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SAN DIEGO | Report: Government kept tabs on journalists, ‘instigators’
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The U.S. government ran an operation to screen journalists, activists and others while investigating last year’s migrant caravan from Mexico, a San Diego TV station reported Wednesday, citing leaked documents.
Dossiers that included photos from their passports or social media accounts, date of birth and other details were kept in a database and some freelance journalists had alerts placed on their passports and were flagged for secondary screenings at customs points, the station KNSD-TV said.
One freelance photojournalist was denied entry to Mexico for reasons that were never stated, the station reported.
The documents, in the form of dossiers and screenshots, were provided to NBC 7 Investigates by a Homeland Security source on the condition of anonymity, the station reported. Those listed as warranting secondary screening included 10 journalists — seven of them U.S. citizens — a U.S. attorney and 47 people from various countries labeled as organizers, instigators or “unknown,” the station said.
The intelligence-gathering efforts were done under the umbrella of “Operation Secure Line,” which was designed to monitor the caravan of thousands of people who began making their way north from Central America late last year to seek asylum in the United States, the source told the TV station.
A Customs and Border Protection statement sent to The Associated Press on Wednesday said the extra security followed a breach of a border wall in San Diego on Nov. 25 in a violent confrontation between caravan members and border agents. The confrontation closed the nation’s busiest border crossing for five hours on Thanksgiving weekend.
Such “criminal events…involving assaults on law enforcement and a risk to public safety, are routinely monitored and investigated by authorities,” the statement said.
“It is protocol following these incidents to collect evidence that might be needed for future legal actions and to determine if the event was orchestrated.”
The statement didn’t address specifics of why journalists would be on the list to have their passports flagged.
The American Civil Liberties Union condemned the operation.
“This is an outrageous violation of the First Amendment,” attorney Esha Bhandari said. “The government cannot use the pretext of the border to target activists critical of its policies, lawyers providing legal representation, or journalists simply doing their jobs.”
The documents, dated Jan. 9, are titled “San Diego Sector Foreign Operations Branch: Migrant Caravan FY-2019, Suspected Organizers, Coordinators, Instigators and Media.” The source said the material was used by agents from the CBP and other agencies, including some San Diego FBI agents.
Two freelance photojournalists confirmed to the station that the information in their dossiers was accurate. Both were pulled in for secondary questioning at border crossings and one, Kitra Cahana, eventually was stopped in Mexico, denied entry and had to fly back to the U.S. They were not told why they were targeted.
One dossier was on Nicole Ramos, the refugee director and attorney for Al Otro Lado, a law center for migrants and refugees in Tijuana, Mexico. It included details such as the kind of car she drives and her mother’s name, KNSD-TV reported.
“The document appears to prove what we have assumed for some time, which is that we are on a law enforcement list designed to retaliate against human rights defenders who work with asylum seekers and who are critical of CBP practices that violate the rights of asylum seekers,” Ramos told the station by email.
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TOKYO | Asian shares mostly lower as US-China trade optimism fades
CHICAGO | R. Kelly goes back to jail, takes risks with TV interview
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Finland's Center Party head to step down after election loss
HELSINKI (AP) — Finland's outgoing prime minister says he will step down as head of the Center Party, which had one of its worst performances in decades in Sunday parliamentary election.
Juha Sipila tweeted Tuesday "the election result leaves me with no choices," referring to the centrist party's meager 13.8% support and loss of 18 parliamentary seats in Finland's 200-seat legislature.
Sipila is due to step down at an extraordinary party congress on Sept. 7.
He has chaired the Center Party, a major political establishment, since 2012, and been the Nordic country's prime minister since 2015. Sipila continued heading a caretaker government after his three-party coalition resigned in March,
The center-left Social Democratic Party emerged as Finland's largest party with a tight win over the populist Finns Party in the election. Only 0.2 percentage points separate them.
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Cube (2018)
trumpet, trombone, tenor sax, bass, and live electronics
Cube was written for the International Contemporary Ensemble in the Winter of 2018.
The title, Cube, comes from the idea of the four instrumentalists arranged in a square with the extra dimension of
depth added by electronics. Each of the four performers is paired with a set of stereo speakers that both amplify
their instrument and enhance their parts using per-made soundfiles.
The music itself explores harmonic ideas in extended just intonation system, focusing on a tonic of E, but at times
drifting far afield from this central pitch. The microtonal harmonies are most clearly perceived in slow, drone-like
sections where the pacing of the music is modeled on breathing. These slow sections are juxtaposed with energetic
solos and duos where each instrument has a chance to emerge from the texture and lead the ensemble.
Concert recording by International Contemporary ensemble at Abrones Arts Center NYC, March 2018. Mixed by Taylor Brook.
Wane (2017)
Violin and 4 multitracked violins
Wane was written in fall 2015-Spring 2016 for Olivia DePrato.
Wane takes advantage of the multi-tracking possibilities of a recording session, where instead of a piece for a single solo violin, there is a lead soloistic part with four additional “shadow” violins, all of which are recorded by a single performer. While this piece finds an ideal form as a recording, it may also be performed live in two ways: playing the first violin line with prerecorded second through fifth violins, or with five violinists performing live.
Each of the five violin parts features a slightly different tuning and when the open strings of each violin are played in turn, one hears something like a downward slide. However, this slide or glissando effect is actually a smearing of discrete pitches that are extremely close together. This smearing effect provided the title of the piece, as the pitches seem to melt or wane.
While the tuning between the open strings of the violin parts is extremely close, they are all part of the same extended just intonation harmonic system that treats G as the tonic note. The importance of this systematic tuning is that all the pitches now have a double meaning: part of the downward smear effect as well as a harmonic identity. In practice, it need not be one or the other and the ambiguity between a smearing effect and a stable harmonic identity can be explored in interesting ways to suggest perceptual switches and surprising yet smooth chord changes.
Virtutes Occultae (2017)
Electroacoustic (stereo)
Virtutues Occultae is an album in eighteen sections for six physically modeled virtual pianos, each with a unique tuning in an extended 11-limit just intonation.
In writing this music I used a mixture of traditional composition methods of structuring the music with various harmonies and progressions along with more free writing, collage techniques, and algorithmic composition.
The tuning of the virtual pianos extends Harry Partch’s conception of the over-tonality. This album also exists as a six-channel surround sound concert/installation format.
Composed and produced by Taylor Brook
Design by Taylor Brook
Mastered by Christopher Botta
virtutes Occultae by Taylor Brook
Stagger (2012)
Stagger was written for Mira Benjamin as part of the Musique de chambre (noire) project developed through a collaboration between Nathalie Bujold (video artist), Quatuor Bozzini, and myself.
The video/tape portion in Stagger consists of remixed/rearranged recordings of Mira Benjamin improvising on the violin in a pre-designed scordatura (retuning of the violin). A similar solo with video/tape was written for each of the members of the Quatuor Bozzini, comprising a set of four short pieces. In the framework of the larger project of Musique de chambre (noire), these half-improvised pieces represent the deep collaboration between myself and the string quartet. Through this compositional method I attempt to blur the boundaries between improvised and written music as well as between composer and performer.
There is a video part that only appears in the last three minutes of the piece, which features the image of a raven on a wire, superimposed with its own reversed image. This footage was taken on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, and this particular raven was well-known as “Barky”, since he would bark like a dog. In the recording session with Mira, she made scratch-tones on the violin to impersonate the sound of barky the Raven that were then used throughout the piece.
In working with an Mira’s improvisation I wanted to make a piece that was almost co-composed by the performer and to allow the performer to integrate their own musical sensibilities and improvisational ideas into the work. Additionally, this workflow shakes up my usual method of composing and the techniques that I often rely upon as I must first understand the musical organization provided to me and react to a huge part of the work over which I have no control.
Five Weather Reports (2014)
soprano, violin, clarinet, flute, percussion, and live electronics
Five Weather Reports was written for the TAK ensemble in the Winter of 2014 and was developed from an earlier composition for solo soprano and electronics of the same name. The text set in this piece comes from excerpts of David Ohle’s 1974 science-fiction novel Motorman. Five Weather Reports consists of five songs that set bizarre and absurd weather reports that are heard over the radio by the Ohle’s protagonist, Moldenke. Although the book was published many decades ago, these excerpts take on an intensified contemporary environmental and societal meaning.
Coil (2012)
improvising sampler created in max/MSP
The virtual improviser used to produce the tape part is a computer program that I’ve created that is still progressing through its infancy. For this piece, the rhythms are strictly predetermined while the pitches are improvised according to probabilities. A key aspect of this virtual improviser is that they understand pitch in terms of frequency ratios rather than discreet frequencies. Throughout this work, the virtual improviser cycles through different sets of probabilities of wavering harmonic complexity in order to provide a slowly shifting harmonic tensing and relaxation. However, it may be interesting to note that in this work the key never changes and the tonal center is always an A.
Érotisme Sacré (2011)
piano, flute, and electronics
The title of this piece comes from the work of the philosopher Georges Bataille, who connected eroticism with the sublime, religious rituals and death. This work takes slowed-down moan samples as it’s primary source, from which the melodic and harmonic material is derived. In my experience, these zoomed in moans tap into an immediate physical reaction in the listener, as perhaps hearing someone scream or a child crying does. However, due to the extreme time stretching of the sound files, the nature of the reaction is somewhat ambiguous and estranged. In the end, these samples serve as a theme from which I develop the all aspects of the work, creating variations and broader forms that are, hopefully, palpably connected to the original source.
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Bread and Circuses - Hector Arce-Espasas
May 18 - June 22, 2016
Hector Arce-Espasas, SHADOW PALMS (fade sunset), 2016
Taymour Grahne Gallery is pleased to present Bread and Circuses, a solo exhibition by Brooklyn-based artist Héctor Arce-Espasas. This new body of work, which includes ceramics and paintings, explores themes of historicity, cultural identity, and colonialism.
The title of the show comes from an idea used by the Romans to create distraction and satisfaction among the people by giving them free bread and entertainment. Different variations of the term have been used throughout history, including the one in Puerto Rico known as "baile, botella y baraja" introduced in 1823 by Governor Miguel de la Torre to try and prevent a revolution on the island. Héctor carries images inherent to the geographic and cultural milieu of the Tropics. He appropriates and transfigures some of these images in order to transgress their current symbolic meaning in a sensuous play of conflicting alliances.
Hector’s ceramics, in the shape of the derriere, bring to mind both literal and figurative modes of decadence. There is, of course, the explicit sexual connotation of the form itself, but also the metaphorical nature of its contents: fruit. These vessels are reminiscent of the overflowing fruit bowls popular in 17th century Europe, which served as symbols of wealth and social class. Here, ripe, tropical fruit and the body coalesce to create an interplay of indulgence, exoticism, and frivolity. Hector’s use of palm trees, fruits and the exotic, creates an indexical visual experience on the idea of the tropical paradise, constructing new realities, or rather, new fantasies.
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Arce-Espasas earned his MFA from Hunter College in New York (2011) and was the recipient of the prestigious ISCP Van Lier Fellowship. LMCC residency 2014. He has had solo exhibitions at Evelyn Yard (London, UK) and Luce Gallery (Turin, Italy), and his works have been featured in several global group exhibitions.
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Miley Cyrus' mom and dad share more sweet moments from her wedding day
The "I dos" are over, but the photos from Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemworth's nuptials keep coming.
The happy couple tied the knot last weekend.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin / FilmMagic
Dec. 28, 2018, 6:12 PM UTC / Source: TODAY
By Ree Hines
Miley Cyrus and her longtime love, Liam Hemsworth, swapped vows last weekend in a secret ceremony, but now that the secret is out, their loved ones are giving fans a peek at the big day.
The "Malibu" singer's parents, Tish and Billy Ray Cyrus, took to Instagram Thursday to share some sweet pics.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Br51N02BxvF
One photo shows the bride standing in front of a hearth decorated with an archway of blush roses, with her folks right by her side.
"This makes my heart so happy," Tish wrote in the caption. When Billy Ray shared the same shot, he added, "Long live love!"
https://www.instagram.com/p/Br51VpPhQed
Miley wore a soft-white, off-the-shoulder silk gown, while Mom and Dad decked themselves out in all black for the wedding-day snaps.
Billy Ray also posted a peek of the bride and groom going in for the first slice of their cake — a simple two-tier confection.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Br6FBq2h0Tt
The grainy pic reveals other members of the family — including Miley's little sister, Noah — as they stand in line for a piece.
"Wedding wouldn't be complete without one shot from Dads out dated blackberry camera," Billy Ray wrote alongside it. "Love seeing all so happy."
Miley Cyrus confirms she and Liam Hemsworth are married
Dec. 27, 201800:41
The photos come just one day after the newlyweds decided to give their fans and followers a glimpse into the happy occasion themselves.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Br3Ul76hG3s
https://www.instagram.com/p/Br3kgPKn0yN
The pair partnered up 10 years ago, after they met on the set of their 2010 big-screen release, "The Last Song." Their on-and-off (and on-again) engagement dated back to 2012.
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SECURITY PROBLEMS: 80% OF HOTEL BOOKINGS IN ACAPULCO CANCELED
Nils Kraus - Mar 25, 2013
Instead of five thousand tourists who booked their stay in Acapulco’s coast hotels, there are now only 300 reservations.
Tourism Commission Secretary, Karen Castrejon Trujillo, reported that according to the state hotels managers’ data, more than 80 percent of "spring breakers" have canceled their reservations and plans to visit the Acapulco port.
The deputy said that according to information from hotels owners in Acapulco, instead of five thousand foreign tourists who had reservations for the upcoming holiday season, there are now only 300, because the others decided not to confirm their reservations, reflecting a serious problem with safety in the city.
The local legislator from the Green Party of Mexico (PVEM) believes the collapse of reservations is strongly correlated with the security situation in the port which has damaged the tourism image of the state of Guerrero.
Castrejon Trujillo explained the problem – the most recent event that has damaged the image of the port in the world was the unfortunate incident where six Spanish tourists were gang-raped in Acapulco.
Stemming from the latest occurrences in Acapulco, she has requested joint tourism commissions and special follow ups in the case of the Spanish tourists, a meeting with the Minister of Tourism, Javier Montes Aluni – but they do not yet have a date for the meeting to discuss the issues.
The local deputy said more than 50 percent of Guerrero’s income is based on tourism. Since the reputation of the country has been damaged, other regions besides Acapulco have been hit by the drop in bookings – e.g. Costa Chica and Costa Grande. However, she believed that state authorities should redouble their efforts to ensure security in Acapulco.
According to the latest data released by the Bank of Mexico, in 2012 international tourism revenues grew by 7.2% compared to the previous year. In 2012 the number of international tourists who visited Mexico was 23.1 million passengers, while in 2011 it was 23.4 million, representing a difference of less than 290,000 people.
The country also recorded increased revenues from international tourism. During 2011 tourists spent $425.50 per person on average, whereas last year this indicator reached $460.50, an 8.2% increase.
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ACAPULCO TOURISM INDUSTRY FACES CANCELLED RESERVATIONS
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Popular Animal Tourism Spots in Mexico
Xcaret Eco-Park – A Jewel of Mexico’s Maya Riviera Coast
Information Security – Growing Problem Not Only for Hospitality Industry
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Tom Darrah
Tom Darrah studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Fleisher Art Memorial, the Hussian School of Art, and the University of New Mexico. While in Philadelphia, he also worked as an artist for the Evening Bulletin. Thanks to a generous invitation from the U.S. government, Tom was able to leave Philadelphia and visit exotic and exciting new places across the globe. This also allowed him to further his education, which brought Tom to the Southwest, where he studied with Herman Rose, from the Art Student League of New York – at the University of New Mexico. While in Albuquerque, he also met and studied with Wilson Hurley.
During the summer of 1978, Tom found himself at a show in Ruidoso, where he met and fell in love with the Sacramento Mountains. Six months later, he and his family had moved to Cloudcroft, where he opened his studio, the Red Oak Gallery. From 1978 to 1991, he lived and worked in this area, going from watercolor to egg tempura, and finally acrylic and oil, and concentrating on commissions of public works from the New Mexico Arts Council. He also began delving heavily into portraits and in 1995 he reopened his gallery in Cloudcroft before moving it to Ruidoso in 2000. Since then, he has been showing work in numerous galleries throughout the Southwest. His work is in the permanent collection of the Albuquerque Museum, and the Western Heritage Center, Hobbs.
Today, Tom concentrates on contemporary impressionistic work, and is considered a modern traditionalist. Considering art a lifetime learning effort, he also works heavily on large figure drawings. Collaborating with writers, Tom has also begun mixing art forms by adding poetry to dreamscapes, and painting illustrations for children’s literature – all in an effort to express his views on life and philosophy with fresh eyes. He is noted for brightly colored cloud scenes, portraits and nudes, as well as area landscapes and a number of mission series. He currently shows in Austin, El Paso, and Midland, Texas and in Ruidoso, New Mexico.
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"The Elder Tree Revisited"
Original Oil Painting
by Tom Darrah
Canvas Size: 36” x 18”
Frame Size: 46” x 28”
Tom Darrah began his artistic journey at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Fleisher Art Memorial, and the Hussian School of Art. Thanks to a generous invitation from the U.S. government, Tom was able to leave Philadelphia and visit exotic and exciting new places across the globe. After completing his service he chose to continue his education in the Southwest. Tom resumed his studies at the University of New Mexico under the direction of Herman Rose of the Art Student League-New York. While at the University of New Mexico he also met and studied with Wilson Hurley.
During the summer of 1978, Tom visited Ruidoso, New Mexico, where he met and fell in love with the Sacramento Mountains. Six months later he, along with his family, relocated to Cloudcroft, New Mexico, where he opened his studio, the Red Oak Gallery. Tom was soon awarded commissions to develop public works for the New Mexico Arts Council. Tom moved his studio to Ruidoso in 2000 and has shown his work in galleries throughout the Southwest. Tom’s work is also included in the permanent collection of the Albuquerque Museum, and the Western Heritage Center in Hobbs.
Tom concentrates on contemporary impressionistic work, and is considered a modern traditionalist. Considering art a lifetime learning effort, he has recently turned his focus to large figure drawings to express his views on life and philosophy with fresh eyes. He is noted for brightly colored, dramatic cloudscapes, portraits and nudes, as well as regional landscapes and a highly successful mission series. He is currently exhibiting in Austin, El Paso, and Midland, Texas and in Ruidoso, New Mexico.
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BA- Business Administration- University of Houston, funded 100%, Graduated 1978
Senior Operating and Management Executive successful at building high-performance teams and leading competitive business technology service organizations with P&L responsibility ranging from $75M to $500M. A strategic visionary with a clear sense of purpose and urgency when faced with diverse situational challenges. Skilled at establishing operational excellence within culturally diverse environments, developing business models into effective specific growth strategies. Successful planning and executing multi-faceted business development campaigns designed to increase market share, accelerate revenues, grow EBITDA, and improve shareholder value. Expertise Includes: Strategy; Business Development; Leadership; Executive Management; Operations Management, Sales & Marketing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnering with Private Equity
Ron began his Sales & Marketing career with Procter & Gamble in Houston, TX after graduating from the University of Houston. After 3 very successful years, with sales ranked in the top 10% of the company, he was recruited to Pepsi-Cola and spent the next 6 ½ years in field sales in Houston, then promoted to National Accounts relocating to Chicago, and ultimately moving to New York to lead the National Accounts group as Director. He was recruited to Coca-Cola USA in Atlanta, initially to lead their $135 M National Accounts Division, where he sold the #2 largest account in Coke history, before being promoted to lead the $350 M Southeast division. The Southeast, 1 of 4 Divisions, led North America in growth and profitability moving up from worst to first. Ron left to join Norrell Corp., a $300 M regional staffing firm in 1990. Over the next 10 years led the Southeast Region, was promoted to lead the Central Division moving back to Chicago, then led Sales & Marketing as SVP. He grew their national accounts business to $170 M, and launched their Business Process outsourcing group, which grew to $270 M. He participated in the very successful IPO, contributed to the companies 45% annual growth to $1.4 B, and participated in the sale of the company, re-branded to become Spherion (which later sold to Randstad). Ron was brought in by the Board to Headhunter.net, a $75 mil. public internet recruiting company, to succeed the CEO. They grew the company by over 30% per year adding more than $14 M in profits. As a result of this success, the company received many unsolicited offers, and decided to sell the company to CareerBuilder for 2.7 times revenues or 100 times profits. Ron was then recruited by the Private Equity investors to lead Uniscribe Professional Services as CEO. The firm was a national business technology services firm with 15 offices and a data center. After increasing profits $8 M. annually, for 4 consecutive years, the company was sold to Williams Lea, a strategic buyer for 15 times profits. Ron led the integration of Uniscribe into Williams Lea. Ron then led IVIZE Services, a national business technology services firm, with 2,600 customers, 15 field offices and a data center. Working with the leadership team they reduced labor costs, increased margins, which increased net income to 20%. After 4 successful years of progressive growth our PE partner sold and integrated the company into a larger strategic competitor. In 2013 Ron was recruited to lead Onepath Systems, LLC, a private equity backed roll up of 3 commercial technology integrators. He led the efforts to professionalize the team, implement standard operating processes and procedures, while strengthening the sales and marketing value proposition. They achieved 18% growth in 2014 earning recognition in the Inc. 5,000, the Georgia Fast 40, the Pacesetter, the CRN top 150, and the Cougar top 100. Ron holds a BBA in Business & Marketing from the University of Houston. He also completed graduate studies at Darden and Emory Universities. He was recognized by American Executive magazine for his CEO intuitive leadership. Ron is married, lives in Atlanta, GA, and has 2 children and 3 grandchildren. He can be reached at e-mail: rtselfjr@aol.com, cell phone: 678.602.7660 or on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/rtselfjr.
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Home » Products » Books / Field Guides » A Field Guide to Long Island Sound
A Field Guide to Long Island Sound
A Field Guide to Long Island Sound – available now!
Until now there has been no one-stop reference for those interested in exploring the Sound’s rich natural history. Brimming with maps, photographs, and drawings, Lynch’s guide introduces readers to the full breadth of the Sound’s environs from shorelines to deepest waters.
A Field Guide to Long Island Sound quantity
Categories: Books / Field Guides, Books / Field Guides of North America Tags: field guide, field guide long island sound, long island sound
Author: Patrick J. Lynch
Illustrator: Patrick J. Lynch
416 pp, 1200 color illustrations
Flexi-back
We’re so looking forward to the publication of A Field Guide to Long Island Sound!
Due in the shop on March 7, 2017!
A lavishly illustrated and long-overdue guidebook to the rich natural history of Long Island Sound and its coastlines, a region beloved by millions of people.
Long Island Sound consists of a diverse collection of unique marine, estuarine, and terrestrial ecosystems located in one of the most densely populated regions in the United States. The Sound and its coastlines are home not only to myriad species of plants and animals—from shorebirds and turtles to whales, seals, and fish—but also to more than twenty million people.
Until now there has been no one-stop reference for those interested in exploring the Sound’s rich natural history. Author, photographer, and scientific illustrator Patrick Lynch has filled this gap. Brimming with maps, photographs, and drawings, Lynch’s guide introduces readers to the full breadth of the Sound’s environs from shorelines to deepest waters. With coastal areas at particular risk from climate change and pollution, his timing couldn’t be better. Whether readers are interested in the area’s geology and meteorology, its history of human intervention, or simply locating nature reserves and bird sanctuaries, they’re sure to find Lynch’s compendium indispensable.
Patrick J. Lynch is a former senior digital officer in Yale University’s Office of Public Affairs and Communications and an award-winning author, designer, illustrator, and photographer. Patrick’s mastery as an artist is evident in his Field Guide to Long Island Sound.
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Church Worldwide: Experts Mull Religious Freedom, Tolerance in U.S., Abroad
Speaking at a forum on tolerance, the former U.S. religious freedom ambassador said complaints about religious freedom problems in this country pale in comparison with atrocities faced by religious minorities abroad.
Rabbi David Saperstein, who recently ended his tenure at the U.S. State Department, said he takes seriously “tough issues,” such as abortion and gay rights, that have divided Americans who emphasize religious or civil rights.
“But make no mistake: As painful and real as these issues are in the hearts and souls of the people making these competing claims, we are talking about people who are being brutalized, we are talking about people who are being imprisoned,” he said of international religious freedom challenges.
“I pray for the day when across the globe the worst problem that we have is how do we balance our competing civil rights claims,” he added. “What a day for a hallelujah that will be in terms of the entire vision of our international religious freedom efforts.”
The forum, “Tolerance: A Key to Religious Freedom,” was hosted by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom and cosponsored by Religion News Service and the Religion News Foundation.
Rev. Thomas Reese, moderator of the event and USCIRF chair, said his bipartisan commission is addressing countries, such as North Korea and China, that are widely considered to be hostile toward religion, and nations such as Iraq and Nigeria that have failed to protect the religious freedoms of their citizens.
“There are grave humanitarian consequences when religious freedom is violated,” he said. “These conditions underscore the need for a different way forward, one of tolerance as a key to religious freedom as well as stability and security.”
A representative of the Hindu American Foundation asked the panelists why U.S. agencies that address religious freedom are dominated by members of the Abrahamic faiths and don’t tend to include people with Eastern philosophies and secular standpoints.
Reese said the commission is willing to work with Hindu groups to learn more about persecution of Hindus in countries such as Pakistan and Bangladesh.
“I think that’s very important for us to focus on,” Reese said. “We have to defend not just Christians, not just Jews, not just people from the Abrahamic tradition but people of all faiths or people who have no faith whatsoever, and I think that is a fundamental principle of religious freedom that we should have.”
Other panelists at the forum, attended by about 80 journalists, faith leaders and religious freedom experts, stressed the role of educators in building tolerance and religious understanding.
“We have to work with teachers often because they have fears and misconceptions about whether they can even teach about religion,” said Joyce Dubensky, CEO of the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding.
They even wonder, she added, “whether they have to avoid talking about the reason Puritans came to the U.S.—religious persecution.”
John Sexton, president emeritus of New York University, teaches students in Shanghai and Abu Dhabi about government and religion, fostering discussions that range from the Crusades to Mideast tensions.
“The heart of the matter is to understand that the core problem here is not anything other than a mindset of certitude and triumphalism that can manifest itself secularly as well as religiously,” he said.
Former Rep. Frank Wolf, a longtime religious freedom activist, urged that Republicans and Democrats set aside partisan differences and continue to travel together to global regions to investigate religious persecution firsthand and visit the imprisoned and their families.
“The worst thing in the world is being in the darkest place and think no one cares,” he said.
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Welcome to St. Mary Immaculate Parish! We are a Catholic Church located in Plainfield, IL in the Diocese of Joliet. One Family in Faith, Making Christ Known
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St. Mary's Church of Gilberts is a historic church in Gilberts, Illinois. The Catholic church was built for the increasing population in the town in the late 19th century.
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The first of these private schools to open was Mount St. Mary Academy. of the Crane Road church. The Sisters from Adrian, Michigan were called upon once again in the 1960s. This time they were.
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After the procession, the Catholic Daughters will host reception with tasty light refreshments in Fatima Hall. I hope you can join us as we say farewell and thank you to Father Larry for his many years of service to us at St. Mary’s and St. Michael’s. I hope you enjoy the new benches and planters in our “courtyard” parking-lot!
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Music Director: Donna Lowe Back in the day, not that long ago, few Catholic parishes had paid musicians on staff. Today, however, more parishes hire a full- or part-time musician to see that music and the liturgy are integrated in ways that suit both the nature of liturgical rituals and the spiritual needs of parish communities.
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St. George Byzantine Catholic Church is located in Aurora, IL at the intersection of Rural and Sheridan Streets. Directions to the church are available from Google Maps and MapQuest. Our pastor is Fr. Frederick Peterson, OSB, and we are under the episcopal jurisdiction of the Romanian Catholic Eparchy of Canton, OH, shepherded by the Most Reverend John Michael Botean, DD.
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We provide Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) which has been shown to have very positive outcomes for anxiety disorders such as panic, worry, phobias (including social phobia), depression, stress, obsessive compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.
We have a qualified and accredited CBT therapist, who has many years of experience working with people with HIV and who are experiencing a range of emotional or psychological difficulties. CBT is a ‘talking therapy’ known to be helpful with a range of difficulties such as low mood or depression, worry and anxiety, low self-esteem, sleep problems and stress. These are all quite common problems. Coming to terms with an HIV diagnosis can be a particularly challenging time and therapy can help you adjust to this and cope with additional concerns about your diagnosis, disclosure, health concerns, treatment and relationships.
The basis of CBT is that what people think affects how they feel and how they behave. During times of mental distress the way a person sees and judges themselves and the things that happen to them alters. Things tend to become extreme and unhelpful. This can worsen how a person feels and then they may behave in a way that prolongs their distress and keeps their problems going. CBT can help you to make sense of overwhelming problems by breaking them down into smaller parts. This makes it easier to see how they are connected and how they affect you. In all situations, we respond with a variety of thoughts, physical feelings, emotions and behaviours. Each of these areas can affect the others. How you think about a problem can affect how you feel physically and emotionally. It can also alter what you do about it. There are helpful and unhelpful ways of reacting to most situations, depending on how you think about them.
CBT can help you identify and change how you think (cognitive) and what you do (behaviour). In doing this, the result is often a major improvement in how a person feels and lives. CBT is recognised as an effective treatment for many emotional and psychological issues and is therefore recommended by NICE (National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence).
If you feel this may be helpful for you, please discuss this with your support worker who can make a referral for you to the CBT service. This service is available for registered service users who are resident in Leeds. It is a private and confidential service provided free of charge.
We also provide other mental health support for people living with HIV through our work with the Live Well Leeds service. As part of this, we provide 121 and group activities to improve well-being and offer a range of activities including yoga, arts and crafts, walking groups, relaxation, mediation etc. See our events calendar for group activities or speak to a member of the team.
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Single Women Are Now the Most Potent Political Force in America
By Rebecca Traister
Photo: Bobby Doherty
By the time I walked down the aisle — or rather, into a judge’s chambers — in 2010, at the age of 35, I had lived 14 independent, early-adult years that my mother had spent married. I had made friends and fallen out with friends, had moved in and out of apartments, had been hired, fired, promoted, and quit. I had had roommates and I had lived on my own; I’d been on several forms of birth control and navigated a few serious medical questions; I’d paid my own bills and failed to pay my own bills; I’d fallen in love and fallen out of love and spent five consecutive years with nary a fling. I’d learned my way around new neighborhoods, felt scared and felt completely at home; I’d been heartbroken, afraid, jubilant, and bored.
I was a grown-up: a reasonably complicated person. I’d become that person not in the company of any one man, but alongside my friends, my family, my city, my work, and, simply, by myself.
I was not alone.
In 2009, the proportion of American women who were married dropped below 50 percent. In other words, for the first time in American history, single women (including those who were never married, widowed, divorced, or separated) outnumbered married women. Perhaps even more strikingly, the number of adults younger than 34 who had never married was up to 46 percent, rising 12 percentage points in less than a decade. For women under 30, the likelihood of being married has become astonishingly small: Today, only around 20 percent of Americans ages 18–29 are wed, compared to nearly 60 percent in 1960
It is a radical upheaval, a national reckoning with massive social and political implications. Across classes, and races, we are seeing a wholesale revision of what female life might entail. We are living through the invention of independent female adulthood as a norm, not an aberration, and the creation of an entirely new population: adult women who are no longer economically, socially, sexually, or reproductively dependent on or defined by the men they marry.
This reorganization of our citizenry, unlike the social movements that preceded it and made it possible — from abolition and suffrage and labor fights of the 19th and early-20th centuries to the civil-rights, women’s, and gay-rights movements of the mid-20th century — is not a self-consciously politicized event. Today’s women are, for the most part, not abstaining from or delaying marriage to prove a point about equality. They are doing it because they have internalized assumptions that just a half-century ago would have seemed radical: that it’s okay for them not to be married; that they are whole people able to live full professional, economic, social, sexual, and parental lives on their own if they don’t happen to meet a person to whom they want to legally bind themselves. The most radical of feminist ideas—the disestablishment of marriage — has been so widely embraced as to have become habit, drained of its political intent but ever-more potent insofar as it has refashioned the course of average female life.
I am not arguing that singleness is in and of itself a better or more desirable state than coupledom. Many single women, across classes and races, would like to marry — or at least form loving, reciprocal, long-term partnerships, and many of them do, partnering or cohabiting without actually marrying. Still, the rise of the single woman is an exciting turn of historical events because it entails a complete rethinking of who women are and what family is and who holds dominion within it — and outside it. (It might seem as though the journey toward legal marriage for gays and lesbians is at odds with this trend, but it is part of the same dismantlement of the power structure on which the traditional institution was built.)
Beyond whether you regard this shift as dangerous or thrilling, it is having a profound effect on our politics. While they are not often credited for it, single women’s changed circumstances are what’s driving a political agenda that seems to become more progressive every day. The practicalities of female life independent of marriage give rise to demands for pay equity, paid family leave, a higher minimum wage, universal pre-K, lowered college costs, more affordable health care, and broadly accessible reproductive rights; many of these are issues that have, for years, been considered too risky to be central to mainstream Democratic conversation, yet they are policies today supported by both Democratic candidates for president.
Single women are also becoming more and more powerful as a voting demographic. In 2012, unmarried women made up a remarkable 23 percent of the electorate. Almost a quarter of votes in the last presidential election were cast by women without spouses, up three points from just four years earlier. According to Page Gardner, founder of the Voter Participation Center, in the 2012 presidential election, unmarried women drove turnout in practically every demographic, making up “almost 40 percent of the African-American population, close to 30 percent of the Latino population, and about a third of all young voters.”
Perhaps more dramatically than any other voting block, unmarried women — comprising as they do other liberal-voting groups including young women and women of color — lean left. Way left. Single women voted for Barack Obama by a wide margin in 2012 — 67 to 31 percent — while married women (who tend to be older and whiter) voted for Romney. And unmarried women’s political leanings are not, as has been surmised in some quarters, attributable solely to racial diversity. According to polling firm Lake Research Partners, while white women as a whole voted for Romney over Obama, unmarried white women chose Obama over Romney by a margin of 49.4 percent to 38.9 percent. In 2013, columnist Jonathan Last wrote about a study of how women ages 25 to 30 voted in the 2000 election. “It turned out,” Last wrote in The Weekly Standard, “that the marriage rate for these women was a greater influence on vote choice than any other variable.”
All of this prompts the question of how marital status might affect women’s voting patterns in 2016. This would have been a critically important election for this constituency even without a Supreme Court seat potentially hanging in the balance, but the sudden death of Antonin Scalia puts an even finer point on it. The cases brought before the court, and the decisions rendered, will be tightly wound up with questions of women’s independence in America: women’s ability to control their reproduction, to seek redress from workplace discrimination and benefit from programs like affirmative action that bolster their ability to pursue equal opportunities; the rights of poor women and women of color to vote easily—these are the issues that will be decided by the court in the coming decades, and thus at some level by this election.
So far, any affinity single women may feel with Hillary Clinton is being trumped by the aspirationally progressive vision of Bernie Sanders. Young women — young single women, at least the predominantly white ones who have so far cast their votes — have broken for him in startling numbers in both the Iowa and New Hampshire contests. In New Hampshire, according to exit polls, Sanders beat Clinton by 11 points with women and by 26 points with single women. Some of this is attributable to the disheveled charm and righteous anger of the socialist senator, and some to Clinton’s difficulty running an inspiring campaign. But much of it may also have to do with the fact that single women — living their lives outside of the institution around which tax, housing, and social policies were designed — have a set of needs that has yet to be met by government. Ironically, Clinton has been in the weeds on some of these issues — health-care reform, children’s health insurance, early-childhood education — for much of her career. But perhaps because of that, she can seem less optimistic than her opponent: “I don’t think, politically, we could get it now,” said Clinton of paid leave just two years ago, a sign both of how improbable these policy changes have seemed until very recently and of her battle-scarred pragmatism. The question, in this year of the single woman, is whether the first truly plausible female presidential candidate can recognize how much her constituency has changed and capitalize on these changes, or if she will get overtaken by this growing group of independent women voters responding to more optimistic promises.
This is not the first time that single women have had such a dramatic impact on the country. In fact, wherever you find increasing numbers of single women in history, you find change. In the 19th century, when the casualties of the Civil War and drain of men to the American West upset the gender ratio, marriage rates for middle-class white women on the East Coast plunged and marriage ages rose. Unburdened of the responsibilities of wifeliness and motherhood, many of these women did what women have long been trained to do: throw themselves into service to community, in this case reform movements. Many, though by no means all, of those who led the fights for abolition and suffrage and against lynching, who founded and ran the new colleges for women (Mount Holyoke, Smith, Spelman), who were pioneers in new fields including nursing and medicine, were unmarried. Susan B. Anthony; Sarah Grimké; Jane Addams; Alice Paul; Catharine Beecher; Elizabeth Blackwell: None of these women had husbands. Many more activists had marriages that were unconventional for the time — brief, open, or entered into late, after the women had established themselves economically or professionally.
These women had a hand in rewriting the Constitution via the 14th, 15th, 18th, 19th, and 21st Amendments. So great was this wave of change that in the early-to-mid-20th century, there was a cultural backlash, from the pathologizing of single life to the encouraging of early heterosexual pairing through “dating.” Even Teddy Roosevelt, as part of his campaign against “race suicide,” railed at single middle-class white women for failing to reproduce at high rates: “A race is worthless,” he proclaimed, “if women cease to breed freely.”
By the mid-20th century, the patriotic step-back of women from the workforce after World War II ushered in a whole new brand of enforced marital domesticity, largely supported by the government. Thanks to the GI Bill, returning veterans (or at least white veterans, who were far more likely to be admitted to universities) were eligible for college educations that could propel them into the coalescing middle class. Meanwhile, the federal government underwrote loans and built up a suburban infrastructure that would house the millions of children American women were busy making. It was a neat, elliptical system. Advertisers sold both women and men on an old cult-of-domesticity-era ideal: that the highest female calling was the maintenance of a domestic sanctuary for men on whom they would depend economically. In order to care for the home, these women would rely on new products, like vacuum cleaners and washing machines, sales of which would in turn line the pockets of the husbands who ran the companies that provided these goods.
The push was not simply for women to marry but to marry early, before gaining a taste for independent life. A 1949 American Social Hygiene Association pamphlet advised that “Marriage is better late than never. But early marriage gives more opportunity for happy comradeship … for having and training children … promoting family life as a community asset, and observing one’s grandchildren start their careers.”
By the end of the 1950s, around 60 percent of female students were dropping out of college, either to marry or because the media blitz and realignment of expectations led them to believe that further education would inhibit their chances of finding a husband. In his 1957 Harper’s piece “American Youth Goes Monogamous,” Charles Cole, president of Amherst College, wrote that “a girl who gets as far as her junior year in college without having acquired a man is thought to be in grave danger of becoming an old maid.” In these years, around half of brides were younger than 20, and 14 million women were engaged by the time they were 17.
Adapted from All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation, by Rebecca Traister, to be published by Simon & Schuster, Inc. Copyright © 2016 by Rebecca Traister.
But as white women married in greater numbers and at younger ages, African-American marriage rates began to decrease. By 1970, black women were not marrying nearly as often or as early as their white counterparts. It was nothing so benign as coincidence. The economic benefits extended to the white middle class, both during the New Deal and in the post–World War II years, did not extend to African-Americans. Social Security, created in 1935, did not apply to either domestic laborers or to agricultural workers. Discriminatory hiring practices, the low percentages of black workers in the country’s newly strengthened labor unions, and the persistent racial wage gap, along with the fact that many colleges barred the admission of black students, meant that returning black servicemen had a far harder time taking advantage of the GI Bill’s promise of college education. And the suburbs that bloomed around American cities after the war were built almost entirely for white families.
These maneuverings cemented a cycle of economic disadvantage that made marriage — especially the traditionally patriarchal marriages that white women were being shooed into — less practical. If black women were working all day (often scrubbing the homes of white women), it was impossible for them also to fulfill the at-home maternal ideal that white women were being celebrated for. If black men had a harder time getting educations and jobs, earning competitive wages or securing loans, it was harder for them to play the role of provider. If there were no government-subsidized split-levels to fill with publicly educated children, then the nuclear family chute into which white women were being funneled was not open to most black women. It’s not that black women simply happened not to experience mid-’50s domesticity; they were actively barred from it, trapped in another way — walled off in underserved neighborhoods by highways that shuttled fairly remunerated white husbands back to wives who themselves had been walled off in well-manicured, stultifying suburbs.
The civil-rights and women’s-rights movements, along with the sexual revolution of the late-20th century, led to enormous legislative and judicial gains for women, married and single, of course. But maddeningly, even as women have moved closer to equal professional participation, educational advancement, and sexual liberation and thus have made marriage itself a better, more equitable institution, remnants of the ’50s-era social contract remain. Marriage still enhances men’s professional standing and has the opposite impact on women’s. A 2010 survey by the American Historical Association showed that it took, on average, a married female historian 7.8 years to become full professors, compared with the 6.7 years it took a single woman to earn the same promotion. For men, the pattern was reversed: Unmarried men became full professors in 6.4 years, compared with the 5.9 years it took men with wives at home. For men, marriage, and presumably the domestic support derived from wives, boosted professional focus. For women, the lack of marriage and its attendant responsibilities is what allowed them to move ahead at a faster clip.
Less surprising, but still maddening, is that the same patterns apply to having children. Sociologist Michelle Budig has been studying the gendered wage gap between parents for years and, in 2014, found — based on data from 1979 to 2006 — that, on average, men saw a 6 percent increase in earnings after becoming fathers; in contrast, women’s wages decreased 4 percent for every child. The gap narrows significantly for women in upper-echelon professions—also the population that tends to marry later, after careers have become more established. But another 2014 study of Harvard Business School graduates (as high-flying as it gets) found that even well-remunerated, super-educated wives weren’t meeting their professional or economic goals, largely because, despite having comparable educations and ambitions, those women were allowing their husbands’ careers to come before their own. Only 7 percent of female Generation-X HBS graduates said that they expected their careers to take precedence over their husbands’. More than 60 percent of Gen-X men surveyed said that they expected their careers to be the top priority. Eighty-six percent of Gen-X and baby-boomer men said that their wives did most of the child care.
Is it any wonder that women are not rushing down the aisle? Today, marriage delay is a move that women are making across the country and across classes, in both unconscious and very conscious ways, and the economic impact is clear. In 2013, Pew released Census data revealing that, in the words of the report, “today’s young women are the first in modern history to start their work lives at near parity with men. In 2012, among workers ages 25 to 34, women’s hourly earnings were 93 percent of those of men.” Those workers represent the very same generation of women who are remaining unmarried for longer than ever before. Remaining unmarried through some portion of early adulthood, especially for college-educated women, is intimately linked with making money. The “Knot Yet Report,” published in 2013, revealed that a college-educated woman who delays marriage until her 30s will earn $18,000 more per year than an equivalently educated woman who marries in her 20s. Women without college degrees also gain a wage premium if they delay marriage into their 30s, though only an average of $4,000 a year. (Both college-educated and non-college-educated men earn more money if they marry early.)
Whether they know these statistics consciously, many American women understand them instinctively. Academic drive, the urge to capitalize on educational opportunity, a plan to put off distracting romantic entanglement, all with the conscious desire to make later independence possible: These motivations were mentioned by nearly every one of the college students or recent graduates I interviewed.
“I know it sounds hyperbolic,” said Amanda Litman, who was a senior at Northwestern University when I spoke with her, “but I mean it when I say that getting married right now would ruin my life. I want freedom. I want the chance to pick up and move to a new city for a new job or for adventure, without having to worry about a spouse or a family. I need to be able to stay at the office until three in the morning if I have to and not care about putting dinner on the table.”
The reasoning of low-income women who delay or abstain from marriage is not so different from the reasoning of their privileged peers, though the resources they have are far less, the alternative opportunities far more limited. Across classes, women are living more years independent of marriage both because it is now possible to do so, and because it is often the emotionally and economically more sensible choice.
In 2012, Barack Obama’s campaign released a bit of propaganda that featured a cartoon figure named Julia. “Julia” was born, earned a college degree, had a career and a child, thanks, in part, to the aid of government-sponsored programs. According to Julia’s bare-bones time line, her life did not include marriage.
Conservatives went bananas. One Washington Post op-ed writer called her “Mary Tyler Moore on the government’s dime”; lamented that while single parenthood used to be a disgraceful state, single mothers now present “a new and proud American demographic”; and described a world in which independent women receive from their government a pitiable “hubby state” in which missing husbands are replaced by Uncle Sam.
During the lead-up to the 2014 midterms, Fox News pundit Jesse Watters opined that single women “depend on government because they’re not depending on their husbands. They need things like contraception, health care, and they love to talk about equal pay.” Conservative pundit Phyllis Schlafly went so far as to claim in 2012 that President Obama was working to keep women unmarried by giving away so many social services to them. “President Obama is simply trying to promote more dependency on government handouts because he knows that is his constituency, ” Schlafly said.
The notion that what the powerful, growing population of unmarried American women needs from the government is a husband (or a gynecologist, as was the case with one horrifying 2013 Koch-funded anti-Obamacare ad that featured a grotesque Uncle Sam popping up leeringly from a pelvic exam) is of course problematic. It reduces all relationships women have to marital, sexual, hetero ones and suggests that they are, by nature, dependent beings, in search of someone—if not a husband then an elected official or a set of public policies — to support or care for them.
Whether or not single women are looking for government to create a “hubby state” for them, what is certainly true is that their (white) male counterparts have long enjoyed the fruits of a related “wifey state,” in which the government has supported (white) male independence in a variety of ways. It’s hard for us to recognize this, since it has been the norm for so long — and here, it’s useful to recall Elizabeth Warren’s stirring “You didn’t build that” speech, in which she pointed out that “there is nobody in this country who got rich on his own — nobody.”
Men, especially married wealthy white men, have for generations relied on government assistance. It’s the government that has historically supported white men’s home and business ownership through grants, loans, incentives, and tax breaks. It has allowed them to accrue wealth and offered them shortcuts and bonuses for passing it down to their children. Government established white men’s right to vote, and thus exert control over the government, at the nation’s founding and has protected their enfranchisement since. It has also bolstered the economic and professional prospects of men by depressing the economic prospects of women. In other words, by failing to offer women equivalent economic and civic protections, thus helping to create conditions whereby they were forced to be dependent on those men, the government established a gendered class of laborers who took low-paying or unpaid jobs doing the domestic and child-care work that further enabled men to dominate public spheres. Our civic institutions both reinforce and determine these historic assumptions: Consider that school days end in the mid-afternoon and let out for protracted summer vacations. Who is meant to care for those children if we do not subsidize child care? Women. Women who our institutions presume do not have jobs that extend till five, till six, or into overnight double shifts. Women the nation still assumes to be married, even though they are not and even though marriage itself continues — contra the conservative dogma that it is a cure for poverty — to hobble women’s chances at equality in lingering ways.
This is why the expansion of the population of unmarried women across classes signals a social and political rupture as profound as the invention of birth control, as the sexual revolution, as the abolition of slavery, as women’s suffrage, and as the women’s-rights, civil-rights, gay-rights, and labor movements that made this reordering of society possible. By their very growing presence, single women are asking for a new deal from their government. The Democratic platform, suddenly more liberal than it has been in a generation, is more liberal largely in response to this new segment of the American population.
Raising the minimum wage? Two-thirds of minimum-wage workers are women. Forty percent of working single mothers would benefit directly from an increase in the minimum wage, according to the National Women’s Law Center. Paid family leave, a third-rail issue for decades, now back in conversation? Well, it would benefit all families, but especially struggling single mothers; so would the government-subsidized early-education programs touted by both Clinton and Sanders. Paid-sick-day legislation is fundamental to a world in which women are primary earners and no one is home to care for sick children or elderly family members. Promises of free college and lowered student debt likely appeal to the women who now outnumber men on college campuses.
The Hyde Amendment, which prohibits the use of federal funds for those women seeking abortion, has gone largely unchallenged by mainstream Democrats for decades. But in Congress, California representative Barbara Lee has proposed a bill that would reverse it, and Hillary Clinton recently became the first mainstream Democratic presidential candidate in history to campaign vocally for its reversal on the grounds that it is a restriction that disproportionately limits the ability of poor women of color to exercise their reproductive rights and make decisions about whether and when to have children.
Even criminal-justice reform and jobs programs intersect with changed marriage patterns in the U.S., since low-income men of color are far more likely to be unemployed or incarcerated than their white peers, which makes it difficult for them to provide stability as marital partners.
In the context of the presidential primary, it’s Sanders who has become emblematic of the leftward inclinations of a changing party and especially its younger members. But the movement that has undergirded much of what we now perceive on the presidential stage as a leftward lurch has been building for more than a decade. “If you were to take a step back and look at what’s going on in American social and labor policy over the past decade where we’ve actually moved forward and made on-the-ground wins, it’s with stuff that addresses changing marriage patterns and attendant work-life conflicts,” says Heather Boushey, chief economist at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, and author of Finding Time: The Economics of Work-Life Conflict. But what’s stunning, she adds, is how little we talk about unmarried women as the driving force behind these changes.
Boushey, who has advised Clinton, points to California, New Jersey, and Rhode Island, states that now mandate paid family leave for (nearly) every citizen, legislation that could soon pass in New York State and that Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is pushing federally as the FAMILY Act. She also notes significant progress at the city level on paid-sick-day programs, universal pre-K, and anti-caregiver-discrimination policies. “What this community of advocates has achieved is remarkable,” says Boushey of those activists and politicians — including Gillibrand, Rosa DeLauro, Warren, Nancy Pelosi, Patty Murray, Clinton — who’ve been pressing these issues for more than a decade. “But the reason they’re able to do it is that they address what’s really going on in America: a change in families and in women’s labor participation. The activists fighting for those women are leading. Sanders is following them.”
To some feminists, there is bitter irony in the fact that Sanders, a 74-year-old white man from Vermont who has committed himself for decades to fighting economic inequality but who has not put himself at the center of fights for things like paid sick days or family leave, has become the symbol of a move toward a social-democratic model of government that would better serve America’s independent women. That unmarried women are not rallying around Clinton, who not so long ago was one of the most visible symbols of threateningly powerful womanhood in America and who has devoted a significant chunk of her career to issues of early-childhood education and health-care reform, is somewhat baffling. But remember, this is not a symbolically motivated movement. Single women may not be looking for a feminist hero; they may just want their affordable college, higher wages, and paid sick days. A January poll released by National Partnership for Women & Families revealed that 68 percent of unmarried women (compared with 52 percent of all likely voters) believed an elected official who supported new paid-leave laws would be more likely to understand their needs. While Clinton and Sanders both support this legislation, and Clinton has talked about it more often, those who have voted so far have heard Bernie making more robustly progressive economic promises. And they seem to believe him more.
The apparent lack of trust in Clinton reflects that there is perhaps no politician who has suffered more for having been a wife. Yes, by many measures, Clinton’s role as First Lady launched her political career. But could there be any grimmer emblem of the tolls of the traditional marriage than the fact that Hillary is now picking up the tab for a decade of her party’s policies during which she was not an elected official but a spouse? The 1990s, after all, was the decade in which women began altering marriage patterns dramatically, threateningly. (Remember Dan Quayle berating Murphy Brown?) So much of the compromised legislation enacted in that period was overdetermined by anxieties about changing gender roles, including the odious reform of welfare, which on the one hand treated all women as workers yet failed to provide them with support and sent many of them deeper into poverty. And then there was the 1994 omnibus crime bill, which, as Michelle Alexander wrote in The New Jim Crow, worked to create a criminal-justice system that relegates black men “to a permanent undercaste.” The blame for the fates of black men has also long been laid at the feet of single mothers, whom politicians from Daniel Patrick Moynihan to Mitt Romney to Jeb Bush have singled out as having upended the American family, creating social chaos and lawlessness. Yet the men who wrote, signed, and voted for this legislation — Bill Clinton, Al Gore, John Kerry, Joe Biden, even Sanders, who voted for the crime bill — have not been made to pay for it politically. The person who is currently being asked to answer for it all is the woman who spent those years as a (too) supportive wife, who spoke volubly and troublingly in defense of her husband’s legislation, but played no official role in enacting it.
Beyond Clinton, there is another generation of women politicians whose own lives have played out along new models. There’s Gillibrand, married in her mid-30s, who sat through a 13-hour Armed Services Committee hearing hours before delivering her son at age 41; Donna Edwards, a single mother currently running for the Senate in Maryland; Kamala Harris, married for the first time at 49 and running to fill Barbara Boxer’s Senate seat in California; Lucy Flores, running for the House in Nevada, single at 36 and open about the abortion she had as a teenager; Nanette Barragán, running for Congress in California, single; Zephyr Teachout, running for Congress in New York, single; two of EMILY’s List’s rising political stars, Georgia legislator Stacey Abrams, single, and Boston city councilwoman Ayanna Pressley, married at age 40. It doesn’t necessarily take a woman to push legislation that benefits single women, but these women, by sheer dint of personal experience, will have a better perspective on the new approaches to social policy that this new population of women requires.
Whether Sanders or Clinton is the Democratic nominee this year, single women are likely to overwhelmingly vote for either one of them over any Republican candidate, according to pollsters. Republicans have made wan attempts to appeal to unmarried women — remember the gubernatorial “Say Yes to the Candidate” ads that featured young voters engaging in electoral choices as if they were on a reality-show wedding-dress-shopping spree? But they have mostly retreated to shaming and attempting to punish single women, as when Rand Paul suggested in 2014 capping welfare benefits for women who have children out of wedlock, or Rush Limbaugh referred to unmarried law student Sandra Fluke as a “slut” and a “prostitute” after her testimony in support of mandating birth-control coverage.
But how much of an impact single women will have on this election and on public policy in the years to come depends, in large part, on whether they begin to recognize their growing political power. Part of this is simply a matter of getting out the vote. According to Page Gardner, in 2016, “for the first time in history, a majority of women voters are projected to be unmarried,” but going into the previous presidential-election season, nearly 40 percent of them had not registered to vote. This is partly because of the very obstacles that single women need social policy to account for: Many are low-earning single parents with erratic schedules, low wages, few child-care options, and no time to wait in lines at polling places where conservative lawmakers have made voting difficult and time consuming.
There is also the question of whether this vastly disparate group that runs the gamut of race and class and has largely defied the pull of identity politics can be unified and politically activated around its remarkably common needs. The independent woman, both high earning and low earning, looks into her future and sees decades, or even a lifetime, lived outside marriage, in which she will be responsible for both earning wages and doing her own domestic labor. This is the new social compact that she requires: stronger equal-pay protections that guarantee women’s labor will not be discounted because of leftover assumptions that they are likely to be supported by husbands; a higher federally mandated minimum wage, which would help to alleviate the burdens of poverty on America’s hardest and least-well-remunerated workers; a national health-care system that covers reproductive intervention, so that those who want to terminate pregnancies or have babies on their own or wait until they are older to do so are able to avail themselves of the best medical technologies; more affordable housing for single people, perhaps subsidized and with attendant tax breaks for single dwellers who choose to live in smaller, environmentally friendly spaces; criminal-justice reforms that address and correct the injustices of our contemporary carceral state; government-subsidized day-care programs; federally mandated paid family leave for both women and men who have new children or who need to take time off to care for ailing family members; universal paid-sick-day compensation, regardless of gender, circumstance, or profession; increases rather than continual decreases in welfare benefits; reduced college costs and quality early-education programs. Come to think of it, these policies would benefit lots of people who are not single women as well.
None of this is easy, or likely to happen quickly, especially not with a Republican-led Congress. But it is the beginning of a new kind of relationship between American women and their government. Single women are taking up space in a world that was not designed for them. They make up a new republic, a new category of citizen. If the country is to flourish, we must make room for free women, and let go of the economic and social systems built around the presumption that no woman really counts unless she is married.
*This article appears in the February 22, 2016 issue of New York Magazine.
This article has been updated to clarify that around 20 percent of Americans ages 18–29 are wed, not 20 percent of all Americans under 29.
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Kendra Nicastro – Scoring Goals with Baby Bonanza and Kid's Expo
Take a look at some of the most successful business people and you’ll find that many of them followed a similar formula when designing their careers: take something that interests you or you have an aptitude for, figure out where you can meet an unmet need, work really hard, learn from failure, stay ahead of the competition and if you play your cards right, you end up with a career that’s not only interesting and prosperous but also rewarding.
Such has been the case for Kendra Nicastro, owner of K.C.’s Creative Events and producer of the annual Baby Bonanza and Kid’s Expo, who found her niche in the show world by combining her extensive event planning skills with a passion for parenting.
“At the time, I had two young kids and was saying to my husband, it’s difficult to be a parent; there are so many different things you have to know and so many resources out there that people don’t know about,” Nicastro said. “I wanted to create an opportunity for families and expectant parents, a one-stop-shop where they could gather a wealth of information on a variety of products and services, take it home, digest it and use it if they could.”
She added, “The baby and child industry is a happy industry and there are always so many new and unique products. There is a gadget, thingamabob or thingamajig for everything and you wonder how you ever managed without it – I love it!
But the Ohio native’s journey into the show world didn’t start with her interest in kids, it began with her first passion: soccer.
“I played through college and a little bit after college,” Nicastro said. “Following college, I worked for Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew and handled special events and player appearances. After that, I worked for a nonprofit organization and handled large community events and galas.”
She added, “I really enjoyed organizing large events, so several years later, I decided to start my own business and created the Baby Bonanza and Kid’s Expo. I think I have that organizing, thinking-of-the-little-details type of personality, so (show organizing) kind of came naturally for me.”
Now known as one of the largest consumer maternity, baby and kid’s shows in the Midwest, the six-year-old Columbus-based event continues to grow in size and participation year over year, Nicastro said. So much so, that her company recently created a second Baby Bonanza, which will take place for a second time in Cleveland this November.
So what stops her from taking this successful event into other markets in the immediate future? According to Nicastro, the primary reason comes down to a very important factor in her life: maintaining a solid work/life balance.
“I found that the first four years (producing the expo) were difficult,” Nicastro said. “My kids would say, ‘you’re always on the computer,’ so I had to step back, re-evaluate and budget my time a little bit differently because they’re only kids once, and I didn’t want to miss that. I started working a little bit differently and more efficiently and looked into different systems and outsourced some things, which really helped.”
She added, “I work a lot at night when the kids are in bed, I’m still a Girl Scout leader, and I don’t miss their soccer practices or games. During expo time it can be really difficult but the nice thing now with this expo is after doing it a handful of years we have systems in place and that makes it so much easier.”
Although Nicastro has managed to find a healthy balance between career and family, she’s still an event organizer, and that means handling a lion’s share of tasks and stressors, especially around show time.
“My mind is always racing with things that need to be done, whether personal or professional,” Nicastro said. “I keep a pad of paper by my bed and will write down items that I think about during the night, such as potential exhibitors to contact, media relationships that need developed, questions for the show venue or event decorator, etc.”
She added, “For me, the two months leading up to the show are the most stressful, specifically when we meet the deadlines for all of our media. This is the time when I am up at night.”
Work-related demands aside, Nicastro appears to have designed a life that fits, one that includes spending quality time with her husband and two kids, being an active soccer mom and most recently, returning to the game herself.
“I enjoy reading, playing and watching soccer, and following Ohio State basketball and football,” Nicastro said. “Our son Gabriel is 10 and our daughter Eva is seven and they both play soccer, so we are always going to practices and games. I also play on a co-ed soccer team and a women’s soccer team. It’s a social thing, it’s fun, there’s no pressure, and it’s not so fast-paced that you feel like you’re out of shape … it’s really good exercise!”
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Archive The Best of the Hill
The Fox Theatre on The Hill. Courtesy Photo.
The Best of the Hill
In Food & Drink, Things to do by Kaitlyn Payne August 8, 2017 Leave a Comment
When you’re in Boulder, the Rockies are all around and the Flatirons are your backyard. With so much altitude surrounding you, why on earth would you want to visit a place called “The Hill?” The answer’s simple. Food. Drinks. Entertainment.
We love The Hill and you will, too.
But before we get to all the reasons The Hill is great, you should probably understand what it is.
University Hill, referred to as just “The Hill” by locals, is the district of Boulder directly west of the University of Colorado, along Broadway Avenue. It has a vibrant mix of students, businesses and family homes. Yes, it can get a little crazy on the weekends. No, it’s not a giant frat party all the time. Whatever you enjoy, there’s something for everyone on the Hill.
Dot’s Diner
A local favorite for more than 30 years, Dot’s serves a typical diner menu. Biscuits and Gravy. Eggs. Pancakes. Their green chili is amazing. Their house-baked pastries are to die for. But Dot’s isn’t just a breakfast joint. It’s also known for its Nepali food, made by Nepali cooks. The authentic chai tea is a great way to get your feet wet if you’re not sure about trying something more adventurous than bacon.
The Sink sells more than 60,000 hamburgers a year and for good reason. Courtesy photo
The Sink
Serving Boulder for more than 90 years, the Sink is a must visit for anyone in Boulder. Even some of Boulder’s most high-profile visitors have stopped at The Sink, including Anthony Bourdain, Guy Fieri and former President Obama. Serving American favorites such as pizza and burgers, there’s something the whole family can enjoy. And there’s plenty to keep you entertained while you devour that delicious burger; the walls are covered in cartoon paintings, and you can even sign the ceiling.
Tapas for days at Café Aion. Courtesy photo
Café Aion
Café Aion is a Spanish restaurant with a farm-to-table menu. From the tapas to the paella, everything is fresh and delicious. And it’s no wonder. The owner and chef, Dakota Soifer, was the champion of “Cutthroat Kitchen,” a Food Network cooking competition. His knowledge and expertise, mixed with the hip yet intimate feeling, make this restaurant perfect for date night or a family outing.
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Half Fast Subs
You may not think a sub shop is great place to get a drink, but don’t be fooled. Half Fast has some of the tastiest Long Islands in town and they’re strong, too. So strong that this shop limits each guest to two drinks or one pitcher. Yeah, you can get a pitcher of Long Islands. Which we strongly suggest.
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No Name Bar
This hole-in-the-wall bar is called No Name for good reason. If you don’t know it’s there, you’d never find it. With no signage and an entrance that just looks like a door in the wall, this really is a local secret. But once you get inside, it’s well worth it. The house-made infusions are fantastic; the apple pie bourbon is our personal favorite.
Hookah House
Going out for drinks is always fun, but sometimes you want a more relaxed atmosphere. Hookah lounges are a great way to socialize in a chill way, and Hookah House is among the best. With a variety of flavors of both in house and retail smokables, as well as coffee and tea, you can enjoy a night at the hookah house whether you’re a smoker or not.
Dopapod Dead and Company after party at the Fox Theatre. Photo by Sam Berenson
No visit to Boulder would be complete without a trip to the Fox Theatre. Rolling Stone recently named the Fox the fourth best music venue in the country. With an intimate capacity of just over 600 and a variety of performers, including both big name stars and local favorites, the Fox Theatre experience truly is one of a kind.
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Owsley’s Golden Road
Owsley’s Golden Road is one of the coolest places in town. The bar has a Grateful Dead theme, which perfectly sets the mood for its live music. Pair this with the great food and drinks and you could easily both start and end your night at Owsley’s Golden Road.
Boulder History Museum
If you’re taking your family to The Hill and want to avoid the bar scene, the Boulder History Museum is a great family-friendly place to stop and learn all about the history of the Boulder area. It also puts on programs and events, so be sure to check the calendar.
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Innisfree Poetry Bookstore and Café
As one of only three exclusively poetry bookstores in the United States, Innisfree is definitely worth checking out. Even if you don’t like reading poetry, it often has readings, so you can hear the poetry from the author, as it was meant to be heard. Innisfree is also a great place to grab a coffee and a pastry or pull out your laptop if you need to get some work done.
Albums on the Hill
If you’re into music, Albums on the Hill is for you. With vinyl and CDs, as well as movies, T-shirts, posters and other music-oriented merch, Albums is a great place to spend a casual afternoon. As a Boulder business for more than 30 years and a strong supporter of charities, you can feel good about the money you’ll inevitably spend here.
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This Week In Entertainment: Jay-Z, Netflix, and More
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Jay-Z May Have Slammed Kanye In New Song
In a feature in a new Meek Mills song, rapper Jay-Z seems to take aim at both President Trump and fellow rapper Kanye West. After a feud that started back in 2016, both rappers took shots at each other. It started when Kanye publicly bashed on both Jay-Z and his wife Beyoncé. Things seemed to be getting better when West posted a picture on Instagram of the couple.
Many people speculated that the rapper was bashing on Kanye for supporting President Trump. Others assumed it was an attempt to place blame on Trump for setting the two rappers against each other. However, Jay-Z posted on Twitter that the line was meant to be taken as a sign not to pit the two together. He called Kanye his younger brother in the process.
New Netflix Show Comes Under Fire
The new Netflix Italian drama “Baby” is getting slammed by the National Center of Sexual Exploitation. The NCSE says the show glorifies and promotes sexual trafficking. The show tells the story of two teenage girls from Rome that get drawn to Rome’s underworld.
The story, loosely based on a real event that took place in 2014, shows the two girls engage in underage prostitution. Viewers took this to show a “coming-of-age” story and glamorizing the idea of prostitution and sexual exploitation. Similar sentiments were shared with another Netflix Show, “Thirteen Reasons Why”, which was said to glamorize suicide as a revenge method.
Zac Efron’s New Ted Bundy Look
Former “High School Musical” star Zac Efron made waves on social media for his look for notorious serial killer Ted Bundy. The actor stars in a biopic about the killers life. Efron says the movie isn’t an attempt to glorify the killers life, but showcase how manipulative Bundy was as a person.
Efron also says that he didn’t take the character of Bundy home, and after shooting was easily able to step back into his life. “It’s a different kind of film,” he said. The film will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January.
Classic Christmas Movie Being Called Bigoted
People lashed out at HuffPost after the news site called the classic Claymation movie Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer “seriously problematic” because it features sexism and bullying. In a video posted by the site, they highlighted many instances within the film where they felt bigotry was occuring.
This video quickly came under fire, as people flocked to social media to bash on the site. They call HuffPost blind for not seeing the obvious lesson learned by the characters in the end. Even President Trump’s son Donald Jr weighed in on the situation, saying “Liberalism is a disease” in a tweet.
Tom Hanks Eyeing A New Role
Veteran actor Tom Hanks is in talks to take a role in a live action adaptation of the Disney Classic. This comes as another push into remaking Disney classics for the modern audience, following 2017’s Beauty and the Beast and 2016’s The Jungle Book. Hanks, who will star in the upcoming WWII film “Greyhound” as well as voicing Woody in the next Toy Story sequel, is eyeing the role of Gepetto.
This character serves as the father figure of the titular character after creating the puppet. The film currently has an unknown release date. However, Disney fans can look forward to three upcoming releases, Dumbo, Aladdin, and The Lion King.
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Pet owners advised to be vigilant after outbreak of gastroenteritis virus in dogs
Gastroenteritis can cause dogs to experience diarrhoea, vomiting and stomach pain (Photo: Shutterstock)
A gastroenteritis outbreak is currently affecting dogs throughout the UK, according to experts who are advising pet owners to be as vigilant as possible.
The virus causes dogs to experience diarrhoea, vomiting and stomach pain.
Dr John Rosie, from Derbyshire, says he has seen an increased number of gastroenteritis cases in dogs within the last two weeks.
“There has been a higher number of cases although we don’t have the exact diagnosis of what the cause is yet,” Dr Rosie told Derbyshire Live.
“The dogs seem to be responding to the treatment we are giving them.”
Dr Rosie has been treating around five dogs with the virus each week, and suspects that the bug will continue to spread across the country.
What is gastroenteritis?
Gastroenteritis is the inflammation of the stomach and intestines. This can lead to discomfort, pain, diarrhoea and vomiting and can be very infectious.
It can be caused by infection with bacteria, viruses, parasites, or reactions to medications or new foods.
Symptoms to watch out for
Animal health company Zoetis explains that “gastroenteritis will often come on rapidly and is characterised by a sudden onset of vomiting and/or diarrhoea.
Gastroenteritis is the inflammation of the stomach and intestines (Photo: Shutterstock)
“Food and bile are typically vomited, although small amount of blood may also be present. Affected pets are usually not interested in food and may feel unwell.
“You should consult your vet if your dog shows signs of gastroenteritis.”
How to prevent it
In order to try to prevent gastroenteritis in dogs, owners are advised to ensure vaccinations and worming are both up to date.
“Vaccinating your pet regularly will also protect them against several serious viral diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract, such as parvovirus infection,” add Zoetis.
“[Worming your dog] at least four times a year with a broad spectrum intestinal worming preparation, together with flea control to prevent some intestinal worms is essential.”
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Ross Butler Biography
Ross Butler is an American actor. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family, personal life, career, age, birthday, etc.
Nationality: Singaporean, American
Famous: Actors Singaporean Men
Sun Sign: Taurus
Also Known As: Ross Fleming Butler
Born Country: Singapore
Born in: Queenstown
Famous as: Actor
Height: 6'3" (190 cm), 6'3" Males
education: Ohio State University, Langley High School
Ross Butler is an American actor who is best known for his role in the ‘Disney’ series ‘K.C. Undercover.’ He also achieved recognition for his performances in films such as ‘Teen Beach 2’ and ‘Perfect High.’ He is also known for his portrayal of ‘Zach Dempsey’ in the popular ‘Netflix’ series ‘13 Reasons Why.’ Ross also appeared in the role of ‘Reggie Mantle’ in the series ‘Riverdale.’ He was born in Queenstown, Singapore, and was raised by his Chinese–Malaysian mother in Fairfax, Virginia. Since his childhood, Butler was inclined toward acting. His interest soon turned into a passion. After graduating from ‘Langley High School,’ he enrolled at the ‘Ohio State University.’ His dream ultimately did not allow him to concentrate on studies and he quit the university after a year. He then moved to Los Angeles to join acting classes. He soon bagged the role of ‘Allen’ in the TV film ‘The Gateway Life.’ He was motivated to enter Hollywood and change the perception about Asian–American males in mainstream Hollywood.
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Ross Butler
Ross Fleming Butler was born on May 17, 1990, in Queenstown, Singapore, to a British–Dutch father and a Chinese–Malaysian mother. He was raised by his mother in Northern Virginia.
As a child he played the piano and the guitar. He was also an avid gamer. He has a beloved pet tortoise named Sheldon. He spends time mentoring children at the ‘Boys and Girls Club of Venice’ in southern California.
He attended ‘Langley High School’ and then joined the ‘Ohio State University’ to study biomolecular and chemical engineering, only to discover later that he did not like the course.
Ross wanted to be an actor since childhood. After spending a year at the university, he dropped out to follow his passion and venture into acting.
Finally, in 2010, he quit college and moved to Los Angeles. Butler got himself enrolled in acting classes after his friend paid the fees for his first acting class as a gift on his 21st birthday.
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Ross made his acting debut with the TV film ‘The Gateway Life,’ which featured him as ‘Allen.’ The film failed to earn enough viewers. Butler gave his best but did not receive much appreciation.
Later, he appeared in the second season of the 2013 series ‘Major Crimes.’ The series featured him in the role of ‘Ian Yorita’ in an episode titled ‘Pick Your Poison.’ The second season of the series aired from June 10, 2013, to January 13, 2014. It consisted of 19 episodes.
In 2013, he was cast as ‘Tony’ in the TV film ‘Camp Sunshine.’ The film was about counselors at a camp trying to keep up with the reality that they did not like summer at all. The same year, Ross appeared as ‘Eddie Peon’ in a short film titled ‘Work It Out.’
In 2014, he bagged many projects, including four series and two films. He appeared as ‘Roy’ in the film ‘Two Bedrooms.’ The film was about two girls encountering the presence of a ghost in their apartment.
He played the role of ‘Leroy’ in ‘Rules of the Trade.’ The film was about a lonely drug dealer trying to find the love of his life and finally meeting her on an online dating site.
The same year, he appeared in the 2014 series ‘Star Seed,’ which featured him as ‘Chris Choi.’ He also played the role of ‘Chris’ in the series ‘Hollywood.’ He was cast in the series ‘Dog Park’ and ‘Happyland.’
By 2015, he was beginning to get recognized by both audiences and critics. He appeared in a TV film titled ‘Teen Beach 2’ as ‘Spencer Watkins.’ Although the film received mixed reviews from critics, it garnered about 7.5 million viewers on the night of its premiere.
He then appeared as ‘Nate’ in the 2015 drama film ‘Perfect High,’ which also featured Bella Thorne. His character in the film was the boyfriend of ‘Amanda’s best friend ‘Riley.’ The film focused on the serious issue of drug abuse.
In 2015, Ross appeared as ‘Hunter’ in three episodes of the series ‘Chasing Life.’ He then appeared as ‘Jeremy’ in a film titled ‘Hacker’s Game.’
He then appeared in a 2015 comedy series ‘K.C. Undercover.’ The series featured him as ‘Brett Willis,’ the lead character’s boyfriend and an enemy spy. The series was about ‘K.C. Cooper,’ a math genius.
In 2016, he starred in the series ‘Teen Wolf,’ which was an adaptation of the 1985 film of the same name. He appeared as ‘Nathan Pierce’ in three episodes of the series.
In 2017, Butler appeared as ‘Reggie Mantle’ in six episodes of the web series ‘Riverdale.’ The series was loosely based on the characters of ‘Archie Comics.’
The same year, he starred in the popular ‘Netflix’ teen web series ‘13 Reasons Why.’ The series featured him as ‘Zach Dempsey,’ the kind-hearted friend of ‘Justin’ and ‘Bryce.’
In 2018, he voiced the character of ‘Limo’ in an anime anthology drama film titled ‘Flavors of Youth.’ He then appeared as ‘Jeremy’ in ‘Hacker’s Game Redux.’ In this film, he reprised his role of ‘Jeremy’ from the 2015 film ‘Hacker’s Game.’
He is currently working on his upcoming science-fiction film ‘Shazam!’ His role in the film is undisclosed. He also appeared in the second season of the series ‘13 Reasons Why.’
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Ross Butler has not been involved in any controversy yet. He never dated anyone till his early 20s, as he believed one should be emotionally ready before making any serious commitment.
He is best known for breaking stereotypes. Every Asian actor in Hollywood would earlier be cast as a nerd or an engineer. However, Ross played “all-American” roles. He wished to change the mindset of viewers about Asians.
He once stated in an interview that he was proud of his Asian heritage.
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US launched cyber attack on Iranian rockets and missiles – reports
Targeted strike on computer-controlled weapons of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard had been planned over weeks
Missile batteries in Iran. Reports say Donald Trump approved a cyber attack on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that disabled computer systems controlling rocket and missiles launchers. Photograph: EPA
The US military launched a cyber-attack on Iranian weapons systems on Thursday, according to sources, as President Donald Trump backed away from plans for a more conventional strike in response to Iran’s downing of a US surveillance drone.
The hack disabled Iranian computer systems that controlled its rocket and missile launchers, two officials told the Associated Press, and were conducted with approval from Trump. A third official confirmed the broad outlines of the strike. All spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak publicly about the operation.
Two of the officials said the attacks, which specifically targeted computer systems of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), had been provided as options after two oil tankers were bombed. The IRGC has been designated a foreign terrorist group by the Trump administration.
Over the past year US officials have focused on persistently engaging with adversaries in cyberspace and undertaking more offensive operations.
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Tensions with Iran have escalated since the US withdrew last year from the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran and began a policy of “maximum pressure”. Iran has since been hit by multiple rounds of sanctions.
Tensions spiked this past week after Iran shot down an unmanned US drone – an incident that nearly led to a conventional US military strike against Iran on Thursday evening.
The cyberattacks are the latest chapter in the US and Iran’s ongoing hacking of each other.
In recent weeks hackers believed to be working for the Iranian government have targeted US government agencies, as well as sectors of the economy including finance, oil and gas, sending waves of spear-phishing emails, according to representatives of cybersecurity companies CrowdStrike and FireEye, which track such activity. This new campaign appears to have started shortly after the Trump administration imposed sanctions on the Iranian petrochemical sector this month.
It was not known if any of the hackers managed to gain access to the targeted networks.
“Both sides are desperate to know what the other side is thinking,” said John Hultquist, director of intelligence analysis at FireEye. “You can absolutely expect the regime to be leveraging every tool they have available to reduce the uncertainty about what’s going to happen next, about what the US’s next move will be.”
The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement released on Saturday that its agency tasked with infrastructure security has been aware of a recent rise in malicious cyber activities directed at US government agencies by Iranian regime actors and proxies.
The National Security Agency would not discuss Iranian cyber actions specifically, but said in a statement to the AP on Friday that “there have been serious issues with malicious Iranian cyber actions in the past”.
“In these times of heightened tensions, it is appropriate for everyone to be alert to signs of Iranian aggression in cyberspace and ensure appropriate defences are in place.”
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Federal Transportation Security Administration officers work at a checkpoint at O'Hare airport in Chicago, in January. Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press
Would Expanded Criminal Background Checks Hurt Federal Job Applicants?
Critics oppose disclosing enrollment in drug-court programs and other prison alternatives.
By Justin George
The Trump administration wants applicants for federal jobs and contractor positions to divulge whether they have gone through diversion programs such as drug courts that are meant to help people avoid prison.
But critics say the move undermines the whole idea of sentencing alternatives that are designed to keep permanent blemishes off participants’ records, avoiding negative background checks that can limit jobs, housing and education.
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management proposed late last month to expand criminal background disclosure requirements. Officials in the federal personnel office and the White House did not comment on why the government wants the change. But in the request filed in the Federal Register, OPM states the decision “closes a gap” that allowed diversion participants to withhold the details of crimes they’ve committed from employers. It’s unclear if the move is related to sweeping changes OPM and national security agencies are making to speed up the security clearance process.
The public has until April 23 to comment on OPM’s proposal at regulations.gov. OPM must consider public input before making the change, according to the Federal Register.
Diversion programs vary across the United States and offer mediation or rehabilitation in place of prison in crimes such as drunken driving, check fraud, drug crimes and cases involving veterans who may suffer from post-traumatic stress.
The proposed policy shift seems to conflict with President Trump’s recent interest in giving people a greater second chance and contradicts the growing bipartisan movements in states and Congress to “ban the box.” More than 150 cities and counties in 33 states have passed laws limiting when employers can ask or see job applicants’ criminal backgrounds, according to the National Employment Law Project, a job advocacy group. The goal is to give applicants a fair shot at being considered for jobs without past convictions sinking them from the outset.
The American Civil Liberties Union said new disclosure requirements would interfere with state and federal judges and prosecutors who grant options such as diversion for some defendants.
“This is definitely surprising considering the president’s—and really the entire federal government’s—support for the First Step Act, whose premise was basically second chances,” said Somil Trivedi, staff attorney in the ACLU’s Criminal Law Reform Project. “This defeats the purpose of diversion.”
The new rule would also diminish the pool of potential employees, Trivedi added.
The federal government directly employs 2.8 million, and it has twice as many federal contractors, according to an estimate by the nonpartisan Volcker Alliance, which advocates for better government management.
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Twin bills in the House and Senate dubbed the Fair Chance Act would require a federal employer to make a conditional offer before reviewing a candidate’s criminal background. The bills are sponsored by Democrats Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Elijah Cummings and Republicans Sen. Ron Johnson and Rep. Doug Collins, a lead sponsor of the First Step Act.
None of the Congressional sponsors commented on the OPM proposal. In a statement, Johnson said the goal of his bill is to make employment easier. “If someone getting out of prison wants to work and be a productive member of society, we should do everything possible to facilitate that,” he said.
The First Step Act, though modest in impact, is widely considered by Trump and Congress to be the most comprehensive law to impact the federal justice system in at least a decade. Passed in late December, it includes reductions to mandatory minimum sentence lengths, adds millions of dollars in new funding for job training, expands the impact of a past law that shrinks the disparity between punishments for crack and cocaine offenses and offers incentives for prisoners to earn more time in halfway houses through rehabilitation programs.
When Trump publicly endorsed the First Step Act in November, he touted the strong economy and announced that he wanted former prisoners to be part of it. “Our pledge to hire American includes those leaving prison and looking for a very fresh start—new job, new life,” he said.
But the state of California is among those that believe making job applicants divulge their participation in pretrial diversion would add an obstacle to employment. A five-year-old law prohibits public and private employers in the state from asking applicants if they have completed diversion. Most states and local governments don’t restrict what businesses can ask when it comes to law enforcement interactions, according to the nonprofit group Workplace Fairness, an advocate for fair hiring practices. But banks need to know because the FDIC forbids them from hiring employees who have participated in diversion programs for crimes such as dishonesty or breach of trust.
OPM proposes to ask applicants about diversion in a federal job questionnaire called the Declaration for Federal Employment, Optional Form 306. Despite the name, it is not optional to skip, according to OPM.
The form collects details about applicants’ selective service registration, military service and other background information and is used to determine a person’s eligibility for government life insurance. Answers “may be used in conducting an investigation to determine a person’s suitability or ability to hold a security clearance, and it may be disclosed to authorized officials making similar, subsequent determinations,” according to the federal personnel agency.
Specifically, the government wants to change Question No. 9 to include pretrial diversion and whether a person has served time in jail, not just prison. It says, “During the last 7 years, have you been convicted, been imprisoned, been on probation, or been on parole? (Includes felonies, firearms or explosives violations, misdemeanors, and all other offenses.) If `YES,' use item 16 to provide the date, an explanation of the violation, place of occurrence, and the name and address of the police department or court involved.”
If revised, the question would say: “During the last 7 years, have you: Been convicted of any crime (Include misdemeanors, felonies, firearms or explosives violations, domestic violence, alcohol, drugs, and all other crimes or offenses); Been subject to judge or court specified conditions requiring satisfactory completion before a criminal charge has been or will be dismissed; Served time in jail or prison as a result of being convicted of a crime; or Been on probation or parole? If “YES,” use item 16 to provide the date, explanation of the violation/charge, place of occurrence, and the name and address of the police and court involved.”
Question No. 11—“Are you currently under charges for any violation of law?”—would also ask job seekers if they are “on trial or awaiting a trial on criminal charges.” Question 13, which asks about financial troubles, would expand to require answers from co-signers and “guarantors”—people who have pledged to pick up someone’s payments should he or she default.
Originally Filed Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 6:00 a.m. ET
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JuBriCoSa to host New York/Broadway Tour
JuBriCoSa Arts Academy will once again host a tour of New York City
JuBriCoSa to host New York/Broadway Tour JuBriCoSa Arts Academy will once again host a tour of New York City Check out this story on thenorthwestern.com: http://oshko.sh/1KlG6Gz
James Hart, Reader submitted Published 5:33 p.m. CT Sept. 18, 2015
JuBriCoSa Arts Academy will once again host a tour of New York City and the Broadway District March 27-April 1, 2016.
The trip is open to students and adults who are interested in seeing the sights of New York City and experiencing Broadway Musicals, Workshops and meeting Broadway Casts.
The Motorcoach will depart from Oshkosh at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 27, with meals en route at the travelers expense and will arrive at the hotel on Monday, March 28, at 1:30 p.m. From there the group will have an orientation tour to include Times Square, The Broadway District, Lincoln Center and finish at Central Park and Strawberry fields before having dinner in Manhattan.
After dinner the group will head to The Empire State Building for a spectacular view of NYC skyline and then back to the hotel. On Tuesday, March 29, after breakfast at the hotel, the group will visit Rockefeller Center, Tour Radio City Music Hall and browse along Fifth Avenue with time for lunch.
Then off to Times Square, dinner in Manhattan and a Broadway Musical. Wednesday, March 30, includes a ferry ride to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, lunch in Battery Park and a visit to the 9/11 World Trade center Memorial and Chinatown with dinner in Little Italy, another Broadway Musical and a meet/greet with the cast following the performance.
Thursday will feature a private seminar/workshop with a Broadway actor or director, a visit to SoHo/Greenwich Village and then depart for home with arrival in Oshkosh on Friday, April 1 at 10 a.m.
The trip includes: Deluxe round trip motorcoach transportation, three dinners in New York, deluxe hotel accommodations, hotel security, admission to two Broadway shows, professional tour guide and more.
The tour guide is former Broadway/television star Frank Luz, who created the role of The Dentist in the original Broadway production of Little Shop of Horrors and has appeared in numerous movies and television series.
More information and registration forms can be found at jubricosa.org or by calling 920-267-3139. The cost is $899 per person and is split into three easy payments, with the final payment due in February 2016. Travelers have their choice of quad, triple, double or single occupancy in the hotel.
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New Lifetime High For Parker Hannifin Corporation (PH)
Trade-Ideas LLC identified Parker Hannifin Corporation (PH) as a new lifetime high candidate
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Trade-Ideas LLC identified Parker Hannifin Corporation ( PH) as a new lifetime high candidate. In addition to specific proprietary factors, Trade-Ideas identified Parker Hannifin Corporation as such a stock due to the following factors:
PH has an average dollar-volume (as measured by average daily share volume multiplied by share price) of $121.0 million.
PH has traded 521,120 shares today.
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Parker-Hannifin Corporation manufactures motion and control technologies and systems for various mobile, industrial, and aerospace markets worldwide. The stock currently has a dividend yield of 1.4%. PH has a PE ratio of 20.2. Currently there are 9 analysts that rate Parker Hannifin Corporation a buy, 1 analyst rates it a sell, and 4 rate it a hold.
The average volume for Parker Hannifin Corporation has been 988,800 shares per day over the past 30 days. Parker Hannifin has a market cap of $19.0 billion and is part of the industrial goods sector and industrial industry. The stock has a beta of 1.62 and a short float of 2.5% with 3.46 days to cover. Shares are up 49.5% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.
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TheStreet Quant Ratings rates Parker Hannifin Corporation as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, reasonable valuation levels, good cash flow from operations and solid stock price performance. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had somewhat disappointing return on equity.
The revenue growth came in higher than the industry average of 21.6%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues slightly increased by 0.3%. This growth in revenue appears to have trickled down to the company's bottom line, improving the earnings per share.
The current debt-to-equity ratio, 0.47, is low and is below the industry average, implying that there has been successful management of debt levels. Along with the favorable debt-to-equity ratio, the company maintains an adequate quick ratio of 1.13, which illustrates the ability to avoid short-term cash problems.
Investors have apparently begun to recognize positive factors similar to those we have mentioned in this report, including earnings growth. This has helped drive up the company's shares by a sharp 42.28% over the past year, a rise that has exceeded that of the S&P 500 Index. Regarding the stock's future course, although almost any stock can fall in a broad market decline, PH should continue to move higher despite the fact that it has already enjoyed a very nice gain in the past year.
The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has significantly exceeded that of the Machinery industry average, but is less than that of the S&P 500. The net income increased by 1.9% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, going from $239.74 million to $244.32 million.
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HMS ENTERPRISE ARRIVES ON THE TEES
UK Docks begins £150m contract maintaining Royal Navy marine research vessels.
HMS Enterprise arrived on Teesside today marking the start of a £150m maintenance commitment which will see Royal Navy ships regularly serviced and repaired in Middlesbrough over the next decade.
UK Docks clinched the major deal against strong opposition in October last year and as well as Enterprise, we will maintain two other ships, HMS Protector and HMS Echo, over the next 10 years.
Harry Wilson, managing director of UK Docks who watched the ship arrive, said: “This is an extremely proud moment for ourselves, as a family-run firm, and the whole of our workforce. “We are absolutely thrilled to bring this work to the North East and proud that we have the skill-set, workforce, facilities and financial efficiency needed to ensure essential Royal Navy work can be carried out on our shores.”
The three vessels are all 90 metres long and because of their important roles need to have an operational availability of 334 days per ship per year.
Protector provides a UK presence in the British Antarctic Territory and meets the UK’s treaty obligations for inspections, hydrographical charting and support of scientific research. It can also be called upon to operate in the tropics.
Enterprise and her sister ship Echo deliver defence, global environmental data-gathering requirements and associated war roles.
It will be UK Docks' responsibility to ensure their availability by, if necessary, overseeing maintenance and repairs across the globe.
Since the announcement of UK Docks winning the contract, the company has increased the size of its facilities on Teesside. It has also recruited a specialist team of marine experts to meet the specialist needs of the Royal Navy.
Jonathan Wilson, director at UK Docks, said: “The Ministry of Defence naturally requires the highest possible levels of expertise and commitment when it comes to servicing its vessels and we have assembled a team and a strategy to deliver on their expectations.“We are looking forward to showing what we can do and are ready to take the next step as an ambitious company committed to progress.”
Jonathan added: “We will be managing, coordinating and planning all maintenance activity from our facilities on Tyneside, but noting our dry docks on Teesside have the capacity to service all three vessels, whenever it is possible, the servicing work on them will be carried out there.”
Enterprise is expected to remain on Teesside for several weeks before putting out to sea again towards the end of April.
HMS Protector berths at UK Docks new quay facility, the Heavy Lift Quay, after four years deployed enabling Antarctic co-operation, science and conservation.
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The homeless need more than homes to stay off the street
While housing and food needs are top priorities for organizations trying to combat homelessness, the gap in services comes in terms of continued support services to ensure people don’t cycle back into homelessness.
Nicole Hayden, Times Herald
Published 6:00 p.m. ET Nov. 14, 2015
Jimmie Jenkins, 49, was in the St. Clair County Jail when he received news that changed his life.
In December 2014, he was told to come to the front of the jail — he had a phone call.
He rarely received phone calls. Or visits. Or mail.
“It was my daughter,” Jenkins said. “I could tell by the Indiana area code. I picked up the phone and she said, ‘Dad, I lost my baby … she’s dead.’”
His granddaughter, Jiniha Jenkins, would be 6 years old this year.
That was the moment he knew he had to change. Eight months later, he left the jail — with no home, no car, no job, no friends, no family and no money.
Jenkins has children, four of them in their late teens and early 20s, and two grandchildren. But it has been nine years since he lived with them and three years since he last saw their faces.
Since jail, he's been sleeping in a homeless shelter — but he is working toward a way out.
Food and shelter are the top priorities for the Blue Water Rescue Mission and other agencies that help the homeless. But food and shelter isn't enough for someone like Jenkins trying to escape cycles of chronic homelessness.
Missing are continued support services that can include job placement assistance, financial management assistance, continued counseling, mental health services and the basic life-skills training that the homeless need to succeed under their own roofs.
National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week is Nov.14 to 22. It's a week to focus on the challenges and needs of the community. The Port Huron area has multiple emergency housing shelters along with permanent housing assistance programs.
Jimmie Jenkins checks up on his kids on Facebook at Port of Hopes Thursday afternoon.
(Photo: NICOLE HAYDEN, TIMES HERALD)
Jobs and housing are vital, but it’s not enough.’
The Blue Water Rescue Mission, Blue Water Safe Horizons and the Harbor for Youth all offer emergency temporary shelter. Each caters to a different demographic and need.
The shelters open in the evening and close in the early mornings, sending the homeless to find someplace else to go.
Kathy Swantek, Blue Water Developmental Housing executive director, said there is not enough funding to keep homeless shelters open 24 hours a day.
The Blue Water Rescue Mission, which services only men, plans to become a 24-hour shelter on Jan. 1 — however, more funding is needed.
In order to keep the doors open all day, an additional resident adviser needs to be hired. And his salary needs to be paid.
The rescue mission will offer various programs throughout the day, such as a job skills class.
During the day, many without homes search for jobs, head to local libraries, check in with their counselors or frequent the Port of Hopes, a day center that offers access to computers, televisions and a kitchen — basically a warm, dry place to stay until the shelters open in the evening hours.
At 7 a.m., Jenkins is out the door of the rescue mission. He works on checking items off of his to-do list — finding a job, meeting with his counselor and finding housing. He also spends much of his time at the Port of Hopes watching television and lifting weights.
Some of the shelters offer breakfast and dinner. Mid-City Nutrition in Port Huron fills the lunch and dinner gap for those who are hungry.
Jenkins has frequented Mid-City for lunch, and sometimes dinner, for the past nine years.
The soup kitchen operates every day of the week and there are food pantries in nearly every city of the county. In the past fiscal year, Mid-City Nutrition served more than 57,000 meals to 1,661 individuals.
Alice Rieves, Mid-City Nutrition director, said there are enough resources to feed people in the community. She said the need for her clients comes with tackling drug addictions and finding permanent housing.
The motto for many service organizations is “housing first,” Swantek said.
Blue Water Safe Horizons is the county’s designated Housing Assessment Resource Agency. The agency screens clients and assists in placing people in permanent housing.
Housing choice vouchers, formally known as Section 8, allows those who qualify to obtain a rental home of their choice at a lower cost. Those with vouchers will continue to receive monthly rental assistance but may have to pay a portion of the rent up to 40 percent. The vouchers are funded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Swantek said in St. Clair County there is a long wait list to receive a housing voucher.
On Tuesday, Jenkins met with a housing counselor at Blue Water Safe Horizons to apply for housing assistance. He hopes to get help with rental payments and a security deposit. He was told to check back every week for an update on the status of his application. He said he heard it could take 60 to 90 days to be placed in a house.
Supported housing programs, which differ from vouchers, are designed to place low- to moderate-income individuals in permanent housing with continued services.
The housing developments partner with local organizations, such as St. Clair County Community Mental Health, to provide continued support and counseling to those clients.
“Supported housing is the type of housing that we are finding extremely successful in helping people maintain housing,” said Eric Hufnagel, Michigan Coalition of Homelessness executive director. “Supported housing helps people deal with or address those issues that may otherwise put them at risk of losing housing again.”
However, funding for those supportive services is minimal.
Blue Water Safe Horizons manages 120 supported housing placements in the Blue Water Area. Of those, 15 are new placements within the past year.
Case managers are appointed to follow up with the households and offer support services when needed.
“We have three case managers for those 120 households,” said Erica Grant, Blue Water Safe Horizons HARA manager. “Trying to see each household individually is pretty hard. Sometimes we can’t be there monthly or can only do phone calls instead of home visits. Because we act as their advocate it can be detrimental when we are not there.”
Grant said Blue Water Safe Horizons does not have enough funding to hire more case managers. The salary for each of the three case managers is less than $20,000 a year, she said.
Grant said while the federal and state dollars are allocated specifically for housing, there are no funds set aside for case management and support services.
“Jobs and housing are vital, but it’s not enough,” Koontz said. “There are so many other needs to meet.”
Bunks inside of Blue Water Rescue Mission.
’They fall into this homeless abyss.’
There are many causes of homelessness, so a one-size-fits-all solution won’t solve the issue. Mental illness, substance abuse, domestic violence and economic struggles are just a few root causes.
Some who experience homelessness only need one-time assistance, perhaps to find a new job or to get help with a security deposit for a new apartment.
But many that have experienced chronic homelessness need long-term support in order to stay independent in their own home.
A major cause of chronic homelessness is a mental health diagnosis, which includes substance abuse.
Jenkins said he was diagnosed as bi-polar and schizophrenic. He said the mental challenges make it difficult to perform well at jobs and it makes him extremely uncomfortable around most people. He often has mood changes, as well.
Jimmie Jenkins, of Port Huron, shares his story of homelessness Nicole Hayden
“People need services available to them to help them deal with the issues that caused their homelessness,” Hufnagel said. “What are the odds of being successful at maintaining housing if grappling with the issue that led them to be homeless in the first place?”
Koontz said in the past year, 70 percent of the men that stayed at the rescue mission had a mental health diagnosis.
Michael Tawney, McLaren Port Huron chief medical officer, said mental health-related homelessness is becoming a chronic problem since there is no safety net of facilities or adequate services for those individuals.
“They fall into this homeless abyss,” Tawney said. “In the past there were more mental health facilities and places to go. Now those facilities are non-existent and there is no funding. The state used to have mental health hospitals and facilities. The service level for those with a mental health diagnosis was greater in the past.”
Swantek said support services such as continued budgeting and financial advising and counseling for domestic violence victims are also needed.
Ideally, HARA case managers are the advocates for that vulnerable population, but without additional funding only so much assistance can be provided.
St. Clair County Community Mental Health partners with many shelters and support housing programs to provide counseling services to clients as well. It provides services that range from mental health counseling to free bus tickets. But again, limited funding can only extend services so far.
Jenkins meets with a CMH counselor each week. The counselor has coached him through each step that brings him closer to overcoming his homelessness. He said his CMH counselor is the one who told him about the Blue Water Rescue Mission and about the services that DHHS offers, such as food stamps.
“I would like to see housing that still allows people to receive that assistance from (The Department of Health and Human Services) and (Community Mental Health),” Koontz said. “We need to be able to continue to provide those services as people transition into being independent. Instant independence tends to result in relapse and falling back into a lifestyle that caused the homelessness in the first place.”
Jimmie Jenkins signs in to Blue Water Rescue Mission Thursday night.
Local organizations have also noted an increase in a growing number of large families and senior citizens in the Port Huron area who are experiencing homelessness. Many of the senior citizens have declining health on top of little income.
A person with a chronic disease, such as diabetes or high blood pressure, may need daily medication at specific times. That can be challenging with no stable housing, Tawney said.
“When people come into the ER who have been living on the streets we often find that their blood pressure or blood sugar is out of whack. They often don’t have a nutritious diet and that adds to the problem. Many are dehydrated and malnourished.”
While soup kitchens can provide calories, they don’t have the resources to tailor specific diets that someone with diabetes, for example, requires.
Additionally, Swantek would like to see a day-time community center that not only offers a warm shelter but engaging activities throughout the day.
“There is not really any place for individuals to go once the shelters close during the day,” Swantek said. “Maybe they go to the mall or walk around outside.”
A community center that provides free counseling, support services and educational classes, such as computer literacy or resume writing, would be ideal, Koontz said. But again, there is no funding for that.
Jenkins said the most difficult part about being homeless for him is meeting his hygiene needs, such as consistent showers. He is also hoping to find access to a free computer literacy class.
Blue Water Rescue Mission residents wait outside of the shelter Thursday evening until the doors open for the night.
Got any spare change?
’It can get lonely, really lonely most days.’
In the past year, of the 1,000 individuals who Blue Water Safe Horizons screened for housing assistance, 800 were homeless.
Grant said that number represents a range of people, some who had been homeless a single day and other who are chronically homeless. On any given day, she estimates that there are about 100 people walking the streets of St. Clair County with no permanent home to retire to that night.
The 2014 Annual Homeless Assessment Report conducted by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban development reported that on a single night in 2014, 12,227 people were homeless in Michigan. In the United States, that number was 578,424.
Blue Water Safe Horizons has a $634,651 budget for its supportive housing programs. The majority of that funding comes from federal grants while just under $20,000 comes from fundraising. An additional $33,000 is budgeted each year for administrative costs related to the supportive housing programs.
Swantek said it is less costly to provide people with supportive housing than with just temporary assistance.
“In the long run getting people into a home is not only better for the individual, but for the community, too,” Swantek said. “If the person is out on the street, their health declines and they end up in the ER. Someone has to pay that hospital bill. Maybe they end up in the jail system; we are the ones paying for that.”
In 2014, McLaren Port Huron had a total of $13,805,047 in uncompensated care. That total does not just include costs connected to the homeless population, but all uncompensated care.
Tawney said many people use the emergency room as their family doctor — there are no co-pays, no appointments need to be made and no one is turned away, regardless of ability to pay.
“Even with the Affordable Care Act we have a demographic of people who just aren’t going to sign up for health care because they just can’t afford it,” Tawney said. “And if someone is homeless and they come into the ER, we don’t discharge them until we know they have a destination. So that can mean they stay in the ER until they have someplace to go.”
Blue Water Supportive Housing conducted a survey in 2010 to compare the cost of individual in supportive housing versus an individual without supportive housing.
The survey found that the individuals in St. Clair County in supportive housing combined cost the community $457,868. Before the individuals were in supportive housing they cost the community near $1.37 million collectively. The costs were based off of the numbers of times the individuals frequented hospitals and jails before they were in a supportive housing program versus the number of visits after they were placed in a supportive housing program, Swantek said.
Supported housing reduces the number of visits to emergency shelters, correctional facilities and emergency rooms.
The “housing first” initiative that local organization implement cite the most effective way to remedy homelessness is to provide housing first then treat the root cause of the homelessness.
A 2002 study conducted by Dennis Culhane, a University of Pennsylvania researcher, found that homeless people with mental illness who remained on the street, frequenting shelters, jails and hospitals, cost the city and state near $40,000 a year. The study found that homeless people with mental illness who were placed in supportive housing cost near $17,000 to house.
However, Grant said funding that was once allocated for those continued support services was cut a few years ago. The supportive housing programs now lack much of the supportive services that made the programs successful. Now organizations must figure out how to provide the same level of support without the available funding.
Swantek said finding enough funding to tackle the upfront costs of supportive housing for all of the people in need is the challenge.
As for Jenkins, he is doing his best to prevent himself for relapsing back into his previous lifestyle.
“It can get lonely, really lonely most days,” he said. “But I don’t know any positive people in this area. I don’t want to go back to the friends I had before I was in jail. I don’t want to go back to that negative lifestyle. I need to get myself together before I can be in my kids’ lives again.”
Contact Nicole Hayden at (810) 989-6279 or nhayden@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @NicoleHayden_TH.
Blue Water Safe Horizons: In addition to financial donations, the shelter needs hygiene and living products such towels, linens, blankets and shampoo. The shelter also needs volunteers to assist with the Blue Water Safe Horizons pet project, maintaining its garden, working in the shelter and cleaning. Donations can be mailed to 228 Sixth St., Port Huron.
Blue Water Rescue Mission: The rescue mission needs financial donations to fund a full-time resident adviser in order to be able to remain open for 24-hours a day. Donations can be mailed or dropped off at 1920 24th St., Port Huron.
Mid-City Nutrition needs volunteers to sit with people and share conversation as they share a meal with the soup kitchen's visitors. The soup kitchen is located at 805 Chestnut St., Port Huron. For more information call (810) 982-9261.
The Times Herald is screening the documentary "Easy Street" at 7 p.m. Nov. 23 at The Raven Cafe, 932 Military St., Port Huron. After the screening a panel will discuss the challenges and needs in the Port Huron area relating to homelessness. Representatives from Mid-City Nutrition, Blue Water Safe Horizons, Blue Water Rescue Mission and Blue Water Developmental Housing will make up the panel. The event is free.
Blue Water Rescue Mission opens at 5:30 p.m. each night. Until then residents must find other shelter during the day.
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Fancy names can’t make a jail nice inside
Red Dog: ‘I was wondering where the St. Clair County jail is and where the St. Clair County Intervention and Detention Center is.’
Fancy names can’t make a jail nice inside Red Dog: ‘I was wondering where the St. Clair County jail is and where the St. Clair County Intervention and Detention Center is.’ Check out this story on thetimesherald.com: http://bwne.ws/1aosoWi
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•Red Dog from Algonac: “I was wondering where the St. Clair County jail is and where the St. Clair County Intervention and Detention Center is. I was in St. Clair County jail and I believe it was the same place, but they just call it the intervention and detention center so they can get more money for a bed for federal prisoners.”
Comes from the same people who keep confusing a dog with a “K-9.”
•No Name: “I am calling in response to the boy who found the wallet in Birchwood Mall and returned it to the owner, completely intact. I believe integrity is a good thing, but I really think the boy should have been given a monetary thank-you gift. That would have been very nice.”
•No Name from the South Side: “Renee, the Red Shingle Tavern wasn’t always on 24th Street. It used to be downtown in the First Ward before the First Ward was demolished. If I had a chance I could have played there.”
•No Name: “The people who make the call on salt trucks really blew it Tuesday. People are in the ditch, a car is on fire at Ravenswood and Water, roads are dangerous. I don’t know who makes the call, but it is scary to drive.”
•Fifth-Generation Port Huronite: “I feel for the merchants in downtown Port Huron because of the lack of initiative by the city council and city manager’s futuristic approach to the bus depot. The bus depot needed to be where the Art Van Furniture used to be. It didn’t need to be in the parking lot.”
Why am I the only person who remembers how this happened? It started in 2011, while the current city manager was still in middle school, so don’t blame him. Blue Water Area Transit proposed a 500-car parking ramp along with its bus shelter. Bruce Brown and City Council members insisted downtown didn’t need the parking and wouldn’t sell BWAT the lot until it dropped the parking structure from the plan.
•Lifelong Downtown Resident: “To the shopkeepers who are upset about the new bus structure: You should have talked to your city government and been more concerned about what was going on instead of sitting on your thumbs. The property owners are responsible for the parking down there, not the city taxpayers. Get together with the Downtown Development Authority and the loft owners and build a parking structure.”
•Fred from Port Huron: “I’m trying to figure out why the bus terminal is being put on the south parking lot instead of the north lot. The north side has got a half a block the other side of Beers Street that is vacant and it wouldn’t take up as much parking space on the north side as it would on the south side and the store owners would be happy about that.”
Tell me if this isn’t the most brilliant idea I’ve ever had: Put the bus hub on that vacant land that MDOT won’t use for the bridge plaza.
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Thomas College and Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce to Host Gubernatorial Debate on October 4 in Waterville
Published: Wednesday, September 19, 2018
WATERVILLE, Maine, October 2018 –Thomas College and Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce will host a Gubernatorial Debate Forum for its October Business Breakfast. The breakfast will be held on Thursday, October 4, from 7:15 to 9:00 a.m. in the Ayotte Auditorium on Thomas College’s campus at 180 West River Road in Waterville.
Join all four gubernatorial candidates as they discuss issues affecting business, education and workforce development.
Independent candidate Alan Caron, of Freeport, is an economic development consultant.
Buckfield-native and Maine State Treasurer Terry Hayes is running as anindependent.
The Democratic candidate is Maine Attorney General Janet Mills, who isfrom Farmington.
The Republican candidate is Shawn Moody, of Gorham, who is the founder of Moody’s Collision Centers.
Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce holds monthly informative presentations on a variety of educational business topics at Thomas. The cost of the Business Breakfast is $18 for members, $25 at the door & for non-members. Breakfast is included with the reservation. To register, e-mail programs@midmainechamber.com or call 873-3315.
The sponsors for the Business Breakfast are: AT&T; People’s United Bank; Cross Employee Benefits; Nicholson, Michaud & Company; O’Donnell, Lee, McCowan & Phillips, LLC; print media sponsor Morning Sentinel, a division of Maine Today Media, Inc. and radio sponsor MIX107.9. With additional sponsor Annruel Home Inspections.
About Thomas College: Celebrating its 125th anniversary, Thomas College offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in programs ranging from business, entrepreneurship, and technology, to education, criminal justice, and psychology. Its Guaranteed Job Program, the first of its kind in the nation, is built on students’ academic, career, and leadership preparation. Thomas is also home to the Harold Alfond Institute for Business Innovation and the Center for Innovation in Education. Money Magazine recently ranked Thomas 23rd in the country for adding the most value to their degrees, and data reported by the New York Times ranks Thomas in the top 15 percent of all college and universities in the U.S. for upward mobility of its graduates. For more information, visit www.thomas.edu or contact MacKenzie Riley Young at rileym@thomas.edu or 207-859-1313.
About Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce: is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting and advocating for business prosperity and regional economic improvement. Its region includes the towns of Albion, Belgrade, Benton, Branch Mills, Burnham, China, Clinton, Fairfield, Hinckley, Oakland, Rome, Shawmut, Sidney, South China, Thorndike, Unity, Vassalboro, Waterville, We
eks Mills and Winslow. For more information on the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce, including how to become a member, call (207) 873-3315 or visit www.midmainechamber.com.
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Jones v. Clear Creek ISD (1992)
Students Voting on Official Prayers in Public Schools
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by Austin Cline
Austin Cline, a former regional director for the Council for Secular Humanism, writes and lectures extensively about atheism and agnosticism.
If government officials do not have the authority to write prayers for public school students or even to encourage and endorse prayers, can they allow the students themselves vote on whether or not to have one of their own recite prayers during school? Some Christians tried this method of getting official prayers into public schools, and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that it's constitutional for students to vote on having prayers during graduation ceremonies.
The Clear Creek Independent School District passed a resolution allowing high school seniors to vote for student volunteers to deliver nonsectarian, non-proselytizing religious invocations at their graduation ceremonies. The policy allowed but did not require, such a prayer, ultimately leaving it to the senior class to decide by majority vote. The resolution also called for the school officials to review the statement before presentation to ensure that it was indeed nonsectarian and non-proselytizing.
The Fifth Circuit Court applied the three prongs of the Lemon test and found that:
The Resolution has a secular purpose of solemnization, that the Resolution's primary effect is to impress upon graduation attendees the profound social significance of the occasion rather than advance or endorse religion, and that Clear Creek does not excessively entangle itself with religion by proscribing sectarianism and proselytization without prescribing any form of invocation.
What is odd is that, in the decision, the Court admits that the practical result will be exactly what the Lee v. Weisman decision did not permit:
...the practical result of this decision, viewed in light of Lee , is that a majority of students can do what the State acting on its own cannot do to incorporate prayer in public high school graduation ceremonies.
Usually, lower courts avoid contradicting higher court rulings because they are obligated to adhere to precedent except when radically different facts or circumstances force them to reconsider previous rulings. Here, though, the court didn't provide any justification for effectively reversing principle established by the Supreme Court.
This decision seems to contradict to the decision in Lee v. Weisman, and indeed the Supreme Court ordered the Fifth Circuit Court to review its decision in light of Lee. But the Court ended up standing by its original judgment.
Some things are not explained in this decision, however. For example, why is prayer in particular singled out as a form of "solemnizing," and it is just a coincidence that a Christian form of solemnization is picked? It would be easier to defend the law as secular if it only called for "solemnization" generally while singling out prayer alone at the very least serves to reinforce the privileged status of Christian practices.
Why is such a thing put up to a student vote when exactly that is least likely to take into account the needs of minority students? The law presumes that it's legitimate for a majority of students to vote to do something at an official school function which the state itself is forbidden from doing. And why is the government permitted to decide for others what does and does not qualify as "permitted" prayer? By stepping in and asserting authority over what sorts of prayer are permitted, the state is in effect endorsing any prayers which are delivered, and that's precisely what the Supreme Court has found to be unconstitutional.
It was because of that last point that the Ninth Circuit Court came to a different conclusion in Cole v. Oroville.
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TIME WARNER CABLE BRINGS NEW C-SPAN DIGITAL BUS TO GREENSBORO
Connect a Million Minds reaches students through interactive multimedia
WASHINGTON (September 7, 2010) –The C-SPAN Digital Bus will visit Greensboro on its national tour stopping at Eastern Guilford Middle School and Eastern Guilford High School. In conjunction with Time Warner Cable’s new philanthropic initiative, Connect a Million Minds (www.connectamillionminds.com), students will be given a hands-on tour of the Digital Bus where they will learn about its technological makeup and C-SPAN’s public affairs programming.
Launched in June 2010, C-SPAN’s new customized coach will engage visitors of all ages through interactive multimedia. Digital Bus visitors will experience C-SPAN’s unique public affairs content across high-tech platforms such as HD-TV, the internet and radio, encouraging customers to follow “Washington, your way.” Hands-on demonstrations will feature the C-SPAN Video Library, where you can learn about the network’s social media offerings and special resources for civics teachers and their students.
Connect a Million Minds seeks to address the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) crisis by introducing youth to opportunities and resources that inspire them to develop the important STEM skills they need to succeed. Time Warner Cable is making a five-year, $100M commitment in cash and in-kind support companywide. $11M dollars is designated for North Carolina.
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Tag: Chandra
Posted on April 15, 2008 December 24, 2015
Milky Way’s Black Hole Gave Off a Burst 300 Years Ago
Our Milky Way’s black hole is quiet – too quiet – some astronomers might say. But according to a team of Japanese astronomers, the supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy might be just as active as those in other galaxies, it’s just taking a little break. Their evidence? The echoes from a massive outburst that occurred 300 years ago.
The astronomers found evidence of the outburst using ESA’s XMM-Newton space telescope, as well as NASA and Japanese X-ray satellites. And it helps solve the mystery about why the Milky Way’s black hole is so quiet. Even though it contains 4 million times the mass of our Sun, it emits a fraction of the radiation coming from other galactic black holes.
“We have wondered why the Milky Way’s black hole appears to be a slumbering giant,” says team leader Tatsuya Inui of Kyoto University in Japan. “But now we realize that the black hole was far more active in the past. Perhaps it’s just resting after a major outburst.”
The team gathered their observations from 1994 to 2005. They watched how clouds of gas near the central black hole brightened and dimmed in X-ray light as pulses of radiation swept past. These are echoes, visible long after the black hole has gone quiet again.
One large gas cloud is known as Sagittarius B2, and it’s located 300 light-years away from the central black hole. In other words, radiation reflecting off of Sagittarius B2 must have come from the black hole 300 years previously.
By watching the region for more than 10 years, the astronomers were able to watch an event wash across the cloud. Approximately 300 years ago, the black hole unleashed a flare that made it a million times brighter than it is today.
It’s hard to explain how the black hole could vary in its radiation output so greatly. It’s possible that a supernova in the region plowed gas and dust into the vicinity of the black hole. This led to a temporary feeding frenzy that awoke the black hole and produced the great flare.
Original Source: ESA News Release
Posted on January 24, 2008 December 26, 2015
New Chandra Image Is Eye Candy
This picture is too gorgeous not to share it. A new Chandra X-ray telescope image shows a beautiful, dense region of massive stars in the Centaurus constellation. It almost appears as though someone threw a handful of colored candies out into space. Known as Westerlund 2, this star cluster has been a mysterious region of our galaxy, filled with dust and gas that have obscured our vision of what lies inside. But new X-ray observations with Chandra have revealed some of the hottest, brightest and most massive known stars, and this is now regarded as one of the most interesting star clusters in the Milky Way galaxy.
About 20,000 light years from Earth, Westerlund 2 is a young star cluster with an estimated age of about one or two million years. An extremely massive double star system called WR20a is visible in the image, the bright yellow point just below and to the right of the cluster’s center. This system contains stars with whopping masses of 82 and 83 times that of the Sun. The dense streams of matter steadily ejected by these two massive stars, called stellar winds, collide with each other and produce large amounts of X-ray emissions. But alas, no chocolate candies.
This collision is seen at different angles as the stars orbit around each other every 3.7 days.
Several other bright X-ray sources may also show evidence for collisions between winds in massive binary systems.
The Chandra image of Westerlund 2 shows low energy X-rays in red, intermediate energy X-rays in green and high energy X-rays in blue. This is an area that is incredibly dense with massive stars, and bright with X-rays.
Image is 8.4 arc minutes across and was taken by the Chandra Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer, which can study temperature variations from x-ray sources.
Download this image for your desktop here.
Original News Source: Chandra Photo Album
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Plate tectonics may have triggered Cambrian explosion
Brooks Hays
During the formation of the supercontinent Gondwana, a massive chain of volcanoes formed. The subduction of ancient sedimentary rocks freed up trapped CO2, setting off a chain reaction of climate and geologic processes that led to a rise of oxygen levels at the outset of the Cambrian period. Photo by G.E. Ulrich/USGS
June 19 (UPI) -- New research suggests the dramatic increase in biodiversity known as the Cambrian explosion was triggered by a massive shift in global plate tectonics.
The Cambrian explosion began 500 million years ago and lasted just 13 million years. During the period, almost all major animal phyla emerged. For decades, scientists have been working to unravel the mysteries of this extraordinary evolutionary outburst.
Most scientists agree that a sudden rise in oxygen levels on Earth inspired the diversification of animal life. Now, research suggests a shift in tectonic dynamics may explain the increase in oxygen levels.
"One of the great dilemmas originally recognized by Darwin is why complex life, in the form of fossil animals, appeared so abruptly in what is now known as the Cambrian explosion," Tim Lenton, a professor at the University of Exeter's Global Systems Institute, said in a news release. "Many studies have suggested this was linked to a rise in oxygen levels -- but without a clear cause for such a rise, or any attempt to quantify it."
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Some 550 million years ago, as the supercontinent Gondwana coalesced, the collision of continental and oceanic tectonic plates fueled the formation of a chain of volcanoes stretching thousands of miles long. The uptick in volcanic activity enabled the degassing of carbon dioxide from ancient sedimentary rocks.
According to the new study, published this week in the journal Nature Communications, as volcanoes released increasing levels of CO2 into the atmosphere, the planet warmed. Higher temperatures accelerated the weathering of continental rocks, leaching phosphorus into Earth's oceans. The nutrient fertilized photosynthesizing microbes, which released growing levels of oxygen.
Scientists designed a sophisticated biogeochemical model to confirm the plausibility of the chain of events. The simulations predicted the rise in oxygen levels as a result of increased volcanic activity. The oxygen increase predicted by the model was sufficient to explain the rise in biodiversity.
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"What is particularly compelling about this research is that not only does the model predict a rise in oxygen to levels estimated to be necessary to support the large, mobile, predatory animal life of the Cambrian, but the model predictions also show strong agreement with existing geochemical evidence," said former Exeter grad student Josh Williams, now working toward his PhD at the University of Edinburgh.
"It is remarkable to think that our oldest animal ancestors -- and therefore all of us -- may owe our existence, in part, to an unusual episode of plate tectonics over half a billion years ago" added Lenton.
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Ejected moons could help solve several astronomical puzzles
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UPI Horse Racing Roundup: Almond Eye wins Japan Cup
Robert Kieckhefer, UPI Racing Writer
Almond Eye sweeps to victory in Sunday's Grade 1 Japan Cup at Tokyo Racecourse. Photo courtesy of Japan Racing Association
Almond Eye's victory in Sunday's Japan Cup over older and more experienced male rivals announced her arrival as Japan's top horse and the nation's latest hope to finally win the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
Leofric won the weekend's biggest U.S. race, the Grade I Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs, possibly paving the path to the Pegasus in January in Florida.
There were Kentucky Derby preps at Churchill Downs and in Tokyo, although the latter was won by a filly.
The most impressive effort of the weekend, however, was:
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The Japan Cup
Japan's leading rider, Christophe Lemaire, said he knew Almond Eye was a winner shortly after the start of Sunday's Grade 1 Japan Cup in association with Longines. The Lord Kanaloa filly drew the inside post in a field of 14 and Lemaire said feared either asking her for too much too early, or getting trapped in traffic.
But Almond Eye broke alertly and as the field swung around the first turn on the Tokyo Racecourse turf, Lemaire settled her second, behind Kiseki.
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"I was very happy with how the race was going on," Lemaire said in the post-race interview. "I really enjoyed being in such a position with such a filly. I knew the race was over."
Almond Eye maintained her position until midway down the stretch, accelerated smoothly when asked to go and won by a comfortable 2 1/2 lengths. Kiseki held second with Suave Richard third and last year's winner, Cheval Grand, fourth. Almond Eye's seemingly effortless win was accomplished in course-record time of 2:20.6, albeit over firmer than normal going.
Neither of the foreign runners, Capri and Thundering Blue, was ever a factor in the race, which has been the sole province of Japanese horses since Alkaased won in 2005.
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Although Almond Eye had easily swept through the Japanese filly Triple Crown series earlier in the year, Sunday's race was a statement of her superiority and an invitation to expand her owners' ambitions.
"She's a special horse," Lemaire said. "With special horses you can go anywhere and choose the race you want to win. When you see what she did today, you can expect her to do that, or at least be competitive, in the big races."
"She is a monster, a machine," he added. "I don't know what else to say. She's nearly perfect. She can run in any position. She has a tremendous turn of foot. She's got stamina."
While the list of potential international targets is long, the obvious goal is the Group 1 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe next fall at ParisLongchamp. Asked specifically about the potential for contesting the Arc, trainer Sakae Kunieda said, "Absolutely. We would love to face Enable in that race."
Enable is expected to seek an historic third straight victory in France's signature race. Japanese horsemen, meanwhile, have compiled a string of bitter disappointments in the Arc, dating back to Speed Symboli's 11th-place finish in 1969. The list of Japanese superstars who have failed in Paris includes El Condor Pasa, Deep Impact and Orfevre.
Derby preps
Signalman signaled his readiness for top-level competition with a hard-won victory in Saturday's $200,000 Grade II Kentucky Jockey Club at Churchill Downs -- an early pointer to the 2019 Kentucky Derby.
The General Quarters colt, with Brian Hernandez Jr. up, waited behind the leading pack into the stretch, split rivals and got to the front. He then found enough to survive a late bid by Plus Que Parfait, winning by a neck. Limonite, like Plus Que Parfait, rallied from the back of the field to finish third and the favorite, Knicks Go, faded from a pace duel to get home 11th. Signalman, trained by Kenny McPeek, ran 1 1/16 miles on a sloppy track in 1:45.29.
Signalman, third in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, "has taken us a long way so far and It's been a lot of fun," McPeek said. "This is what we all work for." He said the colt will have a break in Florida, then be pointed to one of the major Derby preps. "We'll let him tell us but obviously the big one is in May."
On the Del Mar turf, Flying Scotsman tracked the pace in Sunday's $100,000 Grade III Cecil B. DeMille for 2-year-olds, took the lead at the top of the stretch and won off by 4 1/2 lengths. Rijeka was best of the rest, 1/2 length ahead of Vantastic. Flying Scotsman, an English Channel colt out of the French Deputy mare Padmore, ran 1 mile on firm going in 1:34.44. "He's done very well since we've had him," said winning trainer Jerry Hollendorfer. "I think we'll stay on the grass with him in the future if that's possible."
In New York, La Fuerza stalked the pace in Sunday's $100,000 Notebook Stakes for state-bred 2-year-olds at Aqueduct, surged to the lead in the lane and won by 2 3/4 lengths. Analyzethisandthat was second with Kosciuszko third. La Fuerza, a Flatter colt trained by Todd Pletcher, ran 6 furlongs on a muddy track in 1:12.28. Pletcher said his future probably is in the New York-bred program.
Oaks Preps
Liora set a pressured pace throughout Saturday's $200,000 Grade II Golden Rod at Churchill Downs, then gamely held off Restless Rider through a spirited stretch duel. The final margin of victory over the odds-on favorite was a nose with High Regard another 2 1/2 lengths back in third. Liora, a Candy Ride filly, ran 1 1/16 miles on a sloppy track in 1:46.24 with Channing Hill in the irons for trainer Wayne Catalano.
Liora took three tries to find the winner's circle, getting the job done Oct. 28 at Churchill Downs. Restless Rider came to the race off a victory in the Grade I Darley Alcibiades at Keeneland and a second in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies.
"On paper it was a really tough race," Catalano said. "This filly showed a lot of talent training for this race. She's been full circle. We ran her at Saratoga and that didn't really work out. Then, we tried her on the grass and she ran okay but when she broke her maiden she showed her talent ... and now she's on the Kentucky Oaks trail."
At Aqueduct on Sunday, the $100,000 Tepin Stakes for 2-year-old fillies came off the grass onto the muddy main track with nine scratches. No More Fast Women ducked in and lost her rider at the start. Guacamole fell to her face out of the gate and was virtually eased. That left South of France to take charge in the stretch run, winning by 5 lengths over Hollywood Glory. Slieve Mish was another 11 3/4 lengths behind in third. South of France, a Quality Road filly, finished the 1 mile in 1:41.17 for jockey John Velazquez. "This turned out to be a good spot when the race came off the grass," said winning trainer Todd Pletcher.
All the way across the Pacific Ocean in Tokyo, Saturday's Cattleya Sho nominally is the first in a four race "Japan Road to the Kentucky Derby" series. But with a promising filly, American-bred Make Happy, the dominant winner, the race instead might have been a preview of the Kentucky Oaks.
Make Happy, a daughter of Square Eddie, was purchased by the Yoshida family in Florida this spring and won her first start by 10 lengths over the Tokyo dirt. In the Cattleya Sho, she broke alertly, took back and came with a rush after cresting the stretch hill, winning by 2 1/2 lengths.
Teruya Yoshida noted the filly is an unlikely candidate for the Kentucky Derby but did not rule out the Longines Kentucky Oaks. "If she will be this good from now on, we'll consider it," Yoshida said.
The 10 points Make Happy earned toward a Kentucky Derby start do not carry over to the Oaks so she likely would have to earn her way into that race with at least one win in the United States.
Japanese horses recently have been more likely to seek springtime glory in Dubai than in North America. But Make Happy's trainer, Koichi Shinkai, said the Yoshida family has concluded the filly is better suited to Kentucky than the Arabian Peninsula.
Around the ovals:
Leofric got first run to the lead in Friday's $500,000 Grade I Clark Handicap and gamely held off the late bid of Bravazo, prevailing by a neck. Seeking the Soul was another 2 3/4 lengths back in third. Leofric, a 5-year-old son of Candy Ride, got 9 furlongs on a fast track in 1:48.59 under Florent Geroux.
Leofric, trained by Brad Cox, has been ultraconsistent, not out of the top three since he broke his maiden in January 2017 at Oaklawn Park. The victory was his fourth from his last five starts, a skein broken only by a third-place finish in the Grade I Woodward in September. Bravazo has been a warrior this season for trainer D. Wayne Lukas, contesting all three legs of the Triple Crown. He was second in the Preakness and Haskell.
"The Pegasus is an option that we'll keep on the table" for Leofric, Cox said Sunday. "This horse developed so much over the summer and has really come into his own." Longer range, he said, the $750,000 Grade II Oaklawn Handicap on April 13 is a possibility.
Princess Warrior rallied from well back in the 10-horse field to win Friday's $200,000 Grade II Mrs. Revere for 3-year-old fillies by 1 length. Get Explicit came from still farther in the clouds to finish second, 2 lengths in front of Cool Beans. The odds-on favorite, recent European import Stella di Camelot, finished fifth with a rough trip. Princess Warrior, a Midshipman filly, ran 1 1/16 miles over yielding turf in 1:47.61, picking up her first stakes win and third overall. Brian Hernandez Jr. had the ride.
"She's a lighter type of filly and has really handled the grass well," trainer Kenny McPeek said. "I hope this race can get us an invite to the American Oaks," a Grade I at Santa Anita Dec. 29.
Plainsman showed the way in Saturday's $200,000 Grade III Discovery Handicap for 3-year-olds, disposed of an early rival and ran on to win by 1 3/4 lengths from Title Ready. Gronkowski was third and Bon Raison was a distant fourth and last. Plainsman, a Flatter colt out of the Street Sense mare S S Pinafore, ran 9 furlongs on a fast track in 1:52.14 with Joel Rosario up. It was his third straight win but first in a graded stakes. He finished sixth in the Arkansas Derby.
"He was still fighting at the end," Rosario said of Plainsman. It looked like the longer it went, the more he wanted to do it. He did it pretty easy in the last part. He ran a big race."
Lady Paname worked her way into contention early in the stretch run in Saturday's $400,000 Grade III Long Island Stakes for fillies and mares, was set down in earnest a sixteenth out and responded with a 1/2-length victory. Tricky Escape was second, another 1/2 length to the good of Danceland. Lady Paname, a 4-year-old, French-bred filly by Soldier of Fortune, ran 1 3/8 miles on firm turf in 2:16.15 with Irad Ortiz Jr. at the controls. It was her second U.S. start for trainer Chad Brown -- both wins -- after he sorted through some physical issues.
"It just took her a little time to get here and the patience by everyone involved was really rewarded today," Brown said. "I'm really proud of the horse."
White Flag didn't surrender after a poor start in Saturday's $125,000 Aqueduct Turf Sprint Championship but, rather, rated nicely for jockey David Cohen until the furlong pole loomed. Given his cue, the 4-year-old War Front colt went to the front and prevailed by 3/4 length over the odds-on favorite and Breeders' Cup third, Disco Partner, with Kitten's Cat a long shot third. White Flag ran 6 furlongs on firm going in 1:07.84, just 0.14 second shy of the course record.
Blamed led the way in Friday's $200,000 Grade III Comely Stakes for 3-year-old fillies at Aqueduct, opened a daylight lead in the stretch and survived a late bid by Remedy to salvage a 3/4-length victory. It was another 10 lengths back to Indy Union in third. Blamed, a daughter of Blame out of the Giant's Causeway mare Salsa Star, ran 9 furlongs on a fast track in 1:51.98 with Julien Leparoux in the irons for trainer Bill Mott.
Mott said, "We looked around the country for 3-year-old races that were left for her and this was one of the only options we had. Of course, I think it will tell us something about her going forward into next year. It will give us an indication of what her possibilities might be."
Sassy Agnes went quickly to the lead in Friday's $100,000 Key Cents Stakes for New York-bred 2-year-old fillies and ran on to win by 1 1/4 lengths over Espresso Shot. Take Me to Hardoon was third in an all long-shot trifecta and the favorite, Collegeville Girl, was never in contention. Sassy Agnes, a daughter of Central Banker, ran 6 furlongs on a fast track in 1:11.79 with Jose Ortiz up. The win completed a stakes hat trick after two consecutive wins at Finger Lakes. Trainer Linda Rice said she may try open company as a 3-year-old.
Friday's $150,000 turf races both came off the grass and onto a fast main track with disastrous fallout for the field. Of the three left in the Gio Ponti Stakes for 3-year-olds after seven scratches, Bal Harbour led all the way and beat the prohibitive favorite, Life's a Parlay, by 2 1/4 lengths. In the Forever Together Stakes for fillies and mares, after eight scratches it was Bombshell emerging from a stretch duel to win by 4 1/4 lengths over Sexy Reasons as five faced the starter.
On Sunday's weather-plagued card, Yorkiepoo Princess kicked away down the stretch in the $125,000, off-the-turf Autumn Days Stakes for fillies and mares and won by 5 3/4 lengths over Jean Elizabeth. Fear No Evil was third and the favorite, Sounds Delicious, chugged home last of eight. Yorkiepoo Princess, a 4-year-old Kantharos filly, finished 6 furlongs on a muddy track in 1:11.41 with Dylan Davis in the irons.
Only three faced the starter in Sunday's $100,000 Grade III Native Diver Stakes. Battle of Midway and Dabster swapped leads early, then dueled to the wire with Battle of Midway and Flavien Prat prevailing by a neck. The Equibase chart caller reckoned it was another 26 lengths back to Isotherm, who earned $12,000 for finishing third. Battle of Midway, a 4-year-old Smart Strike colt from the Jerry Hollendorfer barn, ran 1 1/8 miles on a fast track in 1:50.23.
"We thought the tactics of Dabster would be to try and get the lead or be right there with us, so it worked out kind of like we thought it would," said winning trainer Jerry Hollendorfer. "They rode a good tactic trying to beat us, but he showed some guts. Sometimes they have to. In the end, we were a neck ahead and that worked out for us."
Elsa trailed most of the field halfway through Saturday's $100,000 Grade III Jimmy Durante Stakes for 2-year-old fillies on the turf, came three-wide around rivals on the turn and steadily gained ground through the lane to win by 2 1/4 lengths. The early leader, Courteous, held on for second, a head in front of the favorite, Pivotina. Elsa, a daughter of Animal Kingdom, ran 1 mile on firm going in 1:35.68.
Joe Bravo was in to ride the Godolphin homebred who last raced at Laurel Park, finishing seventh in the Selima Stakes. Trainer Michael Stidham blamed the going for that poor effort. "She didn't like the soft ground ... She broke sharp and then just started retreating backwards and that's not her. We couldn't wait to get her out here," Stidham said. Caribou Club survived a stumbling start in Saturday's $200,000 Grade II Seabiscuit Handicap, came around the early leaders and was along in time to collar 72-1 shot Secretary At War, winning by 1 1/4 lengths. The favorite, Synchrony, was third, a head short of Secretary At War. Caribou Club, a 4-year-old City Zip gelding, ran 1 1/16 miles on firm turf in 1:41.38 under Joe Talamo.
Winning trainer Tom Proctor, the son of long-time trainer Willard Proctor, said, "I hot-walked this horse's seventh dam for my dad and trained from about the fifth dam on. It's nice to win one. This is a good horse. I think he'll run well down the hill (Santa Anita's iconic downhill turf course)."
Chicago Style came running from last of seven in the stretch to win Friday's $200,000 Grade II Hollywood Turf Cup by a neck over Bigger Picture. Beach View was third. The stretch run turned into a minor freeway traffic jam, resulting in an objection by the trainer of the fifth-place horse that was disallowed by the stewards. Chicago Style, a Kitten's Joy gelding, ran 1 1/2 miles on firm turf in 2:28.53 with Drayden Van Dyke in the irons.
"I knew they were going slow," Van Dyke said. "But my horse was relaxed and I was comfortable with where we were. He's a straightforward horse -- you ask him and he gives. When it came time, I tipped him out and he went. It's sure fun to ride ones like him."
Moonlit Promise emerged from the middle of the pack to make her bid in Sunday's $200,000 (Canadian) Grade II Bessarabian Stakes for fillies and mares and won by 1 1/4 lengths over Silent Sonnet. Let It Ride Mom was third. Moonlit Promise, a 5-year-old Malibu Moon mare, ran 7 furlongs on the all-weather track in 1:22.28 with Eurico Da Silva at the controls.
Ikerrin Road took control with a furlong to run in Saturday's $175,000 (Canadian) Grade II Kennedy Road Stakes and inched clear, winning by 1 length from Holding Gold. Call Me Wally was third, 1/2 length to the good of the front-running favorite, Yorkton. Ikerrin Road, a 5-year-old, Irish-bred gelding by Iffraaj, finished 6 furlongs on the all-weather track in 1:08.42 with Ademar Santos up.
"Last year we thought when he finished second to Pink Lloyd, he's going to come back next year. But it doesn't work that way," said winning trainer Vito Armata, adding Ikerrin Road survived sickness to return to top form this fall. "The horse is lucky to be here. It's coming true. We gave him lots of time and there he is."
Editore won a furious, three-way battle to the wire in Saturday's $100,000 Grade III Berkeley Handicap, scoring by a neck over Camino Del Paraiso and another nose from Flamboyant. Editore, a 6-year-old, Brazilian-bred gelding by Redattore, negotiated 1 1/16 miles on the all-weather track in 1:42.94 with Brice Blanc in the irons.
Tomlin stalked the pace in Friday's $50,000 Golden Gate Fields Debutante for 2-year-old fillies, shot past the early leader and ran on to win by 2 1/2 lengths. La Aguillia and Swing Thoughts were along to fill out the trifecta slots. Tomlin, a Distorted Humor filly, ran 6 furlongs on the all-weather course in 1:09.88 under Frank Alvarado.
Late Night Pow Wow surged to the front in the lane in Saturday's $100,000 Willa On the Move Stakes for fillies and mares and drew off smartly, winning by 5 lengths over Ms Locust Point. Moonlit Song was third. Late Night Pow Wow, a 3-year-old, West Virginia-bred daughter of Fiber Sonde, ran 6 furlongs on a muddy track in 1:10.53 with Fredy Peltroche up.
Victory Rally rallied to the lead along the rail turning for home in Saturday's $75,000 Geisha Stakes for Maryland-bred fillies and mares, got the lead and held on to win by a neck over Another Broad. The favorite, My Magician, was 4 1/4 lengths farther in arrears, securing show money. Victory Rally, a 4-year-old Jump Start filly, ran 1 mile on a sloppy track in 1:38.08 with Jorge Vargas Jr. in the irons.
D Toz pressed the pace in Saturday's $75,000 Don C. McNeill Stakes for Oklahoma-bred 2-year-olds, took over late and drew off to win by 2 lengths. Cowboy Mischief was along for second, 3 1/4 lengths ahead of Dobbins G. D Toz, a Chitoz gelding, ran 1 mile on a fast track in 1:39.99 with Lane Luzzi riding.
Dicey rallied four wide through the stretch in Saturday's $75,000 Slide Show Stakes for state-bred 2-year-old fillies and caught the favorite, She's Shiney, who held only a short lead before settling for second, 1 length back. Brew Casa was third. Dicey, a daughter of Flat Out, finished in 1:41.64 under Kevin Roman.
Jerry Hollendorfer
Brian Hernandez
Todd Pletcher
Wayne Catalano
John Velazquez
Florent Geroux
D. Wayne Lukas
Irad Ortiz
Chad Brown
Julien Leparoux
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Jose Ortiz
Joe Bravo
Selima Stakes
Joe Talamo
Malibu Moon
Brice Blanc
Frank Alvarado
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2 dead, 13 injured in Colorado bus crash
Darryl Coote
Two people were killed and a dozen others were injured when a bus transporting a church youth group crashed near Colorado Springs. Photo courtesy of Colorado State Patrol/Twitter
June 24 (UPI) -- A bus transporting a New Mexico church group veered off a Colorado highway and crashed into a bridge embankment, killing two people and injuring several others, officials said.
Colorado State Patrol said Sunday it was investigating the commercial bus crash on the I-25 southbound lane in Pueblo, about 45 minutes south of Colorado Springs.
"At this time we have confirmed two fatalities related to this charter bus crash," CSP said on Twitter. "Our condolences go out to the families of those involved in this crash."
The bus was carrying 10 children and five adults, CSP said.
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State Patrol Sgt. Blake White told reporters that the 22-year-old bus driver and a passenger were killed in the crash while 13 other passengers suffered injuries ranging from minor to critical.
The driver, who was ejected from the bus as it smashed into the embankment, may have been suffering from a seizure at the time of the accident, State Patrol Cpl. Ivan Alvarado said.
The church group was from the Aquinas Newman Center of the University of New Mexico and was on its way home from the Steubenville of the Rockies Youth Conference in Denver when the accident occurred.
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"Please pray tonight for a Catholic group from New Mexico who were involved in a tragic bus accident this afternoon in Pueblo," the Archdiocese of Denver said in a Facebook post, adding, "We send our prayers and deepest condolences to the families of those who were killed, and our prayers for healing and comfort for those who were injured."
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Con Artist
V DePonto
Craftsmanship, Design
My website, much like my work, is ever-evolving. I care very deeply about detail. In many ways you (as a witness to magic) don't always get to see the nuances and subtleties we put into our performances. We spend much of our time refining them to a point where you aren't aware of them. My job is just that: to hide the truth so that you may have an astonishing experience. Good design works much in the same way. If it's easy to use and appealing it's because it's designed so well that these touches become invisible.
Something that's stuck with me for a while is from the heart of a professional tinkerer you may have heard of, Steve Jobs:
When you’re a carpenter making a beautiful chest of drawers, you’re not going to use a piece of plywood on the back, even though it faces the wall and nobody will ever see it. You’ll know it’s there, so you’re going to use a beautiful piece of wood on the back. For you to sleep well at night, the aesthetic, the quality, has to be carried all the way through.
This is how it feels to be a magician. You spend hours, days and even months on details people will never see. But I know they're there so I strive to make them as refined as I can. And because these details are unseen it's often upsetting that I can't reveal them to you. But nonetheless gratifying.
I often have felt that my website could act as a place where I could reflect to you all the details I care so deeply about. So here we are. It's been about two years since I last updated the site. I consider this a new beginning, a fresh start, but more importantly years of tinkering. It's simpler to navigate (thanks to SquareSpace) and hopefully aesthetically pleasing. All of the design work, I'm proud to say, is done by yours truly. Most of the photography by my friend Ben Arons.
I do hope you love it as much as I do. Ladies and gents welcome to the brand new NowYouSeeHim.com! Enjoy.
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'Why Don't You Try It?': How The Oldest U.S. Female BMX Racer Broke Into The Sport
By Emma Bowman • May 11, 2018
Max Knauer and his mother, Kittie Weston-Knauer, at a StoryCorps conversation recorded in April.
Grace Pauley / StoryCorps
In a photo from 1988, Max Knauer gives his mother, Kittie Weston-Knauer, a hand as she prepares to start her first BMX race.
Courtesy of Kittie Weston-Knauer
Originally published on May 11, 2018 12:56 pm
Kittie Weston-Knauer, on the cusp of 70 years old, is the oldest female BMX bicycle racer in the U.S.
When she started competing in the late 1980s, she was often the only woman on the track. It was her son, Max Knauer, a champion BMX rider, who introduced her to the sport when he was 10.
Max, now 40, explains that he planted the racing seed after a frustrating day of his mom playing coach.
"I was having a bad week racing and you were giving me pointers: 'You've gotta pedal! You've gotta keep pedaling!' " he recalls in a StoryCorps conversation. "And at the time I was like: 'Well, if it looks so easy to you, then why don't you try it?' "
So she did.
On Mother's Day 1988, Kittie, then 40, entered her first race. "I borrowed your gloves. I borrowed your helmet," she tells Max. "And I rode your bike. I was hanging on for dear life. I didn't exactly tear up the track either."
"I said 'I told you so!' " Max says.
"True, but I tell you what," she says. "I had a whole new respect for what you were out there doing. And the other thing I said was, "Well, hey, this is something I can do!' "
"At first, I was a little embarrassed, I guess," Max admits. "But you know, after doing it a little while and we were traveling together, it was great. I thought it was really cool how other mothers really looked up to you."
But, he says, he was concerned because BMX can be dangerous.
"People always got hurt, break an arm, collarbone," he says.
Max recalls when his mom broke her neck in a racing accident.
"And then, seeing you in the hospital, it was pretty tough, especially considering the doctors saying 'Well, she might not walk again.' "
The injury left Kittie temporarily paralyzed from the shoulders down. "But I was very determined that I was going to ride again," she says.
Kittie returned to the track six months after the accident. She says people are surprised she returned to racing after that.
"And my answer is, 'Why not?' " she says. "As long as I can keep the two wheels on the ground, I'm good."
Since the day she took her son's dare seriously, she hasn't backed down.
"At my age, it is not about finishing first, second or third," she says. "It is about finishing. It is about being as competitive as I can and it is about pushing those in front of me to ride harder."
Max has since retired from BMX racing, but Kittie continues to ride today, racing all over the country.
"This sport, unlike any other sport, requires you to continue to be on your toes," she says, "and I don't mean just on the pedals — understanding that you're going to constantly be learning."
Produced for Morning Edition by Kelly Moffitt
StoryCorps is a national nonprofit that gives people the chance to interview friends and loved ones about their lives. These conversations are archived at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, allowing participants to leave a legacy for future generations. Learn more, including how to interview someone in your life, at StoryCorps.org.
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We are heading into Mother's Day weekend. And so in StoryCorps, how about we hear from a mother and son who made family bonding an extreme sport? Kittie Weston-Knauer is the oldest female BMX bicycle racer in the U.S. She's about to turn 70. And when she started competing in the late 1980s, she was often the only woman on the track. Her son Max Knauer, a champion BMX rider himself, introduced her to the sport when he was 10 years old.
MAX KNAUER: I was having a bad week racing. And you're giving me pointers. You got to pedal. You got to keep pedaling. And at the time I was like, well, if it looks so easy to you, then why don't you try it?
KITTIE WESTON-KNAUER: And it was Mother's Day of '88. I did my very first race. I was 40. I borrowed your gloves. I borrowed your helmet. And I rode your bike. I was hanging on for dear life. I didn't exactly tear up the track, either.
KNAUER: I said, I told you so.
WESTON-KNAUER: (Laughing) True. But I tell you what - I had a whole new respect for what you were out there doing. And the other thing I said was, well, hey, this is something I can do.
KNAUER: At first, I was a little embarrassed, I guess. But, you know, after doing it a little while, and we were traveling together, it was great. I thought it was really cool how other mothers really looked up to you. But I was a little concerned.
WESTON-KNAUER: Why was that?
KNAUER: People always got hurt and break an arm, collarbone. And then you ended up having a cycling accident. You had broken your neck. And then seeing you in the hospital was pretty tough, especially considering the doctor saying that she might not walk again.
WESTON-KNAUER: Right. I was paralyzed from the shoulders down. But I was very determined that I was going to ride again.
KNAUER: And seeing you get back on the track - I was a little nervous at first, but you were doing what you love to do. I mean, that was really inspiring.
WESTON-KNAUER: You know, people ask me, you continue to race? And my question to them is, well, why not? As long as I can keep the two wheels on the ground, I'm good.
GREENE: Kittie Weston-Knauer and her son Max Knauer. Today, Max is retired from the sport of BMX, but Kittie is still going strong. Their conversation is going to be archived at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.
(SOUNDBITE OF SNAKE OIL'S "THE WET STREETS SHINE FOR US") Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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David Santaney
Senior Financial Consultant
David has worked in Financial Services since 1990 and has predominantly provided Pension, Family, Personal and Investment planning advice for Entrepreneurial Clients, Private Family Businesses, Corporate Clients, Solicitors, Accountants and High Net Worth Individuals.
Having started his career as a trainee accountant with Thomson Mclintock (now KPMG) in 1985 David moved into Financial Services in 1990 as a SSAS administrator with Pentech Limited. In 1996 David joined Pointon York as a Consultant and subsequently then spent 2 years from 2000 – 2002 with PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) as a Manager in their HR Consulting Division. From 2002 to 2012 David was a main Board Director of Berkeley Burke and during this time he was responsible for looking after and advising the Key clients of the firm as well as developing Professional Connections. In 2012 David Left Berkeley Burke and set up his own Consultancy Business to provide Corporate Consulting Services to Financial Services and Pension Administration Businesses. In 2017 David was approached to join National IFA Firm LEBC where he led the expansion of the specialist Pension on Divorce Expert Witness service to Family Lawyers and Mediators. David joined Westerby in June 2017 as a Senior Financial Consultant.
David has worked with professional introducers, Solicitors and Accountants,across the UK and is very experienced in all types of Pension arrangements from Personal Pensions to SIPP’s, Occupational Money Purchase arrangements to SSAS’s and Occupational Defined Benefit arrangements both in the Public and Private sector.
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Book review by Mike Sansbury of the Grove Bookshop: Germany; Memories of a Nation by Neil MacGregor
By Claire Lomax
Mike Sansbury, manager of The Grove Bookshop in Ilkley reviews Germany; Memories of a Nation by Neil MacGregor
ONE of the first illustrations in this huge, fascinating book is of the ruined city of Dresden. It is not, however, the familiar black and white image of a city flattened by aerial assault, but a painting from the 1760s depicting damage inflicted during the Seven Years War between Saxony and Prussia. This is the first of many occasions throughout the book when Neil MacGregor challenges our preconceptions of German history and attitudes.
This is an exercise which has many similarities with the author’s previous book, A History of the World in 100 Objects; MacGregor uses various items to represent different aspects of German history, and the my first reaction was one of surprise at just how many German artefacts have found their way into the collection of the British Museum. Paintings, carvings, flags, toys, so many different pieces have a tale to tell, and the author is adept at spinning a story around the most unprepossessing objects. The book has no straightforward chronological progression, hopping about from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the history of sausages, from the Hanseatic League to the creative activities of the Bauhaus, but the book is no poorer for this approach; in fact, the reader comes away having been immersed in almost every aspect of German culture, and this makes it much easier to understand how it must feel to be at the heart of Europe.
Along with this breadth of understanding the reader will also pick up some fascinating stories. The printing exploits of Gutenberg make for an intriguing read; just like the dreaded Kindle, his printed books had to have the same appearance as a handwritten volume if people were to accept them, and his success owed much to his study of the wine industry and his willingness to churn out pamphlets and “bind-it-yourself” books. Similarly the artist Durer was an early user of the identifying logo, while Martin Luther was instrumental in preventing the reformatory destruction which so blighted the religious architecture of other European countries, particularly our own.
Perhaps what comes across most strongly of all here is not so much Germany’s attitude to its past (which is inevitably problematic) but rather the way in which it turns to the future. The triumphal Brandenburg Gate was initially a monument to peace, only to be transformed after Napoleon conquered Berlin, but it has been left with its scars unhealed as a form of remembrance. The past is always acknowledged, and Germany seems to be looking forward in a spirit of peace and community, exemplified by Chancellor Brandt’s insistence on a one to one exchange rate with East Germany once the Wall had fallen (an event which, amazingly, took place over a quarter of a century ago).
It is a cliché, but while reading this book I really did feel as if history was coming to life. The Thirty Years War, the Hanseatic League, the Holy Roman Empire; these half-forgotten terms from school history lessons now seem to have more flesh on their bones. The best thing about this book is that it has made me determined to visit more of Germany, to see the cathedrals and castles, the towns and cities, most of all, to meet the people whose history this is.
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Short story collection is high on emotion
Review: The Science of Food by Marty Jopson published by Michael O’Mara Books. £12.99
God's own county gets its own beer Bible
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Grand Jury Extended in Trump-Russia Probe
Then-FBI Director Robert Mueller testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 13, 2013.
The term of the grand jury being used by U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller in his investigation of possible collusion between Russia and President Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign has been extended, an aide to the judge overseeing it said Friday.
The extension is a sign that Mueller is not done presenting evidence before the grand jury in his investigation of allegations of Russian interference in the election.
The grand jury was impaneled by the U.S. District Court in Washington in July 2017 for an 18-month term, the limit under federal rules. The term can be extended if the court determines it to be in the public interest to do so.
"The Chief Judge has confirmed that the term of Grand Jury 17-01 has been extended," Lisa Klem, special assistant to Chief Judge Beryl Howell, said in a statement.
Howell did not confirm any length of the extension, Klem said.
A spokesman for Mueller declined to comment.
A number of Trump's allies, including his lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, have repeatedly called on Mueller to wrap up his investigation.
Trump has called the investigation a "witch hunt" and has denied collusion with Moscow. Russia has denied meddling in the election, contrary to the conclusion of U.S. intelligence agencies that have said Moscow used hacking and propaganda to try to sow discord in the United States and boost Republican Trump's chances against Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.
Mueller's investigation and other inquiries have clouded Trump's two years in office. Mueller has secured more than 30 indictments and guilty pleas, and the investigation has spawned at least four federal probes.
Impeachment? Trump Says He's Too Successful for That
President Donald Trump is pushing back on talk by some House Democrats of impeaching him. On Friday, Trump asked in a tweet: "How do you impeach a president who has won perhaps the greatest election of all time, done nothing wrong" and has had the "most successful two years of any president."How do you impeach a president who has won perhaps the greatest election of all time, done nothing wrong…
US Senate Panel Sets Confirmation Hearing for Attorney General Nominee
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee said on Wednesday it would hold confirmation hearings on Jan. 15 and 16 for Attorney General nominee William Barr, who has come under fire from Democrats for his criticism of the special counsel's Russia probe. If confirmed by the Republican-controlled Senate, Barr would take over from Matthew Whitaker, who has been serving as acting attorney general since President Donald Trump forced out Jeff Sessions in November.
Bruised GOP Considers Trump's Pennsylvania Chances in 2020
Democratic energy in the perennial battleground state of Pennsylvania is raising questions about President Donald Trump's ability to replicate his stunning 2016 win in a state Republicans hadn't carried for nearly two decades. Democrats animated by an anti-Trump fervor scored big victories in county and municipal races across Philadelphia's suburbs in 2017, reminding them of post-Watergate Republican losses. Four months later, Democrat Conor Lamb embarrassed…
Departure of Trump's GOP Critics in Senate Leaves a Void
President Donald Trump’s most prominent GOP critics on Capitol Hill are days away from completing their Senate careers, raising the question of who — if anyone — will take their place as willing to publicly criticize a president who remains popular with nearly 9 in 10 Republican voters.Sens. Jeff Flake of Arizona and Bob Corker of Tennessee engaged in a war of words with the president on myriad issues over the past 18 months, generating headlines and fiery…
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Franklin County Voter Registration
Search for Franklin County TN voter registration information. Voter registration information includes how to register to vote, voter registration lists, voter identification requirements, voter turnout, and voter registration updates.
Franklin County Clerks maintain public records for a county or local government in Tennessee. In some states, Clerks play a role in carrying out public elections, working in connection with Boards of Elections and the Tennessee State election commissions. Clerks can process Franklin County voter registration applications and verify whether an individual is eligible to vote, and they maintain up-to-date lists of registered voters. Franklin County Clerks may also provide online information about how to register to vote or where to vote. Citizens may also be able to register to vote at a Clerk's Office.
Franklin County Clerk Winchester TN 1 South Jefferson Street 37398 931-967-2541
Franklin County Boards of Elections are responsible for carrying out public elections, and one of their duties is to process Franklin County voter registration applications submitted by citizens in Tennessee. A Board of Elections certifies eligible voters in their particular jurisdiction and maintains an up-to-date list of registered voters in Franklin County. They also verify voter information and may contact registered voters to keep Franklin County voter list information current. Boards of Elections are usually operated at the county or local level, and may be known as a Board of Registrars.
Franklin County Board of Elections Winchester TN 839 Dinah Shore Boulevard 37398 931-967-1893
Franklin County The primary responsibility of the DMV, or Department of Motor Vehicles, is to grant Tennessee driver's licenses and identification cards to TN residents, but the DMV also plays an important role in Franklin County voter registration. Citizens who want to register to vote in Franklin County can do so at the DMV, which will transfer the information, such as full name and address, to the local Franklin County Board of Elections or Franklin County Clerk's Office. This can be an easy way to register to vote while applying for a license or renewing a license. The DMV may also be known as a Franklin County DOL, or Franklin County Department of Licensing.
Franklin County Clerk MV Services Winchester TN 1 South Jefferson Street 37398 931-967-2541
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Tulin is 2018 DOST outstanding research administrator awardee
Written by Isabelle Mae Amora
VSU President Edgardo E. Tulin is accorded the prestigious Dioscoro L. Umali Award as Outstanding Research Administrator by the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST).
The award is given to exemplary S&T or R&D administrators who have made significant contributions to science and technology through effective management and implementation of plans and programs. It is annually given by the science academy to a single individual who has bested the rest in the country.
Dr. Tulin received his medal of recognition during the opening program of the 2018 National Science & Technology Week (NSTW) held at the World Trade Center, Pasay City on July 17, Tuesday.
“In VSU, we aspire to become a world-class research university,” said Dr. Tulin.
Tulin is recognized for his strong research-oriented leadership as chief steward of the Visayas State University. In line with VSU’s new vision towards global competitiveness, Tulin led a massive faculty development program by sending 136 faculty and researchers for graduate studies to prominent institutions in the country and abroad.
“Here, in this university, there are a number of researchers with really good training locally and abroad. And the training they got would really help us attain our objective as a research university in this part of the country.” told the president.
Tulin also advanced the construction of new buildings in the university such as the Engineering, Technology Business Incubator, Food Innovation Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, and the Research Complex Convention Hall.
The president also spearheaded the creation of three knowledge hubs in the university: the environment conservation hub to support VSU’s initiative in environment conservation through the creation of the Regional Climate Change Research Center and the Biodiversity Center; Innovation and Advance Technology Hub for cutting-edge research in the areas of materials science, nanotechnology, biotechnology, health, food quality and safety through a 3-storey research complex which is currently underway; and ecotourism hub to promote VSU’s reputation as a dark green school and a model of an environment-friendly campus.
“One of the main functions of the university aside from instruction is research. It is really important for us to develop ourselves as a research university because it differentiates us from other state universities,” he added.
Under Tulin’s leadership, VSU was awarded the Level III Institutional Accreditation by the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP), making it the first state university in the country to have achieved this level.
VSU was also recognized by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) as Center of Excellence in Agriculture and Agricultural Engineering and Center of Development in Development Communication.
Apart from the highly-coveted medal, Tulin also received a plaque and a cash prize worth PHP 200,000.
In 2007, Dr. Tulin, then professor at Philippine Root Crops Research and Training Center based in VSU, received the Eduardo Quisumbing Medal as Most Outstanding Research and Development Award for Basic Research. His winning study entitled, “Cytokine mimetic properties of some Philippine food and medicinal plants” is the first report of cytokine mimicry using Philippine plant material sources in the country.
With Dr. Tulin clinching the Dioscoro Umali Award as Outstanding Science Administrator today, he comes full circle at NAST which is a very rare achievement for any scientist in the Philippines.
The National Academy of Science and Technology is the highest recognition and scientific advisory body of the Philippines under the Department of Science and Technology.
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Choosing Equality School Choice, the Constitution, and Civil Society
By Joseph P. Viteritti (Author)
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America is now in the second generation of debate on school choice. The first was prompted by the provocative voucher proposal conceived by Milton Friedman in 1955 and brought into the mainstream by Chubb and Moe's seminal book Politics, Markets, and American Schools (Brookings, 1990). It introduced a pure market model in which schools would be publicly financed but privately operated. While opponents continue to contend that choice will lead to the demise of public education, the weakening of civil society, and the fostering of separate and unequal systems of education, Joseph P. Viteritti argues that these long-held assertions must give way to present realities. The rich and diverse experience we have had with magnet schools, controlled choice, inter-district choice, charter schools, privately funded vouchers, and public vouchers in Milwaukee and Cleveland provides a solid basis for crafting a choice policy that enhances the educational opportunities of children whose needs are not being met by the present system of public education. Drawing on his background as a political scientist, legal scholar, and education practitioner, Viteritti starts his book with the promise articulated in the landmark Brown decision of 1954. After reviewing a variety of policy initiatives enacted to promote educational opportunity, he finds that the nation has fallen short of providing decent schooling for its most disadvantaged children, and in so doing has delayed the movement toward social and political equality. Viteritti does not contend that choice in the form of charter schools or vouchers for the poor is a solution to racial inequality, but he believes that these forms of choice can move the country in the proper direction. He insists that the nation cannot pretend to have a serious commitment to the goal of educational equality as long as choice is available only to those with the private means to afford it. Acknowledging the serious legal and civic concerns registered by choice opponents, Viteritti turns their arguments on their heads. He proposes that providing poor people with public support to attend religious schools is consistent with the pluralist constitutional model envisioned by Madison and the practices common to contemporary democratic societies. He explains how denying choice to the poor undermines the redistributive social agenda of the modern liberal state, and how a strict standard of church-state separation is out of touch with the culture of poor minority communities where the church is the most viable institution for social progress. Viteritti warns that by failing to appreciate the crucial role that religious congregations play in inner-city neighborhoods, liberal social analysts have compromised the civic vitality of poor communities. He also admonishes conservatives to abandon the pure market approach to education reform in favor of a choice policy designed specifically to benefit the poor. He concludes that choice merits support from all sides of the political spectrum, because a sound education is an essential foundation for any policy strategy designed to promote a healthy democratic society.
Joseph P. Viteritti is the Blanche D. Blank Professor of Public Policy at Hunter College, CUNY, New York, USA. He previously served as special assistant to the chancellor of schools in New York and as senior adviser to superintendents in Boston and Chicago. He has written widely on education policy and governance and recently served as executive director of the Commission on School Governance in New York, for which these papers were commissioned.
Contributor: Joseph P. Viteritti
Imprint: Brookings Institution
Publisher: Brookings Institution
Biography: Joseph P. Viteritti is the Blanche D. Blank Professor of Public Policy at Hunter College, CUNY, New York, USA. He previously served as special assistant to the chancellor of schools in New York and as senior adviser to superintendents in Boston and Chicago. He has written widely on education policy and governance and recently served as executive director of the Commission on School Governance in New York, for which these papers were commissioned.
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For the last 50 years, drug prohibition laws have put the market for illegal drugs into the hands of organised criminals. Now, it's time to take control. Ending the failed war on drugs will reduce drug-related violence, tackle organised crime, end the needless criminalisation of millions, and will halt the drain on government funds and resources. In this book, global opinion-leaders on the frontline of the drug debate describe their experiences and perspectives on what needs to be done. Highlighting the pitfalls behind drug policy to-date and bringing to light new policies and approaches, which make a clear case for galvanizing governments to end the war on drugs - once and for all.
Sir Richard Branson is a hugely successful international entrepreneur, adventurer and icon, and is founder of the Virgin Group. His autobiography, Losing My Virginity, and his books on business, Screw It, Let's Do It, Business Stripped Bare, Screw Business as Usual and Like a Virgin are all international bestsellers. He is also the author of Reach for the Skies. He lives on Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands and is married to Joan and has two grown-up children - Holly and Sam.
Contributor: Richard Branson
Imprint: Virgin Books
Packaged Dimensions: 126x198x16mm
Biography: Sir Richard Branson is a hugely successful international entrepreneur, adventurer and icon, and is founder of the Virgin Group. His autobiography, Losing My Virginity, and his books on business, Screw It, Let's Do It, Business Stripped Bare, Screw Business as Usual and Like a Virgin are all international bestsellers. He is also the author of Reach for the Skies. He lives on Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands and is married to Joan and has two grown-up children - Holly and Sam.
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What is a Forward Premium?
Written By: John Lister
Edited By: Kristen Osborne
The forward premium is the difference between the current exchange rate of a currency and the rate being used in forward currency exchange deals. In theory, it may indicate the way a market expects the exchange rate to move in the future. There is also a theory that the forward premium is linked to the difference between interest rates in the two countries concerned.
There are two types of exchange rate in currency markets. The spot rate is the current average rate at which traders are exchanging the currencies. The forward rate is the rate at which traders are agreeing to exchange currencies on a date in the future. Depending on what the spot rate is on that date, one of the traders in the deal will come out ahead. This is because they'll be able to exploit the disparity between the exchange rate they use in the completion of the deal, and the rate they can then get for the cash on the open market.
The forward rate is always stated in terms of a particular duration. For example, the 12-month forward rate will be for forward currency deals that are set to complete in 12 months. The difference between today's spot rate and the forward rate for a particular duration is known as the forward premium. It is stated in percentage terms and can be either a positive or negative number. If the number is negative, meaning the forward rate is lower than the spot rate, the difference is usually referred to as the forward discount.
The forward premium should give some indication of how the market expects currency rates to move. As the forward rate is decided by multiple forward currency exchange deals, it's effectively the average of forecasts by individual traders. In reality, human error, market confidence and unpredictability of events means there is often little relationship between the rates used in forward deals and the spot rates in effect when those deals come to completion.
A theory known as interest rate parity holds that there is a consistent relationship between the forward premium and the difference in interest rates available to investors in the two countries whose currencies make up the relevant exchange rate. The logic behind this theory is that whenever this relationship is distorted, the distortion will affect the most profitable tactics involving which country to invest in and whether to exchange currencies now or through a forward contract. The way investors react to this should itself distort the market back to the original position, making interest rate parity a self-correcting relationship.
What Is a Spot Premium?
What Is a Forward Spread?
What Is Forward Trading?
What Is a Forward Market?
What is Forward Volatility?
What are Forward Points?
What is a Range Forward?
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What Is Astrochemistry?
Astrochemists study the interactions between atoms and molecules in space.
Astrochemical researchers use radio telescopes to detect radio waves given off by gases and stars.
Advances in astrochemistry study have been made with the advent of telescopes that are not confined to Earth.
Written By: H. Colledge
Astrochemistry is an area of science which studies the atoms and molecules in space and the reactions that occur between them. This type of study enables researchers to understand more about how planets and stars are formed. While once it was thought that nothing existed in the spaces surrounding stars and planets, now it is recognized that numerous molecules are to be found. Some of these are familiar on Earth, such as hydrogen, and other chemicals only exist in space. It is thought that astrochemistry research into the behavior of molecules in space could provide clues to the origins of life on Earth.
Early astronomers used telescopes which could only see objects that emitted light in the visible range of the spectrum. Later scientists discovered that objects in space could also give out electromagnetic radiation from other, non-visible, parts of the spectrum, including microwaves, infrared, ultraviolet, gamma, X-rays and radio waves. Astrochemical research techniques use special radio telescopes to detect radio waves, which are given off by gases and stars. The information from these is combined with the findings from other instruments and telescopes, covering other areas of the spectrum, in order to build up a complete picture of the chemistry of space.
Advances in astrochemistry study have been made with the advent of telescopes that are not confined to Earth, as not all of the different wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation can travel through Earth's atmosphere. Visible light reaches Earth's surface, clouds permitting, as do radio waves, some microwaves and some infrared radiation. Ultraviolet and X-ray telescopes need to be positioned in space because ozone absorbs these types of radiation. Gamma rays may be detected by satellite-based instruments or, sometimes, by the changes they make when they interact with Earth's atmosphere.
Following astrochemistry research into the dust between stars, many different molecules have been recognized and the processes that led to their creation have been analyzed. Analysis of the astrochemistry of giant dust clouds in space and their comparison with molecular reactions on Earth enable scientists to understand how Earth's chemistry developed as it did. Research into the processes by which more complicated chemical structures are formed should give a greater understanding of the chemistry involved in the making of planets and stars. Astrochemistry researchers also study the creation of complex molecules that are rich in carbon, similar to terrestrial lifeforms, which could provide insights into how life on Earth began. If these complex molecules are able to originate in space, it would seem more likely that life exists in places other than Earth.
What Is a Biosignature?
What Does a Radio Astronomer Do?
What is a Space Scientist?
How do I Become a Space Scientist?
How do I Become an Astrophysicist?
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what i'm reading: shoulds vs. wants
An ongoing theme in my life has been ridding myself of as many shoulds as I possibly can - or, to put it more positively, to spend my time doing what I want, rather than what some voice inside my head or some external pressure tells me I ought to.
We all have obligations. Work, family, exercise - there are always things we don't really want to do, but must do anyway. Then there are the obligations we give ourselves, the shoulds we add to our own too-full plates. Those are the ones I've been shedding.
Lunches with co-workers that I really don't like. Extended email conversations that I don't have time for. I used to see blockbuster movies that I had no interest in, because, for some strange reason, I thought I had to. And certain books. Like so many people who love to read, I never have enough time to read what I want. So why read anyone else's idea of what I should read? Whether they're the current hip books that people are talking about, or classics we think are "good for us" (whatever that means), or a book we dislike that we force ourselves to finish, many readers labour under reading shoulds.
Brad Leithauser, writing in The New Yorker, seems to have a lot of them.
If your bookshelf speaks to you, it’s likely to be uttering reproaches. Or so my experience runs. All those unread books! — the must-reads of last year, or the year before, hot débuts of young novelists, frosty farewells from the aging and once hot, books whose catchy titles beguiled you into buying them, books that will (so their blurbs promise, or threaten) change your life forever. They address us in the voices of aggrieved friends, saying, Why don’t you call me? Or, Why don’t you ever pay me a visit? Or, ultimately, Why are you neglecting me?
But the bookshelf offers other voices of reproach — deeper and more solemn voices. These speak less like friends than like grandparents, whose stern, measured cadences will not be stilled by any jocular protests of good intentions. They ask you, When will you get serious? They ask, When will you grow up? These are the voices issuing from the weightiest projects in your library.
Leithauser lists some of the very weighty reads he feels he should tackle, such as Gibbon's "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire", and others that he's impressively completed, like Proust and Trollope. Then he describes an equally impressive project that he's on the verge of completing.
My most recent big literary undertaking has been, in terms of sheer pages, the most sizable of all: Dickens’s complete fiction. It comes to something like nine thousand pages, and I’m nearly finished; only “The Old Curiosity Shop” and “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” remain. I don’t know what to think on discovering that my favorite Dickens is mostly the world’s favorite Dickens. It feels appropriate, anyway, that this writer who so stoked and revelled in his international popularity should be fairly, representatively epitomized by his most popular books.
Now, I absolutely love Dickens. And I hope, in the course of my lifetime, to read his entire oeuvre. But I would never read them consecutively, all at once, and I'd never want to. If I tried to, I'd become bored and irritated, the books would all blend together, and I'd quickly lose touch with everything I love about Dickens.
Leithauser doesn't specifically say he read all that Dickens consecutively, with no other books in between, but I think he implies it.
Those foot-soldier readers who successfully march through all of Dickens’s fiction may wind up feeling like David [Copperfield] at his journey’s end, with shoes in a woeful condition (“the upper leathers had broken and burst until the very shape and form of shoes had departed from them”) and skin powdered “white with chalk and dust, as if I had come out of a limekiln.” Reading projects of this old-fashioned sort are the equivalent of a long pilgrimage on foot. The pace and the proddings of modern life, forever segmenting one’s existence into smaller and busier intervals, counsel against them. On the other hand, those patient, reproachful, grandpaternal voices continue to mutter on your bookshelf. And they say, Start walking.
One modest goal of mine is to read everything George Orwell ever wrote. So every once in a while, I read some Orwell. I want to eventually read all 26 Shakespeare plays. And so, every once in a while, I read one or two more. I can't imagine anything that would kill my love of Shakespeare faster than trying to read all 26 plays, consecutively, with nothing in between.
I am not entirely free of reading shoulds. I read and loved the first two volumes of Taylor Branch's history of the US civil rights movement, wrapped in a biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., often called "The King Books". In the third and final volume, Branch's dense, somewhat difficult writing style became impenetrable. Gleaning any information from each metre-long, convoluted sentence became a trial. Halfway through book three, I gave up. That was in 2007, yet I remember that I haven't finished the series, and I still intend to finish that book. (I notice that almost a year later, I was still mentioning it in "what i'm reading" posts.) I have one other similar should, also the final book in a trilogy in which I lost interest.
In general, though, life is too short, reading time so much shorter. Here's my take: read whatever you like.
Posted by laura k at 10/28/2012 10:00:00 AM 14 comments
Labels: what i'm reading
what i'm watching: early dispatches from movie season: graffiti mystery, legal murder
I can't believe how much I'm loving having access to US Netflix through our Roku device. For the price of a new router and some easy-to-follow instructions, my leisure time has been hugely improved.
This is close to what I've always wanted for TV and movies: true on-demand viewing. Among the things I love: not paying for hundreds of cable channels that I never watch, not searching in vain for anything I might consider watching, being able to sample one or two shows of a series at no cost or inconvenience, watching on a TV (not a computer), convenience, selection. I can easily see this becoming the standard delivery method for all home viewing. Outside the US, after the initial investment in Roku (which we bought for baseball), plus a new router, this costs $16 per month: $8 for Netflix and $8 for the VPN.
At the moment I am gorging on "Commander in Chief," Stephen Bochco's imagining of the first female POTUS, starring Geena Davis and Donald Sutherland. I saw a few episodes when it first ran in 2006, loved it, then lost the thread and the show was cancelled. Being able to find a show like this and tear through every episode is Movie Season heaven.
After finishing the second season of Downton Abbey, we've only seen two movies (as opposed to series) so far, and they were both excellent.
"Into the Abyss" is Werner Herzog's examination of capital punishment, as seen through one case in Texas.
You learn about the crime (a triple murder), the victims, the survivors, one convicted murderer who received a life sentence, and one convicted murderer and state victim who died on death row. You also hear from a former death-row worker. No one who is part of the state death apparatus is allowed to speak publicly.
My only issue with this movie was an unusual number of interjections and interruptions from Herzog during his interviews. He seems to have trouble keeping out of the story, which is very surprising from a master interviewer. Despite this, I highly recommend the film.
This was the third powerful and excellent documentaries by Herzog we've seen in recent years: "Grizzly Man" (2005), "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" (2010), and "Into the Abyss" (2011). We have not seen the 2007 "Encounters at the End of the World," about Antartica.
Anonymous, numbered crosses mark the graves of the victims of the state of Texas who had no one to claim their bodies. Thirty-three US states have capital punishment, plus federal and military statutes.
"Resurrect Dead: the Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles" is a documentary about a graffiti mystery: the "Toynbee tiles". I remember seeing this strange message on the street in New York City. I didn't realize they were tiles - I thought they were stencils - and I always assumed they were a graffiti art project. I had no idea there were so-called Toynbee Tiles in some 25 cities, and that their origin and purpose was unknown.
The film follows a man who became obsessed with solving the mystery. The viewer becomes a detective, but whether you're solving the Toynbee mystery or the mystery of the man who follows the Toynbee mystery is for you to judge. Very well done.
Posted by laura k at 10/28/2012 09:00:00 AM 3 comments
Labels: death penalty, human rights, what i'm watching
illegal detention abroad, censorship and media propaganda at home: solidarity with palestine under attack
As you may have heard, the ship The Estelle, sailing in international waters, was illegally boarded by the Israeli navy, and its occupants taken into custody. Among those being held are Jim Manley, a Canadian, and a former New Democrat MP.
The Estelle is part of the Freedom Flotilla movement, which seeks to draw attention to the illegal blockade of Gaza, to stand in solidarity with the people of Palestine, and to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza. The 30 activists on board The Estelle hailed from Israel, the US, Canada, Israel, Norway, and Sweden.
In a story about the incident, the Calgary Herald describes Gaza as "the seaside strip ruled by the Islamic militant Hamas group".
This "seaside strip" is home to 1.7 million people, and Hamas is recognized by those people as their legitimate government.
Of course, Hamas is an officially designated terrorist organization as defined by the US, Israel, and the EU, and since Canada takes its marching orders from the US, by Canada as well. According to much of the world, including many citizens of those same countries, that is one very large, powerful pot name-calling a small, freedom-fighting kettle.
Labelling Hamas a terrorist group allows Israel to engage in all manner of repression, destruction, torture, and murder.
Elsewhere, that same label provides a cover for suppressing free speech and freedom of assembly. For example, that official terrorist designation gave Jason Kenney's office an excuse to bar the British activist and (then former) MP George Galloway from Canada. The Canadian courts correctly reversed that decision.
Examples of this censorship are everywhere. The City of Toronto wants to change its anti-discrimination policies so that the words "Israeli apartheid" will be a violation of rights. So calling Hamas a terrorist organization is not an insult to Palestinians, but calling Israel an apartheid state is discrimination against... who exactly? No one.
The boycott-divest-sanction movement and the mere words "Israeli apartheid" are instantly and constantly equated with anti-Semitism, often by people who equate everything Muslim with terrorism. At this point, the knee-jerk reaction is so swift and shallow, it's become almost comical. Write something defending Palestinian autonomy human rights, get labelled an anti-Semite. It's amazing how everyone cares so much about Jews all of a sudden. Too bad Canada and the US didn't care when it really mattered.
More on the Toronto so-called anti-discrimination policy in a future post.
Labels: bigotry, civil liberties, george galloway in canada, human rights, palestine, toronto and mississauga
"we have lost contact with the estelle"
Labels: activism, human rights, palestine
"all they talk about is taxes, but all people want is jobs": thoughts on why there are no good jobs and why no one is creating them
We visited family in the US this past week, and because of this, ended up hearing more about the election in two days than either of us have read, seen, or thought about in months, if not years. Which is not to say people talked non-stop about the election, only that both Allan and I completely tune out that circus masquerading as a democracy. (Apologies to circuses everywhere.)
I heard something over dinner one night that stuck in my mind. My sister noted that most voters care foremost about one thing: job creation. She said, "All they talk about is taxes, taxes, taxes, when they should be talking about jobs, jobs, jobs." She remarked how nothing is made in the US anymore, noting, "We don't even answer the phone." And she wondered how anyone even could go about creating jobs, a task that seems nearly impossible at this point. This got me thinking...
Bleeding jobs for decades
The mainstream media discovered the exodus of North American jobs fairly recently, about the time call centres were outsourcing to India. But the US has been bleeding good jobs - solid manufacturing jobs - for decades.
First good manufacturing jobs moved from the US north to the US south, where the so-called "right to work" (i.e., right to starve) laws let corporations lower standards. Then jobs moved further south, to Puerto Rico and other places in Latin America, then onwards around the globe. The US has been undergoing a massive de-industrialization for decades.
During those same decades, we'd hear that x number of jobs had been created, but rarely did we hear what kinds of jobs they were, relative to what had been lost. Those new jobs paid less, were part-time, offered less stability, and usually did not include health insurance. Mainstream economists and pundits largely ignored this.
I offer this extremely brief summary only to note that the massive unemployment and under-employment in the US is not new, and it is not sudden. It pains me when elected officials and the media act as if these conditions began in 2008.
So why didn't we hear about it?
This ongoing job loss was usually ignored because it occurred while the economy was said to be strong. This seeming contradiction is possible because the corporate media and the government believe that a strong Wall Street equals a strong economy. That is, if shareholders are doing well, the economy is good.
But as we know, shareholders profit when costs are driven down. And costs are driven down by downsizing, layoffs, and outsourcing.
During this supposedly strong economy, corporations could move their production bases to China, where they didn't have to worry about pesky details like health and safety laws, environmental protection, and labour laws. They could hire 10-year-olds, pay dollars a day, dump raw chemicals and sewage into rivers, lock workers in fire traps, and anything else that helped cut costs.
Then they could ship the product back to the US - leaving an increasingly large carbon footprint along the way - sell it cheaply, make a good profit, et voila, a healthy economy.
So why did we let this happen?
This is possible because laws have made it possible. The so-called free market is sacrosanct. No one can pass laws that are said to "interfere with business". No one challenges the bizarre notion that an economy in which fewer and fewer people are well employed is a healthy economy. No one with any power, that is.
No one in the mainstream media or in the government takes on Wall Street, because the media and the government are Wall Street.
So how could we reverse it?
In order to create large numbers of good jobs, we would have to re-write the laws of the American economy. We'd have to unravel many of the developments of the past 50 years. Here are a few ideas off the top of my head.
- In order to enjoy the privilege of selling goods in the United States, a company must employ at least 75% of its total workforce within the United States.
- Goods produced outside North America will be subject to a 50% tariff.
- All so-called free trade agreements are hereby null and void. Corporations will exist wholly within the borders of one country. Goods and services are to be produced within 500 miles of their point of use or sale.
In other words, corporations are no longer solely responsible to shareholders. They are now responsible to the local economy.
And this, we know, cannot and will not happen.
So why don't we try this?
Any candidate or party that advanced this platform would be torn to pieces. They would be ridiculed and vilified, and if for some reason that wasn't enough, they'd be smeared and disgraced.
Note that none of what I wrote about involves dismantling capitalism. I didn't mention public takeovers or an expansion of the public sector or mandatory investment in public works. The plan I outlined is not socialist, as it still involves private ownership and profit. Nevertheless, it would be called communist.
That is partly because most people have no idea what socialism is. (Proof: they call Obama socialist!) But it's mainly down to the corporate government itself.
Corporate interests control the government. So despite what any candidate might say during an election campaign, the administration doesn't exist to create jobs and help citizens. It exists to create profit and help Wall Street.
Now, dozens of economists and free-trade enthusiasts can come along and tell you why the suggestions listed above are actually bad for the economy. I would say, ask them how they define good and bad.
A local economy is good for the earth and it's good for workers. We can make what we use, then we can afford to buy what we need. Then we can stop endlessly criss-crossing the earth in order to make more crap that instantly falls apart, because the economy will no longer be based on poor people buying crap that falls apart so they have to buy more.
And if you hear about anyone in the US campaigning on such a platform, I might consider voting there again.
Posted by laura k at 10/20/2012 12:30:00 PM 12 comments
Labels: environment, history, labour, us politics
we like lists: list # 19: more eponyms, subcategory edition
Eponyms everywhere! Who knew?
Our most recent list of eponyms was a smash success. It gave rise to at least three subcategories, as I wrote here:
- Inventor/creator/discoverer, not genericized. These are eponyms, but have not entered the vocabulary as a separate noun or descriptor. Example: Alzheimer's. Compare to pasteurized.
- Fictional characters
--- Mythological names
----- Biblical names
This list is more specific, and more difficult. Allan and I have done this one before, and even with help from a well-read listserv, came up with only a handful. (Idea for new reality show: Are you smarter than Wallace-L?)
When Joseph Heller died, I marveled at how his creation has entered our vocabulary as such a widely recognized generic expression. The often-misused phrase "catch-22" was long ago separated from its origins. I'm sure many people use it who have never heard of Heller's book. I wondered if there were any other examples.
Using a very strict criteria, we came up with very few:
Here are the rules. Fiction only. Can be a title or a character. The author must be a known person whose identity is not in dispute. That means no myths, including bible stories, but of course Shakespeare can be used. The word must be recognizable as a generic term, enough that you'd see it used in a mainstream newspaper story.
Thanks to last night's thread, I'll add one that the Wallace list missed:
Got any others? You can use our last list, but other than that, no cheating, please.
Labels: we like lists, what i'm reading, wordplay
we like lists: list # 18: words that were once people
I really enjoy learning about the origins of words and expressions. (I included this in our last list.) Several words now part of ordinary vocabulary started out as proper names.
In 1880, a group of Irish tenant farmers organized a labour ostracism against the agent of an abusive absentee landlord. The agent's name was Charles Boycott.
Charles Ponzi was a con artist who promised investors they would double their money in 90 days.
In the film "La Dolce Vita," directed by Federico Fellini, an intrusive photographer is named Paparazzo.
Thomas Bowdler was a crusading editor who published a book called "The Family Shakespeare": the Bard without the naughty bits. Bowdler believed his work made Shakespeare suitable for the delicate sensibilities of ladies (i.e., upper-class women) and children.
So there we have four words - boycott, Ponzi scheme, paparazzi, and bowdlerized - that are derived from people's names.
Can you think of any others?
Adjectives like "Orwellian" or "Dickensian" don't count. Those refer to conditions described by an author. "Freudian" doesn't qualify, but if, say, dream interpretation was called sigmundosis, that would count.
Posted by laura k at 10/13/2012 01:00:00 PM 163 comments
Labels: history, we like lists, wordplay
walmart workers issue ultimatum, threaten to walk on busiest shopping day of the year
Walmart workers have been trying to reason with their employer and get better working conditions for many, many years. Walmart doesn't ignore their pleas and demands: it punishes them. Retaliation against workers who stand up for better conditions, although illegal, is commonplace.
Workers who have joined OUR Walmart - Organization United for Respect at Walmart - aren't asking for some cushy new deal. They just want the basics: things like advanced scheduling, full-time work for people who want it, a living wage, and an end to forced unpaid labour. (Yes, it's pre-1865 in the Republic of Walmart). But when they ask, they are punished.
OUR Walmart has had enough. They've issued an ultimatum. Walmart must stop retaliating against workers who speak out for better conditions, or on the day after U.S. Thanksgiving - what many people (although not me) call "Black Friday" - they will walk. From Salon:
One day after Walmart employees in twelve states launched a major strike, today workers issued an ultimatum to the retail giant: Stop retaliating against workers trying to organize, or the year’s most important shopping day, the Friday after Thanksgiving, will see the biggest disruptions yet. The announcement comes as 200 workers – some of them currently striking – have converged in the Walmart’s Bentonville, Arkansas hometown outside the company’s annual investors meeting. It offers a new potential challenge to Walmart, and a new test for OUR Walmart, the labor-backed organization that’s pulled off the first two multi-store U.S. strikes in Walmart history.
If Walmart doesn’t address OUR Walmart’s demands, said striking worker Colby Harris, from Dallas, “We will make sure that Black Friday is memorable for them.” He said that would includes strikes, leafleting to customers, and “flash mobs.” Harris was joined on a press call announcing the deadline by leaders of the National Consumers League, the National Organization of Women, and the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, three of the national organizations that have pledged support for the workers’ efforts. Absent a resolution, said NOW President Terri O’Neill, NOW members will join Walmart workers outside stores on Black Friday to ask customers “whether they really want to spend their dollars on a company that treats workers this way.”
Dan Schlademan, a UFCW official, told Salon that to avert the Black Friday actions, “at a minimum” Walmart would need “to end the retaliation,” including reversing the firings of workers allegedly singled out for their activism.
According to OUR Walmart, 88 total workers have been on strike since yesterday at 28 stores in twelve states. The largest group was in Dallas, Texas; others struck stores in Miami, Orlando, Seattle, Chicago, Missouri, Minnesota, Maryland, Kentucky, and California. They followed 70 who struck in southern California last Thursday. And as Salon has reported, this week’s and last week’s store strikes follow two strikes by about 70 Walmart warehouse workers employed by contractors or sub-contractors during the past month.
"I don’t think this will be a flash in the pan,” Chris Rhomberg, a strike expert at Fordham University, said last night. “If they’ve been able to achieve this level of coordination, I imagine we’ll see more.”
You can help. Take the pledge to stand with Walmart workers on Friday, November 23.
Your pledge, like mine, may be symbolic - I have never been in a Walmart in my life and I don't shop on International Buy Nothing Day.
Or your pledge might be concrete: if you're out shopping that day, stop by a Walmart to wish the striking workers well and tell management that you're not shopping there.
Either way, please add your voice so the OUR Walmart workers know they are not alone.
Labels: activism, labour
now accepting suggestions for movie season
I hardly noticed the transition from Baseball Season to Movie Season this year. With the Red Sox having their worst season almost 50 years (1965), my tolerance for the nightly loss ran out some time in July.
By August it wasn't unusual for Allan to keep the game on his computer while we played Angry Birds. (We finished the whole game, then went back to the beginning to get three stars on every level. Gotta have those golden eggs.)
Plus, one of the really nice pieces of dumping cable in favour of streaming has been having Netflix all year. Zip was $30/month, and I didn't want to pay that on top of all our baseball-access expense, just for off-days and rain-outs. But at $8/month, Netflix all year is no problem.
So while the Red Sox were still playing, we...
- finished Sherlock - can't wait for Season 3!
- finished Justified - can't wait for Season 4!
- watched The Big C - really enjoyed Season 1 but it seems to be falling off in Season 2, although I'll try a couple more episodes
- tried Huff - has potential but is not great
- started Weeds from the beginning - we had seen bits and pieces here and there, hoping it pays to watch straight through
- watched all of Little Dorrit (just me, and I wish Netflix had many more Masterpiece Classic-type shows)
- devoured Season 1 of Downton Abbey, and are halfway through Season 2
We've only seen Season 1 of The Wire, so we might go back to that.
No matter how many people tell me I must watch Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones, I'm finding it hard to work up any enthusiasm for those. It might depend on how much other good stuff there is.
Some of the movies already on my list:
Into the Abyss (Werner Herzog)
Happy Go Lucky (Mike Leigh)
Daydream Nation
A Beginner's Guide to Endings
Trigger (Bruce McDonald)
Shut Up Little Man
Route Irish, The Angels' Share (Ken Loach)
What have you seen and liked or loved this past year?
Labels: what i'm watching
workers on strike at walmart! support this historic labour action.
Last Thursday, October 3, was a historic date for working people. For the first time in the 50-year history of Walmart, Walmart workers are on strike.
Walmart is the largest private employer on the planet, with more than 2.2 million employees worldwide. Approximately one out of every 100 employed USians works at Walmart. And the company offers those employees some of the worst working conditions in North America.
Walmart workers in Southern California were the first to walk out, forming picket lines last week. A few days later, they were joined by workers in Dallas, Texas, and Laurel, Maryland. The strike has now spread to 12 cities in nine states. Some are one-day job actions, some are information pickets, some are full-blown walkouts.
These actions are vitally important for all working people. Please sign this statement of support for striking Walmart workers (the form is US-only, but it will accept a Canadian address), and learn about more ways you can support them.
The organized workers, members of Organization United for Respect at Walmart, or OUR Walmart, presented a “Declaration of Respect” to the company in June, calling for a minimum of $13 per hour, full-time jobs for those who want them, predictable work schedules, affordable healthcare, among other things.
Walmart claims the average hourly wage for its full-time workers is $12.40, but independent reports show that it's actually $8.81, barely above the pitiful minimum wage, and very few workers ever see full-time status. Tens of millions of Walmart workers qualify for public assistance. They are the very definition of "working poor".
For the most part, Walmart workers have no access to healthcare, no paid sick time, and their schedules are erratic and unreliable. Try getting childcare when your schedule is made out only a week in advance. Then again, minimum wage workers can't afford childcare anyway. Among other indignities and injustices they must endure for the privilege of remaining employed, Walmart workers are often forced to work off-the-clock, a practice that I believe was outlawed in 1865.
Workers at Walmart have been organizing for many years. The company doesn't just ignore their demands. They punish them. Walmart is notorious for retaliating against employees who stand up for better conditions - which, of course, is illegal and a violation of workers' rights. The striking Walmart workers are very brave. Please show them they're not alone: sign here, read here, and don't shop at Walmart!
Also: OUR Walmart on Facebook.
seen in upstate new york
Something for all your needs, plus excellent alliteration. Down the road in Mohawk territory, in the North Country region of New York State, we saw this:
Many generations of Mohawks have been ironworkers. Many of the great New York City skyscrapers were built by Mohawk labour.
We didn't have a camera with us; these were just taken on my phone, the better-than-nothing emergency camera. Which made us think, with two cameras at home, why don't we always take one along, as a matter of course?
A portion of the drive to Vermont is very scenic. Once you get off the 401 and cross into the US, it's rural routes through farmland and lakeside villages all the way to Burlington. Lots of autumn colours, lots of cows, horses, small main streets with the occasional stone church. Some of it is picture-book autumn in rural New England, and some of it is sad and run-down. At its best, it looks kind of like this (not my photo).
On the other hand, it's also eight hours of driving, and we're not inclined to add to that with a lot of stopping.
Labels: personal, travels, us-canada border issues
a few words about burlington vermont
We are in Burlington, Vermont, for a wedding.
We drove here on Friday, a nice drive mostly through blue skies and autumn colours.
On Saturday, we found a public library so I could do some school work.
Saturday night was the wedding. The ceremony was held on a patio overlooking Lake Champlain, with a dramatic sky and setting sun as a backdrop. The wedding was fun. It was good to see some of our family (Allan's side) who we like, and do the general wedding celebration stuff.
Today we hung out with our good friend Ray and took a nice walk on a waterfront trail. Now we're in a motel room watching baseball.
So that's what we've done. And now a few words about Burlington, Vermont.
There's not much here.
It's a pretty little college town, home to the University of Vermont and some smaller schools. You always hear what a nice place this is. And it's not a bad place, it's not not-nice, but... there's just not much here.
The big attraction is the Church Street Marketplace, a section of downtown Burlington closed to vehicle traffic. Twenty years or so ago there were a lot of interesting, independent stores and funky cafes. Now it's Banana Republic, The Body Shop, and one chain after the next. People rave about it... but I don't get it. It's an outdoor mall.
There's a beautiful walk and bike path along several miles of lake, part of a rails-to-trails network. It's flat, there are beautiful views, and you can see stretches of unspoiled lakefront, and several public parks. Many people walk their dogs or jog along it, and you can rent a bike from a local nonprofit.
And that's really it. There's an aquarium and science centre, and the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum, which to me are time-fillers if you have kids. Burlington is a great jumping-off point for outdoorsy things in the rest of Vermont, but if the best thing about a town is getting out of it, what does that say about the town?
Allan was born and grew up in this area, and was living here when we met in 1985. When we were long-distance, friends of mine used to ask if it was hard to decide who was going to move. We thought they were nuts. Allan and I never considered my moving to Vermont, not for one moment.
I guess most people from New York thought of Vermont as a beautiful, peaceful place, a place where one might get away from city life. But we loved city life and wanted a lot more of it.
Now it's 25 years later, and I still look at Burlington and wonder what all the fuss is about. It's a perfectly nice place to live. Our relatives, who live in the much smaller and more scenic Jeffersonville, Vermont, have a lovely life here. If you are drawn to small-town life, I could see this being a good choice - although you'd better love winter.
But if anyone tries to tell you Burlington, Vermont, is a tourist destination, send them this post.
Labels: personal, travels
in which my roku experience gets even more awesome: how to set up a wireless vpn
You may recall that we switched our internet provider from Rogers to TekSavvy in order to get more bandwidth, then dumped Rogers altogether by switching from cable to streaming. We bought a Roku streaming device. And I fell in love with it.
No more paying for dozens of channels that we'll never watch. On-demand viewing without DVR'ing. And no more cable bill! We even upgraded one Roku to the model that has a USB port and a media server, so we can watch our own media directly on our TV. Awesome.
There was only one piece missing.
If you use a streaming device, and you don't live in the US, your options are very limited. For us, there's Major League Baseball, Netflix Canada, and... that's it. There is a pathetic Netflix wannabe called Crackle, and Roku hosts a zillion little homemade niche channels, but nothing that would cause you to dump cable TV. Netflix Canada has improved a lot, but it's still very limited compared with US Netflix. You also can't get Amazon Instant Video, which has a ton of movies and TV shows, or Hulu Plus, which I personally don't want, but is very popular.
You can easily get around the restrictions and watch content from those sites on your computer, by using one of the many proxies or tunnel services to change your IP address to a US location. But your Roku or streaming device work with wireless internet, and your wireless router will still be using a Canadian IP address.
Unless it's not.
You can follow these instructions, and change your wireless IP address.
We bought a new router, a specific model that supports the third-party, open-source firmware DD-WRT. We downloaded the software, followed these instructions, et voilà, US Netflix and anything else will now stream through Roku onto our TV.
I wasn't sure we should try it, but after getting encouragement and support from a very techy friend (partner of wmtc reader James), we decided to give it a go. We figured the worst that could happen was we'd go back to our old router and return the new wireless router to the store.
But the process wasn't too difficult, and worked the first time.*
There was some question if this would cause problems with our VoIP phone, but it didn't.
We did find one glitch. With the new IP address, MLB.com didn't stream properly on Roku, and certain websites, especially those with videos, don't load and play properly. For now, the solution is simple, if a bit clunky: we simply swap routers - one router for Baseball Season, one router for Movie Season.
The Asus RT N-16 router costs about $85 before tax, the equivalent of one or more months of cable, depending on your plan. Like the Roku, it's a one-time purchase.
You can use any VPN service. The instructions I linked to are for Hide My Ass, but we are using AceVPN. The free level of service is adequate for accessing sites on your computer. We decided to use the $6/month level for streaming.
It works and it's fun.
* Why do this instead of physically connecting a computer to the TV? Once it's set up, it's always there - no need to continually connect and re-connect. You can use your computer and the TV at the same time. You can buy a Roku device for each TV in the house, and they operate independently of each other. The picture quality is better. It's simpler, easier, and more pleasant to just pick up your remote and watch movies or shows the way you normally would, as opposed to dealing with a computer that is connected to a TV. And frankly, between baseball and movies, and the little bit of TV I like to watch before I go to sleep, I couldn't see having to deal with a computer hook-up every time.
Labels: baseball, personal, what i'm watching
can we stop the next war before it starts? don't attack iran: saturday, october 6
This Saturday, October 6, is an International Day of Action: Don't Attack Iran. People will be standing up for peace all across Canada. Some event listings are below, and a search on Facebook may turn up a few more.
From the Canadian Peace Alliance:
Almost ten years after the start of the Iraq War, we face the threat of another war. This time the target is Iran. And the process that led to war nearly a decade ago is strikingly similar to the situation today. It started with sanctions, which our government insisted were a “humanitarian” alternative to war but then lead to air strikes and invasion based on dubious claims about Weapons of Mass Destruction.
At stake today is the possibility of another disastrous war in the Middle East. Over 1.5 million Iraqis died because of sanctions, and over a million more have been killed since the war began in 2003. We must not be fooled into war with Iran, especially by arguments that have long since been discredited.
The Harper Government has become an important player in contributing to the propaganda campaign in support of this war. Stephen Harper has labeled both "Islamicism" and Iran as the greatest threats to world peace and he and Foreign Minister John Baird have use every international platform to push for war. The people of Canada, the majority of whom didn't vote for the Conservatives, must stand up and end the sabre-rattling, fear-mongering and threats.
The Canadian Peace Alliance has developed new resources to help build the campaign against war with Iran including sample letters for your MP, petitions, window signs, and a new fact-sheet with the Top 5 Myths and Realities about the drive to war.
Go to the CPA's "No War On Iran" page to find all the information you need to build the campaign in your community.
And on October 6, join the demonstrations in cities and towns across Canada. If you are organizing an event please let us know by e-mailing cpa@web.ca.
October 6 Event Listings
A peace rally organized by the Edmonton Coalition Against War & Racism (ECAWAR) urging the Canadian government not to use military intervention in Iran.
2:30 - 4:30 p.m. in UTC-06
The program includes:
Dr. Rose Geransar (Iranian-Canadian activist)
Siavash Saffari (Iranian-Canadian activist)
Peggy Morton (ECAWAR)
Dr. Dougal MacDonald (ECAWAR)
Paula Kirman (political singer/songwriter)
....more details to come!
Join us for a rally and march on Saturday, October 6, part of a pan-Canadian day of action to oppose a war against Iran.
1:00 p.m. Rally at Halifax Commons Triangle
1:30 p.m. March to Megan Leslie's Community Office on Gottingen St.
No Attack on Syria and Iran!
Join thousands of people around North America and England in protesting the run-up to the looming wars in the Mideast! Stop the Harper government's preparations for military intervention in both Syria and Iran!
Saturday, October 6, 2012, at the Federal Building, 55 Bay Street North, Hamilton, 1:00 p.m.
For further info on the October 6 demonstrations, e-mail hcsw-at-cogeco-dot-ca or go to our events page at Hamilton Coalition to Stop the War.
Don't attack Iran - Rally and March
Join the Toronto Coalition to Stop the War for a city-wide rally and march on Saturday, October 6, part of a pan-Canadian day of action to oppose a war against Iran.
2:00 p.m. Rally at Queen's Park
3:00 p.m. March
3:30 p.m. Public meeting: 'Why Harper cut ties with Iran' - featuring special guest speakers (TBA)
Stop Harper's Warmongering Against Iran
International Day of Action Against War
Saturday October 6, 12:00 noon
Meet at Peace Flame Park (also known as Seaforth Peace Park) - south end of Burrard Bridge, between Cornwall & 1st Ave. Join StopWar.ca and allies in a display of banners and signs for drivers, cyclists and transit riders.
This action is in solidarity with an international day of action.
Don't Attack Iran! International Day of Action
Please join Peace Alliance Winnipeg in holding a peaceful information picket in Osborne Village to raise awareness of the increasing danger of war with Iran. Bring friends and family to help distribute information on this serious issue. Feel free to bring your own placard.
Location: River Avenue and Osborne Street, Winnipeg
Posted by laura k at 10/03/2012 12:30:00 PM 3 comments
Labels: activism, war and peace
how to send mail to kimberly rivera
Kimberly Rivera, the Iraq War veteran and war resister who was forced out of Canada by the Harper government, is being held in at her former base in Fort Carson, Colorado. Supporters wishing to write to Kimberly Rivera can send cards and letters to this address:
Kimberly Rivera
c/o All Souls U. U. Church
730 North Tejon Street
Supporters at the church will bring Kim her mail in batches. This will draw less attention to her on the base, and might circumvent some censorship.
However, please be aware of her situation and refrain from messages that could be used against her. Please send messages of love and support, not anger, and nothing incendiary!
Kim has not been charged yet, and at present is free to roam around the base, although not free to leave. Supporters in the area are giving her the use of a bicycle, so she can get around more easily. Kim has some limited access to internet at the base library, and the use of a cell phone, so she can call and text her family and her lawyer.
I know your cards and letters will mean a lot to her. Thanks to everyone for all your continued support.
Labels: war resisters
stephen harper awarded first richard nixon award
Some of us found it more than a little strange to learn that Prime Minister Stephen Harper has been named World Statesman of the Year by the Appeal of Conscience Foundation. Perhaps this is to expected in a world where Barack Obama - now Commander in Chief of a military presence in more than 150 countries, waging no less than 75 "special ops" wars - is given the Nobel Peace Prize. Even Resident Bush managed to hold the number of secret wars to 67.
Fear not, Canada. We will not be outdone. "A coalition of international and community groups" announced that Harper has won the first ever Richard Nixon Prize.
The selection committee applauds the Prime Minister's "principled, forthright and steadfast international policies in the interests of the rich and powerful".
Because the Prime Minister will be in New York to receive another award, this one will be presented using the "empty chair" technique recently used by Clint Eastwood. The prize will be presented by author Yves Engler, who has written extensively about Harper's foreign policy. The Nixon prize will be unveiled and the Ottawa Raging Grannies will express their appreciation in song.
Reasons for the committee selection are as follows:
• The grantees cite Harper's "consistent backing of the interests of North America's top 1% of income earners, with a special emphasis on supporting those who make their billions from resource extraction, weaponry and banking."
• The committee applauds Harper for bombing Libya into democracy and at the same time standing by Egypt's Hosni Mubarak until the final hours of his 30-year presidency.
• In Afghanistan the Prime Minister has stayed committed to war even though most Canadians want to bring the troops home, the prize committee said in a statement. Harper's decision to continue to deploy 1,000 troops as well as special forces is exactly what America's 37th president would have done. "Canadian special forces play an important role in US-led nighttime assassination raids. When a parliamentary committee began asking inappropriate questions about Afghan detainees Harper refused to buckle and simply closed shop," said the committee's statement. "Richard Nixon would have been proud."
• Despite Harper's Conservative government being the biggest backer of the world's mining industry, ordinary Canadians just don't understand how valuable this is to the wealthy, the committee said. "We appreciate the Prime Minister's commitment to advancing Canadian mining companies' interests abroad. All investors benefit."
• The Richard Nixon Prize grantees thoroughly support Harper's international environmental policy. "The Prime Minister has firmly challenged those in Washington and Europe who call the tar sands "dirty oil". At international climate negotiations Harper has made the tough decision to support more carbon in our atmosphere rather than simply accede to an overwhelming international consensus. His government repeatedly blocked climate negotiations and withdrew Canada from the Kyoto protocol, what he once correctly called a 'socialist scheme' to suck money out of rich countries."
Labels: canadian politics, humour, us politics, war and peace
corporate greenwashing and the myth of consumer sovereignty
One of the wonderful things about no longer working for Evil Corporate Law Firm - and there are so many! - is no longer contributing to a firm that represents some of skeeviest organizations in the world, including the Conservative Party of Canada. I've worked for many a skeevy law firm, because writing and activism doesn't pay the bills, and a decent salary lets me do good in the world. If I were a lawyer, I hope there'd be a different equation, but as support staff, well, we don't blame fruit pickers for pesticide use.
Like most corporations these days, ECLF proudly displays its green initiatives and offers incentives to get employees involved. A big favourite is one of those "green commute challenge" week, where employees can earn prizes by biking, walking, or taking public transit to work, instead of driving. Nothing wrong with that, right?
Nothing, except that while ECLF is cheerleading for a green commute, it reaps its profits by representing organizations that destroy the earth (and workers). ECLF represents some of the biggest, most notorious extraction companies in the world, and they represent the Conservative Party of Canada, which is actively dismantling this country's environmental protections so that those companies can earn more profits, and which supports the world's dirtiest oil production.
That is one thick coat of greenwash. And the truth underneath is largely invisible.
In addition to corporate greenwashing, the green commute and other similar initiatives promote the myth of consumer sovereignty, which I wrote about most recently in connection with an outstanding book, Too Many People?, by Ian Angus and Simon Butler.
This type of "let's all do our share" activities are all but worthless in their overall emission reductions, and actually might do more harm than good, as they perpetuate the idea that small, individual acts of personal choice are the solution to climate change, while masking the real corporate culprits. The green commute may have personal value, and it does raise important awareness, as I've written about Earth Hour. When I write "all but no value," I mean on the measurable impact on air quality or climate change. And no matter how many ECLF employees sign up for the green commute, their collective action could never compensate for what ECLF itself does. It would be a teaspoon against an ocean.
What's more, gimmicks aside, most people have very little choice about how they commute, because of planning decisions that have kept most working people dependent on cars. Those decisions have been made by governments more interested in a real estate-based economy than in the environment or in the comfort and convenience of working people.
Individual acts matter. But no number of individual acts can compensate for massive corporate environmental destruction that continues, unabated.
Something to think about the next time your employer offers you free breakfast if you walk to work.
Labels: environment, my working life, socialism
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Naval Air Station Barber's Point was commissioned on April 15, 1942. It was decommissioned by the Navy in 1998 and turned over to the State of Hawaii.
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YFU Ads in Time Square
October 8, 2013 Jennifer McKendree
YFU USA spreads message of intercultural exchange in New York City’s Times Square.
Bethesda, MD (October 8, 2013) – Youth For Understanding USA (YFU) is excited to have two new ads promoting intercultural exchange joining the iconic displays of New York City’s Times Square which welcomes more than 1.5 million visitors each day.
Thanks to a special partnership with Neutron Media, two 10-second YFU ads will rotate every two weeks through January 4, 2014 on the 520 square foot CBS “Super Screen” (located on 42nd Street between 7th and 8th Avenues). One of the ads promotes student exchange opportunities while the second focuses on the benefits of becoming a host family and welcoming an international teen into the home (click here to view). The ads will run 18 times a day including during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the New Year’s Eve Ball Drop.
This past July, YFU launched a new website and related marketing materials, specifically designed to capture the transformative effect of intercultural exchange. The chance offered by Neutron Media to share the YFU message in such a prime location came at a perfect time for this re-energized campaign.
“With more than six decades of excellence in cultural exchange, YFU has a rich past but we know that no organization can rest on a history of success alone. Today’s marketplace and the savvy, intelligent youth consumer demands that organizations reflect the dynamic time in which we live. This summer’s re-branding efforts relate not only to our materials but also to sharing the YFU story in ways that encourage others to join in the fun. Millions of people from across the globe pass through Times Square each day and we’re ecstatic to have to the opportunity to hopefully not only encourage young people to pursue study abroad, but also to draw attention to the transformative life journey intercultural exchange also provides to host families and volunteers,” said Michael E. Hill, YFU President & CEO.
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Egypt's Former President, Mohamed Morsi, Has Died In Court
Egypt's former president, Mohamed Morsi, who served until July 3, 2013 when he was overthrown in a coup d'etat by General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi following the June 2013 Egyptian protests, has died in court according to Al Arabiya citing Egyptian state television on Monday. He was 67.
It said Mursi had fainted after a court session and died afterwards, allegedly as a result of a heart attack. He was serving a seven-year sentence for falsifying his candidacy application for the 2012 presidential race.
#Morsi reportedly died during court hearing - collapsed while making statement to court. Live coverage @AJENews. #Egypt https://t.co/yxSrAcCP4O
— Jon Williams (@WilliamsJon) June 17, 2019
Morsi, who was very close to the Obama administration and was visited by Hillary Clinton in July 2012, became president in June 2012. As president, Morsi issued a temporary constitutional declaration in late November that in effect granted him unlimited powers and the power to legislate without judicial oversight or review of his acts as a pre-emptive move against the expected dissolution of the second constituent assembly by the Mubarak-era judges.
The new constitution that was then hastily finalized by the Islamist-dominated constitutional assembly, presented to the president, and scheduled for a referendum, before the Supreme Constitutional Court could rule on the constitutionality of the assembly, was described by independent press agencies not aligned with the regime as an "Islamist coup".
These issues, along with complaints of prosecutions of journalists and attacks on nonviolent demonstrators, led to the 2012 Egyptian protests. As part of a compromise, Morsi rescinded the decrees. In the referendum he held on the new constitution it was approved by approximately two thirds of voters.
On 30 June 2013, protests erupted across Egypt, in which protesters called for the president's resignation. In response to the events, Morsi was given a 48-hour ultimatum by the military to meet their demands and to resolve political differences, or else they would intervene by "implementing their own road map" for the country.
He was unseated on 3 July by a military coup council consisting of Defense Minister Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei, the Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el-Tayeb, and Coptic Pope Tawadros II.The military suspended the constitution and appointed the President of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt Adly Mansour as the interim-president. The Muslim Brotherhood protested against the military coup, but the pro-Morsi protests were crushed in the August 2013 Rabaa massacre in which at least 817 civilians were killed. Opposition leader Elbaradei quit in protest of the massacre.
Since his overthrow, Egyptian prosecutors have charged Morsi with various crimes and sought the death penalty, a move denounced by Amnesty International as "a charade based on null and void procedures." His death sentence was overturned in November 2016, so he will receive a retrial.
However, as of June 2019, Morsi was still imprisoned.
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Alishir Ibadinov (1953)
Category: Literature of Independence period
Published: Saturday, 29 September 2012
Son of Omar, grandson of Ibadin, Alishir Ibadinov was born 12 December 1953 in the Eskiarab village, Altiarik region, Ferghana province of what was then the Uzbek SSR. After 10 years of schooling, he was employed as successively, sports instructor, insurance agent, and postal worker. In 1972,…
Muhammad Ali (1942)
Muhammad Ali Ahmedov was born 1 March 1942 in the Beshgul village, Buz District, Andijan Province of what was then the Uzbek SSR. He graduated from the Gorkii Institute of Literature (Moscow) in 1966 and returned to Tashkent.
Muhammad Ali began writing at the age of fifteen. Since then, his…
Erkin Azam (1950)
Published: Sunday, 29 September 2013
He was born in 1950 on the 10 th of August in maintaneous Boysun district of Kashkadarya region. Graduated from Tashkent State University, the faculty of journalizm (at present the National University of Uzbekistan). He worked as an editor in radio of Uzbekistan, an editor of the development in…
Sharof Boshbekov (1951)
He was born on the 4 th of January, 1951 in the village Gubir, Bulungur district, Samarkand region. He graduated from the Musical Acting Department of the Institute of Arts in 1974. He worked as an actor in Mukimiy Musical Theatre in Tashkent and in the theatre of Guliston. In 1983-1985 he worked in…
He was born on 26 th of April in 1954 in Markhamat district in Andijan. He graduated from the institute of Russian language and literature (now The Uzbek State World Languages University, from 1994). He worked in these places such as: in Booklovers’ Society of Republic (1978-1980), in the paper…
Gafur Gulom (1903-1966)
Category: Literature of 30-80's of XX century
Gafur Gulom was born in Tashkent in 1903. He took an education at an old Rus-tuzem schools, then he studied at teacher's training course. He came to literature with his poem "Guzallik nimada". He developed Uzbek poetry with new conceptions and methods by his collection of poems "Tirik qo`shiqlar",…
Oybek (1905-1968)
Muso Tashmuhammad ugli (son of) Oybek was born in Tashkent in 1905. He studied at teachers technical college, and at Central Asian State University. He came in literature with his poem "Ishchiga" which was published in 1926 and with work "Tuygular" was published in 1926. Oybek described human…
Abdulla Qahhar (1907-1968)
Abdulla Qahhar was born on the 17th of September, 1907, in the town of Kokan into a blacksmith's family. After school he went to the teacher's training technical school, then to The State University of Central Asia. His first poem "When the Moon burns" was published in 1924 in the 8th issue of the…
Hamid Olimjan (1909–1944)
Hamid Olimjan was born in 1909 in Jizzak. After school at the end of the 20s he continued studying in The Teacher's Training Academy in Samarkand. Hamid Olimjan's first collection of poems was published in 1928 and the lyrical examples included to the collection showed that there was growing a young…
Maksud Shayhzoda (1908-1967)
Maksud Shayhzoda was born in 1908 in the town of Ganja of Azerbaijan and early in 20s he published his first poem and plays. Late the 20s Shayhzoda was blamed in discrimination and convicted to Uzbekistan. After that he spent his whole life in Uzbekistan. His first poem in Uzbek with title "Traktor"…
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The Planisphere vs apps
Of course today there are the apps with which you can apparently do the same, and on your smartphone! You always carry your mobile phone, so why bother about taking a 25 cm large,12 dollar/10 pound costing planisphere with you?
Luckily for us such apps are nowhere near a fine planisphere when we talk about learning about and having fun observing the night sky. The app is more useful for people who already know the starry sky and want a quick update of the current situation. For the layman is just another superficial gadget without any clue to use it correctly. Of course, you can quickly see that that bright star is Arcturus, but asked about this famous star five minutes later and you will probably have forgotten the name. And because you can see only a small part of the night sky on your screen, you will not have a complete overview of what you can see at a certain moment. The app is like using the Navigator on your smartphone to explore a city.
The Planisphere invites you to explore the night sky by yourself, with family, friends and a pair of binoculars. You can follow a not so bright and familiar constellation like Draco all the way as it runs among other constellations near the North Pole Star. The chance that you not learn to know about Draco, but also the two Dippers and the other constellations in this part of the sky, is great. You will learn how to find the North Pole Star forever, and you will never forget the fun you experience!
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Our Planispheres
All planispheres (except the Dutch PLN-NL and the PLN-EQR) are 25 cm (10 inch) in diameter and have instructions and a few tips on the back side. All planispheres are made of high quality sulphate cardboard, protected by a layer of varnish, with an upper disc made of transparent PVC.
The PLN-NL, the standard planisphere for The Netherlands and Belgium, is square (25 x 25 cm/10 by 10 inch) and consists of four pages: one for the star chart, one for the instructions and the other two for a concise introduction to astronomy (see that chapter of this website). That addition makes it the ideal tool for beginners! Unfortunately the round planispheres don't have the space to add this part. The PLN-NL also is the only planisphere that was designed for a longitude other than that of the centre of all time zones: for 5° east (about the longitude of Utrecht, central for the Low Countries). The advantage of this is that it does not have to be adjusted for the time difference between Utrecht and the centre of the MET time zone at 15° east (see 'Concise introduction to astronomy').
The PLN-EQR is an English double planisphere, with a star chart for 10° north and one for 10° south. The direction in which you are looking determines which of the two star charts you would use. The PLN-EQR has the same shape and size as the PLN-NL, although it has two pages taken up by the star charts. One page is used for the instructions, the fourth for an introduction to astronomy.
Design of the star charts
Besides some 700 stars in all 88 constellations, the two ‘mother’ designs (one for the northern and one for the southern sky) from which all planispheres were derived, show some 300 ‘binocular objects’: galaxies, double stars, variable stars, nebulae etc. Apart from these objects a number of special ‘points’ is included, like the centre of our Milky Way galaxy, the galactic and ecliptic poles, the apex (the point towards which the Sun is moving) and the stars Proxima Centauri (the nearest next star!) and Barnard’s star.
The ecliptic is shown very accurately, including the dates of the Sun’s positions, allowing you to rather precisely determine the times of Sunrise and Sunset (the ‘Tips’ tell you more about this). The planisphere also shows the celestial coordinates (right ascension - RA - and declination). The points of intersection of the ecliptic and the celestial equator (one of the 'declination circles' on the star chart, which are at every 30° of latitude) are the points of the equinoxes.
Left: features like declination, right ascension,
the ecliptic and the celestial equator.
Design latitude and longitude
Every planisphere shows the area for which they are perfect, from +5° to -5° of the design latitude. This is a 10° wide band across the entire globe! With this system we have very accurate planispheres for the entire populated part of the world!
For example: the PLN-30 is perfect between 25° and 35° N. This does not mean that it is entirely useless at 37°! But the PLN-40 would be better there. Please consult an atlas to determine which planisphere(s) you need. The time on the planispheres is the normal time for the centre of your time zone, as well as the daylight saving time (smaller). You can easily adjust the planispheres to your exact location (the other ‘Tip’).
Why this accuracy of +5/-5° of the design latitude? That 5° only influences the lower 5° of the starry sky, or the part of the sky that is just above the horizon. This is a part of the sky that rarely shows much of interest, because of hills, woods, houses and so forth; and if the horizon can be seen, the atmosphere through which you see stars is very "thick", even if the seeing is perfect!
Can a planisphere only be used within the given latitude zone? Not necessarily. If - for instance - a planisphere for 50° north is used on 40° north, than a part of the sky up to 10° above the horizon may be incorrect. In fact there are stars visible in the south that are not shown on the planisphere, while in the north stars rise and set that, according to the planisphere, are circumpolar (so always visible; see "Introduction to Astronomy"). Because most of the time we look at stars and objects higher in the sky, the area just above the horizon is not so important. Unless someone wants to make very accurate use of the planisphere, of course... For those people we have that very accurate system of planispheres that no other planisphere manufacturer in the world offers!
Where to use a planisphere?
PLN-60 +55° to +65° NB: North: North Canada, Iceland. Northern Europe, Northern Russia
PLN-50 +45° to +55° NB: North: Northern USA, South Canada, Central Europe, Central Asia
PLN-40 +35° to +45° NB North: Central USA, Southern Europe, Central China, North Japan, Korea
PLN-30 +25° to +35° NB North: Southern USA, North Africa, Middle East, North India, South China, South Japan
PLN-20 +15° to +25° NB North: Mexico, Caribbean, Sahara, Saudi Arabia, Central India, Indochina, Taiwan
PLN-S20 -15° to -25° ZB South: Central South America, Brazil, Southern Africa, Madagascar, Northern Australia
PLN-S30 -25° to -35° ZB South: Central South America, South Africa, Central Australia
PLN-S40 -35° to -45° ZB South: Southern South America, Argentina, Southern Australia, New Zealand
PLN-EQR +15° to -15° ZB Brazil, Northern South America, Central Africa, South India, Ceylon, Indonesia, Southern Indochina
If necessary, please consult an atlas to determine which of our planispheres you need!
The times shown
All planispheres show the normal as well as the daylight saving time (DST). DST is shown in smaller numbers. Of course, the Sun cannot culminate (be in the south) everywhere in a time zone at the same time (see "Concise introduction to astronomy"). The time we use is always consistent with the solar time along the central meridian of a time zone, usually a multitude of 15°. On those meridians the Sun is indeed in the south at noon (well, on average... see the Introduction again), but to the east of that meridian the Sun has already gone through the south while to the west it yet has to culminate. This time difference is accurately known, because one day takes 24 hours. We have the Earth into 360 degrees. Divide 24 hours by 360 degrees and you'll arrive at exactly 4 minutes (in time) per degree of longitude!
Example: if you are in Boston, USA, you are at about 71° west. The central meridian of your time zone is at 75° west (Philadelphia). The difference is 4°. That means that the Sun in Boston culminates (and rises and sets) 4 x 4 = 16 minutes before it does in Philadelphia (because Boston is to the east of Philadelphia!). You say therefore that:
- west of the centre: the Sun is 4 minutes per degree ahead of the time used
- east of the centre meridian : the Sun is 4 minutes per degree behind of the time used
But what if you're in - say - Los Angeles? That city is in another time zone, with another centre meridian (at 115° west), so the rule is still valid. One difficult time zone is the one that is used in most of Europe - Central European Time ( CET ). It is used from Poland in the east (almost 25° east) to Spain in the west (almost 10° west): an area over 30° wide! Only the UK, Ireland and Portugal (in the west) and some European states in the east are outside the CET-zone.
In each time zone there is always one small area in which time is equal to solar time: near the central meridian of that time zone, which, as we saw before, is usually a multitude of 15° of longitude. The meridian of Greenwich (0°: the zero meridian) is the central meridian of the area where people use Greenwich Mean Time ( GMT ). This is also called Universal Time (UT).
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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption (Paperback)
By Bryan Stevenson
(Social Studies)
With prison populations at unprecedented levels and dozens of inmates falsely accused on death row, this timely book has the driving narrative of a Michael Connelly novel. And like Connelly's books, "Just Mercy" will change the way you see the world.
— From What is Sarah Bagby reading?
— Sarah Bagby
November 2014 Indie Next List
“The history of incarceration in America is deeply colored by our history of racism and poverty. Stevenson's work providing legal aid to death row inmates exposes truly inhumane, unjust practices and astonishing legal carelessness often fueled by outright prejudice. Just Mercy does not stop at reportage, but examines the costs to the individual, the family, the community, and society at large of these practices. This is a powerful book about one man's efforts to address injustice and a clarion call for reform not just for those imprisoned, but for a society that has lost its way.”
— Sheryl Cotleur, Copperfield's Books, Sebastopol, CA
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice—from one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time, as seen in the HBO documentary True Justice
“[Bryan Stevenson’s] dedication to fighting for justice and equality has inspired me and many others and made a lasting impact on our country.”—John Legend
SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING MICHAEL B. JORDAN AND JAMIE FOXX • Named One of the Best Books of the Year by The New York Times • The Washington Post • The Boston Globe • The Seattle Times • Esquire • Time
Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man who was sentenced to die for a notorious murder he insisted he didn’t commit. The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanship—and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever.
Just Mercy is at once an unforgettable account of an idealistic, gifted young lawyer’s coming of age, a moving window into the lives of those he has defended, and an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of true justice.
Winner of the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction • Winner of the NAACP Image Award for Nonfiction • Winner of a Books for a Better Life Award • Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize • Finalist for the Kirkus Reviews Prize • An American Library Association Notable Book
“Every bit as moving as To Kill a Mockingbird, and in some ways more so . . . a searing indictment of American criminal justice and a stirring testament to the salvation that fighting for the vulnerable sometimes yields.”—David Cole, The New York Review of Books
“Searing, moving . . . Bryan Stevenson may, indeed, be America’s Mandela.”—Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times
“You don’t have to read too long to start cheering for this man. . . . The message of this book . . . is that evil can be overcome, a difference can be made. Just Mercy will make you upset and it will make you hopeful.”—Ted Conover, The New York Times Book Review
“Inspiring . . . a work of style, substance and clarity . . . Stevenson is not only a great lawyer, he’s also a gifted writer and storyteller.”—The Washington Post
“As deeply moving, poignant and powerful a book as has been, and maybe ever can be, written about the death penalty.”—The Financial Times
“Brilliant.”—The Philadelphia Inquirer
Bryan Stevenson is the executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama, and a professor of law at New York University Law School. He has won relief for dozens of condemned prisoners, argued five times before the Supreme Court, and won national acclaim for his work challenging bias against the poor and people of color. He has received numerous awards, including the MacArthur Foundation “Genius” Grant.
“Just Mercy is every bit as moving as To Kill a Mockingbird, and in some ways more so. . . . [It] demonstrates, as powerfully as any book on criminal justice that I’ve ever read, the extent to which brutality, unfairness, and racial bias continue to infect criminal law in the United States. But at the same time that [Bryan] Stevenson tells an utterly damning story of deep-seated and widespread injustice, he also recounts instances of human compassion, understanding, mercy, and justice that offer hope. . . . Just Mercy is a remarkable amalgam, at once a searing indictment of American criminal justice and a stirring testament to the salvation that fighting for the vulnerable sometimes yields.”—David Cole, The New York Review of Books
“A searing, moving and infuriating memoir . . . Bryan Stevenson may, indeed, be America’s Mandela. For decades he has fought judges, prosecutors and police on behalf of those who are impoverished, black or both. . . . Injustice is easy not to notice when it affects people different from ourselves; that helps explain the obliviousness of our own generation to inequity today. We need to wake up. And that is why we need a Mandela in this country.”—Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times
“Unfairness in the justice system is a major theme of our age. . . . This book brings new life to the story by placing it in two affecting contexts: [Bryan] Stevenson’s life work and the deep strain of racial injustice in American life. . . . You don’t have to read too long to start cheering for this man. Against tremendous odds, Stevenson has worked to free scores of people from wrongful or excessive punishment, arguing five times before the Supreme Court. . . . The book extols not his nobility but that of the cause, and reads like a call to action for all that remains to be done. . . . The message of the book, hammered home by dramatic examples of one man’s refusal to sit quietly and countenance horror, is that evil can be overcome, a difference can be made. Just Mercy will make you upset and it will make you hopeful. . . . Stevenson has been angry about [the criminal justice system] for years, and we are all the better for it.”—Ted Conover, The New York Times Book Review
“Not since Atticus Finch has a fearless and committed lawyer made such a difference in the American South. Though larger than life, Atticus exists only in fiction. Bryan Stevenson, however, is very much alive and doing God’s work fighting for the poor, the oppressed, the voiceless, the vulnerable, the outcast, and those with no hope. Just Mercy is his inspiring and powerful story.”—John Grisham
“Bryan Stevenson is one of my personal heroes, perhaps the most inspiring and influential crusader for justice alive today, and Just Mercy is extraordinary. The stories told within these pages hold the potential to transform what we think we mean when we talk about justice.”—Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow
“A distinguished NYU law professor and MacArthur grant recipient offers the compelling story of the legal practice he founded to protect the rights of people on the margins of American society. . . . Emotionally profound, necessary reading.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review, Kirkus Prize Finalist)
“A passionate account of the ways our nation thwarts justice and inhumanely punishes the poor and disadvantaged.”—Booklist (starred review)
“From the frontlines of social justice comes one of the most urgent voices of our era. Bryan Stevenson is a real-life, modern-day Atticus Finch who, through his work in redeeming innocent people condemned to death, has sought to redeem the country itself. This is a book of great power and courage. It is inspiring and suspenseful—a revelation.”—Isabel Wilkerson, author of The Warmth of Other Suns
“Words such as important and compelling may have lost their force through overuse, but reading this book will restore their meaning, along with one’s hopes for humanity.”—Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Mountains Beyond Mountains
“Bryan Stevenson is America’s young Nelson Mandela, a brilliant lawyer fighting with courage and conviction to guarantee justice for all. Just Mercy should be read by people of conscience in every civilized country in the world to discover what happens when revenge and retribution replace justice and mercy. It is as gripping to read as any legal thriller, and what hangs in the balance is nothing less than the soul of a great nation.”—Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
Law / Criminal Law / Sentencing
Political Science / Public Policy
BIO002010
Kobo eBook (October 20th, 2014): $12.99
Paperback (November 5th, 2019): $17.00
Paperback (September 10th, 2019): $10.99
Hardcover (October 21st, 2014): $28.00
CD-Audio (October 21st, 2014): $40.00
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Andrea McLean breaks down in tears on Loose Women
Amy Hunt 1 November 2018 12:08 pm
It may have been a light-hearted episode of Loose Women yesterday as the panellists celebrated Halloween.
But for Andrea McLean, things took a rather dark turn during a therapy session, which was a pre-recorded segment aired on Wednesday’s show.
She undertook some gruelling regression therapy – a technique that is used to discover events from your past life. The aim is to try and uncover distressing things which may be affecting your wellness in your current life.
However, when Andrea went in for her session, she appeared to uncover a very troubling past – which, although she doesn’t conciously remember, reduced her to tears.
As she began to explain where her mind had taken her and what she could see, she described an interesting scene. She said, “Blue skies, sand, sandals, it’s very hot. It’s like in the Middle East or somewhere.
“No we’re very poor, we keep animals, goats. I’ve got married, he’s very wealthy, yes.”
As Andrea went on, she then discovered a devastating moment in her past life.
She said, “We have no children, helping my family, we send them money and help out the village, build proper homes. I have a charity – we build schools, I want to help girls do what I do.”
“I’m in America now, I’m in New York, everyone’s very smartly dressed and it’s the 50s. I have little dogs, my husband thinks they’re a nuisance but I like them, they’re my babies.”
Then, bursting into tears, she revealed, “I’m in bed and he’s gone and I miss him. He’s gone before me and I want to go with him.” – seemingly referring to a dead husband.
Back in the studio, Andrea confessed that the therapy had left her ‘inconsolable’ – even if she didn’t quite understand it.
“It went on a lot longer that, I was inconsolable. I’ve never done anything like that. I’m fairly open-minded, in terms of what I saw, I don’t know – but I felt overwhelming grief talking about this person that was such a big person in my life, I cried and cried.”
It’s no surprise that it was a scary experience for the 49-year-old – who herself has only recently got married to her husband Nick Feeney. The pair tied the knot late last year, with all of her Loose Women colleagues in attendance.
Later on in the spooky Halloween special, the Loose Women ladies were discussing what their plans are in the event of an apocalypse.
And according to Andrea, the best place to go should zombies invade us is a golf course – although why, we’re still not sure!
The panellists were also dressed in their finest Halloween gear – with Andrea dressed up as Morticia Addams, from the Addams family.
Credit: Jeff Moore/PA Images
‘I owe him it all’ Eamonn Holmes reveals heartbreaking loss
These Chanel-inspired shoes from Duchess Camilla’s favourite brand are a bestseller this summer
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NSSGA supports Economic Expressway
The NSSGA has announced the industry’s support for the Partnership for America’s Economic Expressway.
“Our major highway network is woefully under performing. It is outdated, overused, underfunded,” the group says on it’s website. “We are once again called not simply to rebuild what once was, but to envision and create the highway network of tomorrow.”
Michael W. Johnson, NSSGA president and CEO, said that aggregates operations are glad to support an advocacy initiative that is focused on improving America’s infrastructure. Studies show that every dollar invested in infrastructure yields US$6 of economic activity.
“Investing in our roads, highways, bridges as well as ports and airports creates jobs and gives American companies efficient means to do business,” Johnson said. “We say that when the aggregates industry is doing well, America is doing well. That’s because the materials produced from our quarries build and improve on our infrastructure.”
Read the article online at: https://www.worldcement.com/europe-cis/10032017/nssga-supports-economic-expressway/
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7 Things You Need to Know Sunday July 14, 2019
Posted: Sun 5:22 AM, Jul 14, 2019 |
Updated: Sun 8:19 AM, Jul 14, 2019
1. Hurricane Barry made landfall in Louisiana and weakened to a tropical storm on Saturday. The storm, previously a Category 1 hurricane, brought heavy rainfall and flooding to the Gulf Coast and knocked out power for tens of thousands in the region.
2. You could be seeing higher gas prices thanks to tropical storm Barry. Rising oil prices have been causing the national average price of gas to increase in recent weeks. Now, the storm could cause some of the country’s major gasoline refineries to shut down and drive prices even higher. There could also be supply problems. Overwhelming rain could also cause some refinery outages and constrict fuel supplies along the gulf coast.
3. The Sauk County dive team will resume its search for a 53-year-old father of three this morning. The man went missing around 9 a.m. Saturday just below the Prairie du Sac dam after trying to save his three children in the Wisconsin River. The Sauk County Sheriff's Office said the kids swam out too far but eventually made it back to shore with their mother.
4. Crews have resumed their search Saturday for a 63-year-old Minnesota man who went missing after falling out of a boat near the Prairie Island spillway. The Winona County Sheriff’s office says several agencies reported to a distress call Friday just before 7:30 p.m. Two people had fallen into the Mississippi River when their boat capsized after they attempted to pull over at the spillway.
5. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to begin the previously postponed raids across the country Sunday to arrest thousands of migrant families who already have court orders to be removed, according to a US official. The raids are expected to take place in at least 10 cities, will occur over multiple days.
6. Senator Tammy Baldwin invited some former Shopko employees to her Green Bay office on Saturday to hear their concerns. Employees say they’ve been denied their severance pay. Baldwin wants to use input from Saturday’s meeting to draft legislation giving more power to employees. The firm that owns Shopko said it has agreed to pay 55 million in severance claims but did not say when the payment would be made.
7. Those attending the 42nd Annual Hodag Music Festival say it’s one of the best events they’ve been to all summer long. Over the last two days, the outdoor celebration has drawn roughly 20,000 people to the City of Rhinelander; many of those visitors are staying on the Hodag campground site in their campers.
MCT stages dancing knights in 'Monty Python's Spamalot'
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Playhouse Theatre Group offers optimism with 'Annie'
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Winter Festival: January 12-15, 2017
Sally Singer Tuttle
British-born cellist Sally Singer Tuttle has given numerous world premiere performances of solo and chamber works in Europe and throughout the United States and performed as a soloist with orchestras such as the St. Petersburg Chamber Phliharmonic, Russia; the Pleven Philharmonic, Bulgaria; the Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra, New York; the Danbury Symphony, Connecticut; the Washington-Idaho Symphony Orchestra and the Walla Walla Symphony, amongst others.
Singer Tuttle performed as a soloist with orchestras such as the St. Petersburg Chamber Phliharmonic, Russia; the Pleven Philharmonic, Bulgaria; the Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra, New York; the Danbury Symphony, Connecticut; the Washington-Idaho Symphony Orchestra; the Walla Walla Symphony, amongst others.
Chamber performances highlights include the Tanglewood Music Center, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Alice Tully Hall, first prize in the John Ireland Chamber Music Competition, British National Television appearances, the Governor’s Mansion, Washington and performing with the Vovka Ashkenazy Piano Trio. Her current ensemble, the Volta Piano Trio, (formerly known as the Icicle Creek Piano Trio), released two CDs highly acclaimed by Gramophone, The Strad, Fanfare magazines, the American Record Guide and others, under the label Con Brio recordings. Fanfare Magazine wrote of their recording of Schubert's Piano Trio no. 2 in Eb major, "…any past recommendations I may have made for recordings of Schubert’s E♭-Major Piano Trio are hereby rendered null and void by this new release. The performance by the Icicle Creek Trio comes as close to being “definitive” as any I expect to hear in my lifetime.” Dr. Singer Tuttle also performs with the New York-based organization Sankusem, which is dedicated to the exploration and performance of African Art Music written for classical instruments.
Ms. Singer Tuttle earned a Doctorate from Stony Brook University, where she studied with Timothy Eddy, and she graduated with Honors from the Royal Northern College of Music, UK, where she studied with Moray Welsh and Eduardo Vassallo. She has frequently judged young artist competitions, and has given masterclasses from Washington State to Alice Springs, Australia. A former Artistic Director at the Icicle Creek Music Center, Sally now teaches cello at Whitman College and plays an English cello made by Bernhard Simon Fendt in 1835.
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Tag Archives: Don Gardner
Musical Depreciation: fun for the eyes and the ears
This week’s selection is by special request from none other than Zayde himself! My collection includes a number of single albums by the prolific and immensely talented comic musician Spike Jones, the self-described “man who murdered music” (for our younger readers, imagine a mid 20th century Weird Al Yankovic). Rather than feature just one of these records, however, I’ve decided to feature a compilation.
Musical Depreciation, with "Maestro" Spike Jones and his City Slickers
“Musical Depreciation” is a bound set of five standard electrically recorded 10-inch diameter 78-RPM black vinyl discs with lateral grooves and ¼” spindle holes. The musician on all the records is “Maestro” Spike Jones and his City Slickers. The records themselves are housed in plain brown paper sleeves that are bound together in a cardboard book that measures about 12” wide by 10-3/8” tall by 5/8” deep. The cover has a full color caricature illustration of Spike Jones, wielding a popgun and surrounded by musical instruments. The front and back boards are blue with a red paper over the spine and the album title and artist name appearing in gold lettering down the side. The cover shows some wear but the majority of the rubbing and damage is along the binder’s edges and corners, as well as the spine. Neither the set nor the individual albums (nor any Spike Jones album, for that matter) appear in Les Docks’ valuation guide for collectible 78-RPM records, however I was able to find three dealers selling the set online for $19, $40, and $50.
Spine of the compilation.
Three other RCA Victor compilation sets in my collection.
The set was issued by RCA Victor, one of the many labels and brands of the Radio Corporation of America and Victor. Victor, of course, is perhaps the most prolific record company of the 20th century. The company’s history and diversity of labels are, as was the case with Columbia, far too long and complicated to detail here. I will point out that RCA Victor issued a number of sets of records with the exact same dimensions, color schemes, and even typeface on the spine as “Musical Depreciation.” Bound sets such as this one were a way for a record company to issue a compilation of songs by one artist (or, with their classical records, to release a multiple movement symphony in one package). The key with bound sets, however, is that they are almost never the first issue of a particular recording. In order to be worth the expense that the binder and artwork entailed, companies would only issue works and artists that had already had proven commercial success. Despite the fact they are “reissues” of previously released recordings, bound sets today are not terribly common. The great irony is that many record sellers would remove the records from the set, discard the binder, and sell them individually; the end result is a glut of A-list musicians’ records – all represses and individually mostly without any collectability or value – that, had they been kept in their original album, might actually be more valuable.
Several other RCA Victor album covers with Frank Decker's rich illustrations.
The illustration on the cover is by the artist Frank Decker. I could find almost nothing about the personal life of this 1940s-1960s illustrator in my research. Decker was an in-house RCA Victor album illustrator, though he was not the company’s only such artist. Album artwork today is for many as collectible as the records themselves – for some, in fact, it is more so, and album covers with no records in them at all can sometimes fetch far more than the associated record in a plain sleeve with no illustration. Decker was heavily influenced by the man who supposedly originated the concept of album artwork: Alex Steinweiss, the in-house illustrator for Columbia records. Steinweiss, who passed away last year at the age of 94, was a member of the Columbia advertising department when he was approached by some of the company executives in 1939 to develop strategies to improve record sales. His first illustrated album cover, for a collection of Rogers and Hart songs, was a massive success and Columbia moved quickly to re-release their most popular albums to that point with new illustrated covers; in most cases sales increased by nearly ten times their previous level for the same record.
Decker was more than just an album artist. He did this cover illustration for Pic magazine in 1946, the same time he was busy working for RCA Victor.
Ad for the Park-Sheraton hotel illustrated by Frank Decker in 1960.
The other record companies were quick to catch on to the concept and began releasing (and re-releasing) their own compilations and solo albums in the new illustrated album cover or sleeve in the 1940s. Decker, who was with RCA Victor, based his illustrations on the same style and sentiment that Steinweiss had popularized: geometric patterns, bold solid colors, and whimsical or fantastical depictions of scenery or other elements illustrative of the album content. Decker’s most famous works were probably his classical music album covers, which captured creative, fantastic scenes in a style that was remarkably at once both rigid and fanciful. The illustrations took liberties with scenes and people and the earliest reviews of the pieces I could find – in Billboard magazine from 1947 – indicate that some in the music industry, while impressed with the artwork, were a bit confused with Decker’s (and presumably Steinweiss’) imaginative interpretations. Where Steinweiss remained primarily an album artist until the 1970s, when a more psychedelic style of artwork became the fad and he chose to retire, Decker apparently branched out early, doing magazine covers and advertising art as early as the mid 1940s, while also continuing to provide illustrations to album artwork well into the era of the 45-RPM.
Album boxes for 45-RPM records, illustrated by Frank Decker.
Spike Jones. His band's trademark outfits sported garish plaids, stripes, and bowler hats, to accent their looniness and guarantee the viewer would remember them.
Spike Jones (1911-1965) was born Lindley Armstrong Jones and earned his nickname as a young boy when his father’s business colleagues at the Southern Pacific Railroad compared the thin boy to a railroad spike. He had an early affinity for music, getting his first drum set at the age of 11 and learning how to beat out rhythms from a chef in a railroad station restaurant who taught him how to play on pots and pans in the back kitchen. A short stint in theater orchestra pits led to a job playing drums for a number of larger bands, including as the percussionist on Bing Crosby’s first recording of “White Christmas.” It was in the pit orchestras, however, where the young drummer discovered the niche market of novelty orchestras.
The City Slickers, in an early performance.
Jones was described as being, in private, a moody and ambitious man who was deeply interested in finding new ways to promote himself and build his own name in the public. Bringing together other musicians from his studio gigs, most importantly the vocalist and clarinetist Del Porter and violinist Carl Grayson – both relatively big names at the time – Jones assembled his own novelty band. Originally named the Feather Merchants, the group rechristened itself the City Slickers (after a Cindy Walker tune that Jones had played in the band for entitled “We’re Gonna Stomp Them City Slickers Down”). If in private he was broody recluse, in performance he was the consummate ham. Spike Jones and his City Slickers became infamous throughout the 1940s for their satirical arrangements of popular songs – from contemporary fox trots to classical works – and for utilizing a bizarre assortment of “instruments” including shotguns, birdcalls, police sirens, and cowbells.
Greg Gormick tells of the moment that proved the band’s break-through success:
Donald Duck mocks Hitler and the Nazis.
“The big break came in 1942. Jones’ RCA Victor recording contract of 1941 produced three initial recording sessions that yielded some interesting sides that didn’t exactly set the music business on fire. But the fourth session included a song written for the Walt Disney cartoon, Donald Duck in Nutzi Land (click the still to the left to view the cartoon), which poked fun at Adolph Hitler and the Nazi scourge overrunning Europe. Take one ended with a trombone “schmeer” effect after the last mention of der Feurher, but the second substituted a loud and rude “raspberry” effect, which more accurately summed up how most Americans felt about Hitler. It was take two that was issued and it was Der Fuehrer’s Face that made Jones a household name. Played repeatedly by several famous American disc jockeys, it swept the country and soon spread abroad, reportedly even to Hitler’s ears. It was that little something extra that Jones needed to grab the public’s attention.”
Following “Der Fuehrer’s Face” the group issued hit after hit. The band eventually took their show on tour around the U.S. and Canada in the late 1940s and early 1950s under the title The Musical Depreciation Revue. The group was so popular they even appeared on various radio programs from 1945 to 1949, and on television programs on both NBC and CBS from 1954 to 1961. In the end, Jones achieved his wish: a famous name, numerous records at the top of the charts, millions in sales, and a top-ticket touring and television act. As with contemporary satirists like Weird Al Yankovic, however, Jones was not always looked on fondly by the musicians whom he parodied; many songwriters tried to prevent Jones being allowed to create his “arrangement” of their tune. Gormick, again, tells two interesting anecdotes that illustrate the tension between musician and mocker is nothing new to the American entertainment industry:
“Composer Jerome Kern was furious at Jones’ version of his late friend Gus Kahn’s Chloe… Kern thought the song was an insult to its lyricist and he urged Kahn’s widow, Grace, to pursue the matter. She thought it was hilarious and was pleased that it breathed new life into the corny song, telling Kern nicely to mind his own business. Not so good humoured was singer Vaughan Monroe, who was one of Victor’s top-selling artists in the late 1940s and a large stockholder. When Jones parodied his hit recording of Riders in the Sky, it ended with: “I can do without his singing, but I wish I had his dough.” To satisfy Monroe and Victor executives, the record was withdrawn and a new ending fabricated in the New York studios, with Spike nowhere in attendance. The original version still turns up and is a prized collectors’ item… In addition, Spike circulated copies of the full parody to disc jockeys, counting on the controversy to create the kind of publicity he savoured.”
The City Slickers grew in size and took their (expensive) show on the road for "Musical Depreciation."
Popular taste changes in comedy perhaps quicker than any other form of entertainment, and Jones was no exception; the musical comic act was dying and being replaced by spoken word comedy recordings by the likes of Mort Sahl, Bob Newhart, and Tom Lehrer (Jones tried his hand at spoken word comedy on the LP “Omnibust” but it was not a big hit). His popularity peaked by the mid-1950s and began a slow decline from there. Coupled with the large expense associated with a traveling revue featuring dozens of performers and Jones’ choice to walk away from the Victor label the Spike Jones phenomenon plummeted. Jones, whose fodder was big band tunes and highly lampoonable pop music of the 1940s, was hurt by the rise of rock-n-roll in the 1950s and 1960s. There were attempts at children’s records (“Socko, the Smallest Snowball!”) and even a few serious music recordings under the moniker Spike Jones’ New Band, but the bandleader failed to recapture the successes of his earlier period.
Then, on May 1, 1965, at the age of 53, Jones – who smoked countless cigarettes every day, died from emphysema. Just as Jones had been influenced by the novelty orchestras (and the Marx Brothers) of the 1920s and 1930s, however, the City Slickers left an indelible impression on American culture and paved the way for performers such as Stan Freberg, Peter Schickele’s P.D.Q. Bach, Frank Zappa, and, of course, Weird Al Yankovic. Even the Beatles, by way of the Goons, drew some inspiration from the drumming musical murderer from Southern California.
My copy of the album set features five completely immaculate interior envelopes.
Interestingly, of the three individuals selling this set online, not one of us has the same five records in the album. All are RCA Victor labels and all feature five of Spike Jones many records. This is because it was very common for owners of these albums to mix and change up the records that were stored in the album binders, often based on preference or simply replacing a damaged record with another one by the same artist. I have not been able to identify the exact recordings that comprised the album set as originally released. Below I provide the information about what is on each of the five records I have in the set, along with links to complete versions of the songs elsewhere online. I do not go much into detail about the writers or performers, but where there is some interesting comment about the song itself I’ve included that.
20-3177-A “All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)” by Don Gardner, vocal refrain by George Rock (recorded December 6, 1948)
20-3177-B “Happy New Year” by Eddie Brandt and Freddy Morgan, vocal refrain by Sir Frederick Gas, Doodles Weaver, George Rock, and Spike Jones (1948)
This disc does not appear in the sets of the other three versions I found and is probably a later addition to the “Musical Depreciation” compilation I own. “All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth,” one of Jones’ most famous songs, was written in 1944 when Don Gardner, a music teacher in Smithtown, New York, asked his second grade class what they wanted for Christmas. He realized most the children were answering with a lisp because they were missing at least one of their front teeth. Thirty minutes later he had the song written. When he performed it in 1947 at a music teacher’s conference it was picked up by a representative of the Witmark Company and, ultimately, had its first recording (the one in this set) made by Jones and his band in 1948. To Gardner’s utter amazement, it reached the top of the pop charts in 1949. It has since been covered by the likes of Danny Kaye with the Andrews Sisters, the Platters, Nat King Cole, the Three Stooges, the Chipmunks, and Count von Count of Sesame Street. How many other songs can say that?
20-1893-A “The Glow-Worm” by Lilla Cayley Robinson and Paul Lincke, arranged by Spike Jones, vocal refrain by Red Ingle and Aileen Carlisle with chorus (1946)
20-1893-B “Hawaiian War Chant (Ta-Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai)” by Ralph Freed, Johnny Noble-Leleiohaku, vocal refrain by Spike Jones and his Wacky Wakakians with chorus (1946)
In the process of preparing this week’s entry and digitizing the records in this set I was very saddened to discover that this particular record has a straight-line crack at about 7 o’clock rendering it entirely unplayable. Nevertheless, I included it here. Only one of the three dealers selling this set online also had this album in the compilation. “Hawaiian War Chant” was written in the 1860s by the Hawaiian prince Leleiohoku and was originally entitled “We Two in the Spray,” with lyrics telling of two lovers, not a battle. In 1936 Ralph Freed changed it to English lyrics and Johnny Noble altered the melody, and the tune was performed by the Tommy Dorsey Band in the 1942 film Ship Ahoy. It was this version that Jones would lampoon in 1946, kicking up the tempo and changing the lyrics with Grayson doing the (uncredited) lead vocals. Jones’ version reached #8 on the U.S. charts that year, yet another example of a Spike Jones satirical take on a pop song actually selling better than the original song itself. Freed and Noble’s version proved more enduring, however, as Les Paul and Mary Ford, Sandi Griffiths, Sally Flynn, the Muppets, Nathan Lane (as Timon in The Lion King), Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys, and Weird Al Yankovic all recorded covers or adaptations of it. The song is in the regular repertoire of both the University of Hawaii Marching Band and the Michigan Marching Band. Finally, Disney has used it in two of their theme park attractions (the Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland and the Adventurers Club’s Pleasure Island).
20-1654-A “Chloe” by Gus Kahn and Neil Moret, featured in the Paramount picture “Bring on the Girls”, vocal refrain by Red (Swamphead) Ingle (1945)
20-1654-B “A Serenade to a Jerk” by Del Porter and Carl Hoefle, vocal refrain by Judy Manners and Red (Jerk) Ingle (1945)
This album, with its two fox trots, appears in all three versions of the “Musical Depreciation” set I could locate online, as well as in my own; therefore, I am fairly confident it was part of the original compilation issued by RCA Victor. Interestingly the label (which simply reads “Victor” instead of “RCA Victor”) differs from the other four albums in my set.
“Chloe” reached a relatively unimpressive #441 in the U.S. charts when it was first released in 1927. That version, of course, was the original song – “Chloe (Song of the Swamp)”, with music by Neil Moret and lyrics by Gus Kahn (see above for the anecdote related to Kahn’s friend, Jerome Kern’s, less than pleased reaction to the Spike Jones spoof). Jones’ version would place in the top 5 on the charts in 1945, again illustrating the often powerful effect that satire could have for boosting a song’s popularity – albeit in an altered, and not always desired, form.
The film “Bring on the Girls” was a moderately successful comedy starring Veronica Lake, Sonny Tufts, and Eddie Bracken. In the movie a millionaire joins the Navy hoping to find a girl who will marry him for himself and not his money; a beautiful gold-digger working at a resort hotel sets out to “get him.”
20-1895-A “That Old Black Magic” by Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen, vocal refrain by Carl Grayson
20-1895-B “Liebestraum” by Del Porter and Franz Liszt, arranged by Spike Jones and Del Porter, vocal refrain by Red Ingle, narration by Richard Morgan
This album likewise appears in all three versions of the “Musical Depreciation” set I could find online, as well as my own; therefore it was also likely part of the original compilation. While the Liszt spoof is quite entertaining “That Old Black Magic” was the more popular. Harold Arlen wrote the tune and Johnny Mercer the lyrics, and it was published in 1942, quickly becoming a very popular standard. The initial recordings in 1942 were made by Glenn Miller, Margaret Whiting, Frank Sinatra (the Chairman of the Board sang an altered version entitled “The Old Jack Magic” at a celebration for John F. Kennedy the night before his presidential inauguration), Sammy Davis Jr., Mercer himself, and Judy Garland, for whom Mercer actually intended the song when he wrote the words. The song placed in the top ten for two separate recordings (Miller’s and Whiting’s) in 1943 and went on to be recorded by just about every major singer of the 1940s-1960s. Ella Fitzgerald crooned it in 1961 and Billy Daniels’ 1950 version earned him the nickname “The Old Black Magic Man.” Sammy Davis Jr. sang it on a guest cameo on I Dream of Jeannie and, perhaps most infamously, Marilyn Monroe sang it in the 1956 film Bus Stop. Who else? Jerry Lewis, Louis Prima, Dave Brubeck, Cab Calloway, Rosemary Clooney, Bing Crosby, Doris Day, Tony Bennett, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Johnny Mathis, Van Morrison, the Platters, Kevin Spacey, Mel Torme, Tom Jones… Over 75 recorded versions (including Spike Jones’ and one by the Muppets – I’m noticing a pattern there) and five appearances on feature film soundtrack, background music on two episodes of Star Trek: Voyager, and as background music to the 1996 Miss Universe beauty pageant semifinals.
20-2023-A “The Jones Laughing Record (introducing The Flight of the Bumble Bee)” by Spike Jones and his City Snickers
20-2023-B “My Pretty Girl” by Del Porter and Ray Johnson, vocal refrain by The Foursome, whistling by Gene Conklin
My apologies to the link to the song of “My Pretty Girl.” The only recording I could find of it online was that one. There is a fun live performance of just the Spike Jones version of “Flight of the Bumblebee” to be found elsewhere, however. Again, this record does not appear in the other three sets of “Musical Depreciation” I found online, suggesting it was probably added by a later owner of the compilation. The original “Flight of the Bumblebee” was an orchestral interlude by Rimsky-Korsakov written in 1899 for his opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan. The piece closed Act III, Tableau 1: the magic Swan-Bird changes the Prince into a bee so he may fly off to visit his father, who believes the prince is dead. The song is infamous for its highly technical complexity, consisting primarily of long runs of sixteenth notes. While the original composition (mercifully) split the runs up among the various orchestra instruments, later adaptations were crafted and arranged to showcase virtuosity on a single instrument by highly skilled musicians. Rachmaninoff’s transcription of the piece for piano is probably the most famous. Later musicians used it as a solo piece for violin, guitar, and – with Jones’ recording – trombone.
Spike Jones a few of his comic comrades...
78-RPM recordings of novelty orchestras are normally of high monetary value, but Spike Jones and his City Slickers were so popular and so prolific that their albums were produced in huge quantity, making them almost without value to a collector. But, to a music enthusiast – especially one with a sense of humor – they are a must have for any collection of 20th century American records. Clever, fun, and upbeat, you are almost certain to at least crack a smile, if not burst out laughing, at each one. I had the great joy of putting this week’s entry together with my toddler running around and it was wonderful to watch her laughing and dancing to these songs as I played each one in turn (she especially enjoyed “Liebestraum”). So, click the links above to the songs in “Musical Depreciation” – and then click around to the other Spike Jones recordings available online. Then put your feet up and laugh a little.
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