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Joe Arpaio "Kidnapped"? Ex-DEA Honcho Phil Jordan Cries Foul
Stephen Lemons | September 12, 2012 | 10:50am
See also: Sheriff Joe buffaloes readers with bogus yarns in his book Joe's Law See also: Arpaio denies writing, reading or agreeing with his book "JOE'S LAW" See also: Joe Arpaio's Early Christmas Gift from President Obama and the U.S. Attorney's Office See also: The Feds Proved Themselves a Cage of Cowardly Lions in the Arpaio Investigation See also: Joe Arpaio Joins Lawyer Dennis Wilenchik on the Hook for 2007 Arrests of VVM Executive Editor and CEO
I thought I'd heard every Sheriff Joe Arpaio story there was to hear, tall tales and otherwise. But there seems to be one more in the kitty.
This new bit of Joe lore is mentioned in the sheriff's latest, nauseating campaign ad, "It's time you met the real Joe Arpaio."
Like after 20 years, we don't know this carnival barker coming and going. Sheesh.
The ad relates Sheriff Joe's bio in about 30 seconds, which is all you need, if you cut out all the corruption, lies, malfeasance and criminal activity.
"As a top official with the DEA, he traveled the globe, fighting criminals and drug dealers," says the voiceover at one point. "He was shot at, even kidnapped. All while raising a family with his wife Ava of 55 years."
Um, wait, kidnapped? When exactly did that happen, I wonder?
I've read both of Arpaio's books in the past, Joe's Law and America's Toughest Sheriff, each co-written with Arpaio's slimy amanuensis Len Sherman.
The autobiographical parts of those books are the same, literally, word for word, and cover Arpaio's time in the Army, as well as his stints as a flatfoot in D.C. and Las Vegas, then as an agent with the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, which eventually became the DEA.
Both accounts are full of massive whoppers, as I detailed in a 2008 column. Arpaio claims to have helped shut down the French Connection. You know, as in the 1971 film of the same name.
For the 2008 column, I spoke with Sonny Grosso, one of the New York City cops involved in that historic investigation. (The "Russo" character Roy Scheider played in the film was based on Grosso.)
Grosso said he didn't know anything about Arpaio being involved in the investigation, and he told me, "The only thing that stopped [the French Connection] was our case."
And, no, that wasn't Gene Hackman playing Joe in the movie.
Arpaio boasts that he single-handedly shut down the Turkish drug trade, though Time magazine reports that the opium trade pumped along, unaffected, long after this stereotypical "ugly American" had amscrayed back to the U.S.
As a cop in Las Vegas, he says he pulled over Elvis. No way to prove or disprove it.
Arpaio's war stories are full of drug stings gone bad, Mexican standoffs, gun battles, and how clever and tough ol' Joe was back in the day.
One thing I didn't recall from the books was a kidnapping. So I dusted off those volumes and scanned through them again. Didn't see any kidnapping tale.
I downloaded Joe's Law on Kindle and did a search for "kidnap." Kidnapping was mentioned, but only in the context of illegal immigration.
Nor is Joe's kidnapping mentioned on his campaign website, as it currently reads.
I searched Nexis and Google, came up blank. So I called around to folks who know Joe all too well. None of them could recall a kidnapping caper.
I phoned Arpaio's campaign manager Chad Willems and Joe's top MCSO flack Lisa Allen, left messages for them, sent them e-mail queries as well. Not a peep in reply.
Maybe Joe's been reticent to tell that story over the years. After all, what big, bad law enforcement dude would want to admit that he was "kidnapped" like a little girl.
Phil Jordan, Arpaio's predecessor as DEA Special Agent in Charge in Phoenix, says it never happened.
Jordan served for more than 30 years in the FBN and the DEA, and later, after Arpaio replaced him here in Phoenix, he became the head of the DEA's El Paso Intelligence Center.
"In my entire career -- Arpaio retired before I did -- not once, not twice were there even rumors that Arpaio had been kidnapped." Jordan told me recently.
Indeed, Jordan remembers the names of all DEA agents kidnapped over the years. As the head of the DEA's intelligence center, it was kind of his job to know those things.
"Kidnappings or murders of our agents sticks out and is registered forever in our brainwaves," he said. "So, for this thing to come out now is beyond comprehension."
Jordan said he could not call Joe a liar on the issue, but he's very familiar with Arpaio's career, and he's never heard of it.
Maybe the commercial makers erred, or maybe Arpaio has some strange, new interpretation of one of those "Mexican standoffs" in his books.
Could I have missed the reference to it somewhere?
The only kidnappings I'm familiar with in relation to Joe would be the kidnappings of my bosses, Village Voice Media Executive Editor Michael Lacey and VVM CEO Jim Larkin back in 2007 by undercover MCSO thugs in unmarked cars.
That is to say, the arrests and the charges were politically motivated and illegal, so I'd count them as kidnappings. Recently, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Arpaio is on the hook for that nighttime retaliation, at least in civil court.
There's no love lost between Jordan and Joe. They have a history going back to the early '70s, when Arpaio was the DEA's guy in Mexico City, as you can read in a 2009 Arizona Republic piece by Dan Nowicki.
Jordan claims Arpaio's reputation in the DEA was as a "joke." Arpaio's nickname "Nickel Bag Joe" was an indication that his busts were strictly small-time, though in his books, Arpaio tries to spin the sobriquet into a positive.
He also scoffed at the contention that organized crime would want to assassinate or kidnap or do anything to Sheriff Joe.
"The cartels would not waste a bullet on [Arpaio]," he stated, adding, "Because [his] law enforcement priorities are dishwashers, landscapers and broken taillights."
Meaning, if law enforcement is tied up chasing the nickel-bag stuff, as is Joe's expertise, that's good for organized crime's business.
Naturally, Jordan is critical of Arpaio's 20-year reign, just like most law men worth their salt. He disagrees strongly with the recent decision of the U.S. Attorney's Office to end its criminal investigation into Arpaio.
He recalled speaking with someone else who was floored by the decision.
"The person stated, `Phil, all I can think of [to explain the decision] is corruption or incompetence,'" he said. "I would like to eliminate the corruption aspect, but when you [consider] the atmosphere that we have in Washington now, when you're allowing guns to go south [in the Fast Furious scandal] and you cover up the ins and outs of it, you know, nothing would surprise me."
Me neither, Phil.
As for this "kidnapping" deal, why are Willems and Allen so reticent to explain it? I mean, it must be some dang great adventure story. Right up there with Shrek or Kung Fu Panda.
If I catch Joe on the street, I'll ask him. Hopefully he'll remember all about it.
Feathered Bastard
Stephen is a former staff writer and columnist at Phoenix New Times.

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Dave Besseling: Ignition On
In The Liquid Refuses to Ignite (Hachette India), author Dave Besseling, a 33-year-old Canadian artist and writer, travels across dozens of time zones in search of a certain 'nirvana' – even if it's initially disguised as intoxicated days and orgasmic nights. But let not the inebriated haze fool you. With supremely compelling prose, vivid descriptions of the people and their cultures he encounters, and compassionate digs at their follies, he takes us on a soul-searching mission with humour and insight. Finally, he lands up in Varanasi, India, where a glass of lassi leads to his 'eureka' moment.
You're an artist and writer. When creativity strikes, what do you reach out for first, pen or paintbrush?
In the book I talk about my experiences as an artist in Tokyo, Amsterdam and New Zealand, as well as the reason why I switched to writing. It was a fairly soul-crushing transition that changed the direction of my muse. Looking back, I suppose you could say it's worked out in my favour, but I do miss visual art.
When did you start writing this autobiography and why?
I guess the book started with the Manali chapter, which was originally an article for MW magazine in Bombay. The editor there asked if my time in Varanasi had also yielded any material. It certainly had, but by the time I was done writing about it, I was about 37,500 words over the maximum word count of 2,500. No editor is going to touch that. But my experiences in Varanasi seemed to resonate with certain episodes of my decade of wandering, and eventually a clear narrative came into being.
What set your Indian experience apart from the others?
India is where this whole idea of having crossed one of life's non-negotiable boundaries took place. It was just where I happened to be when introspection on a scale of a Dickensian Christmas Carol presented itself, or was presented to me by a dubious lassi. Now that the book is out, I get the feeling that it wouldn't have come together the way it has, probably wouldn't exist at all, if it weren't for me being there, in Varanasi, at that specific time. The book wouldn't have worked if I'd been in a place like, say, I don't know, Luxembourg.
Do you still consider yourself as a bit of a 'stray dog'?
I do. I think I always will. I've been living out of a backpack while I've been out researching and writing two other books for the last 18 months, travelling through about 12 countries, which would have been paradise at 23, but at 33, I do long for the simple amenities and privacy of my own apartment again.
When are epiphanies most likely to strike?
Where they can catch you off guard. When you're in a place most un-epiphanic. Or while very high. Mescaline can help you with that. But I think I misbehaved enough in my 20s to last me the rest of my life. All that stuff is nostalgia now, the stuff of memoir.
India is a land of extremes. What struck you most about the inequality?
The first-tour-of-India Dave noticed very much the constant display of all the increments on the societal scale. And once you get to Varanasi, man, that may be the most intense place I've ever been. Your senses are assaulted on all levels. It was exhausting. Later, when I lived in Delhi, there were still lots of things to tire you out, but one thing India teaches you if you stay long enough is to establish your personal energy quota. You often need it just to get through your day. What once fascinated you becomes background, what once repelled you is more easily ignored. I don't know if this is a good thing, but it's a matter of personal survival. And at 45 degrees C, it's hard to give a shit about much else besides getting into a pub as quickly as possible.
That glass of lassi in Varanasi that triggered enlightenment and this book: Was it sweet or salted?
Excellent question. Well, the whole thing is that there was no enlightenment. As hard as I tried, the liquid refused to ignite. I guess that was the enlightenment. A satori of a secondary nature. But if anyone is out to see if they can repeat the infamous Haifa lassi experience, go for salt. Sugar is for babies.
First published in Atelier July 2012
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Cancer and Sagittarius Compatibility
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There are numerous types of relationships to explore when considering compatibility between two signs. We grow up in a parent/child dynamic. Outside our family, we form friendships with other children and eventually other adults. We look for and find love. And, we go to work and have careers, interacting with employers and co-workers.
Each sign-to-sign interaction guides our behavior in every relationship. Read through this section to find out how each of the above dynamics works astrologically so you can experience the optimal way to communicate and get along with your sign and all the other signs.
Generally Speaking
The Cancer-and-Sagittarius relationship is not an easy one. As the "I nurture" sign of the Zodiac, Cancer is caring, sympathetic, and compassionate. Sagittarius is the "I expand" sign of the Zodiac, and loves to explore, share, and adventure. A long-term relationship (outside parent/child) is not likely unless other factors in the charts help them stay connected.
Cancer Parent/Sagittarius Child
The Cancer parent and Sagittarius child will be one of the more difficult configurations because the Sagittarius child is usually ready to explore the world much sooner than the Cancer parent would prefer. Cancer does believe in helping all his or her children succeed, but the fire signs are the ones that will really test the patience of the Cancer parent. From the child's perspective, much of its energy may be spent trying to "escape the clutches" of the parent.
Sagittarius Parent/Cancer Child
The Sagittarius parent and Cancer child dynamic is a bit better since the Cancer child is very attuned to what makes others happy or sad, especially his or her parents. The Sagittarius parent can be a guiding light regarding belief, wisdom, and mastery of knowledge, which the Cancer child can readily absorb and contemplate. As long as the Cancer child gets to go on adventures with the parent and build lasting memories, it can be a strong family relationship. But if the Cancer child gets "left behind", then real gaps in the emotional connection can occur, which the Cancer child will feel acute.
Cancer Friend/Sagittarius Friend
Cancer and Sagittarius friends can turn out to be a bit of an "odd couple". In many ways, Cancer represents home and Sagittarius represents the world away from home. This friendship could last a lifetime, but it would probably be a "punctuated" one, meaning they would see each other in spurts, with the Cancer as the emotional anchor of the friendship and the Sagittarius as the adventurer who shares the world with his or her Cancer friend.
Cancer Lover/Sagittarius Lover
This romance, love, sex combination is very difficult if there is no help from the rest of the charts. Cancer is "I will do anything for you if I love you and you love me" and Sagittarius is "I want to explore many bodies with my body and enjoy the variety of life". These two essential approaches do not mesh well, especially for Cancer. For the Sagittarius, it could be a great love affair among many, but for the Cancer, it could be "the one that got away" or the one "that broke my heart".
10 Reasons Why It Is Hard to Love Sagittarius
Cancer Employer/Sagittarius Employee
The Cancer employer and the Sagittarius employee will work well so long as the Sagittarius employee is in a position that allows them to travel and use their expertise, reporting to the Cancer boss when necessary. This can be one of the more professional and less personal employer/employee relationships. Cancer may want more personal interaction, but Sagittarius will try to stay on the go as much as possible.
Sagittarius Employer/Cancer Employee
If the employer is a Sagittarius and the employee is Cancer, the dynamic can work so long as the interactions are limited. The Sagittarius boss will not often worry too much about employees beyond, "is the job getting done or not." If the Cancer employee is hoping for more emotional connections at work, he or she will be more likely to find them among co-workers than with a Sagittarius employer. Most likely, the Sagittarius leader will be one in a large organization where close connections with most employees would be limited or non-existent.
Cancer Co-worker/Sagittarius Co-worker
This combination is problematic only in the sense that these individuals may not have much in common or much of a reason to interact unless the job situation demanded it. These elements do struggle to connect and can actively frustrate each other. Sagittarius can come off as flamboyant and arrogant while Cancer can come off as nosey or moody.
COMPATIBILITY SCORE OVERVIEW
This is an indicative score from other readers. For a more accurate match, it is necessary to do a synastry compatibility calculation.
What percent do they match?168 Votes
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Sociable personalities
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Legends of Baseball: New York City's 'Miracle Mets'
Few American baseball teams are as widely celebrated as the New York Mets. Initially established in 1962 to replace the Brooklyn Dodgers (who relocated to California to become the Los Angeles Dodgers), the Mets have remained based in New York City's populous Borough of Queens.
One of only two Major League baseball teams based in New York (the other being the Yankees), the Mets played all their home games at the iconic Shea Stadium until 2009. In that year, the team moved to the nearby Citi Field Stadium, where they draw thousands of loyal fans. Then, in 2020, the Mets were purchased by Steve Cohen, a billionaire hedge-fund manager, for a whopping $2.4 billion.
World Series Victories
Despite the team's enormous fan base, especially in its home state of New York, the Mets, who play in the National League's East Division, have only won the Baseball World Series twice. In 1969, they beat the Baltimore Orioles for the national title, thus earning the nickname the 'Miracle Mets.' Almost two decades later, in 1986, they defeated the Boston Red Sox in what is considered one of the most exciting World Series championships in baseball history.
Let's Go, Mets!
This website is devoted to all things about the Mets and baseball in general. Here, fans of the sport will find countless articles (and numerous vintage photographs) about all of the most memorable games, players, and coaches in this beloved baseball team's remarkable history.
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Home Bike News New Kawasaki Ninja 300 BS6 India Launch Likely In Early 2021
New Kawasaki Ninja 300 BS6 India Launch Likely In Early 2021
Arun Prakash
Due to heavy localisation, we do not expect Kawasaki to increase prices of BS6 compliant Ninja 300 by a huge margin
Around this time last year, Kawasaki discontinued its entry-level offering Ninja 300 which complied with the now outdated BS4 emission norms. Now, after a year reports have emerged that Ninja 300 might make a return to Indian soil soon. As per Shifting-Gears, who first reported the news, the entry-level Ninja is expected to hit markets at the end of last quarter of current fiscal year 2020-21.
This means it is expected to be launched early next year. The localised version of Ninja 300 was first launched in India two years ago. The bike with its affordable pricing went on to bring very good sales volume for the Japanese superbike maker.
In 2018, components such as body panels, brakes, cables, tyres and headlights of Ninja 300 were localised. Come 2020, Team Green intends to localise the bike even further by locally assembling the engine. The company is currently working on involving more localised components within the powertrain. This could further help in bringing down its price.
Expected Mechanicals
Speaking of its powertrain, Ninja 300 derives its power from a 296cc liquid-cooled, 4-stroke parallel-twin engine. In its BS4 form, this unit kicked out 39 PS of power at 11000 rpm and 27 Nm of peak torque at 10000 rpm and was linked to a 6-speed gearbox with a slipper and assist clutch as standard.
It is built on a tubular steel frame which is assisted by 37mm telescopic forks at front and a preload adjustable mono-shock. Anchoring duties are handled by a 290mm single disc upfront and a 220mm disc at rear complemented by dual-channel ABS as standard.
It rolls on 17-inch alloy wheels with rubber profiles of 110/70 at front and 140/70 at front made by MRF. It tips the weighing scale at 179 kg and has a seat height of 785 mm. The updated Ninja 300 is likely to carry the same set of specifications.
The BS6 compliant Ninja 300 is also expected to sport the same styling as the India-spec model. Just like the other machines in the Ninja series, it features a sporty new gmass-forward, minimalist-tail design. It gets signature Kawasaki dual LED headlights and a new floating-style windscreen with a gap between cowl and windscreen. In terms of features, it will get a part-digital part-analog instrument cluster and heat management technology.
Kawasaki recently unveiled the 2021 Ninja 250 in Japan which is expected to go on sale later this month. Globally, Ninja 250 is the entry-level offering for the Ninja range of bikes. However, in many international markets like India, the company has replaced the quarter-litre motorcycle with Ninja 300. Upon its launch, it is expected to rival the likes of KTM RC 390, TVS Apache RR 310.
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David "Bones" Hebert Wrongful Death Lawsuit Expanded
Two-year anniversary prompts inclusion of city of Cincinnati, three more CPD officers
By Hannah McCartney on Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 12:46 pm
Today marks the two-year anniversary of the death of David "Bones" Hebert, the gangly, inked vagabond, crafty burrito-maker, Punk rocker and rascal whose life ended abruptly one night in Northside, when Cincinnati Police Sergeant Andrew Mitchell fired two rounds into Bones' thin frame.
Bones, who was described by his army of acquaintances as peaceful and thoughtful, left behind a legacy that sparked his friends to form Friends of Bones, a collective formed in response to his fatal police shooting, whose goal is "to support those directly involved in the case, to raise awareness about police violence in our community, and to bring about policy change in police procedures, training, and equipment, while encouraging responsible city leadership."
That spurred the estate of David Paul Hebert to file a wrongful death lawsuit against Sergeant Mitchell on April 18, 2012, a year after the shooting. According to a press release from Paul Carmack, executor of the Hebert estate, the lawsuit today has been expanded to include the city of Cincinnati alleging Monell Claims (referring to municipal officials unconstitutionally or incorrectly dealing with a police misconduct claim) as well as Cincinnati Police officers Lawrence Johnson, Brian Kneller and Nicolino Stavale, for contributing to an atmosphere of danger. (See the expanded lawsuit in its entirety here.)
Bones was walking his dog, Shady, with a female friend around 3 a.m. the night of his death. Minutes before, a new acquaintance of Bones, Jason Weller, called 911 to report a man described as Bones to have recently stolen a pirate sword from his apartment, leaving Weller bloodied and alone. Although several of his friends admit he was inclined toward rowdy and wreckless behavior when he was intoxicated, but not violent.
Shortly after police stopped Bones and took his official statement, the police report alleges, "Mr. Hebert pulled a 13-inch switchblade knife with a six-inch blade from his pocket, raised his arm, and made a swiping motion with the knife at one of the officers. Sergeant Andrew Mitchell, who was serving as cover officer, drew his firearm as Mr. Hebert turned and stepped toward another officer. Sergeant Mitchell discharged two rounds from his Department-issued firearm, striking Mr. Hebert in left shoulder and left upper chest with both rounds."
Bones was pronounced dead at the scene, and a toxicology report showed he had a blood alcohol level of .33 and traces of psychedelic mushrooms and marijuana. The investigations following his death — all of which exonerated Mitchell and the Police Department from any fault — brought to light a slew of inconsistencies, including conflicting statements from the officers involved, details about where Bones' knife was ultimately found and discrepancies in Weller's story, all of which form a basis for the current lawsuit. Videos retrieved from a Officer Dawson's cruiser cam also show that officers stood by idly, failing to offer any sort of assistance of resuscitation to Bones, seen here (at the 0:04 second mark, it appears Officer Mitchell kicks Bones' arm to check for consciousness).
Officer Mitchell in 2008 was involved in another police misconduct allegation after the "Bauer Tasing," when he tased an oblivious teenager from his moving police car without any warning or communication. Christopher Bauer, the teen walking home with his hands in his pockets and listening to his iPod, fell forward onto his face, suffering substantial injury.
In the past, Friends of Bones have held fundraisers and community events (often music-oriented, for Bones) to raise awareness about the case and garner support.
A city spokesperson directed CityBeat's inquiry about the expanded lawsuit to the city's law department, which as of Thursday afternoon had not returned a voicemail. This story will be updated if the city provides a response.According to court documents, the case will go before a jury Nov. 11.
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Tales From the Deep
Starring: SpongeBob Squarepants
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Other episodes in Tales From the Deep include: Hall Monitor in which it is SpongeBob's turn to be hall monitor at Mrs Puff's Boating school... much to her dismay; Valentine's Day - Patrick is not impressed with SpongeBob's gift of a 'handshake'; Mermaidman and Barnacleboy are TV heroes and SpongeBob and Patrick want them to come out of retirement and fight crime. Saying no could be their toughest challenge yet; Tea at the Treedome - Unfortunately tea at Sandy's home is not as straightforward as SpongeBob hoped since it is filled with air... not good for a sponge; The Paper - a worthless wrapper could prove to be a gold mine of entertainment.
As with modern cartoons, SpongeBob is just as entertaining for adults as it is for kids - although on a different level. Most of us (or maybe just me) will be able to identify with SpongeBob's miserable neighbour, Squidwad. Could you really live next door to such a cheery soul as SpongeBob without getting annoyed at every little thing he does?
The press release for this DVD stated that there were also some extras on this collection (the Underwater Sun music video, drawing the Goo Lagoon and the storyboard for SpongeBob's House Party). However if they are on the DVD I couldn't find them and they aren't mentioned on the back of the DVD sleeve.
But, who cares whether there are any extras? Nine episodes (one a double length one too) of SpongeBob Squarepants is surely worth £13 of anyone's money.
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The Art History Summer Abroad Program will offer an intensive, three-week course on ancient and baroque Rome. Rome: Ancient and Baroque (Art History 290) examines the extraordinary embellishment of the city carried out by Rome's emperors, from Augustus to Constantine, as well as the popes of the baroque period from Sixtus V to Clement XII. Taught by two specialists in the city of Rome, Profs. Sarah McPhee and Eric Varner, the course is conducted entirely on site at Rome's archaeological monuments, churches, palaces, piazzas and museums. We will explore the formal and conceptual resonances between ancient and baroque Rome, as well as the impact of ancient art and architecture on the daring innovations of the baroque period. The class will examine major monuments from both periods including the Roman Forum, Colosseum, the Pantheon, the Mausolea of Augustus and Hadrian, the Vatican and St. Peter's basilica, the Trevi Fountain, Piazza del Popolo, Piazza Navona and the Villa Borghese. Visits will also focus on specific artists or architects including Caravaggio, Bernini, Borromini, and Pietro da Cortona. One extra-urban field trip is planned to Tivoli, where students will explore the villa of the emperor Hadrian, as well as the villa and gardens built for Cardinal Ippolito D'Este.
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This Is the Reason So Many People Hate Donald Trump Jr.
Julie Peirano
By now, the American public is well aware the Trump name is synonymous with controversy. And much like the rest of his family, Donald Trump Jr. has garnered his fair share of negative media attention.
Regardless of your political views, one thing's for sure: The Trumps are quite possibly the most polarizing first family we've ever known. From Donald Trump himself to his brood of children, the president's family weaves quite the complicated web. But what do we really know about the eldest Trump child?
Let's take a closer look at the reasons why so many people can't stand Donald Jr., including his paycheck for giving speeches (page 4) and the time he was arrested (page 12).
1. He compared Syrian refugees to Skittles
Most people considered that analogy a major faux pas. | Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images
Any person with half a brain knows that this sentiment is absolutely deplorable, yet the then-future first son claimed it to be true during his father's campaign in 2016. So, what exactly happened when Donald Jr. compared Syrian refugees to a bowl of Skittles that contained a few that "would kill you"?
For starters, Jon Favreau, Obama's chief speechwriter, responded with an image of Omran Daqneesh, the bloodstained boy who became a symbol of war-torn Syria. Then, Wrigley, the owner of Skittles, had something to say. "Skittles are candy. Refugees are people. We don't feel it's an appropriate analogy. We will respectfully refrain from further commentary as anything we say could be misinterpreted as marketing," the company said.
Next: Has he no heart?
2. He's a big-game hunter
Animal rights activists (and many other people) were appalled. | iStock/Getty Images Plus
You don't have to be a member of PETA to know that hunting big game is just plain wrong. Aside from being totally heartless, people who hunt in this fashion aren't doing those who actually hunt responsibly any favors. In fact, Donald Jr. came under fire once the internet got a hold of photos from one of his hideous hunting trips.
"Animal rights activists are revolted by a series of trophy photos that have emerged showing Eric and Donald Trump Jr. posing with a dead elephant, kudu, civet cat and waterbuck while on a big game safari in Zimbabwe last year," Gothamist reported in 2012. "In one photo, Donald Jr. proudly holds a dead elephant tail in one hand and a knife in the other. In another, the brothers are seen standing beside a 12'8″ crocodile hanging from a noose off a tree." Seriously, the Trump boys should be ashamed, but of course, they're nothing but defensive.
Next: The entire Trump family should be banned from Twitter.
3. He uses disrespectful language and bullying antics on Twitter
Life is hard; it's even harder when you're stupid. pic.twitter.com/rpS7svtfvf
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) October 29, 2017
Like father, like son. And when it comes to Twitter, the world should watch out, or at least that's what Donald Jr. thinks. In regards to the big-game trophies previously mentioned, the hunting enthusiast had nothing nice to say to his critics. According to The New York Times, "Donald Jr. took to Twitter to defend himself, writing to one detractor, "I'm not going to run and hide because the PETA crazies don't like me." And that, folks, is just one small example of just how irresponsible the guy really is.
Next: How much do you make in a year?
4. He makes $50,000 per speech
He often gets paid for public appearances. | David Becker/Getty Images
As if any Trump heir needs another penny, the fact that Donald Jr. reportedly makes upwards of $50,000 per speech is nothing short of infuriating. But unfortunately for us, it's the reality for people in positions of power. As The Wall Street Journal reported, Donald Jr. likely received $50,000 for an appearance he made on October 11, 2016, at the Ritz Hotel in Paris.
Next: What do you make of his insensitive remarks?
5. He's been called a white nationalist
He's made several insensitive remarks in public. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Once again, it's clear how incompetent Donald Jr. is when it comes to biting his tongue. And in September 2016, the arrogant businessman made yet another slanderous, insensitive remark that landed him in hot water.
When speaking with a local Philadelphia radio station, Donald Jr. made it clear that the media was letting Hillary Clinton off the hook, despite her "lies and distortions." According to The Washington Post, he said, "If Republicans were doing that, they'd be warming up the gas chamber right now." Obviously, this sparked outrage and caused many to pin the son of then-presidential-candidate as anti-Semitic.
Next: Some things you never knew about Donald Jr.
6. He spent his summers hunting with his grandfather in Czechoslovakia
Hunting has been a favorite pastime of his since childhood. | iStock.com/Photosampler
What kid doesn't love visiting their grandparents? Not many, that's for sure. And for Donald Jr., international travel to see his favorite person was a summertime staple throughout his childhood. In fact, the boy found a role model in his grandfather early on.
According to The New York Times, Donald Jr.'s maternal grandfather, Milos Zelnicek, was a welcome change from the likes of Donald Trump. Zelnicek was an electrician and, most importantly, a hardcore hunter. "In the summers, he stayed at the Zelnicek's home in a town near Prague for six to eight weeks at a time, and his grandfather schooled him in camping, fishing, hunting and the Czech language," the publication said. We just wonder what his grandfather would think of his big-game hunting antics.
Next: This may actually be one of the rare reasons to not totally hate the guy.
7. He once didn't speak to his father for a year
He's since mended his relationship with his dad. | Ethan Miller/Getty Images
A divorce is tough on any kid. And when Donald and Ivana Trump were going through a highly publicized split, the case was no different for Donald Jr. At the young age of just 12 years old, the boy had a lot to deal with, and tabloids were having an absolute field day. Whether it was because of the negative media attention or not, Donald Jr. didn't speak with his father for an entire year. But hey, who could blame him?
Next: There's no denying that the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.
8. He never compares himself to his father
He doesn't compare himself to the current POTUS. | Mario Tama/Getty Images
Despite the resemblance between their Twitter personas, Donald Trump and Donald Jr. do have some differences, or at least that's the story Donald Jr. is sticking to. "I think people are often surprised, but I never defined myself as, 'I'm the business guy who has to supersede what my father has done,'" he told The New York Times. "He's a totally unique individual. Somehow having to top his accomplishments is never the way I perceived things." Whatever you say, Donald Jr.
Next: This next one isn't much of a surprise, even if he doesn't "compare himself to his father."
9. He graduated from his father's alma mater
Father and son both attended the University of Pennsylvania. | F11photo/iStock/Getty Images
Donald Jr. may claim that he's his own person, but there are some things that run in the family. And that common family thread is, of course, the University of Pennsylvania: Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump, and Tiffany Trump all call the university their alma mater.
Donald Jr. attended the Wharton School, and despite his excessive partying, managed to earn a B.S. in Economics.
Next: His college days may be over, but people haven't forgotten.
10. He was a wild party boy in college
He spent a lot of time drinking in college. | Kzenon/iStock/Getty Images
Donald Jr.'s frat boy reputation preceded him, simple as that. And as New York Magazine explains, the eldest Trump had a colorful history of "getting into drunken, do-you-have-any-idea-who-I-am fights" when he was in college.
"I used to drink a lot and party pretty hard, and it wasn't something that I was particularly good at," he told the publication. "I mean, I was good at it, but I couldn't do it in moderation."
Next: This is the one redeeming factor.
11. He was a ski bum in Aspen
He took some time off in Aspen after college. | Aspen Airport via Facebook
Clearly, this is hands-down the most likable thing about old Donnie boy. Like any other well-educated recent grad who hasn't the slightest clue what their next move should be, Donald Jr. hit the open road — or more likely a private plane — and made his way to a ski town.
While living in Aspen for a brief time before joining the family business, Donald Jr. worked as a bartender and generally lived the ski bum lifestyle. But unlike other recent grads, Trump Jr. didn't have to worry about living out a champagne taste lifestyle on a beer budget. Lucky him.
Next: His behavior didn't go unnoticed, or without consequences.
12. He's been arrested
He's been in some legal trouble. | iStock.com
New Orleans is a good time, and not even Donnie Jr. could resist it. However, this party-going behavior didn't end well for him. In 2001, Donald Jr. was arrested for public drunkenness. Admitting that he has trouble with moderation, his antics landed him in jail where he spent about 11 hours.
Next: At least he's turned one bad trait of his around.
13. He avoids alcohol these days
He avoids drinking now. | Bogdanhoda/Getty images
Admittedly, fessing up to his party boy past may not have been the easiest thing in the world, considering all that we know about the highly egotistical man. But still, it's something. And apparently, it was enough to spark an interest in changing his destructive ways, at least in the alcohol arena (of course, he's still plenty destructive in several other realms).
"About two years ago, I quit drinking entirely," he told New York Magazine. "I have too much of an opportunity to make something of myself, be successful in my own right. Why blow it?" Personally, we're not quite sure if we'd actually label the guy as successful.
Next: Let's take a look at his family life.
14. His wife once dated Leonardo DiCaprio
His wife, Vanessa, is a former model. | John Moore/Getty Images
How does a guy like Donald Trump Jr. get a girl who once dated actor-turned-environmentalist-sex-symbol-extraordinaire Leonardo DiCaprio? We wonder. Nevertheless, Donald Jr. married Vanessa Haydon in 2005. Naturally, his father introduced his son to the onetime model at a fashion show.
Next: Can you name each of his children?
15. They have five children
Kids had a great time and ate way too much candy. Now it's time for bed. #halloween #candy #kids #bedtime
A post shared by Donald Trump Jr. (@donaldjtrumpjr) on Oct 31, 2017 at 6:58pm PDT
The Trumps have established quite the brood, and Donald Jr. and his wife are no exception. The two have five children together: Kai, Donald John III, Tristan, Spencer, and Chloe. And if you're wondering whether these kiddos head to Mar-a-Lago on the weekends, the answer is no. Seeking a much more serene kind of getaway, Donald Jr. and Vanessa opt for the Catskills, where the family can fish, shoot, and ride ATVs and snowmobiles.
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No immediate plans for Regulator's Office
The office of the Regulator was completely destroyed by fire in April. (Photo: Vaitogi A. Matafeo)
By Talaia Mika, 26/09/2020
Cabinet has yet to make a decision on whether to rebuild the Office of the Regulator at Mulinu'u, which was recently completely destroyed by an inferno.
This was confirmed by the recently appointed Regulator, Lematua Gisa Fuatai-Purcell, in response to questions from the Samoa Observer.
"There are no plans as of the moment," she said. "That is one of the issues I will look at when I arrive and recommend options to Cabinet."
Lematua has not yet arrived in Samoa to take up her appointment. She was recently appointed to take over the role previously occupied by Lefaoali'i Unutoa Fonoti.
But in an announcement by the Government earlier this month, it said the new Regulator is expected to take up her role in either October or late November depending on the availability of flights for her return to Samoa.
The only building standing on the compound at Mulinu'u are the offices used by Samoa Broadcasting Company Limited TV1.
Lematua did not response to questions on what might happen to TV1.
But the Chief Executive Officer of TV1 Samoa, Galumalemana Faiesea Matafeo, said they have not heard from the Government on what will happen next.
"If it comes to that, we will certainly move elsewhere," she said.
The Office of the Regulator at Mulinu'u was demolished by fire in April.
The blaze also destroyed four vehicles parked within the compound, just meters away from a large satellite dish which is one of six on the premises.
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Recent amendments to Samoa's Constitution now gives the Judicial Service Commission (J.S.C.) the power to remove a Supreme Court Judge from office.
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The leader of Fa'atuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (F.A.S.T.) party, La'aulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt, has appealed to young eligible voters to be objective in how they vote.
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The Cold War Meets Commerce: The House(s) in the Middle
March 10, 2015 by Mike Mashon
The following is a guest post by Kelly Chisholm, a Processing Technician in the Moving Image Section.
Back in December, I posted an entry about three versions of a film I found in the J. Fred MacDonald Collection; today, I return with a story about another film from that collection to illustrate a little more about what some of us here in the Moving Image Section do on a day-to-day basis. It involves The House in the Middle, a ludicrous (in hindsight) Cold War film about how tidy, freshly painted houses were more likely to survive a nuclear firestorm than those in disrepair; the film was named to the National Film Registry in 2001. But as it turns out, there are two versions of The House in the Middle, requiring a lot more research than a typical title before we could fully process them.
Currently, two co-workers and I are working our way through a more complicated portion of the MacDonald Collection, trying to solve mysteries of unidentified films and clear up discrepancies. We have a custom database designed for MacDonald processing, and my colleague Jami Judge-Almeida noted something unusual when she came across copies of The House in the Middle that didn't match. One version was copyrighted by National Clean Up – Paint Up – Fix Up Bureau and was in color, but the other was credited to the Federal Civil Defense Administration and was in black-and-white. Here's the original entry in the database with Jami's request that the films be compared.
One of the first things I do when resolving these discrepancies is check online for copies of the title in question. The House in the Middle was easy to find. I watched a copy of the film on The Internet Archive, noting it was the color version and had the National Clean Up – Paint Up – Fix Up Bureau credits. It's this color version that was named to the Registry, by the way.
I wound through the other copy to see if I could find the same credits; but as Jami noted in the database, this new copy was black-and-white and had no mention of theNational Clean Up – Paint Up – Fix Up Bureau in the credits sequence; indeed, it had a totally different credits sequence. This appeared to be a different film! At that point, I decided to watch the black-and-white version on one of our flatbed viewers to see just how similar it was to the color version. Was the audio in the two films the same? Could I tell if they were using similar footage? When I watched my mystery copy, I could see and hear that the content was certainly similar and the nuclear test footage used looked to be the same, but the script for the narration was different and the set on which the narrator was filmed was different. The color version was also several minutes longer than my black-and-white version.
The House in the Middle (National Clean Up – Paint Up – Fix Up Bureau, 1954). This is the version named to the National Film Registry.
The House in the Middle (Federal Civil Defense Administration, 1953). This is the original version.
After checking our most frequent resources we use to help identify educational and government films (The Educational Film & Video Locator and The Field Guide to Sponsored Films) and not coming up with much on the black-and-white version, I started doing web searches on things like "atomic testing footage shown on TV in the 1950s." I went to a site called Atomic Theater that featured a timeline of atomic testing-related films, and found a mention that two films were released under the title The House in the Middle – the first in the fall of 1953, and a longer version in 1954. It all started to make sense: we had a black-and-white film of nuclear bomb testing and its effect on traditional houses, and a longer, more elaborate color film on the same subject. Curious about where this website's information came from, I contacted the person who created the site, Jacob Hughes.
Page 124 of the 1957 Annual Statistical Report from the Federal Civil Defense Administration. Note that Duck and Cover – another National Film Registry title – was deemed "obsolete"…perhaps a subject for another post.
Jacob replied quickly and pointed me to one of his go-to primary sources for this kind of information: an Annual Statistical Report from the Federal Civil Defense Administration, in this case one from 1957. These reports include all the activities of the Federal Civil Defense Administration, including the motion pictures they made, cooperated with, and distributed during a given year. And there on page 124 was a list of films in circulation, with two versions of The House in the Middle – one released in October 1953 in black-and-white and 6.5 minutes long, and the other in 1954 in color and 12 minutes long.
The most interesting tidbit — and what explains the different credits listed in the two films – was that the second, longer version is listed as "Sponsored and/or financed by a commercial organization with the cooperation of the FCDA". That "commercial organization" was the "National Clean Up – Paint Up – Fix Up Bureau" that tipped Jami off to the potential discrepancy. Turns out this strangely titled bureau is a folksier name for the National Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Association, which had a vested interest in people buying lots of house paint.
So, here are the two versions of this film– the 1954 version named to the National Film Registry and the 1953 original I came across while trying to answer a cataloging question. Given that the longer, color version was sponsored by an association dedicated to encouraging people to buy more paint, I'll let you come to your own conclusions about how that connection affected the content of the film.
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Sharon M.
As a member of the duck-and-cover generation, I say–Johnny, go clean up your room!
Interesting post. I love the sleuthing and the results. the movies' concept is pretty amazing in hindsight, and obviously isn't without some factual basis (although we'd all probably be dead anyway). but the practical application in encouraging us to all be neatniks (and buy some nice paint, already!) is brilliant!
Great post, Mike. Cold War history has always fascinated me, going back to my "duck and cover" days in elementary school. I used to hate hearing the air raid sirens at the fire station each Friday at 10am…
I hope you can find some more footage like this.
To paraphrase President Johnson from the "Daisy" commercial:
"We must either love to clean, or we must die."
rebecca remington
Hello- I was wondering what is the name of the cataloging program that your article above demonstrated? ~Thanks
Mike Mashon
From Kelly Chisholm: The screengrab you see towards the top of the post is from a simple database we made with Microsoft Access for the MacDonald collection. You can tailor an Access database to have specific fields in each record, and we created a template for the records in that database to help us record consistent information on all the reels of film. Once the items have been more fully inspected, a more detailed cataloging record is created in our MAVIS database. MAVIS stands for Merged Audio Visual Information System, and it is tailored specifically to audiovisual material. That database is much more robust than a simple Access database; for example, it can link authority records (film credits, collection names) to film titles and collection items, track incoming material and outgoing loans, as well as interact with our digital preservation software.
Daniel Cordle
Thank you for this blog post, Kelly, which I came across today. I expect you're unlikely to see this reply, as it's so long after your piece was posted, but in case you do I just wanted to say that's enlightening information and much appreciated. I'm an academic working on nuclear culture and wrote briefly about 'The House in the Middle' a long time ago (in 'States of Suspense: The Nuclear Age, Postmodernism and United States Fiction and Prose,' Manchester University Press, 2008) – I wish I'd known the history you've uncovered then.
I just watched this film, the color version, on Turner classic movies. What concerned me the most was the men touching the materials affected by the radioactive blast right after it happened. I wonder if they got radiation poisoning.
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By Conner Tighe
December 24, 2020 | 5:26pm EST
The opinions and views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the opinion of Byte or Byte's editorial board.
Director Robert Zemeckis brought Chris Van Allsburg's The Polar Express alive in 2004 with the sound of a train whistle in a snowy town on Christmas Eve. Allsburg, known for his books Jumanji and Zathura, among many others, told the story of a small boy on the edge of disbelieving Santa's existence until a mysterious train arrives in his town, awaiting him. Zemeckis directed the movies Forrest Gump and Castaway, which both feature Tom Hanks. Hanks voices many characters in the Christmas tale, including Santa, the train ghost, the conductor, and the main character when he grows up. With the struggle to find Santa's existence, the movie's score, and an ending that continues to leave me in awe, The Polar Express continues to be the best Christmas movie for all ages. It is unrivaled by both live-action and animation Christmas movies alike.
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The story begins with an anxious boy, who remains unnamed in the movie, looking through the newspaper clippings of Santa hoax articles until his parents check in on him. As he pretends to sleep, he recalls his parents discussing "the end of the magic," suggesting the boy's disbelief in Santa. When an overbearing train whistle rattles the house, the boy boards the ride of a lifetime alongside a young girl, who remains unnamed, and a boy named Billy, both unwavering in their belief in Santa. As nobody else in the neighborhood was awoken by the train, it's suggested the train is magical—only to be heard by the children who believe in Santa. It becomes clearer toward the end of the movie that it's not true, and the conductor's method was more concise than viewers are led to believe.
As the train barrels across a frozen river, maneuvers a caribou crossing, and speeds down Glacier Gulch, there are moments when unexplainable phenomena happen, like the train tickets flying away only to return moments later; a ghost living atop the train helping the boy at times; and waiters producing tabletops out of thin air that beg the question: What is this train and where is it going? The Polar Express directs its attention toward children, preteen age approximately, who are on the verge of disbelieving in Santa, thus losing their Christmas spirit.
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After the trio gets lost at the North Pole, the girl and Billy encounter bells ringing from an unknown source. The boy repeatedly asks, "what bells?" The next scene—which is also the best scene of the movie—is when the boy finds one of Santa's sleigh bells rolling toward him, and is still unable to hear it even after he picks it up and rings it next to his ear. The bell becomes more significant than anything else in the movie, proclaiming the boy's belief in Santa. The prospect of Santa being real or not is still heartwarming 16 years later because it hits home for adults and children. No other Christmas movie has been able to envision a unified theme that Christmas revolves around: Belief. The Polar Express is about believing in something even if nobody else does.
Alan Silvestri's score is plain amazing. There's no other way to describe the recurring theme that pops in and out throughout the film. When the boy loses the bell Santa had given him, we see one small box lying underneath the Christmas tree. "Wait, there's one more," says the boy's sister. She hands him the box, revealing the bell, and the score becomes even stronger and more powerful. When we learn the boy continues to believe in Santa even as he grows old, we realize how impactful the boy's experience was on the train. Santa's reflection glimmers on the side of the bell, and we recognize the significance of the train.
At one time or another, many of us have believed in a fat man dressed in a red suit sliding down our chimneys, placing presents underneath our tree, and leaving no cookie untouched. The Polar Express tells its viewers that the power of something, like Christmas spirit, is only as powerful as its follower's belief in it. The movie has a way of touching both adult's and children's hearts because it is nostalgic and brings back many of our childhood memories. This is why The Polar Express remains the best Christmas movie continuously after 16 years of magic-filled fun.
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I was born in 1955 at old St. Joseph's Hospital at Forest and Beech Street, right below the Western Washington University campus in Bellingham. My family lived at 416 N. Forest, across from the old Spanish villa house.
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Across many parts of the country, it's getting harder to engage in the democratic process.
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Bellingham was unprepared for the heat wave that hit over the last week of June.
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It's your first time out to dinner in almost a year. The restaurant is at capacity, and even though you're vaccinated you can't help but feel nervous as your server brings your meal. You might feel as if you're thinking irrationally, but it is entirely normal to have some anxiety about the reopening process as things in Washington state slowly return to something resembling pre-pandemic normalcy.
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Title: Lucien van der Walt interview
Authors: Freedom Press, Lucien van der Walt
Topic: Interview
Source: Retrieved on 10th November 2021 from lucienvanderwalt.com
Freedom Press
Lucien van der Walt interview
Lucien van der Walt was interviewed for the London-based "Freedom" anarchist newspaper back in 2011, the interview appearing in the January 2012 print edition. The paper was founded in 1886 by the exiled Piotr Kropotkin (!) and others as "A Journal of Anarchist Socialism" and had a fairly continuous print-run into 2014 when it went online only.
The first thing that strikes you about Lucien van der Walt, co-author of "Black Flame the Revolutionary Class Politics of Anarchism and Syndicalism," is that he is serious about his subject. Not only does he know what he's talking about, he invests his conversation with a warmth and enthusiasm for anarchism and syndicalism, and anarchists, that is refreshing to say the least.
The antithesis of the cynical snarling ranter, van der Walt comes across as someone keen to communicate the powerful global history and impact, the benefits and indeed the contemporary relevance of the anarchist tradition.
Perhaps that's why the book, which started as a small collaborative effort, turned into a monster 500-page heavyweight.
"It was originally a sort of pamphlet, we wrote a pamphlet on 'what is anarchism?' it had Spain and we mentioned Makhno and we thought let's add a bit, and we kicked this thing around and about 2005 we had a book, in various forms."
He is telling me this as we stand freezing in the cold December weather in the alley of Whitechapel's notorious White Hart pub. Van der Walt has just given a talk at Freedom Bookshop, where he covered aspects of anarchism not often given an airing. For those of us brought up on Emma Goldman and Prince Kropotkin, it was a pleasure to listen to someone speak with equal passion about Korean anarchist history and the popularity of South American anarchism – indeed the more obscure the anarchist the more he seemed to relish providing us with information about them. He clearly loves his subject.
So who is the man behind one of the most significant anarchist texts published in recent years?
"I grew up in a declining mining town in apartheid South Africa, at the end of it. My father had been a miner and then he moved up to become a teacher, and I got really politicised when I went to university and was involved the anti-apartheid student movement.
"In the late 1990s there were a lot of big campaigns around privatisation partly at universities around out sourcing, and partly in the black communities around electricity cut-offs, cost recovery, prepaid meters, things like that. And these things came together to form the Anti-Privatisation Forum in 2000, I was a founder member of that and the media officer. But I probably identified myself with the anarchist movement by 1994. I was involved in some of the early anarchist groups like the Workers Solidarity Federation."
South Africa in 1990s was politically in a massive state of flux, and to be an anarchist within that environment, without the equivalent social scene and lifestyle attributes of European or North American anarchism, must have been challenging.
"It was also an opportunity. There was no baggage, but hard challenges. Anyone who was a militant had to face the question of how does your movement relate to the existing mass movements? You're talking about a period of massive class struggle, you're talking about a very complicated transition from apartheid, but in many ways a partial, yet painfully incomplete, victory for the national liberation struggle of oppressed African coloured and Indian people -how do you relate to that movement?
"If you are going to go anywhere you've got to relate to that, you've got to relate specifically to the black working class majority, the heartlands of union and community work. South Africa is capitalist, has massive inequalities, deeply shaped by colonial roots and national oppression. So through hard debates, the emergent anarchist movement was defined by first the black working class orientation, anarchism has to be a movement of the black working class, in the trade unions, in the townships. The idea was to build clear anarchist militants in the trade unions and in the social movements."
Although he comes with an impressive intellectual pedigree (professor of sociology at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg) it is telling van der Walt was an active political militant which informed his developing relationship to anarchism, especially in the 90s.
"There was no real anarchist movement, a number of reading groups and discussion groups popped up and there were a number of debates. There had been some sort of loose anarchist groups before in Johannesburg, but myself I came out of the student movement which means I came, to some extent, out of the mainstream struggle tradition in South Africa, which is the Communist Party and the ANC. The ANC was this huge thing in the early 90s – Mandela got released, but it was also a very turbulent time, it was a time when you could go on a march with 200,000 people and see the working class fucking moving, and that was very formative for me, and that's how I got politicised and moved eventually to anarchism."
The authors of "Black Flame" have been described as doing 'a remarkable job in drawing together a vast international body of literature. They show convincingly that anarchism and syndicalism were far more significant political forces in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century world than historians have generally given them credit for'.
It is the sheer scope and attention to detail that gives the book its authority, but van der Walt admits it came out of an attempt to orientate their own limited anarchist traditions historically.
"We had no reference points, there were no older comrades to explain things to us but there was also no baggage, we had to rediscover anarchism for ourselves. And 'Black Flame' is partly coming out of that. It's our own engagement with anarchism and understanding it, and the things we had to learn like strategy and tactical debates and the history of anarchism, especially the history of anarchism outside of Europe, and especially the history of anarchism [in] how it dealt with issues like class, race and gender."
"Class is obvious but how do you deal with race in a colonial context? Where does the third world fit in? So it was partly around that, and that's partly where it comes from. Before anarchism can engage in other intellectual traditions it must know its own tradition."


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Advantages of Late Exit Bilingual Education
Imagine being brought up in a family speaking only one language for your entire life and then you had to move to a foreign land where the language is different. If you had a choice of progressively learning this new language over the course of six to nine years or being put into a classroom and have to virtually teach yourself the language by listening to others around you which would you choose? Late exit bilingual education is a more effective form of bilingual education compared to the English immersion form of bilingual education in the fact that there are more benefits and less adverse effects. There are many reasons why late exit bilingual education should be the choice of public schools everywhere with high minority populations. One of the effects of late exit bilingual education is that the students would be able to maintain their cultural background instead of having to give up one or the other. Language is a big part of a person"s culture. Late exit bilingual education gives the non-English speaking students more time to master the English language which is not an easy language to learn in three years as the English immersion strategy teaches. The findings of the Ramirez team in 1991 evaluating the effectiveness of English immersion, early exit bilingual education, and late exit bilingual education further prove why late exit bilingual education is the one that needs to be used. To look at why keeping one"s culture is important one just needs to look at how and why this country was founded. The first Americans from England came here so they wouldn"t have to conform to everything the rulers of England wanted. Immigrants founded this country. One of the greatest things about the United States is that there are so many different types of cultures everywhere you look. It is true that one needs to learn the English language to be successful, but forcing one to give up his or her cultural background is going against everything this country stands for. English immersion does just that by forcing the student to give up his or her cultural background and language (Faltis 191). Late exit bilingual education allows the child to progress effectively through the educational system with the instruction given in English to the extent to make this possible (Schneider, 1976, p. 128. ). To throw a student into a classroom that speaks a language that is not familiar to them and forcing them to adjust in three years like English immersion does is not fair to the student. A sink or swim technique is not very beneficial and can cause more harms than good. The English language takes longer than that to gain mastery in even for people who have a firm English base to start from. The expected time to master the English language is anywhere from four to nine years for the average person (Collier, 1992). Students who don"t have time to develop their L1 or English will not succeed in all-English classrooms (Cummins, 1981). Time is needed for development, which is just not offered with English immersion. I was in a class with three Hipic immigrants while I was in high school. They knew no English and were forced to adapt to the all-English environment through English immersion. The classes were difficult for English speaking students let alone students who didn"t understand what was going on around them. As expected by the observers of these students, the immigrant students passed the class with D- 's only because the teacher felt it was the best thing for them. We need to realize that these non-English speaking students and other like them who go through the English immersion program will graduate from high school by the mercy of teachers and will not be prepared to be successful in the so-called 'real world". This leads me to statistics that further the notion that late exit bilingual education is more effective than English immersion. These results were published in the Ramirez report. The Ramirez report contains some very important evidence that suggests late exit bilingual education is the more beneficial program to use. By looking at the report it is clear that even teachers of the English immersion strategy believe that many of the students in their classes would be better off if they remained in the program for more than the three years that it takes now. The report has evidence that suggests the students should be provided with instruction in their primary language until they are able to profit from the English only instruction. Another important detail that came out of the Ramirez study was that the home language of the student should be used for instruction and as a way for parents to assist their children in their learning. Parental involvement appears to be the greatest in the late exit program. The study suggests that schools should explore how they might use the students" home language to get the parents involved in the schooling of their children. Whether it"s from the Ramirez report, my personal experiences, or the fact that it takes more than three years to even get close to mastering the English language it is clear to see that the English immersion program is not the way to go, but rather late exit bilingual education. If public schools want to prepare the minority student for the world after high school they need to use late exit bilingual education and give them the best chance to succeed while at the same time allowing them to keep there cultural and native language. It is clear that there are more benefits to late exit bilingual education compared to English immersion.


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Review: Happy Llamakkah!
Happy Llamakkah! by Laura Gehl, illustrated by Lydia Nichols
Reviewer: Rachel Kamin
Llamas started showing up on goofy Hanukkah sweaters, t-shirts, greeting cards, wrapping paper and more since as early as 2016 so it was only a matter of time before someone turned the catch phrase "Happy Llamakkah!" into a children's book. With a simple rhyming text, a family of llamas and their friends light the menorah, spin the dreidel, fry latkes, sing songs, and eat donuts and chocolate gelt. Adorable, bright, festive illustrations depicting a multi-generational llama family add to the fun and a rather comprehensive author's note adds value to this quirky, gimmicky addition to the "animals celebrating Hanukkah" canon that began in 1988 with Jane Breskin Zalben's bears (Beni's First Chanukah), rabbits (Hanukkah Delight! by Leslea Newman, illustrated by Amy Husband, and Hoppy Hanukkah! by Linda Glaser, illustrated by Daniel Howarth), gorillas (Esther's Hanukkah Disaster by Jane Sutton, illustrated by Andy Rowland), mice (The Hanukkah Mice by Steven Kroll, illustrated by Michelle Shapiro, Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah by Susan L. Roth, and several others), and even dinosaurs (How Do Dinosaurs Say Happy Chanukah? by Jane Yolen, illustrated by Mark Teague and Dinosaur on Hanukkah by Diane Levin Rauchwerger, illustrated by Jason Wolff) all celebrate Hanukkah so, why not llamas?
A synagogue librarian since 1997, reviewer Rachel Kamin is currently the Director of the Cultural & Learning Center at North Suburban Synagogue Beth El in Highland Park, Illinois. She served as chair of the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee and as the Book Review Editor for Children & Teens for AJL Reviews. She authors articles and reviews for BookLinks, The Jewish Book Council, Judaica Librarianship, Library Journal, and School Library Journal. She contributed a chapter on children's books to The Tot Shabbat Handbook: A Practical Guide for Engaging Young Families in Congregational Life edited by Paula Feldstein (URJ Press, 2010) and co-authored a chapter on Jewish children's literature for a forthcoming book on diversity in non-fiction for the National Council of Teachers of English.
Hanukkah Harry N. Abrams Laura Gehl Lydia Nichols Picture Book Rachel Kamin Review


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सामाजिक दुवे
साइटमॅप
A उच्च कॉन्ट्रास्ट
A सामान्य कॉन्ट्रास्ट
राज भवन महाराष्ट्र Raj Bhavan Maharashtra
मेनू टॉगल
राजभवन विषयी
राज भवन, मुंबई
राज भवन, पुणे
राज भवन, नागपूर
राज भवन, महाबळेश्वर
संघटन
जैवविविधता
रूपरेखा-माननीय राज्यपाल
मा.राज्यपाल यांच्या जबाबदा-या
मा.राज्यपाल यांची भूमिका
माजी राज्यपाल
मागील कार्यक्रम
घोषणा ( सामान्य)
राज्यपालांच्या अधिसूचना
कायदे, अधिसूचना, इतर विभागांचे शासन निर्णय
अहवाल
अधिकारी आदेश / परिपत्रके
मीडिया कॉर्नर
प्रसिद्धीपत्रक
भाषणे
माहितीचा अधिकार कागदपत्रे
माहितीचा अधिकार संपर्क (पीआईओस/ एपीआईओस / एएस )
प्रकाशने
Address by Governor at the inauguration of the Biennial Conference and launch of the Centenary Celebrations of the Maharashtra State Women's Council in Mumbai
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प्रकाशित तारीख: April 3, 2019
Address by Shri CH Vidyasagar Rao, Governor of Maharashtra at the inauguration of the Biennial Conference and launch of the Centenary Celebrations of the Maharashtra State Women's Council at the Convocation Hall of University of Mumbai, Fort, Mumbai at 4.45 pm on Tuesday, 3 April 2018
Shri Ratnakar Gaikwad, former Chief Information Commissioner, Dr Smt Snehalata Deshmukh, former Vice Chancellor, University of Mumbai, Smt Smita Venkat, President, Maharashtra State Women's Council, Smt Leena Gokhale, Vice President, Smt Rekha Joshi, Treasurer, Smt Jaishri Cadambi, immediate Past President, chairpersons and Members of various committees, social workers and volunteers, beneficiaries of various institutions of the Council, well-wishers, donors, ladies and gentlemen,
I am indeed very happy to associate myself with the inauguration of the 48th Biennial Conference of the Maharashtra State Women's Council.
This is a very special year for the Council. The Council is stepping into its 100th year of existence and service to society. This is a remarkable feat considering the fact that the Council is run entirely by volunteers and social workers. I rejoice with you on this momentous occasion.
Since its establishment in the year 1919, the Maharashtra State Women's Council – then known as the Bombay Presidency Women's Council – has provided love, affection and financial, material and emotional support to thousands of marginalised women, orphan children and the elderly. It has offered the much-needed shelter to the battered women and children and helped them reconstruct their lives with new hope and confidence.
The Centenary of Maharashtra State Women's Council is a tribute to the founding mothers like Lady Dorab J. Tata and others who established the Organization at a time when the condition of women in our society was deplorable.
The Centenary of the Council is also a tribute to all the past Presidents, office bearers and volunteers of the Council and office bearers of its various institutions.
Most importantly, the Centenary of Maharashtra State Women's Council is also a tribute to the great spirit of philanthropy of Mumbai and Maharashtra. This is perhaps a unique organization. In its century long existence, the Council has been run and headed by women.
I have come here to congratulate you and to tell you that I am proud of you, Maharashtra is proud of you and the Nation is proud of you.
During the last 99 years, Maharashtra State Women's Council has started or taken under its aegis, institutions such as Asha Sadan Children's Home, Asha Kiran – Street Children Project, Bapnu Ghar or Father's Home for women suffering from violence and abuse, Abhilasha Centre in Dharavi, Lotus Home for Senior Women Citizens, etc.
It has also been running initiatives such as Savera centre for special children, Community Study Centre and Library, Foster care project and so on.
These institutions and projects have fulfilled the diverse social and medical needs of marginalized women, children and elders through rescue, rehabilitation and restoration.
To the utmost credit of the Council, many women have been united with their families and most have become financially self-sufficient. Many children have left the portals of Asha Sadan and Asha Kiran as financially independent persons. All these men and women have made significant contributions in the nation building efforts which is really commendable.
During the last ten decades, many things have changed for women for the better; and yet many things have remained unchanged. On the positive side, there has been greater political, economic and social empowerment of women compared to what it must have been when the Council was founded.
Women constitute 48% of the country's total population as per the 2001 Census. The principle of gender equality has been enshrined in the Constitution of India. The Constitution in fact empowers the State to adopt measures for positive discrimination in favour of women.
Many state governments have passed legislations mandating reservation of 50 per cent of seats in the elected local bodies for women. Thanks to these efforts, more than a million women are getting elected to the Panchayat Bodies of our country every five years.
Since independence, numerous laws have been enacted to further strengthen the Constitutional mandate of equality, safety and dignity of women, – whether it was the legislation relating to the Dowry Prohibition, the Maternity Benefits Act or the Equal Remuneration Act. The enactment of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act in 2005 was one more step towards promoting safety for women and, of the whole family.
In a landmark verdict given last year, the Supreme Court struck down the practice of triple talaq, ruling that there was no constitutional protection for triple talaq.
Over the years, these laws have proved helpful in enabling women to fight discrimination and to assert their rightful place in society and family.
However, and having said that, – it is a fact that we have a long way to go in ending discrimination against women. There are deep-rooted biases against women prevailing in the country even today. Female foeticide continues to be practised silently in many parts of the country. Dowry is alive and kicking and so is dowry abuse. Cases of divorce are rising. Jobs are becoming increasingly scarce and insecure, further making women in the unorganised sector more vulnerable to exploitation.
Thanks to the improvement in the standards of living, the average life expectancy of the people of India has increased to 69 years. Naturally, the grey population of India is increasing.
According to the 2011 census, India has 104 million elderly people having age of 60 and above. It is estimated that India will have 340 million elderly people in the year 2050. Which means, we will have an elderly population which is more than the total population of the United States of America!! With more than 80 per cent of elderly people not receiving pensionary benefits, the situation of elderly people needing social, physical, financial and emotional support is going to aggravate further.
The coming up of nuclear families have rendered elderly people vulnerable to abuse and deprivation. The issue of social and financial security of senior citizens is building into a crisis situation.
We need collective efforts to give a dignified life to our elderly people. At the same time, we need publicly-funded Old Age Homes in every district.
As father and grandfather, I am deeply disturbed to read reports of abuse and violation of small children. Recently some prominent personalities have come forward narrating the horrifying tales of their childhood exploitation by elders and close acquaintances. We need effective implementation of existing laws to punish the perpetrators of crimes against children. At the same time we need to provide counselling and care to children suffering from the trauma of abuse and exploitation. Every child deserves to get safe and secure childhood.
It is really heartening to note that the Maharashtra State Women's Council is making every effort to educate and help orphan children, street children and other abused children and to facilitate their integration with society.
There is a growing menace of drugs and psychotropic substance to society, especially to children and youths. We need to protect our children and youth from its dangers. Greater vigilance is needed from parents, schools and colleges and law enforcement machinery.
The city of Mumbai has always been known for its Golden Heart. Philanthropists from the city have created various hospitals, infirmaries, old age homes and Dharam Shalas for the benefit of society. We need to rekindle the spirit of philanthropy in the new generation once again.
We often talk of Corporate Social responsibility. Time has come for each one of us to discharge Individual Social Responsibility.
Israel has compulsory military service for its youths. We in India must consider compulsory social service of six months for our university students. Working with organisations like Maharashtra State Women's Council will enhance their understanding of social issues and in turn make them better citizens of the country.
I congratulate the Maharashtra State Women's Council on the momentous occasion of the launch of its Centenary Celebrations and wish the Council Godspeed in its future endeavours.
Smt Smita Venkat has taken various initiatives to rejuvenate the organization, improve infrastructure and increase the presence of the Council on the Social Media. I congratulate and applaud her and the entire Council for their good work.
I assure you that the gates of Raj Bhavan shall always remain open for all of you. I wish the delegates fruitful deliberations and wish the Organizers all success for the conduct of the 48th Biennial Conference.
Jai Hind ! Jai Maharashtra !!
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