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'RuPaul's Drag Race UK' Episode 7 recap: A makeover fit for a queen
Mothers and sisters make for new drag family members
By Kevin O'Keeffe Nov 15, 2019, 2:56 PM EST
Credit: Courtesy World of Wonder
Ever since RuPaul's Drag Race decided to focus on subjects close to their queens for the seasonal makeover episodes, they've been significantly better than they were before. Simply giving contestants a straight guy, or a military veteran, or an elder gay—these things sound like interesting challenges, but ultimately don't bring out anything special in the queens. Giving them friends and family, on the other hand, or even members of the crew from the show (in Season 9's best-ever makeover episode)? That's a recipe for success.
Still, Drag Race UK just replicating the moms-and-sisters formula from All Stars 2 isn't quite what I was hoping for. It makes for a fine episode, if a somewhat unoriginal one. As a result, "The Family That Slays Together" is probably my least favourite installment of Drag Race UK. But it's still better than most recent American seasons' episodes of Drag Race, so trust that I'm not being very critical.
We meet two sisters and two moms in this episode: Cheryl Hole and Divina de Campo's siblings, and Baga Chipz and The Vivienne's mothers. More so than in any other episode with female makeover subjects, the differences between the sisters and mothers is emphasized repeatedly in this episode. Cheryl and Divina are able to do complex choreography with their sisters; Baga and Viv feel stuck with more simple presentations. Ultimately, it nearly damns one of them—but only because she almost damns herself.
Divina and her sister Delisha are the clear winners of the week. Delisha, real name Carys, is an absolute blast, bantering with Ru in the workroom and generally being so game for the makeover. Their family resemblance is uncanny, with Divina taking her somewhat sloppy makeup and using it to her advantage. Because her style is so broad, it fits easily on her sister's face, and matching dresses and wigs complete the package. Impressively, Divina manages to make her sister look even better than she does, but doesn't ignore herself—which is a pretty easy way to ace this challenge. (The judges hate when a queen makes herself look better, but they also don't like when a makeover subject looks too much better.) Coupled with a stomach pouch on Divina, so that she'll match her four-months-pregnant sister, and it's a clear win for DDC.
It's a bit surprising to see Divina win over The Vivienne, who is such an excellent makeup artist. (I figured she'd be the favourite going into this.) Indeed, Viv's beat on her mother (appropriately named The Mother) is excellent. But she gives her mom a shoddy wig and a funereal dress, which makes Viv look significantly better than her mom. The judges are less harsh on her for this than usual, but that's mostly because they've got a plan for this episode and don't need Viv in the bottom for it.
You see, Cheryl is very obviously supposed to go this week. She has zero wins compared to the other' collective eight wins, and she's already beaten out a queen with one win (Blu Hydrangea). My conspiracy theory, if you'll allow me to don my tinfoil hat for a moment, is that Cheryl was expected to last until Cheryl Cole came to guest judge, so they could get that story. So instead of throwing her into the bottom two for one of her many trips to the bottom three in previous episodes, the show permitted her to coast. She was then meant to win the lip sync in front of Cheryl, making for a triumphant moment, and go home immediately after.
That would be a pretty savvy story… if Cheryl Cole didn't show up for the second-to-last competitive episode. As a result, this plan basically guaranteed Cheryl Hole a pass to top four as long as she didn't tremendously fuck up. Blu had to pay the price last week, and we were deprived of seeing what almost certainly would've been an excellent makeover from the season's resident makeup queen.
But no, Cheryl survived, and long enough to be just too good at this challenge. Her subject Gina, aka Sissy Hole, is an easy canvas for Cheryl, as they have very similar facial structures. The makeup job and wig are both excellent, but reliance on bodysuits gives the judges just enough rope to hang Cheryl with. Thus, she gets sent into the bottom two instead of Vivienne. I'm not going to argue that Cheryl is that much better than Viv, but I think, as Cheryl says at the end of the episode, the writing is already on the wall.
Because truthfully, it would be embarrassing for Cheryl to be in the top three. She has no wins, not even a score in the higher range of a challenge. Every other queen has done more to get to the end than her. Cheryl is a high-personality queen with a great brand, but that's not enough in a competition like this.
Unfortunately for the judges and production team, Cheryl is miles better than the other member of the bottom two: Baga. And I mean miles. Baga's makeover on her mom, Sacka Spudz (great name), is absolutely horrible. Alan Carr says it looks like Mom's going trick-or-treating, but I see better makeup jobs on Halloween every year. Baga absolutely fails, and to her credit, she knows she fails. But that doesn't stop her from throwing her mom under the bus. Over and over again.
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In one of the wildest displays I can remember seeing on Drag Race, Baga blames the bad makeover on her mom's age, saying it's hard to dress older women, and complains about having to dress her mom's "tummy." When Michelle Visage says she should celebrate the tummy instead, Baga basically just shrugs, then makes a joke about how she didn't. Then, in Mini-Untucked, she continues to rag on her mom, to the point where she starts crying.
Literally everyone calls this out. The other competitors. The judges. Me yelling at my computer screen at home. It is horrifying, and basically disqualifying for Baga. How on earth would Ru justify giving Baga the win after this? When the modus operandi of modern Drag Race is "Everybody say love!" and a family-friendly vibe? It's an astonishing sinking of Baga's own ship on her part, and I wonder how much she knew she'd screwed herself in the moment.
Now, back to my tinfoil hat. If Blu were still in the competition at this point, and either won or did very well on the makeover, Baga and The Vivienne would've lip synced against each other. Wouldn't that have been a terrific resolution to their "best friends" storyline? Suddenly pitted against each other, the mean girls must battle it out to stay in the game! It would've been Rujubee from All Stars 1 on steroids! But no, instead we get Cheryl vs. Baga, in an Amy Winehouse lip sync. (I'd argue that's too rigged for Baga, but we literally just saw Cheryl get a Cheryl Cole song last week.)
Cheryl goes home, and she's the least surprised of any of us. And there's some justice in it all, watching three queens with three wins each go into the finale. But I can't help but feel for Blu. Baga's spot in the final three feels like it should've gone to her. As it stands, I think it's Divina's race to lose, but don't count out Viv. You can absolutely bet against Baga, though. I've never been more certain someone isn't going to win. And it's a shame her otherwise pretty impressive arc has to end like this.
💋 I cannot begin to tell you how happy I am to see the puppets mini-challenge return. This is my absolute favourite mini—more than the slapping challenge, more than Reading Is Fundamental, all of them. It's so goddamn fun and twisted, and I'll never understand why the American version removed it. Divina's Cheryl is funny ("How're you doing in the competition?" "SHIT!"), and I appreciate the sense of humour she has about Viv's take on her, but I might've given it to Viv?
💋 Who on earth told Ru about "You all right, babes?" because now she won't stop saying it.
💋 Cheryl's exit is one of my very favourites on the show, up there with Vanessa Vanjie Mateo's Season 11 departure and Ginger Minj's "They got me, gal!" in All Stars 2. Noting her having the worst record for a member of the final four ever was the exact kind of self-aware note I love from a queen.
💋 A very different look on Ru this week! I can't quite say I love it—I'm not sure the silhouette is the best on him—but I appreciate that he's experimenting outside his usual box.
💋 Michaela Coel is the latest terrific guest judge, proving that Drag Race's American variant really needs to scale back to four judges an episode. The guest judge really gets to get in the mix when there's only one of her. And Michaela's outfit? Holy shit, that's how you come dressed for Drag Race.
💋 I've had some harsh words for Michelle Visage's judging this season, and I stand by them, but I appreciate how reasonably and calmly she explains her issues with spangled bodysuits to Cheryl. And Cheryl expected it! It's all quite fair and level-headed.
💋 "You may call me Jiggly." Ru gets a Jiggly Caliente reference on the BBC! Odd bless.
💋 That seating arrangement for the eliminated queens in the preview for the finale looks awfully like the All Stars 3 jury setup… They wouldn't dare, would they?
💋 Wow, this was probably the last time this season we'll hear "shantay, which means stay." Powerful. I miss it already.
The finale episode of RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 1 will be available to stream Thursday, Nov. 21, at 3 pm ET on WOW Presents Plus in the US and OUTtv in Canada, as well as on BBC Three and the BBC's iPlayer in the United Kingdom. Additionally, episodes are available the same day at 4 pm ET on Crave in Canada, and Fridays the week following at 8 PM EST on Logo in the US. For other countries, check World of Wonder's streaming guide.
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University Professor of Public Law and Global Governance at the University of Graz
Deputy Chair - Chair for German and foreign public law, European and international law, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg
post-doctoral lecture qualification at Bucerius Law School ("The Unwilling or Unable State as a Challenge to International Law"); awarded dervenia legendi for public law, international and European law and comparative law
Visiting Professor for Public Law, European and International Law at the Humboldt-University of Berlin
04/ 2019 - 09/2019
Assistant Professorship of Constitutional Law at the University of Cologne
Kathleen Fitzpatrick Postdoctoral Visiting Fellow at the University of Melbourne Law School
Senior Visiting Scholar at the University of Sydney Law School
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PhD in "The Interfederal Administrative Act" (summacum laude) (Bucerius Law School)
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This week as part of the America's National PrepareAthon, Humanity Road is launching our awareness campaign for vulnerable population groups. Preparing for an emergency is important, but even more so for individuals who are dependent on electricity, special treatments, durable equipment and other services which could be a survival risk if disrupted. After polling the public we have created a hashtag to organize content so that the public, caregivers, responders and emergency management can follow the discussion, share their programs and access key information. Social Media Emergency Management (#SMEM) covers a broad topic, but #DAFN will cover items and discussions specific to preparedness and response for persons with disabilities and functional needs.
How can I engage and take part: In Twitter follow hashtag #DAFN.
Who should follow and participate in the discussion? Citizens with special and functional needs and their caretakers, Elder care agencies, emergency managers, disability specialists, nursing homes, centers for independent living, special service agencies and care teams (such as altzheimers, oncology, dialysis, diabetes) and health agencies that maintain a vulnerable population registry and accessibility programs should use that hashtag to inform the public about special registries and special instructions. Caretakers and individuals with access and functional needs should join in the discussion to talk about their plans and discuss challenges.
What is "Vulnerable Population": Vulnerable population programs include individuals with special or functional needs, persons with disabilities and elderly. Registries and program services can change from location to location and can cover a broad range of services.
What is a Vulnerable Population Registry? Some local emergency management offices maintain registries for people with disabilities. Some registries are only used to collect planning information; others may be used to offer assistance in emergencies. If you add your name and information to a registry be sure you understand what you can expect. Be aware that a registry is NEVER a substitute for personal preparedness. Even if the registry may be linked to first responders, assistance may not be available for hours or days after a disaster.
Planning for diverse population in a disaster means working with a whole community approach. Don't be afraid to ask questions of your local emergency planning organizations or regional and national assisted living and care organizations. A critical aspect of inclusive planning would be to include people with disabilities, leaders in the disability community, and disability support and advocacy organizations in all phases of emergency management- including planning. Some states have begun Special CERT teams for response to persons with access or functional needs.
The FEMA Office of Disability Integration and Coordination website also has a lot of great preparedness resources for individuals, inclusive emergency management resources for communities, and tips and tools for effective communication with people with disabilities and access and functional needs "Having an inclusive planning group is going to make any tool you use more effective by making it more likely that people in the disability community know about and understand the tool, bringing to light any potential barriers or complications, and adding knowledge of community resources that can enhance the effectiveness of that tool." says Jessica Mitchell the Region V Disability Integration Specialist with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Some of the following organizations have committed to working on emergency preparedness and are in every state in the country. They would be valuable contacts as well.
Strategies, Services, Devices, Tools and Techniques for people with access and functional needs. Privacy is important to personal medical needs and care, but planning for assistance before, during and after emergency means making educated choices on what information you choose to share in order to be better prepared. What should you include in your plan?
1. Medicines including Durable medical equipment and Consumable medical supplies. Make a list of medicines and contact information for your medical care team and pharmacies and keep it in your go-kit.
2. Pre-register for key services, some power companies have registries for electricity dependent individuals, some counties have vulnerable population registries for individuals who need assistance with hurricane shutters or evacuation assistance.
5. Assistive Technology - loss of assistive technology could severely impact mobility or ability to communicate, write down your names, model numbers and keep a list in your go-kit.
Follow us in social media this week as we release information for vulnerable populations using hashtag #DAFN.


"Company Roll" Sushi Recipe @ Best sushi roll in the world!
"Called this one "Company Roll" because it has two different toppings. And three's a crowd. It's a great looking roll that 'has everything', great for those who can't easily choose just one thing in their roll."
This is a brilliant sushi roll with everything sushi fans love, in and on it. So what is it? Basically, prawns and avocado on the inside, with both salmon and tuna on the outside, topped with ikura for the looks and flavor.
Got your avocado sliced up and prawns washed up? Brilliant! Let's line 'em up. As you can see I used very thick slices of avocado, that's just the way I like it. As for the prawns, if I made that roll now would place them "tail into tail" to avoid the extra space between them.
All lined up? great. Now it's time to roll.
If you got all the way here, you probably know how to roll sushi by now. Just in case you are not 100%, have a look at the animated GIF below. The sharp eyed among you may notice it is from a different recipe page (Spicy Tuna actually), but it's the same trick.
Lift the mat with your thumbs holding the sushi filling with your fingers and close the roll. Tighten the mat on the roll from the ends towards the center (to avoid squeezing the filling out) and open a flap in the mat. Push the mat forward so rolling the roll inside the mat, and tighten again. Repeat a third time if required and you are done!
If you are still not sure about this part, have a look at our inside sushi making guide.
This is my favorite part, topping up. First prepare wide and thin slices of tuna and salmon. You can see below my cutting is, well, far from perfect. I'm using a regular kitchen knife here, but a long fish knife would have helped making cleaner and nicer cuts.
Next, you would want to place the slices on top of the roll we just made. Try to overlap them a bit, but not too much – half a centimeter overlap will do the trick.
Yes, big big slices, that looks great! Now use the mat to tighten the fish slices to the rice. Tighten well so it doesn't fall off when you cut the roll in just two seconds. Pressed again the rice, the outside of your roll should now look something like the below.
You are almost there. Now it is time to cut the roll into pieces. Usually 8 or 6. Depends of you are keeping the end or not. I usually do.
If you are having trouble cutting the roll without everything falling apart, there is a trick that might help. Try placing a saran tape on top of the roll, tighten it with the rolling mat, and cut through it. That usually helps a lot.
In any case, when cutting the roll it is important to keep the knife clean and wet in between cuts. That really helps.
Ikura is the perfect top-topping for me, but you could also try black sesame, chopped green onions or anything that come to mind. You could touch it with some teriyaki sauce, that wouldn't hurt I'm sure.
If you liked this recipe, check out more recipes below and leave comment. And share. And be happy.
I would really like an ingredient list with specific quantities and measurements please.
Best sushi roll! Love the combination of the different fish in one roll.
Really great to learn making company roll. I wouldn't learn this without the recipes here. I'm grateful.
Interesting! I think I can try making this company roll now myself with this guide. Thanks a ton for sharing!
Hey… Thanks for the guide. My friend makes this Company Roll so well but has refused to teach me I will sure surprise here with this. Let me go try it. Thanks!
This is mouthwatering – going to attemept it tonight!


What is the King Ranch?
The King Ranch was established by Richard King as a 15,500 acre piece of land, near the Gulf of Mexico in 1853. Over the last 160 years the King Ranch has grown into a 825,000 acre ranch in South Texas. The King Ranch has transformed into a major agribusiness in the areas of cattle ranching, farming, feedlot operations, marketing, luxury retail goods, and recreational hunting.
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The King Ranch is one of the largest ranches in the world. This Ranch was famous for leading some of the first cattle drives in Texas. Also, because they developed the two breeds of cattle known as Santa Gertrudis and Santa Cruz. The Ranch also produced some of the best quarter horses (racing horses), and produced world champion thoroughbreds.


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Lewis Nash (* 30. prosince 1958 Phoenix) je americký jazzový bubeník. Roku 1981 se z rodné Arizony přestěhoval do New Yorku, kde se později stal členem doprovodné skupiny zpěvačky Betty Carter. Vydal několik alb pod svým jménem a spolupracoval s řadou dalších hudebníků, mezi které patří Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Wilder, Tošiko Akijoši, McCoy Tyner, Joe Lovano nebo Chris Potter. V roce 2008 byl členem skupiny The Blue Note 7, která byla speciálně sestavena u příležitosti sedmdesátého výročí vydavatelství Blue Note Records.

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Q: is there anyway to force durandal to recreate view/controls on view revisits(invoke view attched event) while caching enabled I am using a kendo UI grid on a view, which is part of durandal 2.0 app using knockout for mvvm.
On a specific view, there is need to display a kendo grid having dynamic number of columns,
so every time view is visited, grid columns may have different count than the last visits.
Now as caching is enabled(applicable to this view too), so for subsequent visits grid rows are changing to reflect data change, but grid header(including number of columns) remains as it was during very first visit to view.
Note: if i disable caching for compose which is used to compose this view, grid loads fine with varying number of columns every time, but can't disable caching just because one control is not loading fine, and due to business needs.
so i wanted to know is there any way i can tell durandal to run viewattached event every time a specific view is visited, if not possible then is it possible that i can ask Durandal to recreate kendo grid control on every visit(so it doesn't uses what it created and having in cache of view)... i also tried always run viewattached on comose, but that brings a flicker when visiting the view hence i feel kind of disables caching for compose(but i can't do that a this compose is common for more than a view, which all should use caching)

A: Your viewmodel should return a constructor function instead of an object literal.  But without seeing your code, it is difficult to identify your specific problem.

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Schematic showing how the distribution-based clustering algorithm forms OTUs. Similar symbols represent sequences originating from the same template, organism, or population. Gray shading represents dominant sequences, and white represents low-abundance variants or errors. OTUs are represented as ovals or circles encompassing one or more symbols. (a) Hypothetical phylogenetic tree of the genetic relationship between various sequences represented by different symbols and shading. The distribution of two dominant sequences across one environmental parameter is shown. Using both the genetic and distribution information, distribution-based clustering identifies these as sequences originating from different organisms or populations and puts them in different OTUs. (b) Phylogenetic relationship and distribution of a dominant sequence and a low-abundance variant across some ecological parameter. Based on the sequence identity and distribution, distribution-based clustering merges these sequences in the same OTU. (c) Using genetic information alone, there is no way to achieve the desired clustering of sequences by symbol. Using a higher sequence identity cutoff will keep all dominant sequences in separate OTUs but will keep some low-abundance or erroneous sequences in different OTUs. Alternatively, using a lower identity cutoff, all low-abundance variants will be merged with the abundant variants, but the diamonds and squares are merged, as well.
Outline of the decision-making process used during distribution-based clustering. The rounded rectangles indicate the beginning and end of the process, and the arrows point to the next step in the process. The hexagons indicate a loop, with the sorting criteria shown within the hexagon. The diamonds indicate a decision step, with the question contained within the diamond and arrows directing how the program will respond. The rectangles indicate action steps, where sequences are categorized as either representatives (rep.) of a new OTU or merged into an existing OTU.
Distribution-based clustering results in more correct OTUs, fewer incorrect OTUs, and more accurately clustered reads originating from the same template in a mock community. (a) Total numbers of correct (left axis) and incorrect (right axis) OTUs predicted by each clustering method. A correct OTU is one in which the representative sequence matches one of the input sequences. (b) Accuracy of each clustering method at grouping together reads originating from the same template as measured by both the F-score and Matthew's coefficient correlation. (c) The JSD is used as a measure of distance from the input of resulting communities created by applying each clustering method.
Distribution-based clustering predicts fewer OTUs and more accurately clustered reads originating from the same organism in a cleaned, denoised, and chimera-free mock community. (a) Total number of OTUs predicted by each clustering method. (b) Accuracy of each clustering method at grouping together sequences that originated from the same organism, as measured by both the F-score and Matthew's coefficient correlation. (c) The JSD is used as a measure of distance from the input of resulting communities created by applying each clustering method.
Evaluation of clustering methods on environmental samples from a stratified lake. (a) Total number of OTUs predicted by each clustering method for the entire lake. (b) Sequences displaying distinct ecological distributions but merged by all clustering algorithms except distribution-based clustering. The solid line is the distribution of the resulting cluster, comprised mainly of two sequences (dotted and dashed lines). Distribution-based clustering keeps the two sequences distinct, but all other methods merge them into one OTU. (c) Sequences that represent microdiversity within the environmental sample. The distribution-based clustering algorithm can be adjusted so that these sequences either remain distinct or can be clustered.
Template abundance is highly correlated with the input concentration when templates do not have mismatches in the primer-binding site. Additionally, stringent quality filtering can decrease the correlation with the input concentration for poor-quality sequencing runs. (a and b) Data from a high-quality sequencing run. (c and d) Data from a low-quality sequencing run. (a and c) Unfiltered data. (b and d) Filtered data. Abundance is determined as the number of reads with the best Blast hit to the mock-community sequence. Input concentrations were measured experimentally from the mock-community DNA template. Trend lines and corresponding correlation coefficients (R2) are shown for reads with primer site matches only (black square).
↵a TP, a pair of sequences in the same OTU with the same sequence of origin; FP, a pair of sequences in different OTUs with the same sequence of origin; TN, a pair of sequences in different OTUs with different sequences of origin; FN, a pair of sequences in different OTUs with the same sequence of origin or if either of a pair of reads was not assigned to an OTU (only affects closed-reference clustering).
↵b Avg, average-linkage hierarchical clustering.
↵a Filtering criteria: either all OTUs were included (No filter) or only OTUs with greater than 1 (>1) or greater than 10 (>10) counts were included. NA, not applicable.
Supplemental methods, calculations, unique distributions across the mock libraries help to identify a mislabeled sequence in the reference data set (Fig. S1), 16S rRNA gene library construct from two‐step PCR (Fig. S2), distribution‐based clustering results in a distribution of sequences that is most similar to the input distribution (Fig. S3), sensitivity of the resulting OTUs to changes in the distribution‐based algorithm parameters (Fig. S4), per-base quality scores for the three lanes of Illumina (Fig. S5), error rates with Flow cell 1 and Flow cell 2 (Fig. S6), principal-component analyses of mock community libraries (Fig. S7) and environmental samples (Fig. S8), mock community template concentrations and primer mismatches (Table S1), expected relative amounts of each DNA template per library (Table S2), barcode sequences and sequencing outline (Table S3), correlation of OTUs matching environmental clones (Table S4), and correct and incorrect OTUs predicted by distribution‐based clustering on simulated data (Table S5).


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Cantata Santa María de Iquique è un album in studio del gruppo musicale cileno Quilapayún, pubblicato nel 1970.

Del disco esistono varie differenti edizioni contenenti differenti registrazioni integrali dell'opera. La prima è stata effettuata in Cile, nel 1970, con recitativo spagnolo di Héctor Duvauchelle. Una seconda registrazione è stata effettuata nel 1978 in Francia, con l'attore Jean-Louis Barrault al recitativo in francese. Una terza, con recitativo nuovamente in spagnolo di Rodolfo Parada, nel 1981. Una quarta, registrata dal vivo, è presente nell'album El reencuentro. In occasione dei 50 anni della cantata, è stata registrata e pubblicata una sua versione, intitolata Cantata Santa María de Iquique de Luis Advis 50 años Vamos mujer caratterizzata, per la prima volta, dalla partecipazione di numerose artiste (María José Quintanilla, Elizabeth Morris, Magdalena Matthey, Ema Pinto, Colombina Parra, Javiera Parra, Anita Tijoux).

Nell'aprile 2008 l'edizione cilena della rivista Rolling Stone ha posto la Cantata al quarto posto della classifica dei 50 migliori album cileni.

Descrizione
Cantata Santa María de Iquique è una cantata composta dal musicista cileno Luis Advis verso la fine del 1969 e interpretata principalmente dal gruppo Quilapayún. L'opera musicale è formata da 18 parti, di cui cinque recitativi originalmente interpretati da Héctor Duvauchelle. Vi si narrano gli eventi noti come il massacro della scuola Santa María di Iquique avvenuto il 21 dicembre 1907 nella città di Iquique nel nord del Cile, ad opera del generale Roberto Silva Renard durante il governo del presidente Pedro Montt.

Nota anche come Cantata Popular, viene considerata una delle opere principali del movimento della Nueva Canción Chilena, sviluppatosi a partire dalla fine degli anni sessanta fino ai primi anni settanta, nonché una delle più importanti del compositore Luis Advis e uno dei più importanti dischi dei Quilapayún.  La cantata mescola elementi del folclore musicale del Cile a elementi di musica colta e religiosa.

Durante i primi mesi del 1968, il compositore Luis Advis visita la città di Iquique, nel cosiddetto Norte Grande del Cile, visita che gli ispirò una serie de venti poesie. Alla fine dello stesso anno l'Istituto di Teatro dell'Università del Cile iniziò a preparare un'opera di Isidora Aguirre intitolata Los que van quedando en el camino (Quelli che restano indietro per strada), imperniata su un massacro di contadini. L'Istituto chiese l'aiuto di Advis per la prima dell'opera, cosa che gli diede lo spunto per tentare una sintesi fra le due tematiche. Nel 1969, Luis Advis iniziò a preparare un lavoro basato sul massacro della scuola Santa María di Iquique avvenuto il 21 dicembre 1907. quando più di mille lavoratori del salnitro furono uccisi dall'esercito cileno durante una protesta. Come fonte di ispirazione e per i dati storici, Advis utilizzò il testo Reseña Histórica de Tarapacá.

Quello stesso anno Advis conobbe i Quilapayún, con i quali iniziò a collaborare all'inizio del 1970 a seguito della richiesta del loro fondatore Eduardo Carrasco di arrangiare per loro alcune canzoni della cantante greca Danae. In quell'occasione Advis presentò loro parte del materiale su cui stava lavorando, suscitando l'entusiasmo del gruppo. Col passare dei mesi Advis e i Quilapayún prepararono con cura la cantata. Nel marzo del 1970 la sua composizione fu completata e l'opera venne presentata per la prima volta in pubblico nel Teatro La Reforma il successivo mese di luglio.

La prima ufficiale della «Cantata Popular Santa María de Iquique» avvenne in occasione del Secondo Festival della Nueva Canción Chilena, organizzato nell'agosto del 1970 nello Stadio Cile (ora intitolato a Víctor Jara) a Santiago del Cile. In quell'occasione i recitativi furono declamati dall'attore Marcelo Romo, mentre un mese dopo, per la registrazione del disco per l'etichetta DICAP venne utilizzata la voce di Héctor Duvauchelle. Nelle versioni spagnole successive, la voce narrante è di Rodolfo Parada dei Quilapayún.

Nonostante Advis dichiarasse di non militare in nessun partito politico, la sua Cantata divenne presto un manifesto della Nueva Canción Chilena e dei gruppi militanti della coalizione Unidad Popular con la quale Salvador Allende fu eletto presidente del Cile nel settembre 1970.

Versioni successive
Durante il regime militare instauratosi in Cile in seguito al golpe cileno del 1973, le copie della cantata furono requisite e distrutte. I Quilapayún partirono in esilio in Francia, dove incisero nuovamente l'opera nel 1978 su un testo parzialmente modificato dallo scrittore argentino Julio Cortázar, senza l'approvazione di Advis che così dichiarò alla stampa:

I Quilapayún incisero la versione di Cortázar per due volte, dopo di che decisero di attenersi sempre al testo originale.

Nei primi anni ottanta i Quilapayún dichiararono alla stampa italiana di voler incidere una versione in cui i recitativi, in italiano, sarebbero stati declamati dall'attore Gian Maria Volonté. Tuttavia il progetto non fu mai completato.

Con il ritorno alla democrazia in Cile i Quilapayún fanno rientro in patria. Il 1º novembre 1997 si esibirono in uno storico concentro interpretando dal vivo la cantata nell'impianto di estrazione del salnitro Santa Laura, dichiarato Patrimonio dell'Umanità dall'UNESCO. La formazione che prese parte al concerto era composta da Daniel Valladares, Rodolfo Parada, Patricio Wang, Hugo Lagos, Guillermo García e Hernán Gómez; Gabriela Olivares al violoncello ed Héctor Noguera come voce recitante.

In occasione del centenario del massacro, nel 2007 furono proposte diverse nuove interpretazioni di quest'opera. Tra queste ricordiamo la cantata rock realizzata dalla band cilena Chancho en Piedra e la versione per strumenti a corda del Cuartetto Strappa, presentata lo stesso anno in Canada.

Trama

La Cantata è strutturata in diciotto parti: cinque recitativi senza musica, un preludio e tre interludi di musica solo strumentale, due pregón (bandi o annunci) e sette canzoni improntate a ritmi e strumentazioni molto diverse tra di loro per dare maggiore enfasi al tema trattato in ciascuna di esse.

 Bando: Señoras y señores
 La cantata inizia con un bando introduttivo che espone il tema trattato, accompagnato principalmente da strumenti a corda che entrano in sequenza per dare crescente forza alle frasi.
 Preludio strumentale
 Recitativo: Si contemplan la pampa y sus rincones
 Questo primo recitativo descrive la situazione dell'industria di estrazione del salnitro all'epoca dei fatti, con gli operai costretti a lavorare e a vivere con le loro famiglie in centri di estrazione isolati in mezzo a zone aride e desertiche, in condizioni molto dure e arretrate.
 Canzone: El sol en desierto grande
 La canzone rafforza il tema del recitativo precedente, sottolineando la durezza del lavoro sotto "il sole del grande deserto". Le voci del canto ricordano quasi il coro degli operai al lavoro nel deserto di Atacama.
 Interludio strumentale
 Recitativo: Se había acumulado mucho daño
 Il secondo recitativo accenna all'organizzazione dei primi movimenti sindacali e dei primi scioperi nell'industria del salnitro. Dopo il primo sciopero nell'impianto San Lorenzo, secondo il recitativo "tutti udivano un grido che volava nel deserto, da un impianto all'altro, come raffiche" finché gli operai decidono di scendere dalle alture alla pampa fino al "porto grande" di Iquique.

 Canzone (detta dell'operaio giovane): Vamos mujer
 Qui la voce solista incarna quella di un giovane operaio che cerca di infondere ottimismo alla sua donna affinché lo accompagni, con il figlioletto, nella lunga marcia verso Iquique: le parla di una città "grande come un lago salato" con "tante belle case", suggerendo l'idea che non avevano avuto occasione di uscire dagli impianti né di vedere una grande città. Si capisce che il viaggio si presenta non privo di pericoli e difficoltà, ma l'ottimismo dell'operaio vien sottolineato da un crescendo in cui si ripetono diverse volte le parole "non c'è da aver paura, perché a Iquique tutti ci comprenderanno".
 Interludio strumentale
 Recitativo: Del quince al veintiuno
 La massa di operai giunge a Iquique tra il 15 e il 21 dicembre del 1907. Molti commercianti e lavoratori della città offrono appoggio e solidarietà, ma viene anche detto che molti avversarono la presenza degli operai, potenziale fonte di furti e omicidi.
 Interludio cantato: Se han unido con nosotros
 Breve tema che dà voce agli operai della pampa a conferma di quanto esposto dal recitativo precedente: "Iquique ci considera stranieri; alcuni amici ci capiscono, ma gli altri si rifiutano di stringerci la mano."
 Recitativo: El sitio al que los llevaban
 A ideale continuazione del recitativo precedente, qui si racconta come gli operai vengono radunati nella scuola Domingo Santa María situata nel centro della città. Qui alcuni di loro già presentono che la loro avventura avrà un finale tragico.
 Canzone (detta dell'operaio vecchio): Soy obrero pampino y soy
 Qui la voce solista di Willy Oddó, accompagnata dallo stringente ritmo di sajuriana degli strumenti a corda, incarna quella di un anziano operaio, al quale l'esperienza dice che "succederà qualcosa di orribile" ricordando tutta una vita di pene e rinunce. Con la sua ossessiva ripetizione delle sillabe iniziali di ciascun verso, il ritmo di sajuriana (appartenente al folklore del Cile) sembra quasi suggerire che l'operaio balbetti dalla preoccupazione.
 Interludio strumentale
 Recitativo: Nadie diga palabra que llegará
 Corpi militari guidati dal generale Roberto Silva Renard armati di mitragliatrici circondano "strategicamente" la scuola. Nella drammatizzazione del recitativo, il generale cerca di convincere gli operai a sgomberare pacificamente: "non serve a niente tutta questa commedia, smettete d'inventar questa miseria! Non avete il senso del dovere, siete ignoranti, disturbate l'ordine pubblico, siete maleodoranti!". Allora un operaio chiamato "Rucio" (il nome dell'asino di Sancho Panza) si fa avanti rispondendo "Lei signor generale non ci capisce. [...] Terremo il pugno alzato [...]" aggiungendo: se ci vuole minacciare, spari pure. Sempre secondo il recitativo, il generale sfodera la pistola e spara senza scrupoli al "Rucio", dando così il via alla carneficina.
 Canzone litania: Murieron tres mil seiscientos
 Sebbene non vi sia una cifra ufficiale relativamente alle vittime, il testo di questa canzone parla di 3.600 morti, pari a una delle stime più pessimistiche fatte dagli storici. L'alternanza delle voci, il ritmo particolarmente lento e grave, e l'accompagnamento delle quena sottolineano la tristezza del momento.
 Canción: A los hombres de la pampa
 In un crescendo in cui vengono miscelate diverse melodie, la canzone rimarca l'atrocità del fatto narrato, come se venisse raccontato a un bimbo, al quale viene spiegato che "non bisogna essere poveri, figliolo: è pericoloso". Segue un testo militante nel quale si giura che questi fatti non verranno mai dimenticati. "Dove sono gli assassini che hanno ucciso per il gusto di uccidere? Lo giuriamo su questa terra, prima o poi li incontreremo [...] Lo giuriamo, compagni, quel giorno verrà!"
 Bando: Señoras y señores
 Canzone finale: Ustedes que ya escucharon
 Con l'accompagnamento predominante del charango, questa canzone invita a non considerare i fatti narrati come un evento passato e senza alcuna relazione con il presente. Al contrario: "forse domani o dopo, oppure in un'altra occasione, la storia che avete ascoltato di nuovo succederà; perché il Cile è un paese tanto lungo che mille cose vi possono accadere, se non ci teniamo pronti e risoluti a lottare". Dopo una ripresa della Canzone litania, la Cantata termina con la frase "Uniamoci come fratelli e nessuno ci vincerà; se vogliono farci schiavi, con noi non ci riusciranno."

Tracce

Formazione edizione 1970

Quilapayún
 Eduardo Carrasco
 Carlos Quezada
 Willy Oddó
 Patricio Castillo
 Hernán Gómez
 Rodolfo Parada

Musicisti
 Héctor Duvauchelle - narratore
 Eduardo Seinkiewicz - violoncello
 Luis Bignon - contrabbasso

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MIAC Welcomes New Deputy Director, Matthew Martinez, Ph.D.
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture
Kat Andersen
kat.andersen@state.nm.us
(Santa Fe, New Mexico) – The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture is proud to introduce Dr. Matthew Martinez (Ohkay Owingeh) as the museum's newest employee and Deputy Director. Dr. Martinez is a steward of education and Native leadership, bringing his expertise and in history and cultural advocacy to MIAC.
"The Department of Cultural Affairs is pleased to welcome Dr. Martinez," states Cabinet Secretary, Debra Garcia y Griego. "As he steps into his roll MIAC, he brings a background that prioritizes the rich and diverse cultural artistries of New Mexico. We are proud to have him join an institution that houses important pieces of our state's past, present, and future."
Dr. Martinez holds a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in American Studies and American Indian Studies. Prior to his appointment, Dr. Martinez served as First Lieutenant Governor of Ohkay Owingeh where he worked to develop initiatives across local, state, and federal governments. During his tenure, he developed relationships with tribal leaders across the state of New Mexico, ensuring a cohesive working platform for new and continued community partnerships. His appointment as Lieutenant Governor succeeds his time as the Director of the Northern Pueblos Institute of Northern New Mexico College, where he continued researching and publishing scholarly works about Native arts and culture.
"I'm excited to join the MIAC team as Deputy Director," Dr. Martinez said of his new position. "This is an opportune time to cultivate and advance the programming and exhibits that showcase the diversity of Southwest Native cultures and peoples."
MIAC's new Deputy Director comes to his position with the belief that New Mexico could serve as a model of cultural and historic preservation within the US. The rich cultures throughout the state present unique opportunities for the museum, where those dedicated to cultural sustainability may continue to exhibit the works of these vibrant communities.
Della Warrior, MIAC's executive director, speaks to Dr. Martinez' role with the museum. "The cultural knowledge and academic background that Dr. Martinez brings to MIAC will significantly enhance MIAC's educational programs as well as exhibition content. As an engaged community member, Dr. Martinez brings a unique cultural interpretation to MIAC's exhibitions. For the first time since its inception MIAC will have a community based academic scholar in a leadership position at a cultural institution charged with educating the public about the unique cultures, histories, arts and languages of the indigenous peoples of the Southwest. Dr. Martinez is highly cognizant of the role languages play in cultural survival. His Grandmother, Esther Martinez dedicated her lifework as an educator and linguist to help tribes and Pueblos with their language survival issues. Dr. Martinez is expected to play a key role in navigating a pathway for MIAC in the on-going need for language survival and sustainability."
With a long legacy and personal philosophy focused on continuing cultural practices, the Department of Cultural Affairs is thrilled to welcome Dr. Martinez to the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture's team.
Matthew Martinez, Ph.D.
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I added a new page today (Dec-28th), Mathematics of Scoring to the wiki, but for some reason I don't see it listed in Recent Changes. I see other new pages.
I think I know why: After I created it, I made a "minor edit" to it. I think that somehow took it out of the recent changes list. Anyone want to confirm this bug?
Seems to me that this behaviour is by design, unless Arno says otherwise.
Actually, this is the intended behaviour. See consecutive edits.
If I first edit a page it shows up in Recent Changes. If I then minor edit the page -- then the edit still shows up in the Recent Changes list -- it is only the minor edit that is hidden.
If I create a page it shows up in Recent Changes. If I then minor edit the page -- then both the page creation and the minor edit are now hidden.
I think this is a bug, not by design. I would expect that the page creation would continue to show in Recent Changes and only the minor edit hidden.
I cannot reproduce this. Can you give me an example?
Also, don't forget that depending on your RC preferences you may be shown minoredits on watched pages.
Its worth looking at MinorEdit and ConsecutiveEdits.
I think the practicalities of creating the minor edit feature meant that when more than one edit is done in a day, all that day's edits go under the one edit group, minor or major. You can toggle it with subsequent edits in the same day, but your edit can't be in both states on the same day. As Arno created the feature, he will clearly know better, but it doesn't appear to be a bug to me. Arno does read the Bug Report, so he will think about the issue raised at some stage.


Specifically how should we pray, read, and share?
Some of you may recognize that clip as a parody of the Terry Tate Office Linebacker commercials Reebok aired between 2002 and 2005. Aren't you glad this church doesn't have an Evangelism Linebacker screaming "Get off the floor and go door to door!" Yet some denominations still do. But this practice has become controversial as privacy has become a stronger value in American society and knocking on anyone's door without an appointment has come to be considered bad manners. Just out of curiosity, how many of you here today would prefer I call first if I want to come visit you? See what I mean? How can one represent Christ rightly when one starts by behaving badly?
This is an especially relevant question because for many years now there has been strong data collected showing that cold turkey knocking on doors in an attempt to share faith with strangers is very ineffective. If you'd like to read more info on that, please read Monte Sahlin's January 30, 2009 Faith in Context blog post entitled "Door-to-Door Evangelism." So if we have strong evidence from years of reputable studies revealing that some sharing actually has the opposite effect of the desired response, why do some still do it? Maybe it's because they don't know any other way. But another and more pervasive reason I suspect we continue doing reverse evangelism, as I like to call anything that has a larger negative impact than a positive one when sharing, like knocking on doors uninvited, is because many of us have not learned to let the Holy Spirit help us navigate our lives. We do not pray or wait for open doors and clarity. We have not widened our network of friends beyond those that go to church with us and are like us. And even when we do, we too often revert to living law instead of grace. Which is another form of reverse evangelism.
But I think there's a better way to live. And I think the Holy Spirit is calling us to live that new way by praying for open doors and clarity, doing what we can, and when in doubt, living grace. So that's what I want to talk about today in conclusion to our series PRS. Which has been all about how we become and stay Christian. Rightly understood, if we're praying, reading, and sharing what we experience with God, the Holy Spirit will help us navigate our lives by compelling us to share Jesus in winsome ways.
But before we go there, let's turn in our Bibles to a passage of Scripture that I think makes these points abundantly clear. It's found in Colossians 4:2-6. One of the four so called "Captivity Epistles" written by Paul during his first imprisonment in Rome — the other three being Ephesians, Philemon and Philippians—we think it was written between 61 and 63 AD because Colossians 4:3-4 makes references to his chains and Acts 28:16 says he was guarded in a Roman home there. Colossae was a city situated about 120 miles east from Ephesus in Western Asia Minor and the great majority of the Colossian Christians appear to have been Greek converts. From the context of chapter one, we can also say with certainty that there was a small proportion of Jews also living amongst them [cf. Colossians 1:26-27; 2:13].
Specifically, how should we pray and read and share Jesus with others? I think it starts by praying for open doors and clarity. This is point number one. And who opens the doors? God! Acts 12 tells the story of how the early church in Acts prayed for the miraculous release of Peter from prison. And how God sent an angel to literally open the doors to his prison cell and lead him out. Does it always happen that way? No. But did God open them that time? Yes. So the point is God may not be in control of this world, people can still choose evil, but in fact he still is in charge. As Paul Young writes in The Shack, "God is not justifying the evil in this world. He is redeeming it." And that takes a little longer than we'd like. But His will can still be done on this earth as it is in heaven. Or Jesus would've never asked us to pray for that in Matthew 7:10. So what's the point? The point is we should pray for open doors to share Jesus because God may not be in control, but he is in charge. God still opens doors. This Thanksgiving, we can be grateful for that!
What is the message? The message is Christ! The clarity issue our church needs to come to grips with is whether we'll let Christ be the message and head of our church or if our church will be ahead of Christ. I used to think EE Cleveland was crazy for saying in his sermons that he didn't care if anybody he preached to ever became an Adventist. But I don't anymore because I'm convinced that Christ will build the church [Matthew 16:18]. Therefore, our job is to let Christ do so. By sharing Jesus with others.
What if God is waiting for the church not only to be broke but to go for broke. So that Christ will increase even if we decrease. According to John 3:30, that was exactly the role John the Baptist played when Jesus came the first time. And I think it's possible that this will be our job before Jesus comes a second time. But that's for February. After my Sabbatical in January. Did I tell you Rachel and Jackie and I are going to Israel in January with a bunch of other Ohio pastors? I can hardly wait to walk beside the Sea of Galilee and take communion on the Mount of Olives!
For those of you nodding off or just now tuning back in, we're still on point number one. Specifically learning how we should pray, read, and share. And what we've said in point number one is we should specifically pray for open doors to share Jesus. Because God can open them. Even if they look closed right now. We should also pray for clarity about the message. Because as Colossians 4:3 says, the message to be proclaimed is not about you. It's not even about your church. As beloved and flawed and special and unique as it is. It's about Christ.
But now point number two is on deck. And that is found in Colossians 4:5 which says, "Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity." This is why reverse evangelism isn't a good idea. Doing something is not always better than doing nothing. Not if the harvest of your something yields a greater proportion of people turned off or driven away from Jesus than to Jesus. If 97% of people don't like scary brochures, but 3% do, should churches really keep sending them to everyone?
I don't' think the end justifies the means. Maybe that's why Paul pleaded with the church in Colossae to pray for wisdom, especially when we share with outsiders. That's one reason this summer Pastor Rachel and I invited you to fast with us for five days to see if God would open the doors to downtown storefront ministry we thought he was leading us into launching. And as of yet, that hasn't happened. And we don't know why. One possibility it hasn't happened yet, is because God wants more of us to want what he wants. Whether that's the store front or something else. We believe he's happy with the outreach our church is doing. More than a few of you, without comparing notes, wrote that down on your confidential cards you filled out individually last summer.
Pray for God to open doors and pray that we can proclaim the message of Christ humbly and with clarity. Point number one. But as we've learned in the previous weeks, practicing the presence of God cannot be limited to asking and receiving things. It is also about doing. Whatever you can. Wisely. Not to reverse evangelize people. And make them care even less for Christ than they did before. But by wisely doing whatever you can so that the outsiders will know and experience the beauty of living as a sacrifice for Jesus [Romans 12].
Not to be morbid, but you can do that whatever your age, by specifically naming our church or school in your last will and testament. How many of you here have one? Would you raise your hands? Good news, if you don't have one, the church will provide you a lawyer for free to write your own—whether you include the church in your will or not. Jackie and I did ours right after Joshua was born. So in the new year, we're going to be offering every member here an opportunity to purchase group church life insurance. Whatever your age or health conditions, you'll be accepted. Maybe some of you already have some. This would be in addition to whatever you've already got. Because with this additional insurance, we will build a sizeable endowment whose interest alone could fuel our ordinary outreach efforts each year or provide scholarships for many more worthy students at our school. For as little as $25/month, whatever your age, your family can leave a sizable contribution to the church or school that will ensure winsome ministry continues to take place inside and outside these walls long after you die.
Eat up. Don't worry about what's in it. For you, they are walking vegetables and swimming vegetables. At that moment, we could offend the entire village or eat whatever they put on our banana leaf plates. So we chose to eat up not knowing for sure what it was! Whatever the issue, if you're in doubt, live grace. Yes, you will have doubts. And fears. And hurts. And frustrations. But choose to live grace anyway. That's what will make it even more memorable!
Too often though, because of how we've been raised or what we know about the Bible, we revert to law based decision making. And when we do so, we may be right, but we won't be in relationship. So if it's not illegal, immoral, or unlike Christ, live grace. When in doubt, live grace. Choose to be in relationship instead of being right. We don't need any more reverse evangelism. This is point number three.
In my experience, doing so will not compromise your faith. It will build it. We will learn to let the Holy Spirit help us navigate our lives. We will widen our network of friends beyond those that go to church with us and are like us. And when we're around them, we'll choose to live grace not law. And when we start living this way day after day, it will become the new normal way we do things and will cease to be weird to us. And because the people we're in community with know we love them, our bold invitations to obey Jesus won't be as weird to them either.
May God bless you and keep this Thanksgiving as we pray for open doors and clarity to do what we can to share Jesus and live grace.


Reading Borough Council and Bracknell Forest Council are introducing stricter rules for tradesmen using the Smallmead and Longshot Lane recycling centres to dispose of their commercial waste for free.
From September this year, any traders visiting the recycling centres at Smallmead and Longshot Lane in a "commercial or commercial-type vehicle" must be in possession of a permit before they can dispose of their waste at these sites.
The crackdown is designed to restrict traders who are using the recycling sites to dump their commercial waste for free, which the councils say is costing taxpayers £68,000 per year.
Re3, the waste company which operates the recycling centres in Reading, Wokingham and Bracknell, say that allowing unprincipled traders to dispose of their waste for free at the expense of residents is not fair.
Only those living in Reading, Wokingham and Bracknell can apply for a permit. Anyone living in these areas who want to visit the Smallmead and Longshot Lane recycling centres in anything other than a car (with a single axel trailer), must apply for a permit each time.
Other changes are also being introduced, including a charge for residents who want to dispose of non-household waste materials at the two sites, including plasterboard, asbestos, soil and rubble.
Councillors from Reading Borough Council and Wokingham Borough Council said that they have assessed other such permit systems which are already operating successfully in Oxfordshire and Hampshire.
If you would like more information about our waste management services, please follow this link.


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ETs UFOsRecent Articles
Nuclear Scientist Has an Important Message About UFOs Coming from Nearby Solar Systems
The Canadian nuclear scientist Stanton T. Friedman is known of the investigation into the Roswell UFO incident.
by Lionsground
In 1978, he met with former Major Jesse Marcel, who was involved in 1947 in the recovery of the remains of what the Air Force called a weather balloon.
Marcel declared in 1978 versus Friedman that it was not a weather balloon, but an alien spacecraft. Friedman found in Roswell dozens of other witnesses, including a general who confirmed the reading of Marcel.
Friedman wrote a book about it, The Roswell Incident, after more witnesses came forward and there are dozens of published books. The nuclear scientist concluded that the cover-up "cosmic Watergate proportions" had occurred.
He is convinced that the US authorities had tried consciously to cover-up the incident to prevent unrest.
In a lecture at the MUFON Symposium 2015, the scientist goes deep in the results of major studies such as Project Blue Book, secret UFO documents and photographs of UFOs that are authentic, according to scientists.
He also cites a number of reasons why aliens visiting Earth without landing in the garden of the White House and why governments withhold evidence.
In his book Flying Saucers and Science: A Scientist Investigates the Mysteries of UFOs, Friedman argues that UFOs are from relatively nearby galaxies.
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Refrigerator Magnetism
August 9, 2019 ibeckermannotrobot1 Comment
Figure 1. A block from Carpenter's Hall at Independence Mall in Philadelphia. (Courtesy of Google)
Traffic Control Cabinets are frequently found in urban areas near traffic signals (Figure 1). These boxes store the switches, cabling, and electronics that operate signals as well as associated cameras. Over the years, they have become larger and more internally complicated (Figure 2) as our lives have become more complicated and surveilled. The most recent generation of cabinets are the size of refrigerators, and are commonly known as refrigerator controllers, although on aesthetic grounds, this is a slight to refrigerators.
Figure 2. Inside a Controller Box
On a recent trip to Los Angeles, we notice a number of these controllers that were decorated and turned into street art. Some were located in the Silver Lake area (Figure 3) and some were downtown (Figures 4-6).
Figure 3. Silver Lake District
Figure 5. Downtown LA
Los Angeles isn't the only city to take advantage of this free real estate. Downtown Denver also has had some of their controller boxes painted (Figure 7). In fact, you only need to go onto the Internet to see example after example of controller boxes that have been turned into street art. Just Google up "Traffic Controller Box Art." Make sure to add the word Box or you will get what is shown in Figure 8.
Figure 7. One of two boxes painted, Downtown Denver, 1500 block of Colfax.
Figure 8. Traffic Controller Art
While this is all well and good and perhaps has become a "thing," I believe there has been a great missed opportunity to use these spaces and surfaces.
What Happened Here
Coming back to Philadelphia, or any urban area or town, you often find history interpreted through signage and place. Sometimes, you see traditional interpretive signs on posts (Figure 9); sometimes they are PHMC-sponsored historical markers (Figure 10). You even find interpretive signage on the side of buildings (Figure 11). What all of these interpretations have in common is that they are associated with a particular place, a particular subject, and a particular story. "Let me tell you about what happened here."
Figure 9. Traditional Interpretive Plaque – Swann Fountain, Philadelphia
Figure 10. State Historical Marker – Philadelphia
Figure 11. Sign on the Side of a Building – National Museum of American Jewish History
These interpretive displays, these stories, come at great cost and sometimes contention. The gold standard (actually cast aluminum) is the PHMC Historical Marker, and takes an extended period for review and approval and in the city can cost north of $1,600. Interpretive signs on posts are also expensive and often completed as one-offs. Having been accomplice to several PennDOT provided signs, through historic resource mitigation commitments, I can report that these signs can be into 5 figures, and may last no more than 10-15 years before fading, peeling, delaminating, etc.
Refrigerator Controllers are ubiquitous in urban areas, adjacent to the intersections with traffic lights. Most of these are plain aluminum, powder coated in an anti-graffiti surface, or anodized. In historic districts, they are particularly intrusive, and in areas with narrow or historic sidewalks, also a detriment to pedestrian movement. They are not sympathetic with the urban landscape, relatively permanent, and in a word, degrading.
Is it possible to turn these installations into something worthwhile, and dare we say, attractive? Clearly, in the examples above, forward thinking municipalities are turning these controllers into canvases and encouraging artists to use them as such. The effects seem to be highly variable, ranging from amateurish school-kid efforts, to something that would qualify as street-art. Presumably, this is something Banksy might undertake at some point. So far, the closest the artist has gotten is a repurposed phone box (Figure 12).
Figure 12. (Credited to) Banksy mural in Cheltenham, incorporating a phone box.
In historic districts, the context is different, and an art-infused refrigerator controller canvas might not do the trick. The surfaces are there, all right, but the approach might/should be different. It should be possible to take the premise of the interpretive sign, such as demonstrated in Figures 9-11, and put their contents onto the same refrigerator controller canvases appropriated by artists. In fact, in at least two communities, public historians have done just that.
In Eugene, Oregon, an effort to repurpose the refrigerator controllers was started in 2014, coordinated by the Lane County History Museum and the Johnson Shelton McMurphey House, under the "History Here" banner. Sara Palmer, at the time director of the Johnson Shelton McMurphey House, and Heather Kliever, registrar of the Lane County History Museum developed eleven locations in Eugene for these signs. As a practical matter, the images were attached to the refrigerator controllers via a vinyl wrap, essentially a giant sticker applied to a clean, smooth surface. The project was kicked off by a grant from the Lane Arts Council Each installation was estimated at $200 to print and install.
Figure 13. Sara Palmer and Heather Kliever at one of the History Here locations in Eugene, Oregon, 2014.
In Lewiston, Idaho, a similar effort was undertaken in 2018. Historian Dr. Amy Canfield used her public history course at Lewis-Clark State College to have students develop 10 locations to host interpretive signs (Figure 14). The first of these vinyl signs was installed in 2018, with 9 more planned, each reflecting the unique history of place at that location. The estimated cost of the effort is $7,000, and is being crowdfunded. Key to the effort was the coordination of the Beautiful Downtown Lewiston, an offshoot of the Main Street program, and helmed by Courtney Kramer.
Figure 14. First Lewiston installation, at the corner of Main and 5thStreets.
Although both Lewiston and Eugene have grasped the idea of using otherwise plain refrigerator controller boxes as canvases for interpretive history, the production methods leave something to be desired. Vinyl is cheap, easy to reproduce, and easy to affix. However, it does not have any lasting capability and in a matter of time will peel, fade, and cease carrying the value for which they were designed. Furthermore, municipal traffic departments have the responsibility to maintain their infrastructure, including the traffic controller boxes. Very high on the list of desirable features of permanent traffic installations is the need for little or no maintenance.
Most of these engineers will view the vinyl appliques as a nuisance and evidence that this is a flawed idea, since it doesn't meet the non-maintenance test.
There is one way around the durability issue. The aluminum covers for these controllers are generally offered in natural (unfinished), power-coated (to prevent graffiti), and anodized. The same powder coating protection can be modified to accept a fixed image that should last for many years. One company, Alto, has a proprietary process to merge any high-resolution image into power-coated aluminum, using dye-sublimation process and a heat and vacuum system. Alto uses 5052 Aluminum, an alloy, which also happens to be a popular choice for traffic controller boxes, (see Nema Enclosures). Duraluxe also uses a sublimation process. Although previous uses of this process have been for signs, there is no reason it can't be used on a controller box exterior.
Figure 15. Alto process interpretive sign at Transfer Beach, Vancouver Island, Canada.
If it is possible to have the controller box exterior panels powder-coated using one of the available processes to fix an image prior to it being assembled into the finished controller, then it would be possible to manage the process during manufacture, rather than after the fact in the field. In theory, during the order of a series of controllers for a traffic improvement project in a municipality, selected locations would be identified for interpretive treatment. The historic information for each of these locations would be developed into one or more frames and these images would be provided to the controller manufacturer. The manufacturer would then provide the aluminum outer panels and images to the printing firm, e.g. Alto, who would affix the interpretive images to the aluminum, then provide the finished panels back to the manufacturer to complete the assembly. The contractor completing the project would need only to know which controller goes on which location. The finished product would have the same initial effect as the vinyl appliques, but would be durable and resistant to ultraviolet light and the other exterior elements, and would require no maintenance.
Cost and Funding
Developing the interpretive panels in this manner will not be as cheap as the vinyl approach; however, it will be durable and will have the additional critical feature of being maintenance-free, which will please the municipal engineers. Although I do not have a cost estimate for this type of work, the goal in any region is to have a manufacturer develop a working relationship with a powder-coating operation so that jobs can be handed off in a timely manner, and priced appropriately. Recent information from the Forest Service suggests that the cost for manufacture is around $100 a square foot.
This would suggest each controller box with images on 3 sides would run in the neighborhood of $2,500 per box. However, the cost of production would likely be less than the cost of research and design of the images. Partnerships with the local historical society could greatly reduce the research costs. Design costs could also be reduced if a template approach were taken, using the same format for each of the controllers throughout the municipality.
Earlier in the blog I alluded to the notion that we were talking about historic districts. Many traffic improvement projects are funded with Federal FHWA funds, which would put them under Section 106 review. To the degree that these intrusions into historic districts might be considered adverse effects, the projects would could be mitigated with the application of these interpretive panels. Conversely, it might be considered a no adverse effect standard treatment to use this type of treatment for controller boxes in a historic district within a larger traffic project. In either case, the costs associated with design and fabrication of the panels as well as the purchase of the controller boxes would be eligible for 80% federal funding, and generally 15-20% state funding. Given the total costs of many traffic signal improvement projects, the additional costs for 10-20 interpretive controller boxes would be a small percentage of the total, and would likely be a high-value addition to the municipality.
A Final Word on Refrigerator Magnets
The Title of the Blog, Refrigerator Magnetism, might make no sense given the subject matter. However, it is inspired by our own refrigerator, which is festooned by many magnets of places we have been, most of which have been historic (Figure 16). Our refrigerator magnets have always drawn us to places in the past. The refrigerator controllers, properly illustrated, could also magnetically draw the passers-by to the history of that place.
Figure 16. Our Refrigerator, with its historic magnets.
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You deserve a hug for all the things you do for so many people. You may be surprised when I tell you who the best person is to give you this hug. It's you! There's no better time to get your hug, than right now. Good, bad, or indifferent, this week is coming to a close. It's only hours away from being over. How about throwing the whole week behind you and allowing this Shabbat to be the start of something new. Can you envision it? Really experiencing each new moment as it comes, without the added narration of past disappointments or projections and fears of what may happen in the future? I say, let's go for it. Let's take the leap of faith together. Release your grip on old patterns of behavior. If you think about it, you'll agree, those habits aren't benefiting you anyway.
1- Stand tall, with your feet hip distance apart.
2- Give yourself a big hug.
3- Inhale, as you open your arms as wide as you can, throwing your arms behind you.
4- Exhale, as you close your arms, embracing yourself once again.
5- Repeat #2 thru #4, for a cycle of 8 repetitions.
1- Go as slow as you can, with your arm movements and breathing.
2- Turn your head to the right as you inhale.
3- Turn your head to the left as you exhale.
1- Say the word "big," as you open your arms.
2- Say the word "thanks," as you close your arms.
You can even mix and match the variations or make up your own. Just remember to always be gentle with yourself. The object is to show a little appreciation to yourself, not get stressed out. After all, even though we never take the time to do it, thanking ourselves for all that we do, may be the most important gift of gratitude.
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As a known wine lover, many of my dearest friends call me frantically from the liquor store- usually minutes before Shabbat starts and asks me which wine is good? Which wine should I buy? I always answer the question with a question- for when? For who? Who will you be serving? How much money are you willing to spend?
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No matter what you decide it's always good to ask a salesperson what they recommend and what is popular amongst his customers.
I always tell my friends the best way to know if you like it-is to taste it! That's what I do!
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by Jodi Samuels, founder of MetroImma- an online community for Jewish moms.
By all accounts we had the perfect life. I met my husband the year after high school and we were married by the time I was 20. We travelled the world together, living and working in truly exotic places. My husband is a doctor and he worked for the Royal Australian Flying Doctor Service, which allowed us ample opportunity for adventure. After living in four countries and nine cities, we won Green cards and came to New York to start another adventure. We became very active in the community, hosting thousands of guests and enjoying life in NYC to the fullest.
Then we had two exceptionally cute kids (I am their mom, and they are exceptionally delicious to me). We have a great marriage and family. Many of the singles that we work with through our group JICNY have this "when I get married I want a life just like the Samuels" mantra.
On February 25th, 2008, our third baby was born and we broadcast a message to our 8,500 plus database announcing the arrival of our perfect princess. Two days later we received a bombshell when the doctor raised suspicion that our perfect princess had Down syndrome. 48 hours after that, chromosomal studies confirmed this fact.
We were so overwhelmed as many thoughts raced through our minds-from "wow!", to "why us?" to "what will life be like?" and simply "Oh my God, please help!" Within a short while of hearing the news, I came to the conclusion that God had sent me this baby for a reason. After two miscarriages between Temira, my second, and this baby, I felt sure God wanted me to have her. I knew that unless we embraced this baby, our life would be a lie. I looked at my husband and said, "We open our home to the lost, the lonely, the searching, and the challenged. If we open our home to strangers, how much more so should we embrace a challenge for Caila Sara, our princess? Because of who we are, God sent us this beautiful soul." When we realized this, we came to terms with her having Down syndrome. Since then, she has only given us joy. Oh yes, parenting Caila is a lot more work. It's sometimes scary, and more intense, but also intensely joyous.
I was asked to speak on a panel for a group of Rabbinic Interns. They are learning about special needs in the community and wanted the perspective of a parent. I caught their attention with my campaign, Caily's World. I was happy to speak and share my story. Reflecting on what to say, I recalled the serious and sad looks of the pediatrician, the OB/GYN, the geneticists, etc. Even the books we were told to read only listed all of the potential problems for the baby. The list was never-ending; from major disease and heart issues to being flatfooted, short-sighted and having thin hair. Our family and friends were devastated. The most common responses were tears or "Oh, I am so sorry". We even had a person ask us outright while Gavin was holding the baby why we did not abort. There was so much pain in the air.
Yet we were not devastated; in fact, we were not even sad.
We have had two beautiful years with Caily. Thank God, she has been incredibly healthy- hardly even a cold ever. She does not have anything on those awful lists that could make one wonder if they delivered a monster instead of a baby. Caily is beautiful, with long thick hair. She is engaging, playful, and full of life. She is the delight of our family, her school, and our community.
What I wanted to tell the rabbinic students, what I want to tell anyone who will listen is that they have the power to change the situation. Imagine if people around us all assumed that life could still be amazing, rather than just assuming it's awful. Image if the geneticist walked in and said to us, "life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful." Caily has taught me this lesson and I will continue to share it with those facing challenges ………… and those who are unintentionally creating them.
reprinted with permission by Jodi Samuels founder of metroimma.com.
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Add your kid's picture and you have a great Mother's Day Card!
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So plan ahead and make your holes before you start embroidering.
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Who would have thought that a teacup would make the perfect receptacle for a tiny plant?
The plant can be green or flowering – just as long as it is very, very small.
Whether you choose to create this mini treasure with a child's help or on your own – it will undoubtedly be appreciated by its recipient.
2.) Purchase a tiny plant and some potting soil from your local nursery or home center.
3.) Fill the bottom third of the teacup with soil.
4.) Remove the plant from its container and place in the teacup.
5.) Top the plant with soil and press down firmly, filling the teacup.
6.) Water lightly and slowly, till all of the soil is damp.
***There is no drainage in the teacup, so you must water sparingly. If there is too much water, tip the cup to drain out the excess.
6.) Give to a special Mom or keep for yourself!
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A couple of years ago, I did this project with my two little sisters for my first apartment. I hung it above a chinese console that I painted lime green!
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I used 1 large canvas, 2 different widths of painter's tape and acrylic paints… It took about an hour and a half and my sisters LOVED making it! I wanted it to be really bright and colorful, but you could limit your color palate and create something a little more sophisticated.
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