend the new Roman province of Farther Gaul. None understood this more than Caesarâs uncle, Gaius Marius. Well, not entirelyâ¦One small village of the indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders. ." Cassivellaunus promises hostages and a yearly tribute, after which Caesar returns to Gaul and settles his troops in winter quarters. The Usipetes and the Tencteri cross into Gaul under pressure from the Suebi, who are the largest and most warlike of the German nations. Of the forces that had taken part in the attackâknown to number over 30,000âmore than a third were killed; the rest fled in terror and were not allowed to halt even on the mountain heights. After Caesarâs assassination, it would take another 14 years of civil war for the emergence of an autocrat who was capable of unifying the Senate and the people of Rome. These are the tactics of chariot warfare. The forces of the Eburones and Nervii disperse. The tide is turned by the arrival of Romeâs Tenth Legion and the Romans are victorious. Caesar draws attention to the significance of the victory and takes the opportunity to display his famous dementia (clemency): So ended this battle, by which the tribe of the Nervii was almost annihilated and their name almost blotted out from the face of the earth. The Commentaries on the Gallic War had a wide-spread impact on later ancient biographers and historians. London: Orion, 2002. Their unlikely hero is a very small Gallic man named Asterix, who is accompanied by his faithful companion, an oversized man named Obelix, and his pet hound, Dogmatix. In the two decades that followed, Pompey used his military successes against Romeâs enemies to persuade the Senate to give him a consulship and further commands. His actions resulted eventually in the annexation of the Near East and an ingenious settlement that took ac-count of the complex geographical and political factors of the region. World Literature and Its Times: Profiles of Notable Literary Works and the Historic Events That Influenced Them. On hearing the news of it, their old men â¦ sent envoys to Caesar and surrendered.... Caesar, wishing to let it be seen that he showed mercy to the unfortunate suppliants, took great care to protect them from harm, confirmed them in possession of their territories and towns, and commanded their neighbours to refrain from injuring their persons or property. Appointed governor of Romeâs ancient provinces of Gaul and Illyricum, Julius Caesar battles the tribes of Gaul, Germany, and Britain. Reports of incursions by two Germanic peoples (the Harudes and the Suebi) inspire Caesar to march north to prevent Ariovistus from capturing a major town of GaulâVesontio. His power superseded all other magistrates in a military (and occasionally domestic) crisis. Now late in the summer, Caesar directs his attention toward Britain. Report of the victory causes the rebellious Treveri to call off another planned attack, but they continue to incite rebellion and taunt the Romans. Later he demonstrated how easy it was to pervert the traditional Republican It was impossible for Caesar to have fully falsified his account since it would have been competing with his own reports to the Senate, with his correspondence and the letters of his officers to Rome, and with other literary compositions by the men under his command. Julius Caesar as Artful Reporter. They are fickle and undetermined, rash and frenzied, greedy and lazy. Ed. D. McLintock. â The opening line, immortalised in Latin language classes. Welch, Kathryn, and Anton Powell, eds. A, Wiseman and P. Wiseman). In it Caesar describes the battles and intrigues that took place in the nine years he spent fighting the Celtic and Germanic peoples in Gaul that opposed Roman conquest. S. A. Handford. As Caesarâs opponents knew very well, his campaigns in Gaul, Britain, and Germany were illegal. Commentarii de Bello Gallico (English: Commentaries on the Gallic War) is Julius Caesar's firsthand account of the Gallic Wars, written as a third-person narrative. He offers reasons for campaigning outside his province: the Britons have been helping the tribes of Gaul fight the Ro-mans and Rome will gain knowledge of Britainâs land and peoples. Caesar's Commentaries are an outstanding account of extraordinary events by one of the most exceptional men in the history of the world. For the first time the Roman army no longer owed allegiance to the state but to the general who could provide for them. The era saw the growth of enormous estates (the infamous latifundid), whose rise came at the expense of the smaller landowners. The Roman Army B. Britain Indexes Maps And Plans It is said that they have a hundred cantons, each of which provides annually a thousand armed men for service in foreign wars. (Gallic War, 2.28; trans. He studied rhetoric and philosophy in Rhodes, after a brief delay en route when he was captured by pirates. In practice, power rested in the hands of a small landowning minority who controlled the Senate. Despite their success, the Britons petition for peace and promise to return hostages. Swansea: Duckworth and the Classical Press of Wales, 1998. When they began, Rome had nearly completed the conquest of Italy, while Carthage contâ¦, Marcus Porcius Cato the Elder Clad in the bloodred cloak he usually wore âas his distinguishing mark of battle,â Caesar led his troops to victories throughout the province, his major triumph being the defeat of the Gallic army led by The so-called popularis politician exploited the needs of the people to serve his own self-interested ends. Election to the office of praetor followed. Caesar's Commentaries are an outstanding account of extraordinary events by one of the most exceptional men in the history of the world. was the conflict in which Julius Caesar first emerged as a great military leader, after an earlier career as an impoverished populist politician. Cambridge, Mass. Each office bestowed a certain amount of potestas (political authority) or imperium (military authority). A request that Caesarâs command in Gaul be extended from 51 through 49 bce was rejected. Consul The two annually elected chief magistrates of Rome. His vivid description of the British charioteers soon gripped the Roman imagination. The ring-leader, Acco, is flogged to death in accordance with Roman custom, and Caesar heads back to Italy. Unnerved by the unusual spectacle of charioteers in Britain and by the British weather, the Romans survive an ambush and an attack on their camp. Trans. Instead of a conventional prologue, Caesar begins with a description of Gaul and its inhabitants. Although the Gauls have some degree of a social class structure, they fight one another and the Germans. G. L. Hendrickson. Commentarii de Bello Gallico (English: Commentaries on the Gallic War) is Julius Caesar's firsthand account of the Gallic Wars, written as a third-person narrative. Roman Political Life 90 BC-AD 69. The subject matter provided raw material for Livyâs From the Founding of the City, for Plutarchâs Parallel Lives, and for Suetoniusâ The Lives of The Twelve Caesars (all also in Classical Literature and Its Times). In it Caesar describes the battles and intrigues that took place in the nine years he spent fighting â¦ Caesarâs response is savage. The resultant urban problems led to genuine attempts at political and social reforms (in 133 and 123-122 bce), aimed at relieving the plight of Romeâs poorer classes. was a Roman general and politician who overthrew the Roman Republic and established the rule of the emperors. Caesarâs arrival soon after revives morale. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23 - 24 - 25 - 26 - 27 - 28 - 29 - 30 - 31 - 32 - 33 - 34 - 35 - 36 - 37 - 38 - 39 - 40 - 41 - 42 - 43 - 44 - 45 - 46 - 47 - 48 - 49 - 50 - 51 - 52 - 53 - 54. Nice) suspends the narrative indefinitely on the brink of civil war. Julius Caesar wrote commentaries on the wars he fought in Gaul between 58 and 52 B.C., in seven books one for each year. An additional book by Caesarâs general, Aulus Hirtius (consul 43 bce), relates events of 51 and 50 bce. With winter approaching, Caesar plunders territory of two Belgic peoples in the Northâthe Morini and the Menapii. A. The praetors oversaw the permanent law courts. This gave some relief to the Romans, ever mindful that the Gauls had once sacked Rome. Caesar's Gallic Wars essays chronicle the history of his military engagements during the years 58-51 B.C. A conflict that began with an attempt to preserve stability on the borders of the Roman province of Transalpine Gaul soon turned into a war â¦ An interest in grammar and style resulted in On Analogy, a lost work in which Caesar advocated the lucid, pristine style used in his two surviving historical works: Commentaries on the Gallic War and Commentaries on the Civil War. After an apologetic preface, Hirtius, Caesarâs general, opens with a verbal reference to books one and seven of the Gallic War: âThe whole of Gaul was defeated.â (omni Gallia devictd) (Gallic War, 8.1; trans. Four times he recalls their annihilation of the Roman army of L. Cassius Longinus in 107 bce. A new army and a new general, L. Cassius Longinus, advanced against the Tigurini. Very enjoyable audio program on Julius Caesar. In 56 bce, assuming peace, Caesar heads for Illyricum. Caesar grew up during the bloody struggle between Sulla and Marius in the 80s bce. They make their way through the squadrons of their own cavalry, then jump down from their chariots and fight on foot, Meanwhile the chariot-drivers withdraw a little way from the fighting and position the chariots in such a way that if their masters are hard pressed by the enemyâs numbers, they have an easy means of retreat to their own lines. For a modern audience the enduring reputation of Gaius Julius Caesar (100-44 bce) is owed partly to his infamous portrayal in Shakespeareâs Julius Caesar and partly to his political and military domination of the Roman world during the 50s and 40s bce. Those who are left at home have to support the men in the army as well as themselves, and the next year take their turn of service, while the others stay at home. During the second century bce the traditional systems of the Roman Republic began to fracture in the face of protracted foreign wars, an influx of foreign slaves, and extraordinary opportunities for wealth and prestige to be amassed by generals and their legates (military commanders). At the end of the year the triumvirs conspired to award Caesar a five-year governorship of some Roman provinces in EuropeâIllyricum and Nearer Gaul (or Cisalpine Gaul, Gaul on this side of the Alps). The Gallic Wars By Julius Caesar Translated by W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn. The German historian Theodor Mommsen, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1902, regarded Caesar as the only creative genius produced by Rome and the last produced by the ancient world. Trans. The books are further subdivided into chapters, or subsections. His movement inland is temporarily checked when news arrives that a storm has destroyed 40 ships. Within the âCite this articleâ tool, pick a style to see how all available information looks when formatted according to that style. After their year of office in Rome, praetors and consuls sometimes governed outside Rome in a province, where they were known as propraetors or proconsuls. Undoubtedly Caesarâs skill as an orator was a powerful factor in his election in 63 bce to pontifex maximus, head of the college of pontiffs. Further successes against tribes from Gaul prompted the people to re-elect Marius consul every year until 100 bce. Marius had first gained public recognition in 134 bce as a military tribune at Numantia in Spain. He portrays the Gauls as deserving to be subjected because they lack Roman qualities. See what's new with book lending at the Internet Archive, Uploaded by As a historical document, the Commentaries on the Gallic War remain enormously valuable as the memoir of a Roman commander in provinces of the empire. As Lindsay Hall remarks: He ponders things, acts in accordance with pre-arranged plans or principled habit, explains his reasons for strategic or tactical decisions and his other consilia or policies; heâ¦anticipate [s] political or military movements on the part of potential enemies, or the results of actions that have come to an end; he regularly foresees â¦ eventualities, orâ¦carefully excuses failure to do so. In the centuries that followed, Celtic tribes continued to encroach on Italian territory and to offer aid to Romeâs enemies. In addition, the narrator's voice is a perfect match for conveying Caesar's writings. The destruction of Carthage in 146 bce ended the Third Punic War (149â146). Julius Caesar wrote commentaries on the wars he fought in Gaul between 58 and 52 B.C., in seven books one for each year. After Caesarâs lieutenant Labienus routs the Treveri, his force and Caesarâs set out once more for Germany. His book Commentarii de Bello Gallico (Commentaries on the Gallic War, often called The Conquest of Gaul), was a propaganda piece (written in 53 BCE) justifying his military and political actions during a nine year campaign in Gaul (and a short jaunt into Britain). Julius Caesar wrote in compelling and no non-sense pros. C. lulii Caesaris Commentarii rerum gestarum [Caius Julius Caesar, Commentaries on His Achievements]. The English scholar Francis Bacon (1561-1626) thought that the Commentaries revealed Caesar to be the most complete and unique figure to emerge from antiquity. At Rome the form developed in the writings of the priestly colleges or of the leading magistrates, in senatorial dispatches and reports, and in the diaries of army generals and provincial governors. However, the date of retrieval is often important. The Gallic Wars By Julius Caesar Translated by W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn. (October 16, 2020). Caesar presents real or imagined threats to ex-plain away his intervention in Gaul. The climax of the work is the siege of Alesia. Commentarii de Bello Gallico (English: Commentaries on the Gallic War) is Julius Caesar's firsthand account of the Gallic Wars, written as a third-person narrative. Cambridge, Mass. Not only is the student presented with the com-plete text of over five (of the seven Caesarian) books of the Gallic War, but he or she also encounters a They acted as paymasters to generals on campaign and supervised the sale of war booty. When his slave brings word to Caesar, Caesar advances swiftly to break the blockade of Ciceroâs camp. The final sections shift the focus to the challenges to Caesarâs authority at Rome. In the modern world, Caesarâs accomplishments have rarely gripped the popular imagination. In Caesarâs day, senators typically belonged to one of two groups: Optimates These senators followed the traditional senatorial routes to authority and political success, and were often seen as a less democratic and more conservative group. Bradley, P. Ancient Rome: Using Evidence. There are no accounts of the looting of the Gallic sanctuaries, which â¦ Generally they succeed in throwing the ranks of their opponents into confusion just with the terror caused by their galloping horses and the din of their wheels. The first words of Caesarâs climactic seventh book: Quieta Gallia (âPeaceful Gaulâ) could not have been more precisely chosen. First they drive in all directions hurling spears. This new translation reflects the purity of Caesar's Latin while preserving the pace and flow of his momentous narrative of the conquest of Gaul and the first Roman invasions of Britain and Germany. The influence of Marius cannot be overestimated, either on Roman politics in the first century bce or on the young Caesar. With typical celeritas, or speed, Caesar marches against the German tribes, defeating them in two separate engagements. As with Caesarâs exaggerated claims, it is not true. âAs a whole Gaul is divided into three partsâ¦â (Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tresâ¦) (Caesar, C. lulii Caesaris Com-mentarii rerum gestarum, book 1, chapter 1; trans. Events in History at the Time of the Commentaries. Sulla subsequently tried to shore up the power of the optimates (those who believed in the traditional authority of the Senate) and to prevent popular agitation by muzzling the tribunes of the people. new Roman province and to encourage another Germanic group, the Ubii, to resist the Sheba. A. Power became ever more polarized in the hands of Caesar and Pompey. J. The translation is based on W. A. McDevitte and W. S. Bohn (1869). At the time, Sulla earned the dubious distinction of being the first Roman citizen to march an army on the city of Rome. In the absence of Caesar, the cavalry of a west Germanic group, the Sugambri, attack Ciceroâs camp. CaÃ©sarâs style in the Commentaries is smooth and concise. A few years later, when the Senate added Farther Gaul to Nearer Gaul as one of Caesarâs territories, he redirected his attention toward the unruly tribes of Gaul. Aedile Each year four aediles were elected. Caesar compares and contrasts the civilized ways of Rome to the barbarism of those he conquers. His back is not long turned before the Veneti, a tribe of seafarers, reveal themselves to be unwilling subjects. In 102 and 101 bce, under the command of Marius, the Romans defeated first the Teutones and then the Cimbri. He advances on the Bellovaci, who surrender themselves to the Romans. The three allies engineered a consulship for Caesar in 59 bce, during which he oversaw the ratification of Pompeyâs eastern settlement and supported the financial interests of Crassus in Egypt and the East. Commentarii de Bello Gallico (English: Commentaries on the Gallic War), also simply Bellum Gallicum (English: Gallic War), is Julius Caesar's firsthand account of the Gallic Wars, written as a third-person narrative. In his continuation of the Gallic War, Hirtius mentions unsuccessful Roman actions and cruel executions of defeated enemies - information that Caesar, in the seven first books, had repressed. A. Uderzo, Albert. When this attack fails, the Britons sue for peace. A small group of powerful senators, however, continued to provoke a rift. More generally, Caesarâs descriptions of the Celtic tribes helped shape later Roman views of the âbarbarian,â including those of historians, such as Tacitus, Ammianus Marcellinus, and Orosius. Many had to sell them to wealthier landowners to avoid bankruptcy. Caesarâs fellow Romans understood that a considerable factor in his rise to power was his rhetorical and literary talent. In a remarkable speech, he shames the remainder of the army into action. Setting out for Britain from Ports Etuis (perhaps todayâs Bologna), he leads an army of 2,000 cavalry and five legions (approximately 25,000 infantry soldiers). Cleverly the authors exaggerate themes of Roman and barbarian found in Caesarâs Commentaries, although in their version the barbarians always have the last word. . When they join forces with Vercingetorix, he turns to the Germanic peoples for aid. Cicero, the foremost rhetorician of the era, wrote in 46 bce: âThey [the Commentaries] are greatly to be approved. The Romans launch simultaneous attacks against the restless northern peoplesâthe Menapii, Aduatuci, and the Treveri. Original Latin title: "Commentarii de Bello Gallico", sometimes abbreviated as "Bell. During his own lifetime and the century that followed, Caesarâs Commentaries received high praise for their uncomplicated style. Caesarâs narrative, written in the third person, lays claim to a more impersonal and objective approach. Suetonius. At the age of 25, Pompey joined Sulla and campaigned in Italy, Sicily, and Africa, then refused to disband his army unless he was granted a triumph (a celebratory procession that wound its way through the streets of Rome to the temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on the Capitoline Hill). Therefore, be sure to refer to those guidelines when editing your bibliography or works cited list. Doing battle, his Roman fleet proves itself superior to the enemy in oarsmanship, speed, and tactics. Caesar's Commentaries are an outstanding account of extraordinary events by one of the most exceptional men in the history of the world. ... Gallic War Book I Book II Book III Book IV Book V Book VI Book VII Book VIII. It the violent anticlimax to more than a century of conflict between Romeâ¦, Vercingetorix He avoids coining new words and standardizes the use of vocabulary and grammatical structures. The Gallic Wars has been divided into the following sections: Book 1 [106k] Book 2 [60k] Book 3 [53k] Book 4 [64k] Book 5 [98k] Book 6 [77k] Book 7 [153k] Book 8 [87k] Download: A 486k text-only version is â¦ The Veneti Senate is executed by sword, and the remaining adult males are sold as slaves. A slightly different stance suggests that Caesar wrote the Commentaries in stages but published them all at the same time. The subject matter provided raw material for Livyâs From the Founding of the City, for Plutarchâs Parallel Lives, and for Suetoniusâ The Lives of The Twelve Caesars (all also in Classical Literature and Its Times). This series of annual war commentaries is referred to by various names but is commonly called De bello Gallico in Latin, or The Gallic Wars in English. Nice). Cite this article Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. Encyclopedia.com gives you the ability to cite reference entries and articles according to common styles from the Modern Language Association (MLA), The Chicago Manual of Style, and the American Psychological Association (APA). Most online reference entries and articles do not have page numbers. Commentaries on the Gallic War is Julius Caesar's firsthand account of the Gallic Wars, written as a third-person narrative. Meanwhile, he lent support to Pompey and earned popular favor as aedile through his lavish games. Ancient and modern readers would be hard pressed to find a purer example of historical writing that is tailored to the views and desires of its central figure than Caesarâs Gallic War. Gaius Julius Caesar Commentaries on the Gallic War translated by W.A. In 63 bce, a Gallic tribe, the Allobroges, who had long been faithful to the Roman cause, rebelled when their appeal for debt relief fell on deaf ears. Suddenly a revolt breaks out incited by a member of the Treveri tribe, a Gallic tribe that provided Caesar with cavalry. Here Caesar confronts the first threat to his command when his inexperienced military tribunes and other high officials search for reasons to avoid combat. Caesar's books were intended as an aid for future historians - that's why they are officially called Commentaries, and not History of the Gallic War - but the author often leaves out information that historians would have found interesting. But the most obvious inspiration is the dictator Sullaâs lost Commentarii rerum gestarum, on his life and achievements. Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Like most young noblemen in Rome, Caesar served a military apprenticeship. In light of a reported conspiracy by the Belgae, a group of tribes in North-eastern Gaul, Caesar raises two new legions and marches on their territory. He is the diplomat, general, warrior. Though an able orator, Caesar understood that true power at Rome was possible only through military success and a supportive army. In addition to the influences of genres, one can detect the impact of Caesarâs teachers, the orator Apollonius Molon of Rhodes, and the grammarian Antonius Gnipho. Make amends to the Romans by killing me or surrender me alive as you think best.â, (Gallic War, 7.89; trans. And life is not easy for the Roman legionaries who garrison the fortified camps of Totorum, Aquarium, Laudanum and Compendium â¦. Fortunately for Rome the tribes moved westward toward Switzerland. Commentarii de Bello Gallico (English: Commentaries on the Gallic War) is Julius Caesar's firsthand account of the Gallic Wars, written as a third-person narrative. McDevitte and W.S. Category: Text: EBook-No. R. Graves. âI did not undertake the war,â he said, âfor private ends, but in the cause of national liberty. O. Seel. Nice), he acknowledges that Caesar had exceeded the limits of his command. Trans. Ingenious storylines paint a caricatured portrait of overbearing and stuffy Romans and of boorish and guileless Gauls. Thereafter, he occupied a series of political offices: military tribune in 72 bce, quaestor in Spain in 69 bce, aedile in 65 bce. With the armies settled in winter quarters, Caesarâs lieutenant Servius Galba attempts to open up a secure trade route across the Alps. Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War Literally Translated Default Title - $8.00 USD Regular price $8.00 Quantity Add to Cart Translated by Edward Brooks, Jr. David McKay, 1895. Nice). 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__label__wiki	0.820345	0.820345	Artist's Biography - Willem de Kooning ( April 24, 1904 - March 19, 1997 ) Born April 24, 1904 in Rotterdam, Holland, de Kooning was a leading figure of the abstract expressionist movement of the 1940s and 1950s. In 1916 de Kooning left school to work as a commercial artist, and he enrolled in evening classes at the Academy of Fine Arts in his native city, where he studied for eight years. During this period he became aware of the group called de Stijl, whose membership included Piet Mondrian and Theo van Doesburg, two of the most influential abstractionists of the early twentieth century. Before the 1940s the major advances in modern painting were forged on English and European soil. American artists, although aware of these advances, had not generally participated in their origin. After World War II, however, the United States, and in particular New York City, became a focal point for modernist developments. The most celebrated of these is known as abstract expressionism--abstract, because most of the new art eschewed all traces of visible reality; expressionism, because it appeared to have been created through uncontrolled and sometimes violent painterly gestures. Known also as action painting or painterly abstraction (historians have yet to agree on the most appropriate designation), abstract expressionism reached international scope and influence during the 1950s. Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock are the best-known exponents of this new American style. Although their works inspired public ridicule at first, both artists are now recognized as major figures within the broader tradition of art history. For de Kooning this recognition is especially significant, because he always viewed himself as a link in the great tradition of painterly art that runs from the Renaissance to the present day. In 1926 de Kooning immigrated to the United States. He took a studio in New York City and supported himself by doing commercial art and house painting. In his own painting he began to experiment with abstraction but, like many artists during the Depression, was unable to devote full time to his work. The opportunity to do so came in 1935, when he worked for a year on the Federal Art Project of the Works Project Administration. In the 1940s de Kooning's career as a painter began to accelerate. He participated in several group shows and in 1946 had his first one-man exhibition in New York City. Among sophisticated patrons and dealers this show established de Kooning as a major figure in contemporary American painting. In the same year he married Elaine Fried, and two years later he taught at the experimental Black Mountain College, which was then under the direction of the influential color abstractionist Josef Albers. De Kooning's paintings from the 1930s and 1940s reveal many of the same stylistic vacillations that characterize his better-known productions of the period after 1950. In the early work de Kooning approached the problems of abstraction cautiously. Bill-Lee's Delight (1946), for instance, is ostensibly devoid of subject matter from the visible world. Rough-hewn masses sweep toward the center of the composition, where they collide, overlap, and twist into painterly space. Many of the planes, however, particularly those on the periphery of the painting, appear to be remnants of the human body; their undulating contours loosely recall arms, legs, and torsos that have been distilled into pictorial entities. In other words, the painting retains figurative allusions in spite of its apparent abstractness. Retaining the Human Image Bill-Lee's Delight indirectly reveals de Kooning's deep commitment to the image of the human body. Even earlier works show the character of this commitment more explicitly. Queen of Hearts (1943-1946) presents the three-quarter image of a seated woman whose head, breasts, and arms are drawn with loosely flowing contours. The figure is freely distorted and somewhat unsettling: the head is twisted, the facial anatomy is askew, and the limbs and breasts appear ready to twist off and float into space. In overall style the painting recalls European surrealism with its eerie interpretations of figurative content. It is also similar to the abstract, quasi-surrealist style of Arshile Gorky, with whom de Kooning had once shared a studio. Some of de Kooning's finest paintings were executed in the period that ended in 1950; these include Ashville (1949) and Excavation (1950). Both works retain some figurative allusions, but they achieve a powerful, abstract flatness, thereby insisting upon their identity as paintings. Moreover, both canvases achieve this identity within a relatively restricted color range; this lends tautness to the compelling presence of each painting. De Kooning since 1950 In spite of the achievement marked by paintings like Ashville and Excavation, de Kooning was evidently uncomfortable with the problems of abstraction. In 1950 he returned to the human figure, embarking upon his famous "Woman" series. Woman I (1950-1952) is probably the most famous of the series. The figure is executed in a tortured, aggressive manner and emerges like some demonic presence. Paint itself is likewise assaulted--dragged, pushed, and scraped--with a technique that, for many viewers, is the ultimate of abstract expressionist style. When the "Woman" paintings were shown in 1953 in New York City, they catapulted de Kooning to fame and notoriety. Although he was honored with numerous awards and retrospective exhibitions after that, his work periodically revealed doubts and uncertainties about its direction. During the late 1950s de Kooning again abandoned the human figure in favor of abstraction. The paintings from these years are sometimes called "landscapes" because their open, expansive space is suggestive of the space of the natural environment. In Suburb in Havana (1958), for instance, broad, earth-colored diagonals reach into space and extend toward a blue mass that resembles both sky and water. Because of the explosiveness with which they open pictorial space, these landscapes count among de Kooning's most spontaneous and exhilarating achievements. From the early 1960s de Kooning's development seemed problematic and uncertain. Once again he returned to the human figure and a second "Woman" series. These works display the master's characteristic blend of technical gusto and emotional fervor, but they evoked mixed opinions among his critics. Perhaps more historical perspective is needed before these paintings can be viewed objectively. De Kooning's first retrospective took place in 1953 in Boston. In 1954 he enjoyed a second, at the Venice Biennale. The largest retrospective was held in New York City in 1969. He was elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1960, and he received the Freedom Award Medal in 1964. Since the 1960s de Kooning continued to be one of the most powerful representatives of abstract art. The period from 1981 to 1989 was one of the most fertile of his life, giving rise to over 300 works. Sadly, this burst of creativity proved to be his last. Alzheimer's Disease, diagnosed in 1990, prevented further work for the remaining seven years of his life. De Kooning died on March 19, 1997, at his home in East Hampton, New York. 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__label__cc	0.548571	0.451429	A Motown Holiday Spectacular Apple Cal December 20, 2020, 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Harrisburg Scottish Rite Theatre, 2701 N 3rd St, Harrisburg, PA 17110, USA Holiday Spectacular Blends Classic Holiday Music With The Classic Motown Sound, Starring The Motortown All-Stars An evening of Motown's greatest hits and holiday favorites performed in the classic Motown style, with impeccable harmonies, dazzling choreography, and a full orchestra, live on stage Sunday, December 20, 2020, at 7:00 PM at The Harrisburg Scottish Rite Theatre, 2701 N. Third Street, Harrisburg, PA. The Motown catalog includes some of the most enduring songs in popular music, with the most universal appeal of any musical form. The Motown style has such strong musical hooks that it has repeatedly been used in everything from movie sound tracks to commercials for the last 50 years. Of course, the holiday season comes complete with our favorite standards playing non-stop on every radio station, and in every shopping mall from Halloween through the New Year. There is no better show for the season than the joining of these two timeless musical genres. The show has a little something for everyone, from holiday standards like The Nat King Cole "Christmas Song" (Chestnuts roasting on an open fire), to more contemporary offerings such as "Please Come Home For Christmas" best remembered as The Eagles re-make of the Charles Brown classic, to the Donny Hathaway R&B favorite "This Christmas". There is also a sing along segment with Jingle Bells, Frosty the Snowman and others which is sure to be great fun for kids of all ages. Also included is a healthy dose of the classic Motown songs that everyone knows and loves such as "My Girl", Oo Baby Baby", and the Dirty Dancing anthem, "Do You Love Me". The Motown experience is an all-star lineup of world class vocalists assembled from members of legendary Motown groups The Capitols, The Miracles and from former members of The Temptations. Every performance contains that unmistakable Motown stamp, including flashy suits, great singing and dancing, and a polished show that has set the bar for every vocal artist since the late 1950''s. The orchestra is made up of seasoned performers who have been the musicians of choice for hundreds of Motown, Nostalgia Classic Rock and Doo Wop shows around the country. They have both live performances and recording credits with a veritable who's who of popular music artists from the 50's through the 70's. This is sure to be an unforgettable evening for audiences from 8 to 80, and will be the feel-good event of the holiday season. Messiah University Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Winds Messiah University, High Center, Pa ...One University Avenue, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055a Richard Roberson Faculty Composition Recital at Messiah ... Messiah University, High Center, Hi ...One University Avenue, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055a American Music Theatre2425 Lincoln Hwy East, Lancaster, PAa	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line37
__label__cc	0.730038	0.269962	Francesco Vezzoli Is Still Tearing Up Over the Earthquakes in Italy December 19, 2012 / admin / 0 Comments Francesco Vezzoli has teamed up with Yoox.com in support of the areas of Northern Italy ravaged by earthquakes earlier this year. The three-time Venice Biennale delegate, video artist, maker of doilies, and supermodel admirer has made his first foray into serially produced work with Con Amore, a signed, numbered (limited to 399), and framed self-portrait marked with black tears, a trademark. “I don’t believe in elitism in my life or in my work,” he said. “I imagined a work with a large production run and an old-fashioned, commonplace object like an embroidered postcard.” £399 exclusively at Yoox. All proceeds will go to the Fondo Ambiente Italiano (FAI) to help restore the Palazzo Comunale of Finale Emilia, where the first quake had its epicenter, and where Yoox is based. « A New in 2013 Hunt Sneak Peek! L’Wren Scott Leaves No Rolling Stone Unturned »	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line39
__label__wiki	0.824026	0.824026	The Indian Heritage Centre: Displaying Culture at its Finest By Sherah Ndjongo Hsien Loong, the Prime Minister of Singapore, opened the highly anticipated Indian Heritage Centre (IHC) at 5 Campbell Lane in Little India to the public on May 8. Before allowing public accessibility to the new museum, which cost twenty-one million dollars to create, a CultureFest that included outdoor film screenings, street airs, and incredible performances was launched. The CultureFest even brought together Singapore’s most prominent Bharatanatyam dancers and notable choreographers for the first time to perform the original and iconic Natya Darpana dance, which is meant to showcase the various Indian festivals celebrated in Singapore such as the Deepavali and the Thaipusam. The Indian Heritage Centre is the result of seven years of construction, and hard work was required in order to achieve a perfect combination of modern architectural pieces with traditional Indian characteristics. This 3,090 square meter, four-story building was first proposed in 2008 and was subsequently approved by Lee Kuan Yew, the former founding Prime Minister, and Dr. Balaji Sadasivan, the late senior minister of state. What is interesting is that the center is divided into five themes that begin with the early interactions between South Asia and Southeast Asia and branch off into the emergence and movement of Indians from the 19th century to the 21st century. There is also a focus on contributions of early Indian pioneers in Singapore and Malaya, as well as the start of social and political awareness in the Indian community. The last display emphasizes the contributions of Indians in Singapore from the late 1950s to the 1980s. What makes this heritage museum even more awe-inspiring is its fantastic collection of artifacts. There are 440 artifacts overall, and quite a number of the pieces have been acquired, donated, or are even on loan. On the display are jewelry, stone sculptures, costumes, wood carvings, and vintage suitcases that were actually owned by Indian immigrants. The artifact that stands out the most is a 3.4 meter tall wooden Chettinad doorway that is dated back to the late 19th century and is decorated with 5,000 minute carvings. The significance of this doorway is that is meant to commemorate the distinctive architectural style of South India’s Chettiar community, which had gained prosperity from its moneylending businesses across Southeast Asia. S.R. Nathan, Singapore’s sixth president, donated a variety of war-time publications from the 1940s, which give insight into the involvement of the region’s Indian community in the Indian National Army from the period when the army was fighting for independence from Britain. This center is also very high-tech. It is one of the few permanent galleries in Singapore to use augmented reality and to introduce a virtual personal guide for visitors who they can be connected with through their mobile phones or the museum’s personalized handheld devices. The personal guides are responsible for giving visitors more information on the artifacts as they walk through the exhibitions. In addition to this, role-playing games and interactive touch screens are specialized features belonging to the gallery which visitors are welcome to take full advantage of. The Indian Heritage Centre is the first museum in Southeast Asia devoted to showcasing the diverse cultural heritage of the Indian community. A Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and the chair of the Indian Heritage Centre’s steering committee, S. Iswaran, stated, “The IHC seeks to serve as a springboard for visitors to explore the rest of Little India.” As a result, admission to the Indian Heritage Centre is free for all Singapore residents and $4 for everyone else to encourage more people to visit this extraordinary gallery and immerse themselves into the rich Indian culture. For those who want to be mesmerized by and exposed to Indian traditions in a more in-depth manner, the one-of-a-kind Indian Heritage Centre is bound to impress. About the Author: Sherah, 17, has been homeschooled for three years. “I am passionate about raising awareness about topics such as current events and culture and being able to effectively deliver a message that matters to me. I also enjoy researching and writing in hopes of educating, informing, and inspiring others.” Time limit is exhausted. Please reload CAPTCHA. 2 − =	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line42
__label__cc	0.734966	0.265034	Inicio>Who We Are? Business is the activity of making one’s living or making money by producing or buying and selling goods or services. Simply put, it is any activity or enterprise entered into for profit. It does not mean it is a company, a corporation, partnership, or have any such formal organization, but it can range from a street peddler to General Motors.The term is also often used colloquially but not by lawyers or public officials to refer to a company, but this article will not deal with that sense of the word. In legal parlance, the owners of a company are normally referred to as the “members”. In a company limited or unlimited by shares (formed or incorporated with a share capital), this will be the shareholders. In a company limited by guarantee, this will be the guarantors. Some offshore jurisdictions have created special forms of offshore company in a bid to attract business for their jurisdictions. Examples include “segregated portfolio companies” and restricted purpose companies. There are, however, many, many sub-categories of types of company that can be formed in various jurisdictions in the world. Companies are also sometimes distinguished for legal and regulatory purposes between public companies and private companies. Public companies are companies whose shares can be publicly traded, often (although not always) on a stock exchange which imposes listing requirements/Listing Rules as to the issued shares, the trading of shares and future issue of shares to help bolster the reputation of the exchange or particular market of an exchange. Private companies do not have publicly traded shares, and often contain restrictions on transfers of shares. In some jurisdictions, private companies have maximum numbers of shareholders. A parent company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors; the second company being deemed as a subsidiary of the parent company. The definition of a parent company differs by jurisdiction, with the definition normally being defined by way of laws dealing with companies in that jurisdiction.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line49
__label__wiki	0.894761	0.894761	HONOURS & RECORDS FOOTBALL MEMORIES MY HIBS HISTORY Since the inception of the Club, Hibernian have always had an ambitious and progressive outlook. Please note we are in the process of developing this section. Thank you for your patience. 1881: CHARITABLE CHAMPIONS Hibernians win the newly named Edinburgh Association Shield, formerly the Edinburgh Association Cup. The Club also open a new stand at Hibernian Park. Hibernians had survived every obstacle that was thrown in their path by the establishment in Edinburgh and throughout Scotland, the determination of Father Edward Hannan and Michael Whelahan with the support of everyone involved with St Patrick's Church and the Catholic Young Men's Society had in effect achieved something of a minor miracle. Inside just a few years from the formation of the Club in 1875, Hibernians had become the major force in the Edinburgh Football Association and on the wider Scottish stage, had established a reputation built firmly on integrity and, of course, on playing quality football. Father Hannan sought to use the football club as a tool in providing aid not just for the people of Edinburgh's Little Ireland, but for those in need wherever they may be and without the slightest consideration of whatever religion they might belong. All of this came at a point in time when the game of football itself was an infant, and the growing pains would be felt by many. Professionalism would at some point rear its head and bring about massive changes to the approach that had been taken by these early pioneers, Hibernian more perhaps than most would suffer from this and in time the original ideals of Father Hannan would need to be compromised to allow the Club to move forward. In just half a dozen years Hibernian had seen the interest in football rise to a remarkable extend, and the Club were now drawing thousands of supporter's to Hibernian Park on a regular basis. The gate money generated was being spent on charitable causes for the most part; with some drawn off to pay for the Catholic Young Men's Society's needs as well as the expenses required to run the football team itself. A portion of the funds was also being put aside to pay for the building of a stand at Hibernian Park, the first ground occupied by the Club at the top of Easter Road. Edinburgh Association Shield On the field, Hibernians had by now retained the original Edinburgh Association Cup outright after winning the trophy three times, and this resulted in the Association needing to purchase a new trophy. Deliberations led to a design by Cameron and Son of Kilmarnock, a shield that contained the City of Edinburgh's coat of arms on the top and that of Scotland on the bottom. It was to be called the Edinburgh F.A. Shield, later to become the East of Scotland Shield which is still competed for by Hibernian and Heart of Midlothian to this day. The opening match for the new trophy in 1881 perhaps fittingly was Hearts against Hibernians, played at Hearts' ground in Gorgie Road, located close to the existing Tynecastle Park used today. Six thousand turned out for a game that Hibernians won 4-2, a match that was noted for the 'rough play' employed by Hearts. Violence on the park was becoming as much of a problem for the Irishmen as that off it; indeed very soon it was to bring about serious implications for Hibernians and ultimately some much needed changes to the rules of the Edinburgh Football Association. Soon after the game against Hearts, Hibernians duly opened their new stand at Hibernian Park, the stand used for the first time on 8th October 1881 for a Scottish Cup tie against St Bernard's, won 3-2 by Hibernian. Laying a challenge to Authority The difficulty being faced by Hibs now was that they were running out of players! The Club itself, run as it was by the CYMS and under the rules of that organisation, was restricted to recruiting their players only from the Catholic community, which to all intents meant the Irish immigrant community. Worse than that however, Hibernians had to abide by the rules of the Edinburgh F.A. in that all players with member clubs had to live and work in the local area. The greens had identified many players in their travels around Scotland who would fit the Hibernians profile perfectly, but whom they could not recruit because of these rules. The local player rule in particular was stifling the growth not just of Hibernians but every member club in the Edinburgh Football Association. The larger and more successful clubs on a national level were still mainly those in the West of the country who did not face any such limitations, and while Hibernians in particular where beginning to make inroads of that dominance they were effectively doing so wearing shackles. The strictly amateur status of the club did not help either, that problem becoming apparent when Hibernians player Willie Cox was enticed to Accrington Stanley who promised to fix him up with a job. The rewards might have changed over the years, but the result was the same, a good footballer leaving Hibernians for better pickings in England. Success however continued for Hibernians, as having disposed of Hearts in the first round of the new Edinburgh F.A. Shield competition, the club reached the final against St Bernard's. Around 8,000 supporters, most of them backing the Irishmen, turned out for a game that Hibs won 4-2 and thus retained their title as Champions of Edinburgh. In spite of this success, the greens were still determined to change the local player rule, and they tested the water a bit when they invited James McGhee, a player from Ayrshire, to join the club on a tour of England. During that tour, the club also arranged to 'borrow' Willie Struthers, a former Glasgow Rangers player then with Bolton Wanderers. Hibernians ended that tour undefeated against three top-class English clubs, and once again made many new friends among the Lancashire Irish community. Hibernians beat Hearts 4-2 in the first match of the newly named Edinburgh F.A. Shield, formerly the Edinburgh F.A. Cup. The Club open a new stand at Hibernian Park, used for the first time on 8th October 1881 for a Scottish Cup tie against St Bernard's. Hibernians beat St Bernard's in the final of the first Edinburgh F.A. Shield. The greens go against the local player rules and invite Ayrshire-based James McGhee to play for the Club on a tour of England. 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__label__cc	0.715021	0.284979	Is one of the most common drugs prescribed during pregnancy safe for your baby? By Dr. Manny Alvarez, \| Fox News Many expectant mothers are wary of taking drugs during the early weeks of pregnancy, as this time period can be crucial for the development of their baby. However, sometimes it’s hard to know for sure just what kind of effects medications can have on an unborn child. Fortunately, many mothers can now rest easy when it comes to one very common medication. A recent study from researchers at the Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen found that the drug Zofran, which is used to treat nausea and vomiting, is safe to use during early pregnancy and poses no increased risk to the developing fetus. Published in the New England Journal of Medicine, this Danish study included the analysis of 608,385 pregnancies in Denmark. After extensive statistical analysis comparing pregnant women who had been exposed to Zofran and those who had not been exposed, the conclusions were quite clear: that there were no increased incidences of miscarriages, still births or birth defects in the newborn. There were also no increased incidences of preterm labor or low birth weight babies for women who had taken the drug. One of the most common conditions in a healthy pregnancy is morning sickness. While usually nothing more than a frustrating pregnancy symptom, morning sickness can sometimes be very debilitating, especially if it turns into hyperemesis gravidarum – which can lead to severe vomiting and dehydration. Hyperemesis gravidarum was recently in the news in December when it was revealed that the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, had been hospitalized for the condition. Luckily she was released after just a few days of treatment, and by all reported accounts, her pregnancy seems to be progressing just fine. Morning sickness and hyperemesis sometimes appears in the first few weeks of pregnancy, and often requires the use of medications. One of the most commonly used drugs for this condition today is ondansetron, known by its brand name as Zofran. Zofran was developed in 1984 for the treatment of nausea and vomiting after chemotherapy. The drug is metabolized in the liver and has a half-life of about five to seven hours. Some of the common side effects include constipation and headaches. While originally intended for another condition entirely, its use in pregnancy has skyrocketed over the last decade, and most obstetricians prescribe it off label. In other words, Zofran has not been officially approved by the FDA for use during pregnancy. That is why this very comprehensive study is so important. First, the safety of Zofran in pregnancy has never been clearly assured. And second, this drug is utilized so early in pregnancy that many obstetricians and patients wondered if it led to adverse effects in the developing fetus. One case-control study had found that the use of ondansetron during pregnancy was linked with an increased risk of cleft palate in the newborn; but this new research seems to dispute that claim. So this study should give some peace of mind to pregnant women who are currently taking this drug, as well as those women that have experienced morning sickness in the past and are thinking about getting pregnant in the future. Dr. Manny Alvarez serves as Fox News contributor. He also serves as chairman of the department of obstetrics/gynecology and reproductive science at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey. For more information on Dr. Manny's work, visit AskDrManny.com.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line51
__label__cc	0.674794	0.325206	Your guide to digestive health By \| Real Simple More From Real Simple 6 Natural Cold-Prevention Strategies Cold and Flu Prevention Health Facts and Fiction Your gut is essential for more than just instincts. It has to make sure that your body gets fed, which is a very complex job: The stomach churns food; the small intestine breaks the mixture (called chyme) into smaller molecules so that the body can absorb nutrients; and the large intestine converts what’s not needed into—well, you know. When the process works as it should, you’re happily oblivious. But when one part goes awry, so can your quality of life. For the good of your gut, here’s the full digest on what’s normal and what’s not. [sidebar] The Psychology of Your Stomach Why do we have so little control over what goes on in the digestive tract? Because the gut has a mind of its own. Your Other Brain The gut’s nervous system, sometimes called “the second brain,” is a network of more than 100 million neurons (cells that transmit information through electrical and chemical connections) that runs the length of the gastrointestinal tract. Of course, this “brain” doesn’t generate emotions or hold on to memories. But it can operate the digestive system independently of the brain in your head, deciding when to move food from the stomach to the small intestine, when to release hormones, when to expel waste, and even when to send food back from whence it came. “The brain doesn’t like to micromanage,” says Dr. Michael D. Gershon, a professor of pathology and cell biology at Columbia University and the author of The Second Brain. “It leaves the details of digestion up to the gut.” To make these gut decisions, the second brain uses many of the same tools that the regular brain uses—chief among them, the neurotransmitter serotonin. In fact, 95 percent of the body’s serotonin stockpile is in the gut. While the brain’s serotonin helps create feelings of well-being, the serotonin in the gastrointestinal tract is its “sword and shield” against hostile agents, such as bad bacteria. “Serotonin in the gut can mobilize inflammation, detect potential invaders, and essentially get the gut to mount a full-fledged defensive reaction,” says Gershon. The Mind-Body Link “If your stomach disputes you, lie down and pacify it with cool thoughts,” said the legendary baseball player Satchel Paige back in 1953. Turns out, he was on to something. The gut is intricately linked to your state of mind, as you know if you’ve ever had butterflies before a big date or felt sick before an exam. The primary connection is the vagus nerve, which starts at the base of the brain, travels down the neck and across the chest, then branches throughout the gut. Most of the messages that travel the vagus nerve go from the gut to the brain, not vice versa. In a healthy person, they are mostly unconscious: benign updates about routine gut activity so that the brain can maintain equilibrium in the body. But in people with digestive issues the messages aren’t so pleasant. Imagine that your gut is in distress—maybe you have painful bloating. “Now instead of sending nice messages that all is well, the gut is going to send the brain distress signals,” says Gershon. “It’s possible that these unconscious warning messages will become so overwhelming that they’ll materialize as anxiety and depression.” You know the expression “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” It’s the same with digestive issues and anxiety. “We don’t know whether stress is causing the bowel to go wrong or the bowel going wrong is causing mental stress,” says Gershon. That said, there’s no question that “adding a singular stressful event on top of chronic stress makes chronic digestive symptoms worse,” says Dr. Yuri Saito, a gastroenterologist at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. This perpetual stress and distress is different from a plain old case of nerves. When you have a sudden bout of diarrhea before a big interview or presentation, your body is probably going into fight-or-flight mode. As your brain issues a surge of stress hormones, it signals the body to put all the focus on the problem at hand—leaving the regulation of digestion on the back burner. In response, your gut may go into overdrive (otherwise known as diarrhea or vomiting). Feeling butterflies in the stomach is just a milder version of the same reaction. 5 Healthy Gut Strategies Often it’s the simple things that keep your system stable. 1. Commit to exercise. Exercise gets the colon moving, helping you maintain regularity. It’s also useful when dealing with irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS: A recent Swedish study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology showed that people who exercised three to five times a week for 12 weeks had significant improvement in IBS symptoms; non-exercisers didn’t see the same benefits. 2. Chew your food. “To be happy, our gastrointestinal tract needs us to take time for our meals and chew our food thoroughly and slowly,” says J J Virgin, a certified nutrition specialist in Palm Desert, Ca., and the author of The Virgin Diet. Smaller, more frequent meals may also help you to avoid overwhelming the digestive system. 3. De-stress. “Psychological interventions can be very helpful when it comes to treating gastrointestinal symptoms,” says Saito. She suggests training in mindfulness, a simple meditation technique that involves focusing on the present moment and reframing how you respond to stress. Talk therapy, yoga, and even hypnotherapy have also been known to help. 4. Take a probiotic. The gut is home to tens of trillions of bacteria, of which about 10 percent are “bad” (causing digestive distress) and 90 percent “good” (controlling the bad bacteria). Probiotics is just another word for “good bacteria.” Ingested regularly, they’ll help skew the ratio of bacteria in your gut to the good. Some forms of yogurt and kefir contain probiotics, but in nowhere near the amounts that supplements deliver. How to pick one? Dr. Shekhar Challa, a gastroenterologist in Topeka, Kansas, and the author of Probiotics for Dummies, recommends that you look for bottles with 5 billion or more CFU (colony-forming units) and at least five strains of bacteria (with tongue-twister names like Lactobacillus acidophilus). Each person’s gut is different, so if you’re taking a probiotic for relief from a squirrelly gut and nothing changes after a few weeks, it’s worth trying another one. 5. Keep an eye on it. This may not sound appealing, but one of the easiest ways to check your gut health is to peek into the toilet before you flush. Red can indicate blood in the lower gastrointestinal tract, which could be a sign of colorectal cancer, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, or hemorrhoids. Black can point to upper-gastrointestinal-tract bleeding, such as stomach ulcers. (Just be aware that iron tablets and foods like beets can have harmless, color-altering effects.) Firm is good, hard could mean dehydration or constipation, and no shape means diarrhea. Skinny (pencil width) could also be a cause for concern. “It might indicate a narrowing in the colon, possibly from a tumor,” says Dr. Lawrence J. Brandt, the chief emeritus of gastroenterology and a professor of medicine and surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, in New York City. 1. See a specialist. It’s important to make sure that you don’t have a serious problem, and a gastroenterologist can make that call. When lifestyle changes fail to calm your gut, prescription medication (such as anti-spasmodics, antibiotics, or antidepressants) can help. 2. Keep an FFS diary. “That stands for ‘food, feelings, and symptoms,’ ” says Elaine Magee, a registered dietitian in Northern California and the author of Tell Me What to Eat If I Have Irritable Bowel Syndrome ($13, amazon.com). Magee suggests writing down everything you eat, the time you eat it, any symptoms you have, and the stress and emotions you experience each day. This will help you uncover your lifestyle and dietary triggers. 3. Eat more fiber, and drink more water. If you suffer from constipation, make an effort to consume 50 grams of fiber a day, suggests Virgin. Slowly increase your intake by 5 to 10 grams every couple of days until you reach your goal amount. 4. Cut back on alcohol and caffeine. These are digestive stimulants that can send you into turbo mode. If you have diarrhea, your digestion is already too fast—you don’t want to speed it up any further. Gut Gripes Some digestive-system signals are perfectly normal. “Every day around 11 a.m., my stomach gurgles. Loudly.” A low growl when you’re hungry or right after eating means gas and liquid are mixing together as your small intestine contracts. While it might seem like everyone in the conference room can hear it, “others usually don’t notice,” says Brandt. If you’re hearing loud, high-pitched squeals, or if the noises are accompanied by abdominal pain, the healthy growling process is happening too aggressively, and you may want to see your doctor to find out why. “I’m going three times a day.” Has that always been the case? As long as you’re on a regular routine and you don’t have severe bloating or cramps between bathroom visits, you’re good to, well, go. (The same is true if you go just a few times a week.) That said, if you’re heading to the loo more than four times a day or fewer than three times a week and feel uncomfortable, consider consulting your physician to rule out a more serious problem. “I feel so bloated at the end of the day.” It’s normal if your abdomen protrudes a bit by late afternoon. “At that point, your muscles have fatigued and are less capable of restraining your intestines, so they bulge slightly,” says Brandt. It’s also no big deal to feel slightly swollen after a large meal. But an alarm should go off if your abdomen frequently gets measurably bigger and stays that way for hours. That may signal an intestinal obstruction, a problem with the way your intestine contracts, an electrolyte disorder (an imbalance of salts in the blood), or liver or ovarian disease. “I got home just in time!” If you’ve got to go when you hit your front door, it’s not lucky timing. If you weren’t at home, says Brandt, that urge may not have come at all. Our guts and brains are so connected that when you enter the place where you usually do your business, the brain alerts the gut to get moving. That’s also why you may be constipated when traveling. Away from your home base, your brain may fail to send the “go” signal to your gut. If Your Gut Is Always Grumpy Everyone has diarrhea every now and then—from a bad turkey sandwich, say, or a handshake from someone who’s sick, or a shift in schedule. And some constipation is normal with changes in routine or diet. Signs of Trouble If you frequently suffer from diarrhea or constipation, or alternate between the two, you could have irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS. It’s among the most common digestive diseases, affecting 10 to 15 percent of the population. IBS isn’t just a catchall diagnosis for anyone with mild digestive distress. “The definition for it is chronic abdominal discomfort associated with altered bowel habits,” says Brandt. While there’s no hard-and-fast understanding of what causes IBS, one theory is that symptoms stem from an ultrasensitive gastrointestinal tract. “In people with IBS, the bowels are sensitive to the stimuli of normal digestion at a much lower level than in the average person,” says Brandt. “Their brains interpret those sensations—which a normal person wouldn’t notice—as pain.” Symptoms ensue as a result. More Serious Problems Frequently troubled digestion can signal other conditions, too. Check for blood in the stool, narrowing of the stool, unexplained weight loss, diarrhea for more than 48 hours, loss of bowel control, or awakening from sleep for bowel movements, any of which could indicate a serious (but often treatable) illness, such as inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease, or colon cancer.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line52
__label__wiki	0.83144	0.83144	Council includes service users when choosing care providers In Oxfordshire, people who use supported accommodation and their families sit on panels to select who delivers their care. Brian and Rose Connolly cared for their daughter Lynnie, who has Down’s syndrome, until she was 35. But 10 years ago, Lynnie, who’d seen her brother and sister leave home, decided she’d like to be more independent. After being assessed by experts from Oxfordshire county council, the Connollys’ local authority, Lynnie moved into supported living accommodation. It’s worked out well, says Brian: “She has grown and blossomed and considers herself to be very independent.” Last year, however, they became concerned when they were told the contract to provide Lynnie’s care would be going out to tender. “It’s quite scary,” says Brian, “because her comfort and equilibrium can be disturbed by having the wrong people looking after her.” So when the Connollys were invited to take part in choosing a new provider, they leapt at the chance. Oxfordshire county council provides supported living accommodation for 220 adults with learning disabilities. The previous provider, Southern Health, was the subject of a damning report by the audit firm Mazars after 18-year-old Connor Sparrowhawk died in one of its specialist units. Last year, the council and the Oxfordshire clinical commissioning group published a new learning disability strategy that recognised that some people with learning disabilities had been failed in the past, and made a commitment to give them “more choice and control over their lives”. The end of the Southern Health contract to provide supported living services in December 2015 gave the council the opportunity to put this commitment into practice. In September, it wrote to service users and their families and asked whether they would like to be involved in choosing new providers. Of the 60 who responded positively roughly a third were service users, and two-thirds family members. All 58 potential providers were asked to provide easy-read versions so that service users could understand them. The decision to consult with service users takes place in a difficult financial context: Oxfordshire has been hard hit by cuts to the adult social care budget. But Kate Evans, campaigns and communications coordinator at advocacy group My Life My Choice says that despite the cuts, the council has continued to be supportive of the organisation, providing it with a self-advocacy grant and helping it to set up a radio show. Evans welcomes the consultation: “We think the best people to know what makes good care are the people who receive it.” Nine panels were held at which service users or family members sat with council officers to discuss and rate the answers given to a set of standard questions by potential providers, the names of which were kept from the panel. Kate Terroni, deputy director, joint commissioning at Oxfordshire, says: “In every instance the service user or family representative had a larger number of votes than council officers, so we’re placing the emphasis on the importance of the service user and their family in making this decision.” Mindful that not all service users would have the confidence to express their views in a panel meeting, the council held 15 meetings with smaller groups of service users, where they were able to give their views more informally, and these were fed back into the formal process. At the panel attended by the Connollys, each member was asked to score the answers given by four providers bidding for the bundle that included Lynnie’s care. The panel then discussed the answers and the scores. “Before it was set in stone, anybody could go back and change their mark, because every single point was argued out,” says Rose. She and Brian felt that some of the providers put too much emphasis on making cost savings, and therefore gave the highest rating to the provider that, she says, “sounded as if they cared more for the needs of the people they looked after”. The provider they helped choose, Affinity, took over one of five three-year contracts, worth a total of £15m, in April. So, was it worth doing? Toby Staveley, the manager of Yellow Submarine, an Oxfordshire charity for people with learning disabilities, believes the principle of consultation with service users is “excellent”, but is disappointed that none of the providers chosen are local. “Local providers typically understand their audience better than a national provider,” he says. “By and large they will have trustees and staff who are local. They’ll bump into the same people they’re supporting in the supermarket, they’ll know their families, they’ll know their schools, and I think that’s lost with a national provider.” From the council’s point of view, it has, says Terroni, been a “time-intensive” process but also “a really meaningful way of engaging service users from the word go to the final decision”. She says the response from service users and their families has been positive. It has certainly been a worthwhile experience for the Connollys. “Our peace of mind is dependent on Lynnie being in a secure environment,” says Brian. “Knowing that she is being cared for and looked after properly allows us to continue with our life in a fuller way, so being able to influence what’s going to happen was very cathartic for us.” From The Guardian website Why the south Wales town that forged the NHS now points to its future Gentrification: going up in the world Posted in: Public sector, Social Care Filed under: accommodation, Disability, grants, learning disability, living, Local government, Oxford, Personalisation, providers, Social care, Social Care Network, Society, submarine, supported, Work practices, yellow ← Scrapping bursaries for occupational therapy students Top tips for a Care Quality Commission inspection →	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line59
__label__wiki	0.636301	0.636301	Kyle Ackerman Senior Director of Corporate Relations at the USC School of Cinematic Arts About Kyle Ackerman Kyle Ackerman joined the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 2012 as the Senior Director of Corporate Relations. He connects the School's many exciting programs with the School's global corporate partners. Kyle worked extensively in corporate and structured finance for companies including G.E. Capital and Deutsche Bank Securities. His past finance activities encompassed work in both conventional and esoteric finance, including entertainment finance. Kyle is also a writer and journalist, covering and contributing to the field of games and interactive media. He was the founder of FrictionlessInsight.com, an online source of news and reviews for the interactive entertainment industry, and has contributed to many magazines and online sites. As an undergraduate at Yale, Kyle majored in Archaeology and Drama. His acting credits range from Sophocles to Tim Rice, and his interests include most aspects of technical theater and dramaturgy. He performed with the Theatre de la Jeune Lune as a puppeteer, operating the title character of The Green Bird designed by Julie Taymor and he directed Ted Talley's Terra Nova at the Yale Repertory Theater. Kyle was also the Director of Just Add Water, an improvisational comedy group at Yale that tours nationally. While a doctoral student in Archaeometallurgy at the University of Arizona, Kyle co-founded and directed the Charles Darwin Experience, also doing improvisational comedy. He has worked on archaeological excavations in Israel, Germany, the United States and Russia. Born in Cambridge, England, Kyle grew up in Southern California and is a member of the Chickasaw Nation. Kyle Ackerman at the USC School of Cinematic Arts Kyle Ackerman's LinkedIn profile	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line61
__label__cc	0.573299	0.426701	10 Ways to Win Trivia This June Pulse Rate terri schlichenmeyer \| May 22, 2016 Elephants are excellent swimmers. They can swim many miles a day, using their trunks as snorkels, but baby elephants can’t swim until they’re a few months old. Salt will melt at 1,474 degrees. As late as September 1977, France still used the guillotine for its executions. The longest-living President (so far) was Gerald Ford at 93 years and 165 days. The President who died at the youngest age was John F. Kennedy at 46 years and 177 days. A hundred years ago, Theodore Roosevelt vowed to protect natural land in the U.S. Today, there are over 84 million acres protected in national parks. More than 350,000 lawn mowers are sold in the U.S. each year. That’s a good thing, since up to 80,000 square miles of lawn cover our country. Candy was once considered a luxury, mostly for the upper classes. It was also believed that consuming candy could lead to alcoholism. In the 1932 election, Herbert Hoover was so unpopular that he received a note from someone advising him to “vote for Roosevelt and make it unanimous.” The first McDonald’s with indoor seating opened in Denver, Colorado, 54 years ago. Before that, you had to drive up and eat in your car, or walk up to a window and take your meal elsewhere. Woodrow Wilson is the only U.S. President whose remains lie in Washington, D.C. Spring Sparklers The Champagne you need to drink this spring Walking With Elephants Pampering elephants in Thailand	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line68
__label__wiki	0.885049	0.885049	Iran’s allies in Iraq dial up calls for US withdrawal as parliamentary elections near By Ahmad Majidyar \| Fellow and Director of IranObserved Project - The Middle East Institute \| Feb 21, 2018 Several Iranian-supported Iraqi militia commanders and politicians this week called for the withdrawal of American troops from the country, argying that they are no longer needed as ISIS is now militarily defeated, Iranian and Iraqi media reported. A senior official of Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq (AAH), a unit within the Popular Mobilization Force with close ties with Iran's elite Quds Force and the Lebanese Hezbollah, said today that the paramilitary forces and Iraqi parliament will not allow Washington to keep its troops in Iraq. He alleged that the United States aims to establish a permanent military base in Iraq under the guise of NATO. “No particular decision can be made about the presence of foreign forces in our country without the approval of the Iraqi parliament, which opposes the Americans’ presence,” Mahmoud al-Rabiyee, an official of AAH, said. He added that Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, who is running for another term in the upcoming elections, will not be able to allow American troops to stay in Iraq without a parliamentary approval. According to AAH official, Turkey will also not permit the US and NATO to maintain a permanent military base in Iraq because of the escalating tension between Ankara and its NATO allies. Separately, Hadi al-Ameri, the secretary-general of the powerful Badr Organization, which controls Iraq's Interior Ministry and also has close links with Tehran, echoed a similar view and called on the Abadi government to declare the exact number of US troops stationed in Iraq. "We are told that the presence of US forces in Iraq is on the request of the government in Baghdad. We are yet to get a clear statement from the government regarding the number of US troops which is said to be a large number," Ameri, who is heading a coalition of Iran-allied PMF groups for the May 12 elections, stressed. Al-Kawthar TV, an Iranian state-run Arabic channel based in Tehran broadcasting religious programs to the Middle East and North Africa, also published an interview about the US military presence in Iraq with Ammar al-Hakim, a prominent Iraqi politician and cleric who recently founded the Wisdom Party to contest the upcoming elections. Hakim did not specifically address the US presence in Iraq, but emphasized that his movement opposes any foreign military presence in Iraq. “This is our red line,” he emphasized, adding that the next Iraqi parliament will take a decision on the status of foreign troops in the country. Comment: With ISIS militarily defeated, Tehran and its allies in Iraq have launched a diplomatic offensive to pressure the Baghdad government to set a timetable for the exit of American troops that are still advising and assisting the Iraqi security forces. Last year, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei twice told visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Abadi not to allow American forces to remain in Iraq after ISIS. Moreover, Iran’s militia allies in Iraq are increasingly threatening violence against American troops. On February 7, Kata’ib Hezbollah, an Iranian-supported PMF group, warned that its fighters will begin to militarily confront American troops “at any moment” if Washington decides to keep a long-term military footprint in Iraq. Several other Iranian-backed PMF groups have made similar threats against US troops. In an interview with the Lebanese al-Mayadeen TV earlier this month, Jafar al-Hussaini, the spokesman for Kata’ib Hezbollah, described the American military in Iraq as an “occupation force” and called for their immediate exit. “Iraq will not see stability with America’s presence. The Americans have not entered Iraq based on the Iraqi government’s consent. Our combatants have limited weapons but a confrontation with the American forces may begin at any moment. Unlike in the past, the Americans this time will not benefit from any mediation.” Several other Iranian-linked Iraqi groups have recently echoed similar threats against the American forces in Iraq. "The two governments should co-ordinate to ensure a full withdrawal. US presence will be cause for internal polarisation and a magnet for terrorists," said Kareem Nuri, the spokesman for the powerful Badr Organization, which has close ties with Iran’s Quds Force and controls Iraq’s Interior Ministry. The recent escalation in anti-American statements by the IRGC and its proxies suggest that the Iranian-backed militia forces in Iraq are now focusing on undermining US interests in Iraq and are trying to speed up the US withdrawal from the country now that the Islamic State – the common enemy of Tehran and Washington at present – is defeated. Second, the IRGC may also be trying to send a message to the Trump administration that it will retaliate through its regional proxies if Washington pursues a more aggressive policy vis-à-vis Tehran. Recently, Tehran and its allies in Iraq have also set their sight on the upcoming Iraqi parliamentary elections slated for May 12. Several prominent Iranian-backed Shiite PMF groups have formed the Fatah Alliance to compete in the elections. Hadi al-Amiri is head of the new coalition which also includes other Iranian-supported groups such as Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq and the Iraqi Hezbollah. Iraqi politicians close to Tehran have also dialed up anti-American remarks. If Iran’s allies manage to secure a dominant position in the next Iraqi parliament, they will, as in 2011, increase pressure on the American forces to leave the country. CT-IranProxies	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line71
__label__wiki	0.733787	0.733787	The Supreme PR Agency announced the launch of the project of the TV series “War and Peace” The Supreme PR Agency invited johnny Depp to shoot in Moscow. According to the Agency’s website, filming of the series based on Leo Tolstoy’s novel “War and Peace”is planned in Russia. Johnny Depp is offered the role of Napoleon Bonaparte. The series “War and peace” will feature representatives of the upper class of Moscow and St. Petersburg, key state and military figures, soldiers, people from the common people, and peasants. For images and outfits, real robes of the nobility of that time will be used, which will be provided by the national state Museum of Moscow. The series is scheduled to be filmed from September 2021. The role of Andrei Bolkonsky will be played by Alexey Gavrilov from the TV series “Univer”. The role of Natasha Rostova will be played by singer Milena Deynega. The role of Pierre Bezukhov is planned to be played by TV presenter Roman Mirov. Nikolai Rostov will be played by Nikita Dzhigurda. The series will be directed by Ivan Makarov. The idea of the series belongs to the king of black PR Anton Vuima. The series is designed for 4 seasons of 20 episodes. Filming will take place on the basis of the Mosfilm film Studio. The budget for the shooting of the TV series is planned at $ 250 million. The press conference of the series is scheduled for March 20, 2021 in Moscow on the basis of the press center of RIA Novosti. The press conference is organized by the Supreme PR Agency. Company Name: SUPREME PR Contact Person: Ivan Makarov City: Sankt-Petersburg Website: https://pr.help	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line73
__label__wiki	0.766566	0.766566	Salone del Mobile Postponed Until September Image: www.salonemilano.it/en/ After canceling its 2020 edition, the next iteration of Milan's famous Salone del Mobile furniture fair has been postponed from April until September 2021 to "[guarantee] safety in light of the ongoing pandemic." The news, announced on the Salone del Mobile website, is the latest postponement of the event that draws interior designers, furniture makers, and the design press from all over the world. At the end of February this year, Salone del Mobile.Milano was moved from April until June. But just one month later, on March 27, it was announced the 2020 fair would be cancelled, resuming its typical schedule in April 2021. Italy has been the European country hardest hit by COVID-19, first in the spring, when daily deaths were well over 500, and now in the fall, as cases have skyrocketed and deaths have reached the same spring numbers. Given the second wave hitting the country, as well as the virus raging across Europe and other parts of the world and the likeliness of widespread vaccination by April uncertain, it's definitely prudent to delay the fair until next fall. But is it a sign of things to come for the Venice Architecture Biennale, which is scheduled to open on May 22, 2021? As of right now, the Biennale is moving forward as planned, releasing "sneak peeks" of the exhibition in the months leading up to it. Statement by Claudio Luti, president of the Salone del Mobile, on the postponement: "Being able to hold the Salone next year is an absolute priority for all those of us whose lives revolve around design. We believe that moving the fair to September will leave enough time for the ongoing acute phase of the pandemic to subside and that this will provide a real chance to kickstart design at global level. We all need the Salone in Milan. Over the last few months, clients and designers from all over the world, and the press that follows us at international level, have been asking us constantly to confirm the dates for this edition. We'll be there, and we'll be even more attractive and more motivated, just as motivated as the companies working to design and manufacture the best possible products. After such a lengthy period of physical and social distancing in every sphere, we would like to be able to see the Salone as an opportunity for actual meeting and discussion, and a chance for us all to share our excitement with a city buzzing with new ideas." SO-IL Breathes Life into Milan Camera Chiara Motion in Milan Dekton's 'Deep Words Light' Other articles in this category What is 'The Line'? AIANY 2021 Design Awards NY Gov Proposes High Line Extension Ferry Terminal Opens in Washington State	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line74
__label__wiki	0.828108	0.828108	Home / Schools / Parra receives award from CPLC Parra receives award from CPLC Erika Parra, a math teacher at Metro Tech High School, recently was selected as a 2014 Chicanos Por La Causa Esperanza Award winner. According to Metro Tech counselor Dora Villa, who nominated Parra for the award, “Students can find her in her room ready to tutor during her own lunch hour, after school and even on Saturdays. They are not afraid to ask for help, and they appreciate how she encourages them.” (submitted photo). Fifteen years ago, Erika Parra came to this country as a sophomore in high school, unable to speak English. Now she is an exemplary teacher, giving hope to students through her example. The Metro Tech math teacher has been selected as a 2014 Chicanos Por La Causa Esperanza Award winner, honoring Latino teachers who inspire students of all backgrounds, play an active role in the school, and demonstrate a true commitment to the community. Parra is one of four Arizona educators who was recognized on Oct. 23; each received a $5,000 stipend and a $2,500 donation to their respective schools. Parra teaches Freshmen Honors Algebra, and Geometry. She was elected to lead the school’s Algebra Professional Learning Community (PLC), she sponsors the Math Club and MEChA, mentors two new math teachers and volunteered to coach the first girls soccer team this year. Parra’s path to the classroom came after she served in the U.S. Army, but the seeds were planted earlier. “I was one of those kids that would always pretend to be a teacher, but the language barrier was a big challenge for me,” Parra said. “It was during my high school graduation that my math teacher told me, ‘I want to see you back as a teacher.’ That was the moment I started thinking about going into teaching. I see my career as an opportunity to give something back to my community.” Parra, a Camelback High graduate, began as a special education instructional assistant at Metro Tech in 2005, and an ELL Instructional Assistant at North High for four years, before beginning her teaching career in 2010 at Metro Tech. She has earned bachelor’s degrees in Mathematics and Secondary Education, and a master’s in Curriculum and Instruction from Arizona State University. She is working on another degree as well as her National Board Certification. “I identify with my student,” Parra explains. “For most of them English is their second language, so I encourage them to become someone in life, and break the chain in their family, and become the first ones to get a higher education.” “Ms. Parra’s students love her because they sense her passion for teaching and for them, as individuals,” counselor Dora Villa wrote in her nomination letter. “They are not afraid to ask for help, and they appreciate how she encourages them and makes them feel like they can learn the math they could never ‘get.’ Students can find her in her room ready to tutor during her own lunch hour, after school and even on Saturdays.” Last school year, all 25 of her sophomore geometry students passed the AIMS Math exam, with 14 Exceeding the standards, and the other 11 Meeting the standards. The Esperanza Awards continues to be the only awards program in Arizona that specifically recognizes Latino teachers who are nominated by their peers. To date, CPLC has recognized more than 100 outstanding Latino educators who continue to inspire future generations and positively impact communities in Arizona. Seniors graduate in unique ceremonies School Briefs St. Francis Xavier taps into technology	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line78
__label__wiki	0.681458	0.681458	Take a Seat — Make a Stand Take a Seat — Make a Stand: A Hero in the Family: The Story of Sarah Key Evans, a Civil Rights Hero Who Would Not Be Moved is a chapter book for grades 5+ about the life of Sarah Keys Evans. In 1952, Evans said “no” when asked to make room for a white Marine on a bus. This was three years before the infamous action by Rosa Parks. Evans’ story is written by Amy Nathan through the voice of Evan’s niece, Krystal. Krystal is assigned to write a paper on a hero or heroine, and discovers her quiet aunt’s story when trying to choose someone to write the paper about. Krystal finds out that her aunt committed an act of extreme bravery, and three years later, someone else did the same thing and achieved international fame and commendation. Credit: By Amy Nathan and Sarah K. Evans. Published by iUniverse, 2006.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line79
__label__wiki	0.766414	0.766414	News for the Week of August 13 – August 19, 2018 Wickens update from INDYCAR 8/19/18 10:40PM – From INDYCAR at 10:40PM on 8/19/18: “Schmidt Peterson Motorsports driver Robert Wickens is being treated for injuries to his lower extremities, right arm and spine following an incident in the ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway. He also sustained a pulmonary contusion. He will undergo an MRI and probable surgery at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest. Further updates on his condition will be provided when available.” – INDYCAR – (8/20/2018) Rossi dominates to win ABC Supply 500 at Pocono – Andretti Autosport’s Alexander Rossi led 180 of 200 laps to win the ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway. The rest of the Top 5 was Power, Dixon, Bourdais, and Newgarden. The race was delayed under red flag for almost two hours after a huge incident initiated by contact between Hunter-Reay and Wickens. Wickens was airlifted from the track in “awake and alert” condition according to INDYCAR. Full results here. – INDYCAR – (8/19/2018) Rain causes cancellation of final practice Pocono – Verizon IndyCar Series ABC Supply 500 final practice was called off due to rain at Pocono Raceway on Saturday. – INDYCAR – (8/18/2018) Power takes pole at Pocono – Team Penske’s two-time defending ABC Supply 500 winner Will Power won the pole at Pocono Raceway with a two-lap average at 219.511mph. The rest of the Top 5 was Newgarden, Rossi, Hunter-Reay, and Pagenaud. Full results here. – INDYCAR – (8/18/2018) Veach leads Practice 1 at Pocono – Andretti Autosport’s Zach Veach was fastest in Practice 1 for the ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway with a lap at 217.393mph. The rest of the Top 5 was Newgarden, Rossi, Bourdais, and Dixon. Full results here. – INDYCAR – (8/18/2018) Coyne adds car for Ferrucci at Portland and Sonoma – “After a promising Verizon IndyCar Series debut with Dale Coyne Racing earlier this season at the doubleheader weekend in Detroit, American Santino Ferrucci will be returning to the team behind the wheel of the #39 Cly-Del Manufacturing car for the final two rounds of the season at Portland and Sonoma. Ferrucci will be racing alongside teammates Pietro Fittipaldi and Sebastien Bourdais in a third DCR entry sponsored by The Cly-Del Manufacturing Company.” See the livery on our No. 39 livery page here. Full release at the link. – Dale Coyne Racing – (8/17/2018) The Open Wheel’s Pocono preview – The Open Wheel’s Dylan Reynolds’ preview of the ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway is available at the link. – The Open Wheel – (8/17/2018) Toyota ends title sponsorship at Grand Prix of Long Beach – The Long Beach Press-Telegram reports Toyota has ended its title sponsorship of the Grand Prix of Long Beach. “We have had a phenomenal relationship with Toyota for 44 years, a record in the racing world,” said Jim Michaelian, president and CEO of the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach, in a statement. “In recent discussions, however, Toyota has elected not to renew as the title sponsor.” Full story at the link. – Long Beach Press-Telegram – (8/17/2018) Andretti Autosport announces US Concrete partnership extension – “The familiar red, grey and white colors of U.S. Concrete will paint the racing machine of Marco Andretti for the future of IndyCar Series competition as the ready-mixed concrete company will serve as lead primary sponsor of the third-generation driver through a multi-year agreement. The partnership will see the Dallas-based company ride on the No. 98 car for seven races each season, including the Indianapolis 500.” Full release at the link. – Andretti Autosport – (8/17/2018) Pocono spotter guide – The spotter guide for the ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway is available at the link. – INDYCAR – (8/16/2018) Pocono entry list – The entry list for the ABC Supply 500 at Pocono Raceway is available at the link. – INDYCAR – (8/16/2018) Harding confirms Daly will drive at Pocono – “Conor Daly will return to the Harding Racing stable for the ABC Supply 500 weekend at Pocono Raceway starting on Saturday, August 18. The American will pilot the #88 Chevrolet for 200 laps around the ‘Tricky Triangle’, a three-turn superspeedway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania for 500 miles.” Full release at the link. – Harding Racing – (8/16/2018) Miller’s Mailbag 8/15/18 – RACER’s Robin Miller’s weekly fan Q&A is a great read as always. – RACER – (8/15/2018) Trackside podcast 8/14/18 – 1070 The Fan’s Trackside with Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee radio show is a great listen as always. – 1070 The Fan – (8/15/2018) Report: Daly to get Harding drive at Pocono – RACER’s Marshall Pruett reports Conor Daly will drive for Harding Racing this weekend at Pocono Raceway. Full story at the link. – RACER – (8/14/2018) McLaren announces Alonso will NOT race in Formula 1 in ’19 – “McLaren Racing today confirms that double F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso will not race in Formula 1 in 2019.” “After 17 wonderful years in this amazing sport, it’s time for me to make a change and move on,” said Alonso. “…Let’s see what the future brings; new exciting challenges are around the corner. I’m having one of the happiest times ever in my life but I need to go on exploring new adventures.” Full release at the link. – McLaren – (8/14/2018) CGR announces new multi-year deal for Dixon – “Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) announced today that four-time INDYCAR Champion, 44-time Winner and Indianapolis 500 Winner Scott Dixon has signed a multi-year deal with its Verizon IndyCar Series team that will see the 38-year-old Kiwi begin a CGR record 18th season in 2019 behind the wheel of the No. 9 PNC Bank Honda.” Full release at the link. – CGR – (8/13/2018) Detroit GP reaches agreement to continue on Belle Isle for three years – “The Detroit Grand Prix and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) have reached an agreement for the annual motorsports festival to continue on Belle Isle for at least three more years. Under the terms of the agreement, the Grand Prix will return to its home on Belle Isle for three more years beginning in 2019, with an option for extending the agreement two additional years through 2023. The previous agreement to host the Detroit Grand Prix on Belle Isle concluded with the 2018 race. Grand Prix officials listened to public feedback on the future of the race over the past year, consulted with stakeholders and made the decision to submit a proposal to the MDNR on July 13 to continue the event on the island. The MDNR, which manages the operation of Belle Isle Park, responded to the proposal with suggested changes on July 20. The Grand Prix adjusted its proposal and today reached an agreement to secure the future of the event.” Full release at the link. – Detroit GP – (8/10/2018) Gateway orders up $1M in paving before INDYCAR event – From Gateway Motorsports Park: “Gateway Motorsports Park’s 1.25-mile oval’s pit road receives fresh pavement in preparation for the August 24-25 INDYCAR Weekend, featuring the August 25 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Axalta and Valvoline for the Verizon IndyCar Series. Paving includes the entrance road to pit road (a.k.a. “pit in” in industry jargon) and the exit road from pit road (a.k.a. “pit out”). Paving on the GMP property also will include wider and longer access roads to and from the parking lots to better accommodate traffic flow. The entire project is estimated at $1 million.” Pictures at the link. – John Bisci – (8/10/2018) Stewart still interest in Indy 500 drive if he can win – NBC Sports’ Nate Ryan reports Tony Stewart is still very much interested in driving in the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race if the right opportunity comes along for him to give himself a chance to win. “If I go, I’m not going just to run it,” Stewart told NBC Sports. “I don’t want to be a sideshow like Danica (Patrick) was at Indy this year. If I go, I want to go feeling like I’ve got the same opportunity to win that everyone else in the field does. Full story at the link. – NBC Sports – (8/10/2018) Pruett’s silly season update 8/8/18 – RACER’s Marshall Pruett has posted an excellent update on some silly season rumors for 2019. Check it out at the link. – RACER – (8/9/2018) News From Last Week	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line81
__label__wiki	0.754283	0.754283	You've Heard of "Diploma Mills"? Well, seems that the House GOP has been running an "Honors Mill" for at least five years The call starts with flattery: You have been named businessman of the year, or physician of the year, or state chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee's Business Advisory Council. Then comes the fundraising hook: a request for as much as $500 to help pay for a full-page Wall Street Journal advertisement, then a request for $5,000 to reserve a seat at a banquet thrown in your honor. Can't handle that? How about $1,250 for the no-frills package? OK, reading the rest of the story makes clear that it's not akin the fraud you see in college degree scams, but it's still sleazy. I've never heard of an honoree being asked to pay the cost of attending the honors banquet — I've helped plan such events, and those people are usually comped. Powell Getting Pushy From today's WASHINGTON IN BRIEF Powell Defends Work Style, Eschews 'Living' in a Plane Secretary of State Colin Powell said "living in an airplane" is not the only way to be in touch with other governments. "I think I am on the road a bit," Powell said at a news conference in response to suggestions U.S. diplomacy would be more effective if he went abroad more. "Just for the record," Powell said, "I took 16 trips last year, to 41 countries, and I also receive a large number of visitors here." Ultimately, Powell said, he had to judge where his time should be spent. "I'm principal foreign policy adviser to the president, and so I have to spend a goodly part of my time with the president," he said.[bold itals added] Why would the Secretary of State need to say the obvious — unless it's not so obvious that Mr. Bush is relying on his "principal foreign policy adviser" for foreign policy advice. For the record, though I support war against Saddam's regime, and I find within liberal tradition precedent for supporting war against such a regime, I'm not happy 'bout how this administration has handled the diplomatic assault — there's too much of "Talk [loudly] and carry a big stick." I think that's the right approach when addressing enemies, but when trying to bring allies aboard — even those viewed as only nominal allies — it's best to just agree to disagree, or engage the debate in private, rather than carry on a public disputation. There are two reason why I think public disputation is best avoided, and both ought be obvious: a ) Slights, whether or not intentional, never go unrequited, and b ) these public disputes are a distraction from and a gift to the enemy we're supposed to be uniting against. I've also a problem with all of the "unilateralist" talk. I know I've said this often enough, but I'm gonna say it again: The only U.S. unilateralism we've seen is rhetorical. This is just my gut feeling, but I'm of the opinion that had Mr. Bush reigned in the unilateralists sooner, then we might've gotten a stronger Resolution 1441. Maybe the preceding grafs expose me as a naif — I've been charged with worse. Nothing I've written should be taken as full agreement with the Powellite position, though. I fear that playing the game according to those rules would have us indefinately on deck instead of in the batter's box. Neither will I defend those governments that stand in opposition to "American Imperialism" & "unilateralism", or take umbrage at trivial offenses. While the Bush administration's rhetoric has oft been more blustery than I would like, it's nonetheless a long overdue wake-up call. The proper response would be to get out of bed and make ready for an active day — the wrong response is to ignore the alarm & go back to sleep. Me & Kristol Agree? Sorta... Was watching Frontline last night and found a Republican who agrees with me on how the Clinton era GOP was a much different animal — read the transcript. Kristol also shares my own opinion that pre-Sept. 11 Mr. Bush was on foreign policy more influenced by the neo-isolationists & realists than by the neo-Reaganites [neo-conservatives]. And Kristol had some pointed criticism of GOP opposition to Mr. Clinton A couple of things should be said about the 1990s. I think Clinton deserves a fair amount of criticism. But it's not as if Republicans were united in advancing a Bush Doctrine-type approach. Republicans were very badly split. The Republican Congress was quite isolationist. They were spending much more time opposing Clinton on Bosnia and Kosovo than encouraging Clinton to be tougher on Iraq. We were spending time worrying about American over-extension around the world, very nervous about the commitment of U.S. troops. Even in the Somalia debacle, Clinton deserves some criticism, and Republicans in Congress, their type of criticisms tended to be, "Why are we there in the first place?" Not, "We've got to go in and punish the people who just killed some Americans."... Well, we're arguing against Clinton's policies as being weak -- letting dangerous things go on in various parts of the world, giving a sense of American weakness, not spending enough on the military. We're also spending a fair amount of time arguing against other Republicans and conservatives who have a much more limited view of what America should do, whose criticism of Clinton is often that he's doing too much, not that he's doing too little... I'll give you an instance. ... When Milosevic was toppled by the sort of student uprisings in Belgrade in, I guess, the fall of 2000, September or October 2000, this was we thought a great accomplishment for American foreign policy, and for the people, obviously, for Serbia and Yugoslavia. ... As I recall, Dick Cheney then made some very grudging comment. "This did not prove that Clinton had been right to use American force in Kosovo." Bob Kagan and I wrote an op-ed criticizing Cheney, and sort of saying, "It's the Republican position that we don't celebrate a Democrat achievement here in the Balkans. We're such hardheaded realists and such skeptics about American engagement anywhere, and such skeptics about nation building, that we're going to deride a democratic popular uprising..." I wonder, had there not been so much opposition from the GOP might Clinton actually have gotten something done? Well, he did in the Balkans, but that wasn't the only fight, and Mr. Clinton then was sounding like Mr. Bush now... Hmmm... Anyway, seems to me that much of the neo-isolationists opposition was less principled than opposition for its own sake — 'bout where the Democratic "anti-war" "progressives" are coming from in the instant case. Neo-Reaganite? Really, I'm glad my t.v. viewage is done while in bed with my head propped up — I woulda hurt myself falling over laughing had I been standing up. Did Kristol actually link Reagan's name with a foreign policy that's about "We've got to go in and punish the people who just killed some Americans."? Is Kristol serious? OK, I was in the U.S. Navy during Reagan's second term, and I was everywhere but out "punish[ing] the people who just killed some Americans." Reagan bowed to Congressional pressure when he withdrew U.S. forces from Lebanon — see Clinton & Congress in re Somalia. Reagan's national security team got involved in the Iran-Contra guns-for-hostages market The Iran Arms Sales What we now know as the Iran arms sales, or the Iran initiative, was actually a series of related but distinct events that began in the summer of 1985 and continued through 1986. Israel sent U.S.-supplied weapons to Iran on three occasions in 1985. These shipments took place with U.S. approval, and, in one instance, with U.S. participation. They led to the release in September 1985 of one American held hostage in Lebanon. The United States delivered missiles and missile parts to Iran on five occasions in 1986, after President Reagan signed an intelligence ``Finding'' authorizing such shipments. These 1986 shipments led to the release of two more U.S. hostages, though terrorists seized two additional Americans in September 1986. The first shipment of U.S.-made weapons from Israel to Iran took place August 20, 1985. But discussion and debate within the U.S. Government as to the desirability of arms sales to Iran had been going on for months at the time of the first Israeli shipment. This happened even as "On June 18, 1985, President Reagan made a public statement that would prove to be ironic in light of the arms-for-hostages shipments that were to occur over the next eighteen months" Let me further make it plain to the assassins in Beirut and their accomplices, wherever they may be, that America will never make concessions to terrorists -- to do so would only invite more terrorism -- nor will we ask nor pressure any other government to do so. Once we head down that path there would be no end to it, no end to the suffering of innocent people, no end to the bloody ransom all civilized nations must pay. In fairness, Mr. Reagan did have his successes — we sure taught those Commie Grenadan's a lesson. Now back to some real threats: an Iraqi pilot "accidentally" fires two Exocet missiles at the U.S.S. Stark, killing 37 U.S. sailors, and we accept an apology. There's a war we were definitely on the wrong side of... A Good Reason to Support Pre-marital Sex & Pronography 'Cause if you don't, then the Communists have won... Tony Blair's Question Misapprehends The Argument Or, how some anti-war folks are more wrong than they're given credit for Tony Blair recently spake these words There will be no march for the victims of Saddam, no protests about the thousands of children that die needlessly every year under his rule, no righteous anger over the torture chambers which if he is left in power, will be left in being. I rejoice that we live in a country where peaceful protest is a natural part of our democratic process. But I ask the marchers to understand this. I do not seek unpopularity as a badge of honour. But sometimes it is the price of leadership. And the cost of conviction. But as you watch your TV pictures of the march, ponder this: If there are 500,000 on that march, that is still less than the number of people whose deaths Saddam has been responsible for. If there are one million, that is still less than the number of people who died in the wars he started. The PM seems to be missing something 'bout much of the anti-war argument — many of those folks refuse to accept that Saddam is The Problem. In March 2002 I wrote the following The naifs and liars (collectively: apologists) assert that the Iraqi regime isn’t the problem. Instead, Saddam is presented as a defender of his people standing up to western arrogance and U.S. hegemony. The presentation continues with a recitation of specific charges of U.S. responsibility for innocent civilian deaths – especially the deaths of children – resulting from use of military force during and since the Gulf War. Don’t worry about debunking specific charges, because there’s a fallback position: U.S. foreign policy is the root of all evil – I mean, Iraqi children have been dying because of the sanctions, right? See, what Tony Blair misses is that there are protests focusing on the humanitarian situation in Iraq and its effect on child mortality — check out the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq. Though CASI claims "it does not take a position on the ongoing US/UK bombing of Iraq or on human rights abuses committed by the Iraqi government", it does provide a link under "American Motives" to an article titled "The Myth that all Iraq needs to do to lift sanctions is comply with weapons inspectors" — you can guess the point being made. This is just one example of where "reasonable people" do... um... disagree with Tony Blair on where the onus rests. Besides blaming the the "deaths of children" on the U.S. — nevermind that the war and sanctions were approved by the U.N. — there are others who argue that we've no right to "impose" democracy on other peoples. Hey, it's their culture, and if they're happy with it, then under "self-determination" that's their busniness. Yeah, right... Let's not credit the "anti-war movement" with at least agreement that Saddam is a muderous totalitarian despot — lotsa people really believe, as with Israel vis a vis the Palestinians, that it's actually folks like Tony Blair & George Bush [not Saddam Hussein] who are pursuing immorality. That's why you won't see them protesting against Saddam's regime. Am I Dug Out Yet? Official total so far — as official as my Stanley 25' Fat Max Tape Measure can make it — at The Hyattsville Hangout is 15". Don't usually mind snow 'cept that I'm home by meself — William went to work on Saturday morning & got stuck there. Even though the emergency restriction has been lifted, it won't do him any good to try driving home — won't be able to make it down our road what hasn't been plowed yet. The other housemate is in Florida. Not that inclement weather is any real barrier to my own wanderings, nosiree. But, I've no tranportation at the moment — Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority can't handle a bit of snow. So, I went out front & shoveled the walk & steps. Hell, the way the snow was being driven at an angle I even had 4" on the covered patio. Jade dog still won't go outside, and I don't blame her — she knows the snow is 'bout 5" deeper than she is tall. What's really got me out of action, though, is a wicked case bronchitis. Didn't watch any of the pundits over weekend, nor did I read a single paper. Been watching AMERICAN MOVIE CLASSICS instead, but only 'til DAZED AND CONFUSED comes on at 10... Gonna go scrounge up a bowl of soup now... Update 6:01 PM: William made it home! Hurrah! Well, he made it two-thirds the way up the road 'fore he got stuck. Had to dig out his front wheels, then he went back & forth 'til he got over the hump. But, no matter, he's home safe... A Bad Day for Punditwatching Punditwatch is up, minus Fox News Sunday, the victim of VCR failure, and This Week, victim of the desire of the local ABC affliliate to show pictures of slippery streets and explain why ten inches of predicted snow turned into two inches of sleet. Enjoy this edition, held together by duct tape, Yogi Berra, and Ted Turner.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line85
__label__wiki	0.645497	0.645497	The Journal is published annually by the Scriabin Society of America and is distributed to members of The Scriabin Society as a part of membership dues. The Journal of the Scriabin Society of America welcomes correspondence, announcements of activities of interest, and articles on Scriabin -- his life, his music, his ideas. Send your information via e-mail to David Minshall. The postcards offered here are top quality sketch reprints of Alexander Scriabin by Baranoff-Rossine as seen in Vol. 7, Winter 2002 of the Journal of the Scriabin Society of America. The project of reprinting this little-known music was something which Donald Garvelmann, the original publisher, and Edith Finton Rieber, President of the Scriabin Society of America, had long discussed. With the death of Don in August, 2001, the Scriabin Society decided to reprint this collection as an Archival Edition. This exact reprint duplicates the original 1970 edition published by Garvelmann (through the publishing company Music Treasure Publications that he established but which no longer exists) complete with introduction by the legendary Scriabin expert, Faubion Bowers (1917-1999). The collection is truly a treasure which includes music and photographs as well as introductory remarks to each work. This printing is a limited edition of 500 copies and is available exclusively through the Scriabin Society of America. Compiled by Taiichi Sato and Farhan Malik In 1996, Taiichi Sato, the eminent Japanese authority on Russian music, compiled an exhaustive discography of Scriabin's music to be included with the Japanese translation of Faubion Bowers' book, The New Scriabin: Enigma and Answers. Mr. Malik has revised, edited and updated Dr. Sato's work. He has also included an index of performers. Recording dates for works recorded on separate occasions by the same performer are indicated when known. In addition, all important reissues of recordings have been included. Luigi Verdi English translation from the original Italian The main biographical sources regarding Alexander Scriabin, besides those written by the composer himself, came from the evidence of his many friends and biographers. A certain wealth of biographical and critical items in the years immediately following Scriabin's death was followed by a long period of weary repetition. Between the 60's and 70's there was a remarkable revival of interest in Scriabin, and his musical work became the subject of meticulous analysis; in the 70's the specialized studies of Scriabin's harmonic language increased like that of few other composers. On a wave of renewed interest during the 80's some essays came to light that, for their completeness of explanations and accuracy, both scientifically and methodologically, there was no precedent. Particularly important is the contribution of doctoral dissertations originating in many American universities. The Russian bibliography is much richer and more articulate than those for other composers. In Italy musicological interest in Scriabin is rather small compared with that in Russia, other European countries, and the United States; Italy's contributions to the musicological study of Scriabin remained rather limited until the 80's when there was a certain revival of interest in this subject. The bibliography, exceptionally replete, comprises around 700 titles including monographs, essays and scattered articles. The subjects dealt with, besides those strictly musical, are found in numerous other aspects of cultural life: literature, art, history, philosophy, politics, customs, esoteric science, psychology, linguistics. The bibliography is presented in chronological order. For each year the entries are arranged on the basis of the authors' surnames, according to the order of the Latin alphabet. In general, this bibliography does not include: References contained in essays that do not contain chapters (items) specifically dedicated to Scriabin (unless the references are particularly long and significant). The entry specifically inserted in the dictionary, "History of Music" and general entries of music of the 20th century. The prefaces found in the scores of Scriabin's music. The introductions quoted on record jackets or booklets included in record cases. The program notes from concerts of Scriabin's music. Reviews and analyses of concerts published in daily papers (The articles appearing in papers, when Scriabin was still living number a few hundred). Reviews of books dedicated to Scriabin. Archival Ed.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line87
__label__wiki	0.682662	0.682662	The Skin of Things Planetary Conversations The Paradox of Academic Philosophy: When Philosophy is Orientalised By Firat Hacıahmetoğlu • 10 months ago There are two main lanes in an adult’s life. The first lane leads to success, career and money; and the other lane, which is more of a roundabout, revolves around friendship, care and love. As always, let’s say that the middle is the best – spiralling forward. The problem occurs when the first lane leaves no space for the second, and this is the situation experienced increasingly in academic, institutional philosophy today. There is, furthermore, a very peculiar paradox behind this situation which I call the paradox of academic philosophy. I will explain what I mean by this phrase by drawing a close analogy with the (post)colonial condition. Academic philosophy resembles the Orient that Orientalists invented, only that, in this case, the philosophers are Orientalists themselves. Edward Said’s classic book Orientalism, which is considered as the inaugurating work of postcolonial studies, shows that the “Orient” (the Middle East) was an ontological category created by Orientalists. This category, moreover, revealed less about the object (the Orient) than it did about the desires, obsessions and contradictions of its subject (the West). Orientalism was a highly eclectic book and was widely criticized. One of the most prominent criticisms, and also the one that concerns us here, was that Said, in order to actually “save” the Orient, “erased” it entirely. In Said’s account, there was only one actor, the West. This was precisely the gist of the critique that Sadik Jalal al-‘Azm raised shortly after Orientalism’s publication. Al-‘Azm averred that “that nineteenth-century Europe was superior to Asia and much of the rest of the world in terms of productive capacities, social organisation, historical ascendency, military might and scientific and technological development is indisputable as a contingent historical fact.”[i] Having defined the fact of superiority as a contingent and extensively lived one in the Orient, Al-‘Azm stressed that the problem was Orientalists’ attempts to eternalize this mutable fact and “turn it into a permanent reality past, present, and future.”[ii] An immediate corollary to this critique is that what the Orient meant for Orientalists was a conjunctural outcome of asymmetrical power relations and global hierarchies that, while destroying the lifeworld of the Orient, used this destruction to redraft and consolidate its own lifeworld further. This is what Johannes Fabian famously called the “denial of coevalness”, which “becomes the gloss for a situation where the Other’s hierarchically distancing localization suppresses the simultaneity and contemporaneity of the ethnographic encounter.”[iii] The abundance of the Occident was built on the scarcity of the Orient. Recalling Al-‘Azm’s critique, abundance-vs-scarcity is the sheer lack of symmetry between the economically, politically, industrially and technologically stronger and the weaker parties. In Said’s Orientalism this lack of reciprocity was expressed by “hegemony”, which “gives Orientalism the durability and the strength” by putting the Westerner always “in a whole series of possible relationships with the Orient without ever losing him the relative upper hand.”[iv] Decolonialists follow a different line of thought, conceptualising this asymmetry within “the colonial matrix of power.”[v] In short, scarcity is the very lived experience in which one feels oneself belated, left behind, abandoned, humiliated, frustrated, silenced, rejected, pauperised, and eliminated. Though material deprivation is not necessary to make one feel this way, it proves to be a strong catalyst for the condition of scarcity. (Ken Loach’s new movie Sorry We Missed You is an amazing exposition of this thesis). You might be asking what it is that I am trying to show here. The point is, first, to draw an analogy between the condition of institutional philosophy and that of the Orient back then; and, second, not to reify the current situation in academic philosophy, but instead, to offer an explanation as to why choosing the lane of success, career and money has come to exclude friendship, care and love.. That is, why “we” (institutional philosophers) do not feel like a community anymore and increasingly, with every new generation, style ourselves as individual worlds not only truly closed onto ourselves but also looking askance, if not with anger and frustration, through our shrinking windows to one another. Why is the well-being of philosophy jeopardized today? It is the same scarcity, which sought to dismantle the meaningful world of the Orient, that now targets institutional philosophy. It is lack – the lack of funding, grants, tenures, lack of certainty, lack of stability, and lack of recognition. Philosophy is under siege. The result is short-term contracts and constant uncertainty that are ruining one’s mental health, the tenure track which has become an instrument of intimidation. Thought itself, as we philosophers would like to repeat, might be overabundant. But, unfortunately, the one who is supposed to think that thought needs somehow to avoid scarcity. A healthy society, as it is defined in modernity, which can be conceived of as the ceaseless redrafting of the social, is one where exceptionally talented subjects eventually defy scarcity and find abundance. The belief in this teleology is as strong as faith in progress: they presuppose one another. For that reason, one might object that the measure of truth is neither abundance nor scarcity. The very overabundance of thought would remain as a transhistorical VIP lounge, so to say, populated by what we call the canon, which can be accessed with enough gift, perseverance and perhaps a little bit of luck (or should I have said destiny?). Yet, here emerges the peculiar paradox of academic philosophy. The very lifeworld that can sustain the belief in such a transhistorical VIP lounge seems to be no longer sustainable. This is because historical processes push the community of academic philosophers to a situation very similar to that the Orient found itself in the course of modernity. Academic philosophy today is under the sway of the entire cluster of forces that enabled the so-called “superiority” Al-‘Azm mentioned in his critique (thanks to which the aforementioned lack of symmetry and denial of coevalness could be realised), plus the increasingly omnipresent information technology. Besides expressing, perhaps, a sullen irony, this is the condition of scarcity, which can destroy, as it did in the Orient, even the dearest truths of a community. There is no doubt that there would be those like Bruno Latour who would find what “they” say more eligible than what “we,” philosophers, have been saying. This is, in effect, not so different from what Chakrabarty called “the everyday paradox of third-world social science”, namely “that we find these theories [theories developed in the “West” – Orientalist accounts were also, by many Orientals, found perfect descriptions of the Orient], in spite of their inherent ignorance of ‘us,’ eminently useful in understanding our societies.” Just as the Orient could not go on without adapting (and resisting) nineteenth-century Euro-American “superiority,” so also philosophy, posited by people like Husserl as the defining feature of what Europe is, cannot pretend as if nothing has happened. Scarcity overrules abundance. This is, however, only one side of the paradox of academic philosophy. It is the other side which makes things peculiar. Scarcity is not necessarily detrimental to communal bonds. As a matter of fact, history speaks to the opposite. From Germany, or more precisely the German-speaking parts of Central Europe, to postcolonial nations, it has been repeatedly shown that scarcity generates and strengthens communal bonds. When Gregory Jusdanis claims that “nationalism is in part a response to a condition of belatedness,”[vii] he underlines that the bonds that created Germany as a nation emerged from a situation where it was politically, industrially and culturally handicapped – that is, in a condition of scarcity compared to England and France. This was, however, no obstacle for philosophers to establish a philosophical community; the other way around, it helped them bring such a community about. When Husserl, following in Fichte’s footsteps, claimed to be “the functionary of mankind,” the latter universal was a product of his particularity, for which he was fighting (namely, Germany).[viii] Now, centuries of wars, including the two world wars and the colonisation of the large part of the world (by 1900, Euro-America was governing almost 90 per cent of the globe), it has become almost impossible for philosophers to “feel” as a community. The very philosophical task, the historical mission of social justice, assigned to us has become the ceaseless questioning of any communal impression, implication and pretension. Bringing these two sides together, the paradox unfolds as following. Academic philosophy is caught up in the spiral of its own inevitable annihilation. Its defining feature, its felt necessity, its historical mission of social justice, reinforces the very reason why it is in the pincers of annihilation: namely, scarcity. When what is called “the West” colonised the entire globe, having thereby created a global past, present and future due to the impossibility of further spatio-temporal expansion, it inevitably turned “inwards” and targeted philosophy as the next “outside” (the next Orient, so to say) but this time only in thought. This not only revealed that philosophy has never been equal to this curious entity called “the West”, but also, by the same token, engendered a peculiar confrontation, in which we found ourselves trying to conceptualise our own demise. A particularly pernicious outcome of this is that it creates the dream of a flight from scarcity, similar, again, to the postcolonial situation, in which an educated “Oriental” seeks to migrate to “the West” in order to evade scarcity that becomes unbearable to him or her – reproducing thereby the inevitable decay and destruction of his or her own community. This means that we, at the same time, destroy the possibility of the transhistorical VIP lounge, for, in the end, it is a community that decides on the value and reality of such a thing. Too proud, scared, or bewildered to commit to any sort of community, we are bringing our own demise closer by seeking ferociously to avoid scarcity. In other words, philosophers have become the Orientalists who orientalise philosophy: we have become the conditions of our own impossibility. Fırat M. Hacıahmetoglu Husserl-Archives, Leuven [i] Sadik Jalal al-‘Azm, ‘Orientalism and Orientalism in Reverse’, (1980), Web (http://www.europe-solidaire.org/spip.php?article20360), 25 July 2015. [iii] Johannes Fabian, Time and Other: How Anthropology Makes its Object (New York: Columbia University Press, 2014), ix. [iv] Edward W. Said, Orientalism: Western Conceptions of the Orient (London: Penguin Modern Classics, 2003), 7. [v] Walter Mignolo, The Darker Side of Western Modernity: Global Futures, Decolonial Options (Durham, NC, and London: Duke University Press, 2011). [vi] Dipesh Chakrabarty, Provincializing Europe: Postcolonial Thought and Historical Difference (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2000), 29. [vii] Gregory Jusdanis,, The Necessary Nation (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001), 7. [viii] See Edmund Husserl, The Crisis of European Sciences and Transcendental Phenomenology An Introduction to Phenomenological Philosophy, trans by. David Carr (Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1970), 17: “In our philosophizing, then—how can we avoid it?—we are functionaries of mankind.” Also see Edmund Husserl, ‘Fichte’s ideal of humanity [Three Lectures]’, Husserl Studies 12 (1995), 111–133 (131): “so that this people [German] continue to increase in true glory, that it elevate itself in itself, and through itself it elevate all of humanity.” Firat Hacıahmetoğlu Fırat M. Hacıahmetoğlu is a PhD candidate in the Husserl-Archives: Center for Phenomenology and Continental Philosophy at KU Leuven, Belgium. His research interests are global history (with a particular focus on Germany) and phenomenology (particularly of Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger). Irving Goh Us, “Rejects” Veganism Without Animal Rights	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line92
__label__wiki	0.694259	0.694259	ThisParentLife Taking the long view … one day at a time. Everyday Christmas On LeBron and Redemption July 14, 2014 November 17, 2014 Benjamin Hoak Redemption always plays well. That’s why we’re so fascinated with LeBron James’ return home to Northeast Ohio four years after he broke the hearts of millions by taking his talents to South Beach. It wasn’t just that he left, but the way he left that rankled — the made for TV spectacle, the complete lack of self-awareness, the ineptness of his management team, the kids used as a prop. The reaction was intense. Fans burned his jersey. Kids cried. His boss wrote one of the most vitriolic letters you’ve ever read, burning every bridge there was to burn. Words like narcissistic, disloyal and cowardly will do that. Return, while theoretically possible, seemed highly unlikely. Four years later, everything is different. LeBron again kept us all on edge for 10 days as he decided where he wanted to play. This time, though, it was pitch perfect. No leaks. No spectacles. No parties or even press conferences. Just a classy, first-person article in Sports Illustrated, kept a complete secret until 12:13 p.m. EST when it published online. This letter shows a new, humble, mature LeBron. He owned his previous mistakes and showed how he has grown. He gets that what he’s doing – returning to a hardscrabble area of the country that has been devoid of hope for so long – is bigger than basketball. It’s about that hope. It’s about showing the kids growing up the way he did that change is possible. It’s about the fans who haven’t seen a championship in half a century — and if you don’t think that matters to a city and a region in decline, just remember two of the biggest things that inspire groups of people to rally together around a common cause: sports and religion. He grew up while he was away. And with that “college education” came an ability to forgive. He met with his once and future boss to hash out their differences. Many thought he wouldn’t get past The Letter, that such a public figure deserved nothing less than a full-on public repentance and even then, that might not be enough. LeBron proved bigger than that. “Who am I to hold a grudge?” he said. And so he’s coming home. He wants to bring a championship with him. He has the talent and now the experience to make it happen. It’s a fantastic story, the best outcome we could have hoped for as sports fans, as writers — really as anyone except Heat fans. Don’t kid yourself — he’ll get his money, and he wouldn’t have done this if he didn’t think talent was there basketball-wise. But it’s still incredible. A local boy made good. Then he left and many thought he’d never return. Now that he’s back, just about everyone is rooting for LeBron. America loves second chances. We’ll forgive just about anything as long as someone apologizes and works to make it right. It often makes an even better storyline – triumph means so much more when it comes after tragedy. Redemption always plays well. It plays well because deep inside, in places we don’t like to talk about at parties, we each know we need redemption. Maybe our mistakes haven’t been as public as LeBron’s, but they still gnaw at us, unresolved, condemning, lingering. How do we fix ourselves? We don’t know, and so we’re glad when someone figures it out, when we see them made whole, returning home. What every person on this planet needs is to become part of another redemption story that’s deeper and older and more powerful than LeBron’s. In this story, the main character is the one who has been wronged, but he is also the one who found a way to save those who had wronged him. He could have taken hope away, but instead he poured it out abundantly. This redemption story, centered on a rescue mission, was planned from the beginning and executed flawlessly. It is still being carried out. Sins are forgiven. Life is reborn. Eternity awaits. Yes, redemption stories always play well because they echo a deeper, fuller redemption born before time began. LeBron’s story is good, but it’s got nothing on God’s. ← Foster Update: Horizontal Because Vertical Robin Williams and The First Day of School and the Powerful Play → Subscribe to ThisParentLife via Email Enter your email address to get new posts by email! Strength of Soul Everyday Christmas #25: Hope Everyday Christmas #24: The Night Before Everyday Christmas #23: Emmanuel	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line94
__label__cc	0.743739	0.256261	TPKtalk for Dec 7 December 7, 2013 Jim Leave a comment Hope you’re having a great Saturday so far. Just to let you know, there’ll be no posts from Dec 16 to Dec 30, on account of us taking a few weeks off for the holidays. Still, many more things to come after that. Also, if you’re local, you can catch me live at next week’s Nerd Nite, playing music as their artist in residence! It’s at 7pm on Tuesday, Dec 10 at the Rum Runner Pub in Kitchener, Ontario. Anyway, lots of great links this week, including mini hacks, good games, sounds, and real-life D&D. Soundscapes and GMing Kyle O’Hara at the Flying Pincushion has a ton of advice on sound design for rpgs, including where to get the sounds or music, and easy ways to use it. Using sound is one of those things I’ve always wanted to do, but I’m usually paying attention to a dozen other things, and adjusting the stereo keeps me from wandering the room like a maniac. Hacked up Reaper Fire Elemental As the proud owner of one of these fire elemental minis, I hadn’t intended to paint it, the translucent red plastic is enough. But seeing what Anthony at Roleplay-Geek has managed to do with his, integrating LEDs to make it glow and styling up the base, I’m more tempted than ever. Real-life Dungeons & Dragons Credit: Sotterranei di Roma Everyone knows there are catacombs under Rome. What we were apparently unaware of was the extent of them. The Romans quarried out the area around their city to get stone for buildings and roads, but eventually Rome got so large that it extended over the quarries. Meaning that there are tons of abandoned ancient shafts beneath the roads and houses there. Geologists are slowly exploring them, but they should probably watch out for things that go bump in the night. Post-apocalyptic advice I like a good post-apocalyptic setting as much as the next person, and Johua De Santo has some good advice for how to get by after armageddon that’s also useful for building worlds after a collapse. I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the viability of electric power then, but definitely hadn’t thought about the value of chocolate and coffee. Holy Humble Bundle! If you haven’t picked up the latest Humble Bundle, you should. In addition to the amazing tower defense game Orcs Must Die 2, and Natural Selection 2, a competitive FPS with an integrated RTS setup, there’s Magicka, which is basically the most fun you can have as a wizard. Ryan and I’s Magicka video will be out on Wednesday to further tempt you, in case my words aren’t enough. Pay what you can, and you decide where the funds go. tagged with music, rpg, videogames TPK Roundup	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line96
__label__wiki	0.774618	0.774618	Can A Video Game Go Too Far? Video games have a long history of pushing the boundaries of what is acceptable. And, interestingly enough, these boundary pushing PlayStation, Xbox and PC games also have a reputation of being very successful, despite controversy. In fact, many would argue that they were successful entirely because of the controversy they generated. This created an environment where video game makers were purposefully making controversial games, simply as a means to ensure the success of their game. But what is the line of acceptable boundary pushing in video games? And game a game simply go too far, and breach all levels of common decency? If it does, will players simply stick to the online Blackjack Canada has to offer, or will they play anywhere. Let’s take a look. Mortal Kombat And Early Controversy Arguably the game that started the trend of success achieved by controversy is the classic Mortal Kombat. Released back in 1992, the game created a storm of outrage due to it’s excessive violence. At its core a simple 2D fighter, the game stood apart for revelling in what were termed fatalities. A fatality allowed the winning player to mercilessly kill their opponent, if inputting a sequence of controller commands at the right time. Mortal Kombat was not an outstanding fighting game, at least in comparison to other fighting games at the time, such as Street Fighter 2. But the game still managed to do incredibly well, first at arcades, and then via home versions playable on consoles. The question is; would Mortal Kombat have done half as well were it not for the controversy? The obvious answer is; of course it wouldn’t have. And so controversy became a selling point. Purposeful Controversy Mortal Kombat went on to have multiple sequels, including the most recent, Mortal Kombat XL, which released in 2016 for a variety of platforms including Xbox, to much praise and acclaim. Note that the fatality aspect of the game is now all but casually acknowledged by gamers and critics, despite being more violent than ever before. On the other hand, Grand Theft Auto released in 1997 f, also to enormous controversy. The game allowed players to steal cars at will, run over pedestrians, and otherwise cause mayhem in a virtual city. As with Mortal Kombat, the controversy catapulted the game into success, and a long running franchise. Each release of the franchise was again steeped in outrage, given the increasing levels of questionable activities players are able to perform. It is, of course, now the active goal of the developers to keep increasing the controversy levels of each game, in order to keep it in the media spotlight. Going Too Far? But it is possible to go too far with intentional controversy. Manhunt, also by the creators of Grand Theft Auto, saw players violently killing enemies in chillingly realistic ways. The first game saw a storm of outrage, which granted the game some success. Manhunt 2, however, was banned in multiple countries. As a result, the game was a complete failure. Thrill Kill, another game that never saw the light of day due to it’s excessive violence, never saw release at all, making it dead before even being played. It seems that video games can go too far. Tech-Driven Trends Set to Drive Commerce A Tech Infused Life 6 Best Free Android Games Currently on Play Store New Technologies that Will Make your 2020 Interesting Gaming Glasses – A Wondrous Invention The Best Tech Gadgets for Kids You Need to Know	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line97
__label__cc	0.644762	0.355238	Welcome to A4 Paper Size A4 Paper Dimensions Paper can be measured in many different sizes and dimensions. Below are the most commonly used units when finding out the size of A4 sheet paper. Select a unit type below to be taken to the corresponding page. Paper Size Dimensions in: Standard Paper Dimensions All Dimensions of A series paper are units of the metric system and are most commonly used across the world in countries like India, Singapore, Germany, the UK and many more. In the late 1700s, France was the first country to adopt the metric system and other countries followed in the 1900s. By the 20th century, most countries adopted metric as a standard. However the United States and Canada have refused to use metric as a form of measurement for paper sizes. Most of the world uses the international standard of ISO 216 for paper sizes. Different Units of Measurement The most commonly known units are millimetres, centimetres, metres and kilometres in metric. However, there are many other types of measurement used to measure length today. Some of these include: Inches - 1 Inch = 0.0254m Foot - 1 Foot = 0.3048m Yards - 1 Yard = 0.9144m Miles - 1 Mile = 1609.344m Fathom - 1 Fathom = 1.8m Shackle - 1 Shackle = 27.4m Cable - 1 Cable = 185.3m Nautical Mile - 1 Nautical Mile = 1852m What is an Inch of Measurement The Imperial measurement system is based on dated methods of measurement. For example, the length of 3 Barleycorns is equal to 1 inch. Seeing as Barleycorns can be different in dimensions, it was an unreliable method to measure the size of anything. The standard of inches is now much more accurate, but is difficult to use compared to the centimetre or millimetre. This is the main reason so many countries have taken on the metric system. A4 Paper Size in Pixels View the dimensions of A4 paper in pixels at different types PPI and DPI. Including Letter size and A4 paper for use in Photoshop at different dots/pixels per inch... A4 Paper Size in Inches View the dimensions of A4 paper in inches for the UK, USA, Australia, Europe, Japan. Comparing the size of A4 paper to Letter size & what an Inch is... The History of Paper Paper has a history nearly 2000 years old, but it took a long time to be known as we know paper today... A4 Paper Size in Centimetres View the dimensions of A4 paper in centimetres for the UK, USA, Australia, Europe, Japan. Comparing the size of A4 paper to Letter size and what a Centimeter is... How is Paper Made A4 Paper Size in Millimetres All rights reserved. © 2019 A4 Paper Size a4papersize.org is an independent website that informs visitors of the current A4 paper dimensions in millimetres, centimetres, inches and pixels. You, the visitor, agree not to hold a4papersize.org, or any of its associates liable for any incorrect A4 paper dimensions or information provided on this website. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please exit the a4papersize.org website immediately. Contact us if you have any questions.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line101
__label__wiki	0.591879	0.591879	Denette Vaughn Denette Vaughn is a Senior Attorney with Disability Rights Texas, an organization federally mandated to advocate for and protect the rights of people with disabilities. Denette received a BA in Speech Communications and a BS in Criminal Justice from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1978. She received her JD from Texas Tech University School of Law in 1981. She previously served as the Narcotics Prosecutor, Civil Division Chief and Juvenile Division Chief for the Lubbock County District Attorney's office. Subsequent to her days as a prosecutor, Denette was in private practice for 12 years working mainly in the areas of Criminal, Family, Employment and Civil Service law. Much of her practice involved representing police officers and firefighters in employment disputes. Denette has also served as an adjunct professor for the Texas Tech School of Law, Wayland Baptist University, Lubbock Christian University and South Plains College. She teaches courses in disability law, criminal law, business law, sociology and communications. Additionally she has worked as an instructor with the South Plains Association of Governments Police Academy. Denette has worked in the area of disability law since 1998 when she became employed at Advocacy Inc. (now DRTX). Currently she handles cases primarily in the areas of housing, employment, accessibility and transportation. She has handled several cases involving individuals with disabilities who have been denied access to public accommodations due to the presence of a service animal.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line104
__label__cc	0.679249	0.320751	John Andre Manager and Program Analyst Since October 2010, John has been the Acting Chief Learning Officer for the Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) managing and expanding FAI’s multi-million dollar and multi-year international learning & development portfolio. He works with senior executives at the White House and in Federal agencies, industry, and academia on policy and legal issues and emerging learning theories and platforms impacting FAI’s learning & development programs. Prior to that, John spent six years as the Executive Director for the Federal Chief Acquisition Officers, Chief Financial Officers, Chief Information Officers, and Performance Improvement Councils supporting the White House by executing the Councils’ agenda, educational programs, intergovernmental projects, and communications. He also served as the program manager for the Interagency Resources Management Conference (IRMCO) developed for senior executives. John began with GSA in 2000 where he functioned as a Knowledge Manager in GSA's Office of Knowledge Management planning, developing, and executing strategies for major GSA programs in knowledge management. He went on to be the Knowledge Manager in GSA's Joint Program Management Office for eGov Initiatives furnishing information and research in the KM field to GSA eGov initiative project managers on issues of strategic importance to their initiatives. John started his Federal career at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. He was a Program Manager for management contracts with Federal agencies designing, testing, implementing, and training others on nationwide automated staffing and management systems developing innovative assessment instruments for processing accuracy and compatibility with computer hardware/software configuration. He became a Program Manager in the Center for Human Resources Innovation (CHRI) managing human resources management demonstration projects testing innovations in recruiting & hiring, compensation, training & development, performance management, knowledge management etc., for Government-wide application. John earned his M.S. in Organizational Learning & Strategic Knowledge Management from George Mason University in 1999.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line105
__label__cc	0.526264	0.473736	....Bad, Bad Potato.... .......A little bit of this, then a little bit of that, The next thing you know....... (W/Technicolor Links, Absolutely Free And Without Commercial Interruption!!!) Ouch.................................................... ................................................................................o SotD via Shooby.com Today's Song of the Day...... The "Song of the Day" can be found at the very end of each daily post by clicking on that not too little o(Color of the Day). It will work as long as the original link remains active. I find these tunes all over the interwebnetthingie. If'n you'd like to go directly to that site just delete everything after .com in the address bar and hit enter. Viola! you're there....... Hot Tip!! For the best presentation of this incredible blog, select View up top, click Zoom x3. Happy Tunes and Happy Trails. New And Improved Potato!!!!! Secret Word of the Day....... ........There. .....and you know what to do when somebody says the secret Word of the Day, right? Occasional Recipe of the Day .........Mmmmm! These recipes will not be archived, so if any ring your bell, save em'. Kenny Blotto Hope Valley, RI, United States who cares...............!! Blog Archive October (1) September (1) March (1) January (1) December (2) July (1) June (3) May (2) April (3) March (2) February (2) January (2) December (2) November (5) October (4) September (3) August (1) July (6) June (1) May (2) April (2) March (7) February (5) January (6) December (10) November (19) October (8) September (5) August (9) July (4) June (11) April (6) March (4) February (3) January (13) December (8) November (6) October (7) September (4) August (7) July (8) June (10) May (20) April (8) March (6) February (13) January (13) December (19) November (5) October (1) August (5) July (7) June (12) May (3) April (7) March (15) February (29) January (26) December (19) November (29) October (15) September (21) August (12) July (16) June (12) May (16) April (29) March (28) February (34) January (29) December (32) November (43) October (68) September (49) August (19) July (50) June (38) May (34) April (32) March (15) February (28) Do you participate in polls? Links/Fun Today in History........ O.J.T.J. ........ The Woodring Monitor........ Late Breaking Noose........ FactCheck........ More Today In History........ Get Lost........ What.......? Great Game........ WordPlay........ Laughing Swing........ Rub Your Eyes........ Nudibranchs........ Waste Some Paper........ Pass The Head........ Holy Mudhead Mackerel........ Caution........ TED........ Links/Music Find More Music........ The Hound........ The Rising Storm........ Snuhthing........ EarHole........ Tsururadio........ WFMU........ Star Maker Machine........ Spread the Good Word........ Organic Music........ The Probe........ Our Lady Of ........ Nick........ Music For Maniacs........ Gamelan........ MerryGoRound........ Keep The Coffee Coming........ It's Joe Time........ More Gamelan........ Find Music........ Classical/Renaissance Classic TV....... Calliope........ Boogie Woogie Flu........ Big Rock Candy Mountain........ And Even More Gamelan........ 365 Days Project........ Links/Tools Alarm Clock........ Tool Monger........ CoolTools........ LoopHoles........ Uncle Phaedrus........ Graph Paper........ Error Message........ Hoax And Virus Check........ E Mail Hoaxs........ Photo Editor........ File Conversion....... .............????	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line110
__label__cc	0.657607	0.342393	The German tourism industry may lose 38 billion euros due to the epidemic and 4.6 million jobs will be lost The loss of international tourist consumption this year will have an impact on the German capital Berlin in the next few years. Recently, the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) released the latest research. Studies have shown that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of international tourists and tourists traveling to Germany has been greatly reduced, resulting in a 82% reduction in international tourist expenditure. The lack of international travel has caused catastrophic losses to the German economy, equivalent to a daily loss of 104.1 million The euro is 729 million euros a week, and the German economy alone loses more than 38 billion euros. 4.6 million jobs are at risk of loss In the same week, as the summer travel season is coming to an end, Germany announced a 14-day quarantine measure for travelers from high-risk countries to replace its existing measures. WTTC and its members called on Angela Merkel and other leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) countries to urge a coordinated approach to promote post-crisis recovery. WTTC exposed the severe impact of the epidemic on the German tourism industry, as the spread of the coronavirus is affecting the national economy. In the “worst case” described by the WTTC economic model, nearly 4.6 million jobs supported by the tourism industry in Germany are at risk of loss. According to WTTC's 2020 Economic Impact Report, the tourism industry created 5.7 million jobs in Germany in 2019, accounting for 12.5% of the total German labor force. It also created a GDP of 310.9 billion euros, accounting for 9% of the German economy. Germany is highly dependent on international tourists WTTC's analysis of Germany's international travel expenditure in 2019 shows that the figure reached 47 billion euros, accounting for 14% of Germany's total tourism expenditure, and domestic travel expenditure accounted for 86% of the other. A further breakdown shows that the promotion of the German economy by international travelers in 2019 amounted to 3.9 billion euros per month. Between 2016 and 2018, the largest source markets for inbound tourists to Germany were tourists from the Netherlands and Switzerland, accounting for 12% and 9% of all international inbound tourists, respectively. The United States and the United Kingdom both ranked third, accounting for 7%, Austria ranks fourth with 5%. Compared with Germany as a whole, the latest data in 2018 show that Berlin is highly dependent on international tourist spending. It accounts for 44% of all tourism expenditures in the city and domestic tourists account for the remaining 56%. The United Kingdom is the city’s most important source market, with 11% of inbound tourists, the United States in second with 8%, Spain in third with 6%, and Italy in fourth with 6%. It can be seen that the loss of international tourist consumption this year will have a profound long-term impact on the German capital in the next few years. According to the WTTC's 2020 Economic Impact Report, the tourism industry created one-tenth of the world's jobs (330 million in total) in 2019, accounting for 10.3% of global GDP, including one-quarter of new jobs. Resuming international travel is imminent Gloria Guevara, President and CEO of WTTC, said: "It is clear from our latest data that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused economic pain to millions of families who depend on tourism for their livelihoods. It will take many years to fully recover from the misery and suffering, and it may even threaten Berlin’s status as one of the main hubs for global business and leisure travel. Guevara said: "The re-launch of transatlantic international travel coordination will provide vital assistance to the tourism industry. It will also benefit airlines, hotels, and travel agencies, as well as the supply chain that relies on international travel across the Atlantic. Millions of jobs are rejuvenated." In addition, targeted testing and tracking will also rebuild consumer confidence in travel. For example, the restoration of important “air corridors” (aviation) between countries and regions with a similar number of COVID-19 cases, and the development of rapid turnaround testing and tracking systems for all departing passengers. This means that the government can consider restoring Germany and Germany. Travel between major international hubs, this move will also help initiate global economic recovery. " Prev:The impact of the epidemic continues, many cruise companies cancel voyages in the first half of next year Next:The main structure of Beijing Universal Resort and the topping of the theme park Address: No.180 Yixian Road Copyright © 1988 Baolong Hotel Shanghai, All rights reserved.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line111
__label__wiki	0.800484	0.800484	Tesla publishes its first diversity report, here are the key numbers Hanna December 5, 2020 Vehicles pass the Tesla Inc. assembly plant in Fremont, California, U.S., on Monday, May 11, 2020. David Paul Morris \| Bloomberg \| Getty Images Elon Musk’s electric car and renewable energy company published its first-ever diversity report late Friday. It said that Tesla has a “majority minority” U.S. workforce overall, but 83% of employees in leadership roles are men and 59% are White. According to research by the Boston Consulting Group, companies with more diverse leadership teams report higher innovation revenue. And increasingly, publicly traded companies are required to disclose more information about the makeup of their workforce, and to add people from diverse backgrounds to their boards. Tesla’s inaugural Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Impact Report offers fewer details than diversity reports from major tech companies including Google and Apple, which began publishing demographic information about their workforce in 2014. However, because Tesla makes cars, software and energy products, it is difficult to compare it with peers in tech or autos. Tesla did reveal some big-picture analysis of its current U.S. workforce. Here are some highlights: Men at Tesla represented approximately: 79% of the workforce, 83% of leadership, 75% of new hires and 77% of promotions in 2020. Women at Tesla represented approximately: 21% of the workforce, 17% of leadership, 25% of new hires and 23% of all promotions in 2020. Black and African American employees at Tesla represented approximately: 10% of the workforce, 4% of leadership, 12% of new hires and 10% of promotions in 2020. Asian employees at Tesla represented approximately: 21% of the workforce, 25% of leadership, 20% of new hires and 23% of promotions in 2020. Hispanic and Latino or Latina employees represented approximately: 22% of the workforce, 4% of leadership, 27% of new hires and 24% of promotions in 2020. White employees represented approximately: 34% of the workforce, 59% of leadership, 32% of new hires and 35% of promotions in 2020. Tesla counted people from Pacific Islander, Native American, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native communities as part of an “Additional Groups” category. Employees in Tesla’s “Additional Groups” category represented approximately: 7% of the workforce and 1% of leadership. It added that its leadership cohort — which includes directors and above — accounted for a “very small” percentage of total employees, at under 0.4%. Tesla’s debut diversity report did not break out how many of its employees identified as having a disability. Also, the gender-related data is approximate as Tesla did not include figures on nonbinary and gender nonconforming employees. The report also lacks a discussion of employee attrition (or retention rates), and excludes intersectional analysis. That means, among other things, it’s hard to ascertain whether employees in underrepresented groups resigned from or were dismissed by Tesla at a higher rate than White colleagues. The company was not immediately available for comment when contacted by CNBC early Saturday. Attrition is an especially important metric for Tesla. The company offers equity in Tesla as part of its compensation for all roles, and uses this promise as a recruiting tool. The longer an employee stays, the more shares they may be able to purchase or vest. The lack of intersectional analysis in the Tesla diversity report also obscures whether, for example, people of color at Tesla are promoted at the same rate as White people, or whether people of color who are military veterans are hired more or less often than White veterans. Overall, Tesla’s diversity report said veterans currently make up about 4% of the company’s U.S. workforce. The report follows a number of allegations of discriminatory treatment at Tesla from employees and former employees over the years. Tesla has denied wrongdoing. Finally, in its report Tesla laid out plans for keeping its workforce at least as diverse as it is today, or making it more diverse and inclusive. Along with other initiatives, Tesla said it will recruit from historically Black colleges and universities, offer an array of new apprenticeships, and conduct unconscious bias trainings for all people managers and recruiters in 2021. Employment growth slows amid Covid surge Biden’s plan to forgive student debt could have limited economic benefits, and carry risks	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line116
__label__cc	0.641144	0.358856	Different dating sites internet So? You dating someone with undiagnosed bipolar what phrase..., brilliant Before you can post or reply in these forums, please join our online community. I've been reading through the forum for the past couple of months and have found many helpful life tips for living with a partner with mental health issues, however now I'm at a roadblock that I can't seem to understand. My partner and I have been together for almost four years, she has a number of issues including arthritis, narcolepsy, OCD, depression and anxiety. Things between us were great for the first year and a half but now the love I once felt is dissipating. Now we fight constantly mostly due to the narcolepsy meds and arguments are daily. However, undesirable things happen to everyone, even people without a mental illness. This Fuck App Actually Works. 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You could end up having a relationship with an emotionally in tune man who is aware of self and talks openly and honestly about his feelings. Tracey Lloyd lives in Harlem, where she fights her cat for access to the keyboard. By continuing to use this site, you agree to our ated Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. MadameNoire is a sophisticated lifestyle publication that gives African-American women the latest in fashion trends, black entertainment news, parenting tips and beauty secrets that are specifically for black women. Black women seek information on a wide variety of topics including African-American hair care, health issues, relationship advice and career trends - and MadameNoire provides all of that. MadameNoire Radio Our staff has picked their favorite stations, take a listen Not for good. But she needs to see that you will not be emotionally manipulated into giving her kids and marriage. I am literally in the same situation. My husband got bad - told me he had feelings for another girl, didn't love me anymore. The things he has said to me. We have been living apart for sometime now and in the past few weeks he has really realised how much he hurt me. Your girlfriend needs help, but she needs a wake up call. You need to look after yourself and that means putting yourself first. Leave and go somewhere just for a week. Turn off your phone. I'm early 30's and I'm so sad that my marriage is probably over and I may not have kids. But I'd rather not have kids than have kids that tie me for a lifetime to someone who emotionally abuses me. If what you write is accurate I think it is fairly simple. You can not be someone's last chance for marriage and having children. Which children are at risk for bipolar disorder? Do not accept the guilt tripping. I am inclined to agree with Unloved Wife and suggest that you walk away from the relationship. However you might want to get yourself some support in order to do this. Reconnect with your friends and your family if that is possible. These findings would suggest that such patients should be treated if they are identified in the community setting; however, guidelines for diagnosis may need to be revisited before this becomes common practice. In this re-analysis of ECA data, 17 patients who had symptoms in the manic spectrum were more likely to be younger and have greater marital disruption than were patients in the other groups. At present, no data exist that indicate whether and how many patients with such subthreshold symptoms progress to a diagnosis of bipolar I or II disorder. Studies to date have focused predominantly on bipolar disorder, rather than bipolar spectrum disorders, so it is conceivable that the true impact of the full spectrum of bipolar disorders remains unrecognized. In addition, there is no way of determining consequences related to unrecognized cases of bipolar disorder. The economic burden of bipolar disorder in the United States is substantial. The World Health Organization listed bipolar disorder as sixth on a list of 10 disorders that caused disability-adjusted life-years DALYs for males and females in developed countries. Findings from 3 epidemiologic surveys have indicated that bipolar disorder is associated with substantial and long-lasting functional consequences. The report 21 compared findings with an earlier, similar survey 24 and determined that very little had changed over the 8 years that had elapsed between surveys. Another recent survey 25 that evaluated the impact of bipolar disorder involved a sample of subjects taken from the larger sample of subjects in the Hirschfield et al. What You Need To Know About Dating Someone With Bipolar Disorder Another survey of patients admitted from to to the Stanley Foundation Bipolar Network-an international, multisite network investigating the characteristics and course of bipolar disorder-found that Although these data are contradictory, the Stanley Foundation survey demonstrated that patients with bipolar II disorder had a risk of suicide almost equal to their bipolar I counterparts, suggesting again that the longer-term risks associated with bipolar II disorder should not be underappreciated and that risk is high in both groups. Most suicides appear to occur in the depressed phase of the illness 29, 30 and also commonly in association with comorbid substance abuse. The ECA study 6 reported that comorbid substance abuse occurred more frequently with bipolar disorder than with any other Axis I psychiatric disorder. Post et al. Bipolar disorder with comorbid substance abuse is associated with higher rates of refractoriness to lithium treatment 33, 34 and higher risks of not only suicide attempts but also completed suicides. The Stanley Foundation Bipolar Network found that, in spite of treatment with a range of both novel and routinely used agents, two thirds of their group had clinically substantial depressive or manic symptoms over a year of follow-up. Studies have indicated that most patients with bipolar disorder continue to show functional impairment, even patients who achieve euthymia. One thing to realize is that dating a bipolar person is inherently unfair to you - you will have to make emotional concessions for them that neither you, nor any other normal person, would need or expect, much less deserve. You can still love someone who is bipolar and have a great relationship, but it requires flexibility and forgiveness. Nov 05, � PREVALENCE OF BIPOLAR DISORDER. Historically, epidemiologic studies have indicated that prevalence rates for bipolar disorder are fairly low, with rates in the range of 1to 2%. 6, 7 More recent evidence has pointed to a much higher prevalence of bipolar disorder than was previously believed, with leaders in the field of bipolar disorder suggesting prevalence Cited by: Dec 03, � Support Beyond Blue. Please help us improve the lives of people affected by anxiety, depression and suicide Dealing with a partner with undiagnosed Bipolar Disorder 3 posts, 0 answered Oldest first \| Newest You can not be someone's last chance for marriage and having children. Do not accept the guilt tripping. Patients were assessed for syndromal recovery i. MacQueen et al. There is also some evidence that patients with bipolar II disorder, compared with bipolar I disorder patients, experienced more illness disability in terms of health, recreation, finances, and sub-syndromal depression. There is convincing evidence that bipolar disorder is frequently either completely overlooked or misdiagnosed as major depressive disorder. Those who were misdiagnosed received a mean of 3. Most respondents who reported being misdiagnosed believed that the greatest barrier to appropriate diagnosis was lack of understanding about bipolar disorder among health care professionals consulted. Forty-eight percent of respondents reported a lapse of several months to 5 years between seeking the first treatment and receiving an appropriate diagnosis; more than a third of patients reported a lapse of 10 years or more. The extensive gap between treatment-seeking and appropriate diagnosis represents no significant change from the findings in the survey, 24 indicating that there has been little improvement in bipolar disorder recognition and diagnosis over the last decade. Bipolar patients frequently present initially with depressive episodes. Ghaemi et al. A recent study, however, did not implicate tricyclic antidepressants or, by inference, selective serotonin reup-take inhibitors in the promotion of affective instability. More research is required in this area to clarify relative risks and benefits of antidepressant use. Current guidelines recommend prescribing antidepressants together with a mood stabilizer in patients with bipolar disorder. It is only through increased awareness of bipolar disorder that clinicians will begin to consider the diagnosis of bipolar disorder. The key to diagnosis lies in taking a systematic and detailed initial history from the patient, 51 which may be particularly difficult given the time constraints of a busy office environment. Dating someone with undiagnosed bipolar Presence of these distinguishing features may not aid in discriminating between bipolar I and bipolar II disorder but will raise suspicion of the possibility of a bipolar diagnosis and the need for referral to a psychiatrist for appropriate assessment. Unfortunately, to date little work has been done to aid with diagnosis of bipolar spectrum disorders, and more research is needed in this area. The MDQ, 15 a patient-rated screening tool much like the Beck Depression Inventory, 61 may also help to facilitate an appropriate diagnosis of bipolar disorder. The MDQ is not designed to aid in making the distinction among bipolar I, II, or spectrum disorders but merely to raise the possibility of a bipolar diagnosis. A screening score of 7 out of 13 or more items answered affirmatively on the MDQ yields good sensitivity 0. Pharmacotherapeutic management of bipolar disorder is extremely complex, fraught with frequent nonresponse and resistance to treatment and side effects. Dating Someone With Undiagnosed Bipolar Yahoo, single attendorn, dating site called tag, free teen dating site for/ Mar 27, � How to Tell if Someone Is Bipolar. Bipolar Disorder, formerly known as manic depression, is a disorder of the brain that results in shifts in mood, activity, energy, and day-to-day functionality. Although nearly 6 million American adults %(20). Whether you have bipolar disorder or are dating someone with the condition, learn what you can do to maintain a healthy and fulfilling relationship. Author: Brian Krans. Management requires trial-and-error use of medications, treatment of any comorbidities, polypharmacy, and regular blood level and organ system function monitoring. In addition, non-pharmacologic therapies such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, 62, 63 psychoeducation, 64, 65 and family therapy 65, 66 may be helpful in these patients. For these reasons, bipolar disorder is best managed in a psychiatric setting, and referral of patients with bipolar disorder, as well as those suspected of having bipolar disorder, is the best course of action. Obviously, patients who present an acute risk for suicide should be acutely referred and managed, and the presence of factors that represent increased risk for impulsivity and suicide, such as comorbid alcohol and substance abuse, should also precipitate an acute referral. Primary care physicians are often the first contacts for both the patient and the family and may be called upon to provide support to family members. In addition, longer-term care of the patient with bipolar disorder may fall within the remit of the primary care physician, as patients present with complaints both related and unrelated to their mental illness. A strong relationship of consultation-liaison between the primary care physician and the psychiatrist is recommended. Medical comorbidities are common, and conditions such as migraine 15, 67, 68 or obesity and its associated consequences, 69, 70 such as type II diabetes, 71, 72 may be frequently seen. Office visits should include assessment for emergence of these comorbidities, as well as the numerous side effects that can be encountered with the use of commonly used mood stabilizers, such as hypothyroidism 73 and more rarely renal failure 73 associated with lithium use and polycystic ovary syndrome 74 associated with valproate use in epileptic women. Psychiatric comorbidities are also common in these patients, and office visits should include a brief screening history for emergence of evidence of disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, 75 anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, social phobia, 7 panic disorder, 76 and personality disorders. Assessment of suicide risk, which is highly prevalent in both bipolar I and II populations, should be evaluated at each office visit. Stable patients with bipolar disorder taking lithium or valproate may require regular serum level and renal, hepatic, hematologic, and thyroid function monitoring. The American Psychiatric Association's revised guidelines for management of bipolar disorder 47 recommend checking renal and thyroid function every 6 months in stable patients taking lithium and conducting tests of hematologic and hepatic function every 6 months in patients taking valproate. Therapeutic levels of lithium range from 0. As for any other medical condition, caution should always be taken in considering drug-drug interactions and synergistic, or additive, negative effects of drugs in patients with bipolar disorder. Other management considerations for patients with bipolar disorder are beyond the scope of this article; however, for more information, the reader is referred to Glick et al. There is evidence that prevalence rates for bipolar disorder are much higher than previously reported and that bipolar disorder is commonly seen in the primary care setting. The socioeconomic, personal, and family burdens associated with bipolar disorder are substantial, but it is not clear from existing research whether the true impact of bipolar disorder is understood, given that it is so frequently unrecognized. Patients with bipolar spectrum and bipolar II disorders often present with depressive episodes that facilitate misdiagnosis of major depressive disorder and treatment with antidepressants, possibly worsening outcomes for these patients. While it is likely that patients with bipolar disorder are best managed in a psychiatry environment, it is frequently the responsibility of the primary care physician to identify the possibility of a diagnosis of bipolar disorder. Therefore, there is a need for the primary care clinician to be aware of the possible indicators of bipolar disorder in these patients and to make the appropriate management decisions, among them referral. The MDQ may be a useful screening tool to help in this endeavor. As long-term management of bipolar disorder is complex, a strong consultation-liaison relationship between the primary care physician and the psychiatrist is recommended. Supported by an unrestricted educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline. 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__label__cc	0.703133	0.296867	Is there a gun free day of the week? I guess some people have different ideas of what goes on in places of worship on Saturdays or Sundays than I do. Sundays used to be "days of rest" if one is a Christian. Stores weren't open. People went to church or stayed home and spent time with families. Things were cozy and safe- or at least they were at my house when I was growing up. We all know how that has changed. One can do almost anything on Sundays now. Mail is not delivered and some offices aren't open. But shopping is readily available. I, along with hundreds of thousands of others in this country attend worship services on Saturday or Sunday. My church is a place of peace and justice. Guns would not be allowed nor would they be necessary for any reason that I can think of. There are plenty of gun owners at my fairly liberal church. I have spoken to almost all of them. They support what I do. Several work for the DNR and are avid hunters. One likes to shoot at the gun range. Many are hunters of one sort or another. I am pretty sure I could poll almost every one of the 500 members of my church and they would be in support of reasonable gun legislation. They understand that their own rights would not be affected and they are not threatened one bit but my work to prevent gun deaths and injuries. I guess some places of worship are different. Take this Florida church, where, yesterday, a law abiding gun permit holder brought a gun to church to show someone. They went into a closet and while they were looking at the gun, it discharged. When guns discharge accidentally, there is no way to know where the bullet will end up. In this case, it ended up in the body of a 20 year old woman passing by in the hallway. She is the daughter of the church's pastor and was shot in the head. Luckily, she is still alive at this point. A big oooops for this one. From the article: Investigators told The Associated Press that Moises Zambrana was showing his gun in a small closet to another church member interested in buying a firearm. Zambrana reportedly took out the magazine of the Reuger 9mm weapon but did not know there was a bullet in the chamber. And from another article about the shooting: Hannah Kelley, 20, was shot in the head and rushed to Bayfront Medical Center, St. Petersburg, where she underwent surgery, the sheriff's office reported. Her condition was unknown Sunday. Church member Tony Diehl was getting his daughter from the nursery when "there was a bit of a ruckus," he said. "I was shocked," he said. "This is a church where I go. I wouldn't expect something like this to happen." Yes. Well.....The 2 men went into the closet to "protect" church members. That didn't work out so well did it? Is there no place where private sellers won't go to sell their wares? There is something wrong with the gun culture in our country when people bring guns to church to sell. I know that the response from some of my readers will be that this guy was stupid. His behavior was dangerous. He should have known that the chamber was not empty. Do you know how many times I write about similar incidents on this blog? These are becoming more and more numerous. Why? Because we have such a cavalier attitude towards guns and gun regulations in this country that just about anyone is carrying loaded guns around in places where they have no business having them. Why bring a gun to church to sell to someone? Isn't a church a sanctity from such stuff? Isn't a church a place where we have some reverence and call for peace in our world? How can we have peace when idiots are carrying guns to church on Sunday mornings? Guns do not belong in churches for any reason. Yes, there have been occasional shootings in churches. There are occasional shootings everywhere we gather as Americans. But having more guns in these places will not make us safer. How could anyone have defended themselves against the guy in the closet who carelessly brought his gun out where a bullet discharged from it? There are just plain too many shootings- accidental or not- in this country. This one was totally senseless and avoidable. Where is common sense? After I posted this, I received another alert about this incident so I am updating the post. Here is an article with a video about the incident above. The young woman is in critical condition. I will provide more updates as they come. UPDATE to this post: I added a comment to this post but I think this one should be an update. I received an alert about a second accidental shooting in a church- this one in Missouri. Those darned law abiding gun permit holders just don't seem to know what they're doing- literally in this case. The man whose gun fell out of his jacket pocket and discharged before hitting another man in the chest walked away from the church event without even knowing he had shot someone. Seriously folks. The shooting occurred about 11:20 p.m. as the truck driver and victim were helping to clean up after the fundraiser. The gun, a Cobra Derringer, was in the truck driver's coat pocket. The man picked up his coat as he prepared to leave the church. The gun fell out of his pocket, hit the floor and fired. The bullet struck the victim, seated at the next table, in the back and exited through his chest. At the same time, several people were popping balloons, Banas said. One witness said she thought she heard a gun shot, but all other witnesses thought the sound came from balloons popping, Banas said. A woman found the gun on the floor and gave it to the owner as he was leaving, Banas said. He said the gun owner was unaware that the gun had fired or that anyone had been injured, but the next morning, he saw news reports that someone was shot at the fundraiser. He checked his gun and discovered an empty shell. The man went to the Wentzville police station, surrendered his weapon and gave a statement. Banas said there was no evidence that the gun owner had consumed alcohol or was intoxicated, but his statement was consistent with those of other witnesses. The man had a valid concealed weapon permit. Banas said the Cobra Derringer is commonly referred to as a "pocket pistol" because owners often carry it in their pocket. The truck driver said he was told when he bought the gun that it was safe to carry in his pocket, as long as it was not cocked. After reviewing criminal statutes and case law, prosecutors found nothing to support a criminal charge of assault, Banas said. Banas did express two concerns dealing with the law. There is no requirement that the weapon be holstered or secured properly while it is carried, he said. Also, the law does not require permit holders to take a test qualifying them to use the specific weapon they intend to carry. The law requires permit holders to qualify with a revolver and semi-automatic weapon. Luckily the victim is going to be O.K. Good grief. Posted by japete at 11:45 AM vention, Open Carry, accidental gun discharges, conceal and carry permit holders, guns in churches CJM February 13, 2012 at 1:30 PM Question: Should churches be allowed to permit guns if they wish to do as such? japete February 13, 2012 at 1:44 PM Question- are any churches asking for people to come to services with their loaded guns? It is coming from the gun lobby. The churches don't want them. Not asking, no. They only ask that you bring family and friends. But several churches where I live allow it if you have a CCW. JayF February 13, 2012 at 2:12 PM How about compromise? Other than churches, are the other places from which you would ban guns? If your list is reasonably narrow, and guns would be permitted elsewhere, then perhaps we could agree. Where do you think you simply must have your gun in your daily life? Bryan Strawser February 13, 2012 at 3:37 PM You state below that firearms accidents are becoming more numerous - what is your source for this information? the many incidents on which I report every week son of the revolution February 13, 2012 at 3:59 PM japete "Where do you think you simply must have your gun in your daily life?" Anywhere I could be once again victimized by two criminals who didnt care one bit about the numerous laws they broke when they robbed me at gun point Ah- and did they threaten your life? And would you shoot them if you could for asking for your stuff? And are you sure you would be successful or would bringing a gun into the situation make you less safe? Why wouldn't they just shoot you if you bring out your gun? Because someone looking to be a petty thief isn't likely willing to become a murderer and would rather flee because even SYG and CD laws don't cover shooting people who are running away. And they shouldn't. Oh darn- another stupid and dangerous gun permit holder dropped his gun in a Missouri church. It fell out of his jacket pocket and fired and hit a man in the chest. Really? http://www.stltoday.com/suburban-journals/stcharles/news/no-charges-filed-for-accidental-shooting-in-wentzville-church/article_04a783ec-6f52-5395-a71a-a311caf9528f.html I thought these things weren't supposed to happen. Two in a few days. This is not good for the cause of the pro gun side who are always saying that gun permit holders are safe law abiding citizens. What's going on? " A woman found the gun on the floor and gave it to the owner as he was leaving, Banas said. He said the gun owner was unaware that the gun had fired or that anyone had been injured, but the next morning, he saw news reports that someone was shot at the fundraiser. He checked his gun and discovered an empty shell. The man went to the Wentzville police station, surrendered his weapon and gave a statement. Banas did express two concerns dealing with the law. There is no requirement that the weapon be holstered or secured properly while it is carried, he said. Also, the law does not require permit holders to take a test qualifying them to use the specific weapon they intend to carry. The law requires permit holders to qualify with a revolver and semi-automatic weapon." Good grief.. Dave Sohm February 14, 2012 at 8:31 AM Yes churches should be sanctuaries from violence, fear, and even the hubbub of everyday life. Shopping malls shouldn't be stages for violence either. Cars should be private spaces not subject to carjacking, banks shouldn't get robbed, homes shouldn't get burgled or robbed. But you know what? We don't have the power to prevent anyone from doing anything. Any actions we take are only a reaction to the actions taken by others. If someone robs a bank, the law will punish them if they are caught. If someone decides to shoot everyone in a shopping mall the actions we can take would only be in reaction to the shooting, namely running, hiding or shooting back. In the vast majority of occurrences, the incident is ended by a citizen or police officer shooting the assailant. They may choose to end their own life, but again, we as the general public have no control over that decision on the part of the assailant. japete February 14, 2012 at 10:58 AM Sigh- another permit holder shooting someone- http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Suspect-arrested-in-deadly-shooting-at-Redmond-party-139242943.html And oh dear-yet another gun permit holder doing something stupid and dangerous- http://ohhshoot.blogspot.com/2012/02/toledo-man-unintentionally-shoots.html Is this an epidemic? And another though we don't know if this guy was a permit holder or not. He didn't appear to be a man with a prior conviction but he sure is now! And all while naked. Whatever. http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/feb/09/gun-toting-naked-man-nabbed/ Here is yet another CCW "law abiding" gun owner breaking the law with his gun- and all over a carwash! Without that gun, this would not have happened. http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/east-chicago/cops-e-c-man-unhappy-with-wax-job-on-suv/article_915828a7-bef1-5c1a-b891-fb897417fc5b.html Oops. One more permit holder gone wrong- http://ohhshoot.blogspot.com/2012/02/gun-inside-womans-purse-fires-inside.html I believe there may be an epidemic.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line120
__label__wiki	0.787422	0.787422	Nepal allows travel agencies, hotels and restaurants to resume operations Although the new crown epidemic in Nepal continues to rebound, the Nepalese government has allowed travel agencies, hotels and restaurants to resume operations on the 17th after making relevant anti-epidemic regulations. After Nepal lifted the national blockade on July 22, the epidemic continued to rebound. According to data from the Ministry of Health and Population of Nigeria on the 16th, in the past 24 hours, there were 1539 new confirmed cases of new crown in the country, a record high in the number of new confirmed cases in a single day since the outbreak. The country has a total of 58,327 confirmed cases and a total of 379 deaths. A considerable number of deaths were diagnosed after death. The Nigerian government has also made detailed anti-epidemic regulations for allowing the above-mentioned places to resume business. For example, the size of a travel agency's group tour should not exceed 15 people, and extra masks must be provided; the hotel reception must provide anti-epidemic materials such as hand sanitizer, and the number of seats in the hotel lobby must be As little as possible; restaurants cannot provide buffet services, and generally no more than 4 people can eat at the same table. In addition, the government has also announced specific anti-epidemic measures for the transportation and passenger transportation industry. For example, the number of passengers in a vehicle can only be half of the number of seats, and passengers must wear masks throughout the journey. The Nepalese government also decided on the 14th of this month to resume domestic commercial passenger flights and long-distance passenger services that had been interrupted for nearly 6 months from the 21st. On September 1, Nepal announced the partial resumption of international commercial passenger flight services, but stipulated that the number of daily arrivals could not exceed 800 and that foreign tourists were not allowed to enter. Nepal’s Minister of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation Batlay recently stated that considering the fact that a large number of Nepalese overseas will return to China to celebrate the country’s largest festival, Desai, the department has proposed to increase the maximum number of daily arrivals to 2500 people. Prev:Guizhou plans to add 9 national 4A tourist attractions Next:Zhangjiajie Airport's first single-day passenger throughput exceeded 9,000 passengers after the epidemic Address: Intersection of Jiangbei Road and Huancheng Road, Huangjiang Town Copyright © 1996 Dongguan OYC Crown Prince Hotel, All rights reserved.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line123
__label__wiki	0.825745	0.825745	Home > Featured > Pioneering advocate for children with special needs honoured Pioneering advocate for children with special needs honoured By Sarah Mac Donald - 14 December, 2016 Irish missionary, Sr Mary Sweeney, established St Joseph’s School for the Hearing Impaired in Sierra Leone and has given education, skills training and life opportunities to children with a disability in a developing country. President Michael D. Higgins presenting Sr Mary Sweeney with her Presidential Distinguished Service award in the Peace, Reconciliation category at Áras an Uachtaráin. Pic: MaxwellPhotography.ie An Irish Sister of St Joseph of Cluny who has pioneered care of children with special needs in Sierra Leone was presented with a Presidential Distinguished Service Award by President Michael D. Higgins last week. Sr Mary Sweeney SJC hails from Dungloe and flew into Ireland to receive the honour at Áras an Uachtaráin. Speaking afterwards Sr Mary said the award recognised the many people who have supported her missionary work in Sierra Leone over the past 44 years. “Especially the people of Sierra Leone whose dedication greatly helps hearing impaired children. These people have helped me in every way through their financial and spiritual support. They have given me encouragement to continue my faith-inspired work through many trials, including the civil war and Ebola, to support those on the margins of society.” The Irish missionary has worked tirelessly for over forty years, often with limited support, in the extremely challenging environment of Sierra Leone. By establishing St Joseph’s School for the Hearing Impaired in Makeni, she has given education, skills training and life opportunities to the most vulnerable of people – children with a disability in a developing country. She remained in Makeni to keep the school open during the brutal civil war in the 1990s, and more recently she played a significant role in coordinating much-needed support for the Ebola response in Makeni. Sr Sweeney has in recent years widened her focus and her energies on promoting the development of a curriculum for the training of teachers for special needs education in Sierra Leone. Speaking to CatholicIreland.net, Matt Moran, former chairperson of Misean Cara and author of the recently published The Legacy of Irish Missionaries Lives On, described Sr Sweeney’s work as “typical of the pioneering development that missionaries have undertaken in the global south”. “Children with special needs there were treated very much as second-class citizens and indeed often abandoned by parents who couldn’t care for them. Services to deal with their needs were non-existent.” He explained that the Sisters of St Joseph of Cluny were pioneers in providing a special school for the hearing impaired in Makeni. Sr Mary Sweeney with some children at St Joseph’s school. “Sr Mary successfully lobbied for the establishment of a specialised teacher training institute for children with disabilities at the University of Makeni. Over the years, she has lobbied the Ministry of Education to recognise the importance of educating children with disabilities. The ministry now acknowledges the primary school and pays the salaries of its teachers. Sr Mary is a pioneering advocate for children with special needs in Sierra Leone.” Sr Mary said she was “grateful and full of joy to receive this award not for myself, but on behalf of the Sisters of St Joseph of Cluny who have served Sierra Leone for over 150 years, as well as the communities who have welcomed and supported them and other missionaries for so many years.” “In particular,” she said, “I thank the people of Donegal and the Friends of St Joseph’s, whose on-going dedication enabled me to create school facilities that allow these marginalised children to get an education and take their role within their communities. Education is key to ending the cycle of poverty and deprivation in poor countries like Sierra Leone.” St Joseph’s School for the Hearing Impaired in Makeni was set up by Sr Mary and the Cluny Sisters in 1979 in response to the great need for suitable provision for children with disabilities in northern Sierra Leone. The school supports over 200 hearing impaired children, and has dormitory accommodation for those from long distances away. It provides education, skills training and opportunities to children with a disability who have been excluded from education, and often from society as a whole. Over the years the school has worked to dispel the deep-seated belief that children with disabilities are incapable of being educated. The school costs over €100,000 a year to run and Sr Mary has opened new revenue streams including a guest house, a farm and a carpentry and tailoring business where some of the school graduates work and learn, providing essential employment and livelihood training. She aims to make it partially self-sufficient by growing some of their own food, including pineapples, oranges, mangoes, papayas, and yams. Hens are reared and eggs are supplied daily to two supermarkets in Makeni. “Missionaries work alongside communities, empowering them and helping them to advocate and lobby for their basic rights. It is long-term work but it gives great satisfaction to see impoverished and disadvantaged people taking control of their own lives,” Sr Mary commented. Currently, there are 1,100 Irish missionaries working in developing countries where the Irish are being succeeded by local and indigenous priests and nuns. Matt Moran’s book – The Legacy of Irish Missionaries Lives On – outlines the huge contribution many thousands of Irish missionaries made in developing countries and how their legacy is being carried forward by local missionaries there. Aside from support from her family, Sr Mary is also supported by The Friends of St Joseph’s School for the Hearing Impaired, a registered UK charity based in Essex and run by volunteer trustees. Anyone wishing to support the school and Sr Mary’s work can donate through the Virgin Money Giving page: www.virginmoneygiving.com\charities\FriendsofStJosephs. Further information about the support work of the charity: http://www.friendsofstjosephskids.org/. Tags: Áras an Uachtaráin, Civil war, Ebola, Education, Hearing Impaired, Misean Cara, Missionary, Poverty, Presidential Distinguished Service Award, Sierra Leone, Sister of St Joseph of Cluny, Sr Mary Sweeney SJC, teacher training	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line127
__label__wiki	0.651793	0.651793	Home >> About >> Who We Are Ken Markowitz Kenneth Markowitz is the president and founder of Earthpace LLC, providing environmental, energy and regulatory policy, communications and management strategies. He advises leading public- and private-sector clients on the risks and opportunities associated with energy and climate regulation, policy and economic stimulus. Mr. Markowitz provides counsel on issues associated with clean technologies, emissions trading, greenhouse gas offsets, renewable fuels and energy efficiency. As the Senior Climate Change Consultant for Akin Gump, Mr. Markowitz assists clients with policy development and advocacy before the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, other executive branch agencies and Congress. Mr. Markowitz played a central role in the management and evolution of the International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement, a network of government regulators and members of the international regulated community, where he lead initiatives to strengthen compliance, improve investor confidence and ensure environmental integrity in emissions trading systems. Under the direction of the Dutch, U.S., Japanese and British governments, Mr. Markowitz headed an initiative to strengthen compliance, improve investor confidence and ensure environmental integrity in carbon markets, bringing together regulators, businessmen and civil society around the world. The project helped to develop best practices to ensure market integrity throughout emissions trading systems, including the development of monitoring, reporting and verification procedures to make certain the quality of carbon offsets. Mr. Markowitz has advised governments around the world, as well as major international organizations such as the United Nations Environment Programme, to strengthen rule of law and build stronger environmental governance systems through performance measurement, adaptive management and public-private partnerships. Mr. Markowitz has designed applications for the use of satellite remote sensing data in compliance monitoring, emergency response, environmental impact assessment, water resources and other regulatory contexts. Mr. Markowitz has also actively participated in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change negotiations on issues including the Clean Development Mechanism and technology transfer. Mr. Markowitz has also worked on a broad range of environmental issues, counseling clients on international environmental agreements such as the Montréal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Basel Convention, CITES and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Mr. Markowitz previously served as a senior attorney at U.S. EPA, and in private practice as an environmental lawyer. Mr. Markowitz earned his B.B.A. in finance from Emory University in 1985 and his J.D. in 1989 from American University’s Washington College of Law. > see Ken Markowitz's publications... Marcy Markowitz Marcy Markowitz, Earthpace’s Chief Executive Officer, has more than sixteen years as a project manager and marketing director. While supporting the International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE), she managed a team and oversaw marketing, digital, and conference management efforts. Her responsibilities included maintenance of the INECE website, a database of 7000+ members, and member communication. She executed 7-day remote conferences, including all logistics, vendor management, budgeting and funding. Ms. Markowitz was hands-on with all aspects of the events including site selection and outreach, marketing, registration, programming, vendor selection, scheduling and on-site management. In addition, she oversaw the publication of collateral, proceedings and press releases. Ms. Markowitz has managed events for Curley Company which ranged from a one-day corporate conference to award presentations and a 200+ person sit-down dinner. She has also held positions as Marketing Director for financial software companies and has worked as a coder in artificial intelligence. Ms. Markowitz has volunteered on many educational foundations, which required both event planning and fundraising. She has reached and exceeded fundraising goals using email, print, social media, and in-person events, both big and small. Ms. Markowitz holds a BS in Computer Science from the Moore School of Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania and received her MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line129
__label__cc	0.672628	0.327372	Home >> Blog >> EU Emissions Trading Scheme >> Predictability in the Administration of the EU ETS as a Foundation for Market Confidence EU Emissions Trading Scheme A protracted recession and fragmented carbon market policies in the European Union and its member states threaten to undermine the perception of the EU Emissions trading Scheme (EU ETS) as a blueprint for the future of emission trading schemes in the rest of the world. A key challenge for the ETS has been an oversupply of emission allowances resulting from optimistic assumptions concerning the economy. An oversupply of allowances creates market uncertainty and undermines incentives for investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency. It would be wrong to conclude that the EU ETS is failing, the International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) says in a new position statement, and the proper response to economic volatility should not be a series of ad hoc market interventions. In order to provide an investment climate that provides sufficient confidence to support robust investment in green technology and renewable energy (the very investment needed to establish a trajectory for long-term economic growth), the European policy makers must show that they have a responsive but unwavering game plan. At the heart of concerns over an inconsistent regulatory approach is a recent vote by an EU parliamentary committee for measures that would establish a set-aside for carbon allowances (removing a number of allowances from the ETS), reducing the oversupply of carbon allowances that has resulted from a weak EU economy. The set-aside proposal is contained in a proposed amendment of the EU's Energy Efficiency Directive, which calls on the European Commission (EC) to report on the likely impact of incentives for investment in low-carbon technologies and on the risk of carbon leakage.[1] The proposal further authorizes the European Commission to "implement appropriate measures, which may include withholding of the necessary amount of allowances." EU member states are divided on the issue of setting aside allowances to reduce the supply, because of the impact of potentially higher compliance costs for industries struggling in a poor economy. Proponents of a set-aside agree that a tighter supply of allowances would drive up carbon prices, but believe such a move would make investment in renewable energy sufficiently attractive to put the EU on course to meet its mid and long-term climate objectives under Renewable Energy Directive. Yet short-term, ad hoc measures to support higher carbon prices will not deliver the predictability that investors will require for substantial long-term investments in renewable energy. Absent a convincing commitment to a sustained regulatory approach, investment in energy based on fossil fuels will continue to be seen as providing more reliable returns in the energy sector. The IETA statement calls for a policy approach that reaffirms a consistent course in carbon policy while developing procedures that address the foreseeable need to periodically change assumptions regarding the business-as-usual baseline for energy sector carbon emissions. According to IETA, the introduction of new mechanism for recalibrating baseline assumptions would be better than a direct intervention in the form of a set-aside. It must be widely understood as a one-time event that fixes a shortcoming in the original framework for establishing EU-wide emissions caps and reinforces a system that can withstand significant volatility in the economy. While European policymakers must take exceptional care to avoid further undermining confidence in the EU ETS, taking no action at all carries its own risks. Since allowances may be banked (excess allowances may be applied in future compliance periods), there is significant concern that excess allowances will continue to accumulate, creating additional uncertainty. IETA does not dispute the need for policy makers to implement measures to strengthen the EU ETS system, but stresses that such a mechanism must be broadly understood and predictable, and based on widely-known market indicators. To avoid undermining the confidence of market participants, the process of developing this mechanism must be careful, transparent, and involve thorough stakeholder consultation, preferably by an independent ETS Review Board. The EU ETS is not the only emissions trading system in which an oversupply of allowances has limited the incentives for investment in renewable energy. Northeastern US states that are members of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) sharply reduced the number of available allowances in January of 2012 as part of an effort to boost that program's impact. Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont plan to permanently retire 72 percent of (67 million) unsold carbon allowances in the RGGI's cap-and-trade system.[2] Maryland has recently indicated that it intends to eliminate a portion of its unsold allowances as well. Supporters of the RGGI program have overwhelmingly supported the elimination of excess allowances and do not see the move as creating uncertainty. If implemented properly, the a more responsive mechanism for aligning emission caps with actual economic performance data would not represent a policy shift or qualify as a market intervention in the conventional sense of the word. Instead, such a move would be a critical refinement that enhances predictability and long-term confidence . However European regulators will have to keep a close watch on the potential for carbon leakage and ensure that any new mechanism does not expose carbon leakage-prone industries to higher costs. Unlike conditions in the northeast US energy market, the EU ETS encompasses a broader range of industries and opportunities for the offshoring of carbon-intensive activities. At stake is confidence in the very foundation for investment in a green economy. [1] European Parliament Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, Compromise Amendments 1 - 18 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy efficiency, 2011/0172(COD)22.02.2012, Available at http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2009_2014/documents/itre/dv/eed_compam_/eed_compam_en.pdf. [2] New York Times, Regional Cap-and-Trade Effort Seeks Greater Impact by Cutting Carbon Allowances, Mireya Navarro, January 26, 2012. Available at http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/27/nyregion/in-greenhouse-gas-initiative-many-unsold-allowances.html?_r=3.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line130
__label__cc	0.647795	0.352205	Ed Boon: Mortal Kombat can deliver a "radical experience" on next generation consoles "Finish him" on a new console. In terms of sales and critical acclaim, Mortal Kombat 9 (MK9) was a huge success. The game returned to its roots by reintroducing the original cast like Street Fighter IV did and the results show. While it may not be a hit with the fighting game community (FGC), numbers don't lie. With his no nonsense attitude, it should come as no surprise that Ed Boon wants the next entry in the MK series to feel larger than life. He tells CVG, it may need to be done on an Xbox 720, PS4, and Wii U. "If you introduce another edition of your game on the same console, you cannot provide a radically different experience. I'm sure, if we were to do a new Mortal Kombat game on next generation systems, I think we would be able to provide dramatically different experiences." Fernando's POV: While the Xbox 360 and PS3 are aging, people aren't showing signs that they want to spend a lot of money on next generation consoles. I'm sure where the next Mortal Kombat game ends up will depend on the success of these new consoles, starting with the Wii U. Labels: Ed Boon, Mortal Kombat, NetherRealm, PS4, WB Games, Wii U, Xbox	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line131
__label__wiki	0.664041	0.664041	As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning By Laurie Lee. Drawings by Leonard Rosoman. Atheneum, 1969, 248 pp. The opening of this wonderful book reminded me of one of those fairy tales where the youngest son sets out with his small bundle of possessions to seek his fortune in the world. Laurie Lee was just 19 when he left his small village in Gloucestershire to see the world, and among his few possessions—which included a tent, a blanket, a change of clothes, and a tin of treacle biscuits—was a violin, which he planned to play to earn his living. Like those storybook figures, he was very young, and everything lay before him. As he says, recapturing the wonder many years later, “Everything I saw was new.” As you would expect of an English youth, Lee heads for London, though his main destination is Southampton, to see the sea. But after working at a buildings job for a year, his journey takes him to Spain, where he trudges through hot fields, wanders into strange villages, takes in cities—Madrid, Toledo, Seville—and at last, wintering in tiny Castillo, finds himself amidst the beginnings of the Spanish civil war. For Lee, all of this starts out as a youthful adventure, free of obligations. “There was really no hurry,” he says. “I was going nowhere. Nowhere at all but here…Never in my life had I felt so fat with time, so free of the need to be moving or doing.” But everywhere, he observes the poverty, the inequality, the squalor forced upon the Spaniards, who take care of him with warmth and generosity. Although it is only when he returns to England that he comes to see what the battle he had accidentally happened upon was about, it is this awakening he experiences while traveling that draws him back to fight for the Spanish people’s cause. This is an exquisitely written book. As I’ve noted in past reviews, I often find imagistic description off-putting: overdone, as it too frequently is, such writing seems to draw attention to the author’s skill with words rather than to what is being described. Not here. The images are so precise, so fitting, that they bring scenes and people to life, and they are also delightful in themselves. Experienced in the 1930s, published in 1969, As I Went Out One Midsummer Morning remains fully alive today.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line135
__label__cc	0.528066	0.471934	25F ~ 41F Qingdao Weather Global tourism market picks up, Fosun Travel Group benefits from recovery and releases long-term value Fosun Travel has become the biggest winner in the recovery of the tourism industry. Sudden public health incidents pressed the "pause button" for the global tourism industry in 2020. As the inflection point of health events overseas, especially in Europe, gradually emerges, in order to resume tourism as soon as possible, many countries have recently launched targeted measures to promote tourists' holiday consumption. Under the environment of full-speed recovery at home and abroad, tourism leaders are usually the biggest beneficiaries. As a result, Fosun Lvwen (01992), a leading tourism company with multiple brands, has also become a rare target in this recovery boom. Overseas situation improves, tourism accelerates recovery Recently, the situation of public health incidents in some countries and regions has tended to ease. Many countries have taken actions to gradually relax restrictive measures, support the recovery of their tourism industry, and restart the economy. As a result, the global tourism industry is expected to gradually come out of the trough. A few days ago, the European Commission issued a guidance suggesting that member states gradually lift travel restrictions, and member states with similar health incident prevention and control situations may adopt a phased approach to reopen the border. Most EU countries agreed to reopen the EU's internal borders before June 15th, and people can travel freely within the EU. The German government announced that it will reopen Germany's borders with other Schengen countries as early as June 15th, allowing people to move freely. European airlines such as Lufthansa and Ryan also plan to resume flights in some regions from June to July. The Italian government also said that all domestic and international flights at all airports can be reopened on June 3; in a total economic package of 55 billion euros, 4 billion euros will be invested to help the tourism industry. Recently, Air France announced a timetable for the gradual recovery of flights. Its goal is to increase traffic to 15% by the end of June, and resume more than 100 destinations. In addition to Marseille, Nice and Toulouse, France will also reopen the routes of Biarritz, Brest, Montpellier or Lyon and Corsica. The frequency of overseas flights will also increase, especially flights to Southern Europe such as Greece, Spain and Portugal. Air France is currently preparing for the reopening of the EU’s internal borders on June 15. It is worth noting that the French Health Agency announced the suspension of health events on the 6th-7th. This is the first time that public health events have been suspended in France. Public opinion believes that this indicates that the situation in France is under control. In addition to the European region, Japan fully lifted the state of emergency on May 25, and plans to gradually relax its travel restrictions and implement a tourism stimulus plan by the end of July; and Hong Kong Airport will resume connecting services on June 1. Various signs show that various industries that have been stagnant for months have gradually returned to their original rhythm, and tourism itself is also one of the pillar industries of many overseas countries. It will inevitably be the first to restart as the economic environment improves. Resorts restart China region takes the lead in picking up As the core division of Fosun Travel, ClubMed is the world's largest one-price all-inclusive resort group with a long history of operation. As of the end of 2019, Club Med operated a total of 66 resorts, including 38 resorts in Europe, Africa and the Middle East (including a cruise ship), 12 resorts in the Americas, and 16 resorts in the Asia-Pacific region (including those in China) 7 resorts). Resorts in various regions are compatible with local resources and form complementary advantages. These resorts are located in 25 countries or regions. Among them, most of the resorts are mountain resorts in Europe and sunshine resorts in the Americas. Relying on the advantages of their own resources, they have opened various complementary resorts, greatly weakening the single season and single Regional impact on performance. In 2019, Fosun Travel will continue to strengthen its globalization layout in a forward-looking manner, diversify regional business risks, and achieve good results in all three regions. Europe, Africa, the Middle East/Americas/Asia-Pacific region achieved revenue of 84.1/24.1/23.9 100 million yuan. Among them, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and Australia's 2018-19 performance growth was gratifying, and the two-year compound growth rate of revenue reached 15%/16.8%/22.5%. In the first quarter of 2020, the first recovery of China's tourism market clearly gave Fosun Travel a glimmer of light in the industry's trough. In May, Club Med announced the gradual reopening of all Chinese resorts including the exquisite one-price all-inclusive series. From April to May, in addition to the reopened Club Med Joyview Anji Resort and Yanqing Resort, Club Med will also open Club Med exquisite one-price all-inclusive series Guilin Resort, Sanya Resort and Club Med Joyview Beidaihe Gold Coast Resort. Zhitong Finance APP was informed that in terms of the performance of the "May Day" Mediterranean Club, Anji and Yanqing were sold out, and the occupancy rate in Guilin exceeded 50%. From this point of view, the status of Fosun Lvwen Kaicun Village and the recovery of operations are in line with market expectations, including indicators such as occupancy rate and room unit price recovery exceeding expectations. Prev:Beijing emergency response 'downgrade' Wuhan-Beijing ticket search volume skyrocketed 9 times Next:Turnover fell by nearly 20%, the European hotel and catering industry was hit hard Tel:+86-532-66967777/66967758 Fax:+86-532-66967799 Address: No.717 Xingyang Road, Chengyang District Copyright © 2008 Danube International Hotel Qingdao, All rights reserved.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line137
__label__wiki	0.800652	0.800652	Glynn Nicholas Song Contest: The Almost Eurovision Experience. Director – Producer – with a shiny face. Bet he’s wearing make up in that photo. Mr Nicholas has created, performed in and produced several stage shows which have played in Australia and several other countries. In 1989 – 1991 he shot to national fame appearing on the ABC’s “The Big Gig” although Humphrey Bear was always his first love. In 2006 he Produced, Directed and co-wrote “Eurobeat – almost Eurovision” which toured Australia, was the top-selling show at the 2007 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, toured nationally for 20 weeks in the UK in 2008 and ran 3 months in London’s West End. Song Contest is set to keep him busy for a few years. He also works as a keynote speaker and with key-note speakers, bossing them around.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line138
__label__cc	0.738744	0.261256	Products » Personal Items » Identified Items » A SOUVENIR FROM STONEWALL JACKSON'S HOUSE Item Code: M25312 This attractive 11” x 14” unframed display features a 1 3/4” x 1 3/4” piece of coverlet that was owned by Colonel Elijah W. Penny who had service in three Indiana Union regiments and was wounded six times. The period note identifies the coverlet as being taken out of Stonewall Jackson's house after the "U.S. Civil War in 1865". Penny was discharged in Charlotte, NC in late 1865 and obviously obtained this souvenir during his return home west either personally or from an officer friend. During the Civil War the house was vacant or possibly rented but no evidence is known to state Mary Anna Jackson rented it during the war but she did later as records show. Hunter's troops raided Lexington in June 1864 but there is no evidence that they entered the house. Penny would have passed through Lexington or nearby as the 130th Indiana headed home from the Carolinas in late 1865. A vacant house of a notable Confederate General would have been a temptation for troops to enter looking for souvenirs. The house was constructed in 1800, by Cornelius Dorman. Dr. Archibald Graham purchased the house and significantly expanded it in 1845 by adding a stone addition on the rear and remodeling the front and interior to accommodate his medical practice. Dr. Graham sold the house to then - Major Thomas Jackson, a professor at the nearby Virginia Military Institute, on November 4, 1858, for $3000. It is the only house Jackson ever owned. He lived in the brick and stone house with his second wife, Mary Anna Morrison Jackson, until the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861. It housed Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital from 1907 until 1954, when it was converted to a museum. In 1979 the house was carefully restored to its appearance at the time of the Jackson's occupancy. The house and garden are owned and operated as a museum by the Virginia Military Institute from April through December. Accompanied by certificate of authenticity. [ld] Inquire About A SOUVENIR FROM STONEWALL JACKSON'S HOUSE 1851 PATTERN SHAKO FOR OHIO STATE ARTILLERY Pattern 1851 shakos are sporadically encountered but it is not often that one like this comes up for sale. This particular shako is for a State of Ohio artillery unit. The shako is of the usual construction with a body of dark blue wool broadcloth… (161-08). Learn More »	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line141
__label__wiki	0.733178	0.733178	Century: Eastern Wonders (Acquire-To-Zendo) 🐪 The Spice Must Flow... 2018, 2-4 players Complexity: light/moderate It's hard to talk about Century: Eastern Wonders without talking about the other Century games, so let's just get that out of the way. Each game is themed around trade in a given century--hence the title--and each game focuses on exchanging and upgrading four different colored cubes that represent trade goods, which can then be exchanged for points. At heart, they're all engine-builders, but each game uses a different mechanism to facilitate the building of those engines. The first game, Spice Road , is a hand management and deck-building game. The last game, A New World , is a worker-placement game. Eastern Wonders , the middle chapter, is built around grid movement and area of influence. Let's See It In Action In Century: Eastern Wonders , you and one to three friends take on the roles of traders in the "Spice Islands" of Maluku, trading ginger, chili, tea, and cloves Castle Panic (Acquire-To-Zendo) 🏰 Have Fun Storming The Castle... 2011, 1-6 players Complexity: light/moderate Castle Panic is a semi-cooperative tower defense game set in a pleasant little castle surrounded by mountains, grasslands, marshes, and horrifying monsters. Presently, the castle is under siege by a legion of fantastical creatures and their magical warlords. You have six towers surrounded by six walls, and it's up to you to use your soldiers and fortifications to keep the evil fiends at bay. Walls can be rebuilt, but if the last tower falls, you lose the game. Let's See It In Action In Castle Panic , you and up to five friends are tasked with defending the eponymous castle from the onslaught of orcs, goblins, and trolls. Every turn, more monsters spawn in the outer forest ring, and everything on the board advances towards the center. Monsters take damage as they destroy walls and towers, but it's much better for all parties concerned (except, I suppose, the monsters), if you Captain Sonar (Acquire-To-Zendo) 🦑 Run Silent, Run Deep... 2016, 2 teams of 1-4 players each Complexity: moderate Submarine movies are always tense. Thrills are baked right there into the premise: a team of people in a life-or-death struggle where a thin layer of steel is the only thing between them and the briney depths. Captain Sonar , from Matagot Games, attempts to capture the tension of submarine warfare. It's a head-to-head strategy game in which two teams compete to find and destroy each other that can be played either in turns or in real-time. Let's See It In Action In Captain Sonar , you and your team take on the roles of Captain, First Mate, Engineer, and Radio Operator in a state-of-the-art submarine. You have a chart of the terrain and four hit points, as well as a number of tools at your disposal to aid in the search for your opponent. In terms of gameplay, each crew member has their own mini-game to keep track of while coordinating with the captain to keep systems active and Bottom Of The 9th (Acquire-To-Zendo) ⚾ Take Me Out To The Ballgame 2015, 2 players Complexity: light/moderate Bottom Of The 9th is a two-player bluffing/deduction game played with dice. It pits the underdog home team against the traveling champions in a winner-take-all high-stakes half inning of baseball. The conceit of the game is that by some miracle the underdog home team has kept things at a tie so far, but they're exhausted. If this goes into extra innings, the champions are surely going to beat them. But if they can just score one run in the bottom of the 9th inning, then they win it all. Let's See It In Action In Bottom Of The 9th , you and a friend compete head-to-head, one player as the underdog home team, one as the champions. You each pick a roster of players, six for the batting home team and two pitchers for the champions. Pitching and batting are managed with dice rolls. The pitcher has two dice, one a standard d6, another that has sides labeled "S", "B&quo Geekway Mini 2020 Redux This weekend I went to a small board game conference in St. Louis called Geekway Mini--it's a smaller, more intimate version of the larger con Geekway To The West that runs in the summer. Day 1: New con, new games, new opportunities to meet people and win games! Here's what I played on Friday. Big City 20th Anniversary Jumbo Edition City-building game that uses trade as a balancing mechanic. It was fine. Fun, very thinky, probably plays better with more than two people, though. The Jumbo Edition is unnecessarily huge and componenty. It's cool, I guess, but it feels like a gimmick and I would never pay the $100+ price tag for it. Also, it was my first game of the con and I punctured my finger on a tree on one of the models :( It's A Wonderful World Favorite of the con. It's an engine-builder where you draft cards in order to build your tableau and then use them to produce resources that you use to build your cards It's easy to learn,	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line143
__label__wiki	0.94596	0.94596	Milt Newton joins ranks of those giving aid Home/Articles, News/Milt Newton joins ranks of those giving aid ARTICLE CREDIT: Matt Schoch, Virgin Islands Daily News Like many Virgin Islanders on the mainland, Milt Newton had been watching with worry this summer as the Caribbean endures another hurricane season. Many of the worst fears came true recently with the devastation brought by Hurricane Irma to St. John and St. Thomas, where Newton grew up. “A lot of people have lost everything. It’s going to take a while for people to rebuild,” Newton said recently. “We had to find some way to assist.” His Emerald Gems Foundation — which he operates alongside his wife, Shalaun — has joined the list of Virgin Islanders and others who are pitching in to help the cause. As assistant general manager of the Milwaukee Bucks and a big name in NBA circles, Newton said it’s part of his duties to help however he can. Emerald Gems made a call for donations recently and will send funds directly to the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands. The Newtons join high-profile figures such as San Antonio Spurs legend Tim Duncan, country singer Kenny Chesney, former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg who are mobilizing support for the Virgin Islands. Newton thought about organizing a drive to collect supplies like Duncan did, but decided it would be more efficient to send money immediately to an organization “on the ground,” he said. Newton has family and friends throughout St. Thomas, particularly in Savan, Tutu and Bordeaux. He said his loved ones have property damage but are staying on island through the aftermath of the storm, along with thousands of others. “One thing I do know, we all talk about VI Strong, which is a real statement, but we also stick together and help out our fellow man,” said Newton, who remembers enduring a hurricane on St. Thomas in the late 1970s. “That’s how I was brought up and that’s how we’ll stay.” Newton, who grew up in Bordeaux on the west end of St. Thomas, won a national championship with Kansas during his playing days and played professionally in Europe. He began his post-playing days as a scout and worked for the league office prior to joining the front office of the Washington Wizards. He reached the top of the basketball world as the general manager of the Minnesota Timberwolves before being let go in 2016. This summer, Milt and Shalaun Newton hosted the third annual Emerald Gems basketball camp on St. Thomas, a free clinic for young Virgin Islanders to learn from Newton and other NBA personnel. Milt Newton was hired last month by general manager Jon Horst of the Bucks, who made playoffs last season and have a young roster on the rise. Newton joined the Milwaukee front office staff on a retreat recently as training camp approached. But he’s had one eye on the television recently, monitoring the media to help make sure mainlanders understand the serious plight Virgin Islanders face. “That’s the thing why we decided that we have to do all we can to bring light to the situation, as we’re not on the mainland and we tend to be forgotten,” Newton said. “I’m really grateful for what MSNBC has done because they have really kept the spotlight on the Virgin Islands and the other surrounding islands.” Duncan’s inner circle has reached out to Newton about collaborating on more relief efforts, and Newton has tried to spread the word throughout his NBA circles. “We believe in prayer,” Newton said. “But it’s going to take people continuing to display the strength to pick up and fight for another day. We want to bring the situation to light and let people know that they can help too. That’s our purpose for doing what we’re doing. “My family and I, we’re going to continue to pray for everyone down there so they can begin to regain some normalcy in the area,” he said. “We are going to do everything we can through our foundation to assist in any way we can.” By Emerald Gems\|2017-09-27T23:46:06+00:00September 27th, 2017\|Articles, News\|0 Comments	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line145
__label__wiki	0.835696	0.835696	Home Inspiration Kevin Systrom, an Internet Entrepreneur Kevin Systrom, an Internet Entrepreneur on: March 03, 2017 In: InspirationTags: No Comments Kevin Systrom is the co-founder of the latest social networking buzz ‘Instagram’. Like most of the children, he too was much interested in video games and even developed different levels while playing the game ‘Doom 2’. Eventually, he cultivated an affinity towards programming and even as a student, he progressed as a programmer. He was capable enough to be selected for the ‘Mayfield Fellows Program’ and this enhanced his skills related to technology. He did a bachelor’s degree in management science and engineering, and embarked on a career which was to impact the social networking activities in an enormous way. He worked with the tech-giant ‘Google’ and then shifted to a startup company called ‘Nextstop’. While working at Nextstop he came up with the idea of developing the new big thing in the world of internet. Initially, he and his associate Mike created an application called ‘Burbn’, but that turned out to be too complicated and difficult to operate for the users. Thus the duo became instrumental in ushering the latest social networking sensation called ‘Instagram’. Instagram has emerged as a connotative term and needs no introduction as such. The popularity of the application was so immense that in April 2012, the social networking site ‘Facebook’ acquired the company for $1 billion. Kevin, apparently earned $400 million owing to his shares in ‘Instagram’. Kevin holds the office of the CEO of ‘Instagram’ while Krieger is the technical head of the company. Kevin is bestowed with the handling of the nitty-gritty of the operations, and the strategic development of the process. Although, ‘Facebook’ has acquired ‘Instagram’, Kevin still has a say in its operations and functioning. Source: ” Biography of Kevin Systrom” www.thefamouspeople.com How to Overcome Personality Clashes at the Workplace Blog >> Evan Spiegel , refused to settle for anything less than perfect The Virtue of Being Vulnerable A Good decision starts with I don’t know Why have a corporate culture? 2018 Powered By Ethiojobs.net	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line147
__label__wiki	0.695323	0.695323	Your Online Encyclopedia Online Encylopedia and Dictionary Research Site Online Encyclopedia Search Online Encyclopedia Browse Categories: Regions of Poland \| Silesia Please be advised that the factual accuracy of Wikipedia articles dealing with topics related to the Oder-Neisse Line is often disputed. Silesia (Polish Śląsk, German Schlesien, Czech Slezsko) is a historical region in central Europe. Most of it is now within the borders of Poland, but with a small part in the Czech Republic, and another small region, which only became part of Silesia in 1815, in Germany. Silesia is located along the upper and middle Oder (Odra) River and along the Sudetes mountains. In a local Silesian language or dialect it is called Ślonsk or Ślunsk. The Polish portion of Silesia, which forms the bulk of the region, is now divided into the voivodships (provinces) of Lower Silesian Voivodship, Opole Voivodship, and Silesian Voivodship. The latter two are sometimes called Upper Silesia. The small portion in the Czech Republic is mostly joined with northern part of Moravia to form the Moravian-Silesian Region of that country, the remainder forming a small part of the Olomouc Region, while the Görlitz area now is a part of the German state of Saxony. Silesia lies directly adjacent to Saxony, Little Poland, Greater Poland, and Brandenburg. The largest city of Silesia is Wrocław. In the Middle Ages, Silesia was a Piast province that became a possession of the Bohemian crown under the Holy Roman Empire and passed with that crown to the Austrian Habsburgs in 1526. In 1742 most of Silesia was seized by Frederick the Great of Prussia in the War of the Austrian Succession. This part of Silesia composed the Prussian provinces Upper and Lower Silesia until 1945, when most of Silesia became part of Poland. 1 Natural resources 2.1 Early peoples 2.2 Middle Ages 2.3 Early Modern Period 2.4 Silesia in Germany 2.5 Silesia after WWII 4 Name of the region 5 The Silesian Uprisings 1919-1921 Silesia is a resource-rich and populous region. Coal and iron are both abundant, and a substantial manufacturing industry has sprung up, but in post-communist times the outdated nature of many of the facilites have led to problems. The region also has a thriving agricultural sector, producing grains, potatoes, and sugar beets. Early peoples Silesia was inhabited by various peoples belonging to changing archeological cultures in the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age. According to Tacitus, in the 1st century Silesia was inhabited by a multi-ethnic league dominated by the Lugii/Lygii. Also part of this federation were the Silingi , most likely a Vandalic people, that lived south of the Baltic Sea in the Elbe, Oder, and Vistula river area. Early documents mention a couple of tribes most probably living in Silesia. The Bavarian Geographer (ca. 845) specifies the following peoples: Slenzanie, Dzhadoshanie, Opolanie, Lupiglaa and Golenshitse. And a document of Prague bishopric (1086) mentions Zlasane, Trebovyane, Poborane and Dedositze. In the 9th and 10th centuries the territory later called Silesia was subject to the Moravian and then Bohemian rulers of the neighbouring area covered by today's Czech Republic to the south. About 990 Silesia was incorporated into Poland by Mieszko I (although some historians are moving the date to 999 and rule of Boleslaus I, duke of the Polanie and later king of Poland). During Poland's fragmentation (1138–1320) into duchies ruled by different branches of the Piast royal family, Silesia was ruled by descendants of the former royal family. In 1146, senior duke Wladislaw II acknowledged the overlordship of the Holy Roman Empire over Poland, but was driven into exile. Seventeen years later, in 1163, his two sons took possession of Silesia with imperial backing, dividing the land between them as dukes of Lower and Upper Silesia. The policy of subdivision continued under their successors, with Silesia being divided into 16 principalities by the 1390s. From around 1210 Henry I the Bearded, duke of Lower Silesia, and his wife Hedwig of Andechs invited the Knights Templar and other religious orders, to settle the land. The ruling classes increasingly adopted German language and culture, causing great ethnic tensions in Silesia. Germans moved in from other parts of the Holy Roman Empire in the wake of the dislocation caused by the 1241 Mongol invasion of Silesia. 160 cities and 1500 towns were founded or relocated with German charters and laws (German law was however quickly separated from ethnicity of the founders and usually new Polish settlements were also located or relocated with German laws, which were considered more modern and superior to older, customary Polish laws). In 1335, Duke Henry VI of Wroclaw and the Upper Silesian dukes recognized the overlordship of the king of Bohemia (John of Luxemburg). The last independent Piast duchies in Silesia ceased to exist in 1368, however the Silesian branch of the Piast dynasty went extinct only in 1675. Since that time Silesia indirectly became a part of the Holy Roman Empire, as Bohemia was itself an autonomous part of the empire. Silesia remained part of the lands of the Bohemian crown until 1740, under kings of Czech, Polish and German dynasties. Under the emperor and king of Bohemia Charles IV, Silesia and especially Wroclaw gained greatly in importance, and many great buildings and large Gothic churches were built. Between 1425 and 1435, devastation was caused by the Hussite rebellion in Bohemia proper — Silesia remained largely Catholic, however. The Hussites turned against German population and especially Upper Silesia returned to the Slavic language. The Protestant reformation took an early hold, and most of Silesia became Lutheran. In 1526 Ferdinand made the elected crown of Bohemia an inherited possession of the Habsburg family. In 1537 the rulers of Brandenburg and Silesia concluded an inheritance treaty, but it was vetoed by the emperor Ferdinand I. The second "Defenestrations of Prague", in 1618, sparked the Thirty Years' War, caused by attempts of the Catholic Habsburg ruler to restore Catholicism and stamp out Protestantism. After the end of the Thirty Years' War, the Habsburgs greatly encouraged Catholicism, and succeeded in reconverting around sixty percent of the population of Silesia. By 1675 the last Silesian Piast rulers had died out. In 1740 the seizure of Silesia by Friedrich II of Prussia began the War of the Austrian Succession, which ended in 1748. At the end of this war, Prussia had conquered almost all of Silesia. (Some parts of Silesia in the extreme southeast remained possessions of Austria.) The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) confirmed this result. Silesia became a province of Prussia. In 1815 the area around Görlitz was made a part of that province in an administrative reform. Silesia in Germany Silesia became part of the German Empire within the unification of Germany (1871). There was considerable industrialization in Upper Silesia, and many people moved there. A majority of the population of Lower Silesia, including its capital, Breslau (today: Wroclaw), was German-speaking. However, there were areas, such as Opole county or Upper Silesia where larger proportion or even majority was Polish-speaking and Roman Catholic. In Silesia as a whole Poles were about 30% of the population. The Kulturkampf set Catholics in opposition to the government and sparked Polish revival in the province. After Germany's and Austria's defeat in World War I the Austrian parts of Silesia were divided between Poland and Czechoslovakia. In the Treaty of Versailles it was decided that the population of Upper Silesia should hold a plebiscite in order to determine the future of the province. This plebiscite was held in 1921 and organised by the League of Nations. The outcome of the referendum was 706,000 votes for Germany, and 479,000 for Poland. However, in the southeastern areas which were the backbone of economy and industry, there was a strong majority for Poland. After the referendum, there were three Silesian Insurrections, and as a result of them the League of Nations decided that the province should be split and areas that voted for Poland should become an autonomous area within Poland, organised as the Silesian Voivodship (Wojewodztwo Śląskie). Silesia was then reorganised within the two Prussian provinces of Upper and Lower Silesia. In October 1938 Cieszyn Silesia (the disputed area West of Olza river, so called Zaolzie - 906km² 258,000 inhabitants) was retaken by Poland from Czechoslovakia, in accord with the Munich Agreement. Germany took possession of these parts of Silesia again in 1939, when the attack on Poland marked the beginning of the Second World War. The Silesian Poles were killed or deported, and German settlers were brought to their homes subsequent to these atrocities. In 1945 all of Silesia was occupied by Soviet troops; by then a large proportion of German population had fled Silesia, but many returned after the German capitulation. Under terms of the agreements at Yalta and Potsdam in 1945, most of Silesia east of the rivers Oder (Odra) and Neisse (Nysa) were transferred to Poland. Most of the surviving Silesian Germans, who before World War II numbered about 4 million, were forcibly expelled. A little part of Silesia surrounding the city of Görlitz remained part of the German Democratic Republic and is now part of the Federal State of Saxony in the Federal Republic of Germany. Silesia after WWII The industry of Silesia was afterwards rebuilt, the region was populated by Poles from other areas (mostly by Poles who were themselves expelled from lands annexed by the Soviet Union). Today more than 20 % of the entire population of Poland live in Silesia. Modern Silesia is inhabited mostly by the Poles and Silesians, but also by minorities of Germans, Czechs and Moravians. The last Polish census of 2002 showed that the Silesians are the largest ethnic minority in Poland, Germans being the second — both groups are located mostly in the Silesian region. Czech Silesia is inhabited by the Czechs, Moravians and Poles. Prior to the Second World War, Silesia was inhabited by Germans, Poles, and Czechs. The 1905 census showed that 75% of the population were Germans, and 25% were Poles. During and after World War II, most German-Silesians fled Silesia, were evacuated, were expelled, or emigrated (see German exodus from Eastern Europe). A large group of Silesians today live in Germany. To smooth integration into German society, they were organized into officially recognized organisations, like the Landsmannschaft Schlesien, financed from the federal budget. One of its most notable but controversial spokesmen is the CDU politician Herbert Hupka. The prevailing public opinion in Germany is that those organisations will achieve reconciliation with Polish-Silesians. This is gradually happening. Name of the region There are many theories as to how Silesia derived its name. These theories tend to fall along the lines of national interest. One theory claims that the name is derived from the Silingi, most likely a Vandalic people, who supposedly lived south of the Baltic Sea along the Elbe, Oder, and Vistula rivers in the 2nd century. The other theory is based on etymology and the fact that the place names in the area have for long been Polish, or germanized Polish names. Also archeological finds from the 7th and 8th centuries uncovered largely populated areas protected by a dense system of fortifications from West and South. Lack of such systems from North or East adds to the assumption that Silesia was a part of a larger state populated by early Slavic tribes. A third theory claims that the area was indeed "originally" (as far as they are the first people purported to have lived in the area) inhabited by the Silingi. When the Silingi moved from the area during the Migration Period, or Völkerwanderung, they left remnants of their society behind. The most evident remnants were in the place-names, which were adopted (in Slavic form) by the new inhabitants, who were in fact Slavic (Polish Śląsk, OldPol. Śląžsk [-o], OldSlav. Sьlьąžьskъ [<Sьlьągьskъ] from OldVandalic *Siling-isk [land]). These people became associated with the place, and were known as Silesians (using a Latinized form of the name, Pol. Ślężanie), even though they had nothing in common with the Silingi. The Silesian Uprisings 1919-1921 First Silesian Uprising: 16 August-26 August 1919 Second Silesian Uprising: 19 August-25 August 1920 Third Silesian Uprising: 2 May-5 July 1921 List of Silesians	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line149
__label__wiki	0.616131	0.616131	AccueilLe Cercle PolaireMembres d'honneurLe Cercle Polaire-FrançaisNos actionsL'appel des pôlesKoji Sekimizu Koji Sekimizu S-G de l'O.M.I. • Japon “Nous devons assurer la sécurité maritime, prévenir les accidents et la pollution par les navires dans les zones polaires” Koji Sekimizu is Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, the United Nations agency responsible for safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine pollution by ships. His recent visit to the Chilean Antarctic base and his voyage through the Northern Sea Route in the Arctic Ocean on board a Russian icebreaker were unforgettable experiences and refreshed his determination to work at IMO for international regulations to ensure safe navigation and the protection of the marine environment in Polar regions. “Our climate is changing, and the area of multi-layer ice has been shrinking due to the increase in seawater temperature. Navigation through the Arctic using the Northern Sea Route (NSR) has become a reality in summer. However, the Arctic waters are still extreme, even then, and the power of nature cannot be underestimated. We must ensure safe shipping and prevent maritime accidents and marine pollution from ships in Polar regions. Earlier this year, as a guest of the Russian Federation, I undertook a five-day voyage along the NSR. I saw, at first hand, the effects of climate change on sea-ice coverage, and how the facilities and infrastructure needed for Arctic navigation are being developed along the Siberian coastline. I was able to observe and experience the difficulties inherent in Arctic navigation, such as poor weather conditions and the relative lack of good charts, communication systems and other navigational aids that pose challenges for mariners. The remoteness of the area makes rescue or clean-up operations difficult and costly; cold temperatures may reduce the effectiveness of numerous components of the ship, ranging from deck machinery and emergency equipment to sea suctions and, when ice is present, it can impose additional loads on the hull, propulsion system and appendages. IMO is currently developing an international code of safety for ships operating in polar waters (the Polar Code), which would cover the full range of design, construction, equipment, operational, training, search and rescue and environmental protection matters relevant to ships operating in the inhospitable waters surrounding the two poles. This is vital work, both for the safety of shipping and to protect this unique environment. My voyage marked the continuation of my growing interest and involvement in the complex issues surrounding increased maritime activity in polar waters. In December 2012, I visited Antarctica as a guest of the Government of Chile, and earlier this year, experienced ice navigation in northern waters aboard a Finnish icebreaker. This remarkable experience will, I am sure, enable me to make even stronger personal contributions to the work of IMO in dealing with navigation in Arctic and Antarctic waters and, in particular, to the preparation of the Polar Code.” © Le Cercle Polaire - December 2013 - All Rights Reserved	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line153
__label__wiki	0.770927	0.770927	We must endure until release of vaccine in the middle of next year \| source: The Prime Minister/MTI There will be no vaccine against the coronavirus any sooner than the middle of next year, and therefore “we Hungarians, too, will have to endure until the middle of next year, around June to July,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Kossuth Radio’s programme ‘Good morning, Hungary’ on Friday. The Prime Minister indicated that the EU, including Hungary, is investing billions of euros in vaccine research, but for the time being not even the President of the European Commission was able to tell when a vaccine could be released. Things are at a standstill, “it won’t happen any sooner than the middle of next year”. Mr Orbán said “we have seven months behind us, seven months ahead of us, meaning that we are heading out of the tunnel […], in a month or two we could start the countdown”. “Relief” will reach Hungary sometime around May, June to July, he said. Regarding the fight against the economic impacts of the epidemic, he said Hungary – as it has a workfare economy – has placed the emphasis on jobs and investments, and not only on corporate, but also family investments. The government shares the view that the biggest economic threat lies in a ‘wait-and-see’ approach as the economy comes to a halt if businesses and families postpone their investments and purchases. This is why the cabinet has given more than 900 businesses a very large sum of money for investment, this “has resulted in investments worth more than HUF 300 to 400 billion” and has saved 155,000 jobs, he argued. In order to activate family investments, they are now starting a construction industry and housing ‘engine’ because housing and the refurbishment of homes are the largest family investments, Mr Orbán said. Therefore, the 5 per cent VAT on housing construction projects – in combination with several further measures such as the home refurbishment benefit – is the next step of the government’s crisis management logic, he indicated. The Prime Minister also spoke about the containment of the virus in Hungarian health care, pointing out that in the spring Hungary was among the countries that fought best against the epidemic, and as we did it once before, “we will be able to succeed in the second wave as well”. In this situation, victory means, he continued, that the health care system endures the extreme care load until a vaccine is released. In his view, the more successful the containment effort, the later the time will come – if it has to come at all – when elective procedures must be postponed. In the next three weeks, no such measures should be expected, he said. Regarding the fact that Parliament unanimously adopted the law on the pay rises of physicians, Mr Orbán said this voting result appears to be surprising because not only are the Left not assisting with the fight against the virus, but they are actively working against it, attacking key players of the containment process and generating fake videos. The Left should be an opposition not to the country, but to the government. However, the fact that during the epidemic they are not supporting our joint defence effort means that they are acting against the country, he said. He highlighted that first, in 2018, they decided on the pay rises of nurses, next on the refurbishment of hospitals, and most recently on pay rises for physicians. He underlined that they had accepted the proposals of the Chamber of Doctors about pay rises and the elimination of gratuities. Further details, including the status of general practitioners, the issue of private practices, state employment and freedom to choose doctors, will be regulated by the end of the year, he said. The Prime Minister said in response to criticisms levelled at Hungary, including in connection with corruption, by German Vice President of the European Parliament Katarina Barley that for decades the situation has been that if the Left see a dangerous person – “I don’t want to boast, but this is what it’s about in my case” – they try to “hunt them down”. He recalled that in 1989 the communists spread rumours about him, claiming that he returned home from Oxford in a white Mercedes. He said it is a left-wing knee-jerk reaction that they accuse right-wing politicians of corruption which in his view is “effective” because people always approximate from their own experience, and while they do not know whether corruption did take place, it is certain that it could have. “Naturally, you then stand up for your integrity, you defend yourself, you eventually win an election, this is why I’m sitting here now myself,” Mr Orbán added. He said corruption in the German-speaking countries is higher than in Hungary, “this is the pot calling the kettle black”. “Let’s take a look at Austria, or the Germans,” he said, mentioning the series of global money laundering scandals with an enormous German bank at its centre. In the Scandinavian countries “preaching” about corruption, two or three large banks have gone under, bringing down with them several smaller ones in the process, he added. Therefore, he does not like it, he continued, when Westerners adopt the position that they are flawless – just because they are from the West – as regards corruption, among others, while Central Europeans are corrupt – just because they are from Central Europe. “Nothing could be further from the truth. None of us are flawless, but none of us are guilty as a matter of course,” he said, stating in summary that the EU funds invested in the Hungarian economy have been used well. The Prime Minister referred to George Soros as the common denominator behind international attacks; he “buys Western European politicians” in order to make money and increase his influence. In the European Commission, too, there are some who “eat out of the palm of his hand,” he said, stating that “as long as George Soros has such influence in the EU, we must state loud and clear that the EU is corrupt,” and when “they finally get rid of him” that will be a major step in the fight against corruption. In answer to a question regarding the fact that George Soros called upon the EU to punish Hungary, the Prime Minister said “there is an open battle, he has his people in there and he issued the command”. He said the Left take pleasure in combining forces with strangers against their own kind; in this instance, with the Germans and Czech Vice President of the Commission Vera Jourová. “For at least a hundred years, the Left have taken sides with strangers against their own kind,” he said. From 2022 persons under 25 to be granted income tax exemption Every life matters Vaccine is the solution endure Orbán Viktor vaccine	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line158
__label__wiki	0.779217	0.779217	Book Review :: An Extraordinary Destiny by Shekhar Paleja I wanted to read An Extraordinary Destiny after hearing Shekhar Paleja read in May at a Read Local BC event. I guess Paleja’s theatre background shone through, as he did accents and voices for different characters, and delivered the subtle humour perfectly. The section he read opened with Anush greeting his cousin at the airport. Growing up, the boys were inseparable, until one family emigrated to Canada and the boys grew apart. It’s 1947 in Lahore, and the Sharma family is forced to flee their home during the violence of the Partition of India. As the train tracks measure the ever-growing distance between Varoon and his mother, who vanished during the panic to escape, the boy is thrust towards an uncertain future. Forty years later, Varoon’s grown son, Anush, desperately tries to disentangle himself from his father’s demands, which are mired in grief and whiskey. Compounding the pressure is an unusually auspicious kundali—a Vedic birth chart—which threatens to suffocate Anush with lofty expectations. But when he meets Nasreen, he feels he may finally be experiencing the incredible fate foretold. Until his father interferes and blocks his chance at true happiness. Threading artfully through three generations of an Indian family, An Extraordinary Destiny crafts an intricate narrative that reveals, in layers, how decades-old grief rooted in the trauma of history, and couched in familial duty and custom, threaten to sever the sacred connection between ancestors and descendants. From the publisher, Brindle & Glass I’m a bit embarrassed to admit I don’t know much detail about the Partition of India, as most of my history classes in school dealt with little outside Canada, some North American history, and general World History (e.g. wars). In fact, my high school history textbooks only went up to the Cold War (which ended in 1991). So, although I’m embarrassed about my lack of knowledge in world history, I also know there was a lot we didn’t learn—even in respect to Canadian history and our colonial history. The novel itself weaves together three generations of the Sharma family, threading in the social and political issues of India. Although the historical events of the Partition take backstage to the family narrative, they deeply underline the entire novel. Paleja writes with an awareness toward a reader unfamiliar with India’s history and contemporary India beyond Hollywood stereotypes. I felt that Paleja wove the information into the story well, avoiding the dreaded ‘info-dump’. The only thing that made me uncomfortable was the use of stereotypes. While it provides for some tongue-in-cheek moments with characters, usually the use of stereotypes in humour reinforces negative stereotypes and tends to border on racism. But at the same time, I think that was part of what Paleja was trying to depict—the still existent tensions between Muslim and Hindu peoples within the territory. So as a reader who is unfamiliar with the history of India, I did value the addition of information, and I am not in a position to question or confirm the accuracy of the sentiments or portrayal. I appreciated Paleja’s ability to tell the story and depict the characters as complex people, not just stereotypes. For example, Varoon (as an adult) is an upper-middle-class Hindu businessman who just want to provide for his family. By all accounts, he is a respectable man and fair employer who just aspires to higher social status within his community. But part of the common sentiment among his community is a racist and superior attitude toward Muslims, which Varoon also freely expresses. The story, following generations of a family after the violence of Partition makes me think about generational trauma. This concept is gaining more mainstream attention as issues of Indigenous and Aboriginal peoples are coming to the fore. The ideas around loss of heritage and cultural history are commonly discussed in terms of the Holocaust and other large decimations to populations. So the incident in An Extraordinary Destiny, as the novel opens, with a young Varoon hiding with his mother while witnessing the violence following Partition, and then being separated from his mother never to see her again… that would have a deep impact on a person. I felt the story of the Sharma family, their hopes, dreams, and history, was very compelling. I felt less of a draw to Jyoti’s story, the young Hindu woman who leaves her village to go to the London School of Economics. Perhaps it was because we were introduced to her so much later than Varoon and Anush, but I had trouble connecting with her. I felt similarly about Perry, who was re-introduced mid-novel and felt a bit too autobiographical. Where Jyoti’s story just felt distanced from the Sharma family (even though the connection is later revealed). Or perhaps I was feeling overloaded by the number of characters and keeping track of the timelines. I feel like Perry’s journey, and even Jyoti’s story, would be interesting short stories or novellas in their own right and over-complicated the Sharma’s story. The inconclusive ending frustrated me, but also felt fitting. The religious tensions are still present, there are always generational pressures within families, and there is no easy “happily ever after” solution for most characters. The characters in An Extraordinary Destiny were complex enough that a simple tying of up loose ends wouldn’t be sufficient. I enjoy historical fiction where I can learn (and usually Wiki-binge after to learn more) while enjoying the storytelling, and Paleja’s novel hit the spot. 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__label__wiki	0.804594	0.804594	What implications could the #MeToo era have for romantic relationships in your workplace? It has been just over two years since the widespread allegations of sexual abuse against film producer Harvey Weinstein effectively launched a whole new era, summed up by the hashtag #MeToo. The movement has largely focused on non-consensual actions such as discriminatory treatment, sexual harassment and assault. However, recent developments have shown that there could be reason for concern even in instances where relationships between colleagues are consensual. The case of McDonald’s and Steve Easterbrook Late last year, US fast food giant McDonald’s fired the British businessman, Steve Easterbrook, who had served as its president and chief executive since 2015, after he had a relationship with an employee. While the corporation said the relationship was consensual, it added that he had “violated company policy” and shown “poor judgement”. Mr Easterbrook delivered considerable success for the company over his four-year spell at the helm, with the corporation’s share price reportedly doubling during this time. Details about the relationship were not disclosed. However, it appears that McDonald’s has a standard policy prohibiting dating or sexual relationships between employees who have a direct or indirect reporting relationship, and that it has decided to take a zero-tolerance approach. What it could all mean for firms – including your own Office romances are hardly a recent phenomenon, of course, and nor will Mr Easterbrook be the last employee to be involved in one. Indeed, it has been said that between a quarter and a third of all long-term relationships begin in the workplace. In the #MeToo era, however, such relationships raise difficult questions, including whether they are ethical or should be characterised as misconduct, or even gross misconduct. In association with this, many have asked whether dismissals for behaviour like Mr Easterbrook’s will become more frequent. #MeToo has undoubtedly served to heighten awareness of these issues, which may lead to the adoption of more hard-line approaches by employers. Furthermore, with many relationships today now starting online, one might ask whether the office romance will become less common, thereby encouraging employers to be less tolerant when issues with workplace relationships do occur. There’s no question that relationships between workers are often problematic for employers. They can cause disruption and discomfort among co-workers, while also undermining team hierarchy and impacting on retention. Conflicts of interests can also arise, and if a workplace relationship ends badly, there can be a heightened risk of dispute and litigation. Turn to London Registrars for the most informed assistance and advice Is this an area of concern for your own organisation, and are you presently considering the best ways for your firm to respond to the challenges that employee relationships can pose? If so, you may wish to talk to the London Registrars team about how we can provide the business support services to help – including by assisting in the preparation of appropriate policies. Call 020 7608 0011 or email [email protected] today, to learn more about our specialist expertise.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line164
__label__cc	0.689282	0.310718	Fellowships & Grants WINTER SEMESTER 2018-2019 American Literature and the World: Short & Long Fiction, Poetry, Letters, and Songs WP 1.3 FS Literary History Thurs. 2:00-4:00, Room S 201, Schellingstr. 3 (VG) This seminar will focus on the cultural transactions, artistic exchanges, creative tensions, and other modes of relation between “American literature” and the “world,” from the pre-colonial period to the present, in a variety of genres. Seven thematic nodes or keywords will be guiding our globally-oriented approach to American literature: war, love/death, food, spirituality, travel, sounds, and nonhuman actors. Authors we read may include T. Jefferson, H. D. Thoreau, W. James, E. Pound, E. Hemingway, F. S. Fitzgerald, Malcolm X, T. Morrison, P. K. Dick, B. Dylan. All texts will be available in electronic format through LSF. Course requirements include one oral presentation and one paper. This is primarily a discussion-based course: reading will be kept to a manageable amount, but your attendance and active participation is crucial. Homo Legens: Modes and Moods of Reading WP4, WP12: Foundation Course Mon. 12:00-2:00, Room S 201, Schellingstr. 3 (VG) What is reading? What happens to us as we read? Do we read texts, or do texts read us? To what extent can experiences of reading change individual behavior and perhaps help us to feel more empathy for other people? Should we read for knowledge or for ethical transformation and self-discovery? And what has all this to do with American studies? In this seminar, we’ll work through these and other questions as we read treatments of them by influential North American and European writers, philosophers, and cognitive neuroscientists such as Emerson, Thoreau, Schopenhauer, Pound, McLuhan, Cavell, Proust, Woolf, Weil, Agamben, and Wolf. All texts will be available in electronic format through LSF. Course requirements include one oral presentation and one paper. This is primarily a discussion-based course: reading will be kept to a manageable amount, but your attendance and active participation is crucial. Nature \| Art \| Philosophy: Emerson and Thoreau Wed. 6:00-8:00, Room 106, Schellingstr. 3 This seminar provides an introduction to two major figures of nineteenth-century American literature and culture: Ralph Waldo Emerson (the Sage of Concord, the father of Transcendentalism) and Henry David Thoreau (the proto-environmentalist who coined the term “civil disobedience”). Over the course of the semester, we will explore well- and lesser-known texts by these two thinker-writers and will reflect on how their writings can still have a transformative effect on the way we experience and think about nature, art, and philosophy. You should purchase the Norton Critical Edition of Thoreau’s Walden, Civil Disobedience, and Other Writings (3rd ed., ISBN: 978-0-393-93090-0). All other texts will be available in a reader and/or in electronic format through LSF. Course requirements include one oral presentation and one paper. Active participation in seminar discussions and regular attendance are strongly recommended for success in this class. Explorations in Literature, Media, and Art: Emerson, Pound, McLuhan WP 1 Ü Mon. 2:00-4:00, Room S 201, Schelling Str. 3 Ralph Waldo Emerson (the Sage of Concord, the father of Transcendentalism); Ezra Pound (one of the most influential and controversial American poets of the twentieth century, charged with treason for his fascist radio broadcasts during World War II and incarcerated for years in an asylum in Washington, D.C.); Marshal McLuhan (the Canadian media guru who coined the phrase “the medium is the message”). This course will take students on a fascinating exploration of selected works by these three hugely influential thinker-writers, probing their theories about literature, media (old and new), and art. All texts will be available in a reader and/or in electronic format through LSF. Course requirements include one oral presentation and one paper. Active class participation and regular attendance are strongly recommended for success in this class. Love and Death in the American Short Story P 4 Ü Wed. 2:00-4:00, Room 242, Schelling Str. 3 In this course we will read a wide variety of short stories from the early nineteenth century to the present, ranging in style from realism to minimalism and postmodernism. In addition to the major aspects of plot, character, point of view, narrative voice, and setting, our discussion will focus on larger questions about the relationship between narrative, the act of reading, love, and death. Readings will include works by Hawthorne, Poe, Melville, James, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Carver, Dick, King, Sontag, Saunders, and Wallace, as well as critical essays on narrative ethics and short story theory. All texts will be available in a reader and/or in electronic format through LSF. Course requirements include one oral presentation and one paper. Since this course places a heavy emphasis on active student participation in class discussion, regular attendance is strongly recommended. Colloquium for Thesis Writers Details in LSF. Less Is More: The Ethics and Aesthetics of the American Short Story (P 4 Literay History) Thurs. 10:00-12:00, Room S 201, Schellingstr. 3 In this course, we will read a wide variety of short stories from the early nineteenth century to the present, ranging in style from realism to minimalism and postmodernism. In addition to the major aspects of plot, character, point of view, narrative voice, and setting, our discussion will focus on larger questions about the relationship between narrative, the act of reading, and ethics. Readings will include works by Irving, Hawthorne, Poe, Melville, James, Wharton, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Carver, Dick, King, Sontag, Saunders, and Wallace, as well as critical essays on narrative ethics and short story theory. All texts will be available in a reader and/or in electronic format through LSF. Course requirements include one ore two oral presentations and one 8- to 10-page paper. Since this course places a heavy emphasis on active student participation in class discussion, regular attendance is strongly recommended. WINTER SEMESTER 2016-17 Bomb Makers & Sentence-Makers: Terrorists and Writers in American Literature (WP 1.3 FS Literary History) Thurs. 4:00-6:00, Room S 201, Schellingstr. 3 “There’s a curious knot that binds novelists and terrorists,” says Bill Gray, the protagonist of Don DeLillo’s 1991 novel Mao II. But what exactly is the relationship between sentence-makers and bomb makers, artistic creativity and terrorist violence, words and action? "Can terrorism ever be morally justified?" (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, "Terrorism"). This seminar will explore these controversial questions—and others that students bring to the table—by engaging in detailed readings of selected works by American authors. Texts may include Henry James’s The Princess Casamassima (1886), Don DeLillo’s Mao II (1991), and Paul Auster’s Leviathan (1992). Please check this web page in late September/early October for details about the specific editions of the novels required for this course. Since this course is structured as a seminar and places a heavy emphasis on active student participation in class discussion, regular attendance is strongly recommended. Required texts: Mao II, Penguin, ISBN: 978-0140152746 Leviathan, Faber and Faber, ISBN: 978-0571276561 The Princess Casamassima, Penguin, ISBN: 978-0140432541 You can purchase these books from the Words’Worth Bookstore (Schellingstr. 3) or on Amazon. Please use the ISBN and Amazon’s “Advanced Search” feature (“Erweiterte Suche”) to make sure you get the right edition. In Search of the Great American Novel (WP 1.2 Ü Literary History) Tues. 2:00-4:00, Room HS 007, Schellingstr. 3 Love them or hate them, there are some books that, as a student of American literature, you simply can’t ignore. To this group of “hyper-canonical” texts belong the four novels we will read (or reread) in this class, all of which, at one time or another, have been considered likely candidates for the title of Great American Novel (GAN): Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter (1850), Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (1925), and Toni Morrison’s Beloved. (1987). Please check this web page in late September/early October for details about the specific editions of the novels required for this course. Active class participation and regular attendance are strongly recommended for success in this class! The Scarlet Letter and Other Writings, Norton, ISBN: 978-0393979534 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Norton, ISBN: 978-0393966404 The Great Gatsby, Penguin Classics, ISBN: 978-0141182636 Beloved, Vintage Classics, ISBN: 978-0099540977 or Vintage, ISBN: 978-0099760115 An American Hauntology: Ghosts in American Literature and Culture (P4 Literary History) Tues. 2:00-4:00, Room 112, Amalienstr. 73A In this class, drawing on Jacques Derrida’s intriguing notion of “hauntology” but putting a slightly different spin on it, we will engage in detailed readings and interpretations of selected American novels, short stories, poems, and probably a couple of films that employ ghosts and haunting as central tropes. Why do the dead sometimes return to haunt the living? What kind of political and cultural work do literary and cinematic ghosts perform? These are only some of the questions we will tackle over the course of the semester. Each session will include a brief opening lecture, followed by extensive class discussion of the issues raised in the lecture and in the readings assigned for that day. Primary texts may include but will not be limited to: Cotton Mather, excerpts from Wonders of the Invisible World. 1693; Henry James, The Turn of the Screw. 1898. 2nd ed.New York: Norton, 1999 (ISBN: 978-0393959048); Edith Wharton, selections from Ghosts. 1937; Maxine Hong Kingston, The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts. 1976. New York: Vintage, 1989 (ISBN: 978-0679721888); Toni Morrison, Beloved. 1987. London: Vintage Classics, 2010 (ISBN: 978-0099540977)*; selections from Stephen King, Bag of Bones. 1998. The books that you are required to purchase are those marked with an asterisk (please do not use any editions of James’s, Kingston’s, and Morrison’s novels other than the ones officially assigned). Additional readings will be available in electronic format through LSF. A tentative course syllabus will be distributed on the first day of class. Requirements include two oral reports and one 8- to 10-page paper. Active class participation and regular attendance are crucial for success in this course! Towards a Posthuman(ist) American Studies: Theory, Literature, Film Mon. 11:00-1:00; Room S 201 What is posthumanism? What is its relation to Western humanism and post-anthropocentrism? Should, and if so, how can American Literary and Cultural Studies include a stronger posthuman(ist) component? These are only some of the questions we will explore in this course. The first portion of the class is devoted to articulating a critical genealogy of posthumanism from Donna Haraway’s “Manifesto for Cyborgs” (1985) through Katherine Hayles’s How We Became Posthuman (1999) to Rosy Braidotti’s The Posthuman (2013), Stefan Herbrechter’s Posthumanism: A Critical Analysis (2013), and Giorgio Agamben’s The Open: Man and Animal (2013). As a counterpoint to this theoretical moment, in the rest of the course, we will engage in detailed readings and interpretations of selected American novels, short stories, and probably a couple of films that exemplify the emergence of a posthuman(ist) sensibility or problematic. A tentative course syllabus will be distributed on the first day of class. Texts include: Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968); Richard Powers, Galatea 2.2 (1995); Octavia Butler, Lilith’s Brood (2000, previously published as Xenogenesis); Laurence Gonzales, Lucy (2010). Additional readings will be available in electronic format.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line167
__label__cc	0.624123	0.375877	instagram pinterest linkedin facebook twitter goodreads SOME FRIEND Some Friend, Aladdin Paperback, 2007 Pearl, 11, wants a friend. Popular Lenore would be anyone's choice, but mysterious Artemesia keeps hanging around. More Than Anything Else From sun-up to sun-down, nine-year-old Booker packs salt at a saltwork, but more than anything else, he wants to learn to read. Set in the fall of 1865 in Malden, West Virginia, this story is based on the childhood of Booker T. Washington. Once Upon A Farm A young boy and his sister Sue experience the joys and hard work of their family farm. There are fields to plow and shooting stars to see, corn to harvest and a pony to groom, hay to bail and tractors to ride, cows to milk and ice ceam to make, and more. The boy worries about all the development crowding around the farm. When the family is forced to sell, what will he take with him? The Longest Wait Daddy has to deliver the mail, but young Thomas is eager for him to return home so they can go sledding. It is 1922 and the worst blizzard of the century is blowing hard. Everyone is worried, but Thomas. It's just some snow and Daddy is strong. He waits and waits. When Daddy returns, he is numb from cold and gets sick. Thomas starts to worry, too. Will Daddy be all right? The next morning, Thomas knows everything will be all right and he gets to take the longest sled ride he ever had. Momma, Where Are You From? Momma's lyrical reply to her young daughter's question takes the girl on a journey back to the days of street peddlers with horse-drawn wagons -- the fishman, the iceman and the ragman. Adults listened to baseball games on the radio and Duke Ellington records, while the children switched their hips, snapped their fingers and pretended to be adults. Marie Bradby Children's Author, Writer We Are Honored! "ALL ABOARD! THE BELLE OF LOUISVILLE" has been chosen as the Kentucky selection for the Pavilion of States exhibit hall for the upcoming National Book Festival hosted by the Library of Congress at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, August 30. If you are in DC in August, stop by the National Book Festival. Just Released! by Marie Bradby⎮ illustrated by Annette Cable⎮Butler Books⎮ softcover⎮ grades K - 5⎮ 978-1-935497-79-0⎮ $14.95 Ahoy! Marie has teamed up with popular illustrator Annette Cable to create All Aboard! The Belle of Louisville, in honor of the Belle, who turned 100, October, 2014, and is the oldest, operating, Mississippi-Rive-style steamboat in the world! Hurry! The captain and crew are busy getting the Belle's old engines going. Steam PUFFS! Machines WHIRR! Gears CLICK! Here we go! A cast of lively passengers drop what they are doing, and rush to board this historic steamboat. Annette's playful illustrations capture the exuberance and humor of the story, as the crew and riders travel up the Ohio River through a lush setting of boats and wildlife. A lighthearted, but factual text and whimsical illustrations make this picture book perfect for children who are always on the go and want to know how things work. Come along for an adventurous ride on the Belle, built in 1914 at the height of the industrial age—a time when the fastest roads were rivers, and steamboats were the rulers of transportation. Educators, check out the teacher's guide for the book by clicking on the link below. Teacher Guide, All Aboard! The Belle of Louisville (7.69 MB) Here is a curriculum guide with activities and information to use when reading this book with students. “I loved to read as a child and it's still one of my favorite things to do. I think I became a writer because I enjoyed reading so much—books, magazines, newspapers, comic books, cereal boxes. Also, I come from a family of storytellers. Relatives would gather on Sunday afternoons on our front porch, and sit around and drink lemonade, eat pound cake, and tell (often humorous) stories about their comings and goings, past and present. In addition, my parents loved arts and culture. Saturday afternoons we’d go to museums, art galleries, concerts, ballets, etc. At age six, I was mesmerized the first time I saw Renoir’s painting, “A Girl with a Watering Can” at the National Gallery of Art. It was as if the painting could speak to me. I remember standing there waving to this painted girl, and saying, ‘Hello.’ As you can see, I had quite an imagination.” Book signing, Carmichael's Books. Book signing, A Reader's Corner. Author visit, BUCKNER Elementary. Book signing, KENTUCKY BOOK FAIR. Award-winning freelance journalist and children’s author, Marie Bradby has written numerous distinguished books for children, including the Golden Kite Honor Award winner, Momma, Where Are You From?, the highly acclaimed novel Some Friend, and More Than Anything Else, winner of the International Reading Association Award, a Teacher’s Choice Award, and an American Library Association Notable Book. It is available in foreign editions, including Mandarin, Japanese, and Spanish. She grew up in the suburbs on the East Coast, the sixth of seven children, attended public schools, was a Girl Scout, played soccer, was a majorette, and played the clarinet and oboe through college. After graduation from Hampton University, she worked as a journalist for newspapers and magazines. She became interested in writing children's literature when she and her husband had their son. She began the serious study of children's literature by reading, attending writing workshops, writing, and joining professional writers' organizations and a critique group. In addition to writing for children, Ms. Bradby is a journalist, having been a staff writer for the Providence (R.I.) Journal, the Courier-Journal (Louisville), and National Geographic Magazine. She was a contributing writer for Black Engineer Magazine, as well as a regular contributor to Louisville Magazine. She writes regularly for Today’s Woman magazine. She recently traveled around the world on the MV Explorer as the Communications Coordinator and PR Director for Semester at Sea, the shipboard study aboard program for college students. Have you ever wondered: What it would be like to live on a family farm today? What it would be like if you didn't know how to read? Where your parents are from? When your Dad is going to return home from a trip? I have wondered these things and many more, and turned them into children's books. But my books don't start with an idea, they always start with a character and the character's voice that just show up in my head. I write the story that the character tells me. Here's a list of my books and some of the awards that they have won: "MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE," (Richard Jackson/Orchard Books, 1995) Illus. Chris Soentpiet. ALA, IRA Children's Book Award, PBS story time Feature, Teacher's Choice, starred review School Library Journal, Best Book of 1995 by Book Links, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times. ISBN -- 0-531-0944-2 $14.95 "THE LONGEST WAIT," (Orchard Books, 1998) Illus. Peter Catalanotto. Kansas State Reading Circle Recommended List. ISBN -- 0-531-06871-4 $15.95 "MOMMA, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?" (Orchard Books, 2002) Illus. Chris Soentpiet. Golden Kite Honor Award, Nest Literary Classic. "ONCE UPON A FARM," (Orchard Books/Scholastic, 2002) Illus. Ted Rand. "Best Book of 2002" by the Los Angeles Times, Kentucky Public Librarians "Choice Award" Nominee, 2003. "SOME FRIEND," (Richard Jackson/Atheneum, 2004) West Virginia Children's Book Award Master List, 2006-2007 Stories are all around you. They're in your head, in the grass, in the leftovers you had three days ago that no one has gotten around to tossing in the garbage. When I write, I try to add details that include all of the five senses: sight, hearing, taste, feel, and touch. Here are some writing prompts: There is something in the refrigerator that's been there for several days. What is it and why is it there? Next, write about something important that you forgot to do. Next, write about a friend who has disappeared. Now, combine these writing prompts and try to make them one story. Have fun! How to Contact Me or Buy My Books If you're interested in buying my books, you can purchase them at any bookstore or online at places such as Book Sense or Amazon. Teachers, I visit schools and you can e-mail me. Butler Books Book Sense Illustrator, Chris Soentpiet E-mail me!	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line168
__label__wiki	0.754584	0.754584	Home Analysis Understanding Turkey’s Restructured System for Judicial Appointments and Promotions Understanding Turkey’s Restructured System for Judicial Appointments and Promotions —Dr. Ali Dursun Ulusoy, Professor of Law at Ankara University, Former Justice of Turkish Council of State (Danistay), Visiting Scholar, UCLA Law[] In some countries including Turkey, a special board of judges (and prosecutors) is in charge of nationwide appointments (for everything from regional to apex courts), reshuffles, reassignments, removals and disciplinary procedures of judges (and prosecutors). Under such systems, judicial independence will depend in some measure on the structure of these boards and their methods for administering appointments. The Turkish constitutional amendments passed by referendum in April 2017 immensely affected Turkey both legally and politically. By far the lion’s share of international attention has focused on the fact that the amendments shifted the country from a parliamentary to a presidential system. Comparatively less attention was paid to the impact of the amendments on enhancing political control over the judiciary. Following the amendments, the membership of the Board of Judges and Prosecutors (BJP)[1] is entirely designated by the political powers (the President and Parliament), greatly reducing judicial independence. The new structure of the BJP In the previous version of the Constitution, two-thirds of BJP members were designated by member vote of the apex courts as well as the judges and prosecutors of the first instance courts. With the new system, none of the BJP members are elected by the judiciary. Even though a majority of its members must be composed of judges and prosecutors, the members of BJP are now entirely appointed by the political authorities (the President and Parliament). In the final version of the amendment, the Parliament designates seven members, the president appoints four more, and the minister of justice as well as the undersecretary of the ministry of justice serve as permanent members (Art.159). The members to be elected by Parliament must receive the support of at least a three-fifhts majority of that body. If this threshold cannot be met, lots will be drawn to select between the two candidates that received the most votes. This procedure is designed to avoid appointments by a simple majority; the objective is to ensure greater parliamentary consensus on the appointment of BJP members. Thus, in cases where a three-fifts majority cannot be met in Parliament, it becomes possible for some lucky opposition candidate to be appointed.[2] In fact, the earlier procedure was also problematic. Under that process. appointments for a majority of BJP positions were made through a vote by the entire corps of judges and prosecutors. In particular, well-organized but ultimately illegitimate groups[3] were able to organize slates in the judicial elections that enabled them to manipulate the appointments and promotions processes of the judiciary through domination of the BJP.[4] The newly adopted 2017 amendments simply bypass the judicial branch entirely in determining the composition of the BJP. Moreover, the provisions revising the structure of the BJP and judicial appointments came into effect as soon as the referendum results were announced. Whereas other provisions that were part of the referendum package would took delayed effect—not becoming operative until the change to a presidential system in 2019—the changes to the BJP were immediate. The rushed timing of the implementation of the changes to the BJP’s composition is strongly suggestive of a desire to assert full political control of the judiciary at the earliest possible date. The prospective consequences of the BJP’s new composition In the new system the entire membership of the BJP is to be designated directly by the president and the MPs of the ruling party. Reelection to serve multiple terms on the BJP is also permissible. The authority of appointment, reassignment, dismissal, initiation of disciplinary and criminal investigation of all judges and prosecutors[5] belongs to the BJP. In spite of the fact that the BJP is de jure supposed to be impartial and independent from the elected branches of government, the structural reforms to the board call into question the extent to which judges and prosecutors will maintain objectivity, impartiality and independence in cases, investigations and prosecutions that are particularly sensitive to political power.[6] When it comes to members of apex courts, since their status is not directly protected by the Constitution, the political branches are able, by a simple law, to abolish all the positions held by apex courts and dismiss all current members of these courts. Indeed, this was the experience of the apex courts in 2016 well before the constitutional referendum.[7] The ability of the political branches to remove members of the high judiciary at will clearly indicates the vulnerability and fragility of judicial independence in Turkey even under the previous system.[8] Needless to say, asserting complete political control over the composition of the BJP does little to improve prospects for judicial independence after the referendum. Arguably, it will be extremely difficult in practice for the judicial branch to be independent of the legislative and executive branches, as the new structure of the BJP makes membership entirely dependent on a political appointments process. The government has argued that the reason for the new modification is to prevent illegitimate structures from within the state to secretly organize themselves to assert control over the bureaucracy and the judiciary. The ruling party (AKP) and its supporters have complained that the previous system of selection of the BJP members was vulnerable and open to manipulation by secretly organized structures, such as the Gulenist Organisation. Such concerns about a recalcitrant “deep state” and allegations that the unelected judicial branch and the state bureaucracy place illegitimate constraints on the majoritarian elected branches of government are not unique to Turkey. Yet Turkey is an important case for close examination because the expression of these concerns over the last few years has been especially stark in the country and has grounded a fundamental transformation of the constitutional order. Placing the judiciary under direct control by the political branches cannot be a legitimate solution for concerns about the manipulation of the state bureaucracy and judiciary by shadowy groups in a “deep state” configuration. The structural reforms to the BJP undermine basic precepts of judicial independence and the rule of law, however legitimate the goal of preventing illicit and covert organized groups from manipulating the judiciary. There is real reason to worry that the solution is worse than the disease it was designed to address. How to compose the BJP in the name of judicial independence? What might have been a more balanced reform to the composition of the BJP that would be responsive to concerns about the capture of the judicial branch from within? One more balanced model would have been to designate that one-third of the BJP members be appointed by the apex courts themselves (i.e., Yargitay and Danistay), with another third appointed by the president and the remaining third designated by a qualified majority (at least 60 percent) of the Parliament. In addition, rather than relying on the method of drawing lots, it might have been stipulated that the authority of appointment shall be automatically passed to the plenary of apex courts in cases where the three-fifths majority is not met in Parliament for appointment of BJP members. As such, incentives for compromise on appointment of BJP members in Parliament would have been stronger and in cases where a compromise could not be reached, the formation of a more objective and less politically engaged board structure could be ensured by appointing these members through a vote by the members of apex courts. At this point, it is difficult to understand why there is still a lack of confidence in the apex courts designating the members of BJP, even after the purge of Gulenists in the judiciary. As a conclusion, the undermining of judicial independence in Turkey following the 2017 constitutional referendum is an obstacle to the country’s goal of attaining consolidated democracy and the rule of law by Western standards. To address this basic conundrum, the government would be well-advised to adopt a system of meaningful checks and balances in judicial appointments that would involve revising the structure of the BJP and bringing its method of appointment for members in line with basic democratic standards through a new constitutional amendment. Suggested citation: Ali Dursun Ulusoy, Understanding Turkey’s Restructured System for Judicial Appointments and Promotions, Int’l J. Const. L. Blog, Apr. 18, 2018, at: http://www.iconnectblog.com/2018/04/understanding-turkeys-restructured-system-for-judicial-appointments-and-promotions/ [] Email: ulusoydlaw@gmail.com. I thank Professor Asli U. Bâli for her valuable suggestions and edits. [1] “Hakimler ve Savcilar (Yuksek) Kurulu” in Turkish. The word of “Yuksek” (High) has been eliminated by the constitutional amendment of 2017. [2] It is in practice almost impossible to get the majority of BJP for the Opposition’s candidates in Parliament. The president and his/her party’s candidates would have to both fail to receive a three-fifths majority in Parliament and lose every draw (seven draws in total) in an extraordinary episode of bad luck. Thus, the probability of the ruling party losing all seven drawing lots and thus losing control of the BJP is nearly impossible mathematically (a probability of 1 of 128). If the ruling party wins only one draw of seven, when combined with presidential appointments this would be sufficient to give the party a majority of the BJP and thus to control the judiciary. [3] In the aftermath of the coup attempt of July,15, 2016, significant evidence has emerged suggesting that an organization of followers of the exiled religious sect leader Fethullah Gülen (the Gülenist Organization) had engaged in a systematic effort and with a strategic ambiguity to infiltrate the state bureaucracy, judiciary, police and military forces, in addition to their public activities that dominated much of the Turkish educational sector. The organization is seen by the Turkish public opinion as orchestrating power of the failed coup. [4] Many observers assert that the Gulenist Organization’s backed candidates gained a clear success in the 2010’s elections of members of the BJP among around 12000 total judges and prosecutors and they lost in the following election in 2014 by a close margin (See. Bill Park, “Turkey’s Struggle: Erdogan vs Gulen”, https://www.opendemocracy.net/bill-park/turkeys-struggle-erdo%C4%9F-vs-g%C3%BClen (Access: Jan.8,2018); Cagri Ozdemir, “The Turkish Government judicial problem”, http://www.middleeasteye.net/in-depth/features/turkish-governments-judicial-problem-457420840 (Access: Jan.8,2018). [5] The BJP appoints all members of the Court of Cassation (Yargitay) and 75 percent of members of the Administrative Court of Appeal (Danistay). However, the power to investigate and dismiss the high justices of these courts belongs to the plenary of each apex court (Art. 154 and 155 of the Constitution). There is no change on this matter by the last referendum. [6] Around 4,000 judges and prosecutors were dismissed by the BJP following the July 2016’s Coup attempt, with the charge that they had link to Gulenist Organisation. See https://www.ft.com/content/0af6ebc0-421d-11e7-82b6-896b95f30f58 (Access:Jan.8, 2018)). Several individual cases are still pending before courts against these dismissals on the ground that no effective investigation was applied. [7] By a law enacted on July,1,2016, right before the July,15, 2016’ coup attempt- the memberships (high justices positions) of the apex courts (excluding presidents of chambers and the presidents and vice-presidents of each court) were immediately abolished and all current high justices were dismissed. Soon the number of memberships (high justice positions) were decreased and within 15 days new members were appointed instead (Law numbered 6723 of Jul. 1, 2016). The Government argued that this law was enacted merely for removing the Gulenist members of apex courts and the current members of these courts not linked with this organization would be reappointed. However, after this law, some members of apex courts who are known not to be affiliated with that illegitimate organisation, but voted, in some sensitive cases, against the interests of the political branches were not reappointed as apex court members but instead were made ordinary judges of first instance courts. Even though there was a legitimate aim in the origin of the purges, the modality was highly controversial as dismissing all members (justices) of apex courts by a simple law showed how vulnerable and fragile the independence of judges and judiciary was. [8] See Asli Bali, “Courts and Constitutional Transition: Lessons from the Turkish Case”, I-CON (2013), 1-36; Ergun Ozbudun, “Turkey’s Judiciary and the Drift Toward Competitive Authoritarianism,” The International Spectator: Italian Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 50, No.2 (2015), pp. 42-55. Author: Ali Dursun Ulusoy Filed under: Analysis Tags: court packing, Judicial Appointments, judicial independence, Turkey « What’s New in Public Law The Scope and Limits of the Eu... » The Good Thing about Being German \| Verfassungsblog […] ALI DURSUN ULUSOY describes how the constitutional reform in Turkey last year undermined the independence of the judiciary. […]	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line169
__label__wiki	0.690558	0.690558	Jewish Community Council of Victoria calls for ban on HT Posted on October 14, 2011 by Bob Pitt Victoria’s Jewish community wants a radical Islamic group banned, claiming it poses a security risk. Hizb ut-Tahrir, which is banned in several countries, is due to hold a conference against the Afghanistan war in Melbourne tonight. The group’s Australian branch has also recently criticised a new counter-terrorism website launched by the Federal Government. Victorian Jewish Community Council president John Searle said yesterday that Hizb ut-Tahrir’s beliefs were contrary to those of most Australians. “They peddle a very virulent form of anti-semitism and anti-Zionism, and they are the sort of group that would encourage home-grown terrorists,” he said. “We are not happy that they are here at all. We don’t believe they are a desirable influence on young minds.” Mr Searle said the Jewish community council wanted the group banned and was concerned that speakers at tonight’s event could inspire people to take extreme actions. “They are certainly at the very extreme end and extremists do not produce any good results for anybody,” he said. But Hizb ut-Tahrir spokesman Uthman Badar denied the group was extremist or anti-Semitic. “The claims made about us are based on hearsay,” he said. “We are happy for them (Jewish community members) to come down and have a look at our conference.” Herald Sun, 14 October 2011 This entry was posted in Australia by Bob Pitt. Bookmark the permalink.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line175
__label__cc	0.710078	0.289922	Author Profile - Rob Taylor Rob Taylor lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He lived in Accra in 2006-07 with his wife, Marta. His poetry has appeared in over forty print and online magazines and anthologies, and he has published three chapbooks, entitled splattered earth, Child of Saturday and Lyric. The manuscript for his first full-length poetry manuscript won the 2010 Alfred G. Bailey Prize. Rob is a co-founder and editor of One Ghana, One Voice. Five Questions with Rob Taylor (asked by Prince Mensah): 1. The mood of the poem is quintessentially that of an open and crowded Ghanaian market. Can you give us insights into the exact moment that triggered this poem? The exact moment? No. I don’t think there was an exact moment, instead it is based off my collected memory of dozens of similar trotro rides out of various markets and stations, most commonly around Makola Market and Nkrumah Circle in Accra. 2. Do you think hawkers in general are a nuisance or do they add to the color (and commercialization) of a country's identity? A bit of both, of course. I think though it comes down mostly to mindset – if you want what they are selling, then you love them! I am a disorganized person who generally does things at the last minute, and I regularly run out of the house having forgotten to eat a meal. In Ghana, the solution was easy. In Canada, where I’m now again living, I just sit on the bus feeling my stomach slowly start to digest itself. Another benefit of hawkers for a Canadian guy – desperate to beat the heat at all times - is Fan Ice! Fan Ice hawkers saved me from heat-induced insanity on more than occasion. All that said, when the guy trying to sell me a set of coat hangers would come by my waiting-to-load trotro for the fifth times, the scene would quickly change from “colourful” to “annoying”. I mean, if I didn’t want them the fourth time... 3. The poem is centered around child hawkers who sing about the price of their wares to passengers. What are your sentiments about child labor in Ghana, as someone who comes from a country where that practice is punishable by the law? Of course I am opposed to child labour. I am also opposed to fees to attend school, and any other barriers that keep children out of the classroom. But these things are only universally possible with money and stable households for all children. Every country (including Canada), if you go back far enough, used child labour – at the very least children were active workers on family farms. But at some point they became wealthy enough, both as individuals and a state, to generally not require the work of children, and then banned the process on ethical grounds. But the issue isn’t really the legal “banning” of the practice – Ghana has long had laws on the books against child labour, but 20% of children are still working. It’s about the economy, and the socio-economic stability of the family and the state. The problem cannot be conquered simply by focusing on the particulars of child labour, but instead by uplifting the economy in general, putting more money in the pockets of parents and state support agencies, and reducing the pressures on children to work. 4. Tuesday, (or Benada, as it is called in Akan) is sacred to some Ghanaian tribes, especially the ones located on the coast. It is also used in the phrase, odo benada (which means weeding on Tuesday in Akan), that connotes impotence. Your poem, Tuesday, captures both the sacredness of the day and the impotence of individuals, including children, to get out of bleak socio-economic conditions. Was that intentional or coincidental? Wow! It’s a wonderful coincidence, a testament to the many-angled light that words, and poems, can cast out, eh? I thank you a great deal for this observation, Prince. I chose “Tuesday” as the title because, to me, Tuesday is the worst day of the work week. Mondays are unpleasent, but you are (hopefully) rested and ready for it. By mid-day Wednesday, you are halfway through the work week, and on your way out (same for Thursday and Friday). But Tuesdays! I think of Tuesdays as the slowest, hardest day of the week, at least when you are employed doing something you don’t enjoy. I also chose it, and this seems funny given your observations, because Tuesday is to me one of the days least charged with meaning. Mondays, Wednesdays (“hump day”), Fridays, Saturdays, and (of course) Sundays are all days in which something really happens, whereas Tuesday (and Thursday) are “filler” days between the others, days that “go quickly if we let them.” But of course, no day is pure “filler”, as you have so aptly demonstrated with "Tuesday", which is why we should enjoy them while we can. 5. As a Ghanaian at heart and in spirit, what is your enduring memory of the country, in terms of its socio-economic dynamics? I’ll focus on the “economic” side of “socio-economic”, in keeping with the discussion so far. One memory I have is of the entrepreneurial spirit of Ghanaians, how everyone is always trying to make something happen, even if it doesn’t result in great (or even good) financial returns. I think there might be a small-business for every man, woman and child in Ghana! There is a misconception in the West that Africans are waiting around to be “saved”, or something like that. But that’s not true at all. Most “common people” are busting their butts to make things happen. The flip-side memory is probably that of visiting the Akosombo Dam on a trip, and spending the evening in the dark due to rolling blackouts – mere miles from Africa’s greatest hydro-electric dam! It was a depressing night, to say the least, thinking of the pitfalls in Ghanaian history, from Nkrumah to the present day, that led to that sad situation. I think my overall feeling is somewhere in between these two memories. A feeling of people working very hard for not enough return, and of a country attempting to rise from under the restraints of an exploitative global trade system. Overall, it’s a hopeful feeling, but not one without pain. Contact Rob: Email: roblucastaylor(at)gmail.com Websites: RobLucasTaylor.com, spread it like a roll of nickels Read More: Rob Taylor	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line177
__label__wiki	0.840941	0.840941	Fabrice Sapolsky was born in Paris, France, where he fell in love with American comics at an early age. In 1998, Sapolsky founded the first news magazine about comics in his home country, Comic Box - after leading this publication for 13 years, Sapolsky switched to writing. His smashing debut was Spider-man Noir for Marvel Comics. Sapolsky also co-created and co-wrote, with Dave Hine, two mini-series with this character (plus the one-shot Edge of Spider-Verse #1) before moving on to other projects, both in France and USA. In 2014-2015, he published the mini-series One-Hit Wonder at Image Comics, and he currently writes a new series Intertwined, at Dynamite Comics. Fabrice Sapolsky is also the founder and curator of the Jewish Comic Con in Brooklyn, where he now lives.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line181
__label__wiki	0.548409	0.548409	NoodleFood Posted by Diana Hsieh on 23 December 2010 at 8:00 am Link-O-Rama The Top 50 Gawker Media Passwords: People who have passwords like “password” deserve to be hacked. Universal Grade Change Form: Professors should include copies of this form in their syllabi, I think. That would save students the trouble of having to think up one of these “reasons” for themselves. Chrome: I recently switched from slow, bloated FireFox to Chrome, and my life is a thousand times better already. (Okay, that’s a slight exaggeration, but I’m super-happy with Chrome.) Facebook Map of the World: Pretty nifty. Bureaucrats Hate Puppies: Only government bureaucrats would demand the removal of an attractive mural of dogs on a doggie day care building — and only the Institute for Justice would fight for the rights of that business owner. For a quick overview of the case, watch the video. 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__label__cc	0.662801	0.337199	Eve of Ascension High Mass Click 'read more' for details This next week is a special one in the cycle of the year at Pusey House. We are invited to participate in these great days as days which shape and inform our lives in Christ. The Ascension is, in a sense, the completion of Easter. The meaning of Christ’s victory over death and sin is more fully revealed on the day of the Ascension when human nature is raised up and taken into heaven. The Ascension speaks to us both of our destiny – union with God – and of the present, in which we already live as citizens of the kingdom of heaven. This Sunday is Rogation Sunday. Our preacher will be the Rev’d Alan Moses, Vicar of All Saints Margaret Street. All Saints Margaret St has an important historic connection with the Oxford movement and with Pusey House, and remains a vibrant catholic parish to this day. The word “Rogation” comes from the Latin word rogare meaning "to ask" or "to pray". Rogation Sunday and the three Rogation Days which follow are days of special prayer in preparation for the celebration of Ascension Day. Traditionally, Rogation Sunday and the Rogation Days have been days on which prayers have been said for God's blessing on the planting of crops and for God's protection against calamities of all sorts. Rogation Sunday is also associated with the ‘beating of the bounds’, when parishioners walk around the boundary of their parishes. We will welcome St Gile’s Church and choir at Pusey House on Sunday evening as part of their walking the boundary of St Gile’s parish, which goes down the middle of the nave of the Pusey Chapel. On Wednesday evening, 4 May, at 6 pm, we will celebrate the Ascension of our Lord. The preacher will be the former Principal of Pusey House, the Rt Rev’d Jonathan Baker, the Bishop of Fulham. There will be a congregational meal after the service	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line186
__label__cc	0.632726	0.367274	Here are five steps to kill your boredom with music RnMTeam \| 10 Apr 2020 17:49 'Radio City ka Salaam corona fighter's ke naam' - Radio City's salute to all the frontline warriors during the COVID-19 fight It is the audience, who is the real winner: RJ Kartik, MY FM Jaipur 2012: Top 5 music labels in India Leading entertainment and music rights expert joins Beatdapp Board of Advisors Existing cap on radio raises concerns for players planning to expand during partial auctions Music Services \| music \| guitar \| Android \| iPhone \| gabber \| SoundStorming \| Bandlab \| Logic Pro X \| ableton live \| Splice Studio \| MUMBAI: You’re a musician and you’re self-isolating at home and you miss performing and entertaining your audience. Without just causally spending your time you can do productive things like writing songs, making beats, or practicing your instrument, but there’s no substitute for passing ideas back and forth amongst collaborators in the same room. Or maybe you’re a non-musician, just bored at home and looking for a creative way to pass some time with friends. In any case, you’re not completely on your own: There are plenty of apps available that allow you to make sound together while physically apart, whether you’re a total beginner or an artist equipped with bedroom recording essentials. Here’s our guide to five of the best. 1. If You Want to Make Techno with Your Friends Endlesss is a new, free iOS app designed by artist, technologist, and all-around audio madman Tim Shaw. It’s got an intuitive layout that makes it feel as much like a game as an audio workstation, making it easy for users with little to no musical training to jump right in. The basic functionality involves looping drums, bass, and other sounds—including audio recorded on your device’s microphone—and layering those loops on top of each other. Endlesss really distinguishes itself with its sharing feature, which allows other users to jump into your jams and contribute their own loops, or add effects like reverb and distortion. Because your inputs can be quantized-essentially locking them to the existing tempo of the jam—you don’t have to worry about your spotty internet connection (or lack of rhythm) keeping you from staying synced with your partners. You can share your creations as videos, or, for the more technically inclined, export stems to keep building on them in your favorite digital audio workstation. 2. If You Want To Share New Ideas Quickly If you’re more into guitar than gabber, check out SoundStorming. This iOS app lets you record audio one minute at a time, making it well suited to getting down melodies, chord progressions, and other musical scraps in the moment of inspiration. You can publish those recordings to your profile, which opens them up for collaboration with the entire SoundStorming community, who can take what you’ve made and build upon it for themselves—adding vocal lines to guitar parts, basslines to drum loops, and so on. If the thought of strangers riffing on your work doesn’t sit right with you, don’t worry—you can also set your posts to private and only share links with trusted collaborators. 3. If You Don’t Have an iPhone Music app developers have long scorned Android devices, but there are still a handful of solid entries in the Google Play store. One such app is Bandpass, which claims to turn “mobile music production into a… social network.” In practice, that means a stripped-down, loop-based version of a digital audio workstation (DAW)—the sort of multi-functional programs that are at the heart of most home studios—that comes with the ability to collaborate on projects with other users. The Bandpass interface takes some time to get used to, but underneath its layers of menus, it features a powerful sampler with a library of over 3,000 sounds, effects processing modules, and even MIDI support for power users who want to hook up an external keyboard. 4. If You Want to Get Into Recording Bandlab is a free DAW that runs directly in your desktop web browser, providing a free internet-connected approximation of home studio programs like Pro Tools and Ableton Live. It’s a good fit for musicians who want to try their hand at recording or production without having to download and install any additional software, and comes with a surprisingly robust library of effects plugins and sounds from different genres, including hip-hop, city pop, witch house, ambient, and a lot more. You don’t need MIDI keyboards or an audio interface to use Bandlab, but if you have them already, you can use them to control virtual instruments and record audio directly into the program. (Users without an interface or external microphone can also record with their computer’s built-in mic.) Every Bandlab session can also be made collaborative, so other users can jump in to tweak ideas or lay down new ones from within the session without having to bounce audio or worry about data transfers with large file sizes. Bandlab has its limits compared to pro-level DAWs, but it’s a great way to learn how to do essential production tasks like drum programming. If you end up enjoying the Bandlab workflow, the company also offers a full-fledged DAW called Cakewalk-formerly known as SONAR-as a free download for Windows. 5.If You Want to Graduate From GarageBand Just in time for the social distancing era, Apple has launched a 90-day free trial of their $199 Logic Pro X DAW software for the first time ever. This industry-grade recording suite has everything you need to start making music, including virtual instruments, effects plugins, loops, and more. It’s great for musicians of all genres who are looking to make the jump from starter software like Bandlab or GarageBand to something with a little bit more functionality. Ableton Live, a popular DAW focused on electronic music production and live performance-which has the added benefit of being compatible with Windows, unlike Logic—also touts a 90-day free trial with full functionality. Unlike Bandlab, professional-grade DAWs like Logic Pro X and Ableton Live don’t have built-in functionalities that allow you to share project files with collaborators over the internet. To make music together in self-isolation, you’ll have to rely on digital file-hosting services like Dropbox or Google Drive to share sessions and audio clips. The cloud-based music collaboration platform Splice offers a service called Splice Studio, which lets you upload unlimited Ableton, Logic, or FL Studio sessions into the cloud and add collaborators for free. For advanced musicians and producers, collaborating remotely on DAW sessions may not be quite the same as working together in a studio in real time, but it’s probably the next best thing. private fm stations \| 13 Jan 2021 MUMBAI: - Over the years, BIG FM, one of the leading radio networks in the country, through its purpose-driven campaigns and initiatives has been the pioneer in changing perceptions and stereotypes in society for the better.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line187
__label__wiki	0.707194	0.707194	Toggle Sidebar Menu Mixed Nuts: or What I’ve Learned Practicing Psychotherapy Mixed Nuts: or What I’ve Learned Practicing Psychotherapy (Signed Copy) My Life Cracks Me Up My Life Cracks Me Up (Signed Copy) Freestyle Community Drum Circles Freestyle Community Drum Circles (Signed Copy) Written by Rick Cormier American Indians and the Acadian Story January 19, 2017\| Blog, Life\| Views: 21102 Yeah. I said “Indians”. “Native American” is a white term. A Navajo once told me that the term “Native American” was probably dreamed up by someone at a cocktail party who never met an Indian. I have a pueblo Indian friend who says, “When I hear the word ‘native’ I still picture a guy running half-naked with a spear!” Most of my Indian friends identify themselves by their tribe or by the general term, “Indian”. To prevent confusing them with folks from India, there are the terms “American Indian” and “Asian Indian”. I’ve buried the lead but now you won’t accuse me of being politically incorrect. 😉 I’m not one of those New Age Native-American Wannabees, so why my attraction to American Indian culture? I don’t ‘smudge’. As a third-generation Canadian, my idea of hell would be a sweat lodge. But I spend lots of time and most holidays in the homes of pueblo Indian friends. I was quite moved when my Cochiti pueblo friend, Gabe (‘Yellowbird’), began calling me “brother”. There have been all sorts of blessings, great and small, that I have written about previously (see my piece called, “The Turquoise Arrowhead”.) So, what gives? I’m about to savagely simplify a very complex and detailed history. My intent is not to write another book on the subject but give a brief, thumbnail picture of a history of which most are not familiar. In 1602, nearly two decades before the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock, France wanted a piece of this “new world” that Europeans were buzzing about, so they sent 22 French families (including Robert Cormier’s family) by ship to claim a piece for France. They settled in Port Royal, Nova Scotia. France sent several more ships to this land they called “Acadia” until there were about 60 French families settled there. These French settlers didn’t know how to grow food in this harsh climate. Many of them began to get very sick with scurvy. From out of the woods came the Mi’kmaq Indians. The Mi’kmaq’s (pronounced Mic-mac) showed the French how to cure scurvy. They taught them what foods could be grown and how to fish in harsh Canadian winters. The Mi’kmaq and the French couldn’t communicate verbally, but they remained friendly neighbors. In the meantime, after several years, France was disappointed that no exports were coming from Acadia. They made the decision to stop sending provisions and supplies. When the Acadians realized that France had abandoned them, they stopped calling themselves French. They referred to themselves as Acadian and raised their children to do the same. By now, the British had colonies in what would become the U.S. and wanted the French territory to the north. They went to Acadia (which consisted of Canada’s maritime provinces and the northern half of Maine) and planted the British flag, proclaiming the land in the name of theirking. Upon hearing this news, France renewed its interest in Acadia and returned to plant its flag once again. There was one year when Acadia changed hands no less than 17 times! It’s no surprise that the Acadian people became apolitical. Europeans called them the “French Neutrals”. They were farmers and fishermen, tradesmen and craftsmen. They got along with their Mi’kmaq neighbors but didn’t much care which country claimed ownership of the land. By now, both the French and the British were virtually strangers to them. Neither of them stayed once their flag was in place. They announced that the Acadians were under the reign of the King of France or the King of England and left. … another invisible landlord in another political tug-of-war that was of little interest to the Acadian people.. During the next century, by the mid 1700’s, the American Revolution was taking place south of Acadia and the British were getting their asses kicked. Not all of the colonists were in favor of breaking ties with England. There were “Loyalists” who wanted nothing to do with the revolution. The British had to solve the coming problem of what to do with the Loyalists. Acadia was in British hands at the time. The British were never comfortable with Indians, who they considered to be inferior heathen savages, so they ordered the Acadians to kill the Mi’kmaqs. The Acadians refused. The Mi’kmaqs had been their neighbors for nearly 150 years! The Acadians knew the Mi’kmaqs better than they knew the British! The British were the strangers… the intruders… the arrogant warring people. To punish the Acadians, a law was passed prohibiting Acadians from owning any firearms or other offensive weapons. Months later, in 1755, after the Acadians had harvested their grain, it was ordered that every male over 10 years of age be in his local church that Sunday to hear a proclamation from the King. When the boys and men were gathered in their respective churches, the churches were surrounded by armed British soldiers. The men were loaded onto ships while British soldiers went from house to house gathering the women, children and elderly to be put on other ships, separated from their families. Somewhere between 12,000 and 18,000 Acadians were loaded onto the ships which set sail for the colonies. The British loyalists in the colonies were told to head north and take whatever land, homes, grain and possessions they found in Acadia, though many of the homes and barns had been burned to the ground by British troops. Meanwhile, most of the Acadians aboard ships died of starvation and diseases such as smallpox before they reached any port. The Acadians who reached Providence Harbor were not allowed to disembark because they were Catholic and Rhode Island was a Protestant state. Thousands died aboard ships in Providence Harbor. One account tells of 800 to 900 Acadian women and children who landed in Boston Harbor. They were brought to Boston Common which was surrounded by armed guards. No food was supplied. Bostonians were too busy fighting their revolution to be concerned with hundreds of women and children who didn’t speak English. The armed soldiers watched the Acadian women and children die on Boston Common. The stories were similar in many of the states. Many thousands of Acadians died aboard British ships, at sea, and in harbors, separated from their loved ones. Many Acadian children were indentured to British colonists… and you thought our only slaves were Africans! Pennsylvania was an exception. The “Quaker State” welcomed the Acadians. They were clothed and fed and nursed to health. They were offered land and homes and a chance to make a living side by side with the Quakers. The grateful Acadians chose to journey back to Acadia. Some of the Acadians were brought to France, the logic being that 150 years ago they originated from France. The problem was, the Acadian people still spoke long-outdated King Louis XIV French. They knew no system of money. They just didn’t integrate into French society. They wound up being shipped out again and settled in the bayou section of French-colonized Louisiana. We know them today as Cajuns. Jacques and Pierre Cormier were 13 and 18 years old. In typical Cormier fashion, they skipped church that fateful day in 1755. For five years they hid from British troops and loyalists. Many times they were taken in and cared for by the Mi’kmaq Indians. Jacques and Pierre were finally caught by the British in 1760 and imprisoned in Fort Beausejour in Nova Scotia. The British used this fort to hold Acadian men who had escaped the expulsion until they had enough to ship to the colonies. Jacques and Pierre Cormier went down in history as the only two men to ever escape Fort Beausejour. They dressed as women and walked out of the fort with a group of female visitors. I often joke that it also marked the birth of the Cormier sense of humor. The British claim that, out of over 12,000 Acadians, about a third died between 1755 and 1760 as a result of the expulsion. Acadian records claim that, out of more than 18,000 Acadians, less than 3,000 survived. Believe who you will. It’s an obscure history and, in the words of the late Howard Zinn, “History is written by the victor.” Most of my best sources have been obscure Acadian books and letters written just after the expulsion. A hundred years later, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow would write his famous poem, “Evangeline” to tell the story of the Acadian expulsion. “Evangeline” has been published in 130 languages! The Acadian Expulsion is a history that isn’t often taught in schools outside of Canada’s Maritime provinces. The American Revolution was much bigger news than the extermination of thousands of non-political Canadian settlers who didn’t even speak modern French. I mentioned this history to my father, back when I was first researching and studying it. He told me that his parents used to invite Acadian friends and neighbors to their home. My grandmother would read from a book and their guests would cry. My father was just a child and didn’t understand what everyone was crying about but he said she must have been telling the story of the Acadian expulsion. If it weren’t for the Mi’kmaq Indians, those original Acadian families would have died out three centuries ago. Instead, they lived as good neighbors for 150 years, despite not speaking each other’s language. When the British ordered the Mi’kmaqs hunted and killed, the Acadians flatly refused, resulting in their near-extinction. In August, 2004, we took a trip to Caraquet, New Brunswick to attend the Acadian Festival. Instead of finding a bitter, angry people lamenting their sad history, we met a happy, fun-loving, music-loving people. The festival concluded with the “Tintamarre” (noisy parade) where for one hour, 35,000 Acadians walked up and down the length of five city blocks making as much noise as they could. 35,000 Acadians of all ages and no drunkenness, no trouble, no police presence. Drive through the Acadian coast of New Brunswick and you’ll see the Acadian flag flying proudly over the Canadian flag and the New Brunswick flag. Meet the Cajuns in Louisiana: More happy, fun loving, music-loving people. They made famous the phrase, “Laissez les bon temps roulez” (Let the good times roll!) Apparently, my roots are in a happy, noisy, fun-loving, music-loving, people-loving people. My pueblo Indian friends don’t know the story of the Acadians and the Mi’kmaqs… and they should. Do I feel connected to American Indians because I know the history of my people or because I treat everyone the same anyway? I used to enjoy holidays with the Cormier side of my family because the Cormiers were open-hearted and loved everybody (until you gave them a reason not to.) Holidays with the Cormiers meant lots of laughter, food, and music. Holidays with pueblo friends consists of storytelling (laughter) and food… and we’re usually asked to play music. Do our pueblo friends remind me of my own family? …or do they just feellike family? Culture is an important thing. It gives us a sense of history and tradition. But, in the end, it’s who we are in our heart… who we bring to one another… that matters most. Last modified: June 3, 2017 Thoughts on the Cusp of 63… I Remember My 20s… a letter to my young friends. About the Author / Rick Cormier Rick Cormier A recently-retired psychotherapist and far-from-retired drummer who writes books in my spare time. My Trip to India I interviewed Indian Prime Minister Morarji Desai “MiXED NUTS”: Read the Introduction Jamming with Bluezberry Jam! The Move to Santa Fe: A Travelogue Books I’ve Published Get a Signed Copy TODAY!! Who is Rick Cormier? Named "Community Saint" by Experience Drums magazine, 2015. I love Cooking, motorcycling, hiking, photography, mallet-building, Hindi cinema, travel, movies, reading fantasy and sic fi Books. 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__label__wiki	0.82796	0.82796	Meet your Guide The 4WD Vehicle Stradbroke Island History How to get to North Stradbroke Island Tour Choices 4WD Eco Tour (Island pick up) > 4WD Eco Tour water taxi pick up Half Day 4WD Eco Tour > Extra activities for you. Beach Fishing Trips Straddie Kayaking Tours > Kayak to the wreck of the Platypus Tag-Along-Tour City to Straddie with Hotel pick up Whale Watching (June to November) Stradbroke Island Sand Boarding and Beach Tour! School Camps accommodation & transport boogie boarding exploring rock pools & tide line tours boomerang painting dunwich museum tour Married By Dave Bitumen to Beach 4WD Eco Tour Stradbroke Island History (Minjerribah) Strolling along Cylinder Beach at Point Lookout in the year 2020, it is difficult to imagine how this beach must have looked to Matthew Flinders in 1803 when he came ashore in search of fresh water. Today, the beach is scattered with colourful towels, sunshades and laughing children dodging the waves. The crystal clear water is the same, the wide sweep of sand backing onto the bush is no doubt similar, but when Flinders stepped on to terra firma there was no hillside dotted with houses, no roads, nothing but an unspoiled paradise. Flinders and his crew were befriended by the local indigenous people and were shown where to find water. This encounter was to be the first contact between the local people and the white explorers. Flinders returned to his vessel bound for Sydney grateful for their assistance. Lieutenant James Cook had already sailed by in 1770, charting the outer reaches of Moreton Bay and naming several prominent features of the Island, including Point Lookout by way of warning fellow explorers to be aware of the rocky outcrop. Some twenty years later in 1823, three timber getters, Pamphlett, Finnegan and Parsons were shipwrecked on Moreton Island and spent eight months exploring around Moreton Bay. Upon their arrival at Pulan (Amity Point) the trio was welcomed by the Noonucals who fed, housed and shared knowledge with them. The Noonucals showed the three men how to make a canoe from the local timber and it was in this vessel that they departed six weeks later. The following year Surveyor General John Oxley arrived at Pulan and named it Cypress Point whilst on an exploratory mission with fellow surveyor Robert Hoddle and botanist Allan Cunningham in search of a suitable site for a penal colony. It is now known as Amity Point named after Oxley’s ship. In 1825 Amity Point was set up as Moreton Bay’s first Pilot Station, and upon Oxley’s strong recommendation, Minjerribah was destined to become a penal settlement. This marked the beginning of permanent contact between Europeans and the Aborigines in the Redlands. In June 1827, Minjerribah was renamed Stradbroke Island by Governor Darling in reverence of the Honourable Captain J.H. Rous, son of the Earl of Stradbroke and also Viscount Dunwich. Rous was the Captain of the HMS Rainbow, which was the first ship of war to enter Moreton Bay. Governor Darling also named Dunwich, Rainbow Reach and the Rous Channel in their honour. Commandant Patrick Logan selected Dunwich as a possible site for a settlement in Moreton Bay, and following his advice he set up a small colony as a loading and unloading depot. He arranged for convicts to construct a waterfront causeway which is still used today by Stradbroke Ferries. Over the following years, tensions erupted between the convicts, local Aborigines and the Europeans. One of the first known conflicts erupted in 1828 when a cotton plantation was established at Myora, near Dunwich – the site was a favoured Aboriginal campsite and tempers flared. The site was inexplicably abandoned within six months. Between 1831 and 1832 there were more than ten violent clashes between the Europeans and the Minjerribah people resulting in deaths on both sides. Not all relations were soured however and when the “Sovereign” sank in the South Passage in 1847, considerable recognition was granted to the Minjerribah people and the Ngugi people of Moreton Island for their valiant efforts to rescue the stricken crew. They were rewarded with a boat and breastplates in gratitude for their assistance. It was in this year that all the Ngugi people moved to Minjerribah, leaving Moreton Island permanently. From 1850 onwards fishing became a major industry. No more convicts had been sent to Moreton Bay for some time and the Island had been opened up to free settlers. Houses were constructed and the men set their sights on supplying the Redlands area with fish and their byproducts. They utilized the Noonucals local knowledge and techniques as much as possible in their pursuit of the capture of dugongs for oil and the establishment of oyster banks. However, they did not heed the local’s warnings and due to bad management and greed, the area was fished out and the dugong oil industry was close to collapse. On July 16 1850, Dunwich was proclaimed to be Moreton Bay’s Quarantine Station. Only a few weeks later a ship called the “Emigrant” pulled into port with Typhus on board. All of her passengers were put into quarantine at Dunwich. Fifty six of them died and many are buried in the Dunwich cemetery. The quarantine station closed in 1864 and Peel Island was declared as Moreton Bay’s official quarantine station, and Dunwich was nominated to accommodate the Benevolent Asylum which was completed in 1867. The township continued to prosper in the ensuing years, farming was established and dugong fishing had resumed. Employment was available in the asylum for women as nurses and aides, and the men found work fishing or farming. Amity Point also prospered throughout this time. Small schools were set up and the population of the Island grew. In 1892 well known historian Thomas Welsby set up a dugong boiling down plant near Myora to extract the dugong oil used in lamps, for cooking, and in medicine. Prior to 1894 North and South Stradbroke were one and the same island. The two islands were separated after a barque; the "Cambus Wallace" was shipwrecked in a narrow passage off the island that was carrying explosives that had to be detonated in the passage. It is believed that the recovery of cargo from the Cambus Wallace, the detonations, and a severe storm caused the separation of the island creating North and South Stradbroke as we know it today. Murder came calling in September of 1896, at the hands of Matron Marie Christensen at the Myora Mission. She was charged with murder, later reduced to manslaughter for killing five year old Cassy whom she beat to death for swimming with the boys. By 1901 oyster farming was well established on the Island, but a plague of mud worm wreaked havoc on this enterprise. Oyster farming had been the biggest seafood industry in Queensland at that time, employing many Aboriginal and European workers for years. The outbreak of mud worm was devastating but not terminal, and through perseverance the industry survived and still prospers in Moreton Bay. 1902 saw the sinking of the “Prosperity” off Point Lookout, it is believed that a skeleton revealed on the beach in 1956 with a boot still intact on the foot, was the remains of the cook from the “Prosperity”. The discovery of these remains was the origin of the name given to the beach on which they were found – Deadman’s Beach at Point Lookout. Tourism came to the Island much later, when in the 1930’s, Bert Clayton bought land above the South Gorge to build a guesthouse. His first guests were accommodated in tents which he gradually replaced with one room cabins, the next owners of the property renamed it Samarinda. Samarinda still exists in a very modern form on the original site today. Bert Clayton also started the first bus service to Point Lookout and Hayles Cruises began a regular service to Amity and later Dunwich bringing visitors from the mainland. The Point Lookout Lighthouse was constructed in 1932 and the materials used in its construction were deposited on one of the beaches including the cylinders used for assembling the light. The beach was named Cylinder Beach for this reason. In spite of the new lighthouse, the “Rufus King” ran aground in the South Passage Bar in 1942. It was a supply ship loaded with cargo from Los Angeles bringing supplies to Brisbane and field hospitals. The Islanders benefited greatly from the flotsam in the Bay including tins of coffee, barrels of fuel, bags of cotton sheets and even turkeys brought onboard to feed the American crew for Thanksgiving. By this time World War Two was affecting all Australians and the people of the Island. Armed servicemen were stationed there, radio tents were set up, and a radio direction finder and radar were erected at Point Lookout. On the 14th of May 1943, the Australian Hospital Ship “Centaur” was torpedoed off the Island and 268 of its passengers were killed, leaving only 64 survivors. It was during this time that the first mention of a bridge being constructed between the mainland and North Stradbroke Island was discussed. This issue has arisen many times since and has faced fierce opposition each time. The first vehicular ferry service commenced in 1947 with the “Amazon” soon renamed the “Karboora”. That same year the Surf Lifesavers began patrolling Point Lookout’s beaches. The following year saw the Point Lookout Club being affiliated with Queensland Surf Lifesaving and a permanent club house was erected on the Main beach Headland where it remains today. Sand mining was first established on the Island in 1949 when Zinc Corp set up their operation. In the early stages sand was dug up by hand from Main Beach and sent by truck to Dunwich, this hands-on approach solved the unemployment problem on the Island giving jobs to many local residents. Some five years later Titanium and Zirconium Industries set up a more elaborate operation building a dredge on Main Beach and utilizing a trans-island ropeway to transport the sand overland to Dunwich. Sand mining is still the number one employer on the Island with Consolidated Rutile Ltd, established on the Island in 1963 still in operation today. Stradbroke Ferries began a regular service to the Island in 1964 and over the years, the Island has seen many changes in its population, industry and construction. A detailed timeline of the history of North Stradbroke Island can be found at www.redland.gov.au. In the early 1700 to 1800’s, the area of Moreton Bay encompassed many islands. These islands were known collectively as Quandamooka – or Islands in the Bay. There is abundant archaeological evidence to support that the area has been populated for more than 21,000 years, and they have dated a Midden at Point Lookout as being 25,000 years old and another at Polka Point at 4,000 years. Over centuries travel routes were carved out on the islands and safe passages found on the Bay by the indigenous people, and these well used courses have evolved over time into some of the main roads and channels still in use today. The people of the Quandamooka were separated into tribes in their various locations, the most predominant of these being the Noonuccal and Goenpul of Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) and the Ngugi tribe from Moreton Island. The people of Minjerribah relied on the bounty of the sea for much of their food supply and supplemented this with bush tucker and animals from the land like kangaroo, wallaby, possum, bandicoot and echidna. The women of each tribe collected vegetables and small game whilst the men went out to hunt for marsupials and water fowls and fished for dugong and turtle. Various plants were treated by the women for medicine and general consumption. They pounded the root of the Bungwal Fern into flour used in making bread and used Bunya nuts as a flour to make Johnny Cakes. The women collected honey, midyim berries and Xyleutes moth larvae (witchetty grubs) along with oysters, eugarie, mussels and crabs from the rock pools and along the shore. It is part of the Noonuccal legend that the men had a special relationship with the dolphins of Minjerribah. The men would call to the dolphins by slapping on the water and digging in the sand with their spears. The dolphins would heed the call and herd shoals of fish in towards the shore where the men caught them with towrow nets. Once the men had taken enough fish for the tribe, any remaining fish would be fed back to the dolphins. This bond between the Noonuccal men and the dolphins is recorded in their art and is well known throughout the islands. The people had a plentiful supply of fresh water and an abundance of food on which to exist, they were keen hunters on both land and sea. They were adept at making seafaring canoes from tree trunks and travelled to the mainland regularly to hunt for flying fox. Fishing, hunting and gathering was part of the communal economy in which everyone was involved according to their capacity. All of the people inhabiting Moreton Bay understood the vital relationship between themselves and their environment. They lived a nomadic life, travelling between semi-permanent campsites. As a result they proved remarkable at responsible land, sea and resource management. They have a deep understanding of their unique environment and all aspects of this are evident in integrating the surroundings into sacred sites, dreaming tracks, song lines and the spiritual significance of the natural features of the Islands. They are a people bound by tradition and these traditions are kept alive today in the form of artwork, legends, song and dance and an ongoing respect for the natural surroundings. Corroborees and other ceremonies were an important part of daily life and huge regional gatherings would have had enormous ceremonial, spiritual and cultural significance for all of the tribes of the region. *Thank you to Aunty Margaret Iselin of the Minjerribah Moorgumpin Elders for providing us with valuable research information and confirmation of facts for this document. Or go to Contact Us Keep updated & read our Blog! Straddie location map. We are in between Brisbane & the Gold Coast and only 20 minutes by boat from Cleveland! Other relevant site are available to be used as extra reading. Ecotourism Australia Tourism ties with China ``Karboora`` Blue Lake is an area of special cultural significance for Quandamooka people who call the lake Karboora, meaning ‘deep silent pool’. The Blue Lake area is within the Naree Budjong Djara National Park. Please enjoy the experience and leave only footprints. Walk the 5.2km (return) track to the lake through wallum woodlands, flowering heath and stunted eucalypts. Wear good walking shoes, take a hat and water. Medium level of fitness required. HistoryIs one of the 2 largest and most sacred lakes on the island. Both Kaboora and Bummiera are acknowledged as being the home of an extraordinarily huge carpet snake – jargon snake spirit yuri Kabool. It’s spirit resides in both lakes with the jargon attributed with being able to travel from one lake to another. Kaboora is the main resting place of jargon, and even thought the water continually flows out everyday, the level of sacred water stays the same.Kaboora and it’s jargon were, to the Quandamooka people, a very special place of cultural significance. The old people cationed those that swam and skied on the lakes, so sacred were these lakes that old people would not approach them without a special acknowledgement. Many visitors go into these areas without a thought, but traditionally these lakes were approached with a sense of reverence, cation, respect and even fear. The Elders would always sing out in lingo before they went any further, standing back a fair way to see if there was a sign, before approaching closer to the lakes. If the waters were calm it was a sign that it was okay to proceed, but if there were any ripples or disturbance, it was a warning from jargon not to come any further. To the community, it was a ritual to stop, call out and observe, and the practice gave acknowledgement and respect to the lakes and yuri Kabool that lived there. From Quandamooka Dreaming, by Sandra Delany Straddie Kingfisher Tours Copyright 2018	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line193
__label__wiki	0.577158	0.577158	TalkOakland Street Photographers This 4-minute episode of TalkOakland follows two street photographers in Oakland as they discuss the art of street photography and the changes they've experienced from gentrification. Allen is a transplant to the Bay Area. He’s from the Central Valley. He moved to the Bay Area nine years ago. And Nai is a native to the Bay Area, currently living in Richmond. Toxic Whiteness Throughout American history, and continuing today, white people are still afforded more while people of color exist to get less. White people distance themselves from this reality. They’re addicted to the high of their whiteness - being able to pursue their goals without accountability. Oakland's Homeless Crisis The homeless crisis in Oakland is worsening exponentially. And according to statistics, 68% of this population is Black. The City of Oakland is in an effort to create a wealthier and white Oakland. In order to achieve this, city officials are illegally evicting homeless encampments. These evictions mirror the displacement of Ohlone people years ago. These traumatic evictions occuring today in the city of Oakland force some of the unhoused community into Tuff Sheds. The Tuff Chefs are essentially concentration camps. They violate human rights. Meanwhile, government buildings are locked at night instead of housing the homeless. And pubic bathrooms are also made inaccessible at night. In all, the City of Oakland is strategically displacing its Black community to facilitate gentrification. BART Kills Again In the aftermath of a BART police officer killing a young Black man outside West Oakland BART station, the public transportation agency is scaling up its violent engagement towards low-income residents of Oakland by using $2.7 million to fund a new fare enforcement regime to require “proof-of-payment” and hand out fines. Black Roots Music Gaby Moreno recently visited Fantastic Negrito at Blackball Universe in Oakland. Since moving to Los Angeles from her native Gautemala, Gaby won a Latin Grammy for Best New Artist. Her music has strong Black Roots influences. Fantastic Negrito later touched on this. Fantastic Negrito: Every time I tour overseas to different countries, I notice one thing: they're playing Black music. So it's weird. And I get to another country, and it's still Black music with a different language. So what I learned was that as Black people - our history in terms of slavery and what we've gone through - our music is all over the world. I don't think people even know it. It's everywhere. Kim x Elliot Despite my overarching hatred of white privilege, I recently fell in love with a white person. Their name is Elliot. When I worked at Bicycle Coffee, they came in twice a week to order coffee for their job. I was attracted to them, but I initially chose to distance myself energetically. They were patient. Four month later, we spoke in length for the first time. Many conversations followed. This was one of them: Kim: What are feelings that have come to the surface for you that you didn’t foresee so far? This year was phenomenal. And my hope is that 2018 will continue in that direction. In addition to producing videos for some of Oakland's rawest talent, I also work full-time as a barista. I work seven days a week - at least 12 hours per day. That's what it takes. Because unfortunately, a lot of my clients can't afford to pay my full rate. So to supplement that, I have to maintain a steady income outside of videography. In all, it wears on me. And yesterday, I was almost fired from my job at as a barista because of numerous customer complaints about my lack of customer service. Luckily, the owners are incredibly supportive of my talents. And instead of cutting my hours or terminating me altogether, their response was to shift my position to avoid as much customer interaction as possible. I appreciate them dearly for that. Without that job, this project would not be possible. But even with that said, I'd like to highlight how laughable these customer complaints were: The team at Blackball Universe and I have made significant strides in communicating the feelings evoked in Negrito's sessions. I salute them for trusting me with this project. Because at the end of the day, there isn't any playbook for how to create social media pieces with substance filmed by one person. But I'm writing one. And here it is: The art of storytelling is laborious. I don't mind giving you the game because I'm 100% sure you don't have what it takes to put in the work. 12th & Broadway Kim: Describe the vibe on Broadway throughout the day? Dre: For me, it's cool sometimes - but it's a lot of hatin'. Niggas be sidetalkin', jaw jacking' - just running they mouth. They hate on me because of the way I carry myself. I don't never think I'm better than nobody. But with me, I just mind my business. My patnas come through and I fuck with them. But for the majority, I don't fuck with nobody down here. You just gotta be by yourself down here. It's a lot you can get caught up in. If you don't have a strong mind, you'll get caught up in the drama they got going on. I don't do drugs. But the people that do hate on me because they see me making money. But a lot of people are just hustlin' sometimes just to make money for their drug habits. But that's not what I do. Kim: How is Fantastic Negrito's new album addressing the current social climate in Oakland? Tomas: In our first album, we talked about the ways in which Oakland is changing - and how that's kind of a microcosm of what's going on all across the US in urban areas. Those areas are getting flooded with people who are changing the landscape. And Fantastic Negrito still wants to talk about that - but I think there are other angles and perspectives that we want to explore. © 2019 TalkOakland \| All Rights Reserved	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line198
__label__cc	0.736423	0.263577	VICKI NIOLET MIXED MEDIA Finding Harmony Angels of Anarchy Odditorium Vicki studied ceramics while in college at Middle Tennessee State University in the quirky, yet prolific "Art Barn". Shortly after moving to the Gulf Coast in 1978, and meeting Bay St. Louis potter, Brother Hilbert Mooney, he allowed her to use the facilities in exchange for help in making clay and firing other students’ work. After several years as his apprentice, she began acquiring her own equipment and developing her own style. She experimented with techniques learned in college, adding weaving, photography, cyanotype, and image transfer in and on top of the clay’s surface. When she attended a workshop in papermaking in 1982, she turned to making her own paper and introducing outside elements to that medium also. In 1990 she produced an instructional video, “Practical Papermaking”, demonstrating simple tools and techniques for schools and individuals. Beginning in the late 1980’s, she attended fine art festivals from Lincoln Center to Sausalito, receiving prestigious awards at Penn State, and across the Gulf Coast. After selling her mixed media art in Memphis, Atlanta, Nashville, and Baton Rouge, and showing nine years consecutively at the N.O. Jazz Fest, she and her husband, Doug settled in Bay St. Louis in 1994. Redirecting her skills as a local merchant, she focused on making the unique vintage shop and gallery “Paper Moon” a successful retail cornerstone of the Bay for the next eight years. At that point, she and Doug turned their sights to another downtown property, a part of the McDonald family’s hardware and lumber. The old lumber shed near the railroad became a modern arts incubator, with 11 studios and classrooms, and tenants of painters, sculptors, draftsmen, writers, jewelers, potters, and photographers. After Katrina, the art center struggled, and eventually became the amalgamated studios of Vicki, with sections devoted to kilns, printers, found objects, and jewelry making. Recently another technique has been added to her inventory with the acquisition of a one-ton antique printing press and over 50 cabinets of type. She is currently planning classes and workshops, to eventually develop a book arts curriculum including hand papermaking, photography, letterpress, and typesetting. Awarded two Individual Artists Fellowships from the Mississippi Arts Commission (1986, 2008), an Artist Residency in Berkeley (2006), among other accomplishments, she has published two books of photographs, created three public art installations in Bay St. Louis, won local poster and art competitions, and has designed the Old Town Bay St. Louis brochure for over 20 years. Read the 2008 Huffington Post article featuring Niolet's work and perspectives, and the comparison to Joseph Cornell and Wall-E. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/kimberly-brooks/emwall-eem-katrina-and-th_b_120781.html+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line204
__label__cc	0.507924	0.492076	The Drum Teacher Drum Lessons Sydney The Drum Teacher Blog The Power of Persistence Simply sticking around can be the key to your success! I started playing drums when I was 12 years old. While I did take to it fairly readily, I was never one to promote myself and, realistically, I was lacking the bravado and competitive nature that drives a lot of musicians. Nevertheless, I was fortunate that in my new senior school in the sleepy city of Adelaide in South Australia, there was something like an awakening of musical and artistic interest. In reality, this was not too long after the ‘Summer of Love’; the Beatles were on the radio, jazz was evolving and expanding in totally new directions, and folk were “turning on and dropping out” all over! I had a (borrowed) snare drum and my friend got a $29 K-Mart guitar which he ran through his Dad’s stereo. Before long, he bought an amp, I got a drumkit for my 13th birthday, and we collected a bass player, singer and another guitarist: we were a band! Soon we were playing school socials and dances that friends would organise. From there I began to be invited to jam sessions with older players and I’m now the best drummer in my school (there weren’t many!). This led to mixing with musicians from other schools and a bigger ‘gene pool’, which meant stiffer competition. Kids can be so cruel (“Can we?” says Bart Simpson) and I found the bluster and put-downs from other drummers not to my taste and sensibilities. But while some people dropped out of this ‘band business’, I just loved playing so much, and even though it scared the willies out of me, I loved being on stage! What’s more, this was a one-way ticket to popularity and respect, commodities that had been hard to come by previously. One thing that I began to notice was that the drummer that had been ‘in my face’ for the last few months was now nowhere to be seen. Whether he’d gone onto some other scene or he’d given up drums, moved to another city or been kidnapped by aliens didn’t matter, he wasn’t around to compete with me. The fewer the competition, the more chances you have of getting the gig. Fast forward a good number of years and I’d been through similar scenarios multiple times. Now I find myself vying for the coveted drum chair with local soul band and all-around Adelaide music institution, The Casual T’s. I’m not sure how many years the T’s were around for but while the singer and the bass player were core members, the rest tended to last a year or two and move on and the list of drummers reads like a who’s who of Adelaide’s best of that era. I auditioned not once, not twice, but three times for that band over the course of a few years and on the final attempt I got the gig! Basically I had outlasted the competition as at the time there was no other serious contender, so I got it. I’d hasten to add that it wasn’t that I was no good, in fact, as is my way, right from the lead-up to the first audition I had immersed myself in soul music and by the time I landed the gig I was pretty much ‘all over it’. But people being people, and driven by (mis)conceptions, the vibe in the band was pretty much along the lines of, “we’ll have to make do with him”. A note here also of what I’ve learned, that very many singers, guitarists, keyboard players and you-name-its, have little clue as to how good or otherwise a given drummer really is; it’s all voodoo back there behind the drums to them. My point was born out in spectacular fashion some months later. You see the singer was prone to occasionally come over my way on stage and swing his arm around in time with the music with a pained expression on his face. The message was plain, “the beat is here, stupid!” I continually swallowed my pride and kept my mouth shut; I knew that nothing I could say would change his mindset. But one fortuitous evening we were setting up for rehearsal and someone had put on a recording of our previous gig. With no idea of what the recording was, in came the singer snapping his fingers and declaring to all and sundry that, “This is what it’s supposed to sound like!” “Err, that’s us, mate!” we informed him. Well, he never swung his arm around again on stage, not at me anyway. And if you happen to read this, Skull, I love you mate! I could name many other instances in my music career where just sticking at it got me the gig but I’ll save them for a future blog. For now, do not be discouraged if someone else got ‘your’ gig. Keep at it, keep improving yourself and get experience wherever you can. Persistence pays off! Best, Mick Hogan	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line211
__label__wiki	0.601018	0.601018	a look at vice presidential candidates- Michael Pence A look at the vice presidential candidates Tim Kaine by follers on July 19, 2016 Birth Name: Timothy Michael Kaine Place of Birth: St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S. Date of Birth: February 26, 1958 81.25% Irish 18.75% Scottish Tim Kaine is an American politician. He is the Democratic Party’s 2016 nominee for Vice President of the United States, while Hillary Clinton is their nominee for President. A Democrat, he has served as a U.S. Senator from Virginia, since January 3, 2013. He was previously the 76th Mayor of Richmond, Virginia, from July 1, 1998 to September 10, 2001, the 38th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, from January 12, 2002 to January 14, 2006, the 70th Governor of Virginia, from January 14, 2006 to January 16, 2010, and a Chair of the Democratic National Committee, from January 21, 2009 to April 5, 2011. Tim is the son of Mary Kathleen (Burns) and Albert Alexander Kaine, Jr. His father was of Scottish and Irish descent. His mother is of Irish ancestry. Tim is married to Anne Holton, who has served as Virginia Secretary of Education, since 2014, and whose father, A. Linwood Holton, Jr., was Governor of Virginia, from 1970 to 1974. Tim’s paternal grandfather was Albert Alexander Kaine (the son of Alexander “Alex” Kane/Kaine and Isabella/Isabelle Potts). Albert was born in Kansas, to Scottish parents. Tim’s great-grandfather Alexander was born in Campsie, Stirlingshire, to Peter Kane, who was born in Ireland, and Jane/Jean King, from Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. Tim’s great-grandmother Isabella was born in Cavers, Scottish Borders, the daughter of William Potts and Isabella Patterson Hermiston. Tim’s paternal grandmother was Annabella/Annella/Ann Ellen Mary Farrell (the daughter of Patrick John Farrell and Mary Catherine Fleming). Annabella was born in Kansas. Patrick was Irish, from Donnybrook, Dublin, the son of Patrick Farrell and Mary Milnamow, both from Longford. Mary Catherine was born in Ontario, Canada, to an Irish father, Thomas Patrick Fleming, from Kilkenny, and a mother, Elizabeth Downey, who was born in Ontario, to Irish parents. Tim’s maternal grandfather was Leo M. Burns (the son of Michael F. Burns and Bridget “Bridgie”). Michael was born in Illinois, to Irish parents, Patrick Burns and Sarah. Bridget was born in Missouri, also to Irish parents. Tim’s maternal grandmother was Pauline A. Mannion/Manion (the daughter of Thomas Patrick Mannion and Mary A. Hannan). Thomas was born in Missouri, to Irish parents, John Manion/Mannion and Margaret Gormley, both from Galway. Mary A. was born in Illinois, also to Irish parents, Richard Hannan, from Stranorlar, County Donegal, and Mary Elizabeth Sullivan, from Waterford, Waterford City. Sources: Genealogies of Tim Kaine – http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com https://www.geni.com an apology So, you may have noticed that I never got very far on the presidential project. I apologize for that. When I started to do the research I was over whelmed with sites that had already completed the family trees for all of the presidents. It didn't seem to make sense to just replicate that. There are also sites that have the complete family tree for Clinton and Trump. But the real truth is, I got side tracked with real life. I have been working and lost track of time. But summer is ending and we have a long autumn and winter ahead of us to explore genealogical subjects. I would love to hear from some of you about what kind of things you are looking for on a site like mine. I will be posting some new material soon, so keep reading and thank you for your ongoing support and interest in the site. Write something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview.James	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line214
__label__cc	0.61048	0.38952	The Roaring Season Forum Toyota 578A Welcome. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ . You will have to register before you can post on the forums, this is quick and easy, and absolutely free: click the register link to proceed. We look forward to you becoming a part of our online community. Thread: Toyota 578A This is the incredible Toyota 578A Group 7 racer. Toyota developed and built the 578A in late 1969/1970 with the intention of competing in the Can-Am series. It was powered by a twin-turbocharged 5 litre quad-cam Toyota V8, with alloy block, flat-plane crank, and mechanical fuel injection. It produced 800 horsepower (at a time the best big block Chevy powered Can-Am cars had around 700 horsepower) and weighed around 650 kg. Sadly, it claimed the life of Minoru Kawai in a testing shunt at Suzuka in August 1970, and Toyota opted to shut down its Group 7 program. Subsequently, the 578A never raced. Ray Bell Semi-Pro Racer I don't know whether or not it's the photo, but it does look a bit stubby... And are those wheels from Lola? We didn't get much information about this car in the day, I seem to recall that there was or was to be a Japanese round of the Can-Am at one stage, probably a bit later. Nice to see it... Originally Posted by Ray Bell Group 7 regs were only introduced in Japan in 1968, so the level of progress, both speed and technical, was staggering. Everything on these cars was designed and manufactured in Japan, including the wheels. That said, there were some things the Japanese copied. The most important race in Japan during the 1960s was the Japan Grand Prix for sports cars, contested on the high-speed Mt Fuji Speedway. It seems the Japanese focused more on reducing drag than seeking downforce, hence why the cars often looked quite stubby. In most cases they featured a Manx-tail. There were two races held at Mt Fuji late in 1968 and 1969 in which several Can-Am cars from the US attended. The factory McLaren team didn't make the trip, but a lot of other top teams did. It wasn't a round of the Can-Am, but was essentially the next best thing. I agree Ray, nice to see these cars. There hasn't been a great deal of information about this period of racing in Japan. I think there were several Japan GPs... A Touring Car Grand Prix and a Sports Car Grand Prix and also the openwheeler Grand Prix which attracted the likes of the Mildren team, Leo Geoghegan and I think I recall Graeme Lawrence going there too. Didn't Leo win it in 1969? New Members - Please Introduce Yourself Here Racing Events Info Sponsors News Forum Cars For Sale/Wanted Parts For Sale/Wanted Automobilia For Sale/Wanted The Roaring Season	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line215
__label__cc	0.73827	0.26173	Biologist Studies Wolves' Possible Return to Colorado Gulf oil full of methane, adding new concerns Let's really talk about taking down those Snake River dams By Ken Cole On June 17, 2010 · 8 Comments · In Snake River Salmon The merits of dam removal discussed. There has been an ongoing discussion about the removal of the Lower Snake River dams for many years, in fact, there was opposition to building them in the first place due to concerns about salmon runs. This article examines the pros and cons of dam removal and I think that the pros far outweigh the cons. Many people see that runs of salmon have been fairly strong during the last 10 years but they fail to realize that these runs are primarily hatchery fish that compete in many ways with the wild fish that are truly in danger of extinction. The main concerns of those who want to keep the dams revolve around irrigation, transportation and power generation. Those concerns were addressed by a Rand Corporation study in 2002 which found that dam removal would not have a huge negative impact on the regional economy, in fact, it may be beneficial if all consequences are considered. I don’t think that decisions like this should be based on solely economic reasoning, rather, I think they should be made based on long-term sustainability of natural systems. The decision to breach the four Lower Snake River Dams, though, seems to make economic sense as well as ecological sense. Let’s really talk about taking down those Snake River dams. By Daniel Jack Chasan – Crosscut.com Tagged with: dam breaching • Snake River Salmon 8 Responses to Let's really talk about taking down those Snake River dams I’m not sure how many of you know, but we are in the process of removing the four dams on the lower Klamath River, which was the third largest producer of salmon after the Sacramento-San Joaquin system and the Columbia-Snake system, supporting summer, fall, and winter steelhead; winter and spring Chinook, coho salmon, chum salmon, coastal cutthroat trout, redband trout, and both green and white sturgeon species. http://www.seattlepi.com/national/410657_dams30.html The environmental and other review for actions like this take a looongg time, and that is the stage it is in, but it’s exciting for all parties to know they are moving towards long-term ecological health of this huge watershed, and to be working together towards that common goal. We did not know back then what we know now about how rivers function. Along with removing the dams, millions and millions of dollars will be spent repairing the damage we did in the last 100 years. “Tearing down the dams is expected to cost less than making the improvements necessary to comply with the federal Clean Water Act and Fish and Wildlife Agency regulations, which would require, among other things, the construction of fish ladders and screens. The utility would have to get certification from both states under the Clean Water Act to continue operating the dams, a potentially difficult proposition given the algae problems.” “We’ve really looked at this as a business deal, and we believe it is in the best interests of our customers,” said Dean Brockbank, vice president and general counsel for PacifiCorp. “The agreement we have now is a collaborative effort, and we believe it beats all of the alternatives.” Honestly, I never thought we would be making this much progress in restoring ecosystem function to large rivers. We will have Chinook salmon in places they haven’t had access to in 100 years. Chinook spawning in the Metolius River and wolves feeding on the carcasses–yeah! Removing the Snake River dams is not just about salmon. Salmon are a keystone species that affect the entire food web of the watershed. Salmon bring nutrients thousands of miles from the sea to the headwaters of watersheds; the carcasses are critical for boosting the survival of juvenile salmonids in the stream as well as for feeding untold numbers of other species, many of which drag carcasses onto the land so that they feed the riparian forest and support that community as well. As someone mentioned in a comment, the Snake and Columbia runs are key to the persistence of the Southern Resident Killer Whales here in the Salish Sea. Some of the pod members are estimated to be near 100 years old. They already face challenges related to boat traffic, underwater noise, and toxics in the Puget Sound, and have not yet recovered from the collection of many members of that population for marine parks decades ago. Pacific lamprey populations have also crashed in many of these watersheds and they may have historically provided an important prey for pinnipeds that reduced predation pressure on returning adult salmon. The Transient Killer Whales are dependent on these pinniped populations as food. We could bring the golden bear back to northern California (someday?). I assumed that Obama would bring some needed political will towards removing the Snake River dams. I still think it is bound to happen over time, whether in one decade, or two. SEAK Mossback says: These dams are a big deal even here in SE Alaska as our troll and sport chinook fisheries, which are a substantial part of our economy and culture, were threatened under the ESA in the mid-1990s due to an estimated catch of something like 3 Snake River fall Chinooks. Fortunately, recent runs have been a little better and jeopardy under the ESA has been deferred to the Pacific Salmon Treaty process (part of the incentive to get Alaska to agree which then also brought conservation benefits from limiting Canadian fisheries as well). I think also more hatchery fish have been counted in the population recently, certainly not a long-term solution – which is to give them a functional river to live in. North-migrating wild chinooks from the Columbia have historically been a very important part of the Southeast Alaska chinook fishery and I believe the upriver fall brights that spawn around Hanford Reach are still usually either the largest or second largest contributing stock in our fishery, depending on the year. The “tules” produced by lower river hatcheries to replace stocks lost to the dams are south migrating and don’t come here much to feed. Grand Coulee Dam was a huge hit and pretty much killed the troll town of Port Alexander on South Baranof Island in the late 30s or early 40s. I’ve spoken with a couple of trollers who began in the 1930s and it sounds like the abundance of chinook salmon in waters here must have been truly phenomenal before the dams. jdubya says: If you have never had the chance to visit Grand Coulee, you should. Talk about a show stopper. I don’t know how many miles away you would have to start a fish ladder to get the salmon up and down, but it would be a long long way. Maybe someday they’ll build an artificial river using CCC-like labor to all the restoration of runs but I can’t imagine the cost. That said, tearing down the 4 Snake river dams will make money (in the long run), and not cost a dime. People around Washington are speaking up. More than 50 leaders in E WA and another 120 in W WA have sent letters to Senators Murray and Cantwell asking them to show a little leadership on this issue. Couldn’t hurt to add your voice to the chorus – see http://www.workingsnakeriver.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=106:opportunities-g-political-leadership&catid=36:plans-and-proposals&Itemid=159 Done, thanks for the link! Thanks Dan, I hope Senator Patty Murrray will help. She has a tough reelection fight. What she needs to understand that her chances depend almost entirely whether she can fire up her base (which is an easy majority in Washington State if they turn out to vote). Thanks for the link, Dan! I’ll pass it on to the Alaska Trollers Association. Actually, a lot of our trollers who come here to fish (including at least 1 or 2 on the ATA board) live in Washington state. They are definitely people who weigh in on these things whenever they can. There is another reason to remove the four dams on the lower Snake. Southern Idaho has water issues…issues like there is not enough water to go around. Farmers have been pumping out of the large Snake River Aquifer since the 70’s but the aquifer began drying up and people with senior water rights have filed law suits. Now Idaho is trying to recharge the aquifer and maintain current levels of irrigation with global warming heating the issue. There is not enough water in the late summer. The four dams on the lower Snake are what are called run of the river dams and do not store water. The do greatly reduce the velocity of flow, however, and this has been the reason they have depleted the salmon run. The smolts going down river get lost in the slow backwaters of these four dams since they are not genetically equipped to navigate miles of backwaters. Lawsuits were filed and the remedy was to maintain high springtime flows down the river to flush the smolts through the backwaters and over the dams (I’m sure many on this blog knew this). This requires tremendous about of water. So to maintain these dams, Idaho cannot store as much springtime runoff since the water must be sent downstream for the flush…even in drought years that we are probably going to see more of. In effect, these dams waste water…a lot of water. Thevdams should be taken out. I’ve read that the Idaho economy would probably do better with the increase in salmon sport fishing than any economic benefits from a Port of Lewiston. They were a mistake and should be removed. Captain John C. Fremont reports in his journals that the spring Salmon were once so plentiful at the base of Shoshone Falls (near Twin Falls, ID) that the Bannock and Shoshone fished them by throwing spears aimlessly into the water to strike one by chance and that in some spots, they speared a salmon nearly every through. Imagine what such a salmon fishery would do for Idaho today.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line216
__label__wiki	0.839016	0.839016	Turkey’s Erdoğan protected ISIS leader Baghdadi Last Updated On: Nov 01 2019 05:27 Gmt+3 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan protected Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi - and U.S. President Donald Trump should have known. In his national address announcing that U.S. Special Forces killed Baghdadi, Trump commended Turkey while turning a blind eye to Turkey’s collusion with ISIS. While Trump thanked “the Syrian Kurds for certain support they were able to give us,” he downplayed the importance of intelligence provided by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). But the SDF’s information was critical to the mission. There is a long list questions over Turkey’s relationship with ISIS. Turkey increased support for jihadists after Syrian President Bashar Assad launched a chemical weapons attack on Ghouta, on the outskirts of Damascus, in September 2013. Turkey’s National Intelligence Agency (MIT) is reported to have provided weapons, money, and logistical support to extremist groups that evolved into ISIS. Wounded ISIS warriors regularly showed up at Turkish hospitals in Gaziantep to receive medical care. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi founded ISIS in the spring of 2014. ISIS attacked Mosul and Sinjar in June, terrorising Yezidis and Kurds. Over five years, the so-called ISIS caliphate grew to the size of Great Britain, with eight million people under its control. According to the SDF, “Turkey provides all kinds of support to the terrorist groups. These forces, trained and funded by Turkey are engaged in a planned ethnic cleansing against our people.” Turkish-backed jihadists commit crimes on a daily basis in Turkish occupied areas in Syria such as Afrin, Azzaz, al-Bab, Jarablus and Idlib. In March 2019, the SDF drove ISIS out of its last redoubt in the eastern Syrian village of Baghouz. From its interrogation of hardcore ISIS fighters, the SDF learned that Baghdadi had moved to Idlib in northwest Syria. Discovering Baghdadi in Idlib was a surprise to everyone who believed he was hiding in eastern Syria or western Iraq, near his ancestral village. Baghdadi ended up at a compound in Barisha just 5 km from the Turkish border. The area around Barisha is controlled by Turkish-backed forces. Dozens of Turkish military outposts are located near the border and security is tight. There was a network of tunnels beneath Baghdadi’s Barisha compounded. All the tunnels were sealed except for one. Since the tunnel network was destroyed by a U.S. air strike, we do not know if the tunnel was an escape route leading to a nearby Turkish military base, or to Turkey itself. In contrast to mounting evidence that Turkey protected Baghdadi, the Kurds were indispensable to the Baghdadi operation. U.S. helicopters took off from Hareer Air Force Base outside Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan. Incirlik Air Force base is much closer, but the Pentagon evidently did not trust the Turkish government to make them a partner. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu exaggerated Turkey’s role. “Turkey and our U.S. counterparts shared information, exchanged opinions before the operation to kill Daesh leader started. That’s why Trump thanked Turkey in his speech,” the minister said, using an Arabic name for ISIS. In fact, Turkey played no active role. According to a U.S. official, “Turkey did not provide any assistance in this operation. [Baghdadi] was located right next to its border … That shows you how little they do on countering ISIS.” An Iraqi official indicated that Baghdadi was killed “after his hiding place was discovered when he tried to get his family out of Idlib toward the Turkish border”. The SDF provided critical information. Mazloum Kobani, the SDF commander, heralded the “joint effort over more than fives months between military intelligence of the SDF and U.S. Forces.” He explained how the SDF “documented over the past months the presence of high ranking ISIS leaders, including Baghdadi, in areas under control of the Turkish state.” According to Kobani, “the operation was delayed for more than a month due to Turkish aggression in our region.” The U.S. after-action report will reveal how Turkey, a NATO ally, colluded with Baghdadi over many years and protected him from capture. Turkey’s present leadership cannot be trusted. The SDF is America’s real friend in Syria - not Turkey. © Ahval English The views expressed in this column are the author’s and do not necessarily reflect those of Ahval. The opinions expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Ahval. Turkey, Britain bases for ISIS weapons supply chains, research group says Watchdog report reveals ISIS ties to Turkish small businesses for IEDs	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line227
__label__wiki	0.830169	0.830169	Two Former “Produce” Contestants Spill The Tea About The Series And Talk About How They Knew The Series Was Rigged And it wasn’t just them that felt this way… The Produce series behind groups such as Wanna One and IZ*ONE has been under hot water recently due to their guilty admittance of voter fraud and manipulation. While the controversy has simmered down, it doesn’t look like it’ll be ending anytime soon. Two former contestants recently appeared in a YouTube video to reveal how they knew there wasn’t something right about the series. \| CJ E&M Go Yujin, who was a contestant on Produce 48 and Lee Insoo, who was a contestant on Produce 101 Season 2, sat down with Ripple S‘s YouTube channel to talk about their experiences on the survival series. The interview starts with the two contestants talking about how they were chosen for the audition program. Yes, you read that correctly. They both revealed that to be a contestant on the audition show, you had to be chosen. Lee Insoo shared first and while he didn’t have to audition to be on the show, he wouldn’t have made it without connections. Someone I knew asked me randomly if I had any interest in the Produce 101 series. I had previous experience on a different audition program and while I knew it would lead to mental distress, I decided to go for it once again. — Lee Insoo He shared that the show actually does not accept auditions from the public, but rather, casting directors from CJ Entertainment go out and look for trainees to put onto the show. With that information, he also shared some very honest tea with the viewers about how the casting directors got paid. The casting directors don’t get paid just for bringing trainees. However, if the trainee they bring makes it onto the show, then they get paid. Then if the trainee continues to rank well and stay on the show, they get paid again. Afterwards, Go Yujin, who went on the show as an independent trainee, reveals her experience on how she got casted for the show, which is different from Insoo’s experience. I had a label at the time and was actually part of a project group but I got cut because my image didn’t fit. My label told me that I had two options: either I go on Produce 48 or I can go home. So I auditioned with 3 other girls and I was the only one that made it through the first round. — Go Yujin Go Yujin continued on to share what happened after she passed her first round audition and the next steps she had to go through. I was on the season with Japanese contestants so we were required to speak Japanese. So I spoke all of the broken Japanese that I knew, “hello my name is Go Yujin” and “these are the talents that I possess”. Then I danced and sang for them and I passed. The two former contestants continued on with their interview and it was here that Lee Insoo shared the truth behind unpopular people during his time on the series. What made the entire story even more riveting is the fact that Go Yujin also heard about this particular person and acknowledged everything as the truth. There was this one friend who was an outcast but it’s because he has no manners or respect for others. He was an outcast at his label as well and because he was so disliked that his company made him go on the series. But he ended up being disliked on the show too because all of his terrible qualities were revealed to everyone. He’s a terrible person. The Produce tea doesn’t end here because this is when things got real. The two former contestants revealed their thoughts about whether or not they knew the show was manipulated. While you guys were filming for the series, did you guys think the show was manipulated at all? — Ripple S Production Team Without hesitation, Go Yujin answered, Yes. I really felt it. She elaborated why she answered that way with an honest and heartbreaking realization. I felt it because I realized that they (Produce production team) didn’t have any interest in me. They only filmed who they wanted to film. It got to a point where on season 3, people would just go around freely saying ‘it’s fraud, it’s manipulated’. Even between the trainees, we would say ‘oh it’s probably going to be manipulated again anyways.’ Most of the Korean trainees went on the show not expecting much because of this. Lee Insoo agreed with Go Yujin that he felt the show was fraudulent. He shared his experience by telling a specific story about the famous Produce ghost prank. We had a segment on our season where we did a ghost prank on the trainees. From that prank, there were some friends that gained a lot positive momentum from it. Some of them got nicknames and things like that. However, not all 101 trainees got an opportunity to film that prank. He continued on to share how from the start, it just wasn’t fair to everyone and it was clear that there were favorites. Either film everyone who is there and pick the best reactions or don’t send all the trainees to film the show. If you’re not going to treat us fairly and give the same opportunities…the friends that didn’t get to film that segment, they didn’t even get the chance. It wasn’t fair to them. Wow. These two former contestants did not hold back their honest thoughts and really spilled the tea for their viewers. We wish these two the best of luck in all their future endeavors. Watch the full interview with Go Yujin and Lee Insoo down below.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line228
__label__wiki	0.848346	0.848346	The United States started 2021 just about the same way it ended... 20 Corporations Behind the Most Ocean Pollution Angelo Young Last Updated: January 6, 2020 3:58 am Energy Corporations Source: مشتاق جان / Wikimedia Commons When burned, fossil fuels emit greenhouse gases, which cause ocean acidification, a harmful process that disrupts marine ecosystems. The state-owned Saudi oil and gas giant is the world’s most profitable company. It is also the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in the fossil fuel sector, according to CDP. In addition to being the industry leader in GHG emissions from its own operations, Saudi Aramco is the overall leading supplier of fossil fuels in the global energy sector. Source: greg westfall / Flickr The state-owned gas giant and Russia’s most valuable publicly traded company is the second largest source of greenhouse gases, which causes ocean acidification, among global fossil fuel companies based on 2015 data. It ranks third among the top energy companies in terms of greenhouse gas emissions from operations, but the burning of the petroleum liquids and natural gas it produces and sells puts it in second place in overall greenhouse gas emissions, after Saudi Aramco. 24/7 Wall St. American Cities That Will Soon Be Under Water Source: National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) / Wikimedia Commons National Iranian Oil National Iranian Oil ranks second in greenhouse gas emissions from its operations and third in total emissions linked to its operations and its products behind Saudi Aramco and Gazprom. Recent U.S. sanctions may have impacted the company’s ranking, but Iran’s state-owned oil and gas company remains one of the top producers and suppliers of greenhouse gases. Source: Supratim Bhattacharjee / Getty Images India’s state-owned coal company is the world’s single largest generator of coal-based pollution, slightly ahead of China’s Shenhua Group based on 2015 data. It is also the fourth largest producer of greenhouse gases among fossil fuel companies. As the dirtiest source of energy, coal burning contributes to ocean acidification. Source: DF40162 / Wikimedia Commons Shenhua Group China’s state-owned largest coal company was slightly behind its Indian counterpart, Coal India, in total greenhouse gas emissions. The company ranks fourth in greenhouse gas production among the world’s top fossil fuel companies and. Overall, China’s coal industry is by far the world’s biggest source of greenhouse gas production and supply — responsible for more than 14% of human-sourced greenhouse gas emissions between 1988 and 2015, according to CDP.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line229
__label__wiki	0.504893	0.504893	2 Chainz's iHeartRadio Album Listening Party: How to Watch By Taylor Fields Nov 24, 2020 2 Chainz recently released his sixth full-length album, So Help Me God!, and is celebrating during his exclusive iHeartRadio Album Listening Party on November 30th. So Help Me God! follows 2 Chainz's 2019 album Rap Or Go To The League, and showcases 15 new songs including features from artists like Kanye West, Rick Ross, Ty Dolla $ign, Chief Keef, Lil Uzi Vert, Mulatto, YoungBoy Never Broke Again and more. During the exclusive iHeartRadio Album Listening Party, 2 Chainz will listen along to a few of his So Help Me God! songs, as well as talk about the project and more during a special Q&A with iHeartRadio's Angie Martinez. Fans can listen and tune in free for a stream of the exclusive iHeartRadio Album Listening Party with 2 Chainz on Monday, November 30th at at 10pm ET/7pm PT via FOXSOUL.tv. Fans can also listen to the show via iHeartRadio's The Beat station. Get pumped for the exclusive iHeartRadio Album Listening Party with 2 Chainz by listening to some of his So Help Me God songs below.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line232
__label__cc	0.722302	0.277698	Jason Momoa Says He Has a “Soft Spot” For Detroit in New Video Jeff Kravitz, FilmMagic Jason Momoa was seen hanging out in Detroit earlier this week having brunch, and now in a new video posted to his Instagram he addresses his love for the city saying he's got a "soft spot" for it and it's a place that's always made him feel at home. The video not only shows sights of the city but highlights something lots of people weren't aware of... Detroit is the "least connected" major city in the U.S. This means that more people in Detroit don't have access to the internet. While visiting, Momoa stopped at Rocket Mortgage, whom he starred in a Super Bowl commercial for, and shared that the company has raised more than $2.7 million to help in the "digital divide." In the video, Momoa is having a conversation with the company's Chief Marketing Officer who says that 30% of Detroiters don't have internet access. This stifles people from being able to find jobs, do schoolwork, get public health info, and community resources. See the video posted by Jason Momoa below. Rocket Mortgage teamed up with the city and local businesses to provide "tech hubs" for residents but there are several neighborhoods still struggling. You can find out more or help close the divide at Connect313.org. Michiganders have a lot of state pride so it is humbling to see someone like Jason Momoa feel a connection (no pun intended) to one of our cities and want to help make it better. UP NEXT: How To Express Each Of The Five Love Languages To A Michigander Source: Jason Momoa Says He Has a “Soft Spot” For Detroit in New Video Filed Under: celebrity news, Detroit, Internet, Jason Momoa, Michigan News, technology, video	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line233
__label__wiki	0.960381	0.960381	Houston police officer was part of Capitol storm, chief says By Steven Romo and Jessica Willey HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A Houston police officer was identified Wednesday as part of the thousands who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which interrupted a Congressional joint session to certify Joe Biden's electoral win and left five people dead, including a U.S. Capitol police officer, according to Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo. "On Sunday, I received information from an individual that one of my officers may have been in D.C. for the protest and that they may have participated in the attack on the Capitol," Acevedo said. "This individual has been determined that, on his own time to not only have attended a rally, which is their First Amendment right, but this individual is determined to have actually penetrated the Capitol." Acevedo said he contacted the FBI special agent-in-charge of the Houston office after learning Sunday about the officer's activities. A joint investigation was launched into the officer, who sources identified as 48-year-old Tam Pham. The 18-year veteran with no disciplinary problems, according to Acevedo, is assigned to Westside Patrol. Pham was placed on administrative leave Wednesday morning and was served with notice of a hearing with Acevedo that's scheduled for Friday, though the chief doubted it would take place. "There's a high probability that this individual faces federal charges," Acevedo said. "I'll be surprised if they show up Friday to my hearing." Houston Police Officers' Union President, Douglas Griffith, said he expected Pham to resign before being fired. "It was completely horrible those people over-taking the Capitol and that group should all be held accountable. Every single one of them," said Griffith. Acevedo said once he received the tip from a citizen, he opened Facebook and found images of Pham taken while in Washington. The officer traveled alone to the Capitol, Acevedo said. "I can't tell you the anger I feel at the thought of a police officer and other police officers thinking they get to storm the Capitol," he added. The revelation came during a planned briefing outlining additional safety measures authorities were taking ahead of the Jan. 20 inauguration. As tensions remain high nationwide after the Jan. 6 attack, cities and states are implementing similar plans. Pham may be the first of others from the Houston area who were believed to be at the Capitol during a rally prior to the siege, though the FBI has refused to provide specifics about local citizens' possible involvement in the violence and breach, citing the ongoing investigation. "We know a lot of folks went to D.C. out of Houston," Acevedo said. RELATED: No public access to US Capitol on Inauguration day, as FBI warns of armed protests in all 50 states The Jan. 6 incident may have been the beginning of violence planned. An internal FBI bulletin, which was obtained by ABC News on Tuesday, stated that the agency had received information about a group that has called for "storming" state, local and federal government courthouses and administrative buildings in the event President Donald Trump is removed from office prior to Inauguration Day. Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that if the House succeeds in impeaching President Trump, a Senate trial on whether to convict him of inciting insurrection won't likely happen until after the inauguration. It wasn't clear if there was new intelligence based on that development. The group is also planning to "storm" government offices in every state on Jan. 20, regardless of whether the states certified electoral votes for Biden or Trump, according to the bulletin. In addition, armed protests were planned at state capitols and the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Chaos at the Capitol: Minute-by-minute video shows how riots, violence unfolded "Unfortunately, we can now add Jan. 6, 2021 to that very short list of dates in American history that will live forever in infamy," said Sen. Chuck Schumer. See how things escalated in our minute-by-minute video as chaos erupted. The bulletin included a map that showed the extent of law enforcement activity related to potential threats surrounding election certification and the inauguration. Pierre Thomas has more on a warning from the FBI about possible armed protests planned in all 50 states over the next 10 days. The White House released a statement Wednesday from President Trump asking for calm after the FBI intelligence was made public. "In light of reports of more demonstrations, I urge that there must be NO violence, NO lawbreaking and NO vandalism of any kind," Trump said. "I call on ALL Americans to help ease tensions and calm tempers. Thank You." The FBI has received nearly 45,000 digital media tips that were being reviewed. Dozens of people and/or social media accounts of individuals who made entry into the Capitol had been identified. On top of information being distributed by the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security's intelligence office, a day after the siege at the Capitol, released situation report headlined "Threats Surrounding the 2021 Electoral College Certification." It opened this way: The Office of Intelligence and Analysis "assesses individuals harboring violent extremist ideologies and other violent actors likely will continue to threaten or target elected officials, other public figures, and members of the general public who these actors perceive as opposing their worldview, which is consistent with past attack plotting and historical drivers for violent activity. (The Current and Emerging Threats Center) remains in communication with the Intelligence Community to ensure any threats concerning government operations are identified." As a result, state capitols across the nation stepped up security, deploying National Guard units, SWAT teams and extra police officers as several legislatures convened amid heightened safety concerns. Texas authorities in Austin braced for violence outside the State Capitol on opening day of the legislative session this week, though general calm remained. The FBI bulletin also stated unequivocally that Officer Brian Sicknick "died from injuries sustained during the US Capitol breach." The Associated Press and ABC News contributed to this report. Follow Steven Romo on Facebook and Twitter. Follow Jessica Willey on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. riotprotestus capitolstate capitalfbipresident donald trump	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line235
__label__cc	0.629536	0.370464	(What’s Left of) Our Economy: New Reasons to Brand Trade as a Major Manufacturing Jobs Killer automation, imports, Jobs, manufacturing, manufacturing jobs, offshoring, robots, technology, Trade, {What's Left of) Our Economy Imagine if someone credibly reported something to the effect that education has no statistically significant affect on individuals’ incomes over any stretch of time. That would be considered pretty big news – especially if the nation was in the middle of a big debate over education policy. So it’s so strange that so little has been made of a major new finding on why so many manufacturing jobs have disappeared in recent decades – especially since it’s come out with Americans in the middle of a big debate on trade policy. Especially since the North American Free Trade Agreement 20 years ago made trade policy front page news – at least sometimes – the argument has raged: Do such trade deals deserve most of the blame for manufacturing job loss? Or is the main culprit is improving productivity, abetted mainly by dramatic advances in labor-saving technologies? The conventional wisdom, summarized neatly in this USAToday editorial, is that automation “wins” hands down. But a Brookings Institution duo has just looked at some new data on the use of robots in industry, and found that “there is essentially no relationship between the change in manufacturing employment and robot use” around the world. Indeed, they maintain that countries that have installed more robots proportionately in their factories than the United States have lost a much smaller share of their manufacturing jobs. Even more interesting – those countries that have led in robotics but fared relatively well on the manufacturing jobs front include Germany, Korea, France, and Italy. None of these economies is close to a paragon of free trade. Further, the countries that have lost the biggest shares of their manufacturing jobs, but that have lagged relatively speaking in robot-izing their industries, have remained wide open to manufactures imports and blase at best about offshoring – the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Now robot use isn’t the only way manufacturers use technology to boost productivity. And using technology isn’t the only way that manufacturers can boost productivity. Setting up factories differently can have dramatic impacts; so can job offshoring, as the U.S. Labor Department has come to agree. But given that such offshoring often results from the incentives created by trade agreements and related trade policies (like ignoring foreign currency manipulation), and given this new evidence that more robots aren’t manufacturing job-killers, the process of elimination alone points strongly to one conclusion: When it comes to U.S. manufacturing job loss (apologies to James Carville), “the trade policy, stupid” looks increasingly like a major contributor. Incidentally, I wouldn’t have come upon the Brookings research had Tim Aeppel of The Wall Street Journal not written it up, so a tip of the hat to him! 1 thought on “(What’s Left of) Our Economy: New Reasons to Brand Trade as a Major Manufacturing Jobs Killer” John Brinkley said: Alan, I think you devote too little attention to non-robotic technologies that have replaced human workers. The non-factory jobs that have been replaced by technology are countless. Telephone operators, gas station attendants, bank tellers, grocery clerks, book and record store employees, photo film developers, and many others have been replaced or had their numbers reduced by technology.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line236
__label__cc	0.677147	0.322853	Louis Sockalexis Native American Baseball Pioneer Wise, Bill On a Maine summer day in 1884, twelve-year-old Penobscot Indian Louis Sockalexis, first fell in love with baseball. As he grew up, Louis honed his skills and dreamed of one day joining a major league team.Louis encountered opposition at every turn-from the jeers of teammates and the taunts of spectators who thought he had no place in a "white man's sport" to the disapproval of his father, who wanted Louis to focus on tribal life. Louis finally made it to the major league Cleveland Spiders, but racism followed him, until one momentous day in June 1897 at New Yorks Polo Grounds. Facing off against the most feared pitcher in baseball, Louis proved he belonged in the sport.Here is the inspiring story of a boy who dared make his dream a reality. With determination, courage, and quiet dignity, Louis Sockalexis smashed racial barriers and home runs, leaving an indelible mark on America's favorite sport. Publisher: New York, NY : Lee & Low Books, 2007. Characteristics: p. cm. Additional Contributors: Farnsworth, Bill Read more reviews of Louis Sockalexis at iDreamBooks.com Sockalexis, Louis, 1871-1913 — Juvenile Literature. Baseball Players — United States — Biography — Juvenile Literature. Indian Baseball Players — Biography — Juvenile Literature.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line237
__label__wiki	0.754336	0.754336	Home > Uncategorized > Seneca Co. Sheriff announces promotions Seneca Co. Sheriff announces promotions Sheriff Jack Stenberg would like to announce the following promotions within the Seneca County Sheriff Office effective March 17th 2008. Promoted to the rank of Chief Deputy is James D. Spike. He is a 30 year veteran of the Sheriff’s Office. He has served, in the Road Patrol, as a youth officer, Sergeant, Undersheriff and has been the Lieutenant in charge of the Criminal Investigation Division since 1991. Chief Deputy Spike was also part of the Jail Transition team during the new facility’s construction. Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant is John P. Cleere. He will be in charge of the Criminal Investigations Division of the Sheriff’s Office. Lieutenant Cleere is a 22 year veteran of the office starting as a dispatcher in 1986. He has also served as a Deputy Sheriff, DARE Instructor and has been assigned as Youth Officer/Investigator since 1996. Promoted to the rank of Youth Officer/Investigator is Melinda Scego. She has been with the Sheriff’s Office since 2003 and has been a road Deputy and is a DARE instructor. On March 13, 2008 Investigator Scego was honored with a “Woman of Distinction” award by the Waterloo Middle School. Promoted to Full Time Deputy Sheriff is Timothy O’Neill. He has been a part time Deputy since 2006 assigned to the Road Patrol Division. Promoted to the rank of Chief Jail Administrator is Thomas Mulheron. He will be in charge of the correctional division of the Sheriff’s Office. He has been with the Sheriff’s Office for 18 years starting as a Corrections Officer in 1990. He has also been a Sergeant and most recently was the facility’s Lieutenant. Promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in the Correctional Facility is Howard Gable Jr. He has been with the Sheriff’s Office since 1989 and has served as a Corrections Officer, Sergeant and was part of the Transition Team that was involved in getting the new Correctional Facility operational and open. Man kicks, headbutts SF officer during arrest Geneva man charged with Felony DWI	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line242
__label__cc	0.571106	0.428894	Best Deal on Craft Beer in America Lucky 13's Happy Hour The world nearly stopped last year when rumors that this well-graffitied, deeply historied Market Street rock 'n' roll bar would be knocked down and turned into condos started circulating. Best Wild-Eyed Eccentric We'll forgive his gift to the Golden State Warriors of otherwise-acceptable high-end Stumptown cold brew coffee. June 02, 2010 Music » Hear This Show preview: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers By Silke Tudor Wednesday, Jun 2 2010 7000 Coliseum, Oakland East Oakland CA 94621 coliseum.com by Silke Tudor Saturday, June 5, at Oracle Arena in Oakland. 7 p.m., $47.50; www.livenation.com. The season finale of Saturday Night Live offered us a nip of Mojo, the first album from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers since 2002. Now, a lot can happen to a rock band in eight years: The musicians can lose all their hair, or, even worse, try to recapture youth by updating their image and sound. But not Petty. Arguably the most down-to-earth star in rock, he appeared as casually cool as ever in that recent television appearance. The Heartbreakers — very nearly the same lineup from 1976 — were loose-limbed and playful, tearing through a heavy rumbler called "I Should Have Known It" and a catchy blues tune about Thomas Jefferson's love affair with his mixed-race slave. Tags: Hear This, Show Preview, Saturday Night Live, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Thomas Jefferson, Oracle Arena Silke Tudor	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line243
__label__wiki	0.718238	0.718238	Anadolu Efes Istanbul 81 KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz 82 December 15, 2017 CET: 18:30 Local time: 20:30 SINAN ERDEM SPORTS HALL Poirier takes Baskonia past host Efes In an outstanding showdown that went down to the last seconds, Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz rallied from an nine-point deficit in the final 5 minutes to edge host Anadolu Efes Istanbul 81-82 on Friday. Baskonia improved to 6-6 in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season standings while Efes dropped to 4-8. Toko Shengelia led the winners with 17 points. Matt Janning and Vincent Poirier each added 16 while Jayson Granger dished 10 assists for Baskonia. Poirier added 12 rebounds and 5 blocks. Errick McCollum led Efes with 21 points. Bryant Dunston added 14, Zoran Dragic, Vladimir Stimac and Ricky Ledo each had 10 while Krunoslav Simon got 8 assists for Efes. Stimac added 17 rebounds, a EuroLeague season high. Poirier had an early dunk, a jumper and an alleyoop layup, getting help from Janning to lead Baskonia to a 7-16 lead. Efes found a go-to guy in Ledo but Shengelia and Kevin Jones kept the guests in charge, 19-24, after 10 minutes. Simon led a 7-0 run that gave Efes its first lead, 28-27. Shengelia and Poirier kept pacing Baskonia to a 42-45 edge at halftime. Janning hit back-to-back triples in a 0-10 run that gave the visitors their only double-digit lead, 47-57. An unstoppable McCollum answered with 11 points in an 19-4 run that put Efes ahead, 68-65, after 30 minutes. A dunk by Dunston gave Efes a 76-67 margin but Poirier, Janning and Shengelia brought Baskonia within 81-80. Poirier rounded out his great game by hitting the game-winning free throws with 3.1 seconds left. It took Janis Timma six seconds to get Baskonia going with a three-pointer. Poirier followed a dunk with a jumper and Janning sank a jumper but Dragic and Stimac kept Efes within 7-9. Shengelia and Poirier fueled a 0-7 Baskonia run that Janning capped with a slam. Ledo stepped up for Efes, joining forces with Josh Adams and Derrick Brown to bring the hosts within 17-20. Jones rescued Baskonia with a jumper and a layup but a jump hook by Stimac got Efes closer, 19-24, after 10 minutes. Rodrigue Beaubois bettered McCollum's jumper with a triple early in the quarter. Simon had 5 points and an assist in a 7-0 run that gave Efes its first lead, 28-27. Johannes Voigtmann and Jones stepped up for Baskonia and a coast-to-coast layup by Beaubois restored a 31-36 lead. Shengelia took over with a huge dunk and Poirier added an alley-oop slam but Adams and an unstoppable Dunston – with 8 points in 4 minutes – kept Efes within 42-45 at halftime. A corner triple by Ledo and a fast break layup by Brown tied the game, 47-47, soon after the break. It didn't last long, however, as Janning nailed back-to-back three-pointers in a 0-10 run that Granger capped with a layup, good for a 47-57 Baskonia lead. Ledo and Simon tried to change things for Efes, then McCollum and Stimac fueled a 10-0 surge to put the hosts ahead, 61-60. Jones struck from downtown but McCollum followed a jumper with a triple and a layup by Dunston made it a five-point Efes lead that Beaubois cut to 68-65 after 30 minutes. Stimac and McCollum led a 6-0 Efes run early in the fourth quarter and a dunk by Dunston ignited the crowd at 76-67. Baskonia did not panic, however, as Poirier had 6 points and Janning added a three-pointer in a 2-11 run that made it a one-point game, 79-78, with 2 minutes left. McCollum hit a jumper, Shengelia made free throws and Baskonia got the ball back with 20.7 seconds remaining. Poirier drew a foul and both attempts to win it for Baskonia, as Simon picked up a turnover in Efes's final possession. Both teams return to EuroLeague action on Wednesday as Efes visits Khimki Moscow Region and Baskonia also plays on the road against AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan. Referees: LOTTERMOSER, ROBERT; LATISEVS, OLEGS; RADOJKOVIC, JOSIP Attendance: 3536 (Tentative) Anadolu Efes Istanbul 19 23 26 13 KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz 24 21 20 17 1 LEDO, RICKY 16:25 10 2/5 1/4 3/4 2 2 2 2 2 11 3 MCCOLLUM, ERRICK 24:16 21 5/12 3/5 2/3 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 3 16 5 BROWN, DERRICK 22:58 4 2/3 0/1 1 2 3 1 1 1 6 8 BATUK, BIRKAN 5:14 0/1 1 1 1 -1 11 DEMIR, BERK DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 MOTUM, BROCK 2:58 0/1 0/1 1 -3 14 ADAMS, JOSH 15:44 5 1/3 2/2 2 2 3 1 2 1 8 15 STIMAC, VLADIMIR 28:45 10 5/14 8 9 17 2 1 1 3 2 1 16 24 MURIC, EDO DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30 DRAGIC, ZORAN 30:49 10 2/3 2/6 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 2 6 42 DUNSTON, BRYANT 25:19 14 7/9 0/2 2 1 3 1 2 3 1 4 2 12 44 SIMON, KRUNOSLAV 27:32 7 1/2 1/5 2/2 1 2 3 8 1 2 2 12 Totals 200:00 81 24/49 8/26 9/13 15 22 37 19 7 7 2 6 16 14 84 Head coach: PERASOVIC, VELIMIR KIROLBET Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz 3 VILDOZA, LUCA DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 GONZALEZ, MIGUEL DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 TIMMA, JANIS 25:37 8 2/3 1/2 1/2 1 2 3 3 1 2 2 12 7 VOIGTMANN, JOHANNES 13:30 3 0/3 1/1 4 4 1 1 4 9 HUERTAS, MARCELINHO 12:42 0/5 0/1 2 1 1 -6 10 BEAUBOIS, RODRIGUE 25:16 9 3/5 1/5 3 3 4 2 4 1 5 11 JANNING, MATT 29:07 16 2/3 4/6 1 1 1 1 1 14 15 GRANGER, JAYSON 27:18 4 2/5 0/1 1 5 6 9 1 4 3 3 12 17 POIRIER, VINCENT 26:30 16 7/10 2/4 3 9 12 3 1 5 1 4 35 19 MARTINEZ, IVAN DNP - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21 JONES, KEVIN 10:50 9 3/4 1/1 1 7 23 SHENGELIA, TORNIKE 29:10 17 6/6 0/2 5/6 2 6 8 1 1 1 1 1 5 26 Totals 200:00 82 25/44 8/19 8/12 7 31 38 24 4 10 6 2 14 16 110 Head coach: MARTINEZ, PEDRO PERASOVIC, VELIMIR "It is a very tough loss for us. This is the third game at home in which we were close to winning, but we lose. This may be worse, because we had an eight-point lead with 3 minutes to go and couldn't keep this advantage. I think we had a bad start, but after the third quarter, when we played much better, we had good rhythm until the last 3 minutes, when we stopped playing with speed on offense. I think we didn't score in the last 3 minutes and that was the key." MARTINEZ, PEDRO "This is basketball. I have to congratulate my players because they believed in the victory. We had a very bad moment at the end of the third quarter and the beginning of the last quarter, but we believed and played better defense in the final six minutes. In the end, it was a tight game and we had good concentration. Vincent (Poirier) was incredible with the [game-winning] free throws and the offensive rebounds. When we pass the ball, we are a better team, and I think that under pressure, when we are 8 or 10 points down, we decided to pass the ball better than before and won an important game." POIRIER, VINCENT "We knew it was going to be a tough game and we had to be ready in the paint. We had a big opponent in front of us, so we had to control the rebounds and run the way we did today. We had bad moments in the game but kept our heads up. We came back each time to win the game. We made some big mistakes on defense but came back due to our mentality." Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz celebrates Jayson Granger - Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz Derrick Brown - Anadolu Efes Istanbul Rodrigue Beaubois - Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz Bryant Dunston - Anadolu Efes Istanbul Johannes Voigtmann - Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz Errick McCollum - Anadolu Efes Istanbul Tornike Shengelia - Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz Vladimir Stimac - Anadolu Efes Istanbul Vincent Poirier - Baskonia Vitoria Gasteiz Ricky Ledo - Anadolu Efes Istanbul REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS FINAL FOUR Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 Round 9 Round 10 Round 11 Round 12 Round 13 Round 14 Round 15 Round 16 Round 17 Round 18 Round 19 Round 20 Round 21 Round 22 Round 23 Round 24 Round 25 Round 26 Round 27 Round 28 Round 29 Round 30 Fenerbahce Dogus Istanbul 89 December 14 18:45 CET LIVE FINAL Brose Bamberg 67 FC Barcelona Lassa 75 CSKA Moscow 101 Panathinaikos Superfoods Athens 80 AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan 72	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line246
__label__cc	0.550129	0.449871	Pasadena Art & Science Beat It's the AGE OF THE GEEK in Pasadena. Buy me coffee Monjilla at the Movies: Essays on Anime e-book Movie reviews. Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Black Heritage Month Year of the Horse Comikaze Disney/D23 Wonder-Con Ms. Geek Speaks Buy MONJILLA AT THE MOVIES November 19, 2012 May 23, 2013 Jana J. Monji A hovering accusation of racism shadows ‘Cloud Atlas’ As an Asian American, you can’t avoid touching on the subject of racism in the movie “Cloud Atlas,” particularly if you’re viewing it in Hawaii. Hawaii is the only state where the cultural atmosphere suddenly changes and I am part of the majority, or at least look the part despite my mainland ways. I get the same feeling when I’m in any one of Los Angeles County’s Chinatowns despite not being Chinese, yet for my Hawaiian-born husband and cousins, being part of the majority is what being at home means. “Cloud Atlas” is confusing enough with its intertwining fragmented stories, but what is clear is the theme of hubris or karma. Hubris is a Greek term that is about a person acting in arrogance and the shaming a less powerful person for mere pleasure, yet in modern usage is also comes with a caveat: there will be punishment. If not from the gods because in Christian thought humility is preferable, from a God, and thus one says “pride goes before the fall.” (Book of Proverbs, 16:18). Karma means deed and is an Asian term from India and part of the tradition of Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikh. The deed is part of a cycle of cause and effect and the cycle itself is called samsara (now the name of a different type of movie). In the movie, more than once characters comment, “Our lives are not our own. By each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.” You see this concept in all monotheistic religions; it’s the Golden Rule or the ethic of reciprocity. You might be wondering why Hawaii is important at all in “Cloud Atlas.” Perhaps this is where some of the confusion springs from–we aren’t immediately aware of where we are when we’re in the post-apocalyptic world, the world where we see Tom Hanks as Zachry. He’s an old man, battle scarred and telling a tale of the past, before a fire. When he was younger and inhabiting the tale of “Sloosha’s Crossin’ an’ Ev’rythin’ After,” he is in Hawaii, but not a Hawaii that we would ever know or shall ever be and herein lies some of the racially-charged content. The movie “Cloud Atlas” is like one of those Russian dolls, in which one nests inside another and the real charm of the dolls themselves is in their relationship to each other. There are six stories. The oldest one is “The Pacific Journal of Adam Ewing” which follows Adam (Jim Sturgess) during his journey to the Chatham Islands in 1849. The American lawyer befriends a Moriori slave who has stowed away on his ship. The slave, Autua (David Gyasi), comes under his protection, but Adam’s friend, Dr. Henry Goose (Hanks) is treating the American for a Pacific parasitic worm while actually poisoning him. In story two, the journal is being read in 1936 Edinburgh, Scotland by Robert Frobisher (Ben Whishaw) who had left his male lover in Cambridge, England in order to work with a famous composer, Vyvyan Ayrs (Jim Broadbent) in Edinburgh, Scotland. Frobisher is a man of questionable morals, but finds real inspiration while working with Ayrs and composes his masterpiece, “The Cloud Atlas Sextet.” He writes letters back to his real love, Cambridge science student Rufus Sixsmith (James D’Arcy), describing the situation but not necessarily including a particular detail: he’s having an affair with Ayrs much younger wife (Halle Berry). Frobisher provides the shocking hook at the beginning of the movie–he’s committing suicide in a particularly messy way. As the movie progresses, we learn why his suicide is necessary. In the 2004 novel “Cloud Atlas,” Frobisher is in Zedelghem, Belgium and not Edinburgh. In San Francisco (the third story), the daughter of a journalist, Luisa Rey (Halle Berry) has followed her father’s footsteps as a journalist, but now finds herself investigating a conspiracy to cover up information about the safety of a new nuclear reactor as the result of a chance meeting with Frobisher’s now middle-aged lover, Rufus (D’Arcy). Rufus will be killed and Rey will find the possibility of romance with Rufus’ co-worker Isaac (Hanks) but end up working with a former friend of her father’s, Joe Napier (Keith David). At the end, Rey will be reading Frobisher’s letters to Rufus Sixsmith and even find a rare copy of “The Cloud Atlas Sextet” as a record. In the novel, an editor named Timothy Cavendish (Jim Broadbent) is reading a manuscript called “Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery.” The Cavendish segment is comical and also starts the movie out with a bang, or splat that acts as an ominous warning to critics. The year is 2012 and Cavendish tells his violent author Dermott Hoggins (Hanks) not to mind the critic who panned his book because, “What is a critic but one who reads quickly, arrogantly, but never wisely.” Hoggins ignores his publisher’s advice and kills the critic by throwing him off a balcony. That makes his book an instant success but Cavendish keeps all the money for himself until Hoggins’ brothers come and demand an enormous sum. Cavendish turns to his brother, but his brother (Hugh Grant) recalls the affair between his brother and his wife and has Cavendish go to a hotel which turns out to be a rest home where residents are held prisoner under the authority of Nurse Noakes (Hugo Weaving). Cavendish’s tale about his incarceration and escape are made into a movie which the genetically engineered Sonmi-451 (Doona Bae) has been watching in Neo-Seoul in the year 2144. Sonmi is a clone that is used to serve in a fast food restaurant. In the movie, the clones are all young women in short dresses and the audience sees young Asian women in short shorts bending over, being harassed by Asian men, young naked Asian women in a shower scene and a simulated sex scene between Bae and Broadbent. This is the only time during the movie we see bared breasts. The clones are treated as drone slaves and then slaughtered to become meat products, but Sonmi-451 is rescued by Hae-Joo Chang (Jim Sturgess,) who feels she is the one to tell her story and bring awareness to the greater human society. Her story is being recorded for the archives by an interviewer and shown in flashbacks. The last story is 2321, 106 winters after “The Fall,” in the Hawaiian Islands. Zachry (Hanks) tells about his shameful cowardice when his family member, Adam (Sturgess), was killed by the horse-riding cannibals, the Kona, and his meeting Meronym (Berry), a member of the Prescients, the last members of a tribe who have advanced technology. Zachry guides Meronym to the Cloud Atlas so she can send a message to people who have left the earth and now live on other planets, hoping these people will be able to save them from this dying planet. The Cloud Atlas is the Mauna Kea Observatories on top of the Mauna Kea Observatories, but in the movie, it almost seems as if this place is Neo Seoul, the place where the rebels take a last stand so that Sonmi-451 can made her broadcast as the government breaks in and kills the rebels, including her lover Hae-Joo Chang. What has actually happened is that the rebels transport Sonmi-451 to the Big Island of Hawaii and this is where she makes her broadcast. Or at least, that’s my interpretation. Zachry is clearly on the Big Island and makes references to Hawaiian geographical points. Are the cannibals, the Kona, cultural descendants of the corporations and governments who decided clones were acceptable fodder for other clones? This isn’t clear from the movie. What is clear is that, although there are references to Hawaii by Zachry, this isn’t the Hawaii or the Hawaiian culture of today and hopefully not the future. The racial controversy that swirls around “Cloud Atlas,” mainly focuses on the decision not to cast any Asian men but to cast South Korean actress Bae Doona and Chinese actress Zhou Xun. Bae Doona plays Tilda Ewing, wife of Adam (Sturgess) and a Mexican woman whose dog gets killed in the Luisa Rey segment, Zachry’s’ wife, Sonmi-451, Sonmi-351 and a Sonmi prostitute. Zhou Xun plays Talbot, a hotel manager who doesn’t seem to realize that there’s a phone in the room where a guest commits suicide and leaves to call the police, and Yoona-939 and Rose. However, Broadbent dons yellowface to portray a Korean musician, James D’Arcy as a Korean archivist, Keith David as An-Kor Apis and, most infamously, Sturgess as Hae-Joo Chang. The yellowface tends to look unnatural, drawing the viewer out of the story and reminding one of a Star Trek Vulcan (Screen Crush’s Matt Singer suggests Star Trek Romulans, but the conclusion is the same–yellowface makes them look more alien than human. In both cases, the references are to Star Trek: The Original Series). I’m not sure that this is what the Wachoskis had in mind. Star Trek TOS Romulan commander. Similarly, Bae Doona as Tilda Ewing doesn’t look quite right, but not as audaciously and comically silly as Hugo Weaving as Nurse Noakes. This Agent Smith isn’t in disguise; he’s a man in drag meant to look like a man in drag. If makeup artists can make Robin Williams (for the 1993 “Mrs. Doubtfire”) and Dustin Hoffman (for the 1982 “Tootsie”) convincing women, surely in 2012 they could have done the same for Weaving. Berry as Jocasta Ayrs also isn’t quite convincing: See her, you know something isn’t quite right in a way that’s similar with seeing many former brunettes gone blonde. Sure it makes her more shocking or striking but is that really the purpose? She already has the weight of the ominous name, Jocasta. In Greek mythology, Jocasta was the wife of Laius and then wife and mother of Oedipus. Yet there are more subtle and unsettling themes that could be viewed as racist. The people of Zachry’s tribe are primarily white, unlike the current and projected population of Hawaii. The current population of Hawaii is 38.6 percent Asian, 24.7 percent white (with only 22.7 percent non-Hispanic white alone), 23.6 percent of two or more races, 10 percent Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islanders, 8.9 Hispanic and Latinos of any race and 1.6 black or African American. Hawaii has the lowest percentage of white Americans than any other state. One wonders why the directors decided that Chinese actor Zhou Xun needed to look more Caucasian in order to be a member of Zachry’s tribe (The later usage of the whiteface on Bae Doona as the wife of Adam Ewing is understandable although not entirely convincing). According to hair.color.wikia.com, black is the most common hair color with brown coming in second. If you look around Hawaii, the majority of people have dark hair and that’s true for most of the Pacific Islanders. Yet Zachry’s tribe all have medium brown to blonde hair. Look at Zachry’s tribe. Is this Hawaiians of the future without a single brunette or black-haired person? In Hawaii, the movie makers missed an opportunity to contrast the casual and culturally accepted nakedness that was characteristic of Pacific Islanders prior to Victorian Christianity with the sleazy sexualized nakedness of the Asian clone-slaves of Neo Seoul. It was not only the hot weather that encouraged the native dress but the lack of cotton plantations and fields. The Pacific islands did not have the culture, land or climate for the production of the raw materials for cotton, linen, silks and satins. This makes the cotton rags of Zachry’s tribe puzzling, as if they are natives of a Mediterranean climate and dressed as serfs from a different era. Zhou Xun needed to look more Caucasian in order to be a member of Zachry’s tribe even though we are in Hawaii? Zachry’s tribe fears the Kona who have their faces painted and ride horses that seem very European. Kona is not just the name of a coffee in Hawaii, it means leeward or downwind in Hawaiian. In ancient times, each island had a leeward district. In modern Hawaii, Kona is a district on the west side of the Big Island of Hawaii. This is a different district than the one inhabited by the paniolos, or Hawaiian cowboys, who were generally in the North Kohala and Waimea districts. Waimea is where the two astronomical observatories are located (on Mauna Kea). Horses were introduced to the Big Island of Hawaii in 1803 after five black longhorn cattle were released (1798) and allowed to free range. By 1816, there were thousands of maverick cows and John Palmer Parker, husband of King Kamehameha I’s granddaughter Kipikane, was given permission to wrangle the cows and ranch. Parker brought over Mexican vaqueros in 1832 and began the paniolo tradition. There are dude ranches and even some working ranches currently on the Big Island, most of them seem to use stock horses, a type of horse based on or derived from the American Quarter Horse. The suggestion of the movie “Cloud Atlas” is that the paniolos no longer herd cattle, but, as the Kona, prefer to eat the meat of small pockets of survivors like Zachry’s tribe. Like the Asian civilization of Neo Seoul, cannibalism is a viable solution and we see a parallelism between the corporate society of Neo Seoul and the savagery of the Kona. The film comes two years after former Talk Radio Network host Michael Savage made a comment on his syndicated show about Hawaii and cannibalism, “I loved Hawaii I lived there many many years, it’s an interesting all syllables. But you don’t know about that are they going to be independent very soon. I don’t know how they’re going to make a living, they’re going to kick the white man out then what they going to have cannibalism again. Oops sorry.” No one really believes that Michael Savage is sorry, but the accusations of cannibalism, true or not, persist in relation to African and Pacific Islanders. Captain Cook was killed on Kealakekua Bay which is on the Kona coast, but that was in 1779 (February 14). There have been accusations of cannibalism in the death of Captain Cook, however, according to the 2003 book “Captain Cook: The Life, Death and Legacy of History’s Greatest Explorer,” this was not the case. Yet the movie “Cloud Atlas” seems to use cannibalism as a sign of reverting to a base and immoral savagery–the lowest form of civilization with or without technology. The audience might think that even the Nazis didn’t go as far as eating their victims. Hugh Grant might be unrecognizable as the Kona leader, but he looks clearly Caucasian to me although that might not be the concept of the directors. He has clearly “gone native.” The tattoos seem to be of a snake although there is only one native Hawaiian snake that looks more like a worm. I haven’t been to the Big Island, but I have been to Seoul and Neo Seoul of the movie could be any East Asian city and yet is like no Asian city. It has no character. Coming from Tokyo’s Narita airport and landing in Seoul, the very smells of the city tell you where you are. Then the colors and the aesthetics. Americans are often offended by the Koreans taste for dog meat and I have seen sad dogs waiting to be butchered. The segments if Neo Seoul seem uninfluenced by the manufactured boy and girl band trends and the modernization of furniture that has Koreans sleeping on beds just as Americans, Europeans and Chinese. The most telling aspect of this non-specific East Asian depiction of the Neo Seoul Photo of a traditional Japanese house (minka). apartment that Hae-Joo Chang and Sonmi-451 take refuge in. The cherry blossoms become the moving wallpaper. While cherry blossoms bloom and are celebrated in Korea, their national flower is the hibiscus syriacus or Rose of Sharon which symbolizes immortality. The cherry blossom in Japan symbolizes impermanence. A tourist reads a book at a traditional Korean house Hanok at Tea Guest House in Seoul, South Korea. AP PHOTO/AHN YOUNG-JOON Seoul, unlike Japan, has a large Christian population. In 2005, with 46 percent of South Koreans expressing no particular religious faith, 29.2 percent identified themselves as Christians (with 10.9 percent as Catholic). Compare this to the 22.8 percent who identified themselves as Buddhist. In Japan, Christians make up only one percent or less of the population. In Thailand, less than one percent. In Taiwan, the figure is 4.5 percent and includes Mormons. The influence of Christianity is erased in Neo Seoul. Yet what we know about the Holocaust is that some people were moved by their faith in God to resist the Nazis. Christian abolitionists were also instrumental in the fall of slavery in the United States. Yet in the movie, religion only seems significant in a shamanistic way for Zachry and his tribe. The casting of black British actor David Gyasi has also gone under some scrutiny. He plays Autua, a Moriori man. The Moriori have been described as peaceful and of small stature and dark-skinned. Gyasi isn’t easily identified as a Moriori, or Pacific Islander, and Screen Crush critic Singer saw him as an African slave. An easy mistake and more than likely something that added to the confusion. Moriori in 1877. This isn’t to say that Pacific Islanders haven’t been played by people of African descent before or haven’t been considered black. People of African descent have played Pacific Islanders before, most notably in “South Pacific.” Juanita Long played the Tonkinese “Bloody Mary” on Broadway and became the first African American to win a Tony in 1950. She also played a Chinese American in “Flower Drum Song.” France Nuyen, a French-Vietnamese actor, played Bloody Mary’s daughter Liat. Nellie Forbush’s problem with the handsome Emile is his prior relationship with a native woman resulting in mixed race children. Forbush is from the South (Little Rock, Arkansas). Emile had lived with a woman who wasn’t white and wasn’t yellow. She wasn’t Javanese or Tonkinese. She was Polynesian and “To Nellie’s tutored mind any person living or dead who was not white or yellow was a nigger.” (In the book, Emile had eight daughters to four women and only one was Polynesian. The musical changes Emile’s background to two children from one Polynesian woman.) The Moriori are Polynesians and dark skinned as are the more war-like Maoris who defeated them. Captain James Cook also met with the Maori and there are credible accounts of Maori cannibalism. What besides the mention of the Chatham Islands and the Pacific parasitic worm could the movie directors have done to make the place clearer to movie viewers? Would the casting of a different actor, someone who perhaps looked more Polynesian or Pacific Islander have helped? Or did the Wachoskis mean for us to have the uncertainty of place? If so, why only in the non-European segments? “Cloud Atlas” was actually filmed in Duselldorf, German, Port de Sóller, Mallorca, Baleraric Islands, Spain, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Edinburgh, Scotland (UK), Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland (UK), and at Studio Babelsberg in Germany. Mallorca and the Baleraric Islands stood in for Hawaii. Yet not all islands can sub for the tropical paradise known as the Big Island. There are other problems of logic tied into conventions of TV and movies. Why don’t the Prescients have a better way of scaling the cliffs if they have crafts that can hover of the ocean? Maybe I’ve been conditioned by watching too many Batman movies. When the gang of bad guys, supposedly government agents break into the love nest of Somni-451 and Hae-Joo Chang, they cannot hit the two lovers as the two slowly attempt to escape via a self-generating bridge from their window to the next building. My husband blames George Lucas because the Storm Troopers of Star Wars are only good shots during the first part of the movie and then reduced to can’t shoot the side of a barn buffoons. Pursuing bad guys have a similar problem in the segment “Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery,” but this is something often seen in police and similar TV dramas. We’re used to that illogic, but both cases of faulty marksmanship detract from the serious intent of the movie. In a way, both the author and the directors have it all ways: The six stories cover so many genres there is almost something to please everyone despite the troubling portrayal of Asian and Pacific Islanders. That’s odd because Hawaii seems to be a place where clouds of many types are seen and offer the opportunity for rainbows. We saw several including the rare triple rainbow during our latest brief visit there. A cloud atlas is much like an atlas for countries except it serves as a key for identifying clouds. Jean-Baptieste Lamarck published an atlas classifying and naming clouds in French in 1801. Luke Howard published the first English language cloud atlas in 1802. In 1890, an expensive book called “Cloud Atlas” was published by Hugo Hildebrand Hildebrandsson, Wladimir Koppen and Georg von Neumayer. The book’s success led to the “International Cloud Atlas” in 1896. The importance of understanding clouds and their meaning increased not because of the human interest in small talk but it could be used to predict weather. With the beginning of human flight, weather became more important as anyone whose flight has been weather-delayed knows. The atlas was meant to serve as an aid to training meteorologists toward a more consistent descriptive vocabulary for clouds. Unlike an geographic atlas that defined nations, boundaries and borders, a cloud atlas was about a natural phenomena that was not bound by artificial man-made borders. Clouds are part of the universal experience of weather. The movie “Cloud Atlas” ambitiously attempts to show a karmic cycle, the application of the Golden Rule in seven different stories, yet the movie does seem to reflect a troubling racist bias. That is to say, I don’t feel that the directors overcame the problem which they attempt to expose–the artificial boundaries of racial prejudice and sexism. Dermott Hoggins Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery James D'Arcy Luisa Rey Nurse Noakes Robert Frobisher Rufus Sixsmith Sloosha's Crossin' an' Ev'rythin' After The Cloud Atlas Sextet Timothy Cavendish Published by Jana J. Monji I've written for the Rafu Shimpo, LA Weekly, LA Times, Examiner.com and, more recently, the Pasadena Weekly and RogerEbert.com. I formerly worked for a dot-com more interested in yodeling than its customers. View all posts by Jana J. Monji Previous ‘The Optimists’: How the Bulgarians saved their Jews Next LOTR and Titanic Hollywood memorabilia for auction J.T. says: The point of the tribe being all-white in the final story is because the “superior” alien-like race in the final story is all-black. As a result, it contrasts the earlier story in the 19th century where the “superior race” is white who are bringing slaves over to there land. The final story has the alien race opening up to the island natives and finally showing them respect as a people, just like in the earlier story where the lawyer played by Jim Sturgess show respect to David Gyasi’s black slave, and joins the abolitionist movement. I get your issue, but I think your focusing too much on the logistics of demographics and races as opposed to the themes. Your analysis doesn’t completely hold up, IMO. Jana J. Monji says: You’ll find that the majority of native cultures in the Pacific Islands and in Africa have dark or darker skin whether they are considered yellow or black. There is nothing that immediately said “Hawaii” when we were supposed to be on the Big Island and this comes from three people who were born and raised in Hawaii. There are many mixed race people in Hawaii and it would seem logical if a minority of them should survive, it would not be totally drawn from the minority of what is Hawaii today. If there needed to be a hard contrast as you suggest, perhaps New Zealand would have been a better choice given that before the arrival of Europeans it was Maori. Today it is 67.6 percent European and 14.6 percent Maori. Asian are only 9.2 percent and other Pacific Islander is 6.9 percent. This would tie in better with the Moriori as it is thought that a group of Maori who immigrated to the Chatham Islands became the Moriori. You’d still have that problem with the lack of native plants to create clothing. New Zealand like the Big Island of Hawaii has no poisonous snakes. Like I said, themes are more important than the tiny details like being set in New Zealand and the indigenous plant life. Ideas are much more important than the specifics of the location or demographics when the symbolic connection is made. Interesting analysis in any case though. The disregard for details comes in the Pacific and Asia, but not Scotland or England or even San Francisco. Asian and Pacific Islanders and their ethnic groups have historically been lumped together, with the details of race, culture, religion and appearance ignored. This was called Orientalism and is a type of prejudice. Hawaii is just as distinctive a place as Scotland and to consider otherwise seems ethnocentric. The directors and the production staff could have made the location clearer, even if another country was standing in for Hawaii, by paying attention to the details, but it doesn’t seem to have been important enough. Island paradises don’t all look alike and neither do Asians and Pacific Islanders. I understand what Orientalism is, and I appreciate your sentiment. My problem with your analysis (and subsequent responses) isn’t your beliefs, it’s that you are ultimately focusing on the tiny details of how “the production staff could have made the location clearer” where they were located, when you should be more concerned with characters and the themes of the movie. Your complaints are ultimately nitpicks that are put under the microscope so much that you are pulling out a meaning in the film that doesn’t exist. It’s like if you complained that “The Cabin in The Woods” is a bad movie just because it doesn’t work in a real-world scenario. Both cases are missing the core point of the film. What’s the point of deciding a place must take place in a specific location if you don’t get the location right, if you make it so non-specific that it could be anywhere and by doing so make it nowhere? Hawaii is a specific place just as much as Scotland and Seoul, Korea. Being sloppy just because it isn’t Europe or America shows a definite bias. I understand the sentiment of the movie, but being well-meaning isn’t an excuse. Would you imagine an African nation or island as totally white in the future and expect for people from that nation or people of that ethnicity to find it acceptable? Probably not. You’d know better and expect some sort of backlash, but not with Pacific Asian Islanders? The movie failed to find authenticity in so many little ways. It’s not one small mistake, but many small mistakes that makes it one large mistake. And not all the mistakes were minor. You act as if Korea or Hawaii doesn’t have people there who haven’t projected or imagined the future for themselves. Further blackface is uncommon in Hollywood films, but yellowface is all too common. More than yellowface, there’s a whitewashing of history that denies Asians Pacific Islanders a place in history. Apparently, they don’t exist in the future of Hawaii according to “Cloud Atlas.” Denying their existence in Hawaii isn’t a minor detail. Hae-Joo Chang is played by Jim Sturgess, not Broadbent. Thanks for the catch. Got it right in one place and wrong in another. Wish I had an editor, but for now, sharp readers will have to do. Welcome to the club. Ever notice that much of violent crime in America is committed by blacks, but most street criminals in Hollywood movies are… white? I’m not sure how this relates to anything in the essay. Moors have often been played by blacks of sub-saharan origin, though Moors looked very different from black-blacks. Also, plastic surgery is very big in Asia because asians wanna look white. And Japanese anime features asians as blonde long-legged, and pointy nosed people. So, maybe asians in the future will use dna technology to look more white. btw, asian men aren’t used in movies because they lack popularity as ‘geeks’ and ‘small-penised’ wussies. Don’t blame conservatives. It’s liberal Jews who use Hollywood to spread certain racial impressions, true or not. Andrea, I somehow think you don’t really know the definition of “black” per Merriam-Webster and are probably not qualified to decide what might be racist in any film at all. Plastic surgery is very big in the U.S. One could blame Playboy and Hustler for that, but that would just be supposition. pbk122 says: Well thought article. They def need to include more asian american male leads. Times are changing and hopefully hollywood will better portray people of all color/ethnicities more fairly. Moriori are polynesians (like these samoan fellas http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0cS55rbarR24R/610x.jpg), they look nothing like africans..it’s like comparing manti te’o and ray lewis..europeans are much educated and conscious of the world than dumb stupid americans who only see white/black/yellow.. Not being Polynesian, I didn’t want to say anything, however, this would explain why some people who are sensitive to the issue might have thought the slave in “Cloud Atlas” was African and not Moriori. I did ask a friend who is half-white and half-black and she believes that Polynesians are originally (West) African. Of course, Africa is a continent and not a cultural or nationality. This unclear point of race in the case of Polynesians is why I mentioned “South Pacific.” LCD says: I think Hoggins needs to talk to you out on the balcony… I think the film captured the pluralism depicted in the book well, despite your observations, the cast is diverse and it is my hope that while ethnicity is often a factor in casting, that these actors were all given there roles based on talent. I think that is clear from the performances (personally I think it is one of Halle Berry and Hugo Weaving’s best). I don’t think your argument holds up at all. The themes of the film are so clear and the acting so superb, and the story telling well constructed (from a book that was considered unfilmable). I think that Cloud Atlas has unwittingly put the nail in the coffin of using political correctness as a means for understanding racial, cultural and ethnic diversity. PC theory certainly does not work in art and to quote our president “Our differences do not divide us, they define us.” It is a work of art, and an experimental one at that. I don’t think treating it as though it should be a strict interpretation of historical genealogy through the many geographic regions visited in the narrative is warranted or fair. This is especially so given the importance and timeliness of it’s message. Great film and a stunning book. I recommend both to everyone. And since you mentioned it… Samsara is an even more important must see! By definition pluralism is “a state of society in which members of diverse ethnic racial, religious, or social groups maintain and develop their traditional culture and special interest within the confines of a common civilization.” I do not see how by misrepresenting non-European or white cultures in the movie “Cloud Atlas” provides such an example. If instead of the Big Island of Hawaii, Zachry’s tribe and the Konas had been in Georgia and the only survivors were black, what would your assumptions then be? As the current population of Georgia is 59.7 percent white and only 30.5 percent black this would be much the same as what we see in “Cloud Atlas.” Hawaii is 24.7 percent white. The job of the directors is to quickly establish a place/location. If Hawaiians can’t identify the Big Island as Hawaii, then the directors have failed and just lazily attempted to fill in any island with a warm climate as another. In other words, all warm climate islands look alike. Besides the population, the flora and fauna would have hinted at the location as well as aspects of language. In addition, Neo-Seoul tells us by a subtitle where we are but what we see could easily be anywhere in East Asia so likewise do all East Asian cities look alike? Further, there’s a comment from a Polynesian who feels that Polynesian is not African. Some people misidentified the character as African because the actor was African and could not pass as Polynesian. Do the directors feel that all blacks look alike? As a person whose family includes mixed race individuals, I can tell you what they look like; they don’t look like Vulcans or Romulans. Again the directors have failed to provide us with a believable context unless the movie means to launch us into another chapter of Star Trek (TOS). jay mckim says: Yellowface is a tradition of white racism against Asian male while Asian female were allowed to play their race and gender in order to serve white male. Yellowface is not new this film used old format of Hollywood anti-Asian male practice and Asian female were all easily available to White males. In this film, the relationship between Korean actor Donna Bae and White guy in Yellowface is old format of social enginnerring play Asian female and White male match-up while Asian male are depiction as ugly horrible looke like those 3 white actor in Yellowface look like alien creature than Asian male. This is what makes this film anti-asian male racism. Heaven says: I didn´t noticed any of those details, I´m a latina, I thought Hae-Joo Chang and the others were part of a new race, I was so confused by the movie I couldn´t focus in anything else. Didnt read the book either 🙂 BooBooG says: Boy oh boy, Jana J. Monji, you have no idea what art is and you clearly missed the point of the movie, but comp-uh-letely. I have to wonder what gives you such authority to state that I “have no idea what art is.” It would seem your ego exceeds your grasp of reality. Well, your unimaginative dissection of a piece of cinematic art as if it were an object of scientific analysis gives me authority to state that you’ve no idea what art is. You cannot understand a film by applying rational truths, facts or whatever it is you are trying to perform here. It engages faculties it would seem are exceeded by your own ignorance about philosophy of art. Anyone who focuses on the genetics of Hawaiians while sitting in a cinema has no business employing themself to film criticism (which is an a priori modern case of sophistication if there ever was one). The world would be a much better place if only there were no people ”who read too quickly, arrogantly, but never wisely.” Eloquence and knowledgeability, my dear, does not entail understanding. So someone who uses a pseudonym which is analogous for a colloquial term for mistake has decided that a certain movie is “a piece of cinematic art” and the usage of a logical argument to criticize that piece of art and perhaps challenge BooBoo’s subjective decision cannot possibly understand art? And then BooBoo decides to be paternalistic by calling me “my dear.” Next time I view a movie with my friends, many of whom are scientists, I’ll remind them that according to BooBoo, you cannot understand a film by applying rational truths. For future reference, we might consider noting such by saying, “That’s a BooBoo.” *do Wow, you do surprise me with your imaginative limitations. There is more meaning to Boo Boo than it being a colloquial term for mistake, you know? Does literature ring a bell, maybe? Probably not. You should look it up. And that’s wonderful, I’ll be very happy if you ever note a Boo Boo! To the question: Does literature ring a bell? Of course, literature cannot ring a bell. I’m not sure you’re in a position to tell me what I should or should not do, but that might be your ego talking, again. Are you seriously saying that literature cannot literally ‘ring a bell’? What a remarkably well spotted piece of superfluous information. Good for you. And you’re right, I do have quite an ego, if by ‘ego’ you mean ‘the self.’ And if by any chance you mean an inflated sense of self-importance, don’t you think it would be a tad counter-productive inventing ‘BooBoos’? Just kidding. Anyhow, thanks for the lectures in history, genetics and scientific anthropology, I guess. I’m sure I’ll find the information useful somehow, somewhere, someday. Most likely not in cinemas. Onwards and upwards, A Colloquial Term for Mistake, apparently I’m sure there are people who prefer not to think while attending movies but I’m not writing for such people. I am quite sure I don’t write for people who would address me with paternalism. The lessons of paternalism should be unlearned and those who still adhere to such ignored. I don’t post outside links. Thyt says: Than e.g. “ONce upon a time” is racist, because Sir Lancelot is played by a black actor? I’m sick of over-pc attitude… Did I say that? You’d have to define black. I use the MW 2a: “having dark skin, hair, and eyes.” If you believe that Lancelot was French, then perhaps he was as French (by birth) as Alexandre Dumas. I didn’t say, Lancelot was French… my point, which it seems I failed to express clearly, was that I wouldn’t call racism that in a tv series a character who belongs to one “race” is played by someone who belongs to an other “race”. (I wouldn’t wish to define “black”, take a look at the actor in question http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinqua_Walls) Although it was embarrassing for a short moment, it never occured to me, that it would be racism (maybe over-pc, but why care? it’s mainly and most importantly : fantasy). And it is true vice-versa. And I would suggest you to be careful with the word: “racism”. True, feelings could be hurt by unrealistic depiction (although I’m not from Hawaii neither from the US, so I didn’t sense that the post-apocalyptic place would be Hawaii, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT’S A FANTASY, and they gave us no linear history with details on demographic changes, so who knows what happens in the next 100 or so years? Would I be offended, if in a fantasy film Europe would be inhabited by Arabians and Africans in the next century? I doubt…) So, apart from hurting emotions (which I understand, but consider to be meaningless from the point of view of the critical discussion of the film) do you think that this phenomenon is truly racism? In my country pc has reached a point, where being proud of my nation and origin is almost racism… (Neither I’m French 🙂 ) So the whole point of this: don’t overuse this term please… My point is that how can you be sure if that person is of a certain race since there were so many different Lancelots? So if we take the version that says he is French, then could it not be possible that like Alexandre Dumas he was also black? If you read carefully, I did not state that you thought Lancelot is French. I could re-state it as should you consider Lancelot French, which is one version, then we have another French person who is black, Alexandre Dumas. Lancelot du Lac was from France in the musical “Camelot.” If you consider that he was from Benwick, then that’s a different story. But you seem to be saying that you are quite sure there were no people who would be considered black in England or Europe at that time of King Arthur who may or may not be a real person. Mixed casting is not how I defined racism in “Cloud Atlas” and has not been the issue with other Asian Americans. I think you need to re-read my essay, but I’m also writing three more essays on this topic. Oh my God… Is it intentional, that you argue about the most irrelevant parts of my reasoning? Lancelot and Once Upon a Time was just an example, an example, I repeat, although it seems a bad one… Anyway, Dumas was not black, but at best mixed-race (according to wikipedia and some other internet sources – I admit, it was a new information for me, so thank you for calling my attention to it). (Is it not racism to call him black, when he had a white parent, too…? this leads nowhere) And who said anything about my vision of England/Europe at the time of King Arthur? But let’s drop this, because again it leads us nowhere, I see. I agree, that Americans are ignorant in some aspects (“Europe is a country”, or marking Australia as Iraq if you write it on the continent), especially when making films. E.g. in the movie “I Spy” when we first get a glimpse of Hungary a Turkish-like (or not, sry I don’t know, but definitely not typically Hungarian) music can be heard in the background, with the purpose of giving back the “Hungarian feeling”. Well, that was eyebrow-raising (literally I was shocked for a short second, as now I tell you, I’m Hungarian) and was completely inappropriate, as our musical culture is something totally different. – Superficial and false introduction of my country. Am I offended by it? No! I was (let me say please) fuckin’ proud, that the scene of a funny and cool movie was admittedly in my country (as Budapest often “plays” Moscow etc. 🙂 ). Turkish people back in history occupied a part of and stayed in my country for a long time – do I care, that a Turkish-like music plays in the background? Again, no. I think you’re too sensitive. And I think the debate is easily resolvable by giving a definition of racism: “a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race ” (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racism). Judging based on this definition, do you still think, that what we see in CA is racism? Anyway, white actors (actresses) masked as Asians and vice versa were disturbing. I wondered for a long time during the movie, what’s the problem with the eyes of Hae-joo Chang (or whats-he-called), but I understood, that the point was something different, and think to understand the reason why they did not employing an Asian actor in that role. Hm, but if I get it right, you’re of at least American origin and so our views on racism differ almost completely, thus further discussion of it is totally a waste of time. I think Americans are handling this question in a very wrong way, and tend to “make a mountain out of a molehill”. That is my personal, subjective view and do not claim it is the right and only one. But I think this oversensitive and overreactional attitude hinders true honesty and confidence and in fact does a great harm for example in self-evaluation as an individual and as a nation. Why is it so hard to simply just accept the things they are, instead of seeing a monster in every shadow (speaking generally)? And again, Hawaii was never mentioned. Hanks and Berry went obviously to the place where Somni and co. were – based on the film: Nova Seoul. How do you know, what climate changes took place in the following who knows how much years? This debate is absolutely in vain, as again, I mentioned before and you failed to react to that, that it is a fantasy or a fantastical place, i.e. imagined, nonexistent. How can you argue about something that does not exist? I said what I wanted, if I gave you anything to think about than I’m happy. And please do not intentionally misinterpret what I say, so you could further argue, but rather try to grab the concept behind the mere words. You might be under the mistaken notion that you are the most important contact of the day. You, of course, are not. Since you wrote so little at first just what was relevant? Of course, everything should be relevant. That’s the basics of writing. Alexandre Dumas was black depending upon your definition. Black and African are not necessarily synonymous. If that’s new information to you, then you might have some problems understanding the issues I’m addressing. Hawaii was mentioned in the movie and the essay, but an island with sand and greenery do not make Hawaii Hawaii. If you missed this while reading the essay or watching the movie, then again, it is easy to see why you have problems understanding either (and thus prove that the filmmakers failed to give sufficient visual/oral cues and increased the confusion). So I think you should re-read the essay and gather your thoughts better. I was having other conversations and there’s already another article posted about “Cloud Atlas” on this blog. “You might be under the mistaken notion that you are the most important contact of the day. You, of course, are not.” Thank you for the information 🙂 Although I have to admit, it surprised me, that I’m not the center of the universe? I thought the Sun goes round me… (that was irony) Our way of thinking is different, although you like to label what I think about this and that, make hasty judgements about what I think about this and that kind of people, and twist my words in an annoying way. It’s obvious to me I won’t be able to change even a bit your thoughts, and most sadly you don’t seem to try to truly grasp the intention of my comments, so I stop trying. You might be under the mistaken notion that you possess the philosophers stone, thus the ultimate truth. You, of course, don’t 🙂 Have a good day 🙂 You might have taken the time to re-read my essay instead of spouting off about Americans (also known as the fallacy of generalizations). You’d have to be better organized and more eloquent to change my mind. A defense i’ve seen here and elsewhere is that an important theme of Cloud Atlas is transcendence of race and sex in the chain of existence, and in the movie several of the lead actors/actresses play characters of different race (and even different sex) from their own in the six storylines, so it’s unnecessary to single out the white-actor/korean-character permutation for criticism. Fair enough. But one may then ask: why not cast an asian-american actor who might play one of the caucasian incarnations in some storyline? (and not only to play one of the korean characters). That would certainly strengthen the transcendence message? A plausible response is that “this movie is a 100 million dollar investment and actors/actresses that have box-office draw are needed…” Again fair enough (although sad for asian-american actors). But Doona Bae or Zhou Xun are not asian-american nor famous in the west, and if one argues that they can attract the asian audience (esp. in China, where it seems a lot of financial hopes for this movie are pinned), then surely there are many asian male candidates too (witness the huge popularity of many asian pop-artists/actors in asia, e.g. Rain). So it seems Cloud Atlas still leads back to a basic racial/gender bias…not in the overt message of the movie, but as an unintended reflection of societal attitudes (and those of the film makers). What is disappointing is that a project of such moral ambition as Cloud Atlas did not do more to see and address these biases. Your article is good film criticism IMO. I especially like the analysis of the significance of Polynesia and Hawaii in the movie…I learned something there. Dear Eric: Thank you for taking the time to comment. It was nice to have someone see the logic of my argument. I discussed the movie with three Hawaiian-born Asian Americans. None of us had read the book but that shouldn’t be necessary to understand a movie. I just finished reading the novel about ten minutes ago, after falling in complete love with the film. I’ve watched the film three times and while the Futuristic Hawaii segments were troublesome to me (as a Pacific Islander – Native Hawaiian and Chamorro) I “let it go” for the sake of the story. However, seeing what was changed from the novel to the movie has me angry. And really appreciating your essay. The movie is ambitious, the story line connected rather than continuous, so I understand the challenges of trying to get a mainstream audience to follow along. The filmmakers decided to cast the same actors in the different roles to give the audience that sense of continuity, but as a part of the audience, I get to voice my dissatisfaction with their laziness. I think that audiences are perfectly capable of picking out threads of connectivity, and certainly other methods could have been used. The comet birthmark was utilized effectively in the novel, tying characters together despite sex or age or place. In fact, Luisa Rey’s character was directly mentioned as an reincarnation of Robert Frobingsher. In the film, Rey is relegated to the reincarnation of Jocasta. This is troublesome because Luisa Rey is so certain in the record shop that she “knows” the Cloud Atlas sextet. The novel asserts without saying outright that she knows the piece because she wrote it in a past life. In the film, she knows it because she was sleeping with its composer. A very different kind of connection. But the most important bit of lazy adaptation comes in the treatment of the Pacific Island narrative as a whole. The Pacific Journals of Adam Ewing display the most blatant racism in the entire novel (as observations Ewing has about other people on the ship he is on, as well as missionaries / white people living on the islands). There is a discussion about the “ladder of civilzation” which is mentioned in the movie, but dicussed more thoroughly in the novel. Ewing begins the novel as someone entrenched in the belief that Anglos are the pinnacle of human civilazation, yet this belief system is eroded by his travels in the Pacific Islands. He meets many different islanders and witnesses white missionaries attempting to get islanders addicted to tobacco to fill them with a need for more than they have available to them in their surroundings. He sees the benevolent racism of the missionaries and can’t quite put his finger on what troubles him about it. After all, he is a pretty well off white guy. But then Dr. Goose, who is poisoning him, makes a remark that Anglos are only at the top of the ladder because of weaponry, which is not an inalienable, God-given miracle. He later tells Ewing in private “Why tinker with the plain truth that we hurry the darker races to their graves in order to take their land and riches? True ‘intellectual courage’ is to…admit all peoples are predatory but White predators, with our deadly duet of disease dust and firearms” are the examples of predatory excellence.” As he poisons Ewing’s brain wth narcotics to get to his treasure chest, he poisons Ewing’s beliefs, which leads to a crescendo of realizations that left me, as a descendant of those same Pacific Islanders, hopeful. That was not captured in the film. How unfortunate. This misfortune is only exacerbated by using the same big name actors in all of the roles, rather than attempting to cast each role with respect to the individuals they represent. It’s not just that there were black people cast as Pacific Islanders, which I will admit did offend me. It is important, for example, that we observe what cinematic tradition shows us – all dark skinned people are African or all Asian people interchangeable, or even “just” altered white people. In a film about racism, slavery, and the realization that all individuals do have dignity, it is a shame that the filmmakers revert to more of the same, literally, by using the same few actors. It was a cinematic choice which seems to contradict the central theme of the novel it pretends to revere. I see this contradiction, and I am calling it out. The fact that so many people are willing to let it go just because it’s a pretty movie (which it is) must mean something. The fact that “we” expect studios to compromise on a novel whose central theme is equality simply because “hey they need to make money too” means even more. Thank you so much for your essay. I have to admit that when I first was notified of your comment, I didn’t want to open the email because most of the comments I’ve received for my essay were negative (and I was on vacation). I was often told that I had missed the point of the movie. I wrote the essay with some hesitation because I am not a Pacific Islander and I am not someone who might be considered black (as in the South Pacific way). I think it is a mistake for Asian Pacific Islanders (nationals or of that ethnic group) to just let something pass that offends us for the sake of the story. The choices that are found offensive are just as much a part of the story. At this time in human history, we should be beyond that. We need to, as you say, “call it out.” People want to make money, but they could certainly save money if they didn’t have to pay those well known actors and have so much makeup. We have “Life of Pi” to show us that an all Asian cast of relative unknowns can succeed in capturing the world’s imagination. At this point in time, movie makers should not be lazy. Asians and their ethnic groups represent about 60 percent of the world population. So thank you for taking time to write in your comment. It encouraged me to continue on my dragon lady like journey. Kaiser says: I have to agree with several other commentators that you are over-analyzing the racial elements of the film. The inconsistencies and not entirely successful attempts to make the white characters appear Asian in ‘Neo-Seoul’ didn’t bother me because that society is much different from our own in terms of ethnic diversity and genetic experimentation, and I appreciated the effort made to communicate the theme of interconnectedness. Also, the woman who broadcasts the message that apparently keeps humanity civilized after the apocalypse is Asian. In fact, the most awkward part of the film in terms of race was the poor attempt to pass off an Asian woman as white in the 19th Century. In the same vein, a post-apocalyptic Hawaii three hundred years from now where even the language has altered would have been subject to so much upheaval that the fact that the tribal people are all white was of little import to me. The cannibals didn’t appear to be any specific race at all. And the most advanced people we see in the whole film, the end product of civilization, are all black. The film is too broad and sweeping in terms of the vast timescales and projected social changes to accuse it of racism. Because you weren’t bothered by the “inconsistencies and not entirely successful attempts to make the white characters appear Asian” in Neo-Seoul, I think you need to examine your ability to accept yellowface. Yellowface is more acceptable than blackface in movies out of Europe and the United States. It is clearly more acceptable to you. That in itself is a sign of racism and one could venture to say that movie goers have been indoctrinated into accepting yellowface as well as Eurasian actors playing Asian characters. That the film has “broad and sweeping” timescales and “projected social changes” doesn’t mean it cannot be accused of racism. The projected social change for Hawaii is that a minority white population survives and becomes the dominant force in the peaceful population. That the “tribal people are all white was of little import” to you can also be considered a sign of racist attitudes that you hold and that is found generally acceptable. The survival of predominately white people in an area that is not predominately white is a white person’s fantasy just as one where the white race dominates the future of space exploration and colonization as is commonly seen in science fiction of the past. One could suggest the survival of predominately white people in Hawaii is Social Darwinism. Further, having a black race as the saviors and more advanced people doesn’t necessarily ameliorate the racism toward Pacific Islanders or Asians and actually aligns well with the acceptance of yellowface and the non-acceptance of blackface in contemporary society. It’s so sad that the most important ideas (imo) got lost in all this psychobabble, and those would be the ones of JT in the beginning. Hang in there guys. Alas, but the world isn’t all-white or all-black and has never been. JT is incorrect. The original issue is that of Pacific Asian versus white American. The segment takes place in Chatham and the slave isn’t black African, but Moriori, a Pacific Islander ethnic group. Black Africans and black Islanders weren’t the only people enslaved. I’m not sure what you consider psychobabble so I won’t go in to that. justice4moriori says: What was particularly ‘sad’ about the portrayal of the Moriori (playing the real-life role of Koche; King of Pitt Island) is that they didnt even have the decency to consult with Moriori. They didnt film any of what happened on Rekohu (Moriori homelands) and they comopletely misrepresented who Moriori are and what they look like. Moriori DID NOT have tattoos. Shaving ones head would have been most foolhardy as they lived in the Roaring Forties with nothing between them and the Antarctic apart from a line fo clouds. None of the story of real story of Koche was told – which would have made a better chapter than the other 5 stories within Cloud Atlas. Moriori have clawed their way back from the brink of extinction and despite many people just wanting them to ‘go away’ they are today desperately engaged in negotiations with the New Zealand Government for redress and reparation for all the wrongs perpetrated upon them since the fateful invasion in 1835. In New Zealand we have a founding document that guarantees rights to all Natives of our country. As the smallest native ‘tribe’ in New Zealand Moriori continue to be maligned, sidelined, overlooked, ignored and oppressed. They were a pacifist people. They didnt get defeated. They were were invaded and chose to adhere to their religious beliefs. The invaders saw that as a sign of weakness and killed, ate, enslaved and ‘conquered’ (how do you conquer someone that doesnt fiight? When they first cried out for help-in writing- in an 1862 appeal to the Governor for the support of the law, they were ignored. No-one cared. In 1870 and 1872 in land court sittings, they were overruled and overlooked and 97% of THEIR lands were given in law to the oppressors. No-one cared. In 2016 as they enter into negotiation with the government…. who will care? Who will stand up for Moriori. Will you? They just need the vocal support of… anyone. Help them. Help Moriori. Help put right the wrongs that were done to them in 1835 and onwards. 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__label__cc	0.731679	0.268321	Choose a REALTOR® Value of a REALTOR® Homeowners Rights & Issues HouseLogic Tag: Mullet Key Fort De Soto – Quartermaster Storehouse Museum Posted on September 29, 2013 September 30, 2013 by Connie Langhorst Fort De Soto Park, the largest park in the Pinellas County park system, is located in Tierra Verde (FL) at the mouth of Tampa Bay on the Gulf of Mexico and consists of 1,136 acres made up of five interconnected islands (keys). The largest island is Mullet Key, where the Quartermaster Storehouse Museum is located. Battery Laidley was the primary defense and Battery Bigelow was the secondary defense for Fort De Soto. Even though Battery Bigelow was destroyed during the hurricane of 1921, the Fort De Soto batteries were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. Visitors can walk through Battery Laidley, home to the last four surviving carriage-mounted 12-inch seacoast mortars in the continental United States. In the 1990s, historical interpretation was provided to park visitors with the creation of the display room, room descriptions, and a history booklet, about Battery Laidley. Visitors thought the battery comprised the entire post, not realizing that there were 29 wooden buildings and structures as part of the former military post. Construction of the Fort De Soto gun batteries and various post buildings began in 1898 and continued through 1907. The Quartermaster Storehouse building was originally built as a Post Exchange. The army post remained active until 1910. A caretaking detachment was left in charge of the post. During the 1920s and 1930s, hurricanes hit the area, damaging the buildings. The post buildings were sold for salvage and torn down in 1939. With the reconstruction of the post’s brick roads and cornerstones of the post buildings in the mid-1990s, the historical trail leads park visitors from Battery Laidley to the locations of former post buildings. Park staff, volunteers, and visitors discussed the reconstruction of one or more of these buildings. The concept became a reality in 1999 when the Friends of Fort De Soto, Inc., a citizen support organization, applied for and received a matching grant from the state Historical Museums Grants-in-Aid Program for museum exhibits. Using historical photographs, Army engineering condition reports, and government documents, the architect worked diligently to duplicate the size, scale, and massing of the original Quartermaster Storehouse building. The reconstructed 833-square-foot wooden building was built entirely by park staff. The head carpenter acted as the site contractor and the park’s mason laid the brick footers. Employees worked to install the cedar shakes on the roof, while others painted the exterior of the building. At first glimpse, inside the museum, visitors see the post’s quartermaster surrounded by supplies he would have issued to the soldiers. Wall panels reveal the earliest history from the 16th century when Spanish conquistadors encountered the Tocobaga Indians in the Tampa Bay area and several panels on the Spanish-American War and its impact on the Tampa Bay area. The wall panels are complemented by a touch-screen computer program with information, images, narration, and historical film clips. Visitors can learn about the earliest area history to present day information on the Friends of Fort De Soto, nature trails, and other park features. Three display cases contain Spanish-American War items, recovered artifacts from the park, and World War II military history, including an original practice bomb from the Mullet Key Bombing Range that was found in the park. A porch scene provides a glimpse of daily life with a woman’s dress, a deck of playing cards, a rattlesnake skin, and other items from the early 1900s period. The largest wall panel is a combination of three photographs showing the post buildings. Since most park visitors are unfamiliar with the army’s coast artillery corps, one wall panel provides the history, photographs of soldiers in uniform, and contains patches and pins. The museum officially opened on Veteran’s Day – November 11, 2000. With this historical addition to Fort De Soto Park, the County hopes to spotlight the historical significance that Fort De Soto played in the history of the United States. Fort De Soto Park’s Quartermaster Storehouse Museum project received a meritorious award in the category of non-residential restoration/rehabilitation from The Florida Trust for Historic Preservation during the 2001 Annual Statewide Preservation awards program held in Jacksonville on May 19, 2001. A place of historical significance . . . in Paradise Found! ABOUT FORT DE SOTO PARK: The Park is home to beach plants, mangroves, wetlands, palm hammocks, hardwoods and scores of native plants. Each of these species plays a vital role in the preservation and protection of the natural environment. Whether you are sitting on the beach or kayaking near the still water’s edge at Fort De Soto, you find yourself absorbed in the abundance of natural beauty for as far as the eye can see. The complexity of the ecology is not immediately apparent, but the park offers the greatest diversity of systems just about anywhere. Emerging from the wealth of bird life, sea life, wild life and plant life is the majestic tapestry called Fort De Soto. Another amazing example of the importance of the park’s natural ecosystems is the more than 290 species of birds that have been documented by ornithologists. The beach also provides refuge to the loggerhead sea turtle, which nests between April and September. Fort De Soto was named America’s Top Beach for 2009-10 by TripAdvisor, the world’s largest online travel community. In 2005, “Dr. Beach,” named Fort De Soto the nation’s #1 Beach. Annual park attendance averages more than 2.7 million visitors. Click here to learn more about upcoming Fort De Soto Park events. Fort De Soto Park 3500 Pinellas Bayway S., Tierra Verde, FL 33715 Park Office (727) 552-1862 Automated Information Message: (727) 582-2267 FREE ADMISSION! (Donations accepted.) CREDITS: www.PinellasCounty.org. 4/24/11. Posted in Gems of Pinellas County, Tierra VerdeTagged Battery Bigelow, Battery Laidley, Florida, Fort De Soto Park, Friends of Fort De Soto, Gulf Coast, Mullet Key, museums, pinellas county, Pinellas County Parks, Quartermaster Storehouse Museum, Spanish-American War, Suncoast, Tacobaga Indians, World War II military historyLeave a comment Find your next home with the most complete source of homes for sale & real estate near you. ©2021 At Home Tampa Bay Powered by PROTech :: Site Admin	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line258
__label__wiki	0.61162	0.61162	Tag Archives: Obadiah Stout Obadiah Stout: Turbulent Times Obadiah Stout 1745-1830 Frankly, if it had been up to me, I doubt that the Ohio Country of the Northwest Territory would have been settled. Thank goodness for people like Obadiah Stout and his family. Obadiah Sout, my 6th great uncle, child of Freegift Stout, lived a life on the front edge of history and the western edge of American civilization in the late 18th century. When he died, he left behind sons and grandsons who broke new trails even further west than he wandered. That makes Obadiah well worth investigating. But what a bunch of mysteries remain. The Mysteries of the Basic Facts about Obadiah Stout Researching Obadiah Stout resembles putting together a jigsaw puzzle after someone has spilled it on the floor and several pieces have rolled under the sofa. Among the things I do not know: When did Obadiah marry? What was the maiden name of his wife? She is known as Mary McBride or Margaret McBride, but Stout and Allied Families says she was a widow of a McBride. (I assume her name was Mary Margaret.) Where were his first two sons born? Which relates to when did he leave New Jersey? Where exactly did he go when he left New Jersey? Although there are census records with age for a few of his ten children, I have no other proof of when they were born, and therefore the “where” is also in doubt. In fact, two of the children who are most frequently listed in family trees may not exist. And one source lists two others that I do not include for lack of corroborating evidence. The Mystery of the Revolutionary War Service of Obadiah Stout But if you think all of that is frustrating—Obadiah was the right age to serve in the Revolutionary War, and New Jersey was in the epicenter of the fighting. The Daughters of the Revolution, in compiling a list of Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Ohio,1929, list him as a soldier. The Adjutant General of the State took their work at face value, and distributed the book of Ohio soldiers’ graves. However, their “proof” of Obadiah turns out to be a reference in a paper written by a member of a Historical society. And although I have not seen that paper, I’m willing to bet it was based on the book, A History of Adams County,Ohio (1900) the earliest source I have found for the information. That book, by Evans and Stivers, states “(Obadiah) was a native of New Jersey and had served in the Revolutionary War.” Later books use the same words. Here’s the catch. The Adjutant General of New Jersey made a list of all the Jerseyites who served, and Obadiah is nowhere in that book. (1929) Obadiah moved to Pennsylvania’s “Redstone Country” between 1774 and 1777. So could he have first moved to Pennsylvania and THEN signed up to fight? Given the importance attached to service during the Revolutionary War, it seems odd that if he served, no one mentions with what unit, in what state, and for what period of time he served. But as I read of frontier life, maybe not so odd after all. The county lines of Pennsylvania in 1776. From the book The Pennsylvania Line: Regimental Organization and Operations 1776-1783 by Tressell. Obadiah Stout Lived in the Wild West He lived in Redstone Country in Western Pennsylvania after he left New Jersey, and the area, probably Westmoreland County, definitely classified as frontier. While many men were conscripted or volunteered to fight during the Revolution,they spent their service protecting settlers from Indians rather than fighting the British. There is a reason that all of the information about Obadiah and his family is so hard to find. A book entitled The Pennsylvania Line: Regimental Organization and Operations 1776-1783 brings home to me how rough shod life was on the Pennsylvania frontier. I read there, “…company personnel records virtually non-existent.” So there you have it. . Law enforcement, let alone bureaucracy, had not been well developed in this “Wild West.” And record keeping was not a priority in frontier Kentucky or Ohio, either. The Mystery of When and Where He Migrated Redstone Country Obadiah left New Jersey with other Jerseyites who were heading west. At some point he married a widow, Mary Margaret (McBride), either in New Jersey or Pennsylvania. Lacking proof of birth, the consensus is that his first son was born in 1774, but in which state? Some trees say that his third son was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, but again, I have no proof. Many accounts say that Obadiah migrated to Redstone, Pennsylvania. If we look at current maps, that looks like a township just south of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. However, typical of the fast-changing geography of the 18th century, the complete story is complex. According to Old Times in Old Monmouth,(1887), page 24, a wave of emigrants from New Jersey moved westward between 1780 and 1850. They emigrated to “Redstone Country.” Redstone Country consists of red rock lands in Pennsylvania and Virginia west of the (Allegheny) mountains. It seems likely that the settlers who traveled from Monmouth County, New Jersey to Pennsylvania, were following Redstone Creek, which wanders north from the southern boundary of Pennsylvania toward the Monongahela River. The New Jersey emigrants might possibly have headed for the protection of a fort built in 1759. Fort Redstone From Wikipedia, describing the 1759 construction of Fort Redstone: Geopolitically, Redstone was a frequent point of embarkation to cross the Monongahela River for travelers who had crossed the Alleghenies or were heading west via the Monongahela and Ohio Rivers by boat…Redstone Old Fort was the terminus of an Indian trail which settlers improved around the 1750. They afterward called it Nemacolin’s Trail, named after the Indian chief who assisted the improvement through the mountain pass. From this area, travelers could travel by water downstream on the Monongahela river to what is now Pittsburgh, or overland, by trails that later became Brownsville Road to the same destination The fortress site was chosen to guard and command the crossing point[notes 2] of the formidable east-west obstacle of the Monongahela River along the route of an Indian trail from the Potomac River—along one of the few mountain passes allowing traffic between the Ohio Country and the eastern seaboard cities. The early settlement around the fort also came to be called Redstone, but eventually became known as Brownsville, Pennsylvania after its farsighted developer Thomas Brown. The use of “Redstone” devolved to apply to just one of its neighborhoods. Father Changes Will The more I read, the further I get from knowing exactly when and where Obadiah Stout traveled to and how he got there. A tiny clue exists. In 1763, his father had willed him land in New Jersey. A 1766 codicil to his father’s will changed that legacy to cash. Perhaps because he had traveled west? Obadiah Joins Political Movement Map of proposed state of Westsylvania from western Pennsylvania, parts of Virginia (later West Virginia) and Kentucky. He could have gone by boat. He could have traveled by wagon across the Allegheny Mountains. The only solid clue lies in the fact that he joined a movement known as the Mercantile Movement in 1768, that organized around Fort Pitt in Pittsburgh. Their purpose, to form a territory known as Westsylvania, failed. Shortly thereafter, Obadiah moved on to Kentucky, across the Ohio River from the Ohio Territory. Kentucky, on the Ohio River Ohio Country- full Note in this map, the red ex beside Blue Licks 1782. The settlement sits on the Kentucky side of the Ohio River. In early 1780, Obadiah and his family–wife and 4 or 5 sons who had been born in New Jersey or in Pennsylvania–moved to Blue Licks, Kentucky on Limestone Creek. Stout and Allied Families, calls the location Stout’s Bottom. The only mention I found a mention of Stout’s Bottom in a list published in the 1929 of geographical points along the Ohio River. It states that Stout’s Landing (!) is at the end of the Lewis County Kentucky highway leading to (ta-da!) Stout’s Bottom. However, I don’t know that the unfortunate name survived into this century. More Politics–Kentucky County Lines From https://www.kyatlas.com/+historic-counties/1790.html Another small clue to his whereabouts can be seen in two petitions he signed in the 1780s, along with citizens of Bourbon County, who wanted Limestone Creek included in Bourbon County. Bourbon County was formed from Fayette County in 1786. Mason County was formed from Bourbon County in 1789, so the citizens apparently tried to influence the legislature’s decision on boundaries. The Kentuckians submitted their petition to the legislature of Virginia, as That state still governed Kentucky. The LImestone Creek folks failed in their attempt to join Bourbon County. Whether that influenced his next move, or he was trying to find a safer place for his family, by 1790 he had moved again. Since they had moved to Kentucky, the family had added the first girl, born in 1782, and two boys born in 1783 and 1784. The last two daughters also must have been born in Kentucky, in 1785 and 1787. The family now included ten children, and they lived a life under siege. The settlers rowed across the Ohio River and cleared land, hoping to be able to settle there once the hostilities with the Indians allowed. Islands in the great river served as pastures for cattle, and their families stayed on the safer, Kentucky bank of the river. A fort called Graham’s Station provided a haven against Indian attacks, and the family was there in 1790 when a ferocious attack occurred. Obadiah’s 7-year old son and namesake, and his 6-year-old son, John, were both scalped and died. Obadiah Founds a Town in Ohio Country In August 1795, the United States signed a treaty with Indian tribes in the Northwest Territory, unleashing an influx of settlers. The situation finally had calmed enough that Obadiah moved across the river to what became Green Township in Adams County Ohio. Specifically, he settled on Putenney’s Fork of Stout’s Run, just about directly across the Ohio River from the unfortunate Graham’s Station. (No trace of that Indian fort where he lost two of his children survives.) People called the little village that Obadiah started with his family, Stout. If the ages I have for his children are right, he and his wife took with him across the river eight children, ranging in age from eight to twenty-one. The History of Adams County credits Obadiah with being the first settler in Green Township, although the county did not have an official name for another two years. As he did everywhere, Obadiah took an active part in community life. In 1806 residents of the county voted at Obadiah’s home. and Green Township got a name. His fellow citizens also called on him to serve on juries. Obadiah’s son William (1778-1860), married in 1799 in Ohio (Marriage listed in The History of Adams County). He fathered the first white child born in Green Township, a boy christened Obadiah for his grandfather. The book on Adams County lists 1796 as the birth date for Obadiah Jr. which makes a good story, since that is the year they list as Obadiah becoming the first settler in the county. However since the same book says William and his wife, Margaret Bennett married in 1799, something is amiss. Either the date of birth of the little Obadiah is off–or Margaret and Obadiah did not get married for a while. The latter is reasonable, given the paucity of judges or ministers to perform the ceremony. Obadiah Stout’s wife Margaret died in 1823 and Obadiah in 1830, both in Adams County, both buried in Stout’s Graveyard. I am tempted to follow the trails of all the sons and grandsons of Freegift and Obadiah Stout in separate posts, but if I do, the exercise will sidetrack me from my exploration of my main line. I did write about Aaron Stout and his family here. Aaron moved to Putnam County, Ohio around 1820, a generation after Obadiah’s move to Pennsylvania in the 1770s. Jediah Stout, born in 1757, the son of Benjamin who was the brother of my ancestor Freegift, settled in Kentucky by 1785, but further south instead of along the Ohio River like Obadiah. I cannot guess whether they were aware of the move they had in common. Just because I can’t entirely ignore them–here are two of the descendants of Freegift and Obadiah who founded towns in the West. William Stout , Founder of Another Ohio Town Plaque at the town of Rome, https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM2B9G_Rome_Adams_County_Ohio Another William (1806-1859), the son of the William (1778-1860) mentioned above, perhaps founded the town of Rome in 1835, just down the road from the settlement called Stout. Since the post office came first, it retained the name Stout. The postmaster William Stout also ran a small store. Confusion reigns about which William founded Rome and which served as postmaster. This commemorative sign indicates the senior William, but I tend to believe the History of Adams County, that indicates it was the son who did both, because the book explains that William ran a small store with his brother John. William Senior’s only brother John was scalped by Indians as a child. Elisha Pinckney Stout, Founder of Two Cities Although most of William Stout Sr.’s children stayed in Green Township, Adams County, his grandson, Elisha Pinckney Stout, had enough adventures to make up for all of his aunts and uncles and cousins. Elisha, son of William Jr., had been born in Greene Township, Adams County, Ohio. Between 1854 and 1860, He moved to Kansas and Iowa, was a founder of Omaha; elected legislator in Nebraska territory; a gold-hunter at Pike’s Peak; a founder of Denver (where there is still a street named Stout) , and at the age of 25, upon returning to Ohio and getting married, he joined the Union Army where he served as a suttler. A suttler provided goods to soldiers as a civil traveling merchant. He established a prosperous life in the Cincinnati area. He traded in tobacco, had other business interests, and became a prominent banker. Elisha took his last journey toward the end of his life, and I have not discovered why, but in December, 1913 at the age of 79, he died in Los Angeles. How I Am Related Vera Marie Badertscher is the daughter of Harriette Anderson Kaser, who is the daughter of Vera Stout Anderson, who is the daughter of William Cochran (Doc) Stout, who is the son of Isaiah Stout (1822), who is the son of Isaac Stout (1800), who is the son of Isaiah Stout (1773) who is the son of Isaac Stout (1740) who is the son of Freegift Stout, who is the father of Obadiah Stout, who is the father of William Stout, Sr., who is the father of William Stout, Jr., who is the father of Elisha Pinckney Stout. Notes on Research A History of Adams County; From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present. First Settlers of Greene Township; Nelson Wily Evans and Emmons B Stivers, 1916 Available on books.google.com and on archive.org as a free ebook. (Includes biograph of Elisha Pinkney Stout. Westslyvania Pioneers 1774-1776; William C. Frederick III, Meching Bookbindery: Chicago 1991, Reprinted 2005. Old Times in Old Monmouth; George Beekman and Edwin Salter, Self published 1887. Fairchild NJ: Office of the Monmouth Democrat, 1894. Available at archive.org in digital form. Stout and Allied Families, Vol. 1, Harold F. Stout, Cpt. USN, 1951; self-published. Available at archive.org The Official Roster of the Soldiers of the American Revolution Buried in Ohio, Vol. II Assembled by D.A.R.; published by the Adjutant General of Ohio; Columbus Ohio: F. J. Heer Co. 1929. Available at archive.org in digital format. West Virginia and Its People, Vol. IV; Thomas Condit Miller and Hew Maxwell; Lewis Historical Publishing Company 1913. “The Stout Line” , pg. 1103. I am citing this only because several Ancestry trees quote it. It has several errors in the content on the Stouts, and I do not believe it is reliable. United States Federal Census Reports Green Twp, Adams Co. Ohio, 1820; 1830;1840;1850; 1860; Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, 1870; Wyoming, Hamilton, Ohio 1880; Springfield, Hamilton, Ohio, 1900, 1910. Tax Lists Mason County Kentucky, 1790; Green, Adams, Ohio, 1808; Petitions of the early inhabitants of Kentucky to the General Assembly of Virginia : 1769-1792 Ancestry.com, Family Search.org Find a Grave, Obediah Stout; William Thomas Stout, Sr.; William Thomas Stout Jr.; Elisha Pinkney Stout (This memorial quotes at length from sources regarding Elisha’s life.) This entry was posted in family, Research Info and tagged Elisha Stout, Freegift Stout, Kentucky, Northwest Territory, Obadiah Stout, Ohio, William Stout on February 24, 2020 by Vera Marie Badertscher.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line262
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__label__wiki	0.99042	0.99042	Tommy Lasorda Tommy Lasorda Speaking Fee And Booking Agent Contact Tommy lasorda's number 2 was retired by the los angeles dodgers in 1997. lasorda was inducted into the baseball hall of fame in 1997 [33] as a manager in his first year of eligibility. the dodgers retired his uniform number (2) on august 15, 1997 [34] and renamed a street in dodgertown as "tommy lasorda lane". Tommy lasorda, hall of fame dodgers manager, dies at 93 during his two decades as manager, the irascible, beloved lasorda led los angeles to two world series championships and four national league. Tommy lasorda, the son of italian immigrants and a professional pitcher who became a legendary dodgers manager, global baseball ambassador and national treasure, died on thursday. he was 93. commissioner rob manfred issued the following statement: “tommy lasorda was one of the finest managers our game has. Tommy lasorda, dodgers legend and hall of fame manager, died of a heart attack on thursday night, according to the team.lasorda, 93, had only recently been released from the hospital after a month. Tommy lasorda, the fiery hall of fame manager who guided the los angeles dodgers to two world series titles and later became an ambassador for the sport he loved during his 71 years with the franchise, has died. he was 93. the dodgers said friday, jan. 8, 2021, that he had a heart attack at his home in fullerton, california. Tommy Lasorda To Receive Honorary Doctorate From Loyola Tommy lasorda, the fiery hall of fame manager who guided the los angeles dodgers to two world series titles and later became an ambassador for the sport he loved during his 71 years with the. "tommy lasorda was one of the finest managers our game has ever known," mlb commissioner rob manfred said. "he loved life as a dodger. his career began as a pitcher in 1949 but he is, of course. Tommy lasorda, who died thursday at age 93, viewed his accomplishments across 71 years with the dodgers through an unconventional lens. Tommy lasorda's recovery is moving in the right direction he's now taking phone calls in his hospital room from friends and former players!. the 93 year old is still being treated at a hospital. View tom lasorda's page at the baseball hall of fame (plaque, photos, videos). rookie status: exceeded rookie limits during 1956 season full name: thomas charles lasorda nicknames: tommy. twitter: @tommylasorda. more bio, uniform, draft, salary info. Tommy Lasorda Net Worth 2018 Hidden Facts You Need To Know Tommy lasorda's los angeles dodgers lost to the yankees in the 1977 and 1978 world series, and after the second the skipper paid a visit to the winning clubhouse to offer congratulations to reggie. Hall of fame manager and dodgers legend tommy lasorda died on thursday night, according to the team. lasorda, 93, had only recently been released from the hospital after a month long stint that. Tommy lasorda was the legendary colorful los angeles dodgers manager who won two world series championships with the team in the 1980's. we invite you to share condolences for tommy lasorda in our. Tommy lasorda, the upbeat, former los angeles dodgers manager who enthusiastically embraced hollywood celebrities during his hall of fame baseball career but never forgot his norristown roots, died thursday night of a heart ailment. mr. lasorda, 93, had a lifelong love affair with the dodgers, an. Los angeles >> tommy lasorda, the fiery hall of fame manager who guided the los angeles dodgers to two world series titles and later became an ambassador for the sport he loved during his 71 years. This Day In Dodgers History Tommy Lasorda Steve Garvey Los angeles (ap) — tommy lasorda, the fiery hall of fame manager who guided the los angeles dodgers to two world series titles and later became an ambassador for the sport he loved during his 71. Hall of fame manager tommy lasorda, who died thursday at 93, was a significant part of the giants dodgers rivalry dating from new york and continuing after the clubs moved to california. Tommy lasorda grins as he answers a question during a champagne party in the dodgers dressing room before their game with the reds in cincinnati on tuesday, april 26, 1978. lasorda invited newsmen. "tommy lasorda was one of the finest managers our game has ever known," mlb commissioner rob manfred said in a statement. "he loved life as a dodger. his career began as a pitcher in 1949, but he. Tommy lasorda, the fiery hall of fame manager who guided the los angeles dodgers to two world series titles and later became an ambassador for the sport he loved during his 71 years with the franchise, has died. he was 93. the dodgers said friday, jan. 8, 2021, that he had a heart attack at his home in fullerton, california. (ap photo grimshaw. Tommy Lasorda Tribute That cannot be said about tommy lasorda, the fiery hall of fame manager who steered the los angeles dodgers to two world series titles and spent 71 years with the franchise. lasorda, who died this week at the age of 93 after suffering a heart attack at his california home, was a character back when mlb was still full of ’em. Tommy lasorda, the baseball ambassador who said he bled dodgers blue during a seven decade association with the team and was the oldest living member of the hall of fame, has died. he was 93. Tommy lasorda, arguably one of the greatest managers in mlb history, died on january 7, 2021, as first reported by the los angeles dodgers.he was 93. the hall of fame manager, who captained the. 1 of 3. baseball commissioner bowie kuhn clowns with tommy lasorda during practice for the 1979 all star game in seattle. lasorda was an ambassador for the sport, not just the dodgers. Tommy lasorda, the fiery hall of fame manager who guided the los angeles dodgers to two world series titles and later became an ambassador for the sport he loved during his 71 years with the. 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__label__wiki	0.806842	0.806842	Is computer security even possible? by Jacqueline Kochak \| Apr 7, 2017 \| Bobs Blog, Cyber Security, Public Health, Terrorism, Threat Intelligence Computer security should always be top-of-mind for food company executives, especially with the emergence of the Internet of Things. But is “computer security” a contradiction in terms? The Economist notes that in the past year alone cyberthieves stole $81 million from the central bank of Bangladesh; the $4.8 billion takeover of Yahoo by Verizon was nearly derailed by two enormous data breaches; and Russian hackers allegedly interfered in the American presidential election. Away from the headlines, a black market in computerized extortion, hacking-for-hire and stolen digital goods is booming, and the problem is about to get worse as the Internet of Things (IoT) links not only abstract data like credit-card details and databases, but also the real world of physical objects (like airplanes) and vulnerable human bodies (like pacemakers and insulin pumps). There is no way to make computers completely safe, The Economist argues, but there are ways to mitigate the risk. READ MORE Are you aware of drones? Food defense managers should be aware of the potential for using drones to attack U.S. infrastructure. The emergence of terrorist drones flown by ISIS in Iraq has fueled interest in drone-defense technology, at the same time raising questions about whether the U.S. is ready for potential drone terrorist attacks on the homeland, Fox News reports. Over the last six months, ISIS has increased its use of weaponized and surveillance drones against Iraqi and U.S. forces. U.S. Central Command told Fox News coalition troops have as many as 30 encounters a week with unmanned aerial vehicles. These drones are inexpensive ones modified to drop grenades or to surveil troop movements. The drones are both accessible and affordable, Fox says. During the last two months, for example, the U.S. military has destroyed at least five ISIS drone facilities, including one factory and four storage facilities. READ MORE A truck used as a weapon, again: Another vehicle used as a weapon serves as a reminder that operators of busy eating establishments, where large groups of people gather, need to be cognizant of the potential for attack. In the latest incident, a hijacked beer truck plowed into a department store in central Stockholm, Sweden, on Friday. The attack killed at least three and injured many in what the prime minister said appeared to be a terrorist attack. The casualties included the driver of the beer truck, who tried to stop the hijacking. Islamic State (ISIS) has outlined very specific instructions for inflicting damage in a crowd by using a vehicle as a weapon in the terrorist organization’s monthly English-language magazine, Rumiyah. The article suggested political rallies, congested downtown streets, outdoor markets, and “any outdoor attraction that draws large crowds” as targets, particularly “low security” gatherings that “are fair game and more devastating to Crusader nations.” ISIS claimed responsibility for an attack in Nice, France, last July, when a truck killed 86 people celebrating Bastille Day, and one in Berlin in December, when a truck smashed through a Christmas market, killing 12 people. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the Stockholm incident. Read more HERE and HERE. Sarin used in Syria attack: The poison used in the deadly chemical bomb attack in a rebel-held part of northern Syria this week was the banned nerve agent sarin, the Turkish Health Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. The statement said evidence from the autopsies of three victims, including “lung edema, increase in lung weight and bleeding in lungs.” Many of the stricken Syrians were taken to Turkey after the assault on Tuesday, and the statement was the most specific about the cause, notes promedmail.org, a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. The chemical attack is one of the worst atrocities so far in the six-year-old Syria war. The Syrian government, which signed a chemical weapons ban less than four years ago, has repeatedly denied responsibility. Production and stockpiling of sarin was outlawed as of April 1997 by the Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993. Sarin can be lethal even at very low concentrations, with death occurring in one to 10 minutes after inhalation of a lethal dose. People who absorb a non-lethal dose but do not receive immediate medical treatment, may suffer permanent neurological damage. Read more HERE and HERE. FOOD CONTAMINATION Brazilian meat scandal, continued (again): Contamination by bacteria capable of affecting public health was found in eight meat samples from two processing facilities investigated in Brazil’s meat corruption probe, reports meatingplace.com. A total of 302 meat samples were tested in the special audit, and contamination by Salmonella was found in seven hamburger samples. One sample of cooked sausage was contaminated by coagulase-positive Staphylococcus, according to the tests concluded on Thursday morning. The government ordered the collection and destruction of the contaminated batches, as well as the closure of the production lines for these products. In 31 other analyzed samples, the audit found products non-compliant with established technical standards, ranging from sorbic acid in sausages to excess water in poultry. In addition, unrelated problems found in three other meat processing facilities led the government to order the cancellation of their Federal Inspection Service registrations, closing them permanently. The special audit was triggered after the Federal Police announced an investigation on March 17 into potential irregularities committed by 33 public agricultural inspectors and 21 processing plants across the country. READ MORE	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line273
__label__wiki	0.500531	0.500531	Better Utah Institute Your Donor Profile Letters-to-the-Editor Email Your Reps “Why” and “How” We Do What We Do Josh Kanter Accountability/Transparency, Better Utah Board, Blog, Issues Recently, we received a tip that there were some offensive racial comments posted by a Sandy City Councilman on his personal Facebook page. This Councilman was on the Sandy City Council when he posted these things and is currently running for reelection. The first thing we did, of course, was to verify that the posts in question were really on his page, particularly since they had originally been posted back in 2013. They were. We took screenshots in case they were deleted or edited. We then went about our work to be sure that this personal page belonged to the Steve Smith in question. We matched profile pictures to those used on the Sandy City election website and took other precautions to be sure that this was his page and these were his posts. Once we had done that, we showed the posts to an assortment of people, inside and outside of our organization to be sure this wasn’t just a case of us “overreacting” to how we read the posts. The reactions were unanimous – mostly “wow.” With that work behind us, we had to decide what to do about it. Since a core part of our mission is to hold public officials accountable, we felt it was our obligation in line with that mission to take action. After all, this is what we do. Remember former Attorney General John Swallow? Former Judge Johansen? Former City Councilman Jeff Haaga? If you follow ABU, you know this is a core piece of our work. Our answer to that question came in parts. A petition asking Mr. Smith to recant. A “campaign” to make people aware of these posts – Facebook, Twitter, etc. A press release. An email to our followers. What ensued was either fascinating or to be expected. Between the original Facebook post, and the subsequent posts about some of the media coverage (FOX13, KSL), there was a robust discussion about Mr. Smith’s words. For the most part, the discussion was very civil. Most seemed to think Mr. Smith’s words were inappropriate. A few came to his defense. Most importantly, it was a robust and honest public discussion. When the initial post was published, Mr. Smith accused us of it being a “hit piece.” But he stuck by his words. No recanting, no apology. Oh, and he effectively accused us of censoring our page, saying he’d screenshot his reply in case we deleted it. Well, we didn’t. But he decided to edit his response. Funny. Next he told us that his mission work in Zambia qualified him to speak in gross generalities about the Black community in the United States, and that we clearly didn’t have the necessary perspective. Interesting that he knows so much about the background of those of us at ABU. To his credit, he took on those who wanted to engage in a discussion. He wanted a forum for discussion and he got it. This was true public discourse – at least to the extent that in today’s environment, Facebook can be a platform for public discourse. Later, Mr. Smith changed tactics and asked how we got these posts since he had deleted them over four years ago. And he asked us to reply publicly because, it seems, he was sure we were doing something unethical. Well, we took him up on it here. His posts, to this very moment, remain on his public personal timeline. Anyone is welcome to check them out. There was no trickery by ABU. We may, however, host a class on how to delete Facebook posts if that’s something our public officials need. So this brings me back to these questions. Was this the right thing to do? Did we go about it the right way? Was this a “gotcha” moment – the kind of thing we are all so sick of in politics? Did we act properly, particularly because this came to us right before an election? Well, let me take a quick shot at these questions. Was this the right thing to do? I’m going to say yes. Part of our core mission is holding public officials accountable for their words and actions. We didn’t necessarily pass judgment on Mr. Smith: we provided a forum for the public to do that. Who knows, he may still be reelected by his constituents. But without question, we feel that this was the right thing to do. We are always researching, watching, and getting tips about, things our public officials are doing. This falls right in line with that work. Did we go about it the right way? Again, I’m going to say yes. Another option would have been to go to Mr. Smith more privately and ask him if he stands by these comments. If he had said no, it was a mistake, in the past, etc., perhaps we should then have let it go. But, again, he’s a public official and made these statements while holding public office. The posts remained publicly available on his personal Facebook page. There was no attempt by him to distance himself from the posts and, of course, once confronted, he doubled or tripled down and clearly stands by his statements. Using the resources available to us, we feel it is important to let his constituents know about this speech and let them make their own decisions. Was this a “gotcha” moment – the kind of thing we are all so sick of in politics? No. We don’t like “gotcha” moments any more than most. We’re not running for office, running a negative campaign, nor are we endorsing or challenging anyone for office. We’re about accountability and transparency. We didn’t take something out of his deep, dark past. These were publicly posted on his Facebook timeline and were not deleted. Nothing was taken out of context. We copied and linked to his full posts. Nothing was edited, altered or modified to trick Mr. Smith or a reader. We didn’t give him the forum to make these statements, he did that all by himself. Did we act properly, particularly because this came to us right before an election? This one is trickier because of the timing. Had we gotten this information six months earlier, we would have published it then. But we didn’t. We’re researching and getting tips all year long. This could easily look like electioneering and we’re not thrilled with that appearance but the fact is, these things were said and his constituents deserve to know it. We evaluate all tips that come our way, as well as our own original research, and if we find it’s worth publishing, we’ll do so. Our focus is on transparency and accountability. We don’t choose the timing of elections and we certainly don’t choose the candidates. So I believe we did the right thing once the information came to us and once we confirmed it in the way that we did. I’ll take one more second to say this. We here at ABU work really hard at what we do. But make no mistake, we’re not perfect. Maybe we could have anticipated a question or outcome better than we did. Maybe we make an outright mistake – in the original Swallow complaint, one of the counts we raised turned about to be about a different John Swallow! We immediately apologized and dropped that count. In this situation, we panicked at the last minute that this wasn’t the same Steve Smith. Alas, it was. When we make mistakes, we want to hear about it and we will do our best to own those mistakes. But this time, we think we did the right thing and now you know a LOT more about how and why! Founder & Board Chair Alliance for a Better Utah info@betterutah.org For press inquires, contact press@betterutah.org Alliance for a Better Utah 2021 © All Rights Reserved.	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line281
__label__wiki	0.71607	0.71607	By Adam Pollock Published: November 6, 2020 Phone Call to the Bahamas: Lenny Kravitz on His New Autobiography ‘Let Love Rule’ It’s true Lenny Kravitz has led a charmed life. Thanks, of course, in no small part to his prodigious talent for all things musical, and his personal mantra of letting love rule, but also to his upbringing at the hands of his creative, encouraging, and connected family. Kravitz burst on to the scene in 1989 at 25 with his debut album, fittingly titled Let Love Rule, a retro sounding rock-funk-soul opus that brought some welcome musical umph to the then current pop scene dominated by Backstreet Boys, Paula Abdul, and Richard Marx. (Grunge’s guitars were still a year or two from mainstream acceptance.) It was all uphill from there. Lenny ruled the ’90s and early 2000s, releasing a consistent flow of hit singles and albums, working with tout la beau monde, from Mick Jagger, to Madonna (he co-wrote the steamy ‘Justify My Love’ with Prince protege Ingrid Chavez), Aerosmith, Bowie, and countless others, winning a Best Male Vocal Grammy for four years in a row. His cameo in 2001’s male model send up Zoolander had him on stage in front of an audience that included Donald Trump, flanked by unsuspecting models. (Ick.) Not content to just play and record music, he’s also a producer (Vanessa Paradis, among others), photographer, activist, designer, and now author, as his memoir (what else?) Let Love Rule hit the sanitized shelves in October. Unlike the typical famous rocker biog, however, Lenny’s doesn’t focus on the just the wild and crazy bits (there are plenty of those around), but rather on his formative years leading up to his debut. Kravitz is obviously well aware that his childhood, upbringing, and early, yet decisive, steps as a musician helped shape everything that was to come in his life and career, and thus we get a fascinating look at his first 25 years on the planet. We sat down, virtually, with the charismatic rocker to chat about the memories. Cover image by Anton Corbijn I’m good, good. I’m in the Bahamas. Are you by yourself, or do you have people around? We’re here with a very small group of people that I work around, working in the studio. Seven and a half months of solitude—it’s been wonderful. Is it worth asking, when are you touring next? That’s not happening in the near future. So right now, it’s about creativity and it’s about making new music, doing art in different mediums, and just staying busy. Obviously, the occasion for this is to talk about your book, which is awesome. Congratulations. Unlike the usual “all this crazy stuff happening” rock and roll biography, yours is about your early days. How did that idea come to you initially? It unfolded by itself. That’s the way I let my creativity work, it had to find itself. I had to find my voice. It took me a minute to figure out how I was going to write this, what it was going to be about, when the story was going to stop, and I just knew it as I was doing it. This wasn’t another story about fame or rock stardom or any of that. It’s about finding one’s path, one’s voice, one’s destiny. The first chapter came to me after some time of trying to put this thing together, and I just felt like it wasn’t speaking in my voice the way I wanted it to. I just got this vision of the opening of the book, which is about this dream I had as a kid—quite a dramatic dream for a child—and that was the place to begin. And so, once I wrote that first chapter, it just kind of came out, and I was like, okay, this is where it begins, this is the voice, and then I just followed along. And I recalled all the adventures I’d gone through in finding myself. I’ve always thought about how hard it would be to remember everything from when you’re that age. Did you have to really wrack your brain about some things? I have an uncanny memory when it comes to stuff in my childhood. I can remember friends addresses and phone numbers from when I was in first grade. Like, really. I remember all the phone numbers of my relatives…but don’t ask me, you know, where I put the key yesterday, you know? But for some reason, I could recall all the stuff when I was a kid. That’s cool. I did get the impression that you actually were writing it, actually typing. I did. I had to. That was the only way it was going to work. And (editor) David Ritz is brilliant, he guided me and taught me so much. But I had to really get in it if it was going to be me. Because some people don’t do that. Some people just do all the interviewing and putting together the materials and somebody writes it, and that’s fine. But for me, just like my music or anything I do, photography, design, I have to be completely hands-on. I got the most amazing therapy and healing from writing this book. I’ve got to tell you. And that was not something that I saw coming. And when was all this happening? I’m guessing last year sometime. Over the last three years…or so. But there were times where I’d stopped. Six months, I’d do nothing. I was on tour, I was…I had to do other things, so there was no time where it just kept going. I had to start and stop a lot. As you were growing up listening first to KISS, and then having your revelation with Led Zeppelin. You’ve always been a standard bearer for rock and soul and blues. How are you feeling about the state of rock and roll currently? You know, you look on Instagram or YouTube and you see so many kids now playing, and really looking back at the greats and wanting to play instruments. Not just wanting to rely on technology and samples, which is all fine too; but I’m so glad that these kids are into this, because they’re all about the craft. I think the future looks bright when it comes to that. There were so many years where kids…they weren’t playing so much. When you refer to a book as the first 25 years, that assumes there’s going to be a follow-up at some point, right? Is there a rock star years book coming? I haven’t planned on it yet, but you know, it could happen and probably will happen. I need a minute though, I need to live some more life. But it seems inevitable that that would happen. I went back and listened to your last record Raise Vibration, which was a couple of years ago now. The songs were great. Oh, I love that last record, I love it. I really felt that record a lot. It was familiar in a way—you have a sound. The thread is me, and I’m on all through all of those albums, hands on. So, there’s always going to be a thread. But I have many different styles and colors that I play with. But…I do what I do. I don’t know. I kind of agree with the Pete Townshend line that it’s the singer, not the song. Like, I could sing a Lenny Kravitz song and it would sound terrible. I think you need a good song, yeah. Then it comes down to who’s interpreting that song, you know? And whether people write or not. There are great singers that don’t write, but they are genius interpreters…whether that be a Diana Ross or a Frank Sinatra or a whomever. The voice, man. The voice and the interpretation. Can we touch on your design work? Did you see the piano that just came out? I did a piano for Steinway. It’s called the Kravitz Grand. That’s awesome. And is the Kravitz Design continuing as before? Oh, yeah. We’re doing several projects right now, a hotel in Detroit, products for different companies, yeah. Even during this time, we’re busy. So, thank god. Little Tech: Playground is Uniquely Cultivating the Virtual Events Universe Latest in ARTS & CULTURE Trailer: Existential New Film ‘Bliss’ Asks, ‘What if Nothing We Know is Actually Real?’ Gary Numan’s Portentous New Single ‘Intruder’ Imagines Earth Lashing Out at Humanity Trailer: Andrei Konchalovksky’s ‘Sin’ Depicts the Nearly Catastrophic Obsessions of Michelangelo Ominous New Martin Gore Track ‘Howler’ Pretty Much Sounds Like We Feel	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line283
__label__cc	0.643803	0.356197	You are here: Home » accessibility, advocacy, assistive technology, employment, opinion, technology, thought provoker Redefining Access: Questions to Ponder in the Age of Remote Assistance March 29, 2018 • Allison Hilliker There is an area of assistive technology that has recently been gaining momentum, and I would like to explore what that means for us as blind people. We are seeing an emergence of platforms that allow individuals to virtually connect with sighted assistants. Users refer to this category of technology by different terms such as visual interpreting services, or remote assistance services. The two most common varieties of this tech are apps like Aira or Be My Eyes, but less formal mainstream options such as recruiting assistance via Facetime, Skype, or a screen-sharing program like Zoom are also available. My aim here is not to focus on any one or two apps specifically, rather, I prefer to explore the general category of access technology that these programs represent. New companies providing versions of such technology may come and go in our lifetimes, and the specifics of each service are less important to my purpose here than exploring the overall category that they fall into. In this article, I will use the term remote sighted assistance technologies, or remote assistance, to refer to this general group of tech. Since there doesnâ€™t seem to be a consensus about what these technologies are actually called as a group, Iâ€™ll use this term for clarity. As I see it, the key question related to remote assistance apps is: What role do we, as blind people, want this sort of technology to play in our lives? Regardless of oneâ€™s individual political views, employment status, amount of tech expertise, level of education, degree of vision loss, etc., I think most would agree that we, as blind people, are best suited to decide how our community can nmost effectively utilize any new technology. I think it is important for us to consider this question, because if we do not, it is likely that other entities will rush to define the role of these technologyâ€™s for us. Disability-related agencies, federal legeslators, private businesses, medical professionals, educators, app-developers, blindness organizations, and others may jump in and try to tell us how we should use this technology. Thus it becomes important for us to decide what we, as blind and low vision individuals, do and do not want from the technology. What, specifically, do we want though? I do not think that we have had a sufficient number of dialogues about this issue to decide. I think this is due in part to the seeming newness of this technology as it relates to blind people. It seems that many folks are yet unfamiliar with the existence of such programs, or if they are aware, they have not yet realized the possible implications of their use. Still others focus on one or two well-known products, and assume that their popularity may be a passing fad. It is true that we have seen many supposed revolutionary technologies come and go over the years. It is fair for us to be cautious before making any sweeping pronouncements about any one tech. My opinion however is that, no matter if any one company, app, or service comes or goes, we are entering a new realm of assistive technology here with the growing availability of these remote assistance type programs. No matter which companies or groups ultimately provide the services, this category of tech will remain, and its impact on our lives as blind people will become more and more apparent. The point being, even if you yourself do not use any remote assistance technologies, you may benefit from taking part in dialogues relating to their use, because the results of such dialogues could prove far-reaching for blind people as a community. What, then, specifically, might be the issues we consider? I do not pretend to know all the possible ramifications of these technologies, but two large considerations come to mind, and these two will be my focus for the remainder of this article. Some areas I would like us to think about as a community relate to the impact of remote assistance technologies on accessibility advocacy, and their effects on education/training. Accessibility Advocacy I have spent a good portion of my adult life advocating for accessibility. I have written dozens of letters, negotiated with business owners, filed bug reports, talked to developers, provided public education, and done countless hours of both paid and unpaid testing. When I advocate for a company or organization to make its tools accessible, I like to think that I am not just working to improve my own experience as a disabled person, but hopefully to improve the experiences of other users as well. However, the results of such efforts are often quite mixed. For every accessibility victory that I have, I encounter dozens more that do not yield any real improvements. Often companies seem unwilling or unable to make any genuine accessibility changes. Other times, changes are made, but when the site/app/product is updated, or the company switches ownership, then accessibility is harmed. And these barriers are frustrating! Not just frustrating, but such barriers often prevent us from getting important work done. As a result, the availability of remote sighted assistance technologies can make a good deal of difference in our lives. For example, if a website is not accessible, we can still utilize it. If a screen does not have a nonvisual interface, we can accomplish the related task. If a printed document is not available in an alternate format, we can read the info it contains. And the positive outcomes of such increased access can be extraordinary! I am excited about that level of access as I am sure many blind people are. Yet, over time, with consistent use of remote sighted assistant technologies, might we enter a future where we, as individuals and as a community, are no longer advocating as readily for accessibility? If we enter that future, what might the consequences be? For example, I recently had to make a reservation at a hotel I would be staying at for a business trip out of state. I found that the hotelâ€™s online reservation platform was not accessible with my screen reader. Since that hotel was a good fit for my trip, and because the rates were lower on the website than they would be if I called the hotel directly, I fired up my favorite remote assistance app to have a sighted person navigate to the hotelâ€™s website and make the reservation for me. I felt good about my choice because I got the job done. I reserved my hotel room quickly and efficiently, and did so with little inconvenience to anyone else. And after all, is that not the main point? Was I independent? Yes and no. I did not physically make the reservation by myself on my own computer, but I did get the room booked and did not have to ask a coworker to do it or call the hotel directly. And I was able to get the room reserved during the time in my schedule that was most convenient for me. So I would call that an independence win. However, here is the part that leaves me with some concern. After getting my room reserved, I did not then contact the hotel to explain the accessibility issue I discovered on the booking part of their website. Could I have? Absolutely, but alas, I did not. And if I had, would my advocacy efforts have been weakened by the fact that, one way or another, I had gotten my reservation booked? Although, in an alternate scenario, one where I did not have remote assistance technology available, I might have spent a good deal of effort contacting the company, explaining the issue, and still not gotten it resolved. In the end I may have had to choose a different hotel, book the reservation over the phone but paid more money, or had a colleague reserve the room for me. And I personally like none of those scenarios as well as the one I have now, where the remote assistance app helped me get my room booked. Yet, by doing this, I am insuring that the inaccessible website remains. If I had contacted the company to advocate for accessibility changes, I may not have gotten the needed accessibility, but by not contacting the company, I definitely did not get improved accessibility. Realistically, those of us who use remote assistance technologies are not likely to do both things â€“ use the assistance while also advocating for accessibility. Some of us may, or we may do so in a few cases, but overall there are not enough hours in a day for us to put as much effort into accessibility advocacy when we have gotten the associated tasks done. Even if we do choose to advocate, might our cases be taken less seriously than before because we ultimately got the task done? In a world where businesses do not often understand the need to make their products and services accessible, will we find it even harder to make our cases if we manage to use the products and services? At the very least, there could be implications if we ever wanted to take legal action, because so much of the legal system focuses upon damages and denials of service. Even if we are not the sort of person to pursue an issue through legal channels though, might we find it harder to educate individual companies about the need for accessibility? Because from a business-ownerâ€™s perspective, a blind person was still able to use their service, and the subtleties of how or why we were able to do so would likely be lost in the explanation process. Yet, even if any one, two, or one million websites are never made accessible, how important is that fact if blind people can still do what they need to do? Maybe we will agree that it is not important. That might not be the worst thing, but I am not sure we have decided this as a community yet because, for the most part, such dialogues have not taken place in any large-scale way. My guess is that opinions on this issue will vary widely, and that sort of healthy debate could be a great thing. It is that variance that makes the issue such a crucial one to discuss. In the case of my hotel website, I may have been able to get my room reserved, but I did nothing to help insure that the next blind person would be able to reserve her room. I have solved my own problem, but in the process, I have bumped the issue along for the next blind person to encounter. True, that next person may also be able to use her own remote sighted assistance app, and the next person and then the next person, but ultimately the issue of the inaccessible website remains. Have we decided, as blind individuals, that this solution is enough? Because there are complexities to consider. Right now, not all the remote sighted assistance technologies are available to every blind person. Sometimes this unavailability is due to financial constraints I e some of the remote assistance tools are quite expensive. Some remote assistance apps are not available in certain geographic regions. Occasionally the technology is not usable due to the blind person having additional disabilities like deaf-blindness. Some of the assistance programs have age requirements. Other times these technologies are not practical due to the lack of availability or usability of the platforms needed to run them. In any case, it is true that such remote assistance solutions are not currently available to everyone who might benefit from them. Even in an ideal future where every single person on earth had unlimited access to an effective remote assistant technology solution at any time of day, would we still consider that our ultimate resolution to the problem? Might we still want the website to be traditionally accessible, meaning that the site be coded in such a way that most common forms of assistive technology could access it? Would we still prefer that the site follow disability best practices and content accessibility guidelines? Especially considering, in the case of my hotelâ€™s website, that the work needed to make the site more traditionally accessible might be minimal. Do we decide that whether we make our hotel reservations via an accessible website or whether we make them via remote assistant technology, the process is irrelevant as long as we get the reservations made? Taking this quandary one step further, consider that today there are a handful of organizations, schools, and cities who are paying remote assistance companies to provide nonvisual access to anyone who visits their site. Such services could be revolutionary in terms of offering blind people independence and flexibility unlike that which we have seen before. However, what might the possible drawbacks of this approach be? If I, for example, could talk my current town of Tempe Arizona into paying for a remote access subscription that would give me, and other folks in the city, nonvisual access to all that our town has to offer, wouldnâ€™t that be an extraordinary development? Yes and no. I wonder if, after agreeing to spend a good deal of money on remote access subscriptions, would our city then be unwilling to address other accessibility concerns? Would they stop efforts to make their city websites accessible? Might they resist improvements to nonvisual intersection navigability? Might our local university stop scanning textbooks for students because our city offers remote access for all? When our daughter starts preschool in our local district, might they tell us to use remote assistance, rather than provide us with parent materials in alternative formats? Since our daughter too has vision loss, might her school be reluctant to braille her classroom materials because they know our city provides alternatives for accessing print? On the surface, such scenarios may seem unlikely, but are they really so impossible? After all, if the city is paying for a remote assistance service, would they still feel compelled to use resources on other access improvements? Might residents find that it became harder, not easier, to advocate for changes? What happens to other groups who cannot typically access remote assistance technologies, such as those who are deaf-blind, seniors who may not have the needed tech skills, or children who do not meet the companiesâ€™ minimum age requirements for service? If a local group of blind people wants to increase access in their town, and their city only has a set amount of money they are willing to spend on improvements, which items should we be asking for? Remote access subscriptions, increased accessibility, or a combination of these? Such questions are not implying that cities/organizations that purchase subscriptions are making poor choices or that they should not obtain these subscriptions. I am simply asking these questions to get folks thinking about possible implications of widespread remote access use. It is possible that none of my proposed scenarios will come true. It is more likely that other scenarios and potential issues will arise that I have not yet thought up. The point here is not to criticize the groups that employ these services, rather to get us all asking questions, starting dialogues, and considering possible outcomes. I think it is especially important to think about the implications of such technologies on the world of education. Whether we are talking about the education of young blind children in schools, blind students pursuing degrees at universities, or adults new to vision loss who are going through our vocational rehabilitation system, what becomes most important for us to teach to these individuals? How much time and energy aught we put into basic blindness skills, alternative techniques, and independent problem solving? When a student enters Kindergarten, how many resources do we put into adding braille to objects in their classroom, brailing each book they come across, installing access software on their computers and tablets, insisting that the apps/programs their class uses work with this software, adding braille signage to the school building doors, and making sure the child learns to locate parts of their school using their canes? If the answers to those questions seem obvious, then do those answers change if the age of the student changes? Do we feel the same way about using resources if the student is in third grade? Seventh grade, tenth grade, or a college student? Do the answers change if the student is new to vision loss, has multiple disabilities, is a non-native English speaker, or has other unique circumstances? Do the high school and university science labs of the future equip their blind students with braille, large print, and talking measuring tools, or hardware and software to connect them with remoted sighted assistance? Do we do a combination of these things? And if so, when would we expect a student to use which technique, and how might we explain that choice to the student? Moreover, how might we explain the need for that choice to a classroom teacher, a parent, an IEP team, a disabled student service office, a vocational rehabilitation councelor, or an administrator in charge of allocating funding? In our rehab centers and adjustment to blindness training programs, , what skills do we now prioritize teaching? In our Orientation and Mobility or cane travel classes, do we still spend time teaching folks how to observe their surroundings nonvisually, assess where they are, and develop their own set of techniques for deciding how to get where they want to go? Or is the need for problem-solving less important if one learns how to effectively interact with a remote sighted assistant who can provide visual info like reading street signs, describing neighborhood layouts, relaying the color of traffic lights, and warning of potential obstacles ahead? While most folks would agree that a level of basic orientation and mobility skills are essential for staying safe, which skills, specifically, do we see as being the most crucial given the other info now available to us via remote assistance? In our technology classes, which skills would we spend more time on, how to explore and navigate cluttered interfaces, understanding the various features and settings available in our access software programs, or developing a system of interacting effectively with a sighted assistant whom we reach through an app? Again, if the answer is that we do all those things, how much time do we spend on any one and in which contexts? How much of any certain type of training might our rehab and other funding systems actually support? If agencies, schools, and organizations agree to fund remote access subscriptions might they then choose not to fund other types of training or equipment? Does this funding level change if the person resides in a town or region that has its own subscription to a remote access service? What if the school that a student attends has its own subscription, so the student primarily learns using those techniques, but then the student moves to an area without such access? I have my own thoughts about the answers to these questions, but rather than me devising my own responses, Iâ€™d like us, as a community, to consider these questions because their answers have the potential to affect us all. Employment is often the end-goal of most training and education programs. It is true that blind people have an abysmally high unemployment rate, so almost anything we could do to lower that would be worthwhile, right? Does an increase in remoted sighted assistant technology use actually result in an increase in employment for blind people? Maybe. Maybe not. I suspect we do not have enough data to make a call about that yet. On one hand, remote assistance technologies could enable us to do certain employment tasks more independently and efficiently than ever before. On the other hand, we may find that there are still some technologies that we will need to use autonomously in order to be workforce competitive. Even with remote assistant technologies, we may find that some inaccessible workplace technologies create show-stopping employment barriers for us. When that occurs, we find ourselves back in the realm of needing accessibility advocacy. If we create an education and rehabilitation system that relies heavily upon learning to use remote assistance tech, might we build a future workforce of blind people who are more equipped, or less equip for the world of employment? Only history can tell us for sure one day, but in the meantime, we have to consider what impact our choices about the tools we teach, and the types of access we advocate for, may have on future job seekers. How much impact has our accessibility advocacy really had on employment rates though? Just a few decades ago, many people believed that assistive technologies would finally level the playing field and revolutionize access to education and employment for people with disabilities. While we have made some strides, we as blind people have not seen much in the way of greater levels of employment. Despite advocacy done by some of the brightest and best minds our community has to offer, we do not yet have nearly the level of universal accessibility that we need to participate as effectively in society as we might like. Setting Our Priorities Here in the US, recent legislation has weakened the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and that fact, combined with a history of lost discrimination and accessibility related cases, may not give us as much hope for the future of accessibility advocacy as we might like. We may wish for apps and websites to be accessible, our classrooms to have braille, our books to be available in alternate formats, our intersections to be navigable, our screens to have nonvisual interfaces, our transit information to be readable, and our products to have instructions that we can access, but the reality is that most often this is not the case. Are we making progress? Absolutely. And arguably, the only way we can attempt to insure future progress is not to abandone our advocacy attempts. Yet, how much effort have we, as disabled people, put into accessibility, non-discrimination, and inclusion already? With the millions of websites, apps, products, documents, and software programs that still remain inaccessible to blind people despite our combined best efforts, might shifting our focus to increased usage of remote sighted assistance technologies be the most practical next step? Maybe it is and maybe it is not. I think we as blind individuals may want to take a hard look at that question. There are a variety of angles to consider and possible outcomes to explore. Ultimately, we may find that the answer is not a binary one. Perhaps we will find that we want a balanced approach, one that includes accessibility advocacy and remote assistance both. That solution might be a wise one. However, the implementation of that balanced approach will take some careful thought and discussion. There are many competing interests at play here, and reasons for promoting any one solution at any one time may vary depending upon the interests of the persons or group promoting them. Additionally, when questions of funding arise, different groups may insist upon different levels of compromise. Before those tough decisions get made, Iâ€™d like us to have had a few more dialogues about the above scenarios so that we can be clear about what we want and why we want it. Moreover, there is a difference between access and accessibility. Access may mean that a person with a disability can ultimately get a thing done. Accessibility, on the other hand, generally means that the object was designed in such a way that a person with a disability can utilize it with little extra help. This is not to say that accessibility inherently makes a person more independent than access does, or that either is superior, it is just to say that the two things are quite different. Remote assistance technologies do get us access to things, but they do not necessarily make those things more accessible. However, in the sense that we are able to participate effectively in the world and do the things that we want to do, both access and accessibility are quite valuable. Even so, when resources are limited, we may find that we as blind people may have to decide which we most prefer, access or accessibility. Then we may need to decide in which circumstances we might prefer one to the other, and how far we might be willing to go to obtain them. When do we stand our ground and insist upon accessibility, and when do we feel confident that access is an acceptable solution? I think this issue is a crucial one for us to consider from various angles. Personally, I have thought about the above issues a lot as a blind woman and as the parent of a low vision child. I have thought it through from the perspective of an employed college-educated person who has had the benefit of some excellent blindness skill training. I like to think of myself as someone who has a healthy balance of technology and basic technique mastery in my life. In short, I love technology, I love braille, I also love the feeling I get from independently walking out in the world with my cane. I am an early adopter of new technologies, and yet I have spent much of my life hiring human readers, drivers, and sighted assistants to get certain jobs done. My life experiences have helped me to understand that not always is the highest-tech solution the best one, nor should it be viewed as a last resort. I say this to give context to my views, not as a way of insisting that my own perspective is the best or most correct. There are doubtless many other perspectives from individuals with other very valid points, and that is why I believe further dialogue is necessary. Remote assistance technologies are here to stay, and it is up to us as blind people to define what role we want them to play in our lives. These technologies are not the solution to all our problems nor are they the cause of them. They are new tools, and like any tools, they are only as good or bad as the hands that use them. Yet there will be many hands and minds who will want to shape the future of these tools for us. Before a private company, a government agency, a tech developer, a federal legislator, or a field of professionals try to define their role for us, we must come together to ask the hard questions, share our perspectives, and make the tough, but important, decisions about what we want for ourselves, our children, and for our futures. We love hearing from our listeners! Please feel free to talk with us in the comments. What do you like? How could we make the show better? What topics would you like us to cover on future shows? If you use Twitter, letâ€™s get connected! Please follow Allison (@AlliTalk) and Darrell (@darrell). Finally, if you prefer Facebook, feel free to connect with Allison there. Categories: accessibility, advocacy, assistive technology, employment, opinion, technology, thought provoker Seeking Qualified Blind People to Apply for Bookshare Job Openings February 15, 2011 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker Benetech is looking to fill four Bookshare positions with highly-qualified professionals who know how to lead teams, manage projects, plan products, write grant proposals and much more. If you’re blind and you believe you’ve got what it takes, please check out these position postings and apply as soon as possible. Through the employment of a representative number of blind people and others with print-reading disabilities in decision-making positions, we can restore the heart of Bookshare and guide it to a more accessible, responsive future. Let’s all get out there and fill the inboxes of Benetech’s human-resources team with awesome cover letters and resumes that will get their attention and get our people in the door! Categories: accessibility, advocacy, Benetech, Bookshare, employment Feds Want to Know How to Effectively Employ People with Disabilities January 12, 2010 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker The U.S. Department of Labor is soliciting ideas from people with disabilities, employers, service providers and advocacy organizations on how to effectively increase the employment of women, veterans and people with disabilities. Throughout the first three months of 2010, the labor department will hold “Listening Sessions” in Dallas, Texas, Philadelphia, Pa., Chicago, Ill., San Francisco, Calif., Atlanta, Ga. and Boston, Mass. The agency asks that participants register on the A New Day: We’re Listening Web site established especially for these meetings. Blind accessibility advocates, organizations of the blind and others have an opportunity to advocate for ideas that can lead to greater public awareness of the capabilities of blind people and increased accessibility to the workplace technology that can enable us to achieve and maintain gainful employment. Categories: employment Seeking Blind People Tossed Out of Their Jobs by Discrimination, Inaccessible Technology October 3, 2009 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker Are you a blind person who has lost your job due to blatant discrimination or inaccessible technology? If so, we want to hear from you! In a Sept. 30 press release, President Obama said he proclaims October National Disability Employment Awareness Month. “Fair access to employment is a fundamental right of every American, including the 54 million people in this country living with disabilities,” Obama said in the press release. “A job can provide financial stability, help maximize our potential, and allow us to achieve our dreams.” What does this really mean for blind people? Can we have “fair access” to employment while much of the technology used by the sighted remains out of the reach of the screen readers and other assistive technologies that enable us to effectively operate computers? What happens when technology in a workplace changes without a thought to the needs of employees with disabilities? How are we supposed to respond to the removal of “financial stability,” the wasted potential and shattered dreams of blind people who have lost their jobs due to the wreckless actions of thoughtless employers who respond to technology inaccessibility by tossing away the person as though they are yesterday’s newspaper or just so much trash whose usefulness has expired? “The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act substantially increased funding for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and provided more than $500 million for vocational rehabilitation services, including job training, education, and placement,” said Obama. “If we are to build a world free from unnecessary barriers, stereotypes, and discrimination, we must ensure that every American receives an education that prepares him or her for future success.” Although blind people continue to face discrimination and negative stereotypes on a daily basis, many are also hired to fill positions in virtually all walks of life based on their qualifications. Through our own experiences in the world of business and employment, many of us are growing to believe the barrier of inaccessibility is a critical factor that holds us down. In an increasing number of cases, employers would love to hire or retain blind people as employees if only the software they must use in order to do their jobs could be accessed with a screen reader. Let’s use National Disability Employment Awareness Month to make a strong case for greater accessibility. If you have lost your job because of inaccessible technology or were not hired because the software used in the workplace could not be made accessible, we would like to hear from you right away. Now is the opportunity for you to let your voice be heard around the world, not only on Blind Access Journal, but possibly in the mainstream media. Please e-mail employment@blindaccessjournal.com and tell us your story. Categories: accessibility, advocacy, employment, technology The State of Arkansas and SAP A.G. Settle Lawsuit, Make the Accessible Choice! August 13, 2008 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker We are happy to report that a 2001 accessibility lawsuit brought against SAP and the state of Arkansas by the National Federation of the Blind has now been settled in favor of the state’s blind employees, who will be granted full accessibility to the state’s ERP system by August of 2009. Read the blog post entitled Arkansas state computer system will be accessible to the blind along with the Computer World article covering the story in the mainstream information technology media. I posted the following public comment to the Computer World article: Equal accessibility is a reasonable accommodation under several laws in the United States and other parts of the world. As blind people, we spend thousands of dollars on assistive technology to make computers accessible to us. Our aim isn’t to put anyone out of business or cause anyone an undue burden. We just need and want to participate in the workplace just like everyone else. We must be granted equal access to hardware and software in order to achieve this goal. Accessibility is a meet-you-halfway proposition. Our assistive technology industry works tirelessly to create solutions that make our digital lives accessible. It is now time for the mainstream technology industry to step up to the plate more seriously to meet the other half of this proposition, by ensuring that technology works with screen readers and reasonably accommodates our needs for accessibility. Approximately three weeks ago, I was laid off my job because SonicWALL refused to make its implementation of the Siebel CRM software accessible. It would have taken only about an hour or so worth of a developer’s time, but SonicWALL made the decision not to accommodate me. The resulting discrimination has turned me from a successfully employed taxpayer to a recipient of Social Security Disability benefits and Unemployment Insurance! I hope other developers of mainstream software and web services will learn a valuable lesson from the settlement of this lawsuit. Make the right choice! Open your eyes and work together with us to ensure a brighter, more accessible future for all your customers and end users, including those of us who happen to be blind or visually impaired! We ask all of you to take a look at the press release, read the Computer World article and post your own comments in support of equal access to workplace technology for the blind and visually impaired! Categories: accessibility, advocacy, employment, National Federation of the Blind Computerworld Article: Blind users still struggle with ‘maddening’ computing obstacles April 21, 2008 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker We have reproduced this recently published, well-researched Computerworld article entitled Blind users still struggle with ‘maddening’ computing obstacles in a simple, text format for easier reading by all blind and visually impaired Internet users. The original source of this article may be rather challenging to read for many from an accessibility perspective. Anyone who is able to reasonably access the original article by way of the link above will find some of the comments disturbing, to say the least. If at all possible, you are urged to add a comment of your own supporting the fact that accessibility is quite simply “the right thing to do” in all cases where it represents a “reasonable accomodation” that makes the difference between our exclusion or our full participation in society. April 16, 2008 (Computerworld) Put your graphical user interface to this test: Adjust the contrast on your display until the screen is completely black. Now, perform basic e-mail, word processing and Web-browsing tasks. What? Having a problem? Welcome to the world of the 1.3 million Americans who are blind. For them, the world of personal computers, office automation and the Internet offers mixed blessings. That world wasn’t designed for them, but with the right assistive technology, they can take part in it. When everything works well, they have access to an ocean of information vastly greater than anything previously available to the blind. But pitfalls and maddening frustrations are a constant reality. Blind computer users mainly rely upon screen-reader software, which describes the activity on the screen and reads the text in the various windows, explained Gayle Yarnell, owner of Adaptive Technology Consulting Inc. in Amesbury, Mass. Yarnell is blind. It can take a while to wade through a strange site — it can be maddening. Jay Leventhal, editor of AccessWorld Magazine Screen readers cost between $500 and $1,000, although there are also freeware screen readers, she noted. (Windows XP and Vista come with a screen reader called Narrator, but even Microsoft Corp. says it’s not powerful enough for serious use.) The screen reader’s output can be sent to the computer’s speakers as a synthesized voice or to a Braille display. The latter uses tiny push pins to create a pattern of raised dots that can be read by a moving finger. A unit with an 80-character line (enough for one full line of text) costs about $10,000, and Yarnell said that most blind people use a 40-character unit, which costs closer to $5,000. Braille displays are better than speech for editing because individual characters can be isolated, she noted, and they are a necessity for the deaf-blind. She also said that it lets her silently read e-mail while talking to someone else. Although major operating systems usually have built-in screen readers for accessibility by the blind, they are rudimentary at best. In fact, after starting Narrator, the screen reader that comes with Windows XP and Vista, Microsoft’s introductory screen says, “Most users with visual impairments will need a screen reader with higher functionality for daily use.” Here’s an example what a blind user would hear upon opening up Computerworld’s Web site with Narrator activated in Windows XP, the operating system most in use today. But knowing what the screen is saying is just the beginning — the blind user then has to issue commands using keyboard shortcuts, because the mouse cursor is useless. Using shortcuts involves a lot of memorization, but at least the option is always available — or at least it used to be. “Starting with Version 3.1, Microsoft tried to make sure there was a keystroke to do everything in Windows,” noted Dave Porter, an accessibility consultant and head of Comp-Unique Inc. in Chicago. “But with Vista, we seem to have lost that thread.” The main problem is that, with Vista, the effect of a keystroke depends on the situation about a third of the time. Also, there are things that simply can’t be done with keystrokes, said Porter, who is blind. “It’s not so much that the keyboard shortcuts are different but that the user interface has changed,” said Rob Sinclair, director of accessibility at Microsoft. “We have gotten away from a lot of menus and created a more simplified experience. No one would argue that there is no learning curve, but we have seen value and heard great feedback from those who have taken the time to learn the new version. “There are some amazingly powerful features in Vista for those with disabilities, like a Start function that begins with a search field,” Sinclair added. “You can type in the name of an application, or a command, or search for a keyword in a document or an e-mail. You can launch any application with a few keystrokes, easier than using menus.” He also noted that the latest version of Microsoft Office still supports the old shortcuts. Beyond Windows Speaking of user applications, compatibility with a screen reader can be a crap shoot, and some commercial software packages include custom controls that screen readers can’t recognize, said Dan Weirich, co-founder of GW Micro Inc., a screen-reader vendor in Fort Wayne, Ind. “In the days of DOS, there was a fixed number of characters across the screen, so identifying the information in the different parts of the screen was relatively simple,” he said. “Finding the boundaries of the information is harder now, since there is no native indicator as to what is inside each window when you scrape the screen.” He said his software comes with scores of preconfigured settings for various software packages, but no tweaking is required to run with the most commonly used applications. Finding ways for a screen reader to process new display technologies — especially on the Web — is a constant struggle, Weirich added. “Different standards come along that are difficult to handle, and then there is a breakthrough and we have a fix, and it works. That is ongoing.” He also said that Microsoft worked with screen-reader vendors so that Vista versions were available the day Vista hit the shelves — whereas there was a delay of six to nine months after the release of Windows XP. Beyond packaged software lies the world of in-house applications, where things can really go haywire for the blind user. “We often find that screen readers don’t work with in-house applications — it’s too easy to break the interface,” said Curtis Chong, president of the computer science division of the National Federation of the Blind and an official at the Iowa Department for the Blind in Des Moines. “It can be as simple as an application that puts up a lot of windows on the screen which are not windows from the viewpoint of the operating system. The screen reader will see one huge blob of information and read across the window boundaries,” said Chong, who is blind. He said this can cause problems for job applicants, for example. “You can have the best paper credentials in the world, and pass the HR screening test, and be the person they want — and then the question comes up of, ‘What e-mail program can you use? What word processor can you use?’ Your answers can cause the job to evaporate,” Chong said. Porter was actually nostalgic for the 1990s. “It was all DOS and mainframe interfaces. If you knew how to handle DOS and word processing, you could probably get a job. We could train people to do a specific job, and it worked, and the employer got a loyal employee determined to keep that job and fight to keep up with changing technology. These days, they want a jack of many trades — computer skills, plus phone skills, Internet surfing, marketing, people skills and the ability to travel.” Of course, these days, many computers are used principally to access the Internet — and there is no telling what a blind person will encounter there. “It can take a while to wade through a strange site — it can be maddening,” complained Jay Leventhal, who is blind and serves as editor of AccessWorld Magazine, produced by the American Foundation for the Blind in New York. “Sometimes you find what you want to buy, but then you can’t find the submit button. It seems to literally not be there. A skilled [blind] user can navigate a majority of the sites on the Web these days, but you have to master certain tricks, like jumping from header to header in order to skip over a lot of junk, and use the search function to get the information you want. An average user can struggle for a long time looking for something and will even struggle on a familiar site.” Here are a few official HTML guidelines: A text equivalent for every nontext element shall be provided. Equivalent alternatives for any multimedia presentation shall be synchronized with the presentation. Web pages shall be designed so that all information conveyed with color is also available without color, for example from context or markup. Documents shall be organized so they are readable without requiring an associated style sheet. A major sin among Web sites is a failure to use the HTML ALT attribute, which can be used to attach a descriptive label to a nontext item. If an image, for example, has an ALT label, the screen reader will read it. Otherwise it is forced to read the file name, which often amounts to useless gibberish. There are accepted guidelines for designing accessible Web sites, especially the guidelines derived from Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. Cyndi Rowland, director of WebAIM, an accessibility organization at Utah State University in Logan, noted that the guidelines are mandatory for federal Web sites and for organizations doing business with the U.S. government. A number of states have also adopted the guidelines. Her organization has a checklist of 16 requirements derived from Section 508, including use of the ALT description for images and image-map hot spots. Among other things, they state that frames should be given descriptive titles and that data tables should have row and column headers. There is a separate list of 12 requirements for applets. One percent compliance Rowland noted that in 1999, her organization surveyed 100 higher-education Web sites. Twenty-three percent of the opening pages were compliant, but compliance dropped to 3% for pages one link away and fell below 1% for pages two links away. Meanwhile, a recent survey of random university Web pages found only 1% compliance. “In almost 10 years, there has been almost no improvement,” she said. Leventhal said it’s fairly obvious when Section 508 guidelines have been followed. “You will find an invisible link — which the screen reader can see — that lets you skip the junk and jump to the main content. For some reason, many Web sites have large groups of repetitive links that you’ll want to jump over. Meanwhile, not using the ALT tag is like not using punctuation. It’s maddening.” Such frustration can produce lawsuits, and the National Federation of the Blind is currently involved in a class-action lawsuit against Target Corp. because the Target site proved to be inaccessible for blind users. Chong said the basic problem was a “next” button that was coded in such a way that it was invisible to screen readers, leaving blind users stranded. The problem has been fixed, but the lawsuit continues because Target hasn’t committed to accessibility, Chong said. Rowland noted that similar lawsuits in the past never produced any legal precedents because they were settled out of court, so this one will be watched closely. The federation’s lawyer, Dan Goldstein, said the lawsuit is scheduled to go to trial in March 2009. He wouldn’t comment on the possibility of a settlement, and Target didn’t respond to requests for a comment. But what literally frightens blind users is the rise of so-called CAPTCHA technology for Web site security. (CAPTCHA stands for Completely Automated Public Turing Test.”) To deny access to bots, the user must input a password that is displayed in a moderately distorted image that a machine can’t read. Of course, the screen readers can’t read it either. “Many blind people are aware that they can’t use particular sites, but they don’t know why,” Leventhal said. He said his own site simply asks a question whose answer would be known to human beings, such as, “What color is the sky?” Some sites have an optional button to play an audio file that reads the password. However, this still leaves out the deaf-blind. Beyond computers, sources complained of cell phones so complicated that they, too, need expensive screen readers. Many have small, flat buttons that are useless to the blind, culminating in the iPhone with no buttons. The iPod and its imitators don’t have buttons either, and even kitchen appliances today often have digital readouts that are useless to the blind. But Rowland noted that such considerations need to be weighed against the vast increase in electronic information during the past several years, at least part of which is accessible to the blind. “You can’t say that cup is half full, but there is something in it,” she said. Categories: accessibility, CAPTCHA, employment, Visual Verification, web accessibility The Heart of Accessibility Evangelism September 8, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker I think we all recognize that, in many cases, there simply is not a strong bottom-line business reason for companies (either assistive technology or mainstream) to work hard on making sure their technologies function in ways that are in the best interests of all users, including those of us whom happen to be blind. There are, thus, only two major levers available to us in our advocacy efforts. The first involves the fact that, in our society, accessibility is simply the right thing to do. This approach involves the “heart” of accessibility evangelism. The second approach involves making a business case for accessibility based on the application or presumed applicability of one or more disability rights laws such as the Americans with Disabilities Act or Section 508 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act. In this rather rough approach, accessibility is ultimately forced as an alternative that is less expensive than continuing to ignore our needs. In the case of screen readers, the economic incentive is simply to ensure the product works with Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office and the Windows operating system. Any additional capabilities, especially with respect to custom job related applications like Salesforce.com and Siebel, is viewed as icing on the cake. Precious little effort is expended on the part of assistive technology companies to ensure the usability of many customer relationship management (CRM) and other similarly critical application infrastructures required in today’s workplaces. How many jobs do you know about where use of e-mail, spreadsheets, web browsing and word processing are all that’s required in order for a qualified employee to conduct the duties of the position? Most mainstream technology companies claim there’s little or no real business incentive to make their products and services accessible to us. After all, blind people represent less than a percent of the world’s population and there’s just not enough money in it for companies to justify the expense. Only the possibility of legal action or the presumed applicability of some Federal laws make the expense of accessibility less than the potential loss of business from government agencies. As we all can see, the current state of affairs remains bleak. It has been this way for a long time now, yet the problem may accelerate due to the ever-widening gap between the capabilities of increasingly sophisticated and visually oriented mainstream technologies with respect to the rather limited nature of current screen reading technology for the blind. My apologies if this offends, but it is, ultimately, the truth against which I would invite any credible challenge. As we continue to advocate for mainstream technology companies to reasonably accomodate our needs for equal access to the technologies in our daily lives, on the job and in the classroom, we must also simultaneously advocate for our assistive technology companies to focus on innovation, rolling out screen readers that can meet the challenge of the current and future world of technology, much of which continues to be developed by people who have absolutely no inclination toward accomodating us. It is wonderful when assistive technology and the mainstream computer industry can work together, meeting one another halfway in order to provide access, but the days of screen reader developers relying on this approach have been numbered for quite sometime in all but a precious few cases. As we insist on innovation which will permit us to continue learning and making a living, we are going to have to devise new methods of accessibility advocacy. Our approaches must convince the decision-makers in the technology industry that at least one of the following statements is true: Conscience dictates that delivering accessibility is simply the “right thing” to do. The presence or absence of accessible technology often makes the difference between whether or not a blind person is able to fill a particular position in a company or take advantage of an educational opportunity. It is better to help blind people than it is to hurt, ignore or otherwise leave us out in the cold. Accessibility is a good thing to do from a media or public relations perspective. Accessibility can represent an “interesting” project to undertake from a development point of view. A small increase in the customer base will result when products and services are made accessible to blind computer users. Blind customers of companies who take the effort and time to address our needs tend to be among the most loyal portion of the company’s overall customer base. Sighted people who care about what happens to their blind colleagues, friends and relatives may prefer doing business with companies who do the “right thing” with respect to accessibility. Religion may indirectly dictate that blind people should be afforded equal access to information. The laws in several nations of the world directly or indirectly mandate a certain level of accessibility for people with disabilities. It is important to note that only four of the items (customer loyalty, increased customer numbers, laws and public relations) on this “accessibility evangelism top ten” list can be said to relate directly to business considerations. The rest relate to the heart. What does a person believe to be the “right thing” to do with respect to their emotional make up as well as their logical mind? Should we devise ways to shame those who would ignore us into doing the right thing? Would a person ignore the needs of their spouse, relative, close friend or colleague should they become blind? How would such a person want to see their blind spouse treated? Wouldn’t they insist on reasonable accomodations? Should we place a bit more emphasis on the “heart” of accessibility evangelism? Your thoughts are welcome as always in the form of a comment to this article. Categories: accessibility, advocacy, assistive technology, discrimination, employment, opinion, thought provoker Status of Blackberry Accessibility? It looks like the use of Blackberry devices is going to be implemented where Karen works. We would like to hear from anyone, as soon as possible, who has any experience with alternatives available to make this system accessible. Categories: accessibility, employment The Need for Multiple Screen Readers May 28, 2007 • Darrell Shandrow Hilliker This is another amazing article from Blind Christian. He writes about much more than the need for many of us to run multiple screen readers on our systems. The concept of a blind person being fired over technology inaccessibility remains more than repugnant to me, and I would absolutely love to learn more about the situation mentioned in the article. Categories: accessibility, employment, JAWS, Serotek	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line285
__label__cc	0.637076	0.362924	Brixton People: Saja and Nour Shaheen, Nour Cash & Carry It has a tiny entrance that opens into a cavern of Middle Eastern goods, rows of spices and quality fresh fruit and veg. Nour Cash & Carry is 10 years old and remains one of the busiest and most popular shops in Market Row. We met with Saja Shaheen, 25, and her 22 year-old sister Nour – the shop’s namesake – to hear about the family business Nour and Saja (right) with their father, who opened Nour Cash & Carry in 2002 Saja: “We came to this country in the 1990s from Iran. Our parents are from Iraq but Saddam kicked them out and then we came here when the Second Gulf War happened. Dad came straight to Brixton and worked in a shop in Brixton Market for some years. Then in 1997 he opened a shop, Bargain Food Stores, a couple of doors down. The lease came up, but we thought Brixton is the place for us and Bargain Food Stores did so well, so in 2002 we moved to Nour and we’ve been there for ten years now, and hopefully still going strong. We’ve still got a lot of our original customers. As hard as it was for my parents when they first came, I think they always felt like they fitted in here. I think because it’s so culturally diverse, it wasn’t as big a shock as it would have been moving to another area. Brixton’s so lively it just doesn’t get boring, so I think he just thought, ‘this is it’. After Bargain Food Stores closed down, we moved to Scotland for a little while and Dad had a restaurant. But he came back here after a while. It just wasn’t for him. His heart’s always been in Brixton. After I finished my MA I started working in the charity sector, so I kind of filter in and out of the shop every so often. My mum works there and Dad so it’s a proper family-run business. My younger sister Sam did her work experience there and she saw old teachers and friends that coincidentally shop there. It’s so diverse, the demographic’s just so broad. Nour: “You have the elderly customers, they come in, have little chats with you. You get the louder ones, they’re really entertaining.” Saja: “The older ones tell you about all their problems and how ‘my leg hurts today.’” Nour: “But it’s nice, it’s like a family. They come in and say, ‘we only came into see you.’” Saja: “Some of them just literally come in for a chat. It’s lovely that people come so far. We actually get people that come out of London, come to the shop every Sunday and do their shopping. “I’m quite proud of the fact that we sell good quality, fresh fruit and veg and I think that’s mainly what we’re known for, but also I think we stock a lot of products. Our spice aisle, I think, is pretty amazing. Even I’m surprised sometimes by some of the things we stock. The shop is so narrow. It’s quite deceptive. I always say to my friends when they ask where the shop is, that it looks absolutely tiny and it’s narrow, but it opens up to this huge hideaway almost. I think people do like the layout and we’ve spoken about changing it, but I think it works. I think people like the way it is. You can find something in every corner. Foodie people come a lot in the evenings after they’ve finished work. We do get the restaurants as well around Brixton Market and in the village as well. They always come in – people like Rosie come in and pick up their usuals. And there are mango enthusiasts. Brixton’s changed so much, hasn’t it? We’ve always loved Brixton, but I think when we were younger we used to say, ‘Dad has a shop in Brixton’ and there was always a bit of ‘ooh, Brixton’s not safe’. And we always used to say ‘no it’s not like that at all!’ But now, it’s changed so much. It’s so trendy now and all my friends are now saying they went to Brixton Market and to Honest Burgers and we went here there and everywhere. I’m like, ‘hello? I’ve been saying this for ages!’ I think the change is really, really good. I think if it’s possible, it’s even more diverse now and it’s got so much life to it. I personally feel so safe in Brixton. At any time of day, I just feel safe. I think because everybody knows us as well. I think because it’s home for us, we really appreciate the changes as well. The first thing we always do when we come back from holiday is come for a coffee and a gossip and a bitch at Rosie’s Deli. I love walking through the market, especially when you come back from holiday it’s like ‘I’m home now, I’m in Brixton’. We both still live at home. That’s our Middle Eastern thing. You can’t leave! But I think it’s great. Because we’re so close as a family, it just works out. Our family work like this – if someone has a dream about a name they will proceed in calling the child that name.” Nour: “Gran dreamed me and then someone dreamed that the shop was called Nour.” Saja: “Nour means ‘light’ and it’s one of the names for God so it felt like a good omen. “Dad goes to Covent Garden market every night. He works so hard. he takes my younger sister to school, even though she is 17 and doesn’t need it. Then he’s at work at 9am, home at 8.30pm. He sleeps for three to four hours, if there’s no football on! And then goes to the market to get the fruit and veg for the shop. And then he sleeps a bit more and then back to the shop. On Christmas Day we have to make him stay at home, he wanted to open one year. He lives to work, that’s Dad. He once had to have an operation and the next day, he wasn’t allowed to work, he told Mum he was going for a walk and then turned up at the shop. He loves it – he comes alive. I know he’s so quiet, but he feels Brixton is his home and he opens up, he laughs, he talks to regulars. If we want to see him we have to go to the shop! It has been a massive part of his life. The one stable thing he’s had after all that moving around and uncertainty.” Interview by Zoe Jewell Photos by Jeannine Mansell Brixton Market Nour Cash & Carry Previous articleTake Two: Lydia Loveless @ Windmill Brixton and Tuesdays @ Dogstar Next articleTake Two: Burgers @ The Lido Cafe and Open mic night @ Electric Social Brix-Tom 11 September, 2015 At 21:46 Thank you for this great article on such a wonderful family, that I truly respect and cherish! I shop in this Brixton institution since I discovered the beauty, quality and value for money during the recession. I always laugh when I see a meagre portion of spring onions for anywhere over £1 in any of the supermarkets, when you can have 3(!!) massive bundles (enough to share with your neighbour) of spring onions in the summer months at Nour Cash & Carry. On my last visit I bought two perfectly ripe red Mangos for £1 and they catapulted me into exotic paradise: what a flavour and sweet bliss! I love this market institution and I would wish for more people to leave behind the overpriced and overhyped supermarkets, who just rip you off. Fair enough, I do understand the logistics of a big LIDL shop (I confess to go there for my basics and cans) but in terms of freshness and seasonality, Nour, Cash & Carry cannot be beaten. The real amazement though are the aisles packed to the brim with pulses, spices, rice, beans and everything in between. You can buy truly amazing products in up to wholesale sizes for an incredibly fair price. I wish this family every success today, tomorrow and the day after and I promise to support you with my hard earned pound as often as I can. I sincerely hope you will not ever be evicted or fall victim to yet another eatery in the market. May God, Allah, or whichever other almighty bless you and watch over you! BRIXTON SOS: SAVE OUR SHOPS \| 12 February, 2015 At 10:50 […] and defeated in the face of their landlords callous actions. When another local institution Nour Cash & Carry was threatened with untenable rent hikes in 2013, Brixton fought to save them and they won. No […] Let’s Not Go to Tesco – the supermarket invasion of Brixton « brixtonia 28 January, 2013 At 08:46 […] stuff: The Brixton Blog have written often about the excellent Nour, to which it seems unnecessary to add. With entrances at the top and of Electric Avenue and in […] Pippa 13 January, 2013 At 19:08 We have started a petition – please sign it – http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/save-nour-cash-and-carry-brixton-market.html We have also started a facebook page – please join http://www.facebook.com/SaveNourCashCarryBrixton Tell you friends and neighbours – lets make some noise and how our support for Nour and the rest of the Brixton Market traders. Susanne Kingsley 10 July, 2012 At 11:46 The shop is my favourite in market row, with excellent prices and a wide variety of stock. The majority of employees are really kind people. After reading this article, no wonder he looks so tired. The poor old man looks really exhausted. I feel sorry for your father, and i think it is a shame that he has to work himself so hard. No person can handle 4 hours of sleep. Why can’t your mother drive your little sister to school, or even better, she can go to school by herself! Then at least he could sleep for another hour. Take care of him. He isn’t going to be there if you don’t let him sleep and if you let him work himself that hard every day. We want the shop to stay in business for many years to come, for the community’s sake!! BookwormLeigh 7 June, 2012 At 23:39 If you need any spices, basic or otherwise, Nour’s is the only place you need to go!!! Kevin Perkes 31 May, 2012 At 14:22 Just a lovely place. Let’s hope for all our sakes; it stays in the ‘shake up’ of Brixton. Friendly bunch. I love ‘NightNour’. DaisyDumps 30 May, 2012 At 10:05 Loved this article. What a great family. pamela Woodroffe 29 May, 2012 At 16:38 Nice pic of the girls, but you chopped the dad’s head off! btw, my favourite shop! An illustrated map of Brixton Village, covering Market Row and Granville Arcade, has been created. The map also highlights other famous Brixton landmarks, including the... Brixton resident on mission to reduce food waste Brixton Village fundraiser ‘great end to a difficult year’ RECIPE: Lebkuchen Electric Avenue’s £1m facelift is under way Neighbourhood Forum hears from Sleepless in Brixton and Brixton Green	cc/2021-04/en_head_0007.json.gz/line286

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