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Levin Center Levin Center
Levin Center at Wayne Law receives $1 million grant from Hewlett Foundation
DETROIT – The Levin Center at Wayne State University Law School is the recipient of a three-year, $1 million grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to continue its work advancing accountability and bipartisanship in U.S. governance.
The grant is the Levin Center’s largest to date from a private foundation. The grant was awarded by the Hewlett Foundation’s U.S. Democracy program, which seeks to strengthen the values and norms of America’s governing institutions.
“The Levin Center is reinvigorating the legislative oversight process at all levels of government through bipartisan training, academic research and action,” said Wayne State University Law School Dean Richard A. Bierschbach. “We are deeply grateful to the Hewlett Foundation for recognizing the critical nature of the Levin Center’s work and for Hewlett's continued investment in the center’s mission.”
The grant will enable the Levin Center to build on its foundation of promoting fact-based, bipartisan oversight and civil discourse. The center hopes to use the funds to expand its state and local oversight training program, deepen academic research into the role of oversight in policymaking and checks and balances among the branches of government, and educate students and the public about using fact-finding to strengthen governance and accountability. Since its founding in 2015, the center has, in collaboration with the Project on Government Oversight and The Lugar Center, trained more than 250 congressional staff in the techniques of bipartisan, fact-based oversight.
“The Levin Center is honored and inspired by this tremendous support from the Hewlett Foundation which will help it become an even stronger force in reestablishing and expanding bipartisan, fact-based oversight in Congress and across the United States,” said former U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, founder and chair of the Levin Center.
“Bipartisan, in-depth legislative oversight was a major part of the work of Senator Carl Levin during his 36 years in the U.S. Senate and his eight years on the Detroit City Council. This grant will allow the Levin Center to carry on that legacy at the national, state, and local level,” said Jim Townsend, director of the Levin Center. “The COVID-19 pandemic has made even more apparent the necessity of oversight by the federal government and the states to keep Americans safe from threats to public health and safety.”
“With the Hewlett Foundation’s generous support, the Levin Center will strengthen the ability of legislators at all levels of government to work in a bipartisan fashion to ask tough questions, get answers that the American people deserve, and ensure that government programs are effective and efficient,” Levin said.
“We have been proud partners of the Levin Center since its inception, and share the center’s goal of elevating bipartisanship in Congress,” said Jean Bordewich, program officer in the U.S. Democracy program. “The center has delivered consistently outstanding results in its focus areas of federal and state oversight, as well as in combining scholarship and practice, all despite limited resources.”
She added, “As the Levin Center enters a new phase with a full-time director, Jim Townsend, and a growing endowment, Hewlett is pleased to make this multi-year grant to help provide the resources to ensure its continued growth and success.”
The Levin Center recently launched oversightcases.org to track how courts are handling oversight information requests by Congress, including a dozen federal cases that will shape the future of congressional oversight. It also joined forces with The Lugar Center to file bipartisan amicus briefs in the Mazars/Deutsche cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and the McGahn case before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals concerning the right of Congress to obtain information as part of its oversight function. The Levin Center has sponsored oversight research and held national conferences on important oversight issues, including a 2018 panel on the role of inspectors general in ensuring the transparency and integrity of the federal government.
Through training, scholarship and civil discourse, the Levin Center at Wayne Law educates future attorneys, business leaders, legislators, and the public about their role in holding public and private institutions accountable and about the use of bipartisan, fact-based oversight as an instrument of good public policy. The center is named in honor of former U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, Michigan's longest-serving U.S. senator, who retired in 2015 after 36 years in the Senate. Levin serves as chair of the Levin Center and on Wayne State University Law School's faculty as a distinguished legislator in residence. Jim Townsend, a graduate of Wayne Law and a former congressional staffer and member of the Michigan House of Representatives, serves as the center’s director. The Levin Center is based in Detroit at Wayne State University Law School and has an office in Washington, D.C. Learn more at law.wayne.edu/levincenter.
Wayne State University Law School, home to the Levin Center at Wayne Law and the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights, is consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top 100 law schools in the United States. Its network of more than 11,000 alumni live and work in every major market in the United States and in 17 countries. Learn more at law.wayne.edu.
The Levin Center is supported, in part, by a grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, a nonpartisan, private charitable foundation whose Madison Initiative focuses on strengthening democratic values, norms and institutions.
Jim Townsend, jimtownsend@wayne.edu, (248) 342-5253
Suba Perumal, suba@wayne.edu, (248) 574-1538
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Top 10 Worst Air Crashes of all Time
Soaring high in a Concorde is extremely blissful and intact. The present complacence and convenience the airways provide did not come about with ease. There have been formidable flights and on the port mismanagement which brings about goosebumps at just the thought of them. These tragic incidents brought about a revolution in the aviation industry to ensure its passengers and crew of its safety and reliability. Let us not get those incidents fade away just at the wink of our eyes. Here’s a list of the world’s 10 deadliest such accidents that not only took away with them hundreds of innocent people but brought about an avant-garde change in the technical department, the construction of the aircrafts, the training that is imparted to the crew as well as ground officials and the ability of the people on board to deal with such mishaps.
10.Air New Zealand Flight 901 (1979)
Air New Zealand Flight 901 (TE-901) was a scheduled sightseeing flight. The flight usually left Auckland Airport in the morning and after flying for a few hours over the Antarctic continent, returned in the evening. On 28 November 1979, the fourteenth flight of TE-901 crashed into Mount Erebus killing all 237 passengers and 20 crew on board. The initial inquiry concluded the accident was caused by pilot error but public clamor led to the establishment of a Royal Commission of Inquiry. The commission concluded that the accident was caused due to a correction made on the coordinates of the flight path which was not informed to the crew of the change. The accident is New Zealand’s deadliest peacetime disaster.
9.Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 (1991)
The fight was a passenger flight from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to Sokoto, Nigeria on 11 July 1991. It crashed soon after takeoff from King Abdulaziz International Airport, taking the lives of all 247 passengers and 14 crew members aboard. Preceding the departure, the lead mechanic had observed that the No. 2 and No. 4 tyre’s pressures were less than the minimum standards and tried to inflate them, but nitrogen gas was not readily available, and the project manager, in no mood to accept a delay, overlooked the problem and readied the aircraft for the flight. People fell out of the aircraft when their seat harnesses burned through. It is the deadliest accident involving a DC-8.
8.China Airways Flight 140 (1994)
The flight was a regular passenger flight from Chiang Kai-shek International Airport, Taiwan to Nagoya Airport, Japan. The Airbus A300B4-622R was completing a routine flight on 26 April, 1994 when just before landing at Nagoya Airport, and the First Officer unwittingly pressed the Takeoff/Go T around button which raises the throttle position. The pilot and the co-pilot tried to correct the situation by manually curtailing the throttles however the autopilot acted counter to these inputs. With insufficient altitude to recover, the ensuing crash killed 264 of the 271 people on board. The crash was ascribed to crew error for their inefficiency to correct the controls as well as the airspeed.
7.American Airlines Flight 587 (2001)
American Airlines Flight 587 was a daily rhadamanthine passenger flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City to Santo Domingo’s Las Américas International Airport. The Airbus A300-600 flying the route crashed into the Belle Harbor shortly after takeoff on November 12, 2001. All 260 people on board were killed and so were five people on the ground. It is the second-deadliest flight mishap in New York State. The National Transportation Safety Board winded up the case with the statement that the cause of the crash was solely human error: extreme use of the rudder mechanism leading to mechanical failure and not any sort of terrorist attack which the people heard earlier of it to be.
The flight was a scheduled one from O’Hare International Airport in Chicago to Los Angeles International Airport. As the jet took off engine number one on the left wing separated and pitched over the top of the wing. The jetliner coiled to the left until it was partially inverted, and then crashed in an open field near the end of the runway. The engine separation was associated with faulty maintenance procedures at American Airlines. The investigation also disclosed other DC-10s with similar damage due to the inaccurate maintenance procedure. The aircraft has since then found a second career as a cargo airplane.
5.Saudia Arabian Flight 163 (1980)
The flight was a scheduled passenger flight of Saudia that entangled fire after takeoff from Riyadh Air Base on a flight to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, 19 August 1980. All the passengers and the crew relinquished life after the aircraft made an emergency landing back at the airport. The crew got warnings of smoke in the plane’s aft cargo compartment, C3. When the fire warnings were confirmed the captain resolved to return to the base. The delayed fire rescue has been blamed on the captain’s late call for the same and since the plug type doors could not open in time the passengers and the crew could not come out. The reason for the fire remains a mystery since then.
4.Turkish Airlines Flight 981
The flight was a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 that disintegrated just outside Paris, France, on 3 March 1974, killing all 346 people on board. The crash happened when an improperly secured cargo door at the back of the plane broke off which detached the cables necessary to control the aircraft. Investigation revealed that the handles on the hatches could have been forced shut without the latching pins locking appropriately. It was also observed that the pins on the hatch had been filed down to make the door close easily which made the hatch less resistant to pressure. Besides this, a support plate for the handle linkage had not been installed, which was officially documented as complete. After this incident, the latches were refurbished and the locking system was advanced.
3.Charkhi Dadri Mid-Air Collision (1996)
The collision took place on 12 November 1996 over Charkhi Dadri village, which is situated to the west of New Delhi,India. The aircrafts involved were Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747-100B from Delhi to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, and Kazakhstan Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 Chimkent, Kazakhstan, to Delhi. The crash took the lives of all 349 people on both the planes, and even today stands as the world’s deadliest mid-air collision, as well as the deadliest aviation accident to occur in India. The collapse was probed upon by the Lahoti Commission, headed by then-Delhi High Court judge Ramesh Chandra Lahoti. The investigations determined that the Kazakh Il-76 commander was at fault for this debacle, who had descended from the assigned altitude of 15,000 to 14,500 feet and even lower. The report says that this error occurred on their part due to the lack of English language skills of the Kazakh aircraft pilots who were relying solely on their radio operator for communications with the ATC. When the pilot was finally communicated the mistake on his part and told to climb it did the same with full throttle and wrecked the approaching Saudi plane. A Gurgaon based company Miditech produced a documentary about the disaster called Head On!, which aired on the National Geographic Channel.
2.Japan Airlines Flight 123 (1985)
Japan Airlines Flight 12 was a scheduled indigenous passenger flight from Tokyo International Airport to Osaka International Airport. On Monday, August 12, 1985, a Boeing 747SR operating this route underwent explosive compression after 12 minutes into the flight and, 32 minutes after the incident, it crashed into Mount Takamagahara in Ueno. All 15 crew members and 505 of the 509 passengers on board passed away in this tragic incident. The official cause of the crash according to the reports is that the aircraft had a tail strike accident seven years before this incident which damaged its rear pressure bulkhead. The ensuing repair of the same was not according to the valid repair methods. This erroneous repair diminished the part’s resistance to metal fatigue to about 70%. The faulty repair would fail after 10,000 pressurization confirmed further investigations while the aircraft had astonishingly completed 12.318 flights from the time of repair. The flight controls got disabled due to fissure of the hydraulic systems and the aircraft became unmanageable.
1.Tenerife Airport Disaster (1977)
The mishap was a fatal runway collision among two Boeing 747s on Sunday, March 27, 1977 at Tenerife North Airport on the Spanish island of Tenerife. The crash witnessed a massive demise of 583 people, making it the deadliest accident in aviation history. A bomb explosion at one of the other airports made many flights to divert at the Tenerife North Airport. Due to this the air controllers had to make several aircrafts to park at the taxiway. A dense fog developed soon reducing the visibility. Neither of the aircrafts could see each other nor could the controller see the runway otherwise he would have communicated the same to the pilots. Due to several such misunderstandings one of the flights took off while the other was still on runway. Only 61 people could survive the disaster. This made many changes in the communication areas and brought about compulsions like CRM training for all pilots.
The aftermaths of the above incidents stand unique to each one. However, changes were made in the required fields and the erroneous areas were taken care of and the crew on ground as well as flight better trained for such mishaps. Some specialized training were made a must and the ground officials were told to be more careful before readying any flight for the takeoff.
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For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Mat 24:27
Looking for that Blessed Hope!
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Cease-fire complexity update
July 27, 2014 by atharris, posted in Israel/Hamas conflict, Middle East
I had posted the news below in the previous post.
Mashaal made one more interesting point that relates to the US. He claimed that Secretary of State John Kerry called his friends in Qatar and Turkey at the start of the conflict and asked them to broker a ceasefire. If this is true, it’s nothing less than a scandal because it would mean Kerry had cut out the ground from beneath the Egyptian ceasefire proposal.
It turns out this was a true statement by Mashaal concerning the latest, absurd cease-fire proposal from Secretary of State John Kerry.
The Palestinian Authority is fuming at US Secretary of State John Kerry, accusing him of trying to undermine the Egyptian ceasefire initiative endorsed by Israel and the PA last week and rejected by Hamas, an Arab daily reported on Sunday.
Palestinian sources told the London-based A-Sharq Al-Awsat that Kerry had initially agreed to an Egyptian proposal for an immediate ceasefire followed by five days of negotiations between Israel and the PA, with American assurances to address some of Hamas’s demands. But on Friday evening Kerry produced a new plan based on consultations with Qatar and Turkey and conducted between “the State of Israel” and “the Palestinian factions,” excluding the PA. The Israeli cabinet unanimously rejected Kerry’s plan.
Read more: Abbas fumes at Kerry over alternative ceasefire bid | The Times of Israel http://www.timesofisrael.com/abbas-fumes-at-kerry-over-alternative-ceasefire-bid/#ixzz38i1vKPdw
“confidential draft” of the American ceasefire proposal leaked to the press appears to confirm what The Times of Israel reported Friday — that Washington was willing to generously accede to many of Hamas’s demands, while all but ignoring Israel’s security requirements.
The published text of the proposal, obtained by Haaretz, also shows that Qatar and Turkey – Hamas’s main sponsors in the region — were given prominent roles in the mediation, while the Palestinian Authority and Egypt were entirely marginalized.
According to the text, “the Palestinian factions” and the State of Israel would make three commitments:
b)……..
c) Convene in Cairo, at the invitation of Egypt, within 48 hours to negotiate resolution of all issues necessary to achieve a sustainable cease-fire and enduring solution to the crisis in Gaza, including arrangements to secure the opening of crossings, allow the entry of goods and people and ensure the social and economic livelihood of the Palestinian people living in Gaza, transfer funds to Gaza for the payment of salaries for public employees, and address all security issues.
…..as it basically accepts all of Hamas’s demands but addresses Israeli worries only tangentially.
Read more: Leaked document confirms US ceasefire bid generous to Hamas | The Times of Israel http://www.timesofisrael.com/leaked-document-confirms-us-ceasefire-bid-generous-to-hamas/#ixzz38i5aSH6x
As Ha’aretz correspondent Barak Ravid, one of Israel’s premier left-wingreporters, put it:
“The document recognized Hamas’ position in the Gaza Strip… [and it] placed Israel and Hamas on the same level, as if the first is not a primary US ally and as if the second isn’t a terror group which overtook part of the Palestinian Authority in a military coup and fired thousands of rockets at Israel.”
http://www.israeltoday.co.il/NewsItem/tabid/178/nid/24786/Default.aspx?utm_source=news&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=No-sidebar-news-1&utm_content=1308
Interesting words, a hint of something to come?
In the legitimacy stakes, Netanyahu has three solid allies for crushing Hamas: Saudi King Abdullah, Egyptian President Abdel-Fatteh El-Sisi and the UAE ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Sunday, Mahmoud Abbas attached a Palestinian voice to this group.
This regional coalition has enormous clout, derived, on the one hand, from the Israeli military and its fight against Hamas in the Gaza Strip and the Egyptian army’s containment of Hamas efforts to break out into Sinai for strategic depth; and, on the other, from the financial might of Saudi Arabia and the oil emirates and the world prestige they enjoy.
So why is the Obama administration shoving this powerful coalition out of his way and building a rival alliance to counter it?
http://www.debka.com/article/24135/Netanyahu%E2%80%99s-dilemma-Back-Obama%E2%80%99s-save-Hamas-policy-or-fight-for-its-downfall-with-Egypt-and-Saudis-
Meanwhile Egypt continues to guard Israel’s back.
An official in Cairo reports that 14 Al Qaeda militants were killed and 47 other terrorists were arrested in Egyptian army raids in northern Sinai. Friday, 12 jihadists were killed and 11 others detained, said a spokesperson of the Egyptian Armed Forces, Mohamed Samir Abdel Aziz Saturday night.
The majority of Evangelical Christians are still in favor of Israel, but as I stated before, this White House Administration is not. So now the complexity increases with a new twist. With all of the consulting and counseling going on, is it starting to look more like Psalms 83?? Just a thought for now…..
Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God.
2 For, lo, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head.
3 They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:Psalms 83
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Cease-fire complexity
The ongoing attempts for a ceasefire of the Israeli/Hamas conflict is complex and includes multiple countries and parties. They include the US, Turkey, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the Palestinian Authority (PA) under President Mahmoud Abbas from the West Bank and Hamas political bureau, Khaled Mashaal from the Gaza Strip. Israel and the US have previously stated they only recognize Egypt as a legitimate cease-fire broker.
Hamas rejected Secretary of State John F. Kerry’s call for a cease-fire amid concerns that an agreement won’t be reached before other parties are drawn into its conflict with Israel
Wednesday’s speech by the head of the Hamas political bureau, Khaled Mashaal, in Qatar, did not constitute good news. One way or another Mashaal made clear that the fighting is likely to continue for a considerable time. The stance he presented, which is accepted by all wings of Hamas — military and political, in Gaza and overseas — is that there will be no ceasefire without the full lifting of the blockade on the Strip.
The blockade mentioned by Mashaal is the Rafah border crossing between Israel and the Sinai Peninsula, currently guarded by the Egyptian army. It is the main route in which Hamas can continue to receive arms and men to ensure survival.
While Khaled Meshal haggles with ceasefire brokers in Qatar, his agents are known to have appealed urgently to Tehran to find the weapons they need and deliver them at top speed to the Gaza Strip – possibly from Libya by the Iranian-terrorists’ arms smuggling route through Egypt.
For now, Egypt is still protecting Israel’s southern border.
Egypt: Army shoots suicide bomber near Gaza border
The Ma’an news agency quoted an Egyptian army source to the effect that the attacker carried an explosive device and was shot after he attempted to cross the border with Israel south of Rafah.
The source claimed that the Egyptian army had also destroyed a vehicle loaded with Grad missiles in Sheikh Zuweid in the North Sinai district, killing at least two operatives inside.
The Egyptian army said that it had thwarted a total of two missile attacks against Israel since the beginning of Operation Protective Edge on July 8.
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ISIL update
July 22, 2014 March 20, 2016 by atharris, posted in ISIS, Middle East
IS – Islamic State is also known as ISIL—Islamist State of Iraq and the Levant. Wikipedia defines the Levant as, “The Levant (/ləˈvænt/), also known as the Eastern Mediterranean, is a geographic and cultural region consisting of the “eastern Mediterranean littoral between Anatolia and Egypt“.[2] The Levant today consists of the island of Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, and part of southern Turkey.
IS – has declared Iraq as their very own giving Iraq the new title of Islamic State. IS plans to continue their assault into the Levant with the intention to eventually control all of that area. Today ISIL now controls an astounding 35% of Syria.
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is now in control of 35 percent of the Syrian territory following a string of victories, the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Friday.
ISIS holdings include nearly all of Syria’s oil and gas fields, the monitoring group said in a statement.
One of the latest gains of the self-proclaimed “caliphate” was the seizure of the country’s biggest oil fields, in Deir el-Zour in eastern Syria, earlier in the week.
ISIL is now moving into northern Syria.
The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), the group that overran Mosul in Iraq last week and has been pushing south towards Baghdad, announced it is also preparing an offensive in northern Syria.
In a statement dated June 17, 2014, and published on several Arabic websites, ISIS called on its fighters to attack the city of Al-Qamishli and its rural areas. In the last several hours a number of bombings have been reported on Twitter and some reports say the airport of Qamishli has been heavily damaged.
ISIS is leaving a path of destroyed churches, shrines and mosques in its wake as it storms across Syria and Iraq, and has even set its sights on Mecca — Islam’s holiest site.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2014/07/10/isis-destroys-shrines-and-mosques-sets-sights-on-mecca/
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Operation Defensive Edge breaking update
July 19, 2014 July 22, 2014 by atharris, posted in Israel/Hamas conflict, Middle East
Israel mobilizes another 50,000 reservists
DEBKAfileJuly 19, 2014, 11:11 PM (IDT)
Saturday night, as fighting intensified in the Gaza Strip, the IDF announced the call-up of another 50,000 reservists.
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Turkey vows to Gobble
July 19, 2014 by atharris, posted in Middle East
The tone out of Turkey has increasingly become more critical in the face of the Israeli/Hamas conflict.
Turkish leaders have strongly condemned an Israeli ground operation into Gaza that has killed scores of civilians, declaring the Israeli administration a “threat to international peace.”
While President Abdullah Gül warned Israel that its military actions could have dangerous repercussions in the region…. Gül and Erdoğan met with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the developments in the wake of Israeli aggression.
“Particularly, this noncompliant aggression of Israel is spreading the seeds of hate throughout the whole world, not just in Palestine,” Gül said July 16, “Israeli attacks have come to a very dangerous phase. I want to warnIsrael once more. If they do not stop, the outcome will be massive.”
Gül has urged Israel to end its military operations in the Gaza Strip, warning against “massive consequences,” and called on the U.N. Security Council to make a “cogent decision to end the Israeli offensive.”
Erdoğan’s reaction against Israel was much blunter…….“Israel is a country threatening the world’s peace. It’s a country that threatens the Middle East peace.
He also blamed the United States, Russia and other world powers for being passive in condemning Israel’s actions.
Turkey has even criticized the Muslim countries.
The prime minister also lashed out at the Islamic world. “When the West remains silent, the Islamic world watches too,” he said, calling on all sides to be moderate on Palestine. “We demand an immediate stop to the bloodshed . . . We are very much aware the Middle East deserves peace, prosperity, and solidarity,” he said.
“What happens in Palestine is not Shiite vs. Sunnis; that is why the Islamic world keeps silent. Our children and brothers are dying in Palestine. Humanity has been destroyed there, as well as the honor of Muslims,” he told the audience at Dolmabahçe Palace.
“Some Islamic countries are content with what is happening in Palestine today. If that is not the case, they will find themselves involved in the matter,” he said.
The political complexity continues to grow.
Both Gül and Erdoğan refuted claims made by Israel and Egypt that Turkey prevented a truce between Hamas andIsrael with Gül calling these assertions “ridiculous and remorseless.” Erdoğan also criticized the Egyptian leadership, saying, “[President Abdel Fattah] el-Sisi is himself cruel.”
Both Gül and Erdoğan held talks with Abbas, who paid a short visit to Turkey on July 18. Abbas informed the Turkish leaders about the developments in Gaza and exchanged views about how a cease-fire could be reached. Abbas said Israel’s objective was to try to nix the efforts of Hamas and Fatah to form unity in Palestine. “We count Turkey as our fundamental partner in our Palestine cause,” he said.
As the official mediator, Egypt is changing its’ stance on Hamas.
Egypt’s position regarding the management of the Gaza crisis has quickly changed, whereby it endeavored to reopen channels of communication with Hamas and bring Hamas back into the fold. This is the first such attempt since the Muslim Brotherhood’s administration was ousted and former President Mohammed Morsi removed. It also came at a time when Hamas rejected the Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, which coincided with the announcement of a visit by President Mahmoud Abbas to Turkey.
There is too much to post in this article, so for more information, it can be located below.
Read more: http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/07/cairo-fights-to-save-the-gaza-initiative.html#ixzz37wSE9BkD
The US says, “Ambassador Shapiro: For US, Egypt is sole mediator in Gaza crisis”.
Meanwhile Iran has been given more time to produce a nuclear weapon…..
Nuclear talks deadline extended to November
The six world powers and Iran have agreed to a four-month extension of negotiations on a final nuclear deal with Tehran after failing to meet a July 20 deadline due to “significant gaps” between the two sides. The US has agreed to unblock $2.8bn in frozen Iranian funds, in return for Iran “converting 20% of its enriched uranium stocks into fuel.”
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Operation Defensive Edge – The Ground Invasion
The Israeli ground invasion of the Gaza Strip has officially begun.
The first hours of Israel’s Operation Defensive Edge ground phase against Hamas were marked by heavy artillery and air pounding to soften up the terrain as the ground forces went in Thursday night, July 17. The troops advanced in two heads – one north to Jebalya and Beit Lahiya and the other south, where it went into action initially against Khan Younes and Rafah. The densely populated Gaza City has not been broached as yet.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told a special cabinet meeting Friday that the IDF is preparing to expand its operation in the Gaza Strip. “Terrorist tunnels can’t be destroyed just be air power,” he said. Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said the operation will go on for as long as needed. “Those seeking to disrupt our lives must pay the price.”
Meanwhile the Palestinian relationship with Egypt seems to be changing.
Thursday night, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shokri said that Hamas was responsible for what was happening. He said, “Had Hamas accepted the Egyptian proposal (for a ceasefire) it could have saved the lives of at least 40 Palestinians.” Shokri said that Hamas was at fault for the IDF’s need to enter Gaza in a ground operation. He accused the Palestinian Islamists of harming not only Palestinian interests but also Egypt’s national security by associating with Turkish steps to undermine Cairo’s efforts for a ceasefire in Gaza.
The West Bank Palestinian’s are now looking to Turkey to produce a ceasefire negotiation.
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas was to head to Turkey on July 18 to push a ceasefire in Gaza after Egyptian-mediated negotiations stalled and Israel launched a ground operation.
Cairo has been the hub of intense negotiations to end the 11-day conflict between Hamas and Israel, after the Palestinian militants in Gaza rejected an initial Egyptian truce proposal.
Egypt, under recently-elected President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, has moved to isolate Hamas, accusing it of backing insurgents on its own territory.
It has worked instead to bolster the role of Abbas – its ally based in the West Bank and rival to Hamas – in reaching a deal to end the conflict
Hamas ultimately wants the Rafah Border Crossing to the Egyptian Sinai opened which is currently closed by Egypt in their promise to “help” Israel. Opening this border crossing will allow Hamas to survive and ultimately allow for other insurgents including possibly the IS (Islamic State) to enter into the attack on Israel via the Sinai Peninsula.
Hamas may be aiming its missiles at Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, but Israel was ultimately a hostage in the Islamists’ effort to get closer to Cairo.
Hamas wants this in order to bring an end to the blockade on Gaza, open the Rafah Border Crossing, and in many ways to ensure its own survival……..
The bottom line is that the key to solving the current escalation was — and remains — in Egypt’s hands, not in those of any other Arab or international party. Hamas demanded the opening of the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza from almost the first minute of the operation. Egypt rejected the idea immediately, as long as Hamas stands on the Palestinian side of the crossing. But Cairo has emphasized that, if there are Palestinian Authority forces under Mahmoud Abbas deployed there, it has no objection to opening the crossing.
Read more: Hamas’s war is ultimately with Egypt | The Times of Israelhttp://www.timesofisrael.com/hamass-war-is-ultimately-with-egypt/#ixzz37pkcXtWM
What role will Turkey now have in this ongoing conflict? Will they persuade Egypt to open the Rafah Border Crossing and will it lead to the fulfillment of Ezekiel 29:7 against Egypt? The Turkish PM has again lashed out at Israel.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan once again lashed out over the shelling of Gaza on July 18, claiming that Israel was committing “genocide” of the Palestinian people.“[Israel] has never pretended to be pro-peace. It has always tormented [the Palestinian people] and today it is continuing to do so,” Erdoğan said, stressing that good relations with Israel were “impossible” under the current circumstances.“The government and I will never look positively [at Israel] as long as we are in power … [Israel] may seem like the winner for now. But it will eventually be defeated,” Erdoğan added.Erdoğan also slammed Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as an “illegitimate tyrant,” saying Cairo could not be relied upon to negotiate a ceasefire with Israel.
“Is Sisi a party [to a ceasefire]? Sisi is a tyrant himself,” he told reporters.
7 When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand Ezekiel 29:7
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Women’s Bible Study Autumn 2020
The Women’s Bible Study meets first and third Thursdays 7:00 – 8:30 pm. The Autumn 2020 Session begins September 17. This season’s text is First Corinthians, by Melissa Spoelstra.
Relationships are messy. Sometimes we struggle to get along, especially when there is disagreement. Often we find ourselves divided–even as Christians. How can we work out our differences and disagreements with humility and grace always showing the love of Christ, while still remaining true to what we believe?
The Apostle Paul wrote to the Christians living in Corinth about this very thing. The cultural backdrop of Corinth was even more overtly sinful than our culture today, yet Paul boldly encouraged the Corinthian Christians not to ridicule one another or outsiders but to work together to show the love of Christ.
In this study we will explore Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians to learn how we as Christians are to deal with differences and divisions–whether in the workplace, neighborhood, school, home, social media community, or church. We’ll discover that the answer is living and sharing the radical love of Jesus Christ, and we’ll unpack what this means and how we canive it out day by day.
Until we can meet in person, our Bible Study will be online via Zoom. This month we will meet on
Thursdays, October 1 & 15, at 7:00pm.
Contact Deb Gilroy if you would like to be added to our participants list. She will email Zoom invitations for our sessions.
Growlers & Theology
Following the model of Luther in his home in Wittenberg, Germany, Pastor Haug leads a twice monthly gathering on the LOTI Patio on Thursday evenings.
See events page or the Sunday Bulletin for details.
Book Club September 2020 – April 2021
The LOTI Book Club meets the 4th Friday of the month at 5:00pm on the Church Patio or via Zoom
Song of Redemption, Pema Chödrön
When King Hezekiah discovers that God’s Law forbids him to take multiple wives, he must choose one woman to love. He must also choose to trust God’s promises when he decides to rebel against his powerful Assyrian overlords. Hezekiah seeks to strengthen his nation’s fortifications by building a tunnel to Jerusalem to hide his water supply. The tension mounts as the Assyrians march closer–and Hezekiah’s tunnel remains incomplete. With his officials advising him to submit to the Assyrians, Hezekiah’s faith is once more severely tested.Previously published as The Lord is My Song..
When Things Fall Apart, Pema Chödrön
How can we live our lives when everything seems to fall apart-when we are continually overcome by fear, anxiety, and pain? The answer, Pema Chödrön suggests, might be just the opposite of what you expect. Here, in her most beloved and acclaimed work, Pema shows that moving toward painful situations and becoming intimate with them can open up our hearts in ways we never before imagined. Drawing from traditional Buddhist wisdom, she offers life-changing tools for transforming suffering and negative patterns into habitual ease and boundless joy.
Thread of Grace, Mary Doria Russell
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A powerfully imagined novel . . . [a] profoundly moving book that engages the heights and depths of human experience.”—Los Angeles Times
It is September 8, 1943, and fourteen-year-old Claudette Blum and her father are among the thousands of Jewish refugees scrambling over the Alps toward Italy, where they hope to find safety now that the Italians have broken from Germany and made a separate peace with the Allies. The Blums will soon discover that Italy is anything but peaceful, as it quickly becomes an open battleground for the Nazis, the Allies, Resistance fighters, Jews in hiding, and ordinary Italian civilians trying to survive.
Tracing the lives of a handful of fascinating characters—a charismatic Italian Resistance leader, a priest, an Italian rabbi’s family, a disillusioned German doctor—Mary Doria Russell tells the little-known story of the vast underground effort by Italian citizens who saved the lives of 43,000 Jews during the final phase of World War II. A Thread of Grace puts a human face on history.
Mere Christianity, C. S. Lewis
Mere Christianity is C.S. Lewis’s forceful and accessible doctrine of Christian belief. First heard as informal radio broadcasts and then published as three separate books – The Case for Christianity, Christian Behavior, and Beyond Personality – Mere Christianity brings together what Lewis saw as the fundamental truths of the religion. Rejecting the boundaries that divide Christianity’s many denominations, C.S. Lewis finds a common ground on which all those who have Christian faith can stand together, proving that “at the centre of each there is something, or a Someone, who against all divergences of belief, all differences of temperament, all memories of mutual persecution, speaks the same voice.”
What’s So Amazing About Grace, Philip Yancey
Discover grace as you’ve never known it before: the most powerful force in the universe and our only hope for love and forgiveness.
Grace is the church’s great distinctive. It’s the one thing the world cannot duplicate, and the one thing it craves above all else–for only grace can bring hope and transformation to a jaded world.
In What’s So Amazing About Grace? award-winning author Philip Yancey explores grace at street level. If grace is God’s love for the undeserving, he asks, then what does it look like in action? And if Christians are its sole dispensers, then how are we doing at lavishing grace on a world that knows far more of cruelty and unforgiveness than it does of mercy?
The Book of Longings, Sue Monk Kidd
An extraordinary story set in the first century about a woman who finds her voice and her destiny, from the celebrated number one New York Times bestselling author of The Secret Life of Bees and The Invention of Wings
In her mesmerizing fourth work of fiction, Sue Monk Kidd takes an audacious approach to history and brings her acclaimed narrative gifts to imagine the story of a young woman named Ana. Raised in a wealthy family with ties to the ruler of Galilee, she is rebellious and ambitious, with a brilliant mind and a daring spirit. She engages in furtive scholarly pursuits and writes narratives about neglected and silenced women. Ana is expected to marry an older widower, a prospect that horrifies her. An encounter with eighteen-year-old Jesus changes everything.
Questions? Contact Debra Gilroy or Linda Nelson
Priscilla Circle
Have you wondered what the Priscilla Circle is all about? Our focus is on knitting and other crafts which we donate to bring happiness (and warmth) to others. We do simple things that are easy, but have members who are happy to help when needed.
Check the bulletin board in Fellowship Hall for additional samples of our work.
We meet the first Saturday of each month, 9:30am, in the Christy Room or at a member’s home.
Questions? Contact Linda Nelson or call (612)377-5095.
Looking for a group that’s not listed here? Please feel free to start your own LOTI sponsored Group. Contact the Linda Nelson to complete a request with a brief description, resource request, proposed schedule, and leader contact information. Each request will be reviewed by the Church Council for sponsorship through LOTI.
Children’s & Family Ministry
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SCR 77, 65th Regular Session
Requesting the General Land Office and its coastal management advisory committee to continue their efforts through the balance of the program development phase of the Texas Coastal Management Program.
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Digitized copies of some of the House recordings for the 65th Regular Session are available from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
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Arts + Life » Theater
The 2012-2013 performing-arts preview
by Pamela Polston
You’ve settled into your theater seat, scoped out your sight lines and turned off your cellphone. The house goes dark as the stage lights come up. The sense of anticipation is palpable. Whether you expect what happens on that stage to be just for laughs, emotionally profound or utterly baffling, you know in advance that it will affect you in some way. What will it be?
Here at Seven Days, those of us who love performing arts get excited just looking at the season brochures. Which is exactly what we’ve been doing these last few weeks of summer: scouring the schedules for beloved returning acts and favored genres, and reading with intrigue about gotta-see-that new bookings.
In this issue, we highlight a dozen or so upcoming shows, endeavoring to represent every form — theater, dance, jazz, pop and classical music, comedy, and more — and to make the rounds of Vermont’s presenting organizations. It’s a sampling from hundreds of offerings, meant to whet your appetite and encourage you to investigate the print and online calendars yourself. You’ll also find a sidebar with contact information for all the presenters at the bottom of this page.
Of course, not all the novelties are under the stage lights. This fall, some organizations are introducing new leaders at their helm, updated technology or décor in their facilities, or innovative new ways to entice audiences. The Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in Burlington can take a bow for all of the above.
Artistic director Steve MacQueen arrived in Vermont on the first day of the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival last June, fresh from his previous gig at the 7 Days of Opening Nights performing-arts festival in Tallahassee, Fla. This year’s Flynn season had already been scheduled by his predecessor, Arnie Malina, which means MacQueen has a little breathing room before he starts making his own mark. And he has no complaints. “I’ve taken jobs in the past where I didn’t love the season, but that’s not the case here,” says MacQueen, who applauds the Flynn’s high quality and mix of popular and cutting-edge shows. He’s particularly excited about Chick Corea and Gary Burton (October 19). “It’s just brilliant chamber jazz,” MacQueen says. “Chick is finally getting his due — he’s one of the most influential people in jazz.”
Meanwhile, the Flynn didn’t fail to use last December’s million-dollar donation from a secret Santa, earmarked for replacing the seats. Over the summer in the MainStage theater, the worn, red, squeaky fold-up seats were replaced with spiffy, lichen-colored, non-squeaky ones in cozy faux velour. (See the seat “review” in State of the Arts.)
Will sitters pick up on the chairs’ subtle difference in pitch? Probably not, but just so you know, Flynn seats will no longer tilt your gaze slightly upward, as they did when installed for moviegoers in 1946. Long-limbed theater patrons will especially appreciate greater legroom: The Flynn sacrificed 42 seats — going from 1453 to 1411 — to allow for more space between the rows. Also new in the theater, notes executive director John Killacky, are accessibility improvements: six additional handicap-seating stations, a wireless gizmo that enables hearing-aid wearers to pump up the volume, and more railings — a particular boon in the precarious balcony.
Killacky remarks that he won’t mind too much if people don’t notice the changes at the Flynn — they weren’t meant to be intrusive. Still, he hopes you’ll note the stunning paint job that Burlington artists Mark Evans and Ethan O’Hara of Fauxliage did on the kiosk out front (who will remember it used to be whitewashed?). It’s matched inside the lobby and concessions area by elegant, metallic tones that complement the art-deco details. Custom lamps suspended over the concessions counter, made by Burlington’s Conant Metal & Light, complete the sophisticated look.
What does grab the eye at the Flynn is a high-tech addition: a lobby display screen above the doors to the MainStage. During a recent visit, the three panels showed a time-lapse video of the seat installation, a scroll of coming attractions and sponsors’ logos. On performance nights, the screen will capture the action on stage, so that anyone stuck in the lobby won’t miss a thing.
Flynn staffers are deservedly proud of their historic facility’s improvements, and they expect that regular subscribers will swoon as well. But, like other performing-arts presenters, they’re not assuming that new seats or fancy paint jobs will attract new customers, particularly that elusive, less-well-heeled younger demographic — or, as MacQueen puts it, “new audiences who don’t know they’re Flynn fans yet.” That’s why the Flynn and seven other local nonprofits are partnering, for the first time ever, in a new promotional venture called 6-Pack Onstage (full disclosure: Seven Days is a sponsor).
It works like this: If you’re under 40, you can choose six shows from among those offered by the eight presenters — the Flynn, Higher Ground, the University of Vermont Lane Series, Lyric Theatre, Vermont Stage Company, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and Vermont Youth Orchestra, and the Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival (winter season) — for a seriously reduced price. That is, six single tickets for $90 (average $15 per show); or, for couples, six pairs of tickets for $150 (average $12.50 per show). The presenters are hoping that this “sampler” will not only entice young people for whom ticket prices may be a barrier, but also help inspire next-generation aficionados of the performing arts. After all, they are tomorrow’s subscribers — and maybe even donors.
The UVM Lane Series is going a step further. Like other arts-presenting organizations, the Lane offers discounts to subscribers, and to early-bird or multiple-ticket buyers, but this year the series has created the Music Lover’s Deal: Buy a ticket to every performance at the Recital Hall this season, and the total cost is $325. “That comes out to $15.50 per ticket,” notes executive director Natalie Neuert. “That’s outrageous.” It’s a radical but not particularly risky move; nothing is lost if no one buys in. But in fact, Neuert says with surprise, “We’ve actually sold a fair number of tickets” through the Music Lover’s Deal.
Historically, the Lane Series has focused on classical performers — chamber groups and soloists who sound particularly thrilling in the acoustically stellar Recital Hall. But the series has expanded in recent years to include high-quality music in a variety of genres: folk, Americana, jazz, Celtic. The 2012-2013 season is diverse, Neuert says, but after booking it, she noticed a happy accident of programming: “a lot of virtuoso guitar,” including Jason Vieaux, the LA Guitar Quartet, Corey Harris and Chris Smither. “I didn’t really think about it when it was happening,” Neuert observes, “but guitar works well with every genre.”
She’s particularly proud of this season, her second at the programming helm. “It does just what a Lane Series season should do,” Neuert says, pointing to the photo of wild-haired improvisational cellist Zoë Keating. “It’s a classical series with a rebel heart.”
With 57 years of performances to its name, the Lane Series long ago established its solid reputation. In Stowe, a still-nascent arts organization with an equally spectacular venue — the nearly 2-year-old Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center — is trying to find its footing. The 420-seat theater is gorgeous, even if it does lack a professional loading dock out back, and it holds a lot of promise for culture vultures in the area. But it takes more than a great room to attract customers, never mind to build loyal audiences.
Brand-new executive director Lance Olson has his work cut out for him. For starters, the programming of Spruce Peak’s first couple of years met with a spotty reception: some hits, a lot of misses. Chalk some attendance problems up to the challenge of introducing the arts center to the community and getting folks to drive up Mountain Road for something other than skiing. But Stowe itself presents a unique hurdle to an arts organization. How do you program for a potential audience that is highly diverse, comprising vacationers in the adjacent lodge, second-homers in nearby condos, and full-time residents of Stowe and surrounding Lamoille County?
Olson, who comes to Spruce Peak from the Cutler Majestic Theatre at Emerson College in Boston, is tackling that challenge head-on, starting with conducting what he calls a “listening tour.” That is, he’s been meeting with Vermonters to find out what appealed in previous programming — comedy and the Shanghai Circus were winners, Olson notes. He’s also been connecting with just about every other presenter and arts writer, it seems, in northern Vermont. “A good programmer will go into the community to see what’s important to them,” Olson explains, “and educate and explain and grow their tastes.”
Olson concedes that the “22-year-old who’s coming to ski is probably not our demographic.” But his motto of “education, inspiration and fun” is likely to find purchase, in time, both with local families and with second-home owners who spend enough time in Stowe to seek out — and support — cultural entertainment. The facility’s staff has already reached out to area schools, and is looking at artist residencies, workshops and a future membership program.
Spruce Peak currently has only two shows booked this fall — the popular sketch-comedy troupe Second City (September 21) and the Tex-Mex trio Los Lonely Boys (October 2). While adding to the mix over the winter, Olson says, he’ll go about the behind-the-scenes job of creating “intricate cross-communication” within the community as well as building the board and envisioning future shows. “I just found an apartment in Stowe,” says Olson, who owns a home in Bridgewater. “You have to be part of [a community] to understand it.” He assures: “We’ll have exciting programming for the spring and summer.”
At Dartmouth and Middlebury colleges, what’s new is … longevity. Middlebury’s Mahaney Center for the Arts has reached its 20th year, and “the calendar is a little more packed than usual” with concerts, symposia, dance, exhibits and more, says Mahaney director Liza Sacheli Lloyd. “Rather than having one big party, we’ve taken different tacks on how to celebrate.” The staff has come up with 20 new “audience-engagement strategies,” says Sacheli Lloyd — including the whimsical approach of attaching Post-It notes to programs that ask audience members questions about what they’re seeing.
While it’s not exactly a birthday party, the Mahaney’s marquee event for the 20th is the Clifford Symposium, a kickoff to the academic year that invites the entire campus to participate in discussions from a variety of perspectives. This year’s theme is Creativity and Collaboration. Scheduled for Thursday, September 27, the symposium presents an apt keynote speaker: Julie Burstein, author of Spark: How Creativity Works and creator of a popular public-radio program, also called “Spark.” Though her message may have particular resonance on campus, the talk is open to the public. God knows we could all use a little more creativity.
Middlebury’s musical programming has always been strong on classical — and no wonder: The Mahaney building possesses another of the area’s most exquisite listening halls. It helps that performing arts series director Paul Nelson is “passionate about solo piano artists and chamber music,” says Sacheli Lloyd. “He’s an amazing man with a brilliant mind and has an incredible ear when it comes to musicians.” She also points out that the sparsely populated Middlebury area yields a “compact audience.” “Chamber music does lend itself to a smaller, more intimate audience,” Sacheli Lloyd suggests. “It’s a good fit for us.”
Accordingly, a college favorite, the Emerson String Quartet, will wrap up opening weekend with a concert on Saturday, September 29.
Also big on dance, Middlebury offers a number of annual performances from its own students. This year, Sacheli Lloyd points to some impressive acts from afar, as well: Maryland-based company PearsonWidrig DanceTheater, which will perform a site-specific work in collaboration with the Dance Company of Middlebury on Friday and Saturday, September 28 and 29; and an edgy ensemble arriving from Austin, Texas, the Rude Mechanicals, on Friday and Saturday, January 18 and 19 (see spotlight).
This year, Middlebury is launching the Performing Arts Series Society (PASS) to “deepen support” for its programming, says Sacheli Lloyd. Since ticket prices only cover about a third of actual costs, she admits, “We’re trying to bring in more money.” To that end, membership won’t get you steep discounts to shows, but it will provide priority ticketing, receptions, deals on merchandise and invitations to special events with visiting artists. Like the Post-It notes, it’s all part of “a wonderful, grand experiment to engage people with the arts,” Sacheli Lloyd says. “It’s like throwing spaghetti to see what sticks.”
Dartmouth’s Hopkins Center for the Arts is celebrating its 50th year with a flurry of programming, including a number of artist residencies, films, talks and more. “Every year the Hop seeks to present very visible artists at the pinnacle of their careers, and emerging artists,” says programming director Margaret Lawrence. “That hasn’t changed, but this year we have even more.”
She adds that the season will focus on “what we do best: intimacy.” No, not romantic relationships, but the Hop’s “commitment to helping people access these artists,” Lawrence explains. “One theme throughout is mentorship. On a college campus that’s important to us, but it also has to do with the intimacy [for audiences] the Hop has always had.”
Lawrence notes that she asked performers to think about what mentorship means, or has meant, to them. How will that play out for audiences? One example is jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, who is bringing his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra on January 24 (already sold out). “He has mentored so many, many people,” Lawrence observes. “He chose a jazz tap dancer from New York, Jared Grimes, who will perform with the orchestra. He actually calls Wynton ‘coach,’” she adds. “That’s one way of showing mentorship.”
As always, Lawrence is brimming with enthusiasm about her upcoming season, which is sprinkled with cutting-edge shows. One of the most unusual she calls “amazing, profound, no holds barred, absolutely unique in the world.” Australia’s Back to Back Theatre elicits that string of accolades for its “Ganesh Versus the Third Reich” (January 18 and 19).
The company consists of “normal and intellectually challenged actors,” Lawrence says, “and they tour nonstop, worldwide.” The play itself is a bit of a story within a story, she explains, that “shows a theater company struggling to work together under a dictatorial director, and imagines what if [elephant-headed Hindu god] Ganesh travels through time and space to the Third Reich” to reclaim the swastika — an ancient Hindu symbol of well-being. “It absolutely shows the power of religion and the terror of Hitler’s regime,” says Lawrence. “When it gets too intense, it toggles back to someone who can’t get a piece quite right — some of it is funny. It will leave you in tears,” she concludes. “I was overjoyed. I will never forget it.”
On that note, let’s get on with the shows.
“Botanica,” MOMIX
Moses Pendleton’s first dalliance with showmanship was fairly unremarkable: A native of the Northeast Kingdom, he grew up exhibiting his family’s dairy cows at the Caledonia County Fair. It wasn’t until after he graduated from Dartmouth College that his ventures in the performing arts catapulted him into the international spotlight.
In 1971, the recent grad helped launch the renowned Pilobolus dance theater; in 1980, he hit his stride as the founder and artistic director of the dancer-illusionist troupe known as MOMIX. “If contemporary dance has a Renaissance man, it must be Moses Pendleton,” praised the Toronto Star. Indeed, the ingenuity displayed in use of light, shadows, props and the human body in MOMIX’s current touring production, “Botanica,” could put Cirque du Soleil to shame.
The show is a fantastical exploration of Mother Nature, melding video projections, tricks of light and large-scale puppetry with good old-fashioned human power. In it, highly athletic dancers seamlessly morph into animals, vegetables and minerals — from prancing centaurs to twirling sunflowers to comical dinosaur skeletons. An ode to the four seasons, “Botanica” graces Vermont in both autumn and spring.
Kingdom County Productions at Lyndon Institute, October 13, 7:30 p.m. $26-54. Flynn MainStage, May 3, 8 p.m. $15-50.
CAROLYN FOX
“My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend,” Mike Birbiglia
For a guy who likes to play up his schlubby qualities with self-deprecating humor, Mike Birbiglia sure seems to be winning these days. The comedian’s autobiographical monologue “Sleepwalk With Me” was a hit off-Broadway, in book form and excerpted on public radio’s “This American Life.” Now it’s a movie, starring Birbiglia and Lauren Ambrose, that drew crowds at the Sundance Film Festival last January.
The indie film’s distribution is still limited, but theaters around the country have been bombarded with emails from fans participating in a “Bring Sleepwalk to Your Town” campaign. Among them is Merrill’s Roxy Cinemas in Burlington, which will kick off its run of Sleepwalk With Me this Friday, September 14, with a $20 benefit screening for the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts at 7 p.m. (See movie review, this issue.)
That should whet fans’ palates for February’s appearance of the man himself. At the Flynn, Birbiglia will perform his latest solo show, “My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend,” in which he recounts the travails of his love life. The New York Times says he’s “still ridiculously enjoyable to listen to,” while Time Out New York lauds the show for “balanc[ing] punch lines and pathos.” Sounds like a winner.
Flynn MainStage, February 9, 8 p.m. $15-36.
MARGOT HARRISON
The National Circus of the People’s Republic of China
The roots of the Chinese circus go back at least as far as the Qin Dynasty in the 200s BC, but the ancient folk art evidently still has some firsts to celebrate. Take the National Circus of the People’s Republic of China. Founded in 1953, it’s practically peerless in both longevity and talent — and this year marks its inaugural coast-to-coast tour of the U.S. and Canada.
To which we say, It’s about time.
Based in Beijing and known for shifting the folk art away from the animal circuses of earlier times, the National Circus brings the jaw-dropping dancing and juggling once reserved for the imperial courts to stages across the globe. Having earned more than 20 top medals from international circus festivals, the troupe continues to raise the bar on the flying trapeze, group contortion and chair balancing — feats of strength and dexterity that are surely more strenuous than they let on.
The 40-plus-member ensemble brings its ever-evolving art to the Northeast Kingdom this season in Cirque Chinois.
Kingdom County Productions at Lyndon Institute, November 7, 7 p.m. $22-53.
Zoë Keating, Cellist
What happens when a solo cellist starts jamming with herself? Layers upon layers of music, in the case of improvisational wonder Zoë Keating. The cellist uses computer software hooked up to her instrument onstage and works with pedals as she plays. With a tap of her foot, the software records and begins looping each musical phrase Keating produces, leaving her free to play over its repeating line. The added phrase can be looped, too. The result eventually sounds like a dozen cellos playing together.
University of Vermont Lane Series director Natalie Neuert says she learned of Keating through a nuclear-physicist friend. The cellist’s music appealed to his scientific mind, she says, and adds, “People find their way into music in lots of different ways.” Though she missed Keating’s appearance at Higher Ground last year, Neuert is amazed by what she’s seen of the musician’s work. “I mean, how does she know how the music is going to come together as she plays?” Neuert marvels.
Lane Series at UVM Recital Hall, October 12, 7:30 p.m. $15-22.
AMY LILLY
The Taming of the Shrew, Aquila Theatre
London-bred and New York-based Aquila Theatre has visited Vermont before with its often staggeringly inventive productions of Shakespeare’s greatest works. This time, it’s a comedy featuring one of the Bard’s seemingly favorite themes: the battle of the sexes. In the story, Bianca, the lovely daughter of a lord, is eligible for courting, but cannot entertain suitors until her elder sister, Katherina, gets hitched. Of course the “shrew,” feisty Kate, is a tough girl to “tame.” And therein lies a tale — even if you know how it ends.
The New Yorker has said Aquila’s “superb acting and clever staging” make the classics relevant. The company is on a mission to do just that as often as possible: With a full season in New York, performances at theater festivals worldwide and a rigorous touring schedule, Aquila seems headed for global domination. Attention, aspiring thespians: The company somehow finds time to run an educational program in New York, too. It’s the place to become, in the words of the New York Times, “classically trained and modernly hip.”
Lane Series at the Flynn MainStage, September 21, 8 p.m. $15-42. $8 10:30 a.m. student matinee
PAMELA POLSTON
Burlington Chamber Orchestra with clarinetist Romie de Guise-Langlois, conductor Sean Newhouse
Soovin Kim is not the only Vermont Youth Orchestra alum to make it big. Sean Newhouse, who grew up in South Burlington and played violin in the VYO during high school, is now assistant conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a position he took at the invitation of James Levine.
When Newhouse, 30, returns to Vermont to guest conduct a UVM Lane Series concert with popular local group the Burlington Chamber Orchestra, he’ll have to switch gears a bit, says BCO violist Ana Ruesink. “Sean has been doing a lot of big, romantic things lately, like [Gustav]Mahler, but he was amenable to scaling down,” she reports.
The program will feature a couple of “beautiful, lyrical pieces,” in Ruesink’s estimation (she’s on the BCO’s democratic musicians’ committee, which selects programming). They include 20th-century British composer Gerald Finzi’s Clarinet Concerto — a choice designed to set off the talents of guest clarinetist Romie de Guise-Langlois — and Leos Janá?ek’s Idyll for String Orchestra, his homage to fellow Czech composer Antonín Dvo?ák.
Lane Series at UVM Recital Hall, October 6, 7:30 p.m. $15-30.
Why do we love sad songs? Is there comfort in wallowing? Are we gluttons for punishment? Or are we simply preconditioned to respond to sadness after decades of lovesick pop music? (Let’s call it the High Fidelity paradox, as voiced in Nick Hornby’s novel: “Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music?”)
Whatever the answer, few albums in pop history have been so favored by lovelorn losers looking for solace as those made by Morrissey — whether he’s solo or fronting his 1980s modern-rock band the Smiths. The sharp-witted — and sharp-dressed — Brit has been the go-to songwriter for discerning-but-mopey music fans for more than 30 years. Credit his wry humor, dramatic flair and signature rich baritone. No one makes us blue quite like Morrissey. He is the soundtrack to modern sadness. And here’s the crazy thing: We love him for it.
Higher Ground at Flynn MainStage, October 16, 8 p.m. $48-63.75.
DAN BOLLES
The Tempest Replica, Kidd Pivot
Shakespeare’s The Tempest opens on board a ship, where master and crew are frantically battening hatches. Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite’s dance-theater version, The Tempest Replica, takes a different perspective: A male dancer hands a female dancer a small, origami boat. “Shipwreck!” he shouts, and she shoves the paper vessel into her mouth. Thunder cracks, and the stage goes black.
The lights come back up and flash like lightning. Dancers dressed in white, their heads and faces fully covered by angular, alien-like masks, appear behind a shimmering, translucent curtain, their bodies flailing against the fierce storm.
Over the next two acts, the dancers of Pite’s Vancouver-based company, Kidd Pivot, explore the motifs of Shakespeare’s tale of magic, isolation, desire and revenge through emotive dance, inventive sets and the occasional projected quote from the original play.
Pite formed her company in 2002, naming it “Kidd” for outlaw Billy the Kid and “Pivot” for a movement that requires skill and precision. A former company member with British Columbia’s Ballet BC and William Forsythe’s Ballett Frankfurt, Pite infuses her street-style choreography with classical rigor.
Wrote the Frankfurter Rundschau of The Tempest Replica, which debuted while Kidd Pivot was in residence in Germany earlier this year, “The seven performers danced for their lives.”
Moore Theater, Hopkins Center, September 14 and 15, 8 p.m. $25-40. Flynn MainStage, November 16, 8 p.m. $15-32.
MEGAN JAMES
Fishtank Ensemble
Do the words “gypsy jazz” instantly make you think of Django Reinhardt? Well, that’s cool, but the term has more recently been attached to “one of the most thrilling young acts on the planet.” So gushed the LA Weekly about Fishtank Ensemble. From hipster nightclubs to music festivals all over the world, the group has wowed audiences with its eclectic mix of Parisian hot jazz, flamenco, Serbian and Transylvanian gypsy anthems and quirky originals.
Wait. Transylvanian? Yup. No doubt reflecting the influence of Serbian slap-bass player Djordje Stijepovic. Or maybe that of French violinist Fabrice Martinez, who reportedly spent a decade traveling Europe in a handmade, mule-drawn caravan. The two of them hooked up with vocalist Ursula Knudson — no ordinary California girl, she sang opera in the streets of Italy before falling in love with gypsy music — and guitarist Douglas Smolens, a jazz and flamenco whiz.
Together the quartet make a riotous, worldly ruckus that redefines the genre, and would do godfather Django proud.
Barre Opera House, September 28, 8 p.m. $10-26.
The Rude Mechanicals
Theater buffs are probably familiar with Stella Adler, the acting coach who popularized Constantin Stanislavski’s “Method,” the groundbreaking technique championed by Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro. But what about Stella Burden?
This Stella was an acting coach, too, with an intensive method of her own. But Burden’s “Approach,” which she taught in the 1960s and ’70s, was a bit more extreme than Adler’s. It involved risky rituals aimed at infusing even the smallest role with sex, death and violence. One of Burden’s most daring techniques, the “Method Gun,” is rumored to have been responsible for her mysterious death.
Burden is the subject of The Method Gun, a play by the Austin, Texas-based theater collective the Rude Mechanicals, who categorize their original work as “a genre-defying cocktail of big ideas, cheap laughs and dizzying spectacle.”
Derived from Burden’s journal entries and performance reports, the play chronicles the final months of her unnamed company’s rehearsals for their version of A Streetcar Named Desire, which they had been working on for nine years — and which omitted Tennessee Williams’ principal characters Stanley, Stella, Blanche and Mitch.
Throughout the Rude Mechanicals’ play, the actors rehearse, engaging in Burden’s “Approach,” one odd exercise after another. They kiss one another, don tiger costumes and even tie helium balloons to their male genitalia, a bit they call “Snakes on a String.”
The Rude Mechanicals’ “pursuit of [Burden] and the principles of her ‘Approach,’” writes the Austin Chronicle, “has led this theater collective — no stranger to long, strange trips — on one of its longest and strangest ever.”
Seeler Studio Theater, Mahaney Center for the Arts, January 18 and 19, 8 p.m. $6-25.
Songlines magazine’s readers voted Mali’s Fatoumata Diawara the Best New Artist of 2012 — most likely for her hypnotic blend of Western jazz, funk and rock with Wassoulou musical traditions. Or maybe for her sensuous voice and understated, soulful arrangements. But those are not the only reasons to admire this singer. The 30-year-old, now based in Paris, sings for the rights and welfare of young Africans, particularly women. In fact, this month, Diawara is featured in a multiplatform project called “30 Songs/30 Days” in support of Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, inspired by a book of the same name by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn.
Diawara’s latest release is called Fatou. Pitchfork calls it “beguiling.” We call her not to be missed.
Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, September 29, 8 p.m. $23/30.
Brooklyn Rider
This foursome is not the first to “reinvent” the string quartet, but listening to Brooklyn Rider, which has been called “stunningly imaginative,” could make you a true believer in messing with tradition. Since rising to renown in Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble, BR have performed with a broad spectrum of other artists, received accolades everywhere from public radio to the Huffington Post and earned a slew of awards.
Brooklyn Rider derived their name from hometown Brooklyn, N.Y., and from the German pre-World War I artists’ collective Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider). That group’s wild, cross-disciplinary creativity inspires violinists Johnny Gandelsman and Colin Jacobsen, violist Nicholas Cords, and cellist Eric Jacobsen. The Los Angeles Times said about them, “The dazzling fingers-in-every-pie versatility that Brooklyn Rider exhibits is one of the wonders of contemporary music.”
The Hop commissioned a piece from the group, Brooklyn Almanac, which includes compositions by jazz and indie-rock greats such as Bill Frisell and Deerhoof’s Greg Saunier. Its world premiere will celebrate the performing arts center’s 50th anniversary.
FlynnSpace, November 10, 8 p.m. $25. Spaulding Auditorium, Hopkins Center, January 18, 8 p.m. $25/33/40.
Border Music: David Hidalgo and Marc Ribot
Border Music is a progressive collaboration between master guitarists David Hidalgo and Marc Ribot that revels in the unlikely intermingling of seemingly opposing cultural influences and sounds. The duo explores the nexus where East meets West, North meets South and urban chic coexists amiably alongside rural sensibility.
Neither player is a stranger to border-hopping musical excursions. Hidalgo is the cofounding guitarist and vocalist of East LA mainstays Los Lobos and a member of the Latin Playboys, two bands that have long blurred the line, musically speaking, that runs along the Rio Grande. Meanwhile, Ribot, known since his days in groundbreaking jazz-punk band the Lounge Lizards, has played alongside musicians as varied as Tom Waits, Alison Krauss, Elton John, Cibo Matto and the Black Keys. You know, to name a few.
Together, Hidalgo and Ribot craft an explosive, dynamic, Latin-flavored sound that is rooted in many styles and cultures but transcends any familiar definition. Except maybe one: melting pot.
Flynn MainStage, January 26, 8 p.m. $15-36.
Presenter Info & Tickets
Barre Opera House, barreoperahouse.org, 476-8188
Burlington Chamber Orchestra, bcovt.org, bco@bcovt.org
Burlington Civic Symphony, bcsovt.org
Burlington Ensemble, burlingtonensemble.com, 598-9520
Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Burlington, stpaulscathedralvt.org, 864-0471
Champlain Philharmonic, Montpelier, champlainphilharmonic.org, 595-0087
Chandler Center for the Arts, Chandler Music Hall, Randolph, chandler-arts.org, 728-6464
Flynn Center/FlynnSpace, Burlington, flynncenter.org, 863-5966
Girls Nite Out Productions, Burlington, girlsniteoutvt.com, 448-0086
Higher Ground Presents, South Burlington, highergroundmusic.com
Hopkins Center, various venues, Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., hop.dartmouth.edu, 603-646-2422
Johnson State College, Dibden Center for the Arts, jsc.edu, 635-1476
Kingdom County Productions, Barnet & Burlington, kingdomcounty.com, 357-4616
Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival, Winooski, lccmf.org, 846-2175
Lane Series, various venues, Burlington, uvm.edu/laneseries, 656-4455
Lebanon Opera House, N.H., lebanonoperahouse.org, 603-448-0400
Lost Nation Theater, Montpelier, lostnationtheater.org, 229-0492
Lyric Theatre Company, Burlington, ? lyrictheatrevt.org, 658-1484
Middlebury College, various venues, middlebury.edu, 443-6433
Middlebury Town Hall Theater, townhalltheater.org, 382-9222
Montpelier Chamber Orchestra, montpelierchamberorchestra.org, mcos@montpelierchamberorchestra.org
Northern Stage, Briggs Opera House, White River Junction, northernstage.org, 296-7000
Off Center for the Dramatic Arts, Burlington, offcentervt.com
Paramount Theatre, Rutland, paramountvt.org, 775-0903
Pentangle Arts, Woodstock, pentanglearts.org, 457-3981
UVM Theatre, Burlington, uvmtheatre.org, 656-2094
Vergennes Opera House, vergennesoperahouse.org, 877-6737
Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble, various locations, vcme.org, 849-6900
Vermont Philharmonic, Barre, vermontphilharmonic.org
Vermont Stage Company, FlynnSpace, Burlington, vtstage.org, 862-1497
Vermont Symphony Orchestra, various locations, vso.org, 800-876-9293, x10
Vermont Youth Orchestra, various locations, vyo.org, 655-5030
Weston Playhouse, westonplayhouse.org, 824-5288
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Daniel Day-Lewis retires
Daniel Day-Lewis is retiring from acting
by Brett Lang, NY Post
21st Jun 2017 6:59 AM
THREE-TIME Oscar winner Daniel Day-Lewis, widely considered one of the pre-eminent actors of his generation, is retiring from acting, according to Variety.
The 60-year-old star, who has played presidents, writers, and gang leaders in a career that has spanned four decades, has one final film awaiting release, Phantom Thread, a drama set in the world of high fashion.
It is scheduled to hit theatres on December 25, 2017 and reunites him with Paul Thomas Anderson, who directed Day-Lewis to a best actor Oscar in 2007's There Will Be Blood.
What's your favourite Daniel Day-Lewis movie?
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This is not a scientific poll. The results reflect only the opinions of those who chose to participate.
Day-Lewis intends to help promote the movie, according to a person familiar with his plans.
He did not give a reason for his retirement. In a statement, Day-Lewis' spokeswoman, Leslee Dart, confirmed the news: "Daniel Day-Lewis will no longer be working as an actor. He is immensely grateful to all of his collaborators and audiences over the many years. This is a private decision and neither he nor his representatives will make any further comment on this subject. "
Day-Lewis is the only performer to ever win three best actor Oscars, for the title role in Steven Spielberg's Lincoln, his turn as a rapacious oil man in There Will Be Blood, and his performance as writer and artist Christy Brown in My Left Foot.
He earned two other Academy Award nominations for Gangs of New York and In the Name of the Father.
Day-Lewis has been praised for his shapeshifting acting and versatility.
He is known for going to extreme lengths for his performances, frequently remaining in character off-screen.
He has also starred in musicals (Nine), adventure epics (The Last of the Mohicans) and period dramas (The Age of Innocence).
The method master once learned Czech to play a philandering doctor in The Unbearable Lightness of Being, listened to Eminem records to channel rage in Gangs of New York and confined himself to a wheelchair for My Left Foot to play Brown, who had cerebral palsy.
Day-Lewis, who is the son of poet Cecil Day-Lewis and English actress Jill Balcon, made his screen debut at the age of 14 in a bit part in 1971's Sunday, Bloody Sunday.
He first gained attention on the stage and on television before dazzling critics in 1985 with the one-two punch of My Beautiful Laundrette and A Room With a View, convincingly playing a street tough and an upper class Edwardian.
Although he has remained in high demand, Day-Lewis is also known as being highly selective, often waiting years between projects
In the late '90s and early aughts he appeared to give up acting for a while, reportedly working as a cobbler before Martin Scorsese convinced him to return to the screen for Gangs of New York.
Day-Lewis has three children and is married to writer and director Rebecca Miller.
This story originally appeared in the NY Post and is republished here with permission.
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Former Miss New York of 2011 and second runner-up of Miss America 2012, Kaitlin Monte is an Emmy-nominated journalist. She is hardworking and talented which has taken her far in her line of work. Her hard work has paid her well today as she has been successful to win the heart of million. Let us find more about this person.
Currently, Kaitlin works as a journalist, and her duty is to fulfill the role of a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor for Fox-owned KRIV in Houston. She got the job of the host for the first time on television in NBC’s “Today In New York” in the year 2012. Then she moved onto a new venture in SportsNet New York. Here she again became the host of Mets Insider for the 2013 and 2014 Mets seasons.
Then in June 2014, she moved to WPIX where she became the new weekday morning traffic reporter for PIX Morning News. While working as the reporter, she had to report on traffic conditions for the New York metro area from 5-9am.
Finally, she landed on KRIV in July 2016. For her noteworthy work, she was also nominated for a 2015 Emmy Award. There’s no doubt about it that she is a professional, yet she is not a veteran as it has not been so long that she has stepped in the business. However, she must be earning some good amount of salary. We can only assume that as her salary and net worth has not been disclosed.
Personally, she is a married woman. She was tied in the wedding with Chris Fohlin. They both met each other at the University as they both were in the same University i.e. Clarkson University. After staying in the relationship for a long period, they both got engaged in the year 2015. Chris happens to be the Director of Strategy at Engine Digital. Chris proposed Kaitlin in Brooklyn Bridge.
Finally, her fiance turned into a loving husband on June 11, 2016. Their relationship is going smooth and strong. It is so because no news of divorce has been heard between them. Instead, the couple has become parents to a lovely daughter named Ava. Kaitlin’s Instagram displays many photos of her motherhood. Her pictures of the time when she was pregnant were also shared on Instagram.
Her bio reveals that she was born on February 7, 1989, which means that she is of age twenty-eight. She grew up in Pittsford, New York and attended Pittsford-Mendon High School. That happened until the age of sixteen. Then for her higher education, she got enrolled in Clarkson University followed by the University of Tampa where she got her bachelor’s degree at the age of nineteen. She is from American nationality.
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Labor and Employment in 2013: Looking Back and Forward
Eric Ostroff | December 27, 2013
In-house attorneys had a lot to think about in 2013, from the legal pitfalls of cloud computing and the growing popularity of outsourcing legal processes to the difficulties faced by law firm partners. On the labor and employment front, there’s been plenty going on as well.
Several attorneys specializing in labor and employment issues told CorpCounsel.com what they think has been important in 2013 and what they anticipate coming down the pike in the next 12 months:
WORKING SOCIAL
Elise Scheck Bonwitt of Higer Lichter & Givner points to social media as a major issue to watch in 2014. It’s “evolving all the time,” she noted, as legal frameworks grow up around still relatively new networking tools like Facebook or Twitter, and many cases involving social media are pending in the courts.
According to Bonwitt, employers should remember that unless they are the ones providing the social network being used or they get consent of an employee, they can’t monitor the behavior of the employee on social media. There’s more than one form of consent though, and “friending” an employee on Facebook could count.
“If you’re Facebooking me and then I’m talking about my day at work, have I consented to you? That’s an issue,” Bonwitt said.
ADA/FMLA
Another important issue in Bonwitt’s estimation is expanding coverage of employees under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). She said that though individual courts may differ in their interpretations, the trend towards more coverage has been ongoing and will likely continue at a steady clip.
As a result, she advises companies to use the utmost care: “I think it’s really important that an employer document every single conversation that could fall either under the ADA or FMLA, the Family and Medical Leave Act,” she said. She added that research is important for companies too, because they might not know offhand that a certain condition is covered by these laws—for example, she said she didn’t know until recently that narcoleptics are entitled to accommodation under the ADA and FMLA.
Amy Burton Loggins of law firm Taylor English Duma said that she’s also seen issues crop up at the intersection of the ADA and the FMLA. “Companies are really trying to grapple with, what does this accommodation thing look like now that more people are covered?” she said.
Loggins reported that she has consulted on many cases connected to the ADA and FMLA recently that involve employees with mental health or addiction issues.
“Especially with addiction, it’s hard to have those interactive process questioning conversations with them because lots of times they haven’t admitted that they have an addiction,” she said.
Most companies, she added, want to do right by their employees and strive to do so despite these obstacles.
EMPLOYEE COMPUTER ACCESS
In the corporate trade secrets space, courts in 2013 still had different interpretations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, a federal law that bars employees from intentionally accessing a computer at a level beyond their authorization.
“I think it’s going to be very important to continue to follow developments in that area of law,” said Eric Ostroff of Meland Budwick, P. A.
Ostroff explained that it will be important to watch where the courts come down on this issue in 2014, because those decisions will influence how employers can use the law to protect their proprietary information from current or former employees. “It’s also an important statute because it gives rise to federal jurisdiction, which allows lawsuits to be brought in federal court,” he said. “As opposed to, if there’s no diversity of citizenship, a lot of these trade secret cases end up in state court.”
Currently, he noted, the statute has been interpreted both broadly—meaning that the law prevents employees from accessing proprietary information that they are not authorized to have using their own computers—and narrowly—meaning that the law only applies when the employee accesses this type of information through a computer they are not allowed to use.
“More and more of these decisions have come down on the narrower side,” Ostroff noted.
MOTOR CARRIER EXEMPTION
One of the issues that has been a source of confusion for employers in his region, according to John Mays of Atlanta firm Mays and Kerr, is the motor carrier exemption to the overtime provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act, as so many employers have fleets and drivers. This exemption applies to drivers, drivers’ helpers, loaders and mechanics.
“If someone’s in that role and is doing safety-affecting work or operations on one or of vehicles weighing in excess of 10,000 pounds, then the Department of Transportation has the authority to determine their maximum hours requirements,” Mays said. When the vehicle is smaller though, the employee will remain non-exempt.
Mays said the 10,000-pound standard feels rather arbitrary, and gets downright confusing when it comes to mixed fleets. If employees work with different-sized trucks, should the standard be measured on a week-by-week basis? How should the DOT and Department of Labor count mixed fleets?
“I can’t see any relationship between the weight of the vehicle and how the person should be paid for the hours they work,” Mays said. Regardless, he expects to see more discussion of the exemption in 2014: “This is just going to be a massive issue down here, I think.”
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Labor and Employment in 2013: Looking Back and Forward. December 27, 2013. Click here to view the original article. In-house attorneys had a lot to think about in 2013, from the legal pitfalls of cloud computing and the growing popularity of outsourcing legal processes to the difficulties faced by law firm partners. On the labor and employment front, there’s been plenty going on as well. Several attorneys specializing in labor and employment issues told CorpCounsel.com what they think has been important in 2013 and what they anticipate coming down the pike in the next 12 months: WORKING SOCIAL Elise Scheck Bonwitt of Higer Lichter & Givner points to social media as a major issue to watch in 2014. It’s “evolving all the time,” she noted, as legal frameworks grow up around still relatively new networking tools like Facebook or Twitter, and many cases involving social media are pending in the courts. According to Bonwitt, employers should remember that unless they are the ones providing the social network being used or they get consent of an employee, they can’t monitor the behavior of the employee on social media. There’s more than one form of consent though, and “friending” an employee on Facebook could count. “If you’re Facebooking me and then I’m talking about my day at work, have I consented to you? That’s an issue,” Bonwitt said. ADA/FMLA Another important issue in Bonwitt’s estimation is expanding coverage of employees under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). She said that though individual courts may differ in their interpretations, the trend towards more coverage has been ongoing and will likely continue at a steady clip. As a result, she advises companies to use the utmost care: “I think it’s really important that an employer document every single conversation that could fall either under the ADA or FMLA, the Family and Medical Leave Act,” she said. She added that research is important for companies too, because they might not know offhand that a certain condition is covered by these laws—for example, she said she didn’t know until recently that narcoleptics are entitled to accommodation under the ADA and FMLA. Amy Burton Loggins of law firm Taylor English Duma said that she’s also seen issues crop up at the intersection of the ADA and the FMLA. “Companies are really trying to grapple with, what does this accommodation thing look like now that more people are covered?” she said. Loggins reported that she has consulted on many cases connected to the ADA and FMLA recently that involve employees with mental health or addiction issues. “Especially with addiction, it’s hard to have those interactive process questioning conversations with them because lots of times they haven’t admitted that they have an addiction,” she said. Most companies, she added, want to do right by their employees and strive to do so despite these obstacles. EMPLOYEE COMPUTER ACCESS In the corporate trade secrets space, courts in 2013 still had different interpretations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, a federal law that bars employees from intentionally accessing a computer at a level beyond their authorization. “I think it’s going to be very important to continue to follow developments in that area of law,” said Eric Ostroff of Meland Budwick, P. A. Ostroff explained that it will be important to watch where the courts come down on this issue in 2014, because those decisions will influence how employers can use the law to protect their proprietary information from current or former employees. “It’s also an important statute because it gives rise to federal jurisdiction, which allows lawsuits to be brought in federal court,” he said. “As opposed to, if there’s no diversity of citizenship, a lot of these trade secret cases end up in state court.” Currently, he noted, the statute has been interpreted both broadly—meaning that the law prevents employees from accessing proprietary information that they are not authorized to have using their own computers—and narrowly—meaning that the law only applies when the employee accesses this type of information through a computer they are not allowed to use. “More and more of these decisions have come down on the narrower side,” Ostroff noted. MOTOR CARRIER EXEMPTION One of the issues that has been a source of confusion for employers in his region, according to John Mays of Atlanta firm Mays and Kerr, is the motor carrier exemption to the overtime provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act, as so many employers have fleets and drivers. This exemption applies to drivers, drivers’ helpers, loaders and mechanics. “If someone’s in that role and is doing safety-affecting work or operations on one or of vehicles weighing in excess of 10,000 pounds, then the Department of Transportation has the authority to determine their maximum hours requirements,” Mays said. When the vehicle is smaller though, the employee will remain non-exempt. Mays said the 10,000-pound standard feels rather arbitrary, and gets downright confusing when it comes to mixed fleets. If employees work with different-sized trucks, should the standard be measured on a week-by-week basis? How should the DOT and Department of Labor count mixed fleets? “I can’t see any relationship between the weight of the vehicle and how the person should be paid for the hours they work,” Mays said. Regardless, he expects to see more discussion of the exemption in 2014: “This is just going to be a massive issue down here, I think.” . Eric Ostroff, Other NewsCourt OKs Tom Petters victim’s $1B lawsuit against GE Capital, August 27, 2013, Beach Lawyers Celebrate Milestone, May 5, 2013, Archive. October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 . MRB. Contact us, Our attorneys, careers. About. Firm overview, Our Values, Community involvement, Representative matters. Pracrtice. Real Estate, Commercial Litigation, Receiverships and Assignments, Bankruptcy and Restructuring. In the News, Announcements, Film Videos. 2018 Meland, Russin, Budwick. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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Men's Fashion Trends
Beat it with Michael Jackson’s Thriller Suit
Man of Many, 8 Oct 2018
Hugo Boss is releasing reproductions of Michael Jackson’s Thriller Suit to commemorate Jackson’s diamond birthday. The iconic white suite was worn by Jackson on the cover of his hit album Thriller. Jackson’s sixth studio album, Thriller remains the world’s best-selling album, with an estimated 66 million copies having been sold. The album included hits like “The Girl Is Mine,” “Billie Jean,” “Beat It,” and, of course, “Thriller.” The suit being offered by Hugo Boss will be limited to just 100 individual pieces, with each being crafted at the HUGO BOSS headquarters in Germany.
Hugo Boss is also partnering with British artist Graham Dolphin. Using the cover of Thriller as inspiration, Dolphin collected statements from fans to write over the cover. The artwork will be offered on an exclusive T-shirt. Dolphin also took one of the suits and hand-wrote the lyrics from Michael Jackson’s most famous songs. It was a painstaking process, but the result celebrates Jackson’s talents as a performer and as a songwriter as well.
If the suit isn’t your style, but you still love the King of Pop, Hugo Boss is offering a three official T-shirts that depict the Michael Jackson. The shirts capture moments from Jackson’s career, including both his dance moves and iconic images. Or, head over and check out the new exhibition “Michael Jackson: On the Wall,” on display in the National Portrait Gallery in London.
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BHM: This Week in History: Feb. 12 – 18
Piper Hansen
Feb. 12, 1968: Memphis Sanitation Worker’s Strike
On Feb. 1, 1968, Echol Cole and Robert Walker, two Memphis sanitation workers, were crushed to death when their truck’s compacting mechanism failed to work properly. After 12 days had passed with little reform, the neglect of sanitation workers in the city was finally evident to the public. Ten days later, a unanimous decision to strike was made by hundreds of Cole and Walker’s co-workers.
Strikes and walk-outs attempted to combat the poor working conditions, insufficient pay and the inability to organize as a collective group. The first set of non-violent protests was met with tear-gas but this only served to incite community leaders, youth and more workers into numerous other protests and marches.
The protests expressed more than just worker’s rights, it advocated for African-American rights and for more blue collar equality between races and industries. Photo courtesy of WikiMedia Commons.
After months of protest, negotiators were finally able to claim better wages and the ability to unionize for the Memphis Sanitation Workers and citizens with similar jobs.
Fifty years after the historic strike, the repercussions are still echoing throughout the streets of America. Neglected workers across the nation have inherited the proverbial torch and have continued to lobby for better wages and conditions.
Feb. 14, 1957: Georgia Senate outlaws interracial athletics
In order to preserve white supremacy, Georgia representatives proposed dozens of bills that would specifically ban integrated athletic competitions in the early 1950s. The quick spread of segregated sports was heavily opposed and was moved to Congress’ back burner for several years. It wasn’t until 1957 that the need for athletic segregation was argued for. Members of the Georgia Assembly thought that the only way to increase the success of collegiate athletics was to separate the players along racial lines. The law has since been abolished and Southern athletics are continuing to dominate championships in collegiate basketball and football.
Feb. 16, 1952: FBI agents arrest 10 KKK members in North Carolina
One of the most prominent terrorist organizations during the Civil Rights Era was the Ku Klux Klan (KKK). During the height of their terror, the KKK was responsible for lynchings, cross-burnings and terrorizing minorities.
As a result of a substantial investigation, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) arrested 10 members of the KKK close to Columbus County, North Carolina. Later, they were charged with conspiracy as well as recurring instances of cross-burnings and shootings.
Those accused stand handcuffed waiting for their final convictions. Photo courtesy of the Carter-Klan Documentary.
The FBI recognizing the KKK as a threat to the United States was a major step in the actions that led to African-Americans’ ability to live in neighborhoods, cities and towns that were previously exclusive and segregated.
Feb. 17, 1960: MLK arrested during the Alabama Bus Boycott
Following the December 1955 arrest of Rosa Parks, the Montgomery Bus Boycott was a protest of the segregation of public busses that lasted 13 months.
African-Americans boycotted the Montgomery Bus system by walking to work no matter what the weather conditions. Photo courtesy of Diversity Inc.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was indicted by a grand jury for violating anti-boycott laws. These laws prevented activists from creating a substantial impact but MLK and 88 other activists sought freedoms that required the breaking of the oppressive ruled placed upon them.
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Abbie: For me, being a fan of something means that you have enough interest in it and passion about it that it permeates into your everyday life. So even though I may not watch Doctor Who every day, when I was a big fan of DW, I would make sure that I was up to date with what was happening in the world. I don’t think, to be a fan, you have to have every piece of merchandise or love every single thing that happens in the universe, or if it’s a work of art, or every single song that a group comes out with. But it’s more about your overall feelings towards something. If you enjoy the content that is coming out of whatever this thing is, then I think it’s pretty safe to call yourself a fan of something.
I’ve been a part of too many fan communities (laughs). From the ripe age of probably 11 or 10, I was really into the Jonas Brothers—who I’m seeing next week. I wasn’t a part of their online community per se, but I did definitely take part in reading fanfiction and doing fan quizzes online, and that was kind of my first exposure to fan community at large. I was young enough to not be dumb enough to talk to strangers online—that doesn’t even make sense, but I didn’t talk to strangers online, so I wasn’t a part of any community or anything. Also, it was 2007 or so, so it was really only chat rooms and things that were around at the time. But, in about 2013, that’s when I had my first real exposure to a “fan community.” I joined a Facebook group called BKF—Black K-Pop Fans—and it was a community of literally 1,000 to 2,000 people maybe. The uniting factor was supposed to be that we are all people of the same ethnicity that are really into this thing that is kind of a proponent of black culture in some way, so it was supposed to be a safe space of if someone is appropriating or if someone is literally doing blackface, at least you have this safe space to rant about things without having other people around you that don’t necessarily understand it. But of course that’s not how everything works because within any community, there are going to be people that don’t necessarily agree with everything. So, y’know, there are people within that fan community that didn’t care about blackface or didn’t care about saying the n word or didn’t care about appropriation or what have you. That’s gonna happen when you have 1,000 people on the same Facebook page. But yeah, that was 2013, and I made my first online friends in that fan community, which was very interesting. At the time, I was 17, so I felt that I was old enough to handle myself online and not give out all of my personal details, and everyone wouldn’t know my entire life. The people that I made friends with then, I’m still friends with online now. So it’s really cool seeing each other grow up and also seeing how our interests have changed or become more aligned as time has gone on.
So, I think that now, it’s a lot different than it would be back in the day when I first got into fan communities online. I spent way too much time in them—more time than I should have. It was like an all day event. I would be consistently on Facebook or consistently on—oh, God, back in the day it was “AsianFanFics.com,” (laughs) before everyone realized that, like, AO3 [Archive of Our Own] is the way to go. I would always be on these websites, but I think that’s because that was around the time that technology was really becoming a component of everyday life, so it was so easy to just overload on everything. Back when I was younger, I would have to physically go and sit at a computer to partake in fandom, and now it’s like, fandom is in my hand 24/7. I can just access it at any time. So now, in my current life, now that I’m a full working adult, I would say that I participate in fandom semi-regularly since the majority of my friends are in fandom and the Twitter that I’m usually using as my primary source of social media is a fandom Twitter. When I’m on my way home from or to work, that’s the timeline I’m scrolling through, so I’m consistently being bombarded with images of things in K-Pop culture or even music culture, anime, whatever it may be—things that I have interest in. Then, obviously, when I’m communicating with my friends, primarily it’s about fandom because that’s what we have in common. So, I would definitely say that a significant part of my everyday life is engaging with fandom culture in some aspect, but that’s kind of to be expected because now we are so—our phones are a part of us. I don’t think I know a single person, whether they’re old or not, who can really live without their phone if they’re still working. If they’re a working individual consistently out of the house, there’s not a person that can go the whole day without looking at their phone. So, when I’m looking at my phone, obviously those images are what’s going to be shoved in my face because those are the things that I’m following. I’m logged in 25/8. We’re in this for life (laughs). Suffering.
Ooh. So, I think now, what’s happened is there are very many negative experiences within these spaces if you’re in Twitter or so and that’s because K-Pop fandom as a whole has blown up within the past 2-3 years, and with that exponential increase, there’s going to come rivalries and people who think they’re better than everyone else or that their group deserves better or whatever whatever. So there are so many… kind of like fan wars happening everywhere, even if you’re not personally involved in them, you’ll see people (laughs) show up on your timeline dragging one of your faves to the ground. So it’s a pretty negative space, depending where you are. So if you’re on Twitter, it’s definitely gonna be more negative than anything because you see so much content on Twitter that is shared by people that you follow, whereas if you’re in a Facebook community, you have more control over who you’re interacting with. So, if I’m on my Facebook feed or in my Facebook groups that I’m not as active in anymore, it’s pretty curated—these are people that I’ve spoken to, at least. I’m not in any massive Facebook groups anymore of 1,000 or more people. I’m really in groups that are just a few hundred people, or I’ll just be on my Facebook page, which will just be my Facebook friends. So if anyone’s being ignorant, it’s someone that I’m friends with on Facebook, whereas if anyone’s being ignorant on Twitter, it’s literally some idiot I don’t know that someone I follow has ended up retweeting. It’s really hard to protect yourself on Twitter without blocking everyone that says something that you don’t like. And that’s how you get into an echo chamber, and that’s how some fandoms really have just lost their mind because they surround themselves with Yes people, and because all they’re hearing is these echos of them being perfect, they believe it to be true, and it just further perpetuates this vicious cycle of them having to be “the best,” or their group having to be the best of this, or them having to drag other people because they feel threatened or whatever it may be. What was even the original question? Where were we going with this? … Typical interaction! Right. So a typical interaction could easily be, like, you see someone dragging your fave, and then you comment a meme because you think the person’s a meme or you comment to protect them—which has happened to me before, where I’ve literally been like, “Yo… Why are you commenting on this thread that’s full of fans of this group? If you hate this group, just keep steppin’, we don’t wanna see your negativity.” And that hasn’t gone over well, it’s been great. I’ve had to lock my Twitter account because people just kept bombarding my mentions, and that was very very annoying, to say the least. But there are also times when someone posts something happy or cute, and then you respond, and then they happily respond back, or you get very positive responses. So it really just depends. Twitter is a very volatile place. Everything is very polarized. They don’t allow room for a gray area. Everything either has to be amazing or terrible, there’s no way around it. Even with everything that’s happening with Wonho [formerly of Monsta X], it’s like, “[Monsta X’s company] Starship’s the devil!” or “Starship’s great.” Like, there’s no—Starship sucks as a company, yes, but… it is what it is. People are literally demonizing a company for taking out a member—who has left—from their Season’s Greetings [package]. Like, it doesn’t make sense, but the whole rhetoric going on in the international fandom is literally just, “Starship’s the devil! They’re so petty! They’re deleting Wonho from Monsta X’s existence!” and it’s kind of like… well, they have to. He’s not in the group anymore, and he literally has resigned from the company, so they can’t keep him in their Season’s Greetings… What else are they gonna do? Fandom is a very interesting space where, because the fans are consumers, a lot of the time… It’s weird, because you’ll see both sides—you’ll either see fans taking up for companies completely and saying that they have full reign, and we shouldn’t complain and we should just be happy with what we get. Or, on the flip side, it’s them crucifying companies, but not giving any constructive criticism. It’s really just [them] letting their emotions run away [from] them, and then other people take to that, and it just becomes like a mob. So, I think part of it is because a lot of fandom is quite young, so a lot of people aren’t necessarily business-minded, they don’t know how business works. Things such as “Wow, BigHit [Entertainment aka BTS’ company] should probably sub all their free content,” becomes “We should just be thankful that we’re getting free content.” Like, excuse me (laughs), this is a company that is profiting off us, of like, every breath we take. They can afford to hire a translator. They’ve shown us that they have the capacity, so they should just do it. If they’re trying to build a global fanbase, maybe that’s a good idea for them. But you’ll have people that take up for them with their dying breath because they don’t think it’s necessary. But on the other side, you have this issue now where [Monsta X fans aka] Monbebes are so upset that Wonho has left the group and that Starship is cutting him out of promos and things, that they’re demonizing Starship—I’m not saying Starship’s a good company, because they’ve always sucked (laughs)—but like, they’re demonizing Starship like, “Starship is the pettiest company ever. They’re absolute garbage. They should die—” for doing what is an industry standard when people leave a group. It’s pretty dumb. (laughs) Ugh, I’m old and jaded.
Describe your ‘history’ with a fandom. What made you join? What made you stay?
Aww, okay. I guess I’ll do Monsta X, because as we have been talking about recently, I don’t even know if I’m [a BTS fan aka] an ARMY anymore. It’s been a long… a lot has happened. So, with Monsta X, I joined the fandom because I really liked their music—and this was, like, 2015—which was funny, because their first song came out and I lowkey clowned it. I was like, “I’m sick and tired of all these damn fraudulent hip hop groups,” (laughs) because it was around the same time that a lot of K-Pop groups were coming out with a hip hop concept. They would say “We’re a hip hop group!” and then immediately completely change their tune and I was pissed off. [So] I didn’t think it was that great, and then [my best friend] and I were brainwashed because we went to this event, and at the event, they kept playing a live version of “Trespass”—not on a loop, per se, but there were only like 4 ads they were showing for a whole 30 minutes, so every 2 minutes, I would hear the song, and it was live, so it’s infinitely better. Monsta X does so well in their live performances. And I was just like… “Maybe this song deserves some rights, okay…” So that happened, and it was around the same time that Monsta X had had their first comeback with “Hero” and “RUSH”—which was like October 2015. So… thought the songs were bops, they were super talented, one of my friends was already obsessed with them from before they even debuted. So, I knew of them, and I cared about them for her. I didn’t care about them for me until that album was out, and I really thought they were really good, and then it became [my and my best friend’s] tradition to just sing those songs every single time we went out for karaoke with our friends, and since, at the time, we were both in university, it was quite often. It was literally, like, once a month or so, we were out here, at noraebang [aka karaoke], blasting it and being really extra. And [the members of Monsta X were] also really good friends with Seventeen, and Seventeen, at the time, was one of my top groups. So, it was just like, everything worked out so well. So I’ve been stanning because of that, and then, immediately after, my first comeback with them was “All In,” which is, ugh, a masterpiece, a sheer masterpiece, like… ugh. There are so many undertones to that music video, I don’t even know what to say (laughs). So, we went from good to even better, and it just kept going. There was nothing that Monsta X did that would have pushed me away from them. They were always super caring about their fans, especially Wonho, to an extent that I haven’t experienced with other fandoms, other groups. The fandom as a whole was also very laid back, pretty sweet—there was really no drama, so to speak of, within the fandom, and it was all pretty much good vibes everywhere. There was nowhere for me to lose, because now I’m becoming a fan of the best friends of another group I’m a fan of. So I’m profiting even more from all of their interactions. Everything was really fun, and Monsta X is really refreshing—they’re never boring with their sound. At the time, they hadn’t released a song I didn’t like—(laughs), after I got into Trespass, but it took a while. But they weren’t releasing any music I didn’t like, so it was the easy thing to stay a fan of them. As time went on, my closest friends became fans of them. So it became something that could be a topic of conversation for us, stuff that we could bond over, that sort of thing. Starship was really good about having a lot of content, so there would always be stuff to watch, clips to watch, literal shows. From when they were on their actual show to create the band, they already were doing other shows on the side, so there was just unending content. And they’re really funny—they’re really sweet, down to earth guys. It never seemed like they were putting on appearances. In front of the fans or the cameras, they always seemed pretty straightforward, and so I just really appreciated them for that. And then they started coming regularly to the United States, and we were out here wasting all my money trying to get the best tickets. Did I succeed? Yes. Does my wallet hate me? Yes (laughs). My bank account is very angry at me. But it was worth it, the guys—except for Changkyun, he’s a mess—but the guys are all very sweet, love them. It’s brought me friends, as well. Like, I’ve gotten really close to [one of my friends] and I wouldn’t have met [another friend] without Monsta X. I literally have friends that I’m not super close to—they’re more like acquaintances, I guess, but every time we see each other, it’s fun, and we literally wouldn’t know each other if we didn’t meet through Monsta X. [Another friend] was one of my closest friends—we’re still chill, but we both have lives, so we don’t talk that often, anymore—we only became friends because we were both at the Monsta X concert. Like (laughs), if that hadn’t have happened, I don’t think that we would necessarily be—like, we would know each other because we had mutual friends—but I don’t think it would’ve set off the chain of events that caused us to become very good friends. So, I think, there was just so much positive that was the result of this fandom, and I’d been in so many other fandoms that there were a lot of negatives associated with it. When I was in [the boy group] VIXX’s fandom, I was being harassed because of the fan project that I was running, or when I was a BTS fan and—their fans have always been lowkey crazy, so they were just being annoying pretty much—but now they have legitimately lost their minds. But (laughs), back in the day, they were just annoying, always just loud and wrong, and BTS was always, like, lowkey doing problematic stuff, so I was just in the background with a thug tear rolling down my face like, (auto-tune sing-song) “That doesn’t hurt me at all… (laughs) Keep doing that blaccent, it doesn’t hurt me…” So, y’know, I’ve always had iffy times— There was literally one time I think Jooheon [of Monsta X] did a blaccent, and it was like… literally in the beginning of 2015, so they nipped that in the bud real quick. (sighs) It’s very exhausting being a black K-Pop fan a lot of the time. But yeah, I think it was very easy for me to—(laughs) go “All In”—with Monsta X. They just made it so easy, like, I have no regrets. Not a single regret! Okay? I’m not gonna cry! (starts crying) I don’t have any regrets, they’ve been a great decision. Some of these other groups have not been a great decision—[Monsta X has] been a great decision. Love that for me.
If you knew then what you know now as a fan in this community, would your fan experience be different? Would you join it again?
I feel like, contextually, since now, you know, Wonho has been through so much, and we knew he was a martyr before, but he’s really martyred himself to the wildest extent in this situation. I think if I knew back then that things would pan out like this, I’d think I would still be a fan. Oh, this is gonna sound so corny. I don’t know that I would want to give up experiencing the love that you feel for Monsta X for anything. I’m getting emotional—this is so weird. So, contextually—because I don’t think I’ve told quite a lot of my friends this—there are two groups that I give credit for me being alive today, and one of them is Monsta X, because when I was going through outpatient therapy—because I was literally suicidal, was on suicide watch, lowkey—it was around the same time “Dramarama” came out. Literally my first day of therapy was when the music video came out. So, that album really got me through—WHEW—such a rough time in my life. And, you know, just [the members] existing and them being such down-to-earth people. It’s not even like they’re falsely positive all the time. They give such real advice to their fans. I never necessarily felt like I was just a fan with them. It’s… whether I know them or not is not the point, it’s the fact that they made sure to express that they care deeply for all of their fans, so things like Wonho literally doing 3 hour VLives [live streams] to the point where it’s 2 AM in Korea just because he wants to talk to Monbebe—things that you don’t have to do, they’re not in your contract as an idol. It’s not, “Oh boy, it’s Monday at 5 PM. I have to do this VLive.” Like, not for Wonho, not ever. And not for the other members, not ever. Changkyun would randomly drop on—all the boys would randomly pop in, but for Wonho especially, he was very much… like, someone you could rely on. Whenever they went on a world tour, he would make sure that international Monbebe, but that also the Korean Monbebe wouldn’t feel left out. So, every time they ended a show, he would hop on VLive, another member would come on with him. They would goof off, but also sometimes they would read fan concerns or answer questions. It very much felt like bonding with a friend. It didn’t feel like “This is someone I’m paying money to like me,” which is something I think K-Pop really succeeds at, because there is so much personalized content in K-Pop as opposed to western pop, where the only real interaction you have with your faves is when you see them in concert or if you a meet and greet for them one time. You don’t get variety shows, you don’t get reality shows. Now that IG [Instagram] live is a thing, yeah, some of them do it, but it’s not like VLive where now idols are literally in our pocket 24/7. Someone’s always on VLive. I stan so many groups that at any time of day I could just whip open my phone and I’m like, “Someone’s streaming!”—which is why I deleted that app (laughs), because it was dangerous. Someone’s always streaming. But yeah, even with how things turned out and how much it hurts, I don’t think I would give up having experienced what Monsta X has to offer because they’ve definitely changed my life for the better, they’ve definitely been a really positive force on my life, so like, between them and DAY6, we’re in this for life. I don’t think I could ever leave them, because they’ve just done way too much for me. Yeah, I would join again. I would be like, “You know, I know that you’re gonna basically be kicked out of your group for reasons that are not entirely your fault, but I want to feel your love. But I also know the journey I would’ve gone on. It wouldn’t just be, “Oh I know how this is gonna turn out”—I would also how they’ve impacted me and what a positive impact it’s been. So, I definitely would rejoin. BTS, though? (laughs) I dunno about that one. Honestly, I think that if I knew how the fandom would turn out, I would’ve got out of this a lot sooner, I’m not even gonna lie.
[For further commentary on K-Pop fandom drama, see Interview Extras & Bloopers.]
Like, harassing a group you don’t even stan for (laughs) jokingly saying they’re the best rappers in K-Pop—isn’t necessarily worth your time and energy, but thousands of them did it anyway. It seems so overwhelmingly negative and I think it’s very telling that a group who decided to start a “no bullying” campaign has a fandom that’s… almost entirely made up of bullies, or at least the bullies are the loudest sect of them. That’s pretty disappointing, to say the least. And BTS have done so much for so many people. They’ve been really… for some things that I was going through, they were definitely there for me, but I can’t say that my experience with them has been all daisies, or that I’ve had the greatest experience with them, because I really haven’t. It was such a “tumultuous love affair.” I was very infatuated with BTS for sure, and so I think that’s why I went as hard as I did—especially going to 3 concerts in, like, a friggin’ month… crazy. But… big yikes (laughs), there were just so many things that are wholly negative that have marred my opinion of them as a whole, not just “them as people,” because I don’t know them as people, I’m never gonna know them as people. But yeah, them as artists, them as leaders of a fandom—because when you have a fandom, you may not be able to control all their actions, but they’re a reflection of you—[them] as business people… as a load of things. Definitely these past few years have been very telling how—not necessarily “how they’ll change you”—but how circumstances change. Let’s put it that way.
How important are your fandoms to you? Why are they important?
I think that once you get to be so ingrained in fandom, it’s literally a part of who you are. I feel like it’s easy to introduce myself to people and not mention that, “Oh I’m a fan of these things,” but in order to have a real, deep relationship and connection with someone, they would have to know that I’m a fan of these things, because it’s such a part of me now. Especially like—I’ve mentioned how much groups like DAY6 or Monsta X mean to me. Those groups are a part of my everyday life. I legitimately listen to [DAY6’s album] Book of Us: Gravity on repeat at work. It’s literally just part of who I am and what I enjoy. Can I have fun without them being in the picture? Sure. But I can also have a great time with them being in the picture. I have, sometimes, a better time with them being in the picture. So, I definitely think that, while I’m my own person, they’ve made me a better person, a stronger person in some regards. I wouldn’t ever—wow, this is a strong word, but it’s the only word I can think of because my brain is much—I wouldn’t forsake them for anything. If someone was like, “Oh, do you like that K-Pop garbage?” I wouldn’t be like, “Pshh, ha, no! I hate it!” because there are groups that have done so much for me, and it’s something that I enjoy, so even if you judge me and think it’s whack, that’s fine, you don’t have to like it. So, primarily, when it comes to work, I normally don’t tell people these things, but, like my boss did today, if they ask, I’ll tell them it was a K-Pop concert… because it is… There’s not really anything to be ashamed about. I definitely think that these fandoms are a part of me, because even if I don’t talk about them all the time, I’m engaging with them all the time. Literally now, my closest friends are Monbebe, some of my closest friends are MYDAY [aka DAY6 fans]. I’ve dragged some of my fans into these fandoms, like you, I literally dragged you into K-Pop. Not kicking and screaming or anything, but… you in it for life, now (laughs). You’re in here now. So like, you know what it’s like. When it’s something that you’re so tied to, like—y’know, maybe in 20 years, I won’t be listening to K-Pop anymore or whatever. Maybe I’ll still be listening to these classics, but I won’t be caught up with the K-Pop stuff. But, I’m never gonna say I’m not a K-Pop fan, or I won’t deny that I was once a K-Pop fan.
Yeah, so I think that the way that I identify myself today—I would say that half of my personality is being a fangirl. It’s something that I’m consistently involved in, so I can’t really say, “Oh yeah, this is me and this is what I do,” without expressing that I love anime and K-Pop. These are things that I’m very passionate about. They’re always a part of some of my best experiences. So when I hang out with people, I don’t necessarily jump to [fandoms] as the first topic of conversations, but if the conversation leads there, I’m not really gonna shy away from it. Especially now that K-Pop is joining the mainstream, but then the perception of K-Pop fans is not necessarily good—I don’t always go like, “Hey! I love K-Pop!” because it’s not the best impression or the best way to start a conversation, but there are some people that are actually, genuinely curious, so I will talk to them about it. But I think, identity-wise, it’s not necessarily me [to be] like, “I have to rep that I’m part of this fandom, so I have to wear all the merch and do all the whatever”—it’s very much second-nature. I don’t have to put on an image or a facade because it’s just part of who I am and what I enjoy. So, it’s very naturally a part of me, like I don’t wake up thinking, “Ugh, gotta show people I’m a Monbebe, time to whip out the slogan, wrap it around my neck. They gotta know.” It’s more so, “Ugh, love me some Monsta X. Can’t wait to talk to my friends about them. If someone asks what we’re talking about, I’ll just be like, ‘My faves.’” That sort of thing. I don’t think that—(sigh)—I think that a lot of K-Pop fans can relate to having that one group that gets you through those really hard times. And the same thing can be said for pretty much any genre, but I see it more in K-Pop or pop punk—things where there is a solid sense of community, but also just like, music speaks to people. So, people generally have the band that’s like their home, that’s done so much for them or really gotten them through some really tough times. And so, for me, because I have these connections with these bands, even if I fall out of love with these bands, or I get detached from them like I have with BTS, I won’t regret the time that I spent enjoying them. I won’t regret how they’ve had an impact on my life, my personality-wise—not like physical life, because ARMY really just be gettin’ on my titties. But, internally, things like… showing me that I’m worth something (laughs), that I’m worthwhile, encouraging me. Those sort of things that are comforting and really do make a difference in who you become as a person and how you decide to perceive the world. They’ve definitely had a big impact on that. They’re very much an integral part of me.
The kind of closeness and community that you mentioned between you and the artist and other fans—is there a similar thing with fictional fandoms that don’t have that IRL element?
So, I’m still into anime and stuff. I think, with anime, what’s really cool—and the same thing is, I’m sure, with literature, though I’ve only had one or two friends that I’d really talk to about book series and things like that—those communities are really really artistic because they don’t have live human beings to work off of, but they have these universes that they turn into reality, that they’re able to transfigure into a living, breathing thing. These are universes that have resonance to people. There’s literally anime that moves people, books that move people, and have the same effect that these fandoms have had to me, and they also have a very strong fanart/fanfiction community. They have so many ideas… They have the source material that they work off of, and then it just explodes into its own being. I remember back when I was really into Harry Potter, there was literally HarryPotterFanFiction.com, and it was just full of so many amazing stories that people have made up in that universe, whether it has to do with the characters we know or their own characters. I think all layers of fandom are trying to relate. Everyone’s trying to relate on some level, so whether they express that through literal art or… people make AMVs… people make books… art books… merchandise… It’s really cool, and they always have forums to talk and connect with other people about what they felt during this thing, or how this character would act—whatever it may be. So that’s something that’s really interesting because you don’t have, necessarily, a living breathing creature who has their own world and does their own thing and can disappoint you (laughs)… can hurt your feelings. That’s a whole other thing. But because you don’t have people that can hurt your feelings, sometimes it’s a safer place, y’know? Like, what’s the worst that’s gonna happen? You’re gonna die in a book, like… you’re not gonna die in real life, sis. Like, that hURTS, BRO. It’s rough! Book deaths hurt, too, but in a different way. So I think, on some level, it’s not that their fandom is any less real, it’s just that the experience is slightly different. But it’s interesting to see the parallels between all of them because they all collect along the same creative path when it comes to content that fans make. Fans throughout all types of fandom make the same content. You’re gonna find wolf AUs in all of these (laughs), whether it’s K-Pop, SuperWhoLock, Harry Potter—like, you’re gonna find werewolf AUs in all of them. And that’s just one form of expression that’s just transcended all of these fandoms that have nothing to do with each other. I’m not a creative at all, but I like to soak in other people’s creativity, and then because of that, it leads to more conversations, which is really fun.
That kind of goes into the next question (laughs). Do you create content as a fan? Please describe.
(laughs) So I used to create content as a fan, and then I stopped. I used to write fanfiction when I was younger—not like super young. Actually, that’s a lie. I started very young, at literally 11 or 12. No, I did not write [about] the Jonas Brothers dating each other. Apparently some people did that, and… that’s definitely not what I was writing. Very much self-insert fics before I knew what self-insert fics were. Which were great. Love that for me. Also, not necessarily roleplaying—you can ask [Miss A] about the roleplay community, because I don’t really know about that ((Note: I did))—but somewhat, because I would write part of a story, then my friend would write part of the same story. It becomes really collaborative, which is really fun. So that was the kind of content I dabbled in, and then when I got to high school/college age, I was writing stories on my own, and then that petered out, because if I’m not automatically good at something, I don’t wanna do it. And I was no longer automatically good at storylines, so I didn’t wanna do it, and that’s exactly what happened. I just stopped writing. I haven’t written in 3 years now … 4 years now (laughs). Love that 5 me. So, it’s hard out here in these streets, but I used to write fanfic. I’m not talented at drawing at all. Not even a little bit. Not in the slightest. I will never be talented at drawing. Don’t ask me. I can make a nice picture of a mountain in watercolors… I can watercolor a mountain and say it symbolizes my burning passion for DAY6 … That’s all we’re getting out of me. I can just do one type of watercolor. (laughs) That’s the only watercolor I’ve mastered. Mountains… and one single river. So yeah, that’s the only fan content that I make, but I know some really talented people who can draw and can write. They’re really good at stuff and that’s cool. I love supporting my friends’ art.
Have you ever had career or professional opportunities open up for you as a result of your fandom experiences?
Lord have mercy. So, since I finessed my last minute foray into being a VIXX staff member, I’ve literally used it on my resume since and just said it was a month-long internship of me being concert social media staff. Because of that, I managed to get another social media internship, so (claps) we love an embellished truth. I didn’t say it was a month long, I just said it was November to November, which it was … It was one day. (laughs) It was one day with a lot of work and a lot of hashtags and actually handling social media. Social media marketing, sis! I was doing it! Was I getting paid? No. Was it stressful? Yes. Would I do it again? Not in the slightest. So yeah, that’s a professional opportunity that came of that, and because I had “two internships” on my resume, I guess it also made other things look good, because it’s still on my resume to this day. And also, because I did learn things while suffering during that one day period, it allowed me to speak about what I was doing a lot easier—I built skills like liasing with people as a result of doing fan projects and stuff like that. I’ve been able to slip them into my “portfolio,” if you will, of what I’m good at. So, we’re out here scamming. Also, [one of our friends], if you ever ask her, she literally started her own K-Pop company, because it was a Facebook page. I don’t know if she still has it on her resume, but she had it on there for a while because it had its own name and everything that no one else was using, and so she was able to say for 3 years that she was doing this thing as one of her passion projects. So that was literally built into her resume for ages.
Have you ever discovered new interests because of your fandom experiences?
I feel like anyone would lie saying no, because you’re not necessarily always cognizant of it. Sometimes it just stumbles into your lap—you don’t necessarily think, “I’m only checking this out because this person listened to it.” One example I can tell you is Gallant. So I’m a really big fan of Gallant, and that wouldn’t have happened if, in 2016, Tae [aka V of BTS] wasn't out here running from the bathroom like, “I GOTTA SEE GALLANT PERFORM!” and then absolutely losing his hecking mind at Gallant’s performance at 2016 MAMA [aka Mnet Asian Music Awards]. So obviously I’ve seen [that] performance, and I was just like, “Oh, he can sing! He can sing, huh.” So I listened to his album, and here I am today, out here having more communication with him than BTS does, because they be dumping him all over the place. You didn’t hear that from me. But anyway, he’s one of my favorite artists, and that was just a result of me checking out one song that someone that I care about liked. I think it’s just the natural progression of things, especially because people who are in fandom, generally—I wouldn’t say they’re necessarily open-minded, but—opened to new things, generally. Like, the reason they got into this fandom is because they took a chance on something. Especially if it’s not necessarily your friends in fandom, but the people that you’re a fan of—whether it’s in a book series or people in real life. If they express an interest in something, generally it piques your curiosity and you want to know what this thing is and what’s going on with it. I think that most people naturally get into other things because of a certain fandom. I literally got into K-Pop because I was a bit old weeb—super into anime—and then K-Pop groups kept doing anime OSTs, and then heckin' CNBlue was out here with their whole J-Rock album, and I was like, “Me! I loves J-Rock.” And then, here we are today. Stuck in this life, suffering (laughs). It was literally because I was out here loving anime and then anime forayed into K-Pop, and a lot of my friends will tell you the same thing. I think it’s a natural progression of things. You’re like a fisherman just taking in whatever comes your way. So that’s me with fandom, pretty much. I’ll always try something once, and then when I hate it… it’s gone (laughs).
You did talk about this earlier, but do you tell people outside of the fan community that you're in that fan community? Why or why not?
Yes I do, but I don’t necessarily offer this information on its own. So I won’t meet someone and go, “Hi, it’s so nice to meet you. I’m a K-Pop fan.” But if we’re talking about music that we like, then I’ll say, “I listen to a lot of stuff. I listen to K-Pop, I listen to this, I listen to that.” So even when I had my first lunch with a few people on my team [for work] and we were talking about what our interests are and what we do for fun, and I was saying I go to concerts for fun. So of course I was asked what music [I] listen to. I was able to express [that] I listen to all types of music and I go to concerts for all types of music, whether it’s a pop punk band or a K-Pop group. I go to all of these things and I really enjoy them. I don’t necessarily think it’s something to be ashamed of at all, because it’s, as I said before, something that is part of me, at this point. It’s not “just a hobby,” okay, it’s a lifestyle. Like, it’s real serious, okay? We take this K-Pop business seriously (laughs). Some people take it way too seriously. But yeah, it’s weaseled its way into being part of my everyday life, so I’d be really fraudulent to be like, “I don’t even like K-Pop, it’s gross!” But there are some people that are definitely… probably new to this life and are just like, “HI. I LOVE K-Pop,” and you’re just like, “Okay, sweetie, I didn’t ask you. Who’s trying to find out?” It’s different telling people in a Korean Student Association or a K-Pop group on campus that you like K-Pop than telling your boss (laughs) or telling your friend’s friend that you’re meeting for the first time that you love K-Pop. There’s a time and a place for everything—as people like to say, as the adults like to say. I’m not an adult yet, I’m 12. The adults like to say there’s a time and a place for everything, and there really is. It’s not necessarily appropriate to just be like, “I LOVE K-Pop. I LOVE ANIME.” The time doesn’t always call for it, and you can also generally gauge how people will react. Sometimes I am really aware of how people could judge me or how it could affect my “relationship” with this person, so I’ll withdraw from things. For example, on Friday, I had my suitcase at work because I was going straight to a hotel for this weeb convention I was doing all weekend. So my coworkers were like, “Oh, Abbie! Are you going on vacation? Where are you going?” and I was just like, “Yeah, it’s more like a staycation. My friends and I are hanging out, we have a hotel for the weekend in New York, because…” First of all, I just started this job, and I don’t necessarily know how all of these normies are gonna take to me being like, “I’m going to an anime convention all weekend, and this is what I do for fun. I know we’ve only had two conversations, but this is what I love.” That’s pushing a boundary a little bit. When we get to know each other more, I probably won’t—I’m not ashamed to tell them. It’s just not really their business (laughs), especially when you know people are very judgmental about things like that. There are people that will infantilize you just because they’re like, “You’re like a kid because you watch these stupid cartoons,” and stuff like that. I don’t have the time for it, sis, I’m at work. I’m not dealing with your shenanigans. So I didn’t want to get into that, so I didn’t tell anyone that I was going to this anime—this weeb convention. But when my friends or family members ask, I’ll just be like, “Yeah, I was at an anime convention, whatever. Fight me.” It doesn’t matter to me, even if I know they’re not into it. I was talking on the phone to my aunt [and told her when she asked me]. It is what it is. But yeah, definitely, there’s a time and a place for everything. I think that sometimes new fans get so caught up in their new persona that they take it a little too far and shove it down everyone’s throat. And I’m not saying I’ve never done that, because I’m pretty sure I was probably annoying as hell when I first got into K-Pop and K-Pop fandom. Too grown for that now, don’t do that.
You brought up infantilizing in fandom. Could you expand on that stigma?
I think that especially girls who like K-Pop are well aware that women in general are not taken seriously, and women who like boy bands are taken even less seriously. So the less you express your love for these “pretty boys jumping around onstage and not doing anything worthwhile” the less people will treat you like garbage or lesser than, and not care about your opinion. Literally [one of my friends] is a whole lawyer. But do you think that her firm would have any respect for her if they knew she was out here running to a K-Pop concert after work? Probably not, and it sucks, and it’s literally just because… if it’s not for men it doesn’t have merit. And so boy bands have no merit. Even though [women] are literally leading the economy because we have the most buying power. This is proven. I just… y’all are so dumb. And it’s been proven time and time again that not only with women having the most buying power—the reason that girl groups are not as successful in general is because if they don’t have a female fanbase to back them up, then they’re going to fail, because men will literally abandon them for the next shiny new thing, whereas women tend to be more loyal. That’s why you see so many girl groups not succeeding, because the female fanbase is going to be a lot smaller than guy groups. Them’s just the facts. And all of these girls will be stuck catering to the same crusty old men who love them for two months and then go on to the next group. Some guys will actually be loyal to them. Some crusty old men are really in it for life—and that’s great, and I love them for that—but in general, girl groups are not as popular as boy groups because they don’t have female buying power behind them. It’s literally economics! But for some reason, men—because they rule the world or whatever—just don’t think that anything that women enjoy has merit, so they degrade women for enjoying these things. They think that they’re pathetic and stupid—(whispers) even though men are mainly the ones who create and benefit from boy bands… (normal voice) Anyway. Like, how are you gonna create boy bands and then be like, “Women are so dumb for falling for my evil plan.” Stupid. Like, why do you think Mamamoo’s so damn successful? Why do you think HyunA’s so successful? Bruh. Female fans will literally save your life. They will be your livelihood. Chungha? Female fans. She wasn’t doing that great, and then suddenly she was doing really good (laughs). Female fans. But yeah, the infantilizing and “not taking you seriously” thing is probably what I hate the most about the stigma on these things, because I don’t understand why my private life and what I enjoy in my free time has to do with my knowledge on literally anything or the merit to whatever topics or opinion I’m bringing to the table. You shouldn’t be thinking less of me because I have interest in these things, you know what I mean? So that’s really frustrating, and there’s a whole other layer on it because, in general, it’s a lot more acceptable to be a book nerd than it is to really like anime or K-Pop because they’re also… not American. So there are two layers to it, and that’s why I’m cool jerking around with my boss, because he’s not infantilizing me or being like, “Boy groups are dumb” or anything. He’s genuinely like, “Oh, did you have a good time?” Actually showing some interest, so I appreciate that, because there are so many people who [scoff and call it stupid], and would just mock you for what you’re into. I’ve lived too many years in fandom and I know it so well. I’ve experienced it so many times—it never gets any better (laughs). It just gets worse. They’ll be like, “Aren’t you too old for this now? Don’t you want to grow out of this?” and I’m like, “Do you want to pay my bills, too? Because clearly I’m your child, if you need to tell me what to do.” Stupid. Don’t tell me what to like. Ridiculous.
Do you tell people inside of the fan community that you're in that fan community? Why or why not?
That’s interesting… I feel like, with some fan communities, you just don’t need to. For example, with multifandom people, in general, we tell each other what fandoms we’re in because we like so many groups (laughs). There are some people I know who are really performative with their stan culture, so they’re always talking about the same group and always trying to be on the edge of what’s popular to say in that fandom, and that’s very performative. And so, in that notion, you’re performing that fandom so you don’t have to verbally express that fandom, whereas with multifans… We’re tweeting so many frickin’ groups all the time that we—like, I haven’t tweeted about Seventeen in like, pshh, a while. So there are people that “meet me” online who won’t know I’m a Carat [aka a Seventeen fan], so when we’re talking, you would list what groups you’re a fan of if you’re in a group chat together, because people genuinely don’t know. There are other times where it’ll be like, an ARMY is literally disagreeing with me in my mentions because I disagreed with something BigHit did, so that makes me not a fan—even though I’ve been supporting them with MONEY since 2014, but that’s fine. Which is another thing—you don’t have to support a group with money to be “a real fan” of the group. I very much agree with that notion. But don’t come for me when I’ve been lining their pockets with cash for more years than you’ve known they’ve existed. That’s so annoying. Take 10 seats, bro. Because, if us foundational fans weren’t there, they wouldn’t be where they are today. Because they wouldn’t have existed this long. There’s no longevity to a group if they don’t have a solid fanbase. That’s literally how things are. If you’re not turning a profit, you’re not gonna exist as a group. So if these initial fans weren’t there, you literally wouldn’t have the group we have today. So stop coming for my throat when you know nothing. Or it’ll also be like, if they’re talking crap about another group of mine and I’ve made a comment, then they’re attacking me about how great BTS is, and I will literally say, “I’ve been an ARMY for 4 years. I know how great BTS is. I also don’t think they would appreciate you coming for their literal close friends.” Leave them alone. I don’t know if you remember—you probably weren’t in the fandom at the time—but Yoongi [aka SUGA of BTS] and Kihyun [of Monsta X] literally link up every time they’re in the same vicinity because they miss each other and will spend hours in each others’ hotel rooms just bonding… because they’re friends. (sing-song) Stop attacking the fandoms of groups that your fave group is friends with. It’s really dumb. It’s really stupid. Oh my God. (normal voice) Frickin’ hate that. I don’t understand that at all. You guys know that at the end of the day, your faves are going back to their faves' houses and their faves are the people you don’t like. EXO and BTS—maybe not as close as they once used to be, but Jimin and Kai are still close as heck. Y’all really think you’re doing something, huh? I’m too old for this. People make me so tired, bro. It’s stressful. It is a stressor in my life, because I cannot go on Twitter without seeing some nonsense every day. There’s always some shenanigans afoot. I’m too old for this. I have a whole, full-time job. When I go on Twitter, I’m trying to just see puppies, memes, and cute boys singing and dancing and gyrating and stuff. I’m not here to see y’all curse each other out, that’s not what I signed up for, get out of here. I’m gonna have to start blocking everyone. You’re argumentative, bye—we’re not even friends anyway, you’re just showing up on my timeline.
Well, that’s all the questions that I have, but is there anything you want to circle back to—
Yes. I wanna say that K-Pop stan Twitter is such a toxic place right now. I’ve been a part of K-Pop stan Twitter for about 5 years now, and this is the worst I’ve ever seen it. It’s a cesspit with a nice island in the middle of it, and you gotta wade through all the literal poop, the defecation, all of the garbage, to get to that nice little oasis in the middle of the cesspit. I’ll be nice and say there’s 10% joyous content, and then the rest is people fighting with each other, or putting a group over another group, blah blah blah, stupid. The fact that people were literally coming into Monbebes’—not only my DMs, but also commenting and saying that this is why my fave is jobless now, this is why he left the group, this is why nobody cared about him anyway. All of this stuff when you know someone means the world to other people. How mean do you have to be in your soul to on one hand say, “This person, this boy, I owe him my life, he’s my pride and joy, he’s perfect,” and then see that someone has lost their boy, their pride and joy, that they owe their life, and be like, “HA. And that’s why he lost his job!”? Just because you’re afraid that they’re trying to fight you for some stupid Social Media Award (laughs), which isn’t even an award. Who cares about the Top 50 Social Chart? Only y’all. No one was trying to trend tags to beat BTS. Your fave is not the center of the world. They’re the center of your world, and that’s fine. That’s good. Be happy. Be in your pleasant fan space. That’s why, back in the day, we would have our group-centric Facebook groups. I made a group for Block B fans, and there was a group for BTS fans, and a group for this one and that one, because you could really bond with people who like those groups, specifically, and talk about whatever’s going on in your fandom, and that’s awesome. But why get yourself involved in another fandom and cause drama? Why be involved in fandom drama, if there’s already drama? Especially if you’re not in the fandom, like, mind your business! (laughs) People in glass houses… should not throw stones. That’s all I’m saying. Listen, I don’t want anything bad to happen to BTS, I really don’t. They’re good boys, even though some of them are questionable—Jin—but they’re good boys, for the most part. They’ve been nothing but pleasant to us. They’ve been very positive. They’ve been good boys. I don’t want them—I don’t want any group to lose a member like we’ve lost Wonho—but also, your fans need to be knocked down a peg, and if something needs to happen to you for it to happen… it be like that sometimes. The fact that y’all had to make a tweet about Wonho driving about Jungkook… Your one brain cell that you collectively share is so dumb. Honestly, I can’t even say stan Twitter would be a better place without just ARMY, though, because there are so many people in K-Pop fandom that are doing this sort of performative fandom persona that turns into a hardened heart against everyone else. But [it also affects] how they really start to perceive other groups and other fans of those groups, and how they start to feel internally because they’re like, “I’ve been doing this for so long that now it’s just part of me.” I’ve been this spiteful for so long (laughs), my favorite rebuttal to anyone being like, “Yo, why are you here? We didn’t do anything. Blah blah blah,” is that “Other fandoms have always been mean to us.” … WhaaaaAAAAT?! People have bullied you so you’re bullying other people? (laughs) Also, I know damn well they didn’t bully you specifically, sis. You joined Twitter three months ago, shut up. They did not bully you. You just heard from some loud, big account that BTS was hated on from debut—which they weren’t—and since all the other fandoms hated BTS—which they didn’t—“We gotta hate them back!” … Um? Has no one ever heard of fighting fire with fire? You’re just making a bigger fire. It’s really stupid. If it hurt you so much that you’re still talking about these supposed people that you can’t name, then maybe you shouldn’t do it to others. Food for thought. Maybe we all need to be in a little timeout, maybe we need to sing some Kumbaya, hold some hands, make some s’mores, bond a little bit… Because it’s just so tiring. (referring to me:) Sis, I’m so sorry I dragged you into this, because back in 2016, it was not nearly this bad. Y’know, there were little spats and fan wars, but people weren’t this vicious, consistently. It’s like, there’s not even such a thing as a fan war anymore. This is just the state of things. It’s ongoing. It’s never gonna end. It’s how it is, forever, I guess (laughs). You just get used to it. People talk about how people can live in certain conditions, and it’s literally not because they choose to live in those conditions, it’s because they grow numb to it, become used to it. Even if it’s not conditions that anyone should have to live in or deal with. Stan Twitter’s kind of the same way—you didn’t sign up for this, things were really good, but now you’re too deep in and this is how things are from now on. You just suck it up or keep going, or you delete Twitter. That’s why, highkey, I was like, “Maybe I should just delete my Twitter (laughs) because [the environment’s] more poisonous than positive.” And even though I’m not super depressed right now, it’s November. We finna hit Depressed Season very shortly, so I don’t need that in my life. I really don’t. It’s very disheartening to see—being [a Monbebe and an ARMY]—your two hearts at war. It’s not a good feeling. I don’t think anyone would want to see that or be engaged in that in their spare time. So, that’s what we’re signing off on. Fandom is trash, it’s all Twitter’s fault (laughs). It’s also poisonous clickbait articles’ fault. Also, because of all these big accounts that have so much clout on Twitter—they run the rhetoric on Twitter and turn everything to garbage because if you don’t agree with them—“If you’re not for us, you’re against us!” And that’s even how Starlight [aka VIXX fandom] Twitter was at one point. All fandoms do this, but Starlight Twitter was not as poisonous because we were smaller, first of all, and second of all, no one was really attacking anyone else. There were arguments, but no one was like, “I hope your mom dies” (laughs). It’s gotten so negative and really dark and horrible. People would say that I was an attention seeker, but they would never literally wish harm on me. I’ve had people drag my name through the mud on social media because of things I was doing for fan support, but I’ve never had someone basically be like, “Kill yourself.” It’s just really gotten to a place that it never should’ve gone.
Do you think other [non-K-Pop] fandoms have similar experiences?
I’m sure they do. It’s interesting because you see Western fandoms fighting with K-Pop fandoms all the time. Up until the time that Jungkook [of BTS] went to Ariana Grande’s concert, Ariana stans hated BTS. They would always be fighting over stuff because they would always be up for Top Album or whatever crap. I don’t care. I think, among Western fandoms, there’ve been stuff like that because there are always gonna be competitors. Like Cardi B vs. Nicki Minaj. Their fans clearly hate each other. Beyoncé’s fans hate everyone (laughs). [I don’t know] who’s gonna fight who on anime Twitter. What are we fighting about? Boruto vs. Boku no Hero Academia? I’m confused. I don’t know. But yeah, that’s an interesting question. I think that I’m not ingrained enough in book Twitter to see them fighting each other. I feel like, lowkey, back in the day when all these fantasy series were coming out around each other, they probably had some fighting words. The Mortal Instruments vs. Vampire Academy or something. Book stans are so hardcore. You have to wait years, bro. A book comes out and then two years later the next book comes out. You really have to be in it to win it, whereas with K-Pop you can just change groups like you change clothes. Do whatever you want.
[For some tea, see Interview Extras & Bloopers.]
But yeah, [regarding performative fandom] it’s really sad how we have to be fake out here in these streets. I shouldn’t have to adapt my stan experience to fit someone else’s ideal of what it means to be a fan. That’s it. That’s the facts. That’s the tea. Whether I listened to BTS once this year or 1,000 times—still a fan of theirs… for now (laughs). But you can’t tell me I’m not because I’m not living up to your idea of a fan. Unless you’re certain people who don’t listen to a group and don’t talk about a group, but show up at their concert. Then you’re not a fan. You might be trying to become a fan, but you’re not a fan of that group. That don’t even make no sense. How can you say you’re a fan of something you don’t actually show an interest in? That doesn’t really make sense. But if after the show you become a fan because you like their music, good, that’s great. I’m proud of you. But don’t be performative. That shit don’t make no sense.
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OUR PROJECT “GO GREEN“ - E-Course English class 10a
An urgent call to save our planet – PLEASE JOIN OUR PROJECT!!!
Dear students, teachers and parents,
An important environmental project started at the Maxim-Gorki-Gesamtschule in Ms Dorfmann´s 10th grade English E-course on January 22, 2020. The idea behind the project was to inform people around the world about environmental protection and environmental problems, so Liam started his report about our project.
Buy clothes less often
Use more public transport
Merle said: With this project we want to make the world population aware of the fact that the people’s way of life damages the earth and they have to change their lives. We created different ideas in order to become internationally active, to make the world greener and the people more aware of our resources. We must take responsibility to be able to live in the future
Laura added: With our project we want to motivate you all to become internationally active so that our world becomes environmentally friendlier. The protection and well-being of all living creatures should be our ultimate goal. We hope we can inspire you to become environmentally friendly!
Ben explained: Go Green is a project that was started to make people aware of the climate change. Our task was to create a product that could reach a lot of people to make them aware of the consequences and causes of the climate change and to tell them what they can do to stop it.
Felix stated: On Twitter, one group calls itself “Go Green Students”, on Instagram another group is named “Save the Environment SDL” and on Facebook a group is called “Environmental Babos”. Neele explained: We learned about topics like agriculture and animal husbandry, energy production with renewable energies and fossil fuels, where our waste really goes and much more...
Enya writes: We should think about what we really need, for example buying new clothes too often.
Danica reported: We presented our projects in class, the ideas were chosen and created by ourselves.
Emil told: We all had to present our products in class and our class members had to evaluate the presentations according to criteria we had defined and agreed on in class before.
After the presentations the students asked each other questions and discussed the results.
Ben illustrated: To create the products we formed groups of two to four people. The results were very different. One group decided to make a podcast. Others choose to post something on social media platforms like Instagram or Facebook. Another group made a website to inform the people. We also took pictures of garbage that was thrown in the forest and of other impacts of the climate change to show the people that the climate change is a serious problem.
If you want to visit the website and social media accounts or want to listen to the podcast they are linked here on this website.
Elias added: We made a couple of projects, for example on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, an internet account or something completely different like a podcast, posters, brochures or some flyers.
Lucas appended: We also plan to clean up the forests in the neighbourhood with all students and teachers from our school.
Nina demanded: Basic things to think about are: Reduce rubbish. Use less energy. Think about your food. Save trees. Don´t waste water.
The students also discussed electric cars, the usage of mobile phones and other electronic devices which are on one hand a good alternative, but on the other hand ecologically harmful.
Timo expressed: Lithium is needed to produce batteries for cars, mobile phones. But it damages the environment. So, alternatives have to be found.
Piotr mentioned: The research was not only done via the Internet, but also by talking to a lot of people who told us about their experiences.
Benedikt warned: Our environment will be destroyed, if we do not change our behavior. Come on – start now - do something for our future.
Our motto: REDUCE – REUSE – RECYCLE!
After a few weeks having the accounts on social websites available we can present first results we are very proud of:
Felix reported: In the meantime, the groups had a total of up to 90 followers and “Go Green Students” achieved 1,800 likes on Twitter. The project was also discovered by politicians from the Animal Welfare Party, the Greens and the European Parliament. In summary, the product was very good, and we hope that it will inspire other classes to do something similar in the future.
The photos used were taken by the students themselves or used with the permission of the authors.
Brochures, pamphlets, posters and flyers which the students made will be shown and distributed at school and in other areas, too.
Finally, Lea spurs you into action: JOIN US NOW and HELP SAVE THE PLANET!
Eat less meat
Please feel free to learn more about and join our projects by following the links:
https://twitter.com/GoGreenStudents
https://www.instagram.com/go.green.students/
The students of class 10a E-course English and Ms Dorfmann
https://maxim-gorki-gesamtschule.kleinmachnow.de
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Savell named university distinguished professor
Posted on March 9, 2014 by Jeff Savell
Jeff Savell
COLLEGE STATION — Dr. Jeffrey Savell, a faculty member in the Department of Animal Science at Texas A&M University, was recently named university distinguished professor.
The title, which is bestowed in perpetuity, is one of the highest honors given to Texas A&M University System faculty.
Savell is a Regents Professor and E.M. “Manny” Rosenthal Chairholder in the Department of Animal Science and holder of the Cintron University Professorship in Undergraduate Teaching Excellence. Savell became the third member of the animal science faculty to receive this honor. Dr. Fuller Bazer and Dr. Guoyao Wu also are each university distinguished professors.
Savell has been recognized by The American Meat Science Association at the national and international levels, having received the Distinguished Research Award, Distinguished Teaching Award and Signal Service/American Meat Science Association Fellow Award, which is presented to preeminent scientists, educators and professionals in the meat science discipline. He has also received the highest award given by the American Meat Science Association, which is given for “extraordinary and lasting contributions to the meat and livestock Industry.”
In 2001, Savell was recognized by ISI HighlyCited.com as a “Highly Cited Researcher” for being one of the 250 most cited researchers in the world in the field of agricultural science. At the time, there was only one other meat scientist (a distinguished professor) who received this recognition. According to the nomination, using Thomson Reuters’ Web of Knowledge. Savell has an extremely high h-index of 42, which is the highest h-index for an active academic meat scientist in the world. His work has been cited more than 5,725 times, and he has published more than 300 articles in peer-refereed journals, as well as hundreds of Texas A&M AgriLife Research publications, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension presentations, plus 19 book chapters.
According to his nomination, Savell’s research led to the production and marketing of leaner beef, meeting consumer demand for beef with less fat that is now marketed as “Select” beef.
His work also demonstrates the role of beef in a healthy diet and provided an economic incentive for the beef industry to produce leaner beef. In addition, he is considered to be a thought leader in the area of food safety and the implementation of programs to ensure the safety of meat products.
“Dr. Jeffrey Savell is truly an exceptional individual, teacher and scientist who is recognized nationally and internationally for seminal contributions to the field of meat science,” Dr. Russell Cross, head of the department of animal science at Texas A&M, wrote in the nomination.
“Accordingly, his peers have recognized him with prestigious honors, awards and invitations for major presentations and key leadership positions in his professional societies. In addition, he has proven to be a tremendous teacher in the classroom, an outstanding mentor to graduate students and a colleague who creates synergies throughout collaborations. Dr. Savell is known globally as being among the top two percent of scientists in the field of meat science and is responsible for having trained many of the leading meat scientists in the world. He is a phenomenal credit to his field of meat science and to Texas A&M University.”
Savell will be recognized along with six other recently selected university distinguished professors at an April 30 reception to be hosted by Texas A&M Interim President Dr. Mark Hussey and the Texas A&M Foundation.
via Savell named university distinguished professor << Department of Animal Science
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‘The Mandalorian’: Everything You Need To Know About Mandalore
Based on the ending of The Mandalorian Season 1, Season 2 of Disney+’s Star Wars show is going to feature a lot about the history of Mandalore, including the creation of the darksaber, a legendary weapon that appeared in the closing moments of The Mandalorian’s Season 1 finale.
If you haven’t watched all the Star Wars cartoon series, or read the various Star Wars books and comics, you might not be all that familiar with Mandalore history and culture. ScreenCrush is here to help. Our new video will tell you everything you need to know about Mandalore so you’re totally up to speed for The Mandalorian Season 2. You’ll hear about Tarre Vizsla, the first Mandalorian accepted into the Jedi Order, and how he later united all the clans of the planet under his rule. You’ll learn about Duchess Satine, who had an intense relationship with a young Obi-Wan Kenobi. You’ll meet Pre Vizsla and Death Watch, the war-hungry Mandalorians who tried to take over the planet during Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Get the whole history of Mandalore below:
If you liked this video about the history of Mandalore, check out some of our other videos below, including our video on all the Easter eggs and secrets in The Mandalorian Season 1, our theory about The Mandalorian’s connection to the Star Wars prequels, and the Easter eggs in the new trailer for The Mandalorian Season 2. Plus, there’s tons more over at ScreenCrush’s YouTube channel. Be sure to subscribe to catch all our future episodes. The Mandalorian premieres on Disney+ on October 30.
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Source: ‘The Mandalorian’: Everything You Need To Know About Mandalore
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34-year-old Sami Heit, pictured with her dog Benji, lives with cystic fibrosis and has had a lung transplant. May is National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month. PICTURE: MATT TAYLOR.
Reason young woman started planning her own funeral
by TESS IKONOMOU
27th May 2020 8:32 AM
Sami Heit was a young woman when she planned her funeral, even picking the music when doctors gave her only a couple of months to live.
The now 34-year-old was in her early 20s when she was told by a doctor she'd be dead in two months, as her lungs had decreased to 17 per cent capacity after a lifetime of being ravaged by cystic fibrosis.
"I said I feel like this is it, I feel like I'm not going home," she said. "He (doctor) said to me, I'd give you two months if you can last that long.
"It wasn't hard, I'd planned my own funeral. I had it all ready to go, so that my mum and parents didn't have to do a thing.
"I'd had the music, everything all sorted, all ready. I said I wanted to be up here because I lived in Brisbane, I just wanted to be buried up here because this is home.
"I started planning my funeral and now 12½ years later there's no thoughts of a funeral."
Ms Heit had accepted the doctor's bad news, and was out at dinner one night when she received the call she would be receiving a new pair of lungs.
In 2007, at 22, she had a double lung transplant and hasn't looked back since.
"There are no time limits anymore," she said. Ms Heit, a hairdresser, is now studying for business qualifications.
She was forced to drop out of high school because it was too hard to keep up while being treated for the disease, which can include hours of daily chest physiotherapy, and medication.
"Before the transplant life was pretty miserable. I was on oxygen 24/7, a concentrator at home and a cylinder when I'd go out," she said.
"If I walked any more than 50 metres, I'd have to stop and catch my breath. It got to a point where it was too hard to even brush my teeth."
But she and her family were backed by charity Supporters of 65 Roses, a group founded by parents providing respiratory equipment and assistance for North Queensland families affected by cystic fibrosis.
"So that was a really good support network, they were really good especially for my mum," she said.
Ms Heit urged the community not to set limits for people living with the disease or see them as abnormal.
"A lot of people put us in a category of you're sick you can't do this, and actually we can," she said.
>>May is National Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month.
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Iraqi Parliament votes to expel U.S. troops from Iraq
In an extraordinary session on Sunday, the Iraqi parliament voted for a resolution requiring the government to order the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.
The session came two days after a U.S. drone strike on a convoy at Baghdad airport which killed Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) deputy chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.
“There is no need for the presence of American forces after defeating Daesh,” said Ammar al-Shibli, a lawmaker and member of the parliamentary legal committee.
“We have our own armed forces which are capable of protecting the country,” he said, Reuters reported.
Around 5,000 U.S. troops remain in Iraq, most of them in an advisory capacity.
During a massive funeral procession for General Soleimani, the commander of the IRGC Quds Force, and al-Muhandis in Baghdad, al- Kadhimiya, Karbala and Najaf, hundreds of thousands of angry Iraqi mourners carried placards demanding an immediate expulsion of “U.S. terrorists” from their country.
In the face of the Iraqi people’s will, the Iraqi parliament made a historic test about by voting to expel the U.S. troops.
Expelling Iraqi troops had turned into a “national demand” after the terrorist attacks on the top Iranian and Iraqi military commanders.
Following the terrorist attack by the U.S., Iraqi caretaker Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi had asked the parliament to take a decision based on Article 58 of the Iraqi constitution about the “illegal action” of the U.S. army.
The prime minister said the U.S. move was a violation of the Iraqi sovereignty and an affront to national pride.
The prime minister called the U.S. act a dangerous move which will trigger another devastating war in Iraq and the region.
Since the U.S. terrorist attack, rival political leaders had been calling for expulsion of U.S. troops from Iraq in an unusual show of unity among factions.
Hadi al-Amiri, the top candidate to succeed al-Muhandis, repeated his call for U.S. troops to leave Iraq on Saturday during an elaborate funeral procession for those killed in the attack.
Iraqi Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jabouri has expressed anger over the U.S. attack on the military convoy, saying, “What happened around Baghdad airport was an open violation of the Iraqi territorial sovereignty and violation of international agreements.”
He added, “Any security and military operation should be with the agreement of the government.”
Faleh al-Fayad, Iraq’s national security advisor and chief of Hashd al-Shaabi or PMF), has also said it is the duty of the Iraqi government and judiciary to respond to the violation of the Iraqi sovereignty.
Also, Abdelkarim Khalaf, spokesman for the Iraqi Armed Forces has said “these strikes represent a treacherous stab in the back.”
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Driving Growth Using ‘Practical Wisdom’: Japan’s Perspectives
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the World Economic Forum has taken an initiative to create a more sustainable and resilient world. Further to the regular dialogues held on managing the crisis and shaping a positive post-COVID world, the Regional Action Group for Japan (RAGJ), a community of leaders engaged with the World Economic Forum, published a report “Driving Growth Using ‘Practical Wisdom’: Japan’s Perspectives”
The report suggests that the country should create a well-structured, forward-thinking society based on sustainability, inclusivity and resiliency through four pillars: attitude, business culture, economy, and the global collaboration framework. The report also suggests that Japanese leaders can implement the concept by drawing on the country’s “practical wisdom,” or its long tradition of practicing stakeholder-based capitalism, sustainable business models, disaster resilience, and the championing of environmental values.
“There is an urgent need for global stakeholders to cooperate in simultaneously managing the direct consequences of the COVID-19 crisis. It is of great significance for the World Economic Forum that Japanese leaders came together to propose what it takes for the country, as well as for the international community, to improve the state of the world. Japan’s perspectives, laid out in the report, are one of the first responses to our call to present a vision of that guides us through the post-COVID future,” said Makiko Eda, Chief Representative Officer, World Economic Forum, Japan.
“The current crisis requires us to revisit the status quo of every aspect of society. At the same time, it presents us with a unique opportunity to accelerate necessary reforms to shape a better future,” said Nobuhiro Hemmi, Partner and Chief Strategist, Deloitte Japan, who supported the organization of the discussion of the RAGJ. “Capitalizing on this momentum, Japanese leaders are committed to making long-lasting impacts to society while fostering engagement with the public and communities around the world. I hope that the report serves as a catalyst in implementing ‘great resets’ that help shape the post-COVID future,” he added.
The report proposes that Japan draws on its “practical wisdom” in its effort to resetting four areas:
Attitudes: To address systemic challenges such as sustainability and climate change, leaders must abandon wishful thinking that such a task will be easy. Three approaches should help this shift: sharing a greater sense of urgency among officials, businesses, and the public; accelerating necessary reforms for a long-lasting impact on public trust; and addressing unresolved issues to usher in a new era for Japan.
Business Culture: Leaders should transform their own businesses’ behavior, moving the focus away from their own successes in favor of contributing to the common good. Three steps are proposed: growing truly purpose-driven businesses for long-term value generation; upgrading community and environmental solutions via digital leapfrogging; and promoting diversity and inclusion to revitalize the leadership.
Economy: Japanese leaders must transform the economy system, shifting the emphasis away from shareholders to stakeholders. Three measures should support the shift: redefining economic success; striking a shareholder-stakeholder balance to reframe economic focus; and shifting investor focus from short-term returns to long-term value creation.
Global collaboration framework: Japan must rebuild the bonds of global cooperation by growing out of its traditional role as a rule-follower and becoming a rule-shaper. This is made possible by three approaches: adjusting or adopting rules to create a new era of cooperation; renewing global trade systems; and serving as a great mediator for transnational cooperation.
Methane emissions from the global oil and gas industry fell by an estimated 10% in 2020 as producers slashed output in response to the historic shock of the Covid-19 crisis, the International Energy Agency said today, warning that these emissions could rebound strongly without greater action by companies, policy makers and regulators.
Methane is a much more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide (CO2) and makes a major contribution to global warming. According to the IEA’s 2021 update of its Methane Tracker, oil and gas operations worldwide emitted more than 70 million tonnes of methane into the atmosphere last year. This is broadly equivalent to the total energy-related CO2 emissions from the entire European Union.
The new IEA analysis indicates that a large part of the drop in methane emissions in 2020 occurred not because companies were taking more care to avoid methane leaks from their operations, but simply because they were producing less oil and gas. As such, there is clearly a risk that this downward trend will be reversed by an increase in production to fuel a rebound in global economic activity.
“The immediate task now for the oil and gas industry is to make sure that there is no resurgence in methane emissions, even as the world economy recovers, and that 2019 becomes their historical peak. There is no good reason to allow these harmful leaks to continue, and there is every reason for responsible operators to ensure that they are addressed,” said Dr Fatih Birol, the IEA Executive Director.
“Alongside ambitious efforts to decarbonise our economies, early action on methane emissions will be critical for avoiding the worst effects of climate change. There has never been a greater sense of urgency about this issue than there is today, said Dr Birol. “To help accelerate these efforts, the IEA is today releasing a ‘how-to’ guide that governments and regulators can use to bring down methane emissions from oil and gas operations.”
IEA analysis highlights that reducing methane emissions is very cost-effective for oil and gas companies. Unlike CO2, there is already a price for methane everywhere in the world – the price of natural gas. This means the costs of improving operations or making repairs to prevent leaks can often be paid for by the value of the additional gas that is brought to market.
“We believe that industry must act, visibly and quickly,” Dr Birol said. “But there is also a strong role for government policies; to incentivise early action by companies, push for transparency and improvements in performance, and support innovation in getting results.”
The new IEA report, Driving Down Methane Leaks from the Oil and Gas Industry: A Regulatory Roadmap and Toolkit, offers a step-by-step guide for anyone trying develop or to update regulation on methane. Its advice draws on analysis of how more than 50 countries, states or provinces – from the United States to Nigeria, from Iraq to China and Russia – have tackled methane emissions from a regulatory perspective.
“In this crucial year for climate action leading up to COP26 in Glasgow in November, this is the moment for governments to raise ambitions not only on CO2 but also on methane,” Dr Birol said. “One important avenue, especially for countries with large oil and gas sectors, will be to include commitments on methane in their new or updated pledges in advance of the COP meeting. This is also the moment for companies to put all their weight behind this effort.”
The case for action is not just environmental or reputational. There are increasing signs that consumers are starting to look carefully at the emissions profile of different sources of gas when making decisions on what to buy. A gas producer without a credible story on methane abatement is also one that is taking commercial risks.
Two days ahead of the meeting of European leaders on a coordinated response to the COVID-19 crisis, the Commission set out a number of actions needed to step up the fight against the pandemic. In a Communication adopted today, it calls on Member States to accelerate the roll-out of vaccination across the EU: by March 2021, at least 80% of people over the age of 80, and 80% of health and social care professionals in every Member State should be vaccinated. And by summer 2021, Member States should have vaccinated a minimum of 70% of the adult population.
The Commission also calls on Member States to continue to apply physical distancing, limit social contacts, fight disinformation, coordinate travel restrictions, ramp up testing, and increase contact tracing and genome sequencing to face up to the risk from new variants of the virus. As recent weeks have seen an upward trend in case numbers, more needs to be done to support healthcare systems and to address “COVID-fatigue” in the coming months, from accelerating vaccination across the board, helping our partners in the Western Balkans, the Southern and Eastern neighbourhood and in Africa.
Today’s Communication sets out key actions for Member States, the Commission, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) which will help reduce risks and keep the virus under control:
Speeding up the roll-out of vaccination across the EU
By March 2021, at least 80% of people over the age of 80, and 80% of health and social care professionals in every Member State, should be vaccinated.
By summer 2021, Member States should have vaccinated 70% of the entire adult population.
The Commission, Member States and the EMA will work with companies to use the EU’s potential for increased vaccine manufacturing capacity to the fullest.
The Commission is working with Member States on vaccination certificates, in full compliance with EU data protection law, which can support the continuity of care. A common approach is to be agreed by the end of January 2021 to allow Member States’ certificates to be rapidly useable in health systems across the EU and beyond.
Testing and genome sequencing
Member States should update their testing strategies to account for new variants and expand the use of rapid antigen tests.
Member States should urgently increase genome sequencing to at least 5% and preferably 10% of positive test results. At present, many Member States are testing under 1% of samples, which is not enough to identify the progression of the variants or detect any new ones.
Preserving the Single Market and free movement while stepping up mitigation measures
Measures should be applied to further reduce the risk of transmission linked to the means of travel, such as hygiene and distancing measures in vehicles and terminuses.
All non-essential travel should be strongly discouraged until the epidemiological situation has considerably improved.
Proportionate travel restrictions, including testing of travellers, should be maintained for those travelling from areas with a higher incidence of variants of concern.
Ensuring European leadership and international solidarity
To ensure early access to vaccines, the Commission is to set up a Team Europe mechanism to structure the provision of vaccines shared by Member States with partner countries. This should allow for sharing with partner countries access to some of the 2.3 billion doses secured through the EU’s Vaccines Strategy, paying special attention to the Western Balkans, our Eastern and Southern neighbourhood and Africa.
The European Commission and Member States should continue supporting COVAX, including through early access to vaccines. Team Europe has already mobilised €853 million in support of COVAX, making the EU one of COVAX’s biggest donors.
Members of the College said:
President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said: “Vaccination is essential to get out of this crisis. We have already secured enough vaccines for the entire population of the European Union. Now we need to accelerate the delivery and speed up vaccination. Our aim is to have 70% of our adult population vaccinated by summer. That could be a turning point in our fight against this virus. However, we will only end this pandemic when everyone in the world has access to vaccines. We will step up our efforts to help secure vaccines for our neighbours and partners worldwide.”
Vice-President Margaritis Schinas, responsible for Promoting our European Way of Life, said: “The emergence of new variants of the virus and substantial rises in cases leave us no room for complacency. Now more than ever must come a renewed determination for Europe to act together with unity, coordination and vigilance. Our proposals today aim to protect more lives and livelihoods later and relieve the burden on already stretched health care systems and workers. This is how the EU will come out of the crisis. The end of the pandemic is in sight though not yet in reach.”
Stella Kyriakides, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, said: “Working together with unity, solidary and determination, we can soon start to see the beginning of the end of the pandemic. Now in particular, we need swift and coordinated action against the new variants of the virus. Vaccinations will still take time until they reach all Europeans and until then we must take immediate, coordinated and proactive steps together. Vaccinations must accelerate across the EU and testing and sequencing must be increased – this is show we can ensure that we leave this crisis behind us as soon as possible.”
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Given the devastation in Lower Manhattan in the wake of the terrorist attacks, it is nothing short of amazing that trading was able to resume as quickly as it did, on the Monday following the attack.
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Home | And the Oscar Goes to … Singer, Actor, Civil Rights Activist and Champion of Co-ops, Harry Belafonte
And the Oscar Goes to … Singer, Actor, Civil Rights Activist and Champion of Co-ops, Harry Belafonte
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On February 22, with more than 40 million people watching, Harry Belafonte will be awarded an honorary Oscar and the Jean Hersholt Award during the 87th Academy Awards in Hollywood. The 87-year-old singer, actor and civil rights activist is best-known for his lifetime contributions to humanitarian causes and social change. But David Thompson, president of the Twin Pines Cooperatives Foundation and a 2010 inductee into the Cooperative Hall of Fame, knows Belafonte for being a housing co-op organizer and lifetime supporter of the cooperative movement. An edited excerpt from Thompson’s upcoming book, “The Role of Cooperatives in the Civil Rights Movement,” follows:
By 1958, Harry Belafonte had become a famous name all over the world. In 1953, he recorded “Matilda,” his signature song and best-selling single. By 1958, he had eight albums to his name and his 1956 Calypso Album—featuring “Jamaica Farewell” and the “Banana Boat Song (Day O)”—topped the charts for 31 weeks. Calypso was the first album to sell more than one million copies. Belafonte had also become a screen symbol in the 1954 movie “Carmen Jones,” followed by his impactful inter-racial 1957 movie “Island in the Sun” with Joan Fontaine.
At the height of his popularity, Belafonte could pack concert halls worldwide and movie theaters in every town. But he couldn’t rent or own an apartment in midtown Manhattan.
Belafonte recounts in his book, “My Song,” that he “ran into a color barrier so blatant and infuriating—in Manhattan, of all places,” that it would require “all the money and celebrity I could throw at it.”
“Now that we were a family, [my wife] Julie and I had started searching for a larger apartment. Our first thought was to rent on the Upper East Side, but every broker we contacted seemed to blanch when we walked in. The message conveyed, either implicitly or overtly, was that we’d be happier in some other neighborhood.”
Belafonte got the message “loud and clear,” he wrote, and responded by calling a press conference to announce he’d filed a formal complaint with the city. Eleanor Roosevelt was among those who read the news.
In her nationally-syndicated column, “My Day,” the former First Lady wrote, “I am sure that every New Yorker was shocked the other day to read that Harry Belafonte and his charming wife and baby were finding it practically impossible to get an apartment in New York City, except in what might be considered segregated areas or in a hotel.”
In that same 1958 column, Roosevelt highlighted housing cooperatives as one of the solutions to segregation. “Some private builders who are planning and constructing co-op apartments are particularly interested in seeing that there is no discrimination in any project where they have invested their money,” she wrote.
Roosevelt concluded her column, “I can think of nothing I would enjoy more than having Mr. and Mrs. Belafonte as my neighbors.” She even offered to share her own large apartment with Belafonte and his family.
A few months later, Belafonte and his wife found a four-bedroom apartment at 300 West End Avenue, but when they tried to rent it, the apartment was suddenly “unavailable.”
When Belafonte sent a white friend—his publicist, Mike Merrick—to rent the apartment, the lease was easily conferred and passed on to Belafonte. Within hours of moving in, however, the building manager realized he was renting to an African American family and asked Belafonte to pack up and leave. He refused.
Instead, Belafonte and others set up anonymous companies that submitted separate bids to buy the building, and the absentee billionaire owner accepted the highest bid.
“The whole concept of co-ops was just beginning to take hold. What we were proposing would soon become a trend. We would buy the building outright from its owner, then try to sell as many of the apartments as possible to the tenants who lived in them. Any tenant who preferred to keep renting could,” Belafonte wrote.
Belafonte put up most of the funds. The other tenants purchased shares and the housing co-op was created. As the remaining rental units turned over, Belafonte encouraged his friends to join the co-op. Lena Horne, Belafonte’s singing partner on the album Porgy and Bess, was one of the first to join.
“We didn’t just invite black friends, though. Our goal was integration, not ‘reverse segregation,’” Belafonte wrote. Eventually, 300 West End Avenue became known as “Harry’s Building,” despite the fact it was co-owned.
In March of 1959, the co-op apartment welcomed two of its first guests, Belafonte’s longtime confidant Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.
“Martin would come to think of [the co-op apartment] as his ‘home away from home,’ staying with us on many of his New York trips. He brought with him two or three of his closest advisors, and by the mid-60s, the apartment was one of the [Civil Rights] movement’s New York headquarters,” Belafonte wrote.
Belafonte called that co-op home for the next almost 50 years. Civil rights leaders, celebrities and public figures would gather there for meetings and dinners. Famous visitors included Eleanor Roosevelt and later Senator John Kennedy, who stopped by to seek Belafonte’s support for his 1960 presidential run.
The co-op also hosted fundraising receptions. At one such fundraiser in March of 1963, Belafonte raised $50,000 to cover bail for imprisoned civil rights activists, among them Martin Luther King Jr., who was writing his now-famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”
When drafting the controversial anti-war speech King would deliver at Riverside Church in New York City in April of 1967, he was staying with Belafonte. “When Martin headed back down to Atlanta,” Belafonte wrote, “I saw that he’d left [discarded] legal-pad pages in his guest-room waste basket. I retrieved them and framed them, and for years they graced what I called my ‘Civil Rights Wall’—a hallway of photographs, letters and other memorabilia from the movement.”
During this time Belafonte also became a fervent supporter of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives. In 2003, the Federation marked Belafonte’s contributions by awarding him their highest honor, the Estelle Witherspoon Award, at their Annual Awards Banquet in Birmingham, Alabama. The award is named after the woman who led efforts to unite the Gee’s Bend quilters into the nationally famous Quilting Bee Co-op in Alberta, Alabama.
Today, at age 87, Belafonte continues to work with the Federation on current issues.
Ralph Paige, executive director of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives, has known Harry Belafonte since the Civil Rights era of the 1960s. “We could not buy the support that Harry has given the Federation over the years,” Paige said. “Without his backing there are so many things that the Federation could not have achieved. I still call him a lot and in all these years he has never turned us down.”
Paige believes that Belafonte supports the Federation and cooperatives because, “we use cooperatives to focus on the daily task of building community and social networks. Belafonte has often funded and participated in Federation events that were gatherings of all races to look for ways to work together in the rural South. Belafonte has stuck with the Federation through thick and thin,” he said.
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Belafonte’s award was pre-filmed on November 9, 2014. During the ceremony, Belafonte spoke eloquently about his desire for social change. As Belafonte is honored during the 87th Academy Awards, it’s my hope that cooperators everywhere remember that he deserves our gratitude for continuously supporting co-ops as a solution during his very full life of social activism.
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Osho – Maturity, The responsibility of being oneself
In a culture infatuated with youth and determined to avoid old age at all costs, this book dares to raise a question that has been all but forgotten in the age of Viagra and cosmetic surgery. What benefits might lie in accepting the aging process as natural, rather than trying to hold on to youth and its pleasures all the way to the grave?Osho takes us back to the roots of what it means to grow up rather than just to grow old. Both in our relationships with others, and in the fulfillment of our own individual destinies, he reminds us of the pleasures that only true maturity can bring. He outlines the ten major growth cycles in human life, from the self-centered universe of the preschooler to the flowering of wisdom and compassion in old age.Osho‘s sly sense of humor runs like a red thread through the book, along with a profound compassion and understanding of how easy it is to be distracted from the deeper meaning and purpose of our lives-which is, ultimately, to flower into our own individual uniqueness and maturity with an attitude of celebration and joy.
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The Crystal Bible Vol 2
This second volume of the bestselling Crystal Bible covers more than 200 additional crystals, including high-vibration stones for spiritual alchemy and the recently revealed Greenland stones.
Beautifully illustrated, it is a comprehensive guide to exceptional crystals and their healing applications and environmental and karmic effects.
This essential resource includes crystals for energy enhancement, space clearing, and the crystal medicine wheel.
The Song of Creation
The Song of Creation – Dr. Michael Sharp
When AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI first appeared in 1946 it was acclaimed as a landmark work in its field. With engaging candour eloquence and wit Paramahansa Yogananda narrates the inspiring chronicle of his life – the experiences of his remarkable childhood encounters with many saints and sages during his youthful search throughout India for an illumined teacher ten years of training in the hermitage of a revered yoga master and the thirty years that he lived and taught in America. He records as well his meetings with Mahatma Gandhi Rabindranath Tagore Luther Burbank the Catholic stigmatist Therese Neumann and other celebrated spiritual personalities of East and West. Also included is extensive material that he added after the first edition came out in 1946 with a final chapter on the closing years of his life. AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI is at once a delightful account of an exceptional life and a profound introduction to the ancient science of Yoga and its tradition of meditation. Clearly explaining the subtle but definite laws behind the natural events of everyday life as well as the extraordinary events considered miraculous the author reveals the scientific foundation underlying the great religious paths of both East and West. His absorbing life story thus becomes the background for a penetrating and unforgettable look at the ultimate mysteries of human existence. Considered a modern spiritual classic this book has been translated into eighteen languages and is used as a text and reference work in numerous colleges and universities. A perennial best-seller since it was first published sixty years ago AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI has found its way into the hearts of millions of readers around the world.
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Back in the very early days of MTB, a guy named Jimmy Foster and I were texting back and forth about that day’s current crisis. “I don’t know what’s so hard about this job,” he said, “You show up on time, work hard and fast, be friendly and careful. It’s that simple.”
It was as if the angels in Heaven spoke from on-high, accompanied by trumpets and fireworks. MTB’s First Principles had just been uttered.
I stood there, phone in my hand, realizing I had just heard the animating principles of our company for as long as it would be around…
Show up on time
This business is notorious for unreliable service providers. That’s a big reason why we live and die by the schedule. You deserve to know that your movers will show up on time.
And if circumstances out of our control delay us, we’ll let you know what’s going on. Our customers never have to ask, “Where are our movers?”
Work hard and fast
We’re here to do a job and do it right. The work is tough and doesn’t yield to slackers. While our rates are fair and competitive, we believe customers deserve the absolute best for what they’re paying. Movers have, shall we say, a certain reputation. We strive to overcome it on each and every job.
Be friendly and careful
We look for guys who not only can handle the physical aspects of the job, but have awesome “people skills.” (It’s no cliche — it’s essential in this line of work.) We don’t expect everyone to become best friends, but it’s common for our customers to invite crews to house-warming parties and write glowing reviews mentioning them by name.
Trust is everything in the moving industry, which is why people come back to us two, three, four or more times — often up until they move out of the area.
In Jimmy’s original text, he wrote “It’s that simple.” The preceding principles really are simple, meaning they don’t require much thought. But in the evolution of the business, as logistics and details became more voluminous, we came to realize the value of “keeping it simple.” That’s why we don’t micro-charge for every little thing, or burden people with a complicated “if/then” tree of demands or requirements. We want the relationship — which this most definitely is — to be something like it would be with your own real-life buddies: simple.
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Review: Madden 2015
New Generation of Madden Impresses
Andrew Pappas, Writer
Madden 15 will have you dancing in the end-zone.
4.0 out of 5.0 Stars
Over the past few years, the Madden franchise has been stale. Being the only NFL football game on the market, the franchise has raked in millions of dollars despite lackluster games. Thankfully, Xbox One and Playstation 4 have seemed to revitalize the game’s developers.
Right from the get-go, players will get the feel of a new and improved Madden. The opening presentation of cover boy Richard Sherman and his Seattle Seahawks teammates is sharp and sleek and best of all, the slow, annoying, tiresome, unnecessary animations on the menu screens have mostly been removed.
After the improved intro, gamers are directly dropped into a training mode. The beginning tasks are a bit dull for returning players, but as you delve deeper, the training is actually quite useful. The game will teach you how to read defenses and how to attack those defenses as if you were an NFL quarterback watching film. This is by far the best training mode the series has ever had.
Skills Trainer takes you through almost 50 tutorials and drills, and if that’s not enough, you can tackle “The Gauntlet,” 40 increasingly challenging tests. Though most experienced players will want to just skip right through to full gameplay, these modes provide a nice refresh of skills, they also will teach each and every player at least one new skill.
Once you’ve been sufficiently trained, it’s time for gamers to test their skills in other modes. These are mostly the same as previous versions. Also very similar are the main run, pass, and other basic controls. Experienced gamers will feel right at home, beginners will quickly grasp the basics.
The only main control change is on the defensive side of the ball. While controlling a defensive lineman, the quality of their jump depends on a timing-based push of a button. This evens the playing field a bit. In previous years, rushing the passer was simply based on your ability to push the “shed block” buttons as rapidly as possible. This skill-based improvement makes it much more difficult to get to the quarterback.
Lastly, the play calling menu has been slightly changed. You can still search by play type, player, etc. but the view and controls are much more dynamic.
A few rather hilarious glitches have gone viral, but I’ve not experienced anything even close to those. Gameplay is smooth, the realness is off the charts and the overall fluidity is truly excellent.
Madden still has some tedious features such as the pregame and halftime shows, but the gameplay and graphics are the best that the series has ever seen. While it may still remain below the ranks of games like FIFA and NBA 2K, Madden 15 is back to being one of the best sports games on the market.
Andrew Pappas
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Religious Freedom Bill - Protecting The Faithful or Legalized Discrimination?
After a much heated national debate, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer vetoed the controversial bill that would have allowed people and businesses in the state to refuse services to LBGT people based on their religious belief.
Brewer wrote in a letter to the Arizona State Senate her reasons for vetoing the bill, she wrote: "Senate Bill 1062 does not address a specific and present concern related to religious liberty in Arizona. I have not heard of one example in Arizona where a business owner’s religious liberty has been violated. The bill is broadly worded and could result in unintended and negative consequences." The letter went on to explain how the bill could potentially hurt the economy in the state.
Public outcry against the bill didn\'t stay within the state boundaries of Arizona. The debate grew into a national discussion. Actor George Takei threatened to boycott Arizona if the bill became law. Several large corporations such as Apple and American Airlines also threatened to stop doing business in Arizona. The case people used to justify the bill came from New Mexico, where a gay couple sued a photographer for refusing to take pictures of their wedding. He objected based on religious grounds.
Opponents to the bill argued the law was a thinly veiled excuse to discriminate against people because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. They pointed out that the bill would give companies the same rights as individuals, creating a precedent for corporations to establish person hood. This would make it much more difficult for LGBT people to go into businesses where the owner or manager disagreed with their lifestyle, and used that as a reason to not provide them with service.
Another problem that even some supporters of the bill realized might happen and compelled them to switch to being against the bill was how vague the law was written. It would allow people from other religious faiths to object to providing service because they didn\'t like something that might be in conflict with their religious belief. When lawmakers realized the potential problem it would cause and could even lead to Christians being denied service, they changed their mind and urged Governor Brewer to veto the bill.
Governor Brewer vetoed the bill before her in Arizona, but 13 other states in the country have nearly identical bills currently in committee or working it\'s way through state legislatures. So far, no "religious freedom" bill has been signed into law.
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Two GOP State Reps Offer Born-Alive Amendment To Massachusetts Abortion Legislation
By Tom Joyce | December 16, 2020, 13:38 EST
Printed from: https://newbostonpost.com/2020/12/16/two-gop-state-reps-offer-born-alive-amendment-to-massachusetts-abortion-legislation/
Two Republican members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives filed an amendment on Tuesday designed to make sure that babies who are born alive following an attempted abortion have guaranteed access to lifesaving medical treatment.
State Representative Alison Sullivan (R-Abington), and state Representative Marc Lombardo (R-Billerica) filed the born-alive amendment to Budget Amendment 759, which was filed as an abortion-expansion amendment to the state budget bill.
The born-alive amendment put forth by the two Republicans is titled “Preservation of medical services for babies born alive.” It states: “If an abortion is performed pursuant to section 12N, the facility where the abortion is performed shall maintain life-supporting equipment, as defined by the department of public health, the physician performing the abortion must use life saving measures to preserve the life and health of a live birth and the patient.”
Lombardo, who is pro-life, said the amendment is something that everyone should support.
“I don’t know how anyone could possibly remain opposed to a law requiring that newborns receive lifesaving medical care,” Lombardo said, according to a press release from the Massachusetts Republican Party. “But I look forward to hearing the Democrats’ explanation.”
The abortion-expansion amendment to the budget bill would expand the definition of legal abortion in Massachusetts after 24 weeks to include cases where “an abortion is warranted because of a lethal fetal anomaly incompatible with sustained life outside the uterus.” Current state law allows for abortion after 24 weeks “to preserve the patient’s physical or mental health.”
The abortion-expansion amendment would lower the age of girls needing consent from a parent or a judge to get an abortion from 17 and younger (which is current law) to 15 and younger.
The abortion-expansion amendment also would eliminate language from existing Massachusetts law that requires doctors to attempt to save the life of a baby born alive after an attempted abortion. The legislation would repeal Section 12P of Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 112, which states:
Section 12P. If an abortion is performed pursuant to section twelve M, the physician performing the abortion shall take all reasonable steps, both during and subsequent to the abortion, in keeping with good medical practice, consistent with the procedure being used, to preserve the life and health of the aborted child. Such steps shall include the presence of life-supporting equipment, as defined by the department of public health, in the room where the abortion is to be performed.
Although the abortion legislation is not a monetary issue, Democrats on Beacon Hill tacked the abortion language onto the state budget bill as an amendment. It drew opposition from Democrats and Republicans alike but passed 108-49.
The only Republican to support the abortion-expansion amendment was state Representative James Kelcourse (R-Amesbury), although a former Republican, state Representative Susannah Whipps (an independent from Athol), also voted for it.
The state’s Republican governor, Charlie Baker, neither signed nor vetoed the abortion expansion amendment. Instead, he returned the amendment with a letter seeking changes. Baker wants to keep existing law that requires parental and judicial consent for 16-year-olds and 17-year-olds seeking an abortion.
Baker did not address the objection of opponents to the abortion expansion legislation concerning babies born alive after an attempted abortion.
House Speaker Robert DeLeo told GBH News that he intends to reject Baker’s amendment and override the veto. That could happen this week. The House has a formal session scheduled for Thursday, December 17.
Sullivan, who is pro-life, offered praise for Baker’s decision to return the abortion expansion amendment with proposed changes.
“I applaud Gov. Baker for expressing his opposition to certain provisions within the (Section 40) budget amendment and returning it to the Legislature,” Sullivan said, according to the GOP press release. “I share Gov. Baker’s objections and concerns with allowing 16 and 17-year-olds to get an abortion without parental or guardian participation.
“Additionally, it is unconscionable for any society to permit by way of late-term abortions the killing of a child moments before or after he or she is delivered,” she added.
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Foreign investors register to invest $1.25 trillion in January
A corner of Kefico Vietnam Company Ltd. Foreign investors registered to invest nearly $1.25 billion in Viet Nam in January. — File Photo Foreign investors registered to invest nearly US$1.25 billion in Viet Nam in January, which will include funding for new projects, in addition to existing projects and buying stakes in projects, which will equal 75.9 per cent, compared to the same period last year. In January, the disbursement of foreign direct investment (FDI) saw a positive increase of 10.5 per cent to $1.05 billion year on year, according to statistics from the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency. A number of large projects were granted licences during the month, including Kefico Vietnam Company Ltd, which was allowed to add $120 million in investment capital; Vina Cell Technology Company Ltd added $100 million; the Nam Dinh Ramatex Textile and Garment Factory project with total capital of $80 million in northern Nam Dinh Province, funded by a Singapore investor; and Jotun Paint Company Ltd in HCM City, invested by a Norwegian investor with funds of $70 million. Out of 125 countries and territories with FDI projects in Viet Nam, South Korea was the most significant investor with $58.1 billion, accounting for 18.1 per cent of total capital. Japan was in second place with $49.46 billion at 15.4 per cent, followed by Singapore, Taiwan, Britishvirgin Island and Hong Kong. In terms of investment in foreign countries, Viet Nam granted licences for investments in foreign countries for six projects in… [Read full story]
The capital volume registered by foreign investors to acquire Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank)’s shares reached a record $1.2 billion, marking the largest transaction on the stock exchange to date. VPBank's listing breaks stock exchange records The information was published at the conference introducing investment opportunities for VPBank shares, according to newswire Vnexpress. According to To Hai, director of Viet Capital Securities (VCSC), VPBank’s shares are listed on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HoSE) at the price of VND39,000 ($1.7) per share,…... [read more]
The Hanoitimes - Information from the Government Office, the Government has promulgated Decree 118/2015 / ND-CP to detail and guide the implementation of some articles of the Investment Law, which stipulates that creating more favorable conditions for foreign investors like the investment procedures in the form of capital contribution and share purchase, the equity by foreign investors. In particular, foreign investors invested in the form of capital contribution and share purchase and capital contribution in economic organizations will not have to implement the procedure for issuance of investment certificate of registration. The Decree stipulates subjects and principles on preferential investment…... [read more]
On April 6th, Phillipines' Cosanhvina Company has become the first foreign investor registered to ask for business permission in Vietnam at website www.dhi.hochiminhcity.gov.vn. As registered, Cosanhvina Company will invest in doing embridery outwork with the total capital of 200,000 USD. "To grant a permit through internet" Ho Chi Minh city's programme has become effectively since April 1st 2004. Since then, every investor in the world can submit registration forms to establish 100% foreign-invested enterprises through website of Ho Chi Minh city's Department of Planning and Investment. Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh city's Department of Planning and Investment Luong Van…... [read more]
VSD has also approved the modification of information for 40 foreign investors (eight institutions and 32 individuals), cancelling three trading codes for foreign investors (one institution and two individuals). As of now, the total number of trading codes for foreign investors is 24,162 (3,607 institutions and 20,555 individuals). In January, foreign investors posted net buying value of VND8.9 trillion (US$391 million) on the HCM Stock Exchange, including four consecutive months of net buying, totalling VND23.1 billion. On the Hanoi Stock Exchange, foreign investors posted a net selling of more than VND477 billion, equivalent to a net selling volume of 14.5…... [read more]
The Hanoitimes - The Vietnam government has done its best to create a favourable investment environment and in the 10 months leading up to November the nation’s economy is like a locomotive gaining momentum. Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh adds that registered and disbursed foreign direct investment (FDI) along with the issuance of investment certificates during the period have been consistent with a stable business climate. Dr Nguyen Dinh Cung, Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) Director in turn echoes Vinh’s views, saying Vietnam offers a welcoming environment for foreign firms that wish to establish a presence…... [read more]
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ICCO Executive Director sets out plan to become “pre-eminent voice” of global PR at Summit
At the 2013 ICCO Summit in Paris the organisation has revealed its plans for expansion, welcomed the 29th Association member VPRA, launched the World PR Report with the Holmes Report, and announced the 2013-2015 Executive Committee. International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO) Executive Director Francis Ingham revealed plans for the organisation to become the leading voice of global PR within two years, speaking at the ICCO Summit in Paris last week. Francis set out a plan to grow ICCO’s membership, services and profile, and also promised to revolutionise ICCO’s membership offering. Francis said: “My view is very straightforward. ICCO has, for too long, been a sleeping giant. Our reach is wide and deep - 1,700 agencies in 29 countries. That kind of reach enables us to speak for the international PR agency community. And my intention is that we will do so with confidence, enthusiasm and credibility. We will be the undisputed, pre-eminent voice of global PR within the next two years. “It is our explicit goal to grow our membership in every region of the world. To help agencies establish associations where currently there are none; to bring those that exist now but are not ICCO members into the ICCO family. And to do so quickly.” Francis also revealed that ICCO’s turnover is now almost three times the amount it was last year, thanks to new services and new partnerships with service providers to the industry. During the event, ICCO launched its World PR Report, the definitive analysis of the makeup, direction and future of the global PR business, in conjunction with The Holmes Report. ICCO also welcomed its newest members, the VPRA, the professional body for the Netherlands. At the ICCO Board Meeting that took place prior to the Summit the new ICCO Executive Committee was established. David Gallagher, CEO EMEA of Ketchum, will serve an additional year as ICCO President until the end of 2015. Maxim Behar, CEO of M3 Communication (Bulgaria) and Chairman of Hill + Knowlton Czech Republic, will replace Jean-Leopold Schuybroek as the new Vice-President. Maxim's previous position as ICCO Treasurer will be filled by Andrey Barannikov, CEO of SPN Ogilvy (Russia).
About ICCO The International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO) is the voice of public relations consultancies around the world. The ICCO membership comprises national trade associations in twenty-nine countries across the globe: from Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australiasia. Collectively, these associations represent some 1,700 PR firms.
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'Food hubs' spur local produce sales
By reclaim | March 1, 2012
By WEI YU
LANSING – Detroit schoolchildren are eating more fresh Michigan-grown vegetables and fruit. Betti Wiggins, director of operations for food service at the Detroit Public Schools, said she started working with a local food hub about two years ago. Now the school system serves meals to about 45,000 students a day, and they include at least half a cup of fresh fruit and half a cup of vegetables, she said. “Because I have 130 schools, it’s about supply chain management, and that’s how I started to work with Detroit’s Eastern Market,” said Wiggins. “Our school and the Eastern Market have developed a crop plan – planned production by local farmers.
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Demand rising for middle-skilled jobs
By JUSTINE McGUIRE
LANSING – Not everyone needs a bachelor’s degree. A recent national survey shows that employers have trouble filling middle-skilled jobs, and it said state-run programs could do more to help. The Michigan Manufacturers Association, or MMA, and local agencies say the same void exists around the state and they are working to fill it. There are more than 7,000 production job openings in Michigan and that number is expected to grow, said Delaney McKinley, director of human resource policy for MMA. In the next 10 years, 50 percent of production workers will retire.
Proposal would toughen regulations for new charter schools
By Capital News Service | November 22, 2013
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LANSING – Making public school academies — charters — more accountable is on the minds of some legislators. A bill by Sen. Hoon-Yung Hopgood, D-Taylor, would prohibit new academies from having management agreements with for-profit organizations. It also would disallow authorizing bodies, such as universities, from creating new academies unless students at all of their existing academies perform at least 20 percent better than students in the nearest traditional school district. Weak laws have allowed a lot of charter schools to pop up and take students away from traditional schools, causing financial stress to public schools that lose state aid, Hopgood said. The charters create an uneven playing field, he said.
Doctor shortage linked (maybe) to malpractice suits
By Capital News Service | November 8, 2013
LANSING — There is consensus that a statewide doctor shortage exists in some specialties, but how to fix the problem is contentious. Some physicians suggest that making it more difficult to sue emergency room doctors and hospitals for medical malpractice will encourage recruitment, while plaintiffs’ lawyers say it all comes back to money and that immunity from malpractice suits would cause more problems than it would solve. States with onerous liability laws “have a difficult time attracting physicians in general, especially those physicians who may have higher exposure like the obstetricians, neurosurgeons and emergency doc,” said Kenneth Elmassian, president of the Michigan State Medical Society, or MSMS.
A bill working its way through the House would raise the bar for suing an emergency room doctor. A plaintiff would have to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the physician was grossly negligent — meaning the doctor showed a conscious disregard for the patient’s welfare. Current law sets the standard of proof to show negligence at preponderance of the evidence, which means that the allegation is more likely to be true than not.
We all may be fudgies if state sweet is named
By Capital News Service | October 11, 2013
LANSING – Children who live about as far away from Mackinac Island as possible while still in Michigan are the inspiration for a bill that would make Mackinac Island fudge the official state sweet. A class of fourth- and fifth-graders from Defer Elementary School in Grosse Pointe Park were required to write to their legislator this past spring, but they wanted to take it to the next level by requesting new state symbols, said Kari Mannino, who taught the class. The students researched possible symbols in groups — three fourth-graders wrote the letter requesting fudge, she said. “They were so excited,” Mannino said of their reaction to the introduction of the bill. “I’m really glad they were honored for their hard work.
Local officials want state to pay for wildfires
LANSING — Good neighbors pay to put out their fires. That’s why Rep. Bob Genetski, R-Saugatuck, says he introduced a bill that would allow the state to compensate localities for fighting fires on state-owned land through the already-established Forest Development Fund. “This is state land and the state needs to be taking care of it,” he said. “It’s to the point where the state is a terrible neighbor.”
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) does have fire crews and says on its website that it has the overall responsibility for wildfires. It also receives help from the U.S. Forest Service and local fire departments.
Proposal to elect insurance commissioner faces 'uphill battle'
By Capital News Service | April 26, 2013
LANSING – If Michigan had an elected insurance commissioner rather than one appointed by the governor, consumers would benefit from more favorable policies and insurance rates, Sen. Virgil Smith, D-Detroit, said. Smith proposed a constitutional amendment to elect the insurance commissioner and said his research found that states that elect their commissioners tend to have “more progressive laws on the books.”
They are California, Kansas, Delaware, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Washington and Oklahoma. Smith pointed out that they’re not all-blue or all-red states politically. The constitution and current law require most Cabinet department heads to be appointed by the governor or a state commission. Only the secretary of state and attorney general are elected.
Some farmers bank on drought-resistant corn
LANSING – Despite heavy rain, flooding and cold weather, drought-resistant corn could still be helpful to farmers this season. Michigan Corn Growers Association leaders agreed that recent wet weather won’t be bad for corn designed to withstand drought conditions because it will be planted in areas that don’t hold water as well. They added that the corn could still serve its original purpose if there’s little rain in July and August. “Just because we have a bunch of rain now doesn’t mean there won’t be a drought later,” said Scott Lonier, owner of Shady Lodge Farm in Lansing Township and president of the association. However, he said he didn’t buy drought-resistant corn this year because it didn’t yield much better than refuge corn – corn that’s not genetically modified – last year.
Push renewed for police, deputy survivor benefits
LANSING – On Oct. 9, 2003, Clare County Deputy Sheriff Kevin Sherwood died in the line of duty, leaving a wife and three daughters. Sherwood was on U.S. 127 when a car driving the wrong way struck his cruiser, killing both drivers. The Army veteran had served with the sheriff’s department for nine years. His family soon learned that the benefits they’d received through his job ended with his death, leaving them in a tough spot emotionally and financially.
Pollution cleanup law effective at two sites
By Capital News Service | April 5, 2013
LANSING – The dance between businesses and environmental protection took a giant step – in one direction or the other – with recent changes to Michigan’s environmental cleanup law. The law was changed last year to provide a clearer path to completion by those responsible for the contaminatiomn without sacrificing protection. It also sets priority projects based on the threat they pose to the environment and public health. “I get the sense that the business community is supportive of the reforms,” Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Director Dan Wyant said. “We try to be balanced and meet with environmental and business groups.
Tasers in prisons reduce injuries, inmate fights
LANSING – Officers and inmates benefit when tasers are in prisons, according to the Department of Corrections and the Michigan Corrections Organization. According to the department, employee injuries at the hands of inmates declined 17 percent between October 2011 and March 2012 compared to the previous year. There were 233 injuries compared to 281 the year before. Daniel Heyns, department director, said, “I knew it would work from my old days as a county sheriff. “I knew we could change some of those violent interactions in the institutions,” he said.
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Managed Public Land Strategy
Land cap not a problem for DNR
By STEPHANIE HERNANDEZ McGAVIN
LANSING — The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reports no negative outcomes from the initial cap on its land ownership of 4.626 million acres statewide, which was implemented by state law in 2012. While some feared that the initial land caps would hurt the DNR’s ability to maintain its lands and achieve its environmental goals, Sen. Tom Casperson, an Escanaba Republican, said that the caps were never meant to harass or limit the department, but simply give it guidelines. “It has been irrelevant because we had put some grace that allowed the department to keep buying. The intent was to not cut them off but set up a parameter,” said Casperson. “Right now, there’s 20,000 acres still left and the cap hasn’t held anything up — it’s just more that it’s there.“
DNR public information officer Ed Golder said that although the initial land cap has yet to hurt the department, it continues to work with the Legislature to avoid being limited in future land management.
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K.Flay Announces Forthcoming Album ‘Solutions” and North American Tour
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After playing a series of intimate, sold-out underplays for fans earlier this month, two-time Grammy® Award-nominated Night Street/Interscope Records artist K.Flay reveals today, the title, track-listing and release date for her highly-anticipated third studio full-length album, ‘Solutions’ out on July 12. PRE-ORDER HERE. Teasing the new album is her latest single, co-penned by Dan Reynolds, “This Baby Don’t Cry” out today. Listen HERE.
Catalyzed by a three-year whirlwind of world touring and prolific output, K.Flay translates the simple pleasures into ten genre-blurring bangers, explaining: “When I got home from tour, I was in a dark place,” she admits. “Eventually, I made a decision to focus on the things that actually make me happy: walking around my neighborhood, drawing in notebooks with markers, talking to my mom on the phone. I thought, ‘What did I do as a kid to be happy?’ As a child, you don’t have access to alcohol, drugs, sex, caffeine. I looked back, when I had fun just by making music. I remembered the first time I wrote a song, burned a CD, and played it in my car. It’s the closest thing I’ve ever had to a religious experience. I reconnected with that spirit and stopped taking shit so seriously.” The resulting output in turn showcases K.Flay widening the scope of her signature style by incorporating a variety of analog synths along with live bass and guitar, all the while, bobbing and weaving her way between pop, rock, hip-hop, and electronic moods.
Talking about the title of the album, K.Flay reveals, “The title SOLUTIONS came to me really early in the process,” she continues. “The solution to almost every problem is usually really simple. For me, it’s so basic: staying connected to the people I love, taking care of myself the way I’d want my friends to take care of themselves, and doing things I know are going to make me happy – not what social media or strangers or society tells me. So many of my past records were about problems. Right now I’m in a place where I’m looking for some light. Balance is important. Life doesn’t have to be chaotic in order to be meaningful.”
Also announced today, THE SOLUTIONS TOUR which kicks off with a 19-city run of North American dates on September 3 in Phoenix, AZ before winding through San Diego, Vancouver, Seattle, Chicago, Toronto, New York, Philadelphia, Washington, DC and more, concluding on October 12 in Denver. On the heels of her North American tour, K.Flay heads abroad for the UK and European leg of the tour, playing London, Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, Berlin, Stockholm, Prague, Munich and more, ending things in Frankfurt, Germany on November 11. Other live dates include her previously confirmed appearances at this year’s Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee (TICKETS), and Dan Reynolds’ (of Imagine Dragons) LOVELOUD Festival in Salt Lake City, UT (TICKETS). For tickets and touring information, keep an eye on her official website: www.kflay.com/tour.
Earlier this spring, K.Flay made a welcomed return with “Bad Vibes” whichwas hailed by PAPER Magazine as “a fizzy blend of jock-jam worthy rock and sugary pop,” and likening the song to Kendrick Lamar, if “’Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe,’ got a rockstar’s facelift.” Watch the video for “Bad Vibes” HERE.
‘Solutions’ follows K.Flay’s critically acclaimed major label debut ‘Every Where Is Some Where,’ which garnered two nods at the 2018 GRAMMY® Awards in the categories of “Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical” and “Best Rock Song” for “Blood in the Cut.” Between album releases, she also collaborated with legendary Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave guitarist Tom Morello, Linkin Park co-frontman Mike Shinoda and FIDLAR.
“This Baby Don’t Cry” is out everywhere now
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
6/7 – Las Vegas, NV – The Cosmopolitan
6/10 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
6/12 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
6/14 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
6/15 – New Orleans, LA – Howlin’ Wolf
6/29 – West Valley City, UT – LOVELOUD Festival
9/3 – Phoenix, AZ – Marquee
9/5 – San Diego, CA – Observatory North Park
9/7 – Oakland, CA – The Fox
9/9 – Vancouver, BC – The Commodore
9/11 – Seattle, WA – SODO
9/13 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
9/14 – Missoula, MT – The Wilma
9/17 – Minneapolis, MN – First Ave
9/19 – Chicago, IL – The Riviera Theatre
9/20 – Detroit, MI – The Crofoot
9/21 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
9/22 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix
9/24 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
9/25 – Boston, MA – Royale
9/26 – Philadelphia, PA – TLA
9/29 – Washington, DC – 930 Club
9/30 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
10/2 – Nashville, TN – Marathon
10/12 – Denver, CO – The Fillmore
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The Culture High – Raindance Film Festival
Posted on 7th October 2014 7th October 2014 by Chris
By Deej Sullivan
There’s a question that always seems to raise its head whenever a documentary is made that breaks out of the usual low-key festival crowd and into the mainstream consciousness – should the filmmakers make a follow-up?
It’s a notoriously difficult thing to do, and a lot of directors tend to move on to other projects, other subjects over which to cast their eye and their camera. Ever since The Union: The Business Behind Getting High became a YouTube sensation 5 years ago the makers of the film had been bombarded with pleas to make another film about cannabis.
The Culture High is their answer to that question, and those pleas. And it is an emphatic, resounding yes.
From left: Annie Machon, Brett Harvey, Niamh Eastwood, Jason Reed and Rufus Hound. Photo Russell Bloor.
Beginning with harrowing footage of a police raid on someone’s home – it grips the audience from the outset and holds their rapt attention from there on in. Combining personal stories of how the war on cannabis has directly affected the lives of millions of people with interviews from experts as diverse as Annie Machon, Snoop Dogg and Dr Gabor Mate; the film builds on the themes and structures of The Union whilst still very much carving its own unique path.
By keeping intact some of the more light hearted aspects of The Union (there are a handful of laugh out loud moments), but combining them with some far more serious and emotional stories and ideas; The Culture High takes what is an extremely serious subject and makes it that little bit more accessible, something that has perhaps held back other excellent documentaries on the subject such as The House I live In.
It is also a much more British film than its predecessor – notable British interviewees include Sir Richard Branson, Professor David Nutt and Rufus Hound – the latter two of whom provide a good chunk of the laughs as they ruthlessly and brilliantly expose the absurd reality of continuing to wage a moral war on a plant despite the overwhelming scientific and social evidence as to the futility of such a policy. Hopefully the presence of these household names will convince a few more Brits to check out the doc.
The run-time is a little on the long side and there are one or two lulls but every single interview and comment is bang on the money. It may not change the world, but I have no doubt that this is a film that can change minds, and one which absolutely needs to be seen by as many people as possible.
To this end, the filmmakers are attempting to secure screenings at cinemas all over the country and are asking everyone who goes to see the film to take part in a challenge – to take one person with you who supports prohibition, and see if this doesn’t at least make them think. I’d also recommend inviting your MP.
The Culture High is rated 18 and will be released on www.vimeo.com on a pay-to-view basis on October 17th. It is directed by Brett Harvey.
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The London Welshman
Issue: 20th January 1906
Nid yw statws neu berchnogaeth hawlfraint yr adnodd hwn yn hysbys.
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Notes from South Wales.
Notes from South Wales. (From our Special Correspondent.) A Good Sign. It was a very good sign that Mr. Chamber- lain was losing his temper. His temper was just as bad as his statistics."—Right Hon. D. Lloyd-George. A Good Trio. A feature of the recent social gathering in connection with the Pupil Teachers' Centre at Merthyr was the collective singing of Hen Wlad fy Nhadau," Marseillaise," and "Auld Lang Syne." A Conservative Dodge. The Hon. Devereux had "emblems of Royalty on one of his election cards. But the Breconshire electors saw through this dodge. Brothers in Adversity. Side by side on the hoardings of Cardiff were the flaming posters of the Cardiff Churchmen's Association and the Cardiff Licensed Victuallers' Association. Both appealed to their friends to support the Conservative candidate. Mr. Balfour's Defeat. There was great jubilation at the announce- ment of the ex-Prime Minister's defeat in Manchester. A South Walian remarked that Mr. Balfour would now have more time to read the papers," and play golf. Welsh Review. I hear on good authority that there is a scheme on foot for establishing a Welsh literary review. From what I can understand, the idea is to have a kind of Welsh Spectator or Public Opinion. It will probably be printed in Cardiff. One or two prominent Welsh M.P.'s are credited with being at the back" of what ought to prove a successful venture. Cardiff's New Dock. Great things are expected from Cardiff's new dock, to be opened in the coming summer. I had the pleasure of looking over it the other day, and was struck with its extensiveness. It is being splendidly equipped, and is nearer the deep sea than the other docks of Cardiff. A gentleman interested in shipping told me that he believed that after this new dock was opened a company would be formed with the view of establishing liners after the same style of the Cunard and Allan Lines of Liverpool, and that ere many more years elapsed it would be possible for the public to go to America, as well as New Zealand and Australia, direct from the great Welsh port. Fine Concert at Carmarthen. The concert given at Carmarthen Tabernacle Baptist Chapel on New Year's night by the well- known Mountain Ash Male Voice Party, con- ducted by Mr. T. Glyndwr Richards, was unanimously voted one of the finest musical treats ever given in the ancient capital of Wales The chapel was crammed, between 900 and
SOUTH WALES BUSINESS NOTES.
SOUTH WALES BUSINESS NOTES. rliz this column it is our intention to bring before the notice of our numerous readers the features of various businesses calculated to prove of use and assistance to them. Proprietors of shops, hotels, &lc., desirous of such publicity should communicate with us. J PIONEER LiFE OFFICE.—Young Men in South Wales desiring a profitable business should apply for part-time terms.—Inspector, Pioneer, Gwent Chambers, Cardiff. Hovis BREAD.—The sale of Hovis Bread is rapidly increasing in Wales. And, no wonder .It is such an appetiser.
WELSH SURVEYOR FOR A LONDON…
WELSH SURVEYOR FOR A LONDON POST. Mr. C. J. Howell Thomas, F.S.I., the estate agent to the Swansea Corporation, has received the important appointment of surveyor to the estates of the Metropolitan Water Board. There were 124 applicants, and the post is one with great possibilities for the future. Prior to his appointment at Swansea, Mr. Thomas was for seven years in the offices of Messrs. Chinnock, Galsworthy, and Chinnock, the well known firm of West End Land Agents and Surveyors, and whilst with them passed his professional examina- tions, being awarded the Driver Prize and the Gold and Silver Medals of the Surveyors' Institution. In March, 1904, he received his present appointment under fche Swansea Corpora- tion, having previously been assisting Mr. W. J. Rees, F.S.I. It may safely be said now that the rental value of the Corporation estate has increased by over £ 2,000 a year within the past 18 months, and this has only been accomplished by courage and good judgment, two qualities possessed by Mr. Thomas in an eminent degree. The properties of the Metropolitan Water Board are considerable and of a most varied description^ comprising grazing and agricultural land, valuable building sites, river wharfage, and other lands in all parts of the Metropolis, in addition to which there are the numerous compensation cases in which that body is frequently concerned. At a recent meeting of the Swansea Corpora- tion, some very eulogistic remarks were made in supporting the following resolution which was carried unanimously That this Council desire to express their regret at the loss of the services of Mr. Howell Thomas, and to record their high appreciation of the excellent and satisfactory manner in which he has discharged the several important duties of the office held by him under this Corporation, and to express the hope that he may attain that success in life to which his merit and ability entitle him." Mr. Howell Thomas will be much missed from Swansea where he is very popular. He is. a keen volunteer, holding a captaincy in the 1st Glamorgan, R.G.A. (V.)
1,000 people being present, including the Mayor and Mayoress and other prominent residents of the locality. Mr. T. Glyndwr Richards amply showed that he has lost none of his conducting abilities, and the way in which the party sang Homeward Bound and The Tyrol" was positively thrilling. The singing of Hen Wlad fy Nhadau" by the assembly fittingly concluded a long-to-be "remembered concert. Welsh Societies. South Wales Welsh. National Societies con- tinue to bloom and thrive. It strikes me that South Wales is far ahead of both North and Mid-Wales in its active furtherance of Welsh National interests and ideals. The Cardiff Cymmrodorion is in splendid trim, and the Cymdeithas Cymreig Abertawe, and the Cymry Caerdydd are both going ahead. The Merthyr Cymreigyddion is another Welsh Society that is full of life and vigour. At its recent meeting, Merthyrfab read a capital paper on "Eben Fardd," and the members passed resolutions congratulating Dyfed on his appointment to the Archdruidship, and the Right Hon. Lloyd- George on his appointment as President of the Board of Trade. The Cymdeithas y Geninen Werdd, Aberdar, and the Cymdeithas Cymreig Casnewydd, are also full of activity, and even the small mining town of Aberfan has now got its Cymmrodorion Society. These are healthy signs, and they should rejoice the heart of every Cymro who loves the dear homeland and its national aspirations. North Wales Snobbery. I am afraid that some of the North and Mid-Wales towns are getting very snobbish. This is especially the case at Aberystwyth, Barmouth, Rhyl, and Llandudno, due, un- doubtedly, to the absurd idea that it is more "respectable" to emulate the whims and oddities of the many visitors from beyond Offa's Dyke, who throng those places in the summer time. There is no Welsh Society at Aberystwyth, and the indifference of its inhabitants may be guaged in the fact that they support a weekly paper which is constantly publishing insulting references to the Cymmrodorion Society and other Welsh organisations. And Again. Neither is there any Welsh Society in Bar- mouth, and, like Aberystwyth, a large number of the local residents apparently think it savours of "ignorance" to speak Welsh. In fact, there is more Welsh spoken in Carmarthen, and twice as much in Merthyr or Aberdare, as there is in either Aberystwyth or Barmouth. I speak from personal experience. Similar remarks are applicable to Rhyl and Llandudno, where many of the people are aping the Brummagem fashion, although, I believe, there is, or used to be, a small Welsh Society in Llandudno. Welsh Patriotism. Of course, in places like Carnarvon, Festiniog, Bala, Corwen, or Denbigh, there is a better Cymric feeling, but even those places cannot boast such live Welsh societies as the South Walians possess. I simply make these observa- tions in order to prove that the oft-made assertion that North Wales is more aggressive in claims for Welsh national advancement than South Wales is not correct. t-- Parliamentary Representatives. In -respect of Parliamentary representatives North Wales has been up to the present, I admit, more patriotic than the South. Whilst North Wales has such fine Welshmen as the Right Hon. Lloyd-George, Mr. William Jones, Mr. Herbert Lewis, Mr. Ellis J. Griffith, and, as I hope, Mr. Clem Edwards and Mr. Idris, a Welsh district like Merthyr and Aberdare has a Scotch Socialist like Mr. Keir Hardie as one of its members. But the fact that Mr. Radcliffe, a Welsh-speaking Welshman, is fighting there in the present election as a Welsh Nationalist, shows that an improvement may be expected in this direction, and that future South Wales M.P.'s will be principally Welshmen of the right kind. In East Glamorgan and the Rhondda, we have also two good Welsh Nationalists in the persons of Sir Alfred Thomas and Mabon, whilst Mr. Tom Richards, in West Monmouth, is another Cymric M.P., of yr iaivn sort. I also hope to. have the pleasure of recording in next week's LONDON WELSHMAN the election of that fine Welsh Nationalist (a second Lloyd-George without a doubt), Mr. Llewellyn Williams, for Carma-then Boroughs, and another good Welsh Nationalist. Col. Ivor Herbert, for South' Mon- mouth. Mr. W. Brace, candidate for South Glamorgan, is also a Welsh-speaking native of Monmouthshire, and, with his probable election as well, it will be seen that the South Wales Nationalist Parliamentary representatives will soon be as prominent as those in North Wales.. So Long! Patriotic Welshmen were highly delighted at the defeat of Mr. Long in Bristol. As Mr. Lloyd-George once remarked, Long always had his knife in Wales." It was he who tried to ride roughshod over the Free Churchmen of Wales with the Tory Government's priests' Education Bill. He is a sadder, and, let us hope, a wiser man to-day. So Long The End of Toryism. I should think that Joseph Chamberlain is now humming sadly to himself the words of the old song Where is now the merry party I remember long ago-o-o Aye lie mae nhw wedi myn'd. I Ebargofiant, mi fentra
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Source New York Times, July 17, 2012
by Tamar Lewin
As part of a seismic shift in online learning that is reshaping higher education, Coursera, a year-old company founded by two Stanford University computer scientists, will announce on Tuesday that a dozen major research universities are joining the venture. In the fall, Coursera will offer 100 or more free massive open online courses, or MOOCs, that are expected to draw millions of students and adult learners globally.
Even before the expansion, Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng, the founders of Coursera, said it had registered 680,000 students in 43 courses with its original partners, Michigan, Princeton, Stanford and the University of Pennsylvania.
Now, the partners will include the California Institute of Technology; Duke University; the Georgia Institute of Technology; Johns Hopkins University; Rice University; the University of California, San Francisco; the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; the University of Washington; and the University of Virginia, where the debate over online education was cited in last’s month’s ousting — quickly overturned — of its president, Teresa A. Sullivan. Foreign partners include the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, the University of Toronto and EPF Lausanne, a technical university in Switzerland.
And some of them will offer credit.
“This is the tsunami,” said Richard A. DeMillo, the director of the Center for 21st Century Universities at Georgia Tech. “It’s all so new that everyone’s feeling their way around, but the potential upside for this experiment is so big that it’s hard for me to imagine any large research university that wouldn’t want to be involved.”
Because of technological advances — among them, the greatly improved quality of online delivery platforms, the ability to personalize material and the capacity to analyze huge numbers of student experiences to see which approach works best — MOOCs are likely to be a game-changer, opening higher education to hundreds of millions of people.
To date, most MOOCs have covered computer science, math and engineering, but Coursera is expanding into areas like medicine, poetry and history. MOOCs were largely unknown until a wave of publicity last year about Stanford University’s free online artificial intelligence course attracted 160,000 students from 190 countries. Only a small percentage of the students completed the course, but even so, the numbers were staggering.
“The fact that so many people are so curious about these courses shows the yearning for education,” said Molly Corbett Broad, president of the American Council on Education. “There are going to be lots of bumps in the road, but this is a very important experiment at a very substantial scale.”
So far, MOOCs have offered no credit, just a “statement of accomplishment” and a grade. But the University of Washington said it planned to offer credit for its Coursera offerings this fall, and other online ventures are also moving in that direction. David P. Szatmary, the university’s vice provost, said that to earn credit, students would probably have to pay a fee, do extra assignments and work with an instructor.
Experts say it is too soon to predict how MOOCs will play out, or which venture will emerge as the leader. Coursera, with about $22 million in financing, including $3.7 million in equity investment from Caltech and Penn, may currently have the edge. But no one is counting out edX, a joint venture of Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or Udacity, the company founded by Sebastian Thrun of Stanford, who taught the artificial intelligence course last year.
Each company offers online materials broken into manageable chunks, with short video segments, interactive quizzes and other activities — as well as online forums where students answer one another’s questions.
Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng of Stanford are adding 12 universities to Coursera, the online education venture they founded.
But even Mr. Thrun, a master of MOOCs, cautioned that for all their promise, the courses are still experimental. “I think we are rushing this a little bit,” he said. “I haven’t seen a single study showing that online learning is as good as other learning.”
Worldwide access is Coursera’s goal. “EPF Lausanne, which offers courses in French, opens up access for students in half of Africa,” Ms. Koller said. Each university designs and produces its own courses and decides whether to offer credit.
Coursera does not pay the universities, and the universities do not pay Coursera, but both incur substantial costs. Contracts provide that if a revenue stream emerges, the company and the universities will share it.
Although MOOCs will have to be self-sustaining some day — whether by charging students for credentials or premium services or by charging corporate recruiters for access to the best students — Ms. Koller and university officials said that was not a pressing concern.
About two-thirds of Coursera’s students are from overseas, and most courses attract tens of thousands of students, an irresistible draw for many professors. “Every academic has a little soapbox, and most of the time we have five people listening to us,” said Scott E. Page, a University of Michigan professor who taught Coursera’s model thinking course and was thrilled when 40,000 students downloaded his videos. “By most calculations, I had about 200 years’ worth of students in my class.”
Professors say their in-class students benefit from the online materials. Some have rearranged their courses so that students do the online lesson first, then come to class for interactive projects and help with problem areas.
“The fact that students learn so much from the videos gives me more time to cover the topics I consider more difficult, and to go deeper,” said Dan Boneh, a Stanford professor who taught Coursera’s cryptography course.
The Coursera contracts are not exclusive, so many of its partner universities are also negotiating with several online educational entities.
“I have talked to the provost at M.I.T. and to Udacity and 2Tor,” which provides online graduate programs for several universities, said Peter Lange, the provost of Duke University. “In a field changing this fast, we need flexibility, so it’s very possible that we might have two or three different relationships.”
One looming hurdle is overcoming online cheating.
“I would not want to give credit until somebody figures out how to solve the cheating problem and make sure that the right person, using the right materials, is taking the tests,” said Antonio Rangel, a Caltech professor who will teach Principles of Economics for Scientists in the fall. Udacity recently announced plans to have students pay $80 to take exams at testing centers operated around the world by Pearson, a global education company.
Grading presents some questions, too. Coursera’s humanities courses use peer-to-peer grading, with students first having to show that they can match a professor’s grading of an assignment, and then grade the work of five classmates, in return for which their work is graded by five fellow students. But, Ms. Koller said, what would happen to a student who cannot match the professor’s grading has not been determined.
It will be some time before it is clear how the new MOOCs affect enrollment at profit-making online institutions, and whether they will ultimately cannibalize enrollment at the very universities that produce them. Still, many professors dismiss that threat.
“There’s talk about how online education’s going to wipe out universities, but a lot of what we do on campus is help people transition from 18 to 22, and that is a complicated thing,” said Mr. Page, the Michigan professor, adding that MOOCs would be most helpful to “people 22 to 102, international students and smart retired people.”
Eventually, Ms. Koller said, students may be able to enroll in a set of MOOCs and emerge with something that would serve almost the same function as a traditional diploma.
“We’re not planning to become a higher-education institution that offers degrees,” she said, “but we are interested in what can be done with these informal types of certification.”
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As a movie team, Maureen O’Hara and Charles Laughton collaborated in many more ways than their three appearances together in the following films would imply:
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
This Land Is Mine (1943)
Charles Laughton, an accomplished actor in films and on stage, as well as a noted director and producer for theater, first noticed Ms. O’Hara when she was still Ms. FitzSimons in a screen test she did for a London studio. She was 17 years old at the time. Although the screen test was only passable, Mr. Laughton saw promise in the expressiveness of her eyes, an expressiveness complemented later in her movie career by the advent and widespread use of Technicolor. Mr. Laughton recommended she be given a chance in a small role in Kicking the Moon Around (1938) (a.k.a. The Playboy or Millionaire Merry-Go-Round), a film that showcased the singing talent of Evelyn Dall. That same year, Charles Laughton also helped Ms. FitzSimons secure the role of friend and protector for the titular character in My Irish Molly (1938).
He further promoted Ms. FitzSimons career when, the following year, he was tapped to play the sinister lead in Alfred Hitchcock’s Jamaica Inn. Owing to his recommendation, Ms. FitzSimons was summoned to play the ingenue opposite Mr. Laughton. It was Mr. Laughton, along with fellow producer Erich Pommer, who then also recommended Ms. FitzSimons change her name to something shorter, something that would easily fit on a theater marquee, something very important in those days to one’s movie career. As the story goes, Charles Laughton suggested either Ida Maureen O’Mara or Maureen O’Hara. When Ms. FitzSimons complained that she liked her name and would like to keep it, Mr. Laughton is reported to have said: “Very Well, you’re Maureen O’Hara.”
After the WWII drama This Land Is Mine, Charles Laughton and Maureen O’Hara appeared together on screen only one other time, but not on the silver screen. They appeared together on Ralph Edwards’ March 27, 1957, TV episode of This Is Your Life, which was honoring Ms. O’Hara. Mr. Laughton spoke glowingly of the woman he helped catapult to stardom, relating a story she told him in answer to his question about why she wanted to be an actress. She explained that, as a child, she used to talk to flowers in her family’s garden and to pretend she was a flower so that the flowers could talk to her. Mr. Laughton concluded his homage to Ms. O’Hara by saying to her and the audience watching that he then and there knew “she had to be a pretty nice girl and a pretty good actress, too. And heaven knows you’re both.”
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Blog Archive: May 2010
New Demography of American Motherhood
Sarah B Rodriguez
On May 6, 2010, the Pew Research Center released a study on changes in the demographics of motherhood in the United States. Comparing data from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and the Census Bureau from 1990 and 2008, the “The New Demography of American Motherhood” noted several dramatic shifts in who is becoming a mother in the past two decades. The report also incorporated the results of a nationally representative survey of Americans about attitudes on several trends regarding birth patterns conducted by the Pew Center in April 2009.
Among the most notable were the changes in the age of the women having babies. In 2008, there were more births to women over 35 (14%) then to teenagers (10%). Indeed, the rate of births to women across race and ethnic groups over age 35 grew 64% between 1990 and 2008, with the birth rate of women over 40 tripling since 1990 (though still only 3% of all births; 43% of all births are still among women under age 35). The authors of the study note that the increase in older women having babies is part of the larger demographic trend in the United States; there are fewer women in their prime child-bearing years now and the youngest baby-boomers are in their mid-40s. In their survey, the Pew Research Center found that a plurality of Americans (47%) do not think it makes much difference if a woman becomes a mother over the age of 40. However, 33% disapproved of women over 40 having babies.
As part of this trend of older mothers, the study also cited an increase in the use of fertility treatments, especially for women over 30. Moreover, a third of all adults told the Pew survey that they know of a woman who has undergone fertility treatment. For college graduates, that number was 54%, and for those with a household income of $100,000 or more, 56% knew a woman who had undergone fertility treatments. A plurality of Americans (39%) told the Pew Center that it did not make a difference if women used fertility treatments in order to get pregnant; 28% said it was a good thing, 23% said it was bad for society, and 10% said they did not know or did not give an answer. However, younger respondents were more likely to say the trend was not a social problem. Of those 18-49, 46% believed it was not a concern, compared to 31% of adults who were 50 or older. Additionally, those with a college degree saw the trend as not being a social concern compared to those with at most a high school diploma (48% compared to 35%).
Another significant demographic change is the increase in the Hispanic population in the United States, a population with the highest birth rates in the country. Using 2004 data, the study found that nearly 1 in 4 babies born had a Hispanic mother (24%), up from 1 in 7 in 1990 (14%).
Finally, in analyzing the NCHS data, the Pew study found an increase in unmarried women having children: in 2008, women who were not married accounted for 41% of births, up from 28% in 1990. Again, the study tied this change to the larger demographic change of people marrying later in life and/or not marrying at all. The Pew Center survey found, however, that Americans’ attitudes are not consistent with this trend: most Americans (65%) indicated that the rise in unmarried mothers was bad for society.
An executive summary with a link to a pdf of the full report can be found on the Pew Research Center web site: http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1586/changing-demographic-characteristics-american-mothers
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Share this Story: Citizen@175: The killing of JFK and the end of Camelot
Citizen@175: The killing of JFK and the end of Camelot
To mark our 175th anniversary year, we feature a different front page each week from past editions of the Ottawa Citizen. Today: Nov. 22, 1963.
Bruce Deachman
The Citizen's front page from Nov. 22, 1963, the day that U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. DIGITAL DOWNLOAD
The main story on the front page of early editions of the Citizen on Nov. 22, 1963 was of the federal government’s announcement that Trans-Canada Air Lines, the forerunner to Air Canada, was going to purchase six Douglas DC-9 jets at a cost of $24 million. The main art, meanwhile, was a photograph of Pauline Vanier, wife of governor general Georges Vanier, teaching students at General Vanier Public School to curtsey.
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All of that dramatically changed in the afternoon, however, when it was announced that U.S. president John F. Kennedy had been shot and killed, an event that people, nearly six decades later, still recall with great clarity and emotion.
At the Citizen, there was scant time to remake the paper before getting it out on the streets and into subscribers’ homes, and the pages of news and analysis that typically accompany such a significant event had to wait until the following day. Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson had not yet been sworn in as president as the presses were re-plated and a new edition printed. There was still no word yet on the condition of Texas Governor John Connally who, riding in the same convertible as the Kennedys, was also shot and seriously wounded. Lee Harvey Oswald’s identity had not been released. Conspiracy theories had barely had time to steep. Three shots were fired, and Kennedy was dead.
On the 22nd, the front-page story simply indicating that the president had been killed would have to suffice. “Kennedy shot to death” was the simple, yet violent headline.
“Two priests stepped out of Parkland Hospital’s emergency ward in Dallas, Texas, and said President Kennedy died of his bullet wounds,” the paper announced. “The announcement by the priests brought audible sobs from a crowd of scores of reporters and other citizens crowded around the emergency ward entrance.”
In the absence of immediate explanations, readers, for the moment at least, were left to share in the First Lady’s grief. “Jacqueline Kennedy cradled her dying husband’s blood-smeared head in her arms as the presidential limousine raced to the hospital,” the Citizen reported. “ ‘Oh, no,’ she kept crying.”
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Dr. Laura Hammack Looks Ahead
Dr. Laura Hammack
Looks Ahead
~story and photos by Chrissy Alspaugh
Rehearsing for her first high school commencement as Brown County Schools’ superintendent, Dr. Laura Hammack casually asked each soon-to-be graduate about their next step.
She was met with shrugging shoulders.
Blank stares.
Upon accepting the job in 2016, Hammack knew she would need to summon a great deal of creativity to provide students with world-class opportunities despite the small, rural district’s daunting poverty statistics, declining enrollment, and budget deficit. But what flew to the top of her priority list was ensuring that every graduate who walked across her stage had an actionable plan for their future.
Hammack beamed, “Because we are small, things can happen pretty fast.”
Walk through the halls of any Brown County school, and it’s evident that the students and staff are like her family. That was never more true than when Hammack, then a sixth-grade teacher at Nashville Elementary, lost her mother when she was fresh out of DePauw University. “I’m forever thankful, and a lot of what I’ve worked for since then has been my way of trying to give back,” she said. The district gave Hammack her first job as principal and later as assistant superintendent. After a short stint as assistant superintendent in the vast Beech Grove City Schools, Hammack said she “jumped at the chance to come back home” to Brown County as superintendent.
Challenges awaited.
Brown County Schools serves nearly 1,700 students. That’s down about 1,000 students from a decade ago, before the state allowed families to take their tuition dollars to the public, charter, or even online school of their choice. The county’s ability to draw or retain young families is plagued by the lack of affordable housing; shortage of high-quality, affordable child care; and barriers to infrastructure including Internet, water, and building permits, Hammack said. Regardless, that equation meant less funding but the same number of schools to run, she said.
In her time with the district, BCS shaved $2.5 million from a $30 million budget without eliminating teachers but rather by not filling retirees’ positions when possible. Further, the community approved a tax referendum that helped the district give its educators raises and avoid increases to their insurance premiums. A $500,000 Ready Schools grant from the Regional Opportunity Initiatives group in Bloomington allowed BCS to upgrade curriculum, transform classrooms into high-tech innovation centers, visit other small school corporations in search of best practices, and expand high school pathways that allow students to earn educational and industry certifications and training in fields including technology, manufacturing, graphic design, and more.
One such pathway that’s garnering BCS state and national attention is the high school’s recently expanded Eagle Manufacturing Lab, named after the school’s mascot. It’s a student-run business where sophomores through seniors are in charge of everything from sales and billing to producing precise parts on a CNC machine and printing laser-engraved marketing materials for clients that include Duke Energy, Faurecia, and Brown County Music Center. Hammack said the business hoped to return profits to its student employees within five years but fast-forwarded to that point within just two. Chris Townsend, instructor and adviser at Eagle Manufacturing, said the high school’s four-year engineering pathway had enticed a mere 28 students when he arrived five years ago; today’s numbers are closer to 130. “Our students clock in, wear badges, work paid internships over the summer, and will just be ready when it’s time to be out in the real world,” Hammack said.
Preparing Brown County students for life after high school also includes very intentional exposure to job opportunities available in the local region. And while pursuing a 4-year degree is a path an increasing number of local students are choosing, Hammack also is fostering a culture that celebrates post-secondary plans that include 2-year technical degrees, industry certifications, and acceptance into labor unions.
While the county continues to struggle to attract or retain young families, the increasing population of residents age 55 and up is one of the community’s greatest assets, Hammack said. That group is making itself readily available for volunteering within the schools, mentoring students, as well as tackling tough community problems that trickle down into school problems, she said. “Our county and town are working with us so beautifully. There’s a momentum like I’ve never seen. No one is shying away from our issues,” Hammack said. “We’re definitely all in this together.”
Hammack’s excitement and optimism for the district and its students is palpable. Today, she proudly points to successes including the district’s balanced budget, an increasing number of students from surrounding counties who are transferring into Brown County schools, and the fact that graduates now have solid plans that begins the day after commencement.
She describes every day that she gets to fight for her students’ future as a gift. “Of course there have been hard times, and of course there will be hard times ahead,” said Hammack. “But we’re a family. We stick together.”
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Ms Mariia MEZENTSEVA
mezentseva@rada.gov.ua
Chairperson of national delegation: Standing Committee (since 11/01/2021)
Full Member: Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons (since 27/01/2020)
Full Member: Sub-Committee on Diasporas and Integration (since 30/01/2020)
Alternate of Ms Maryna BARDINA (Full Member): Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (since 27/01/2020)
31/01/2020 | 11:07:56 Hello, dear colleagues, Well regardless the highly important topic we don't witness today many colleagues in this house. However, every place here could have been a concrete example of the cyber attacks, which I personally experienced during the election campaigns. However, dear colleagues, in the 21st century, democracy has undergone significant changes and whoever can think of various things maybe in the future our places will be taken by robots. With the digitalisation of the society and... 30/01/2020 | 17:25:09 Thank you. Dear President. Ladies and gentlemen. I think I've written my speech at least five times, because today we're speaking about a very sensitive topic which unites, not only this Assembly, but the whole world. I'm not going to bore you with the reminders of the resolutions that we voted upon and other international documents. However, it is very important to remember that we're not talking today only about men and women. We're also talking about children. There are many ways of... 29/01/2020 | 20:27:28 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) "Debate: Complementary joint procedure between the Committee of Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly in response to a serious violation by a member State of its statutory obligations" Dear President, Dear Vice Presidents, Dear honorable delegates! Recently, statements about the need to reform the international institutions that were created after World War II have been growing. Much time has passed, the world has changed, the balance in...
06/01/2021 | Doc. 15206 | Motion for a resolution Polarisation of the political environment as a hidden danger of the displacement of the population 06/01/2021 | Doc. 15207 | Motion for a resolution Gradual cultural erasure and other threats to culture 26/11/2020 | Doc. 15189 | Motion for a resolution Sports policies in times of crisis 09/10/2020 | Doc. 15165 | Motion for a resolution Track and trace applications: ethical, cultural and educational challenges 01/10/2020 | Doc. 15155 | Motion for a resolution Poisoning of Alexei Navalny
31/01/2020 | Doc. 15028, vote on the draft text for resolution Democracy hacked? How to respond? 31/01/2020 | Doc. 15029, vote on the draft text for resolution Organ transplant tourism 31/01/2020 | Doc. 15022, vote on the draft text for recommendation Combating trafficking in human tissues and cells 30/01/2020 | Doc. 15023, vote on the draft text for resolution Concerted action against human trafficking and the smuggling of migrants 30/01/2020 | Doc. 15023, vote on the draft text for recommendation Concerted action against human trafficking and the smuggling of migrants
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In Conversation with Author, Thrity Umrigar
Spenta Cama
Thrity Umrigar was born in Bombay and came to the U.S. when she was 21 for graduate school. She’s worked as a journalist, is the best-selling author of numerous novels, and is a Professor of English at Case Western Reserve University. I had the pleasure of interviewing Thrity about her new novel, The Secrets Between Us, a sequel to her critically acclaimed bestseller, The Space Between Us, from 2006. The Secrets Between Us continues the story of Bhima, Maya and Sera Dubash, and brings Parvati, a minor character in the first novel, to the forefront with Bhima. The result is a poignant story as they and other women in the novel bridge the space across the intersections of class, privilege, power, gender and sexuality to forge friendships that transcend societal boundaries. Below are excerpts from our conversation Spenta Cama had with Thrity
SC: I know you grew up in Bombay, going to a Catholic school. Who or what were your strongest influences growing up?
TU: My father was a huge influence on me. He was not a very educated man, but a great storyteller and philosopher. Another strong influence was my family’s servant, Bhima (also the name of the protagonist in The Space Between Us and The Secrets Between Us). I was devoted to her. I felt I saw her for who she truly was, beneath the impoverishment. She had grace, dignity and class and I loved her.
SC: How does being a Parsi Zoroastrian woman influence your writing?
TU: Maybe because we’re a minority community and told every few years we’re on the verge of extinction that I think there’s a thread of melancholy running through my writing when writing about the Parsi community. There’s also an aspect of paying tribute, of commemorating a community that is pretty damn special and that may one day cease to exist. It’s subconsciously affected my writing.
SC: How did you initially decide on the characters of Sera Dubash and Bhima?
TU: The character is based on the real Bhima though the events in the novels are made up. The origin of the book comes from me wanting to tell the story of domestic servants in India. It’s such a great rich, textured story that is important to tell about middle class India.
SC: It seems important to you for the poor to be seen. A passage from the book reflects this: “[Bhima] understands now what Maya finds unbearable about their life together – not the poverty, not the horror of slum life, but the dreadful isolation . . . She and Maya are disposable people, and if they disappeared tomorrow, no one would mourn them or miss them.” Tell me about the messaging behind this.
TU: There’s a tendency we all have to define poverty as a lack of economic means. But people can be very poor even if they have money. Government programs or social workers don’t give enough thought to the internal mechanisms of poverty – the dreadful loneliness, isolation and the not being seen. The Space Between Us is an external novel that deals with the physical hardship of being poor through descriptions of the slum and the lack of money. The Secrets Between Us is more internal, dealing with the social isolation of poverty. Bhima constantly stumbles throughout her life because of her illiteracy and pays a tremendous price for that – in pragmatic ways as well as her own lack of surety and confidence.
SC: As many of your readers may never set foot in India, is writing about the class distinctions political, educational or both?
TU: It’s not meant to be sensationalistic or to spread a political message. (Regardless of which country we belong to) we’re all on the same planet and we all have a responsibility to other people. I want every word I write to be a service to the story itself, and, if I write an honest book, there will be recognition by the readers of a part of themselves in the story – they may not see themselves as a slum dweller in Mumbai necessarily, but there will be a recognition in some part of their heart in what Bhima is thinking. By telling a particular story, a connection is formed, born out of empathy, and the story becomes universal and I have done my job.
SC: Violence plays an unfortunately large role in the female characters’ lives. The adversities some of them face would crush even the best of us. But there is a glimmer of light. You write, “Even in the depth of their despair, hope runs like electricity throughout the basti. It is what makes the woman with no legs weave wicker baskets that she sells to a fancy shop. What makes the blind boy’s mother spend her days picking rags to pay his school fees.” How do you provide hope to women in such circumstances? Is it part of your personality or what makes great fiction?
TU: It is part of my personality. The characters are providing hope to me and not the other way around. The evidence of this hope is everywhere in India – the joyousness and hopefulness takes my breath away. People are living for and through their children, and thinking, “I didn’t make it, but my kids will.”
SC: Who is your favorite character you’ve ever created?
TU: I loved writing about Parvati. I understood that despite her abrasive exterior, she is wounded from inside. I enjoyed writing about the duality.
SC: Who is an author you’d like to have dinner with and what would you like to discuss?
TU: I’d like to make it two authors: Virginia Woolf and Toni Morrison. I’d love to have them over my house, serve them wine and listen to them talk.
SC: Thank you for your time and representation of Parsi Zoroastrians in American literature with thoughtful, strong characters.
I find that in exceptional fiction, while the story may be made up, the characters are people true to life with their complexities, strengths, faults, desires and passions. When you’ve completed such a story, its reach goes beyond your heart in penetrating the depths of your soul and you will be enriched because of it. Dear readers, go out and get a copy of The Space Between Us and its remarkable sequel, The Secrets Between Us, to share in this intense exploration of the human heart.
Websites: https://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Between-Us-Novel/dp/0062442201/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1534969153&sr=8-1&keywords=the+secrets+between+us+by+thrity+umrigar
www.umrigar.com
Spenta Cama is an attorney, living and working in New York who is passionate about social justice issues. She is an active member of her local Zoroastrian organization, Zoroastirian Association of Greater New York. She loves reading Parsi Khabar so she can keep up with the interesting news and events of the Parsi and Zoroastrian community, particularly abroad.
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It’s Not Christmas Till Somebody Cries
Posted on December 16 by pasturesfresh
A special announcement, a new Christmas song means a new addition to my Christmas Jukebox series.
The song is an absolute belter of a track and captures Christmas in a way reminiscent of the second verse of ‘Christmas in Hollis’ by Run-DMC – it’s a song which focuses on the real side of Christmas. The fights with family members over politics and the differences between generations. The happy tears of someone showing they care as well as the sadder tears of expectations sorely dashed.
I’ve been the cause of that last one at least once. 16 years ago I was almost killed by a Ford Transit van, escaping only by a combination of the skills of the various healthcare workers, sheer luck, and the unfailing love of my family.
This event shaped the lives of us all. It was a painful reminder of the fragility of the world. You can’t expect to know what will happen every second of the day. Every now and then the universe throws something you could’ve never anticipated your way. You shouldn’t go through life always expecting horrors to occur, but that’s an understandable mindset when occasionally they do happen.
The accident shaped me in this way, too. I often expect everything could come crashing down at any second. I’m most terrified of the plot line you find in certain TV shows where something is All a Dream. It’s a persistent worry that things are going too well. Fun fact above the type of brain damage I sustained, it’s believed to have given me a bit of a mood alteration where I act like I’m 2 glasses of wine in.
That feeling was never more serious than this year. Like everyone, I spent most of this year inside for fear of a virus. Unlike most people, I had some very legitimate reasons to be extra particularly careful (rather than just moderately careful). My Exquisite Wife discovered she was pregnant in January so this entire year has been about keeping her safe. Keeping her safe while also not revealing that she was pregnant for much of it as we didn’t want lots of fuss. This did make it a bit hard to explain to some people why I was taking the pandemic seriously (seriously though, it’s a pandemic, you should be taking it pretty damn seriously, right?). It also made it harder to explain why I was so critical of the government’s overall mismanagement and bungling of almost every step this year. There were times this year I was sure I must be in some extended coma dream. The world does not feel real. Everything was falling to pieces yet with my oddly elevated mood it felt kind of… fine?
I was sure bad times and sadness would befall me at any second this year. A pregnancy is an additional risk factor and especially tricky during a mass sickness. As well as that, I’m quite into finding out statistics and it chills me to the soul that 20% of pregnancies fail. This year I’ve been so worried that we might end up in that 20%. I was so worried I didn’t fully accept I was having a baby as a kind of coping mechanism.
There was a palpable moment of dread when she first came out and didn’t make a sound, cord around her neck. But the midwife moved it, with the gentle firmness of an experienced angel, and my girl screamed the place down.
I was sweaty. In a mask, my exhalations bursting out the sides, partially fogging my glasses but I saw all that and shouted out “YAS” at the top of my lungs, as the cry of grief instantly flipped into an exaltation that maybe there is some more justice in this universe than I thought.
At that moment, I became a daddy. I instantly bonded with this little girl. She’s so chatty, just like her mother.
So, I’m pleased to announce it’s Christmas as writing all that out – the first time I’ve done so – has got me reliving those feelings. This Christmas will be a quiet one with my parents, who may have prematurely aged from the accident but have recovered well thereafter and look incredibly good for it. Also present will of course My Exquisite Wife, the New True Queen B, and Our President, Augie Peanutbutter.
From all of me here at Pastures Fresh, I’d like to wish you a very merry Christmas.
The writer of this piece encourages you to look both ways when crossing streets.
Fatherhood Fills Like a Glove
Posted on November 9 by pasturesfresh
Forgive me, father, for I have sinned and not written a word in almost two months. In my defense, I’ve been busy planning my next big project in besides taking care of the results of my last big project – my baby, the True Queen B. She needs a lot of effort but that’s just what all parents tell you. Glad to tell you as a recent parent that it is no joke and children add so much to your life while taking a lot in terms of time.
Pictured, some other baby as we’re studiously avoiding giving ours an online presence at this early stage. Got to love a good stock image. Photo by Cemal Taskiran on Pexels.com
For a while I was saying how fatherhood fits like a glove, but I’ve since modified this – Fatherhood fills me like a glove. A slight moderation of the normal idiom because I feel like becoming a dad has dramatically changed me inside. I am the glove and fatherhood is the hand. I have not just fit into a role, the role has fit into me.
The world is entirely different. My daughter was born and the world got instantly better. It’s a bit like the Pathetic Fallacy where you attribute shifts in the world to emotional shifts in yourself. Well, regardless of whether it’s a fallacy, my daughter was born two months ago and now America has a better president (it took her a couple months to topple her first authoritarian but not bad for her first quarter and it puts her handily in the top centile). I must make sure my little girl uses thsi power for good.
It’s now my role to steward this little world-improving spirit and channel her personality to good end. She’s a smiley baby and, much to our chagrin occasionally, she’s full of energy. On the upper end of how often she’s awake, highly alert for at least half an hour a day longer than any of the books mentioned, and I might suck at measuring but it appears she’s 97 centile for height (which means only 3% of same aged babies are taller). She’s fairly well-behaved and patient for a baby. I recorded this podcast episode by myself while she was in the room and she hardly made a peep.
We’ve started listening to Christmas songs early. And this is going to be one of the best ever.
The writer of this piece is going to force himself to write more but the issue is he feels too content to worry about impressing people with his considerable skills of expression.
My First Week as a Daddy
Posted on September 21 by pasturesfresh
A week ago I became a father of the first time. It was a magical moment seeing this tiny baby come into the world. The True Queen B was covered in a substance that looked like butter and with a fair bit of blood on her as well. My first job was to clean her up a bit then take care of changing her first nappy. Which is said to be the worst one.
Turns out this is just a bit of a popular misconception. Her nappies for the first few days were terrible. It’s this horrid black stuff, with a consistency like tar. It gets everywhere and it introduced me to the joys of having to care for the cleanliness of another life. An especial growing curve when dealing with a girl as I’ve not really had to think too much about hygiene for that particular undercarriage.
What’s really interesting is what has followed. My Exquisite Wife and I have had to reanalyse our priorities and figure out a way we can both get sufficient rest and nutrition while dealing with a barking baby and a crying dog (more on him in another post). The good news is the baby sleeps for about 20 hours a day so there’s only 4 real hours where we’ve got to be that lively to deal with her.
Sounds easy when you put it like that but then you found out those 4 hours are spread out as 15 minute increments over the course of the day. At least half an hour of it in the late night and early morning. Suffices to say, I’m falling asleep just writing this.
See, I was an English teacher in Prague. I never used to understand how some of my students made simple grammar errors even when they were perfectly fluent in their emails an in most of their speech. It now occurs to me that many of them were tired. Several of them were parents to young children and even parents to older children I assume get tired at greater rates than the childless. It’s like a whole other part of your brain has got to constantly fire and it’s hard for me, as a native speaker, to stay grammatically perfect at a time like this. It’s only fairly arbitrary rules at the end of the day.
It feels as though slow-cooked meat, slowly falling off the bone. Chewy and delicious. That’s where I’m at at the moment.
That picture might not be as slow-cooked as I meant it to be but who really cares at the end of the day. I’ve run out of the heavily glucose inspired energy of a litre bottle of Lucozade (why does that exist by the way? It’s got hundreds of times more energy than anyone needs). The adrenaline of caring for My Exquisite Wife in hospital has worn thin. Now it’s time for that mystical power I’ve read so much about to come through – dad-strength.
The writer of this piece almost pulled a “You’re tired? Try having a one week old” today but stopped himself last minute.
The Best Thing I’ve Ever Done
”What’s your greatest achievement?” – there’s a question that always tripped me up. Mostly I’ve got a hard time boasting about anything and talking myself up, minus the occasional bit of bluster about unimportant accomplishments just because I find it funny.
“Oh, you can brush your teeth in two minutes? I can brush mine in one minute!”
“Fraser, I keep telling you this, that’s not how brushing your teeth works.”
Away from that, I do have some achievements. Published poet, historian, and journalist, Good degree from a good university, all while having a touch of the ol’ brain damage presumably making me a bit less productive than I maybe could be.
Also maybe a bit worse at being socially appropriate, I’m amazed I have the friends I’ve got.
The other great achievement is of course this blog, I know, right? I have an email address and a bit of spare time, that’s literally all it takes besides any level of literacy. But the way I do it, weeks or months between posts then constant activity for a month or more, that’s really cool to me and I’m very proud of the stuff I have written here. Perhaps it hasn’t found the millions of adoring fans I’d like but I’m past caring about that kind of attention. It still feels like an achievement to have this thing that started out with no posts, no pictures, and no idea, and grow it over time to hundreds of posts and pictures and even less idea than when I started.
Possibly I’d point to My Exquisite Wife, and my journey to win her heart. Now there a story worth briefly recounting: I booked a flight to Prague and accidentally set the time on the online calendar wrong so I stayed for 3 months and 5 days instead of 5 days. I was due to leave on 23rd February 2016, a day which I instead went to a bar where ladies got free sangria to see a friend and meet her pals. There at the edge of the group I saw an interesting person who was observing a lot but was only lightly interested in proceedings – clearly she was new. I struck up conversation, found out where she was from and what she was about. Expecting I was being very subtle before this, I’ve been misinterpreted before, about half an hour into proceedings I leant over and said “You’re gorgeous, by the way”. Couple weeks later I told her I loved her and she freaked out, as one might be expected when you met a guy two weeks ago.
At least I was emotionally mature enough not to propose then.
Anyway, My Exquisite Wife is brave and stuck with it. No idea why, really, but I suppose she saw something or felt something. I’m so glad she did. With time, I was able to prove I’m not just some plastic bag caught in the wind succumbing to the throes of nature, my love for her is stable and strong. Finding my way into her affections after I was sure for a minute I’d ruined it numbers amongst my greatest accomplishments.
Managing to save any amount of money in Prague working as an English teacher is also a great accomplishment. I almost managed to contribute 10%, our family mercifully provided a lot of the rest, which isn’t bad when I was only making like 800 euros a month or something.
None of these accomplishments mean anything.
On September 13th, 2020 at 14:38, a new heart began to pump by its own power. A new brain drummer started to beat and wave hello. In so many words as actually necessary but I can’t just say it simply as it would lack the full emotive power the thing requires, the near divine exaltation at that little cry as the somewhat alien looking creature tested her new lungs – I am now father to a daughter. A new life came out my wife. It’s like a healing knife to the heart. Now, the world is good.
And I recognise it’s a very easy accomplishment for a man. 9 months of essentially waiting around while a woman is in pain. This understanding of the man’s role in pregnancy is probably one of the several reasons why most men feel totally helpless throughout the entire ordeal. I only did for a very brief moment, right as Beatrice met the world. Turns out there’s a lot you can do as a birth partner to make the experience slightly better.
The happy end result is almost certainly my wife’s victory rather than my own. It must be said I found the entire experience awe-inspiring and humbling. The end result is certainly our greatest achievement to date. Now we’ve got to work together to make sure the True Queen B takes her rightful place as saviour of the universe. She’s already saved one man already.
The writer of this piece only cried once while writing it.
The Edinburgh Seven
Amazingly not rugby related. Edinburgh, as well as being a centre of great wizards of maternal health like James Young Simpson, Edinburgh was also the centre of women getting involved in the medical profession. Today, here’s a quick run down on the Edinburgh Seven (btw, my podcast is soon to have a far better episode on this hosted by our very own Roisin Caird, but this is less facts and more emotion).
Sophia Jex-Blake (above from Wikimedia Commons)
Maternal health was formerly almost entirely the domain of women. Women began leaving the field in massive numbers during the witch hunts in the 16th-century, often by violent means were these great minds deposed from their influential positions. Healthcare was increasingly formalised in the 18th and 19th centuries and men took the reins of maternal health. What followed was a lot of mistakes as men didn’t always understand how human bodies and anatomy worked as well as they understood men, mostly since so many more male bodies appeared for dissecting (many more violent male criminals were caught back then). Women increasingly got back into nurse roles in the 19th-century and clever doctors came to respect their expertise when it came to childbirth. They were however prevented from aspiring to practise medicine for themselves.
The University of Edinburgh Medical School was the world’s largest English-speaking medical school for almost two hundred years. Though it was eventually eclipsed by an Ivy League school, who cares? Five out of seven Ivy League medical schools were founded by University of Edinburgh graduates.
Sophia Jex-Blake wanted to get involved as a doctor. This was a massive undertaking for a women at the time as no women doctors existed. Her idea for Edinburgh was based on the idea that a Scottish university would be more liberal than the venerable institutions in England.
This makes a lot of sense as the University of Edinburgh is essentially a baby, compared to Oxford and Cambridge is about 500 years younger.
Sophia Jex-Blake went to the University and tried to matriculate. They let her at first but then they said they’d have to rescind this as they couldn’t provide facilities for one person.
So Sophia got an advert in the paper asking for women who wanted to do medicine and she found 6 takers. They became known as the Edinburgh Seven and became a recognised group in the university. They stuck out as the only student to wear women’s clothes in classes.
On the subject of classes, they had an issue with finding teachers willing to take them in co-ed classes. So the Seven had to fetch their own teachers. They had to individually lobby professors to get them on side.
The Seven performed extremely well on their marks, much to the chagrin of their male classmates. The men had very low opinions of the ability of women to learn things or to handle the rigours of the studies. It must’ve been humiliating for those men to be so soundly proven wrong but at least some of them were good sports about it and decided to help the Seven.
The campaign against them reached its height during an actual riot. The Surgeons Hall riot when the Seven went to sit their exams was so intense the new police service was called in to defuse the situation. Some finds as high as £10 were handed out, hundreds in modern day money. The Seven were protected during the riot by some of the men who they’d so deftly proven themselves to.
The women all passed their exams but were scummed out of their degrees at the last minute by academic politics. Even still, the women went on to have a huge amount of influence on the world and on the development of medicine. Several of them went on to become educators and advocates of women’s health and involvement in medicine. Sophia Jex-Blake herself founded two schools, one in London and one in Edinburgh. Branching off this achievement, a woman called Elsie Inglis was trained at Jex-Blake’s school and disagreed with Sophia so went off to found her own school focusing on women’s health and maternity.
The work of the Edinburgh Seven was absolutely essential in creating the world we have today where women can be doctors on the same level and regard as men. Anything which frees the potential of half the population is a damn fine thing. And what’s especially great is how the Seven specifically encouraged more women to get involved, a development which has only been good for the outcomes of all patients. If you want to find more about the Seven, I’ll link the episode in 2 weeks.
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NYRB review – The Broken Road: From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos
The US cover?
In the winter of 1933, eighteen-year-old Patrick (“Paddy”) Leigh Fermor set out to walk across Europe, starting in Holland and ending in Constantinople, a trip that took him almost a year. Decades later, Leigh Fermor told the story of that life-changing journey in A Time of Gifts and Between the Woods and the Water, two books now celebrated as among the most vivid, absorbing, and beautifully-written travel books of all time.
First published in the New York Review of Books.
The Broken Road is the long awaited account of the final leg of his youthful adventure that Leigh Fermor promised but was unable to finish before his death in 2011. Assembled from Leigh Fermor’s manuscripts by his prize-winning biographer Artemis Cooper and the travel writer Colin Thubron, this is perhaps the most personal of all Leigh Fermor’s books, catching up with young Paddy in the fall of 1934 and following him through Bulgaria and Romania to the coast of the Black Sea. Days and nights on the road, spectacular landscapes and uncanny cities, friendships lost and found, leading the high life in Bucharest or camping out with fishermen and shepherds: in the The Broken Road such incidents and escapades are described with all the linguistic bravura, odd and astonishing learning, and overflowing exuberance that Leigh Fermor is famous for, but also with a melancholy awareness of the passage of time, especially when he meditates on the scarred history of the Balkans or on his troubled relations with his father. The book ends, perfectly, with Paddy’s arrival in Greece, the country he would fall in love with and fight for. Throughout it we can still hear the ringing voice of an irrepressible young man embarking on a life of adventure.
By any standards, this is a major work. It confirms that Leigh Fermor was, along with Robert Byron, the greatest travel writer of his generation, and this final volume assures the place of the trilogy as one of the masterpieces of the genre, indeed one of the masterworks of postwar English non-fiction.
—William Dalrymple, The Guardian
Praise for Patrick Leigh Fermor:
One of the greatest travel writers of all time.
A unique mixture of hero, historian, traveler and writer; the last and the greatest of a generation whose like we won’t see again.
The finest traveling companion we could ever have … His head is stocked with enough cultural lore and poetic fancy to make every league an adventure.
If all Europe were laid waste tomorrow, one might do worse than attempt to recreate it, or at least to preserve some sense of historical splendor and variety, by immersing oneself in the travel books of Patrick Leigh Fermor.
—Ben Downing, The Paris Review
Praise for A Time of Gifts and Between the Woods and the Water, the first two volumes in the trilogy:
This is a glorious feast, the account of a walk in 1934 from the Hook of Holland to what was then Constantinople. The 18-year-old Fermor began by sleeping in barns but, after meeting some landowners early on, got occasional introductions to castles. So he experienced life from both sides, and with all the senses, absorbing everything: flora and fauna, art and architecture, geography, clothing, music, foods, religions, languages. Writing the book decades after the fact, in a baroque style that is always rigorous, never flowery, he was able to inject historical depth while still retaining the feeling of boyish enthusiasm and boundless curiosity. This is the first of a still uncompleted trilogy; the second volume, Between the Woods and the Water, takes him through Hungary and Romania; together they capture better than any books I know the remedial, intoxicating joy of travel.
— Thomas Swick, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Recovers the innocence and the excitement of youth, when everything was possible and the world seemed luminescent with promise. …Even more magical…through Hungary, its lost province of Transylvania, and into Romania… sampling the tail end of a languid, urbane and anglophile way of life that would soon be swept away forever.
—Jeremy Lewis, Literary Review
A book so good you resent finishing it.
The greatest of living travel writers…an amazingly complex and subtle evocation of a place that is no more.
— Jan Morris
In these two volumes of extraordinary lyrical beauty and discursive, staggering erudition, Leigh Fermor recounted his first great excursion… They’re partially about an older author’s encounter with his young self, but they’re mostly an evocation of a lost Mitteleuropa of wild horses and dark forests, of ancient synagogues and vivacious Jewish coffeehouses, of Hussars and Uhlans, and of high-spirited and deeply eccentric patricians with vast libraries (such as the Transylvanian count who was a famous entomologist specializing in Far Eastern moths and who spoke perfect English, though with a heavy Scottish accent, thanks to his Highland nanny). These books amply display Leigh Fermor’s keen eye and preternatural ear for languages, but what sets them apart, besides the utterly engaging persona of their narrator, is his historical imagination and intricate sense of historical linkage…Few writers are as alive to the persistence of the past (he’s ever alert to the historical forces that account for the shifts in custom, language, architecture, and costume that he discerns), and I’ve read none who are so sensitive to the layers of invasion that define the part of Europe he depicts here. The unusual vantage point of these books lends them great poignancy, for we and the author know what the youthful Leigh Fermor cannot: that the war will tear the scenery and shatter the buildings he evokes; that German and Soviet occupation will uproot the beguiling world of those Tolstoyan nobles; and that in fact very few people who became his friends on this marvelous and sunny journey will survive the coming catastrophe.
— Benjamin Schwarz, The Atlantic
Those for whom Paddy’s prose is still an undiscovered country are to be envied for what lies ahead-hours with one of the most buoyant and curious personalities one can find in English.
Mr. Fermor…is a peerless companion, unbound by timetable or convention, relentless in his high spirits and curiosity.
— The New York Times
We are aware at every step that his adventure can never be duplicated: only this extraordinary person at this pivotal time could have experienced and recorded many of these sights. Distant lightening from events in Germany weirdly illuminates the trail of this free spirit.
The young Fermor appears to have been as delightful a traveling companion as the much older Fermor a raconteur.
—The Houston Chronicle
[A Time of Gifts, Between the Woods and the Water] are absolutely delightful volumes, both for those who want to better understand what was lost in the violence of Europe’s 20th-century divisions and for those who appreciate the beauty and thrill of travel writing at its best.
Leigh Fermor is recognizably that figure many writers of the past century have yearned to be, the man of action.
— The Guardian
He was, and remains, an Englishman, with so much living to his credit that the lives conducted by the rest of us seem barely sentient-pinched and paltry things, laughably provincial in their scope, and no more fruitful than sleepwalks. We fret about our kids’ S.A.T. scores, whereas this man, when he was barely more than a kid himself, shouldered a rucksack and walked from Rotterdam to Istanbul.
— Anthony Lane, The New Yorker
This entry was posted in Volume Three - The Broken Road and tagged Patrick Leigh Fermor, The Broken Road on December 6, 2013 by proverbs6to10.
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2 thoughts on “NYRB review – The Broken Road: From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos”
Christos Paganakis December 7, 2013 at 6:11 pm
That book cover is rather . . . . . . Brown . . . , hmmm ?
Doesn’t really scream ” Buy me ! ” does it ?
athosweblog December 6, 2013 at 8:07 am
More on Fermors stay at Mount Athos http://athosweblog.com/2013/12/04/1480-the-broken-road-by-patrick-leigh-fermor-part-3/
Travellers’ Century: Patrick Leigh Fermor on YouTube
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Quatuors parisiens, no 1-6 -- See Quartets, flute, violin, viola da gamba, continuo (1730)
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Sonatas, bassoon, continuo, TWV 41:e5, E minor -- See Essercizii musici. Solo, no. 9; arranged
Sonatas, bassoon, double bass, no. 2, D major -- See Canons mélodieux. No 3; arranged
Sonatas, bassoon, double bass, TWV 40:120, D major -- See Canons mélodieux. No 3; arranged
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Feast of the Dormition
At OrthodoxNepal.org, Father Seraphim writes:
On the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Deacon Silouan and I were privileged to serve Divine Liturgy at the chapel of St. John Maximovitch on Mindanao island, in the village of Santa Maria in Davao del Sur. There are at present only two ROCOR chapels in the Philippines, and this is the first of them. In fact, this was the first liturgy to be served for the members of this parish and the first time that they received Holy Communion. Not all of the parish was able to be present since this is a workday. The entire parish will be present for the liturgy to be served this coming Sunday.
St. John Maximovitch chapel
They have worked hard preparing for services. They downloaded from the internet recordings of the Divine Liturgy, then translated the responses and hymns into their language, Cebuano, and then practiced them. As a result of their hard work, they were able to do the responses for most of the service, and sang out loudly and enthusiastically.
Tomorrow we will return to the chapel in the morning to do the small Blessing of Water, after which we will bless the chapel and the homes of the parishioners. Friday, Dn. Silouan will teach them more of the hymns of the Church and we will serve vespers; Saturday we will baptize catechumens, hear confessions, and serve vigil. Sunday we will serve Divine Liturgy and perform the service of Holy Matrimony for a number of the couples. It’s a full schedule for the next few days.
After liturgy we were able to spend a few hours with the parishioners and hear about their journey to the Orthodox Church. They are led by some former priests, who left Roman Catholicism and joined the Filipino Independent Church, in which they continued as priests. However, they are now Orthodox laymen. Perhaps in the future they will be able to receive preparation for the priesthood, though this is not something they are asking for at this time. They are simply grateful to have been received into the Church. In fact, Alpheos stated quite clearly that he did not want anyone to think that he had become Orthodox for the sake of becoming a priest.
The former clergy repeatedly stressed that there are dozens of chapels, and hundreds of people in both the Independent and the RC churches who want to know about Orthodoxy, and are inclined to become Orthodox. One of the former priests had over 1,000 people in his congregation. He had another chapel with over 800 people. There are many chapels with several hundred people each. They are longing for clergy to help them learn about Orthodoxy and to enter the Church.
What is needed they said is for experienced Orthodox clergy to come to Davao to help them to educate and convert the people. There are dozens of Independent chapels and RC chapels that are no longer holding services because the priests have departed, leaving the people without services and sacraments.
Father Seraphim and Deacon Silouan
In Manila, the Antiochian clergy repeatedly asked us to remain or come back permanently in order to train them and assist them in their work. A well known apologist for the Roman Catholic Traditionalist movement told me that he hoped and prayed that our bishop would send clergy to the Philippines to establish what he called “full blooded, undiluted Russian Orthodoxy.”
Here in Davao it is the same story. The people ask Dn. Silouan and I several times a day to please return and remain here to raise up churches and train the people and the clergy. Usually I reply that “I was sent to Nepal. Then I was told to come to the Philippines. I will go where my bishop tells me to go.” My heart goes out to them. There are such wonderful possibilities here for church growth, so many needs and yet no clergy to live here among the people and give them the help that they need. Today when I was asked once again to come help them, I replied as usual. The response was “there is no church in Nepal. Here there are no clergy, but there are churches and Orthodox people. We need you here.” Lord, have mercy.
Both Fr. Dn. Silouan and I are agreed that if clergy can be found to come here, the place to begin is here in the region of Davao. There is a plentiful harvest to be reaped here. One of our parishioners has a radio station on the island and is prepared to begin broadcasting about the Orthodox Church. He said it would be quite easy to organize meetings with large groups of people who are already asking for instruction about Orthodoxy. With experienced Orthodox clergy, regular services could be organized in various locations and inquirers classes could be conducted regularly. Together with the former clergy, Fr. Silouan and I believe it is a realistic hope, that in time there would be many Orthodox churches here to form a rather large diocese of the Church.
The need for experienced clergy is made more pressing by the presence of schismatics who have brought much confusion to people. They can easily claim to be the only valid Orthodox church in the Philippines and are quite convincing to people who know only what they are told by the schismatics. Here in Davao, there are no authentic Orthodox clergy to counter their false claims. Repeatedly we have been told that it is imperative for ROCOR to send “foreign clergy from the outside” of the Philippines to represent the voice of the First Hierarch and Holy Synod of the ROCOR. This will carry authority for the people.
After the Liturgy for the Dormition, one of the former priests spoke for the group and said how grateful they are to Metropolitan Hilarion for caring for them and sending clergy to them so that they can receive the Holy Sacraments. They feel that at last a bishop is taking care of them. He told me that they finally feel cared for and safe. May God continue, through the good office of our Metropolitan, their bishop, to care for them and provide for their many liturgical and sacramental needs.
The Triumph of Orthodoxy
Fasting before Lent
67 baptized at Kayupo
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Research group to study interstellar molecules
by Max Planck Society
Stars and planets are formed in interstellar gas clouds (a), where the gas and dust condense into the pre-stellar core (b) before forming a protostar and a proto-planetary disk (c). Ultimately the star begins to shine and planets form (d). To follow the whole process from beginning to end, the scientists have to deal not only with complex physical processes and chemistry, but also with orders of magnitude in density and temperature as well as vastly different timescales. Credit: (a) NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESA/ESO/MPIA; (b) ESA/Herschel/SPIRE; (c) Douglas, Caselli et al. 2013; (d) NASA/JPL-Caltech
From April 2014, a new group will study interstellar molecules and use them to explore the entire star and planet formation process at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics. Newly appointed director Paola Caselli will head the "Centre for Astrochemical Studies at MPE" or CAS@MPE, bringing together theorists, observers and laboratory scientists in one place. This unique combination of expertise is needed to finally make progress on the origin of organic molecules in space as well as our astrochemical origins.
Why are we here? This is probably one of the most intriguing questions – not only in astrophysics. Many scientists (and philosophers) have tried to find answers to this question, and over the past decades there has been some progress in understanding certain aspects of the formation of planets and stars, such as our Sun. It all starts in the interstellar medium, in a relatively dense (in astrophysical terms) cloud of gas and dust. This cloud condenses; a protostar and a protoplanetary disk form; and ultimately a planetary system is born, which might even include a planet in the so-called habitable zone, where liquid water can exist.
"There have been very impressive observations, for example with the IRAM telescopes, the Herschel Space Observatory and ALMA, of dust clouds and star forming regions in our Milky Way, which tell us a lot about the early as well as the late stages of star formation," remarks Paola Caselli, director at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE). "Moreover, we have sophisticated theoretical models about the physical processes and dynamics in the clouds, as well as laboratory measurements of molecules, our observing tools as well as building blocks of life. Our aim is to bring everything together in one place: theory, observation and lab experiments, where the experts in each field can learn from each other and everybody has a common aim to work for: to understand how stellar systems form and how chemical complexity evolves during the process of star and planet formation."
Observation of a water signature in the pre-stellar core L1544 in the constellation of Taurus. To produce such a large signal, the water vapour has to be liberated from icy dust grains by high-energy cosmic rays passing through the cloud. Credit: ESA/ Herschel/SPIRE/HIFI/Caselli et al.
Before stellar birth, molecular clouds are very cold, with a temperature of just a few degrees above absolute zero (ca. 10 Kelvin or about -260° Centigrade). This means that one cannot observe them in optical light – they are dark. However, at these low temperatures, molecules can rotate while emitting low energy photons (at radio wavelengths). Thus, astronomers can obtain information about the initial conditions under which stars and planets form via observations at low energies and, at the same time, study the formation and destruction processes of such interstellar (mainly organic) molecules. Theoretical models are being developed to follow the evolution of dust particles and simple molecules under the influence of gravity, magnetic fields and turbulence. The challenge for astronomers lies in finding the right molecule to observe.
"Thanks to astrochemistry, the right molecules can be found and used as unique tools to study the dynamical evolution of interstellar matter: from tenuous clouds to stars, planets and solid bodies such as comets and meteorites. Some of the interstellar molecules are well known, but many still need to be explored as they are not easily produced on Earth," explains Caselli. "This is why we need a lab team as well, who can produce and study still unknown interstellar molecules, thus helping in recognising their spectra during observations and best constrain astrochemical and astrophysical theories." The new "Centre for Astrochemical Studies at MPE" or CAS@MPE will therefore bring together theorists, observers and laboratory scientists in one place to study the molecules and molecular clouds, birth places of stellar systems like our own.
An added complication comes from dust. Interstellar dust grains, even though they are tiny for us (about 1000 times smaller than the average thickness of human hair), are huge compared to the molecules, which themselves range from simple, i.e. made of a few elements (e.g. water (H20), carbon monoxide (CO), ammonia (NH3)) to more complex molecules such as methanol (CH3OH), glycolaldehyde (HCOCH2OH, the simplest sugar), or amino acetonitrile (NH2CH2CN, precursor of glycine, the simplest amino acid). Such pre-biotic molecules have been found in the interiors of comets and meteorites in our Solar system, but the question remains of where they come from.
Molecules from the interstellar gas freeze onto cosmic dust grains, producing an ice coating. This changes not only the behaviour of the dust but might also serve as a water reservoir in later phases of planet formation.
Molecules can form both in the interstellar gas and then attach to the dust surface (such as CO, the most abundant molecule after molecular hydrogen, H2), or they can form on the dust surface and then evaporate back into the gas phase (such as H2 and H2O). As a result of this interplay between dust and molecules, dust particles in cold regions in space are coated with ice, mostly water ice mixed with simple organic molecules. This ice mantle alters both the behaviour of the dust (for example, dust particles will more easily stick together, thus making the first steps toward planet formation) and that of the gas, as only specific molecules can avoid the frost and are therefore enriched in the gas phase. Meanwhile, large amounts of water ice and organic molecules can be preserved and delivered at later stages, during the formation of planetary systems.
Caselli is confident that "if we bring all this expertise from theory, lab and observation together and focus on certain stages in the whole star formation process, we will be able to bridge the gaps between the various stages and follow the formation of stars, planets and the evolution of chemical complexity through time." Ultimately, if also astrobiologists come on board, this effort might even help to elucidate the human quest on the origin of life.
Large water reservoirs at the dawn of stellar birth
Provided by Max Planck Society
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Tag Archives: 10 Imperial persecutions
Reading through Revelation – Chapter 6, The Lamb opens the fifth seal
9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were killed for the word of God, and for the testimony which they maintained.
10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, Lord, which art holy and true! dost not thou judge and avenge our blood on them, that dwell on the earth?
11 And long white robes were given unto every one, and it was said unto them, that they should rest for a little season until their fellow servants, and their brethren that should be killed even as they were, were fulfilled.
Much trouble – tribulation – is happening right now and will most certainly happen in the future, but we must remember that much suffering and tribulation lies in our past also.
Paulicians
Waldenses in France
Lollards
Scottish Covenanters
Reformation martyrs under Henry VIII and his descendants
Anabaptists of the 16th and 17th century
Nate Saint and other martyrs of the Ecuadoran Mission
Christians around the world in our day, of whom the world is not worthy.
35 The women received their dead raised to life: others also were racked, and would not be delivered, that they might receive a better resurrection.
36 And others have been tried by mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover by bonds, and imprisonment.
37 They were stoned, they were hewn asunder, they were tempted, they were slain with the sword, they wandered up and down in sheep’s skins, and in goats’ skins, being destitute, afflicted, and tormented:
38 Whom the world was not worthy of: they wandered in wildernesses and mountains, and dens, and caves of the earth.
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11 But they overcame him by that blood of that Lamb, and by that word of their testimony, and they loved not their lives unto the death.
13 Then I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, Write, The dead which die in the Lord, are fully blessed. Even so saith the Spirit: for they rest from their labors, and their works follow them.
Letter to the angel of the church in Smyrna
8 ¶ And unto the Angel of the Church of the Smyrnians write, These things saith he that is first and last, which was dead and is alive.
9 I know thy works and tribulation, and poverty (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them, which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the Synagogue of Satan.
10 Fear none of those things, which thou shalt suffer: behold, it shall come to pass, that the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried, and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto the death, and I will give thee the crown of life.
11 Let him that hath an ear hear what the Spirit saith unto the Churches. He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
History related to the Fifth Seal
Halley’s Bible Handbook, 1965, pp. 712-713
Chapter 6:9-11. The Fifth Seal
“There were Ten Imperial Persecutions of the Church, from Nero, A.D. 64, to Diocletian, A.D. 305. The vision may also be a prophetic hint of the Papal Persecutions of the Middle Ages, and perhaps also of the Persecutions of the Tribulation Period of the Last Days.”
Foxe’s Book of Martyrs: The Ten Primitive Persecutions
The First Persecution, under Nero:
“This persecution was general throughout the whole Roman Empire; but it rather increased than diminished the spirit of Christianity. In the course of it, St. Paul and St. Peter were martyred.
“To their names may be added, Erastus, chamberlain of Corinth; Aristarchus, the Macedonian, and Trophimus, an Ephesian, converted by St. Paul, and fellow-laborer with him, Joseph, commonly called Barsabas, and Ananias, bishop of Damascus; each of the Seventy.”
Tacitus, The Annals of Imperial Rome
HT: Meg, The Antipas Chronicles
“The Annals (Latin: Annales) by Roman historian and senator Tacitus is a history of the Roman Empire from the reign of Tiberius to that of Nero, the years AD 14–68″ (Wikipedia). John received and wrote the Book of Revelation toward the end of Domitian’s reign (81–96 A.D.) Tacitus wrote The Annals in 109 A.D. The Annals address events of the first of the “Ten Primitive Persecutions” – Nero’s – and recount his efforts to shift the blame from himself to Christians for the Great Fire of Rome in 64 A.D. The following excerpt shows how the world viewed us in Tacitus’ day. Is this how it sees us now?
“But all human efforts, all the lavish gifts of the emperor, and the propitiations of the gods, did not banish the sinister belief that the conflagration was the result of an order. Consequently, to get rid of the report, Nero fastened the guilt and inflicted the most exquisite tortures on a class hated for their abominations, called Christians by the populace. Christus, from whom the name had its origin, suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of one of our procurators, Pontius Pilatus, and a most mischievous superstition, thus checked for the moment, again broke out not only in Judaea, the first source of the evil, but even in Rome, where all things hideous and shameful from every part of the world find their centre and become popular. Accordingly, an arrest was first made of all who pleaded guilty; then, upon their information, an immense multitude was convicted, not so much of the crime of firing the city, as of hatred against mankind. Mockery of every sort was added to their deaths. . .
“Nero offered his gardens for the spectacle, and was exhibiting a show in the circus, while he mingled with the people in the dress of a charioteer or stood aloft on a car. Hence, even for criminals who deserved extreme and exemplary punishment, there arose a feeling of compassion; for it was not, as it seemed, for the public good, but to glut one man’s cruelty, that they were being destroyed.”
Colosseum In Rome – Stefan Bauer, http://www.ferras.at
“Under Domitian [14 September 81 – 18 September 96], dramas were also held in the Colosseum but with a bloodthirsty realism. . . [It] was also the scene of many executions during the lunch-time lull (when the majority of spectators went for lunch), particularly the killing of Christian martyrs. Seen as an unacceptable challenge to the authority of Pagan Rome and the divinity of the Emperor, Christians were. . . killed in a myriad of cruelly inventive ways.
The Martyrdom Of Polycarp, or The Letter Of The Smyrnaeans
Early Christian Writings – ©Peter Kirby
[Polycarp, A.D. 69 – 155]
“13:3 Immediately then the instruments that were prepared for the pile were placed about him. As they were going likewise to nail him to the stake, he said: ‘Leave me as I am; for He that has granted me to endure the fire will grant me also to remain at the pyre unmoved, even without the security which you seek from the nails.’
“14:1 So they did not nail him, but tied him. Then he, placing his hands behind him and being bound to the stake, like a noble ram out of a great flock for an offering, a burnt sacrifice made ready and acceptable to God, looking up to heaven said: ‘O Lord God Almighty, the Father of Your beloved and blessed Son Jesus Christ, through whom we have received the knowledge of You, the God of angels and powers and of all creation and of the whole race of the righteous, who live in Your presence;
“14:2 ‘I bless You because You have granted me this day and hour, that I might receive a portion amongst the number of martyrs in the cup of Your Christ unto resurrection of eternal life, both of soul and of body, in the incorruptibility of the Holy Spirit. May I be received among these in Your presence this day, as a rich and acceptable sacrifice, as You did prepare and reveal it beforehand, and have accomplished it, You that art the faithful and true God.
“14:3 For this cause, yea and for all things, I praise You, I bless You, I glorify You, through the eternal and heavenly High-priest, Jesus Christ, Your beloved Son, through Whom, with Him and the Holy Spirit, be glory both now and ever and for the ages to come. Amen.’
“15:1 When he had offered up the Amen and finished his prayer, the firemen lighted the fire.”
[20 November 284 – 1 May 305 A.D.]
Donald L. Wasson
“Aside from the continued problems with finance and border security, Diocletian was concerned with the continuing growth of Christianity, a religion that appealed to the both the poor and the rich. The Christians had shown themselves to be a thorn in the side of an emperor since the days of Nero. The problem grew worse as their numbers increased. Diocletian wanted stability and that meant a return to the more traditional gods of Rome, but Christianity prevented this. To most of the emperors who preceded Diocletian, Christians offended the pax deorum or ‘peace of the gods.’ Similarly, since the days of Emperor Augustus, there existed the imperial cult – the deification of the emperor – and Jews and Christians refused to consider any emperor a god.
“However, part of the problem also stemmed from Diocletian’s ego. He began to consider himself a living god, demanding people prostrate themselves before him and kiss the hem of his robe. He wore a jeweled diadem and sat upon a magnificent, elevated throne. In 297 CE he demanded that all soldiers and members of the administration sacrifice to the gods; those who would not were immediately forced to resign. Next, in 303 CE he ordered the destruction of all churches and Christian texts. All of these edicts were encouraged by Galerius. However, throughout this Great Persecution the Christians refused to yield and sacrifice to the Roman gods. Leading members of the clergy were arrested and ordered to sacrifice or die and a bishop in Nicomedia who refused was beheaded. Finally, any Christian who refused was tortured and killed. At long last, the persecution came to an end in 305 CE.”
Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete)
“Observe, (1.) Even the spirits of just men made perfect retain a proper resentment of the wrong they have sustained by their cruel enemies; and though they die in charity, praying, as Christ did, that God would forgive them, yet they are desirous that, for the honour of God, and Christ, and the gospel, and for the terror and conviction of others, God will take a just revenge upon the sin of persecution, even while he pardons and saves the persecutors. (2.) They commit their cause to him to whom vengeance belongeth, and leave it in his hand; they are not for avenging themselves, but leave all to God. (3.) There will be joy in heaven at the destruction of the implacable enemies of Christ and Christianity, as well as at the conversion of other sinners. When Babylon falls, it will be said, Rejoice over her, O thou heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets, for God hath avenged you on her, ch. 18:20 .3. He observed the kind return that was made to this cry (v. 11), both what was given to them and what was said to them. (1.) What was given to them—white robes, the robes of victory and of honour; their present happiness was an abundant recompence of their past sufferings. (2.) What was said to them—that they should be satisfied, and easy in themselves, for it would not be long ere the number of their fellow-sufferers would be fulfilled. This is a language rather suited to the imperfect state of the saints in this world than to the perfection of their state in heaven; there is no impatience, no uneasiness, no need of admonition; but in this world there is great need of patience. Observe, [1.] There is a number of Christians, known to God, who are appointed as sheep for the slaughter, set apart to be God’s witnesses. [2.] As the measure of the sin of persecutors is filling up, so is the number of the persecuted martyred servants of Christ. [3.] When this number is fulfilled, God will take a just and glorious revenge upon their cruel persecutors; he will recompense tribulation to those who trouble them, and to those that are troubled full and uninterrupted rest.”
The Final Prophecy of Jesus: An Introduction, Analysis, and Commentary on the Book of Revelation, Oral Edmond Collins, 2007, pp. 146-147
“So severe were Diocletian’s edicts of extermination that his reign has come to be known as the Era of the Martyrs. Churches were razed, libraries of sacred books were burned, and believers were tortured to death. Prior persecutions had been local and spasmodic – generally inconsequential against the spread of the Christian faith. Diocletian’s war against the Church is the outstanding exemplar of pagan fear and hatred of the true Faith.* At least two conclusions are implied by this text. First, the chronological sequence of the seal prophecies appropriately targets Diocletian’s persecution. Second, the message of the fifth seal also focuses more generally on suffering and martyrdom, a phenomenon which occurred in various locations and with various intensities throughout the entire earlier period of the seals, as well as after Diocletian until Constantine became sole emperor. The completion of the number of martyrs mentioned in verse 11 was to await yet another era foretold in Revelation 13. The symbolic “Beast,” an apostate church, was to conduct a war against the true faith which would dwarf the persecutions of the pagan Emperors. . .”
* “Eusebius believed that the tragedy was God’s judgment against excesses of the Church.”
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Reading through Revelation, Chapter 2:8-11 – Smyrna
Through His message to the angel of the Church in Smyrna, Jesus warned these believers that they were about to suffer. This reminds me of Paul’s statement to the Philippians (1:29, KJV),
For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ,
not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake.
His message was that they were not to fear the ordeal – none of it. That Satan was at work against them, and that the ordeal would have strict limits. Praise Him forevermore for His goodness and kindness!
Geneva Bible footnote, verse 10: “That is, of ten years. For so commonly both in this book and in Daniel, years are signified by the name of days: that God thereby might declare, that the space of time is appointed by him, and the same very short. Now because Saint John wrote this book in the end of Domitian the Emperor his reign, as Justin and Ireneus do witness, it is altogether necessary that this should be referred unto that persecution which was done by the authority of the Emperor Trajan: who began to make havoc of the Christian Church in the tenth year of his reign, as the Historiographers do write: and his bloody persecution continued until Adrian the Emperor had succeeded in his place: the space of which time is precisely ten years, which are here mentioned.”
Halley’s Bible Handbook, Zondervan, 1965
“The Suffering Church. No word of fault, but only loving comfort. Smyrna, about 50 miles north of Ephesus, was a splendid city, of rare beauty, on a fine bay, rival of Ephesus, with the proud tradition that it had been the birthplace of Homer. Its bishop, at the time, was the beloved Polycarp. Irenaeus, who had talked with Polycarp, said that Polycarp was appointed bishop of Smyrna by John. The Church was composed of poor people, with nothing like the number or prestige that the Church in Ephesus had. They were ‘poor, but rich’ (2:9).” Pp. 702-703.
Bible Study Tools – International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
“Like many other cities of Asia Minor, Smyrna suffered frequently, especially during the years 178-80 AD, from earthquakes, but it always escaped entire destruction. During the Middle Ages the city was the scene of many struggles. . . Smyrna was the last of the Christian cities to hold out against the Mohammedans; in 1424 it fell into the hands of the Turks.”
More than interesting!
“Smyrna vied with Ephesus and Pergamum for the title ‘First City of Asia.’” ~ Wikipedia
Though it has passed through many bad times, Smyrna still stands today (Izmir, Turkey). Ephesus lies in ruins.
Smyrna was a center of Caesar worship, and a temple to Tiberius and his mother was built there. ~ Halley’s Bible Handbook, p. 696.
Also, Halley states that after Nero’s persecution, in which the Apostle Paul was martyred, there were 10 Imperial persecutions.
Domitian A.D. 95
Trajan A.D. 98-117
Hadrian A.D. 117-138
Antonius Pius A.D. 138-161
Marcus Aurelius A.D. 161-180
Septimius Severus A.D. 193-211
Maximin A.D. 235-238
Decius A.D. 249-251
Valerian A.D. 253-260
Diocletian A.D. 284-305
Halley records the following about the first of these,
Domitian (95 A.D.). Domitian instituted a persecution against Christians. It was short, but extremely violent. Many thousands were slain in Rome and Italy, among them Flavius Clemens, a cousin of the Emperor, and his wife, Flabia Domitilla, banished. The Apostle John was banished to Patmos. P. 761-762.
The name ‘Smyrna’ most likely comes from the word ‘myrrh’, one of its important exports. It was “the port of myrrh” (Donald Barnhouse, Revelation, p.44). Myrrh is a word that has holy and beautiful associations. Not only was it a gift to Jesus when He was a young child (Matthew 2:11), but it was offered to Him mixed in wine when He was on the Cross (Mark 15:23) and He was buried in this way (John 19):
38 And after these things, Joseph of Arimathea (who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews) besought Pilate that he might take down the body of Jesus. And Pilate gave him license. He came then and took Jesus’ body.
39 And there came also Nicodemus (which first came to Jesus by night) and brought of myrrh and aloes mingled together about an hundred pounds.
40 Then took they the body of Jesus, and wrapped it in linen clothes with the odors, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.
41 And in that place where Jesus was crucified, was a garden, and in the garden a new sepulcher, wherein was never man yet laid.
42 There then laid they Jesus, because of the Jews’ Preparation day, for the sepulcher was near.
Ignatius of Antioch visited Smyrna and later wrote to Polycarp. Both men died a martyr’s death.
Seven churches of Asia
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The Haunting of Twentieth-Century America
by Site Owner | Dec 26, 2011 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Horror | 0 comments
William J. Birnes and Joel Martin
Tor / Forge, $15.99, 464 pages
William J. Birnes and Joel Martin’s new book delves into slices of history with touches of the paranormal. One slightly irksome quality for readers new to this writing pair is the frequent reference to the authors’ previous works in various chapters. Each chapter contains its own historical interest and paranormal intrigue. One very fascinating chapter in particular would have to be New Orleans. It discusses at some length, the exploits of Voodoo queen, Marie Laveau and Madame LaLaurie. She was a “free woman of color” (c. 1794-1881), who was free to practice Voodoo due to the fear she induced in authorities. In one recounting there was a young man that was accused of raping a young woman and the evidence was convincing. The young man’s father hired Marie Laveau for her Voodoo services. The Voodoo queen managed to obtain the young man’s acquittal, after which he changed his ways and wished to marry the young woman. The woman rejected his proposal and so the young man hired the Voodoo queen to create a love potion. Marie Laveau concocted her magic and the two fell in love.
Madame LaLaurie was a wealthy slave owner who enjoyed the comforts being served in every regard. However, her true desire was to torture and murder her slaves. In one famous incident, a young slave girl that was the Madame’s personal servant, accidently snagged the Madame’s hair while brushing it. Madame LaLaurie chased and flogged the child until she jumped from the roof to her death. Her ghost and the ghosts of all the other dead slaves could be seen and heard from the attic of Madame LaLaurie’s French Quarter mansion for many years thereafter. When workman came to replace the floorboards in the attic many years later, they uncovered the remains of seventy-five slaves. They were victims of torture and a deadly fire which claimed their lives. This is one of the less-than-supernatural explanations for something unimaginable.
There is far more to this book which, cannot be covered in this brief review. If you have an interest in reading tales of history and the paranormal, then this is the book you’ll continue to return to again and again.
Jon Sanetel
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World Happy Day Coming Up: Take Action Now
written by Editor K.H.B. January 23, 2012
Have you ever wished you could find a more effective way to share what you know about happiness with your friends, family, coworkers, and neighbors? Ever wished there were an entertaining way to get across to kids what really matters when it comes to living well? Then you will be interested in this email that I received today from Eiji Han Shimizu:
Eiji
Greetings from Bali!
I hope this message finds you healthy and happy.
Speaking of happiness, we have completed the film, HAPPY, and started showing it around the world.
So far we have won more than 10 awards, including best picture, in international film festivals. Some leading universities of psychology have started using it as an educational material. All this success was made possible with your help 🙂
Moving forward, we have set World Happy Day on Feb 11, 2012, when communities around the world get together and watch the film, and then discuss what would make people and the world happier.
So far, more than 300 places in over 50 countries from Moscow to Buenos Aires, Singapore to Antarctica joined the movement, and the momentum is accelerating.
Do you think you can write a story on this?
Editor’s note: Eiji is the main producer, second unit director, and and cinematographer for the movie. Check out his view of the Secret of Happiness.
What is the movie Happy all about? Because time is running out, I was worried about whether I could pull together the story in time for people to take action. But then I received the press release, most of which I’ve included below. On a personal note, I have seen the movie and found it a wonderful mix of story and thoughtful reflection and expert commentary.
LOS ANGELES – On World Happy Day, February 11, 2012, premiere screenings of HAPPY, the latest film from Academy Award® nominated director Roko Belic (Genghis Blues), will be held around the globe. People worldwide will unite in venues ranging from large public theaters to community centers, private homes, churches, schools and more.
“Our goal is for people all around the world to come together, on the same day, start the conversation about happiness and begin to live healthier, happier, more fulfilling lives,” says Belic. “Screenings are already scheduled in Cambodia, The Philippines, Brazil, Nepal, India, and several other countries as well as in cities across America. Even Antarctica!”
Roko Belic
The film HAPPY was inspired by a challenge. Executive producer Tom Shadyac (Bruce Almighty, Liar, Liar, Patch Adams) read a New York Times article ranking the U.S. 23rd in happiness. He asked Belic to find out why. Belic investigated questions like,
What is happiness and where does it come from?
How do we balance the allure for money, power and social status with our need for strong social relationships, health and personal fulfillment?
Viewers are treated to a global cinematic quest that travels from the bayous of Louisiana to the deserts of Namibia, from the beaches of Brazil to the mountains of Bhutan and beyond. Stories of joy, connection, adversity and courage are interspersed with interviews of several of the world’s leading experts in the science of happiness and well-being.
“The desire for happiness is universal,” says Belic. “The sources are much more common and attainable than many of us believe. It is exciting to share this film and the cutting-edge research with people all over the world. It is even better to know they will be sharing it with each other, too.”
HAPPY was developed under the Creative Visions Foundation, a publicly supported 501 (c)(3), which supports creative activists who use the power of media and the arts to affect positive change in the world. The film will be subtitled in English and seven other languages.
The world’s leading experts in the science of happiness and well-being world include names familiar to us, including Ed Diener, Sonja Lyubomirsky, and Dan Gilbert.
Step 1: Find out if there is a public showing available near you. Check the World Happy map to find out.
Step 2: If you are lucky and there is a public showing close by, consider purchasing tickets in advance. The map has links to theater web sites where tickets can be purchased. Take those friends and family along.
Step 3: If there is no public viewing, consider hosting a viewing of your own. Unfortunately it’s too late to sign up for one outside the United States (maybe if you begged?) but within the US, we have until February 1. Check the prices and requirements on the sign up page.
My friend Sandy is talking to a local movie theater about running a viewing. You could host one in a school auditorium or a public library or a house of worship or a retirement community, even your own living room – any place where people can get together, preferably with a large screen. As of today (January 23), people within the United States still have 9 days to take action.
Of course the movie will be available for viewing after February 11. But there is something magical about knowing that you are watching it on the same day as people in Antarctica, New Zealand, Buenos Aires, Kuala Lumpur, Kathmandu, and Reykjavik.
We plan additional articles, perhaps interviews with Eiji and Roko. But for more information right now, check out Roko’s blog posting, The Search for Happiness.
Happy – A Documentary Trailer from Wadi Rum Films on Vimeo.
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1961 — George Blanda of the Houston Oilers passes for 505 yards and seven touchdowns in a 49-13 rout of the New York Titans.
1961 — Cleveland’s Jim Brown rushes for 237 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Browns to a 45-24 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles.
1966 — No. 1 Notre Dame and No. 2 Michigan State play to a 10-10 tie. The Irish rally from a 10-0 deficit against a Spartans team that features Bubba Smith and three teammates who were among the top eight picks of the next NFL draft.
1978 — Philadelphia’s Herman Edwards returns a fumble for a touchdown with 31 seconds left to give Philadelphia a 19-17 victory over the New York Giants. Instead of taking a knee to preserve a 17-12 victory, quarterback Joe Pisarcik botches the hand off to fullback Larry Csonka. Edwards picks up the dropped ball and runs 26 yards for the winning touchdown.
1983 — Jari Kurri of the Edmonton Oilers scores five goals and Wayne Gretzky adds three goals and five assists in a 13-4 rout of the New Jersey Devils.
1983 — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of Los Angeles becomes the second player in NBA history to score 30,000 points, joining Wilt Chamberlain, as the Lakers win 117-110 at Portland.
1992 — Oakland reliever Dennis Eckersley is selected the American League’s MVP. Eckersley, who led the majors with 51 saves in 54 chances, becomes the ninth player to win both the Cy Young Award and MVP honors in the same season.
1993 — Oregon and Oregon State play to a 0-0 tie in Eugene. It’s the last scoreless tie in FBS history. Overtime for NCAA games starts in 1994.
1994 — Rashaan Salaam becomes the fourth 2,000-yard rusher in major-college history, running for 259 yards and two touchdowns in Colorado’s 41-20 victory over Iowa State.
1995 — The Baltimore Stallions defeat the Calgary Stampeders 37-20 to become the first U.S. team to win the Grey Cup in the CFL’s 83-year history.
2004 — Indiana’s Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson charge into the stands to fight with Auburn Hills fans in the final minute of their game against the Detroit Pistons. The brawl forces an early end to the Pacers’ 97-82 win.
2006 — Jaromir Jagr becomes the 16th NHL player with 600 goals when he scores in the first period of the New York Rangers’ 4-1 win over Tampa Bay.
2009 — South African runner Caster Semenya will keep her 800-meter gold medal from the world championships, and the results of her gender tests will be kept confidential.
2011 — Robert Griffin III of Baylor passes for 479 yards and four TDs, including a 34-yarder to Terrance Williams with 8 seconds left, and the 25th-ranked Bears beat No. 5 Oklahoma for the first time, 45-38. The Bears were 0-20 against the Sooners.
2018— Jared Goff throws a 40-yard touchdown pass to Gerald Everett for the go-ahead score with 1:49 to play, and the Los Angeles Rams outlast the Kansas City Chiefs for a 54-51 victory. Patrick Mahomes has a career-high 478 yards with six touchdown passes for the Chiefs. This is third highest-scoring game ever played.
2018 — Rutgers holds Eastern Michigan to an NCAA-record low four first-half points in a 63-36 rout. The Scarlet Knights tied a men’s NCAA Division I basketball record for points allowed in a half. The halftime score is 31-4.
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Secularization and the Church in Europe
Home Secularization and the Church in Europe
, May 30, 2016 September 11, 2016
Christian beliefs and church attendance are playing a much smaller role in Europeans’ lives in general than in the past. Rick Wade gives a snapshot of the place and nature of Christianity in Europe.
At the end of a talk about the state of the evangelical mind in America, the subject turned to Europe, and a man said with great confidence, “The churches in Europe are all empty!” I’ve heard that said before. It makes for a good missions sermon; however, it doesn’t quite do justice to the situation. Not all the churches in Europe are empty! The situation isn’t like in Dallas, Texas, where churches dot the landscape, but there are thriving churches across the continent.
That said, however, there is more than just a grain of truth in the claim. Church attendance in Europe is down. Traditional Christian beliefs are less widely held.
It’s important to know what the situation is in Europe for a few reasons.
First, we have a tendency to write Europe off in a way we don’t other parts of the world. The church is struggling there, but it isn’t a lost cause by any means! Maybe we can even learn from the thinking and life’s experience of believers across the Atlantic.
Second, learning about the church around the world is good because it broadens our understanding of the interaction of Christianity and society. This should be of interest to us here in America.
Let’s look at a few numbers in the area of church attendance. To provide a contrast with the situation today, the best estimate for church attendance in Britain in the mid-nineteenth century was between forty and sixty percent of the adult population.{1} By contrast, in 2007, ten percent attended church at least weekly. About a quarter of those (about two million people) self-identify as evangelicals.{2} Although there has been large growth in so-called “new churches,” that growth hasn’t offset the loss across other denominations, especially the Church of England.
What about some other countries? In 2004, Gallup reported that “weekly attendance at religious services is below 10% in France and Germany, while in Belgium, the Netherlands, [and] Luxembourg . . . between 10% and 15% of citizens are regular churchgoers. . . . Only in Roman Catholic Ireland do a majority of residents (54%) still go to church weekly.”{3}
As we’ll see later, reduced numbers in church doesn’t mean all religious belief—even Christian—is lost.
The Golden Age of Faith
There is a story of the prominence and demise of religion in Europe that has become standard fare for understanding the history of Christianity in the modern world. The story goes that Europe was once a Christian civilization; that everyone was a Christian, and that the state churches ensured that society as a whole was Christian. This was the so-called “golden age of faith.” With the shift in thinking in the Enlightenment which put man at the center of knowledge, and which saw the rise of science, it became clear to some that religion was really just a form of superstition that gave pre-modern people an explanation of the world in which they lived and gave them hope.{4}
This story has come under a lot of fire in recent decades.{5} Although the churches had political and social power, there was no uniform religious belief across Europe. In fact, it’s been shown that there was a significant amount of paganism and folk magic mixed in with Christian beliefs.{6} Many priests had the barest notions of Christian theology; a lot of them couldn’t even read.{7} Sociologist Philip Gorski says that it’s more accurate to call it an Age of Magic or an Age of Ritual than an Age of Belief.{8}
On the other side of this debate are scholars such as Steve Bruce who say that, no matter the content or nature of religious belief in the Middle Ages, people were still religious even if not uniformly Christian; they believed in the supernatural and their religious beliefs colored their entire lives. “The English peasants may have often disappointed the guardians of Christian orthodoxy,” Bruce writes, “but they were indubitably religious.”{9}
So what changed? Was there a loss of Christianity or a loss of religion in general, or just some kind of shift? Historian Timothy Larson believes that what has been lost is Christendom.{10} The term Christendom is typically used to refer to the West when it was dominated by Christianity. The change wasn’t really from religion to irreligion but from the dominance of Christianity to its demise as a dominant force.
Religion has come back with significant force in recent decades even in such deeply secular countries as France, primarily because of the influx of Muslims.{11} Although the state Christian churches are faltering, some founded by immigrants are doing well, such as those founded by Afro-Caribbean immigrants in England. It seems that critics sounded the death knell on religion too soon.
European Distinctives
Although Christian belief is on the demise in general in Europe, the institutional church—the state church specifically—still has a valuable place in society.
In Europe’s past, the church was a major part of people’s lives. Everyone was baptized, married, and buried in the church. That tradition is still such a part of the social psyche that people fully expect that the church will be there for them even if they don’t attend. Sociologist Grace Davie describes the church in this respect as a public utility. “A public utility,” she writes, “is available to the population as a whole at the point of need and is funded through the tax system.”{12} Fewer people are being married in churches now, and far fewer are being baptized. However, there’s still a sense of need for the church at the time of death along with the expectation that it will be there for them.
Another term that characterizes religion in Europe is vicarious religion. Vicarious religion is “religion performed by an active minority but on behalf of a much larger number, who . . . understand [and] approve of what the minority is doing.” Church leaders are expected to believe certain things, perform religious rituals, and embody a high moral code. “English bishops,” Davie writes, “are rebuked . . . if they doubt in public; it is, after all, their ‘job’ to believe.” She reports an incident where a bishop was thought to have spoken derogatorily about the resurrection of Jesus. He was “widely pilloried” for that, she writes. Soon after his consecration as bishop, his church was struck by lightning. That was seen by some as a rebuke by God!{13}
Another indicator of the importance of the church in European life is the fact that, in some countries, people still pay church tax, even countries that are very secular. Germany is one example. People can opt out, but a surprisingly high number don’t, including some who are not religiously affiliated. Reasons include the possibility of needing the church sometime later in life, having a place to provide moral guidance for children, and the church’s role in positively influencing the moral fabric of society in general.{14}
From Doctrine to Spirituality
I described above two concepts that characterize religious life in parts of Europe: public utility and vicarious religion. There’s a third phrase sociologists use which points to the shift in emphasis from what one gets through the institutional church to personal spiritual experience. The phrase is “believing without belonging.”
Sociologist Peter Berger believes that, as America is less religious than it seems, Europe is less secular than it seems. “A lot goes on under the radar,” he writes.{15}
A phrase often heard there is heard more and more frequently in the States: “I’m not religious, but I’m spiritual.” This could mean the person is into New Age thinking, or is interested in more conventional religion but doesn’t feel at home in a church or in organized religion, or just prefers to choose what to believe him- or herself. A term some use to characterize this way of thinking is “patchwork religion.”
One frequently finds a greater acceptance of religion in Europe when religion in general is the subject and not particular, creedal religions. Davie notes that “[generally speaking] if you ask European populations . . . do you believe in God, and you’re not terribly specific about the God in question, you’ll get about 70 percent saying yes, depending where you are. If you say, do you believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God, you’ll get a much lower number. In other words, if you turn your question into a creedal statement, the percentages go down.” A “cerebral” kind of belief doesn’t hold much appeal to the young. The essence of religious experience isn’t so much what you learn as it is simply taking part. “It’s the fact that you’re lifted out of yourself that counts.”{16}
The loss of authority in the state church hasn’t resulted in the triumph of secular rationalism among young people, which is rather surprising. They experiment with religious beliefs. “The rise occurred right across Europe,” Davie notes, “but is most marked in those parts of Europe where the institutional churches are at their weakest.” This isn’t seen, however, “where the church is still strong and seen as a disciplinary force and is therefore rejected by young people.”{17}
Some Closing Thoughts
Allow me to make some observations about the subject of secularization and the church in Europe.
Here are a few things to keep in mind as we face a Western culture that is increasingly hostile to the Gospel. First, we routinely hear the charge from people that religious people are living in the past, that they need to catch up to modern times. Such people simply assume as obviously true the long-held theory that secularization necessarily follows from modernization. This theory is sharply disputed today. Europe’s history isn’t the history of the rest of the world. Modernization appears in different forms around the world, including some that have room for religious belief and practice. America is a prime example. It isn’t the backward exception to the rule, as haughty critics would have us believe. Some say it’s Europe that is the exception with its strong secularity.{18} In fact, I think a case can be made that the modern propensity to separate our spiritual side from our material one is artificial; it violates our nature. But that’s a subject for another time. What we can be sure of is that the condescending attitude of people who want Christians to catch up to modern times is without basis. There is no necessary connection between modernity and secularity.{19}
A second thing to keep in mind is that the church doesn’t require a Christian society around it in order to grow. Christianity didn’t have its beginnings in a Christian society, but it grew nonetheless. The wide-spread social acceptance of Christian beliefs and morality is not the power of God unto salvation. It is the word of the cross.
Third, religion per se will not disappear because we are made in God’s image and He has put eternity in our hearts (Eccl. 3:11). Christianity in particular will not die either, for the One who rose from the dead said even the gates of hell won’t prevail against it (a much more serious adversary than the new atheists!).
What should we do? The same things Christian have always been called to do: continue in sound, biblical teaching, and learn and practice consistent Christian living. It is the way we live that, for many people, makes our beliefs plausible in the first place. And proclaim the gospel. Despite any constraints society may put on us, the Word of God is not bound.
1. Steve Bruce, God is Dead: Secularization in the West (Wiley-Blackwell, 2002), 63-64.
2. Tearfund, “Churchgoing in the UK,” available on the Web at www.tearfund.org/webdocs/Website/News/Final%20churchgoing%20report.pdf.
3. Robert Manchin, “Religion in Europe: Trust Not Filling the Pews,” Sept. 21, 2004, www.gallup.com/poll/13117/religion-europe-trust-filling-pews.aspx.
4. Kevin M. Schulz, “Secularization: A Bibliographic Essay,” The Hedgehog Review, vol. 8, nos.1-2 (Spring/Summer 2006), 171. Online at www.virginia.edu/iasc/HHR_Archives/AfterSecularization/8.12RBibliography.pdf.
5. Sociologist Rodney Stark is one of the most prominent doubters of secularization theory. See his “Secularization, R.I.P. – rest in peace,” Sociology of Religion, Fall, 1999, available online at findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0SOR/is_3_60/ai_57533381/.
6. Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic (London, England: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1971), 41; quoted in Philip S. Gorski, “Historicizing the Secularization Debate: Church, State, and Society in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe, ca. 1300 to 1700,” American Sociological Review, Vol. 65, No. 1 (Feb. 2000), 144.
7. Stark, “Secularization, R.I.P.”
8. Gorski, “Historicizing the Secularization Debate”: 146.
9. Steve Bruce, God is Dead: Secularization in the West (Wiley-Blackwell, 2002), 47.
10. Timothy Larsen, “Dechristendomization As an Alternative to Secularization: Theology, History, and Sociology in Conversation,” Pro Ecclesia, Vol. XV, No. 3.
11. See Jean-Paul Williame, “The Cultural Turn in the Sociology of Religion in France,” Sociology of Religion 65, no. 4 (Winter 2004): 373-389.
12. Grace Davie, “Is Europe an Exceptional Case?” The Hedgehog Review 8, nos.1-2 (Spring/Summer 2006): 27. Online at www.virginia.edu/iasc/HHR_Archives/AfterSecularization/8.12DDavie.pdf.
13. Grace Davie, “Is Europe an Exceptional Case?”: 24-26.
14. See Peter Berger, Grace Davie, and Effie Fokas, Religious America, Secular Europe? A Theme and Variations (Ashgate Publishing, 2008), 15.
15. Charles T. Mathewes, “An Interview with Peter Berger,” The Hedgehog Review, vol. 8, nos.1-2 (Spring/Summer 2006):155. Online at www.virginia.edu/iasc/HHR_Archives/AfterSecularization/8.12PBerger.pdf
16. “Believing Without Belonging: Just How Secular Is Europe?” A discussion with Grace Davie at the Pew Forum’s biannual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life, December 2005. pewforum.org/events/?EventID=97.
18. Berger, Davie, and Fokas, Religious America, Secular Europe?.
19. Sociologist Christian Smith edited a volume titled The Secular Revolution: Power, Interests, and Conflict in the Secularization of American Public Life (UC Press, 2003) in which the case was argued that secularization became so powerful here because of a concerted effort by people who wanted it, not because of some natural, teleological progression.
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Rick Wade served as a Probe research associate for 17 years. He holds a B.A. in communications (radio broadcasting) from Moody Bible Institute, an M.A. in Christian Thought (theology/philosophy of religion) from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and a Master of Humanities (emphasis in philosophy) from the University of Dallas. Rick's interests focus on apologetics, Christianity and culture, and the changing currents in Western thought. Before joining Probe Ministries, Rick worked in the ship repair industry in Norfolk, VA. He can be reached at rwade@pobox.com.
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US near 200K deaths; new CDC guidelines, virtual Emmys
Posted in Health News
Without masks and a vaccine, we could reach Herd Immunity from COVID-19, but deaths would skyrocket. We break down the science of it.
The U.S. death toll climbed to within a few hundred of 200,000 on Monday as California became the fourth state to top 15,000 deaths, joining New York, New Jersey and Texas.
The pandemic has also strained California’s unemployment services, and state officials announced over the weekend that they will not accept new applications for two weeks in an effort to clear a backlog of nearly 600,000 claims that have not been processed for more than 21 days.
On the other coast, Maryland restaurants will be permitted to increase indoor dining capacity from 50% to 75% starting at 5 p.m. Monday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its coronavirus guidelines, again, on how COVID-19 is spread. “It is possible that COVID-19 may spread through the droplets and airborne particles that are formed when a person who has COVID-19 coughs, sneezes, sings, talks, or breathes,” the updated guidelines say.
Some significant developments:
California surpasses 15,000 confirmed coronavirus deaths.
The U.S. isn’t the only country where COVID-19 restrictions have created unrest: Police in London clashed with protesters Saturday at a rally against coronavirus restrictions.
An eighth death has been linked to a coronavirus outbreak stemming from a wedding and reception in the northern part of Maine.
📈 Today’s numbers: The U.S. has reported more than 6.8 million cases and 199,500 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data. A USA TODAY analysis of Johns Hopkins data through late Sunday shows seven-day, new case records were set in Montana, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Record numbers of deaths were reported in Virginia and West Virginia. Globally, there have been more than 31 million cases and more than 961,000 fatalities.
📰 What we’re reading: Didn’t hear from contact tracers about that guy coughing on your flight? You might not — even if he had COVID-19.
🗺️ Mapping coronavirus: Track the U.S. outbreak, state by state
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New York City welcomes back some students to classrooms
Some students in the nation’s largest school district returned to the classroom Monday as New York City schools opened their doors and kicked off their twice delayed reopening plan.
New York is one of the only major school districts in the U.S. to attempt to bring students back to the classroom in some capacity this year. Special education and pre-kindergarten students were the first to return Monday, while elementary, middle and high school students are set to return next week. The city intends to have students spend part of their time in in-person classes and part of their time learning virtually this academic year.
Mayor Bill de Blasio delayed his school reopening plan for a second time last week as the effort has drawn criticism from some parents and teachers who worry about safety and staffing shortages.
New Zealand lifting most lockdown restrictions
New Zealand will lift its remaining lockdown restrictions across the country, except for in Auckland, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday.
New Zealand, which had been heralded for its pandemic response, re-imposed lockdown measures last month after a new outbreak of the coronavirus spread in Auckland. The outbreak now appears to be under control, and health authorities reported no new cases Monday.
Auckland will have some of its restrictions lessened, however, as the 10-person limit on gatherings will increase to 100 on Wednesday and then be phased out in two weeks, Ardern said. “While we have reasonable confidence we are on the right track, there is still a need in Auckland for that cautious approach,” she said.
UK has ‘in a very bad sense literally turned a corner’ on COVID cases
The United Kingdom’s top doctor said Monday that the country has turned a corner “in a very bad sense” and is now headed in the “wrong direction” with its rates of COVID-19.
Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty the country is facing an explosion in infection rates, with figures suggesting there will be an exponential growth in the disease unless action is taken. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reportedly considering a two-week, nationwide lockdown to stem the outbreak.
Nearly 400,000 people in the U.K. have confirmed COVID-19 cases, and more than 41,000 have died.
Most major events have been canceled, but there are still plenty of celebrations going down. Which leaves many with the decision to go or not to go.
Treatment for longtime COVID patients ‘like disarming a bomb’
A new treatment program originally intended for geriatric patients has showed promising results for so called “long-haul” COVID-19 patients. Dr. Noah Greenspan, a cardiopulmonary physical therapist and founder of the Pulmonary Wellness Foundation in New York City, said about 750 patients have enrolled in his COVID-19 Bootcamp program and many are reporting progress. Bootcamp patients are asked to walk for four minutes, in two two-minute intervals, increasing a minute each day. The program also incorporates breathing exercises and weight training, which could be as simple as lifting one’s arm over their head for a minute.
“Little by little, it’s like putting together a jigsaw puzzle and disarming a bomb at the same time,” Greenspan said.
– Adrianna Rodriguez
Cruise lines release report on plans for return to sailing
Royal Caribbean and Norwegian’s “Healthy Sail Panel” submitted a 65-page report to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as part of the agency’s request for public comment. The CDC’s current “no-sail” order is set to expire at the end of the month, although the industry trade group has issued a voluntary suspension through Oct. 31. The panel’s report contains 74 recommendations to prevent the introduction and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 on board cruise ships, including testing, face coverings and temperature checks, among others. The recommendations were also published on each cruise company’s website.
“This is a very comprehensive approach with multiple layers to try to ensure safety on the ship,” Scott Gottlieb, former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration who co-chairs the panel, told USA TODAY.
– Morgan Hines
CDC: Possible COVID-19 may spread through droplets, airborne particles
The CDC has updated its guidance regarding how COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, spreads, now noting the virus may spread through the droplets and airborne particles spread with coughs, sneezes, singing, talking or even just breathing. The updated guidance says, “There is growing evidence that droplets and airborne particles can remain suspended in the air and be breathed in by others, and travel distances beyond 6 feet.”
CNN reported the guidance was updated Friday, the same day the agency reversed course on controversial testing guidance. According to the CDC, “indoor environments without good ventilation” increase the risk of infection via suspended droplets and airborne particles.
– Jordan Culver
Giuliana Rancic, Vivica A. Fox miss Emmys after positive COVID-19 tests
Longtime E! host Giuliana Rancic and special correspondent Vivica A. Fox missed covering the virtual Emmys red carpet show Sunday after both tested positive for COVID-19. They were replaced on the show by Brad Goreski and Nina Parker. The veteran E! host Rancic, 46, released a video message for the “Live From the Red Carpet: The 2020 Emmy Awards,” saying her entire family had tested positive for the virus during preliminary testing for the show. She said she, husband Bill, 49, and 8-year-old son, Duke, were recovering at home.
“I do not take missing an award show lightly, but unfortunately this year is just so different,” Rancic said.
Fox, 56, also announced her absence through a statement read by Goreski: “During these unprecedented times, it’s more important than ever that we follow all safety and health rules and guidelines to protect ourselves and each other,” the statement said.
– Bryan Alexander
California pauses unemployment applications to clear backlog
As California’s death count surpassed 15,000 on Sunday, officials said they will not accept unemployment applications for the next two weeks to reduce a backlog. Nearly 600,000 Californians are part of a backlog where their unemployment claims have not been processed by the state’s Employment Development Department for more than 21 days, the state said in a news release. There are also 1 million cases where residents received payments but are awaiting a resolution to their modified claims.
The Employment Development Department has been hampered throughout the pandemic by outdated technology at a time when California is seeing an unprecedented wave of unemployment claims. While the department estimates that about 2.1 million residents were out of work statewide last month, California’s unemployment rate fell to 11.4% in August, down from 13.5% in July.
First few million vaccine doses will be ‘godsend,’ White House advisor says
Even a few million doses of vaccine would be sufficient for the U.S. to obtain “80% to 90% of the benefit” of mass vaccinations, White House coronavirus task force member Adm. Brett Giroir said Sunday. Giroir, speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union,” said a few million doses could be available in late November or December. Vaccinating nursing home workers, teachers, people with pre-existing conditions and the people surrounding them will be crucial to stemming the COVID-19 tide,, Giroir said.
“A vaccine as early as possible, even in a few million doses, will be a godsend in terms of outcomes, hospitalizations, morbidities and deaths,” Giroir said.
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Cancer treatment system wins 2016 McCloskey Business Plan Competition
Author: Carol Elliott
Certus Therapeutics
A novel platform for delivering cancer treatment drugs was the grand prizewinner of the 16th Annual McCloskey Business Plan Competition, an annual competition sponsored by the University of Notre Dame’s Gigot Center for Entrepreneurship.
Certus Therapeutics took home the top prize of $25,000 after competing against seven other ventures during a live event on April 15 at the Mendoza College of Business. Certus makes a liposome product called Lypos, a nanoparticle drug delivery platform with the potential to target cancer cells, lessen the toxic effect of cancer medications and increase a patient’s quality of life.
The winning team was made up of five graduate students representing four academic programs, including business, law, science and entrepreneurship: Rebecca Shute, ESTEEM ’16; Brittany Butler, MS Law ’16; Kevin Schneider, MSA ’16; Michael Schneider, MSA ’16; and Charissa Quinlan, Ph.D. Integrated Biomedical Sciences ’18.
“This was an incredible week, filled with many observations of ‘best ever’ in terms of the quality of the ventures pitched,” said Karen Slaggert, associate director of the Gigot Center for Entrepreneurship. “It was rewarding to see so many of our students lead these teams and present the business plans in such an impressive manner. Our students represented Notre Dame in a powerful way.”
The McCloskey Business Plan Competition, sponsored by the Gigot Center for Entrepreneurship at the Mendoza College of Business, is intended for traditional entrepreneurial ventures that have not yet been launched or are at the earliest stage of launch. This is typically defined as ventures that have earned less than $500,000 in cumulative revenue, received less than $500,000 in external financing and have been in operation for less than three years.
All Notre Dame students, alumni, faculty and staff may compete in McCloskey, which annually awards more than $300,000 in cash and in-kind prizes; however, each team must include a current Notre Dame student who is integrally involved in the business planning process.
The nanoparticle technology underlying Certus’ Lypos platform was developed by Basar Bilgicer, associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Gaylene Anderson, senior innovation officer for the Cleveland Clinic and Tech Transfer at Notre Dame, advised the Certus team.
Other top prizewinners included Safetap, a suicide prevention mobile application that includes school-specific resources for high school and college students, a therapist search and crisis resources, which won the Klau Family Prize for Greatest Social Impact and the Sutherland Family Award for Best Presentation, a prize decided by audience vote.
POLCO, a civic engagement and policy participation platform that allows citizens to participate in their city’s town hall meetings in a simple online and validated way, won the $5,000 McCloskey Runner-Up Prize.
The Vennli Award for Best Undergraduate Venture, a new prize first offered in 2015 to a team made up entirely of undergraduate students, went to Banco de Alimentos Panama, the first-ever food bank created in Panama by raising about $300,000 of seed capital.
The complete list of prizes and winners can be found here.
A total of 124 teams entered the McCloskey Competition last fall, with 20 teams advancing to the semifinal round on April 14. Eight ventures presented their plans during the live final competition on April 15. Nearly 200 judges and mentors, including members of the Irish Entrepreneurs Network and the IrishAngels Investing Group, have worked with the teams to valuable feedback and mentoring.
The Gigot Center for Entrepreneurship was established in 1998 for the purpose of fostering innovation among current and aspiring entrepreneurs. Through a unique curriculum, business plan competitions and mentoring opportunities with Notre Dame alumni, students gain vital experience and the skills necessary to build successful businesses or to apply entrepreneurship skills within an existing organization.
For more information about the McCloskey Business Plan Competition, visit gigot.nd.edu/mccloskey-business-plan/.
Contact: Karen Slaggert, kslagger@nd.edu
Originally published by Carol Elliott at news.nd.edu on April 22, 2016.
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Obscure Old Games
slowly writing about games. emphasis on slowly
Posted on 5 June, 2011 19 July, 2019 by G C
Ever17 ~ the out of infinity
Genre: Visual Novel
Developer: Kindle Imagine Develop (KID)
Publisher: Hirameki International
Platform: PC/Windows
Also on: Dreamcast/PlayStation 2/PlayStation Portable/Xbox 360
‘Visual novels’ long since struggled to find a foothold in the international market, and even with the niche but relatively popular releases of several games in the west, such as Phoenix Wright, Zero Escape and Danganronpa, they never truly caught on in the mainstream. For the uninitiated, a visual novel is basically a cross between a choose-your-own-adventure book and the Infocom interactive fiction games of the 80’s. Sometimes visual novel-like structures are used to tell the story in games with other gameplay, such as in Sega‘s Sakura Wars
In a nutshell, a visual novel tells you a story, shows you some graphics and music (sometimes voice acting, too) to illustrate the scene, and then gives you some choices. Some of these can be quite complex (such as Ever17) or quite long (Fate/stay night is often said to be three times the length of all three Lord of the Rings books and The Hobbit combined).
With that in mind, you can understand that it’s quite tough to write or talk about a specific visual novel without completely spoiling it, given that ninety percent of what makes it special is its plot.
The game starts off with two people, a college student called Takeshi and an amnesiac young teen whom the rest of the cast refer to as “Kid”, visiting an underwater theme park called Lemuria. Shortly after they enter Lemuria, the windows start cracking under pressure, the power cuts and everyone quickly evacuates – except for the two protagonists and five others: Youbiseiharukana (‘You’ for short, which has the hilarious end result in the English translation where she introduces herself by saying “I’m You!”) is a staff member at Lemuria with a pretty cheerful disposition. Tsugumi, on the other hand, is a cold woman who wants little to do with everyone else. Sora happens to be a holographic tour guide and assistant. The last acquaintance depends on which protagonist you choose – if you chose Takeshi, you’ll have Coco, an innocent young girl with a dog. If you selected Kid, you’ll find yourself with Sara, a schoolmate of You’s.
It’s what’s for dinner.
The group figures that a rescue team will come and get them out shortly, so they don’t fret too much at first. Fear sets in, however, when they find out that the water pressure is proving to be far too much for the battered theme park to handle and that it will implode within seven days. Thus, their struggle for survival and escape begins.
Being made in Japan, the game was translated for English audiences by Hirameki International, which turned out somewhat subpar. The game is still perfectly understandable, but there are some rough edges, such as when Sara asks Kid if he knows what a hacker is, to which he responds “Naturally, I knows the hacker.” It can distract from the story at times, though it seems the more important scenes are mostly free of issues.
Graphically, the game is pleasing. Backgrounds have a good amount of detail, which helps bring Lemuria to life. Character-wise, everyone looks quite distinct, but never unrealistic – aside from Sora, which is purposeful at least.
The music really helps set any mood that the story creates. Deep, echoing slow ambience helps build tension when required, while cheery yet not annoying beats are reserved for the lighter moments in the narrative. Takeshi Abo, the composer, also did the music for the other games in KID’s “Infinity” series (Never7, Remember11 and 12Riven), but all four games have very unique musical tones that help his talent shine.
Naturally.
Of course, the real draw of this sort of thing is of course, the story, which doesn’t disappoint in any regard. Already in a fairly unique setting, the characters have a real chemistry between them that truly helps the plot along. Along the way to the myriad of endings you’ll, by proxy of who you’re playing as, learn about perception in reality, the third eye, infrared light, witness a space whale (more accurately, a large statue of a whale in a room painted to be like space) and by the time you reach the true ending, twisting and turning like an M.C. Escher painting, with it leaving very few plot holes in the end.
Sadly, Hirameki International closed down before they could translate any of the other Infinity games, but Remember11 and Never7 eventually got fan translations , as well as the PlayStation Portable port of Ever17. The PC version also got a fan patch to fix some of the bigger issues in the original translation and overall bring the quality up.
Also notable is the aforementioned Zero Escape series, which was written by the same person who wrote Ever17 – Kotaro Uchikoshi. The series shares a lot of themes with Ever17, and the entire series saw international release with excellent translation work from Aksys Games.
Ever17 had ports to the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 around the same time as its original PC release. Later on it got ported, along with Remember11 and Never7, to the PlayStation Portable, bringing with it widescreen backgrounds and a new intro video. In 2011, it was remade for the Xbox 360 by 5pb. All the game’s backgrounds were redrawn and the character sprites were replaced with 3D models to have some amount of animation. This remake never made its way outside of Japan, however, leaving there no legal way to try Ever17 without finding a used PC copy for an outrageous price.
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Progressives March Against Tax Break for Luxury Developments
By Ross Barkan • 02/18/15 2:40pm
Progressives rail against the 421-a tax abatement outside One57 today. (Photo: Ross Barkan/New York Observer)
A coalition of progressive groups marched today outside one of the most luxurious residential buildings in the city to call for the repeal of a controversial real estate tax break.
“Hey, hey! Ho, ho! 421-a has got to go!” cried several dozen protesters in front of One57, the tony residential tower at 57th Street near Central Park. “Subsidize our house, not your penthouse!”
The tax abatement, known as 421-a, offers tax exemptions for developers that build multifamily housing in the city. Critics from groups like New York Communities for Change, Make the Road New York and Vocal New York charge that the tax break, created in the 1970s to spur development at a time when the city’s fiscal health was waning, is antiquated, allowing powerful developers to reap millions in tax breaks while creating housing exclusively for the wealthy.
One57, where a penthouse sold for $100 million, saw its property tax bill for this year cut by 95 percent, thanks to 421-a. The tax break, which advocates say hastens the creation of affordable housing and encourages residential development at a time when it’s desperately needed, cost the city about $1.1 billion in foregone tax revenue in 2013, according to the New York City Independent Budget Office.
Like all real estate and rent laws, 421-a is up for renewal in Albany this year. Progressives are pressuring Mayor Bill de Blasio, a liberal Democrat, to fight to scrap the tax break, but Mr. de Blasio has yet to take a position on 421-a. The mayor needs the cooperation of the city’s real estate industry to make his plan of building and preserving 200,000 units of affordable housing over the next decade a reality.
Even if Mr. de Blasio comes out against 421-a, a repeal will have to pass the State Senate, now controlled by the Republican Conference. The Real Estate Board of New York, a key backer of the Senate GOP, supports the tax abatement.
But outside One57, as wary police officers looked on, the left-leaning groups–some of whom have worked closely with Mr. de Blasio–railed against 421-a as another form of corporate welfare. Joshua Kellermann, a researcher with the Alliance for a Greater New York, a left-leaning community organizing group, pretended to be a billionaire, calling to the sign-waving crowd for a deflated rubber tube to swim with in his private penthouse pool.
“When we have this fiscal crisis, like we consistently have every budget period, we should really be considering areas of waste and this is just simple waste,” Mr. Kellermann said.
Aldrin Rafael Bonilla, the deputy Manhattan borough president for community and borough relations, denounced 421-a because it does not guarantee the construction of affordable housing.
“In this building, we also bought the kitchen sink,” Mr. Bonilla, referring to One57, shouted. “This building is an egregious example of our hard-earned money being squandered.”
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A number is never just a number: Minimum wage mythology
Hennessy's Index
Number of decades that the average of provincial minimum wages in Canada has remained unchanged in real terms. (Source)
The average of all provincial minimum wage rates in Canada in 2013 -- about the same value as the 1975 average of minimum wage rates ($10.13 expressed in 2013 dollars). (Source)
Hourly minimum wage gain for Canada's lowest-paid workers over the past four decades: a single red penny. You know, that currency we thought so useless it's no longer issued? (Source)
Percentage of all paid employees in Canada earning the minimum wage in 2013. That's a five per cent increase in the proportion of minimum wage earners since 1997. Ontario and Prince Edward Island are the provinces with the highest proportion of minimum wage earners. (Source)
Annual average before-tax earnings for a minimum wage worker in Alberta who works 35 hours a week year-round. That's less than the Low-Income Cut-Off (LICO). Alberta has one of the lowest minimum wages in Canada. (Source)
The first year that every province in Canada has decided to set its minimum wage at $10 dollars an hour or more. (Source)
The year that Canada's federal government stopped raising the federal minimum wage. It's been dormant for nearly two decades. As a result, it's been up to provincial governments to set the bar for the minimum wage. (Source)
The hourly rate that the New Democratic Party says should be Canada's federal minimum wage. They suggest raising it in increments over five years. (Source)
The hourly rate that the federal minimum wage would be today if it was set at 60 per cent of the average national industrial wage which, in Canada, was $24.15 an hour in 2013. (Source)
The number of American cities where fast food service workers recently walked off the job in non-violent civil disobedience as part of a grassroots effort to get their sector to pay a minimum of $15 an hour. (Source)
The minimum wage set by Seattle's new mayor for workers in that city. The minimum wage will rise incrementally, reaching $15 an hour for "schedule A" workers in 2017. Neat fact: the implementation scheme grew out of an advisory committee consisting of labour, business and non-profit representatives. (Source)
Percentage of cases in which two economists found no statistically significant relationship between a higher minimum wage and a negative labour market outcome in Canada between 1983 and 2012 -- dispelling long-standing minimum wage mythology. (Source)
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternative's Trish Hennessy has long been a fan of Harper Magazine's one-page list of eye-popping statistics, Harper's Index. Instead of wishing for a Canadian version to magically appear, she's created her own index -- a monthly listing of numbers about Canada and its place in the world. Hennessy's Index -- A number is never just a number -- comes out at the beginning of each month.
Photo: Reid Haithcock/uusc4all/flickr
A number is never just a number: Good jobs, bad jobs
There's been a steady decline in the number of quality jobs in Canada since the late-1980s, a reflection of the rise in part-time jobs and self-employment as well as lower pay.
$15 minimum-wage movement spills into Canada
Today, the federal NDP is slated to use its Official Opposition Day to table a motion that would have Parliament Hill vote on a proposal to reinstate the federal minimum wage.
A $15 minimum wage will not solve inequality -- but it'll help
Federal Green Party leader Elizabeth May will be supporting the NDP's motion for a $15 per hour minimum wage. But she hopes the fight doesn't stop there.
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Delivering a Music Intervention in a Randomized Controlled Trial Involving Older People With Dementia: Musician Experiences and Reflections
S. Harrison, M. Cooke, W. Moyle, Ho Keung David Shum, J. Murfield
A qualitative thematic approach was used to explore musicians' views and experiences of delivering a music intervention and its efficacy for people with dementia in long-term care. Two musicians who delivered the intervention in a randomized controlled trial were interviewed using a semistructured schedule. The data were sorted, categorized, and thematically analyzed. Two themes emerged: design of the protocol and efficacy of the program. Musicians felt that the intervention was appropriately designed, particularly in terms of repertoire selection, session length, incorporation of live and prerecorded music, and use of 2 musicians. They reported seeing improvements in mood, memory, general well-being, and quality of life for persons with dementia, both during and after the session. The findings support a music protocol structure that can be used for randomized controlled trials. They also highlight how standardized assessment tools used in randomized controlled trials can be complemented with qualitative, reflective evidence. © 2010, The Author(s). All rights reserved.
Music & Medicine
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Harrison, S., Cooke, M., Moyle, W., Shum, H. K. D., & Murfield, J. (2010). Delivering a Music Intervention in a Randomized Controlled Trial Involving Older People With Dementia: Musician Experiences and Reflections. Music & Medicine, 2(4), 214-218. https://doi.org/10.1177/1943862110374961
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Globally, we currently consume the equivalent of over 11 billion tonnes of oil from fossil fuels every year. Crude oil reserves are vanishing at a rate of more than 4 billion tonnes a year – so if we carry on as we are, our known oil deposits could run out in just over 53 years.
The top five source countries of U.S. gross petroleum imports in 2019 were Canada, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Russia, and Colombia.
“The China state companies are not buying oil from Iran,” Mnuchin told reporters. Despite US sanctions, which have intensified following Iran’s strike in Iraq Tuesday, China remains the largest buyer of Iranian crude despite US sanctions.
The largest sources of U.S. imported oil were: Canada (49%), Mexico (7%), Saudi Arabia (6%), Russia (6%), and Colombia (4%). According to the American Petroleum Institute, the oil and natural gas industry supports nine million U.S. jobs and makes up seven percent of the nation’s gross domestic product.
Iran, which is a member of the cartel, sits upon 13% of global oil reserves. 1 It produces over four million barrels per day, accounting for 4% of total global production. 2 However, economic sanctions by the U.S. and other countries have diminished the Republic’s exports in recent years.
U.S. petroleum imports from Iraq 2000-2019 In 2019, the United States imported an average of approximately 341,000 barrels of petroleum per day from the Middle Eastern country.
The United StatesThe United States is the top oil-producing country in the world, with an average of 19.47 million barrels per day (b/d), which accounts for 19% of the world’s production.1 The U.S. has held the top spot for the past six years.
The top three U.S. imports from Iran, also by value, were Books, brochures, (2) Veg, Fruit, Nuts Etc, Prep or Pres By Vinegar 2001, and (3) Sutures, dental cements, etc..
In November 2019, the United States became a net exporter of all oil products, including both refined petroleum products and crude oil.
Since 1995, the United States has had an embargo on trade with Iran. In 2015, the United States led successful negotiations for a nuclear deal (the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) intended to dismantle Iran’s nuclear weapons capabilities, and when Iran complied in 2016, sanctions on Iran were lifted.
As of 2016, Iran had an estimated three million people with more than 1 billion Tomans ($270,000), 32,000 “high net worth individuals” with a net worth of at least $3 million, 1,300 multimillionaires with net assets of $10 million or more and four billionaires.
That being said, the most important aspect of the China-Iran relationship is Beijing’s oil imports. From 2017 through September 2018, China imported at least 630,000 barrels per day (bpd) from Iran.
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Morgan Monaco
Morgan Monaco has over 13 years of government experience at the intersection of environmental sustainability and social justice. Prior to joining the Red Hook Initiative as the Executive Director, she served as the Deputy Director at the Mayor’s Office of Operations, the City’s performance measurement and management office. At Operations, she helped to ensure that City government remained accountable to its residents by increasing operational efficiency, and by managing broad-reaching equity initiatives. She also helped to create OneNYC, which combines sustainability, equity and resiliency policy into one plan for NYC’s future. During her tenure at NYC Parks, she oversaw environmental sustainability initiatives and directed the MillionTreesNYC campaign to plant and care for one million new trees across the five boroughs. Morgan began her career on the Development team at StoryCorps, a national oral history project.
Morgan has a Master’s in Public Administration and Non-Profit Management from NYU Wagner, as well as a B.A. in International Studies from Vassar College. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, a fellow public servant, their son, an avid user of our city’s parks and playgrounds, and two cats, Raymour and Flannigan.
Javier Lopez
Javier is the Chief Strategy Officer for Red Hook Initiative, one of New York City’s more successful youth development not-for-profit organizations. Javier leads RHI’s community building, urban farming and neighborhood Wi-Fi programs. In addition, he co-leads the organization’s development, external affairs and racial equity work.
Before joining RHI, Javier spent 15 years spearheading racial and gender justice policies and programs that aim to improve public health, expand public transportation, end urban gun violence and improve access to affordable housing in communities of color. He brings deep expertise in collaborative efforts to advance racial equity and is a frequent speaker on how public health is the best system to support racial equity.
Javier has extensive experience in eradicating urban gun violence. He comes to the work offering racial justice centered tools that include research, policy analysis, program planning and narrative change. During his free time Javier co-facilitates “How to advocate for racial justice in your school” with parents of students of color school throughout New York City. He is a husband to his wife Michelle and a father to Ava, Maximilian and Leandro.
Ericka Medina
Senior Director of Programs
Ericka oversees RHI’s youth development programs. Before completing a bachelor’s degree at SUNY Oneonta, and joining the RHI professional staff, Ericka was one of RHI’s first Peer Health Educators. In this role she worked to educate other Red Hook youth about reproductive health. In college she pursued her interest in public health.
In 2013, RHI hired Ericka as a full time Reproductive Health Educator. She was promoted to High School Program Manager in 2015, and served as Director of Adolescent Programs from 2017 through summer 2019. In August 2019, she advanced to become the Senior Director of Programs, a senior management position within RHI.
Naiyma Holmes
Director of HR & Culture
Naiyma leads a team of six staff members dedicated to supporting daily program activities, ensuring efficient financial protocols, and maintaining the community center’s facilities. A lifetime Red Hook resident, Naiyma first joined RHI a Diabetes Health Educator. She quickly rose into new roles on the operations team including Office Assistant, Office Manager, and Finance Manager.
Naiyma left RHI briefly to serve as the Operations Manager with the New York City Participatory Budgeting Project. Naiyma returned to RHI in 2017 to serve as Director of Operations. She is committed to lifting up the Red Hook community through her capacity as senior staff member. She is known throughout the neighborhood as a leader.
Catherine McBride
Director of Community Building
Catherine leads a team of five community-based staff members in advocating for Red Hook public housing residents through a multi-pronged program strategy. Under her leadership, RHI launched the Local Leaders Program in 2014, which has trained over 250 Red Hook public housing residents in emergency preparedness and local organizing. The Local Leaders have since led Participatory Action Research and led campaigns to address critical public housing health issues related to mold and lead. Catherine served as Co-Chair for the New York City Participatory Budgeting Steering Committee from 2015 to 2016.
Catherine holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work from NYU and an MSW in Community Organizing, Planning and Development from Hunter College’s Silberman School of Social Work.
Saara Nafici
Director of Red Hook Farms
Saara joined the farm team in May 2015, bringing over fifteen years of experience in inquiry-based, experiential environmental education with youth. She worked in youth garden and bicycle-based programs in Berkeley, San Francisco, and Boston and ran the teen apprentice program at Brooklyn Botanic Garden for seven years.
Saara holds a Bachelor of Science in Conservation and Resources Studies from the University of California, Berkeley and a Masters in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is a longtime activist, feminist, bicyclist, botanist, and youth educator.
Tarik Bell
Senior Education Manager
Tarik provides academic enrichment and college access programming for over 100 youth at RHI. He is dedicated to creating equitable educational spaces that encourage youth of color to reach their full potential by providing culturally responsive programming, teaching advocacy skills, and providing access to post-secondary opportunities. Using an equity lens, he is committed to building spaces for black and brown youth to learn to love, experience empathy and have unencumbered access to their history.
With over 10 years of experience in youth and curriculum development, Tarik believes that all students are capable of being their best selves, and it is our job as educators to provide them with all of the tools they need to get there.
Philippa Crowne
Philippa leads RHI’s fundraising and communications team of three staff members, providing oversight on individual and institutional cultivation strategies, major fundraising events, board relations, volunteer programs, digital communications strategy, and data management systems. Under her leadership, RHI’s community of donors and allies has grown to provide increased support for the agency’s innovative work.
Philippa is celebrating over ten years working within the nonprofit sector, where she has passionately driven resources to communities fighting for justice and equity. Prior to joining RHI in 2015, Philippa worked for numerous local arts and education focused organizations including the Workmen’s Circle, New York Foundation, and the Trisha Brown Dance Company. Philippa was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York and holds a BA from Bard College. Away from RHI, you might find Philippa training for a triathlon, trying to knit a sweater, or catching a local dance performance.
Michael Lopez Jr.
Director of Older Youth Programs
Michael has served as a non-profit leader with a focus on workforce development and education strategies for 14 years. During this time he has committed to stand in solidarity with vibrant communities; investing in the people of the South Bronx, East Harlem, Suffern, N.Y. and the West side of Chicago. Michael leads a team that provides academic, employment, advocacy and socio-emotional services to 300, sixteen to twenty-four year old residents of Red Hook.
Prior to joining RHI, he was a program and strategic initiatives manager for City Year and acted as co-chair for the Afrolatin@ Forum. He also co-founded a Lower East Food Pantry. Michael is dedicated to bridging opportunity gaps alongside marginalized people as they develop their communities.
Sherri Harden
Sherri is the currently the Finance Manager and former Office Manager at Red Hook Initiative, and member of the Operations Team supporting the day-to-day functions of the organization. In her role, Sherri oversees daily administrative tasks, such as record-keeping, financial transactions, inventory and client correspondence, facility upkeep, vendor relations, and management of RHI’s front desk receptionist staff.
Sherri is celebrating 14 years with RHI. She brings a passion and drive to be an agent of change to build others up, and believes in the importance of RHI’s mission to be “resilient” to respond in times of crises and voice the community needs. Sherri is the recipient of numerous awards including The Helping Hand award for her work in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. She also recently participated in the Jewish Community Relations Council Women’s Fellowship and the United Neighborhood Houses Emerging Leaders Cohort.
Away from RHI, Sherri loves to travel whether it’s a “staycation” or a vacation, and enjoys shopping, movies, and music.
Kimberly Canady
Reproductive Health Education Manager
Kim has dedicated the past 16 years of her professional life working in the area of human sexuality with a specific focus on HIV/AIDS/STI advocacy and the elimination of other health disparities that impact women and youth. Kim’s journey in health education started at age 15 when she was a peer health educator in the Teens Helping Each Other (THEO) program located at SUNY Downstate.
Kim has worked across several organizations in the interceding years and brings a wealth of experience to RHI not only as a health educator, but with the lived experience of being a youth led change maker. Kim recently graduated Cum Lauda at The New York City School of Technology were she has obtained her bachelor degree in Human Service. Kim is excited about starting her masters degree in social work in the Fall of 2020.
Jose Hernandez (he/him) is the Office Manager at The Red Hook Initiative. He is currently focused on helping Red Hook get through this difficult time. He makes sure everything is in working order so that the important work can be done for the community. He believes that when we focus on improving our homes we become empowered to improve the world at large. Jose has been referred to as the jack of all trades with skills ranging from technical support and data management to illustration and graphic design. Utilizing his skills to bring positivity to his neighborhood fills Jose with joy, and he’s happy that the Red Hook Initiative can facilitate that.
Florie St. Aime
Clinical Social Work Manager
Florie (she/her/hers) is a LCSW born, raised, working and living in Brooklyn NY, describes herself as an anti-oppression based clinician. This label roots her work in naming and blaming social constructs instead of individuals; encouraging healing and self-care as resistance; and reintroducing human connection and acts of love as radical action. Florie does this through a variety of mediums including organizing/activism, group facilitation/workshops and individual counseling.
When not social working, Florie can be found traipsing all over the city with her loved ones indulging in good entertainment, food and healing spaces.
Justine González
Employment Manager
Justine (she/her) is the Employment Manager at Red Hook Initiative. She is a dynamic, creative problem-solver who leads our young adult workforce development training, employment enrichment initiatives and internship partnerships. Justine was born and raised in New York City and has over a decade of nonprofit experience in holistic, healing-centered youth development, criminal justice reform, and effective facilitation.
Nefratia Coleman
Wolcott Street Farm Manager
Nefratia Coleman started her agriculture journey in 2015 while serving a 11-month AmeriCorps term with Green City Force on the Urban Farm Corps team. There she assisted with the management and operations of the NYCHA Red Hook Farm – the first farm ever constructed on NYC public housing land. Nefratia then completed a 6-month internship at Added Value (now Red Hook Farms), preparing and teaching science-based lessons for K-8 student groups as well as assisting with the CSA and compost programs. She later managed the Pink Houses NYCHA farm for 2 seasons through East New York Farms. Nefratia was born and raised in Brooklyn and is a passionate farmer and educator.
Columbia Street Farm Manager
Brendan joins the farm team a varied career in public school garden education, market farming, and community gardening. He has been farming since 2010. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies from Stony Brook University, where he became deeply engaged in understanding our nation’s broken food system.
Brendan feels that urban agriculture and education are among the most important pieces to lessen the impacts the industrial world has had on our environment and our personal health. When Brendan is not contemplating the soil food web you may find him somewhere in Queens searching for a new country’s cuisine to sample.
Souhair Kenas
Farm Education Manager
Souhair joined the farm team in the spring of 2017 with a background in youth education and community gardening. Souhair holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business with a minor in Philosophy. She has worked with the Youth Farmers program for 2 years and has been leading the program since Fall of 2018.
In the past she has worked in juvenile detention centers and group homes building classroom and outdoor gardens – which led to a collaborative project where youth were able to grow and create the foundation for the award-winning Bronx Hot Sauce. Passionate about herbal medicine, she continues to learn and teach about the healing power of plants for both the body and the community.
Sheryl Nash-Chisholm
Youth Jobs Developer
Sheryl Nash-Chisholm (she/her) is the Youth Job Developer at Red Hook Initiative. Currently, Sheryl is facilitating a workshop that teaches young people job skills they need to know for employment. The young people Sheryl works with are leaving middle school and now entering their high school years. Employment is a very important stage in their lives.
The passion that Sheryl feels is the first time each group finishes their resume, knows the purpose of a cover letter, goes on an interview, dresses for success and creates a networking event. It’s such a rewarding experience when you know that youth can remember something that Sheryl says and they smile and shake their head.
Monia Pringle
Middle School Youth Worker
Monia is a facilitator, creative writer, comedian, and actress aiming to bring illusions and dreams to life. A resident of the Red Hook projects since birth, Monia participated at Red Hook Initiative as a young woman, engaging in various programs, workshops and events.
In 2017 Monia returned to RHI as a staff member, building her skills in curriculum development and program facilitation. She now leads middle school youth in improvisation and self esteem building. Her goal is to utilize her passion for creative arts to help others express themselves. Monia believes that with integrity, one will always have a purpose and the support to overcome any obstacles.
Javon Webb
Sanji Downing
Sanji is pursuing a BA in Mathematics from SUNY Buffalo State College and is an Academic Advisor with a proficiency in math for Red Hook Initiative. Sanji’s outgoing and very detailed oriented. Her ability to develop strong lasting relationships both professionally and personally is the driving force behind everything she does.
Melanie Berkowitz
Melanie Berkowitz (she/her) is a Social Worker at Red Hook Initiative. Currently, Melanie supports the emotional wellness of youth leaders and young adults enrolled across RHI programs. Melanie offers individual counseling, runs socio-emotional workshops, and facilitates the Peer Counselors leadership group. Melanie believes that a creative array of social work services anchored in healing justice principles is what’s needed to meet this moment and adequately support the individual and collective wellbeing of Red Hook youth.
Melanie has a Masters of Social Work in Clinical Practice from Hunter College and a diverse clinical training background rooted in Gestalt, relational, somatic, and trauma-informed approaches.
Jasmin Banaei
Clinical Counselor
Jasmin (she/they/he/all pronouns) is a Clinical Counselor with Red Hook Initiative. They are a
mad, queer, West Asian, person. Their core values are rooted in a belief every person has love,
creativity, and resilience to share and hopes to give everybody the space to work towards
reclaiming their expression, care, growth and self-acceptance. Jasmin understands systemic
oppression to be distribution of trauma.
In the past Jasmin has worked as a counsellor in various settings; harm reduction, newcomers
and asylum seeker groups, group counseling detainees in a city jail, and crisis-work.
Whitley Jackson
Whitley (she/her) is a clinical counselor with Red Hook Initiative. Whitley’s mission in this life is to provide support, tools, training, and counseling in the realm of mental health to BIPOC. She is a Bronx Native who believes in the importance of language, history, and art as a window to self-exploration. Whitley holds a Bachelor’s in Psychology from City College of New York (CCNY) and holds a Master’s in Marriage and Family Therapy from Iona College. Whitley is the owner of SpeakWithWhit, a platform for BIPOC to build community and explore mental health in a safe space. Outside of the therapy room, Whitley loves making memories with her family and friends.
Janeka Godbold
Program Assistant & Reproductive Health Facilitator
Generra Garris
Young Adult Program Assistant
Marissa Cappel
Clinical Case Worker
Marissa helps young adults aged 18-24 in the Red Hook community with resources, goal setting, planning events, anti-violence and over policing teach backs and youth leadership. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Marissa has been working in youth development for 13 years. It is important to Marissa to make sure every young person she engages, knows they have a voice whether it’s for their own personal life or community.
Nellis Dorlisme
Employment and Education Associate
Nellis (he/him) is the Employment & Education Associate at the Red Hook Initiative. Nellis is a dynamic strategic planner who provides direct support services to the young adults of the Red Hook Community with their employment and college ambitions. Nellis, a Red Hook native, has collectively over 7 years with youth development, digital marketing, product management, & community organizing. His passion for ludology, social advocacy, & alternative paths to education leaves him intellectually curious about how technology can be leveraged to bridge the skill gap between American youth who plays video games and employers who don’t recognize the legitimate technical & interpersonal skill-set video games cultivate.
Audrey Hinnant
College Access Specialist
Tevina Willis
Lead Organizer
Tevina is a lifelong Brooklynite, community organizer, educator, and Red Hook resident. With a passion for entrepreneurship and employment advocacy, Tevina founded her own non-profit organization in 2012; Aesthetic Soul Community, training residents in community organizing and capacity building. Tevina joined RHI as a member of the first cohort of Red Hook Local Leaders. Local Leaders is a 10 week Emergency Preparedness leadership course that prepares communities to collectively respond to emergencies. She joined as a staff member in 2017 and in addition to now facilitating Local Leaders, she organizes and manages the online and physical community bulletin board Red Hook Hub.
Tevina is very passionate about helping her community to be advocates for positive change and equity for themselves and their neighborhood. Currently, the Lead Community Organizer, Tevina works with her Community Building Team to advocate and organize around public housing issues in Red Hook.
Kiyana Slade
Lead Youth Organizer
Kiyana is the Lead Youth Organizer at Red Hook Initiative, committed to creating change and improvement of the issues affecting youth in public housing. She also creates a space for young people to learn how to advocate for equity and social change for their community. Kiyana currently holds an Associate of Urban Studies from Guttman Community College. Kiyana was born and raised in Red Hook, Brooklyn and is proud to be a true leader passing down the torch to generations of Red Hook youth leaders.
Michel’le Thomas
Community Relations Associate
Michel’le Thomas, born and raised in Red Hook Brooklyn. Michel’le is in my mid 20’s trying to live her best life the only way she knows how. In between living her life she is also trying to break the barriers for women. When Michel’le say barriers she means literally the things people don’t expect from us or to accomplish she wants to become that inspiration. Create those type of environments where women can walk in the room and light it up, talk our shit, & be at our most comfortable.
Michel’le has a dream, a dream to empower and inspire women all over the world. To come together and create safe spaces where we can be ourselves, gain self-love to accept ourselves in every possible way, build confidence wherever we may lack it, create and share opportunities that can benefit each and every one of us. While doing these things for ourselves individually, she wants us to do it for each other. It wouldn’t be her dream if she was not making it a reality. It can’t happen without you. Michel’le needs you, we need each other. So on that note let’s get to it #whatyoufeelinglike
Demetrius Negron
Community Bike Share Organizer
Will Suarez
Development & Volunteer Coordinator
William’s (he/him) undergraduate education in community based arts administration (SUNY Potsdam) has prepared him for the behind-the-scenes work of development and relationship building. By working in the space between our donors, volunteers, staff and participants Will is fortunate enough to see the effect our work has and champion its impact and significance in the local community and beyond.
A proud Brooklyn native, Will is honored to represent an organization and staff whose work is as impressive and whose dedication to their community runs as deep. You can find Will riding his bike around Red Hook and South Brooklyn meeting with the soon-to-be volunteers and local business owners or on Red Hook Farms enjoying the scenery.
Madeline Jenkins
Development Associate
Madeline (she/her) is the Development Associate with Red Hook Initiative. Currently, Madeline is focused on building a strong digital content strategy plan for RHI’s social media platforms. She is a hard working, detail-oriented, creative professional invested in creating change within her community through her strong communication and digital media skills.
Prior to Madeline’s involvement on the development team, she’s expressed her passion for video production by directing, producing, coordinating and performing in 10+ Red Hook Initiative films, including managing projects from concept to completion. Madeline is a proud Red Hook, Brooklyn native.
Andrew Tiburcio
Distribution Coordinator
Natalie Camarena
Database & Evaluation Coordinator
Natalie (she/her) is the Database and Evaluation Coordinator at Red Hook Initiative and joins RHI after several years of working in research and evaluation at non-profit organizations in Oakland and Chicago. She’s passionate about using data to tell community stories and to celebrate community successes. In her role at RHI, she’s committed to keeping evaluation processes as inclusive and equitable as possible.
Natalie has Masters degrees in Public Health and City Planning from the University of California Berkeley and a B.A. in International Studies from the University of California San Diego.
Jill Eisenhard
Founder & Advisor
Jill founded Red Hook Initiative in 2002, and under her leadership through August 2020, RHI developed from a grassroots organization into a model for social change and youth development that empowers youth and community members to become agents of change in their own lives and neighborhood. Jill and RHI received a Union Square Award in 2007 and the 2012 “Building Brooklyn Award” from the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. In 2009, Jill received the Bank of America Local Hero Award; in 2011 she was given a “Brooklyn Women of Distinction” award; and in 2014 she received a “40 Under 40” award from Crain’s New York. She is a 2010 graduate of the Coro Leadership New York program and received the 2012 Coro Alumni Leadership Award for Civic Engagement. In 2012, RHI received the Gold Medal for Excellence in Nonprofit Management from NPCC and New York Magazine. In 2017, the Brooklyn Community Foundation awarded RHI the Spark Prize. Jill holds a BS from Cornell University.
Chris Cardona, President
Program Officer, Philanthropy Ford Foundation
Chris Cardona, RHI Board President, Program Officer, Philanthropy, The Ford Foundation, has dedicated his career to making philanthropy more accessible to communities. Currently, he works at the Ford Foundation, programming the Philanthropy portfolio, which seeks to increase uptake of open and inclusive practices among U.S. foundations and to engage more individual and institutional donors with social justice. Before joining Ford in 2015, Chris led philanthropic services for TCC Group, specializing in strategy, capacity building, and evaluation for the social sector. Previously, Chris worked at Hispanics in Philanthropy, where he last served as program director for the Northeast, managing seven grant making sites, and developing and implementing fundraising strategies. Earlier, while pursuing doctoral studies, he co-managed the execution in Santiago, Chile of a multi-country survey project, investigating the impact of changes in the world of work on citizen participation.
Chris earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from Williams College, and a masters and Ph.D. in political science from the University of California at Berkeley. An active speaker and writer on philanthropy, he blogs at www.cardonac.net and can be found on Twitter @chriscardona. Chris is married to his college sweetheart, Catherine Sumner, an arts fundraiser, and they live on the Upper West Side, where they try to keep Chris stringed-instrument collection to less than home-engulfing proportions.
Janice McGuire, Vice President
Nonprofit Consultant
Janice McGuire, Vice President, was Executive Director of Hudson Guild for 19 years. During her tenure, Janice implemented the organization’s first strategic plan and its first capital campaign. Since her retirement, she has worked on a variety of projects as an independent consultant to the public and non-profit sector providing support in areas including strategic planning, organizational development, staff and Board training, and operational restructuring. She is also an adjunct lecturer at the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College.
Prior to her tenure at the Guild, Janice secured the first federal grant to New York City to develop a program co-locating coordinated school and community services. She also worked as a teacher for New York City public schools and at LaGuardia Community College and in management positions in a number of other NYC-based non-profit organizations.
Janice has also served on the boards of a variety of civic and non-profit organizations as well as a member of Manhattan’s Community Board #4. She has a BS in chemistry from Mount St. Vincent and an MAT from Harvard University/School of Education. Janice lives in Brooklyn, NY.
Nanda Prabhakar, Vice President
SVP Program Operations, New York City Mission Society
Nanda Prabhakar serves as Senior Vice President of Program Operations at the New York City Mission Society, one of the nation’s oldest social service organizations now in its third century of fighting the war on poverty. Nanda, who has worked with the Mission Society since March 2015, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with nearly 20 years of experience providing services to at-risk youth and families and 10 years of experience working specifically with court-involved youth.
As Senior Vice President of Program Operations, Nanda oversees the program operations and day-to-day leadership of NYC Mission Society’s programmatic divisions – Education & Program Development, Contracts & Outcomes, Children’s Programs, and Career & Education Pathways – which support a portfolio of diverse youth-serving programs. Nanda is responsible for the programmatic success of NYC Mission Society, ensuring seamless team management and development, program delivery, quality control, and evaluation. Prior to her current position, she served as the Mission Society’s Senior Director of Adolescent and Young Adult Programs.
Prior to joining the Mission Society, Nanda acted as the Coordinator of Social Work Services for the Office of the Kings County District Attorney’s, Youth and Congregations in Partnership (YCP) program, an alternative to incarceration program for Brooklyn youth involved in the juvenile and criminal justice system. While with YCP, she designed and facilitated youth development and job readiness workshops, provided individual and group therapy, and created paid and unpaid internship opportunities for youth.
A Brooklyn resident, Nanda holds a Masters of Public Administration from Baruch College, a Masters of Social Welfare from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bryn Mawr College.
Michael Lee, Vice President
Managing Director, Corporate Development, New York Institute of Finance
Michael Lee is Managing Director of Corporate Development at the New York Institute of Finance, a 95+ year old educational institution that trains professionals from over 120 different countries in finance. He is responsible for all the operations in the U.S. office including sales, marketing, customer success, and finances.
Most recently Michael was Executive Director of Apex for Youth, a nonprofit organization that provides mentoring, education and after school programs to underserved Asian youth in New York City. During his seven years, Apex grew from a $400K budget serving 150 students to a $3.2M organization serving over 1,000 students a year.
A native New Yorker, Michael previously served as the Director of Development at the Committee of 100, an organization of Chinese American leaders who address issues concerning Asian Americans and U.S.-China Relations. Michael received an M.S. in Fundraising and Philanthropy from New York University and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in East Asian Studies. He serves on the Chinese American Planning Council (CPC) board of directors, teaches martial arts and lion dance at Norman Chin’s Southern Praying Mantis Kung Fu School, is a founder of the Chinatown Rotary Toastmasters Club, and is president of the 529 Court Street Condo Board.
Michael grew up in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, where he now lives with his family. His sons Connor and Maxwell attend Basis Independent Brooklyn next to the Red Hook Farm. Michael and his wife Grace are members of our Red Hook Farms CSA.
Maria Mottola, Secretary
Executive Director, New York Foundation
Maria Mottola, Secretary, has been the Executive Director of the New York Foundation since 2003 and served also as a Program Officer there from 1994 to 2002. From 1989 to 1994 she was Executive Director of the City Wide Task Force on Housing Court, a housing advocacy organization that promotes the reform of New York City’s Housing Court. Before that Maria was the Director of Neighborhood Programs for four years while also serving as a community organizer at Lenox Hill Neighborhood House on the Eastside of Manhattan.
Maria has been an adjunct instructor at the Hunter College Graduate School of Urban Affairs and Planning since 1996. She chaired the founding advisory board of the New American Leaders Project. Maria was a co-chair of the Neighborhood Funders Group, a national affinity group from 2003 to 2006. In addition to that Maria acted as an executive-on-loan to Gladys Carrión, the Commissioner of the New York State Office of Children and Families from 2010-2011, working closely with the commissioner and her senior staff on a variety of projects.
Andrew Strauss, Treasurer
Chief Executive Officer, Skinder-Strauss LLC
Andrew Strauss, Treasurer, has served as Chief Executive Officer of Skinder-Strauss since 2011. Andrew grew up with Skinder-Strauss, an 89-year-old family business whose 250 employees provide a laundry list of products and services to attorneys in New York and New Jersey. From 1998 – 2010, Andrew worked at The Riverside Company, a global private equity firm which manages $4 billion invested in small businesses, and where he rose to Managing Partner.
Andrew graduated Princeton University with an A.B. (Highest Honors) in Mathematics, received his M.A. in Philosophy from Princeton, and earned his M.B.A. in Finance at Columbia University. He settled in Brooklyn Heights in 2009, where he lives with his wife (Katie Buckels) and daughter (Maisie, who attends Saint Ann’s). He turned 50 in 2015.
In 2002, Andrew received the President’s Award from Womanspace, Inc., for his support as a volunteer and co-chair of the Campaign for Womanspace. Womanspace is a nonprofit in Mercer County, N.J., that provides a comprehensive array of services to individuals and families impacted by domestic and sexual violence.
Gregg Bishop
Commissioner, NYC Department of Small Business Services
Gregg Bishop is the Commissioner of the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS). Gregg is charged with running a dynamic City agency focused on equity of opportunity that leads to economic self-sufficiency and mobility for New York City’s diverse communities. SBS actively connects New Yorkers to good jobs, creates stronger businesses, and builds a thriving economy in neighborhoods across the five boroughs. Since his appointment in November 2015, he has overseen the opening of new Workforce1 Career Centers, certified a record number of minority and women-owned businesses (M/WBEs) to compete for government contracts, helped businesses to open nearly three months faster, and expanded services to women and immigrant entrepreneurs.
Born in Grenada and raised in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, Gregg formerly served as Deputy Commissioner of SBS’ Business Development Division from 2012 to 2015. He began his tenure at the agency in 2008, and was responsible for a suite of programs designed to make it easier for businesses to start, operate, and grow, and to recover from emergencies. Prior to his career in government, Gregg served as the Senior Manager of Workforce Development at NPower.
Gregg received a Master’s degree in Integrated Marketing and Management Communication from Florida State University, and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Business Administration from Florida A&M University. He studied International Management and Marketing in Tokyo, Japan, and is a graduate of Harvard Kennedy School’s Senior Executives in State and Local Government program, and the Coro Foundation’s Leadership New York. He is an adjunct professor at Baruch College’s School of Public Affairs and serves as a board member of Red Hook Initiative.
Dr. Millicent Comrie
Physician, Maimonides Medical Center
Millicent A. Comrie, MD, MOH, FACOG is the Director and founder of the Center for Women’s Health, Maimonides Medical Center for Women’s heath in Brooklyn. Dr. Comrie was also Clinical Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the State University of New York (SUNY) – Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn.
Dr. Comrie did her residency at LICH in obstetrics and gynecology, and was the hospital’s Chief of Adolescent Gynecology from 1983 to 1989. She is particularly interested in the management of fibroids and menopause and has established the Fibroid Center, the only facility in Brooklyn offering an integrated gynecological, surgical and/or radiological approach to treatment. Over the past several years, she has increased community outreach and forged alliances with community organizations to improve women’s health.
Dr. Comrie holds an MD from SUNY- Downstate and an MPH in maternal and child health population and family planning from Columbia University School of Public Health. She is a fellow of both the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Brooklyn Gynecological Society, and a member of the Organization for International Development and the Caribbean – American Outreach Association. She also served as Director of the Myrtle Ferguson Girls Rescue Center in Kingston, Jamaica. She has done medical missions in Jamaica, West Indies.
Dr. Comrie received the Physician Recognition Award from LICH in 1996, and the Masters teacher Award in Obstetrics and Gynecology from SUNY Alumni Association in 2001. Additionally, she was honored by The Victims of Violence, Rape Crisis Intervention program, for her dedicated and compassionate care of survivors in crisis. Dr. Comrie has been selected as one of the top black doctors in New York and New Jersey. She was selected as one of the top 100 by New York Magazine for 3 years in a row.
Partner, Sitex Group
David Friedman is a founding partner of Sitex Group LLC (“Sitex”). Founded in 2002, Sitex is a real estate private equity firm focused exclusively on acquiring and re-positioning industrial assets in the New York and New Jersey markets. David oversees the firm’s daily operations, capital structure and disposition strategies. David also manages the firm’s fiscal controls, including underwriting, accounting and investor reporting. David’s 19 years in the real estate industry includes experience as an analyst at LaSalle Investment Management, a leading national real estate investment and advisory firm. David began his career practicing public accounting.
David is a certified public accountant and received his Bachelors of Business Administration from the University of Colorado. David is also a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI). Originally from Chicago, David lives in New York City where he and his wife are raising their two teenage children.
Donovan Hamlet
Sales Strategy & Operations, LinkedIn Marketing Solutions
Donovan Hamlet is a recent MBA graduate from Columbia Business School, majoring in Economics, Entrepreneurship and Strategy. Prior to business school, Donovan worked at BNY Mellon in various strategy roles within their Investment Management and Investment Services businesses. Donovan’s financial services career began at the Williams Capital Group, L.P. where he was a Municipal Finance Associate. Donovan is currently with Sales Strategy & Operations of LinkedIn Marketing Solutions. Donovan is a graduate of the Tobin School of Business at St. John’s University where he received a B.S. in Finance.
Brandon Holley
Chief Executive Officer, Everywear
Brandon Holley is the CEO of Everywear, an e-commerce platform that she started in 2013. She lives in Red Hook. From 2010 through 2012 she was Editor-in-Chief of Lucky, the award-winning magazine about shopping and style. Before that Brandon was the Editor in Chief and business lead of Yahoo! Shine, one of the largest online destinations for women, which she launched in 2007. Previous to that she was Editor in Chief of Jane from 2005 until 2007. In 2001 she launched ELLEgirl and previous to that post was a senior features editor at GQ from 1998 to 2000. She started her magazine career as a writer for Paper magazine and worked as a fact checker for Rolling Stone. In 2002, Brandon was named one of Advertising Age’s Women to Watch. Ms. Holley graduated from Barnard College.
Rebecca Kirszner Katz
Founder, New Deal Strategies
Rebecca Kirszner Katz is a Partner at Hilltop Public Solutions, and most recently served as Special Advisor to Mayor Bill de Blasio. In this position, she played a senior role in guiding the overall communications strategy for the Mayor and First Lady, while also helping manage long-term media planning and outreach.
Rebecca has nearly 20 years of local, state, and national communications experience. She has worked in government – at the local and federal level — and on political campaigns, and in issue-advocacy efforts on behalf of non-profit groups. In addition to her work for Mayor de Blasio, Rebecca’s career includes time spent running Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid’s War Room, assisting with the planning and execution of the White House’s communications strategy for Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation, and helping Planned Parenthood fight back against the unprecedented assault on women’s health after Republicans assumed control of Congress in 2010.
John Kline
John Kline is a veteran of the magazine industry and most recently served as Managing Editor of Us Weekly for the better part of a decade. He previously worked as the Managing Editor of MBA Jungle and JD Jungle magazines and as Assistant Managing Editor at New York Magazine, following previous stints at other publications including the Chicago Reader.
For several years he has assisted Phillips Academy, a needs-blind residential secondary school in Andover, Massachusetts, currently serving on its Annual Giving Board, Development Board, and Alumni Council as well as overseeing alumni fund-raising for his graduating class.
John also sits on the Board of Directors for the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy, co-chairing its Development Committee. The BBPC is a not-for-profit dedicated to providing free and low-cost educational, cultural and recreational events and activities in the park. Its mission is to ensure adequate funding, proper maintenance, public support and citizen enjoyment of the park through partnership with government, programming development, and active promotion of the needs of the park and its constituents.
Originally hailing from Fargo, North Dakota, John received his BA from Northwestern University. He has lived in Brooklyn since 1998.
Thomas L. McMahon
President and Founder, TLM Associates
Before founding TLM Associates in 2005, Thomas McMahon worked in senior positions in New York City government for twenty-five years. Most recently, he served as General Counsel to the New York City Council. Prior to that, (1999-2001) Mr. McMahon worked for the New York City Partnership and Chamber of Commerce as their Senior Vice-President with responsibility for the business organization’s government affairs agenda in Washington, Albany and New York City. From 1989 through 1999, he worked at the New York City Council Finance Division, serving as Director of that office from 1994 to 1999. From 1985 to 1989 he worked in the Koch Administration’s Office of Legislative Affairs where he served as First Assistant Legislative Representative. He began his career as a staff person in the New York State Assembly.
Jennifer Wheary
Jennifer Wheary lives in Brooklyn and works with a variety of nonprofits and corporations on issues affecting college access and success. Previously she was a senior fellow at Demos, a think tank, where she conducted public policy research and wrote about education and economic opportunity for national publications.
Prior to Demos, Jennifer co-founded several successful startup endeavors in digital media and education. She holds a B.S. from Cornell University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Eden Wurmfeld
Film and TV Producer
Eden Wurmfeld is a Film & TV Producer who has been making both fiction and documentary films since 1994. She produced the award-winning indie hit Kissing Jessica Stein, acquired by Fox Searchlight bringing it to hit box office success. She went on to produce Puccini For Beginners, which premiered in competition at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. Eden’s first documentary effort, the critically acclaimed ITVS Sunset Story aired nationally on PBS Independent Lens in 2005 and won the jury award at the Tribeca Film Festival as well as the audience award at LAFF. No Impact Man premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2009.
She is currently producing the Netflix Original, Saving Capitalism, featuring Secretary Robert Reich which will launch worldwide in 2017. Her other documentary credits include Left on Purpose (Gunpowder and Steel, 2016), My So-Called Enemy (PBS) and Romeo Romeo (FilmBuff, PBS).
Eden and her husband Justin Schein, are both native New Yorkers. They have two elementary aged sons, Micah and Jesse.
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Sunderland family’s £230,000 fundraising campaign pays for lifesaving hospital machine
A lifesaving machine has been donated to a North East hospital thanks to a £230,000 fundraising effort by a Sunderland family.
Sergio and Emma Petrucci, from Ashbrooke, raised the staggering total to purchase a Organ Care System (OCS) machine for the Children’s Heart Unit Fund (CHUF) at Newcastle’s Freeman Hospital.
The couple launched a drive to raise the funds back in 2016 after their daughter Luna, now five, received lifesaving surgery at the Freeman Hospital in 2015 to correct two congenital defects in her tiny heart.
After witnessing the heroic efforts of the team at CHUF they launched their fundraising drive to show their appreciation for saving Luna’s life.
In that time the family have held four Red Sky Balls, and a one-off afternoon tea event to raise funds.
As well as the OCS machine, the cash has also bought two heart scanning machines for both Sunderland Royal Hospital and James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough.
Sergio, 42, who is also dad to son Enzo, eight, said: “It is lovely to have been able to raise £230,000 for the machines.
“The funds have been raised from the Red Sky Balls and the afternoon tea at the Empire.
“It is through the help of our sponsors such as Specsavers and Barclay’s and the people who have supported the events by attending them.
“It is amazing as we didn’t expect it to be this big.
“We have had around 400 people at each ball since 2016.
“It is great that the funds have been able to buy proper bits of kit that can be used."
The OCS machine increases the amount of time that an organ can be maintained outside the body in a condition suitable for transplantation.
This means that organs can be transported from greater distances without the risk of them degenerating.
While the echocardiogram machines mean that young patients are able to stay closer to home, with their heart scan results sent in seconds to the specialists at the Freeman for analysis – making treatment a bit easier for families across Wearside.
The new machine at the Freeman was featured in a BBC Two programme this week called Heat Transplant A Chance To Live.
It followed a group of seven patients at the hospital all in need of a new heart. Sergio added:"We just wanted to thank them for what they have done for our little girl. “But as we go on we want to move away from Luna’s story and have it be about other children and how we can save their lives."
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Justia Regulation Tracker Agencies And Commissions International Trade Commission In the Matter of Certain 3G Mobile Handsets and Components; Notice of Commission Decision Not To Review an Initial Determination Granting Complainants' Motion To Amend the Complaint and Notice of Investigation, 70608-70609 [E7-24014]
In the Matter of Certain 3G Mobile Handsets and Components; Notice of Commission Decision Not To Review an Initial Determination Granting Complainants' Motion To Amend the Complaint and Notice of Investigation, 70608-70609 [E7-24014]
Download as PDF mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 70608 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 238 / Wednesday, December 12, 2007 / Notices remains and recommending actions for developing a process for disposition of such remains; consulting with Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations and museums on matters within the scope of the work of the Review Committee affecting such tribes or organizations; consulting with the Secretary of the Interior in the development of regulations to carry out NAGPRA; and making recommendations regarding future care of repatriated cultural items. The Review Committee’s work is completed during meetings that are open to the public. Transcripts of Review Committee meetings are available approximately 8 weeks after each meeting at the National NAGPRA Program office, 1201 Eye Street NW, Washington, DC. To request electronic copies of meeting transcripts, send an e-mail message to nagpralinfo@nps.gov. Information about NAGPRA, the Review Committee, and Review Committee meetings is available at the National NAGPRA Website, http://www.nps.gov/history/ nagpra/; for the Review Committee’s meeting protocol, select ‘‘Review Committee,’’ then select ‘‘Procedures.’’ Agenda for the teleconference meeting. The January 8, 2008 teleconference provides the Review Committee with an opportunity to comment on the proposed rule regarding the disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains [43 CFR 10.11]. A copy of the proposed rule is available at: http://www.nps.gov/ history/nagpra/ Procedures for Providing Public Comments. Interested members of the public may submit comments on the proposed rule through January 14, 2008, identified by the number RIN 1024– AD68, by any of the following methods: —Federal rulemaking portal: http:// www.regulations.gov Follow the instructions for submitting comments. —Mail to: Dr. Sherry Hutt, Manager, National NAGPRA Program, National Park Service, Docket No. 1024–AC84, 1201 Eye Street, NW (2253), Washington, DC 20005. —Hand deliver to: Dr. Sherry Hutt, 1201 Eye Street, NW, 8th floor, Washington, DC. Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:54 Dec 11, 2007 Jkt 214001 cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Dated: November 7, 2007 C. Timothy McKeown, Designated Federal Officer, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Review Committee. [FR Doc. E7–24060 Filed 12–11–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–50–S INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 337–TA–613] In the Matter of Certain 3G Mobile Handsets and Components; Notice of Commission Decision Not To Review an Initial Determination Granting Complainants’ Motion To Amend the Complaint and Notice of Investigation U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined not to review an initial determination (‘‘ID’’) (Order No. 10) of the presiding administrative law judge (‘‘ALJ’’) granting complainants’ motion to amend the complaint and notice of investigation with respect to ‘‘certain Samsung entities’’ in the abovecaptioned investigation. The abovecaptioned investigation has been consolidated with Inv. No. 337–TA–601, Certain 3G Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) Handsets and Components Thereof. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Frahm, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205–3107. Copies of non-confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation are or will be available for inspection during official business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its Internet server at http://www.usitc.gov. The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at http:// edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) 205–1810. PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The subject initial determination concerns investigations which have now been consolidated: Inv. No. 337–TA–601 and Inv. No. 337–TA–613. The Commission instituted Inv. No. 337–TA–601 on April 27, 2007, based on a complaint filed by InterDigital Communications Corp. of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania and InterDigital Technology Corp. of Wilmington, Delaware (collectively, ‘‘InterDigital’’) on March 23, 2007. 72 FR 21049. The complaint, as amended, alleged violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain 3G wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) handsets and components thereof by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,674,791; 6,693,579; 7,117,004; and 7,190,966. The notice of investigation named Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. of Seoul, Korea; Samsung Electronics America, Inc. of Ridgefield Park, New Jersey; and Samsung Telecommunications America LLC of Richardson, Texas (collectively, ‘‘Samsung’’) as respondents. The Commission instituted Inv. No. 337–TA–613 on September 11, 2007, based on a complaint filed by InterDigital on August 7, 2007. 72 FR 51838. The complaint, as amended, alleged violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain 3G mobile handsets and components by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,693,579; 7,117,004; and 7,190,966. The notice of investigation named Nokia Corporation of Finland and Nokia Inc. of Irving, Texas (collectively, ‘‘Nokia’’) as respondents. On October 24, 2007, the ALJ consolidated Inv. No. 337–TA–601 with Inv. No. 337–TA–613. On November 2, 2007, InterDigital moved to amend the complaint and notice of investigation to add allegations of infringement of claims 1–3 and 5–11 of U.S. Patent No. 7,286,847 (‘‘the ‘847 patent’’) with respect to ‘‘certain Samsung entities.’’ Neither the motion nor the supporting memorandum specify which entities are being referred to. The Commission understands the proposed amended complaint, however, as accusing all current Samsung respondents of infringement of the ’847 patent. The Commission investigative attorney filed a response supporting the motion; Samsung opposed the motion. On November 14, 2007, the ALJ issued SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\12DEN1.SGM 12DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 238 / Wednesday, December 12, 2007 / Notices the subject ID granting InterDigital’s motion, finding that there was good cause to amend the complaint and notice of investigation. No petitions for review were filed. The Commission has determined not to review the subject ID. The authority for the Commission’s determination is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, and in sections 210.14 and 210.42(c) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.14, 210.42(c). By order of the Commission. Issued: December 6, 2007. Marilyn R. Abbott, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. E7–24014 Filed 12–11–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. AGOA–003] Denim Fabric: Commercial Availability in AGOA Countries During Fiscal Year 2009 United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Institution of investigation and scheduling of hearing. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 112(c)(2)(B)(ii) of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (19 U.S.C. 3721(c)(2)(B)(ii)), the Commission has instituted investigation No. AGOA–003, Denim Fabric: Commercial Availability in AGOA Countries During Fiscal Year 2009, for the purpose of gathering information and making the determinations required concerning whether certain denim fabric will be available in commercial quantities during fiscal year 2009 for use by lesser developed beneficiary (LDB) subSaharan African (SSA) countries in the production of apparel articles receiving preferential treatment under AGOA, and if so, the quantity that will be available. DATES: December 5, 2007: Institution of investigation. March 18, 2008: Deadline for filing request to appear at the public hearing. March 21, 2008: Deadline for filing pre-hearing briefs and statements. April 9, 2008: Public hearing. April 23, 2008: Deadline for filing post-hearing briefs and statements. April 28, 2008: Deadline for filing all other written submissions. August 1, 2008: Transmittal of Commission report to the President and U.S. Trade Representative. ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, including the Commission’s hearing VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:54 Dec 11, 2007 Jkt 214001 rooms, are located in the United States International Trade Commission Building, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC. All written submissions should be addressed to the Secretary, United States International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436. The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at http://www.usitc.gov/ secretary/edis.htm. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project leader Kimberlie Freund (202– 708–5402 or kimberlie.freund@usitc.gov) or deputy project leader Andrea Boron (202–205– 3433 or andrea.boron@usitc.gov) for information specific to this investigation. For information on the legal aspects of this investigation, contact William Gearhart of the Commission’s Office of the General Counsel (202–205–3091 or william.gearhart@usitc.gov). The media should contact Margaret O’Laughlin, Office of External Relations (202–205– 1819 or margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov). Hearing-impaired individuals may obtain information on this matter by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal at 202–205–1810. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov). Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. Background: On December 20, 2006, the President signed into law amendments to section 112 of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (19 U.S.C. 3721), included in Public Law 109–432. Section 112(c)(2)(A)–(B)(i) of the amended statute requires the Commission to determine, following receipt of a petition, whether regional SSA fabric or yarn is available in commercial quantities for use in LDB SSA countries in the production of apparel articles receiving U.S. preferential treatment, and, if so, the quantity of fabric or yarn that will be so available in the following fiscal year (October 1–September 30). Once a fabric or yarn has been determined to be so available, section 112(c)(2)(B)(ii) of AGOA requires the Commission, in each subsequent year through fiscal year 2012, to determine whether such fabric or yarn will be so available in the following fiscal year, and if so, the quantity that will be available in that following fiscal year. Section 112(c)(2)(C) of AGOA deemed denim articles provided for in PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 70609 subheading 5209.42.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to be available in commercial quantities in the amount of 30 million square meter equivalents during the period October 1, 2006– September 30, 2007 (fiscal year 2007) as if a petition had been filed and the Commission had made an affirmative determination and determined such denim fabric to be available in that quantity. In September 2007, the Commission determined, pursuant to section 112(c)(2)(B)(ii), that such denim fabric will be available in commercial quantities during fiscal year 2008, and will be available in the amount of 21,303,613 square meter equivalents. The Commission transmitted its determination and report in that investigation to the President on September 25, 2007 (Commission investigation No. AGOA–07–001, now re-designated as investigation No. AGOA–001, Commercial Availability of Fabric & Yarns in AGOA Countries: Certain Denim, Commission Publication 3950, September 2007). The Commission is required, before the end of fiscal year 2008, to make determinations concerning whether certain denim fabric will be so available during fiscal year 2009 and, if so, the quantity that will be available. The Commission has instituted investigation No. AGOA–003 for the purpose of gathering the information necessary to make these determinations. The Commission expects to transmit its determinations and report in this investigation to the President and the U.S. Trade Representative on or before August 1, 2008. It should be noted that the Commission is currently conducting a separate investigation, investigation No. AGOA–002, to determine the extent to which the denim fabric deemed to be available during fiscal year 2007 for use in LDB SSA countries in the production of apparel articles receiving U.S. preferential treatment was so used. As indicated below, the Commission will hold a consolidated public hearing for both investigations. Public Hearing: A public hearing in connection with this investigation will be held at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building, 500 E Street, SW, Washington, DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m. on April 9, 2008. To facilitate attendance at the hearing by parties also interested in attending the hearing in investigation No. AGOA–002, the Commission will hold a consolidated hearing for both investigations. Requests to appear at the public hearing should be filed with the Secretary not later than 5:15 p.m., March 18, 2008, in E:\FR\FM\12DEN1.SGM 12DEN1
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[FR Doc No: E7-24014]
[Investigation No. 337-TA-613]
In the Matter of Certain 3G Mobile Handsets and Components;
Notice of Commission Decision Not To Review an Initial Determination
Granting Complainants' Motion To Amend the Complaint and Notice of
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade
Commission has determined not to review an initial determination
(``ID'') (Order No. 10) of the presiding administrative law judge
(``ALJ'') granting complainants' motion to amend the complaint and
notice of investigation with respect to ``certain Samsung entities'' in
the above-captioned investigation. The above-captioned investigation
has been consolidated with Inv. No. 337-TA-601, Certain 3G Wideband
Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) Handsets and Components Thereof.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Frahm, Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-3107. Copies of non-
confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation are
or will be available for inspection during official business hours
(8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S.
International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC
20436, telephone (202) 205-2000. General information concerning the
Commission may also be obtained by accessing its Internet server at
http://www.usitc.gov. The public record for this investigation may be
viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at http://
edis.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information
on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission's TDD
terminal on (202) 205-1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject initial determination concerns
investigations which have now been consolidated: Inv. No. 337-TA-601
and Inv. No. 337-TA-613. The Commission instituted Inv. No. 337-TA-601
on April 27, 2007, based on a complaint filed by InterDigital
Communications Corp. of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania and InterDigital
Technology Corp. of Wilmington, Delaware (collectively,
``InterDigital'') on March 23, 2007. 72 FR 21049. The complaint, as
amended, alleged violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930
(19 U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into the United States, the sale
for importation, and the sale within the United States after
importation of certain 3G wideband code division multiple access
(WCDMA) handsets and components thereof by reason of infringement of
certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 6,674,791; 6,693,579; 7,117,004; and
7,190,966. The notice of investigation named Samsung Electronics Co.,
Ltd. of Seoul, Korea; Samsung Electronics America, Inc. of Ridgefield
Park, New Jersey; and Samsung Telecommunications America LLC of
Richardson, Texas (collectively, ``Samsung'') as respondents.
The Commission instituted Inv. No. 337-TA-613 on September 11,
2007, based on a complaint filed by InterDigital on August 7, 2007. 72
FR 51838. The complaint, as amended, alleged violations of section 337
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into the
United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United
States after importation of certain 3G mobile handsets and components
by reason of infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent Nos.
6,693,579; 7,117,004; and 7,190,966. The notice of investigation named
Nokia Corporation of Finland and Nokia Inc. of Irving, Texas
(collectively, ``Nokia'') as respondents.
On October 24, 2007, the ALJ consolidated Inv. No. 337-TA-601 with
Inv. No. 337-TA-613.
On November 2, 2007, InterDigital moved to amend the complaint and
notice of investigation to add allegations of infringement of claims 1-
3 and 5-11 of U.S. Patent No. 7,286,847 (``the `847 patent'') with
respect to ``certain Samsung entities.'' Neither the motion nor the
supporting memorandum specify which entities are being referred to. The
Commission understands the proposed amended complaint, however, as
accusing all current Samsung respondents of infringement of the '847
patent. The Commission investigative attorney filed a response
supporting the motion; Samsung opposed the motion. On November 14,
2007, the ALJ issued
the subject ID granting InterDigital's motion, finding that there was
good cause to amend the complaint and notice of investigation. No
petitions for review were filed. The Commission has determined not to
review the subject ID.
The authority for the Commission's determination is contained in
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, and
in sections 210.14 and 210.42(c) of the Commission's Rules of Practice
and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.14, 210.42(c).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: December 6, 2007.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. E7-24014 Filed 12-11-07; 8:45 am]
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Indian business world fears cloud from charges
The latest issue of Desi Talk was about to be printed when news broke that Rajat Gupta, a former board member at Goldman Sachs, had been charged with insider trading.
NEW YORK – The latest issue of Desi Talk was about to be printed when news broke that Rajat Gupta, a former board member at Goldman Sachs, had been charged with insider trading.
Sunil Adam, editor of the newsweekly for Indians living in the United States, stopped the presses. It was sure to be the most talked-about story of the week. "Rajat Gupta was the first to redefine the image of Indian-Americans from cab drivers to wizards of business and finance," Adam says.
Indian executives make up a tight-knit, rarefied group in American business, populating investment banks, management consulting firms and Silicon Valley startups.
They worry that the accusations against Gupta by federal regulators of illegally passing information to a hedge fund manager before it became public, will cast a cloud over their community.
Gupta, 62, of Westport, Conn., headed the management consulting firm McKinsey & Co. from 1994 to 2003, the first non-Western executive to hold the job. He also served on the boards of several influential companies, including Goldman and Procter & Gamble.
"Rajat is an icon," says Vivek Wadhwa, a director of research at the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University and a senior research associate at Harvard Law School. "Every community has its bad apples, but when someone as respected is implicated, it makes the entire barrel look bad."
The Securities and Exchange Commission says he passed information to Raj Rajaratnam, former head of the Galleon Group hedge funds, who himself is set to go on trial next week for insider trading. Regulators say Gupta was an investor in Galleon funds and a friend of the Sri Lankan born Rajaratnam.
At least two others in the same scandal are also Indian: Rajiv Goel, a former director of strategic investments at Intel Capital and Anil Kumar, a former director at McKinsey, who have both pleaded guilty.
Wadhwa says the scandal hits the community especially hard because Indian professionals are used to more positive portrayals. A study conducted by the University of California at Berkeley found that 15 percent of Silicon Valley startups between 1995 and 2005 were launched by Indians, the largest number for any immigrant group. Indians make up less than 1 percent of the U.S. population.
In addition, 40 percent of Indians in the United States have a master's degree, a doctorate or another professional degree, the highest of any ethnic group and five times the national average.
Gupta, the former chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce, had a powerful sphere of influence. It included former President Bill Clinton and Microsoft founder Bill Gates. In November, he was photographed shaking hands with Korean President Lee Myung-bak at the Group of 20 economic summit.
Now, though, many of Gupta's friends and close associates may be distancing themselves. The Associated Press contacted 10 board members and trustees at the America India Foundation, which Gupta helped found and does philanthropy work in India.
Only one trustee got back. Navneet Chugh, founder of California corporate law firm The Chugh Firm, said Gupta had gone out of his way to help social and charitable organizations and that he was disappointed about the charges. Others didn't return messages from the AP.
The SEC says the inside information from Gupta helped make $18 million for Rajaratnam's fund at the depths of the financial crisis in 2008. Gupta's attorney, Gary Naftalis, has called the allegations "totally baseless."
Regulators say the information included tipping Rajaratnam in September 2008 that Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway was going to invest $5 billion in Goldman. Rajaratnam bought Goldman stock and sold it the next day at a $1 million profit.
Gupta could be fined and barred from serving as an officer in a public company. He remains on the board at the parent company of American Airlines and at Harman International Industries Inc., a consumer electronics company.
Since Gupta, many other Indian-born executives have reached the top, including Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit, Pepsico CEO Indra Nooyi and Motorola's Sanjay Jha. However, Gupta's list of accomplishments was long and his reach much wider.
Orphaned at 18, Gupta joined the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology and was admitted to Harvard Business School in 1971. He has served on advisory boards of the top business schools, including Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. Today he is chairman of New Silk Route Partners, a $1.4 billion private equity fund.
A new generation of Indians was particularly inspired by his role as a mentor and his philanthropic ventures. Gupta helped raise money for Pratham, a nonprofit that provides primary education for children in India, and is an adviser to Avahan, the India AIDS initiative of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He was also chair of The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria.
Tushar Aggarwal, a final-year master's student at Wharton, worked at Goldman in 2003 and remembers Gupta's as willing to advise and talk philanthropy with an informal group of Indian-Americans at the investment bank.
"He focused on giving back to the community, and I look at him as someone who raised the bar for many of us pursuing an MBA," says Aggarwal, who plans on going back to his native India after he graduates from business school this year.
Aggarwal is also chair this year of the Wharton India Economic Forum, an annual conference that brings top Indian business leaders to talk about opportunities and challenges in India. Gupta has been a keynote speaker at the event. Aggarwal says he and the network of students and professionals who knew Gupta are devastated at the charges.
"The broader community is shocked and sad," says Aggarwal. "He didn't need money or access, or prestige or any favors. He was already at the pinnacle."
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Caroni 1996 Velier 22 Year Old Full Proof Heavy / John 'D' Eversley
Winning Bid: £681.00
trinidad molasses
The Caroni distillery is said to have been established in 1918, however there are several historical references that suggest distilling was happening there earlier in the 20th century. It became part of the Tate & Lyle firm in 1936, who used it as a base for expanding their eventually considerable sugar operations in Trinidad. Caroni was a key ingredient of the British Navy rations, where its famous high-ester 'Heavy' rums helped to make up the signature flavour. Sadly, with the decline of the Trinidadian sugar industry, Tate & Lyle sold a 51% controlling stake to the government in 1970, before it became fully nationalised in 1975. Despite being self-sufficient in molasses, the newly established Caroni (1975) Ltd continued to lose money for the next 25 years until the government tried to minimise its ownership, selling off 49% of its share, just enough to retain control. Angostura were the preferred bidders, but a dispute over the value of Caroni’s warehoused stock scuppered the deal, and Caroni was closed for good in 2003.
As it transpired, Angostura still acquired the majority of the circa 18,000 warehoused Caroni barrels, but perhaps the most important share went to Italian distributors, Velier. In 2004, their inimitable CEO, Luca Gargano, travelled to Trinidad for a photo shoot and happened upon the boarded-up distillery, brokering a deal for some of its stock in 2005. He released eight Caroni bottlings that year, alongside his first cask strength collaborations with Demerara Distillers Ltd, which includes the hugely important Skeldon bottlings. This was a landmark year that not only changed the landscape of rum but was the genesis for the legendary status that Caroni rum now holds amongst collectors and connoisseurs alike.
This is part of the first releases in the Caroni Employees series from Velier, and honours John 'D' Eversley, who worked there from 1981 until its closure in 2003. One of 1192 bottles produced from a stock of barrels selected by Luca Gargano and Olivier Sears in 2018.
Chairman's Reserve 2005 Single Cask 14 Year Old
Lot: 002891 Winning Bid: £99.00
Antigua 2012 Velier Catch of the Day Heavy
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Running PolesRunning PolesRunning Poles
About T Statman
T gets to fill her passion for all things public speaking on the Running Poles and the Sports Burrito Podcast. Pre-COVID 19, she was an aspiring board operator working at Cumulus Radio for Wildcats 1290. To make ends meet she was also a substitute teacher being terrorized by middle schoolers all across Arizona.
In 2020, T was crowned Miss Tucson Del Sol with her social impact of Skin Cancer Prevention: Educate, Facilitate, and Legislate.
T is a graduate of the University of Arizona with a B.A. in Political Science. During her softball career at Arizona, she had 10 career homers and 100 hits. She was Arizona’s first Academic All-American (2019) since 2010 and was a two-time first-team Pac-12 All-Academic honoree. Currently, she is a member of the Israeli National Softball Team.
Along with softball, other activities include west coast swing dance. She is now pursing a career in talk radio with previous experience in live tv sports production and article writing. In college, T had her own radio show "T-Time" on KAMP Radio which ran for eight seasons, one hour per week.
You can see more on T on her website: www.theonlyrealt.com
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ARZENU is the umbrella organisation of Reform and Progressive Religious Zionists.Founded in 1980 as an “ideological grouping” or Brit Olamit within the World Zionist Organisation, Arzenu has constituent groups in ten countries and represents the interests of these groups and of Reform and Progressive Judaism worldwide in the governing bodies of World Zionist Organisation and in the Jewish Agency for Israel.
Arzenu works to stimulate Zionist interest and activities in Progressive communities throughout the world. In countries where there are Arzenu constituents, we work to further the interests of Progressive Judaism within local Zionist Federations.
Arzenu works together with all ideological groupings to promote Zionist activity in local Jewish communities and especially Zionist youth activity. Netzer Olami, the International Progressive Zionist Youth movement is also affiliated with Arzenu.
Arzenu is dedicated to working for Jewish pluralism in Israel and the promotion of full civil, human and religious rights for all its inhabitants.
In an interview in the Jerusalem Post towards the end of 2007, the chairman of the WZO and of the Jewish Agency, Ze’ev Bielski, called on the State of Israel to embrace the Reform and Conservative streams of Judaism. He emphasised that this is essential not only to increase aliyah, but also for the unity of the Jewish people.
The objectives of Arzenu are:
To encourage Zionist commitment among Reform/Progressive Jews throughout the world and their adherence to the Jerusalem Program.
To represent the interest of Reform/Progressive Jewish Zionists at the World Zionist Organisation and its associated bodies.
To encourage aliyah as a Reform/Progressive Jewish option and assist those Reform/Progressive Jews, who as individuals or as groups, are committed to aliyah.
To foster the development of Reform/Progressive Judaism in Israel.
To work for authentic Jewish pluralism in Israel through elimination of all legislation and other measures which violate the principles of equal rights for all religious streams as embodied in Israel’s Declaration of Independence.
To contribute to the welfare of the State of Israel in all its aspects.
To develop and support the work of national Reform/Progressive Jewish Zionist organisations throughout the world.
Arzenu has two members of the Zionist Executive and is represented on committees and on the Board of Governors of the Jewish Agency by eight representatives from around the world.
Arzenu’s purpose is to strengthen Jewish commitment to Israel.
But to get people to feel committed, they need to take a stand and to debate. Arzenu offers them the opportunity to collate evidence, analyse data and evaluate positions.
Passionate debate goes hand in hand with deep commitment. But debate requires in-depth knowledge and understanding of Israel.
Arzenu evenings introduce various aspects of Israeli culture and society. A modern film, supplied by the Israeli Embassy, is followed by a round table discussion on current events.
We are deeply aware we don’t live in Israel, don’t serve in the army, don’t pay taxes and don’t live with the consequences of political decisions. Yet the events and decisions taken in Israel impinge directly on our lives here.
We are one people held together by a common history and destiny. Arzenu hopes to push for constructive change within the Jewish world while defending the Jewish state from its critics.
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The Endangered Gray Wolf in Wyoming: Managing Wolf Populations after Endangered Species Act Delisting Open Access
For over sixty years the distinct howl of the gray wolf has been absent from the Northern Rocky Mountains. The U.S. government successfully exterminated the species from all but Minnesota by the 1930s. With the passage of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 the gray wolf was protected by law. A recovery plan was developed throughout the 1980s and implemented beginning in 1995. Since then, populations of gray wolves in three designated recovery areas consisting of Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming have increased annually. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is considering delisting the gray wolf from the endangered list and has begun to devolve management to state governments. Idaho and Montana's recovery plans were approved by USFWS, but Wyoming's plan was rejected. To ensure state management of wolves is achieved, Wyoming should seriously consider implementing a program similar to those of Idaho and Montana and one that will be easily approved by the USFWS. This paper proposes that Wyoming consider several different ways to manage the wolf population, including: developing a new wolf recovery plan using a a diverse group of stakeholders; continuing to keep wolves protected under state protection; developing a comprehensive education program to inform citizens about gray wolves; continuing to utilize the Defenders of Wildlife compensation program to repay ranchers for livestock depredation losses; and leaving the definition of a breeding pair as an adult male and female raising two or more pups until December 31 of the respective year.
Jones, Bryant
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Home » Managing Mental Health at Work – PTSD
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Managing Mental Health at Work – PTSD
Written by Robert Gibson
Please note the following article covers the topic of suicide and in particular events on the rail network.
Setting off on a positive note with this article it is worth referencing the increased awareness and consideration of mental health issues in the workplace and response by the business community. A number of dedicated campaigns are making a difference not least the effective collaboration between commercial and charitable organisations such as the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) and London North Eastern Railway (LNER), more of this partnership below.
Unfortunately, with one in four of us likely to be impacted by some form of mental health problem in any one year the scale of the challenge remains huge.
In many cases, businesses are able to effect positive change by educating managers and staff so they are more aware of the signs and signals that may require a compassionate and empathetic rather than “man up” response. In some ways this internally driven education programme is the easy part, for many organisations, the challenges lie not only in supporting their workforce but being aware of and dealing with mental health issues of those impacting the day to day operations.
The term Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is most commonly associated with servicemen who’ve seen active duty, but it can also occur domestically when emergency services deal with incidents such as that of the tragic events of Manchester Arena, Tower bridge or severe injury or death as a result of fire or road traffic collisions.
PTSD is identified as a severe anxiety disorder which manifests after an event or series of events, which results in psychological trauma. An imminent threat of death to the individual or others nearby may result in debilitating symptoms.
Symptoms of PTSD can include replaying the original traumatic event through flashbacks or nightmares, avoidance of any potential triggers linked to the trauma and generally hypersensitivity around certain noises or visual stimuli.
Left untreated a sufferer may be more likely to be involved in a workplace accident, take long periods off work sick and potentially erratic, irrational sometimes aggressive behaviour that may result in dismissal. This could lead to a significant legal battle for the employer if the correct steps and support have not been offered.
One example of an employer that has identified the risks and need to support staff is the rail operator London North Eastern Railway (LNER) who cover 936 miles of track and carry passengers from London to Inverness and back each day of the week. The business employs 3250 staff in offices, depots, stations, onboard and at the headquarters in York.
This extensive and very busy network is, however, seeing a rather worrying trend which results in a tragic loss of life and major distress for the family and friends of the deceased but also those involved in the incidents. “Incident” is hardly a suitable word, what we’re referring to here is suicide and it’s on the increase.
In 2017-18 there were an estimated 292 suicides on the rail network across the UK which includes 43 on the London underground. This is an increase on the prior year and the trend is upward.
Mike Ross, Customer Relations Manager at LNER explained, “With Suicide being the single biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK and 75% of all suicides being male, through our partnership with CALM we want to actively encourage those who may be going through a difficult time to seek support.” CALM stands for the Campaign Against Living Miserably and was first launched as a pilot by the Dept of Health in Manchester in 1997, rolled out to Merseyside and Cumbria in 2000, later Luton and Bedfordshire becoming a national charity in 2006.
The statistics relating to rail network suicides are quite shocking. In 2017-18 there were an estimated 292 suicides on the rail network across the UK which includes 43 on the London underground. This is an increase on the prior year and the trend is upward. https://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/39103/rail-safety-statistics-2017-18.pdf
A disturbing development in addition to the rise in incidents is the location chosen. Historically such tragic events would occur on rural, remote stretches of the rail network but increasingly that is being swapped for occurrences close to mainline station platforms.
What many passengers fail to appreciate when taking to social media to complain about their chosen rail service delays is the far-reaching impact of suicide and the consequential effect with families, witnessing passengers and rail staff. From the driver who can often do little more than sound a warning horn to the crew who may also witness the death such events can be hard to recover from. But it doesn’t stop there, Mike Ross as the Customer Relations Manager at LNER has the unenviable task of talking to the recently bereaved families whilst also simultaneously dealing with the flack and subsequent knock-on effect for delays to subsequent trains on that route.
LNER take proactive steps with their staff and offer specialised counselling for those affected. Mike continued, “It can be difficult to determine the real impact of such events on for example an experienced driver, they may on the face of it seem unaffected but over time you may find behaviour and personality changes which can be clear markers for an underlying issue.” Men in particular, find it hard to address their problems or talk openly about their mental health. They believe that they will be branded as weak, going “cuckoo” or just not fit for the job and they do their best to “muddle’ through without calling on the help freely available.
What can employers do?
The culture of the organisation needs to be one of openness and honesty enabling staff to freely report any problem without fear of repercussion. This culture must start from the very top and Directors lead by example.
Often a sufferer of PTSD will feel isolated and very worried about the extent of their untypical feelings. This reaction is entirely normal and can affect anyone. Whilst managers and supervisors may want to try and help, talking about the problem may offer some support but in truth, a sufferer of PTSD will require specialist support and counselling.
If your organisation is one that is likely to encounter such tragedies it is advisable to train managers and supervisors on the signs and how best to communicate in such circumstances as a colleague displaying behaviours or symptoms matching that of PTSD.
If the member of staff has visited a GP, they may have been prescribed medication to improve mood via anti-depressants. Current thinking on the effective treatment of PTSD moves away from drugs however as GPs are often not specialists in trauma it is worth suggesting one to one counselling with a trained trauma therapy expert.
If you manage a staff member who has experienced a potentially traumatic event of which you are aware, and their behaviour seems to have changed, it could be a sign that they need help. When an employee does not seem to be returning to their normal attitude and behaviour after a few weeks following an incident, it is a good idea to open a dialogue about how he or she would like to be helped to recover. Be sure to notify a member of your team who can organise the most appropriate support at the earliest juncture.
If you have had direct experience of the impact of suicide or simply want to learn more about the work taken to support those vulnerable and at-risk you can contact CALM or also review the support to business via MIND.
Written by Robert Gibson, Senior Partner - Employment
Robert is a Senior Partner at Samuel Phillips and specialises in employment and business matters. He advises in relation to employment and shareholder disputes, including pensions and related issues.
Email Robert Gibson
Interview with Jennifer Goldstein
As part of mediation week, we have put questions to our very own resident Family Mediator, Jennifer Goldstein. We are keen to find out more about family mediation and how it used to help separating couples. Jennifer is a Senior Partner at Samuel Phillips Law, specialising in Divorce and Family Law. She has been an accredited Family Mediator since 2015.
Working during school closures
On Monday 4 January 2021, the Prime Minister announced that schools and colleges are to be closed to most pupils until at least half term in February. This last-minute change has, understandably, worried parents and employers.
Taking place between 18 – 22 January 2021 is Family Mediation Week. The aim is to raise awareness of mediation and how it can help separating families reach an amicable agreement about family-based issues. Many couples going through a separation or a divorce do not know that mediation is an option for them.
Brexit Deal & Employment Law – The Key Points
The UK has struck a deal with the EU which at its heart sought to secure a tariff and quota-free trade deal. To achieve this agreement, after a tortuous four years of posturing, compromises have naturally been made.
Home Working, Home Schooling & Child Welfare Guide
In a slight departure from the usual legal and HR focussed articles we thought, in light of the latest lockdown and its implications for working parents we provide a piece that may support your staff in such a position. Please feel free to share this with your employees if you think it may offer some insight and support at this very difficult time.
Jaguar Land Rover Required to find Reverse Gear
Jaguar Land Rover assembly line worker Vic Rumbold had suffered many years of ill health, so bad was his sickness record that each year of his 20-year career at JLR his sickness days exceeded at least 10. His employer estimated the days missed which equated to a massive 808 shifts had cost the business was in excess of £95k.
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Book Review of the Novel Becoming Insane by Leyla Cardena
Becoming Insane is a thriller by Swiss author, Leyla Cardena. It is about two men, bonded since childhood by their imaginations and creativity, grappling with the reality that their artistic endeavors have not been fruitful. I love the concept of turning the inner turmoil of unfulfilled dreams into a surreal nightmare, but I wanted to see more of the everyday manifestations of that turmoil. Other than a few panic attacks, there wasn’t a lot to show us Jack’s anxiety. The synopsis of the book on Amazon says that Jack has “spiraling OCD”, but I never got the impression that Jack had OCD at all (and I say that as someone who’s been diagnosed with OCD). I felt that John’s depression could have been more aptly portrayed as well. As it was, I found it hard to accept that their level of distress was enough to lead to the places it did.
One thing that struck me were the main characters’ names: John Crane and Jack Vain. The name Jack is often used as a nickname for John, and the two surnames, Crane and Vain, rhyme. At first, I thought this was an unfortunate oversight on the author’s part, to have two characters with nearly the same first name, and last names that rhyme. As the story unfolded, however, I decided this may be intentional, to give the feeling that the two men were almost like one – feeding each other’s psychosis with their shared imaginations.
Overall, it’s a great story. It’s imaginative and the themes of mental illness and creativity are interesting, especially in how they relate to one another. But there are a lot of typos and awkward sentences within the text. Knowing that English is not the author’s native language makes me much more forgiving of occasional mistakes (ie: “they were things in it” where it should be “there were things in it”; and places where an “s” was left off a word that needed to be plural; etc.), and an awkward sentence here and there (ie: “Noticing that Dr. Ashley was now more interested in devouring her sandwich to the doctor and drinking beer.”), but there are a lot of them. There are also some inconsistencies (for example, on page seventy-three it says that John “remained paralyzed”, and then in the next line it says that he “quickly put his arm out”). There are places where the wrong word is used (in describing seeing something scary, she writes it “made his blood boil”, which means it made him angry, rather than scared). Again, some of this is to be expected with any author writing in a second (or third) language, and the story itself is as good as some Dean Koontz or Stephen King stories I’ve read.
The character of the psychiatrist was a bit hard for me to figure out. For instance, she said that she was fifty-years-old, “too old for a house and housework.” As a woman of fifty myself, who in no way thinks fifty is too old for a house or housework, I wasn’t sure if this was meant as a way to make the character seem absurd in her opinions, or if the author herself thinks fifty is too old to take care of a house. This uncertainty is somewhat puzzling. Are we to believe the doctor’s analysis or is her theory completely wrong? Is the title Becoming Insane misleading us? Or have they indeed become insane? By the end of the book I still wasn’t entirely sure, though I realize that may be the author’s goal – to leave us guessing.
The book’s cover is puzzling as well. It’s beautiful and professional, but I can’t help but be confused that it’s a picture of a woman when the two main characters are men. It looks like the author herself, which is a bit odd for a thriller (although if I looked like that I’d want my picture on the cover of my book, too).
All in all, I think Cardena is a talented storyteller with a rich imagination and much potential, however, her writing does suffer from a lack of solid editing and proofreading, and the reader’s enjoyment of her story will depend on how bothered they are by that.
Leyla Cardena is also the author of the French novel “Karmicalement Vôtre”. Becoming Insane is available at Amazon in ebook and paperback.
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How long does it take to compose the soundtrack for a TV drama?
One of the questions I get asked the most is how long does it take to compose the music for a show? The answer depends on a number of factors.
For a new series or ‘one off’ drama I like to come ‘on board’ the production while the show is in the rough edit stage. This enables me to compose various music sketches and send them over to the editor and director to try out in the rough assembly. It is a chance to really experiment with different musical directions and to then get feedback from the director and editor on what is working musically in the cut. There is also less time pressure at this stage as the focus is on the cut and not on the music. Submitting music ideas also gives the executive producers a chance to hear and comment on the music.
This is a theme I composed for the BBC film Magnificent 7. Director Kenny Glenaan loved the feel and tone of the theme and it was used in many variations in the film as the main family theme. The theme was originally mocked up with sampled marimba – I recorded it with real marimba for the final mix that you hear here.
By working like this it also gives me a chance to compose music that is completely inspired from either the film or the script: to give the show a very original and individual score and the chance to compose full pieces without worrying about hitting moments in the scene and having to work too closely the cut. These themes can then be placed and auditioned in the film in by the editor. The rough assembly stage for a show can last 3 to 4 weeks.
Once a show is in the fine cut (2-4 weeks), then I like to have a good idea of the direction musically that the score should be taking. This could be: the instrumentation, textural, thematic, are scenes music led, musicians, tone, pace. There are many factors to be considered and at this point I like to work closely with the director. It is one of the most enjoyable parts of the process for me, and it is the time when the real creative juices kick in. I like to still work on new themes but maybe by now I am structuring these themes closer to certain scenes and cuts. Often a director will ask me to try music for a particular scene that they are struggling with, and I get the line “Sheridan, can you help us with this scene?”
Once the cut has been finalized then the ‘picture lock’ is officially handed over to me to score. I usually get about 2 to 3 weeks for this stage for an hour long show. In a 60 minute show there can be anything from 15 to 35 minutes of music, sometimes even more. In these 2 to 3 weeks I have to: complete composing all the cues, book and record the score with musicians, have the cues mixed, get approval for the soundtrack, work on any changes required by the production, remix cues, and finally deliver music and stems to the dubbing theatre. It is still very normal to get additional requests for changes to the music while the film is in the final mix.
Here is a theme from the multi-episodic ‘DCI Banks’ that needed quite a bit of finessing and reworking – it was used in the opening of Series 4 for a ‘music led’ opening sequence.
For a multi-episodic series the timeline above is hugely reduced (with the exception of episode 1). With the exception of episode one, I am given picture locks of each episode as they are completed in the edit. So I may get a new episode every 3 weeks, and in those 3 weeks I have to complete and deliver the finished soundtrack. A 10-part series could take me 30 weeks to score, plus any additional time for initial music sketches. Sometimes the music delivery deadlines are closer together so I will have less time for the series.
Every project is different and these timelines are based on shows that I have worked on for the BBC and ITV. Sometimes the composer is brought in very late to the production and there is a lot less time for scoring. Composing for multi-episodic television requires a very organised and efficient working method and I love the process.
The Day I Could Not Hear My Music
Composing A Christmas Carol
Bibi La Puree at The National Portrait Gallery in London
Composing for Magnificent 7 Starring Helena Bonham Carter
In an unexpected year, releasing the new IN-IS album “2068” was a big high. Daydream feat. @ailbhereddy by IN-IS… https://t.co/dzev7OTp5N
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Coherent Lightwave Amplification and Stimulated Brillouin Scattering in an Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier
Kaoru Shimizu, Tsuneo Horiguchi, Yahei Koyamada
Department of Information and Communications Engineering
The stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) of coherent light pulses launched into an erbium-doped fiber (EDF) is reported. In a 50 m EDF, the SBS peak power reaches about 40 dBm for input powers higher than the threshold power of about 6 dBm. SBS and its amplification in an erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) result in the deformation of forward-ampli-.
IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Published - 1992 Jun
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Shimizu, K., Horiguchi, T., & Koyamada, Y. (1992). Coherent Lightwave Amplification and Stimulated Brillouin Scattering in an Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 4(6), 564-567. https://doi.org/10.1109/68.141969
Coherent Lightwave Amplification and Stimulated Brillouin Scattering in an Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier. / Shimizu, Kaoru; Horiguchi, Tsuneo; Koyamada, Yahei.
In: IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Vol. 4, No. 6, 06.1992, p. 564-567.
Shimizu, K, Horiguchi, T & Koyamada, Y 1992, 'Coherent Lightwave Amplification and Stimulated Brillouin Scattering in an Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier', IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 4, no. 6, pp. 564-567. https://doi.org/10.1109/68.141969
Shimizu K, Horiguchi T, Koyamada Y. Coherent Lightwave Amplification and Stimulated Brillouin Scattering in an Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 1992 Jun;4(6):564-567. https://doi.org/10.1109/68.141969
Shimizu, Kaoru ; Horiguchi, Tsuneo ; Koyamada, Yahei. / Coherent Lightwave Amplification and Stimulated Brillouin Scattering in an Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifier. In: IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 1992 ; Vol. 4, No. 6. pp. 564-567.
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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Season 1 Episode 3 : The Asset
When the brilliant scientist, Dr. Franklin Hall, is kidnapped, Agent Coulson and his S.H.I.E.L.D. agents must race against the clock to locate him. Skye is their only way in – pushing the team to their limits when the entire plan turns upside-down.
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1 :Episode 1 Pilot Pilot
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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1 :Episode 3 The Asset The Asset
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1 :Episode 4 Eye Spy Eye Spy
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1 :Episode 5 Girl in the Flower Dress Girl in the Flower Dress
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1 :Episode 6 F.Z.Z.T. F.Z.Z.T.
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1 :Episode 7 The Hub The Hub
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1 :Episode 8 The Well The Well
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1 :Episode 9 Repairs Repairs
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1 :Episode 10 The Bridge The Bridge
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1 :Episode 11 The Magical Place The Magical Place
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1 :Episode 12 Seeds Seeds
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1 :Episode 13 T.R.A.C.K.S. T.R.A.C.K.S.
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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1 :Episode 15 Yes Men Yes Men
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1 :Episode 16 End of the Beginning End of the Beginning
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1 :Episode 17 Turn, Turn, Turn Turn, Turn, Turn
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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1 :Episode 19 The Only Light in the Darkness The Only Light in the Darkness
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Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 1 :Episode 21 Ragtag Ragtag
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What Would Dolly Do? How to Be a Diamond in a Rhinestone World
What Would Dolly Do?: How to Be a Diamond in a Rhinestone World
Contributor(s): Marino, Lauren (Author)
ISBN: 1538713004 EAN: 9781538713006
Pub Date: April 24, 2018
A spirited homage to Dolly Parton that captures the unique humor, no-nonsense wisdom, flash, and sass of one of America's most iconic stars.
One of twelve children raised in a shack in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Dolly Parton grew to become an international superstar famous for classic songs such as "Jolene," "9 to 5," "The Coat of Many Colors," and "I Will Always Love You." She is a reflection of the American dream, a role model for the ages, and a mentor to a whole new generation of entertainers. There is much to be learned from her unique brand, her big heart and spirituality, her grit and work ethic.
This lively, illustrated book--part biography, part inspiration, part words of wisdom and life lessons--highlights the very best of the "Dolly Mama," from her quotable Dollyisms, unrelenting positivity, and powerful spirituality, to her belief in the human ability to overcome adversity. Drawing on Dolly's two autobiographies, cookbooks and songs; as well as artifacts; books by her family members; biographies; and decades worth of television, print interviews and performances, What Would Dolly Do? shows you how to tap into your Inner Dolly with confidence, faith, and humor.
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Archive | June, 2016
The Murder of Jo Cox and the disgraceful culpability of David Cameron and the gutter press in creating an enabling political context.
Let’s be clear: the murderer of Jo Cox was the man who shot and stabbed her. But the murder occurred in a context in which verbal and written incivility among certain politicians, parties and media outlets has become main-streamed. British Prime Minister David Cameron has repeatedly accused the leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, of being a “terrorist symapthiser”. On one memorable occasion in the House of Commons, Cameron was given repeated opportunities to apologise for his comments. He refused – because he is a Prime Minister who regards his job as the equivalent of a sixth form debate – a debate with no consequences. Cameron has form on this: he reveled in accusing Labour’s London mayoral candidate of sharing a platform with an Islamic State supporter, and spent one Prime Minister’s Questions concentrating on the alleged anti-Semitism of the Labour Party.
These were thoroughly disgraceful displays. And entirely cynical. Cameron does not truly believe that Corbyn is a terrorist sympathiser. Indeed, if he did, he would be duty bound to inform the police. Instead, for Cameron it was all part of the theatre of politics – an opportunity to score a few cheap points. Over decades, British politicians – from all of the main parties – have engaged in personal attacks – denigrating the character of individuals whose politics they disagree with. Establishment figures regularly laugh off these debates by describing them as ‘the rough and tumble of politics’. They are no such thing. Attacking the character of people you disagree with is … the phrase ‘character assassination’ comes to mind.
The gutter press is front and centre of the coarsening of British political debate. Britain’s gutter press is licenced to occupy the gutter – a position confirmed by the shelving of the Leveson Report that looked at how Rupert Murdoch’s Sun newspaper had bugged the phone of the mother of a murdered child. For many years, the British press has been lampooning politicians it does not like – figures on the political left (including Jeremy Corbyn, Gerry Adams, Ken Livingstone) have been the most regular targets. These media character assassination are often deeply gendered: Clare Short, Margaret Beckett, Nicola Sturgeon, Kate Hoey, Cherie Blair and many others have suffered attacks that simply would not be launched on men.
While the political Establishment and gutter press are engaged in the theatrical mourning of Jo Cox, they are absolving themselves of the blame of creating the context in which citizens think it is OK to murder, intimidate and abuse politicians. It is doubtless comforting (and expedient) for many politicians and journalists to see this murder as a one-off – the act of a ‘mad’ ‘loner’. But all violence occurs in a political context. This context has been created by the gutter press and politicians like David Cameron.
Many politicians are not particularly likeable. Many hold views that are abhorrent. But they deserve the same workplace protections as everyone else. Moreover, we – as citizens – deserve political debates that are honest and serious. I have been struck by the number of times that Jeremy Corbyn has called for debates to be ‘civil’, ‘dignified’ and ‘comradely’. It is a pity that many of his fellow politicians aren’t big enough to take a leaf out of that book.
David Cameron and his ilk do not bear direct responsibility for this murder, but the chain of implication includes a political context that Cameron encourages. Shame.
The myth of the neoliberal university
We have heard a lot about the neoliberal university of late, especially in the UK where universities are increasingly pressured to compete with one another for students, to attract funding, and to ‘productize’ their outputs. Yet, the more I experience life in UK universities the more I wonder if they are truly neoliberal. They are so incredibly bureaucratic and stuffed with a fast-growing layer of managers that they cannot be considered truly neoliberal.
Certainly universities give the impression of being market-orientated. Indeed, quite a few vice chancellors and other senior ‘managers’ seem convinced that the only strategy is one of growth of all things at all times: student numbers, income … and debt. It was reported this week that University College London is £1.2bn in debt in the midst of a growth strategy. £1.2bn! Such a figure would be fine if we were talking about a private corporation, but we are talking about a complex public sector organisation whose main role (one would think) is the education of students and advances in research. In most universities it goes without saying that vice chancellors and their ‘senior management team’ are academics by training and usually have minimal business experience. Yet, somehow, a good portion of vice chancellors have convinced themselves that they are equipped with the skills to launch bonds and take out incredibly complex long-term loans. This isn’t neoliberalism, or indeed good old-fashioned business, it is maxing out credit card.
One of the striking features of UK universities in recent years has been the growth of managers: teaching and learning managers, business managers, impact managers. I was at meeting on teaching recently in which I counted seven people with the term ‘manager’ in their job title. Needless to say none of them had ever helped me deliver a lecture, put together a reading list, or help a student with a problem. The number of managers in UK universities is about to grow again as the government rolls out its ‘Teaching Excellence Framework’ – yet another administrative behemoth camouflaged by the language of new public management.
The sheer number of managers and other bureaucrats means that UK universities cannot be considered truly neoliberal. If neoliberalism is about being market-orientated, lowering costs, and transfering public sector functions to the private sector then the maintenance of superfluous bureaucracy does not fit the term neoliberalism.
Categories Teaching pedagogy, Uncategorized
Why I am still abstaining from the EU referendum
THIS IS A RE-POSTING OF A BLOG FROM 4 MARCH 2016. IT SEEMS MORE RELEVANT NOW. I HAVE NOT CHANGED MY MIND, EVEN THOUGH THE OPINION POLLS ARE CLOSER THAN WHEN I WROTE THIS. THE REFERENDUM IS STILL A HUGE AND UNNECESSARY DISTRACTION FROM POVERTY, INEQUALITY, AND THE DISMANTLING OF STATE RESPONSIBILITY FOR EDUCATION, HEALTH AND WELFARE. I AM SIMPLY NOT GOING TO PLAY THE GAME THAT POLITICAL ELITES WANT ME TO PLAY. THE SENSIBLE CHOICE IS TO IGNORE THIS RICH, WHITE, MALE ELITE.
On most days, the main news story in the UK involves a rich middle-aged white man saying that the sky will fall on our heads if we leave OR remain in the European Union. The outcome is always catastrophic. It is never a case of ‘If you leave/remain in the EU there will be mild consequences’.
What is driving me to abstain from this whole referendum campaign is that the staging of this argument suits those in power. It suits them to divert our attention onto the EU issue while they continue with an anti-people agenda of privatising the National Health Service, taking benefits from the poorest in society, de-regulating the City of London, and dismantling universities. Every second of airtime given to this issue is a second that does not scrutinise a government of millionaires presiding over increasing homelessness, less care for the mentally ill, fewer police officers on the streets, and shoddy treatment of doctors.
So I am not playing the game. And this is a game. The issue of whether the UK remains in the EU is essentially an internal Conservative Party issue that the Prime Minister has decided to turn into a campaigning issue. It is an issue of choice. It is an unnecessary indulgence for a man who will leave office in three years and resume being what he is: a multi-millionaire elitist. It was entirely his choice to turn this into a major political issue. And to give him and his coterie attention on this issue is to play into his hands. Obviously, the media are playing into his hands. They love this issue. It is a simple binary choice. It pits supposed allies against each other. It touches on weather-vane issues beloved by the right-wing gutter press such as immigration, welfare, and ‘foreigners’.
If I were to vote (and I will not) I would vote to remain in the EU. My confidence in the European project was severely shaken by the patently undemocratic treatment meted out to Cyprus, Greece, Ireland and Portugal by the European Commission and the European Central Bank (but really by the German government). This foisting of bankers’ debt on populations was a crime against decency and democracy. This issue aside, the European project has generally been a good thing. The central message – that cooperation between states is better than unilateralism and nationalism – is an important one. After all, nationalism cost tens of millions of European (and other) lives in the twentieth century. The EU has been an important tool in blunting that on continental Europe.
What we are seeing with this UK referendum campaign is essentially theatre. The UK will vote to remain in the EU. If there is any doubt about this, take a look at what happened during the referendum on Scottish independence. The extent to which the people of Scotland were bludgeoned on a daily basis by London-based corporations, media and political parties was something that had to be seen to be believed. The corporations, media and political parties united to form a massive steamroller that bullied and threatened people about the ‘benefits’ of remaining in the UK. Cynically, the remaining in the UK campaign called itself ‘Project Fear’ – it was predicated on the notion that it would win if it scared people about tax, cost of living, pensions, and security. And it worked. Prime Minister Cameron and his rich white boy allies know this. Project Fear II will prevail and the UK will remain in the EU. And safe in that knowledge, I am going to concentrate on issues that matter – not on a sham referendum campaign.
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dragon romances
The Rogue King by Abigail Owen
This is the kind of book that will immediately make you crave the sequel as soon as you reach the last page.
Kasia Amon is a master at hiding. Who—and what—she is makes her a mark for the entire supernatural world. Especially dragon shifters. To them, she’s treasure to be taken and claimed. A golden ticket to their highest throne. But she can’t stop bursting into flames, and there’s a sexy dragon shifter in town hunting for her…
As a rogue dragon, Brand Astarot has spent his life in the dark, shunned by his own kind, concealing his true identity. Only his dangerous reputation ensures his survival. Delivering a phoenix to the feared Blood King will bring him one step closer to the revenge he’s waited centuries to take. No way is he letting the feisty beauty get away.
But when Kasia sparks a white-hot need in him that’s impossible to ignore, Brand begins to form a new plan: claim her for himself…and take back his birthright.
I’ve been a huge fan of the Fire’s Edge series by Ms. Abigail Owen, and I’ve been craving more information about the dragon clan drama we’ve only heard hints of so far. When The Rogue King, which is the first book in the companion Inferno Rising series, landed in my lap I was positively tinkled pink. I’m happy to say this alternating series doesn’t disappoint, and has finally provided insight into the issues which have been playing on the edge of this dragon world up until now. What I love about any Abigail Owen book, and which certainly holds true in this premiere novel, is that there are so many layers at work to the plot beyond mere romance.
You have Brand fighting to belong to a clan once again after going rogue hundreds of years before. His desire to earn the trust of his fellow dragons has the slightest hint of both desperation and exasperation to it, as he constantly struggles to become fully incorporated into this family/brotherhood. Then there’s the element of family legacy for both Kasia and Brand. She saw her mother die in front of her, and is now the phoenix of legend who can bring unbridled power to whichever dragon she eventually chooses to mate. Brand too witnessed the slaughter of his entire family, and now seeks to earn back his rightful place as king of the Gold Clan. There are battles for power and immortality, friendship, trust, loyalty, and on top of all that you have Brand and Kasia discovering their love for each other. That’s a full package right there!
Even the developing romance between Brand and Kasia is a complicated one that contains multiple layers which go deeper than simple infatuation. He has been ordered to bring her back to mate his king, but his king isn’t merely his ruler. This is his one true friend in the world who took him in when no one else would. In the beginning Kasia was his mission, pure and simple. Yet the more time he spends protecting her, and getting close to her, the more Brand can’t deny his feelings for her are growing. However, to act on them would be the ultimate betrayal to the one man he’s considered a brother. The one man who might be able to aide him in his desire for revenge against his family’s killer. Can he really put all of that in jeopardy for a woman?
As for Kasia, she’s been taught from an early age to run from dragons. Her existence as a phoenix will bring ultimate power and luck to the clan of her future dragon mate. In spite of this power, she’s never wanted to be a pawn in the chess game these dragons have waged for centuries against each other. Kasia is a strong female who is convinced she’s no damsel in distress who needs rescuing. Imagine her annoyance when she’s confronted by this alpha rogue dragon who insists on taking care of her. However, even Kasia has to admit when she’s in need of help, and she quickly realizes the need to place all her blind faith and trust in Brand. She’s willing to meet and possibly even mate his king to endure her own survival. Her growing infatuation for Brand is undeniable, yet she understands that by giving into this desire she might be putting both of their lives at risk. You just have to wonder how long they can both hold out for.
The Species At War
Dragons, wolves, demons, hell-hounds, vampires, and witches. Oh my! A fascinating feature of this novel is seeing the extent of infighting within the dragon species. They may all be the same in theory, but a key theme is seeing dragons fighting dragons from separate clans. They’re all after power, and they’re willing to take down members of their own species in the pursuit of it. However, we also see the introduction of all these different species which are supposed to be seen as the “other” compared to dragons. Wolves, vampires, etc, who are constantly viewed as a potential enemy. Their distrust of each other is immediate. Be that as it may, in the end we see how some of these different species have to come together in order to survive against a common enemy, and their alliance turns into one of trust and friendship. It’s a rather hopeful outlook that even those who seem so different on the surface might have more in common than they originally suspected.
Series: Inferno Rising, book 1. I’ve been waiting so long for the stories of the clan kings, and it’s finally here! I can’t wait to see what comes next, and how these two series will continue to intertwine.
Final Impressions: Some fantastical aspects of the conclusion were a bit over the top for me, and we are ultimately left with some questions unanswered so that they can inevitably be resolved in a future book. This definitely helps to build the drama, but every now and again there were a few too many things going on at once. However, I loved that this also resulted in the plot constantly keeping you on your toes. It definitely was not a predictable read! You never know what’s going to happen next, what new characters we might meet, and what new alliances may be created or broken.
Smut Level: As if this dragon and phoenix weren’t putting out enough fire and flames of their own!! When Kasia and Brand come together they practically set the roof on fire!
Get it on Amazon: Click Here. $3.99 Kindle Price. Entangled: Amara. 400 Pages
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10 Must-Read Quotes From Famous Directors
By: Jennie Evenson
Filmmaking how-to articles offer us fresh ideas and new methods for creating material. Anyone looking to grow as a filmmaker needs to be constantly working on growing as an artist.
Advice abounds on the internet, but let’s do one better. Let’s look at ten pieces of must-read advice from some the best directors who have ever worked in Hollywood and see what they have to say.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) Photo courtesy: Walt Disney Films
No. 1 — “I try to push ideas away, and the ones that will not leave me alone are the ones that ultimately end up happening.” – JJ Abrams
Abrams has helmed some of the biggest box office and television hits in the last 20 years, from Alias(2001-2006) to Lost(2004-2010) and from The Force Awakens(2015) to Star Trek(2009). How does he decide what to work on next? He looks for the idea that won’t let him go.
No. 2 – “Creativity is a drug I cannot live without.” – Cecille B. DeMille
If you haven’t seen any of this film legend’s movies, do yourself a favor and check one out. His career was epic, producing and directing dozen and dozens of films. How did he do it? Turn out, he couldn’t do withoutcreativity.
No. 3 – “I would travel down to hell and wrestle a film away from the devil if it was necessary.” – Warner Herzog
Herzog might’ve been exaggerating here, but not by much. Most directors tell us filmmaking is tough, and Herzog is no exception. His remedy is determination. If you’ve got to take a trip through hell to get your movie the way you want it, then go for it.
Psycho (1960) Photo courtesy: Paramount Pictures
No. 4 — “The more successful the villain, the more successful the film.” – Alfred Hitchcock
Who can forget Norman Bates? Hitchcock made a number of fabulous movies, but this one certainly stuck with audiences. Part of the enduring popularity of the movie has to do with this extraordinary villain.
Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) Photo courtesy: Touchstone Pictures
No. 5 — “Movies are like an expensive form of therapy for me.” – Tim Burton
This quote raises a lot of questions about Tim as a person (none of which will be answered here), but no one can argue that his movies have been enormously popular with audiences. The point he’s trying to make: he puts a lot of himself into every movie—that’s his secret sauce.
Full Metal Jacket (1987) Photo courtesy: Warner Bros.
No. 6 — “I do not always know what I want, but I do know what I don’t want.” – Stanley Kubrick
Kubrick has directed some of the most thrilling—and terrifying—films in recent memory. How does he do it? It’s not always about knowing exactly what he wants, he says, but rather about knowing what he doesn’t want.
Twin Peaks (1990-1991) Photo courtesy: CBS Television
No. 7 — “I look at the world and I see absurdity all around me. People do strange things constantly, to the point that, for the most part, we manage not to see it.” – David Lynch
There have been few television shows as strange—or beloved—as Lynch’s Twin Peaks. Instead of putting audiences off, they flocked to see the unusual style of this director. How does he stay weird? He pays attention to the absurdity around him and uses it to fuel his creativity.
No. 8 –“I think people who have faults are a lot more interesting than people who are perfect.” – Spike Lee
Nobody wants to watch a flawless person triumph over small potatoes, and Spike Lee knows it. Instead he offers us layered, complex, and deeply flawed characters that draw us into the story.
No. 9 — “The only safe thing is to take a chance.” – Mike Nichols
Mike Nichols might’ve offered this advice some years ago, but it’s more relevant than ever. In a filmmaking landscape increasingly crowded across multiple platforms, the only safe thing to do is stand out. Take a chance. That’s the way to get an audience.
Us (2019) Photo courtesy: Universal Pictures
No. 10 — “That’s my advice with dealing with writer’s block: follow the fun. If you aren’t having fun, you are doing it wrong.” – Jordan Peele
Jordan Peele has offered audiences some of the most unabashedly terrifying films in recent memory. His secret? He enjoys scaring the snot out of us. That’s his advice for writers and directors—follow the fun. Write that.
Who is your favorite director, and what appeals to you about their work? Sound off in the comments!
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Jennie Evenson
Jennie Evenson is the author of "Shakespeare for Screenwriters" (Michael Wiese, 2013) and the forthcoming "Storytelling Secrets of the Masters." As a writer in LA, Evenson worked as a consultant for Netflix and developed ideas at production houses from DreamWorks to Focus Features. You can follow her on Twitter: @JM_Evenson
3 Replies to "10 Must-Read Quotes From Famous Directors"
Novotny Ingersol June 3, 2019 (7:52 am)
“It’s only the hairs on a gooseberry that keeps it from being a grape.” — Benny Hill
Amear Whittington June 3, 2019 (10:25 am)
My favorite director is David Fincher because he crafts stories that put a lens on our world that is as real as anyone wants to admit. He discovers the effects of apathy in “Se7en,” the world of consumerism and the impact of life balance in “Fight Club,” and the skeptical opinions of the media in “Gone Girl,” all which display human beings as they truly are.
Shashi Panat June 15, 2019 (2:32 pm)
These are powerful and ‘out of box’ statements by Hollywood directors. I would think that one of the reason they are successful is how they think. I sincerely thank Jennifer Evenson for putting this together. Honestly, these statements can be used as a guiding light for anyone who wants to be successful in film making. I do follow # 10 statement by Jordan Peele. Writing, because I am having fun.Thanks again Jennifer.
Shashi Panat
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"They are gonna turn off this pressure campaign with Everything they've got. You can already see it happening. Here's uh CNN's sort of bench warmer for the other anchors. John Avlon area is telling you that This is time for other Republicans need to step in here, Play five. This is a time for choosing and at this point silence is complicity. Republicans need to decide whether they will condone an outright attempt to overturn the election. This is a test that whether you believe in our country more than a cult of personality, and it shouldn't be a tough call. It's Donald Trump versus Democracy. Which side are you on? It's just that simple. That's Donald Trump versus democracy. Now, it's not that simple. Actually, it's we're legally cast ballots, the only ones The only ones that were allowed. Yeah, That's what it really comes down to. We're legally cast ballots, the only ones that were counted in this whole process. But all the media you know they're you know, they're dangling out there. Right now. Jump ship from Trump Come over to our side will give you a contributor. Ship will throw you 100 Grand to appear on TV once a week. That's what contributor ships often are these places and that's a starter, thanking me a lot more of me a million dollars a year for some people. You're on TV. When they say Get the map. Do you have them? Do your make up the whole thing? Joe Scarborough. He's also out there saying the same kind of stuff place six. Fair admitting in front. Of course, there is no fraud is a matter of law. They're admitting there's no way forward in any of these legal challenges. So now they're moving on, and they're going to try to disrupt the electric stealing something that is grossly on democratic, grossly on American and something that will stay with this Republican Party for years to come. They know it's over. And yet they won't do anything about it. Willie, we've read in the riptide long enough. It's time for America to move forward. Get out of it! Starts went back towards the shore and get on firm ground. What is on Democratic about using Due process in the court system to bring legal challenges in a dispute. How is that undemocratic? That's why we have a court system. There have been elections determined by fraud. In the past, there have been presidential elections that went to court. We all know about Bush v. Gore. So why is this undemocratic? They used these terms. As if they have no actual meeting. They just use them because they think it makes them sound fancy. Or if you argue with them, you must be on democratic. But that again You're looking to cable news in general. For your analysis of what is good and right and constitutional. You'll generally BB generally be very disappointed. News, traffic and weather. Tampa Bay's news radio W F L A More Children are staying home during the pandemic, and that means more time online, much of it unsupervised, Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Ehrenberg tells CBS 12 news that's leading to more human trafficking calls. Predators will go on Tic TAC, for example, and befriend people who Think that they have benign motivations and reality. They're trying to groom these underage individuals to enter into a life of human trafficking. Despite exposure to coronavirus, Senator Rick Scott remains virus free, Scott told daily color dot com He tested negative for covert 19 twice since going into quarantine over the weekend. Tap a general and advent health in Orlando are expected to be two of the first five hospitals in the state to receive doses of the Corona virus vaccine once it is approved by the F. DEA with Florida's news. I'm John Conrad from the mosque, Nissan Traffic.
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"Celtics Legendary player coach broadcaster Tommy Ison passing away at age 86 where the guy was incredible over more than 60 years. You know, with the Celtics, you know part of all their championship 17 championships between a player coach broadcaster. I mean, pretty amazing life that Tommy Heinsohn lived 1934 to 2020 thiss guy was A lot of fun to listen to he get, you know, Hey, got on the bad side of Knicks fans back in the day. He was somebody that had a short fuse when he was coaching. But he was a gamer. I mean, If you were playing Frank's in or if you were rooting for I intend you felt good because this guy never quit. And I mean, he called timeout. Sometimes in games that looked like there's no chance to win this game. He'd have you played. He come up with some strategy. I mean, I like times, and I thought he had a great basketball mind. Just like you be Brown when I listen to you, you know, is a color commentator. Oh, man, That guy gets it. I got the same thing from Tommy Heinsohn. He knew that he knew the game inside out. And was a solid player but really was a solid coach for many years with the Celtics a CZ well and I remember growing up. And watching a lot of those playoff games. You know, back the Eastern Conference back in the seventies late 60 seventies, and you saw the Knicks in the Baltimore Bullets. They were back in the day and then you know, those were great games, and then you got to the next round. And a lot of times there were those those Celtic teems with Honda John Avlon check and and number 10 Jo Jo White. Uh, you know so many great players, Paul Silas on that team, and just just a bunch of good, solid players. And, of course, the Celtic teams in the eighties with you know, D J and Bird and Change, and Robert Parish, the chief Boy. Lots of good stuff with that Celtics organization. But, Tommy, I said, part of it for as long as anybody and he will be missed, But 86 years old, I'm sure Tom, you tell you Hey. Lived one heck of a good life. We heard that come from our good pal Alex Trebek, who passed away 80 years old Tommy Heinsohn. 86 years old. Ah, lot of milestones there and a part of that Celtics team for a long, long time
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"john avlon" Discussed on Real Time with Bill Maher
"Okay. We're back. All right, congressman, how do you propose to deal with the White House's refusal to let its aides testify before congress. Oh, yeah. That's the latest instruction. Well, we're going to have to force the shoe. We're going to have to litigate in court, and we're going to have to look at other options as well. And that may mean devices we've used in the past where we cut off funding for certain offices within certain agencies if they don't cooperate. So we'll look at whatever tools that we have because at the end of the day if this president can succeed in stonewalling, the congress, it means that our power of oversight is affecting nullified, and that will obviously have serious repercussions. When you have someone who likes character in the Oval Office. But it will also repercussions for any president who follows and so there's a lot at stake in this fight. It's not just over whether certain witness testifies, it's over whether we have a system of checks and balances that still works, okay? Forever. You'll go on Fox News grubber just told me he went up at the comedy store last night. The comedy store that takes balls because that's not a not a conservative audience. You do stand today. Did they laugh we did? We did. Well, how many how many just we? Puppet the club. We had it was a twelve people for forming. It was a conservative slate is not everybody else is talking about sex. I try. Do some regular. I didn't go blue everybody everyone else when deeply you'd have been happy. Was it mostly about taxes was? Oh. Tips was coming jokes about taxes. Okay. We're making fun of the French with the puck Mickey front of the French. Well, we can all get PC. Do you think Stephen Moore also a frequent guest on our show should be on the fed board? Now, Stephen is an economist like Dr peppers doctor. But. Yeah. I think I think Steve should and I will be on the on the fed board. He'll besides the fact that he agrees totally on your page tax us, the, you know, it's taxes, but he's look he's also for commodity back currency, but does he know polish central a country central Bank stood a key at keeping our shit together. And not having the Whitsett unfussed. Fuck man. Welcome. Remind the institutions that are supposed to keep a president accountable. The independence Touche's law enforcement, the fed balance of powers, journalists Trump goes after these intentionally and constantly and the appointment of Moore's just an effort to do that. He put crony on the board of the fed it's old plates. So many stooges come on this dude, you may disagree with with Moore's policy of sort of snow. Let's just qualifications. You really think he has the qualifications? He's a serious guy, sir. Student of economics the tax plan that he put together turn the economy from one that wasn't growing very rapidly to growing at three percent this let today we just found out the last quarter economy grew three point two percent of GDP by Dr Steve Moore should be on the fed which is something that he he is attacked constantly throughout his curse. Also did help write the tax Bill that did that which is more than other people have done. This has nothing to do with whether or not the qualifications for sitting on the fed. However, it might be relevant that he made several common. Cents over the years. Ridiculously misogynistic, sexist comments shouldn't be female sportscasters unless they look like so and so or unless they dress like these these conversely the I did is about. These would have been retrograde decisions tie on long the recent automatically for that women shouldn't be at men basketball game right because it's so annoying to see women isn't there a place that men can go with interest rates..
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"john avlon" Discussed on Amanpour
"Way too and veterans do now when when you think about it all the changes in our country have come from movements, you know? And then there's a leader there the channels that emotion, whether it's the anti slavery movement and Lincoln was they had the progressive moment for teddy Al Franklin, the civil rights movement with ABRAHAM LINCOLN with with civil rights men with LBJ. I get my guys. I think now there's a movement. There's a movement. That's a foot with women with veterans with new people coming in with all those people standing on line that they want to see change in the healing divisions of our country that to change our political structure. Let us hope there's no other choice. But to the the pessimism will not do us any good. There you go. I wish we had a lot more time for this optimistic segment of our program, both of you, Doris Kearns Goodwin. Walter isaacson. Thank you so much and now for the relationship between president and the press remember Thomas Jefferson's famous dictum, quote, where it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government. I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. Now that means a lot to our next guest. Of course, she's Barry Weiss, an op-ed staff editor and writer for the New York Times. She calls himself a political centuries. Sometimes inning left sometimes the inning. Right. She was born and raised. In squirrel hill. Pittsburgh eleven Jewish was worshippers with gunned down less than two weeks ago. Barry spoke to a Hari Sreenivasan about the election results. And how Tara came to her own backyard. What explains the outcome last night this country is I'm not the first to say this. We're in the midst of a kind of cold civil war and the outcome. Last night was you can sort of conceive of it as a battle that ended in a stalemate. You know, the lots of people predicted that the Democrats were going to take the house and they did. But we we really saw was sort of the the su- solidification of the Republican party as the party of Trumpism moderate Republicans loss last night, moderate Republicans who stood up to Donald Trump lost. And that is a very very troubling sign for the health of a of a country that sort of built on a two party system audience. Give us some context where do you identify yourself? A find yourself in a political spectrum. I think of myself as being in the center, some people see me as sort of a democrat in the mold of scoop Jackson or Daniel Patrick Moynihan, others see me as a liberal Republican. I don't spend much time. And thinking about what party I belong to. I've always been registered as an independent. I've always voted for people at both parties. I see myself as sort of classical liberal on. And frankly, I see myself in the space where I think a lot of other Americans do which is moderate taking taking things issue by issue not wanting to sort of just ascribe wholeheartedly to any political orthodoxy and right now frankly, politically homeless and unrepresented by both parties in this country powerful voices in the Would bin..
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"We had a divide that was so deep that it led to that civil war. It wasn't just a political divide was a cultural divide where people in the north and the south thought and tiredly differently about issues when they southern congressmen hit the northern Senator over the head with a cane he was made a hero in the south, whereas in the north bolstered the anti slavery movement. And what worries me about the country today is that people teddy Roosevelt warned that the rock of democracy will fail. If people on the other sides of eight regions or issues or parties, see each other as the other rather this fellow American citizens, but I have a feeling I'm with Walter on this. I think the fever is going to break at some point. Because the overwhelming majority of the people want this divisiveness to come to a polarizing end, they wanna see us work together. It's not like the country as a whole is happy with what's happening. They think the direction of the. Country is wrong. So maybe the people in Washington spurred by new people coming in. It's almost as if Washington's lived in war so long they don't know what pieces anymore. So having that new blood come in, and maybe having the older people take something from Ben Franklin and remember what it was like when they worked together. I mean, the important thing to remember about Lyndon Johnson is not just that he had democratic majorities on all those issues. He was able to persuade Republicans. He never would have gotten the civil rights Bill through if he hadn't got Dirksen to come with him and bring the Republicans because the southern Democrats were breaking off from the northern Democrats. And I love the way he did it, you know, he promises him everything in those days. You could earmarks you want an ambassador ship, you got it. And you want me to come to Springfield outcome. You want to postmaster ship in Peoria. Yes. But then he finally says to him ever you come with me on this Bill and two hundred years from now school children will know only two names, ABRAHAM LINCOLN and ever Dirksen. How can resist that's what we need today to re- to have these people think about what do we want to be remembered for? We're in here for a purpose. We came here to do something for our country. I want our children to be proud of us. And maybe if they get that sense. The Ben Franklin sense or the ABRAHAM LINCOLN sense of the mystic chords memory. They'll realize this fever has to break because it will. So it sooner or later, the sooner is the better, the sooner the better. Indeed. And what do you think we'll to am both really about the turnout? I mean, that's a massive of votes. You know from people the the turn out was historic from it. I think it's just so welcome that so many people have gotten involved, and I think there needs to be a mobilizing force for them. And perhaps the phrase can be the better angels of our nature that somebody comes along right now and says, okay, we've all gotten involved, and I'm not going to appeal to the worst in America. I'm not going to try to divide you. We know we show so much in common and have goals for this country. And if you could get a caucus that Seuss has helped name, which is the better angels caucus, we could appeal. It's nature. It's a brand is good. The better angels. And I'm sure Doris would agree, and maybe you'd agree to Walter that this massive historic wave of women may actually direct us towards a better angels and better leadership than absolutely. And she..
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"If you've got both sides that treat each other as people who are in another party, but can compromise and collaborate what we've seen happen in these last years, which I haven't really seen since eighteen fifties. When I wasn't there. But I was thinking of them when I lived with Lincoln during that period of time where the other side is seen as the other. And it's so highly partisan, and what this election, I think has shown is that the one positive thing that I think came out of it, and it's partly the two people you would just talking to that more women coming into the government for the first time outsiders coming in. Without that plague that we've seen in these last years of hyper partisanship, they're being trained by emerge and Emily's list, their their whole infrastructure out there and they're bringing in as research shows. They're more willing to cross party lines women are than men and veterans to veterans have that common mission that they've worked for a common goal. I think the height of bipartisanship. And our country took place in the fifties. The sixties seventies even into the eighties when because so many of the congressmen and senators had been in World War Two of the Korean war. So those are the signs, I think the awakening citizen involvement in this election. Even though the hyper partisanship, I don't see how it's changing from the people inside Washington. I just wish we could get back to that. As Walter said. I mean, there was a time when when they stayed together they weren't raising money every minute they played poker. They dragged together they their families knew each other. And they felt that the Senate or the congress was an institution to which they owed loyalty and responsibility beyond their party. We never could have gotten the civil rights bills through without both sides of voting rights Medicare Medicaid. I mean, all those things came with bipartisanship. I just long for that again. But I think it's going to be a while because this took awhile to break, it's going to take a while to fix, you know, I'm smiling because it sounds so woman fuzzy and so welcome. I mean, we just many people want to get back to that to have actual. Policy sort of, you know, be able to actually take place, and what you mentioned, you know, compromise is actually what so many important other way on almost every issue we face now. Most Americans could get around a table and figure out what is the common. Good. We could do it on immigration. We need a secure border. We need to tweak the dreamers, right Foote's. We could do it on preexisting conditions. We could do it on building infrastructure. And yet the politicians haven't been able to get there. They've become so polarized. I fear that the election will increase polarization a little bit in the short term. But maybe maybe and we heard Donald Trump talked about and his very long press conflict. Maybe having a democratic house will make Pelosi and Donald Trump even try to work together. Well, I mean, both of you let me ask you about that because you know, in order to be able to work together, you have to decide whether there's going to be the new. Newly democratic house leadership holding the president accountable as many Democrats say they want to do. So the president talked about that he said if their whole note of investigations now in the house will we won't deal with them. And we'll give them a taste of their own medicine. And we control the Senate and we have power as well. So I wonder how each of you think that might transpire Doris. Do you think this Sunday going to be a flood of investigations, and and all the rest of it and how that will affect policy going forward? Well, it does seem that what the president was saying was that if you do that, then I'll pay you back, and I'm better at it than you are. And there will be no real bipartisan possibility of policies going through. I'm not sure I think both things can go on at the same time..
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"And you said you sort of wanted to be an inspiration. What specific. Typically do on have men and women to get from it from your story. Well, I've learned a lot of lessons politically one is he never ever give up you may lose a battle. But you haven't lost the war many of the legislative proposals that I had turned into law took years to pass that you don't need to wait your turn in line, which is something frankly, I did. And I think many of the women to they're showing you don't have to wait your turn in line. And actually, you just mentioned sexual abuse. I think you also as an adult experienced sexual harassment you restore for an offensive Stafa pressed himself on you. Tell me what happened, and how you view that in the, you know, the eternal women's fight against this. So sexual harassment has been plaguing congress for a very long time. I was sexually harassed when I was a staffer by the chief of staff who pushed me up against the wall kissed me stuck his tongue down my mouth. I have recalled I was stunned. And I told that story because I wanted women to come forward in. Congress and tell me their stories and their stories were bone chilling in some respects, the the parent power that meant think that they can assert on staffers on the hill. And so we wanted to change that. So I worked with a very conservative colleague from Alabama Bradley Byrne, and we introduced this me too congress act which has passed the house is in the Senate now in it holds members accountable. They pay the settlement not the taxpayers victims are now going to be protected by counsel as well. So we're trying to change the climate in congress, and then we need to change the climate and the rest of the federal government, and perhaps that's helped with this massive women's wave this going to congress. I sure hope so congresswoman thank you very much. Indeed for joining us all throw undaunted. Support for almond poor comes from our friends at rocket mortgage by Quicken Loans. Let's talk about buying a home for a minute because of rising interest rates. There's a lot of unpredictability when it comes to buying a home these days, it's causing a lot of anxiety with folks. Well, our friends at Quicken Loans are doing something about that. They're calling the power buying process. Here's how it works. Quicken Loans will verify your.
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"The health of one hundred thirty million Americans is that what Democrats will take forward over. They try also to figure out an economic message. If they don't have absolutely in our economic message is infrastructure. It creates really good paying jobs, we have crumbling infrastructure throughout the country. We've not invested like we should have the president one point created his infrastructure week and it fell flat on its face. We will. Work with him on infrastructure infrastructure is a key component. I think prescription drugs, and reducing the cost of prescription drugs is another key component making sure pre existing conditions are covered is another important part because you can say pre existing conditions. Our coverage is going to pay for it. And we wanna make sure it's part of comprehensive health care. So you heard John Avalon and discussion about what might happen with all the championships of the house now changing to Democrats, and how might that affect President Trump and his administration, President Trump has been incredibly gracious to Nancy Pelosi since the result last night praising her over and again for hard work. Let us just play what he said in his press conference. Then we'll talk about it. I give her a great deal of credit for what she's done and what she's. Hopefully, we can all work together next year to continue delivering for the American people, including on economic growth infrastructure trade lowering the cost of prescription drugs. So you mentioned a few of those things, but what you think is behind that. Do you think that the house will go full investigative full accountable. You know, asking for tax returns, and this that and the other. So first of all it's important to point out that he read that statement, you have to listen to them in the next twenty four hours to hear him spew out something that's more negative towards leader Pelosi. I would say that she'll be the leader. I think she'll be the speaker speaker. No question about it. And I would also say that we have an obligation to be a check on the executive. That's why we have three equal separate branches of government. And we will force. We will move forward on that responsibility. And you will see investigations continue. A we wanna make sure that the president's personal wealth or personal holdings are not influencing his decisions on behalf of the American people. I don't think that's asking too much. Now, I wanna to get to your life story. And you've just come out with a with a new book so many winners in this cycle women who have mazing life stories. I as I said, there's the first native American woman, there's the first Somali a Muslim woman, but you have had an amazing history. And I think one of the most incredible stories is when you went with a congressman Leo Ryan is that right? All those years ago in the seventies to try to rescue constituents who essentially being held hostage by Jamestown by the Reverend Jim Jones. Correct. Tell me about that. And what and what what your book is about? So the book is coming on the the fortieth anniversary of that horrific experience where over nine hundred people lost their lives three hundred of them children. And where a cult leader was allowed to operate both in the United States, and in Guyana, and he was doing all kinds of horrible things sexual abuse, physical abuse, mind control and congress Ryan went down to find out. And indeed we found out that people were being held against their will we were taking them with us. And then of course, they followed with a tractor trailer shot the congressman forty five times kill and he was killed. There were. Don, Harris from NBC was killed as was Bob Brown. I was shot five times that's us too. That's me. That's me. I was left for dead on that airstrip for twenty two hours and was able to rebuild my life took months to many operations. But it the book is about not just that. But about all the traumas and experience I've had my life. My husband was killed in an automobile accident when I was pregnant with our second child failed adoption sexual abuse as a child, and yet I have been resilient, and this is about how you turn heartache into hope how you turn grieving into healing. And I want this to be a book for a personal survival book and a political survival book because I've got now over thirty four years in public office. It's cold undaunted UA undaunted. It comes out at this moment..
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"Democrats assumed control of the house. Jackie welcome to the program. Great to be with you. So just very quickly your reaction to this amazing female wave so nine hundred ninety two is the year of the woman this year two thousand eighteen year of the women men and astronomical changes and very exciting because California and much of the rest of the country has seen women in places of significance. But not across some of the the red states, and you saw some elections in red states, the United States ranks ninetieth in the world in the number of women serving in their congress is we have a long way to go. But this is a great shot. Mark you attributed to. I understand that the Cavanaugh issue was very polarizing issue in broke down quite low. On party and gender lines. But what else do you attribute this women's wave to President Trump may we can't forget that the largest demonstration any will where anytime in our country was the woman's March the day after he was inaugurated women have really spoken up and many women ran for congress for the very first time having never served in any public office. Because of President Trump we expect to be respected. We expect not to be treated like we are chattel and his Hollywood access tape. I think I read many women, and thus we have so many women who ran can. I just ask you about the Muslim issue. I mean, obviously, President Trump also campaign demonizing Muslims, and then there was the Muslim ban. It is amazing that Ilhan Oma has one veiled or turbaned and an overtly and proudly Muslim American. It says wonderful things about the diversity of our country. And that no matter what. What comes out of the president's mouth that in truth? We are a country that embraces diversity embraces, various religions is part of our constitution first amendment, and we will continue to open our arms. What do you think with the issues President Trump, obviously, this the Democrats won the House Republicans held and increase their margin in the Senate? And there was a sort of what will the issues be? Is it the immigration the President Trump was campaigning on all the healthcare and other issues that the Democrats would campaign? What would do you think it boiled down to? I think it's different in each of the houses in the house clearly retaining the Affordable Care Act with key. And it was important for us to point out that for sixty five different times the Republicans tried to repeal it in the Senate. It's more of a reflection of rural America they have. Undo frankly influence in the Senate because for instance, California by population has two senators it takes eleven other states to equal the population of California, that's twenty two other votes. But again that gives an advantage to rural America as a result. Would you think it portends for twenty twenty where the demographics going? Are. They favoring suburban and urban America or does rural America get demographic. He's stronger in the is ahead. I think suburban America really flex his muscles. Certainly suburban women did and independence and independence. Independence are always you know in the in play. So they they shift from one party to the other and clearly they shifted to Democrats in these house races. I think that frankly, the Democrats all of us have to realize that we have lost the working Americans in the rust belt. And it's time for us re-engage with them. They always used to be Democrats. And we have to realize that that we have to listen to them as well. So a lot of people complained that the Democrats actually have no coherent message that President Trump was very successful in all his hot button issues. Whether it's immigration and all his other issues taxes, the economy in, you know, a manufacturing all of that kind of stuff. But I wonder whether you think healthcare is the issue. I mean, this is what Nancy Pelosi said she talked about a democratic house, and what it would do is about stopping the GPS and the assault on Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act..
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"He is saying that this has a huge implication for twenty twenty two all of those wondering what last night means for the presidential election and another referendum on President Trump. Would you say Trump lives in a Trump Centric universe? This election, the midterm elections. He said we're all about him. There's no word more popular than me. Me. So of course, he's going to say that those last minute rallies made the difference. Many of those candidates. He said nine out of eleven did pull it out and some places where the polls had been tightening for Democrats and Democrats in some cases seem to head. I think the problem is you saw some House Republicans lose because a President Trump and President Trump in an unusual display of personal venom for the office that he holds went after those centers for publicans personal terms meal up Carlos Cabello people who had said, I'm not on board with the president's agenda, particularly the doubling down divisively on immigration Mia. Love coming being a patient descend coastal representing the Florida Keys and the Cuban community, and he really said, good riddance. If you questioned my doubling down on immigration, then you know, that you lost because of that that that creates sort of a hot hothouse environment inside the Republican party further where dissenters are demonized by the president United States. It's really fascinating every we will be pausing all these figures and all his outs for a while too. Fast. John. Thank you very much. Indeed. So as we reported, this was a massive for women candidates and diverse candidates own across the political spectrum with an influx of LGBT African American Muslim American and native Americans coming to congress. Look at these pictures, they came in on precedent numbers. Minnesota's Ilhan Oma is one of the is one of two Muslim women and the first Somali American ever elected to congress, and when I talked to her back in two thousand sixteen she walked me through her incredible journey so far. You know, twenty years ago sitting at a refugee camp in Kenya? And today, I'm able to represent my community here in the US. So it's it's a story of hope and aspirated for something better. So as a ten year veteran of congress. California's Jackie spear is ready to welcome. The influx of new and diverse representatives as.
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"And there are a lot of natural forces working against it. You know the. International system tends toward anarchy and conflict. We've been able to avoid that at least at the level of great powers, and you know the human spirit urines for individual freedom and democracy. But as we see today, and as we've seen throughout history, it also yearns for strong leadership and and tribal security and order. And so it's not enough to say, we all want democracy. We can see that that that they're the human spirits always at war with itself. And and what we're seeing today is basically if you think of this liberal Horner as a kind of garden, what you see today are the natural forces, the weeds and the vines growing back. And and what we need to do is constantly fight against these basic and unending tendencies in both the international system and in human nature, it's really, it's really fascinating. We've really are watershed moment and we're living through that right now, but Kagan thanks so much indeed for joining us. Thank you. Now, Washington can seem a world away from the everyday Americans journalists, Sarah smash, grew up on a pool, white and working class. Kansas. Femme smash says that she escaped publicy by breaking a generational patent of teenage pregnancies and says, how greatest achievement was graduating from high school, her new book, heartland memoir of working hard and being broke in the richest country tackles shame and class. And I'm Michelle Martin sat down with her. She reflected on what putty did to the women in her own family. Sara Marsh. Thank you so much for speaking with us. Thanks so much for having me. When did you realize that your story was a story? I really sensed as a kid, a budding writer, even at a very young age that I was surrounded by a cast of kind of wild characters. So I think I felt drawn to writing about my own family just as an inquisitive kid in the context of a culture where people didn't do a lot of reflecting or talking about themselves, but it wasn't until I was older and went to college some work as a journalist that I understood the ways in which my family's private story might be worth telling for public reasons. One of the things about your book that stands out is that you really highlight the stories of women and their particular struggles in their hopes and to the degree that they are ticketed their hopes going to ask if you would just describe each one for me is that she could Dorothy is my maternal great grandmother. She's no longer living, but. But was a vivacious, you know, sassy midwestern broad, basically, and worked in the airplane factories in Wichita, which calls itself the air capital of the world during World War Two. And at that same time, well, she was living a very hard scrabble life. She had a daughter named Betty who ended up being one of my primary caretakers and definitely followed in her mother's and father's footsteps as as a member of the working poor of this country. She lived a particularly chaotic life, even within the context of poverty, which often be gets chaos, and he's married a bunch of tongue married a bunch of times eight if anyone's counting. And so Bette my maternal grandmother was this chaos of her life had everything to do in some ways with her gender to you're talking about the importance of females stories within, you know, the, the tales that we tell about poverty, one of the reasons she married so many times. She was. She had fled an abusive husband for her own survival, and my mother's survival and her second child was essentially kept from her by a small town guy who knew the cops in town and and she was told that if she wanted to ever get custody of her son back, she needed to to show she had a stable home and a provider which meant being married. So she was shamed in the court process for being essentially a divorced, very young woman with a kid. And and so she would would take that advice and sometimes Mary unsavory characters for the immediate purpose of trying to get her son back and and but but through all of that hardship that's documented in the book, her humor and dignity and just raw power is something that I was in all of even as a little kid..
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"To ask you about, you know, he can push the world around Kenny push China around without, you know, negative consequences to America. Well, it's interesting. I think on the economic front, you know, we don't know yet how this trade war is going to turn out, but I wouldn't be surprised if the Chinese make concessions. I think it's probably the case that the American market is of greater importance to China than the Chinese market is to us and that that the United States has leverage my concern about China is. That they may make concessions on the economic front, but they may respond symmetrically by making moves on the geopolitical and the military front where I think Trump is far less in a strong position. And so you know, I'm I'm trying to get China to behave better in the international trading environment. Gut goodness knows they, they have taken advantage of it, but we also need to understand the China does have other options to powerful country. And I just don't think that Donald Trump thinks that way. So about North Korea and to follow up on what you said. And of course, he said that, you know, I've made friends with Kim Jong UN, I, I like him Jong. He called him very, very courageous. But he also said something in the press conference, which took a lot of people by surprise. And I'd certainly never heard this before about President Obama and North Korea. Just take a listen. If I wasn't elected, you'd be in a war and President. Obama essentially said the same thing. He was ready to go to war. You would have had to warn you wanna less millions, not thousands. You would have lost millions of people. Soul has thirty million people forty miles and thirty miles from this very dangerous border. If I wasn't elected, you would have had a war. Had you heard that before that President Obama was so close allegedly to that. Not only have I not heard it. I'm fairly confident. It's not true, but it's interesting that Donald Trump makes that point because you know, he's he's walking an interesting line when it comes to his base and the American people in general. On the one hand, he wants to look like a tough guy who can get the world to do it what he wants. On the other hand, he wants to make it clear that he's not going to use military force. And so he wants to use just economic tools and his own brilliant negotiator to get what America wants. And I think that other countries are going to figure that other countries that are are probably adversaries the United States and have military capability. And again, this is what sort of worrying about Trump is that he wants to push countries very hard. But at the same time, he's not prepared to deal with the possible consequences of that. If it does lead to some kind of military confrontation and just again about the sovereignty issue, he said America will never surrender sovereignty to an unelected. Elected global bureaucracy, and he seems to be conflicting alliances and multi-culture multi-lateralism with somehow being against the notion of sovereignty. I don't know whether you think that as well that this some sort of exclusively that you seems to be claiming there, but in in in so far as your book and what you've been talking about, you know, the jungle grows back America and our imperilled world. What do you mean by the jungle? Growing back. Well, I don't mean to threat America's sovereignty, which is not something that I think we should be concerned about. And just on that point, I mean, I don't think we've heard an American president talk like this, the nineteen twenties, and he's playing to this sort of old American fear that somehow international organizations are going to take away American sovereignty, which I think when you're the strongest power in the world, it's kind of silly kind of a fear when I talk about the jungle. What I'm talking about is you know, if you think about the liberal world order that was created after World War Two, it's really been a remarkable period. We certainly know what's gone wrong, and we can all list of the failures of it including the failures of American policy. But overall, it's been a period of great power piece. It's been a period of unprecedented prosperity and also a period of the spread of democracy. Like it's never like we've never seen at any other time in history, and you know, this is kind of precious but also very fragile kind of an order..
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"And what happens in your worst nightmare? Because you've identified it as such. If quote, we lose Europe. Well, I think Macron is exactly right. And I, I must say I find with talking with Europeans that of course, that history is much more real and alive for them and it is for Americans, I think don't even think about what may have happened in in two world wars. You know what the Europeans can do about it. I think at this point there's there's no way to affect Donald Trump's behavior. He's not someone that you can befriend. He's not someone that you can convince that you're on his side. He looks at things through his own very narrow perspective. So what you're a pass to do insofar as they can as Europeans can is a pull themselves together support liberal democratic values and and wait for the United States to get out of this funk if the United States is going to get out of it. I wish I have to say, I wish more optimistic that Europe could do that. But of course, the United States is behaving in this way just at the time. I think when Europe is actually moving in the opposite direction. And so it's it's an increasingly concerning situation. I do think that Europe can unfortunately can slide back to an earlier period which would be devastating for the world order and for Americans. Alternately, what? What do you mean? This sort of populist nationalist wave? And I've been having a lot of chats this week with the EU foreign policy chiefs, the Hungarian foreign minister. She said, let's just populace. Let's call it what it is extreme right? You know, extreme right-wing policies that are going on Hungarian foreign minister, push back very hard saying we friends of the United States. We believe in this sovereignty of keeping our border strong of being own and wanting to do and having the right to our own sovereign policies, no matter what the rest of the world thinks. Let me just play what President Trump said about sovereignty, and then we can talk about what that means in today's world. Doesn't matter what world leaders think on Iran Iran's gonna come back to me and they're gonna make a good deal. I think maybe not deals, you never know. But there are suffering greatly the having riots and every city far greater than they were doing the green period with President Obama. Greater when President Obama stuck up for government. Not the people he probably would have had a much different Iran had he not done that, but I'm sticking up for the people I am with the people of Iran. So Bob within a play, the other soundbite in a second. But let's talk about Iran because that is the focus of intense allied conversation trying to save that Iran nuclear deal yet. What do you make of of that? You know, they'll come back to be guess what I mean is that style of of relationships, you know, making very, very sort of extreme policies and then hoping that those just negotiating and boggling tactics. Right. I mean, and not clearly as Trump style and just to, you know, as an example of that, obviously, that's the that was his approach to Kim Jong Hoon he, you know, I, he threatened him and called him names, and then he decided that he could do business with him. I think he was bought wrong both times and I don't think he's actually made any progress with North Korea, and I doubt that he'll make any particular progress with Iran either. But I do think, look, I mean, let's face it. The United States does have an awful lot of power. I think it's been good. The degree the United States has not always used that power. Especially against its own allies. But Trump does have the capacity to push the world around a lot and the and my concern is that if he does this, if he keeps going like this, he will destroy all sense of common community and everyone will start looking out for themselves and that again is the root back to the sort of dark past that we've tried to get away from before I get to North Korea because we have an extraordinary soundbite on what he claimed about North Korea, but I want.
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"So the cavenaugh hearing was front and center on President Trump's mind, as we said, all this week, even as he held days of meetings and conferences at the United Nations just across town from where I'm sitting for eighty three minutes. He gave us an unfiltered look into how he thinks explained subjects from North Korea, China, Iran, to the Middle East. This was on a free wheeling press conference yesterday again, and again, seeming to praise addresses and take swipes at allies. So what did we learn from this peak into his foreign policy thinking, Robert Kagan is a conservative thinker and the author most recently of the jungle grows back America and our imperilled world, and he's joining me now from Washington rubbed Kagan. Thanks for joining me. We're having been. I mean, it does seem that these two of very in Twynham you President Trump is thinking both what's happening to his nominee on Capitol Hill and projecting you know his power on the world stage at the United Nations. What I did you make of that extraordinary press conference? Honestly, we haven't seen much like that in a long long time where he spoke about everything and also kept mixing in the cavenaugh and all the other issues. Well, I mean, there is a certain ADHD quality about all that and I would say, at least on the foreign policy front, this sort of staunching lack of depth on any particular issue. But you know, my concern is foreign policy. I don't know what's going to happen on the cavenaugh case, but I do know that the wreck Shen that the world is heading in and that Trump is hastening the world toward and it's not a good one. And that's that's my principal concern right now. I want to get into that because you've written this this article. This book talking about an imperilled world and some saying that President Trump is withdrawing US leadership at a precipitous rate while others I spoke to the British Foreign Secretary who says, no, this is a very activist, not a unilateralist president in foreign affairs. Well, I guess the the British Foreign Secretary is entitled to his own opinion. I don't think there's any question that Trump has certainly redefined America's role in the world from, you know, going from one where the United States in its own flawed way, tried to support a kind of liberal world order that benefited Americans, but also benefited many others to heading in the direction of what I would call a kind of rogue superpower. He's very straightforward about saying it's about America first that Americans should be looking out for their own interest, and he even at the UN general assembly urged other countries that they should be doing the same thing, which is really, you know, pushing the world toward anarchy and kind of struggle of all against all, which is sort of, you know, brings us back to much earlier darker period of our history. I'm thinking about the two world wars of the first half of the twentieth century, which was precisely what we built the liberal world order to get out of. And I fear that we are heading back to it now. Well, it's interesting you say that because you've also said that one of your biggest concerns is not necessarily about far-flung countries, no matter how much of a challenge they off the United States. But if something much closer to home and that is Europe and at the United Nations at the president chairing the Security Council meeting practically the only person who pushed back against the kind of description that you're making of the Trump of foreign policy was president my chrome, and I just want to play you what he had to say to President Trump. Booker moon, the new believe France shall remained there to ensure that the world not forget that nationalism always leads to defeat that if courage is lacking in the defense of fundamental principles international order becomes fragile, and this can lead as we've seen already twice to global war. So explain to me, I for juicing mcroy is being strong enough and the others in in trying to keep the multilateral post-war order in place..
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"And he wanted to see him fight and he wanted to see him defend himself more dramatically. Judge Kevin did that today. But I think in contrast to Christine Ford, it probably came off a little too hot and a little tone deaf. So I think for President Trump unfold. It's not about the substance of the testimony or even the qualification of the judges about who performed better. And I guess we'll find out tomorrow. Well, I, I wonder to digging a little bit to the member. Sorry, go ahead. John. What do you think was President Trump laying the groundwork for his own potential withdrawal of this nomination. He certainly left the door open, and I agree with Patty this in some ways such a clear contrast to the FOX interview that the president apparently was a critical of that. It may have been speaking to that presidential desire for more passion and forcefulness and fight. Now, whether that's in contrast to judicial temperament, that's perhaps the beholder, but the certainly was a departure from anything we've ever seen. This will come down to the six swing votes. Three Republicans, three red state Democrats, and their votes will be critical. Kavanagh's made it clear. He is not going to resign, and it would be unusual for the president to pull. But the democratic game at this point is, is in some ways about delay that has been an accusation. Perhaps they'll be called for further investigations before final vote. That would achieve a goal of delay because behind this all is the politics not just. More polarized court, but Merrick, garland, the insult done to President Obama's nominee, and that is driving a lot of the animus as much as the emotions of this individual accusations and the politics behind this. I want to play another couple of soundbites from these hearings. I one questioning and his Dianne Feinstein going to the memory issue with with Christine, Blasi Ford, and then it is judge Kavanagh's broadside about the nature of this entire process. So what you are telling us is this could not be a case of mistaken identity. Absolutely. Not. This is a circus the consequences will extend long, pass my nomination. The consequences will be with us for decades. This grotesque and coordinated character assassination will dissuade competent and good people of all political persuasions from serving our country. And as we all know in the United States political system in the early two, thousands, what goes around, comes around. Well, a very brief final wrap from you both on what you think it means for the future of this country of civic programs of civic duty, and also these kind of political appointments, nominations, and this tribalism. Patty. Yeah. Well, I think. This. I do agree with judge cavenaugh that this has been a circus. The and I have to go back to the lack of an FBI investigation. Without an independent body, looking into all of these accusations politics takes over. It has to. So you have Republicans versus Democrats fighting it out on national television for all to see. I personally think that today's hearing, however was real teaching moment, and I tweeted out today that I wish every high school in America had sort of dumped the curriculum for the day and made this mandatory viewing for all of our high school boys and girls in this country because it is about, yes, it is about the team movement. It is about our civic discourse. It is about the way we treat each other, and it is about these young people who are growing up in a different world than twenty-seven years ago with Anita hill and the choices that they have to make every day when they get in a car, they go to..
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"So if his classmates worked, the one attacked, I doubt that they will remember a party that they went to in high school. And also I don't think this is something that, for instance, Mark judge who was a witness in the room during the assault allegedly is something that this was he would wanna talk to or confessed to obviously. So I think that's why didn't come up in that actual background check. Go ahead. No, I was just say, first of all, these are six background checks that judge Kavanagh's had, which is an unusually high number of course. And I think the Senate Republicans made a big mistake in not calling Mark judge because this is one of the rare cases where the he said. She said, there's a third party witness who has denied that this occurred under under oath, but in a sworn testimony. But it also should be said is judge. Cavenaugh has said that the the individuals cited by professor Ford at the party have said, this did not occur. They have no memory of it. There may be good reasons for that, but the absence of corroborating evidence is troubling as part of a precedent that is being set now is the reason why there should be an FBI investigation. So all of these witnesses Mark judge the therapist, you know, Christine Ford's husband, her friends. They can all speak privately to the FBI and then the FBI can present its results to the. Ficiary committee and that wasn't done. And that's why there is this cloud hanging over this nomination, which unless there is an investigation, it will never be lifted well, I mean, you led me to what I was just trying to do, and that is the nomination and what is going to happen. I want to play something from President Trump who said in during his free wheeling press conference yesterday he sort of looked like he was giving himself a little bit of an out, at least in that moment as he said it. Despite his fierce support for for judge cavenaugh, that he might reconsider his what he said. I can always be convinced I have to hear it sounds like what you're saying is there is a situation. There is a scenario under which you would withdraw Brett Kavanagh's nomination. Is that correct? I thought he was guilty of something like this. Yeah, sure. And you will wait until tomorrow to make up your. I want to watch. I wanna see. I hope I can watch a meeting with a lot of countries tomorrow, but I will certainly in some form, be able to watch. So of course, he's here in New York at the United Nations referring to meeting with a lot of countries. But this is obviously Fronton center because it's his superior court nominee. What is your gut instinct about what's going to happen? To me? Yes. Dependents few Patty and then Joan? Well, honestly, I think for President Trump, it's all about theatrics and the reality show that is his presidency. And I, I do believe him when he said he wanted to watch and see how each witness performed. And I think that he saw Dr Ford performed quite well. And I think the jury is still out as to whether or not he thought that judge Cavanagh performed. Well, we do know that he was unhappy with his performance on Fox News.
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"He was very sort of, you know. Quietude is a choirboy. All he did was focus on studies and and sports and go to church. And today he was angry and he was combative and he was, you know? Yes, of course. I had beer. I drank with my friends. It was very sort of, as I said, not in keeping to the persona that he or the portrait that he paid it two nights ago. I mean, of course, his supporters would say that he had just sat through some four hours of hearing the testimony against him and potentially came out very raw. Certainly that seemed to be a really combative performance from him in the opening statement, but can I ask you John. Whether you think this moment, as I said, this metoo moment is really at stake right now, and it has just play a little bit of Anita hill testimony when she talked about her also reluctance to come forward back in one thousand nine hundred one during the Clarence Thomas hearings. Telling the world is the most difficult experience of my life. But it is very close to having to live through the experience that occasion this meeting. It would have been more comfortable to remain silent. It took no initiative to inform anyone. I took no initiative to inform anyone. But when I was asked by a Representative of this committee to report my experience. I felt that I had to tell the truth, I could not keep silent. So John, from your perspective, following all of this, you know, it's twenty seven years later and still still the question of referring to something of historical occurrence. And this idea that they didn't come forward earlier is being brought up regarding Christine Blasi for the moment has I mean the time has changed, but it looks like the optics and the politics and the feelings around. It hasn't really why think a great deal has changed. But there certainly are echoes between Anita Hill's testimony and hurt her testimony, the personal difficulty of coming forward. But the sense of civic responsibility, she felt and what we heard today from Dr Ford. There are. There are great echoes, and there are probably eternal aspects to the difficulty of coming forward and speaking publicly about sexual assault. What changed is I think Anita hill was very much ahead of her time. Obviously, Clarence Thomas was accused, but in that next election, there was a major backlash that doubled the number of women in congress and tripled the number of women in the Senate. I think the entire national conversation international conversation brought about by the metoo movement, maybe in sharp contrast with President Trump, but it is clearly a rising tide in ways that are indelible one key difference I would also state though, is that the allegations with Clarence Thomas at that time, we're when both were adults well within a window that could be investigated by the FBI and was at George H W Bush's request. Notably, in contrast, President Trump between two adults. One of whom was running the office, the other working for him. And I think part of what is blindsided judge Cavanaugh. Is that these allegations at the eleventh hour that when he felt his his confirmation was virtually assured in many people were treating it as a fate. Accompli all of a sudden go back thirty six years. Nine hundred eighty two. And so I think that accounts for part of the anger, he feels justifiably or not. That is a grave difference in the standards we have applied, but needed hill was added for time. And the me too wave is cresting. I think in powerful ways at this moment and whatever happens in is not going away. It is changing our culture as we watch. I mean, that's really fascinating. Patty changing our culture and this metoo movement is not going away, but to the specific question of historic abuse and negations of such. And you know the time and the memory and the recollection and why didn't you report it and wound their contemporaneous, you know, notes, tool, thirties, etc. You just wrote an important article call and I mentioned it, you know, and the boys will be boys club because you went through your own horrendous and frightening experience such as like this? Yes. When I was young in my early twenties, I was assaulted on the streets of Chicago. I was attacked by a man on the street who said he was going to rape me. And if we're not. For other people on the street, he would have done so..
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"Welcome to the program. Everyone. I'm Christiane Amanpour in New York in a public hearing on Capitol Hill, the metoo movement and a woman's right to be heard have been put to the test like never before Christine, Blasi Ford, the first of three women to accuse supreme court. Nominee, Brad Kavanagh of sexual assault delivered a powerful opening statement to the Senate Judiciary committee about the alleged abuse, her voice, cracking. And at times visibly shaken, referring to Cavanaugh as quote the boy who sexually assaulted me. And here today, not because I want to be. I am terrified. I'm here because I believe it is my civic duty to tell you what happened to me while Brett cabin and I were in high school Brett groped me and tried to take off my clothes. He had a hard time because he was very naive reated and because I was wearing a one piece bathing suit underneath my clothing. I believed he was going to rape me. For about four hours. She took mostly sympathetic questions from democratic senators. While Republican senators had employed a veteran prosecutor to ask their questions for them. Christine Blasi. Ford said that she is one hundred percent certain that Brad Kavanagh attacked her at a party in the summer of nineteen eighty two. But then it was Kavanagh's turn and he came out swinging and categorically denied all the allegations. He was emotional and combative. Saying the confirmation process had become quote, a national disgrace. This whole two week effort has been a calculated, an orchestrated political, hit fuel to the parent, pent up anger about President Trump and the two thousand sixteen election. Fear that it's been unfairly stoked about my judicial record, revenge on behalf of the Clintons and millions of dollars in money from outside left wing opposition groups. Joining me now from Washington to break all of this down a to well-placed guests party Sali's Doyle who served as an advisor to Hillary Clinton and just wrote a piece called burn down. The boys will be boys club and John Avalon who's had a front row seat to partisan battles, chief speechwriter for the former mayor of New York, Rudy Giuliani. And of course he was editor in chief of the Daily Beast and now is a political analyst, welcome to both of you. I guess, really, I have to start by asking you how you think this all played out first and foremost, Chris Blasi, Christine, Blasi, Ford's testimony. And then of course, followed by a very combative and partisan Brad Kavanagh. I to you Patty. Well, thank you. Christiane I for having me, I think Christine Blasi. Ford was an incredibly compelling witness today at the hearing she was believable. She was sympathetic. She was courageous there, isn't anyone watching? I think who thought she wanted to be there. She did not want to be there and she was very relatable. When she spoke about the indelible Mark of the laughter of the breweries, laughter at her expense. I don't think there is any woman watching including the women in the room and the women senators who didn't feel for her and and if they had ever been attacked or assaulted or harassed, you know, didn't relate to that. So I thought she was very powerful. You referred the laughter that she says she heard as the two alleged attackers Brett Kavanagh being being one of them went down the stairs after she managed to escape this. That's what she alleges I want to ask from your perspective, John, how do you think this went in the court of public opinion? I mean, for a while it was almost as if Christine was potentially on trial is we heard the prosecutor question and the democratic senators kept saying, this is not a trial. This is a job interview for Brett Cavanaugh. Yes. That last line was how Senator Feinstein framed. This is not a trial for Dr Ford. It is a job interview for judge Cavin up the Republicans because they had the fundamental optical problem of not being all men and never having a woman ever served on the judiciary committee from the Republican party. They opted to have a professional prosecutor interview Dr Ford. And as a result, the Democrats really praised her and the expert witness was very clinical. And Dr Ford came across. She came in warm, she was unassuming. She was honest, obviously, authentic and deeply compelling..
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No Fortune Without Blood – Eryk Rocha’s Biopic on Cinema Novo
By Graham Douglas | 09 October, 2017
Cinema Novo begins with people running across a desert, then others running from the police and to catch a bus. It’s a recurring motif in this documentary which aims to capture the spirit of the Cinema Novo movement that offered a Brazilian reality-based alternative to the Hollywood and European art-house films of the 60s and 70s. In quick succession we see a cliff being blasted, and then a man falling from beneath the skirts of a standing woman and beginning to cry like a baby: a scene from Joaquim Pedro de Andrade’s film Macunaíma (1969).
Directed by Eryk Rocha (son of one of the movement’s foremost directors Glauber Rocha), Cinema Novo brings together factual documentary reportage, many sequences from the largely black-and-white, and grainy, films that defined that movement and discussions between the film-makers themselves. As with the movement, the documentary attempts to follow the tricky task of fusing style with message.
When the Cinema Novo movement emerged in the early 60s, directors were committed to left-wing political action, but also constrained by lack of funding, and – influenced by contemporary French and Italian cinema – used real people in towns and villages in preference to professional actors and film sets. At this stage, the Cinema Novo movement was revolutionary in Brazilian cinema, a challenge to the military dictatorship imposed in 1964, and a success at the Cannes Festival in the same year. But after the coup the films became more introspective, reflecting the disappointment among people on the left at their inability to organize. And after 1968, when censorship was introduced, overtly political films could not be shown in cinemas, so their political message became more allegorical and surreal in order to survive. Some directors also began to make more commercial films, concerned about their inability to reach the public.
Perhaps this inability to capture the public’s attention was due to the films’ reputations as being elitist. This is admitted here when Carlos Diegues, one of the film-makers engaged in the movement, says: “Cinema Novo lives a contradiction – the people like what we do, but they won’t go to the cinema to see it”. The discussion continues around the question of how to penetrate the consciousness of the public, given that, “we are up against the majority of the Brazilian people”, who as Glauber Rocha said in his Aesthetics of Hunger essay, “cannot bear to look at their own wretchedness”. The only Cinema Novo film which would become a real box-office success was Macunaíma, which was made in colour with a strong comic element.
Glauber would be criticised for bringing this “wretchedness” to the screen when Antonio das Mortes (1969) was criticised in France on its release for what people found to be gratuitous violence. In this film we see him respond by saying that he could not censor his work when South America is a violent continent, where every day the papers have stories of people murdered with 40 or 50 gunshots or stabs. He points out that the character Corisco in another of his films, Black God, White Devil (1964), was a real person, and that there were many figures like Antonio.
The issue of political and social responsibility is central to the Cinema Novo movement, and their desire to throw off the dominance of mainstream US cinema – encouraged by governments since the 1950s, and happily consumed by the public – and replace it with an authentic reflection of Brazilian life.
On the practical level, the slogan of the movement was ‘a camera in the hand and an idea in the head’, which may also account for the graininess of the footage and for what could be seen as low production values. To the Cinema Novo directors a DIY aesthetic, at least in the first phase of the movement, was important to differentiate their work from that coming from the US, to add to their realist storytelling and also worked well with their budgets. These aesthetics were not a theory per se but something that emerged practically during the filming.
As Glauber Rocha says in the film, Brazilian life demands political films, and not in the Hollywood vein, but films that combine politics with poetry. It is easy to see that this was where the films can be criticised as elitist and over-symbolic, although making political cinema during the dictatorship was not easy.
In Eryk’s film there is a beautiful sequence of a couple discussing the man’s commitment to revolution, where the camera moves around them as they embrace like a living statue, a monument to their commitment, which is soon to be shattered and will see them walk away down two separate railway tracks. The dialogue is extremely literary, from him about his artistic commitment and from her about how she has changed since her youth: “peacefully I give back to the landscape the vomits of experience”. Far from grappling with the problems of everyday life we seem to be in a world of self-absorbed intellectuals, mistaking themselves for historical figures – surely just another symptom of the bourgeois dream.
Then comes a sequence where a woman carrying flowers follows an injured man as he is being carried along a road, and an oration (because that is what it is) about how she will “bring forth poisons, and speeches that will eat away wood, bone and rust… and more and more blood… until the slumber of men, the slumber of time… I will give birth ’til all is poison, a rotten mass…”
Maybe this speech expresses poetically the necessary horror that will come when the lid of bourgeois compromises is finally blown off somewhere over the rainbow.
As this documentary only includes reportage from the era as well as clips from the original film, its aesthetics are very much tied in with the original ideas of the Cinema Novo movement. In a similar fashion to the focus on imagery over narrative in the original movies, Cinema Novo does not reveal the names of the films being featured, nor feature them in any chronological fashion, which means it is not possible to get an idea of how the films evolved as the movement passed through the political convulsions that affected Brazil. This is no standard biopic of Cinema Novo.
Also, if those original films were committed to political change in Brazil, could this film have given more than a nod towards contemporary politics? In the closing minutes we are told – against a backdrop of burning trees and aerial views of deforestation – that “in another 4 years people will understand our films and witness their own reality”. There is “no fortune without blood”, someone says in summary, which is easy to say in a film of course, which is far from the reality of gang wars in the favelas, and environmentalists murdered in the Amazon.
One of Eryk Rocha’s previous documentaries was Jards, a brilliant documentary about musician, actor and writer Jards Macalé. The film exhibited a powerful synergy between the director and the protagonist, who have known each other for decades. It achieved what Cinema Novo falls short of, a synthesis of documentary with the techniques and poetry of Cinema Novo. The present film covers a much wider canvas and deals not just with art but with many political issues, so it may be asking a lot from the director to make a film that is both didactic and illustrative of Cinema Novo style yet still hangs together aesthetically.
I have to say I gained a more positive view of Cinema Novo from reading about it than I did from this film. It has been claimed that the use of structures based on traditional folk tales was intended as a vehicle, to make the political messages more accessible, but this wasn’t something I learned from watching this film.
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Space communications: As the industry launches new products, military can’t decide what to buy
by Sandra Erwin — March 26, 2018
An Air Force Wideband Global Satcom satellite 8 launches aboard a ULA Delta 4 rocket. Credit: ULA
Todd Harrison, CSIS analyst: “The institutions aren’t fit for the needs that we have today."
WASHINGTON — The latest Pentagon review of how the U.S. military should buy space communications is expected to wrap up in the coming weeks. The likely conclusion is that the military needs a mix of government-owned satellites and commercial services.
There is not much clarity or consensus, however, on how the Defense Department and the military services should go about buying services from the private sector at a time when the market is offering more choices and competitive pricing than ever before.
The central problem is a military culture that wants to buy hardware the old-fashioned way and fears change, Todd Harrison, director of the aerospace security project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, told lawmakers recently.
“The institutions aren’t fit for the needs that we have today,” he said. The Air Force has an office that buys wideband satellites. “But you don’t need to do that anymore. You can buy them as a service.” Satcom services are the responsibility of the Defense Information Systems Agency, an entirely different organization with a separate chain of command and budget. “When your organization is fractured like that, it is hard to make good decisions and tradeoffs,” said Harrison. “That’s why we see the military struggle.”
Space communications is just one area where the Pentagon is paralyzed by indecision. This is a problem seen across most space programs, said Fred Kennedy, director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s tactical technology office.
Fred Kennedy, director of DARPA tactical technology office.
DARPA is looking to shake up the established order with a program called Blackjack that seeks to bring commercial space technologies into the military.
There is a fear of change in the Pentagon that “puts us in this kind of frightening place of risk aversion,” Kennedy said in an interview with SpaceNews. “We are paralyzed by the thought of moving to a new architecture.”
With Blackjack, “we are going to go marry up with the commercial sector,” he said. Among the hot technologies are the new low-Earth orbiting (LEO) constellations. Kennedy would like to see the military adopt some of the business ethos of the space industry that mass-produces satellites and doesn’t “test, check and review everything until the cows come home,” he said. “We have to get out of that mode.”
Kennedy hopes to see the Blackjack program influence not only how the military buys services but also how it builds its own constellations.
The Air Force is participating as well. “We need to figure out how to service the warfighter directly,” Kennedy said. There has to be more “commercial leveraging.” This means the government has to sign up deals with up-and-coming satellite service providers. “If we don’t get in early, these folks are going to march off to their commercial customer requirements and we’ll never get our hooks in.”
The “hooks” are the military capabilities that commercial companies may not be thinking about as they build their systems. “It’d be more helpful to do that now as constellations are being developed,” Kennedy said.
DARPA’s interest in small-satellite LEO services reflects a growing consensus that these constellations are better positioned than large geosynchronous orbit (GEO) spacecraft to survive enemy attacks in a future war.
“GEO is a known quantity, everybody understands it,” said Kennedy. ”As a result it doesn’t have the benefits of sanctuary it once had,” he said. “We have to decide: ‘Do we want to continue to play there, do we want to look for other alternatives? I think the answer is probably both.”
GEO could become a difficult place to operate, he said. “That’s the value of looking at commercial options because they’re all for the most part headed to LEO.”
DARPA has $10 million in the 2018 budget for Blackjack technology demonstrations, and is requesting $15 million for 2019.
The demonstrations are planned for 2021, said Kennedy. “We can show we can leverage commercial constellations and provide real capability to the warfighter.”
According to industry sources, companies likely to compete in the Blackjack program include Iridium, SpaceX, Telesat and LeoSat.
Threats to satellites
Former assistant secretary of defense for space policy Doug Loverro said the most worrisome threat to satellites is jamming. Everyone worries about cyber attacks, but these are harder to pull off than simply jamming signals. That can be done by almost anybody. “Some guy in the middle of a field with a TV truck can do jamming,” he said at a Defense One event March 14.
Satellites are in GEO orbit mostly for convenience, Loverro said. “You launch as few satellites as you can, put them in geosynchronous orbit and communicate with them. With four satellites I can cover the Earth. It just doesn’t happen to be a very good place to fight from.”
Loverro recalled that the classified military communications constellation known as AEHF was originally designed to be in an inclined orbit where the satellites would be safer from attack. “After the Cold War ended, we thought ‘wouldn’t it be more convenient and cheaper to put them in GEO orbit? Yes, but not militarily a wise thing to do.’”
LEO orbits can’t be jammed easily, he said. “You can only see one satellite overhead and not the other 4,000. It’s a much better way to place satellites than in the four traditional orbits that DoD uses.”
The military for decades has used commercial services from GEO satellite operators to supplement the government-owned Wideband Global SATCOM. This industry not only faces competition from LEO systems but also from the government itself.
The Air Force has bought 10 WGS satellites — some with funding from international allies that use the service — and had planned to stop acquiring new ones and use more commercial services. Congress has disrupted that plan by adding $600 million to the fiscal year 2018 budget for two new WGS satellites. The move was seen as a sign that Congress is not confident in the Air Force’s strategy to acquire satcom services.
‘Hybrid’ architecture
“Today we operate a hybrid commercial and military architecture. But it was not done deliberately. It was put together over time,” said Air Force Col. George Nagy, who oversees the wideband communications “analysis of alternatives” study.
Speaking at the Defense One event, Nagy said one of the major takeaways from the AoA is that the Pentagon is spending way too much money on ground equipment. Everyone thinks satellite services are expensive but 75 percent of the wideband enterprise costs resides on the ground, not in space. The user terminals and ground infrastructure is overdue for changes, he said. “We need common interfaces.”
With regard to satellites, the Pentagon will consider both GEO and LEO systems. “We don’t want to over prescribe solutions,” said Nagy.
Rick Lober, an industry executive who has been involved in the wideband AoA, said the Pentagon has “learned a lot” from pilot programs with the private sector. “I believe progress is being made,” said Lober, who is vice president and general manager for defense and intelligence at Hughes Network Systems.
In programs known as “pathfinders,” DoD has become more familiar with “how to buy bandwidth and managed services,” he told SpaceNews. “Unfortunately there’s a lot of legal statutes that probably slow some things down,” he added. “The general conclusion is that we are heading to a hybrid architecture” with both military and commercial systems.
LEO will be part of the mix, said Lober. Hughes is a GEO service provider but has also teamed up with OneWeb. LEO has advantages for the military like lower latency and polar coverage, said Lober. Once the industry starts mass-producing electronically steered flat antennas to replace traditional parabolic dishes, LEO services should take off.
Brian Weeden, a space policy expert at the Secure World Foundation, said DoD indecision about buying commercial services is a classic example of organizations instinctively trying to protect their interests. The national space policy issued nearly 10 years ago by the Obama administration said DoD had to work more closely with commercial industry and with allies. “We still haven’t done that,” Weeden said. It is natural for bureaucracies to want to keep their budgets and their missions from being challenged. A shift from buying satellites to using commercial services could mean the end of many offices and jobs. So a decision of whether to buy commercial “ends up not being about rational analysis but organizational cultures and how those impact decision making.”
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Blue Mountain chief inspires youth at ‘Futurepreneur’ launch
The Group Chairman and founder of leading real estate group - Blue Mountain, Dr. Hiran Hettiarachchi recently delivered an inspirational lecture to aspiring young entrepreneurs.
He was delivering the keynote speech on the occasion of the launching of the ‘Futurepreneur’ Magazine, by the Young Entrepreneurs Association from the Department of Commerce & Finance Management at University of Kelaniya.
The launch of the magazine and his invitation as the keynote speaker and as member of the panel discussion, for the memorable occasion coincided with the institution’s ‘Entrepreneurship Day 2016’.
The event was held at A. T. H. Sunil Shantha Memorial Auditorium at the University of Kelaniya in the presence of over 300 attendees. Widely considered a role model for aspiring entrepreneurs, Dr. Hettiarachchi recently won ‘The Most Admired Entrepreneur of the Year’ and ‘CEO of the Year’ at The Global Marketing Excellence Awards.
In his keynote speech at the event, Dr. Hettiarachchi delivered a motivational message by citing his own professional journey which was characterized by successes and failures from which he emerged stronger each time. He went into detail about how one can achieve goals and how to identify inner strengths and to convert them into practice by creating a career focus. He further touched on aspects of leadership as well. Personally, he is an inspiration to countless number of Sri Lankans for his extraordinary vision and sound business acumen.
The speech of Dr. Hettiarachchi is shown below :
Dr. Hiran Hettiarachchi (MBBS-Colombo & MBA-Australia) is the Founder and the Group Chairman of the Blue Mountain Group. He is a renowned real estate professional and visionary entrepreneur, with extensive experience in the real estate industry. His leadership forte lies in delivering world-class real estate projects in Sri Lanka that are beacons of design, quality and innovation. He is a medical doctor by profession who graduated from the Faculty of Medicine from the University of Colombo in 2011 and is now respected as an energetic professional and a dynamic leader within the business fraternity of Sri Lanka.
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Canadian would-be suicide bomber killed by police after standoff
by James Powell Aug 12, 2016
On Wednesday evening, residents in the Strathoy neighborhood of Ontario, Canada were startled to hear the words, “Put down your weapon!” then gunfire. What they were hearing was a confrontation between Canadia and a would-be suicide bomber as they shot him dead. The suspect, 23-year-old Aaron Driver of Winnipeg, Manitoba, had allegedly been in the final stages of a plan to carry out a suicide attack in a crowded area during rush hour, but was thwarted after police received intelligence of the plot and Driver’s whereabouts. News reports noted that the tip came from the U.S. FBI.
Driver had been previously known to the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). In October of 2014, he Tweeted not only his support of ISIS (under the name Harun Abdurahman), but also praised the attack on Parliament Hill that same month by Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, who killed one soldier and rushed into the hall firing before he was shot dead himself. Driver described the attack as “justified.” After he was arrested for the Tweets, Driver entered into what is known as a “peace bond,” in which, according to a story from CBC/Radio Canada, he agreed to the government’s conclusion of “consenting or acknowledging that there are reasonable grounds to fear that he may participate, contribute—directly or indirectly—in the activity of a terrorist group.”
Despite the events of Wednesday night, Driver’s former lawyer said that there was no evidence or indication that Driver was affiliated with or directly connected to any terror group, much less ISIS. Under the terms of his peace bond, besides the obvious—no associating with any terror organization—and being banned from using a cell phone or computer (both of these stipulations were set to expire at the end of August), he was also required to live at a specified address and to inform the Royal Canadian Mounted Police of any changes in status or address. It is not clear if the home where Driver was confronted and killed was the specified address he was required to live at, but neighbors said that the house was occupied by a man, a woman, three teenagers, and a young boy, who had apparently been living at the residence for about a year.
It is probable that Driver was under surveillance by CSIS or other authorities, but it was the tip from the FBI that set last night’s events in motion. The tip did not specifically name Driver as the suspected attacker, but it did warn that someone was plotting a mass casualty attack in the area during rush hour. As soon as the information was passed, Canadian national and local law enforcement agencies moved to disseminate the warning. Minister of Public Safety and Public Preparedness Ralph Goodale alerted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, but it was agreed that, based on the information at the time, the national alert level would remain at “medium.” Locally, however, residents around the area of the home where Driver was confronted were evacuated early on, and all others in the neighborhood were told to stay inside.
According to early police reports, Driver was shot dead by SWAT team members after he detonated a device that injured himself and one other person (unidentified). He was in possession of another device that he might have intended to detonate as well. He was pronounced dead at the scene. This incident, coupled with recent so-called “lone wolf” and other coordinated attacks in Belgium, France, and Germany, have heightened fears of sleeper cells conducting directed attacks or individuals who otherwise have no links to terror organizations carrying out attacks “in the name of.” Obviously these two elements are extremely difficult to detect and track, and any attack is an easy setup for groups like ISIS to take credit for, which adds to the appearance of their worldwide reach. Last night’s operation was a victory, but intelligence services and law enforcement personnel have been hard-pressed to keep up with this dangerous game of Whack-a-mole.
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was, until recently, an intelligence officer with the US government. During his time, Powell focused on full spectrum intelligence operations related to the Middle East, South America and Africa, as well as liaison duties with foreign and US intelligence partners. In a past life, Powell was a 10 year United States Marine, and also worked in the nuclear security industry. He currently holds a dual BA in History and Political Science, and despite being a world class IO, he failed miserably in his last mission to steal the secret recipe for KFC's 11 Herbs and Spices chicken. His posts are his own opinions and do NOT reflect those of, nor are they in any way endorsed by, the U.S. government.
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St. Teresa Medical Announces Appointment of Richard Guyer, M.D. to Scientific Advisory Board
By St. Teresa Medical
September 6, 2016 - St. Paul, MN - St. Teresa Medical, Inc. today announced the appointment of Richard Guyer M.D. to its scientific advisory board. Dr. Guyer is a board certified orthopaedic spine surgeon and one of the founders of Texas Back Institute and serves as its President. He also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Texas Back Institute Research Foundation and has been Director of the Spine Surgery Fellowship program since its inception in 1986.
Dr. Guyer did his medical school and residency training at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and completed two spine fellowships, one at Case Western Reserve University with Henry Bohlman, M.D. in Cleveland, Ohio and the other with Leon Wiltse, M.D. in Long Beach, California. He holds many patents in spine surgery and has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles and 45 chapters presenting his research at national and international spine conferences. While the majority of the research work has dealt with the diagnosis and treatment of painful degenerative spinal conditions, he is also one of the pioneers in minimally invasive surgery and lumbar and cervical disc replacement. In the early 1980s he worked with his former mentor Parviz Kambin who pioneered endoscopic discectomy. In 2000 he performed one of the first disc lumbar disc replacements in the USA and has been an investigator in nearly a dozen U.S. IDE studies of both cervical and lumbar disc replacements. He continues to research and publish in this area as well as in motion preservation and minimally invasive treatments.
Dr. Guyer has been very active with various spine societies including North American Spine Society (NASS), Cervical Spine Research Society (SSRS), International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine (ISSLS), and International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery (ISASS) serving as President of NASS during the 2006-2007 year and various committees of the ISASS. He was recently appointed to the board of directors of the American Board of Spinal Surgery.
Philip Messina, President and CEO said, “We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Guyer to our Scientific Advisory Board. He is considered to be among the top spine surgeons in the world. We could not be more pleased to have him on board. “
C. Timothy Floyd, MD, Chief Scientific Officer and Chair of the Scientific Advisory Board said, “Dr. Guyer is a world leader in cutting edge spine surgery and techniques. His counsel, as we move into our global clinical trial on SURGICLOT® will be important.”
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Dance Marathon at FSU sets new record, raises more than $2M ‘For The Kids’
Dance Marathon at FSU is the fourth-highest fundraising Miracle Network
Dance Marathon program in the nation. This year they raised more than
$2M 'For The Kids'. (Photo: University Communications)
The Donald L. Tucker Civic Center was filled with emotion and excitement as more than 1,800 student volunteers cheered, hugged and cried when Dance Marathon at Florida State University unveiled the record-breaking amount —$2,152,382 — they raised for charity during the total reveal ceremony Sunday.
“Go away from here today knowing you all have made a difference in the lives of these children and their families,” said President John Thrasher. “Thanks to all of your hard work this year, and I have a feeling the number you see is going to blow you away.”
Miracle Child Powie speaking to the dancers.
(Photo: Andrew Salinero, DM at FSU)
Dance Marathon at FSU (DM at FSU) is the fourth-highest fundraising Miracle Network Dance Marathon program in the nation. It is a yearlong fundraising effort “For The Kids,” fueled by students, alumni, faculty, staff and the community. Students volunteer as dancers, raising a minimum of $300 to participate in the main event, where they stay awake and dancing on their feet for 20 hours.
Two groups of dancers participated over the weekend on Saturday, March 3, and Sunday, March 4. The total reveal ceremony was held after the second wave of dancing, and students were amazed to see they had not only hit their goal of $2M, but exceeded it.
“We all worked really hard this whole year and raising more than $2 million is an unbelievable accomplishment,” said dancer Anders Salas, a freshman majoring in political science and economics who has been participating in Dance Marathon since high school.
Dance Marathon at FSU began as a small fundraiser in Tully Gymnasium in 1995, raising slightly more than $19,000. It has now become the largest student-run philanthropy on FSU’s campus, raising more than $10 million for the local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital, Shands Children’s Hospital and the FSU College of Medicine. In 2017, DM at FSU raised $1,830,167.
Sophomore Katie Kiselewski and freshman Anders Salas were both
excited and humbled to be a part of an organization that gives so
much to children in need. (Photo: University Communications)
Sophomore Katie Kiselewski, a public relations captain for DM at FSU, said she fell in love with giving back to the community and helping children in need after her first year participating in Dance Marathon.
“It made me feel like I could be a part of something bigger,” said Kiselewski, a business management and public relations major. “We plan for this all year, but nothing can prepare you for how it feels to see so many people dedicated to this cause. It was emotional and mind-blowing dancing 20 hours for these miracle children who are fighting for their lives — we are all fighting together.”
Miracle Child Nate cutting bands off of dancers.
For junior Azia Williams, the public relations coordinator for DM at FSU, who was also a Miracle Child, that fight was personal.
“I was born about seven weeks premature with a condition called hydrocephalus, and I spent part of my life in All Children’s Hospital in Tampa, going through years of physical and occupational therapy,” said Williams, a media & communication studies major. “It has been the biggest blessing to be able to be a part of an organization that gives to children who remind me of myself.”
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Chuck McDanal is the owner and manager of Studio C Solutions, an organizational optimization, business analytics and coaching firm. He also is the vice-president and co-owner of Kindelan McDanal & Associates, a Lakeland psychological counseling and testing practice. Additionally, he owns StudioChuck, a commercial property holding company. Previously, Chuck was president and general manager of LkldTV, an internet-based TV station. He joined LkldTV from the Ledger Media Group, where he was the Director of IT & Operations, and earlier was group operations director with The New York Times Co. Chuck also worked as an editor in The Ledger’s Newsroom. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Virginia Tech, is a Certified Analytics Professional, has a certificate in Business Analytics from the Wharton School of Business, served in the U.S. Marine Corps, is a Six Sigma Black Belt, and an RRCA-certified running coach.
Prior to moving to Lakeland, he worked in Washington as a researcher for the U.S. Sentencing Commission. He has served on The Ledger's editorial board and Lakeland Electric's Utility Committee, as well as the boards of the Downtown Lakeland Partnership and the Alliance for Independence. He currently serves on the boards of the Lakeland Chamber of Commerce; the Imperial Symphony Orchestra; LkldLive, where he is president and board chair; and the Lakeland Runners Club, where he is past president and current vice president. He is a graduate of Leadership Lakeland Class XXXI and Leadership Polk Class X, and Chair-Elect for Leadership Lakeland Class XXXVI and Chair for Class XXXVII. Chuck has served on planning committees for LVIM, InnerAct Alliance and Central Florida Speech & Hearing. He is a member of the Lakeland Rotary Club, and has served there as a board member and chair of the Communications Committee.
Chuck lives in Lakeland with his wife, Cynthia, a clinical psychologist. They have two daughters, one a recent graduate of UC-Berkeley who is now in graduate school at Stony Brook, and one studying in Germany. He is an avid runner who recently completed his 11th marathon, including qualifying and running in the 2019 Boston Marathon. He is a huge coffee fan who has been roasting his own beans for the past 10 years with gear he built himself, but now has a boutique coffee-roasting business and a commercial-grade roaster to better work with the roast-profile data. Chuck is currently renovating a building in Lakeland as the latest in a long string of exciting personal challenges that include professional roles ranging from researcher to editor to IT director, as well as hobbies that include rebuilding old motorcycles, sports cars and even a giant military vehicle.
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Supercell invests $2.8 million in 2Up, a co-op mobile game studio
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Supercell is investing $2.8 million in New Zealand game studio 2Up Games, which is working on a co-op mobile game. This further proof of...
Supercell is investing $2.8 million in New Zealand game studio 2Up Games, which is working on a co-op mobile game.
This further proof of the funding frenzy games have enjoyed during the pandemic, driven in large part by heightened use. In the past nine months, game studios have seen more than 100 investments. Supercell has been among the most aggressive mobile game investors, as the Helsinki, Finland-based company is still printing money with its Clash Royale and Clash of Clans games.
2Up cofounder Joe Raeburn said in an interview with GamesBeat that the company strongly believes co-op games can make the world a better place, particularly as people struggle with isolation during lockdown. He also believes humans aren’t always great at cooperation and need more practice.
Raeburn started the company six months ago with former Magic Leap developer Tim Knauf, and the two didn’t meet in person for the first five months they worked together.
Raeburn said his first co-op memory was playing Silkworm with his best friend on the Amiga computer, while Knast has enjoyed multiplayer point-and-click adventure games. Knast previously founded Launching Pad Games, and he worked with Magic Leap and Weta Workshop on Dr. Grordbort’s Invaders, which was one of my favorite games of 2018.
“Tim and I came together talking about our shared love of co-op games,” Raeburn said. “But too often the games are too short.”
This started them thinking about games designed for co-op from the ground up.
“So we came up with this focus on real-time co-op games, ones that you can play for years,” Raeburn said. “We want to bring back that sense of connecting with someone through an experience you share. You feel like two humans that have done something together, as opposed to humans that have battled.”
Above: 2Up Games is based in New Zealand.
Image Credit: 2Up Games
Supercell developer relations lead Jaakko Harlas noted that this is the first time Supercell has invested in a New Zealand startup. Raeburn said the company is hiring now and that thanks to the pandemic it can hire people anywhere in the world. He noted that another bright spot is that game companies no longer need to have a head office that can lord it over their satellite offices.
Raeburn said 2Up has developed a prototype idea but isn’t ready to talk about it yet. The company has two full-time people and two contractors and is outsourcing art for the game to external companies. Raeburn worked as an early employee and game creator at Space Ape Games, maker of Samurai Siege, before the company was acquired by Supercell. About a year ago, Raeburn made the move back to his native New Zealand. During lockdown, he decided to start a game studio, which was how he met Knast.
“It’s early days, and the one thing I can say is that real-time games are quite difficult,” Raeburn said. “One of the most important things we’ve learned is allowing players to have a pause in the action so that they can look and see what their partner is doing and what they need. Because when you do that, you see the situation they are in. If it’s nonstop action all of the time, you don’t even know what your partner is doing.”
Raeburn said the company talked to a few game funds but decided Supercell offered the biggest opportunity.
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How Trump could theoretically get his Facebook back after being banned January 21, 2021
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In 2015, then Uber CEO Travis Kalanick pulled off a bold talent raid when he poached some 40 roboticists from the National Robotics Engineering...
In 2015, then Uber CEO Travis Kalanick pulled off a bold talent raid when he poached some 40 roboticists from the National Robotics Engineering Center at Carnegie Mellon. The move reportedly left the world-class engineering university reeling, and it seemed to signal that the world’s hottest startup was on the cusp of making self-driving cars a reality.
Now, that self-driving unit is no more, and the estimated timeline for robotaxi domination has extended well into this decade. Uber said Monday it would sell off the self-driving unit that was the result of that raid, the Pittsburgh-based Advanced Technologies Group. The 1,200-person unit will be acquired by the self-driving-tech developer Aurora. Uber will invest $400 million in Aurora as part of the deal, bringing Aurora’s valuation to $10 billion and tripling its workforce. Uber’s current CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, will also take a seat on Aurora’s board.
The move continues the consolidation in self-driving technology, as the process of creating safe, secure autonomous vehicles continues to cost more and take longer than prognosticators once believed. Uber ATG lost $303 million between January and September of this year, according to financial filings, and the company has spent more than $1 billion in its five years of existence.
Aurora isn’t planning to build a self-driving car or truck itself; instead, it’s developing the complex software that will power autonomous vehicles. It has signed deals with carmakers including Hyundai, the electric vehicle company Byton, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. Through the Uber deal, Aurora likely gains another big partner: Toyota. The Japanese company invested $500 million in the Uber self-driving unit last year. Aurora is testing its technology in the Bay Area, Pittsburgh, and in Dallas. The company also has offices in Bozeman, Montana, the former home of the lidar company Blackmore, which it acquired in 2019.
The sale of ATG continues another trend, of Uber narrowing its scope and selling off parts of its business as it seeks profitability. The ride-hail company—which once hoped to be an “Amazon for transportation”—offloaded its micromobility unit Jump to Lime this summer, and it sold part of its trucking logistics business, Uber Freight, this fall. Uber is also reportedly in talks to sell off its autonomous air taxi business, Elevate. Uber “remains committed to commercializing self-driving transportation on the Uber network through industry partnerships,” spokesperson Sarah Abboud says.
Uber’s self-driving efforts have been troubled. It was sued by Google sibling Waymo for trade-secret theft after acquiring another self-driving technology developer, Otto. After a buzzy few days of public trial in San Francisco, the two companies settled the case, with Uber promising to steer clear of Waymo’s tech—a serious setback for the Uber hardware team. Anthony Levandowski, the Uber self-driving head at the center of the trade secrets case, was later charged by federal prosecutors for his role in the scheme; after pleading guilty, he is now serving an 18-month prison sentence.
The WIRED Guide to Self-Driving Cars
How a chaotic skunkworks race in the desert launched what’s poised to be a runaway global industry.
In 2018, an Uber self-driving vehicle that was being tested struck and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona. (The safety driver behind the wheel has since been charged with negligence.) The death—the self-driving industry’s first—led Uber to halt testing for months while it reevaluated its safety systems and program. (The company didn’t actually have an operational safety division at the time.) According to an investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board, Uber’s organizational failures were at least partly responsible for the woman’s death. Today, Uber is back on the road in a more limited capacity, testing in Pittsburgh and Washington, DC.
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Posted on Wednesday 8th of July 2020 08:36:03 PM
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Economy - 3 News
Austria Keen to Invest in Iran TEHRAN (FNA)- Austria announced its preparedness to invest in Iran due to the country's ample natural and mineral resources and economic opportunities.
Iranians Build 2 Factories for Venezuelans
TEHRAN (FNA)- Venezuela launched two plants on Monday which have been constructed by Iranian engineers in the Latin American state. ( 15:30:57 - 2009/10/13)
Serbian Official: Serbia, Favorable Market for Iranian Products
TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of Serbian Chamber of Commerce said here Monday her country is a favorable market for various types of Iranian products and services. ( 12:44:40 - 2009/10/13)
Switzerland: Gas Deal with Iran Crucially Important for Bern
TEHRAN (FNA)- Switzerland announced on Monday that it attaches much importance to its gas deal with Iran, stressing that the two countries' relations are deeply influenced by the contract. ( 18:27:29 - 2009/10/12)
Iran Nano 2009 Exhibit Allocates Special Section to Industry
TEHRAN (FNA)- The officials of Iran Nano 2009 exhibition, to be held on November 4-8, have allocated a special stand to industrialists and industry managers to show them the commercial applications of nanotechnology. ( 15:49:58 - 2009/10/12)
1St Vice-President to Leave for China Tuesday for SCO Meeting
TEHRAN (FNA)- First Vice-President Mohammad-Reza Rahimi will leave here for Beijing, China, on Tuesday to attend the 8th ministerial meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization which is to begin on October 14 in the Chinese capital. ( 12:36:42 - 2009/10/12)
Iranian Delegation to Visit Turkmenistan on New Railroad
TEHRAN (FNA)- A delegation of Iranian experts is slated to visit Ashgabat next week in a bid to negotiate with the Turkmen side about a new railroad linking the two neighboring countries, Tehran's envoy to the Central Asian country said Sunday. ( 19:44:22 - 2009/10/11)
Iran Blames Developed Countries for Economic Downturn
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Central Bank Governor Mahmoud Bahmani reiterated that the developed countries should account for the global economic recession for their mismanagement in confrontation with the risks. ( 14:27:26 - 2009/10/11)
Outlines of Targeted Subsidy System Ratified in Parliament
TEHRAN (FNA)- Outlines of the "targeted subsidy system" bill were ratified in the Sunday session of the Iranian Parliament by a majority of 188 positive votes. ( 13:13:54 - 2009/10/11)
Envoy Rejects IEA Claim on Iran's Non-Compliance with OPEC Quota
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's representative to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Mohammad Ali Khatibi on Saturday rejected a recent report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) that the country has produced in excess of its OPEC quota. ( 18:17:50 - 2009/10/10)
Iran Eying $20 bln Trade Exchange with Turkey
TEHRAN (FNA)- Chairman of Tehran's Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mine (TCCIM) Yahiya Al-e Eshaq expressed the hope that the volume of annual trade exchanges between Iran and Turkey would double in the near future. ( 16:30:18 - 2009/10/10)
Iran, Belarus Agree on Expansion of Economic Cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian and Belarusian officials here on Saturday stressed the need for bolstering relations and increasing trade exchanges between the two countries. ( 16:29:17 - 2009/10/10)
Iran Warns Fuel Sellers against Supply Cut
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is able to break any embargo on the country's imported gasoline by 'demonopolizing' the list of gasoline exporters, the Iranian oil minister said. ( 16:30:25 - 2009/10/08)
Iranian, Afghan, Pakistani Presidents to Meet in November
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is due to meet his Afghan and Pakistani counterparts Hamid Karzai and Asif Ali Zardari late in November, Pakistani envoy to Tehran announced on Wednesday. ( 15:57:32 - 2009/10/07)
Iran-China Trade Exchanges to Exceed $25Bln
TEHRAN (FNA)- The volume of Iran-China trade exchanges will exceed $25 billion this year, a senior Iranian economic official announced on Tuesday. ( 16:56:33 - 2009/10/06)
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Texas Tribune: Honest Brokers
I’ll be the first to admit – lots of my news, especially about politics, comes from Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. I figured if the most reliable news sources are going to lean so far left and so far right, I might as well get a good laugh while I get a sense of what’s going on in our country.
I am not alone in by averseness to politics. Many people would rather be uninformed than have to deal with the fickle battle between the right and the left. This is where Evan Smith comes in.
Today, Evan Smith came to GSD&M to speak to us about The Texas Tribune, a “nonpartisan, nonprofit media organization that promotes civic engagement and discourse on public policy, politics, government and other matters of statewide concern.” As a co-founder, he saw the incredible gap in public service journalism. Many major newspapers had given up on it because they believed no one cared. Evan believes that no one cares because no one talks about it anymore.
The Texas Tribune redefines the newspaper model. Rather than rely on ads for revenue, it relies on donations for corporations and individuals. And while other journalists were fleeing from the Capital, he was sending more people to focus on public policy. They create compelling content and also drive to other Texas news sources so that readers can get it all. It’s a conduit for everything you ever wanted to know about all 242 elected state officials. Smith said, “It’s not just news. It’s knowledge.”
He was energetic as he described how they set out to educate the people in Texas and in turn have created real engagement. This type of journalism is about accountability and education – “Smarter Texans = a greater Texas.” And here’s the best news, it’s working. Last year, they had over 5 million unique visitors reading about public education, energy, immigration, health reform and the 2012 political races.
Smith relies on 5 key concepts for The Texas Tribune:
1.) Sustainability – They are funded by a variety of resources and they are proving with every breaking story that they are here to stay.
2.) Collaboration – Working along with other journalists, The Texas Tribune builds bigger stories and provide a greater value. Also, their content gets featured in The New York Times every week in a special “Texas” section.
3.) Push – Smith says that they have to go to their readers. They can’t wait people to just stumble upon their bevvy of information, they need to get out there on every platform and spread the good word.
4.) Transparency – With a slightly voyeuristic lean on their data, they have to be equally as open about themselves. Nobody should ever misunderstand their source of funding and how they work.
5.) Immodesty – Shout from the mountains! This type of content doesn’t need to be kept secret to reserve integrity. It’s great and people need to know.
Evan Smith’s passion for this kind of journalism is infectious. He wants Texans to start talking about Texas and it’s happening. The journalists at The Texas Tribune are “honest brokers.” Political affiliation aside, they have the support and respect of politicians in Texas and I applaud them for their quest to educate our great state.
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This Week in Conflicts: Trump’s D.C. Hotel Charges Secret Service, House Passes Legislation Barring Spending at Trump properties and a Subpoena for Possible Ethics Violations
by Lynn Walsh
President Donald J. Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence, addresses his remarks at the Pentagon Thursday, January 17, 2019, announcing the Pentagon’s Missile Defense Review. (Official White House Photo by Tia Dufour)
This week, recently released spending documents show the Secret Service was charged more than $200,000 by President Donald Trump’s hotel in Washington, D.C., the House passed legislation that would prevent spending by some federal agencies at some Trump properties and Kellyanne Conway has been subpoenaed to provide testimony related to possible Hatch Act violations.
The Trump International Hotel, Washington, DC USA
Secret Service Charged $200K by Trump’s D.C. Hotel
NBC News is reporting the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. charged the Secret Service $215,254 from September 2016 to February 2018.
The news organization obtained the information by requesting expense documents through the federal Freedom of Information Act, which allows the public to request documents created and managed by the government.
While the documents did not specify what the charges were for, NBC News said they probably coincide with providing security for President Trump while he attends events at the hotel, as well as cover the cost of food while the secret service members are working.
“The agency paid $33,638 for unspecified charges over two days in June, which coincided with Trump’s first re-election campaign fundraiser,” NBC News reported.
Other charges include, “a bill for $14,900 for two days in June 2017 and another for $11,475 for two days the next month.”
Rear view of Mar-a-Lago looking east. (Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons user Ebyabe)
House Passes Legislation Barring Spending at Trump properties
This week the House passed legislation that would bar various federal entities, including the White House, from doing business with Trump-affiliated establishments.
As the Washinton Post reports, the provision was included in a $24 billion appropriations bill for various federal agencies. The amendment to the bill that included the spending ban was sponsored by Democratic Reps. Steve Cohen (Tenn.), Jamie B. Raskin (Md.), Mark DeSaulnier (Calif.) and Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.). The Senate has not acted on its corresponding bill.
According to the amendment, none of the agencies funded in the bill may “enter into any new contract, grant, or cooperative agreement” with any of dozens of listed entities.
“Last week, the House passed a separate bill that included language banning the State Department from spending money at Trump-branded properties, which could affect Trump’s foreign trips if signed into law,” the Washington Post reports.
Kellyanne Conway speaking at the 2018 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland. Image Credit: Gage Skidmore.
Kellyanne Conway Subpoenaed Over Possible Ethics Law Violations
This week a House panel voted to subpoena Kellyanne Conway for her testimony related to possible violations of federal ethics law.
According to the New York Times, House members are requesting her testimony “after she failed to show to a hearing at which a special counsel told the committee she should be fired from the White House for her ‘egregious, repeated, and very public violations’ of federal ethics law.
Conway, a White House counselor, is being accused of violating the Hatch Act, which prohibits federal employees from participating in political speech while performing their official duties.
Earlier this month, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) issued a report citing Conway for multiple violations of the Act. The report cited her comments about the 2020 presidential race and the Alabama Senate election in 2017.
Screenshot of the Bloomberg website highlighting their story about Kushner Companies Times Square property.
Debt in Times Square
According to Bloomberg, Kushner Companies is in a tough position with a property in Times Square.
“Kushner Cos. bought the first six floors of the (New York) Times building for $296 million in 2015, envisioning a multifloor amusement park in the heart of Times Square,” according to the article. “Four years later, a toxic brew of debt, conflict and vacancies has put their investment in jeopardy.”
Kushner Companies is a real estate company owned by Jared Kushner’s family. Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, and senior adviser has resigned as the chief executive of the company but still retains most of his stake in the company.
According to Bloomberg, Kushner Companies inherited some of the tenants but has also brought in some new ones, including the National Geographic Encounter.
“The Kushners’ new tenants have a few things in common, including ticket prices exceeding $30, underwhelming crowds and financial trouble,” Bloomberg reports. “…Kushner Cos. assumed that all these tenants would be paying rent when it piled $370 million of loans onto the building in an October 2016 refinancing, most of it from Deutsche Bank AG. In March, the company defaulted on one high-interest chunk of its debt to other lenders, and the property has often run at a loss after accounting for loan payments, according to data compiled from disclosures to investors. While there’s always room for improvement, spaces for so-called experiential retailers require custom designs and can take years to fill.”
Representatives for Kushner Cos. didn’t respond to Bloomberg’s numerous requests for comment.
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Rex Tillerson airs concern about Jared Kushner’s secret dealings with foreign leaders
Former FBI Deputy Chief Andrew McCabe and Trump, Inc. Compare Notes
How Conflict Shaped Trump’s New Acting Defense Secretary
Sunlight’s “Tracking Trump’s Conflicts of Interest” project provides a free, searchable database detailing President Donald J. Trump’s known business dealings and personal interests that may conflict with his public duties as President of the United States. The project also documents news coverage of these potential conflicts. Read our reporting to stay current on related news, explore our database, and learn more about the project. As we continue to learn about the First Family’s business holdings, the database will be updated. To help with those updates, get involved by contacting us here. You can also contact us if you’re familiar with any of the conflicts we’re tracking.
Lynn Walsh is an Emmy award-winning freelance journalist who has worked in investigative, data and TV journalism at the national level as well as locally in California, Ohio, Texas and Florida. She produces content focused on government accountability, public access to information and freedom of expression issues. She’s also helping to rebuild trust between newsrooms and the public through the Trusting News project.
Tags: Conflict of Interest, Jared Kushner, Kellyanne Conway, Kushner Companies, President Trump, Trump Conflict, Trump international Hotel D.C.
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Book Review of In Love and Let Free
In Love and Let Free by Jagdish Joghee is the journey of a woman caught in the ties of love, relationships and marriage. The novel is fast paced and their are certain contents which shall be highlighted in the upcoming points:
Cover- The cover of the novel is beautiful and has amazing blur colour in it. The cover justifies the story somewhat as we notice a girl whose standing alone.
Title- The title is intriguing and adds lot of curiosity in our minds to open the further pages.
Blurb- Shruti has everything going in her life with great education, incredible romance, a wonderful husband, and two adorable kids. There is plenty of laughter, joy, and love in the cosy nest that Shruti has carefully built.
All is well till that fateful Diwali day when passion gets better of reason. One momentary lapse threatens to uproot the entire foundation of her beautiful life. The stakes are too high as Shruti runs the risk of being abandoned by her husband and loosing her children too.
And there is no one to blame except herself.
Caught in the cesspool of blackmail, ransom, revenge, and remorse, Shruti is on the blink of collapse. She can run but cannot hide …..
Plot- The plot is simple and gripping. This is a story of a woman named, Shruti whose life is going smooth until an event takes place in her wife which changes her life. In short, it is a story of love, lost and found. There is a sub plot where Rahul plans and plot against his wives with his girlfriend which merges with the main plot in the end.
Themes- There are couple of themes which are being talked about. The theme of marriage is the main. It is often noticed that people end up getting married and later on, the spice and love is lost due to other responsibilities. In all this we forget to give time to our spouses. Thus, this situation was faced by Shruti and her husband.
There is another theme that talks about illicit relationships. This takes us back to the Victorian Era where illicit relationships were common and this same happens in this modern world as well. SHruti is unable to find love and satisfaction in her relationship with her husband and her void is filled by Rahul who himself is married. Things get nasty and ashamed Shruti takes some decisions which surely affects her life, firstly for bad and later for good.
The theme of love is definitely a valid one. This is strange, there was love between Shruti and her husband. Did that love vanish when Rahul entered her life? She in seen in a state of tabula rasa where she is unable to decide whether she loves Rahul or not? This seems unclear till the end and later on after the nasty truth being revealed by Rahul, the questions seem to settle.
Characterisation- The characters are artistically portrayed by the author and he deserves a salute. Shruti is perfect in everything be it homemaking, keeping pace with the things, a perfect wife and things get to change after one fine Diwali night where she is seen in an inner turmoil. She takes some steps which makes her pay in the end. She is a round character.
Rahul is the antagonist of the story. He is a typical complex character and his mind games are unpredictable. He is a greedy at heart and a murderer. He gives a lot of trouble to Shruti and her family followed by her second wife. I liked his character as that was the toughest one to portray.
Style- The writing style is simple and use of third person narrative along with informal descriptions is just fine. The story is fast paced which looks like a running story. It feels as if the author is in some hurry. Then there are few typographical errors which makes it bit cliche. The start and the end twist amazing. As compared to his previous book, this book lacks twists and turns. But its not bad for a first timer.
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Born and brought up in the beautiful hill town of Coonoor in Nilgiris, Jagdish Joghee has always been attracted to the hills and the forests. Growing up in the midst of serenity, Jagdish had enough inspiration to write short poems during his school days. He now lives in the city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu where he works for a leading global information technology services company. Jagdish has worked in some of the top IT companies in India, which required him to travel to some of the major cities in the country and overseas too. His passion for writing started early during his school days. Being a closet writer, Jagdish’s writing was initially confined to journals and scrapbooks. He could not pursue his dream of becoming a journalist when he started working in the IT enabled services industry. Jagdish is an active blogger and writes on issues that have a social impact, apart from reviewing Indian movies. This book marks his foray into fiction. He considers himself more of a story teller than a writer. Jagdish wants to write novels that will keep readers engaged with a good mix of romance, revenge, laughter and thrill. He is also keen to explore the realm of fantasy.
P.S – Also read my review of The Colour of Love : https://captivatingmode.wordpress.com/2016/09/05/book-review-of-the-colour-of-love/
Tags: Jagdish Joghee, Marriage, romance, suspense
Book Review of The Colour of Love
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Lasell’s Castellano scores golf scholarship
By Adam Hallenback & John McClean – 1851 Staff
Mark Frost (L), the scholarship’s namesake and Anthony Castellano (R), the Laser recipient of the Frost Family scholarship.
Junior Anthony Castellano was awarded the Frost Family scholarship on Feb. 21 by the Francis Ouimet Scholarship fund, which was announced via the fund’s social media pages.
Castellano, a junior communications student with a concentration in television & radio production, was awarded the scholarship because of his skills in journalism. “Although my passion is in television, I love to write for pleasure, as well as helping peers with their stories and work,” Castellano said.
He has since expanded his work in video production by assisting Bentley Athletics with their game films, as well as recording and editing events for the school. “I wanted to learn how to use a camera, know what type of focuses, what type of shots…I wanted to learn it all,” Castellano said. “After the filming, I get to take it back to edit. I love editing, I find a peace in it. It gives me true joy to get to put my own personal spin on the film.”
The Rosendale, Mass. resident is now a seasoned employee at the George Wright golf course. “It was right down the street and it was really how I got into the golf game,” he said. Castellano would spend most of his summers doing a range of duties at the golf course. “Whether it was caddying, filling divots, raking bunkers, I was there,” he said.
Castellano would work at the golf courses from his early childhood until after graduation. Not only did working for the course enhance his skills on the green, but it helped him grow off of it as well. “Watching Tiger and Rory having these games, behind the camera, I am right next to him. The thought of being able to be that close to the action… I got to work with the cameras and be able to create my own view of these games and the action.”
Castellano went to Catholic Memorial, a college preparatory school in West Roxbury, Mass. He mentioned how competitive this school was, but, “it taught me a lot about who I am,” he said.
He continued his success by taking his skills from the workplace and bringing it to the varsity team. After a brief stint in football, Castellano joined the varsity golf team, and helped guide his Knights to two league titles and a championship tournament appearance.
He heard about the Frost scholarship through people at the George Wright golf course. “I knew some great people within the club that helped me along the way, guided me to finding these resources. I am grateful of them,” Castellano said. Looking back on his experience, Castellano credits the scholarship helping him get through student debt. “It’s that day and age where kids our age have to become responsible and have to realize that debt exists, it’s not something we just talk about now. Without this scholarship, I would not have been able to do the things I have done here at Lasell,” he said.
According to Director of Scholarships and Donor Systems of the Francis Ouimet Scholarship fund Michelle Edwards: “The Frost Family Scholarship was established by Mark and Lynn Frost. Mr. Frost is the author of ‘The Greatest Game Ever Played…’ and also wrote the screenplay for and co- produced the movie that was released by Disney Studios in 2005. The Frost Family Scholarship is for Ouimet Scholars who are studying art, dance, theatre, lm or related studies”.Edwards continues, “We feel the Endowed Awards are not only a financial help, but an honor to be linked to a Ouimet supporter. Ouimet endowed awards are considered highly prestigious and past winners list them on resumes.”
Former Ouimet fund scholarship winner Daniel Paul Campagna, Professor Marie Franklin’s nephew, had positive things to say about being honored with such an award. “The Ouimet Foundation is an important vehicle to providing the means for hundreds of golf course employees every year to pursue their dreams of achieving a degree in higher education,” Campagna said.
The fund itself has awarded scholars an estimated $36 million in scholarships to ap- proximately 5,900 students with two or more years of golf service (caddies, pro shop operations, etc.) in Massachusetts since the fund was established in 1949.
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The Sacraments of the Catholic Church and the madness of Denethor
As we face the social issues of our day (i.e. marriage and gay rights, the dignity of women and the priesthood) people both without and within the Catholic Church often question the teaching of the Church and ask why doesn’t the Church just change its teaching to be more in step with the times. Another area which may not be so pressing as far as secular culture is concerned but is of unique importance among the different branches of Christianity and, at least from my experience, often an issue on the local level in the parish is that of sharing communion with other Christians. Why does the Catholic Church teach what it does in these regards; often to the marked disagreement, frustration and even open hostility of others?
I would like to offer a reflection on this issue and from the start I believe it important to state that the position of the Catholic Church in these matters is not so much about being against others (although it is often interpreted and portrayed this way) as it is about the Church being true to its own identity and authority and, in fact, actually recognizing the limits of the authority that it has been given.
I would like to explain by beginning with an allusion to the tragic figure of Denethor in J.R.R. Tolkein’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy.
Denethor is the Lord of Gondor but it is specified throughout the trilogy that the ruling house that Denethor and his sons Boromir and Faramir represent is meant to be a House of Stewards. The House of Anarion cannot claim the throne, in fact their purpose is to hold the kingdom until the return of the true king. But Denethor oversteps his bounds – forgetting the role of the steward and claiming the authority that belongs to the king alone – and as Gondor is besieged and seems to be falling, he himself falls into despair.. Denethor fails to recognize the true king himself (Aragorn) when he is present before him while only seeing doom and destruction. Finally, in this nihilistic madness Denethor attempts to set fire to his one remaining son Faramir. When this is thwarted he leaps upon the pyre and destroys himself.
Right before this act of suicide Denethor despairs in the fall of the city and the loss of his power, “I would have things as they were in all the days of my life and in the days of my longfathers before me: to be the Lord of this City in peace, and leave my chair to a son after me, who would be his own master and no wizard’s pupil. But if doom denies this to me, then I will have naught: neither life diminished, nor love halved, nor honor abated.”
In an attempt to break through the madness, Gandalf challenges the despairing Denethor with a summons back to truth and clarity, “To me it would not seem that a Steward who faithfully surrenders his charge is diminished in love or in honor…” Tragically, Denethor cannot recognize this.
Later, in contrast to Denethor’s folly and miserable end, we are given the image of the true king: “But when Aragorn arose all that beheld him gazed in silence, for it seemed to them that he was revealed to them now for the first time. Tall as the sea-kings of old, he stood above all that were near; ancient of days he seemed and yet in the flower of manhood; and wisdom sat upon his brow, and strength and healing were in his hands, and a light was about him. And then Faramir cried: “Behold the King!”
The Catechism of the Catholic Church offer these words concerning the sacraments:
“Adhering to the teaching of the Holy Scriptures, to the apostolic traditions, and to the consensus … of the Fathers,” we profess that “sacraments of the new law were … all instituted by Jesus Christ our Lord.” (CCC 1114)
Sacraments are “powers that come forth” from the Body of Christ, which is ever-living and life-giving. They are actions of the Holy Spirit at work in his Body, the Church. They are “the masterworks of God” in the new and everlasting covenant. (CCC 1116)
As she has done for the canon of Sacred Scripture and for the doctrine of the faith, the Church, by the power of the Spirit who guides her “into all truth,” has gradually recognized this treasure received from Christ and, as the faithful steward of God’s mysteries, has determined its “dispensation.” Thus the Church has discerned over the centuries that among liturgical celebrations there are seven that are, in the strict sense of the term, sacraments instituted by the Lord. (CCC 1117)
The Catholic Church is the “faithful steward of God’s mysteries.” The Church is neither the owner nor the one who holds authority over the sacraments. This authority rests with Christ alone – the one who instituted the sacraments. The quotes above clearly demonstrate that the Catholic Church did not invent the sacraments of its own accord but rather “gradually recognized this treasure received from Christ.”
When the Catholic Church approaches the issues of what marriage is, who is called to serve the community in ordained ministry or what must the authentic reception of communion entail it does so from the understanding of a steward and not that of the creator. This is an important distinction between the Catholic Church and other Christian faith traditions and also secular society – both of which approach these issues from the standpoint of having legitimate authority over these realities.
This is critical in understanding the Catholic Church’s approach to these realities. Despite what is often interpreted – that the Catholic Church does have the authority and can change these teachings but chooses not to because we are opposed to one group or another – the Church, in fact, cannot change the sacraments precisely because it lacks the authority to change them.
Here, I would like to make a theological note of distinction that also factors into this issue. When people often wonder why the Catholic Church does not allow female ordained ministers while many Protestant traditions do or why the Church is opposed to redefining marriage while other faith traditions do or why the Catholic Church does not celebrate open communion while others do they do not realize that they are in fact comparing apples to oranges.
One of the moves of the Protestant reformation was to redefine and also reduce the number of sacraments and, in essence, transfer the authority of who governs the sacraments to the church community. This is an aspect of Protestant ecclesiology and with this understanding it is perfectly understandable to then adjust the sacraments to different times and needs. With this ecclesiology one can ordain women, open communion to all or alter marriage because the authority does rest (in this scenario) with the church community.
This is not the Catholic understanding and whether one agrees with it or not (I personally agree) you cannot authentically equate the Protestant approach with the Catholic as the two are coming from different starting points.
But, often we do not recognize this and therefore many people insist on comparing apples and oranges thinking all the time that both are apples.
The Catholic Church must be true to its origins and foundation – to do otherwise would be to enter into a schizophrenic state which would ultimately lead only to despair and madness.
The Catholic Church is, in these regards, first and foremost, “the faithful steward of God’s mysteries.”
The Church, guided by the Holy Spirit, will not allow itself to fall into Denethor’s folly.
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Great article Father!
Great article, Fr. Michael. It brings to my mind another analogy that I feel is applicable to the discussion. This comes from Tevya in “Fiddler on the Roof” in regard to the unintended consequences of he not holding to the tenets of their soceity's cultural identity – or becoming oranges, if you will…
“What's happening to the Tradition?
One little time I pulled out a thread.
And where has it led?
Where has it led?
To THIS?”
So much change – so many exceptions – and where HAS it led? To demands that everything change for the sake of keeping up with those oranges. To demands that the Church should abandon so much of its rich tapestry that we would all lose sight of the intended pattern. Sadly the pendulum that swung back in the 60's went too far…and we became a society of demanding androgens.
Now we struggle to know and embrace just what it is to be male and what it is to be female. People misconstrue the meaning of equal as being identical. This is not and never should have been the case. Men and women are different and should be valued equally each to their own earned rights.
This does not mean that they should have identical places in society, religion, etc. Sadly our society all too often idolizes the concept of “compete” rather than embracing the teachings of what it is to be “compLete”. How better to be complete than by hallowed tradition?
Years ago, I was given a writing assignment while at UD, to explore Proverbs 31:10-31 – the “Ode to a Capable Wife.” This was definitely an eye opener for me – and one I will never forget! It fully illustrates the value of a woman in her roles and how she is to be viewed and valued by her husband and society. I wish more people knew of this passage in relation to the ones that so often are scorned in the name of modernity.
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[11] With the reduced ultraviolet light associated with its increasing distance from the parent star, the planet's predominantly hydrogen- and helium-containing atmosphere would be easily confined even by an Earth-sized body's gravity. Using observations from the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE), a star survey based at the University of Warsaw in Poland that has turned up at least 17 exoplanets since 1992, the team stared into the center of the Milky Way, looking for any signs of microlensing. In a literal sense, stars provide the light that allows astronomers to directly observe alien worlds. "It's really amazing that Einstein's theory allows us to detect a tiny piece of rock floating in the galaxy.". Recently, it has been discovered that some extrasolar planets such as the planemo 2M1207b, orbiting the brown dwarf 2M1207, have debris discs. 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list of freshwater fish that can live in saltwater
Freshwater fish and saltwater fish have evolved over time to survive in their specific water conditions. This type is called euryhaline fish. The 13 freshwater fish that we just introduced to you are just a drop in the ocean when compared to the amount of fish that can be found in aquariums around the world. Purple chimaera. Everything in the ocean is competing for something in order to stay alive, eat and reproduce. The recipient of this type of aggressive behavior are others of the same or similar species, such as a juvenile Angelfish and Jewelfish attacking others. Collectively, these species are known as euryhaline fish, a category that can be further split into those fish that spend most of their lives at sea (anadromous fish), and those that spend most of their time in fresh water (catadromous fish). Despite fish living in water, they can be at risk of becoming dehydrated (or more logically, over-hydrated). Popular saltwater fish are bluefish, cod, flounder, striped bass (also found in freshwater), sea trout, tarpon, tuna, halibut, rockfish, sea perch, lingcod, and yellowtail. The black molly is an all-black fish with short fins. Many kinds of fish live in the salty water of the oceans. 15. People actually put about 1 tablespoon per 5-7 gallons of aquarium water just for disinfection. Different fish aren't compatible for several reasons, but it all comes down to competition. There are fish that can live in both fresh and saltwater. Perhaps the most famous euryhaline species, bull sharks have been spotted some 2,500 miles up the Amazon River in Peru, and in the waters of Lake Nicaragua. Gourami fish can live both in freshwater and saltwater aquarium which is one of the reasons that fishkeepers like keeping this fish. In fact, it still remains the smallest nano fish species in the world overall discovered to date. All fish, whether they live in salt water or fresh water, must maintain a certain level of salinity in their bloodstream to survive; the process by which they achieve this equilibrium is called osmoregulation. However, some fish can live in both saltwater and freshwater! These small stingrays are found in the western Atlantic Ocean, along the east coast of the United States and Mexico. The recipient of this type of aggressive behavior are all other fish and invertebrates. They are capable of tolerating a variety of different salinities, with some populations spending their entire lives in the sea while others cross into freshwater rivers and lakes. It is less easy to maintain and quite hard to find. Though they are most popular as freshwater fish, they can make great additions to your saltwater tank. Coral Beauty Angelfish. Each species developed a method for surviving, whether it was a really great defense mechanism (i.e. If you are ready to start your first successful aquarium but don’t know where to start, you can check out our starter guides section . Barramundi eggs require the brackish water found in estuaries and tidal flats to develop and hatch. Taking a fish out of the ocean and putting it into a closed system, such as a home aquarium, greatly reduces a fish's ability to flee or hide from predation. To view this site, you must enable JavaScript or upgrade to a … These fish, whether freshwater tropical fish or shallow water marine fish, like to have their aquarium water kept between 78˚F and 82˚F. In the case of Roseline Sharks, the dorsal fin is accented with a vibrant fiery red stripe. Japanese catshark. You can learn the natural history for each species as well as some cool facts. The … This saltwater nano fish is hardy and makes a fantastic candidate for a small tank with reef corals. There are two separate lists, one for community fish and one for aggressive fish. Making sure all species in the tank are compatible is very important. Live Aquarium Fish, Plants & Invertebrates shipped to your door at That Fish Place Javascript is disabled on your browser. Some fish prefer warm water to cold. It was so odd seeing tangs and cichlids in the same tank. Like most salmon species, sockeyes are born in freshwater rivers but spend most of their lives in the waters of the Pacific Ocean. And to have a clear insight into this topic, we will explain water salinity and evaluate the tolerance capacity of the different tilapia species against brackish waters. These fish are known as stenohaline species and include goldfish, which can live only in a freshwater environment. A good example of this behavior are Triggerfishes, which will eat just about anything. 67 $22.49 $22.49. Adult sturgeons spend most of their lives in salt water, but migrate to the freshwater rivers in which they began their lives to spawn. The cycle of evaporation of ocean water, rain and snow provide these habitats a constant source of fresh water. The freshwater compatibility chart above is a great start, but there are several additional factors that need to be considered to help determine whether each species is compatible or not. The Clownfish is one of the most popular saltwater fish today; probably in no small part … Turtle Grass Shoots. Coral Beauty Angelfish; This beautiful one is a perfect choice to enlighten your aquarium. 4.7 out of 5 stars 3,278. Seven Fish That Can Survive in Fresh and Salt Water All fish, whether they live in salt water or fresh water, must maintain a certain level of salinity in their bloodstream to survive. There are two types of tropical fish. Now … it depends how salty your water is. Mollies can be acclimatized to live in either freshwater or saltwater. Centroberyx lineatus. This is, however, very far from the truth as freshwater fish can be just as eye-catching and colorful as their salty water counterparts. The highly adaptable euryhaline species are able to endure a wide range of salt levels , according to The National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII). Chameleon goby. Once that is done, the fish usually settle down and life goes on. The rays living here are the only permanent freshwater elasmobranchs in North America. The majority of fish are stenohaline species. Images Of Freshwater Puffer Fish And List Of Fish That Can Live In Freshwater And Saltwater Reviews : You finding where to buy Images Of Freshwater Puffer Fish It’s not surprising why; Bettas are vibrantly colored, and easy to care for. They return to their natal rivers to spawn only once, and then die. Why freshwater fish Can't live in salt water and vice Versa Saltwater fish can live in salt water since they have always lived in it and they are able to get it out of their selves. There are many different animals that live in saltwater including crocodiles, turtles, manatees, fish and sharks. On an related note, I remember the pictures posted here a few years ago of a tank full of SALTWATER african cichlids. Save 5% more with Subscribe & Save. The eels spend their adult lives in freshwater, before returning to the Sargasso Sea to spawn. Yes, tilapia can live in saltwater; however, growers will primarily need to select the proper tilapia variety to raise in this type of surrounding. This includes making sure the fish will not over-consume live corals and other nano reef aquarium creatures. Anadromous fishes are born in freshwater, but spend most of their lives in the ocean, only returning to freshwater to lay their eggs. Here are seven fish that have evolved to take advantage of both environments. The 20 Most Popular Saltwater Fish List. Fish can be divided into two categories: Freshwater fish and saltwater fish.Freshwater fish live in habitats where water salinity is low, as is the case in rivers and lakes, while saltwater fish enjoy life in the ocean, lagoons and coral reefs, where the salinity is higher than 0.05%.. No matter their size or appearance, all saltwater fish have a function and value within their ecosystems. This is due to something called Osmotic Pressure - I am hoping you are aware of osmosis? Examples of these fishes include striped bass, sturgeon, smelt, and salmon. Most fish are restricted to one environment because they cannot change the way they osmoregulate, but some species spend periods of their life in both environments because they are able to switch between the two methods of osmoregulation. Some of the fish that have been listed, are not strictly freshwater fish, such as the Scats and Monos. Keeping a warm water aquarium is a bit of a challenge and is recommended for those fish owners that have a little bit of experience owning fish. Reversely, tuna can exist exclusively in saltwater, according to the NMFS. Some of the fish species that live in a saltwater environment include the Achilles Tang, the Angelfish, the Blue Devil, Boxfish, Clownfish, … It is less easy to maintain and quite hard to find. I had 3-4 mono argus', 2 mono sabae's, fugu puffer, green spotted puffer, butis-butis- crazy fish (very cool fish, neatest one, salt or fresh, I've ever had), knight goby and a silver scat. A freshwater dip should be done no longer than 10 minutes. It was so odd seeing tangs and cichlids in the same tank. Saltwater Aquarium Fish Compatibility Chart, 5 Reasons Why Marine Fish Die in Aquariums, Awesome Beginner Fish for a Saltwater Aquarium, True and False Percula Clownfishes Comparison, Saltwater Aquariums Charts, Tables, Diagrams and More. In saltwater species, it involves excreting the excess salt ingested when they drink seawater via the gills and kidneys, thereby preventing the water in their system from becoming too salty. Salmon, Herring, Catfish, Cod, and some Species of Perch are a few to name. Limiting a tank to one specific mated species is wise. These creatures can migrate in both reservoirs for a specific time. The marine fish species listed below are some generally considered by experienced reef tank keepers to be safe for reef tanks. A fully-grown Falco Hawkfish will measure roughly 2.5 inches in total body length. The Saltwater Fish Life List is a challenge to catch 70 species of saltwater fish. Freshwater fish are often regarded as being dull and virtually colorless. There are two types of euryhaline fishes: anadromous and catatonia. Marine fish have figured out how to stay alive in the oceans for literally millions (billions?) Take a look at the below saltwater aquarium fish compatibility chart to check if your fish are compatible together in the same aquarium. American eels begin their lives as eggs, hatching in the middle of the Sargasso Sea. Twospined or Dusky Angelfish. of years. Their eggs are sticky, and attach themselves to stones in the riverbed. Fish that have this type of behavior are best kept in a specific aggressive species tank community. Sand Sifting Gobies in Your Saltwater Aquarium, Controlling Algae in Your Saltwater Aquarium. This prehistoric-looking fish lives in coastal rivers from Louisiana to Florida during the summer, and in the marine habitats of the Gulf of Mexico during the winter. It is interesting that most species exhibit this type of behavior. They do not eat while they are at sea, and die once their life cycle is complete. It helps to keep fish that spawn in captivity in larger sized aquariums, and provide ample housing not only for the nesting species, but all the other tank inhabitants as well. The following list is not all-inclusive but does contain many of the most common varieties available on the market today. In a reverse phenomenon to that displayed by the kokanee sockeyes, there are rare populations of barramundi that have adapted to live exclusively in a marine environment. Fish osmoregulate through their gills, kidneys and intestines. They can be housed with other peaceful fish. The tiny larvae are then washed by ocean currents towards the coast of the United States, where they migrate inland to freshwater lakes and rivers. Mollies need to eat a variety of foods including flakes and live food, and will clean some of the algae in your tank which can be useful in saltwater tanks. The floating bag method is commonly used for freshwater fish, but it also works with saltwater fish. Many saltwater fish will tear up corals, consume fish, and otherwise destroy other tank inhabitants. Very few FW fish can be kept, in full SW, one being the Mollies. 4-inches. The Indonesian Superdwarf fish can thus comfortably shoal in a 3-gallon tank. All freshwater trout possess an adipose fin, a small fleshy fin … There is a thriving population of Atlantic stingrays in the St. Johns River system in Florida. Freshwater Fish of America. If you are challenged to choose the saltwater fish, which can boost your pride, just look at this list. Trying to maintain a certain type of fish in a different water parameter will likely result in the death of the fish. These species are called euryhaline fish. Adult sturgeons spend most of their lives in salt water, but migrate to the freshwater rivers in which they began their lives to spawn. This journey can take many years, with some eels traveling distances of up to 3,700 miles. The recipients of this type of aggressive behavior are perceived as food organisms, such as a Dragon Moray Eel (Enchelycore pardalis) consuming an ornamental shrimp, or a Lionfish consuming a small Damselfish. Barbs are energetic fish that school in groups of at least 5 and cannot be kept with slow or … When they hatch, the juvenile sturgeon spend the first two years of their lives sheltering in the river until they’re big enough to survive in open ocean. It perches on rocks or corals, quietly watching and noting everything going on in and out of the aquarium. The fish has been recorded traveling considerable distances inland; one was found 150 miles from the coast in Australia’s Northern Territory. Keep in mind that nothing is foolproof when it comes to saltwater aquariums and live animals. Below are some colorful varieties that you could consider adding to your freshwater tank. Male Bettas are notoriously aggressive towards other males. 70 gallons. As with freshwater fish, some saltwater fish are more aggressive than others. List of Tropical Saltwater Aquarium Fish . Rhyne reported on this based on data from importers in a research article titled: Revealing the Appetite of the Marine Aquarium Fish Trade: The Volume and Biodiversity of Fish Imported into the United States. The chart below will give you an idea of which fish can and can not "normally" exist together in a closed space. The five basic types of competition are: Predator/Prey, Territory Protection, Mate & Status Protection, Spawn Protection and Opportunistic Feeding Behavior. Years ago I raised my brackish tanks salinity over to saltwater 1.015-1.023 over about 4 weeks time. Saltwater Aquarium Fish Name. Saltwater or marine area is occupied by many amazing fishes. The Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife provides information for over 180 species of fish and shellfish that reside in, frequent or occasionally visit Delaware’s fresh, estuarine, coastal and/or offshore waters. Although it is thought possible for a bull shark to spend the entirety of its life in freshwater, most populations prefer to spend the majority of their adult life in the ocean, where food and potential mates are more plentiful. We’ve provided a look into 42 species of freshwater fish—including largemouth bass, walleye, catfish, crappie, northern pike, trout, and more! Freshwater fish excrete large amounts … WorldwideTropicals Live Freshwater Aquarium Fish - (5) 5-Pack of Mixed Color Male Guppies - 5 of Mixed Color Male Guppies - by Live Tropical Fish - Great For Aquariums - Populate Your Fish Tank! Many saltwater fish can survive extended periods down to a SG as low as 1.005, but below that rapid death is somewhat common. Learn how to create a happy, healthy home for your pet. Now that you have an overview of the different types of saltwater fish and the habitats they live in, you can learn more about each specific saltwater species you want to target by using the Fish … The appearance of this plant is quite simple, but it is really fun to watch it. How Many Fish Can I Put in My Saltwater Aquarium? The one who live in the salt water is called saltwater fish, while in the freshwater area lives the freshwater fish. Barbs. It is a breed, that you … All fish, whether they live in salt water or fresh water, must maintain a certain level of salinity in their bloodstream to survive; the process by which they achieve this equilibrium is called osmoregulation. Generally, when you place all new fish into an aquarium at the same time, a few disputes will occur until territories are established. Nothing is guaranteed. Semi-aggressive. It prefers shallow marine habitats and frequents estuaries and rivers. The one who live in the salt water is called saltwater fish, while in the freshwater area lives the freshwater fish. The floating bag method is a little riskier because you don’t have a separation between your aquarium and the new fish like you do with the drip method, which means it could cause problems if the new fish is contaminated. 1, 2018 , 4:00 PM. A fish’s kidney keeps the proper balance of salt in its body. Sharks are a little different — they have high urea concentrations in their blood, which helps them absorb water directly from the ocean around them. These sockeyes are referred to as kokanee, but there is no physical difference between them and their anadromous cousins. Saltwater catfish are not as large as their freshwater cousins, and rarely weigh much more than 3 pounds. For example, goldfish can only live in freshwater and clownfish can only live in saltwater. While there are some fish that will be able to move from one type of water to the other, most fish can not. Freshwater Fish of the East and Freshwater Fish of the West posters and stickers are available to order. The problem of "harassment" will most likely occur whenever you put a new fish into an established aquarium community, and most often it doesn't seem to matter what type or species of fish it is. The animal species that live … $15.67 $ 15. Before knowing the process on why saltwater fish can't live in freshwater and freshwater fish can't live in the ocean, you must first understand the process of osmosis. In many cases it also indicates which will coexist with a certain amount of caution. Now, to answer whether milk fish freshwater or saltwater marine species then young milkfish is like to live in tropical water and they usually found in freshwaters rivers or brackish, wetlands, and swamps while mature or adults like to swim in ocean water or saltwater. This cool saltwater fish is absolutely full of personality. This species has a really interesting orange and black color combo that looks spectacular. There are two types of tropical fish. WorldwideTropicals Live Freshwater Aquarium Fish - (5) 5-Pack of Mixed Color Male Guppies - 5 of Mixed Color Male Guppies - by Live Tropical Fish - Great For Aquariums - Populate Your Fish Tank! By Elizabeth Pennisi Jun. Fish are osmoregulators, meaning their cells contain different amount of solutes compared to the water surrounding them. The male has a pointed anal fin and larger dorsal fin whereas the female has a pregnancy spot. Euryhaline organisms are able to adapt to a wide range of salinities. Saltwater fish tend to be more colorful and diverse in their appearance as a result of how they live and behave in … It is thought that this species gives birth to live young, which spend their early years in freshwater environments in order to avoid being preyed upon by larger marine animals, including sharks and saltwater crocodiles. This category is pretty much self explanatory. Some fish species can live in both freshwater and saltwater. The recipients of this type of aggressive behavior are perceived as food organisms, such as a Dragon Moray Eel (Enchelycore pardalis) consuming an ornamental shrimp, or a Lionfish consuming a small Damselfish.This category is pretty much self explanatory. Save 5% more with Subscribe & Save. That being said, Paedocypris Progenetica still holds a world-record title: it is currently the smallest freshwater fish in the world that can live in home aquariums. The critically endangered sawfish is native to the Indo-West Pacific. Freshwater fish can be coldwater fish or tropical fish, while saltwater fish are almost all coldwater fish, which means they are comfortable in slightly cooler water. This species spends most of its life in freshwater rivers, but migrates downstream at the start of the monsoon to mate and spawn. On an related note, I remember the pictures posted here a few years ago of a tank full of SALTWATER african cichlids. https://whatdewhat.com/10-fish-can-live-freshwater-saltwater Chelidonichthys ischyrus. Red snapper and gag grouper are both examples of reef fish. When it comes to territorial aggression, most fish react in the same way, especially when you already have fish established in an aquarium and you add in a new tank mate later on. To view this site, you must enable JavaScript or upgrade to a … Euryhaline organisms are able to adapt to a wide range of salinities.An example of a euryhaline fish is the molly (Poecilia sphenops) which can live in fresh water, brackish water, or salt water.. Royal Gramma Therefore only one male Betta should be kept in each aquarium. Clownfish. List of Tropical Saltwater Aquarium Fish . Why freshwater fish Can't live in salt water and vice Versa Saltwater fish can live in salt water since they have always lived in it and they are able to get it out of their selves. One major factor that separates fish is salt. the Volitans Lionfish and its poisonous spines), schooling (the "safety in numbers" spreads the risk of an individual being eaten), the ability to hide from its pursuer (in rocks or corals), through symbiotic relations (the Clownfish wouldn't be around if it wasn't for anemones) or just the ability to be able to flee. Like all freshwater sharks, these fish have a pronounced dorsal fin. Many aquarists choose to keep these types of fish in a specific predatory tank community, with fish like large Groupers, Hawks, Snappers and other predatory species. It is obvious that keeping larger predatory fish with anything small enough that they can perceive as food is not a wise idea. They generally inhabit shallower waters near shore and feed most actively at night. Betta are strictly freshwater fish that live in the Thailand rice paddies. Some fish cannot live in areas where there is much salt and others need salt in the water to live. Without question, Oscar Fish deserve a place on our list of colorful freshwater fish. They are found in many major rivers, including the Ganges, the Brahmaputra and the Mississippi. In the right lighting, this can actually look a bit intimidating. There are plenty of Fish and other Aquatic Species that can live both in Freshwater and Saltwater. Platy Fish. Broadfin sawtail catshark. So, milk fish can live in both freshwater and saltwater. Before adding any new livestock to your tank, it is wise to learn about their particular behavior patterns in order to avoid competition which will end up in your losing some of your valuable fish and/or invertebrates. ... for Freshwater and Saltwater Aquarium. There will always be exceptions to any generalization, but the chart will give you a place to start when you are trying to figure out what will work in your aquarium. However, I would avoid freshwater dips, anyway, and just treat properly with hyposalinity. Each time an angler's submission is approved for a Saltwater Life List Fish Club, they receive a certificate of accomplishment, various prizes, FWC saltwater publications and will become a member of the corresponding Life List Fish … Pelagic or "free-spawning" fish, such as the Yellow Tang, do not demonstrate this type of behavior. There are a wide variety of freshwater habitats. Ninespot chimaera. Fish that live in salty marine waters absorb most of the water they take in and expend energy to excrete the excess salt through their kidneys and gills. There are many types of saltwater fish that can be used to cycle a new tank. Diet. The main types of freshwater trout are: Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), Brown Trout (Salmo trutta), Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii) and Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush). Anadromous fish are born in freshwater but live in salt water, returning to freshwater to lay eggs. Longnose sawtail catshark. This saltwater trout evolved to live in freshwater—in just 100 years. Saltwater Aquarium Fish Compatibility Chart Graphics by Stan Hauter Predator or Prey . The recipient of this type of aggressive behavior are all other fish near a nest area, such as Damselfish protecting their spawn from other fish that may stray into their nesting area. At the same time, it also increases the competition for whatever food is available. Images Of Freshwater Puffer Fish And List Of Fish That Can Live In Freshwater And Saltwater Reviews : You finding where to buy Images Of Freshwater Puffer Fish Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned hobbyist, find quality aquatic life when you shop LiveAquaria®. Unlike euryhaline species, stenohaline fish are unable to adapt to different salinity levels. Both fish are stenohaline species. Gulf sturgeon. However, this can be a good thing when it comes to temperament. Food Requirements. On the other hand, salmon and trout are euryhaline fishes, living part of their lives in freshwater and then migrating to their marine saltwater habitats. ... for Freshwater and Saltwater Aquarium. A freshwater dip should be done no longer than 10 minutes. Catadromous fishes, on the other hand, live in freshwater but have to … There are some that can handle it, but as noted, these tend to be (or closely related to) euryhaline fish that live in different salinities of water throughout their life. Chub mackerel. In the saltwater, there are fish that hide in the coral. The parrotfish is not actually a species, but a family of 95 known by the scientific name … There are many types of saltwater fish that can be used to cycle a new tank. Roseline Sharks are actually part of the barb family and are some of the smallest freshwater aquarium sharks you can get. They prefer a planted tank and a good filtration system due to … The green crab (Carcinus maenas) is an example of a euryhaline invertebrate that can live in salt and brackish water. There are two separate lists, one for community fish and one for aggressive fish. At PetSmart, we provide everything you need to take care of pet fish, including a selection of live fish for sale in our aquatics section at each store. Shop LiveAquaria® Marine Fish category for the finest selection of saltwater tropical aquarium fish. Osmosis is the movement of liquid molecules through a semipermeable membrane (like the thin film inside of an egg ) from a low concentrated solute to a high concentrated solute. 67 $22.49 $22.49. Interestingly, some sockeye populations choose not to undertake this migration, and instead spend their entire lives in the freshwater rivers and lakes in which they were born. Many freshwater species are very well adapted to fresh water, so much so that their bodies cannot withstand a transfer into salt water. Another extremely popular freshwater fish is the Betta. The recipient of this type of aggressive behavior are other fish of the same species, such as a mated pair of Clownfish attacking others. If they hadn't, quite simply they wouldn't be here, now. In the saltwater, there are fish that hide in the coral. Their bodies are black wich solid orange dots and patches stretching across their body. Although many euryhaline fish can tolerate extreme changes in salinity, most require a gradual shift from one environment to the other to allow their bodies to make the necessary adjustments. Stan and Debbie have worked in the aquarium fish field for over three decades and written 300+ articles about pet fish. While they are freshwater/brackish, when young, they move to more brackish/marine, as they age. They also remove excess salt through their urine. The following list is not all-inclusive but does contain many of the most common varieties available on the market today. The Platy Fish, is another great choice for beginner fish keepers. This prehistoric-looking fish lives in coastal rivers from Louisiana to Florida during the summer, and in the marine habitats of the Gulf of Mexico during the winter. There are different types of fish in Gourami family and all of them are dissimilar to each other in their looks, patterns, and colors which are eye-catching to the fish … FISHING FOR SALTWATER SPECIES. 4.7 out of 5 stars 3,278. $15.67 $ 15. Saltwater. However, I would avoid freshwater dips, anyway, and just treat properly with hyposalinity. Many times aquarists will keep Triggers with other Triggers, as well as Lions, Groupers, Hawks, Snappers, and other larger predatory species. Inspired by an article from CORAL Magazine, I compiled this list of the most popular saltwater fish. With a wide variety of freshwater fish species available, we carry tropical fish as well as cold water fish that are perfect for planted tank setups or cute desktop aquariums and nano-tanks. … Live Aquarium Fish, Plants & Invertebrates shipped to your door at That Fish Place Javascript is disabled on your browser. An example of a euryhaline fish is the molly (Poecilia sphenops) which can live in fresh water, brackish water, or salt water. For example, if you put a mated pair of Angelfish, Butterflyfish, Boxfish, or just about any other type of mated species in a tank, and then add another male or female of the same species later, typically the same sexed fish will go after the same sexed fish that was newly introduced. Also, a few interesting links that may explain further. Once the saltwater fish drink the salt for hydration, their kidneys pump the excess salt into their urine so they can get rid of it. Your adorable goldfish is a stenohaline fish, preferring its freshwater habitat with very little salt. Parrotfish. Also known as an Asian seabass, the barramundi is a catadromous fish found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. However, most fish species can only survive in one or the other based on their salinity tolerance, or how much salt their bodies can handle. They are successfully able to migr… Freshwater habitats include lakes, rivers, marshes, wetlands and swamps.
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Carly Paoli to release live album
English-Italian classical singer Carly Paoli, the voice of Pope Francis’ Jubilee Year of Mercy, is to release a live album of her debut UK headline concert.
The BRIT nominated singer’s performance at Cadogan Hall, in Chelsea, on 15th February 2018, was conducted by the Grammy award winning Steven Mercurio and features the world renowned flautist Andrea Griminelli, the 65 piece Abiah Symphony Orchestra and the winners of the BBC’s Songs of Praise Choir of the Year 2016, Tring Park 16.
A selection of songs from the concert will be released on CD, download and streaming on 24th August 2018.
The album features live renditions of tracks from Ms Paoli’s debut album, Singing My Dreams, as well as a selection of songs from across the musical spectrum.
Speaking about the song selection Ms Paoli told The Universe: “I wanted you to hear the concert in the same order that the audience in the theatre did. When my musical director, Liz Hetherington, and I put the programme together, we had no limitations in mind of what we should or shouldn’t include. We simply had a determination to showcase music from different genres, songs that I love and that we thought you would too and songs that allowed me to do what makes me happy; perform great music in front of an audience.”
Ms Paoli, a Christian, previously told The Universe that having her rendition of Ave Maria chosen as the official song of the pope’s 2016 Jubilee celebrations was “the biggest honour I’ve had so far”.
While her version of Ave Maria will not be on the Live at Cadogan Hall album, it does feature on Singing My Dreams.
Live at Cadogan Hall will feature tracks such as Music of Heaven, Se Tu Fossi (Cinema Paradiso) and Over the Rainbow.
The album also contains Nella Fantasia, with Andrea Griminelli on flute. The track is based on Ennio Morricone’s theme from 1986 British film The Mission. The film is about the experiences of a Jesuit missionary in 18th Century South America.
Picture: Carly Paoli. (Republic Media).
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