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With a slight change of perspective, Australia could be top of the world.
By Aaron Hammond | July 03, 2018
Nerds, Geeks, Try-Hards, Teacher’s-Pets... Australians have a lot of words to disparage those who strive to achieve.
The tall-poppy analogy makes it clear; the ones that stand out are the easiest to pick ... on.
Whether through reluctance to be different, or a fear of failing after giving all of their effort, many people shy away from doing the very best that they can. This is a cultural problem. Australians may not always give it their all, particularly for intellectual endeavours.
This is the best sort of problem to have.
I occasionally volunteer at Science and Engineering Challenges, where high-school students design and build solutions to engineering problems as teams, competing against other schools in regions around Australia. Occasionally I’ll meet a group of students who are clearly intelligent, but under-performing in an attempt to seem nonchalant and cool. With only the tiniest persuasion, the students can always be roused into furious effort to ensure their school wins, and their efforts are recognised among their peers.
Australia needs to recognise, as these students do, that Science is a team sport. And a sport Australia can win, if we try.
Innovation and Science Australia’s ‘Australia 2030’ plan identified cultural ambition as one target to improve Australia’s future prosperity, and suggests ‘national missions’ as the means to achieve it: bold, inspiring, projects to improve Australia’s standing in the world.
Their suggested missions may well have been pulled straight from Science Party policy; making Australia the healthiest country on Earth, building a high-tech city of the future, and high-speed rail; their vision of the future is what we already had planned.
Our relaxed attitude means that we have lots of room for improvement. If we can change Australians’ mindsets we can achieve more of our potential, and gain a more prosperous country.
I hope those students who changed their mind and gave it their best continue to grow to be the tallest poppies, making room for others to make their own efforts, so we can all grow higher together.
Aaron Hammond is an engineer driven by curiosity and a belief in innovation and knowledge. He has been endorsed by the Science Party and nominated for the federal by-election for Perth, running on an platform to bring consistency and sensibility back to politics.
https://www.scienceparty.org.au/support_aaron_hammond
[1] Science and Engineering Challenge
https://www.newcastle.edu.au/about-uon/governance-and-leadership/faculties-and-schools/faculty-of-engineering-and-built-environment/science-and-engineering-challenge/about-us
[2] Australia 2030: Prosperity through Innovation
https://industry.gov.au/Innovation-and-Science-Australia/publications/Documents/Australia-2030-Prosperity-through-innovation/index.html
[3] Federal Policy - Science Party
https://www.scienceparty.org.au/federal_policy
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Tackling Crohn’s Disease
Matt Light, former football pro, now works to raise IBD awareness through the CCAF and the Matt Light Foundation.
Inflammatory bowel disease, or IBD, refers to two conditions that can occur when the body’s immune system goes awry and attacks healthy organs: Crohn’s disease damages patches of the intestine along the entire digestive tract, and ulcerative colitis typically strikes only the large intestine. According to CDC estimates, 1.4 million Americans experience IBD symptoms such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, fatigue, and weight loss.
Matt Light, a record-setting tackle with the New England Patriots, was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease early in his NFL career. Now, he’s playing for a new team—the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America—to raise awareness about IBD.
He credits a good mental attitude, and the prescription drug Remicade that slows inflammation, for keeping potentially life-limiting symptoms in check. “I’m proof that people can live with this really difficult condition,” he says.
Tackle Crohn’s with the ex-lineman’s game plan:
Get educated. “Everything about testing and treatment was a surprise to me. CCFA.org is a great place to learn about living day in and day out with the disease,” says Light.
Find the right doctor. “Having a good relationship with your doctor makes a huge difference. Look local, search out specialists, and turn to CCFA for help,” says Light.
Connect with other patients in person or online. “It’s a tremendous help to hear the ways other people manage their symptoms and to find out what and how they eat,” he says.
Recently, the FDA approved Simponi (a drug from Janssen Biotech that’s injected just under the skin) to treat adults with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis. While the exact cause—and cure—of IBD remains unclear, researchers are testing the role of enzymes, stem cells, and bacteria in the development of these diseases. Here are some headlines worth keeping an eye on:
Canadian Arch Biopartners Inc. say IBD is linked to a specific inflammatory enzyme called caspase 1. Hope: New tests to diagnose IBD, monitor disease activity, and gauge treatment response.
Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and colleagues say a special population of adult stem cells in bone marrow can migrate to the intestine and produce intestinal cells. Hope: An injectable cell therapy to restore healthy tissue in IBD patients.
University of California-Davis scientists say test-tube and animal studies show byproducts of IBD inflammation can fuel potentially harmful bacteria in the gut, edge out beneficial ones, and worsen the disease. Hope: Novel therapies to prevent or improve IBD symptoms.
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Why Hammer Horror Will Never Die
It’s appropriate that one of the classic makers of horror film is virtually unkillable. Many have tried, but just when you think that Hammer is down, it emerges from the shadows and grabs you. Now, 65 years after the birth of the horror brand and 50 years to the day of the release of one of its classic Dracula films, Taste the Blood of Dracula, it’s time to look at why Hammer Horror will never really die.
Hammer Film Productions’ early years didn’t rush right into horror. Founded in London in late 1934 by William Hinds, the company was named after Hinds’s own stage name, Will Hammer. The studio’s first film, The Public Life of Henry the Ninth, was a comedy. Other films of a variety of genres followed. Hinds co-founded a distributor, Exclusive. Unfortunately, due in part to the worldwide depression of the 1930s, the studio’s fortunes declined, and Hammer declared bankruptcy in 1937.
After World War II, Hinds’s son Anthony joined British film producer James Carreras to bring back Hammer as a production piece under Exclusive. They dove into crime and mystery films, and also licensed radio dramas from the BBC to turn into movies. In 1949, Exclusive made Hammer Film Productions a separate registered company and renamed their Wardour Street office in London “Hammer House.” By 1953, Hammer was making forays into science fiction, paving the way for a new phase that would cement their reputation forever.
The Quatermass Xperiment trailer (Uploaded to YouTube by Hammer)
In 1955, Hammer made The Quatermass Xperiment, based on the BBC TV serial The Quatermass Experiment by Nigel Kneale. The story dealt with a rocket returning to Earth with two astronauts missing and the third infected by something horrible. The film was a big hit, getting United Artists distribution in America (where it was named The Creeping Unknown), and giving Hammer some name recognition. While the Exclusive distribution part of the company would eventually fold now that big distributors were getting Hammer into theaters, they were primed for huge success. Audience polling said that they liked the horror aspects of the film even more than the science fiction parts, so Hammer went all in; three of its four 1956 films would be horror.
The trailer for The Curse of Frankenstein (Uploaded to YouTube by Movieclips Classic Trailers)
The most important of those 1956 movies was The Curse of Frankenstein. A new take on the Frankenstein story, which had produced a franchise for Universal in the 1930s and ’40s, the Curse of Frankenstein was filmed in color by director Terence Fisher, and he wasn’t afraid to show gore. That alone drew attention, but the two leads (Peter Cushing as Victor Frankenstein and Christopher Lee as the Creature) turned out to be horror icons in the making. Hazel Court cemented her status as a “horror queen” in the film as well, becoming the first of what would be a long line of popular Hammer horror heroines. The film was a massive hit in England, the rest of Europe, and the States. Sensing momentum, Hammer cranked out a sequel, The Revenge of Frankenstein, and launched another franchise with Dracula (released in the States as The Horror of Dracula).
The U.S. trailer for The Horror of Dracula (Uploaded to YouTube by Movieclips Classic Trailers)
Written by Jimmy Sangster (who had written the two Frankenstein installments to that point), directed again by Fisher, and again starring Cushing (as Van Helsing) and Lee (as Dracula), Dracula was another blockbuster for the studio. The film injected a more open sexuality into the vampire mythos than earlier films had been allowed to portray, and Lee’s charismatic turn as Dracula drew particular praise. The one-two punch of Frankenstein and Dracula set the table for Hammer as it had for Universal. Lee and Cushing became synonymous with horror films; Lee would become one of the most iconic genre actors in history, playing Dracula for Hammer seven times (and three times for studios in other countries). The year after Dracula, they teamed with Fisher again in Hammer’s adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes picture The Hound of the Baskervilles, with Cushing as Holmes and Lee as Henry Baskerville, and in The Mummy (again with Fisher and Sangster).
It wasn’t just the willingness to show gore or amped sexuality that made Hammer work. There was an overall style to the pictures that leaned on the Gothic and the otherworldly in a way that was different from the American films; the use of color was certainly a big part of that. Even if Sangster’s scripts weren’t always tremendous, Lee and Cushing elevated them with presence. In 1966’s Dracula: Prince of Darkness, Lee never even says a single word, simply owning the screen with the sheer force of his charisma.
The trailer for One Million Years B.C. (Uploaded to YouTube by Hammer)
Hammer’s run from the 1950s into the early 1970s was one of incredible success. The bedrock was the clutch of horror franchises centered around Cushing, Lee, and a parade of new actresses that would become sex symbols of the time, including Barbara Shelley, Ingrid Pitt, Caroline Munro, and Raquel Welch. Welch broke out in 1966 in Fantastic Voyage in the U.S., but Hammer’s One Million Years B.C. and its promotional poster of Welch in the deerskin bikini made her an international sensation. B.C. was one of many effects-driven science fiction and fantasy films that Hammer made concurrently to their big set of horror series. By 1979, with top-notch horror films from bigger studios pulling away their audience, financial obligations to production partners, and the loss of staples like Lee to other work (Lee wanted to avoid typecasting), Hammer stopped production.
The trailer for The Lodge (Uploaded to YouTube by ONE Media)
But no great horror story can stay buried forever. Various efforts to bring back the brand occurred over the decades, but Dutch producer John de Mol put together a deal in 2007 to do just that. He pulled together the rights to 300 Hammer films and restarted the studio. The new Hammer has put together international and U.S. co-productions, like 2011’s The Resident, 2012’s The Woman in Black, and 2010’s Let Me In, a remake of the modern Swedish vamprie classic Let the Right One In. Most recently, Hammer debuted The Lodge at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and released it in the United States in February. With the general ongoing resurgence in horror-related box office, Hammer stands a chance of carving out a decent horror niche alongside other successful outfits of today, like Blumhouse. Their ongoing program of getting classics on Blu-ray while simultaneously producing new fare will keep them alive. Or, at least, undead.
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The 8 Scariest Christmas Monsters
From the Christian celebration to elements of Yule and images drawn from advertising art, literature, and more, the idea of Christmas in America comes loaded with its own set of stories and symbols. However, one bit of lore that hasn’t quite made the transition to the States is the existence of an entire class of Christmas monsters. That’s right; to you, it might just mean Santa and elves and reindeer, but in many other countries, Christmastime means Monster Time. Here’s a bestiary of beings that lurk in the silent night.
1. The Krampus
The trailer for Krampus (2015) (Uploaded to YouTube by Legendary)
The Krampus has become the king of the Christmas monsters. He’s broken in America in a big way in the last couple of decades, notably with comics and a handful of horror films. A counterpart to Santa who punishes bad children, Krampus has his roots in the eight Alpine countries (Germany, Austria, Italy, etc.) stretching back to at least the 1500s. Represented as a demonic humanoid with goat horns (recalling the pagan “Horned God”) and cloven feet, Krampus frequently carries chains, bells, and branches (which are used to whip the bad kids). Krampusnacht, December 5, is the night before the Feast of St. Nicholas; this is recognized in a number of European communities with activities like parades. “Krampus Walks,” featuring attendees in costume, are becoming more popular in the U.S.
2. Knecht Ruprecht
(Wikimedia Commons by Albärt via GNU Free Documentation License, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported)
Not so much a monster as another thrasher of naughty children, Knecht Ruprecht is a sidekick of Saint Nicholas in German tradition. Varying versions of the story have Ruprecht leaving nuts or treats for good children, while leaving switches (for their parents to beat them with) for the bad. Still other versions cast him as more of a helper than a punisher. He’s usually depicted in dark robes and carrying a bundle of sticks. The similar character of Belsnickel appears in other traditions, and has many traits in common with Ruprecht.
3. La Befana
(Giordano Aita / Shutterstock.com)
Sometimes called The Christmas Witch, Befana rises from Italian folklore to give gifts to kids on Epiphany Eve (January 5). Befana is said to fly on a broomstick and leave treats and presents in stockings, while leaving behind sticks or coal for bad children. Interestingly, while the story has been known for some time, the Befana traditions weren’t really subject to widespread practice in Italy until the 20th Century. Frau Perchta is a similar personage that may have been inspired by Norse myths; she fulfills the same function as Befana while alternately appearing as either a beautiful maiden or old woman (although she’s given to sometimes cutting open bad kids and stuffing them with straw).
4. Gryla, The Yule Lads, and The Yule Cat
Figures of Grýla and Leppalúði on the main street of Akureyri, Iceland (Wikimedia Commons, David Stanley / Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license)
Iceland brings us one of the more elaborate Christmas monster mythologies, which stem from Yule lore. Grýla is a trollish giantess who lives in a cave with her large (and LARGE) family. There’s Jólakötturinn, the monstrous Yule Cat. There’s her lazy husband, Leppalúdi, who mostly doesn’t leave the cave. And there’s her 13 sons, the Jólasveinar, popularly known as the Yule Lads. On the whole, their reputation rests on their willingness to devour people, including children. Jólakötturinn, specializes in eating people who didn’t get new clothes before Christmas Eve (which ties back to a tradition of people getting new clothes as a reward for being good). Each of the Yule Lads has a particular prank or form of harassment associated with them that they perpetrate on the people, from stealing food to candles. Stories of the family go back centuries, but the 1932 poem Yule Lads by Icelandic poet and politician Jóhannes úr Kötlum set the canon for the names and behaviors of the Lads as they’re perceived today.
5. Père Fouettard
His name means Father Whipper in French, and he comes by it for good reason. Another companion of St. Nick, Fouettard is said to journey with the jolly man on Saint Nicholas Day and dole out beatings to the bad children while Nick rewards the good ones. Usually depicted with sticks and reeds, Fouettard is also described as frequently wearing a wicker basket on his back for the capturing of naughty children. He’s also traditionally shown as bearded, bedraggled, and dirty, as if having soot on this face. Unfortunately, the soot in recent years devolved in the use of blackface by cosplayers and parade-goers, stirring controversy in a manner similar to Zwarte Piet (Black Peter).
6. Zwarte Piet (Black Peter)
Black Peter first appeared in a Dutch book in 1850 and became a popular companion for Sinterklaas (aka Santa). In the book and later writings, the character is a Spanish Moor that becomes Sinterklaas’s assistant, occasionally punishing or even stealing naughty children. While it was quite common to see people don colorful costumes and blackface to depict Peter for many years, recent decades have seen a rise in controversy as various groups and celebrities have spoken against the practice. Some parades and programming have changed the appearance and the style of the character, while others doggedly adhere to what they see as tradition. Some communities and school corporations in Europe have taken to phasing the character out entirely.
7. Hans Trapp
Le Hans Trapp – 1953 à Wintzenheim (Alsace, France) via
Almanach de Wintzenheim, Wikimedia Commons, GNU Free Documentation License, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported
Hans von Trotha was a real German knight in the 1400s. His story in folklore has become that of Hans Trapp. Over time, Trapp grew to be depicted as the “Black Knight” that stalked the Wasgau hills, frightening children and appearing in other legends. In the Alsace region (in northern France that borders Germany and Switzerland), Hans Trapp merged with the St. Nicholas story, replacing Knecht Ruprecht as Santa’s punisher.
8. Mari Lwyd
A photo of a Mari Lwyd, from the Welsh tradition. Wikimedia Commons, Photo by R. Fiend; Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
Yes, Virginia; there is a zombie horse of Christmas. This is a specific outgrowth of the wassailing tradition in Wales. In the States, we think of wassailing as simply caroling, but it’s more of a mix of caroling and trick-or-treating; in wassail, groups moves from home to home and sing in exchange for a drink (frequently, wassail itself, which is a hot mulled cider). In the Mari Lwyd tradition, one member of the group hoists a horse’s skull on a pole that is draped with a hood and leads the wassailers about. The Mari Lwyd group would sing and the home dwellers would respond in song; this went back in forth until the Mari Lwyd-bearers got their drink or moved on. The practice fell out of favor in the early 20th century, but experienced a revival before the year 2000. That year, Aberystwyth in Wales put together “The World’s Largest Mair Lwyd” for millennial celebrations.
Featured image: Nicola Simeoni / Shutterstock.com.
Horror for the Whole Family: Halloween Movies for All Ages
Horror films have been a part of American culture since Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde first flickered across Chicago screens in 1908. And outside of costumes and trick-or-treat, nothing suggests the Halloween season quite like hunkering down with a good scary movie. The question then becomes, “What’s the right horror film for the whole family?”
Every family’s view of content is different, and every family has a different standard for when it’s okay for the kids to indulge in scary fare. What we have here are some baseline recommendations, standout films that you might check out as starters, along with some appropriate ages. Again, your own idea of what’s appropriate and when may vary, but that’s why comment sections were created.
1. Kids (10-12)
We label the kids’ table as intended for 10- to 12-year-olds based on two ideas: the content is a little stronger than, say, horror specials of their favorite shows or films made for the children’s audience like Hocus Pocus. These movies delve into the actual horror genre rather than just covering kids’ entertainment with the sheen of Halloween.
The original trailer for Poltergeist (uploaded by Movieclips Classic Trailers)
Poltergeist (1982): Director Tobe Hooper’s haunted house classic upends the old clichés by moving from foggy moors to suburbia. Younger viewers can identify with the kids at the center of the story, though they may never want to sleep near any kind of clown toy ever again. (Note: The parents split a joint early on and there’s some light language. It’s definitely scary, but it also has some light moments, including the indelible turn by Zelda Rubenstein as medium Tangina Barrons.)
Gremlins (1984): Like Poltergeist, this Joe Dante-directed film counts Steven Spielberg among its producers; it also delves into a familiar setting, this one a small, quiet town. Things don’t stay quiet for long as mistakes in the care and feeding of a mystical Mogwai birth an infestation of reptilian gremlins. This one has a lot of humor, but there are certainly violent moments, notably the famous kitchen showdown between the protagonist’s mom and a group of unfortunate monsters. If you haven’t broken the news to your kids about Santa yet, you might want to skip this one; a jarring monologue by Phoebe Cates about halfway through would leave an unsuspecting youngster with lots of questions.
The Monster Squad (1987): Reimagining the Universal Monsters, The Monster Squad not only put kids in the center of the story, but made them the protagonists. Through the lens of their monster club, a group of friends discover that real monsters have come to town with a sinister agenda. Though adults get involved later, it’s the kids that do the heavy lifting on the mystery solving and monster fighting. Ryan Lambert’s Rudy is a stand-out, basically serving as the team’smonster-slaying machine. This one has some humor that some parents might find objectionable (including some homophobic phrases that have aged badly), and it’s definitely stronger on the action/violence scale. But pre-teens generally love it.
2. Teens
If you parent a teenager, you’ve probably already made your decision about when or if to introduce horror films into their lives. Unless, of course, they’ve been watching them on their devices without you knowing about it for years already. Either way, here are some movies the teens might enjoy that you might, too.
The original trailer for The Cabin in the Woods (uploaded by Lionsgate Movies)
The Lost Boys (1987): 1987 was a banner year for kids fighting monsters. The Lost Boys took that appeal straight to the teen audience, courting their attention with stars like Kiefer Sutherland, Jami Gertz, Jason Patric, Corey Haim, and Corey Feldman. This film reinterpreted vampires for a new audience and still holds up in a number of ways. Elements of it are dated, but clever bits and uses of music (such as the Echo & The Bunnymen cover of “People Are Strange”) continue to work today. This is an elevation of some of the themes seen in The Monster Squad, and while there are some laughs, the violence and gore content is definitely greater. It still has one of the best final lines in horror movie history.
Scream (1996): Wes Craven had already staked his claim to horror fame with The Last House on the Left, The Hills Have Eyes, and A Nightmare on Elm Street. Then he and writer Kevin Williamson turned horror on its head with this meta smash. Part of the fun of Scream is the constant addressing and inversion of horror film clichés, but it also works because of the fine cast and a clever script with some genuine surprises. Be aware that it doesn’t hold back on blood or language, but if you like this one, its three sequels run from very good (Scream 2) to decent (3 and 4).
The Cabin in the Woods (2012): How do you out-meta Scream? Right here. Cabin doesn’t just address and invert horror clichés, it does it while reveling in them, amplifying them, multiplying them, and going beyond whatever your expectations might have been. Co-written by Joss Whedon (creator of Buffy, Angel, Firefly, and director of The Avengers) and Drew Goddard (writer for Buffy, Angel, Alias, and Lost, and director of Cloverfield) and directed by Goddard, the movie manages to mix inspired laughs and genuine scares in incredibly eventful ways. Frankly, it’s hard to write about without spoiling it, but you’ll never look at college-students-in-jeopardy-in-the-woods quite the same way again. (Bonus note of awesomeness: the special effects, make-up, and costumes came from AFX Studio, which is owned by Academy Award-winner David LeRoy Anderson and his wife, Heather Langenkamp, whom you might know better as Nancy from the Nightmare on Elm Street films. That’s street cred.)
3. Adults
Adults and Parents have been separated into two separate categories here because, let’s face it, there’s an entirely separate strain of horror that plays on parental fears. Sure, the first one has kids in jeopardy, but that’s not the heart of the matter.
The Halloween trailer (uploaded by Movieclips Classic Trailers)
Halloween (1978): Of course, Halloween. It’s one of the finest horror films made by one of the genre’s finest directors, John Carpenter. You’ve probably seen it before, but even if you have, revisit it. Marvel at all of the atmosphere and technical expertise that Carpenter brought to the proceedings, from the score to that terrific use of shadow. It is the apex predator of the slasher subgenre.
The Descent (2005): Director Neil Marshall staked a claim in survival horror with his excellent werewolf outing, Dog Soldiers, in 2002; he went on to direct acclaimed episodes of series like Game of Thrones (both the “Battle of the Blackwater” and the “Battle of Castle Black”) and Westworld. His 2005 film is a genuine horror classic, widely praised and frequently landing on lists of the best of the genre. A year after one of their group suffers a terrible loss, six women go on a caving expedition. It does not go remotely as planned. Claustrophobic, chilling, and brutal, The Descent creates tension in small places and darkness, then explodes at unexpected moments. It is a dark ride.
Suspiria (1977): Though it was recently remade, horror master Dario Argento’s cult classic about sinister happenings at a dance academy remains the standard-bearer for giallo, a particular school of Italian film thrillers. Known for outsized elements like its shockingly bright color palette and the score by the prog-rock band Goblin, Suspiria features a lot of gore, but it’s very creatively delivered. This won’t be for everyone, but if you’re seriously in it for the experience and the art, dive in.
Parenting can be scary. And some parents have a massive aversion to seeing any kind of media that puts kids in danger. If that’s you, you might want to skip ahead. On the other hand, stories with kids at the center sometimes have extra weight for the parents in the audience. Here are three that can get fairly heavy.
The trailer for The Babadook (uploaded by Movieclips Trailers)
The Exorcist (1973): Possibly the ultimate horror film, The Exorcist leans heavily on a number of taboos. When it was released, it startled audiences by, among other things, putting shocking profanities in 13-year-old Linda Blair’s mouth. But the real cold hand squeezing the hearts of parents came from the shocking physical changes and agony that Blair’s Regan MacNeil undergoes during her possession ordeal. For all of the grueling horror elements in the movie, it actually does present a fairly clear picture of good versus evil, and the performances from Blair, Ellen Burstyn, Jason Miller, Lee J. Cobb, and Max von Sydow are top-notch (special note to Mercedes McCambridge, who provides some terrifying, world-champion-level voice work).
The Conjuring (2013): Another film that touches on possession, drawn from the (admittedly questionable) case files of Ed and Lorraine Warren. When the Perrons and their five girls move into a new house in 1971, strange things begin to happen. In the film, the girls are each drawn into different forms of peril as the suspense slowly ratchets upward. The Conjuring isn’t a graphic movie, but earned its R rating simply by being, well, scary; in fact, the print explanation for the movie’s rating reads “Rated R for sequences of disturbing violence and terror,” which is an exceedingly rare explanation.
The Babadook (2014): From films that give you anxiety as parents to a film that’s expressly about parental anxiety, Australia’s The Babadook debuted at Sundance in 2014 and generated stellar word-of-mouth. Essie Davis plays Amelia Vanek, who is widowed after her husband dies in a car accident while driving her to the hospital to give birth to their son. As the child begins to act strangely, he asks Amelia to read to him from an unsettling book. The problem is that Essie doesn’t know how the book got in the house. It only gets creepier from there. The film emerged as one of the best-reviewed films of its year, and has earned a strong following since.
You’ve been around. You’ve seen a movie or two. The classics never die, but there’s always room for something new.
The trailer for The Visit (uploaded by Universal Pictures)
Psycho (1960): Alfred Hitchcock took Robert Bloch’s book and created some of the most indelible images of horror ever put on screen. Anthony Perkins gives a pantheon-worthy performance as Norman Bates, and Janet Leigh features in possibly the most classic horror scene of all time. It might move a little slowly for viewers from the younger side, but veteran viewers know that this is a diamond of the genre.
The Shining (1980): Stephen King might not be the world’s biggest fan of Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of his third novel, but it remains a classic. Kubrick creates a foreboding environment with the Overlook Hotel and keeps leaning into the discomfort. Long shots, disquieting imagery, and sudden shocks keep the audience on edge as the horror continues to mount toward a chilling finale.
The Visit (2015): Maybe it’s a tongue-in-cheek recommendation, since it’s basically about the worst visit with the grandparents since Little Red Riding Hood, but it’s still a solid little thriller from M. Night Shyamalan. Like most MNS films, you can’t say too much about it without unraveling the narrative thread, but it centers on Becca (aged 15) and Tyler (13) going to stay with their Nana and Pop Pop. Needless to say, things get strange.
And there you have it: a list to get you started (and to start discussions). Embrace the Halloween season, enjoy the films you choose to watch, and maybe, just maybe, leave a light on. If horror movies have taught us anything, it’s that there’s almost always something out there in the dark.
Friday the 13th, or, How to Start a Franchise with an Ad
This is the story of a boy and his mother, and how the mother came to murder a bunch of camp counselors before the boy came back from the bottom of a lake to take over for Mom while wearing a burlap sack over his head, later deciding that a hockey mask was the better look for him. It’s also the story of two guys with a crazy idea, and how they turned an ad into a film series that spans decades.
Of course, we’re talking about the Friday the 13th movie franchise.
(©International Variety & Cunningham Films, Ltd.)
The genesis of Friday came from producer-director Sean S. Cunningham and writer Victor Miller. Cunningham had prior experience in horror, having produced Wes Craven’s The Last House on the Left in 1972. Miller had a varied writing background, which included advertising, television, prose, and film; he wrote two sports comedies in the late ’70s that Cunningham directed. Inspired by the indie success of Halloween in 1978, the two began working from a story that was originally called A Long Night at Camp Blood. However, Cunningham saw the cache of tying the story to a similarly sinister date, and that’s when the unfinished screenplay became Friday the 13th.
Cunningham went one step further. Wishing to stake a claim to the name, he commissioned an ad and placed it in International Variety. The ad, with the stylized title breaking through glass, ran in the spring of 1979, even before Miller finished the screenplay. By fall, the movie was filming; the predominantly young cast included Kevin Bacon, while the pivotal role of Mrs. Voorhees went to Hollywood veteran Betsy Palmer (remember, Jason’s mom is the killer in the first film, with Jason not appearing until the final jump-scare in the lake). As a result of the buzz around the ad and the desire to get in on what could be the next Halloween, several studios contended for the right to release the picture. Paramount bought the rights for $1.5 million, which would turn out to be quite the bargain.
Friday the 13th opened on May 9, 1980, and it was reviled by critics. Audiences, on the other hand, voted with their wallets. The film turned into a huge hit for Paramount — it was the third highest moneymaker for them that year, trailing only Airplane! and Urban Cowboy. It struck financial gold in international release, pulling in another $20 million. The film’s $59 million total haul would have been worth roughly $178 million in 2017 dollars.
The studio knew they needed a sequel. Though Cunningham was more interested in the anthology route, producer Phil Scuderi thought they should continue the story and have Jason be the new killer. Associate producer Steve Miner agreed, and he ended up directing the sequel; it saw a grown-up Jason, wearing a burlap sack over his head, kill the original film’s final girl and go a new murder spree. Miner also directed Friday the 13th Part III (aka Friday the 13th 3D), which owns the twin distinctions of being in 3D and being the film wherein Jason begins wearing his signature hockey mask.
Between 1980 and 2003, ten Friday films and one crossover (Freddy vs. Jason) were produced. A syndicated TV series, cleverly titled Friday the 13th – The Series, launched from Paramount in 1987; though it was overseen by frequent series producer Frank Mancuso, Jr., it had no other connection to the Jason films aside from the name. The action focused on characters trying to retrieve a series of cursed objects; the show did well in its first year and ran three seasons. In theaters, Jason continued on his merry murderous way, but the eighth film, subtitled Jason Takes Manhattan, showed seriously diminishing box office returns.
(©New Line/Paramount)
Cunningham got involved again in the late ’80s, helping New Line acquire the rights from Paramount after the eighth film. When Platinum Dunes took over the franchise in the late 2000s, Paramount and New Line remained partners (due to owning particular pieces of the franchise) and Cunningham continued as a producer; that group oversaw the 2009 reboot, Friday the 13th. Since then, the promise of new films has been bogged down in various stages in a legal morass, with ownership and copyright issues abounding. New players, like the production company of NBA superstar LeBron James, have also gotten involved. It seems that everyone wants there to be another film, but no one is quite sure who owns what to what degree, from the screenplay (whose copyright reclamation by Miller has been contested) to various pieces of the lore, each of which may belong to the studio under which each particular film was made. While screenplays have been written and filming plans have been made and scrapped, nothing is certain at this moment.
What is certain is that Jason Voorhees will inevitably return. That is, after all, his thing. From a simple idea to a claim-staking ad, Jason emerged as one of the horror icons of the 1980s. Whereas the 1930s saw Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Wolf Man step up as horror heroes, the ’70s and ’80s inducted Leatherface, Michael, Freddy, and Jason into the pantheon. The hockey mask went from simple sporting protection to an outright symbol of the horror genre.
So we won’t count Jason out. Even if we don’t know which studio or creative team will make the next Friday, we know they’ll make a killing.
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Why Was The Amityville Horror So Terrifying?
Audiences love films based on true stories. Audiences also love films based on true, scary stories. Forty years ago, The Amityville Horror screamed its way into theaters. Based on the 1977 book by Jay Anson, the film relates the story of the Lutz family, who purchase a house without knowing of its murderous history. For decades, critics have called the allegedly true story of the Lutzes a hoax; it’s been the subject of books, TV news investigations, and legal proceedings. True believers, like the late spiritual investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, propelled the story forward. In terms of the film itself, it spawned a franchise, remakes, and continued interest throughout the forty years. Here’s a look at origins, the film, and why it might survive in public consciousness today.
To get to the bottom of the Amityville phenomenon, you have to dig into the particulars of the original crime. In November 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr. of Amityville in Long Island, New York, killed his parents, two brothers, and two sisters at the family’s home on 112 Ocean Avenue. DeFeo initially tried to pin the murders on a mob hitman, but eventually confessed to the murders a day later. Despite an argument of insanity, DeFeo was convicted of six counts of second-degree murder and handed six concurrent 25-to-life sentences. He is, as of this writing, still in the Sullivan Correctional Facility in New York.
One month after DeFeo’s 1975 conviction, George and Kathy Lutz and their three children moved into 112 Ocean. The Lutz family did know about the house’s history at the time of the sale. They left 28 days later. Their reason? They claimed that almost from the beginning, they fell under siege from supernatural forces within the house. Accounts vary, but from that point, the Lutzes met with and sold the rights to their story to writer Jay Anson, known primarily at that point as a writer for documentary shorts (like 1973’s Martin Scorcese: Back on the Block). Anson wrote The Amityville Horror, and it was released in September 1977.
The book caught public attention from the outset. Promoted as a “true story” but labelled a “novel,” the marketing leaned heavily on the idea of the book presenting the events of a real haunting. Anson later said that he embellished certain aspects of the story, and George Lutz would insist in later interviews that “most” of the book was true. The book, with its depictions of massing flies, apparitions with glowing red eyes, and voices whispering, “Get out” became a huge hit. Estimates have it selling in the neighborhood of 10 million copies across its various editions.
Eventually, the film rights went to independent studio American International Pictures. AIP, as it’s informally known, thrived for several decades as a producer and distributor of horror films. The studio budgeted Amityville at a modest $4.7 million, casting James Brolin and Margot Kidder as the Lutzes and Academy Award-winner Rod Steiger as Father Delaney. The movie exploded into a full-blown phenomenon. It would make $86.4 million over the course of its theatrical run, earning almost 20 times its budget and becoming the most successful independent release of all-time to that point (a record it would hold until 1990, when it was eclipsed by the first live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film).
One peculiar aspect of the first film’s box office success was that it wasn’t remotely embraced by critics. Big-name critics like Leonard Maltin and Roger Ebert, both of whom had supported genre films in the careers, panned the movie. Ebert wrote that the events depicted were more upsetting than entertaining; he said, “They’ve been made into a dreary and terminally depressing series of glum things that happen to the residents of the Ocean Boulevard house. Nobody who has had to live under a roof and amidst four walls and pay the rent could possibly find such things amusing.” Promotions for the film included film crews following Brolin and Kidder as they visited the real 112 Ocean. However, word-of-mouth was the biggest driver of the film; it stuck around as a consistent moneymaker over the course of several weeks from the summer into the fall.
The original trailer for 1979’s The Amityville Horror. (Uploaded to YouTube by Movieclips Classic Trailers)
In his 1981 non-fiction book on the history of horror, Danse Macabre, Stephen King weighed in at length on both the book and the original film in the chapter “The Modern American Horror Movie—Text and Subtext.” King attributed a good deal of the success of the film to themes of homeowner anxiety and financial ruin that Ebert references. The late 1970s economy had been historically rough, with soaring inflation, high mortgage rates, and runaway gas prices emerging as major concerns. The Lutzes were depicted as having made a substantial investment in the house, and King theorizes that the audience identified with the family, their own fears and anxieties magnified by the supernatural events of the movie. In his summation of the film, King writes, “the main reason that people went to it, I think, is that The Amityville Horror, beneath its ghost-story exterior, is really a financial demolition derby.”
As the film’s success built, lawsuits and recriminations came into the picture. DeFeo’s defense attorney, William Weber, alleged that he and the Lutzes made up the entire haunting story and pawned it off on Anson. Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, the inspiration for The Conjuring universe of films, investigated 112 Ocean after the Lutzes left and stated that the believed the haunting was genuine (this visit is recreated with embellishment as the opening to The Conjuring 2). The Lutzes sued Weber and others in 1979, but their suit was dismissed; George Lutz continued to assert the veracity of their story into the 2000s. James and Barbara Cromarty lived in the house at 112 Ocean for 10 years after the Lutzes, and they’ve said that the only thing that ever haunted the house was tourism.
The Amityville Horror (2005 remake)(Uploaded to YouTube by YouTube Movies)
The Amityville “franchise” continues to this day. As of this writing, 20 films have used the name in the title, some directly attached to the original in a legacy of corporate holdings, and some completely unrelated. The story has been a staple of various ghost documentaries, History Channel episodes, and more over the years; it’s also an ongoing pop culture reference, with everything from Family Guy to CSI making jokes or doing episodes with the general premise as inspiration. While no one can ever truly say if the Lutz family experienced an actual haunting or not, the veracity of the account is almost beside the point; The Amityville Horror is firmly ensconced in pop culture and urban legend, which, true or not, may be how it should be.
Featured image: The actual house from The Amityville Horror in 2005 (Photo by Seluatr; Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain)
The Legend of The Blair Witch Project
It’s every film student’s dream. You get your friends together to make your little independent movie, and it takes the world by storm. In 1999, Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez, and their friends founded Haxan Films to make a new kind of horror movie, one that combined the aesthetic of folk and urban legends with a documentarian approach. They screened the movie at a midnight showing at Sundance, which led to an immediate sale; word-of-mouth rolled into a groundbreaking marketing campaign that relied heavily on the internet, a novelty at the time. When The Blair Witch Project premiered 20 years ago this week, the modestly budgeted movie erupted into one of the biggest indie successes of all time. What made it work, how did the marketing drive the movie, where did the Sci-Fi Channel fit in, and exactly what happens in that last scene? Follow along to find out; just don’t lose your map.
1. Crafting a Company
Häxan (Uploaded to YouTube by YouTube Movie Trailers
Myrick and Sánchez studied film at the University of Central Florida in the early ’90s. Their mutual interest in paranormal documentaries and horror film led to them conceive of an idea that was a hybrid of both, much like the 1980 Italian film Cannibal Holocaust. In order to get the movie made, the pair, along with Gregg Hale, Robin Cowie, and Michael Monello, founded Haxan Films; the production company takes its name from Häxan, the silent witchcraft documentary from 1922. Myrick and Sánchez wrote a short script that shaped the story while allowing the dialogue to be mostly improvised by the actors. An audition pool of 2000 actors was whittled down to three: Heather Donohue, Joshua Leonard, and Michael C. Williams.
2. Directing by GPS
Shooting took place in Maryland in 1997. The bulk of scenes were shot in Seneca Creek State Park along the Potomac River, with other scenes filmed in Burkittsville and one particularly important sequence filmed at the Griggs House in the unincorporated community of Granite. As the actors were playing a documentary crew investigating a local legend, they were outfitted with a combination of film and Hi8 video cameras. The trio of performers used GPS to find marked crates along a preplanned route in the park; inside each crate were instructions for the day including “scenes” to improvise with specifics given to each character. An initial 20 hours of footage was cut and edited to a runtime of less than two-and-a-half hours.
3. Fabricating a Legend
The filmmakers were surprised when The Blair Witch Project got accepted into the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. The movie became a surprise hit with audiences after a midnight screening. Artisan Entertainment paid $1.1 million for the distribution rights; the original production budget had been in the neighborhood of $60,000. With the ability to manage a wide release in place, the filmmakers and Artisan went to work on a ground-breaking marketing campaign.
Artisan leaned all the way on the documentary aesthetic of the film. They promoted the film as footage that was discovered in the woods after the three-person crew disappeared. Building on that, the website for the film employed old photos of the cast and fabricated news articles to cultivate the idea that the trio were missing. Even the nascent IMDB.com for the film listed the actors as “missing.” These tactics caused an explosion of interest online; USA Today posited that it was the first film to “go viral,” despite the lack of social networks at the time.
Perhaps the crowning piece of marketing was The Curse of the Blair Witch, a one-hour special that ran on the SciFi Channel on July 11, 1999, ahead of the film’s release. Using documentary stylings comparable to contemporaneous programs like Unsolved Mysteries, the special wove together fake news clips and interviews with pieces of footage from the film and a created mythology surrounding Burkittsville, the legend of the Blair Witch that haunted the woods, and the missing filmmakers. The initial airing receiving huge ratings, and the special ran repeatedly over the summer; it was even offered for sale as a stand-alone VHS release.
4. The Release
Trailer for The Blair Witch Project (Uploaded to YouTube by Movieclips Classic Trailers)
The film got a limited release on July 14 before opening wide on July 30. In its first weekend of wide release, The Blair Witch Project was number two at the box office; it came in just behind the Julia Roberts’ hit The Runaway Bride, but edged out a surprisingly crowded horror field that included Deep Blue Sea (third) and The Haunting (fourth). When horror phenomenon The Sixth Sense debuted in the top spot one week later, Blair Witch held firm at number two. During its box office run, the movie made just under $150 million in the U.S. and $248 million around the world.
Critics like Roger Ebert and Peter Travers showed up with enthusiastic support; Ebert called it “an extraordinarily effective horror film.” In fact, most critics praised the movie, with only a few dissenters. Audiences were more divided, in part because of the unconventional narrative and its abrupt ending. (Many of the viewers who didn’t “get” the ending hadn’t remembered an interview earlier in the film that mentioned Rustin Parr and the child-murders of the 1940s). Nevertheless, the film itself was a key component of end-of-the-century film conversation and was discussed, along with Sense, as part of a horror renaissance in film.
5. The Legend Lives
The trailer for Quarantine (2008)(Uploaded to YouTube by Sony Pictures Entertainment)
The longest-lasting impact of The Blair Witch Project is its popularization of the “found-footage” technique. That approach has become a subgenre of horror unto itself, including the Paranormal Activity series, the V/H/S series, the REC and Quarantine series, The Den, the original Cloverfield, and others. It has also been employed for comedy (Project X), crime (End of Watch), and super-hero films (Chronicle). Since its release, the film has been celebrated on a number of lists, including the Top 100 Scariest Movies (Chicago Film Critics Association), 50 Best Movie Endings of All Time (Filmcritic.com), Top 25 Horror Movies of All Time (IGN.com), 25 Scariest Movies of All Time (Cosmopolitan), and more.
Though it entered the culture 20 years ago, the Blair Witch isn’t done with us. Though there have been a pair of (not as successful) sequels and other media tie-ins, like books and comics, interest in the concept still persists. In 2017, Sánchez said that he and the other co-creators are developing the Blair Witch for television. The series will apparently be released by Studio L, the digital release arm of Lionsgate (who purchased Artisan in 2003). While the film’s scariness and effectiveness is still debated in some quarters, no one would argue that it’s naturally frightening to be lost and alone, somewhere in the woods in the dark. The Blair Witch itself may not have been real, but its legend can live on in the shadows.
Change Is Scary: The Hideous History of Horror Movies
ifrFrom Mr. Hyde to Pennywise, from vampires to demons, things that go bump in the night have always been part of our culture of entertainment. How has the horror movie genre evolved since its debut 111 years ago? Here are the films and moments that dramatically changed horror movies as we know them today.
The Earliest Horror Movies
On May 21, 1908, the film many consider to be the first horror movie, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, premiered in Chicago. It was a silent black-and-white film that received positive reviews from critics. Unfortunately, there are no known existing copies of the film that birthed horror.
Theatrical poster for the 1908 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. (Library of Congress)
Twelve years later, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari debuted. Many consider this movie about a hypnotist who uses a somnambulist to commit murders to be the quintessential German Expressionist film. Its dark, striking style greatly influenced the visuals of later horror movies.
The complete Nosferatu from 1922.
Fourteen years after Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Nosferatu was released. It was the first movie based on the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker, although it was an unauthorized re-creation. Also a silent black-and-white film, Nosferatu is considered to be one of the best films in history, landing at No. 21 on Empire magazine’s top 100 movies of world cinema in 2010. It heavily influenced the style of later horror movies such as Salem’s Lot, one of the many horror movies based on novels by Stephen King.
Monsters Take Over
One of the most famous film adaptions of Stoker’s novel came in 1931, with Universal Studios’ Dracula. Dracula was the third major installment in Universal’s Classic Monsters series, along with The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Phantom of the Opera. These films were some of the first horror movies with sound. The Classic Monsters series also included Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, The Wolf Man, and Creature from the Black Lagoon.
A scene from Dracula (1931)(Uploaded to YouTube by Movieclips)
These films made monster movies immensely popular, a popularity that persists to this day. In addition to influencing later movies like The Monster Squad (1987), where a group of kids fight the Universal monsters, the Classic Monsters franchise was also the first shared cinematic universe. Films like Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, Son of Dracula, and The House of Frankenstein showed some of the most famous monsters meeting each other and occasionally battling. This shared movie universe paved the way for later franchises, most notably the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
In the middle of this horror storm, Cat People, a story about a woman who transforms into a panther, premiered in 1942. Cat People is significant to the story of horror because it featured not one, but two of the greatest scares of the 1940s: the first was a chase sequence that cleverly alternated light and shadow, and the second was a slow burn of a scene that featured a woman being terrorized in the middle of a darkened swimming pool. This film led horror down the path of being truly scary.
Godzilla came on the scene in 1954. The King of the Monsters has been featured in 32 films and has become one of the most beloved characters in pop culture, not just horror. Godzilla carried the torch for the giant monster subset of horror that had been ignited by King Kong in 1933.
Another game-changer for horror movies made its appearance in 1957 with the Hammer Studios production of The Curse of Frankenstein. It was the first horror movie in color, and the first truly “gory” horror film, featuring vivid images of blood and guts that had never before been seen onscreen.
Films Get Scarier
Three years after The Curse of Frankenstein, Psycho cut into the big screen. One of the first horror films based on a true story, it is also credited with birthing the slasher genre of horror, a genre that would later be modernized and improved upon by films such as Halloween.
By now, you might be wondering why zombies haven’t been discussed yet. That’s because the start of zombies as we know them comes in George A. Romero’s 1968 film Night of the Living Dead. It was the first film to depict zombies as reanimated, flesh-eating monsters, the kind you see in horror television like The Walking Dead.
Also released in 1968 was Rosemary’s Baby, based on the novel by Ira Levin. Rosemary’s Baby, which tells the story of a woman who believes a cult wants to take her baby for use in its rituals, is beloved by many due to its mastery of suspense and its shocking ending. Mia Farrow, who played Rosemary, was nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance. This was the one of the first times an actress received a Golden Globe nomination for her work in a horror film.
Five years later, The Exorcist (1973), arguably one of the scariest and most shocking horror movies ever, burned itself onto the list of horror greats. The Exorcist was striking because of how truly terrifying it was, a fact that is exemplified in scenes such as the iconic shot of Regan’s head spinning. Many people still do not know how director William Friedkin managed to achieve some of the stunning visuals that he did. The Exorcist changed the subject matter of horror films, making them darker and a little scarring.
Trailer for The Exorcist (Uploaded to YouTube by YouTube Movies)
The 1974 film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre upped the ante again, exploring the concept of using a horror movie as a vehicle for social commentary (it discussed the Vietnam war and Watergate specifically) while also increasing the gore quotient. It also introduced a modern “horror hero” in Leatherface, a character that would appear in numerous sequels and reboots.
Other important modern horror movies with lasting impact include Jaws (it made the beach scary); Alien, a brilliant cosmic horror film with an assertive and commanding female hero; and The Silence of the Lambs, which won five Oscars. Significant changes to well known monster types came in 28 Days Later (fast zombies) and Let the Right One In (which reframed the vampire story as a parable about bullying and abuse).
Getting Real
One of the most significant changes to modern horror started in 2013, with The Conjuring. Based upon real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, The Conjuring follows the couple as they investigate strange happenings at a Rhode Island farmhouse. It started the first successful interconnected universe of horror movies since the Universal Classic Monsters 70 years prior. The Conjuring universe includes the three Annabelle films, The Nun and its sequel, The Curse of La Llorona, and the forthcoming The Crooked Man.
The trailer for It: Chapter 2 (Uploaded to YouTube by Warner Bros.)
Horror continues to evolve. This year, It: Chapter Two, the third movie based on the book It by Stephen King, and the second film in the recently rebooted series, is setting a record for the most fake blood ever used in a single movie scene, but it is also notable for casting big stars like Jessica Chastain and Bill Hader in starring roles.
New changes and improvements to horror films are coming faster than the deaths in them. But there’s no way to predict what terrifying evolution will shape horror next, so we should just sit back and enjoy the ride. And maybe bring an extra pair of pants.
Featured image: A still from early horror movie Nosferatu.
4 Ways John Carpenter’s Halloween Changed “The Shape” of Horror
What’s your earliest memory of Halloween? For some, it’s the commercial with the tagline, “The Night He Came Home.” For others, it was the 1981 showing on NBC’s Friday Night at the Movies. Then there are those that saw it in the theatre upon its first release in October of 1978. Whatever your first exposure to John Carpenter and co-writer Debra Hill’s tale of terror was, we can all agree that the film left an indelible impression on popular culture. Now, 40 years later, the latest iteration of what’s become an eleven-film horror staple sits atop the box office with record-shattering grosses. But just what made the original film so special? We look back at four factors that may ensure that Halloween lasts forever.
1. John Carpenter
It may be easy, and a little glib, to just say “the director made it good.” As always, it’s about how Carpenter made it that makes the difference. As the late, great film critic Roger Ebert noted in his original review of the film, Carpenter makes this horror film about more than violence by employing pure artistry. Ebert wrote, “Carpenter is uncannily skilled, for example, at the use of foregrounds in his compositions, and everyone who likes thrillers knows that foregrounds are crucial: The camera establishes the situation, and then it pans to one side, and something unexpectedly looms up in the foreground.”
The walking home sequence from Halloween.
Carpenter also made masterful use of tracking shots, such as the early scene where he follows Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) and her friends down the sidewalk. It’s just the ladies, the camera, and the score that Carpenter composed himself. It is an incredible bit of tension as we wait for something to happen. There’s an early tease of discomfort with a station wagon, but that briefly abates. When we do fully see “The Shape,” Michael Myers, himself suddenly appear from behind a bush, then simply step back out of sight, it’s a visceral shock.
2. Jamie Lee Curtis
The original Halloween trailer.
Born into both Hollywood and horror royalty, Jamie Lee Curtis seemed genetically predisposed to become a genre icon. The daughter of Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh (of Psycho fame), Curtis made her film debut as Laurie Strode in Halloween at age 19. Laurie wasn’t the first “final girl” in horror, but Carpenter and Hill took pains to make her more than the last victim standing; they wrote her as smart, resourceful, and dedicated to the children in her care. Lou Cedrone of The Baltimore Evening Sun was among the early critics that sang Curtis’s praises for her performance. Halloween launched Curtis on a track of acting and writing that hasn’t slowed in 40 years. She went on appear in Carpenter’s The Fog and has played Laurie in four subsequent films, including this year’s new Halloween. In the book John Carpenter: Prince of Darkness by Gilles Boulenger, Carpenter recalled meeting with Curtis for the part of Laurie and that “I liked her instantly.” From the cult of fandom surrounding Curtis in the Laurie role and her overall career, it’s clear that he’s never been alone in that assessment.
3. The Shape aka Michael Myers
A black & white still of Michael Myers (Nick Castle) as he appeared in Halloween. (©Compass International Pictures)
Creating a classic movie antagonist is hard. One presumes it’s even more difficult when the character doesn’t speak. On top of that, the character’s face is covered in an expressionless mask for the majority of the film. Michael Myers, occasionally referred to as simply, The Shape, nevertheless managed to become a figure of extreme menace thanks to Carpenter’s assured direction and a physically imposing performance by Nick Castle. In the Boulenger book, Carpenter said, “I always thought that the mask for evil should be an eerie, featureless mask.” In a bit of a humorous turn, the Myers mask was actually a Captain Kirk mask based on the features of William Shatner; production designer/art director Tommy Lee Wallace spray-painted it the pale blue that appears in the film. Carpenter loved the effect, saying, “It was almost like if Myers was wearing human flesh. Like Ed Gein.”
4. The Score
Halloween Theme, composed by John Carpenter.
One element of the film that’s received nearly universal praise since its release is the score. Carpenter generally does his own scores, and he manages to set a chilling tone on a consistent basis. He intentionally used five-four time because he knew that it would sound strange. As Carpenter told Boulenger, “Most popular music and most symphonic and classical music are not in that kind of weird time, so it sets you on edge [when you hear it] all the more since I used little high electronic driving notes.” Carpenter went on to say, “I’ve written better music now, but nothing will be more memorable and more compelling than this little simple thing. Isn’t it odd?” Odd, perhaps, but also eerie and unforgettable.
The complete list of things that work in Halloween runs much longer. There’s the legendary Donald Pleasance at Doctor Samuel Loomis. You see strong supporting work from Nancy’s friends, played by PJ Soles and Nancy Loomis (no relation). The individual pieces bind together into a very strong whole. In 2006, the film was chosen to be preserved in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” At the end of the night, despite all of the talent and craftsmanship that went into the film, horror movies sometimes really only need to be answered with one question: was it scary? As Doctor Loomis would say, “As a matter of fact, it was.”
Featured Image: Original Halloween promo and poster art. (©Compass International Pictures)
10 Frightening Films Based on a (True) Horror Story
Horror fans know that terror can come from anywhere. It doesn’t have to come from a spooky castle or an ancient city under the sea. Sometimes, the most terrifying things can be right outside your window. In that (Halloween) spirit, we’re taking a look at some of the scariest films that are all the more frightening for being based on true events.
Psycho (1960) and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
When Robert Bloch was writing the novel, Psycho, in Weyauwega, Wisconsin, he had no idea that a similar, real-life horror was playing out roughly 40 miles away. Handyman Ed Gein was arrested in 1957 for the murders of two women, but the details of Gein’s life and actions were even more disturbing. Gein had been a grave-robber as well, and he used the remains from local cemeteries to make things like lampshades and masks from human skin. He’d also been in the process of making a human skin-suit when he was arrested; he wanted to wear it in order to, by his own admission, become his late mother. Bloch was amazed by the similarities of his character Norman Bates and his real-life counterpart, and even inserted a reference to Gein near the end of the novel before it was completed.
Released in 1959, the book was adapted into the classic film by Alfred Hitchcock the following year. Gein’s crimes inspired a number of other horror films and characters, the most notable of which is possibly Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Though The Silence of the Lambs, Three on a Meathook, and others invoke Gein in various ways, Hooper has noted repeatedly over time that his villain Leatherface and other plot details were directly inspired by Gein.
The Exorcist (1973) and The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
Many critics consider The Exorcist one of the most frightening films ever made. Masterfully directed by William Friedkin, the film shattered a number taboos as it presented a challenging, and often grueling, look at the idea of supernatural evil. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops actually addressed the subject of exorcism as recently as 2014, detailing how and under which circumstances such a rite can be performed. The Exorcist itself and its source novel by William Peter Blatty were inspired by the story of Roland Doe from 1949. Doe, a 14-year-old boy, underwent a series of exorcisms for demonic possession, though much later research and reporting makes the case that the boy’s various afflictions were earthly maladies. Another tale of exorcism, 2005’s The Exorcism of Emily Rose, was based on the Anneliese Michel case. In this case, a young German woman died after undergoing the rites, resulted in convictions of negligent homicide for her parents and two priests.
The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)
Considered an early entry in the slasher genre, The Town That Dreaded Sundown presents a fictionalized version of real events that occurred in and around Texarkana, Texas in 1946. That case revolved around the “Phantom Killer,” a man that wore a white cloth mask; he attacked eight people over a span of multiple assaults, leaving only three alive. Though authorities believed they had a possible suspect, no one was ever convicted. The film takes several liberties with the stories and the backgrounds of the townspeople (whose names were changed), but it’s powered by interesting direction from Charles B. Pierce that builds an effective movie. Unfortunately, Pierce throws in some ill-advised comedy at too many junctures. The film was remade in 2014.
The Amityville Horror (1979)
112 Ocean Avenue in December, 2005. (Photo by Seulatr; Public Domain).
The Amityville Horror is one of the most divisive horror films of all time. Based on the 1977 book by Jay Anson, the story has drawn criticism from observers who are convinced that the story of a family driven from a haunted house was a hoax. Noted paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, who participated in examining the house, always insisted it was all true In his book Danse Macabre, Stephen King theorized that the dread of having your house turn on you in what was an uncertain economic time in America contributed to its popularity, despite some problems in execution.
The haunting and possession stories arose from grisly events. In 1974, six members of the DeFeo family were murdered in the house; sole survivor Ronald DeFeo, Jr. later admitted to the killings and was convicted. The Anson book asserts that the murders led to the haunting of the home. As of this writing, DeFeo is still alive, serving six concurrent sentences of 25 years to life.
Open Water (2003)
If you have a deeply rooted fear of being eaten by a shark, you should probably skip this paragraph. Open Water tells the story of a couple who are left behind during a scuba drive. Inevitably, the sharks come, and bad things happen. That’s an unsettling thing to ponder, but the worst part is that the movie is based on the true story of a real couple who were left behind on a diving trip in 1998. Their names were Tom and Eileen Lonergan, and the boat left without them during a dive off of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Though some gear and a diving slate with a distress message written on it were found, their bodies were never recovered. In the real case, there are multiple theories as to what ultimately happened to the Lonergans. In Open Water, the fate of the two leads is far less ambiguous; it’s definitely sharks.
The Girl Next Door (2007) and An American Crime (2008)
Not to be confused with the teen comedy of the same, The Girl Next Door relates a fictionalized account of one of the most tragic true stories to ever take place. The film is based on the novel by noted horror writer Jack Ketchum, who tells the story of the ongoing imprisonment and torture of two girls by their aunt and three male cousins. It’s horrific in its detail, but what’s far worse is that the telling is very clearly close to the truth of the actual Sylvia Likens case. In Indianapolis in 1965, Likens was tortured over a period of three months by Gertrude Baniszewski, whom Likens’ parents were paying to board the young girl while her mother served jail time and her father worked for traveling carnivals. Baniszewski, her daughter, her son, and two boys in the neighborhood would eventually be tried and convicted for the murder of Likens. A film version of the story that used the real names of the people involved, An American Crime, debuted on Showtime in 2008; Catherine Keener received Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for her portrayal of Baniszewski, and the film was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award.
One of the creepiest of all modern horror films has its roots in a bizarre case that still remains officially unsolved. The plot of The Strangers turns on three masked attackers perpetrating a home invasion at a couple’s vacation house. Writer-director Brian Bertino said that he based the story on true events, in part the Tate murders committed by members of the Manson Family in 1969.
Many critics and film scholars believe that another primary inspiration came from the so-called Keddie cabin murders, also known as the Cabin 28 murders. In 1981, Sue Sharp and her children were staying in a cabin in Keddie, California. Daughter Sheila spent the night with friends at another cabin, and returned home to find her mother, Sue, two of her brothers, and a brother’s friend murdered. Her teen sister was missing; her two youngest brothers and another friend were in bedroom unharmed. Police found the knives and a hammer used in the killings, but wouldn’t find the missing daughter’s remains until they were discovered at a different campsite three years later. Although there were suspects, no one was ever tried; however, as recently as April 2018, a special investigator alluded to having DNA evidence that matched a living suspect.
Welcome to Southington, Connecticut, where we once again find our old friends Ed and Lorraine Warren. The previously mentioned paranormal investigators have begun to figure into more cinema in recent years, in part because of the large reservoir of cases that they’ve been involved with over the decades. As those stories have been adapted in larger numbers, their pop culture presence has continued to grow. The Haunting in Connecticut is based the 1986 story of the Snedeker family; it involves allegations of necromancy, a haunting, an exorcism, and a house that was once a funeral home. Noted horror novelist Ray Garton wrote a book about the case in 1992 called In a Dark Place: The Story of a True Haunting, but he has since distanced himself from his account; both Garton and writer-debunker Benjamin Radford allege that the Warrens coached Garton to amplify the story. Nevertheless, many media entities have treated that version seriously and covered it on TV programs like A Haunting and Paranormal Witness.
The multi-hyphenate talent Ti West, along with frequent collaborator Joe Swanberg, is part of the younger wave of American horror. Using a found-footage approach, West wrote, directed, edited, and produced the film based on one of the darkest chapters in recent American history: the tragedy at the Peoples Temple Agricultural Project, better known as Jonestown. In the film, a photographer attempts to investigate the mysterious commune where his sister is living; he takes along some co-workers as a film crew to document the experience in this supposedly utopian settlement. As you might expect, things go very badly.
Jim Jones in 1977. (Photo by Nancy Wong; Wikimedia Commons via Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.)
The original Jonestown settlement founded by Jim Jones in Guyana met its dire fate 40 years ago in November of 1978. After an investigatory visit from a delegation led by Congressman Leo Ryan, a member of the settlement passed along a note saying they wanted help getting out. The Ryan delegation went to the airport with a few defectors the next day; unfortunately, Jones ordered an ambush of Ryan and his group. Ryan, NBC reporter Don Harris, NBC cameraman Bob Brown, San Francisco Examiner photographer Greg Robinson, and Patricia Parks were shot and killed, and several others were wounded. Back at Jonestown, Jones ordered his followers to consume cyanide-laced drinks to commit “revolutionary suicide.” At least 907 people died from poisoning (including many children whose parents gave them the poison). Jones took his own life by gunshot. Between the airport, the settlement, and other, related acts of violence, 918 people died.
The major success of The Conjuring in 2013 led to two direct sequels, the Annabelle spin-offs, and The Nun, with more, like The Crooked Man, possible. The film that started it all was directed by James Wan, who has become a force in Hollywood; it addition to co-creating the Saw franchise and directing its first film, Wan also directed Furious 7, Aquaman, Insidious and its first sequel, and produced the other entries in the Conjuring Universe.
The basic plot of The Conjuring involves a Rhode Island case that the Warrens took on in 1971; their investigation eventually led them to perform an exorcism. While disputes about the factual nature of the case versus the film always occur, the film itself was a hit with critics and audiences alike, planting a firm foundation for the other films to follow.
It’s easy to be dismissive about tales of hauntings and possessions in the harsh light of day. The vast majority of such cases tend to be debunked or easily explained with a little study and a little science. But every once in a while, something comes along that defies an easy answer. In those moments, in the dark, it’s easy to see how the things that might be true can be the most frightening.
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Movies for the Rest of Us with Bill Newcott: 13 Smartest Monster Movies
Tremors, Forbidden Planet, King Kong: Does Bill Newcott’s list of the smartest monster movies match yours?
See all of Bill’s videos.
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Balaji started his professional career as a project management professional at Citibank managing Software Products Development for Treasury and Portfolio Management Applications. Balaji worked in technical and management positions leading large global teams and programs at several Commercial and Public Sector Clients and received Awards of Excellence.
Based on the wealth of experience in helping large and small organizations with their mission-critical requirements, Balaji founded SD Solutions, LLC in 2011 to serve clients with efficiency and innovation. Through Balaji’s leadership, SD Solutions, LLC is growing as a leading provider of Cybersecurity Services, Innovative Solutions and Management Consulting to the various US federal government clients and commercial entities.
Under his leadership, SD Solutions, LLC has achieved ISO and CMMI Certifications, received Exceptional Past Performance Ratings for its contract performance, and won the prestigious “Small Business Prime Contractor of the Year” Award from the US Department of the Treasury (nominated by the IRS).
Balaji received B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering, MBA with dual concentration in Finance and Management Information Systems from Anna University and Diploma in Entrepreneurship from Babson College and completed further project management and technical certifications.
Balaji is passionate about education and is part of an educational charity called Self Educate, which has been helping hundreds of students from low income families in India and USA since 2007. He started SD Solutions, LLC scholarship award in 2013 and has helped several students from rural Virginia with College Scholarship, Part-Time Jobs, Internships to help their dreams of college education become a reality.
Balaji served on the Board of Directors at the Luray-Page County Chamber of Commerce, Deans Advisory Council at Virginia International University and as a Co-Chair at NIH Community Action Group.
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Welcome to the Department of Health and Nutritional Sciences
With nationally recognized faculty as experts in their field, our team is dedicated to student success by building up students with a strong foundation of knowledge, skills and abilities to enter graduate school or employment within the health care field, industry or education. Our practice of integrating academic programs, which focus on nutrition, health, recreation, exercise and human performance, provides students and faculty with unique opportunities to collaborate and to promote interaction among students in different majors with a common focus on promoting health through proper nutrition and physical activity.
Students learn how to critique and analyze research within their designated field and apply that knowledge through the access to state-of-the-art teaching and research laboratories, nationwide internship programs and study abroad experiences. Students are also able to attend regional and national professional meetings, get involved in one of many student organizations and participate in service and research projects.
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SDSU Faculty Feature: Stella Liu, Assistant Professor in Sports & Recreation Management
Students gearing up to help with SDHSAA Championship at State
Approximately 140 Sport & Recreation Management undergraduate and graduate students get hands on experience volunteering for the South Dakota High School Championship games. This year, the games for the two-day event are hosted at the Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium at South Dakota State University. Follow the link and hear how our students have gotten to help gear up the facilities as we prepare to welcome visitors from across the state to our community.
Frances Carr Parker Scholarship Recipient
The Frances Carr Parker Scholarship recognizes a longtime School Nutrition Services Professional, Frances Carr Parker, RD, LDN, and was established to support graduate studies to enhance job skills related to the practice of school nutrition. Ellisa has been a member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics for 22 years and the School Nutrition Services Dietetic Practice Group for six years. Her Master's Thesis work was on children's nutrient intake through the school nutrition programs. She is a consultant dietitian in Sioux Falls, SD and one of her roles is to work with a school in Sioux Falls providing nutrition education to the school's students and staff as well as issuing guidance to the school administration on childhood nutrition standards and goals. Ellisa is currently working on her Ph.D. in Nutrition at SDSU.
Team South Dakota wins the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Student Quiz Bowl
Back in March, Team South Dakota (comprised of athletic training students from SDSU, Dakota Wesleyan University, and Presentation College) won the Mid-America Athletic Trainers’ Association student quiz bowl down in Tulsa, OK. They earned the right to represent District 5 (North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma) at the National Athletic Trainers’ Association student quiz bowl in Las Vegas, NV. Team South Dakota competed against 9 other student teams from across the United States and came out victorious, correctly answering a final question related to Guillain-Barré Syndrome. Representing Team South Dakota (left to right) were Kaitlin Reece (SDSU), Maria Koenen (Dakota Wesleyan University) and Krystle Schweers (Presentation College). Adviser Dr. Trevor Roiger is pictured at the far right. The $1,000 dollar top prize will be split between the athletic training student clubs at each of the respective institutions.
Dr. Weidauer Presented at ACSM
Dr. Lee Weidauer received positive comments for his thematic poster presentation on "Population Differences in the Associations Between IGF-1, Protein Consumption and Lean Mass" at the American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting.
South Dakota State Wins Mascot Challenge
Exercise is Medicine® On Campus (EIM-OC) named South Dakota State University (SDSU) as the 2018 Mascot Challenge champion and Shenandoah University as this year's Fan Favorite. Launched in October 2017, the EIM-OC Mascot Challenge celebrates EIM On Campus Month. Each registered campus is invited to submit a 90-second creative video of its mascot demonstrating campus efforts to activate the vision of EIM and increase physical activity among students, faculty and staff. This year, 16 campuses submitted entries. As the winner, SDSU will be awarded a $1,000 grant to be used toward the development of an EIM-OC event or program on campus.
Managing Food Labs in 2020
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Health and Nutritional Sciences News
Oct. 15, 2020 8:30 AM
Barr awarded Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation scholarship
South Dakota State University graduate student Anna Barr has been awarded the Jessie C. Obert Memorial Scholarship from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation.
May. 21, 2020 11:49 AM
Leadership students rise to challenge
Sometimes life requires one to make the best out of Plan B.
May. 20, 2020 1:05 PM
Communication key when teaching
There’s no substitute for hands-on instruction, especially when it comes to learning proper technique and form in a very hands-on course like strength and conditioning.
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Aussie talent Alexander Evans will ride in Academy colors in 2019
We are really proud to announce that Australian talent, Alexander Evans, will join the Academy for the 2019 season. The 21-year old, who is currently completing a traineeship with BMC Racing, feels excited ahead of the opportunity of joining our team. “I am really looking forward to the opportunity given to me by SEG Racing Academy, and it will surely help me to achieve my goals as a bike rider. Being able to race in a dedicated U23 team such as the Academy will hugely help my development and progression in my last year in the category” points out the Australian rider.
Evans, who has already shown himself in races like the Herald Sun Tour where he finished in seventh overall and second in the only mountaintop finish, has already some goals ahead of his period in Europe. “I want to learn as much as possible, and I feel that I will land into the right environment in order to do so. I want to get adapted to the European style of racing and have fun as the team environment seems nothing but great”.
The Bendigo born rider hopes to follow the footsteps of fellow Australian, Nick Schultz, who moved up to the professional ranks after a year in the Academy. “When you look of the success that former Academy riders are having with their current professional teams, it makes it a no-brainer to join the team. It is not only the number of guys who move up, but also how do they do it. All in all, it is a friendly trusted organization who it is solely focused on the rider’s development and has our interests at heart”.
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The Seneca Academy Board of Trustees is comprised of between five and fifteen individuals who provide oversight and strategic thinking for the school. Board members serve an initial one-year term. If reelected, Trustees then serve a three-year term. Trustees can be reelected two more times for a total of ten years.
Rhonda L. Anderson-Speight has served on the Seneca Academy Board since July 2014. She is a Senior Business Manager at Axim Global Strategies, LLC in Gaithersburg, MD. She is a native Washingtonian and graduated from Duke Ellington School for the Arts and Howard University with a B.A. as well as a J.D. She is also currently on the Board of the World Dance Theater, Inc. Rhonda enjoys reading, dance, swimming, and relaxing.
John DeMarchi joined the Seneca Academy Board in July 2015. He is currently Head of School at Evergreen School, a preschool through 3rd grade Montessori school located in Silver Spring, MD. He previously served as Associate Head of School at The Woods Academy in Bethesda, MD. Prior to The Woods, he was a founding teacher and division coordinator at Concordia International School Shanghai. In addition to spending time with his family, John enjoys cycling and the outdoors.
Ryan Landoll joined the Seneca Academy Board in October 2020. He holds a BS in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a MS and PhD in Child Clinical Psychology from the University of Miami, and a MHPE from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. He is a dual board-certified psychologist who currently serves as an Assistant Dean in Student Affairs at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. Ryan is an avid distance runner who lives in Germantown, MD with his wife and their three children, who are all current Seneca Academy students.
Zachary Lipp joined the Seneca Academy Board in August 2018. He holds a B.A. in Criminal Justice from Indiana University, and a J.D. from Hofstra University School of Law. He is a trial lawyer and partner at Wingfield, Ginsburg & Lipp, P.C., based in the heart of the District, where his firm has been serving the community for over 40 years in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Zachary lives with his family in the Kentlands and in his free time he enjoys playing golf and traveling.
Ginny McDonald (Trustee Emeritus) has served on the Seneca Academy Board since November 2005. Her son attended Seneca Academy from the year our building opened when he was in kindergarten through his 8th grade year (making him the first on our longevity board!). Ginny has also served the Parents Association in a variety of positions including Chair. She is currently the Tutoring Supervisor for the Treatment and Learning Center. In her free time, Ginny enjoys reading and visiting with friends and family.
Gary McPherson joined the Seneca Academy Board in September 2018. He holds a BS in Psychology and Business Management with a minor in financial planning. Gary is the Sr. Managing Partner of McPherson Financial Partners, LLC. Gary is also involved in several nonprofit organizations that assist youth with financial literacy. Prior to his financial services experience, Gary spent several years working with professional athletes at a small Washington, DC sports agency. Gary lives in Gaithersburg, MD with his wife and their two children. Gary enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, and watching sports.
Jim Nagel (Treasurer) joined the Seneca Academy Board in September 2018. He is an Associate General Counsel at Freddie Mac in McLean, VA and is also a CPA. Jim received his BS in Accounting from the University of Illinois and his law degree from George Washington University. In his free time, Jim enjoys traveling with his family and volunteering.
Shannon Ryan has served on the Seneca Academy Board since July 2015. She is currently the Director of Development at Capitol Hill Day School in Washington, DC. Shannon left a corporate position for independent school fundraising in 2008, and looks forward to sharing that experience with the Seneca Board and community. Shannon is a product of independent schools herself: she graduated from The Bullis School before leaving the east coast for perfect weather and scenic views at the University of Colorado in Boulder. Loves include cooking, skiing, cheering on the Nationals, and exploring all that DC has to offer.
Jennifer Serenyi (Chair) has served on the Seneca Academy Board since July 2014. She is the mother of three former Seneca Academy students. Jennifer received her BA from Wake Forest University and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Goucher College. Most of her professional career has been spent in education. In her free time she enjoys reading, cooking, travel, and time with family.
Jodi Thurmond (Trustee Emeritus) is the Founding Head of Seneca Academy and has served as a Trustee since the beginning of the School in 1983. She holds a B.A. in History and Political Science and a M.Ed. in Reading. She is currently retired although she is an active wife, daughter, sister, mother, and grandmother (of four adorable grandchildren). Jodi has formerly served as a teacher of students in preschool through college, educational administrator, curriculum developer, and teacher trainer. She is a global citizen as she started kindergarten in Panama and finished high school in Germany. Jodi’s hobbies are travel, reading, and visiting grandchildren.
Jenny Whichard joined the Seneca Academy Board in July 2016. She is the Assistant Head of Middle School and the Director of SummerEdge and After School programs at McLean School in Potomac, Maryland. She has been in independent school education for 17 years, which contributed to her interest in Seneca Academy. In addition, Jenny has been a consultant for camps looking to expand and develop academic based programs. In her free time Jenny enjoys being outside with her two daughters, cooking, or reading.
Carolyn Wolff joined the Seneca Academy Board in October 2020. She has a PhD in Economics from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and BA and MA degrees in Economics from Boston University. Carolyn is a Senior Economist at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration where she is responsible for microeconomic analyses of FDA programs and policies. She has three children (two of whom are current Seneca Academy students) and enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, and dancing.
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The director of 21 short films and/or TV series, she has 30 first and second assistant director credits for feature films, shorts, and series.
In New Orleans director Samantha Aldana’s "These Wild Things," two strangers form an unexpected bond after they meet on a remote bayou road. The film won the jury award for best Louisiana short film at the 2016 New Orleans Film Festival and best director award from the NYC Damn! Film Series.
A filmmaker since she was 12, Aldana graduated from the Columbia College Chicago Film Program and participated in the NBC/Universal Diversity TV Director Program. She also received the Belize Film Commissioner’s Emerging Storyteller Feature Film Award.
Hosted by LaTangela Fay, Wednesday Night Movies episode five airs in the Baton Rouge area at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, on WLFT channel 30.1 and cable channels Cox 117 and Eatel 130. The program also streams worldwide at the 30 on Third app.
Wednesday Night Movies is a component of the Louisiana Film Channel. LFC will launch its streaming service Dec. 1, and be available on most devices, including iOS and Android devices, MACs and PCs and streaming media boxes such as Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast and Nexus Player.
Louisiana Film Channel content includes feature-length and short films, music videos, documentaries, and Louisiana-based television series. Submissions are being accepted at louisianafilmchannel.com. Interested filmmakers may also email LFC at info@louisianafilmchannel.com.
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Sweet Whispers of the Devil
Suspense novel from award-winning author, Sierra Kay:
Victoria Hall’s son is missing—her worst nightmare realized. A nightmare made even more terrifying because, he’s in the hands of her father, a bounty hunter intent on connecting with his relations regardless of their attempts to escape his grasp. While Victoria’s mother, Honey, had changed their identities and moved from place to place to stay safe, she couldn’t prevent Victoria’s own kidnapping. Instead, she was forced to sacrifice everything she had to keep Richard at bay.
Now Honey’s dead. And daddy’s come calling. Again. With the help of an ex-lover and his mother, it’s Victoria’s turn to make the decisions that could mend her family, save her son, or send Richard over the edge. One problem. The decisions could also force Victoria to change the game in a way that sends them all on a slide straight down into her father’s particular brand of hell.
A Tale of Terror
Milkbar murder Mystery
Inspector Morse
© 2016-2020 by Sierra Kay
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Praised for “beautiful array of pianistic colors”, “abundance of technique”, “original interpretation”, and “undeniably impressive prestidigitation”, pianist Eunmi Ko (eunmiko.com) appeared in the Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, Festival de Musica Contemporanea, Festival Cervantino Internacional, Chautauqua Music Festival, Music Center of Christchurch, Real Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Madrid, among others. Ko performs a wide range of piano repertoire from premieres of new works by living composers to the traditional and rarely played piano works.
As an active chamber musician, she is co-founder and co-director of new music ensemble Strings & Hammers, which has the unusual instrumentation of violin, piano, and double bass. Each year, Strings and Hammers collaborates with composers from around the world (facebook.com/StringsHammers).
Ko holds a BM degree from Seoul National University and graduate degrees (MM and DMA) from the Eastman School of Music. She teaches as Assistant Professor of Piano and serves as co-advisor of the New-Music Consortium at the University of South Florida. Since 2013, she is on the faculty at the Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival.
Ko may also be heard on the recently published CD release of She Rose, and Let Me In (“This is an unusual but beautifully assembled program…”) and Musical Landscapes of Hilary Tann (“excellent introduction to Tann’s music world”).
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Hailed as "excellent", "impeccable", "limpidly beautiful", "impressive", "stunning", and "Boston's best", Grammy-nominated mezzo-soprano Thea Lobo's 2016-17 season includes performances with Boston Symphony Orchestra, Bucknell Bach Festival, Halcyon Chamber Series, Sunshine City Opera, Callithumpian Consort, Sarasota Choral Society and Guerilla Opera. She has recently appeared with fortepianist Sylvia Berry, Brandeis New Music, Boston Landmarks Orchestra, Emmanuel Music, and Brookline Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Lobo has appeared under conductors Gunther Schuller, Harry Christophers, Stephen Stubbs, Joshua Rifkin, Martin Pearlman, Helmut Rilling, and Andris Nelsons, and has been featured by the Firebird Ensemble, Carmel Bach Festival, Boston Baroque, Handel + Haydn Society, The Bermuda Festival, Boston Early Music Festival, and Europäisches Musikfest Stuttgart. Her dedication to new music, art song, and early music has seen her featured on True Concord's Grammy winning recording of Stephen Paulus's 'Prayers & Remembrances', invited to the Carmel Bach Festival as an Adams Fellow, a prizewinner at the Bach Vocal Competition for American Singers, a grant recipient of the Julian Autrey Song Foundation, a featured recitalist for the Boston Portuguese Festival, and performing as a soloist under the direction of composers Steve Reich, Fred Lerdahl, Christian Wolff, Louis Andriessen, and many others. Thea Lobo is a graduate of New England Conservatory and Boston University, and represented by Vocal Artists Management.
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Divin Sommeil
Laue sommernacht
Alma Mahler
Liebe und Frühling (op. 3)
Gleichklang
Hugo Distler
Blancs sont les jours
Created by acclaimed pianist Eunmi Ko and Grammy-nominated mezzo-soprano Thea Lobo in 2016, Songeaters is a voice-piano duo offering a new look at art song. Rather than more traditional programming based on a single composer or nationality, Songeaters produces programs that thread together diverse repertoire based on story and text theme, seeking to explore the widest range of perspectives and experiences by pairing selected popular chestnuts with lesser known gems and newly composed responses that expand the world of classical song and deepen understanding.
In the search for variety, Thea Lobo and Eunmi Ko have discovered a vast amount of repertoire by women, minorities and other marginalized composers throughout history which has most often not been recorded, performed in recent history, or even published in some cases. This has inspired the creation of an online archive, entitled Indictus Project (Indictus.org), to connect musicians and audiences to audio and video recordings, digital sheetmusic, background information and other resources on over-looked and under-represented repertoire and composers. To further this cause, Songeaters will be travelling to Paris to research, perform, and collaborate with composers in 2018. Songeaters is currently collaborating with composers Doug Balliett, Seunghee Lee, Steven Long and John Liberatore, and this season they will also plan to offer premiere recordings of works by Milhaud, Henry Cowell, Joseph Bologne, Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, Viardot, Distler, Alkan, Chaminade, Xenakis, and many others.
News and Calendar coming soon...
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Born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire in 1941, Geoff Hurst secured his place among the World Cup greats when he became the first player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final (the feat has not been repeated since). Overlooked for the first three World Cup games despite finishing the 1965-66 season as the First Division’s leading … Read More
Steve Kindon
Steve Kindon was born in Warrington on 17th December 1950. He attended Wade Deacon School in Widnes, and joined Burnley FC as an apprentice straight from school after the manager Harry Potts had seen him playing on a local park. Steve made his league debut just eighteen months … Read More
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Classics Hotel Porte De Versailles
Location The hotel is located next to the Porte de Versailles Exhibition Centre (2 minutes on foot). By metro line 12 guests can directly reach the main touristic places of Paris such as Montparnasse, Saint-Germain-des-Près, Concorde, department stores and Montmartre. A direct tram line takes guests to Issy-les-Moulineaux and La Défense business areas. The railway station is some 4.6 km away. Paris-Orly Airport and Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport are each situated at a distance of approximately Facilities The hotel was renovated in 2010. The hotel features 52 accommodation units. Guests of the hotel are welcomed in the lobby, which has a 24-hour reception and a 24-hour check-out service. The upper floors can be reached by lift. Amenities include a cloakroom and a safe. Internet access and wireless internet access are available in the public areas. Gastronomic options include a restaurant, a breakfast room, a café and a bar. A garden is among the features contributing to a pleasant stay. Parking facilities available to guests include a garage (for a fee) and a car park. Guests can also use the bicycle storage facilities. Other services include a laundry. Rooms All rooms feature air conditioning, central heating and a bathroom. Bathrooms with wheelchair access can also be booked. A balcony or terrace can be found in most rooms, offering additional comfort. A double bed is provided in the carpeted accommodation units. A safe and a desk also feature. The accommodation units offer a range of amenities, including tea and coffee making equipment. An ironing set is also available to guests. Each accommodation unit offers internet access, a telephone, a TV, a radio and wireless internet access. Wheelchair-accessible rooms are also bookable. Each of the bathrooms features a shower, a bathtub and a hairdryer. Sports/Entertainment The terrace is the perfect place to while away the time. A kids' club provides entertainment. Meals The hotel offers the following bookable meals and board options: breakfast and B & B. Payment The following credit cards are accepted at the hotel: American Express, VISA, JCB and MasterCard.
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‘The Simpsons’ Responds to Apu Stereotype Criticism With the Equivalent of a Shrug
Posted on Monday, April 9th, 2018 by Hoai-Tran Bui
In the 2017 documentary The Problem with Apu, comedian Hari Kondabolu questions the legacy of Apu, the long-running The Simpsons character voiced by Hank Azaria. The stereotype of the thick-accented convenience store owner has haunted Indian-Americans for decades, and Kondabolu takes the caricature to task in the hour-long film, which interrogates the character’s impact on South Asian representation on television.
“[He’s] a white guy doing an impression of a white guy making fun of my father,” Kondabolu jabbed about the character.
Now, The Simpsons has finally responded to The Problem with Apu’s criticisms. And the long-running Fox series addressed it with what was essentially a wave of the hand and a shrug.
On Sunday night’s episode of The Simpsons, Marge and Lisa Simpson debate the merits of an old children’s book that Marge has edited to be less offensive. But the finished product is less than satisfactory, and Lisa points out that the edited version makes no sense.
#TheSimpsons completely toothless response to @harikondabolu #TheProblemWithApu about the racist character Apu:
"Something that started decades ago and was applauded and inoffensive is now politically incorrect… What can you do?" pic.twitter.com/Bj7qE2FXWN
— Soham (@soham_burger) April 9, 2018
“Well, what am I supposed to do?” Marge asks.
“It’s hard to say,” Lisa responds, turning to the camera. “Something that started decades ago and was applauded and inoffensive is now politically incorrect… What can you do?” To hammer in the point, the camera swivels to a framed photograph of Apu, signed, “Don’t have a cow.”
Understandably, the scene received immediate backlash, including some choice statements from Kondabolu.
“In The Problem with Apu, I used Apu & The Simpsons as an entry point into a larger conversation about the representation of marginalized groups & why this is important,” he wrote on Twitter. “The Simpsons response tonight is not a jab at me, but at what many of us consider progress.”
In “The Problem with Apu,” I used Apu & The Simpsons as an entry point into a larger conversation about the representation of marginalized groups & why this is important. The Simpsons response tonight is not a jab at me, but at what many of us consider progress.
— Hari Kondabolu (@harikondabolu) April 9, 2018
Worse was the fact that this line was uttered by Lisa Simpson, a character who is often the mouthpiece for progressive values and a voice of reason in The Simpsons. It’s a line that’s as disingenuous to her character as The Simpsons writers’ insistence that Apu was ever “applauded” or considered “inoffensive,” Kondabolu and several other critics point out.
Azaria, the voice of Apu, has previously admitted that the character is “not tremendously accurate.” He declined to be interviewed for Kondabolu’s documentary, but said that The Problem With Apu “made some really interesting points and gave us a lot to think about and we really are thinking about it.”
There is a way to process once-beloved art while acknowledging its flaws. It’s something that a lot of Wes Anderson fans are struggling with as they watch Isle of Dogs, and it’s something that The Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candlesstar Molly Ringwald grapples with in her recent essay for The New Yorker. “Erasing history is a dangerous road when it comes to art—change is essential, but so, too, is remembering the past, in all of its transgression and barbarism, so that we may properly gauge how far we have come, and also how far we still need to go,” Ringwald writes.
The Problem With Apu opened up that discussion on Indian-American representation and caricatures on TV, but with this response, The Simpsons seems like it simply wants to shut down that discussion. “Some things will be dealt with at a later date,” Marge says in the scene. “If at all,” Lisa responds. Deal with it later. If at all. Essentially, we have heard you, and we don’t care.
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Application of a STUDENT WITH A DISABILITY, by her parent, for review of a determination of a hearing officer relating to the provision of educational services by the New York City Department of Education
Jaclyn Okin Barney, Esq., attorney for petitioner
Courtenaye Jackson-Chase, Special Assistant Corporation Counsel, attorneys for petitioner, Brian J. Reimels, Esq., of counsel
This proceeding arises under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) and Article 89 of the New York State Education Law. Petitioner (the parent) appeals from the decision of an impartial hearing officer (IHO) which denied his request to be reimbursed for the costs of the student's tuition at the Vincent Smith School (Vincent Smith) for the 2013-14 school year. The appeal must be dismissed.
II. Overview—Administrative Procedures
A party aggrieved by the decision of an IHO may subsequently appeal to a State Review Officer (SRO) (Educ. Law § 4404[2]; see 20 U.S.C. § 1415[g][1]; 34 CFR 300.514[b][1]; 8 NYCRR 200.5[k]). The appealing party or parties must identify the findings, conclusions, and orders of the IHO with which they disagree and indicate the relief that they would like the SRO to grant (8 NYCRR 279.4). The opposing party is entitled to respond to an appeal or cross-appeal in an answer (8 NYCRR 279.5). The SRO conducts an impartial review of the IHO's findings, conclusions, and decision, and is required to examine the entire hearing record; ensure that the procedures at the hearing were consistent with the requirements of due process; seek additional evidence if necessary; and render an independent decision based upon the hearing record (34 CFR 300.514[b][2]; 8 NYCRR 279.12[a]).[1]
III. Facts and Procedural History
I was appointed to conduct this review on November 5, 2014. The parties' familiarity with the facts and procedural history of the case and the IHO's decision is presumed and will not be recited here.[2] Briefly, the CSE convened on March 20, 2013, to develop the student's IEP for the 2013-14 school year (see generally Parent Ex. I at pp. 1-14). The parent disagreed with the recommendations in the March 2013 IEP, as well as with the particular public school site to which the district assigned the student to attend for the 2013-14 school year; as a result, the parent notified the district of his intent to unilaterally place the student at Vincent Smith (see Parent Exs. Z at pp. 1-4; AA at pp. 1-2; see also Parent Exs. V at p. 1; W; Y; AA at pp. 1-7).[3] In an amended due process complaint notice, dated October 11, 2013, the parent alleged that the district failed to offer the student a free appropriate public education (FAPE) for the 2013-14 school year (see Parent Ex. U at pp. 1, 4-5). In particular, the parent alleged that the March 2013 CSE meeting was conducted "five months late;" the 12:1+1 special class placement was not "small enough" for the student; the March 2013 CSE ignored the recommendations in a privately obtained evaluation report for a "small class setting," "preferential seating," the use of a "multisensory curriculum throughout the school day," and the "assistance of a teacher to check on [the student's] understanding of an assignment" (id. at pp. 4-5).
On February 25, 2014, the parties proceeded to an impartial hearing, which concluded on February 27, 2014 after two days of proceedings (see Tr. pp. 1-289). In a decision dated March 25, 2014, the IHO determined that the district offered the student a FAPE for the 2013-14 school year and that Vincent Smith was an appropriate unilateral placement; however, the IHO—while noting "concerns" with respect to equitable considerations—declined to decide this issue in light of finding that the district offered the student a FAPE for the 2013-14 school year (see IHO Decision at pp. 8-11). The IHO denied the parent's request to be reimbursed for the costs of the student's tuition at Vincent Smith for the 2013-14 school year (id. at p. 11).
IV. Appeal for State-Level Review
The parties' familiarity with the particular issues for review on appeal in the parent's petition for review and the district's answer thereto is also presumed and will not be recited here. The gravamen of the parties' dispute on appeal is whether the 12:1 special class placement—together with the management needs and accommodations—was appropriate to meet the student's needs and whether the assigned public school site could implement the student's March 2012 IEP.[4] The parties additionally argue the merits of certain claims that the IHO did not address, including the parent's claims relating to the appropriateness of the assigned public school site and whether equitable considerations weighed in favor of the parent's requested relief.[5]
V. Applicable Standards
Two purposes of the IDEA (20 U.S.C. §§ 1400-1482) are (1) to ensure that students with disabilities have available to them a FAPE that emphasizes special education and related services designed to meet their unique needs and prepare them for further education, employment, and independent living; and (2) to ensure that the rights of students with disabilities and parents of such students are protected (20 U.S.C. § 1400[d][1][A]-[B]; see generally Forest Grove Sch. Dist. v. T.A., 557 U.S. 230, 239 [2009]; Bd. of Educ. v. Rowley, 458 U.S. 176, 206-07 [1982]).
A FAPE is offered to a student when (a) the board of education complies with the procedural requirements set forth in the IDEA, and (b) the IEP developed by its CSE through the IDEA's procedures is reasonably calculated to enable the student to receive educational benefits (Rowley, 458 U.S. at 206-07; R.E. v. New York City Dep't of Educ., 694 F.3d 167, 189-90 [2d Cir. 2012]; M.H. v. New York City Dep't of Educ., 685 F.3d 217, 245 [2d Cir. 2012]; Cerra v. Pawling Cent. Sch. Dist., 427 F.3d 186, 192 [2d Cir. 2005]). "'[A]dequate compliance with the procedures prescribed would in most cases assure much if not all of what Congress wished in the way of substantive content in an IEP'" (Walczak v. Florida Union Free Sch. Dist., 142 F.3d 119, 129 [2d Cir. 1998], quoting Rowley, 458 U.S. at 206; see T.P. v. Mamaroneck Union Free Sch. Dist., 554 F.3d 247, 253 [2d Cir. 2009]). While the Second Circuit has emphasized that school districts must comply with the checklist of procedures for developing a student's IEP and indicated that "[m]ultiple procedural violations may cumulatively result in the denial of a FAPE even if the violations considered individually do not" (R.E., 694 F.3d at 190-91), the Court has also explained that not all procedural errors render an IEP legally inadequate under the IDEA (M.H., 685 F.3d at 245; A.C. v. Bd. of Educ., 553 F.3d 165, 172 [2d Cir. 2009]; Grim v. Rhinebeck Cent. Sch. Dist., 346 F.3d 377, 381 [2d Cir. 2003]; Perricelli v. Carmel Cent. Sch. Dist., 2007 WL 465211, at *10 [S.D.N.Y. Feb. 9, 2007]). Under the IDEA, if procedural violations are alleged, an administrative officer may find that a student did not receive a FAPE only if the procedural inadequacies (a) impeded the student's right to a FAPE, (b) significantly impeded the parents' opportunity to participate in the decision-making process regarding the provision of a FAPE to the student, or (c) caused a deprivation of educational benefits (20 U.S.C. § 1415[f][3][E][ii]; 34 CFR 300.513[a][2]; 8 NYCRR 200.5[j][4][ii]; Winkelman v. Parma City Sch. Dist., 550 U.S. 516, 525-26 [2007]; R.E., 694 F.3d at 190; M.H., 685 F.3d at 245; A.H. v. Dep't of Educ., 394 Fed. App'x 718, 720, 2010 WL 3242234 [2d Cir. Aug. 16, 2010]; E.H. v. Bd. of Educ., 2008 WL 3930028, at *7 [N.D.N.Y. Aug. 21, 2008], aff'd, 361 Fed. App'x 156, 2009 WL 3326627 [2d Cir. Oct. 16, 2009]; Matrejek v. Brewster Cent. Sch. Dist., 471 F. Supp. 2d 415, 419 [S.D.N.Y. 2007], aff'd, 293 Fed. App'x 20, 2008 WL 3852180 [2d Cir. Aug. 19, 2008]).
The IDEA directs that, in general, an IHO's decision must be made on substantive grounds based on a determination of whether the student received a FAPE (20 U.S.C. § 1415[f][3][E][i]). A school district offers a FAPE "by providing personalized instruction with sufficient support services to permit the child to benefit educationally from that instruction" (Rowley, 458 U.S. at 203). However, the "IDEA does not itself articulate any specific level of educational benefits that must be provided through an IEP" (Walczak, 142 F.3d at 130; see Rowley, 458 U.S. at 189). The statute ensures an "appropriate" education, "not one that provides everything that might be thought desirable by loving parents" (Walczak, 142 F.3d at 132, quoting Tucker v. Bay Shore Union Free Sch. Dist., 873 F.2d 563, 567 [2d Cir. 1989] [citations omitted]; see Grim, 346 F.3d at 379). Additionally, school districts are not required to "maximize" the potential of students with disabilities (Rowley, 458 U.S. at 189, 199; Grim, 346 F.3d at 379; Walczak, 142 F.3d at 132). Nonetheless, a school district must provide "an IEP that is 'likely to produce progress, not regression,' and . . . affords the student with an opportunity greater than mere 'trivial advancement'" (Cerra, 427 F.3d at 195, quoting Walczak, 142 F.3d at 130 [citations omitted]; see T.P., 554 F.3d at 254; P. v. Newington Bd. of Educ., 546 F.3d 111, 118-19 [2d Cir. 2008]; Perricelli, 2007 WL 465211, at *15). The IEP must be "reasonably calculated to provide some 'meaningful' benefit" (Mrs. B. v. Milford Bd. of Educ., 103 F.3d 1114, 1120 [2d Cir. 1997]; see Rowley, 458 U.S. at 192). The student's recommended program must also be provided in the least restrictive environment (LRE) (20 U.S.C. § 1412[a][5][A]; 34 CFR 300.114[a][2][i], 300.116[a][2]; 8 NYCRR 200.1[cc], 200.6[a][1]; see Newington, 546 F.3d at 114; Gagliardo v. Arlington Cent. Sch. Dist., 489 F.3d 105, 108 [2d Cir. 2007]; Walczak, 142 F.3d at 132; G.B. v. Tuxedo Union Free Sch. Dist., 751 F. Supp. 2d 552, 573-80 [S.D.N.Y. 2010], aff'd, 486 Fed. App'x 954, 2012 WL 4946429 [2d Cir. Oct. 18, 2012]; E.G. v. City Sch. Dist. of New Rochelle, 606 F. Supp. 2d 384, 388 [S.D.N.Y. 2009]; Patskin v. Bd. of Educ., 583 F. Supp. 2d 422, 428 [W.D.N.Y. 2008]).
An appropriate educational program begins with an IEP that includes a statement of the student's present levels of academic achievement and functional performance (see 34 CFR 300.320[a][1]; 8 NYCRR 200.4[d][2][i]; Tarlowe v. New York City Bd. of Educ., 2008 WL 2736027, at *6 [S.D.N.Y. July 3, 2008] [noting that a CSE must consider, among other things, the "results of the initial evaluation or most recent evaluation" of the student, as well as the "'academic, developmental, and functional needs'" of the student]), establishes annual goals designed to meet the student's needs resulting from the student's disability and enable him or her to make progress in the general education curriculum (see 34 CFR 300.320[a][2][i], [2][i][A]; 8 NYCRR 200.4[d][2][iii]), and provides for the use of appropriate special education services (see 34 CFR 300.320[a][4]; 8 NYCRR 200.4[d][2][v]; see also Application of the Dep't of Educ., Appeal No. 07-018; Application of a Child with a Disability, Appeal No. 06-059; Application of the Dep't of Educ., Appeal No. 06-029; Application of a Child with a Disability, Appeal No. 04-046; Application of a Child with a Disability, Appeal No. 02-014; Application of a Child with a Disability, Appeal No. 01-095; Application of a Child Suspected of Having a Disability, Appeal No. 93-9).
A board of education may be required to reimburse parents for their expenditures for private educational services obtained for a student by his or her parents, if the services offered by the board of education were inadequate or inappropriate, the services selected by the parents were appropriate, and equitable considerations support the parents' claim (Florence County Sch. Dist. Four v. Carter, 510 U.S. 7 [1993]; Sch. Comm. of Burlington v. Dep't of Educ., 471 U.S. 359, 369-70 [1985]; R.E., 694 F.3d at 184-85; T.P., 554 F.3d at 252). In Burlington, the Court found that Congress intended retroactive reimbursement to parents by school officials as an available remedy in a proper case under the IDEA (471 U.S. at 370-71; see Gagliardo, 489 F.3d at 111; Cerra, 427 F.3d at 192). "Reimbursement merely requires [a district] to belatedly pay expenses that it should have paid all along and would have borne in the first instance" had it offered the student a FAPE (Burlington, 471 U.S. at 370-71; see 20 U.S.C. § 1412[a][10][C][ii]; 34 CFR 300.148).
The final criterion for a reimbursement award is that the parents' claim must be supported by equitable considerations. Equitable considerations are relevant to fashioning relief under the IDEA (Burlington, 471 U.S. at 374; R.E., 694 F.3d at 185, 194; M.C. v. Voluntown Bd. of Educ., 226 F.3d 60, 68 [2d Cir. 2000]; see Carter, 510 U.S. at 16 ["Courts fashioning discretionary equitable relief under IDEA must consider all relevant factors, including the appropriate and reasonable level of reimbursement that should be required. Total reimbursement will not be appropriate if the court determines that the cost of the private education was unreasonable"]). The IDEA also provides that reimbursement may be reduced or denied when parents fail to challenge the appropriateness of an IEP in a timely manner, fail to make their child available for evaluation by the district, or upon a finding of unreasonableness with respect to the actions taken by the parents (20 U.S.C. § 1412[a][10][C][iii]; 34 CFR 300.148[d]; see S.W. v. New York City Dep't of Educ., 646 F. Supp. 2d 346, 362-64 [S.D.N.Y. 2009]; Thies v. New York City Bd. of Educ., 2008 WL 344728 [S.D.N.Y. Feb. 4, 2008]; M.V. v. Shenendehowa Cent. Sch. Dist., 2008 WL 53181, at *5 [N.D.N.Y. Jan. 2, 2008]; Bettinger v. New York City Bd. of Educ., 2007 WL 4208560, at *4 [S.D.N.Y. Nov. 20, 2007]; Carmel Cent. Sch. Dist. v. V.P., 373 F. Supp. 2d 402, 417-18 [S.D.N.Y. 2005], aff'd, 192 Fed. App'x 62, 2006 WL 2335140 [2d Cir. Aug. 9, 2006]; Werner v. Clarkstown Cent. Sch. Dist., 363 F. Supp. 2d 656, 660-61 [S.D.N.Y. 2005]; see also Voluntown, 226 F.3d at 69 n.9; Wolfe v. Taconic Hills Cent. Sch. Dist., 167 F. Supp. 2d 530, 533 [N.D.N.Y. 2001]).
The burden of proof is on the school district during an impartial hearing, except that a parent seeking tuition reimbursement for a unilateral placement has the burden of proof regarding the appropriateness of such placement (Educ. Law § 4404[1][c]; see R.E., 694 F.3d at 184-85; M.P.G. v. New York City Dep't of Educ., 2010 WL 3398256, at *7 [S.D.N.Y. Aug. 27, 2010]).
VI. Discussion
Upon careful review, the evidence in the hearing record reflects that the IHO, in a well-reasoned and well-supported decision, correctly reached the conclusion that the district offered the student a FAPE for the 2013-14 school year, and correctly denied the parent's request to be reimbursed for the costs of the student's tuition at Vincent Smith for the 2013-14 school year (see IHO Decision at pp. 8-11). The IHO accurately recounted the facts of the case, addressed the issues identified in the parent's amended due process complaint notice, set forth the proper legal standard to determine whether the district offered the student a FAPE for the 2013-14 school year, and applied that standard to the facts at hand (id. at pp. 2-11). The decision shows that the IHO carefully considered the testimonial and documentary evidence presented by both parties, and further, that he weighed the evidence and properly supported his conclusions (id.). Furthermore, an independent review of the entire hearing record reveals that the impartial hearing was conducted in a manner consistent with the requirements of due process and that there is no reason appearing in the hearing record to modify the determinations of the IHO (see 20 U.S.C. § 1415[g][2]; 34 CFR 300.514[b][2]). Thus, while my reasoning may have differed from the IHO's in some respects, the conclusions of the IHO are hereby adopted.
In developing the recommendations for a student's IEP, the CSE must consider the results of the initial or most recent evaluation; the student's strengths; the concerns of the parents for enhancing the education of their child; the academic, developmental and functional needs of the student, including, as appropriate, the student's performance on any general State or district-wide assessments as well as any special factors as set forth in federal and State regulations (34 CFR 300.324[a]; 8 NYCRR 200.4[d][2]). A CSE must also consider independent educational evaluations obtained at public expense and private evaluations obtained at private expense, provided that such evaluations meet the district's criteria, in any decision made with respect to the provision of a FAPE to a student (34 CFR 300.502[c]; 8 NYCRR 200.5[g][1][vi]). However, consideration does not require substantive discussion, or that every member of the CSE read the document, or that the CSE accord the private evaluation any particular weight (T.S. v. Ridgefield Bd. of Educ., 10 F.3d 87, 89-90 [2d Cir. 1993], citing G.D. v. Westmoreland Sch. Dist., 930 F.2d 942, 947 [1st Cir. 1991]; see Michael P. v. Dep't of Educ., 656 F.3d 1057, 1066 n.9 [9th Cir. 2011]; K.E. v. Indep. Sch. Dist. No. 15, 647 F.3d 795, 805-06 [8th Cir. 2011]; Evans v. Dist. No. 17, 841 F.2d 824, 830 [8th Cir. 1988]; K.E. v. Indep. Sch. Dist. No 15, 2010 WL 2132072, at *19 [D. Minn. May 24, 2010]; James D. v. Bd. of Educ., 642 F. Supp. 2d 804, 818 [N.D. Ill. 2009]). Although a CSE is required to consider reports from privately retained experts, it is not required to adopt their recommendations (see, e.g., G.W. v. Rye City Sch. Dist., 2013 WL 1286154, at *19 [S.D.N.Y. Mar. 29, 2013]; C.H. v. Goshen Cent. Sch. Dist., 2013 WL 1285387, at *15 [S.D.N.Y. Mar. 28, 2013]; T.B. v. Haverstraw-Stony Point Cent. Sch. Dist., 933 F. Supp. 2d 554, 571 [S.D.N.Y. 2013]; Watson v. Kingston City Sch. Dist., 325 F. Supp. 2d 141, 145 [N.D.N.Y. 2004] [noting that even if a district relies on a privately obtained evaluation to determine a student's levels of functional performance, it need not adopt wholesale the ultimate recommendations made by the private evaluator], aff'd, 2005 WL 1791533 [2d Cir. July 25, 2005]; see also Pascoe v. Washingtonville Cent. Sch. Dist., 1998 WL 684583, at *6 [S.D.N.Y. Sept. 29, 1998]; Tucker, 873 F.2d at 567; Application of the Dep't of Educ., Appeal No. 12-165).
In this case, the evidence in the hearing record demonstrates that the March 2013 CSE—which consisted of a district school psychologist; a district special education teacher and audiologist (who also served as the district representative); a district social worker; the student's then-current classroom teacher, occupational therapist, and speech-language provider at Vincent Smith; the director of special education at Vincent Smith; the parent; and the parent's attorney—reviewed and considered the following evaluative information in the development of the student's March 2013 IEP: a September 2011 psychoeducational evaluation report (Parent Ex. B at pp. 1-2), a privately obtained April 2012 psychoeducational evaluation report (Parent Ex. L at pp. 1-10), a June 2012 audiological evaluation report (Parent Ex. M at pp. 1-3), a November 2012 occupational therapy student progress report (Dist. Ex. 6), a February 2013 psychoeducational evaluation report (Parent Ex. E at pp. 1-6), a February 2013 audiological evaluation report (Parent Ex. G at pp. 1-4), and a March 2013 speech-language annual review report (Parent Ex. K at pp. 1-3) (see Tr. pp. 19-22, 31, 34-35; Parent Exs. I at pp. 1-4, 14; V at pp. 1-2). Therefore, consistent with regulations, the March 2013 CSE considered the results of the student's recent evaluative information—in addition to input from the parent and the student's Vincent Smith teacher and related services' providers—and relied upon such information to accurately and adequately identify the student's needs and to develop the March 2013 IEP (compare Parent Ex. I at pp. 1-4, with Parent Ex. E at pp. 1-6).[6] Contrary to the parent's assertions, while a CSE must consider privately obtained evaluative information, a CSE need not adopt recommendations made within such reports or by such evaluators; relevant to the instant matter, therefore, the March 2013 CSE was not required to include any recommendations from privately obtained evaluations—including but not limited to "preferential seating," the use of a "multisensory curriculum throughout the school day," and the "assistance of a teacher to check on [the student's] understanding of an assignment"—in the March 2013 IEP (Parent Ex. U at pp. 4-5).[7] In addition, the IHO properly found that the March 2013 IEP included several strategies to address the student's management needs, as well as accommodations, provided by the student's Vincent Smith teacher and providers, including: constant repetition and verbal models to fully comprehend the vocabulary, visual cues, redirection, breaking down tasks into small segments, positive reinforcement, extra time to complete class work, a small instructional setting with support services (related services), use of an "FM unit" to maximize her learning,[8] and testing accommodations (extended time, directions read and reread aloud) (see IHO Decision at pp. 9-10; Tr. pp. 19-25, 34-35; Parent Exs. I at pp. 2-4, 8-10; V at pp. 1-2).[9]
Next, according to State regulation a 12:1 special class placement is designed for students "whose special education needs consist primarily of the need for specialized instruction which can best be accomplished in a self-contained setting" (8 NYCRR 200.6[h][4]). In reaching the decision to recommend a 12:1 special class placement, the March 2013 CSE considered and rejected integrated co-teaching services (ICT) because the student required a "smaller setting due to her significant academic delays in certain areas" (Tr. pp. 24-26). In addition, the March 2013 CSE considered and rejected a 12:1+1 special class placement at a community school (see Tr. p. 26). As noted in the March 2013 IEP, the March 2013 CSE ultimately recommended a 12:1 special class placement at a community school because the student's "academic and language needs c[ould] be best addressed in a small instructional setting . . . with supports" (Parent Ex. I at p. 13). The evidence in the hearing record indicates that the student demonstrated strengths in the areas of pragmatic and expressive language, decoding, spelling, listening comprehension, and sight-word vocabulary, and weaknesses in the areas of receptive language processing, comprehending, retaining information, grammar and sentence structure, written expression, and mathematics, and therefore, the student's special education needs consisted primarily of the need for specialized instruction—which, consistent with State regulation, could be accomplished in a 12:1 special class placement (see Parent Ex. I at pp. 1-4). Consequently, the evidence in the hearing record supports a finding that the 12:1 special class placement was reasonably calculated to enable the student to receive educational benefits and offered the student a FAPE for the 2013-14 school year.
Finally, with respect to the parent's claims relating to the assigned public school site, which the IHO did not address in any detail and which the parties continue to argue on appeal, in this instance, similar to the reasons set forth in other decisions issued by the Office of State Review (see, e.g., Application of the Dep't of Educ., Appeal No. 14-025; Application of a Student with a Disability, Appeal No. 13-237; Application of the Dep't of Educ., Appeal No. 12-090), the parent's assertions are without merit. The parent's claims regarding the assigned public school site (see Parent Ex. U at pp. 4-5; see also Pet. ¶¶ 68-72), turn on how the March 2013 IEP would or would not have been implemented, and as it is undisputed that the student did not attend the district's assigned public school site (see Parent Exs. U at pp. 4-5; Y; Z at pp. 1-4; AA at pp. 1-7), the parent cannot prevail on such speculative claims (R.E., 694 F.3d at 186-88; see F.L. v. New York City Dep't of Educ., 553 Fed. App'x 2, 9, 2014 WL 53264 [2d Cir. Jan. 8, 2014]; K.L. v. New York City Dep't of Educ., 530 Fed. App'x 81, 87, 2013 WL 3814669 [2d Cir. July 24, 2013]; P.K. v. New York City Dep't of Educ., 526 Fed. App'x 135, 141, 2013 WL 2158587 [2d Cir. May 21, 2013]; see also C.F. v. New York City Dep't of Educ., 746 F.3d 68, 79 [2d Cir. Mar. 4, 2014]; C.L.K. v. Arlington Sch. Dist., 2013 WL 6818376, at *13 [S.D.N.Y. Dec. 23, 2013]; R.C. v. Byram Hills Sch. Dist., 906 F. Supp. 2d 256, 273 [S.D.N.Y. 2012]).
VII. Conclusion
Having determined that the evidence in the hearing record supports the IHO's finding that the district sustained its burden to establish that it offered the student a FAPE in the LRE for the 2013-14 school year, the necessary inquiry is at an end and there is no need to reach the issues of whether the student's unilateral placement at Vincent Smith was an appropriate placement or whether equitable considerations weighed in favor of the parent's request for relief. I have considered the parties' remaining contentions and find that they are without merit.
THE APPEAL IS DISMISSED.
Wendy A. Merklen
STATE REVIEW OFFICER
[1] The administrative procedures applicable to the review of disputes between parents and school districts regarding any matter relating to the identification, evaluation or educational placement of a student with a disability, or a student suspected of having a disability, or the provision of a free appropriate public education to such student are well established and described in broader detail in previous decisions issued by the Office of State Review (see, e.g., Application of the Dep't of Educ., Appeal No. 12-228; Application of a Student with a Disability, Appeal No. 12-165; Application of the Dep't of Educ., Appeal No. 12-087; Application of the Dep't of Educ., Appeal No. 09-092).
[2] Any additional facts necessary to the disposition of the parties' arguments will be set forth below as necessary to resolve the issues presented in this appeal.
[3] The Commissioner of Education has not approved Vincent Smith as a school with which school districts may contract to instruct students with disabilities (see 8 NYCRR 200.1[d], 200.7).
[4] To the extent that the parent also asserts the following issues in the petition for the first time on appeal as a basis upon which to conclude that the district failed to offer the student a FAPE for the 2013-14 school year, such issues are beyond the scope of permissible review and will not be considered: how the student would have functioned in the 12:1 "classroom;" whether the March 2013 CSE impermissibly engaged in predetermination of the recommended 12:1 special class placement; whether the March 2013 CSE failed to provide the parent with an opportunity to meaningfully participate in the development of the IEP or otherwise document the parent's expressed concerns within the IEP, itself; whether the March 2012 IEP failed to state the student's functional performance or learning characteristics (present levels of performance); whether the assigned public school site was too large and too noisy; whether the assigned public school site offered 12:1 special class placements; and whether the departmentalized classes rendered the assigned public school site inappropriate (compare Pet. ¶¶ 38, 41-42, 45-51, 58-59, 68-72, with Parent Ex. U at pp. 4-5, and Parent Ex. Z at pp. 1-4, and Parent Ex. AA at pp. 1-7; see also B.P. v. New York City Dep't of Educ., 2014 WL 6808130, at *7-*8 [S.D.N.Y. Dec. 3, 2014]). Furthermore, to the extent that the Second Circuit has held that issues not included in a due process complaint notice may be ruled on by an administrative hearing officer when the district "open[s] the door" to such issues with the purpose of defeating a claim that was raised in the due process complaint notice (M.H. v. New York City Dep't of Educ., 685 F.3d 217, 250-51 [2d Cir. 2012]; see D.B. v. New York City Dep't of Educ., 966 F. Supp. 2d 315, 327-29 [S.D.N.Y. 2013]; N.K. v. New York City Dep't of Educ., 961 F. Supp. 2d 577, 584-86 [S.D.N.Y. 2013]; A.M. v. New York City Dep't of Educ., 964 F. Supp. 2d 270, 282-84 [S.D.N.Y. 2013]; J.C.S. v Blind Brook-Rye Union Free Sch. Dist., 2013 WL 3975942, at *8-*9 [S.D.N.Y. Aug. 5, 2013]; B.M. v. New York City Dep't of Educ., 2013 WL 1972144, at *5-*6 [S.D.N.Y. May 14, 2013]), the issues raised in the parent's petition for the first time on appeal were initially raised either by counsel on cross-examination of a district witness, through testimony of the parent's own witnesses, or during the closing statement by parent's counsel (see, e.g., Tr. pp. 83, 86-89, 100-01, 265-75). Thus, the district did not "open the door" to these issues under the holding of M.H..
[5] At the impartial hearing, the district conceded that it failed to offer the student a FAPE for the 2012-13 school year, and the IHO granted the parent's request to be reimbursed for the costs of the student's tuition at Vincent Smith for the 2012-13 school year (see Tr. pp. 5-7; IHO Decision at pp. 2, 11). As neither party appeals the district's failure to offer the student a FAPE for the 2012-13 school year or the IHO's award of tuition reimbursement, these determinations are final and binding on both parties and will not be reviewed on appeal (see 34 CFR 300.514[a]; 8 NYCRR 200.5[j][5][v]). In addition, although the parent does not continue to argue that the March 2013 CSE meeting was conducted "five months late," the IDEA requires a CSE to review, and if necessary, revise a student's IEP at least annually (see 20 U.S.C. § 1414[d][4][A]; 34 CFR 300.324[b][1]; 8 NYCRR 200.4[f]). At the beginning of each school year, a school district must have an IEP in effect for each student with a disability within its jurisdiction (20 U.S.C. § 1414[d][2][A]; 34 CFR 300.323[a]; 8 NYCRR 200.4[e][1][ii]), but there is no requirement that an IEP be produced at a parent's demand (Cerra, 427 F.3d at 194) and no indication in the hearing record that the timing of the CSE meeting in the instant case resulted in a loss of educational opportunity for the student (see Tr. pp. 1-289; Dist. Exs. 4; 6; 8; Parent Exs. A-Z; AA; IHO Ex. 1). A review of the evidence in the hearing record reveals that the district complied with these requirements for the 2013-14 school year at issue.
[6] The district school psychologist who attended the March 2013 CSE meeting testified that the CSE discussed a multisensory approach as a management need in the classroom for the student, however, it did not appear in the March 2013 IEP (see Tr. pp. 51-53, 62-63; Parent Ex. V at p. 2). Regardless, the evidence in the hearing record does not support a finding that the failure to include a multisensory approach as a management need in the March 2013 IEP resulted in a failure to offer the student a FAPE (see Tr. pp. 1-289; Dist. Exs. 4; 6; 8; Parent Exs. A-Z; AA; IHO Ex. 1).
[7] While the evaluator who conducted the April 2012 psychoeducational evaluation of the student did not attend the March 2013 CSE meeting, the evaluation report included recommendations for a small class setting, preferential seating, and an FM unit to improve the student's ability to hear the teacher in the classroom (see Tr. pp. 169-74, 189-90; Parent Ex. L at pp. 6-7).
[8] Although not specified in the hearing record, an FM unit is typically used in a classroom to amplify a teacher's voice (see generally Application of a Student with a Disability, Appeal No. 12-151).
[9] State regulation defines management needs as the "nature of and degree to which environmental modifications and human or material resources are required to enable the student to benefit from instruction" (8 NYCRR 200.1[ww][3][i][d]). A student's management needs shall be determined by factors related to the student's academic achievement, functional performance, and learning characteristics; social development; and physical development (8 NYCRR 200.1[ww][3][i][d]).
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Autoimmune disorders A condition which occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy body tissue.
Biotechnology The application of technology to the study or manipulation of living things.
Chemical bases Adenine (A), Guanine (G), Cytosine (C) and Thymine (T). The genes that make up your body by stringing together to form DNA.
Cloning To generate a population of genetically identical molecules, cells,plants or animals.
Diamond vs. Chakrabarty A United States Supreme Court case dealing with whether genetically modified organisms can be patented.
DNA The genetic material of most living organisms.
DNA fingerprinting A test to identify and evaluate the genetic information called DNA in a person's cells.
Fermentation The anaerobic conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast.
Genes A region of DNA that controls a hereditary characteristic.
Genetics The branch of biology that deals with heredity, especially the mechanisms of hereditary transmission and the variation of inherited characteristics among similar or related organisms.
Genetic engineering A laboratory technique used by scientists to change the DNA of living organisms.
Gene therapy A technique for correcting defective genes responsible for disease development.
Human genome map An international scientific research project with a primary goal to determine the sequence of chemical base pairs which make up DNA and to identify and map the approximately 20,000–25,000 genes of the human genome from both a physical.
Immunology The study of our protection from foreign macromolecules or invading organisms and our body’s responses to them.
Interferon A naturally occurring substance that interferes with the ability of viruses to reproduce.
Molecular biology The study of biology at a molecular level. It chiefly concerns itself with understanding the interactions between the various systems of a cell.
Nucleotide A nucleotide is the monomer structural unit of nucleotide chains that form the nucleic acids RNA and DNA; in other words, the building blocks for DNA and RNA.
Proteins Any of a group of complex organic macromolecules that are composed of one or more chains of amino acids.
Recombinant DNA The joining — or recombining — of two pieces of DNA from different sources, such as from two different organisms.
RNA One of the two main types of nucleic acid, that consists of strands of repeating nucleotides joined in chainlike fashion, but the strands are single (except in certain viruses), and it has the nucleotide uracil where DNA has thymine.
Somatic cell nuclear transfer Or therapeutic cloning involves removing the nucleus of an unfertilized egg cell, replacing it with the material from the nucleus of a "somatic cell" (a skin, heart, or nerve cell, for example), and stimulating this cell to begin dividing.
Stem cells A class of undifferentiated cells that are able to differentiate into specialized cell types.
Thalidomide introduced as a sedative drug in the late 1950s, then banned in the early 1960s after it was found to cause deformed limbs in the children of women who took it early in pregnancy.
Transgenic - An organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques.
Xenotransplantation The transplantation of living cells, tissues or organs from one species to another, such as from pigs to humans.
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SOCIAL SECURITY DALE KOPPEL
SOCIAL SECURITY Dale KoppelSOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL
Note: In my column of October 16, 2002, I wrote about how the Social Security Administration tries to crack down on people who don't report the death of Social Security beneficiaries. I asked for readers to write if they've had any experience with the crackdowns. Here's what L. P. of Coral Springs wrote:
Dear Dale: It's funny, but I read your Oct. 16 column while I was sitting in the Social Security office on Sample Road in Coral Springs. I felt like it was an omen for me to write to you. My mother is 91 years old. She lives with me in Florida. We moved here six years ago. She was getting Social Security and SSI payments.
Then, in September 2001, I received a letter from Social Security saying that I have to send my mother's death certificate to them and explain what happened to her checks. I called them up and told them that she was alive. They didn't believe me. I had to bring her to the office in a wheelchair. She had to prove who she was with her birth certificate, her Social Security card and her tax returns. They had already put a stop on her checks. We went back and forth for three months. What a horror for her and for me. Half the time she doesn't know where she is, and she never leaves my house except for doctors' appointments.
As though that wasn't enough, we got letters saying that her SSI, which is $75.25 a month, will stop because she lives in Florida now. We had to go to aging and adult services to try and clear this up. We went at least four times for interviews, and they stopped her check anyway, and wanted her to pay all this money back. This went on for six months. And then they made us come for a final interview and said that she didn't have to pay the money back, that it was their fault. They told me to apply for food stamps for her. For the month of October, she got $10. What a joke. Then they said they would up it to $23 for November.
What a sin to do this to a 91-year-old who worked from age 13 until age 70, whose husband died when she was 32. She never remarried. She worked so that we could eat. I feel so bad for her because she doesn't understand what's going on. I am 68 and my husband is 72. I will do what I have to for her as long as I can, but I do wish these people who work in these offices and make these decisions could visit the people first. They must remember what goes around comes around.
Send questions and tips to Dale Koppel, Social Security, Sun-Sentinel, 200 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301. Send copies of documents -- NOT originals. Sorry, no personal replies.
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TWO BOMBS EXPLODE AT DIPLOMATIC OFFICES
Owain Johnson Special CorrespondentSOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL
Urban terrorism rocked Caracas early Tuesday, when two powerful bombs exploded within 15 minutes of each other outside the Spanish and Colombian diplomatic offices, causing extensive damage up to a block away and wounding at least four people.
The first bomb exploded at about 2 a.m. outside the overseas aid department of the Spanish Embassy in the upscale Caracas suburb of La Castellana. About 15 minutes later a second and more powerful bomb exploded outside the Colombian Consulate in the district of Chacaito.
Venezuelan authorities immediately condemned the attacks and promised to step up security for diplomatic buildings. Vice President JosM-i Vicente Rangel strenuously denied that the government was involved in the bombings, and said the pro-government leaflets found in the rubble were "ridiculous" and showed the bombers' "lack of imagination."
The impact of the two explosions shattered windows and buckled ceilings in nearby buildings, paving the streets with broken glass.
Police investigators confirmed that the bomb used in the attack on the Colombian Consulate was vastly more powerful than the small pipe bombs previously used by political extremist groups. Police will now try to determine the type of explosive used and its source.
The blast destroyed two of the consulate's four floors, severely damaged the other two, and blew out windows in buildings a block away. Across the street, the explosion smashed windows and tore down ceiling tiles. The offices of Caura Engineers suffered the worst damage, with wooden panels torn from the walls as well.
"It looks like an earthquake has happened here," said Daisy Bravo, a secretary, as she surveyed piles of dislodged plaster and broken glass in the reception area. "This is an absolute disaster."
The bomb outside the Spanish Embassy was less powerful but still blew doors and windows off their hinges in the apartment buildings across the street. Julio CM-aceres, a night watchman at the apartments, was half-asleep in his guardhouse when the bomb went off.
"The explosion was so loud I still can't hear properly," he said. "Then there was glass falling on me, and I was so scared that I banged my head on the door frame as I ran out."
At both sites, leaflets were found. They were signed by the Bolivarian Liberation Force and the Simon BolM-mvar Urban Militia Coordinator and expressed support for President Hugo ChM-avez and demanded that foreign countries stop intervening in Venezuelan affairs.
The blasts came two days after ChM-avez sharply criticized Spanish authorities for questioning the arrest last week of Carlos FernM-andez, a prominent opposition figure. ChM-avez also rejected accusations by Colombia's interior minister that the Venezuelan president sympathized with Colombia's largest leftist rebel group, known as the FARC.
ChM-avez's Fifth Republic Movement blamed the bombings on "coup-mongering sectors" seeking to discredit the leftist president. The attacks come less than a week after the government and opposition signed a pact designed to reduce political tensions in the country.
Alberto Garrido, a political analyst, said, "Our investigators are not reliable. The only thing we can say for certain is that these bombs mark a serious escalation in the crisis here. These were clearly terrorist acts, and in different circumstances a lot of people might have been killed."
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House that 'looks like Hitler' an internet hit
By London
April 3, 2011 — 12.00am
A house in the Welsh city of Swansea has become an internet hit after being compared to Hitler.
Pictures of the end-of-terrace property posted on Twitter by a passer-by who thought it resembled the Fuhrer's distinctive facial features have been seen by tens of thousands.
Hitler likeness? Credit:AP
The house's owner, Clive Davies, 60, was oblivious of the internet kerfuffle until he received a phone call from his daughter-in-law, who lives in Germany. ''I have never noticed any similarity before and most people who pass by are so close they probably never notice,'' he said. ''I don't really think it looks like Hitler.''
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Search for missing antimatter earns LTU professor a National Science Foundation grant
Posted on August 25, 2020 by Matt Roush
SOUTHFIELD—Where is all the antimatter?
Established theories predict our universe should have similar amounts of matter and antimatter. But almost everything we see around us, from here to the edge of the observable universe, is matter. Why?
A Lawrence Technological University physics professor has received a three-year, $135,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to try to figure that out—with the help of LTU undergraduate students.
Bhubanjyoti Bhattacharya. Lawrence Technological University photo.
Bhubanjyoti Bhattacharya, assistant professor of physics in LTU’s Department of Natural Sciences, will work with students to test the validity of newly developed theoretical models of elementary particles. They will look at new data being generated constantly by the world’s particle accelerators, as well as analyze existing data and studies, in the hunt for answers on the missing antimatter. .
The study will also encourage “recruitment of students from a diverse background” and “will promote an environment that fosters inclusion,” according to the grant proposal, which adds that the students “will receive training in computational thinking and acquire transferable skills that will make them successful in future academic or industry careers.” The grant also includes travel to physics conferences and workshops for Bhattacharya and his students.
Bhattacharya is a particle physicist, a researcher into the tiniest particles yet discovered, the stuff of which electrons, neutrons, and protons are made. His recent work focuses on the physics of heavy and light quarks, the Higgs boson, as well as dark matter. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physics from Indian universities and a PhD at the University of Chicago. He joined LTU’s Department of Natural Sciences in 2017 after doing postdoctoral research at the University of Montreal and Wayne State University. In the Fall 2020 semester at LTU, he will teach University Physics 2 and a related lab for engineering majors, and Analytical Mechanics for physics majors and minors.
Lawrence Technological University, www.ltu.edu, is a private university founded in 1932 that offers more than 100 programs through the doctoral level in its Colleges of Architecture and Design, Arts and Sciences, Business and Information Technology, and Engineering. PayScale lists Lawrence Tech among the nation’s top 11 percent of universities for the salaries of its graduates, and U.S. News and World Report lists it in the top tier of best Midwestern universities. Students benefit from small class sizes and a real-world, hands-on, “theory and practice” education with an emphasis on leadership. Activities on Lawrence Tech’s 107-acre campus include more than 60 student organizations and NAIA varsity sports.
Posted in Higher Education, Physics, University ResearchTagged Antimatter, Bhubanjyoti Bhattacharya, featured, Lawrence Technological University, National Science Foundation, Research Grants, University Research
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Microsoft’s next HoloLens could be getting a more immersive field of view
By Matt Hanson 25 June 2018
According to a patent
It looks like Microsoft will be addressing one of the biggest complaints about its HoloLens augmented reality headset, with a new patent suggesting that the company will double the field of view (FOV) for the upcoming sequel.
A gadget's field of view relates to how much of your vision is taken up by the device’s screen. The wider the field of view, the more immersive the experience. The original HoloLens received a lot of criticism due to its narrow FOV, which means the information it displayed on its screen only took up a small part of the wearer’s vision.
However, a patent unearthed by WalkingCat, a Twitter user who often finds patents by Microsoft that hint at what the company is working on, suggests that Microsoft is looking into ways to increase the FOV of the next generation HoloLens.
MS patent "MEMS LASER SCANNER HAVING ENLARGED FOV" https://t.co/PZLatNZkNB also it mentions MicroVision PicoP pic.twitter.com/SJ1RjQvbn5June 25, 2018
Quite a view
The patent is for a “MEMS laser scanner having enlarged FOV”, and describes how a MEMS laser scanner can be used for a near-eye display that increases the FOV. It describes how “using light of different polarizations, the MEMS laser scanner is able to expand the FOV without increasing the range over which the mirror of the scanner oscillates”.
One of the names attached to the patent is Sihui He. As MSPowerUser points out, she is an optical engineer at Microsoft.
While the existence of this patent doesn’t necessarily mean that the next generation of HoloLens will definitely have a wider field of view, we’d be very surprised if Microsoft wasn’t working hard on improving the new HoloLen’s performance in that area.
We’ve recently heard rumors that Microsoft is working on a new HoloLens, codenamed Sydney, which could be released in 2019. These rumors also suggest that the next HoloLens will also be significantly cheaper than the original, which was another major criticism.
Will addressing these issues make the next HoloLens more appealing to customers? Time will tell.
Windows Mixed Reality: everything you need to know
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Somali terrorist group, al-Shabaab, threatens to attack US targets around the world
US troops prepare to be deployed after al-Shabaab attack in Kenya
Adrian Blomfield, Nairobi
11 January 2020 • 6:15pm
Adrian Blomfield
The Somali terrorist outfit al-Shabaab has threatened to strike at American targets around the world days after it mounted a deadly and unprecedented attack on US forces stationed in Kenya.
Emboldened by the unexpected success of last Sunday’s assault on a military base in northern Kenya’s Manda Bay region, the jihadist group, a franchise of al-Qaeda, promised “further bloodshed” against American soldiers and civilians alike.
The attack, which exposed a troubling lack of security, leaves the Trump administration struggling to deal with a significant and growing military challenge at a time when it is already preoccupied by its face-off with Iran.
The US Army’s Africa Command (AFRICOM) has scrambled to respond to the attack, sending combat-ready reinforcements from the 101st Airborne Division to northern Kenya and stepping up airstrikes against al-Shabaab in neighbouring Somalia.
But it has yet to explain how a lightly-armed detachment of Islamist fighters, probably numbering no more than 15, managed to cross into Kenya, advance unspotted on foot across 50 miles of bush before killing three Americans and wrecking six hi-tech surveillance aircraft.
Although al-Shabaab has waged an insurgency against the Somali government and foreign forces stationed in Somalia for more than a decade, it was only in September that the group began to target the United States in earnest.
The shift in emphasis is seen in part as retaliation for a surge in US drone strikes targeting the group’s leadership since Donald Trump became president in January 2017.
A Shabaab attack on American troops stationed at Baledogle near the Somali capital late last year failed to inflict casualties. Since then, however, Ahmed Diriye, the group’s leader, has instructed all units, as well as affiliated East African groups, to concentrate almost exclusively on attacking the United States and its allies.
British troops stationed in Somalia could well find themselves in the firing line, said Harun Maruf, co-author of “Inside al-Shabaab: The Secret History of al-Qaeda’s Most Powerful Ally.”
Some 60 British army personnel are stationed in Somalia. Mr Maruf said a British military training facility in the southern town of Baidoa was a possible al-Shabaab target, although he also noted it was well protected by Ethiopian troops, by far the most effective African army operating in Somalia.
The attack on Manda Bay, the deadliest in terms of American combat deaths in Africa since 2017, is likely to renew calls from Trump administration isolationists to reduce US troops numbers on the continent.
al-SHabaab threaten to attack US bases across the world
They argue that al-Shabaab is unlikely ever to attack the United States itself and that stationing US troops in East Africa is not just costly but merely serves to give the group a target.
Stig Jarle Hansen, an al-Shabaab expert and author of “Horn, Sahel and Rift: Fault-lines of the African Jihad” warns that an a withdrawal from Somalia would, as in Syria, create a vacuum that might be filled by Russia, among others — as well as allowing the potential rise of an extremist state in the country deeply hostile to the West.
In the aftermath of the Manda Bay attack, Senior US officers in Africa were quick to emphasise the importance of keeping troops in place.
Gen Stephen Townsend, AFRICOM’s commanding officer, went so far as to deliver an implicit rebuke of Trump administration officials who thought al-Shabaab would never attack the United States itself.
“Al-Shabaab is ruthless and must be dealt with before the network expands its reach to other places, to include their stated desire to strike US citizens on the US homeland,” he said.
“This al-Qaeda-aligned terrorist network has demonstrated an ability to conduct external attacks previously and will continue to do so unless they are countered where they reside.”
Flood hit areas could see vaccine doses diverted amid fears towns and villages could become cut off
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QLD 2020 – mapping the results
There hasn’t been a great deal of time to dive into the results, but I’ve grabbed the seat-level votes and swings as of this morning.
I’ve put together a couple of maps showing the primary vote swings for the Greens and One Nation, and the two-party-preferred swings. I’ve also grouped seats by region to get a sense of the geography of the result.
QLD 2020 – election night live
10:25pm – I’m going to switch off now. I’ll be recording a podcast in the morning and will hope to get the episode up later in the day. I’m sure there’ll be further analysis next week, but that’s it for now.
10:05pm – Some recent results from north Queensland seats confirm that Labor looks set to hold all their seats in that region, and with that their majority. They are currently leading in a handful of LNP seats in the south-east which will likely give them an increased majority, even if they lose Cooper and McConnel.
9:10pm – So if we stopped the clock here and just took the election day vote, Labor would have won a slightly increased majority with the Greens also picking up a second seat. But in the next few hours we will be seeing a lot of postal and pre-poll votes, and that is what will tell us if this trend will continue.
8:06pm – There’s just not a lot to hold on to. At the moment the overall picture looks like Labor slightly increasing their majority, but there’s a lot of seats still in play, and the whole picture could be overturned when we get more of the pre-poll votes in.
7:39pm – It’s far too early to say anything definitive, but I think Labor is making more gains than they are losing.
7:26pm – We’re seeing some early evidence that Labor will be trading some northern seats for some southern LNP seats. Labor is currently leading in marginal LNP seats Pumicestone, Chatsworth, Caloundra and Coomera, all in the south-east, while the LNP is leading in Townsville and Barron River.
7:18pm – At the moment the only seat which the ABC has called as changing hands is Townsville, which was Labor’s most marginal seat. That should make Labor nervous about the neighbouring seats of Mundingburra and Thuringowa.
6:56pm – We are starting to get some early figures. Michael Berkman is looking good in Maiwar – he is up 11% on primary votes, with Labor down 10%. With no risk of falling behind Labor, he should win.
6:00pm – Polls have just closed in Queensland. Join me as I follow along with the results as they come in over the next few hours.
QLD 2020 – election day open thread
8:00am – Polls have just opened for election day in Queensland. I won’t be updating regularly today but feel free to use this as an open thread. Check back in at 6pm Queensland time as I will be liveblogging the results.
Podcast #46: The day before Queensland
Ben is joined by Glenn Kefford and Shaun Ratcliff to discuss tomorrow’s Queensland state election.
ACT 2020 – Friday morning update
Six days after the ACT election, we now have a fairly good sense of the shape of the Assembly. The Assembly will be led by an enlarged Labor-Greens majority, with Labor and Liberal both losing seats and the Greens gaining seats. There are two seats left in play.
I haven’t been closely following the count for this week – you can see how things have moved at Antony Green’s blog or Kevin Bonham’s blog.
Just to quickly summarise the state of the race: the Greens have gained seats from the Liberals in Kurrajong and from Labor in Yerrabi. The Greens have gained a seat from either Labor or Liberal in Ginninderra, while either the Greens or Labor have gained the third Liberal seat in Brindabella. This leaves the Assembly with 10 Labor, 8 Liberals and 5 Greens.
The two seats in play are in Brindabella, in the Tuggeranong area, and Ginninderra, in the Belconnen area.
Brindabella was the only electorate to elect three Liberals in 2016. The Liberals have definitely lost that seat, with the race between a third Labor candidate Taimus Werner-Gibbings and Greens candidate Johnathan Davis. At the key stage in the count, Davis is now 23 votes ahead of Werner-Gibbings. Whichever of them ends up on top will defeat the third Liberal, Andrew Wall. This remains too close to call.
Ginninderra elected three Labor candidates and two Liberals in 2016. The Greens have gained a seat, with the third Labor candidate and the second Liberal fighting to retain their party’s seats. The gap between Labor MP Gordon Ramsay and Liberal candidate Peter Cain is currently 98 votes in favour of Cain. Antony Green suggests the remaining votes to come should favour Cain, although Kevin Bonham points out that a batch of votes added to the primary count but not yet included in the preference count is very favourable to Ramsay and should improve his position.
I suggest paying attention to Bonham and Green if you want to follow the count closely. I’ll return with further analysis once the vote count has concluded. But for now I also wanted to zoom out and look at the overall trends in the five electorates.
NZ 2020 – the seats and the swings
The New Zealand electoral system tends to produce a flattening effect on the results. Most electorate results don’t really make a difference to the national outcome so the results analysis tends to just look at the national figures. But there is value in delving down and looking at the geography.
Overall the swings away from National and towards Labour were remarkably consistent. In this post I’ll include some maps and tables showing the swings in different parts of New Zealand, and look at how the swing on the candidate vote tended to be bigger in National seats.
I have compiled an estimate of the 2017 results based on the 2020 redistribution. I don’t believe anyone else has done this in New Zealand. This means it is possible to calculate swings from this data. You can view these 2017 estimates here. Elections NZ did not make it easy to grab all the booth data in one go – the data was in 142 separate CSVs in a messy format, there are no unique booth IDs and the macrons used for many electorate names and booth names were treated inconsistently by my software. But it’s finally finished and will be used in this post.
Podcast #45: ACT and NZ election results
Ben was joined by Jill Sheppard from the ANU to talk about the ACT election results, and to briefly touch on the New Zealand results.
ACT & NZ election night live
10:22pm – I’m going to call it a night here. I’ll be busy tomorrow so may not have any updates then, but will definitely have some posts next week including a podcast. Until then, the summary of the results:
Labour has won big in New Zealand, winning the first single-party majority in New Zealand since the introduction of MMP.
Labor and the Greens have retained their majority in the ACT Legislative Assembly. It looks likely that Labor will lose seats and the Greens will gain seats, with the Liberals likely also going backwards. I can’t see Labor winning a majority in their own right.
10:04pm – It’s been pointed out to me that I made a mistake when looking at Brindabella. The gap between the Greens and the third Labor candidate is extremely slim, so it’s entirely possible the Greens could win. It’s also been pointed out that we don’t know strong Labor preferences will flow to the Greens if this happens, so it’s possible the third Liberal could win if the Greens get ahead of the third Labor.
9:36pm – So on my quick count I have Labor on 11, Liberals on 8, Greens on 4, with Labor narrowly beating the Liberals in Ginninderra and the Greens narrowly beating the Liberals in Kurrajong. This means Labor probably can’t win a majority, but the overall centre-left position has strengthened tremendously.
9:34pm – Just quickly looking at Yerrabi, at the final point in the count two Labor candidates, one Liberal (Coe) and Greens candidate Andrew Braddock have been elected, with the two remaining Liberals on 0.79 and 0.86 quotas respectively. It seems unlikely the Liberals will poach a third seat from the Greens.
9:33pm – In Murrumbidgee, the sample is worth 59.7% of enrolment, compared to 79.1% for the latest primary vote count. It overestimates Labor by 0.4 and Liberals by 0.5% and underestimates the Greens by 0.4%.
At the key point in the count both Liberals have been re-elected, as has one of the Labor candidates (Steel). The Greens’ Davidson is elected on the votes of ungrouped candidate Fiona Carrick, leaving the two remaining Labor candidates competing for the final seat on 0.74 quota for Bec Cody and 0.85 quota for Marisa Paterson. Paterson wins.
It’s not clear which Labor candidate wins but the party balance seems clear.
9:27pm – So, Kurrajong. 52% of the vote is included in the preference distribution. The sample underestimates the Greens by 0.7% and overestimates the Liberals by 0.9% compared to the latest primary vote count. It also overestimates Labor by 0.2%.
The Greens’ Shane Rattenbury and Labor’s Andrew Barr are elected earlier in the count, and at the key point the votes of Labor’s third candidate Maddy Northam push second Labor candidate Rachel Stephen-Smith over quota. Her surplus favours second Greens candidate Rebecca Vassarotti, putting her on 0.84 quota.
The two remaining Liberals both remain under quota. Elizabeth Lee is on 0.96 quota and her colleague Candice Burch is on 0.79 quota. Thus Vassarotti beats Burch. The gap is only 0.05 quota, or 0.7% of the total formal vote, so this is still in play, although it’s worth noting that the Greens vote has improved significantly since this sample.
9:08pm – Okay, after a short break putting my kid to bed, let’s look at Ginninderra. The current count has 75.9% of total enrolment counted. The preference count is at 58.7%. It overestimates the Liberals by 0.5% and Labor by 0.5% and underestimates the Greens by 0.3%.
At the key point in the count, Labor’s Berry and Cheyne have been re-elected and the third Labor candidate Ramsay is on 0.82 quota. Liberal Kikkert has been re-elected and her colleague Peter Cain is on 0.78 quota. The Greens’ Jo Clay is on 0.88 quota.
Cain is then eliminated and Ramsay and Clay both win. A turnaround of 0.7% would be enough for Cain to overtake Ramsay, so the third Labor seat is still in play. I wouldn’t confidently call the Greens seat but I think Clay is likely to win.
It’s also worth noting that at an earlier point in the count Clay is on 0.56 quotas when her colleague Katt Millner is elminated on 0.4 quotas. I don’t think that gap is likely to change.
8:45pm – Elections ACT appears to have published preference distributions based on a partial count. I’m going to go through these one by one, starting in Brindabella.
In Brindabella the distribution is based on 39,529 formal votes, compared to 50,116 on the latest count. The count slightly overestimates the Liberal vote (by 0.6%), underestimates the Greens by 0.4%, and overestimates Labor by 0.3%.
Greens candidate Johnathan Davis is knocked on about 0.7 quota, and his preferences elect the second Labor candidate and push the third close to the quota. The surplus from the second Labor candidate then elects the third Labor candidate. At this key stage the three Labor candidates have about 20,000 votes while the three Liberals (none of whom has been elected) are collectively on 17,000. Then the third Liberal sitting MP Andrew Wall (who is a long way behind his colleagues) is knocked out and elects his colleagues.
This seems pretty decisive for Labor to win three, but we’ll see as the count continues.
8:00pm – We now have about two thirds of the vote counted in Ginninderra. Labor is on 2.44 quotas, the Liberal Party on 1.56 and the Greens on 0.77. This would put the last two seats in play. The Greens are leading on a per-quota basis, but the Ginninderra effect suggests Labor in particular will be in a stronger position than that 0.44 surplus would suggest.
7:58pm – The Māori Party has gained a seventeen-vote lead in Waiariki. If they win this seat that’s one less seat that’s available for the other four parties in Parliament. It would also make them eligible to win list seats, but their current party vote would only entitle them to one seat anyway.
7:21pm – So at this point there are four districts in the ACT where the Liberal vote is down substantially, while they are up substantially in Yerrabi. By my count I have Labor on ten likely seats, the Liberals on eight, the Greens on three, with Labor and Greens competing for two other seats, with the Liberal scompeting with a centre-left party in the other two. That would translate into an increased number of centre-left seats. But it’s still early and a lot of seats are still in play.
7:19pm – The vote count is much less advanced in Ginninderra. Just 4.3% have been counted. There appears to have been a big swing against the Liberal Party, down to 1.39 quotas. The Labor vote is steady at 2.45 quotas, with the Greens vote up substantially to 0.97 quotas. Interestingly the Greens vote is split very evenly between two of their candidates, which is unusual for the Greens. On these numbers the Greens would have won an extra seat while Labor and Liberal are competing to retain their seats, but the count is quite early.
7:15pm – Yerrabi has bucked the trend in other electorates, possibly due to the presence of Liberal leader Alistair Coe, or a reversion after a light rail-driven swing in 2016. The Liberal vote is up 6% to 2.5 quotas, while Labor has suffered a 9.5% swing, falling to 2.11 quotas, while the Greens are on 0.55 quotas.
Labor looks likely to lose their third seat here, with the Liberal and Green competing for that final seat. If the Liberal Party vote is relatively even that will advantage them against the Greens, but a large part of the Liberal vote is concentrated in Coe.
7:10pm – Almost one third of the vote has been counted in the south-western electorate of Murrumbidgee. Labor’s vote is up 4.4% to 2.26 quotas, while the Liberal vote is down 10.8% to just 1.98 quotas. The Green vote is up to 0.74 quotas.
The redistribution helped the Liberals in Murrumbidgee by adding some strong Liberal booths on the southern slope of Capital Hill. Effectively the Greens seat in this electorate became a notional Liberal seat. But on these numbers the Liberals don’t have much chance of nabbing this seat.
7:07pm – Over a quarter of the vote has been counted in the inner-city electorate of Kurrajong. The Labor vote is steady at 2.39 quotas, while the Greens vote is up 7.6% to 1.63 quotas. The Liberal vote, which elected two members in 2016, is down to just 1.29 quotas. Greens candidate Rebecca Vassarotti is in fourth place on primary votes. It seems quite plausible the Greens could gain a seat here. If they don’t, it’s also quite plausible Labor could gain a third seat. The Liberal Party is a long way away from retaining their second seat.
7:03pm – The Liberal Party currently holds three seats in Brindabella. Their vote is currently sitting on 2.31 quotas, compared to 2.48 quotas for Labor and 0.65 for the Greens. It looks likely the Greens or Labor could gain that third Liberal seat.
7:00pm – At the territory-wide level, the Greens vote in the ACT is up 4.9%, while Labor is up 1.3% and the Liberal vote is down 4%. It is too early to say if this is a fair sample but that result suggests we will see Labor returned to government, possibly continuing in alliance with a strengthened Greens team. I’m going to run through the electorates one by one.
6:55pm – We’re starting to see a drop in the Labour vote in New Zealand as other votes start to come in. Let’s see if that trend continues.
6:47pm – Let’s pause and consider the historic nature of the New Zealand result. It’s been 24 years since the first MMP election in 1996. It’s the ninth election held under the new proportional system. No election in that time has produced a single-party majority, although National came quite close when they won three terms in government in 2008, 2011 and 2014, winning 58, 59 and 60 seats respectively.
There has been a long term decline in the number of seats for minor parties, from 39 in 1996 and 41 in 2002 all the way down to just eighteen in 2017. The current results point to 21 seats for Green and ACT. Single-party majorities become more viable when there are less minor parties, but Labour’s result is still outstanding considering that this election has also been a relatively good one for the Greens.
6:33pm – I can’t see a path to government for National in New Zealand. At the moment Labour is on track for a majority in their own right, but even if they fall short they will be able to govern with a strong Green Party.
6:23pm – About 14.5% of the total enrolment is counted now in the ACT, and it appears that there are small swings to Labor and the Greens while the Liberal vote is steady. Too early to say too much about that.
6:02pm – 20% of the vote is now counted in New Zealand and Labour’s party vote is still over 50%. While that might drift downwards slightly, they are clearly on track to form the next government, possibly with a majority.
The electorate seats tell the story of a landslide – Labour is currently leading in nineteen of National’s 42 seats, with the Green Party leading in one other.
5:20pm – 3.8% of the vote has already been counted in New Zealand, thanks to the advance vote count starting this morning. Labour is currently polling just over 50% of the party vote.
5:00pm – Polls have just closed in New Zealand, and polls close in one hour in the ACT.
I’ll be primarily covering the ACT results but I’m planning some top-level analysis of the results in New Zealand.
Both elections have seen record levels of early voting. More than half of all New Zealand voters had cast an advance vote by Thursday night, and it looked like about 60% of all ACT voters would have cast a pre-poll vote before today.
Pre-poll votes in both jurisdictions are primarily cast electronically, which promises a quick turnaround of results for those votes cast early, but we’ll see how that goes tonight.
ACT election day – open thread
Polls have just opened in the ACT election.
I’m not planning to do regular updates through the day. Please use this as an open thread.
I’ll see you at 5pm AEDT when I’ll kick off the liveblog.
NZ election day with bonus 2017 booth map
Polls have just opened in New Zealand.
I did not do a comprehensive guide to the New Zealand election but I have managed to pull together a bit of data at the last minute. This post contains a map of every election day booth used in 2017. All electorates using the same booth have been merged together (including Māori electorates) and I am just using the party vote, to give a sense of general trends across the country.
You can toggle the map to show which party topped the vote (there were three booths where National and Labour were tied, and one where the Green Party won), and to see the distribution of vote for National, Labour, NZ First and Green.
You can also use this as an open thread to discuss this election today. I will be back from 5pm AEDT (7pm in New Zealand) with results from both New Zealand and the ACT.
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Team B was a group of U.S. policy wonks that focused on the Soviet threat from the 1970s to the mid-1980s. I suspect that they would have happily continued focusing on the Soviet threat even after the fall of the U.S.S.R. because Soviets are just so much fun to hate.
You will probably recognize many of the technocrats involved in this group: Richard Peale, Don Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, and Ed Teller to name a few. If you said that this group prefigured the neocons of the twenty-first century, you wouldn’t be far off. Team B was that shadowy group lurking in the backrooms of D.C. whispering doom into the ears of Republicans like Ronald Reagan.
Do read this Boston Globe piece on the memoirs of former Team B leader, Richard Pipes (“you don’t need to be a Dick to be on Team B, but it helps”). Pipes had lived through Nazi-occupied Poland and was rather down on totalarianism. And yet in 2003, he didn’t think highly of the plan to democratize Iraq:
«Democracy requires, among other things, individualism — the breakdown of old clannish, tribal organizations, the individual standing face-to-face with the state. You don’t have that in the Middle East. Iraq is tribally run.»
This from a man whose group advocated a nuclear first strike against the U.S.S.R.
Team B was fed highly sensitive intelligence about the Soviets capabilities and intentions for atomic warfare and were convinced that Ivan was ready to lauch a first strike against an admittedly hostile and aggressive NATO. They were also convinced, without a gossamer of evidence, that the Soviets had a kind of stealth atomic sub that was invisible to sonar and, presumably, waiting off the coasts of the U.S. for their launch orders.
Team B was charged with thinking “outside the box.” Apparently, that box was the one that included verifiable facts. Paranoid, sci-fi fantasies based on real U.S. black budget military projects seem to have been well-trodden territory for this thinktank.
Anyone with passing familiarity with Russian history should not have been surprised by the Soviet’s aggressive defensive posture. Getting invaded repeatedly over the centures seems to make people a little touchy about their borders.
Of course, there’s a fine line between a siege defense and expeditionary force. You have to imagine that there was a Soviet counterpart to Team B who would have been the kind of loonies that the American Team B were afraid of. It’s not hard to see how this paranoia can become amplified by a hall of mirrors on both sides of the Cold War. Each shadowy group would have been convinced that the other was ignoring détante policies based on Mutually Assured Destruction and instead was planning how to win the ultimate zero-sum game.
Although Team B has long since disbanded, it’s members and even it’s paranoia continue to poison our “post-9/11” world. History is important, since it is the only guide we have to the future. Know who told me that? Newt Gingrich. No joke. If that’s the case, old Newt would surely agree with Pipes’s criticism of Paul Wolfowitz:
«Paul didn’t have much education in history. It’s not his field. He was educated as a military specialist, a nuclear weapons specialist. Like most scientists, he doesn’t have a particular understanding of other cultures.»
Fortunately, Paul now has a job without touchy-feely problems like “culture.” He’s the current head of the World Bank. I’m sure his noted cultural sensitivity will used as successfully there was it was during his tenure as Don Rumsfeld’s Deputy Secretary of Defense.
We are all doomed.
Published by Joe Johnston on December 18, 2006 .
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Center for global child health announced by Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine
Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) today announced the creation of the Texas Children's Center for Global Health and the appointment of renowned physician-scientist Dr. Russell E. Ware as director.
Focusing primarily on medically underserved populations, Texas Children's Center for Global Health will address major causes of child morbidity and mortality globally. It will also provide screening, treatment and education to positively impact critical global health issues affecting children such as sickle cell disease, malaria, tuberculosis, malnutrition and cancer.
The center will build upon the fifteen years of experience and expertise of the Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative at Texas Children's Hospital (BIPAI), which operates a network of clinics and satellite centers across southern and eastern Africa and in Eastern Europe. BIPAI clinics provide HIV/AIDS treatment for about 80,000 children, more than any other program worldwide.
Renowned physician-scientist Dr. Russell E. Ware is appointed director of the Texas Children's Center for Global Health
"Through BIPAI, we have learned how to create collaborative programs in developing nations that dramatically change the outlook for children affected by life-threatening but treatable disease," said Dr. Mark W. Kline, physician-in-chief at Texas Children's Hospital, chair of pediatrics at BCM and founder of BIPAI. "We believe it is our moral obligation to use this knowledge in treating other diseases -- to create programs that can literally change the world by positively impacting the health of children and families."
According to Mark A. Wallace, president and CEO of Texas Children's Hospital, this increased global focus is a logical next step in the shared commitment of BCM and Texas Children's as international leaders in pediatric healthcare. "Located in the heart of a city as globally diverse as Houston, our two institutions share a history of caring for children from all over the world," he said. "Even as we continue to expand services in our own community, our mission compels us to reach out to the most disadvantaged children around the world where our efforts can literally save lives."
Led by Dr. Ware, the first initiative of Texas Children's Center for Global Health will be a screening and treatment program for sickle cell disease in Luanda, Angola. Annually more than 6,000 babies in that country are born with sickle cell disease and most are undiagnosed, contributing substantially to the high mortality rate for children under age five. More than 20% of Angola's adult population carries the gene that causes sickle cell disease.
"Dr. Ware is most definitely a transformative figure and a physician scientist who is a giant in the field of sickle cell disease," said Dr. Paul Klotman, president and chief executive officer of Baylor College of Medicine. "His leadership will ensure significant strides in our globalization efforts and represents a major step forward in building on the BIPAI legacy to serve children and their families throughout the world."
An internationally-recognized expert in the field of pediatric hematology, Ware comes to Texas Children's Hospital and BCM from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis where he was Lemuel Diggs Endowed Chair of Sickle Cell Disease and the chair of the Department of Hematology. In addition to directing Texas Children's Center for Global Health, Ware will serve as director of a new Texas Children's Hematology Center and as professor of pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine. The hematology center will serve children locally and globally, expanding current efforts at Texas Children's, especially in the areas of sickle cell disease, hemostasis and thrombosis, bone marrow failure and immunohematology.
Dr. Ware recently led a team from Texas Children's Center for Global Health to the Republic of Angola, where an agreement was signed with the country's Ministry of Health on
March 22 for a pilot program to screen newborns for sickle cell disease in two large maternity hospitals located in the city of Luanda. The screening program is slated to begin later this summer and is being supported by funding from Chevron Corporation.
"It is both exciting and humbling to direct a global program that continues the mission and legacy of respected colleagues at BCM and Texas Children's," said Ware, who assumed his new post on March 14."We know that the pediatric diseases we will tackle, beginning with sickle cell, can be managed effectively using existing treatment methods. This global initiative can create a new and better future for hundreds of thousands of babies and children---and that is a powerful incentive," he added.
A distinguished researcher and author of more than 200 scientific papers and 35 textbook chapters, Ware receives more than $10 million annually in National Institutes of Health funding. He holds an undergraduate degree in chemistry from Furman University and a medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine. He completed pediatric residency training at Baylor and Texas Children's and sub-specialty training in hematology/oncology at Duke. He also received a Ph.D. in immunology from Duke.
About Texas Children’s Hospital
Texas Children’s Hospital, a not-for-profit health care organization, is committed to creating a healthier future for children and women throughout the global community by leading in patient care, education and research. Consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation, Texas Children’s has garnered widespread recognition for its expertise and breakthroughs in pediatric and women’s health. The hospital includes the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute; the Feigin Center for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, a second community hospital planned to open in 2017. The organization also created the nation’s first HMO for children, has the largest pediatric primary care network in the country and a global health program that’s channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine. For more information, go to www.texaschildrens.org. Get the latest news by visiting the online newsroom and Twitter at twitter.com/texaschildrens.
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Palestinians Can't Agree on Time of Day
Jeffrey Goldberg
This is not a figure of speech (h/t Martin Kramer). From al Arabiya:
Palestinian divisions have for the past years seemed endless, yet they were mostly political. Now, another problem has emerged: Gaza and the West Bank look like two officially separate countries, with a one-hour difference between them that confuses Palestinians and adds to their despair as far as unity in the Occupied Territories is concerned.
Until a few days ago, both the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank were within the same time zone, and both adjusted clocks backward before the start of the holy month of Ramadan so that sunset, when the fast is broken, would come one hour earlier.
After the end of Ramadan, the West Bank went back to its daylight saving time and advanced the clock one hour, while Gaza remained in wintertime so that, for example, when it's midnight in Gaza, it is 1:00 am in Ramallah.
The time difference is all the more absurd now that two adjacent universities are using two different time zones. Al-Azhar University, located in Gaza yet affiliated to Fatah, announced working according to summertime, while the Islamic University right next to it is using wintertime. The two campuses are separated by a wall.
Jeffrey Goldberg is the editor in chief of The Atlantic and a recipient of the National Magazine Award for Reporting. He is the author of Prisoners: A Story of Friendship and Terror.
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Residential construction numbers climbed in May after their pandemic-driven collapse in April. The Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development report that both permitting and starts rose during the month although completions fell.
Permits for residential construction were authorized at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,220,000, up 14.4 percent from the previous month. The 1,074,000 permitting rate originally reported for April was revised even lower to 1,066,000 and the rate is now down 8.8 percent compared to a year earlier.
Analysts polled by Econoday had expected permits to be in the 1,000,000 to 1,300,000 range. Their consensus was 1,250,000.
Single-family permits rose 11.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 745,000 from an adjusted rate of 666,000 (revised from 669,000) in April and are 9.9 percent lower year-over-year. Permits for construction of multifamily units rose 18.3 percent to 434,000 units, a loss of 8.4 percent compared to a year earlier.
On a non-adjusted basis there were 105,100 residential construction permits issued in May compared to 96,000 in April. The single-family permitting numbers in May and April were 66,100 and 63,300, respectively.
National Association of Home Builders economist Robert Dietz called the permit data "the turning point for the market." An increase in the pace, he said, signals gains for single-family starts ahead.
Housing starts rose 4.3 percent from April's revised rate of 934,000 (up from 891,000) units to 974,000 annualized units. This still leaves the rate down 23.2 percent compared to May 2019. Starts were at the low end of analysts predictions that ranged from 965,000 to 1,170,000 units. The consensus published by Econoday was 1,100,000 units.
Single-family starts were up only a slight 0.1 percent, compared to April at 675,000. The uptick in May's starts was muted by the addition of 24,000 more units to the original April estimate of 650,000 starts. Single family starts still lag by 17.8 percent those of a year earlier. Multifamily starts rose 16.9 percent to 291,000 but were down 33.1 percent on an annual basis.
The number of housing starts increased from 84,800 in April to 89,300 in May on an unadjusted basis but were down by nearly 30,000 units from a year earlier. Single family starts were unchanged month-over-month at 62,600.
Starts thus far in 2020 total 503,400, 0.7 percent more than a year earlier. Single-family starts are down 2.4 percent at 339,600 while multi-family starts rose 8.0 percent to 159,000.
Units were completed during the month were at an adjusted annual rate of 1,115,000, 791,000 of which were single-family houses representing monthly declines of 7.3 percent and 9.8 percent. It is likely that the completion rate reflects work stoppages in March and April. Completions were 9.3 percent and 10.8 percent lower than in May 2019. Multifamily completions also fell, down 2.2 percent and 8.6 percent from the earlier periods.
At the end of the reporting period there were an estimated 1,172,000 residential units under construction, 503,000 of them single family houses. In addition, there was a backlog of permits estimated at 182,000, 98,000 of which were for single family construction.
The Northeast saw an 82.0 percent jump in permitting, putting authorizations up 6.7 percent year-over-year. Starts rose a more modest 12.8 percent, leaving the rate 39.1 percent lower than the prior May. The completion rate rose 11.5 percent but was still down 31.3 percent for the year.
Permits increased by 18.4 percent in the Midwest but remain 4.6 percent below the May 2019 rate. Starts were down 1.5 percent and 15.8 percent from the two earlier periods. Completions were 11.6 percent higher than the previous month's rate but down 3.5 percent year-over-year.
Permits rose 7.7 percent in the South but lag the previous May by 7.6 percent. Starts declined 16.0 percent for the month and 32.3 percent annually and completions were off 16.5 percent and 3.2 percent, respectively.
The rate of permitting grew 12.3 percent in the West but remains down 18.2 percent on an annual basis. Starts surged nearly 70 percent but failed to reach May 2019 levels by 1.9 percent. The rate of completions was unchanged from April and down 17.6 percent annually.
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Canceled Or Renewed: The Status Of Every TV Show In 2020
‘Helstrom’ (Canceled)
Hulu has axed the live-action Marvel series “Helstrom” after one season. According to Deadline, the move was expected, given Marvel Studios TV’s new deal to create a slate of new MCU-integrated shows exclusively for Disney+. “Hellstrom” followed the son and daughter of a mysterious and powerful serial killer as they track down the worst of humanity — each with their own attitude and skills.
‘Hoops’ (Canceled)
It’s game over for “Hoops” at Netflix. The streamer has canceled its animated basketball-themed series for adults. The show, which only aired for a single season, featured Jake Johnson as a foul-mouthed basketball coach who thinks improving his awful team will turn his life around.
‘Utopia’ (Canceled)
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“Utopia” is over at Amazon. The drama, produced by bestselling author Gillian Flynn, took six years to hit the small screen, originally getting picked up by HBO before moving to Amazon. The show, which follows a group of comic book fans who stumble on a deadly pandemic, earned mediocre reviews from critics in its fall debut. In addition to failing to register with audiences, there was also the matter of poor timing, with the show airing during the real-life COVID-19 pandemic.
‘Feel Good’ (Final Season)
Netflix is bringing back its semi-autobiographical dramedy, “Feel Good” for a second and final season. The critically acclaimed series follows Canadian comic Mae Martin dealing with the challenges of sobriety while also navigating a complicated new relationship. Season two will premiere in 2021.
‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ (Renewed)
Kelly Clarkson’s talk show career is just getting started. The singer will return to host “The Kelly Clarkson Show” for two more seasons, NBC recently confirmed. The renewal will keep the series, currently in its second season, on air through 2023.
‘Transplant’ (Renewed)
NBC is keeping “Transplant” around for another season. The network has renewed the medical drama for a second go-round after it garnered decent ratings in its freshman run this fall. According to The Hollywood Reporter, “Transplant”is the second-highest-rated first-year drama of the season so far.
‘One Day At A Time’ (Canceled)
“One Day at a Time” has been canceled … again. After previously getting axed at Netflix, the acclaimed family sitcom found a second home at Pop TV. But the show’s run there didn’t last long — Pop TV also pulled the plug on it after a shortened fourth season, which also aired on CBS, this year.
‘The Expanse’ (Final Season)
Ahead of its season five premiere, Amazon’s “The Expanse” has been renewed for a sixth and final season. The popular series, based on James S.A. Corey’s bestselling novels, originally launched on SyFy, where it aired for three seasons before eventually getting saved from cancellation by Amazon. Production on season six will reportedly kick off in January 2021.
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In Mideast, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo seeks a global coalition against Iran
Updated Jun 24, 2019 | 07:35 IST | PTI
Mike Pompeo declared the goal of his talks with the Saudi kingdom and the UAE is to deny Iran "the resources to foment terror, to build out their nuclear weapon system, to build out their missile program."
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo seeks a global coalition against Iran |  Photo Credit: AP
Washington: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday he wants to build a global coalition against Iran during urgent consultations in the Middle East, following a week of crisis that saw the United States pull back from the brink of a military strike on Iran. Pompeo spoke as he left Washington for Saudi Arabia, followed by the United Arab Emirates, Sunni Arab allies that are alarmed by Shiite Iran's increasing assertiveness and are working to its influence in the region.
His stops in Jeddah and Abu Dhabi were hastily arranged late last week as additions to a trip to India from where he will join President Donald Trump in Japan and South Korea. But they were not announced until immediately before his departure in a sign of fast-moving and unpredictable developments. "We'll be talking with them about how to make sure that we are all strategically aligned, and how we can build out a global coalition, a coalition not only throughout the Gulf states, but in Asia and in Europe, that understands this challenge as it is prepared to push back against the world's largest state sponsor of terror," Pompeo said about Iran.
But even as Pompeo delivered his tough talk, he echoed President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence in saying the US is prepared to negotiate with Iran, without preconditions, in a bid to ease tensions.
Those tensions have been mounting since Trump last year withdrew the US from a global nuclear deal with Iran and began pressuring Tehran with economic sanctions. A fresh round of Iran sanctions is to be announced Monday in a bid to force the Iranian leadership into talks. "They know precisely how to find us," Pompeo said.
It was a week of topsy-turvy pronouncements on US policy toward Iran that careened between the bellicose, the conciliatory and back again after Iran shot down an American military drone and boasted it would not bow to Washington's pressure. Trump initially said Iran had made a "very big mistake" and that it was "hard to believe" that shooting down the drone on Thursday was not intentional. He later said he thought it was an unintentional act carried out by a "loose and stupid" Iranian and called off retaliatory military strikes against Iran. On Saturday, Trump reversed himself and claimed that Iran had acted "knowingly."
But Trump also said over the weekend that he appreciated Iran's decision to not shoot down a manned U.S. spy plane, and he opined about eventually becoming Iran's "best friend" if Tehran ultimately agrees to abandon its drive to build nuclear weapons and he helps the country turn around its crippled economy. Then Trump's national security adviser, John Bolton, stepped in Sunday with a blunt warning from Jerusalem, where he was traveling. Bolton said Iran should not "mistake US prudence and discretion for weakness" after Trump called off the military strike. Trump said he backed away from the planned strikes after learning that about 150 people would be killed, but he said the military option remained.
A longtime Iran hawk, Bolton emphasized that the U.S. reserved the right to attack at a later point. "No one has granted them a hunting license in the Middle East. As President Trump said on Friday our military is rebuilt, new and ready to go," Bolton said during an appearance with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, himself a longtime and outspoken Iran critic.
On Sunday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani blamed the United States' "interventionist military presence" for fanning the flames. He was quoted by the official IRNA news agency. Shortly thereafter, Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen launched an attack against an airport in southern Saudi Arabia, killing one person and wounding seven others, according to the Saudi military. Such attacks have been cited by Saudi and US officials as examples of Iran's "malign behavior" in the Middle East.
Pompeo, who addressed reporters from the tarmac before he boarded his airplane in Washington, declared the goal of his talks with the Saudi kingdom and the UAE is to deny Iran "the resources to foment terror, to build out their nuclear weapon system, to build out their missile program."
"We are going to deny them the resources they need to do that, thereby keep American interests and American people safe all around the world," said Pompeo, who was due to arrive in the region after one person was killed and seven others were wounded in an attack by Iranian-allied Yemeni rebels on an airport in Saudi Arabia on Sunday evening, the Saudi military said.
The downing of the unmanned aircraft marked a new high in the rising tensions between the United States and Iran. The Trump administration has vowed to combine a "maximum pressure" campaign of economic sanctions with a buildup of American forces in the region, following the US withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers.
US military cyber forces on Thursday launched a strike against Iranian military computer systems, according to US officials. The cyber attacks disabled Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps computer systems that controlled its rocket and missile launchers, the officials said. Throughout the recent crisis, Trump has wavered between bellicose language and actions toward Iran and a more accommodating tone, including a plea for negotiations. Iran has said it is not interested in a dialogue with Trump. His administration is aiming to cripple Iran's economy and force policy changes by re-imposing sanctions, including on Iranian oil exports.
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Songwriter / Singer / Performer
Thomas Junior Brown, known as “T.J.”, was born in the hills of Kentucky and moved to rural Florida at the tender age of 9. He grew up in a small town and played sports throughout most of his school years. “As far back as I can remember, I was singing karaoke at family reunions. I was big into country music back then.” Tim McGraw and John Michael Montgomery headed the top of his list of favorite entertainers back in the early 90’s. T.J. began writing poetry in 6th grade and got his first guitar in 10th grade which was a gift from his Uncle George, a “Samick” acoustic. Around the same time, T.J. grew more interested in Top 40 music listening to the likes of Sugar Ray and Matchbox 20. By his senior year, T.J.’s focus on sports was replaced by a love and passion of music; in part as an homage to his best friend, Richard Carl Wright, who took his own life during the end of their junior year.
For the next few years, T.J. worked construction by day and wrote songs by night, perfecting his craft. He landed his first show at The Big Deck Raw Bar in Cedar Key, Florida at the age of 19. By the age of 20, he was selling his first studio CD containing his own original music and self-promoting it. This project was heavily influenced by John Mayer and the Goo Goo Dolls, and it was just the beginning. T.J. landed shows in Daytona, St. Augustine, Destin, Key West and later, outside Florida and all over the U.S.
In 2008, Brown grew restless, and moved to California for a year. The time of soul-searching allowed him to grow and reignite his passion and creativity, returning to Chiefland, Florida to focus on his song writing.
Shows Played
T.J. released his first album on iTunes in 2010, reflecting all his experiences and personal growth through a wide variety of genres. The project showcased T.J.’s talent, drive and perseverance. He credited artists such as Corey Smith, Jason Mraz, Ryan Adams, James Morrison, Tim McGraw, and Kenny Chesney for inspiration, as well as old school R&B. Although you can pick out a hint of these artists in T.J.s music, T.J. has his own “brand” and is extremely unique songwriter and performer.
T.J. now has a family of his own which has naturally caused him to shift gears a bit. He has taken his own magical, multi-genre style of music and incorporated elements of love, happiness, good health and the need to pursue your dreams. T.J. is also working with a successful team in Nashville to promote his music and take his career to the next level.
T.J.: “I hope to someday have my own record company and do artist development, working with others who wish to perfect their craft and share the same goals and aspirations. It is a way of giving-back which is extremely important to me.”
With several albums and countless singles spanning over a decade, T.J. Brown has released a serious body of work. His songs seem to be even more relevant today than when they were written so many sunsets ago. It’s time you discovered who and what everyone in Florida has been raving about. You might find yourself…”Somewhere in Between”
T.J. performs at venues throughout Florida and often tours other states. He is also available for private engagements, such as weddings, birthday parties, corporate events and to liven up any celebration.
Follow T.J. Brown on his musical journey by exploring this site, listening to his albums and by seeing him perform live.
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The Grass Is Not Greener: When Staying Put in a Job Pays Off
At some point in your career, you will invariably face a choice of staying with your current employer or taking a job at a new company. The enticement could be better pay, rosier opportunities at the new firm — or to escape a toxic work environment. But is it necessary to change employers to move ahead? And how do the benefits of moving firms compare to upward mobility at your current employer?
In their research paper, “Shifts and Ladders: Comparing the Role of Internal and External Mobility in Executive Careers,” Wharton management professors Matthew Bidwell and Ethan Mollick found out that employees receive the greatest long-run benefits by taking different roles at their current company. “It is those internal moves that lead to advances in pay, rank and responsibility, and provide long-term gains in pay and satisfaction,” Bidwell says. By contrast, switching employers led to initial increases in pay but smaller career advancement benefits. Moreover, the number of times that workers moved across firms had little impact on how they were paid in the long run.
The paper’s conclusions stand in stark contrast to the current trend of job mobility. Many companies themselves are becoming less likely to nurture long-term career advancements within their ranks. But switching employers voluntarily — you were not laid off or fired — does not result in more pay and responsibilities in the long-term, the paper said. People who switch employers often land similar jobs as their old ones, because the new firm will be reluctant to place the new person in a job they have never done before. While there may be a bump in pay to entice the new recruit, Bidwell and Mollick’s research shows that gains were not sustained over time because of fewer opportunities for advancement for company-switchers.
When people were able to move up at their current employment, though, they saw an average 59% increase in the number of subordinates they managed and they also received substantial pay increases. These results were the same for careers in investment banking, investment management, consulting and accounting, and other private businesses. The authors’ advice? “Choose jobs which offer better opportunities for subsequent advancement within the organization, rather than those from which the main scope for advancement requires a move to another firm.”
Knowledge@Wharton recently spoke with Bidwell to discuss the implications of their research findings, which will be published in Organization Science.
Focus of the Research
The paper is about the different kinds of moves that people make in their careers, and trying to understand the differences between them. Obviously, these days, most people [experience some sort of mobility] in their careers — sometimes they change jobs inside firms, or they get a promotion, maybe they move to a different function. A lot of times, obviously, people move across firms as well.
What we looked at was ‘do those moves have different kinds of effects? Is it pretty much the same? If you moved your job, does it really matter if it’s in the same company or a different one? Or is it that you’re really doing quite different things when you change jobs inside firms, versus across them?
“When people are moving inside firms, we saw that they got a pay raise. They also got quite a big increase in responsibility.”
We did a survey a few years ago of our alumni here at Wharton, asking them about all of the different jobs that they had held, and we used that to disentangle [the movement and impact of the job changes]: When did they move jobs inside organizations? When did they move across? And what happened to them after they made those moves?
We found quite big differences between the moves that took place inside the firms, and the moves that took place across the firms. When people are moving inside firms, we saw that they got a pay raise. They also got quite a big increase in responsibility — they tended to rise up, in terms of their title. And they pretty much doubled the number of people that they were managing.
When people moved jobs across firms, they also got a pay raise, but it didn’t tend to come with an increase in responsibilities. Instead, they were moving to a job with often a similar title, and usually with the same number of subordinates — managing the same number of people. And so they weren’t necessarily getting a promotion in the same way.
This speaks to the different reasons for moving. When people are moving inside [the firm], they’re moving up the ladder. When people are moving to jobs in other firms, they’re getting a pay raise. They get paid to move. But they’re not making the same kind of move up the ladder. They’re moving to a similar rung, albeit in a different organization.
I was impressed by how stark the differences were between the internal and the external moves. I had a sense from prior research that probably a reasonable proportion of moves between firms were, in effect, lateral. [Within an organization,] employers know the people who work for them. They have a sense which people are doing good work, and they’re prepared to promote them if they’re doing well. Obviously, we don’t know the people in other organizations. So it may often be that we feel a lot more comfortable bringing in somebody who’s really shown that they can do that job somewhere else.
So there was a sense that we’d see quite a lot of hiring being lateral. The extent to which those moves were overwhelmingly lateral, I think, surprised me — just the sheer scale of the differences between internal and external.
These findings have implications both for people pursuing their careers, and certainly employers. One of the things we found, as I said, is that when people move jobs, they get a pay raise. We also looked at how much people were being paid at the time of the survey, and how that related to the kinds of moves they’ve made. We found that the more times that somebody had moved inside an organization, the more pay they were receiving. That makes sense — these are largely promotions. You’re getting up to the next ladder: The more promotions you’ve had, we expect the more you should be paid.
“When people moved jobs across firms, they also got a pay raise, but it didn’t tend to come with an increase in responsibilities.”
It turned out the number of times they’d moved across firms didn’t predict the pay at all. So it wasn’t that they were bad moves, but they weren’t good, either. I think what’s going on there is, when you move across firms, you get a pay raise — maybe 20%, or something like that. But what happens is, your time until the next promotion [is often delayed], so the trade-off there is a little more complicated. It does suggest that internal moves are quite important in moving ahead in your career. That’s not saying don’t move externally. The trade-off is that your promotion gets slowed down, but you get an immediate bump in pay. It’s that raise that makes up, to some extent, for the slower promotion.
But it does say, as people think about their careers, that they want at various stages to be able to be promoted, to move up the ladder inside organizations. I get a bit nervous when people tell me about their career plans: “I’m going to go to this job. There’s not a lot of head room, but I’ll get great experience and I’ll use that experience to get hired into a higher-level job somewhere else.” That turns out to be quite a hard transition to make. So find a job where there is room to grow inside the organization. You may not want to stay at that organization forever, but at least get a rung or two up the ladder, enabling you to move out to a higher rung elsewhere. That seems like a smarter career strategy.
On the employer’s side, this reiterates something I found in my prior work, which was that when you’re hiring from outside, you have to pay a lot. You have to pay whatever somebody was getting doing the same job somewhere else, plus maybe 20%, in order to get them to move. That makes moving people internally seem a lot cheaper.
What Sets the Research Apart
I don’t think there’s been a great deal of work trying to evaluate these kinds of internal and external moves. Two or three things that were nice about what we were able to do with this survey were the following: We were able to capture all the times people had moved inside organizations. A lot of times, when people have tried to look at this in the past, using some kind of big survey data, they’ve had to use fairly weak measures of the moves, like if somebody changed occupations or something like that. We were able to just ask them about all of the job moves that they have had.
Second, often in these surveys — particularly when people are trying to understand the extent of external mobility — there’s always the issue that we know being laid off is very bad. So you really have to untangle voluntary moves from the involuntary. We were able to do that reasonably well, in a way that other research probably hasn’t.
I think the biggest difference, the one that I found the most valuable, was really getting a good measure of what people were doing in each of these jobs. I particularly liked knowing about these managerial jobs [in detail]. How many people you manage is a reasonable measure of responsibility. Having that for each job, and really being able to look at how that changed as people moved jobs, gave us an ability to evolve some prior literature by understanding what was going on during these moves.
“Find a job where there is room to grow inside the organization.… That seems like a smarter career strategy.”
One of the areas that we’re looking at in detail is to try to get a sense of some of the more specific paths that people follow as they move across organizations. So one of the things I’ve been very interested in is, ‘where do people start their careers, and where do they move to subsequently?’ One of the interesting things you see with this population is there’s a fairly small group of organizations that people tend to move into for their first jobs — a limited number of investment banks, consulting firms, big corporations. They hire a lot of these MBAs, and then afterwards, the MBAs go off to a wide variety of different organizations. Getting a better sense on why they’re doing that, how that fits in with firm strategy, is something I’m very interested in.
Another thing that a lot of people have asked me about the study is about the differences between men and women. Somewhat surprisingly, we actually see kind of similar effects in terms of internal and external moves for both men and women. [In that sense, gender] doesn’t seem to be generating differences in this sample. Nonetheless, there are big differences in other areas. Women end up earning substantially less, and one of the other questions we’re interested in is, ‘what are some of the industries that are more female-friendly, and why? And what are some of the places and career paths that particularly seem to penalize women?’
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October 22, 2020 | Todd Landman
The Orne Experiments
Sir Patrick Stewart Theatre
In the autumn of 1985, Todd Landman was a student at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was taking a course on the introduction to psychology. He attended a guest lecture on hypnosis by Professor Martin T. Orne , an expert on the possible memory effects of hypnosis and advocate working on the topic of false memory syndrome. Orne was concerned about how hypnosis was being used on people to conjure false memories from their childhoods and the unreliability of hypnosis as a means to evoke such memories.
The lecture concluded with an invitation to take part in hypnosis experiments at Professor Orne's institute in West Philadelphia. Todd Landman volunteered and over a period of weeks would attend the institute for a series of susceptibility tests, ideomotor experiments, and a memory recall experiment using simple black and white images to test whether hypnosis enhanced recall, a phenomenon known as hypermnesia. The test involved looking at a bank of 40 images and then coming back to the institute for successive sessions that tested his recall of the images under hypnosis.
For many years after this experience, Todd Landman developed his interest in hypnosis further, using collections of students and colleagues to explore different techniques further. His study of magic and mentalism, combined with this pursuit of an interest in hypnosis led to conducting what become known as The Orne Experiments.
With an audience of 75 drama students and members of the general public at the Sit Patrick Stewart Theatre at the University of Huddersfield, Todd Landman carried out these experiments with a bank of image cards, a Buddha Machine ambient music device, a stopwatch, and a counter, where he carried out susceptibility tests, memory tests, and explored the potential for mind to mind communication.
Ideomotor Response Demonstration
Those who attended the event were not sure exactly what they experienced, but throughout the evening, they felt their hands float, their arms stiffen to feel like iron rods, and their minds to travel back in time to early childhood memories. The recall experiment showed enhanced performance while the ambient music was playing, while the tests finished with Todd Landman correctly identifying two images that had been chosen and which were only known to two of the audience members.
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Paul Rigby (1924 – 2006)
An Australian cartoonist
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Newpaper cartoonist Paul Rigby in 02/59. Pic WA Newspapers Ltd, Perth.
Paul Crispin Rigby AM was Australia’s one of the most internationally acclaimed and widely syndicated cartoonists. He was born on 25 October 1924 and died on 15 November 2006. He was an Australian cartoonist who worked for newspapers in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. He usually worked under the name Rigby.
At the Daily News in Perth, Rigby won five Walkley awards in the 1960s before drawing for Murdoch papers in Sydney, London, and New York. His 1976 book Paul Rigby’s Course of Drawing and Cartooning influenced hundreds of other cartoonists and for years it seemed editors expected cartoonists to draw like Rigby. He estimated he drew 15,000 cartoons.
Paul Rigby’s Early life
1. Paul Rigby’s Early life
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3. Paul Rigby’s Career
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Rigby was born in Sandringham, Victoria, on 25 October 1924, the second son of James Rigby, a telephone engineer, and his wife Violet Wood He studied art at Brighton Technical School before leaving at 15 to work as a commercial artist, eventually taking up freelance work.
Rigby was a gunner-armorer in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II from 1942 to 1946, serving primarily in bombers in North Africa and Europe.
After the war, he returned to Melbourne and completed his studies in commercial art and took on teaching art. In 1949, he decided to go to Europe, only getting as far as Perth before running out of money. He played tennis in the West Australian championships and took a job in commercial art, and was soon illustrating for the Daily New sand Western Mail.
Rigby married the radio and television journalist Marlene Cock burn-in Perth in 1956. had two sons and three daughters. Rigby and his wife had retired to Margaret River, Western Australia in 2003, where they established a gallery and studio.
Paul Rigby’s Career
Rigby worked as a commercial artist and teacher before moving to Perth to work as an illustrator for West Australian Newspapers(1948–52), notably in the Western Mail. His work as a political cartoonist started at the Daily News (Perth) in 1952, where he won five Walkley Awards between 1960 and 1969.
From 1949 his work coincided with that of topical columnist Bernie Kirwan Ward on the back page of the Daily News. The pair published a number of books containing reprints of their popular collaborations. From 1959 Rigby’s cartoons were syndicated to various newspapers throughout Australia.
In 1968 Rupert Murdoch took control of The News of the World in London, a Sunday newspaper with a circulation of six million. In November the following year, he also acquired The Sun, then a struggling London daily. As part of his revamp of these papers, he convinced Rigby to move to England to draw cartoons for them. Originally it was for six months, but he stayed for five years.
Rigby’s style, drawn in pen with black ink on Duo-shade board, with lots of shading and jam-packed with detail went over well. He always drew a small boy and a dog somewhere in his cartoons. It became a game with the readers to find them. In some pubs, the cartoons were cut up into 200 pieces and sold, with a prize going to the person with the piece that showed the dog.
Rigby’s cartoons were also syndicated by the German Springer group and were run in many European newspapers. Rigby worked briefly at Rupert Murdoch’s Sydney Daily Mirror from 1969. Murdoch had just purchased English tabloid The Sun and in the same year, Rigby relocated to London to work on Murdoch’s new acquisition. He spent eight years on the New York Daily News and for 15 years was the main cartoonist on the New York Post. Rigby also contributed work to the News of the World, the German Springer Group and the U.S. National Star.
Rigby returned to Australia in 1974 to work at the Sydney Daily Telegraph and then moved to the United States to work at another new Murdoch acquisition, the New York Post, also contributing to the Star. From 1984 to 1992, he worked at the New York Daily News. Many later artists were influenced by his book Paul Rigby’s Course of Drawing and Cartooning (1976), which was privately published. He illustrated more than 30 books and produced a number of collections of his drawings.
In 1977, Murdoch convinced Rigby to move to New York to work for six months on the New York Post, America’s oldest newspaper. The happy relationship lasted until 1984 when they had a falling out over working conditions for Australian employees, and Rigby picked up his paintbrushes and departed. There was the talk of returning to Australia, but he moved to the New York Daily News instead.
Rigby returned to the New York Post in 1992, and in 1995 the Australian Embassy in Washington hosted an exhibition of his and Pat Oliphant’s cartoons. Don Russell, the Australian ambassador, said at the time: “Both gentlemen are widely known and recognized not only in Australia and the US but also internationally.”After drawing an estimated 15,000 cartoons over 50 years, Rigby retired in 2000. He settled in Florida, but it was not as idyllic as he and his wife Marlene had hoped, and they returned to Australia in 2003, settling in Margaret River in southwest Western Australia and opening a gallery there.
Rigby worked in pen and ink on Bristol board. In much the same way that Al Hirschfeld concealed the name “NINA” in his own drawings, Rigby usually included hard-to-find images of a tiny dog and a small boy (referred to as “the urchin”)somewhere in his cartoons.
Rigby is a recipient of an Order of Australia for services to cartooning (1999). He won five Walkley Awards, a New York Press Club Award in 1982, and US Newspaper Guild’s Page One Award in 1983,1984,1985, and 1986.
Limp falling club
Paul Rigby is credited with founding the Limp Falling Association in Perth in the late 1950s.”Limp falling” is the art of going limp and falling to the ground. It is usually practiced unannounced in a public place, typically a pub People working in Perth’s media began limp falling while drinking at the Palace Hotel.
On the morning of 15 November 2006, Rigby suffered a mild heart attack at his Caves Road property. His condition worsened in the afternoon and he was taken by ambulance to Busselton hospital where he suffered another heart attack and died at 7.10 pm.
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April 23–29, 2016 | No. 105
The version of history presented each Anzac Day holds up those who fought as heroes. As the author ’s family can attest, the reality can be less flattering. By Jo Stewart.
The Gallipoli lie and other tall tales from the front
The author’s grandfather, James Millard Stewart.
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The truth arrived in a package delivered to my house from the National Archives of Australia. Inside a folder emblazed with the words “Your story, our history” were records of my grandfather’s service in World War I. In my family, there is a gulf of many years between generations, and not much was known about him. All I had was a black-and-white photo from when he enlisted, stories from older relatives who said he had served in Gallipoli, and an anecdote involving an incident during the war where he got trapped in a wine cellar with his friends and they had to drink their way out. The usual Stewart family yarns.
Seeing his cursive signature more than 100 years after he signed his life away for king and country was bittersweet, yet strangely the records made no mention of Gallipoli. He was never there. Although he was stationed briefly in Egypt, the records indicate he spent most of his time in Europe fighting on the Western Front. How the Gallipoli lie came to be, who knows? But he certainly didn’t serve there.
“It’s certainly at odds with the mythical, modern-day, superficial heroic image…”
That wasn’t the only surprise as I leafed through the folder of James Millard Stewart’s war service. The records indicated he was far from a model soldier. He was absent without leave (AWOL) on many occasions, one time taking himself off for a 15-day break over Christmas and New Year in 1916. He faced military court on many other occasions, mostly for disciplinary problems. He also spent a significant proportion of the war in hospital being treated for venereal disease. All of his hospital admissions were there, marked in red pen. Between 1916 and 1919 he spent more than 250 days in hospital being treated for sexual infections.
Raden Dunbar researched the topic extensively while writing The Secrets of the Anzacs: The Untold Story of Venereal Disease in the Australian Army, 1914–1919. He found that venereal disease was very common among soldiers of all combatant countries during World War I, and was a significant issue for the Australian Imperial Force.
“About 60,000 Australian soldiers were infected with venereal disease during World War I. Many of those soldiers were treated for multiple infections, so the number of hospital admissions was much higher. In the combined forces of Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, there were more than 400,000 hospital admissions for venereal disease,” Dunbar explains, before adding: “The infection rate among the Australian contingent approached record levels in Egypt in early 1916 with 1500-2000 Australian soldiers being treated in hospital every day.”
The AIF was conflicted between treating the infections as a moral problem and as a medical problem, such was the stigma associated with sexually transmitted infections. Soldiers were frequently punished under military law for having caught a venereal disease and were scorned by fellow soldiers and military commanders. Yet Dunbar believes that the real punishment came in the form of the gruesome treatment regimen, which was invasive, painful and humiliating.
Occurring at a time before penicillin was available, the only way of treating gonorrhoea was via urethral injections of a silver solution. Syphilis patients were treated with arsenic and mercury. Essentially, patients were injected with poisonous substances to kill diseases. Treatments went for a month, or longer. The heavy metals used in treatment during this period were all subsequently banned for use in any kind of medical treatment.
Unsurprisingly, most returned veterans went to great lengths to conceal the venereal diseases they acquired at war. These types of medical records weren’t readily available until they started turning up on the National Archives of Australia website during the past decade. Almost a hundred years after the event, the truth has only recently started to emerge.
Peter Burness has worked at the Australian War Memorial for 43 years and as a senior historian he advises me to pay attention to the records but also to look for what’s not there. While venereal disease was common in troops who served in World War I, Burness suggests that I look at all the other information and to keep my thoughts in context. “As the father of three sons, I can say that young men all through history are crazy. Some blokes went through the war with a clean record but others got into all sorts of strife.”
Burness looks at the dates and mentions that my grandfather’s first taste of combat was during the Battle of Fromelles where he was shot in the face and evacuated to England for a long period of hospital treatment for both the facial wound and the venereal disease he subsequently acquired on leave. By the time he returned to the Western Front many months later, about half of his battalion had been killed. Burness also explains that towards the end of the war, my grandfather’s battalion fought on the Hindenburg Line, a pivotal, nightmarish battle that resulted in a huge number of casualties.
Burness explains that the troops on the Western Front experienced unspeakable horrors, and the idea of returning home to their families in Australia became an abstract concept as the war dragged on. The combined effect of trauma, grief, pain and shock often gave soldiers a fatalistic outlook on life, which led to risk-taking while on leave. After all, most Australian soldiers who served in World War I were naive young men with little life experience and limited military training. While the term AWOL conjures up images of men running from battle, Burness explains that most AWOL cases during this period can be attributed to nothing more than boredom. “Absence without leave was typical over there, especially in places like England, where troops were sent to recuperate in hospital. Your grandfather was sent to hospital and he’s hanging around doing nothing while recuperating. So he just shoots through for a couple of days because he’s feeling fine.”
My grandfather’s story does not fit easily with the Anzac myth. But unlike many from the older generation, my siblings and cousins are happy to look the truth of his service in the face. Before the records were located, none of us assumed anyone in our family was capable of living a pious life. We’re not religious nor are we shrinking violets. We were brought up on a steady diet of colourful stories fed to us from aunts and uncles who possessed a wicked sense of humour and a fondness for larrikinism, as we do.
My cousin Paul visited the Western Front in 2000 and as an ex-serviceman himself, he counts it as a spiritual experience. “It’s so vivid in my mind. That was where my grandfather walked into battle, not knowing if he was destined to leave. I wish he and his mates never had to endure these battles but they did, and when I think of James Millard Stewart in the thick of it all I’m incredibly proud.”
We all agree these records are invaluable, providing the younger generation with an opportunity to get to know a man none of us ever met. “Having these details gives me a strong connection to him,” Paul says. “I never met the man, yet these records make me feel like I know him. Yes, his records are colourful; but who has the right to judge a man or woman for their actions in these situations? No one does. He is everything I would want my grandfather to be.”
While Australia is proud to celebrate its war history, the version of history presented each Anzac Day continues to be a rather narrow one. Like me, many believe there’s room for a wider range of stories to be included in the national narrative. Talking about the focus of his book, Dunbar says, “It’s certainly at odds with the mythical, modern-day, superficial heroic image…” And then he adds: “But the truth is far more interesting.”
This article was first published in the print edition of The Saturday Paper on Apr 23, 2016 as "Tales from the front".
Jo Stewart is a Melbourne-based freelance writer.
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Fat Man, Funk Ball keep Grandview teacher Steve Hall's memory alive
ALAN FROMAN THISWEEKNEWS.COM @ThisWeekAfroman
Feb 26, 2019 at 11:05 AM Feb 26, 2019 at 11:44 AM
Four years after he died, Steve Hall is still making an impact at Grandview Heights High School.
Hall died Feb. 17, 2015, at age 44 after a long battle with colon cancer. The Steve Hall Memorial Fund was established after the math teacher's death.
For three years, the fund has provided annual scholarships to two students at Grandview High School and one student at Hall's alma mater, Wayne Trace High School in Haviland.
"It's his lasting legacy," said Grandview math teacher Kevin Richards.
"The impact Steve had on our community and our school was incredible," Richards said. "What is so gratifying is seeing that his legacy is continuing at our school, even though none of our students had him as a teacher."
Students held the latest edition of the Funk Ball on Feb. 9 at the school.
"After Steve was diagnosed with cancer, the kids wanted to raise money for the family to help with his medical expenses," Richards said. "They called it the 'Funk Ball for Hall.' After Steve passed away, they continued to want to hold the event to raise money to provide scholarships in Steve's name."
This year's event raised $870, he said.
Both Hall and Richards were part of an informal group, mostly Grandview and Marble Cliff residents, who called themselves the Fat Man.
"It was just a humorous name we came up with," Richards said. "We'd get together and play basketball. We still get together and play basketball on Thursday nights, participate in an indoor golf league and other things."
Hall was one of the key members of the Fat Man; his good nature influenced the atmosphere when the group got together, Marble Cliff Village Council President Matt Cincione said.
"He really enjoyed the camaraderie and the humor," he said. "He helped make things really fun when we were together."
It was a bitter irony for the Fat Man that the day Hall died was Fat Tuesday, Richards said.
Members of the Fat Man created the memorial fund to honor their friend, he said.
Since Hall's death, they have gathered each year on Fat Tuesday at Woodland's Backyard to celebrate Hall's life.
"The guys in our group, as wonderful as they are, always bring their checkbook to the gathering to make a donation to the memorial fund," Richards said.
This year's gathering will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, at Woodland's, 668 Grandview Ave.
Anyone who would like to join in the celebration is invited to attend, Richards said.
"It's just a chance to get together and share some memories about Steve and have a lot of laughs telling Steve stories," he said. "It's a fun night for all of us, except Steve's not there."
"It's really a low-key kind of event," Cincione said. "We get together, have a drink and make a toast to Steve's memory."
Donations to the memorial fund will be accepted at the event and also may be sent to Richards care of Grandview Heights High School, 1587 W. Third Ave., Columbus 43212.
Seniors are invited to apply each year for memorial scholarships, which vary in size from year to year, Richards said.
"We look to recognize students who share some of the same characteristics that defined Steve," he said.
Hall was dedicated to making the world a better place, Richards said.
"He majored in engineering and was working in a position with Brink Heat, helping take care of some of their accounts," he said. "Steve would travel all around for his job, to Phoenix, Austin, San Francisco and England. It was an incredible job, but he'd say, 'I don't think I'm having any impact on the community or the state of the world.' "
Richards said his friend and former college roommate decided he wanted to go back to school and become a teacher.
"I asked him if he was sure this was what he wanted to do, because he wasn't going to be making half the money as a teacher," he said. "That didn't matter to Steve. He wanted to make a difference."
Hall served as a student teacher in Richards' classroom.
Just after Hall earned his education degree, two math teachers retired at Grandview High School, and he joined the school's staff in fall 1997.
Hall, a former Ohio State University men's basketball player who stood 6 feet 8 inches tall, spent the next 18 years at the school, teaching math and serving as a coach for girls basketball and tennis and an assistant coach for boys basketball.
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Morocco to bar dutch abortion ship
By Sapa-AFP
Image: AFP PHOTO EPA-ANP/ROBERT VOS The Dutch 'abortion boat' Aurora, a ship specially equipped to carry out up to 20 abortions a day. File photo.
Morocco's government said the Dutch "abortion boat," due to arrive on Thursday in the first such trip to a Muslim country, is not authorised to act and must be prevented from doing so.
Women on Waves, the Dutch group organising the trip, said earlier that the ship, which is equipped to provide women with the medication needed for "safe legal medical abortions" up to six and a half weeks into pregnancy, would arrive at 1300 GMT on Thursday.
It was due to land at Smir, on Morocco's Mediterranean coast, some 40 kilometres (25 miles) east of Tangier.
In the first official response to the planned visit, the health ministry on Wednesday urged the relevant authorities to prevent the visit from taking place.
"The ministry of health... has never been informed of this event and has not authorised any non-resident party or doctor in Morocco to carry out this medical intervention," it said in a statement.
"The ministry calls on the relevant authorities to do what it is necessary to ensure that the law is applied," it added.
Moroccan law prohibits abortion, except when the life of the mother is in danger.
Women on Waves said the purpose of the visit was to provide abortions to women that might otherwise be exposed to grave health risks, and planned to set up a hotline to inform women about how to induce medical abortions safely at home.
Doctor Rebecca Gomperts, the Dutch group's founder, told AFP that around 600 to 800 Moroccan women have an abortion every day.
"The problem is that only about 200 cases are done properly, by women who have money," she said, with the rest resorting to dangerous methods because they are unable to afford the more expensive treatment.
This leads to the deaths of 78 Moroccan women each year on average, Gomperts claimed, citing statistics provided by the World Health Organisation.
In the past 11 years, a Women on Waves ship has visited Ireland, Poland, Portugal and Spain, sparking protests in each country from pro-life groups.
Ordinary Moroccans on Wednesday voiced strong opposition to the visit, which local youth group the Alternative Movement for Individual Liberties (MALI) has helped to organise.
"Moroccan law forbids abortion. Moroccan religious identity say it is forbidden and so does Islam. So the government cannot allow this ship to come to Morocco," lawyer Abdelmalik Zaza was quoted as saying in Al-Tajdid, the newspaper of ruling Islamist party the PJD.
Hannan Idrissi, a member of a Moroccan pro-life group, said the abortion figures given by Gomperts were incorrect, and disputed the motives of the MALI youth group.
"The MALI movement that invited the ship is known for its disrespect for ethics and the dignity of Moroccan society," she was quoted as saying by Al-Tajdid.
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Revealed At Last: How Major Nzeogwu Who Plotted Nigeria's First Coup In 1966, Died
Posted by Samuel on Sun 09th Jun, 2019 - tori.ng
Family members have opened up on the life and times of Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu who led Nigeria's first military coup.
Major Nzeogwu
From his existing biography, Chukwuma can be said to be an elemental figure (Ogbanje – one with a short breezy life span) do you share in that belief?
Yes, it is true. He always told us clearly, and from accounts from our elder sister, it was clear that he came to the world with a mission. Our late father used to tell his friend, Olusegun Obasanjo who was married to pressurize his friend, Chukwuma, to get married too. Several times he told him “you’re married. Please let your friend get married too”. My brother’s standard response was always, “ I am not interested in that, because I won’t live long. I have come here to do what I want to do and then move away. So, there is no point getting married and leaving behind a widow or orphan to suffer’. He was focused on what he said he came to the world to do and did not want any distraction.
So, he had a premonition that he was going to die young?
In your family lineage or genealogy, can you recall anyone with that kind of streak that he probably took after? Did he reincarnate anyone as traditionalists believe?
Well, I don’t know. Since I was born, I never heard from even our elders that he took after someone. He was a different kind of person.
After so many years of his death, how do you remember him?
We always remember him in our prayers asking God to accept him in his bosom, since he was the one that sent him on the mission. We believe that since he came to achieve what he wanted to achieve and had gone away, God should give him eternal rest. We have left him in the hands of God. He sent him here and called him back.
He didn’t marry. But have you heard stories of his having a girlfriend or child anywhere?
No. Nothing like that. We never knew of any. His friend, Obasanjo confirmed it to us. He said he never had any.
As a notable hero in your family, what strong memories of him can you remember that you can share with us? Are there times you would say, if Chukwuma were to be alive, he would have done this thing like this or this way? Can you remember any incident or feeling like that in your family?
It has to do with cheating or injustice. He never liked cheating in any form. Where he saw or perceived any, he tackled it without looking back. Sometimes when we were being punished by our father for some misbehaviours, he used to fight on our behalf to get us out of the troubles and punishments. He would tell our parents to forgive us. They are children. They won’t do it again. But if my father insisted on flogging us, he will appeal to him more strongly, saying’ I think I have pleaded with you. Please leave them.’ He was that kind of person and he loathed bribery with all his heart. He also hated corruption. He would not bribe you and would not accept.
How did members of your family react when you heard the news of his involvement of leading the first military coup d’état in Nigeria in 1966?
We were shocked and surprised.
He did not tell anybody?
No. Even, he did not tell my father. What he did was that when he came (I just put to bed that time and my mother was with me on Omugwo.- Igbo post- natal motherly visitation and care); remember that there was no phone that time. So he came to the house to tell my husband to release mum; that he wanted our mother and father to go home to the village. We were all living in Kaduna then. My husband wanted to seek for more clarifications, but he told him, “no questions. Just release this woman to join her husband. I am sending them home.” He sent them back to Okpanam. They first of all went to stay in Asaba where we had a house, before relocating them to Okpanam. This happened the same month that the coup occurred. We did not expect it. Even my husband did not know about it. So, we were all shocked.
Was your father angry? How exactly did he react?
He was very angry and fumed over his son, because he knew the consequences of what Chukwuma did. He knew they would be searching for him to punish him. My father was upset and complained bitterly.
He never met him again until he was killed?
They never met again. He was sending friends to cater for my father’s failing health and upkeep. His friends were the ones in charge. They took directives directly from him and what to do and where to take him to. He never sent any direct message to my father.
During that intervening period, you know he was detained? Did your father make any conscious effort to see him?
He didn’t want to see my father. He tried to see him. He sent message that he had told him he had a short life to live and whatever he heard or saw , he should take it like that.’ Don’t worry, people will take care of you’, he told him. He was not moved by any persuasion and insisted on his friends taking care of him through him.
Your father died shortly afterwards in 1973. Do you think he died of a broken heart arising from the ordeal of his son? Was it the news of the death of Chukwuma that killed him eventually?
Yes, that was what killed him. He died of stroke. He had stroke and after some years he died.
After his release from detention, he joined the Biafran forces and was gunned down at Nsukka. What was the family reaction to that?
Well, as the war was raging, they were also pushing forward. He was with his soldiers. He was not gunned down like that. The Nigerian soldiers had been pushed back by them. He knew that they were particularly looking for him. So, he was running for his dear life.
He was trying to escape before they caught him?
No, he wasn’t trying to escape. Well, he tried to….. He was trying to escape to join those people because they were soldiers too. Part of them was Nigerian soldiers.
Was he with the Nigerian soldiers or Biafran soldiers?
Ehmm… it was when the war was serious. Where he was, he had to belong to the people there. Common sense dictated that.
That means he was caught on the Biafran side?
Since his death.. I mean when he was gunned down.
(Cuts in) He was not gunned down.
But some historical accounts say he was shot? How did he die?
You see, during the war, he knew that all the soldiers that they caught died a gruesome death. They used to tie their neck with a rope to a vehicle and drove along with their heads hitting the road until they died. So, my brother said no, I won’t die like that. They won’t kill me like that. Before they kill me, I will do something. So, according to the story I heard within our family circle, you know he was trained in the war school in India? Nigeria trained him. Even when they went to Congo for peacekeeping operations, he was the one who led the troops. So, he felt that if they got hold of him, his own death will be the worst ever. They will cut off his hand first. Cut off some body parts and subject him to a slow and painful death. So, he said no. I won’t die like that. I won’t give them the opportunity to humiliate me. Then…(pause) I am not supposed to be telling you all these.
No, go ahead ma. He is long gone.
So, I learnt that he used injection. He was a trained soldier. He injected himself. After injecting himself, he threw a grenade. By then, the Nigerian soldiers were around. They had sold him away to Nigerian soldiers. He was together with Emmanuel Ifeajuna, his colleague. He betrayed him and sold him to the Nigerian soldiers. He slipped away and told them that ‘that person that is holding the war, I just left him there. Go there, and you will meet him’ and really they saw him, and he knew it was time to go. Immediately they came near, he did that thing. He injected himself and released a grenade. All those soldiers died with him. He died a great soldier.
When he died and you got the news, what was the reaction at home that day?
Well, I was with my husband at Kaduna. My parents were at home. They told me about it and I became sick. My husband heard the announcement on radio, but he didn’t tell me. Somebody from outside came and said ‘did you hear what I am hearing. They said Chukwuma is dead oo’. My husband hushed him up. Then later on, when I had eaten and refreshed and was in the parlour, lonely, he came to see me. He quietly told me and quickly added, ‘it doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter, he died a good death.’ I tried to inquire more but he didn’t say much again. I fell sick immediately. My parents were devastated. That very day, I left Kaduna and returned home to meet my parents.
Since his death, apart from Obasanjo, have his other friends and admirers been relating with you?
Obasanjo is the only one that has maintained a relationship with his family. He was taking care of my mum. My father died and he buried him. Barrister Nwokolo from Abagana too, who is late now. They were all friends. He and obasanjo joined together to bury my dad. Obasanjo also buried my mother when she died some years ago at the age of 110 years. They were the ones taking care of my mother too, before she died. Obasanjo kept faith with my brother and the assignment he gave him. He told him that ‘since I am not going to live long, my sisters are all married. So take care of my brother Peter and my late sister, Philomena. See to their education. My life will be short.’ That was what Obasanjo was doing. The late Tai Solarin of Mayflower School, Ikenne trained our only surviving brother (Prof) up to university level. Tai Solarin also trained my late sister, Philomena up to university level. She was teaching at the Federal college, Asaba.
Have you been able to find out if your late brother left behind any property, bank account or will, since he knew he was Ogbanje and was not going to live long?
No, he did not leave behind anything (laughs). He just assigned duties to his friend, Obasanjo.
Looking at the scenario closely, how would you describe the man, Obasanjo?
Obasanjo is a very nice and reliable friend. A kind hearted man. He kept to promises made. Others would have disappointed. He demonstrated what true friendship is all about. He is not a fair weather friend as we can see in many people. He is a loyal friend even unto death to my late brother, Chukwuma.
What the late Chukwuma fought and died for, do you think they have been actualized. Do you think he is sleeping easy in his grave? That way, given the situation in Nigeria today, did he die for nothing?
All his struggles to make Nigeria better and united, you can see that it is worse now. He would be regretting fighting that war. But he has played his own part.
If he were alive today, where do you think he will belong to: A better Nigeria or secessionist Biafra, because there is a growing clamour by some groups and individuals for Biafra to break out of Nigeria?
He would never have supported Biafra. He wanted one Nigeria. His objective in everything is justice and fairness and he would seek to achieve it in Nigeria.
When you look back and forward, without Chukwuma in the mix, how would your family have been?
Well, we leave everything to God, because if he were to be alive, I know we won’t be under this condition. It would have been better. All the same, we thank God for his life and for knowing him. We are okay and managing.
What type of food did he like eating when he was alive? Can you remember?
I can’t remember. He was not somebody you could easily get such details from easily. Even when he visited home in Kaduna when he was in the army, he never gave out such details or encouraged anyone to prepare any food for him. He will just come in, sometimes unannounced and say ‘papa, how are you? Mama ,how are you?. Ok. No problem. You’re okay.’ He would turn and go back. My mum would cry, sit down, sit down. He would retort ‘I’m not sitting down. I just wanted to say hello. I am just from the church’. He was a devout Catholic. He never missed the morning masses. Even when he lived with Obasanjo, he would leave him very early in the morning to go for morning mass. And then, on his return , the two would leave for morning sorting activities. He believed in God, and it was God that helped him during that coup.
What other special thing would you say about Chukwuma?
I want the government to look into what my brother fought for and his intention. If they will go back to work based on justice and fairness, he would not have died in vain.
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Who Was Princess Margaret's Much-Younger Boyfriend Roddy Llewellyn?
Of their eight-year relationship, he says, "I was just following my heart."
By Caroline Hallemann
Daily Mail/REX/Shutterstock
Helena Bonham Carter was quite thorough in her preparations to play Princess Margaret in seasons three and four of the Netflix series The Crown. She consulted everyone from psychics to the late royal's close friends, including her ladies-in-waiting, and a hairdresser. And she also spoke with Roddy Llewellyn, Margaret's one-time boyfriend, who comes into the picture just as her marriage to Antony Armstrong-Jones is crumbling.
“He came to tea with me and Harry [Treadaway], who plays Roddy. He was so fun and warm — that’s what she needed. He’s very musical. He started singing a song in my kitchen," Bonham Carter told the Sunday Times.
"He said they found each other just at the right time. They were both very lost, both felt somewhat outsiders, just not quite accepted by the family—or not quite good enough. Her confidence was really undermined by the breakdown of her marriage. He also gave her fun at a time when she hadn’t been having much.”
In advance of season premiere on November 17, here's a brief timeline of the couple's complicated love affair.
Margaret and Roddy first met in Scotland in 1973.
Per the BBC, they were introduced at the Café Royal in Edinburgh on their way to Margaret's friend Colin Tennant's house. At the time, Roddy was a gardener, and just 25 years old, 17 years younger than Margaret.
Their relationship was perfect tabloid fodder.
Photos of Margaret and Roddy on a romantic holiday on the island of Mustique are what prompted a flood of coverage. And as news of the Snowdons' separation became public, the press descended on Roddy until he issued a statement.
"I much regret any embarrassment caused to Her Majesty the Queen and the royal family, for whom I wish to express the greatest respect, admiration and loyalty," it read.
"Could we please be permitted by the media, who have besieged us, to carry on with our work and private lives without further interference."
Roddy Llewellyn swims with Princess Margaret on holiday in Mustique in February 1976.
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But it was hardly enough to quiet the media's appetite.
"When it emerged that Margaret was having the relationship with Roddy Llewellyn, we were absolutely in the age of tabloid gossip and celebrity news and this was the perfect story was to feed that machine," Chris Granlund, executive producer of the documentary Margaret: A Rebel Princess, which aired earlier this year on PBS, said.
Granlund says that one of the goals of telling Margaret's story was putting it within a historical context to show how the world was changing as well.
"Feminism was growing but still there was a double standard that for an older woman being with a younger man at that time was a huge thing, and much more than it would be today. And so that was a part of it, so he was constantly referred to as her “Toy Boy.” Politicians called him that when they were attacking the royal family in parliament. So [their relationship] was used as a weapon against the royal family."
While they were dating, Roddy launched a music career.
He released one album, "Roddy," in 1978, though publicity became difficult to manage when the press only wanted to discuss his personal life.
Roddy in the recording studio in 1978.
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In the end, Roddy and Margaret dated for approximately 8 years.
Eventually, they broke up, and in July of 1981, he married Tatiana Soskin. They have three daughters together, Alexandra, Natasha, and Rosie.
Roddy with his wife Tatiana (left).
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Roddy now lives a quiet life, relatively out of the spotlight, but in 2002, he reflected on his relationship with Margaret.
"I didn't think about the consequences of such a high-profile affair," he said. "If we all had crystal balls, we'd all know which horse to back, wouldn't we? I was just following my heart."
He continued, recalling the first time they met.
"I discovered a warm and witty woman, possessing a strong sense of duty and dedication to her country's interests, who has honoured me with her friendship since that first house party that was so filled with fun and laughter," he said.
"In Princess Margaret I found a fine friend who could steady my restless nature and offer wise counsel."
The Queen eventually approved of their relationship because it made Margaret happy, but she didn't at first.
Princess Margaret's authorized biographer, Christopher Warwick, has said that "the Queen didn't approve of Roddy or of the relationship, and she thought that in all of this Roddy business, her sister was behaving badly."
But eventually, the British monarch changed her mind. In the documentary Elizabeth: Our Queen, Lady Anne Glenconner recounts a conversation she had with the British monarch at Princess Margaret's funeral. Glenconner says the Queen was glad Margaret had been introduced to Roddy.
“After Princess Margaret’s funeral, the Queen, she said, ‘I’d just like to say, Anne, it was rather difficult at moments, but I thank you so much [for] introducing Princess Margaret to Roddy ’cause he made her really happy,’” Glenconner said.
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UEFA Women's Champions League - No dream ending for Lehn - News
No dream ending for Lehn
Unni Lehn's farewell match ended in disappointment as HJK Helsinki advanced to the last four.
Unni Lehn's farewell match ended in disappointment as HJK Helsinki put an end to SK Trondheims-Ørn's UEFA Women's Cup semi-final hopes with a 2-0 second-leg victory, and 4-3 aggregate triumph.
No away goal
Midfield player Lehn, who joins Women's United Soccer Association club Carolina Courage on Tuesday 2 April, showed why she has earned the move with an inspirational final performance, but was unable to help her team find the goals they needed to clinch the tie.
Kalmari opens scoring
HJK had the better of the first half, but had to wait until two minutes before half-time to level the aggregate scores, Laura Kalmari finding the net. Trondheims-Ørn improved in the second period, but were unable to regain the lead in the tie, and Kalmari scored again with eleven minutes left. HJK now face Umeå IK in the semi-finals after the Swedish team beat TNK Ryazan 7-2 on aggregate.
Olympic gold
Lehn, whose goals helped Trondheims-Ørn to 12 domestic titles and Norway to their 2000 Olympic final victory over the United States, said: "I look forward to playing for the Courage, together with all the great players there. I am grateful to the WUSA for giving me the chance to play in the best league in the world."
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Unni Lehn will leave SK Trondheims-Ørn for Carolina Courage on 2 April.
Fixture schedule finalised
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Group 1: Miserly Trondheim ease through
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Biomedical Science - BSc (Hons)
2021/22 Part-time Undergraduate course
Faculty of Life and Health Sciences
Coleraine campus
Flexible, part-time, on-campus BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences, supported by online teaching.
BSc Hons Biomedical Science 6 years part-time; the teaching is a mixture of on campus teaching and online teaching.
Biomedical science is concerned with understanding how diseases develop and how they may affect the normal functioning of the body. The aim of the discipline is the investigation of the disease process and, ultimately, the development of methods for monitoring, diagnosing, treating and preventing disease.
Competencies in both personal and interpersonal skills have been given priority in the design of the course content, together with a firm knowledge and understanding of science. The excellent reputation of the course has meant that graduates have been extremely successful in finding high-level career employment and are readily accepted for higher degree programmes at the world’s greatest universities.
Part-time with a mixture of on campus teaching and online learning.
Learning and teaching in biomedical sciences is normally through a combination of face-to-face lectures, hands-on practical classes, tutorials, seminars, problem-based learning and computer-assisted learning.
Assessment in modules is through a combination of coursework completed during the semester and/or sessional written examinations.
Coursework can take the form of practical reports, written assignments, class tests, presentations, case studies and dissertations.
The feeling of community at our Coleraine campus makes for a warm and welcoming student experience.
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Our Campus in Coleraine boasts a variety of indoor and outdoor facilities that are open all year round to students and members of the public.
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This module is designed to introduce students to the fundamental biochemical pathways, an understanding of which are necessary for the further study of life and health sciences. The structure, function and metabolism of biological macromolecules and the regulation of the pathways involved in their metabolism are discussed in detail
Medical Cell Biology
This module will enable students to develop an understanding of the cellular basis of life and the relevance of studies of cell structure and function at the molecular level to human disease. In addition, it will provide a foundation for further studies in genetics, microbiology, histology and biochemistry.
Chemistry and Pharmacology
This module introduces general descriptive, physical, organic and inorganic chemistry and the principles underlying chemical properties and reactions of simple organic and inorganic compounds with applications to pharmacology.
Scientific Communication and Statistics
This module will introduce students to biomedical science as a science discipline and as a profession, as well as educating students about key transferable scientific skills, including communication, IT, research, critical analysis and statistical analysis.
Human Physiology & Anatomy
This module provides an introduction to the study of human physiology and anatomy to underpin further study of the pathophysiology in health and disease.
Practical and Laboratory Skills
This module aims to provide students with the basic skills and techniques required to work safely in a laboratory setting, which underpins further study and practice in the life and health sciences.
This module provides a foundation in Cellular Pathology encompassing core aspects of professional practice from gross specimen to slide, and microscopic examination of normal and abnormal tissues (histopathology) and cells (cytopathology) for structural changes and indicators of disease.
Haematology and transfusion science
This module provides a comprehensive overview of key concepts in haematology and transfusion science, with emphasis on their relevance in health and disease, as well as an appreciation of the application of these concepts in clinical practice. It provides the student with the appropriate knowledge and intellectual skills necessary to work in a routine or research laboratory setting and underpin further study in the biomedical sciences.
This module is designed to provide an understanding in clinical biochemistry sufficient to underpin further study in the biomedical sciences.
Applied Genetics
This module considers genetic defects that contribute to human disease with study of recombinant DNA techniques, human inheritance, chromosomal aberrancies and inborn errors of metabolism, carcinogenesis and ageing. Practical experience of contemporary molecular biological techniques is also provided. Advances in molecular genetics and the human genome project are also discussed and provide an appreciation of the potential for improved diagnostics and therapeutics
This module is designed to provide understanding of key concepts in pathology sufficient to underpin further study in the biomedical sciences
This module will introduce the concepts and requirements of biobusinesses that are necessary to ensure professional conduct in a career in the biosciences. Laboratory management, quality control, data protection, health & safety and scientific communication are covered. This module will facilitate understanding of current professional practice as recognised throughout the varied range of local and national bioscience industries, as well as further developing skills and attributes that will enable graduates to pursue careers as biosciences professionals.
This module provides insight into the major historical events, discoveries, disciplines, activities and relevance of microorganisms to the different areas of human activity. A major goal is to provide a foundation for understanding and learning microbiology as a biological science and its relation to our public health and the environment.
Clinical Immunology & Medical Microbiology
This module provides a detailed insight into the interaction between a microbial pathogen and its human host. The interaction between micro-organisms and the immune defence mechanism is highlighted. Consideration is also given to the use of vaccines and chemotherapy to avoid and eliminate infection. The module is taught by a combination of lectures and seminars with online supplementary materials where appropriate
This module is designed to provide students with an understanding of the key concepts in immunology sufficient to underpin further study in the biomedical sciences
This module presents an in-depth consideration of the pathology, cellular and molecular biology of the major non-infectious diseases of humans. The module enables students to integrate practical and theoretical information gained in earlier modules. Current and emerging strategies in disease diagnosis, treatment and monitoring are also discussed, which will underpin further study in Biomedical Sciences.
Pharmacology and Evidence-Based Practice
This module provides an understanding of applied and systems pharmacology of direct relevance to diverse clinical, industrial, and research careers, with an emphasis on development and application of advanced knowledge and skills, including utilization of evidence-based practice approach.
This Investigative Project is an independent piece of work completed by the student, designed to develop key research and transferable skills in a discipline relevant to biomedical sciences/biosciences.
Clinical & Molecular Genetics
The module considers in depth, key areas of genetics and introduces specialised topics based on recent advances and current considerations in the human and molecular genetics field. The application of available genomic/SNP data towards stratified and personalised medicine will be discussed.
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Pass overall BTEC Extended Diploma with DMM (only science-based BTECs are accepted).
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Applicants are also required to have Irish Leaving Certificate Higher Level English and Maths grade H6 or above OR Irish Leaving Certificate Ordinary Level English and Maths at grade O4 or above.
Pass science-based Access Course with a minimum overall mark of 65% and a minimum of 65% in each level 3 module.
You must satisfy the University’s general entry requirements and have GCSE passes at grade C/grade 4 or above in Maths, English Language and Chemistry OR Double Award Science.
The minimum requirement for this course is Academic IELTS 6.0 with no band score less than 5.5.
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Following screening of your form, it may be necessary for you to meet with a nurse or for a medical to be arranged with the University Occupational Health Physician. Depending on the exact nature of your placement/project you may require immunity from measles, mumps, rubella, chicken pox and tuberculosis and/or have completed a course of Hepatitis B vaccinations with subsequent positive serology results.
You will be advised further should the need for health screening and vaccination arise.
In addition to the qualifications listed above, we accept a range of alternative qualifications for example HND, HNC, Foundation Degree.
Applicants may also meet the course entry requirements with combinations of different qualifications to the same standard as defined by the University (provided subject requirements as noted above are met). Examples of acceptable combinations include:
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A Biomedical Scientist can specialize in several areas; as a healthcare scientist, their role is the diagnosis of disease, an evaluation of the effectiveness of treatment and screening via the analysis of fluids and tissue samples from patients; as a research scientist, working at the cutting edge of research to develop new technologies, tests and treatments for the detection, monitoring or treatment of disease; as a teacher, in science at post primary or as a lecturer in third level education; as a scientific writer; numerous opportunities exist for the qualified Biomedical Scientist.
Most students undertaking this part-time course are already in employment.
Selected students may have the opportunity to extend their studies to take a MBiomedSci degree by research on placement in USA.
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17th Bihar Assembly’s inaugural session begins with Members taking oath
Patna, November 23, 2020 13:45 IST
Updated: November 23, 2020 13:57 IST
The ceremony was conducted at the central hall of the legislature building with strict adherence to COVID-19 norms.
RJD MLAs Tejashwi Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav arrive at Bihar Assembly for the inaugural session of the 17th Bihar Vidhan Sabha, in Patna, Monday, Nov 23, 2020. | Photo Credit: PTI
The inaugural session of 17th Bihar Assembly commenced on Monday with members being administered the oath of office by Protem Speaker Jitan Ram Manjhi.
According to the schedule read out by Mr. Manjhi, the newly elected members will be sworn in on the first two days of the session, on November 23 and 24.
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Members representing constituency numbers 1 to 100 will take oath during the first half of Monday, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and those representing constituency numbers 101 to 200, including RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, during the second half, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The rest will be administered the oath of office on Tuesday, he said.
Deputy Chief Ministers and BJP Members Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi were the first ones to be sworn in.
Ministers who were administered oath included Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Bijendra Prasad Yadav, Sheela Kumari, Amarendra Pratap Singh, Rampreet Paswan, Ram Surat Kumar.
Jivesh Kumar was not present in the House when his name was called out.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is a member of legislative council, was present during the ceremony.
Prominent members who took oath in Maithili included Mithilesh Kumar, Vinod Narayan Jha, Nitish Mishra, Samir Kumar Mahaseth, Sudhanshu Shekhar, Haribhushan Thakur, while RJD member from Sheohar Chetan Anand, son of don-turned-politician Anand Mohan Singh, stuck to English.
Congress member from Kadwa, Shakeel Ahmad Khan, and BJP member from Sitamarhi, Mithilesh Kumar, took oath in Sanskrit, and AIMIM members Shahnawaz and Akhtarul Iman were administered oath in Urdu.
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Spotlight on Endy Bayuni from Indonesia
By Author Douglas Todd on November 1, 2012
Categories Articles, Journalism Spotlight, News & Announcements
Endy Bayuni is Senior Editor at The Jakarta Post in Indonesia.
Name: Endy Bayuni
Title: Senior Editor
Publication/news media: The Jakarta Post
Length of time reporting on religion: More than 10 years
How did you end up covering religion?
I am not a religion journalist, but I have reported extensively on interfaith relations in Indonesia. Although I am no longer reporting news in my capacity as senior editor, I write columns on issues of freedom of religion and interfaith relations, primarily but not exclusively in Indonesia.
One of the toughest challenges facing an emerging democracy in multi-ethnic and multi-religious societies like Indonesia is the relationship between communities of different faiths. As I write columns about democracy, inevitably my work frequently takes me to the issue of freedom of religion/interfaith relations in Indonesia, including, unfortunately, the communal conflicts and the persecution of religious minorities that happen recurrently in Indonesia.
What is the main philosophy that guides you when you go out to cover stories about religion?
I am a Muslim so I am guided by what Islam teaches me: That there shall be no compunction in matters of faith; that faith is a matter of personal choice and (therefore) that freedom of religion should be respected and protected by society and by the state. No one should be persecuted because of his or her belief.
What is the key issue affecting your region when it comes to religion?
For people of different faiths to coexist peacefully in Indonesia.
Although Indonesia is predominantly Muslim (accounting for 88 percent of the 240 million population), the archipelagic nation has pockets where other religions (mainly Christianity/Catholicism, Buddhism and Hinduism) are the dominant religion or represented in larger numbers. There are also faiths or spiritual beliefs that have evolved indigenously over hundreds of years that should be recognized and accepted. Indonesia was founded on the basis of the diversity of its people in terms of race, ethnicity, tradition and custom, and religion. This diversity is enriching our society and our nation, but when poorly managed, the differences (including but not exclusively in religions) can lead to frictions, tensions and full-blown conflicts.
What challenges have you faced as a religion reporter?
The biggest challenge is my own lack of understanding about my own religion and about other religions, particularly my lack of knowledge in understanding the emotions and sentiments people have about their religions that often lead them to commit violence in the name of their faiths.
Why do you think religion reporting is so important?
Even in this modern era, most people still build or run their lives around the observation of religious rituals, and even with the global onslaught secularism/atheism on the back of modernism, many people still hold on to their beliefs, if not more so. I know many (if not most) journalists are not steeped in their own faiths, because of the nature of our profession that teaches us to be skeptical (sometimes of our own beliefs), but this is no excuse for not reporting religion properly, thoroughly and fairly, the way we would with other subjects. Given the sensitivity of the issue, journalists should report religion with even the greatest care.
I have seen a lot of reckless religion reporting, in Indonesia and around the world, that the media has became part of the problem in triggering tensions and conflicts between people of different faiths. The media in any society can and should be part of the solution.
How can we, as a community of journalists, improve reporting on religion?
We can do a lot of things. We can start small by just exchanging our respective experiences in how we overcome the challenges. Different countries/regions have different problems and challenges, but surely there are things we can learn from one another. Later on, we can set up benchmarks on what we consider to be best practices in reporting religion, and we can also conduct joint training programs in religion journalism.
How do you think we can encourage news media to place more importance on religious coverage?
The key is with the proprietors/editors-in-chief of the news media because they decide on editorial policies whether or not to make religion reporting important. We should convince them that their media institutions have a big responsibility in the protection of freedom of religion for everyone, and in making sure that people of different faiths in their respective regions lead a peaceful coexistence. We should also convince them that good journalism, including in reporting religion, builds their credibility, and therefore good for their business and their bottom line.
Can covering religion only be done in a sensationalist way? How do we keep it accurate and interesting?
Journalism thrives on conflicts, that’s the nature of our profession. We are (or should be) at our best in covering stories of tensions, conflicts, and wars, and the consequences these have on the lives of the people. The media that are only concerned with circulations or ratings would be tempted or be pressured to sensationalize such stories. But the audience is much smarter, especially now since they get their stories from all kind of sources thanks to the Internet. Engaging in sensational stories will only hurt the credibility of the journalists and their media.
One way of keeping stories on religion interesting is by focusing on the people. The audience can make the connection better if the stories revolve around real people, instead of around the religious leaders and their dogma. Stories of religious tensions, conflicts and wars, would have greater impact on the audience if we focus on the consequences on the lives of ordinary people.
How do you think new media and the spread of information today via the Internet impacts your work and the stories that you cover?
For one, the mainstream media no longer has the field to itself in disseminating news and information. Citizen journalists, including bloggers, are doing the same job, while most are probably amateurish and do not observe the principles of good journalism and professional codes of ethics, some of these citizen journalists do a much better job than we do.
I always believe that credibility is the chief currency in this profession/industry, and that is something you build over time and nurture the public trust in you and what you do. This hasn’t changed with the arrival of the new media. If anything, the fierce competitive news environment makes it even more imperative that journalists apply those principles of good journalism and observe the code of ethics/conducts.
What do you hope to get out of being a member of the IARJ?
Primarily networking and exchanging information and experience with those who share the same concern about the way we cover/report on religion and interfaith relations. If there is one thing we share in common, it is that we want to make the world a better place to live for everyone, whatever religion (including secularism/atheism) they believe in.
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The less heard, the less obvious.
Sin & Salvation in Baptist Town
Categories: Features Words: Wes Foster
Words: Wes Foster
Baptist Town is a neighbourhood in the Mississippi Delta town of Greenwood, surrounded on all sides by train tracks. In a community of only around five hundred people there is roughly a ninety percent unemployment rate. Many scenes from The Help were shot there, because not much has changed since the 1960s in regards to the architecture and the socioeconomic landscape. It’s as close as it gets to a community which has been completely passed by. It’s a feeling that seems to be synonymous to an extent with the feeling of many parts of America, even if it isn’t quite so explicit as in Baptist Town. Sin & Salvation is the documentation of that space, as a part of the series The Invisible Yoke.
Sin & Salvation is a standalone body of work within The Invisible Yoke series in that it forced Matt, a photographer who prefers the immediate and accessible, to spend seven years returning to the area to photograph. Beginning as a commission, this lead to him going back repeatedly, eventually spending around 120 days of working there over the years. It’s always a difficult task, working away from home, especially for personal projects. In a way, it almost comes through with the images – there’s an intensity and strength to the series which is rarely matched, and it has all the charm and charisma of well-done street photography within the setting of a larger documentary project.
There are a lot of candid images with jaunty angles made in the moment, and Sin & Salvation is always energetic. It never shies away from the realities of the area, which is blighted by drugs and violence, though is very much a series described by the hope and aspiration instead of the darkness. It is defined by its togetherness, and in many ways, the acknowledgement that no help will come from the outside. It’s a work defined by Matt recognising that he is very much an outsider within the space – he says that he ‘feels more at home in small communities’ and that in Baptist Town they were very ‘warm, open, loving and accepting’ which seems to stand at odds with projects like The Seven Cities, where he is the insider, and incorporated the idea of that into the work. Throughout working in the Baptist Town neighbourhood, he wanted to ‘collapse the distance between the outsider and the insider’.
Ellen Wilson cooks French fries in her kitchen in the Baptist Town neighbourhood of Greenwood, Mississippi on Saturday, May 22, 2010.
Quan Wilson waits on his aunt’s porch before joining her for a church service on Sunday, July 4, 2010 in the Baptist Town neighbourhood of Greenwood, Mississippi.
Vibrancy and reaction seem to be a pivotal feature in the images. As essentially a landscape photographer I envy the way in which photographers like Matt can go into a community and integrate, finding that balance between the voyeur and being part of the community. This ability to be non-invasive in his image-making is something which comes across incredibly strongly in this series and there seems to be a natural approach to people, and making portraits which reflect this. Whereas in I Love you, I’m Leaving film and bulky cameras slowed to process for the best results, Sin & Salvation, like most of his commissioned work, was made utilizing a range of digital cameras, for their obvious speed benefits, but also being able to work more quietly and cost effectively. The choice is led by a balance between wanting to be able to intuitively use the equipment, whilst at the same time not wanting to always know exactly what the image will look like.
Late at night a young man stands on the corner of Young and Pelican Streets in the Baptist Town neighbourhood of Greenwood, Mississippi on Thursday, November 4, 2010.
Jabari, Quan and Ellen Wilson sit around the dining room table the morning after the funeral for a young man from the Baptist Town neighbourhood of Greenwood, Mississippi.
The funeral of Demetrius “Butta” Anderson, 18, in Greenwood, Mississippi on Friday, November 5, 2010.
The rest of The Invisible Yoke arguably feels a little colder than Sin & Salvation, and this may just be because it is based around a larger area and the intensity of photographing such a small community comes through in the images. Arguably, it could be something more than that though. It’s someone taking a genuine interest in a community which is a little left behind, and Matt seems like someone who finds it easy to make connections, and always allows people their own space. Key to this is understanding that you are the observer, and life should continue with a natural pace around you. For a change, it might be someone who although they do have an agenda, doesn’t directly profit from their interest in the place. It’s important to be conscientious of this when photographing, as using people outright to make is neither ethical, nor does it make for good photography. Doing documentary well is born of an understanding that it is a collaboration, and the power relationship should follow suit. When it comes to that different feeling between Sin & Salvation and the rest of The Invisible Yoke I would argue that class comes quite heavily into it – though few of the people photographed in the four chapters are upper or middle class there seems to be a direct difference between how the lower working class people in Baptist Town interact with Matt, and how the upper working/lower middle class ‘ordinary’ American demographic behaves. Those that seem to be around cameras more, seem much more wary of them. They don’t embrace the attention and they seem to not really want to engage with the photographer.
It could, of course, be that I’m simply reading it wrong. In part, Matt changed the way he was working – in Mississippi he was heavily focused on the individual and the smaller details of communities; later on in Virginia much of the project comes from less intimate public events (and seems to lean towards a more classical street photography approach). As the work effectively slowly zooms out from this one microcosm of society it begins to create a patchwork idea of what ordinary America is, at least as reflected vaguely in Matt’s eyes. As his practice evolves, so does the scope for how ambitious the projects are, and how they are put together.
Surprisingly, approaching people is still the thing which he finds the most difficult. ‘Over time I have sort of developed a thicker skin for rejection, but it’s still terrifying’, and it’s completely vital in these projects to be able to find someone who will act as an access point – ‘a gatekeeper’ and guide the interactions at the beginning. The key to making this work then, is relationships. So much hangs in the balance in projects like Sin & Salvation in making these relationships and becoming a part of the community, being given access as well as being able to interact well with those that you’re photographing. It’s probably most important to remember to be a photographer second, and a human first, with the camera as always a part of the interaction. Always be looking, listening, and trying to learn. The images will fall into place.
All quotes paraphrased. Sin & Salvation in Baptist Town is part of the series The Invisible Yoke, published by Sturm & Drang.
A torn photograph on the porch of an abandoned home where a homeless woman named Sabrina (aka Sarah) was squatting in the Baptist Town neighborhood of Greenwood, Mississippi on December 12, 2012.
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Democrat Candidate Abdul El-Sayed For Governor Of Michigan. Who Are His Friends/Supporters?
The following are pictures and endorsements for voters of Michigan to understand a candidate and his campaign. An educated voter is a must in any election, but even more so in 2018!
As one correspondent with the Middle East Forum put it, both the Brotherhood and militant jihadists will “shout Allahu Akbar and bomb Israel, support jihad, and support the violation of the rights of women and non-Muslims. One will do it openly and loudly while wearing his primitive Islamic dress and his untidy beard, but the other will be a PhD holder from Oxford University or the Sorbonne, and he will do it cunningly and secretly while wearing his German or French suit and a tidy beard, from an air-conditioned office, all the while making deals with the Americans.” . (Counter Jihad Report, August 11, 2017)
So the ideal Brotherhood politician would be someone who secretly harbors radical Islamic convictions, but looks, acts, and talks like a mainstream, major-party candidate. This candidate would not hide his Muslim identity, but instead would leverage it for political advantage, making Islam sound moderate and appealing to values like multiculturalism. (Counter Jihad Report, August 11, 2017)
Could Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed be giving the ISIS one-fingered salute? Carefully look at the hand formation, then you decide.
Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed has substantial connections to the Muslim Brotherhood in both his past and present. So the suspicion that El-Sayed may harbor Islamist convictions and be a Trojan horse are not unfounded, especially given the reality of what some have dubbed a “stealth jihad.” (Jihad Watch, August 10, 2017)
El-Sayed is chummy with Linda Sarsour, the hijab-wearing Women’s March organizer who is a vocal proponent of jihad and sharia law (and who has enthusiastically endorsed his candidacy). (PJ Media, Sept 5, 2017)
At the University of Michigan, El-Sayed was vice-president of the Muslim Student Association, an affiliate of the Muslim Brotherhood. (PJ Media, Sept 5, 2017)
The wife’s father is a former president and current board member of the Michigan chapter of the terrorist-linkedCouncil on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). (PJ Media, Sept 5, 2017)
In 2012, when he was in med school, El-Sayed received a Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship. Paul, George Soros’s brother. Some sources maintain that the Soros empire is funding El-Sayed’s campaign and grooming him to eventually become president. (PJ Media, Sept 5, 2017)
Abdul’s Family:
Father: Egyptian immigrant who remarried to a now converted white, rural Protestant mother. (The Guardian, Aug 24, 2017)
Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed, posted this to his Facebook Page. Highlights noted how proud he was of his father’s accomplishments.
What could some of those comments be stating?
What is meant by “students of color” and why is that important? Why does that distinction need to be made?
When referring to “America…it’s ideals, it’s diversity and its ability to correct.” Why does America need to be “corrected”?
A “more perfect union”, is that a reference to implementing a One World religion & caliphate w/Sharia as the legal code of the land?
His Dad reminds him “how incredible a place this can be”. How about telling his son how incredible this place IS & HAS BEEN, with opportunities, freedoms, and liberties not given anywhere else in the world. Established by our Founders!
“Let’s fight to keep it that way.” Is that a reference to Jihad? Could be!
Abdul’s wife, Sarah Jakaku, wears hijab, a fact that seriously undermines the image he seeks to project. (PJ Media, Sept 5, 2017) [An indicator she is Sharia compliant]
His uncles learned to prepare venison Halal so his entire family could share in the meals. (The Guardian, Aug 24, 2017)
El-Sayed’s father-in-law is Jakaku Tayeb, former president and current board member of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Michigan. In 2007, CAIR was actually named by federal prosecutors as “unindicted co-conspirators” in a criminal plot to support the terrorist group Hamas. (Jihad Watch, August 10, 2017)
Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed and the Brotherhood Stealth Model
According to the Middle East Forum, the Muslim Brotherhood differs from other radical jihadist groups in strategy, but not in goals. Both the Brotherhood and groups like ISIS seek to destroy the West and establish Sharia, or Islamic, law. But while groups like ISIS promote a military means of conquering the West, the Brotherhood, as stated in its internal documents, seeks to penetrate and destroy Western civilization from within — “‘sabotaging’ its miserable house by their (own) hands.” .” (Jihad Watch, August 10, 2017)
Publicly, El-Sayed espouses a very tolerant form of Islam, once remarking that he was running for public office “because of the values my Islam teaches me” like beliefs in “equity” and “the fundamental rights of all people.” El-Sayed also frequently talks about people of different faiths coming together, upholding his “extremely diverse” family as a model. (El-Sayed’s father, Mohamed El-Sayed, married a white woman who converted to Islam. So now, through his step-mother, El-Sayed has a grandmother who’s a Presbyterian and apparently, an uncle who’s an atheist.) (Jihad Watch, August 10, 2017)
Al Jazeera does a “glowing” interview of this Democrat candidate… but never interviews any others… why? Approval of a Muslim candidate, possible run for President in 2020?
Abdul is quoted as saying, “I can tell you that my ability to practice my faith in person, in my own home, when I choose to, where I’m allowed to, because of freedoms in this country have everything to do with that separation of church and state,” he said. “If I am going to want to be able to put my face on the ground 34 times a day, like I do, because I’m Muslim, I want to make sure no one can take that right away from me. And I will not take that right away from anyone else.” (The Guardian, Aug 24, 2017)
He has pledged universal healthcare to all Michiganders if it fails on the federal level, says he will push to legalize marijuana and says he will raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour and make Michigan a “sanctuary state”: as a spokesman puts it, he is “unwilling to waste state taxpayer money to enforce federal law that would rob small businesses of hardworking employees and tear apart families”. (The Guardian, Aug 24, 2017)
Repeatedly, El-Sayed has described himself as a devout Muslim: he prays several times a day; he has said that “his Islamic values are at the center of his work as a civil servant”; his father is an imam. If he’s a devout Muslim, that means he firmly supports sharia law. But how does he square this with his purported approval of secular government? Is he a devout Muslim or a devout believer in the separation of religion and state? You can’t be both. (PJ Media, Sept 5, 2017)
While a student at the University of Michigan, El-Sayed was “an active member” and vice-president of the Muslim Students’ Association (MSA) – a group founded mainly by members of the Muslim Brotherhood for the express purpose of spreading Wahhabist ideology — an austere form of Islam that insists on literal interpretation of the Quran and views those who disagree as enemies.
According to terrorism expert Patrick Poole, the MSA “has been a virtual terror factory. Time after time after time again, we see these terrorists . . . MSA leaders, MSA presidents, MSA national presidents — who’ve been implicated, charged and convicted in terrorist plots.” (Jihad Watch, August 10, 2017)
The extensive list of MSA terrorists includes (Jihad Watch, August 10, 2017):
Anwar al-Awlaki, an al-Queda senior recruiter and organizer.
Ramy Zamzam, convicted in Pakistan for attempting to join the Taliban and kill U.S. troops, was president of the MSA’s Washington, D.C. council.
Omar Shafik Hammami, the former president of the MSA at the University of South Alabama, who abandoned his wife and infant daughter to join the terrorist group Al-Shabaab in Somalia.
WHO/WHAT IS THE Muslim Student Association?
The MSA’s pledge is almost identical to that of the Muslim Brotherhood and states, “Allah is my lord. Islam is my life. . . . Jihad is my spirit. Paradise is my goal. I will die to establish Islam.” As an executive in an MSA chapter, El-Sayed certainly would have recited this pledge repeatedly. (Jihad Watch, August 10, 2017)
MSA vice-president Abdulrahman El-Sayed gives the University of Michigan commencement speech as the senior speaker. (YouTube, 2007 University of Michigan Commencement Speech)
“… praised by former President Bill Clinton as a symbol of the hope for worldwide religious understanding…” (YouTube, 2007 University of Michigan Commencement Speech)
MSA promotes the Islamist ideology inspired by the Muslim Brotherhood, seeing itself as part of the global Islamic movement. As Larry A. Poston, a theologian from Nyack College, explains in his essay, “Da’wa in the West” (Muslim Students Association, THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM DOSSIER, IPT)
The Ikhwan [Brotherhood] can be credited with forming several of the Islamic organizations in America. MSA, formed in 1963, has often been a collaborative effort of Ikhwan members from Egypt, Iraq, Syria, and the Sudan. (Muslim Students Association, THE INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM DOSSIER, IPT)
WHO DOES Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed CONSIDER “STRONG” ROLE MODELS?
Friends engaging friends… “strong women leaders” – Sally Yates, Maxine Waters, and Elizabeth Warren? And Bill Clinton hovering nearly on top of Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed?
Sally Yates, an Obama hold-over, fired by President Trump for refusing to enforce the president’s Executive Order. But, she didn’t stand against anything Obama implemented.
Maxine Waters, who’s been in office since 2013 in her current position, but since 1990 in other positions. Basically a lifer who can’t seem to do anything but scream, “Impeach Trump”, without any reason other than she just doesn’t like him!
Elizabeth Warren, who thinks she’s American Indian, but just can’t seem to prove it. BUT… everyone MUST give her special status as she would then qualify as a minority.
These are his role models for “strong women leaders”? Very disturbing!
Bill Clinton, who in 1998, “After nearly 14 hours of debate, the House of Representativesapproves two articles of impeachment against President Bill Clinton, charging him with lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice. “ (History Channel) Yet… remained in office.
Again, Linda Sarsour, who openly declared Jihad on President Trump!
This is who Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed feels compelled to stand with? Makes for very dangerous liasions!
Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed and President Trumps Recent Tax Cuts
Tax cuts “Wont grow #jobs”, only #inequality. #fail”
I believe Abdul has it VERY Wrong! But he’s following the Pelosi “Crumbs” mantra!
The following bullets from: New York Post, January 27, 2018:
The president’s policies of cutting high taxes and excessive regulationsare sparking a stock market surge and soaring economic confidence.
Millions of workers will get the bonuses, most of which are for $1,000, and untold others will get new or higher-paying jobs.
Most of those workers also will see their take-home pay increase because they will get personal income tax cuts and a doubling of the standard deduction.
The cash-in-the-pocket benefits are great news to many families, but the boom is doing something else too: It’s giving the millennials a firsthand lesson in economics.
As the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, the tax cuts are “rippling through” the economy and leading all kinds of firms to explore expansion and some to consider new plants and acquisitions.
Many companies also are increasing their charitable contributions, with JPMorgan Chase saying it will boost its community-based philanthropy by 40 percent, to $1.75 billion over five years.
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Mid-Life Crisis: Middle Aged Myth or Reality
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego
Is there really such a thing as a midlife crisis, a true crisis in a person’s life that happens in midlife? Yes, there is, but fortunately for most of us, it is a fairly rare event. Unlike the midlife crisis, a midlife transition is a quasi-universal reaction to the major changes that take place in midlife, mentally, physically and in relationships. This eBook describes the powerful, dynamic forces that underlie both the midlife crisis and midlife transition and provides through clinical case material, a detailed description of each.
With expertise, understanding and empathy, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, Calvin Colarusso M.D. uses his 50 years of experience of working with midlife individuals to explain this hackneyed, but real, crisis in plain English for the general public.
Think of this book as a way to calmly navigate through the turbulent waters of midlife without experiencing a true midlife crisis or a particularly difficult midlife transition; and to understand the often-times puzzling behavior of those you know and love.
Midlife Crisis, Myth or Reality contains:
A definition of a midlife crisis
A definition of a midlife transition
An understanding of the dynamics underlying both the midlife crisis and transition
A description of midlife physical and psychological challenges
Information about the changing attitude toward birthdays across the life cycle.
A detailed clinical example of a midlife transition
A description of the Gauguin syndrome.
Two detailed descriptions of midlife crises
About the Author: Calvin Colarusso M. D.
An eminent authority in the field of adult development, Dr. Colarusso is a board certified Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California at San Diego. He is also Training and supervising analyst in child and adult psychoanalysis at the San Diego Psychoanalytic Institute and an internationally know lecturer to students, professionals, teachers and the general public on many aspects of childhood and adulthood.
His books have been published in English, Korean, and Spanish. See www.calbooks.info.
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Judy Greer News
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Judy Greer (born Judith Laura Evans; July 20, 1975) is an American actress.
Greer was born in Livonia, Michigan. Before getting into acting, she trained for almost ten years in classical Russian dance at Bunny Sanford's School of Dance and Milligan School of Ballet. Greer attended Winston Churchill High School in Livonia and is an alumna of the Creative and Performing Arts Program (also known as CAPA). She graduated in 1997 from the theater program at DePaul University. Greer worked a variety of unrelated jobs during college, including employment as a telemarketer and oyster shucker.
Greer started working in a number of commercials. Greer has appeared in a recurring role on the Fox television series, Arrested Development, playing George Bluth, Sr.'s (Jeffrey Tambor) former secretary Kitty Sanchez.
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Dr. Dean Sherry Earns Accolades from International Organization
By Office of Media Relations •Sept. 17, 2013
Dr. Dean Sherry, holder of the Cecil H. and Ida Green Distinguished Chair in Systems Biology at UT Dallas, will receive a Gold Medal Award for his research achievements from the World Molecular Imaging Society.
Dr. Dean Sherry, professor of chemistry and holder of the Cecil H. and Ida Green Distinguished Chair in Systems Biology at UT Dallas, will receive a Gold Medal Award for his research achievements from the World Molecular Imaging Society.
Sherry is a pioneer in the development and use of molecules that can be used as tracers in the body to study physiology and diagnose disease. Such molecules are used in conjunction with MRI to allow researchers and physicians to visualize tumors in the body or track biological processes, including metabolism.
The MRI agents Sherry developed and continues to develop can travel through the body and “report” on tissue abnormalities, such as changes in acidity or oxidative stress.
“Thousands of researchers around the world have been working on these imaging agents for many years,” Sherry said. “It’s a huge honor to be recognized by this world organization for being among the best.”
Sherry joined the UT Dallas faculty in 1972 and helped establish a new chemistry department on the young campus. In his 40-year career, he has published nearly 400 research papers. He holds more than 30 patents and founded a UT Dallas spinoff company called Macrocyclics, which produces specialized chemical compounds used in research. He also has mentored more than 100 graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, and oversees the Green Fellows Program, which allows UT Dallas undergraduates to conduct laboratory research at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Sherry and fellow scientist Dr. Silvio Aime, from the University of Torino, Italy, will receive Gold Medal Awards Sept. 18 at the 6th Annual World Molecular Imaging Congress in Savannah, Ga.
“This stands as a marvelous career achievement and a stanchion of pride for the UT Dallas community.”
Dr. Bruce Novak,
dean of the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
“I think Silvio and I have been recognized with this award because we have been in front of the field for so long, and we’ve had a big impact,” said Sherry, who also is a professor of radiology and director of the Advanced Imaging Research Center at UT Southwestern.
Dr. Bruce Novak, dean of the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at UT Dallas, said Sherry's accolade is well-deserved.
“There is an intrinsic fascination associated with peering behind a curtain, and through his research, Dean has developed reagents and techniques that allow us to pull back a most important curtain, to look deeply within our own selves,” said Novak, who holds the Distinguished Chair in Natural Sciences and Mathematics. “This stands as a marvelous career achievement and a stanchion of pride for the UT Dallas community.”
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Rashad Robinson, Executive Director of Color of Change, on the Collapsed AT&T/T-Mobile Merger
by Steven Thrasher
Earlier this year, we wrote about how a bevy of civil rights groups like GLADD and the NAACP supported, inexplicably from our point of view, the merger of AT&T and T-Mobile. That deal fell apart yesterday, and the telecoms will not be combining forces after all. One civil rights group that never supported that union was Color of Change, who sent a petition with 53,000 signatures to the FCC to oppose it. The Voice spoke with the group’s Executive Director Rashad Robinson, who is both a member of the NAACP and former employee of GLAAD, about Color of Change’s relief that the merger went down.
Here’s an edited transcript of our phone interview.
I wrote, critically, earlier this year about GLAAD and the NAACP supporting the merger of AT&T and T-Mobile. What, I thought, did being gay or black have to do with supporting a telecom merger? How did Color of Change get involved with this issue?
Color of Change has been a supporter of net neutrality for years, long before AT&T and T-Mobile were trying to merge. We were fighting for a fair and open internet for years. This was an extension of that fight, with a clear understanding that, according to PEW research, when you account for cell phone use, there is no “digital divide” between black people and other communities. So cell phones are really a vehicle for black folks getting on the internet. Creating a monopoly, or having a virtual monopoly with two companies controlling 85% of the cell phone market – and having both of those companies having been opposed to net neutrality? That would really have an impact of black people’s access online.
You bring up the “digital divide.” Tell me more about it. When you talk about black people needing open access to the internet, do people take you seriously?
There’s been a lot written about the digital divide and how less likely black people are to be connected to the internet. There’s data on the numbers of computers in homes, and there’s definitely truth to that. But with the growth of the smartphone market, and with the ability of people to access broadband through their cell phone — and particularly in urban areas that have traditionally been hubs for black communities — black people have more access than ever to getting online, much more than 10 years ago. In terms of being able to apply for a job, to register to vote, to do any number of day to day things, having access to the internet is vital to having access to the outside world.
When the AT&T/T-Mobile merger was supported by GLAAD and the NAACP, where you surprised? Not surprised? Disappointed? Angry? Anything else?
I’m a lifetime member of the NAACP. I grew up in the NAACP. I was at GLADD until a couple of months ago.
Yeah, I was a senior director of programs. I was the number two person before I became director. I couldn’t understand GLAAD’s rationale for the merger, or many groups’, but especially GLAAD’s. The NAACP talked a lot about unions and minority contractors, which AT&T does have a better record on than most other companies. The NAACP has a record of supporting them for that, but they were also saying things that were parroting AT&T’s talking points on net neutrality and broadband coverage that weren’t true. At least, though, the NAACP was saying some things [about AT&T] that were in line with their record. GLAAD, on the other hand, had no history of fighting for unions or minority contractors.
I found it perplexing.
It is perplexing. To the extent that speculation has been made, and a lot has been written, what was most disappointing is the way in which mergers like this really decimate our ability to organize in the future. They prevent us for doing the things that the progressive community does best: rapid response, mobilizing constituents, and organizing on the local level. Color of Change wouldn’t exist without net neutrality.
Of course, stopping one merger does not solve the problem of net neutrality.
Not, it’s not solved. I do think this is a big moment. We want to help Americans — everyday citizens, consumers — to understand they truly have power in this process. When we first got involved and reached out to other organizations, we were told this was a fait de complet. We kept hearing, “The merger is a done deal. Now you’re throwing out attacks for no good rason.” There is a way in which I hope this underscores how everyday people can have a role in pushing back against corporate power. Whether it’s folks occupying parks across the country, or pushing back against a merger that’s bad for consumers, in this country we have an opportunity and a responsibility to push back against power to make it accountable. It’s no easy, but we don’t make a difference unless we try.
We did a lot of outreach. We got 53,000 signatures from our memberhship in two or three days, before the deadline to submit to the FCC. It took much longer than a normal online outreach, because we went through a campaign to explain the impact on lack people, poor people, and people of color . We were facing an uphill battle with civil rights organizations that have a long history with AT&T, who were parroting their talking points as soon as the deal was announced.
Was it disheartening to see the NAACP standing with AT&T?
We stand with the NAACP on many issues. We were both together, side by side, in Georgia trying to save the life of Troy Davis. We’re fighting together to fight discriminatory border ID laws. There are ways we will disagree in the future. I would rather not question their ethics, and I don’t think this is about thtat. This is questioning any progressive organization that believes that a merger between AT&T and T-Mobile is good for consumers. There are other arguments that other groups have made around unions and other things that have carried weight, and I don’t want to dismiss thouse issues. I don’t want to dismiss the Communication Workers of America and their concerns about labor. But at the same time, I can’t think of any merger where there haven’t been jobs lost. That’s the whole point of a merger, that jobs will be lost and people will be laid off.
But at the end of the day, all of us become weaker in fighting for civil rights and on behalf of poor people and marginizalized people if we don’t have access to a free and open internet. If the corporations we are trying to keep in check have control over the vehicle we are using to keep them in check.
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The Third Wife (2018)
Film Independent Announces Winners of Filmmaker Grants at Spirit Awards Nominee Brunch
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2019 Sarasota Film Festival Awards, THE THIRD WIFE, AMERICAN FACTORY Win Top Jury Prizes
The Third Wife, directed by Ash Mayfair, won the Narrative Feature Jury Prize; and American Factory, directed by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert, won the Documentary Feature Jury Prize at the 2019 Sarasota Film Festival.
Cuban Dancer Carlos Acosta Biopic YULI to Open 2019 Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
Yuli, a dazzling dramatization of the early life and work of legendary Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta will be the Opening Night Film of this year’s 38th Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival.
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HAPPY AS LAZZARO Wins Best Film at 54th Chicago International Film Festival
The 54th Chicago International Film Festival hosted its Awards Ceremony and taking home the top prize, the Gold Hugo for Best Film, in the International Feature Film Competition, is director Alice Rohrwacher’s Happy as Lazzaro
Hawaii International Film Festival Announces 2018 Lineup, Opens with Zhang Yimou’s SHADOW
The 38th edition of the Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) will present 187 films from over 35 countries, from November 8 through November 18, 2018.
2018 Toronto International Film Festival Awards – GREEN BOOK Wins People’s Choice Award
The Toronto International Film Festival announced its award winners at the closing ceremony with the People’s Choice Award and $15,000 cash prize going to Peter Farrelly for Green Book.
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Thirteen first or second films by European, Asian and Latin American directors that will be competing for the Kutxabank-New Directors Award at the 2018 San Sebastián Film Festival.
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Posted on Published: August 31, 2019 Categories Featured, Legion of Leia, Movies
By: Author Jenna Busch
Joker Review: Joaquin Phoenix Astounds in Todd Phillips Film
Home » Joker Review: Joaquin Phoenix Astounds in Todd Phillips Film
It’s a rare occurrence when you watch a film and realize that you’ve spoken out loud about it before it’s over. I apologize to the person sitting next to me, but I think he totally understood. There was a moment while watching Joker when the screen went black and a breathless “wow” came out of my mouth before I realized it.
Joaquin Phoenix is astounding as Arthur Fleck/Joker. Yes, that’s a big word, but it’s the first thing that came to mind after my inadvertent exclamation. Before I go into the Joker review though, I do want to address one thing. Fans freaked out when a misquote from director Todd Phillips came out saying he wasn’t basing this on the comics. It is based on the comics. It’s just not based on a single comic story. You can breathe now. Though the narrative doesn’t rely heavily on a specific plotline, it’s tied in enough to the character we know and love to hate that comic fans aren’t likely to have any issue here. I won’t say more, because you definitely don’t want to get spoiled. This is a character study, though, so what we see of the larger world of Gotham is less important than what we see of Arthur and his journey into madness/who he really is.
Another issue fans were having was the fact that the Joker really doesn’t have an origin story. He certainly tells some to us, but we can’t trust him. He’s an unreliable narrator, as it were. The same is true here. Yes, we get a story, but since this tale is from the Joker’s point of view, we can’t completely trust what we’re seeing. That’s not a reach on my part. It’s very clear in the film that we can’t. It’s also very clear why that is. It’s a master class in directing from Phillips, letting us study a character in such an in-depth way, all the while knowing that that character can only tell us so much. You’ll understand more about why this being an origin story works by the end of the film.
The film is set in Gotham in the gritty and grungy late ’70s, early ’80s. You sometimes forget how aesthetically ugly a time that was, and it serves the story well. The gulf between the haves and have nots is getting wider, there is a garbage strike, and the people in power call those without it “clowns.” Sound familiar? There is going to be a lot of talk about how what we see in the film reflects the world we live in right now, and how monsters come to be. It’s one of the reasons this is so hard to watch. In a way, we’re looking at that guy with a devastating mental illness who we didn’t say hi to that one time, and wonder if that was the catalyst for his later actions. It speaks to a deep fear many of us have in a time of uncertainty about what causes people to snap. It also has something to say about what happens when funding for those suffering from mental illness is cut. This is a story about a character that we love, who is sometimes written in a funny way, that takes a bit of the bite out of who he’d be if he was a real person. The lovable Joker we’ve seen in other films is gone, and replaced by someone suffering from something painfully real. That’s what makes it so uncomfortable. We can see what might have been, had things been different, had people been kinder, had the world been a different place. We also see how dangerous and how inspiring criminals who fight back against the system can be when things are dark in the world, and what damage and violence that inspiration can cause.
The setting and the dire situation in Gotham are another character in the film, and Phillips beautifully nails the feel of character studies from the time period. You’re also going to feel The King of Comedy vibe here, and see its influence, including a switch in character with Robert De Niro’s Murray Franklin. I don’t want to say more than that, but he’s perfect, which will surprise exactly no one.
I want to take a moment to mention how women are portrayed here. We’re seeing two important women in Arthur’s life — Sophie Dumond (Zazie Beetz) and Penny Fleck (Frances Conroy) — but we’re seeing them through his own eyes. It’s not active misogyny. It’s a disregard for the depths of others, and it’s done with everyone, not just the women. Any real objectification of women is only hinted at as Arthur flips through his journal/joke book in a quick glimpse of a cut out from a magazine. It’s a deft way to handle it that reminds me of how the TV series Westworld handled what could have been an awful scene to watch with implication rather than showing it outright. It’s what you don’t see that makes you uncomfortable sometimes. That’s the case with the violence as well. Yes, this film definitely deserves the R rating, and there are moments of intense violence, but the dread is really the thing that will make you squirm, rather than gore.
Phoenix absolutely transforms himself as Arthur Fleck. The physical moment of the character alone could convey what is going on with him, even if there had been no dialogue. Early on in the film, we see a moment of Arthur laughing, as we find out that uncontrollable laughter is part of a physical/mental condition he has. It looks painful. His eyes flick through emotions like joy, desperation to feel that joy, pain, sadness, despair, fear and vulnerability in the few moments that awful laugh takes. (Awful for him, but chilling for us.) It immediately tells us who this person is, what he struggles with, makes us sympathize with him and how he’s been treated, and makes us fear him. That laugh is an unintentional mask that keeps the world from really knowing exactly who they’re dealing with on a superficial level, but if any of them took any time to look into his eyes, it would stop them in their tracks.
Phoenix’s physicality is far more reliable than what Arthur actually says, and acts as an indicator of who he is and what’s happening. He’s awkward and twisted (particularly his arms and the position of his head) when he’s trying to be “normal.” The little dances he does as he tries to act sexy or confident are the sort that make you embarrassed for someone at a party. As he becomes who he really is, the movements are powerful. The dance is very different. His face goes from, forgive me, sad clown to relaxed and confident. Arthur is telling his own story here, so the audience feels relief to see him this way, all the while horrified by his actions. The excellent score by Hildur Guðnadóttir reflects his journey from sad sack to powerful villain as well, not only in the volume, but in the music choices. It’s as if Arthur’s inner soundtrack is showing us the level of belief in himself and the rightness of his decisions as it grows. I’ll say it right now; Phoenix will be nominated for his work here, and rightly so.
I’m struggling to find something to critique here. As I’ve spoken about the film to myself and my colleagues, I’ve come up with nothing. I’m sure I won’t be the only one. This standalone film was a brave choice by Warner Bros., and it’s very likely going to pay off. Again, this is a difficult film to watch, and it’s going to take time to process, but ultimately, I think this is going to be a definitive part of Joker canon. I can’t finish without comparing this performance to Heath Ledger’s in The Dark Knight, of course. I believe that both performances are brilliant, and this takes nothing away from the work Ledger did. These are different versions of the Joker, and both can exist side by side as incredible interpretations.
JOKER REVIEW RATING: 10/10
Joker opens in theaters on October 4, 2019. Click here for all our Joker coverage. The Warner Bros. Pictures release stars Oscar nominee Joaquin Phoenix in the title role, alongside Oscar winner Robert De Niro, and it is directed, produced and co-written by Oscar nominee Todd Phillips.
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Distinction for Warsash Band Training Section
Another successful year at the Gosport Music Festival saw the Warsash Band Training Section awarded a distinction for their performance on 17th November.
The Training Section regularly competes in the Gosport Music Festival and has been a frequent winner of the festival cup. This year their programme of Spy Chase, True Colours and Music From Glee gained a score of 89. Scores of 80 or above are classed as a distinction, indicating an excellent performance technically and artistically.
The adjudicator Jeanette Owens praised the performance, with comments including "The tempo was just right and it all felt rhythmic held together by great conducting and strong drums and bass" and "plenty of punch and changes of tempo were handled well as were build ups and changes of mood."
Jeanette Owens is an internationally renowned pianist, having toured extensively to Europe, the United States, the Middle East, Asia, South America and Australia, and played with many orchestras such as London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Commenting on the result, conductor Jon Audain said:
"This was a performance I was very proud to conduct. All members of the Training Section showed outstanding musicianship and many parents and members of public told me how fine the playing was."
Training section members Natalie Kirby and Charlotte Tidman also competed with a flute duet, while Ciara O'Driscoll, Grace O'Driscoll, Alice Blois and Nick Blois gave solo performances, with Grace O'Driscoll winning the cup for the best performance in her section.
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• Caster Semenya clocks 5th fastest 1,000m in History
Caster Semenya produced another extraordinary result at the 77th ISTAF in Berlin’s Olympic Stadium. A year after breaking the world best for the 600 m the South African stormed to the fifth fastest time in history in the 1,000 m. Running without pacemakers Semenya clocked a world lead and South African record of 2:30.70 minutes. There was a national record for the women’s mile winner as well: Portugal’s Marta Pen Freitas ran 4:22.45. At the end of the meeting, Berlin’s Robert Harting was in the focus: 45,500 spectators celebrated one of the most successful German athletes of all time. In his farewell competition, Robert Harting finished second with 64.95 m. The ISTAF is part of the IAAF World Challenge Series.
Just three days after an impressive performance in the Diamond League Final in Zurich Caster Semenya produced another thrilling performance. Once the field got going at the second attempt after an initial false start the South African stormed ahead and took the lead. Passing 400 meters in 59.51 she was on schedule for a sub 2:30 time, which could have threatened the 22-year-old world record of Russia’s Svetlana Masterkova (2:28.98). Running without any pacemakers Semenya could not quite hold on during the second lap. Passing the 800 m mark in 2:01.07 she finally clocked 2:30.70. She improved her South African record set earlier this year by 0.31 seconds.
„It was a great race, but I was tiring a little bit because I was leading all the time,“ said Caster Semenya. „I am very happy with the time. The crowd was fantastic, the meeting and the stadium are amazing.“ Behind her Uganda’s Halima Nakaayi and Kenya's Nelly Jepkosgei broke national records as well, taking second and third with 2:34.88 and 2:35.30 respectively.
For the first time in the long history of the ISTAF, a women’s mile race was staged. Entering the home straight it was Marta Pen Freitas who came through and won with 4:22.45, breaking the Portuguese record. Kate Grace of the US was second in 4:23.23 while Germany's Konstanze Klosterhalfen missed the national record of Ulrike Bruns from 1985 (4:21.59). Klosterhalfen was briefly in the lead in the middle of the race, but could not quite hold on. She still finished third with a fine 4:24.27.
"I am happy with my record. The European Championships did not go that well for me so it is great to come back and win here today. I just graduated from college and will go back to the US and plan the next steps," said Marta Pen Freitas, who was sixth in the 1,500 m in the European Championships in Berlin last month.
Another strong performance came in a women’s running event: Colleen Quigley of the US took the 3,000 m Steeplechase in a strong personal best of 9:10.27 from Daisy Jepkemei (Kenya/9:14.66). Australia's Genevieve Lacaze was third with 9:23.69 while fourth-placed Marusa Mismas ran a Slovenian record of 9:28.61.
Ivory Coast’s Marie-Josee Ta Lou, the fastest woman in the world this year, won the 100 m with 11.08 seconds from Michelle-Lee Ahye (Trinidad and Tobago/11.13). Finishing strongly Germany's Gina Lückenkemper took third in 11.18. At the end of the programme, Lückenkemper steered the German 4x100 m relay to a win, clocking 42.98 seconds. Great Britain was second with 43.19 and Switzerland finished third in 43.35.
In the Shot Put Christina Schwanitz this time managed to win in the Olympic Stadium a month after just losing out in the European Championships to Paulina Guba. The German took the Shot Put with 19.25 from Poland's Guba (18.58).
Three days after finishing third in the Diamond League Final in Zurich Olympic Javelin Champion Thomas Röhler bounced back in Berlin, taking the ISTAF event with 86.50 m. Fellow Germans Julian Weber (85.54) and Zurich winner Andreas Hofmann (85.09) finished second and third. „I had a lot of fun today. Especially the lap of honor felt like at European Championships. Our German triple triumph felt amazing. We live as one team and all get along very well. That’s an important piece of our success. I won today, that was my goal. The result wasn’t too important to me, but 86,50 meters are very good for the end of the season,“ said Thomas Röhler.
In the 1,500 m, Timothy Cheruiyot again confirmed his position as the world's number one 1,500 m runner this year. Three days after his triumph in Zurich he won with a fine 3:32.37 from fellow-Kenyan Ferguson Rotich (3:33.21). Ismael Debjani of Belgium was third with 3:34.40.
Tyquendo Tracey of Jamaica took the 100 m with 10.05 from Panama’s Alonso Edward (10.08) and Isiah Young (USA/10.15). This was the farewell race of former World Champion Kim Collins (Saint Kitts and Nevis). The 42-year-old finished eighth in the field of nine with 10.45 and then confirmed: "Yes, this was my last race.“
At the end, it was all about Robert Harting. After a spectacular introduction of the athletes, it was Robert Harting’s brother who slightly spoilt the party regarding the result: Olympic Champion Christoph Harting won the competition with 65.67 m. His brother took second, throwing 64.95 m at his very last attempt. Fellow-German Martin Wierig was third with 63.67 m. Most of the 45,500 spectators stayed in their seats after the end of the last competition to celebrate Robert Harting, giving him a perfect farewell.
„This was an amazing goodbye at ISTAF today. I feel very honored that so many people showed up. I always tried to be a good example and we have grown together over the past years. Yesterday, I left home a little sad because I knew when I come back home I won’t be a professional athlete anymore. Right now I am really happy and hope I can take all the positive emotions with me,“ said Robert Harting, who won Olympic, World, and European gold medals. „Today I felt really great, I was in a good mood and I could not think too much about myself because of the amazing crowd that celebrated such a great party. During my career, I am especially grateful for the people who let me be the person I really am. I am really proud that everything worked out pretty well.“
More information about the ISTAF is available at: www.istaf.de
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Australian singer Kylie Minogue has made what she called a "crazy" slice of pop music history, becoming the first female artist to have number one albums in Britain across five decades as Disco topped the charts. Mostly recorded at home during lockdown, her 15th studio album also notched up the best opening week for any release so far in 2020 with 55,000 chart sales, the Official Charts Company said. "That sounds crazy to me. I'm 52 years old," Minogue told Reuters of the five-decade record - an accolade she now shares with Bruce Springsteen - before it was announced. Disco, in which she revisits her dance music roots, also marks Minogue's eighth UK number one album, taking her one ahead of Cliff Richard, Elton John and George Michael with seven apiece. Speaking about the power of pop, Minogue said it can be a marker for people's lives. "A lot of the best pop songs that seem so simple are the trickiest ones to do. There's no distraction. There's no tricks. It's just an amazing song," she said. After making her name in hit soap opera Neighbours, Minogue burst onto the music scene in the late 1980s working with producers Stock, Aitken and Waterman. Mike Stock recalled their first meeting in 1987. As soon as she got behind the microphone "she was a star," he said. Together they made four albums, with the first two - Kylie (1988) and Enjoy Yourself (1989) - also reaching number one. "The first album we did was one of the best-selling albums of the whole decade," Stock told Reuters. "I'm obviously very proud of that. Proud to have worked with Kylie who had lasted in the business - just to survive is an achievement. But she's doing brilliant." Australian Associated Press
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Kylie tops UK charts five decades in a row
Kylie Minogue has topped the Official Charts Company album rankings in the UK for the eighth time.
Australian singer Kylie Minogue has made what she called a "crazy" slice of pop music history, becoming the first female artist to have number one albums in Britain across five decades as Disco topped the charts.
Mostly recorded at home during lockdown, her 15th studio album also notched up the best opening week for any release so far in 2020 with 55,000 chart sales, the Official Charts Company said.
"That sounds crazy to me. I'm 52 years old," Minogue told Reuters of the five-decade record - an accolade she now shares with Bruce Springsteen - before it was announced.
Disco, in which she revisits her dance music roots, also marks Minogue's eighth UK number one album, taking her one ahead of Cliff Richard, Elton John and George Michael with seven apiece.
Speaking about the power of pop, Minogue said it can be a marker for people's lives.
"A lot of the best pop songs that seem so simple are the trickiest ones to do. There's no distraction. There's no tricks. It's just an amazing song," she said.
After making her name in hit soap opera Neighbours, Minogue burst onto the music scene in the late 1980s working with producers Stock, Aitken and Waterman.
Mike Stock recalled their first meeting in 1987.
As soon as she got behind the microphone "she was a star," he said.
Together they made four albums, with the first two - Kylie (1988) and Enjoy Yourself (1989) - also reaching number one.
"The first album we did was one of the best-selling albums of the whole decade," Stock told Reuters.
"I'm obviously very proud of that. Proud to have worked with Kylie who had lasted in the business - just to survive is an achievement. But she's doing brilliant."
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The Latest: S Korea reports biggest daily death toll so far
Posted: Dec 28, 2020 / 03:31 AM EST / Updated: Dec 28, 2020 / 10:04 PM EST
People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk in a business district in Tokyo Monday, Dec. 28, 2020. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says he plans to submit legislation that will make coronavirus measures legally binding for businesses, punish violators and include economic compensation as his government struggles to slow the ongoing upsurge.(Kyodo News via AP)
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea says 40 more coronavirus patients have died in the past 24 hours, the highest daily number since the pandemic began.
Officials also reported 1,046 new confirmed coronavirus infections Tuesday, taking the total caseload to 58,725, with 859 deaths.
South Korea’s previous daily high for COVID-19 deaths was 24, reported on both Dec. 21 and Dec. 22.
Some observers say surging fatalities reflect an increase in cluster infections at nursing homes and long-term care centers where elderly people with underlying health problems stay.
THE VIRUS OUTBREAK:
— President Trump has signed a massive COVID-19 relief bill for Americans but his foot-dragging has caused a lapse in unemployment benefits for millions.
— Virus deaths in Germany top 30,000; lockdown may be extended past Jan. 10.
— British hospitals are getting overwhelmed by coronavirus patients.
— A large study of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate made by Novavax Inc. is getting underway in the U.S.
— AstraZeneca’s chief says researchers believe its vaccinewill be effective against a new variant of the virus driving a rapid surge in infections in Britain.
— China sentences former lawyer who reported virus news to four years in prison.
— Pacific islands work to counter virus-induced food shortagesby promoting gardens.
Follow AP’s coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic, https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-vaccine and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak
HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING:
BEIJING — China has reported seven new cases of coronavirus infection in Beijing, where authorities have ordered the testing of hundreds of thousands of residents.
Cases have been clustered largely in villages on Beijing’s northeastern edge, but authorities are wary of any spread in the capital that could hurt claims it has all-but contained local spread of the virus.
City authorities have already urged residents not to leave the city during the upcoming Lunar New Year holidays. China has canceled big gatherings such as sports events and temple fairs. Cinemas, libraries and museums operate at 75% capacity. The government is also discouraging business trips.
LOS ANGELES — California officials say hospitalizations for COVID-19 have stabilized in parts of the state but still overwhelm hospitals elsewhere, and Gov. Gavin Newsom is warning of a new surge in coronavirus cases following heavy holiday travel in defiance of recommendations to avoid gatherings.
ICU units in Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley have no capacity remaining. Newsom says the state has prepared for a new surge in cases by setting up hospital beds in arenas, schools and tents, though it is struggling to staff them.
California has been regularly breaking records for case counts, hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19, while officials say models used for planning predict hospitalizations more than doubling in the next month from about 20,000 to more than 50,000.
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s governor says the state hopes to begin the next phase of its coronavirus vaccination program at the start of February and will target emergency responders, educators and people 70 and older.
Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday that more than 26,000 vaccine doses have been administered in Kentucky so far.
Health care workers along with residents and staff at long-term care facilities are at the top of the list for receiving vaccinations in the first phase. The next designated groups are those 70 and older, school personnel and first responders such as police and firefighters.
The governor says the target date for the second phase is around Feb. 1, though it could be “plus or minus a week.” He says officials expect it will take most of February to vaccinate those groups.
ATLANTA — Georgia has more than 4,000 people hospitalized with COVID-19, and officials say hospital admissions are increasing at a pace that raises questions about the health system’s ability to handle demand.
The numbers rose again Monday as Gov. Brian Kemp highlighted the launch of vaccinations of nursing home employees, starting at a Gainesville nursing home.
The state has moved into the top 20 for most new cases per capita in the last 14 days as infection rates have declined in the Midwest and risen in the South.
Northeast Georgia Health System is a four-hospital system based in Gainesville that continues to see increasing numbers of COVID-19 patients. It has put beds in a gym to care for people with milder cases, but Dr. John Delzell says they “are essentially at capacity” and surgeries are being delayed.
LAS VEGAS — Nevada officials are reporting fewer cases and deaths from COVID-19 than any time in December.
Officials reported 868 new confirmed coronavirus cases Monday and 21 additional deaths. Both were far below the daily highs set earlier in December — of 3,194 cases and 57 deaths.
Before Monday, Nevada had reported at least 1,000 new confirmed cases each day since Nov. 2.
Officials say the reasons for the downward trend are unclear. They could be due to adherence to the state’s prevention measures, or to a decreased number of tests taken and processed over the holidays, or both.
KIRKLAND, Wash. — The residents and staff members at a Seattle-area nursing home that had the first deadly COVID-19 outbreak in the United States began receiving vaccines on Monday.
The first death associated with the Life Care Center of Kirkland, Washington, was reported in late February, and more than 40 people connected to the facility later died of coronavirus. The Seattle Times reports that Monday was the first day long-term care facilities can receive vaccines under a federal partnership with CVS and Walgreens, which is handling shots for the bulk of the state’s approximately 4,000 long-term care facilities.
Along with health-care workers, Washington state has recommended that nursing home residents receive the vaccine first, followed by residents of assisted-living facilities, adult family homes and other care sites. State officials have set a goal for all residents to receive the first dose of the two-dose vaccine by the end of January.
LOS ANGELES — Cruise ships without passengers will be visiting the Port of Los Angeles in coming weeks in a step toward a future resumption of service by the industry, which has been shut down by the coronavirus pandemic.
The port says the visits for fuel, supplies and services are part of operations to reestablish the ships in U.S. waters as a prerequisite to meet federal regulations in order to resume cruising in the future.
Ships from Princess Cruises, Holland America and Norwegian Cruise Line will periodically dock at the Los Angeles Cruise Terminal starting this week and through 2021.
Cruises have been suspended since March.
The Port of Los Angeles had 93 cruise cancellations, amounting to more than 70% of total cruises, this year.
According to the port, the cancellations have amounted to loss of nearly $100 million in economic activity on the waterfront. Each cruise ship call contributes about $1 million to local businesses and the economy.
TOPEKA, Kan. — Gov. Laura Kelly plans to get a COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday as part of a larger plan to give shots to selected Kansas officials so that state government can continue to operate during the pandemic.
The Democratic governor confirmed her plans Monday during an impromptu interview at the Statehouse following a ceremony marking the weeklong Kwanzaa celebration of African-American heritage. She told The Associated Press last week that the state was looking at giving shots to people in state agencies, the Republican-controlled Legislature and the state court system.
The state so far has concentrated on vaccinating health care workers. Kelly’s staff has repeatedly said that she will get vaccinated when it was “her turn.”
Kelly said she would get the first of two vaccine shots during a news conference.
MADRID — Spain has surpassed the milestone of 50,000 deaths officially attributed to COVID-19.
The Spanish health ministry said Monday the number of victims has reached 50,122.
Spain has recorded almost 1.88 million cases of the new coronavirus among its population of 47 million.
Nationwide restrictions on movement and curfews in recent weeks have helped the country slow COVID-19’s spread.
The country’s 14-day case rate per 100,000 inhabitants stands at 246, down from a peak last fall of 529, recorded on Nov. 9. The health ministry says that just over 21% of ICU beds for COVID-19 patients are occupied.
Spain began its national vaccination program on Sunday, at homes for the elderly.
LAS VEGAS — Problems magnified by the pandemic, but not the virus itself, are being blamed for a rise in deaths in the Las Vegas area’s homeless population.
Local public health officials and homeless advocates tell the Las Vegas Review-Journal that the number of fatalities on the street is up 16% compared to last year. Yet, the COVID-19 test positivity rate among homeless communities is about the same as the general population.
Clark County reports 186 homeless people died from Jan. 1 to Dec. 4. That amounts to a rate of 35 deaths for every 1,000, which is six more than in 2019.
According to public health experts, the spike in fatalities could be attributed to the pandemic exacerbating difficulties in getting health care and other services. People living on the streets likely don’t have the ability to do virtual appointments.
BERLIN — The head of the World Health Organization says it’s important to step up genomic sequencing worldwide to ensure that new variants of the coronavirus are detected as the pandemic enters its second year.
New variants detected in Britain and South Africa that appear to be more infectious have caused concern and triggered new travel restrictions this month.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at an online news conference Monday from Geneva that “there will be setbacks and new challenges in the year ahead — for example new variants of COVID-19 and helping people who are tired of the pandemic continue to combat it.”
He said that the WHO is working closely with scientists across the world to “better understand any and all changes to the virus” and their impact.
Tedros said he wanted to “underscore the importance of increasing genomic sequencing capacity worldwide” and of sharing information with the U.N. health agency and other countries. He said that “only if countries are looking and testing effectively will you be able to pick up variants and adjust strategies to cope.”
WASHINGTON — Nearly 1.3 million people went through U.S. airports on Sunday, the highest level of air travel in more than nine months, despite fear that travel will lead to more cases of COVID-19.
The Transportation Security Administration said it screened 1,284,599 on Sunday, the highest total since March 15. More than 10 million people have traveled by air since Dec. 18, including six days with at least 1 million people getting screened.
Figures on road trips aren’t available, but AAA predicted that about 85 million Americans would travel during the Christmas holiday season, most of them by car.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top expert on infectious disease, said that level of travel could lead to a further increase in COVID-19 cases. Fauci said crowded airports make it difficult to maintain social distance, and holiday gatherings combine people from different households.
New cases of COVID-19 have been surging for about two months. There have been more than 330,000 reported deaths from the virus.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia has decided to extend its weeklong closure of all official ports of entry over fears of the new fast-spreading variant of the coronavirus.
The kingdom’s Interior Ministry announced on Monday that borders will remain shut and international commercial flights suspended for at least another week. Cargo flights and shipping routes will not be affected.
The country sealed its ports last week, following the discovery of the more contagious virus strain in Britain. Starting on Sunday, non-citizens in the country were allowed to leave the kingdom despite the travel ban.
Although cases have declined in recent months, Saudi Arabia has struggled to stem a major outbreak that has infected over 362,000 people and killed more than 6,000.
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Seniors to receive COVID vaccine soon
US speeds cases of translators, others blocked by travel ban
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FILE – In this May 15, 2017 file photo, protesters wave signs and chant during a demonstration against President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban outside a federal courthouse in Seattle. The Trump administration has agreed to speed up the cases of some former interpreters for the U.S. military in Iraq. The decision also affects hundreds of other refugees whose efforts to move to the United States have been in limbo since he announced his travel bans three years ago. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
SEATTLE (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration has agreed to speed up the cases of some former interpreters for the U.S. military in Iraq and hundreds of other refugees whose efforts to move to the United States have been in limbo since he announced his travel bans three years ago.
The news was contained in a settlement filed in federal court in Seattle on Monday. It concerned more than 300 refugees who were on the verge of being permitted to come to America in 2017 when their applications were halted as part of Trump’s efforts to restrict travel from several mostly Muslim nations.
Some of those affected are close relatives of refugees who are already in the U.S., while others are from 11 countries, including Egypt, Iran and Somalia, that Trump singled out, citing security reasons.
“The government tried to keep refugee families apart under the pretense of national security,” said Lisa Nowlin, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, which sued along with several other organizations. “This settlement aims to undo the harmful effects of the illegal and misguided ban on refugees.”
The restrictions on refugees from the 11 countries and on relatives of those already in the U.S. — known as “follow-to-join” refugees — were companion measures to Trump’s broader travel bans on those seeking visas to enter the U.S., which the Supreme Court eventually allowed.
U.S. District Judge James Robart in Seattle — the same judge who blocked Trump’s initial, broader travel ban in early 2017 — blocked the companion refugee restrictions late that year in consolidated lawsuits that were brought by the ACLU, Jewish Family Services, International Refugee Assistance Project and other organizations. They alleged that the refugee bans were discriminatory and arbitrary and that they violated due process rights.
By the time Robart agreed to block the bans, hundreds of refugees had their cases upended, leaving them in administrative limbo. For many, background checks, medical clearances or other required documentation had expired by the time the bans were revoked. That meant they had to begin the process over again.
The plaintiffs included former interpreters for the U.S. military in Iraq, who sued under pseudonyms because they could face threats if their identities became public. Others were refugees who had petitioned to have their spouses and children join them in the U.S. from camps in Kenya, Uganda and elsewhere.
One plaintiff, Allen Vaught, a war veteran from Dallas, said the refugee ban “derailed efforts to get my last surviving Iraqi translator, who served bravely alongside U.S. military forces for many years, to the United States.”
Under the settlement, the refugees won’t automatically be admitted to the U.S., but the government agreed to move their cases to the front of the line for processing.
“What the administration did really messed up their cases,” said Mariko Hirose, litigation director of the New York-based International Refugee Assistance Project. “This settlement is aimed at making sure that people who were affected by the ban are able to get their cases adjudicated and hopefully come to the U.S. very quickly.”
The 11 countries were Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Mali, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, the Republic of South Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
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WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci is back in the White House briefing room.
Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, was tasked by President Joe Biden to give an update on the coronavirus pandemic after largely being sidelined in recent months by former president Donald Trump.
by By PAT EATON-ROBB, The Associated Press / Jan 21, 2021
STORRS, Conn. (AP) — The deficit in the University of Connecticut’s athletic department rose by $1.2 million during the last fiscal year to $43.5 million, according to the school’s annual report to the NCAA.
UConn released the fiscal report on Wednesday. It said the gap, which last year was among the highest in Division I, was covered by $37 million in direct support from the university and $6.5 million in student fees.
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The Promise for the Future
Every young generation is the society’s promise for a better future. Governments should consider young people’s education, skills and potential as top priorities and key elements to achieve economic, political, and scientific and social development. They are fundamental investments to improving society that respects human dignity and human rights.
All around the globe, political leaders and policy makers, should be known that special attention should be paid on this important issue. Many political campaign speeches and social sciences studies have stated that quality education is the solution to unemployment. Governments, therefore, should focus on these two areas. Nevertheless, in developing countries, these two areas have been widely overlooked.
Mexico is a country with a promising young generation that could bring many things into discussion, if they are given the opportunity. Contrary to many countries that are struggling to enlarge their young population, half of the Mexico’s population is composed by people of 26 years or younger. This could bring society the opportunity of consolidating a generation of entrepreneurs, scientists, intellectuals and hardworking people to bring the country to the next level of development and prosperity.
According to studies developed by the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development, Mexico is ranked as the third country with the largest population of people in the ages between 15 and 29 years old who don’t have jobs or working. This represents a quarter of Mexico’s youth (more than seven million Mexicans). This study also reveals that the “NiNi” phenomenon – a term used in Mexico to describe young people who are neither studying nor working – impacts more young women than young men.
The world financial crisis has made things worse. There are now many young people that have finished higher levels of education and hold bachelor’s degrees, but are unable to find a job. This forces them to take jobs below their skill levels which diminishes the overall labor productivity. This situation creates a lack of incentives, making college students less prone to continuing their careers or looking for higher education levels.
What is then the proper response to this problem? A first response should be higher national investment in education and technical skills of young people. Although the Mexican government has destined more money to this area than in previous years, we are still below the educational investment rate of other Latin American countries. Furthermore, young people should take more. Creating more small and medium businesses that create job opportunities and motivates students not only to be a part of the workforce but also to be part of the job creators instead of being just job seekers. As the government ought to be investing in education, young generation ought to be playing their part too – through active entrepreneurial spirit.
By Ana Linda Perabeles Alarcón, a WYA member in Mexico. Follow her on Twitter: @anaperabeles
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NEWS - Tuesday, December 16, 2003
RalliSport Challenge 2 Announced
Title: RalliSport Challenge 2 Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios Developer: Digital Illusions CE Brand: XSN Sports Format: DVD for the Xbox video game system, Xbox LiveTM-enabled Pricing: $49.99 (U.S.) estimated retail price Availability: Spring 2004 Product Overview: RalliSport Challenge 2 is the highly anticipated second installment in the critically acclaimed RalliSport Challenge franchise and the first racing title in the XSN Sports brand. RalliSport Challenge 2 confronts gamers with several new features, including a new graphics engine, online play through the Xbox Live service, the ability to set up leagues and tournaments using XSNsports.com, new race modes, and more cars and tracksRalliSport Challenge 2 will test every driving skill you think you have and some you don’t even know were physically possible. It’s about living on the edge and white-knuckled racing that only rally can deliver. Key Features: Intense Competition. RalliSport Challenge 2 is the first racing title in the new XSN Sports brand. XSN Sports games let you compete in the first truly virtual sports league for your Xbox. Now you can easily set up a rally league on XSNsports.com, take out your rival over Xbox Live, and track up-to-date stats on your PC throughout your own rally season. All XSN Sports games bring the power of the Xbox and PC together for the first time through XSNsports.com, so you are always plugged into the competition. Off-road racing the way it should be. RalliSport Challenge 2 features six game modes including Career, Single Race, Time Attack, Multiplayer and Instant Action. It also features five unique rally race modes including Rally, Rally Cross, Ice Racing, Hill Climb and the new Crossover duel that test a driver’s skill and stomach for danger with extreme speeds on tracks that could send even the best driver on a collision course with disaster. Tracks. Featuring more than 90 tracks, nearly double the number from the original, gamers can race on different tracks from Sweden, Canada, Australia, Great Britain, Argentina, Monte Carlo, and really test their skills by racing up the sides of the Grand Canyon in the ultimate Hill Climb race. Start your engines. RalliSport Challenge 2 will feature more than 40 of the most challenging rally cars including the infamous group B cars that were banned because of the extreme uncontrollable horsepower. Among the new cars featured in RalliSport Challenge 2 are the Hyundai Accent WRC, Renault Megane Maxi, Volvo 440T, Lancia Stratos, Ford GT70 and the Suzuki Aerio P950. Modify your ride. Gamers will be able to make minor modifications to each car to meet the challenge of each track. Players can modify their tires, dampers, break balance, steering and gear ratio to match the race conditions of the track. Car damage. From broken windows to scratches in the paint to missing hoods, RalliSport Challenge 2 features an updated graphics engine with realistic vehicle physics complete with damage modeling and performance degradation to test a driver’s mettle. Parts such as bumpers, spoilers and rear mirrors will be able to loosen from the car, dangle and eventually drop off. Debris and parts will fall from the car when crashing to make more of a visual impact on the car. Detailed Race Environments. RalliSport Challenge 2 features new camera angles and a new windshield view that focus on spectacular crashes and interactive environments. The rally races come to life in incredible detail. As in a real rally race, track personnel will blow a whistle to alert spectators of oncoming cars, and spectators will react more intelligently to the approaching cars. Each track will also have more breakable objects and more on-track hazards like water, mud holes and potholes to challenge drivers. Developer Information: RalliSport Challenge 2 is being developed by Digital Illusions CE. Digital Illusions is focused on creating high-quality, playable games that will make the most of the advanced technology for which they are designed. Digital Illusions has a strong background in racing games. It was the developer of such hits as Midtown Madness 3, RallyMasters (PC/PSX) and RalliSport Challenge (Xbox Digital Illusions can be found on the World Wide Web at www.dice.se)
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The Final Precinct
by Joe Folino
Mike Delaney was forced into early retirement from the LAPD because his boss, Lt. Scali, saw that he was getting too close to Scali's illegal operation. Scali knew Delaney would eventually put an end to his underhanded operation, and he couldn't allow that to happen. There was too much money at stake. He did the only corrupt thing he could do,he beat Delaney to the punch. He set Delaney up for a fallA hard fall. He set Delaney up to make it appear that he was at fault for getting his partner killed while drunk on stake out. But Delaney still had friends on the force who knew he was set up and came to his aid. What happened next was a twist of fate that no one could have imagined.
Joe Folino, A Navy Veteran, AeroSpace Administrator, Actor, Restauranteer.... began his writing career in his sixties. Residing in the North Central Valley of California with his wife Dinah and their Sheltie Pepino. This is his third novel. Each filled with mystery and suspense....and a surprise ending.
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The Power of Red: Celebrating 60 years of Full Clergy Rights for Women in the UMC
by Judy Davis
It was a red coat that caused Abigail Harkness and her husband Daniel to be shunned from their local Quaker community.
In an era when a “proper” woman was expected to both behave and dress with modesty, gentility, and aestheticism, Abigail’s red coat signified “worldly clothing” and, in the eyes of many, was neither modest nor proper. When her husband Daniel refused to apologize for her coat, the Harknesses were expelled from the flock.
The couple soon found their home within the Methodist Church, where Abigail could wear her red coat without judgment. Georgia Harkness, one of Methodism’s great pioneers, loved to share that story of her great-grandparents.[i
Abigail’s red coat became a symbol of courage and empowerment for Georgia, who herself broke boundaries of expectations of what was proper for women to accomplish amid the great social changes of the mid 20th century and within the Methodist Church. Georgia was nurtured in the Methodist faith and was known to be a woman of great piety, deeply prayerful and socially engaged. As a respected theologian and scholar, she was also very influential in the movement that led to the 1956 General Conference granting of full clergy rights for women.[ii]
How grateful we are as a denomination for the delegates (clergy and laity) who courageously and outrageously followed the Holy Spirit’s leading to affirm that God does, indeed, call women to serve as pastors, preachers, shepherds, teachers, and leaders in the life of the Church and for the sake of Christ. Over the past 60 years, there have been many faithful women clergy to continue to pave the way with courageous leadership, including: Marjory Swank Matthews (the first female to be elected as bishop in 1980); Leontine Kelly (the first African American female to be elected as bishop, 1984); Charlene Kammerer (the first female bishop to be appointed to the WNC Conference, 1996); and so many others.
In honor of Georgia Harkness’ legacy and that of many other women theologians who have followed in her footsteps, the women of Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary carry on a tradition at commencement of wearing red shoes, as a symbol of boldness and courage. In fact, Bishop Kammerer, herself a graduate of Garrett, was known to carry on this tradition during her leadership among us!
From a liturgical perspective, of course, the color red signifies the presence and the power of the Holy Spirit. We claim that same Holy Spirit power when any person, male or female, kneels before the bishop at ordination.
Many of you reading this remember as the bishop and other elders laid their hands upon your head and shoulders, praying over you, empowering by the Holy Spirit, and authorizing by the church for the life and work as a clergy person, with these words imparted by the bishop: “…Take authority as an elder to preach the Word of God, to administer the Holy Sacraments and to order the life of the Church, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.”
A red stole was then draped over your shoulders, signifying the yoke of ministry that was being entrusted to you, clothing you with the power of the Holy Spirit. In the sixty years since granting the right for women’s ordination in the UMC, the church’s witness in the world has been enriched by the unique gifts, voices, experiences, and graces of women and men in ministry together. We clergy leaders and laity are serving in a time of great change in our world, in our denomination, and in our local churches.
As we celebrate how much has been accomplished in the last six decades, we move into the future and pray for the audacity of those who came before us to “put on our red coats,” and be those who proclaim prophetic insights in a time when it may be unwelcome. As Georgia Harkness herself put it, “The perpetual danger which besets religion is that it may substitute gentility and aestheticism for prophetic insight and power.”
The Rev. Judy Davis is pastor of Jonesville First UMC and Ebenezer UMC. She currently serves as chair of the Women in Ministry (WIM) Council of the WNC Conference. ___
[i] Rosemary Skinner Keller, Georgia Harkness: For Such a Time as This (Abingdon Press, 1992), 33-35.
[ii] For more details of the proceedings of the 1956 General Conference proceedings, see: “The Debate That Changed the Church: 60 Years of Clergy Rights for Women” http://unitedmethodistreporter.com/2016/04/13/the-debate-that-changed-the-church-60-years-of-clergy-rights-for-women/ and “A Dramatic Recreation: The 1956 General Conference Debate on Full Clergy Rights for Women, http://umc-gbcs.org/content/blog/Full_Clergy_Rights_for_Women_-_the_1956_Gen_Conf_Debate.pdf
[iii] Georgia Harkness, The Resources of Religion (H. Holt and Company, 1936).
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Front Page Politics U.S. WorldWND EXCLUSIVE
Obama allows major luxury for worst terrorists
'High-value' Guantanamo Bay prisoners enjoy special privilege
By Bob Unruh
Some of the most fearsome Islamic terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay now are being treated to Skype visits with their families, and the Washington watchdog Judicial Watch said it apparently is part of a campaign by the Obama White House to vastly expand privileges for the inmates.
Judicial Watch cited the Spanish agency La Prensa, which said two "high-value" detainees in a special top-security wing of the military compound at the U.S. Naval base in southeast Cuba recently had video conferences with family for the first time since their incarceration.
The detainees were identified as Abu Faraj al Libi and Abd al Rahim al Nashiri.
La Prensa reported the Department of Defense is "relaxing its measures at the prison and is willing to make this unprecedented event a regular one as long as it is 'reasonable.'"
The report quoted Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col. Myles Caggins III saying, "We have concluded that increasing family contact for the high value detainees can be done in a manner that is consistent with both humanitarian and security interest."
Judicial Watch reported Libi was the former No. 3 al-Qaida leader and was captured in 2005.
"His Department of Defense file says he's a high risk prisoner of high intelligence value who served as the operational chief of al-Qaida and had long term associations with Osama bin Laden," Judicial Watch said. "Al Nashiri, also an al-Qaida operative, is charged with orchestrating the deadly bombing of the Navy destroyer USS Cole in 2000. The USS Cole was the target of a suicide attack while the warship was moored and being refueled in the Yemeni port of Aden. Seventeen American sailors were killed and dozens were injured. The blast occurred when a skiff laden with explosives detonated against the port-side hull of the USS Cole and tore a 40-by-40-foot hole in the side of the stricken ship. It was the deadliest attack against a U.S. Naval vessel since the Iraqi attack on the USS Stark in May 1987 and bin Laden's al-Qaida terrorist organization claimed responsibility. Al Nashiri's DOD file describes him as one of al-Qaida's most skilled, capable and prolific operational coordinators."
Judicial Watch explained that since Obama moved into the White House, privileges have vastly expanded for the terrorists incarcerated at Gitmo.
In 2009 Judicial Watch, which has regularly traveled to Gitmo to cover the terrorists' military trials, reported U.S. taxpayers bought the captives high-tech laptops and computer lessons.
"That brilliant idea is part of a plan to reintroduce the prisoners into a modern society when the president fulfills his campaign promise of releasing them," Judicial Watch said. "They have been taught to send electronic mail and have received language and basic user skills training to help them find jobs when the leave the military prison."
Judicial Watch said last year was an especially good one for terrorist rights at Gitmo.
"The administration actually let 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed (KSM) dispatch propaganda from his Gitmo jail cell, undoubtedly aiding and abetting more terrorism. The manifesto, authored by the enemy combatant who's admitted being the architect of the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil, was 36 pages long and received extensive media coverage worldwide," Judicial Watch said.
"KSM has boasted of waging jihad against the U.S. and other non-Muslim nations and his Pentagon file reveals he's a senior al-Qaida recruiter, financier and operational planner for the group's global terrorist network. The document confirms that KSM was the 'mastermind of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the hijacking of United Airlines flight 93 that crashed in Pennsylvania.'"
Judicial Watch reported Obama last year allowed a fighter, Moath al-Alwi, in bin Laden's 55th Arab Brigade to publish a "sob letter" in an international media outlet describing the "humiliating and brutal treatments" he suffers at the U.S. military compound.
He was bin Laden's bodyguard and "is described by the Pentagon as a veteran jihadist and fighter."
The La Prensa report said the Pentagon explained, "We continually seek to go beyond a minimalist approach to humane treatment, and we endeavor to enhance conditions, consistent with security concerns."
Only weeks ago, it was reported a $65 million building with classroom space for 275 children kindergarten through high school was being authorized at the Guantanamo Bay base.
"That's nearly a quarter-million dollars per school child," the report said.
It would serve children of Americans stationed at the base.
One of Obama's first promises was to close the base. Although it remains open after his six years in office, he has released many high-profile detainees, including five Taliban commanders in exchange for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who is suspected of desertion.
Bob Unruh
Bob Unruh joined WND in 2006 after nearly three decades with the Associated Press, as well as several Upper Midwest newspapers, where he covered everything from legislative battles and sports to tornadoes and homicidal survivalists. He is also a photographer whose scenic work has been used commercially.
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Auburn University honor’s Lauren Bush Lauren, Tim & Kim Hudson @ 24th Annual Int’l Quality of Life Awards-2017
By:Dr.Adal M.Hussain,Phd (AKA) Dr.Abbey ,Editor @ Large for World Liberty TV
The College of Human Sciences at Auburn University honored FEED co-founder and CEO Lauren Bush Lauren and former Major League Baseball player Tim Hudson and his wife Kim, both notable philanthropists, at the 24th Annual International Quality of Life Awards on Monday, Dec. 4, at the United Nations in New York City.
Auburn University students
The college launched the awards program in 1994 to recognize people and partnerships that have made significant and lasting contributions to individual, family and community well-being locally and around the world.
Roger Thurow, former Wall Street Journal foreign correspondent and author, will present the IQLA Laureate Award to Lauren.
Dr.Abbey with Honoree Lauren Bush Lauren CEO FEED
“Lauren Bush Lauren is a leading figure of her generation,” said June Henton, dean of the College of Human Sciences. “Her entrepreneurial genius, strength of character and commitment to bettering the lives of others serves as an inspiration to all.”
Lauren launched FEED in 2007 as a social enterprise to combat global hunger through the sale of high quality, sustainable jewelry, clothing and accessories. In the past 10 years, FEED has provided 100 million meals to school children and others in need.
Tim Hudson with Family members
Philanthropist and retired Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Glavine and his wife Chris, devotees for CURE Childhood Cancer, will present the Lifetime Achievement Award to the Hudson’s. Both Tom and Tim spent part of their respective careers with the Atlanta Braves.
The Lifetime Achievement Award is given by the college to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to Auburn University, the state of Alabama and beyond.
Dr.Abbey with Tom Glavine MLB World Champion & HOF
Tim and Kim Hudson co-founded the Hudson Family Foundation in 2009, which is committed to making a positive and lasting impact in the lives of children who have a genuine need for assistance to a specific physical, emotional or financial circumstance. The Hudsons also helped establish the College of Human Sciences Volunteers in Philanthropy initiative to promote student leadership education and community service.
Lauren Bush Lauren Being honored
Tim recently retired from Major League Baseball after 17 seasons that spanned career stops with the Oakland Athletics, Atlanta Braves and San Francisco Giants. Kim has been an advocate for children, providing leadership and support for numerous charities such as Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Make-A-Wish Foundation and CURE Childhood Cancer.
Tim and Kim met as students at Auburn. Tim pitched for the Tigers baseball team for two seasons before being drafted by Oakland. Kim earned a bachelor’s degree from Auburn and a Juris Doctorate from Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law. She currently practices at the Auburn law firm of Davis, Bingham, Hudson & Buckner, P.C.
Tim and Kim Hudson being honored
“Auburn’s own Tim and Kim Hudson have distinguished themselves at the highest levels professionally and have established a legacy of philanthropy,” said Henton. “With a spirit of kindness and humility, they are transforming the lives of children and families in need and serving as mentors for future philanthropists.”
International Quality of Life Awards: In 1994, the College of Human Sciences at Auburn University launched the International Quality of Life Awards in conjunction with the United Nations’ International Year of the Family.
Dr.Abbey with Tim Hudson MLB Player
Through these awards, CHS proudly honors people and partnerships who have made significant and lasting contributions to individual, family, and community well-being locally and around the world. All laureates, regardless of background, demonstrate a strong commitment to empowerment through public policy and educational initiatives to enhance quality of life.
Guests in attendance
They are powerful role models who exemplify the belief system of the College of Human Sciences. At the heart of their professional success lies a true concern for the human condition — an inspiration to all, but particularly to our young people throughout the world.
Dr.Abbey with June M Henton Dean of Human Sciences Auburn University
See Exclusive e interview with Ms June M.Henton, Dean College of Human Sciences Auburn University and also the founder of International Quality of Life Awards (IQLA), in World Liberty TV , Humanitarian Channel by clicking here.
Auburn University honor’s Lauren Bush Lauren, Tim & Kim Hudson at 24th Annual Int’l Quality of Life Awards-2017
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Who Built Our Capitol?
The Lives and Work of the Men and Women Who Built the Minnesota State Capitol Building
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Workers who died during the Capitol construction
This scaffolding shows the place (upper right of photo) from which Albert Swanson fell to his death, and another worker broke his leg, when the platform was pulled down by a passing wagon. Photographed on May 1,1900, earlier on the day of the fatal accident.
Image courtesy of Thomas Blanck and Associates. Used with permission.
The Capitol construction site was a dangerous place and six men lost their lives while at work. See this chart for detailed information and sources on the workers who were killed in the fatal accidents. Additional information on the six workers and on the dangers of worksites at the time of the Capitol construction can be found under Workplace Hazards and Fatalities pages on this website.
Felix Arthur - The first worker to lose his life was Felix Arthur, who came north with the marble shipped from Georgia. On May 5th, 1898, Felix was working on a stone polishing machine when he got caught in the flywheel and was nearly cut in half. He was taken to Saint Joseph's Hospital in Saint Paul where he died early the next morning. Felix was only 25 years old. His body was returned to Nelson, Georgia, where his parents were so distraught, they left the area and moved to Texas.
John Biersack - The 36-year-old son of Bavarian immigrants to Wisconsin died in October 1898, a few days after he fell from a derrick. John Biersack was unmarried and had no children, despite newspaper accounts to the contrary.
John Corrigan - The last fatal accident happened in 1903, when 18-year-old John Corrigan fell 32 feet near the Senate chamber. The young man, just a week or two on the job, was pushing a heavily-loaded wheel barrow across three narrow planks when it tipped over and he fell with it. Click here to view John Corrigan's death report.
Alfred Magnuson - The 23-year-old stonemason died in 1900. Magnuson, a nephew of Nils Nelson, became the fourth death on the job when he fell while setting roof trusses over the Senate chamber. He was brought to the hospital but died four days later at the age of 23. Magnuson, the son of Nil’s older brother Magnus Jeppsson, was unmarried and he had only been in the country four years. He was five years old when Nils struck out for America back in 1882 so he may have had some memory of his uncle and read some “America letters” from him. His family moved around within the parish of Ivetofte during his childhood and his mother died in 1895, the year before he left for America. Magnuson is buried in an unmarked grave in Union Cemetery in Maplewood not far from Nelsons plot.
Albert Swanson - Swanson, a 20-year-old mold caster from Sweden, was killed in a strange accident. A St. Paul Globe headline summarized, “Passing Wagon Drives Over Rope Used to Hoist Material, and Scaffolding, on Which Men Stood, Falls.” Swanson and fellow worker Frank Thiery both plunged forty feet. Swanson collided with timbers and died before hitting the ground. But Thiery landed in a pile of sand and miraculously got away with only a broken leg. He checked himself out of the hospital and went home that night. Click here to view a set of photographs that show the exact place where Swanson and Thiery fell.
Florian Zauner - The 40-year-old German-born laborer fell to his death in 1900.
After John Biershack's fall, these fatal accidents stirred up controversy in the newspapers about safety conditions at the Capitol site and even garnered the public concern of the Labor Commissioner and State Attorney. Yet, four more men fell to their deaths in the following five years, not to mention non-fatal injuries. The state could inspect sites and request accident reports, but had no authority to enforce safety rules or fine employers. Architect Ginny Lackovic, who supervised restoration work on the Capitol, oberved: "... the level of safety when this building was built was based on everybody’s sense of their own judgment and their own sense of safety, what they were comfortable with... You know there was no OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), your safety was your own responsibility and if you made a mistake you paid dearly for it."
There was little financial or legal responsibility on the part of the employer or the state government for the consequences of accidents. The costs of workplace injuries and deaths were left mainly to individual workers and their families. Stone mason Erik Isaacson had a disabling accident in 1917 when he fell from some scaffolding and broke his back. His daughter, Lillian, who was 15 at the time, had to leave schol and go to work because Isaacson could no longer work. There was no insurance for accidents at this time.
None of the workers who were killed in Capitol construction accidents were married or had children and thus had no direct descendants. Their names were not collected in any one place and they were never publicly acknowledged – not until Workers Memorial Day ceremonies on the Capitol grounds in 2011 and 2012, were the sacrifices these tradesmen made finally recognized.
Cass Gilbert noted the fatalities in his daily memoranda. To see his notes click here.
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Aerosmith appreciation: At 50, the train keeps a rollin'
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When it comes to Aerosmith, the hard-rocking Grammy-winning quintet that played its first gig at Nipmuc Regional High, I’m a late bloomer. But like the saying goes, better late than never.
Aerosmith made their live debut 50 years ago today - Nov. 6, 1970 - at the former high school in Mendon that's now Miscoe Middle School. Five wild decades later, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer and Brad Whitford, are still rocking. The band’s 50th anniversary concert at Fenway Park was pushed to Sept. 14, 2021, after coronavirus concerns forced the postponement of what was being billed as a “once-in-a-lifetime one-night only performance.”
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When the band was at their initial height, busting up the charts throughout the late 1970s, I was surely a music fan, but gravitating to more singer-songwriter rockers like Moon Martin, Nils Lofgren, Jerry Jeff Walker and Greg Kihn. Over time I came to appreciate their hard-rocking take on things and the consistent professionalism and musical precision they brought to every show or album. It's a style of rock rooted in the blues, of course, like the Rolling Stones and other bands, but it's a more polished, decidedly American version. And the unique dynamics of the quintet makes for natural dramatic tension that lends an almost operatic quality to some of their biggest hits, like "Dream On."
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It soon became apparent that as a music writer for The Patriot Ledger I had to become well versed in Aerosmith, since they were practically the local franchise. At one time Tyler, Kramer and Whitford all lived in Marshfield, while Perry had a home in Duxbury. Hamilton was the outlier, living in Boston and Cape Cod. Tyler and Perry even owned a music club, Mount Blue in Norwell.
Aerosmith, of course had gotten their start at about 1970, while most of the members lived at 1325 Commonwealth Ave. in Boston. Kind of a hybrid band formed from two groups that included guitarist Joe Perry and bassist Tom Hamilton, and another that featured singer Steven Tyler, drummer Joey Kramer, and Tyler's pal Raymond Tabano. They played their first real gig at Nipmuc High in Mendon in 1970. Within about a year, Tabano was replaced by Berklee College of Music student Brad Whitford, and the band began performing anywhere and everywhere in New England, and beyond.
Interview: Aerosmith’s Joe Perry on the art of the set list
Legend has it that a gig at Max's Kansas City, the New York City music joint, was a turning point, even if the band had to pay for its slot on the night's bill. Clive Davis, the big honcho from Columbia Records heard the band and before long signed them to his label. Their eponymous debut album in 1973 never got higher than No. 166 on the album charts and even its standout single "Dream On" only cracked the singles charts as high as No. 59.
It wasn't until Aerosmith's third album, 1975's "Toys in the Attic" that they really burst onto the national scene, as the single "Sweet Emotion" cracked the Top Forty, and ironically, a re-issue of "Dream On" peaked at No. 6. But even as the band was crafting a dozen singles that would have a big impact on the charts, the off-stage antics and substance abuse problems were stressing the band. All that relentless touring took a toll, and between 1979 and 1981, both Perry and Whitford left the band. It wasn't until 1984 that the original five was back together, but the "Rock in a Hard Place" album didn't yield any hits and the band was in kind of a slump until collaborating with Run-DMC on a reworked "Walk This Way" vaulted to the No. 4 spot on the charts in 1986 - higher than Aerosmith's original version.
Joe Perry slings the goods on Aerosmith in autobiography
Aerosmith's comeback really took off with the 1989 album "Pump," with many of its tunes first worked out in the lengthy sessions the band had at Rik Tinory's Cohasset studio. That album became one of 1990's best-selling albums, and then a couple of tunes on the “Wayne's World 2” soundtrack kept the band's profile rising. This was about the time I began covering the band, as one of the three music writers the Patriot Ledger had at the time.
Aerosmith's star began to really rise as the ‘90s unfolded, even as their management brought in some outside writers to help them with lyrics. 1993's "Get A Grip" continued their revival, and their burgeoning profile especially around Boston, led to their founding their own club, Mama Kin in 1994. "This club is about giving back to the music,'' Tyler told reporters during a press conference at the opening. "The club scene is so bad, it's like a pothole on the road to getting there. We're trying to help that. I hated playing clubs, but that's where you really develop as a band.'' Mama Kin closed about 1997.
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Somewhere in that time period we reviewed the band at TD Garden, or the FleetCenter as it was known then. I recall a couple New Year's Eves where it was always a torrid, celebratory way to ring in a New Year. One strange incident was when my notes were a bit garbled, but it seemed they had played a song called "Time" as the third song of their New Year's Eve set, which seemed an apt choice, since it dealt with the passage of time. Back in those days, before the internet had set lists up by the time a concert ended, you had to make an informed guess. Turned out it had been "Toys in the Attic" and some irate fan wrote in suggesting we must've skipped the show altogether - despite apparently agreeing with the rest of the review.
It was 1996 when we reviewed a band that was opening for Hingham’s Draw the Line, the excellent Aerosmith tribute band fronted by Neill Byrnes. That opening act, Crazy Raymond and the Watchdogs, was Tabano’s mid-life shot at a bit of rock glory himself, a sturdy trio that lit up Weymouth’s old Spotlights club with its hard rock. Tabano told me he was then a Manhattan chef, and just itching to have a little rockin’ fun, and that night saw Kramer come onstage to jam with his old bandmate.
PHOTO GALLERY: Aerosmith street concert in Boston
1997 was a weird year for Aerosmith, as their “Nine Lives” tour was interrupted by a Tyler leg injury, and then famed car aficionado Kramer had one of his babies, a Ferrari, catch fire at a Marshfield gas station. Some years later, I did an interview with Kramer when he was expanding his gourmet coffee brand, and I was instructed by the publicist I could ONLY ask about cars or coffee, no music. Another time, publicizing his own superb autobiography, Kramer was more than willing to talk about the band and his role in it.
1998 brought one of the band's biggest hits - the ballad "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing," from the soundtrack to the film “Armageddon.” Penned by pop songwriter Diane Warren, the tune is a neat vehicle for Tyler's softer side and it has become a concert staple, even if it is miles away stylistically from Aerosmith's signature sound.
Aerosmith’s Joey Kramer drumming up the goods
The years since then have seen the band maintain its position near the top of the annual concert drawing cards, even amid periodic drama and members leaving and returning. At this point, I have done interviews with three of the members, Perry and Kramer a couple times each, and Hamilton once. One memorable Perry interview was arranged during a day I was covering a Babe Ruth baseball tournament in Quincy, so at the appointed time I left the press box, called the number from my cell phone and did the interview about their “Honkin’ On Bobo" blues album from the parking lot.
We’ve heard Aerosmith play with Cheap Trick, Kiss and ZZ Top at various times and they always earned their top billing. When they played Fenway Park in 2010 with The J.Geils Band, their Beantown brethren gave them a run for their money, but how can you top a rendition of “Dream On” with Tyler at a white piano atop the Green Monster?
There have been injuries, like Tyler’s 2009 tumble from a stage, or health scares like Perry’s collapse onstage with the Hollywood Vampires in 2016, and Kramer’s battles to reclaim his drum chair in recent years. Tyler’s had his flirtation with country music — and he has the chops to do it. Perry’s desire for more solo work, in his Joe Perry Project - which includes Weymouth keyboard wizard Paul Santo - led to 2018’s fine “Sweetzerland Manifesto” album, and his work with the Alice Cooper and Johnny Depp in the Hollywood Vampires is pretty compelling too.
Aerosmith drummer sues to rejoin band for Grammy honors
But the bottom line is that the original five still have that special something and luckily for fans they seem to have realized it. As Perry told me in our interview about his autobiography, back in 2014:
“The music is the glue that keeps us going. There are times now we don’t see each other for long periods, or after shows, that’s true. But it is more a result of how we travel, with our families, and not a symptom of any animosity. We all live our lives different ways, and use our time offstage the way we want. If Steven and I have any issues today, we take each other by the arm and talk it out. We realize there’s a magic that happens when we’re all together that we can’t find anywhere else.”
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Manufacturing Profile: Lincoln Electric Co.
Now celebrating its 115th year, this company is known for its expertise as well as the quality of its products. Read on to learn some things you probably didnât knowâ¦
Russ Willcutt
When John C. Lincoln founded The Lincoln Electric Company in 1895, he did so with a capital investment of $250 and with the sole purpose of manufacturing the electric motors that he’d designed. Before long its product line had grown to include battery chargers for electric cars, and it made its first welding set in 1907. Four years later, in 1911, the company introduced the world’s first variable voltage, single operator, portable welding machine. Today it leads in the design and manufacture of arc welding products, robotic welding systems, and plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment. The company’s structure has drawn plenty of attention, as well, resulting in two case studies published by the Harvard Business School.
“John Lincoln was a true genius, and he wanted to spend his time conducting research and developing new products, so he handed the company’s reins over to his brother James in 1914,” according to Patrick Wahlen, global business segment director for the power generation industries. “James was the one responsible for introducing piecework pay and he also established our Employee Advisory Board, which is made up of elected representatives from every department. Soon after he provided group life insurance to all the company’s employees, which was very progressive for its time.”
This spirit of innovation has driven Lincoln Electric ever since, resulting in the development of additional policies that have drawn the attention of Harvard business students and others. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, with 38 manufacturing facilities in 18 countries around the world—and sales offices covering more than 160 countries—its U.S. operations practice profit sharing among its employees, also guaranteeing job security to anyone who remains with the company for at least three years.
“This results in a ‘self-policing’ workforce, since your bonus depends on your coworkers doing a good job, too,” Wahlen explains, “and fewer managers are required to oversee their activities. It also leads to phenomenal employee retention, which allows us to retain the experience our workers have gained over the years.”
Lincoln Electric is able to provide similar efficiencies to its customers, particularly those involved in manufacturing towers for the wind industry. Harnessing its welding products with its knowledge of both processes and materials, the company has been able to increase productivity in its customers’ manufacturing facilities by 50 percent, and sometimes as much as 100 percent. “The price of our products must be competitive, of course,” he says, “but we would rather help our customers cut their production costs by 10 percent than discount the cost of a piece of equipment by the same amount. That’s where the real savings are found, and that’s not a one-time deal. These savings are ongoing.”
As a recognized expert in submerged arc welding, which is the process primarily utilized in the manufacture of wind tower sections, Lincoln Electric has been able to claim a 60-70 percent market share of new welding equipment sold into the global wind industry in recent years. Due to the quality of its products, this growth is also supported by the host of services it provides to its customers. The Lincoln Electric Welding School offers courses throughout the year on various arc welding methods, and its Welding Technology Center performs professional seminars on topics including the fundamentals of weldment design and advanced subjects such as fracture mechanics and fatigue. In addition, the company has more than 200 field technicians in the Unites States alone, helping clients to achieve maximum efficiency and gathering insights that will guide future product development.
“We are committed to engaging our customers in a very real way, using our products and expertise to deliver solutions to the challenges they face in meeting their manufacturing goals,” Wahlen says. “It’s a model that we’ve relied on for more than a century now, and it hasn’t failed us yet. More importantly, it hasn’t failed our customers.”–R. W.
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Lucas Alaman and Mexico, 1792-1853
Eric Van Young
An eminent historian’s biography of one of Mexico’s most prominent statesmen, thinkers, and writers Lucas Alamán (1792–1853) was the most prominent statesman, political economist, and historian in nineteenth-century...
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The Faiths of Others
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Thomas Albert Howard
The first intellectual history of interreligious dialogue, a relatively new and significant dimension of human religiosity In recent decades, organizations committed to interreligious or interfaith dialogue have...
An Essay on Man
An Introduction to a Philosophy of Human Culture
Ernst Cassirer; With an Introduction by Peter E. Gordon
One of the twentieth century’s greatest philosophers presents the results of his lifetime study of man’s cultural achievementsAn Essay on Man is an original synthesis of contemporary knowledge, a unique...
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Words as Grain
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An authoritative new collection by one of China's most lauded poets A leading poet from the Cultural Revolution to the present day, Duo Duo is one of China’s most influential contemporary writers. He began writing...
How the Just So Stories Were Made
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A fascinating, richly illustrated exploration of the poignant origins of Rudyard Kipling’s world-famous children’s classic From "How the Leopard Got Its Spots" to "The Elephant’s Child," Rudyard Kipling’s ...
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The Science of Abolition
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Napoleon and Pius VII
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A groundbreaking account of Napoleon Bonaparte, Pope Pius VII, and the kidnapping that would forever divide church and state In the wake of the French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of France, and Pope...
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Boston Tech Watch: Amazon, Kayak, Runkeeper, Kaspersky & More
Jeff Bauter Engel
This week in Boston tech, we’re tracking Amazon’s local expansion plans, a new venture fund that will invest in women-led companies, executive moves at Asics-owned Runkeeper and The Finally Light Bulb Company, and more. Read on for details.
—At a press event, Amazon announced plans to hire 900 people that will work at an office opening next year in Boston’s Fort Point neighborhood, according to the Boston Globe and other media reports. That will mark its third office in Boston and Cambridge, MA, and will bring its employee count at those three offices to around 2,000 people, the Globe reported. [Disclosure: The author’s significant other is employed by Amazon in Boston.]
—Flybridge Capital Partners and a group of women entrepreneurs in Boston, New York, and the Bay Area have formed XFactor Ventures. The $3 million fund will invest $100,000 in 30 early-stage companies that have at least one female founder, the Boston Globe reported. The announcement follows a recent series of sexual harassment allegations against male venture capitalists, although Flybridge has been working on the new fund since February, the Globe reported.
—Boston-based voting technology startup Clear Ballot pulled in $18 million from Bessemer Venture Partners, Ventureforgood, DN Capital, mutual fund manager Peter Lynch, Harvard professor Michael Porter, and Steve Papa, the Endeca founder who is currently running Parallel Wireless. Read more about Clear Ballot in this Xconomy profile from last year.
—Wellframe, a Boston-based maker of healthcare management software, raised $15 million in a Series B funding round led by F-Prime Capital, along with contributions from earlier investors, including DFJ. Wellframe said it has raised $25 million total from investors.
—Cambridge-based Smartvid.io raised $7 million from a group of investors that includes Autodesk, Borealis Ventures, and Castor Ventures, according to BostInno. The company raised $3.4 million in seed funding two years ago. It makes photo and video management software for businesses such as construction firms.
—Drafted, a Boston job referral software company, said it raised $1.7 million from The Slack Fund and earlier backers, including Lightspeed Venture Partners. Drafted recently released a version of its product that runs within Slack’s chat platform.
Drafted, which employs six people, has raised just over $4 million total from investors, founder and CEO Vinayak Ranade said in an e-mail to Xconomy. Read more about Drafted’s origins in this Xconomy profile from last year.
—Boston-based Repsly said it raised $1.6 million in a round led by Launchpad Venture Group, along with contributions from LaunchCapital, Hub Angels, SideCar Angels, and Companyon. Launch Capital’s Woody Benson joined Repsly’s board as an observer.
Repsly, which makes software for field workforces, said it has nearly 1,000 customers worldwide. It became cash-flow positive earlier this year, according to a press release.
—The Finally Light Bulb Company named Michael Simon, a former executive at Panera Bread and several food and beverage companies, its new CEO. He takes over for founder John Goscha, who will become chair of the board. Boston-based Finally sells advanced light bulbs and raised $15 million in a Series C funding round in January, which valued the company at $75 million.
—Runkeeper founder Jason Jacobs is stepping down from his role as head of global digital at Asics, the Japanese shoemaker that acquired his fitness app startup last year for $85 million. In a blog post, Jacobs said he will remain an advisor to Asics, and his previous role is being taken over by Dan Smith, who has led Runkeeper since January.
—Kayak added the ability for users of Amazon’s Alexa-enabled devices to book a hotel room with a voice command. Kayak executives hinted at the feature in a recent interview with Xconomy. It’s part of an extension of the online travel company’s capabilities to other platforms, such as Slack, Facebook Messenger, Google Home, and Apple Watch.
—Russia-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab was removed from a list of technology vendors approved for use by federal agencies, according to reports by Politico, Reuters, and other media outlets. Kaspersky’s Americas headquarters are in Woburn, MA. Kaspersky has faced scrutiny by U.S. lawmakers and intelligence officials over fears that its software could be used by the Russian government to infiltrate U.S. government computers and American information networks.
In a statement published by Politico, Kaspersky said it “has no ties to any government” and “has never helped, nor will help, any government in the world with its cyberespionage efforts.”
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month - Carol's Story
Carol Hill was diagnosed with breast cancer following a routine screening appointment. After recovering from her illness, Carol discovered that she carried a genetic fault that meant she had a high risk of developing the disease. As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, she has shared her experience to help Yorkshire Cancer Research raise awareness of the importance of early diagnosis and genetic testing.
Carol Hill tells anyone who will listen that they must attend cancer screening appointments when invited.
The 70-year-old from Horbury, near Wakefield, was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago following a routine screening appointment.
The x-ray image from the mammogram showed an area of concern in her breast and she was called back for a biopsy, a procedure that involves taking a small sample of tissue so it can be examined for cancerous cells.
Thanks to the mammogram, Carol’s cancer was found at an early stage and she was able to have a lumpectomy, a type of breast-conserving surgery where just the lump is removed. She also had one lymph node removed to check that the cancer hadn’t spread.
Had the tumour been found later, Carol may have needed more invasive surgery or treatments with harsh side effects.
Carol said: “I’d been recalled following a mammogram before, but it was just fatty tissue. This time I kept trying to tell myself it was just fatty tissue again, but for some reason I had a feeling it was more.
“My partner Martin came with me to the hospital. The doctor had the x-ray up on the screen and she said ‘it’s breast cancer’. Hearing those words was awful. I shed a tear and Martin held my hand.
“I didn’t know what would happen next and that was really hard. I also had to tell my three daughters that I had cancer.”
Carol was worried about the operation, but it all went to plan and a small scar remains the only evidence of her surgery.
To ensure that no cancer cells had been left behind, Carol underwent a three-week course of radiotherapy. She travelled to St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, five days a week for her treatment.
“Martin came with me, which was nice, and we made a day of it. We’d have lunch together in Leeds. A lot of people receiving treatment were on their own, which must be very lonely,” Carol said.
While receiving treatment, Carol mentioned that her mum had breast cancer. In fact, 13 members of her immediate family had suffered or died from different types of the disease, including her grandparents, three aunts, three siblings and a cousin.
An appointment was made for Carol to see the family history team at the hospital and a blood sample was taken to see if she had a genetic mutation called BRCA that increased her risk of developing cancer.
BRCA genes are known as ‘tumour suppressor genes’. They repair damage in cells and prevent them from growing and multiplying too quickly. If these genes don’t work properly cancer can develop.
Women with BRCA gene mutations are significantly more likely to develop breast or ovarian cancer than women without the mutations. BRCA mutations can also affect men. Both men and women with BRCA mutations have an increased risk of pancreatic cancer and melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer, while men have an increased risk of prostate cancer.
“I had to wait nearly five months for the result,” Carol said. “That was horrendous. When I found out I did have the mutation, I think it devastated me more than being diagnosed with breast cancer because I knew I might have passed it on to my children and grandchildren and they might also have a high chance of getting cancer.
“I was advised to tell everybody that might be affected, including my brothers, sister and cousins. I’ve passed on as much information as possible and I’m now keen to learn as much as I can about the BRCA mutation.”
Carol’s oldest daughter Tracy, 50, has not yet been tested for the mutation. Her youngest daughter, Vicki, 45, tested negative. However, her second daughter, Dawn, 48, tested positive and has decided to have preventative surgery to reduce her risk of developing cancer. Dawn has three sons who are currently waiting to be tested.
Carol is currently on a waiting list to have her ovaries removed to reduce her risk of developing ovarian cancer.
She said: “Ovarian cancer is known as the silent killer because you don’t tend to get any obvious symptoms until it’s reached a late stage. After talking to my girls, I realised prevention is better than the cure. If I get my ovaries removed then my risk is significantly reduced.
“I’m considering having a double mastectomy too, but I’m not sure if I wanted to put myself through such major surgery at my age. There’s always a fear that the cancer might come back. If I get them removed, I know there’s a good chance it won’t.
“There’s a lot to be said for how treatment has progressed over the years. One of my mum’s sisters was just 36 when she died. She didn’t have a chance. She had breast cancer and ovarian cancer and left a young family, but that was 60 years ago. Knowledge is power – we now have the power to reduce our risk of cancer and ensure that if we do have cancer, we have the best possible chance of survival.”
Carol’s radiotherapy treatment was successful and she now needs to attend annual mammograms to check that the cancer hasn’t returned. She is also taking a hormonal therapy drug called anastrozole, which helps prevent the cancer coming back.
Carol recently joined Mid Yorkshire Breast Cancer Support, which meets at Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield, every second Thursday of the month.
“I’ve felt isolated a lot of the time because it’s my body and I’ve had to make the decisions,” Carol admits. “I’ve tried to be positive throughout this. I’ve got a loving family. We’re very close, but I find it hard to break down in front of them.
“When I’m on my own I do sometimes get upset. That’s one of the reasons why I joined the support group. We’re all in the same position and it’s easier to share our experiences and talk about the things we’re finding hard. It’s really helped me.”
While she waits for surgery, Carol has returned to enjoying retired life with Martin, who she met 12 years ago. They read lots of books, go walking together and enjoy holidays and day trips. With 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren between them, there’s never a dull moment.
Carol added: “We’ve got to get the message across to everyone – both women and men - that if you notice any kind of abnormality or change in your body, you have to go and get it checked. I also want to encourage everyone to go for mammograms and smears. They’re there to help.
“I had no symptoms. I am very, very lucky that my cancer was diagnosed through screening. I think you’ve just got to be positive and put your trust in the doctors and nurses. Once I knew I had breast cancer, I also knew something was going to be done about it. I look back now and can’t believe I’ve come through it. If I can help just one person by sharing my experience, that will be a bonus.”
Symptoms of breast cancer include:
• A change in how your nipple looks
• A change in the size or shape of your breast
• A lump or area of thickened tissue in your breast
• A lump or swelling in your arm pit
• A rash on or around your nipple
• Dimpling on the skin of your breast
• Discharge from your nipple
Breast pain is not usually a symptom of breast cancer.
• Breast screening can help detect breast cancers early, when they might be too small to feel or see.
• It involves an x-ray test called a mammogram, which is carried out at special clinics or mobile breast screening units by a female member of staff.
• Your breasts will be x-rayed one at a time.
• Women aged 50 to 70 (47 to 73 in some areas), who are registered with a GP, should be sent an invitation for breast screening every 3 years.
Nikki Brady, Senior PR Officer, Yorkshire Cancer Research. Tel: 01423 877228. Email: nikki@ycr.org.uk
Harrogate-based Yorkshire Cancer Research was founded in 1925 and is the largest independent regional cancer charity in England (Registered Charity 516898). We are not part of a national charity.
We are committed to reducing the devastating impact of cancer on the lives of people living in Yorkshire.
Our mission is to work in partnership, fund research and support initiatives that will help people in Yorkshire avoid, survive and cope with cancer.
Current statistics show that 575 people are diagnosed with cancer in Yorkshire every week. Incidence and mortality rates are higher than the England average due to social deprivation, post-industrialisation and lifestyle choices but also availability of healthcare services and difficulties accessing early diagnostics, clinical trials and the latest treatments.
We aim to:
Be the leading authority on cancer in Yorkshire, understanding the problems and priorities in the region and sharing knowledge with partners.
Raise awareness of cancer and how to prevent it by working in local communities, schools and colleges, sports clubs and with other health-related organisations.
Promote screening programmes and fund research that can improve the diagnosis of cancer so we can detect and treat it at the earliest opportunity.
Invest in innovative research projects at every stage of a cancer patient's journey.
Campaign for fair and equal access to the very best healthcare services and a greater share of the money spent nationally on research.
For further information, please visit www.yorkshirecancerresearch.org.uk or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
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Conditions That Lead to Good Industrial Relations
Labor Law & Union Contracts
Industrial Relations Guide
by Ruth Mayhew
What Challenges Do Unions Pose for Human Resource Management?
Advantages and Disadvantage of Labor Unions
Labor Union Vs. Human Resource Management Functions
Prevention of Strike Action
Small-business work environments tend to foster cohesive relationships among employees. The relationships may be friendly or even family-like, but when your employees want better wages, benefits, or working conditions, the family-like bond can change and industrial relations might become one of your concerns. Industrial relations is the term most often used to describe the employer-employee relationship in a unionized work environment. Regardless of business size or number of employees, all businesses are prone to unionization efforts; therefore, just because you run a small operation doesn't mean you won't ever have to resolve industrial relations challenges.
National Labor Relations Act
The Wagner Act and the Taft-Hartley Act are fundamental to understanding industrial relations. The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 -- called the Wagner Act , or sometimes the NLRA -- protects the rights of union and nonunion employees to engage in collective activity, such as joining a union. It provides sanctions for employers who interfere with those rights and is the act that formed the National Labor Relations Board. A common misconception is that small businesses needn't worry about union organizing or NLRA regulations because they hire too few employees, but the NLRA doesn't have a minimum threshold for employers to be subject to the law's provisions.
Labor-Management Relations Act
The Labor-Management Relations Act of 1947, called the LMRA or the Taft-Hartley Act, balanced the provisions of the NLRA by protecting the rights of workers who choose not to join unions or who don't want to engage in collective activity. For a business owner and employer, Taft-Hartley gives you the right to inform and educate workers about the pros of working in a nonunion work environment and the cons of joining a union. The LMRA prohibits closed shops, meaning your employees cannot be forced to join a labor union or coerced by a labor union pressuring them to join. Also, employment cannot be conditioned on an employee's union membership.
Developing an effective employee relations program is one way to minimize the chances of your company being the target of a union organizing campaign. Encouraging your employees to discuss their concerns with you directly and actually resolving their issues and concerns can help preserve a nonunion work environment. If an organizing campaign begins, you'll probably see employees who previously didn't communicate with each other suddenly bonding, or your supervisors may witness a change in employees' willingness to resolve workplace issues one-on-one as they previously did.
If a labor union already represents your workers, always engage in good-faith bargaining. The NLRA requires it, and creating false barriers and roadblocks to bargaining with the union can destroy the possibility of developing sound labor-management relationships. Naturally, you're on opposite sides of the table, so to speak, but your negotiation skills will also be tested once you sit down to bargain with labor union representatives. Because bargaining is behind closed doors, employees may gauge your business's genuineness by the way you negotiate with the union.
If your business is a union shop, you'll probably encounter at least one grievance. The labor union contract details how labor and management handle grievances. The typical grievance process includes three steps, which starts with the union steward -- who's actually an employee with some union leadership responsibilities -- representing an employee in a matter involving a supervisor's employment decision. If the parties can't settle the grievance at the first step, it goes to management for review. When management review fails, grievances go to arbitration, which is similar to a courtroom setting with an impartial arbiter who makes a ruling to which the parties agree.
MBA Mentor: Meaning of Industrial Relations
National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation: Your Right to Work Rights -- In Three Minutes
Industrial Workers of the World: The Basic Labor Laws - United States of America
Office & Professional Employees International Union, Local 8: Handling Grievances -- Types of Grievances
Cornell University Law School: Collective Bargaining and Labor Arbitration: An Overview
The Labor Relations Process, 10th Ed.; William H. Holley, Jr., Kenneth M. Jennings, Roger S. Wolters
Ruth Mayhew has been writing since the mid-1980s, and she has been an HR subject matter expert since 1995. Her work appears in "The Multi-Generational Workforce in the Health Care Industry," and she has been cited in numerous publications, including journals and textbooks that focus on human resources management practices. She holds a Master of Arts in sociology from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Ruth resides in the nation's capital, Washington, D.C.
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Labor Laws & Joining a Union
Can Management & Unions Work Collaboratively?
Law Requirements for Labor Agreement Implementations
Example of a Legally Sound Decision by a Manager
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Home/Politics/Amy Coney Barrett affirmation hearings open with give attention to well being care
Amy Coney Barrett affirmation hearings open with give attention to well being care
Zetpress October 12, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett attends her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington , D.C., October 12, 2020.
Patrick Semansky | Pool | Reuters
A sharply divided Senate Judiciary Committee opened Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Monday, with little doubt about the eventual outcome and both sides looking to score political points as Election Day nears.
Republicans, led by Committee Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., defended holding the hearings despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and touted Barrett’s qualifications.
They warned that Democrats would focus inappropriately on Barrett’s Catholicism and seek to turn the process into a battle resembling the one fought over Justice Brett Kavanaugh two years ago.
Democrats avoided discussion of Barrett’s religious views, however. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the committee, quickly sought to turn the focus of the hearings to health care.
Surrounded by large posters of individuals apparently protected by the Affordable Care Act, Feinstein made it clear that Democrats will spend the four-day process discussing an upcoming Supreme Court case over the constitutionality of the law.
“We can’t afford to go back to those days when Americans could be denied coverage or charged exorbitant amounts. That’s what’s at stake for many of us,” Feinstein said. “That’s why the questions we will ask and the views that you will share with us are so important.”
The court is scheduled to hear a case over the legality of the ACA on Nov. 10. Barrett has criticized Chief Justice John Roberts’ legal reasoning upholding the law in a 2012 case.
“This administration, with the support of Senate Republicans, will be in front of the Supreme Court on Nov. 10, to argue that the entire Affordable Care Act should be struck down,” Sen. Kamala Harris of California, the Democratic vice presidential nominee and a member of the Judiciary Committee, said.
“If they succeed, it will result in millions of people losing access to health care at the worst possible time — in the middle of the pandemic,” she said.
Harris appeared remotely as a health precaution, with a copy of a children’s book about the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, “I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark,” on display.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. speaks at the committee’s confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., October 12, 2020.
Susan Walsh | Pool | Reuters
Both Republicans and Democrats have acknowledged that there is little chance that Barrett’s nomination will fail to be approved by the committee.
“This is probably not about persuading each other, unless something dramatic happens,” Graham said in his opening statement. He said that all of the committee’s Democrats would vote no, and all of its Republicans would vote yes.
“Why hold this hearing? A lot of people on our side say, just ram it through. I hear it a lot. That’s why I don’t listen to the radio much anymore,” he said.
Graham said the purpose of the hearings was for Americans to weigh Barrett’s qualifications themselves.
“Judge for yourself. Is this person qualified? Is she as qualified as Sotomayor and Kagan? I think so,” Graham said, referring to President Barack Obama’s nominees to the Supreme Court, Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan.
If confirmed, Barrett would be the sixth conservative justice on the nine-judge Supreme Court, and would likely push the panel further to the right on a range of issues touching on business, guns, reproductive rights and other matters.
The 48-year-old would be President Donald Trump’s third appointee to the high court, after Justices Neil Gorsuch and Kavanaugh. Barrett has been a judge on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for close to three years and has served for nearly two decades as a law professor at Notre Dame Law School, where she graduated at the top of her class.
The hearings came just weeks after two Republican members of the committee, Sen. Mike Lee of Utah and Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina, contracted the coronavirus after attending Barrett’s White House nomination ceremony last month.
Lee, who tested positive for Covid-19 on Oct. 1, attended Monday’s hearing in person and did not wear a mask while asking questions. He previously said that he had obtained permission from the office of the attending physician to do so and isolated for 10 days.
Tillis and several other senators attended the hearings virtually.
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., said the hearings were a “microcosm” of the Trump administration’s failure to contain the coronavirus.
“The whole thing, just like Trump, is an irresponsible botch,” he said.
In addition to health care, the senators also focused on the propriety of holding nomination hearings so close to Election Day, particularly given some recent comments by Trump.
Trump has said he wants his nominee to be confirmed in time to resolve any election-related legal disputes.
“You cannot feel good about a president cheapening this historic moment,” Sen Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said.
Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks during the committee’s confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., October 12, 2020.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said that “Republicans are following the Constitution” and that those on the left would do “anything to derail the confirmation of a Republican nominee.”
Republicans refused to hold hearings for Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Merrick Garland, in 2016, saying it would be improper to do so in an election year. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has said that the difference in 2020 is that the same party holds the Senate and the White House.
Monday’s hearing ended with Barrett’s opening statement, the text of which was released on Sunday. She introduced her family — including her seven children — to the committee and discussed her view of the role of the legal system.
“Courts have a vital responsibility to enforce the rule of law, which is critical to a free society. But courts are not designed to solve every problem or right every wrong in our public life,” she said. “The policy decisions and value judgments of government must be made by the political branches elected by and accountable to the people.”
Senators will get time to ask Barrett questions on Tuesday and Wednesday, and the hearings will wrap on Thursday with comments from outside groups.
Graham has said that he aims to have Barrett approved by the Judiciary Committee by Oct. 22, and that he anticipates the full Senate to confirm Barrett one week before Election Day.
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Iowa farmers unsure what’s next after winds flatten corn
by: DAVID PITT, Associated Press
Rod Pierce walks through a cornfield damaged in the derecho earlier this month, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, near Woodward, Iowa. Pierce is among hundreds of Iowa farmers who are still puzzling over what to do next following the Aug. 10 derecho, a storm that hit several Midwestern states but was especially devastating in Iowa as it cut west to east through the state’s midsection with winds of up to 140 mph. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
WOODWARD, Iowa (AP) — Usually this time of year, someone could get lost in the tightly packed sea of corn that surrounds farmer Rod Pierce’s house in central Iowa.
But two weeks after a rare storm tore a 40-mile-wide (65-kilometer-wide) swath through Iowa, it’s more like a lush, thick mat of flattened cornstalks stretching in all directions, far past Pierce’s farm.
“It’s just unbelievable, is probably the word. I don’t know how else to describe it,” he said.
Pierce is among hundreds of Iowa farmers who are still puzzling over what to do after the Aug. 10 derecho, a storm that hit several Midwestern states but was especially devastating in Iowa as it cut through the middle of the state with winds of up to 140 mph (225 kph). The National Weather Service described the storm’s intensity as a “once-in-a-decade occurrence in this region.”
The storm damaged crops in just over one-third of Iowa’s 99 counties, according to early estimates. Iowa is typically a national leader in corn and soybean production, and farmers in the worst hit counties had planted 3.6 million acres of corn and 2.5 million acres of soybeans.
Not all the damaged crops have been ruined, and even those like Pierce who saw the worst of the devastation might be able to salvage some kind of harvest. But for many it will be a devastating end to a season that at one time seemed so promising. After years of trade wars, exports were increasing to China, an increase in driving was raising demand for corn-based ethanol, and Iowa was expected to approach a record for the crop.
For those in the storm’s path, much of that optimism has been blown away.
“It’s discouraging, I guess. Frustrating. We had a nice looking crop,” said Pierce who began farming in 1973.
Or as Mark Licht, an Iowa State University assistant professor and crop specialist, put it: “A good portion of the state had a really good crop before the storm. Now there are farmers outside the storm path who have a really good crop.”
Licht said the extent of damage to Iowa corn is probably worse than during a 2012 drought. Iowa’s crop was reduced by about 20%.
Soybeans — which grow on bushy plants closer to the ground — seem to have fared far better than the corn.
Corn damage varies. Some fields battered by hail and wind have nothing remaining but sticks poking out of the ground. Others are oddly flattened with 8-foot-tall (2.4-meters-tall) stalks lying in the dirt, broken off or bent so severely that the plants are turning brown. Many in the path of the storm’s strongest blasts still stand but lean eastward at severe angles.
About 95% of Iowa’s corn crop was insured. The mix of damage means insurance adjusters will write off some fields as a total loss while others will harvest something, but much less than they had expected.
Last week, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds requested a disaster declaration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue for more than half of the state, a move that would offer federal help, including immediate access to low-interest Farm Service Agency emergency loans. The USDA also is considering other steps.
Reynolds said Tuesday that Perdue is expected to visit Iowa next week to see the damage.
“There’s some assistance there. We’ll see what this federal disaster proclamation amounts to and what the criteria is to meet that,” said Dave Struthers, who farms 1,100 acres with his brother and parents in central Iowa near Collins, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) northeast of Des Moines.
Although Struthers’ corn is leaning at a 45-degree angle, he expects he’ll be able to harvest it. The yield will drop through by 15 bushels, or more an acre. His farm also lost two 8,000-bushel grain bins and buildings housing 800 hogs, which were moved a few miles away.
Licht, the Iowa State professor, said he’s concerned about the physical and emotional toll such losses could mean for farmers.
He advised them to take it easy during this fall’s harvest, especially those who may be asked to try to harvest bent cornstalks. It may be a tedious process that could require special equipment. There’s additional risk in damaging a combine, which can cost as much as $500,000 to buy and tens of thousands of dollars to repair.
Farmers outside the wind-damaged area are likely to see a boost in crop prices if the damage turns out to be as significant as expected. Consumers likely won’t see much difference in grocery prices.
Struthers said it’s a reminder that farming is a gamble.
“We are the eternal optimists always looking for things to get better and sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn’t,” Struthers said.
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Brief Capitol evacuation as small plane reported in airspace
Posted: Nov 26, 2019 / 06:19 AM PST / Updated: Nov 26, 2019 / 07:42 AM PST
A uniformed Secret Service Officer patrols the White House grounds during a lockdown due to an airspace violation, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Capitol and its office buildings were briefly evacuated Tuesday over a report of a possible aircraft in restricted airspace.
The evacuations were ordered as a precaution and lasted about 45 minutes.
The U.S. Secret Service said personnel at the White House were told to remain in place during that time. That precaution was later lifted.
Capitol Police said the evacuations were ordered after a report at 8:27 a.m. of a “possible aircraft in restricted airspace.” The evacuations were ordered “in an abundance of caution,” police said in a statement.
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NYC virus deaths exceed 4,000, topping toll for 9/11 attacks
by: MARINA VILLENEUVE and LORI HINNANT, Associated Press
This photo shows a hospital bed in one of the temporary rooms at the TCF Center, Monday, April 6, 2020, in Detroit. The city’s convention center was converted to accommodate an overflow of patients with the coronavirus. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began construction at the TCF Center to create a quarantined hospital setting with 1,000 beds as the pandemic spreads rapidly in the city. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s death toll from the coronavirus rose past 4,000 on Tuesday, eclipsing the number killed at the World Trade Center on 9/11. In Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson lay in intensive care, believed to be the first major world leader hospitalized with the virus.
The twin developments came even as the crisis seemed to be easing or at least stabilizing, by some measures, in New York and parts of Europe, though health officials warned people at nearly every turn not to let their guard down. After 76 days, China finally lifted the lockdown on Wuhan, the city of 11 million where the outbreak began.
COVID-19’s toll in New York City is now more than 1,000 deaths higher than that of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil, which killed 2,753 people in the city and 2,977 overall, when hijacked planes slammed into the twin towers, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field on Sept. 11, 2001.
New York state recorded 731 new coronavirus deaths, its biggest one-day jump yet, for a statewide toll of nearly 5,500, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
“A lot of pain again today for many New Yorkers,” he said.
But in an encouraging sign, the governor said hospital admissions and the number of those receiving breathing tubes are dropping, indicating that social distancing measures are succeeding.
And alarming as the one-day increase in deaths might sound, the governor said that’s a “lagging indicator,” reflecting people who had been hospitalized before this week. Over the past several days, in fact, the number of deaths in New York appeared to be leveling off.
“You see that plateauing — that’s because of what we are doing. If we don’t do what we are doing, that is a much different curve,” Cuomo said. “So social distancing is working.”
Still, 6-foot (2-meter) social distancing has become impossible at times in the city’s subway system.
With service drastically reduced, essential workers are encountering some busy trains as they head to their jobs. Photos taken in Brooklyn showed riders sitting or standing within inches of each other, some not wearing face masks.
Across the U.S., the death toll neared 13,000, with close to 400,000 confirmed infections. Some of the deadliest hot spots were Detroit, New Orleans and the New York metropolitan area, which includes parts of Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut. New Jersey recorded over 1,200 dead, most of them in the northern counties where many residents commute into New York City.
In London, the 55-year-old Johnson was in stable condition and conscious at a hospital, where he was receiving oxygen but was not on a ventilator, officials said. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab was designated to run the country in the meantime.
“For all of us in Cabinet, he is not just our boss. He’s also a colleague, and he’s also our friend,” Raab said. “And I’m confident he’ll pull through, because if there’s one thing I know about this prime minister, he’s a fighter.”
Deaths in Britain reached nearly 6,200, after a one-day increase of almost 800.
President Donald Trump trained his anger at the World Health Organization and threatened to freeze U.S. funding for it, saying the international group had “missed the call” on the pandemic and that it was “very China-centric.”
Throughout his presidency, Trump has voiced skepticism toward many international organizations and has repeatedly heaped scorn on the WHO. In its most recent budget proposal in February, his administration called for slashing the U.S. contribution to the WHO from an estimated $122.6 million to $57.9 million.
Trump suggested the WHO had gone along with Beijing’s efforts months ago to minimize the severity of the outbreak. The WHO has praised China for its transparency on the virus, even though some public health experts regard the country’s figures with suspicion.
“They should have known and they probably did know,” Trump said of WHO officials.
On Wall Street, a strong rally propelled by signs that the outbreak may be leveling off in some hard-hit parts of the world evaporated after the price of crude oil suddenly fell. Stocks ended the day slightly lower.
Elsewhere, Chinese authorities ended the lockdown on Wuhan, and tens of thousands of residents traveled in and out of the sprawling industrial city. Residents must use a cellphone app showing that they are healthy and have not been in recent contact with anyone confirmed to have the virus.
China, which officially recorded more than 82,000 infections and over 3,300 deaths, reported 62 new cases — 59 of them brought from outside the country — and two additional deaths Wednesday.
In Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a monthlong state of emergency in Tokyo and six other prefectures because of a spike of infections in the country with the world’s oldest population. The order will close night entertainment.
“My lifestyle will change. These are difficult times” said Yoshiyuki Kataoka, 44, a nightlife industry worker. “Maybe I’ll become a recluse.”
In some European hot spots, as in New York, authorities saw signs that the outbreak was turning a corner, based on slowdowns in new deaths and hospitalizations.
In Spain, new deaths Tuesday rose to 743 and infections climbed by 5,400 after five days of declines, but the increases were believed to reflect a weekend backlog. Authorities said they were confident in the downward trend.
In Italy, with over 16,500 deaths, authorities appealed to people ahead of Easter weekend not to lower their guard and to abide by a lockdown now in its fifth week, even as new cases dropped to a level not seen since the early weeks of the outbreak.
In France, the number of dead passed the bleak milestone of 10,000, climbing to more than 10,300, said Jerome Salomon, national health director.
“We are in the epidemic’s ascendant stage,” he said. “We have not yet reached the peak.” But he offered a glimpse of hope, saying the virus rate is ”slowing a little.”
In the U.S., Surgeon General Jerome Adams said that if Americans continue to practice social distancing for the rest of April, “we will be able to get back to some sense of normalcy.”
One lockdown exception was Wisconsin, which asked hundreds of thousands of voters to ignore a stay-at-home order to participate in its presidential primary Tuesday.
Lines were particularly long in Milwaukee, the state’s largest city and a Democratic stronghold, where just five of 180 traditional polling places were open. Many voters statewide did not wear facial coverings.
Worldwide, about 1.4 million people have been confirmed infected and over 80,000 have died, according to Johns Hopkins University. The true numbers are almost certainly much higher, because of limited testing, different rules for counting the dead and deliberate underreporting by some governments.
For most people, the virus causes mild to moderate symptoms such as fever and cough. But for some, especially older adults and the infirm, it can cause pneumonia. About 300,000 people have recovered worldwide, by Johns Hopkins’ count.
One of the main models on the outbreak, from the University of Washington, is projecting about 82,000 U.S. deaths through early August, with the highest number on April 16.
Hinnant reported from Paris.
Follow AP news coverage of the coronavirus pandemic at http://apnews.com/VirusOutbreak and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak
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Walmart turning 160 of its parking lots into drive-in theaters
Posted: Jul 2, 2020 / 07:20 AM PDT / Updated: Jul 2, 2020 / 08:41 AM PDT
Summer is here, but social distancing measures are putting a damper on the usual seasonal activities, so Walmart is providing some big-screen relief.
Teaming up with Tribeca Enterprises, the retailing giant is turning 160 of its store parking lots into drive-in movie theaters.
“Summer hasn’t really felt like summer yet, and I know I hear every day, ‘Mom, I’m bored!’” Janey Whiteside, Walmart’s chief customer officer, said in a statement. “Through our digital means and vast footprint of stores, we’re hoping to bring some summer fun to families across the country. We know Walmart plays a role in our communities that extends far beyond getting them necessary supplies, and we see that now more than ever.”
The drive-in tour is set to begin in August and will run through October. Walmart said additional details will be announced closer to the start of the tour.
“The Tribeca Drive-In is much more than a fun, retro way to see movies — it’s one of the safest ways for communities to gather,” said Jane Rosenthal, CEO and co-founder of Tribeca Enterprises and Tribeca Film Festival.
Though Walmart has yet to specify which parking lots will be used, the retailer does say these events will be held at Walmart Supercenters across the U.S.
Walmart also said it is making it easy for customers to buy snacks or whatever else they may need to complete their movie experience.
“Ahead of each screening, Walmart will make it easy for families to fill their picnic baskets by ordering their drive-in essentials online for curbside pickup on the way to their movie,” Walmart said in a press release.
In addition to the drive-in movie tour, Walmart has also introduced Camp by Walmart, a new online camp for kids. Celebrities including Drew Barrymore, Neil Patrick Harris, LeBron James, Idina Menzel and Todd Oldham will serve as camp counselors, “leading kids through sessions varying from arts and crafts to fitness and other activities to keep them active and entertained.”
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NC State signee Hall to test NBA draft waters
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP)North Carolina State instate signee Josh Hall says he’ll go through the NBA draft process while maintaining his college eligibility.
Hall announced his decision in a social-media post Monday. He had played at Moravian Prep for his senior season as well as an additional year of prep school. Prep players are eligible to enter the draft if they’re at least 19 years old during the calendar year of the draft and are at one NBA season has passed since their graduating class from high school.
The 6-foot-9 forward is ranked 36th nationally by 247sports and 22nd by Rivals.
If Hall opted to stay in the draft, it would mark the second straight year a key recruit opted to bypass playing for the Wolfpack in favor of staying in the draft.
Signee Jalen Lecque was eligible for the draft last summer after reclassifying his graduation year. He went undrafted but signed with Phoenix, playing four games with the Suns and 33 games in the G-League.
More AP college basketball: http://apnews.com/Collegebasketball and http://www.twitter.com/AP-Top25
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GAME OF THE WEEKEND: No. 15 Ohio State at No. 10 Wisconsin, Saturday. Wisconsin (12-3, 6-2) is out to its best eight-game Big Ten start since 2017 and has won 18 of its last 19 at home. D'Mitrik Trice is averaging 19.1 points over the last seven games. The Buckeyes (11-4, 5-4) lost to Purdue on Tuesday, snapping their three-game win streak, and have been without point guard CJ Walker (torn right hand ligaments) for four games. Ohio State has lost three straight to the Badgers and hasn't won in Madison since December 2017.
LOOKING AHEAD: No. 4 Iowa (12-2, 6-1) loses a game against Nebraska on Sunday because of the Cornhuskers' COVID-19 issues and will go seven days between games. The Hawkeyes, who entered their home game against Indiana on Thursday night a half-game behind conference-leading Michigan (12-1, 7-1), would have liked to have had that home date with the last-place Huskers before back-to-back games against ranked opponents Illinois and Ohio State.
A look at the upcoming week around the Big 12 Conference:
GAME OF THE WEEKEND
SEATTLE (AP)Marcus Tsohonis and his teammates celebrated as though Washington had just won something of significance rather than a midseason conference game.
Snapping an eight-game losing streak felt much bigger for the Huskies than just a regular Pac-12 victory.
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Parlow Cone takes over at US Soccer at critical juncture
by: ANNE M. PETERSON, Associated Press
Posted: Mar 13, 2020 / 04:20 PM PDT / Updated: Mar 13, 2020 / 04:20 PM PDT
FILE – In this Dec. 6, 2019, file photo, Cindy Parlow Cone, vice president of the U.S. Soccer Federation, attends a meeting of the organization’s board of directors Friday, Dec. 6, 2019, in Chicago. Carlos Cordeiro resigned as the federation’s president Thursday night, March 12, 2020, three days after the organization sparked a backlash when its legal papers in a gender discrimination lawsuit claimed the women’s national team players had less physical ability and responsibility than their male counterparts. His decision elevated former American midfielder Parlow Cone to become the first woman president in the history of the 107-year-old federation. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
New U.S. Soccer President Cindy Parlow Cone’s first challenge will be to confront the fallout over the federation’s widely condemned legal stance in the gender discrimination lawsuit filed by the women’s national team.
The first woman president in the 107-year history of the governing body will also oversee the appointment of a new chief executive and early preparations for the 2026 World Cup.
A former national team midfielder who became the federation’s vice president last year, Parlow Cone took on her new role Thursday when President Carlos Cordeiro abruptly stepped down.
Cordeiro was facing a growing outcry from players, board members, supporters and sponsors over assertions made in court documents filed this week. USSF lawyers suggested the women’s team was inferior because the players had fewer responsibilities and less physical skill than male national team counterparts.
Former teammates rallied in support of Parlow Cone, who has the unenviable task of damage control.
“I have known Cindy Parlow Cone for over two decades as both a teammate and friend. She has always led with integrity and a commitment to others. I have no doubt that she will dedicate herself to making our game better for all,” Mia Hamm said on social media.
Fellow teammate Julie Foudy wrote: “I played with Cindy for many years. I know Cindy. She understands ALL the players are going through having lived it. And she is one hell of a human. Give her a chance to succeed. Please.”
Now 41, Parlow Cone scored 75 goals in 158 appearances for the U.S. from 1995 to 2006, winning the 1999 World Cup and two Olympic gold medals with the team. She retired because of post-concussion syndrome.
She was coach of the Portland Thorns during the National Women’s Soccer League’s inaugural season in 2013, leading the team to the league’s first title before stepping down to spend time with her family.
She was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2018, and was voted in as USSF vice president in 2019.
Parlow Cone will serve as president until the federation’s annual general meeting next February. An election will be held then to complete Cordeiro’s term, which runs until the regular election for a four-year term in 2022.
Parlow Cone takes on the presidency at a critical juncture. USSF is currently conducting a search for a new CEO to replace Dan Flynn, who retired last September. Brian Remedi is currently serving as chief administrative officer in addition to chief stakeholder officer.
The federation is also in the midst of early preparations for the 2026 men’s World Cup with Canada and Mexico. An expanded field of 48 teams will play in 16 cities across the three countries.
But her most pressing issue is to contain the furor over the USSF’s legal stance in documents filed Monday in federal court in Los Angeles. The documents were filed in connection to the gender discrimination lawsuit filed by women’s national team players last year.
The players say they have not been paid equally to the men’s national team and asked for more than $66 million in damages under the Equal Pay Act and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 . A trial is scheduled for May 5.
Sponsors including The Coca-Cola Co., Anheuser Busch Cos. Inc., The Procter & Gamble Co. and Volkswagen Group issued statements in support of the women’s team. MLS Commissioner Don Garber, a USSF board member, said he was “shocked and angry” over the arguments and Parlow Cone herself denounced the legal stance on Twitter.
National team players silently protested by wearing their jerseys inside out in warmups before a match against Japan on Wednesday night in Texas. The move obscured the U.S. Soccer crest but still revealed the team’s four stars for its Women’s World Cup championships.
Cordeiro apologized for the stance, saying: “I did not have the opportunity to fully review the filing in its entirety before it was submitted, and I take responsibility for not doing so. Had I done so, I would have objected to the language.” But it was too late.
In her only public statement since becoming president, Parlow Cone thanked Cordeiro for his service to soccer. Cordeiro, formerly the organization’s vice president, was elected president after Sunil Gulati resigned because the men’s team failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
“The passion that has come to the surface in the past two days is what inspires me to look forward, to work hard towards mending relationships and moving the game forward for all,” she said in a statement issued by the federation.
Former U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo, a vocal critic of U.S. Soccer, said she hoped the change at the top leads to change within the organization.
“This blatant disrespect and sexist attitude toward the women’s team is nothing new. It didn’t start with Carlos and won’t end with his resignation,” Solo said. “It’s been in place for decades, was perpetuated under Sunil Gulati and was tolerated by so many within the organization. For meaningful change to happen, it has to be institutional. Carlos cannot just be a scapegoat for U.S. Soccer’s PR strategy.”
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CONTEMPORARY STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
CASE STUDY – GOOGLE
Google Inc. is an American multinational technology company specialising in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, and software. Most of its profits are derived from AdWords, an online advertising service that places advertising near the list of search results. As a result of its worldwide success in a number of industries, Google has now become a household name globally.
Google was founded in 1996 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were PhD students at Stanford University.
Together they own about 14 percent of its shares but control 56 percent of the stockholder voting power through super-voting stock. They incorporated Google as a privately held company in September 1998. An initial public offering followed in August 2004. Its mission statement from the outset was “to organise the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful”, and its unofficial slogan was “Don’t be evil”. In 2004, Google moved to its new headquarters in Mountain View, California, nicknamed the Google-plex. In August 2015, Google announced plans to reorganise its interests as a holding company called Alphabet Inc. When this restructuring took place in October 2015, Google became Alphabet’s leading subsidiary, as well as the parent for Google’s Internet interests.
Rapid growth since incorporation has triggered a chain of products, acquisitions and partnerships beyond Google’s core search engine. It offers online productivity software including email (Gmail), a cloud storage service (Google
Drive), an office suite (Google Docs) and a social networking service (Google+). Desktop products include applications for web browsing (Google Chrome), organising and editing photos, and instant messaging. The company leads the development of the Android mobile operating system and the browser-only Chrome OS for a class of netbooks known as Chromebooks.
The corporation was estimated to have run more than one million servers in data centres around the world by
2007. In 2009 it processed over one billion search requests and about 24 petabytes of user-generated data each day. In December 2013, Alexa listed google.com as the most visited website in the world. Numerous Google sites in other languages figure in the top one hundred, as do several other Google-owned sites such as YouTube and Blogger. Its market dominance has led to prominent media coverage, including criticism of the company over issues such as search neutrality, copyright, censorship, and privacy.
HISTORY OF THE TECHNOLOGY
While conventional search engines ranked results by counting how many times the search terms appeared on the page, the two founders, Page and Brin, theorised about a better system that analysed the relationships between websites. They called this new technology PageRank; it determined a website’s relevance by the number of pages, and the importance of those pages, that linked back to the original site.
Page and Brin originally nicknamed their new search engine “BackRub”, because the system checked backlinks to estimate the importance of a site. Eventually, they changed the name to Google, originating from a misspelling of the word “googol”, the number one followed by one hundred zeros, which was picked to signify that the search engine was intended to provide large quantities of information. Originally, Google ran under Stanford University’s website, with the domains google.stanford.edu and z.stanford.edu.
The domain name for Google was registered on September 15, 1997, and the company was incorporated in
September 1998. It was based in the garage of a friend (Susan Wojcicki) in Menlo Park, California. Craig
Silverstein, a fellow PhD student at Stanford, was hired as the first employee.
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In January 2013, Google announced it had earned US$50 billion in annual revenue for the year of 2012. This marked the first time the company had reached this feat, topping their 2011 total of $38 billion.
March 1999 saw the company move its offices to Palo Alto, California, which has been home to several prominent Silicon Valley technology start-ups. The next year, against Page and Brin’s initial opposition toward an advertisingfunded search engine, Google began selling advertisements associated with search keywords. In order to maintain an uncluttered page design and increase speed, advertisements were solely text-based. Keywords were sold based on a combination of price bids and click-throughs, with bidding starting at five cents per click.
In 2001, Google received a patent for its PageRank mechanism. The patent was officially assigned to Stanford
University and lists Lawrence Page as the inventor. In 2003, after outgrowing two other locations, the company leased an office in Mountain View, California. By 2006, the name “Google” had found its way into everyday language, causing the verb “google” to be added to the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary and the Oxford
English Dictionary, denoted as “to use the Google search engine to obtain information on the Internet”.
Google announced the launch of a new company called Calico in September 2013 and led by Apple chairman
Arthur Levinson. In the official public statement, Page explained that the “health and wellbeing” company will focus on “the challenge of ageing and associated diseases”.
Google now operates 70 offices in more than 40 countries and it celebrated its 15-year anniversary in September
2013. The Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) was launched in October 2013 and Google is part of the coalition of public and private organisations that also includes Facebook, Intel and Microsoft. The corporation’s consolidated revenue for the third quarter of 2013 was reported in mid-October 2013 as $14.89 billion, a 12% increase compared to the previous quarter. Google’s Internet business was responsible for $10.8 billion of this total, with an increase in the number of users’ clicks on advertisements.
In November 2013, Google announced plans for a new 1-million-sq-ft (93,000 sq m) office in London, which is due to open in 2016. The new premises will be able to accommodate 4,500 employees and has been identified as one of the biggest ever commercial property acquisitions in Britain.
October 2014, according to the Inter-brand ranking, saw Google become the second most valuable brand in the world (behind Apple) with a valuation of $107.4 billion. A Millward Brown report from the same year put the Google brand ahead of Apple’s at number one.
PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY
In 2011, 96% of Google’s revenue was derived from its advertising programs. In addition to its own algorithms for understanding search requests, Google uses technology from the company Double Click, to project user interest and target advertising to the search context and the user history.
Google Analytics allows website owners to track where and how people use their website, for example by examining click rates for all the links on a page. Google advertisements can be placed on third-party websites in a two-part program. Google’s AdWords allows advertisers to display their advertisements in the Google content network, through either a cost-per-click or cost-per-view scheme.
According to market research Google Search is currently the dominant search engine in the United States market, with a market share of about 65%. Google indexes billions of web pages, so that users can search for the information they desire through the use of keywords and operators.
Google Watch has criticised Google’s PageRank algorithms, saying that they discriminate against new websites and favour established sites. The site has also alleged that there are sinister connections between Google and the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Google also hosts Google Books. The company began scanning books and uploading limited previews, and full books were allowed into its new book search engine. The “Hummingbird” update to the Google search engine was announced in September 2013. The update was introduced over the month prior to the announcement and allows users to ask the search engine a question in natural language rather than entering keywords into the search box.
Gmail, a free webmail service provided by Google, was launched as an invitation-only beta program in April 2004 and became available to the public in February 2007 – and the service soon had 146 million users monthly. It was the first online email service with one gigabyte of storage. It was also the first to keep emails from the same conversation together in one thread, similar to an Internet forum.
Google Apps allows organisations to bring Google’s web application offerings, such as Gmail and Google Docs, into their own domains. The service is available in several editions: a basic free edition (formerly known as Google Apps Standard edition), Google Apps for Business, Google Apps for Education, and Google Apps for Government.
Google Translate is a server-side machine translation service, which can translate between 80 different languages.
For some languages, handwriting recognition, or speech recognition can be used as input, and translated text can be pronounced through speech synthesis.
Google launched its Google News service in 2002, an automated service which summarises news articles from various websites.
In 2007, reports surfaced that Google was planning the release of its own mobile phone, possibly a competitor to Apple’s iPhone. The project, called Android, turned out not to be a phone but an operating system for mobile devices. However, in January 2010, Google released an Android phone under its own company name called the Nexus One. A report in July 2013 stated that Google’s share of the global smartphone market was about 64% at the time.
Other projects Google has worked on include a new collaborative communication service, a web browser, and a mobile operating system. Google pre-announced the upcoming availability of Google Chrome in September 2008, an open source web browser, which was then released the next day. At a launch event in July 2013, in San
Francisco, a newer version of the Nexus 7 Google tablet device was released to the public, alongside the
Chromecast dongle that allows users to stream YouTube and Netflix videos via smartphones.
Google Alerts is a content change detection and notification service, offered by the search engine company Google. The service sends emails to the user when it finds new results – such as web pages, newspaper articles, or blogs – that match the user’s search term.
CULTURE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS
On Fortune magazine’s list of the best companies to work for, Google ranked first in 2007, 2008 and 2012 and fourth in 2009 and 2010. Google was also nominated in 2010 to be the world’s most attractive employer to graduating students. The company’s corporate philosophy includes principles such as “you can make money without doing evil”, “you can be serious without a suit”, and “work should be challenging and the challenge should be fun”.
As of 2013, Google had 47,756 employees and among them more than 10,000 software developers based in more than 40 offices.
After the company’s Initial Public Offering (IPO) in 2004, founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page and CEO Eric
Schmidt requested that their base salary be cut to $1. Subsequent offers by the company to increase their salaries were turned down, primarily because their main compensation continues to come from owning stock in Google.
Before 2004, Schmidt made $250,000 per year, and Page and Brin each received an annual salary of $150,000.
In 2007 and early 2008, several top executives left Google. In October 2007, former chief financial officer of
YouTube Gideon Yu joined Facebook along with Benjamin Ling, a high-ranking engineer. March 2008 saw Sheryl
Sandberg, then vice-president of global online sales and operations, begin her position as chief operating officer of
Facebook while April 2011 saw Larry Page become company CEO and Eric Schmidt took on the role of Executive Chairman of Google. In July 2012, Google’s first female employee, Marissa Mayer, left Google to become
Yahoo!’s CEO.
As a motivation technique, Google uses a policy often called Innovation Time Off, where Google engineers are encouraged to spend 20% of their work time on projects that interest them. Some of Google’s newer services, such as Gmail, Google News, Orkut, and AdSense originated from these independent endeavours. In a talk at
Stanford University, Marissa Mayer, Google’s Vice President of Search Products and User Experience until July 2012, showed that half of all new product launches in the second half of 2005 had originated from the Innovation Time Off.
Google formed the not-for-profit philanthropic Google.org, with a start-up fund of $1 billion in 2004. The mission of the organisation is to create awareness about climate change, global public health, and global poverty. One of its first projects was to develop a viable plug-in hybrid electric vehicle that can attain 100 miles per gallon. In 2008,
Google announced its “project 10100” which accepted ideas for how to help the community and then allowed Google users to vote on their favourites. After two years of silence, during which many wondered what had happened to the programme, Google revealed the winners of the project, giving a total of ten million dollars to various ideas ranging from non-profit organisations that promote education to a website that intends to make all legal documents public and online.
TAX AVOIDANCE AND NEGATIVE PUBLICITY
Google uses various tax avoidance strategies. Out of the five largest American technology companies, it pays the lowest taxes to the countries of origin of its revenues. The company accomplishes this partly by licensing technology through subsidiaries in Ireland, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and the Netherlands. This has reportedly sparked a French investigation into Google’s transfer pricing practices.
Following criticism of the amount of corporate taxes that Google paid in the United Kingdom, Chairman Eric
Schmidt said, “It’s called capitalism. We are proudly capitalistic.” During the same December 2012 interview,
Schmidt “confirmed that the company had no intention of paying more to the UK exchequer.” In 2013, Schmidt responded to questions about taxes paid in the UK by pointing to the advertising fees Google charged UK companies as a source of economic growth.
Google Vice President Matt Brittin testified to the Public Accounts Committee of the UK House of Commons that his UK sales team made no sales and hence owed no sales taxes to the UK.
Since 2007, Google has aimed for carbon neutrality in regard to its operations. Google disclosed in September
2011 that it “continuously uses enough electricity to power 200,000 homes”, almost 260 million watts or about a
quarter of the output of a nuclear power plant. Total carbon emissions for 2010 were just under 1.5 million metric tons, most due to fossil fuels that provide electricity for the data centres. Google proudly said that 25% of its energy was supplied by renewable fuels in 2010.
In June 2013, The Washington Post reported that Google had donated $50,000 to the Competitive Enterprise
Institute, a libertarian think tank that calls human carbon emissions a positive factor in the environment and argues that global warming is not a concern.
It was reported, in July of that year, that Google had hosted a fundraising event for Oklahoma Senator Jim Inhofe, who has called climate change a “hoax”. In 2014 Google cut ties with the American Legislative Exchange Council
(ALEC) after pressure from the Sierra Club, major unions and Google’s own scientists, because of ALEC’s stance
on climate change and opposition to renewable energy.
ACQUISITIONS AND MERGERS
Since 2001, Google has acquired many companies, primarily small venture capital-funded firms. In October 2006,
Google announced that it had acquired the video-sharing site YouTube for $1.65 billion in Google stock, and the deal was finalised on November 13, 2006. Google does not provide detailed figures for YouTube’s running costs, and YouTube’s revenues in 2007 were noted as “not material” in a regulatory filing. A Forbes magazine article projected the 2008 YouTube revenue at $200 million, noting progress in advertising sales.
Google bought out its first public company in 2009, purchasing video software maker On2 Technologies for $106.5 million. They also acquired Aardvark, a social network search engine, for $50 million, and commented on its internal blog, “We’re looking forward to collaborating to see where we can take it”.
In addition to the many companies Google has purchased, the company has partnered with other organisations for research, advertising, and other activities. In 2008, Google developed a partnership with GeoEye to launch a satellite providing Google with high-resolution imagery for Google Earth.
Google Energy made its first investment in a renewable energy project, putting $38.8 million into two wind farms in North Dakota in 2010. The company announced the two locations would generate 169.5 megawatts of power, enough to supply 55,000 homes. The farms, which were developed by NextEra Energy Resources, will reduce fossil fuel use in the region and return profits. Also in 2010, Google purchased Global IP Solutions, a Norwaybased company that provides web-based teleconferencing and other related services. This acquisition enabled
Google to add telephone-style services to its list of products. In April 2011, The Globe and Mail reported that
Google bid $900 million for six thousand Nortel Networks patents.
Google made its largest-ever acquisition to-date when it announced, in August 2011, that it would acquire Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion subject to approval from regulators in the United States and Europe. In a post on Google’s blog, Google Chief Executive and co-founder Larry Page revealed that the acquisition was a strategic move to strengthen Google’s patent portfolio. This purchase was made in part to help Google gain Motorola’s considerable patent portfolio on mobile phones and wireless technologies to help protect it in its ongoing patent disputes with other companies, mainly Apple and Microsoft, and to allow it to continue to freely offer Android. After the acquisition closed, Google began to restructure the Motorola business to fit Google’s strategy.
February 2013 saw Google announce that it had acquired Channel Intelligence for $125 million. Channel
Intelligence, a technology company that helps customers buy products online, is active globally in 31 different countries and works with over 850 retailers. Google’s strategy is to utilise this technology to enhance its e-commerce business.
In July 2014, Google purchased the online music service Songza.
THE FUTURE OF THE COMPANY
The future of the technology and media industry and its key players remains very volatile and uncertain to say the least. As a result the Google boardroom will need to fully consider all of the major stakeholders involved to continually monitor the ever-changing external environment whilst building future strategy around the core competences, experience and skills that the company has built up since inauguration. It will not be easy but the future survival of the company will depend on it.
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Whitehorse mayor gives lukewarm response to territorial budget
Yukon's municipalities were "a bit absent" from last week's territorial budget, according to Whitehorse mayor Dan Curtis.
Myles Dolphin
Apr. 13, 2016 2:00 a.m.
Yukon’s municipalities were “a bit absent” from last week’s territorial budget, according to Whitehorse mayor Dan Curtis.
The Yukon government tabled a record $1.39-billion budget on April 7, but Curtis said more could have been made available to municipalities.
“We’re grateful for what we receive from the federal and territorial governments,” he said.
“But the reality is we’re really struggling. It’s challenging to keep up the services that residents expect and keep our taxes down to what they are.
“We’re kind of the poor cousin.”
Curtis said he would have liked to see more financial assistance with the Canada Games Centre.
As it stands, the centre is being subsidized $3 million a year by Whitehorse taxpayers. But a portion of the visitors who use the facility come from the surrounding subdivisions and, as a result, get a discount, he said.
“If we had more resources coming from the (comprehensive) municipal grant then we’d be able to offset some of those costs,” he said.
“In his budget speech the premier talked about the importance of healthy communities. I think that would have been an investment in the health of our community.”
The Yukon government is exempt from paying municipal property taxes. Instead, it pays the Comprehensive Municipal Grant, which is doled out to Yukon’s incorporated communities every year. The formula takes into account population, properties, infrastructure and the tax base of each municipality.
In its first 16 years, the fund only increased $600,000 to $12.5 million. More recently, the fund grew to $16.6 million in 2012 and $18.27 million last year. But it remains virtually unchanged this year, Curtis said.
Other areas that could have benefitted from more investment include housing and solid waste management, he added.
The territory’s solid waste action plan hasn’t solved any of the recycling issues that are experienced in Whitehorse, Curtis said.
“It’s a challenge to have a bit of foot-dragging on that end,” he said.
“Extended producer responsibility is the key, but there’s resistance to have anything regulated.”
In southern Canada and in many countries around the world, EPR laws require manufacturers to fund and manage recycling and disposal programs for their products.
But there is no EPR policy in the Yukon, and it’s putting the burden on municipalities to find ways to fund the disposal of those products.
There were some positives in last week’s budget speech, Curtis said.
He mentioned the $8.4 million that’s been earmarked for the new Salvation Army homeless shelter, and $385,000 for new front-line police officers at the Whitehorse RCMP detachment.
And the Yukon government’s $2.5 million investment in the Municipal Matching Rental Construction Program is also positive, he added. That program creates partnerships between the Yukon government and municipalities to offer one-time capital grants up to $500,000 for eligible projects to help increase the amount of rental housing in the territory.
“Yukon Housing is working quite diligently with the city,” Curtis said.
“There is a bit of a glimmer of hope there.”
Contact Myles Dolphin at
myles@yukon-news.com
Federal government plans to repeal contentious bits of Bill S 6
Mining association says Canada needs a carbon price
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“Open Access (OA) is the free, immediate, online availability of research articles coupled with the rights to use these articles fully in the digital environment. Open Access ensures that anyone can access and use these results - to turn ideas into industries and breakthroughs into better lives” (SPARC).
OA outputs can be delivered through two main, complementary channels: gold road built on OA journals and green road built on OA repositories. Authors or other copyright holders can manifest their adherence to OA by using one of the Creative Commons licenses or other open-content licenses.
OA in scholarly publishing (from datasets to digitally native research outputs) has forced all stakeholders in the research life cycle to rethink how they disseminate and consume scholarly information.
A number of tools for OA, self-archiving policies (see: SHERPA/ROMEO), good practices for OA policies (for the adoption of OA policies see: Registry of Open Access Repository Mandates and Policies) and ongoing OA initiatives worldwide (e.g. International OA Week) demonstrate awareness and wide support for OA as a constituent part of Open Science (see: Open Science Taxonomy) at a global level.
According to a joint statement of European Union member states, all European scientific articles should be freely accessible by 2020. For this reason, the European Commission is firmly focused on enforcing the OA requirements of HORIZON 2020 and on the development of new business models for OA publications, making 'Open Data' FAIR and fostering Scientific Integrity through the Open Science Policy Platform (OSPP).
On 4 September 2018, a group of national research funding organizations, with the support of the European Commission and the European Research Council (ERC), announced the launch of COAlition S, an initiative to make full and immediate Open Access (OA) to research publications a reality. It is built around Plan S, which consists of one target and 10 principles (Science Europe, 2019). The target is: "By 2020 scientific publications that result from research funded by public grants provided by participating national and European research councils and funding bodies, must be published in compliant Open Access Journals or on compliant Open Access Platforms"
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Hackgate for Beginners - Current Police Operations
[Back to Past Police Operations]
The Sue Akers Operations
Currently there are four ongoing police operations led by Deputy Assistant Commissioner Sue Akers Head of Organised Crime & Criminal Networks within the Specialist Crime Directorate, one of the main branches of the London Metropolitan Police Service. These are Operation Weeting, Operation Elveden, Operation Tuleta and Operation Kalmyk.
The build up to Operation Weeting
Operation Weeting into allegations of phone hacking began on 26 January 2011, after the Metropolitan Police announced they had received a “significant amount” of information regarding the conduct of News of the World employees, and that it would take place alongside the previously announced review of phone hacking evidence by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
This “significant amount” of information was partly based on documents that had been originally seized as part of the 2006 police investigation Operation Caryatid into the interception of phone messages from Clarence House that resulted in News of the World journalist Clive Goodman and Glenn Mulcaire being convicted in 2007, and triggered the resignation of Andy Coulson as editor of News of the World.
In 2009 the Guardian began publishing a series of articles claiming that the culture of phone hacking went far beyond what was discovered in Operation Caryatid, and that a wide range of people across different areas of public life had been victims of hacking. News Corp and the News of the World strongly denied the allegations, and called on the Guardian to share any evidence they had with the police, while the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Sir Paul Stephenson directed Assistant Commissioner John Yates to review Operation Caryatid.
In a single 8 hour session Yates decided not to take any further action, a decision that was examined at the Leveson Inquiry. Sir Paul Stephenson said John Yates had ruled there was no fresh material that could lead to convictions, and the force felt it couldn’t justify using resources to investigate the claims due to the focus on anti-terrorism at the time. Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer told the Leveson Inquiry that he had asked John Yates to consider the contents of the “for Neville” email, but John Yates had told him " that it was not new, it had been seen before and thus I took from that he didn’t consider at that stage there was any point for investigation of [the] email.”.
After the police failed to take further action several public figures began legal proceeding against the News of the World owners News International, part of News Corp, and against Glenn Mulcaire. Papers lodged in the High Court during litigation proceedings brought by Sienna Miller suggested that Ian Edmondson, a senior editor at the News of the World, was involved in work undertaken by Mulcaire. This led to News International group general manger Will Lewis being tasked with reviewing any internal documents relating to the 2006 Goodman court case, leading him to re-examine all the files held by Harbotle and Lewis, who had defended News International against an unfair dismissal case brought by Clive Goodman in 2007, which uncovered even more questionable material.
This material was passed onto a second legal firm, Hickman Rose, who in turn asked the former Director of Public Prosecutions Ken Macdonald to examine the evidence and report his findings to the News International board. The report found evidence of a variety of criminal activity and recommended to the News International board the matter should be referred to the police, which it immediately did.
The Crown Prosecution Service announced that it would immediately review the evidence collected during Operation Caryatid following by the Metropolitan Police announcing on January 26th 2011 that it was launching Operation Weeting.
Operation Weeting
As of February 2012 DAC Sue Akers has said there’s currently 90 police officers working on Operation Weeting and related operations, reviewing 11,000 pages of evidence, with 5000 landline phone numbers and 4000 mobile phone numbers mentioned in the documents, and a potential 6349 victims and 829 likely victims as of February 2012.
Currently 23 people have been arrested as part of Operation Weeting, including at least 15 individuals who have worked for News International or News International newspaper titles.
On May 15th Rebekah Brooks, her husband Charlie Brooks, News International security head Mark Hanna and 3 others were charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, with Rebekah Brooks facing three separate counts.
Operation Elveden
This operation is running alongside Operation Weeting and is examining allegations of inappropriate payments made to police, and is supervised by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). As of January 10th 2012 nine arrests have been made as part of Operation Elveden, including police officers and individuals who have worked for News International newspapers.
Operation Tuleta
Also running alongside Operation Weeting is Operation Tuleta, which is investigating allegations of computer hacking, with DAC Akers stating in February 2012 that there are currently 20 officers looking into 57 claims of “data intrusion” on behalf of journalists, examining 4 terabytes of data.
A handful of arrests have been made so far, but interestingly at least 2 of the arrests were for crimes unrelated to journalists, indicating Tuleta is investigating anyone suspected of commissioning hackers, not just journalists.
Operation Kalmyk
This operation is related to Operation Tuleta, and is believed to be related to allegations of the hacking of Ian Hurst’s computer by Phillip Campbell Smith on behalf of the News of the World. Ian Hurst has stated he believes Phillip Campbell Smith was working for Jonathan Rees, who has been linked to the murder of Daniel Morgan (something I’ll examine in detail later), and was heavily involved with the News of the World.
Operation Rubicon
Separately to Operation Weeting and its related investigations the Scottish Major Investigation Teams under the command of Detective Superintendent John McSporran are investigating aspects of the evidence presented during the Tommy Sheridan perjury trial, along with specific claims of phone hacking and breaches of data protection in Scotland. On May 2nd Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond stated 40 police officers were currently working on the operation and the operation would take precedence over any inquiry the Scottish Parliament decided to set up.
Specific allegations by Tommy Sheridan’s solicitor Aamer Anwar include:
- Allegations that witnesses gave perjured evidence in the trial of Tommy Sheridan.
- Allegations that, in respect of persons resident in Scotland, there are breaches of data
- Alleged offences determined from material held by the Metropolitan Police in respect of ‘phone hacking’ (Contraventions of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000) and breaches of data protection legislation in Scotland.
- Alleged instances of police corruption linked to the above two items.
On May 30th 2012 Andy Coulson was arrested and charged with perjury by Strathclyde Police.
Operation Baronet
Surrey Police’s investigation into the hacking of Milly Dowler’s phone. Currently said to be in the final stages of the operation, which is expected to be completed by the end of May.
[Forward to The Murder of Daniel Morgan]
You can contact the author on Twitter @brown_moses or by email at brownmoses@gmail.com
SteelMagnolia 18 May 2012 at 15:15
Hello Brown, I just missed you posting on twitter with regards Cameron meeting with Google. The answer.
http://watchingyouwatchingyme-steelmagnolia.blogspot.com.es/2012/01/uk-goverment-ask-google-to-block-search.html
Have a good week-end.
Chow :)
http://watchingyouwatchingyme-steelmagnolia.blogspot.com.es/2012/01/uk-goverment-censors-and-orders-you.html
The Government also demanding U Tube remove all protest videos and of course U Tube are obliging.
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2004/07/b122948.html
Campbell claims Bush and Murdoch have never met , reading this article I find that very hard to believe. Some links no longer work but you can find the articles if you do a search.
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Comcast to Participate in UBS Investor Conference
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Sahakian v. City of Glendale
United States District Court, C.D. California, Western Division
MICHAEL SAHAKIAN, Plaintiff,
CITY OF GLENDALE, et al., Defendants.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT WITH LEAVE TO AMEND
DOUGLAS F. McCORMICK United States Magistrate Judge
On June 13, 2016, Plaintiff Michael Sahakian (“Sahakian” or “Plaintiff”) filed this pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Dkt. 1 (“Complaint”). The Complaint names the following persons and entities as defendants, all in their official capacity: (1) City of Glendale; (2) Glendale Police Department (“GPD”); (3) “Does 1 through 25.” Complaint at 2-3.
In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2), the Court must screen the Complaint for purposes of determining whether the action is frivolous or malicious; or fails to state a claim on which relief might be granted; or seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is immune from such relief.
SUMMARY OF ALLEGATIONS AND CLAIMS
Sahakian alleges the following:
At 6:30 p.m. on June 11, 2014, “a few” police officers attacked him while he was standing outside of a 76 gas station. Complaint at 6. The police accused him of throwing a bicycle at the gas station window, but the police reports leading to his arrest were forged and created in retaliation for a lawsuit he had previously filed against the City of Glendale. Id. Video footage from the gas station would show that he was framed for the crime. Id.
Sahakian was arrested and transported to the GPD, where he was held until 11:40 p.m. Id. at 5. At the police department, he was accused of being under the influence of drugs and a police officer made a racist joke about his Armenian nationality. Id. at 6.
At 11:40 p.m., Sahakian was transported to Glendale Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Room for blood work and other injuries. Id. at 5. While he was at the hospital, he was attacked by “a few” Glendale police officers. Id. Glendale fire department and paramedic officials intervened and halted the attack. Id. at 6. The incident was captured on hospital video footage. Id. Sahakian received head trauma with a visible bruise. Id.
Sahakian was booked into the Twin Towers Correctional Jail House on June 12 in the morning. Id. He was placed in a mental ward for three days, per the police department’s request. Id. Sahakian remained in that jail for seven or eight more months until the criminal charges against him were dropped. Id. According to Sahakian, the Glendale District Attorney tried to conceal the exculpatory video footage from the 76 gas station. Id.
Sahakian claims that as a result of the head trauma, he suffered from seizures and had to be hospitalized at Glendale Adventist for almost three days. Id. at 7. He also claims that the GPD accused him of violating a restraining order brought by his neighbors, a restraining order orchestrated by a criminal investigator who had been harassing Sahakian for years. Id.
In his Complaint, Sahakian cites: the Fourth Amendment (excessive force); the Fourteenth Amendment; false imprisonment; fraud under California Civil Code section 3294; California Government code 815.2, California Civil Code section 43; California Constitution Article 1, section 13; and racial discrimination, harassment, and retaliation under the Civil Rights Act of 1866, codified at 42 U.S.C. § 1981.[1] ...
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Image Entertainment presents
Pete Townshend: Music From Lifehouse (2002)
"Now might be the time to tell you what this is about. This is the music, just the music, from various parts and stages of the evolution of this story I've been carrying for thirty years called Lifehouse."
- Pete Townshend
Stars: Pete Townshend
Other Stars: John "Rabbit" Bundrick, Peter Hope-Evans, Jody Linscott, Chucho Merchan, Phil Palmer, Billy Nicholls, Chyna, Cleveland Watkins
Director: Hugo Currie and Toby Leslie
Manufacturer: Ritek
MPAA Rating: Not Rated for (nothing objectionable)
B+ A- B B B-
There is no disputing Pete Townshend's place as a rock icon. He has an intensity that has diminished little since his early days with The Who over thirty years ago. Penning elaborate rock spectacles like Tommy and Quadrophenia is where Townshend has excelled, and he offered more dramatic depth in his music than that of a typical rock star. Even as Townshend aged, and his songwriting style matured, he drifted into well-received solo projects where he was still able to generate the same type of fire he did in the early days of The Who.One of Townshend's pet projects, which began in 1970, was something he called Lifehouse, which is chronicled here on this concert disc from Image. It was originally planned as a film that would be a mixture of science fiction, spirituality, eastern mysticism, rebellion and domination. The story of Lifehouse had thematic links to the then unknown concepts of virtual reality, webcasts and the Internet. As with many creative types, Lifehouse languished in development over the years, switching it from becoming a film to a theater experience, even as Townshend continued to write music for it, many of which are staples of The Who's songbook. Lifehouse, however, never became whole, and Townshend eventually suffered a nervous breakdown as a result of it.In 1996, the BBC produced a documentary on Lifehouse, and in 1999 a radio version was developed. With a renewed public interest in Townshend's tale, a concert, admittedly incomplete, was finally staged after thirty years in development. This disc was recorded in London on February 25th and 26th, 2000 at Sadler's Wells, and features the London Chamber Orchestra and a seven-piece band that includes longtime keyboardist for The Who, John "Rabbit" Bundrick.With this performance, Townshend does not try to come across as a young rocker, ala Mick Jagger. He is what he is, a well past middle-age man, albeit a rock elder, with a passion for music. While it might be disconcerting and more than a bit ironic for some to see an aged Townshend singing Won't Get Fooled Again, the song presentations are reworked and are revitalized by the inclusion of orchestral backing, as well as a surprising use of backing vocalist Chyna (not the wrestler) to carry the lead vocal chores at times. Love Ain't For Keeping uses all three backing vocalists on the lead, while Townshend remains silent.Townshend's voice has lost a little of it's edge and shows some strain when he tries to sing some of the faster rock tracks, as in Baba O'Riley. Yet during the more acoustic numbers, which are the majority here, his unique voice sounds as good as it did during The Who's finest hours. The one-two acoustic punch of Greyhound Girl and Mary will reinforce this easily. His work on Song Is Over is especially bittersweet, when one considers how important the entire Lifehouse project was and is to Townshend. Track List:Fantasia Upon One NoteTeenage WastelandTime Is PassingLove Ain't For KeepingGreyhound GirlMaryI Don't Know MyselfBargainPure And EasyBehind Blue EyesBaba O'RileyLet's See ActionGetting In TuneRelayJoin TogetherWon't Get Fooled AgainSong Is OverCan You Help The One You Really Love?
Rating for Style: B+
Original Aspect Ratio no
Image Transfer Review: Presented in 1.33:1 full-frame, Image has come up with a clean, blemish-free transfer. Black levels are decent, but don't offer exceptionally deep shadow delineation. This is most notable on the backing musicians. The concert itself does not feature much in the way of dramatic stage lighting, but colors and fleshtones are natural, though the palette is limited. Minimal color bleed, which often occurs when concert lighting is captured on film.
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PCM English yes
Audio Transfer Review: Townshend's music is showcased on this disc by a 5.1 Dolby Digital mix. The presentation is clean, but separation is not as pronounced as I would have hoped. At times the mix doesn't have as much depth as one would expect, especially when the full orchestra is backing Townshend. I really expected the percussion of Jody Linscott to provide more of a punch, but instead it doesn't match what I imagine it sounded like live. It's only during the quieter pieces, that feature one or two players, that this mix excels. An uncompressed PCM 2.0 track is also provided.A nice sounding disc. Just not perfect.
Animated menu with music
Cast and Crew Filmographies
Packaging: Amaray
Extras Review: The only extra is a six-page insert booklet that chronicles the history of Townshend's Lifehouse project. It provides a simple explanation of the background, and traces how even a big rock star like Townshend can have trouble getting an idea fully realized.
Extras Grade: B-
Familiar songs are given new life by a rock music legend. Presentation is simple, with minimal stage talk, and this disc does its best to relay the emotional impact Townshend's Lifehouse project.This is heartily recommended for fans of Townshend and The Who.
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Modern Warfare Remastered Looks Incredible
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This weekend, Activision held a Call of Duty XP event. Call of Duty fans from all over the world headed to California for an amazing weekend.
Fans who were lucky enough to go, got to see an eSports tournament between the top 32 teams from North America, Europe and Australia/New Zealand.
Not only did fans get to witness the tournament with the largest prize pool in Call of Duty Championship history, they also got to go hands-on with the new games. Fans that attended the event got the chance to play Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Multiplayer, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Zombies, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered Multiplayer, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 DLC 4.
Lots of Call of Duty YouTubers attended the event and uploaded lots of content after they had played both of the upcoming Call of Duty games. After watching many, many videos of gameplay for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered, I can safely say I have never been more excited for a Call of Duty game.
The game is virtually identical to the original game in terms of gameplay. Certain guns like the MP5 are still ‘over-powered’ much alike as the mounted machine guns. The only changes to the game are the incredible new graphics, the killcam feature has been added as well as half-time during domination. There is also now a gun inspection feature which is very similar to Counter Strike.
The same guns, perks and maps are returning to the game. 10 of the maps will be available at launch and the other 6 will be available as a free expansion in December. Another cool new addition is that you will be able to unlock gold for all of the guns in each different gun category rather than just one from each category.
You can watch some of the gameplay videos below from some YouTubers that you may know. It is very, very exciting.
Tags: Activision, Call of Duty, Call of Duty XP, Infinite Warfare, Modern Warfare Remastered
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A Law That Turns Sexual Tolerance Into Tyranny
Category: Discernment
by Melanie Phillips
Would anyone ever have imagined that one day it would become illegal in Britain to teach children to follow precepts laid down in the Bible?
Or that a priest, a rabbi or an imam might fall foul of the law by refusing to bless a sexual union between same-sex couples?
Yet that appears to be precisely what may happen as a result of new regulations soon to be introduced by the Government - and all under the rubric, would you believe, of producing a more tolerant and free society.
The Government has just finished consulting on new draft regulations under the Equality Act that would make it illegal to refuse to provide goods or services to anyone on the grounds of sexual orientation. The ostensible aim of these provisions is to end discrimination against gays, lesbians and bisexuals. No one should support irrational and bigoted prejudice against these or any other minorities.
But one of the unforeseen side-effects of anti-discrimination laws is the way they have turned our very understanding of prejudice and discrimination inside-out. Starting with the entirely laudable objective of eradicating discrimination against minorities, they have been transformed instead into a weapon promoting discrimination against both majority and minority religious faiths.
It should go without saying that gay people and other sexual minorities should be free to practise their sexuality without being picked on in any way. What they do in private should be of concern to no one else. But equally, others must be free to voice disapproval of their lifestyles, particularly where this is a key element of religious faith. For like it or not (and this is, of course, an issue which is currently tearing the Church of England apart) the belief that homosexual behaviour is wrong is a tenet that is fundamental to Christianity, Judaism and Islam.
The new regulations, however, would make it impossible for Christians, Jews and Muslims to continue to live according to this belief.
This is because, although religious faiths gained an exemption under the Equality Act itself, which otherwise would have threatened to outlaw the promotion of religion altogether, no such exemption has been granted over the issue of sexual orientation - which also covers sexual behaviour.
So church schools, for example, are protesting that they will no longer be permitted to teach in sex education or RE lessons that homosexuality is at odds with the teachings of the Bible. They might have to comply with parental demands that there should be lessons promoting gay issues - for example, by taking part in the recent 'Lesbian, Bi-sexual Gay and Transsexual History Month'.
Remember the epic battle over Clause 28, the law which forbade the promotion of homosexuality in schools and which was eventually repealed, in a notable triumph for the gay rights lobby? Well, these new regulations would be a Clause 28 in reverse. They would compel the promotion of homosexuality in schools - and forbid the promotion of Christian or other religious beliefs on the matter.
Lawyers say that the regulations would mean churches, mosques or synagogues would be breaking the law if they refused to hire out their halls for gay civil partnership ceremonies. Clergymen would be compelled to bless 'gay marriages' on pain of breaking the law. It might even become illegal for a priest to refuse to give communion to someone on the grounds that they were a practising gay or lesbian.
In other words, it would become an act of illegality to put into practice a cardinal tenet of religious faith, including the Christianity that is the established faith of this country and which underpins its values and lies at the very core of its identity.
We have therefore exchanged one deep intolerance for another. Behaviour that was once considered socially unacceptable and even illegal must now be promoted as an acceptable lifestyle choice, and anyone who disagrees is to fall foul of the law instead.
Yes, gays and other sexual minorities should have full equality before the law. But that means they should not be treated aggressively or unfairly by being singled out for different treatment in areas of life where they are playing the same part as everyone else.
But the equality argument breaks down when it insists that everyone is entitled to receive precisely the same treatment despite the fact that their lifestyles may be radically different. This is not equality, but what might be called 'identicality', or the enforcement of sameness even where circumstances are not the same at all.
Far from being fair, this is both fundamentally unfair and socially destructive. By insisting that sexual minorities are treated in an identical fashion to the majority, mainstream values are knocked off their perch.
That is why the antidiscrimination agenda is actually a weapon aimed squarely at the bedrock values of this society.
That is the problem with the gay rights programme. It does not preach tolerance for gays; instead, it stands for the destruction of the very notion that heterosexuality is the norm.
That is why 'gay marriage' or civil union represents such a threat to our society. Under the attractive guise of promoting equality, it actually represents an attempt to undermine the special status in our society of a permanent, faithful sexual union between a man and a woman.
And that is why David Cameron's reported views are so disappointing. In a speech this week, Mr Cameron - who once again wrapped himself in the mantle of family man yesterday and spoke of finding new ways to support family life - is expected to say he would give gay couples the same rights as heterosexuals, including the same tax perks for civil partnerships as there are for marriage.
Mr Cameron wants to convey the message that the Tories are no longer prejudiced against gay people. Nor should they be. But is supporting a policy that undermines family life the best way to go about this? Is he really saying that gay partnerships are the same in value as heterosexual marriage? Is he really saying that two gay men raising children is equivalent in value to a mother and father raising their own?
What would he say, for example, about the former chairman of the South Yorkshire Family Panel, who resigned because he was told he had to approve the same-sex adoption of children? He sought a compromise under which he would adjudicate only on cases of heterosexual adoption, but was refused.
He is now suing the Lord Chancellor's department, arguing that his right to act on his conscience and his religious beliefs have been infringed.
His case perfectly illustrates the grotesque situation we are now in, where under the guise of preventing discrimination, the state is actually enforcing discrimination against someone who merely wants to provide children with the healthiest environment in which to grow up.
The equality agenda is presented as ushering in a new era of tolerance and equality. But this is not so. Instead, it has elevated the rights of sexual minorities above the rights of religious believers.
This is because it is a specific attempt to secularise our society. Religious belief is thus relabelled as prejudice and duly outlawed.
But religious freedom and freedom of conscience are crucial to a liberal society. Once, religious wars took them away. Now they are being stamped out by secular law - and with them goes the bedrock of our liberty.
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Dr. Conrad Murray, Not Michael Jackson is on Trial
Posted on September 28, 2011 by Earl Ofari Hutchinson
Dr. Conrad Murray’s defense, his only real defense against the charge of involuntary manslaughter of Michael Jackson, is a simple one. He says that Jackson in effect killed himself. That he was so hopelessly drug addicted that he pumped himself up with the fatal drug or combination of drugs that killed him. The unstated is that given Jackson’s world renowned aloofness and eccentricities his self-destruction was all but foreordained. With anyone else and in any other circumstances, this would be a laughable defense. The indisputable fact is that Murray is a trained physician. He was hired by Jackson specifically to administer and supervise his medications and medical care. He did not say no to Jackson’s continual use of the potentially lethal drug. He did not summon medics immediately when Jackson went into his fatal coma. No matter how self-destructive and on the edge one may want to believe that Jackson was, and that he did have a long history of drug use, it’s the wildest stretch to hold a patient responsible for his own death with his doctor literally in the next room.
But Jackson is not just any patient. Since the day he was hauled into court in 2005 on child molestation charges and the day months later he was acquitted on all counts in the case, Jackson’s name has been synonymous with controversy. The acquittal in the child molestation charge meant nothing to millions. Many still quietly whispered and many others openly slurred him as a child molester. His deep withdrawal from public view after the trial did not stop the endless swirl of malicious questions about his actions, motives, and alleged perversion.
His death didn’t change things either. Millions of Jackson fans mourned, agonized, and were infuriated by his death. Countless others dredged up, and hurled the same old, vicious accusations at Jackson as a freak, kook, and, of course, child molester.
President Obama walked a fine and circumspect line in reacting to Jackson’s death. He sent the ritual condolences to Jackson’s family. But he also made veiled references to Jackson as a controversial figure when he noted that there were aspects of his life that were sad and tragic. The White House did not issue any formal statement on his death and when then White House press secretary Robert Gibbs asked if one would be forthcoming he testily replied “Because I just said it.” That officially ended the Jackson matter for the White House. Other politicians had no such reservations. They openly pilloried Jackson even slandering him as a “pervert” who did not deserve any public acclamation, but disgust.
Jackson’s name, fame, and controversy are plastered all over what goes on in and outside the courtroom in the Murray trial. There are the tearful and heartfelt reminiscences and reminders from fans and court observers about Jackson’s towering importance to the music and creative artistry world, and his continuing rapturous influence on millions. The legal experts meanwhile endlessly speculate on the evidence in the case and whether it measures up to the high bar of criminal culpability.
Ultimately, Murray’s legal fate and Jackson’s celebrity name will rest in the hands of the jurors. Both are connected because not one of the jurors selected dared plead ignorance of not having heard of Jackson. The prosecutors and defense attorneys didn’t go there and try to determine the depth of the juror’s pro or anti Jackson bias. Some of the jurors made it clear that they were Jackson fans, or that they thought he was a great entertainer. None expressed any misgivings about Jackson. The only misgivings were whether the criminal justice treated the rich and famous with kid gloves. More than one thought this is the case. Whether this means that the jury is so pro Jackson that Murray doesn’t stand much chance of acquittal is another matter.
Indeed it should not matter. The jurors are charged with one thing, and one thing only, and that’s to strictly weigh the physical evidence and testimony and determine whether Murray did what the prosecution says that he did and that’s cause Jackson’s death. That’s the sole standard that any jury should be charged with in determining guilt or innocence in any criminal case. However, it would be the pinnacle of naivety to think that facts alone determine trial outcomes in celebrated trials. Countless studies and surveys of criminal cases involving celebrities show that money and fame do play huge role in these cases. Money allows celebrities not only to hire the best and brightest of attorneys, but to tweak and massage the message of innocence of their celebrity client outside the courtroom. Murray used his celebrity name by dint of his association with Jackson’s death to get a crack legal team, and insure that they spin away his innocence outside the courtroom. A big part of that is their hit on Jackson that he killed himself. By any standard this shouldn’t fly. But given the always lurking undercurrent of controversy and doubt about Jackson from so many, they’re banking that they can put Jackson not Murray on trial. And this definitely shouldn’t fly.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson is an author and political analyst. He is a weekly co-host of the Al Sharpton Show on American Urban Radio Network. He is an associate editor of New America Media. He is host of the weekly Hutchinson Report Newsmaker Hour on KTYM Radio Los Angeles streamed on ktym.com podcast on blogtalkradio.com and internet TV broadcast on thehutchinsonreportnews.com
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How to cope with life in a foreign country
Recently I read an article from a Finnish newspaper (Helsingin Sanomat, 2014) discussing Erasmus students and their love affairs during the study of their exchange programmes. The article mentions that since 1987 up to 3 million students and 350 thousand teachers have become involved in an Erasmus programme.
Leaving for several months on an external study visit is quite common nowadays. Just to draw a comparison, 150 students visited Finland in the year 1992 but seven thousand students study in Finland nowadays. Statistics shows that 27% of the students who left on a foreign study visit initiated a long term relationship during their time abroad. An EU committee estimates that up to a million babies have been born since 1987 to couples that have met thanks to an Erasmus programme.
Because a person during his or her studies at university may also be looking for a life partner it is not rare that he or she finds that partner during the study visit abroad. So many circumstances can contribute to it. He/she leaves for a foreign university alone and everything in the foreign country is new and dressed in a magic to be experienced and recognised. The climate, culture, language and local customs may be magical also. The activities on the foreign and unknown territory take his or her up-to-now solid life assurances away. He or she partially leaves the automatic way of functioning and becomes more attentive to his or her own feelings and to the surroundings. One spends more time alone and maybe for the first time in his or her life gets in deeper touch with oneself. At the same time he or she might suffer from feelings of isolation, loneliness and absence. The need of a deeper and closer relationship and the chance to share one's own life story is especially intensive at this time and so the desire for new experiences with someone else grows.
Although one is fully involved in study he or she is torn away their previous way of life without one's family and social contacts and therefore has plenty of time (and time flows here slower on the subjective level), to devote to many kind of hobbies and social gatherings. The chance to meet someone who enchants us grows with the frequency of social contacts. And many are enchanted by their future life partner. In no time a joyful and enthusiastic period of time arrives during which the couple get to know each other and they share their life experiences. This time is also enriched by the elements of the new culture and language.
Unless the relationship ends up as a momentary flirtation after the end of the study visit and develops despite the physical separation, at the beginning partners build a distance relationship that has a magic of romantic love. Momentary meetings replace long term separations, emotionally stained by desire and missing of the partner, who is hundreds or thousands kilometres away and still virtually easily accessible. After successful handling of the long distance relationship, when partners look for the way to real life together, they often decide to enter into marriage.
And just like a prince takes his princess with him to his kingdom, one of the partners takes the other to his country. The fairy tales often end in this point. At best we get to know, that the prince and the princess lived together happily ever after. I have not come across a fairy tale that describes the life of the princess in a foreign kingdom. It should not probably be a fairy tale any more.
And now back to the initial statistics. A million children means approximately half a million couples (regarding 2 children per couple as an average). One person from a couple is brought by circumstance to a foreign country. Altogether half a million of people have engaged in the life of a foreign country thanks to Erasmus programme up to now.
The more economically advanced country or the country of a person who provides the finance for the family often wins the residence selection procedure. Although it is not a rule the model that a prince takes a princess away to his kingdom still predominates. The partners may also decide for a compromise and to alternate between the two countries that brings other complications especially after children start school. Or if they choose to live in a third country which is fair to both sides it may be a burden for the couple.
And how are those people, who left their own familiar surroundings, back-round, their place in life, culture, language, family, social group and started to create their own life story in an entirely different place? What kind of obstacles do they meet on their life journeys? Have they succeeded to continue their up-to-now smooth functioning life or did they have to start more or less from the beginning?
Those who left to go to a foreign country often live between two worlds. The world they are so familiar with and in which they feel like a fish in water and the other, new world to which they slowly must get used to. And the more sure they feel in the new world, the more distant the old good familiar world might seem to be as it also changes while they are away.
Binnie Kristal-Andersson (B. Kristal-Andersson, 2000) summarized the changes, that life in a foreign country brings and to which a person needs to adapt, in her work about immigrants and refugees. They include: variables in climate, landscape, environment, culture, ethnic/racial differences, religion, language, employment, politics, society, socio-economic conditions, education and the way new country functions.
The adaptation cycle is often complicated and painful. A person compares experiences, especially the lifestyle and values of his own country that he attained during his childhood with the experiences from the new country on a conscious or subconscious level. During the comparison one is often in a highly emotional state of mind, it is difficult to avoid the idealization of one's own country and criticism of the new country.
According to Kristal-Anderson (2000) during the adaptation cycle a person might have to deal with the following states of being: being a stranger, loneliness, missing, longing, feeling quilty, shame, separation and loss, sorrow, language and value degradation, inferiority, sense of non-identity, rootlessness, bitterness, suspicion, prejudice, and scapegoat syndrome.
How therefore to successfully continue my previous life story in the new country, where I know nobody, I do not belong anywhere, I do not basically have a profession, I could hold on the assumption that I have to learn the language from the entire beginning because a chance to find a job, lets say, in universal English is minimal? After the initial enthusiasm often comes disillusion, self-pity, daily dreaming "how it would be if", the feeling of being imprisoned, stuck, frozen, the impossibility of finding a solution, an absence of self-realization and fulfilment. It is not an easy path.
In my opinion, at first the conditions need to be accepted. If I am unable to change them I can try to accept them by myself or by the help of a psychologist. Fighting with the set of circumstances in front of me takes a huge amount of energy and does not bring any constructive ideas or solutions. When I am able to accept the conditions as they are, it is good to consider realistically and objectively the possibilities. The acceptance itself often gives rise to relief and new ideas start to come by themselves.
Familiarity with the local language opens many imaginary doors, doors to social contacts, feelings of autonomy and independence, a sense of belonging, literary and cultural production, and last but not least to fulfilling employment. It is good to define small goals on our path and to feel joy after their achievement.
While trying to learn the language I can for example at the beginning deal with making small purchases, ask for stamps at the post office, ask for directions in the street. It is good to find an intensive language course and add to it self-study, to read the titles of newspapers, to watch simple films with subtitles, to learn from children´s books, from adverts in the metro, to listen to foreign songs and to find out newly recognised words, in other words to involve every information channel. It is useful to speak with mistakes and without fear. On the other hand I would recommend to deal with offices in English where there does not come a feeling of insufficiency when I do not understand or cannot express myself and which easily leads to loss of motivation.
After managing to grasp the language on a conversational level, it is important to speak and listen. Provided that it is still not possible to find a work place I can consider additional education, retraining, or finding an internship programme or even charity help. Achieving mastery of the language will further develop by using it in everyday life. In the case that I am able to find only such a job which does not fulfil my expectations, I should take it as a temporary solution and not give up. I can engage in my hobbies during my free time and look for fulfilment through them. I can find friends with similar life circumstances as mine and we can share our life experiences together and support each other.
The adaptation to a new culture is an individual and unique process for everyone, since everyone comes with entirely different experiences from their own country and immigration may be taking place at a different time of their life. The optimal adaptation ends by integrating one's native culture with the elements of the new culture. The person´s original identity is preserved and it is enriched. The person is able to live a satisfying and fulfilling life in the foreign country. The person maintains the bonds to their original country that he/she visits whenever it is possible. The person passes the culture of their own country in the form of language, cultural heritage - literal and film production, customs and habits to their own children.
(Kateřina Mononen)
Kateřina Mononen is a psychologist interested in intercultural issues with a private practice in Helsinki.
Helsingin Sanomat: Erasmus-rakkauden löytäneet: Romantiikka roihuaa opiskelijavaihdossa (28.9.2014)
Binnie Kristal-Andersson:Psychology of the refugee, the immigrant and their children, Department of Psychology, University of Lund, Sweden 2000
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Full text of Chinese President Xi Jinping's remarks at the 27th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at the 27th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting via video link, in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 20, 2020. (Xinhua/Wang Ye)
BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech titled "Working Together for an Asia-Pacific Community with a Shared Future" at the 27th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting on Friday in Beijing via video link.
Please see the attachment for the translation of the full text of the speech.
Working Together for an Asia-Pacific Community with
A Shared Future
Remarks by H.E. Xi Jinping
President of the People’s Republic of China
At the 27th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting
Beijing, 20 November 2020
The Right Honorable Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin,
It gives me great pleasure to join you via video link. I wish to thank Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and the Malaysian government for hosting the meeting.
The past 30-plus years since the inception of APEC has seen rapid evolution of the international landscape and profound transformation of global governance. It has also witnessed a sea change in the Asia-Pacific region.
Over the past three decades and more, APEC cooperation has kept deepening and made substantial progress on many fronts. Guided by the Bogor Goals, we have steadily enhanced regional economic integration. We have advanced trade and investment liberalization and facilitation in tandem with economic and technical cooperation, with a view to realizing mutual complementarity and balanced development of the “two wheels” of APEC cooperation. We have advocated open regionalism and developed an APEC approach of voluntarism, consensus-building, flexibility, pragmatism and incremental progress. Over the years, the Asia-Pacific has weathered two financial crises and lifted over one billion people out of poverty. It has become a leading and most dynamic powerhouse of the global economy, playing an active role in building an open world economy, upholding the multilateral trading system, and spearheading economic globalization.
Three decades on, both the world and the Asia-Pacific are experiencing profound changes, a process further accelerated by COVID-19. The world economy is in the doldrums. Economic globalization is encountering headwinds. Unilateralism and protectionism are on the rise. Balancing equity and efficiency, growth and distribution, and technology and employment is getting more difficult. The wealth gap remains a common sight. The global governance system faces new challenges. For the first time in decades, the Asia-Pacific as a whole registered negative economic growth. Protecting people’s health and reviving the economy are two formidable tasks we have to take on. Where should Asia-Pacific cooperation be heading? The answer bears on the development of our region, the well-being of our people, and the future of the world at large.
One priority on this year’s APEC agenda is to unveil the post-2020 vision, a pathway toward our goal of building an Asia-Pacific community. This should be taken as a new starting point for us to begin another phase in Asia-Pacific cooperation, sustain the strong momentum of development in our region, and embrace a future of shared prosperity. Together, we can build an Asia-Pacific community with a shared future featuring openness and inclusiveness, innovation-driven growth, greater connectivity, and mutually beneficial cooperation.
First, we need to stay open and inclusive. The world economy is like the Pacific Ocean around us — It admits water from various rivers, and connects different parts of the world. As such, it has acquired a vast magnitude and enormous vitality. The approach of pursuing cooperation as equals and resolving differences with mutual respect is what essentially makes economic development and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific possible. Throughout the years, APEC has committed itself to deepening regional economic integration and made significant progress in implementing the Bogor Goals. It has also played an important role in steering the evolution of the multilateral trading system. Yet it must be noted that free and open trade and investment cannot be achieved overnight. It is important that the Asia-Pacific should remain the bellwether in safeguarding peace and stability, upholding multilateralism, and fostering an open world economy. We must stay as determined as ever to support the multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization at its core, promote free and open trade and investment, and make economic globalization more open, inclusive, balanced and beneficial to all. Continued efforts are needed to press ahead with regional economic integration for the early realization of a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP). China welcomes the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), and will favorably consider joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
As we continue to work on free and open trade, we should pay no less attention to economic and technical cooperation. We need to further implement the APEC Strategy for Strengthening Quality Growth and the Action Agenda on Advancing Inclusion, and accommodate the concerns of developing members. We need to address in particular the special needs of women and some other communities, and support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Such efforts will contribute to inclusive and sustainable growth. China will host a seminar on advancing economic inclusion through trade and investment to look for suggestions on how trade and investment policies could deliver broader benefits to people. China looks forward to working with all parties to follow up on those suggestions.
Second, we need to pursue innovation-driven growth. The digital economy represents the future direction of global development, while innovation has fueled the economic takeoff of the Asia-Pacific. We need to proactively seize the opportunities of our times and fully harness our region’s abundant human resources, solid technological foundation, and enormous market potential to gain a new competitive edge and open up new possibilities for the betterment of our people’s lives. The APEC Internet and Digital Economy Roadmap should be implemented in full to spur the dissemination and application of new technologies, strengthen digital infrastructure, and close the digital divide. We need to improve economic governance and foster an open, fair, equitable and non-discriminatory environment for businesses. This year, China has conducted an APEC case study on smart cities, which we hope will contribute to the formulation of guidelines on smart cities and offer an example for innovative urban development across the region. China calls for experience sharing among APEC members on how to control COVID-19 and achieve economic recovery with digital technologies. China also calls for improving the doing-digital-business environment, energizing market players, and tapping the potential of the digital economy. Such efforts will bring fresh impetus to economic recovery in our region. Next year, China will host a workshop on digital technology-enabled poverty alleviation, in a bid to unleash the role of digital technologies in eradicating poverty in our region.
Third, we need to enhance connectivity. Connectivity is a vital basis of regional economic integration and an essential underpinning for interconnected development of the world. The ongoing pandemic further highlights the importance of connectivity. We need to continue to implement the APEC Connectivity Blueprint to facilitate the smooth, safe and orderly flow of people, goods, capital and data and achieve a seamlessly connected Asia-Pacific. China has opened “fast tracks” with fellow APEC members like Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, and Singapore to facilitate the movement of people during the pandemic, and more will be done to complete a network of such arrangements. In this connection, it is important to promote the mutual recognition of the COVID-related health information of international travelers. China is ready to take active and well-thought-out steps with all other parties to set up “green lanes”, which will help make customs clearance more efficient, unclog bottlenecks, and reconnect disrupted links. We may also promote the creation of international cooperation platforms on industrial and supply chains to ensure the safe and smooth operation of industrial and supply chains in our region and beyond. We need to pursue greater complementarity among the development plans and connectivity initiatives of different parties to forge a bigger synergy. On China’s part, we hope to work with all partners in high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, which we believe will set up a bigger platform for connectivity in the Asia-Pacific and inject a stronger impetus into the economy of our region and the wider world.
Fourth, we need to promote mutually beneficial cooperation. The Asia-Pacific economies have a high degree of mutual complementarity and enjoy deeply intertwined interests. Our economic cooperation has never been a zero-sum political game in which one gains at the expense of the other. Rather, our cooperation has provided us with a development platform to ensure what we each do can be mutually reinforcing and beneficial to all. There is a Malay proverb that goes, “bukit sama didaki, lurah sama dituruni”, which means to climb the hill together and go down the ravine together. It aptly captures the spirit of our Asia-Pacific family. COVID-19 serves as another reminder that only solidarity and cooperation can enable us to prevail over challenges. We need to deepen the Asia-Pacific partnership featuring mutual trust, inclusiveness and mutually beneficial cooperation and follow the approach of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits. We need to keep raising the level and scope of our regional cooperation to achieve shared prosperity for the whole region. It is important that we advance practical cooperation on the basis of consensus, properly manage differences and disagreements, and keep Asia-Pacific cooperation in the right direction to ensure APEC’s sound development in the long run.
At this very moment, fighting COVID-19 is the most pressing task for us all. We must step up research and development of vaccines and related exchanges, and work harder to make the vaccines a global public good to improve their accessibility and affordability in developing countries. For that purpose, China has joined the COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility (COVAX). We support APEC in strengthening policy exchanges and capacity building in the areas of public health and MSMEs. China has made a telemedicine initiative to give people in poor and remote areas access to timely and quality medical services. We hope these efforts will contribute to anti-epidemic cooperation and economic recovery.
China highly values the role of APEC. We will continue to support the organization’s development, and with our root struck deep in the Asia-Pacific, we will continue to serve its development and prosperity.
This year, the Chinese people have exerted strenuous efforts to score a major strategic achievement in controlling COVID-19. Working with other countries in these trying times, China has contributed its wisdom and resources to the global fight against the coronavirus. It has shared with various parties full experience on containment and treatment and done its best to assist other countries and international organizations. All these are among the concrete actions we have taken toward building a global community of health for all. At the same time, we have coordinated COVID-19 control with economic and social development at home, and scaled up macro policy response so that the Chinese economy could stabilize, pick up, and steadily upgrade. In the first three quarters of this year, China’s GDP grew by 0.7 percent, on course to register positive growth for the whole year. It is also worth noting that by the end of this year, we will have lifted out of poverty all rural residents living below the current poverty line.
The recently concluded Fifth Plenary Session of the 19th CPC Central Committee adopted recommendations for formulating China’s 14th five-year plan. The plenum underscored that China will finish building a moderately prosperous society in all respects within the set time frame, and will embark on a new journey next year toward fully building a modern socialist country. Based on a scientific analysis of the new stage of China’s development, we will stay committed to the new development philosophy, and actively foster a new development paradigm with domestic circulation as the mainstay and domestic and international circulations reinforcing each other. China will build a new system of open economy of higher standards and create a more attractive investment and business environment.
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Scattered Pieces of Homeland – Syrian Refugee Women in Jordan and Lebanon
Life is difficult for all refugees escaping the on-going violence in Syria, but it is especially hard for women and children. The gendered experience of violence and displacement – the need to flee the increasing violence and discrimination against women, which made living conditions unbearable – is amplified by the discrimination they face as women refugees.
Women who are separated from their communities and families are more vulnerable to exploitation, violence and abuse. Many Syrian women are exposed to sexual harassment simply because of their status as refugees, which is associated with economic vulnerability. Employers and landlords are often harassing women refugees from Syria. The women described being groped, harassed and pressured to have sex.
Syrian women – many of them having lost everything during the war and struggling to survive – are becoming the most vulnerable segment of the refugee community. Many have experienced emotional and physical trauma in Syria, but face a new set of challenges as refugees. Many refugees don’t know anyone in their new country, and it’s hard to find support within the new environment. They struggle to provide food and shelter for their children and often face harassment, discrimination and isolation.
The problem is worsened by weak legal protection, low awareness among women of their rights, cultural attitudes as well as a lack of information regarding the support that is available to vulnerable refugee women.
Many Syrian women are traumatised, deprived and stigmatised; still their ultimate priority remains their and their children’s survival. Their immediate concern is being able to provide a stable environment for their children, as well as find ways to support their families. In this settings, family planning, marital rights, reproductive and maternal health or just socialising is not a priority. But Syrian women need more than shelter and food to meet their basic needs.
Many women, especially those living in urban areas, don’t know how their refugee status effects their eligibility to access health care when they first arrive from Syria. They need services to address their sexual and reproductive health needs. They need access to free contraceptives in a culturally sensitive manner. And they need basic health services that include the provision of clinical care for sexual violence survivors.
Women’s centres, supported by UN agencies and other INGOs, across Jordan and Lebanon provide this safe space for women and girls to gather, to share information on support available to them, and to receive emotional support and crisis counselling.
The centres aim to empower Syrian refugee women by raising awareness on issues relating to health, GBV and parenting, but they also offer training opportunities and informal education. The centres serve to help women who may have been victims of intimate partner violence by providing a safe space where women and girls can access health care services, as well as socialise, learn and talk about issues affecting their daily life in exile.
Zeinab – Lebanon
“We have no women for marriage!”
This is Jihan’s usual response when Lebanese men ask about marrying her 15-year-old daughter Zeinab when they come looking for a bride. Like other Syrian women refugees, Jihan complained how Lebanese men constantly bombard her with marriage proposals or requests to arrange marriages with refugee girls in her neighbourhood.
“I don’t want to marry yet. I like going the centre to learn. I’m taking English lesson there.”
Zeinab loves to study, “at the centre we also learn how dangerous it can be to marry young.” Her mother wants her to continue with her education, too. “A girl needs education,” says Jihan. “If I had been educated, maybe I’d be able to provide for my family in this situation. A boy can find work in places a girl can’t.”
Going to the centre lifts her spirits. Zeinab met new friends. “I miss my friends from Syria, too, but we try to keep in touch with Whatsapp,” she smiles.
Ameera – Lebanon
Syrian women refugees are exposed to sexual harassment more than Lebanese women simply because of their status as refugees, which is associated with economic vulnerability. Indeed, many of the Syrian women refugees mentioned that this stigmatisation and harassment is making their husbands and families overly protective, limiting their mobility. In some cases, ensuing family tensions appear to have led to domestic violence.
When Ameera first came to the centre, she always worried about people knowing she is a widow. She asked her neighbours to warn her if they see anyone hanging around.
“Men often knock on our door and pretend they work with Islamic aid agencies,” she says. She does not answer. Sometimes she calls out, ‘Brother, please check who’s at the door!’ to trick visitors when she’s alone. She lived in perpetual fear of harassment.
“It is difficult to be both the mother and the father at once,” she explained, smiling modestly; her husband died almost two years ago in Syria. Ameera describes her how loving and caring her relationship with her husband was. “My husband and I have been married for thirteen years and we were very much in love. But he’s been taken away from me.” Ameera and her three children now share a small flat in an unfinished building with her brother and his in-laws. Their house is small, cold, damp and overflowing with people. “There is no privacy at home.”
“For a long time, I was very sad. I missed my husband. I was very pale and had lost a lot of weight” say Ameera about the time before she accessed services at the women’s centre. After the loss of her husband and home, Ameera became depressed and increasingly withdrawn. At the centre, she received counselling to help her cope with her bereavement. Here, Ameera regained her confidence and attended therapy and drama therapy sessions. She learned to express herself and talk about her feelings of loss and anxiety. She says of herself that she feels like a new person. “Those close to me, my son and my friends, cannot believe how much I’ve changed. I used to wear black every day, now I like to wear colours again. And I smile more.”
“Before I came to the centre, I didn’t know about the different forms of violence against women. I didn’t know it could happen within a family, too. My husband and I were happy, though we got married when I was very young. But after he died I was unhappy, and my family was very controlling. Now, I stand up for myself. And I feel strong enough to talk about my experience. Here, I met my best friend. I learn new skills – I even take English classes – that will help me find work. It’s my dream to have my own place just for my son and me.”
Ghada – Jordan
“Our life in Jordan is hard,” Ghada is a mother of three from Dara’a. She describes her family’s difficult financial situation. They are in debt, behind with the rent of their small flat and not yet prepared for the coming winter.
“It’s only October but the nights are already getting colder. I’m dreading winter. We’re not prepared. Last year, we didn’t have any fuel to heat our flat. We used to go to my parents during the day and when we got home we’d go straight to bed. In Dara’a, we had a beautiful house. Now we don’t even have beds. Just matrasses. Before my children had their own rooms and toys, now we don’t have anything for them. They can’t be carefree here. I take them to the centre so they can play here and have fun.”
Ghada’s youngest son has nightmares almost every night. He doesn’t get any sleep at night and has become increasingly withdrawn. The family first came to the centre to access psychosocial support to deal with the psychological impact the conflict and exile had on the children. The women’s centre offers women like Ghada psychological counselling and support to help her understand her children’s needs and behaviour.
But beyond that Ghada is also worried about her children’s education. She feels that schools in Jordan aren’t prepared to cater for the needs of Syrian children who are either traumatised or at the very least have missed out on education as a result of the ongoing crisis in Syria. “I didn’t think my children benefit from the schools here. The curriculum is very different and it’s hard for them to catch up. My children need a lot of help after school, so they don’t fall behind in class. But I can’t help them with some of the classes. I didn’t take English at school and sometimes it’s difficult for me to help them with their homework. Here at the centre, I’ve started to go to some of the courses. I’m taking literacy classes and want to learn English, too. I’m now better prepared to help my children with their assignments. I think I’m also a good example for them because they see that I enjoy learning and they see me studying for my classes. Now they’re more willing to go to school again.” With the help of the women’s centre in Zarqa, Ghada takes comfort in the fact that her family is slowly adjusting to their new live in Jordan.
Yasmeen – Lebanon
The lack of work is a common concern for displaced Syrian. Jobs are a source of distraction and dignity, but they are difficult to come by, difficult to keep. Female Syrian refugees are particularly vulnerable to unemployment. Most women looking for work in Lebanon are unable to find a job. If they do find employment, they’re earning about 40 percent less on average than their male counterparts.
“I want to learn new skills but I’d also like to contribute here,” says Yasmeen who is expecting her third child. But instead of looking forward to having her baby, Yasmeen is concerned with her family’s finances.
“I worked as an accountant before the war and I would like to get a job and be able to support my family. I’m qualified but I think the skills I learn here will help me find better work in Lebanon.” Like many educated and highly skilled middle-class Syrians, Yasmeen and her husband are struggling to find work that matches their skill level.
Roughly one-third of Syrian refugees in Lebanon are unemployed. Most Syrians, who have found employment, work in unskilled or semi-skilled professions and are earning less than minimum wage. Her husband’s wage alone is not sufficient to cover the expenses of Yasmeen’s young family. Even though she’s pregnant, she feels the pressure of having to contribute to the household income. But the centre offers Yasmeen more than just training to improve her chances of finding a job once she’s delivered her baby. She also found a place of refuge and a support network.
“I try to come to the centre every day. It’s the only time I get to myself. I can meet with the other women, talk and forget about my worries for a little while. We’ve become good friends. And we help each other. I’m going to have my baby soon and I didn’t have any baby clothes. I didn’t feel prepared but my friends gave me baby clothes and blankets they didn’t need anymore. Especially, my friend Um Hadi has supported me during the pregnancy. We didn’t plan to have another child because we feel insecure in Lebanon. But it’s a great relieve to have friends who support me.”
“Life here doesn’t get worse,” she said. “It doesn’t get any better either. We just want to go home.”
Then Yasmeen talks about her life in Nabatieh. “My home is very small. We are eleven people in my house. It’s too many. We can stay at the house until the end of the year but then we will have to move. I don’t know if we can find something that we can afford. And we will have another baby by then, too.” Yasmeen implores, “it’s so important that I find a job.”
Jannah – Jordan
Ever since the family of six fled Syria, Jannah’s husband doesn’t do anything but sit under a tree all day. “He doesn’t do anything. He doesn’t even look work anymore. I provide for him with food,” she said ardently, “I feed him.” Jannah is proud to be able to provide for the family.
The Jordan Valley is an agricultural area. Jannah and her 14-year-old daughter, Maysa, are the only members of the family in employment. They work on nearby farms from sunrise to sunset. The work is hard and the fertilisers used in the farm cause a rash that they haven’t been able to get rid off but she says they don’t care. It’s a steady source of income and it allows Jannah to always have an eye on her daughter. The work pays reasonably well though most of the money to cover the rent, utilities and food. Life in Jordan is expensive and the family doesn’t have any savings left.
Keeping her fourteen-year-old daughter, Maysa, safe is Jannah’s main concern. “Men stop by to ask about my daughter all the time,” says the mother of four. Boys and men in the area harass them constantly. Everybody tries to get to her. And neighbours and relatives advice Jannah to marry her off as soon as possible so she wouldn’t have to worry about her safety anymore. But even though she’s not in a position to send her to school, Jannah believes Maysa is too young to marry.
“There is a Jordanian woman going from family to family. She asked about my daughter trying to arrange a marriage with a local man but when I refused she insulted me. ‘Who do you think we are?’ she asked, ‘I would have paid 100JD for the girl.’ But you can’t buy my daughter!” Jannah is exhausted trying to keep the family together and her daughter safe.
Talking about early marriage, Jannah fervently expresses the bewilderment she feels when she learned that yet another daughter of an acquaintance has been married off at a young age. “I don’t know why these families arrange marriages for their children,” she shakes her head in disbelief.
“I will die before I give my daughter away. I will not marry her off at this age! I’m here. I’m taking her to work with me to work every day. I want to protect her because I can’t leave her at the tent during the day. It’s too dangerous. I need to be with her to protect her.”
“I know of a family whose 13-year-old daughter got married not long ago. They don’t have many children, she was the only girl and they were educated. I wondered how big a burden she could have been for the family? I don’t think they know how an early marriage can destroy the spirit and health of a child. I want my daughter to play. I want her to go to school. She needs someone to take care of her and protect her. She should not have to take care of a family!”
“Our life is not easy and we may not be rich but I love my children. And I want to spend more time with Maysa before she’s getting married,” say Jannah who has already declined a proposal, against her family’s wishes. “It is too early. Maybe love was not an option for my generation; but I want her to be able to choose marriage for the right reasons,” she says with a smile. “It’s my dream for her to go to school. I’ll keep looking for a way to send her to school again. I want her to be able to do the things I wasn’t able to do myself.”
An outreach team approached Jannah and she has learned about the facilities and services of the women’s centre in Deir Alla. “I want to go but it’s too far. I don’t have the money for the bus fare. And it’s too far to walk. I know we’ll be harassed all the way to the centre. But also, we work all day long. If my daughter and I wanted to go, we’d miss out on work and income. We need the income to pay for rent, water and electricity. Who will feed my sons?”
Yara – Jordan
While most domestic violence is a reaction to new surroundings and dynamics, in some cases, abuse that began back home spirals out of control when compounded with the stress of being a refugee.
“It was happening before – but now it’s worse,” says Yara, a mother of five.
In order to combat the problem faced by women and children, the women’s centre in Deir Alla provides one-to-one counselling, as well as dedicated outreach teams who visit refugee communities in urban areas and give workshops on abuse – often detecting cases in the audience.
“At home, in Syria, I didn’t notice it so much because we were living with my husband’s family. Now that we live here on our own, without his family, he’s been shouting more and more.”
In Jordan, their relationship grew tense and her husband became more violent. “He’s mad all the time. And we argue a lot about little things. We also have a lot of money worries. Our rent is 200JD; it’s too much. Even if we worked day and night, it would be a struggle.” Since arriving in Jordan last year, the family has been struggling to get by. The aid they receive barely covers their expenses and without a work permit her husband is only able to work occasionally as a day labourer. Sometimes he sells tea and coffee. The family’s financial situation is further complicated by the fact that Yara has to care for her brother who’s lost both of his legs in the war. He used to care for his mother at home but now it falls to Yara to send her money whenever she has a little to spare. She feels guilty not to be able to take care of her, too. The responsibility she feels for her brother and mother further fuels tensions between the couple. She’s tired and exhausted.
The women’s centres aim to reach people within the environment they’re living in. Social workers and outreach volunteers sit down with families and have discussions with men and women’s groups. An outreach volunteer told Yara about the centre, “she said it was a good place to get information, that I could go there and talk to someone about my problems at home. It’s good to talk. Not just about the problems with my husband but also about my children. They’ve also been affected by our problems and the war back home. My son is always anxious and afraid.” Yara says she’s gaining more confidence knowing that she’s not alone but that help is available for her and her children.
Rana – Lebanon
Some Syrian refugees marry off their daughters at a young age believing that marital status offers a form of protection from predators, rape and violence against women as well as a means to safeguard their daughter’s future. But these girls, who by fleeing the war in Syria have already been subjected to more than any child should, are at risk of mental health issues resulting from social isolation, stress and abuse.
“My daughters married for love,” says Rana. “I got married when I was her age [17], too, so I didn’t think it would be a problem.”
Rana talks quietly about her life in Damascus before the war. It’s only a distant memory now. She talks about her son and her twin daughters, Hala and Malak, who are now seventeen years old. And how the family decided to leave because they were afraid her son would have been drafted into the military soon. Her husband, a taxi driver, narrowly escaped three mortar explosions before giving up work. Three months he was unemployed, not able to find safer employment. They didn’t see future for themselves or their children if they stayed in Damascus.
Malak and Hala got married before her parents left Syria. Rana explains that she let her daughters marry young because she feared for their safety.
“I was so worried about them when we move to Lebanon. What if something happened to them? I thought they’d be safer with a husband.”
Rana is despairing because Malak’s new husband has started beating her daughter. Malak is unable to cope with the sudden responsibilities of wife and homemaker, and she’s been diagnosed with depression and anxiety. The tense relationship with her husband and her in-laws is overwhelming for the girl. “He shouts at her when she makes mistakes. And sometimes she passes out because of the stress this situation causes her. She misses her sister, too; they were so close. She’s pregnant now. I don’t know what can I do to help her.”
Hala wasn’t able to join her family in Lebanon because her new in-laws are Palestinian-Syrian and, as Palestinians, are currently banned from entering Lebanon. “I was happy for her. She was in love. But now…,” Rana pauses, “Now, he’s become another person. They are stuck in Syria. I worry about her. Her husband is very controlling now. He’s not treating her well. She can’t go out or meet friends and he started beating her. She has no privacy in her home. She lives with her parents-in-law and their grown children. Her in-laws insult her saying that she isn’t a good wife. It leads to more arguments with her husband. And I can’t protect her anymore.” Alone in Syria and without her mother and siblings, it was a difficult time for her that was exacerbated by the tensions in her new home. Rana believes that letting her daughter get married was a mistake. “He’s taking his frustrations out on Hala because we are far away and can’t protect her anymore.”
Still children themselves, both sisters are now expecting their first child. Instead of protecting Malak and Hala from harm, marrying at a young age has left them even more exposed to exploitation and violence. Early marriages leave girls vulnerable to abuse. A girl who marries young and becomes pregnant — regardless of the circumstances or reasons — is a girl whose rights are undermined. A married girl is likely to be pressured or forced to leave school. She is denied her right to an education. A girl who is prevented from accessing contraception or even information about preventing a pregnancy is denied her right to education.
“I’m not able to help either of my daughters. I feel there is nothing we can do.”
Rana and her husband wish nothing more than to bring their daughters home but feel helpless. War and displacement have left Malak and Hala exposed to abuse, and in their predicament, Rana and her husband are unable to offer them parental protection.
Abeer – Jordan
“I miss my house in Dara’a. We’ve just finished it when we had to flee Syria in spring last year and hardly lived in it,” says Abeer, a mother of three young children under 5, about her home in Dara’a. “
It was small but it was comfortable and it was ours. We’ve saved for a very long time before we were able to start construction. And my husband did much of the work himself. Family and friends all pitched in to help. Whenever they had any time to spare, they would help us finish the building work. And I prepared special meals to thank them for their hard work and friendship.”
“When it was finished, I enjoyed decorating the house. I loved making it homely for my family. I chose all the furniture. And I tried to make the bedrooms special for my son and daughter. It was supposed to be our forever home where we would raise our children – a place of refuge where my children could always feel safe and protected. I don’t even know if it still stands,” says Abeer.
“You never think this could happen to you,” says Abeer about becoming a refugee. “In the news, you see it happening to other people and you feel for them. You imagine what it must be like to leave your home, your memories and everything you know behind but you never expect it to happen to you. But it did. It happened to us.”
Adjusting to life in exile hasn’t been easy for her and her young family. “We have nothing now. No savings. Only debt. And we haven’t received much aid, only food vouchers. My husband works sometimes but we never know how to pay the rent.”
After settling in Jordan, Abeer has had her third child, a boy is now 5 months old. An outreach volunteer approached Abeer. “I came to the centre when I was pregnant with my son. Healthcare is free at the clinic that’s why I came here first. At the centre, I learned about the rehabilitation programme but also about the recreational and skill-based training workshops. I also made friends here and we attend workshops together to learn new skills. We also talk about our experiences living in Jordan.”
Visiting the women’s centre regularly, Abeer has not only access to healthcare, training and psychological support, she has become part of a wider support network of Syrian refugee women who offer each other encouragement and friendship that helps them adjust to life in a foreign country.
“At first, I was worried about my daughter. I want to enrol her at school next year. In Syria, education is free but I didn’t know if I could afford to send her to school here. At the centre, there is always someone to talk to and ask questions. Even if it’s not healthcare related, they tell me where I could get help. It’s difficult for us refugees; we don’t know where we can turn for advice like this. But at the centre, everybody is very supportive. I’ve made new friends; we visit and help each other. I now feel like I’m part of a community. And with the skills I’m learning at the centre I’m dreaming of starting my own small business soon.”
Wuroud – Jordan
“I found a purpose and stopped feeling sorry for myself,” she says. “Now day after day I feel stronger. I take strength from the people around me as well. We help each other out.”
Before the war, it was Wuroud’s dream to become a teacher but when she was expecting her first child she had to put her dreams on hold. Then the war started and everything changed. During her flight from Dara’a Wuroud was separated from her husband and thought she may never see him again. She waited for him and the border and luckily they were reunited. In Azraq RC, Wuroud has been able to regain some of her confidence.
“You can’t compare it to before the war though. But here I have the chance to work, help others and make a contribution. I teach literacy skills to 11 women. Those women were never given the opportunity to learn before but are now able to read and write because of the centres. In fact, we all start learning new things. Without the crisis, we wouldn’t have moved away from home but now we learn new things and learn about things we didn’t know about before. Being able to socialise with other women from all over Syria who went through similar experiences is a source of strength for me. And it’s a great opportunity.”
Shahd – Jordan
“Jordan is very expensive. We get food vouchers but you can only buy a limited range of products in designated shops. Only groceries and no hygiene products, luckily we can get those here at the centre,” Shahd, a mother of three, laughs. “The prices of the marked items you can get with the vouchers are very expensive. I’ve seen much lower prices in the regular market.”
The family’s finances and capacity to provide for her family are Shahd’s main worries. Everything else is secondary.
“I wish my children could just be children, and play with their friends in the afternoon. But my two boys work in a shop selling electric appliances after school. They earn 50JD each,” Shahd is a shy talking about her children having to contribute to the family’s income. “But it does help us pay the rent. My husband doesn’t always work. And we don’t get much help.”
Shahd tries to be strong for her family but it is evident she wishes that life would be easier for her children’s sake. “I would have preferred to stay in Syria but that was impossible. We’re from Yarmouk and we just got out in the nick of time. We could have all died there.” Shahd talks about her last days in Syria. Fighters burned her home in Yarmouk, Damascus while she was visiting her parents with her children. They lost everything and have nothing to remember their former lives by. “When I got to the house with my brother, I saw that were looting my house, they took everything we had. Then they attacked us. They beat my brother in front of my eyes. And he urged me to run away. I took my children and escaped to Jordan without being able to take anything. Just the clothes on our backs. No savings. Nothing. We just had each other. I was so relieved when we reached safety. But my brother died that day. I think he saved our lives and miss him.”
The trauma the war and flight has caused her daughter to lose her hair. She doesn’t sleep because of recurring nightmares and is withdrawn and quiet during the day. “It breaks my heart. I came to the centre to get help for my daughter but now we all see a counsellor and take part in the activities, too. The children are not so afraid anymore. They love coming to the centre and they like the staff, too. My daughter said the centre is the best thing about Jordan. For me, it’s good to have a place where I can talk about my experiences. I feel more supported now. I’m not alone with my problems anymore.”
Even in the absence of direct exposure to the brutality and loss of war, the breakdown of stability can trigger emotional distress in children, resulting in feelings of profound fear, panic attacks and other forms of anxiety, disobedience, nightmares and regressive behaviour such as bedwetting. It can have serious long-term effects on the mental health of children, which often manifests in social isolation, aggression and depression.
In the refugee setting, parents tend to limit children’s mobility outside of the home and are not always able to provide attention to their children’s needs. Their parent’s main concerns and sources of stress are security, meeting basic needs, their children’s safety and access to healthcare. However, the main factors affecting the wellbeing of children are a change in the behaviour of parents, lack of access to education and recreation.
But the resilience of children must not be underestimated. Providing opportunities for children to interact socially with other children is a critical aspect of ensuring children’s psychosocial wellbeing. Psychosocial support activities in a safe environment provide children with a sense of normalcy. It enhances their ability to cope with the situation and improves their long-term emotional and social wellbeing, which can lessen lasting psychological damage.
Habeeba – Jordan
“Before the war, we had a good life. My children were doing well in school. We weren’t rich but for me, it was like heaven. Our family life was happier, too. I only left Dara’a to keep my children safe.”
Now there’s a lot of tension due to the family’s financial situation. Her oldest son has recently found work but as a result, the family was excluded from the food aid programme. “I don’t know why. My son is the only one who works and he only ears 250JD. It’s barely enough to pay for rent and bills. We need the vouchers. I’m not sure how we can manage without them.”
“Discrimination is normalised,” Habeeba explains.
Many Syrians experience discrimination, especially from informal and formal authorities such as landlords. Landlords often ask for rent in advance, pushing or threatening vulnerable Syrian families out of their accommodation. The other day the man responsible for running water came to her house and asked for money in advance, even though they had just settled their previous bill not long ago. When she refused to pay because of her lack of funds, he replied: ‘You Syrians are always unreliable.’
“Our life has to continue. If there isn’t just a little bit of normality, then we’ll have nothing,” says Habeeba who is determined to keep her children in school. After hearing from a neighbour about its services, Habeeba turned to the women’s centre to help her and her children to adjust to their new environment. “My two youngest children don’t go to school because they get bullied there. The call them ‘Syrians’ like it’s an insult! I worry what is going to become of them without an education.”
Being a parent is one of the most important and rewarding but also one of the hardest jobs there is. The hours are long, and there is not a lot of gratitude. All parents want to do their best for their children but for many, living with disadvantage can severely compromise their ability. There are many factors that complicate life as a refugee. Poverty, unsuitable and insecure housing, domestic violence, lone parenthood, and being a young parent can all disrupt a parent’s ability to cope. Families under stress need extra support.
Farah – Jordan
Women are the sole providers for one in four Syrian refugee families. They struggle to provide food and shelter for their children and often face harassment and isolation. Many refugees don’t know anyone in their new country, and it’s hard to find support within their new environment.
Access to financial resources to cover basic household needs is a major concern for many Syrian families. Female heads of households, in particular, find it difficult to generate an income as they struggle to balance the need to work with socio-cultural factors that sometimes limit women’s interaction in public. Traditionally Syrian men work while women stay at home. Now those women must find ways to provide financially, often while raising children as well as caring for family members with chronic illnesses or disabilities.
Farah is a mother of four from Damascus. In Syria, Farah and her husband owned their home. She did not work. “It was a peaceful life,” she says, “until the fighting began.” Her husband went missing amid the crisis. She doesn’t know what happened to him. She heard rumours from neighbours but she can’t be sure. Farah is clinging to the hope that he’s still alive and that they’ll be reunited again.
In Jordan, the aid her family receives isn’t enough to pay for rent, bills and food. Farah is the sole provider for her four children and elderly mother. She faced countless obstacles trying to find a job. She has never worked before and feels a lack of experience and skills is holding her back. Hoping to improve her skills and chances for better work, Farah participates in training programmes at the women’s centre in Zarqa. Since attending the counselling activities, the pressure of providing for her family doesn’t weigh as much anymore.
“Coming to the centre has helped me gain a new perspective. I have made friends and I learn new skills. I can get support when I need it.”
After visiting the centre regularly for weekly counselling activities and socialising with other Syrian women, Farah identified an opportunity to increase her income. Farah is now preparing meals for women in her neighbourhood who, due to the overcrowded and unsuitable housing, don’t have access to a kitchen of their own. “Without the centre, I wouldn’t have had the confidence to approach my neighbours and offer to cook for them. I didn’t even know many of them.”
“We have to discover hidden strengths in ourselves. I have to be stronger. I’m often tired, and I struggle, but I’m providing for my family,” says Farah proudly. “Syrian women are smart. Things have changed and now we are the providers of the household.”
Jihan – Lebanon
“After my son, Zubair was arrested, the fighting got worse and worse. We didn’t want to leave our house because we didn’t know what had happened to Zubair. I didn’t want him to be released and have nowhere to go. He was only a child when he was arrested.” But their security situation deteriorated and the family was forced to leave their home eventually.
“We were internally displaced for three and a half months. We were trying to find safety but there was nowhere in Syria that was safe. We were exhausted and we had small children with us, so we decided to return to our house, even if it wasn’t safe.” With a heavy heart, the family went home under sniper fire and shelling. “We thought it was better to live under bombardment than starve on the road.”
The family couldn’t imagine that the situation could get worse than it already was. The fighting intensified and the family was trapped in their neighbourhood surrounded by four fiercely contested frontlines. They lived under an impenetrable siege cut off from any humanitarian aid for seven months.
“At first, there were still some streets, narrow winded passages that were open. For a while, my husband would be able to venture outside and come back with food and water for us. But then we were cut off completely. There was no route left to leave the neighbourhood. We were trapped without any access to supplies.”
“My daughter was two and a half years at the time, and I was still breastfeeding. Otherwise, I don’t think she would have survived. I used to cut up any fabric I could find to keep her clean. We didn’t have any food. We would go out and try finding something, anything in the abandoned and destroyed houses in the neighbourhood. We risked our lives to go out, there were snipers hiding who shot at anything that moved. After a while, we weren’t able to find any foodstuffs anymore. We were starving.” Jihan describes her situation bluntly, “When there was no food left, we would go out and look for animal faeces. We would break them up and look for undigested grains. And we gave those washed grains our children to eat.”
“At the end, we had no running water and it was impossible to go out and scavenge for anything edible. We were encircled by the frontlines and trapped. There was no end to the siege in sight.”
“Then I heard a rumour that the Red Cross was able to evacuate women and children. It was a difficult decision to make because we had to leave my husband behind. But if we wanted our children to survive I needed to leave him. He’s still in trapped in out home. I haven’t seen him since. It breaks my heart that this happened to our family.”
When the family tried to flee their neighbourhood for a second time they were detained at a checkpoint. They tried to detain Zubeir’s younger brother and other boys but luckily the Red Cross staff was able to intervene and released the children. Finally, Jihan and her three youngest children were able to leave Darayya.
“Once we left Darayya we were placed in a shelter for internally displaced people. The Red Cross provided food but we weren’t able to leave. Eventually, we were able to get bailed out and we left to Lebanon straight away. Zubair was able to join us here when he was released.”
“We arrived in Lebanon on November 10, 2013. My sister was already in Lebanon and we stayed with her at first. At last, we’ were safe.”
After leaving her sisters small home, she found a room but wasn’t able to afford the rent on her small income. “They asked us to leave when we couldn’t pay the rent. Money is our biggest concern. I found a work as a cleaner and my employer lets us use this room for free. Before the war, we were well off and had a comfortable life. The war changed all that. Now I live in this small room with my children. It smells. We have no running water and there is no bathroom.”
“We always need money. The food coupons are never enough. Sugar is a luxury we haven’t had for years. Even at ‘Eid, I didn’t even have any candy for my children. The winter is coming and the little ones need new shoes. Nothing you see here is ours. Everything is borrowed. We own nothing anymore. Even the blankets are borrowed,” she sighs. “My kids are always sick. We’re always cold. They have difficulty breathing because there is no ventilation in the house. And the smell…”
“I went to the centre because I thought they distribute food. I always try to go to places that offer aid. I need to for my children. When I went, there was a workshop taking place and they distributed hygiene kits to the women. I talked to the staff and they told me about the therapy. I go every Thursday now. And Zeinab goes, too. I would like Zubair to join us. Maybe he will eventually. He’s gotten a bit better, though.” Jihan pauses. “Zeinab and I have learned a lot at the centre. I’ve learned how to manage my emotions and I think I can relate to my children better, too. I hope that because of what I have learned that I’m more patient with Zubair. He’s not as withdrawn as he used to be. He opens up more now. But I know he didn’t tell you everything about his time in prison because I was here. He doesn’t want me to worry but I know what he tells his friends.”
Najwan – Lebanon
“I think the war has changed my life. Before I was dead but now I’m alive,” says Najwan, a young mother of four who fled Syria with her young children and in-laws when her husband went missing.
Najwan describes a difficult childhood and a loveless marriage. “My parents got divorced when I was nine years old. My father took my sister and me away from my mother and he left us with our grandmother.” Without a loving parent to look out for her, Najwan was groomed by a neighbour soon after she moved in with her grandmother. For three years she had to endure the abuse of a trusted neighbour and family friend. Najwan was too young to understand what was happening but when her grandmother eventually discovered the abuse it was her who was punished not her abuser.
She was only thirteen years old when her family rushed to marry her off to an older man. Her in-laws took advantage of her youth and insecurity. She was a traumatised child overwhelmed by her new responsibilities and her family’s expectations. Her mother-in-law especially vented her frustrations and anger on Najwan. Instead of guiding the child, she punished her for every mistake. “I didn’t know how to run a household and didn’t know how to cook. My mother-in-law always pointed out my mistakes and hit me and insulted me. My husband never interfered or asked his mother to be more understanding with me,” remembers Najwan.
She felt she didn’t deserve better.
“Then the war started and things began to change,” says Najwan. “Before the war, my husband was working hard to provide for us. But when the war started there was very little work and fighting everywhere. One day, he went out looking for food for our family. But he never came back. We didn’t know what happened to him. The family was desperate to find him. There was no food. No water. No electricity. We were in a miserable state. My children kept asking me, ‘where is daddy?’ I told them that he was travelling. Every day bombs hit our neighbourhood. There was no place we could go to for safety. This is why we fled. Even here in Lebanon, I’m thinking that my husband may still be alive. Only recently we heard what happened. Our neighbours said he was arrested and they believe that he has been killed, but they can’t be sure. I have not him yet mourned. I don’t know if I can believe what I’ve heard.”
When Najwan arrived with her in-laws in Lebanon, Najwan was mentally and physically exhausted. The family doesn’t have any savings and they’re struggling to earn enough money for the rent. Najwan was especially worried bout the wellbeing of her youngest son. “Emad is only 4 years-old, he doesn’t know anything but this crisis. He doesn’t have the same childhood my older children had before the war. He can’t play outside, it feels like I’m keeping him in prison.”
A friend in the neighbourhood told her that the women’s centre could help her and her son. “We started seeing a therapist. And I’m feeling much stronger.” Even her friend says she’s a different woman now. “She’s not the person, she was before.”
“The centre has helped me a lot. I’m learning new skills. I’m going to all the classes they offer at the centre. I want to learn everything. I missed out on school because I married young but here I have a chance to learn again. And I’m enjoying it so much. I have attended all the communications workshops, too.”
And I have started to stand up for myself. For the first time, I have said ‘no’ to my mother-in-law,” Najwan is radiating as she describes the ways in which the centre has helped her.
After working with a social worker and attending intensive counselling sessions and workshops, Najwan has gained a confidence she’s never had before. “I’ve decided to say ‘no’ to anyone who wants to hurt me.” The day Najwan decided to be more assertive, her life turned around. “I’m now strong enough to politely say ‘no’ to my mother-in-law, and she stopped bothering me. My in-laws are not as controlling as they used to be. They don’t like me coming to the centre but they can’t stop me.”
At the centre, Najwan has been able to become more assertive and independent but she’s also found a strong support network in the other women who visit the centre. “We’ve become very good friends. I feel loved and supported for the first time. They are like family to me.”
“It’s my dream to have a job and my own house for my children and me. I’ve never imagined that I would have to work or want to work. I used to see myself as a homemaker and mother. But because of the war, I’m a refugee, a widow and have to provide for my children. The situation forced me to rethink. And with the support from the centre, I’m more confident and more capable. I like the idea of working now because I know I have friends who love and support me. I’m not alone anymore. I don’t have to face my problems alone anymore but can talk about my feelings and problems with loved ones. And I’m happy to support my friends with their dreams, too.”
Hajar and Ibrahim – Jordan
“Homs is a city of horror,” says Hajar a mother of four from Homs. All of her children but her oldest daughter are living with her and her husband, Ibrahim, in Zarqa, Jordan. “There was the smell of explosives everywhere, there were fires burning that filled the air with black smoke. I used to go to work every day and hear the sound of snipers’ bullets. The worst thing was the fear of kidnapping,” she says. “Sometimes we didn’t take out the rubbish for days for fear of being in the street.”
“It’s hard, especially for the children,” adds Ibrahim. “Our main worry is their welfare. As an adult, you can cope, but the little ones don’t understand what’s happening. They are afraid of sudden noises and if a door slams they jump.”
When the fighting came closer and closer to their neighbourhood he thought, “We either die here or we get out of Homs now. Before heading to Jordan, we went to Damascus to stay with my daughter and her family but their neighbourhood wasn’t safe either. There was fighting everywhere, and I decided we must move on,” says Ibrahim sadly. “My son-in-law didn’t want to leave Damascus, and at first, my wife didn’t want to go either because of my daughter. It was difficult for us to leave them in Damascus. It was the last time we saw our daughter and our grandchildren.”
When Hajar talks about her daughter her eyes tear up. The couple and three youngest children left their home in Homs two years ago but their daughter and grandchildren are still in Syria. “We talk every day. I worry about her. It’s not safe. I wish she was here with us in Zarqa.” Ibrahim says that all their financial worries pale compared to the concern about their daughter and her young family.
“Our family is scattered all over. We have relatives who are now in Turkey, Lebanon and here in Jordan. Only my daughter is still in Syria.”
“My mother recently died. I didn’t see her and now my daughter has no family left in Syria,” a tear fell down her cheek. “My daughter tells me they only have electricity a few hours a day. And I fear it’s not safe for her to stay there but…,” Hajar’s voice breaks. “That the family is separated is very hard on us.”
“Everyone comes with a story,” says Hajar about the women’s centre in Zarqa.
“So many of the stories are tragic. Women who have lost their husbands in the war or even a child, and families that are separated, like ours. Here at the centre, we can talk about our experiences, we share our sorrow and we support each other, too. Before I came to the centre, I didn’t leave the house very often and I didn’t even know my neighbours. The loneliness made it difficult for me to cope with my emotions. An outreach volunteer visiting the neighbourhood told me about the centre, the health care services there, the hygiene kits but also that there are recreational activities and courses, too. Since I visit the centre, I’ve made friends, I get out of the everyday routine at home, I can learn new things and I’m feeling more even-tempered.”
One of the most profoundly disturbing aspects of refugee life outside of the camps is the extreme isolation experienced by most of the women and girls. There is often a deep mistrust of both their Jordanian and Syrian neighbours, coupled with codes of modesty and a lack of opportunity, that has exacerbated the isolation of many Syrian women and girls who spend their days closed away in their small rooms rarely if ever leaving the building. Creating spaces where Syrian women and girls can feel safe and supported eases concerns over safety or perceived threats (such as street harassment) and ensures more access to services. Women’s and child-friendly centres promote a sense of safety, facilitate the development of community networks, and allow children to gain more confidence and help address the various psychosocial challenges that children face.
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Isolated Building Studies Book
Upstate and Western New York
September 5, 2019 David Schalliol Leave a comment
Buffalo is one of my favorite cities, with its amazing architectural history, telescope houses, and activist culture. So when in Upstate New York for the International Visual Sociological Association’s annual meeting, I added a few days onto the trip to head west. The following photographs are a few highlights from my time in Saratoga Springs, Amsterdam, and, of course, Buffalo.
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Old Projects, New Phases
December 31, 2018 David Schalliol Leave a comment
After years of steadily developing several long-term projects, 2018 was the year many of them dramatically changed. The Area is out in the world; my Hauts-de-France work is exhibiting; so many other projects are evolving. With those big changes in mind, here’s a recap of my work on major projects in 2018, a few highlights from smaller projects, and a little looking ahead to 2019.
The Area Film
After six years of work, The Area is screening. Since premiering at the Full Frame Film Festival in April and making its Chicago premiere at the Black Harvest Film Festival in August, we’ve been busy screening the film with an amazing set of partners, including the Metropolitan Planning Council, the Museum of Contemporary Photography, the National Public Housing Museum, universities, community organizing groups, and the Gene Siskel Film Center. To learn more about screenings, news, and requesting a screening, visit The Area’s website.
Hauts-de-France Mining Basin and the Resilient Images Residency
Following a preview at Expo Chicago and multiple exhibitions in France in 2017, my Resilient Images work had its full exhibition at the Hyde Park Art Center in 2018. In June, a subset of the project returned to France for exhibition during the national urban planning conference RDV avec la Ville. I made some new work during the June visit, so I’m not quite ready to call the project complete, but I’m pleased with it and where it’s going.
Bean Creek in Indianapolis, Indiana
Over the last few years, I’ve been steadily developing a project in Indianapolis with support from Big Car. I tightened the work in 2018 by emphasizing how the south side neighborhood has evolved with small creek that winds through the community. The first exhibition from that residency will appear at the Tube Factory Art Space next year. The show focuses on the relationship between people and place, and puts the Bean Creek work in dialogue with my projects in The Area and Hauts-de-France. More information about the exhibition is on facebook.
Urban Farming in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The national placemaking project Michael Carriere and I started back in 2009 is shifting from research to public engagement, with a second exhibition prepared and the book moving towards publication. In January, our exhibition Growing Place: A Visual Study of Urban Farming is opening at the Grohmann Art Museum, which situates Milwaukee’s contemporary urban farming movement in its history, drawing from archival photographs, documents, and contemporary artifacts. I’m especially excited about the programing we’re scheduling, including events with the Walnut Way Conservation Corps, Will Allen, and others. More details forthcoming!
Belfast, Northern Ireland
As I wrote earlier in the year, I made my fourth visit to Belfast, Northern Ireland in July to continue documenting the changing experience of Eleventh Night and The Twelfth. Among the new work I made this year was an aerial sub-project about the aftermath of the bonfires, which helps orient the work away from the specific moment of the events.
Rebuilding in Tōhoku, Japan
Last week I returned from Tōhoku, Japan, where I continued my work on the rebuilding process after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster. I’ll be sharing more photographs in the next few weeks, but here are two favorite rephotography sequences and a building happily back in use in Ishinomaki. The rebuilding process is somehow overwhelmingly fast and slow.
SKETCHES FROM ELSEWHERE
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Chicago, Illinois Region
Paris, France Region
Reykjavik, Iceland Region
San Diego, California Region
To 2019!
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The 2017 Triangle
January 22, 2018 David Schalliol 1 Comment
After a string of years bouncing around the map, in 2017 I mainly traced the triangle between Minneapolis, Chicago, and France.
I spent most of my time teaching at St. Olaf and wrapping up The Area in Chicago, but I dedicated nearly two months to two different French projects. In January, I continued my “Resilient Images” residency in Hauts-de-France interpreting the character and identity of France’s former mining region. In August, I worked on a cultural heritage project in Paris, Hauts-de-France, and Normandy with Atout France. The next month, I returned to Hauts-de-France for talks, photography, and to open the residency show at the Centre régional de la photographie Hauts-de-France.
Back in the States, I showed a preview of my Resilient Images project at EXPO Chicago with the Hyde Park Art Center and then exhibited photographs from the Chicago Housing Authority’s Plan for Transformation at the Chicago Architecture Biennial and the National Public Housing Museum.
I did make time for a little other travel. I visited New York City twice with The Area to participate in the IFP Filmmaker Labs and briefly visited to southern California and central Indiana. At the end of the year I hopped back to Europe to hail the new year in Scandinavia. A good year.
I’m starting 2018 with the American debut of Hauts-de-France Mining Basin at the Hyde Park Art Center and “Urban Art and the Block: Film Screening of Selections from The Area.” In other projects, my book with Michael Carriere is closing in on a complete draft, and The Area should also be premiering soon — more about that shortly. Check the website or follow me on Twitter or Facebook for updates.
And now a few of my favorite photographs from 2017. Thanks for your interest, and Happy New Year!
See more from Hauts-de-France Mining Basin in my photography section of the website.
Screening scenes from The Area at IFP’s Made in NY Media Center.
Visit The Area‘s website for more information about the film.
Roubaix, France
Read more about Le Havre and Auguste Perret’s St. Joseph’s Church elsewhere on the blog.
Jolietville, Indiana
Norefjell, Norway
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2016 in Review: Nearly As Much There As Here
2016 was another year of travel, but unlike previous years, my explorations were more international than domestic: for more than two months I made work in Belgium, Ethiopia, France, Ireland, Japan, Northern Ireland, and the United Arab Emirates.
One month of that period was for a residency in the North of France and Belgium. The residency, “Resilient Images,” is a joint program launched by the Hyde Park Art Center and the Centre régional de la photographie Nord—Pas-de-Calais and supported by the MacArthur Foundation, the French Embassy, and Institut Français. I will be writing more about my project in a few months, but if you’re interested in learning a little more about what I’m doing in the North, you can read a little more about it in this short interview. The rest of the summer, I continued my project about Eleventh Night and the Twelfth in Belfast, photographed in Tōhoku and showed photographs at Gallery Tanto Tempo in Japan, toured Ethiopia with friends, and visited with guest workers in Dubai.
But I also did some domestic travel, including for a show in Buffalo, New York at Dennis Maher’s incomparable Fargo House and a screening of scenes from The Area at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee’s Mobile Design Box in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I also made brief visits to the area around Louisville, Kentucky and New Orleans, Louisiana. Of course, I spent plenty of time in Chicago, Illinois and Minneapolis, Minnesota, which finally feels like home.
The other big project news is that after nearly five years, The Area is swiftly moving towards completion with Scrappers Film Group after a party and fundraiser in December. “Thank you,” everyone who attended and contributed!
I can’t possibly do justice to the places I visited in this short post, but I’ve included links to locations for which I made blog posts, and posted a few photographs from each site. If I authored a blog post about a particular visit, the section title is a link to the post.
To 2017! It’s going to be a busy one, isn’t it?
Resilient Images Residency in Hauts-de-France, France
Residents calling for their dog from their street.
ATV riders gather to move from one part of a slag heap to another.
Coal cars displayed in former mining towns.
Young immigrants play soccer in Brussels’ Molenbeek neighborhood.
Shankill neighborhood residents ignite their children’s bonfire.
Tōhoku, Japan
Post-tsunami and radiation contamination remediation in downtown Tomioka.
The “Jungle,” Calais, France
The formal and informal Calais “Jungle” camps before demolition.
Two boys look down to their village in rural Tigray.
A minibus stop and an outdoor pool hall in Addis Ababa.
The Church of St. George in Lalibela.
Scrappers remove kitchen counters from a partially demolished house.
A small sample of the variety of modified truck designs in sand parking lots.
Two Pakistani guest workers and the largest Tim Horton’s advertisement I’ve ever seen.
Six new telescope house photographs I made while visiting for my exhibition.
The beginning of the Scrappers Film Group party and fundraiser for The Area at Lost Arts.
A leaning, isolated building near the former United States Steel South Works site.
Overlooking the Ohio River and Louisville, Kentucky from Jeffersonville, Indiana.
A major clean-up effort in a North Side neighborhood.
The Minnehaha Free Space before it was displaced by a new landlord.
A former entry area of the Minneapolis Scottish Rite Temple.
Four teenagers posing outside a corner store in the Lower Ninth Ward.
Rural Minnesota
Louis Sullivan’s National Farmer's Bank of Owatonna.
Rural Wisconsin
A former church in St. Croix.
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Buffalo, New York and Exhibiting The Telescope Houses
April 21, 2016 David Schalliol 1 Comment
After working on the Telescope Houses of Buffalo, New York for the last three years, I happily showed the series in Buffalo for the first time last weekend at Dennis Maher’s The Fargo House gallery. When I wasn’t at the gallery, I continued shooting the project and supplemented earlier photographs of the city with new images of neighborhood stores and Silo City. Photographs of the installation and several new images are below.
For more information about the Telescope Houses of Buffalo, New York, check out my recent interview in The Public conducted by University at Buffalo architecture professor Gregory Delaney and a ArchDaily/Satellite magazine feature on the series.
New photographs of Buffalo telescope houses.
The Fargo House on opening night.
An installation view.
Neighborhood buildings featuring convenience stores.
The major disappointment of the trip was the demolition of a former synagogue that had been converted into a church. The above sequence is from 2012, 2014 and my recent visit.
Silo City was compelling as ever — this time with original plans, thanks to Isabella Crowley.
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Another Year, Another City
January 4, 2016 David Schalliol 2 Comments
2015 was another year of change. After splitting my time in Chicago and Cambridge over the last couple of years, it’s time to add another city into the mix. Since August, I have been hopping between Chicago and Minneapolis, where I am now an assistant professor of sociology at St. Olaf College. Even with the change in location, I’ve actively worked on several projects, including two which have come to a close. The following includes highlights from that work and a few notes about what I’ll be up to in 2016.
The Affordable Housing of New York City, New York
Among the most exciting developments of 2015 was the publication of Affordable Housing in New York, edited by Matthew Lasner and Nicholas Bloom. I contributed a photography essay and dozens of additional images to the book. The project extends my work on public housing in Chicago and can be read as a companion to my efforts with Devereux Bowly on the revised and expanded edition of The Poorhouse. Samples from the project can be seen in a New York Times feature and an upcoming exhibition at Hunter East Harlem, details forthcoming.
Four years into the displacement of more than 400 families by an intermodal freight yard project, few residents remain in “The Area.” Instead, the community better resembles a worksite than a neighborhood. After a productive editing period in 2014, we put editing on hold for the year while I continued to work with residents who have both stayed and settled elsewhere. Even so, the rough-cut material was shown at a couple of events, with more scheduled for 2016. In the spring, I presented a small sample of the material at the Place Hacking Sociology conference at the University of Liverpool, and David Weinberg Photography hosted the first public screening of material from the film as part of its An Invisible Hand exhibition. The Weinberg screening was particularly special, as community activist Deborah Payne was present for the Q&A. I expect we will return to post-production work later in 2016.
The Bloomingdale Trail
In 2009, Paul Smith, Ben Helphand, and I held several conversations that would ultimately result in developing the few images I’d made on the nascent Bloomingdale Trail into a project that I would pursue for the next six years. Now that the underused rail spur has been transformed by its own multi-year construction project, I am concluding the series. I’m sure I will continue to spend time on the Trail, but any future work will be a coda to a project about a semi-wild, semi-public place above Chicago’s near northwest side.
Buffalo, New York Telescope Houses
I am nearly three years into working on this small typological project about one of Buffalo’s vernacular architectural modes, the telescope house. Now that I have photographed nearly five dozen of the buildings, I have begun to exhibit the work. This year, I exhibited selections from the project at pinkcomma gallery in Boston, as well as published in Satellite magazine and ArchDaily. An exhibition dedicated to the series will be shown this spring in Dennis Maher’s Fargo House gallery in Buffalo.
As in previous years, I visited a couple of dozen cities in the United States, much of it in support of my now six-year book project with Michael Carriere about creative solutions to local social problems. Below are photographs from some of those visits, as well as a few from a short trip to Norway and Sweden.
In Cambridge, I spent a lot of time treading around during the area’s greatest recorded snowfall.
In 2014, I posted a photograph of Tyree Guyton’s House of Soul, which had been burned by an arsonist that year. The image on the left is the replacement, as of winter 2015.
In Houston, I worked on a small project about development in the city’s Third Ward.
Göteborg, Sweden
I haven’t yet started a formal project in Minneapolis, but I am exploring the city. Now that the weather has turned, I’m especially looking forward to photographing in the snow and cold.
Waugh, Indiana
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Another Year of Projects and A Little Travel
January 4, 2015 David Schalliol 1 Comment
Even more than 2013, I spent 2014 working on projects, including the films Almost There and The Area, and photography series about subsidized housing in New York City and Japan’s Tōhoku region. When not working on those projects, I continued to travel through the United States, often to work on my ongoing collaboration with Michael Carriere at the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Below, I have included sample photographs from those projects, alongside supplementary images I made in many of the cities I visited throughout the year. As always, you can click through most of the photographs to view them on flickr, alongside many other everyday images.
In 2013, I produced a body of work as Environmental Cinematographer for the ITVS/Kartemquin Films project Almost There. After a year of post-production work, the film made its world premiere at DOCNYC in November. It has since screened at ArcLight Hollywood, and its Chicago premiere will be on January 10, 2015 at the Gene Siskel Film Center. Watch for it on PBS later this year.
I continue to busily work on The Area, alongside editors Brian Ashby and Peter Galassi from Scrappers Film Group. Thanks to the support from the Graham Foundation, the Driehaus Foundation, and the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, we produced more than three hours of edited footage last summer and are preparing for another round of editing early in 2015. Still, I am not done with the project and expect to be filming into 2015. If you are interested in reading about the project, I continue to write a column addressing some of the pertinent issues for BAG News. My next piece will be published in the next few weeks, although you can always check in at the film’s website for updates.
The Subsidized Housing of New York City, New York
This fall I worked on a documentary photography project about subsidized housing in New York that included everything from historic cooperative developments to the public housing projects of the New York City Housing Authority. I will provide more details about that series when it is published as part of a book project next year. In the meantime, I’ve included two images below.
At the beginning of 2014 I flew to Japan for an exhibition of the Isolated Building Studies at Gallery Tanto Tempo, which led to the publication of Isolated Building Studies by UTAKATADO Publishing. Following my time in Kobe, I visited other cities before heading into Tōhoku, the Japanese region critically affected by the March 11, 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and subsequent nuclear disaster. Several photographs from the visit are below, and I wrote a lengthy summary of the experience last January.
OTHER UNITED STATES CITIES
Bay Area, California
In 2013, I created a small project about Buffalo’s telescope houses, and I continued to work on the project in 2014. The following set of night photographs is a sample of the material I made to extend the earlier work.
While I have been mainly using my time in Cambridge to write, I have been working on a small project about the neighborhood of Cambridgeport.
In addition to working on The Area and a set of photographs from this year’s polar vortex, I continue to work on a broad body of work about Chicago, from general views of daily urban life to documenting specific events like the Luftwerk/Mas Context installation at Marina City.
I am working on a typology of post-war residential buildings in the Cleveland area.
Although I have slowed working on my seven-year project about the Detroit, Michigan area, I still made a few trips to the city.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and its River Towns
I was happy to have enough time in the Pittsburgh area to produce a small project along the Monongahela and Ohio Rivers.
I was only in St. Louis for a couple of days, but I was excited to be able to snap this aerial image of Granite City, Illinois.
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A Year of Projects and More Travel
2013 was yet another year of big changes: I finished my fieldwork for my dissertation; I started regularly spending time in both Chicago and Cambridge, Massachusetts; and I started a major shift in the balance of my photographic and video work.
In previous years, I pursued a relatively equal combination of project and non-project work. Typically, that’s meant spending as much time developing formal projects as more loosely exploring a given city. This year, I have been so busy with the formal projects that I have had much less time to “just” explore.
I worked on the documentary film (still tentatively called “The Area”) more than any other project, although I even shifted that balance. I was visiting the neighborhood nearly every day for the first half of the year, but I am now visiting in concentrated chunks. I dedicated much of the time I would have spent in the neighborhood to either writing about the project or initiating post-production work with Scrappers Film Group. If you would like to read some of my writing about the project, I have been authoring a column about the work for BagNewsOriginals. If you haven’t seen the documentary short from the project, you can view it on Gapers Block.
Of the other projects, two of my favorites were documenting Bertrand Goldberg‘s Prentice Women’s Hospital and contributing to the Kartemquin Film’s Almost There. While Prentice’s magnificent exterior presented the usual opportunities and difficulties involved with documenting buildings, the interior documentation was particularly challenging. By the time our team was allowed access to the building, Northwestern University had already begun some elements of the demolition, and the many of the floors lacked electricity for anything other than emergency lighting. Still, the experience was unforgettable, and I am happy with the work we produced. Hopefully the next building will be saved.
I’ve included example photographs from those projects below, along with selected images from my visits to other U.S. cities. You can click through for larger versions of the images on flickr (except for the Prentice images) and can click on the titles to see other blog posts or flickr sets.
Prentice Women’s Hospital
The following is a short advocacy video we made for the National Trust for Historic Preservation about Prentice.
Almost There in Northwestern Indiana
Wheatpasted photograph of Johnny E. Parham, Jr., participant in the Atlanta Student Movement from Sheila Pree Bright’s Project 1960.
Boston, Massachusetts [f]
A collection of telescope houses from Buffalo’s East Side.
Chicago, Illinois [f]
A surprising find in the aftermath of a massive warehouse fire on Chicago’s South Side.
Cleveland, Ohio [f]
Post-war suburban development in Cleveland-adjacent Euclid, Ohio.
The House of Soul was one of several Heidelberg Project buildings burned by an arsonist in 2013.
New York City, New York [f]
Scaling fish on the sidewalk in the Bronx.
San Diego, California [f]
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The Buffalo Telescope House (and Some Silos)
Last week I returned to Buffalo, New York for the Society of Architectural Historians‘ annual meeting. As usual, I took advantage of the combination of arriving early and a little free time to explore the city. While my last trip was primarily dedicated to photographing the great buildings of the city’s expansion era, I had greater latitude this time around. I’ve pulled out some favorite images below, but feel free to visit flickr for additional photographs from both trips.
I was most intrigued by the city’s preponderance of “telescope houses,” or buildings that were enlarged through rear additions that incrementally reduce in scale. The result is houses that seemingly could be collapsed into themselves.
The buildings are located throughout the city but are clustered on the East Side. There, the combination of small houses, narrow lots, growing families and limited resources seems to have led to the distinctive expansion patterns. Years of concentrated divestment and neglect now provide windows into back and side yards to view the full depth of the houses.
The wide-open views also reveal the tenuous condition of many of the buildings — and the neighborhoods as a whole.
While I spent a couple of days documenting the telescope houses, I still made time for the city’s remarkable grain elevators. A few photographs of those better-documented Buffalo structures are below.
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October 19, 2012 David Schalliol
A couple of weeks ago, I visited Buffalo, New York to help the Society of Architectural Historians prepare for their April conference. Subsequently, I spent most of my time preparing traditional architectural photographs, but I did have time to do some personal work. No matter which kind of subject, I was immersed in buildings constructed before WWII.
Thanks to Buffalo’s early access to hydroelectric power, it is among the cities with the best per capita early Twentieth Century architecture. Among the luminaries are those familiar to Chicagoans, including Adler and Sullivan, Daniel Burnham, Frank Lloyd Wright and the landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. Still, the decline of the Erie Canal’s importance and well-known effects of deindustrialization and suburbanization have challenged the city since the 1950s. That contrast is clear as one moves through the city.
The following is a small selection of images from the visit. As always, more are available on flickr.
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If your name is Scudder, or if your parents, grandparents or ancestors were Scudders, or if you married into the family, you are a Scudder. As a Scudder, you are of an ancient and honorable lineage; a family originating in England, 3 of whose members emigrated to America early in the 17th century. Their descendants have lived, worked and died in this country over the past 380 years.
Down through the years, the outstanding characteristics of the Scudders have been their devotion to the public good, their religious dedication and their love of country.
Scudder Name
The origin of the name Scudder is unknown. But Scudders like to believe that their name comes from the nautical term “Scud” – to sail full speed before the wind”.
Therefore one who scuds is a Scudder.
Other possibilities include:
Scudder being a derivation from the Dutch, “Schutter”, shooter or marksman. Which may explain the 3 cannon balls on the crest.
Old English “Scutt”, which was an occupational name for a scout or spy. Also nickname for a swift runner.
Another less-likely definition is that the name derives from the Latin Scutari — shield bearer.
According to Burke’s General Armory, the coat-of-arms belonging to the Scudder Family is described as follows:
Gules on Fess or Three Pellets, in Chief as many Cinquefoils Argent.
Gules – or red denotes military fortitude and magnanimity. It is also the “Martry’s Color”.
Fess – A band, borne in the center of the shield; a military belt or girdle of honor.
Pellet – A Black Roundel, representing a cannon ball.
Chief – That which occupies the whole of the top and one-third of the total surface of the shield of arms. It, signifies dominion and authority. It has often been awarded for prudence and wisdom,as well as successful command in war.
The Scudder motto is “Nunquam Non Paratus” – “Never Unprepared”.
The Scudder Association Foundation, one of America’s oldest philanthropic organizations, was founded in 1912 and incorporated in New York State, in 1938 as the Scudder Association, a non-profit corporation.
“Organized on Washington’s Birthday,1912, by descendants of the American pioneers, Thomas Scudder (Salem, Massachusetts, 1637) and John Scudder (Charlestown, Massachusetts, 1635).
It was founded “in the belief that the bond of kinship would prove strong enough to weld us into a powerful society, membership in which should be an inspiration to generation after generation of American Scudders and their descendants, wherever they may be found, the world over.
Over the years the Scudder Association’s mission has gone on to include financial support and assistance to the Scudder medical missions in Ranipet, India, and Vellore, India. Encouraging the spirit of service, the Scudder Association has long supported scholarships for those seeking careers in medicine, social services and spiritual guidance. The Association also promotes the research of our family history and the preservation of the family records.
” Supporting those in service to others”
The Scudder Association Foundation is an active and dedicated organization whose officers and directors are constantly working to broaden the scope of its activities, increase membership and supply members with information and data on their ancestry, in addition to supporting medical activities in India and the education of youth in America.
The Scudder Association Foundation has a general membership in two categories, Regular Membership, Associate Membership, an elected board of 15 governors with 1/3 elected each year for 3 year terms, and a number of officers and committees. The officers are the President, First and Second Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, Treasurer, Family Historian, General Counsel, Vice President – Communications, and Vice President – Technology. The officers are elected for terms of 3 years. The standing committees are the Executive Committee, Finance Committee, Education Grants Committee, the India and other Grants Committee, Family History Committee, Membership Committee, Technology Committee, Communications Committee, Nominating Committee, and Audit Committee.
Our association is open to all those who have an interest in the Scudder Family. We have a unique category of membership for those that can trace their lineage to three Scudders, Thomas, John and Elizabeth who came over from England in the 1600s. We not only welcome new members, we are actively seeking to expand our membership.
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We have a bi-annual meeting when officers and governors are elected. The last meeting was held in Hull, Massachusetts (just outside of Boston), on Oct 12 – 14, 2018. Read about the weekend events. Currently our reunion plans are on hold pending further development of Covid-19 public protocols. We, as the rest of the world, look forward to the time when we may all gather together, again.
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Herbert William Nystrom, Jr., 78, of Delano, Minnesota died Tuesday, January 25, 2011, in Panama City, Florida at Bay Medical Hospital.
Herbert Nystrom was born on August 3, 1932 in Mason, Wisconsin to Herbert and Margaret (Olson) Nystrom. He graduated from Ondossagon High School (Washburn, Wisconsin) in 1950.
Herb served in the United States Army and was stationed in Korea during the Korean War. He married Luella C. Broten of Ashland, Wisconsin in 1956. He received his Associates Degree in Mortuary Science from the University of Minnesota in 1958. Herb worked for several years as a funeral director in Minneapolis, Laverne, Waseca, and Atwater, Minnesota.
An entrepreneur, Herb and his wife Luella launched several businesses in Delano beginning in the late 1960s and managed them until his death. Herbert was very active in the Delano Lion’s Club, Delano Chamber of Commerce, Delano Legion Post 377, sponsored several Miss Delano contestants, served as Scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 273, and sponsored a local men’s softball team called “Nystrom’s Recliners” that competed in the national tournament.
He enjoyed traveling with his beloved wife, Luella. They visited several destinations including the Bahamas, Bermuda, Hawaii, Jamaica, and Tahiti.
Herbert took great pride in his family, especially his five grandchildren.
Herb is survived by two children, Scott V. Nystrom (wife Sharon) of Gaithersburg, Maryland, and Greg Nystrom (wife Lynn) of Royalston, Massachusetts; 5 grandchildren, Samantha Nystrom, Stuart Nystrom, Spencer Nystrom, Brent Nystrom, and Jackie Nystrom; seven sisters, Beatrice Landman, Texas, Lois (Bob) Cleveland, Calif., Marion (Elmer) Westlund, Wisconsin, Maxine Sawyer, Wisconsin, Jane Nordin, Minnesota and Joan Koch, Florida; and dozens of nieces and nephews.
Herb was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Luella C. Nystrom; his parents and three brothers, Willard, Howard, and John (Jack) Nystrom.
Funeral services were held at Lakewood Memorial Chapel on Thursday, February 3.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in memory of Herbert W. Nystrom to the American Legion, Delano Post 377, 280 Babcock Blvd. N., Delano , MN 55328.
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Monday, April 20, 2020 Contact: Jamie Haydon (859) 224-2750
St. Elias Stables to Fund Research Project on Bisphosphonates
Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation announced today that Vinnie and Teresa Viola’s St. Elias Stables will sponsor a research project to help develop alternate methods for detection of bisphosphonates in Thoroughbreds. This gift was made following an appeal by Grayson, the Racing Medication & Testing Consortium (RMTC), and the American Association of Equine Practitioners in June 2019 for research proposals to investigate bisphosphonate administration in racehorses and in young racing prospects intended for sale at public auction. This research will be based at the University of California-Davis K.L. Maddy Equine Pharmacology Lab.
“The use of bisphosphonates on young racehorses has been a topic of concern in recent years, which is why we made a special call for research proposals last spring,” said Dell Hancock, chairman of Grayson. “We are thankful to Vinnie and Teresa for their support of this project and for recognizing the importance of this research in promoting equine safety and welfare.”
The Violas started purchasing racehorses in the late 1990s and eventually formed St. Elias Stables, which, together with Teresa Viola Racing Stables, has won the Kentucky Derby with Always Dreaming, the Breeders’ Cup Classic with Vino Rosso, and the Breeders’ Cup Mile with Liam’s Map, among other major stakes races. Vinnie was elected to The Jockey Club’s board of stewards in August 2019.
“As owners of Thoroughbred racehorses, we believe that medications that are harmful to a young horse’s skeletal system should never be administered off-label and that buyers should be able to test for the presence of such substances when purchasing horses,” said Vinnie Viola. “We are proud to support research that will enhance detection methods.”
Grayson’s slate of research projects for 2020 includes a study regarding bisphosphonates, “Bisphosphonates and Fatal Musculoskeletal Injury.” Based at Cornell University, this study is being supported by the RMTC and the Klein Family Foundation.
More information about these research projects, including a full list of Grayson’s research projects for 2020, can be found at this link: grayson-jockeyclub.org/default.asp?section=2&area=Research&menu=2.
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Russia Plans Alternate Internet, Condemns the West
December 13, 2017, 6:06 pm by Denise Simon Leave a Comment
Primer: Capping off months of controversy, espionage claims and international intrigue, the U.S. government ban on Kaspersky Lab software has been signed into law. The ban, wedged into the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), would preclude all federal computers and connected networks from using antivirus software made by the Russian cybersecurity firm.
The Kaspersky ban, which appears in Section 1634 of the 2018 NDAA, reads as follows:
“No department, agency, organization, or other element of the Federal Government may use, whether directly or through work with or on behalf of another department, agency, organization, or element of the Federal Government, any hardware, software, or services developed or provided, in whole or in part, by—
(1) Kaspersky Lab (or any successor entity);
(2) any entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with Kaspersky Lab; or
(3) any entity of which Kaspersky Lab has majority ownership.”
Last week, Kaspersky Lab announced that it would close its Washington, D.C. offices, which it stated were “no longer viable.”
Since the founding of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in 2009, Russian and Chinese officials have frequently discussed joint cybersecurity initiatives. A relatively substantial degree of collaboration was formalized in the context of heightened Russo-Chinese cooperation in 2014 and 2015, with both countries signing an agreement that included cybersecurity cooperation provisions in May of last year. In the words of the agreement’s signatories, its purpose was to limit the use of informational technology designed “to interfere in the internal affairs of states; undermine sovereignty, political, economic and social stability; [and] disturb public order.”
Digital Sovereignty
This emphasis on digital sovereignty remains a central tenet of both countries’ cyber policies, even as cooperation on the issue has ebbed and flowed. The non-aggression elements of the 2015 agreement floundered in the implementation stage, in part due to ambiguous language but largely as a result of continued Chinese cyberespionage. This activity rose to unprecedented levels in 2016, with Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Labs reporting 194 Chinese cyberattacks in the first seven months of the year alone—compared to just 72 in 2015. These attacks targeted Russian government agencies, the defense and aerospace industries, and nuclear technology companies. And they’re probably underreported: A Kaspersky Labs spokesperson told Bloomberg that only around 10% of their corporate clients exchange data related to hacks with their security network. More here.
Russia Seeks to Build Alternative Internet
TJF: Numerous Russian sources report that efforts are underway to produce a new and independent internet that would align Russia more closely with the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India China and South Africa) while giving Russian political authorities greater control over what they refer to as “digital sovereignty.” In late November, the RBK news agency reported on the proceedings of a recent meeting of the Security Council of the Russian Federation (SCRF), which underscored the national security threats posed by the increasing vulnerability of the global Internet (RBK, November 28). The publicly available SCRF website confirms that a high-level meeting on cyber security did take place, but it does not expand upon it in detail (Scrf.gov.ru, October 25). Russia’s state-managed propaganda mouthpiece RT, however, cited “members of the Security Council” as stating that “the increased capabilities of Western nations to conduct offensive operations in the informational space as well as the increased readiness to exercise these capabilities pose a serious threat to Russia’s security” (RT, November 28). RT also noted that President Vladimir Putin set August 1, 2018, as the deadline for creating an alternative to the Internet.
The creation of an alternative internet—which would allow the governments of Russia and the BRICS countries to control the addressing and routing of electronic communications within their territory—raises many complex questions. For one thing, the establishment of a disjointed and competitive sphere of cyberspace threatens to disrupt and potentially fragment the existing conventions of global Internet practice. Moreover, the creation a “counter-net” would necessitate the establishment of an alternative system of identification, addressing and routing information through a new information network operating in a new “domain name system,” a new DNS. The existing DNS is based on a unique number associated with each originating and terminating point for every Internet transmission, coded in the form of a packet of digital information. The idea of the “RU NET” has long been discussed in post-Communist countries. But until now, this idea has only referred to the Russian-language-speaking Internet activities originating from servers in Russia or in other post-Soviet countries where Russian is recognized as an official language—not to a separate internet architecture (APN, December 14, 2016).
The global Internet is already a network of networks, consisting of a broad common space but with some segmented spheres of activity. Gaining complete control over a specific domain in the cyber-sphere, however, would require gaining autonomy. Full control over the Internet (or any segment therein) could only be achieved by creating “the ability to set policies for naming, addressing and routing” transmissions (Milton Mueller, Will the Internet Fragment?, 2017, p. 22). That, in turn, would require establishing control over the domain name system.
Earlier attempts by Russian authorities to gain control over the digital sphere focused on taking charge of the physical hardware of the Internet, such as transmission facilities, and asserting authority over the places where data resides, particularly web servers. In 2014, Russia’s Ministry of Communications and Mass Media specified data localization requirements in the federal communications legislation (Federal Law No. 242) (Minsvyaz.ru, accessed December 13). The law requires data operators in Russia to store all personal data of citizens of the Russian Federation in databases located inside Russia. This legislation was further extended in December 2016 by a set of measures by President Putin to establish a “digital economy” in Russia (Kremlin.ru, December 1, 2016). The most recent Law on “Security of Critical Infrastructure” was passed in July 2017, and is scheduled to go into effect January 1, 2018 (Pravo.gov.ru, July 27).
In order to control the flow of information not in compliance with the legislation, the idea of blocking transmission through physical facilities located on the territory of the Russian Federation led to the establishment of a single register of websites, maintained by the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor). In an effort to conduct this “filtering,” Roskomnadzor developed and implemented a so-called “blacklist” (Rkn.gov.ru, accessed December 13). But while the blacklist succeeded in blocking some websites it identified as unwanted, it also had the effect of blocking websites linked to those, effectively creating a self-censoring network. Roskomnadzor has now stepped back from this practice, correcting many of those problems of excessive blockage but has nonetheless reasserted the intention to more vigorously pursue the policing of websites (Rkn.gov.ru, December 8). Creating the establishment of a separate domain naming system goes considerably further than efforts to “filter” websites, even though Igor Shchyogolev, the staff member of the President’s Office assigned to mass communications, has insisted the idea is not to fragment the Internet (TASS, March 27, 2017)
The robustness of the current Internet naming conventions probably can be attributed to the fact that the Internet emerged in its early days more as a computer science experiment than as an effort to create a new format for global communication, commerce and governance. The identification of parties communicating on the Internet was established through naming protocols established for convenience and by convention, not for control. But the Internet grew so quickly that management responsibility was turned over to a new body, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), in September 1998, which, on October 1, 2016, was re-chartered as a fully independent, non-governmental organization.
The functions of ICANN quickly attracted international competition. Some governments sought to promote a government-centric framework for addressing and naming conventions, while other parties sought to maintain a multiple-stakeholders approach. The failure of the Russian government and others to prevail in winning greater control for states is what has led to Moscow’s intention to create a “counter-net.” The question of whether an autonomous and detachable “segment” of cyberspace could be fashioned by the Kremlin without resulting in self-imposed isolation is an issue with far-reaching implications.
–Gregory Gleason
Filed Under: *Articles of the Bound*, *In the Searchlights*
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Māori people
Title: Māori people
Subject: 2008 New Year Honours, Māori language, 2009 New Year Honours, Māori music, Demographics of New Zealand
Collection: Ethnic Groups in New Zealand, Indigenous Peoples of Polynesia, Māori, Tribal Societies That Have Practiced Cannibalism
Prominent Māori, l. to r., top to bottom: Hone Heke and wife • Hinepare of Ngāti Kahungunu • Tukukino • Te Rangi Hīroa • Meri Te Tai Mangakahia • Apirana Ngata • Keisha Castle-Hughes • Winston Peters • Stephen Kearney
approx. 750,000
Regions with significant populations
598,605 (2013 census)[1]
126,000 (2006 est.)[2]
approx. 8,000[3]
< 3,500[4]
Māori, English
Christianity, Māori religions
Related ethnic groups
other Polynesian peoples,
Austronesian peoples
The Māori (Māori pronunciation: , ; Eng. pron. ; warrior culture emerged.
The arrival of Europeans to New Zealand starting from the 17th century brought enormous change to the Māori way of life. Māori people gradually adopted many aspects of Western society and culture. Initial relations between Māori and Europeans were largely amicable, and with the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, the two cultures coexisted as part of a new British colony. Rising tensions over disputed land sales led to conflict in the 1860s. Social upheaval, decades of conflict and epidemics of introduced disease took a devastating toll on the Māori population, which went into a dramatic decline, but by the start of the 20th century, the Māori population had begun to recover, and efforts were made to increase their standing in wider New Zealand society. Traditional Māori culture has enjoyed a revival, and a protest movement emerged in the 1960s advocating Māori issues.
In the 2013 census, there were approximately 600,000 people in New Zealand identifying as Māori, making up roughly 15% of the national population. They are the second-largest ethnic group in New Zealand, after European New Zealanders ("Pākehā"). In addition there are over 120,000 Māori living in Australia. The Māori language (known as Te Reo Māori) is spoken to some extent by about a fifth of all Māori, representing 3% of the total population, although many New Zealanders regularly use Māori words and expressions, such as "kia ora", while speaking English. Māori are active in all spheres of New Zealand culture and society, with independent representation in areas such as media, politics and sport.
Disproportionate numbers of Māori face significant economic and social obstacles, with lower life expectancies and incomes compared with other New Zealand ethnic groups, in addition to higher levels of crime, health problems and educational under-achievement. Socioeconomic initiatives have been implemented aimed at closing the gap between Māori and other New Zealanders. Political redress for historical grievances is also ongoing.
Naming and self-naming 2
Origins 3.1
Archaic period (1280-1500) 3.2
Classic period (1500-1642) 3.3
Early European contact (1642-1840) 3.4
British Treaty with the people of New Zealand 3.5
Decline and revival 3.6
Recent history 3.7
Traditional culture 4.1
Belief and religion 4.2
Performing arts 4.3
Literature and media 4.4
Historical development 6.1
20th century 6.1.1
Marae, hapū and iwi 6.2
Population 6.3
Socioeconomic challenges 6.4
Race relations 6.5
Commerce 7
Political representation 8
In the Māori language, the word māori means "normal", "natural" or "ordinary". In legends and oral traditions, the word distinguished ordinary mortal human beings—tāngata māori—from deities and spirits (wairua);[9][i] likewise wai māori denoted "fresh water" as opposed to salt water. There are cognate words in most Polynesian languages,[10] all deriving from Proto-Polynesian *ma(a)qoli, which has the reconstructed meaning "true, real, genuine".[11][12]
Naming and self-naming
Early visitors from Europe to New Zealand generally referred to the inhabitants as "New Zealanders" or as "natives", but Māori became the term used by Māori to describe themselves in a pan-tribal sense.[ii]
Māori people often use the term tangata whenua (literally, "people of the land") to describe themselves in a way that emphasises their relationship with a particular area of land – a tribe may be the tangata whenua in one area, but not in another. The term can also refer to Māori as a whole in relation to New Zealand (Aotearoa) as a whole.
The Maori Purposes Act of 1947 required the use of the term "Māori" rather than "Native" in official usage, and the Department of Native Affairs became the Department of Māori Affairs. It is now Te Puni Kōkiri, or the Ministry for Māori Development.
Before 1974, ancestry determined the legal definition of "a Māori person". For example, bloodlines determined whether a person should enrol on the general electoral roll or the separate Māori roll. In 1947, the authorities determined that one man, five-eighths Māori, had improperly voted in the general parliamentary electorate of Raglan.[13] The Māori Affairs Amendment Act 1974 changed the definition to one of cultural self-identification. In matters involving money (for example scholarships or Waitangi Tribunal settlements), authorities generally require some demonstration of ancestry or cultural connection, but no minimum "blood" requirement exists.[14][iii]
The Māori settlement of New Zealand represents an end-point of a long chain of island hopping voyages in the South Pacific.
The most current reliable evidence strongly indicates that initial settlement of New Zealand occurred around 1280 CE at the end of the medieval warm period. Previous dating of some kiore (Polynesian rat) bones at 50–150 CE has now been shown to have been unreliable; new samples of bone (and now also of unequivocally rat-gnawed woody seed cases) match the 1280 date of the earliest archaeological sites and the beginning of sustained deforestation by humans.[15]
Māori oral history describes the arrival of ancestors from Hawaiki (the mythical homeland in tropical Polynesia), in large ocean-going waka. Migration accounts vary among tribes (iwi), whose members may identify with several waka in their genealogies (whakapapa). There is limited evidence of return, or attempted return voyages, from archaeological evidence in the Kermadec Islands.
Evidence from archaeology, linguistics, and physical anthropology indicates that the first settlers came from east Polynesia and became the Māori. Language evolution studies[16] and mitochondrial DNA evidence[17] suggest that most Pacific populations originated from Taiwanese aborigines around 5,200 years ago (suggesting before migration from the Asian or Chinese mainland),[18] moving down through Southeast Asia and Indonesia.[19]
Archaic period (1280-1500)
The earliest period of Māori settlement is known as the "Archaic", "Moahunter" or "Colonisation" period. The eastern Polynesian ancestors of the Māori arrived in a forested land with abundant birdlife, including several now extinct moa species weighing from 20 to 250 kilograms (40 to 550 lb). Other species, also now extinct, included a swan, a goose and the giant Haast's Eagle, which preyed upon the moa. Marine mammals, in particular seals, thronged the coasts, with coastal colonies much further north than today.[20] At the Waitaki river mouth huge numbers of Moa bones estimated at 29,000 to 90,000 birds have been located. Further South, at the Shag River mouth at least 6,000 moa were slaughtered over a relatively short period.[21]
Archaeology has shown that the Otago Region was the node of Māori cultural development during this time, and the majority of archaic settlements were on or within 10 km (6 mi) of the coast, though it was common to establish small temporary camps far inland. Settlements ranged in size from 40 people (e.g., Palliser Bay in Wellington) to 300–400 people, with 40 buildings (e.g., Shag River (Waihemo)). The best known and most extensively studied Archaic site is at Wairau Bar in the South Island.[22][23] The site is similar to eastern Polynesian nucleated villages. Radio carbon dating shows it was occupied from about 1288 to 1300. Due to tectonic forces, some of the Wairau Bar site is now underwater. Work on the Wairau Bar skeletons in 2010 showed that life expectancy was very short, the oldest skeleton being 39 and most people dying in their 20s. Most of the adults showed signs of dietary or infection stress. Anaemia and arthritis were common. Infections such as TB may have been present as the symptoms were present in several skeletons. On average the adults were taller than other South Pacific people at 175 cm for males and 161 cm for females.
The Archaic period is remarkable for the lack of weapons and fortifications so typical of the later "Classic" Māori,[24] and for its distinctive "reel necklaces".[25] From this period onward around 32 species of birds became extinct, either through over-predation by humans and the kiore and kurī they introduced,[26] repeated burning of the grassland, or climate cooling, which appears to have occurred from about 1400–1450. Early Māori enjoyed a rich, varied diet of birds, fish, seals and shellfish. Moa were also an important source of meat, and the various species were probably wiped out within 100 years according to Professor Allan Cooper.[27]
Work by Helen Leach shows that Māori were using about 36 different food plants, though many required detoxification and long periods (12–24 hours) of cooking. D. Sutton's research on early Māori fertility found that first pregnancy occurred at about 20 years and the mean number of births was low, compared with other neolithic societies. The low number of births may have been due to the very low average life expectancy of 31–32 years.[27] Analysis of skeletons at Wairau bar showed signs of a hard life with many having broken bones that had healed, suggesting a balanced diet and a supportive community that had the resources to support severely injured family members.
Classic period (1500-1642)
Model of a fortified pā, built on a headland. Fortified pā proliferated as competition and warfare increased among a growing population.
The cooling of the climate, confirmed by a detailed tree ring study near Hokitika, shows a significant, sudden and long-lasting cooler period from 1500. This coincided with a series of massive earthquakes in the South Island Alpine fault, a major earthquake in 1460 in the Wellington area,[28] tsunamis that destroyed many coastal settlements, and the extinction of the moa and other food species. These were likely factors that led to sweeping changes to the Māori culture, which developed into the most well-known "Classic" period[29] that was in place when European contact was made.
This period is characterised by finely made pounamu weapons and ornaments, elaborately carved canoes – a tradition that was later extended to and continued in elaborately carved meeting houses (wharenui),[30] and a fierce warrior culture, with fortified hillforts known as pā, frequent cannibalism[31][32][33] and some of the largest war canoes ever built.
Around 1500 CE a group of Māori migrated east to the Chatham Islands, where, by adapting to the local climate and the availability of resources, they developed a culture known as the "Moriori" – related to but distinct from Māori culture in mainland New Zealand. A notable feature of the Moriori culture, an emphasis on pacifism, proved disastrous when a party of invading North Taranaki Māori arrived in 1835. Few of the estimated Moriori population of 2,000 survived.[34]
The largest battle ever fought in New Zealand, the Battle of Hingakaka, occurred around 1780–90, south of Ohaupo on a ridge near Lake Ngaroto. The battle was fought between about 7,000 warriors from a Taranaki-led force and a much smaller Waikato force under the leadership of Te Rauangaanga.
Early European contact (1642-1840)
The first European impression of Māori, at Murderers' Bay in Abel Tasman's travel journal (1642).
European settlement of New Zealand occurred in relatively recent historical times. New Zealand historian Michael King in The Penguin History Of New Zealand describes the Māori as "the last major human community on earth untouched and unaffected by the wider world." Early European explorers, including Abel Tasman (who arrived in 1642) and Captain James Cook (who first visited in 1769), recorded their impressions of Māori. Initial contact between Māori and Europeans proved problematic, sometimes fatal, with several accounts of Europeans being cannibalised.[35]
From the 1780s, Māori encountered European and American sealers and whalers; some Māori crewed on the foreign ships with many crewing on whaling and sealing ships in New Zealand waters. Some of the South Island crews were almost totally Māori. Between 1800 and 1820 there were 65 sealing voyages and 106 whaling voyages to New Zealand, mainly from Britain and Australia.[36] A trickle of escaped convicts from Australia and deserters from visiting ships, as well as early Christian missionaries, also exposed the indigenous population to outside influences. In the Boyd Massacre in 1809, Māori took hostage and killed 66 members of the crew and passengers in apparent revenge for the whipping of the son of a Māori chief by the captain. There were accounts of cannibalism, and this episode caused shipping companies and missionaries to be wary, and significantly reduced contact between Europeans and Māori for several years.
1846: Hone Heke, holding a musket, with his wife Hariata and his uncle Kawiti, holding a taiaha.
By 1830, estimates placed the number of Europeans living among the Māori as high as 2,000. The runaways had varying status-levels within Māori society, ranging from slaves to high-ranking advisors. Some runaways remained little more than prisoners, while others abandoned European culture and identified as Māori. These Europeans "gone native" became known as Pākehā Māori. Many Māori valued them as a means to the acquisition of European knowledge and technology, particularly firearms. When Whiria (Pomare II)[37] led a war-party against Titore in 1838, he had 131 Europeans among his warriors.[38] Frederick Edward Maning, an early settler, wrote two lively accounts of life in these times, which have become classics of New Zealand literature: Old New Zealand and History of the War in the North of New Zealand against the Chief Heke.
The Māori language was first written down by Thomas Kendall in 1815 followed 5 years later by A Grammar and Vocabulary of the New Zealand Language, compiled by Professor Samuel Lee helped by Kendall, Waikato and Hongi Hika, on a visit to England in 1820. Māori were quick to adopt literacy, taught by missionaries. Between February 1835 and January 1840 William Colenso printed 74,000 Māori language booklets from his press at Pahia. In 1843 the government distributed free gazettes to Māori called Ko Te Karere O Nui Tireni. It contained information about law, crimes, explanations and remarks about European customs.
During the period from 1805 to 1840 the acquisition of muskets by tribes in close contact with European visitors upset the balance of power among Māori tribes, leading to a period of bloody inter-tribal warfare, known as the Musket Wars, which resulted in the decimation of several tribes and the driving of others from their traditional territory.[39] During the Musket wars, it has been estimated that the total number of the Māori population dropped from about 100,000 in 1800 to between 50,000 and 80,000 at the end of the wars in 1843. The 1856-57 census of Māori which gives a figure of 56,049 suggests the lower number of around 50,000 is perhaps more accurate, as the 1850s was a decade of relative stability and Māori economic growth. The picture is confused by uncertainty over how or if Pakeha Māori were counted and the severe dislocation of many of the less powerful iwi and hapu during the wars. The smashing of normal society by the four decades of wars and the driving of peaceful tribes from their productive turangawaewae, such as the Moriori in the Chatham Islands by invading forces from North Taranaki, had a catastrophic effect on these conquered tribes. European diseases such as influenza and measles killed an unknown number of Māori: estimates vary between ten and fifty percent.[40][41] Spread of epidemics was caused by a huge influx of European settlers in the 1870s who in many cases did not have rigorous heath checks.
Te Rangi Hīroa documents an epidemic caused by a respiratory disease that Māori called rewharewha. It "decimated" populations in the early 19th Century and "spread with extraordinary virulence throughout the North Island and even to the South... Measles, typhoid, scarlet fever, whooping cough and almost everything, except plague and sleeping sickness, have taken their toll of Maori dead."[42]
Economic changes also took a toll: migration into unhealthy swamplands to produce and export flax led to further mortality.[43]
British Treaty with the people of New Zealand
Meri Te Tai Mangakāhia, a member of the Kotahitanga movement in the 1890s, who argued that women should have equal voting rights in the Māori Parliament
With increasing Christian missionary activity and growing European settlement in the 1830s, and with growing lawlessness in New Zealand, the British Crown acceded to repeated requests from missionaries and some chiefs to intervene. Some freewheeling escaped convicts and seamen, as well as gunrunners and Americans actively worked against the British government by spreading rumours amongst Māori that the government would oppress and mistreat them. Tamati Waka Nene a pro government chief was angry that the government had not taken active steps to stop gunrunners selling weapons to rebels in Hokianga. As well, the French were showing imminent interest in acquiring New Zealand for Paris. It was believed that the French Catholic missionaries were spreading anti-British feeling. All of the chiefs who spoke against the Treaty on 5 February 1840 were Catholic. Years after the treaty was signed Pompallier admitted that all the Catholic chiefs and especially Rewa, had consulted him for advice.[44] Ultimately, Queen Victoria sent Royal Navy Captain William Hobson with instructions to negotiate a treaty between Britain and the people of New Zealand.
Soon after arrival in New Zealand in February 1840, Hobson negotiated a treaty with North Island chiefs, later to become known as the Treaty of Waitangi. In the end, 500 tribal chiefs and a small number of Europeans signed the Treaty, while some chiefs — such as Te Wherowhero in Waikato, and Te Kani-a-Takirau from the east coast of the North Island — refused to sign. The Treaty gave Māori the rights of British subjects and guaranteed Māori property rights and tribal autonomy, in return for accepting British sovereignty.
Considerable dispute continues over aspects of the Treaty of Waitangi. The original treaty written mainly by Busby and translated into Māori by Henry Williams who was moderately proficient in Māori and his son William who was more skilled.[45] They were handicapped by their imperfect Māori and the lack of exactly similar words in Māori. At Waitangi the chiefs signed the Māori translation.
Despite the different understandings of the treaty, relations between Māori and Europeans during the early colonial period were largely peaceful. Many Māori groups set up substantial businesses, supplying food and other products for domestic and overseas markets. Among the early European settlers who learnt the Māori language and recorded George Grey, Governor of New Zealand from 1845–1855 and 1861–1868, stands out.
A portrait of Māori man, by Gottfried Lindauer, 1882
However, rising tensions over disputed land purchases and attempts by Māori in the Waikato to establish what some saw as a rival to the British system of royalty led to the New Zealand wars in the 1860s. These conflicts started when rebel Māori attacked isolated settlers in Taranaki but were fought mainly between Crown troops –from both Britain and new regiments raised in Australia, aided by settlers and some allied Māori (known as kupapa) – and numerous Māori groups opposed to the disputed land sales including some Waikato Māori.
While these conflicts resulted in few Māori (compared to the earlier Musket wars) or European deaths, the colonial government confiscated tracts of tribal land as punishment for what were called rebellions, in some cases taking land from tribes that had taken no part in the war, although this was almost immediately returned. Some of the confiscated land was returned to both kupapa and "rebel" Māori. Several minor conflicts also arose after the wars, including the incident at Parihaka in 1881 and the Dog Tax War from 1897–98.
The Native Land Acts of 1862 and 1865 established the Native Land Court, which had the purpose of transferring Māori land from communal ownership into individual title. Māori land under individual title became available to be sold to the colonial government or to settlers in private sales. Between 1840 and 1890 Māori sold 95 percent of their land (63,000,000 of 66,000,000 acres (270,000 km2) in 1890). In total 4% of this was confiscated land, although about a quarter of this was returned. 300,000 acres was also returned to Kupapa Māori mainly in the lower Waikato River Basin area. Individual Māori titleholders received considerable capital from these land sales, with some lower Waikato Chiefs being given a 1000 pounds each. Disputes later arose over whether or not promised compensation in some sales was fully delivered. Some claim that later, the selling off of Māori land and the lack of appropriate skills hampered Māori participation in growing the New Zealand economy, eventually diminishing the capacity of many Māori to sustain themselves. The Māori MP Henare Kaihau, from Waiuku, who was executive head of the King Movement worked alongside King Mahuta to sell land to the government. At that time the king sold 185,000 acres per year. In 1910 the Māori Land Conference at Waihi discussed selling a further 600,000 acres. King Mahuta had been successful in getting restitution for some blocks of land previously confiscated and these were returned to the King in his name. Henare Kaihau invested all the money- 50,000 pounds- in an Auckland land company which collapsed and all 50,000 pounds of the kingitanga money was lost.[46]
Man, woman and baby in front of ornamented Maori house, 1895
In 1884 King Tāwhiao withdrew money from the kingitanga bank, Te Peeke o Aotearoa[47][48] to travel to London to see Queen Victoria to try and persuade her to honour the Treaty between their peoples. However he did not get beyond the Secretary of State for the Colonies, who said it was a New Zealand problem. Returning to New Zealand the Premier, Robert Stout, insisted that all events happening before 1863 were the responsibility of the Imperial Government.[49]
By 1891 Māori comprised just 10% of the population but still owned 17% of the land, although much of it was of poor quality.[50]
Decline and revival
Bella, a Maori woman with her husband, child and 2 dogs in front of their home at Whakarewarewa, 1895
Maori woman and children playing cards on doorstep of their home, Whakarewarewa, 1895
Sir Apirana Ngata became instrumental in the revival of traditional arts such as kapa haka and carving.
By the late 19th century a widespread belief existed amongst both Pākehā and Māori that the Māori population would cease to exist as a separate race or culture and become assimilated into the European population.[51] In 1840, New Zealand had a Māori population of about 50,000 to 70,000 and only about 2,000 Europeans. By 1860 it was estimated at 50,000. The Māori population had declined to 37,520 in the 1871 census, although Te Rangi Hīroa (Sir Peter Buck) believed this figure was too low.[52] The figure was 42,113 in the 1896 census, by which time Europeans numbered more than 700,000.[53] Professor Ian Poole noticed that as late as 1890 40% of all female children were dead before they were one, a much higher rate than for males.[54]
The decline of the Māori population did not continue, and levels recovered. By 1936 the Māori figure was 82,326, although the sudden rise in the 1930s was probably due to the introduction of the family benefit − payable only when a birth was registered, according to Professor Poole. Despite a substantial level of intermarriage between the Māori and European populations, many Māori retained their cultural identity. A number of discourses developed as to the meaning of "Māori" and to who counted as Māori or not.
The parliament instituted 4 Māori seats in 1867, giving all Māori men universal suffrage[55] 12 years ahead of their European New Zealand counterparts - who until the 1879 general elections needed to be landowners.[56] New Zealand was thus the first neo-European nation in the world to give the vote to its indigenous people,[57] but while the seats did increase Māori participation in politics, the relative size of the Māori population of the time vis à vis Pākehā would have warranted approximately 15 seats, although Māori have the option of voting in either Māori or general electorates giving them a choice.
From the late 19th century, successful Māori politicians such as James Carroll, Apirana Ngata, Te Rangi Hīroa and Maui Pomare, showing skill in the arts of Pākehā politics; at one point Carroll became Acting Prime Minister. The group, known as the Young Māori Party, cut across voting-blocs in Parliament and aimed to revitalise the Māori people after the devastation of the previous century. For them this involved assimilation – Māori adopting European ways of life such as Western medicine and education, especially the learning of English. However, Ngata in particular also wished to preserve traditional Māori culture, especially the arts. Ngata acted as a major force behind the revival of arts such as kapa haka and carving. He also enacted a programme of land development which helped many iwi retain and develop their land. Ngata became very close to Te Puea the Waikato kingite leader who was supported by the government in her attempt to improve living conditions for Waikato. Ngata transferred four blocks of land to Te Puea and her husband and arranged extensive government grants and loans. Ngata sacked the pakeha farm development officer and replaced him with Te Puea. He then arranged for her to have car to travel around the various farms.Te Puea's husband was also given a large farm at Tikitere near Rotorua. The public, media and parliament became alarmed at the flow of funds from government to Te Puea during the recession. A Royal Commission was held in 1934 that found Ngata guilty of maladministration and misappropriation of funds to the value of 500,000 pounds. Ngata was forced to resign.[58]
During World War One, a Māori pioneer force was taken to Egypt but quickly was turned into a successful combat infantry battalion and in the last years of the war was known as the Māori battalion. The battalion mainly comprised Arawa, Ngati Porou, NgaPuhi and later many Cook Islanders. The Waikato and Taranaki tribes refused to enlist or be conscripted, although the Maniapoto tribe, which had been at the heart of the 1863 Māori rebellion, supplied many soldiers. The leader of the Māori king movement during WW1, Te Puea, still harbouring grievances over their defeat and loss of land in 1863, worked covertly to undermine the government's attempts to unify Māori behind the war. Her brother was one of many Waikato conscripts arrested and jailed after refusing to serve their country. The actions of Te Puea lead to Waikato tribes being ostracized to some extent by the government after the war. Te Puea's stand caused huge difficulties for Waikato Māori MP Maui Pomare who was an avid supporter of Māori involvement in WW1.
Māori were badly hit by the 1918 influenza epidemic when the Māori battalion returned from the Western Front. The death rate from influenza for Māori was 4.5 times higher than for Pakeha. Many Māori, especially in the Waikato, were very reluctant to visit a doctor and only went to a hospital when the patient was nearly dead. To cope with isolation, Waikato Māori, under Te Puea's leadership, increasingly returned to the old Pai Marire (Hau hau) cult of the 1860s.[59]
Until 1893, 53 years after the Treaty of Waitangi, Māori did not pay tax on land holdings. In 1893 a very light tax was payable only on leasehold land and it was not till 1917 that Māori were required to pay a heavier tax equal to half that paid by other New Zealanders.[60]
During WW2 the government decided to exempt Māori from the conscription that applied to other citizens in World War II, but Māori volunteered in large numbers, forming the 28th or Māori Battalion, which performed creditably, notably in Crete, North Africa and Italy. Altogether 16,000 Māori took part in the war. 3,600 served in the Māori Battalion, the remainder serving in artillery, pioneers, home guard, infantry, airforce, and navy. 204,000 New Zealanders served during WW2. Māori, including Cook Islanders, made up 12% of the total force.
Whina Cooper leads the Māori Land March through Hamilton in 1975, seeking redress for historical grievances.
Many Māori migrated to larger rural towns and cities during the Depression and post-WWII periods in search of employment, leaving rural communities depleted and disconnecting many urban Māori from their traditional ways of life. Yet while standards of living improved among Māori during this time, they continued to lag behind Pākehā in areas such as health, income, skilled employment and access to higher levels of education. Māori leaders and government policymakers alike struggled to deal with social issues stemming from increased urban migration, including a shortage of housing and jobs, and a rise in urban crime, poverty and health problems.[61]
Since the 1960s, Māoridom has undergone a cultural revival[62] concurrent with a protest movement.[63] Government recognition of the growing political power of Māori and political activism have led to limited redress for confiscation of land and for the violation of other property rights. The Crown set up the Waitangi Tribunal, a body with the powers of a Commission of Enquiry, to investigate and make recommendations on such issues, but it cannot make binding rulings. Indeed, the Government need not accept the findings of the Waitangi Tribunal, and has rejected some of them.
Since 1976, people of Māori descent choose to enroll on either the general or Māori roll, and vote in either the Māori only or general electorates but not both. After the 1993 introduction of the MMP electoral system the number of electorates floats, meaning that the electoral population of a Māori seat, (there are currently seven), can remain roughly equivalent to that of a general seat.
During the 1990s and 2000s, the government negotiated with Māori to provide redress for breaches by the Crown of the guarantees set out in the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840. By 2006 the government had provided over NZ$900 million in settlements, much of it in the form of land deals. The largest settlement, signed on 25 June 2008 with seven Māori iwi, transferred nine large tracts of forested land to Māori control.[64] As a result of the redress paid to many iwi, Māori now have significant interests in the fishing and forestry industries. There is a growing Māori leadership who see the treaty settlements as a platform for economic development.[65]
Despite a growing acceptance of Māori culture in wider New Zealand society, the settlements have courted controversy: some Māori have complained that the settlements occur at a level of between 1 and 2.5 cents on the dollar of the value of the confiscated lands; conversely, some non-Māori denounce the settlements and socioeconomic initiaves as amounting to race-based preferential treatment. Both of these sentiments were expressed during the New Zealand foreshore and seabed controversy in 2004.
Late 20th-century carving depicting the mythological navigator Kupe fighting two sea creatures.
A Māori chief with tattoos (moko) seen by James Cook and his crew.
The ancestors of the Māori arrived from eastern Polynesia during the 13th century, bringing with them Polynesian cultural customs and beliefs. Early European researchers, such as Julius von Haast, a geologist, incorrectly interpreted archaeological remains as belonging to a pre-Māori Paleolithic people; later researchers, notably Percy Smith, magnified such theories into an elaborate scenario with a series of sharply-defined cultural stages which had Māori arriving in a Great Fleet in 1350 CE and replacing the so-called "moa-hunter" culture with a "classical Māori" culture based on horticulture.[66] The development of Māori material culture has been similarly delineated by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa into "cultural periods", from the earlier "Ngā Kakano" stage to the later "Te Tipunga" period, before the "Classic" period of Māori history.[25][iv][67]
However, the archaeological record indicates a gradual evolution of a neolithic culture that varied in pace and extent according to local resources and conditions.[68] In the course of a few centuries, the growing population led to competition for resources and an increase in warfare. The archaeological record reveals an increased frequency of fortified pā, although debate continues about the amount of conflict. Various systems arose which aimed to conserve resources; most of these, such as tapu and rāhui, used religious or supernatural threats to discourage people from taking species at particular seasons or from specified areas.
Warfare between tribes was common, generally over land conflicts or to restore mana. Fighting was carried out between subtribes (hapū). Although not practised during times of peace, Māori would sometimes eat their conquered enemies.[69] As Māori continued in geographic isolation, performing arts such as the haka developed from their Polynesian roots, as did carving and weaving. Regional dialects arose, with differences in vocabulary and in the pronunciation of some words. In 1819 two young northern chiefs, Tuai and Titere, who had learnt to speak and write English, went to London, where they met the language expert Samuel Lee. They stayed with a school teacher, Hall, who they told that even in Northern New Zealand there were "different languages and dialects".[70] The language retained enough similarities to other Eastern Polynesian languages, to the point where a Tahitian chief on James Cook's first voyage in the region acted as an interpreter between Māori and the crew of the Endeavour.
Belief and religion
Traditional Māori beliefs have their origins in Polynesian culture. Many stories from Māori mythology are analogous with stories across the Pacific Ocean. Polynesian concepts such as tapu (sacred), noa (non-sacred), mana (authority/prestige) and wairua (spirit) governed everyday Māori living. These practices remained until the arrival of Europeans, when much of Māori religion and mythology was supplanted by Christianity. Today, Māori "tend to be followers of Presbyterianism, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), or Māori Christian groups such as Rātana and Ringatū",[71] but with Catholic, Anglican and Methodist groupings also prominent.[72][73] There is also a very small community of Māori Muslims.
A young man performs in a kapa haka group at a Rotorua tourist venue.
Kapa haka (literally "haka team") is a traditional Māori performance art, encompassing many forms, that is still popular today. It includes haka (posture dance), poi (dance accompanied by song and rhythmic movements of the poi, a light ball on a string), waiata-ā-ringa (action songs) and waiata koroua (traditional chants). From the early 20th century kapa haka concert parties began touring overseas.
Since 1972 there has been a regular competition, the
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^i : Māori has cognates in other Polynesian languages such as Hawaiian maoli, Tahitian mā'ohi, and Cook Islands Maori māori which all share similar meanings.
^ii : The orthographic conventions developed by the Māori Language Commission (Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori) recommend the use of the macron (ā ē ī ō ū) to denote long vowels. Contemporary English-language usage in New Zealand tends to avoid the anglicised plural form of the word Māori with an "s": Māori generally marks plurals by changing the article rather than the noun, for example: te waka (the canoe); ngā waka (the canoes).
^iii : In 2003, Christian Cullen became a member of the Māori rugby team despite having, according to his father, about 1/64 Māori ancestry.[116]
^iv : Although, as noted elsewhere in this article, evidence is increasingly pointing to 1280 as the earliest date of settlement.
. Cabinet, with two MPs serving as Ministers outside 50th New Zealand Parliament and holds three seats in the 2011 general election at the party vote, formed in 2004, secured 1.43% of the Māori Party Several Māori political parties have formed over the years to improve the position of Māori in New Zealand society. The present [115] There are seven designated
Being a traditionally tribal people, no one organisation ostensibly speaks for all Māori nationwide. The Māori King Movement originated in the 1860s as an attempt by several iwi to unify under one leader: in modern times, it serves a largely ceremonial role. Another attempt at political unity was the Kotahitanga Movement, which established a separate Māori Parliament that held annual sessions from 1892 until its last sitting in 1902.[114]
Māori have been involved in New Zealand politics since the Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand, before the Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840. Māori have had reserved seats in the Parliament of New Zealand since 1868: presently, this accounts for seven of the 122 seats in New Zealand's unicameral parliament. The contesting of these seats was the first opportunity for many Māori to participate in New Zealand elections, although the elected Māori representatives initially struggled to assert significant influence. Māori received universal suffrage with other New Zealand citizens in 1893.
The opening of the Māori Parliament at Pāpāwai, Greytown in 1897, with Richard Seddon in attendance.
Political representation
. Bionicle Māori controversy In 2001, Danish toymaker Lego faced legal action by several Māori tribal groups (fronted by lawyer Maui Solomon) and members of the on-line discussion forum Aotearoa Cafe for trademarking Māori words used in naming the Bionicle product range – see [113] Wider commercial exposure has increased public awareness of the Māori culture, but has also resulted in several notable legal disputes. Between 1998 and 2006,
The New Zealand Law Commission has started a project to develop a legal framework for Māori who want to manage communal resources and responsibilities. The voluntary system proposes an alternative to existing companies, incorporations, and trusts in which tribes and hapū and other groupings can interact with the legal system. The foreshadowed legislation, under the proposed name of the "Waka Umanga (Māori Corporations) Act", would provide a model adaptable to suit the needs of individual iwi.[110][111] At the end of 2009, the proposed legislation was awaiting a second hearing.[112]
Nevertheless, race relations remains a contentious issue in New Zealand society. Māori advocates continue to push for further redress claiming that their concerns are being marginalised or ignored. Conversely, critics denounce the scale of assistance given to Māori as amounting to preferential treatment for a select group of people based on race.[108] Both sentiments were highlighted during the foreshore and seabed controversy in 2004, in which the New Zealand government claimed sole ownership of the New Zealand foreshore and seabed, over the objections of Māori groups who were seeking customary title.[109]
Māori protest movements grew significantly in the 1960s and 1970s seeking redress for past grievances, particularly in regard to land rights. Successive governments have responded by enacting affirmative action programmes, funding cultural rejuvenation initiatives and negotiating tribal settlements for past breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi.[107] Further efforts have focused on cultural preservation and reducing socioeconomic disparity.
Māori issues are a prominent feature of race relations in New Zealand. Historically, many Pākehā viewed race relations in their country as being the "best in the world", a view that prevailed until Māori urban migration in the mid-20th century brought cultural and socioeconomic differences to wider attention.[106]
New Zealand endorses the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in April 2010.
The status of Māori as the indigenous people of New Zealand is recognised in New Zealand law by the term tangata whenua (lit. "people of the land"), which identifies the traditional connection between Māori and a given area of land. Māori as a whole can be considered as tangata whenua of New Zealand entirely; individual iwi are recognised as tangata whenua for areas of New Zealand in which they are traditionally based, while hapū are tangata whenua within their marae. New Zealand law periodically requires consultation between the government and tangata whenua – for example, during major land development projects. This usually takes the form of negotiations between local or national government and the rūnanga of one or more relevant iwi, although the government generally decides which (if any) concerns are acted upon.
Protest hikoi during the Foreshore and seabed controversy in 2004.
Māori have higher unemployment-rates than other cultures resident in New Zealand [96] Māori have higher numbers of suicides than non-Māori.[97] "Only 47% of Māori school-leavers finish school with qualifications higher than NCEA Level One; compared to 74% European; 87% Asian."[98] Although New Zealand rates well very globally in the PISA rankings that compare national performance in reading, science and maths "...once you disaggregate the PISA scores, Pakeha students are second in the world and Maori are 34th..."[99] Māori suffer more health problems, including higher levels of alcohol and drug abuse, smoking and obesity. Less frequent use of healthcare services mean that late diagnosis and treatment intervention lead to higher levels of morbidity and mortality in many manageable conditions, such as cervical cancer,[100] diabetes[101] per head of population than non-Māori.[102] Although Māori life expectancy rates have increased dramatically in the last 50 years, they still have considerably lower life-expectancies compared to New Zealanders of European ancestry: in 2004, Māori males lived 69.0 years vs. non-Māori males 77.2 years; Māori females 73.2 yrs vs. non-Māori females 81.9 years.[103] This gap had narrowed by 2013: 72.8 years for men and 76.5 years for women, compared to 80.2 years for non-Māori men and 83.7 years for non-Māori women.[104] Also, a recent study by the New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse showed that Māori women and children are more likely to experience domestic violence than any other ethnic group.[105]
Māori on average have fewer assets than the rest of the population, and run greater risks of many negative economic and social outcomes. Over 50% of Māori live in areas in the three highest deprivation deciles, compared with 24% of the rest of the population.[94] Although Māori make up only 14% of the population, they make up almost 50% of the prison population.[95]
Socioeconomic challenges
According to the 2006 Census, the largest iwi by population is Ngāpuhi (125,601), followed by Ngāti Porou (71,049), Ngāi Tahu (54,819) and Waikato (40,083). However, over 110,000 people of Māori descent in the 2013 Census could not identify their iwi.[1] Outside of New Zealand, a large Māori population exists in Australia, estimated at 126,000 in 2006.[2] The Māori Party has suggested a special seat should be created in the New Zealand parliament representing Māori in Australia.[93] Smaller communities also exist in the United Kingdom (approx. 8,000), the United States (up to 3,500) and Canada (approx. 1,000).[3][4][5]
In the 2013 Census, 598,605 people identified as being part of the Māori ethnic group, accounting for 14.9% of the New Zealand population, while 668,724 people (17.5%) claimed Māori descent.[1] 278,199 people identified as of sole Māori ethnicity, while 291,015 identified as of both European and Māori ethnicity (with or without a third ethnicity), due to a high rate of intermarriage between the two cultures.[92] Under the Maori Affairs Amendment Act 1974, a Māori is defined as “a person of the Māori race of New Zealand; and includes any descendant of such a Māori."
Iwi are usually governed by rūnanga – governing councils or trust boards, which represent the iwi in consultations and negotiations with the New Zealand government. Rūnanga also manage tribal assets and spearhead health, education, economic and social initiatives to help iwi members.
Most Māori affiliate with one or more iwi (and hapū), based on genealogical descent (whakapapa). Iwi vary in size, from a few hundred members to over 100,000 in the case of Ngāpuhi. Many people do not live in their traditional tribal regions as a result of urban migration.
Māori society at a local level is particularly visible at the marae. Formerly the central meeting spaces in traditional villages, marae today usually comprise a group of buildings around an open space, that frequently host events such as weddings, funerals, church services and other large gatherings, with traditional protocol and etiquette usually observed. They also serve as the base of one or sometimes several hapū.[91]
Whenuakura Marae in Taranaki. Marae continue to function as local community centres in modern Māori society.
Marae, hapū and iwi
While the arrival of Europeans had a profound impact on the Māori way of life, many aspects of traditional society have survived into the 21st century. Māori participate fully in all spheres of New Zealand culture and society, leading largely Western lifestyles while also maintaining their own cultural and social customs. The traditional social strata of rangatira, tūtūā and mōkai have all but disappeared from Māori society, while the roles of tohunga and kaumātua are still present. Traditional kinship ties are also actively maintained, and the whānau in particular remains an integral part of Māori life.[90]
In regards to housing, a 1961 census revealed significant differences in the living conditions of Māori and Europeans. That year, out of all the (unshared) non-Māori private dwellings in New Zealand, 96.8% had a bath or shower, 94.1% a hot water service, 88.7% a flush toilet, 81.6% a refrigerator, and 78.6% an electric washing machine. By contrast, for all (unshared) Māori private dwellings that same year, 76.8% had a bath or shower, 68.9% a hot water service, 55.8% a refrigerator, 54.1% a flush toilet, and 47% an electric washing machine.[89]
Many Māori migrated to larger rural towns and cities during the Depression and post-WWII periods in search of employment, leaving rural communities depleted and disconnecting many urban Māori from their traditional social controls and tribal homelands. Yet while standards of living improved among Māori, they continued to lag behind Pākehā in areas such as health, income, skilled employment and access to higher levels of education. Māori leaders and government policymakers alike struggled to deal with social issues stemming from increased urban migration, including a shortage of housing and jobs, and a rise in urban crime, poverty and health problems.[61]
By the start of the 20th century, a greater awareness had emerged of a unified Māori identity, particularly in comparison to Pākehā, who now overwhelmingly outnumbered the Māori as a whole. Māori and Pākehā societies remained largely separate – socially, culturally, economically and geographically – for much of the 19th and early 20th centuries.[87] The key reason for this was that Māori remained almost exclusively a rural population, whereas increasingly the European population was urban especially after 1900. Nevertheless, Māori groups continued to engage with the government and in legal processes to increase their standing in – and ultimately further their incorporation into – wider New Zealand society.[88] The main point of contact with the government were the four Māori Members of Parliament.
But as the 19th century wore on, relations between European colonial settlers and different Māori groups became increasingly strained. Tensions led to conflict in the 1860s, and the confiscation of millions of acres of Māori land. Significant amounts of land were also purchased by the colonial government and later through the Native Land Court.
The arrival of Europeans to New Zealand dates back to the 17th century, although it was not until the expeditions of James Cook over a hundred years later that any meaningful interactions occurred between Europeans and Māori. For Māori, the new arrivals brought opportunities for trade, which many groups embraced eagerly. Early European settlers introduced tools, weapons, clothing and foods to Māori across New Zealand, in exchange for resources, land and labour. Māori began selectively adopting elements of Western society during the 19th century, including European clothing and food, and later Western education, religion and architecture.[86]
Māori whānau from Rotorua in the 1880s. Many aspects of Western life and culture, including European clothing and architecture, became incorporated into Māori society during the 19th century.
Shared ancestry, intermarriage and trade strengthened relationships between different groups. Many hapū with mutually-recognised shared ancestry formed iwi, or tribes, which were the largest social unit in Māori society. Hapū and iwi often united for expeditions to gather food and resources, or in times of conflict. In contrast, warfare developed as an integral part of traditional life, as different groups competed for food and resources, settled personal disputes, and sought to increase their prestige and authority.[84]
Most Māori lived in villages, which were inhabited by several whānau (extended families) who collectively formed a hapū (clan or subtribe). Members of a hapū cooperated with food production, gathering resources, raising families and defence. Māori society across New Zealand was broadly stratified into three classes of people: rangatira, chiefs and ruling families; tūtūā, commoners; and mōkai, slaves. Tohunga also held special standing in their communities as specialists of revered arts, skills and esoteric knowledge.[84][85]
Polynesian settlers in New Zealand developed a distinct society over several hundred years. Social groups were tribal, with no unified society or single Māori identity until after the arrival of Europeans. Nevertheless, common elements could be found in all Māori groups in pre-European New Zealand, including a shared Polynesian heritage, a common basic language, familial associations, traditions of warfare, and similar mythologies and religious beliefs.[83]
A 19th-century depiction of village life.
In 2004 Māori Television, a government-funded channel committed to broadcasting primarily in te reo, began. Māori is an official language de jure, but English is de facto the national language. At the 2006 Census, Māori was the second most widely spoken language after English, with four percent of New Zealanders able to speak Māori to at least a conversational level. No official data has been gathered on fluency levels.
In many areas of New Zealand, Māori lost its role as a living community language used by significant numbers of people in the post-war years. In tandem with calls for sovereignty and for the righting of social injustices from the 1970s onwards, New Zealand schools now teach Māori culture and language as an option, and pre-school kohanga reo ("language-nests") have started, which teach tamariki (young children) exclusively in Māori. These now extend right through secondary schools (kura tuarua). Most preschool centres teach basics such as colours, numerals and greetings in Māori songs and chants.
From about 1890, Māori MPs realised the importance of English literacy to Māori and insisted that all Māori children be taught in English. Missionaries, who still ran many Māori schools, had been teaching exclusively in Māori but the Māori MPs insisted this stop. However attendance at school for many Māori was intermittent.The Māori language, also known as te reo Māori (pronounced [ˈmaːoɾi, te ˈɾeo ˈmaːoɾi]) or simply te reo ("the language"), has the status of an official language. Linguists classify it within the Eastern Polynesian languages as being closely related to Cook Islands Māori, Tuamotuan and Tahitian; somewhat less closely to Hawaiian and Marquesan; and more distantly to the languages of Western Polynesia, including Samoan, Tokelauan, Niuean and Tongan. Before European contact Māori did not have a written language and "important information such as whakapapa was memorised and passed down verbally through the generations".[81] Māori were familiar with the concept of maps and when interacting with missionaries in 1815 could draw accurate maps of their rohe, onto paper, that were the equal of European maps. Missionaries surmised that Māori had traditionally drawn maps on sand or other natural material.[82]
Māori participate fully in New Zealand's sporting culture. The national rugby union, rugby league and netball teams have featured many Māori players. There are also Māori rugby union, rugby league and cricket representative teams that play in international competitions. Ki-o-rahi and tapawai are two sports of Māori origin. Ki-o-rahi got an unexpected boost when McDonalds chose it to represent New Zealand.[80] Waka ama (outrigger canoeing) is also popular with Māori.
Māori actors and actresses are present in many of Hollywood's productions for being able to portray Asians, Latin Americans and Arabs because of their resemblance. They are in films like Whale Rider, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, The Matrix, King Kong, The River Queen, The Lord of The Rings, Rapa Nui, and others, and famous television series like Xena: Warrior Princess, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, The Lost World and Spartacus: Blood and Sand. Famous Māori actors and actresses include Temuera Morrison, Cliff Curtis, Lawrence Makoare, Manu Bennett and Keisha Castle-Hughes.
Notable Māori novelists include Patricia Grace, Witi Ihimaera and Alan Duff. Once Were Warriors, a 1994 film adapted from a 1990 novel of the same name by Alan Duff, brought the plight of some urban Māori to a wide audience. It was the highest-grossing film in New Zealand until 2006,[76][77] and received international acclaim, winning several international film prizes.[78] While some Māori feared that viewers would consider the violent male characters an accurate portrayal of Māori men, most critics praised it as exposing the raw side of domestic violence.[79] Some Māori opinion, particularly feminist, welcomed the debate on domestic violence that the film enabled.
Like other cultures, oral folklore was used by Māori to preserve their stories and beliefs across many centuries. In the 19th century, European-style literacy was brought to the Māori, which led to Māori history documentation in books, novels and later television. Māori language use began to decline in the 20th century with English as the language through which Māori literature became widespread.
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November 25, 2018 February 26, 2019 by knittedwit
This month, we’re diving deep into the very building blocks of life, as we honor Rosalind Franklin, whose research directly resulted in our understanding of how DNA is structured.
Rosalind Elsie Franklin was born in July 1920 to a prominent British Jewish family. Her early education occurred in the best schools around, and she was described by an aunt as “alarmingly clever.” Her interests always leaned toward science and math, and she excelled in both. Although her family was liberal by nature (they were active in women’s suffrage and helped settle Jewish refugees escaping the Nazis, particularly the children who were able to get away), her father just wasn’t all that into encouraging his daughter to pursue academics beyond college. Fortunately for the scientific world, Rosalind Franklin just wasn’t all that into listening to what her father had to say about her life.
She attended Cambridge College in the late 1930s, well before they awarded actual B.A. or M.A. degrees to women. Until 1945, women received “honors,” which served to qualify them for employment at a bachelor’s level. Yikes.
As she furthered her studies (eventually, she was awarded actual degrees for her work), she also lived in London and, along with her cousin, volunteered as an Air Raid Warden. This was during WWII, and London was a volatile and sometimes frightening place. She did research for a coal concern, and was instrumental in discovering the properties and the porosity of coal, which helped in both coal use for fuel and as a filter for things like gas masks. She broadened her research and knowledge by studying X-ray diffraction and crystallography, at first applying those techniques to the further understanding of coal’s structures, but eventually working on the structure of DNA. She was the first to capture a photograph of the helical structure of DNA (Photo 51, referred to by one researcher at the time as “amongst the most beautiful X-ray photographs of any substance ever taken,”) and the first to posit that there were two forms of DNA, and that at least one of those forms was helical in structure. Throughout her professional career, she found herself at odds with her colleagues, mostly, it seems, due to her male colleagues discomfort with the kind of woman she was (bold, unapologetic, more interested in lively scientific debates than the expected decorum of the time).
Watson and Crick are widely lauded as the discoverers of the double helix structure of DNA, and for cracking the code on the secrets of life. Their seminal and important work was based directly on the work of Franklin and her research partner, particularly a back-channel view of the aforementioned Photo 51; without that glimpse, they might not have reached the conclusions they reached for quite a long time. Seeing Photo 51 flipped a switch in Watson and Crick’s brains, and opened up the pathway to the DNA model they were eventually able to build. Franklin published her own papers on the structure of DNA, but it was Watson and Crick who received the most praise, and it was Watson and Crick who eventually received the Nobel Prize.
Franklin continued to work on further understanding DNA, and had begun researching RNA’s structure when she fell ill to ovarian cancer. Two years after her diagnosis and treatment began, Rosalind Franklin was dead, at the age of 37. Because Franklin was a woman, and because she was a woman who didn’t squish herself into the mold of what her male colleagues thought a woman should be (she was brash and argumentative, she was unconcerned with her appearance, all of the things that make men uncomfortable around intelligent women), she was subjected to not only gender bias but gender harassment, treated like an assistant when she contributed as a colleague, not given credit where it was definitely due.
Our Rosalind Franklin-inspired colorway, The Miracle of DNA, is comprised of rich, unapologetic colors that echo the colors of Hanukah. Franklin was widely considered to be agnostic; in fact, as a child, when discussing faith, she remarked to her mother, “Well, anyhow, how do you know He isn’t She?” just to see what kind of a reaction she could get. However, she considered herself to be Jewish, culturally if not religiously. Throughout her too-short life, Franklin honored Jewish traditions, and this colorway is our homage to both her cultural heritage and her boldness.
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The donation will be used by Oxford to launch a new scholarship programme to support and encourage under-represented groups in the field to pursue postgraduate education. LSE state that their computer science courses provide students with a sound intellectual background rather than professional training, to allow their graduates to go into a wide range of careers. Please tell us about the city you studied in or a city Reviews take into account everything from value for money, teaching quality, course content & job prospects. 96; Fifth most undergraduates studying Computer Science, with 6 in 2007/8. The course aims are given here. The university offers undergraduate students the opportunity to study abroad for a year, take an industrial placement or explore more advanced topics, such as robotics. The University of Oxford say that their computer science course will help students gain practical problem solving and program design skills. The University of Oxford is famous for the exceptional teaching, research and learning opportunities it offers, and its long history of excellence. The ranking represents h-index, and DBLP values gathered by August 25th 2020. The 120 academic staff supervise 450 research students and 250 post-doctoral researchers. In fifth place this year, dropping two places in the 2020 rankings is the University of Edinburgh, placing 23rd worldwide. The QS University Rankings by Subject 2020 are based on four indicators: academic reputation, employer reputation, research citations per paper and the H-index (a way of measuring the productivity and published work of a scientist or scholar). Admission to undergraduate programs is done through merit in intermediate(10+2) or Pre-University courses. As a Computer Science student, youâll study the theory of software, learn how to design it and become a top problem-solver. The university performs well in both the research citations per paper and H-index indicators this year – an insight into the excellent standards of the university’s research output. The BSc Computer Science at the University of Warwick encourages students to work directly with industry leaders, helping to develop transferrable skills by providing hands-on experience in the industry. You can find more details about the methodology behind the subject rankings here. We help you choose the Oxford college thatâs right for you by ranking the colleges based on factors important to you. Undergraduate computer science students at UCL can undertake an Integrated Engineering Programme (IEP) in their second and third year, alongside their core and optional modules. Oxford college of Science admission, Oxford college of Science fee structure 2020, Oxford college of Science management quota admission, Oxford college of Science nri admission, Oxford college of Science management seat The University of Oxford has become the first UK institution to top the Times Higher Education Computer Science and Engineering and Technology global subject rankings. QS World University Rankings Rate Top Computer Science Schools for 2019. The University of Manchester’s computer science program allows its students to choose modules that reflect their individual interests and specialise in topics of their choice. Ranking of Oxford colleges according to: large number of undergraduates studying computer science, large number of tutors for computer science, best at university challenge. The Computer Science department has prepared some suggested reading and activities.. No preliminary reading is formally required for the course; all the initial knowledge assumed is common to most A-Level Mathematics syllabuses. The University of Bristol takes joint 10th place in the UK this year (101-150 worldwide), scoring highest in the research citations per paper indicator, showing the strength of the university’s research output. Ranking of best colleges for computer science majors. The University of Manchester is in the world top 100 this year for computer science, placing at 51-100, and joint seventh in the UK, scoring particularly well in the H-index indicator. Read on to learn more about the top ten universities to study computer science in the UK in 2020…. © QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited 1994 - 2020. All rights reserved. The ranking compares the top computer science programs in the world. This website was written entirely by Oxford University students and produced by Oxford SU. The University of Oxford has become the first UK institution to top the Times Higher Education Computer Science and Engineering and Technology global subject rankings. Research Science University. The Oxford College of Science invites application for undergraduate and postgraduate programs in ten different specializations under the faculty of science and computer application. The university also scores well across the indicators, particularly in the research citations per paper indicator, reflecting its high research standards. Computer Science at Oxford has got much bigger in recent years, moving into exciting new areas of technology, and demand for places at undergraduate level is huge. BSc (hons) computer science - philosophy (optional year abroad) MSci ⦠The University of Cambridge rounds out the top five, dropping one place since last year. Journal Rankings; Country Rankings; Viz Tools; Help; About Us; Computer Journal. Upon entering this program, you should have an interest in analytical thinking and problem solving, an aptitude for mathematics, and an interest in working with computers and technology. BSc (Hons) Computer Science from Department of Computing and Communication Technologies fees, admission, eligibility, application, scholarships & ranking. Top of the ranking in the UK for computer science this year is the University of Oxford, ranking fifth in the world. The University of Cambridge’s top score can be found in the employer reputation indicator, where it earns the highest score of any UK university. Subject Area and Category: Computer Science Computer Science (miscellaneous) Publisher: Oxford University Press: Publication type: Journals: ISSN: 14602067, 00104620 : Coverage: 1967-2020: Scope: The Computer Journal is one of the longest-established ⦠The ranking represents h-index, DBLP and citations values gathered by May 16th 2020. The 2018 Times Higher Education World University Rankingsâ table for computer science employs the same rigorous and balanced range of 13 performance indicators used in the overall World University Rankings, but the methodology has been recalibrated to suit the individual fields. A world-class, modern, and research-driven university, Oxford is also ranked in the top six globally in engineering, life sciences, social sciences, and the arts and humanities. Oxford overtook three US universities known for their strength in technology to lead the two tables. As you might expect, the University of Oxford scores well across each of the indicators, particularly the research citations per ⦠Balliol College 69. H Index. Third best at University Challenge. View as: Print Mobile App Share: Send by email Share on reddit Share on StumbleUpon Share on Hacker News Share on Tweeter Share on Facebook. Professor Peter Jeavons, Professor of Computer Science and Head of Department, said: âThe whole department is absolutely delighted by this news. Weâre looking forward to broadening our outlook further to allow future generations to benefit from Oxfordâs world-leading teaching and research in Computer Science.â Â, CPU Chip on Motherboard - abstract 3D render of a computer processor chip on a circuit board with microchips and other computer parts, Oxford ranked first in world for Computer Science and Engineering, DeepMind made a generous gift in support of graduate students in the Department of Computer Science at Oxford, Prospective Continuing Education students, Prospective online/distance learning students. We continue to attract top talent to the Department, from bright 18-year old undergraduates to world-leading research professors. Country: United Kingdom - 61. Imperial’s computer science course has an emphasis on ‘instilling problem-solving skills and independent learning, rather than on the teaching of specific technologies’. University of Oxford Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences Situated in the heart of Oxford, The Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences brings together researchers from a range of backgrounds, leading world-class research and training to rethink the way healthcare is delivered in general practice and other primary care settings, both in the UK and internationally. Oxford College of Science Admissions. CSRankings is a metrics-based ranking of top computer science institutions around the world. View the World University Rankings 2020 by subject: computer science methodology. The University scores particularly well in the research citations per paper indicator, a reflection of the high quality of the research produced by the university. Itâs home to around 300 undergraduate and over 150 doctoral students, as well as having nearly 400 people studying on part-time courses for industry professionals.Â. Itâs testament to a lot of hard work on the part of our staff and students. The ranking is based on criteria measuring teaching, research, industry income, international outlook and citations, which are combined to provide a comparison of universities worldwide. Oxford was placed first in Times Higher Education's 2019 subject rankings for Medicine and Social Sciences last month. The discipline-specific tables follow on from the announcement that Oxford has been ranked the top university in the world overall by the same publication for the third year running. You might like to consider. Computer Science is a two-year course which focuses on nurturing confidence and competence in the practical use of computer-based systems to develop solutions for real-world problems. See the US News rankings for Computer Science among the top universities in United Kingdom. The course itself offers students a mixture of theoretical and practical skills. University Ranking for Computer Science: The University Ranking for Computer Science & Electronics was prepared by Guide2Research, one of the leading portals for computer science research providing trusted data on scientific contributions since 2014. Compare the academic programs at the world's best universities. King’s College London places in joint seventh in the UK this year for computer science. The fourth year allows the study of advanced topics and an in-depth research project. The MSc in Computer Science at Oxford has been designed to teach a range of advanced topics and a carefully selected core of foundational subjects to graduates of computer science and other numerate disciplines. Options include computer games, programming mobile devices, systems administration, machine vision and AI. A Content Writer for TopUniversities.com, Chloe has a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Reading and grew up in Leicestershire, UK. 1. Emma London C-Suite Agenda Executive Education December 27, 2018 MOVE over Caltech, Georgia Tech, and MIT â the University of Oxford has been named the best university in the world for computer science degrees for 2019. At the University of Edinburgh, your computer science program will incorporate practical elements of programming computers to solve real life problems. A BSc in Computer Science from Oxford Brookes University includes studying the core skills and competences vital to any computer scientist. Imperial College London ranks in 14th place worldwide this year, after rising one place in the 2020 computer science subject rankings. Use the interactive table below to filter the rankings by location, and click on individual universities for more ⦠The QS World University Rankings by Subject ranks the world's top universities in 48 different subject ⦠Choose Your Oxford College. UCL rises an impressive six places this year to fourth in the UK, earning near perfect scores in both the H index and the research citations per paper indicator. Switzerlandâs ETH Zurich drops to third and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology rises one place to fourth. UCL also have close relationships with other research institutions, charities, businesses and local schools. The university’s BSc Computer Science gives students the opportunity to work on a software group project, where you will work to deliver an application to a client, with help from an industrial mentor. The university scores particularly well in the employer reputation indicator – denoting its prestigious standing amongst graduate employers. Please login or register to post comment above our articles. QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020: Computer Science & Information Systems. Topics of study include programming languages, algorithms, computer architecture, operating systems, and applications of computer science such as database systems, artificial intelligence, and computer networks. Colleges offering Computer Science. Computer Science can be studied for three years (BA) or four years (Master of Computer Science). Ranking for Computer Science: The 2020 6th edition of Top Scientists Ranking for Computer Science & Electronics was prepared by Guide2Research, one of the leading portals for computer science research providing trusted data on scientific contributions since 2015. Click on a triangle ( ) to expand areas or institutions.Click on a name to go to a faculty member's home page.Click on a pie (the after a name or institution) to see their publication profile as a pie chart. 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Top of the ranking in the UK for computer science this year is the University of Oxford, ranking fifth in the world. University of Oxford Department of Engineering Science Research Studentship in Soil-Structure Interaction Design for Underground Construction Operations. This yearâs ranking has expanded to include 300 institutions, up from 100 last year, while the The QS World University Rankings by Subject are based upon academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact (click here to read the full methodology). Oxford Brookes University is ranking #79 of all UK Universities for Computer science on StudentCrowd. By QS World University Rankings February 27, 2019 Comments. At a time of political uncertainty, our ranking shows how Oxford is delivering for the UK in the engineering sector.â, The Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford, has one of the longest-established Computer Science departments in the country. In Cambridge there are more than 1,000 specialist computing and advanced technology companies and commercial laboratories in the ‘Silicon Fen’ region surrounding Cambridge and a number of these companies employ graduates from the university. We are passionate about translating our research into products, working not only with top UK engineering companies such as Rolls-Royce and Jaguar Land Rover but also with Silicon Valley tech giants and spinning out about 10 companies a year. Professor Lionel Tarassenko, the Head of Department said: âWe have an international reputation for our research in all branches of engineering, from jet engines and renewable energies to digital health and cancer drug therapies via autonomous vehicles and machine learning for computer vision. Rate your chances of admission in Oxford Brookes University BSc (Hons) Computer Science program and download course brochure. QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited 1994 - 2020. In the United Kingdom there are 50 top computer science schools to choose from. Oxford has a strong alumni base of more than 350,000 alumni spread across almost every country on the planet. The University of Oxford tops the table once again, while Stanford University climbs one place to second. University of Oxford. Find the best graduate computer science program to fit your goals using the U.S. News rankings. As you might expect, the University of Oxford scores well across each of the indicators, particularly the research citations per paper and employer reputation indicators. Read student reviews for Oxford Brookes University. Students enjoy personalised, regular tutorial teaching with subject experts and are part of college communities which provide a safe and supportive environment for study. Our university rankings include Artificial Intelligence, Games, Health Informatics and Software Engineering. Use at least 6 characters and one numeral, Top UK Universities for Computer Science in 2020. you want to study in by taking our quick survey. Compare the top 100 computer science schools in the U.S. The Department has a substantial research portfolio, including much that is directly supported by industry. All rights reserved. Postgraduates will apply computer science to industrial and commercial settings ranging from engineering to internet systems, web intelligence and data science. Balliol; Keble; Magdalen; Merton; New; Oriel; Somerville; St Anne's; St Catz; St Hugh's; St John's; Univ; Worcester; Show only colleges offering the following course: Theology and Oriental Studies Choosing a college Published by Oxford SU. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) also ranks in joint 10th place, and 101-150 in the world. Computer scientist and postgraduate programs in ten different specializations under the faculty of science and Engineering by world. 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Common favorites include shad, silversides, and occasionally young sunfish. Mahler1780 at English Wikipedia / Public domain. CTRL + SPACE for auto-complete. Bait was a grub in "bleeding Tennesee shad" which just so happened to resemble a bleeding perch. 83.07g vs 78.08g a pole connecting the fore gear and hind gear of a spring carriage; a reach. Bluegill (Bream) Bluegills are found in most North American waters and are often the first fish that … The white perch can live in fresh or saltwater and is a smaller fish than the white bass, ranging from 5-7” in length. A forum community dedicated to bass anglers and enthusiasts. July 25, 2018. Anglers could be forgiven for mixing up the white bass and white perch. With bass, the two fins are not connected. 2 Quote; Link to post Share on other sites. See Black bass. Fibers from other plants, especially palm trees. "The musician swung the bass over his head like an axe and smashed it into the amplifier, creating a discordant howl of noise.". Dishes like spring rolls are always served with... Cuisinevault is your online cooking companion offering loads of recipes, tips, hacks and much more. It is sometimes confused with the silver bass. Click on the species name to view the detailed information for the species. They also have rough scales, nostrils (go figure!) In fact, the exclusively saltwater-dwelling red drum is often referred to as a red perch, though by definition perch are freshwater fish. Like a genoise sponge cake, these baked treats are made without a... © Copyright 2020 - Cuisinevault | All Rights Reserved. denoting the member of a family of instruments that is the lowest in pitch. Just about anywhere you expect to find bass, crappie, or pike, you will find Perch in abundance. The common name perch is often applied to species in various other groups, which can make matters more confusing. Crappie and perch are popular panfish that feature flaky, yet firm white meat and are enjoyed by people across the country. 6.39% higher water content per 100g? They will also feed on fathead or mud minnows. White perch: Perch is considered a nuisance in some States as they are destroying fisheries. If its tail fin also lifts up then you have another species on the line! was at meijers and saw walleye, yellow perch and white perch at 6,95 a pound awful cheap I asked for yellow perch there was not any under the show case they sold out and they told me to get a rain check though ill never buy it as we catch our own just thought it was a good sale cheapest I have seen them in awile. The perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch, all within the order of Perciformes. Cheers, Oz. That crappie did crappies everywhere no justice. Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. White Perch Vs. White Bass – A Quick Guide. A White Bass is an entirely different species than a White Perch. Any of the about 200 related species of fish in the taxonomic family Percidae, especially: , ver=181225, ver=181225, ver=181225, ver=181225. I’ve tried using perch coloured baits to catch smallmouth with limited success compared to a sexy Shad or other shad/shiner coloured bait. White bass: A white bass is a freshwater fish that enjoys cool, deep, clear water with lots of space to prey on other fish. He writes for various cooking blogs and has a passion for making fine dining recipes accessible to the at-home cook. We’re about to show you how these fish differ so that you’ll never mix them up again. I was just wondering how much of a … If you lift the fish’s dorsal fin, you will find that the tail fin also raises as the two are connected. To rest on (or as if on) a perch; to roost. The flesh, once cooked, has a sweet mild flavor and is prized in the angling community. having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range; "a bass voice is lower than a baritone voice", support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird), any of numerous fishes of America and Europe, spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes, any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes. For starters, white perch isn’t really from the perch family at all but is rather a member of the bass family. A crappie is either Black or White but is not a White Perch despite being called a white perch by many people in the Deep South. The white perch is omnivorous and feeds on larvae, fish eggs, and flies. The fibrous inner bark of the linden or lime tree, used for making mats. Possibly one of the most … One was a small keeper and one almost 4lbs. Nowadays, these guys have been introduced all over the US, and you can find them in many ponds, lakes, and slow flowing rivers. Though many fish are referred to as perch as a common name, to be considered a true perch, the fish must be of the family Percidae. White Bass: Six to 10 dark lines run horizontally down the back and sides. There are a number of other fish called "Perch" that are not actually perch, but there are also a number of other families that are officially called "Perch" (with qualifiers), and those are included here The Perch Families are fairly closely related to the Bass Families. The Sea-Bass And Sea-Perch (Serranida) This family, one of the largest of the class Pisces, and formed almost exclusively of marine species, is very nearly related to the true perches; the characters on which they have been separated from them arc mainly osteological and need not … They feed aggressively on baitfish eaten by other species. They are responsible for serious declines in the populations of white bass, yellow perch, and walleye. Estuary Perch in particular love feeding on shrimp, and the Live Yabbie is a great lure to target them in the deep. Keep in mind that a bass is also roughly double the size of a white perch. Image Credits: White bass: The deepest point of a bass is directly under its dorsal fin. If you enjoy eating at Vietnamese restaurants you may have noticed their love of dipping sauces. Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency. If you’re out fishing, then they’ll bite on minnows, worms, or other live bait. Their main predators are warm water fish species, such as bass, walleye, pike and muskie. The southern, red, or channel bass (Sciæna ocellata). We need money to operate the site, and almost all of it comes from our online advertising. 1,345 Posts . Any fresh-water fish of the genus Perca and of several other allied genera of the family Percidæ, as the common American or yellow perch (Perca flavescens syn. It is piscivorous, feeding on other fish such as sunfish and silversides. Many species of freshwater gamefish more or less resemble perch, but belong to different genera. What is the difference between a white bass and a white perch? White bass: The white bass is not considered an invasive species and are sometimes stocked in reservoirs to control gizzard shad populations. This is the same size as the Washington state record. and the eyes ain't got no lids on them! The next thing you should look for is stripes. It is a mild and sweet flavored whitefish that many enjoy. White perch are smaller than white bass when fish of the same age are compared, and throughout most of their range seldom exceed 10 inches. Bass (noun) The fibrous inner bark of the linden or lime tree, used for making mats. A white perch is really not a perch. A white perch is a White Perch. The term encompasses both freshwater and marine species, all belonging to the large order Perciformes, or perch -like fishes. White perch: The perch has a body that is deepest in front of its dorsal fin. To place something on (or as if on) a perch. Perch species include Yellow Perch, Walleye, and darters. They are both members of the Percichthyidae family, also known as temperate basses, and are closely related to the striped bass. In addition, in some places white crappie are called white perch and crappie are members of the sunfish family so neither crappie nor white perch is actually perch. Let’s get started. We've detected that you are using AdBlock Plus or some other adblocking software which is preventing the page from fully loading. Yellow Perch vs Walleye (taste) Jump to Latest Follow 1 - 11 of 11 Posts. An instrument that plays in the bass range, in particular a double bass, bass guitar, electric bass or bass synthesiser. More on Varieties of Fish (very large page). they are a saltwater fish that has been stocked in a lot of freshwater lakes. I fried it up with some perch and it was the fishiest thing I've ever eaten. Please let us know what you thought of their taste in the comments below. They prefer clear and brackish waters, and tend to keep close to the shoreline. The perch, of which three species occur in different geographical areas, lend their name to a large order of vertebrates: the Perciformes, from the Greek: πέρκη (perke), simply meaning perch, and the Latin forma meaning shape. We're river fishing today for a mixed bag of fish - white perch, silver bass, walleye, and more. “White bass vs perch — White perch are generally larger and are not native to fresh water. Would you like to know what the difference is between a white perch and white bass? Any of the three species of finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca. Put simply, Perch have more of a forehead than Bass. of the genera Roccus, Labrax, and related genera. A section of musical group that produces low-pitched sound, lower than the baritone and tenor. Record Yellow Perch from Pennsylvania. Dont eat to many different species of fish. "The giant spoke in a deep, bass, rumbling voice that shook me to my boots. Anything made from such fibers, such as a hassock, basket or thick mat. Come join the discussion about fishing guides, bait, safety, gear, tackle, tips, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! They are native to the drainages of the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, the Great Lakes, and the St. Lawrence and Mississippi River basins. "The conductor preferred to situate the bass in the middle rear, rather than to one side of the orchestra.". This species has a body that is deepest in front of the dorsal fin and has no stripes. In my experience, bass are fairly habitual in terms of the snags they prefer. We don't have any banner, Flash, animation, obnoxious sound, or popup ad. Perch is a common name for fish of the genus Perca, freshwater gamefish belonging to the family Percidae. Standard Temperate Basses: 4; Striped Bass. Their closest relatives are found in Europe: the delectable European Sea Bass and the Spotted Sea Bass, fishes which are highly regarded as food fishes in their homeland. You can find Yellow Perch throughout the northeastern US and Canada. Salmon. Estuary perch and Bass migrate to saltwater/ocean in winter to breed, awesome to see some in the ocean even though we are a long way from winter ️. Identifying features of white perch vs. white bass. The white bass is a freshwater fish that usually ranges from 10-12” in length. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. Have you ever tasted a white perch or a white bass? A 14" crappie I got below the shenango dam. You won’t see any stripes running along its body, and it will measure roughly 5-7″ in length. There are many species. University of Washington / Public domain The linden or lime tree, sometimes wrongly called whitewood; also, its bark, which is used for making mats. the low-frequency output of a radio or audio system, corresponding to the bass in music. The easiest way to tell them apart is to simply look for the stripes on their body. Summary comparison table of white perch and white bass, Nuoc Cham Vs. Nuoc Mam – Comparison Guide, Onion Flakes Vs. Onion Powder – Quick Guide, Dorsal fin connected to tail (caudal) fin, Dorsal and tail (caudal) fin not connected, Omnivorous - insect larvae, fish eggs, flies, Piscivorous – shad, silversides, young sunfish. "The score had been written without the treble and bass, but it was easy to pick out which was which based on the location of the notes on the staff.". They have similar fins, similar tails. They are known by their yellowish skin punctuated by vertical dark stripes. The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus Micropterus). “Anglers can take both Australian Bass and Estuary Perch from this Saturday, September 1, but are reminded that strict bag limits do apply.” The total bag limit is two Australian Bass or Estuary Perch per person, or a combination of both with a total possession limit of four. See Sea bass. a position that is secure and advantageous, especially one which is prominent or elevated, a position that is overly elevated or haughty, a linear measure of 2 yards, equal to a rod, a pole or 4 chain; the related square measure, a cubic measure of stonework equal to 16.6 × 1.5 × 1 feet, a bar used to support a candle (especially in a church). Species of Serranus, the sea bass and rock bass. They are very similar-looking fish, both found in the United States and Canada. June 16, 2018 by Benmin Smith. To place or to set on, or as on, a perch. The lowest part in a musical composition. Some states recommend that anglers do not “catch and release” white perch to help control their numbers. The difference is that Bass are deepest directly under their front dorsal fin, while Perch are deepest in front of their fins. Stick with us to improve your game in the kitchen and gain knowledge not readily available on the other cooking sites. Striper, White Bass, Yellow Bass, and White Perch. Any one of numerous species of spiny-finned fishes belonging to the Percidæ, Serranidæ, and related families, and resembling, more or less, the true perches. Both fish go after the same type of bait and lures, but there are noticeable differences between both. The clef sign that indicates that the pitch of the notes is below middle C; a bass clef. They do look similar but a White Perch typically lacks the stripes that a White Bass … It has around six to 10 faint stripes running horizontally along its body and they usually measure 10-12″ in length. Coastal streams and brackish estuaries are common habitats for saltwater white perch. "Halfway through middle school, Edgar morphed from a soprano to a bass, much to the amazement and amusement of his fellow choristers.". Perca Americana), and the European perch (Perca fluviatilis). They are high in oil content and are best compared to a crappie. a rod, staff, or branch of a tree etc used as a roost by a bird. Ladyfingers are sweet sponge biscuits that are shaped like an over-sized finger. The word bass comes from Middle English bars, meaning "perch". The perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch, all within the order of Perciformes. It is deepest at the dorsal fin and has up to ten faint stripes running horizontally along its body. 2 pounds 12 ounces. A white bass has an overwhelmingly fishy flavor and many anglers consider this fish unpleasant to eat. But then again it probably swam from downstream by all the mills and what not. The White Perch is a temperate bass native to the Atlantic Coast of North America, from Nova Scotia to North Carolina. Those that live in freshwater prefer a lake or pond. We do not implement these annoying types of ads! I was perch fishing this past this past Saturday and pulled 2 bass out of the school of perch. The main difference are the lines running the … See Redfish. Laws also forbid the possession of live white perch in various States. this was last week don't know if its still going on or not Nate Teague is a food writer who has been working in the food industry for the past decade. I get asked a lot what the difference is between a white bass and white perch. I live up north and yellow perch and smallmouth are every where in the rivers I fish. It’s not surprising to see salmon in the top three of this poll. A funny creature, to tell the truth. See Bast. any of a number of fish similar to or related to the perch. Similarly to Yellows, White … This species has a body that is … As nouns the difference between bass and perch is that bass is a low spectrum of sound tones or bass can be the perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch, all within the order of perciformes while perch is any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus perca or perch can be a rod, staff, or branch of a tree etc used as a roost by a bird. White perch and white bass are in the same "Moronidae" family of fish. A pole connecting the fore gear and hind gear of a spring carriage; a reach. It also occurs in Lake Ontario and the non-Pennsylvania portion of Lake Erie. They are usually found in ponds, rivers, lakes, or reservoirs. They are a member of the bass family being closely related to striped bass.” To reduce the strong taste it is recommended that the red flesh along the rib cage be removed before eating. The type species for this genus is the European perch, P. fluviatilis. White Bass (Morone chrysops) are a larger cousin to White Perch, they do look very much alike, except White Perch do not have multiple dark lines down their sides. A series of slow hops or twitches will entice a bite if the fish are feeding. Why is Atlantic Ocean Perch (raw) better than Tilapia (raw)? Cuisinevault is reader-supported. Discussion Starter • #1 • Mar 13, 2015. White perch: Perch can live in fresh or saltwater. A ... BASS BARN. A pole; a long staff; a rod; esp., a pole or other support for fowls to roost on or to rest on; a roost; figuratively, any elevated resting place or seat. Striped bass (Morone saxatilis) Bass (/ bæs /) is a name shared by many species of fish. Cross your fingers that you have caught a white perch because this fish is considered very good eating; conversely, white bass is loathed by many people due to its extreme fishiness. A measure of length containing five and a half yards; a rod, or pole. ", "Peter adjusted the equalizer on his audio equipment to emphasize the bass.". The white perch can live in fresh or saltwater and is a smaller fish than the white bass, ranging from 5-7” in length. White perch: The white perch has deep pink flesh and is lean, flaky, and moist in texture. Crappie vs Perch. A white bass has an overwhelmingly fishy flavor and many anglers consider this fish unpleasant to eat. White Perch: There are not lines or stripes on the back or sides. To alight or settle, as a bird; to sit or roost. Ile current Ohio state record white perch weighed 1.42 pounds and measured 14 1/16 inches. an adult male singer with the lowest voice, the lean flesh of a saltwater fish of the family Serranidae, any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus), the member with the lowest range of a family of musical instruments, nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes. Select a jighead appropriate to the depth and current, and send it down. White bass: Most anglers do not enjoy the overwhelmingly strong fishy flavor that white bass provides. The range for White perch was along the Atlantic coast, from the New England states south into … Several similar species in the order Perciformes, such as the grouper. The white bass and the white perch are two fish that can be found in the United States and often get mixed up. A male singer who sings in the bass range. If you can’t see any then it’s likely you have a perch; if you see 6 to 10 stripes then it’s more likely you have a white bass. For instance, White Perch is actually a member of the temperate bass family Moronidae (mo-ron-i-day) that includes Striped Bass and White Bass. White bass: Adult bass are piscivorous meaning they feed on other fish. White perch: Perch enjoy dining on the eggs of various native species of fish including the walleye and other true perches. bass vs perch Пишете долу в коментарите какви риби бихте искали да видите под водата? Please add askdifference.com to your ad blocking whitelist or disable your adblocking software. Next time you think you’ve caught a white bass lift up its dorsal fin.
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field bindweed uses
is a perennial broad-leaved plant that spreads over the soil and other structures, and often form mats. See, while it may look harmless with its little white trumpet flowers, bindweed ⦠Identifying field bindweed can be tricky. Medicinal Uses: Native American researcher Daniel Moerman notes that the Ramah Navajo made a cold infusion of field bindweed and used it as a lotion to heal spider bites. Field bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis, also known as field morning glory, devil’s guts, or wild morning glory is a perennial vine with roots that can extend a whopping 20 feet into the soil and can easily persist in a garden environment for 20 years. Field Bindweed (Bindweed) Bindweed is a very persistent morning glory-type weed is a perennial weed that is a problem in gardens, flower beds, and the yard. Differential response of selected clones of bindweed to 2,4-D. Weeds, 15:275-280. People try greater bindweed as a laxative to relieve constipation because it contains substances that can soften stools and increase gut muscle contractions. Control of FIELD BINDWEED by Cultural and Chemical Methods' By WILLIAM M. PHILLIPS, Research Agronomist, Crops Research Division, Agricultural Research Service^ Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis L.) is an aggressive deep- rooted perennial plant that has long been recognized as the most It's not known how greater bindweed might work as a medicine for other conditions. Control of field bindweed used to depend primarily upon intensive tillage and crop rotation. Paris: Lavoisier Publishing, 1995. Parts used and Uses: Leaves Tea made from leaves used as a wash on spider bites. Never delay or disregard seeking professional medical advice from your doctor or other qualified health care provider because of something you have read on WebMD. (detailed description of each of the ratings). Field bindweed is a member of the morning-glory family and shares the familyâs vine characteristics. This information may not fit your specific health circumstances. Seeds of field bindweed are dark, brownish gray, and about 1/8 inch long. This survey is being conducted by the WebMD marketing sciences department. Greater bindweed is a type of laxative called a stimulant laxative. Edible parts of Field Bindweed: The plant has been used as a flavouring in a liqueur called "Noyeau". For mature Field Bindweed, the leaves have a similar look to the seedling with a lobed base. The appropriate dose of greater bindweed depends on several factors such as the user's age, health, and several other conditions. Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) is a tough perennial weed that causes problems for agriculture producers of all sizes, acreage owners, and homeowners alike.Bindweed can develop into a mass of roots reaching 20 feet in depth and a tangle of vegetation that can cover up to ⦠Noxious weed Wyoming. What factors influenced or will influence your purchase? It is fairly flexible and strong but not long-lasting. Low potassium levels can increase the risk of side effects of digoxin (Lanoxin). Alkaloids found in field bindweed are mildly toxic to certain types of livestock and cause digestive disturbances. Weed Technology, 6(4):949-955. Field of field bindweed Bindweed is in the morning glory family, Convolvulaceae, along with morning glories such as heavenly blue and scarlet oâhara and the sweet potato. A tea made from the flowers is laxative and is also used in the treatment of fevers and wounds. Some "water pills" that can decrease potassium include chlorothiazide (Diuril), chlorthalidone (Thalitone), furosemide (Lasix), hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ, HydroDiuril, Microzide), and others. The powdered root and whole flowering plant are used to make medicine. morningglory. These effects help move stool through the digestive tract. The smaller field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) with white or pink flowers is problematic in long grass and bare soil. See additional information. Root Roots have strong emetic effects. Flowers are bell or funnel-shaped, white to ⦠Bindweed can be used like twine. Where did you or where do you plan to purchase this product? Field bindweed, a perennial broadleaf, is considered one of the most problematic weeds in agricultural fields throughout temperate regions worldwide. Field bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis, is a native of Eurasia that first was documented in California in 1884 in San Diego. You should always speak with your doctor or health care professional before you start, stop, or change any prescribed part of your health care plan or treatment and to determine what course of therapy is right for you. From Latin convolvere "to twine". Field bindweed is difficult to manage, with very deep taproots and extensive rhizomes. Greater bindweed can work as a laxative. For professional medical information on natural medicines, see Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database Professional Version.© Therapeutic Research Faculty . This low rate will suppress field bindweed but will not give long-term control. Medicinal Uses The root of field bindweed, and also a resin made from the root, has agents that increase the flow of bile and its discharge from the body. Leaves alternate along the stem. Greater bindweed is a laxative. Copyright © 2018 by RxList Inc. RxList does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Control of field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) with postemergence herbicides. Flowers are similar to those of morning-glory, funnel shaped and white to pink in color having 5 united petals. It trails over the ground and climbs among the crops pulling them down and hindering harvesting. • The picture on this article was changed on 6 June 2017 to one that is of hedge bindweed, Calystegia sepium, rather than field bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis, as an … Tea ingested to reduce profuse menstruation. Field bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis, is a native of Eurasia that first was documented in California in 1884 in San Diego. Flowers are also laxatives. "In addition, the texture of field bindweed leaf and stem surfaces forms an effective barrier to absorption and translocation of many herbicides," Hulting explained. The leaves and stems can also be used to make an all-natural dye. By the first quarter of the twentieth century, field bindweed was proclaimed the worst weed in California and many other Western states. Hedge bindweed or bellbind (Calystegia sepium) with its pure white trumpet flowers is a familiar sight, choking plants in borders and twining around any plant shoot or cane. We estimate crop losses of $377.8 millio/yr due to this weed. Field bindweed is a perennial herbaceous plant with creeping and twining stems that grow along the ground and up through other plants and structures. "Use repeated applications, but allow the plant to grow and produce flowers before each subsequent application." Flowers May, July, August, September Toxicity WARNING: Very experimental, tread cautiously. This information is meant to supplement, not replace advice from your doctor or healthcare provider and is not meant to cover all possible uses, precautions, interactions or adverse effects. The dried root contains 4.9% resin. The appropriate dose of greater bindweed depends on several factors such as the user’s age, health, and several other conditions. If you take warfarin do not to take excessive amounts of greater bindweed. smallflowered morning glory. It has an extensive system of rhizomes that can grow deep into the soil. I am told the bindweed can be substituted in any recipe calling for High John the Conqueror, root for root. Bindweed. Control of FIELD BINDWEED by Cultural and Chemical Methods' By WILLIAM M. PHILLIPS, Research Agronomist, Crops Research Division, Agricultural Research Service^ Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis L.) is an aggressive deep- rooted perennial plant that has long been recognized as the most Field bindweed has an extensive root system which may extend up to 15 feet underground. A green dye is obtained from the whole plant. Greater bindweed is a laxative. Stimulant laxatives can decrease potassium levels in the body. Competitive crops such as winter wheat or perennial forages grown over several years will reduce but not eradicate bindweed infestations. How Long Does Coronavirus Live On Surfaces? Uses for Bindweed . The stems are usually glabrous, but are sometimes hairy where new growth occurs. Did you or will you purchase this product in-store or online? Field bindweed, also called perennial morning glory, has the scientific name of Convolvulus arvensis and is widely considered to be one of the most invasive and destructive weeds in cropland and gardens. All information will be used in a manner consistent with the WebMD, Smart Grocery Shopping When You Have Diabetes, Surprising Things You Didn't Know About Dogs and Cats, Coronavirus in Context: Interviews With Experts. It is fairly flexible and strong but not long-lasting. It is a long-lived perennial with an extensive root system, reaching depths of 20 to 30 feet and repeatedly giving rise to numerous long rhizomes (horizontal roots). Field bindweed, also called perennial morning glory, has the scientific name of Convolvulus arvensis and is widely considered to be one of the most invasive and destructive weeds in cropland and gardens. The leaves and stems can be used to make a dye. Greater bindweed is a type of laxative called a stimulant laxative. It trails over the ground and climbs among the crops pulling them down and hindering harvesting. (check all that apply), What factors are most important to you? Copyright © 2020 by RxList Inc. RxList does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Its flowers are white to pink funnel shaped approximately one-inch across. field bindweed. Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Bindweed family (Convolvulaceae) Description: This perennial plant is a herbaceous vine that produces stems 2-4' long. The Field Bindweed’s flowers are smaller still (30mm diameter), but can be either white or pink. Leaves are arrow shaped, have rounded tip, and are 3.75 to 5 ⦠perennial morningglory. Data from 10 selected states were used to project economic losses due to field bindweed. It spreads by seed and a deep, extensive root system. The stem of this weed is flattened with the upper surface grooved and is known for curling and climbing. Despite safety concerns, people take greater bindweed for treating fever, urinary tract problems, and constipation; and for increasing bile production. Botanical name Convolvulus arvensis Family Convolvulaceae Habitat Cultivated land, dunes, hedgerows, roadsides, short turf, wasteland. Bearbind, Bear's-Bind, Calystegia sepium, Correhuela Mayor, Devil's Vine, Grand Liseron, Hedge Bindweed, Hedge Convolvulus, Hedge Lily, Lady's Nightcap, Liseron des Bois, Liseron des Haies, Old Man's Night Cap, Rutland Beauty. Greater bindweed is a type of laxative called a stimulant laxative. Diarrhea can increase the effects of warfarin and increase the risk of bleeding. Noxious weed U.S. Weed Information; Convolvulus arvensis . It is a long-lived perennial with an extensive root system, reaching depths of 20 to 30 feet and repeatedly giving rise to numerous long rhizomes (horizontal roots). Hedge bindweed or bellbind (Calystegia sepium) with its pure white trumpet flowers is a familiar sight, choking plants in borders and twining around any plant shoot or cane. Diarrhea can increase the effects of warfarin and increase the risk of bleeding. You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Greater bindweed is a plant. Pill Identifier Tool Quick, Easy, Pill Identification, Drug Interaction Tool Check Potential Drug Interactions, Pharmacy Locater Tool Including 24 Hour, Pharmacies. CONDITIONS OF USE AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION: It is obvious why this plant is such a problem. There are two varieties: . Paris: Lavoisier Publishing, 1995. Its leaves are grey-green and arrow-shaped. The leaves of all the Bindweed species are distinctly arrow or shield-shaped, with the Great being largest of all (180mm long) and the Field being smallest (40mm). Bindweed. Some laxatives can decrease potassium in the body. The smaller field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) with white or pink flowers is problematic in long grass and bare soil. Despite safety concerns, people take greater bindweed for treating fever, urinary tract problems, and constipation; and for increasing bile production. Field Bindweed: Family: Convolvulaceae: USDA hardiness: 4-8: Known Hazards: None known: Habitats: Hedgerows, fields, waste places, fences etc[7, 100], it can be a troublesome weed of agriculture. In a survey of cereal field margins, field bindweed was one of the most frequent species recorded. Greater bindweed can work as a laxative. At this time there is not enough scientific information to determine an appropriate range of doses for greater bindweed. Bearbind, Bear's-Bind, Calystegia sepium, Correhuela Mayor, Devil's Vine, Grand Liseron, Hedge Bindweed, Hedge Convolvulus, Hedge Lily, Lady's Nightcap, Liseron des Bois, Liseron des Haies, Old Man's Night Cap, Rutland Beauty. In a survey of cereal field margins, field bindweed was one of the most frequent species recorded. Wiese AF, Lavake DE, 1986. Uses: Native Americans used a cold infusion as a wash for spider bites and used the stems as cords to carry birds and small mammals after hunting. It is common and problematic throughout North America, occurring in many agricultural and horticultural crops, ornamental landscapes, and turf. Pages 321-323 in A Manual of Weeds With Descriptions of All the Most Pernicious and Troublesome Plants in the United States and Canada, Their Habits of Growth and Distribution, With Methods of Control. creeping jenny. Flowers are bell or funnel-shaped, white to … "Water pills" can also decrease potassium in the body. field bindweed, creeping Jenny. The powdered root and whole flowering plant are used to make medicine. Taking greater bindweed along with "water pills" might decrease potassium in the body too much. Leaves have laxative effects. of continual defoliation will sometimes fail to completely exhaust the root reserves. Greater bindweed may be UNSAFE due to its strong laxative effects. www.ext.colostate.edu/sam ...How to use bindweed gall mites to manage field bindweed on your property. However, it’s a pernicious weed that will smother anything in its path, and will quickly take over beds, borders, walls and fences unless kept in check. Warfarin (Coumadin) interacts with GREATER BINDWEED. Flower Flower tea used to reduce fever and heal wounds. Flowers usually measure 2-3 cm across and are found in clusters of 1-4 in the leaf axils. Just because a plant was used in the past as food does not mean that it is safe to eat. The flowers (which are actually very pretty) attract beneficial insects and exude a soft fragrance. The stems are usually glabrous, but are sometimes hairy where new growth occurs. Field Bindweed. ⢠The picture on this article was changed on 6 June 2017 to one that is of hedge bindweed, Calystegia sepium, rather than field bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis, as an ⦠Its funnel-shaped flowers may be pink, white, or pink-and-white striped, and are sweet-scented, unlike the larger kinds of bindweed. European bindweed. linearifolius. Field bindweed is troublesome in many crops, but particularly difficult in potatoes, beans, and cereals. A relative of the morning glory, field bindweed is an invasive perennial weed that can be quite a challenge to get under control. Field bindweed is found in many different crops but is a particular problem in cereals and in perennial crops. Convolvulus arvensis (field bindweed) is a species of bindweed that is rhizomatous and is in the morning glory family (Convolvulaceae), native to Europe and Asia.It is a climbing or creeping herbaceous perennial plant growing to 0.5â2 m high. Bruneton J. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. Actually, it might be better to say morning glories are in the bindweed family, because the family name, Convolvulaceae, is based on the genus of bindweed, Convolvulus . Medicinal Uses The root of field bindweed, and also a resin made from the root, has agents that increase the flow of bile and its discharge from the body. Whitworth JW, Muzik TJ, 1967. Most labels for herbicides used in crops do specifically mention Field Bindweed as a target weed. Field bindweed is a long-lived, persistent perennial, which spread rapidly from extensive creeping roots as well as from seeds. In some people greater bindweed can cause diarrhea. Bindweed History. The dried root contains 4.9% resin. It is also urine-inducing, laxative and strongly purgative. Don't use greater bindweed if you have any of these conditions. Leaf size and shape will be varied; typically leaves are up to two inches long and egg-shaped. Leaves are arrow shaped, have rounded tip, and are 3.75 to 5 … No details are given as to which part of the plant is used. Some laxatives can decrease potassium in the body. Field bindweed can increase in severity where fields are irrigated, no‐till practices are employed, or land is removed from the Conservation Reserve Program. If the spider had been inadvertently swallowed, field bindweed was then deliberately ingested with food. Sign Up to Receive Our Free Coroanvirus Newsletter. Field bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis, is a pretty, white-flowering climber loved by butterflies. Dosing considerations for Greater Bindweed. Field bindweed is a perennial herbaceous plant with creeping and twining stems that grow along the ground and up through other plants and structures. Be sure to follow relevant directions on product labels and consult your pharmacist or physician or other healthcare professional before using. Vitamins and Supplements to Avoid with Hepatitis C. Quiz: What Do You Know About Vitamin B12 Deficiency? the hedge bindweed or morning glory - bindweed stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images. By the first quarter of the twentieth century, field bindweed was proclaimed the worst weed in California and many other Western states. Uncontrolled Blood Sugar: How Dangerous Is It? Edible parts of Field Bindweed: The plant has been used as a flavouring in a liqueur called "Noyeau". Field Bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis L., was introduced from Eurasia. The stem of this weed is flattened with the upper surface grooved and is known for curling and climbing. They are borne in Flowers are similar to those of morning-glory, funnel shaped and white to pink in color having 5 united petals. A green dye is obtained from the whole plant. "Water pills" can also decrease potassium in the body. Field bindweed is an invasive weed found in many parts of the world. Field Bindweed is a trailing or creeping plant, occasionally climbing up to 2m. The alternate leaves are 1-2' long and half as much across. Large amounts can cause stomach pain. linearifolius. Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) is a tough perennial weed that causes problems for agriculture producers of all sizes, acreage owners, and homeowners alike.Bindweed can develop into a mass of roots reaching 20 feet in depth and a tangle of vegetation that can cover up to … pink flower macro - bindweed stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images. Have you ever purchased GREATER BINDWEED? It has an extensive system of rhizomes that can grow deep into the soil. Information from this source is evidence-based and objective, and without commercial influence. In some people greater bindweed can cause diarrhea. Be sure to follow relevant directions on product labels and consult your pharmacist or physician or other healthcare professional before using. Bindweed History. It blooms white to an occasional pinkish color and has a distinctive arrowhead shaped leaf. Seeds adhere to vehicles and field equipment, muddy boots, hoofs, and other objects, allowing plants to spread long-distances. See additional information. Field bindweed is a summer perennial member of the morningglory family. Magickal Uses for Bindweed. Its leaves are grey-green and arrow-shaped. Greater bindweed is a plant. It is also urine-inducing, laxative and strongly purgative. Visit the FDA MedWatch website or call 1-800-FDA-1088. Bruneton J. Pharmacognosy, Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants. However, because of its flowers and climbing nature, some seeds were probably planted as ornamentals, as a ground cover, in hanging baskets, or on trellises. Common name(s): Field bindweed, creeping Jenny, wild morning glory Scientific name: Convolvulus arvensis Family: Morning Glory family (Convolvulaceae) Reasons for concern: Due to the extensive root system that runs deep and wide in the soil, this plant is one of the most tenacious weeds in fields, landscapes, and gardens. At this time there is not enough scientific information to determine an appropriate range of doses for greater bindweed. Field Bindweed: Family: Convolvulaceae: USDA hardiness: 4-8: Known Hazards: None known: Habitats: Hedgerows, fields, waste places, fences etc[7, 100], it can be a troublesome weed of agriculture. It most likely arrived in the United States as a contaminant in farm and garden seeds. For mature Field Bindweed, the leaves have a similar look to the seedling with a lobed base. Other uses of the herb: The stem is used as a twine for tying up plants etc. The flowers open in the late morning and close again by late afternoon. vitamins, herbs, dietary supplements a-z list. Flowers usually measure 2-3 cm across and are found in clusters of 1-4 in the leaf axils. Water pills (Diuretic drugs) interacts with GREATER BINDWEED. New York, NY: The McMillan Co. Georgia, AE (1919) Field bindweed. Field Bindweed seeds can contaminate seed-crops and have intentionally been sold in flower packets as “wild morning glory” in the U.S. for use in ornamental gardens, as ground cover, or in hanging baskets. Convolvulus arvensis var. Field bindweed is a member of the morning-glory family and shares the family’s vine characteristics. It is a vine-like plant and will twine about the other plants with which it comes into contact. Field bindweed can be treated in corn, wheat, barley, or rye with 2,4-D ester or amine at 0.5 pound per acre (1 pint per acre of a 4 pound per gallon formulation) during the tillering stage of the crop. Stimulant laxatives can decrease potassium levels in the body. Bindweed vines can be used for binding spells (including handfasting) and for creating âbridgesâ and connections between realms. Range: Throughout the temperate regions of both Hemishperes, including Britain. Field Bindweed- Flower. Convolvulus arvensis (field bindweed) is a species of bindweed that is rhizomatous and is in the morning glory family (Convolvulaceae), native to Europe and Asia.It is a climbing or creeping herbaceous perennial plant growing to 0.5–2 m high. Field bindweed may also be confused with wild buckwheat because of similarities in leaf shape and vining habit. As a seedling, Field Bindweed has square-like leaves with a shallow indent at the top that alternate from one another. Borage and comfrey are classic examples of this. (check all that apply). All rights reserved. It is a vine-like plant and will twine about the other plants with which it comes into contact. Comments: Forms large, dense mats. Field bindweed is a long-lived, persistent perennial, which spread rapidly from extensive creeping roots as well as from seeds. Are there any interactions with medications? However, itâs a pernicious weed that will smother anything in its path, and will quickly take over beds, borders, walls and fences unless kept in check. Despite safety concerns, people take greater bindweed for treating fever, urinary tract problems, and constipation; and for increasing bile production. It has slender, trailing to somewhat twining, branched stems, 8 to 79 inches long ().Mature field bindweed plants have arrowhead-shaped leaves that can be 1/2 to 2 inches long. You can use pieces of bindweed as ties in place of twine when tying and staking plants. Field bindweed is also known as small bindweed, European bindweed, and Creeping Jenny. Greater bindweed is a plant. Convolvulus arvensis var. The bracts are much smaller than those of hedge bindweed. The leaves of field bindweed are arrowhead shaped and appear alternately on long creeping stems. Reports indicate that seed can persist in soil for up to 60 years, and that roots can grow up to 30 feet deep (Appleby, 1999). Convolvulus arvensis var. - bindweed stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images. Field Bindweed. What other names is Greater Bindweed known by? The alternate leaves are 1-2' long and half as much across. © 2005 - 2019 WebMD LLC. Field Bindweed Convolvulus arvensis Bindweed family (Convolvulaceae) Description: This perennial plant is a herbaceous vine that produces stems 2-4' long. Stimulant laxatives can decrease potassium levels in the body. Other uses of the herb: The stem is used as a twine for tying up plants etc. A tea made from the flowers is laxative and is also used in the treatment of fevers and wounds. Field Bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis L., was introduced from Eurasia. Range: Throughout the temperate regions of both Hemishperes, including Britain. Keep in mind that natural products are not always necessarily safe and dosages can be important. WebMD does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. field bindweed; close-up of flower. Field bindweed is a perennial vine (0.4 â 2 inches in height) arising from deep, persistent, spreading roots. arvensis.Leaves broader. Field Bindweed seeds can contaminate seed-crops and have intentionally been sold in flower packets as âwild morning gloryâ in the U.S. for use in ornamental gardens, as ground cover, or in hanging baskets. Field Bindweed is a trailing or creeping plant, occasionally climbing up to 2m. It is abundant throughout California and grows up to an elevation of about 5000 feet (1500 m). There are two varieties: . This copyrighted material is provided by Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database Consumer Version. If you take warfarin do not to take excessive amounts of greater bindweed. Believe it or not, even this garden villain has a few uses. Convolvulus arvensis var. field bindweed. Root tea is a laxative. Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis) control with various herbicide combinations. Its scientific name is Convolvulus arvensis L, of the family Convolvulaceae (Morning glory family). No details are given as to which part of the plant is used. Croplands in production will not generally be troubled with either one of these weeds if good farming practices are applied. arvensis.Leaves broader. home > vitamins, herbs, dietary supplements a-z listgreater bindweed. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database rates effectiveness based on scientific evidence according to the following scale: Effective, Likely Effective, Possibly Effective, Possibly Ineffective, Likely Ineffective, and Insufficient Evidence to Rate (detailed description of each of the ratings). Taking greater bindweed along with "water pills" might decrease potassium in the body too much.Some "water pills" that can decrease potassium include chlorothiazide (Diuril), chlorthalidone (Thalitone), furosemide (Lasix), hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ, Hydrodiuril, Microzide), and others. Field bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis, is a pretty, white-flowering climber loved by butterflies.
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