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New Statue Commemorating African American Soldiers Unveiled in Franklin
October 26, 2021 October 26, 2021 Morgan Nicole Veysey
A three-day celebration was held in Franklin, Tennessee this past weekend to commemorate the African-American soldiers who fought in the Civil War. The statue, made by Tennessee artist Joe F. Howard, was officially unveiled Saturday in front of Franklin's Historic Courthouse.
The new work sits across from the 'Our Confederate Soldiers' statue, put in place by the Franklin Chapter No. 14 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1899. The iconic confederate statue, also known as 'Chip,' towers over downtown Franklin atop a 37 ft. base. The new sculpture, named "March to Freedom," has a smaller base, which brings the viewers closer to the depiction of the Civil War soldier.
"We didn't want him on a pedestal 20 feet in the air," Pastor Chris Williamson of Strong Tower Bible Church told the crowd who gathered to see the unveiling. "We wanted him down on our level, where you could see him. … Above all, you could see his personhood."
The bronze statue shows an African-American soldier, with one foot on a tree stump and a rifle resting across his knee. Underneath him are broken shackles and on his face is a set and determined expression as he looks across to 'Chip.'
Sculptor Joe Howard explained in an interview with The Paris Post-Intelligencer, "His foot on the stump of the tree of sorrow is to say that this will be no more. There are broken shackles connected to the stump, never to be used again. No men will ever be put in chains and sold like animals again."
The statue's debut was the last part of the three-day celebration that began on Thursday with a theatrical performance "Telling the Story of The Fuller Story," from Hewitt Sawyers, Eric Jacobson, Kevin Riggs, and Chris Williamson.
On the second day, attendees were invited to wear their best suit or clothing for "An Elegant Evening with The Fuller Story." Dinner was catered and entertainment was provided by live music by Jason Eskridge and dancing to the music of Nioshi Jackson & The Heroes.
During the statue's unveiling Saturday morning, Pastor Chris Williamson spoke about what "March to Freedom" stood for:
This statue represents the nearly 200,000 men who bravely fought for our country, for their freedom and for the freedom of 4 million enslaved people in our country. This statue means hope, it means courage, it means possibility, it means dignity, it means valor. As Pastor Sawyers said, it means a new day."
Other speakers at the event included The Fuller Story, Mayor Ken Moore, City Administrator Eric Stuckey, Alderman Dana McLendon, and sculptor Joe F. Howard. A live musical performance by the African American ensemble "Kettle Praise" was also at the event, and they sang "Ride on, King Jesus. No man no can hinder thee" as the statue was unveiled.
Morgan Nicole Veysey is a reporter for The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network. Follow her on Twitter. Email tips to [email protected]
Photo "March to Freedom" by Dr. Chris Williamson.
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7 Thoughts to "New Statue Commemorating African American Soldiers Unveiled in Franklin"
A three day celebration, really! The new county name should be Woke County or Limp Wrist City, the nice county that I knew is gone. "Lets go Brandon"
L. McR. Hawkins
Where's a statue honoring the Black Confederate soldiers? There were Freemen Black Confederate soldiers. The proof is in the real history.
83ragtop50
Welcome to WOKE Franklin. A once nice place to live and visit. Rapidly becoming a clone of Nashville.
Chip will always remain supreme! Williamson county and Franklin are really turning into some SJW limp wrists. Very glad I decided against any property in the county.
I applaud the project, however, here we go cherry picking history, again! Let's set the record straight and maybe add an addendum to the inscription for this statue that says something like, "including the 50-60 Black soldiers who faithfully fought beside General Nathan Bedford Forrest, on the side of the Confederacy, for their freedom"!
All men (and women) who fight for freedom against the chains of tyranny levied by a central authority, irrespective of skin color, ethnicity or other man-made definition, should be honored for their willingness to stand up and fight against oppression. This includes parents at School Board meetings!
If we're going to let the Democrats start writing history, it had better contain their dark past!
tnmcrebel
Odd! In today's political climate I would have thought it would be a foot above the existing Confederate statue.
Randall Davidson
Glad they have their statue. Glad they didn't tear the Confederate one down, which is what they really wanted to do.


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In a generation where the overwhelming majority seek for wealth, influence and other gains, desiring the things of God has never been more important. The Lord truly has blessing in store for each of us, but if our hearts desire is for what God can give us, then we have totally missed the point of God's redemption plan. Jesus suffered in every way humanly possible to give us the opportunity to enjoy relationship with God above all other things.
Joy and happiness is not based upon material things we possess, or even the blessings that God provides to us, but as David declared, "In thy presence is fullness of joy." (Psalm 16:11) It's one thing for a man or woman to speak well of you, but God speaking for you is totally different. The Lord Himself had testified that David was a man after His own heart and would fulfil all my will. It is not those who seek just for blessing, but those who are after the heart of God shall fulfill God's purpose in their lives.
God is Love. If you are seeking to love the world without partiality, then you have taken upon you God's heart. If you can look beyond someone's faults and love them regardless, then you have tapped into the heart of God. God's desire is to win the lost souls that are headed for destruction in Hell. If you are seeking to win souls, then you have taken upon you the heart of God.
Is your heart drawn to know God and His heart? Does your heart beat after the things of God? Do you hurt for the things God hurts for? Do you long, not just for blessing from the Lord, but to be in His presence? If so, then you are becoming a seeker of God's heart. Knowing God; His character and all that He is, is truly the greatest blessing of All. Be a man or woman after God's heart and your ultimate desire will be to fulfill all His will.


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Scarborough Centre ist eine oberirdische U-Bahn-Station in Toronto. Sie liegt an der Scarborough-Linie der Toronto Subway, nördlich der Ellesmere Road beim Südeingang des Einkaufszentrums Scarborough Town Centre. Die Station besitzt Seitenbahnsteige und wird täglich von durchschnittlich 23.050 Fahrgästen genutzt (2018).

Station

In der Nähe befinden sich auch das Scarborough Civic Centre (Rathaus der ehemaligen Stadt Scarborough) und das Canada Centre, ein Verwaltungszentrum der Bundesregierung. Die Strecke verläuft in diesem Bereich auf einem Viadukt, sodass die Station drei Ebenen aufweist. Zuoberst befinden sich die Bahnsteige der Scarborough-Linie, in der Mitte eine Verteilerebene mit Zugang zum Einkaufszentrum und am Boden der Busterminal der Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), wo 16 Buslinien ihre Endstation haben. Unmittelbar östlich davon befindet sich der Scarborough Centre Bus Terminal, von wo aus Vorortslinien von GO Transit sowie Überlandbusse von TOK Coachlines und Megabus verkehren.

Geschichte
Die Eröffnung der Station erfolgte am 24. März 1985, zusammen mit der gesamten Scarborough-Linie zwischen Kennedy und McCowan. Drei Jahre zuvor waren erstmals Pläne für die Sheppard-Linie präsentiert worden, die im Endausbau Scarborough Centre mit beiden Außenästen der Yonge-University-Linie bei Sheppard-Yonge und Downsview verbunden hätte. Nach über einem Jahrzehnt politischer Auseinandersetzungen wurden 1995 die Planungen für den größten Teil der Strecke eingestellt. 2003 veröffentlichte die TTC einen Bericht, der eine Verlängerung der Sheppard-Linie von Don Mills nach Scarborough Centre als höchste Priorität einstufte, weil die Strecke nur so ihren vollen Nutzen entfalten könne. Doch auch dieser Plan wurde zurückgestellt.

Gemäß aktuellen Planungen wird die Scarborough-Linie durch eine Verlängerung der Bloor-Danforth-Linie ersetzt werden, jedoch auf einer anderen Route. Die Bauarbeiten sollen im zweiten oder dritten Quartal 2021 beginnen.

Weblinks

 Seite der TTC über die Station Scarborough Centre

Einzelnachweise

Station der Toronto Subway
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using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using Terraria;
using TAPI;

namespace Avalon.Items.Weapons.Magic.Spells
{
    /// <summary>
    /// The Impulse Strike.
    /// </summary>
    public sealed class ImpulseStrike : ModItem
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// When the <see cref="Player" /> is holding the <see cref="Item" />.
        /// </summary>
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Jason Singh's The Voices Supergroup To Perform At Memo Music Hall
by Paul Cashmere
The Voices Supergroup featuring Shannon Noll, Jason Singh, Andrew De Silva and Tim Watson will perform the music of Tom Petty, Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye, Roy Orbison, Jim Morrison, John Lennon, George Michael, David Bowie, Michael Hutchence, Amy Winehouse, Prince, Elvis, Whitney Houston in their new show Heaven's Greatest Hits at Memo Music Hall St Kilda on 15 November.
Tagged as: Amy Winehouse, Andrew De Silva and Tim Watson will perform the music of Tom Petty, Australia, David Bowie, Elvis, George Michael, Jason Singh, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Marvin Gaye, Michael Hutchence, Prince, Roy Orbison, Shannon Noll, The Voice Supergroup, Whitney Houston
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30 years after his death Roy Orbison is a pop star all over again in the UK.
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Check Out The First Videos Of The Roy Orbison Hologram
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First images of the Roy Orbison hologram show have been revealed.
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Roy Orbison To Tour Australia 30 Years After His Death
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Hologram Roy Orbison To Tour UK
A promoter who handled Roy Orbison tours in the 60's is taking him out on the road again in the form of a hologram.
Roy Orbison To Be Given An Orchestral Make-Over Like Elvis
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Rosanne Cash and Neville Brothers Elected To Austin City Limits Hall of Fame
by Music-News.com
Austin City Limits has announced the newest members of its Hall of Fame.
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Tagged as: music news, Music News Roy Orbison Estate Plans Massive Box Set, One of the Lonely Ones, Roy Orbison
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Tagged as: Mystery Girl, Roy Orbison
Damien Leith Inspired Roy Orbison's Writer To Write Again
by Anthony Barton
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Tagged as: Chapter Seven, Damien Leith, Joe Melson, Roy Orbison
Family Of Roy Orbison Release Fan's Bootleg Concert
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Tagged as: 1960s, 1980s, Dan Celli, Emmylou Harris, pop, Roy Orbison, U.S.A.
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The USS De Wert approaches Detroit.
Lieutenant Commander Ron Flesvig said this tour is the first time the Navy has brought ships to the Great Lakes in 12 years, and doesn't have much of a presence in the Midwest.
He said the often-overlooked war shaped the modern Navy--and highlighting its continuing mission is a major purpose of the bicentennial tour.
"We're always forward-deployed," Flesvig said. "We're going to deter aggression, and keep the sea lanes open, to have a prosperous economy.
The Niagara and other modern Navy ships will be docked on Detroit's downtown waterfront through September 10th. Ship tours and other Navy Week events are free and open to the public.


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U.S. Health Systems to Increase Acquisitions of Clinics, Physician Practices and Digital Resources, Accenture Forecasts
CHICAGO; Sept. 16, 2015 – Large U.S. health systems are buying clinics, physician practices and digital resources in search of growth opportunities in lieu of traditional acquisition of other hospitals, according to a new report from Accenture (NYSE: ACN).
Accenture's report, which analyzed more than 1,500 healthcare provider acquisitions between 2006 and 2015, identified a surge in deal-making over that time, which is being driven by the need to gain economies of scale, shift from volume to value-based care, compete in local markets and expand digital health and healthcare IT capabilities. Accenture estimates that in the first five months of this year, healthcare providers set a year-to-date record in acquisition volume of $241 billion.
"To deal effectively with greater complexity, higher volumes and other changes resulting from increased acquisitions, industry providers will need to manage their businesses with the mindset of a portfolio manager," said Kristin Ficery, managing director of health provider consulting at Accenture. "Rather than viewing deals as one-off opportunities, the best-prepared executives will systematically manage a potential deal as a product of the whole."
As providers are seeking to diversify and differentiate, Accenture's research found the shift toward vertical and digital acquisitions in healthcare will continue gaining momentum. The share of "vertical" acquisitions – in which health providers buy non-acute-care facilities, such as clinics or physician practices – will reach 84 percent of the total provider acquisition volume by 2018, up from 74 percent today. The share of "digital" acquisitions – purchases of health companies that focus on sensors, mobility, analytics or cloud (SMAC) capabilities, such as remote monitoring or tele-health–will expand by a multiple of eight, from 1 percent of overall acquisition volume in 2014 to 8 percent by 2018.
At the same time, Accenture found traditional acquisitions of hospitals by providers decreased from 32 percent to 21 percent between 2006 and 2014. The share of traditional horizontal acquisitions will shrink even more dramatically, from 21 percent in 2014 to 6 percent by 2018.
"There are no guarantees of success but a portfolio approach will improve the chances that the broader business survives and grows and a transaction generates the value that was intended," added Ficery.
Accenture analyzed healthcare provider acquisition data from S&P Capital IQ from 2006-2014. Data from more than 1,500 acquisitions were analyzed and categorized by type of provider organization acquired. Accenture performed historical and trend analysis to determine 2015-2018 forecast.
Jenn Francis
jennifer.francis@accenture.com
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With four sons I don't know why this never occurred to me 😦 Spoiler alert for the two people on earth who haven't seen Star Wars Episode V.
Jesus: Head and Foot. What do we do when stories from different parts of the Bible don't agree?


Hello! I like to wear this plaid coat as the weather is warm, and i find more reasons to be outside. My glen plaid coat, is a vintage and traditional glen plaid. I updated this look by adding fringed denim and a pop of red.
A neutral plaid coat is always helped by a pop of color and a bit of texture.
If you remember I wore this outfit to a recent jewelry opening exhibit . The light layer, a leather lined vintage plaid coat by Balenciaga Paris, was the perfect look and weight for this warm autumn day.
I chose a beret to add a touch of classic Euro style, and my Le Fleur sunnies . The pale pink added some feminine whimsy to the classic menswear coat. Below, my Mark Cross bag in red and an LV bag. ( yes, this is a cosmetic bag, but it carried a belated birthday gift perfectly- fitting the shape almost exactly).
With the exception of my fringed jeans and blue sweater, everything I am wearing is second hand, from upscale consignment stores near me in Manhattan. I love the way this vintage coat fit me, perfectly- even in the sleeve length .
Vintage items fit me well, as the women were smaller 20 years or so ago. I am not sure of the age of this coat, but it is surely back in style. You can't go wrong with fine designer labels, they are made to be worn for a lifetime or two! Such a different kind of philosophy than "fast fashion"; the materials and craftsmanship , the needlework, the horn buttons… all so finely done and made to stand the test of time. I was also very happy to pay only $80 for it!
Above, the french knot earrings that I am wearing belonged to my mother in law. I love the classic design and rich yellow gold. Below, a snap of the East River from this week. It was so warm my husband went bike riding and took this on his iPhone.
Fine fashion, glen plaids, and river views never go out of style! Happy week loves!
That is a GORGEOUS coat – and you look fabulous in it. With these vintage items, you are so right – they never really go out of style, and the quality is head and shoulders above what's being made nowadays, even by some so-called high-end brands/designers. I treasure pieces like these!
Elle, I am in love with your chic look! Thank you for being so inspiring! Wonderful pictures!
You have a fabulous eye, so i truly appreciate that! Yes, the quality of the best fashion houses, then and now is quite substantial. And I do agree that some high end designers do not finish their garments as well….
I am so glad you enjoyed this love!
You look absolutely fabulous,Elle! Love your classic coat! So beautiful and timeless!
Thanks beautiful !I so appreciate that!
It felt good to wear and the sunny weather was quite nice too!
I love your style here too pretty!
Thanks so much love! Happy weekend!
Oooh, this is truly classic with some very fun modern touches added. The coat fits like it was made for you – and it clearly was. Wouldn't I love a wander through your local consignment shops! If I saw you on the street I would wonder, who is she?! – in the very best way.
it was made for someone long ago who is my size now. you are so sweet, i would think the same of you- I think we would become instant friends.when you get to New York…..
Hi Elle, wanted to pop by as i recently came home from Asheville. This is so very lovely!! I am in love with your plaid coat, stylish and the fit is superb. Really love it all, the raw edged denim, the red shoe, the fun beret. gorgeous!
welcome home. I am always so glad to hear from you! Thank you for your nice words, and lovely friendship!
Thank you so much ! Enjoy Greece!
That is such a wonderful coat and love how you styled it with the barrette and jeans. Your lucky this would not fit me even though I am small I am tall so the arms would be too short so a lot of vintage does not work for me. But this is a true find!
yes being small has it advantages,- the chilren's clothes i bought this week is pretty fabulous– but i would love to be taller. You are perfect!
This outfit is too cute!!! and those shoes!
Thanks so much! Happy weekend love!
As I mentioned before that coat is simply stunning! Now that I know the brand behind the coat I'm even more impressed.
I think you might be the only person I know that would fit into some of the vintage pieces I have for sale. They are literally so tiny they only fit my 11 year old niece.
Yes, a very lucky purchase. I have seen your items and am tempted by my waist has gone from 23.5 to 25….. so I am not sure. It is hard to not gain weight in the tummy on long term steroids… I know I am still small. will shop soon again.
A whole bag of clothing for $2 is amazing ! Plus you probably rescued those items from going to landfill and polluting..
I am glad the wee ones are feeling better !
You look so incredible stylish in your gorgeous plaid coat and those sunglasses really do jazz up the entire look too.
Thanks! Yes, I love these sunnies and the playful pink. Have a great week!
Oh, this coat is beautiful! You have such good taste.
Thanks, it is Balenciaga Paris, and fits so well. I appreciate that, i think I do have a good eye, but I so enjoy fashion.
Yes, I think this is a good explanation that vintage pieces are fitting you well as you are indeed small and I think also that people in the past were smaller. Love your coat, the fit is definitely perfect! You added also perfect accesoires – your taste is simple unbeatable!
Enjoy further the warm fall you have and thanks to your husband for the amazing photo.
Yes, I love vintage for that reason. Thank you for your thoughtful comment!
I like the vintage plaid coat, it suits you very well. You look lovely as always. I'm glad you're able to start bringing warmer clothes out for fall. It seems like I'm still stuck in summer. You look very chic.!!!
I am glad, i like it too. I wish I was still stuck in summer! But I do love fall clothes!


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Klepper folding kayaks date back to 1907. Read some of the history published on Klepper's website: History -- Museum
An American family visiting Cologne, Germany, purchased a 1939 T-6 Klepper in 1951 and shipped it home where it enjoyed a long and active life in Michigan. By 2013 it was in rough shape and in need of extensive restoration.
Phase One- Refurbish the Wooden Frame
The Klepper Project
Enter Glen McCune, of Yellow Dog Gallery. An artist woodworker with extensive boatbuilding experience, Glen set to refurbishing the Klepper. Disassembling and refinishing all of the wood in the frame took place over the winter of 2014/15. But what to do about the skin? Attempts were made to identify the correct model number so that a proper skin could be purchased from the factory in Europe. As the Klepper was disassembled, markings revealed on the woodwork helped in this research. An order was placed, but upon its arrival to Glen's shop, the European skin was found to be a poor fit. It was decided, then, to persue a local canvas shop. At that time, Matt was doing work for Harbor Canvas and Design, in Harbor Springs, MI, which is who Glen contacted in his search for a new skin. Matt and Pat Murphy researched materials and decided on hypalon for the hull and acrylic Sunbrella Plus for the top.
The Second Phase- A New Skin
At the time that Glen was searching for a canvas shop, Matt was doing work for Harbor Canvas and Design, in Harbor Springs, MI, which is who Glen contacted in his search for a new skin. Matt and Pat Murphy researched materials and decided on hypalon for the hull and acrylic Sunbrella Plus for the top. Matt added red welt to the top perimeter of the skin, as an accent such as this was still present on the original skin but greatly faded. The skin was replaced and the Klepper was now ready for the lakes of Northern Michigan.
The Final Phase- Replacing the Sail
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The next summer, 2016, it was decided to tackle the Klepper sail. The original sail, although crumbling, allowed Matt to see the full detailsfor construction. The original material was slightly baffling. It simply seemed to be made of cotton, much like a typical high quality egyptian cotton bedsheet.
After assessing other materials, however, it was decided to forgo the bedsheet in favor of the more modern 3/4 oz ripstop spinnaker sail material. It wasn't long until the sail was catching the winds of Northern Michigan.
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Comedy Novels
Our Glamorous Time
Chapter 13: She's Just Getting Started
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The cold moonlight gleamed through the window; there were few stars in the night sky.
Lin Qian was in her pajamas. She sat on the bed with her legs crossed, chin held in one hand, staring blankly ahead of herself.
"I trust you." Li Zhicheng's voice, low and clear, was still lingering in her ears and swirling around her head.
There was no denying that Lin Qian was starting to feel a little off.
The feeling had actually started when he'd said, "Someone suggested to me that we get the Ming Sheng Group project."
Her uneasiness had amplified when he'd said, "I made my decision at noon."
When he had lightly said "I trust you," the somehow-overwhelming feeling had finally made her realize that the uneasiness and excitement inside her was flattery.
Her entire career she had been valued no matter where she was. Her university professor used to depend heavily upon her, and she had been the backbone of several student organizations. While at SMQ, she had been such an excellent employee for three years in a row that the boss, Chen Zheng, had valued her a little bit too much…
It seemed a completely different story being valued by Li Zhicheng.
Li Zhicheng didn't have any experience from the business industry; he was a soldier, a man of action.
Lin Qian hadn't once heard him acknowledge his employees except for this instance of him telling her "I trust you." It made her feel more valued than hearing it from someone else would have.
Lin Qian felt like she had become a crafty, misleading worker. But wasn't this the truth? The young boss, dazed and confused, relied heavily on her, and had a misleading representation of her in his mind. She had forced her flawed idea onto the company by sweet-talking him, in a way. This was the result of him traveling around the company incognito and knowing her beforehand; the result of him appreciating her character as well as her talent. Another thought popped into her head, ludicrous and ambitious, but she ignored it.
Whatever it was called, all these opportunities had placed her in the perfect position to become important to Aida.
The thought made her pick up her phone and dial Lin Mochen's number.
Hearing her request, Lin Mochen smiled slightly. "Why? You came across so much trouble during the three years you worked at SMQ and you never once asked me for help. You've been the assistant of Aida's president for just three days and you're already asking me to help your boss?"
Lin Qian laughed, "I've got everything under control. Don't you trust my judgment?"
The next morning, Lin Qian sat at her desk, holding a working plan for the Ming Sheng Project. It had been finished over a few nights by the marketing department.
Following what Xue Mingtao had said the other day, it was mentioned in the working plan that the biggest challenge at the moment was building a relationship with the clients. And the most important part of that relationship was obviously their senior managers.
Ming Sheng played a decisive role in the country, and their senior leaders were important figures in the national business industry. A private enterprise like Aida didn't even come close to their standard.
Considering they had just started, the best case scenario would be connecting with the same level as the office manager and procurement director. To reach the senior level, it would definitely take some time and a few key opportunities. The worst case scenario was that they wouldn't be able to contact them and meet with their senior managers before Ming Sheng officially started the bidding. That would be a failure for the project.
Xue Mingtao walked out of Li Zhicheng's office with a few marketing directors. They all looked serious and in a hurry as they rushed out. Lin Qian took the advantage. She went into the office after knocking on the door.
Instead of sitting behind the big desk, Li Zhicheng sat in the middle of the couch. He was deep in thought, with his arms resting on the knees, and fingers crossed, holding the chin.
Considering it was quite rare to see him so focused, Lin Qian slowed down. She first put away the paper cups, then added some hot water into his large canteen before bringing it to him.
He then finally looked up and stared at her, quietly waiting for her to say something. Li Qian smiled, "President Li, regarding the Ming Sheng Project, maybe I can—" Before she could finish, the door was pushed open. Gu Yanzhi walked in. Seeing them in the office together, his facial expression remained the same. He walked straight to the couch next to Li Zhicheng, "Let's have another discussion about it."
Li Zhicheng remained silent; he turned to Lin Qian, "You can continue." Gu Yanzhi also raised his eyebrows, staring at her.
Lin Qian paused a little before cutting to the chase. "My older brother is working for an investment company in America. His previous employer, DP Investment Group, was the foreign shareholder that held part of Ming Sheng's tradable shares. He is on good terms with them. I'm thinking, if it's convenient, we could have him help us connect. Maybe that way we could arrange President Li to meet up with the senior managers from Ming Sheng."
Lin Qian noticed Gu Yanzhi's eyes clearly brighten even before she finished talking. She knew that she'd done exactly the right thing, and was secretly feeling delighted.
They both turned to Li Zhicheng.
Leaning against the couch, he had already straightened his posture, looking peaceful. Without any obvious signs of relief on his face, he seemed to be considering her suggestion.
However, after the brief silence, in a low voice, "I don't need your connections." There was almost a hint of stubbornness in his calmness.
Lin Qian was speechless.
It also took Gu Yanzhi by surprise. After sharing brief eye contact with Lin Qian, he smiled slyly. "Lin Qian, your dear President Li is too used to the military," he bantered. "He hasn't left it behind yet. His least favorite thing would be taking advantage of… um, nepotism, to reach his goal. "
Lin Qian was still speechless.
Nepotism?
Gu Yanzhi sounded half-joking, leaving Lin Qian confused for a second. But, Boss wouldn't be this stubborn, would he?
She turned to Li Zhicheng. He was staring right at her.
Lin Qian said, "I'm offering this because it's quick and convenient. Plus…" Li Zhicheng's jet-black eyes were like bottomless pits. Staring at him, Lin Qian suddenly thought of what he had said to her the other day. "I trust you." The memory made everything around her heart feel warm.
"Plus what?" Li Zhicheng suddenly asked, breaking from his normal silence.
Lin Qian glared at him, responding in a low voice, "Plus, throughout the ages, nepotism has always been useful and practical."
Stunned, Gu Yanzhi, standing next to them, immediately burst into laughter.
Even Li Zhicheng's eyes widened, which was followed by the rare upturn of the corners of his lips. His stern face appeared much softer.
Lin Qian felt a hint of warmth on her face.
Gu Yanzhi then stood up. "Alright, since Lin Qian had to use such wise words, as leaders, we have to be grateful. I'll be in charge this time. Zhicheng, you can stay out of it. The decision has already been made. Lin Qian, you can start on that now."
Li Zhicheng remained silent. Without looking at him, Lin Qian quickly responded, "Sure." She turned around and left.
Considering his one and only younger sister had reached out to him, Lin Mochen didn't wait for her to get permission from her managers first. As soon as Lin Qian walked out of Li Zhicheng's office, her brother was already calling. "The appointment has been booked. Four o'clock tomorrow afternoon."
Amazed, Lin Qian immediately started to praise him, "You're truly amazing." But secretly she thought to herself, You're still that freaking bossy! What if Li Zhicheng turns it down?
Lin Mochen was pretty clear on this. Regarding her kind offer, the president of Aida would have to accept it whether he liked it or not.
According to Lin Mochen, the president of Ming Sheng, Kang Mingcong, would be back from his business trip from Beijing tomorrow at noon. Lin Qian thought about this; she believed that the timing of her brother's plan was perfect. Since Ming Sheng closed at 5:30 pm, there couldn't be many arrangements scheduled in between his landing and closing time, allowing them to communicate for 60 to 90 minutes. It would be a rare opportunity with plenty of time for them.
Taking her time at her desk, Lin Qian then returned to Li Zhicheng's office to give them the information. Cheerful, Gu Yanzhi immediately called in the staff from the marketing department. Li Zhicheng remained quiet, glancing at her.
He isn't upset, is he? Lin Qian worried. He should be… content, right? After all, the situation is looking better after using a connection.
In the evening, Xue Mingtao left the office with his trusted staff just like earlier. Only this time, everyone was clearly in a good mood. Lin Qian looked up with a polite smile. Surprisingly, Xue Mingtao walked towards her, reaching out his hand.
"Assistant Lin, I heard the story from President Li. Thank you so much. You solved a huge problem for our marketing department."
Lin Qian quickly stood up, grinning.
Huh? Boss gave me a compliment?
She waited until after they left, then walked across the room. Lin Qian was peeking through the latched door into the office. Still not planning on leaving? Are you even pleased?
In the middle of her thoughts, a cold and clear voice came through the office. "Come in." It almost felt like he had been watching her as well.
She pushed the door open to see Li Zhicheng's eyes were fixed on her as he stood by the desk.
"Can I help you with anything?" she asked, smiling.
There was silence as though he were deep in thought. He then turned, walking towards her.
The late afternoon sun fell slanted and gloomy through the window. But the rays of bright sunshine looked like ripples shimmering above his head, leaving his facial features gentle and glowing.
He stopped a step away from her; he just stood there, glaring at her.
The jet-black eyes of his were deep without any expression. Lin Qian began to worry a little. Why's he standing so close to me? I thought he never approached strangers.
She composed herself under his penetrating gaze.
In a low, calm voice, he asked, "Why are you helping me like this?"
Slightly stunned, Lin Qian responded honestly, "Because you deserve it."
He stared down at her, eyes appearing to become more peaceful.
"Thank you, Lin Qian."
Blinking, Lin Qian knew he was honestly expressing his gratefulness.
She looked down at the small distance between them, then looked up at his stern, handsome face.
Boss, considering how close you're standing, are you trying to show me your sincerity and formality? You are just… too humble.
Lin Qian paused, returning his clear gaze.
It was a skill to appropriately accept compliments from the boss. You could neither act too proud nor too humble. So she gave him a little smile, adjusted her posture, and casually waved her hand. "My pleasure, sir." She then saluted him like a proper soldier.
As expected, this was received well by him.
Li Zhicheng's dark eyes appeared to be smiling. So did Lin Qian's.
People always said that employees should be able to manage their superiors, so she was doing a great job, wasn't she?
Such an emotionless person, but he had smiled at her twice.
Just as she was becoming excited, he said, "I'll return the favor. From now on."
The afternoon of the next day quickly came.
A Cadillac slowly cruised through the city. Lin Qian was sitting in the passenger's seat, and Xue Mingtao was behind the wheel. In the back sat Gu Yanzhi and Li Zhicheng.
The car was heading towards the west CBD district. The skyscraper for Ming Sheng's headquarters could be seen amongst other skyscrapers from afar, appearing dark and mysterious.
Greeting them was Ming Sheng's associate director, a lean man in his forties. He appeared to be moderate and well-mannered. After a short conversation, they were led to a small meeting room located on the top floor in the general manager's office area.
"It won't be long," he said. "There is a visitor with President Kang. I'll take you in once the meeting is over."
The associate director then headed out after seeing that Aida was okay with waiting.
It was 3:45 pm. They were a little early, and spent the time quietly looking around at each other and the room. Gu Yanzhi broke the silence.
"Later, it would be great if President Li could do a little more talking," he joked with Li Zhicheng. "I've heard that President Kang graduated as an engineer, and is also very quiet. Just make sure it's not completely silent in there."
Both Lin Qian and Xue Mingtao burst into laughter. Li Zhicheng raised his eyebrows, deadpanning, "Very well. We are like-minded and know silence is golden."
Li Zhicheng's lack of facial expression astounded Li Qian and Xue Mingtao. They didn't figure it out until seeing Gu Yanzhi cackle. Unless… Boss is being funny? It brought everyone to laughter once they realized.
Even though it was a joke, what Gu Yanzhi had just mentioned was really consuming Lin Qian. Should Li Zhicheng meet up with someone of his equivalent level? It was unlikely to expect the Boss to be socially active. She truly had no idea how this would turn out. The clock was ticking.
At four o'clock sharp, the same assistant manager walked in. Everyone including Lin Qian stood up. With a smile on Xue Mingtao's face, he asked, "Can we?"
Surprisingly, his smile seemed apologetic. "President Li, and Manager Gu, I'm sorry but President Kang's last visitor is still there. They are in the thick of it. I'm afraid I can't interrupt."
Immediately Gu Yanzhi answered, "No worries. We'll just be sitting here for a little longer. Thank you."
Smiling, the assistant manager nodded and left.
But 4:40 pm eventually came. Impatient, Gu Yanzhi sent Xue Mingtao to double check, only to discover that was a wild goose chase. In contrast, Li Zhicheng appeared calm and patient. The waiting also slowly took a toll on Lin Qian.
Min Sheng would close at 5:30 pm and, according to the assistant manager, President Kang was also scheduled for dinner in the evening, right after work.
There were less than 40 minutes left for them.
This was a terrible start already. Knowing the importance of meeting their senior managers, if they failed to leave a great impression on them, it would be unlikely for them to schedule another meeting after this. Let alone expect President Kang to favor them for this project.
Why were they having such bad luck? It was already incredibly hard to schedule an appointment. Who could possibly cut the queue and talk with the president for so long?
It was almost 5 pm. "I'm going to the bathroom," said Lin Qian. Just when she pushed the door open, she saw a group of people leaving the other side of the office lounge, all decently dressed. President Kang's office was in that direction. The group was led by someone who was tall, handsome, and smiling… who else could it be besides Chen Zheng?
Followed by a group of employees, he shook hands with the assistant manager. "Thank you so much, Mr. Liao. You can stop right here. The meeting with President Kang was such a pleasure, hopefully it didn't take too long. We'll meet up for tea sometime."
"You're welcome. I'll walk you out," said the assistant manager with a broad smile on his face.
Suddenly Chen Zheng seemed to notice something. He looked up towards the door. With Lin Qian standing outside, it was too late to hide. She could merely stand there and stare at him from a distance.
It didn't catch Chen Zheng by surprise that Lin Qian was there. The corner of his lips slightly raised, he left surrounded by his staff.
At the moment, the president of Ming Sheng, Kang Mingcong, was sitting on the big comfy couch in his office, rubbing the space between his brows.
As an entrepreneur in his fifties, he looked stern and severe. Usually he was reserved, but for the people who had known him for a while, coming from an engineering background, he had a lot of plans and excellent ideas for the management and development of the business.
The procurement project this time was to acquire the same briefcase for tens of thousands of staff members working at the branches of the company from over 30 provinces. He believed that when it came to their image as a whole and the way they treated their staff, despite the size of the project, quality was always what was most important.
Dealing with New Bori and SMQ made him realize that regarding the former, despite their great quality and top rank in the industry, their prices were rather high. Considering New Bori supplied multiple state-owned businesses, the listed price could only be higher. Therefore, it had already been eliminated by him.
Even though SMQ wasn't as competitive as New Bori, they were willing to provide them high-quality products at the lowest prices on the market. When he had first met Chen Zheng, he hadn't been the biggest fan of the superficial young man. But they got along, and as they spoke, Kang Mingcong had slowly gotten used to him. In addition, SMQ and Chen Zheng had both received positive reviews from his managers from other departments; so, Kang Mingcong didn't have much problem leaving the project with him.
He had scheduled a meeting with Chen Zheng after being told it was a serious matter they needed to discuss. The first thing Chen Zheng had done was give an introduction on the new core product from SMQ. He had also gifted an antique GO manual to Kang Mingcong.
Kang Mingcong was hooked after flipping through just a few pages. There was no denying that this gift was right up his alley.
As to Aida, introduced by the foreign shareholders? He had heard that they were on the edge of bankruptcy—god knew how they had connections with the foreign shareholders. He might as well meet up with them so he could put an end to it.
It was a few minutes past five when Gu Yanzhi and Li Zhicheng entered President Kang's office.
Lin Qian sat the small meeting room. Divided by a wall, she stared at the shut door of President Kang's office, praying that they come out as late as they could.
She worried that they would be told to leave only ten minutes or so into the meeting. She was also simultaneously blaming Chen Zheng for their late start. It was such a simple, clever thing that he had done, making the meeting with President Kang so long right after his flight. He must've been exhausted. Plus, he had dinner scheduled at 5:30 pm, so their meeting couldn't last any longer than 25 minutes.
Soon it was 5:30 pm. Lin Qian's eyes were fixed on the door.
The assistant manager also noticed the time. He walked up, knocked on the door, and poked his head in the office. She couldn't be sure what he was saying, but soon enough he retreated, gently pushing the door shut.
Umm?
Lin Qian made eye contact with Xue Mingtao; both were quiet.
At 5:45 pm, they were still inside.
The assistant manager knocked on the door, stuck his head in just like last time, and once again left quietly. Lin Qian supposed that his dinner was canceled when she saw him calling someone in another office.
Lin Qian and Xue Mingtao both couldn't help getting excited. It looked like the meeting was going well? It must have been. Even though Li Zhicheng wasn't the best at conversation, with of Gu Yanzhi's sophistication and knowledge in the business industry, maybe they were winning Kang Mingcong over.
The clock read 6:30, and they were still inside.
When it was 7:00 pm, the doorknob clicked, and the door was pushed open. Gu Yanzhi walked out of the office first, smiling. He was followed by Li Zhicheng, who had a slight grin wrinkling his soft brows; he appeared to look up in her direction. Lastly, Kang Mingcong walked out of his office, looking cheerful.


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George Olwande Odindo (born 12 October 1971) is a Kenyan boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

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Solo chamber cantatas for bass voice are extremely unusual, the genre being one overwhelmingly dominated by either the soprano or alto voice. I suppose if any composer was going to have devoted himself to them, the prolific Antonio Caldara would be a good bet since his vast catalogue of compositions includes around 350 secular cantatas. Further, as the notes for the present CD suggest, there is another probable explanation for Caldara's secular bass cantatas and it is one that helps date them. From 1716 to 1736 the composer was in the employment of Emperor Charles VI at the Habsburg court in Vienna, a musical ruler with a particular penchant for the bass voice.
It therefore seems almost certain that the six cantatas recorded here for the first time were composed during Caldara's Viennese years, a claim supported by the fact that the only one that can be positively dated, Il Dario, belongs to 1727. Although not mentioned in Pan's notes, it is my belief that such strong circumstantial evidence takes on even greater credibility when the identity of the singer for whom the cantatas were written can be established with near certainty. This was Christoph Praun (or Braun), who took the serious bass roles in the operas of composers such as Caldara and Conti staged at the Imperial court between 1718 and 1732. Evidence that these cantatas were written for Praun is further enhanced by comparing the style of them with the two arias written for him in the role of Saturna in Caldara's serenata La Concordia de' pianeti of 1723. Here we find the same virtuoso demands that predominate in the cantatas: a wide tessitura involving frequent leaps requiring great flexibility, coupled with demanding chains of passaggi, characteristics that suggest a singer with a not inconsiderable technique.
Bass roles in the operas of this period were usually given to villains, military men or those of commanding character, so it is little surprise to find that the protagonists of these cantatas include Brutus, Polyphemus, Samson, and Darius, the Persian king defeated by Alexander the Great. The remaining two cantatas conform to the more familiar pastoral tradition. All are scored with continuo accompaniment (here cello, theorbo and harpsichord) and take the customary form of alternating recitative and aria, though 'A destar l'alba col canto' (one of the pastoral cantatas) and Il Dario both open with an aria, The latter seems to me the finest of these works, Caldara capturing Darius' grief at the supposed loss of his wife in an opening aria of real depth and tragic mien, the desolation articulated in powerfully expressive chromatic writing. An extended central recitative calls poignantly on the gods to relieve Darius of his suffering, while the final aria is a heartfelt plea to the shade of his beloved wife to return, its poignancy again stressed by chromaticism. Nothing else quite reaches this level, though the dignity of the blind Samson's first aria 'Di quest'occhi è spento il lume' certainly deserves special mention.
Although Sergio Foresti brings considerable insight to interpreting these cantatas, with much expression and a keen awareness of text, I doubt that his performances will be much to the taste of readers of a specialist platform such as EMR. Though the voice projects authority, there is a persistent wide vibrato that for early music listeners is likely to consistently detract from the virtues of the performances. This along with woolly, approximate articulation of ornaments and a lack of flexibility in the many demanding passaggi mar the performances seriously, as do the rather too frequent problems Foresti has with pitch. Stile Galante provide unexceptionable support, with the familiar caveat that the theorbist is far too active. An interesting CD that basses might want to explore for the repertoire, but one unlikely to attract too many early music specialists.


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How Prop 109 forces the legislature to prioritize roads in the budget
Joshua Sharf Guest columnist
By Joshua Sharf |
PUBLISHED: October 30, 2018 at 9:11 pm | UPDATED: May 8, 2019 at 12:44 pm
Colorado's roads are broken, and they're broken because the legislators in Denver would rather talk about fixing them than actually fix them.
Enter Proposition 109, Fix Our Damn Roads. It cuts the Gordian Knot of financing and budgeting, letting us repair and expand our inadequate highway and road system without raising taxes.
Our roads never get fixed because transportation comes last in the state's budgeting priorities. Think of the budget as a series of cascading buckets. When one is filled, it overflows into the next one. By statute, the bucket labeled "Transportation" is at the bottom, and the big bucket labeled "General Fund" is in the middle. It's almost impossible to fill the General Fund bucket, and little if any water ever makes it down to the Transportation bucket.
Proposition 109 forces road projects to the front of the line by issuing revenue anticipation notes (bonds) to fund that work. Since the very first bucket is always the one labeled "Debt Service," the state legislature has to pay those bonds off first. Just like that, transportation moves from being the red-headed stepchild to being the favorite son.
Some fiscal conservatives worry about allowing the state to borrow more. Prop 109 authorizes the issuance of up to $3.5 billion in bonds, repayable over 20 years. But because the revenue replaces $1.5 billion in other revenue, the net debt would increase by $2 billion instead. By comparison, the state government already has roughly $25 billion in long-term liabilities.
It's important to understand that Colorado doesn't operate like the federal government, issuing debt that it never has to repay. Like most other states, Colorado has a balanced budget requirement, meaning that the debt has to be retired in 20 years.
What matters here isn't the debt number, but the cash flow to service it. Legislative Council estimates that the annual debt service for the debt would run about $260 million a year. That is, legislators would have to spend $260 million on roads that they otherwise would have spent on something else instead. This, out of a total state budget of $30 billion, and growing.
That's about three-quarters of one percent of total spending, and about the same as the taxpayer-funded bailout of PERA they passed last year.
Back in 2005, in the same vote that approved Referendum C, Coloradan rejected $2 billion in bonding for roads packaged as Referendum D. In large part, that vote failed because voters didn't know where the money was going, and feared it would become a large slush fund for CDOT.
Prop 109 avoids these mistakes. The specific road projects are detailed in the proposition, so voters know exactly how it can be spent. And instead of being concentrated solely on the Front Range, they are spread around the state. Voters in Grand Junction and Montrose won't be subsidizing commuter lanes for Denver.
In short, Prop 109 does the work that politicians won't do. It sets priorities for our budget, does it without increasing taxes, and forces legislators to make the choices they should have been making all along.
Joshua Sharf is a fiscal policy analyst for the Independence Institute, a free market think tank in Denver. The Institute is the main backer of Prop 109.
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Mountain farming in the valley of Skogadalen
Gunnar Urtegaard
Until the 1920s, the villages of Allmenningen and Eldevika had a common mountain farm in Skogadalen in the former municipality of Davik. In the 1920s, the holdings at Eldevik built their own mountain farms further down in the vicinity of the lake of Sætrevatnet. Allmenningen had a spring and autumn cowshed at Branden. There was no place where they could stay overnight so they had to return home in the evenings. At Skogadalen they stayed overnight at the mountain farm, but they returned home during the day to take part in the work at the farm. It took from one to two hours to walk from the farm up to the mountain farm.
The Ola Almenning family at the mountain farm at Skogadalen. Ola was home on holiday for two weeks every year, and then he always took the opportunity to take a walk up to the mountain farm. He worked at the aluminium plant at Høyanger for 2o years. In the centre of the picture we can see the "Ola house" which belonged to two of the farms at Allmenningen. In the background is the "Didrik house".
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Farm houses at Branden and at Skogadalen
Until the 1920s, Skogadalen was a common mountain farm for Allmenningen and Eldevika. In the 1920s, people from Eldevika built their own mountain farms further down. Allmenningen had two mountain farms, one farm used in spring and autumn in the mountain area near Branden, and a summer farm higher up in the valley of Skogadalen. Just to the west of the precipitous Branden and Kupanakken lay the road leading up to the spring farm. The cowsheds were located at Branden. There were two cowsheds, and two neighbours shared one of these. There was no place for accommodation so they had to go down the steep hillsides in the evening and up again the next morning at 7. They looked forward to coming up to Skogadalen and stay overnight there. The name Skogadalen may indicate that there was a forest there in former times ("skog" means forest).
Walls and roof of natural stone
At first, a big stone slab served as a cowshed. The farmhouses were built in the 1860s. The walls were made of natural stone up to the ridge roof. Originally the roof was made of slates, but later on the roof of the innermost part of the house was covered with birch bark. The whole roof was covered with peat, with an opening in the ceiling. In the outermost section there were traces of a fireplace. Before 1900, they used to make cheese in this room. In the area around Skogadalen there were good pastures for goats. There were also two similar farmhouses in Skogadalen, but the outer rooms were smaller. The stone slab that had been used as a cowshed was improved with a stonewall to protect against rain and wind. In addition, a shed roof of corrugated iron was placed on top to avoid the dripping from the rock.
Dangerous areas
It took from one-and-a-half to two hours to walk up to the farmhouses at Skogadalen. Usually they arrived at 18.30. It sometimes happened that the animals had not arrived so they had to go out to look for them. It might take more than an hour to find them. Frequently it took a long time to get the animals back to the farm. Sections of the animal tracks could be highly dangerous. The worst place was called Hella. The path there passed a four-five-metre-high crag. There they had to lead one cow at a time. One person stood at the top to push the animal down and one person below to catch it. At one place further up, the green grass grew out to a vertical drop. In former times, people had built stonewalls measuring hundreds of metres to prevent the animals from falling down. They used to call these walls dangerous fences, and there are still remnants of them today.
Early up in the morning
When the cows had been milked, they put the milk pails in the river to keep cool. Then the people on the mountain farm gathered in one of the houses and had evening meal together. There could be boys and girls, men and women at the farm, so all age groups had their responsibilities. When the weather was nice and warm, the cows slept outside. Then people had to get up between 5 and 5.30 to prevent the cows from leaving before they were milked. The cows were small and they did not produce much milk in summer. The work was not particularly hard. However, there was a rush in the morning. It was a good feeling to get down home to the farm with the milk before the farm people had finished their breakfast. The goats from Sørpollen often stayed for a while at Skogadalen. They liked to lie on the peat-covered roof. People who were inside could hear the goats stepping on the zink-covered opening in the ceiling.
One Sunday every summer, it was customary to have a mountain gathering at Synnevehornet. Pastries, waffles and other local delicacies were served when they had a coffee break at Skogadalen.
The area where the farms of Allmenningen and Eldevika, and the mountain pastures of Skogadalen are located, belonged to the Davik municipality up until 1 January 1965. At the boundary regulations, this area was transferred to the newly established Vågsøy municipality.
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Some youths on a Sunday outing to Skogadalen. From left to right: Åge Lote, Solfrid Rundshaug, Olav Dybedal, Trine Dybedal, Rasmus Lote, Kåre Almenning, Sigrid Dybedal and Audun Dybedal.
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When you put it that way, being alive doesn't seem very funny either. It just seems like one of those BORING science projects they make you do in high school.
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Does Doping Violate the Social Contract if All the Elites Do It?
For a child, this is completely true. An adult recognizes that there are three options available to him. First, he may comply with all the tenets of the social contract like 'murder is bad and will be punished'. Second, he can leave. Third, he can accept that the social contract prescribes certain penalties for failure to comply to the contract and accept the consequences for consciously violating them. In each case, the individual maintains his sovereignty, with the understanding that each decision carries with it concomitant consequences and responsibilities.
I got to thinking about this while I was out on the trails yesterday, specifically within the scope of doping in the running community. When you step to the line to race, you operate on the assumption that you are doing so in the fairest of environments. The rules are published and understood by all. We all face the same wind or rain or heat. The running surface is the same. The clock or the first chest to break the tape declares the winner. These are part of the social contract we hold with each other for races.
Doping shatters that shared covenant. Or does it?
The thought that crossed my mind yesterday dealt with the rampant cheating that occurred on the Tour de France (and is rumored still to be happening) as highlighted by Tyler Hamilton's book, The Secret Race.
It was accepted practice inside the peloton that there were cheaters, even specific individuals that were expected to cheat at given points to help the team win. Based on the fallout from the scandals, every single team was involved.
So, was the social contract actually ruptured in this case? If all the competitors are engaged in the same behavior, who is harmed?
This becomes an important point in the running world as the Olympics approach. Kenya has been cleared by the IAAF to compete. The status of the Russians is less secure. Certainly, based on the reports we see in the news, I'd have to say not a single prominent Russian athlete is clean.
A plethora of articles in the last five years make the argument that we should just accept that the athletes are doping and legitimize performance-enhancing drug use.
Early in his article, he blurs the line between food and drink and drugs, treating them all as performance-enhancing. While good nutrition and hydration are necessary for proper athletic performance, they are just as valuable to the rest of us. Not so with the cocktails of PED's some athletes are ingesting, inhaling, and shooting.
In his opinion, so-called dangerous drugs should be banned but relatively safe drugs such as EPO should be permitted. Since we haven't been able to successfully moderate PED use now, I don't see how his plan would be any sort of improvement if the goal is 'clean' athletes. He clearly has surrendered to the 'everyone-does-it' belief. He isn't alone.
Runner's World provided a more balanced approach in 2013. In Sports Medicine Experts Debate: Should Doping Be Allowed?, sport ethicist Julian Savulescu offers two interlocking rationales for allowing drugs. First, that detection of PED use is woefully inadequate. Second, that we are hard against the limits of human performance so cheating is inevitable in pursuit of new records. He wrote a longer piece, again at the NYT, that also pointed out that cheaters have an advantage over clean athletes—the obvious solution in his mind seems to be to encourage those clean athletes to dope.
Interestingly enough, he starts the NYT article with a statement that "We should allow drugs in competitive sports for three reasons. First, the ban is ruining the mood and spirit of the game. It's hard to enjoy any sports narrative if we don't know who is clean and who isn't." It is a paradoxical concept, one that I think undermines his premise. Of course we want to cheer for clean athletes. We do so because at a fundamental level we want to "Be like Mike." Hero worship is ingrained in our DNA and has inspired generations to strive and succeed. PED's tarnish the image, leaving it with a scummy film that we all can see.
The other side of the debate leans less on the practicalities of testing and PED use and more on the dangers and moral implications of such use.
The dangers are well known. Multiple studies demonstrate that steroid use causes cancer, heart attacks, and liver disease. The best known of these is testosterone, one of the controversial steroids at the master's level where aging athletes get treated for low-T. Even EPO, considered reasonably benign, is estimated to have caused twenty deaths in cycling.
The trade for improved performance pits the risk-taking strategy of winning now with drugs against the principle of personal performance, integrity, and good health. The master's runner who compensates for a lack of testosterone with pills or one who ups his oxygen uptake with EPO may win the race but denies a level playing field to a competitor who might have more natural talent and has trained better. Athletic performance is not entirely, or even mostly, about winning. It is about competing, within the rules, and striving for excellence. As Coubertin, founder of the International Olympic Committee, said, "The important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle, the essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well."
Elite athletes should not be able to endanger other runners, either, by competing in a fraudulent manner, yet they do. Coubertin's sentiment has been abandoned with a win-at-all-costs mentality. In the case of Russia, they do so with state sanction, making a mockery of the Olympic ideal.
Galen Rupp was not an aging athlete when reports surfaced (via Steve Magness) that he may have been taking substances to boost his testosterone at age 16, which, if true, would have been quite unusual. Rupp and his coach, Alberto Salazar, deny that he took a banned substance but questions remain, not just of Rupp but the entire Nike Oregon Project.
This is where the social contract shows its frayed edges. It is one thing to propose, as Savulescu and Mounk do, that athletes be allowed to openly choose to use PEDs. We presume that these athletes are adults, capable of making informed decisions. We treat them the same way we treat boxers who think having their brains battered is sensible. (Boxing, by the way, has its own rules and problems with drug use.) We might consider altering our rules to permit PEDs and thus adjusting the social contract.
Children, however, cannot legally consent to use drugs. Parents and guardians are responsible to provide the consent. As a society we have a social contract that provides for care of children. We mandate that the children receive basic education, get proper nutrition, that they have shelter. Are we perfect in accomplishing these? No. Our efforts fall short of our ideals. They always will.
Altering the social contract on PEDs requires we alter the contract for our children, too. We cannot espouse an ideal, striving for excellence, and simultaneously advocate for legalized cheating. When excellence is redefined as having superior dope, we devalue the components of human effort and heart. Changing the contract within the narrow confines of the sport conflicts with the greater contract we hold as a society.
The overarching social contract encompasses the entirety of our society, not just the elite running community. I asked a question above, If all the competitors are engaged in the same behavior, who is harmed? The answer is the next generation and those who place long-term health over short-term glory, sportsmanship over placement. In other words, nearly everyone but the doped elite athlete or the doped master's race winner at the local 5K.
The PED-using athletes set a terrible example for the sport and to our young. In the last year, four high school runners— Maton, Fisher, Hunter, and Slagowski—have broken the four-minute barrier for the mile, nearly doubling the total. This worries me.


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