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George Washington, "Presidency, 1789-1797
Posted by tashqueedagg on June 30, 2013
I found Washington quite a bit more interesting and even likable as I read over some of the documents produced during his presidency. Perhaps the position forced him to ponder (or at least to write down with more detail) his feelings on governance. Where I need to remain critical of Washington is that while he was actively establishing the U.S. Empire in the West, as revealed through his Indian policies and his response to the Whiskey Rebellion, he stressed non-interventionism in European affairs. Clearly he wanted the U.S. to be an equal with the Europeans and to do so he continued the imperial claims (if not the policies) of the British. This is not a new observation, but it is notable how clearly stated it is in even this brief selection of documents. Some of the highlights in the final part of the Library of American collection of Washington's writings are his inaugural addresses, his diplomatic letters to some Indian tribes, his letters to ambassadors and cabinet members, and his yearly addresses to Congress. Washington continued his correspondence with the Marquis de Lafayette, which provide one window into the French Revolution (as do his letters to Jefferson in the same period). These are included as well in the collection.
First, to carry on from the previous post, Washington says even less about the slavery during his presidency than he did in the run-up to the drafting of the Constitution. This may be due to politics, but I cannot help but think that Washington clearly saw slavery as domestic affair. It only comes up in his private writings about the management of Mount Vernon or his plans for his estate. He did free all of his slaves in his will and provided for the care of the young or elderly. In a letter to the French ambassador to the United States, Jean Baptiste Ternant, Washington offered support to help put down the slave revolt in Saint Domingue. "I am happy in the opportunity of testifying how well disposed the United States are to render every aid in their power to our good friends and Allies the French to quell 'the alarming insurrection of the Negroes in Hispaniola' and of the ready disposition to effect it." (785) Otherwise, as I suggested, the issue of slavery is simply not there in Washington's public eye, either due to political savvy or an odd blindness (given the large slave population in his home).
Washington also addresses the question of religious liberty, only in passing. In a letter to the United Baptist Churches he strove to convince them that the Bill of Rights (still being debated and implemented at the time) and the Constitution would not undermined religious societies. It seems clear to me that Washington saw little role for religion in government outside of a defense of liberty. (I know that is an obvious point, but I never actually read Washington to any significant degree before so some of this is confirmation of textbook knowledge.) "If I could not conceive that the general Government might ever be so administered as to render the liberty of conscience insecure, I beg you will be persuaded that no one would be more zealous than myself to established effectual barriers against the horrors of spiritual tyranny, and every species of religious persecution." (739) Notice that he asserted the need for positive barriers to religious tyranny, not simply the absence of an established religion.
Let me get to my main point, Washington not only envisioned a U.S. empire in the West, but he worked hard to establish it. Evidence of this comes from his view of the people living on the frontier. Many of his official documents such as his yearly messages to Congress call for a stronger military, more respectable foreign affairs, and unity across regions (that is bringing the West into the national fold). In his second message, the need for a stronger military is tied directly to maintaining power on the frontier. The most earnest of these reports to Congress on the difficulties on the frontier was his fourth, delivered in 1792. Controlling the ambitions of frontiersmen, which might undermine the U.S. relations with Indians, was a core concern of his when drafting the message. The central event of his Presidency, in regards to the frontier, was the 1794 Whiskey tax rebellion, which can be seen as the culmination of many 18th century anti-state movements by people in the American frontier. However it was looked upon by the people who participated in the rebellion, Washington saw it as an anti-statist movement. In his call to mobilize the militia he listed their crimes as including "intercepting the public officials on the highways" and tormenting private citizens who supported the whiskey tax and its collection. We can learn a bit from his language. One is that it was not the tax itself that was seen as odious, but rather its implementation and enforcement. (This may be a moot point for what is a law that is not enforced, but most of us do not feel conscious of how disgusting the state is until its laws inconvenience us. It is the moment of truth. Many who admit to the justness of the law will cheat on their taxes to the extend they get away with it, complain about bureaucratic regulations, or even perform acts of everyday civil disobedience, while never being conscious that they are undermining the very foundation of state authority.) Washington was also worried about the emergence of armed bands on the frontier at the very time he was mobilizing the formal militia for action. In classic state-making, there can be only one authority. (See 870–873 and 882-884 for documents on the Whiskey Rebellion).
The Whiskey Rebellion
To the conquered Seneca, forced into the American empire through the treaty between the U.S. and Great Britain opens the door to the continued exploitation of Seneca lands. Most of 1790 letter to the Seneca dealt with the proper approach to selling more land to citizens of the U.S. He insists that "in the future you cannot be defrauded of your lands." (774) Of course the resolution of claims of being defrauded would be handled by U.S. courts. He seems authentically interested in the problem of land speculation, but his approach is that of a valiant elder brother. Much of the rest of the document details his "brotherly" advice for the Seneca, including staying away from a rowdy neighbor (the Miamee), to support the leadership of Cornplaneter, and apprehending criminals. All in all, Washington wants to sustain the rhetoric of Indian independence but certainly acts as if the U.S. is in charge of their affairs. Washington often complained in his letters about the lack of a "pacific disposition" among the tribes the U.S. had dealings with along their frontier as well as the machinations of the Spanish. Long before the Monroe Doctrine, Washington was defending an imperial policy in North America reflecting a dream of hegemony.
The classic history of this period from the Seneca perspective.
So, Washington was overseeing the establishing of the U.S. empire. The "Farewell Address" contains some summation of his desires for a united American people ("frowning upon the first dawning of every attempt to alienate any portion of our Country from the rest." (965)) At the same time that he calls for nation unity and a strong central state, he does deliver an small dissertation on the equality of peoples and the dangers of loyalty to one nation. "The Nation, which indulges toward another an habitual hatred, or an habitual fondness is in some degree a slaves." (973) Of course, his main concern here is against international entanglements, I doubt he would have extended that same logic to the U.S. itself, but we certainly can do that. Foreign entanglements may be dangerous, but so are internal entanglements and perverted loyalties to institutions.
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George Washington, "Confederation Period" (1784-1789)
The writings of George Washington in the five years between 1784—1789 provide a useful perspective on the type of nation that the United States could have become prior to the triumph of federalism and the constitution. Despite the message given in textbooks, which often agree on the necessity of the stronger central authority given by the Constitution, the United States worked in the Confederation period. Before the Constitutional convention, Washington's main activities in this period included wrapping up his domestic affairs and reorganizing the Mount Vernon plantation and establishing a transportation improvement company for the Potomac.
Washington seems to be open to the diversity of the United States. When looking for an indentured servant to work on the plantation he said "If they are good workmen, they may be of Assia, Africa, or Europe. They may be Mahometans, Jews, or Christian of any Sect – or they may be Atheists." (555-556) But this very diversity worried him in respect to national unity and national preservation. In an extended letter to Benjamin Harrison he makes a case for smoother transportation to the West, largely on the grounds of unity between the regions. "The Western settlers, (I speak now from my own observation) stand as it were upon a pivot – the touch of a feather would turn them any way." (563) Specifically he feared that they would run off and join the Spanish, lacking any loyalty except to liberty. The world Washington lived in between the war and his presidency was one in which the national loyalty was limited, but the country was in a state of flux with competing identities. Washington hoped that infrastructure could create the fusion. For his small part, he contributed through the establishment of one company focused on the Potomac. He made the connection between federalism and national identity explicitly in a letter to James McHenry. "As I have ever been a friend to adequate powers in Congress, without wch it is evident to me we never shall establish a National character, or be considered on a respectable footing by the powers of Europe." (588) Later he talks much on diplomacy, trade law, and military issues, but shows no reflection at all on the consequences of greater central authority on the freedom of the people. "In a word that we are one Nation today, & thirteen tomorrow." (589) Why not, I ask. Several documents here point to the danger of localization movements like that of the 1786 Shays' Rebellion. His advice on the rebellion was to apply state power to put down such movements because they can escalate (because, apparently, working people fundamentally irrational and therefore easily convinced to participate in rebellious activities just by seeing it nearby) or make the U.S.A. look worse in international affairs. He used it often enough to justify the Constitutional convention and the expansion of state powers.
Shays' Rebellion
We see in this period, the first of Washington's significant writings on slavery (at least as far as this anthology is concerned). This sums it up:
I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do, to see a plan adopted for the abolition of it – but there is only one proper and effectual mode by which it can be accomplished, & that is by Legislative authority. . . . But when slaves who are happy & content to remain with their present masters, are tampered with & seduced to leave them; when masters are taken at unawares by these practices; when a conduct of this sort begets discontent on one side and resentment on the other . . . it introduces more evils than it can cure." (594) These statements are utterly naïve coming as they do from one of the largest slaveholders in Virginia. (Does he truly believe that he is one of these owners that the slaves would not want to avoid? Does he think none of them desire abolition more "sincerely" than he does? Does he really think that anti-slavery agitation was merely about turning content slaves into rebellious slaves?) As I said before, I do not want to get involved in founder bashing but in this case Washington does seem to me to be a dumb or out of touch. Jefferson (maybe because of Sally Hemmings) was capable of more profound thought on the reality of slavery than Washington. Washington was eager to pass the obligation to the legislature, refusing to "possess another slave by purchase" but not wanting to undermine his personal wealth. Right before his presidency began he was able to squeeze a bit more thought on the subject out of his brain. "The unfortunate condition of the persons, whose labour in part I employed, has been the only unavoidable subject of regret. To make the Adults among them as easy & as comfortable in their circumstances as their actual state of ignorance & improvidence would admit; & to lay a foundation to prepare the rising generation for a destiny different from that in which they were born; afforded some satisfaction to my mind, & could not I hoped be displeasing to the justice of the Creator." (701—702) Boy, I am trying hard to like you just a little bit, but you make it so hard.
No images of Washington's slaves, of course. But here is a photo of his house.
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George Washington, "Continental Army" 1775-1783
Despite his role in helping establish a democratic republic, George Washington's time as commander of the Continental Army does reveal his continued commitment to a hierarchical society. I do not think there is any inauthenticity here. He does not seem to be interested in fighting for a democratic society. In his 1775 letter to Thomas Gage, he complained that "the Officers engaged in the Cause of Liberty, and their Country, who by Fortune of war, have fallen into your Hands have been thrown indiscriminately, into a common Gaol appropriated for Felons—That no Consideration has been had for those of the most respectable Rank." (181) However, he is in some ways working toward a revolutionary army and was forced to come to terms with the democratic longings of the people he commanded. Perhaps some of Washington's importance comes from his ability to make that transition from an aristocratic leader to one at least in dialog with a democratic people. In another letter to Thomas Gage, written just days, Washington begins to describe the difference between the American army and the British. "You affect, Sir, to despise all Rank not derived from the same Source with your own. I cannot conceive any more honourable, than that which flows from the uncorrupted Choice of a brave a free Poeple [sic] – The purest Source & original Fountain of all Power. Far from making it a Plea for Cruelty, an Mind of true Magnanimity, & enlarged Ideas would comprehend & respect it." (183)
As any college freshman knows, Washington's major achievement as commander of the Army was his sustaining of a regular, professional military at a time when the tendency for many American farmers was to join militias to defend their communities. I suspect that Washington's difficulties were not just products of a frontier society lacking a traditional of military discipline. An emerging democratic society, engaged in a revolution was hostile to the very idea of a standing military. To his credit, Washington was aware of this and willing to work with it, even as he complained about discipline in many of his letters from the war period. "To bring Men well acquainted with the Duties of a Soldier, requires time – to bring them under proper discipline & Subordination, not only requires time, but is a Work of great difficulty; and in this Army, where there is so little distinction between the Officers and Soldiers, requires an uncommon degree of attention. . . . Three things prompt Men to a regular discharge of their Duty in time of Action, Nature bravery – hope of reward – and fear of punishment – The two first are common to the untutor'd, and the Disciplin'd Soldier; but the latter, most obviously distinguished the one from the other." (210) Washington goes on to warn about the danger of too much freedom in the military. The high turn-over, mutiny late in the war, and lack of discipline seem to be the problems inherent in a revolutionary army that emerges from a democratic society. Even in his farewell address to the Army, he had issues of discipline firmly in his mind. At that point, he could look at it more optimistically praising the soldiers for overcoming local prejudices and replacing them with patriotism.
We do see the roots of Washington's federalism in some of these documents. To John Parke Custis, he wrote: "It must be a settled plan, founded on System, order and economy that is to carry us triumphantly through the war. Supiness, and indifference to the distresses and cries of a sister State when danger is far of [sic], and a general but momentary resort to arms when it comes to our doors, are equally impolitic and dangerous, and proves the necessity of a controlling power in Congress to regular and direct all matters of general concern." (418—419) During the demobilization of the Continental Army, Washington strongly supported a replacement with a "Militia of the Union," which would have uniform discipline. In one of his last, wartime letters to his brother he again calls for a "Government of his Country" to avoid the evils of "Anarchy and Confusion," which he thought would lead to tyranny.
Most of the letters and general orders and other documents collected in this section are tedious and of little interest to me personally. I admit to skimming through many of them. Most are concerned with provisioning the army and reports on military activities (mostly mundane). Some of the more interesting documents look at the attempts by Washington to find Indian allies, his quite liberal policy toward loyalists, preventing the activities of spies, his begging to state governments for funding, and his political concerns about currency policy. I shutter to think about the letters that the editor did not include. Ultimately, I am not finding George Washington to be all that interesting of a figure, but given his enormous task, he likely did not have much to perfect his writing or explore the deeper political and philosophical ramifications of the revolution he was integral in making successful. We leave that to Thomas Paine, who I wrote on early in the history of this blog. In the end, I think I am more interested in the common men and women who won the war. Looking through the commander's eyes does not seem to take us very far. For Washington, these men seem to have been a problem to solve more often than they were heroes.
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George Washington, The Colonial Period (1747-1775)
Most of the Library of America volume committed to George Washington's writings are his letters, with some speeches and official documents thrown in. I am not quite sure how to go at Washington this week, but I know I do not want to get into the tedious founder bashing. Nevertheless, it is worth reminding ourselves that he was the richest U.S. President, with a net worth in current dollars of $525 million. Most of this wealth was inherited or stolen from the labor of slaves (of which his plantation has over 300 at the time of his death). He was doubtless a revolutionary. And while compared to someone like Toussaint L'ouverture or a Robespierre, he strikes us as decidedly pompish and boring. My impression of him when I studied him in college was that he was at best a dumb jock, with good connections and great interpersonal skills, allowing him to move up. While none of us can doubt the contribution of Hamilton, Jefferson, Madison, or even Franklin to the development of the character of the nation, what was Washington's intellectual contribution? Maybe I can learn something new reading this volume.
We start with this odious document "Rules of Civility and Decent Behaviour in Company and Conversation." We can see immediately that Washington was firmly rooted in the aristocratic tradition of Europe. Whatever frontier spirit drove the settlement of the United States and its development in the colonial period, by the time we get to 15-year-old Washington (1747), it seems a distant at least as far as these rich planters were concerned. I suppose I could take a look at these writings as benevolently as possible and guess that Washington needed to continually remind himself of these important rules of conduct or we would expose his true character as a vulgar ruffian. In any case, it is a very class-conscious document, with many rules on how to treat the people above your rank and below your rank. A few have some universal merit such as "When a man does all he can though it Succeeds not well blame not him that did it" or "Labour to keep alive in your Breast that Little Spark of Celestial fire Called Conscience." (6,10) He takes on a profession at this time as a surveyor, essentially going into the big business of land speculation. (Still a great way for rich people to get richer.) Soon after this, he begins his military career just in time for the Seven Years' War to break out, drawing the colonies into a global imperial conflict.
Washington seems to have been deeply interested in the alliances of the frontier Indians, negotiating with the Iroquois and suggesting to his superiors that they recruit the Cherokees and other Southern tribes into the war effort. In one letter to Robert Dinwiddie, Washington discussed his salary, insisting that his place in the military was that of a volunteer and that he was "indefferent" to pay. This again reflects his aristocratic leanings, seeing military service as more of a matter of honor and service than a career. Despite this, he comes and goes in the military during the war. Several of his war letters center on the problem of recruitment. "The spirit of Desertion was so remarkable in the Militia that it has a suprizing effect upon the Regiment, and encouraged many of the Soldiers to desert." In the same letter, Washington recommends the execution of some deserters. It is worth examining at length just to get another window into this founder. "He deserted, and carried several men with him: and, upon the most solemn promises of good Behavior, was pardoned — But for this only reason–we had no power to hold General Courts martial and now he was instrumental in carrying off seven others; two only of whom were taken. For these reasons I hope your Honour will think him as worthy an Example against Desertion, as Lewis against Cowardice: whose execution I have delayed until the arrival of the Draughts. These Examples, and proper encouragement for good Behavior, will I hope, bring the Soldiers under proper Discipline." (78) A later document suggests the pardon of James Thomas who along with Henry Campbell was charged with Desertion and sentenced to death. Campbell still seems to have been executed. Washington's military letters continually complained about the lack of recruitment, low morale, and their inability to maintain troop strength. Since he has some similar troubles during the Revolution, I can only wonder if the problem was the imposition of an aristocratic military on a more democratic society. One final thing that comes through his letters from the Seven Year's War is that Washington was very concerned with how his superiors saw him and his performance. He tried to explain his failures, stressed his honor and his commitment to service, and his willingness to learn from his errors. He sometimes sounded to me to be like an employee who has been written up by his boss a few too many times.
Other documents from the colonial period include advertisements from some of his slaves that ran away, letters regarding his marriage to Martha, and his business concerns in the early 1760s. We can guess that some of his opposition to the British that emerged in the 1760s was due to what he saw as unfairly costly imported goods and low prices for tobacco exports. As early as 1765 he was stating arguments in his letters suggesting that America would be better off manufacturing its own goods and trading them internally. "I am apt to think no Law or usage can compel us to barter our money or Staple Commodities for their Manufactories, if we can be supplied within ourselves upon the better Terms." (177) Throughout the late colonial period, these documents suggest that Washington was not fully unaware of the issues at the heart of the colonial crisis but he remains mostly concerned with his private affairs and local development efforts (like the improvement of the Potomac navigation). The result of some of these efforts were tending toward independence, seeing the way to escape British debts as greater economic independence at home.
Let me end with his response to the outbreak of fighting in 1775. "Unhappy it is though to reflect, that a Brother's Sword has been sheathed in a Brother's breast, and that, the once happy and peaceful plains of America are either to be drenched with Blood, or Inhabited by Slaves. Sad alternative!" (164) Unfortunately, due to planters like Washington, an incomplete revolution, and a Constitution defending slavery, this prediction would come true in a different context.
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Q: Read 512 bytes from serialport then save to .bin Im trying to read 512 bytes from serial then write it to the .bin file.
Dim bufferLength As Int16 = 512
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  Dim bufferLength As Integer = 512
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The problem is that .bin shows me wrong data. It shows last byte as first byte in file then all zeros till the end of the file. Maybe I'm wrongly reading data or I don't know, any help?
Thanks

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Designer, co-founder and CEO, Andy, recalls the moments that lead to Bellroy's inception:
In 2009, we thought Bellroy would be a bag brand. I had spent my youth seeking adventures around the globe, but like many co-travelers, was constantly frustrated by the bags I carried. With products designed for simple concepts of travel, I was met with friction, failure and the feeling that my stuff was holding me back.
So, I started talking to some friends and family about the sort of brand that would get us excited. One that could solve some of the problems we were experiencing over and over.
The first ideas applied our insights to bag designs (and a couple of wallets). We built a deck, sent it to some friends and said…"We're about to sink a lot of our savings into this idea. If you don't think it's awesome, you need to tell us."
As a testament to those friends, they did (tell us). To paraphrase, they said "Yeah, good. But not good enough to cut through the noise in the bags market. What else do you have?"
Dang. That was hard to hear. But it helped us realize that, while the bags space was noisy, wallets was a desert. We knew that with enough time and thought, we could re-engineer how wallets were built. And save a few stressed pockets in the process!
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Q: react component does not render and it only appears in inspect section I have a react component with bootstrap and functions renders fine even the component appears in HTML inspect section but the problem is the component that I render does not appear on the page I can just inspect

and here is the code of the component that I use.
function Example() {
  const [show, setShow] = useState(false);

  const handleClose = () => setShow(false);
  const handleShow = () => setShow(true);

  return (
    <>
      <Button variant="primary" onClick={handleShow}>
        Launch demo modal
      </Button>

      <Modal show={show} onHide={handleClose}>
        <Modal.Header closeButton>
          <Modal.Title>Modal heading</Modal.Title>
        </Modal.Header>
        <Modal.Body>Woohoo, you're reading this text in a modal!</Modal.Body>
        <Modal.Footer>
          <Button variant="secondary" onClick={handleClose}>
            Close
          </Button>
          <Button variant="primary" onClick={handleClose}>
            Save Changes
          </Button>
        </Modal.Footer>
      </Modal>
    </>
  );
}

A: Because it is a Model, and you set show = false by default.
 const [show, setShow] = useState(false);

A: The problem is because I have two different with different versions of bootstrap CSS libraries so that is my solution by removing one of the bootstrap and restructuring the whole document.
Thanks to everyone.


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Hispanic Heritage Month: Lorena Ochoa
Wednesday, September 15th, 2021
Lorena Ochoa, a Mexican golfer, was one of the leading players on the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) tour. Ochoa's success has made her a national sports hero in Mexico.
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People in the United States observe National Hispanic Heritage Month each year from September 15 to October 15. During this period, Latin American countries celebrate their independence. These countries include Cuba, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua.
Lorena Ochoa, a Mexican golfer, became one of the leading players on the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) tour (now the KPMG Women's PGA). Ochoa was named the Player of the Year in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009. She was the first person other than Annika Sorenstam of Sweden and Karrie Webb of Australia to win the Player of the Year award since 1996. Ochoa's success made her a sports hero in Mexico.
During 2006, Ochoa led the LPGA tour with six tournament victories. She also finished second six times. In 2006, 2007, and 2008, Ochoa earned more prize money than any other woman on the tour and also won the Vare Trophy awarded to the golfer with the lowest scoring average. In 2007, Ochoa won the Women's British Open, becoming the first Mexican-born player to win a major championship on the LPGA tour. She won her second major championship, the Kraft Nabisco (now ANA Inspiration) title, in 2008.
Ochoa was born on Nov. 15, 1981, in Guadalajara, Mexico. She began playing golf at the age of 5. Ochoa was a star player at the University of Arizona in 2001 and 2002. She won the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Player of the Year award in both years. Ochoa won the 2003 Nancy Lopez Award, given to the best female amateur golfer from the previous year. Ochoa turned professional in 2002 and was named the Rookie of the Year on the LPGA tour in 2003. In 2004, she became the first Mexican-born player to win a tournament on the LPGA tour. In 2010, Ochoa announced she was retiring from competitive golf. She ended her career with 27 LPGA tournament victories.
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African American Golfer Who Broke the PGA's Color Barrier Dies
Thursday, February 5th, 2015
Charlie Sifford, the African American who broke professional golf's color barrier in 1961, playing a tournament in 1963. (Credit: AP Photo)
Charlie Sifford, the African American golfer who broke the color barrier in the Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) died on February 3 at age 92. Sifford, who was denied the opportunity to play in high-level tournaments while was in his prime as an athlete, became the first black American to play in the PGA in 1961, when he was 38 years old. He was often referred to as "the Jackie Robinson of golf."
Sifford caddied at a whites-only golf course in his home town of Charlotte, North Carolina, where he learned to play the game. When Sifford returned from his army service in Okinawa during World War II (1939-1945), he played on the golf tour for African Americans (the United Golf Association tour), but the prizes awarded for winning those tournaments were much lower than those awarded on the PGA tour.
In 1947, Sifford met Jackie Robinson, who in that year had become the first African American to play baseball in the modern major leagues. Robinson strongly encouraged Sifford to pursue his dream of becoming a professional golfer, cautioning him, however, that he would face anger and hostility both on and off the golf course. In fact, Sifford did face hateful speech and acts—he received death threats, was barred from staying at hotels, and was sometimes barred from eating in the restaurant of the golf club hosting the tournament he was playing in. Nevertheless, Sifford won several PGA tournaments and joined the Senior Tour (now the Champions Tour), for golfers age 50 and older, in 1980.
In 2004, Sifford was the first African American to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. In 2014, when U.S. President Barack Obama awarded Sifford with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, he stated "We give thanks to the trailblazers who built the arc of freedom towards justice."
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David Beckham shows off his many tattoos while touching down in Barcelona, Spain!
The 43-year-old retired soccer player was spotted making his way to his ride after landing at the airport on Thursday (October 4).
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He was joined by good friend David Gardner (not pictured).
David donned a white t-shirt with black pants, white sneakers, black Ray-Ban sunglasses, and a gold watch.
That same day, it was announced that he and wife Victoria Beckham are selling their Beverly Hills mansion for $33 million, TMZ reports.
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CeeLo Green said "forget you" to an audience in Little Rock, Ark., on Saturday (May 24) when he cut a performance incredibly short, angering the promoter and disappointing fans.
According to TMZ, Cheddy Wigginton, who sits on the board of Riverfest — the festival at the center of this whole mess — said the singer was contractually obligated to perform for 75 minutes, but he left the stage just after 40, reneging on the previously agreed upon set time. And on top of that, CeeLo showed up 35 minutes late.
The agreement also stipulated that the Goodie Mob member would get half of the money up front, which was about $50,000, and the rest would be given to him after completing his set. Although he was given a check for the remaining $50,000, Wigginton eventually canceled it.
So far, CeeLo hasn't responded to the promoter's claims. Also, Wigginton didn't say he would pursue the matter further, however, that doesn't mean he won't.
The day following the show, CeeLo sent out a tweet about Riverfest, revealing he had an "amazing" time.
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Un manteau XXL, des bottines à talons et une pochette jaune. J'ai pris beaucoup de plaisir à faire cette série de photos vers Vavin et j'espère vraiment que le résultat va vous plaire.
For this post, I wanted to imagine the perfect parisian look. Red lips, blushed chicks, that little black dress & some plumetis.
Coco Chanel had always managed to imagine the perfect timeless pieces such as this little black dress. Today, it is a must have on each girl closet. I had the crush on this one. You can wear it with sneakers, boots or even heels. I wanted to add this "chic parisien" with this plumetis tights that bring us back to the 60's. Not to forget: an XXL grey coat, low boots and a yellow clutch bag. I really loved taking that pictures with Edward near to Vavin and I can't wait to read you guys.
J'adore ta tenue, le manteau est top !
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Weylin is a Breton witchblade from Markarth. He lives in the Warrens, but will never be seen there because when you enter the city for the first time, he will attempt to murder a woman named Margret. You can either stop him by killing him, or let him commit the murder. If he is successful, the guards will immediately kill him. Shortly before killing Margret, he will yell, "The Reach belongs to the Forsworn!", showing his affiliation with the Forsworn. Upon death he will say, "I die for my people."
He wears a set of miner's clothes, a pair of boots, and a pair of gloves. He is equipped with a steel dagger, and carries a selection of lower-class items and gold.
Should you choose to investigate why he attacked Margret, you will eventually find a note in Weylin's room in the Warrens, telling him that he has been "chosen to strike fear in the heart of the Nords".
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Dionysos. The New God (Olympians, 12)
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George O'Connor, Dionysos. The New God. New York: FirstSecond, 2022, 77 pp.
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George O'Connor, photo uploaded by Nxswift. Retrieved from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (accessed: January 5, 2022).
George O'Connor , b. 1973
(Author, Illustrator)
George O'Connor (1973) is an author, illustrator, cartoonist, and graphic novelist from the USA, based in Brooklyn, New York. His work is predominantly aimed at young people and frequently contains historical subjects and themes. O'Connor has cited Walt Simonson's mythology-rich editions of Marvel's Mighty Thor as a significant early influence on his own work. His first graphic novel, Journey into Mohawk Country, was based on the journal of a 17th century trader. He illustrated Adam Rapp's adult graphic novel Ball Peen Hammer (2009). He contributed to First Series' Fable Comics (2015, ed. Chris Duffy), a collection of myths retold by cartoonists. Between 2010–2022 O'Connor published the Olympians graphic novel series.
In an interview (see here, accessed: April 17, 2015), George O'Connor has said that he wanted the series to be educational. He also said that he spent a long time researching for each title by reading ancient literature to access different versions of myths, and that he consciously tried to avoid reading modern "people's retellings because everybody puts a spin on it. I purposely put spins on the stories too, but I don't want to accidentally steal somebody else's spin".
Official website (accessed: October 24, 2018).
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Twitter (accessed: October 24, 2018).
Bio prepared by Sonya Nevin, University of Roehampton, sonya.nevin@roehampton.ac.uk
Olympians (Series, Book 1): Zeus. King of the Gods,
Olympians (Series, Book 2): Athena. Grey-Eyed Goddess,
Olympians (Series, Book 3): Hera. The Goddess and her Glory,
Olympians (Series, Book 4): Hades: Lord of the Dead,
Olympians (Series, Book 5): Poseidon. Earth Shaker,
Olympians (Series, Book 6): Aphrodite. Goddess of Love,
Olympians (Series, Book 7): Ares. Bringer of War,
Olympians (Series, Book 8): Apollo. The Brilliant One,
Olympians (Series, Book 9): Artemis. Wild Goddess of the Hunt,
Olympians (Series, Book 10): Hermes: Tales of the Trickster,
Olympians (Series, Book 11): Hephaistos. God of Fire.
Dionysos opens not with "the new god", but with the quieter, lesser-known deity, Hestia. The reader is returned to the beginning of the series (Vol. 1 Zeus. King of the Gods), which introduced the creation of the universe and the Olympians. Hestia tells this story, and that of the war with the Titans, this time from her own perspective. She then explains a little about herself; her disinterest in temples and the usual offerings and her content to be found in the hearths of people's homes. There she hears stories; the reference to stories provides the bridge into the next myth.
The myth of Semele unfolds, with the implication that Hera has appeared in disguise and compelled Semele to persuade Zeus to appear in his real form. At first Zeus tries to dissuade Semele, but he gives way and transforms into a blinding light, a miniature sun; in a series of striking panels Semele is reduced from human, to skull, to shade. Once she is a shade, Hermes appears in his role as psychopomp and leads her to the Styx. Moments later he appears to comfort Zeus, who stands mournfully beside a pile of ash. Zeus plucks a divine spark from the ash and encloses it in his thigh. The visual style then shifts to a representation of an ancient vase sherd depicting the birth of Dionysus from Zeus' leg. Hermes calls it "easily the weirdest thing I've ever seen" (p. 22).
To avoid Hera's wrath, Hermes takes the baby Dionysus, disguised as a human girl, to be raised by his human aunt. Madness descends upon the aunt's husband, who murders his family; Hermes rescues Dionysus. The young god is disguised as a young ram and taken to be reared by Silenos the satyr. Dionysus grows up amongst the satyrs falling in love with a satyr youth, inventing wine, and partying with the satyrs who have become wine enthusiasts. Tragedy strikes again when Dionysus' young lover, Ampelos, is killed in an accident whilst harvesting grapes. Hermes appears instantly to console Dionysus, but it is observed darkly that once again "people were dying around Dionysus." (p. 30)
The scene moves to Olympus and Hestia. Hera knows of Dionysus' existence. Some of the gods debate his nature; is he a god of madness? Dionysus, now bearded, appears from the desert; no one knows where he has been wandering. He knows he attracts madness. He is determined to become a full Olympian. More myths follow. Dionysus introduces wine to humans; is chased out of Thrace; encounters King Midas – whose myth is told briskly and wryly in sixteen panels.
The Olympians continue to debate Dionysus' nature. The myth of Dionysus and the pirates follows, full of metamorphoses and mirages. While the story of the pirates is related in Thebes, the women of the city begin to go mad. The gods continue to be concerned, but the scene switches to Naxos. Ariadne now takes narratorial control. She no longer grieves for Theseus (their story told Vol. 5. Poseidon. Earth Shaker), but she is mournful for home. She hears music, and the myth of her marriage to Dionysus follows, told with them both a little shy and tentative. Dionysus resolves to conquer death. The gods remain concerned. Dionysus is involved in more trouble in Thrace; a box depicting Ares tastefully covers the horrors of Dionysus' enemy – now mad – hacking his own legs off.
Dionysus descends into the Underworld, meaning to return with his loved ones and destroy death. He struggles amidst the psyches. Hades and Persephone come to meet him. They explain that the Lethe washes away the memories of the dead; they cannot be restored. Hermes appears to a distraught Dionysus and consoles him by introducing him to his mother; she is still on the bank of the Styx having received no death rites.
Hestia narrates again, commenting on the nature of the gods, and that Dionysus is different, the most human, "a new kind of god" (p. 60). Dionysus arrives on Olympus and appears before the Olympians, who are assembled on their thrones. Zeus acknowledges him with a hug. Hera welcomes him as a son of Zeus, but notes that there is no throne for him. Hestia rises from the throne she is seated on and tells Dionysus that she has been keeping it warm for him. The other gods are dismayed, but she tells them blithely that she will be more at home in the floor as a hearth fire. Dionysus introduces the gods to wine. Hestia notes that old stories and new continue to be told around her.
The end of the story is followed by an Author's Note, looking back on the writing of the series. There are character summary pages for Dionysus and Hestia. There are G(r)eek Notes, notes explaining details in the text, nine questions for discussion, and a short bibliography and recommended reading.
Dionysos, the final volume in the Olympians series, continues the series' fun tone and informed content as it delves into the traditions of Hestia and Dionysus. Hestia was integral to ancient Greek culture and an Olympian deity. The scarcity of myths around her has, however, made her a rarely-seen figure in modern mythological collections. By framing the story of Dionysus through Hestia's lens, she is effectively incorporated into the series and her importance and nature are explored without leaning heavily on invented traditions. The interweaving of narrators is characteristic of the Olympians series, and reflects the complex patterns found in Ovid's Metamorphoses.
All volumes in the Olympians series explore the nature of the gods; this last volume, like the first, Zeus. King of the Gods, does so more than most, with the question of the nature of Dionysus' godhood coming up again and again. Dionysus' attempts to understand himself and his power also reflect the strong coming-of-age theme which is prevalent throughout the series, yet his quest to understand himself asks the reader to understand the Greek gods better too. Readers are prompted to consider what it is that determines whether Dionysus is a god; an Olympian. Is it his birth? Is it his power? Is his power benign or malign? Is his acceptance by the other Olympians what determines whether he is a god or not? This offers the reader plenty to think about, forming a satisfying theme for the final volume.
The nature of the gods receives an imaginative treatment when Zeus reveals his true self to Semele (p. 19). His difference from her was already apparent; he is able to appear and disappear at will, and he arrives via a bolt of lightning. When he greets Semele, the reader sees that Zeus towers above her (p. 17). Yet we learn that this is still not Zeus' true form, only his human guise. His divine form is a brilliant blue-white light that blazes all around, filling the room and erupting from the building. This depiction of the god's true form is directly influenced by superhero culture. As O'Connor notes (p. 72, note to p. 19) "as a superhero nerd, it makes all kinds of sense to me in a comic book sort of way that the true form of an Olympian is essentially a miniature sun. Jack Kirby would approve."
As in previous volumes, numerous famous artworks are reworked as panels in the graphic novel. Pheidias' statue of Zeus at Olympia features as an example of the kind of offerings that gods receive (p. 13). Hermes holding the baby Dionysus is represented by a reworking of Praxiteles' statue of Hermes and Dionysus (p. 22). And when Hermes carries Dionysus disguised as a ram, he does so in the style of a kriophoros, ram-bearer, statue (p. 23). These details enrich the work and they are discussed explicitly in the G(r)eek Notes so that readers who are not familiar with the artworks can be helped to recognise the connection and are encouraged to seek the originals.
Ancient artworks appear in other forms. When Dionysus is born from Zeus' thigh, the usual rectangular or square shape of the panel is replaced by an irregular shape representing a broken sherd of pottery with the scene upon it (p. 21). O'Connor explains in the notes that some scenes are too strange to represent "without looking ridiculous." The use of the ancient style, rather than the more comic-book style of the rest of the work creates the kind of distance that allows the inexplicable and miraculous to play out without over-burdening the limits of plausibility. We are not asked to look upon a "realistic" version of the impossible. At the same time, the pottery imitation connects to the ancient culture that the story derives from and thus keeps "in universe", as it were. We also see a version of the famous bull-jumping fresco from Knossos when a myth related to Crete is told (p. 45), connecting to the original artwork, and to the depictions of that artwork that would be familiar to readers of Poseidon. Earth Shaker. There are also two scenes depicting bacchanals in a form that reflects ancient and post-antiquity depictions of those revels, with processions of satyrs, maenads, donkeys, and panthers (p. 33 and pp. 58–59). Again, this would enable a reader to recognise a bacchanal scene if they saw one outside the context of the graphic novel. The double-page image in particular shows how important these revels are to Dionysus' character.
The theme of Dionysus godhood, madness and wine occupies the volume, leaving little space to explore Dionysus' role in theatre and drama. This is addressed by the character summary instead, where Dionysus is depicted holding theatrical masks, while "Theater" is listed as one of his areas of influence, and the mask and Theatre of Dionysus at Athens are listed as things special to Dionysus. Nonetheless, nothing is made of the theatrical element in the "Modern Legacy" feature in the character summary – rather, that lists the persistence of the term "bacchanal" and the fact that "Some elements of the worship of Dionysus can still be found in the major religions of today." This is a fair observation and was perhaps regarded as more significant than the persistence of drama, or perhaps as more niche information and therefore more valuable to offer to a reader new to the subject.
There are hints of Dionysus' danger. There are the murders, and the gods' concern draws the readers' attention to the pattern of destruction around Dionysus. The violent myth of Pentheus is not told in full, however it is hinted at in the second story set in Thrace, in which a soldier is shown being ripped limb from limb by the maenads, amid a whole page of violent images that culminate in the following page's scene of the Thracian king hacking off his own legs (pp. 51–52). As in many James Bond films, the extremity of the violence is mitigated by a joke, namely Ares' disappointed reaction, and Dionysus telling the king to drink wine to help with the pain. Nonetheless, this mitigation of the horror does not entirely distract from the more prominent theme of Dionysus' destructive influence; the god's laughter in the face of the carnage is somewhat monstrous. The reader is encouraged to feel that Dionysus' wild influence is deeply ambiguous.
That said, Dionysus is, overall, depicted in a profoundly sympathetic way. All of the volumes deal with the gods 'finding themselves', yet this is particularly pronounced in Dionysos, and he is depicted for the most part as a likeable, well-intentioned, yet troubled teenager. The scene of his disturbing laughter at the battle in Thrace is balanced by the following sequence featuring his descent into Hades to save his friends. His distress is palpable in this sequence and the reader is made conscious of Dionysus' sense of loss and isolation (pp. 53–56). The scenes of his romance with Ariadne depict him as an innocent and gentle figure. His suffering over the death of his companions is another sympathetic and humanising element. These aspects culminate in Hestia's observation that Dionysus understands humans better than the other gods having spent more time with them (pp. 58–59). She calls him a "new type of god" (p. 60), hinting at, but not being explicit here or in the character summary later, at how much of Dionysus' character informed the perception of Jesus Christ.
There is a great deal of struggle and violence in the world of the Olympians and in the Olympians series. Dionysos has its violent moments but, on the whole, this volume closes the series with rather a gentle depiction of the Olympian universe. The satyrs are cheerful and likeable, never aggressive or dangerous. Moreover, the gods themselves appear more empathetic than they sometimes do in the series. These gentle touches include Zeus's sorrow when Semele dies and Hermes' corresponding concern for his father (p. 20). Likewise, we see Hermes' tenderness towards Dionysus – when Ampelos dies (p. 30) and again when Dionysus realises that he cannot save those he has lost (p. 56). We see Persephone's anguish when she cannot help Dionysus, and even Hades is rather kindly to him (p. 55). Zeus – a largely ambiguous figure in the series – offers poignant consolation to Demeter when she is mourning Persephone's absence (p. 44): "I miss Persephone too, Demeter. Spring is nearly upon us. She'll be back soon", he says, with a gentle look that makes the listening Hestia beam. These elements reinforce the perception of the Olympians as a family, and make the world of Greek mythology less bleak than it can appear when the power of the gods is stressed over their concern for humans and one another.
This sense of the gods as a family is emphasised in the final panel of the series. The gods stand informally on Olympus, their thrones left behind them. Their groupings reflect familiar patterns that have been established elsewhere in the series. Zeus has his arm around Hera's shoulders and they are sharing an affectionate look, observed by their daughter Hebe, who is having a cheeky sip of the drink she is serving. Dionysus is reunited with Hermes, and Pan is arriving to join them. Ares stands with Hephaestus with Aphrodite, the latter two looking towards the arriving Muses. Poseidon stands with Artemis and Apollo; they are greeting the arrival of Leto. Iris is arriving. Persephone has returned. She is accompanied by Hades, and they are warmly welcomed by Demeter, as Athena smiles on. The broadest smile belongs to Hestia, around whom they are all gathered. The gods are drinking wine in this image – something gods do not traditionally do in Greek mythology (in which they drink nectar). This element indicates Dionysus' true integration amongst them, bringing together different threads of the story. This final image of the gods recalls the many myths that have been recounted in the course of the series and indicates a warm and loving family, however varied, and however powerful. It leaves an upbeat and positive sense of Greek gods and their mythology.
Afterlife Aphrodite Architecture Ares Ariadne Bacchus Centaur(s) Cerberus Crete Cronus / Kronos Dionysus / Dionysos Egypt Eleusinian Mysteries Fate Faun Gaia / Gaea Gods Greek Art Greek Music Greek Theatre Hades Hecate Hephaestus Hera Hermes Hestia Immortality Katabasis Laurel Wreath Mercury Metamorphoses (Ovid's) Metis Midas Olympus Pan Persephone Styx Theseus Underworld Zeus
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Pelosi says 9/11-style commission to investigate Capitol riots is 'next step' after Trump impeachment trial
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WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing for the creation of a special panel to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol a day after several lawmakers called for a bipartisan commission and report similar to the one drafted in response to the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
"Now, as always, security is the order of the day: the security of our country, the security of our Capitol which is the temple of our democracy, and the security of our Members," Pelosi, D-Calif., wrote in a 'Dear Colleague' letter released to the media Monday. "To protect our security, our security, our security, our next step will be to establish an outside, independent 9/11-type Commission to 'investigate and report on the facts and causes relating to the January 6, 2021 domestic terrorist attack upon the United States Capitol Complex.'"
In her letter, Pelosi said the evidence presented as part of the just-completed impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump justifies moving ahead with a fuller investigation by an independent panel. Pelosi was personally targeted in the assault with her office being ransacked and some protestors seeking her out by name.
During the trial which ended Saturday with Trump's acquittal, House Democratic lawmakers who prosecuted the case tried to show that the then-president incited his supporters to storm the Capitol as Congress was affirming Joe Biden's Electoral College victory in the Nov. 3 election – even as he knew his vice president, Mike Pence, was in the Capitol and in danger.
Pelosi in her letter said such a commission would look into matters related to the "interference with the peaceful transfer of power, including facts and causes relating to the preparedness and response of the United States Capitol Police and other Federal, State, and local law enforcement in the National Capitol Region."
More:Live politics updates: Senators call for '1/6' commission report; Graham says McConnell speech will haunt GOP
An email requesting more details about the speaker's proposal was not immediately answered by her office.
Pelosi previously has indicated her support for such an investigation. And she has tapped Ret. Lieutenant General Russel Honoré to assess the Capitol's security capabilities and gaps in the aftermath of the siege that left five dead, including a U.S. Capitol Police officer.
Monday's letter was the strongest indication she was planning to move ahead with a special commission. It follows not only an impeachment trial that brought new evidence to light but also an interim assessment from Honoré he presented to Pelosi on Jan. 28.
"It is clear from his findings and from the impeachment trial that we must get to the truth of how this happened," she said in her letter Monday.
The 9/11 Commission, formally known as The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, was a bipartisan-panel headed by former Republican New Jersey Gov. Tom Kean and former congressmen Lee Hamilton, R-Ind. It involved interviews with scores of witnesses, several public hearings and subpoenas during its nearly two years in existence.
Several lawmakers on both sides of the aisle said Sunday they supported the creation of such a panel.
During an interview on ABC News' "This Week," Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., said Sunday that while the House impeachment managers had laid out "an incredibly compelling and powerful case" against Trump, "there's still more evidence that the American people need and deserve to hear and a 9/11 Commission is a way to make sure that we secure the Capitol going forward."
Coons said it was important to "lay bare the record of just how responsible and how abjectly violating of his constitutional oath President Trump really was."
"I think there should be a complete investigation about what happened on 1/6," Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said on "This Week."
Cassidy – one of seven Senate Republicans to vote for Trump's conviction – said it was important to learn "why was there not more law enforcement," why the National Guard was not already mobilized, as well as "what was known, who knew it, and when they knew it."
"Because that builds the basis so this never happens again in the future," Cassidy said.
More:A bloody insurrection, a deadly pandemic: Historians weigh in on Trump's legacy after his acquittal
"We need a 9/11 commission to find out what happened and make sure it never happens again," agreed Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. He told "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace he wanted "to make sure that the Capitol footprint can be better defended next time."
The senators' calls for a bipartisan probe into the Capitol riot come after the heads of the 9/11 Commission – Kean and Hamilton – sent a letter to Biden and congressional leaders recommending a new independent commission to investigate the events of Jan. 6.
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Black Panther Is a Good Movie With Both Fresh and Tired Political Overtones
By Brandon Morse | Feb 19, 2018 2:30 PM ET
Marvel's latest entry into their cinematic universe is a fun ride filled with historical nods to actual African cultures, great acting, and a plot that actually has you personally weighing both sides of the presented argument about how much nationalism or isolationism is good or bad. However, the movie is rife with political overtones, some of which I found astonishingly refreshing, some I found worthy of an eye roll.
Without giving too much away, the story of Black Panther centers around King T'Challa, the superhero more commonly known as Black Panther. Throughout the movie, T'Challa is confronted with the idea of opening up the borders of Wakanda, an isolationist, nationalistic, homogeneous country, to refugees, as well as exporting their primary source of power, a metal known as vibranium (the metal used to make Captain America's indestructible shield), to the world.
The Wakandan people used vibranium over millenniums to become the most technologically advanced people in the world, allowing them to create ships, weapons, and medical advancements that you'd find in a sci-fi movie about the distant future. However, the Wakandan people are very protective of this metal and the technologies derived from it. When a thief steals some and attempts to sell it on the black market, T'Challa and his team leave a path of destruction behind them in their attempt to catch the thief.
Their reasoning is that the world outside of the Wakandan border is rife with conflict, and Wakanda's resources could easily be abused by anyone who gets their hands on their metal and tech. What's more, Wakanda has thrived as a nation by closely protecting its borders, and keeping its technological advancement to itself. As one Wakandan puts it, the moment Wakanda opens itself to refugees, their problems become Wakanda's problems.
This is a very interesting take from a Hollywood movie, given the current political climate concerning border security and refugees, but more on that later.
Some Wakandan's, however, believe that the hoarding of such tech is wrong and that the world could greatly benefit from the tech Wakanda has to offer. From the position of the good guys, this means helping refugees and allowing medicine and tech to improve the lives of the rest of the world. For the bad guys, this means handing weapons to the "oppressed" in order to fight their oppressors.
And it's this plot point where the movie gets politically dangerous to the mainstream.
Like any Hollywood movie, it's the racist that's the bad guy. But astoundingly, the racist bad guy is black. Throughout the movie he goes on an identity politics trip about black people being oppressed by other races, that his culture was stolen, and that he's going to use Wakanda's tech to arm the oppressed so that they might rise up and take control, killing all those who kept them oppressed for so long, including the women and children.
Essentially, the villain is the "kill cracker babies" guy from 2010.
The culmination of the movie is the ideological fight turned physical over how Wakanda will help the world, not if it should, with the villain representing black people around the world given weapons to become the dominant race over the Earth, and the hero wanting to share some of the advancements for everyone.
In an age where social justice warriors are proclaiming that white people are the source of all evil, and the media just goes along with it, it's good to see a movie that represents someone with that line of thinking as the bad guy.
But sadly the movie never flat out denies that white people are bad, just that this line of thinking is, which seems like an odd line to draw. Even the good guys from time to time make small quips that put white people in a bad light, like T'Challa's little sister calling the movie's token white guy a "colonizer." This is the bad politics the movie engages in, where it feels necessary to paint the entirety of whites as villains for past transgressions, even as the good guys acknowledge they can't be held responsible for the sins of their ancestors. It's a double standard that made me roll my eyes a few times during the movie.
And it's that casual racism that really gets under my skin. If the colors were reversed, and such casual racism was featured in the movie as laugh lines or tragic plot points as it was in Black Panther, there would be media campaigns, politicians, and activists all lining up to denounce the movie as racist garbage. We'd never hear the end of it.
But the casual racism also doesn't pop up where you'd expect it to, making it tolerable. The token white guy in the film, CIA agent Everette Ross (Martin Freeman) isn't the bumbling "we cool?", uncool, overly nervous white guy you see in many movies with predominantly black casts. He proves to be highly capable, asserts his character, and is integral to the good guys winning the battle. This is a refreshing break from Hollywood tropes that I feel is becoming a welcome trend. The last time I saw a character breaking the tropes this well was the portrayal of Billy Cranston of 2017's Power Rangers, who instead of being the stereotypical cool black guy, was an autistic nerd who loved country music. The breakaway from the tropes made both Ross and Cranston some of my favorite characters in their respective films.
Overall, the movie fits nicely into the MCU as one of the better movies, but definitely not the best one. It comes in below any of the Captain America movies, and well below Thor: Ragnarok in terms of greatness. I definitely recommend seeing it.
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O Primeiro-ministro das Ilhas Virgens Britânicas (Premier of the British Virgin Islands) é o chefe de governo das Ilhas Virgens Britânicas. Como um território britânico ultramarino, o primeiro-ministro é nomeado pelo governador em nome do monarca britânico, atualmente a rainha Elizabeth II. Até 2007, o chefe de governo era conhecido como o ministro-chefe.

Até 2007, o cargo era conhecido como ministro-chefe das Ilhas Virgens, mas uma mudança constitucional em 2007 renomeou a posição de primeiro-ministro. Apenas duas pessoas ocupam o cargo desde 2007, e ambas também ocuparam o cargo em algum momento antes de 2007. Assim, todas as pessoas que foram nomeadas como Premier até agora também foram nomeadas no cargo de ministra-chefe em um ponto anterior de sua carreira política.

O atual primeiro-ministro é Natalio Wheatley. Ele está no cargo desde 5 de maio de 2022.

História
Desde que a constituição de 1967 foi adotada, apenas seis pessoas diferentes (todos homens) serviram como primeiro-ministro, e cada uma delas, exceto Cyril Romney, cumpriu pelo menos dois mandatos completos. Além disso, cada um deles serviu como o líder da oposição.

H. Lavity Stoutt venceu mais eleições do qualquer outro líder (ele ganhou cinco), seguido pelo ex-primeiro-ministro, Orlando Smith (três). Stoutt, Smith e Willard Wheatley são os únicos líderes que cumpriram dois mandatos consecutivos  Ralph T. O'Neal também cumpriu dois mandatos consecutivos, mas o primeiro deles foi a parte restante de um mandato depois da morte de Stoutt).

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The NES – Nintendo Switch Online app has been updated to version 2.2.0 and includes the latest offering of games. As we all knew, Kirby's Adventure and Super Mario Bros. 2 were February 2019 NES – Nintendo Switch Online game additions. Two other games have also come along as well, or should I say SP versions. Blaster Master gets its own SP version and Metroid gets a Second SP version that allows players to fight Mother Brain with all the power-ups in the game.


I kind of overuse the phrase "one-card combo", but I think it applies to Muldrotha. While graveyard removal is a staple of Commander and other casual settings (or it probably should be), you can never be sure that your opponent is following staple construction practices and the advantage you get from a second use of cards is hard for most opponents to keep up with. I tend to agree with the idea that it's often better to get ("draw") cards from your graveyard than to do so blindly from the library, because you already know exactly what's in there and because it's often easier to stock your graveyard than it is to know what's on top of your library.
Muldrotha, the Gravetide is the gift that keeps giving, and giving, and giving. The best part of this card's ability is that the cards you play don't have an exile clause. Go ahead and cast Sidisi, Undead Vizier every turn. Although to maximize its abilities you are going to need a lot of mana. Fortunately Muldrotha works as a Crucible of Worlds.
I feel like Muldrothe is the Sultai commander. As all Golgari players know, your graveyard is a powerful tool. So load up on Delirium and Delve cards. A 6/6 is nothing to scoff at either. If your opponent is at either board or hand disadvantage then they will quick get swept away by the Gravetide.
Recursive effects are always dangerous to have on hand, and Muldrotha is dangerous indeed. In theory, you can play up to six different cards each turn (five in the current Standard, as Tribal is largely obsolete at this point), as long as you play each card type only once. You can still play two artifact creatures (one as your "artifact", one as your "creature"), and there are a lot of ways to make Muldrotha a massive swing. It's also in Sultai, the color combination that likes to load up its yard. I'm not sure if Muldrotha can cut it in Constructed, as it folds easily to removal and needs time to do its thing, but it's a star in Limited and more casual formats, as that effect is too good to pass up.


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In the spring of 2015, your friends at Papé—and six other local businesses—teamed up with Habitat for Humanity to raise $35K to build a new house for a deserving family right here in Oregon.
But we set a lofty goal for ourselves: to raise the money to build this house in only one hour.
We were fortunate to not just contribute financially, but we also donated the use of specialized equipment like compact excavators, dozers, and backhoes. We live, work and play here, and we were honored to team up with HFH on this exciting project that benefitted a local family.
The idea for the project rested on HFH's central theme: Everyone deserves a decent, safe, and affordable place to live. Based on this, HFH helps build simple, decent and affordable homes for well-deserving families across the globe. HFH works in conjunction with partner companies, like us, to continually improve its building process as well as quality of their homes.
The effects on the community are profound as they help support neighborhood growth and build stability. Tanya Powell of Windermere Real Estate commented, "For me, it reminds us that we're not just here working to make a living, but we're also here to share a community with the people who live with us." We couldn't agree with her more.
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DirecTV Reveals Details of Premium VOD Service
DirecTV said today that it is launching its much-discussed premium video-on-demand service on Thursday, with Sony's Just Go With It the first movie available to subscribers. Universal, Fox and Warner Bros also are in on the partnership, and cross-channel promotions begin today, followed by national ads. Under terms of the service, a movie will become available to download every two weeks for $29.99, which gets the user multiple views over a 48-hour period before the film disappears from the hard drive. All films will be in 1080p HD and Dobly 5.1 Surround Sound.
Other films in the early rollout include Universal's The Adjustment Bureau, Fox's Cedar Rapids and Warner Bros' Hall Pass.
At a second glance, the VOD service seems a bit less than meets the eye. It is available only to DirecTV subscribers who have HD DVRs — that's only about 6 million of the satellite company's 19.2 million subs — and only one movie is available every two weeks. Not that any of that is much consolation to steamed theater owners, who have slammed the service for shrinking the theatrical window and are forming plans to retaliate against the studios by limiting their films' trailers and signage.
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El término Miércoles de Ceniza puede referirse:

Año litúrgico
 al Miércoles de Ceniza, el primer día de la Cuaresma en los calendarios litúrgicos católico, protestante, y anglicano;

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 a Miércoles de Ceniza (1958), una película dirigida por Roberto Gavaldón;
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Irrsberg är ett berg i Österrike.   Det ligger i distriktet Politischer Bezirk Salzburg-Umgebung och förbundslandet Salzburg, i den centrala delen av landet,  km väster om huvudstaden Wien. Toppen på Irrsberg är  meter över havet, eller  meter över den omgivande terrängen. Bredden vid basen är  km.

Terrängen runt Irrsberg är kuperad söderut, men norrut är den platt. Den högsta punkten i närheten är Kolomannsberg,  meter över havet,  km söder om Irrsberg. Närmaste större samhälle är Neumarkt am Wallersee,  km väster om Irrsberg.

Omgivningarna runt Irrsberg är en mosaik av jordbruksmark och naturlig växtlighet. Runt Irrsberg är det ganska tätbefolkat, med  invånare per kvadratkilometer.  Trakten ingår i den hemiboreala klimatzonen. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är  °C. Den varmaste månaden är juli, då medeltemperaturen är  °C, och den kallaste är december, med  °C. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är  millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är augusti, med i genomsnitt  mm nederbörd, och den torraste är mars, med  mm nederbörd.

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On Thursday eve., Feb. 21st, there was a silver wedding party at the home of O. E. Hatch, in Grand Isle, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the marriage of O. E. and O. B. Hatch. The guests were numerous, the gifts valuable, and the occasion a very pleasant one, rendered peculiarly so by the presence of D. F. Hatch, their son, and his bride, now their daughter, recently married.
Oscar Hatch, his wife Olive Robinson Hatch and their son Dillon Franklin Hatch when young. This image is from a Shaw cousin.


Muller Van Severen are showcasing a replica of their home at Design Miami. 'A Wild Thing', based on the book by Hilde Bouchez, is a project with Airbnb. On view at Design Miami 6 - 10 December.
A home speaks without words. Silently through things and the invisible threads spun between them. These sorts of things have a memory. This can be a story that needs to be told, or just the love that was poured into them. These things are alive and we like to call them Wild based on the book A Wild Thing, by H. Bouchez.
Muller Van Severen makes these sorts of things. Not only through 'alive' materials and vivid forms, but infused with love and a sort of inner light. Which connects from heart to heart.
We all love to wander though the homes of unknown people. The invisible threads between all the objects whisper the secrets of the owners into our soul. Through the objects interconnectedness is materialized. We feel as if we know these people, as if we linger through their most private chambers of life.
With this project Muller Van Severen want to illustrate the invisible connection between the Wild Things that animate their own living room, and therefore present a replica of their private home in Belgium, with all its personal icons. A painting by the grandfather of Hannes, a sculpture made by the father of Fien, the drawings of their children and the souvenirs and precious objects they collected throughout their life. In the same way the attributes of a shaman incite a certain atmosphere in a ritual, the objects of their home define their daily rituals and enhance the essence of 'home' and homecoming.


Whenever I open my explorer. (Like My Computer). There is a process dllhost.exe which will take a lot of RAM to make the loading very slow. If I try to terminate it in the task manager everything will load faster again. Is this a virus ?
dllhost.exe is a process belonging to Microsoft Windows Operating System. The dllhost.exe file manages DLL based applications. This program is important for the stable and secure running of your computer and should not be terminated.


Below are a variety of resources to help states and communities in planning and implementing early childhood mental health consultation (ECMHC) programs. These resources, which are organized by topic, were gathered from the six ECMHC programs included in the What Works? study: Child Care Expulsion Prevention (Michigan), Early Childhood Consultation Partnership (Connecticut), Early Intervention Program/Instituto Familiar de la Raza (San Francisco, CA), Early Intervention Project (Baltimore City, MD), Kid Connects (Boulder, CO), and Together for Kids (Central Massachusetts). We thank them for their willingness to share their materials and practices with others.
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