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Justaplatform.com – Interview (v angličtině)
Read the interview here
By Sav D’Souza
BEATA HLAVENKOVÁ (1978) a Czech pianist, composer, arranger and producer, is widely recognized as one of the most sought-after and genre free musicians.
Nominated for a Czech “Grammy Award” for her first album Joy for Joel(2009), she won the award twice for her collaborative projects with Lenka Dusilova Eternal Seekers (2008) and Baromantika (2011), winning The and Blues Album of 2013 for her second independent project, Theodoros (Animal Music, 2013), which also received top honours in the Concept Album category at the 14th annual Independent Music Awards (IMAs).
Can you tell us a little about your latest album Theodoros?
Theodoros is a solo piano project, in which I worked with piano layers while recording. ‘Theodoros’ means God’s gift and, with this in mind, I wrote 12 compositions, each track referring to one of the 12 months of a year – the life which we live here is one of its meanings.
How does your latest album differ from your first album Joy for Joel?
As I have mentioned, Theodoros is solely a piano project, while Joy for Joel was recorded with some great New York-based musicians such as Ingrid Jensen, Rich Perry, and others, and was written in a modern jazz style. Theodoros, for me, is more of a crossover piece of work influenced by artificial music, with only certain elements of jazz. Also, improvisation does not take such an important role at all – it is mostly through composed work.
You have worked with many different artists what is it about the collaborative process that appeals most?
I definitely get influenced by artists I work with, as we share joy for music and emotions. It enriches me, I guess, in the same way as a good relationship.
Have you had any major influences?
I listen to such a broad spectrum of music, so it is hard to name a few…. Well – Joni Mitchell, Arvo Part, Maria Schneider, Bon Iver, Sufjan Stevens, Claude Debussy etc..
You will be performing in London soon, have you played the city before?
Yes, I did perform in London last year with another great artist, Lenka Dusilová and Baromantika, where I contributed with my songs and music production as well.
In Prague there seems to be a lot of inexpensive and accessible places to catch live music of all types – can you recommended a good venue?
I really like Jazz Dock – I had 3 beautiful CD-release concerts of Joy for Joel there in 2009 with Ingrid Jensen and others. And a beautiful venue of the Prague Spring Festival: from the 12th century, u Sv. Vařince (the Cathedral of Saint Lawrence), where I premiered Theodoros in 2014.
Beata Hlavenková will be playing a double concert with Robert Mitchell on 23 January 2016 at the The Crypt Jazz Club, St. Giles Church, Camberwell, London SE5 8JB. Tickets: £8.00 (+ £0.80 booking fee)https://www.wegottickets.com/event/343875
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Celebrate Asian/Pacific Heritage Month
At North View Middle School we believe that our students’ education does not end when the school bell rings. Because of this belief, I would like to use this post to recommend books for your middle-level learner to engage with at home. Please read the information provided by Allison Sirovy, an 8th grade English teacher at North View Middle School, below to put a great book in your student’s hands.
May is Asian/Pacific Heritage Month, and I’d like to share some books with you that I have loved these past few years. Enjoy!
Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know by Samira Ahmed
Told in alternating narratives that bridge centuries, the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Samira Ahmed traces the lives of two young women fighting to write their own stories and escape the pressure of familial burdens and cultural expectations in worlds too long defined by men.
It’s August in Paris and 17-year-old Khayyam Maquet—American, French, Indian, Muslim—is at a crossroads. This holiday with her professor parents should be a dream trip for the budding art historian. But her maybe-ex-boyfriend is probably ghosting her, she might have just blown her chance at getting into her dream college, and now all she really wants is to be back home in Chicago figuring out her messy life instead of brooding in the City of Light.
Two hundred years before Khayyam’s summer of discontent, Leila is struggling to survive and keep her true love hidden from the Pasha who has “gifted” her with favored status in his harem. In the present day—and with the company of a descendant of Alexandre Dumas—Khayyam begins to connect allusions to an enigmatic 19th-century Muslim woman whose path may have intersected with Alexandre Dumas, Eugène Delacroix, and Lord Byron.
Echoing across centuries, Leila and Khayyam’s lives intertwine, and as one woman’s long-forgotten life is uncovered, another’s is transformed.
Loveboat, Taipei by Abigail Hing Wen
When eighteen-year-old Ever Wong’s parents send her from Ohio to Taiwan to study Mandarin for the summer, she finds herself thrust among the very over-achieving kids her parents have always wanted her to be, including Rick Woo, the Yale-bound prodigy profiled in the Chinese newspapers since they were nine—and her parents’ yardstick for her never-measuring-up life.
Unbeknownst to her parents, however, the program is actually an infamous teen meet-market nicknamed Loveboat, where the kids are more into clubbing than calligraphy and drinking snake-blood sake than touring sacred shrines.
Free for the first time, Ever sets out to break all her parents’ uber-strict rules—but how far can she go before she breaks her own heart?
Not the Girls You’re Looking For by Aminah Mae Safi
Lulu Saad doesn’t need your advice, thank you very much. She’s got her three best friends and nothing can stop her from conquering the known world. Sure, for half a minute she thought she’d nearly drowned a cute guy at a party, but he was totally faking it. And fine, yes, she caused a scene during Ramadan. It’s all under control. Ish.
Except maybe this time she’s done a little more damage than she realizes. And if Lulu can’t find her way out of this mess soon, she’ll have to do more than repair friendships, family alliances, and wet clothing. She’ll have to go looking for herself.
The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman
When Viji and her sister, Rukku, whose developmental disability makes her overly trusting and vulnerable to the perils of the world, run away to live on their own, the situation could not be more grim. Life on the streets of the teeming city of Chennai is harsh for girls considered outcasts, but the sisters manage to find shelter on an abandoned bridge. There they befriend Muthi and Arul, two boys in a similar predicament, and the four children bond together and form a family of sorts. Viji starts working with the boys scavenging in trash heaps while Rukku makes bead necklaces, and they buy food with what little money they earn. They are often hungry and scared but they have each other–and Kutti, the best dog ever. When the kids are forced from their safe haven on the bridge, they take shelter in a graveyard. But it is now the rainy season and they are plagued by mosquitos, and Rukku and Muthu fall ill. As their symptoms worsen, Viji and Arul must decide whether to risk going for help–when most adults in their lives have proven themselves untrustworthy–or to continue holding on to their fragile, hard-fought freedom.
Frankly in Love by David Yoon
High school senior Frank Li is a Limbo–his term for Korean-American kids who find themselves caught between their parents’ traditional expectations and their own Southern California upbringing. His parents have one rule when it comes to romance–“Date Korean”–which proves complicated when Frank falls for Brit Means, who is smart, beautiful–and white. Fellow Limbo Joy Song is in a similar predicament, and so they make a pact: they’ll pretend to date each other in order to gain their freedom. Frank thinks it’s the perfect plan, but in the end, Frank and Joy’s fake-dating maneuver leaves him wondering if he ever really understood love–or himself–at all.
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X. R. Pan
Leigh Chen Sanders is absolutely certain about one thing: When her mother died by suicide, she turned into a bird.
Leigh, who is half Asian and half white, travels to Taiwan to meet her maternal grandparents for the first time. There, she is determined to find her mother, the bird. In her search, she winds up chasing after ghosts, uncovering family secrets, and forging a new relationship with her grandparents. And as she grieves, she must try to reconcile the fact that on the same day she kissed her best friend and longtime secret crush, Axel, her mother was taking her own life.
Alternating between real and magic, past and present, friendship and romance, hope and despair, The Astonishing Color of After is a novel about finding oneself through family history, art, grief, and love.
A Place to Belong by Cynthia Kadohata
A Japanese-American family, reeling from their ill treatment in the Japanese internment camps, gives up their American citizenship to move back to Hiroshima, unaware of the devastation wreaked by the atomic bomb in this piercing look at the aftermath of World War II by Newbery Medalist Cynthia Kadohata.
World War II has ended, but while America has won the war, twelve-year-old Hanako feels lost. To her, the world, and her world, seems irrevocably broken.
America, the only home she’s ever known, imprisoned then rejected her and her family—and thousands of other innocent Americans—because of their Japanese heritage, because Japan had bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
Japan, the country they’ve been forced to move to, the country they hope will be the family’s saving grace, where they were supposed to start new and better lives, is in shambles because America dropped bombs of their own—one on Hiroshima unlike any other in history. And Hanako’s grandparents live in a small village just outside the ravaged city.
The country is starving, the black markets run rampant, and countless orphans beg for food on the streets, but how can Hanako help them when there is not even enough food for her own brother?
Hanako feels she could crack under the pressure, but just because something is broken doesn’t mean it can’t be fixed. Cracks can make room for gold, her grandfather explains when he tells her about the tradition of kintsukuroi—fixing broken objects with gold lacquer, making them stronger and more beautiful than ever. As she struggles to adjust to find her place in a new world, Hanako will find that the gold can come in many forms, and family may be hers.
A coming-of-age story about grief, guilt, and the risks a Filipino-American teenager takes to uncover the truth about his cousin’s murder.
Jay Reguero plans to spend the last semester of his senior year playing video games before heading to the University of Michigan in the fall. But when he discovers that his Filipino cousin Jun was murdered as part of President Duterte’s war on drugs, and no one in the family wants to talk about what happened, Jay travels to the Philippines to find out the real story.
Hoping to uncover more about Jun and the events that led to his death, Jay is forced to reckon with the many sides of his cousin before he can face the whole horrible truth — and the part he played in it.
Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Rumi Seto spends a lot of time worrying she doesn’t have the answers to everything. What to eat, where to go, whom to love. But there is one thing she is absolutely sure of—she wants to spend the rest of her life writing music with her younger sister, Lea.
Then Lea dies in a car accident, and her mother sends her away to live with her aunt in Hawaii while she deals with her own grief. Now thousands of miles from home, Rumi struggles to navigate the loss of her sister, being abandoned by her mother, and the absence of music in her life. With the help of the “boys next door”—a teenage surfer named Kai, who smiles too much and doesn’t take anything seriously, and an eighty-year-old named George Watanabe, who succumbed to his own grief years ago—Rumi attempts to find her way back to her music, to write the song she and Lea never had the chance to finish.
The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See (adult book)
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa See, “one of those special writers capable of delivering both poetry and plot” (The New York Times Book Review), a moving novel about tradition, tea farming, and the bonds between mothers and daughters.
In their remote mountain village, Li-yan and her family align their lives around the seasons and the farming of tea. For the Akha people, ensconced in ritual and routine, life goes on as it has for generations—until a stranger appears at the village gate in a jeep, the first automobile any of the villagers has ever seen.
The stranger’s arrival marks the first entrance of the modern world in the lives of the Akha people. Slowly, Li-yan, one of the few educated girls on her mountain, begins to reject the customs that shaped her early life. When she has a baby out of wedlock—conceived with a man her parents consider a poor choice—she rejects the tradition that would compel her to give the child over to be killed, and instead leaves her, wrapped in a blanket with a tea cake tucked in its folds, near an orphanage in a nearby city.
As Li-yan comes into herself, leaving her insular village for an education, a business, and city life, her daughter, Haley, is raised in California by loving adoptive parents. Despite her privileged childhood, Haley wonders about her origins. Across the ocean Li-yan longs for her lost daughter. Over the course of years, each searches for meaning in the study of Pu’er, the tea that has shaped their family’s destiny for centuries.
A powerful story about circumstances, culture, and distance, The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane paints an unforgettable portrait of a little known region and its people and celebrates the bond of family.
A Land of Permanent Goodbyes by Atia Abawi
In a country ripped apart by war, Tareq lives with his big and loving family . . . until the bombs strike. His city is in ruins. His life is destroyed. And those who have survived are left to figure out their uncertain future.
In the wake of destruction, he’s threatened by Daesh fighters and witnesses a public beheading. Tareq’s family knows that to continue to stay alive, they must leave. As they travel as refugees from Syria to Turkey to Greece, facing danger at every turn, Tareq must find the resilience and courage to complete his harrowing journey.
But while this is one family’s story, it is also the timeless tale of all wars, of all tragedy, and of all strife. When you are a refugee, success is outliving your loss.
Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
Darius doesn’t think he’ll ever be enough, in America or in Iran.
Darius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsi, and he knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. He’s about to take his first-ever trip to Iran, and it’s pretty overwhelming–especially when he’s also dealing with clinical depression, a disapproving dad, and a chronically anemic social life. In Iran, he gets to know his ailing but still formidable grandfather, his loving grandmother, and the rest of his mom’s family for the first time. And he meets Sohrab, the boy next door who changes everything.
Sohrab makes sure people speak English so Darius can understand what’s going on. He gets Darius an Iranian National Football Team jersey that makes him feel like a True Persian for the first time. And he understands that sometimes, best friends don’t have to talk. Darius has never had a true friend before, but now he’s spending his days with Sohrab playing soccer, eating rosewater ice cream, and sitting together for hours in their special place, a rooftop overlooking the Yazdi skyline.
Sohrab calls him Darioush–the original Persian version of his name–and Darius has never felt more like himself than he does now that he’s Darioush to Sohrab. When it’s time to go home to America, he’ll have to find a way to be Darioush on his own.
Front Desk by Kelly Yang (true middle school book, but a great read for all)
Mia Tang has a lot of secrets.
Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel and tends to its guests.
Number 2: Her parents hide immigrants. And if the mean motel owner, Mr. Yao, finds out they’ve been letting them stay in the empty rooms for free, the Tangs will be doomed.
Number 3: She wants to be a writer. But how can she when her mom thinks she should stick to math because English is not her first language?
It will take all of Mia’s courage, kindness, and hard work to get through this year. Will she be able to hold on to her job, help the immigrants and guests, escape Mr. Yao, and go for her dreams?
Picture Us in the Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert
Danny Cheng has always known his parents have secrets. But when he discovers a taped-up box in his father’s closet filled with old letters and a file on a powerful Silicon Valley family, he realizes there’s much more to his family’s past than he ever imagined.
Danny has been an artist for as long as he can remember and it seems his path is set, with a scholarship to RISD and his family’s blessing to pursue the career he’s always dreamed of. Still, contemplating a future without his best friend, Harry Wong, by his side makes Danny feel a panic he can barely put into words. Harry and Danny’s lives are deeply intertwined and as they approach the one-year anniversary of a tragedy that shook their friend group to its core, Danny can’t stop asking himself if Harry is truly in love with his girlfriend, Regina Chan.
When Danny digs deeper into his parents’ past, he uncovers a secret that disturbs the foundations of his family history and the carefully constructed facade his parents have maintained begins to crumble. With everything he loves in danger of being stripped away, Danny must face the ghosts of the past in order to build a future that belongs to him.
The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
It’s 1947, and India, newly independent of British rule, has been separated into two countries: Pakistan and India. The divide has created much tension between Hindus and Muslims, and hundreds of thousands are killed crossing borders.
Half-Muslim, half-Hindu twelve-year-old Nisha doesn’t know where she belongs, or what her country is anymore. When Papa decides it’s too dangerous to stay in what is now Pakistan, Nisha and her family become refugees and embark first by train but later on foot to reach her new home. The journey is long, difficult, and dangerous, and after losing her mother as a baby, Nisha can’t imagine losing her homeland, too. But even if her country has been ripped apart, Nisha still believes in the possibility of putting herself back together.
An Ember in the Ashes (book 1 in series) by Sabaa Tahir
Laia is a slave. Elias is a soldier. Neither is free.
Under the Martial Empire, defiance is met with death. Those who do not vow their blood and bodies to the Emperor risk the execution of their loved ones and the destruction of all they hold dear.
It is in this brutal world, inspired by ancient Rome, that Laia lives with her grandparents and older brother. The family ekes out an existence in the Empire’s impoverished backstreets. They do not challenge the Empire. They’ve seen what happens to those who do.
But when Laia’s brother is arrested for treason, Laia is forced to make a decision. In exchange for help from rebels who promise to rescue her brother, she will risk her life to spy for them from within the Empire’s greatest military academy.
There, Laia meets Elias, the school’s finest soldier—and secretly, its most unwilling. Elias wants only to be free of the tyranny he’s being trained to enforce. He and Laia will soon realize that their destinies are intertwined—and that their choices will change the fate of the Empire itself.
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Google's competition for advertising heats up from Amazon, rival platforms
Clients are starting to pivot and move ad dollars from platforms where people search for products to places like Amazon, where they are making the purchase
Alphabet's Google, the largest U.S. digital advertising platform, is facing increased competition from sites where people purchase products and places thought to be safe from potentially offensive content, advertising buyers say.
Alphabet's shares fell 7.5% on Tuesday, a day after the company reported its slowest quarterly revenue growth in three years. About 85% of the company's revenue comes from Google's ad business.
"One word: Amazon," said Mat Baxter, global chief executive of Initiative, an ad buying agency owned by IPG Mediabrands whose clients include Amazon.
Baxter said in an interview that clients are starting to pivot and move ad dollars from platforms where people search for products to places like Amazon, where they are making the purchase, in order to be closer to the moment of transaction.
Monica Peart, forecasting director at research firm eMarketer, offered a different take, however. "Amazon is of course a growing part of advertisers' ad budgets and some of its growth is indeed coming at the expense of what would have gone to Google. But this is not a major impact to Google's ad revenue growth at this time," she said.
Google's massive size, which still had revenue of $36.3 billion in the first quarter, means that growth must slow as global digital ad budgets and international economies have also slowed, said Peart.
Amazon's ad business, which is combined in an "advertising and other sales" segment, brought in $2.7 billion in the first quarter, less than one-tenth of Google's ad sales.
Google's streaming video platform YouTube has also struggled to stop the spread of disturbing or adult content on the site, prompting some major advertisers including AT&T Inc to remove its ads for fear they could appear next to offensive content.
"Some clients have made the decision to pull back a bit," said Jon Stimmel, chief investment officer at Universal McCann, an ad buying agency and a unit of IPG Mediabrands, referring to YouTube. Those clients have repositioned to streaming platforms considered more brand safe, such as Hulu and Roku, he said.
Given that search engine marketing, or promoting websites in search results, has not become less expensive on Google, YouTube must be the main reason for the revenue decline, said Barry Lowenthal, chief executive of ad agency The Media Kitchen, adding that his clients still spend more money on Google than many other ad platforms.
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The Firestone Strike of 1933 by John Grigg
This story of the 1933 strike at the Firestone tyre factory on the Great West Road, is based mainly on reports from The Daily Worker and The Brentford & Chiswick Times. The Strike involved other battles as well as the struggle for better wages and conditions.
The Firestone Tyre factory, built in the 1920s and demolished in 1980, was the most handsome of the buildings on the Great West Road. The art deco frontage, set well back behind lush green lawns, gave an image of a modern enlightened factory unlike the traditional British dark satanic mills. But what was it like to work there? What drove nearly all the 650 men and 200 women to come out on strike in 1933? A risky thing to do at a time of high national unemployment.
The Firestone tyre factory on Great West Road in 1934, designed by architects Wallis Gilbert & Partners in 1928; the works were hidden behind the art deco frontage (Hounslow Local Studies)
The company claimed wages ranged from £4 15s for men in the Production Department to £2 1s 4d for women in the Factory Service Department, which was good in those days, but in reality the take home pay was much less. Workers were not paid if a machine broke down or if they were waiting for stock. One tyre builder claimed his waiting time was nearly four hours and his pay that week was £1 10s. On 16 July 1933 the Daily Worker reporter was shown pay slips by a dozen of the women. The highest he saw was for £1 14s. That’s at least 7 shillings lower than the company was claiming it paid.
Much was made about how modern the factory was, and how it had a canteen for its workers, but The Daily Worker reported that men were working an eight-hour day with only a 15-minute break and did not have time to use the canteen. Sometimes they had to work a second eight-hour shift. Men of thirty were on youth rates and were afraid to ask for men’s rates in case they were dismissed.
Tyre builders at work in the factory in the 1930s, Hounslow Local Studies
Everyone was on piece rates. Even lavatory cleaners were on a task-work system and were given 12 minutes to fill 12 boxes with toilet paper. A man in the Building Department said: ‘Firestone have been cutting rates over the last four years until we are now doing double the work for the same money’. Another man told of how one shift was congratulated for turning out 1,000 tyres. The next day they reduced the piece rate. He said ‘You can walk around … and see wreckages of men who know the work is killing them’.
The strike begins
The strike started spontaneously on a Friday in the Tyre Curing Department where 75 employees downed tools when they claimed a new speed-up piece work system was going to reduce take home pay by up to 24s a week. The next day the whole factory was out, and all production of tyres ceased. There were two mass meetings and a Strike Committee was elected with representatives from each department.
At the second meeting Fred Bramley of the Communist Party London District Committee was ‘applauded to the echo.’ He was an interesting character who stood for Parliament as a Communist candidate in Hammersmith North, and he was very proud of the fact that as leader of the London Communist Party he was on the list of 2,000 people to be eliminated by Nazi Germany if they invaded Britain. His early presence at Firestone’s indicates how quickly the Communist Party took over the leadership of the strike.
The Strike Committee’s demands were: union recognition, the abandonment of the new piece work system in the Curing Department, payment for waiting time, a basic daily rate for tyre builders and better safety precautions in the plant.
There were claims that the strike was 100 per cent but the Engineering Department, where the Amalgamated Engineering Union had a strong presence, did not come out despite sending a deputation to their London District Committee proposing they should call out the engineers.
Cartoon by ‘Maro’ lampooning the management’s boast of providing a canteen for their workers. He was W Rowney, killed fighting the fascists in the Spanish Civil War. The Daily Worker.
Mass picketing started almost immed-iately and was not entirely peaceful. Early on the windscreen of a car used to carry strike breakers was smashed. On 27 July The Daily Worker reported that ‘a few of the blacklegs went into work with slightly changed facial appearances …’ Later on a few court appearances on charges of assault and obstruction were either dismissed or bound over or resulted in modest fines, although one man was sentenced to 2 months’ hard labour for a serious assault.
The real trouble and strife came when the British Union of Fascists appeared on 13 July and after some fighting were driven off. Later they returned and distributed a pamphlet which read: ‘Fascist Union of British Workers – Firestone workers! We Fascists have offered you our services in combating the disgraceful cond-itions of work forced upon you by foreign financiers. Fascism stands for increased wages, and a higher standard of life for the British worker’. The Daily Worker went through the pamphlet line by line ‘exposing its lies’ which they said was noticeably similar to Nazi propaganda aimed at workers in Germany.
Another intervention was made by the Green Shirt Movement who tried to persuade the strikers to adopt their monetary reform policies as a means of promoting good industrial relations. One of their publicity methods involved throwing green bricks through windows and they did this at 11 Downing Street.
Support for the strike
Women workers collecting for the strike. The Daily Worker
The strikers received support and donations from several trade union branches and work places, but the strike was not official so no strike pay came from the Transport and General Workers Union or the Amalgamated Engineering Union, who were attacked by the Communist Party for not being sufficiently militant. Both unions gave some financial support, but would not have been happy that the Communists were in control at Firestone’s. A soup kitchen was set up, and donations of food came from some local traders.
The women on strike played an increasing role collecting money in the high streets and attending the picket lines, and one woman told the Daily Worker reporter
Let everyone know the truth about Firestone’s ‘model’ factory. It’s good to look at – from the outside. A new building in modern style, surrounded by green lawns. But inside! It’s rush and tear and sweat. Three shifts working day and night – the machines never stop.
Another said ‘Look at my friend’s arm!’ The reporter asked how she got such an ugly-looking gash. ‘Well,’ she said,
I’ve worked here for years and our rates have been gradually cut until we turn out more work and get less for it. There’s a lot of waiting time. Sometimes for stock and sometimes because the machines break down. But we don’t get paid for waiting time, and we’ve got to pretend we’re busy all the time. One day I was waiting and was given work ripping old beads with a rip knife. Girls are not supposed to use this kind of knife at all. It being the first time, I ripped my arm instead of the tyre. It was a mess. I went to hospital and had gas and six stitches.
The progress of the strike
There were a number of demonstrations during the strike, including a march from Brentford to Hammersmith led by the West Ham Unemployed Band, and on another occasion a big meeting was held in Hammersmith Town Hall.
The behaviour of the police came in for some criticism. They tried to use the licensing laws to stop the Castle Hotel in Brentford High Street being used as the strike HQ but that failed, and on occasions they were tough in clearing the Great West Road of pickets. One afternoon, a mounted policeman is reported to have gone into a cafe to order strikers who were having tea to move away. Presumably he got off his horse before he went in.
On 16 July 30 members of the Strike Committee met the management for five hours and the Company came up with a list of concessions that included overtime at time and a half after 10 hours, double shifts no longer being compulsory, a guaranteed basic wage, and waiting time to be paid for.
But they refused trade union recognition, and would not back down on the original cause of the strike – the new piece-work system in the Curing Department. The Strike Committee wouldn’t budge on either of these issues.
The Company, sensing that the strikers could not stay out for ever, sent a letter to all strikers on 23 July setting out the concessions, and demanding that all workers who wished to remain with the company apply for their jobs by the following Monday. The Strike Committee’s reaction was to recommend continuing the strike and this was endorsed in a ballot by 436 votes to 19.
Then the Company started recruiting new hands from the unemployed, which together with the small number of strike breakers gave the impression that production might be starting up again. In fact this was not so, and a striker who got into the factory reported that only seven tyres had been produced the previous day.
The Company then dismissed all strikers and returned their insurance cards through the post, and said that each of them could apply for their jobs. Which of course many did, and the first chinks in the solidarity appeared.
The end of the strike
On 4 August The Brentford and Chiswick Times reported a company statement that 50 per cent of old employees had returned, and 100 to 150 new employees had been taken on. The Company would interview ex-employees and take their previous record into account.
The Strike Committee recognised on 9 August that the game was up. They were not going to get union recognition, which of course was the prime objective of the Communist leaders of the strike. Most strikers were reinstated – but the Company took the opportunity to get rid of nearly 100 whom they saw as trouble makers.
So who won? There were a number of battles going on. One was the fight between the Fascists and the Communists for the support of the working class. The Fascists lost that one but the Communists never really attracted the support of the working class, which went to the Labour Party.
Then there was the battle for control of the trade unions between the Communists and those whom they called ‘the reformists’. Probably the reluctance of the Transport and General Workers Union and the Amalgamated Engineering Union to give other than tentative support to the strike reflected their opposition to the Communist Party. They did not want to back a Communist led cause.
There was also the battle for trade union recognition which was lost in the 1933 strike, but as a result of the strike the Transport and General Workers Union recruited, and retained, over 650 members. A Works Committee was established and by the post war years trade union recognition was achieved. A number of concessions were gained on overtime and waiting time payments, minimum wages and working conditions.
The big achievement was the end of total domination of the work force by the management. Firestones had seen how easily a strike could stop production, and from then on would think twice about the consequences before introducing new production measures that would disadvantage their workers.
The History of the Great West Road, James Marshall, 1995; The Brentford & Chiswick Times, The Daily Worker; Marx Memorial Library
John Grigg was a local Labour councillor for 17 years between 1958 and 1990. He was Leader of Hounslow Council in 1986. This article results from his research into the history of the Labour Movement.
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Bishop Bosco, retired head of Greensburg Diocese, dies at age 85
Retired Bishop Anthony G. Bosco (CNS photo/courtesy Diocese of Greensburg)
By Catholic News Service • Posted July 8, 2013
GREENSBURG, Pa. (CNS) — Retired Bishop Anthony G. Bosco of Greensburg, who headed the diocese for nearly 17 years until his retirement in 2004, died July 2 at his home in Unity Township. He was 85.
Bishop Bosco’s body will be received at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral the afternoon of July 8, with family members receiving relatives and friends until a 7 p.m. celebration of evening prayer. The cathedral will remain open for visitation until 9 p.m. On July 9 there will be all-day visitation. At 7 p.m. Greensburg Bishop Lawrence E. Brandt will celebrate Mass for the repose of the soul of Bishop Bosco.
Philadelphia Archbishop Charles J. Chaput will celebrate the funeral Mass at 10 a.m. July 10. Interment will follow in the Bishops’ Plot at Greensburg Catholic Cemetery.
Bishop Brandt called his predecessor “a faith-filled, humble servant of the Lord who loved his priesthood and the church. He served the people of Greensburg with joy as their shepherd for 17 years,”
“I always appreciated his friendship and wisdom. His passing is not only a great loss for the people of the Diocese of Greensburg, whom he loved, but it is great loss for the national and universal church that he served so faithfully for more than six decades,” Bishop Brandt added said in a July 3 statement.
Installed as the third bishop of Greensburg June 30, 1987, in Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Greensburg, Bishop Bosco served the church as a bishop for 43 of his 61 years as a priest. Committed to the Second Vatican Council’s call to the laity, Bishop Bosco’s tenure in Greensburg was marked by a multitude of efforts to catechize the laity and bring them into a richer involvement with the church.
Bishop Bosco instituted “New Wine, New Wineskins: Revisioning the Parish Through the Ministry of the Parish Pastoral Council,” a process that focuses on parish leadership. He also began a regionalization effort to help parishes in a given area work together to fulfill the mission of the church.
He promulgated the diocese-wide effort “Journey of a Lifetime,” which focused on education in the Catholic faith as a lifelong process, and “Taste and See: Catechesis as Food for the Journey,” the diocesan catechetical guidelines.
Bishop Bosco led the diocese through the Catholic Church’s Great Jubilee of the Year 2000. The high point was the jubilee Mass, which he celebrated for 2,000 people at Latrobe Memorial Stadium, making it the largest Mass ever celebrated in the diocese.
He also had to deal with difficult issues. A changing economy, especially the loss of the area’s major industries — steel and coal — led to significant population declines in several parts of the diocese. That necessitated the closing of several parishes, decisions that met with varying degrees of public opposition.
Believing strongly that the diocese should increase endowments to ensure a stable future, Bishop Bosco launched a $25 million campaign, “Honoring Our Past … Shaping Our Future,” the diocese’s first capital campaign, on Sept. 21, 2000. The effort raised more than $28 million for the diocese and its parishes.
He was active in the media for much of his priesthood, including working with KDKA radio in Pittsburgh during Vatican II, hosting a television program, writing a column (“A View from the Bridge”) for The Catholic Accent, Greensburg’s diocesan newspaper, and providing commentary for “Accent on the Air,” the former diocesan radio newsmagazine.
On the national level, he served for many years on the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Communications, including service as its chairman.
He embraced new communication technology to evangelize and educate, overseeing development of a diocesan website and connecting all of the diocese’s parishes via a single network.
He also was active in ecumenical affairs as a member of the Christian Associates of Southwest Pennsylvania.
The Catholic Press Association honored Bishop Bosco with the 2001 Bishop John England Award, which is given to publishers in the Catholic press for their defense of freedom of the press and freedom of religion.
In 2001, he issued his pastoral letter, “On Bended Knee: The Eucharist and Service.”
Bishop Bosco was born in New Castle, Pa., Aug. 1, 1927, to the late Joseph and Theresa (Pezone) Bosco and raised on Pittsburgh’s North Side. He graduated from North Catholic High School in Pittsburgh and attended the former St. Fidelis Seminary in Butler County and St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe. He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Pittsburgh June 7, 1952, by then-Bishop John Dearden at St. Paul Cathedral.
Bishop Bosco, who earned a licentiate in canon law from the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome in 1957, served in several capacities in the Pittsburgh chancery and was named a monsignor in 1968. His many duties also included service as a chaplain and instructor at Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Pittsburgh (1957-71) and chaplain to the Sisters of the Holy Spirit, Ross Township (1971-87).
He was ordained a bishop for the Diocese of Pittsburgh June 30, 1970, and served there as an auxiliary bishop until his appointment to Greensburg after Bishop William G. Connare’s resignation in 1987.
Bishop Bosco remained active in retirement, celebrating Mass at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral as recently as June 29. He also worked in various educational capacities, serving as a facilitator for the University of Dayton’s Virtual Community for Lifelong Faith Formation and teaching a religion class at Seton Hill University.
He is survived by his brother, James J. Bosco, and his sister-in-law, Sharon, of Kalamazoo, Mich.; three nephews, Mark, James and Joseph Bosco; and two nieces, Joanne Bosco and Gina Bosco.
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US Bachelorette Hannah Brown admits to having sex in a windmill twice with a contestant
By Christine Estera| 2 years ago
And we thought The Bachelorette Australia was packed with drama!
Across the Pacific, dating is just as problematic for US The Bachelorette star Hannah Brown, who this week sent a suitor packing after he shamed her for having sex on the dating show.
The 24-year-old interior designer and beauty queen — she represented Alabama in Miss USA 2018 — wasn't going to stand for controversial contestant Luke Parker's apparent disapproval of her sex life, so she showed him the (car) door.
But not before telling him that she did in fact have sex with another contestant — twice. Inside a windmill.
Beauty queen Hannah Brown is unapologetically herself on Season 15 of US 'The Bachelorette'. (Instagram)
It all began when Parker, also 24, told Brown that he wanted to have a chat about "keeping the marriage bed pure."
"So, let's talk about sex," he said in a promo teaser for next week's episode. "Let's say you have had sex with one or multiple of these guys. I'd completely remove myself from this relationship."
An offended Brown then hit back with, "I don't owe you anything… and, guess what? A man does not control anything I do."
Luke Parker confronts Brown about sleeping with other men on the show. (ABC)
The footage then cuts to Brown getting up from the dinner table and walking the import/export manager to the waiting SUV.
"My husband would never say what you've said to me," she told him. "I have had sex. And honestly, Jesus still loves me. From obviously how you feel, me f---ing in a windmill, you probably wanna leave."
With that confession Parker's jaw dropped so low onto the ground, it was a wonder how he managed to utter, "Say what?"
"I f---ed in a windmill. And guess what? We did it a second time!" Brown is then seen telling producers in a separate interview.
An investigation then followed on Twitter led by diehard fans keen to find out which contestant the beauty queen slept with on the show. Their findings uncover that it may have been Jed Wyatt, given she took the singer-songwriter on a one-on-one date to the Netherlands — the windmill capital of the world.
"This is me rewinding #TheBachelorette to find the windmill. IT WAS JED," tweeted one fan and beauty blogger Katie McBroom.
Meanwhile, it's still a surprise that Parker agreed to go on a show where the very premise is to date many people until you find The One. And if you want to sleep with the contestants along the way, that's your prerogative.
Besides, who is he to cast stones? Parker himself admitted on the very first episode that he once led a promiscuous life back in college, but soon decided to become celebate after a divine intervention.
"I had an encounter with God," he claimed on camera. "I was in the shower and God was speaking to me. I realised that I wasn't the man that I wanted to be. And I've been working on being the husband that I want to be for my future wife."
Parker has since admitted that he isn't proud of his behaviour and it was "hard" to watch himself on TV, but he wants to focus on the positives.
"I have learned a lot and I am continuing to learn about my flaws as a man," he captioned an Instagram photo of himself and Brown back in May. "I'm the first to admit I am far from perfect. This journey has given me a great opportunity to grow and mature as a man, for that I am grateful."
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Century Club Charities/Sanderson Farms Championship Donates $1.2 Million To Friends Of Children’s Hospital
Jana Bell, VP/Account Services
Maris, West & Baker Advertising
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601.977.9200 x. 334
JACKSON, Miss. (January 19, 2018)
This afternoon, Century Club Charities, host organization for the Sanderson Farms Championship, presented a record $1.2 million gift to Friends of Children’s Hospital.
Jeff Hubbard, Century Club Charities president, said, “The mission of Century Club Charities is to promote the game of golf to benefit Mississippi charities. Having Sanderson Farms as our title sponsor enables us to proudly give our primary donation to Friends of Children’s Hospital, as well as a number of other donations to worthy Mississippi charities.”
This year’s gift is earmarked for the nonprofit’s $20 million pledge to the Campaign for Children’s of Mississippi, a philanthropic effort of the University of Mississippi Medical Center that is helping fund construction of a seven-story, 340,000-square-foot pediatric tower adjacent to Batson Children’s Hospital.
Ground was broken on the project December 1, and construction is beginning this month. The tower is set to open August 2020.
The tower will be home to 88 private neonatal intensive care rooms, 10 additional operating rooms, more pediatric intensive care space, a pediatric imaging center, an outpatient clinic, and a new lobby. The Children’s Heart Center, representing the Medical Center’s pediatric cardiovascular program, will also call the new building home.
Friends of Children’s Hospital Chairman of the Board, Sidney Allen, shared, “Friends of Children’s Hospital is so thankful for the support provided by Century Club Charities and the Sanderson Farms Championship. The contribution from the 2017 tournament is incredible, and it will enable Friends to make a huge step toward fulfilling the goal of the capital campaign.”
Dr. LouAnn Woodward, UMMC vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, said, “The growth of Children’s of Mississippi will be transformational. Our new children’s tower will match the incredible skills of our physicians and staff with the surroundings and technology needed to offer our children the best care close to home. UMMC’s missions of educating the next generation of physicians and innovation through research will be strengthened by this project, which will also attract more pediatric specialists to the state.”
Children’s of Mississippi leaders anticipate recruiting 30-40 new physicians in the next five years as the new pediatric tower is built and after it is opened, since it will provide additional capacity. At a minimum, about 50-75 staff positions, not including physicians, would be added after construction.
Guy Giesecke, CEO of Children’s of Mississippi, said the partnership between Century Club Charities and Friends of Children’s Hospital is resulting in vast improvements in pediatrics at UMMC. “We are so grateful for this relationship and for the tremendous contributions that have come as a result of the success of the Sanderson Farms Championship.”
“Every year that Sanderson Farms is a part of this event, we grow more proud of all that it accomplishes and what that means to the state of Mississippi and the families and children who benefit from it,” said Joe Sanderson, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Sanderson Farms. “This year is no different. It is because of the sponsors, volunteers, and overall community support that an event of this magnitude has become such a success. We are proud of the money we have raised and the lives that will be changed for the better as a result of this good fortune.”
“I can’t think of a better ending to what was an amazing 50th anniversary tournament,” added SFC Executive Director Steve Jent. “Our record donation is the result of the hard work and support from all of our sponsors, volunteers, and fans. It’s exciting to see the impact we are making in our community!”
About The Sanderson Farms Championship
The Sanderson Farms Championship is an annual stop on the PGA TOUR hosted by Century Club Charities, a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to promote the game of golf for the benefit of charity. The tournament’s primary beneficiary is Friends of Children’s Hospital. The tournament has been part of the PGA TOUR schedule since 1968 and is now in its eighth year as a part of the FedExCup. Sanderson Farms (NASDAQ:SAFM), the nation’s third largest poultry producer based in Laurel, Miss., is the title sponsor.
About Century Club Charities
Century Club Charities is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt 501(c) 3 organization whose mission is to promote the game of golf for the benefit of Mississippi charities. Since 1994, Century Club Charities has served as the host organization for Mississippi’s PGA TOUR event, helping to raise over $13 million for statewide charities.
About Sanderson Farms
Sanderson Farms, Inc., founded in 1947, is engaged in the production, processing, marketing and distribution of fresh and frozen chicken and other prepared food items. Employing more than 14,000 employees in operations spanning five states and 14 different cities, Sanderson Farms is the third largest poultry producer in the United States. As a company, Sanderson Farms is committed to adopting a fresh approach in everything they do, not only where products are concerned, but company-wide as well. Though the company has grown in size, it still adheres to the same hometown values of honesty, integrity, and innovation that was established when the Sanderson family founded the company in 1947.
About Friends of Children’s Hospital
Supporting Mississippi’s only Children’s Hospital, Friends of Children’s Hospital is a nonprofit organization benefiting Batson Children’s Hospital, part of Children’s of Mississippi. Founded in 1989, Friends works to support and promote Mississippi’s only hospital designed and equipped specifically for the care and treatment of sick or injured children. Their goal is to raise money for state-of-the-art equipment, facilities and services for all pediatric patients by building a statewide base of community support. Voluntarism, fundraising events and awareness efforts make it possible for Friends to help Batson Children’s Hospital meet the EXTRAordinary needs of caring for its patients. Want to become a member of Friends? Interested in volunteering or donating to help the kids? Find out how by visiting FOCH.org for more information.
About Children’s of Mississippi
Children’s of Mississippi, part of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, encompasses all the pediatric services available at UMMC and at clinical sites throughout Mississippi. At the heart of these services is Batson Children’s Hospital, the state’s only hospital devoted exclusively to the care and treatment of sick and injured children. The Children’s of Mississippi network brings specialized clinical care for children to communities across the state, making it easier for families to get the treatment they need closer to home.
About The University of Mississippi Medical Center
A campus of the University of Mississippi, UMMC is the state’s only academic medical center. Located in Jackson, it encompasses six health science schools, including medicine, nursing, health related professions, dentistry, pharmacy and graduate studies. The Medical Center’s health-care enterprise includes the state’s only level one trauma center and its only children’s hospital. UMMC’s education, research and health-care missions share the objectives of improving the health of the state’s population and eliminating health disparities. For more information, visit http://www.umc.edu and umc.edu/news_and_publications.
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Will Prenuptial Agreement Protect Kaley Cuoco From Ryan Sweeting’s Support Request?
The news broke earlier this week that the divorce proceeding between Big Bang Theory actress Kaley Cuoco and professional tennis player Ryan Sweeting just became a great deal more complicated than originally reported.
Perhaps that shouldn’t be surprising. After all, Cuoco recently was named as Forbes’ highest paid TV actress for 2015 (in a tie with Sofia Vergara), with $28.5 million in earnings, including an impressive payday of one million dollars per episode. Comparatively, Sweeting — who boasts only one career tournament win and has been battling injuries — has an estimated net worth of only two million dollars, about $42 million less than Cuoco’s reported net worth.
So why should anyone be surprised that the spouse worth less is asking for financial support from the big bread winner?
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NY Supreme Court, Appellate Division
OLSZEWSKI v. <<
Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, New York.
Tadeusz OLSZEWSKI, et al., Plaintiffs, v.
PARK TERRACE GARDENS, INC., et al., Defendants/Third-Party Plaintiffs-Respondents, v. Plaza Restoration, Inc., Third-Party Defendant-Appellant.
Decided: March 21, 2006
BUCKLEY, P.J., FRIEDMAN, MARLOW, NARDELLI, McGUIRE, JJ. Gallagher, Walker, Bianco & Plastaras, Esqs., Mineola (Dominic P. Bianco of counsel), for appellant. Shaub, Ahmuty, Citrin & Spratt, LLP, Lake Success (Christopher Simone of counsel), for respondents.
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Nicholas Figueroa, J.), entered on or about June 9, 2004, which dismissed as academic third-party defendant Plaza's motion to set aside certain parts of the jury's verdict after a trial on damages only, and order, same court and Justice, entered September 22, 2005, which denied Plaza's motion for leave to renew the June 9, 2004 order, unanimously affirmed, with separate bills of costs.
The post-trial motion was properly dismissed because the case had been settled for the total sum of $10 million, Plaza's insurance carrier had paid the full amount of its policy toward that settlement, and Plaza's appeal sought an impermissible advisory opinion (see Cuomo v. Long Is. Light. Co., 71 N.Y.2d 349, 354, 525 N.Y.S.2d 828, 520 N.E.2d 546 [1988] ). Examination of Plaza's own arguments on appeal, which set forth numerous uncertainties and potential outcomes regarding the motion to set aside the verdict and the remaining third-party claims for contractual and common-law indemnification, indicates that Plaza seeks nothing more than an advisory opinion here (see Hammer v. American Kennel Club, 304 A.D.2d 74, 82, 758 N.Y.S.2d 276 [2003], affd. 1 N.Y.3d 294, 771 N.Y.S.2d 493, 803 N.E.2d 766 [2003] ).
The court correctly denied Plaza's motion for renewal, which constituted yet another attempt to obtain an impermissible advisory opinion. Additionally, Plaza failed to offer any new facts that might have changed the prior determination (see CPLR 2221[e][2] ).
We have considered Plaza's remaining arguments and find them without merit.
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Tag Archives: Jennie Jerome
A Siren and a Siren Suit
The birth of Winston Churchill, the future Prime Minister, was a shocking surprise and a bit of a scandal. His father, Randolph Churchill, was related to the Dukes of Marlborough, whose seat was (and still is) the over-the-top Blenheim Palace just outside Woodstock. His mother was the famous American beauty Jennie Jerome. The couple’s engagement went on longer than they wished, due to financial negotiations, and the bride was very soon noticeably pregnant. Jennie was a headstrong free spirit. She was not about to give up the admiration of everyone on the dance floor just because of her condition. By all accounts, she was as lovely and alluring as ever in the final stages of pregnancy.
Jennie Jerome Churchill, , circa 1880, Public Domain
So Jennie was dancing, with abandon, in a diaphonous flowing gown when she suddenly went into labor–“prematurely,” or so the story went. Winston was born about two months sooner than anyone expected, in the Palace that many people consider more grand than any palaces of actual British royalty.
The surprise birth took place in a small and rather plain bedroom close to the grand state rooms, where the band played on. A glass box displays the baby’s infant vest.
Much later in life, when he was Britain’s wartime Prime Minister, Sir Winston wore a “siren suit” during air raids. Many people, men and women, had one. We’d call it a “jumpsuit:” a loose full-length garment, designed to be zipped into over pajamas on the way to the air raid shelter.
By today’s standards, Jennie Jerome would be considered a terrible mother–selfish before her child was born, and even more selfish afterward in pursuing her often scandalous social life. She paid very little attention to Winston as he grew up. He was raised almost entirely by a beloved nanny. Yet in later life, Jennie became almost like a sister to her son, advising him and using her wide social and political connections to further his career. The little bedroom in Blenheim Palace is where a remarkable life began.
This entry was posted in British Isles, England, Historical Figures and tagged Blenheim Palace, Churchill birthplace, Dukes of Marlborough, Jennie Jerome, Randolph Churchill, Sir Winston Churchill, siren suit on September 20, 2014 by Claudia Suzan Carley.
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PPP Compliance Huddle (01/20/2021)
To help bankers with the reopening of PPP, C/A has opened its huddles to members and non-members who are part of an FDIC-insured bank. This is an interactive event facilitated by our compliance professionals.
Every month, Compliance Alliance gathers bankers from our community nationwide and engages them to an open discussion about the issues that their organizations are navigating. This week's Huddle is going to focus on the newly released materials from the Small Business Administration and the U.S. Treasury as it relates to the Paycheck Protection Program and the Economic Aid Act's amendments. We will be going over what is known, some frequently asked questions, and what remains unclear. The registration form will allow you to suggest topics to be discussed. The call will last one hour.
Ways to Participate:
Upon registration, you can submit a topic for discussion!
During the huddle, feel free to use the 'raise hand' feature to be unmuted and participate in the conference call with your phone or microphone.
If you do not have a microphone and are not near a phone, WebEx (our third-party broadcast software) has a chat feature and our hosts are always happy to pass your questions and concerns to the presenter.
Not feeling tech-savvy? You can familiarize yourself with WebEx using our handy guide, here or watch our brief instructional video, here.
Presenter: Elizabeth K. Madlem, Vice President of Compliance Operations and Deputy General Counsel
Elizabeth is the Vice President of Compliance Operations and Deputy General Counsel at Compliance Alliance. In the past, she served as both the Operations Compliance Manager and Enterprise Risk Manager for Washington Federal Bank, a $16 billion dollar organization headquartered in Seattle, WA. She has industry expertise and real-world solutions surrounding bank-enterprise initiatives and knowledge of contract law and bank regulatory compliance. An attorney since 2010, Elizabeth was a Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Epsilon Sigma graduate of Saint Michael’s College in Burlington, VT, and a Juris Doctor from Valparaiso University School of Law in Indiana.
As the Vice President of Compliance Operations, Elizabeth will be overseeing C/A’s day-to-day operations of the Hotline, as well as leading our Education initiatives. Elizabeth plays an important part in all operational areas of C/A.
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This interactive virtual tour will provide an in-depth look at each of our tool types and resource categories, as well as an overview of all of C/A's additional services.
This meeting is presented by our Membership team, and will last about an hour. It is offered every Tuesday and Thursday, at 10:00am and 1:00pm respectively.
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Effective Date: NACHA New Same Day ACH Processing Window with Expanded Hours
Sept. 17, 2018 – NACHA’s voting membership has approved three new rules to expand the capabilities of Same Day ACH for all financial institutions and their customers. The first expands access to Same Day ACH by allowing Same Day ACH transactions to be submitted to the ACH Network for an additional two hours every business day. The second increases the Same Day ACH per-transaction dollar limit to $100,000. The third increases the speed of funds availability for certain Same Day ACH and next-day ACH credits. Read more here.
*The effective date for Phase 3 was recently deferred for 6 months from September 18, 2020, to March 19, 2021: https://www.nacha.org/news/ach-operations-bulletin-2-2019-effective-date-new-same-day-ach-window-deferred-six-months?utm_content=87540411&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-2581787594
Effective Date: FRB Approves Changes to Federal Reserve Banks’ Payment Services to Facilitate Same Day ACH Processing at a Later Date
The Board of Governors (Board) has approved modifications to the Federal Reserve Banks' (Reserve Banks) payment services to facilitate adoption of a later same-day automated clearinghouse (ACH) processing and settlement window. Specifically, the Reserve Banks will extend the daily operating hours of the National Settlement Service (NSS) and the Fedwire® Funds Service. To mitigate the risk that these modified hours will cause more frequent delays to the 9:00 p.m. eastern time (ET) reopening of the Fedwire Funds Service, the Reserve Banks will modify the practice of maintaining a 2-hour window between the closing and reopening of the Fedwire Funds Service to maintain only a 90-minute window, and will increase the $1 billion value threshold for extending the closing of the Fedwire Funds Service to $3 billion. Finally, the Board has approved corresponding changes to the Federal Reserve Policy on Payment System Risk (PSR policy). Read more here.
Effective Date: Final Rule on Regulatory Capital Treatment for Investments in Certain Unsecured Debt Instruments of Global Systemically Important U.S. Bank Holding Companies
The OCC, Board, and FDIC (collectively, the agencies) are adopting a final rule that applies to advanced approaches banking organizations with the aim of reducing both interconnectedness within the financial system and systemic risk. The final rule requires deduction from a banking organization’s regulatory capital for certain investments in unsecured 2 debt instruments issued by foreign or U.S. global systemically important banking organizations (GSIBs) for the purposes of meeting minimum total loss absorbing capacity (TLAC) requirements and, where applicable, long-term debt requirements, or for investments in unsecured debt instruments issued by GSIBs that are pari passu or subordinated to such debt instruments. In addition, the Board is adopting changes to its TLAC rules to clarify requirements and correct drafting errors. Read more here.
Effective Date: Final Rule on Net Stable Funding Ratio
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) (collectively, the agencies) are adopting a final rule that implements a stable funding requirement, known as the net stable funding ratio (NSFR), for certain large banking organizations. The final rule establishes a quantitative metric, the NSFR, to measure the stability of the funding profile of Page 2 of 341 certain large banking organizations and requires these banking organizations to maintain minimum amounts of stable funding to support their assets, commitments, and derivatives exposures over a one-year time horizon.
The NSFR is designed to reduce the likelihood that disruptions to a banking organization’s regular sources of funding will compromise its liquidity position, promote effective liquidity risk management, and support the ability of banking organizations to provide financial intermediation to businesses and households across a range of market conditions. The NSFR supports financial stability by requiring banking organizations to fund their activities with stable sources of funding on an ongoing basis, reducing the possibility that funding shocks would substantially increase distress at individual banking organizations.
The final rule applies to certain large U.S. depository institution holding companies, depository institutions, and U.S. intermediate holding companies of foreign banking organizations, each with total consolidated assets of $100 billion or more, together with certain depository institution subsidiaries (together, covered companies). Under the final rule, the NSFR requirement increases in stringency based on risk-based measures of the top-tier covered company.
U.S. depository institution holding companies and U.S. intermediate holding companies subject to the final rule are required to publicly disclose their NSFR and certain components of their NSFR every second and fourth calendar quarter for each of the two immediately preceding calendar quarters.
The final rule also amends certain definitions in the agencies’ liquidity coverage ratio rule that are also applicable to the NSFR. Read more here.
Effective Date: CFPB Final Rule Regarding HMDA Thresholds
The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) is amending Regulation C to increase the threshold for reporting data about closed-end mortgage loans, so that institutions originating fewer than 100 closed-end mortgage loans in either of the two preceding calendar years will not have to report such data effective July 1, 2020. The Bureau is also setting the threshold for reporting data about open-end lines of credit at 200 open-end lines of credit effective January 1, 2022, upon the expiration of the current temporary threshold of 500 open-end lines of credit.
This final rule is effective on July 1, 2020, except for the amendments to § 1003.2 in amendatory instruction 5, the amendments to § 1003.3 in amendatory instruction 6, and the amendments to supplement I to part 1003 in amendatory instruction 7, which are effective on January 1, 2022. See part VI for more information.
Effective Date: OCC CRA Final Rule January 1, 2023
SUMMARY: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is adopting a final rule to strengthen and modernize the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) by clarifying and expanding the activities that qualify for CRA credit; updating where activities count for CRA credit; creating a more consistent and objective method for evaluating CRA performance; and providing for more timely and transparent CRA-related data collection, recordkeeping, and reporting.
DATES: This rule is effective on October 1, 2020. Banks must comply with the final amendments by October 1, 2020, January 1, 2023, or January 1, 2024, as applicable. Until the compliance dates, banks must continue to comply with parts 25 and 195 that are in effect on September 30, 2020 (as set forth in appendix C to 12 CFR 25). Alternatively, the OCC may permit a bank to voluntarily comply, in whole or in part, with the amendments adopted in this release prior to the applicable compliance dates. Parts 25 and 195 that are in effect on September 30, 2020 (as set forth in appendix C) expire on January 1, 2024.
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Thoughts on “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens #MerryChristmas
Thoughts on “A Christmas Carol” was first published here on Life in the Realm of Fantasy, Dec. 15, 2014 under the title, A Christmas Carol–what I’ve learned from Charles Dickens. Because I adore the works of Charles Dickens, and especially love A Christmas Carol, I reprint this article every year during the week before Christmas. It has become my little Christmas card to you and to the world.
Charles Dickens was a master at creating marvelous hooks and using heavy foreshadowing. Let’s take the first line of my favorite Christmas story of all time, A Christmas Carol. I love each and every version of it, will watch any movie version I can get my hands on:
“Marley was dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it. And Scrooge’s name was good upon ‘Change for anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Marley was as dead as a doornail.”
I hear a great deal of argument about how modern 21st century genre-fiction is nothing but sixty-second soundbites and bursts of action jammed together in dumbed-down prose. I hate to say this, but that has been true of popular fiction for centuries–and if you look at this tale, you will see what I mean. The popular prose, at the time it was written, was more descriptive and leisurely than we enjoy nowadays, but even so, the popular tales leaped straight to the action.
In that first paragraph, Dickens tosses out the bait, sinking the hook, and landing the fish (the reader) by foreshadowing the first plot point of the story–the visitation by Marley’s ghost. We want to know why Marley’s definite state of decay was so important that the conversation between you the reader, and Dickens, the author, was launched with that topic.
He picks it up and does it again several pages later, with the little scene involving the door-knocker:
“Now, it is a fact, that there was nothing at all particular about the knocker on the door, except that it was very large. It is also a fact, that Scrooge had seen it, night and morning, during his whole residence in that place; also that Scrooge had as little of what is called fancy about him as any man in the city of London, even including — which is a bold word — the corporation, aldermen, and livery. Let it also be borne in mind that Scrooge had not bestowed one thought on Marley, since his last mention of his seven years’ dead partner that afternoon. And then let any man explain to me, if he can, how it happened that Scrooge, having his key in the lock of the door, saw in the knocker, without its undergoing any intermediate process of change — not a knocker, but Marley’s face.
“Marley’s face. It was not in impenetrable shadow as the other objects in the yard were, but had a dismal light about it, like a bad lobster in a dark cellar. It was not angry or ferocious, but looked at Scrooge as Marley used to look: with ghostly spectacles turned up on its ghostly forehead. The hair was curiously stirred, as if by breath or hot air; and, though the eyes were wide open, they were perfectly motionless. That, and its livid colour, made it horrible; but its horror seemed to be in spite of the face and beyond its control, rather than a part or its own expression.
“As Scrooge looked fixedly at this phenomenon, it was a knocker again.”
You must admit, it’s a huge thing for a man of as limited an imagination as Scrooge was known to have, to suddenly see his dead friend staring back at him.
This is also the second foreshadowing of the events that will follow and makes the reader want to know what will happen next.
At this point, we’ve followed Scrooge through several scenes introducing the subplots. We have met the man who, at this point, is named only as ‘the clerk’ in the original manuscript, but whom we will later know to be Bob Cratchit, and we’ve met Scrooge’s nephew, Fred. These two subplots are critical, as our man Scrooge’s redemption revolves around the ultimate resolution of these disparate mini-stories—he must witness the joy and love in Cratchit’s family, who are suffering but happy despite the grinding poverty for which Scrooge bears responsibility.
We see that his nephew, Fred, though orphaned is well enough off in his own right, but craves a relationship with his uncle with no thought or care of what he might gain from it financially.
All the characters are in place. We’ve seen the city, cold and dark, with danger lurking in the shadows. We’ve observed the way Scrooge interacts with everyone around him, strangers and acquaintances alike.
Now we come to the first plot point–Marley’s visitation. This is where the set-up ends, and the story takes off.
Dickens raises the tension. The bells begin ringing for no apparent reason and “The cellar-door flew open with a booming sound, and then he heard the noise much louder, on the floors below; then coming up the stairs; then coming straight towards his door.
Scrooge, of course, is dismayed and tries to deny the strange happenings. He desperately clings to his view of reality.
“It’s humbug still!” said Scrooge. “I won’t believe it.”
However, he can’t deny this phenomenon forever and refusing to recognize it won’t make it go away.
“Though he looked the phantom through and through, and saw it standing before him; though he felt the chilling influence of its death-cold eyes; and marked the very texture of the folded kerchief bound about its head and chin, which wrapper he had not observed before: he was still incredulous, and fought against his senses.
“How now!” said Scrooge, caustic and cold as ever. “What do you want with me?”
This is the turning point, the place where Ebenezer Scrooge is faced with a situation in which he will either succeed or fail and what will happen to him, the reader can’t guess. A deep sense of mystery now surrounds this miserly old man–what could possibly be so important about him that a man he cared so little for in life would go to such trouble as to return from the grave to save him?
In 1843 Charles Dickens showed us how to write a compelling tale that would last for generations. We start with the hook, use foreshadowing, introduce the subplots that ultimately support the structure of the tale, and arrive at the first plot point–these are the things that make up the first quarter of this timeless tale. Get these properly in line, and your story will intrigue the reader, involving them to the point they don’t want to set the book down.
Credits and Attributions:
Passages quoted from A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, by Charles Dickens, With Illustrations by John Leech. London: Chapman & Hall, 1843. First edition. PD|100
Marley’s Ghost, and Scrooge’s third visitor. These images are two of four hand-coloured etchings included in the first edition. There were also four black and white engravings. Date1843. PD|100. John Leech [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Merry Christmas to you and to your loved ones from me, and my favorite author, Charles Dickens!
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#MerryChristmas: Thoughts on “A Christmas Carol”
I hear a great deal of argument about how modern 21st century genre-fiction is nothing but sixty-second soundbites and bursts of action jammed together in dumbed-down prose. I hate to say this, but that has been true of popular fiction for centuries–and if you look at this tale, you will see what I mean. The popular prose, at the time it was written, was more descriptive and leisurely than we enjoy nowadays, but even so, the really popular tales leaped straight to the action.
He picks it up and does it again several pages later, with the little scene involving the door-knocker: “Now, it is a fact, that there was nothing at all particular about the knocker on the door, except that it was very large. It is also a fact, that Scrooge had seen it, night and morning, during his whole residence in that place; also that Scrooge had as little of what is called fancy about him as any man in the city of London, even including — which is a bold word — the corporation, aldermen, and livery. Let it also be borne in mind that Scrooge had not bestowed one thought on Marley, since his last mention of his seven years’ dead partner that afternoon. And then let any man explain to me, if he can, how it happened that Scrooge, having his key in the lock of the door, saw in the knocker, without its undergoing any intermediate process of change — not a knocker, but Marley’s face.
You have to admit, it’s a huge thing for a man of as limited an imagination as Scrooge was known to have, to suddenly see his dead friend staring back at him.
At this point, we’ve followed Scrooge through several scenes introducing the subplots. We have met the man who, as yet, is named only as ‘the clerk’ in the original manuscript, but whom we will later know to be Bob Cratchit, and we’ve met Scrooge’s nephew, Fred. These subplots are critical, as our man Scrooge’s redemption revolves around the ultimate resolution of these two separate mini-stories–he must witness the joy and love in Cratchit’s family, who are suffering but happy in the midst of grinding poverty for which Scrooge bears responsibility.
Now we come to the first plot point–Marley’s visitation. This is where the set-up ends and the story takes off.
Scrooge, of course, is dismayed and tries to deny the strange happenings. He desperately clings to his view of reality.”It’s humbug still!” said Scrooge. “I won’t believe it.”
However, he can’t deny this phenomenon forever and refusing to recognize it won’t make it go away. “Though he looked the phantom through and through, and saw it standing before him; though he felt the chilling influence of its death-cold eyes; and marked the very texture of the folded kerchief bound about its head and chin, which wrapper he had not observed before: he was still incredulous, and fought against his senses.
Thoughts on “A Christmas Carol” was first published by Connie J. Jasperson here on Life in the Realm of Fantasy, Dec. 15, 2014 under the title, A Christmas Carol–what I’ve learned from Charles Dickens. It was true then, and it’s true today!
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A Christmas Carol–what I’ve learned from Charles Dickens
In that first paragraph, Dickens tosses out the bait, sinking the hook, and landing the fish (the reader) by foreshadowing the first plot point of the story–the visitation by Marley’s ghost. We want to know why Marley’s definite state of decay was so important that the conversation between you the reader, and Dickens the author, was launched with that topic.
You have to admit, it’s a huge thing for a man of as limited an imagination as Scrooge was known to have, to suddenly see his dead friend staring back at him. This is also the second foreshadowing of the events that will follow, and makes the reader want to know what will happen next.
At this point we’ve followed Scrooge through several scenes introducing the subplots. We have met the man who, as yet, is named only as ‘the clerk’ in the original manuscript, but whom we will later know to be Bob Cratchit, and we’ve met Scrooge’s nephew, Fred. These subplots are critical, as our man Scrooge’s redemption revolves around the ultimate resolution of these two separate mini-stories–he must witness the joy and love in Cratchit’s family, who are suffering but happy in the midst of grinding poverty for which Scrooge bears a responsibility. We see that his nephew, Fred, though orphaned is well enough off in his own right, but craves a relationship with his uncle with no thought or care of what he might gain from it financially.
All the characters are in place. We’ve seen the city, cold and dark, with danger lurking in the shadows. We’ve observed the way Scrooge interacts with everyone around him, strangers and acquaintances alike. Now we come to the first plot point–Marley’s visitation. This is where the set-up ends and the story begins to take off.
Dickens raises the tension, the bells begin ringing for no apparent reason and “The cellar-door flew open with a booming sound, and then he heard the noise much louder, on the floors below; then coming up the stairs; then coming straight towards his door.
Scrooge of course is dismayed and tries to deny the strange happenings. He desperately clings to his view of reality.”It’s humbug still!” said Scrooge. “I won’t believe it.”
However, he can’t deny this phenomena forever, and refusing to recognize it won’t make it go away. “Though he looked the phantom through and through, and saw it standing before him; though he felt the chilling influence of its death-cold eyes; and marked the very texture of the folded kerchief bound about its head and chin, which wrapper he had not observed before: he was still incredulous, and fought against his senses.
This is the turning point, the place where Ebenezer Scrooge is faced with a situation in which he will either succeed or fail, and what will happen to him, the reader can’t guess. A deep sense of mystery now surrounds this old miserly man–what could possibly be so important about him that a man he cared so little for in life would go to such trouble as to return from the grave to save him?
In 1843 Charles Dickens showed us how to write a compelling tale that would last for generations. We start with the hook, use foreshadowing, introduce the subplots that ultimately support the structure of the tale, and arrive at the first plot point–these are the things that make up first quarter of this timeless tale. Get these properly in line, and your story will intrigue the reader, involving them to the point they don’t want to set the book down.
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A Brief History of Punk Rock and Presidential Politics
Charting punk's proud tradition of exposing presidential bullshit
by Collin Brennan
on July 13, 2016, 10:00am
NOFX // Photo by Debi Del Grande
Photo by Debi Del Grande
Punk as Fuck is a monthly column in which Associate Editor Collin Brennan discusses issues in punk music and culture. With the Republican National Convention one week away, this inaugural column explores the many ways in which punk has inserted itself into presidential politics.
Since its inception in the 1970s, punk rock has never shied from jumping into the ring with mainstream politics. The genre (or the movement, if you prefer) positioned itself as a rejection of political idealism from the outset, whether it was the Sex Pistols hijacking Queen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee or Dead Kennedys using the occasion of their first single to declare California Governor Jerry Brown a fascist pig.
As punk evolved over the years, it split into subgenres with different ideologies and approaches to politics. In the ‘80s, DIY hardcore bands such as Fugazi and the Minutemen took a more ground-level view, their rigid ethical stance based less on getting out the vote than on playing safe, affordable shows at non-corporate venues. Other American punk bands, such as New York City’s Reagan Youth and Michigan’s Crucifucks, took a different tack, aggressively (and often hilariously) confronting national movements such as the Young Republicans and the Christian Right.
As the years passed and the White House swapped residents, punk saw its place in the national political conversation shift, too. The ‘90s brought the rise of pop punk and emo, subgenres that predominantly cast politics aside in favor of a more palatable brand of male romanticism. Bands such as Green Day and enterprises such as the Vans Warped Tour solidified punk’s connection with mainstream culture, giving the genre more of a platform but making it harder to take seriously.
Rage Against the Machine and other outspoken groups counteracted this trend somewhat, but they also had to work from within an uncomfortably corporate framework to spread their radically progressive, anti-consumerist ideas (“Know Your Enemy”, right?). The disastrous presidency of George W. Bush gave punk bands an easy target in the 2000s, but the genre was growing into an easier target itself.
These days, it’s difficult to tell what role punk rock has in shaping political narratives. In light of the Black Lives Matter movement and the growing focus on racial inequality, hip-hop and R&B seem like the more potent vehicles for social change. While artists such as Kendrick Lamar and Beyoncé steer the national conversation toward more progressive issues (and take legitimate risks in doing so), punk is hanging out on the fringes, a traditionally white, traditionally male genre searching for a new injection of relevancy. Groups such as Downtown Boys and G.L.O.S.S. are a good start, as is, surprisingly, the newly formed supergroup Prophets of Rage.
With the Republican National Convention and its attendant dunghill set to invade Cleveland next week, the US is on the brink of what once seemed unthinkable: a presidential election starring combustible potato sack and progressive Public Enemy No.1 Donald J. Trump. If Trump’s positions on immigration (kick ‘em out), foreign policy (kill ‘em all), and civil liberties (take ‘em away) aren’t enough to get punk engine’s back into full swing, nothing will be. Fortunately, it looks as if things are already headed that way, according to rumors that Prophets of Rage may attempt to crash the RNC and kick off a presidential season in which punk may actually mean something.
In light of this development, and in honor of scumbag politicians everywhere, let’s look back on the past five commanders-in-chief and consider what the prominent punk musicians of the time had to say about them. This is by no means an exhaustive history, but hopefully it functions as a reminder of a time in presidential politics when punks weren’t content to sit on the sidelines.
The Reagan Era (1981–1989)
Rock Against Reagan concert flyer
Punk may have been born under Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, but it came of age during the Reagan years. Swept into office on a wave of hardcore conservatism, Ronald Reagan was the direct result of white Americans feeling scared about an influx of minorities and trying desperately to hold onto a way of life rooted in a steep economic advantage over everyone else.
This, of course, was the exact way of life punks at the time were so intent on rebelling against. Black Flag released “White Minority” in 1980, the same year Reagan successfully ran for office, and the song’s lyrics drip with sarcasm. “Gonna be a white minority!,” screams Latino vocalist Ron Reyes, stoking the fears of white suburbanites and revealing the underlying racism fueling Reagan’s campaign.
Dead Kennedys also led the charge against Reagan, helping to organize a series of concerts called “Rock Against Reagan” in cities such as San Francisco, Washington, DC, and Dallas. Joined by MDC and other political punk bands featured on singer Jello Biafra’s independent Alternative Tentacles label, Dead Kennedys drew headlines with public, provocative performances at Dolores Park and DC’s National Mall.
Perhaps the best way to calculate punk’s response to Reagan, however, is simply to look at the artwork that dominated punk singles and LPs at the time. The Gipper inspired an impressive amount of obscene and hilarious illustrations, several of which poked fun at his penchant for jellybeans and others which made no qualms about comparing him to hate groups such as the KKK and Hitler’s Nazis. Flyers everywhere advertised bands with names like Reagan Youth, Domino Theory, Agnostic Front, and Capitol Punishment, all expressing their distaste for the neoliberal policies that dominated the Reagan era.
The George H. W. Bush Era (1989–1993)
Fugazi at the White House // Photo via Dischord Records
The milquetoast George H. W. Bush failed to inspire the same level of rage as his predecessor, but punk maintained a healthy stance of opposition throughout his short presidency. No event embodies the punk spirit of this era more fully than the Gulf War protest concert staged in front of the White House on January, 12, 1991. Organized by the activist collective Positive Force and headlined by DIY post-punk legends Fugazi, the event was initially conceived as a response to America’s homelessness problem. It morphed into something more geopolitical in scope when Bush announced the beginning of Operation Desert Storm.
Thanks to the genre’s rise in mainstream culture, other punk bands were pulled into Desert Storm in ways they had never intended. The Clash’s “Rock the Casbah” — a song loosely inspired by Iran’s ban on Western music — was reportedly the first song Armed Forces Radio chose to broadcast during the operation, which probably isn’t what the band had envisioned. In any case, punk remained a vital force throughout the first years of the ‘90s, as evidenced by the rise of riot grrrl, an explicitly politicized feminist movement with origins in DC’s self-publishing culture.
The Clinton Era (1993–2001)
Album Cover: Fugazi – In on the Kill Taker (1993)
If you think a Democratic president might incite less ire among the punk community than a Republican, you’re both right and wrong. Bill Clinton’s election in 1993 was less of a reaction against conservatism than it was an indictment of Bush’s ineffectual first term, and the new president was about the furthest from revolutionary a politician could be. Punks gave Clinton some time to prove them wrong, but they responded with vigor once they realized he was more of the same. A case in point: Rage Against the Machine hosted a radio broadcast in Los Angeles on the night of Clinton’s second Presidential inauguration, inviting other musicians and political commentators to voice their displeasures over a rigged political system. Later, the band would hold a free concert at the 2000 Democratic National Convention to usher in a tumultuous end to the Clinton era.
Still, the Clinton years are defined more by general angst than by a direct movement opposed to the sitting President. While punk shifted to a more pop-friendly sound in the mid-’90s, popular bands such as Green Day, Blink-182, and The Offspring steered away from controversy by writing more or less apolitical songs. Bands such as Rage and Fugazi carried the mantle, with the former attempting to fly the American flag upside down on SNL in protest of Republican presidential nominee Steve Forbes and the latter releasing two of their most politicized records, 1993’s In on the Kill Taker and 1995’s Red Medicine, during Clinton’s first term as President.
The George W. Bush Era (2001–2009)
George W. Bush gave punk rock the easiest, juiciest target since Reagan, and bands took the bait with a level of enthusiasm that hadn’t registered since the late ‘80s. Presiding over one of the most disastrous presidencies in US history in the aftermath of 9/11, Bush came to represent everything wrong with American politics, from the corporate greed that led to the invasion of Iraq to the Christian conservatism that led to a radically right-wing remake of the Supreme Court (and thus restricted rights for gays and women).
The biggest punk pushback against the Bush presidency came in the form of the Rock Against Bush and Punk Voter projects, both founded by Fat Mike of NOFX and Fat Wreck Chords. A direct descendant of the Rock Against Reagan campaign of the ‘80s, Rock Against Bush consisted of a series of concerts and compilation albums conceived in opposition to the Iraq War and the Bush presidency in general. The compilations featured entries from the likes of Alkaline Trio, Sum 41, Descendents, and other hugely popular punk bands that weren’t exactly known for taking a strong stance on anything beyond their current love life.
This is probably what made Rock Against Bush so impactful; whether Fat Mike knew it or not, he was mobilizing the punk community in a way that hadn’t been seen in over a decade. All of this in spite of the rising emo trend, which showered itself in eyeliner and male insecurity and threatened to push punk rock permanently into joke territory. Thankfully, Drive-Thru Records and the like didn’t succeed.
Fat Wreck Chords, on the other hand, had a goddamn field day with Bush. Aside from the comps, the label featured some of the most pointed Bush criticism of the era. Against Me!’s 2005 album, Searching for a Former Clarity, stands apart as the best of the label’s anti-Bush screeds (it even features a bizarro love song for Condoleezza Rice). Against Me! have obviously come to symbolize the struggle for gender equality, but before that, the band did everything they could to position themselves as a force in presidential politics. Hence their appearance in a PSA for Rock the Vote in the lead-up to the 2008 presidential election, which met with mixed reviews from the true believers but probably did end up getting some butts off the couch.
The Obama Era (2009–Present)
Looking around America circa 2008, it would have been difficult to find any progressive voices — punk or otherwise — criticizing Barack Obama. The moderate liberal US Senator from Illinois rode into the office on a wave of goodwill, promising sweeping changes from the way things had been under Bush. Not everyone from the punk community bought into Obama immediately, though. In an open letter posted to the Alternative Tentacles website, Biafra voiced his hesitance:
You are the first president in my lifetime to have a bona fide grassroots movement behind you and ready to rock. I hope those crowds’ hope and urgency has penetrated deeply enough that you won’t let that bridge be washed away.
I remember another person who had the audacity to exploit and toss aside people’s hope, and his name is Bill Clinton. Democrats fail time and again when they shirk responsibility and settle for being dealmakers instead of leaders. As important as it is to find common ground and build consensus for change, our situation is so dire we cannot afford any more dealmakers. The people voted for a leader. Anything less risks breaking the hearts of an entire galvanized generation who may then decide it is not worth it to get involved and participate any more.
Other politically outspoken punk musicians took a softer stance on Obama, including Fat Mike, who hailed his second election in 2012 as a “slam dunk” and sent Punk Voter to an early grave. Punk music in general has lost a great deal of its anti-establishment mojo in the years since Obama came into office, partially because the critics have become less outspoken and partially because, well, punk may not be the prescription we need anymore.
Just look at the 2016 election and its most vocal progressive candidate, Bernie Sanders. Though Sanders bowed out of the race this week, his campaign was notable for inspiring a level of support among the music community that had never been seen before. The 74-year-old Vermont senator’s democratic socialist platform inspired events such as Brooklyn Is Berning and the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Feel the Bern concert in LA. Smaller punk benefits have been held in cities across the country, but prominent punk voices have largely been muted. The sexier and/or more vocal endorsements — Killer Mike, Lil B, Jenny Lewis — came from other genres (though punk notables, including Biafra and Mike Watt, did sign an endorsement on Sanders’ website).
Design by Mark Mendez and Rob Campbell
Sanders may no longer be an option, but the punk community needs to get its political act together in a hurry. Whatever Prophets of Rage are planning for the RNC next week may serve as a catalyst or invitation for punk voices to return to mainstream politics. But it’s just as likely to register as a blip, an aberration in an era when punk and alternative music don’t hold the same cultural sway they once did. For the sake of the genre and the country’s health, it’s high time that punk rock started fucking shit up again.
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PDP party chairman Adamu Mu’azu, has backed Jega to deliver
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Adamu Mu’azu, on Thursday, threw his weight behind the Attahiru Jega-led Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Mu’azu, speaking at a press conference against the backdrop of calls from certain quarters for Jega’s sack, following the shifting of the election dates, said he trust him to do a good job of handling the rescheduled polls.
He expressed his confidence in the INEC boss, saying: “my confidence in Jega is that he will conduct free, fair and credible elections.”
The PDP boss spoke to newsmen after a meeting with top shots of the party, including governors.
The PDP chairman, who had earlier in the day expressed surprise at the news of adoption of Muhammadu Buhari, the APC presidential candidate, for the presidential election by Olusegun Obasanjo, said he has a big doubt about the news credited to Obasanjo.
He said he would not believe the media report on the issue but would rather wait until he listens to the former President himself.
Mu’azu also denounced the news that some PDP governors are campaigning for Buhari, but added that he would advise them if there are any, to stop the anti-party activity in the interest of the party.
He explained that he would not delve on rumour going round over alleged attempt to remove Jega, saying: “I don’t work on rumours”.
He, however, urged the opposition who are allegedly making it difficult for President Goodluck Jonathan to campaign in the northern zone to desist from the act.
On the distribution of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs), Mu’azu expressed optimism that the commission will ensure that every eligible voter collects his or her card before the election.
He added that the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party met and deliberated “on our nationwide campaign as well as a number of issues in the polity especially regarding preparations for the 2015 general elections.”
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JFK’s Bay of Pigs Disaster
Posted on April 17, 2017 by clarkgriffith
I was just out of Navy boot camp on this day in 1961. I was at the Navy Receiving Station in Brooklyn waiting for transfer to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Bay of Pigs invasion canceled all such travel. I was then ordered to Norfolk and assigned to the USS Greenwich Bay. Aboard the Greenwich Bay, I sailed half way around the world and had the greatest military tour possible.
I was transferred to Guantanamo Bay for the Cuban Missile Crisis later, but that’s another story.
by Thomas J. Craughwell with M. William Phelps
Thomas J. Craughwell is the author of several books, most recently How the Barbarian Invasions Shaped the Modern World (Fair Winds Press, 2008) and Stealing Lincoln’s Body (Harvard University Press, 2007). He has written articles on history, religion, politics, and popular culture for the Wall Street Journal, American Spectator, and U.S. News & World Report. He lives in Bethel, Connecticut. Journalist, lecturer, and historian M. William Phelps is the author of eleven books, including his most recent, Nathan Hale: The Life and Death of America’s First Spy(Thomas Dunne Books, 2008). He lives in Vernon, Connecticut.
Many of the men of Brigade 2506 believed fervently that they were the first wave of Cuban freedom fighters who would liberate their homeland from Castro. They were convinced as they stormed ashore that they would be supported overhead by some of the finest fighter pilots of the U.S. Air Force, and they thought that as they advanced into Cuba, the U.S. Marines would be right behind them. Whether the insurgents had talked themselves into this conviction or the trainers from the United States had made such a promise is still a subject of debate.
The air support promised by the CIA consisted of sixteen B-26 twin-engine light attack bombers. From an airstrip in Nicaragua to the Bay of Pigs was a journey of 1,000 miles, round-trip, which left a B-26 with enough fuel to provide less than forty minutes of air cover for the Brigade. Anything longer than forty minutes and the pilots risked running out of gas somewhere over the Caribbean.
On April 14, 1961, just three days from the invasion, Kennedy called CIA Operations Chief Bissell to ask how many planes he planned to use in the operation. Bissell told the president the CIA planned to use all sixteen of their B-26s. “Well I don’t want it on that scale,” Kennedy replied. “I want it minimal.” So Bissell cut the number of planes for the invasion to eight. The next day, those eight planes attacked the three airfields of the Cuban air force, knocking out some of the aircraft, but not enough to cripple the fleet.
On the morning of April 17, as the Cuban militia pinned down the men of Brigade 2506, the Cuban planes that had survived the air strikes attacked the exiles from the air. Meanwhile, the B-26s, their fuel low and their forty minutes up, veered away from the beach for the flight home. The Brigade’s commander, San Román, radioed his CIA handlers for help. “We are under attack by two Sea Fury aircraft and heavy artillery,” he reported. “Do not see any friendly air cover as you promised. Need jet support immediately.” When San Roman’s request was denied, he replied, “You, sir, are a son of a bitch.”
With the sea at their backs, no means of retreat, and no chance of advancing into the interior of Cuba, the Brigade was in a desperate position. Back in Washington, the CIA and the Kennedy administration concluded that the invasion would fail. In a conversation with his brother, Robert Kennedy, the president said he wished he had permitted the use of U.S. ships to back up the Cuban exiles. “I’d rather be an aggressor,” he said, “than a bum.”
On April 18, Kennedy authorized six fighter jets from the aircraft carrier Essex to provide one hour of air cover for the CIAs attacking B-26s over the beach at the Bay of Pigs. But the jets from the Essex and the B-26s missed their rendezvous because the Pentagon forgot to factor in the one-hour difference in time zones between the B-26s’ base in Nicaragua and the beach in Cuba.
That same day, Kennedy’s national security advisor, McGeorge Bundy, gave the president a status report on the invasion. “The Cuban armed forces are stronger, the popular response [is] weaker, and our tactical position is feebler than we had hoped,” Bundy said. That was perhaps the kindest possible description of the Bay of Pigs operation.
As a humanitarian concession, the president permitted U.S. destroyers to approach the Cuban coast to pick up survivors. The ships were authorized to get within two miles of shore after dark, but no closer than five miles during daylight hours. The directive meant the rescue mission was beyond the reach of almost every man in Brigade 2506. A handful who had managed to swim to one or another of the bay’s outlying cays were picked up, but the rest lay dead on the beach or were captured by Castro’s forces.
At 2 p.m. on April 19, after two days of being pounded by militia, tanks, and the Cuban air force, Commander San Román and Brigade 2506 surrendered. “Everything is lost,” Allen Dulles told former vice president Richard Nixon. “The Cuban invasion is a total failure.”
Sixty-eight Cuban exiles were killed in the Bay of Pigs debacle; 1,209 were captured, and nine of them died of asphyxiation in a windowless sealed truck that took them from the beach to prison in Havana. After twenty days of interrogation, the prisoners were given show trials and sentenced to life in prison.
Soon after the conviction of the men of Brigade 2506, Castro made a public offer to exchange the prisoners for farm machinery. Kennedy leapt at the proposal. Immediately he formed the Tractors for Freedom Committee, chaired by former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, with the purpose of collecting donations to purchase farm equipment for Cuba. But the group was not able to meet Castro’s exorbitant demand of $30 million worth of capital relief, and it disbanded. The tractor deal fell through.
Negotiations between the two governments went on sporadically over the next twenty months. Finally, on December 24, 1962, Castro announced that he was releasing the Brigade 2506 prisoners in exchange for $53 million in medicine and food from the United States. He also promised, “as a Christmas bonus,” to permit 1,000 of the prisoners’ relatives to emigrate to the United States.
The animosity between Cuba and the United States intensified after the Bay of Pigs debacle. Cuba allied itself with the Soviet Union, while America continued its policy of isolating Cuba economically and diplomatically. Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev viewed America’s failure at the Bay of Pigs as a sign of Kennedy’s weakness and inexperience, an assessment he felt was confirmed after meeting Kennedy at the Vienna Summit of April 1962, where it appeared to some that Kennedy was sandbagged by Khrushchev’s threat to cut off West Berlin from the Western powers. Within six months, Khrushchev was placing nuclear missiles in Cuba, an action that brought the world as close as it has ever come to all-out nuclear war.
In the face of the missile crisis, Kennedy held firm. The Soviets backed down, removing the nuclear weapons from Cuba, but the tension between Cuba and the United States has dragged on for more than forty years. During that time, political observers and historians have argued that the failed invasion actually strengthened Castro’s grip on Cuba. Certainly, Che Guevara thought so. In August 1961, at a meeting of the Organization of American States in Uruguay, he sent a note to Kennedy saying, “Thanks for Playa Giron [another name for the site of the invasion]. Before the invasion, the revolution was weak. Now it is stronger than ever.”
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Posts Tagged ‘Michael Crichton’
Science fiction vs. techno thriller
Posted: August 15, 2014 in Books, Culture, Uncategorized
Tags: Drift, Jon McGoran, Michael Crichton, science fiction, techo thrillers
My recent review of Jon McGoran’s excellent thriller “Drift” got me thinking about the definition of “science fiction.”
On the surface, defining science fiction looks pretty simple, doesn’t it? Does it have science in it? Is it fiction? Then it’s science fiction. Whew! Gotta take a nap. All this thinking has plum wore me out!
Except maybe it’s a little more complicated than that.
Don’t want to go into too many details here lest I drop any spoilers. McGoran’s book is about a modern-day cop who stumbles into a criminal conspiracy involving the bioengineering of crops. I’ll tell you this much. The secret he uncovers turns out to be pretty jaw-dropping, yet it’s grounded in modern scientific developments. Incredible, but not intelligent-walking-plant-creatures-menacing-humanity incredible.
That aura of plausibility, coupled with the fact that it takes place in modern times instead of the future, would seem to place it in the realm of “techno thriller” rather than “science fiction.”
Though I’m not one of these obsessive buffs who reads nothing BUT science fiction, I still love it.
It’s interesting to me, how science fiction developed. It (debatably) started around the turn of the 20th century, at a time of staggering scientific and technological advances that were radically changing the world for better and for worse. People were interested in reading stories that speculated about what changes might be in the works, and what those changes might bring.
A lot of early science fiction wasn’t intended as escapist fantasy, so much as a peek at how sweeping technological developments could affect the future.
I’m not suggesting that all science fiction was based on sober speculation. I doubt anybody read John Carter’s adventures on Mars because of their gritty realism. Still, a lot of early science fiction was based on a sense that the fantastic scenarios and inventions being described were plausible. Even imminent. If transcontinental air travel — a bizarre and fanciful notion for the generation preceding those early science fiction writers — was plausible, how much of a leap was it that the next generation would be living on the moon? If Americans could meet and interact with people on the other side of the globe, was it really that big a stretch that we might someday be shaking hands with the occupants of Mars or Venus?
So what makes one fictional work involving science a “techno thriller,” and another “science fiction?”
I saw a few reviews comparing McGoran to Michael Crichton. I’m reluctant to do that, because I really liked McGoran’s book, and I’m not a big fan of Crichton as a writer or as a scientific theorist. (“Global warming? Poppycock!” Good call, Mike. Very scientifically rigorous.)
Still, Crichton’s books were frequently classified as techno thrillers too, as opposed to science fiction. No matter how outlandish the premise — such as resurrected dinosaurs — the contemporary setting and mere nod to scientific plausibility would take them out of the realm of science fiction.
It seems that these days, a work gets classified as “science fiction” more because it incorporates certain tropes associated with the genre, than because it has anything to do with science. Tropes such as time travel, space travel, extraterrestrials, cyborgs, etc. Not based in actual scientific research on any of those topics, so much as variations on previous works about them. Being curious and knowledgeable about science doesn’t necessarily appear to be a qualifier for science fiction writers anymore, so much as a desire to write about spaceships and robots.
That’s not a diss. Like I said, I love science fiction — vintage and modern. And I guess it’s not a recent phenomenon. I just did a Google image search for science fiction pulp magazine covers, and they don’t exactly make the words “scientific rigor” come to mind. The raison d’être for many of them is apparently finding excuses to depict babes in metallic bikinis on the covers.
And of course there are plenty of exceptions. The subgenre of cyberpunk, much like early 20th century science fiction, attempted to combine rollicking adventure with genuine speculation about how radical contemporary technological developments might affect the future. You’ve also got works such as Scott Pruden’s “Immaculate Deception” that deliberately subvert standard science fiction tropes for purposes of social satire.
Still, it’s interesting that incorporating genuine science into a story these days might disqualify that story as science fiction.
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Zetlin & De Chiara Expands with Three New Hires
Elissa Rossi
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Chengdong (C.D.) Xing
Anthony Riverso
PRESS RELEASE10 April 2018
NEW YORK (January 29, 2018) – Zetlin & De Chiara LLP today announced that Elissa Rossi has joined the firm as an Associate Principal and Chengdong (C.D.) Xing and Anthony Riverso have joined as law clerks.
“We are extremely fortunate to have Elissa, C.D. and Anthony join us as we embark on 2018. They
will undoubtedly strengthen our team with their unique perspectives and experience,” said Michael
Vardaro, Managing Partner of Zetlin & De Chiara.
Elissa most recently served as an Executive Director at the Department of Housing Preservation and
Development, where she established a new unit within the agency to enforce compliance with
property tax exemption and affordable housing laws. She also worked as an Assistant Attorney
General in the Enforcement Section at the Office of the Attorney General in the Real Estate Finance
Bureau. Additionally, she has experience as both a litigation and contract attorney in a broad array
of practice areas.
Elissa graduated with a J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School and a B.A. in Economics from
the University of Pennsylvania.
C.D. served as Legal Counsel for China State Construction Engineering Corp. Ltd (CSCEC) from 2011-2016, advising infrastructure, real estate, and construction projects, coordinating mergers and
acquisitions, negotiating disputes, and dealing with construction litigations and arbitrations. His
projects included a bridge-and-tunnel P3, Hangzhou International EXPO Center, Shanghai Pudong
Huinan Affordable Public Housing Development and successful outcomes in cases involving multimillion-dollar alternative dispute resolution, arbitration and litigation.
A graduate of East China University of Political Science and Law in Shanghai, C.D. earned an LL.M.
from New York University Law School in 2017, majoring in international dispute resolution and
cross-border transaction. His practice will focus on complex construction disputes and contractual
matters. C.D. is fluent in Mandarin, Shanghainese and English.
A recent graduate, Anthony holds both a J.D. and an MBA in Finance from Fordham University. He
has been published twice by New York Law Journal with articles entitled “Priority of Insurance in
Construction Accidents” and “Proper Objections at a Personal Injury Deposition.”
Anthony also holds a B.A. in Political Science from Pennsylvania State University.
About Zetlin & De Chiara LLP
Zetlin & De Chiara LLP, a leading construction law firm, provides sophisticated legal counsel and business advice to real estate owners, developers, institutions, design professionals, contractors, and other parties involved in construction projects in the United States. Many of its attorneys have direct
experience with construction and design issues through their work as in-house construction counsel,
education and training as architects and engineers, and by earning LEED accreditation. The firm provides counsel throughout the planning, design, and construction process — from drafting and negotiating contracts to advising on risk management strategies. Zetlin & De Chiara represents clients in litigation and alternative dispute resolution, and also advises on business formation, licensing and corporate issues.
Andrea K. Stimmel - Zetlin & De Chiara LLP
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Navigant Credit Union - Coventry Crossing
Navigant Credit Union – Coventry Crossing
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Navigant Credit Union possesses a rich history of providing financial services to individuals and families throughout Rhode Island. For 100 years the Credit Union has served the Blackstone Valley Area. This heritage provides a solid foundation on which we continue to build.
Our business launched in 1915 in the basement of Notre Dame Parish in Central Falls – one year after the Rhode Island General Assembly passed a law allowing so-called “loan societies” like ours to incorporate as credit unions. Our incorporation papers were filed on March 9, 1915 at the office of the Secretary of State, and – just like that – “La Credit Union de Notre Dame de Central Falls” became Rhode Island’s first credit union.
In the early 1920’s the Credit Union changed its name to Credit Union Central Falls as a means of distinguishing itself from Notre Dame Parish. Some eighty plus years later the Credit Union changed its name again. The decision to change Credit Union Central Falls to Navigant Credit Union was made to reflect the ability to serve a larger membership beyond the Blackstone Valley and not to be tied to one geographic location.
From the very beginning, our mission has been to improve the financial lives of our members. We are committed to the financial well-being of the families, businesses and communities where we serve.
Navigant Credit Union was the vision of six community leaders who recognized a need and took the necessary action to make it a reality. The area was expanding rapidly with the textile mills dominating the landscape in virtually every direction. New families were moving into the area at a rapid pace. The world was in turmoil with World War I, putting new demands on nations from both sides of the Atlantic. And with the textile industry employing large numbers of the area’s population, there was the need for a friendly financial institution in which working people could have confidence.
From that humble beginning in 1915 Navigant Credit Union continues to experience significant growth. At the end of its first year in operation in 1915, the Credit Union recorded assets of $22,000. Fifty years later at the end of 1964, assets exceeded $15,000,000. And today after world wars, a worldwide depression and a tremendous shift in the demographic make-up of the community, Navigant Credit Union continues to grow.
Now at more than $1.8 billion in assets, Navigant Credit Union is among the largest credit unions in Rhode Island and one of the strongest in the country – but it never lost its community-driven values.
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2015 Chicago Critics Film Festival
The CHICAGO FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
presents the return of the
3733 North Southport
The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA), a group of 48 Chicago-area print, online and broadcast critics that has been celebrating the art of film for over 20 years, is pleased to announce the dates and location for the 3rd Annual Chicago Critics Film Festival (CCFF). The festival will run from May 1-7, 2015, and will once again take place at Chicago’s historic Music Box Theatre.
The event features a selection of films chosen by members of the organization and comprised of recent festival favorites and as-yet-undistributed works from a variety of filmmakers, ranging from Oscar winners to talented newcomers. It is the only current example of a major film critics group hosting its own festival.
In only two years, CCFF has already attracted an impressive array of films and talent. In its first year, the festival opened with Oscar-nominated actress-filmmaker Sarah Polley (“Away From Her,” “Take This Waltz”) on hand to present her acclaimed documentary “Stories We Tell.” Closing night featured a screening of the celebrated coming-of-age drama “The Spectacular Now,” with director James Ponsoldt in attendance. The 2013 festival concluded with Oscar-winning filmmaker William Friedkin introducing a rare 35mm screening of his 1977 masterpiece “Sorcerer,” and then participating in an equally entertaining Q&A about the film’s notoriously difficult production.
Working with an expanded schedule and a new location, the second edition of the festival was the rare sequel that improved upon the original. On opening night, acclaimed comic filmmaker David Wain presented his latest work, the Paul Rudd-Amy Poehler rom-com spoof “They Came Together.” Throughout the week, the festival included the local premieres of highly regarded titles such as “The One I Love,” “I Origins,” “The Overnighters,” “The Congress,” “Mood Indigo” and “Cavalry”; comedian-turned-director Bobcat Goldthwait also came out to present his genre-bending horror film “Willow Creek.” Another highlight was the lively Q&A with legendary character actor Dick Miller, who chatted with the audience in between the double-feature of “That Guy Dick Miller,” a documentary chronicling his extensive career, and the Roger Corman classic “A Bucket of Blood” in 35mm. The festival concluded with a packed house for the screening of “Animals,” a locally produced drama from director Colin Schiffli and star/screenwriter David Dastmalchian, both of whom were in attendance. “Animals” went on to win the festival’s Audience Choice award.
The festival’s producers are currently at work pulling together titles and guests for the 2015 event. Further details will be forthcoming. That being said, it is the hope of the entire CFCA that the 2015 Chicago Critics Film Festival will have a charmed third year for the film lovers of this glorious city.
Future details, as well as information on the previous editions of the festival, can be found at the official CCFF website at www.chicagocriticsfilmfestival.com.
CFCA Case Statement
The CFCA has always been dedicated to supporting and celebrating quality filmmaking that has something to say about our world, our lives, and our society. In the past, while it supported and fought for the continued role of film critics in the media, the CFCA’s primary public interaction was through the announcement of its annual film awards each December. In recent years, however, the CFCA moved aggressively to expand its presence on the Chicago arts scene and to promote critical thinking about cinema to a wider base. In 2012, in addition to re-launching a late-winter awards ceremony, CFCA members presented numerous film screenings at theaters like the Studio Movie Grill in Wheaton, and Muvico Theaters Rosemont 18 in Rosemont. Illinois. CFCA members also team-taught a new Young People’s Film Criticism Workshop at Facets Multimedia that emphasized not just film analysis and criticism, but also writing skills to middle- and high-school students, many of whom were attending the course on lower-income scholarships. With this film festival, we intend to take the next step.
The Future of the CFCA
As the Chicago Film Critics Association looks ahead to the future, it hopes to be a much larger presence on the Chicago arts landscape and an even more effective force for critical thinking and film appreciation. To do so will mean more efforts at public outreach, education, and enlightenment, and that will require a larger financial investment.
Going forward, the CFCA intends to set ambitious goals, including expanding the public presentation of films, teaching more film-based classes to both youth and adults, and making the Chicago Critics Film Festival into a long and ongoing annual tradition.
For 30 years, the Music Box Theatre has been the premier venue in Chicago for independent and foreign films, festivals and some of the greatest cinematic events in Chicago. It currently has the largest cinema space operated full-time in the city. The Music Box Theatre is independently owned & operated by the Southport Music Box Corporation. SMBC, through its Music Box Films division, also distributes foreign and independent films in the theatrical, DVD and television markets throughout the United States. For additional information, please visit www.musicboxtheatre.com
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Anonymous asked in Politics & GovernmentLaw & Ethics · 2 months ago
Why is having consensual sex with a minor illegal and considered statutory rape in the States?
I reckon its probably because the child is not mature enough to take his/her decisions as to sex and can end up making a self destructive decision, which could potentially ruin their life or end up putting themselves in danger at the hands of the adult. But then shoudnt minors having sex with other minors be illegalized? Why does the adult go to jail in cases where they have done no harm to minor?
Nuff Sed
The legislators came up with an age at which they find that a child cannot legally be deemed mentally capable of granting consent for sex. Therefore, the statutes criminalize sex with such a child REGARDLESS of whether there was evidence of consent. However, were the sex with a minor non-consensual it would ALSO be an aggravated rape felony in most states, on top of statutory rape.
It has NOTHING to do with "contracts", which children legally enter all day every day.
So, it's not about "consent" but rather the local state legislators' determination of the age at which a child has the necessary judgement to overcome the presumption that they don't know what they're doing when it comes to having sex.
In some states two 12-year-olds can legally have sex together and in others it would be a crime for both of them.
Obi Wan Knievel
You reckon correctly. Children are ruled as not capable of making those decisions on their own, including decisions that might ruin their life. That's why they're also not allowed to vote or drive motorized vehicles, in fact.
When minors have sex with other minors, that's a different story. Remember that thing you said about children not being mature enough to make those decisions? Exactly. Adults are held to a different standard under the law than children are. Childlike thinking isn't just tolerated from children, it's actually expected.
The adult goes to jail because they obviously knew what they did was illegal, and just plain wrong, and they did it anyway. It's way too easy for an adult to manipulate the mind of a child.
roderick_young
Many states have "Romeo and Juliet" laws saying it's not statutory rape if the two people are about the same age.
As for an adult having sex with a child, if the adult is found guilty, it's because a child doesn't have the experience, judgement, and possibly not even the strength to resist. It's on the adult to know better. Note also that there is an Age of Consent, which may be lower than the Age of Majority. That is, while someone 17 years old may be a minor, depending on the state, an adult having sex with them would not be considered statutory rape. It could still be rape, of course, depending on the circumstances.
As an adult, we have legal responsibilities to do no harm to others. And that is why minors are protected by statutory rape laws.
Minors are minors, so they know no better and are not treated like criminals when they have sex with one another...age requirements do apply. Example: a minor who is 17 cannot have sex with, say, a 10 year old because a 10 year old is not mature enough to give sexual consent.
I am shocked you cannot figure this out for yourself. Perhaps you are a minor and need some growing up of your own.
GodBlessHitler
This is not an entirely true statement, since having sex with someone under 21 is not illegal in every state provided they are 16-18. "Minors cannot consent" would only be a true statement if the age was 21 nation wide with no exceptions. But that is far from the case.
Nosehair
It is not legal because permission, spoken, written, or otherwise conveyed is required in the context of a binding contract. A minor cannot legally agree to a binding contact.
Nekkid Truth!
Because an adult could easily groom a child into having sex with them and take advantage of the child.
When dealing with peers of similar age, there is less pressure/authority at play to sway the childs decision
In very few states is sex with a minor illegal, however having sex with someone below the age of consent may very well be a crime, A person is considered a minor until they reach the age of majority which in the US is 18 in all states except Alabama and Nebraska where it is 19 and Mississippi where the age is 21. The age of consent ( the age at which a person can legally engage in sex) is 16 in 31 states and is 17 in 6 other states. In the other 13 the age of consent is 18. But in most states these ages are not hard and fast. The majority of states have near age exceptions (Romeo and Juliet laws) that allow sex with persons under the age of consent if the two parties are within a given age of each other. Take Ohio for example. In Ohio the age of consent is 16specified by Section 2907.04 of the Ohio Revised Code. However, there exists a close-in-age exception where a minor 13 or older can consent to sex as long as their partner is less than 18 years old.
2907.04 Unlawful sexual conduct with minor.
(A) No person who is eighteen years of age or older shall engage in sexual conduct with another, who is not the spouse of the offender, when the offender knows the other person is thirteen years of age or older but less than sixteen years of age, or the offender is reckless in that regard. {§ 2907.04}.
Non-penetrative sexual contact is permitted between 13- to 15-year-olds and anyone less than 4 years older, even if the older person is 18+.
There has to be some age below which minors aren't considered competent to consent to sex but that age is set unusually high in most US states and the penalties for breaching that age are unusually severe compared to most countries. I suspect the influence of conservative religious fundamentalists. In other Western countries the age of consent is as low as 14, but only if the other participant no more than a young adult in some countries to avoid an older adult taking advantage of the immaturity of a minor.
Each state in the USA has its own laws and minors having sex is illegal with certain exceptions.
Minors cannot give consent. Period.
If a group of teenage girls showed up at your door and began attacking your teenage son for cheating on them, whose side should you support?
Legal help for squatters rights?
What are my chances of getting sole custody in LA?
Would I be able to sue the owner of my job if he fires me because I don’t want to work around unsafe broken equipments that can cause injury?
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Share this Story: Calgary's biggest museums, art galleries not ready to reopen
Calgary's biggest museums, art galleries not ready to reopen
Eric Volmers
David Leinster, CEO of Contemporary Calgary, poses for a photo on Friday, December 13, 2019. Azin Ghaffari/Postmedia Photo by Azin Ghaffari /Azin Ghaffari/Postmedia
Officials from the city’s biggest galleries and museums say they have not set a firm date on when activities might resume at their facilities and had no plans to reopen as part of Thursday’s first stage of its economic relaunch.
On April 30, Premier Jason Kenney floated the idea that some retail stores, restaurants, barbershops and salons, museums, art galleries and daycares could reopen in some capacity by Thursday. On Wednesday, the government reduced the list in Calgary to museums, retail and daycares. For some of the city’s biggest cultural facilities — including the Glenbow Museum, Telus Spark, the National Music Centre and Contemporary Calgary — it does not matter. Officials say these facilities are not anywhere near ready to open to the public.
Calgary's biggest museums, art galleries not ready to reopen Back to video
“It came, certainly, as very welcome news that art galleries and museums were included in the first stage of the reopening plan,” said David Leinster, chief executive officer of Contemporary Calgary. “That was very appreciated. I think that it’s a little fast for what we could do to be ready in that period of time. We wanted to connect with our members and stakeholders and see what was on their minds and things they would like to see in the gallery experience that would make them feel safe and secure in revisiting a cultural facility like Contemporary Calgary.”
Leinster said the organization will be staying up-to-date with the progress of COVID-19 and the restrictions in place. He doesn’t expect Contemporary Calgary to open in any capacity before July at the earliest. Leinster said the gallery will be reaching out to its members and stakeholders to survey them about their expectations in terms of safety.
Leinster and representatives from other Alberta museums and galleries participated in a townhall meeting in early May with government officials and ministers to discuss guidelines for reopening.
“What was very clear from that call was that the government isn’t in the business of running all of these varied businesses across the province and we really have the responsibility and accountability to think about how to best run our facilities and how to keep them safe,” Leinster says.
He says they are looking to other galleries around the world that have either reopened or set to reopen for some guidance. Facilities the size of Contemporary Calgary, which is located in the old Centennial Planetarium, also need to be mindful of the cost of reopening, particularly if there are limits on attendance and new requirements for safety.
“It’s quite a lot to take on for an unknown amount of visitation that might be coming for a limited gallery experience,” Leinster says. “I think most organizations, at least the major organizations in the city that I’ve communicated with, are all planning a more practical approach and thinking of opening in a restricted capacity to start out and see how the community responds.”
Contemporary Calgary launched its first major exhibits in January and is in the midst of a $117-million, multi-phase renovation. New exhibits that were set to open May 21, including one by Yoko Ono, have been pushed to the fall.
TELUS Spark was quiet on March 14, just one of many places temporarily closed as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19. It has no set date for reopening. Photo by Gavin Young/Postmedia
Telus Spark also has no firm date on when it will reopen. In a statement on its website, CEO Mary Anne Moser wrote that the science centre was “monitoring regular updates about COVID-19 and following guidelines from the Alberta Health Services and the World Health Organization.”
In its newsletter sent out to subscribers, Glenbow Museums CEO Nicholas R. Bell confirmed the museum would not reopen in May and would “continue to monitor the always-evolving situation to understand when the time will be right to reconnect with you in person.”
Andrew Mosker, president and CEO of the National Music Centre, said he was taken off-guard by the government’s announcement that the reopening of museums would be in the first stage of Alberta’s gradual reopening. The National Music Centre has no firm date for when it may open its doors, although it will not be in May. Bigger facilities need to ensure safety but also figure out if the cost of reopening to small groups of people is worth it, he said. Still, he believes that opening cultural centres to limited numbers of people will likely be part of the new reality for most organizations moving forward in the near future.
“Whether it’s May 14 or June, July or August 14 down the road, all of us are likely going to have to open that way with physical distancing,” he said. “The numbers may be bigger than 15, they may not. But I think all of us are going to have to go through the preparedness of doing that in order to help all of our galleries dip our toe in the water in operating our facilities this way. We’re all going to have to deal with a scaled-down operation when we eventually reopen to the public.”
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The Angel of Atonement
Arabic version here
The Angel (2018)
Directed by Ariel Vromen for Netflix
Starring Marwan Kenzari, Toby Kebbell, Hanna, Sapir Azulay, & Sasson Gabai
One of the biggest American blunders of the Iraq War – aside from starting the war in the first place – was the de-Baathification policy that was organized by the Jewish-led Office of Special Plans in the Pentagon. By using the term “blunder,” I’m referring to the white American view of the policy. From a Jewish perspective, de-Baathification and its associated disorders was, as they say, a feature, not a bug of the Iraq War.
A good way to understand the organized Jewish community is to watch what they do and ignore what they say. The key thing that politically active Jews do, whether it is in Israel or the diaspora, is to saddle the societies of their hosts or enemies with as many intractable internal problems as possible. In America, they sponsored “civil rights,” destroying the policy of segregation that had kept race relations on an even keel. Likewise, the Hart-Celler Act was deliberately designed by Jews and their allies in the government to end America’s white majority and inject immigration problems into American life. But in the Arab countries, the Jewish community has worked to destroy the secular Arab nationalist governments and replace them with Islamist fanatics.
Divide and rule is always a good strategy for an occupying foreign power.
Netflix and Chilling with Secular Arab Nationalists
Since coming to understand this situation, I’ve become interested in the secular Arab nationalist view of things. So when I saw the trailer for Netflix’s new film, The Angel, early on a Saturday morning, I immediately watched it.
The movie is about an Egyptian diplomatic official, Ashraf Marwan (Marwan Kenzari), who was also a spy. The exact nature of his espionage is still debated, and he died in 2007 after either jumping from or getting pushed out of a building, depending on who you ask. It is probable that Marwan was a double agent, pursuing Egyptian interests while working as a spy for Israel.
The move isn’t a swashbuckling thriller like Mission: Impossible. The tense scenes of Marwan being pursued by agents in London, as well as a blonde in a convertible, seem like cheap thrills that were tacked on to the real story. Despite this, the movie’s pacing is good and the story is interesting enough.
Marwan becomes a spy for Israel after he has an embarrassing run-in with his father-in-law, Gamal Nasser (1918-1970), during a dinner party. Marwan’s father-in-law is the remarkable President of Egypt who nationalized the Suez Canal and made Egypt a truly independent nation.[1] Marwan also gambles, and has run up a lot of debts. Marwan thus has the M.I.C.E. components found in most turncoat spies: money, ideology, coercion, and ego. Marwan gives the Israeli Embassy in London a call, and Israeli Intelligence connects with him.
After Nasser’s death, Marwan becomes a trusted advisor to the new Egyptian President, Anwar Sadat (1918-1981). The story follows Marwan’s cloak-and-dagger escapades and his high diplomacy. Marwan gives a sort-of warning to the Israelis about an Egyptian attack on the Jewish Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur). We are told that because of this warning, Marwan is regarded as a hero in both Egypt and Israel, apparently because Marwan’s actions “saved lives” during the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
Many Israeli Jews were involved in the making of this film, although the reviews of it that have appeared in Egyptian and Israeli publications online are pretty harsh. It seems that the raw wounds of 1973 still sting. One reason for this is that Marwan and Sadat are portrayed as solid men. They aren’t the usual flat characters – the stereotypical Arab as fanatical terrorist, such as is common in Hollywood productions.
The War of Atonement . . .
What makes this movie noteworthy is the Yom Kippur War’s relevance today. To understand why Hillary Clinton, the neoconservatives, the Israel lobby, and the Israeli government all push to destabilize secular Arab governments, as in Syria, and empower groups such as ISIS and Al Qaeda, one needs to understand this conflict.
When Ashraf Marwan was passing secrets to the Israelis, Egypt’s situation was as follows:
The Sinai peninsula was occupied by the Israelis after the 1967 Six-Day War.
The Suez Canal was blockaded by the Egyptians and closed to shipping.
Egypt was supported by the Soviet Union and had access to the latest Soviet weaponry.
There was an ongoing tit-for-tat war of attrition between Israel and Egypt. This included raids across the Suez, artillery duels, and occasional dogfights in the air.
The Egyptians had been humiliated by their loss in 1967 and offered to make peace with Israel for the return of Sinai, but were rebuffed.
Israel in 1967: It looked big, but as Wilmot Robertson wrote, “. . . [T]hose who are caught up in desert politics – not only American Jews but Zionist and Zionist supporters everywhere – should beware of mirages.”[2]
Anwar Sadat reflected on the actions of his predecessor in relation to Israel and decided that to get the Sinai back, he needed to show Israel that Egypt could threaten it militarily, and therefore that it was better to make peace. As Wilmot Robertson wrote:
. . . [T]he populations of the neighboring Arab countries . . . may be far behind the Westernized Zionist technically and economically. But they are not spear-carrying natives. They may not be able to make their own advanced weapons, but they know where to buy them, and they have the money to buy them.[3]
Sadat rebuilt his military. Additionally, the Egyptians were able to capitalize on a revolution in military affairs that took place in the 1970s: rocket and missile technology had advanced to the point where a single soldier could easily destroy a tank at long range using shoulder-fired weapons. Additionally, new air defense systems could now be operated by soldiers with minimal training, and thus they could deny air superiority to the better-trained Israeli pilots.
Sadat’s military developed a brilliant plan to cross the Suez, overwhelm the defenders at the Bar Lev Line, and then defend against the inevitable Israeli counterattacks. Prior to the war, the Egyptian army conducted a great many wargames and maneuvers. During this time, Ashraf Marwan fed accurate information to the Israelis, albeit with one exception – he knew that the war scares were a feint. During these exercises, Sadat would always call off the actual invasion at the last minute, so the Israelis got used to constant war scares. When the Egyptians were about to actually invade, Marwan deliberately gave the Israelis the wrong time for the offensive, giving the Egyptians a critical four hours to mount a surprise attack.
Crossing the Suez. In 1973, the Egyptian army pulled off one of the greatest feats of arms in twentieth-century military history.
The Israelis rallied. They turned back the Syrian attack in the north and won what appeared to be a tactical victory by encircling part of the Third Egyptian Field Army. The losses suffered by Israel were very high, however, with nearly three thousand combat deaths in a little more than two weeks of fighting. Sadat won back the Sinai through a strategic military victory and a negotiated peace.
So, “Who Lost Syria?”
The most critical lesson learned by the Israelis following the Yom Kippur War was not, in retrospect, how to do a Sagger missile drill. Nor was it the fact that secular Arab nationalist governments could rally and inflict considerable damage upon them.
Instead, it was what transpired on October 6, 1981. On that day, a group of Islamist fanatics assassinated Anwar Sadat at a military parade commemorating the crossing of the Suez Canal in 1973. The fanatics were led by First Lieutenant Khalid Islambouli. As a result, the Israelis realized that the greatest enemy to secular nationalist Arab governments isn’t Israel or the United States, but Islamists following the ideas of Islamist thinkers such as Sayyid Qutb (1906-1966), who laid the foundations for and provided inspiration to all of the subsequent jihadi movements.
By his own words, Islambouli was merely angry with Sadat for reaching a compromise with Israel – but it is what people do rather than what they say that matters in the end. In fact, it is the results of what people do, including the unintended results, that really matter. Regardless of his aims, First Lieutenant Islambouli did a great deal of damage to secular Arab governments and societies by emboldening the Islamists.
A nation governed by an Islamist ideology is at a big disadvantage. Islam closes the mind and ultimately deploys its considerable capacity for violence against its own. In the Islamist worldview, the “apostate” or “traitor” is a bigger threat than a nation such as Israel – so the Islamist circular firing squad is sure to follow. Egypt, with its long history and rich cultural heritage, managed to suppress its Islamist currents without too much bloodshed, but Lebanon, Iraq, and Syria could not. Wherever the Baathists and other Arab nationalists are driven out, the Islamist chopping off heads is sure to rise. And today, Islamist fanatics are the spear-carriers of the Zionist project by weakening progressive, secular Arab nationalist governments. Needless to say, these same groups also terrorize whites from California to Paris.
On a final note, the Yom Kippur War was a considerable burden for America as well. Israel required a big airlift of ammunition to keep fighting during the conflict, which strained America’s ability to defend Europe from the Soviets. Additionally, the crisis raised Cold War tensions between the US and the Soviets to the brink of nuclear war.
It is likely that the events involving Egypt and Israel during that time were as much a cause for the economic and social malaise of the 1970s as America’s loss in Vietnam. The Arab oil embargo which was enacted in the aftermath of the war hurt the economies of the United States and Europe. Additionally, that famous nineteenth-century example of technical progress, the Suez Canal, was shut down from 1967 until 1975. The increased shipping costs associated with the Suez’s closure also had a negative financial impact. And Robert F. Kennedy was killed by a Palestinian immigrant in 1969 due to his support for Israel – another example of blowback from America’s reckless Middle Eastern policies.
And it hasn’t ended yet. Hillary Clinton and the late John McCain’s support for Islamist “rebels” is a subsidy to Israel, and today the barbarous Saracen is on the march everywhere. Even slavery has returned. Ironically, those progressives who help the jihadis are helping to undo the very real progress made by Arab nationalist regimes over the past century.
[1] Troy Southgate has written a decent biography of Nasser, Eagle of Saladin (Black Front, 2017).
[2] Wilmot Robertson, The Dispossessed Majority, 3rd ed. (Cape Canaveral, Fl.: Howard Allen Enterprises, 1981), p. 512.
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Watch the film with great interest, as it brought back memeories of that day when I flew out of Rome’s international airport – November 12th 1973, a month after the PLO tried to shoot down an EL AL airliner with 2 RPGs supplied by Egpty. I remeber the tight security at the airport and for the first time police were carrying machine guns!
With the downing of the Russian IL-20, recently, I think Israel will think twice before they attack Syria again. Just today RT reported that Russia is upgrading the Syrian air defences with the S-300 version of anti -aircraft systems. The same system Israel had asked Russia not to supply Syria in 2015! As mentioned in the article technology in 1973 had changed quite a great deal since the 6 day war in 1967 thanks to the Russian supplied surface to air missles, the shoulder wire guied anti tank grads, Israel found that looses were mounting and costly, so it couldn’t get involved in a prolonged battle with its neighboughors. Hence the peace intiatives which followed in 1973.
Will techonolgy again change the minds of the stakeholders in this chessgame? I think the theater of war is changing every day in Syria. Only the protangonists will know how will it end?
Posted September 29, 2018 at 9:28 am | Permalink
“Islam closes the mind and ultimately deploys its considerable capacity for violence against its own”
Good point. The same could be said of the Hagee supporters, too
M. V. de Camp
Posted September 29, 2018 at 11:24 am | Permalink
Yes, there is nothing on Earth more pathetic than Hagee’s bunch, but they were beyond the scope of this article.
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The records of the Nicholas Wilder Gallery of Los Angeles measure 2.4 linear feet and date from 1944 through 1984, with the bulk of materials dating from 1968-1979. Scattered documentation of the contemporary art gallery's fourteen years of operation include artists' inventory cards, photographic transparencies, letters and correspondence, invitations, notes, business and financial documents, and printed materials.
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The records of the Nicholas Wilder Gallery of Los Angeles measure 2.4 linear feet and date from 1944 through 1984, with the bulk of materials dating from 1968 to 1979. Scattered documentation of the contemporary art gallery's fourteen years of operation include artists' inventory cards (the bulk of the collection), photographic transparencies, letters and correspondence, invitations, notes, business and financial documents, and printed materials. The majority of records date from the period after the gallery moved to La Cienega Boulevard to Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. Very few records pertaining to specific exhibitions or openings are included in this collection. However, there is one exhibition catalog and scattered gallery invitations which were used as scrap paper. Other materials include business records that contain financial materials and notes. Printed Materials contain popular newspapers and magazines that reflect Wilder's interests, invitations to other galleries, auction catalogs, and business cards. Correspondence includes scattered gallery correspondence, Wilder's personal correspondence and documents, and holiday cards. The bulk of the collection consists of artist files which include inventory cards and transparencies of works of art. Information on the inventory cards and transparencies may specify: date of creation, date of accession, potential collectors, purchase records, and titles. Notable artists include: Joe Goode, Tom Holland, Robert Graham, Billy Al Bengston, Cy Twombly, Ken Price, Ed Moses, Ron Davis, John McCracken, Kenneth Noland, Helen Frankenthaler, Jules Olitski, Agnes Martin, Edward Avedisian, John Altoon, Richard Yokomi, Sam Francis, Bruce Nauman, Hans Hofmann, and David Hockney. The majority of inventory cards reflect business at the gallery in the mid-late 1970s. Financial records originating from the James Corcoran Gallery are included in this collection. The relationship between the two establishments is unclear although it seems that the James Corcoran Gallery moved into the space previously occupied by the Nicholas Wilder Gallery.
The collection is arranged into four series: Series 1: Business Records, 1968-1978, 1980-1984, circa 1970s (Box 1; 5 folders) Series 2: Correspondence, 1974-1981, circa 1970s (Box 1; 4 folders) Series 3: Printed Material, 1976-1980, circa 1970s (Box 1; 9 folders) Series 4: Artist Files, 1944-1984, circa 1960s-1970s (Box 1-3; 2 linear feet)
Historical Note:
In April 1965, Nicholas Wilder (1937-1989) founded his contemporary art gallery at 814 North La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. His interest in art started at Amherst College where he worked for the art department as a slide technician. While in graduate school at Stanford University, he worked at the Lanyon Gallery in Palo Alto, California. An initial offer of financial backing to open a gallery inspired a move to Los Angeles. Although that offer fell through, Wilder remained determined. In late 1964, Wilder sold shares of his future gallery to friends in order to secure funds. He bought the shares back shortly after opening. The Nicholas Wilder Gallery's first show featured Edward Avedisian. The gallery expanded and featured artists from New York and California, including: Joe Goode, John McCracken, Kenneth Noland, Helen Frankenthaler, Jules Olitski, Cy Twombly, Ed Moses, Ken Price, Agnes Martin, John Altoon, Sam Francis, Billy Al Bengston, and Hans Hofmann. The gallery helped start the careers of American artists such as Robert Graham, Tom Holland, Ron Davis, and Bruce Nauman. In 1970, the gallery moved to 8225 ½ Santa Monica Boulevard. Through its fourteen years of operation, the gallery held a new show every month. Wilder's openings represented a large source of pride and he ensured that every opening reception included a stocked bar for his clients. Initially, the gallery succeeded through Wilder's talents and passion for art. At its peak, the Nicholas Wilder Gallery sold two million dollars worth of art per year. However, in the mid-1970s a change in attitude within the art world affected sales. According to Wilder, many artists no longer painted for expression but as a viable business venture. Furthermore, he claimed that buyers would not risk collecting works from a younger or less well-known artist. In addition to these factors, Wilder attributed the decline of his gallery to his extravagance and lack of business sensibilities. Eventually, the gallery faced financial problems and Wilder recognized the need to leave the business. The Nicholas Wilder Gallery closed on December 31, 1979. Wilder informed his employees that he would close a year in advance and ensured that all of his artists found a new gallery for representation. He moved to New York after leaving his gallery and became an artist. Nicholas Wilder passed away in 1989 from AIDS-related causes.
Also found in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Nicholas Wilder conducted by Ruth Bowman on July 18, 1988. Nicholas Wilder Gallery records, 1927-1980, are also located at the Getty Research Institute.
The Nicholas Wilder Gallery records were donated to the Archives of American Art in 1998 by Matthew Curtis Klebaum, a friend of Wilder's and a former employee of the James Corcoran Gallery.
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‘Bob Ross of Japan’ Brings Joy During Pandemic
by admin | Jan 5, 2021 | News & Trending, Profiles | 0 comments
Harumichi Shibasaki is 73 years old, a grandfather, and wears square little glasses and sweaters over button-downs. He is not what one pictures of a viral sensation. But the internet is full of surprises, and he is a delightful one.
Shibasaki is a watercolor painter, and his YouTube channel, Watercolor by Shibasaki, is a collection of nearly 80 how-to art videos, with more being added every week. His most popular video, a study on how to paint a tree that is exactly 5 minutes long, has over 5 million views, and nearly 800,000 people subscribe to his channel. He has 300,000 more subscribers on his TikTok, mostly younger.
Shibasaki, as may be obvious to anyone who has listened to his calm, friendly, encouraging instruction (In Japanese, but with English subtitles), is a retired teacher. He began his channel in 2016 because he wanted to continue sharing what he knew, but the pandemic brought his channel to the surface of the internet in a way he’d never imagined.
“I realized that there are more people who say their hearts were healed, [or] they were energized by watching my video, than those who just desire to be good at painting,” said Shibasaki in a short video about himself. “I hope to play a role not only in making these videos to improve people’s watercolor skills, but in healing people’s hearts through painting too.”
People around the world have been displaced, either physically, emotionally, in their careers, or all three by the pandemic, which is a huge stress on so many. For those who have turned to art for soothing, this “Bob Ross of Japan” has been a source of joy.
Shibasaki says that painting, and all art, including the video editing he learned from his son but now does himself, keeps him young.
“There is a fighting spirit surging up within me to do creative things — in order not to be left behind (by) young people.”
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Amon Carter Re-Opens After Renovation Sept 14
The Amon Carter Museum of American Art reopens to the public on September 14 after a three-month closure that completes a year-long renovation project. The museum building and galleries feature a new layout that provides an improved experience for visitors while preserving the vision and legacy of founder Amon G. Carter Sr. and his daughter Ruth Carter Stevenson. The September 14 grand reopening celebration begins at 10 a.m. with daylong events during our annual Party on the Porch featuring live music, food trucks, and cash bars. Members will have exclusive access now through 13 during the museum’s Members-Only Preview Days.
Visitors will experience a new Carter when they see the results of the renovation project that began in October 2018. Galleries now feature state-of-the-art technology including hardwood flooring, LED lighting that evokes daylight while preserving the collection, and a modular wall system that allows ease and efficiency when bringing new exhibitions to the museum. The layout has changed to offer broader galleries and generous sightlines, resulting in a more continuous space for visitors to explore the Carter’s permanent collection and temporary exhibitions. The photography vaults have been expanded to allow for decades of future collection growth and to preserve these holdings with the latest advances in climate control. And finally, our main campus and front entrance features an integrated ramp system that increases accessibility to the front entrance and grounds.
“The enhancement project is the result of a desire to provide the best experience to our community to discover American Art,” stated Andrew J. Walker, Executive Director. “Over the past year, we have undertaken a project that addresses not only the spaces visible to the public, but the elements that help ensure the preservation of our prestigious collection for future generations to enjoy.”
“While the physical transformation of our galleries has created an elegant stage for our collection, equally important are changes to the way the collection has been interpreted and installed” said Brett Abbott, Director of Collections and Exhibitions. ‘The hang aims to be elegant, dynamic and thought provoking, and as a result our artwork is singing in ways it has never done before.”
Through an entirely new installation of our permanent collection, we’ve reconceived how our visitors interact with and draw inspiration from our superb holdings of American art. We have made a commitment to expanding the context of our paintings and sculptures collection by putting those works into conversation with examples from our deep collection of photographs and works on paper as well as juxtapositions with the work of living artists. These fresh connections will be regularly rotated, ensuring continued dynamism in our space and more of our rich holdings accessible to the public. A series of new permanent collection galleries offer fresh perspectives on American creativity with art organized around media and themes important to a particular place and time:
American Roots – Step into America’s story. From first presidents to scenes of exploration and the American landscape, the way artists chose to represent the icons, ideals, and values of the early U.S. set the stage for the way we understand the past today. Drawn primarily from our nineteenth-century holdings, here you will find curatorial pairings that spark conversations about how the preoccupations of that era persist today.
Opulence and the Everyday – Artistic production blossomed in the wealth and splendor of the end of the 19th century, but the era’s beauty and prosperity was accompanied by less glamorous tales, too. Dig deeper into the effects of industrialization and consumerism when you encounter works from our photography collection hanging alongside masterworks from our painting collection.
America as Landscape – Early American artists found inspiration in the wild landscape. These artists were some of the first environmentalists and profiteers, capturing a vision of the U.S. that influences artists to this day. Here you will find Thomas Cole’s 1845 painting The Hunter’s Return hanging alongside a recent acquisition—Justine Kurland’s 1993 photograph Twelve Point Buck—whose imagery evokes the long history of art about American settlers’ struggles in and against nature.
Legacy Galleries: Remington and Russell – Explore one of the greatest collections of Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell while you consider how these images of cowboys and the Wild West have captured popular imagination for generations. Encounter these artists’ western sculptures in new ways through dynamic presentations, and learn more about how these bronzes were made through a regularly rotating presentation of archival papers from the Roman Bronze Works—the most important foundry in 19th-century America
Modern America – The 20th century ushered in explosive growth in technological advances and city development. Responding to these dramatic transformations, American artists translated modern trends into artistic expressions, some embracing the creative possibilities of the modern city, others turning to an ideal of unspoiled nature.
Make it New – Consider on how American artists searched for a distinctive voice at the dawn of the new century. Facing changes during the first half of the 20th century, Americans experimented with new forms and materials or sought ways of reinventing old ones.
Works on Paper – The Carter’s collection includes nearly 10,000 works on paper. Experiments on paper can serve as catalysts for artists developing their style, or as canvases for the most intimate expressions of creativity. This gallery space will be dedicated to regularly changing exhibitions that draw from our collection of works on paper, beginning with Seeing in Detail: Scott and Stuart Gentling’s Birds of Texas.
Photography– The Carter pursues a robust program of exhibitions devoted to American photography and houses one of the world’s best collections of its kind that span the history of the medium from the 19th century to today. Given the delicate nature of the medium, photography installations rotate regularly throughout the galleries and in our newly renovated temporary exhibition spaces, meaning visitors can always find examples of the best American photographs on view at the Carter.
The updated galleries and thematic installations offer opportunities for temporary loans to bring new light to the permanent collection. Upon entering the museum, visitors will be greeted by Seven and Seven Flower (1998), a large-scale hanging sculpture on loan to the Carter for two years. Created by the internationally renowned sculptor James Surls, the steel and wood work is suspended in space, offering a complex portrait of land, self, and family, as the number of blossoms and petals symbolize his seven daughters. Featured in the Main Gallery, Seven and Seven Flower provides a stopping point for visitors to marvel at Surls’ otherworldly vision and consider the work in relation to the Carter’s masterworks of early 20th-century sculpture.
In addition to our permanent collection galleries, the museum has consolidated over 7,000 square feet of space for special exhibitions, giving the museum a new opportunities to host ambitious, large-scale traveling exhibitions like the nationally touring Gordon Parks: The New Tide, Early Work 1940–1950. Additional exhibitions in the new space include Set in Motion: Camille Utterback and Art That Moves, an interactive digital installation presented in conversation with works by prominent female artists drawn from the Carter’s collection and private collections. Puente Nuevo by Justin Favela, a site-specific commission by the Las Vegas-based artist, will be featured on the first floor. Finally, Seeing in Detail: Scott and Stuart Gentling’s Birds of Texas, featuring the collaborative watercolor series of Texas birds by these beloved Fort Worth artists, inaugurates a new regularly rotating gallery devoted to displaying works on paper from our permanent collection.
Carter members are the first to see these exciting changes with members-only preview days from now through September13. In addition to experiencing the galleries before the public, members will be able to view the live installation of Puente Nuevo by Justin Favela and to attend exclusive events such as family program member previews and a young professional happy hour with artist Favela.
On Saturday, September 14, the museum reopens to the public with an extended celebration of our fifth annual Party on the Porch from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Beginning at 10 a.m., visitors are invited to explore the museum’s new galleries and exhibitions and to participate in an array of new programming including art-making in the galleries, themed self-guided tours, and a Family Pop-up Space. Celebrations continue outdoors beginning at 6 p.m. with performances by The Band of Heathens and Abraham Alexander, local food trucks and more.
About the Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Located in the heart of Fort Worth’s Cultural District, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art explores the breadth and complexity of American creativity through an important and dynamic art collection. The Carter opened in 1961 to benefit its community by sharing the wonder of American art, fostering the growth of a vibrant cultural spirit, and stimulating everyone’s artistic imagination. Housed in a building designed by Philip Johnson (1906–2005), the Carter features one of the great collections of American art including masterworks of painting, sculpture, and works on paper by artists such as Georgia O’Keeffe, Jacob Lawrence, John Singer Sargent, Frederic Church, Thomas Eakins, Grant Wood, Alexander Calder, and Stuart Davis. The Carter is also home to a world-renowned photography collection that spans the history of the medium from the 19th century to today. It is also home to Amon G. Carter Sr.’s collection of nearly 400 works by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell, two of the most significant artists of the American West. Admission is free. Open: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Thursday 10 a.m.–8 p.m.; Sunday 12–5 p.m. Closed Mondays and select holidays. cartermuseum.org @theamoncarter
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Human population pressure is about more than just numbers — it’s about the people who share this planet and the complex dynamics of diverse cultures, politics, lifestyles, and relationships with the environment. Effective solutions must be equitable and grounded in human rights like improved access to education and voluntary family planning.
Abel, G. J., Barakat, B., Kc, S., & Lutz, W. (2016). Meeting the sustainable development goals leads to lower world population growth. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 113(50), 14294–14299. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1611386113
What is the research about?
This study quantitatively demonstrates that policies that advance female education and reproductive-health access can be a huge help in reducing world population growth. The results show a broader range of scenarios from previous United Nations population forecasts. Previous U.N. population predictions do not include the substantial impact that policies based on their own Sustainable Development Goals could have.
What are the key takeaways?
World population would peak around 2060 and reach 8.2–8.7 billion by 2100 if education and reproductive-health goals were met. This is based on an assumption of a 20% reduced fertility rate from fulfilling the unmet need for contraceptives in developing countries.
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Baillie, S., Dennings, K., & Feldstein, S. (2020). Endangered species condoms: a social marketing tool for starting conversations about population. The Journal of Population and Sustainability, 4(2), 31–44. Retrieved from: https://jpopsus.org/full_articles/endangered-species-condoms/
This paper reviews how a specific outreach tool, Endangered Species Condoms, has used the framework of social marketing to help facilitate conversations about the importance of addressing human population growth as an environmental issue.
Endangered Species Condoms present a unique way to discuss human population growth and its impacts on our environment. They function as both a messenger and tool for recommended solutions. Based on the principles of social marketing, the condoms serve as an eye-catching form of advocacy, helping people make the connection between wildlife and family planning and, by extension, between conservation and reproductive rights.
Bongaarts, J., & Sitruk-Ware, R. (2019). Climate change and contraception. BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health, 45, 233–235. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsrh-2019-200399
This commentary discusses how better contraceptive technologies and access will offer more choices to people, thus reducing unplanned births and abortions.
Globally 44% of all pregnancies are unintended every year, resulting in 99 million unintended pregnancies annually. It’s estimated that global emissions could be reduced by 40% or more with slower population growth. Policies to address population growth should focus on increasing access to reproductive healthcare and contraception, not coercion.
Campbell, M., Cleland, J., Ezeh, A., & Prata, N. (2007, March 16). Return of the population growth factor. Science, Vol. 315, 1501–1502. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1140057
This article discusses how human population growth affects the Millennium Development Goals and how addressing unsustainable growth can help meet those goals.
Addressing population growth isn’t the only way to meet the Millennium Development Goals, but if availability of family planning services isn’t improved it could hinder reaching the goals. It is critical to remove barriers to accessing family planning resources, especially those that are not evidence-based, such as requiring that patients be menstruating or requiring husbands’ permission.
Casey, G., & Galor, O. (2017). Is faster economic growth compatible with reductions in carbon emissions? The role of diminished population growth. Environmental Research Letters, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/12/1/014003
This study looked at the impact of fertility rate on carbon emissions and economic output. First, the flexibility of carbon emissions based on population, age structure and economic output was estimated. Then, using an economic-demographic model of Nigeria, it estimated the effect of lower fertility on economic output.
Currently, environmental policies seeking to mitigate climate change, such as carbon taxes and cap-and-trade policies, balance environmental benefits against lost economic output. More research is needed to better understand how changes to population growth factor into climate predictions and policies. Lower fertility can both increase income per capita and lower carbon emissions, even without considering economic damages from climate change. The study found that by 2100 moving from the medium to the low scenario of the U.N. fertility projections results in 35% lower yearly emissions and 15% higher income per capita.
Dreyer, S. J., Kurz, T., Prosser, A. M. B., Abrash Walton, A., Dennings, K., McNeill, I., Saber, D., Swim, J. K. (2020). Towards a Psychology of the Food‐Energy‐Water Nexus: Costs and Opportunities. Journal of Social Issues, 76(1), 136–149. https://doi.org/10.1111/josi.12361
What is the research about? This paper reviews the concept of the food-energy-water nexus and how human population is a driver of it.
Sustainability requires understanding about personal motivations such as attitudes and beliefs, group membership, and self-efficacy as well as organizational systems that shape consumption behavior. Call to action for psychologists, and other social scientists, to become more involved in FEWxH nexus research that focuses on the critical dimensions of consumption and population.
Ehrlich, P. R., & Pringle, R. M. (2008). Where does biodiversity go from here? A grim business-as-usual forecast and a hopeful portfolio of partial solutions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 105(SUPPL. 1), 11579–11586. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0801911105
This paper reviews a series of strategies that can be implemented to help conserve biodiversity, which include: slowing down human population growth and consumption; converting cities to be more beneficial to wildlife; better metrics to track the economic costs of habitat destruction; and creating a major shift in attitudes by making nature more accessible to everyone.
Academic research in the conservation biology realm is important for building our knowledge and assessing what tools are available, but more tangible action is needed. In order to bring about the necessary change, large-scale, creative strategies must be used. Scientific outreach is a critical element of spreading expertise gained in academia outside its immediate institutions and fields so that the benefits can be widespread.
Engelman, R., & Johnson, D. (2019). Removing Barriers to Family Planning, Empowering Sustainable Environmental Conservation: A Background Paper and Call for Action. Retrieved from https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5e6b90bee358cd73ba608c4e/t/5ee62e12b3fb1839cc3730c3/1592143391181/Thriving+Together+Background+Paper.pdf
This extensive report gives a holistic overview of the how “barriers to family planning are not only relevant to those who are passionate about improving health, gender equality, empowerment and economic development, but also to those who are passionate about the conservation of biodiversity, the environment and sustainability.”
Even small declines in fertility can have ripple effects that dramatically slow down population growth over time. Fulfilling the unmet contraceptive needs of hundreds of millions of women worldwide is an equitable and ethical solution that will also benefit conservation efforts. Those involved in academic research, developing policy, and environmental conservation efforts should mobilize.
Frischmann, C. J., Mehra, M., Allard, R., Bayuk, K., Gouveia, J. P., & Gorman, M. R. (2020). Drawdown’s “System of Solutions” Helps to Achieve the SDGs. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71067-9_100-1
This study discusses Project Drawdown’s solutions, which are targeted at reducing atmospheric greenhouse gases, and how the same solutions can also contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
The Drawdown solution “Health and Education” has the most connections to the Sustainable Development Goals compared to all the other solutions analyzed. It includes two rights-based measures to lower world population growth by 2050: (1) universal right and voluntary access to reproductive healthcare and (2) universal access to quality primary and secondary education. These two solutions are intertwined and are stronger when implemented together because improved access to education can result in improved family planning actions. Likewise, effective voluntary family planning can ensure individuals are able to continue and complete their educations. It is key to make voluntary reproductive healthcare a legally enforced right as it supports women’s reproductive autonomy and helps to ensure gender equity.
Gaffikin, L., & Engelman, R. (2018). Family planning as a contributor to environmental sustainability: Weighing the evidence. Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 30(6), 425–431. https://doi.org/10.1097/GCO.0000000000000489
This review looks at two different pathways for how family planning is connected to the environment: demographic and personal. “Demographic” evaluates how the availability of family planning helps prevent unplanned pregnancies and the impact that has on fertility. “Personal” explores the empowerment and autonomy women gain when they can choose their family size. Since the relationship between population growth and the environment isn’t always a clear-cut cause and effect relationship, other methods should be explored to help us better understand the interaction.
Even though population is a key factor in climate-adaptation plans, more resources to support family planning programs is rarely suggested as a mitigation tactic. There is plenty of evidence to back up the concept that family planning could provide benefits to sustainability efforts. Collaboration across fields like public health and conservation could efficiently reach sustainable-development goals.
Grossman, R. (2010). Birds and Bees for Biologists. Conservation Biology, 24(6), 1435–1436. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2010.01593.x
This editorial makes the case for how and why conservation professionals need to be talking about human population growth.
Conservation professionals are well situated to teach people about how human population growth and unsustainable consumption affect the natural world and how smaller families and reduced consumption can help.
Guillebaud, J. (2016). Voluntary family planning to minimise and mitigate climate change. BMJ, 353. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i2102
This analysis explains why we need to decrease our consumption and slow down population growth. Simply put, in addition to shrinking our carbon footprint, we need to reduce the number of feet. Voluntary family planning is promoted as a key solution to help us achieve both.
There are three components to the equation used to calculate humanity’s impact (Impact = Population x Affluence x Technology), but population is often left out of the conversation or accepted as a set outcome, not one that can be influenced by policy. Access to voluntary family planning is important in countries with high fertility, but also those with high emissions, like the United States, where there’s still an unmet need for reproductive health access. Improved messaging and education around the environmental benefits of family planning will help more people make the connection between their individual choices and the broader impacts they have.
Hardee, K., & Mutunga, C. (2010). Strengthening the link between climate change adaptation and national development plans: Lessons from the case of population in National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs). Insectes Sociaux, Vol. 57, 113–126. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11027-009-9208-3
This paper reviews 41 National Adaptation Programmes of Action from Least Developed Countries to assess how population was integrated with countries’ climate adaptation and national development strategies.
Countries recognize population pressure as an issue related to the capacity to cope with climate change and as a barrier to progress in meeting development goals. Despite this, population is not particularly incorporated into either adaptation planning or national development strategies. Among the 41 NAPAs, 37 link high and rapid population growth to climate change. Six NAPAs state that slowing population growth or investments in reproductive health/family planning should be a priority in the country’s adaptation actions. Two NAPAs propose a project with components of reproductive health/family planning among their priority adaptation interventions, although none of them have been funded.
Harris, A., Mohan, V., Flanagan, M., & Hill, R. (2012). Integrating family planning service provision into community-based marine conservation. ORYX, 46(2), 179–186. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605311000925
This paper presents the case study of an existing community-based marine conservation program in Madagascar adding sexual and reproductive health services as part of an integrated population, health and environment program.
The incorporation of sexual and reproductive health services into an established conservation program allows providers to benefit from existing community relationships. Additional healthcare service offerings also expand the audience that the conservation program can reach and potentially bring into conservation activities.
Jensen, J. T., & Creinin, M. D. (2020). Family planning, population growth, and the environment. Contraception, 101(3), 145–147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2020.02.003
This editorial provides an overview of how population growth and our consumption are connected in determining human impacts on the planet. We’ve been overconsuming and outpacing the amount of resources the Earth can regenerate in a year since the 1970s and the global population has nearly doubled since then.
Population is the most effective variable to address both in developing countries with high birth rates and in developed countries with high rates of consumption. Voluntary family planning is an important component of broader social justice work that typically focuses on reducing inequality and all countries share in the responsibility of reducing future population growth.
Kopnina, H., Washington, H., Lowe, I., & Irvine, S. (2020). Scientists’ warning to humanity: strategic thinking on economic development, population, poverty and ecological sustainability in the Mediterranean and beyond. Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration, 5(1), 4. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41207-019-0139-4
This article explains how both population growth and consumption patterns are at the root of unsustainability and environmental degradation.
We need to reimagine alternatives to current pro-growth economic models and embrace voluntary solutions to population growth while being sensitive to context. Since national population growth rates vary around the world, solutions to slow population growth need to address the unique cultural, social and political landscapes of each country.
Liu, D. H., & Raftery, A. E. (2020). How Do Education and Family Planning Accelerate Fertility Decline? Population and Development Review, padr.12347. https://doi.org/10.1111/padr.12347
This study looked at the percentage of women using contraception (contraceptive prevalence), the percentage of women who say they'd like to avoid pregnancy but aren't using contraception (unmet need), school enrollment for girls, and the highest level of education attained by girls in high-fertility countries.
The greatest factor for a country's fertility rate was contraceptive prevalence. But family planning and education also work together to improve outcomes for people and the planet.
Mayhew, S. H., Newman, K., Johnson, D., Clark, E., Hammer, M., Mohan, V., & Ssali, S. (2019). New partnerships, new perspectives: The relevance of sexual and reproductive health and rights for sustainable development. Health Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2019.03.010
This commentary critiques past and current sexual and reproductive health and rights actions in practitioner and policy spheres and presents future directions in the context of climate change and the One Health concept.
Connections between such actions and the environment are often easily accepted at the community level but face skepticism at the policy level. Those who hope to change this need to overcome the norm of working in silos in their fields and sectors. Collaboration and innovation will help to support successful sustainability and rights-based programs for the interconnected challenges of these issues.
Mohan, V., & Shellard, T. (2014). Providing family planning services to remote communities in areas of high biodiversity through a Population-Health-Environment programme in Madagascar. Reproductive Health Matters, 22(43), 93–103. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0968-8080(14)43766-2
This paper reviews the experiences of Blue Ventures, a marine-conservation organization, working in Madagascar incorporating family planning into its conservation and sustainability work. The group was able to improve access to family planning services using its existing community-based conservation program.
Conservationists gained additional ways to engage with local communities by including family planning services. Addressing conservation, sustainability and family planning together created cost-saving efficiencies. There are also improved synergistic outcomes, like more contraceptive use, that can increase women’s involvement in natural resource management, which would not be possible if issues remained siloed.
Newman, K., Fisher, S., Mayhew, S., & Stephenson, J. (2014). Population, sexual and reproductive health, rights and sustainable development: forging a common agenda. Reproductive Health Matters, 22(43), 53–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0968-8080(14)43770-4
This paper recommends that sexual and reproductive health and rights activists partner with sustainable development advocates to work on the intersection of both groups’ issues. Teaching communities about how sexual and reproductive health rights are connected to climate change and environmental issues through population dynamics can help connect the dots.
Sexual and reproductive health and rights advocates are critical to the discussion about population in order to make sure rights-based solutions are at the forefront. An absence of discussing equitable solutions leaves a dangerous gap for others to fill with less rights-based approaches and shift the conversation into regressive territory. By implementing more equitable solutions there is also the hope that “population” can become dissociated from the problematic history of “population control.”
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Potts, M., Mahmood, A., & Graves, A. A. (2015). The pill is mightier than the sword. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 4(8), 507–510. https://doi.org/10.15171/ijhpm.2015.109
This commentary discusses examples of how rapid population growth can lead to a disproportionate percentage of young people compared to other age groups. This can contribute to a society becoming more conflict-driven, especially in combination with other related stressors like resource competition.
Women’s empowerment through education and voluntary family planning are key elements for autonomy over their bodies and lives. Education and access to family planning resources usually leads to having children later, spacing them out more, and overall smaller families. In countries where birth rates are falling, children who graduate school are more likely to be employed and contribute to a more stable society.
Raven, P., & Wackernagel, M. (2020). Maintaining biodiversity will define our long-term success. Plant Diversity, 42(4), 211–220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pld.2020.06.002
This paper provides three key strategies to prevent the current extensive loss of biodiversity and which is critical for humanity to have a stable future.
We need to reduce humanity’s current consumption demands since they’re outpacing what the Earth can keep up with and renew. We currently would need almost two Earths to keep up with current global demands, but this number varies greatly depending on country and lifestyle . Encouraging smaller families is one way we can help reduce this demand.
Speidel, J. J., Weiss, D. C., Ethelston, S. A., & Gilbert, S. M. (2009). Population policies, programmes and the environment. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 364, 3049–3065. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2009.0162
What is the research about?This paper explains various examples of how human activity affects the environment, population growth trends and challenges to reducing population both globally and in the Unites States, case studies of successful family planning programs, why this issue has been neglected and recommendations for future action.
The Unites States is experiencing higher population growth than many other developed countries and unintended pregnancies are a major contributor to that. Lack of comprehensive sex education and public funding for family planning services are cited as some of the main barriers the United States faces in reducing unplanned pregnancy rates. The United States needs more research and discussion about population impacts on the environment, improved access to family planning education and resources, including abortion.
Tal, A., & Kerret, D. (2020). Positive psychology as a strategy for promoting sustainable population policies. Heliyon, 6(4), e03696. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03696
This study gives an overview of positive-psychology strategies that could help improve sustainable population solutions. These strategies include: a “direct” approach that emphasizes individual benefits over indirect future gains; an emphasis on the combination of collective and individual benefits of two–child families; and application of behavior change theories in demographic policies to increase sustainable individual fertility decisions.
Designing demographic policies that are culturally sensitive, respectful of human rights, equitable and effective is critical to sustainable population growth. The paper demonstrates the value in reframing messaging around achieving positive outcomes like sustainable fertility rates and empowering women over just avoiding negative outcomes like exponential population growth and associated environmental effects.
UN Environment, Global Environment Outlook 6 | UNEP - UN Environment Programme. (2019). Retrieved from: https://www.unenvironment.org/resources/global-environment-outlook-6
This is an assessment of the state of the environment, the effectiveness of the policy response in addressing environmental challenges, and the possible pathways to achieving various internationally agreed environmental goals.
Human population pressures are the primary driver of environmental degradation, though there are major disparities in consumption patterns around the world. Lack of access to education and sexual and reproductive health services are contributors to high birth rates, and if they are not addressed, population will continue to grow at exponential rates. Mitigation efforts for greenhouse gas emissions have not been enough to correct for the increased emissions caused by population growth and associated consumption. Improved access to education and reproductive health services will benefit people and the planet by slowing population growth and reducing human environmental impacts.
Van Braeckel, D., Temmerman, M., Roelens, K., & Degomme, O. (2012, July 14). Slowing population growth for wellbeing and development. The Lancet, Vol. 380, pp. 84–85. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60902-7
This commentary explains how increased availability of voluntary family planning programs will not only help reduce population growth but can also contribute to improved maternal health outcomes.
At the individual level, reproduction is still a significant cause of mortality. In sub-Saharan Africa 300,000 women die annually from pregnancy or delivery. Many of these deaths are avoidable: About 40% of pregnancies are unintended. Avoiding these unintended pregnancies could result in a reduction of 150,000 maternal deaths annually, which includes over 50,000 deaths from unsafe abortions. It’s important for scientists, policymakers, and organizations to work together to slow down population growth while fully respecting democracy, human rights, and cultural integrity.
Vollset, S. E., Goren, E., Yuan, C.-W., Cao, J., Smith, A. E., Hsiao, T., … Murray, C. J. L. (2020). Fertility, mortality, migration, and population scenarios for 195 countries and territories from 2017 to 2100: a forecasting analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study. The Lancet, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30677-2
This research uses a new analysis that predicts population declines globally and in the United States, which is different from previously predicted continuous growth from the United Nations. The study offers several scenarios, which include meeting U.N. Sustainable Development Goals along with faster and slower alternative scenarios.
Human population is projected to reach a peak of 9.73 billion people around 2064 and decline to 8.79 billion by 2100. The study’s analysis predicts a similar trend of declining population for the United States, with the peak of 363.75 million in 2062 and then declining to 335.81 million by 2100. The study emphasizes importance of policies that maintain female reproductive rights and points to liberal immigration policy as a way for the United States to maintain enough people in the working-age group.
Weber, H., & Sciubba, J. D. (2019). The Effect of Population Growth on the Environment: Evidence from European Regions. European Journal of Population = Revue Europeenne de Demographie, 35(2), 379–402. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10680-018-9486-0
This study analyzed the effect of population growth on carbon dioxide emissions and urban land use change in 1062 regions within 22 European countries from 1990 to 2006.
Regional-level analyses can provide stronger evidence, separating the population effect from national differences in policies or culture. There was a positive correlation between regional population growth on carbon dioxide emissions and urban land-use increase in Western Europe. Eastern regions do not have the same relationship because population is decreasing there.
Worldwatch Institute. (2016). Family Planning and Environmental Sustainability: Assessing the Science. Retrieved from www.worldwatch.org.
This report inventories the available research to see if there is empirical evidence that greater use of family planning, in both high-income and low-income countries, contributes to environmental sustainability through two main pathways: the empowerment of women and the slowing of population growth.
Despite evidence supporting the benefits of family planning, there wasn’t a direct confirmation of the connection between family planning and sustainability, but there also wasn’t evidence to refute it. Key papers are spotlighted that address specific components like how the use of contraception lowers fertility, the impact of slower population growth on the environment and the role population growth plays in biodiversity loss. There is hope that the continued study of these linkages will produce more scientific evidence that will support family planning advocacy and policy.
Wynes, S., & Nicholas, K. A. (2017). The climate mitigation gap: education and government recommendations miss the most effective individual actions. Environmental Research Letters, 12(7), 074024. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa7541
The study considers a broad range of individual lifestyle choices and calculates their potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in developed countries. This study also reviewed the prevalence of recommendations for certain actions in government resources.
What were the key takeaways?
Many individuals are concerned about climate change and want to know which of their personal choices make the biggest difference for the climate. The study identified 12 actions, including four recommended actions that are of substantial magnitude throughout the developed world: having one fewer child, living car free, avoiding air travel, and eating a plant-based diet. Each of these actions was high impact (reduces an individual’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 0.8 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year). Having 1 less child saves 58 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year, compared to the next highest action of living car-free, which saves 2.4 tons of carbon dioxide annually. Government resources on climate change from the European Union, United States, Canada, and Australia focus recommendations on lower-impact actions.
The Crowded Planet resource library is a project of the Population and Sustainability program of the Center for Biological Diversity.
We use creative media, advocacy and public outreach to raise awareness of runaway human population growth and unsustainable consumption — and their close link to the endangerment of other species.
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Hens end 3-game win streak with 85-64 loss to Willaim & Mary
Feb 18th, 2017 · by Andy Walter · Comments:
Freshman Ryan Daly scored a team-high 20 points in Delaware’s loss to William & Mary on Saturday. (Delaware sports information/Mark Campbell)
NEWARK — Relatively speaking, this was a pretty big night for Delaware.
The Blue Hens owned a three-game winning streak and had an overflow student crowd in the stands.
Unfortunately for Delaware, William & Mary wasn’t impressed by any of that.
The Tribe grabbed control late in the first half and never gave it up, handing the Hens a humbling 85-64 loss in CAA men’s basketball at the Carpenter Center on Saturday night.
The setback not only snapped Delaware’s three-game winning streak but it reminded the Hens (5-11 CAA, 12-17 overall) how difficult it can be to beat a quality program like William & Mary (9-7, 15-12).
“Every time they’re on the court, four of their five players are shooters,” said senior Cazmon Hayes. “So if there’s any kind of lapse in the defense whatsoever, it can get exposed. We had a couple (lapses) — we had a lot of missed communication. That’s what happens in the game of basketball.”
Playing its final home game of the season, Delaware hung with the Tribe for much of the opening 20 minutes.
In a contest that featured nine lead changes and three ties, the Hens built a 23-20 advantage when freshman Jacob Cushing drove the baseline for an impressive dunk.
Devonne Pinkard was one of four Delaware seniors playing their final home game on Saturday night. (Delaware sports information/Mark Campbell)
But William & Mary reeled off the next 10 points — getting back-to-back threes from Daniel Dixon (25 points) — and never trailed again. The Tribe opened up 38-26 halftime lead before eventually going up by as many as 23 points in the second half.
Delaware never got the lead under 11 in the closing 21 minutes.
“It was 23-20 … and they hit back-to-back threes,” said coach Martin Ingelsby. “That kind of broke our spirit a little bit. We could never overcome that.”
Dixon and fellow senior Omar Pruitt (23 points) combined to shoot 15-of-27 from the floor, including 6-for-10 from three-point range. William & Mary sank seven of its 10 three-pointers in the first half.
“They’re really good,” Ingelsby said about the Tribe. “They’re older, they’re experienced. They played like the preseason, third-best-team in the league where they were ranked.
“They’ve taken their punches on the road but they were ready to play tonight. They got confident on the offensive end. They’re really hard for us to guard.”
It was a difficult ending to the home careers of Delaware’s four seniors: Hayes, Devonne Pinkard, Barnett Harris and Curtis McRoy, who all started the game.
With freshman Ryan Daly netting a team-high 20 points, Hayes added 11 while Pinkard had 10. The Hens close the regular season with a pair of road games next week before playing in the CAA Tournament.
“My family said, ‘Are you sad? Are you sad?’” said Hayes. “It didn’t hit me yet. I said, ‘I’m probably going to wake up in the middle of the night tonight and start crying.’ I’ve seen guys come and go, I said it’s just my turn.”
On the other hand, most of Delaware’s players still have more home games to play in the future. Aside from Senior Night, the Hens’ usual starting lineup doesn’t include any seniors.
Ingelsby hopes those youngsters remember the opportunity they missed on Saturday night.
“I’m going to use this as a reference point for our guys,” said the first-year coach. “This was a big game. It was a great crowd, we had unbelievable momentum coming into this game.
“We’re going to be in these games in the future — especially with that group that’s really playing a lot. Let’s use this as a reference point to be able to overcome and get wins when you have this atmosphere like it is.”
With seven rebounds, Daly tied the school freshman rebound record of 419. … Daly also scored 20 or more points for the ninth time this season. … In beating Delaware for the fourth straight time, William & Mary snapped a six-game road losing streak. … The Hens finish with a home record of 9-5 this season.
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National Education Policy 2020 : A multidisciplinary non-hierarchical pedagogy
BY BHARTI SANSKRITI
NEP 2020 is the policy framework that will guide, (re)design and regulate the Indian education system from school to higher education, and beyond in the coming decades.
At the first look, it can probably seem like a groundbreaking and much needed educational reform, as well as a true vision of the welfare state. But a cautious and detailed analysis can depict a different picture to us.
What does NEP 2020 propose?
It proposes a complete structural overhaul of today’s education system, in general, and schools, colleges, and universities, in particular. It includes a 5+3+3+4 pattern replacing the 10+2 pattern to do away with rote learning in the favor of continuous engagement and learning by also distancing from examination in all classes. In this sense, for the first time, children from 3 years of age are included in the policy framework. It also aims to achieve 100 percent and 50 percent gross enrollment ratio (GER) in school education by 2030 and by 2035 respectively. The 3 language formula has also been introduced in which it is necessary to teach at least 2 Indian languages in schools. It also insists on teaching in their mother tongue ‘wherever possible’. Multidisciplinary approach and breaking the conventional and long carried strict partition of “arts, science, commerce” at both the school and higher education level along with vocational training provides a fresh breathing space. The 4-year undergraduate course, multiple exits, and credit system scraping of MPhil as well as push to autonomy to HEIs are other important features of this policy.
The ‘non-hierarchical’ case of multidisciplinary pedagogy
Multidisciplinarity is the integral aspect of the 21st-century education system as it doesn’t only broaden the horizons of the learner but also equip them with the capability of a deeper and multidimensional analysis. The fundamental basis of this approach is ‘choice’ which is necessary to the dignity, self-respect, and holistic development of the student. Students are now free to choose their preferred subjects from any steam and pursue them as ‘major’ and ‘minor’ courses. The integration of vocational activities, life skills, physical education, and extra-curricular activities within the pedagogy is a remarkable step to make the students true ‘Global citizens’ as well. In Northeast now, Sampurnaa Bharadwaj writes As a result of multidisciplinarity, For instance, Graduates pursuing an MBA in sales and marketing would benefit from studying Behavioral Psychology to understand how the customer makes buying decisions. Similarly, political scientists could make use of mathematical knowledge to analyze the results of their quantitative research. This is a really important move towards transforming the psyche of common Indian parents and students as it will provide more employability to students pursuing different courses and a fanatic focus on Science and technology as the only employable subject will gradually change. This will further help in the breaking of hierarchies.
But the ambitious NEP 2020 has got mixed responses. A non-hierarchical vision requires the inclusion of the voices of various stakeholders and in this case, professors, teachers, academicians, students, social workers, social scientists, etc but the ignorance of the voices of such collaboration and interaction raises suspicion of its true intention. It also got fueled by the approval of NEP in these extraordinarily terrible times when there is no time for due discussion, debate, and deliberation(the core elements of a healthy democracy). This is evident in the disapproving response of different groups, such as, according to NDTV, Student Federation of India (SFI) said that the policy has a “centralized nature” and encourages “radical privatization” while the Student Islamic Organisation (SIO) has called the policy “anti-federal, anti-constitutional, and a license to commercialize education in India”. DUTA also asked the government to refrain from “bulldozing changes” which will have “grave consequences” for the country. Though it is generally well-received by the education experts in the industry on the various aspects of NEP 2020 such as with India Today: Mayank Kumar, MD and co-founder, upGrad observe “Hopefully, once the NEP extends the RTE to 18 years, it’ll be the first step to democratize higher education as well.” Rohit Manglik, CEO, EduGorilla asserts that the elimination of rigid streams in secondary education will ensure that no career option is restricted to students due to subject specialization. The relook at the grading system was the need of the hour to ensure fair and accurate analysis of students’ potential. Divya Lal, Managing Director, Fliplearn opines “With reduced insularity and greater freedom in students selecting their subjects of choice, the focus will return to holistic learning of all subjects, rather than a bent towards maths and sciences.”
Since the policy traces its foundation in ancient India and proudly bases itself on the ‘Indianness’ of the multidisciplinary attitude, the approach of universalization and homogenization is crystal clear. The irony of the document lies in itself as on the one hand, it sweepingly mentions democratic and constitutional values and inclusion while on the other hand, it forgets that India doesn’t have a monolithic culture and takes a revivalistic pathway. Important questions like Which culture(s) will be included? How the question of caste, region, and religion will be seen? What will be the ‘Indian culture? The ‘Gurukul’ nostalgia and approach help us to question whether the social discrimination system embedded with it will also be in the future or not. This threat is well conceptualized when Nandita Narayan, an associate professor at St. Stephen’s College labels it as a ‘National Exclusion Policy’.
The purpose of this multidisciplinary framework is to tap into the possibilities of making students job-ready and industrially capable or in other words, “mass producing” cheap and well-trained labor for the industries. Lakshmi Priya, an assistant professor of English at Mahatma Gandhi College, Thiruvananthapuram while writing in EPW on DNEP in the context of ‘job ready’ students, argues that the capitalist dictum of “hire and fire at will” would soon become a norm in the job market, and the new crop of job seekers have to grapple with this new reality. This is not a piece of great news for a society and economy like ours which is characterized by ill distribution of resources, deep-rooted and rampant inequalities, and the gender wage gap. Whereas, Vinod Tiwari, Regional Mentor of Change (ATL) Niti Aayog claims “Although these policies seem to be exaggerative, it is being established keeping in view the Industrial Revolution 4.0 and new skill-set requirements. However, it is going to benefit the new generation for dominating global education and helping to make the revolution for new India.” Sahil Agarwal, Co-Founder, and CEO, Rishihood University propose “The college affiliation system which prevented curriculum innovations will be phased out. This will allow industry-linked curriculum and faster modifications based on industry’s needs, therefore helping the students in placements.”
The very idea of multidisciplinary HEIs especially the research universities (type 1), teaching universities (Type 2) will require huge investments to have the required land, infrastructure, etc which can result in the increased fees and therefore in the construction of exclusive space for the privileged caste, class, and gender. We will be dealing with the stark consequences of feeding the pre-existing inequalities and gaps which is certainly in contrast with the aspiration of NEP 2020 India becoming a global superpower.
The “tight but light approach” in which the syllabi will be reduced to the ‘core’ of the subject is especially threatening to social sciences. This is evident in the deletion of important content from Political Science and History books recently so the threat of political influence on the curriculum is well-grounded in reality. In addition to this, the RSS’s impact on the 66 pages document by the MHRD(soon to be Ministry of Education) can be felt. Atul Kothari, the national secretary of Shiksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas (SSUN) and a RSS pracharak, also suggests “The NEP created in 1984 had a major lacuna. It wasn’t in sync with Indian values. Most of the key national values were not part of the curriculum and they were imparted as mere extra-curricular elements. That’s going to change. Indian values, arts, languages, and culture are going to become mainstream elements in the NEP 2020.” He goes further to add that minority institutions like schools run by Christian missions and madarsas must accept the new education policy, in a conversation with India Today TV. The making of the curriculum is the next target of RSS. To quickly point out, the prerequisite of “rootedness and pride in India, and its rich, diverse, ancient and modern culture and knowledge systems and traditions” for teachers also raise suspicion and questions of how the new pedagogy will look like and how critical will be the new classrooms of “critical thinking” Additionally, the present situation of Angan Wadi teachers(recent protests for salary hike), and the situation of contractual and ad hoc lecturers and assistant professors also add to the skepticism of the NEP 2020 claim that the teachers will be at the center of the reform and the re-establishing teachers as the most respected and essential members of the society.
The question of vocational training and language are also major ones. Khushi Aggarwal in Feminism in India points out that the gendered implications of the NEP policies are also significant, in the sense that women will not have an equal opportunity to learn English, given that parents often spend less on a girl’s education and research has shown that parents prefer to send boys to private schools and girls to government schools. Further, there is also an absolute lack of clarity about education in the mother tongue for a large number of students whose parents have transferable jobs. The New Indian Express reports that Prince Gajendrababu, general secretary, State Platform for Common School System argues that while children living in urban elite areas may find a new hobby in these vocational courses, kids from rural areas, many of whose parents follow these professions, will be entrapped in these jobs.“The same way a singer’s child may pick up singing, a farmer’s child may pick up those skills from home. In an aspiration to break the vicious cycle of poverty, they send their children to school to acquire new skills to follow a different profession. It seems the government wants people to continue being on the same level without significant social mobility,”
Though NEP 2020 is a policy with a very strong intention of transforming, modernizing, and revitalizing the education system, it is also a chimera for socio-economic inequality and inclusiveness. Creating educational spaces without hierarchies is a big and nuanced challenge because if it is not tackled cautiously it will greatly affect the most marginalized sections of the society by widening the rift between ’haves’ and ‘have nots’ in terms of opportunities, knowledge, resources, etc.
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BIG UPS Big Ups: John Vanderslice Picks His Bandcamp Hip-Hop Favorites By Will Schube · April 17, 2019
Photo by Sarah Cass
John Vanderslice is a rap fanatic. He constantly seeks out the newest voices in the genre, and proselytizes his friends on the wealth of sounds and songs available to discover. But despite his intense love of the music, he’s aware of his own limits as a songwriter. “I don’t think I’m capable of bringing in a lot of what I like in rap [to my own music],” he says. “When I hear J.I.D or EarthGang, who I think are technically very good rappers, I realize the distance between what I can do and them, in a way that doesn’t happen with, say, Celine Dion. When I hear really complicated rap cadences, there’s something in my heart that’s like, ‘God, I will never be able to touch that kind of complexity.”
The Cedars John Vanderslice .
With The Cedars, Vanderslice attempts the only aspect of rap he was able to replicate: “I tried to bring in more of a commitment to rhythmic information. We wanted to smear the line between drummers, percussionists, and drum machines,” he explains. The Cedars doesn’t sound anything like rap, but it does approach the genreless territory he respects in peers like JPEGMafia and Busdriver. It’s tetherless music from a musician who’s never been too keen on a tether to begin with. Here are four of Vanderslice’s recent hip-hop favorites—plus one folk record.
War in my Pen
War in my Pen MIKE .
One of the studio interns at Tiny Telephone [Vanderslice’s studio] is named Omar. He and I connect musically pretty intensely. We saw milo a month ago, we saw MNDSGN a few days ago. We see a lot of shows together. Omar’s just ahead of the curve. He’s been following MIKE for a while. He sent me this record, because he knows I’m a sucker for that dirty, cut-and-paste style. It reminds me of Roc Marciano or something. It’s all just blurry. I like that stuff. The last Earl Sweatshirt record is like that, too.
Meek.Vol4_
Knxwledge.
MEEK.VOL4_ Knxwledge. .
His statement for this record was like, ‘I don’t care if you like what I do.’ But he wasn’t bratty about it. I think it’s unique to be disrespectful. And he was somewhat disrespectful to the content, which is exactly what you need to do if you’re gonna cover an artist [Meek Vol. 4 is a collection of Knxwledge versions of Meek Mill songs —ed.] We’ve heard reverent covers before. They’re terrible. It doesn’t mean that you have to amend the song, but if you’re delicately and respectfully imitating someone, it doesn’t get you anywhere. This isn’t a peak Knxwledge record, I just think it’s interesting. I like the approach, that it’s just a really weird thing to do. I think it was his 100th Bandcamp release or something. It’s so fucking rad, man.
Electricity is On Our Side
Electricity is on our Side Busdriver .
2 x Vinyl LP
Oh goddamn man, this record. I remember the first time I listened to this record I was running, and I just couldn’t believe the ramp-up. It’s so slow and weird. There isn’t clear rapping for like 15 minutes. It’s so strange, the way it opens up in this dream. It’s like, mostly rapping to a trumpet solo [laughs]. It stays opaque for a while. It’s such a massive undertaking, it took me months to wrap my head around it. There was something anti-pleasurable about it that I found really nice. He wasn’t willing to give you the payoff for five or six tunes. It just felt like an open door to people thinking about music differently, in the way that the Frank Ocean, Tyler, The Creator, and Tierra Whack records did. Those are records that make music different.
Veteran JPEGMAFIA .
It’s the open door thing again. It sounds like such a new way to build music. I think what separates him for me is that fidelity wise, nothing sounds like what he’s doing. The use of distortion, and this crazy repetitive use of sampling—it’s crazy. The way that it’s so aggressively cut-and-paste and so chaotically structured, but you’re forced to make sense of it; there’s a song, ‘Rainbow Six,’ the first time I heard it I was like, ‘How does this make sense?’ It seemingly doesn’t give you enough of an anchor rhythmically or melodically, but it is really structured. It builds. There’s a surprising amount of coherent stuff happening. He’s really, really good.
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I Need to Start a Garden
I Need to Start a Garden Haley Heynderickx .
When a good singer performs lyrics well, there’s a transfer of emotional energy. That, to me, cannot be faked. There’s something so vulnerable about her vocal performance on the song ‘No Face.’ I was just hooked. Then, when she starts screaming, ‘I need to start a garden,’ I found it to be an amazing record. I think it’s a singular, super weird, private statement.
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28 diseases - Age-related macular degeneration
DNA test for genetic predisposition to age-related macular degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration (Age-related macular degeneration, senile macular degeneration, DMLA)— one of the most common retina diseases. Macular degeneration takes the sad first place in the list of causes of loss of vision in elderly people.
The incidence rate of macular degeneration increases progressively according to age: frequency of incidence rate in patients aged 55 years is no more than 2%, from 65 years - up to 10%, and for the elderly (over 75 years) this index reaches 30% and higher.
In the name of the disease, the word «age-related» indicates a clear link between pathology and senile changes in the organ of vision. However, as we can understand from statistics, not all elderly people suffer from macular degeneration. According to medical scientists, it's connected with influence of negative environmental factors and genetic predisposition.
Morphological basis of macular degeneration
The essence of macular degeneration is degenerative changes of retina, or to be more exactly, changes of its central part — the yellow spot. The retina is the most important periorbita. It contains many visual receptors which perceive optical radiation, convert it into nerve impulses and perform their primary processing.
The place with the largest accumulation of visual receptors on the retina is called the yellow spot. It was called so because of the yellow pigment and the corresponding color of the spot while examining the fundus.
Under definite conditions, with age in the zone of a yellow spot, the pigment cells are exposed degeneration (abnormal changes), which is accompanied by the formation of drusenia-compaction and mineralization areas which disturb visual function. Since locus of degeneration is located in the yellow spot, distress affects predominantly central vision.
Why does macular degeneration develop?
Macular degeneration - polyethological disease, it means, there is a number of factors of its appearing:
Senium.
Inherited predisposition.
A white.
Blue eyes and fair skin.
Longsightedness.
Tobacco smoking.
Hyperinsolation (prolonged intensive sun exposure).
Hypertension.
Excessive consumption of food with high glycemic index (determined by the table and is not directly related with sugar content of the product).
Genetic predisposition to age-related macular degeneration
Macular degeneration is a disease with a well-defined hereditary predisposition. According to statistics, the lifetime risk of developing a severe form of macular degeneration in patients whose relatives suffered from this disease reaches 50%, while the same index for the rest of people reaches only 12%.
English scientists in the sphere of geneticists have defined that macular degeneration is associated with mutations of the gene SERPING1 or C1-inh.
This structure is responsible for inhibiting of one of the enzymes, breaking protein. An exact scheme of SERPING1 mutation influence on the development of the disease has not been revealed yet, as well as the mechanism of formation of degenerative locus in the yellow spot has not been fully known. Genetic markers of macular degeneration are ARMS2 (G205T) and CFH (C1204T).
How is macular degeneration manifested?
It's often happen so, that patients with macular degeneration do not notice any visual impairment for a long time: it is either weakly expressed and impermanent, or it's compensated for by a sufficient visual function of the second healthy eye. In these cases, signs of macular degeneration can be detected on a preventive examination by an ophthalmologist.
The most frequent complaints of patients with macular degeneration:
loss of vision, blurriness, especially when reading, writing, sewing and other activities related to the need to distinguish small things;
whitish spots, fog in the center of the field of vision;
need for more intensive light for reading;
poor adaptation to changing lighting intensity;
distortion of the image lines: the picture «swims» - is possible.
Classification of macular degeneration
There are two main forms of macular degeneration with significantly different prognosis: dry and wet.
Dry macular degeneration
is a common variant of this disease with mild course and mild or moderate symptoms: the patient may not notice deterioration of vision for a long time. 9 out of 10 patients with the diagnosis of age-related macular degeneration suffer precisely this form.
Wet macular degeneration (neovascular, exudative)
develops affected by a dry form and can be regarded as a progression of abnormal process. The risk of developing wet macular degeneration is especially high when detecting a large number of drusen while ophthalmoscopy.
Morphologically wet form of macular degeneration is presented by the growth of a new vascular bed in the area of the yellow spot, which disrupt the functioning of the visual receptors of central zone of retina. Newly formed vessels provoke swelling, congestion, hemorrhage, damage and scarring of the retina. Wet form of macular degeneration can lead to a severe decrease in central vision until its complete loss just in a few months.
It's quite difficult to cope with eye diseases. And it becomes even more difficult if the disease occurs suddenly, and you have to search doctors, time and money to eliminate it.
Do not wait when the disease will disrupt your plans! Take the DNA test to genetic predisposition to age-related macular degeneration - check yourself and your family.
Macular degeneration diagnosis
Diagnosis of a disease is based on complaints, a special ophthalmological examination and additional methods of investigation. At the initial consultation, the doctor examines the fundus to identify characteristic drushes on the retina, granularity, areas of atrophy and other indirect signs of the degenerative process.
The main method of instrumental research is fluorescence angiography, which resides in examining the retinal vasculature after dye injection. Angiography makes it possible to clarify the type of disorder, to reveal the degree of severity of the pathological process and to conduct differential diagnostics.
Also there is a fairly informative method for self-diagnosis - the Amsler grid, which is itself a square with a side of 40 cm, delineated into many small squares. Patients with dry form of macular degeneration and persons with a genetic predisposition to the disease are strongly recommended by doctors to do regular testing.
For this, the Amsler grid is to be examined alternately first by one, then by another eye from a distance of 40-50 cm. Any degenerative changes in the yellow spot are indicated by any distortion of the lines, the loss of the image portion, the appearance of a dark spot or blurriness. If any of these symptoms occur, consult a specialist immediately. Amsler's grid can be obtained from an ophthalmologist or printed yourself.
Important! Self-testing by means of amsler's grid does not replace a full-scale ophthalmological examination, but it is only an additional method of monitoring the state of retina.
Not so long ago, ophthalmologists were unable to slow the progression of disease. However, the situation has changed: modern medical technologies and new pharmaceuticals can significantly affect the pathological process.
The main thing is to start preventive measures in time.
Clinical research studies show that the complex of minerals and antioxidants (vitamins C and E, zinc, copper, beta-carotene in certain proportions) reliably reduce the intensity of progression of the degenerative process in the retina yellow spot and in many cases make it possible to maintain the quality of vision at a decent level.
Taking Ranibizumab as the most effective of the drug treatment methods. The drug prevents formation of new vessels that disrupt the function of visual receptors in the area of retina yellow spot, therefore it is used to treat wet form of macular degeneration. Ranibizumab is used for course treatment: the average course is 2 years, the number of injections for the entire course is from 6 to 24. Treatment requires individual selection of therapy regimen and careful detection of indications and contraindications. Throughout all the course of treatment, the patient is observed in an ophthalmologist who monitors changes in the fundus and corrects the therapy regimen.
While the treatment of wet macular degeneration, photodynamic therapy is also used, it's aimed at destroying neovascular formations, a pathological net of new vessels. Before the procedure, the patient is given an intravenous injection of Vizudine, a synthetic photosensitizer. The peculiarity of the drug is such that its active substance accumulates exclusively in newly formed vessels and when targeted laser irradiation clogs their lumen. Irradiation is carried out under computer control through the fiber-optic system, which ensures a high selectivity of the destructive effect: only pathological vessels damaged by the photodynamic method fall off. As a result of this treatment of macular degeneration, retinal edema is eliminated, hemorrhages dissolve, central vision is restored or improved.
Laser and photodynamic therapy does not always show good efficiency, but in most cases, such treatment can significantly improve the clinical situation. It should be remembered about a fairly high frequency of relapses: very often in 1.5-2 years, a new vasculature develops and disrupts the function of the visual receptors of the yellow spot, therefore it is important to continue monitoring the specialist and carry out maintenance therapy.
To improve the quality of life of patients with macular degeneration it's worth to use special means to increase the image. Strong reading glasses, pocket magnifier, electronic hand-held video-magnifier, video systems for increasing the image are selected individually in accordance with needs of patient and allow you to live active life.
The basic preventive measures of age-related macular degeneration are:
a healthy lifestyle with a rejection of bad habits;
normal body weight;
eutrophy;
protective sunglasses usage and limited insolation;
regular ophthalmologist consultings with aim to identify early signs of the disease.
Unfortunately, it is not in our power to influence such a significant risk factor as hereditary predisposition. However, modern science allows us to determine the degree of risk of developing the disease, taking into account the genetic characteristics of a particular patient.
DNA test is a unique opportunity to obtain information about the genetic predisposition to age-related macular degeneration. Basing on DNA test results, the attending physician will make up for you an individual plan of observation, diagnosis, self-testing and will help to adjust your lifestyle for the maximum possible elimination of all risk factors.
Keep your vision clear: start preventive measures for age-relates macular degeneration as soon as possible!
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Before discovering Eckerd Connects, it was tough for Brandie to describe life as anything but rough. As she recalls, “I hadn’t been able to find my place out of high school. I was working dead end jobs or jobs that weren’t fulfilling.” She was struggling to find her way, losing hope and in desperate need of guidance. “Life’s hard, it’s really hard. When you don’t have family or friends to support you, or give you that extra push.”
But Brandie refused to quit and soon found the support she needed through our Eckerd Connects Workforce Development program. She attended workshops, trainings and eventually landed a paid internship with an Animal Shelter, it was a perfect match! Brandie was soon hired on full time, and quickly enrolled into a Vet Tech certification course at her local Technical College. She believes “The job at the Animal Shelter opened a lot of doors for me because I found my career path.”
Things were finally starting to look up, Brandie was doing everything she could to be successful but still struggling to stay afloat. “I was actually living in a shed during this time, so I didn’t have running water, or a lot of the things you really need to try to continue to push forward.” she recalls, and with no family to help she had limited options for change.
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A success award of just $1,050 changed Brandie’s life. “I know that would be small to some people, but it was huge to me. It really gave me the opportunity to become a successful adult.” She explained, “I started out this program having nothing, not knowing what to do with my life, not having any family to help me and (Eckerd Connects) gave me everything. I now have a car, pay my own insurance and house payments. I am stable now because of this”
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Companies & Commodities
Anand Mahindra To Continue As M&M Executive Chairman Till Next Year
SEBI Has Deferred The Deadline For Compliance With Regulation 17 From April 1, 2020, To April 2022.
PTI | Updated on: 08 Feb 2020, 10:26:52 PM
Anand Mahindra (Photo Credit: PTI)
Mahindra & Mahindra on Saturday said Anand Mahindra has acceded the request of the board to continue as executive chairman till November next year. The board of directors of the company have unanimously requested Anand Mahindra to continue as the executive chairman till his original term of appointment as approved by the shareholders of the company that is up to November 11, 2021, the company said in a BSE filing.
As per the SEBI guidelines, he had to step down from his executive role from April 1, 2020.
“In deference to the wishes of the Governance, Nomination and Remuneration Committee (GNRC) and Board, Anand Mahindra has acceded to the request to continue as the Executive Chairman till his original term of appointment. Pawan Goenka and Anish Shah would continue to report to Anand Mahindra,” it said.
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Delhi businessman stabbed to death for objecting to lewd remarks on daughter
Confirming The Incident, Deputy Commissioner Of Police (West) Monika Bhardwaj Said A Case Has Been Registered And Four Persons Have Been Arrested.
News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Raghwendra Shukla | Updated on: 14 May 2019, 08:22:13 AM
A 52-year-old businessman was stabbed to death outside his house allegedly for objecting to lewd comments made by some boys on his daughter. The incident took place in Basai Darapur area of West Delhi's Moti Nagar on Sunday morning at around 12:30 am, police said. Victim’s 19-year-old son also got injured in the incident and is getting treatment at a hospital.
Delhi: A man was stabbed to death by his neighbours after he objected to their lewd remarks&molestation attempts directed to his daughter in Basai Darapur under Moti Nagar police station limits on night of Sunday,12 May.His son was also stabbed&is admitted in hospital. 4 arrested pic.twitter.com/AsoT426gmQ
— ANI (@ANI) May 13, 2019
"A man was stabbed to death by his neighbours after he objected to their lewd remarks and molestation attempts directed to his daughter in Basai Darapur under Moti Nagar police station limits on the night of Sunday,12 May. His son was also stabbed and is admitted in the hospital. 4 arrested," the police official said.
According to reports, the man had taken his daughter to a hospital after she complained of severe headache. While returning home on a two-wheeler some boys made indecent gestures and passed lewd comments on his 27-year-old daughter.
The businessman dropped his daughter home, went to complain to the boys' father about their behaviour. His daughter informed her brother and mother about the incident, claimed a nephew of the businessman, who did not want to be named.
“My brother and his daughter were returning from the hospital. The lane was almost blocked by 4-5 men. When he honked at them they made lewd remarks and tried to molest her. After dropping her when he went back to them, they attacked him. Their families helped them in the attack,” deceased’s brother was quoted as saying by ANI.
Hearing the commotion, some people came out of their houses, but no one intervened, instead they started recording videos on their mobile phones, the family member said. After a while, someone known to their family, rushed to help to take the father-son duo to a hospital, he said.
Police said the businessman succumbed to injuries on Monday morning, while his son is battling for life.
The man had sustained multiple injuries on the abdomen and stomach and his son on the shoulder and other vital parts of the body, the family member said.
The family of the deceased claimed that the boys, who live in their neighbourhood, drink, smoke and pass comments on passersby and one of them were recently released from jail. The body was handed over to the family after an autopsy and a report is awaited, police said.
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Manuel Jacquez
PhD in English Candidate
jacquez.4@osu.edu
Early modern English literature
Shakespeare in performance
MA, The Ohio State University, 2015
BA, California State University – Fresno, 2013
Manuel Antonio Jacquez is a PhD candidate in the Department of English. His dissertation considers early modern London professional playwrights’ dramaturgy of visual spectacle.
By “dramaturgy,” he refers to playwrights’ design and management of the theatrical event through their playtext. A playwright’s dramaturgy involves the labor in devising the timing, duration, location and appearance of the material elements of performance to convey their drama. In his dissertation, he examines the plays of Christopher Marlowe, William Shakespeare, John Webster and John Ford.
Up to now, scholars have largely assessed moments of visual spectacle devised for the stage from a prioritized historical/cultural perspective or have considered such moments in categorical isolation, which separates spectacle from the playwright’s overall orchestration of the visual in their play as a whole. By examining London professional playwrights’ dramaturgy of spectacle, his dissertation lends new insight into a montage of visually iconic moments in early modern English drama.
In 2019-2020, Jacquez works as a graduate assistant for the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, where he oversees marketing and promotions. He also works as an assistant coordinator for Pith & Marrow, a community-wide performing arts initiative which is supported by Ohio State Energy Partners, the Glenn College of Public Affairs and the Department of English.
In May 2017, Jacquez was a resident director for Ohio State’s Office of International Affairs’ study abroad program, Global May Great Britain. While abroad, he conducted dissertation research at the British Library and the Library and Archives at Shakespeare’s Globe.
In February 2017, Jacquez directed Ohio State English's and the Lord Denney’s Players’production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Prior, in 2015, Jacquez was the assistant director and an actor for their production of Richard II. That spring he also worked as a dramaturg for a youth-targeted adaptation of Henry V by the Ohio State theatre department.
In 2014, Jacquez participated in the OSU/RSC partnership, where he learned strategies in teaching Shakespeare. Additionally, as part of the Folger Shakespeare Library’s MA seminar, Research Methods and Agendas, he examined early modern conduct manuals to study the conception of “the gentleman” in print.
"Questioning the Ways of Milton: Stratford Festival’s Paradise Lost." Early Modern Culture, no. 14, 2019, pp. 296-299.
"Coriolanus by the Stratford Festival" (review), Shakespeare Bulletin, vol. 37, no. 1, Spring 2019, pp. 111-115.
"Faustus presented by Shakespearemachine at the ArtsLab Theatre" (review), Shakespeare Bulletin, vol. 36, no. 3, Fall 2018, pp. 519-522.
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Oleg Artyukov: UN can not be written off yet
Recent information from Africa seems not to be so disturbing for the world community. This is the continent where the UN has achieved considerable success in the settlement of conflicts. The events in Sierra Leone depict this.
This West-African country is famous for its rich diamond fields. Those who control the fields hold the power at the same time. Until the beginning of the 1990s, the political situation in Sierra Leone was more or less stable, but then a civil war broke out. The ambitions of Fode Sanko, the leader of the United Revolution Front, forced the UN Security Council to pay attention to the problems in Sierra Leone. In 1991, the UN Security Council decided to send a peacekeeping contingent of 6,000 people to Sierra Leone. The situation has stabilized for some time. However, at the beginning of 1999, a civil war broke out once again, and this time, it was worse. Attempts of Sierra Leone’s government to gain control over the diamond fields captured by the Front’s militants failed. Fode Sanko wanted to seize the power, but the UN interfered with the situation once again. The UN Security Council decided to increase the peacekeeping contingent to 11,000 people; however, it had no effect. The crisis was aggravated more, because the front’s militants started capturing hostages, soldiers and civilians of the UN contingent were among them. The humanitarian aid was plundered. The events made the UN sanction the use of armed force. Ships of the British Navy reached Sierra Leone. British paratroopers rescued the hostages and organized mass evacuations of foreigners. Russians were among them. At the same time, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan spoke about the expansion of peacekeepers. It was to be done not only by Africans but the USA and its European allies as well. However, these very countries did not want to send their soldiers to Sierra Leone. They still remember the failure of the US-led peacemaking operation in Somalia. As a result, Russia and Ukraine sent their peacekeepers to Sierra Leone. The peacekeepers prevented the plundering of humanitarian aid and contributed to the peaceful settlement in the region.
Now, the situation in Sierra Leone is becoming stable. The first elections in several years are to take place soon.
RIA Novosti informs that Russia’s Foreign Ministry hopes the elections will secure a settlement of the conflict and stabilization in the country. Let us hope that this forecast will come true. The peaceful process in Sierra Leone and participation of Russian peacekeepers meet the interests of the state. Russian companies can also take part in the development of the diamond fields in Sierra Leone.
The events in Sierra Leone demonstrate that the UN is still powerful and takes care of the countries neglected by the USA. Therefore, talk about the UN being outdated is senseless and improvident.
Oleg Artyukov PRAVDA.Ru
Translated by Maria Gousseva
Read the original in Russian: http://www.pravda.ru/main/2002/01/18/35700.html
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Coming Out as a Muslim Lesbian
Dalila Fridi talks bridging the gaps between religious and LGBT communities.
by Lauren Caruba
When Dalila Fridi immigrated to the United States from Algeria in 1990, she expected to encounter free rights for all. But as both a Muslim woman and a lesbian, she soon realized American society is not as inclusive as she initially thought. Having grown up in a politically active family that fought for rights for Berber people, an indigenous North African ethnic group, Fridi said she was meant to pursue human justice issues. Upon becoming president of the Equality Illinois Education Project, she began channeling her political passion into educating people across the state about LGBT issues and forging partnerships among religious communities. As she enters her third year heading the project, Fridi says she’s fighting two different civil rights movements: equality for LGBT individuals and equality for Muslims.
Fridi spoke with the Medill Equal Media Project about her lobbying efforts for Illinois’ pending marriage equality bill, immigration reform, anti-bullying legislation and transgender rights. Excerpts:
MEDILL EQUAL MEDIA PROJECT: WHAT WAS IT LIKE EMIGRATING FROM ALGERIA?
Dalila Fridi: I was about a month shy of turning 20. I came for school, to go to school and also to live with my uncle and his family. I wasn’t culture shocked until I got older. I didn’t know anything about my sexuality then, so that wasn’t a problem.
WHAT IS THE CULTURAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND ALGERIA IN TERMS OF ACCEPTANCE OF NONCONFORMING SEXUALITY?
Compared to other Muslim countries a woman has a little bit more rights, but there are no gay rights in Algeria. There’s no such thing. There’s actually a constitutional amendment that punishes gay relationships, and it’s mostly toward men. As a woman, you fall into society’s thought of what a woman is. Do I say that there aren’t any gays in Algeria? No. Of course there are. They’re underground.
YOU CAME OUT BOTH AS A LESBIAN AND AS A MUSLIM SHORTLY AFTER 9/11. WHY DID YOU FEEL THAT WAS THE RIGHT TIME TO COME OUT IN BOTH WAYS?
It was a coincidence. 9/11 to me, as a Muslim, made me angry. At the same time, I felt that I needed to defend another set of Muslims that were not all like these bombers. People started finding out because I was voicing my opinion about 9/11 and voicing my opinion as a Muslim. That also brought up coming out as a lesbian too. Lesbian, Muslim — to me it was, “[I should] do it all at once.”
DO YOU ASSOCIATE YOUR IDENTITY AS A LESBIAN AND YOUR IDENTITY AS AN IMMIGRANT CLOSELY?
I don’t. I never did. The more I get older, the more I feel a sense of an identity. Being a Muslim is just who I am. It’s not something that I strive to be or I struggle to be. It’s just who I am. Voicing that I am a Muslim more and more now is to give a different view that, yes, I’m a lesbian, but I’m also a Muslim woman. With all the struggles that I have as a lesbian, I think the struggle of being a Muslim woman is equal or maybe higher or stronger.
HOW ARE YOU BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN LGBT AND RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES?
The success is having allies and working and talking—never criticizing the religion, never criticizing the teachings. It’s about humanity and talking about it from the human perspective. A lot of LGBT people are religious. No one can say “no” to them about going to church or even getting married if they want to in a church. It’s their faith. Faith is between you and God. It’s not between you and an emissary in the middle. I don’t believe in a God that would send me to hell because I’m gay.
DO YOU OFTEN ENCOUNTER INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE TROUBLE RECONCILING THEIR RELIGIOUS VALUES WITH THEIR SEXUAL IDENTITY?
Yes, a lot, especially from the Muslim faith. My saying to them is actually putting them toward a reading of the Quran. Read the Quran, read it on your own—not what you were taught as a kid or what someone else is writing in interpreting the Quran. Read it yourself and look into your heart.
YOU’VE SAID YOU FEEL YOU’RE FIGHTING FOR TWO DIFFERENT CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTS. HOW ARE YOU WORKING FOR BOTH MOVEMENTS SIMULTANEOUSLY?
I’m kind of lucky that I’ve never had to personally face any type of racism or discrimination because I’m gay or a Muslim. But I see it. I do see it and it bothers me and I speak against it. I speak up against my fellow Muslims all the time when they say something stupid or when they attack. I’m constantly fighting. From the non-Muslim group, I’m fighting to defend the religion. And then from the Muslim world, I tend to defend LGBT. It’s not like I’m fighting one group for the two reasons, it’s like I’m fighting each group differently for different reasons.
WHAT ARE THE MAJOR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE DISCRIMINATION THE TWO COMMUNITIES FACE?
Hate is hate. I don’t see a difference. To me when I hear Rush Limbaugh make his anti-Muslim remarks or anti-gay remarks, to me it’s the same language, it’s the same sound. It’s hate. It’s not different.
OBVIOUSLY MARRIAGE EQUALITY IS PROMINENT IN THE NATIONAL DEBATE RIGHT NOW, BUT IT’S ALSO NOT THE END GOAL FOR ALL LGBT INDIVIDUALS. CAN YOU SPEAK ABOUT THOSE WHO AREN’T SUPPORTIVE OF MARRIAGE EQUALITY?
For the longest time, I didn’t think marriage equality was important. But what made me want to fight was listening, hearing the anti-marriage equality arguments by regular people, by legislators, by the media, by religious leaders. When I’m angry, that’s when I work harder. [Marriage] might not be the answer to a lot of problems, but it’s one hurdle. The next hurdle is gender inclusion [and] transgender equality. Even as the LGB community, we need to rally behind our transgender community. There is hatred within our community, too. Hopefully we will rally everyone for that, too.
Medical Support for Trans Youth
Lurie Children’s Hospital will launch a program for gender-nonconforming children of all ages.
by JD Fernandez
Jorge Valdivia created a safe space for LGBT Latino youth through public radio.
by Jason Lederman
When it comes to educating people on LGBT issues, sometimes politicians don’t cut it.
by Julia Haskins
Finding the T
A trans woman comes into her identity through local activism.
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SS Cherokee under Twiggs E. Brown sunk by U-87/Berger on 15 June 1942 off Cape Cod, loss of 86 lives.
January 3, 2017 March 7, 2017 Updated January 3, 2017 by Eric Wiberg
U-Boats New England: Cherokee
SS Cherokee, showing the side where two torpedoes from U-87 struck her in June, 1941. Courtesy of the Rich Turnwald collection, Source: uboat.net/allies/merchants/ships/1818.html
The loss of the steamship Cherokee in convoy off Cape Cod is remarkable as the casualty with the most deaths of any loss in New England waters in World War II, at 86 persons. The next closest death toll by a merchant ship in these waters was the Zurichmoor at 45 fatalities. The two factors in this sad result were the number of persons on board (169) and the speed with which the ship sank following a torpedo attack on its convoy – roughly six minutes.
SS Cherokee was a US-flagged passenger ship of 5,986 gross tons on its first voyage for the US Navy, from Iceland to New York via Halifax. She was 402 feet long, 55 feet wide, and 18.7 feet deep. Capable of 15 knots, the ship could steam 4,000 miles without refueling based on the output of a pair of steam engines providing 981 net horsepower to a single propeller. Whilst in commercial service for the Clyde Mallory Lines (Agwilines, Inc.) of New York, she was fitted to accommodate 300 passengers, however after being chartered to the US Navy her capacity was 1,373 troops. According to historian Thomas R. Blandford in 1977, at the time of her loss “her interior was still pretty much as she was in normal operation and that she had not yet been converted for troops.”
Cherokee was completed in June 1925 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company of Newport News, Virginia. Her sister ships at Agwilines were the Seminole, Mohawk, Algonquin, Iroquois, and Shawnee. The Mallory Line extended from the prominent ship-owning clan the Mallories of Mystic, Connecticut. Subsidiaries included the New York and Texas Steamship Company of New York. The line served New York, Charleston, Jacksonville, Miami and Galveston.
For her final voyage the Cherokee had taken troops to Iceland, where the US Navy and US Air Force maintained bases, carrying troops. A brief history of her movements in the spring of 1942, her only voyage for the US Navy, would be instructive. She left New York for Providence on April 29th, arrived the following day, loaded cargo and passengers and sailed 4 May for Boston via the Cape Cod Canal. Escorted by USS Barnagat she arrived in Halifax on 6 May. The next day she sailed in a convoy of 56 vessels. With the Norlago she peeled off for Iceland, arriving Reykjavik on 20 May. After discharging there and in Hvalfjordur she sailed on the 29th escorted by USS Williamsburg. She joined a small convoy going east then a larger one of 43 ships going west to Halifax escorted in party by USS Pleiades and USS Salinas. It was slow going in fog, with an average of 3.5 knots made good. They arrived in Halifax June 10th.
The Cherokee’s master at the time of her casualty was Captain Twiggs E. Brown and her pilot at the con was Captain Arthur E. Buck, who subsequently perished. There was a mix of merchant mariner crew (nine officers and 103 crew for 112 of various nationalities), 41 US Army enlisted soldiers including an Army Air Force pilot, four Russian naval officers, and 11 naval armed guard including ensigns as well as the pilot, Capt. Buck on board for 169 total.
Cherokee was loaded with 350 tons of sand ballast and sailed to Halifax, with a draft forward of 15 feet and aft of 18 feet. The ship was also entrusted to 61 miscellaneous bags of mail. At 11:30 am on Sunday the 14th of June, 1942 she sailed from that port to New York in convoy XB-25, which assembled off Sambro Light Ship and got underway at noon. However, six hours later, at 6 pm (or possibly early the following day), her orders were changed and she was instructed to proceed to Boston, which was roughly half the distance away. There was considerable angst at Cherokee, which was capable of more than 15 knots speed, being instructed to join a convoy where she had to go half as fast.
The commodore of the convoy sat on the SS Port Nicholson, which was subsequently blown up off the Cherokee’s port bow. Other vessels included the SS Pan York and the SS Norlago and two other vessels for a total of six. There were three corvettes and a destroyer escorting, among them HMCS Nanaimo (K 101) under T. J. Bellas, RCNR, US Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba (WPG 77), HMS Halifax and HMS Montgomery. Cherokee’s position was second ship in from the port corner of the convoy.
There were 14 ships in the convoy. Their arrangement on departure, from front row to back, left to right, was as follows: front row, HMS Halifax, SS Millcrest, SS Cherokee, SS Port Nicholson, SS Pan York, SS Empire Franklin, and escort HMS Veteran. Second row: destroyer HMS Montgomery, SS Cathcart, SS Norlago, SS Empire Dabchick, HMCS Nanaimo. Third and final row: USCGC Escanaba and escort Charlottetown. At the time of attack Cherokee was behind and to starboard of Port Nicholson. The order at time of attack was row one, Halifax and Veteran, row two, Cathcart, Port Nicholson and Pan York, row three, Montgomery, Millcrest, Norlago, Cherokee and Nanaimo, and row four, Escanaba.
U-87 under Joachim Berger was waiting for ships to round Cape Cod or turn inbound for Boston, and this assemblage of ships sailed right into his crosshairs. Though the rough weather might make an attack more difficult, it also served to obfuscate the periscope and torpedo tracks, and make escape less difficult.
The bow lookout was able to pick out Highland Lighthouse at 10:15 pm that night. Confusingly, the convoy’s ETA at Cape Cod Canal was 8 am the following day (it was reported they were bound for Boston, no longer New York via the canal). At 10:18 pm local time on Monday the 15th of June the convoy was laboring in heavy weather roughly 25 miles northeast of Cape Cod heading south when Berger in U-87 fired a pair of torpedoes which hit and blew up the Port Nicholson. Although the casualty, which happened just ahead and to the port side of Cherokee, was clearly visible to all in the convoy, the Norlago apparently fired off a series of distress flares which illuminated the area around it, including of course the other ships in convoy. In the dry language of the US Navy’s post-mortem report, the flares “rendered other vessels in convoy better targets.”
Whether making use of the increased visibility or not, Berger fired a second spread of two torpedoes three minutes later, both of which struck the Cherokee. Meanwhile Captains Brown and Buck were not idle: when the saw the Port Nicholson blow up only 3,000 feet away they brought Cherokee up to full speed and turned hard to starboard. Although armed with a four-inch gun aft as well as two .50-caliber Browning machine guns and other guns of .30 caliber on each side of the bridge, there was no time nor opportunity to find a target and take offensive action. Immediately the armed guard reported to the bridge via radiophone that they were at their stations and ready for action.
Cherokee was heading almost due west (261 degrees True) at eight knots when struck. Being in convoy she was having difficulty maintaining just half her usual speed as well as keeping maneuverability. They were not zig zagging, and both the portholes and the radio were blacked out. Altogether the ship had seven men on lookout duty: on the bow solo, and in pairs on the after deck, the flying bridge, and after bridge. There was a fresh gale unleashing itself from the northwest and though the seas were rough and it was partly cloudy, visibility was described as good. The other vessels in the convoy were “dimly visible.”
Despite the Allied ship’s efforts at escape, Berger’s third torpedo hit Cherokee port-side forward, beneath the bridge. The impact lifted the ship out of the water, destroyed the chart house, and caused an immediate list to port. At about 10:25 pm, or 1.5 minutes later, the second and final torpedo hit the port fo’csle head. By roughly 10:30 pm, or between five and seven minutes following the first strike, the Cherokee, which has assumed an extreme list of 60 – the third mate said 75 – degrees to port by the time, succumbed to the damage and sank beneath the waves.
Although the crew managed to cut seven emergency life rafts loose, because of the severe list to port none of the boats could be launched. Also because of the wild angle of the deck the guns could not be brought to bear. The ensign in charge of the gun crew, George B. Norro, USNR, had his men work on freeing rafts, and reported that they “behaved calmly and expertly and without confusion.” Norro got his men onto the rafts, looked for Captain Brown in the bridge, while the ship was almost on its beam ends, and then abandoned ship. Cherokee was still moving forward, slowly. At 10:48 pm Cherokee was seen to sink by the bow. Given the severe weather as well as the speed of loss, as well as the sheer number of 169 souls scrambling to survive in the cold rough waters, evacuation of the Cherokee was chaotic, as was rescue. Some of the men simply “ran down deck and jumped into water.., some climbed on rafts, others drowned.”
The nearby US-flagged convoy ship SS Norlago carried either 42 or 44 survivors to Provincetown, at the tip of Cape Cod on Tuesday the 16th of June. The same day USCGC Esconada, under the command of Lieutenant Commander Carl U. Peterson assisted by Navigaor Lt. (jg) R. H. Prause took 22 other survivors to Boston and HMS Halifax and HMS Montgomery took 16 together. Altogether three officers, 62 merchant marine crew, an armed guard and 20 of the passengers perished in the cold rough seas that night, for a total of 86 people. At least two bodies were recovered, as there were that many “known dead.”
One little-mentioned detail listed as a possible factor in the high mortality rates is the fact that “one of the destroyers screening the rescue dropped some depth charges.” Human organs do not stand up well to having depth charges dropped near them whilst treading water, and survivability in such circumstances is low, as many a German submariner discovered after they made it to the surface from stricken U-boats whilst still under attack.
The navy report, drenched in morbidity, records that “four [sailors] seen to drop into water from life raft; two severely injured; many suffering from shock and other minor injuries. Effect of torpedo, explosions [depth charges], falling debris, oil in water, and drowning.” None of the survivors were taken prisoner by Berger on U-87, which was busy making its getaway. One of the survivors, Simon Bermudas, and able-bodied seaman from Brooklyn, is listed as “alien.” Another of the dead was from Cuba. Captain Twiggs Brown survived the casualty.
In reviewing the casualty it was learned that USCGC Escanaba at 4:30 pm that afternoon had “made a series of sound contacts,” and “dropped numerous depth charges,” on the route subsequently taken by the convoy. Presumably this was a submarine lying in wait and the feeling, in retrospect, was that the convoy should have altered its course to avoid the contact.
Attack Narratives New England
Agwilines Capt. Arthur E. Buck HMCS Nanaimo HMS Halifax SS Cathcart SS Norlago SS Port Nicholson Thomas Blandford U-87 Uncategorized USCGC Escanaba USS Barnagat. HMS Veteran USS Williamsburg
SS Black Point sunk Point Judith RI last week of WWII vs. Germans by U-853 off Point Judith, Rhode Island May 5, 1945
HMCS Cornwallis sunk off Mt. Desert Maine in Dec 1944 by U1230/Hilbig; 43 perished
Survivor Statements for U-Boats of New England & Bermuda
Survivor Statements for U-Boats Bahamas
Book review on uboat.net
Book Review by Soundings Magazine
Book Review by Bermuda’s The Royal Gazette
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Eric Foner: “Impeachment may not work. Here’s the next best way to dump Trump.”
Historian Eric Foner in WaPo:
Once Reconstruction ended, Section Three fell into disuse. But it remains in the Constitution. Its language — “no person,” “any office” — makes no exception for the president. Applying the 14th Amendment to Trump via a new law or congressional resolution would require a majority vote in both houses, not two-thirds of the Senate as in the case of impeachment. That means it would rely on fewer GOP members who feel they need to stay on the good side of Trump’s base. It might even be more palatable to Republicans than impeachment, the most infamous and damning answer to a reckless president. Trump would undoubtedly try to veto such a measure, although whether he could legally do so has not been tested. But if Congress acted after the inauguration that threat would disappear. And it wouldn’t require the same rigmarole as an impeachment trial.
Like many parts of the Constitution, Section Three is not self-executing. In 1870, Congress passed a law directing local district attorneys to take steps to oust officeholders barred by Section Three and a number — it is unclear how many — did lose their positions. That law was repealed in 1948. Today, Congress should again specify a procedure for ascertaining to whom Section Three applies. Such a procedure would be a political process, not a full-fledged trial with witnesses and legal briefs, and so could happen quickly. It would have to include safeguards protecting free speech. One of the few times Section Three has been enforced since Reconstruction came in 1918, when the House of Representatives expelled the Wisconsin Socialist Victor Berger. His crime was a far cry from inciting a riot or aiding insurrection — he had been convicted under the Espionage Act because he opposed American participation in World War I. The Supreme Court later overturned his conviction and Berger went on to serve three more terms in the House.
Congress does not have to choose one path or the other. The House can vote to impeach as a statement of principle even though it is probable that a trial will be months away. At the same time, Congress can declare Trump and any other public officials and military veterans who incited or took part in the riot ineligible to hold future public office. They took an oath to defend the Constitution and, on Jan. 6, they violated it. This would be the mildest of punishments for inciting an uprising that left five people dead, threatened the lives of members of Congress, caused havoc in the Capitol, and sought to overturn the results of the presidential election. Such a step would be an affirmation of the vitality of our wounded democracy. Invoking a constitutional provision meant to limit the political power of Confederate leaders would mark an appropriate end to the career of a president who so closely identified himself with the memory of the Confederacy and with a culture of White resentment that reaches all the way back to the overthrow of Reconstruction.
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Category Archives: Katha Pollitt
Abortion, Katha Pollitt, Roe v. Wade, Ronald Reagan
Ever since I first became aware of the abortion debate, back in 1970 when I was 14 and the Roe v. Wade lawsuit was filed in US District Court, I’ve had the feeling that a lot of pro-abortion advocates had a guilty conscience.
Justice Harry Blackmun Wrote The Eventual Decision
The name they called their movement — pro-choice — seemed a kind of misdirection, sort of like a red-handed kid saying to his mom, “But I didn’t really shoplift that record, I didn’t hide it or anything, I just carried it out of the store and nobody stopped me so, y’know, it’s their fault. It’s not really stealing. Honest.” Even as a tender teen, I couldn’t figure out why people fighting for abortion rights didn’t say they were pro-abortion.
Now I know the pro-abortion people didn’t all have guilty consciences. Some, maybe, yeah. But the vast majority of them didn’t feel that aborting an unwanted fetus was a mortal sin. Or even a venial sin. [For those of you who weren’t raised in Catholic schools, the Church makes distinctions between gross sins and easily forgivable ones.]
Still, all the arguments made by the “pro-choice” crowd were weighted down with excuse-copping and apologies. By the time Ronald Reagan was canonized into the Presidency, most “pro-choice” politicians were saying things like “I’m not in favor of abortion but I believe a woman should have the right to choose.”
Which sounds like a losing argument if I’ve ever heard one.
Okay, Then Where Do You Stand?
The abortion rights argument often went, If woman are denied abortion, the babies they don’t want may be neglected, beaten, emotionally abused, tormented, starved, thrown in Dumpsters, and so on, a litany of horrors guaranteed to turn women seeking abortions into harpies that would terrify Adolph Hitler.
And some people wonder why the concept of feminism is not universally embraced. Feminists, Ma & Pa Murrica surmised, want abortions, plus they’re prone to throwing their babies into Dumpsters.
At times it seemed the “pro-choice” argument really was, We want every woman to have the right to an abortion and we’ll work like hell to make sure none of them ever gets one.
Like most liberals and Democrats of the last 45 or so years, the “pro-choice” people were mealy-mouthed, obsessively equanimous, tepid, and apologetic. The truth is the American electorate — hell, the electorate in any country on this Earth — despises people like that. We want — and by we, I mean human beings — leaders who are bold, strong, and confident. One of the reasons why the Conservative movement thrived in this holy land even after the supposed death of the Right in 1964 was that people like Saint Ronald “brazened it out.” The Right Wingers who would eventually take over this country stuck to their principles even when it seemed they were a minority of a dozen. Reagan himself refused to soften his rhetoric in the face of all sorts of advisors and friends urging him to do so.
Reagan won the presidency in 1980 because he appeared to tower above all the other mere politicians. He was so adept at brazening it out that even when he and his people were caught beyond a shadow of a doubt selling arms to Iran to finance the Contras in Nicaragua, he not only denied wrongdoing, he claimed the evidence simply wasn’t there.
It would have been like that shoplifting kid saying, “I didn’t steal anything. There was no record. There wasn’t even a record shop.”
And getting away with it.
Today, thanks in large part to pols who emulate Reagan’s appearance of towering strength and “pro-choicers” who shrug and alibi too much, abortion rights are being eroded and chipped away from one end of the country to the other.
That’s why I’m eager to dig into Katha Pollitt‘s new book, Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights. Pollitt has been clanging the bell for feminism — unapologetic feminism — for years. She writes for The Nation as well as pretty much every other magazine and newspaper that claims to have the ear of the Left.
Adam Gopnik reviewed her book in The New Yorker this week. He wrote:
“Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights” has two major originalities. First is its lack of bowing or scraping for its pro-woman position. Abortion, in Pollitt’s view, must be seen not as a moral compromise requested by poor, weak women—we’re sorry, and we promise we’ll make it rare, but please, forgive us, we’ll still need it in extremis— but as a positive doctrine of women’s control over their own bodies, and of their own lives and destinies. Abortion, she insists, is a right integral to women’s own autonomy, not a privilege to be used as infrequently as possible.
Now, there’s an argument I can get behind.
In fact, if someone were to ask me, I’d say a woman’s pro-abortion argument should go like this:
I want to fuck. I want it as much as any man. It is in my nature to want it. I do not necessarily want to be saddled with the lifelong responsibility of caring for a human being because of it. No one else’s personal morality nor particular religious viewpoint should interfere with my ability to fuck and abort if I so desire. I am in charge of my own body!
Okay, clean up the language a little bit, sure. But still, present the case like this and the “pro-choicers” just may have a winner. It certainly couldn’t do worse than the arguments they’ve been offering since Roe v. Wade.
A Home of Her Own, Barack Obama, Beach Boys, Book Corner, David Baker, Katha Pollitt, Leo Cook, Molly Ivins, Monika Herzig, Nancy R. Hiller, Peter LoPilato, Plan B One-Step, R.E. Paris, Ryder, Sex-Positive Feminism, Sub-prime Loans, Susie Bright, The Giant Gila Monster, The Nation, University of Evansville, WFIE, XKCD
THE TRUTH ABOUT MOLLY
“I believe that ignorance is the root of all evil. And that no one knows the truth.” Molly Ivins said it. I wish I could have had the pleasure of spending a long night drinking beer and raising hell with her. She was my kind of gal; she had a dog named Shit. She died of breast cancer in 2007.
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TOO DUMB TO SUCCEED
Maybe the hyenas who run the big outfits that foisted that flood of sub-prime loans upon us, driving us into a world of underfunded schools, unemployment, lost retirement nest eggs, and such are right when they say they’re special because they’re smart.
After all, these eels created “financial instruments” that were inscrutable, made them gobs of dough, and collapsed several investment banks and other financial institutions. Still they roam the streets free.
They are smart. Immoral, bestial, craven, and nefarious, sure. But smart.
As opposed to the man who stole a tuba, valued at $3500, from the University of Evansville. WFIE Channel 14 in the southern Indiana town reports that Kevin Neal called a local music store saying he had a tuba he wanted to sell. The music store owner said come on over. While waiting for Neal, the storekeep got a call from the music director at the U of E, saying — you guessed it — the school’s tuba had been stolen.
This Is Not A Financial Instrument
Too bad for Neal; the music store proprietor had recently sold the tuba to the school so he knew exactly what it looked like. It was, the music man concluded, too much of a coincidence.
The cops were called. They staked out the music shop, ID’d the alleged thief from security videotapes, and slapped the bracelets on Neal. He spent last night in the Vandenburgh County lockup.
He has now spent more time in jail than any of the smart baboons who bilked the planet out of trillions.
LEO & THE GIANT GILA MONSTER
Celebrity bartender and man-about-town Leo Cook has scored a gig catering for that remake of “The Giant Gila Monster” being shot in Franklin.
Vogue Cover The Month After Hell Freezes Over
Leo brought some fab chicken tenderloins marinated in a secret sauce into the Book Corner the other day and broke the good news.
He is a fortunate man to be associated with such an august production. The moviegoing public has been clamoring for an updated version of the 1959 sci-fi classic for decades now.
…To start your day with some great pop?
COMIX & BOOKS
Exercise your link finger here:
Book queen R.E. Paris reviews two tomes by local authors (originally published in the Ryder — H/T to Peter LoPilato.)
Another “XKCD” panel from Randall Monroe.
WE DO FACEBOOK SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO
Susie Bright of Santa Cruz, California is one of the cool ones. The writer/entertainer essentially created the category “sex-positive feminist” back in the 1980s as a reaction to the joyless prigs who seemed to be ruling the feminist world at the time.
Susie is not happy about the new federal regs concerning the Plan B One-Step birth control pill. Nor is essayist Katha Pollitt happy. Susie links to Pollitt’s piece in The Nation about the Obama administration’s endorsement of new rules that turn women into children who need to be lectured about their naughty urge to fuck.
By pandering to religious fetishists who view sex as icky and men who are scared of women, Barack Obama is demonstrating that he wants to keep his job in the worst way.
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On Trump and MS-13, From Someone Who Knows What The Hell They’re Talking About
My uncle was shot by MS-13 in El Salvador. He was fishing and they shot him in the back like cowards. He was fully paralyzed and lived a few years after that, but he eventually succumbed to complications and infections related to his quadriplegia. I comforted my mom as she cried and helped her send money back home so that my great aunt could bury her son. She buried him in an adjacent country so that MS-13 wouldn’t desecrate his grave.
I know firsthand that MS-13’s violence is wretched and disgusting. I don’t dispute that. But it gives me pause when the President of the United States is eager to repeatedly call them “animals” and dehumanize them in multiple public forums like his own speeches and the White House website, but fails to condemn the neo-Nazis who terrorize Americans every day and even says that some of them are “very fine people”.
Do you know why that is? Do you pretend not to? It’s okay, I’ll say it, you can quote me. Donald Trump is a racist and a xenophobe, and he’s not worth the dirt my uncle is buried under.
Talking about Trump and his followers drains my energy. It forms a knot in my stomach and I hate how much it affects me. But how could it not? I’m fluent in Spanish but afraid to speak it because I don’t want some jackoff getting in my face while I’m trying to buy lunch. I’m terrified every day I’m going to get a call from my mom telling me she’s in custody even though her papers are in progress and being sent back to a country she hasn’t lived in since she was 16. I’m constantly angry at how Trump has latched onto MS-13 as a talking point for his immigration policy, and how he uses fear mongering tactics to equate Latino immigrants with violence. Do you really think that every single person who crosses the border is a monster filled with bloodlust? Are you so obtuse that you’d rather write off an entire population as murderers rather than see the world with a minimal amount of nuance?
The gang members of MS-13 are just that. Gang members. Sure, I’m positive some of them are depraved sacks of shit who get off on terrorizing their victims, much like the predominantly white male mass shooters that our country is riddled with. But many of them entered MS-13 because, like many gangs, it was their only option. Are we ignoring how big of a hand the United States had in the Salvadoran Civil War which ravaged the country and set up a system where the only ways to get ahead are to leave, have a family member who left and can send back money, or join a gang where if you’re not with them, you’re against them? Do we not remember how America is complicit in the murder of Salvadoran children and the elderly? Can Trump even fucking find El Salvador on a map?
I know I sound angry. That’s because I am angry. I am angry that, with each passing day, Trump’s fear mongering rhetoric gets louder, his followers and fellow bigots get more emboldened, and my family and millions like us get more and more frightened. I am angry, because it makes me so achingly sad that I wish I could keep my head down and say nothing, but I am lucky enough to have a voice to cut through all this bullshit. I am angry, because I truly, genuinely, deeply know what the hell I’m talking about.
An open letter to Trump voters on the inauguration of Joe Biden
Skylar Baker-Jordan
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EMPIRE OF DREAMS: THE STORY OF THE STAR WARS TRILOGY | DOCUMENTARY REVIEW
Posted on March 25, 2020 by Emrys Moungabio
RELEASED: September 21st 2004
DISTRIBUTED BY: 20th Century Fox
DIRECTED BY: Kevin Burns & Edith Becker
WRITTEN BY: Ed Singer
PRODUCED BY: Edith Becker
MUSIC BY: John Williams
STARRING: Robert Clotworthy, George Lucas, Walter Cronkite, Steven Spielberg, Irvin Kershner, Howard Kazanjian, Gary Kurtz, Leo Braudy, Bill Moyers, Carrie Fisher, Gareth Wigan, Alan Ladd Jr., Ralph McQuarrie, Richard Edlund, Steve Gawley, John Dykstra, Paul Huston, Joe Johnston, Lorne Peterson, Dennis Muren, Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker, Anthony Daniels, Norman Reynolds, Robert Watts, Peter Diamond, Richard Chew, Paul Hirsch, Ken Ralston, Ben Burtt, James Earl Jones, Phil Tippett, John Williams, Sid Ganis, Lawrence Kasdan, Billy Dee Williams, Stuart Freeborn, Frank Oz, Charles Weber, Jim Bloom, Warwick Davis, William Katt, Kurt Russell, Perry King, Terri Nunn, Cindy Williams, Alec Guinness, David Prowse, Peter Cushing & Richard Marquand
REVIEW: With coronavirus sweeping the world, and film studios piling their content online to keep people busy, Disney recently released Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker a few days early, allowing pundits to peruse the movie’s special features.
Among these features was the documentary The Skywalker Legacy, a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Episode IX, in the context of the making of the Star Wars saga as a whole. Unfortunately, that release date only applied to America, and I don’t particularly want to buy a digital copy of a movie I’ll probably buy a physical copy of, as well as eventually having access to on the newly released Disney+.
Fortunately, Disney+ has it’s own Star Wars-centric documentary available to sate my thirst for further Star Wars knowledge: Empire of Dreams, a look back at the creation of the groundbreaking original Star Wars trilogy.
Truth be told, this documentary didn’t hold a lot of new information for me. Between exploring online forums, reading books by Carrie Fisher and Anthony Daniels, watching The Toys That Made Us and researching an article I wrote on ‘How Star Wars changed cinema’, I had become familiar with a lot of the ups and downs of the making of the Original Trilogy.
Still, seeing all that information threaded into a two and a half-hour documentary made for an enjoyable watch. While Star Wars is obviously entertaining and beloved by fans the world over, the story of what went on behind the scenes is equally so. As if by fate, it mirrors some of the key facets of storytelling incredibly closely. It starts off with a call to adventure, sees the heroes (or cast and crew, in this instance) struggle and fall, before rising triumphantly at the end.
But it’s the way the documentary presents all of this; the myriad of issues that came with changing the cinematic landscape, and gives screen time to some of the true heroes of Star Wars like the modellers and puppeteers and technicians and editors and visual effects workers, highlighting how their hard work and determination contributed to the success of the film against all odds just as much as the stars of the film.
It highlights, as my girlfriend kept taunting as she walked past, how those really working all of this out, were just a ‘bunch of nerds’. But while she was saying it teasingly about me and those on screen, with their retro seventies looks and wild array of hair cuts, I mean it as a positive (though ‘geeks’ may be a better substitute word). As the documentary rolls on, it becomes clearer and clearer that this is just a bunch of people, who are good at making things, or painting things, or working with machinery, coming together and using their passion to unknowingly change the industry that they’ve dreamt of working in. They take a concept that is, quite frankly, ridiculous, and transform it into one of the most beloved franchises on the face of the Earth.
Of course, when it comes to passion, the person with the greatest amount is George Lucas. Throughout the documentary, it always cycles back to George’s ‘genius’, highlighting that his greatest strength may not be his directing or writing skills, as you might assume, but his imagination and his savvy business-focused mind. The documentary shows how Lucas continually got into the nitty-gritty of getting the film made, struggling to fund the films himself, or betting against the corporations and the studios to make sure his vision remained true.
As a whole, it really makes you appreciate the films that little bit more, so whenever it comes to the end of a chapter and begins showing the end results of A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi respectively, you feel that emotional swell as if seeing the films for the first time again, because, in a way, you have – just from a behind-the-scenes point of view.
While a lot of the information contained within is out there now, and thus it may not be wholly enlightening to the die-hard Star Wars fan, being able to go on that journey with the people behind Star Wars is definitely worthwhile.
It’s just a shame that after two and a half hours of watching George Lucas ‘stick it to the man’, he ended up selling Lucasfilm to Disney, which makes the whole documentary sadder in retrospect.
Still, Empire of Dreams is very well put together, and the perfect bit of Star Wars viewing for when you want something new and you’re out of movies. All-in-all, I give it:
Also, as I was looking for a video to stick up the top, I saw that the entire documentary is actually on YouTube, if you can’t be bothered to track down a disk copy or get Disney+, just FYI.
* The Original Trilogy – The Star Wars Saga Art by Brian Rood
Tagged * MOVIES *, 2000s, 20th Century Fox, Alan Ladd Jr., Alec Guinness, Anthony Daniels, Ben Burtt, Bill Moyers, Billy Dee Williams, Carrie Fisher, Charles Weber, Cindy Williams, David Prowse, Dennis Muren, Disney+, Documentary, Ed Singer, Edith Becker, Frank Oz, Gareth Wigan, Gary Kurtz, George Lucas, Harrison Ford, Howard Kazanjian, Indiana Jones, Irvin Kershner, James Earl Jones, Jim Bloom, Joe Johnson, John Dykstra, John Williams, Ken Ralston, Kenny Baker, Kevin Burns, Kurt Russell, Lawrence Kasdan, Leo Braudy, Lorne Peterson, Lucasfilm, Mark Hamill, Norman Reynolds, Paul Hirsch, Paul Huston, Perry King, Peter Cushing, Peter Diamond, Peter Mayhew, Phil Tippett, Ralph McQuarrie, Richard Chew, Richard Edlund, Richard Marquand, Robert Clotworthy, Robert Watts, Sid Ganis, STAR WARS, Steve Gawley, Steven Spielberg, Stuart Freeborn, Terri Nunn, Walter Cronkite, Warwick Davis, William Katt
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Horse Tamers
The colossal pair of marble "Horse Tamers"—often identified as Castor and Pollux—have stood since antiquity near the site of the Baths of Constantine on the Quirinal Hill, Rome. Napoleon's agents wanted to include them among the classical booty removed from Rome after the 1797 Treaty of Tolentino, but they were too large to be buried or to be moved very far.[1] They are fourth-century Roman copies of Greek originals. They gave to the Quirinal its medieval name Monte Cavallo (Italian for 'Horse Mountain'), which lingered into the nineteenth century. Their coarseness has been noted, while the vigor—notably that of the horses—has been admired. The Colossi of the Quirinal are the original exponents of this theme of dominating power, which has appealed to powerful patrons since the seventeenth century, from Marly-le-Roi to Saint Petersburg.
A mid-18th century etching of the Palazzo del Quirinale by Giovanni Battista Piranesi: the colossal "Horse Tamers" are shadowed in the foreground, but the obelisk from the Mausoleum of Augustus (erected 1783–1786) has not yet been set up between them.
An equivalent view today
One of the "Horse Tamers" today
The huge sculptures were noted in the medieval guidebook for pilgrims, Mirabilia Urbis Romae. Their ruinous bases still bore inscriptions OPUS FIDIÆ and OPUS PRAXITELIS, hopeful attributions that must have dated from Late Antiquity (Haskell and Penny 1981, p 136). The Mirabilia confidently reported that these were "the names of two seers who had arrived in Rome under Tiberius, naked, to tell the 'bare truth' that the princes of the world were like horses which had not yet been mounted by a true king."[1]
Between 1589 and 1591, Sixtus V had them restored[2] and set on new pedestals flanking a fountain, another engineering triumph for Domenico Fontana, who had moved and re-erected the obelisk in Piazza San Pietro. In 1783-86 they were re-set at an angle, and an obelisk, which had recently been found at the Mausoleum of Augustus, was re-erected between them. (The present granite basin, which had served for watering cattle in the Roman Forum was set between them instead in 1818.)
An interpretation of their subject as Alexander and Bucephalus was proposed in 1558 by Onofrio Panvinio,[3] who suggested that Constantine had removed them from Alexandria, where they would have referred to the familiar legend of the city's founder. This became a popular alternative to their identification as the Dioscuri. The popular guides still referred to their creation by Phidias and Praxiteles competing for fame, long after even the modestly learned realized that the two sculptors preceded Alexander by a century.
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About 1560 a second pair of colossal marble figures accompanied by horses were unearthed and set up on either side of the entrance to the Campidoglio.
The fame of the Horse Tamers recommended them for other situations where the ruling of base natures by higher nature was iconographically desirable. The Marly Horses made by Guillaume Coustou the Elder for Louis XV at Marly-le-Roi were re-set triumphantly in Paris at the time of the French Revolution, flanking the entrance to the Champs-Elysées[4] In the 1640s, bronze replicas were to flank the entrance to the Louvre: moulds were taken for the purpose, but the project foundered. Paolo Triscornia carved what seem to have been the first full-scale replicas of the groups for the entrance of the Manège (the riding school of the royal guards) in St. Petersburg" (Haskell and Penny p 139). The standing of the heroic nudes had risen with the new approach to Antiquity of Neoclassicism: Sir Richard Westmacott was commissioned to cast a full-scale bronze of the "Phidias" figure, supplied with a shield and sword, as a tribute to the Duke of Wellington; it was erected at Hyde Park Corner opposite the Iron Duke's London residence Apsley House, where some French affected to think it was the Duke himself, stark naked. Christian Friedrich Tieck placed copies of the figures, in cast iron, atop Karl Friedrich Schinkel's Altes Museum, Berlin. In St Petersburg, the Anichkov Bridge has four colossal bronze Horse Tamer sculptures by Baron Peter Klodt von Urgensburg (illustration, left). In Brooklyn's Prospect Park, at the Ocean Parkway ("Park Circle") entrance, stands a pair of bronze Horse Tamers[5] sculptures (1899) by Frederick MacMonnies, installed as the newly combined City of New York was spreading across the Long Island landscape.
The Capitoline "Horse Tamers"
One of the Chevaux de Marly, after the ""Horse Tamers"
Bronze Horse Tamers, by Baron Peter Klodt von Urgensburg, a gift to Naples from Tsar Nicholas I
^ a b Haskell & Penny 1981, p. 136
^ With a corrected" inscription "Phideæ"
^ Reipublicae Romanae Commentariorum (Venice, 1558), noted by Haskell and Penny, 1981.
^ The originals are now protected indoors at the Louvre, while casts are exposed to the fumes of traffic.
^ "Prospect Park". nycgovparks.org.
Haskell, Francis; Penny, Nicholas (1981), Taste and the Antique, Cat. 3, as "Alexander and Bucephalus" CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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Commander Says Iran Army Ground Force To Be A 'Special Mobile Assault Force'
An infantry drill in the central Isfahan province, January 25, 2019
A commander of Iranian Army's Ground Force says the force has changed its mission to become "a mobile assault force," reported Tasnim news agency on Monday May 20.
Tasnim quoted Brigadier Ali Hajilou, the commander of the northwestern headquarters of the Iranian army's ground forces as having said that the army's ground force has left behind its traditional defensive approach and has now changed into a "special mobile assault force."
Iran has two separate military forces; the traditional army and the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC). Hajilou is an army commander.
Last January, the both the commanders of IRGC and the army ground forces has announced a change in their approach to adopt a more “offensive” approach.
This comes while the Iranian army's mission has been defensive for decades.
He said the change was made following a review of the structure of the Islamic Republic of Iran's army.
Saying that the army has had a major contribution to the war against ISIS, he added that the ground force plays a pivotal role in the army's new structure.
Meanwhile, Hajilou said that the United States is not capable of military confrontation with Iran, adding that Iran's influence goes beyond the Mediterranean region.
However, he added that Iran does not want to start any war.
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Written Answers. - Conservation Legislation.
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34. Mr. B. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht when he will introduce a Bill relating to the special areas of conservation in view of the fact that Ireland was to have enacted such national legislation prior to June 1994. [9498/96]
50. Mr. Clohessy asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht when the legislation in relation to specific areas of conservation to conform to the EU Habitats Directive will be presented to Dáil Éireann; the discussions, if any, he has had with farmers' organisations in respect of the implementation of this directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12156/96]
Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht (Mr. M. Higgins): I propose to take Questions Nos. 34 and 50 together.
I intend to transpose Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora into Irish law by means of Regulations under the European Communities Act, 1972. The Regulations are at an advanced stage of preparation in my Department and I hope that they will be completed in early autumn. Officers of my Department have met with representatives of the main farming organisations and I have arranged to meet the IFA at their request tomorrow.
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Written Answers. - Water Quality.
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128. Mr. Dempsey asked the Minister for the Environment the progress, if any, made on the proposal for a directive on the quality of drinking water in view of the fact that this is a stated priority during Ireland's Presidency of the EU concerning environmental policy in the union. [17811/96]
Minister for the Environment (Mr. Howlin): Discussions on the European Commission's proposal to revise Council Directive 80/778/EEC of 15 July 1980 relating to the quality of water intended for human consumption commenced in July. The proposal seeks to improve and strengthen the existing Directive, in particular, by providing a basis for a more effective control regime with a greater focus on the protection of human health. An orientation debate on key issues arising under the proposal, as identified by the Presidency, will take place at the Environment Council on 15 October.
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Malaysia hunts $4.3 billion assets linked to 1MDB money-laundering probe
Malaysia is working to locate at least $4.3 billion in assets that have yet to be accounted for in a global money laundering probe into state fund 1MDB, its anti-corruption chief said on Tuesday.
U.S. authorities say about $4.5 billion was siphoned from sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) in a scandal spanning several countries but Malaysian officials say much more was stolen.
The United States struck a deal last week to recover about $700 million more from fugitive financier Jho Low, who has played a central role in the scandal. He had previously forfeited a $126 million yacht and $140 million in other assets.
But about 18 billion ringgit ($4.34 billion) in assets remain unidentified and Malaysia was working with at least five countries to recover the amount, Latheefa Koya, the head of Malaysia’s Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), told reporters.
“This what we’re working on… to locate, investigate and research where these properties are,” Latheefa said.
She declined to give further details on the assets sought or the countries involved, citing pending investigations.
At least six countries, including Singapore and Switzerland, are investigating alleged graft and money laundering at 1MDB, founded by former prime minister Najib Razak.
Najib, who lost a general election last year, has since been charged with 42 criminal offences related to losses at 1MDB and other state entities.
He has consistently denied wrongdoing and his lawyers say he was misled by high-ranked officials at the fund.
Malaysia estimates that Low stole more than $10 billion from 1MDB, attorney-general Tommy Thomas told the Nikkei Asian Review last month.
Low, who faces charges in Malaysia and the United States over the scandal, has consistently denied wrongdoing. His whereabouts are unknown.
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2019-2020 Dependent V4 Custom Verification Worksheet (Feather River Community College District)
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U.S.A. forms for Feather River Community College District
BROWSE FEATHER RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT FORMS
2019-2020 Dependent V5 Aggregate Verification Worksheet (Feather River Community College District)
2019-2020 Dependent V1 Standard Verification Worksheet (Feather River Community College District)
2019-2020 Student Loan Reduction/Cancellation Form (Feather River Community College District)
Form for Additional Funds: 2019-2020 Student Loan Request (Feather River Community College District)
2019-2020 Parent PLUS Loan Reduction/Cancellation Form (Feather River Community College District)
2019-2020 Parent PLUS Loan Request for Additional Funds (Feather River Community College District)
APPEAL FOR NUMBER OF UNITS USED FOR FINANCIAL (Feather River Community College District)
2019-20 Direct Parent PLUS Loan Title IV Authorization (Feather River Community College District)
2020-2021 Appeal for Re-Evaluation of Income (Feather River Community College District)
Personal Statement Form (Feather River Community College District)
2020-2021 Cost of Attendance (COA) Revision Appeal (Feather River Community College District)
High School Completion Status Federal regulations require students (Feather River Community College District)
Information for Dependency Override Appeal (Feather River Community College District)
CAL GRANT (B) Authorization Form Please complete, sign (Feather River Community College District)
2020-2021 Dependency Override Renewal Request File your 2020-2021 (Feather River Community College District)
form must be included: MAXIMUM CREDIT APPEAL FORM (Feather River Community College District)
2019-2020 Unaccompanied Homeless Youth Verification Form (Feather River Community College District)
This is an application to have your ENROLLMENT (Feather River Community College District)
2019-2020 Orphan, Ward of Court or Foster Care (Feather River Community College District)
form and all documents for your records.: 2019-2020 (Feather River Community College District)
2019-2020 Dependent
V4 Custom Verification Worksheet
Feather River College – Financial Aid Office – 570 Golden Eagle Avenue, Quincy CA 95971
Phone (530) 283-0202 ext 603 – Fax (530) 283-4659 – Email: financialaid@frc.edu
www.frc.edu/financialaid
DV4W20
(Print Student’s Name)
DO NOT COMPLETE THIS FORM IN ADVANCE
B. Identity and Statement of Educational Purpose (To be signed at the institution)
The student must appear in person at Feather River College to verify his or her identity by presenting an unexpired
valid government-issued photo identification (ID), such as, but not limited to, a driver’s license, other state-issued
ID, or passport. The institution will maintain a copy of the student’s photo ID that is annotated by the institution
with the date it was received and reviewed, and the name of the official at the institution authorized to receive and
review the student’s ID. In addition, the student must sign, in the presence of the institutional official, the Statement
of Educational Purpose provided below.
C. Identity and Statement of Educational Purpose (To be signed in the presence of a notary)
If the student is unable to appear in person at Feather River College to verify his or her identity, the student must
provide to the institution:
(a) A copy of the unexpired valid government-issued photo identification (ID) that is acknowledged in the
notary statement below, or that is presented to a notary, such as, but not limited to, a driver’s license, other
state-issued ID, or passport; and
(b) The original Statement of Educational Purpose provided below, which must be notarized. If the notary
statement appears on a separate page than the Statement of Educational Purpose, there must be a clear
indication that the Statement of Educational Purpose was the document notarized.
D. Statement of Educational Purpose
I certify that I ________________________________________ am the individual signing this Statement of
Educational Purpose and that the Federal student financial assistance I may receive will only be used for
educational purposes and to pay the cost of attending Feather River College for 2019-2020.
________________________________________________________________ ___________________
(Student’s Signature) (Date)
(Student’s ID Number)
E. Notary’s Certificate of Acknowledgement
State of _______________________________________ City/County of ___________________________________
On_____________________, before me, _____________________________________________, personally appeared,
(Date) (Notary’s name)
____________________________________________________, and provided to me on the basis of satisfactory
(Printed name of signer)
evidence of identification ______________________________________________ to be the above-named person who
(Type of unexpired government-issued photo ID provided)
signed the foregoing instrument.
WITNESS my hand and official seal
(Seal) _________________________________________________
(Notary Signature)
My commission expires on ______________________
A. Student Information
Student’s Name: ________________________________________________ FRC ID: ______________________
F. High School Completion Status
High School Graduate/Equivalency – Check the box of the document you will attach to this worksheet:
☐ The original high school diploma or official high school transcript which includes the graduation date
☐ The student’s original General Education Development (GED) certificate, an official GED transcript that indicates the student
passed the exam, or an original state-authorized high school equivalent certificate.
☐ Students who completed secondary education in a foreign country, a copy of the “secondary school leaving certificate” or
other similar document*
☐ Official academic transcript of a completed two-year program acceptable for full credit toward a bachelor’s degree
☐ For a student who was homeschooled in a State where State law does not require the student to obtain a secondary school
completion credential for homeschooling (other than a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent), a transcript, or the
equivalent, signed by the student’s parent or guardian, that lists the secondary school courses the student completed and
includes a statement that the student successfully completed a secondary school education in a homeschool setting.
Non High School Graduate:
☐ I do not meet any of the statements above. Students who do not have a high school diploma or its equivalent and are beyond
the age of compulsory education (18 in California) are not eligible to receive financial aid unless they meet certain eligibility
criteria regarding prior college enrollment and may be considered under former Ability-to-Benefit (ATB) regulations. The
Financial Aid Office will determine if you meet these requirements.
Did you attend college classes prior to July 1, 2012? ☐ YES ☐ NO
College Name*: _____________________________________________ Major/Program of Study: ___________________
*If you did not attend FRC, you must attach official college transcript(s).
Did you officially register for college prior to July 1, 2012? ☐ YES ☐ NO
College Name: ______________________________________________ Major/Program of Study: ___________________
Are you currently enrolled in an eligible career pathway? ☐ YES ☐ NO
G. Certification and Signatures – Each person signing this worksheet certifies that all of the information reported on it is
complete and correct. The student and one parent whose information was reported on the FAFSA must sign and date. Warning! If
you purposely give false or misleading information you may be fined, sentenced to jail, or both.
Student Signature: _____________________________________________________ Date__________________
This worksheet must be signed and dated to be valid. Electronic and/or digital signatures are not valid.
Identity and Statement of Educational Purpose:
☐ Copy of original unexpired valid government-issued photo identification (ID) presented to institutional official (financial aid staff)
☐ Identification Type:
Institutional Official Name:
Institutional Official Signature: Date:
High School Completion Status:
☐ Acceptable documentation in file
☐ Type of documentation:
☐ Approved
☐ Denied
☐ ROAHSDT
☐ HSALT (update status to S)
Processed/Reviewed By:
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Indiana Jones 5 to become a classic?
By FIN Staff / 23 August 2010
Disappointment ran high with 'Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull' but Shia Labeouf is thrilled with the new script of Indiana Jones 5, so far.
Steven Spielberg described the new and final film in the Indiana Jones franchise to LaBeouf who said according to Showbiz Spy :
"I got called into Steven's office and he pitched a little bit to me and it sounds crazy, it sounds really cool."
The final installment of the Indiana Jones franchise will see LaBeouf reprising the role as Indy's son alongside Hollywood actor Harrison Ford who will turn 70 when the film is released, tentatively scheduled for 2012.
Audiences will be asking whether Sean Connery will be making an appearance in the 5th film. It is highly unlikely that he will be part of the project, as Connery turns 80 this week and has enjoyed his retirement from films. His last onscreen outing was in the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Harrison Ford will be hammering out the details of the script before it goes into production, and as fans wait in anticipation to discover the full cast, where the film will be shot, and how to audition for it, we can only sit and wait to see what happens next.
As a new generation of actors comes into the Hollywood spotlight, our onscreen heroes we have been accustomed to are reaching the retirement age and Indiana Jones 5 could be Harrison Ford s last Spielberg collaboration. But then again, who said 70 was old? Clint Eastwood is still very much in the game.
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Home » Health Problems » Scientists discover how neuroactive steroids dampen inflammatory signaling in immune system and brain
Scientists discover how neuroactive steroids dampen inflammatory signaling in immune system and brain
For the first time, scientists discovered how neuroactive steroids naturally found in the brain and bloodstream inhibit the activity of a specific kind of protein called Toll-like receptors (TLR4), which have been known to play a role in inflammation in many organs, including the brain.
This UNC School of Medicine-University of Maryland collaboration, published in Nature Scientific Reports, shows how the neurosteroid allopregnanolone prevents the activation of pro-inflammatory proteins important for gene regulation, as well as the creation of cytokines, which are known to be involved in many different inflammatory conditions. Inflammatory cell signaling in the brain is heightened in many neuropsychiatric conditions, including alcohol use disorder, depression, and posttraumatic stress. It is also seen in sepsis, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and Alzheimer’s disease.
“It has been very difficult to treat brain disease that involves inflammation, but allopregnanolone’s inhibition of TLR4 signaling activation in macrophages and the brain provides hope that we can develop better therapies to help millions of people suffering with these conditions,” said senior author A. Leslie Morrow, Ph.D., the John Andrews Distinguished Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Pharmacology at the UNC School of Medicine.
Neuroactive steroids, which are naturally occurring steroids in the brain and elsewhere in the body, have many functions critical for life and health. These steroids decline with aging and are deficient in many neuropsychiatric conditions, such as depression. Morrow and her colleagues have proposed that treatment with these compounds may prevent uncontrolled TLR4 signaling in conditions where this signaling contributes to disease.
Recent studies showed that the neurosteroid compounds pregnenolone and allopregnanolone have therapeutic effects in depression, schizophrenia and PTSD. But until now, scientists didn’t understand how. The UNC-Maryland study suggests that inhibition of inflammatory signaling may contribute to these effects, and inhibition of TLR4 signaling may be a new target for these conditions.
In collaboration with Laure Aurelian, Ph.D., at the University of Maryland, Morrow and colleagues found that allopregnanolone inhibits TLR4 activation in macrophages, which are found in white blood cells and part of the immune system, including in the brain. In particular, the researchers found that allopregnanolone prevents TLR4 binding to MD2 proteins that work together to produce transcription factors that regulate the genes responsible for inflammatory responses in cells and tissues. Allopregnanolone also tamps down chemokines and cytokines, such as NFkB, HMGB1, MCP-1 and TNF-a, all of which are part of the immune system and involved in many different inflammatory diseases.
Morrow and colleagues found that pregnenolone also inhibited TLR4 signaling in macrophage cells. “Pregnenolone’s effects in the brain were less pronounced,” Morrow said. “But inhibition of peripheral inflammation protects the brain as well because systemic inflammation affects organs throughout the body indirectly.”
Now that scientists have identified this inhibitory mechanism that dampens inflammatory signals responsible for brain inflammation, researchers can create new compounds to fill this particular role of neurosteroids without unwanted side effects. In addition, researchers can now plan clinical studies to determine the best doses, formulations, and modes of administration for different conditions.
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Dubai: The UAE has just added another feather to its cap with the launch of a permanent residency system dubbed the “Golden Card”, granting a long-lasting residency for investors, exceptional professionals in various areas including medicine, engineering, and science.
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Tuesday launched the permanent residency system. The first batch of beneficiaries will include 6,800 investors whose total investments exceed Dh100 billion.
On his twitter page, Shaikh Mohammad said: “Today, we have launched the permanent residency system- ‘Golden Card’. The Golden Card will be granted for distinguished individuals, exceptional talents and anyone who contributes positively to the success story of the UAE. We want them to be permanent partners going hand in hand with us in our journey. All residents in the UAE are our brothers and part of our great family in the UAE”.
The permanent residency “Golden Card” will be granted to exceptional talents and everyone who positively contributes to the success story of the UAE. We want them to be permanent partners in our journey. Residents are an indispensable part of our country.— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) May 21, 2019
We launched a new “Golden Card” system to grant permanent residency to investors and exceptional doctors, engineers, scientists and artists. The first batch of 6,800 investors with Dh100 billion worth of investments will be granted the “Golden Card.”— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) May 21, 2019
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Frequently Asked Questions Related to U.S. Citizens and COVID-19
Home Page d'accueil | Frequently Asked Questions Related to U.S. Citizens and COVID-19
Travel from France
Will I be allowed to enter the United States?
U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents may return to the United States. Contact your airline for updated status on your scheduled flight(s). Note that on March 11, updated on March 16, 2020, President Trump issued “Proclamation—Suspension of Entry as Immigrants and Nonimmigrants of Certain Additional Persons Who Pose a Risk of Transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus” (found at www.whitehouse.gov). This proclamation does not apply to U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents. In addition, certain family members of U.S. citizens are also exempted. Those exempt from the restrictions, such as U.S. citizens, will be directed to a limited number of airports where screening can take place. Visit the Department of Homeland Security’s website for the current list.
Will I need a negative COVID-19 test to board the plane?
Effective January 26, the United States will require all travelers to the United States – including all U.S. citizens and including transit passenger — ages 2 and older to present a negative COVID-19 viral or antigen test result or evidence of having contracted and recovered from COVID-19 prior to boarding the plane. Test samples must be collected within the 3 calendar days before the flight departs. Please see the CDC announcement for more information. A summary of the information can be found here. Presidential Proclamation 9993 severely limiting travel from the Schengen zone to the United States remains in effect. U.S. citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents, and their spouses and minor children, can still travel to the United States.
My spouse is not a U.S. citizen, how can s/he travel?
Information on who can apply for a visa at this time and instructions on how to do so are available on our website. The information includes email addresses where inquiries can be directed.
What will happen when I return to the United States? Will I have to quarantine?
When you arrive in the United States, you will proceed to standard customs processing. You will then continue to enhanced entry screening where returning passengers are asked about their medical history, current condition, and asked for contact information for local health authorities. You will be given written guidance about COVID-19 and directed to proceed to your final destination, and immediately home-quarantine in accordance with CDC best practices. Here is a fact sheet from the Department of Homeland Security.
Staying in France
My 90 days of visa-free Schengen travel/other types of visa is almost up! What should I do?
The U.S. Embassy does not have the authority to grant French visa extensions or make determinations about French or EU immigration rules. You can visit the French government website for English-speakers in France for more information on this topic.
What should I do if I’m in France and I think I may have been exposed to COVID-19?
Please review the guidelines provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dial 15 for emergency services in France if you have severe symptoms such as difficulty breathing. Do not go directly to an emergency department, doctor’s office, or clinic. Additional information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is available here.
What are the latest regulations confinement?
The Government of France has imposed a stay-at-home curfew. Beginning January 15, the curfew is from 18:00 (6 p.m.) to 6:00 a.m. for all of France. During the curfew you may only leave your residence for commuting to and from work/school, medical appointments, essential family duties such as caring for children or the elderly, walking a pet, or other limited reasons and you must carry an exemption certificate. Schools at the high school level and below remain open. Public transportation, pharmacies, and stores are open. Religious services are limited to no more than 30 people, and restaurants (other than for take-out), gyms, bars, and entertainment centers –including museums, theaters, and Disney –are closed. Private social gatherings that extend beyond members of the same household are prohibited. Everyone is expected to practice social distancing (one meter), use cloth face coverings, and avoid large gatherings that may spread the virus. Cloth face coverings are mandatory in indoor settings and on public transportation. Many cities, including Paris, have made face coverings mandatory in all outdoor areas as well. Failure to wear a face-covering when required may result in a fine of approximately $165.
For more information regarding travel within the European Union, click here.
Travel to France
Will I be allowed to enter France? If I have a trip to France planned [in the future], can I still come? Broad restrictions on non-essential travel from many countries outside the European Union, including the United States, remain in place. The French government has defined essential travel as entry by French citizens, residents of France, all foreign (including United States citizen) students (with appropriate visa or residence permit), and spouses and children of French citizens. In rare cases, the French government will consider allowing travel in humanitarian situations and, reportedly, in cases of business activity important to the French economy. Persons may inquire about such allowances with the French Embassy in Washington, DC (visas@consulfrance-washington.org). The United States Embassy has no standing to intervene or advocate for the private travel of United States citizens to France. Please contact your nearest French Embassy or French Consulate or refer to France Visas. If you are already in France, please contact your nearest Prefecture or refer to the Ministry of the Interior or Prefecture de Police.
If I am permitted to enter (see above), will I need a COVID-19 test to enter France?
As of January 18, 2021, travelers arriving from outside the European Union, including the United States, must present results of a negative PCR test , carried out less than 72 hours before boarding or they will not be allowed to board their transport to France. Please note this testing requirement applies only to travelers who are otherwise allowed to travel to France. Entry by non-essential travelers is suspended regardless of COVID-19 test status. For more information regarding entry into France, we refer you to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website (English version). Travelers to France will need to self-isolate for seven days upon arrival and test again at the end of the self-isolation period, even if they tested negative prior to boarding. Travelers from certain EU countries experiencing a sharp increase in infections may also be subject to unidentified extra border restrictions.
Can I transit through France?
Transit passengers through Charles De Gaulle Airport are being allowed under certain conditions. Transiting passengers may not leave the international zone and will not be admitted to France. Luggage must be checked through to your final destination. You will not be permitted to leave the international zone to collect and recheck baggage. The duration of transit must be less than 24 hours.
Where can I find out more about the COVID-19 stimulus payments?
Please see the Internal Revenue Service website to learn about Economic Impact Payments and the status of your payment. The Treasury Department website also addresses potential scams related to COVID-19.
Where can I get more information from the Embassy?
Make sure you are enrolled in the Smart Traveller Enrollment Programto receive alerts and ensure you can be located in an emergency. Keep checking this website for up-to-date information. U.S. citizens may also email us at citizeninfo@state.gov.
Can you help me register / update my account in STEP?
Please try clearing your browsing history and using Internet Explorer 11 or Google Chrome. If you are experiencing issues logging onto your existing STEP account, please click the “Contact Us” link at the bottom of the page and submit a request for assistance using the form provided. You can also check our Embassy website for new alerts and follow us on social media for updates (@USEmbassyFrance).
Can I unsubscribe from STEP?
If you sent a request to unsubscribe to STEP, note that it may take several weeks for your request to be processed and you may continue to receive STEP e-mails during that time.
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The Story of Josh Snow: The Entrepreneur Who is Disrupting an Entire Industry
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At just 26 years old, Josh Snow, the founder of Snow, the leading teeth whitening system in the world, has the level of maturity and success one could only dream of achieving.
Just in a few years, Josh has been able to gather the endorsements and partnerships of people like Floyd Mayweather and Rob Gronkowski.
As a kid, Josh originally wanted to become a doctor, but then he started picking up computer skills and everything began to change. Josh was substantially successful in digital marketing and became an affiliate in marketing spaces.
In a short amount of time, he taught himself sound engineering, coding of websites, and even learned design skills to make sure that all his creations looked visually appealing and ready to use. Once Josh started to master Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to generate income from AdWords and rank his blogs, it became natural for him to transition into affiliate marketing, where instead of getting paid for clicks, he could get paid for sales, which opened up new doors that allowed him to make cash online.
It started to become evident to Josh that he had come to a crossroads: He knew he no longer wanted to be a doctor, but instead he wanted to keep keep diving deeper into this world he was now so enthralled by. He cut a deal with his parents: as long as he graduated with good grades, he could keep up with internet marketing and shelf med school. He graduated at the top of his class, and neither he nor his parents could imagine what was to come.
After the success that came with internet marketing, making millions of dollars in his early 20’s, Josh decided to launch Snow. But Josh came to the realization that money alone wasn’t something that was going to make him happy, and that he had spent his time focusing on something that would ultimately lead him to a dead end.He wanted to create something he could talk about for the rest of his life because he loved it so much. He knew it had to be a massive market, something very competitive and challenging that would keep him engaged for a very long time. He also wanted to focus on the business to consumer (B2C) space because of the massive base of potential customers… quite ironically, in order to avoid burnout.
After making this checklist, Josh realized he still had thousands of options. He had some pretty significant success with beauty products and really loved the industry. After being shaped by having jaw surgery as a kid, he realized that there was a gap in the market between strips in the store and dental treatments for whitening.To this day, Josh doesn’t take a penny from Snow. By putting his head down on earlier ventures, he has been able to finance this kind of runway.
Josh’s advice is that you take an honest look at exactly what your business would look like at 50x the revenue that it is doing now: What does the team, office and products look like? Then, reverse engineer everything from there. If this doesn’t fully excite you, then you might be more suited for a different type of business.
Once you go all-in, everything changes for you. The idea of buying a new car or vacation or watch doesn’t excite him anymore; he wants to work on the brand and invest in where it is going. He gets excited by landing a new celebrity partner or by working on a big deal for the company.
At such a young age, Josh Snow has accomplished more than many. For someone who has seen his fair share of financial and professional success, we get a feeling that Mr. Snow isn’t only dominating the dental industry; it’s actually much more than that — he’s changing the world in the process.
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Duolingo App Now Available In Hindi
Duolingo has launched the Duolingo App in Hindi and from now onwards you can use the app in Hindi too. For your information, the Duolingo is the world’s largest online language education platform. The interesting thing to note that, this is the first time that Duolingo has changed the app experience for specific country. In addition to this, Duolingo has partnerships with governments, schools and companies around the world to improve language education, and is keen on establishing similar partnerships in India.
Commenting on the announcement, Luis von Ahn stated:
“In developing markets like India, learning English is crucial to people’s professional development and can double or triple their income potential. Our goal is to give everyone in India the best possible language education money can buy, but for free.”
Awaneesh Verma, Product Head at Duolingo , said:
“Being an Indian myself, I am excited to say that India is an integral part of Duolingo’s growth strategy. Hindi is the most widely spoken language in the country, hence we are focused on Hindi speakers first, but we plan on launching the app in other languages as well.”
The Duolingo app has attracted over 110 million users worldwide, those who want to learn languages for free. In addition to this, some of the users get prestigious awards from Google and Apple. After conducting several user studies with English learners in India, Duolingo has decided to introduce a number of exclusive features for the Hindi speaking population. Above all, the customisations include reducing the size of the app and it reduces the amount of memory required to install it.
Duolingo’s mission is to provide free, high quality language education to all and it was designed just like a game. The languages learning in a fun way and proven effective for users. Customizations improve the placement, help people quickly determine their proficiency level and customizing the content to make it more appealing to Hindi speakers. Hindi speakers can learn English with Duolingo, while Indian natives who already speak English can choose from 16 other languages.
The app available for Android, iOS and Windows Phone devices and can be downloaded from Google Play Store, iTunes App Store, Windows Phone Store respectively.
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Quake Game Series
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a game by Valve, and Turtle Rock Studios
See also: Counter Strike Series, PvP Games
Launched Over a decade ago as a mod for one of the most important games ever, Counter-Strike has become a pastime for tens of thousands of people worldwide. Its success is rooted in the way it's changed and yet remained unchanged.
Evolving from a bolt-on extra to Half-Life with a look and feel barely different from the game on which it was based, Counter-Strike: Source is now a modernfeeling thing. Over the years it's had numerous revisions big and small, while steadfastly sticking to its principles and listening patiently to the bad tempered, semiliterate know-it-alls who play it.
Although its popularity has never dwindled, put both the 1.6 mod and Source versions together and you have a title with almost twice the head count of its closest rival, it isn't attracting new blood. A lot of the people who play it today have always played it, and the clubby feel of most servers, together with the fact everyone seems to be in a clan, means newbies don't feel welcome. Because they aren't.
New Guts
As a result, Counter-Strike has recently had its biggest upheaval since 2004, when its engine was swapped for Half-Life's GoldSrc to Source. The nuts and bolts of the world's most famous hostage rescue game have been changed from old Half-Life 2 code to Orange Box, meaning it now runs the latest version of Valve's engine that supports Windows and Mac OS X and now powers Team Fortress 2 and Portal.
Besides support for the six per cent of Steam users with Macs, the biggest gains you'll see from this upgrade are multi-core processing, allowing owners of multi-core processors (ie pretty much every desktop CPU sold in the past few years) to reap the benefits of multi-core rendering; better HDR support, juicier explosions; along with tweaks, bug fixes and enhancements inside Source itself. But Counter-Strike players are never more than a few moments away from complaining about something, and it's the extras Valve has added to the game, on top of these engineering works, that have polarised a community which prides itself on acting like a two year-old beating the floor in a tantrum.
While Valve promised to keep the mechanics of the game itself will stay exactly as they were, the addition of over 100 achievements, 'cinematic' death shots, a redesigned scoreboard overflowing with information, not to mention persistent player stats and a domination/revenge system - all of which we've seen before in other titles - Counter-Strike veterans are creating something of a fuss. If you've spent more than five minutes with TF2, you'll find it hard to understand why everyone's in such a tizzy. Achievements are frivolous tasks that any veteran will have accomplished donkey's ago (plant 100 bombs, kill 500 enemies with the high-explosive grenade, win in less than 30 seconds, and so on), they don't get in the way of the game. They're a bit of harmless fun, the sort of thing that entertains casual players and can be ignored by everyone else. The 'cinematic death camera' is long overdue. Panning back to see yourself slump to the ground before getting a demeaning close-up of your killer has been an integral part of both Day of Defeat and TF2 (where it is used in conjunction with taunts for comedic effect), and in Counter-Strike can only help people learn from each other and identify cheats.
Old Complaints
The clutter on the scoreboard takes some getting used to, but if players had ever set foot in other games they'd quickly realise it's standard fare for any title that preserves match data for rankings. And the domination/revenge system, where getting killed repeatedly by the same opponent, will result in you being humiliated and under pressure to even the score can only bring out the best in even the most timid players. Nobody wants to be flagged as someone's bitch. It's true this upgrade has brought genuine problems. The code change included numerous bugs, though Valve have already fixed most of them, releasing a succession of updates addressing the most reported issues. The beauty of Steam is that everyone gets the same updates automatically.
But therein lies the biggest problem of all. Every Source player is effectively on a roller coaster ride, unable to opt out of Valve's timetable for changes and is totally reliant on them plugging the holes they make along the way. Long gone are the days of reverting to a working prior version: like they say in the movies, there's no going back now.
Counter-Strike is better than ever. It's still the old game to old hands, but is more accessible and more fun. If you gave up on the game a while back, it's time to give it another go.
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a game by Cavedog Entertainment
Genre: Strategy/War
Editor Rating: 8.3/10, based on 4 reviews, 6 reviews are shown
See also: Total Annihilation Series, RTS Games
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As one of the all-time classic strategy games, Total Annihilation is always a game that I am very excited to talk about. Originally released in 1997, even 20 plus years later this is a fantastic strategy game to play, especially if you love your strategy games to have an awesome sci-fi setting to them.
Core vs Arm!
The story of Total Annihilation is pretty awesome and surprisingly deep for a game originally released back in 1997. The game is set in the far future and there are two warring factions, The Core and the Arm. The Core decided that everyone turning into robots was a good idea and the Arm did not…. Even though the Arm use robots.
The conflict between the two is pretty awesome and the story is better than I am describing here. The game actually has a really cool intro that gets you pretty pumped up for the conflict between the two. The fact that Total Annihilation looks amazing does also help drive home how awesome the story is. For a game from 1997, Total Annihilation has held up very, very well.
Simple, But Fun
What I really like about this game and what has kept me coming back to it all these years later is the gameplay. It is one of those games that is very, very easy to get into. It teaches you very quickly about what you can do, what units you need to use, how to gather resources and so on. It teaches you all of the basics very quickly and then from that you can start to develop your own strategies when it comes to the actual battles.
The number of units that you can build in Total Annihilation is just staggering. There are the basic cannon fodder robots, but you can build ships, planes, towers, tanks and more! Total Annihilation has an extra element of strategy in that the terrain can also affect the battle. There is a nice selection of maps and this can greatly alter the kind of battle you will have. For example, if a map has lots of slopes on it, unless your tank, for example, is all-terrain, it will not be able to go up it. Things like this really keep you on your toes and force you to keep gathering resources so you can improve your army.
The campaign is a great deal of fun. You also have a skirmish mode that lets you tinker with various things such as difficulty. This is a great way to learn how to get better at the game. there is also a multiplayer aspect of the game too, but I am not entirely sure how the servers are for this game these days so that is something to keep in mind.
The 90s was a real golden age for RTS games and I would actually put Total Annihilation close to the top of the list. It would certainly make my top 10 of all time! That is how much fun this game is. Even for a game from the 90s, the presentation has actually aged really well. Add to that the fact that the gameplay is easy to get to grips with, but very in-depth and you have a truly awesome RTS game.
Tons of units to make use of
The game eases you in very well
Hours and hours of fun to be had
The story is pretty awesome
The graphics still look good
Not sure what the online aspect of the game is like now
It can get very addictive
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Six years ago, at a time of high excitement for the real-time strategy genre, a good-looking click-and-drag number was released called Total Annihilation. Harking from an unknown US developer, the game was initially dismissed as a Command & Conquer clone, its chief selling point seeming to be the fairly inevitable move to full 3D units. Slowly, however, the game began to reveal its true depths. This wasn't just C&C-plus, this was war on a scale beyond compare, with dozens of uniquely useful units and a wealth of strategic options that remain extraordinary to this day.
Six years on, Total Annihilation has proved to be one of the most enduring and playable RTS games ever. Mods and total conversions are still in production, new units still appear on the Net on a regular basis, and the game is still played by hundreds of fans every day - which is more than can be said for contemporaries like Quake II and Age of Empires. Few would argue it's one of the best RTS games ever constructed.
Total Annihilation's basic strategy was to advance the existing RTS blueprint in every possible direction. Familiar elements were cribbed from the likes of Command & Conquer, but there was also a huge amount of innovation at a micro-level. TA's chief architect Chris Taylor is candid about his inspirations.
"I was walking around E3 in 1995, checking out what everyone else had been up to when I came across Command & Conquer. I'd already heard about it and I was a fan of Westwood's Dune 2, but when I played C&C I was blown away. Until then, I'd become something of a career sports game developer, having worked on Hardball 2 and 4-D Boxing, but after playing C&C I said to myself, that's it, I'm going to build a real-time strategy game; no more sports games, from here on in it's tanks and jet fighters!"
In order to fulfil his dream of "making things blow up", Chris called an old friend from his days working at Accolade, Shelley Day, who, along with industry legend Ron Gilbert (of Monkey Island fame), ran kiddie software developer Humongous Entertainment.
Ron Gilbert was keen for Humongous to branch out and set up a division geared towards a more mature market, and Chris's idea of "the ultimate war game" seemed to take root. Soon after, Chris was drafted in to lead the development on the studio's first game, Total Annihilation. All that was left (apart from development) was to come up with a suitable studio name. In the end it came down to a flip of the coin. Heads, it was Frozen Yak; tails, it was Cavedog. The sheltered canine won.
When work on Total Annihilation began in January 1996, Chris's objectives were clear; the game was to feature true 3D terrain (as opposed to the split level-style maps of C&C), polygon rather than spritebased units and a gameworld that obeyed basic physical laws. These included true line-of-sight, proper ballistics and even wind and water effects.
"We were happy with the results of our early code experiments," says Chris was exciting and we hac hopes for the way the various units would move. When a unit fired, we wanted its weapon barrel to recoil, a muzzle flash and smoke. The shell would then fly in a perfect arc and when hit, a unit would jolt. When we had all the physics and basic graphics done, it was then just a case of sitting down and writing the game."
With most rival games offering less than half the content, you'd assume TA was a nightmare project. The game featured 150 land, sea and air units. 50 single-player missions and many multiplayer options. Surely the more physical objects a game has, the harder it is to build, test and balance?
"Yes, but we were very efficient," grins Chris. "The game was finished around September 1997 - about 20 months development time in total. We had a bunch of different schedules, but in the end it was just a giant sprint to the finish line. There are always problems, but nothing we couldn't overcome. And there were a lot of things we wanted to include in the game that had to be scrapped.
"For example, bridges - we wanted to give the player the ability to build and destroy them, something that's still difficult to do today, six years later."
Despite the inclusion of Mech-style walker units, tanks, planes, ships, static gun emplacements and all the required buildings to create them. Chris felt early on in TA's development that the game lacked a certain something. "I wanted to close the gap between the player and the game." he says. "Rather than watch from above. I wanted to take you to the battlefield and involve you at a more personal level. That's when I thought of the Commander; the ultimate end-all unit-you."
One of TA's true strokes of genius, the Commander was central to the game. If he died, it was game over - but he wasn't a typical desk-bound general, hidden away and protected. He could build all the basic level units in the game faster than any of the Construction bots. He could reclaim resources from the battlefield, repair, cloak and detect enemy units and walk underwater. Best of all, he was well armed and fully armoured, with the game's most powerful weapon - the D-Gun.
Willing And Able
However, in spite of their awesome capabilities, it's not the Commanders that Chris remembers most fondly from the game, but the humble KBot - the lurching, stumbling metallic foot soldiers of TA.
"They had real personality." enthuses Chris. "We came up with KBots just to add more alternatives for players. Some people like conventional units: others prefer ones that are more unique. Units are like toys: no matter how many you have, you get bored with them. Ergo, the more fun units you have, the less chance of falling asleep at the keyboard."
Give The Dog A Bone
Soon after TA was released. Cavedog began releasing units for download from its website. The aim might have been to stave off player boredom, but the result was a rapidly ballooning and hugely loyal fanbase. Frequent forum visits from the Cavedog team also fed this phenomenon, as did the popularity of the 3D unit viewer released before the game.
"We felt really good about the game three-quarters of the way through development." says Chris. "But until the game was out there, we were never sure how people would react. In the end. the new toys including response we got was very, very positive, and it was followed up by the mods and cool strategies which were fantastic to see evolve over the years. "To be honest. I was blown away and never expected the game to take off the way it did. The multiplayer was very important for that, and after it shipped, it was even more important than we first thought. In fact, we added co-operative multiplayer because everyone was insisting that we supported team play."
With plans for four expansion packs and a full-blown sequel already in place. Cavedog began taking steps to capitalise on the success of its debut. It quickly did with 1998's TA: The Core Contingency, an add-on that complemented TA's already massive arsenal with nearly a hundred submarines and seaplanes. Soon after its completion. Chris Taylor decided it was time to move on.
Cooking With Gas
"I left for various reasons." says Chris. "The biggest was my personal dream of starting my own company, and the time was right to make that happen."
Cavedog continued regardless, but soon the free downloads began to dry up and the second expansion. TA: Battle Tactics was a disappointing addition, full of maps but lacking real substance.
Rather than begin a proper TA2, it was decided that TA's next follow-up would be a fantasy-themed RTS. The result was Total Annihilation: Kingdoms. While the game looked good and offered a range of unique units. TA: K lacked the frenetic pace of its predecessor and was plagued with performance issues. Just after its release at the end of 1999. Taylor's Gas Powered Games announced Dungeon Siege. Six months later, having cancelled the promising FPS Amen: The Awakening. Cavedog was put down by struggling publisher GT Interactive.
Despite its short life. Cavedog's legacy remains strong. Among its contemporaries and even against more modern games, TA remains highly playable and unique. Few games from that era. if any. can claim to have stood the test of time so well.
"It comes down to the team members who brought it all together.'' concludes Chris Taylor. "Aspects like the free flowing nature of the design, the flexible engine design which supports mods and the interface are all things I'm proud of. Also, much of the credit must go to the mod community, which kept the game fresh with all the new units, maps and Al improvements. They did an amazing job and still do. I still have a look over the TA community occasionally and it amazes me that after six years, people are still creating content for the game."
Luckily, from some extensive sessions both single player and across a four player network, it would appear that TA is in quite another league. The units behave in an incredibly intelligent manner (if that's the correct expression) and if the development hype is to be believed, the fact that "real life" military tactics were fed into the Al engine would explain this. Unlike the loony units in C&Cit's rare to see your chaps careering off in the wrong direction for no apparent reason. Occasionally you will find your fellas wandering astray, but if you leave them you soon learn that they are simply exploring a slight deviation to the obvious route. Real soldiers do that (we're told). Apparently it 'spreads the risk.' Regardless of how clever this may be, it stops you slamming your mouse against the desktop in frustration - and this is a 'good thing'.
It is actually better than...
There are lots of important points to cover here and they all lead to one fact... something that I should probably point out now rather than later. Total Annihilation is actually better than Command & Conquer- and Warcraft II, and all the others that I've played so far. There - said it. There are numerous technical reasons that make the game better... like the fact that it has proper 3D terrain so that you can hide units in valleys or set up artillery on hilltops to gain an advantage. Or that it operates a Tine of sight' model that prevents units from seeing round corners or over hills. Or that all of the units in the game are constructed from polygons rather than sprites so you can see the way the terrain affects them as they trundle around. But at the end of the day it's the way it feels that really counts, and TA has, ultimately, that special something that feels genuinely exciting.
You know in the later levels of C&C when you've built up absolutely quadrillions of tanks and troops and other junk with huge guns on top? You know how good it feels when you role this lot into the heart of the enemy base and just stomp all over everything? Well that's the feeling that the designers of this have clearly been focusing on. In C&C it was a fun but infrequent experience. In TA you find yourself with an awful lot of firepower at your disposal in a relatively short space of time and whether you like it or not this just prickles your adrenal gland enough to throw you into a destructive frenzy.
Part of the reason for this is that there are no ground troops per se - absolutely no cannon fodder whatsoever. Instead you start the game with just one unit... the commander, and unlike any other games of this type this guy is actually you, and therefore must be protected at all costs. Fortunately the commander is a big dude resembling one of the larger, lumbering Meehs from MechWarrior and as well as being the centre of the resource management, he is also armed to the teeth with laser turrets and a fantastic nuke-style 'D-Gun' that can wipe out any unit on the board in one shot... an obviously expensive (it sucks away power like a veritable bastard), if ultimately satisfying way of annihilating the competition. Along with this he can also repair units and salvage wreckage from the battlefield when your resources are running particularly low.
As stated, the commander absolutely has to be protected at all costs - you use him to establish your base, and he is also the hub of pretty much all the important activity. A typical level will start with him and a number of pre-built units such as tanks or basic artillery. Before attempting to go after your mission goal (set out in, it has to be said, one of the most boring-but-functional briefings ever), you must establish a base from which to operate. Unlike C&C, you can build anywhere you want - all you have to do is make sure that you produce a sufficient level of the games' two main resources; metal and energy. Once you have built solar power stations or wind generators or whatever and built a few mines you are free to build some of the more exciting stuff.
The units in Total Annihilation are broken down into four main types... KBOTS, which are Meeh style chaps, units such as tanks, missile launchers etc., airborne units and sea-faring units. Each of these is subdivided into scouts, light and heavy attack vehicles as well as either construction or transport craft. As you progress you can build more advanced factories, and with improved technology come more spectacular units. Alongside the mobile units you also find that as you progress through 'tech levels' you can also build defensive and offensive structures with which to pummel your opponent. Huge plasma guns called 'Big Berthas' can obliterate bases from miles away, laser turrets can defend your base from the enemy onslaught - whilst nukes can be used to take out whole areas of land. Cool.
The 'feel' thing
I must say that my early experiences with this were a bit up-and-down to say the least. We had a crack at a multi-player game first, and this really was fab. Four of us were locked in mortal combat using just about every unit that the game has to offer... and it was brilliant. The satisfaction gained from bombarding a base with your battleships whilst sending in fighters to knock out perimeter defences and then rolling in heavy bombers to flatten the place is unparalleled. Red Alert really can't match it. Don't even think about how much fun rumbling the tanks in before nuking the place is... because your head will explode. When I first played the single player campaign though, I was a bit disappointed. All this talk of using the elevation of the land to your advantage whilst hiding your units in little nooks and crannies seemed to take a back seat to the C&C style 'round up lots of tanks and things with big guns and then just rumble in and blow the crap out of everything' approach. Where was all the subtlety? Where were all the little features that made the multiplayer game such a joy?
They turn up later. Persevere with the campaign mode and it really is a rewarding your ultimate impression will be that this is a refined development of real-time strategy gaming. It nods its head towards the way this kind of thing is clearly going (3D... you can bet your bum-fluff that C&C2 will be in 3D spinny-round-o-vision) whilst clearly acknowledging peoples' loves and hates about the genre as a whole. It's not particularly original, and it may ultimately be 'one of the many', but as far as I'm concerned it's certainly the best of the bunch. Personally I prefer it to C&C, but the score is lower simply because Westwood's game set such a precedent. People will always remember C&C, and Red Alert's score of 94 was a reflection of this - but at the end of the day people won't say 'a Total Annihilation style game' in the future. Shame.
Before groaning "not another real-time strategy game," take a good look at Total Annihilation. Granted, it's another title in the C&C genre, but Total Annihilation has features and graphics that could push it to the head of the class.
Excellent Details
Annihilation sports fantastic graphics, especially the incredibly detailed attack units. One unit, a walking mech, actually pulls out its rifle and obliterates targets. The explosions feature flying debris and colorful blasts. The various 3D battle environments are depicted with equal detail, from the green trees in forest areas to the plateaus and rocks in barren deserts.
Real physics also apply to Total Annihilation. For example, if you set a tree ablaze, the wind can create a forest fire, while vehicles will slow down when going up a hill or speed up when going down.
The action is point-and-click, and the objective is simple: Obliterate your opponent. Other tactics, however, include salvaging opponents' wrecked vehicles to collect valuable resources and combining land and sea forces. For example, you can drop a tank on a battle cruiser for added firepower.
Annihilate the Competition
Although it's far from finished, Total Annihilation looks like a hot title. This is one real-time strategy game that has the potential to total the rest of the field.
The latest in a long line of real-time strategy games, Total Annihilation may use the tried-and-true Command & Conquer game engine, but so far it doesn't come off as a run-of-the-mill clone. The controls in the pre-alpha version are very responsive. It's easy to move various units around, and the actions menu is easily accessible. Only 5 of the 50 terrains are available at this stage, but they're challenging, with hills to climb and trees to clear. The game still has several features to be implemented before it ships, but so far, so good. This title could annihilate the competition.
Since Command and Conquer rocked our hard drives with the benchmark for real-time strategy gaming, many others have followed with their "new and improved" stabs at this lucrative market. Wading through the sea of C&C clones for the past two years has been frustrating, to say the least, because none (in my opinion) have come close to the plot immersion and detail that C&C created. Until now -- Cavedog's Total Annihilation is the first real-time war game that captured my undivided attention since the original C&C hit the shelves.
The Total Annihilation storyline revolves around the ancient conflict between the Arm and the Core. Of course they hate each other and would do anything to eliminate the other from the galaxy. Your army will be made up of Kbots, tanks, planes, and ships, all mechanical (no human units here), adding to the futuristic feel of the game. The first thing you will notice are the incredible graphics and animations of the units; then you will be awe-stricken by the realistic terrain complete with hills, valleys, rivers, and realistic ground cover; finally you will feel overwhelmed at the number and diversity of unit types at your disposal. Needless to say, I rushed home the minute I got my hands on the CD and fired it up on my new Pentium II 266 ... I was not disappointed.
The controls and overhead view of Total Annihilation are standard for real-time games. You will have no problem figuring out how to move your units, group them, etc. There are a lot more things you can do in Total Annihilation than in other games of this type, so there is a slight learning curve you will have to go through to be the most effective. In Total Annihilation, the most important and powerful unit you have is the Commander; you don't want to lose him. Fortunately, he is not a building that is defenseless and stationary -- he is mobile, he can cloak (at a price) and he has one seriously bad weapon that can destroy most units with a single shot. Even if surrounded by enemy units, the commander won't fold and go down easily; he is also easy to hide and protect for those who are a little extra paranoid. Don't get me wrong -- you still have to watch your commander every now and then to be sure he's alive and kicking, but since he is no pushover you can think about that air raid you are conducting and not worry about a couple of engineers taking over your primary unit and thus ending your game.
The resource system is divided in two parts, metal and energy, both of which are critical to your success. It is much easier to get energy than metal, so I found that the game revolves around who can control the largest supply of metal. To get energy you simply need to construct a few solar generators or windmills in the center of your defenses, and presto, instant energy. For metal, you must plop a metal extractor on top of a metal mine which is usually not right in the middle of your base. Yes, you will have to venture out and plan your offense to include securing as many metal mines as possible. The player with the most metal mines will usually win because they can out-produce their opponents since every unit built requires metal. Another way of getting metal is to salvage it from battle wreckage, but I found that this is somewhat time-consuming for little result, so unless the reusable metal was close to or in my base it was not worth getting.
You will notice a multitude of units at your disposal, ranging from ground units to air and sea assault forces. I had plenty of fun optimizing my forces with the right mix of units to get the job done most effectively. With a mobile commander and construction units, it was easy to build outposts or expand my base to occupy more and more of the map. One of the best elements of the game is the ability to program your units. You can automate their actions and attitudes in relation to battle situations as well as set patrol routes, etc. The controls are quite intuitive and Cavedog deserves praise for the job they did in this area.
Finally, Cavedog promises the ability to download new units from their website on a weekly basis. This should keep the game fresh and interesting. Better check often unless you want your best friend to walk all over you with the new whup-ass tank that just came out.
In 100 words or less -- outstanding. This game truly rocks in the graphics department. The system requirements may be a little steep, but on my Pentium II I ran the game in 1024 X 768 and never experienced a slowdown! For those with lower-end systems, never fear; you can change the resolution to fit just about every situation. Every unit is rendered in 3D for a very realistic feel, and the terrain varies from flat to mountainous, with deserts, oceans, rivers, lakes, lava pits, and other planetary schemes as well. It is rare to get such high marks in graphics from me, but Total Annihilation deserves every bit of it. Plus the level of the terrain actually affects your units' ability to move and their line-of-sight to targets, adding a couple of new dimensions to the real-time strategy game.
Total Annihilation has excellent sound effects, very crisp and distinguished. In the middle of a large battle I could hear the different weapons firing and the individual explosions wreaking havoc on the battlefield. The soundtrack was good as well, just not my style. I like some serious rock and roll to go along with all the destruction, and sometimes the musical score was a little less punctuated, even classical. That is a personal gripe, though; overall the quality of the sound effects and music were again outstanding.
Multiplayer is supported in a variety of ways and through a number of different online services, including DWANGO, M-Player, HEAT, and KALI, and this is where the game really shines for me. The balance of the two sides is good and you can get into some extremely heated battles with exciting finishes. Last night a friend and I played for over two hours, each building up formidable defenses and then conducting raids and bombing runs on each other's outposts. This is certainly a game that favors defense, though -- once you are fortified, woe be to the guy who marches his mechs into the teeth of your laser and missile batteries. I say it favors defense, but there is one offensive weapon that can undo all that in a hurry -- the nuclear missiles. Unlike the "barely scratched me" effect of the nukes in the C&C universe, in Total Annihilation one nuclear bomb really does ruin your day. And your base. And your commander. Once my opponent got nukes, it was all over in a matter of minutes; the first strike completely wiped out my main base -- everything on the screen was vaporized, and from there I had no way of getting back the resources I needed to retaliate. Nonetheless, despite that one tactical oversight in terms of balance, I still highly recommend this game for multiplayer fans -- it adds many new twists to the genre and forces an entirely different type of thinking about your strategies.
Editor's Note: We have received several emails from readers who say "yes, but what about the anti-missile batteries? You can defend yourself against nukes with those." True, but should there ever be a single weapon in a game that can end a 2-hour battle with a single blow? Because resources are so easy to come by in Total Annihilation_, it seems that an epic game should not boil down to a race to build a nuke before your enemy builds an anti-missile defense. It's out of balance with the power of the rest of the units in the game; thus the note to that effect above._
Minimum: Win95 or DOS; 16 MB RAM (8 for DOS); SVGA 256 colors; 4X CD-ROM drive; SoundBlaster or compatible sound card.
Premium: Pentium 100 or higher; 16 MB RAM; Win 95, 28.8 modem, etc.
Warning: The box is more than a tad bit misleading about real-life system requirements. Here is the REAL optimum configuration: Win 95, 32 MB RAM, 6X CD-ROM drive, SVGA 256 colors, SoundBlaster, 28.8 modem. In DOS you can get by with 16MB RAM. In multiplayer you MUST have 32 MB RAM or it simply will not run.
Reviewed On: Pentium 133, 16 MB RAM, SVGA 256 colors, 6X CD-ROM drive, SoundBlaster compatible sound card, 28.8 modem, Trio 64 S3 video board with 1MB RAM
From reading the above you might expect me to give this game a very high score, and you are right; it won't be shabby. However, I don't believe Total Annihilation to be a classic like C&C, and to understand why you need to play the single-player game all the way through. Total Annihilation lacks one critical element that would have put it on my all-time list, and that involves immersion. In other words, the storyline and between-mission cinematics (which were somewhat lacking) did not suck me in as C&C did. I felt that Total Annihilation was incomplete in some sense, that if it could be placed within the shell of C&C it would truly shine, never to be dethroned. As it stands now, Total Annihilation is still a heck of a game which will keep any fan of this genre occupied for months to come. I give it a score of 88; now back to the battle!
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The story begins following the assassination of the reigning Emperor.
Total Annihilation: Kingdoms
The world ruler has gone missing and the world has been divided into four nations, each ruled by one of his children.
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Professor Layton “puzzle master” Akira Tago passes away at 90
Akira Tago, the puzzle designer behind the Professor Layton series, passed away on 6th March at 90 after falling victim to interstitial pneumonia.
Prior to his work on Professor Layton, where he is credited as a “puzzle master”, Tago was a psychologist and wrote a series of best-selling quiz books called Atama no Taisō. Debuting in 1966, the puzzle book sold more than 2.65m copies, according to Japan Times. It went on to launch 22 sequels with the series shifting over 12m copies.
When not designing puzzles for commercial use, Tago was an academic. He became a professor of Chiba University in 1973 and eventually rose to chairman of the Japan Creativity Society and president of Tokyo Future University.
Akira Tago (February 25, 1926 – March 6, 2016)
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American Journal of Public Health – Volume 106, Issue 6 (June 2016)
Volume 106, Issue 6 (June 2016)
http://ajph.aphapublications.org/toc/ajph/current
DISASTER SUPPLY KITS
Lack of Evidence Supporting the Effectiveness of Disaster Supply Kits
Tara N. Heagele
American Journal of Public Health: June 2016, Vol. 106, No. 6: 979–982.
Human Trafficking and Health: A Survey of Male and Female Survivors in England
American Journal of Public Health: June 2016, Vol. 106, No. 6: 1073–1078.
Siân Oram, Melanie Abas, Debra Bick, Adrian Boyle, Rebecca French, Sharon Jakobowitz, Mizanur Khondoker, Nicky Stanley, Kylee Trevillion, Louise Howard, Cathy Zimmerman
Objectives. To investigate physical and mental health and experiences of violence among male and female trafficking survivors in a high-income country.
Methods. Our data were derived from a cross-sectional survey of 150 men and women in England who were in contact with posttrafficking support services. Interviews took place over 18 months, from June 2013 to December 2014.
Results. Participants had been trafficked for sexual exploitation (29%), domestic servitude (29.3%), and labor exploitation (40.4%). Sixty-six percent of women reported forced sex during trafficking, including 95% of those trafficked for sexual exploitation and 54% of those trafficked for domestic servitude. Twenty-one percent of men and 24% of women reported ongoing injuries, and 8% of men and 23% of women reported diagnosed sexually transmitted infections. Finally, 78% of women and 40% of men reported high levels of depression, anxiety, or posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms.
Conclusions. Psychological interventions to support the recovery of this highly vulnerable population are urgently needed.
Social Support, Sexual Violence, and Transactional Sex Among Female Transnational Migrants to South Africa
Margaret Giorgio, Loraine Townsend, Yanga Zembe, Sally Guttmacher, Farzana Kapadia, Mireille Cheyip, Catherine Mathews
Objectives. To examine the relationship between sexual violence and transactional sex and assess the impact of social support on this relationship among female transnational migrants in Cape Town, South Africa.
Methods. In 2012 we administered a behavioral risk factor survey using respondent-driven sampling to transnational migrant women aged between 16 and 39 years, born outside South Africa, living in Cape Town, and speaking English, Shona, Swahili, Lingala, Kirundi, Kinyarwanda, French, or Somali.
Results. Controlling for study covariates, travel-phase sexual violence was positively associated with engagement in transactional sex (adjusted prevalence ratio [APR] = 1.38; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.07, 1.77), and social support was shown to be a protective factor (APR = 0.84; 95% CI = 0.75, 0.95). The interaction of experienced sexual violence during migration and social support score was APR = 0.85 (95% CI = 0.66, 1.10). In the stratified analysis, we found an increased risk of transactional sex among the low social support group (APR = 1.56; 95% CI = 1.22, 2.00). This relationship was not statistically significant among the moderate or high social support group (APR = 1.04; 95% CI = 0.58, 1.87).
Conclusions. Programs designed to strengthen social support may reduce transactional sex among migrant women after they have settled in their receiving communities.
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6 Best Places To Visit In Sri Lanka
Known as the ‘Pearl of the Indian Ocean’, Sri Lanka reveals in authenticity and beauty. Offering 8 Unesco World Heritage sites, picturesque tea plantations, pearl white beaches, extraordinary wildlife, and sacred sights steeped in spirituality, Sri Lanka will imprint memories that will last a lifetime.
However, before we dive into the must-see tourist attractions in Sri Lanka, first we must cover the important “essentials“.
The weather in Sri Lanka is somewhat hard to predict. This is mainly due to the country being affected by two different monsoons. The west coast of the country is the wettest in April to June (generally speaking), and the east coast is its wettest from November to March.
Therefore, (historically), it’s best to visit the west coast in December to March and the east coast May to September.
The temperature, however, is around the same all year round and can easily go up to mid-high 30s in the afternoon, so make sure to pack your suncream.
Visas are the responsibility of the individual traveller. Entry requirements into Sri Lanka change all the time, so it’s important that you check for the latest information.
For now, most nationalities will require a visa to visit Sri Lanka. The fee is approximately $35 USD and an E-Visa can be obtained at the following website:: www.eta.gov.lk
For the most up to date information on visa requirements, we recommend you contact the Sri Lankan embassy in your country or visit the official website.
WHAT ARE THE NATIONAL LANGUAGES?
Sinhala and Tamil
WHAT IS THE CURRENCY?
Sri Lanka’s timezone is GMT+5.5
The Must-See Tourist Attractions in Sri Lanka
Rising dramatically from the central plains, the enigmatic rocky outcrop of Sigiriya is perhaps Sri Lanka’s single most dramatic sight. Also known as “Lion’s Rock”, the near-vertical walls soar to a flat-topped summit that contains the ruins of an ancieznt civilisation thought to be once the epicenter of the short-lived kingdom of Kassapa.
Visitors can climb up to the ancient ruins, which are surrounded by gardens, ponds, and magnificent frescoes. The UNESCO World Heritage Site is one of the best ancient sites in the country.
Heading to the top of Sigiriya to see wonderful, dramatic views of the rolling hills in the jungle below and Sigiriya fort is an absolute must!
2. Adam’s Peak
Located in a diverse biological site, Adam’s Peak is the most famous summit trek in Sri Lanka.
The topmost point of the peak (2,243 meter ascent) has a footprint cast in stone which has spiritual significance to different religions. However, it is said to be especially important to the Buddihist relgion, as the cast is believed to be the impression of Buddhas own footprint.
Many pilgrimages trek to the top on full moon nights, however for tourists, nealrly all trips start hiking around 3 AM to reach the summit in time for an unforgettable sunrise.
Sri Lanka: An Adventure Like No Other
Welcome to Sri Lanka. Known as the ‘Pearl of the Indian Ocean’, the island offers tranquil beaches, stunning greenery, extraordinary wildlife, mind-blowing tea plantations and sacred sights steeped in spirituality.
Located on the southeast coast of the island, Yala National Park is a must for all wildlife lovers. With animals rulling the roost, the ground and the sky, this amazing sanctuary is home to the highest concentration of leopards in the world. What’s more Yala is also boasts elephants, aquatic birds, water buffalo, monkeys, crocodiles, and other critters run around the park’s grassy plains and anicent forests.
Join a safari, walk through the nature trails and thick folige or camp under the stars – the choice is yours!
Other top sights, besides wild animals, is Sithulpauwwa and Magul Maha Viharaya. Sithulpauwwa is an ancient rock temple that once housed 12,000 monks, and Magul Maha Viharaya was once the setting for royal marriages.
4. Dambulla
The town of Dambulla houses the largest and best-preserved cave temple complex in all of Sri Lanka – The Dambulla cave temple. Covering an impressive 2,1000 square meters, this stunning temple is built on a black rocky mountain, which acts as a nice contract to the white walls of the temple
With its statues and paintings dating back to 12th Century AD, the temple boasts five rooms of different sizes and shapes. More impressviely however, all rooms contain a huge collection of Buddhist arwork, including statues, shrines and murals of both Buddha, Sri Lankan Gods and Godesses. The paintings and 153 statues scattered through the temples, tell wonderul stories from Buddha’s life and act as a sacred place for those practising the religion.
5. Nuwara Eliya
Sri Lanka is famed for its amazing tea. Known as Little England for its old British colonial buildings, Nuwara Eliya, is often refered to as the birthplace of tea.
Engulfed by mountains at an elevated 1,900 meters, Nuawa Eliya, it is safe to say that this town acts as so much more than just the coutry’s tea capitals. This area boasts many natural beauties, including waterfalls, the towering Pidurutalagala, Sri Lanka’s tallest mountain, the Ella train ride and Lake Gregory
Nuawa Eliya is one for the bucket list.
6. Kandy
Kandy is so magical, the whole city is regonised as a World Heritage Site. Acting as the gateway to the central highlands, its tropical plantations grow both tea and rubber, and offers a true taste of the Sinhalese culture, (especially if you can visit during the Esala Perahera festival in the summer).
While in Kandy, is important to visit the Temple of the Tooth Relic, which was built in the 4th century and sit acts as one of the most scared Buddhist tempels in the world today.
For you movie lovers, may be very interested to know Kandy was a chief location in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Don’t miss out!
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Tesco faces potential multi-billion pound UK shareholder claim
By Erin Smith
Tesco is facing a potential multi-billion pound class action lawsuit in the UK by a not-for-profit organisation representing its shareholders, in relation to the profit overstatement it announced last year.
Tesco is facing a potential multi-billion class action lawsuit in the UK by a not-for-profit organisation representing its shareholders, in relation to the profit overstatement it announced last year.
Tesco Shareholder Claims Limited (TSC), a not-for-profit group backed by US law firm Scott +Scott LLP firm, today announced its will seek to bring action against Tesco PLC in the UK on behalf of its institutional shareholders as a result of Tesco's announcement on 22 September 2014 that it "materially" overstated its profits.
A statement by the TSC said: "This overstatement caused a permanent destruction of value to shareholders and the Group will seek to bring a claim under section 90A of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000."
US litigation firm Scott+ Scott LLP, which filed a similar lawsuit in the US in October, is funding the TSC group, who will be represented by McGuire Woods LLP in the UK.
The class action lawsuit is open to only institutional shareholders which bought shares in Tesco prior to the misstatement of profits announcement and the following month.
TSC is currently in discussions with institutions in the UK, Europe and the US about joining the claim on a "no win, no fee basis."
"Tesco is one of the widest held stocks in the UK and this loss has hit pension funds and investors across the UK and beyond. We look forward to bringing this claim to court," said John Bradley, chairman of the group.
Tesco currently has over 8 billion shares listed and TSC expects that the claim, if won, would be in "the region of 50p-70p per share." That could equate to £5.6 billion, but most likely all claimants will not file so the claim filed could be potentially lower.
On 22 September 2014 Tesco announced its profits had been misstated to the tune of £250 million. It was later revealed that the actual figure was £263 million. The announcement resulted in "a sharp decline in the value of the company and driving the share price down to a 14 year low of 164.8p. TSC argues that whilst it supports the turnaround strategy being undertaken by the new management team, a permanent destruction of value has occurred and had the accounting irregularities not taken place the share price, and value of the company, would today be materially higher," according to the TSC statement.
Tesco is currently under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office.
Tesco declined to comment.
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HERITAGE POST
Looking at the Sublime and Beautiful
Tag: Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
A Meeting of Minds
The Piazza di Spagna has been the location of the Spanish Embassy to the Vatican City since the 17th century. It was also the residential location for foreign visitors from the 17th to the 19th century. Tobias Smolett , the well known 18th century writer and surgeon, wrote a book about his experiences of travelling in France and Italy. This 1766 book describes the history and social life of the places he visited, giving his own opinion about diet and morals, and guiding future travellers on how to conduct themselves. He declared that “Here most of the English reside”.
But it was not only the English, other nations were represented too and were drawn to the area; artists, writers and musicians frequented the Piazza and the nearby streets. The meeting place for some of the most talented and influential people of their times. Franz Liszt, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Henrik Ibsen, Honore de Balzac, Hans Christian Andersen, Felix Mendelssohn, Henry James, as well as Lord Byron, Oscar Wilde, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Robert Browning, to name but a few.
The Piazza di Spagna “Here most of the English reside” Smolett
The Piazza is famous for the Scalinata di Trinita Dei Monti, know as the Spanish Steps, which were built between 1723 to 1726, to connect the Santissima Trinita dei Monti with the Piazza. Charles VIII of France purchased land in order to found a convent for the French order of San Francesco di Paola. He also provided money to build a church the Santissima Trinita dei Monti. Approval was given by Pope Alessandro VI and construction started in 1502 using stone from Narbonne in France. The Gothic church’s towers were not built until 1580-87 when, by then, the style was out of favour. The church’s design can not be attributed to any one architect.
Santissima Trinità dei Monti and Third Century Obelisk
Plans to build the steps date back to the 1580s when the church was built. The plans did not proceed due to a lack of funds. It was not until 1660 when money was left to the church for the project, by a French diplomat Etienne Gueffier who had left the money in his will for the sole purpose. Mazarin, Louis XIV’s Cardinal, took over the project but unfortunately it stalled again due to Gueffier’s nephew contesting the will; and Pope Alessandro VIII taking exception to the idea of the equestrian statue of Louis XIV as part of the design. Sixty six years later the steps were finally completed. The 135 Baroque style steps were designed by the Italian architect Francesco De Sanctis, who was favoured by the French. There were diplomatic negotiations between the Vatican and French officials to make sure the completed work represented both nations.
Keats-Shelly Museum viewed from Spanish Steps
Keats-Shelley Museum viewed from front with original shop front with flour-de-lis symbol above
At the base of the steps, the buildings on either side were designed by Francesco de Sanctis and constructed by the French. The Casino Rossa on the right of the steps was designed as a purpose built shop with accommodation above. It is now the Keats-Shelley Museum, but was originally a boarding house where John Keats lived for three months before he died on 23rd February 1821. John Keats originally studied medicine at Guy’s Hospital registering in October 1815, and became a licensed apothecary in 1816. He was promoted to a Dresser allowing him to dress wounds, set bones and assist with surgery. In July he passed the examinations to become a surgeon and took a summer break in Margate. Keats’ first love had been literature and though he continued to write poetry, his medical studies were taking up to much of his time. After spending his summer holiday writing, he returned to London and on the 31st October at the age of 21 he began practicing as a surgeon. In December 1816 his sonnet On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer was published in The Examiner, it was the turning point, he was disillusioned with medicine and now he could justify a change of career. Sometime after this period Keats started to take mercury for an unspecified illness, possibly veneral disease, though he was well aware how dangerous this medication was, by the summer of 1818 he was already showing signs of mercury poisoning. Towards the end of 1818 he was caring for his brother Tom who had contracted tuberculosis, because of Keats’ weakened system it was inevitable that he would also contract tuberculosis. Tom sadly died on 1 December 1818. Keats continued to write, and by the summer of 1819 he was ill with the first stage of tuberculosis. In February he started to haemorrhage, from the colour of the blood he knew he was dying. It was decided that he should travel to Italy for the winter.
On the 13 September he left England for Naples with his friend Joseph Severn, the artist. They spent ten days in quarantine before arriving in Rome on the 14 November. He became a patient of Sir James Clark who had set up a practice in Rome, and took up residence in the Casino Rossa in the Plazza di Spagna. Clark’s diagnosis was consumption and to counteract the effects of the mercury, which damages the stomach, he prescribed a starvation diet and blood letting. Keats as a physician was well aware that it was futile. He died at the age 25 and during his very short life he produced some beautiful poems. Keats had been invited to Pisa by his friend Percy Bysshe Shelley, Keats hoped he would visit him after his stay in Rome. Shelley wrote Adonais: An Elegy on the Death of John Keats upon hearing of his death. A year later when Shelley drowned there was a small copy of the Keats’ poetry in his pocket.
After the death of Keats the furniture, curtains, wallpaper and his personal property were burnt to stop the spread of disease and infection, this was decreed by Vatican Law. He was buried in the Protestant Cemetery, Shelley’s ashes were also interned here and they were joined by Joseph Severn in 1879.
The room where Keats died, the ceiling, fireplace and flooring are the only original features left.
Over the years the house fell into disrepair, but it was still attracting attention as the site where Keats died. By 1903 two American ladies were living there and showing visitors around. Eventually in 1906 a group of English, American and Italians raised the money to purchase the rundown Casino Rossa and after restoration it was formally opened in December 1909. Over the years the house suffered from only being available to the academics and its future was uncertain. In 1976 Sir Joseph Cheyne, Bt became curator and worked tirelessly to change the image; he encouraged school parties and made the house a tourist attraction. When Cheyne retired in 1990 its visitors numbered 11,000. The property is owned by the Keats-Shelley Memorial Association, a British charity, it is run as a commercial business open six days a week, all year round except for one week in December. The house’s running costs are covered by the admission fee, a gift shop and the rental income. It has a library of over eight thousand books devoted to English Romanticism, holds various events, exhibitions and poetry readings. They have a book club, competitions, awards and a website doing a successful job to keep the memory of the dead poet alive.
In the centre of the Piazza is located an unusual fountain shaped like a sinking boat. The Fontana della Barcaccia was designed by Petro Bernini. The water for the fountain was supplied from the Acqua Vergine, one of the Roman aqueducts constructed by Consul and Architect Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa. Bernini’s design of a leaking boat compensated for the minimal water pressure. The fountain was commissioned by Pope Urban VIII in 1623. It was started in 1627 and completed after his death in 1629 by his son Gian Lorenzo Bernini. John Keats could hear the water flowing from the fountain and requested that the epitaph on his headstone should read: Here lies one whose name was writ in water.
The Piazza and Fontana della Barcaccia viewed from Keats-Shelley Museum
As previously mentioned the Piazza di Spagna was the area where English tourists congregated and as a nation we are very fond of a cup of tea. Two ladies who arrived in Italy in 1893 were able to exploit this need in order to make a successful business which is still flourishing today. Babington’s Tea Rooms can be found on the left side of the steps.
Babington’s Tea Rooms
When the English Anna Maria Babington and the New Zealand Isabel Cargill arrived in Rome they invested their £100 in opening a tea rooms on the Via dei Due Macelli, close to the piazza. Obviously it was a resounding success, as it provided the comforts of home for the weary tourist, and the next year they relocated to the building on the left side of the steps.
In 1910 Annie Cargill the sister of Isabel, arrived in Rome and opened the Hotel Londra & Cargill on the corner of Via Collina and the Piazza Sallustio. The hotel is a large building dating from the 1800s and is open to this day. Unfortunately the tea room business was effected by the outbreak of the first world war and this continued into the 1920s. Anna Maria moved to Switzerland due to ill health and sadly died of a heart attack. Isabel’s daughter Dorothy, from her marriage to the Italian artist Giuseppe da Pozzo, took over the management of the tea rooms. Annie invested money in the tea rooms, they were refurbished and business started to pick up again. Throughout the second world war the family left Rome, when they returned after the war they found out that the staff had kept the tea rooms open using their own rations. This family run business is still as successful as ever, and has built up a worldwide following through its website and sales of its merchandise.
The photos are from the author’s own collection.
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Nov. 27, 2020 7:37 AM EST
Biden's win hides a dire warning for Democrats in rural U.S.
By THOMAS BEAUMONT
AP-US--Election 2020-Rural Warning
Andrew Harnik, ASSOCIATED PRESS
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democrats once dominated Koochiching County in the blue-collar Iron Range of northern Minnesota. But in this month's presidential election, President Donald Trump won it with 60% of the vote.
That's not because voters there are suddenly shifting to the right, said Tom Bakk, who represents the area in the state Senate. It's because, he said, Democrats have steadily moved too far to the left for many rural voters.
“We’ve got to see if we can get the Democratic Party to moderate and accept the fact that rural Minnesota is not getting more conservative,” said Bakk, who announced last week that he would become an independent after serving 25 years as a Democrat. "It’s that you guys are leaving them behind.”
While Democrats powered through cities and suburbs to reclaim the White House, the party slid further behind in huge rural swaths of northern battlegrounds. The party lost House seats in the Midwest, and Democratic challengers in Iowa, Kansas, Montana and North Carolina Senate races, all once viewed as serious threats to Republican incumbents, fell, some of them hard.
Though Democrats’ rural woes aren’t new, they now heap pressure on Biden to begin reversing the trend. Failure to do so endangers goals such as curbing climate change and winning a Senate majority, especially with GOP Senate seats in Iowa, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin up in 2022.
“The pressure for Democrats has to be on conveying an economic message for rural America,” said Iowa Democrat John Norris, a former candidate for governor. “We have a great one to convey, but we haven’t put enough emphasis on it.”
It has become a defining dynamic in almost every state where Democrats dominate urban areas and, for at least two elections, have clear momentum in the suburbs.
While Trump sought to squeeze more out of his mostly white, working-class base, he made little ground in places he barely won or lost in 2016, and slid in suburbs across the industrial and agricultural north. Instead, he supercharged his focus on places he won big last times.
Trump lost Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, after winning all three in 2016. But he won at least 60% of the vote in 126 counties in the three — 14 more than in 2016, according to Associated Press and state elections data. All of those counties are lightly populated.
Perhaps more telling, Trump increased his winning percentages in 90% of the counties where he reached the 60% mark in those three states four years ago. That includes all 24 counties where he won at least 70% of the vote last time, even while Biden was vastly outspending Trump on advertising.
The rural runaway was even greater in Iowa and Ohio, where polls late in October gave Biden's campaign hopes of a close race or narrow win, only to see him lose them by the same margins Clinton did.
Trump's greater dominance in rural Ohio surprised even Republican strategists. In Ohio's 6th Congressional District, 18 counties that hug the Pennsylvania border and Ohio River, Trump improved from 64% of the vote to more than 66%.
“I'll be the first to say I was doubtful President Trump could exceed what he did in 2016,” said Ryan Steubenrauch, a senior adviser to 6th District Republican Rep. Bill Johnson.
Though Biden fulfilled Democrats' long-sought goal of carrying Georgia and Arizona, albeit narrowly, it wasn't because he concentrated on reaching beyond their metro hubs, said Steve Jarding, a veteran Democratic strategist who has long argued for greater party engagement in rural America.
“Democrats have found a way to win in the country, at least they believe this to be the case, by not concentrating much in big parts of the middle of the country," he said. “That's a scary proposition.”
Jarding worries that by winning Arizona, Georgia and the northern swing states without addressing the rural economy, Democrats might believe the states are now trending their way as the result of favorable population and demographic shifts.
“We didn't win Georgia because we had a great message to rural Georgians,” said Jarding, who helped Mark Warner win the Virginia governorship in 2001 by advising him to campaign aggressively far from the booming Washington, D.C., suburbs. “If Democrats say, look, we got into Georgia and we won it without having to talk about rural issues, they are dead wrong. It will flip back."
In clinging to their majority, House Democrats lost rural seats, notably the one held for 30 years by Rep. Collin Peterson in western Minnesota. The setbacks prompted accusations from moderates that the party's prominent liberals, such as New York Rep. Alexandra Ocasio Cortez, had become representative of a party foreign to America's farming and small manufacturing towns.
“I would argue everyone talks about the big tent. It’s not as big as it used to be,” Minnesota's Bakk said.
Biden campaigned little in person, even less in rural areas. Trump, on the other hand, whipped up enthusiasm at rallies in places like Wausau, Wisconsin, in the state's rural north where he dominated, as well as Saginaw in Mid Michigan, and Johnstown, Pennsylvania, surrounded by counties he carried by more than 70%, even 80%.
Democrats also spent little time and money combatting Trump's attacks.
Unanswered, Trump's claims that Biden and other Democrats are proponents of socialism and eliminating police departments, as unfounded as they were, resonated in small towns, according to VoteCast, an Associated Press survey of the American electorate conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago.
“We have to address this in a really more aggressive way,” said veteran Democratic strategist James Carville, especially Trump's claims that Democrats are anti-police. “There were some serious kind of headwinds there.”
Democrats need to not just defend against attacks but recruit more candidates among rural Americans and argue that progressive policy is to their advantage.
“We obviously have a brand problem in rural America,” said former North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, a Democrat defeated in 2018. “But if you want to be an alternative, you can't go there empty-handed.”
Heitkamp credits Biden for including specifically rural provisions in his policy plans, such as a transportation component in his health care proposal, considering many people in sparsely populated areas must travel some distance to see a doctor.
For now, Democrats' future in rural America rests largely on how Biden is viewed there, Heitkamp said.
“A good way to start out would be to make sure in his inaugural speech and state of the union, he talks about rural America,” she said.
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BEATTY, John
Continental Congress, Representative
Pro-Administration
Continental, 3rd (1793–1795)
BEATTY, John, a Delegate and a Representative from New Jersey; born in Neshaminy, Bucks County, Pa., December 10, 1749; was graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1769; studied medicine in Philadelphia and practiced in Bucks County; entered the Revolutionary Army in 1775 and had attained the rank of major when he was made prisoner at the surrender of Fort Washington; after his exchange was appointed commissary general of prisoners with the rank of colonel May 28, 1778; resigned March 31, 1780, and resumed the practice of medicine in Princeton, N.J.; member of the State council 1781-1783; Member of the Continental Congress in 1784-1785; appointed by President Lee as one of the special committee to receive and take leave of General Lafayette in the name of the Continental Congress while it was in session at Trenton on December 11, 1784; member of the State convention that adopted the Federal Constitution in 1787; member of the State general assembly in 1789 and 1790, serving as speaker; elected as a Pro-Administration candidate to the Third Congress (March 4, 1793-March 3, 1795); brigadier general of the Somerset Militia 1793-1796; secretary of state of New Jersey 1795-1805; served as trustee of the College of New Jersey from 1787 until 1802; president of the Trenton Banking Co., from 1815 to 1826; died in Trenton, N.J., May 30, 1826; interment in First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
Papers: In the Beatty Family Papers, 1768-1816, 0.5 linear foot. Subjects covered in the papers include include John Beatty.
Papers: In the Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection, 1778, 1 item. A letter of John Beatty.
Papers: In the Southard Hay Autograph Collection, 1750-1885, 0.75 linear foot. Subjects covered in the papers include John Beatty. An unpublished finding aid is available in the repository.
History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives, “BEATTY, John,” https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/B/BEATTY,-John-(B000282)/ (January 20, 2021)
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BLISS, Aaron Thomas
51st (1889–1891)
BLISS, Aaron Thomas, a Representative from Michigan; born in Peterboro, Madison County, N.Y., May 22, 1837; attended the common schools; employed as a clerk in a store in Morrisville, N.Y., in 1853 and 1854; attended a select school in Munnsville, N.Y., in 1854; moved to Bouckville, N.Y., in 1855 and engaged in mercantile pursuits; enlisted as a private in the Tenth Regiment, New York Volunteer Cavalry, October 1, 1861; served three years, being confined six months of this time in the prisons of Andersonville, Charleston, Macon, and Columbia; rose while in the service from private to captain; moved to Saginaw, Mich., in December 1865 and engaged in the manufacture of lumber; member of the State senate in 1882; appointed aide-de-camp on the staff of Governor Alger in 1885; held the same position on the staff of the commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic in 1888; elected as a Republican to the Fifty-first Congress (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1891); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress; resumed the lumber business and also engaged in banking; department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic in Michigan in 1897; Governor of Michigan 1900-1904; died in Milwaukee, Wis., September 16, 1906, while on a visit for medical treatment; interment in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Mich.
Papers: 1901, 1 oversize item. A proclamation issued following the assassination of President William McKinley.
Papers: In the James Burrill Angell Papers, 1854-1916, 14 linear feet and 1 oversize item. Other authors include Aaron Thomas Bliss.
Papers: In the John J. Carton Papers, 1883-1921, 17 linear feet and 3 volumes. Correspondents include Aaron T. Bliss. A finding aid is available in the library.
Papers: In the Marshall L. Cook Papers, 1880-1945, 6 linear feet. Correspondents include Aaron T. Bliss. A finding aid is available in the library.
Papers: In the Lucius Lee Hubbard, 1871-1935, 5 linear feet and 1 oversized folder. Correspondents include Aaron T. Bliss. A finding aid is available in the library.
Papers: In the McCreery Family Papers, 1818-1948, 12 linear feet. Other authors include Aaron T. Bliss. A finding aid is available in the library.
Papers: In the William Butts Mershon Papers, 1848-1943, 47 linear feet. Correspondents include Aaron T. Bliss. A finding aid is available in the library.
Papers: In the Chase Salmon Osborn Papers, 1889-1949, 168 linear feet and 3 volumes. Other authors include Aaron Thomas Bliss. A finding aid is available in the repository.
Papers: In the John Gibson Parkhurst Papers, 1802-1914, 10 linear feet and 1 oversize folder. Other authors include Aaron Thomas Bliss. A finding aid is available in the repository.
Papers: In the Sligh Family Papers, 1842-1967, 27 linear feet. Correspondents include Aaron T. Bliss. A finding aid is available in the repository.
Michigan. Legislature, 1907. Memorial of Aaron Thomas Bliss, Governor of Michigan during the years 1901-02 and 1903-04. His life and public services and a biographical sketch. Lansing?: Published by authority of the Legislature of 1907-8.
History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives, “BLISS, Aaron Thomas,” https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/B/BLISS,-Aaron-Thomas-(B000557)/ (January 20, 2021)
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The Bogalusa Housing Authority, Bogalusa, LA, Did Not Always Administer Its Public Housing Programs in Accordance With Requirements
We reviewed the Bogalusa Housing Authority’s public housing programs based on the activities included in our annual audit plan and because the Authority has not been audited in more than 15 years. The objective of our review was to determine whether the Authority administered its public housing programs in accordance with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) and its own requirements. The Authority did not…
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Northlake Homeless Coalition, Mandeville, LA, Did Not Always Follow Continuum of Care Program Requirements
We reviewed the Northlake Homeless Coalition’s Continuum of Care Program (CoC) based on a hotline complaint alleging impropriety in Northlake’s selection of grant award recipients and as part of our annual audit plan. The objective of our review was to determine whether Northlake administered its CoC in accordance with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) and its own program requirements. The hotline complaint…
The State of Louisiana, Baton Rouge, LA, Did Not Always Maintain Adequate Documentation or Comply With Website Reporting Requirements
We audited the State of Louisiana’s Restore Louisiana Homeowner Assistance program as part of our annual audit plan to review Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery programs. Our objective was to determine whether the State ensured that it complied with (1) its eligibility requirements for the Homeowner Assistance program and (2) website reporting requirements. We found that The State did not always ensure that it…
Jefferson Parish, Jefferson, LA, Did Not Always Properly Administer Its Rehabilitation Program
We audited the Jefferson Parish Community Development Department in response to a citizen complaint and in accordance with our annual audit plan to review the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) community planning and development programs, including the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships programs. Our objective was to determine whether the Parish (1) ensured that payments to…
RMS & Associates, Las Vegas, NV, Improperly Originated FHA-Insured Loans With Restrictive Covenants
We audited RMS & Associates’ Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan origination because it was one of the top lenders that originated FHA-insured loans with downpayment assistance from the City of Las Vegas. A previous U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General (HUD OIG), audit (Evergreen Home Loans, 2016-LA-1011) found that Evergreen originated FHA-insured loans in connection with the City of…
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SecurityNational Mortgage Company, Las Vegas, NV, Improperly Originated FHA Loans for Properties With Restrictive Covenants
We audited SecurityNational Mortgage Company’s Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan origination because it was among the top lenders that originated FHA-insured loans with downpayment assistance from the City of Las Vegas. A previous U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General (HUD OIG), audit (Evergreen Home Loans, 2016-LA-1011) found that Evergreen originated FHA-insured loans in connection…
The Washington County, OR, Department of Housing Services’ Clover Court Project Was Eligible For Continuum of Care Funding
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General reviewed the allegations contained in a hotline complaint against the Washington County Department of Housing Services, Hillsboro, OR, to determine whether its application and related submissions to secure HUD grant OR0216L0E061500 were false or misleading or would otherwise cause the Clover Court project to be ineligible for Continuum of Care…
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Venta Financial Group, Inc., Las Vegas, NV, Improperly Originated FHA-Insured Loans With Restrictive Covenants
We audited Venta Financial Group’s Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan origination because it was one of the top lenders that originated FHA-insured loans with downpayment assistance from the City of Las Vegas. A previous U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Inspector General (HUD OIG) audit (Evergreen Home Loans, 2016-LA-1011) found that Evergreen originated FHA-insured loans in connection with the City…
The City of Las Vegas, NV, Did Not Administer Its Neighborhood Stabilization Program 3 Homebuyer Assistance Program in Accordance with HUD Requirements
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The City of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, Did Not Always Properly Administer Its HOME Program
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Batman Day – Best Batmobile
DC Comics has dubbed today Batman Day. The Dark Knight has been fighting crime and serving justice for his 75th year since the 1939 debut of Detective Comics #27. Batman has been a big part of our lives, and was responsible for making us into the comic book fanatics we are today, whether it be through comic books and toys or television and movies. To show our appreciation for the man, the myth and the legend, we have compiled a plethora of Bat-themed lists. We hope that we can inspire you to read more about Batman and his legacy, or even give us some feedback if you agree or disagree with the lists. Sound off below! And click on the picture below to take you to all of our Batman Day articles.
Top 20 Batmobiles
When I was a teenager, there was no feeling like driving the coolest car in the neighborhood, taking it for a stroll to meeting up with friends and get into trouble. I would frequently imagine that my 1989 BMW was the Batmobile. Not only is Batman’s personal automobile his most important mode of transportation, but it’s one of his most trusted resources. Usually outfitted with gadgets and loaded with Bat-tech, these babies don’t come cheap. The models have changed and the accessories have been modernized through the years, but the Batmobile was always a reflection of the best in its time. Batman can’t fly, but these hot rides are not a bad consolation prize. Check out the many Batmobiles that gave the world car envy.
20.) Batman Reborn
Damian’s first stab at a Batmobile is kind of ugly, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t useful. At just ten years old, the son of Batman created a Batmobile that can fly and work underwater for himself while dad was out busy being dead/traveling through time or whatever. The gigantic red bat on the top looks like a kid designed it, but its functionality lets us know that a genius built it.
19.) The First Batmobile
Back in the day, before the gadgets and flying and stealth mode, Batman drove around Bruce Wayne’s car. It was a 1939 Cord 812, and the only distinction it had as a Batmobile was the subtle hood ornament of the Bat-symbol. Years into the legacy of the Batman, the Batmobile first appeared in Detective Comics #48. It served its purpose well enough, even though Bruce Wayne could only afford a model that was three years old. Pfft.
18.) Gotham’s Strangest Race
Nothing shows its age quite like the Batmobile from the 1955 Detective Comics #219. Batman and Robin get themselves involved in Gotham’s Strangest Race, where he takes the helm of a 1905 Marmon, favoring a throwback look for a classic car convention. Whether or not the Batmobile in this issue ran off steam or gasoline is unknown, and it’s an odd choice for a racecar in the mid-1950’s, but you can’t deny there is some charm to it.
17.) Batman and Robin movie
Joel Schumacher may be responsible for the worst Batman movie ever made, but that doesn’t mean his Batmobiles weren’t totally awesome. Inspired by the Jaguar D Type. The last movie to feature a classic-style Batmobile, Batman and Robin‘s vehicle had much more pizzazz, equipped with a bladed grill and sharper fins at the rear. It might be a bit gaudy – at 30 feet long, it remains the largest Batmobile thus far. The big kicker here is that it’s only a one-seater.
16.) Batman: The Brave and the Bold
The Brave and the Bold‘s version of the Batmobile is a conglomeration of past designs. It has the body shape of the modern sports car, the grille of the 1960’s style Batmobiles, and the detailing of Adam West’s Batmobile. Not only did it look rad, but it had the ability to transform into a plane and a submarine, as well as a Stealth mode. This animated follow-up to The Batman was a neo-retro show that had a completely appropriate Batmobile.
15.) Batman Beyond
This thing looks like it belonged to an alien overlord much more than it did the Batman. The near future, according to the show, has flying cars, and although Bruce Wayne may have retired from crime-fighting, we sure didn’t stop working. This monstrous Batmobile acts as a mobile Bat-computer, and has all the features of a high-tech military aircraft. Even though Batman Beyond’s suit has rocket boosters on the bottom of his feet, eliminating much of the need for a Batmobile in this world, it doesn’t make this incarnation any less awesome.
14.) The Dark Knight Returns Tank
An curmudgeonly man named Bruce Wayne gets so angry at the youth and the pit of despair Gotham has become that he decides to take up his old hobby of breaking the bones of bad guys. It’s only fitting that an old bat like Bruce would have a freaking tank as a Batmobile. Intimidation factor: 100. As he rides up on the mutants with this bad boy, all but their leader cower in fear. This tank is not a looker; in fact, it’s likely the the ugliest Batmobile of the lot. Maybe a built-in medic bay and a nearly-indestructible exterior will change your mind.
13.) Detective Comics #601
Not to be one-upped by Back to the Future, the late 80’s marked a time of change in the Batmobile’s technology. This sporty little number, and the various versions it inspired, was used in comic books throughout the mid-90’s. The large wheel covers give off the illusion that the car is hovering above the ground, while the gnarly spoiler compliments a body shaped like the Lamborghini Diablo of that time. It wasn’t just its looks, though. This Batmobile was one of the first to integrate the Bat-computer technology into the dash, as well as a few other useful resources.
12.) Christian Nolan’s The Bat
I know, technically this isn’t a Batmobile, but if you’ve seen The Dark Knight Rises, you know that this vehicle had to make the list. No, this isn’t Star Wars; this was Wayne Enterprises R&D dollars hard at work. Adjusting the concept of the Batwing for a modern approach, it’s easy to get awe-struck by the new jet. Aside from having enough firepower to take out his own Tumblers, word on the street is that it even saved Batman’s life when he installed an auto-pilot feature. And yes, it comes in black.
11.) The Batman series first Batmobile
With Batman Beyond ending in 2001, the animated world had to search elsewhere for their Batman solo stories. Enter ..er… The Batman. This 2004 show boasted a car that looked straight out of Fast and the Furious, which might have been due to the craze of the Need for Speed: Underground series. Everything on it was custom-bought, to “protect his identity.” Something tells me Brucey got into the import business, as well. Like most racers at the time, it looked far better than in performed, evident when Gearhead (voiced by Terry McGinnis himself, Will Friedle) was able to leave him in the dust in S3E5, “RPM.” With enough cash, it’s very feasible to dress a Honda Civic SI as this Batmobile. Just don’t try fighting crime in it.
10.) Hanna Barbera’s Batmobile
This design is heavily based of the 1960’s TV series and adapted for the animated series and Super Friends. It had a very chic design, with the blue took a lot of the flash out of it, but it translated very well to the the small screen. This simple design took Batman on numerous adventures with the Super Friends, and Scooby Doo, too. Before all the doo dads and technical add-ons, the Batmobile was just a really cool looking car that Batman drove around. When the Super Friends ended in 1977 (becoming the Challenge of the Super Friends), they switched to a more sporty look, but nothing can take the place of the Futura model.
9.) The Tumbler
Speaking of the Tumbler, the tank-like Batmobile from the Christopher Nolan reboots was a behemoth compared to the more petite versions of the past. This initially was met with conflict – that is, until it started steam-rolling squad cars in Batman Begins. It has been the biggest departure from the traditional Batmobiles, strong enough to withstand gunfire and small explosions, but agile enough to speed through Gotham. One of the neatest features was the ability to lock in a target using ballistics in some type of fighter-pilot mode. Also, when preparing to self-destruct, the Tumbler could split apart and essentially give birth to the BatPod.
8.) Arkham Asylum
The award-winning video game series didn’t give players a whole lot of exposure to Batmobiles, but when we did get to check it out, it was quite the beauty. Inspiration from Batman: The Animated Series was all over the place. Even the cast was basically a nostalgic nod to the 90’s cartoon. Unlike the B:TAS series, this Batmobile had much more detail, giving it the vibe of a bulky hot rod – and a build that looked like somebody could actually drive it. You likely won’t get to see this version again, as Rocksteady plans on going with a more Tumbler-like vehicle in Arkham Knight that will be drivable.
7.) Capullo’s Zero Year Batmobile
The New52 has been home to some hit or miss comics, but Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Batman has hit the bullseye every month since the relaunch. After Joker ruined everything in Death of the Family, they dove deeper into Batman’s past, exploring when Bruce Wayne first became the Batman. Batman’s first Batmobile via the relaunch debuted in Batman #25, and is inexplicably a Plymouth Prowler with a vintage Batmobile feel to it. This Batmobile doesn’t just run, it can also hide. With some assistance from the Batcave, it can launch itself into the air, and drive along the ceiling. Goodbye, traffic.
6.) BatPod
Batman’s car fetish doesn’t just stop at planes, boats and hot rods; he also has a thing for motorbikes. There’s the classic two-seater, which I’m sure Robin loved, the Tron-like one in the relaunch, and the BatPod from The Dark Knight trilogy – my favorite. Batman had this sucker tucked away inside the Tumbler, and blasted out on the magnificent bike when Joker disabled the Tumbler. Also, not that I need to remind you, he also let Catwoman borrow it in The Dark Knight Rises, leading to a great view of the horizon as she left. The revolutionary feature on the BatPod was the use of a gyroscope axle, allowing Batman to take dangerously fast turns with ease.
5.) New52 Batmobile
We’ve only got a glimpse of the Batmobile that Greg Capullo cooked up for us, and that was in Batman #9. This design from the former Spawn artist had a good deal of inspiration from the Hellspawn. There are some callbacks to the old designs, like the Bat-face on the grill of the car, also acting as headlights, but this design is highly futuristic, and thanks to the fact that it looks like Spawn’s cape flowing over the Batmobile, it’s even more frightening than usual. Once Zero Year is over, we will see if Capullo continues with this design or favors the Tumbler version that was used in Jason Fabok’s Detective Comics #20 a year later.
4.) Burton’s Batmobile
Have you ever wanted a car that took care of you instead of the other way around? Tim Burton’s Batmobile did just that. Gone was the Bat-face on the front, replaced with a jet turbine engine! When Batman fired it up at full blast, it exuded flames from the exhaust, leading to some not-so-fun times for thugs trying to sneak up on him. When in danger, the Batmobile could form a complete set of armor around the body. Other neat gadgetry included the ability to completely rotate itself 180 degrees by use of grappling hooks and a heavy-duty platform that dropped to the ground and rotated the car, as well as other neat tricks pertinent to the story.
3.) Adam West’s Batmobile
If I had one of these, I don’t think I would go about 10 mph. I would need to make sure that everybody saw me driving one of the classiest Batmobiles in history. Unlike the other movie vehicles, this car is already street legal. The 1955 Ford Futura, a concept car with a powerful V8 engine inside, was the model of choice. The fact that it is drivable makes it seem that much cooler, especially when you take into account that it had a phone in the car, along with sonar detection and a plethora of other tech familiar with the likes of James Bond at the time. You can find various replicas at comic book conventions, where people (suckers like me) will pay good money just to stand next to it and take a picture.
2.) Batman Forever
The first of Joel Schumacher’s babies, the Batmobile from Batman: Forever, is as unique and flamboyant as it is incredible to look at. The entire chasis lights up as it rolls along, and the long fins make it looks like a punked out Burton-mobile with a giant mohawk. An instant classic with Hush, neither the movie nor the Batmobile lasted too long, as it was destroyed less than half-way through the movie.
1.) Batman: The Animated Series
Nothing embodies the spirit of vengeance, the night, and Batman more than The Animated Series. People have tried to replicate this beast in real life and failed. It is not meant to be a real-life model. The fact that the front of the car is three times the size of the rest of it isn’t a design flaw. The perspective of animation used makes the Batmobile look like it goes on forever, like a specter watching over the streets of Gotham. Not much detail is needed to create the perfect Batmobile, which has lasted over twenty years as the Best Batmobile.
Posted on July 23, 2014 July 23, 2014 Author Sherif ElkhatibCategories Comic Books, New This WeekTags Adam West, arkham asylum, batman, batman 66, batman 75, batman 75th, batman beyond, batman day, batman movies, batman returns, Batman The Animated Series, batman zero year, batmobile, batpod, btas, christopher nolan, dark knight returns, dc comics, detective comics, greg capullo, hanna barbera, TDKR, the brave and the bold, the dark knight, the dark knight rises, the new 52, tim burton
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Judge Starts hearing on Arizona Immigration Law
By Jacques Billeaud and Paul Davenport
The Associated Press, July 22, 2010
Phoenix (AP) — A federal judge heard arguments Thursday in a packed Phoenix courtroom over whether Arizona's tough new immigration law should take effect next week.
U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton was holding the hearing on whether the law should be put on hold and whether a lawsuit filed by civil rights groups and others challenging it should be dismissed.
About 30 lawyers were in court to represent defendants in the case. There also were about 150 spectators in the courtroom, many in a second-floor gallery.
Defendants include various county officials from throughout the state, most of whom sent lawyers to the hearing. Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever was there in person, however, sitting at the front of the courtroom.
Dever's county is on the Arizona-Mexico border and he knew a rancher who was killed in March on his ranch by a suspected illegal immigrant, possibly a scout for drug smugglers.
The killing of Robert Krentz in many ways set the stage for the new Arizona law to pass, with politicians calling for action amid border violence.
Supporters and opponents of the law demonstrated outside, gathering in prayer before the hearing started.
Sarah Fox, a 64-year-old Phoenix nurse, said the new law takes the country's economic problems out on immigrants, who she believes are being used as a scapegoat.
'It's morally wrong,' she said. 'I'm getting old and I don't have many years left to speak out against what is wrong.'
Debbi MacNicol, a 55-year-old Phoenix psychiatric nurse who carried a gun on her hip and wore a T-shirt that read 'Don't Tread on Me,' said she supports the law because she fears Mexico's drug war will spill over into Arizona.
'It wasn't as much an issue until it started putting our lives at risk,' she said.
Bolton was set to hold another hearing in the afternoon on the U.S. Justice Department's request for a preliminary injunction blocking implementation of the immigration law.
The law requires officers, while enforcing other laws, to check a person's immigration status if there's a reasonable suspicion that the person is here illegally. It also bans people from blocking traffic when they seek or offer day-labor services on streets and prohibits illegal immigrants from soliciting work in public places.
Since Gov. Jan Brewer signed the measure into law on April 23, it has inspired rallies in Arizona and elsewhere by advocates on both sides of the immigration debate. Some opponents have advocated a tourism boycott of Arizona.
It also led an unknown number of illegal immigrants to leave Arizona for other U.S. states or their home countries and prompted seven challenges by the Justice Department, civil rights groups, two Arizona police officers, a Latino clergy group and a researcher from Washington.
Justice Department lawyers contend that local police shouldn't be allowed to enforce the law because, in part, it's disrupting the United States' relations with Mexico and other countries.
Attorneys for Brewer argue that the federal government based its challenge on misconceptions of what the law would do and that Washington's inadequate immigration enforcement has left the state with heavy costs for educating, incarcerating and providing health care for illegal immigrants.
In the challenge by civil rights groups, Brewer and other officials said the lawsuit should be thrown out because the groups don't allege a real threat of harm from enforcing the new law and instead base their claims on speculation.
The civil rights groups said their clients will suffer imminent harm, such as a social service organization that will have to divert resources from its programs to instead assist those affected by the new law.
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Foes of law must convince judge they'll likely prevail
By Howard Fischer
The Capitol Media Services, July 22, 2010
[]http://azstarnet.com/news/local/border/article_ec766a6d-841e-56a5-b83d-229a7c5ec037.html
Feds make case today to block SB 1070
By Alia Beard Rau
The Arizona Republic (Phoenix), July 22, 2010
[]http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/2010/07/22/20100722immig-courtpreview0722.html
Judge to hear arguments on Arizona immigration law
By Jerry Markon
The Washington Post, July 22, 2010
[]http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/22/AR2010072201548.html
[]http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jul/22/judge-hears-arguments-arizona-immigration-law/print/
Cases lining up against Arizona immigration law in legal process that could take years
By Paul Davenport
[]http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-us-immigration-law-court,0,4820218.story
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Migrant boats 'should be intercepted' near French coast and sent back, says Priti Patel
James Morris
·Senior news reporter, Yahoo News UK
A group of people thought to be migrants are brought into Dover, Kent, on Monday. Priti Patel has called for small boats carrying migrants to be intercepted nearer the French coast. (PA)
Priti Patel has said migrants crossing the English Channel should be “intercepted at sea” and returned to France.
The home secretary said she wants the UK and France to come to an agreement allowing patrol boats from either country to intercept boats carrying migrants even when they are “just 250 yards” from the French coast.
The number of migrants who have managed to cross the Channel to the UK in 2020 is above 2,500, according to analysis by the PA news agency.
At least 180 migrants were able to cross the Channel on Sunday, a new single-day record. A further 32 people crossed to the UK on Monday.
Priti Patel at the home affairs committee on Wednesday. (Parliamentlive.tv)
Speaking to MPs at the House of Commons home affairs committee on Wednesday, Patel said: “Too many people are still making crossings and leaving France, or trying to leave France, and they get over here.
“We are fundamentally looking at ways of changing working with France.
“I’ve had some very, very difficult discussions with my French counterpart, even looking at interceptions at sea, because currently the French authorities are not intercepting boats at sea.
“By that I mean even boats that have left that are just 250 yards or so away from the French coast.
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“I feel there could be stronger enforcement measures on the French side, and they’ve heard that from me.”
Patel said France doesn’t currently intercept boats at sea because of its interpretation of maritime law.
The home secretary, however, insisted France “can go ahead and do that” legally.
She added: “We’ve got to try and break this route. And to break this route, in my view, we have to intercept boats at sea and return them to France.”
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In Music Reviews
If They Knew This Was the End
Bar None
If They Knew This Was the End plays out like a compendium of mid-1990s Southern indie rock. Encompassing dreamy, jangly pop affectations (“Wiretapping” and “This Charm” ), fuzzy guitar rock (“Dollars To Donuts” and “I Never Had a Chance”) and country-inflected sensibilities (“If You Knew Her as I Know Her” and “The Aragon and Trianon”), this album exhumes recordings from the band’s early days in Athens, GA. In theory it is a re-release of the band’s 1996 debut album, as they had originally intended. What this actually means is not all that clear, and singer/guitarist Timothy Bracy’s eight pages of liner notes provide little elucidation. Essentially, If They Knew This Was the End signifies a journey of self-discovery and experimentation of a neophyte Mendoza Line. The influences here are diverse, ranging from the folk stylings of Bob Dylan and the ethereality of The Velvet Underground to the ’80s radio sounds of American Music Club, The Replacements and Elvis Costello. And while Bracy avows a disdain for the hype precipitated by the semi-popularity of some Elephant Six bands, the influence of ’60s pop is more than a mere footnote to this album.
Unfortunately, this journey of self-discovery concludes with little sense of clarity. If They Knew This Was the End is an uneven offering that reveals a fledgling band who has yet to find, or be reified by, a single, cohesive thread. This is both good and bad. With subsequent releases, the band eventually figures it all out. Yet, while this album is by no means abysmal, there are frequent moments of fragmentation that toe the line of schizophrenia. Instances of raw, kinetic emotion, devoid of artifice, are undermined by tracks that are unfocused and seemingly lazy. It seems that Bracy realizes this, writing in the liner notes: “When I listen to those songs now, I think of how hapless we were . . . On the record, every small interaction turns into a full-fledged catastrophe . . . It makes me laugh hearing us attempt to make sense of it all, and I hope it is humorous to others as well.”
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Women of the World
Gifted (Real World). Review by Vanessa Bormann.
Repo! The Genetic Opera
The spirit of grand opera lives on in this blood-soaked low budget thriller featuring Paris Hilton and Sarah Brightman.
Two Week Notice
Turn Me On (self-released). Review by Daniel Mitchell.
Shadows in the Night (Columbia Records). Review by James Mann.
If you thought Raymond Chandler was hard-boiled, you’re in for quite a shock from the gritty reality of Matthew Stokoe’s gripping new book, High Life. Ian Koss needed a shower after writing this review.
LOLAA
LOLAA . Review by Jeremy Glazier.
Poets & Madmen (Nuclear Blast America). Review by David Lee Beowulf.
I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream
Does the music industry chew artists up and spit them out, or do they do it to themselves? Lee Ann Leach ponders the issue of integrity in music.
Fripp and Eno
Beyond Even (1992-2006) (Opal and DGM Live). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Blackwater Park (Koch/Music For Nations). Review by Nathan T. Birk.
After a nice rest period following the release of their most recent album, Nimrod, Green Day are hitting the road with the Warped Tour to warm up for the recording of their next album, tentatively titled Warning. Jason Feifer got a preview of what to expect when he spoke with drummer TrŽ Cool, just prior to the tour’s kickoff.
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Ice of Boston EP (Interscope). Review by Tom Minarchick
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September 11 – Poet Daniel Scott Tysdal is Inkslingers Part Two host for workshopping!
NEXT INKSLINGERS NIGHT: THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2014
Please note that we start promptly at 7:00 p.m.
Inkslingers is delighted to announce that we have TWO guest facilitators for the September 11 night.
Our guest host for our Workshopping segment will be poet and teacher Daniel Scott Tysdal. More below.
And Susie Whelehan has graciously stepped in for Sue Reynolds for Part One – the on the spot writing component.
Read more below.
INKSLINGERS offers a poetry evening the second Thursday of every month. This evening is designed to get poets and aspiring poets all writing, revising, and performing..
The first hour (beginning at 7:00) will consist of on-the-spot poetry-writing exercises. Sue Reynolds normally does this part of the evening, but Sue will be in Chicago on September 11th, so this month’s poetry writing will be facilitated by another AWA facilitator, the charming and gregarious Susie Whelehan. This first hour is designed to get you bum-in-chair. Engaged and present and productive. Sometimes, for some poets, in some circumstances, this is the only hour all month they get to write poetry. This event is open to anyone as long as they have come to write. Bring a pen and paper.
Susie Whelehan’s poetry for adults has been published by Vox Benedictina, Hidden Brook Press, Novalis and The Windsor Review and her poem was a finalist in CBC Canada Writes. Her essays have appeared in the Toronto Star and the Globe and Mail.
She has studied with Catherine Graham and Susan Glickman at the University of Toronto, Richard Scrimger at the Humber School for Writers, Ellen Bass, Marie Howe, Maureen Buchanan Jones, Dorianne Laux, Molly Peacock, and Pat Schneider.
Susie has been an AWA facilitator since 2013, and offers monthly writing retreats at her west end home in Toronto.
Bring 15 to 20 copies of a poem (no more than 30 lines) that you want to present for feedback. Each participant will have a maximum of 7 minutes to both read the poem and receive feedback on their work from those in attendance who wish to make constructive comments. (Further feedback may be offered in writing on the submitted copies).
The Craft portion of the evening is facilitated by a guest facilitator. We’re delighted to announce that Daniel Scott Tysdal is September’s Part Two Facilitator.
Daniel Scott Tysdal is the author of three books of poetry, Fauxccasional Poems (forthcoming from Icehouse 2015), The Mourner’s Book of Albums (Tightrope 2010), and Predicting the Next Big Advertising Breakthrough Using a Potentially Dangerous Method (Coteau 2006). Predicting received the ReLit Award for Poetry (2007) and the Anne Szumigalski Poetry Award (2006). His work has appeared in numerous literary journals and anthologies, and has earned him honourable mention at the National Magazine Awards (2003) and the Matrix Lit Pop Award (2010). His poetry textbook, The Writing Moment: A Practical Guide to Creating Poems, was recently published by Oxford University Press. He is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of English at the University of Toronto Scarborough. In 2012, the UTSC student newspaper, The Underground, named him one of their four “Professors of the Year.”
This portion of the evening will be facilitated by Creative James Dewar, host of Hot-Sauced Words Poetry Performances, Now in it’s sixth year (Third Thursday every month!).
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Home Education Resources Why Global Education Matters
Why Global Education Matters
A group of second grade students huddle around their teacher as she reads Eight Days: A Story of Haiti. Down the hall, fourth grade math students are busy dissecting news articles to find real-world statistics that illustrate the human toll of the refugee crisis in Europe. Up the street at a nearby high school, students in science class are putting together a visual informational display about the Zika virus that illuminates the disease’s origins, transmission, global impact, surrounding policy debates, and social stigma. What do these students in the midst of reading, math, and science lessons have in common? They are engaged in global learning.
At its core, global learning is about facilitating educational experiences that allow students to appreciate diverse perspectives, understand the connections they have to the wider world, respectively and effectively communicate and collaborate across cultures and countries, and use disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge to investigate and take action on issues that matter to them and the wider world. Global learning should not be an “extra” or “nice-to-have” course that only a handful of students can take, nor should it be relegated to a fun project the last few weeks of school. Why? Global issues and perspectives can easily be integrated as a lens for teaching any and all content areas. Furthermore, global learning can lead to the following holistic student outcomes that lead to academic success and overall well-being.
Student Engagement.
Research shows that when students learn content through authentic tasks and real-world experiences, they are more likely to engage, which in turn leads to higher attendance and achievement. Global education directly engages students with real-world issues and activities. What better way to entice students to practice Spanish than have them Skype with peers in Mexico, or to teach the skills of writing an argumentative essay by having them debate global current events pulled straight from the headlines?
College and Career Readiness.
Our economy is global, with over 40 million U.S. jobs tied to international trade. Employers today are desperate to higher graduates with cross-cultural skills that allow them to work in diverse teams and with clients all over the world. By providing students with opportunities to understand the wider world and the diversity of people, cultures, and perspectives in it, schools are also giving students a competitive edge in the marketplace.
Social-Emotional Learning.
Learning from and with the world doesn’t only benefit students’ academic development, but contributes to their social-emotional development as well. Global education helps develop self-awareness of one’s own identity, culture, beliefs and how those connect with the wider world, social awareness including empathy, perspective-taking, appreciating diversity, and respecting others, and relationship-building skills with diverse individuals and groups through effective communication and collaboration.
Student Empowerment.
Global learning enables students with agency to take purposeful action to improve their own lives and to positively influence the world around them. When students are provided opportunities to investigate issues they deem important (be it gun violence, access to clean water, or human rights violations), unpack why these issues exist, and come up with solutions to make them better, they become empowered to be the catalysts of the changes they wish to see. As numerous teachers and school administrators implementing global education initiatives I have worked with attest, once you open the door for students to take action, you will be amazed at the fundraisers, campaigns, projects, programs, and protests they will devise on their own to make the world a better place.
Global education is an effective way to support students’ holistic academic, social, and emotional development. Teachers, school leaders, and community members all have a role to play in leading global initiatives that turn classrooms and schools into windows to the world. ASCD is here to help educators with resources to turn this global education vision into an everyday reality for each and every student.
Ariel Tichnor-Wagner, Ph.D., is the Senior Fellow of Global Competence at ASCD. In her role, she advocates for, develops, and implements innovative ways to support educators and education systems prepare students to thrive in a diverse, interconnected world. Ariel began her career teaching elementary school in Phoenix, Arizona, and received her doctoral degree in Education Policy, Leadership, and School Improvement from the School of Education at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. Her research on global competence and school improvement has appeared in a variety of scholarly journals.
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‘The Passion’ is the Medium
Dennis G. Jerz / 3 Mar 2004
‘The Passion’ is the MediumJerz’s Literacy Weblog)
I hadn’t intended to write this today, but a student stopped me after class today to talk about the movie, and I just got an e-mail from a colleague asking my opinion, so I might as well write this down.
Yes, I had to look away during the torture scenes — but no, not for the reason you probably suspect.
Portrayal of Jews
Because Gibson had 2 hours to fill, the Jews get much more screen time than they do in other movies on Christ. I’ve read complaints that Pontius Pilate and his wife were portrayed too sympathetically, but the wife’s sympathy is scriptural, and in the movie, the Roman torturers were disgusting brutes. By contrast, the Jews were presented as sincere in their beliefs. Further, it’s established that this is a clandestine meeting of only a portion of the Jewish leadership, and one priest who objects is forcibly ejected from the Temple.
I’ve seen plenty of movies or plays that depict members of the Catholic hierarchy, dressed up in their religious finery, twirl their moustaches or rub their hands greedily, while chuckling about how easy and fun it is to deceive the faithful. (See my blog entry on “Join the Clubbed“). It can’t be a comfortable experience, if you’re a devout member of any faith, to see actors pretending to be your religious leaders, imitating the beautiful ceremonies and icons that mean so much to you, while performing un-beautiful actions.
Still, I thought that the final scenes of the movie, where the Jews stumbled around the damaged temple, were calculated to show that the old order was irrelevant now. I can see that would be offensive to Jews, but is that, by itself, anti-Semitic? Hmm.
I think there are few artists who feel they are obligated to avoid offending people who won’t feel comfortable with their message. The Romans were depicted as being just as confused, and with the exception of John (who silently and bravely accepts Jesus’ gift of his mother), Jesus’ disciples — the first Christians — are confused at this point, too. So, as a moviegoer I didn’t feel invited to hate the Jews.
There’s a scene where Jesus spots the foot of one of his torturers, and flashes back to the foot-washing scene at the Last Supper — that’s the model for how we are supposed to respond.
In the Catholic Good Friday service, the congregation and a small group of readers re-enacts the events leading up to the crucifixion. There’s usually a handout or a missal that reads like a playscript. The congregation takes the part of “Crowd.” That’s how it’s presented. Not “Crowd of Jews” or “chief priests and temple guards,” but “Crowd.” (Maybe it’s “People.” I forget.) We are the ones who, when given the chance to release Jesus, call out for Barabbas; we are the ones who answer Pilate with “Crucify him!” Since I am relying on my religious upbringing to help me interpret the movie, it’s possible that people who don’t have that upbringing will interpret the same movie differently. I never once got the idea, in any part of my Catholic upbringing, that the Jews were to blame; every year the dramatic reading underscores the theological message that Christ died for my sins. So I think we have to take Gibson seriously when he says he doesn’t see the movie as promoting hatred.
The over-reliance on sound effects and make-up distracted me; I looked away during parts of the torture scene. As a Catholic, I am familiar with the sorrowful mysteries of the rosary and the Stations of the Cross — so it wasn’t as if I was surprised by the content of these scenes.
I have seen real people with black eyes and bruises; while I haven’t seen gunshot victims, I have seen footage of gunshot victims on TV, so I think I know what a gunshot victim looks like. I have never seen anyone brutalized in the manner depicted in the movie, but it seems to me that with all those wounds there should have been more blood. The cat-o-nine tails is designed to bite into the victim’s flesh and tear off pieces; in one shot there was a simulated tearing of skin, but since the movie isn’t really going to gouge out the actor’s skin, they had to instead build up the areas around the hole.
I looked away because I wanted to stop critiquing the make-up.
Form and Content: The Verdict
While the bungee-jump Jesus, the cartoony sound effects, and the over-reliance on makeup distracted me, critics who complain about such things as the shoulder dislocation and the other non-biblical elements are missing the point. The bit about the Roman soldier chastising his underlings because they drilled the hole in the wrong place, and the use of ropes to stretch Jesus, dates from at least the York Crucifixion of Christ. In that play, the introduction of the non-biblical ropes were doubtless an excuse to secure the actor to the cross so they could lift him and the cross up safely, but since everyone watching the movie would have been bracing themselves for the nailing, putting this extra bit in early was a good technique — it’s employed regularly in the horror film genre, and it works.
This is not a movie that one “enjoys,” but I’m glad I saw it.
The bit with the snake in the Garden of Gethsemane is simply a visual enactment of the scriptural curse against the serpent in Genesis; likewise, the crow pecking out the bad thief’s eye is a representation of the scriptural warning that, if your eye causes you to sin, it is better to pluck it out than for all of you to be damned. After having seen those lessons in motion picture format, I’m glad Jesus walked the earth in the days before cinema. The graphic representation of those lessons calls more attention to the medium than to the message, but I can see why they are there — if the crucifixion scene didn’t contain any new material, the sequence of events wound have been too predictable.
I think Gibson miscalculated at some points, but I disagree with people who see these moments as gratuitous. You may not agree with what he was trying to do, and you may not respond to being disturbed the way that Gibson intends you to respond.
I felt a huge emotional rush during the brief shot of Satan, howling in a bone-strewn wasteland, knowing that he has failed. Part of me wished for a Lord of the Rings style harrowing of hell; the vision of Jesus in heavenly armor, divinely kicking ass would have been a great antidote to watching all that suffering — but the movie doesn’t go there, because Gibson doesn’t want to purge all those feelings, he wants you to take them with you out of the theater and into the world.
There simply isn’t enough material in the Gospels for a 2-hour movie that won’t draw on sources outside of the Bible. Think about it — the Bible doesn’t say precisely where people were standing, what they were wearing, what their facial expressions are, etc. Yes, some of the most important scenes are described in more detail, but artists have embellished and expanded upon the Bible before; writers of hymns rewrite Biblical passages to make them rhyme, for instance. So there’s a long tradition of artists using non-Biblical material in order to adapt the message to a different medium. Protestants think of church as the means of bringing people to the Bible. Historically the Church has seen music, statues, stained glass, and drama as valid media for the transmission of Gospel truths and the salvation of souls. The R.C. tradition does hold, with mainstream and fundamentalist Protestatnts, that only the Bible is the inspired Word of God, but in the Catholic tradition, the purpose of the Bible is to bring people into the Church, which is where they can receive the sacraments — rituals involving physical things such as bread, wine, water, oil, hands. These sacraments can be described in words, but take on their full meaning only when they take on physical form.
Gibson was trying to reach (one might even say, deeply disturb) an audience used to all kinds of images of carnage. He wanted to unsettle the audience in such a way that the final glimpse of the resurrection would leave people hungry for more.
Mainstream Christianity will benefit from an artistic vision of the meaning of religion that does not focus excessively on eschatology — that is, the Rapture, the Apocalypse, end of the world, you name it. Now people have something else to talk about.
3 Mar 2004 in Aesthetics, Current_Events, Humanities, Media, Religion.
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Dennis G. Jerz says:
Let me clarify what I meant in that passage… the “feelings” that I mention refer to “watching all that suffering”. I was not talking about taking a desire for divine ass-kicking with me out of the theatre. In my post I said that a climactic action sequence would have purged my feelings about the value of suffering (the transformative value, if you wish). Because there was no such large-scale battle, the enormity of Christ’s sacrifice loomed as the most powerful emotional affect. I was left with the value of that suffering (and the glimpse of the resurrected Christ), and that’s what I took out with me.
I did say that “part of me” wished for the action sequence, but it was the better part of me that was not disappointed when it did not come.
I don’t feel bottled up rage — the glimpse of the resurrected Jesus looking into the camera at the end of the film did not incite, in me any way, that sense.
My Catholic upbringing has instilled in me the notion that I must work out my salvation in fear and trembling, that Christ’s sacrifice is ever-present in the Eucharist and in our own meditations on the crucifixion. I, too, am troubled by the Fundamentalist notion of being “Saved”, and particuarly in how that notion is expressed in the “Left Behind” brand of media.
I don’t see an invitation to violence in this movie; I see an expectation that we will confront the enormity of the suffering Christ endured, and an invitation to meditate upon its significance.
This is precisely what frightens me about the film. I don’t see love, peace and forgiveness. I see dualism that perpetrates violence and the invitation to violence in response. Jesus had to “take it” to save us, now we can go out and “kick ass” because the evil lost. From my theological position this simply participates in the evil we think we are rejecting. The crucifixion/resurrection is transformation not “victory,” not an invitation or prelude to “ass kicking” divine or otherwise. I don’t want people taking those feelings out into the world.
Bad dream or not, if it was to make a difference in history,what woman do you know that wouldn’t nag their husband to death over it? Yes I said it… nag…. just see the movie and believe with your own eyes, not someone else’s. Politics, and Religion, there’s always someone willing to argue over them. Not this time.
greglas says:
Thanks for this, and for the post about the pre-game show. I’ve got tickets, but haven’t seen it yet and am hoping it will be a good experience. I just read two things in the latest issue of the New Yorker last night, and both had nothing good to say about the film, for the reasons which are now familiar.
I think those in the pews are usually termed “Crowd” fwiw.
KJV: Matthew 27
19 When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.
Read it and decide for yourself.
Detached Observer says:
You write “…the wife’s sympathy is scriptural…”
Its also overstated. All that Pilate’s wife says in the bible is that she had a bad dream and as a consequence Pilate should have nothing to do with Jesus.
1 The Kingdom has come.
2 The Second Coming.
Like you, I saw the movie, as did my children. After the numbness wore off after the credits, and I could speak, I really didn’t want to. I heard a couple people in my surrounding area say that the film was very disturbing. I didn’t get that, neither did the rest of my family. My family and I left the theater in silence still reflecting upon how much Jesus went through to save our lives. I can’t put it in any better terms than my youngest child was quoted on the news the night we saw it, ” Instead of standing out here asking about it, go see it, it’s about Love, forgiveness, and peace.” This was from a 10 year old. After she said it I did recognize the feeling I was dealing with was of a calmed spirit and of peace.
On re-reading this, the cynical part of me is waiting to hear an announcement regarding “The Passion II: I’ll Be Back.”
That’s a lame subtitle, but it’s the best I can do right now… anyone got a better one?
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Gail Kelly
Senior Global Advisor, UBS Group AG; Former CEO and Managing Director, Westpac Banking Corporation
Gail’s executive banking career spans 35 years, split equally between South Africa and Australia. While in South Africa, Gail held a number of senior executive positions in the Nedbank Group.
Gail served as the Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of two banks in Australia – St.George Bank from 2002 to 2007 and Westpac from 2008 to 2015. In 2008, these two banks came together under Gail’s leadership in what was the largest in-market merger in Australian financial services. At the time of her retirement in February 2015, The Westpac Group was the country’s 2nd largest bank and the 12th largest bank in the world, in terms of market capitalisation.
Gail is currently engaged in various roles globally as well as in Australia, including as a:
Senior Global Advisor to UBS
Director of Singapore Telecommunications
Member of the Group of Thirty
Member of the Bretton Woods Commitee
Member of the McKinsey Advisory Council
Member of the PLuS Alliance Advisory Board
Chair of the Optus Advisory Committee
Adjunct Professor at the University of New South Wales
Member of Australian Philanthropic Services
Ambassador for Women’s Empowerment for CARE Australia
Member of the Territory Economic Reconstruction Commission
Patron of the Alliance of Girls’ Schools Australasia
She has previously been a founding member of the Global Board of Advisors at the US Council on Foreign Relations, Vice President of the International Monetary Conference, Chairman of the Australian Bankers’ Association and Member of the Australian Prime Minister’s Indigenous Advisory Council. In addition, she has served as a Director of Woolworths Holdings in South Africa, Country Road Group, David Jones and the Business Council of Australia.
Gail is the author of Live Lead Learn: My stories of life and leadership which was published in July 2017 in Australia and New Zealand by Penguin Random House and in November 2017 in South Africa by Pan Macmillan. In the same year she established ‘The Gail Kelly Global Leaders Scholarship’ between the University of New South Wales and the University of Cape Town.
Gail holds a Bachelor of Arts degree and Higher Diploma of Education from the University of Cape Town, a Masters of Business Administration (with Distinction) from the University of the Witwatersrand, and she has also completed the INSEAD Advanced Management Programme in Fontainebleau.
Gail has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Business by the University of New South Wales, Macquarie University and Charles Sturt University. She has also been conferred an Honorary Doctorate of Science in Economics by the University of Sydney.
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The Schism Is Finally Here
Noah Kulwin
Pushed by leftist activists and legislators like Rashida Tlaib, the Democratic Party is finally having it over Israel. It's a long-overdue step toward shifting US foreign policy and challenging Israel's occupation.
Michigan representative Rashida Tlaib leaves after a caucus meeting at the US Capitol on January 9, 2019 in Washington DC. Alex Wong / Getty
Shortly after their election this past November, a number of freshman left-wing congressional Democrats announced that they would not be embarking on one of Washington’s most sacred rites of passage: an American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)–organized trip to Israel. These trips, which cost AIPAC around $10,000 a person, are essential instruments of the country’s largest pro-Israel lobbying group. They present an illusion of political moderation (the politicians meet with a handful of AIPAC-selected Palestinians) and gesture at a forgotten tradition of bipartisan Beltway consensus.
Michigan representative Rashida Tlaib, the freshman most vocal about AIPAC and the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands, and herself a Palestinian-American, went a step further this week. She aims to organize an alternative congressional delegation to the West Bank, completely unattached to AIPAC. In response, New York representative Eliot Engel, the Democratic chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee and a staunch AIPAC loyalist, told journalists that “instead of [Tlaib] talking about things, she’s new here, she ought to listen and learn and open her mind and then come to some conclusions.” Tlaib, in turn, invited Engel to join her in Palestine.
For years, observers have speculated about when the Washington bipartisan consensus on Israel would crack; in a 2014 New Yorker piece on AIPAC, Connie Bruck noted an emerging “schism” between American Jews that posed a threat to Washington’s longstanding pro-Israel consensus. That “Great Schism,” as Jonathan Weisman of the New York Times recently described it, is now in full bloom, and it extends far beyond just the communal politics of American Jews.
The events of the past week have crystallized this schism more than anything else in recent memory: the Senate’s vote to advance legislation that would allow states to break or withhold contracts from companies that boycott the Israeli government, the launch of a new political advocacy group called the Democratic Majority for Israel, and the Engel-Tlaib scuffle over the proposed trip to occupied Palestine.
The Senate vote concerned what was initially a fairly standard measure written to reauthorize foreign aid to the Israeli and Jordanian governments, but Senate Republicans (Marco Rubio chief among them) with the assistance of AIPAC amended the “Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act of 2019” with the BDS provision in order to, as the New York Times put it, “draw out the new generation of insurgent liberal representatives who have been critical of Israel.” The bill passed 74–19, with seven abstentions.
The lopsided roll-call vote belies the bitter fight over the bill during the past two months. Senate Democratic leaders who ended up voting for the bill, including Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, all refused to even consider the legislation until Republicans agreed to a bill that ended the government shutdown. At the same time, civil rights groups like the American Civil Liberties Union exerted significant leftward pressure on Democrats not to support the bill at all because of the First Amendment implications of the Rubio-added provision targeting BDS activism.
Though Senate Democrats showed rare spine in refusing to vote for the bill during the shutdown, a slim majority of them ultimately voted to pass the bill this week. However, of the bold-name 2020 contenders in the Senate — Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand, Kamala Harris, and Cory Booker — it is notable that the first three voted “no” and the last two did not vote.
It’s easy to understand why, say, Senators Chuck Schumer or Bob Menendez would be comfortable joining forces with Republicans to go after BDS activists, as the two senior Democrats are enthusiastic allies of AIPAC and the Israeli government. Sanders and Warren’s motivations are no mystery either, as they’ve been staking out more progressive foreign policy positions for some time now. Though Gillibrand was once publicly cozy with AIPAC, she and the Israel lobby soured on one another after she withdrew her support from previous anti-BDS legislation that failed to get off the ground in 2017.
Harris and Booker are a different story. Both politicians have long had friendly relationships with pro-Israel groups (excepting Booker’s vote for the Iran deal in 2015), and both have courted influential pro-Israel donors. Harris gave a private speech at AIPAC’s annual conference in Washington just last year. Their defections, while an aberration given the Democratic Party’s still-strong support for Israel in the Senate, suggest that new lines about what it means to be pro-Israel are being drawn ahead of 2020.
A recent BuzzFeed News report declared that “Israel Will Be The Great Foreign Policy Debate Of The Democratic Primary,” citing interviews with a variety of named and unnamed Democratic political figures. Though the central contention of the headline is flimsy, the facts of the piece point to a now-stark divide among Democratic politicians.
Marco Rubio nakedly intended to exploit this division with the anti-BDS amendment. By getting the bill through the Senate with the amendment intact, the Republicans will force House Democrats to vote against the bill, allowing Republicans to claim the mantle as the American political party that loves Israel the most. That pro-Israel sentiment among Democratic voters is sinking is beside the point; what’s at stake here are powerful, motivated donors who until now have split their dollars in an at least somewhat balanced way among Democrats and Republicans.
Pro-Israel forces in the Democratic Party establishment see which way the wind is blowing, which explains the arrival of the Democratic Majority for Israel (DMFI) and its affiliated PAC to support pro-Israel Democrats. The purpose of DMFI, as described by the New York Times’s Jonathan Martin, is “to counter the rising skepticism on the left toward the Jewish state by supporting lawmakers and candidates in 2020 who stand unwaveringly with the country.” Sometime later this year, the group will officially launch a political action committee to directly fund candidates who align with the group’s vision; according to Martin, though not officially a part of DMFI, House Democratic Caucus chair Hakeem Jeffries could “be one of the first beneficiaries of the new group” to help him ward off a future primary challenge from the left.
In an interview, Mark Mellman, DMFI’s chief and a longtime fixture of pro-Israel Democratic circles, declined to state who was financing the group (“We literally opened a bank account today,” he stated Tuesday evening, noting that he is the only staff member of the group at the moment). But DMFI’s leadership points to the group’s likely base of support, as its board is stocked with AIPAC-affiliated politicians and activists: ex–Michigan governor Jennifer Granholm, longtime Hillary Clinton adviser Ann Lewis, Coca-Cola executive Peter Villegas (an AIPAC “national council” member), among others. Though Mellman refused to name any specific individuals whose influence in the Democratic Party worried him, he expressed concern about some “straws in the wind.”
Mellman is underselling it. For decades, AIPAC and the like have not had to contend with multiple, outright supporters of BDS in Congress, or ascendant left-wing groups sympathetic to the Palestinian cause like the Democratic Socialists of America. The bipartisan “consensus,” which was itself always a mirage, constructed on the distance between what issues donors and Democratic voters actually care about, is beginning to fracture. A study published in 2017 by the former Israeli Consul General of New York found that Israel no longer figures among the five most important issues for largely Democratic-leaning American Jewish voters, a finding confirmed by a J Street poll last year that ranked Israel “12th on a list of 14 issues” prioritized by American Jews. The void in pro-Israel support has been more than filled by enthusiastic Christian Zionists; of the US embassy move to Jerusalem last year, Trump himself said that “evangelicals appreciate it more than the Jews.”
The single reason for DMFI’s existence, Eliot Engel’s sniping at Rashida Tlaib, and the Republican BDS bill ploy is that the Democratic Party is drifting from the hardline Israel politics masked for the last few decades by the guise of bipartisanship. This doesn’t mean that the American government’s relationship with Israel is about to radically change, but it does suggest that the overdue fight to make such a change has finally arrived.
Republished from Jewish Currents .
Noah Kulwin is a staff writer for Jewish Currents based in New York City. He has written for VICE News , New York , the Baffler , and elsewhere.
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3 edition of Aid activities in Africa found in the catalog.
Aid activities in Africa
Published 1999 by OECD in Paris .
At head of title: Creditor Reporting System.
Statement Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 1997-1998.
Contributions Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Development Assistance Committee.
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Lonavla or Lonavala is a town and a hill station Municipal Council in Pune district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is about 64 km away from the city of Pune, 96 km away from the city of Mumbai and 340 km from the city of Surat. Lonavala is also known as "City of Caves". It is blessed with lush green valleys and pleasant atmosphere throughout the year. Lonavala comes to life during the monsoon season as the countryside turns lush green with waterfalls and ponds. Lonavala offers a panoramic view of the lush green hills of the Sahyadri ranges.
Lonavala is also a major stop on the rail line connecting Mumbai and Pune. From Mumbai suburbs, local trains are available from Karjat. It is also an important town on the Mumbai-Pune road link. Both the Mumbai-Pune Expressway as well as the Mumbai-Chennai highway pass through Lonavla. As of 2001 India census, Lonavala had a population of around 50K. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Lonavala has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 69%. In Lonavla, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Geography of Lonavala
Lonavala is a famous hill station located in the Sahayadri range in Maharashtra. Located 64 kilometers from Pune and 96 kilometers from Mumbai, Lonavala sees tourists all round the year. With it's natural beauty like green valleys, beautiful waterfalls and the pleasant cool climate, Lonavala is rightly called as the "Jewel of Sahaydri". The average altitude of the region is about 622 meters (2041 feet) above sea level and the entire area spreads across 38 square kilometers. The rigid, rocky landscape of Lonavala makes it an ideal place for adventure sports and tourism.
Lonavala, being a hill station is having a pleasant weather through out the year. Summers (April-June) are mild, while winters are cool (November-February). Apart from lush greenery, there is a large number of big and small waterfalls in the area, especially during the monsoon season from June to September.
Lonavala lake, Shivaji Lake, Shivsagar Lake, Tungarli Lake and Valvan Lake- artificial lake created by Valvan Dam are the lakes that are present in Lonavala, which adds feather to the beauty of Lonavala.
It was in the main a lush forest once it had been discovered. owing to its jungle atmosphere, there was a awfully little population and therefore the few that lived there are unremarkable, were away within the jungle. because it was a lonely and deep forest, it had been called “Lonali” within the maturity from that it received its name. there's a word found in Sanskritic language “Layan” whichsuggests place of rest creating Lonavala the right name to explain this serene space. As per the researchers, the name Lonavala is derived from the Prakit dialect, used by the locals tribes. "Len" in Prakrit means resting places made out of stone and "Avali" means a series of something. Thus, the word Lenavali which transformed into Lonavala.
Lonavala came under the Yadava Empire which were considered as one of the most aggressive Hindu clans in the Western region. After their battler against the Marathas, the Mughals ruled the region for a longer period. Later, a hue Maratha uprising saw Mughals limiting to the north central region as the Marathas regained the rule. During the early 1600, the Britishers came in, forming a trade path and later the under the Queen's emblems fought for it's supremacy. The Khandala Ghat was conquered in 1778 and thus began the earliest British settlement in the region.
The British began their rule officially from 1818 onward. Several small uprisings kept happening, where Maratha kings combined their forces to fight the company. Lonavala's emerged as a summer capital for the British. When the summer heat waves of punished the region, Britishers took to the hill station to get some relief. It gradually became a picnicking and hunting spot for the ranks in the company.
Climate in Lonavala
The entire region is known for heavy showers experienced during the months from June to September; advisably, October to May is the best time to visit the hill station. Cotton clothing is apt all through the year and light woolens may be required in winter months. Talking of temperature in Lonavala, the maximum temperature in summers touches 36 degree C and in winters the minimum temperature remains up to 12 degree C. In turns out to be a great romantic spot during monsoons.
Lonavala is a famous hill station located at an altitude of more than 600 meters (2,041 ft) above sea level, in the Sahyadri ranges which starts from the Deccan Plateau and runs along the Konkan coast. This gorgeous hill station, located in Sahyadri ranges, is known not just for its healthy climate and scenic views, but also many tourist attractions. Though a small place, Lonavla has many sightseeing places that can be explored on a tour to this hill-station. Touted as "City of Caves", there are several beautiful caves such as the Karla Caves, Bedas Caves and Bhaja Caves.
Some of the best tourist spots in Lonavala are Rajmachi fort, Shivaji Udyan, Valvan Dam, Ryewood Park, Lohagadh Fort, Lonavala Lake, Tungi Fort, Duke's nose, Tiger's Leap and many more. The entire region is known for it's terrains thus it's an ideal spot for adventure junkies.
Lonavla has become a popular place for people to buy second homes or vacation homes. Since Lonavla is close to Mumbai and Pune, and can give relaxation of mind from a daily stressful life, many developers have started building properties in Lonavala. It's been a weekend home for the people as it is a beautiful place to go on a weekend and relax away from the traffic of the city.
Culture and Festivals in Lonavala
Maharashtra is the centre of many religious and cultural traditions. In Maharashtrian villages, life revolves around fairs and festivals. For a transcendental vision of Reality, Kaivalyadhama Yoga Institute was founded by Swami Kuvalayananda on the Vijayadashami Day in 1924 at Lonavala in Pune District of Maharashtra. The institute aims at reorganizing the society on spiritual values, through the revival of ancient yogic discipline.
Almost all the festivals celebrated by different religions are enjoyed here also. People enjoy all the festivals without caste, creed and religion differences. During Ganesh Chaturthi and Vijayadashami, the whole town comes together to brighten the entire city with the fervor and energy. Beginning on the day of the installation of idols of Elephant headed Lord Ganesha, one of the most loved deities of the Hindus, it goes on till the immersion of the Lord's idols on the tenth day. Famous religious places to visit in Lonavala are: Ekvira Temple, Bhaja and Karla Caves (Rock-cut cave temples), Elephanta Caves (Lord Shiva Temple).
Lonavla is situated on the Mumbai - Pune Expressway and is well-connected to several towns in Maharashtra such as Karjat, Dabhade and Khopoli. Very comfortable, air-conditioned buses can be boarded from various locations in Mumbai.Also, boarding shared cabs is the most favored choice for people traveling to Lonavala from Mumbai. Most of the cab-boarding locales in places like Vashi and Dadar, in Mumbai, schedule rides to Lonavala throughout the day.
Lonavala is well-connected by train as well. Local trains run from Pune at 2 hour intervals. It takes 2.5 hours by train from Mumbai and 1.5 hour from Pune. Local trains from Pune stop over at Lonavala and trains plying between Mumbai and Pune also stop at Lonavala. The nearest railway station is the Karjat Railway station.
Important terminals in Mumbai for boarding trains to Lonavala are:
Mumbai CST
LokManya Tilak
Lonavla does not have an airport, though the Indian Air Force station, Troppo, is situated on the way to Aamby Valley City. The city of Aamby Valley has its own private airport. The nearest commercial airports are Pune International Airport at 64 km and Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport at 104 km.
Shopping in Lonavala
Lonavala is a great spot for tourism in Maharashtra and each year thousands of people visit this amazingly beautiful hill station for some fun and relaxation. Shopping and tourism co-relates each other and Lonavala cannot be left out when it comes to some great shopping experience. Lonavala is famous mostly for edible items like chikkis (a mix of jaggery and nuts), fruit jams, jellies, wafers, candies and more. This munchies are prepared in small factories in Lonvala and available for both wholesale distribution and open for tourists. One should definitely experience these tongue tickling delights in Lonavala.
Chikki Market in Lonavala
To buy the hard sweet candy-chikki, one can easily find the large number of Maganlal Stores around you because Maganlal's has come to be known over the years for its freshly prepared and extremely delicious chikki. Along with Maganlal's National Chikki are also the famous store located in Lonavala Bazaar. National Chikki is not only famous for chikki but also for its wide selection of freshly prepared fudge.
Lonavala's market are full of things of exquisite, Kolhapuri Slippers (Chappals) are one of them. One can find varieties of Kolhapuri chappals in Lonavala in all major colours. Other major shoe brands like, Bata, Adidas, Nike, Liberty and more, are all available here. One of the oldest and unique footwear shop Chetna Footwear provides foot-wears in different variety and style for all ages. Apart from that, Fine Foot-wear is also renowned for variety, style and excellence in the footwear world.
Lonavala- A Perfect Blend to Relax
Lonavala is a perfect place to relax oneself from the hectic modern life. The scenic beauty of the lush green valleys in the lap of nature patronize oneself. Apart from scenic beauty Lonavala is a great place from the consent of history, as it's been a home for Shivaji. One may get a lifelong mesmerizing experience while visiting Lonavala.
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The Medicine wheel.
A Poem by Coyote Poetry
Old Native American wisdom. We need to gather as one people to save earth and all people.
Wisdom of the Medicine wheel.
(I have been lucky. Many kind Native American took me under their wing and taught me how to find peace.)
At the Mall I went to the so-call Native American store.
A Middle East man tried to sell me a China’s made items.
I touched a Medicine Wheel.
I told the man.
“A proper Medicine Wheel has the power of the four winds.”
I touched a Dream Catcher.
“A real one would protect your spirit and keep bad dreams away.”
He grins at me.
He didn’t understand a word that I spoke.
He told me.
“Does the same things.”
I leave the store with nothing.
Sitting with my Apache Friend outside the gate of Fort Hood, Texas.
I sat and listen to him.
His skin harden from the Texas sun.
I came and sat with him every Saturday for many months.
He had a story for every item he sold.
I brought him food and water.
His stories were passed on to him by family and elders.
He gave me a Medicine Wheel.
He rose up and made a circle with his hands.
He told me. “All people are part of the circle of life.”
“We all have a purpose.”
With sadness in his voice.
“Us Apache and Native Americans were responsible to protect Nature.
We did a poor job.”
“The white people were responsible for the fire.
They shared their gift and now fire is held in every corner of the planet.
Eyes looking at the ground.
Then he raise his eyes and look to the sky.
The fire was taught(Atomic and nuclear) too well.”
“The black people held the strength, wisdom and honor.
The wisdom of the black people lost direction.
We need their strength before we kill off all that is good.”
“The yellow people have courage, leadership and clarity.
The gentle and calm souls will be necessary for this world to seek peace.”
“The medicine wheel is a compass to all life.
We must know all four directions.”
At a Pow Wow in Texas.
A few Native Americans danced and invited all to dance the dance of friendship.
A old Apache man moved around the circle.
Burning sage and blessing everyone who came today.
He welcome us.
He begin to speak.
“We were the last Americans allow to dance our Native dances.
We were the last allowed to speak our language in public.
We have not forgot.
We go on and hope for better days.”
He blessed all of us and his kind eyes show respect for all.
He raise his hands and spoke to the sky.
“Teach us four winds.
Give us wisdom.
Teach us humility.
Show us clarity.
Allow us to trust our brothers.”
I’m proud of my Ojibwa heritage.
I’m proud of my Mexican/white heritage.
The Medicine wheel showed us we are one.
We need to work together.
Red, black, white and yellow were given gifts.
Old Apache raised his hands to the sky.
Then create a full circle.
He moved slowly around the inner circle and looked in all our eyes.
“We are one.
Let’s pray for peace.”
East wind-Yellow people–Path of light-Spiritual-courage.
West wind –Red people-Path of vision-physical-prayer
North wind-White people-Path of quiet-Mental-wisdom
South wind-Black people-Path of peace-natural-trust
(This is a view of many years of learning. Every teacher tells the story different. I believe we are one people. Peace will come when we learn to work together.)
Black, White, Red and Yellow are the four corners of the Medicine Wheel. All with important gifts to bring peace with each other and the planet.
© 2012 Coyote Poetry
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308 thoughts on “The Medicine wheel.”
Thomas Davis on December 31, 2019 at 5:29 pm said:
You have the spirit of a poet, John Coyote. I’ll spend a little time looking at some of your other work.
Thank you Thomas for reading and the comment. I try to have the spirit of Christmas.
Sarah V on September 6, 2019 at 7:56 pm said:
This is very beautiful.
johncoyote on September 6, 2019 at 9:27 pm said:
Thank you Sarah. I wish our world could learn. One earth and one people.
rothpoetry on May 28, 2019 at 1:43 am said:
What an interesting story poem, John! We could learn a lot for each other if we took time to listen!
johncoyote on May 28, 2019 at 2:01 am said:
Next year. Long road trip. Maybe we find place. I would like to travel and meet other writers. I believe would be fun. I do listen. We must pay attention and keep learning.
We are never done learning! Thank you John for checking out all my posts!
I enjoyed your work and you are welcome.
Megha's World on January 30, 2018 at 11:03 pm said:
This poem spoke to many in many levels first the interpretation of humans from the Native American aspect and also the underlying emotions of brotherhood in the human society. Which is need of the hour in today’s chaotic world.
I wrote something on the similar lines.
https://meghasworldsite.wordpress.com/2018/01/30/brotherhood/
I will read now. We must learn. One earth and one people. Need to protect nature and to ensure all life is safe and sound. Thank you Megha for reading and the comment.
Megha's World on January 31, 2018 at 2:18 am said:
My pleasure John.
merrildsmith on May 4, 2017 at 10:56 pm said:
Yes. We are all part of the human race and need to work together.
johncoyote on May 5, 2017 at 8:17 am said:
A simple concept and true. Our world is getting smaller. We must get along for the sake of the children. Thank you for reading and the comment.
merrildsmith on May 5, 2017 at 11:00 am said:
K. D. Dowdall on April 13, 2017 at 10:26 pm said:
Reblogged this on K. D. Dowdall and commented:
As John Coyote writes, “I believe we are one people. Peace will come when we learn to work together.” I believe that John Coyote’s Medicine Wheel is beautiful and true, it is essential if we want to save ourselves and the planet. This is a wonderful post. A must read.
johncoyote on April 13, 2017 at 10:35 pm said:
Thank you my friend. I hope we learn soon. One earth and one people. Soldiers and war isn’t the way to peace.
K. D. Dowdall on April 14, 2017 at 12:24 am said:
Thank you, John! This post you wrote feel like joy to my heart. I have always believed in the Native American way. It’s beautiful, real, and true. K D
This field was intentionally left blank on March 18, 2017 at 4:22 am said:
Omg what a cool story!! I really like it, and completely agree. As someone with a couple Native tribes in my blood, I can also relate, even if it’s in more of a kindred spirit form, as opposed to having actually experienced anything like this (although I wish I had!). Thank you so much for sharing this!! ❤️❤️
Cheers to you! 😊
~The Silent Wave Blog writer/Laina 🌟🌟
Thank you Laina for reading. I pray we learn. We must be kind to nature and each other. One earth and one people.
This field was intentionally left blank on March 18, 2017 at 3:26 pm said:
Absolutely, my friend! We couldn’t be on any same-er of a page 😚💞🌟
Loving this article.
maureenrose7 on July 20, 2016 at 5:51 am said:
Wow that touched me heart and soul thank you for posting for all to read. I really appreciate it. leaves me feeling peaceful. perfect thing to read just before i fall asleep. 🙂
I’m glad and thank you for reading. Would be a better world if we learn. One earth and one people. We must get along.
maureenrose7 on July 20, 2016 at 1:57 pm said:
yes I truly believe you are absolutely right! 🙂
elliebelfiglio on June 3, 2016 at 4:53 pm said:
So eye opener dear Johnnie. As usual your writing amazes me. Keep writing my friend.
johncoyote on June 3, 2016 at 4:58 pm said:
Thank you Ellie. I appreciate the kind words.
transcribingmemory on May 27, 2016 at 1:06 am said:
Thank you. I wish we will learn. The planet is getting smaller. More people and more problems. We must work together.
I completely agree. I just keep trying to be the change I wish to see.
Me too. I hope someone will listen.
princenothing on February 15, 2016 at 11:32 pm said:
So strange to first meet you today and come here – to see the name “Medicine Wheel”.
I have had dreams about these kinds of discussions lately. I had just spoken to my wife about wishing to hear the thoughts from a people I’ve never seen. I’ve met and seen many people, I have traveled to many places, and they’ve all had stories and looked at what’s happening through different eyes. This is new to me; I hope that more thoughts find me, asleep or awake.
Medicine wheel. Old ways and wishes of a ancient people. Good to have found you also. I’m half Ojibwa and I hold the old ways near.
Azul Zaffre on January 27, 2016 at 2:09 am said:
There is so much beauty and loss in the Native American story/history–sometimes it calls like a mythical siren. I appreciate that you have followed the many blogs I’ve started and dropped…
I’m glad I have found your blog again. I’m a steady reader. Keep my mind healthy and strong.
OrganicIsBeautiful on December 27, 2015 at 1:40 am said:
You can count one new follower to your blog, thank you for sharing. OiB 😉
You are welome. Old Native American wisdom. Needed today.
Saloni on December 21, 2015 at 1:29 pm said:
Thank you Saloni.
Saloni on December 22, 2015 at 6:16 am said:
blackbird on October 26, 2015 at 12:27 am said:
This is just fantastic. You’ve got it here, homes. We’ve all gotta work together, love and respect one another. If we can learn that, we can do anything. I’m really glad I got the opportunity to read this today. Thanks for sharing and have a great day. ❤
johncoyote on October 26, 2015 at 12:53 am said:
Thank you Blackbird. I agree.
laurahaynes99 on August 26, 2015 at 5:27 pm said:
That is beautiful – I read recently there is scientist who has growing evidence the human race is all part of one organism – each of us a cell important in our own right but still part of the whole
johncoyote on August 27, 2015 at 3:07 pm said:
This is old wisdom being re-taught. Like the old saying. Takes a village to raise a child. The planet is becoming smaller. We must get along. Thank you for reading and the comment.
amommasview on August 10, 2015 at 7:57 am said:
I’ve nominated you for this award. Please see it as a sign of my appreciation for your posts and your support. I totally understand if you rather not accept it. So feel free to do whatever you like to with this nomination 😉 https://amommasview.wordpress.com/2015/08/10/brotherhood-of-the-world-award/#more-5543
Thank you for the nomination and I will look at it now.
Michele Habel-Coffey on July 19, 2015 at 3:19 pm said:
Reblogged this on The Iridescent Bubble.
Thank you Michele for reading and the reblogged. I do appreciate.
coby daniels on July 4, 2015 at 5:34 pm said:
Your poems are very beautiful and inspiring.Keep doing it.
johncoyote on July 4, 2015 at 5:42 pm said:
Thank you Coby. The old ways were better. A man rated by his deeds. Not his color, belief or race.
coby daniels on July 14, 2015 at 7:04 am said:
So so true. The old ways were definitely the best.
Daisy Do on June 22, 2015 at 2:07 pm said:
Thank you for following my blog. Be well! ~ Kate
dreamymichaela on May 27, 2015 at 6:21 am said:
Hello! Thank you for liking my blog post. And I have enjoyed reading through some of yours. I was especially touched by your eloquence in the Medicine Wheel. I am glad that you care about your native heritage and that you share it with others. As you say, I feel that we are all one – black, red, yellow, and white. And we can make this world a better and more peaceful world, if we remember our connectedness to each other. I have and still continue to read about native, asian, black, and white cultures, as there is much we can learn from all that richness of stories as well as wisdom, and we can learn to accept each other. Peace to you, Johncoyote. 🙂
I agree. The more we know about each other culture and history. The more we can understand our world.
intangibilism on April 18, 2015 at 5:56 pm said:
gracias. moved.
johncoyote on April 18, 2015 at 7:26 pm said:
You are welcome and thank you for reading.
gentlekindness on April 3, 2015 at 7:42 am said:
Hi. I have nominated you for the Creative Bloggers Award. You can copy and the badge from the link I will give you. If you choose to accept the award the info is here …I also wrote something about each of the blogs I selected as a networking idea for the bloggers…Blessings, Annie
http://gentlementalannie.com/2015/04/03/nominees-for-the-creative-bloggers-award/
johncoyote on April 6, 2015 at 1:18 pm said:
Thank you. I will look at tonight.
Brenda Davis Harsham on March 17, 2015 at 12:44 pm said:
I also believe we are all one. All sharing a bit of stardust, a touch of the divine, and all on a path that must be walked to bring our planet to a better place.
If we did. Would be a better world. Thank you Brenda for reading and the comment.
Brenda Davis Harsham on March 18, 2015 at 12:54 am said:
Aunt Beulah on March 13, 2015 at 2:21 pm said:
I spent some time browsing your excellent blog this morning. Thank you for writing it and leading me to it.
Thank you for reading.. Writing have been my peace for many years. I believe we need to write down story and tale of the family. Keep them alive for the next generation.
dizzylizzie72 on March 8, 2015 at 6:39 pm said:
My husband and I are white, but we lived and worked on the Navajo / Hopi Indian reservations in Arizona for 18 years. We had many native American friends and we learned much of their beliefs and culture. Have also spend much time on the Apache Indian reservation on the Eastern border of Arizona. I worked at the School on the Indian reservation and loved those children. To me every race of people on this earth are equal and until all mankind feels the same this world will never be at peace. Every race is equal in God’s eyes, because he made all of us.
I agree. We must learn to get along. With new tech. We had lost ground for human salvation. Heal/not kill.
debiriley on February 27, 2015 at 10:52 am said:
elegant, eloquent, deep. I was moved. Thank you.
Thank you. The Native American were not perfect. But they tried to get along. In the end. One planet and one people. All of us will pay for the hate and the violence.
debiriley on February 27, 2015 at 11:45 pm said:
this is the truth. sadly we are paying even now. one day, I hope we all have, much respect & love for the land running thru our spirits. Thank You so much – for visiting/following my site! its very exciting to get a ‘follower’ 🙂 lol
Sharmishtha on January 2, 2015 at 7:22 am said:
Have a blessed 2015!
Thank you dear Poet. I hope the same for you. I wish you a happy and successful New Year.
consumerism spreads so much distortion of actual knowledge!
bruce thomas witzel on December 9, 2014 at 7:57 pm said:
Peace with others and the planet!!! I went back to my wife’s post – the one you liked this morning http://disappearinginplainsight.com/2013/04/24/the-value-of-education/ … education as teaching us to be people of peace. Your poetry has this same value. Thank you John, for your healing poetry.
johncoyote on December 9, 2014 at 10:06 pm said:
Thank you for reading and I will go to your wife site.
prayerwarriorpsychicnot on December 1, 2014 at 9:10 pm said:
Reblogged this on Tales of Unwise Paths.
Bette Golden Lamb on December 1, 2014 at 9:25 pm said:
Love this piece. WE ARE ONE!
A lot to think on there. May I reblog to “Tales of Unwise Paths?”
Of course. I would appreciate.
mschoolman on November 1, 2014 at 7:35 pm said:
we will all be as one in the end or all will end to begin again. the choice is ours and ultimately HIS. We are held in his hands and he in ours.
Reblogged this on Beautiful Awareness and commented:
We are one. How true.
dara40 on September 27, 2014 at 1:47 pm said:
Reblogged this on Creations in Poetry & Words and commented:
A lovely story.
Touching. Although I am not native (well my Dad claims we are Cherokee down the line but I have no proof) I have a love and respect for their sayings. Thanks for this story.
Cherokee were the wisest. Had their own language and never lost their land in the mountain of Tennessee. The Cherokee are a great nation. Thank you for reading and the comment.
Miranda Stone on August 21, 2014 at 5:27 pm said:
Much wisdom here. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you reading and the comment. I wish we would learn. We must get along for the sake of the children.
Bette Golden Lamb on August 20, 2014 at 4:35 pm said:
Wonderful piece. We are One!
Yes we are. I wish the people of our world would understand this.
sumowkowespotkania on August 19, 2014 at 1:23 pm said:
superb, now it is time to practice and see how it works in real world. At this moment not so good : (
It could work if we had less greed and poor leadership. In all places leaders are tripping over mistakes that they can’t repair.
sedwith on August 19, 2014 at 9:46 am said:
Thanks for following me ….Love this piece you wrote and I thought you might like this Australian Aboriginal site – Creative Spirits to check the poetry, some moving some funny some proud… http://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/arts/aboriginal-poems/?/aboriginalculture/arts/aboriginal-poems.
Thank you for stopping by and I will go to the Aboriginal site now.
ashesbrand on August 12, 2014 at 4:48 pm said:
Hey Coyote, thanks for stopping by my blog. I really appreciate your sharing of the medicine wheel and the words and wisdom of native peoples. Their words have been lost too long, and we need to hear them.
Thank you. Native American wisdom is simple. One planet and one people. We must get along.
irenedesign2011 on June 2, 2014 at 5:55 pm said:
I appreciate your words and share of the old wisdom. Thank you.
I appreciate the comment. Thank you for stopping by.
Yasmeen Afridi on May 19, 2014 at 1:52 pm said:
Wow such wisdom, you work is fantastic
Thank you Yasmeen. I wish our leaders would learn. This is one planet and one people. We must get along for the sake of the children.
Benjamin 0 on March 19, 2014 at 7:51 am said:
As I scrolled down your page, my tears were gathering in hope for what you wrote. The 64th of my blood that rings in solidarity with the medicine wheel wants to say “Yes”. The Irish of me want’s to grab a rock and smash it into dust to feed the compost. The German wants to design a new tool to fix it, while the Brit wants to pour you a cup of chamomile tea. Not to be undone, the lonely slice of Scotsman wants to throw you a party, slam a dried Christmas tree into the middle of your fire pit, and shout at the sky, “Yes Please!!! May I have another?!!
I understand your thoughts. I was raised by a Scottish Grandmother who taught me life is fair. If we work hard and are kind.
mcfcwolf on March 18, 2014 at 7:38 pm said:
Brilliant Stuff Mate. Oil & Blood Ceremony – an eagle’s feather to my heart.
Thank you. My Ojibwa Grandmother is missed. Old way and old cures need to be passed on.
jmgajda on March 3, 2014 at 2:20 pm said:
Great imagery. Great message. So much power in the words. Thank you for sharing your work.
Thank you for reading and the kind words.
seannapearl on March 3, 2014 at 1:52 pm said:
Wonderful. Thanks for stopping by ~ Sea
Dean K Miller on March 1, 2014 at 5:37 pm said:
Life is not only meant to be lived, but to be lived simply and with love. Your circle grows and makes a difference. Beautiful words of a time and of those we must not forget. We are them and they are in us. The time between is insignificant.
Thank you Dean for reading and the comment. It would be a better world if we understood. The world is getting smaller. For the sake of the children. We need to tried to get along.
Cyn Bagley on February 22, 2014 at 10:05 pm said:
I read this again since I had my autosomal DNA checked. I look Northern European, but I also have black and NA there as well. An interesting find– so this poem touched me even deeper this time.
Few places hadn’t been touched by other races and cultures. Thank you for reading.
peacejusticelove on February 21, 2014 at 5:28 pm said:
Reblogged this on Peacejusticelove's Blog and commented:
That you for this. I am reading: 365 Days of Walking the Red Road: the Native American Path To Leading a Spiritual Life Every Day by Teri Jean; I am blessed by this poem that you wrote and hope to be a blessing to others. JK Archer
dweezer19 on February 18, 2014 at 6:24 pm said:
Thank you for sharing your experience. I hope you continue to write about the wisdom you have received and discovered for yourself. Or should I say, remembered? 😉
During my first years of great pain and searching, I began to find feathers and I had asked Spirit for a sign that I would be ok, that I was moving in the right path. I took the feathers as my sign. Sometimes they would be in the most unlikely places. Even as my daughter-in-law sat in the NICU with her premature twins many years later, I prayed that they would grow stronger and remain with us if that is what was meant to be. I was not surprised when she sent me a message saying that when she took off her jacket, a feather fell to the floor and she had no idea where it came from. I made my own Dreamcatcher and added all my gifts of Spirit to it. We sleep well. We all need to understand and appreciate the great connection we have. Thank you for your words.
I have the dream catcher also. Ancient belief were simple. Elders raised the children to be strong. We ate what we needed. We didn’t didn’t destroyed the land for un-needed homes. Thank you for reading and the comment.
simplycomplexiscomplexlysimple on February 18, 2014 at 4:00 am said:
Awesome. So awesome. Makes you think what if ya know. Life and her strange twist of events.
Native American belief is similar to many world religion. We must protect nature and try to get along. I wish the simple concept on one planet and one people was truly understood. Thank you for reading and the comment.
renegadepoet on February 3, 2014 at 10:57 am said:
Hey John, thanks for the like and follow. Some good poetry by you. Keep writing with clarity and wisdom.
johncoyote on February 3, 2014 at 2:27 pm said:
Thank you Paul. I will try. We need to learn from each other. A wise man always is seeking knowledge and a better way.
gpcox on February 1, 2014 at 1:47 pm said:
Excellent post. Have been to see http://sachemspeaks.wordpress.com ? A Native-American in the true sense. Tell him gpcox sent you.
Yes I visit Sachemspeaks often. It is a amazing site.
guyaneseonline on January 21, 2014 at 7:36 pm said:
Reblogged this on Guyanese Online.
kyleshort on January 14, 2014 at 6:15 pm said:
this is fantastic. my wife and i are master herbalists, if only it were how it used to be.
I was taught by a Ojibwa Grandmother. A lot of natural cures. Takes year to understand the plants. I wish I had the time to learn the the natural herb near me and how to use them with skill. Thank you for reading and the comment.
sousanna kompogiorga on December 31, 2013 at 1:03 pm said:
Reblogged this on the cosmic pilgrim.
Lori D on December 30, 2013 at 5:40 pm said:
Lovely, peaceful poetry and storytelling here, John.
Thank you Lori. Old wisdom is good wisdom.
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The Crazy Crone on December 23, 2013 at 10:09 am said:
Lovely words, thank you. I created a medicine wheel in a corner of our desert-type garden when I lived on the wheatbelt near Perth, Western Australia. It’s interesting – after I created it, we (my husband and I) came across a beautiful piece of land with huge boulders of granite, each one of which had frog features. I called it Frog Dreaming as it was a place with very peaceful energies, and later found out that Frog is the totem of the Aboriginal tribe of the area.
Old ancient wisdom worked today. I use the dream keeper and the medicine wheel. They are always near me. I still use the herbal cure taught by Grandmother and what I learn among my walk in life. Thank you for reading and the comment.
hitandrun1964 on December 16, 2013 at 12:42 pm said:
Beautiful. I wish this was taught in schools.
It is old belief. I had to learn from books written by Native American. Best book written about the ancient Native Americans is written by a brave woman writer. “Helen Jackson, A century of dishonor.” Thank you for reading and the comment.
treyzguy on December 14, 2013 at 4:42 pm said:
I re-read this. And it’s still awesome….and sad. “It is the doom of man that we forget”
The foolishness of man is sad. Today killing Christians in Asia and Africa. Israel won’t be the cause of the next war. Countries defending people far away will cause big conflict. I pray for better days.
Alina B. Wreczycki on December 7, 2013 at 3:13 pm said:
I am originally from Europe (Poland) and grew up in an “iron curtain” culture. However, the minute the Internet opened up our lines of communication, I have been drawn to messages from the Elders of the Americas. There is so much wisdom in what they express. The wisdom that has not been adjusted (to put it mildly) by any interjections. As Gregg Braden aptly conveys, the Western culture has been devoid of its ancient wisdom when the Roman Empire altered its trajectory in hopes of reinforcing its strength. However, that move was the key to its own undoing. Now, our modern science “thinks” that it discovers something new. In reality, it restores what we lost over the ages of our turbulent history. Thank you for sharing John and warmest regards. Alina 🙂
This is old wisdom. I believe it is true wisdom. We must work together to know peace. Thank you for reading and the comment. Thank you Alina for stopping by.
timberbee on December 7, 2013 at 2:27 pm said:
My wife’s father is an old Army man. Philippino / Hawaiian. He adopted her when she was a baby, married her mom. She is European. What a thing for a young man over seas, and he loved her. Her family is like the people on the earth, white to dark brown, and beautiful. Her mom knows what its like as a child in war, the scrambling for food, the broken people in grief and horror, and then the raising of children. She is a strong woman. Been through a lot. Her dad knows the fighting of wars, and, again, the raising of children. Strong man. And my wife is a gift. Yes, indeed. People. It has taken me a long time to love them, but I am beginning to agree with you, slowly, very slowly, and reluctantly, but I do see your wisdom, I just as yet am waiting. But I do think you are right.
Thank you. The wisdom is Native American. They believe we will need the complete world to work together to know peace.
Kaudresi on November 24, 2013 at 6:35 am said:
Heart warming and delicious.
Even the Native Americans believe. Africa is the key. Will need all four corners of the world to get along for a better world. I hope we do soon. Thank you for reading and the comment.
Kaudresi on November 24, 2013 at 3:44 pm said:
I just wish we would all be peaceful and kind to each other. Thanks for sharing.
Mrs Bushranger on November 18, 2013 at 4:51 pm said:
What a beautiful post. Thank you for the poetry of your thoughts and words.
johannisthinking@wordpress.com; pedalpushingthoughts@wordpresss.com on November 13, 2013 at 4:36 pm said:
I read this again this morning…and I re-posted YOU and your writing on my Facebook page. We ALL need to read this and LIVE it…we need each other more than ever before! Your words are so important and necessary!
Thank you. I appreciate the re-posting. Need all writers of peace and hope to be passed on. Maybe we can make the world a better place.
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Thank you for reading and passing the Medicine wheel on. One people and one planet. We must work together.
Monica on November 5, 2013 at 2:45 am said:
This is quite beautiful. I have been searching to understand Native American practices and wisdom, but it’s hard standing on the outside looking in. This is a fine introduction.
johncoyote on November 5, 2013 at 8:20 am said:
It is one of many of the good beliefs of the Native Americans. There are similar in other religions. In the end. We must all get along or we will all fall together. Thank you for reading and the comment.
jimsawyerart on November 11, 2013 at 10:35 pm said:
Well written and all so true!
Many cultures have similar belief. A wise people know it take many to work together to know peace. Thank you for reading and the comment.
Raven Guide on October 28, 2013 at 8:52 pm said:
I nominated you for The Versatile Blogger Award because I enjoy your blog posts! 🙂
http://myravenblog.com/2013/10/28/the-versatile-blogger-award/
Thank you. I appreciate the nomination.
Theresa on October 20, 2013 at 7:06 pm said:
You might like this: http://soulgatherings.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/thursday-re-view-mitakuye-oyasin/
justinegrace39 on October 16, 2013 at 3:38 pm said:
Thank you so much for finding my blog…which led me to yours. WONDERFUL! I, too, am a person who deeply believes in peace – for humans and for all of creation. And I, too, deeply, deeply value the wisdom of Native American spirituality. Thank you for all of this!
onesadhaka on October 15, 2013 at 2:53 pm said:
Really nice, brother. Thank you : )
All One. We are all One.
The world is a small place. We need to be kind to the earth and each other. One planet and one people. Thank you for reading and the comment.
lindalitebeing on October 12, 2013 at 10:52 pm said:
thank you for your follow!
elrondsilvermaul on October 10, 2013 at 7:20 pm said:
Reblogged this on just4craig and commented:
This is a wonderful piece of writing and I think it deserves to be shared.
So absolutely true-
This is a beautiful piece and wonderfully executed. I would appreciate your allowing me to repost it in my own space (with proper accreditation)
And before I forget, thank you for your attention to my blog. I am honored.
I would be honored if you post my poem. Words are needed to be read. Thank you for reading and the comment.
nwolitzer on October 8, 2013 at 3:21 pm said:
Thank you for following my blog and “liking” my artwork. I look forward to reading your poetry.
whitecrow12013 on October 7, 2013 at 5:27 pm said:
I still hope brother that the true 4 brothers from the 4 corners of the Earth. Who hold the sacred tablets. Put the Ancient stones together. Before we all perish by the evil of men. Who hold the secrets of the world. Aho my brother
blackwatertown on October 3, 2013 at 8:56 pm said:
johncoyote on October 4, 2013 at 5:00 am said:
Old Native American belief that is true. One people and one planet. What is done in other places will effect us sooner or later. Thank you for reading and the comment.
createmusic on September 26, 2013 at 2:37 am said:
Reblogged this on Higher Density Blog.
cyberbonn on September 20, 2013 at 3:51 pm said:
such a fine read, thanks 🙂
The Medicine wheel is simple. Take four corners of the world to work together to know real peace. Thank you for reading and the comment.
dtdeedge on September 19, 2013 at 12:23 pm said:
I always hear
a lament
in the song of the red man.
A lament for something lost,
and I,
for one,
am heartbroken
at the thought
that it may never return,
that perhaps,
we are doomed to further spread the fire
and watch it consume
those four corners.
If the fire lose control. The world will be done. Need to protect nature. She is our water, food and air. Thank you for reading and the comment.
equinoxmaiden on September 11, 2013 at 2:06 am said:
This is beautiful! I enjoyed reading every bit.
johncoyote on September 11, 2013 at 4:22 am said:
Thank you for reading and the comment. The medicine wheel is common sense. One people and one planet.
Rainbow Lightning Woman on September 5, 2013 at 4:22 pm said:
I appreciate your creative words so very much. the art of poetry is very needed in our world, as we witness the negative expansion of communication perpetuated by media. You bring beauty into weaving words, thank you.
Luigi Cappel on September 5, 2013 at 5:42 am said:
I really enjoyed reading this wonderful writing. Last year I followed a large part of the Natchez Trace and saw a lot of historical places. I felt the history, but the only Indian’s I saw were walking through a museum in Nashville. Thanks for sharing.
Native Americans had a great history. I tried to keep it alive for my children Thank you for reading and the comment.
nikisims62 on August 31, 2013 at 4:26 pm said:
Very much touched by your words and intention. Thank you, and all your ancestors.
We need the old wisdom. Can’t be led by greed and desire for land. I hope someday. The people of our world learn. One planet and one people. Thank you for reading and the comment.
gkamerer on August 31, 2013 at 3:25 pm said:
Direct thought and clear emotion, thanks for sharing.
Thank you for reading and the comment. Old wisdom is needed today. We are one people on one planet.
gaurab on August 30, 2013 at 6:23 pm said:
Writing is definitely a gift but being able to understand emotions is a greater gift and you have got both 🙂
Thank you. The medicine is needed today. Need four corners of the world need to get along. One planet and one people. Every life is important.
Ms. Vee on August 26, 2013 at 10:24 pm said:
This is very thought provoking. Such beautiful words to remember. I agree we all need to stick together to preserve our land, and honor ourselves as a whole. Thank you for these Native American teachings.
It is one planet and one people. Color of skin and religion won’t mean much if we don’t have clean water and resources for food. Time to send medicine, water and food. To open doors of peace. Thank you for reading and the comment.
Ms. Vee on August 27, 2013 at 3:04 pm said:
You’re welcome. Your wisdom is a spiritual lifting.
Mysoresoul on August 25, 2013 at 12:43 am said:
I agree with what is written I believe that everything on this planet has a purpose, to feed, to heal, to clothe us, to keep us warm, to protect us but we should only take what we need and not be over taken by greed, there will be enough for everyone if we looked after this planet we are only visitors to. We would not go to our neighbours house and take we would ask, thank them, and give it back. Respect the earth, respect others and respect ones self
I wished all places and people respected nature. Old world logic won’t work today. Almost nine billion people. We can leave dead places and find fresh land so easily. Thank you for reading and the comment.
scottishmomus on August 25, 2013 at 12:18 am said:
Reblogged this on scottishmomus and commented:
I am in awe. I weep for the loss of such wisdom. God bless these words.x
I read this again to weep. Such encompassing compassion and kindness and wisdom. I am in awe. Bless your spirit. I kneel before such wisdom.x
Thank you for the re-blog and reading. Ancient wisdom is needed today. For the sake of all children.
You have made my night and my day with what I have read. Thank you so much for visiting me so that I could discover you. It is indeed a wondrous connection. There is wisdom in the ether too.x
My God. May I reblog this. Please?x
Kiran bantawa on August 18, 2013 at 4:42 pm said:
thanks for liking and following me. keep up the good work.
Thank you for stopping by. I do appreciate.
simpleearthcreations on August 16, 2013 at 8:20 pm said:
I ❤ this. It truly touches my soul. Thank you for sharing. May the Four Winds blow you safely home.
johncoyote on August 17, 2013 at 4:10 am said:
Thank you for reading and the comment. Most of us are tire of war. Time for us to learn. One people living on one planet.
firebrightyoga on August 15, 2013 at 11:43 pm said:
Thanks for liking my post John. Be well! Namaste.
Thank you for reading and stopping by.
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claudia on August 10, 2013 at 7:54 pm said:
there’s wonderful wisdom in this…if we only would manage to look on each other’s strengths and talents instead of pointing out the differences in a negative way, the world would be a different place
I agree. I wish we were led by kindness. Not greed. Thank you for reading and the comment.
Mike on August 7, 2013 at 11:11 am said:
Lyrical and instructive. Thank you.
Daniela on August 4, 2013 at 3:52 pm said:
Thank you for following my blog and for sharing your wisdom in Medicine Wheel. Have reblogged it for my weekly Sunday Prayer series.
johncoyote on August 5, 2013 at 1:52 pm said:
Thank you Daniela for reading and the comment.I appreciate the reblog.
Reblogged this on The Noah Project and commented:
SUNDAY PRAYER
Sibylle Ingeborg Preuschat on July 31, 2013 at 8:58 pm said:
Thanks for your follow of my blog. I love this post because it gives me another window into how important diversity is… I think of humanity as needing to become a team, or a choir. No team can win if everyone plays the same position, and no choir sounds good (at least for long) if everyone sings the exact same note.
Thank you for the comment. Life is like music. Need many people to make it work properly.
klove on July 31, 2013 at 1:57 pm said:
Thank you for stopping by and following my blog.
Always Love and Light!
KLove.
Thank you Klove for reading and the comment.
Rob Taylor on July 30, 2013 at 5:05 pm said:
Understanding is a process of examining the forms of influence…..
I agree. This is one planet with one people. The planet is smaller than we realize. Thank you for reading and the comment.
crowningshield on July 30, 2013 at 2:53 pm said:
Thank you for a realistic view on the workings of native ways. I have made and sold dream catchers and other ritual objects. each one unique and full of as much medicine as needed. I can’t make production anything. no matter how many times I get asked too. There is magik in our elders that can’t be described only learned from.
bluebutterfliesandme on July 25, 2013 at 9:12 pm said:
Wow John~ My heart is so expanded by reading this~ I so honor my native ancestors.
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We need to honor our Native ancestor. Thank you for reading and the comment.
Patrice on July 24, 2013 at 3:55 pm said:
We need to live, feel our neighbours, friends, loved ones and all those we will never meet, knowing we give them our best.
Thank You for your ‘Follow’ on my blog!!! 😀
Thank you for reading and the comment. One planet and one people.
Kira Sorochkina on July 23, 2013 at 7:38 pm said:
In our world today we need this kind of peaceful spirit. I agree, nature needs to be protected. It is such a simple truth yet most people close their eyes to it. This is why I want to be an ecology researcher. Thank you for stopping by my blog.
Need more folks concern for nature. There is too many people using and abusing our planet. If we don’t show concern. Complete world will be in trouble very soon. Thank you for reading and the comment.
Doug on July 22, 2013 at 9:04 pm said:
When I find my gift I will be most happy to share it with you and if not then I’ll just say that I appreciated your medicine poem. Seems soothing. thanks
Thank you Doug for reading. The Medicine is simple. We must work together the four corners of our world. I hope one day soon we can.
crissybwell on July 20, 2013 at 5:34 pm said:
Just wanted to stop by and say that I nominated for you an award 🙂 You can find the information here: http://crissyb315.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/interesting-blogger-award/ I hope that you except. Congrats 🙂
You are very welcome, it’s deserved 🙂
Soul Walker on July 17, 2013 at 4:59 pm said:
Old Native American wisdom. Will take four corners of the world to work together for us to know peace. Thank you for reading and the comment.
Minuscule Moments on July 15, 2013 at 10:49 pm said:
Love your words and your message look forward to reading more.
Thank you for reading and the comment.
Ajaytao2010 on July 15, 2013 at 5:28 am said:
I Nominate you for Bouquet of Super Awards – 27 Nominations
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Thank you for the nomination. I will stop by and take a look at the awards.
johncoyote on July 15, 2013 at 10:38 am said:
You are welcome and thank you for the awards. I had to get daughter to copy and post.
Ajaytao2010 on July 15, 2013 at 10:38 am said:
oh thank you dear
melbasnaturalbydesign on July 7, 2013 at 5:02 pm said:
Very spiritual! Thanks for your support.
BUTTERFLIES OF TIME on July 7, 2013 at 10:51 am said:
I wish the wisdom seeps back before we end up a total mess and squander our planet away.. a lovely poem, an eyeopener… i really wish some more older voices could be heard by all of us..something fell apart and we have dropped all the treasures on our way. Thank you for visiting my place too.
johncoyote on July 7, 2013 at 10:53 am said:
I agree. I enjoyed your place. I will return.
Cheri L. on July 6, 2013 at 11:55 am said:
This poem carries a strong spirit. Thank you.
It is old wisdom. I wish the world could follow the simple rules. Thank you for reading and the comment.
J. M. Tompkins on July 4, 2013 at 2:36 pm said:
John – I have nominated you for the WordPress Family Award. http://creativityuntamed.com/2013/07/04/wordpress-family-award/
Thank you for the nomination. I do appreciate it.
Theresa on July 1, 2013 at 12:47 am said:
Mitakuye oyasin.
Carl D'Agostino on June 29, 2013 at 11:32 am said:
If I were not a Christian I would look very hard at converting to the religion of Native Americans. I am sure God looks with favor upon them with their reverence for all things animate and inanimate of the Creation. But I can still absorb the wisdom, examples of which you have written about here.
johncoyote on June 29, 2013 at 11:36 am said:
Native American believe in one God and like the bible. Treat the body and the earth with care. Jesus wanted the same things. To know forgiveness and release hate. Thank you for reading and the comment.
bgbowers on June 28, 2013 at 11:23 pm said:
Wonderful, John. We could learn much from Native Americans and other cultures. Unfortunately, Western civilisation has historically discarded differing beliefs, traditions and ways of life, deeming them ‘uncivilized’.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and discoveries. Travel undoubtedly broadens our horizons, but I think it is also conducive to acquiring a greater tolerance, understanding and appreciation of other cultures.
johncoyote on June 29, 2013 at 4:53 am said:
I agree. Religion should be a private matter. We need to look at the people of the world with eye of concern and friendship. Not separation of borders.
Elia Bintang on June 28, 2013 at 10:37 am said:
For me, it’s a beautiful poem. Wise and philosophical. But if we talk about people globally, the world, I don’t know… Maybe we’ll just keep on dreaming the way John Lennon did.
By the way, it’s a great blog you have here. I really enjoy your poems. 🙂
Thank you for stopping by and reading. I traveled the world. Common people want the same. Food, shelter and a job. Most of the people in this world. Don’t understand the reasons for war.
Elia Bintang on June 28, 2013 at 12:16 pm said:
I agree. I wasn’t specific in my previous comment. What’s wrong is the system. But how do you change it? Most people want peace, but political decisions, power, belong to the few… That’s why I said maybe we’ll just keep on dreaming while spreading love.
That is all we can do.
Shakti Ghosal on June 27, 2013 at 10:41 am said:
Great wisdom. But wisdom alone cannot get outcomes in today’s world. The medicine wheel signifies balance, collaboration and synergy but above all faith. What needs to be done to get the philosophy of the wheel more widely accepted? Without such “ownership” and conviction, we would see no progress.
You are right. I pray it won’t take a nuclear weapon for us to learn. We are one people on one planet..
thekinkyworldofvile on June 22, 2013 at 7:49 am said:
Very nice and touching. Many people only dream of walking where you have. Much Love
Can’t be done anywhere. I have befriended people in Africa, Asia and Europe. Sharing bread and opening the door to friendship is the key to world harmony. Even if one person at a time. Thank you for reading and the comment.
I love helping people, I suppose in a much different way than you do. I also have opened my door and taking those who were abused in, or help get their life back on track.
I also learned not long ago to help those who wish to help there selves, if they do not it is a one way street, and that my friend is a losing battle.
I have a huge heart for those who were or are being abused, but with my recent marriage I have had to make a decision.
Again Much Love, keep up the good work
Each gift of love can change a life. Helping the abuse give them hope. People who know only pain need to be safe and unafraid. You have a good heart.
the secret keeper on June 21, 2013 at 7:47 am said:
Thank you John for bringing me to your post today. It was just what I needed to read. It made me feel better about a friend. Also, I agree so much with what you wrote. The power was with the real Medicine Wheel not the fabricated one. Just as words spoken need to be true for them to have any power. You speak with power in your words. Peace between all people is what I work for in my life as I touch other lives and I know you do the same. I do believe in what I call the ripple effect. And that the lives we touch with love and peace will pass that along. I need to spend more time reading your posts. That are so good for me and I know you reach a great many people. Which is so good for all of us. Thank you. Peace to you. Jennifer @>-;—
Thank you Jennifer for reading. Native Americans have been teaching peace and harmony for a while. This is one earth and one people. The planet is getting smaller because of tech and modern new items. We must get along.
Khaula Nazir on June 17, 2013 at 6:05 pm said:
curi56 on June 13, 2013 at 2:33 pm said:
Reblogged this on http://www.HumansinShadow.wordpress.com and commented:
It is a big joy & honour for me to meet You, John, and to give your Coyote Poetry here into my blog: Thank You! Annamaria
WordsFallFromMyEyes on June 9, 2013 at 6:39 am said:
This was massively interesting, and felt wise.
The reason I clicked on it is because I spotted the title and it had meaning because just a couple of days ago I was in a blog and asked about the medicine wheel (what it was about) and the guy who wrote the post said it was in Aboriginal culture. I had zero idea. I’m not sure if he’s got his facts wrong or what, but I love your heritage & how you’ve kept the culture alive, & the knowledge. Cheers to you, that.
Each tribe had different beliefs on the Medicine wheel. All tribes believe we must work together as one to fix our world. Easy to research. Thank you for reading and the comment.
BroadBlogs on June 7, 2013 at 4:56 pm said:
I love reading the wisdom of different cultural and religious perspectives. This was both beautiful and wise. Thank you.
In the end. We will need the whole world to work together. One Earth and one people. Thank you reading and the comment.
My Heathen Heart on June 6, 2013 at 3:21 pm said:
Poignant and beautiful, my friend.
Thank you for reading and the comment. Old wisdom is needed today. Enough room for all people on our planet. One planet and one people.
FlutePlayer on June 6, 2013 at 1:00 pm said:
Rotate.
connellykevin on June 4, 2013 at 9:34 pm said:
This is a beautiful poem, deep and wise. The simplicity of the telling almost mirrors the profundity of the thoughts expressed. I am glad I came across your work and look forward to reading more, thank you, Kevin
johncoyote on June 4, 2013 at 10:20 pm said:
Thank you Kevin for the kind words. I hope for peace. I’m old now. I pray and work for peace for my children and all children.
crankycaregiver on June 3, 2013 at 4:42 pm said:
I dream of the day when all people are united in one goal…peace. This was a beautiful poem..thank you for sharing this story!
Peace is my dream.Yesterday I seek peace for myself. Today I have children and grandchildren. I hope and pray we can find the road to peace for all children to know peace and safety in our world.Thank you for reading and the comment.
navery101 on June 3, 2013 at 4:22 pm said:
This works…! Thank you for following my blog…looking forward to revisiting…
I will stop by tonight. I have four nights off to read and write. I like your thoughts and your wandering thru the writings of the great writers. I search old book stores. I have a collection of the great Poet’s to motivate me to write.. Thank you for reading and the comment.
JK Bevill - Lost Creek Publishing on May 31, 2013 at 11:52 am said:
Reblogged this on lost creek publishing.
jadabroussard55 on May 31, 2013 at 5:15 am said:
I have nominated you for the Sunshine and Versatile Blogger Award. I chose to be a rebel with the rules and questions and instead chose to showcase the work of the bloggers with whom I find inspiration. It’s nothing more than a big thanks.
Than you for the nominations. I do appreciate.
The Rev. Deirdre Whitfield on May 30, 2013 at 5:35 pm said:
Wonderfully powerful food for strength. Thank you for sharing.
Carl Paul Henneman on May 30, 2013 at 1:37 pm said:
This is great J, been reading a lot about Hopi lore, trying to get to the serpent mounds here in Ohio. Hope all is well
Thank you for the comment. Good luck on trying to get the serpent mounds.
Victoria C. Slotto on May 29, 2013 at 11:32 pm said:
It as been a couple of years now since I walked the Medicine Wheel and this reminds me of what power and teaching there is in this practice. Hopefully I will have the opportunity to do so for the beginning of Summer. Thank you for the beautiful reminder.
I need to find time time to sit with nature. The Medicine wheel can lead us to good places. Thank you for the comment.
hitandrun1964 on May 29, 2013 at 12:42 pm said:
johncoyote on May 29, 2013 at 12:45 pm said:
Thank you. Old wisdom is needed today.
thenerdyscribe on May 23, 2013 at 9:48 pm said:
Hi! Would you like to be added to the list of people I am nominating for the sunshine blog award? 🙂
Polly Robinson on May 22, 2013 at 3:44 am said:
What a wonderful story and tribute ~ I enjoyed this very much
It is a tribute for one world and one people. World is in a mess. I pray for better days. Thank you for the comment.
birchpoet on May 21, 2013 at 5:54 am said:
Reblogged this on Birchpoet's Blog and commented:
A great post by a wise man. Diversity is our strength, and by working as a race, we can achieve the greatness that is our birthright.
So much wisdom here John. Thanks for reconnecting. We will one day believe as a race, that our diversity is our greatest strength, otherwise we will perish. Bang the drum, my friend. Peace
jahnosecret on May 20, 2013 at 3:03 pm said:
Keep banging the drum! Peace.
I try. Thank you for reading.
Long Life Cats and Dogs on May 20, 2013 at 8:41 am said:
What a beautiful post and how I wish more people could learn the valuable lessons, understood by those who live closer with nature. I believe our huge cities take away our ability to see the world as it truly is and, thereby, to prevent us from understanding the importance of all working together, as a unit, using our unique skills to help this planet prosper
I believe if we teach the children properly. It would be a better world. I believe world will know peace when we understand every life is important. Thank you for reading and the comment.
soad88 on May 19, 2013 at 8:28 am said:
oh I forgot to tell you I’ve been reading up on Ojibwa People, and Culture. Its wierd but growing up I have always had a dreamcatcher around,I grew up in Dearborn never knowing there was an Ojibwa community so close by, I disappointed I never got the chance learn from them…..
Many tribes are in the USA. Easy to re-search. Most active tribes are on the West coast. The dream catcher hold the belief of many religions. The four winds and old Gods of Europe are similar.
thanks Johnny for this, You create a path to the human soul with your words 🙂 thank you…
Sue Dreamwalker on May 15, 2013 at 3:33 pm said:
We are One indeed… and the medicine wheel plays a huge part within me…. as you will see in my about me photo’s…
Loved reading this story….. Thank you for sharing it ~Sue
I have a Medicine wheel at my entrance of my home and in my car. The Medicine Wheel would be a logical way for us to live. I hope we learn. Guns don’t bring peace. Thank you for the comment.
Sue Dreamwalker on May 16, 2013 at 12:34 pm said:
No Guns will never bring Peace.. only Fear!…
15yearsandcountingdream on May 15, 2013 at 2:41 pm said:
I really enjoyed this. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you Ann for reading and the comment. I wish all people understood. This is one planet and if one part of the world is in turmoil. Will effect the balance of the complete world.
Lilith Colbert on May 14, 2013 at 6:53 pm said:
I have long said that the White Man lost their Eyes…. we used to see the colors in the wind, hear the Song Of the Trees, but we have been blinded and deafened by greed, religion that persecutes instead of teaches, want instead of need, take instead of give…. there are a few that have turned back to the Old Ways, only to be persecuted by those who would call us freaks or evil…. I can only hope the rest find the Path before we destroy ourselves….
Me too. We need to find the proper way before it is too late. For the sake of the children and nature.
Fahdah Away on May 14, 2013 at 6:46 pm said:
Depth beyond words. I enjoyed the lessons of this piece thank you very much for sharing it.
Thank you for reading. War and the guns doesn’t know the color of skin or religion. Every life is precious and we must protect the Nation.
johannisthinking on May 14, 2013 at 5:09 pm said:
very wise…so open to ALL people…so understanding of himself…beautiful! I will repost this on my Facebook page for others to learn of this man’s wisdom!
Thank you for reading. Would be a better world if we understood. Every life is precious and we need to protect nature.
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If a tanker splits its hull and dumps oil into the sea, trained teams show up with specialized gear to begin the process of stanching the flow and cleaning up the spill. Today, there’s no equivalent team or tools for resolving a “spill” of genetic material into the environment, but that could soon change.
Over the next four years a new program in the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) plans to cultivate, among other things, a kind of cleanup crew for engineered genes deemed harmful to or undesirable in an ecosystem. The initiative, called Safe Genes, comes at a time when so-called “gene drive” systems, which override the standard rules of gene inheritance and natural selection, are raising hopes among some scientists that the technology could alter or suppress populations of disease-carrying insects or other pests in as few as 20 generations.
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation sees so much promise in gene drive technology that it plans to double spending on its Target Malaria initiative, which aims to create systems for driving genes in two species of malaria mosquitoes, to $70 million. Yet without careful precautions, a gene drive released into the wild could spread or change in unexpected ways. Kevin Esvelt, head of the Sculpting Evolution lab at MIT Media Lab, which is applying for Safe Genes funding in collaboration with eight other research groups, predicts that eventually, perhaps around 15 years from now, an accident will allow a drive with potential to spread globally to escape laboratory controls. “It’s not going to be bioterror,” he says, “it’s going to be ‘bioerror.’”
DARPA itself has been one of the largest public funders of synthetic biology research in the U.S. in recent years, upping its spending on synthetic biology projects to more than $100 million in 2014 from nothing in 2010, according to one analysis. The agency announced its Safe Genes program in September 2016 and plans to award funding to multiple research teams by the first half of 2017. “If we’re going to be really bullish about genome engineering,” says DARPA program manager Renee Wegrzyn, “we need to be just as aggressive with tools to reverse those changes.”
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(born 1950). Indian politician Narendra Modi was a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a pro-Hindu political party. In 2014 he became prime minister of India. Prior to that, in 2001–14, he served as the chief minister (head of government) of Gujarat state in western India.
Narendra Damodardas Modi was born on September 17, 1950, in Vadnagar, a small town in northern Gujarat. He completed an M.A. degree in political science from Gujarat University in Ahmadabad. In the early 1970s Modi joined a pro-Hindu organization called Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He rose steadily through its ranks. When Modi later became a politician, his association with the RSS significantly benefited his career.
Modi joined the BJP in 1987, and a year later he was made the general secretary of the party’s Gujarat branch. In that office, he helped to greatly strengthen the party’s presence in the state. In 1990 Modi was one of the BJP members who participated in a coalition government in Gujarat. He helped the BJP achieve success in the 1995 state legislative assembly elections that allowed the party to form a state government. It was the first-ever BJP-run government in India, though the BJP remained in control of the Gujarat government for only a year and a half.
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During his time as head of the Gujarat government, Modi established a reputation as an able administrator. He was given credit for the rapid growth of the state’s economy. Modi became the most-influential leader within the BJP. He was chosen to lead the BJP’s campaign for the 2014 elections to the Lok Sabha (“House of the People”), the lower chamber of the Indian parliament. Modi thus became a candidate for prime minister of India. After a vigorous campaign, he and the party were victorious. The BJP won a clear majority of seats in the chamber. Modi was thus able to form a government and become prime minister of India without seeking coalition partners.
Modi was sworn in as prime minister on May 26, 2014. Soon after he took office, his government undertook several reforms. These included campaigns to improve India’s transportation infrastructure and to liberalize rules on direct foreign investment in the country. Modi scored two significant diplomatic achievements in 2014. First, he hosted a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping. It was the first time a Chinese leader had been to India in eight years. Second, having been granted a U.S. visa, Modi met with U.S. President Barack Obama in New York City.
As prime minister, Modi oversaw a promotion of Hindu culture. The government undertook measures that would broadly appeal to Hindus, such as its attempt to ban the sale of cows for slaughter (cows being considered sacred in Hinduism). Modi’s administration also introduced sweeping economic reforms. Some caused temporary disruptions that could be felt nationwide. Among the most far reaching was the removal from circulation and replacement of 500- and 1,000-rupee banknotes. This was done with only a few hours’ notice. The purpose was to stop “black money”—cash used for illegal activities—by making it difficult to exchange large sums of cash. The government also centralized the consumption tax system. India’s economic growth slowed from these changes, though growth had already been high. Still, the rising costs of living and increasing unemployment disappointed many Indians.
This disappointment registered with voters during the elections in five states in late 2018. The BJP lost in all five states. Nevertheless, in the national elections in the spring of 2019, the BJP was returned to power with a landslide victory. Modi became India’s first prime minister from a party other than the Congress Party to be re-elected after a full term.
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File #: Int 1729-2017 Version: * Name: Requiring an agency designated by the mayor to maintain a database of the occupancy and vacancy of all community facility spaces.
Type: Introduction Status: Filed (End of Session)
Committee: Committee on Technology
On agenda: 10/17/2017
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring an agency designated by the mayor to maintain a database of the occupancy and vacancy of all community facility spaces
Sponsors: Costa G. Constantinides
Summary: This bill would require an agency designated by the mayor to maintain a public online searchable database listing all community facility spaces within the city. The database would include such spaces that exist as of the bill’s effective date and locations that are subsequently designated as community facility spaces. The designated agency must update the database within 6 months following any addition or change to any data. The database must also be posted on the city’s website and published to the city’s open data portal. Content-wise, the database must include the location of each community facility space, a description of the type of space, the name and address of current occupants or the vacancy status, and any other information required by the designated agency. The Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications must certify to the designated agency within 1 year of the bill’s effective date that the database is substantially complete.
Indexes: Agency Rule-making Required, Oversight
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 1729, 2. Int. No. 1729, 3. October 17, 2017 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files, 4. Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 10-17-17
12/31/2017 * Costa G. Constantinides City Council Filed (End of Session) Action details Meeting details Not available
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Int. No. 1729
By Council Member Constantinides
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring an agency designated by the mayor to maintain a database of the occupancy and vacancy of all community facility spaces
Section 1. Subchapter 1 of chapter 1 of title 3 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 3-119.1 to read as follows:
§ 3-119.1 Database of community facility spaces. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the term “community facility space” means any building or portion of a building designated for specified community facility uses pursuant to sections 12-10, 22-13, and 22-14 of the zoning resolution.
b. An agency designated by the mayor shall maintain a public online searchable database that shall include all community facility spaces within the city of New York that are in existence as of the effective date of the local law that added this section and all locations within the city of New York that are subsequently designated as community facility spaces. Locations that are subsequently no longer designated as community facility spaces shall be deleted from the database. Updates to such database shall be made within 6 months following any addition or change to the data in such database. Such database shall be posted on the city’s website, shall have the ability to produce reports by query, shall be published to the city’s open data portal, and shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
1. The location of the community facility space, including the borough, community board district, block and lot number, and any commonly known name;
2. A brief description of the type of community facility space;
3. The name and address of any current occupants of the community facility space, or alternatively the status of vacancy; and
4. Any other information deemed relevant by the agency designated by the mayor to maintain such database.
c. No later than 1 year after the local law that created this section takes effect, and annually thereafter, the department of information technology and telecommunications shall certify to the agency designated by the mayor to maintain the searchable database established pursuant to this section that such database is substantially complete online and in the open data portal with respect to the categories of information required by this section.
§ 2. This local law takes effect 1 year after it becomes law, except that the agency designated by the mayor, as set forth in section one of this local law, and the department of information technology and telecommunications may take such measures as are necessary for the implementation of this local law, including the promulgation of rules, prior to such date.
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Smoking and Second Hand Smoke
This guide provides information on smoking, secondhand smoke, and electric cigarettes. It is to be used as a starting point for research on these topics.
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Tobacco smoking is the practice of smoking tobacco and inhaling tobacco smoke (consisting of particle and gaseous phases). (A more broad definition may include simply taking tobacco smoke into the mouth, and then releasing it, as is done by some with tobacco pipes and cigars.) The practice is believed to have begun as early as 5000–3000 BC in Mesoamerica and South America. Tobacco was introduced to Eurasia in the late 17th century by European colonists, where it followed common trade routes. The practice encountered criticism from its first import into the Western world onwards but embedded itself in certain strata of a number of societies before becoming widespread upon the introduction of automated cigarette-rolling apparatus.
German scientists identified a link between smoking and lung cancer in the late 1920s, leading to the first anti-smoking campaign in modern history, albeit one truncated by the collapse of Nazi Germany at the end of World War II. In 1950, British researchers demonstrated a clear relationship between smoking and cancer. Evidence continued to mount in the 1980s, which prompted political action against the practice. Rates of consumption since 1965 in the developed world have either peaked or declined. However, they continue to climb in the developing world.
Smoking is the most common method of consuming tobacco, and tobacco is the most common substance smoked. The agricultural product is often mixed with additives and then combusted. The resulting smoke is then inhaled and the active substances absorbed through the alveoli in the lungs or the oral mucosa. Combustion was traditionally enhanced by addition of potassium or nitrates. Many substances in cigarette smoke trigger chemical reactions in nerve endings, which heighten heart rate, alertness and reaction time, among other things. Dopamine and endorphins are released, which are often associated with pleasure. As of 2008 to 2010, tobacco is used by about 49% of men and 11% of women aged 15 or older in fourteen low-income and middle-income countries (Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Mexico, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Uruguay and Vietnam), with about 80% of this usage in the form of smoking. The gender gap tends to be less pronounced in lower age groups.
Many smokers begin during adolescence or early adulthood. During the early stages, a combination of perceived pleasure acting as positive reinforcement and desire to respond to social peer pressure may offset the unpleasant symptoms of initial use, which typically include nausea and coughing. After an individual has smoked for some years, the avoidance of withdrawal symptoms and negative reinforcement become the key motivations to continue.
A study of first smoking experiences of seventh-grade students found out that the most common factor leading students to smoke is cigarette advertisements. Smoking by parents, siblings and friends also encourages students to smoke.
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Passive smoking is the inhalation of smoke, called second-hand smoke (SHS), or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), by persons other than the intended "active" smoker. It occurs when tobacco smoke permeates any environment, causing its inhalation by people within that environment. Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke causes disease, disability, and death. The health risks of second-hand smoke are a matter of scientific consensus. These risks have been a major motivation for smoke-free laws in workplaces and indoor public places, including restaurants, bars and night clubs, as well as some open public spaces.
Concerns around second-hand smoke have played a central role in the debate over the harms and regulation of tobacco products. Since the early 1970s, the tobacco industry has viewed public concern over second-hand smoke as a serious threat to its business interests. Harm to bystanders was perceived as a motivator for stricter regulation of tobacco products. Despite the industry's awareness of the harms of second-hand smoke as early as the 1980s, the tobacco industry coordinated a scientific controversy with the purpose of stopping regulation of their products.
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An e-cig is essentially an electronic cigarette that is battery powered which people use to inhale aerosol which can contain nicotine, flavorings, and other chemicals. There are many different designs that e-cigs can come in, some resembling an ordinary cigarette and some that look like a usb drive. Electronic cigarettes have four different parts that work together to release the aerosol that humans then inhale. There is a heating device, a power source (battery), a mouthpiece, and a cartridge that holds the liquid which can contain nicotine or just flavoring and other chemicals. When the mouthpiece is puffed on it activates the heating device which then vaporizes the liquid in the cartridge and turns it into the aerosol that is inhaled. Some research suggests that electronic cigarette use is less harmful than tobacco smoking and can assist people in quitting. Electronic cigarette use is definitely on the rise in the United States, surprisingly it is very popular among today's youth starting as early as middle school because the e-cigarettes are so accessible, their appearance, the various flavorings, and the 'head high' they are said to give. Although people may see some positive aspects to electronic cigarettes, nicotine is a highly addictive substance no matter how it is used and there are still very harmful chemicals that are released from the e-cig that you then inhale.
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Joseph C. Keenan
Keenan, Joseph C. age 80, passed away on January 8, 2020, at Brooke Army Medical Center's Burn Intensive Care Unit, Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas, as the result of injuries sustained in a home explosion on December 5, 2019, in Mission, Texas. Joe was born on January 1, 1940, the third of four children to Clement and Dorothy (Soderstrom) Keenan in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Raised in South Minneapolis, he attended St. Albert The Great Catholic School and graduated from Roosevelt Senior High School in 1958. He joined the Army in 1959 and served as a photographer until 1962. Joe attended St. Cloud State University and graduated in 1967 with a degree in geography. For two years, he taught junior high school and coached football and wrestling in Circle Pines, Minnesota. He revisited college at Bemidji State University for an elementary education certificate in 1972 and at the University of Wisconsin-Superior for a master's degree in counseling in 1993. Joe married Beverly (Harrison) in 1964 and moved with their three children to Cohasset, Minnesota, in 1970. He worked several jobs and retired in 1998 after 16 years with Itasca County. Joe was an active member of his church and several local groups in the community. After retirement, Joe enjoyed being a "Winter Texan" spending time with his many friends away from the snow. Joe was preceded in death by his parents, sister Therese (Richard) Bergstrom, and daughter Sandra Keenan. He is survived by his sister Angela (Myron) Dorn; brother Patrick (Janice) Keenan; daughter Barbara Keenan (Paul Braun)of Clear Lake; son Jim (Faith) Keenan of Grand Rapids; grandsons Brady, Clayton, Coleman, and Bryce Goenner; grandson Philip Keenan; grandson Mickey Mendoza (Taylor); great-grandson Luca Mendoza; nieces; nephews; and former wife Beverly Keenan. Memorials preferred to Fisher House Foundation (fisherhouse.org/ways-to-give/). Funeral mass at 11AM on Friday, January 31, at St. Augustine's Catholic Church in Cohasset, Minnesota. Graveside service with military honors to follow at 3PM at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery, Camp Ripley, in Little Falls, Minnesota.
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February 18, 2004 by Graeme MacKay
Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Wednesday February 18, 2004
The latest political news from Hamilton
The sponsorship scandal plaguing the Liberal government appears to be costing more than percentage points in public opinion polls.
John Bryden announced Tuesday that he is leaving the party after more than a decade in Parliament.
“I’ve been holding off these past number of weeks as I’ve watched things happen here in Ottawa, and I’ve been very disturbed,” Mr. Bryden told a Calgary radio talk show Tuesday.
“I can’t be in the Liberal caucus under the circumstances because, basically, what I’ve said is I’ve lost confidence in the prime minister and I’ve lost confidence in the Liberal party.”
The MP for the southern Ontario riding of Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Aldershot released a one-line statement Tuesday morning that read “Liberal MP Bryden quits party. Looks to the Conservatives.” (Globe & Mail)
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This shapefile includes arcs and polygons that describe U.S. Geological Survey defined geologic provinces of the World. Each province has a set of geologic characteristics distinguishing it from surrounding provinces. These characteristics may include the dominant lithologies, the age of the strata, and the structural style. Some provinces include multiple genetically-related basins. Offshore province boundaries are generally defined by the 2000 meter bathymetric contour, but where appropriate are defined by the 4000 meter bathymetric contour. In some cases province boundaries are delineated by political boundaries, as in the case of The United States and Canada, because United States petroleum resources were assessed separately by the U.S. Geological Survey. Provinces are classified as either Priority or Boutique. A priority province is one of 76 non-U.S. geologic provinces defined by the U.S. Geological Survey that together contain 95 percent of the world's non-U.S. known petroleum volume. All priority provinces were analyzed for undiscovered petroleum-resources. A boutique province is a geologic province, other than a priority province, as defined by the U.S. Geological Survey, considered for petroleum-resource assessment. Boutique provinces can be chosen for a variety of geologic, political, technical and geographic reasons. Resource-assessments are conducted by scientists of the U.S Geological Survey's World Petroleum Assessment 2000 by means of a combination of Petroleum System analysis based on available geologic information, and statistical analysis of production and exploration information. Total petroleum systems are defined in provinces considered for assessment analysis. Total petroleum systems are subdivided into Assessment Units. Assessment results from the analysis of assessment units and total petroleum systems are aggregated and allocated to geologic provinces. Summary results are presented as attributes of this coverage.
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I Know That Voice, A Documentary About the World of Voice Acting
by Rusty Blazenhoff on October 3, 2013
I Know That Voice is a documentary by executive producer John Di Maggio, in association with Dundee Entertainment and Cinovative, that focuses on the “mysterious world” of voice over and voice acting. It is said to put a “face to the voices we all know and love.” Di Maggio is the voice actor for Bender of Futurama, Jake the Dog of Adventure Time and more. The film will be released on iNDemand in December 2013 and then on iTunes Dec 22nd, 2013. DVDs will be available in November/December 2013 (pre-order).
We have collected the top voice actors, voice directors, casting voice directors, video game producers, animators, creators, agents, producers, engineers, mixers, dialogue editors, voice teachers, voice school and all those involved in the booming voice-over industry. This is a must see documentary for anyone that wants to know what goes on behind the scenes in your favorite cartoons, animations, and anything to do with voice acting.
The cast includes voice actors such as Billy West, Tara Strong, Mark Hamill, Stephen Root, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Nancy Cartwright, Diedrich Bader, Nolan North, Steve Blum, Cree Summer, Pam Seagal Adlon, Rob Paulsen, Jeff Bennett, Tom Kenny, June Foray, Noel Blanc, Phil LaMarr, Kevin Michael Richardson, Clancy Brown, Hank Azaria, Jim Cummings, Corey Burton, Rachel MacFarlane, Dee Bradley Baker, Charlie Adler, Andrea Romano, David Faustino, EG Daily, Grey De Lisle, Jason Marsden, Jennifer Hale, Kevin Conroy, Ed Asner, Kari Wahlgren, Robin Atkin Downes, Alanna Ubach, Kath Soucie, and more.
Here are the film’s first two trailers:
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Longtime Lee Business School Institute Changes Name to UNLV Lied Center for Real Estate
New name reflects expanded offerings to support students, local real estate community.
LAS VEGAS – July 9, 2020 – An institute housed within UNLV’s Lee Business School dedicated to real estate education and research is getting a new name to reflect its recent growth and expansion.
The Lied Institute for Real Estate Studies is now the Lied Center for Real Estate, a change that mirrors its expanded support to students in and out of the classroom, and increased offerings and research for the local real estate community.
“We are proud of how we have grown over the last few years to provide more support for our students and resources for the community,” said Vivek Sah, director of the Lied Center for Real Estate. “The name change is a reflection of the work we have been doing for some time, and also aligns us with real estate centers at other universities across the country with similar missions.”
Within the past year, the center launched a new Nevada Housing Market Sentiment Report and revived its Apartment Market Trends Report, a quarterly publication that provides detailed analysis of the multi-family sector using data from more than 600 apartment complexes and more than 150,000 units across Southern Nevada.
The center also provides original analysis of Nevada’s housing market through its monthly housing market report, and professional development opportunities like its annual real estate conferences that brings together nationally recognized real estate experts. The center has also restructured its professional advisory board to include leaders from the local real estate community.
The center will continue to manage and support the educational offerings in real estate for the university. These include a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration with a major and minor in real estate. Additional opportunities for students offered by the center include a recently expanded mentorship program, the student-led Real Estate Club, and an exclusive annual real estate career expo. The center also coordinates scholarship opportunities for students studying real estate as well as internship and job opportunities.
About the Lied Center for Real Estate
The Lied Center for Real Estate (Formerly Lied Institute for Real Estate Studies) was established in 1989 by the Lee Business School at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas to foster excellence in real estate education and research. The center was endowed in 1991 through a generous gift and a challenge grant from the Ernest F. Lied Foundation Trust. The center produces relevant and timely real estate research, supports educational programs in real estate for students and professionals, and provides community outreach. Learn more at https://liedcenter.unlv.edu/
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Established in 1967 as the College of Business, the now Lee Business School is one of the largest schools at UNLV with approximately 3,500 undergraduate students, 500 graduate students, and 100 faculty and staff and offers the only accredited business program in Southern Nevada. The school offers ten undergraduate majors, 14 minors and five graduate degrees, including the MBA and Executive MBA programs. Lee Business School is among the top 5 percent of business colleges and schools worldwide to hold international dual accreditation in business and accounting by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the premier accrediting body for business and management education. In addition to its scholastic endeavors, Lee Business School is home to three centers that bring together faculty and students with business and industry. These include the Troesh Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER), and Lied Center for Real Estate. With more than 20,000 graduates, the Lee Business School Alumni Chapter is one of the largest alumni chapters on campus.
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The website subject of these terms and conditions of sale and use (hereinafter the "Website") is used by Global Digital Média SA, SA, registered in the trade and companies register of Genève, under number RCS B CHE-373 082 366, with registered offices at Rue Muzy 9 - 1207 Genève – Suisse, represented by its current chairman.
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By exception and in order to enable members to discover the functions of the Basic Services, an access to a limited version of the service is offered free of charge for a limited period of time. This free and limited access does not enable the use of all functions of the Website nor allows to meet other members.
Furthermore, women members wishing to be placed in contact with a male member will specially have access to free and complete Basic Services with the exception of additional services, which remain payable.
It is specified that when the access to Services is free, whether partially or totally, Global Digital Média SA reserves the right to modify it both for conditions of access and financial terms of the service. The member subscribes willingly to a Subscription for a selected duration, at the online price by the time of subscription and according to the payment methods suggested by the Website. Access to the Services of the selected Subscription is possible from the reception by La Bourguignonne d'Informatique of the Member's payment. Access to the Service is immediate if payment is made by bank card. A processing period is required if payment is made by cheque or bank transfer; the Services concerned by the selected Subscription are accessible only after reception and receipt of the sums by La Bourguignonne d'Informatique. In that second hypothesis and when the services of the chosen subscription are unavailable to the member after a period of fourteen (14) days from the sending of the cheque by mail or the bank transfer, it is recommended to the member to send a message to customer services by means of the form accessible from his/her account via the 'Help' menu, to which the customer service is committed to responding as soon as possible.
La Bourguignonne d'Informatique reserves the right to propose temporary promotional subscriptions to new members or existing subscribed members for a certain time. The proposed financial terms are exceptional and cannot be grounds for any complaint by the other members.
The Trial Offer is a promotional offer that is an integral part of a Monthly Subscription. At the end of the three (3) trial days, the Subscription will be automatically charged, unless prior notice by the Subscriber, which procedures are provided in Article 17 of these GCUS.
In general, the renewal cancellations of the Subscriptions can be carried out under the conditions of the article "termination" of these GCUS.
• AppStore
The Member can create his Account under the conditions referred in Article 6.1.2. He can then choose from one of the suggested subscriptions.
• Android
7.2 Commands
7.2.1 Subscription to a Services Subscription
The Member selects on the Website the Subscription to which he wishes to subscribe. He/She is informed in advance, and by a dedicated control interface, of the Subscription price and the various payment methods available. The Member has the opportunity to check the details of his/her order, the total price and correct any errors before confirming it. This validation implies the acceptance of all the present GCUS.
The subscribers or members can order one or several additional services, giving them access to the advanced functions of the Website according to the options detailed on the Site.
The ordering process for one of the additional payable services is done in two confirming steps:
Step 1: the member is informed of the price of the subscription and of the possibility to use his/her usual payment method, previously and through the ordering interface: he/she can validate expressly, refuse the order or modify his/her usual payment method;
Step 2: the member is informed by the same dedicated interface that his/her order is confirmed.
The sale of the Subscriptions will be considered permanent (and the contract concluded) only after the Member receives, by email and from La Bourguignonne d'Informatique, the confirmation of the order’s acceptance.
7.2.2 Order processing
At the end of the subscription or on new subscription process, the member has permanent access online and on the interface of his/her account to the detailed summary of his/her subscriptions and additional services ordered.
7.2.3 Money-back guarantee
The company endeavours to provide its Members with a quality user experience. However, in the event that the Member is not satisfied with the user experience offered to them, the Member may request a refund of the initial subscription within fifteen (15) days following said subscription, provided that they have logged on at least three (3) times a week and have sent at least twenty (20) messages per week during this period.
7.3 Costs
Any expenses for access, either material, software or internet access are exclusively at the member's charge.
8.Right to withdraw
In accordance with the laws and regulations in force, the Member has the right to withdraw during a period of fourteen (14) calendar days from the conclusion of the sale, without having to give any reason and without no sum to pay. To retract, the Member will send the withdrawal form available here, by email to customer@cloverskypay.com or via the following postal address:
Global Digital Média SA Rue Muzy 9 - 1207 Genève – Suisse
In the event of the use by a Member of its right of withdrawal, La Bourguignonne d'Informatique will refund all the sums paid within fourteen (14) days from the date on which it was informed by the Member's decision to retract.
9. Obligations of Global Digital Média SA and La Bourguignonne d'Informatique
9.1 Quality of services
La Bourguignonne d'Informatique endeavours to provide a quality service. It enables members to use the available communication tools under the best possible conditions.
Due to the nature and complexity of the internet network, its technical performance and response times for consultation, viewing or data transfer in particular, the companies Global Digital Média SA and La Bourguignonne d'Informatique make the best effort, according to the rulebook, to enable the access and use of the services.
Global Digital Média SA cannot be held liable for the correct function of the member’s computer equipment and/or his/her internet access.
9.2 Maintenance and updating
Global Digital Média SA and La Bourguignonne d'Informatique companies make their best efforts to provide a performing service to members. It shall use appropriate means to maintain the service in optimal operational conditions.
The companies Global Digital Média SA and La Bourguignonne d'Informatique reserve the right, without notice or compensation, to temporarily close the platform or access to services for update, maintenance, modification or changes to operational methods, the platform and access hours, without this list being exhaustive.
The companies Global Digital Média SA and La Bourguignonne d'Informatique are not liable for damages of any nature resulting from malfunction, impossibility of access or poor conditions of use of the Services accountable to a non-adapted equipment, to internal malfunction of the Member’s access provider, congestion of the Internet network and any other external reasons having the character of a force majeure case.
Global Digital Média SA and La Bourguignonne d'Informatique companies reserve the right to complete or to improve, at all times, the Website, the subscriptions and the services available according to the development of technologies and shall inform the members by all means.
9.3 Moderation
Companies Global Digital Média SA and La Bourguignonne d'Informatique are not subject to any obligation of monitoring, moderating or checking the exchanges and contents posted online on the Website by the members who subscribed to the service.
Companies Global Digital Média SA and La Bourguignonne d'Informatique do not intervene directly in the content of the profiles. They check during the registration of the member and subscription that the terms and conditions are met, but does not check the truthfulness of the information supplied or their validity and does not monitor the later changes to the profile carried out by the concerned member.
Companies Global Digital Média SA and La Bourguignonne d'Informatique do not intervene in the relations and exchanges between members.
Companies Global Digital Média SA and La Bourguignonne d'Informatique shall react when illicit content, behaviour or use are not compliant with the present terms and conditions and reported in accordance with the article 'notification of illicit content' in the present agreement or signaled via an 'abuse' link present on the profile of every subscribing member. Companies Global Digital Média SA and La Bourguignonne d'Informatique will then take the measures it considers most appropriate for the situation.
Companies Global Digital Média SA and La Bourguignonne d'Informatique reserve the right to remove any content which does not comply with the present terms and conditions after informing, if conditions allow it, the concerned member.
Companies Global Digital Média SA and La Bourguignonne d'Informatique are actively working to remove fake profiles and are taking numerous measures to help in this regard.
Companies Global Digital Média SA and La Bourguignonne d'Informatique make their best efforts, according to the rulebook, to secure the Website.
Considering the exponential nature of technological developments, Companies Global Digital Média SA and La Bourguignonne d'Informatique cannot guarantee the Website’s absolute security nor the absence of defects.
10. Member obligations
10.1 Reliability of profiles
The services allow the member, at registration and later when he/she accesses his/her profile, to complete the latter with data about his/her personality and his/her looks particularly in accordance with the data protection act. To enable reliable exchanges between members, each of them shall supply correct data, in compliance with the laws and regulations and regularly update them.
The member shall not share his member account with other persons and/or grant access of his account to a minor.
The member shall not supply, at registration or when updating his/her profile, identification data that do not correspond to reality or to unrightfully use the identity of a third person.
The photographs placed online by the member must particularly:
Represent the member exclusively Not only represent unrelated elements (landscape, animals, etc.); Not contain text; Be respectful of common decency: no nude, suggestive photographs, with a sexual connotation or depicting minors. The member is not authorized to indicate phone, address or electronic details on his profile. It is forbidden for the Member to exchange coordinates (Skype, etc.) by any means whatsoever and to anyone. It is also strongly advised against one Member to be filmed by another Member outside the means provided by the Website, as well as to send money, by any means whatsoever and under any pretext whatsoever, to another Member.
10.2 Conform use
Once registered, and subject to having subscribed, where appropriate, to one (1) or more Subscriptions suggested to him, the Member will benefit from access to the Services, according to the Subscription’s conditions.
The member is responsible for the use of the services and his/her actions on the Website. He/she shall use the Website fairly and in compliance with the present terms and conditions. The member's behaviour during the use of the services should comply with the rules of good conduct.
The Member abstains from expressing any remarks that contravenes the rights of others or that are defamatory, abusive or, in general, any remarks or content that is contrary to the purpose of the Services, the laws and regulations in force.
The Member abstains from spreading, in any form whatsoever, information or content incorporating links to third party sites that are illegal, contrary to morality and / or not in accordance with the purpose of the Services.
The member agrees to notify any manifest of illicit content, in accordance with the procedure under article 'notification of illicit content' of the present contract.
The member also can report to Global Digital Média SA and La Bourguignonne d'Informatique companies the profile of a member not respecting the present terms and conditions through the 'abuse' link present on every registered member’s profile.
The member shall not behave in an illegal or fraud-inducing way towards Global Digital Média SA and La Bourguignonne d'Informatique companies, other members and/or third parties.
Overall, the member shall report of any defective services he/she notices to Global Digital Média SA and La Bourguignonne d'Informatique companies by means of the "help" menu accessible, online, on the Website.
The violation by a Member of any of these obligations constitutes a serious breach. Any behaviour not respecting the rules of good conduct above or those in the ethical charter of the service may be penalized under the conditions of the article 'termination' of the present contract.
10.3 Safety
It is forbidden for a member to access/remain fraudulently in all/part of the Website. It is forbidden to use another access method beside the one made available by Global Digital Média SA and La Bourguignonne d'Informatique companies. Upon discovery of such method, or if the member enters a placeholder, without right, inadvertently, the member agrees to promptly inform Global Digital Média SA to the following address customer@cloverskypay.com so that appropriate actions can be taken.
The member is not authorized to remove or modify data on the Website, to fraudulently enter data or carry out an alteration on the operation of the Website. He/she shall make sure not to introduce virus, malware or any other harmful technology on the Website or the services provided there.
Any voluntary access to an unauthorized space shall be considered fraudulent access, as provided by the criminal code.
The member shall consider that all the data he/she gains knowledge of during such access to an unauthorized space is confidential and therefore shall not disclose it to others.
The member shall particularly not carry out any operation to saturate a page, rebound operations or any operation which could result in disturbing or distorting the operation of the platform.
The member takes all measures to ensure his/her own safety, in particular, for the management of his/her usernames and access codes he/she keeps confidential.
11. Technical support
Global Digital Média SA and La Bourguignonne d'Informatique Companies provide a customer service to its members which can supply all necessary information on the use and services of the Website.
La Bourguignonne d'Informatique makes the best efforts to provide a service accessible to all the members and in the best conditions.
The Global Digital Média SA and La Bourguignonne d'Informatique companies cannot guarantee absolute technical compatibility of the additional functions and services it proposes with the service as their correct function is subject to the equipment’s software and hardware compatibility used by the members. Global Digital Média SA and La Bourguignonne d'Informatique Companies inform the members of the minimum required configurations to fully benefit from the service and additional services.
The use of a mobile application for the use of the services requires that the member previously owns a compatible device with a mobile internet connection. Prior to the application download, the member should refer to the conditions of use of the application on the download platform to learn about the necessary configuration.
Should a member experience difficulties to access and/or use one of the services provided on the Website, he/she can contact customer services at any time via the online form via the 'help' menu of the Website.
12.1 Service elements
The present service terms and conditions do not include, at the advantage of the member, any transfer of intellectual property rights on the elements belonging to Global Digital Média SA.
The content of the Website, the denomination of the Services, brands, drawings, models, images, texts, photos, logos, graphics, software and programmes, search engines, databases, sounds, videos, domain names, design or any other information or media presented by Global Digital Média SA on the Website, without this list being exhaustive, are the exclusive property of Global Digital Média SA and are protected by the laws and regulations relating to intellectual property in force.
Any reproduction and/or representation, in full or in part, of one of those elements, without the explicit authorization of Global Digital Média SA, is prohibited and would consist of counterfeit, penalized by the laws and regulations in force.
Consequently, the member shall refrain from any act or action which could affect directly or indirectly the intellectual property rights of Global Digital Média SA.
The member may never use, print or re-format the content of the website for purposes other than private or familial.
He/she shall not download, copy, transmit, sell, distribute or use the content of the platform and the websites.
The member recognizes that the information and the databases accessible on the platform are the property of La Bourguignonne d'Informatique.
12.2 Elements of the third parties
The intellectual property rights attached to the elements of the Website belonging to third parties, whose use has been entrusted to Global Digital Média SA, such as brands, drawings, models, images, texts, photos, logos, without this list being exhaustive, are the exclusive property of their author and are thus protected by copyright, trademark rights or any other right recognized by the laws and regulations relating to intellectual property in force.
The member shall not undermine, directly or indirectly, the property rights of third parties, whose content is present on the Website and shall not use, in any way, the names, brands, logos, software, information, databases and all the documents communicated to him/her, in general, in the case of the application of the present service terms and conditions.
The member shall respect the integral rights of third parties whose content is present on the platform and shall not create any analogies in the mind of the public for any purpose.
Therefore, the member shall take all necessary measures for the protection of said rights for all third parties and, in particular, maintain all the property mentions on all the data, information and more generally the consultable elements on the Website or made accessible by third parties.
12.3 Elements placed online by the member
The member grants to La Bourguignonne d'Informatique and Global Digital Média SA a license of use of the intellectual property rights attached to the elements he/she places online, which are his/her exclusive property and which are protected by the laws and regulations relating to the intellectual property in force.
The member has the opportunity to further disseminate his profile containing his photography on other partner sites by visiting the "My Account" tab.
This License of use conceded by the Member to La Bourguignonne d'Informatique and Global Digital Média SA covers the right of La Bourguignonne d'Informatique and Global Digital Média SA to copy, represent, adapt, translate, digitalize, use for execution of the Services or sub-license elements regarding the member on the services, or on any electronic communication means in the context of the services (in particular email, sms, mms, Internet).
The member authorizes La Bourguignonne d'Informatique and to modify elements to comply with the graphic chart or to make them compatible with its technical performance or any format supplied in the context of the services.
The license of use is granted by the member to La Bourguignonne d'Informatique and Global Digital Média SA for everyone, and for the duration of online access of those elements by the member.
The member shall take all necessary measures to protect said third party rights and guarantees its peaceful use to La Bourguignonne d'Informatique and Global Digital Média SA.
13. Responsibility and guarantee
In the context of services providing, La Bourguignonne d'Informatique is subject to an obligation of resources.
Conform to the valid legislation, Global Digital Média SA cannot accept civil liability for activities or information stored at the request of members, unless if Global Digital Média SA was duly notified of illicit content under the conditions of article 'notification of illicit content' and did not react promptly to remove it.
The members recognize and accept that the details they supply, as well as their behaviour or comments on the Website, can be reported by other members and a subsequent check by Global Digital Média SA, based on objective appreciation criteria, without prejudice to the appropriate application of the 'Termination' article of the present GCUS.
The member recognizes and accepts that the divulgation of information on the Website is his/her sole responsibility, and relinquishes any claim on La Bourguignonne d'Informatique, in particular on the basis of his/her right to image, his/her honour and reputation, the intimacy of his/her private life, resulting from his/her distribution of that information, unless otherwise it is duly proven by the Member. The member is sole responsible for possible prejudice caused by the divulgation of that information.
The member guarantees and releases La Bourguignonne d'Informatique and Global Digital Média SA from any claim and condemnation originating from default of the obligations the member is subject to by law or the present terms and conditions of the service.
The member cannot hold La Bourguignonne d'Informatique and Global Digital Média SA liable for any delay in information provided to him/her.
The responsibility of La Bourguignonne d'Informatique and Global Digital Média SA cannot be sought in case of fraudulent or abusive use or due to voluntary or involuntary divulgation of the username and/or password for connecting to the member account.
Global Digital Média SA and La Bourguignonne d'Informatique companies are not liable for the violation of the present terms and conditions by another member, nor for their actions on the Website, whether there’s an offence or not.
The exchanges between Members, profiles, descriptions and other announcements are incorporated within the framework of entertainment and communication. La Bourguignonne d'Informatique and Global Digital Média SA only provide a web platform and cannot guarantee that exchanges between members actually lead to encounters. Furthermore, Global Digital Média SA cannot be held responsible for encounters on or outside the platform, nor for the correspondence between the communicated information on the Website and the reality.
Global Digital Média SA and La Bourguignonne d'Informatique companies endeavour to check the reliability of information and data of the member profiles, in particular by checking compliance with the present terms and conditions and the information supplied at the creation of an account. However, each member can later modify certain information on his/her profile. Global Digital Média SA and La Bourguignonne d'Informatique companies cannot guarantee the truthfulness of information supplied by its members, nor protect the members against identity theft and it cannot be held responsible on that basis.
La Bourguignonne d'Informatique provides additional services to improve the communication functions and promote the visibility of the profile of a member on the Website. However, those services are provided up to the same services other members might subscribe to: in case of a multiplicity of members' requesting for a service or for technical reasons linked to the correct management of the Website operation, the member recognizes that La Bourguignonne d'Informatique cannot guarantee an unlimited period for the promotion of visibility of the member's profile or the effectiveness and uninterrupted availability of the additional service to which the member subscribed.
Partner Websites are likely to be accessible to users through hypertext links such as banner ads. Global Digital Média SA and La Bourguignonne d'Informatique companies cannot be held responsible for the data and information spread by their potential business partners.
14. Notification of illicit content
Any notification of illicit content to Global Digital Média SA must include the following information:
Date of notification; If the notifier is a natural person: name, first name, profession, residence, nationality, date and place of birth; If the notifier is a legal entity: its form, name, registered office and the body that legally represents it; The name and address of the addressee or, if it is a legal person, the name and registered office; The description of the contentious facts and their precise location (with copy of the precise URL address of the content); The reasons why the content should be removed, including the legal provisions and the factual justifications;
The copy of the correspondence addressed to the author or editor of contentious information or activities and requesting their interruption, withdrawal or modification, or the justification that the author or editor could not be contacted.
The member shall notify such content, conform with the information indicated in present article by sending a mail to the following address:
Global Digital Média SA company / customer service
We remind the fact that, for any person who wrongly represent content or activity as illicit with the purpose of having it removed or to stop its diffusion, whilst knowing that information is incorrect, is punishable by a year prison and a 15,000 Euros fine.
Personal data may be collected during your registration on the Website and is intended for use by Global Digital Média SA, responsible for processing.
This collection allows the creation of an Account by the Member, prior to the Website use by him/her and to the possible subscription. In the event that he/she refuses to fill in the information, he/she would not be able to use the Website and, possibly, subscribe.
The data collected is intended for internal use only, specific to Global Digital Média SA and La Bourguignonne d'Informatique. Only those acting under his authority and instructions may access it.
As an exception, banking data are communicated to La Bourguignonne d'Informatique responsible for managing and recovering subscriptions. The Member expressly consents that the above-mentioned banking data will be communicated to said La Bourguignonne d'Informatique and for the sole purpose referred above.
Another exception, the personal data collected during registration on the Website may be communicated to commercial partners only with the express agreement of the Member or Subscriber and in order to facilitate its registration for additional Services.
This data is only kept for a period strictly related to the purpose of treatment and a maximum of two years from the last visit of the Member on the Website.
This data may be communicated by Global Digital Média SA to La Bourguignonne d'Informatique with the sole purpose of providing Quality Services. The Member expressly agrees to this communication.
They are intended to suggest to Members possible dates in adequacy with their personality. With the exception of the Member's e-mail address, which is mandatory for registration, the Member is under no obligation to provide any other personal data, without effect on the contract.
Personal data may be transferred to the following business partners : DNX Network Sarl, X CASH, Flirt Revenue et Salamandra Web SL. The Member has the possibility to delete his transfer authorization via the dedicated section on his account accessible through the menu "My Account", "My Settings".
It is strictly forbidden to retrieve, use or transmit to Third Parties personal data on the Website, regardless of its use. It is also strictly forbidden to contact in any way whatsoever or to send "junk mail", "spam", mailings to current or past Members or Subscribers of the Website.
In accordance with the law and regulations in force, the Member has a right of access, rectification, erasing and limitation of his personal data. The Member also has a right of objection, for legitimate reasons, to the processing of this data.
In addition, the Member has the right to inform the controller (ie Global Digital Média SA) of his/her instructions as to the future of his/her data after his/her death.
Finally, the Member has the option to request that his/her data be exported to a third party when he/she has consented to the collection of such data or when such data have been collected as part of the performance of a contract.
All these rights can be exercised with Global Digital Média SA, Customer Service, by registered mail with acknowledgment of receipt accompanied by a proof of identity.
Global Digital Média SA has a response time of two (2) months after the reception of the said mail.
In addition, the Member has the possibility to lodge a complaint with a data protection authority.
In the event that the Member has reason to believe that his personal data has been used, the latter must promptly notify the company Global Digital Média SA.
16. Trackability
In order to provide an easily accessible and personalized service, Global Digital Média SA keeps the connection history of the Members on the Website and follows the navigation of these members thanks to cookies, in compliance with the data-processing and liberty law.
In accordance with the laws and regulations in force, Global Digital Média SA keeps a copy of the data and contents allowing to identify any person who contributed to the creation and / or the posting of defamatory or abusive content, even when the content is deleted by the Member, for a period of one (1) year from the first publication of the said content.
17 Subscription cancellation and Termination of a membership
17.1 Subscription cancellation from the Website
A Member's Account can be automatically deactivated in the event of prolonged inactivity by the Account Member. In this case, Global Digital Média SA will delete all data related to the Inactive Account after a period of two (2) years from the last connection to the Account.
The member can terminate his/her account at any times on the Website, without any other costs than those of the transmission of his/her request and without justification, via the section on his/her account accessible through the menu 'My parameters', then 'my subscription' or any other means which could be indicated to him/her in that section. This request will be considered and treated one business day after its reception by the competent service. Also, this request does not entail any refund of the period of the subscriptions remaining.
A subscribing member can only proceed with unsubscribing from the Website if they previously cancelled their membership.
17.2 Cancelling one's membership
Subscriptions are entered for the chosen period by the subscriber during the subscription procedure.
In the event of payment by transfer, the Subscription will not be renewed on due date.
In case of payment by credit card, the Subscription will be automatically renewed on due date by successive periods equivalent to those initially chosen by the Member, except on the event of a termination notified by the latter in the conditions indicated in article 17.3 . The Renewed Subscription will be billed to the Member based on the rate base and frequency of the Subscription initially subscribed by the same Member.
17.3 Termination of a subscription (when payment is made by credit card)
The subscribing members can decide not to renew the Subscription one (1) day after subscription. This decision does not affect the access to all functions of the service on the initial duration of the subscription.
With the exception of the three (3) day trial offer, the decision not to renew the Subscription must be made no later than seventy-two (72) hours before the end of the Subscription, either by telephone to the Customer Service whose contact details appear on the Website, either by using the function "Cancel my renewal" on the account accessible through the menu "Account", "My settings", "My subscription", then " Settings ". Members who have subscribed to the two-week promotional subscription offer have the option to cancel the subscription renewal by following the unsubscribe procedure indicated above. Unless the subscription renewal is terminated or cancelled, for any seven-day period started, an additional two-week commitment is due. In the event that the Member terminates or cancels its renewal before the end of the minimum two-month period, an administrative management fee of €19.74 will be due. In accordance with the laws and regulations in force, Global Digital Média SA will prosecute in the courts of jurisdiction any abusive opposition to a Subscription by the Member to the bearer's bank.
In any case, La Bourguignonne d'Informatique shall inform the concerned Members by e-mail, sent no later than thirty (30) calendar days before the end of their Subscriptions, that they may terminate their Subscriptions free of charge before the due date as well as the procedure to follow.
In addition, the Member will receive a confirmation of his decision to not renew the Subscription by email.
17.4 Suspension and termination for misconduct
17.4.1. Suspension
Whatever the terms of payment, if the Member does not comply with the obligations of the present conditions, La Bourguignonne d'Informatique reserves the right, without compensation or refund, to suspend the access to his account and eventual subscription’s services until the reason for the suspension has been lifted, this within eight (8) calendar days after the reception an email asking the Member to conform with the present service’s conditions.
Such a suspension can be applied, for example, when:
The member does not complete his profile in accordance with the present terms and conditions; The member posts a non-conform or infringing photography online; The member behaves in a way that disturbs the tranquility of one or several members; In any case, the Member will be informed by email of the suspension of his Account and Subscription.
17.4.2 Termination by La Bourguignonne d'Informatique
If the member does not comply with the obligations of the present GCUs after several warnings, an email asking to do so will be sent. If not answered after within fifteen (15) calendar days from its reception, La Bourguignonne d'Informatique reserves the right to terminate the registration on the Website, to close his Account and to terminate his subscription, without prejudice to any common-law action which might be open to it. This without any compensation or refund.
If the bank refuses the payment method used by the member, an email him/her to pay the outstanding sums with a new payment method will be sent. If not answered after within eight (8) calendar days from its reception, La Bourguignonne d'Informatique reserves the right to terminate the registration on the Website, to close his Account, and to terminate the Subscription, without prejudice to any common-law action which might be open to it.
In any case, the Member will be informed by email of the closure of his/her Account and the termination of the Subscription.
17.4.3 Termination by the subscriber
In case of unavailability of the Services, except in cases of force majeure as provided in the article 18 of the GCUS, for a period of more than seven days, the Subscriber may terminate the Subscription by sending a registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt, accompanied by a bank account number, to the following address:
La Bourguignonne d'Informatique agrees to reimburse the Subscriber in proportion to the duration of its Subscription within a period that may, depending on the Subscriber's bank, vary between two (2) and ten (10) calendar days, starting from reception of the registered letter with acknowledgment of receipt accompanied by the banking details.
The Parties cannot be held responsible if the non-execution or the delay in the execution of any of their obligations, as described in the present GCUS, arises from a case of force majeure, within the meaning of the law in force.
The Party observing the event shall promptly inform the other Party of its inability to perform its obligations as a result of force majeure. The suspension of the obligations cannot in any case be a cause of responsibility for non-performance of the obligation involved, nor lead to the payment of damages and interests or penalties of delay.
Initially, cases of force majeure will suspend the application of the terms and conditions of the service and the current Subscription. Therefore, upon the cause of the suspension’s cessation of their reciprocal obligations, the Parties will resume as soon as possible the normal execution of their contractual obligations. To this end, the prevented party will warn the other of the resumption of his obligation by the means of his choice.
If cases where force majeure last longer than two (2) months, the service terms and conditions will be automatically terminated.
19. Good faith
The parties agree to execute their obligations in absolute good faith.
20. Sincerity
The parties confirm the present commitments are sincere.
Thus, they confirm not knowing of any element that, if communicated, would have modified the consent of the other party.
21. Titles
The titles of the clauses of the GCUS are included for information only and must not in any way affect the meaning or the interpretation of the said GCUS. In case that any clause title would disturb the comprehension of the clause itself, it will not be taken into account.
22. Nullity
If one or several stipulations of the present conditions are deemed invalid, or declared such in application of a law, a regulation or after a decision enforced by competent jurisdiction, the other stipulations will maintain all their power and scope.
23. Integrality
The present service terms and conditions express the integrality of the parties' obligations.
No general or specific conditions included in the documents sent or supplied by the parties could be integrated in the present terms and conditions.
24. Proof convention
The acceptance of the terms and conditions by email has the same probative value between parties as the agreement in paper format.
Data recorded in the computer systems of the Website will be stored under reasonable safety conditions and considered proof of communications between the parties. Unless it is proven otherwise, this data constitutes proof of all transactions between La Bourguignonne d'Informatique and the Member via the Website.
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The New York Times recommends FEAR, MY DEAR in 2014 NYT Gift Guide
My graphic novel, FEAR, MY DEAR, got listed in The 2014 New York Times Gift Guide!
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/multimedia/2014-holiday-gift-guide.html?&_r=0#page/books
New York Times reviews FEAR, MY DEAR
"I can't get enough of Billy Dogma, a brute of a man desperate to find love and redemption with his partner, Jane Legit, whose exploits have been previously exploited online. The plots are cataclysmic, the dialogue is poetic (and sometimes blue), and the illustrations are mesmerizing (with some nudity) with thick, bold lines and striking use of color. More please."
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STS -73 (English Space Transportation System) is a mission name for the U.S. Space Shuttle Columbia ( OV -102) from NASA. The launch took place on 20 October 1995. It was the 72th Space Shuttle mission and the 18th flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia.
2.1 Physics
2.2 Materials Science
2.3 biotechnology
2.4 combustion studies
2.5 Space Technology
Kenneth Bowersox ( third space flight), Commander
Kent Rominger ( first space flight), Pilot
Kathryn Thornton ( fourth space flight ), Mission Specialist
Catherine Coleman ( first space flight ), Mission Specialist
Michael López- Alegría ( first space flight), Mission Specialist
Fred Leslie ( first space flight), Payload Specialist, Space Science Laboratory
Albert Sacco ( first space flight), Payload Specialist, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Ray Holt and David Matthiesen for Leslie and Sacco
For the second time flew the United States Microgravity Laboratory USML, a specially equipped Spacelab module, are studied in the effects that can be observed only under conditions of microgravity. The 14 major experiments related to physics, materials science, biotechnology, combustion research and space technology.
In weightlessness effects come to the fore, which are covered on the ground by gravity in whole or in part. This includes the dynamics of floating drops. In various experiments, droplets were manipulated aware of water and silicone oil. So they were transferred by means of sound waves in rotation or braked, shared and observed their movements. We investigated the behavior of air bubbles in water drops and water bubbles in silicon oil.
Between two stainless steel balls or sapphire silicone oil has been exposed to specific temperature and pressure conditions. The gravity was simulated here by electric fields, the pressure exerted by the rotation of the ball. More than 150 hours, simulating conditions were similar to those in our oceans, in the atmosphere, in the atmospheres of giant planets and in the sun's atmosphere. It was investigated what laws obeyed the flow of the liquid. This conclusions for global currents in the oceans and in the atmosphere of the earth should be considered.
In both experiments was to investigate when thermal convection currents are irregular, turbulent. In polarized light, certain patterns are discernible. If these patterns are chaotic, so regular flow in turmoil, known as thermocapillary oscillations goes on. To prevent these irregularities was the main concern of the experiments. Was also used here silicone oil was heated with a laser. In the chemical industry is used a lot of fluids. The surface tension of droplets plays a major role. In another experiment, this voltage has been decreased by the addition of various chemical substances, such as soap. This also the convection behavior at the surface changed.
One theory is that during an explosion liberated dust and particle clouds form clumps due to the electrostatic attraction. With various fine - or coarse-grained quartz-containing dusts, this theory has been verified. It proved to be correct. Thus, even sandstorms on Mars and the formation of new stars can be explained in planetary nebulae.
As colloids are called mixtures of gases in liquids floating or floating in a liquid medium solids. When CDO experiment microscopically small plastic spheres moving in a liquid. This froze it, the freezing point was measured with high precision. There was a stable, disk-shaped crystal with dendritenartigen foothills. The movement of the beads in the fluid should be a model for the interactions between the atoms in a substance. On Earth, such interaction processes are very slow and therefore can not be effectively studied.
Here, the movements of liquids were examined as a function of the shape of the container. In half-empty tanks, for example, the liquid longer time sloshing back and forth and can disturb sensitive measurements. Now Man looking for a cheap form in which the effects on the environment are minimal.
In this furnace various semiconductor crystals of highest purity were prepared. The semiconductor material was evaporated to and stored directly from the gas phase on a support from. The rate of crystal growth depended on the temperature and vapor pressure. To avoid irregularities in the crystal lattice largely, the crystal growth was very slow. Overall, only eight crystals were grown. On the one hand it was Galliumarsenidkristalle for electronics, further to cadmium zinc telluride and mercury cadmium telluride crystals for infrared sensors, and finally to gallium -doped germanium crystals (II -VI semiconductors ). At the last melting experiment, the apparatus was aligned so that the crystal along the expected preferred direction of force grew. This should be achieved even lower number of defects. Of note are a five -centimeter-long CdZnTe crystal whose production lasted 30 hours and a nearly 13 cm long germanium crystal, which was created in nine hours.
Zeolites are inorganic compounds of aluminum, silicon and oxygen. Due to their porous structure, they are particularly well suited for catalysts and filters in the chemical industry. With this experiment, we examined what factors promote uniform crystal structure the most.
In a special mini greenhouse ten potato plants were grown. The most favorable values for temperature, humidity, water and nutrient intake were determined. The plants grew in fact, what was regarded as evidence that a production plant foods in zero gravity is possible.
The unit had 132 chambers in which different samples were located. These were prepared by an astronaut with a glove and then deposited in a range of normal room temperature or in an incubator. After the designated time the samples were then frozen. The evaluation of the experiments was carried out on the Earth. The experiments were the manufacture of medicines, biomedical research and environmental tests. The samples ranged from proteins by cultures of plant and animal cells to small animals (cold water crabs).
During the flight of the Columbia a total of 1500 different protein crystals were produced. This was a multiple of the usual amounts. The structure of the crystals was after returning to Earth thoroughly investigated ( X-ray). Knowing the spatial structure of a protein, one can draw conclusions about its function. In the human body, millions of different proteins for various life processes are responsible. Pathogens we viruses and bacteria use the signaling effect of proteins. The research in this area therefore has a size significance for medicine. On this flight, for example, RNA molecules, ribosomes, the epidermal growth factor EGF, the vegetable protein complex Photosystem I, beet mosaic virus proteins and the bacteriophage lambda lysozymes were synthesized. These is also the light-induced charge transfer in bacteriorhodopsin.
Combustion studies
Here small fuel droplets were placed between thin fibers of a temperature resistant material and ignited with a hot wire with needles. Were filmed the sequence and duration of combustion. It was found that hydrocarbon mixtures burn more slowly than alcohol mixtures. A particularly large drop burned 40 Seconds considerably longer than expected. Could be varied the fuel mixture, the drop size and the flow rate of air ( oxygen ). Be used knowledge of the combustion of the atomized liquid, especially in the development of improved systems for example for combustion engines.
The braking effect of the 300 kilometers in height, although very thin, but still existing earth's atmosphere, the movements of the astronauts and thruster firings cause many small forces that affect the whole spaceship and all is running experiments. These small forces ensure that in a spacecraft not an ideal weightlessness but only a so-called micro-gravity prevails. To filter out this interference, STABLE has been developed. It is a small platform that floats in an electromagnetic field. All the forces were balanced by altering the electromagnetic field. The platform was therefore completely decoupled from the space ship for some time. The data for the variation of the field strength was the system of different instruments, which measured the accelerations on board as accurately as possible.
3DMA is a measuring complex. He identified in all three dimensions, the accelerations and sent them to various devices. In addition, the data were recorded.
Also SAMS and OARE determined acceleration values . These were recorded and could be evaluated after the flight. If during an experiment particularly strong disturbances were measured, one can determine in retrospect, what the consequences of this. SAMS is used for most Shuttle missions.
About the Hi- Pack TV experimenters in space and developers were constantly connected to each other on the ground. Thus, the development team could directly influence the interpretation of experimental results, where they watched the events live on television. Up to 6 video channels could be transmitted in compressed form simultaneously.
During the flight, there were few technical problems. In order not to let the air pressure in the wheels of the landing gear to fall below a critical value, the Columbia was four times as oriented in space that the sun was shining directly on the underside of the shuttle and thus also heated the suspension spaces. With the landing at the Kennedy Space Center was on November 5, until then second longest shuttle flight to a successful end.
International Designator Orbital inclination STS-69 STS-74 Kathryn C. Thornton Frederick W. Leslie Protein crystallization List of space shuttle missions List of human spaceflights STS-1 STS-2 STS-3 STS-4 STS-5 STS-6 STS-7 STS-8 STS-9 STS-41-B STS-41-C STS-41-D STS-41-G STS-51-A STS-51-C STS-51-D STS-51-B STS-51-G STS-51-F STS-51-I STS-51-J STS-61-B STS-61-C STS-26 STS-27 STS-29 STS-30 STS-28 STS-34 STS-33 STS-32 STS-36 STS-31 STS-41 STS-38 STS-35 STS-37 STS-39 STS-40 STS-43 STS-48 STS-44 STS-42 STS-45 STS-49 STS-50 STS-46 STS-47 STS-52 STS-53 STS-54 STS-56 STS-57 STS-51 STS-58 STS-61 STS-60 STS-62 STS-59 STS-65 STS-64 STS-68 STS-66 STS-63 STS-67 STS-71 STS-70 STS-72 STS-75 STS-76 STS-77 STS-78 STS-79 STS-80 STS-81 STS-82 STS-83 STS-84 STS-94 STS-85 STS-86 STS-87 STS-89 STS-90 STS-91 STS-95 STS-88 STS-96 STS-93 STS-103 STS-101 STS-106 STS-92 STS-97 STS-98 STS-102 STS-100 STS-104 STS-105 STS-108 STS-109 STS-110 STS-111 STS-112 STS-113 STS-107 STS-114 STS-121 STS-115 STS-116 STS-117 STS-118 STS-120 STS-122 STS-123 STS-124 STS-126 STS-119 STS-125 STS-127 STS-128 STS-129 STS-130 STS-131 STS-132 STS-133 STS-134 STS-135 STS-400
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Rafaelito Román was born in Puerto Plata province on November 15, 1953, the son of Monguito Román, a locally well-known accordionist of the 1940s and 50s. Rafaelito began playing his father’s instruments as a child, though without permission, and in 1968 formed his first trio with two other boys from his barrio. He notes that he has music in his blood from both sides of the family, since his three maternal uncles, Juan Ramos, Francisco, and Juan Francisco, were all musicians as well. Besides these relatives, Rafaelito’s earliest musical influences were the recordings of Trio Reynoso and, later, El Ciego de Nagua, who he describes as “the most outstanding [accordionist of the time] in terms of technique and speed.”
Rafaelito recalls that when he first started performing, in the early 1970s, the situation for merengue típico was much different than today. His first group consisted only of accordion, tambora, güira, and marimba, though for recordings they would hire a bass player. He earned only 20 pesos for his first gig, and his father earned only 37 for his monthly performances at a local business. But then Tatico Henríquez emerged, and with his fame, was able to raise the price to 300 pesos. From then on, all típico musicians were able to make a better living.
The style of playing has also changed a lot. but Rafaelito continues to play a traditional repertoire for the true fans of merengue típico. “I have a large audience due to the fact that I have maintained a traditional style,” he says gratefully. But, “our struggle, and I include myself in this, is that the rhythm that others are calling merengue does not deserve to be called merengue in some cases.” Many young people prefer new rhythms like “a lo maco,” so Rafaelito’s audience is generally in their thirties or older. But he is not worried. He also sees how some young people who listen to modern tipico styles later get interested in traditional merengue as well. “Merengue has a great defense [in people like me] – merengue wo’=t die because it is really our cultural patrimony.”
Rafaelito has indeed played an important role in the recent revival of traditional merengue. He runs the world’s only school for merengue típico out of his house in the Ingenio Arriba section of Santiago, teaching young people to play the traditional repertoire on accordion, tambora, güira, and saxophone. He has worked with Rafael Chaljub Mejía and the Centro León to produce a two-CD set of traditional songs. Entitled “Ripiando el perico / Ripping the parrot,” Rafaelito plays accordion on all the tracks of this well-received recording.
Since his career began over thirty years ago, Rafaelito has recorded 8 albums and numerous singles, taught many dozens of students how to play merengue típico, and performed all over the Dominican Republic and the United States. And although he never completed a formal education, he is one of the only típico musicians who reads music and plays every instrument in the ensemble. He has produced a dynasty of típico musicians: his New York-based son Javier plays güira, while Santiago-based Raúl and Nixon are multi-instrumentalists like their father, performing as accordionists with La Selección Típica and a self-titled group respectively. Rafaelito continues to perform weekly at Santiago=s Rancho Merengue (Mondays) and La Tinaja (Sundays).
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The curious case of Miss Z
Recently a commenter named Bill left some interesting remarks on the thread of my brief post announcing a book by Cyrus Kirkpatrick, who sometimes comments on this blog. Bill took issue with a particular detail in Cyrus's book involving a famous experiment performed by parapsychologist Charles Tart. Bill wrote:
I have had a small read of Cyrus Kirkpatrick's book regarding the preview on amazon. Here is a fundamental error.
He says regarding the famous "Miss Z" OBE study that:
"Tart concluded that there was a remote chance of Miss Z cheating if she were to somehow use an apparatus of hidden mirrors that she snuck into the laboratory, but Tart believed it was very unlikely given the protocols, and he concluded a parapsychological explanation was the best fit."
This is wrong. In the paper Tart admits in his own words "Therefore, Miss Z's reading of the target number cannot be considered as providing conclusive evidence for a parapsychological effect."
Here is the full quote:
"The second alternative is that she might have seen the number reflected in the surface of the case of the clock which was mounted on the wall above it. This was the only reflecting surface in the room placed in such a way that this might have been possible. Both Dr. Hastings and I spent some time in the dimly lit room to dark-adapt our eyes, and tried to read a number from the subject's position on the bed, as reflected on the surface of the clock. As the room was dimly lit and the surface of the clock was black plastic, we could not see anything of the number. However, when we shone a flashlight directly on the number (increasing its brightness by a factor somewhere between several hundred and several thousand) we could just make out what the number was in the much brighter reflection. Thus, although it seems unlikely, one could argue that the number constituted a 'subliminal' stimulus in its reflection off the clock surface. Therefore, Miss Z's reading of the target number cannot be considered as providing conclusive evidence for a parapsychological effect."
So basically there was an entirely naturalistic explanation. Light could have been reflected from the surface of a clock located on the wall above the shelf, and Miss Z could have seen the number this way.
Cyrus Kirkpatrick deliberately "filters" this out of his book (something funny enough he accuses skeptics of doing earlier in his book) ignoring evidence they don't want to acknowledge; instead he only mentions the first alternative of mirrors which Tart does disregard. He does not mention the other simplistic natural explanation.
The statement "a parapsychological explanation was the best fit" is therefore deliberately misleading because Tart admitted no conclusive evidence could be given for a parapsychological effect.
Cyrus Kirkpatrick also seems to indicate the protocols of the experiment were good. They were not very good. Tart admits he fell asleep during the experiment (!), there were no video cameras and the subject had not been searched prior to the experiment (that is just a few issues, we could go on).
I don't buy into the silly mirror idea anyway, what most likely happened was the number was reflected by the glass face of the wall clock above the shelf. This gets me thinking. Should we ignore an entirely simple explanation for an unlikely paranormal one?
Cyrus Kirkpatrick in the beginning of his book admits he doesn't have time to examine all the skeptic rebuttals. Thing is with this study, skeptics are not even involved (they came later). Tart himself first admitted no conclusive evidence for a parapsychological effect.
It is basically a poorly controlled experiment with a dozing observer that has not been replicated in nearly 50 years. Yet this is considered to be genuine evidence for a paranormal OBE or life after death?
In my reply, I noted that Tart actually does think that a paranormal explanation is “the best fit" (as Cyrus put it) for the experimental results. In his 2012 book The End of Materialism, Tart writes:
I was cautious in my original write-up of these results: "… Miss Z's reading of the target number cannot be considered as providing conclusive evidence for a parapsychological effect" (Tart 1968, 18). I thought I was just making a standard statement of caution, because no one experiment is ever absolutely conclusive about anything, but overzealous pseudoskeptics have pounced on this statement as saying that I didn't think there were any parapsychological effects in this study. I've always thought that it's highly likely that some form of ESP, perhaps because Miss Z was really "out" in some real sense, is the best explanation of the results.
So Tart did, in fact, conclude (and still maintains) that ESP was probably demonstrated by the experiment.
Bill complains that the sleep sessions were not videotaped. I don't think there is much force in this objection. Tart published his first paper on the subject in 1968, and he says that it was considerably delayed. The actual experiments must have taken place sometime earlier. In the 1960s, video recording and playback equipment was neither cheap nor easy to come by. Very few people were using it, and I don't think it's reasonable to expect a poorly funded parapsychological researcher to have access to it.
Beyond that, Bill doesn't mention that there was continuous monitoring of Miss Z throughout the experiment. Tart explains that she was connected via electrodes to an EEG monitor; a strain gauge taped over one eye measured REM sleep; and the electrical resistance of her skin was measured by electrodes taped to her palm and forearm. So while there was no videotape, there was a complete record of her brain activity, eyelid twitches, and skin resistance. Moreover, she could not have gotten out of bed or even sat up more than a few inches without pulling loose some of the electrodes, which would have left unmistakable signs in the record. Tart writes in a footnote on pp. 204-5:
Standard sleep-laboratory procedures leave enough slack in the wires running to the electrodes on the person's head so that he can turn over with ease, but if he tries to sit up more than a little, he'll pull electrodes off, making the electrode susceptible to picking up power-line interference, which will vibrate the recording pens so hard that they throw ink all over the recording room, as well as leave a distinctive trace on the polygraph record.
Bill says that "what most likely happened” was that the target number was reflected on the glass face of the clock. But what Tart and his colleague, Arthur Hastings, determined was that a very faint reflection was visible, not on the glass face of the clock but on the black plastic casing below the clock face. It was this lower portion of the clock that would have caught the reflection, if any. They are quite clear in saying that this reflection was completely invisible unless a flashlight was directed onto the target paper. Even then, it was almost impossible to make out the five-digit target.
Although they included this caveat for the sake of completeness, it is obvious that they did not consider it to be a realistic possibility, especially given the anomalous EEG readings that seemed to accompany the out-of-body experience. Tart writes:
Floating and full OBEs occurred in a relatively discrete EEG stage of what I would technically call poorly developed stage-1 dreaming EEG, mixed with transitory periods of brief wakefulness.… Stage-1 EEG normally accompanies the descent into sleep, the hypnagogic period, and later dreaming during the night, but these shown by Miss Z weren't like those ordinary stage-1 periods, because they were often dominated by alphoid activity, a distinctly slower version of the ordinary waking alpha rhythm, and there were no REM's accompanying the stage-1 periods, as almost always happens in normal dreaming. I had studied many sleep EEG records by then and can say with confidence that this was unusual.…
I eventually showed the recordings to one of the world’s leading authorities on sleep research, psychiatrist William Dement, and he agreed with me that it was a distinctive pattern, but we had no idea what it meant.
Bill summed up his view of the experiment this way:
There is a simple naturalistic explanation for the "Miss Z" parapsychological experiment. So we do not resort to a magical explanation that doesn't have a shred of evidence to support it.
I think, however, that if we look at the case in its entirety – the continuous monitoring of the subject via EEG, REM sleep monitor, and skin-resistance measurement; the anomalous EEG pattern that seemingly accompanied the OBEs; the correct identification of the target number, with odds against chance of 100,000 to 1; the subject's relative immobility as a result of the multiple electrodes attached to her body, which could not be removed surreptitiously; the impossibility of seeing any reflection on the clock without using a smuggled flashlight; and the extreme unlikelihood of being able to the read the faint reflection of the target number even in the glow of a flashlight – that it is not correct to say that Tart's parapsychological explanation is "magical" and "doesn't have a shred of evidence to support it," nor is it quite right to suggest that the reflection hypothesis is "a simple naturalistic explanation."
In short, while it's incontestable that the experiment is not conclusive proof of OBEs, it is hardly "discredited" (as Bill calls it), and the facile "reflection" explanation is not very persuasive.
Incidentally, Bill's further point that the results of the Miss Z experiment have never been replicated is debatable. Tart, pp. 205-6:
Stanley Krippner (1996) had a similar experience with a young man who reported occasional OBEs. He was tested for four nights in the laboratory with an art-print target in a box near the ceiling of the room. On the occasion when he reported having had an OBE, he gave a suggestively accurate description of the target, and had shown an unusual EEG pattern of slow waves (unlike Miss Z) about the time the reported OBE occurred.
Again, this is certainly not conclusive, but it does count as at least a partial replication of Tart's results. There have also been many tests (both formal and informal) of remote viewing, which measure the same kind of talent purportedly demonstrated by Miss Z — the ability to accurately describe a hidden or distant target. Some of the remote-viewing experiments have proved startlingly successful.
September 22, 2015 in Afterlife, OBEs, Skeptics | Permalink | Comments (106)
Mental illness and the Internet
An interesting article appears in the latest issue of The Atlantic, arguing that the trend toward hypersensitivity on college campuses reflects an unhealthy and counterproductive set of coping mechanisms. Called "The Coddling of the American Mind," it points to a series of cognitive distortions that are associated with neurosis and shows how each of these is encouraged by the strange new campus culture of "trigger warnings" and "microaggressions." Authors Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt argue that instead of cultivating supersensitive students who will be ill-equipped to deal with the sharp elbows and rough edges of the real world, colleges ought to train incoming freshmen in simple methods of identifying and combating cognitive distortions.
All of this is interesting enough in itself, but it got me thinking about a related but slightly different issue – namely, the Internet, and how it affects social interactions and personal well-being. It seems to me that the same cognitive distortions that are at play in the arena of the college campus are also very much on display in social media, Internet news sites, and blogs.
Let's look at some of these cognitive distortions, which were first popularized by psychologist David Burns, and see how they might relate to our everyday online experience.
Mental filtering - focusing on the negative aspect(s) of a situation while ignoring everything else. We see this all the time on political sites which exclusively report news detrimental to the other side of the partisan divide. The result, for people who rely on these sites, is the growing sense that everything in the world is going wrong and that those who are opposed to them politically have nothing positive to offer.
Black-and-white thinking - when anyone who disagrees with us must be evil or crazy. I've seen conservative sites that insist "liberalism is a mental illness,” and liberal sites that say "conservatism is a mental illness.” We also see this kind of thinking on sites devoted to Skepticism, in which anyone who suggests that there could be some merit to parapsychology is immediately disparaged as a nut, a moron, a liar, or a huckster out to make a quick buck. And we see it on New Age sites that similarly disparage anyone who registers even moderate skepticism as "part of the problem," a person with "negative vibrations," a cynic, “unevolved,” and so forth.
Jumping to conclusions. This fallacy seems to be particularly prevalent in social media, where the trend lately has been for outraged lynch mobs to go after some particular person who's offended them. In many cases, the outrage is based on a superficial and incorrect understanding of the situation – often taking something out of context. A recent example involves a dentist who killed a lion while on safari in Africa. When he made the mistake of tweeting a photo of himself with the carcass, he came under sustained attack from people opposed to big-game hunting. He even had to close his practice for a while and go into hiding because of death threats. And yet the full context painted a different picture than the simplistic story spread via Twitter. The game park's survival depends on the large fees paid by hunters. The dentist's native guides specifically directed him to that particular lion. And in the absence of any natural predators, some form of culling must take place to control the animal population. While it is still possible to disapprove of hunting as a sport (I'm not too sympathetic toward it myself, as my short story "Rite of Passage" makes clear), the full story at least made the dentist out to be something other than a heartless monster.
Fortune-telling and catastrophizing - the tendency to anticipate the worst possible outcome (fortune-telling), or to assume that this outcome has already occurred (catastrophizing). The two fallacies are closely connected. Such reasoning is found all over the Internet. Political sites see any policy they disapprove of as the harbinger of an unspeakable catastrophe. Skeptical sites insist that any acceptance of paranormal phenomena must lead to a new Dark Age.
Note how quickly the prediction (fortune-telling) turns into fact (catastrophizing) in the believer's mind. From arguing that current trends will lead to (say) dictatorship, the political writer segues into the conclusion that we are already in a dictatorship. The Skeptic's prediction that belief in the paranormal will bring on a new Dark Age quickly becomes the conclusion that we’re already living in a Dark Age of ignorance and superstition.
Another example would be sites devoted to arguing either for or against anthropogenic global warming, with proponents claiming that a planetary disaster of unprecedented proportions is now inevitable, and opponents claiming that any restrictions on carbon dioxide output will bring our technological civilization to a screeching halt. And then there are financial sites that see every market correction as the first step toward total economic, social, and political collapse, and keep their readers in chronic state of anxiety and panic.
Personalization - making everything personal. We need look no further than the comment threads of many sites and blogs to find people who immediately take any contrary opinion as a personal attack. Comment threads tend to deteriorate into mudslinging contests for this very reason. The fact that commenters can hide behind screen names and usually have no personal connection with their interlocutors makes it all too easy to lash out in an angry, sarcastic, or belittling fashion without worrying about the consequences.
Emotional reasoning - “if I feel it, it must be true, and the more strongly I feel it, the more true it is." It's impossible to avoid this fallacy if you spend any time on the Internet. All too often, arguments are made on the basis of strong emotion, rather than any factual basis. If somebody feels strongly that Obama is a Muslim who was born in Kenya and faked his birth certificate, it is simply impossible to talk him out of this opinion. He feels it, dammit, so it must be true – and who are you to question his feelings? Or, to take an example from the opposite side of the political spectrum, if somebody feels that the minimum wage should be $20 an hour, it's almost always a waste of time to point out that an unrealistically high starting wage will eliminate entry-level jobs and increase unemployment. Arguing for a $20 minimum wage makes a person feel good about himself – makes him feel that he is caring, kindhearted, and idealistic – and this feeling is more important than any facts.
I've also seen this fallacy displayed on paranormal sites where evidence is presented without much concern for accuracy. When I point out that certain case histories have been misreported, I sometimes get the reply that the factual particulars don't matter – we shouldn't get "bogged down" in details. What this means is that we shouldn't pay attention to facts that get in the way of the feelings we want to have.
A few months ago I encountered a very clear example of this fallacy on Facebook. The above image of a monkey carrying a puppy had gone viral, with the caption that the monkey was rescuing the dog after a factory explosion in China; the uplifting message was that if animals can show such concern for each other, then surely we as humans can do no less. Well, I Googled it and quickly determined that the story was not true. The photo was not taken in China, and there was no factory explosion. In fact, the monkey was not rescuing the dog, but just playing with it, as the photographer herself has stated. But when I mentioned this, the reaction I got from other people on Facebook was sharply negative. They didn't want to know the truth about the picture. One of them told me explicitly that it made her feel good to think that the monkey had rescued a puppy, and she didn't want her feelings altered by facts.
Always being right. This one speaks for itself. Many online arguments continue in perpetuity, with neither side willing to give in or walk away. And the longer the argument goes on, the more likely it is that other fallacies will come into play – that the combatants will start to personalize, engage in emotional reasoning, catastrophize, resort to black-and-white thinking, and so forth.
In listing these distortions, I don’t mean to suggest that I'm immune from them myself. Sadly, the opposite is true. For instance, my insistence on getting the facts about the monkey picture was probably a case of “always being right.” I’m prone to catastrophizing when it comes to political developments. I often have a mental filter about current events, seeing only the negatives (which make headlines) and ignoring the positives (which are easily taken for granted).
There’s nothing new about these distorted ways of thinking. People have always reasoned fallaciously in just these ways. What is new, I think, is the extent to which we're exposed to cognitive distortions on a daily basis if we spend a lot of time online. Chronic exposure to social media, political sites, comment threads, and even blogs like this one can subtly teach us counterproductive and illogical ways of thinking; the more we encounter these fallacies in other people without recognizing them, the more inclined we are to duplicate their distortions. Then we ourselves encourage the same kind of distorted thinking in other people, and the fallacies spread and intensify.
The rise of the Internet has obviously contributed to the growing polarization of our society. The most often-cited reason is that the Internet allows people to hang out in isolated echo chambers and groupthink ghettos where their own biases are constantly reinforced. While this is true, another factor is that so much online commentary and discussion engenders black-and-white thinking, mental filtering, catastrophizing, and other fallacies that encourage us to demonize anyone with a different point of view.
This may also partly explain the sharp polarization between Skeptics and proponents of the paranormal, who seem to have so little common ground. Sometimes when arguing against certain dubious pieces of evidence for life after death, I’ve been told, “You’re only helping the Skeptics when you do that” - as if what matters is not getting at the truth, but winning the debate. This mindset can take hold most easily when the opposite side is viewed as evil, vicious, duplicitous, and lacking in any positive qualities - a view encouraged by most of the cognitive distortions listed above.
Is there any solution? Actually, yes. The best way not to fall prey to these errors is to identify them in our own thinking and then replace our distorted thought patterns with more realistic ones. Many articles and books offer advice on how to do this. There are also apps, such as this one for the iPhone, which allow you to write out your troubling thoughts and then identify which cognitive distortions are at work.
Besides all that, it would probably be helpful for all of us to spend less time online. Speaking of which, I think now I'll turn off my computer and head outside.
Cheerio!
September 19, 2015 in Personal thoughts, Psychology, Skeptics, Web/Tech | Permalink | Comments (19)
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Denzel Washington Wants Samuel L. Jackson to Star in Film of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson
October 2nd, 2020 | By Lindsey Sullivan
Fresh off the premiere date news and vibrant first look at the film adaptation of August Wilson’s play Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Denzel Washington has shared that The Piano Lesson is the next Wilson work he hopes to bring to the screen. According to The New York Times, Washington is looking to enlist director Barry Jenkins for the project as well as his son John David Washington and Samuel L. Jackson: “The greatest part of what’s left of my career is making sure that August is taken care of,” Washington said.
August Wilson (Photo: David Cooper)
Washington has long wanted to executive produce all 10 of the Pulitzer-winning playwrights Century Cycle, something he discussed publicly in back in 2015. In addition to Fences, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and The Piano Lesson, Wilson’s cycle consists of Radio Golf, King Hedley II, Jitney, Two Trains Running, Seven Guitars, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone and Gem of the Ocean.
Washington was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance on the big screen in Fences alongside Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom star Viola Davis, who took home both the Tony and the Oscar for her performance on Broadway and film.
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Hob Offers a Fresh Take on the Top Down Action Adventure Game
Just a few weeks ago, Runic Games released Hob on PS4 and Windows gaming systems. Hob is an action adventure game centered around an impish character with a robot arm, exploring the world he wakes up in, loosely guided by a mysterious robot mentor. The game is as artistic as it is unique to the genre. In many of the comments from other critics and reviews, I keep seeing a popular point of comparison for this game: Zelda. Specifically, A Link to the Past. Being the diehard Zelda fanatic that I am, this immediately piqued my interest. I picked up (downloaded) the game so I could see for myself.
From its outset, Hob establishes itself as a game centered around exploration of the rather beautiful environment. All of the puzzles are environmental, requiring your character (whom I have been referring to as Hob, though that may be the name of the world itself), to make use of his newly installed robot arm – a moment that took me completely by surprise – to manipulate various mechanisms located around the world. Buttons, switches, cranks, all used to operate utterly massive pieces of machinery, piecing more and more of the world together, and seeking to discover the purpose for which you were awakened at the beginning of the game. The scope of the game can feel daunting, at times, with dynamically different environments to explore, both in the main world, and in the mechanical guts that compose a sort of underworld to the game.
The combat system in the game is, to me, not particularly intuitive. However, I am no definitive authority on the matter. I fully believe that the combat is well established, and that I am just not very good at it. In the game, Hob carries a sword, and is also able to use his robot arm for punching – it would be a bit obscene if he didn’t. The combat system also comes with upgrades. Hob can find and gain items akin to skill points, which allows him to purchase upgrades to his arm, as well as other abilities, including dash attacks, using the arm as a shield, and other upgrades where the player can sacrifice – as one example – their health for a boost in attack power. There are also upgrades to health, stamina, and Hob’s sword that can be found throughout the world, further rewarding the player for thoroughly exploring the world.
The game is not perfect, however. There were a few issues that I have found to be quite frustrating. In regards to the actual gameplay mechanics, there is no way of manipulating the camera at all. One might assume that, if the game doesn’t allow for camera controls, they shouldn’t be considered missing. However, while this works throughout most of the game, there are certain areas of the map where camera controls wouldn’t just be appreciated, they seem almost necessary. Even more frustrating, the game does not seem to run optimally, at least not on the PS4. There are moments where I am dragged down to maybe 3 frames per second. This tends to be tied more to environmental factors, such as an excess of grass or other movement, rather than an abundance of enemies on the screen. However, there can definitely be both, and if this is the case, your fight is not going to go well. This is unfortunate to see, as it does really cheapen the feel of the animation.
So how does it compare to Zelda? There are certainly a few direct parallels that seem to pay tribute to the beloved series. While the intro to the game does not show Hob to be sleeping, he appears to have been locked away for what seems like it may have been some time, and he shields his eyes from the sun as the chamber he appears to have been sealed away in is opened by the mysterious robot friend. This is reminiscent of Zelda games, where Link is often awakened at the start of the game, and put immediately to task by a mentor-type character. The manner in which the game gives very little tutorial, other than through trial and error exploration, is also in line with the earlier installments in the franchise. Another almost too obvious tribute to the Zelda series is the health upgrades. While there are not mini games or side quests that need to be completed to earn them, the heart pieces resemble small, cubic hearts. Collect two to add another piece of health to your character. The top down format of the game is obviously similar to Legend of Zelda and Link to the Past, and the manner in which you simply explore the world, visiting and revisiting areas until your player is adequately equipped to proceed past whatever barriers lie in your way. It is clear to see how this game has been so frequently compared to such an iconic franchise.
While I haven’t yet finished the game, Hob has been a great experience. It was particularly relieving to see such a fresh game with great visual AND smooth controls, that doesn’t rely either solely on its artistic style, or implement some form of gimmick into the gameplay as a draw that rapidly grows stale through the course of the game. Hob is a great example of how older game styles, such as the top down adventure game, can be brought to life in the modern day, both graphically and mechanically, to achieve something truly unique. With the time I have already put into the game, I can say that I’ve spent more to play less quite a few times in recent years. I would strongly recommend Hob to any fans of classic adventure games, or anybody looking for a breath of fresh air in an industry that sometimes seems able to only produce more of the same.
Adventure, Classic, Hob, Playstation, PS4, Review, Windows, Zelda
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Natasha Brennan is a skilled journalist and photographer covering the topics of homelessness, mental health care and Native American issues in Southern California. She is a recent graduate of USC Annenberg’s master’s in journalism program and holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and photography from the University of La Verne. Natasha is proud of her Mexican, Native American, and Scots-Irish descent; spending much of her free time photographing and participating in cultural events. As a child of two veterans and a lifetime member Girl Scout, Natasha is an ardent philanthropist excited to continue giving back to her community. She is passionate about aiding homeless veterans, subsidizing mental health treatment and the pressing issues facing Native American and Indigenous people.
Natasha’s writing, photography, audio and visual pieces can be found in Indian Country Today, the Daily Mail, Diario de Mallorca, Annenberg Media, La Verne Magazine, Voice Magazine, the Irene Carlson Gallery, the Homestead Museum, CalTrans Museum, the University of La Verne’s The Cultural & Natural History Collections, the Wilson Library and in other publications. Her 2019 book on the Gabrieleño-Kizh tribe, “People of the Willow House,” has been displayed at numerous San Gabriel Valley libraries, museums and a copy was requested by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office.
Natasha’s a member of the Native American Journalists Association, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the Society of Professional Journalists.
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Mark Rutte announcing the extension of the lockdown in the Netherlands during a press conference on 12 January 2021 NL Times NL Times
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Dutch lockdown extended: Curfew under consideration, Schools could open early; PM: Don’t Travel
The hard lockdown approach in the Netherlands since December 15 to combat the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus will continue until at least February 9. Further, the ruling Dutch Cabinet will definitely consider the option of imposing a curfew in the Netherlands to make a deeper dent in the number of new coronavirus infections in the country, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said during a nationally televisies press conference on Tuesday night.
“A curfew is a drastic measure that no one is hoping for,” Rutte said. He said that the Outbreak Management Team has said the curfew could have a favorable impact, but the Cabinet must also take into account the difficulty of the current lockdown situation for many people. “That is why there is a lot to be said for getting the maximum effect. We are going to ask the OMT for urgent advice on what a curfew can bring us."
Rutte said he expected to receive updated advice on the subject of a curfew from the OMT this weekend, and the full Cabinet could discuss the issue next week.
The extension of the lockdown was called for because the coronavirus infection numbers have not fallen fast enough, and out of concern of the B117 coronavirus mutation, a highly-contagious variant of the virus which caused a spike in infections in the United Kingdom late last year. “Due to the great concern about the British variant, we have to look at what we can do extra. There is a lot of resistance to a curfew, also from myself,” Rutte said.
“This variant is now responsible for a small percentage of the infections, but it is expected that this will increase,” Health Minister Hugo de Jonge at the news event. “We have to slow down the spread of the British variant.”
“My fear is that we will now end up in the same situation with the new variant, where the numbers explode. You cannot have such a dangerous virus here, which is why we are looking at extra measures,” Rutte stated.
“Vaccination is the trump card we have in our hands to get out of this misery,” De Jonge said.
No traveling until Spring
Rutte also stressed that members of the public should not travel for at least the next six to ten weeks. The government believes that each trip abroad increases the risk of more infections domestically. “Stay in the Netherlands until March. Do not book trips, unless it is due to enormous economic importance or serious family circumstances," he said.
In a statement released during the press conference, the government said that travel for unnecessary reasons should not happen until after March. Serious family circumstances, or work which can neither be postponed nor performed remotely is acceptable, the Cabinet said. “Travelers who return to the Netherlands after a necessary trip must be able to present a negative coronavirus test. In addition, they must always be quarantined for 10 days upon return,” the statement noted.
“If it were up to me, there would be a complete flight ban. But that is difficult, because goods must be transported and travel must be allowed in extreme cases,” Rutte said. “Anyone who is now thinking about vacation, however, is very antisocial.”
Primary schools could open early; People should not travel before March
Primary schools and child care services could open back up on January 25, the Prime Minister confirmed. This will only happen happen at the conclusion of a study on the spread of B117 in the municipality of Lansingerland, where the viral strain swept through a primary school. So far, 100 infections of B117 have been discovered across the Netherlands, half of which were linked to a school.
Most of those were connected to two schools which share a building in Lansingerland. The GGD and Erasmus Medical Center have asked all resIdents of the municipality above the age of two to get tested for the B117 variant. “We do not yet know exactly what the British variant does. What we know mainly comes from England. We first want to find out more about how this is developing in the Netherlands, before we make decisions, like about the schools,” De Jonge said.
“We hope to be able to report more about the schools next week, Rutte added calling education a priority. “We want the schools to reopen. But that will only be possible if we see next week that the figures give cause to do so."
Secondary school students will now be required to maintain a safe social distance from each other, even in classrooms and during vocational training. While the schools remained closed during the lockdown, they have been open for exams, trainings, and for students in a vulnerable or urgent home situation. Last week, members of the Outbreak Management Team conceded that they were in error this summer when they advised against forcing secondary school students to keep a safe distance from each other during school.
More financial support to be made available
The extension of the lockdown policy means that the non-essential stores, close contact services, and publicly-accessible buildings, which were ordered closed on December 15, will remain shut. Bars and restaurants have not been allowed to host customers since the middle of October.
The lockdown decision was unlikely to be re-evaluated before February 2. Rutte pledged more financial support for the entrepreneurs who have been hit the hardest by the lockdown. “The socio-economic consequences are terrible, of course. The stories of those affected are heartbreaking. We cannot alleviate all the pain for all entrepreneurs, but especially now that we see a light at the end of the tunnel, it is important that we help business and workers as much as possible through this crisis.”
Rutte said that members of his Cabinet will present their plan for more financial support within days.
Vaccination progress in the Netherlands
On Tuesday, the Netherlands reported that the daily total of infections fell below 5,000 for the first time in six weeks. The seven-day moving average dipped below 7,100 reaching its lowest point since the week before the lockdown. It was too soon for this to be due to the recent introduction of coronavirus vaccines in the country.
”There is a light at the end of the tunnel with the vaccine, but that will take a few more months,” Rutte said. De Jonge said that the elderly in nursing homes will start being vaccinated on Monday. He said he wanted to see the most vulnerable in society vaccinated in the spring, everyone over 60 by the summer, and the entire adult population by the autumn.
Since vaccinations began in the Netherlands on January 6, just under 44 thousand people in the Netherlands have been vaccinated against Covid-19. A handful of the regional branches of health service GGD have inoculated 6,400 people working in care facilities, a GGD spokesperson told NL Times on Tuesday. All 26 mass vaccination locations will be operational from Friday.
The other 37,500 people vaccinated work in intensive care units, emergency rooms, 24-hour urgent care, and ambulances. They were vaccinated at hospitals, a spokesperson for the LNAZ told NL Times.
De Jonge was concerned about those who refuse to follow the current coronavirus restrictions or cannot comply with a quarantine order for various reasons. He pledged assistance to help the latter. “We know that a quarter of the people who test positive do not stay at home and, for example, simply go to the supermarket,” he said. “Tonight we are reiterating the importance of adhering to the measures, especially if you test positive”
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