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File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/json/json.py", line 122, in _generate_tables
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File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1995, in _prepare_split_single
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File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/packaged_modules/json/json.py", line 145, in _generate_tables
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File "/src/services/worker/.venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/datasets/utils/file_utils.py", line 1104, in read_with_retries
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File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/parquet_and_info.py", line 1529, in compute_config_parquet_and_info_response
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Love is no longer in the air?
By bglr_ravi
May 24th, 2007 @ 11:39 AM News,Observations,Opinion
What with the moral brigade in full resurgence in India, this news did not come as any surprise:
An advertisement for straight jeans, which says that not everything is as straight, has offended a Bangalore based group called Morelove.
The posters for the jeans depict young people – of the same sex – in close proximity, and this, the protestors say, will promote promiscuity and homosexuality.
Here’s a pic of the ad(s) in question:
It would be apt here to read what Dominic Dixon, Executive Director, Morelove has to say:
” The Lee brand is known for promoting their products using sex and sexuality. It is suggestive of promiscuity and lesbianism, which is basically insensitive to the Indian culture.”
Promotion of products using sex and sexuality is as old as the hills. Even the most unlikely & functional products these days use sex to sell. And that bit about ‘Insensitivity to Indian culture’? At a time when people are accessing the Internet more than ever before, a casual search on ‘Khajuraho’ is enough to show what Indian culture was many years ago, in poses that don’t hold a dime to what the above ‘suggestive’ ads are.
Further search on Morelove threw up this report. Apparently, they are an organisation founded by three evangelists, which has launched a campaign on chastity in the high-tech city, home to more than 350,000 young technology workers. A quick look at their website reveals quotations from the Bible!! The campaign is similar to those launched by US-based groups such as the Pure Love movement of the Roman Catholic Church.
Countering the stand of Dominic is Chakor Jain, Business Head, Lee who says:
”We believe that people can make their own choices and do whatever they want to do. I don’t think we are promoting anything here – we don’t condemn it, we don’t condone. We are a very, very fun loving brand and we are bringing out the fun loving aspect of things.”
And what does the general masses have to say?
Delhi University students, for one, are amused. “I think the whole issue is a little stupid,” remarks Anupam Aashish, president, Hindu College. According to him, people who do not wish to adjust with the evolving times do things like these.
On the other hand, the call for sexual purity had a profound effect on 16-year-old Savya Sherlin, who said that in any pre-marital relationship in India it was the girl who has to suffer the consequences. Says she – “I think it [abstinence] is very necessary for the youth of India. Sex is very common. Casually if you ask any friend, she will say she has slept with her boyfriend. They do not know what the consequences are,” the devout Christian said.
Sigh. In all this frenetic give and take, over to you for your point of view – straight or narrow!
Nisho (unregistered) on May 24th, 2007 @ 3:28 pm
Great write-up on this, Ravi.
Even though the ad depicts homosexuality, I do not agree with the protesters who say it promotes it! I would like to ask Dominic Dixon on what exactly ‘Indian culture’ is??? Is ‘Khajuraho’ the paradigm of Indian Culture? I don’t see him saying anything about that. Double standards!
…and by the way, I hate those 2 words, ‘Indian Culture’; everyone uses it but no one really cares to explain what it really is.
Khalid (unregistered) on May 24th, 2007 @ 3:33 pm
Well, Ravi, while I think the view that its ultimately a question of choices & personal responsiblity, there is a line for everything. At least, that is what I’ve been lead to beleive.
Which Main? What Cross? (unregistered) on May 24th, 2007 @ 6:16 pm
I wouldn’t have noticed the ad if not for you. Thank you for making the advertising more impact-ful, Morelove
darthc0der (unregistered) on May 24th, 2007 @ 6:36 pm
Insensitivity of the indian culture, eh? Mr. Dominic let’s talk about the real agenda here. The Roman Catholic Church. The church condemns homosexuality PERIOD!
I personally don’t have anything against any roman catholics so please do not take my comments in the wrong sense. i feel MoreLove is furthering the church’s anti-gay propaganda and it is unfortunate that such groups are coming out of bangalore – which once hosted the Hijda Habba. :(
NParry (unregistered) on May 24th, 2007 @ 8:48 pm
India and our city is full of petty-minded pols and so-called “moral authorities” always busy finding a way to up-end over the rest of us with some high-falutin notions of morality and petty rules. Look at that Cheluvaraayaswamy (Transport Minister) and his crazy ideas about transport! We’re becoming a joke around the world, especially after the Gere-Shetty episode!
Deepa Mohan (unregistered) on May 25th, 2007 @ 6:05 pm
well…certainly your post has started a lot of comments and discussion…
shek (unregistered) on May 25th, 2007 @ 9:24 pm
I’d stop buying Lee products.There are far better brands.For a similar reason I have stopped drinking Sprite because one of its ads says that nothing quenches thirst as well as Sprite does.There can be no compromise on water(that’s what I feel)!
Read this to find out why Tommy Hilfiger products must be boycotted
http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/tommyhilfiger/a/tommy_hilfiger.htm
And it’s real.Not a rumour!
someone (unregistered) on May 27th, 2007 @ 5:58 pm
@SHEK,
Did you even read what you linked to? Talk about disinformation!
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The town of Tristram should be a sleepy backwater, but when it becomes the focus of a demonic invasion… (Adventure) Diablo.
Hellstorm
Inspired by the Columbine High School shootings in which a disgruntled student went on a rampage, a story about how Furinkan would deal with a student terrorist incident. (Dark) Ranma ½.
A word from the author:
Status Report, as of April 27, 2000:
After mapping out Mechanoid Beginnings, I can honestly say it's not going to be a thriller. More of a sci-fi style thing with hints of the Terminator series.
Imperial Marines looks like it should follow the same basic path as Armor, by the same guy who wrote Starship Troopers. What exactly that fits in, I have no idea.
Hellmouth seems to be along the lines of your basic D&D story, but seeing as how there's already a scene that reeks of the entire Elian Gonzales mess, it could be a bit more.
However, I've got finals coming up, so don't expect any major updates soon. I've got the stories blocked out, but the details are taking more time than I have.
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Same Sex Marriage in Connecticut
courant.com/news/politics/hc-gaymarriage1011.artoct11,0,5399554.story
Courant.com
State Supreme Court Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
By DANIELA ALTIMARI
The state Supreme Court on Friday delivered gay and lesbian couples the validation they have long been seeking — the right to marry.
In a 4-3 decision, the court ruled that same-sex couples cannot be prevented from marrying — and that civil unions, those marriage-like legal arrangements that Connecticut has offered to gay people since 2005, are not an acceptable substitute.
"Interpreting our state constitutional provisions in accordance with firmly established equal protection principles leads inevitably to the conclusion that gay persons are entitled to marry the ... same-sex partner of their choice," Justice Richard Palmer wrote. "To decide otherwise would require us to apply one set of constitutional principles to gay persons and another to all others."
The 85-page ruling means that thousands of gay couples soon will be able to marry in Connecticut, perhaps as early as next month. It also provides fresh fuel to opponents of same-sex marriage, who are pushing for a mechanism that would permit them to amend the state constitution to prohibit same-sex unions.
Connecticut will join Massachusetts and California as the only states to permit gay partners to wed. Meanwhile, high courts in New York and New Jersey have opted not to expand the legal rights of same-sex couples.
Friday's landmark decision was met with cheers and tears of joy from gay activists throughout the state and nation. Janet Peck held the hand of Carol Conklin, her partner of more than three decades, as they walked to the podium at an afternoon press conference at the Hilton Hartford hotel.
"For 33 years, my heart has ached for this moment," said Peck, 56. The Colchester couple, one of eight plaintiff couples in the case, chose not to get a civil union because they considered it inferior to marriage.
On Friday, Peck called Conklin "my soon-to-be spouse."
The ruling culminates a long march toward acceptance for gay and lesbian couples, a journey that has shifted from the halls of the state Capitol to the chambers of the state's highest court. Through the years, legislators held countless hearings, and political support kept building — but gay rights activists decided last year to wait until the courts had weighed in.
"For nine years, the Connecticut legislature and the Connecticut courts have been moving along a path where they have considered a whole host of decisions pertaining to same-sex couples," said Rep. Michael Lawlor, a Democrat from East Haven and outspoken supporter of same-sex marriage. "Both the courts and the legislature have evolved. ... This is a topic most people didn't even think about 15 years ago."
The majority opinion, written by Palmer and joined by Justices Flemming L. Norcott Jr. and Joette Katz, along with Appellate Judge Lubbie Harper (sitting for Chief Justice Chase T. Rogers, who recused herself), rejects the notion of a "separate but equal" system of civil unions.
"Although marriage and civil unions do embody the same legal rights under our law, they are by no means 'equal,'" Palmer wrote. "As we have explained, the former is an institution of transcendent historical, cultural and social significance, whereas the latter most surely is not."
In other words, "separate but equal is not OK," said Susan Schmeiser, professor of family and gender law at the University of Connecticut School of Law. "Nothing short of marriage is going to satisfy the equal protection concern."
The court's ruling significantly expands the judicial protections afforded to gays and lesbians, Schmeiser said. "The bulk of the opinion is devoted to establishing that gay men and lesbians warrant protected status under the Connecticut constitution ... based on the history of discrimination that gay men and lesbians have suffered."
In a statement released minutes after the decision was posted on the judicial branch website, Gov. M. Jodi Rell said that she disagreed with it but would uphold it. She said that she was proud to sign the state's civil unions law in 2005, the first in the nation enacted without a court mandate, and thought it was "equitable and just," but that she does not support same-sex marriage.
And yet, Rell added, "the Supreme Court has spoken. ... I do not believe their voice reflects the majority of the people of Connecticut. However, I am also firmly convinced that attempts to reverse this decision — either legislatively or by amending the state constitution — will not meet with success. I will therefore abide by the ruling."
Other opponents, however, are already ratcheting up their campaign to stop same-sex marriage. They are pushing for passage of a ballot question asking voters if the state should convene a constitutional convention. Their hope is to use the convention to allow the state constitution to be reworked to allow for something called "direct initiative," a mechanism that permits citizens to force a vote on matters of public policy, such as same-sex marriage.
"The court has just usurped democracy in Connecticut and redefined marriage by judicial force," said Peter Wolfgang, executive director of the Family Institute of Connecticut. Connecticut voters will have one opportunity on Nov. 4 to reassert their right to self-government, he said.
Dissenting opinions were written by now-retired Justice David Borden, who was acting chief justice when the case was heard in May 2007, Justice Christine Vertefeuille and Justice Peter Zarella.
Senior Justice William J. Sullivan, one of the more conservative members of the court, removed himself from the panel just days before the case was scheduled to be heard. He did not give a reason.
Borden said it was far too early to say that civil unions signify second-class status. "Our experience with civil unions is simply too new and the views of the people of our state about it as a social institution are too much in flux to say with any certitude that the marriage statute must be struck down in order to vindicate the plaintiffs' constitutional rights," he wrote.
In his dissenting opinion, Zarella invoked that traditional view of marriage. "The ancient definition of marriage as the union of one man and one woman has its basis in biology, not bigotry," he wrote. "The fact that same sex couples cannot engage in sexual conduct of a type that can result in the birth of a child is a critical difference in this context."
Most of the eight couples in the case, Kerrigan et al. v. Commissioner of Public Health et al., are parents — in fact, there are 14 children spread among them.
According to an analysis of a U.S. Census Bureau survey by the Williams Institute, about 30 percent of the 9,546 same-sex couples in Connecticut are raising children.
Courant Staff Writer Bill Leukhardt contributed to this story.
Copyright © 2008, The Hartford Courant
I know, that's a long quote, but it is important. I live in Connecticut and this is another victory for human rights in this state. The struggle to have legal same sex marriage has been a long one and now it is successful. The next battles are clear, keep the Constitution in tact (no Constitutional Convention to dismantle it) and to protect the rights of all people from all forms of prejudice (namely protect rights to jobs, housing and services for Gender nonconforming people.)
As far as I can tell there have always been same sex couples living in committed relationships. There has just in the past been no legal recognition of their existence or rights. There have always been gender nonconforming people in society. They have lived and worked and some have thrived, but their ability to thrive has often been limited to their ability to "pass" (I really hate that term, but most people understand it.) Legal recognition of the right to have relationships, the right to work, the right to get housing, and the right to be in society is so critical.
One of the things I hate in the news is that it brings news of societal violence and tragedy. I find it so tragic when I see another transgender person who has become a victim of violence. I find it so tragic when I see news of another transgender person who has committed suicide. What we often do not see in the news though is the people who have been beaten or victimized, but not killed and the trans people who attempted suicide, but didn't succeed. Even more we don't see news of the trans people who have to work on the street because they are denied all other jobs. We don't hear of the ones who decide to work in the porn industry because they aren't allowed to work elsewhere. We don't see that homeless Trans individuals are denied access even to homeless shelters.
I rejoice in the legal victory in Connecticut because it means that attitudes are changing, but we must all remember that there is far more yet to do.
God's Peace,
Mother Michelle Hansen
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Top five moments from Day 15 of Rio Olympics
Medal count | Olympic schedule | Olympic news
Day 15 of the Rio Olympics featured plenty of upsets and surprises, including the U.S. men losing in heartbreaking fashion to Italy in men’s volleyball and world No. 1 wrestler Jordan Burroughs falling the quarterfinals. But it also featured plenty of fireworks from some usual suspects. Here’s the top five moments from the last Friday in Rio.
U.S. takes gold in women’s 4×100-meter relay
After nearly missing the 4×100 relay final because of a bad exchange in the preliminary heat, the U.S. women rebounded in dominating fashion, running away with the gold in the relay on the penultimate day of track and field competitions. They turned in a final time of 41.01 seconds to repeat as champions in the event, beating out Jamaica and Great Britain, who came in second and third place respectively. Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson, who won both the 100 and 200 sprints, couldn’t overcome the large lead the Americans built up, and Tori Bowie finished it off to wrap up another successful Olympic campaign on the track for Team USA.
Usain Bolt achieves career triple-triple
The world’s fastest man cemented his legacy as the greatest Olympic sprinter of all time, and arguably the greatest Olympian period, by leading Jamaica to a gold medal in the men’s 4×100 meter relay. The gold gives Bolt the rare triple-triple, winning three events at three consecutive Olympics in the same three events – the 100, 200, 4×100 relay. Jamaica came in first with a time of 37. 27, with Bolt anchoring the last leg and running away from Japan and the U.S., who earned silver and bronze respectively. But the U.S. was disqualified, giving Canada the bronze medal, but the Americans have appealed.
Usain Bolt leaves one of the greatest Olympic legacies. (AP)
Gunnar Bentz clears the air about involvement in alleged robbery incident
One of the four U.S. swimmers involved in the alleged robbery last week that has taken Rio by storm, Gunnar Bentz, issued a statement through the University of Georgia, where he is a student. Bentz wanted to clear the air about what happened on the controversial night, especially after Ryan Lochte fabricated a story about the swimmers being robbed at gunpoint. Bentz absolved himself of the situation, claiming he was never a suspect and that he never lied to authorities about what happened. He distanced himself from the actions of Lochte, whose behavior and subsequent lying has sparked outrage in Rio and prompted apologies from both himself and the USOC.
American women beat Italy for water polo gold medal
In another repeat championship performance, the U.S. women’s water polo team dominated Italy in the gold-medal match to win back-to-back Olympic titles. The U.S. won 12-5, capping off a three-year run of dominance that has seen it win nearly every tournament it has entered. The win was emotional for the team, and its coach Adam Krikorian, whose brother died unexpectedly two days before the team departed for Rio. The team ran through the Olympic tournament in Rio, going undefeated while snagging a second straight gold.
Team USA hoops beats Spain to set up final date with Serbia
Despite concerns about the U.S. team not being as good as it has been in past Olympics, the men’s basketball team took care of business Friday, outlasting Spain 82-76 in the semifinals. Klay Thompson led the Americans with 22 points after getting off to a slow start in group play. Pau Gasol and Spain looked poised to challenge the U.S. for a spot in the gold-medal match after winning silvers in 2008 and 2012, but just didn’t have enough to overcome the U.S. In the other semifinal matchup, Serbia put on a clinic against Australia, handily defeating the Aussies 87-61 in a game that was never close. A win Sunday would give the U.S. its third straight Olympic gold.
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Awareness of Galact Family
Posted by Bob07 on September 19, 2012 - 8:26am
Galactic family
Not all UFO's can possibly be of Nazi-earth origin.
This short video has some amazing and detailed UFO footage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulWK-Ni-xiw&feature=colike
You're welcome to imbed it if you know how.
Posted by ChrisBowers on September 19, 2012 - 10:49am
Totally agree Bob. My personal adjustment of the UFO phenomenon is that many of the sightings are actually sightings of our own home grown hidden agenda breakaway branch of humanity that has it's origin in the Nazi war machine and their continued working of their hidden agenda and advanced technology in Argentina after the war.
Wernher Von Braun, the famous rocket scientist that came over here from the Nazi war machine said some amazing things to Dr. Carol Rosin when he was dying of cancer. The following is an excerpt from an interview with Greer and Rosin...
As practically a deathbed speech, he educated me about those concepts and who the players were in this game. He gave me the responsibility, since he was dying, of continuing this effort to prevent the weaponization of outer space. When Wernher Von Braun was dying of cancer, he asked me to be his spokesperson, to appear on occasions when he was too ill to speak. I did this.
What was most interesting to me was a repetitive sentence that he said to me over and over again during the approximately four years that I had the opportunity to work with him. He said the strategy that was being used to educate the public and decision makers was to use scare tactics That was how we identify an enemy. The strategy that Wernher Von Braun taught me was that first the Russians are going to be considered to be the enemy. In fact, in 1974, they were the enemy, the identified enemy. We were told that they had "killer satellites". We were told that they were coming to get us and control us-that they were "Commies."
Then terrorists would be identified, and that was soon to follow. We heard a lot about terrorism. Then we were going to identify third-world country "crazies." We now call them Nations of Concern. But he said that would be the third enemy against whom we would build space-based weapons. The next enemy was asteroids. Now, at this point he kind of chuckled the first time he said it.
Asteroids- against asteroids we are going to build space-based weapons.
And the funniest one of all was what he called aliens, extraterrestrials. That would be the final scare. And over and over and over during the four years that I knew him and was giving speeches for him, he would bring up that last card. "And remember Carol, the last card is the alien card. We are going to have to build space-based weapons against aliens and all of it is a lie."
Here is a link to the whole interview
Testimony of Dr. Carol Rosin
"The way he said it to me, there was no doubt in my mind that he knew something that he was too afraid to talk about"
"I have debated Generals and Congressional Representatives. I have testified before the Congress and the Senate. I have met with people in over 100 countries. But I have not been able to identify who the people are who are making this space-based weapons system happen"
"I believe that this entire space-based weapons game is initiated right here in the United States of America. What I hope is that with this information that is being disclosed, the new administration will to do what is right. That is to transform the war game into a space game so that we use the technologies that are available not just as spin-offs of war technology, but as direct technological applications to build a cooperative space system that will benefit the entire world and that will allow us to communicate with the extraterrestrial cultures that are obviously out there"
Posted by Wendy on September 20, 2012 - 9:45am
I used to think they were all our own stuff until I heard Jim Marrs talk about the massive sightings in the late 1800's that made local newspapers thoughout the central and southern U.S. But then again, they could be time travelers...
Posted by lightwins on September 20, 2012 - 2:27pm
I Know My Galactic Family is Here, Do You? Video Goes Viral, Global
Last Friday, September 14, 2012, the InLight Radio team released the video, I Know My Galactic Family is Here, Do You?
The response has been overwhelmingly positive with just under 90,000 YouTube hits in less than a week.
The idea of this video was conceived by Steve Beckow roughly two weeks ago, and the InLight Radio team ran with it. It has been a grassroots production in every sense of the word, designed to announce Disclosure by ordinary citizens of earth. It was put together with the help of about 20 volunteers who are committed to getting the word out about our star brothers and sisters, and how they’re here to help humanity and the Earth.
The effort continues to get the video out globally. I’m so pleased to report that the audio has been transcribed and is being translated by a team of 38 volunteers on Luisa Vasconcellos’ translation team so the video can be shared with subtitles world wide! We hope to start posting these translated videos on the InLight Radio YouTube channel soon.
We put this together without spending a dime, using our own computers, ideas, drive and desire to create an informative and uplifting production. It was a lot of work, and we most certainly learned a lot as none of us are video production experts, yet we’ve achieved our goal in bringing this video to fruition.
But we still need your help! We need to continue to get this out! Send this to your friends, family and colleagues. Social media tools such as email, Facebook and Twitter are terrific ways to share this. This is Disclosure, folks. This may be as good as it gets for a while, until the governments fall in line.
The more we get the word out about our galactic family and help humanity become more comfortable and excited about their presence, the quicker our star brothers and sisters will make their presence known and assume a greater role in working with us to bring about a wonderful new world!
Share it right now:
Click here to view the embedded video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulWK-Ni-xiw
Posted by Noa on September 23, 2012 - 6:38pm
Nice to see some new UFO footage, assuming it's genuine.
Although I believe that there are many benevolent ETs watching us and possibly intervening on our behalf, I think it's naive to assume that all ETs are friendly. The video supports their claim by saying that if ETs meant to do us harm, they would've done it already. I think they already have.
There is strong evidence suggesting that earth's governments have been colluding with malevolent ETs since the mid-1940s. These are the ones who have been allowed to abduct people and conduct experiments on humans and animals (cattle mutilations) in exchange for sharing their advanced technology through secret projects carried out in places like Area 51.
I'm all for disclosure, but I want to know the whole truth. If "disclosure" comes through the globalist agenda, we can expect it to be sprinkled with half-truths and sugar coating.
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Nigerian Judiciary is still yet to be independent – CJN
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By On Nov 28, 2022
Justice Ariwoola made the disclosure in a speech he delivered to mark the commencement of the court’s 2022/23 Legal Year and swearing-in of newly conferred Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) Monday, November 28, 2022.
What Ariwoola said: According to the CJN, while the Judiciary “to a very large extent, is independent in conducting its affairs and taking decisions on matters before it without any extraneous influence”, the same cannot be said in the area of its finance.
“Nevertheless, I will make it clear to whoever that cares to listen that when the Nigerian Judiciary is assessed from the financial aspect, we are yet to be free or truly independent. The annual budget of the Judiciary is still a far cry from what it ought to be. The figure is either stagnated for a long period of time or it goes on a progressive decline when placed side by side with the current realities in the market.
“The only thing I can do at this juncture, is to plead with the other arms of government and allied agencies to clear all the impediments so we can enjoy our independence holistically. This is a clarion call to the other two arms of government to make the funding of the Judiciary a major priority.”
What you should know: ThePresident Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government had recently approved an immediate improvement in the welfare of judicial officers.
The approval, when effected, would be the first in nearly 14 years in the salaries of judges and would be coming about four months after the National Industrial Court (NIC) in Abuja made an order to that effect.
CJNIndependentjudiciaryNigerian
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The Informant! (2009)
A- SDG Original source: National Catholic Register
There are so many twists and turns to Steven Soderbergh’s deceptively light-hearted dark comedy The Informant! that by the time the end credits roll, it’s hard to recall that it all began with orange juice, maple syrup, biodegradable trash bags, jumbo shrimp and chickens.
Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Joel McHale, Patton Oswalt, Melanie Lynskey. Warner Bros.
Limited profane language and a number of obscenities; brief crass remarks and language and a comment about a perverted practice.
What do all these things have in common? Corn. Maple syrup and orange juice? Corn syrup. Trash bags? Corn starch makes them biodegradable. Chicken? Feed them lysine, an amino acid derived from corn, and they go to market in six months instead of eight. Jumbo shrimp? Take a guess.
“Corn goes in one end,” Marc Whitacre (Matt Damon) confides in an inner monologue voiceover as he walks the office floors of Archer Daniels Midland, “and profit comes out the other.” Whitacre was a divisional president at ADM in charge of bio-research in the early 1990s, and if you haven’t read Kurt Eichenwald’s The Informant: A True Story, on which the film is based, and don’t otherwise know Whitacre’s story, don’t Google him if you’re planning on seeing the film (and watch out for reviews, many of which reveal too much). It’s better to let the tale unspool on the screen like a multi-course meal at an unfamiliar restaurant.
All I will say is that, from the corn thing, The Informant! descends into a complex web of international corporate crime, whistle-blowing and a lengthy, covert federal investigation. It’s part Erin Brokovich or The Insider big-business malfeasance and whistleblowing, part breezy Catch Me if You Can or Burn After Reading caper comedy, with a bouncy score by Marvin Hamlisch and 1960s-esque title captions.
There’s a lot to chew on. Still, there is a moment when Whitacre comes face to face with a plate of puffy jumbo shrimp, and the whole premise of putting corn in everything is more than enough to give you pause, with or without criminal profiteering. On the other hand, who wants to give up $27 trays of 50 jumbo shrimp at Costco? Bring on the corn.
Although Whitacre jokingly assigns himself the code name “0014” because he’s “twice as smart as 007,” the character is light-years removed from a superspy — which, of course, is the point for Damon, coming off the Jason Bourne trilogy.
With thirty extra pounds, an unglamorous moustache and an embarrassing hairpiece, Damon is a comedic natural as the sort of compromised schlub often played by William H. Macy, but with an extra spark of charisma and intelligence, which makes sense for a PhD who became the youngest V.P. in ADM history, who pulled off — well, what happens in this movie — and who, in the aftermath, went on to earn a pair of law degrees, among other things.
Whitacre’s internal monologue is a brilliant twist on a hackneyed narrative device. At times, he seems to be taking us into his confidence, explaining to us the inner workings of not only of corporate success, but corporate malfeasance. It’s as if we were getting the voiceover narration from the tell-all memoir or exposé he never wrote.
But then at other times his thoughts merely flit randomly from one irrelevant topic to another, pondering the correct pronunciation of Porche, the size of a co-worker’s paycheck, the unsavory vices of Japanese businessmen, and a possible premise for a TV show about a man pursuing his own doppelgänger.
It’s quirky and amusing: a Tarantino-esque stream of pointless dialogue internalized into stream of consciousness, peppered with pop-culture cross-references to the corporate thrillers of 1993, The Firm and Rising Sun. But the moments Whitacre chooses for some of these meditations — in the midst of crucial meetings with corporate partners and FBI investigators — bespeaks a restless, isolated mind, withdrawn into itself, abstracted from the routines of daily life.
And then the other shoe drops, and we start to grasp that the explanatory intimations of his monologue aren’t just plot exposition, or after-the-fact exposé-style narration, but the narrative that Whitacre tells himself about his own life as he lives it.
People who are isolated in some way sometimes fill the psychic space around themselves by looking at the routines of their lives as if through the eyes of a stranger, or someone unfamiliar with what they do — an absent family member, say, or a visitor from another country or even another era — and imaginatively proceed to show that other person around, explaining their lives to themselves as they would to someone else. (Yes, I have done this myself in isolated moments; that’s how I know.) But Whitacre’s isolation is self-imposed; he has already withdrawn into his own inner world, where there is no one to talk to but himself.
But how reliable is his self-explanation? Whitacre presents himself as Tom Cruise in The Firm; he sees himself as a hero — and there’s a case to be made that he is, and people willing to make that case. As the movie tells it, the real hero could be Whitacre’s wife Ginger (excellent Melanie Lynskey), who twists her husband’s arm to tell the nice FBI agent (Scott Bakula) what he knows, even threatening to tell them herself if he doesn’t, and who then stands by her man through thick and thin.
Toward the end of The Informant! is a crucial scene in which the walls are closing in, and something unexpected happens to Whitacre’s interior monologue: It begins to converge with the actual discussion he is having. In a disconcerting way, there is almost a disconnect as he begins thinking things before saying them, and actually saying what he is thinking. And then comes a question for which he has no answer, except the shattering truth.
Each of us would like to think that, in such situations as the movie poses, we would do the right thing; in moments of crisis, we tell ourselves that that is what we have done. The Informant! confronts us with the inveterate human capacity for self-justification and self-deception, and the extent to which we are all prone to casting ourselves as the hero of our own drama and the victim of our own tragedy.
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Puerto Rico tourism craters in wake of Hurricane Maria
Published:Tuesday | October 24, 2017 | 12:00 AMAP
In this Friday, October 20, 2017 photo, a man walks past a boarded up clock repair store in the tourist area of Old San Juan one month after Hurricane Maria in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The high season begins in December, and tourism officials are hoping to lure some visitors, but that depends on when power is fully restored and how quickly hotels and attractions can repair the catastrophic damage. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)
In this Friday, October 20, photo, a crew hangs a banner on the Caribe Hilton hotel, featuring the Puerto Rican flag and the Spanish word ‘Strength’, one month after Hurricane Maria in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Caribe Hilton isn’t accepting reservations until the new year.
In this Friday, October 20 photo, German tourists Nikola Sheienssen and her son Stephan Julian walk past the Guarionex Cafe, one month after the passage of Hurricane Maria in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. The family from Kiel, Germany, said they had some trouble finding a hotel and were surprised by the empty streets and closed stores, but never considered cancelling their trip.
The narrow blue cobblestone streets of Old San Juan are deserted. Cigar shops are boarded up. Boutiques in bright colonial buildings are closed.
"It's like a ghost town," said Mike Maione, a 57-year-old tourist from Flanders, New Jersey, who was staying in the heart of the colonial city with his wife at a small hotel powered by a generator. "We've been here a number of times before, and the place is usually just crawling with tourists, but there's nobody here."
Tourism, a rare thriving sector on the island in a deep economic slump, is practically nonexistent a month after Hurricane Maria swept though. And part of the recovery from the storm depends on how fast visitors reappear.
About a third of the hotels in Puerto Rico remain shuttered. Restaurants and shops are still without power. Beaches are closed for swimming because of possible water contamination.
The high season begins in December, and tourism officials are hoping to lure some visitors, but that depends on when power is fully restored and how quickly hotels and attractions can repair the catastrophic damage.
"We want Puerto Rico to be more like New Orleans post-Katrina and Detroit post-financial crisis," said Jose Izquierdo, the executive director of Puerto Rico's government Tourism Company. Though, he hopes, on a faster timeline.
The United States territory usually sees more than five million visitors a year, and they spend close to US$4 billion, creating jobs for more than 80,000 people. While that's a small portion of the overall economy, about 8 per cent, money generated by visitors has been growing at the same time other sectors have shrunk during a 10-year recession.
Maria roared across the island on September 20 as a Category 4 storm, killing more than 50 people and knocking out electricity to the whole island. More than a month later, only 30 per cent of customers have power, though Governor Ricardo Rossello has pledged to get that to 95 per cent by December 31. Roughly 70 per cent of the communication network has been restored, and 70 per cent of the water service is back.
The main airport recently resumed full operations. Cruise ships are beginning to sail again. The Bacardi rum distillery's Casa Bacardi visitor centre will reopen for tours November 1. Nearly all the island's casinos are open. Old San Juan's colonial-era buildings mostly survived intact
"We don't want to give up entirely on the high season," said Izquierdo, who hopes business will be bolstered by Puerto Ricans coming home for the holidays, emergency federal officials working on the recovery and others coming with a sense of purpose to help rebuild. "And then post high-season, we continue to revamp the product," he said.
But for Scott Sutter, 59, of Munster, Indiana, the uncertainty was too much. He and his wife and son and daughter-in-law had planned to go to San Juan as part-work, part-vacation for his 60th birthday next month. Sutter owns a shoe company and has business in Puerto Rico, but they cancelled and are instead headed to Mexico.
"If anything, I feel guilty that we're not going and spending some money and helping keep some of these restaurants busy," he said. "But from what I see a lot aren't open yet. And we didn't think they could guarantee air conditioning. It was just too uncertain."
Despite the uncertainties ahead, Lonely Planet named San Juan among its top 10 cities to visit in 2018. The decision to include San Juan was made prior to hurricane season, but Lonely Planet decided to keep the city on the list, confident that it will be ready for tourists next year.
"When people do visit ... not only will they learn a lot about extensive history, they'll see the culture, but they'll also witness the resilience and ingenuity of its citizens," said Bailey Freeman, Lonely Planet's Central America and the Caribbean destination editor.
Scores of restaurants are open, but operating under truncated hours with limited menus and many without power. Some are offering discounted meals to locals who can't cook.
Chef Ariel Rodriguez, owner of Ariel, a fine dining spot open for almost 30 years where a two-course meal is US$54, said it's been nearly impossible to get ingredients. He was offering a meal of beef stew and rice for US$5. For smaller eateries like gastropub Gallo Negro, it's hard to pay the cost of diesel for generators, said Chef Maria Grubb. Her 52-seat restaurant hasn't been open for weeks.
"It's quite crushing," she said. "Rent is still due. Insurance is still due, distributors need to be paid. We have a staff of 14 people without any means of making money. That's the toughest part of all this."
The financial impact of Maria on the industry won't be clear until after the season ends, but the visible impact of the storm is more obvious. Some of the island's best-known attractions were battered, like El Yunque, a biologically diverse tropical rainforest of 45 square miles (11,700 hectares). Aerial footage shows massive defoliation, plus landslides and downed trees. One of the island's most famous resort hotels, El Conquistador in Fajardo, will be closed until the end of the year for repairs.
The expansive grounds of the Castillo San Felipe del Morro are open around the breathtaking 250-year-old Spanish fort that winds through the cliffs overlooking San Juan Bay, but the fort itself is still shut. Beaches that were slammed by lashing rain and winds may also be contaminated after sewers overflowed; environmental officials say no one should go in yet.
Even if people do come, finding a hotel will be tricky. There are roughly 100 hotels open, mostly powered by generators, but nearly all are occupied with recovery workers and it's not clear how long they're staying, though tourism officials say they expect more rooms available starting December 20. Of the premier resorts, the Caribe Hilton isn't accepting reservations until New Year's. The Ritz Carlton in San Juan won't open for guests until at least April.
Meanwhile, hospitality officials are encouraging do-gooders come to help rebuild. Local Guest, a website promoting sustainable tourism, is offering trips starting December 1 for people to come stay with families in hard-hit areas to help them rebuild, said creator Carmen Portela.
"After the hurricane I have to be honest, hearts were destroyed," she said, and she tried to figure out how to help on a larger scale. "If we don't help rebuild our country then there's nothing, there's nothing."
For now, businesses that count on tourism are staying afloat through emergency workers streaming onto the island.
"We're depending on them right now," said Carmelo Perez, manager of Gul Plaza Souvenir Store. The darkened shop sells t-shirts, shot glasses and other trinkets. Business is terribly slow, and they're praying people start coming back.
Some are. Stephan Renard, his wife Nikola Sheienssen and their son were visiting Old San Juan from Kiel, Germany, and planned to spend a day before heading off on a cruise. They had some trouble finding a hotel and were surprised by the empty streets and closed stores. But they never considered cancelling.
"If everybody stays away, how can they rebuild?" Renard asked.
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Alaska Becomes Fourth State To Legalize Recreational Marijuana
By December 4, 2014Marijuana Laws State-by-State, US State Laws
Finally, in another kick to the chin of the United States’ decades-long war on drugs, Alaska has joined Oregon and Washington, D.C. and legalized recreational marijuana. By making this move, Alaska has became the fourth state in the nation that has legalized recreational marijuana for adult use – Washington state and Colorado did their part when they legalized recreational cannabis in 2012.
It was a long and unique fight
Alaska has had a long history of flirting with recreational or medicinal use of cannabis. One could argue that the state has taken an exotic approach when, in 1975, the Alaskan Supreme court ruled in favor of people and decided that it is perfectly fine to posses and consume medical marijuana in their homes. The court found the people’s homes to be somewhat sacred when faced to the Governments interference of what people can and can’t do in privacy of their homes, as long as they are not hurting anybody – or themselves. However, what the Court failed to address is the question of where should people get that marijuana they are allowed to use in their homes? Today, that question has finally found an answer, not just for medical marijuana users, but also for those who enjoy it recreationally. As we know, medical marijuana was already legal in Alaska, however, now that the 52 percent of voters favored the Ballot Measure 2, Alaska has legalized recreational use of marijuana, which includes possession, use and sale of the drug.
The “Yes” campaign
What now seems as an easy win was actually the initiative that was years in the making. Voters from Alaska have been deciding on the fate of similar measures in 2000 and in 2004. Each new ballot has seen a raise in the percentage of voters in favor of the measure, starting with 40.9 percent of the vote that took the Measure 5 in 2000 and 44 percent voting in favor of the Measure 2 in the year 2004. Earlier this year, polls were showing support for the new measure at over 50 percent, but in weeks leading up to the election, the support appeared to have declined, making it impossible to guess which side would win. The “Yes” campaign was on the mission to get the message of all the failures of the marijuana prohibition across the state. Their strongest arguments pointed out the number of people in the state already using marijuana and the positive outcome of the legalization in terms of elimination of the black market and state being able to regulate and tax the substance already in use.
Marijuana control board
As far as regulations are concerned, adults age 21 and older are now allowed to posses up to 1 ounce of marijuana and grow up to six plants (with no more than three being mature) for personal use. Sales and possession of devices used for smoking and storing marijuana have also been legalized with this measure. After the measure has become the law, the state will create a “marijuana control board” – the group that will have to, within 9 months, come up with a set of regulations that will deal with the operations of marijuana businesses.
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If people only knew the real laws on marijuana and hemp, America would be doing so much better. No victim no crime! Every stoner should know how to challenge jurisdiction in a court room to get any victimless crime case dismissed. Television and entertainment are too distracting though… people have been tricked.
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California Communities Use State Grant to Combat Climate Change and Rising Rents
Investments in green infrastructure can provide environmental, health, and economic benefits to communities. California’s Transformative Climate Communities Program helps ensure that green infrastructure does not lead to displacement of low-income residents. Photo credit: istockphoto.com/DianeBentleyRaymond
Established in 2016, California’s Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) Program helps communities most impacted by pollution choose strategies and projects that reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. The program supports community driven, collaborative projects aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change while also supporting broader community benefits. Grantees can use TCC funds for various economic, environmental, and health initiatives such as urban greening, clean transit, and employment centers. TCC fund recipients, which can be consortiums of public agencies, local nonprofit entities, and residents, must also implement a plan to ensure that existing residents and stakeholders benefit from TCC-related investments. These antidisplacement measures typically include providing housing that is both sustainable and affordable as well as supporting grassroots efforts to enact policy changes to protect tenants facing eviction. The American Planning Association’s 2022 National Planning Conference featured a session focused on the antidisplacement plans and projects undertaken by some of these recipients. The session, “Planning for Community Development Without Displacement,” opened with an overview of the program from Gerard Rivero and Sophie Young of the California Strategic Growth Council (SGC), the state cabinet agency that awards TCC grants. Practitioners representing grant recipients in Los Angeles, Fresno, and Oakland discussed the antidisplacement element of their grants.
Supporting Grassroots Efforts To Avoid Displacement
Watts is a low-income neighborhood in southern Los Angeles with a population that is primarily Latino and African American. The neighborhood’s proximity to major highways and freight train lines, combined with its location directly under the flight path to Los Angeles International Airport, the world’s fifth-busiest airport, has led to high levels of air pollution. Industrial activity in the area has also polluted its air, soil, and water. In 2019, the SGC awarded a $33.25 million TCC grant to the Watts Rising Collaborative, a group of residents, local organizations, and public officials, to address the health and environmental issues in Watts. One member of the collaborative, Ivory Chambeshi, director of neighborhood initiatives for the Watts Rising Collaborative, explained that the award was designed to combine the strengths of grassroots advocacy with government power; in this case, the Mayor’s Office of Economic Opportunity collaborated with an established community-based nonprofit to create plans to mitigate displacement. The Mayor’s Office explored how the city could limit displacement by updating the housing element of its comprehensive plan to promote multiplex developments. Meanwhile, residents advocated for initiatives such as a “local preference policy” that would prioritize existing Watts residents for select units in a proposed mixed-income housing project in the neighborhood. To illustrate the extent of collaboration, Chambeshi discussed the vital role of students in a local university’s Master of Public Health program in research and other support. She concluded by emphasizing the importance of antidisplacement planning accompanying all large infrastructure projects.
Fresno has also long struggled with health and environmental disparities. Since the mid-20th century, suburban sprawl and the displacement of agricultural land has led to an economically distressed downtown. Some neighborhoods, such as Chinatown and Southwest Fresno, have among the highest concentrations of poverty in the nation, and the air in the city’s urban core is highly polluted. Neighborhood residents have limited access to green space and healthy food. In 2019, the SGC awarded $66.5 million to the Fresno Transformative Climate Communities Collaborative, which consists of residents and stakeholders in the downtown, Chinatown, and Southeast Fresno neighborhoods, to address environmental, economic, and public health issues in the city’s urban core. Amber Crowell, a member of the city’s antidisplacement task force, is working with grassroots organizations supporting the antidisplacement work that the TCC program mandates. Crowell explained that Fresno is experiencing a housing crisis, with rents rising at one of the fastest rates in the country. Although housing prices in the Central Valley are not as high as those in many other parts of the state, Fresno’s rising costs combined with its relatively high poverty rate has left approximately 56 percent of the city’s renters cost burdened. After more than a year of public meetings, lectures, and surveys led by a consulting group, residents produced a report containing policy recommendations, 10 of which the task force formally proposed to the city council. These policies include a right to counsel provision for tenants facing eviction, a community land trust, homeowner and renter assistance, and rent stabilization policies. The city is expected to consider some of these recommendations.
Residents of Oakland’s East Oakland neighborhood, who are predominantly people of color, face disproportionately high health risks, limited opportunities for outdoor recreation, and climate vulnerabilities such as inland flooding. To address these and other inequities in the area, the state awarded Oakland a $28.2 million TCC grant in 2020 to fund its Better Neighborhoods, Same Neighbors initiative. In accordance with the program’s goal of bringing resources to underserved communities without displacing residents, the initiative includes plans for bringing more affordable housing, green space, and other community amenities to East Oakland. The grant directly funds multiple community organizations, including the East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative. B. Vanessa Coleman, the project manager of Better Neighborhoods, Same Neighbors, explained how this “black-led and BIPOC [black, indigenous, and people of color]-centered” cooperative addresses climate gentrification and preserves affordable housing. The entity acquires residential properties by selling $1,000 “shares” to investors. The shares, which can be purchased up front or in installments, earn a 1.5 percent dividend and can be redeemed after a period lasting at least 5 years. The investors, along with residents, become co-owners of the property. All major decisions regarding the properties, including those related to funding, are made democratically, although staff help educate tenants about their rights and resources. Coleman explained that the goal is for this model to “ultimately go from ownership to stewardship.” The cooperative has proven quite popular; the organization has already sold approximately 2,300 shares to 458 investors. Coleman believes, however, that more ambitious policies such as a tenant “right to purchase” act are needed to make housing affordable for vulnerable residents.
Simultaneously Addressing Climate Change and Gentrification
Research shows that, although investments in green infrastructure provide social benefits to communities, they often can lead to gentrification and displacement of low-income residents. In supporting projects that bring environmental, health, and economic benefits to California’s communities, the TCC Program recognizes the need to ensure that residents of these underserved communities are not priced out of the market. TCC recipients understand this need and, as Coleman said, seek to “bring better resources” to communities “while keeping the same neighbors.” Constructing and preserving affordable housing as well as supporting legislation granting greater rights to tenants are just some of the ways recipients can fight displacement.
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Dr. Jaffe’s long-standing area of expertise has been in the area of family therapy, divorce related issues, custody evaluations, and addictive disorders. He has been distinguished in his teaching, article publications and author of book chapters. Also included in his publications are articles that deal with psychological assessment in child custody and Forensic Psychology, such as his recent article entitled, Dependent Personality as an Affirmative Defense.. He has testified in high profile rape and murder cases where substance use was an issue to be considered by the jury in their deliberations.
Dr. Jaffe was uniquely authorized to administer psychological testing to elected members of the House and Senate of the Illinois General Assembly for a research study of this population. In addition, he has worked with aviation and the airline industry where he has served as a consultant. He brings a large fund of psychological knowledge to this industry as a licensed pilot.
An unusual honor to be bestowed on a psychologist, Dr. Jaffe has been selected to be published in the University of La Verne Law Review for his work on divorce and child custody matters. He has served as a consulting editor to Complete Guide to Women’s Health, an encyclopedia published by the American Medical Association Publication. In addition he has been published in several American Bar Association Journals. His work as an expert witness has been noted by his recognition in the Jury Verdict Reporter.
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Can we vote in Sanders’ political revolution?
American history shows the kind of struggle needed to make genuine change, explains Sandy Boyer.
EVEN A somewhat cynical 71-year-old socialist like me could be thrilled to see Bernie Sanders talking about the need for an American political revolution on MSNBC during the November 6 Democratic Party debate. To be honest, I'm not sure that I ever expected to see a leading presidential candidate say we need a revolution on prime time TV.
When Bernie Sanders says we need a political revolution, he's mostly talking about turning many thousands of new people out to vote. That would obviously be a very good thing. It's just that it's not enough to win the meaningful social changes that would add up to a political revolution.
For example, Sanders was appearing in what MSNBC billed as the "First in the South Presidential Forum." Until just over 50 years ago, very few Black people could vote in the South. Only a real political revolution won that most basic democratic right.
It began when tens of thousands of Black people in Montgomery walked for more than a year rather than ride the segregated buses. Soon there were sit-ins and freedom rides, demonstrations and marches. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets. Many were arrested. Some were killed.
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Even when voting rights had been won, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. found that they weren't enough without jobs, housing and an end to poverty. Of course, Bernie Sanders wants those things too. But it was King who insisted they had to be fought for in the streets, not just at the ballot box.
Before he died, Dr. King was organizing the Poor People's Campaign to bring tens of thousands of people to Washington and shut the government down until Congress acted to end poverty. So far, Bernie Sanders' political revolution doesn't seem to involve that kind of radical popular mobilization.
Now, Sanders has built his presidential campaign largely around preserving and expanding New Deal programs like Social Security and unemployment insurance. They weren't won because Franklin Delano Roosevelt was some kind of people's champion. Or even because the Democrats had big majorities in both the House and Senate. Instead it took a massive, militant popular movement extending from the factories into the communities.
The Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) was built on a national wave of sit-down strikes. The Flint sit-down strike that won the first United Auto Workers (UAW) contract has become legendary. Not too many people know that steel workers, rubber workers, and even bakery and Woolworth workers sat down, too.
The CIO was never nonviolent. Strikers fought hand-to-hand battles against scabs, cops and even the National Guard. Longshoremen, autoworkers, steelworkers and Teamsters died fighting for the union.
IN COMMUNITIES like Harlem, it was very hard for landlords to even evict unemployed people who couldn't make the rent. As soon as the cops put people on the street, their neighbors put their furniture right back in. Confronted by large, angry crowds, the cops often thought discretion was the better part of valor.
As difficult as it may be to believe today, many in the political and economic establishment seriously believed that unless they granted major reforms, they were likely to face a socialist revolution.
The civil rights movement and the CIO are what actual political revolutions look like. It would take something close to them to win even some of Bernie Sanders' goals, such as ending poverty, equal pay for women, reversing climate change, full employment, free public education and universal health care.
Bernie Sanders isn't going to get the 2016 Democratic Presidential nomination. The Democratic Party establishment, the billionaire and millionaire donors, the mainstream media and even the top leaders of most AFL-CIO unions will make sure of that.
Many of us had hoped that Sanders would run an independent presidential campaign. Unfortunately, he's made it perfectly clear that he won't even consider that. He's promised the Democrats that come November, he'll be out there campaigning for Hillary.
Even so, Bernie Sanders could still work for a political revolution after the November election is over. He could do it by joining the social movements that can win the real social change we need so badly.
Bernie could be there any time an innocent African American is murdered by the cops. He could speak at climate-change demonstrations from coast to coast. He could walk the picket line with minimum-wage workers demanding $15 an hour. These kinds of actions would accomplish much more than getting out the vote for Democratic politicians.
What we know for sure is that Bernie is absolutely right when he says the U.S. needs a political revolution. His campaign is introducing the idea to millions of people who never even considered it before. But if we're going to have a political revolution, we'll have to make it through grassroots struggle, with or without Bernie Sanders.
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I grew up in Europe, so naturally, we were listening more of European music from multiple countries. 3 people found this helpful. Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2018. Quick dispatch. Love both CDs! See all 6 formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Bonnie Tyler Super Hits has the correct rendition of Total eclipse of the heart. Great Collection of Bonnie Tyler's Classic Songs! The daughter of a … 19.5k Followers, 64 Following, 107 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Bonnie Tyler (@bonnietylerofficial) bonnietylerofficial. International orders sent Airmail. Bonnie Tyler - The Best 1988 (High Quality, TopPop) - YouTube Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2017. Coronavirus Update. "Lost In France". Her voice packs a punch and has real depth and power. The Best Is Yet to Come is the upcoming eighteenth studio album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. And not content with triumphing once, Bonnie Tyler reinvented herself and … $7.90: $4.54: Audio CD $13.02 4.7 out of 5 stars 144 ratings. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Bonnie Tyler - The Best at Discogs. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Helpful. She first came to prominence in 1976 with the song, "Lost in France", which made the UK top 10. Fans will get a full first taste of the forthcoming album next Friday, December 18th, when the first song “When The Lights Go Down” will be available for streaming and download. The songs were the ones I grew up with in 80's and 90's. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000MEWOYO/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1. Just love it! She had a transatlantic top 5 hit with "It's a Heartache" in 1978. Worldwide shipping. The official website of Bonnie Tyler - new album 'The Best Is Yet to Come' out 26 February 2021! Bonnie was one of them. I am happy I purchased. 2015 two CD collection from the Welsh vocalist. 4 stars but a few were only OK. "I need a Hero" sounds very good, great instrument separation. Her biggest U.S. and European hits are here, notably "Holding Out for a Hero," "It's a Heartache," "If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)," "Lost in France," and her timeless, signature song, "Total Eclipse of the Heart," which sounds just as good (or better) many years after its original release. Bonnie Tyler - The Best Is Yet To Come - Amazon.com Music. 107 posts; 19.5k followers; 64 following; Bonnie Tyler The official Instagram of Bonnie Tyler. Buyer beware, however, this version of "Total Eclipse of the Heart" is severely edited, about three minutes shorter than the definitive, original version. The Cherry Pop label followed later in the year with a collection of Remixes and Rarities. Great Collection of Bonnie Tyler Classic Songs! This is a terrific set with all her greatest hits that I love. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. In 2017, Tyler landed on the Billboard 200 for the first time since 1986 with The Very Best of Bonnie Tyler. Another studio album, Between the Earth and the Stars, arrived in 2019 via Ear Music. Label: Columbia - 473522 2,Columbia - 4735222003 • Format: CD Compilation, Reissue • Country: Europe • Genre: Electronic, Rock • Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop This album is a good selection of her songs 2019, Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2019. Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2019. The first lady of pop/rock, Bonnie Tyler, has had a remarkable career spanning 5 decades. Relive those bad times or good times as the case may be with the Very Best of Bonnie Tyler - - - U will find Urself singing along with her - loudly ~:0) Read more. Bonnie Tyler, born Gaynor Hopkins in a Skewen council estate, had already been on a music-business ride by the time she found Steinman. I enjoyed most of the songs. Tyler's version was produced by Desmond Child and released on her 1988 album Hide Your Heart (in the US the album was titled Notes from America). She first came to prominence in 1976 with the song, "Lost in France", which made the UK top 10. The song was written by Mike Chapman and Holly Knight. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 6, 2019, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 1, 2018, This is just what my husband wanted, as he is blind he likes his music, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2018, Very happy with product all the hits were here and a number I had not heard also, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 1, 2018. Raised in a large but close-knit family, Bonnie's rise to fame may not have followed the classic rock 'n' roll stereotype, but she was no overnight success. Her … Audio CD. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2019. There are better hits compilations on this artist, but this one is good for the casual fan, if they can overlook the travesty of the truncated "Total Eclipse of the Heart. Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2019. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. The song was written by Mike Chapman and Holly Knight. This is the 2nd set I bought just in case the first set stops playing well, and now I have a set for my car, too. Buy the album for $9.99. The Cherry Pop label followed later in the year with a collection of Remixes and Rarities. Bonnie Tyler, Soundtrack: Metropolis. Holding Out For A Hero: The Very Bes T Of. There are arguably only four classic Bonnie originals here but her cover versions are fantastic. In 2017, Tyler landed on the Billboard 200 for the first time since 1986 with The Very Best of Bonnie Tyler. Complete your Bonnie Tyler collection. Please try again. France Version. Born on June 8, 1951 in Skewen, Neath, Wales. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! Find album reviews, stream songs, credits and award information for Playlist: The Best of the EastWest Years - Bonnie Tyler on AllMusic - 2016 Comment: Bonnie Tyler - Best - 7 Inch - UK Pressing - Cbs - 1988 - BEST1 - B/W Fire Below Pic Sleeve Has Sticker Mark On Front - Condition (Sleeve/Disc): VG+/EX. From shop TidarShop. She's like a female Rod Stewart, with a wonderfully deep croaky voice that adds a crackling touch of sandpaper to any classic song. There's a problem loading this menu right now. It is scheduled to be released on 26 February 2021. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Connect with Bonnie. James Wood. In this creative environment Bonnie Tyler made her biggest worldwide breakthrough. Official Music Video. Other highlights include "More Than a Lover"; "Save Up All Your Tears," which was a hit for Cher; "The Best," which was a hit for Tina Turner; "Don't Turn Around," a hit for Ace of Base; her passionate take on Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Have You Ever Seen the Rain"; and her cover of the Bee Gees' "To Love Somebody." The Best Is Yet To Come can easily be described as one of Tyler’s best. I was a teenager in the '70's and have been enjoying many of my favorites from the '70's and '80's. Audio CD. She's like a female Rod Stewart, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 14, 2017. This one features songs that appear on many others, but does offer a few highlights. Latest News. I recently spoke with Bonnie Tyler about The Best Is Yet To … Two CD album with first containing excellent selections which I recognized, second not so much. Bonnie Tyler, Soundtrack: Metropolis. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Outstanding clear tracks ....would recommend. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Recognised for her distinctly raspy voice and soulful pop repertoire, Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler had her first worldwide hit in 1978 with "It's a Heartache" from her second album, Natural Force.Characteristic of her work in the '70s, it blended elements of country, rock, and pop. "Loving You Is A Dirty Job But Somebody's Got To Do It". Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. It was released as the single from Bonnie's 1988 album "Hide Your Heart". Following a throat operation, she inadvertently developed her distinct singing voice. BONNIE TYLER has announced the release of her brand-new studio album “The Best Is Yet To Come”, out on February 26th, 2021 on earMUSIC. An uplifting, musical jaunt that takes her unique sound, passion and energy and moves it well into the 21st century. Bonnie Tyler Announces ‘The Best Is Yet to Come’ European Tour 2022 15 December 2020; Bonnie Tyler Announces New Album ‘The Best Is … Another studio album, Between the Earth and the Stars, arrived in 2019 via Ear Music. Amazon Customer. For anyone who cannot wait, a beautiful 3-Track-Medley is… "If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man)" "Here She Comes". All the songs are great and fun to listen to. This collection is fabulous value at the price. Latest news, concert tickets, merchandise and music videos. Born on June 8, 1951 in Skewen, Neath, Wales. Her new album The Best Is Yet to Come picks up exactly where her classic songs like “Holding Out for a Hero” and “Total Eclipse of the Heart” left off. I never tire of listening to her songs. Preview, buy, and download songs from the album The Very Best of Bonnie Tyler, including "Holding Out for a Hero," "Faster Than the Speed of Night," "Here She Comes (Edited Version)," and many more. Her calling cards are the global number one smash ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’, but also of course ‘Holding Out for a Hero’. ‘The Best Is Yet To Come’: Indomitable Songstress Bonnie Tyler Discusses Her Uplifting New Album. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. "Holding Out For A Hero" (Club Mix) "It's A Heartache". Follow. Favorite Add to Tyler The Creator - Album Collage / Premium Unisex T-shirt Thonami. "Total Eclipse Of The Heart". Songs start at $1.29. Please try again. Following a throat operation, she inadvertently developed her distinct singing voice. I catch myself singing along in my car. Great retro party music! Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Bonnie Tyler - The Very Best Of at Discogs. Price New from Used from Audio CD, Import, November 15, 2011 "Please retry" $13.02 . There are a myriad of import Bonnie Tyler hit collections. Official Music Video. Skip to main content.us. Comment Report abuse. 4.8 out of 5 stars 299 # 1 Best Seller in Alternative Rock. Unable to add item to List. ", Loving You's a Dirty Job But Somebody's Got to Do It, A Rockin' Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love). Bonnie Tyler (born Gaynor Hopkins on 8 June 1951- Skewen, Wales, United Kingdom) is a Welsh singer. $9.02. Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2020, There are arguably only four classic Bonnie originals here but her cover versions are fantastic. 5.0 out of 5 stars Bonnie Tyler -- One Great Artist. This one features songs that appear on many others, but does offer a few highlights. I loved the songs so much that I decided to buy a second one for my daughter. Bonnie Tyler - The Best. Tour Dates. The album was released in September in France digitally before being released commercially in October. Best Of 3 CD is a compilation album by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, featuring three CDs that consist of tracks from Tyler's 2005 album Wings, selections from her live album Bonnie Tyler Live and other tracks from the 1980s. Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2019, "Total Eclipse of the heart" sounds like they used a snare drum instead of the bass drum that really hits and gives this song more depth. evermore Taylor Swift. Bonnie Tyler The Best Tyler, Bonnie (Artist) Format: Audio CD. She made music history with her instantly recognizable voice. Tottes emosh. She had a transatlantic top 5 hit with "It's a Heartache" in 1978. Bonnie Tyler Sweatshirt, Bonnie Tyler Sweatshirt Clothing Best Seller, Bonnie Tyler Unisex Heavy Blend Crewneck Sweatshirt TidarShop. Hello Select your address ... Bonnie Tyler. 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Hermannia saccifera
Hermannia saccifera (Turcz.) K. Schum.
Common names: cumin hermannia (Eng.); komynbossie (Afr.)
Hermannia saccifera is fairly widespread along the southern coast of South Africa, where it occurs on stony clay slopes from the Riviersonderend mountains and Bredasdorp in the Western Cape to Uitenhage in the Eastern Cape.
In its natural habitat the plant is a low sprawling strangling shrublet to 400 mm, however in cultivation, although still a sprawler, it maintains a very compact habit, rarely exceeding 100 mm in height. The leaves are smooth, hairless, shiny, regularly toothed and bright green in colour.
The flowers, usually 2 per peduncle, are bright yellow, pendulous, bell-shaped and cover the plant during spring (August to October), making quite a show.
Hermannia saccifera is not threatened.
Hermannia saccifera grows on stony clay slopes in the Riviersonderend Moutains to Bredasdorp in the Western Cape into the Eastern Cape.
Hermannia saccifera was first described in 1858 as Mahernia saccifera by Turczanimow. It was later transferred to the genus Hermannia, by K. Schuman. Hermannia is named after Paul Herman (1640-1695), German professor of botany at Leyden and one of the first travellers and collectors at the Cape, while Mahernia is an anagram of Hermannia, although missing an n, and has no significance other than that. The specific name saccifera is Latin and loosely translated means 'carrying or bearing a bag'. It is known locally as the komynbossie (cumin bush), and honey made from the nectar is known as komynheuning (cumin honey), presumably because the flavour it gives the honey is reminiscent of cumin.
There are about 180 species of Hermannia, approximately162 of which occur in southern Africa and 11 in tropical Africa with 30 southern African species that extend their ranges into tropical Africa. There are only 3 species in America and 1 or more in Australia.
Hermannia saccifera flowers are well visited by bees.
No cultural or medicinal uses are known. Hermannia saccifera can be used as a groundcover, a container plant, or a hanging basket plant, and is suitable for coastal gardens. It works particularly well as a groundcover on a slope, hanging over a wall, in a rockery, or in terraforce walls.
Growing Hermannia saccifera
Hermannia saccifera is a medium to fast growing, evergreen, prostrate, mat-forming herbaceous perennial. It is best on a slope in a sunny position, in acidic to neutral, well-drained, sandy loam soil. A single plant can be expected to cover one square metre in a year. Hermannia saccifera is wind tolerant, but is sensitive to frost and requires protection in the colder regions of South Africa. It also qualifies as a water-wise (drought tolerant) plant, and when established tolerates the winter rainfall - summer drought conditions in the Western Cape very well, but does require at least a weekly watering in summer to look its best. It has no major pests or diseases, and can be pruned to shape as required.
Propagation is by seed or cuttings, but seed grown plants appear to make stronger plants and are quicker to establish themselves when planted out than those produced by cuttings. Seed is best sown in late summer to autumn, or in spring. The seedlings should emerge within 10 days and can be pricked out when large enough to handle. Softwood or herbaceous cuttings should be taken from a vigorous actively growing mother plant in spring to early summer, treated with a rooting hormone, and placed in a propagation unit with bottom heat of up to 28C (80F) and intermittent mist. Rooting should occur within 4 weeks, with a 40% success rate.
Saunders, R. 1987, A plant worth cultivating - Hermannia saccifera, Veld & Flora, Volume 73(1):24-25
Goldblatt, P. & Manning, J., 2000, Cape Plants, A Conspectus of the Cape Flora of South Africa, NBI, Pretoria & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, Missouri
Smith, C.A., 1699, Common Names of South African Plants, Dept. of Agricultural Technical Services, Botanical Survey Memoir No 35, Government Printer.
Jackson, W.P.U., 1990, Origins and Meanings of Names of South African Plant Genera, U.C.T. Printing Dept., Cape Town.
Kirstenbosch Horticultural Notes
Leistner, O.A. (ed.), 2000, Seed plants of southern Africa: families and genera, Strelitzia 10., National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Bernard Brown & Alice Notten
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Plant Type: Ground Cover, Scrambler, Shrub
SA Distribution: Eastern Cape, Western Cape
Soil type: Sandy, Clay, Loam
Flower colour: Yellow
Aspect: Full Sun
Gardening skill: Easy
Feeds honeybees
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Victoria, BC (April 17, 2018) – Charlie Parker, Graeme Parker, Justus Edmundson & Ray Blender of RE/MAX Camosun in Victoria, BC, are pleased to announce Isabella MacKay of Esquimalt High School is one of the sixteen students chosen from Western Canada to receive the RE/MAX 2018 ‘Quest for Excellence’ bursary valued at $1,000.
The annual RE/MAX Quest for Excellence program encourages graduating students from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon and Northwest Territories to submit an essay detailing the contributions they have made to their communities. The bursary winners have all demonstrated exceptional motivation, leadership, and communication skills.
“This year’s Quest for Excellence winners have all shown leadership qualities far beyond their age,” says Marie Sheppy, Manager, Corporate Affairs, RE/MAX of Western Canada. “It’s amazing to see how much of a positive impact these individuals have made to their communities.”
“The Quest for Excellence program gives us an opportunity to acknowledge amazing young leaders throughout Western Canada,” said Elton Ash, Regional Executive Vice President, RE/MAX of Western Canada. “RE/MAX is honoured to support these inspirational students. Congratulations to all of the 2018 recipients!”
Quest for Excellence Bursary Winners are as follows:
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William R. Johnson Coliseum, Nacogdoches, Texas Attendance: 1,920
No. 23 Gonzaga women beat SFA in homecoming for Truong twins
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) Kaylynne Truong had 21 points and seven assists, Yvonne Ejim added 19 points and nine rebounds and No. 23 Gonzaga beat Stephen F. Austin 71-59 on Thursday night in a homecoming for the Truong twins.
Kayleigh Truong and Kaylynne both graduated from Jersey Village High School in Houston. In 2019, they led the Falcons to a District 17-6A championship with a 33-3 overall record and 16-0 in district play.
Kayleigh Truong (foot), Eliza Hollingsworth (illness) and Maud Huijbens (concussion) did not play for Gonzaga (7-1), which left just eight players in uniform.
But that didn't slow the Bulldogs early on as Ejim scored the first seven points of the game and Gonzaga made its first seven field goals during a 14-0 run. Stephen F. Austin missed its first 11 shots and trailed 23-5 before making its first basket with under a minute to play in the opening quarter.
Gonzaga led by as many as 18 points in the game. SFA scored the opening six points of the fourth quarter to get within 53-49, but Brynna Maxwell converted a three-point play for Gonzaga and Truong added a 3-pointer for a 10-point lead.
Maxwell finished with 13 points for Gonzaga (7-1). Calli Stokes made her first career start and scored eight points.
Kyla Deck scored 22 points, with four 3-pointers, for SFA (5-2), which also lost to Rice. Aiyana Johnson added 13 points.
SFA opened the second quarter on an 14-2 run, capped by back-to-back 3-pointers by Deck, to get within 27-23. The Bulldogs were ahead 36-29 at the break after shooting 56%.
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Interview with Keith Moxey
On April 20, Keith Moxey gave the third lecture in the Handwerker Gallery Critical Forum. Moxey is a professor of art history at Barnard College, Columbia University. His critical practice, based on a strong theoretical position, conceives of image analysis as the constant reinscription of the visual production within its historical context. In his lecture, "Nostalgia for the Real: The Troubled Relation of Art History and Visual Studies," Moxey critically analyzed from the poststructuralist theoretical position the historical production of both art history and visual studies, the mutual interdependence and exclusions of their disciplinary boundaries, and the strategic difference of visual studies. After the lecture, the gallery asked Moxey to explain some of the interesting points he had raised.
Keith Moxey is Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Art History at Barnard College and Columbia University in New York city. He is the author of books on the historiography and philosophy of art history, as well as on sixteenth century painting and prints in Northern Europe. His publications include The Practice of Persuasion: Politics and Paradox in Art History (2001); The Practice of Theory: Poststructuralism, Cultural Politics and Art History (1994); Peasants, Warriors, and Wives: Popular Imagery in the Reformation (1989). He is also the co-editor of several anthologies: Art History, Aesthetics, Visual Culture (2002), The Subjects of Art History: Historical Objects in Contemporary Perspective (1998), Visual Culture: Images and Interpretations (1994), and Visual Theory: Painting and Interpretation (1991).
From Handwerker Gallery Newsletter, Fall 1999., Vol. 1, No. 3
• What is the position of visual studies within the existing academic institutional framework? In other words, in what way does its relationship with art history inform its own disciplinary position?
— I would say that art history and visual studies are two projects not necessarily antagonistic to one another. There is no need for people involved in art history to be worried about the fate of their discipline because of the rise of something called visual studies. Visual studies allows art historians to look beyond the parameters of the canon, at objects that have not traditionally been the focus of their interest. What then would be the relation between the study of the canon and the study of the visual culture? How do we define these terms?
I think that the notion of art has a historiography on its own - namely, the historiography that grew in the late 18th century with the development of aesthetics. This is a special discourse about cultural artifacts that are privileged by means of the concept of art. This has become a part of the culture to which we belong. It is a way of speaking a language, and it is not something that visual studies would seek to contest. I think the point of putting the study of "art with a capital A" alongside, say, the study of television or film or advertising would not be to suggest that everything is the same - not to suggest that we live in a sea of images and one medium is the same as the other. The point is really to show how different they are, to be able to compare the different ways in which these genres are understood. In other words, how it would profit an art historian to be familiar with film studies.
There are all sorts of strategies, heuristic tools, that have been developed in the context of film studies that could also be used in art history. We have seen some of these border crossings already when people applied the concept of the gaze to art history. One would observe the traditions associated with each of the media in order to benefit from the theoretical structures associated with those studies, rather than to collapse them all into some undifferentiated mass of images. I think that is a caricature, to suggest that visual studies ignores the distinction between something called art and other things called television, film, and advertising. Visual studies, at least in my view, would not propose to treat them all as if they are equivalent because they are not. We meet them in the context of traditions, and these traditions are worth respecting.
• How, then, is one to define the visual within the context of visual studies?
— I think that there is a widespread misunderstanding - at least in the essays by Rosalind Krauss and in some of the questions that informed the 1996 issue of the journal October - that somehow visual culture deals with disembodied images. Nothing could be further from what the visual studies program might want to concern itself with.
Visual studies regards images as saturated with language - absolutely through and through; you cannot distinguish the two. They are absolutely interlocked. To talk about visual studies is not to suggest that the visual is somehow wholly distinct from language, but that images have a complicated relation to language. Anybody who is familiar with word-image problems knows that images do things that words cannot. It is very hard to use language to try to account for the specificity of the visual. There is clearly a big difference between these two ways of understanding. Martin Jay writes in his book Downcast Eyes (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1993) that you cannot write without evoking images. The reverse is true: you cannot have images without evoking the language.
• Donald Prezziosi, in an interesting turn of phrase, speaks of modernity as the main product of art history. Would it then be possible to speak about visual studies as both being produced by and producing postmodernism?
— I would tend to put it the other way around: far from modernity being produced by art history, it is clear that modern- ity is the impetus behind art history. If we understand modernity as the cultural period that is informed by a notion of teleological development inspired by the Hegelian notion of history, then clearly art history is deeply indebted to this philosophical attitude and this way of understanding the world. Art history has a beginning, a middle, and an end, and it is always going somewhere. For Heinrich Wölfflin this is the movement from Renaissance to baroque. These are the foundations of art history, and it seems to me that art history is deeply indebted to the 19th-century ideas that are basis for modernism.
Turning now to postmodernity: first of all, "postmodernism" is a very complicated term that has been defined and redefined over and over again. I would like to associate postmodernity with poststructuralism. If this is the way postmodernity is understood, then it poses a challenge to all the assumptions made in modernity - the notion of history as teleological, the notion that there is a way of basing knowledge on foundational principles, the idea that language may be transparent to the world. On this basis, it would be possible to think of visual studies as both produced by and producing postmodernism. What I mean by that is that visual culture would not be interested in some foundationalist theory of knowledge; it would not be interested in the universalist theme of aesthetics. It would recognize different subject positions, insisting that subjectivity is always embedded in history. It is gendered, it has ethnic qualities, qualities related to the cultural background, to sexual preferences. Once that has been understood, then visual studies becomes a situated knowledge rather than a knowledge that pretends to universality. And if it is situated and has recognized its situatedness, then it becomes antimodernist. Insofar as it is antimodernist, it is antitraditional art history. Indeed, if art history has a future, it will depend on the status of art as a discursive practice rather than upon its claims to transcendent autonomy.
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Copyright 1993 Dave Sim
The point Martin Wagner was making was that publishing, like drawing and writing has to be in your blood. He used to photocopy his amateur super-hero strips at his dad's office when he was a kid. It's an interesting point. For some of us writing and drawing was only part of our interest in comic books. The other part, which was just as important, was reproducing and circulating our work. For most, editors and publishers are the missing part of the equation; the mystical beings who will turn their finished pages into comic books and a cheque. For others of us, they're the ones who hog some of the best toys in the sandbox. Our sandbox. The exact percentage of people who think one way rather than the other is still determined, I think, by happenstance. But it is something to think about.
One thing that I wish a lot of self-publishers (or rather would-be-self-publishers) would lose is the notion that a professional cartoonist's opinion of your work has any validity whatsoever. I understand the motivation in taking a portfolio of pages to a convention and asking every professional there for a critique, but this only reinforces what I consider one of the biggest misapprehensions of aspiring cartoonists attempting to enter the field; that the field is somehow authoritarian or that there are authorities within it who can give you a definitive answer as to whether you've got what it takes or not. You're the only one with the answer to that question. The implications of that are very difficult for most people to deal with. The comic book field is not a university, it's not an art college, it's not a hierarchical system in any way shape or form. The ideal, the thing you want most of all, is to have a large enough audience to permit you to continue writing and drawing comic books. That's it. Don't bother filling out an application; there isn't one. You can be an apprentice if you want, but the odds are pretty good that you're going to have to unlearn everything you thought you learned once you actually sit down to do your own stuff. The cliche (which isn't a cliche, it's the truth) is that you have two thousand bad pages in you and until you draw them, you won't start producing good pages. Now, that should be very simple but an aspiring cartoonist will do everything in his power to ignore it. I was not, to say the least, well thought-of in the comic book field (when I was thought-of at all) for the first ten years I was in it. In Southern Ontario alone there were a dozen guys who had success written all over them; guys with natural ability, a smoother finish, better storytelling. The difference was they didn't stick with it. While I was producing pages, they were noodling laborious drawings in theirsketchbooks that would put Bernie Wrightson to shame, doing preliminary studies of interiors for a comicbook they intended to draw somewhere off in the future; model sheets with dozens of variations of incidental characters, air-brushed presentation pieces and cover designs, twenty different logos for twenty different formats. They would draw everything in the world except page one, panel one. I would finish a five page story and decide that it stunk on ice, so I'd start another one; I wouldn't redraw that one, I'd start another one. One of the biggest breakthroughs I had was getting a wall calendar; one of those ones with big squares for each day. At the end of the day, I'd write in what I had done that day. At first it would be 'Resurrection' page one (pencil). After a while I wouldn't write anything down unless I had finished it; pencilled, inked and lettered. You guessed it; suddenly there were an awful lot of blank squares. I had to work a lot harder to actually be able to write something in there at the end of the day. A lot harder. But I realized I had been kidding myself; twenty-five days of uninterrupted work where eight of those days consisted of 'pencil rough for editorial cartoon' or 'Revolt 3000 character designs' is twenty-five days of self-deception. Stop trying to fool yourself. If you're a lazy, unproductive wuss, you're going to be better off knowing that before you quit your day job, aren't you?
At the end of every day (EVERY day) sit down and look at what you've accomplished and if you've actually produced something write it into that little square. In ink.
If you haven't produced shit, kick your lazy ass off to bed and hitthe drawing board like a bat out of hell the next morning. Early the next morning. And keep doing that until you end up with a year's worth of squares that all have something written in them. In ink.
And don't waste a single one of those days going to some lame-ass convention to show any of your two thousand bad pages to somebody who's trying to come up with rent money. Page two thousand and one? No problem, but believe me. By the time you have that page done, what someone else thinks of it will be the least of your worries.
Hey! Just as we were going to press last issue, I found out that Cerebus had won the 1992 Comics Creators Guild Award for Best Monthly Comic! Thanks to everyone who voted for us!
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Much, if not all, of what is today Tajikistan was part of ancient Persia's Achaemenid Empire (sixth to fourth centuries B.C.), which was subdued by Alexander the Great in the fourth century B.C. and then became part of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom, one of the successor states to Alexander's empire. The northern part of what is now Tajikistan was part of Soghdiana, a distinct region that intermittently existed as a combination of separate oasis states and sometimes was subject to other states. Two important cities in what is now northern Tajikistan, Khujand (formerly Leninobod; Russian spelling Leninabad) and Panjakent, as well as Bukhoro (Bukhara) and Samarqand (Samarkand) in contemporary Uzbekistan, were Soghdian in antiquity. As intermediaries on the Silk Route between China and markets to the west and south, the Soghdians imparted religions such as Buddhism, Nestorian Christianity, Zoroastrianism (see Glossary), and Manichaeism (see Glossary), as well as their own alphabet and other knowledge, to peoples along the trade routes.
Between the first and fourth centuries, the area that is now Tajikistan and adjoining territories were part of the Kushan realm, which had close cultural ties to India. The Kushans, whose exact identity is uncertain, played an important role in the expansion of Buddhism by spreading the faith to the Soghdians,who in turn brought it to China and the Turks.
By the first century A.D., the Han dynasty of China had developed commercial and diplomatic relations with the Soghdians and their neighbors, the Bactrians. Military operations also extended Chinese influence westward into the region. During the first centuries A.D., Chinese involvement in this region waxed and waned, decreasing sharply after the Islamic conquest but not disappearing completely. As late as the nineteenth century, China attempted to press its claim to the Pamir region of what is now southeastern Tajikistan. Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, China occasionally has revived its claim to part of this region.
The Islamic Conquest
Islamic Arabs began the conquest of the region in earnest in the early eighth century. Conversion to Islam occurred by means of incentives, gradual acceptance, and force of arms. Islam spread most rapidly in cities and along the main river valleys. By the ninth century, it was the prevalent religion in the entire region. In the early centuries of Islamic domination, Central Asia continued in its role as a commercial crossroads, linking China, the steppes to the north, and the Islamic heartland.
Persian Culture in Central Asia
The Persian influence on Central Asia, already prominent before the Islamic conquest, grew even stronger afterward. Under Iran's last pre-Islamic empire, the Sassanian, the Persian language and culture as well as the Zoroastrian religion spread among the peoples of Central Asia, including the ancestors of the modern Tajiks. In the wake of the Islamic conquest, Persian-speakers settled in Central Asia, where they played an active role in public affairs and furthered the spread of the Persian language and culture, their language displacing Eastern Iranian ones. By the twelfth century, Persian had also supplanted Arabic as the written language for most subjects.
The Samanids
In the development of a modern Tajik national identity, the most important state in Central Asia after the Islamic conquest was the Persian-speaking Samanid principality (875-999), which came to rule most of what is now Tajikistan, as well as territory to the south and west. During their reign, the Samanids supported the revival of the written Persian language.
Early in the Samanid period, Bukhoro became well-known as a center of learning and culture throughout the eastern part of the Persian-speaking world. Samanid literary patronage played an important role in preserving the culture of pre-Islamic Iran. Late in the tenth century, the Samanid state came under increasing pressure from Turkic powers to the north and south. After the Qarakhanid Turks overthrew the Samanids in 999, no major Persian state ever again existed in Central Asia.
Beginning in the ninth century, Turkish penetration of the Persian cultural sphere increased in Central Asia. The influx of even greater numbers of Turkic peoples began in the eleventh century. The Turkic peoples who moved into southern Central Asia, including what later became Tajikistan, were influenced to varying degrees by Persian culture. Over the generations, some converted Turks changed from pastoral nomadism to a sedentary way of life, which brought them into closer contact with the sedentary Persian-speakers. Cultural influences flowed in both directions as Turks and Persians intermarried.
During subsequent centuries, the lands that eventually became Tajikistan were part of Turkic or Mongol states. The Persian language remained in use in government, scholarship, and literature. Among the dynasties that ruled all or part of the future Tajikistan between the eleventh and fifteenth centuries were the Seljuk Turks, the Mongols, and the Timurids (Timur, or Tamerlane, and his heirs and their subjects). Repeated power struggles among claimants to these realms took their toll on Central Asia. The Mongol conquest in particular dealt a serious blow to sedentary life and destroyed several important cities in the region. Although they had come in conquest, the Timurids also patronized scholarship, the arts, and letters.
In the early sixteenth century, Uzbeks from the northwest conquered large sections of Central Asia, but the unified Uzbek state began to break apart soon after the conquest. By the early nineteenth century, the lands of the future Tajikistan were divided among three states: the Uzbek-ruled Bukhoro Khanate, the Quqon (Kokand) Khanate, centered on the Fergana Valley, and the kingdom of Afghanistan. These three principalities subsequently fought each other for control of key areas of the new territory. Although some regions were under the nominal control of Bukhoro, or Quqon, local rulers were virtually independent.
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In order to protect children from unsuitable and even harmful content in films and videos and to give consumers information they might need about a particular film or video before deciding whether or not to view it, the British Board of Film Classification examines and age rates films and videos before they are released. This independent scrutiny prior to release ensures the highest possible level of protection and empowerment.
All films shown at Aylsham Picture House follow the guidelines of the BBFC.
The U symbol stands for Universal. A U film should be suitable for audiences aged four years and over. However, it is impossible to predict what might upset a particular child, especially at this lower end of the category range.
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“Explosive”, “Shocking” And “Alarming” FISA Memo Set To Rock DC, “End Mueller Investigation”
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All hell is breaking loose in Washington D.C. after a four-page memo detailing extensive FISA court abuse was made available to the entire House of Representatives Thursday. The contents of the memo are so explosive, says Journalist Sara Carter, that it could lead to the removal of senior officials in the FBI and the Department of Justice and the end of Robert Mueller’s special counsel investigation.
These sources say the report is “explosive,” stating they would not be surprised if it leads to the end of Robert Mueller’s Special Counsel investigation into President Trump and his associates. –Sara Carter
A source close to the matter tells Fox News that “the memo details the Intelligence Committee’s oversight work for the FBI and Justice, including the controversy over unmasking and FISA surveillance.” An educated guess by anyone who’s been paying attention for the last year leads to the obvious conclusion that the report reveals extensive abuse of power and highly illegal collusion between the Obama administration, the FBI, the DOJ and the Clinton Campaign against Donald Trump and his team during and after the 2016 presidential election.
Lawmakers who have seen the memo are calling for its immediate release, while the phrases “explosive,” “shocking,” “troubling,” and “alarming” have all been used in all sincerity. One congressman even likened the report’s details to KGB activity in Russia. “It is so alarming the American people have to see this,” Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan told Fox News. “It’s troubling. It is shocking,” North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows said. “Part of me wishes that I didn’t read it because I don’t want to believe that those kinds of things could be happening in this country that I call home and love so much.”
Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., offered the motion on Thursday to make the Republican majority-authored report available to the members.
“The document shows a troubling course of conduct and we need to make the document available, so the public can see it,” said a senior government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the document. “Once the public sees it, we can hold the people involved accountable in a number of ways.”
The government official said that after reading the document “some of these people should no longer be in the government.” –Sara Carter
Continue reading at: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-18/explosive-shocking-and-alarming-fisa-memo-set-rock-dc-end-mueller-investigation
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Goddess Fish - Cassie Scot Mystery Series & Giveaway by Christine Amsden
Book One Cassie Scot: Paranormal Detective
Cassie Scot is the ungifted daughter of powerful sorcerers, born between worlds but belonging to neither. At 21, all she wants is to find a place for herself, but earning a living as a private investigator in the shadow of her family’s reputation isn’t easy. When she is pulled into a paranormal investigation, and tempted by a powerful and handsome sorcerer, she will have to
decide where she truly belongs.
My parents think the longer the name, the more powerful the sorcerer, so they named me Cassandra Morgan Ursula Margaret Scot. You can call me Cassie.
I've been called a lot of things in my life: normal, ordinary, and even a disappointment. After the Harry Potter books came out, a couple of people called me a squib. Since I haven't read them, I have to assume it's a compliment.
Personally, I prefer normal, which is why the sign on my office door reads: Cassie Scot, Normal
Detective.
You have to understand that around here, when your last name is Scot, people are easily confused. Not only are my parents powerful practitioners, but I have six talented brothers and sisters. Plus, my family hasn't always been known for its subtlety. When weird stuff happens around here, the people who are willing to believe in magic are prone to suspect the Scots.
The day I opened for business I got a call from an old woman who swore her cat was possessed by the devil. She also swore she'd read my web site, which clearly stated the types of work I did and did not do. Exorcisms were on the No list, and while I hadn't specified pet exorcisms, I would have thought it was implicit.
Book Two Secrets and Lies
Cassie Scot, still stinging from her parents’ betrayal, wants out of the magical world. But it isn’t letting her go. Her family is falling apart and despite everything, it looks like she may be the only one who can save them.
To complicate matters, Cassie owes Evan her life, making it
difficult for her to deny him anything he really wants. And he wants her. Sparks fly when they team up to find two girls missing from summer camp, but long-buried secrets may ruin their hopes for happiness.
The door opened with a jingle, and something in the air told me my day had just gone from bad to worse.
“Edward,” Victor said, as if greeting an old friend.
I faced my former father for the first time since he had announced his intention to disown me. He looked just as he always had, with straight dark hair, brown eyes, a long, angular face, and a wide, curving mouth– curving downward into a frown, that is.
If Victor was the last person I had expected to see in the diner that morning, then my former father was the last person I wanted to see. Even now, with Victor explaining my part in his unusual scheme for revenge, I didn't want my former father nearby. I didn't want his help. I only hoped Nicolas and Juliana hadn't broken their promise and told him about the life debt, or I would never hear the end of it.
The air crackled with visible tension. Sparks of shimmering red fire danced around my father's head. Behind the counter, Mrs. Meyers twisted her hands together anxiously, as if afraid her diner might burn down. Her fears were not unjustified.
I stepped boldly between them, facing my father. “What are you doing here?”
“We need to talk,” he said.
“I have nothing to say to you. You disowned me, remember?”
The color seemed to drain from his face as he stared past me, at his oldest enemy.
Victor raised his water glass in a mock toast. “I've known for some time. If it makes you feel any worse, so does everyone else in town who hasn't been asleep for a week. Or at least, they
guess.”
“I don't care what you think you know. Stay away from my daughter.” With that, he grabbed my arm with a hand hot enough to leave a reddened imprint on my skin, and dragged me through the kitchen to the employee room at the back. Only then did he release my injured forearm.
Award-winning author Christine Amsden has written
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Places of significant interest
Local History, Places
Toowong and its neighbouring suburbs feature many places of historical interest.
Some places are well-known to the wider community and are regarded as being iconic to the area. These include buildings such the two hotels, Regatta and Royal Exchange; churches such as St Thomas’s Anglican Church and St Ignatius Catholic Church; residences such as Warrawee, Moorlands, Milton House and Dovercourt; and businesses such as the Castlemaine XXXX Brewery and Peerless Dry Cleaners.
Significant places in Toowong aren’t necessarily always buildings and houses. The divided road in High Street, now officially known as Patterson’s Folly, is in this category, as is the Crow’s Ash Tree on the corner of Sylvan Road and Milton Road.
There are others places less well known and these are hidden gems. These include Toby’s the Dog Postman’s Memorial and the Clock Tower in front of Toowong Village.
Other places can be described as localities or vicinities. In times past locals referred to the business area of Toowong as ‘The Village’—hence the origin of the name for the shopping centre now located in Sherwood Road. Other examples are Kayes Rocks and the bus turnaround in front of Toowong Village.
Yet other places have disappeared from the streetscape—some a long time ago and others more recently. These places may have disappeared but they still remain in the memory of those who still live here and also of those who used to live in the area. Sir Robert Philp’s former residence ‘Mallow’ is in this category—long gone due to fire, but still fondly remembered. Another is the Brisbane Cash and Carry (BCC), later bought out by Woolworths. Now Woolworths is also gone!
And who would forget Patterson’s Sawmill? Gone now for many, many years but still recalled nostalgically.
This article is the first segment of a series of articles about places of historical interest. Stay tuned as more articles will be added at a later date.
Badger’s house: Arlington; now known as Endrim
Address: 28 Woodstock Road, Toowong
Arlington was built in 1905 for American Joseph Stillman Badger. Badger, the manager of the Brisbane Tramways Company, had been sent to Brisbane in 1896 as its chief engineer by the General Electric Company to oversee the electrification of Brisbane’s horse-drawn tram network, but left GE in 1897. A proud American, Badger named the house Arlington in honour of the United States National Cemetery.
Badger’s house Arlington, Toowong Brisbane
The property was financed by the Brisbane Tramways Company, possibly as part of a salary package. Badger appears to have had a free hand in the design as the architecture has an American flavor. Rumours that the house was rumoured used steel tramway tracks as bearers has subsequently verified.
Badger moved to Arlington when work commenced upon the extension of the tramline from the gates of Brisbane General Cemetery, down Dean Street, and into Woodstock Road to terminate at the (Toowong) Tram Terminus situated just near his front gate. Badger used a gate built into his side fence to walk down concrete stairs built into the steep slope of the ridge to access the tram stop near to his residence where his private tram collected him to go into work.
Due to both his role in the electrification and extension of the Brisbane tramway network and his hardline opposition to unionism and the role he played in the lead up to the General Strike of January 1912, the residence has ever since been associated with his name. However, people refer to as Endrim, the name the property was later called, and not as Arlington.
Leigh Chamberlain and Lindy Salter, Toowong; A tram ride from the past, Toowong and District Historical Society Inc., 2018, p.124.
David Burke, One American too many. Boss Badger and the Brisbane Trams, Queensland Museum, 2012.
Brisbane Boys’ College Rowing Shed
Address: Opposite the Regatta Hotel, Coronation Drive, Toowong
The Brisbane Boys College (BBC) boatshed was built on the river bank opposite the Regatta Hotel. After BBC relocated to Toowong from Clayfield in 1931, the school used the facilities of the Toowong Rowing Club. An application to build a new shed for the school was submitted to the Brisbane City Council (BCC). In response, the BCC closed off a public road located at the proposed site which allowed the application to proceed. Finance was raised through debentures offered to the Old Boys, from the college sports fund, and from the sale of the school’s former Breakfast Creek rowing shed. The use of Relief Labour during the depression years allowed the new rowing shed to be ready for use in September, 1933. After the 1974 flood in which the rowing sheds were destroyed the Toowong Rowing Club and the BBC rowing sheds were reconstructed next to The University of Queensland at St Lucia. The original ramps used to launch the shells at Toowong are still visible. GPS schools regattas were held on the Brisbane River up until 1973. After the 1974 flood a variety of venues have been used.
Brisbane Boy College Rowers Carry Scull from Boathouse at Toowong, Brisbane, 1947 .
Brisbane John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
Noel Quirke, Gentleman of Honour: A History of Brisbane Boys College 1902-2002, Brisbane Boys College, 2001.
Brisbane Cash and Carry, Toowong
Address: High Street, Toowong
The arrival of Brisbane Cash and Carry in 1923 changed the nature of how ordinary Australians did their weekly grocery shop and was the first Australian self-service grocery store. Claude Fraser and his wife, Gladys, travelled to America to investigate the advent of self service grocery stores. Customers embraced the concept.
On the 7th November, 1953, BCC Store Pty Ltd purchased a large block of land in High Street, Toowong, where a new branch of BCC was opened. William Land, butchers of Toowong provided meat to BCC. Kevin Cocks, son of Leslie Cocks whose family had operated Cocks grocery store across the road in Sherwood Road, attributes the closure of the 2-generation Cocks family-run business to the arrival of BCC in the Toowong shopping precinct. By 1965 the Cocks Family business had closed. BCC continued to trade here until early 1967. Later that year new owners, Guardian Assurance Co, Ltd. leased the property to Woolworths (Queensland Ltd) for 40 years. Woolworths continued to trade here despite changes in land ownership until January 2017.
Webpage at https://australianfoodtimeline.com.au/brisbane-cash-and-carry/ extracted 2018.04.18.
Castlemaine Perkins Brewery
Address: Milton Road, Milton
The Castlemaine or Milton Brewery was established at Milton Brisbane in 1878 by Fitzgerald Quinlan and Co. The brothers Nicholas and Edward Fitzgerald had established brewing interests at Castlemaine in Victoria and then in Adelaide, Perth, Sydney and Newcastle. In Brisbane Quinlan Gray and Co had taken over interests of the Milton Distillery that was established on the site at Milton in 1870. The first brew by the new Milton Brewery was called Castlemaine XXX Sparkling Ale and was made to the same formula as the beer brewed by Castlemaine Brewery in Victoria.
Since medieval times when brewing was confined mainly to monasteries X, the sign of the cross, was a standard symbol of purity for alcoholic beverages. The number of X’s represented the strength of the beer. It was not until the early 1890s that the first trademark showing the 4Xs was applied for by the limited liability company Castlemaine Brewery and Quinlan Gray and Co.
Castlemaine Brewery at Milton, Brisbane, 1879. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
History of the Castlemaine Perkins Brewery, 1877-1993, compiled by the Public Affairs Department, Castlemaine Perkins Limited Public Affairs Department, Milton, Qld, 1993.
Melva A Welch, Bergin Beauty. John Delaney Bergin Family, 2014, p.36.
Cook Terrace
Address: Corner of Park Road and 249 Coronation Drive, Milton.
JB Cook, who was a builder, applied to the Toowong Shire Council to build an hotel on the corner of Cribb Street and The River Road in 1887, but the Council rejected the proposal as it felt it was not necessary. There were two other hotels in the district. J B Cook then built Cook Terrace as his own residence after the application was rejected. Architects of the building were Taylor & Richer of 169 Queen Street, Brisbane. By 1922 Cook Terrace were also known as the Home Flats. Mr and Mrs Frederick and Ethel Laugher, brother and sister-in-law of the Misses Laugher after whom Laugher Park was named, leased a terrace house here c.1922-1929. By the early 1970s Cook Terrace had ceased to be a residential building and instead became commercial premises, which included restaurants. The property is a landmark in the district and is now heritage-listed.
Subsidence along the River Road (Coronation Drive) after 1893 floods with Cook Terrace in background. 1893. Brisbane John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
RHSQ Queensland History Journal, May 14 Vol 22, No.5, p396-7.
Leigh Chamberlain, The Laugher sisters of Toowong and their park, Toowong and District Historical Society, 2011.
Cross River Ferry
Address: across from the Regatta Hotel, Coronation Drive, Toowong
The ferries have existed since convict days and have been a vital transport facility for Brisbane. The first ferry in the district ran from Park Road Milton to South Brisbane commencing around 1914, and ceased in the 1940s. Percival Patrick Hanlon, the lessee, commenced the new Toowong–Hill End ferry service which operated from near the Regatta Hotel to Ferry Road, West End in 1922. It ran until1953. He first commenced operation using a row boat and then graduated to motor boats. An elderly Toowong resident recalls enjoying a ride across the river on the ferry for one penny. Various fares applied but “elephants were free’’. When Mr Hanlon became ill his wife Elizabeth Hanlon, nee Dale, obtained her Master’s license and ran the ferry during her husband’s illness but in 1953 Mr Hanlon was forced to retire from work. This ferry service continued until January 1974 when the Australia Day floods destroyed the jetty and pontoon.
Ferry – Toowong 1920’s. Brisbane City Council (1920).
John, Pearn, Auchenflower. The suburb and the name, 1997.
Percy Hanlon, ‘Oh-ver’: History of Brisbane Cross River Ferries, 2000.
Percy Hanlon, ‘Memories of a Ferryman’s son’. p124 in Leigh Chamberlain and Lindy: Salter, Toowong. A tram ride from the past: Toowong and District Historical Society Inc., 2008
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Hermann Hesse Biography
Hermann Hesse (July 2, 1877 - August 9, 1962) was a German author, and the winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize in literature. He is most famous for his novels Steppenwolf and Das Glasperlenspiel (The Glass Bead Game).
Hesse's interests in existential, spiritual, and mystical themes and Buddhist and Hindu philosophy may be seen in his works.
Born on July 2, 1877 in Calw, W�rttemberg, Hesse emigrated to Switzerland in 1912 and in 1923 became a Swiss citizen.
A staunch pacifist, Hesse opposed World War I strongly, the residual fallout of his feelings towards war can be seen in many of his books. During World War II his writings found strange allies. German propagandist Joseph Goebbels initially defended Hesse's books, and as a result he was allowed to continue writing unmolested. However, after he demanded that certain portions in his book Narcissus and Goldmund dealing with pogroms be untouched, he found himself on the Nazi's blacklist. Despite this omnious bidding Hesse escaped World War II unharmed.
A prominent feature of many of his books, Hesse had many problems throughout his life with women. His first marriage with Maria Bernoulli, from whom he had three children, ended sadly, his wife having mental problems. His second marriage was apparently a brief flame with Ruth Wenger, lasting only a few months. He finally married Ninon Dolbin in 1931, and remained with her for the rest of his life.
He developed a sterile conservatism in his later life - in Das Glasperlenspiel, all music after Johann Sebastian Bach is denounced as superficial and bad, with Ludwig van Beethoven being an extreme example of bad taste.
Das Glasperlenspiel however, with its William Morris-like idealised medieval style was extremely popular in the war-torn Germany of 1945.
He died of cerebral hemorrhage in his sleep in Montagnola at the age of 85.
1904 - Peter Camenzind
1906 - Unterm Rad (Beneath the Wheel)
1910 - Gertrud
1919 - Demian
1920 - Klingsors letzter Sommer
1922 - Siddhartha
1927 - Der Steppenwolf (the name is more recently associated with a band of the same name, Steppenwolf)
1930 - Narziss und Goldmund (Narcissus and Goldmund)
1932 - Die Morgenlandfahrt (Journey to the East)
1943 - Das Glasperlenspiel (English translations have been variously titled, Magister Ludi, Master of the Game, and The Glass Bead Game.)
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Interview: Jack “The Joker” HermanssonFighter Magazine
For as long as he can remember, Jack Hermansson has been obsessed with martial arts. His earliest memory is from when he was about 4 years old. He accompanied his father to visit a judo club, where his father was allowed to throw his friend. It imprinted a memory Jack has carried ever since, recalling it as the coolest thing he had ever witnessed. In time for school to begin, Jack’s father had taught him some basic self-defence moves, the techniques equally fascinating to Jack. In our recent interview with Zebaztian Kadestam, he mentioned the role the Rocky films played in shaping his love for martial arts: for Jack, it was Bruce Lee. Every time the family was going to rent a film, Jack lobbied for Lee films. Eventually, he nagged his parents to allow him to try Kung Fu, Karate and other styles, but they were reluctant at first. Around 9 years of age, some of his friends started wrestling and so he was able to convince his mother that they weren’t fighting, they were pursuing a sport. Fighter Magazine is a legendary magazine. When the internet wasn’t as huge a source of information as it is today, Fighter Magazine covered techniques which I tried – often on my brother at home! Wrestling became the main sport for Jack, but he has retained an interest in all forms of martial arts. As a teenager, he discovered MMA, firstly through Bas Rutten and his “Lethal Street Fighting” videos. Later he watched Rutten’s fights, Pride FC and UFC. Discovering MMA, with Bruce Lee as a hero, he saw the true successor of Lee’s Jeet Kune Do. “You take what is effective from different styles. It is about continuing to develop. Lee himself said ‘what Jeet Kune Do is today will be completely different in 20 years.’ Many Bruce Lee followers who train Jeet Kune Do don’t realise that what we do in MMA is a lot closer to what Lee envisioned! They still practice the same old techniques, while we have systematised styles and techniques to prove which are the most effective.” With MMA, Jack described the Heavens opening up and sensing a strong feeling of homecoming. He had found his calling. SWEDISH ROOTS The story begins in Sweden, although “The Joker” now trains in Norway. During the financial crisis in 2008 it was difficult to find a job, he recalls. “I remember a segment in the news where a man stood on a roundabout with a sign reading ‘I need a job.’ That’s how he got his job, but otherwise, it was almost impossible to get a job. Around 100.000 Swedes moved to Norway looking for jobs at that time, and so I moved as well.” Three years before the crisis, however, a classic television program aired by the name Rallarsving. I asked Jack if the famous series, following two Swedish martial artists around the world competing in different styles, had played any role in forming his love for martial arts. “Ouff! Are you kidding? It was incredible. I am so glad I got to experience the development of the sport and Rallarsving was my favourite TV show. I loved how they wanted to change the associations which come with MMA: macho culture, for example, and yet they visited the most brutal places and hardest fighters in the world, mixing it with their personalities and styles. It was a brilliant show! And it came at a time when MMA was being legalised and they [the presenters] were so important for that process. They deserve so much credit.” Alongside Rallarsving, Jack mentions Fighter Magazine and its role in Swedish MMA history: “Fighter Magazine is a legendary magazine. When the internet wasn’t as huge a source of information as it is today, Fighter Magazine covered techniques which I tried – often on my brother at home!” Jack speaks with beaming happiness about martial arts and it is clear his passion for the sport is tremendous. With these fundaments in place, what has allowed for Swedish success in MMA? “We’ve managed to create a martial arts culture where there are many great gyms, athletes, personalities whom people look up to. It all leads to new talent, showing people it is possible to reach the highest levels in the world. So young people starting in MMA believe they can also reach these heights. We are also good at many other martial arts: Muay Thai, and traditional arts as well. Culture, in short. Pioneers who have paved the way, proving that we are talented, which in turn creates new future talents. The machinery rolls on.” One of these pioneers is Alexander “The Mauler” Gustafsson, who recently competed on the same card as Jack in UFC London last weekend. What does one say to a fellow countryman who doesn’t have the same night as one? “It’s super tough. One has to grant Alex all the success he has had. He has been lucky – or perhaps unlucky – to rise in his weightless at the same time as two of the best ever in his division: Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier. It means he has just missed the mark. One can imagine how huge it would be for him and Sweden if he had won the belt. Now he took the step back to light-heavyweight and wanted another round. He knows what he has done with some of the best fighters in his division. But again he just fell short. Must be incredibly tough, but I truly hope he brushes it off, finds a good spirit, and if he feels like it, he must continue to fight for his dream. I support him and hope he is well!” Khamzat has been nosing around the middleweight division, so one never knows what might happen in the future. For now, why not meet sometimes and train? A teammate of Gustafsson’s is the rapidly rising star Khamzat Chimaev. Before Jack’s scheduled fight with Darren Till which was cancelled and replaced with Chris Curtis, Chimaev came down to Jack’s gym to train together. I ask about their relationship, and Jack’s tune turns more professional after the more jocose tune hitherto. “Our relationship is good. I’m sure we will meet again and train together. Khamzat has been nosing around the middleweight division, so one never knows what might happen in the future. For now, why not meet sometimes and train? He is a good training partner and I think we can help each other in training.” STRATEGY How does Jack prepare for fights, especially in situations such as last weekend when the opponent was changed at short notice? “I way my strength against theirs and decide on how to play the fight. For example, I know I am much better than Chris Curtis on the ground. So you might think it’s better to take him down, but he has 100% take-down defence in the UFC, he is shorter than I, and has a lower centre of gravity. Very difficult to take him down. Even if I knew I would try I was aware it might not work, so I had to have a stand-up plan. Naturally, I want to take all my fights down to the ground. I know I have an advantage against anyone if I’m on top, but then one has to think ‘how do I get there? Do I focus all my attention on that?’ And so on. So it’s a process for each opponent I’m handed.” UFC London ended with a victory by unanimous decision, and next Jack mentioned Derek Brunson as a potential fight. But how does he stay motivated in the tougher days? “There are three things I keep in mind. 1. The belt. A huge motivating factor. I want to be the best in the world. 2. Legacy. To be so established in the UFC that one’s never forgotten. To be one of the stars, a Hall of Famer. One of the fighters who has his name in UFC history. 3. To continue doing what I love. When I have a tough day, I just have to remind myself I could be somewhere else doing something I didn’t enjoy. Instead, I am fortunate enough to have my passion, a job I love. It doesn’t last forever. It’s not a sport you do until you are 60. Toughen up, go to the gym, and do your job. That’s what I think about in tougher times. I am living the dream, and I have to continue making the best of it.” With that in mind, a week after the UFC London event, is Jack relaxing or back in the gym? “I would love to relax! But it is difficult. There is so much going on. The time after a fight is very intense. There is a lot of attention, many congratulations, people getting in touch, the phone calling all the time, interviews, and many things one didn’t have time to do during training camp which were postponed until after the fight which now have to be taken care of. Very intense. It can take a couple of weeks before you can relax the shoulders and take it easy. Once they are done, I can relax.” Inlägget Interview: Jack “The Joker” Hermansson dök först upp på Fighter Magazine.
For as long as he can remember, Jack Hermansson has been obsessed with martial arts. His earliest memory is from when he was about 4 years old. He accompanied his father to visit a judo club, where his father was allowed to throw his friend. It imprinted a memory Jack has carried ever since, recalling it as the coolest thing he had ever witnessed. In time for school to begin, Jack’s father had taught him some basic self-defence moves, the techniques equally fascinating to Jack. In our recent interview with Zebaztian Kadestam, he mentioned the role the Rocky films played in shaping his love for martial arts: for Jack, it was Bruce Lee. Every time the family was going to rent a film, Jack lobbied for Lee films. Eventually, he nagged his parents to allow him to try Kung Fu, Karate and other styles, but they were reluctant at first. Around 9 years of age, some of his friends started wrestling and so he was able to convince his mother that they weren’t fighting, they were pursuing a sport.
Fighter Magazine is a legendary magazine. When the internet wasn’t as huge a source of information as it is today, Fighter Magazine covered techniques which I tried – often on my brother at home!
Wrestling became the main sport for Jack, but he has retained an interest in all forms of martial arts. As a teenager, he discovered MMA, firstly through Bas Rutten and his “Lethal Street Fighting” videos. Later he watched Rutten’s fights, Pride FC and UFC. Discovering MMA, with Bruce Lee as a hero, he saw the true successor of Lee’s Jeet Kune Do. “You take what is effective from different styles. It is about continuing to develop. Lee himself said ‘what Jeet Kune Do is today will be completely different in 20 years.’ Many Bruce Lee followers who train Jeet Kune Do don’t realise that what we do in MMA is a lot closer to what Lee envisioned! They still practice the same old techniques, while we have systematised styles and techniques to prove which are the most effective.” With MMA, Jack described the Heavens opening up and sensing a strong feeling of homecoming. He had found his calling.
SWEDISH ROOTS
The story begins in Sweden, although “The Joker” now trains in Norway. During the financial crisis in 2008 it was difficult to find a job, he recalls. “I remember a segment in the news where a man stood on a roundabout with a sign reading ‘I need a job.’ That’s how he got his job, but otherwise, it was almost impossible to get a job. Around 100.000 Swedes moved to Norway looking for jobs at that time, and so I moved as well.” Three years before the crisis, however, a classic television program aired by the name Rallarsving. I asked Jack if the famous series, following two Swedish martial artists around the world competing in different styles, had played any role in forming his love for martial arts. “Ouff! Are you kidding? It was incredible. I am so glad I got to experience the development of the sport and Rallarsving was my favourite TV show. I loved how they wanted to change the associations which come with MMA: macho culture, for example, and yet they visited the most brutal places and hardest fighters in the world, mixing it with their personalities and styles. It was a brilliant show! And it came at a time when MMA was being legalised and they [the presenters] were so important for that process. They deserve so much credit.” Alongside Rallarsving, Jack mentions Fighter Magazine and its role in Swedish MMA history: “Fighter Magazine is a legendary magazine. When the internet wasn’t as huge a source of information as it is today, Fighter Magazine covered techniques which I tried – often on my brother at home!” Jack speaks with beaming happiness about martial arts and it is clear his passion for the sport is tremendous.
With these fundaments in place, what has allowed for Swedish success in MMA? “We’ve managed to create a martial arts culture where there are many great gyms, athletes, personalities whom people look up to. It all leads to new talent, showing people it is possible to reach the highest levels in the world. So young people starting in MMA believe they can also reach these heights. We are also good at many other martial arts: Muay Thai, and traditional arts as well. Culture, in short. Pioneers who have paved the way, proving that we are talented, which in turn creates new future talents. The machinery rolls on.”
One of these pioneers is Alexander “The Mauler” Gustafsson, who recently competed on the same card as Jack in UFC London last weekend. What does one say to a fellow countryman who doesn’t have the same night as one? “It’s super tough. One has to grant Alex all the success he has had. He has been lucky – or perhaps unlucky – to rise in his weightless at the same time as two of the best ever in his division: Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier. It means he has just missed the mark. One can imagine how huge it would be for him and Sweden if he had won the belt. Now he took the step back to light-heavyweight and wanted another round. He knows what he has done with some of the best fighters in his division. But again he just fell short. Must be incredibly tough, but I truly hope he brushes it off, finds a good spirit, and if he feels like it, he must continue to fight for his dream. I support him and hope he is well!”
Khamzat has been nosing around the middleweight division, so one never knows what might happen in the future. For now, why not meet sometimes and train?
A teammate of Gustafsson’s is the rapidly rising star Khamzat Chimaev. Before Jack’s scheduled fight with Darren Till which was cancelled and replaced with Chris Curtis, Chimaev came down to Jack’s gym to train together. I ask about their relationship, and Jack’s tune turns more professional after the more jocose tune hitherto. “Our relationship is good. I’m sure we will meet again and train together. Khamzat has been nosing around the middleweight division, so one never knows what might happen in the future. For now, why not meet sometimes and train? He is a good training partner and I think we can help each other in training.”
How does Jack prepare for fights, especially in situations such as last weekend when the opponent was changed at short notice? “I way my strength against theirs and decide on how to play the fight. For example, I know I am much better than Chris Curtis on the ground. So you might think it’s better to take him down, but he has 100% take-down defence in the UFC, he is shorter than I, and has a lower centre of gravity. Very difficult to take him down. Even if I knew I would try I was aware it might not work, so I had to have a stand-up plan. Naturally, I want to take all my fights down to the ground. I know I have an advantage against anyone if I’m on top, but then one has to think ‘how do I get there? Do I focus all my attention on that?’ And so on. So it’s a process for each opponent I’m handed.”
UFC London ended with a victory by unanimous decision, and next Jack mentioned Derek Brunson as a potential fight. But how does he stay motivated in the tougher days? “There are three things I keep in mind. 1. The belt. A huge motivating factor. I want to be the best in the world. 2. Legacy. To be so established in the UFC that one’s never forgotten. To be one of the stars, a Hall of Famer. One of the fighters who has his name in UFC history. 3. To continue doing what I love. When I have a tough day, I just have to remind myself I could be somewhere else doing something I didn’t enjoy. Instead, I am fortunate enough to have my passion, a job I love. It doesn’t last forever. It’s not a sport you do until you are 60. Toughen up, go to the gym, and do your job. That’s what I think about in tougher times. I am living the dream, and I have to continue making the best of it.”
With that in mind, a week after the UFC London event, is Jack relaxing or back in the gym? “I would love to relax! But it is difficult. There is so much going on. The time after a fight is very intense. There is a lot of attention, many congratulations, people getting in touch, the phone calling all the time, interviews, and many things one didn’t have time to do during training camp which were postponed until after the fight which now have to be taken care of. Very intense. It can take a couple of weeks before you can relax the shoulders and take it easy. Once they are done, I can relax.”
Inlägget Interview: Jack “The Joker” Hermansson dök först upp på Fighter Magazine.
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BPI Employees and Clients Raise P12.7M for Disaster, Pandemic Facility
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), through BPI Foundation recently turned over P12.7 million to the Philippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) for the construction of a two-storey 506 square-meter safe shelter for people burdened by disasters and pandemics.
The funds came from the collaborative efforts of BPI employees, clients, and the BPI Foundation through the Bank’s fundraising initiative called #TaaLove: Sa Puso Magmumula ang Kanilang Pagbangon.
“As an institution, we are committed to continue playing a constructive and meaningful role in nation-building. We are grateful for the generosity of our dear clients and employees who took part in this initiative to help our fellow Filipinos in need,” BPI President and CEO Cezar Consing said.
Early this year, BPI called on its employees to heed the call for help by people affected by the Taal Volcano eruption. After initially raising P2.7 million from employees and a matching amount by the BPI Foundation, the program was eventually opened to the general public through the BPI branches from February 14 to March 13, 2020. An additional P10 million was raised from clients.
The multi-purpose facility was initially intended to support those severely affected by the Taal Volcano eruption and to prepare for future disasters. In light of the ongoing pandemic, the design will be modified so that it can also function as an alternative health care facility.
The facility will be built to withstand hazards in the locality and will accommodate approximately 300 people. Livelihood activities will also be held there when there are no disasters and pandemics to deal with. The construction will start in August once the ideal location is identified and the new design is approved.
To know more about BPI’s Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives, visit:
http://www.bpifoundation.org.
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The late Kirsty MacColl was featured in AV Club's series The Single File yesterday. The series spotlights artists, offers up deep cuts, and is just cool in general. The writer, Will Harris did an awesome job with the piece on MacColl and you should check it out the entire article here.
I'm not sure if it's right or wrong, but even though MacColl had her own career, wrote her own songs, and worked with many spectacular acts, I always think of The Smiths when I hear MacColl's name probably because of her cover of "You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby," and as the AV Club piece points out, she was featured on "Ask" and "Golden Lights" from the Smiths.
"You Just Haven't Earned It Yet Baby" (Smiths' cover)
She also wrote a song that comedienne Tracy Ullman turned into an MTV hit. Back in the day MTV played Ullman's Supremes-esque version a LOT and I didn't even realize it was a cover until years later!
"They Don't Know" (Kirsty MacColl's original)
"They Don't Know" (Tracy Ullman)
89X played MacColl quite a lot back in 1991. MacColl had a hit with "Walking Down Madison" and was featured in Billy Bragg's song (and video) for "Sexuality"
"Sexuality"
MacColl tragically died in a controversial boating accident back in 2000. Read more about that here.
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Album Cover Locations Vol. 7 – Paul’s Boutique
The reasons musicians choose specific art for their album covers are varied. Some covers, such as the Beatles’ “Yesterday and Today” butcher cover, are created to make a social or political statement. More commonly, images are chosen to make an album more marketable. The racks of albums with provocative photos of attractive women are ubiquitous. They are also probably no longer very effective as marketing tools, since any record bin is a sea of scantily-dressed women.
Some musicians choose a background location for their cover photo that mirrors the theme of the album. A band may opt for a location shot that reflects the band’s image or the genre of the music. A hip-hop album would be unlikely to have a barn and cornfield in the background, and a country album would appear strange if the cover photo showed a burned-out car and dilapidated warehouse in the background.
Occasionally a cover photo transcends all the obvious manipulation. The Beastie Boys’ “Paul’s Boutique” is a great example of an album that makes a profound visual statement about the band and the music in a powerful yet subtle way. The cover photo was taken in New York City at the corner of Ludlow and Rivington on Manhattan’s Lower East side.
The neighborhood where the photo was shot has always been one of immigrants. It is one of the main areas where successive groups of immigrants settled upon arriving in America. Germans, Italians, Jewish and Irish immigrants all called the Lower East Side home.
The area was particularly well-known for its Jewish settlers and culture. Since the Beastie Boys were Jewish, the cover location was a nod to their ancestry. The cover location also hints at the incredible musical diversity of the samples used on the album. Just as the album mixes up all kinds of music together, the neighborhood also is a mix of a multitude of ethnicities and nationalities.
The boutique itself also alludes to the diversity of the album’s music. Amidst the racks of clothing and knickknacks are sure to be some familiar items. Much like the musical density of the background tracks and lyrics, the appearance of the boutique is completely packed with diverse items. The viewer is drawn into the boutique and drawn into the music to explore the interior. The darkened doorway invites the viewer to step inside and see what mysteries lurk within.
In 1989, music and information were both much more linear. With the advent of the internet, it’s possible to read online guitar reviews, learn the history of Nietzsche and view the local weather forecast in minutes with a few keystrokes. Sensory overload is common today, but in 1989 the sort of information overdrive exhibited by “Paul’s Boutique” was rare. The density and seeming chaos of the cover art reflects the same qualities in the music. It is only through repeat visits to the “Boutique” that the listener or shopper can hope to discover all the treasures inside.
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